Riverdale‘s Bernadette Beck Says She Was Cast To Fit A ‘Diversity Quota’

Valentine’s Day calendar filled with nude snaps to raise money for charity.The English Premiership rugby side stripped down at Kingsholm Stadium for the famously raunchy occasion to deliver their own celebration of V-day.Gloucester, who are currently third in the league, were keen to do something bold to raise money for their charity – the Gloucester Rugby Foundation.And their outrageous collection of photos certainly leaves little to the imagination, taking inspiration from Helen Mirren’s 2003 classic The Calendar Girls to deliver prop cover ups, hilarious implied nudes and even a few cheeky bare bottoms.It happens to be the UK’s first ever 13-month calendar, starting on the 14th of February 2022 and running through to Valentine’s Day 2023.The side teamed up with their main partner BiGDUG, who provided the desk chairs, ladders and shelving used in the eye-catching photos.It is all designed to raise money and awareness for Gloucester’s charity, which aims to engage, educate and inspire local community to bring about positive social impact and new opportunities through sport.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

lose weight.Worry not though, as there’s a low-fat, low-calorie baked oats recipe that tastes just like a mouth-watering blueberry muffin but without all the fattening elements. Here’s the easy, healthy yet tasty five-ingredient blueberry muffin baked oats breakfast recipe shared by foodie @cakeontherun as well as a vegan, gluten-free alternative for those who prefer it that way.

North Korea's elite citizens have had their life of luxury revealed after Google Maps satellite images revealed the locations and homes of Kim Jong-un's close allies.The average wage in North Korea is just £1,200 a year with the super-rich allegedly hoarding fancy Western items in the secretive communist dictatorship.As well as the piles of cash, the mega-rich residents are said to own designer clothes, expensive European cars and top of the range Cognac.Images from Google Maps show large mansions, leafy gated compounds and a beach resort, apparently named 'Hermit Kingdom'.North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un allegedly has a secret compound residence near the North Korean coast in the port city of Wonsan.It was reported that Jong-un had built the secluded villa in 2020 at the southern tip of the Hodo peninsula, where Google Maps showed his £5.2million Princess yacht moored up in 2013.Speaking to The Sun, a US-based expert on North Korea, Michael Madden, said: "This is the same residential compound that Dennis Rodman visited during one of his visits to the country."Some sources claim that the Wonsan compound is Kim Jong-un's primary residence."That is to say, he has an official residence in Pyongyang (North Korea's capital city), but spends much of his time in the Wonsan residence."The non-resident fellow at the Stimson Centre previously compared the Wonsan residence to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, calling it "one of his favourite houses".Reuters previously reported that the city is dotted with guest villas, with many of the country's wealthiest residents living in the capital Pyongyang.Madden said: "North Korean elites have a few residences in the capital Pyongyang, particularly along Changkwang Street and

parrot. Leanne Jones, 32, was trying to rescue baby macaw parrot called Missy, who flew into the tree while she was having lunch.Despite spending all night outside, waiting for the bird to plop down, she had no luck.And even when the branch Missy was resting on snapped, the stubborn bird moved onto another tree, and her sister Toni-Anne attempted to climb the tree in Wiltshire, but got stuck.Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue attempted to rescue both Toni-Anne and the bird – but to no avail.Leanne said: “My sister is a bit like Houdini, and I was like: 'Uh do you think you can try and get up this tree?"It was so windy - she was like, 'I'm stuck!'"Leanne then had to pay £100 for a cherry picker, as the fire service ladder was not long enough.And she had to go up herself.She said: “I'm absolutely terrified of heights, but I didn't want to risk her flying off.

Super Bowl got its name. There's nothing quite like the annual showdown between the AFC and NFC champions, as fans across the globe tune into their televisions with beers, snacks and their favourite team's jersey.

Frank Warren has reiterated that Eddie Hearn has no involvement in Dillian Whyte’s clash with Tyson Fury.And the Queensberry chief has warned Whyte he must sign the contract to face the Gypsy King by this weekend or his WBC heavyweight title shot will vanish.Warren won the purse bids to stage the bout after the WBC confirmed Whyte as Fury’s mandatory challenger.They are in discussions with Whyte’s lawyer and expect him to put pen to paper this week before the February 19 deadline.Warren said: “If he doesn’t sign he’s out. Those were the terms of the purse bid.“Why wouldn’t he sign? He’s getting a massive purse, it makes no sense for him to sign.”Whyte is expected to sign the contract but is still looking for more than the £5.6m on offer.He may refuse to do any promotion for the fight if he doesn’t get a bigger offer but it won’t come.Whyte has the chance to add a further £3.1m if he becomes the first man to beat Fury.The Body Snatcher won’t have to pay a cut to Hearn, who has promoted the majority of his professional fights.Hearn has no contract with Whyte as they always worked on a fight-by-fight basis.Warren added: “One, we’re not dealing with him, we’re dealing with Dillian Whyte’s lawyer.“He has no involvement unless we’re told otherwise.“We’ve been dealing and negotiating with his lawyer, and that’s it.“He has a lot of things to say, he said Tyson was never going to fight Deontay Wilder the first time.

Former Emmerdale favourite Danny Miller has insisted he has “no regrets” about leaving the ITV soap last year. The 31 year old revealed he was quitting his role as Aaron Dingle after 13 years back in November, with his exit being announced just as he went into the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! castle. Speaking exclusively to OK! about his decision, the actor admits that while it was “difficult”, he feels he made the right choice.

