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Metro
2 hours ago
- Metro
If you don't kiss your partner like Anthony Mackie, you're doing it wrong
Anthony Mackie has been spotted on the streets of Notting Hill with his hands on a mystery woman's bum – holding on tighter than a Marvel spandex suit clinging to Captain America's glutes. The actor seems to be enjoying his time as a visitor in the British capital – though it's not a cheeky Nandos or kebab he's got his mouth on, and he's unlikely to be seeing many landmarks with his eyes closed. The identity of the woman with whom Mackie was spotted in a passionate makeout on the street remains a mystery, but judging by their giggly, steamy back-and-forth, it's safe to say they've met before. She looks decidedly younger than 46-year-old Mackie, but given that the Dior saddle bag she's wearing in the pictures is worth just over £3,000, it's unlikely she's in London for a low-paid grad scheme or pouring pints at a Spoons. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star is currently in London filming Marvel's much-hyped Avengers: Doomsday, which raises the question: Is the mystery blonde part of the production? A new co-star? Or just someone who happened to be in the vicinity and decided to give a whole new meaning to the concept of 'grabbing a Mackies' at the end of the night? This comes seven years after Mackie's divorce from Sheletta Chapital, with whom he shares four sons, in 2018. Since then, his dating life has been quieter than Hawkeye's solo box office numbers – making these new photos instant online currency. And the internet, as ever, has plenty of opinions. On Reddit, Agpearlstudios wrote: 'It's giving the drunk kiss I shared with some rando outside my college bar.' Dosgatitas was less nostalgic: 'Ew I can't unsee this!' And Hannahspants simply begged for mercy: 'Stop this is foul 😭' One user, Leading_Put-, nailed it: 'It's not one of them cinematic kisses..' Well, no, it's not cinematic. And that's a good thing, contrary to what Reddit would have you believe. We live in a world where porn creates unrealistic images of what sexuality should look like, Instagram kisses are filtered, and intimacy has been algorithmically sanitised. A good, real-life snog? It's supposed to be clumsy, overzealous, and just a touch horrifying to witness. And for God's sake, use your tongue! It's clear that Mackie knows we didn't survive the pandemic just for you to be stingy with your saliva. Honestly, the online reaction says more about us than it does about Mackie, because we may be witnessing something tragic: The slow extinction of the sloppy public makeout. There's nothing like a few drinks, a bit of flirty craic in a sticky booth, and the sheer animal urge to shove your tongue down someone's throat in a weirdly lit alleyway, smelly stairwell, or the guest bathroom of a friend-of-a-friend's house party. More Trending A messy snog is one of life's great joys, and we mustn't shame them. And look at that flirty little face Mackie is making at his mystery blonde! Sure, it looks cringey to us in the harsh fluorescent lights of our cubicles or when we scroll past it on our way to stalk our exes on Instagram, but in the context of the moment, you can bet she felt like the summer air in London was imbued with magic specifically for her. From the photos, this wasn't some 'look how hot we are' staged moment. It was full immersion: giggles, murmurs, forehead presses, and the kind of body contact that ignores camera angles and focuses entirely on surface area. Bottom line: If you're not kissing your partner like Anthony Mackie, you're doing it wrong. It's time to drop the Instagram pout and rediscover the unphotogenic magic of the proper, unapologetic snog. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. View More » MORE: Halle Berry expertly claps back after ex-husband reveals 'annoying' reason he left her MORE: Bruce Willis' wife tears up recalling the moment he received dementia diagnosis MORE: Marvel Rivals is a 'gooner game' insist fans but director refuses to comment
Scottish Sun
3 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Flat that appeared in iconic Brit TV show being auctioned for just £190K – do YOU recognise it?
