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Victoria Monét Speaks at the BET Awards 2025 Media House in L.A., Plus Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Brie Larson and More
Stars have been everywhere this week. Victoria Monét speaks at the BET Awards 2025 Media House in L.A. Meanwhile, in New York City, Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Lily James attend screenings at the Tribeca Festival, and Brie Larson celebrates Super Nintendo World in Orlando, Fla. Here are the best photos of celebs out and about this week. Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings! Victoria Monét speaks during the BET Awards 2025 Media House at Quixote Studios West Hollywood in L.A. on June 7. Teri Polo, Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller attend the Meet The Parents 25th anniversary screening during the 2025 Tribeca Festival in N.Y.C. on June 7. Brie Larson attends the opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Epic Universe in Orlando, Fla., on May 22. Lily James smiles while on her way to the Relay screening at SVA Theater during Tribeca Festival in N.Y.C. on June 7. Tyler Perry, BET EVP & Chief Marketing Officer Kimberly Paige, BET President & CEO Scott Mills and Tiyale Hayes attend the Los Angeles premiere of Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas on June 6. Shaboozey, Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks hang out backstage on day two of the 2025 CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on June 6. Niecy Nash-Betts and her wife Jessica Betts (pictured left) make an elegant pair as they attend the Critics Choice Association's Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television at Fairmont Century Plaza on June 6 in Los Angeles. Lucy Liu embraces summer wearing a floral gown and matching cape at the premiere of her film Rosemead at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival on June 6 in New York City. Andrew Scott attends the CAA New York Party at Crane Club Restaurant in New York City on June 6. Miley Cyrus signs autographs for fans at the premiere for her musical film Something Beautiful at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 6 in New York City. Jelly Roll and Faith Hill pose for a photo backstage at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville during day two of the 2025 CMA Fest on June 6. Shakira and Ozuna give a sizzling performance onstage during Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour on June 6 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Seth Meyers speaks onstage at the Comedians in Conversation: Comedy Specials FYC event held at AVALON Hollywood in Los Angeles on June 6. Jennifer Beals is showstopping in pink as she attends the Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program event on June 6 in New York City. Holly J. Barrett, Meg Donnelly, Alan Bersten and Emma Slater pose for a photo together at Disney's Mickey & Friends House of Mouse event on June 5 in Los Angeles. Parker Posey arrives at Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program in a high-fashion fit in N.Y.C. on June 6. Mindy Kaling smiles as the guest of Paley Media's council conversation in Beverly Hills, California, on June 5. Olivia Munn opts for a loose shirt tucked into her jeans at Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program in New York City on June 6. Nick Cannon is animated as he speaks onstage at WayMaker Men's Summit presented by BET Experience in Los Angeles on June 6. Mariska Hargitay shows off her shades at the Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program in N.Y.C. on June 6. Miley Cyrus and her mom Tish match in shades at the Through Her Lens program in New York City on June 6. Carrie Coon and Celeste O'Connor meet at Chanel's Tribeca Festival Women's Luncheon in New York City on June 6. Dustin Hoffman and his wife of nearly 45 years, Lisa, watch a men's semifinal match during Roland-Garros in Paris on June 6. Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe are invested in a match at Roland-Garros in Paris on June 6. Benson Boone snaps a selfie with a fan as he's announced as JBL's global brand ambassador in N.Y.C. on June 6. Emma Watson keeps it casual as she strolls around Paris on June 6. Cynthia Erivo shines as she sings during the Today Citi Concert series in New York City on June 6. La La Anthony arrives at La Placita de Bacardí in New York City wearing a see-through pink gown on June 5. Wood Harris and Michael Cooper Jr. crack jokes onstage at the WayMaker Men's Summit in Los Angeles on June 5. Whitney Rose and Heather Gay enjoy a drink at the BMI Block Party during CMA Fest in Nashville on June 5. BigXthaPlug and Get Engaged's Cam Fordham host a kickback on the roof of Loser's in Nashville on June 4, attended by Shaboozey, Chris Comstock, Ella Langley and more. Miley Cyrus and her boyfriend Maxx Morando hold hands as they leave an event in New York City on June 5. Mariska Hargitay appears on the red carpet for the premiere of Kerouac's Road: The Beat Of A Nation at Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on June 5. Beyoncé performs during the first night of her Cowboy Carter Tour's stop in London on June 5. The White Lotus' Aimee Lou Wood and Patrick Schwarzenegger smile together at TheWrap's Visionaries Video Series taping in Los Angeles. Prince William opts for a patterned suit during his visit to the Food and Farming Pavilion in Wadebridge, England, on June 6. Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Rodrigo, Gabrielle Union and Rachel Bilson beam at Lancôme's Idôle House in New York City on June 5. Leighton Meester and Rashida Jones hang out at Skäl and Fejre - Urban Jürgensen: The Next Generation in Los Angeles on June 5. Also at Skäl and Fejre - Urban Jürgensen: The Next Generation, Scout Willis rocks a breezy mini-dress in L.A. on June 5. Jane Fonda looks radiant at the 2025 Women's Media Awards in New York City on June 5. Cynthia Erivo delivers a preppy look at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in New York City on June 5. Laverne Cox pops in a colorful outfit at the 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards in New York City on June 5. Alex Rodriguez wears a suit and tie to the 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit in New York City on June 5. Colin Farrell and Kathy Bates share a sweet moment at the IndieWire Honors Television 2025 in L.A. on June 5. Ben Stiller looks dapper in a black suit at the IndieWire Honors Television 2025 in Los Angeles on June 5. Robert De Niro sits onstage during the Tribeca Lisboa Reception in New York City on June 5. Whoopi Goldberg walks the carpet for the Tribeca Lisboa Reception in New York City on June 5. Uma Thurman holds a bouquet while filming Dexter: Resurrection in New York City on June 5. Sydney Sweeney shimmers in a jeweled black gown to chat about Echo Valley on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in N.Y.C. on June 5. Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll stop by The Tonight Show to promote their film I Don't Understand You in N.Y.C. on June 5. A casual Emily Ratajkowski has her phone to her mouth while on a walk in New York City on June 5. Dolly Parton serves swashbuckler at a dinner and show in Panama City, Florida, on June 5. Elizabeth Teeter, McKenzie Kurtz and Olivia Hardy snap a group picture at a photo call for Heathers The Musical in New York City on June 5. Kate Hudson grins from ear to ear at Newport Beach TV Fest in California on June 5. Resident Alien costars Sara Tomko, Alan Tudyk and Alice Wetterlund are all smiles at the season 4 premiere in Los Angeles on June 5. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn meet up with Lainey Wilson at CMA Fest 2025 in Nashville on June 5. Deborah Cox and Shoshana Bean meet with Clive Davis at The Apollo's ceremony honoring him in New York City on June 4. Erin Lichy brings her baby to Bugaboo's Butterfly 2 launch event in New York City. George Clooney sports a mitt and a softball as he joins the Broadway Show League for a game in New York City on June 5. Dakota Johnson beams as she exits The Greenwich Hotel in New York City on June 5 during her press tour for Materialists. Lori Harvey rocks an opulent set of pearls with her striped shirt while in West Hollywood, California, on June 5. Travis Barker finishes the Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon in San Diego on June 1 with a time of 1:55:48. A chic Sydney Sweeney pairs leather with a structured pastel top in New York City on June 5. Elle Fanning holds a flute and slice of cake on the set of Margo's Got Money Troubles in Las Vegas on June 5. Keith Urban proves blue is his color at the Spotify House at CMA Fest in Nashville on June 5. Noah Cyrus opts for a dramatic frilly outfit while at SiriusXM's The Highway's Music Row Happy Hour: CMA Fest Edition in Nashville on June 5. Morris Dickerson Jr. Jerry Goldstein, Laurian Miller, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott and Harold Ray Brown receive plaques honoring WAR at their Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood, California, on June 5. Colbie Caillat belts a note at SiriusXM's The Highway's Music Row Happy Hour: CMA Fest Edition in Nashville on June 5. