‘American Idol’ Alum David Archuleta Comes Out, Reveals Struggle To Reconcile Sexuality With His Mormon Faith

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIt’s (still) good to be Tom Holland.The 25-year-old actor has been all-but-singlehandedly propelling ticket sales at North American movie theaters, leading two films in the top three spots on domestic box office charts. Over the weekend, his action-adventure “Uncharted” repeated No.

Wetherspoons to find out just how it got so many bad reviews.The Bankers Draft in Sheffield has a three-star rating on TripAdvisor, with dozens of complaints about terrible food, poor service, inconsiderate punters - and even other customers selling items in the venue.Yorkshire Live reporter Amber O'Connor was not blown away by the restaurant when she had lunch there last week, but she believes it may have received some unfair criticism.In her review, she wrote: "Approaching the city-centre venue, the grand building looks welcoming, as do the five stars (very good) food hygiene rating displayed in the window."'This is exactly the kind of place where I would like to eat,' I remember thinking to myself."Although, I quickly built up reservations after noticing another notice warning customers it is forbidden to buy and sell from each other inside the pub."What had people been selling that prompted the need for such a sign, I wondered. Unperturbed, I headed in."My first task, finding somewhere to sit, was easy enough.

EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley looked worlds away from her iconic character Karen Taylor on Saturday as she attended her on-screen son Zack Morris' leaving party. Taking to Instagram, the actress, 45, posted a collection of sweet snaps with the actor, 23, as she sweetly said she would "cherish" their BBC One soap memories forever.

James Argent is ‘nearly back to his best’ following his admission of a ‘very bad relapse’ in early February, according to reports.The former The Only Way Is Essex star revealed that paramedics were called to his home after he spiralled following an alcoholic drink on a night out after two years of sobriety.However, the 34-year-old has apparently recovered well from his setback with the help of visiting a rehab walk-in centre six days a week and has ‘stunned’ friends with the speediness of his bounce back.A source told The Sun Online: ‘James is doing really, really well. He’s nearly back to his best and considering how bad things were a week or so ago everyone is pretty stunned at how he’s turned things around.‘But James is a fighter.

Molly-Mae Hague has opened up about her dermaplaning woes, explaining that her hair grows back at ‘rapid levels’ after the beauty treatment.In a new video on YouTube, the Love Island star revealed that she got into the habit of undergoing dermaplaning procedures to ‘remove the peach fuzz’ from her face.However, the 22-year-old admitted that she had been left with ‘a little bit of a beard’ after the treatment.Speaking in her latest clip on the platform, she told fans: ‘If you guys can see that I do have a little bit of a beard, we’re not talking about it.‘I need to speak to you guys about my battle with dermaplaning.

Baftas and was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2003.The 76-year-old has five SAG wins and received 13 nominations over the course of her impressive career, and is the most decorated SAG lifetime achievement award winner. Dame Helen will be presented with the trophy by Collateral Beauty co-star Kate Winslet.Speaking about the award on ITV’s Lorraine, she said: ‘I didn’t quite grasp how big a deal it was.‘It’s a funny moment that, of course, there’s a great feeling of pride and: “Wow, me? Really?”‘She added she felt ‘a slight sting in the tail as well’ as the realisation hit her that she was ‘in a way coming to the end of the road’, though she seems to be as busy as ever.Dame Helen recently finished filming Warner Bros.’ Shazam! sequel, Fury of the Gods, and is currently filming Golda, in which she is playing the leading role of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.Dame Helen Mirren reveals fears about transforming into Geordie housewife for The DukeGolda film producer admits to ‘stirring’ Jewish casting controversy for ‘publicity’Dame Helen Mirren ‘strongly believes BBC has to be protected’ amid licence fee rowFellow British stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman are tipped to bag top accolades at the ceremony later this evening, as is Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical, much-lauded film Belfast, which focuses on the Troubles in Northern Ireland. It’s nominated for best picture, as well as a nomination for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, and its Irish star Caitriona Balfe is tipped to nab the statue for best supporting female actor.As is the norm during the award season run, a host of glittering Hollywood megastars will be taking to the stage for presenting duties during the

