Zendaya has called out a double standard over her kissing scenes on screen. The 27-year-old actress appears in new romance movie Challengers as a tennis coach caught in a love triangle with two athletes played by Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor, and she insisted it's "odd" how much attention to paid to her intimate on camera...
When you think of iconic female matriarchs in local dramas, Madame Chen from The Little Nyonya (2008), played by veteran actress Lin Yinzhu, would make the list. Soon, there may be a new one to add to it — Liu Xiuniang, played by local actress Zoe Tay in the new drama Emerald Hill. Speaking to AsiaOne at...
Getting nominated and dressed up for an eventful night but going home empty-handed must not be the best feeling, but these local celebrities keep their chin up and carry on. Nick Teo It's been nearly a decade since he made his acting debut and he hasn't received an award yet. Despite that, Nick Teo remains positive. "I'm fine. Every...
Taylor Swift fans are flocking to The Black Dog, a pub in south-west London, after it was name-checked on the American singer’s new album The Tortured Poets Department. Lily Bottomley, the pub’s events and social media manager, said the buzz started online last week before the double album was released on April 19, with The Black...
A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John Lennon will go up for sale at an auction in May after it was recently found in the attic of a home in Britain. The auctioneers said Lennon played the guitar, which is expected to exceed its estimate of $600,000 (S$815,754) to $800,000, on...
Mark Lee has been playing the funnyman on our screens for decades, but he's always wanted to expand his scope. In the drama film Wonderland (formerly known as The Last Letters), the 55-year-old plays single dad Loke who sells his kampung house and moves to a one-room flat in the 1980s so his daughter Eileen (played...
We can't expect sports commentators to know every celebrity, but surely they should be briefed before going on air? Singaporean singer JJ Lin attended the Formula One (F1) Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai last weekend, and presented plaques to Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Sergio Perez — the top three at...
Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department broke a Spotify record after racking up more than 300 million streams on Friday (April 19). The pop superstar's 11th studio record became the platform's most streamed album in a single day after bringing in huge numbers in its first 24 hours and she now holds Spotify's top...
Imagine getting a chance to dance with a K-pop star onstage in front of a crowd of thousands. That came true for 12 students at South Korean singer IU’s concerts on April 20 and 21 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The girls from local performing arts studio Maddspace, which has two branches here, are aged eight to...
After serving Kenergy with Barbie, actor Ryan Gosling turns the spotlight on the movie-makers whose job is to shine on screen while remaining invisible in The Fall Guy. The film is inspired by the popular 1980s TV series of the same name and stars Gosling as Colt Seavers, a top Hollywood stuntman down on his luck after...
