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Scottish Sun
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Fergie stuns on London Bridge as she reshoots classic video for secret Netflix project
Our exclusive pictures show Fergie dressed in a huge furry coat and pink and green tartan alongside Megan Stalter FUR-GIE IS BACK Fergie stuns on London Bridge as she reshoots classic video for secret Netflix project EARLY risers walking across London Bridge would have got the shock of their life — after Fergie rocked up to film a video. The former Black Eyed Peas singer is reworking her 2006 hit London Bridge, which peaked at No3 in the charts, as part of a new project with Netflix. Advertisement 5 Fergie was snapped filming a video on London Bridge Credit: CLICK NEWS - SPLASH 5 The former Black Eyed Peas singer is reworking her 2006 hit London Bridge, as part of a new project with Netflix Credit: CLICK NEWS - SPLASH 5 The star was joined in the capital at 4am yesterday by American actress Megan Stalter Credit: CLICK NEWS - SPLASH She was joined in the capital at 4am yesterday by American actress Megan Stalter, along with a load of dancers, to start filming. The track will form the soundtrack to a new ten-part romcom called Too Much, which has been created by Girls writer Lena Dunham and is coming to the streamer next month. White Lotus actor Will Sharpe and Emily Ratajkowski also star in the drama, about New Yorker Jessica, who takes a job in London after a break-up. My exclusive pictures show Fergie dressed in a huge furry coat and pink and green tartan alongside Megan, who looked like she had wandered straight out of a jumble sale in Camden, having a laugh between takes. Advertisement My insider said: 'London Bridge is usually pretty quiet at 4am but yesterday it was a hive of activity. Fergie, Megan and loads of dancers took over the road to film the new music video for the soundtrack. "They want all out with the costumes and the production will look absolutely amazing in the end as it was recorded, in part, when the sun was rising over London. 'Fergie and Megan got on like a house on fire and were laughing and joking around between takes. 'It was a full-on shoot, with costume changes and dancers running around everywhere. Advertisement 'Beautiful surprise' 'The final video is going to be incredible.' Fergie, who had five Top Ten hits including Big Girls Don't Cry and Glamorous after quitting the Black Eyed Peas in 2018, turned 50 earlier this year. Fergie fans in shock as she performs live at MTV VMAs for first time since star was ripped for National Anthem scandal Her milestone birthday coincided with being named one of Billboard's Top Women Artists of the 21st Century. Fergie said at the time: 'It was a beautiful surprise and really made me feel like my music means something.' Advertisement Jamie in Radio 1 baby club CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the lovely Jamie Laing, who has announced he is expecting his first child with wife Sophie Habboo. But I think there must be something in the water at Radio 1 because right now the Drivetime show is having a bit of a baby boom. Jamie's Going Home co-host Katie Thistleton, who is off on maternity leave, gave birth to her first child in March. And Vick Hope, who hosts the drivetime show with them, went off work last week as she prepares tohave her first baby with Calvin Harris. Advertisement Radio 1 boss Aled Haydn Jones may want to consider putting some contraceptives by the coffee machine, or he'll soon be out of DJs. Drake deal FANS have more chances to see Drake this summer. As well as headlining all three nights of London's Wireless Festival, the rapper has announ-ced four $ome $pecial $hows in the UK. He will play Birmingham's Utilita Arena on July 20 and 21 and Manchester's Co-op Live on July 25 and 26. Tickets go on sale Friday on Run, don't walk. Are Pulp Fiction or fact? WITH JUST 21 days to go until Glastonbury, talk about this year's secret sets has already started. The Churnups last year turned out to be the Foo Fighters, and now all eyes are on 'Patchwork' who are to play the Pyramid Stage just before Raye and Neil Young on Saturday night. A number of 'TBA' appearances are also dotted around the set times, including a Friday morning slot on the Woodsies stage, which Kasabian played last year, and a Saturday evening slot on Park. Advertisement Haim and Pulp are said to be making appearances, to coincide with their new albums. Bookies are also tipping Mumford & Sons to rock up at Worthy Farm. All would be great additions to the line-up, and Bizarre will be at the stages for each secret set. We'll let you know who they are as soon as we find out. Advertisement Bryan joins the party ROCKERS Bryan Adams and Def Leppard will headline Radio 2 In The Park. The three-day event, which starts on September 5, takes place in Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. 5 Rockers Bryan Adams and Def Leppard, pictured, will headline Radio 2 In The Park Credit: Rex Features 5 Summer Of '69 singer Bryan, above, plays on the Saturday Credit: Getty Advertisement Summer Of '69 singer Bryan plays on the Saturday, with acts including Jessie J, Stereophonics and Ronan Keating. Def Leppard, fronted by Joe Elliott, will be on the Sunday, with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, David Gray, Louise, Suede and Soul II Soul. Moliy on her Max potential AFRO-pop singer Moliy is on top of the world. The singer's latest track Shake It To The Max has topped charts around the world, and passed 100million streams on Spotify and YouTube. Advertisement And after popping into Bizarre HQ on a whistlestop trip to London, Moliy promised us this is just the beginning for her. She said: 'It's amazing what's happened with Shake It To The Max. I'm just trying to be present and absorb it all. Momentum is still going, which is super exciting. 'I really want the song to reach the world. I love how it's bringing people together with different remixes.' During her trip to the UK Moliy hit the studio to work on new tracks.
