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Times
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Diane Kruger: I'm a big crier — even more so now I'm a mother
When I went to Cannes for the premiere of Troy — it was the first time people knew my name. There had been so much press attention on who would play Helen of Troy. Some journalists tracked down my father, who I hadn't seen since I was 13, and that was difficult to get through: I was out of my depth. Acting is a wonderful job, but everything that comes with it can be hard to navigate. Every time you make a new film, you are putting yourself out there — it's a vulnerable moment. People know you on a level that is uncomfortable sometimes. The French actress Sophie Marceau, and I was terrified. I had a French boyfriend [Guillaume Canet] who starred opposite her
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Myleene Klass, 47, looks radiant in black dress as she poses alongside daughter Ava, 17, at London premiere of Mission: Impossible 8
Myleene Klass cut a glamorous figure as she spent quality time with her daughter Ava at the Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning global film premiere in London on Thursday. The TV personality, 47, looked stunning in a black maxi dress featuring a floaty silhouette, striking white panels, delicate spaghetti straps, and a sweetheart neckline. Myleene accessorised with gold twist hoop earrings, a stack of chunky rings, and a gold wristwatch. She wore her dark red tresses sleek and straight, complementing a flawless makeup look as she posed confidently for the cameras. Meanwhile, Ava, 17, also cut a chic figure in a blue halterneck dress, featuring a square neckline. She completed her look with white court heels as she joined her mother for several sweet snaps. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is the eighth and final instalment in the long-running franchise, wrapping up the two-part storyline that began with Dead Reckoning Part One. Tom Cruise is back in the lead role as Ethan Hunt, joined by returning favourites Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff and Henry Czerny. The film also introduces a host of new stars, including Bob Odenkirk, Parks & Recreation star Nick Offerman, Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham, Ozark actress Janet McTeer and Katy O'Brian. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is set to hit theatres on May 17. Myleene has three children. She shares two daughters, Ava and Hero, 13, with her ex-husband Graham Quinn. In August 2019, she welcomed a son named Apollo, 5, with her partner, Simon Motson. Her latest outing comes after she led the stars celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Thursday as she hosted a tribute concert at the Royal Albert Hall. She was joined in her hosting duties alongside Katherine Jenkins and Dan Walker and pulled out all the stops on the night in an eye-catching red gown. The singer certainly brought the glamour as she displayed her toned frame in the thigh-high split dress, which was adorned with a huge bow detailing. The event, sponsored by the Daily Mail, featured a show-stopping performance from mezzo-soprano Katherine and dancing from Strictly Come Dancing stars. The show also included first-hand recollections from military veterans and those who lived through the conflict. Former pop star Myleene, whose father served in the Merchant Navy, said it was 'both humbling and an honour' to be involved. She said: 'With it (VE Day) being 80 years now, and as our serving personnel from that time reach an age many never thought they'd see, it's essential we keep their sacrifices and memory alive.' Her co-host, former BBC Breakfast star Dan, told the Mail he considered it 'a real privilege' to be 'standing on that stage introducing some amazing people'. 'Those values of freedom and democracy matter today.' Marking the anniversary, King Charles also used a keynote speech to call for greater efforts towards global peace. With conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and across the African continent, His Majesty suggested it was timely to remind ourselves of the words of our great wartime leader, Sir Winston Churchill, who said: 'Meeting jaw to jaw is better than war.' 'In so doing, we should also rededicate ourselves not only to the cause of freedom but to renewing global commitments to restoring a just peace where there is war, to diplomacy, and to the prevention of conflict,' he said. 'For as my grandfather [King George VI, who was monarch during the Second World War] put it: "We shall have failed, and the blood of our dearest will have flowed in vain, if the victory which they died to win does not lead to a lasting peace, founded on justice and established in good will." 'Just as those exceptional men and women fulfilled their duty to each other, to humankind, and to God, bound by an unshakeable commitment to nation and service, in turn it falls to us to protect and continue their precious legacy – so that one day hence generations yet unborn may say of us: "they too bequeathed a better world".'
