lifestyle SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015

Gossip Jess Glynne ‘rarely’ gets drunk

he 26-year-old singer doesn’t often indulge in alco- gets recognized. She told Grazia magazine: “I get so hol because she thinks it is bad for her voice so embarrassed if people recognize me, or if I’m in a shop Tfeels the effects much worse when she does have a and one of my songs comes on.”I go red really easily. I drink. During a recent interview, she admitted: “I’m hun- think it’s a ginger thing.” Meanwhile, one of the ‘Right gover [today]. It’s quite a big one because I rarely drink. I Here’ singer’s biggest regrets is the outfit she wore to the have to look after my voice.” The ‘Rather Be’ hitmaker may 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs). She admitted: “[I not drink often now, but when she was 21, she regularly hate] all the photos of me at the EMAs in 2014. I looked overindulged and didn’t treat people well, though she like a joke. “I hate my outfit, my hair... the fact my belly has now learned from her mistakes. She said: “I had a button was on show makes me feel sick.” weird year when I was 21, and did some stupid things, drank a lot and treated my friends badly. It was a big year of learning.” Despite her fame and success, Jess hates being in the spotlight and feels uncomfortable when she

Swift spent £640,000 on her Smith only pre-birthday celebration he ‘Bad Blood’ singer marked her impending 26th £13,000 birthday cake. “Taylor wanted a party to remem- cares about what birthday and the end of the Australian leg of her ber.” And Taylor - who also spent £50,000 on a firework T‘1989’ tour by renting the private Hamilton Island display - is also planning another birthday party when and spared no expense in ensuring her 125-member she returns to the US. She has asked her famous friends crew, friends and family could be with her for the extrav- to keep a date free and wants to treat them with a his fans think agant bash. A source said: “Taylor chartered private jets £65,000 slumber party. The source said: “She’s hired pri- to fly friends from Los Angeles and New York. “She invited vate masseuses, manicurists and facialists to pamper Ed Sheeran and her family who flew out for the end of everyone.” Yet despite her own generosity, the ‘Shake It about his music her tour. “Flying everyone across the globe set her back Off’ hitmaker doesn’t want any birthday gifts. The source he ‘Stay With Me’ singer took to his Twitter £330,000, on top of renting a private mansion on told Closer magazine: “Amazingly Taylor is holding fast to page to reveal he has made a vow to no Hamilton Island for £17,000. “All the food and drink cost a no-gifts rule. “She just wants her friends around to cele- Tlonger read professional reviews of his art. around £165,000 - she even enlisted a squad of private brate her birthday.” He wrote: “It’s so tough to win the thumbs up from caterers from LA and New York - and she bought a people that are paid to come to see what you do, when they could hate your music to begin with. “Sometimes you’re never going to win. The reviews I care about are from YOU. And only you - my fans. The people who have put me here.” The Elba is a 23-year-old pop star also admitted it is difficult for him to focus on positive comments when there are negatives as well. He continued: “Why is it when you have a crowd of people saying you’re ‘workaholic’ great - you notice the one who says you’re not? Haha the heart is complicated. I’m getting there he 43-year-old actor thinks he is very similar to his thou (sic) lol slowly but surely. (sic)”Sam also ‘Luther’ alter ego Detective John Luther because he decided to quote lyrics from two songs by Tgets so consumed by his career. He said: “John Luther Norwegian artist Maria Mena to reflect his feel- is a workaholic and I’m a workaholic. I throw everything ings. From Maria’s track ‘Good And Bad’, Sam I’ve got into whatever I do. Whatever it is. And I think John tweeted : “I never claimed to be flawless, I owned does the same. “If I want to do something, I’ll do it - break up to my faults, Yours were subtle, painful betray- dancing at the end of a movie trailer, adding a verse on a al, But I see what you did, Both good and bad.” rap song, racing rally cars. Why not?” However, Idris admits Sam is currently touring Australia, with his next he “battles” with his dedication to his career and his desire show scheduled in Brisbane on Saturday night to be a great father to his children, 14-year-old daughter (12.12.15). The concert will be the final date in Isan, who he has with former partner Kim Norgaard, and Sam’s ‘In The Lonely Hour’ tour. Despite his pen- Winston, 17 months, with girlfriend Nalyana Garth. He told sive tweets, Sam reassured fans that he is having a Woman magazine: “More than anything you have to make lot of fun Down Under. He concluded: “On anoth- time to be with your children. “It’s something I battle a lot er note - IM HAVING THE BEST TIME xxxx (sic)” Sam because of my career, because as much as it’s nice to be is one of the world’s most famous singers thanks busy and working, ultimately children don’t raise them- to his debut studio album ‘In The Lonely Hour’, selves. “You’ve got to be there to help them and guide which he released in 2014. He recently recorded them through it. “That’s one thing I try my very best to do. the ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ - the theme tune for the “I love being a dad, it’s an important part of my life.” latest James Bond movie ‘Spectre’.

