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Belfast Telegraph
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
‘On the way to the Oscars, my mum says ‘This is great, but are you ever going to get a real job?': Award-winning Belfast director Terry George
Oscar-winning director Terry George has a contacts book that reads like a who's who of the Hollywood elite. His impressive back catalogue includes Some Mother's Son, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer and Hotel Rwanda.
Toronto Sun
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Paul Simon aging gracefully as latest tour, A Quiet Celebration, arrives in Toronto
Former Raptors all-star DeMar DeRozan shares thoughts about playing in Toronto Pickering boy, 13, in custody after 'sadistic' random slaying of elderly woman Paul Simon aging gracefully as latest tour, A Quiet Celebration, arrives in Toronto There's a fragility and honesty combined with humour and charm about Simon in his current state that makes you want to cheer him on Photo by Jake Edwards (photographer) Article content Paul Simon Massey Hall Thursday night RATING: **** (four out of four) Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. 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Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account or Sign in without password View more offers Article content Article content Recommended Videos tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Paul Simon aging gracefully as latest tour, A Quiet Celebration, arrives in Toronto Back to video tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Play Video Article content Paul Simon isn't slip slidin' away. On the contrary. The 83-year-old master storyteller — who is aging well in his twilight years — instead personifies the final lyrics in the Simon and Garfunkel classic The Boxer: 'I am leaving, I'm leaving, but the fighter still remains.' In short, Simon, backed by a crack band — including three percussionists and a string section — plus his not-so-secret weapon and wife Edie Brickell (formerly of the New Bohemians) who joined her husband for four songs, wowed on Thursday night at Massey Hall during the second of three shows at the venue, which he described as 'a musician's delight. You can hear everything.' Simon's A Quiet Celebration Tour may describe the tone of his two-hour-and-20-minute show — which sees him playing new songs, classics and deep cuts over multiple nights in intimate venues around North America because of the severe hearing loss he's suffered over the last few years — but it doesn't really do justice to the genuinely moving, sometimes melancholy career-spanning performance that unfolds. Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content There's a fragility and honesty combined with humour and charm about Simon in his current state that makes you want to cheer him on. For example, when people were shouting out requests during the first encore, Simon cheekily chose instead to do a song he said he 'loathes,' Feelin' Groovy, and the audience couldn't get enough of it. It was during the recording of his latest album, Seven Psalms, that Simon began to steadily lose the hearing in his left ear. The condition initially made touring impossible, but with help from the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, and his own production team, Simon redesigned his entire stage setup to make performing work including moving monitors to surround him. The evening began with all 33 minutes of Seven Psalms, a serious, sombre and religious-minded collection of seven songs that segue one into the other as a continuous piece of music starting with My Lord and ending with Wait (the latter for which he was joined by Brickell plus the previous song The Sacred Harp). Your Midday Sun Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Article content Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content #paulsimon sings America @masseyhall. Told us he found America again in Canada, 'a beacon in the dark.' #toronto — Jane Stevenson (@JaneCStevenson) May 30, 2025 Advertisement 5 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Then it was time for the mega-hits like the opening verse of America — he explained he'd currently found the best of America in Canada, 'a beacon in the dark,' Graceland, Slip Slidin' Away, Homeward Bound, Under African Skies (with Brickell again), Mother and Child Reunion, Me and Julio Down the Schoolyard, and three encores consisting of Feelin' Groovy, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, The Boxer, which produced lots of singing and clapping, and the show-ending The Sound Of Silence featuring Simon on stage alone with just his acoustic guitar. Me and Julio down by the schoolyard by #paulsimon @masseyhall #toronto — Jane Stevenson (@JaneCStevenson) May 30, 2025 Advertisement 6 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The band, meanwhile, which includes Bakithi Kumalo (bass) who's the last remaining band member from the Graceland band sessions, seemed to take as much delight in playing alongside Simon as they did in watching him, along with the