It was also used in another popular movie HOUSE THAT? Flat that appeared in iconic Brit TV show being auctioned for just £190K – do YOU recognise it? Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN ICONIC flat from a beloved British TV show is being auctioned off for just £190,000. Housed inside a uniquely curve-designed building, it was used as the lead character's home across the show's more than two decade run. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 The building has an iconic curved shape with the flat located on the third floor Credit: auctionhouse 8 It is a studio flat located that was on auction from £190K Credit: auctionhouse 8 The space measures 209 sq ft, or less than 20 sq m Credit: auctionhouse 8 Amenities in the building include a swimming pool and sauna Credit: auctionhouse It is a third-floor flat that is located in the centre of London, which was auctioned this month. The Grade II-listed building has an Art Deco design that was constructed in 1936, making it unique for its time. Built by Guy Morgan and Partners, it has an iconic curved shape which may be recognisable in one of Britain's favourite TV shows than ran for more than two decades. The building was used as the Whitehaven Mansions, which was the home of Agatha Christie's beloved fictional detective Hercule Poirot. Inside the block, actually called Florin Court, there are nine floors with 120 flats, which contains porter service, two lifts and a secure entry system. Other amenities include an indoor swimming pool, sauna, gym and communal lounge, which were considered rare additions during the time it was built. There is also a rooftop garden with views across the city. This £190,000 priced property is located in London's Barbican, on Charterhouse Square. Pricing is before fees, but it is a small flat. Flat 28 of Florin Court measures just 209 sq ft or less than 20 sq. TV legend David Suchet stars as murder mystery detective Poirot in Poirot The space is therefore very a studio, even smaller than the minimum requirements now in place for new built single-person homes at 37 sq m. Within the studio there is a bedroom and living space, as well as separate areas for the kitchenette and bathroom. However, it does prove to be in the prime location of central London with easy access to the City of London, the Elizabeth line, or Barbican and Farringdon underground stations. It is also described to be situated on a residential road with plent of shops and amenities close by. Amongst those include the open spaces of the Barbican Wildlife Garden. 8 Whitehaven Mansions was depicted as the home of the famous Agatha Christie detective 8 It was Hercule Poirot's home, which was played by David Suchet between 1989 and 2013 Credit: ITV And of course, a great appeal to the property is its architecture and design, which may have made it attractive for directors to use it as a set location. Both the interior and exterior of the block of flats was shot for the iconic British TV show across its 24 years of production. Agatha Christie's Poirot even had an episode called The Third Floor Flat in its first season of running in 1989. This flat that has been put on auction is therefore ideal for fans of the show, or even just to admire its architecture. Florin Court was even used again for the filming of one of Batman's leading character spin-offs, "Pennywise" in 2019. The property is currently held on a 999 year lease from 1st April 2017, therefore being approximately 991 years unexpired. It also has an EPC rating of C, being auctioned by Auction House this month. Viewings reportedly took place on the afternoons of August 1 and August 5 for the flat, however it is still being listed as unsold. 8 The property also has a gym, a communal lounge and rooftop garden Credit: auctionhouse
Scotsman
5 hours ago
- Scotsman
Fringe theatre reviews Flush Feltman World's First Hot Dog That Show About the Hot Dog
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Flush ★★★★ Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33) until 25 August The wild hen party, the naive underagers, the eager partygoers and the desperate singletons. All people you would expect to see in a nightclub, and all are vividly brought to life in this busy, chaotic piece set in the club toilets. The script is hilariously funny one minute and emotionally raw the next, with an undercurrent of something darker running beneath the lightness and laughter. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Flush Topical references to TikTok trends, Charli XCX, and Chappell Roan keep the mood buoyant, even as more serious themes emerge. Issues like body image and eating disorders are explored through candid conversations, particularly between two of the hens, grounding the piece in relevant, urgent issues. Clear and dynamic direction keeps the energy flowing, capturing the unique atmosphere of a ladies' bathroom in a nightclub - part sanctuary, part stage, part battleground. This, combined with a strong cast of five, allows many different stories to play out simultaneously and convincingly. Even though some characters lean into familiar clubgoing stereotypes, the script and performers flesh them into individuals with real stories, backgrounds, and vulnerabilities. This layered storytelling is a key strength, inviting the audience to eavesdrop on overlapping conversations and glimpse into different lives. April Hope Miller is brilliant as the loud, foul-mouthed maid of honour who takes her role incredibly seriously. Her performance reveals impressive range within a character that could easily have been one-dimensional. Jazz Jenkins delivers a heartbreakingly real portrayal of Billie as she unravels after an encounter she can't process, a moment made even more impactful by its inevitability. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Though the story isn't new, its themes remain relevant. The company has partnered with Ask For Angela, an initiative supporting people who feel vulnerable on a night out, reflecting the ongoing real-world issues the show addresses, and how important it is for theatre like this to exist. Suzanne O'Brien Feltman: World's First Hot Dog ★★★★ Greenside @ George Street (Venue 236) until 23 August That Show About the Hot Dog ★★★★ Greenside @ George Street (Venue 236) until 23 August Glorious Greenside, the multi-stage mega-complex in the New Town, has decided to programme two shows about hot dogs at the same time. It's the kind of thing that you might expect in this quintessentially Fringe venue with a full wall dedicated to its formidable schedule and a foyer that's busier than an airport terminal, through which crocodile chains of audience members are led, sometimes directly into one another, by ushers with lollypop signs in-between shouting show titles through a megaphone. 