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo perform during WhyHunger's 50th anniversary celebration at the Chapin Awards Gala in New York City on June 4. Ahead of her Tony Awards' hosting gig, Cynthia Erivo takes in the New York City skyline at Top of the Rock on June 4. Number 1 Happy Family USA co-creators Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady are all smiles at an FYC event in Los Angeles on June 4. Piper Perabo rocks matching pants with her dress at the Maje High Summer Capsule Dinner in New York City on June 4. Sunny Hostin and Forever creator and show runner Mara Brock Akil attend Netflix and Ludlow House's screening of the show in New York City on June 2. Aimee Lou Wood and Patrick Schwarzenegger have a White Lotus reunion for a Venmo campaign. Jaime King and Brendan Gabriel Murphy pose together at the Los Angeles premiere of their movie FLUXX on May 29. Prince William visits the regiments for the first time as colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps in Wattisham, England. Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann twin in black at the premiere of the documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes in New York City on June 4. Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro reunite at the premiere of Billy Joel: And So It Goes in New York City on June 4. Sydney Sweeney and Julianne Moore channel their characters' mother-daughter energy at the premiere of their film Echo Valley in New York City on June 4. Taraji P. Henson gears up for an appearance on The View in New York City on June 4 in New York City. Shakira whips her hair during her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in Orlando on June 4. Brianne Howey speaks onstage at an advance screening of season 3 of Ginny & Georgia in New York City on June 4. Babyface and Monica present during the Apollo Theater Spring Benefit at the Apollo Theater on June 4 in New York City. Busta Rhymes performs at the Apollo Theater's Spring Benefit on June 4 in New York City. Ben Fuller brings out Carrie Underwood at his concert in Nashville to debut his song "If It Was Up to Me" on June 3. Lainey Wilson shows off her cowboy boots at the launch of her new boot line, Golden West Boots, in Nashville on June 4. Shaboozey and Ella Langley link up at Golden West Boots' launch in Nashville on June 4. Whoopi Goldberg attends the premiere of the documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes on June 4 in New York City. Wendi McLendon-Covey, Abby Elliott and Christa Miller pose for a group shot during TheWrap's Women of Comedy event in Beverly Hills, California on June 4. Brenda Song looks radiant at TheWrap's Women of Comedy event in Beverly Hills, California on June 4. Iliza Shlesinger attends TheWrap's Women of Comedy event in Beverly Hills, California on June 4. Macklemore hits the stage in Dublin, Ireland on June 4. Margaret Josephs and Dolores Catania of The Real Housewives of New Jersey look ready for summer during an appearance at the SiriusXM studios on June 4 in New York City. Annie Murphy speaks on the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York City on June 4. Benson Boone rocks double denim while on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 4. Miley Cyrus poses backstage on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 4. Dua Lipa performs onstage during her Radical Optimism World Tour in Amsterdam on June 4. Jeff Goldblum and his wife Emilie Livingston are a dashing pair as they attend the McKim Medal Gala 2025 in Rome on June 4. Sydney Sweeney greets fans before an appearance on Good Morning America in New York City on June 4. Bryce Dallas Howard is all smiles at the Deep Cover premiere in London on June 4. Katy Perry jams out at the Lifetimes Tour in Sydney on June 4. Julianne Moore rocks a pantsuit as she heads into Good Morning America in New York City on June 4. Whoopi Goldberg promotes her new hemp drink, Whoop-Tea, at the Cannabis Means Business Conference in New York City on June 4. Mary Holland Nader, Sarah Jane Nader, Grace Ann Nader and Brooks Nader pose for a family shot at the Influencer Social Responsibility Pride Dinner hosted by Sarah on June 4 in New York City. Aaron Taylor-Johnson strikes a quick pose as he arrives at the Cinema MK2 in Paris on June 4. Halle Berry looks casual while out and about with boyfriend Van Hunt in New York City on June 4. Iliza Shlesinger poses at an FYC event for her standup special Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal in Los Angeles on June 4. Sasha Pieterse rocks red at the American Heart Association's CPR & AED Awareness Week event in Los Angeles on