Lucy Mecklenburgh shares baby name Ryan Thomas loved before they compromised on Lilah

Nathan Fillion's legion of loyal fans were treated to an insight into his beauty regime on Tuesday - and it isn't exactly glamorous. The star took a break from shooting The Rookie to post a close-up of his face along with a revealing message. SEE: The Rookie's Nathan Fillion looked so different at the start of his careerIn the image, Nathan had his eyes closed and a pair of scissors trimmed his eyebrows. He wrote: "Things I didn’t worry about in my 30s: Perpetually growing eyebrow hair."WATCH: Nathan Fillion in The Rookie season four Nathan's fans felt his pain and chimed in with comments as one wrote: "For years people told me it was all downhill after 40..

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorPatton Oswalt is OK with making you squirm. After all, the actor and comic once performed a number called “The Cringe” on an episode of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” a title that could describe his approach to cracking people up. “Real comedy comes from those moments,” Oswalt says. “I fully ascribe to Tracy Morgan’s maxim that ‘Cool is the enemy of funny.’ Cringe and awkwardness are real humanity, and that’s where the real funny stuff comes from.”  A comic’s comic adored by peers and audiences for wry, observational humor that often comes at his own expense, he’s also proven to be a skilled dramatic actor, recently playing Nixon’s hatchet man Charles Colson in the limited series “Gaslit.”   But his new film, “I Love My Dad,” ups the ante in discomfort while offering Oswalt a showcase role that is alternately hilarious and tragic.

Thinus Ferreira Guest ContributorNetflix’s top executive team in Africa plans to continue spending on scripted and unscripted content across genres until it unearths the big “Squid Game”-like show that captures global buzz.During Tuesday’s “See What’s Next Africa” showcase in Johannesburg, South Africa, the streamer unveiled several African original renewals, some co-production developments, more details around existing projects, and another multi-project output deal with the South Africa filmmaker Mandlakayise Walter Dube for films and series.Under the partnership, Dube — who directed Netflix’s first commissioned African film “Silverton Siege,” released earlier this year — will direct a variety of Netflix-owned projects. He joins Nigeria’s Junle Afolayan of Kunle Afolayan Productions and Mo Abudu of EbonyLife Studios who have similar output deals with the streamer already.

Zack Sharf Brad Pitt has nothing but praise for Ana de Armas’ performance as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s upcoming drama “Blonde.” The Oscar winner produced the movie through his Plan B production banner after starring in Dominik’s directorial efforts “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” and “Killing Them Softly.”“She is phenomenal in it,” Pitt told Entertainment Tonight about de Armas’ turn as Monroe. “That’s a tough dress to fill. It was 10 years in the making.

Marta Balaga There has been an outpouring of love for Kelly Reichardt as of late, with the “Showing Up” helmer awarded a Carrosse d’Or at Cannes – only the fourth woman to be honored this way – and now a Pardo d’Onore Manor at Locarno.But it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the U.S. director, described by the Swiss festival as a “committed, political and independent auteur.”“Things have gotten easier over time,” Reichardt tells Variety ahead of the event, looking back on her 28-year career.“I have done a lot of work in the last two decades and I work in a similar kind of mode and budget size. People are familiar with my producers and know them to be very reliable people.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterFX has ordered a limited series exclusively for Hulu from Steven Knight with Elisabeth Moss set to star, Variety has learned.Titled “The Veil,” the show is described as a thriller that explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost.“We’re excited to continue our partnership with Steven Knight on ‘The Veil’ and thrilled to have Elisabeth Moss sign on for the lead role,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming at FX. “Steven’s scripts are riveting and no doubt will showcase Elisabeth’s exceptional talent.” Knight is writing and executive producing “The Veil,” with Moss executive producing under her Love & Squalor Pictures banner.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter20th Century Studios is looking to revive “Working Girl” with the help of Selena Gomez.Gomez is in final negotiations to produce a reboot of “Working Girl,” the Mike Nichols-directed comedy starring Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford.Ilana Pena, who created the Disney+ series “Diary of a Future President,” is adapting the screenplay for the film, which is eyeing a release on Hulu. A director has not been announced.Casting has not been set, and it’s unclear if Gomez will star in the “Working Girl” remake in addition to serving as a producer.

