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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Heinz pays tribute to 'number one' Chris Hughes amid Jojo Siwa romance
As Chris Hughes' relationship with his Celebrity Big Brother housemate Jojo Siwa appears to go from strength to strength, food giant Heinz has admitted feelings of their own towards the 32-year old Heinz has hilariously dedicated a 'new' version of it's famous spaghetti hoops to Chris Hughes, and fans have begged the company to release the product to the public. Former Love Island star Chris has proclaimed his love for the product numerous times throughout his time on Celebrity Big Brother, where his relationship with Jojo Siwa has also begun to blossom. Jojo's recent performances on stage, meanwhile, have seen her change the lyrics of Kim Carnes' 'Bette Davis Eyes' to 'Chris Hughes Eyes' - something Heinz couldn't help but poke fun at on Instagram. "This message is for Chris Hughes and Chris Hughes only, if you aren't Chris Hughes keep scrolling," the company penned in a post on Tuesday (May 27), declaring their admiration for the reality star. Heinz added an image of a redesigned tin, which was labelled 'Chris' Hoops', alongside a poem titled: 'To our number one'. With several references to the loved-up couple's romance, it read: "We don't have to hard launch/For our love to be true/Or sing 'Chris eyes'/To get close to you." The poem continued: "Does your bright orange beanie/Remind you of us?/You tell us 'sit down'/Well 'we're sat', trust/It's a little 'leave it'/When we're 10th in your post/Chris loves Spaghetti Hoops/We love you the most." Writing in response, Chris quipped: "Okay I fell for you." Meanwhile, Jojo added: "And honestly... Fair play." Elsewhere, one Instagram user praised: "This is incredible marketing I had to stand up and applaud." A second person penned in hope: "Now tell us your going to bring out Chris' hoops for us to buy yeah." A third asked: "Can you make a special edition with some 'j' and ' c' in with the hoops?" A fourth individual added: "Can we please have Chris' hoops on cans please? Whilst a fifth Instagram user declared: "Bloody genius! Would love to see these in the shops." An iconic scene in the Big Brother house last month saw Ella Rae Wise approach Chris to ask if there was anything he would like to be added to the housemates' shopping list. "I just want spaghetti hoops," Chris said from the bath. "That's all I want." "Any fruit?" Ella Rae asked in response, to which Chris reaffirmed: "No, just spaghetti hoops. Thank you." Last night (May 27), Jojo opened up about her lyrical amendment, telling her crowd that she changed the song as it made her "happy." The former Dance Moms icon JoJo said: "I'll tell you this much, if it's not obvious, that ending lyric is very much true."
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
JoJo Siwa ‘confirms' romance with CBB star
JoJo Siwa appears to have 'confirmed' a relationship with a Celebrity Big Brother star 👀 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, 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... Celebrity Big Brother has ended but the drama is continuing. Fans are being treated to even more gossip in the off-season. But has JoJi Siwa 'confirmed' a relationship with one of her housemates? It was the 'friendship' that got the nation's chins wagging during Celebrity Big Brother - but could JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes be more than friends? Viewers questioned whether there was more than just buddy-buddy vibes between the two during their stint in the ITV house. Both have kept a tight lip on the situation since they left the show. However JoJo appears to have 'confirmed' the relationship on stage. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The former Dance Moms star shouted out Chris during a recent performance. It has left fans convinced that they have 'hard launched' the relationship. Are JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes dating? JoJo Siwa appears to have 'confirmed' a relationship with a fellow CBB star | Initial/ITV JoJo went into the house with a girlfriend, but they have broken-up since her time on CBB came to an end with April's finale. Fans have been eagerly waiting and watching to see if her and Chris would become an item following her break-up. However they have not officially confirmed if they are dating or not. But the two have seemed very close on their social media - with JoJo sharing photos of them cosying up and Chris even travelled to the US for her recent 22nd birthday. JoJo captioned a post on her Instagram: "This years birthday week was more magical than anything. Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling, and good meaningful cries. Absolutely beautiful, wouldn't change a single thing a week I'll remember for the rest of my life." Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad While Chris wrote: "The previous 7 days have been the prettiest..' JoJo Siwa appears to 'confirm' relationship - sending fans wild During a recent performance, JoJo dropped the biggest hint so far. She changed the lyrics of the song 'Bette Davis Eyes' to 'Chris Hughes Eyes' during a recent rendition on stage, Heart reports . It has sent fans wild with one writing: 'They hard launched so hard, help me.' Another said: 'Omg awww I'm so happy for the both of them.' A person echoed: 'Chris and JoJo are awesome together and it's amazing and heart-warming to see.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The pair had previously hinted at a relationship during an appearance on This Morning after leaving the CBB house. JoJo said: "Look, he's a great guy. It is platonic, we have a lot of fun together. "Life is life, and I don't know any future of anything, but I am really grateful for our dynamic that we have, the bond that we have, and whatever life does, life will do." Have you got a story you want to share with our readers? You can now send it to us online via YourWorld at . It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
