Latest news with #MinnieDriver
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gorgeous at 55! Minnie Driver Shares Rare Peek at Summer Vacation With Teenage Son
Gorgeous at 55! Minnie Driver Shares Rare Peek at Summer Vacation With Teenage Son originally appeared on Parade. Actress Minnie Driver is embracing family time this summer—even if it's just for five days. The stunning 55-year-old, who burst onto the scene with a star-making role as Skylar in Good Will Hunting, is set to star in the upcoming season of the Netflix comedy Emily in Paris. That means she'll be spending her summer filming in Rome (tough to feel sorry for her), leaving just five days off to vacation with shared her 'happy/sad' plans to work straight through until November in a heartfelt social media post. Pictured in the post are her 16-year-old son, Henry, and her longtime partner of six years, the handsome Addison O'Dea. The actress wrote, 'I have 5 days off between now and November 9th. My guys are going back to California and I'm working through the summer and autumn (happily/sadly…it oscillates). This is day 1.' Well-wishers quickly flooded the comments section, praising Driver's 'stunning' appearance and 'beautiful family.'In addition to Driver's ageless beauty, fans were thrilled to catch a rare glimpse of Henry. One wrote, 'He's so tall!' while another simply exclaimed, 'HENRY!!!' 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Gorgeous at 55! Minnie Driver Shares Rare Peek at Summer Vacation With Teenage Son first appeared on Parade on Jul 8, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
British-American actress Minnie Driver marks Independence Day with sweet pregnancy throwback snaps
Minnie Driver marked Independence Day on Friday with a series of patriotic throwback snaps. The British-American actress, 55, notably began the montage with a snap of herself pregnant and her bump painted in the stars and stripes. Celebrating America's love of fast food on another 4th of July gone by, Minnie - who shares son Henry, 16, with ex-partner producer Timothy J. Lea - revealed that she even made a sweet cake in the shape of a burger. Other snaps saw her in a stars and stripes golf buggy and with Henry as he held a first-place medal won in a watermelon seed spitting competition. She wrote: 'Celebrating the spirit of independence - from pregnant belly decorations, to our annual golf cart parade in Malibu, to the cake I made in the shape of a burger, to Henry winning the watermelon seed spittin' competition. 'To me standing eating watermelon rather than spitting the seeds, to my old, patriotic boy who loved this day, mainly because people were drunk and dropped their hotdogs.' Minnie's reflective post comes after she recently joked about getting a facelift after candidly opening up about being middle-aged in Hollywood. 'Guys,' she said in a perfect deadpan in a new video she posted to her Instagram page in December: 'are we all getting new faces for Christmas?' The Good Will Hunting actress continued: 'Cause where you getting them from? And do you think they're gonna run out? And has anyone got a discount code?' She threw another joke into the caption, writing: 'Quite hard to put under the tree. #newface #faceshop #discountcodes.' Shortly before, the actress shared a makeup-free selfie to her Instagram page. Allowing the camera to get a close view of her features, she used the caption to share the secret to her own luminous complexion. Her radiant appearance was the work of Keren Bartov, an Israeli aesthetician whose clients have included Gal Gadot, Demi Moore, Kim Kardashian and Julia Roberts. Minnie wrote alongside the selfie: 'Ok, I'm pretty vain, so posting pictures without a scrap of makeup and un-touched up, are rare.' She added: 'The only reason I'm doing it now is because I've been ill with flu and have felt every one of my years recently, and I'm pretty astonished that my friend Keren can make me look like this: Christmas glow without the 5 mulled wines.' Earlier this year, Minnie reflected on how the Hollywood climate has changed in terms of offering opportunities to women in middle age. 'We're allowed to be over 40 now. It is different,' she told People during a panel discussion that was held over the summer. 'I don't know what that was done waking up to the idea that women are really just hitting their stride when they've, I think been through the gauntlet of only being seen sexually,' the The Phantom Of The Opera actress shared. Now, she said, roles for women are able to embrace the 'extraordinary expansiveness that comes with getting older,' including but not limited to motherhood. 'I watched a film the other night that I really wanted to be in and I am so glad I'm not in that bloody film,' Minnie candidly confessed.
