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News.com.au
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Chloé Hayden on the end of Heartbreak High, her Logie nomination and what's next
While her portrayal as an autistic young woman in the Netflix series Heartbreak High has earned her attention from all corners of the globe, Chloé Hayden is thrilled to get homegrown recognition after being nominated for the Silver Logie for Best Supporting Actress. As a self-confessed 'fangirl' of the Logie Awards, the actor says just being able to once again attend the ceremony – she was also nominated for Most Popular New Talent in 2023 – is exciting enough. 'I grew up watching the awards. I was that teenager who would camp out in front of the red carpets so I could maybe make eye contact with my favourite singers and actors,' the 27-year-old tells Stellar with a laugh. 'The first event I ever went to as someone in the industry, I saw a security guard there who I had met multiple years previously, but I had been on the other side of the fence then. 'And he looked at me, now on this side of the fence, and he's like, 'How the hell did you get in here?' I was like, 'I don't know, man, I'm just as confused as you are.' 'Just being in the same room – and getting to have a fun night with all of my friends – that's amazing.' Those friends include the rest of the cast of Heartbreak High, all of whom have formed a close bond with one another across the five years they spent filming the show, which is set to conclude with its upcoming third season 'We get told all the time by people in the industry how lucky we are and how rare it is to be able to go to work with a group of people who you genuinely love so, so much. 'These people aren't even my friends; they're my family,' Hayden says. 'Wrapping season three was one of the hardest things I ever had to do. But look, it's a small industry. 'I know we'll all be together again in one way or another. It's been incredibly bittersweet.' Saying goodbye to her castmates has been as hard as saying farewell to her character, Quinni. Hayden, who was diagnosed with autism at 13, tells Stellar that Quinni 'has changed me and shaped me and will stay with me in every way. I grew up never having any autistic characters on screen that I could relate to'. 'The closest thing that we had to autism representation when I was little was What's Eating Gilbert Grape? and Rain Man. 'So having teenage girls be able to see themselves in a character like Quinni – who is nuanced and imperfect, who is like them, and who they can relate to – is life-changing.' More recently, Hayden took on a different kind of role as official ambassador for Lego Australia's new 'She Built That' campaign, which encourages young girls to redefine and reclaim what it means to be a builder, and celebrates their creativity. The campaign also champions Australian girls who are making strides in their communities, like Aurora Iler, 14, a filmmaker, writer, actor and Youth Oscar winner; Abbie Jane, 14, an LGBTQIA+ activist, author and founder of the Rainbow Shoelace Project, and Charli Hately, 15, a surfer, artist and musician. 'Growing up as someone who was always told I was too much – too loud and too weird – it's really exciting to be seeing young girls being told that their 'too much' is actually exactly what they're supposed to be,' Hayden tells Stellar. 'They're building incredible things now, and for their futures. They are enough. This campaign is really helping showcase that in themselves, and I think in turn, being able to showcase that to other young girls around Australia who maybe haven't been taught yet that their version of different is a good thing. 'A lot of girls are taught to hide their 'muchness'. But your difference is what makes you powerful.' For more on Lego Australia's 'She Built That' campaign click here. See the full shoot with Chloé Hayden in Stellar today, inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland) and Sunday Mail (SA).
