Next James Bond Latest Odds: 13 leading 007 candidates as Aaron Taylor-Johnson leads way
Aaron Taylor-Johnson had previously been favourite to become the next Bond for months, following news reports that he had agreed to play the iconic role. There's been silence since though, and the lack of an official announcement has cast doubt on his involvement - particularly since Amazon took over creative control of the franchaise. Best known for playing the title character in the 'Kick-Ass' films, Taylor-Johnson also starred opposite Brad Pitt in 'Bullet Train' and is soon to be seen in horror sequel '28 Years Later'. He's now the clear favourite for the first time in months - priced at 5/2 to step into 007's shoes. | Getty Images
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- Daily Mail
Ellen DeGeneres resurfaces with wife Portia de Rossi after comedian made disturbing bullying accusation
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Portia contrasted a mostly relaxed ensemble with a stylish white pinstriped double-breasted sport coat that she wore open. She paired it with a white shirt, cropped beige cargo pants and white trainers that complemented her wife's footwear. The married couple are coming up on their 17th wedding anniversary after they tied the knot August 16, 2008. DeGeneres and de Rossi said goodbye to the US and moved to the UK 'for good' earlier this year, which she has confirmed was in response to the election of President Donald Trump. Asked last week if she was staying in the UK because of Trump, she replied: 'Yes. We were hopeful for [Democratic presidential nominee] Kamala [Harris]. We were very hopeful and we thought at least let's get a place here.' She and Portia opted to settle in the Cotswolds, a popular spot for wealthy Londoners to keep second homes. 'The idea was that we would be here for three or four months of the year — but always when we came here we loved it and we thought it was beautiful,' DeGeneres shared. 'We thought when I stopped the show [Ellen's eponymous US talk show] one day, that it was so beautiful here that we would get a farm here and then go back there. 'And we got here the day before the election. We woke up to lots of texts from our friends and crying emojis. And we were like, "He [Trump] got in. So we are staying here. We are not going back. We are not leaving."' Earlier on Tuesday, comedian Adam Carolla made a series of startling new claims about Ellen DeGeneres ' notoriously hellish former chat show. The former Man Show host said staff on The Ellen DeGeneres Show 'were scared, real scared' during his two guest spots on the program, during a podcast appearance Tuesday. Speaking to conservative commentator Emily Jashinsky, Carolla provided a pair of anecdotes as purported proof. The first saw Carolla recall being repeatedly reminded by a 'scared-to-death' page to avoid certain topics before going on air. The second involved a writer for the show branding his then-boss 'the worst person I've ever met.' 'I knew they were scared because it's like, I was just sitting in the my dressing room and their like segment producer came in, and he went, "All right, so we went over all the stuff we're going to talk about," you know, Christmas vacation or whatever it was,' Carolla began. 'And and I go, "Yeah, yeah." 'And he goes, "You're not going to talk about meat or beef or anything like that, right?" 'And I go, "No, I'm not. I'm I'm I'm just going to talk about the stuff we talked about - going on vacation at Christmas or the kids or you know, their anecdotes.' At the time, DeGeneres had been a devout vegan - a lifestyle she has since abandoned. "Okay. All right. Okay. All right," Carolla recalled the staffer saying, after making one appearance on DeGeneres's show in March 2012 and another on an undisclosed date that Daily Mail has not been able to confirm. 'And he like came back like 20 minutes later right before I went out, and he's like, "Okay, but don't talk about beef or meat or any[thing],"' Carolla continued. 'I was like, "Oh, this guy's scared to death."' Carolla then offered up another never-before-heard tale about the show that was canned after allegations of toxicity from its longtime host surfaced in 2022. 'Later on, I talked to someone who signed an NDA, so I won't say his name, but he wrote for Ellen,' Carolla explained. 'I just went, "How's Ellen?" 'And uh, he said, "Worst person, uh, worst person. '"Not worst person I've worked for. Worst person I've ever met,"' the comic recalled. Carolla - who hosted the Man Show with Ellen's former ABC colleague Jimmy Kimmel in the early 2000s - then revealed the staffer had also worked for Rosie O'Donnell's daytime show during the 90s, and was still adamant his then-boss was the worst of the bunch. '[This was] when Rosie was the Official Chub Club,' Carolla pointed out, referring to the title of a book O'Donnell wrote the foreword for in 1999, titled, 'You Don't Have to Be Thin to Win: The Official Chub Club Coach's Workout Program. 'The worst and the meanest,' he said of the comic who, like DeGeneres, has left the country due to disapproval toward Donald Trump. He added of DeGeneres - who moved to the United Kingdom with wife moved to the United Kingdom following Trump's reelection and her show's cancellation - 'She's not a nice person at all.' Carolla ulitmately relished in the fact that the public now 'knows what [he] knew 15 years ago'. DeGeneres was first accused of creating a toxic work environment in 2020 by ten former and one then0current employee, leading her to issu an apology. 'But now it seems to be common knowledge.' After nearly two decades of being on the air, showrunners decided to plug on the program in 2022. DeGeneres, 67, told The Hollywood Reporter that year, 'I have to just trust that whatever happened during that time, which was obviously very, very difficult, happened for a reason. 'I think that I learned a lot, and there were some things that came up that I was shocked and surprised by. It was eye-opening, but I just trust that that had to happen.' As other anecdotes about her alleged on-set behavior continue come out, Carolla claimed he never saw it firsthand. 'She's not going to be mean to me. I'm a guest on on the show, right? So, I wouldn't know it from my exchanges,' he explained to Jashinsky.