BreakingNews.ie
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
In Pictures: Cate Blanchett's shell-themed dress warms the cockles at Serpentine
Cate Blanchett brought the seaside to central London as she turned up in an eyecatching dress for the Serpentine Summer Party. The actress warmed the cockles of admirers with a shell-themed outfit as she joined figures from the world of art, showbiz and politics. Advertisement Pop diva Lily Allen, Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan and Minnie Driver also attended the event which is an annual fixture in London's cultural scene. Minnie Driver and a guest (Doug Peters/PA) Dina Asher-Smith (Doug Peters/PA) Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer (Doug Peters/PA) Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya Khan (Doug Peters/PA) Kelly Osbourne (Doug Peters/PA) Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Frederick Windsor (Doug Peters/PA) Philippa Perry and Sir Grayson Perry (Doug Peters/PA) Eiza Gonzalez (Doug Peters/PA) Beth Ditto and Charles Jeffery (Doug Peters/PA) Jourdan Dunn (Doug Peters/PA) Georgia May Jagger (Doug Peters/PA) Celia Imrie (Doug Peters/PA) Lily Allen (Doug Peters/PA) Joanne Froggatt (Doug Peters/PA)
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Minnie Driver oozes glamour in a black lace and fringed gown for the premiere of The History Of Sound at Cannes Film Festival
Minnie Driver oozed glamour in a black lace and fringed gown as she arrived for the premiere of The History Of Sound. The British-American actress, 55, looked sensational as she arrived at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere at Palais des Festivals on Wednesday. Minnie opted for a racy display as she donned a black sleeveless gown full of sheer mesh and lace panelling. The gown has a fully fringed skirt and mesh panelling down to her thighs, and she paired it with diamante sandal heels. Minnie's chocolate brown locks were styled in voluminous coiffed waves and she accessorised with a huge diamond necklace. She was joined for the evening by her partner, American filmmaker Hugh Addison White O'Dea. This year's Cannes Film Festival is taking place in the wake of Trump´s vow to enact tariffs on international films. Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d´Or, to give out at the end. Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories. 'You release a film into that Colosseum-like situation,' says Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, who´s returning to Cannes with 'The Secret Agent, a thriller set during Brazil ´s dictatorship. 'You´ve got to really prepare for the whole experience because it´s quite intense - not very far from the feeling of approaching a roller coaster as you go up the steps at the Palais.' Trump sent shock waves through Hollywood and the international film community when he announced on May 4 that all movies ' produced in Foreign Lands ' will face 100 percent tariffs. The White House has said no final decisions have been made. Options being explored include federal incentives for U.S.-based productions, rather than tariffs. But the announcement was a reminder of how international tensions can destabilize even the oldest cultural institutions. The Cannes Film Festival originally emerged in the World War II years, when the rise of fascism in Italy led to the founding of an alternative to the then-government controlled Venice Film Festival. In the time since, Cannes´ resolute commitment to cinema has made it a beacon to filmmakers. Countless directors have come to make their name. This year is no different, though some of the first-time filmmakers at Cannes are already particularly well-known. Kristen Stewart (The Chronology of Water), Scarlett Johansson (Eleanor the Great) and Harris Dickinson (Urchin) have all unveiled their feature directorial debuts in Cannes´ Un Certain Regard sidebar section. Many Cannes veterans have returned, including Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning), Robert De Niro - who received an honorary Palme d´Or 49 years after Taxi Driver premiered in Cannes - and Quentin Tarantino, who paid tribute to low-budget Western director George Sherman. Over recent years the star-studded extravaganza has arguably won more attention for the outfits worn by its celebrity guests than the roster of feature films being screened on the Croisette. But new nudity rules, devised for 'the sake of decency,' have been implemented at this year's festival. According to organisers, the austere move is an attempt to stifle the celebrity trend for 'naked dresses' - namely provocative outfits that reveal considerably more than they conceal - on the red carpet. 'For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as any other area of the festival,' states a Cannes festival document. 'The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.' The surprise new policy features in a recent festival-goers charter - released with a series of outlines regarding expected public behaviour. Guests are expected to converge on the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière for some of the highest profile film screenings across a packed two-week schedule in Cannes. It's understood that the iconic venue now adopts a more conservative dress code, with suits, dinner jackets and floor-length evening gowns generally favoured over headline grabbing ensembles. Classic little black dresses, cocktail dresses, pant-suits, dressy tops and elegant sandals, 'with or without a heel', will also be permitted. While the decision to implement a more stringent policy will be a first, it is not known if French TV broadcasters, wary of airing nudity, played a role in its enforcement. Major red carpet events, including the Cannes Film Festival, are aired in France by France Télévisions Recently attracting more models and influencers than actors and filmmakers, the annual ceremony has seen an increase in risque red carpet fashion statements. In 2021, American supermodel Bella Hadid bared her cleavage in a plunging black gown while attending a screening of Tre Piani (Three Floors). She pulled a similar stunt three years later, with guests at the 2024 gala left speechless after she attended the premiere of Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice completely braless beneath a sheer brown evening dress.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Minnie Driver's Super-Rare Post Shows How Her Teen Son Henry Has a Feature That's Exactly Like Hers
Minnie Driver's son Henry is already so alike to her, including with his curly hair! On March 30, the Good Will Hunting star shared a series of sweet photos of her and her son to her Instagram for UK Mother's Day. (While Mother's Day in the US falls on the second Sunday in May, Mother's Day is on the fourth Sunday of Lent and changes dates annually, per BBC.) More from SheKnows Exclusive: How SNL Legend Kenan Thompson's Disease Gave Him This 'Light Bulb Moment' as a Girl Dad She shared the photos to her Instagram with the caption reading, 'To those that made me a mother ( Henry) and those that celebrate the fact that I am one ( Henry+ Addison) I salute you with all the L♥️O♥️V♥️E and even though I'm working today, Sunday ( 😱) you made yesterday the greatest day with cakes and flowers and cards and best of all : laying around with the dog, chatting. #mothersday #mother #love' We start with a bunch of photos of the mother-son duo today, followed by throwback pics of them when he was a baby! Along with the serious cuteness overload, we noticed how alike they look! No, seriously, Henry definitely got his mom's iconic brunette curls! How precious! Fun fact: curly hair is a dominant gene, per Healthline, so Henry was destined to get his mother's mane; and this isn't the first time Henry's hair has been mentioned. Back in Oct 2021, Driver shared a photo of herself and her son with the caption reading, 'Mostly, I used to see my hair as a hat, then I saw it on my son and it became a crown. I am grateful for the evolution of a difficult idea. #sunday in the park with Henry.' Now, for those who don't know, she and her ex, television writer and producer Timothy J. Lea, welcomed a son named Henry in 2008. They kept their relationship quite private, she did talk about it to The Guardian in 2012. 'We weren't together and he wasn't directly in the business, so I chose to protect him and not have a rain of publicity,' she said. 'He's figuring it out,' she said at the time. 'I mean, he hasn't been that involved — his choice. But he is now.'Best of SheKnows Tick Season Has Officially Begun — Here's How to Protect Your Family From Lyme Disease 17 Celebrity Parents With Trans & Nonbinary Kids Elisabeth Moss, & All the Celebrities Who Managed to Keep Their Baby News a Secret
