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Telegraph
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Choose to have fortitude: life lessons from Andi and Miquita Oliver
Anita Rani is finding out how you can live your best life on her new podcast, Bright Ideas with Anita Rani, in partnership with EE. In the latest episode she gets double the life hacks with mother and daughter duo Andi and Miquita Oliver. Andi is a top TV chef, best known for her appearances on Great British Menu, now in its 20th series, while Miquita was a household name on T4 and Popworld in her teenage years, and has gone from strength to strength ever since. More recently, they have been winning over audiences with their podcasts Stirring It Up and Miss Me?, the latter of which Miquita hosts with childhood best friend and singer Lily Allen. Sitting down with Anita, the pair explore what it takes to be happy during and after periods of adversity. Drawing on her experiences as a single mother, Andi discusses some of the toughest moments in her life and what got her through them – 'You have to choose to have fortitude and step towards the light' – while they both reflect on their journey rediscovering their Caribbean heritage with their show The Caribbean with Andi and Miquita: 'They were having a drumming circle ceremony, and we got out the van and they all said, 'Welcome home.' I couldn't stop crying.' They also talk about the importance of a holistic approach to life, surrounding themselves with good people, the challenges of staying organised – and which apps can help – and why they are each others' best friends. For all their chat, laughter and advice, enjoy the full episode with Andi and Miquita Oliver Bright Ideas with Anita Rani wherever you listen to your podcasts. For more tips, life hacks, insights and stories, listen to Bright Ideas with Anita Rani on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays.
Telegraph
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd, review: the white middle-class guilt over Black Lives Matter
Why did the death of George Floyd spark a global protest movement? The LA riots didn't spread across the world after the beating of Rodney King. The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin didn't cause much of a ripple outside the US. Yet the killing of Floyd outside a convenience store in Minneapolis was the catalyst for Edward Colston's statue, 4,000 miles away in Bristol, being torn down and dumped into the harbour, while celebrities and organisations fell over themselves to voice public support for Black Lives Matter. Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd (BBC Two) makes an attempt to answer the question, but its analysis only goes so far. The feature-length documentary speaks to people in the US involved in the case – the Minneapolis chief of police, a community leader who helped to organise the first protests – and to random British contributors. I say 'random', because while the likes of Adele and Harry Styles tweeted pro-BLM messages to their millions of supporters at the time, and Star Wars actor John Boyega risked blowing up his career by making an impassioned speech in Hyde Park, the contributors here are Great British Menu presenter Andi Oliver, her daughter, Miquita, and comedian Munya Chawawa. It begins with footage of Floyd's arrest in May 2020. His dying moments – an officer with his knee on Floyd's neck, and Floyd protesting, 'I can't breathe' – are played later. The footage went viral. Floyd's uncle, Selwyn Jones, watched it before realising the man on the ground was his nephew. 'That was the day the world changed. That video played every second of the day, all over the world,' he said. Viral video in the age of social media explains why everyone knew about George Floyd, but why did that translate into protests on British streets? The documentary highlighted incidents in the UK involving black men and the police, including the shocking – and under-reported – case of Julian Cole, left paralysed and brain damaged after an arrest outside a nightclub. Nathalie Emmanuel, an actor and BLM protester, said the uncertainty of the pandemic had contributed to a sense of hopelessness, while scenes viewed on mobile phones took on a new intensity because they were our only connection to the outside world. In the Forest of Dean, a young woman named Khady Gueye, who has a white English mother and a black Senegalese father, was prompted to confront the horrible racism she had faced at school. She pulled out her school leavers' shirt, signed by friends – friends, not enemies – with messages calling her racist names. The murder of George Floyd, Gueye said, suddenly felt 'like a really powerful moment to make change'. All of this made sense, and was difficult to hear. But beyond the personal stories, the documentary didn't stand back far enough to assess whether the changes have been lasting, or if corporations were cynically jumping on the BLM bandwagon. And in assessing the backlash to BLM, it gives us only Donald Trump telling voters that 'our country will be woke no longer', plus ex-GB News journalist Inaya Folarin-Iman speaking of the embarrassment she felt at watching middle-class white people tearing down the Colston statue. One of the most surreal bits of footage is of what also looks like a bunch of middle-class white people kneeling for eight minutes and 46 seconds – the time it took George Floyd to die – on the high street in Totnes. They're all taking it very seriously. But how many of those people give black lives much of a thought today?
News.com.au
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Lily Allen thanks friends who ‘showed up' to birthday party amid ‘tricky circumstances'
The Smile singer, who reached the milestone age of 40 on 2 May, took to Instagram on Sunday, to share a photo of a cake topped with fresh fruit and the words "Lily 40" in pink icing. Lily praised her loved ones for showing up for her. She tagged designers Kim Jones and Katie Hillier, her Miss Me? podcast co-host Miquita Oliver, and Miquita's mum Andi Oliver, in the post. And in her own message, Miquita gushed over her longtime friend. 'HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY SCHMILLY BON BILLY!! We love you Lily. Hope we celebrated you good and proper.'
