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IOL News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Lola Young goes viral: cheeky confessions about her sexuality on TikTok
British singer Lola Young. Image: X/@lolayupdates Lola Young, known for her trending but now annoying song "Messy", gave TikTok a moment recently when she casually addressed her sexuality in response to a compliment. And in true Young fashion, it was cheeky, honest, and delivered with zero pretence. In a recent TikTok, the singer was seen dancing and mouthing along to CMAT's "Take a Sexy Picture of Me," dressed in a corseted athleisure outfit. A fan dropped what was meant to be a flattering comment: 'No man deserves this.' Simple, supportive, and clearly admiring her energy. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ But Young decided to sprinkle in a little clarification. With a wink of sass, she replied: 'I like p---- as well u kno,' (know). Direct? Yes. Funny? Definitely. Refreshingly honest? Always. "No man deserves this," which was meant to praise her appearance and presence. Some fans initially misinterpreted this as an insult, but the original commenter clarified their intention, emphasizing admiration for Young. Young used the moment to remind everyone that her appeal doesn't exist solely in the context of men, and in doing so, she subtly addressed her sexuality in public for the first time. This isn't the first time she's shared bits of herself outside the studio. In an interview with "British GQ," Long opened up about falling in love for the first time at just 14. 'I believe in young love, for sure,' she said. 'But I believe love does change depending on your life experience. The person was great, but it just wasn't right.' She admitted to having a complicated relationship with romance: 'I don't love love most of the time, but sometimes I do.' She added that change doesn't sit easily with her, often preferring the comfort of relationships even when they've run their course. 'Well, I do [know why]. It's a lot to do with my childhood,' she explained. 'But I just don't like change, so love is important to me as much as I may hate it.'
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Ambika Mod says 'doors are starting to open' as she reflects on One Day success
A year after the sweeping success of her lead role in Netflix's One Day, Ambika Mod has shared her personal insights and experiences about being a brown woman in the film industry Netflix's One Day star Ambika Mod has opened up about her experience navigating the film industry as a woman and those who compare her career trajectory to her former co-star Leo Woodall. The actress shared her candid thoughts after new survey research from Mastercard revealed that women in film feel progress is reversing, but that younger generations are best poised to affect positive change. Speaking at a panel event alongside film director Nisha Ganatra (Freakier Friday), Mod said: 'It's great to see such a positive shift on screen, as the new research from Mastercard reflects. There's a real sense that change is taking hold, and that people are starting to believe in a more equal future for women in film.' 'It's something I've seen in my own experience, progress is happening, and doors are starting to open,' she continued. 'But the findings are also a timely reminder that we're not there yet - especially when it comes to behind-the-scenes roles. If we want lasting change, we need to make sure opportunities exist not just in front of the camera but across every part of the industry.' Following the success of the Netflix miniseries, Mod has gone on to star in the television series The Stolen Girl and hit movie Black Bag, alongside Cate Blanchett, BAFTA award winner Marisa Abela and fellow Netflix alum Regé-Jean Page, and was also named on the 2024 Time100 Next list recognising rising influential leaders. But despite her incredible success, her career trajectory is often compared to her former One Day co-star. Woodall's career has skyrocketed since the series, starring as the lead in Prime Target for Apple TV+ and recently earning a role in the upcoming Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony. Speaking to British GQ, Mod shared she doesn't have access to the same 'privilege' as Woodall, though their careers are often compared. She said: 'It's mad because we wouldn't be going for the same roles at all, and we're very different people. I think we're going to have very different careers. If I compare myself to someone like Leo, I'm always going to come up short, because there's a privilege there that I don't have access to.' She revealed in the interview that she still struggles not to compare herself to her white peers. 'Being brown is not particularly easy in this industry. You don't get the same opportunities. You don't get the same ascension.' Despite her success on One Day and BBC 's This is Going to Hurt, Mod says she still feels she has to prove herself in a way white actors do not. 'I've been the lead of two very successful, critically-acclaimed TV shows and I still feel like I have to keep on proving myself. A lot of my white peers don't really have to tackle that." Mastercard's Women in Film research also cited that while representation of women on screen has improved, there is more pressure on women to 'prove themselves' than their male counterparts - particularly in behind-the-scenes roles. Still for Mod, the future is bright as ever with a slew of exciting projects on the horizon including two big theatre shows. Mod's one-woman show, Every Brilliant Thing, will soon kick off in the West End and be followed by a performance in Porn Play at the Royal Court. She will also take on a lead role in Sacrifice, the first English-language feature from French director Romain Gavras alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Vincent Cassell and Charli XCX.