June 3. Zoe Saldaña stuns in a monochromatic look in New York City on June 4. Orlando Bloom attends the premiere of Deep Cover in London on June 4. Martha Stewart is off hosting duty with Cameron Forbes and Susan Magrino at Magrino's Summer Soiree in New York City on June 3. Harry Hamlin serves up his Sunday Sauce at Food Bank for New York City's Community Kitchen Family Dinner. Tyler Perry and Taraji P. Henson have some fun together at the New York premiere of Straw at The Edwardian Room at The Plaza on June 3. Ciara and her mini-me daughter Sienna Princess Wilson are twinning at the Black Women in Music Dinner hosted by The Connie Orlando Foundation at Audrey Irmas Pavillion in L.A. on June 3. Ana de Armas blows a kiss at the L.A. premiere of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina on June 3 at TCL Chinese Theatre in L.A. Joe Jonas steps out in London for the opening of the "To Distraction" exhibition by Rex Southwick with Givenchy Beauty at Unit Gallery on June 3. Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves bring date night to the L.A. premiere of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina at the TCL Chinese Theatre in L.A. on June 3. Brianne Howey stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 3 in New York City. Bryce Dallas Howard flashes a smile and a wave while out in London promoting her movie Deep Cover on June 4. Kaitlin Olson strikes a pose at Disney FYC Fest event for High Potential at the DGA Theater in L.A. on June 2. Read the original article on People
The Guardian
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘I've always been my own clique': Ciara on settling feuds and breaking TikTok with her chair dance
Backstage at April's Coachella festival, beyond the influencers, branded content and celebrity PDAs, a viral moment was brewing. R&B superstar Ciara was dancing on a chair – not just any dance, but a gravity-defying move that involved laying stomach-first on the chair's back, arms locked, feet wiggling to the music. She wasn't alone either; friends Cara Delevingne, Victoria Monét and Megan Thee Stallion were all doing the move too. The soundtrack was Ecstasy, the sultry new single from Ciara's forthcoming eighth album, CiCi. The dance became a trend on TikTok, with even a 75-year-old grandma from Miami successfully giving it a go. When I suggest trying it in our interview, Ciara's face lights up with enthusiasm. 'You can do it,' she says, her American optimism making me believe she's right. 'What kind of chair are you sitting on right now?' I show her my cheap Ikea number and her enthusiasm dips somewhat. She's sitting in the back of a plush-looking car at a New York airport, waiting to fly to Atlanta, her phone held close to her face so she can see better. It's not the chair I'm worried about, I tell her, but my general fitness. 'You do need a little strength in your arms,' she says, sitting back as if to say: 'Let's not risk it.' Ciara wasn't just in the California desert to test out chair choreography. She also made a surprise appearance during Megan Thee Stallion's set, performing Roc Steady – a track that heavily samples Ciara's own 2004 breakthrough hit Goodies. That debut single announced her arrival on the global stage, reaching No 1 in the US and UK, and briefly earning her the title 'First Lady of Crunk'n'B', the energetic subgenre that fused hip-hop with club music's sweat-soaked pulse. That smash was followed by a string of hits that defined mid-00s pop-R&B: the Missy Elliott collaborations 1,2 Step and Lose Control; the gender-flipping anthem Like a Boy; 2018's comeback hit Level Up; and sultry slow jams such as Oh, Ride and Body Party. Now, the artist who once cited Michael and Janet Jackson as influences is herself being namechecked by a new generation, including Megan Thee Stallion, Tinashe, Tate McRae and Normani. 'It's so inspiring,' she says of this torch-passing moment. 'I think more than those artists know. Meg was sharing some really kind words to me after the performance and I was taking it all in.' Inspiring it may be, but does being an influence to younger artists make her feel, well, old? She lets out a genuine laugh. 'Listen, I got a birthday coming up and so I've yet to cross a certain mark in my life,' says Ciara, 39, deliberately avoiding using a certain F-word. 'I don't want to say the age – that's how significant it is to me. But my point is, I feel like I'm just getting started. I'm much wiser than I was yesterday. But, you know, CiCi is still tapped in, so I don't feel old yet.' She will aim to prove that when she headlines south London's pop-leaning queer festival Mighty Hoopla. Such is her busy life – she's a mother of four; runs her own record label, Beauty Marks; and is a part owner of US soccer team the Seattle Sounders alongside her husband, NFL star Russell Wilson – that she says she's still learning about the festival. 