Lady Gaga guest-edits Metro newspaper in London
Lady Gaga, 2010’s (and 2011’s) mistress of publicity and fame, has stepped in to the editor-in-chief’s chair at Metro UK, as guest editor for a day. The singer wore a choker, bra top and black pants as she took the editor’s chair. She then led an editorial meeting where she discussed LGBT and equality […]
Cheryl Cole arrives at Festival de Cannes in a glamorous Stéphane Rolland
Stéphane Kossmann/Renault/Getty Images Cheryl Cole is making headlines in France, after starting on the US version of The X Factor, returning briefly to Blightly, and, now, reaching the Cannes Film Festival for the première of Habemus Papam. The singer wore a Stéphane Rolland dress with a plunging neckline, toning down her colourful look that […]
Rachel McAdams, Uma Thurman, Gong Li, Lady Gaga glam up Cannes Film Festival
Stéphane Kossmann/Renault/Getty Images The Festival de Cannes—the Cannes Film Festival—has got off to a very glamorous start. Robert de Niro and Jude Law, on the Cannes jury, were spotted earlier in the day, as were those opening the Festival’s first film, Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, with stars Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams. French […]
Cheryl Cole’s the topic at Esquire party, while Will Young speaks about next album
Men’s magazine Esquire was relaunched last night for the UK market at Sketch in London, with celebrities including Lily Allen, Jaime Winstone, Abbey Clancy, Jack Whitehall, Marina Diamandis, Margo Stilley, Will Young, Tali Lennox, Jameela Jamil, Jessica Lowndes and Ozwald Boateng. According to ITN, the main topic of conversation was Cheryl Cole’s X Factor […]
Jessica Lowndes at Arthur UK première; Lindsay Lohan out on bail
ITN has managed to get a few comments from Canadian actress Jessica Lowndes (of 90210 fame) as she went on the red carpet for the UK première of the Arthur remake, starring Russell Brand. Lowndes says that her present character is ‘very dark’ and would love to look at comedy or a period piece. […]
Frankie Sandford of the Saturdays rumoured for X Factor; Robert Pattinson ’fluey in love scene
As if speculation over the US X Factor judging panel wasn’t enough, there are plenty surrounding the original version in the UK. Frankie Sandford from the Saturdays is the latest name to be bandied about by the British media, as a potential replacement for Cheryl Cole should she join the US version’s panel. […]
The fascination with Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding
Mario Testino Above Prince William and Kate Middleton’s choice of Mario Testino for the official engagement portraits led to the media dissecting everything from tradition to fashion. There have been many stories this month not just on the Royal Wedding, but on how unimportant the Royal Wedding is. It’s almost a backlash, as surveys go […]
Cheryl Cole X Factor contract being written; announcement expected
The latest story on Cheryl Cole and whether she will be a US X Factor judge might be a good test to see what is on the Zeitgeist more: the US adaptation of the talent show, or the Royal Wedding, since we have just run an item on the impending nuptials here at Lucire. […]
Friday round-up: Rodarte at Harvey Nichols; Paris Hilton sued; Fergie for X Factor?
Rodarte currently has its States of Matter exhibition at Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), but Harvey Nichols says that UK shop-goers need not feel as though they’ve missed out. It has an installation on the first floor, created by set designer Fiona Leahy, with an abundance of northern Californian redwood and a […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger as cartoon hero; UK media speculate over X Factor judging
There’s a constant buzz in the UK media not about the Royal Wedding, but The X Factor, with the latest surrounding whether Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh would return to judge the show. The report below is all very carefully worded to avoid certainty, and includes Tweets from a Murdoch Press tabloid reporter, and […]
