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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Love Island is like Hunger Games…I'm 30 & still never had boyfriend – here's reason I blame show, says Olivia Hawkins
LOVE Island 'villain' Olivia Hawkins has compared her two stints on the show to The Hunger Games – and admits they led to her 'losing herself'. 6 Olivia Hawkins, who now stars on Celebs Go Dating, has compared her two stints on Love Island to The Hunger Games Credit: ©Nic Serpell-Rand 2024 6 The reality star, above with Maxwell Samuda, says she lost herself after appearing on Love Island Credit: Rex 6 Olivia, 30, says fellas never ask her out after she was first painted as a troublemaker in the villa Credit: Rex In fact, the beauty, who has been an actress and a ring girl, claims she has never had a proper 'boyfriend'. In an exclusive chat with the Sun on Sunday, Olivia said the telly dating contest reminds her of the brutal fight for survival in dystopian movie series The Hunger Games because 'you never know when you're going to be dumped'. She explains: 'It can feel competitive with everyone the same age, feeling like you're at risk of being dumped. "I find dating hard because the majority of people I meet have watched Love Island, or know of my character on the show. It's hard not to be prejudged. 'I was the villain of the villa. They just saw me as a fiery character. Now I get told I'm quite intimidating. Men don't approach me because they think I won't be responsive. 'But that's a misconception. I'm the most approachable person ever. Men think I'll be hard work, and of course I like the finer things in life, but I provide that for myself.' Recalling how the programme affected her, Olivia adds: 'After Love Island, I got to a point where maybe I just lost myself a bit. "You've been painted as this one person, and then it's almost like a persona that you think, 'Oh, that's obviously not me, but do I have to keep that up?'.' The Brighton-born beauty, who starred in James Bond film No Time To Die with Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas, is now taking part in another TV show, Celebs Go Dating, in search of romance. During her first Love Island appearance, she coupled up with Will Young, Olivia Hawkins' Bold New Chapter in Reality TV "She slated the boys who kissed new women behind their original partner's back, despite female friends also doing that. And when she took part in Despite dating a string of hunks — including EastEnders star She says: 'All I want is a partner to be there for me and be my soulmate, and to have a shoulder to lean on. I'd just love someone to take me for being me and get to know the person away from the screen. 'I felt like I really had to try and prove everyone wrong or show a different side to me. 'But really, I needed to just put myself first, and as long as I'm happy with myself, that's all that matters. 6 Olivia with Luca Bish on the show 6 The beauty says she has never had a proper 'boyfriend' Credit: Rex 6 She feels her reputation on Love Island has put men off committing to her Credit: Getty 'My romantic life has been a real journey, a rollercoaster. I've never been in a relationship. Throughout my twenties, I really settled for the bare minimum and I didn't, I guess, realise my worth. 'I'm now finally at that place where I just don't want to settle for any less. I don't need to put up with a d**khead. 'I know what I bring to the table, so if someone else can't match that, then my time is so precious, as is theirs . . . I don't want to waste my time on anyone.' All I want is a partner to be there for me and be my soulmate, and just to have a shoulder to lean on Olivia Hawkins Olivia will put her romantic fate in the hands of matchmakers She will be joined on the show by singletons Kerry Katona, Christine McGuinness, S Club 7's They will be paired with non-celebrity strangers the TV experts believe could be perfect for them — and fans will see the couples then go on a string of dates. After the brutality of Love Island, Olivia says she is enjoying the process. She explains: 'On Celebs, you're never dumped unless you do something really bad! 'Sod the haters' 'That is the nicest part about it. I have full control and I'm not competing with anyone. 'But also, it's in my hands to make sure I'm making the right decision for myself. And I really do feel like I put myself first on this series.' Olivia insists she knows what she wants in a man, revealing. 'At this stage in my life, looks only go so far. 'I've met some absolutely gorgeous men and it just hasn't been there because the personality wasn't there to match. Sometimes, guys can be so attractive and that's all they rely on, and that makes them unattractive. 'I definitely wouldn't say looks are the be all and end all. I don't want to get to 90 and think, 'Oh, the only reason I went for him was because he was 6ft 5ins and so good-looking'. 'I want to be like, 'Haven't we had the best life? We've laughed so much'. 'I need banter. I can't have someone super-sensitive, because I am quite sarcastic. So someone that can give it back to me — that's playful — and I really wanted someone communicative and considerate.' Revealing her dating priorities, Olivia says: 'I need someone that's family orientated. I can't compromise on that.' The Celebs Go Dating stars got a baptism of fire on the new series with a singles night straight away, where they had to pick a match to take on a sun-kissed trip to Ibiza. On Celebs, you're never dumped unless you do something really bad! And despite spending weeks on national TV wearing just a bikini, Olivia says she was more nervous walking into that party — or a 'mixer', as it is called on the show — than she was entering the villa. 