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Lily Allen thanks friends who 'showed up' to birthday party amid 'tricky circumstances'
The Smile singer, who reached the milestone age of 40 on 2 May, took to Instagram on Sunday, to share a photo of a cake topped with fresh fruit and the words "Lily 40" in pink icing. Lily praised her loved ones for showing up for her. She tagged designers Kim Jones and Katie Hillier, her Miss Me? podcast co-host Miquita Oliver, and Miquita's mum Andi Oliver, in the post. And in her own message, Miquita gushed over her longtime friend. 'HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY SCHMILLY BON BILLY!! We love you Lily. Hope we celebrated you good and proper.'
Daily Mail
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lily Allen looks radiant as she poses for car selfie days after celebrating her 40th birthday 'under tricky circumstances'
Lily Allen looked radiant on Wednesday as she posed for a slew of snaps on Instagram, just days after she celebrated her 40th birthday 'under tricky circumstances'. The singer glowed while wearing minimal make-up for the stunning selfies as she posed in what appeared to be the back of a cab. Looking stylish, she sported a stylish red Miu Miu zip-up hoodie under a black collared leather jacket. Lily captioned the snaps: 'No context, just feeding the algo.' The selfies come after the star celebrated her milestone birthday this week surrounded by her closest friends and family, and gave a glimpse into her day on Instagram. The singer, who has split from husband David Harbour, snapped a picture of her gorgeous sprint-themed birthday cake as she thanked her nearest and dearest for helping her celebrate. The cake was covered in white icing with 'Lily 40' piped onto the middle in light pink. The edges were decorated with berries, figs, passion fruit and flowers before it was dusted with icing sugar. She wrote: 'Thank you to all my beauty friends and family who showed up for me and made my birthday a special one under some tricky circumstances. Love you all'. Among the guests at her intimate party included fashion designers Kim Jones OBE and Katie Hillier, close pal and podcast co-host Miquita Oliver, Phoebe Oliver, Gracie Allen and chef Andi Oliver, Miquita's mother. Lily was seen setting up her wholesome bash as she laid out a stunning floral backyard table for the party. British painter Lucien Freud's daughter, Rose Boyt, shared snaps from the big day and one showed Lily in blue jeans, a shirt and a brown quarter zip jump as she stood in front of her cake with several candles on top. 'The birthday of my god-daughter @lilyallen. What a woman,' Rose said. 'Obviously at her christening when I stood there in the church with my fingers crossed behind my back and swore that I loved God and nobody smote me with their sword or whatever I had no idea that that small beloved child was going to turn into such a marvel. 'Still as beloved, still as beautiful, still as creative, imaginative and bold. So happy to be on her team.' On Lily's actual birthday, the Smile hitmaker took to her Instagram page to share her look for the day, which included a daring sheer strappy top. Lily showed off the results of her recent boob job in a sheer blue top as she posed for a number of selfies before heading out for brunch with friends. The singer looked incredible as she went braless under the daring strappy see-through number which she teamed with a pair of eye catching green trousers. Lily looked beautiful as she pulled on a chic green and lilac knitted cardigan and elevated her frame in a pair colourful patterned heels. Styling her red tresses loose, the actress toted her belongings in a leopard print handbag and rocked a pair of sunglasses as she enjoyed the British heatwave. Lily linked arms with a pal as she headed to brunch at Canteen in Notting Hill to celebrate her milestone birthday. 'Happy birthday to me', wrote the Dreamland star. Back in March, Lily revealed she had an 'incredible' boob job the month before and had been out buying sexy new lingerie to show it off. But while she loves the new boobs, she says they don't really match her then 39-year-old face. She told her close friend Miquita Oliver on their Miss Me? podcast: 'How do I feel about ageing? Well, I just got some additions to the family - don't know if you'd noticed?' Oliver told her: 'I noticed because you pulled your top off a month ago and showed them to me. I was like 'absolutely incredible'.' Allen continued: 'They look really incredible when I take my top off, and my bra off, but there's definitely a contrast in age between my breasts and my face 'I'm like 40, 18, 40, 18. 'I'm just thinking 'maybe I get the BBL (Brazilian butt lift) next'. I quite want the bum.' Lily added on her new boobs: 'There's a thing that happens a few months after you get them which is they drop and fluff. 'So they're still quite high and they're still quite hard. When they drop and fluff they feel like normal boobs. 'So I haven't got to drop and fluff yet, I'm very much looking forward to that. 'I feel like it's really fun. I'm like buying fancy lingerie that my boobs can actually fit in and taking pictures on my phone. 'Haven't sent them to anyone yet, but it will hopefully get there at some point. 'On my 40th birthday I'm going to drop and fluff.' Lily, who has two daughters with first husband Sam Cooper, wed David in Las Vegas in 2020 a year after they met on Raya. The couple moved from London to New York, where she enrolled her children in school. David bought a house in Atlanta, Georgia, last year to be closer to the Stranger Things set. The couple separated late last year after the singer, whose songs include the hit Smile, speculated that David was using Raya. The Mail on Sunday reported that she turned detective by joining the app herself, pretending to be 'looking for women', and allegedly found that he had set up a new dating profile. Lily, who met David on celebrity dating app Raya, was said to have been left in 'agony' when she discovered her husband had secretly rejoined the app.
