Entertainment roundup: Flats are a happy new low for Victoria Beckham
In an interview with The Telegraph, she said: âI think people saw the real me when I came out in a pair of menâs trousers, a roll-neck and trainers. I just canât do heels any more. At least not when Iâm working, [and] I travel a lot. Clothes have to be simple and comfortable.â
The 41-year-old has increasingly been spotted in flats. In 2009, she told Allure magazine: âI beyond hate ballerina flats. I canât even walk in them. Unless theyâre on a ballet dancer doing ballet, I just donât get it. I love heels.â She has reportedly had bunion surgery after years of wearing heels.
has donated ÂŁ25,000 to a toddler battling cancer. The X Factor judge made the donation during a surprise phone call to mum, Kat Musgrove, 27, after seeing the plight of her three-year-old son, Kian. Kian, who is suffering for a second time from a childhood cancer, called neuroblastoma, needs ÂŁ555,000 for immunotherapy treatment, with an antibody called 3F8, in the US, and to take part in a vaccine trial.
Cowell is also paying for the flights for Kian, and his family, to the US. Musgrove told Chronicle Live that she received the call while at her sonâs bedside, at Newcastleâs Royal Victoria Infirmary, on Wednesday. âI canât believe it. I have tears streaming down my face. He just called up and said he wanted to help and said he would drop ÂŁ25,000 into our fundraising account.
âIâm still trying to get my head around it all. He was so nice and kind and just said he wanted to do something to help,â she said.
will be hosting the Oscars for the first time in a decade â but he has paid homage to a more recent host, .
DeGeneres was popular in 2014, when she hosted the show for the second time, with antics including taking a massive A-list selfie and ordering pizza for the audience.
Speaking to Hollywood Insider, Rock joked: âAnd letâs not get it twisted: Iâm only here because Ellen said no.â He will host the 88th Academy Awards on Sunday, in Los Angeles.
Since the nominations were announced in January and the #OscarSoWhite diversity row began, Chris has stepped into the debate, calling the Oscars the âwhite BET Awardsâ (a US awards show established by Black Entertainment Television).
His tweet followed the nomination of only white actors and actresses, for the second year in a row.
has officially signed on to reprise her role as Kathryn Merteuil, in a Cruel Intentions sequel for TV.
The show will be a follow-up to the 1999 movie, which also starred and , and Michelle Gellar shared a picture on Instagram of her with director, , and executive producer, .
She captioned it: âThis picture was taken on the eve of production on the original #cruelintentions. Its me #rogerkumble (director) and #nealmoritz (exec producer) and the other is a picture of us now on the eve of production on the new #cruelintentions.
âThatâs right âeverybody loves me, and I intend to keep it that wayâ #kathrynmerteuil is back!!! I am happy to say that I will be joining them (and @nbctv ) on the new #Crueltv.â
