lifestyle MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014

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wabs performed a stellar set to a sell-out crowd at KOKO in London on Thursday. The rising star played for almost Borgella Kan hour at the iconic Camden venue in a one-off show during which he performed tracks from his EPs and showcased dies at 32 new music. The 24-year-old musician also praised his long-term inger and model Joanne Borgella, who com- collaborator, SOHN, who has produced his tracks including peted on “American Idol” in 2008, died on ‘Wrong or Right’ and ‘Last Stand’, and premiered a new song Saturday at age 32 after a battle with cancer, titled ‘Look Over Your Shoulder’ which the pair have worked on S her family said on her Facebook page. “With heavy together. He told the crowd: “I’ve had the great opportunity of hearts, we are deeply saddened to announce the working with so many people over the last two years, one of passing of our beloved Joanne,” the family said in a whom, you’ll know his song. “We met earlier this year in Vienna statement, which did not say where Borgella had to make some more things. Do you want to hear some of these died. The Long Island, New York-born Borgella things?” Elsewhere in his set, the soul singer showed off his slick, made it to the top 24 on “American Idol” in 2008, urban dance moves as he played a new track which he said was

Kwabs three years after she appeared on reality series inspired by Michael Jackson, but slowed things down with a “Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance” and won its contest to find stunning stripped back performance of his self-penned tearjerk- the ideal plus-sized model. In recent years, she had er ‘Perfect Ruin’, which was met with rapturous applause thanks modeled professionally and launched her own to his powerful vocals. After playing his most recent single ‘Walk’, clothing line. Borgella last year shared a video with the Bermondsey lad pleased the hoards of adoring fans with an wows London crowd London wows her fans to say she was diagnosed with cancer and encore of crowd favorite ‘Wrong or Right’ and a cover of James that it had spread to her chest. She had since Blake’s enigmatic single ‘The Wilhelm Scream’. chronicled her treatment on her Facebook page.

Ware wants to matchmake for brother

essie Ware wants to take her brother on tour to find him a date. The ‘Say You Love Me’ singer - who married child- Jhood sweetheart Sam Burrows in August - has a big gay fan base so thinks her brother Alex would “clean up” at her shows. She said: “Gay men seem to like me. It might be because I talk about my gay brother Alex all the time - I try and ship him off to people in the audience every time. “I think he should come on tour with me because he’d clean up. He’s younger than me and in his last year of medical school. He’s a catch!” Though Jessie, 30, is happy with her career so far, she still hasn’t perfected writing a “really happy” song. She told Stylist magazine: “The only thing I struggle with is that I still haven’t written my ultimate happy song. “I can’t

takes movie mementos mementos movie takes obert Downey Jr took home a 30 foot letter ‘A’ Although he likes to collect props, Downey admits really do it, although ‘Champagne Kisses’ has this euphoric Robert Downey Jr from the set of ‘The Avengers’. The 49-year-old he was disappointed not to get an armored suit from feeling, but still with a bit of tension. “That’s the thing I still Ractor likes to collect props from his films as the set of any of the three ‘Iron Man’ films. When need to conquer, writing a really happy song.” mementos to remind him of his movies, and he asked if he still had the iconic costume, he said: recently received a gigantic letter ‘A’ that he joked he “That’s a tough commodity, I have some helmets!” wanted when he was filming the 2012 hit movie ‘The The Golden Globe winner was appearing on the sta- Avengers’. He told UK station BBC Radio 1: “On the tion to promote his new movie ‘The Judge’ and last Avengers, there’s this scene where there’s this ‘A’ explained that he enjoyed playing his character, which is probably 30 feet tall, and I’m looking at it, Hank, as it is not a character which audiences would and we’re shooting in England, and I go ‘I need that expect from him. He added: “What I wanted to do in my office in Venice’. “About two weeks ago, a was set it up an expectation that this is going to be wheeler showed up, I’m like ‘What the heck is this something you’re familiar with, me playing the kind doing here?!’ And they go, ‘This is the ‘A’ you asked of character you’re familiar with, and over the course for.’ And I go, ‘They brought it?!’ So now we have a of three acts, just punch that idea in the stomach.” massive Avengers ‘A’ that will be prominently placed.”

