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Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Anya Taylor-Joy looks effortlessly chic in a red gingham skirt as she joins glam Diana Ross and her son Evan at a cocktail reception hosted by the music legend's family
Anya Taylor-Joy put on a stylish display as she posed with Diana Ross at an intimate cocktail party at The Dorchester's Vesper Bar in London on Thursday. The Queen's Gambit star, 29, was all smiles as she joined music legend Diana, 81, and the Ross family at the event in honour of Arne Naess. Jr. and Arne's Reserve Caviar. Norwegian businessman Arne was Diana's second husband and the father of her two sons Ross, 37, and Evan, 36. The couple divorced in 2000 after 14 years of marriage, and Arne tragically died in January 2004 at the age of 66 in a climbing accident. Ross and Evan attended Thursday's event with their respective wives Kimberley and Ashlee Simpson - who also brought her son Bronx Wentz - while Diana's daughters Chudney, 49, and Rhonda, 53, also joined the family. Posing alongside the Ross clan, Anya looked as stylish as ever in a white waistcoat and a red gingham skirt, which she styled with white slip-on heels. The actress accessorised her look with a simple pendant necklace as she posed alongside Diana and her son Evan. For the star-studded occasion, Diana cut a glamorous figure in a black tulle gown with a matching shawl, which she teamed with lace gloves. The singer added some glitz to her look with a pair of statement gold earrings and flashed a huge smile for the cameras. Meanwhile, Evan cut a dapper figure in a black suit and a red tie as he sweetly wrapped his arm around his mother. Evan's wife Ashlee looked elegant in a black slip dress as she posed next to her son Bronx Wentz, who she shares with her ex Pete Wentz. Diana's film producer son Ross also cut a suave figure in an all-black ensemble while his wife Kimberley oozed glamour in a black velvet dress. Chudney, who Diana shares with her music executive ex-husband Robert Ellis Silberstein, looked equally stylish in a black polka dot dress and heels. Rhonda, whose father is Motown legend Berry Gordy, cut a chic figure in a cream dress and a black blazer as she joined her extended family at the reception. Evan's wife Ashlee looked elegant in a black slip dress as she posed next to her son Bronx Wentz, who she shares with her ex Pete Wentz Diana also has another daughter Tracee Ellis Ross with her ex-husband Robert, but she did not appear to be in attendance. It was a rare joint appearance for the Ross clan just weeks after Diana opened up about her kids in a recent interview. She told The Mirror: 'My family is really my greatest joy and blessing. Rhonda travels with me on tour and will be at the shows, my five children really take care of their mum.' Diana also proudly showed off her love for her family as she made a rare tribute to them while walking the carpet at the Met Gala. Diana looked sensational in a floor-grazing white gown complete with a feather-boa-trimmed cape and hat as she made her first appearance at the fashion event in 20 years. Determined to pay homage to all her children and grandchildren at the event, Diana had all their names sewn onto her extravagant gown. 'My son Evan and a young designer, Ugo Mozie, and I collaborated on the gown and cloak that I wore, we wanted something meaningful,' she explained. 'The 18-foot train stretches across generations with the names of my adult children and grandchildren beautifully embroidered on it, it's beaded and has crystals— the details celebrate my family and our love.' Diana wrapped up her UK tour at London's O2 Arena on July 1 after performing in Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.
Daily Mail
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Diana Ross gives rare insight into her family life as she says they are her 'greatest joy and blessing' and discusses her daughter joining her on tour ahead of hotly-awaited UK dates
opened up about her family in a rare interview ahead of kicking off her hotly-anticipated UK tour. The American singer, 81, has five kids and eight grandchildren and her eldest daughter Rhonda, 53, often travels with her on tour. During a wide-ranging chat, Diana gave a rare insight into her family life as she gushed that her family mean everything to her. She told The Mirror: 'My family is really my greatest joy and blessing. Rhonda travels with me on tour and will be at the shows, my five children really take care of their mum.' Diana shares Rhonda with Motown legend Berry Gordy in 1971. Later that same year, she married her first husband, music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein, and they had two more daughters: Tracee, 52, and Chudney, 49. She split from Robert in 1977 and went on to marry Norwegian mountaineer Arne Naess Jr. in 1986. The former couple welcomed sons Ross, 37, and Evan, 36. Diana proudly showed off her love for her family as she made a rare tribute to them while walking the carpet at the Met Gala. Diana looked sensational in a floor-grazing white gown complete with a feather-boa-trimmed cape and hat as she made her first appearance at the fashion event in 20 years. Determined to pay homage to all her children and grandchildren at the event, Diana had all their names sewn onto her extravagant gown. 'My son Evan and a young designer, Ugo Mozie, and I collaborated on the gown and cloak that I wore, we wanted something meaningful,' she explained. 'The 18-foot train stretches across generations with the names of my adult children and grandchildren beautifully embroidered on it, it's beaded and has crystals— the details celebrate my family and our love.' She hopes to make a similar fashion statement when kicking off her UK tour, where she plans to make a whole host of dazzling outfit changes. All of her gowns for the upcoming shows have been custom-made, with Diana personally designing each one and working with a seamstress to bring them to life. Diana is set to begin her UK tour next week with shows in Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and London. She will kick things off on June 22 at Birmingham's BP Pulse Live before travelling around the UK for five other shows, then wrapping things up at London's O2 Arena on July 1. The star will be bringing along her live band as well as an orchestra and a choir to all of her shows in a unique touch. She is set to perform five times with the Manchester-based Hallé Orchestra before being joined by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Glasgow and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in London. In preparation for her tour, Diana has a few strategies up her sleeve to ensure she is performance ready including steaming her throat, drinking hot tea with honey, and plenty of breathing exercises. Despite a career spanning six decades, Diana revealed that she still gets as much of a thrill from performing live to audiences and described performing live as her 'life force'. Born in Detroit's Brewster-Douglass Housing Project, America's first federally funded housing for African Americans, Diana was one of six children and grew up singing at family parties and in a Baptist church gospel choir. But her life changed forever when she met Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson in early 1959. The three girls, along with Betty McGlown, formed The Primettes, an all-girl singing group. The trio auditioned for the fledgling Motown label, and in January 1961, they were eventually signed as The Supremes. By 1965, they had racked up five consecutive number-one hits with popular tunes such as Baby Love and Stop! In the Name of Love. However, in 1967, the band's name changed to Diana Ross and The Supremes before she went solo three years later.
