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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Maisie Smith breaks down in tears in live interview on Sunday Brunch as she's supported by Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer
EX-EASTENDERS star Maisie Smith shocked Sunday Brunch viewers by breaking down in tears live on air. The 24-year-old actress made an appearance on the light-hearted cooking show to promote her upcoming stint in a stage adaptation of The Talented Mr Ripley, but was asked about various aspects of her life and career by hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. 3 Maisie Smith breaks down in tears in live interview on Sunday Brunch Credit: Channel 4 3 The former EastEnders actress was overcome with emotion while on Sunday Brunch Credit: Channel 4 3 Maisie took part in Celeb SAS Credit: Instagram However, as the pair grilled her about her time on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins back in 2022, Maisie found herself overcome with emotion as she watched back clips of the harrowing challenges. But it seems three years on the memories are still fresh in the star's mind, and while she said it was 'the best thing she's ever done' she said: 'It was worse than you could even imagine. When I watched it back, there's so much more that they didn't even show. 'When we had mic packs, when they'd change the packs, you weren't allowed to talk. It was severe. There was never 'cut, cast can chill for a bit.' 'It was intense. Brutal.' Maisie eventually won the show when she participated in the endurance challenge – joining Calum Best, Ferne McCanne and AJ Pritchard to pass the test. Though she noted that her experience, which was set in the deserts of Jordan, took a toll on her physically and mentally, before bursting into tears. As Simon and Tim awkwardly rallied around her, she said: 'I was so young. I was 19, and it was such a big challenge. I'm proud of myself.' The latest series of Celebrity SAS is currently airing, and after just two episodes, four of the cast have already quit. S Club 7's Hannah Spearritt was first to go, followed by Louie Spence, and then Love Island stars Tasha Ghouri and Chloe Burrows quit within minutes of each other during a trek up a hill. Tasha has since refused to even acknowledge her time on the show, and said at the time of her exit she 'wasn't there mentally' to do it. Who Dares Wins in chaos as two more stars quit within A MINUTE of each other The series is set to continue tonight with more stars expected to bite the dust and voluntarily withdraw. 10 still remain in the game, which is set to get even more brutal as the annual boxing challenge takes place. Those still in the running include drag artist Bimini, Rebecca Loos, Love Island's Adam Collard and The Traitors winner Harry Clark.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
Maisie Smith breaks down in tears in live interview on Sunday Brunch as she's supported by Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) EX-EASTENDERS star Maisie Smith shocked Sunday Brunch viewers by breaking down in tears live on air. The 24-year-old actress made an appearance on the light-hearted cooking show to promote her upcoming stint in a stage adaptation of The Talented Mr Ripley, but was asked about various aspects of her life and career by hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. 3 Maisie Smith breaks down in tears in live interview on Sunday Brunch Credit: Channel 4 3 The former EastEnders actress was overcome with emotion while on Sunday Brunch Credit: Channel 4 3 Maisie took part in Celeb SAS Credit: Instagram However, as the pair grilled her about her time on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins back in 2022, Maisie found herself overcome with emotion as she watched back clips of the harrowing challenges. But it seems three years on the memories are still fresh in the star's mind, and while she said it was 'the best thing she's ever done' she said: 'It was worse than you could even imagine. When I watched it back, there's so much more that they didn't even show. 'When we had mic packs, when they'd change the packs, you weren't allowed to talk. It was severe. There was never 'cut, cast can chill for a bit.' 'It was intense. Brutal.' Maisie eventually won the show when she participated in the endurance challenge – joining Calum Best, Ferne McCanne and AJ Pritchard to pass the test. Though she noted that her experience, which was set in the deserts of Jordan, took a toll on her physically and mentally, before bursting into tears. As Simon and Tim awkwardly rallied around her, she said: 'I was so young. I was 19, and it was such a big challenge. I'm proud of myself.' The latest series of Celebrity SAS is currently airing, and after just two episodes, four of the cast have already quit. S Club 7's Hannah Spearritt was first to go, followed by Louie Spence, and then Love Island stars Tasha Ghouri and Chloe Burrows quit within minutes of each other during a trek up a hill. Tasha has since refused to even acknowledge her time on the show, and said at the time of her exit she 'wasn't there mentally' to do it. Who Dares Wins in chaos as two more stars quit within A MINUTE of each other The series is set to continue tonight with more stars expected to bite the dust and voluntarily withdraw. 10 still remain in the game, which is set to get even more brutal as the annual boxing challenge takes place. Those still in the running include drag artist Bimini, Rebecca Loos, Love Island's Adam Collard and The Traitors winner Harry Clark.