Scottish Sun
13 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Tom Cruise, 63, FINALLY goes official with Ana De Armas, 37, as loved-up couple hold hands on romantic mini break
Scroll down to see pictures of the loved-up couple during the picturesque getaway LOOK CRUISE IN LOVE Tom Cruise, 63, FINALLY goes official with Ana De Armas, 37, as loved-up couple hold hands on romantic mini break HOLLYWOOD star Tom Cruise has finally gone official with girlfriend Ana de Armas — months after The Sun revealed the romance. The loved-up couple were photographed holding hands during a picturesque getaway in Vermont, US, this week. 11 Tom Cruise has finally gone official with girlfriend Ana de Armas Credit: 11 The loved-up couple were photographed holding hands Credit: 11 Actress Ana de Armas stuns in a black dress on the red carpet Credit: Getty 11 Three-times married Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise Credit: Getty Mission: Impossible star Tom, 63, was dressed down, wearing a navy T-shirt, jeans and a cap, while Bond girl Ana, 37, also opted for a simple white T-shirt and jeans. They are on a romantic, low-key trip to the small country town of Woodstock after a year of jetting around the world. The couple were seen in London last weekend at the Oasis comeback gig at Wembley stadium, having flown into the capital in Tom's £1million helicopter. The Sun previously revealed that three-times married Tom splurged tens of thousands of pounds on a trip to New York in May. It included chartering his own chopper to take Ana from central London to Heathrow Airport. 11 The couple were enjoying a picturesque getaway in Vermont Credit: 11 It comes months after we revealed the couple's romance Credit: 11 Mission: Impossible star Tom was dressed down, wearing a navy T-shirt, jeans and a cap, alongside Bond girl Ana Credit: Cuban-American Ana — first linked to Tom in February — starred in Bond's No Time To Die in 2021. Her latest role was with Keanu Reeves in From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. Back in May, The Sun revealed that Cruise had cast Ana as the star of his next blockbuster film. A source at the time said: 'Tom and Ana have grown closer over the past couple of months and he has huge respect for her as an actress. 'He is developing a new film and he has approached Ana to be his leading lady. Ana is one of the best actresses in the business as far as Tom is concerned and he wants her by his side in the new movie. Tom Cruise & Ana de Armas: The new Hollywood power couple heats up 'Tom has a lot on his plate at the moment, with his new Mission: Impossible film being released later this month and another film called Judy in the works. 'But this new project is really exciting for Tom and he wants Ana to be in it with him.' 11 Ana, pictured with Tom, opted for a simple white T-shirt and jeans Credit: 11 The pair are on a romantic trip to the small country town of Woodstock Credit: 11 Cuban-American Ana starred in Bond's No Time To Die in 2021 Credit: Getty
Graziadaily
14 hours ago
- Graziadaily
Wondering What The Lionesses Wore This Weekend? You Can Shop Their Exact Looks Now
@Getty Images/RICHARD POHLE M&S, Straight Short Sleeve Single Breasted Blazer M&S, Tailored Pleat Front Barrel Leg Trousers M&S, Tailored Pleat Front Wide Leg Trousers - Soft Green M&S, Tailored Pleat Front Wide Leg Trousers - Black Nobody's Child, Cream Double Breasted Cropped Waistcoat ASOS Design, Linen Look Asymmetric Button Front Waistcoat Zara, ZW Collection Asymmetric Waistcoat Mint Velvet, Taupe Short Sleeve Longline Blazer Zara, ZW Collection Straight-Leg Trousers Few things bring the nation together like our national football team winning a major trophy. It's a tale as old as time: a country collectively losing its voice, nerves and any sense of decorum over a football game. Of course, there are also hundreds of stereotypes that unite us, like our love of tea, fish and chips and the pure joy we feel when another bank holiday is announced. But nothing feels as exciting as seeing our Lionesses win the UEFA European Women's Championship, for the second time, might I add. After a 1-1 draw at full time, the match went to penalties, where Chloe Kelly, scored the winning goal. While the rest of us were dressed head-to-toe in football kits with flags in hand, the Lionesses returned home on Monday wearing pieces from their own collaboration with another British legend, Marks & Spencer. The limited-edition collection, made up of 13 pieces, launched ahead of the tournament on 26th June, and is the final drop from the three-year partnership