Her Majesty the Queen unexpectedly, but Prince Harry has revealed that even he sees her as “the boss” and often thinks of her more as the monarch than his grandmother, In a clip from a 2018 documentary about the Queen's role as head of The Commonwealth, Harry joked about feeling a sense of "panic" whenever he bumped into his grandmother in the hallways of Buckingham Palace.In the HBO documentary, Queen of the World, Harry is shown addressing a group of hospitality professionals from the Caribbean who are staying at the palace. The prince offers the group some advice, reports the Daily Mirror, and goes on to reveal that even he still "panics" when he sees the Queen, despite being related to her.He said: "You guys have spent way more time in Buckingham Palace than I ever have - and you’ve only been here two weeks."Have you bumped into the Queen yet?"If you suddenly bump into her in the corridor, don’t panic."I know you will.

Jurgen Klopp has revealed why he will not be wearing a suit for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup final clash against Chelsea.The Liverpool manager dressed up for his two previous cup finals at Wembley Stadium, but will not be swapping his usual tracksuit and cap combo for a suit this time around.Klopp’s first Wembley final was the 2-1 Champions League loss to Bayern Munich back in 2013 with Dortmund, while his second appearance ended in a Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat to Manchester City in 2016.But the German insists the two devastating losses are not the reason behind his change in approach on Sunday.Klopp told the Liverpool Echo: "I am not overly superstitious. I will not wear a suit but not because I am superstitious."I am pretty sure that someone told me before the League Cup final that I needed to wear a suit."With the Champions League in 2013, honestly, it is really silly but someone told me that it was expected to wear a suit on the touchline and then when I saw the first coach next to me without a suit I thought ‘are you kidding me?!!!’ “That was the moment I stopped it.”Would you wear a tracksuit for a cup final? Let us know in the comments section.He added: "No, I will not wear a suit for a football game unless it is a rule.

Dr Alex George has appeared to respond to the claims that he cheated on his ex-girlfriend Ellie Hecht before breaking up with her. News broke earlier this month that the pair had reportedly decided to go their separate ways after a year of dating, just weeks after getting an adorable puppy together. Ellie is said to be keeping their dog — a cockapoo named Freddie.

Dancing on Ice star Chemmy Alcott has told how she named her horrific shin injury after celebrated professional golfer, Sir Nick Faldo.Speaking exclusively with Express.co.uk, the alpine ski racer, 39, opened up candidly about the injuries she's sustained throughout her skiing career, which included her breaking her neck aged 11 and a smash in 2010 that saw her bones pierce through both her skin and ski boots.Speaking about the horror crash which saw her break her right leg in two places in 2010, Chemmy told how she had been living with the pain.She said: "It was persistent straight after the crash."But I had it all the way until January last year."I had this, like, Nick Faldo size golf ball of swelling on the front of my shin that I squashed into a ski boot all the time," she added.The Ski Sunday presenter explained the reasoning behind naming her injury after the sportsman.Chemmy went on: "I always call him Nick Faldo."I'm a bit of a, 'name everything to personalise it', and I'm like, 'Oh, hey, Nick's, back today, I better take it easy.'"However, despite affectionately naming her injury after the sports commentator, she has never come face to face with him.Chemmy continued: "And I've actually never met Nick Faldo."And I've got nothing against him at all."But I didn't want him in my life, on my leg."Even though I was retired, I was spending a lot of time in a ski boot and actually working in skiing, I had relatively few days off," she divulged.Elsewhere in the interview, Chemmy opened up on wearing her injuries with "pride".She reasoned: "All the injuries were proof that I was willing and confident enough to take risks."A lot of my career, actually, in my healthiest, in my twenties, I didn't break anything."And it's

Music videos can be as expensive (or as cheap) as an artist and their record labels want them to be.