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Apollo 13' star Kathleen Quinlan relives the 1996 Oscars, from a Whoopi wink to a Sorvino hug
The winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar belong to an exclusive club. But Apollo 13 star Kathleen Quinlan can boast to membership in an equally select society — call it the Whoopi Goldberg Wink Squad. Quinlan was inaugurated into that group three decades ago at the 68th Academy Awards, held on March 25, 1996. The then-41-year-old actress walked the red carpet outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion as a Supporting Actress nominee for her role as Marilyn Lovett in Ron Howard's space acclaimed space drama. Inside, meanwhile, Goldberg was preparing for her second appearance Oscar host, replacing the previous year's controversial emcee, David Letterman. More from Gold Derby Could 'Sinners' campaign as a musical at the Golden Globes? The surprising answer 'Awards Magnet' mailbag: A 'Bear' Emmy nominations tank? A cap on acting nominees? And the comedian couldn't resist tweaking the late night host right out of the gate. 'So… didja miss me?' Goldberg asked the crowd with a smile. She then proceeded to launch into her stage patter, which riffed on the proliferation of colorful ribbons at that year's ceremony, the race between Bob Dole and Pat Buchanan to be President Bill Clinton's Republican opponent and the surprising number of big-name actresses that played hookers that year, from Elisabeth Shue to Sharon Stone. Oh yeah, and Goldberg poked fun at Apollo 13 — several times, in fact. Sitting towards the front of the room, Quinlan laughed at each joke that Goldberg made at her movie's expense. And that's when she was admitted to the Wink Squad. 'Whoopi gave me a little wink,' Quinlan, now 70, tells Gold Derby about the moment she made eye contact with the night's emcee. And the wink wasn't just out of appreciation for her good humor — she and Goldberg had some personal history, having acted alongside each other in the 1988 drama Clara's Heart, also starring a young Neil Patrick Harris. 'I really liked Whoopi a lot,' Quinlan says. 'She gave me that little wink and it felt very special.' While Quinlan took home a Whoopi Wink, she ultimately didn't take home an Oscar. That year's Supporting Actress statue instead went to Mira Sorvino for her breakout Mighty Aphrodite role as — wait for it — a hooker. But Quinlan had no hard feelings in the moment or now, nearly three decades later. 'I was so happy for her,' she says. 'It was a great performance.' As part of our celebration of Apollo 13's 30th anniversary, Quinlan provided Gold Derby with a personal walkthrough of her Oscar night experience. Two days before she turned up at the Oscars, Quinlan was swimming in the Bahamas — not for fun, but for work. The actress was in the midst of shooting the PG-rated family film Zeus and Roxanne opposite Steve Guttenberg, but was given the equivalent of a weekend pass to attend the ceremony. 'I got out of the water, peeled off my wetsuit, packed my bag and headed to L.A.,' she remembers. 'Then when I got to the hotel, I put on my dress, did my hair and makeup and headed out to the show. It was otherworldly!' Prior to jetting off to the Bahamas for Zeus and Roxanne, Quinlan had spent months making the rounds campaigning for a Best Supporting Actress nomination with the help of her publicist, Kelly Bush. 'She did an amazing job, but I was worn out by the end,' the actress says now. 'You have to go everywhere and talk, talk, talk, talk.' All that talking paid off, though. When nominations were announced on Feb. 13, 1996, Quinlan and Ed Harris were the only two members of Apollo 13's star-powered cast to score acting nominations. To this day, Quinlan is shocked and surprised that her onscreen husband, Tom Hanks, missed the cut for his performance as the doomed spacecraft's commander, Jim Lovell. (Howard also notably missed out on a Best Director nomination.) 'The problem is that kind of mastery is seamless,' she says of Hanks, who at that point in his career had just won back-to-back Best Actor statues for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. 'Inside the Apollo 13, Tom was always calm and didn't touch one button where he didn't know what it did. That kind of masterful work is maybe not so showy, but good luck mimicking it.' After making the quick change from her travel clothes to her Oscar finery, Quinlan and her then-husband Bruce Abbott hopped into a limo bound for the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. 'It was a long ride,' she recalls. But what waited on the other end of that ride made the trip worth it. 'Stepping out of the limousine and onto the red carpet was a moment,' Quinlan says happily. 'It felt like I had finally arrived in Hollywood.' That enthusiasm started to mingle with nervous energy as she took her seat inside the theater. The run of show had the Supporting Actress statue being handed out midway through the night, a wait that Quinlan calls 'nerve-wracking.' Asked whether she had a speech prepared should her name be called, the actress says that she came armed with a list of names and a general idea of what she intended to say. 'I made sure to have that list, because I could tell that everyone went blank as soon as they got up there,' she laughs. But that list ended up going unused. Presenter Martin Landau introduced the roll call of nominees — which included Nixon's Joan Allen, Georgia's Mare Winningham and Sense and Sensibility's Kate Winslet in addition to Quinlan and Sorvino — and then called the Mighty Aphrodite star's name. Sitting next to then-boyfriend Quentin Tarantino, Sorvino took a moment to compose herself and then headed to the stage. As the newly minted Oscar winner left her row, she passed her proud father, actor Paul Sorvino, and the two shared a big father-daughter hug. Moments later, she addressed him from the stage, saying: 'When you give me this award, you honor my father who has taught me everything I know about acting.' The cameras promptly cut back to her dad and caught him mid-cry — an only-at-the-Oscars moment that warmed the heart of everyone in the room. 