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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
BBC Springwatch's Michaela Strachan rushed to A&E fearing deadly disease
An animal bite in Madagascar led to the Springwatch star being swiftly taken to hospital. BBC Springwatch presenter Michaela Strachan has revealed details of her A&E experience following a bite from an animal while she was in East Africa. In a recent interview, the star disclosed that there were fears she had contracted a deadly disease from a bite she suffered in Madagascar. Michaela's bite required a visit to A&E for a vaccination due to concerns that the animal might have been rabid. But despite the urgent situation, Michaela later shared a humorous exchange with a nurse, reported the Express. Michaela told Bella magazine: "I was bitten by a lemur in Madagascar, and they thought it might have rabies, so I went to A&E for a jab, and I said to the nurse, 'Out of interest, why are you laying a bed out for me?' "She looked at her notes and said, 'Oh - bitten by a lemur! I thought it said, 'broken femur!'" Now in its 20th anniversary series, Springwatch returned to our screens on Monday, May 26, filmed from the Peak District. In the opening episode, viewers were treated to a compilation of clips from past shows. The latest edition of Springwatch introduces 'Springwatch Street', a new segment that offers viewers an intriguing peek at the secret life of wild animals on a Sheffield street, including a diversity of species such as hedgehogs, foxes, badgers, and swifts. Fans seem to have been anticipating the show's return, with one saying: "Springwatch at 20! Absolutely love this show! Great recap of the start and all of the amazing presenters that the show has had!" A second commented: "Springwatch is 20 - and I think I've watched every series." Another said it was "lovely" to have the show back, while a fourth dubbed the presenters "national treasures". Meanwhile, another viewer noted the show's Oasis theme (Chris was wearing a bucket hat). Michaela and Chris both hosted The Really Wild Show in the 90s and maintain a close off-screen friendship. Michaela divulged that they often share insights into each other's private lives. The pair also recently admitted that they sometimes disagree on set. According to OK!, Michaela is keen for the show to continue for a further 20 years, highlighting the importance of the natural world to our well-being, although she's also acutely aware of the effects of climate change. She illustrated these concerns by noting the increasing difficulty faced when trying to capture wildlife for the show, highlighting that even in wildlife -managed reserves, finding subjects to film is becoming increasingly challenging. The star also shared her thoughts about what we can do to address this, and it all appears to be down to awareness. She believes it's a case of keeping people "connected" to wildlife and ensuring they understand its importance. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Business Insider
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Will there be a second season of Netflix's 'Sirens'? Here's what to know about the dark comedy's ending.
Netflix's new dark comedy " Sirens" is so addictive, it may leave fans calling out for more. "Sirens" takes place over Labor Day weekend on a lavish island called Port Haven, where aspiring lawyer Simone DeWitt (Milly Alcock) is working as a live-in assistant to the enigmatic and alluring billionaire Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore). Simone's life among the upper class is disrupted by the arrival of her older sister, Devon (Meghann Fahy), who treks from Buffalo to the town in order to reconnect with Simone and get help taking care of their ailing dad, Bruce (Bill Camp). The five-episode series is adapted from Molly Smith Metzler's play Elemeno Pea, which she wrote while attending the Juilliard School. She serves as the showrunner. During its premiere week, "Sirens" debuted in the No. 1 spot on Netflix's English TV list and amassed 16.7 million views in four days. Although "Sirens" ends by tying up the main characters' storylines, some questions remain, leaving fans wondering if this is the last they've seen of everyone. Here's what happens to every major character, and a rundown of whether "Sirens" could be back for season two. The 'Sirens' ending swaps the fates of Simone and Michaela At the end of episode four, after Simone rejects his proposal, a drunken Ethan (Glenn Howerton) calls her a monster, blames her for his problems, and trips and falls from the estate's cliff. Ethan doesn't die, though. In the finale, he wakes up in the hospital high on meds with both his legs, an arm, and a couple of ribs broken, though he's expected to make a full recovery. Michaela then fires Simone after learning that her husband, Peter (Kevin Bacon), and Simone kissed. Even though it was a momentary lapse in judgment from Peter that Simone didn't instigate, Michaela feels that Simone can't be trusted anymore and has become a threat to her marriage. Devon chooses to return to Buffalo with her dad to continue being his caretaker, rather than spend a month on a yacht with Morgan (Trevor Salter), one of the locals she hooked up with. But Simone refuses to join them, because she's unable to forgive her dad for neglecting her as a child, since his actions led to her ending up in foster care. Simone runs back to the Cliff House with no plan, just desperate not to return to Buffalo. In doing so, she bumps into Peter, who proclaims his love for her. Mid-gala, Peter ends his 13-year marriage to Michaela and starts a relationship with Simone, who he believes will bring "love and light" into his life (and maybe even another child). Simone then morphs into Michaela 2.0, adopting her cultlike mannerisms and embracing her new position of power at the estate. She and Devon have an emotional goodbye, knowing that they're embarking on completely different paths. On