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Scottish Sun
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Singer left terrified after going BLIND in one eye as she is rushed to hospital over mysterious health battle
sight fright Singer left terrified after going BLIND in one eye as she is rushed to hospital over mysterious health battle US SINGER songwriter Monica Martin has told fans about her frightful health scare. Chicago-born star Monica shared the worrying news with followers after an intense trip to A&E with her pal Jameela Jamil and partner James Blake. Advertisement 6 The singer found herself in A&E with Jameela Jamil and James Blake Credit: Instagram 6 The star was fearful of going blind in one eye and was rushed to hospital Credit: Instagram The multi-talented star - who has performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - told fans on social media about the alarming incident. She penned: "What I thought was just an intense and painful ocular migraine slowly turned into my left eye going blind, I was advised to not fly home. "So alas, I can't open for the best people/friends/musicians tonight for a sold out benefit at troubadour which blows a**. "It's now been 15 days both colourblind and a black hazy cellophane type feel on the left side and ANYWAY it's been very disorienting and scary. Advertisement "Most of my little health woes are from me being clumsy as hell and snapping something: an ankle in softball, an ankle from dumb shoes, an ankle from giving a piggyback ride to a much larger person as a display of strength. "My ankles are toast btw. This is why I don't like writing captions omg long ting brev; thank you for letting me be myself. "Been one of the scariest times but my best friends are taking care of me and also are hilarious and also after MUCH ADO have met an angel ophthalmologist, Dr. Shaman Dolly, god forbid you ever need to find him, London, I must let you know his name." She continued: "London show; you were all so sweet and caring to me when and I lost it and wept on stage smdh, @jameelajamil came to the stage and literally turned herself into a weighted blanket and held me and told me it's gonna be ok. No thanks to lexapro btw. "I'm on the way to get an MRI in an Uber and unsure why no one likes using their car fan in UK/EU and I've gotten ct scans and bloodwork and yada yada literally 7 trips to hospitals now. "Anyway. I'm incredibly lucky. My heart is heavy waiting on a prognosis, but my a** is heavier, and my resilience is alarming actually, and the lore disrespectfully deepens, and I'm getting the sense more people want to smash when I'm wearing my eyepatch- or, I'm pulling it off. Advertisement "Thank you, London. And @jameelajamil @jamesblake for getting me sweets and savouries." Activist and presenter Jameela added some humour to the proceedings and commented: "What a glamorous day in A and E. Snacks were 10/10 tho [sic]." Monica Martin sings song wearing an eye patch Jameela, who found fame on T4 in 2009, has recently revealed that she tried to take her own life multiple times while struggling to cope with crippling insomnia. The She-Hulk star, 39, recently opened up about her debilitating sleep disorder in a candid publication on Substack. Advertisement Jameela, who has been in a relationship with Grammy winner James Blake since 2015, also said her insomnia affects her sex drive and makes her "fully lose a grip on reality". The actress, model and broadcaster wrote: "I would, without flinching, trade in all the success, money and adventures I've had to just be a good sleeper. Insomnia is the absolute ghetto of the mind, body and soul. "It is years of the loneliest, darkest and most despairing hours in the middle of the night... It's a lower sex drive. It's nihilism and hopelessness. It's being desperate for donuts all f***ing day because you need some respite and consolation. "Every suicide attempt I have ever made was a result of just that few too many days in a row without a wink of sleep." Advertisement Jameela now lives in Los Angeles in the US and is also an activist. She describes herself as a 'feminist-in-progress' and uses her platform to advocate for disability rights, LGBTQ rights, body neutrality, and social justice. She has spoken about her health conditions, including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and an eating disorder. 6 The songstress shared her story with fans and uploaded candid snaps Credit: Instagram Advertisement 6 The US star was terrified by the ordeal Credit: Instagram 6 Monica performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Credit: Getty
The Sun
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Singer left terrified after going BLIND in one eye as she is rushed to hospital over mysterious health battle
