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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Paloma Faith throws her weight behind Brits Award ditching London and calls for more support for northern rising stars
Paloma reveals how she hopes the move will 'embolden' new talent KEEP FAITH IN NORTH Paloma Faith throws her weight behind Brits Award ditching London and calls for more support for northern rising stars PALOMA FAITH has thrown her weight behind the Brit Awards' move from London to Manchester. But she has insisted they need to champion northern talent, too. 3 Paloma with The Sun's Jack Hardwick Credit: Supplied 3 Paloma has been promoting her podcast series Mad, Sad and Bad Credit: Joe Pepler/PinPep The ceremony often celebrates alumni from London's Brit School, such as Amy Winehouse and Adele. Paloma, who won Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2015 awards, hopes youngsters who go to regular schools will finally get a look in when it takes place at the Co-op Live Arena on February 28 next year. The singer sat down with Bizarre's Jack as she hosted a pop-up 'confessions' booth in London's Covent Garden to promote her podcast series Mad, Sad and Bad. Paloma said: 'I think it will be really good for the spotlight to be shining on talent that comes from outside of London. 'The Brit School gets a lot of accolades and I really rate that school. But I feel like in the North, there is so much talent. 'I really hope they team it or pair it with a school in the North. I hope it being in Manchester will add something and emboldens the talent there.' Meanwhile, Paloma's podcast is going from strength to strength, with guests ranging from Hollywood lactor Samuel L. Jackson to fellow podcaster Vogue Williams. Revealing she's got a wishlist of guests, Paloma added: 'I really want Joan Collins. 'With Samuel L. Jackson, I sent him a message saying, 'I need your agent's number as I have a proposition for you'. 'He sent me a text saying, 'If you want something, you have to ask me yourself'. But it took me 15 days to build up the courage to call.' Paloma Faith receives praise after Late Late Show
Daily Mail
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Katherine Ryan reveals she was 'mugged off' by Stephen Hawking as she recounts wild party at Jimmy Carr's house
Katherine Ryan has revealed how she was 'mugged off' by Stephen Hawking after meeting the professor at one of Jimmy Carr 's wild parties. The comedian, 41, shared the rather surprising story as she recounted how Jimmy used to have 'Gatsby-esque' style bashes which all the stars were invited too. And Katherine confessed she tried to have a little flirt with Stephen, who died in 2018 aged 76, as she admitted: 'I tried it on with him'. Chatting on the latest episode of the Nip Tuck podcast with hosts Ashley Stobart and Lauren Adamson Katherine explained: 'Well before Jimmy Carr's children were born, he used to have the most amazing parties. 'Like Brandon Flowers would be there. Woody Harrelson would be there, Professor Stephen Hawking, Monica Lewinsky, I met Kourtney Kardashian in Jimmy Carr's living room. He's like the London Gatsby. It was really fun.' As Ashley asked: 'Stephen Hawking, yes, did he try it on with you?' Katherine confirmed: 'I tried it on with him' as the hosts laughed. The star continued: 'Because I saw in the film about him that he's kind of a ladies man.' 'Yeah but then, quite hurtfully he just kind of went quiet, and then his assistant came up and said "Oh I'm sorry the professor's tablet has run out of battery. He can't talk to you anymore."' She joked: 'And I was mugged off, and I know it.' 'What a great way to f**k someone off,' added Lauren: 'Just saying "my batteries gone".' 'He truly is a genius,' replied Katherine as she explained: 'But then I googled it and there's a back up battery for the tablet in the chairs. So if the chair is moving the battery is working.' Lauren teased: 'So he f****ed you off,' and Katherine confirmed: 'He did'. It comes after Katherine revealed earlier this month that she once cheated on an ex-partner and is 'glad that she did it' as she candidly reflected on the decision. Katherine confirmed: 'I tried it on with him. Yeah but then, quite hurtfully just kind of went quiet, and then his assistant came up and said "Oh I'm sorry the professor's tablet has run out of battery. He can't talk to you anymore"' The comedian, who has married to Bobby Koostra, also 41, since 2019, lifted the lid on the past situation in an episode of the Mad, Sad and Bad with Paloma Faith podcast. When asked about 'the most bada** thing' she has ever done, Katherine admitted: 'I cheated on one of my partners and that's bad but I feel that he deserved it and I'm always really glad that I did it.' Paloma questioned: 'Was it your exit strategy?' to which the comedian laughed: 'Yeah. In this relationship we were done. I had asked him to leave.' Not clarifiying which ex it was, she continued: 'And especially as a single mother people were like "Oh, he left you" and I was like no, no, I begged him to leave for a long time. 'Isn't it funny that a lot of men won't respect that choice like they will respect another man's property. So once another man comes into the picture then they go "Oh".' Palmona then jokingly chimed in with: 'This tree has been p***** on by somebody else. Just like dogs.' 'Yeah,' agreed Katherine, 'I just needed to get p***** on. It felt awful at the time. I had so much guilt and you never wanna hurt someone else intentionally. 'But looking back at the big picture as you say, nobody knows what's gone on for the ten years or five years or two years or whatever it may be.' Paloma then added: 'Men do it often and then it's like oh, awful for the woman she's a victim of that and then when a woman does it she is literally the devil. But it's like you've tried a lot of stuff. Katherine concluded: 'I had no choice I feel. The choice, I suppose, would have been, be more courageous and just go. But in this relationship, we were done. I had asked him to leave.'