between the English FA and M&S - though the brand's relationship with the sport stretches all the way back to 2007. And, much like the Lionesses' performance this summer, the M&S X England collection doesn't disappoint. ©Getty Images/Dan Kitwood The best part of the collection? You don't have to win a major trophy or even be on the field to wear it. In fact, the collection is packed full of tailored co-ords and structured separates, a world away from muddy socks and battered shinpads. Maddy Evans, Director of M&S Women, describes it as: 'championing style and versatility and underpinned by new modern shapes, it's a collection for an incredible team of women, who are role models to the nation.' A couple of standouts from the collaboration include its Tailored Pleat Front Barrel Leg Trousers, and its Straight Short Sleeve Single Breasted Blazer that's perfect for those office days where it's far too hot to wear a full-sleeved blazer. It will probably come as no surprise that the collection has been met with quite the reaction - much of it is already out of stock online and in stores. But, there are a couple of pieces still available, if (and that's a big if), you move fast. ©Instagram/@irma_bruzaite M&S, Straight Short Sleeve Single Breasted Blazer If you're on the hunt for a blazer you can wear in the warmer months, M&S has the answer. Cut in a flattering fit, the blazer has smart notched lapels, as well as handy welt pockets. Style with a pair of tailored trousers or boxy shorts. If you're currently wondering what to wear to celebrate the Lionesses' win, the answer may not lie in your vintage England shirt and bucket hat, but in a crisp pair of pleated Bermuda shorts and a waistcoat top. Shop the pieces that are still available, as well as excellent alternatives below. M&S, Tailored Pleat Front Barrel Leg Trousers If you're as obsessed with barrel leg jeans as I am, you're going to want to take a look at M&S' Barrel Leg Trousers. Available in two different colours, an ecru and soft green, the trousers feature pleats down the front as well as pockets and belt loops. M&S, Tailored Pleat Front Wide Leg Trousers - Soft Green If the barrel leg shape isn't your style, and you prefer something a little more timeless, the trousers also come in a wide-leg. Finished with the same soft pleats at the front, pair with a boxy t-shirt and loafers. M&S, Tailored Pleat Front Wide Leg Trousers - Black The same wide-leg style is also available in a black, which will go with everything you already have in your wardrobe. Nobody's Child, Cream Double Breasted Cropped Waistcoat Nobody's Child has a great alternative if you want the Lioness look. Its Cropped Waistcoat features a V-neck crossover and double-breasted buttons to bring polish to any outfit, even if you're just wearing jeans. ASOS Design, Linen Look Asymmetric Button Front Waistcoat ASOS also has an asymmetric alternative, this time in a linen-look material that's sure to keep you cool this summer. Finish the outfit with a satin midi skirt and a pair of colourful ballet flats. Zara, ZW Collection Asymmetric Waistcoat Zara is truly in its tailoring era at the moment, as there are so many excellent work outfits on site right now. This asymmetric waistcoat is almost identical to the M&S one spotted on the Lionesses, complete with the same buttoned detailing and dark colour. Mint Velvet, Taupe Short Sleeve Longline Blazer If you, too, want to get in on the short-sleeved blazer hype, I've found another popular style from Mint Velvet. Its peaked lapels, flap pockets and statement button at the front all make it the perfect blazer to wear on office days. Reformation, Wren Blazer Reformation has also designed a short-sleeved blazer, and its style is created with an intentionally slim-fit, yet is also somewhat oversized (so take this as your sign to size down if you like your blazers more fitted). Zara, ZW Collection Straight-Leg Trousers Zara's Straight-Leg Trousers have a high waist that's perfect for pairing with the matching asymmetric waistcoat top and front pockets. Wear as a co-ord, or style the trousers with a boxy tee, leather jacket and Adidas trainers. Gemma Lavers is a fashion commerce writer at Grazia, where she tracks down viral pieces and is as comfortable navigating the M&S new-in page as she is dissecting the latest celebrity look. When not writing, shopping or at Reformer Pilates (a cliché but she's hooked), Gemma will likely be planning her next holiday (and what she's going to wear). For a glimpse into said travels, outfit inspo and life as a journalist, follow her on Instagram or TikTok.
