OHMYGOSSIP — Brad Pitt attended his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston’s birthday party on Saturday (09.02.19).
The 55-year-old actor – who split from the former ‘Friends’ star in 2005 after five years of marriage – was spotted making a casual entrance at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles, arriving alone in a black Escalade and quickly making his way inside, wearing a cap, in a bid to dodge photographers who were waiting outside.
Other guests at the party were said to include another of Brad’s former flames, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as Jennifer’s former boyfriend John Mayer, and the singer’s ex-girlfriend Katy Perry, who arrived by motorcycle with her partner Orlando Bloom.
Meanwhile, Dolly Parton had hoped to join the festivities for her ‘Dumplin” co-star – who turns 50 on Monday (11.02.19), but claimed she’d been too busy to buy her a gift.
She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “She’s having a party. I’ve been invited. I’m going to try to go!
“I’m just going to go… eat her food and drink her wine and say ‘Happy Birthday!’
“I don’t have time to get her a present. I’m busy! No, I’ll think of something.”
It was previously claimed Jennifer and Brad had got back in contact following his 2016 split from Angelina Jolie.
However, a source said: “They aren’t in regular contact, beyond an occasional text back and forth to wish each other the best when there’s been a new project or big event.”
The ‘Cake’ actress – who split from Justin Theroux last February after two years of marriage – recently insisted she still regards her relationships with both Brad and the ‘Leftovers’ actor as “successful”.
She said: “I don’t feel a void. I really don’t.
“My marriages, they’ve been very successful, in personal opinion. And when they came to an end, it was a choice that was made because we chose to be happy, and sometimes happiness doesn’t exist within that arrangement anymore.
“Sure, there were bumps, and not every moment felt fantastic, obviously, but at the end of it, this is our one life and I would not stay in a situation out of fear. Fear of being alone. Fear of not being able to survive. To stay in a marriage based on fear feels like you’re doing your one life a disservice.
“When the work has been put in and it doesn’t seem that there’s an option of it working, that’s OK. That’s not a failure. We have these clichés around all of this that need to be reworked and retooled, you know? Because it’s very narrow-minded thinking.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott threw a lavish ‘Stormi World’ themed party for their daughter on Saturday (09.02.19).
The couple celebrated little Stormi turning one with an intimate family get together on 1 February – the tot’s actual birthday – but went all out for friends and relatives with a huge bash themed around the rapper’s ‘Astroworld’ LP.
The entrance to the party mimicked the album cover, so guests walked in via the mouth of a giant inflatable Stormi, and they were also given ‘Stormi World’ balloons to walk around the grounds.
Carnival rides, a butterfly garden, giant inflatables and dancing pixies were there to entertain the guests, as well as singing and dancing that included ‘Baby Shark’.
The group were served mini pizzas and french fries, which were placed in pink cartons with SW written on them in the signature Louise Vuitton ‘LV’ font.
Also on offer was a huge cake adorned with flowers and a mini carousel, and pretzels, which were hanging from strings on umbrellas being circulated around the outdoor venue.
And that’s not all as there was even a ‘Stormi’s Gift Shop’ merchandise stand for guests.
Kylie later shared a photo of herself and Stormi in front of neon lighting which read “Wish you were here” and insisted she “had” to throw the lavish bash.
She captioned the photo: “i had to go all out for my baby. #StormiWorld (sic)”
The Kylie Cosmetics guru admitted last week that bad weather had caused her to postpone plans for Stormi’s party.
In a series clips on her Instagram story, she said: “Alright so, we were supposed to have Stormi’s birthday party this weekend. It’s not happening because it was supposed to rain and it’s not raining anymore.
“It didn’t end up raining, but better safe than sorry. We have all her cousins here and everybody who loves her. We’re playing with farm animals.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Richard Gere “instantly” fell in love with his wife Alejandra Silva.
The 69-year-old actor – who was previously married to Cindy Crawford and has a 19-year-old son, Homer, from his second marriage to Carey Lowell – felt a connection he’d never experienced before when he first met the 35-year-old beauty almost five years ago.
Asked if he fell in love at first sight, he said: “Instant from my side. I instantly became happy just looking at her. It was one of those powerful things.
And pressed on if he’s felt the same connection in the past, he said: “Yes, I’ve been married three times, but it didn’t happen with the kind of power of this one. But I do remember the first time I met each of my wives.”
Though the ‘Pretty Woman’ star’s previous two marriages ended in divorce, Richard doesn’t hold any ill feeling towards either of his ex-wives.