The Sun
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Fergie stuns on London Bridge as she reshoots classic video for secret Netflix project
EARLY risers walking across London Bridge would have got the shock of their life — after Fergie rocked up to film a video. The former Black Eyed Peas singer is reworking her 2006 hit London Bridge, which peaked at No3 in the charts, as part of a new project with Netflix. 5 5 She was joined in the capital at 4am yesterday by American actress Megan Stalter, along with a load of dancers, to start filming. The track will form the soundtrack to a new ten-part romcom called Too Much, which has been created by Girls writer Lena Dunham and is coming to the streamer next month. White Lotus actor Will Sharpe and Emily Ratajkowski also star in the drama, about New Yorker Jessica, who takes a job in London after a break-up. My exclusive pictures show Fergie dressed in a huge furry coat and pink and green tartan alongside Megan, who looked like she had wandered straight out of a jumble sale in Camden, having a laugh between takes. My insider said: 'London Bridge is usually pretty quiet at 4am but yesterday it was a hive of activity. Fergie, Megan and loads of dancers took over the road to film the new music video for the soundtrack. "They want all out with the costumes and the production will look absolutely amazing in the end as it was recorded, in part, when the sun was rising over London. 'Fergie and Megan got on like a house on fire and were laughing and joking around between takes. 'It was a full-on shoot, with costume changes and dancers running around everywhere. 'Beautiful surprise' 'The final video is going to be incredible.' Fergie, who had five Top Ten hits including Big Girls Don't Cry and Glamorous after quitting the Black Eyed Peas in 2018, turned 50 earlier this year. Fergie fans in shock as she performs live at MTV VMAs for first time since star was ripped for National Anthem scandal Her milestone birthday coincided with being named one of Billboard's Top Women Artists of the 21st Century. Fergie said at the time: 'It was a beautiful surprise and really made me feel like my music means something.' Jamie in Radio 1 baby club CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the lovely Jamie Laing, who has announced he is expecting his first child with wife Sophie Habboo. But I think there must be something in the water at Radio 1 because right now the Drivetime show is having a bit of a baby boom. Jamie's Going Home co-host Katie Thistleton, who is off on maternity leave, gave birth to her first child in March. And Vick Hope, who hosts the drivetime show with them, went off work last week as she prepares tohave her first baby with Calvin Harris. Radio 1 boss Aled Haydn Jones may want to consider putting some contraceptives by the coffee machine, or he'll soon be out of DJs. Drake deal FANS have more chances to see Drake this summer. As well as headlining all three nights of London's Wireless Festival, the rapper has announ-ced four $ome $pecial $hows in the UK. He will play Birmingham's Utilita Arena on July 20 and 21 and Manchester's Co-op Live on July 25 and 26. Tickets go on sale Friday on Run, don't walk. Are Pulp Fiction or fact? WITH JUST 21 days to go until Glastonbury, talk about this year's secret sets has already started. The Churnups last year turned out to be the Foo Fighters, and now all eyes are on 'Patchwork' who are to play the Pyramid Stage just before Raye and Neil Young on Saturday night. A number of 'TBA' appearances are also dotted around the set times, including a Friday morning slot on the Woodsies stage, which Kasabian played last year, and a Saturday evening slot on Park. Haim and Pulp are said to be making appearances, to coincide with their new albums. Bookies are also tipping Mumford & Sons to rock up at Worthy Farm. All would be great additions to the line-up, and Bizarre will be at the stages for each secret set. We'll let you know who they are as soon as we find out. Bryan joins the party ROCKERS Bryan Adams and Def Leppard will headline Radio 2 In The Park. The three-day event, which starts on September 5, takes place in Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. 5 Summer Of '69 singer Bryan plays on the Saturday, with acts including Jessie J, Stereophonics and Ronan Keating. Def Leppard, fronted by Joe Elliott, will be on the Sunday, with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, David Gray, Louise, Suede and Soul II Soul. Moliy on her Max potential AFRO-pop singer Moliy is on top of the world. The singer's latest track Shake It To The Max has topped charts around the world, and passed 100million streams on Spotify and YouTube. And after popping into Bizarre HQ on a whistlestop trip to London, Moliy promised us this is just the beginning for her. She said: 'It's amazing what's happened with Shake It To The Max. I'm just trying to be present and absorb it all. Momentum is still going, which is super exciting. 'I really want the song to reach the world. I love how it's bringing people together with different remixes.' During her trip to the UK Moliy hit the studio to work on new tracks.