'I've never been so nervous,' she admits. 'I know it's ridiculous, but because this was more focused on me and my journey, it's different.' Olivia hopes that by showing her vulnerability, fans will finally see a different side to her. And if they don't, she is past caring. She says with a laugh: 'Sod the haters. They're always going to be there. I don't worry about other people's opinions. I just live life and be happy.' Celebs Go Dating 2025 cast S Club 7 singer Jon Lee The Chase quizzer Too Hot To Handle hunk Louis Russell Love Island All Stars contestant, Singer Kerry Katona Made in Chelsea heartthrob Sam Prince QUIT -
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Amazon's 'James Bond' Reboot Gets Massive New Update
Amazon's 'James Bond' Reboot Gets Massive New Update originally appeared on Parade. It's been just under four years since audiences have last seen the debonair gentleman secret agent James Bond in action. With 2021's No Time to Die officially wrapping up Daniel Craig's tenure in the series, many viewers have wondered what the future holds for the United Kingdom's most famous espionage operative. Fortunately, after years of avid speculation regarding the James Bond franchise and its recent acquisition by Amazon Prime, the long-awaited 007 reboot has just received a promising new development. This past Wednesday, Amazon MGM Studios announced that Dune's celebrated filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve, has officially joined the James Bond franchise to direct the series' next installment. The announcement comes as Villeneuve continues to remain hard at work on the third and fourth entries in his blockbuster Dune franchise, which has earned considerable acclaim following the first Dune film's release in 2021. 'Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007," Villeneuve said in a statement coinciding with the announcement. "I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery. I'm a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he's sacred territory. I intend to honor the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come." "This is a massive responsibility, but also, incredibly exciting for me and a huge honor," the Blade Runner 2049 director continued on. "[Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman] and I are absolutely thrilled to bring him back to the screen. Thank you to Amazon MGM Studios for their trust.' Mike Hopkins, the head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, echoed the filmmaker's sentiments, stating, 'We are honored that Denis has agreed to direct James Bond's next chapter. He is a cinematic master, whose filmography speaks for itself. From Blade Runner 2049 to Arrival to the Dune films, he has delivered compelling worlds, dynamic visuals, complex characters, and—most importantly—the immersive storytelling that global audiences yearn to experience in theaters." "James Bond is in the hands of one of today's greatest filmmakers and we cannot wait to get started on 007's next adventure," Hopkins concluded. Amazon's 'James Bond' Reboot Gets Massive New Update first appeared on Parade on Jun 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
Gulf Today
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney leads the race to be the next Bond girl
Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney is being considered for a part in the upcoming part of the 'James Bond'. If it sits well, the actress will essay the role of the next Bond girl, reports 'Female First UK'. The 27-year-old actress is wanted by new 007 director Denis Villeneuve for a role in the upcoming movie and the 'Euphoria' actress is also said to have the backing of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, with the company acquiring creative control of the spy franchise from long-serving producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. A source told 'The Sun on Sunday' newspaper, 'Sydney is the top name on the casting sheet for Bond. Denis believes she is hugely talented, as well as having an alluring appeal to younger generations, vital in modernising the franchise'. The source further mentioned, 'They've hung out together a lot and he has admired her stratospheric rise. Plus Sydney has the quality of being athletic and able to perform physical scenes, as well as being feminine and following in the legacy of the Bond girls'. As per 'Female First UK', Denis was unveiled as the director of the next Bond film last month and has vowed to 'honour the tradition' of the character - who will be played by a new actor in the picture after Daniel Craig bowed out as 007 in the 2021 movie 'No Time To Die'. The 'Dune' filmmaker said in a statement, 'Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007. I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr No with Sean Connery. To me, he's sacred territory. I intend to honour the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come'. Amazon MGM's Mike Hopkins commented, 'Denis has delivered compelling worlds, dynamic visuals, complex characters, and - most importantly - the immersive storytelling that global audiences yearn to experience in theatres. Meanwhile, Katy O'Brian was punched by Sydney