He simply said: “I’m very lucky.”
The ‘Arbitrage’ actor and his wife are about to welcome a child into the world, but Richard has no worries about being an older father.
Asked if it was something that concerned him, he told the Sunday Times magazine: “Not at all. No.”
The couple have kept very tight-lipped on whether they are expecting a son or daughter.
Richard said: “Nobody knows because we haven’t told anybody.”
The ‘Officer and a Gentleman’ actor is full of praise for his “sensitive and sweet” son Homer, who he claimed is already “better” than him.
He said: “He’s very sweet, very sensitive, very smart. He’s smarter than me, stronger than me, faster than me, taller than me, better than me. He’s great. I love him.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rachel Weisz no longer stays in character between scenes.
The ‘Favourite’ star – who has son Henry, 12, with ex boyfriend Darren Aronofsky and a five-month-old daughter with husband Daniel Craig – used to try and stay “focused” even when the cameras weren’t rolling, but as she’s got older, she’s learned to appreciate the importance of letting go.
She told OK! magazine: “I think when I started out, I tried to stay in character, whatever that would mean, or stay focused on the scene after the director said ‘cut’ – and I never do that now.
“For me now, it’s really important to ‘cut’ and then it’s gone and I just think about anything else but the fiction.”
While preparing for ‘The Favourite’, director Yorgos Lanthimos had Rachel and her co-stars Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn, doing a number of “ridiculous” things in order to feel comfortable with one another.
She revealed: “We did ridiculous things together for three weeks. It was the court of Queen Anne, so it was all the characters of the inner court – we spent three weeks playing games.
“And we were taken to the edge, the very edge, and then maybe pushed over the edge into the most ridiculous things that you could possibly do and be.
“Totally silly, like foolish, ridiculous, absurd. So that when we were on set, nothing could ever be as ridiculous again.”
The 48-year-old actress is proud that the movie offered so many “very complex” portrayals of women.
She said: “The thing we’ve heard a lot from people is how surprising it is that there’s a film where there are three women who are complicated, layered, powerful and not likeable.
“And it surprised me, sadly, that there have been very few films in the last decade that have not one or two but three very complex female roles.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rebel Wilson had her toenails “glued” back on in between filming love scenes for ‘Isn’t It Romantic’.
The 38-year-old actress stars opposite Liam Hemsworth in the upcoming movie and she tried hard to conceal the pain she was in during their intimate moments after suffering an injury while shooting a stunt.
She said: “I just admitted to Liam this morning something very embarrassing that happened to me in the scene where Liam comes out of the shower and I’m in bed. Um, two of my toenails had come off because of a stunt earlier in the week, and in between takes, my makeuup artist was supergluing them back onto my foot because I then had to run out of the bed and jump on Liam, or whatever.”
Liam replied: “Did it hurt a lot? That must’ve really hurt…”
The 29-year-old actor recently tied the knot with Miley Cyrus so Rebel joked she was very “respectful” of his new wife when they had intimate scenes to film.
Speaking at ‘Build Series’ in New York City, she quipped: “Liam is such a gentleman, and obviously I respect Miley [Cyrus], like, a hundred [percent], so, you know, it was all PG-13.”
But the actress admitted it was a “brutal” filming experience because she is on screen so much and she tried her best not to make love scenes “awkward” by simply not thinking about them.
She said: “When we would film, we would film 16 hours a day, and it was kind of brutal, and I just had to keep going because I am in every scene of the movie.
“The scene where we’re making out in the hallway — awesome, that one — somebody said to me, ‘We only have three shirts for Liam,’ so we only had three takes. So then I was like, ‘OK, I’m going for it.’
“It is awkward if you think about it, but if you just go for it … obviously our movie was PG-13, so nothing full on was going to happen.”
And for Liam, he has learned to keep things “nice and light” between romantic scenes to stop things becoming uncomfortable.
He said: “It’s always good in-between takes to keep it nice and light, because it’s always — when you do a kissing scene with someone that you’ve been working with — now all of a sudden you have to make physical contact with their lips, that’s always a little nerve-wracking.
“You’re doing it in front of a lot of people, but it was really fun. We kept it light and fun.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Collins has left ‘Dancing On Ice’.
The ‘Only Way Is Essex’ star and her skating partner Matt Evers has been booted off the skating show, after losing out in the skate off to Ryan Sidebottom and Brandee Malto.