the ferry ride out of Port Haven, Devon runs into Michaela, who's been ousted from Cliff House and has no idea where she's headed. Devon apologizes for accusing Michaela of being a murderer and a cult leader, and Michaela accepts her apology and encourages Devon to cash the $10,000 check she gave her at the start of the series so she can fund a better life for herself in Buffalo. The series concludes with Simone, wearing an elegant light-blue gown that Michaela got her for the gala, standing at the cliff, staring at the vista during sunset with the hint of a smile. Will 'Sirens' return for season two? The short answer: probably not. "Sirens" is categorized and promoted as a Netflix limited series. That said, a second season isn't entirely unlikely. " Adolescence" skyrocketed in popularity since its debut in March and is currently Netflix's third most-watched English-language show of all time, behind season one of "Wednesday" and season four of "Stranger Things." Although it was labeled as a limited series, Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, is reportedly interested in some form of a second season of "Adolescence" after the first season's success. Considering how well "Sirens" has performed on the streamer since its release, it wouldn't be surprising if the series didn't end up being limited after all. But for now, Netflix hasn't announced any further plans. Fahy told Variety that the show reaches a natural conclusion, but she could imagine a continuation. "I, for one, would love to know what happens to Michaela, where she goes," she said. "So I think it's definitely within the realm of possibility. We didn't talk about it on set, but I would love to do more." Metzler, for her part, told Glamour that questions about a second season mean that fans are invested in the characters. "I wrote the play 15 years ago," she said. "I've been thinking about them this whole time. I could write them until the day I die. I'd never say never, but could I do them justice in another season? I'd have to think about it." "The fact that so many people are asking is really encouraging," she added.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
'Bringing Up Bates'' Brandon and Michaela Share They've Become Foster Parents to 2 Kids: 'Neither of Us Saw This Coming'
Brandon and Michaela Keilen have become foster parents. The Bringing Up Bates stars shared in a video posted to YouTube that they recently became foster parents to "two sweet foster children." The couple, who had been trying to become parents through adoption, shared that they now have two boys. "We have two little boys now — a 3-year-old and a newborn — and we don't know what the future holds here, but we're taking it a day at a time and enjoying the foster experience," Brandon shared in their video. "We've been praying for years that God would provide a way for us to have children and neither of us saw this coming. All of a sudden, we're a family of four," added Brandon. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The couple, who tied the knot in August 2015, shared that the happy news came right after Michaela's grandfather sadly passed on May 13. "One of the last things he said to me was, 'You need to go home and get those babies,' " she shared. "I will forever treasure him knowing that I was coming home for that reason." Brandon and Michaela also shared on Instagram over the weekend that they were fostering two kids, posting a picture of their two hands. "Fostering is tender and complex, beautiful and broken, heartbreaking and healing. Its [sic] often short, but the love we have for these precious boys is real and deep," they wrote in their caption. "It is a privilege to provide a home for them and to offer love, safety, and stability in the midst of their story." The two said that they feel "deeply honored" to be a part of their foster kids' healing and hope to show them just how loved they are. "We would be so grateful for your prayers: for healing, peace, and the comfort of knowing they are safe and cherished," they added. Read the original article on People
Indian Express
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Sirens review: Hilarious and horrifying, Julianne Moore's Netflix show is a cult hit in the making
The Caravan reported in 2024 that Nita Ambani hired choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant during the inauguration of the NMACC, which was attended by everyone from Zendaya to Gigi Hadid. Merchant, known for choreographing iconic songs such as 'Kajra Re,' was reportedly with Mrs Ambani, telling her 'how to smile, now to fold hands, say namaste.' This is the sort of detail about how the other half lives that would elicit gasps of disbelief from the likes of you and I. Sirens, the new dark comedy mini-series on Netflix, offers an exaggerated glimpse inside the lives of the one percent. Julianne Moore plays Michaela, the wife of a billionaire, who is joined at the hip with her assistant Simone, played by Milly Alcock. Simone's sister, Devon, is rattled when she doesn't respond to frantic messages about their father's declining health. He has early onset dementia, and needs constant care. Devon is forced to deal with it all by herself, while Simone is living the high life with Michaela on a private island. Played by Meghann Fahy, Devon hops onto a ferry and shows up at the island, only to learn that her little sister has seemingly been indoctrinated into some kind of cult. 