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Adrian Chiles 'recoiled in horror' after discovering naked lookalike's OnlyFans content

Adrian Chiles 'recoiled in horror' after discovering his impersonator's saucy career on OnlyFans. The content creator has been paid to eat crumpets naked and more

Daily Mirror

From the Gallaghers to Stormzy — Burberry’s perfectly curated front row

Daniel Lee’s Burberry debut showed off the best of British

Evening Standard

Baftas in monochrome: black and white dominates red carpet fashion

Stars and guests invoke the spirit of Coco Chanel and Audrey Hepburn in their colour combinations

The Guardian - UK

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Paul Mescal backed to win second BAFTA as Irish actor honoured at Newport Beach Film Festival

The Kildare star is up for Best Actor for his role in Aftersun

Irish Mirror

The One Show viewers believe Adrian Chiles 'wants old job back' after 'taking over' chat

Adrian Chiles appeared on The One Show on Tuesday to promote his new book and viewers noticed how he interviewed a fellow guest

Daily Mirror

BBC The One Show viewers have same response to Adrian Chiles' appearance

The TV star was on the programme to chat to Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas about his new book

Manchester Evening News

BAFTA-nominated actress Naomi Ackie says playing Whitney Houston was 'hefty' task

British actress Naomi Ackie, who stars as late music legend Whitney Houston in movie biopic I Want To Dance With Somebody has said if she was given the chance to do it all over again, she would think twice about embodying the troubled star

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Bafta rising star nominees include Naomi Ackie, Emma Mackey and Sheila Atim

The only Bafta award voted for by the British public, the five nominees are all actors from the UK and Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Whitney Houston actress Naomi Ackie speaks out on fewer film roles for black women

The British star discussed the lack of opportunities for black actresses following her latest biopic role

Evening Standard

The rising stars of stage and screen 2023

Keep an eye out for these about-to-be-famous faces

Evening Standard

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody review – a fleeting glimpse of queer black joy

I Wanna Dance with Somebody charts the life of global superstar Whitney Houston in an epic narrative of talent and struggle. The film lays bare the complexities of her rise and life in the spotlight, including toxic relationships with her parents, substance use and her husband Bobby Brown.

The Conversation

I Wanna Dance With Somebody review – doggedly formulaic Whitney Houston biopic

The singer’s voice is mostly lip-synced, by British actor Naomi Ackie, but this by-numbers film falls well short of capturing Houston’s mega-watt appeal

The Guardian - UK

The anti-hibernation culture guide: something to enjoy for every day in January

You can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup – here’s an event for each of the next 31 days

The Guardian - UK

Why a kiss was worth fighting for in the Whitney biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'

Not long before Whitney Houston's career takes off in the Sony Pictures musical biopic "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody," the young singer shares a romantic kiss with her best friend, Robyn Crawford. It's sweet, intimate and relatively brief, but juxtaposed against the epic highs and lows of the…

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The music in I Wanna Dance With Somebody proves Whitney Houston's voice is incomparable

Described as "the greatest voice of her generation", it goes without saying that Whitney Houston's original vocals just had to be heard in newly opened biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

The Guardian - UK

What links Whitney Houston to Raiders of the Lost Ark – and Stanley Tucci’s recipes?

From a biopic of the singer to the adventures of the whip-cracking archaeologist, all via a galaxy far, far away

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Whitney Houston reminds us we're human, says biopic director Kasi Lemmons

When news broke that a Whitney Houston biopic was in the works, many folks had the same question: Why?

The New Daily

Whitney Houston biopic is ‘honest, accurate’, says the music industry guru who made her famous

The man who discovered Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, says the new biopic about the star's life will answers a lot of questions fans have.

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Los Angeles Times

Whitewashing or reclaiming? A new Whitney Houston biopic spotlights musical highs over personal lows

The new Whitney Houston biopic climaxes with a detailed reenactment of the pop superstar's show-stopping performance at the 1994 American Music Awards.

Tribune News Service

Review: Naomi Ackie dazzles as Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'

Clive Davis is both the producer behind "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and the second biggest character, and you'll never guess who's depicted as the hero of the movie.

Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ is a well-acted biopic about not just a voice, but The Voice

Mostly, almost entirely, it is not British actor Naomi Ackie’s singing voice you hear as Whitney Houston in the smooth, enjoyable new biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Whitney Houston’ biopic gives good love to the troubled singer

Naomi Ackie seems to channel the pop star in a film that doesn’t dig too deep but consistently entertains.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Review: Clumsy Whitney Houston Biopic Mars Its Star’s Skill

Whitney Houston’s voice was one of a kind and the creative team behind a new big-budget biopic of the singer had no choice but to agree. Naomi Ackie, who plays Houston in “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” turns in a fierce performance but is asked to lip-sync throughout to Houston…

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody' biopic hits a flat note

When remembering the iconic life and career of Whitney Houston, there are many defining moments that instantly spring to mind: when she obliterated the “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl, thereby rendering all other versions subpar, her soaring rendition of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” from “The…

The Independent UK

I Wanna Dance with Somebody review: The first authorised biopic turns Whitney Houston into a product

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ screenwriter Anthony McCarten strips a miraculous talent of her messy, beautiful humanity

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