Hilary Knight, creator of Eloise: ‘She was an instant bestseller and has been in print ever since’

Harry Styles has come clean about the 'transatlantic accent' after his One Direction bandmate's bizarre Oscars interview this week.Fans were left baffled after Wolverhampton-born Liam Payne was filmed speaking with a new accent in his red carpet chat with Good Morning Britain, with many on social media asking afterwards why his voice had changed.Liam had spoken at length about Will Smith's dramatic slap on Chris Rock and revealed that he lives close to the Hollywood actor, saying he believed there were "three losers in one fight" — Will, Chris and Jada.Some confused viewers commented that he had appeared to have taken on a Los Angeles way of speaking, while others also heard unexplained Irish and Welsh intonations in his delivery despite him being from England.While on Sonny Jay and Roman Kemp's Capital Breakfast show on Friday morning, Harry was asked if he had also started to get a "transatlantic accent from America", which he replied to by saying: "Well don’t think in the time that I just got here, because I only got in yesterday for Coachella rehearsals, so in the space I’ve been here this trip I think I’ve survived" "I think it’s a little bit all over the place because I’m from up north and I’ve lived in London for 10 years and I’ve spent a lot of time in America and stuff and I think when I’m with Americans they don’t think I sound American at all, and then I think sometimes when I’m with English people they expect me to sound American, I don’t think I do, but I try and translate for whoever I’m with!"The singer was also asked by Roman whether he sees himself as "an artist first or an actor first", and said he thought he was a "musician first" "I feel really lucky to get to do a job that I love and I feel very

Barcelona legend Gerard Pique says being abused by football fans is better than having sex with his partner Shakira. No, really.Pique made the bonkers claim while discussing Barca's rivalry with Espanyol. The club's Catalan neighbours were relegated from La Liga in 2020 but returned to the Spanish top-flight this season after winning promotion at the first time of asking.

David Hasselhoff donned his iconic Baywatch costume while appearing in a video for SodaStream's 2022 Earth Day campaign, which was shared to the company's official YouTube channel earlier this week.In the video, the 69-year-old actor stepped back into character as hunky Los Angeles County lifeguardMitch Buchannon while promoting the brand's environmentally-minded initiative.The company partnered with SeeTurtles.org in an effort to raise funds for the protection of sea turtles from plastic waste products in our oceans. In character: David Hasselhoff donned his Baywatch costume while appearing in a video for SodaStream's new 2022 Earth Day campaign, which was shared to the company's official YouTube channels on WednesdayThe video began with Hasselhoff speaking about the initiative, and he announced that a portion of proceeds from each sale would go towards saving a baby sea turtle.At one point, an alarm button was pressed, and the actor tore off his suit to reveal that he had been wearing lifeguard's attire while making his statement.

Khloe Kardashian kept a low-key profile as she stepped out with her daughter True Thompson on Friday afternoon.The Kardashians star showcased her slimmed down physique in a simple black sweatshirt and skintight black leggings.Khloe's flowing blonde hair looked freshly blown out and she concealed her eyes with a pair of large designer shades. Mother-daughter outing:Khloe Kardashian kept a low-key profile as she stepped out with her daughter True Thompson on Friday afternoonTrue, who turns four later this month, looked comfortable in a pink shorts outfit, lavender sweater and fluffy pink sandals.In spite of her casual appearance, the 37-year-old reality star has been the subject of some high profile headlines.

Dave Grohl's wife Jordyn and their daughters Violet, 15, and Harper, 12, posed up together at a pre-Grammys event in Las Vegas on Friday.His band Foo Fighters have canceled their Grammys performance after their drummer Taylor Hawkins died of a cardiovascular collapse following a suspected overdose.Dave was not on the red carpet for Friday's MusiCares Person Of The Year event honoring Joni Mitchell, but his wife and two elder daughters made an appearance.Violet, who has followed father's footsteps into music, took the stage during the festivities to perform Joni's 1974 song Help Me. Family:Dave Grohl was represented by his wife Jordyn and their daughters Violet, 15, and Harper, 12, at a pre-Grammys event in Las Vegas on Friday Limelight:Violet, who has followed father's footsteps into music, took the stage during the festivities to perform Joni's 1974 song Help MeJordyn and Dave have been married since 2003 and in addition to Violet and Harper they have a seven-year-old daughter called Ophelia.Violet, Harper and Jordyn all wore black outfits to the MusiCares event on Friday, presumably signaling that they were in mourning for Taylor.