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Maisie Smith breaks down in tears in live interview on Sunday Brunch as she's supported by Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer
EX-EASTENDERS star Maisie Smith shocked Sunday Brunch viewers by breaking down in tears live on air. The 24-year-old actress made an appearance on the light-hearted cooking show to promote her upcoming stint in a stage adaptation of The Talented Mr Ripley, but was asked about various aspects of her life and career by hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. 3 3 However, as the pair grilled her about her time on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins back in 2022, Maisie found herself overcome with emotion as she watched back clips of the harrowing challenges. But it seems three years on the memories are still fresh in the star's mind, and while she said it was 'the best thing she's ever done' she said: 'It was worse than you could even imagine. When I watched it back, there's so much more that they didn't even show. 'When we had mic packs, when they'd change the packs, you weren't allowed to talk. It was severe. There was never 'cut, cast can chill for a bit.' 'It was intense. Brutal.' Maisie eventually won the show when she participated in the endurance challenge – joining Calum Best, Ferne McCanne and AJ Pritchard to pass the test. Though she noted that her experience, which was set in the deserts of Jordan, took a toll on her physically and mentally, before bursting into tears. As Simon and Tim awkwardly rallied around her, she said: 'I was so young. I was 19, and it was such a big challenge. I'm proud of myself.' The latest series of Celebrity SAS is currently airing, and after just two episodes, four of the cast have already quit. S Club 7's Hannah Spearritt was first to go, followed by Louie Spence, and then Love Island stars Tasha Ghouri and Chloe Burrows quit within minutes of each other during a trek up a hill. Tasha has since refused to even acknowledge her time on the show, and said at the time of her exit she 'wasn't there mentally' to do it. Who Dares Wins in chaos as two more stars quit within A MINUTE of each other The series is set to continue tonight with more stars expected to bite the dust and voluntarily withdraw. 10 still remain in the game, which is set to get even more brutal as the annual boxing challenge takes place. Those still in the running include drag artist Bimini, Rebecca Loos, Love Island's Adam Collard and The Traitors winner Harry Clark.
Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
A biography crackles with scandals
The biography is critical of Prince Andrew. It presents him as arrogant and self-seeking. Photo Courtesy: BBC This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals about sex and money on almost every page, two subjects that have always caused problems for the royals, the BBC reported. Andrew Lownie's book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, is an unrelentingly unflattering portrait of Prince Andrew. It depicts him as arrogant, self-seeking and in denial about his links to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The author's best-selling biographies have a habit of changing the reputation of famous figures, such as establishing the Nazi intrigues around the Duke of Windsor, the former Edward VIII. Although in the case of Entitled, he hasn't so much cemented Prince Andrew's reputation, as put it in concrete boots and thrown it in the river. It is hard to see how he might come back from this. This account, more than 450 pages, is said to have taken four years to research, involving hundreds of interviews. And for anyone thinking they have heard much of this story before, it is the extra and sometimes unexpected, throwaway details that will make this a fascinating read. Like comedian Billy Connolly and Sir Elton John being at Prince Andrew's stag night. Or film maker Woody Allen being at the same dinner with Prince Andrew at Epstein's house in Manhattan. This detail tallies with a piece in the New York Times this week that quotes a birthday greeting written by Allen to Epstein, which references "even royalty" being at one of Epstein's dinners. To rapidly lose some mid-life weight, when he was going out with a younger woman, the book records that Prince Andrew lived on a crash diet of "stewed prunes for breakfast, raw vegetables for lunch and soup for supper". About their academic ability, the book says that Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson passed two O-levels at their respective expensive private schools. Andrew had to re-take exams the following year before going on to take A-levels. Now in disgrace, Prince Andrew is claimed to spend his time, when not riding or golfing, cooped up watching aviation videos and reading thrillers, with The Talented Mr Ripley said to be his favourite. It is about a con-man taking on the identity of a wealthy playboy. There are some more gentle anecdotes about him, such as when he was a helicopter pilot and ferried a group of soldiers from a rifle range and decided to put down on the Sandringham estate. Queen Elizabeth II, who was in residence, was said to have looked at the guns being toted by these unexpected arrivals. "You can put those in there if you like," she said, pointing to an umbrella stand. But the biography is