Redmayne consulted his wife and mother before starring in ‘The Danish Girl’ he 33-year-old actor stars opposite Alicia Vikander in research for the role. He told the Daily Mail newspaper: “A lot the new pseudo-biographical drama movie, in which he of them said that in the early period of transitioning they had Tplays Lili Elbe - one of the first known recipients of sex gone through a period of what they called hyper-feminisa- reassignment surgery - and has revealed he spoke to the tion. It’s sort of like what teenage girls go through in adoles- female influences in his life, including his wife Hannah cence - suddenly you have access to too much make-up and Bagshawe, before shooting the movie. He explained: “When I you wear clothes you think are ultra-feminine but they’re just was preparing for the role I wasn’t going, ‘Ooh, where’s my over the top. “One woman I met said that in the beginning feminine side?’ “It was just about finding out who this charac- she would walk with too much hip swaying, and she had to ter was and finding that place inside me. It seems to me that learn how to walk correctly. Then, once you’ve got over that the notions we’ve had until now of masculinity and feminini- phase, there are other questions to deal with. “One woman ty are almost antiquated these days. “It used to be that if said that these days she wears quite androgynous clothes but someone is sporty then they’re ‘masculine’ and if they like art she always carries a rucksack on her shoulder because it they’re ‘feminine’, and I feel we’ve got a long way beyond that counters her posture and gives her some of the curves she now. I certainly don’t see the world as being male and female doesn’t naturally have. Little things like that were very inter- in that way any more - I feel like there’s a whole spectrum of esting to me.” shades in there.” The Oscar-winning actor also revealed he talked to a number of transgender women as part of his

Ora has reportedly Beyonce has been the victim been taking of burglary acting lessons he 25-year-old pop star’s six-bedroom semi-detached house is said to have been raided seven days before burglars targeted he 34-year-old singer - who previously starred in the TSimon Cowell’s family home - and police suspect it could have movie ‘Dreamgirls’ - is so serious about making it as been an inside job. A source close to Rita said: “She is very shaken Tan actress that she has been working hard on her and has upped her personal protection and security at her homes. craft over the past year, fitting in classes whenever she “Of course she’s scared about her safety and the safety of her family. can. A source told Us Weekly: “She wants to land leading “Thankfully, Rita wasn’t home at the time, but a family member was roles in movies and has been taking classes in New York sleeping upstairs so it could have been so much worse if they had and Los Angeles for the past year.”Bey’s looking for an been disturbed. “They called the police who arrived after 5am after iconic dramatic role. She wants to make a film that’s social- they found out that cash, jewelry and electrical goods had been ly relevant to African American rights.”The publication also stolen.” Rita has reportedly been told the incident may be connected reported that Beyonce frequently receives scripts but is to the break-in at Simon Cowell’s London home last week. The insider waiting for the perfect role. The insider explained: “She’s told The Sun newspaper: “The police have told Rita she needs to look always being sent scripts to read.” Speaking previously seriously into the possibility that this was an inside job and could be about her decision to act, Beyonce said: “I took a risk with connected to a number of burglaries in the area, including the one at acting. It was scary because it was different for me.” Simon’s house.” Meanwhile, Simon has revealed he suspects the bur- However, Beyonce is still committed to her music career glary at his mansion was an inside job. He explained: “I think he had and is believed to be working on a new record. The source inside knowledge, definitely. He got up to the first floor and there explained: “Beyonce’s also recording a new album! She’s were two doors, one to my bedroom and one to my bathroom which writing and working with a bunch of producers right now.” leads to a dressing room where the safe was. “So he could have — BANGSHOWBIZ walked into my bedroom but chose the other door.”