Speaking after her exit, she said: “I’ve had fun. I’m have a bit of like intuition and I did say tonight’s my night and that’s why I’m just going to come out and have fun. I just want to bow out gracefully now. It’s time to let them all go on. I wish them all the best of luck; they work so hard.”
Asked if she’d continue skating now the show is over, she quipped: “No probably not. But you know what, I have enjoyed working on my fitness and do want to keep that up.”
All four judges – Jason Gardiner, Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean – opted to save Ryan and Brandee and they will skate again next week.
Jason – who famously argued with Gemma live on air earlier in the series – said: “Based on the skate off tonight, it is very easy for me to say this and it gives me great pleasure to say it that I will be saving Ryan and Brandee.”
Whilst Ashley added: “Ryan, I know injury has been really tough for you still but you came out tonight and you delivered a solid performance and a solid skate off. Gemma, I want to say welldone for putting the work in like you did and also I want to add that outside of the competition, you have to put up with some real rubbish online so I just want to say welldone for dealing with it. But based on the skate off, the couple I have to save is Ryan and Brandee.”
Jayne shared: “Well Gemma I’m glad you had fun tonight but the couple I’m saving are Ryan and Brandee.”
And Chris – who was this week’s head judge – said: “It came down to big character or big skater and I went with big skater, Ryan and Brandee.”
‘Dancing On Ice’ continues next weekend and the remaining contestants will need to bring their best moves as it is a double elimination.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lady Gaga says ‘A Star Is Born’s win at the EE British Academy Film Awards “means the world” to her.
The movie – which features original songs including ‘Shallow’ and ‘I’ll Never Love Again’ – took home the Original Music prize at the ceremony in London on Sunday night (10.02.19) and whilst Lady Gaga was not there to accept the prize in person, she took to social media to share her excitement at the win.
She wrote on Twitter: “I can’t believe we just won Best Original Music @BAFTA ‘s . I wish so much I was there but am at the Grammy’s so show them our love as well. We made a film about music. This means the world to me. Thank u to all our fans we love u so much, we wouldn’t be here without u #BAFTAs (sic)”
In his acceptance speech, the film’s director and star Bradley Cooper – who was in attendance with his partner Irina Shayk – thanked Gaga for helping him to “fulfil a dream”.
He told the audience: “I got to fulfil a dream I never thought would happen. I share this with Lady Gaga tonight, the music was the heartbeat of this film. I also need to thank Irina for putting up with me while I was trying to make music in our basement for a year.”
And Bradley was hoping Gaga would win Best Actress at the BAFTAs.
Asked what one award – out of the four the film is nominated for – he would like to win the most, he said on the red carpet: “Gaga winning would be amazing. It would be cool [if I won too] but the truth is, for her to take that shot with me and get that accolade would be insane.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chris Cornell’s children accepted a posthumous Grammy Award on his behalf on Sunday (10.02.19).
The Soundgarden frontman – who took his own life in May 2017 – was honoured with the Best Rock Performance accolade for ‘When Bad Does Good’, which was released as part of a posthumous compilation of previously-unreleased music in September, and 14-year-old Toni and 13-year-old Christopher paid a touching tribute to their dad when they picked up the trophy at a pre-show ceremony.
Toni said: “His voice was his vision and his music was his peace. This is for you daddy, we love you so much.”
Christopher added: “I never thought we’d be standing here without my dad, and I’m sure he would be proud and honoured.
“He was known for many things. He was a rock icon, the godfather of grunge and the creator of a movement whose contribution to music history made a lasting impact across genres and generations.
“He was also one of the greatest poets of his time, whose … soaring, unforgettable vocals made him the voice of a generation. While he touched the hearts of millions, the most important thing he was known for to us is for being the greatest father.”
The teenagers had been joined on the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Staples Centre by their mother, Vicky Karayiannis, and Toni had even donned a shirt emblazoned with her father’s likeness for the occasion.
The Audioslave singer had been nominated for 16 Grammy awards throughout his career and his 2019 win was his third in total.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Childish Gambino scooped the coveted Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (10.02.19).
The 35-year-old star- aka Donald Glover – wasn’t in attendance at Los Angeles’ Staples Centre for the ceremony, but he was one of the night’s biggest winners, making history when his track ‘This Is America’ saw him become the first rapper to win in both the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories.
The track also won Video of the Year and Best Rap/Sung Performance.