much more crowded with anecdotes about his rudeness and his acute lack of self awareness, not to mention a prodigious number of quick-fire affairs. It is claimed he swore at and insulted staff, bawling someone out as an "imbecile" for not using the Queen Mother's full title. Protection officers were despatched to collect golf balls and private jets seemed to be hired as casually as an Uber on a night out. The Paris-based journalist Peter Allen, among the sources for the book, says many of Andrew's problems reflect on his "flawed character". "He's been afforded every type of privilege, all his life, while displaying very poor judgement and getting into highly compromising situations." Known as "Baby Grumpling" in his early years, Andrew was claimed to have moved people from jobs because one was wearing a nylon tie, and another because he had a mole on his face. Diplomats, whose cause Andrew was meant to be advancing, nicknamed him "His Buffoon Highness" because of all the gaffes. There are details of his unhappy knack of getting involved with all the wrong people in his money-making ventures, from Libyan gun runners and relations of dictators to a Chinese spy. "This book appears to seal the fate of Andrew if he was ever hoping to be reinstated officially into the working royals," says royal commentator Pauline Maclaran. "The public will be wanting to see some clear action on the King's part I think — particularly as Andrew's connections to Epstein are raked over again," says Prof Maclaran. If this seems like a torrent of bad news, the book also raises some deeper questions about what lies behind Prince Andrew's character. There are suggestions of an often lonely and isolated figure, obsessed with sex but much weaker at relationships. Sources from his time in the navy saw his "bombastic" exterior as concealing a much more vulnerable and socially awkward figure, whose upbringing had made him unsure how to behave. He showed authentic courage when he flew helicopters in the Falklands war and he was remembered as being willing to "muck in" during that stressful time, when crews were living on canned food rather than fine dining. On his fascination for sex, an unnamed source claims Andrew lost his virginity at the age of 11, which the same source likens to a form of abuse. One of his former naval colleagues went from seeing Andrew as "immature, privileged, entitled" to having a more sympathetic view of a character of "loneliness and insecurity", a public figure who was uncertain about how he fitted in with other people, and had ended up with the "wrong sort of friends". Top of that list must be Jeffrey Epstein. Lownie's book offers meticulous detail of the connections between Prince Andrew and the US financier and sex offender, establishing links that went back to the early 1990s, earlier than had previously been established. It is also strong on the unbalanced nature of their relationship, with a friend of Andrew's describing the prince's dealings with Epstein as "like putting a rattlesnake in an aquarium with a mouse".
Sydney Morning Herald
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
In the '50s this Hitchcock story might have passed for light entertainment. Today, it reads as true crime.
When Dean Drieberg was approached to direct a stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder, he immediately spotted the elephant in the room. The story of a man planning to murder his wife might have passed for light entertainment in 1954, but in 2025 it reads closer to true crime. Rather than pull away from reality, Drieberg decided to lean into it. 'Last year alone 103 women were killed by men in Australia. I couldn't avoid that statistic and I wanted to point at that with this play and with this production.' Stage thrillers have been having a moment of late, with shows such as The Talented Mr Ripley, And Then There Were None and Gaslight touring the country. Hitchcock casts his shadow over other adaptations this year, too, via The Birds at Malthouse Theatre and the upcoming Rebecca at MTC. But nowhere else is that shadow so dark as with Dial M. It's not just that the play follows the machinations of a murderous misogynist. It's that the relationship of Hitchcock to his leading ladies is now regarded as troubling. The Birds star Tippi Hedren alleged the director sexually assaulted her and then attempted to ruin her career. In The 39 Steps, Hitchcock handcuffed Madeleine Carroll to her male co-star for hours, even when she needed to use the bathroom. Drieberg's Dial M isn't just a hit job on the director, though. 'I love Hitchcock's films. I've loved Hitchcock's films since I was a teenager and still do. Him as a person, different story. We've had a lot of really problematic behaviour from him and especially how he treated his female stars. That's also wrapped into this, all these themes that I've been exploring within this show, like ego and toxic masculinity and the patriarchy and misogyny.' But how do you go about honouring the timeless strengths of Hitchcock's 1954 classic without glorifying the neuroses and, well, perviness that permeate so much of his oeuvre? For Drieberg, it was about allowing the two to coexist. 'We start it grounded in the '50s and very much lean into the style of that time. And then we're slowly introducing more contemporary elements into it,' the director said.