rest of us. He is scheduled to play his final Toronto show on Friday night. SETLIST: The Lord Love Is Like A Braid My Professional Opinion Your Forgiveness Trail of Volcanoes The Sacred Harp (with Edie Brickell) Wait (with Edie Brickell) (INTERMISSION) America (First Verse Only) Graceland Slip Slidin' Away Train in the Distance Homeward Bound #paulsimon is Homeward Bound @masseyhall, which he called 'a musician's delight.' #toronto — Jane Stevenson (@JaneCStevenson) May 30, 2025 Advertisement 7 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The Late Great Johnny Ace St. Judy's Comet Under African Skies (with Edie Brickell) Edie Brickell joins hubby #paulsimon on Under African Skies @masseyhall #toronto — Jane Stevenson (@JaneCStevenson) May 30, 2025 Advertisement 8 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War Rewrite Spirit Voices Mother and Child Reunion #paulsimon classic: Mother and Child Reunion @masseyhall #toronto — Jane Stevenson (@JaneCStevenson) May 30, 2025 Advertisement 9 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (with Edie Brickell whistling) ENCORE: Feelin' Groovy 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover ENCORE 2: The Boxer ENCORE 3: The Sound of Silence (solo without band) Article content Share this article in your social network Read Next
Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Ekin-Su shows off tiny waist in skimpy gym gear amid feud between Curtis Pritchard and MAFS star ex
Curtis has thrown down the gauntlet to shut down the noise LOOKING GOOD Ekin-Su shows off tiny waist in skimpy gym gear amid feud between Curtis Pritchard and MAFS star ex Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) EKIN-SU has shown off her tiny waist in skimpy gym gear amid the feud between Curtis Pritchard and a MAFS star ex. The Love Island legend looked sensational as she struck a pose in a recent gym snap. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Ekin-Su has shown off her tiny waist in skimpy gym gear amid the feud between Curtis Pritchard and a MAFS star ex 5 Curtis broke his silence after MAFS star Georges slammed Ekin-Su Credit: Splash 5 Georges has accused Ekin-Su of cheating on him with Curtis but she denies the claims Credit: Eroteme The figure-hugging outfit featured a cropped top and it appeared that the star had just competed a round of weights. This comes after Ekin-Su's boyfriend, Curtis Pritchard broke his silence after a love rival publicly slammed Ekin-Su. Love Island star Curtis, who will make his professional boxing debut on a Misfits card next week. Threw down the gauntlet to Married At First Sight's Georges Berthonneau, saying "call me out and we'll fight." Curtis insists that he's ignored Georges claims that he was in a serious relationship with Ekin-Su at the same time she was getting to know Curtis in the All Stars villa in January. More recently, the MAFS star said he swapped texts with Ekin-Su while she was sleeping beside Curtis. But in an exclusive interview with The Sun, Curtis said it was nothing but "outside noise". "Hey, if he wants to get in the ring with me, tell him to call me out and let's get in the ring," said Curtis. "I've just been focusing on the camp. I haven't read anything or done anything, truthfully. And that's all that matters to me. "I'm focusing on the camp, I'm focusing on having fun with Ekin and that's all that matters to me. MAFS Georges slams ex Ekin-Su for having sex with Curtis on Love Island while 'still in a relationship him' "I don't even know what's going on. I can't be bothered with the whole situation of anything else, bar myself, Ekin and fighting right now. And I think that's just the way my mind works. "It was like that in my dancing days. I'm focused on this one thing. You can't let all of these other outside distractions get into your head whatsoever. There's just no point." Curtis famously swapped his dancing shoes for boxing gloves in The Boxer and The Ballroom Dancer with Tommy Fury, following their time in the Love Island villa. However, though the pair were once close pals, they rarely speak these days and Tommy hasn't given Curtis advice for his Misfits fight. "We don't speak that much anymore," admitted Curtis. "Our careers sort of went opposite ways. But now we're actually going down the same career path, maybe there'll be a reunited situation there. "As of this moment we haven't communicated about boxing." Georges, 32, claimed he was in a secret 10-month relationship with Ekin, 30, when she entered the All Stars villa this year. Georges appeared on Fubar Radio and alleged: "Everyone was like 'why are you saying it now?', because I loved the girl and I didn't want to let go of it. "And my biggest thing was, why should I keep protecting someone who can't even apologise of take accountability." Georges claimed the Turkish actress did not end their romance before she was intimate with dancer Curtis after leaving the show. He went on to say: "I even said to her on the phone, I was like 'are you not going to apologise?' "You had sex with another man whilst I was at home. "And you're not even going to apologise." But Ekin, who found fame on the 2022 series of Love Island, flatly denied she was dating him. At the time, Ekin said she was very much single and was using dating apps to try and find love. Georges, who split with his MAFS wife Peggy Lawrence in February 2024, has however claimed he and Ekin enjoyed a secret holiday to France, met each other's families and even spent Boxing Day together. 5 Curtis is concentrating on his boxing career and his time with his girlfriend Credit: Instagram