Kacey Musgraves was another artist who won four prizes, accepting the evening’s top honour, Album of the Year, for ‘Golden Hour’, as well as Best Country Album, Best Country Song for ‘Space Cowboy’ and Best Country Solo Performance for ‘Butterflies’.
Picking up Album of the Year, she humbly said: “Winning this doesn’t make my album any better than any other in this category.”
Lady Gaga took home Best Pop Solo Performance for ‘Joanne’, Best Song Written for Visual Media for ‘Shallow’ – which is from the soundtrack to her movie ‘A Star is Born’ 0 and also Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the latter track, which she accepted on behalf of herself and collaborator Bradley Cooper, who missed the ceremony to attend the BAFTA Awards in London.
Brandi Carlile also won three awards, while other notable wins included Dua Lipa being named Best New Artist, Cardi B taking home Best Rap Album for ‘Invasion of Privacy’ and Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’ being named Best Rap Song.
The ceremony, which was hosted by Alicia Keys, featured a host of musical performances, including a tribute to the late Aretha Franklin from Fantasia, Andra Day and Yolanda Adams, duets from Dua Lipa and St. Vincent, Miley Cyrus and Shawn Mendes, and Post Malone and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Diana Ross marked her upcoming 75th birthday with two songs and Kacey, Miley, Katy Perry, Maren Morris and Little Big Town all joined Dolly Parton for a 10-minute segment paying tribute to the music of the country legend.
Camila Cabello was joined by the likes of Ricky Martin and Young Thug to open the show with a high-energy performance of ‘Havana’.
Grammy Awards 2019 Selected List of Winners:
Album of the Year:
Kacey Musgraves – ‘Golden Hour’
Record of the Year:
Childish Gambino – ‘This Is America’
Best New Artist:
Dua Lipa
Best Rap Album:
Cardi B – ‘Invasion of Privacy’
Best R&B Album:
H.E.R. – ‘H.E.R.’
Best Rap Song:
Drake – ‘God’s Plan’
Best Country Album:
Kacey Musgraves – ‘Golden Hour’
Song of the year:
Childish Gambino – ‘This Is America’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – ‘Shallow’
Best Pop Solo Performance:
Lady Gaga – ‘Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)’
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Ariana Grande – ‘Sweetener’

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ariana Grande wore a Zac Posen ball gown to watch the Grammy Awards on TV.
The ‘Thank U, Next’ hitmaker had pulled out of attending the ceremony on Sunday (10.02.19) following a row with producers over her planned performance, but saw no reason why she shouldn’t get chance to wear the stunning pale blue strapless gown and staged a photoshoot in her apartment.
Ariana – who paired the dress with a jewelled choker and her signature high ponytail – shared a number of images of herself in the dress on her Instagram account.
She captioned one post: “when @zacposen makes u a custom gown it doesn’t matter if you’re singing or not… thank u (heart emoji).”
While the 25-year-old star wasn’t at the Grammy Awards – which were hosted by Alicia Keys at Los Angeles’ Staples Centre – she scooped the Best Pop Vocal Album for her record ‘Sweetener’ and used Twitter to admit she was still delighted to have won.
She posted: “I know I’m not there tonight (trust, I tried and still truly wished it had worked out tbh) and I know I said I try not to put too much weight into these things …. but f**k ……. this is wild and beautiful. Thank you so much (sic)”
Ariana slammed Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich on Twitter a few days ago when she shared pictures of an interview he’d given in which he claimed she couldn’t “pull something together” in enough time.
She wrote: “i’ve kept my mouth shut but now you’re lying about me. i can pull together a performance over night and you know that, Ken. it was when my creativity & self expression was stifled by you, that i decided not to attend. i hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more.
“i offered 3 different songs. it’s about collaboration. it’s about feeling supported. it’s about art and honesty. not politics. not doing favors or playing games. it’s just a game y’all.. and i’m sorry but that’s not what music is to me. (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Aretha Franklin received a special musical tribute at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (10.02.19).
The Queen of Soul passed away aged 76 last August and her lasting legacy was recognised by Andra Day, Yolanda Adams – who performed at the ‘Think’ singer’s funeral – and Fantasia Barrino, who joined forces to perform ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ in honour of the legendary star.
As the trio sang, images of Aretha flashed on screens behind them at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, and they were given a standing ovation when they finished.
Host Alicia Keys said afterwards: “That was so incredible, ladies, that was so beautiful.”
The trio’s performance came immediately after the annual In Memoriam segment of the show, which honours those in the music industry who have passed away over the last 12 months with a video and picture montage, underscored by the artists’ music.