Scotsman
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
JoJo Siwa ‘confirms' romance with CBB star
JoJo Siwa appears to have 'confirmed' a relationship with a Celebrity Big Brother star 👀 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter 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... Celebrity Big Brother has ended but the drama is continuing. Fans are being treated to even more gossip in the off-season. But has JoJi Siwa 'confirmed' a relationship with one of her housemates? It was the 'friendship' that got the nation's chins wagging during Celebrity Big Brother - but could JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes be more than friends? Viewers questioned whether there was more than just buddy-buddy vibes between the two during their stint in the ITV house. Both have kept a tight lip on the situation since they left the show. However JoJo appears to have 'confirmed' the relationship on stage. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The former Dance Moms star shouted out Chris during a recent performance. It has left fans convinced that they have 'hard launched' the relationship. Are JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes dating? JoJo Siwa appears to have 'confirmed' a relationship with a fellow CBB star | Initial/ITV JoJo went into the house with a girlfriend, but they have broken-up since her time on CBB came to an end with April's finale. Fans have been eagerly waiting and watching to see if her and Chris would become an item following her break-up. However they have not officially confirmed if they are dating or not. But the two have seemed very close on their social media - with JoJo sharing photos of them cosying up and Chris even travelled to the US for her recent 22nd birthday. JoJo captioned a post on her Instagram: "This years birthday week was more magical than anything. Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling, and good meaningful cries. Absolutely beautiful, wouldn't change a single thing a week I'll remember for the rest of my life." Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad While Chris wrote: "The previous 7 days have been the prettiest..' JoJo Siwa appears to 'confirm' relationship - sending fans wild During a recent performance, JoJo dropped the biggest hint so far. She changed the lyrics of the song 'Bette Davis Eyes' to 'Chris Hughes Eyes' during a recent rendition on stage, Heart reports . It has sent fans wild with one writing: 'They hard launched so hard, help me.' Another said: 'Omg awww I'm so happy for the both of them.' A person echoed: 'Chris and JoJo are awesome together and it's amazing and heart-warming to see.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The pair had previously hinted at a relationship during an appearance on This Morning after leaving the CBB house. JoJo said: "Look, he's a great guy. It is platonic, we have a lot of fun together. "Life is life, and I don't know any future of anything, but I am really grateful for our dynamic that we have, the bond that we have, and whatever life does, life will do."
Express Tribune
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes spark dating rumors with cozy Mexico photos
JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes have reignited dating rumors with intimate new photos shared on Instagram from their recent trip to Mexico. The two became close during their time on Celebrity Big Brother UK and have been fueling speculation ever since. Chris Hughes, a former Love Island UK contestant, posted a photo carousel on Tuesday, showing him and the pop star snuggling and smiling together. 'The previous 7 days have been the prettiest,' he wrote. JoJo Siwa replied in the comments, '& happiest :). Heart is overflowing.' Photos showed Siwa resting her head on Hughes' shoulder and the pair hugging on a couch, leading fans to suspect a 'hard launch' of a romantic relationship. One fan commented, 'If you guys come out and say you're still just friends after this, my heart is gonna break.' The buzz intensified after Siwa gave Hughes a shout-out during her Mexico City concert performance of 'Bette Davis Eyes' and was later seen cozying up to him on the set of Access Daily. Despite the photos and PDA, Siwa, 22, recently insisted the two share a 'genuine friendship.' She told Us Weekly that they have a 'special bond' and send each other dancing videos regularly. Their connection began on Celebrity Big Brother UK, where Siwa also made headlines by clarifying she now identifies as queer rather than lesbian. Shortly after, her ex Kath Ebbs confirmed their split, while Siwa and Hughes were spotted together at a UK country club. For now, fans remain divided on whether it's love or just a deep friendship.