Jonathan Ross’ daughter Honey blew fans away as she dolled up in a vintage frock with a plunging neckline to celebrate her 25th birthday.The activist and social media personality looked stunning as she poured her curves into a white cotton dress complete with frills hemming the neckline and skirt, tied with a belt at the waist.With a dress that left little to the imagination, Honey beamed at the camera while giving her 58,000 Instagram followers a glimpse of her bare skin.With puff sleeves that gathered around the fiery haired beauty’s elbows, Honey completed the look with a glittery silver tiara and pendant necklace, wearing her signature red tresses in delicate curls that just skimmed her shoulders.Honey even showed off her incredible singing talent in a cheeky video posted to her Instagram Stories, rocking out to a rendition of Cardi B’s WAP with a pal.She later added a fringed green jacket to her ensemble to head out into the streets accompanied by her pals - and the entire group was beaming from ear-to-ear.The star was living it up for her birthday celebrations as she sang karaoke in a booth with a gang of pals, as well as enjoying a few relaxed drinks with her partner Zane Saz.Surrounded by candles in wine bottles and cans of cocktails, the lovebirds looked on cloud nine, Zane rocking a grey-and-black blazer with a dark shirt underneath.The star captioned her photoset: "Thank you for humouring me, I had a lovely time.

UFO insists that it definitely wasn’t a cloud and moved too fast to be any conventional aircraft. On Saturday, February 26, Cornish mum Sarah Louise was driving towards Goonhilly in Cornwall, site of the Goonhilly Satellite Earth radiocommunication site, when she noticed a bright light in the sky.It appeared on first glance, to be a large, “silvery” star, she says – even though it was only just midday.Sarah said: “It caught my eye because it was so bright.

Dancing On Ice star Brendan Cole has been impressing both fans and judges alike on the show, scoring the first 10 of the series last weekend (February 20).The former Strictly Come Dancing professional has managed not to ruffle any feathers so far during his stint performing on ice skates, but that hasn't always been the case.In fact, Brendan has had his fair share of controversial moments over the years of his professional career, including a string of high profile conflicts with his Strictly Come Dancing co-stars.Here we take a look at some of the most standout feuds to spark from his fiery professionalism to date.Former GMTV presenter Fiona, 60, was paired with Brendan in series three of Strictly in 2005.In 2020 Fiona told the Daily Star: "Brendan was a real b***er, actually. He wasn’t very nice.

American Idol contestant David Archuleta has revealed that he is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. The Mormon singer was runner up on the musical competition series in 2008, releasing three albums before taking a two-year break to work as a missionary in Chile in 2012.

David Archuleta, who was one of the most infamous American Idol runner-ups in the show’s history, has come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. In an emotional Instagram post, the “Crush” singer opened up about his relationship with sexuality and faith, urging the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as Mormons) to be more “understanding”. Here’s 5 more things to know about him.

Living his truth! David Archuleta revealed he’s part of the LGBTQ community — and his relationship with his sexuality is a bit complicated.

David Archuleta got candid about his sexuality for the first time.

David Archuleta is opening up about his sexuality.The 30-year-old singer and finalist shared in a heartfelt post on Saturday that he is part of the LGBTQ+ community. Posting a selfie on his Instagram, Archuelta wrote how he likes to keep to himself, but also thought it was important to share his story because of his Mormon religious background.«I’ve been open to myself and my close family for some years now that I am not sure about my own sexuality,» he wrote, adding that he «came out in 2014 as gay to my family.» «But then I had similar feelings for both genders so maybe a spectrum of bisexual.

Ellise Shafer administrator“American Idol” alum David Archuleta has come out as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and is opening up about his experience balancing his Mormon faith with his sexuality.“I like to keep to myself but also thought this was important to share because I know so many other people from religious upbringings feel the same way,” Archuleta began the post. “I’ve been open to myself and my close family for some years now that I am not sure about my own sexuality.”Archuleta then detailed that he originally came out as gay to his family in 2014, but has since become uncertain of exactly where he falls on the spectrum of sexuality.“I came out in 2014 as gay to my family.

David Archuleta, who came in second place on the seventh season of American Idol, is opening up about his sexuality for the first time.