'I know that everyone loves to come out at Mighty Hoopla,' she smiles. 'People want to live their best lives, be free, have fun, dance, leave happy. So that's my goal: to make people experience all of that.' Ciara's positive disposition – nearly every answer is given through a megawatt smile – has been tested over the years. Born 'a proud military brat' in Austin, Texas and raised mainly in Atlanta, her mum was in the air force while her dad was in the army. 'I didn't have a lot growing up, to be honest,' she says. 'But I had a big dream and I was very convinced in my vision of what I saw life like for myself.' It was a transient early life. At one point the family were stationed in east Germany, with Ciara enrolling in a school in Giessen. She can still remember the food – 'I did have bratwurst, but I don't like sauerkraut so much' – and a tiny bit of the language. 'I used to say German curse words, mainly scheisse,' she laughs. After settling in Atlanta, where she briefly joined a girlband, she was discovered by record producer Jazze Pha, and eventually signed by LA Reid. She already had Goodies in her back pocket. 'I believed in that song so much that I held it close by my side,' she says. 'I rode in my car, my little Honda Element back in the days, and I would just drive with the instrumental playing, trying to perfect every line.' Having her name on the credits from the off was important to her in a 00s music industry that didn't necessarily celebrate the input of young Black women. 'I really didn't think I was bound by my ethnicity, or my gender,' she says. 'Then as I got older I realised: 'Oh that really was a different kind of war I was fighting,' and I had no idea I was, and why I was. I was just this young girl with big ambition and big confidence. I was offputting to some because they couldn't convince me to think what I didn't think.' While the hits kept coming, by 2010's Basic Instinct, the relationship with her label had disintegrated. For the album's third single, Gimme Dat, Ciara spent $200,000 of her own money on the video and marketing. 'I'm always going to bet on myself,' she states. It's why she set up her own label: 'I've just never believed in leaving my career in someone else's hands. I never have, never will.' There were other battles. Feuds were created left, right and centre, with the media pitting Ciara against Beyoncé and Rihanna (a testy Twitter exchange in 2011 with the latter was blown up into a feud, which the pair 'ended' by posing together at the Met Gala earlier this month), while a remix of Keri Hilson's 2008 Turnin' Me On was thought to include attacks on Ciara. 'In our industry there was this thing, especially back in the day, where executives and teams liked to make girls be separate and not engage with each other,' Ciara says. 'It's so funny because I watch my husband in [American] football and it's incredible to see how much the boys show each other so much love. And that's how I've always lived my life. I've never been a clique person. I always say I'm my own clique.' Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion Wilson has been in the news recently after teasingly asking Ciara for a fifth child via messages under her social media posts (Ciara's eldest son is from an earlier relationship with the rapper Future). When Ciara discusses her ability to fashion eye-popping choreography for even her slowest of ballads, she casually refers to the songs collectively as 'baby-making music'. Don't tell your husband that, I joke. 'Oh, he knows,' she smiles. Does he try to put your songs on in the bedroom? 'Oh my lordy, Michael!' she screams, before getting serious. 'We both love the idea of our family growing, to be honest. [Wilson] always quotes the Bible; be fruitful and multiply. But I love being a mom. It's my favourite job of all.' Seemingly, the only thing she loves more is the UK; her 2016 marriage to Wilson took place in a castle in Cheshire. 'I'm obsessed with the people in the UK,' she says in a dodgy British accent, 'with the energy, the culture. I love the food.' When I tell her I'm surprised by the latter she clarifies that she loves the Japanese food she often eats in the UK. And Nando's (her order: spicy chicken, sweet potato mash, corn on the cob). All this talk of Britain returns us to Mighty Hoopla, where the chair-dancing will undoubtedly make a reappearance. With the setlist still up in the air, I suggest she perform 2013's Overdose, a near-immaculate slice of loved-up dance-pop that should go down a storm. 'Oh OK,' she smiles. 'That's some good feedback.' I sense she's just being nice; if there's one thing the last 21 years has taught Ciara it's to follow her instincts. Ciara plays Mighty Hoopla, Brockwell Park, London, 31 May; CiCi is released 11 July.
