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Changing Rooms’ flamboyant master of maximalism has made a great living out of being himself. But is lockdown altering him? Is he suddenly dressing down, or brooding on the tragedy that marked his childhood? And does he have any decor tips for our interviewer?
If curating your surroundings for a Zoom call is an art, then Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is its maximalist master. Immersed in the dark colours of his 17th-century manor-house living room, he sits with enviable poise, one arm cocked and propped on his thigh, as though modelling for a portrait. Flanked by a medley of blue velvet and patterned cushions, the latter matching his William Morris-inspired sofa, he is lit by an assortment of lamps.
It is a stark contrast to my more modest framing – a single pine bookshelf and a large houseplant. I show him the rest of my living room: pale blue walls, a navy/charcoal sofa, a single cushion with Julianne Moore’s face, a coffee table, a few more palms and a TV unit. Britain’s best-known interior designer doesn’t spare my feelings.
Contrary to their dismissive framing as manufactured robots, South Korea’s BTS use social media, documentary and storytelling to make themselves into profoundly human stars
BTS’s leader RM looks up from under a black baseball cap, then stares back down at his hands. “Doing the promotional interviews, [I kept saying], ‘Music truly transcends every barrier.’ But even while I was saying it I questioned myself if I indeed believe it.”
It’s late September, and the rapper is confiding in over one million fans live from his Seoul studio. His “complex set of feelings” about the explosive, record-breaking success of Dynamite – the first fully English-language single from the South Korean megastars – is not the celebration you’d expect from a band that just topped the US Billboard Hot 100, the first K-pop act to do so. But this kind of frank, unfiltered conversation is exactly what their global “Army” fanbase love: BTS’s candid social media presence has included their fans in every step of their artistic journey, and, as they release new album Be this week, has made them the biggest pop group on the planet.
Kardashian family member reacts angrily to magazine’s claim she spun ‘a web of lies’
A row has broken out between one of the world’s leading business magazines and the youngest member of reality TV’s most famous family over the value of her cosmetics company.
Forbes magazine has accused Kylie Jenner, the youngest half-sister of Kim Kardashian West, of spinning a “web of lies” to inflate the size and success of her business. It claimed her family went to unusual lengths to present its youngest adult member as being richer than she was.
Taiwanese-Canadian actor Godfrey Gao was famous for being the first Asian international supermodel but he was much more than just a pretty face – he had a reputation for being one of the friendliest stars in an intensely competitive industry.
“He was known for being a very nice guy,” says Cecilia Pidgeon, a former celebrity editor at GQ China. “He had a very good reputation among other actors. He was always nice to his fans. All of the colleagues he worked with only had good things to say.”
Where’s Mad Men? How did The Sopranos do? Does The Crown triumph? Can anyone remember Lost? And will Downton Abbey even figure? Find out here – and have your say
The Apprentice host says his wife is upset he has never been allowed to keep a statuette
Awards season is in full swing but one man feels particularly hard done by: Alan Sugar.
The host of The Apprentice has called for himself to be given his own special award in recognition of the reality show’s success, after revealing that his wife is upset that he has never been allowed to keep a Bafta statuette.
An agitated President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday that past accusations of sexual misconduct against him have influenced the way he views similar charges against other men, including his Supreme Court nominee. Wading into the #MeToo moment, Trump said he views such accusations "differently" because he's "had a lot of false charges made against me."
In a monologue during his recent ABC late-night talk show, Kimmel suggested that one way to deal with this whole Judge Brett Kavanaugh matter is to - his words - "cut that pesky penis of his off in front of everyone." This is a Supreme Court nominee - a man who, until the Democrats got a hold of him, had a stellar work record, an unblemished career ascent, an impeccable track record of working with all types of judicial staffers, including women, including more liberal-minded Anthony Kennedy types.
The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents about hush-money payments and damaging stories it killed as part of its cozy relationship with Donald Trump leading up to 2016 presidential election, people familiar with the arrangement told The Associated Press. The detail comes as several media outlets reported Thursday that federal prosecutors have granted immunity to National Enquirer chief David Pecker, potentially laying bare his efforts to protect his longtime friend Trump.
I'll spare you most of the jokes about how President Trump turned the Supreme Court nomination into a reality show. You've probably heard them already.
In this March 14, 2012 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, with his wife Patti at his side, speaks to the media in Chicago before reporting to federal prison in Denver. President Donald Trump says he is considering commuting the sentence of ex- Gov. Blagojevich and pardoning Martha Stewart.
President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned a conservative commentator he claims "was treated very unfairly by our government!" and announced he's thinking about clemency for Martha Stewart and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, among "lots" of other people. "What they did to him was horrible," Trump told reporters, speaking of his decision to clear the name of Dinesh D'Souza, who had pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud.
President Donald Trump said Thursday he's considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption, and pardoning lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart, who served a stint in federal prison after being convicted of charges related to a stock sale. Hours earlier, Trump said on Twitter that he will pardon conservative commentator and Obama critic Dinesh D'Souza, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud.
Kim Kardashian West is reportedly planning to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss her quest to free great-grandmother Alice Marie Johnson from prison. The 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star has been trying to find a way to get Alice - who was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1997 on money laundering and drug conspiracy charges - released from behind bars since last year with the help her of her lawyer Shawn Holley and now she's hoping to get the president on board.
Michael Avenatti has been a ubiquitous presence on cable television and late night talk shows since taking on as a client the woman who may now be the best-known XXX-rated movie star in America In the stranger-than-fiction reality show that is the Trump presidency, Anthony Scaramucci, the fast-talking New York investment banker known as the "Mooch", barely lasted one episode. But Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, has emerged as a star in the ever-evolving drama engulfing the White House.
In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the president repaid attorney Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Giuliani made the revelation during an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Hannity."
'Sex on the first date, unprotected romps many dozens of times and treated like a prostitute': Playboy's Karen McDougal lifts lid on 'TEN-MONTH affair' with married Trump and why SHE ended it 'I wouldn't want it done to me': Playboy bunny Karen McDougal fights back tears on CNN as she apologizes to Melania for having 10-month affair with the President Did Trump tee up two mistresses in Tahoe? Karen McDougal breaks down president's infamous golf trip and tells CNN he could have slept with Stormy Daniels the day she left 'How does a germaphobe never use condoms with porn stars and playmates?' Twitter roasts Trump after interview with Karen McDougal who claims they had 10-month affair Firefighter, 37, dies battling massive blaze in former landmark New York jazz club where new Bruce Willis movie is being filmed after actor Edward Norton raised the alarm when he saw smoke Are you struggling ... (more)
'Sex on the first date, unprotected romps many dozens of times and treated like a prostitute': Playboy's Karen McDougal lifts lid on 'TEN-MONTH affair' with married Trump and why SHE ended it 'I wouldn't want it done to me': Playboy bunny Karen McDougal fights back tears on CNN as she apologizes to Melania for having 10-month affair with the President Did Trump tee up two mistresses in Tahoe? Karen McDougal breaks down president's infamous golf trip and tells CNN he could have slept with Stormy Daniels the day she left 'How does a germaphobe never use condoms with porn stars and playmates?' Twitter roasts Trump after interview with Karen McDougal who claims they had 10-month affair Firefighter, 37, dies battling massive blaze in former landmark New York jazz club where new Bruce Willis movie is being filmed after actor Edward Norton raised the alarm when he saw smoke Are you struggling ... (more)
President Donald Trump speaks to military personnel on March 13, 2018, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. The president has had a serious of awkward firings during his time in the White House.