'I saw her father well up and start crying when she looked at him and I thought, 'Oh, that's a great moment,'' Quinlan says with a warm smile. (Reflecting on that moment years later, Mira Sorvino called her tribute to her father 'a celebration of our love for each other.') Quinlan watched and enjoyed the rest of the show after Sorvino's win and hit the party afterwards. The next morning, she was once again Bahamas bound. 'I flew back to set, put my wetsuit back on and got back in the water,' she recalls. To date, Apollo 13 remains Quinlan's only brush with Oscar and the 68th Academy Awards remains the only ceremony she's attended — though not because she hasn't been invited back. 'I could go almost every year if I wanted to,' she says. 'But at that time, I most wanted to go to enjoy the moment and the people.' As an Academy member, Quinlan does still follow the Oscar race from afar and singles out this past year's ceremony as a particularly good show. 'Those movies were, for the most part, not big money makers,' she says of a Best Picture roster that included The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, and the eventual winner Anora.'They put more money into the campaigns for the movie than they do into making the movie,' she marvels. 'I don't know how they make their money back, but they were all well-made films.' Asked about the impact of her Apollo 13 nomination on her career, Quinlan says that it 'helped somewhat' as she continued to navigate the industry. While she describes herself as 'not aggressively ambitious,' she has worked steadily in the thirty years since that Oscar night, with a diverse slate of roles across television and film. 'Winning an Oscar is definitely the Amex Gold card,' she jokes. Looking back on her Oscar experience, though, Quinlan feels like she won simply by showing up. 'It was fun just to be there and have my little wink with Whoopi,' she says. "I also got to be in a great film that's become a classic. That's a great thing to have in my kit." Best of Gold Derby Everything to know about 'The Batman 2': Returning cast, script finalized Tom Cruise movies: 17 greatest films ranked worst to best 'It was wonderful to be on that ride': Christian Slater talks his beloved roles, from cult classics ('Heathers,' 'True Romance') to TV hits ('Mr. Robot,' 'Dexter: Original Sin') Click here to read the full article.
CNA
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Actress Ya Hui had to pay after she stepped on her Star Awards dress last year and ripped it
Star Awards is the time of the year where celebs slip into the most glamorous of gowns and snappiest of suits. But have you wondered how difficult it actually is to stay put-together for an entire day? Former Mediacorp actress Ya Hui knows first-hand the answer to that. In a recent interview with Chinese media 8world, the 38-year-old star, who is up for Best Supporting Actress and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes at this year's Jul 6 ceremony, lamented about how hectic awards day usually is. "We're already so tired after putting on our make-up. And we have to keep making sure we don't step on our gowns," she recalled. Yet, believe it or not, despite her efforts Ya Hui still stepped on her sponsored bronze maxi Maria Lucia Hohan dress last year. When asked if she had to compensate for it, the actress then replied with a chuckle. "My stylist and I split half-half.... [We had to pay] S$4,000-plus," she sighed. Yes, you read that right. A quick check on the Romanian designer brand's website shows that their dresses range from S$2000 to S$4,900. "Just one hole. That one step left a hole in my dress," elaborated Ya Hui before sniggering: "So... there was a price to pay." She must have felt so heart pain. But at least she went home with a Top 10 trophy, her eighth one to be exact, at the end of the day?
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jessica Gunning looks bemused as she leaves the BAFTA TV Awards after scooping the Best Supporting Actress gong for Baby Reindeer
Jessica Gunning looked bemused as she left the BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday after scooping the Best Supporting Actress gong. The English actress, 39, took home to coveted award for her role of Martha Scott in the critically-acclaimed Netflix series Baby Reindeer. Walking the red carpet earlier in the evening, Jessica looked elegant in a green, velvet gown with a dramatic off-the-shoulder neckline before being presented with her award by Adolescence stars Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty. But as she left the venue later that night, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, Jessica had a confused expression on her face. Baby Reindeer, said to be inspired by the real-life experiences of creator Richard Gadd, sees his character Donny being hounded by crazed stalker Martha (Jessica) after he serves her a free cup of tea in the pub where he works. Yorkshire-born Jessica beat her fellow Baby Reindeer star, trans actress Nava Mau, who played Donny's girlfriend. 