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Stormzy declares he's 'met his wife' and he's ready to start a family - and she's the spitting image of his exes Maya Jama and Victoria Monet
Stormzy has declared he's off the market and ready to marry after sharing the surprise news he's dating a new mystery partner. The grime superstar, 31, made the admission in his brand new track Sorry Rach! which he released on Wednesday. In the song, the lyrics share that Stormzy is ready to start a family with his new partner, before noting she is eerily similar to his exes Maya Jama and Victoria Monet. Stormzy raps: 'I told the boys I think I met my wife. Baby if you have my baby then you're set for life.' He went onto added: 'I think I've got a type, she's like the two before.' Stormzy and Maya split in July after rekindling their relationship the previous year, and the couple had dated for five years before splitting in 2019, and in October he was pictured kissing US singer Victoria. In January Maya was asked whether she and Stormzy could ever rekindle their romance, but the presenter - who is secretly dating Man City player Ruben Dias - insisted that this truly is the end for her and Stormzy. She told The Guardian: 'No, I think we're happy in this friendship zone.' Commenting on the attention their romance attracted, Maya explained: 'I think it's nice that people love him for being cute and love me for being cute, and when two people you like come together then people get excited by it. That's just what happens in the celebrity world, don't you think?' She went on to add of the public and media fascination that 'anybody' she dates is going to 'be a thing the moment'. While it was thought the couple split after disagreements over when to settle down, with Stormzy more of a homeboy and Maya more career driven, last month she confirmed this wasn't the case. After photos emerged of the rapper and his new girlfriend Victoria Monet, Maya took to Instagram to take the opportunity to say that the narrative 'that I don't want to settle down and have kids is a lieeeee.' Indeed, the star - who was recently announced as a new judge on The Masked Singer - confirmed during her interview that she does want to retire and have children one day, but it has to be with the 'right person'. She shared: 'I also more want a family than just want children. Because of the way I was raised and it being all over the place, I'm very conscious that if I'm going to start a family I want it to be with the right person. I want it to be one that lasts for ever. But yeah, I do imagine myself with kids one day.' Stormzy has run into some stumbling blocks after his A-list relationship ended - with a rebrand attempt that has been dubbed an 'expensive error' and an endorsement deal that has turned thousands of his own fans against him. Once one of the most revered artists currently making music in the UK, Stormzy now finds his face plastered on sneering posters being plastered around London as he's accused of 'selling out' - and has reportedly gained an embarrassing new nickname along the way. Stormzy had a meteoric rise to fame in 2014, starting out as an independent artist and releasing his debut album through his #Merky Records, before signing to Warner and later being poached by Universal Records in 2020 for £10 million. Gang Signs and Prayer, released in 2017 sold 310,000 copies, followed by his most popular album to date, Heavy is the Head, which sold 320,000 albums worldwide in 2019. His first EP, Dreamers Disease, earned him a MOBO Award for Best Grime Act. Universal signed Stormzy so he could help the relaunch of its Def Jam label, which was once home to Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys - with his name considered a dead-cert success at a time when everything he touched turned to gold. However, it was reported that the rapper's switch to the gospel sound has fallen somewhat flat, leaving bosses at Universal reeling. A source told MailOnline: 'What Universal hadn't expected was that in his first album for them, Stormzy would insist on dropping his trademark hard rapping style and instead attempt to sing his way through an album of Christian-influenced songs. 'People are now calling him the Cliff Richard of hip hop.