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Arabella Chi shows off her growing baby bump in a chic cream midi dress as she attends the London premiere of Mission: Impossible 8 ahead of her imminent due date
Arabella Chi looked radiant as she attended the Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning global film premiere in London on Thursday, just a week before her due date. The former Love Island star, 34, who is expecting a baby girl in May with boyfriend Billy Henty, displayed her bump in a chic cream midi dress. Her stylish ensemble featured a high neckline, long sleeves, a figure-hugging silhouette, and ruched detailing at the side. The model added height with a pair of strappy white stiletto heels and carried a mini silver woven-textured handbag for her essentials. To complete the look, she wore her blonde tresses in a slick half-up, half-down hairstyle, accessorising with a stack of gold rings and matching teardrop earrings. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is the eighth and final instalment in the long-running franchise, wrapping up the two-part storyline that began with Dead Reckoning Part One. Tom Cruise is back in the lead role as Ethan Hunt, joined by returning favourites Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff and Henry Czerny. The film also introduces a host of new stars, including Bob Odenkirk, Parks & Recreation star Nick Offerman, Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham, Ozark actress Janet McTeer and Katy O'Brian. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is set to hit theatres on May 17. Arabella's outing comes after she showed off her blossoming baby bump during a gym workout on Tuesday. The reality TV star has regularly updated her followers throughout her pregnancy as she remains determined to keep her body 'balanced and strong'. In her latest update on Instagram, Arabella challenged herself with a full-body workout while sporting a cream bodysuit, which flaunted her huge bump. Matching her bodywear with a coordinated hat and a pair of white socks, the mum-to-be initially filmed herself squatting with a weight before completing some leg curls using a machine. She also trained her back and triceps before toning up her chest with some inclined dumbbell presses. And it seems like the hard work is paying off, with Arabella writing that she feels the 'fittest I have done in a while' in her caption. 'A bit of appreciation for @absolutebodysolutions & @connorobrienabs for keeping my mind and body balanced and strong throughout my pregnancy,' she added. 'Iv been training twice a week with them and despite being 39 weeks pregnant I feel the fittest I have done in a while. 'Down to Connor putting together a strategised pre-natal programme together for me over the past 6 months. 'It's now time to slow down while we wait patiently for the princess to arrive but I'm already excited to step back in the gym post baby for the post natal transformation.' With Arabella now 39 weeks pregnant, the birth of her first child with businessman boyfriend Billy is expected this month. In a recent interview with MailOnline, Arabella confirmed that she will show her 'little princess' on social media despite many celebrities opting not to for privacy reasons. Speaking at Carmex's Pots & Prosecco lunch in late April, she said: 'Pregnancy has been fine, but it is getting tougher now at the end. It is the tiredness, and she's heavy. I'm ready now.' Sharing why she will show her baby on Instagram, Arabella added: 'Me and Billy have had the conversation about showing her on social media as we both have to agree and we've decided we will. 'My life is very much open and on social media and she's going to be my little princess, so I want to show her.' The Love Island beauty has described her pregnancy as 'extra special' after her ongoing battle with an incurable condition. Arabella suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) - a lifelong hormonal imbalance characterised by ovarian cysts and irregular or excessive menstrual bleeding - which could have made it difficult for her to become a mother. 'When I found out I was pregnant, it was magical,' she told The Mirror. 'With my PCOS, I don't know if I'll be able to have more children, so she's special. 'If you'd have said to me a year ago that I would be having a baby, I would have laughed in your face.' Arabella first gained fame when she entered the Love Island villa in 2015. After a stint on both the original show and on series 1 of Love Island: All Stars, Arabella went public with her and Billy's relationship in October of last year after they met through mutual friends.