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lena Dunham is unrecognizable in eye-catching T-shirt and long dark hair at screening
Lena Dunham made a rare red carpet appearance on Monday. The Girls star, 38, was at a New York City special screening of Pee-wee As Himself at the Museum of Modern Art. She was almost unrecognizable because her normally short light brunette hair was seen long and black. Dunham also had on dramatic makeup with black eyeliner and ruby red lipstick for a goth appearance as she added earrings, rings and several necklaces. The talent had on a Pee-Wee T0-shirt underneath a black-and-brown striped jacket with matching slacks and black shoes. The outing comes after Dunham admitted that she stepped back from acting over body-shaming comments. Last year Lena revealed she was stepping back from acting because she didn't want her body to be 'dissected again' by critics. The star decided to cast Megan Stalter instead of herself in her semi-autobiographical 10-episode comedy series Too Much, which is set to premiere on Netflix this year. 'I was not willing to have another experience like what I'd experienced around [my HBO series Girls] at this point in my life,' the star explained to the New Yorker. 'Physically, I was just not up for having my body dissected again. It was a hard choice, not to cast Meg — because I knew I wanted Meg — but to admit that to myself.' 'I used to think that winning meant you just keep doing it and you don't care what anybody thinks. I forgot that winning is actually just protecting yourself and doing what you need to do to keep making work.' Lena continued: 'I remember looking at Meg and being, like, "You are my muse. You inspire me every single day to go home and tap out pages upon pages." I definitely don't want to be my own muse.' Dunham gushed over how 'inspiring and unbelievably talented' the 33-year-old Hacks star is as her thinly-veiled character Jessica, who falls in love with a British musician called Felix (Will Sharpe) after moving from New York to North London. The eight-time Emmy nominee also happens to be a New Yorker who had a bad break-up (Jack Antonoff) and moved to London where she married British-Peruvian musician Luis Felber, who's the composer and co-creator of Too Much. 'It's not a huge leap. But I knew from the very beginning I would not be the star of it,' Lena noted. 'I was thinking a lot about, like, What is it that allows women to be complicated on TV and still be embraced and seen and understood? There's an openness to Meg's presence that I think goes a long way. She has whatever the opposite of resting b***h face is. She has resting angel face.' Dunham continued: 'Meg is one of the beautiful women working today. She is so alarmingly gorgeous. The fact that she is not a size 0, or that she's not part of the new class of Ozempic-thin women, is not part of really important to me that there be a love affair between a guy and a girl where the fact that she is not teensy-weensy doesn't drive were, like, "We don't want anyone to think we're doing a show about a beautiful man doing someone a favor."' However, the tattooed millennial does have a small acting part in Too Much as the spouse of the character played by Andrew Rannells, who previously played her Girls character Hannah Horvath's gay best friend Elijah. The ensemble cast also includes Emily Ratajkowski, Richard E. Grant, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Rita Wilson, Andrew Rannells, Janicza Bravo, Rhea Perlman, and Stephen Fry. Dunham created, wrote, and starred in the HBO television series Girls from 2012 until 2017. The show garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards. The show also notably launched the career of Adam Driver, 41, who played her charismatic boyfriend Adam, and went on to star as Kylo Ren in the Star Wars franchise. He has since nabbed multiple Academy Award nominations. Lena has recently entered a creative partnership with Netflix. The streamer secured the rights to her rom-com 'Good Sex' — which she will write and direct — starring Natalie Portman, in a $55 million worldwide deal. Dunham is also writing a film about cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried for Apple and A24, adapted from Michael Lewis's book Going Infinite. In 2010 she directed and starred in the film Tiny Furniture. Last May, Lena spoke out about her genetic condition, Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, in an Instagram post. The star revealed she was diagnosed with hEDS in 2019. Hypermobile Ehlers-Danos syndrome is one type of EDS, caused by defects in a person's collagen. Common symptoms of the condition include muscle and bone pain, hypermobility, easily bruised, skin that is slightly elastic, according to the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center. The star has been also candid about her struggles with endometriosis, her decision to have a hysterectomy at 31 due to her endometriosis and also mental health issues.