Scottish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Stormzy reveals he's ‘met his wife' and says she looks just like exes Maya Jama and Victoria Monet
STORMZY has hinted he's off the market and ready to settle down on his new song Sorry Rach!. The rapper, 31, dropped the track without warning today and in the lyrics, suggests he wants to have a baby with his mystery new partner. And he says she looks just like his two most recent exes, Love Island host Maya Jama, 30, and US singer Victoria Monet, 36. 3 Stormzy has dropped a surprise track hinting he's ready for love — and says his new flame looks like exes Maya Jama and Victoria Monet Credit: Getty 3 Stormzy with Love Island host ex Maya Credit: Getty 3 The rapper was photographed kissing singer Victoria at Heathrow airport in October Credit: SplashNews He raps: 'I told the boys I think I met my wife. 'Baby if you have my baby then you're set for life.' Stormzy then adds: 'I think I've got a type, she's like the two before.' He had a rollercoaster relationship with Maya, who he first met in 2014 and started dating the following year. They split in 2019 before rekindling their romance in 2023, however they ended things for good in July 2024. Then in October he was photographed kissing Victoria at Heathrow airport, although they are later said to have ended things. Meanwhile, Maya has moved on with Portuguese footballer Ruben Dias, 27. Stormzy's new track also sees him address the backlash he faced for teaming up with McDonald's for a campaign earlier this year. It angered many fans due to a boycott of the brand by pro-Palestine campaigners, after it gave out free meals to Israeli forces, and a claim that Stormzy had also removed a post saying he supported Palestine. But brushing off the controversy, he raps: 'I heard they wanna hang me out to dry for a nugget meal. Stormzy and Victoria Monet spark split mystery 'The world may never love your boy again but my mother will.'
The Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Stormzy reveals he's ‘met his wife' and says she looks just like exes Maya Jama and Victoria Monet
STORMZY has hinted he's off the market and ready to settle down on his new song Sorry Rach!. The rapper, 31, dropped the track without warning today and in the lyrics, suggests he wants to have a baby with his mystery new partner. And he says she looks just like his two most recent exes, Love Island host Maya Jama, 30, and US singer Victoria Monet, 36. 3 3 3 He raps: 'I told the boys I think I met my wife. 'Baby if you have my baby then you're set for life.' Stormzy then adds: 'I think I've got a type, she's like the two before.' He had a rollercoaster relationship with Maya, who he first met in 2014 and started dating the following year. They split in 2019 before rekindling their romance in 2023, however they ended things for good in July 2024. Then in October he was photographed kissing Victoria at Heathrow airport, although they are later said to have ended things. Meanwhile, Maya has moved on with Portuguese footballer Ruben Dias, 27. Stormzy's new track also sees him address the backlash he faced for teaming up with McDonald's for a campaign earlier this year. It angered many fans due to a boycott of the brand by pro-Palestine campaigners, after it gave out free meals to Israeli forces, and a claim that Stormzy had also removed a post saying he supported Palestine. But brushing off the controversy, he raps: 'I heard they wanna hang me out to dry for a nugget meal. Stormzy and Victoria Monet spark split mystery 'The world may never love your boy again but my mother will.'
