Tag: Celebrities
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Meet the YouTubers taking over the world
In 2019, video bloggers are attracting hoards of devoted fans and making millions in the process, but some fear they could be exploiting and misleading their young subscribers.
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Thank u, next: being single is the new normal
Is that better than being in a couple? Ariana Grande’s new ode to singledom is number one in the UK. Meanwhile, people around the world spent record amounts on Sunday — aka “Singles Day”.
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Plague of anxiety and self-harm laid bare
Is opening up about mental illness the best treatment? Several celebrities have courageously spoken about their struggles. But a deep divide remains over the merits of “the talking cure”.
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Girls urged to follow Cleopatra not Kimmie
A leading head teacher has some advice for her female students: there are better role models than Kim Kardashian West. Look no further, she says, than the plays of Shakespeare. Is she right?
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The great divide: Bake Off v The Apprentice
Both TV shows ask ordinary people to compete for a grand title. Both attract millions of viewers to the BBC. And yet they could not be more different. So are you more Apprentice or Bake Off?
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‘BrexPitt’: shock over iconic couple’s split
After 12 years together and just two years of marriage, Hollywood’s biggest couple are officially finished. Are we right to mourn the end of Brangelina? Or was the fairytale always a fantasy?
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Ice Bucket Challenge funds ALS breakthrough
Cynics called it ‘slacktivism’, ‘problematic in almost every way.’ But two years on, the ice bucket challenge has funded a medical breakthrough. Can social media change the world after all?
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UK media gagged by privacy injunction ‘farce’
A celebrity scandal has already been reported in the USA and Scotland including names — banned from publication in England and Wales. Do the famous deserve a legal right to privacy?
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Cynics pour cold water on ice bucket challenge
Social media has been flooded in recent weeks with videos of friends and celebrities dousing themselves in icy water. The challenge is for charity, but has it done more harm than good?
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Political causes steal the Oscars show
Tearful acceptance speeches gave way to politics at Sunday night’s Academy Awards. Movie stars and directors delivered serious messages before the serious partying. Is Hollywood growing up?
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African government accuses Madonna of blackmail
Madonna has raised millions of dollars in aid of Malawi’s children. But this week, the African nation greeted her with a bruising attack. Are philanthropic celebrities really doing good?
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Veteran explorer to tackle world’s coldest journey
After surviving cancer, surgery and a heart attack, 68-year-old Ranulph Fiennes plans to trek across Antarctica in the dead of winter. Is his adventure madness, or bravery?
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Celebrity divorce puts Scientology in spotlight
Suri Cruise is the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes – one of the world’s most gossipped-about couples. But what will become of the child now her celebrity parents are getting divorced?
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Simon Cowell shaken by ‘crazed fan’ break-in
A 29-year-old woman appeared in court yesterday after she was caught lurking in the London home of millionaire reality star Simon Cowell. Why do people get so dangerously obsessed with stars?
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Hacked Off, Actually: how Hugh Grant found politics
Hugh Grant has long been a screen idol, but since the phone hacking scandal he's a more political animal. As he meets the Prime Minister, should we be listening too?