Daily Mirror
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Netflix's 'greatest rom-com' lands UK release date - and it's not far off
A 10-part series that promises to be one of Netflix's best forays into the rom-com genre will be releasing very soon An eagerly anticipated Netflix series, predicted to be the next big hit on the streaming platform, has just been given a release date - and fans won't have to wait long. With the producers of Love Actually involved and Girls creator Lena Dunham directing, excitement for Too Much has been steadily growing. British GQ even hinted it could dethrone Nobody Wants This as the streaming giant's "greatest romcom" yet. This week, keen viewers were finally treated to a sneak peek at the 10-episode series, along with the news everyone has been waiting for: its release date. Too Much centres around New York workaholic Jessica (played by Hacks star Megan Stalter) who decides to move to London after a heart-wrenching break up. Here she encounters Felix (The White Lotus' Will Sharpe), who disrupts her plans for a solitary life. As a bond starts to form, their emerging romance faces its own hurdles, reports Surrey Live. The official synopsis states: "Jessica (Megan Stalter) is a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties, reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behaviour, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Bronte sister. "But when she meets Felix (Will Sharpe) – a walking series of red flags – she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even when it creates more problems than it solves. Now they have to ask themselves: do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language? From the creator of Girls and the producers of Love Actually. Too Much is and ex-pat rom-com for the disillusioned who wonder if true love is still possible, but sincerely hope that it is." The show boasts a star-studded cast including model and Gone Girl actress Emily Ratajkowski, Top Boy's Adwoa Aboah, and Saltburn's own Richard E. Grant. Other recognisable faces include Stephen Fry (The Dropout), Daisy Bevan (The Alienist), and comedian Leo Reich. Dunham takes on the role of executive producer alongside her husband Luis Felber and Love Actually producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Also joining as executive producers are Michael P. Cohen, Surian Fletcher-Jones, and Girls writer and executive producer Bruce Eric Kaplan. With the release date set for Thursday, 10th July on the streaming platform, fans won't have to wait much longer. Dunham previously shared with Netflix: "This is a show that is very close to my heart - created with my husband Luis, cast with my favourite actors - the geniuses that are Meg and Will, along with a bevy of friends - and partnering again with Working Title, who are behind the romantic comedies that formed me." She went on to say: "Netflix has been so deeply supportive of the vision, which is to create a romantic comedy that makes us root for love, brings joy but also has the jagged edges of life." Too Much will be released Thursday, 10th July on Netflix.
Business Mayor
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Mayor
Beats by Dre Expands Its Pill People Family With Angel Reese and Daniel Ricciardo
When the Pill People first debuted in an ad campaign a decade ago, Beats by Dre had a surprise hit on its hands. Fan love was so strong that the brand revived the anthropomorphic spokescharacters last year, coinciding with the return of the re-engineered portable Pill speaker. The mascots—three wise-cracking roomies played by actor-comedians Ben Marshall, Megan Stalter, and Desi Banks—are now expanding their found family with a pair of famous athletes, representing two new colors, in two 15-second spots. WNBA star Angel Reese provides the voice for the Blush Pink Pill, while former Formula 1 champ Daniel Ricciardo brings the Navy Blue Pill to life. Both were already embedded in the high-profile Beats endorser stable. The new Pill People characters, developed with CGI, come from agency Buck, which has been shepherding the campaign since 2024. The ongoing goal has been to infuse personality into characters that are walking, talking pieces of technology with speakers for heads, according to Fernando Bittar, Buck's creative director. 'The idea was to make the spots feel like live action,' Bittar told ADWEEK, 'with characters that are relatable and tactile.' Beats has dubbed the upcoming season 'the summer of speakers,' according to CMO Chris Thorne, noting the importance of the warm-weather months for sales of the go-anywhere product. The addition of Reese and Ricciardo 'brings the perfect mix of attitude and humor that made Pill People iconic in the first place.' The campaign drops as mascots are having a marketing moment. Some brands are leaning into, and sometimes unearthing, classic characters, a la McDonald's and Grimace, while others are creating original mascots as a way to engage and entertain consumers. Read More Amazon to sunset ad server by end of 2024 Instacart, for its Super Bowl 59 ad from TBWA\Chiat\Day, assembled an entire cast of iconic characters, including the Kool-Aid Man, the Pillsbury Doughboy, Old Spice's The Man Your Man Can Smell Like, and Mountain Dew's PuppyMonkeyBaby.