Among those recognised this year were 26-year-old rapper Mac Miller, who died from an overdose in September and Swedish DJ Avicii, who took his own life aged 28 in April.
Buzzcocks rocker Pete Shelley, Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King, Blues Brothers musician Matt Murphy, Carol Channing and Nancy Wilson were also included in the tribute, as were country music star Roy Clark, Pantera’s Vinnie Paul Abbott, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds pianist Conway Savage, rapper Jimmy Wopo, and Joe Jackson, the 89-year-old patriarch and manager of the Jackson family, who died of cancer last June.
However, rapper XXXTentacion – who was shot dead during a robbery attempt in Florida in June – was notably omitted from the segment.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ariana Grande was furious that Mac Miller didn’t win a Grammy Award.
The 25-year-old singer apologised after tweeting “f**k” and “trash” when Cardi B won Best Rap Album for ‘Invasion of Privacy’, insisting she hadn’t meant to shade the ‘Bodak Yellow’ hitmaker.
She deleted her tweets and then wrote: “[The tweets had] nothing to do w [Cardi]. good for her. i promise. i’m sorry.
“She’s not [trash] at all and that’s not what i meant and u know that.”
The ‘God is A Woman’ hitmaker – who began dating the late star in August 2016 but they split early in 2018, months before he died from an accidental overdose in September – admitted she was upset that Mac’s ‘Swimming’ hadn’t taken the honour, particularly because Grammys bosses had invited his parents, Karen Meyer and Mark McCormick to attend the ceremony.
Responding to a tweet questioning why the late rapper hadn’t received the award when his parents were there, she replied: “This. this is what i meant. karen was gonna have a green suit made.(sic)”
Meanwhile, Cardi didn’t respond to the comments but she took to her Instagram account to share a screenshot of a story that claimed Mac’s family wanted her to win the award if he didn’t.
She captioned the post: “WE WON A F**KIN GRAMMY (sic)”
Ariana liked the post and added three hearts in the comments.
The ‘7 Rings’ singer didn’t attend the Grammy awards as she had been locked in a dispute with event organisers over her planned performance.
Ariana – who won Best Pop Vocal Album for her record ‘Sweetener’ – slammed Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich on Twitter a few days ago when she shared pictures of an interview he’d given in which he claimed she couldn’t “pull something together” in enough time.
She wrote: “i’ve kept my mouth shut but now you’re lying about me. i can pull together a performance over night and you know that, Ken. it was when my creativity & self expression was stifled by you, that i decided not to attend. i hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more.
“i offered 3 different songs. it’s about collaboration. it’s about feeling supported. it’s about art and honesty. not politics. not doing favors or playing games. it’s just a game y’all.. and i’m sorry but that’s not what music is to me. (sic)”
Mac was honoured in the evening’s In Memoriam segment.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Liam Hemsworth missed the Grammy Awards because he was in hospital.
The 29-year-old actor was not at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Sunday (10.02.19) to watch his wife Miley Cyrus perform with Shawn Mendes and again as part of a tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton because he had fallen ill and had been receiving treatment elsewhere.
Liam’s ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ co-star Rebel Wilson explained the actor was missing from group interviews and his other commitments due to an unspecified medical problem.
She told ‘Extra’: “Yes, he texted us this morning — he was in (the) hospital overnight, so hopefully he will be fine.”
Instead, Miley was joined at the ceremony by her younger sister, Noah Cyrus.
She shared a photo of them together on her Instagram account and wrote: “My #1. The coolest girl I know. Sickest songwriter. Vocalist . Style Goddess. & above all the best little sister I could’ve ever asked for. [heart emoji] @noahcyrus @recordingacademy (sic)”
She also posed on the red carpet with her parents, Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus and took to her Instagram story to share a throwback photo of herself as a child attending the Grammys with her country superstar father.
A spokesperson for Warner Brothers confirmed to People magazine that Liam had woken up feeling unwell so pulled out of his press commitments to promote ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ on Sunday to recover.
It is not clear what is wrong with the ‘Hunger Games’ star or whether he will be fit to attend the film’s premiere with Miley on Monday (11.02.19) as they had originally planned.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mahershala Ali is tired of “always” being asked “about diversity” just because he is a black actor.
The 44-year-old actor has hit out at the way black stars are constantly asked about “where the culture’s at” in interviews, when white actors often get to simply talk about “their process and life” without having to comment on larger issues.