while filming their boxing matches for the upcoming biopic about boxer Christy Martin. The actress has said that she 'felt good' getting punched by her co-star. Sweeney stars in the movie as Martin, who was one of the most well known female boxers of the 1990s, reports 'Variety'. Katy plays a fellow boxer. Sweeney packed on 30 pounds for the role. Sweeney told W magazine earlier this year, 'My body was completely different. I didn't fit in any of my clothes. I'm usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My body got bigger. It was crazy. She added, 'But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong'. Martin boxed professionally from 1989 to 2012 and became the world champion in the super welterweight division in 2009. In 2010, she survived a murder attempt by her husband, James Martin, who stabbed her multiple times and shot her at their home in Florida. He was convicted of attempted second-degree murder in 2012 and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Indo-Asian News Service
Daily Mirror
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Billie Eilish says ‘I grew up poor with just one pair of shoes and a shirt'
Billie Eilish has revealed that she had an upbringing far from the glamour of showbusiness, with the popstar recalling how she grew up 'poor with one pair of shoes and a shirt'. Over the past seven years, Billie Eilish has emerged as one of the most influential artists of her generation, shaking up pop with her diverse sound and unique style. 'Billie has undeniably altered the course of 21st-century music,' Thomas Smith, editor of Billboard UK tells Mirror of the star, who is currently touring. 'She turned the whole industry on its head, bringing something so fresh and new with her.' As many cultural experts have noted, her music – including three No1 albums to date – defies all classification. 'Billie is not any one genre, but she has this beautiful voice that can sound so current, but also like it's from decades ago, or even the future,' says Nina Nannar, arts editor of ITV News. 'She's not like Taylor Swift or Sabrina Carpenter, or anybody else. She's just distinctly herself, and she just seemed to become one of the biggest artists on the planet effortlessly.' Though still only 23, Billie has made history with a series of record-breaking milestones. For starters, she was the youngest female artist in UK chart history to bag a No1 album with her debut, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? in 2019, when she was just 17. The following year, she became the youngest artist to win all four major Grammy categories in a single night, and then her 2020 song No Time T o Die made her the youngest artist to write and perform a theme for the James Bond franchise. 'It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way,' she said at the time. As if that weren't enough, the song later won her an Oscar, as did What Was I Made For? her track from the 2023 Barbie movie. Addressing topics such as depression, anxiety, body image and climate change, Billie is not afraid to speak out in interviews or in her songs. But, as Nina suggests, 'She doesn't set out to be brutally honest, she just says what's in her head. She arrived at the perfect moment, when a new generation who felt let down by world leaders were looking for alternatives, and truth. And fans were like, 'Oh, she's authentic. We believe her.'' Gennaro Castaldo from the BPI, the UK music organisation that stages the Brits, agrees. 'She knows her own mind and conveys a strong sense of independence, which gives her a bit of an anti-establishment, maverick vibe,' he says. 'She also has a certain vulnerability, and these are qualities that have always resonated with young music fans.' Billie was born in Los Angeles to actor-musician parents, who have always played a big role in her career. But she didn't enjoy the affluent showbiz upbringing many might assume. 'People have a really weird interpretation of how I grew up, and I think it's because I'm a girl, I'm from LA and an artist,' she has said. 'Automatically, people think you're from Beverly Hills or some sh*t. Not at all. I grew up with no money at all, I grew up poor. I had one pair of shoes and a shirt.' She was homeschooled with her older brother Finneas, now 27, and decided she wanted to be a performer after a childhood trip to see Matilda on Broadway. As teenagers, she and Finneas began working on songs together in his small bedroom, where her entire first album was recorded. 'They showed you don't need all the big, glossy production and technical stuff these days,' says Nina. 'But if you do make music in your bedroom, you've got to be damn good – and what Billie and Finneas achieved by themselves is absolutely unbelievable.' Their breakthrough came when Billie's first song Ocean Eyes went viral overnight in 2015, and she and Finneas cemented her position as pop's rising star with follow-up singles including Bury A Friend, You Should See Me I n A Crown and When T he Party's Over, which appeared on her first album. Worlds apart from much of the formulaic music dominating the charts, Billie's unusual vocal approach was obvious from the beginning. 'She can make these super-weird, dark songs, and yet also more commercial Oscar-winning songs,' says Thomas, who has interviewed Billie more times than any other British journalist. 'She just has that huge range.' Her biggest hit to date came with the anthemic Bad Guy, which was the highest-selling single globally in 2019. 