US SINGER songwriter Monica Martin has told fans about her frightful health scare. Chicago-born star Monica shared the worrying news with followers after an intense trip to A&E with her pal Jameela Jamil and partner James Blake. 6 The multi-talented star - who has performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - told fans on social media about the alarming incident. She penned: "What I thought was just an intense and painful ocular migraine slowly turned into my left eye going blind, I was advised to not fly home. "So alas, I can't open for the best people/friends/musicians tonight for a sold out benefit at troubadour which blows a**. "It's now been 15 days both colourblind and a black hazy cellophane type feel on the left side and ANYWAY it's been very disorienting and scary. "Most of my little health woes are from me being clumsy as hell and snapping something: an ankle in softball, an ankle from dumb shoes, an ankle from giving a piggyback ride to a much larger person as a display of strength. "My ankles are toast btw. This is why I don't like writing captions omg long ting brev; thank you for letting me be myself. "Been one of the scariest times but my best friends are taking care of me and also are hilarious and also after MUCH ADO have met an angel ophthalmologist, Dr. Shaman Dolly, god forbid you ever need to find him, London, I must let you know his name." She continued: "London show; you were all so sweet and caring to me when and I lost it and wept on stage smdh, @jameelajamil came to the stage and literally turned herself into a weighted blanket and held me and told me it's gonna be ok. No thanks to lexapro btw. "I'm on the way to get an MRI in an Uber and unsure why no one likes using their car fan in UK/EU and I've gotten ct scans and bloodwork and yada yada literally 7 trips to hospitals now. "Anyway. I'm incredibly lucky. My heart is heavy waiting on a prognosis, but my a** is heavier, and my resilience is alarming actually, and the lore disrespectfully deepens, and I'm getting the sense more people want to smash when I'm wearing my eyepatch- or, I'm pulling it off. "Thank you, London. And @jameelajamil @jamesblake for getting me sweets and savouries." Activist and presenter Jameela added some humour to the proceedings and commented: "What a glamorous day in A and E. Snacks were 10/10 tho [sic]." Monica Martin sings song wearing an eye patch Jameela, who found fame on T4 in 2009, has recently revealed that she tried to take her own life multiple times while struggling to cope with crippling insomnia. The She-Hulk star, 39, recently opened up about her debilitating sleep disorder in a candid publication on Substack. Jameela, who has been in a relationship with Grammy winner James Blake since 2015, also said her insomnia affects her sex drive and makes her "fully lose a grip on reality". The actress, model and broadcaster wrote: "I would, without flinching, trade in all the success, money and adventures I've had to just be a good sleeper. Insomnia is the absolute ghetto of the mind, body and soul. "It is years of the loneliest, darkest and most despairing hours in the middle of the night... It's a lower sex drive. It's nihilism and hopelessness. It's being desperate for donuts all f***ing day because you need some respite and consolation. "Every suicide attempt I have ever made was a result of just that few too many days in a row without a wink of sleep." Jameela now lives in Los Angeles in the US and is also an activist. She describes herself as a 'feminist-in-progress' and uses her platform to advocate for disability rights, LGBTQ rights, body neutrality, and social justice. She has spoken about her health conditions, including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and an eating disorder. 6 6 6 6
Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Podcast reviews: Jameela Jamil revisits wronged historical mistresses. Meanwhile, Lucy Worsley sizes up the swindlers
When Jameela Jamil isn't putting her head above the parapet on inclusivity issues, she's co-hosting Mistresses (Audible), a new series putting flesh, bones and brains on six 'Other Women'; the perceived dolly birds of powerful married men. She has teamed up with historian Dr Kate Lister of Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal and Society podcast fame, or from her very funny Instagram posts that straddle academia and erotica. Up for debate are the life and times of Louis XIV's 'official mistress' Madame de Montespan; Virginia Hill, formerly known as 'the female Al Capone' but latterly disregarded as Bugsy Siegel's moll; 7th century concubine turned first and last female emperor of China, Wu Zhao; Fidel Castro's lover Marita Lorenz; Malintzin, the enslaved Mesoamerican entwined with conquistador Hernan Cortes; and Mary Boleyn, with whom Henry VIII had an affair before infamously marrying her sister Anne. Jamil and Lister make a fine double act and occasionally throuple up with The History Gossip's Katie Kennedy for added deadpan wit. Female con artists, from Samantha Cookes to Anna Delvey, are far from a modern phenomenon. Women have always hustled in a world made by and for men. Lucy Worsley dons her best deerstalker hat to sleuth out more Lady Swindlers (Apple, Spotify) in a second season. Fellow historians, authors, comedians and journalists help her unpick crimes of yore, many of which were acts of survival, such as the so-called headline-grabbing Bob-haired Bandit, 20-year-old New Yorker Celia Cooney, who with her husband went on a robbing spree to help provide for their small family (Cooney's granddaughter here tells the real story behind the column inches). Another highlight is Catherine Murphy, single mother of three in 18th century London who began counterfeiting money, then considered treason – and the punishment: burning at the stake. It's either the best or worst time to hear historian Iain MacGregor on Paul Bavill's History Rage (Acast, Apple, Spotify) discuss the flawed narratives surrounding the atomic bomb. 'What is pissing you off in history?' is Bavill's opening gambit, and MacGregor grinds his axe on the film Oppenheimer. 'Great cast and I like the angle of its approach…' he begins, before berating its absence of a Japanese perspective and agreeing that the Pacific War was essentially 'an enormous race riot'.