'Hey hey,' Michaela says to her comical coven of followers, whom she lectures about birds and animal conservation. She has her own Vantara on the island; it takes up most of her time and energy. In fact, Devon shows up at a rather inopportune moment; Michaela is putting together a fund-raiser for the birds in a couple of days, and her entire staff, including Simone, is busy putting things in order. Also read – The Perfect Couple review: Phony and farcical, Netflix murder mystery doesn't deserve Ishaan Khatter and its incredible cast Simone wants nothing to do with her past life — she grew up working class, and miraculously found herself with a seat at Yale. Her early life was marked by unspeakable trauma, which is revealed in the show's stand-out fourth episode. There are five in total; all tightly wound and written with a richness that is so rare in this day and age of ambient 'content'. Simone ran away the first chance that she got, and essentially remodelled herself into a different person after being taken under the wing by Michaela — think of her as a version of Sobhita Dhulipala's character from Made in Heaven. Devon, on the other hand, was left to deal with her family's fragility with zero support. When we meet her, she has just been released from jail, following an all-night bender. The several other addictions that she is battling manifest through the course of the show, inviting nothing but sympathy. Devon is hanging by a thread, and she didn't think that the one person she could count on to lend a hand would have joined a cult. Determined to break her out, she parks herself on the island, and gets a good look at the madness Michaela and her minions are up to. Every staff member, she discovers, has been made to sign non-disclosure agreements. The entire property is overseen by a state-of-the-art personal assistant named Zeus. The domineering Michaela exists in a cuckoo-land, while her husband Pete, played by a deceptively demure Kevin Bacon, appears to have retreated into a corner. In a memorable conversation that he has with Simone and Devon's dad Bruce in the fourth episode, they discuss the merits of wealth. While Bruce is certain that he'd have been happier with a little more cash in his pocket, Pete tells him that even his endless wealth couldn't help him reconcile with his estranged children. Both middle-aged men are living in regret, of mistakes made, relationships abandoned, and time wasted. Meanwhile, Simone and Devon have their own heart-to-heart about the horrors they experienced as kids. By this time, it becomes clear that Sirens isn't as farcical as it had initially let on; in fact, it's surprisingly complex. And writer Molly Smith Metzler knows exactly what she's doing. By hitting all the buzzwords in her premise — Cults! Murder! Money! — she is able to sneakily introduce hefty ideas about the class divide, about family ties, about survival. Because that is what each of these people is doing. They're surviving. The children are surviving despite their parents; the women are surviving despite the men; the men are surviving despite each other. Sirens wants to lure you in with the promise of scandal and sleaze, but this is merely a trick. The show sheepishly apologises to the audience for doing this, via Devon, of course. Read more – Saltburn movie review: Barry Keoghan delivers jaw-dropping performance in the most provocative movie of the year Speaking of Fahy, what she pulls off here is nothing short of incredible. It isn't easy to find dramatic depth when you're sheathed in satire. The first couple of episodes are especially silly; this is when the show is pretending to be a The White Lotus rip-off; it's when Fahy is supposed to roll her eyes loudly and trip over herself. It speaks to her skills as a performer that she's able to inject heart-wrenching pathos into scenes that would've played more broadly in the hands of a lesser actor. Ditto for Moore and Alcock; they're doing a performance within a performance, which is always the most difficult kind of acting to pull off. It's like Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog, playing a character who's playing another character. Sirens is like an unputdownable novel; the sort of summer read that you shred over a weekend. It's a show about cults that's destined to become a cult show. Sirens Creator – Molly Smith Metzler Cast – Meghann Fahy, Julianne Moore, Milly Alcock, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton Rating – 4/5
Cosmopolitan
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
What does "Hey, hey" mean in Sirens? There's a simple explanation for the phrase used by Julianne Moore's pals
If you keep saying "Hey hey!" to yourself / random people, you are not alone. The phrase is omnipresent in Netflix's new black comedy Sirens, and is part of the cultish language used by Michaela's friends (er, cult members?). But if you're wondering what it means, exactly, there's actually a simple explanation. Creator Molly Smith Metzler tells Variety that the phrase was based on the insider-y language she heard during her own time working summer jobs in Martha's Vineyard. "In my summers in Martha's Vineyard, when I worked at the Yacht Club, I had noticed that they picked up each other's way of saying things," she explained. "One woman would come in with a new bracelet that just dropped in town, and then they'd all have it. They did it with language, too, they had their own way of speaking and there was a contagion to it. In my mind, Michaela just sort of said it one day, and then Simone said it back, and it became something the two of them say. I just made it up." And speaking of the show's interesting language / writing choices, if you're wondering why Jose calls Michaela - and then Simone - "mi amore" that's a reference to the play on which Sirens was based. "That's in the play," Smith Metzler said. "There are very few things that are verbatim in the play that make it to the series, but Jose calling Michaela 'Mi Amor,' and then later transferring that to someone else, that's always been in there. I love Jose. I wanted to keep it because it's a good reminder that Jose has a lot of power in this house." Metlzer continued: "He sees and knows everything, and says nothing. He knows where all the bodies are buried. He's higher up on the food chain than Michaela, even though it doesn't seem like that when you meet them. There's a tinge of condescension to 'Mi Amor' as well." Obsessed. Sirens is currently streaming on Netflix - run don't walk.