Leader Live
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Stephen Graham says he is being stopped on the street to talk about Adolescence
The four-part series which explores misogyny among teenage boys has prompted a national conversation about online safety. This Is England star Graham, 51, who co-created the drama with Jack Thorne, plays Eddie Miller, who watches armed police burst into his home to arrest his 13-year-old son Jamie, played by newcomer Owen Cooper. Speaking to British GQ, he said: 'The other day we were in New York and this woman came up to me. 'She was about 75. I'm talking Fifth Avenue wealthy, in a beautiful cashmere hoodie and a Moncler gilet so expensive that it doesn't even have the badge on, you know what I mean? 'She looked at me and, I swear to God, her eyes welled up. She said, 'I just want to give you a hug'. And her husband went, 'Can I shake your hand? We have sons and we have grandchildren'.' He continued: 'Then we've gone back to the hotel where I'm staying and some fella's pushing a bin round the corner. And he's looked up and he's gone, 'Oh my God. Your programme, man, I just want to say I think it's fantastic. We watched it, the whole family'. 'And then he went about his business. And I just thought, 'Wow, if I'm in New York, and we've reached this cross-section of people, then shit – this thing really has exploded, hasn't it?'' He added: 'I hoped it (the show) would create conversation. 'The amount of stuff me and (his wife) Hannah (Walters) are getting sent, and the amount of people I'm seeing on the streets who were saying that has happened between them and their children, is huge. A post shared by British GQ (@britishgq) 'To me, that's objective complete. We've done our bit. Now you go and crack on.' He also told the publication that his and Walters' production company, Matriarch Productions, 'paid to put people up' on the production team 'because they wouldn't have been able to afford it'. He said: 'By going, 'Look, we know how much you want it, we'll cover the rent' – that gives that person the opportunity to save money, and then on the next job, they can pay the rent.' In March, creators Thorne and Graham spoke to Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street about the issues raised in the drama. The series took months of preparation and rehearsals so that each episode could be filmed in one continuous shot, which was praised by viewers of the show. Graham will be speaking at the GQ heroes conference, taking place at Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire, from July 2 to 4. The heroes issue of British GQ is available via digital download and on news-stands on June 10.
North Wales Chronicle
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Stephen Graham says he is being stopped on the street to talk about Adolescence
The four-part series which explores misogyny among teenage boys has prompted a national conversation about online safety. This Is England star Graham, 51, who co-created the drama with Jack Thorne, plays Eddie Miller, who watches armed police burst into his home to arrest his 13-year-old son Jamie, played by newcomer Owen Cooper. Speaking to British GQ, he said: 'The other day we were in New York and this woman came up to me. 'She was about 75. I'm talking Fifth Avenue wealthy, in a beautiful cashmere hoodie and a Moncler gilet so expensive that it doesn't even have the badge on, you know what I mean? 'She looked at me and, I swear to God, her eyes welled up. She said, 'I just want to give you a hug'. And her husband went, 'Can I shake your hand? We have sons and we have grandchildren'.' He continued: 'Then we've gone back to the hotel where I'm staying and some fella's pushing a bin round the corner. And he's looked up and he's gone, 'Oh my God. Your programme, man, I just want to say I think it's fantastic. We watched it, the whole family'. 'And then he went about his business. And I just thought, 'Wow, if I'm in New York, and we've reached this cross-section of people, then shit – this thing really has exploded, hasn't it?'' He added: 'I hoped it (the show) would create conversation. 'The amount of stuff me and (his wife) Hannah (Walters) are getting sent, and the amount of people I'm seeing on the streets who were saying that has happened between them and their children, is huge. A post shared by British GQ (@britishgq) 'To me, that's objective complete. We've done our bit. Now you go and crack on.' He also told the publication that his and Walters' production company, Matriarch Productions, 'paid to put people up' on the production team 'because they wouldn't have been able to afford it'. He said: 'By going, 'Look, we know how much you want it, we'll cover the rent' – that gives that person the opportunity to save money, and then on the next job, they can pay the rent.' In March, creators Thorne and Graham spoke to Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street about the issues raised in the drama. The series took months of preparation and rehearsals so that each episode could be filmed in one continuous shot, which was praised by viewers of the show. Graham will be speaking at the GQ heroes conference, taking place at Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire, from July 2 to 4. The heroes issue of British GQ is available via digital download and on news-stands on June 10.
South Wales Guardian
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Stephen Graham says he is being stopped on the street to talk about Adolescence
The four-part series which explores misogyny among teenage boys has prompted a national conversation about online safety. This Is England star Graham, 51, who co-created the drama with Jack Thorne, plays Eddie Miller, who watches armed police burst into his home to arrest his 13-year-old son Jamie, played by newcomer Owen Cooper. Speaking to British GQ, he said: 'The other day we were in New York and this woman came up to me. 'She was about 75. I'm talking Fifth Avenue wealthy, in a beautiful cashmere hoodie and a Moncler gilet so expensive that it doesn't even have the badge on, you know what I mean? 'She looked at me and, I swear to God, her eyes welled up. She said, 'I just want to give you a hug'. And her husband went, 'Can I shake your hand? We have sons and we have grandchildren'.' He continued: 'Then we've gone back to the hotel where I'm staying and some fella's pushing a bin round the corner. And he's looked up and he's gone, 'Oh my God. Your programme, man, I just want to say I think it's fantastic. We watched it, the whole family'. 'And then he went about his business. And I just thought, 'Wow, if I'm in New York, and we've reached this cross-section of people, then shit – this thing really has exploded, hasn't it?'' He added: 'I hoped it (the show) would create conversation. 'The amount of stuff me and (his wife) Hannah (Walters) are getting sent, and the amount of people I'm seeing on the streets who were saying that has happened between them and their children, is huge. A post shared by British GQ (@britishgq) 'To me, that's objective complete. We've done our bit. Now you go and crack on.' He also told the publication that his and Walters' production company, Matriarch Productions, 'paid to put people up' on the production team 'because they wouldn't have been able to afford it'. He said: 'By going, 'Look, we know how much you want it, we'll cover the rent' – that gives that person the opportunity to save money, and then on the next job, they can pay the rent.' In March, creators Thorne and Graham spoke to Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street about the issues raised in the drama. The series took months of preparation and rehearsals so that each episode could be filmed in one continuous shot, which was praised by viewers of the show. Graham will be speaking at the GQ heroes conference, taking place at Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire, from July 2 to 4. The heroes issue of British GQ is available via digital download and on news-stands on June 10.