The Irish Sun
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Ekin-Su shows off tiny waist in skimpy gym gear amid feud between Curtis Pritchard and MAFS star ex
EKIN-SU has shown off her tiny waist in skimpy gym gear amid the feud between Curtis Pritchard and a MAFS star ex. snap . Advertisement 5 Ekin-Su has shown off her tiny waist in skimpy gym gear amid the feud between Curtis Pritchard and a MAFS star ex 5 Curtis broke his silence after MAFS star Georges slammed Ekin-Su Credit: Splash 5 Georges has accused Ekin-Su of cheating on him with Curtis but she denies the claims Credit: Eroteme The figure-hugging outfit featured a cropped top and it appeared that the star had just competed a round of weights. This comes after Ekin-Su's boyfriend, Love Island star next week. Threw down the gauntlet to Married At First Sight's Georges Berthonneau, saying "call me out and we'll fight." Advertisement Love Island Curtis insists that he's ignored More recently, the MAFS star said he But in an exclusive interview with The Sun, Curtis said it was nothing but "outside noise". "Hey, if he wants to get in the ring with me, tell him to call me out and let's get in the ring," said Curtis. Advertisement Most read in Showbiz Exclusive "I've just been focusing on the camp. I haven't read anything or done anything, truthfully. And that's all that matters to me. "I'm focusing on the camp, I'm focusing on having fun with Ekin and that's all that matters to me. MAFS Georges slams ex Ekin-Su for having sex with Curtis on Love Island while 'still in a relationship him' "I don't even know what's going on. I can't be bothered with the whole situation of anything else, bar myself, Ekin and fighting right now. And I think that's just the way my mind works. "It was like that in my dancing days. I'm focused on this one thing. You can't let all of these other outside distractions get into your head whatsoever. There's just no point." Advertisement Curtis famously swapped his dancing shoes for boxing gloves in The Boxer and The Ballroom Dancer with However, though the pair were once close pals, they rarely speak these days and Love Island winners - where they are now EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more. Here we take you through all of the 2025 - The second series of All Stars saw STATUS: Still together. 2024 - The summer Love Island saw and Josh Oyinsan were STATUS: Broken up. 2024 - The first ever All stars spin off show was STATUS: Still together. 2023 - STATUS: Broken up. 2023 - The first series of 2023 saw STATUS: Still together. 2022 - STATUS: Broken up. 2021 - STATUS: Still together. 2020 - The first ever winter Love Island saw STATUS: Broken up. 2019 - Series 5 saw STATUS: Broken up. 2018 - It wasn't surprising fan favourites STATUS: Broken up. 2017 - STATUS: Broken up. 2016 - Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they've had two kids and are married. STATUS: Still together. 2015 - Despite poor STATUS: Broken up. "We don't speak that much anymore," admitted Curtis. "Our careers sort of went opposite ways. But now we're actually going down the same career path, maybe there'll be a reunited situation there. "As of this moment we haven't communicated about boxing ." Advertisement Georges appeared on Fubar Radio and alleged: "Everyone was like 'why are you saying it now?', because I loved the girl and I didn't want to let go of it. "And my biggest thing was, why should I keep protecting someone who can't even apologise of take accountability." Georges claimed the Turkish actress did not end their romance before she was intimate with dancer Curtis after leaving the show. Advertisement He went on to say: "I even said to her on the phone, I was like 'are you not going to apologise?' "You had sex with another man whilst I was at home. "And you're not even going to apologise." But Ekin, who found fame on the 2022 series of Love Island, flatly denied she was dating him. Advertisement At the time, Ekin said she was very much single and was using dating apps to try and find love. 5 Curtis is concentrating on his boxing career and his time with his girlfriend Credit: Instagram 5 Georges split with his MAFS reality show wife Peggy Lawrence in 2024 Credit: Eroteme Advertisement
Scottish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Curtis Pritchard fuels feud with MAFS star and challenges him to a FIGHT after he slammed Ekin Su
