Beyoncé tells about her childhood, how she stays private, and finds self-confidence in a new interview

Blood, Sweat, and Heels. It was two-and-a-half years after I secured my initial magazine role in New York City, and roughly two decades after Khadijah James (Living Single) gave me a glimpse of what my life as a could be.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Members of a Muslim sect have been pictured slicing their own scalps with swords to spill their blood in a holy festival.Gruesome scenes of blood trickling down men's faces into their beards and clothing were captured on camera in Najaf, Iraq, on Thursday.Shiite Muslims self-flagellate themselves each year to mark Ashura, the ninth day of Muharram in the first month of the Islamic calendar.Cameras were at hand in the Imam Ali shrine to picture the pained grimaces and collective suffering from the mass demonstration of faith.By taking a sharp blade to their own flesh, participants believe their sins will be cleansed from their bodies.Helpers can be seen at the ceremony offering care and

Alex Rodriguez posted a photo to his Instagram account and while to some, it may appear to just be a regular picture, others noticed something not-so-subtle in the background.

Every year, the New York Film Festival welcomes “the season’s most anticipated and significant films” to take part in its Spotlight section. And though 2021 has been a really odd year (much like 2020) for the film industry, the Spotlight section for this year is truly stacked with some great picks.

After not hearing too much about the film except the cast and filmmaker involved, with today’s NYFF Spotlight announcement, we got our first real look at “C’mon C’mon,” including a new image and a detailed synopsis of the feature. READ MORE: NYFF 2021 Adds ‘Dune,’ ‘French Dispatch’ & Mike Mills’ ‘C’mon, Cmon’ With Joaquin Phoenix & More For those that haven’t been following along, a lot of buzz surrounds the new film from Mike Mills.

Since releasing his album WUNNA last year, Gunna has been keeping fans of his languid luxury raps fed with a steady diet of features on songs like "His & Hers" by Internet Money, Lil Uzi Vert, and Don Toliver and "Take It To Trial," a collaboration with his mentor Young Thug. Yesterday he returned with a new song called "9 Times Outta 10," a single billed as a collaboration with the song's producer Taurus.

Love Island’sTeddy Soares teases girl Faye Winter that there’s something “on the tip of his tongue” as they embark on their utterly stunning and romantic final date. Faye and Teddy, both 26, head out on their incredible outing in the latest episode of the ITV2 reality show, as producers pull out all the stops for the couple to enjoy one last romantic moment outside of the villa.

Quake game has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) just days after a series revival was teased by QuakeCon.The mysterious ESRB listing states that the new Quake project will be coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.While the nature of the game remains unknown, many fans are speculating that this could be the “revitalised edition” we recently heard about. The official QuakeCon schedule, released by Bethesda, teased a “revitalized edition” from developers MachineGames.The event, “Let’s Talk About Quake” teased an upcoming series revival.

NBCUniversal’s streaming service is tripling down on competition series next month. Peacock today revealed premiere dates for Season 3 of American Ninja Warrior Junior and new series Frogger and Top Chef Family Style. All three will bow on Thursday, September 9.

EXCLUSIVE: Season 4 of Westworld, as we first told you, has returned to filming at the Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita, CA; and in a recent conversation with the co-creator of the HBO series, Lisa Joy, on Deadline’s Hero Nation podcast, we learned some more details on what’s bound to unfold. Joy joined us on Hero Nation to discuss her feature directorial debut Reminiscence which hits theaters and HBO Max on Friday.

Quicksand have hailed Turnstile as a band they feel a “kinship” with, while also revealing the political themes of new album ‘Distant Populations’ and the “romance” of their past break-up.The New York band’s first two albums (1993’s ‘Slip’ and 1995’s ‘Manic Compression’) were seminal in establishing the post-hardcore scene, alongside work by the likes of Fugazi, Refused and At The Drive In. Around that time, the trio supported The Offspring across America and Europe just as the Cali punks’ thid album ‘Smash’ became a global hit.

Liam Gallagher has revealed that he’s currently working on two new albums.The former Oasis frontman’s second solo record ‘Why Me? Why Not.’ arrived in 2019, following on from his 2017 debut ‘As You Were’. Late last year, the singer released the standalone festive single ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’.During a new interview with Absolute Radio, Gallagher spoke of the progress on new material.

Filmmaker Ry Russo-Young turns to her own family for inspiration in HBO’s new documentary series “Nuclear Family.” The project is an in-depth exploration of what it meant to be lesbian parents during the ‘70s and ‘80s. For Russo-Young and her sister, their lives were just like any other American family.

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Fabulous: "I was working as a special education teacher for six years when I began to struggle emotionally, mentally, and even financially because I was doing my Ph.D."I was in a dark place, I was so depressed and I was pushing away everything I ever wanted, like my husband, my kids, the life that I was trying to create.”Courtney started life coaching and was encouraged by her boyfriend to take up modelling.Her partner Nick snapped sexy pictures of her – and even taught her how to pose!Courtney recalled: "My husband was the one who started me in modelling."I didn't think I could do it and he taught me how to pose. He would take photos of me in the garage, bathroom, and parts of our house and he posted me on Instagram.

Carl Mullan has likely been getting used to the early morning rising a lot more recently but not just because he’s co-hosting RTÉ 2FM’s Breakfast but because he recently became a father for the first time.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterR Kelly appeared in a New York federal court yesterday (Wednesday 18th August) accused of recording the sexual abuse of children.The court heard that the R&B singer "controlled them sexually and physically", with prosecutors dubbing R Kelly a "predator".He allegedly insisted on his victims referring to him as 'Daddy', with prosecutors further alleging he "dominated and controlled them physically, sexually and psychologically."The 54-year-old is finally facing trial after decades of accusations of sexual abuse from various women - some of whom were very young.Among the charges he faces are racketeering based on sexual exploitation of children, kidnapping, forced

EXCLUSIVE: Director Bartlett Sher (Broadway’s To Kill a Mockingbird), writer JT Rogers (HBO Max’s upcoming Tokyo Vice), and producer Cambra Overend – the team behind HBO’s Emmy-nominated film adaptation of Rogers’ play Oslo – have launched SRO Productions to develop and present new works for the stage, television and film, with projects already in development that will reunite the trio with some of their best-known collaborators.

Scarlett Moffatt has urged her fans to never let their negative thoughts stop them from having fun in life in a rousing body positive post.The TV star took the plunge on her holiday in swimwear, and shared the picture on Instagram for her 2 million followers while giving them all a word of advice.The former Gogglebox regular was captured jumping with arms in the air ahead of her snorkelling exercise to mark the moment that would serve as inspiration later on.Scarlett posted the picture alongside a motivating caption for people of all shapes and sizes to embrace who they are, just as they are.‘Don’t let your mind bully your body,’ she wrote.‘Don’t ever worry so much about your physical appearance that you let it stop you doing something you

Nia DaCosta remembers being dared to say “Candyman” in the mirror five times. She was hanging out with friends between classes in the bathroom at elementary school.

Suzanne Somers says wearing 'a little' make-up is part of her 'self-esteem'.The 74-year-old actress and beauty guru has insisted looking her best every day helps to boost her morale.'A beauty regimen is so important as you age, because you want to present your best face not only to yourself and your husband or your family, but to the world,' she said during a video interview with Yahoo! Lifestyle. Feel good: Suzanne Somers says wearing 'a little' make-up is part of her 'self-esteem'.