Outside her villa in north London From homeless teen to millionaire with a mansion, bestselling author MELANIE BLAKE’s extraordinary rise to the top has been packed with more drama than her bonkbuster novels, as she tells Julia Llewellyn Smith When Melanie Blake was a child, in Stockport, Greater Manchester, ‘chubby with glasses and dirt poor’, … Read more
At just 17 years old, The Kid Laroi is already on top of the world. Since bursting onto the international music scene in 2019 thanks to an endorsement from late rap icon Juice Wrld, the Indigenous teenager has become one of Australia’s most successful artists. But life looked very different for Laroi, whose real name … Read more
All dressed up with nowhere to go: Stars including Amanda Holden and Angela Griffin put on their glad rags for Saturday night drinks with friends… on streaming apps Handful of stars ditched the usual self-isolation loungewear on Saturday night Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden was among those donning gowns Strictly Come Dancing champion Stacy … Read more
Rags The Musical at the Park Theatre is a cosy, politically righteous, occasionally weepy affair but it’s simply short on riches By Robert Gore-Langton for Event Magazine Published: 22:00 GMT, 18 January 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 January 2020 Rags The Musical Park Theatre, London … Read more