Billie Eilish takes top prizes at American Music Awards
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News.com.au
10-07-2025
- News.com.au
‘Do other women have this problem?' And Just Like That star's sex scene confession
And Just Like That star Sarita Choudhury had addressed what it's like shooting awkward sex scenes – and the reason she is 'almost embarrassed' by them. 'I'm like, how do they know that? You think it's personal to you,' the British-Indian actor said. '[You think] do other women have this problem? A lot that happens to us in life, you might tell your one friend, you're not talking to everyone about it. 'Usually in any of the bed scenes, I find the most comedy.' The 58-year-old plays Seema Patel on AJLT, which is currently airing its third season. Seema is a leopard-print wearing and Birkin bag toting real estate agent working in Manhattan, and a close friend of Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker), filling the kind of sexually liberated role famously and formerly filled by Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall). An accomplished actor, Choudhury made her Hollywood debut opposite Denzel Washington in Mira Nair's 1991 drama Mississippi Masala, and had a starring role in hit TV series Homeland, among other projects. Asked about the importance of cultural representation in Hollywood, Choudhury remarks: 'It is so important. As an actor, I look for [the] character. And then because I have brown skin, and I'm Indian, that's going to come in naturally as opposed to the writers informing me how to do that'. 'With And Just Like That, one of the first things I saw was – oh, she smokes, she walks, she says it. I was like, this is exciting. This is not a stereotype.' Sitting down with Stellar from New York, Choudhury says she takes inspiration from Seema's self-confidence, which she muses was likely built from 'maybe not fitting in'. 'Often what looks like confidence comes from, you know, maybe not fitting in,' she said. 'I think you develop your strength, because you have no choice. I think Seema comes from that kind of root. 'I'm of colour, and it doesn't matter what school I went to, I was always the different one. 'You find tricks and you are also like, f-off to anyone who doesn't get it, as you go home and cry. Now, she's like whatever.' While Fendi and Dior are staples of Choudhury's on-screen wardrobe, her personal style is less like Seema's in real life. 'I like things to look normal within the glamour,' she said. 'When people tell you, no, no, no, you've got to do this! People actually want your original truth. 'Yes, it has to be packaged a bit at the beginning. In a moment of a scene, you can just stare at someone in a certain way, no one can control that. It's actually more work to be yourself but it's worth it.' The latest season of And Just Like That – the buzzy reboot of groundbreaking series, Sex and the City – has been widely criticised, including this week for a bizarre inconsistency surrounding the death of Lisa Todd Wexley's father twice. It led New York magazine's influential Vulture blog to ask: 'Could the loony bin known as the AJLT writers' room have made such a big continuity error?' In his popular Substack, writer Evan Ross Katz analysed what he called 'The Curious Case of LTW's Father's Multiple Deaths'. While not commenting on the criticisms, Choudhury said she had felt more embedded into the cast – and role, while shooting the third season. 'I feel so much more settled and also, more alive. Now, I know how to wear high heels well, I know how to open all my purses quickly. 'I enjoy her pace, I know how to study for it. It's less uncertain and scary and it allows me to take in everyone,' she said, referring to her co-stars including Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis. 'By season three now, it's completely at ease. I don't think twice about running into any of their dressing rooms to ask them advice or a question. 'If we're lucky to be in a location ... there are crowds. We can't even hang out! We can't go to the next restaurant and just sit outside. That's not possible. 'Sometimes, we visit each other at our houses, where there is certain privacy. 'My most fun these days is when we're in the makeup room together and we gossip. Because we know each other more, it's a shorthand.' It's a contrast to the reality Choudhury faced in the show's first season, when she admits she 'was a little terrified, let's be honest'. 'It was exciting to get the news that I was going to do this and at the same time, how was I going to do this? 'I knew this show was under the world's eye – like, people have a lot of love towards the history of the show. And their history with the show. It was scary. 'By the time season one finished, I started to think, oh, this could be fun! Season two you don't know if you can repeat what you did in season one. 'By season three, I realised it's not me playing a character, it's these friends pulling me in. You start to earn that over the seasons. I feel so comfortable with the ladies.' New episodes of And Just Like That … are out every Friday in Australia on Max. The latest issue of Stellar is out on Sunday, inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland) and Sunday Mail (SA).
Perth Now
07-07-2025
- Perth Now
Gracie Abrams does her stage make-up herself
Gracie Abrams does her own stage make-up. The 25-year-old singer finds it "therapeutic" to take an hour for herself before her shows by working on her appearance alone in her hotel room, rather than bringing in experts to pamper her. She told 'I like the time to myself in that way. I slot for 20 more minutes than I actually need, just because it's nice to have an hour of the day sitting alone in a room. I value that alone time very much, and I do think it's therapeutic. "I'll listen to a podcast, I like On Being with Krista Tippett. The guests that she has on are always so beautifully spoken and experts in their respective fields, and she's an excellent moderator." Gracie needs her stage make-up to be bolder than her everyday look. she explained: "[For my make-up] on stage it's really about emphasising certain features, because I'm so far away from so many people. "Off-stage, I use a concealer for spot treating, a blush and do my brows. I like fine highlighting powders that both set and give your face some sheen. "I'm not a lipstick person so I use a brown-ish lip liner and a glossy balm. For stage, I go a bit heavier with highlighter and blush. I fill my brows in more.' The That's So True hitmaker feels her best when she has very little make-up on. She said: 'I tend to feel the most beautiful when I have the least on my face and when I feel the most like myself. It's really just about what makes you feel like you. "[With beauty] when you find the lane that makes sense for you, it's exciting and inspiring to explore it. My mum wasn't someone who wore a lot of make-up but when she did a red lip, or something extra, it always caught my attention. I also love Alexa Chung.' Gracie starts her day by dousing her face in ice cold water to get rid of puffiness. She said: 'In the morning, I use cold water, sometimes ice cubes, because I get really puffy. I'll use a simple moisturiser which I got while we were on tour in Korea and then I use the La-Roche Posay SPF. At night, I use a benzoyl peroxide between those steps, without the SPF.'
Canberra Times
27-05-2025
- Canberra Times
Billie Eilish takes top prizes at American Music Awards
That's So True singer Gracie Abrams, winner of new artist of the year, also sent a recording to accept her honour. She thanked her fans, who she said "I have been lucky enough to learn from".