Growing up! Kylie Jenner’s daughter Stormi is getting older — and the reality star isn’t ready for the big change.

Future Crocodile Hunter. Bindi Irwin‘s daughter, Grace, knows all about her late grandfather, Steve Irwin.

Love Island star Jacques O’Neill was notably absent from last night’s wrap party, as his ex-partner Paige Thorne arrived at the farewell shindig alongside Adam Collard. The 23 year old rugby player made the decision to leave the villa part way through his time on the show, after struggling with his mental health while in the villa.

Vernon Kay kicked Love Island star Jay Younger off This Morning after his exercise confession left the host speechless. In a segment during Tuesday's episode of the ITV daytime show, Jay and hi fellow Islanders Billy Brown and Deji Adeniyi, were in the studio to model Lisa Snowdon's swimwear collection for men.

Hit reality TV series Love Island drew to a close on August 1, with Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti being crowned the winning couple of Love Island 2022.The couple dubbed as ‘Turkish Delight and Italian Stallion’ kickstarted their life outside the villa, by being the toast of social media in a now-viral Instagram post that has garnered over half a million likes. A total of 3.4 million viewers watched the Love Island final, the biggest since 2019, which is a massive amount of eye-balls.

Shudder is one of the most interesting streaming services available today. No, it doesn’t have the sheer amount of content you might find on Netflix.

EXCLUSIVE: Everybody Still Hates Chris, a reimagined animated version of Chris Rock’s beloved autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris, has received a straight-to-series order by MTV Entertainment. It will be windowed globally across streamer Paramount+ and sibling linear network Comedy Central. Rock is back as narrator and executive producer of the new series, which, like the original, is inspired by the comedian’s teenage years. CBS Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment, which produced Everybody Hates Chris and originally developed the animated reboot, will produce with MTV Entertainment Studios, which has been ramping up its adult animation portfolio with the recently announced Andy Samberg-produced series Digman! joining the Daria spinoff movie Jodie, both the film and series reboots of Beavis and Butt-Head as well as stalwart South Park.

EXCLUSIVE: Cryptocurrency pioneer Jeff Garzik has launched NextCypher Productions (NxC), a new independent entertainment company that will focus on using the emerging technology of Web3 (NFTs, crypto, blockchain applications) to empower the sci-fi community to turn fantasy into reality.

EXCLUSIVE: Soap veteran Trevor St. John is coming to Genoa City. The former star of One Life To Live is joining the cast of CBS’ The Young and the Restless.

FX has ordered The Veil, a new limited series thriller for Hulu from Steven Knight and starring Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale). 

Lucy Mecklenburgh looked glamorous as she joined her fiancé Ryan Thomas and best pal Lydia Bright at the Newmarket Racecourse for Ladies Day. The former TOWIE star, 30, said she and Ryan "needed a day out" after being in the thick of parenthood after welcoming their second child, daughter Lilah Rae Thomas, back in May. The TV personality – who is also mum to son Roman, two – showed off her immaculate sense of fashion as she donned a pink and white midi dress with a detailed floral print and ruffled straps.The mother-of-two finished her look with a pair of red heels, a gold bejewelled headband, earrings, and a pink handbag.

Lucy Mecklenburgh's property portfolio continues to grow after the star revealed that she'd bought her fifth property last week. The former TOWIE star, 30, shared the incredible news of the new addition in a post on social media using home renovation emojis along with images of video footage to her fans. "So excited to get started! Next step is to meet an architect and apply for planning permission.

Lucy Mecklenburgh and her fiancé Ryan Thomas have been spotted enjoying a relaxed family day out together just weeks after welcoming daughter Lilah Rae. The loved-up couple were accompanied on the trip by five week old Lilah and her older brother Roman, two, as they attended pal Rio Fredrika’s birthday party in an East London park on Saturday.