He said: “It’s just that white actors are only asked about race if they’re doing a civil rights project. In interviews like this, they talk about their process and life, but black actors are always talking about diversity, where the culture’s at, where it’s going. We have to be professors of cultural studies, where a white actor can just be an actor!”
Mahershala originally won a basketball scholarship at St Mary’s College of California when he was a teenager, but decided not to pursue the sporting career path because he found it “exploitative”.
The ‘Moonlight’ star said: “I found college sports exploitative. They saw players as a product. We were just there to win championships. So I used sports to pay for my education. I knew I had to do something creative like my dad.”
And the ‘Green Book’ actor insists he didn’t become an actor in the hope of finding fame and money, as he says he believed that if he simply did his “best work”, that the rest would come “naturally”.
He said: “It took time but I learned that acting was about just being of service to stories and characters. And I always believed that if I just did my best work, it would naturally expand.”
Mahershala won an Oscar for his performance in ‘Moonlight’ in 2017, and landed the part of Wayne Hays in ‘True Detective’ as a result.
And the actor says the important TV role “checks so many boxes” for him.
Speaking to the newly relaunched issue of Esquire UK – which is on sale Thursday (14.02.19) – Mahershala said: “If I could articulate the type of challenge that I wanted, whether for film or TV, it was Wayne Hays. It’s just a massive role. Expansive. It checks so many boxes for me as an actor, that in terms of TV, it doesn’t get better. I just thought, coming off the Oscars, if I didn’t get that opportunity then, I don’t know how you get to that place.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Hugh Jackman will open the Brit Awards with a track from ‘The Greatest Showman’.
The 50-year-old actor is set to grace the stage of the UK music award ceremony next week for a performance of a hit from the 2017 musical – in which he starred as circus master P. T. Barnum – despite the soundtrack to the flick not being nominated for any awards.
A music insider told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “Brits bosses did everything they could to sign up Hugh. He may not be as cool as the younger stars performing on the night, but he will certainly be the most popular.
“They are banking on his opening performance being a must-see for fans of the movie and are convinced he will be enough to persuade older viewers to tune in.
“Because it was a soundtrack it didn’t fit into any obvious awards categories but it has been the biggest thing in music for years so they had to acknowledge it somehow.”
The soundtrack to ‘The Greatest Showman’ – which also starred Zac Efron, Zendaya, and Michelle Williams – was the biggest selling album of 2018 in the UK with 1.6 million sales.
Those impressive sales put clear water of 900,000 more sales between it and the album in second place, which was the second album from George Ezra – who will also be performing at the event – titled ‘Staying At Tamara’s’, which sold a total of 691,000 throughout the year.
The Brit Awards – which will take place at London’s O2 Arena on February 20 – will also see the likes of Little Mix, Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, and Pink take to the stage, while the show will be hosted by Jack Whitehall and aired live on ITV.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Supergirl’ co-stars Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood are engaged.
The former ‘Vampire Diaries’ actor revealed he had popped the question on Sunday (10.02.19) and admitted it was “the happiest” moment of his life.
Alongside a selfie of the pair showing off her dazzling new diamond engagement ring, which Chris had designed himself with the help of fine jewellery designer Jennifer Meyer, Melissa wrote on Instagram: “yes yes yes it will always be yes. (sic)”
Whilst Chris, who can be seen planting a kiss on his fiancee’s cheek in the shot, shared the same picture to his profile, and added: “The happiest.”
He also hinted that it won’t be long before he ties the knot with the 30-year-old beauty.
Alongside another snap of the pair dressed up for the occasion, he wrote: “not from our wedding BUT IT WILL BE SOON (sic)”
The pair first met in 2015, when the 30-year-old hunk joined The CW show as Mon-El, Melissa’s alter-ego Kara Danvers’ love interest.
However, they didn’t start dating in real life until 2017, after the ‘Patriots Day’ actress divorced her ex-husband and ‘Glee’ co-star Blake Jenner in December 2016.
Melissa and Blake initially filed for divorce in December 2016, citing irreconcilable differences, but there was no child custody or support issues to iron out because they didn’t have any kids together.
According to TMZ, the former couple reached a property settlement but didn’t file it with the courts.
They are said to have told the judge their issues were resolved and sorted out who received what from their two-year marriage, with Melissa taking back her maiden name.
The former co-stars – who portrayed Marley Rose and Ryder Lynn – tied the knot in March 2015 surrounded by their family and close friends after he popped the question in July 2013.

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