Boston Globe
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Marty Callner, director of comedy specials and music videos, dies at 78
Mr. Callner, who preferred to stay in the background but was far from shy, 'might be the most successful director you have never heard of,' Jason Zinoman of The New York Times wrote in 2022. One day in the early 1980s, Mr. Callner had an epiphany. While watching television at his home in Beverly Hills, he found himself enraptured by a music video. It was Kim Carnes's 'Bette Davis Eyes' — and he couldn't take his eyes off it. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up "I said, 'This is unbelievable,'" he recalled on the "HawkeTalk" podcast in 2021. He called it "the most artistic and entertaining thing I've ever seen" and recalled thinking, "I've got to go do this." Advertisement MTV was then in its early days. But Mr. Callner was willing to give up his lucrative work on comedy specials at HBO for the creative rush of making music videos. In a meeting with Ahmet Ertegun, the chair of Atlantic Records, Mr. Callner was given a choice of three bands to make a video with. He chose the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, and in 1984 he turned the group's song 'We're Not Gonna Take It' into a funny cinematic story of teenage rebellion. In the video, a guitar-playing boy (played by his son Dax) sends his angry father crashing out of a window after he declares — in Mr. Callner's voice-over — 'I want to rock!' "However much Marty got paid, it wasn't enough," said Rob Tannenbaum, who wrote "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution" (2011) with Craig Marks. "He made Twisted Sister." Mr. Callner spent more than a decade making memorable videos for, among others, Pat Benatar, Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, and ZZ Top. The 18 videos he made for Aerosmith included 'Sweet Emotion' and 'Dream On.' Advertisement For the video for her hit song 'If I Could Turn Back Time,' Cher performed on the battleship Missouri amid hundreds of deliriously happy, hat-waving sailors in 1989. Mr. Callner persuaded her to straddle a cannon, a choice he explained by saying, 'We're getting as phallic as you can possibly get.' For most of the video, Cher wore a body-hugging black catsuit with mesh-filled cutouts, which she designed herself. During a rehearsal, Mr. Callner said, the Navy's liaison to the production was nervous that if Cher wore the outfit for the shoot, he would be punished by being sent to the Aleutian Islands. He told Mr. Callner that she couldn't wear it. 'I said, 'You go tell her she can't wear it,'' Mr. Callner responded. The liaison backed down. Martin Henry Callner was born Aug. 25, 1946, in Chicago, and grew up lower-middle-class in Cincinnati with his mother, Etheljane (Hirsch) Callner, after his father, Barnard, left the family when Marty was 2. Eight years later, after Barnard Callner's death, his family, which had real estate wealth, embraced Marty as the last of the Callner line. He spent his summers with relatives in Chicago, mostly with an aunt and uncle, until he was 18, surrounded by fine art. He attended three colleges, including the University of Kentucky, but he preferred partying to studying and he did not graduate. He later recalled that his creativity was unlocked when he was 19 or 20 and took a trip on the psychedelic psilocybin. He did not find an outlet for his newfound creativity until his mother, who worked at TV Guide, suggested that he interview at a television station in Cincinnati in 1969. Hired as a prop man, he was immediately mesmerized by the studio atmosphere. He quickly became the director of several shows. Advertisement But he left after a few years when the station manager refused to give him a raise — because, Mr. Callner said, he had left-wing politics and long hair. After being hired to make commercials in Cleveland, he left to direct Boston Celtics basketball games for the Boston station WBZ-TV. In 1975 he joined HBO, then a new cable channel, and established himself as a director of comedy shows with "An Evening With Robert Klein," HBO's first stand-up special. Mr. Callner's incorporation of backstage footage, and his use of five cameras to capture the feel of Klein's live performance, were called 'innovative' by Times critic John O'Connor. That plaudit led to a lucrative deal with HBO to direct a series of stand-up comedy specials starring, among others, Williams, Carlin, and Steve Martin. He was also a co-director of 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' (1981), a more adult-oriented early version of the hit children's series 'Pee-wee's Playhouse,' with its star, Paul Reubens. 'I learned that comedy directs me,' Mr. Callner told the Times. 'If a comedian is doing something physical, it better be a head-to-toe shot. If he's making a poignant point, it better be on a close shot. It was reportage.' At HBO, Mr. Callner also directed coverage of the Wimbledon tennis tournament; concert specials starring Liza Minnelli, Paul Simon, Diana Ross, and Stevie Nicks; and a filmed version of the revival of the Broadway musical 'Camelot,' starring Richard Harris, in 1982. Advertisement After many more years of directing music and comedy programming, Mr. Callner conceived the HBO football reality show 'Hard Knocks,' which has followed one NFL team during the preseason since 2001. His idea was to follow rookies during the preseason as they try to make the team. An in-season version of the series was recently added. "Everyone wants to go inside the locker room and see what happens when guys get cut," he told the sports and pop culture website The Ringer in 2022. Ross Greenburg, the former president of HBO Sports, said in an interview that the network and NFL Films quickly expanded the concept so that cameras followed not just the fate of the rookies, but also stories about the development of the upcoming season's team and veterans who are at risk of being told they are not wanted. Mr. Callner did not have an operational role in the series but he was an executive producer who won two Sports Emmys. In addition to his son Jazz, from his marriage to Aleeza (Zelcer) Callner, who also survives him, Mr. Callner is survived by his daughter Tess Levi, from that marriage; his sons Dax and Chad, from his marriage to Jan Mussara, which ended in divorce; a stepdaughter, Lin Swenson; a stepson, Oriel Zelcer; and eight grandchildren. In 1998, Mr. Callner directed Seinfeld in a live HBO special 'I'm Telling You for the Last Time,' from the Broadhurst Theater in New York. "Once the show starts, I'm taking the lights down to black," he told the Times before the telecast. He added, "There's nothing worse than a comedian looking out at a lighted audience." Advertisement He learned that lesson from directing a Steve Martin stand-up show in 1976. "I had the lights up and cut around," he said. "His agent came up behind me and whispered in my ear: 'Cold and dark. Comedy's cold and dark.' I chose not to listen to him. Steve Martin informed me later I had made a mistake." This article originally appeared in
