lifestyle TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017

GOSSIP Una Healy wants dance tracks na Healy is ready to become an EDM star. The former but it won't be for a few years. "I really miss the girls and their com- Saturdays singer's debut solo album, 'The Waiting Game' pany. We're all doing out own thing, but I've got the guys in the Uhad a country and folk vibe but she is keen to try some- band now. But of course I miss the girls." Despite this, Una insisted thing radically different in the future. She told BANG Showbiz: she was relishing the experience of being a solo artist, explaining it "I'd love to work with someone like Sigala or Jonas Blue. I love gives her the opportunity to indulge her own specific tastes in dance music and I'll often hear a track and think I wish I could music. She added: "It's so me, totally. The whole album is about my write a top line on that. And then a few weeks later it's in the life ... now it's unleashed to the world. I feel I've done a full circle. "I charts because someone's written a top line on it ... I just love was embarking on the path of a singer songwriter. Going around writing melodies and lyrics." The 35-year-old beauty recently pubs and clubs, then I joined the Saturdays and it was a huge admitted she is keen to reunite with the Saturdays - who change for me. It's like being given a second chance to go back to went on hiatus in 2014 - eventually but doesn't think it'll be the music I like." in the near future. She said: "I always say when the nostalgia kicks in, that's when bands reform and I hope one day we will, Wilko Johnson's great year Ed Sheeran's ilko Johnson had one of the "greatest years" of his life when he was given 12 months to live. The 69-year-old musician Wwas diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in 2013 and embarked on a farewell tour, and refused to give in to self-pity secret video smash because he knew everyone's time draws to an end eventually. He said: "That year thinking my life was at an end was one of the great- d Sheeran smashed up a car in his middle of it so we asked if we could use the est years of my life. "The way I handled it was at all times to under- cousin's debut music video. The 26- fire. "Me, Ed and the directors went in and I stand, 'Yes, I'm gonna die' but don't sit there wishing you aren't Eyear-old singer-songwriter secretly rapped beside the fire. The owner said, 'You gonna die because we're all gonna die. I never felt self-pity. I was starred in the promo clip for 'Skyla Rain', can have a car if you want and smash it up'. never in tears all that time... "Looking out at thousands and thou- the first single from Alonestar, aka Jethro So it's in my video and Ed's smashing it up sands of people [at Fuji Rock in Japan] and they all know you're Sheeran, and can be seen in a hoodie at the with a hoodie on but you can't really see gonna die... oh man. I'm gonna die, but it's alright. What a high." The 3 min 49 seconds mark using what appears him. That was a fun time because we were legendary guitarist - whose beloved wife Irene died of cancer in to be a crowbar to smash up a vehicle on given this car for free - we didn't have 2004 - defied the odds and overcome the disease following a risky set. Jethro exclusively told BANG Showbiz: much of a budget." And fond memories like 12-hour operation and admitted it can be "hard" to know he sur- "My best memories with Ed is making this and battle-rapping with the 'Shape of vived where so many others don't. He said: "It's hard to know there music when we were kids, together in the You' hitmaker are what Jethro says means are people suffering from cancer who don't survive, and then me. studio, having fun and doing good things. more to him than any record deal. He urges "Why me? It's another proof there is no God, man. Because why is We came up with crazy ideas and I shot my explained: "We'd always freestyle jokes, Stevie Wonder Irene lying in her grave and I'm sitting here talking to you? "She was first video [Skyla Rain] with him, it was real- talking about each other's looks and our a wonderful person, a real asset to the world. But that's the way it ly fun." And even without a big budget - as families and stuff like that - battle-rapping expression through music goes." And Wilko doesn't think he'll ever get over Irene's death. He neither of them had the cash to splash on each other - and he'd [Ed] always put on an said recently: "I would look up at the stars and realize that in all the props and creative visuals at the time - the accent so I'd have to get him back in my tevie Wonder has urged peo- business, saying it's about "the feel- gulfs and light years of the cosmos, she was nowhere to be found. pair managed to bag themselves a gritty raps and he'd play the guitar. These are all ple to "express their truth" ing" and putting work into creating "The moon looked like a cold lump of mud in the sky. "I tell you car compound back drop location and a happy, funny memories, that's what life is Sthrough music. The 66-year- art. He added: "You have to put what. Last night I couldn't sleep. Not an unusual occurrence. But I motor to smash up free-of-charge, in order about and that's the good memories I have. old music icon has spoken about work into that which you love. Then was in hell. Upstairs just... I was just thinking, 'What's it all about?' Oh to create a visual spectacular for the video Smoking weed and all that stuff is nothing the need for artists to stand up for you've got to listen objectively. It's man. "And then of course, thinking about her. It's like a light's gone shot in the middle of East London. Jethro, compared to really making music - before what they believe in, and claims fun to get to a place where you can out of the world ever since then. And I've never got over it." 31, explained: "Luckily, around the corner we had plans, before we had a record label music is the "most integrated challenge. When I was doing 'Songs from the studio there was a massive car and before there was any money involved." thing" society has so it's important in the Key of Life', I had this little pound there, it was just getting to the to use it as a platform but to do so transmitter that I hooked up and evening and there was a bonfire in the "with love". He said: "There's always would listen, listen and listen. It's all power in the work. This isn't the about the feeling every time." The Ed Sheeran in Jethro's video first time that people have protest- 'Superstition' singer spoke as he ed and marched. But I would say was being honored with ASCAP's don't be afraid to express your first Key of Life Award during a truth but do it with love. So those keynote session at the ASCAP 'I of us who have been blessed with Create Music' Expo over the week- the gift of expression, don't be end. ASCAP president Paul Williams afraid to express your truth. But do said as he presented Stevie with the it with love. When you think about award: "The Key of Life award is it, music is probably the most inte- presented to Stevie Wonder, who grated thing that we have. We're all inspires and elevates the world influenced by each other." And the through his songs, his spirit and his 'Isn't She Lovely' hitmaker also boundless heart." spoke about the key to staying committed to a career in the music Charlie Hunnam: 'Rapid' Bunton and Horner still turnaround prevented me from doing Pacific Rim - Uprising