'Feltman: the World's First Hot Dog! No, not the other one. That's over there.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In Feltman: World's First Hot Dog, actor and entrepreneur Michael Quinn tells the story of Charles Feltman, a German immigrant and New York baker, who is credited with inventing the hotdog after he began selling sausages in buns at his food stand on Coney Island in the mid-1800s. As the business grows, a restaurant, bridge and railway follow, with Quinn capturing the evolution of a much-loved area of the city, as well as the transformation of a sausage and a bun into a design classic. It's an American Dream – or nightmare if you're a competitor – that's repeated over the decades, through a potted Lehman Brothers Trilogy-style structure, that eventually sees Quinn resurrecting Feltmans and to turn his love of its history into something more profitable – so successfully, that he eventually loses control of the company. It's a involving story, told with passion, albeit one that's clearly from someone who has a vested interest in presenting their version of what of events. But like a miniature Lehman Brothers Trilogy (with a Lehman brother briefly featuring), it captures the excitement and challenges of successfully building a business from scratch, as well as the magic and energy of entrepreneurship across the eras. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Less obvious is the go-to-market strategy that has led to it, today, being performed for an audience of one: me. This seems at least party due to its rival, That Show About the Hot Dog, having a more industrialised approach to fliering. I've already been offered two and have a full collection of souvenir badges in my pocket. But while the marketing is focussed, the show is wild. Seemingly framed around the idea that 'All the world's a hot dog and we're just hot dogs in it', it loosely revolves around a search for free will and meaning in a world of sausages, all of which are knitted. With an upbeat avant-garde atmosphere, two deadpan characters, called Wee Wen-nie Wiener (Wee Wee) and She She, accompanied by The Hot Dog Players dance troupe and The Hot Dog Mechanicals jazz band, carry out a series of sketches, parodying theatre, experimental film, contemporary dance, haute couture fashion and the narrative structures of both Hollywood film and Chinese philosophy. And then a giant pickle floats in the sky. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Touching on American politics, although never direct enough to delve too deeply into them, there's a call to 'grow beyond duality', but also a question of how to practically do this when to make a hotdog requires a sausage and a bun – plus also dancing condiments. 'What meaning do you find in this?' the company asks, a fascinatingly diverse collective of artists, performers, costume designers, architects and more. In the middle of their ingenious set of ever separating and reconnecting sausages, they relish the absurdity of 'dressing ourselves up' while brilliantly demonstrating just why it's so fun. Sally Stott Dreamscape ★★★ Gilded Balloon at Appleton Tower (Venue 140) until 24 August In December, 1998, an African American woman called Tyisha Miller was shot dead by police officers in Riverside, California, while lying unconscious in her car at a gas station in the early hours of the morning. She was nineteen years old. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This 45-minute two-hander from US writer and director Rickerby Hinds is an imaginatively structured retelling of Miller's life and death through remarkable beatboxing, twisting movement, and lyrical hip-hop. Two genial, gentle performers – Natali Micciche and John Merchant, taking over from Jada Evelyn Ramsey and Josiah Alpher, who performed the show earlier in the festival – orbit around each other on a stage that is empty save for two chairs. Merchant doubles as the policeman that shot Miller and the coroner that examined her body, weaving together their emotionally detached reports of her death with impressively versatile beatboxing. Micciche plays Miller as her young life flashes before her eyes, each bullet that enters her young body bringing with it another memory, which Micciche delivers in passages of lively, rhythmic rap and supple, sinuous dance. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hinds does not dive far into the socio-political resonances of Miller's death and the show consequently feels fairly slight, but it engrosses for what it is: a mellow and melancholic hip-hop exploration of a tragically short life. Fergus Morgan How To Win 5 Grand on the Internet ★★★ ZOO Playground (Venue 186) until 24 August Despite its title, this is far from a guide to online gambling success, but neither is it a searing condemnation of the ills and dangers of internet poker. No, actor/writer Laurence Baker's debut Fringe show is a far more elusive creation, and a much more interesting one as a result. His obsessive online poker playing took him to some pretty dark places, but it also paid his London rent for six months. Does that mean it was even a problem? Is it too simplistic to blame it on Baker not dealing with the death of his father? Or does it come down to more fundamental questions of competition, one-upmanship, even self-belief? From an improvised drinking contest to intentionally intrusive audio interviews with his mother, Baker's show throws its net wide in its explorations. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Not all of his elements come together, and he probably ought to devise a stronger through-line to link them. But there's interesting, self-aware material here that even questions why a Fringe show is the right place to ask some of these questions, and he's a gifted physical performer, communicating so much pent-up emotion in moments where words clearly fail him. At times shining a bright light on Baker's own vulnerabilities, How to Win is a quietly revealing, provocative contemplation of our yearning for success. David Kettle Midnight in Nashville ★★ ZOO Playground (Venue 186) until 24 August Country singer Marcy Aurora has lived a life as melodramatic as any country song. Twenty years ago, she really was stuck in Folsom Prison and now she is steeling herself to make a comeback, knowing she needs to be unimpeachable. Her long-suffering producer is guiding her through a late night recording session and the musical news is not good. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Biz Lyon is credible as the chastened veteran whose singing could be stronger, whose songs could be better, but it's just not that interesting being a fly on the wall of this studio, at least until a twist comes out of the blue. Fiona Shepherd