Brittney Coble, from the USA, has divided social media after revealing the rules that her children have to follow.The mum of five took to video sharing platform TikTok to disclose her controversial rules to her 43,800 followers. Speaking in the video, she said: “So I've seen a trend on TikTok where mums are talking about things they do with their kids that most other parents wouldn't agree with,'' she started off the video.

Lost Ark is currently being review bombed on Steam due to issues with free-to-play players unable to play with those who bought premium copies of the MMO.Though Lost Ark only launched in full last Friday (February 11), anyone who bought a ‘Founder’s Pack’ edition has been able to play the MMO since February 8.However, the unforeseen popularity of this headstart phase meant that many of these early servers were quickly filled up, causing server queues due to over-popularity.To combat this, Lost Ark developer Smilegate implemented a character creation cap on 11 of these servers, meaning that new players cannot make characters on them “for the foreseeable future”.This has caused a rift where many free-to-play fans cannot play with any of their friends who bought premium copies to play the MMO early, as many of the first servers to open have now been closed off to new players.As a result, Lost Ark is the subject of many negative reviews on Steam that have encountered issues with this approach. Some premium players have had to make new characters on other servers to play with their free-to-play friends, while others hope that server transfers will be announced in the future.“Currently cannot recommend,” reads one review, which it says is because of “no server to server transfers and populated servers have 4-6 hour queues in EU servers [which] has only gotten worse.”“Can’t play with my friends because they prevented creating characters on their server.

Coldplay are set to perform a free show in Dubai this week in support of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Programme for People and Planet.The concert will take place live at Al Wasl Dome on February 15 and will also be livestreamed on VirtualExpoDubai.com, Expo TV on YouTube and Expo 2020’s Facebook page.The band will be performing tracks from their 2021 ‘Music Of The Spheres’ album, while highlighting the importance of protecting the planet in line with Expo’s sub-theme of sustainability.Fans attending the show in person must have both an Expo 2020 ticket and a Coldplay ticket, which are now fully booked.The group, who last visited the UAE in 2016, previously announced details of their 2022 world stadium tour, with an emphasis on environmental sustainability. The measures include cutting direct emissions by 50 per cent compared to the band’s last tour in 2016 and 2017, using 100 per cent renewable energy and having solar installations at every venue.Back in 2019 the band announced that they were taking time to consider how they would tour in the future in order to make it as environmentally friendly as possible.Expo 2020 Dubai and @Coldplay will bring the world together through the unifying power of music in support of Dubai Expo’s Programme for People and Planet.

Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts of the upcoming American Song Contest, a Eurovision-styled singing competition set to premiere on NBC this March.Initially announced in 2020, the new contest was due to appear on TV in February but was delayed by NBC. It will feature “original musical performances representing all 50 states, five US territories and the nation’s capital, with artists competing to win the title of Best Original Song in a grand spectacle”.“I am honored to host American Song Contest alongside my lil sis Kelly Clarkson, aka Miss Texas,” Snoop Dogg said in a statement.Clarkson added: “I have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America.

Christopher Vourlias Known Associates Entertainment, the production company behind the South African adaptation of the Colombian telenovela that inspired “Ugly Betty,” is planning to break ground on a Hollywood-style film studio outside Johannesburg that will boost capacity in one of the world’s hottest shooting locations.Cradle Film Studios will be built across the road from the Cradle of Humankind, a sprawling archaeological site where traces of some of the earliest humans were discovered.Comprising state-of-the-art studios and backlots, a data center, an innovation hub, and a housing development, the complex will be located 30 miles from Johannesburg and just 10 minutes from an international airport. It will also include a theme park that takes its inspiration from the world-renowned fossil site.

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Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, will serve as the entertainer at the next White House Correspondents’ Association dinner when it returns on April 30.

Television’s reckoning is far from over. On Monday, July 27, Riverdale’s Bernadette Beck slammed the portrayal of Black actors on the hit teen drama, marking yet another blow to The CW show. The 26-year-old actress is not the first to call out Riverdale for its treatment of Black actors and characters in recent weeks. Unfortunately, her latest comments about being “portrayed in a very negative, unattractive light” echo the experience of several castmates, such as Vanessa Morgan, 28, and Asha Bromfield, 24, who have both spoken out about the show’s issues with racism and a lack of diversity.

Riverdale will get bigger, not smaller. Riverdale will be part of the movement, not outside it.

Another cast member on the CW’s “Riverdale” is speaking out about its portrayal of Black characters. The teen drama was previously criticized by actress Vanessa Morgan, who is currently the only Black lead on the show.

Bernadette Beck is joining her Riverdale co-star Vanessa Morgan in criticizing the CW show for its treatment of black characters.The 26-year-old actress, who plays Peaches 'N Cream a member of Pretty Poisons on the show, spoke to Elle.com, on Tuesday, about her experiences on set.'I’m not the first Black actress to show up on set, stand there, chew gum, and look sassy and mean,' she said. 'I feel like I was just there to fulfill a diversity quota.

actress Bernadette Beck is speaking out about her experience working on the hit CW show, and like her co-star, Vanessa Morgan, says the show is failing its Black characters. Beck says her character, Peaches 'N Cream, had no backstory and was largely relegated to the background.Beck also says that her character, who showed up in seasons 3 and 4, was made to be «unlikable» from the start.«I get it, there’s always a protagonist and antagonist, but I never had much of a story plot or enough character development to even be an antagonist,» Beck tells ELLE.com.

Riverdale actress Bernadette Beck, who portrays Peaches ‘N Cream in seasons 3 and 4 of the show, is calling out the way black actresses are portrayed.

Riverdale actress —who plays in seasons 3 and 4—is coming forward to stand in solidarity with her Black castmates and to share her own story. She says her experience on-set is much like Morgan’s.