plotting Spice Girls reunion harlie Hunnam has blamed the "rapid" turnaround for 'Pacific Rim: Uprising' as the reason for his charac- ter not being in the movie. The 37-year-old actor mma Bunton says it would be a "shame" if the Spice was staged on April 8, as Geri watched her former band C starred as the lead character Raleigh Beckett in 'Pacific Rim', Girls don't reunite. The 41-year-old beauty - who was mate Melanie C perform at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush and says the reason he couldn't reprise his role in the Eknown as Baby Spice in the girl group - has revealed Empire. Mel dedicated the Spice Girls' 1996 hit 'Say You'll upcoming sequel was because Legendary Entertainment - that she and Geri Horner [Ginger Spice] are doing all they Be There' to the 44-year-old beauty. Geri supporting the studio that made the movie and was subsequently can to ensure the 'Viva Forever' hitmakers' make a come- Melanie came after she and Victoria Beckham ruled them- bought by Chinese company Wanda - wanted to make the back, but she admits it's hard to marry up their schedules. selves out of a reunion of the 90s girl group. Mel followed movie "very rapidly", when the star was already committed Emma - who was also joined by Mel B, Victoria Beckham in Victoria's footsteps by turning down the chance to join to upcoming prison movie 'Papillon'. He said: "There was a and Melanie C in the 90s band - said: "We're always talking forces with Geri, Emma and Mel B for the 'Wannabe' hit- huge scheduling conflict. I was already really, really invest- about it. I think it would be amazing, so I'm on the case makers' 20th anniversary comeback, and said it was ed in doing 'Papillion'. "What happened was Legendary and Geri's the same." On what's holding them back, she because of seven-year-old daughter Scarlet. She previous- was sold to Wanda, which is the big Chinese corporation, told The Sun newspaper: "It's about finding the perfect ly said: "I had to think about myself and the most impor- and 'Pacific Rim', although it underperformed in other terri- time. We want to make it right for our fans. But it would be tant thing in my life, which is being a mother to my little tories in the world, was an enormous success in China. All a shame not to do something." The blonde beauty would girl. I had to be present for her. "It was a hard decision, not of a sudden, it became their primary focus to make this like them to release a greatest hits record and perform only letting down the girls but all the fans who want it to and they wanted to do it very, very rapidly ... I think their again, but she says if it doesn't happen sooner rather than happen. "But we're four individuals, we've gone on to have schedule subsequently changed, and I might have been later, they'll be too old. She continued: "I think it would be separate lives and careers and want different things. "We able to do both, but at that time, they were writing the great to bring out another album, maybe with our hits on. always said we had to be comfortable but lots of people script and they needed to know, was I in or was I out?" It would be lovely to show us performing to a whole new were getting involved and I wasn't comfortable." Lisa Kudrow Despite the scheduling crisis, Charlie insists there's no bad generation. "But we can't wait too much longer, as we're all blood between himself and the team at Legendary, and has thanked them for letting him out of his contract so he getting on a bit!" It comes after a mini Spice Girls reunion could focus on 'Papillon'. He added to DenofGeek.com: "I needed 400 takes have great relationships with everyone at Legendary, and isa Kudrow doesn't think she was "very good" in they were incredibly generous to me and let me out of my 'The Boss Baby'. The 53-year-old actress - who contract. "I had to do the film whether I liked it or not. When I spoke to (former Legendary chairman) Thomas Tull, has son Julian, 18, with her husband Michel L who is a dear friend of mine, I said, 'Listen, man. It's not that Stern - voices the mum in the new DreamWorks ani- my heart is not in this. I'm invested in this creatively, but mated adventure but because she had to do numer- my heart's going to be broken because I already was going ous takes for all her scenes, she isn't convinced she to do this other film.' "He was like, 'Dude, you were going to did a particularly great job, though she had a lot of do that other film and that's where your heart is. I don't fun. She said: "I did my takes about 400 times, so that want you being on set if you're not going to be happy, so tells me I wasn't very good. "But I really enjoyed it. "I go do the other film,' which was ludicrously generous of thought the story was very clever and funny, yet him. But that's just the type of man he is." grounded in a ridiculous reality. When a baby comes into the house, they are the boss because they can't do anything for themselves." Lisa can also currently be seen in wedding comedy 'Table 19', and she admit- ted the subject matter - a collection of random guests seated at a table with no connection to one another - struck a chord with her. Asked if the simple plot was what appealed to her, she said: "That and the fact I'm always at that table. I wanted to be there at my own wedding, because you're away from all the chaos. "I thought it was an honor to sit there, but this film has taught me otherwise." However, one think Lisa thinks was an "honor" was being part of such a strong comedic ensemble in the movie. She added to heat magazine: "But it was an honor to sit at that table with Anna Kendrick, June Squibb, Stephen Merchant and Craig Robinson. It was one of those really great ensemble pieces that don't come around very often."