Searchlight Pictures Exec Transition: Steve Gilula & Nancy Utley Retiring; David Greenbaum & Matthew Greenfield Promoted To President

The BRIT Awards happened. That’s a thing that there’s no denying. But how did it happen? And why? Those are questions that may or may not be answered here.It was, of course, a night of big changes for the UK record industry’s big annual prize giving.

Will Young catapulted to fame when he won ITV's singing competition, Pop Idol in 2002.Going up against Gareth Gates in the nail-biting final of the popular evening show, Will stole the nation's hearts with his undeniable talent, outspoken nature and amazing vocals.Becoming the first winner of the worldwide Idol franchise at the age of 22, the heartthrob was the centre of media attention shortly after when he came out as gay preempting a tabloid newspaper from "outing him".Despite the controversy at the time, Will continued to have a successful career in music with a number of top 40 hits including Light My Fire and Leave Right Now.However, the star did later face tragedy down the line, with label feuds and the untimely death of his twin brother.Daily Star has taken a detailed look inside Will Young's life.Shortly after being crowned the winner of Pop Idol in the early noughties, in March 2002, Will told the nation that he was gay.However, the star also admitted that he never hid his sexuality and was comfortable with who he was.In September 2020, Will spoke openly on news night about homophobia and the terrible comments he's received regarding his sexuality.He explained: "There's intentional homophobia and there's unintentional homophobia."People get too muddled up with it and worry they'll say the wrong thing. Listen, I say the wrong thing the whole time and I'm so happy to be educated."Gay shame...

@kayla_itsines, and is the co-founder and head trainer of the SWEAT app. The brunette beauty is now a multi-millionaire having sold the app for a whopping £211million ($400m) last year.But, Kayla claims people are “so surprised” when they find out she regularly tucks into junk food.

coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

teenagers in school often like to deface textbooks and walls with animated scrawls of penises.With a flip of a few pages, teens will most likely giggle at their peers' defiant artworks scribbled between the educational material they are supposed to be learning from.But some cheeky adolescents took it one step further by drawing and writing naughty messages all over their piece of work he submitted to his teacher.The educator who was given the work took to Reddit to share the task they set for the year nine boys - and it did not quite go to plan.They explained in the post: “Fun worksheet I gave the yr9 lads today, at the end of a lesson on the Greek origin of words.”Attached was the ‘fun’ A4 paper that asked the 13-14 year-old-lads to invent their own dinosaur and complete a fact file about them.In the box that was labelled ‘image of my dinosaur’ one lad drew a very questionable looking penis and a pair of testicles.Not quite the predator you would imagine trotting about in prehistoric times!Then, in the box that asked to list ‘key characteristics’ of the dinosaur the lad simply wrote “nob.”And, the teen then gave an account about what the risqué predator ate in which he described it as “pum pum” - referring to a vagina.The lad grew cheekier as when asked where his phallic shaped dinosaur lived, he explained: “In ye mums nickers (knickers).”Another teen lad drew a dinosaur that almost resembled a unicorn but instead of a horn featured a penis, in which the student aptly named a key characteristic of their creature as having a “nob head.”And, apparently this questionable living dinosaur lived at the “corner shop.”We do not think they will be ending up in the Natural History Museum anytime soon!Tickled by the teens’ raunchy

'World Scariest Man' Martyn Ford is preparing to take on the 'Iranian Hulk' Sajad Gharibi this April at London's O2 Arena.Ford, 39, who often shares shirtless images of him flexing his massive muscles to his Instagram audience of 3.3 million followers, began his bodybuilding journey after an injury at the age of 20.Once a lanky lad who stood at 6ft 8in, Ford – now muscular and tattooed - was struck down by a cricket injury which had him turning to the gym in order to bulk up and gain self-confidence. Here’s everything you need to know about Ford’s jaw-dropping body transformation.

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Dancing On Ice host Holly Willoughby has revealed a bad habit in the bedroom, which she thinks might be negatively impacting her relationship with husband Dan Baldwin.

Lorraine Kelly has raised her eyebrows after Adele performed the hit song I Drink Wine while sitting on a grand piano at the BRIT Awards ceremony on Tuesday evening.The ITV presenter issued a thinly-veiled swipe at the British singer after she cancelled her Las Vegas shows last month.The 62-year-old returned for the latest instalment of her morning programme where she addressed the annual music event.She kicked off her self-titled show discussing all the gossip from the BRIT Awards with showbiz correspondent Ria Hebden and fashion guru Mark Hayes.The trio opened up about Adele's flawless performance to her song I Drink Wine.The 33-year-old captivated audiences with her stunning vocals and sensational appearance in a gold dress.The Easy On Me singer belted out her tune whilst sitting on top of a grand piano.The singing sensation's simplistic performance did not go unnoticed by the veteran broadcaster.Lorraine said: "She should have just done that in Vegas.She looked comfortable."That's all people want."Her comments come after Adele pulled the plug on her Las Vegas residency last month.The Hello hitmaker continues to face backlash for leaving fans thousands of pounds out of pocket when cancelled on her Stateside shows with just 24 hours' notice.Several fans took to social media to comment on Adele's BRIT award performance.Tori Rosemund commented: "And I’m stuck waiting to see if she’s gonna reschedule the Vegas shows."'Rancid stench of arrogance' Chris Packham rips into West Ham bosses[LATEST]Gemma Atkinson wows fiancé Gorka Marquez in revealing dress at BRITs[PICTURES]EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy hits out at Strictly for 'fat-shaming' her[STRICTLY]Megs remarked: "So Adele can't manage her concerts in Vegas, which by the

