Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall feared speaking about race would make her 'less popular'

Vanessa Bryant appeared at the NBA All-Star Game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday to present veteran player Chris Paul with the first-ever Kobe and Gigi Bryant Advocacy Award.Vanessa, 39, donned an all-black ensemble of a long coat, sweater top, pants and pointy-toed boots as she wore her brown locks down and parted at the annual event.Vanessa - who is mom to daughters Natalia, 19, the late Gigi, 13, Bianka, five, and Capri, two, with the late NBA icon - posed with Paul, 36, his daughter Cameron, nine, and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, 58, on the floor at the venue as the honors were awarded. The latest:Vanessa Bryant, 39, appeared at the NBA All-Star Game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday to present veteran player Chris Paul, 36, with the Kobe and Gigi Bryant Advocacy Award.

Oscar winner Halle Berry held hands with her son Maceo Robert Martinez at Wylie's Bait & Tackle in Malibu on Saturday alongside her boyfriend since March 2020, Grammy winner Van Hunt.The Ohio-born 55-year-old mothered the eight-year-old boy during her two-year marriage to ex-husband #3, French actor Olivier Martinez, whom she separated from in 2015.Halle (born Maria) went make-up free for her family outing, wearing a large newsboy cap with a black hooded jumpsuit and green Birkenstock-style sandals. Masked up!Oscar winner Halle Berry held hands with her eight-year-old son Maceo Robert Martinez at Wylie's Bait & Tackle in Malibu on Saturday alongside her boyfriend since March 2020, Grammy winner Van HuntRecently, little Maceo officiated a 'commitment ceremony' between Berry and the neo soul artist - turning 52 next month - in the backseat of her car 'of his own volition.''I think he finally sees me happy, and it's infectious. It was his way of saying, "This is good.

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Two fisherman woke up to a nasty surprise after they were out working on the water on Saturday.Jason Charles and his friend David Miegle set out for a weekend fishing trip on the Cato River in the Northern Territory, Australia, but were woken up by an aggressive crocodile while they were on the boat.Charles said he awoke with a fright at about 5am with his friend screaming “there’s a croc” from the boat which they were sleeping on, which was anchored 100m up the river from Charles’ vessel.He then looked out from his boat and spotted a massive crocodile just 10m away from them.Charles then said the massive reptile was unlike any he’d seen before, with it being “big and aggressive” as it began to attack his motor boat they were both on.“It nearly pulled the motor cover off — there's teeth marks still all on it,” he said.He said the crocodile paused and looked like it was getting ready to jump onto the boat and attack them.“I think he was getting ready to launch himself into the boat for a second attack, so I jumped into the front, pulled the anchor up and floored it to where Dave was,” he said.Both the fishermen admitted they had never experienced anything like this before and were both terrified for their lives.

Holly Willoughby revealed she ‘nearly threw up’ backstage over Stef Reid’s Dancing On Ice performance with Andy Buchanan. The pair hit the ice for Musicals Week, performing a stunning routine to One (Reprise) from A Chorus Line. However, while it was judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean that they needed to impress, along with guest judge Arlene Phillips, it seems that the presenters were a little more worried for the contestants.

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Proud dad Peter Andre has posted a cute snap of son Junior looking dapper on social media this weekend. The Mysterious Girl singer, who shares Junior with ex Katie Price, shared a snap of the teen looking suited and booted.

Pam & Tommy, starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan, has rubbed some people the wrong way, as it dramatizes the real events surrounding Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s honeymoon sex tape being stolen and distributed. Anderson and Lee are not involved in the series, and the Baywatch icon, in particular, has been open about not wanting any part of it. Now, one of Lee’s former bandmates has spoken out, with some harsh words about the portrayal of the drummer and their band, Mötley Crüe.

Jesy Nelson has been missing her Little Mix bandmates during the coronavirus lockdown.

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Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall and Lewis Capaldi have joined the UK’s Black Lives Matter march in protest of the killing of George Floyd. Jade, 27, who recently bravely discussed her own experiences of racism, took to the streets in London to show her support, while Lewis attended the march at Hollyrood Park in Edinburgh on Sunday.

Jade Thirlwall has blasted “lazy” journalists for continually confusing the singer with her Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock and vice versa.The 27-year-old called out writers at MSN after a picture of Pinnock, who is of Bajan and Jamaican ancestry, was used to accompany an online article about Thirlwall, as she discussed how being bullied at school for her Arab heritage had prompted her to stay silent about her race in the early days of the girl group. She took to her Instagram Story timeline on Friday and shared a screenshot of the piece, which featured a red carpet snap of Pinnock and her new fiance, Andre Gray, alongside the headline, “Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall says she faced ‘horrific’ racism at school”.

Black Lives Matter post, reading ‘Speaking Out Is Worth It’, after they dropped Bergdorf from a 2017 campaign over a Facebook post in which she said white people’s existence ‘is drenched in racism’.Jade, 27, claimed that while she had always hoped to work with L’Oréal, she was disgusted by their treatment of Bergdorf, 32.The Break Up Song singer wrote on her Instagram stories: ‘My whole career I dreamed of having a L’Oréal deal because well, I got ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL ARAB/AFRICAN HAIR and I wanna show it off, and it was a brand I looked up to.‘But how could I ever associate myself with a brand that won’t support and show up for the black trans community?‘@lorealparis I guess speaking up is only “worth it” when it suits you?‘Where is the

Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock broke down in tears as she admitted she feared being “the least favoured” member of the group due to her race.

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Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has opened up on “avoiding” discussing her race when she shot to fame with the girl group on the X Factor.The 27-year-old revealed how she feared opening up on her mixed-race heritage after being cruelly bullied when she was in school. Jade’s grandfather is from Yemen, while her maternal grandmother is from Egypt.

Jade Thirlwall has recalled the ‘horrific’ racial bullying she encountered at school – while also revealing she kept her heritage a secret when she joined Little Mix out of fear of being less ‘popular’.

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has spoken for the first time on her personal battles surrounding her race growing up and after catapulting to fame.