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CURTIS Pritchard has broken his silence after a love rival slammed his girlfriend Ekin-Su Culculoglu. Love Island legend Curtis, who will make his professional boxing debut on a Misfits card on May 16, has thrown down the gauntlet to Married At First Sight's Georges Berthonneau, saying "call me out and we'll fight." 4 Curtis Pritchard is training hard ahead of his boxing debut Credit: Instagram,/curtispritchard12 4 He said he'd be willing to take on MAFS star Georges Berthonneau if he called him out Credit: Rex He insists he's paid no attention to Georges claims that he was in a serious relationship with Ekin-Su at the same time she was getting to know Curtis in the All Stars villa in January. More recently, the MAFS star said he swapped texts with Ekin-Su while she was sleeping beside Curtis. But in an exclusive interview with The Sun, the villa favourite said it was nothing but "outside noise". "Hey, if he wants to get in the ring with me, tell him to call me out and let's get in the ring," said Curtis. "I've just been focusing on the camp. I haven't read anything or done anything, truthfully. And that's all that matters to me. "I'm focusing on the camp, I'm focusing on having fun with Ekin and that's all that matters to me. "Any of the outside noise or outside stuff that's going on, I haven't got time to even let it settle into my brain. I don't even know what's going on. I can't be bothered with the whole situation of anything else, bar myself, Ekin and fighting right now. And I think that's just the way my mind works. "It was like that in my dancing days. I'm focused on this one thing. You can't let all of these other outside distractions get into your head whatsoever. There's just no point." Curtis famously swapped his dancing shoes for boxing gloves in The Boxer and The Ballroom Dancer with Tommy Fury, following their time in the Love Island villa. It saw them teach the other their respective disciplines. Curtis Pritchard sparks concern as he sports a black eye as he joins girlfriend Ekin-Su at the Grand National Though the pair were once close pals, they rarely speak these days and Tommy hasn't given Curtis advice for his Misfits fight. "We don't speak that much anymore," admitted Curtis. "Our careers sort of went opposite ways. But now we're actually going down the same career path, maybe there'll be a reunited situation there. "As of this moment we haven't communicated about boxing." He's always been a boxing fan and for the past seven weeks he's lived and breathed the sport as he prepares to get inside the ring for his first proper bout. The heavyweight exhibition fight is a totally new tag team format that might take boxing purists some getting used to. Four fighters - Big Tobz, Curtis, Godson Umeh, and Tempo Arts - will battle it out over five, three-minute rounds. 4 Curtis previously learned to box with Tommy Fury in a reality show Credit: Rex Features 4 Ekin-Su and Curtis hit it off in the Love Island villa Credit: Rex Each boxer has two tap outs that they can use whenever they like, however they will be docked a point on the second tap. After the first three rounds, one fighter will be eliminated, then another will go after round four leaving just two to battle it out. Curtis said: "Truthfully, because it is quite a new concept, there ain't much to go off. So I've got some plans in my head of what the best way for me to do it, which I will not be saying. But it's a bit of a learning curve." Being on the same card as professional fighters like Darren Till and Darren Stewart is certainly helping to motivate the former Dancing With The Stars man. And he believes that, despite his freshness in the sport, he has what it takes to upset some experienced heads. "It's sick. Genuinely it's wild," he said. "I've always loved watching fights. I've always loved fighting as a sport. It's really interested me throughout my life, but I've never had time to do it. "Being at such a high level of dancing, like when I was performing and competing a lot, that took up my life. "I feel like once you get a mindset to become a high level of something, as long as you have that same mindset into something else, you become very good at it very fast." Ekin-Su will be cheering him on come fight night, though she's found it difficult watching him prepare. "She's come to a couple of sessions, sparring and stuff," said Curtis. "For anyone that's not in the fight game, just seeing somebody you really adore getting punched obviously isn't going to be very nice for you." "You hear her scream. We've got some videos of me sparring and then you can hear Ekin just like screaming. Then all of a sudden when I punch them she's like 'YEAH!' 100 percent she's going to be there." The transition to sportsman has given Curtis renewed drive following years on reality television, and he likens it to his pro dancing days. "When you come off a programme like Love Island, sometimes you can do 20 different things," he said. "And it's nice now to be focusing on one thing and actually getting myself back into a mindset of how it was when I was representing England, training every day, focus on this, get your sleep, get this, get that. It gives you that end goal and it gives you a real focus point. "I think a lot more people in life actually need to do that. I'm having to sleep more than ever, doing more exercise than ever. I bloody love it."
