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90s movie star from huge cult classic film looks unrecognisable after ditching fame for very different career

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Scottish Sun

90s movie star from huge cult classic film looks unrecognisable after ditching fame for very different career

This star shot to fame when she was just 11-years-old GUESS WHO? 90s movie star from huge cult classic film looks unrecognisable after ditching fame for very different career Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS 90s movie star appeared in one of the biggest cult classic films of that time. Now 51, the actress looks unrecognisable after ditching fame for very different career - but can you guess who it is? Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 7 Can you guess who the 90s actress is? Credit: Instagram/fairuza 7 Now 51, the star appeared in a VERY famous teen movie Credit: Instagram/fairuza 7 This actress starred in The Craft alongside Robin Tunney, Rachel True and Neve Campbell Credit: Rex 7 The actress in question is Fairuza Balk best known for playing Nancy in The Craft Credit: Alamy Did you guess it was Fairuza Balk who played Nancy in teen classic film, The Craft? Following her huge career in the 90s, the actress now has taken a very different path in life, making jewellery. She promotes her pieces on her popular Instagram grid, where she showcases everything from rings to necklaces to bracelets. The multi-talented star is also lead singer of the band Armed Love Militia and, in 2011, she began to exhibit her own art in LA and New York. More on unrecognisable stars blast from the past Noughties reality star looks unrecognisable 22 years after TV fame Fairuza also continues to act, and over the years has appeared in the films American History X and The Island of Dr. Moreau and the TV series Ray Donovan. THE CRAFT FAME Without a doubt, Fairuza is best known for her leading role in The Craft. When the movie hit cinemas in May 1996, it cast a spell on film lovers everywhere and proved a surprise smash at the box office. The teen horror follows a trio of schoolgirl witches who invite newcomer Sarah to join their coven. The new addition strengthens their powers and the four teenagers, all viewed as outcasts and bullied by classmates, begin to use their witchcraft to get revenge on those who have wronged them. In the film, Fairuza's character Nancy is one of the most powerful of the group. Robin Tunney and Neve Campbell star in the 1996 teen movie The Craft She leaves a trail of death and destruction with her spells,. In a spooky twist, Fairuza was so taken with the occult shop in Los Angeles where she researched her role, she bought it. The film, which also stars Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney, and Rachel True, raked in £40m worldwide - four times its budget - and became a cult hit. Fairuza also made an appearance in The Craft: Legacy, the 2020 sequel. 7 The Craft still remains popular to this day 7 Fairuza has enjoyed an incredible career in the spotlight Credit: Getty CHILD STAR The Craft wasn't Fairuza's first taste of fame, as she actually grew up as a child star. In 1985, aged just 11, she took the leading role of Dorothy in Return To Oz. The film was a sequel to the much-loved classic film, The Wizard of Oz. This role led to the lead role in another classic film The Worst Witch (1986), where she played Mildred Hubble.

Unrecognisable Hollywood superstar turns up at gym in tiny Scots town

Scottish Sun

19 hours ago

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Scottish Sun

Unrecognisable Hollywood superstar turns up at gym in tiny Scots town

The fishing port of Buckie, Moray, doesn't get too many visits from Hollywood megastars STAR SPOTTING Unrecognisable Hollywood superstar turns up at gym in tiny Scots town Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LOCALS in a tiny Scots town were stunned when Matt Damon turned up at their gym. Regulars did a double take and at first didn't believe the Hollywood superstar had wandered in sporting a beard. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Matt Damon surprised everyone when he turned up at a gym in Buckie, Moray Credit: Facebook 4 Locals lined up to get a snap taken with the Hollywood superstar Credit: Facebook 4 Matt Damon is in Scotland to film The Odyssey with scenes set for Findlater Castle in the area Credit: Alamy 4 The world's largest viking longboat pictured arriving in Scotland for the movie Credit: Alamy But within seconds he was mobbed for photos in Buckie, Moray, as everyone wanted a snap taken with the acting legend. Chloey Ewen said: 'It's mental who you bump into at the gym. Buzzing.' Damon, 54, is starring in Christopher Nolan's latest epic The Odyssey which is filming in Scotland. There was doubt about whether The Saving Private Ryan star would make the trek north for the scenes being shot on beauty spots along the Moray coast. But any question about him taking part vanished when he was spotted in fishing port Buckie. It's understood he's wandered into the Motion Fitness gym two days running. And has already posed for countless pics and selfies with shocked locals. One Buckie resident said: 'No one ever famous ever comes here. 'We thought the big stars would all be put into the scenes with special effects. 'So no one can believe that Matt Damon is here in the flesh. It is out of this world. Scots streets transformed for huge blockbuster as A-listers JJ Abrams and Glen Powell spotted 'There's even been a joke going round that he was denied access to the gym because he's not a member.' Good Will Hunting star Damon is thought to be staying in a plush hotel in the area. He's been spotted wandering the streets in neighboring towns but has had no problem stopping for photos. Chloey's followers on social media were amazed by her run in with Damon. One said: 'That's magic.' Another asked: 'Poor guy. Hope he got to workout.' While another friend said: 'That is brilliant. The gym will be packed out the door tomorrow.' Damon is starring as Odysseus in The Odyssey alongside other big names including Tom Holland , Zendaya, Charlize Theron and Robert Pattinson. He is the first big name to be spotted in the area with filming expected to get underway next week. Huge greek ships have been spotted in Buckie Harbour. While historic Findlater Castle has been closed to the public while shooting is underway.

Squid Game season 3 review: a heart-wrenching journey — and a final twist

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a day ago

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Squid Game season 3 review: a heart-wrenching journey — and a final twist

Every game comes to an end, the Squid Game series three trailer tells us. And so does every TV show. But not always a good one — there are still Lost fans arguing about what it all meant on Reddit and let's not dare poke the Game of Thrones bear again. Indeed, sometimes 'the end' of a show isn't even the end. If enough people watch it, the network just finds a way to keep going. And while I can't guarantee Netflix won't one day twist the arm of Hwang Dong-hyuk, the genius creator and director of the biggest show in the history of the streamer, to make more, I am happy to report this: after three seasons and more shootings, stabbings and more falls from a great height than you can shake a squid at, this series was worth watching to the very end.