2025 BAFTA TV AWARD WINNERS AT A GLANCE Drama Series - Blue Lights (BBC One) Limited Drama - Mr Bates vs the Post Office (ITV1) International - Shogun (Disney+) - WINNER Scripted Comedy - Alma's Not Normal (BBC Two) Entertainment - Would I Lie To You? (BBC One) Entertainment Performance - Joe Lycett, Late Night Lycett (Channel 4) Strictly Come Dancing: Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell's Waltz to You'll Never Walk Alone (BBC One) Factual Entertainment - Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour (BBC Two) Factual Series - To Catch a Copper (Channel 4) Specialist Factual - Atomic People (BBC Two) Live Event Coverage - Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Two) News Coverage - BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special (BBC One) Single Documentary - Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods (BBC Two) Leading Actress - Marisa Abela, Industry (BBC One) Leading Actor - Lennie James, Mr Loverman (BBC One) Supporting Actress - Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Supporting Actor - Ariyon Bakare, Mr Loverman (BBC One) Female Performance in a Comedy - Ruth Jones, Gavin & Stacey (BBC One) Male Performance in a Comedy - Danny Dyer, Mr Big Stuff (Sky Comedy) Reality - The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4) Soap - EastEnders (BBC One) Daytime - Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure (BBC Two) - WINNER Current Affairs - State of Rage (Channel 4) Shortform - Quiet Life (BBC Three) Sport - Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport) Children's Non Scripted - FYI Investigates: Disability and Me (Sky Kids) Children's Scripted - CBeebies As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe (CBeebies) Speaking on stage on Sunday at she said: 'Hello, cheeky chops, gosh, thank you Bafta, wow', before joking that she used to pretend to be a dog in her garden. 'I sometimes do this kind of cheesy thing where I look back on the younger me and moments in my life, and I imagine the kind of then me, seeing me now, and think, "little did we know,'" she said. Jessica said last year, her and Richard were at the ceremony, and 'little did we know what the year had in store,' while thanking him for changing 'her life'. The 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises saw a slew of celebrities take home awards celebrating excellence in TV. Mr. Bates vs The Post Office led the big winners of the evening, scoring two more awards to add to the ground-breaking ITV show's ever-growing list of accolades. However, it was the BBC who came out on top, scoring 17 wins in total after a year of triumphant programming, in the ceremony - presented this year by actor Alan Cumming. While Netflix smash Baby Reindeer and the climactic Gavin & Stacey Christmas special also won key awards. Widely expected to claim much of Sunday evening's spotlight, Mr. Bates vs The Post Office picked up an early award for Limited Drama. Accepting the gong from Russell Tovey and Daniel Mays, producer Patrick Spencer said: 'We could only film this because Polly Hill at ITV saved us from getting cancelled and this story only had the impact it did because the people who watched it stood up as one and demanded action with such rage, that the government had no choice but to respond. 'Our show didn't change the law, the people of this nation did. They showed in their response to Mr. Bates vs The Post Office that our country cannot abide liars and bullies.' He added: 'May it be a warning to those who are supposed to have our backs, that they better not abuse their power. 'When accepting this award, we would like to go on record that being trusted by the post-masters to tell their story has been the greatest privilege of our lives.' ITV went on to claim a Special Award, presented by Baroness Floella Benjamin - for its work in commissioning Mr. Bates vs The Post Office. Urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government to rush through arranged compensation payments for affected former postal employees, ITV boss Kevin Lygo said: 'Hurry up and pay these people what they are due.' The night began with Jessica Gunning collecting the award for Best Actress after winning accolades for her portrayal of crazed stalker Martha in Richard Gatt's hugely successful Netflix drama Baby Reindeer. Danny Dyer then forced the BBC to do some quick editing, after he let slip several swear words during his acceptance speech for best Male Performance in a Comedy. Mr. Bates vs The Post Office led the big winners of the evening, scoring two more awards to add to the ground-breaking ITV show's ever-growing list of accolades (Toby Jones, Monica Dolan and Alan Bates pictured) The actor, 47, won his first BAFTA for his role as Lee in Mr. Bigstuff, and allowed his excitement to get the better of him in his typically expletive-laden speech. After first saying: 'F***ing hell, I'm choked up', the EastEnders star then shared a sweet and hilarious tribute to Mr. Bigstuff writer and his co-star Ryan Sampson, which led him to turning the air blue once more. Danny said: 'But I got to dedicate this to Ryan Sampson. One of the greatest things to come out of Rotherham. Which is not saying much. 'But one of the best actors this country's ever produced, I'm telling you. Never done the same thing twice. Which is not something I can say. 