Rachel Riley has taken to Twitter to respond to "ridiculous" suggestions of guests who could join the show in Dictionary Corner. Yesterday evening saw the mother-of-two, 36, ask her followers to share their thoughts on switching things up on the Channel 4 show, which soon resulted in some unexpected mentions.In view of her 695,000 followers, Rachel revealed who her favourites were."Alan Partridge and Philomena Cunk my absolute favourite suggestions so far, will put these to our producer immediately," she penned alongside a laughing emoji.The star was replying to one of her earlier tweets where she had wracked her followers' brains for ideas.Rachel asked her fans: "Would love your most ridiculous suggestions for Countdown dictionary corner guests…"The star was soon inundated with responses on who could join the panel as a guest.Twitter user @Geess2 suggested Gerald from the Amazon Prime hit, Clarkson's Farm, while another said that they wanted to see farmhand Kaleb Cooper on the Channel 4 programme.@Johnny_JI81 wrote: "Her Majesty The Queen.

Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to respond after Springwatch host Chris Packham issued a call for his help after a disturbing video of West Ham player Kurt Zouma allegedly "kicking his cat and slapping it around" was released yesterday.The wildlife presenter, 60, asked for a "favour" from the BBC sports broadcaster, 61, while branding the West Ham player's actions "not something in any way, space, or form acceptable."In view of his 528,000 followers, the former Everton footballer responded to the wildlife expert's video.Gary wrote: "Hi Chris, I’m sure you saw my tweet yesterday."I hope the relative authorities will take the required action."As you say it was an awful act of cruelty on that poor cat," he ended his reply.Yesterday, the Springwatch star posted a video directly appealing for help from the pundit.Chris said: "Hello Gary, Chris Packham here."Very sadly we've never met, I've always been a great fan of yours, of your play on the field and your work subsequently."I particularly like the way you stand up robustly for issues, drawing attention to things that we need to think about more widely, so top work on that account."But the fandom has to stop there," he said, as he finished gushing over the star.Chris went on: "I want to call upon you if I may to ask a favour."Us that work within the environmental wildlife and animal welfare world and I know you've helped us before, thank you very much for reposting the tweet about the snaring campaign that we're running at the moment."But it will have come to your notice I'm sure that a premiership footballer playing for West Ham has allegedly been kicking his cat and slapping it around in front of children in what appears to be his kitchen"This is, I'm sure you will

Valentine’s Day. Restaurants and bars are open, restrictions have been lifted for weekends away and book your tickets for theatres and art galleries before they go.

Scots Love Island winner Paige Turley and her boyfriend Finley Tapp stunned fans at the BRIT Awards as they celebrated their two-year anniversary.

Warning: The following contains spoilers about the season one finale of The Book of Boba Fett, “In the Name of Honor” directed by Robert Rodriguez on Disney+.

Scots have been urged to use up their remaining batches of first and second class stamps ahead of a rule change coming into force from next year.

Including a certain spice in your diet could help eliminate visceral fat, according to research.

The NHS waiting list for hospital treatment will not start falling for two years, Sajid Javid has warned.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress and filmmaker Romola Garai, whose directorial debut Amulet played at Sundance 2020, is working on a raft of projects including a re-team with Amulet producer Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday).

In a stunning development on the eve of the Academy Awards, Disney announced Tuesday that longtime Searchlight Pictures chairmen Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula will be retiring from the specialty division, home of numerous Oscars. At Sunday's Oscar telecast, for example, Searchlight's Nomadland is considered a frontrunner for best picture, among other top awards.

If you’ve loved Searchlight Pictures films over the years such as “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Black Swan,” “Birdman,” “Brooklyn,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Juno,” “28 Days Later,” “(500) Days of Summer” and “Sideways,” there are two people responsible for bringing them to the screen. Now, after 21 years, those voices are taking leave.

Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula are retiring as co-chairmen of Searchlight Pictures, Variety has learned.The longtime executives and producers behind the unit, formerly Fox Searchlight, will be replaced by co-presidents  David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield.More to come …