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Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick walk together at the red carpet.(File Photo) Ed Westwick, known for his role in Gossip Girl, recently popped the question to his longtime girlfriend Amy Jackson. The couple, who first met at an Aston Martin event in 2021, have been in a relationship for three years. Following Westwick's invitation for a coffee date with their dogs, the connection between him and Jackson blossomed. Jackson, who is a mother, shared with Lifestyle Asia, that her son and Westwick have developed a strong bond.…

British actress Amy Jackson, who has been part of many Indian films, has gotten engaged to her boyfriend Ed Westwick. Ed, best known for his role as Chuck Bass in the hit American TV series Gossip Girl, went down on one knee to propose to Jackson, who happily said yes. Amy and Ed have been dating for a while now. Amy Jackson gets engaged to Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick The actress shared photos from the dreamy proposal on Instagram. The photos show the couple on a bridge against snow-capped mountains in Gstaad,…

The 2004 footage of Winehouse singing "In My Bed" marks the 20th anniversary of the singer's debut album Frank. In honor of the 20th anniversary of Amy Winehouse‘s debut album Frank, unseen video footage from the artist’s 2004 video shoot for the song “In My Bed” was released Tuesday. The nearly four-minute lyric video was created in conjunction with the picture disc vinyl edition release of Frank, which features singles “Take the Box,” “Stronger than Me,” “F*** Me Pumps,” and “In My Bed.”…

One does not simply wake up one morning and embody Amy Winehouse. According to vocal coach Anne-Marie Speed, Back to Black star Marisa Abela trained “like an athlete”” to transform into the “Valerie” singer.  In an interview with The Guardian, Speed opened up about the process of preparing Abela to play the lead in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s upcoming biopic. The two worked together between September 2022 and January 2023, when shooting started for the film.  In those months, Abela had to learn to sing, play the…

The SNL duo presented the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special Twenty years after they first appeared on Weekend Update together on Saturday Night Live, beloved alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returned to their desk at the 2023 Emmy Awards. Weekend Update’s first female duo took the stage to present the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special — but not before cracking a few jokes in their signature news style. “We’ve reached the stage in life where we’ll only present awards sitting down,” Fey…

Intense gym sessions, consulting nutritionists and multiple coaches tweaking every aspect of your performance might sound like the life of a professional endurance athlete but increasingly the same demands are being made of actors – especially those trying to transform into well-known singers.Anne-Marie Speed, who has trained the cast of musicals including Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and recently worked with actors on Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols TV series, was part of the team of coaches who helped Industry star Marisa…

Few singers have burned so brightly and so tragically shortly as Amy Winehouse. Now, the troubled singer is set to receive the biopic treatment in the soon-to-be-released Back to Black. The talented vocalist’s story is one of substance abuse, dangerous hangers-on, and, ultimately, her untimely death from complications related to her demons. However, hers was also a life that was full of ingenious talent, both in terms of her distinctive and incredible voice, and the songwriting that struck a chord with people all over…

A first look at Back to Black, the forthcoming biopic of Amy Winehouse, has been released ahead of the film’s release in April.Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, whose study of the early years of John Lennon, Nowhere Boy, brought her considerable acclaim, the film features newcomer Marisa Abela as Winehouse, the London soul singer who rose to fame with debut album Frank in 2003 and 2006 follow-up Back to Black.The singer-songwriter struggled with addiction and press intrusion and died aged 27 in 2011 of accidental alcohol…

Studio Canal has dropped the first teaser trailer for its forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. The clip showcases Industry actress Marisa Abela as Winehouse, who intones “I want to be remembered for just being me.” The trailer also offers glimpses of Jack O’Connell as Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, and Lesley Manville, who plays Winehouse’s grandmother, Cynthia Winehouse. It’s soundtracked by Winehouse’s 2006 song “Back to Black.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu4VJLCyD3g The…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe first trailer for a new – and already controversial – Amy Winehouse biopic has been released.Back to Black, which is directed by Nowhere Boy and Fifty Shades of Grey filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, will be released on 12 April, almost 13 years after the late singer’s death aged 27. The film takes its title from Winehouse’s second and final studio album of the same name, which…