Khloe Kardashian has responded to fans who think she has had butt implants based on her latest Instagram post.

alopecia is the worst she’s dealing with. “If you are so lucky in life as to have that be your medical problem, just say thank God,” Maher cracked to his guests, attorney Laura Coates and former presidential and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang.“It’s not life threatening.

There’s no denying that Leslie Odom Jr is quite the triple threat! Leslie shot up to stardom when he starred as Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton. He even won a Tony Award for Best Actor in Musical for his iconic performance. Before Hamilton, he also was featured in Leap Of Faith, Dreamgirls and Rent on Broadway.

That’s just my baby daddy! Rihanna made a sweet reference to her man, A$AP Rocky, while out on a date Friday, wearing a shirt showing Mickey and Minnie Mouse with the writing, “Who dat is? That’s jus my baby daddy.” The slogan, a direct reference to the 1997 hit “My Baby Daddy” by B-Rock and the Bizz, was splashed across the tee and was perfectly accessorized with RiRi’s oversized dollar sign gold necklace. The mom-to-be’s growing bump was seen under her cheeky shirt, and she paired the look with baggy jeans and sneakers with a beige, gray, and red colorway, also wearing an AWGE white-and-green trucker hat — as did A$AP.

World Cup against England in Group B – five years after they missed out on the 2018 tournament in the most bizarre circumstances. England are set to lock horns with USA again on November 25 after they were drawn with Gregg Berhalter's team on Friday.

Thania Garcia During a press interview for Brian May’s reissue of the 1998 album “Another World” on the “Debatable” SiriusXM podcast, the Queen guitarist shared his thoughts and remembrances of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.The 50-year-old drummer unexpectedly died on March 25 in Bogotá, Colombia where the Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform.Rock fans everywhere have been grieving the loss, including May, who shared he had spoken to Hawkins just a week before his death. “Taylor was very close to [Queen], he’s been in my studio a few of times.

Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel have long had to face the challenge of similar names, hosting similar shows.

You knew going into Friday’s Real Time on HBO that Bill Maher would cover the topic that everyone in Hollywood is talking about. And did he ever, starting from the top.

ABC has no current plans to bring its Match Game revival hosted by Alec Baldwin back for another season.

Kelly Clarkson revealed the hilarious trick her six-year-old daughter River has pulled to get out of doing school work in Zoom classes.The 38-year-old singer was chatting with a flute teacher at a performing arts school, during her 'Best in Class Hour' of the show, who said that she misses seeing her students in person.Clarkson responded by telling the teacher that her daughter has started to 'freeze' on Zoom, pretending the connection is bad so she can get out of school work.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Eloise,” the beloved children’s book about a mischievous young girl who lives on the “tippy-top floor” of New York City’s famed Plaza Hotel, is being adapted into a live-action movie.Linda Woolverton is writing the movie for MRC Films, the independent studio behind “Knives Out” and “Mortal Engines.” MRC recently acquired film, television and stage rights for the series of leisurely reads written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight. Neither a director nor key cast members have been announced yet.“I couldn’t be more excited and honored to adapt Kay Thompson’s delightful book and character for the screen with MRC Film,” Woolverton said.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterMRC Film has set Linda Woolverton to adapt Kay Thompson’s Eloise for the leading independent studio. MRC previously announced it had secured film, television, live stage and related ancillary rights for the iconic series of children’s books written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight.“Linda has helped create some of the most beloved characters of all time,” said MRC Film Co-Presidents Brye Adler and Jonathan Golfman.

Hilary Duff and Ashley Benson are getting candid about puberty on Sarah Hyland‘s new show Lady Parts.

ITV soap, joked that it might have been bad timing to have a fringe cut into her hair when we've just entered a month-long second lockdown.

Hilary Duff and Ashley Benson get candid about periods and puberty in the latest episode of Sarah Hyland’s comedy series “Lady Parts”.