‘Buffy’ star Nicholas Brendon arrested in Idaho

uffy the Vampire Slayer” actor Nicholas Brendon has been arrested in Idaho on multiple charges, including “Bresisting arrest, according to a police report. Brendon, 43, starred on the hit show as Xander Harris, along with Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played the series’ title role over seven seasons. According to an Ada County, Idaho police report, Brendon was charged with malicious injury to property and resisting or obstruct- ing Boise police officers on Friday night. Media reports said Brendon was in town to attend a comics convention and got into a drunken dispute with hotel staff and broke a decorative item. Police took him into custody when he tried to leave the scene, the reports

said. Brendon has also starred on “Criminal Minds” and “Private Jobs? Steve to play Practice,” among other television series. Christian Bale

hristian Bale is in talks for the title role in a Steve Jobs biopic. The ‘American Hustle’ actor has reportedly been in discussions with Sony who want Christian to play the Apple co-founder in a Cbiopic based on his life. Famed director Danny Boyle has already signed up to direct the film, while Aaron Sorkin has been busy writing the script. The writer - who has also worked on ‘The Social Network’ - has revealed that the movie will be split into three parts, including the launch of the Mac computer, the start of his computer company NeXT and the birth of the iPod. Talking to the Daily Beast, Aaron said: “It’s a little like writing about the Beatles. There are so many people out there that know him and revere him.” Leonardo DiCaprio has also been contacted about the role. However, ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ actor has reportedly turned down the job offer leaving the path clear for Christian. If everything goes according to plan, the as-yet-unnamed movie will reportedly start shooting in the spring before Christian starts filming for his other project, ‘The Deep Blue Goodbye’.—Bang Showbiz Sigourney Weaver too tall for roles igourney Weaver loses roles because of her height. The ‘Prometheus’ star admits some directors are Sreluctant to cast her in their movies because, at 6ft tall, she would tower over her male co-stars. She said: “I’ve been lucky with my career. When I started, hardly anybody wanted to hire a woman who was six feet tall. “What man wants to spend their days on set standing on an apple box just to be able to look into my eyes? A lot of directors decided to pass on hiring me.” Sigourney got her big break starring as Ellen Ripley in ‘Alien’ and Gyllenhaal admits it was an unusual step for her to make as she had previously been such a “snob” about movies and says society is complicit in ‘nightcrawling’ only wanted to work on stage. She told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “Ripley gave me a career. Without her, my life ake Gyllenhaal says almost everybody in society ought to relate to his new movie ‘Nightcrawlers’. would have taken a different direction. “I was a real snob The eagerly-awaited film concerns those people who monitor police scanners and then race to at times and didn’t really want to do cinema. All I really Jcrime scenes to film eye-catching incidents before selling the footage to TV news channels. wanted to do was theatre.” And despite the lasting pop- Gyllenhaal argues that society is complicit in this activity, explaining to the Guardian newspaper: “I ularity of the sci-fi series, the actress doesn’t want to be equate it with fast food. We all know [it’s] bad for us. But people demand it ... This narrative of fear and thought of as a legend. She said: “I don’t feel comfort- this spinning of news has a great detrimental effect.” heT 33-year-old actor said it’s important people able being called a legend or a star. I’m thankful for remain aware of this issue, warning of the potential impact of “these images ... coming at us so fast being able to provide a good living for my family but I and so graphically. It can have a negative effect on us.” Meanwhile, the movie’s writer-director Dan can do without the fame part.” Gilroy - whose previous work includes ‘The Bourne Legacy’ - explained that he’s witnessed so-called nightcrawlers at first hand. He said: “We get there and three young girls had been ejected from a [speeding] car. Our technical adviser [a nightcrawler himself] ... got out of our car and filmed it. Within five minutes, he’d sold the footage for several thousand dollars to the local station. Next night, we saw [several] fatalities. This is just night-time in LA.” He added that while the upcoming film may exag- gerate some aspects of nightcrawling, it’s not far removed from the reality.