Brie Larson is a "superhero mentor". The 34-year-old actress plays Captain Marvel/ Carol Danvers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and she is always happy to "reach out" to newcomers to the comic book movie world because it can be quite a "strange" experience and she thinks there are some useful practical tips she can offer...
Some mistakes end up being hidden blessings. Former actress Jacelyn Tay took to Instagram yesterday (May 29) to share an incident that happened on her Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight to Frankfurt, Germany. "I ordered a special chicken meal for dinner but it didn't arrive… some cock-up," wrote the 48-year-old in the caption of her post. She said that...
British actress Daisy Ridley says reprising her role as Jedi hero Rey feels "exciting and nerve-racking" as she returns to the Star Wars franchise for a new film. Walt Disney Co, which purchased Star Wars producer Lucasfilm in 2012 and released three movies starring Ridley from 2015 to 2019, as well as different TV series, announced...
Actor, taxi driver, livestream host and now chicken rice seller? Is there anything Peter Yu cannot do? Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday (May 29) that the 56-year-old is now a proud co-owner of a chicken rice stall. He told reporters that he, along with local influencer Simon Khung (also known as Simonboy), had gotten to know a coffee shop owner who asked...
After six months of court hearings and investigation, the sexual allegations case between Aaron Yan and his ex-boyfriend, internet celebrity Yao Le, has reached a verdict. According to Taiwanese reports today (May 30), the 38-year-old singer-actor, who was a member of the boy band Fahrenheit, was slapped with a seven-month suspended jail term and three-year probation...
John Lennon's guitar has broken the record for the highest-selling piece of Beatles memorabilia after it was sold for an eye-watering £1.5 million (S$2.6 million). The 12-string Hootenanny acoustic, which was used by the late music legend on the iconic group's 1965 album and film Help, had been sitting unused in an attic for the past...
A local TikToker's reel that went viral has been picked up by K-pop idols such as IU and Shinee's Minho. The Singaporean user, who goes by the handle @ummmyuhasdf, posted a video on Feb 21, showing a simple way of using one's fingers to make a "heart" sign. "Do you know if you cover your eyebrow with...
While filming supernatural movie The Chosen One in a Guan Gong temple in Penang last year, actress Angel Lim had a spine-chilling encounter. She was in the toilet when she heard a knock on the door. Thinking it must be a colleague, the 26-year-old opened the door but there was no one there. "As I headed back to the...
Darren Lim and Evelyn Tan's children are all grown up — well, nearly all of them. The celebrity couple and their entire brood of four kids recently appeared on the online variety show #JustSwipeLah and tried their hand at indoor skiing. The two actors also answered questions about parenting and family life. Netizens' attention, however, seemed to be centred on their kids —...
Taiwanese YouTuber-DJ Maze Lin reportedly attracted the wrong attention with a bold fashion statement when she was in Singapore once. The 33-year-old, also known as Qiang Qiang, appeared on a recent episode of Taiwanese variety show Queen and shared that she used to own a pair of shorts around 10 years ago so skimpy they looked...
