Sydney Star Observer Magazine | May 2020

It’s been almost six years since Jennifer Aniston‘s mom Nancy Dow passed away in May 2016. While the Friends star had a notably difficult relationship with her mom, Nancy was a very successful and famous woman in her own rite. Like Jennifer’s dad, Nancy was also in the entertainment industry and had two very famous husbands throughout her life. Find out everything you need to know about Nancy and her relationship with her daughter here.

When you think of the Mount Rushmore directors of horror, names like Wes Craven, John Carpenter, and George A. Romero all come to mind immediately.

the report examined 275 documentary programmes between April 26 and May 21 last year, after numerous broadcasters like the BBC and Sky made pledges to increase their diversity on-and-off screen following the death of George Floyd.The report found that race and racism were the leading topics when a documentary featured a Black person, followed by crime in second and music in third.“The representation of Black people is not varied or nuanced enough,” the report reads.Black professionals working on the documentaries also expressed concern that the commissioning of “Black programming” is still mostly seen through the interests of white commissioners. They believe the issue is compounded by a lack of career progression among Black media workers to positions of editorial control and commissioning power.The report also states Black documentary filmmakers often have to push back against stereotypical representations of Black people on projects, and that Black voices are often pigeon-holed into talking about race.Black production company owners were also not given the same opportunities as non-Black production company owners, the research found.Maxine Watson, executive producer and former BBC commissioner, who contributed her thoughts on Black representation in the industry, said: “When TV talks about a ‘broad audience’ they are really talking about the broad white audience.

Every Time I Die’s break up at a solo show in London.The band underwent a messy split in January, following a public spat between frontman Buckley and the band’s other four members.During the show on Monday (February 7), Buckley addressed the split saying “it is not the end of anything: I can’t even say what the state of the band is right now.”He continued (via Metal Hammer): “I don’t know what the future holds, but I know that, right now, this is exactly where I fucking want to be, and I’m very thankful to be here.”“I think that it’s an objective fact that Every Time I Die existed for longer than most bands, so there was something in that formula that was alchemic, that was completely singular to us. And I think it was the rivalry… I think it was just those two forces constantly battling which kept pushing the band along.

The music icons of our day love to push boundaries and challenge the public – with their sound, their style, and of course, their controversial music videos.

Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin are tying the knot!

AMC Networks has announced the six series have been renewed for additional seasons!

Ashley Graham is sharing something special with her audience.

Justin Bieber is enjoying some quality time with his wife Hailey Bieber.

Dan Walker, 44, has discussed whether he would be willing to move to London from Sheffield, where he is currently based.The BBC Breakfast presenter took to his Instagram Story today to respond to questions from some of his 270,000 followers.Asked whether he would ever consider moving to the capital, Dan said: “We have lived in London before but I don’t like the idea that you have to live in London to do a decent job.“So, Sheffield’s brilliant, not too far away from the BBC up North and you can’t get Henderson's Relish in London - very important.”Last month, the broadcaster announced he was writing another book in yet another big move away from BBC Breakfast.He did so in a reply to one Instagram user who had left a comment in one of his posts about his novel, Remarkable People.Dan had uploaded a series of pictures of him and his dog walking in the wintry sunshine.He captioned the post: "1: Human. 2: Dog.

Strictly Come Dancing pro was caught kissing the blonde beauty at a BRIT Awards afterparty on Tuesday.Though there have been no photos of the alleged incident, onlookers claimed the two openly embraced each other before locking lips.To their fans, Giovanni and Emily have been nothing more than close pals, who were famously snapped sharing a taxi together back in November 2017 as they exited Soho House in London.Speaking of the pair's closeness at the afterparty earlier this week, an eyewitness told the The Sun: "Giovanni and Emily were snogging the faces off each other."Their hands were everywhere, and they were absolutely loving it."Express.co.uk has contacted Giovanni for comment on the allegations.Taking to his Instagram in what appeared to be an attempt to dispel the rumour, the Italian-born dancer posted a cryptic message which seemed to apply there was no truth to claims of a romance between him and Emily.On Thursday, Giovanni took to his Instagram Story and posted a Memoji of himself crying with laughter.The caption included lyrics to ABBA's smash hit single Mamma Mia, Here I Go Again, which was heard playing in the background.Underneath the text, the 31-year-old included the words: "That is all".Giovanni has yet to address the claims officially.In October 2021, the Open Latin Dance Champion called it quits with Love Island star Maura Higgins after four months of dating.It was said that the relationship fell apart as Giovanni became fixated on winning the latest series of Strictly with his dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis.The pair took home the Glitterball trophy after beating Bake Off star John Whaite and his dance partner Johaness Radebe in the final.Giovanni addressed his split from the reality star in a

After winning over Bachelor Nation with her roasting skills on the Monday, February 7, episode of The Bachelor, Marlena Wesh took to TikTok to continue the fun — but did she go too far?

Being an advocate. Angelina Jolie gave a poignant speech while discussing domestic violence, urging the U.S. Senate to vote in favor of renewing the Violence Against Women Act.

A group of ‘vigilante thugs’ who attacked and stripped two men before posting it online have been slammed by a local councillor

With drama following them at every corner, ever since they took to the cobbles in 1983, the Websters have become one of Coronation Street’s most famous families. From divorces to kidnapping plots to secret children, the family isn't a group to live on the quiet side of life. But outside of the soap, the Webster stars have gone on to do everything from performing on Dancing On Ice to winning an MBE.

Coleen Rooney has responded to criticism of her husband Wayne Rooney ahead of the release of the highly-anticipated documentary Rooney. The mum-of-four, 35, has defiantly shrugged at the scandals which have taken place during their 13-year marriage, as she declared "he is who he is". Teasers for the new Amazon Prime series show Coleen in tears as she discusses Wayne's infidelity, but despite the drama, Coleen and 36 year old England footballer Wayne have remained steadfast ever since they first started dating at the age of 16.The duo have made the rare decision to voluntarily put their rollercoaster lives in the spotlight in the doc.

“My personality is like weed killer, if you’re here to poison my garden, I’m gonna kill your off pretty quick.”Fans of Married At First Sight, need no introduction to Amanda Micallef, the self-confessed alpha-female joined the reality TV show earlier in 2020 as its first lesbian contestant. Athough her quest for true love may have fallen short, as she tells Star Observer, Amanda is ready to get back out in the dating game, albeit as the first lesbian Bachelorette.“I think from a ratings perspective, it would serve like Liz coming back to MAFS, it would bring justice to people who were massive fans of mine and allow my personality to really shine.“People didn’t get to see who I really was on MAFS.

This perennial meme has gotten a coronavirus twist.

The founder and creator of Gay Sydney Australia, Daniel Matatahi, has died after suffering a seizure on Saturday.

A transgender woman was brutally attacked and left unconscious by 15-20 men who then fled the scene at a Dee Why beach carpark.

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