Associated Press
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Cannes set to open with a 3 film salute to Ukraine and De Niro getting an honorary Palme d'Or
CANNES, France (AP) — The 78th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with expectations running high for what could be a banner edition. All of the ingredients — an absurd number of stars, top-tier filmmakers, political intrigue — seem to be lined up for the French Riviera spectacular. Over the next 12 days, Cannes will play host to megawatt premieres including those of 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Recoking,' Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest' and Ari Aster's 'Eddington.' Things get underway Tuesday with the unveiling of Juliette Binoche's jury, a three-film tribute to Ukraine and the opening night film, Amélie Bonnin's French romance 'Leave One Day.' At the festival's opening ceremony, Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or, 49 years after 'Taxi Driver' won Cannes' top prize. Cannes is coming off a 2024 festival that produced a number of eventual Oscar contenders, including 'Emilia Perez,' 'The Substance,' 'Flow' and the best picture winner, 'Anora.' Asked if he's feeling the pressure this time around, festival director Thierry Frémaux said the only kind of pressure he believes in is in beer. (Beer on tap in France is 'bière à la pression.') 'Indeed last year was a beautiful year,' Frémaux said Monday. 'But at the very time when I was with (journalists) as the festival started, we didn't know if it was going to be a good year or not.' This year's Cannes Film Festival, the premier international cinematic gathering, is unspooling following U.S. President Donald Trump's call for tariffs on movies made overseas. While Fremaux expressed sympathy to the cause of strengthening local movie production, he said it was too soon to comment on the still-unformed plans. 'It's far too early in the game,' said Fremaux. 'But if I say one thing here at the Cannes Film Festival, we wouldn't want the American cinema to cease to be strong. And right now, it's very strong.' Cannes will follow-up Tuesday's festivities with the return on Wednesday of Tom Cruise to Cannes. Three years after he brought 'Top Gun: Maverick' to the festival, he's back with the latest 'Mission: Impossible' movie. Twenty-two films will vie for Cannes' top prize, the Palme d'Or. Those films include Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme,' Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague,' Lynne Ramsay's 'Die, My Love,' Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' Kelly Reichardt's 'The Mastermind,' Oliver Hermanus' 'The History of Sound,' Julia Ducournau's 'Alpha' and Jafar Panahi's 'A Simple Accident.' Binoche will be leading the jury that pick Palme d'Or winner, along with jurors including Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong. The festival closes May 24. Cannes is kicking off the same day Gérard Depardieu, one of France's most famous actors, is to receive a verdict in a closely watched sexual assault case. Depardieu, 76, has been accused of groping two women on the set of the 2022 film 'Les Volets Verts.' In Cannes' Un Certain Regard section, three prominent actors are making their directorial debuts: Harris Dickinson ('Urchin'), Kristen Stewart ('The Chronology of Water') and Scarlett Johansson ('Eleanor the Great'). Geopolitics are likely to play a starring role at Cannes, which is beginning by screening three 2025 Ukraine documentaries: 'Zelensky,' Bernard-Henri Lévy's 'Notre Guerre' and The Associated Press-Frontline coproduction '2000 Meters to Andriivka,' by '20 Days in Mariupol' Oscar-winner Mstyslav Chernov. 'This 'Ukraine Day' is a reminder of the commitment of artists, authors and journalists to tell the story of this conflict in the heart of Europe,' the festival said in a statement. Cannes will also celebrate its opening by turning to an old favorite. A restoration of Charlie Chaplin's 'The Gold Rush' is to debut Tuesday, timed to the film's centenary. ___ For more coverage of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, visit:
Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Pom Klementieff and Hayley Atwell stun at Mission: Impossible premiere in South Korea
Pom Klementieff and commanded attention in sexy black looks as they stepped out at the Korea premiere of their new movie Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Pom, 39, went for a risque look, with a gray stripes scarf top weaving around her neck but leaving much of her chest exposed in Seoul. The backless outfit included an elegant train which draped onto the carpet, drawing attention to pointed, metallic heels. The French actress, who has portrayed assassin Paris in the action films since 2017, kept things classic with silver earrings and simple makeup as she cast a smouldering glance, with her short ice-blonde tresses slicked back into curled edges, providing a striking contrast to the dark outfit. British actress Hayley was spotted beaming as she modelled a figure-hugging V-necked black dress over a dazzling, bejeweled undergarment. Hayley, 43, who reprises her role as former-thief-turned-IMF-agent Grace, completed the ensemble with a trio of silver hoops on each ear, with her dark tresses pulled back into a sleek style. Tom Cruise, 62, was all smiles in an all-black suit with oversized shades as he formed a heart with his hands, joining his co-stars to promote the highly-anticipated eight film in the Mission Impossible franchise. It marked Tom's twelfth visit to the country for a movie, with the first in 1994 for Interview With The Vampire. He gushed: 'Movies are my dream, and coming to Korea is the same. 'It was my dream to come to Korea a long time ago. I can't believe it's already the 12th time I've achieved it. I wonder if it's real. 'It also means that the movie life has been that long. I'm proud to share this work with Korean fans once again, which is a dream and a whole goal of life.' Reprising his role as the hero Ethan Hunt, Tom takes on his biggest mission yet, after a tense cliffhanger saw the spy determined to track down cyber weapon The Entity and learning that his team was betrayed and his 'secrets compromised.' The film, which has faced multiple delays, is finally due to hit cinemas on May 23. On Tuesday, the stars attended the movie's premiere in Tokyo, alongside actors Simon Pegg, Greg Tarzan Davis and Christopher McQuarrie. Pom turned heads in a racy clear plastic midi dress, as she ditched her underwear under the ensemble which boasted a paneled red top and skirt at the front and back.