Elle
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
‘I Would Rather Be Considered Irritating For Trying, Than Cool For Saying Nothing' - Jameela Jamil Always Speaking Up
'There's a democracy to humiliation… it can find anyone'. Jameela Jamil is talking about her new podcast, Wrong Turns, a show where she asks comedians to share their most humiliating stories. There's no underlying moral lesson. Bodily fluids, unrequited crushes, embarrassing celebrity encounters; it's all there. As an interviewer, the former Channel 4 presenter, has an infectious ability to draw out the most excruciating, and yet deeply human tales from guests like Mae Martin and Jordan Firstmann. It's refreshing in its unfiltered candidness. 'A shame told is a shame halved' says Jamil. 'We feel really liberated after every episode. I like doing things that are uplifting. I've been predominantly saying very serious things for five years, and I need a little bit of reprieve, and so does my audience.' It's that same craving that led Jamil to her latest film project, Pixar's feelgood Elio, which she is promoting at the same time as launching Wrong Turns. The heart-warming children's film is worlds away from the raucous, expletive-laden podcast, and yet both are guaranteed to bring a dose of joy to their respective audiences. Elio follows a young space-obsessed boy, who, struggling with his life on earth, inadvertently becomes an intergalactic ambassador, finding community in outer space. Jamil plays Ambassador Questa, a diplomatic planetary leader / 'some sort of a space squid'. 'It's a much-needed story about loneliness; about how hopeless it can feel to not have friends and people who understand or accept you' says Jamil. 'What an amazing time to put out a story that reminds young people that they have the potential to change the world. They don't need to have huge amounts of influence; the power is with the people and with the kids.' We're meeting in a private suite at a Soho Hotel where Jamil, dressed in blue Oscar de la Renta, has been doing press all morning ahead of the film's global premiere. The former English teacher landed a job presenting Channel 4's youth show, T4, after being encouraged to audition by a TV producer who noticed her in a pub. Smart, quick witted and charismatic, Jamil was a natural broadcaster; in 2012 she made history as the first sole female presenter of the BBC Radio 1 Chart show. Despite having no intention to act, four years later she landed a role on NBC Emmy winning comedy The Good Place, kickstarting a flourishing career in film as well as broadcasting. 'It's not so much imposter syndrome as legitimately being an imposter and loving that I really don't know what I'm doing' says Jamil of her unpredictable career. 'Perfection is the enemy of progress and freeing myself of that has liberated me and made the world so much more fun.' Jamil is also as infamous for her 'I Weigh' initiative – founded in 2018 in response to a pervasive culture of body shaming – as she is for her film and TV roles. Jamil has been committed to using her growing platform to advocate for social justice, from calling out toxic beauty standards to championing oppressed communities. 'Celebrities are often out of touch and tone deaf. But we do have big platforms, and so we should try to use them as best we can. I would so rather be considered irritating for trying, than cool for saying nothing.' A 2022 study found that as a woman's level of fame increases, their media coverage becomes more negative, evidence of a systemic misogyny that Jamil learned the hard way. 'The media picks someone and goes, "Oh, she's interesting. She stands out for some reason." They platform that woman [...] they obsessively talk about her until people become sick of her, a public who already have a subconscious appetite for the extraordinary downfall of a woman.' While being outspoken has gained Jamil a loyal following of almost 4 million Instagram followers, the vitriol she receives on the internet is insidious and brutal. Not only has Jamil found a level of peace online ('all I see on my algorithm is what I want to see [...] dogs, fashion, snacks, dogs'), she is now openly exploring her own responsibility. 'I think the world is recognising that dogmatic moral superiority and exclusionary hazing is not, in fact, the best tactic for gaining allies in a battle. We've all had to gulp down some humble pie, and I feel very comfortable with saying that I got it wrong, I reserve the right to change. I think we don't believe in change anymore, and that really has to shift. There's no point in activism if you don't believe in change.' Jamil turns 40 this year, a milestone she is greeting not with dread, but with a clarity and joy that's been hard won through trial, error and an unfaltering sense of humour. 'I'm seeking out pleasure first, and everything else comes afterwards' she says. 'Life is not a test. My life is here for me to enjoy, and I would like to make the most of this world and the people in it.' 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Forbes
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jameela Jamil On Resilience, Authenticity And The Power Of Desi Women