'He wrote this part for me, so you know... I'm getting choked up again, f**k me. So you won this for me mate, I really appreciate it, thank you so much.' He finished by addressing his two daughters Dani, 28, and Sunnie, 18, who were sat in the audience and took the opportunity to swear one last time, declaing: 'Girls, Sunnie and Dani. I've done it girls, I've f***ing done it!' However, the BBC were less than impressed by the star breaking the watershed, with host Alan being forced to say: 'I've been asked to apologise for the naughty language there.' And when the moment was aired just an hour later, the broadcaster made sure to trim down Danny's speech and cut out all of his curses. Alan later accidentally let slip a swear word of his own, while presenting the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship award to journalist Kirsty Wark. The Scottish star suffered an unfortunate blunder by mistakenly introducing the award as the 'b*****d fellowship', and upon realising his error, the mortified actor let loose yet another swear, as he sheepishly muttered: 'Oh f*** me!' The Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television. It was a special night for Ruth Jones, who accepted the award for female Performance in a Comedy after playing the iconic Nessa for a final time in December's Gavin & Stacey finale Kirsty was honoured for her unwavering dedication and unmatched legacy in the world of news and current affairs broadcasting. It was also a special night for Ruth Jones, who accepted the award for female Performance in a Comedy after playing the iconic Nessa for a final time in December's Gavin & Stacey finale. Accepting the award from Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, she said: 'I really wasn't expecting this, so I wanted to thank the wonderful cast. 'Huge thank you to the BBC, such a fantastic institution which I am so proud to have worked with so many times.' Turning to her writing partner, Ruth added: 'The person I would like to thank most is my dear, kind and talented friend James Corden, with whom I have shared this astonishing journey for 17-years and without whom Vanessa Shanessa Jenson would not have existed.' Hinting at the potential of a new TV project with James, she said: 'I love you James, I love writing with you. Long may it continue.' However the show suffered disappointment in the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment category, with blind comedian Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell's Strictly Come Dancing waltz beating Smithy's wedding to the accolade. Scooping one of the biggest awards of the night, British star Marisa Abela won the Leading Actress accolade for her starring role in BBC hit Industry. Collecting her award, the tearful actress said: 'I've been filming Industry for about six years now and (production company) Bad Wolf and HBO, the fact that they let us carry on after season one is mental.' She also said she booked the BBC series, about a group of young finance graduates, in her first year of drama school and said the role of Yasmin 'changed my life' as she has gone on to play the late singer Amy Winehouse in the film Back To Black. Over in the category for Leading Actor, Rivals star David Tennant - one of the favourites for the award - lost out to Lennie James for his starring role in BBC show Mr Loverman. A shocked Lennie admitted he hadn't prepared a speech, as he 'didn't think this was coming my way'. It was the second award of the night for Mr Loverman, with Lennie's co-star Ariyon Bakare winning the Supporting Actor gong earlier that night and giving an emotional speech that moved much of the audience. Popular BBC show Would I Lie To You claimed the Entertainment Programme accolade, with stars Lee Mack, Rob Brydon and David Mitchell causing the audience to crack up with their usual witty banter. David said: 'We have been nominated eight times but this is the first time we have won. They actually abolished the category we were nominated for last year and so we thought next year we would be nominated in news, maybe a short-form drama on something that Prince Andrew has done.' Robert Rinder and Rylan Clark also found themselves among the winners, with BBC show Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour winning the Factual Entertainment award. Elsewhere Joe Lycett beat Stacey Solomon, Romesh Ranganathan, Claudia Winkleman, Graham Norton, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly to the Entertainment Performance award for Channel 4 show Late Night Lycett. Meanwhile, Glastonbury won its first TV BAFTA in an astonishing 33-years for the BBC's extensive Live Event Coverage of the event at Somerset's Worthy Farm. EastEnders also got in on the act, with the long-running BBC flagship claiming the award for Best Soap as it celebrates its milestone 40th anniversary. The broadcasting giant claimed another gong courtesy of BBC Breakfast, with the morning show winning its first ever TV BAFTA for their Post Office Special. The glitzy ceremony also saw powerful musical performances from pop stars Jessie J and Tom Grennan, marking Jessie's first TV performance in six years. And award-winning concert violinist and social media sensation Esther Abrami performed Apple Tree for the In Memoriam tribute to the TV stars that passed away this year.
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bafta TV Awards 2025 live: Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning is 'so proud' as she takes home first win at Bafta TV awards
Jessica Gunning 'so proud' of Baby Reindeer and best supporting actress win Helen Bushby Culture reporter Image source, Getty Images Jessica Gunning, who played stalker Martha in Netflix show Baby Reindeer, has won the best supporting actress. The series, which has four nominations tonight, sees the show's creator and lead actor Richard Gadd, who plays Donny, being stalked by Martha after he serves her in a pub and their relationship becomes complicated very quickly. Gunning says as she collects her trophy: "Gosh thank you Bafta. Wow. "I sometimes do this kind of cheesy thing where I look back on the younger me and moments in my life, and I imagine the kind of then-me, seeing me now, and think, 'little did we know'. "I'm so proud to be part of this show," she says, thanking Gadd, who "changed my life". This win follows several others for the role, including an Emmy and Golden Globe.