The Guardian
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The week in audio: Mad, Sad and Bad with Paloma Faith; Fin vs History; Welcome to Hell and more
Mad, Sad and Bad with Paloma Faith JamPotFin vs History Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould Welcome to Hell Screen Rot Podcast with Jacob and Jake Jacob Hawley and Jake FarrellStalked BBC SoundsOur Plant Stories Our Plant Stories It's been a gloomy start to the year, so here are a few jolly podcasts to bring joy into your life. Good vibes are the basis of them all: laughs, warmth, a nice rapport. First up: singer Paloma Faith has a new podcast out called Mad, Sad and Bad, each episode loosely structured around her asking a celebrity guest about, yep, when they've felt mad, sad and/or bad. The interviews take place in Faith's house, on a semicircular leopard-print settee – if you want to see it, go to YouTube – and so far she's welcomed Alan Carr and Mel B. Nice and snappy at around 30 minutes, including the guest ringing the bell and Faith's welcome, these are not in-depth interviews but you do get insights. Carr was delightful, bringing in Faith's mum ('Oh 'ello, Pam!') and subtly steering the conversation to give funny anecdotes while not offering too many revelations. His story combining his dog dying, a spot of food poisoning and presenting a show about Agatha Christie while in full Poirot costume was hilarious. Mel B last week was more chaotic, though her discussion of her 10-year abusive marriage was touching and true. 'The dripping tap of abuse,' she said, 'it's in your psyche.' Faith's ditsy honesty is endearing – 'I'm not listening, I only want to talk about myself,' she announced at one point – and if she could rein in her tendency to rattle away, this show would be even better. A very different concept is Fin vs History, in which comedians Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould pick a few historical highlights (the Cuban missile crisis; the English civil war) and go for the dark laughs. Taylor's hugely successful Fin vs the Internet online show, where he drops filthy ridiculousness on internet celebrities, is along the same lines. If you're not familiar, then consider this a trigger warning. Still, if you can deal with them assessing Chairman Mao as the GOAT (greatest of all time) of despotic dictators – 'numbers-wise he blows everyone out of the water' – then strap yourself in and enjoy. Their outrageousness is properly side-splitting, and the first few episodes of this podcast have hit the top of the comedy charts. More jolliness in Welcome to Hell, now on its third series. This is another chit-chat between two funny men, Daniel Foxx and Dane Buckley, who have an established online following. On TikTok, Foxx plays a devil and Buckley an angel. In Welcome to Hell they're out of character but still quite similar. Listeners ('mostly women and bottoms', says Foxx in the first of the new series) send in their questions and confessions, to be judged in funny, campy manner. The first question of the new series is an absolute cracker and no, I'm not revealing it. Somewhere in between Welcome to Hell and Fin vs History is The Screen Rot Podcast, in which comedian Jacob Hawley and his pal Jake Farrell chat about their current online obsessions. Last week they discussed Bryan Johnson, that idiot whose quest to live for ever has led him to compare his own erection with that of his son. Even before they got to him, their pre-topic chat, encompassing David Lynch's pop career and retiring to Spain, was brilliantly funny. The bad-taste punchline to Hawley's concept restaurant made me snort out loud. And The Way They Were, with comedians Grainne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate, is also a hoot. Currently on a break but with many episodes to browse, in this show a new guest comes on to discuss a celebrity couple who have broken up (full disclosure: I've been on – I chose Will and Jada Pinkett Smith). Maguire researches and tells the broken-love story, Feduchin-Pate comments with snarky astuteness, and this is another laugh-out-loud podcast. Great stuff. The Observer's Carole Cadwalladr is co-hosting a new investigative series for BBC Sounds with her (sort of) former stepdaughter Hannah Mossman Moore. Stalked is about Mossman Moore's very weird experiences in her mid-20s, just a few years ago. The story is awful and gripping, and the podcast has the courage to name the person who causes Mossman Moore such difficulty, which must have been a legal minefield. (Well done, the BBC.) Just out of university, a charming older man-about-town called Kim becomes Mossman Moore's friend. He's supportive and fun, with access to fashion shows and posh parties; but at a certain point, when she's in a vulnerable position, he turns scary. She cuts him off, only to find herself in a whirlwind of never-ending emails and can-this-be-real cyber-stalking that includes a bewilderingly comprehensive hacking of her online identity and that of her family. I've only heard two episodes but am agog to hear more. As with all stalking shows, it does make you wonder, what is wrong with some people? Why can't they let others live their lives? For a palette cleanser after such nastiness, you might try Our Plant Stories, hosted by Sally Flatman, which began its third series last week. It can be a little slow, and my desire for a sharper edit might be because I don't have a garden and am thus far from understanding the less-accelerated joys of horticultural life. But the tale of how New York was given a million daffodil bulbs and where those bulbs went is a sweet and interesting one, and, as with all the above shows above, it's the vibes I enjoy.