'The response to Bad Guy? That changed my life,' she said. During the pandemic, Billie and Finneas made her second album, Happier Than Ever, which was released in July 2021 and hit No1 in 28 countries, with songs including Your Power, My Future and Oxytocin. Hot on its heels, she scored another first in June 2022 as she became the youngest person to headline Glastonbury, wowing 100,000 at the Pyramid Stage. 'Her set was absolutely unbelievable,' recalls Nina. 'She seemed so relaxed, and to be so comfortable headlining the biggest music festival on Earth aged just 20 really does take a special kind of person.' As usual, Billie's outfit for her moment of Glasto glory was a talking point, with her signature oversized streetwear and trainers matching the rebellious mood. But while she has been dubbed a 'misfit' and an 'outsider' in the past, her unconventional aesthetic is all part of her appeal. 'I'm lucky enough to be in a generation that's able to break every rule,' she has said. 'When I think about artists who grew up in a time where you could only have one genre and one look, and couldn't change that ever… That must have been torturous.' Always pushing limits, her third album Hit Me Hard A nd Soft also broke new ground, smashing sales records with the biggest opening week of 2024 in the UK. Its second single Birds Of A Feather was the world's most streamed song on Spotify last year too, even beating Sabrina Carpenter's megahit Espresso. Showing a new maturity, the album offered bold statements about her sexuality, which has always been the subject of speculation. 'She's found the confidence to talk about it, but has also made it clear she won't be pigeonholed,' adds Thomas. 'She just wants to be who she is, and to like whoever she likes – whether that's men, women or both.'
New York Post
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Researchers determine the six attributes that make somebody cool — do you have them?
Researchers have scientifically defined coolness. The idea of coolness might seem subjective, but international researchers have revealed that there is a nearly-universal consensus on what it means to be hip. 'The meaning of cool has crystallized on a similar set of values and traits around the globe,' the researchers wrote in the too-cool-for-school study, which was published in the Journal Of Experimental Psychology. According to their research, 'cool' people are generally perceived as more extroverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open and autonomous. 'To be seen as cool, someone usually needs to be somewhat likable or admirable, which makes them similar to good people,' said co-lead researcher Caleb Warren, PhD, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Arizona. 'However, cool people often have other traits that aren't necessarily considered 'good' in a moral sense, like being hedonistic and powerful.' Lais – Why is coolness defined so similarly across cultures that differ so drastically in seemingly every other aspect of life? The study's co-lead researcher Todd Pezzuti, of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile, explained, 'Everyone wants to be cool, or at least avoid the stigma of being uncool, and society needs cool people because they challenge norms, inspire change, and advance culture.' To determine what it means to be hip, researchers conducted experiments on 6,000 international participants between 2018 and 2022. Respondents hailed from the United States, Australia, Chile, China (mainland and Hong Kong), Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey. Participants were asked to think of people who were cool, not cool, good or not good and then rate the subjects' personalities and values. Daniel Craig as James Bond in 'No Time To Die' (2021). ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection Researchers used this data to analyze the differences between cool people, uncool people and good people. They found that 'good' people were seen as conforming, traditional, secure, warm, agreeable, universalistic, conscientious and calm. Meanwhile, 'cool' people boasted the aforementioned mixed bag of both 'good' and ethically-questionable traits. 'To be seen as cool, someone usually needs to be somewhat likable or admirable, which makes them similar to good people,' said co-lead researcher Caleb Warren, PhD, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Arizona. 'However, cool people often have other traits that aren't necessarily considered 'good' in a moral sense, like being hedonistic and powerful.' One is reminded of James Bonds and other simultaneously 'selfish' and 'selfless' action heroes. In fact, the article suggested that the increasingly international reach of movies and music transformed 'coolness' from a niche characteristic into a 'commercially-friendly' set of traits that transcends cultures — in other words, it's now square to be hip. But does coolness' mainstream appeal mean that it's, well, no longer cool? Pezzuti doesn't think so. 'Coolness has definitely evolved over time, but I don't think it has lost its edge. It's just become more functional,' he explained. 'The concept of coolness started in small, rebellious sub-cultures, including Black jazz musicians in the 1940s and the beatniks in the 1950s (yes, these countercultural pioneers were cool before it was cool).' He added, 'As society moves faster and puts more value on creativity and change, cool people are more essential than ever.'