Actor, advocate, presenter and podcaster Jameela Jamil When you think of actor, advocate, presenter and podcaster Jameela Jamil, what often comes to mind is her sharp wit, her unapologetic honesty, and her fierce support for marginalised voices. In a world where women are often expected to 'soften' their edges, Jameela's story is one of the value of resilience - a quality she sees reflected deeply in the Indian and Pakistani cultures that shaped her. 'I think it's the resilience of the women in both cultures that has really resonated with me,' she tells me when we sit down to discuss the value that has guided her remarkable journey. Within my own book the value of India is faith, whilst the value of Pakistan is courage. So often the government has let Pakistanis down, meaning they need to be courageous and fight for their rights. 'The entire world right now is deconstructing women's rights, and our part of the world has a lot of experience with that. The women continue to have hope, to have faith, to be leaders in their communities and to overcome unimaginable oppression.' Jameela's Pakistani and Indian heritage has, she says, instilled a strength that transcends the limitations that society too often places on women. 'Desi women are incredibly special and carry a light within them that I draw a lot of strength from,' she tells me. It's this light that forms the bedrock of her work and her voice. 'I don't live to make anyone proud' Jameela Jamil's story is one of the value of resilience Jameela's journey has not been linear. She has faced expectations, doubts, and a world quick to dismiss women who refuse to shrink themselves. But from a young age, she chose to chart her own path. 'I've always marched to the beat of my own drum, and that has just been my personal decision since I was a child,' she says. She is bold in her beliefs, which run contrary to typical social and media standards. 'I live my life completely internally, as I've noticed that any time I've ever tried to fall in line with others, it has led me to immense emotional and physical harm.' She cites the example of trying to meet the beauty standard of 'trying to be skinny like everyone else.' After learning the hard way earlier in her career, she is happiest and healthiest trying to do her own thing. This internal compass, unshaken by external approval or disapproval, has guided Jameela through an industry known for its pitfalls. 'I don't live to make anyone proud,' she proclaims in a statement that staggers me. Whether that's people I know or strangers. I've always done my own thing,' When I asked her if this fierce independence had a formative moment, she laughed. 'No, I've always been a little weirdo from as soon as I could understand! Even at two, I thought I should pee standing up like my brother, because it looked more fun.' This anecdote is a perfect snapshot of Jameela's lifelong refusal to accept arbitrary rules. Surrounded by men who care for women As our conversation turned to patriarchy Jameela's empathy shines through. She's quick to distinguish between patriarchal structures and the men she loves. 'I surround myself with men who care deeply for women, who are always visibly trying to create a better, safer world for us.' In her career, too, she's been deliberate about her company. She cites great men as her inspiration in her career - like Parks and Recreation Co-Creator Mike Schur, who writes beautifully and brilliantly for women and Ted Danson, who took her under his wing to build her into an actor. 'I've made a point of avoiding men who I sense do not have the interests of women at heart, because they don't seem very intelligent to me,' she said. 'If you can't understand that it's better for society - for the GDP and wellbeing of our culture - for 50% of the population to be free, then you're too stupid for me to spend much time with.' That doesn't mean she's without compassion. 'I feel great empathy for men,' she added. 'I feel sad for the way they're socialised because it stops them from having their own emotional freedom and growth.' In a world that often pits women against one another, Jameela's response is to lift others up. 'Any behavior between women that is negative comes from a scarcity mindset bred by patriarchy. We need to learn that we should never be suspicious of each other.' Following the American Dream Jameela left London for the US in 2016 When she left London for the US in 2016, it was the American Dream that resonated. 'America believing that you can be whatever you want was something I needed,' she told me. 'It made me feel less mad in daring to try.' When asked about role models, she doesn't hesitate: Jane Fonda. 'The way she's taken her privilege and consistently challenged the status quo is exemplary.' Jameela's recently launched podcast, Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil, which is out on all major podcast platforms now, exemplifies her commitment to openness. She brings together her funny friends to share their most mortifying and embarrassing stories, being 'completely transparent' as they reveal their truths. Thriving in your own truth In Jameela Jamil's world, resilience isn't merely about survival - it's about thriving in your own truth, refusing to dim your light for anyone, and empowering others in the process. Her approach is to collaborate, celebrate, and build together; a philosophy that has only strengthened her career and given her a unique, bold voice. Jameela Jamil's journey is a testament to what's possible when you lead with authenticity and unwavering self-belief and why the world needs more valued-led voices like hers.
