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She earned high accolades for her acting career but turned the page on her time in front of the camera to pursue a lifestyle brand. And Gwyneth Paltrow admitted in the November edition of Elle that creating Goop helped her flourish in ways she was not quite so prepared for. The 47-year-old was one of many celebrities featured on covers of the fashion magazine's Women in Hollywood issue, where she posed topless with just a pair of suspenders and trousers hiding her modesty. Power player: Gwyneth Paltrow admitted in the November edition of Elle that creating Goop helped her flourish in ways she was not quite so prepared for Despite her stellar career — which includes a Best Actress Academy Award for her role in 1998's Shakespeare in Love — Gwyneth was not convinced the industry was a place for her to shine. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next Zoey Deutch considers anxiety her 'superpower' and says the... Miley Cyrus sweetly hugs birthday girl Dakota … [Read more...] about Gwyneth Paltrow, 47, poses topless for Elle’s Women in Hollywood issue and explains that her ‘ambition was unleashed’ upon launching lifestyle brand Goop in 2008

He may have bid farewell to his beloved purple skivvy years ago, but Jeff Fatt will always be a Wiggle at heart.   Appearing in a newly resurfaced video, 66-year-old spoke to ABC about the evolution of The Wiggles, his personal battles, and the truth behind his character's iconic tune, 'Wake Up Jeff'.   Jeff's onstage trademark was to 'fall asleep' mid-way through performances- a playful act that invited children to make loud noises to 'wake him up'.  However, play-sleeping wasn't always part of Jeff's routine.  RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next 'I am heartbroken... love you beautiful Maria': The Wiggles... 'I would actually have to try quite hard': Yellow Wiggle... The Wiggles' very modern romance: Footage shows Lachlan... Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins insists she is still 'best... Share this article Share 'It used to be Anthony Field that would fall asleep, and the children got to wake Anthony up. But it really suited me because it was … [Read more...] about The truth about Wake Up Jeff: Resurfaced video of purple Wiggle explains the surprising origin of his trademark sleeping act… and how a near-death experience forced him to quit the band

Film-maker Alfonso Cuaron - who made the colossal hits Gravity and Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - has directed a new film - titled Roma - based on his childhood The film-maker Alfonso Cuaron starts talking about cracks in a wall, and wounds in a heart. He’s talking about himself — and about us, the audience for his new film Roma (which he wrote and directs). The title refers to the affluent district of Mexico City where Cuaron, who made the colossal hits Gravity and Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban, and more personal pictures like Y Tu Mama Tambien, grew up. Roma, too, is both personal — based on the director’s childhood and focusing on the young woman who raised him (played with powerful warmth by Yalitza Aparicio) — and colossal, because the experiences it explores are local but, in Cuaron’s magic hands, universal. Cuaron began thinking about making the film 12 years ago. First, he searched the far reaches of his memory to … [Read more...] about BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron explains how he created Roma – a masterpiece from the wounds of his childhood

She needs no excuse to share sultry selfies of her body. But for once there was a reason for the close ups of Sofia Richie's curves - she had backed into her tire. Showing off a large black mark on her derriere, the 21-year-old model wrote: 'Cool I backed into my tire.' Whoops! Sofia Richie, 21, flaunted her toned curves by posting a quick clip on Instagram of a tire mark along her derriere on Saturday Rock solid view: The model also gave her 5.7 million Instagram followers a full view of her sporty ensemble from Emily Ratajkowski's Inamoratawoman clothing brand Be matchy-matchy like Sofia in Inamorata co-ords £30.04 Inamorata 'Venice' top Get the top here and the shorts below! Buy now Sofia Richie took to Instagram to show off her new Inamorata haul. We don’t know about you, but we certainly like what we see! She’s wearing the ‘Venice’ top and ‘Franklin’ shorts in a gorgeous duck egg blue shade. Of course, her … [Read more...] about Sofia Richie reveals black mark on her behind and explains ‘I backed into my tire’

She famously forgot that she had appeared in Spiderman: Homecoming.  And now Gwyneth Paltrow has explained her gaffe by saying there are 'so many' Marvel films and being a mum means that she lost track.  The Seven star, 47, had a brief cameo role in the 2017 film and has also starred as Pepper Potts in six other Marvel films, yet earlier this year it became apparent this accolade on her CV had gone unnoticed.  Brain freeze: Gwyneth Paltrow explained the awkward moment when she forgot she featured in Spiderman: Homecoming by saying there are 'so many' Marvel films that she lost track She revealed that she had 'forgotten' her Spiderman role during a guest appearance on Jon Favreau's The Chef Show back in June, where Jon started to reminisce about their time filming the action movie.  'We're weren't in Spider-Man,' Gwyneth said. 'No, I was in Avengers. What?' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next EXCLUSIVE: Liam Hemsworth's red hot revenge romance! Miley... … [Read more...] about ‘There are so many Marvel movies and I’m a 47-year-old mum!’ Gwyneth Paltrow attempts to justify THAT Spiderman gaffe… after the ‘confused’ star FORGOT her cameo role in hit film