Reviewing Dancing on Ice 2025 now feels like a lifetime ago, as we are well into 2026—Michaela Strachan was an absolute revelation. She was at the top of the leaderboard, looking as if she had discovered the fountain of youth and basically showing the kids how to do it. But all through that run, there […]
Imagine you’re a twenty-something and head over heels. It’s 1971 in Belfast. But instead of picking out flower arrangements or arguing over a guest list, you’re planning a wedding in total secrecy while the British Army patrols the street corners. There’s no big white dress. No tiered cake. No long-winded speeches. Instead, you have a […]
Just when you thought you’d pinned her down as the perennially stressed-out teenager with the world’s most expressive eyebrows, Saoirse-Monica Jackson went and rewrote the script. It’s mid-February 2026, and the Derry native isn’t just a “Derry Girl” anymore; she’s a bonafide force in the industry, transitioning from the halls of Our Lady Immaculate to […]
Manhattan in February rarely does anyone any favours. The sky remains dull, the cold seeps through your overcoat and the wind off the East River can feel positively hostile. But this past Saturday — Valentine’s Day, no less — the mood around Gramercy Park changed momentarily. Passers-by outside St George’s Episcopal Church stopped and stared twice. Not a […]
If you walk through the glass-panelled corridors of the City of London, you’ll hear names that command attention through sheer volume. But there’s a different kind of power in the British financial sector—the kind that doesn’t need to shout because its track record does the talking. Mark Gwynne is the personification of this “stealth wealth.” […]
Look, I’ve spent the better part of a decade covering the British film industry, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned about the A-list, it’s that privacy is the most expensive thing you can buy. Most celebrities say they want it, but then they’re spotted at every Soho House opening from London to Mykonos. But […]
The paddock at the Barcelona shakedown was still buzzing about the lap times from last week when the real bomb dropped. Forget the engine specs. Forget the Ferrari switch for a second. The only thing anyone’s talking about right now is a certain silver SUV and a weekend in the English countryside that felt more […]
It’s a funny question, isn’t it? The sort that pops up late at night when the radio’s on low volume and someone suddenly says, “Hold on… where does George Michael actually rank?” Not in a trivia-quiz way. More like a genuine pause. Because his music isn’t just something people listen to. It’s something people lived […]
If you’re walking around North London on a Tuesday night, you might spot a lad who looks like he’s just stepped out of the pages of a 1994 issue of NME. He’s got thick eyebrows, the oversized parka, and that stare that says, “Come and have a go.” That’s Gene Gallagher. But while his dad, Liam, was […]
At some point, you stop noticing the postcard bits of Death in Paradise. The sea. The bright shirts. The rum bar chat. Your brain files all that under “Friday night comfort telly” and moves on. Then a character walks into a scene and changes the temperature. It’s what Shantol Jackson does as DS Naomi Thomas. It […]
There’s a certain kind of fame that sneaks up on people. Not the actor kind, with a camera in your face. The other kind, the kind where you’re just living your life, doing your job, raising your kids, and then one day your daughter goes on telly and says, very calmly, that you vanished at […]
It’s 3 am. Your alarm clock is still hours away. The house is quiet. And you’re standing in a bathroom, squinting at your reflection, trying not to panic. Now imagine you’re Kate Garraway. You’re due on live telly at 6 am. And your two front tooth caps have just come loose. It was neither a […]