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News18
a day ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Materialists Stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans Love These Rom-Coms. Any Guesses?
Last Updated: Chris Evans shed light on his character, John, from the recently released film Materialists. The actor shared that, according to him, John was a 'film snob' who disliked rom-coms. Materialists, led by Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, hit the big screens on Friday, June 13. The romantic drama, directed by Celine Song, revolves around a messy love triangle between the two. At present, the cast is busy promoting the movie. In one such media interaction, Dakota, best known for her role in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise and Chris Evans, aka Captain America, revealed which rom-coms their Materialist characters would love. Dakota Johnson essays the character of Lucy, a New York City-based matchmaker. Chris Evans, on the other hand, slips into the shoes of John, a struggling actor and Lucy's ex-boyfriend. Pedro Pascal is seen as Lucy's potential love interest, Harry Castillo. Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans recently had a candid conversation with Entertainment Weekly. When asked to name the Hollywood rom-coms Lucy and John would choose, Chris was quick to reply for Dakota. He said, 'Lucy might like something more cynical." Disagreeing with her co-star, Dakota Johnson shared, 'Well, probably. But I feel like in their world, it is a different world and so they would love Woody Allen movies." The Academy Award-winning filmmaker is credited with soul-stirring films like Annie Hall, Something Else, Midnight in Paris, Coup de Chance, Manhattan, Match Point and Blue Jasmine, to name a few. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Entertainment Weekly (@entertainmentweekly) When it was Chris Evans' turn, the 44-year-old revealed, 'I almost feel like John does not like rom-coms." Dakota Johnson intervened and asked, 'Oh, you are like he is too serious?". Without any hesitation, Chris answered, 'John is like a film snob", shedding light on his Materialists' role. Previously, Chris Evans opened up about his personal red and green flags when in love. The Avengers star said, 'Red flags – if you don't love animals. If you're not a dog person but you're a cat person, I'll allow it. But if you don't do animals at all, that's a red flag. There's no way that's going to work for me." Speaking about what he considers a green flag, Chris Evans shared, 'Just a sense of kindness. I like kind people, you know." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Entertainment Tonight (@entertainmenttonight) Besides the leading trio, Materialists also stars Zoe Winters, Marin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, Emmy Wheeler, Louisa Jacobson and Eddie Cahill in key roles. First Published: June 19, 2025, 18:08 IST
Graziadaily
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Absolutely Everything We Know About Sam Taylor-Johnson
It's been an exciting week for red carpets. Under 24 hours after Jurassic World Rebirth made its premiere in Leicester Square, London, the highly anticipated 28 Years Later had its world premiere. The film is a sequel to Danny Boyle's post-apocalyptic horror film, and features a star-studded cast including Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes and Alfie Williams, a 14-year-old newcomer set to make an impact on the big screen. The film is set 30 years after the original, and focuses on how humanity has adapted to survive. True to the film's style, the red carpet was decorated with biohazard signs and in one section, several skulls. Joining Aaron on the red carpet was his wife, Sam Taylor Johnson, who he's been with for 15 years. The pair put on a loved up display at the premiere, and lots of people are curious to know more about the woman who captured Sam's heart. Sam Taylor-Johnson is a director, whose debut was Nowhere Boy, in which Aaron played a future John Lennon. It was hugely successful, and Sam went on to cement her name in the industry. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she spoke about her decision to cast Aaron as John Lennon. 'It wasn't about, "Oh this guy looks like Lennon,"' Sam told the outlet. 'Because I think, as you said, by the time you finish watching the film it doesn't matter that Aaron's not identical to him. He's sort of embodied the spirit of him, which I think was much more important to try and get across.' Over her career, Sam has a number of successful movie titles under her belt, including Back to Black, Fifty Shades of Grey, and A Million Little Pieces. Sam Taylor-Johnson was born on 4 March 1967, making her 58-years-old. This means there's a 23-year-age gap between her and Aaron, who is 35-years-old. The pair have addressed this age gap in past interviews. 'I don't really analyse our relationship,' Sam told Mr. Porter. 'I just know that it works. I just feel secure and loved and safe. We have this very deep connection. We're just in sync.' In a 2017 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Sam said: 'If I gave a second thought to other people, I would be the unhappiest person, probably still in a miserable marriage. People like to talk about it. I'm like, 'Yeah, but it works better than my last marriage'. It's lasted longer than a lot of my friends' marriages.' Prior to meeting Aaron, she was married to the art deal Jay Joplin for eleven years, and the couple have two daughters. Aaron told The Telegraph in 2019 he 'knew instantly' that Sam was his 'soulmate'. The couple had a whirlwind romancer that all began on set. Aaron and Sam met in 2008 filming Nowhere Boy, which was Sam's directorial debut. Aaron was 18 when they met, and Sam was 42. Things moved pretty quickly from there; the pair the following year and got married in 2012 after having two children together, who were born in 2010 and 2012. 'We were very professional through the entire film. ... But everyone on set knew. And as soon as we finished, he told me he was going to marry me. We had never been on a date, or even kissed,' Sam told Harper's Bazaar in 2019. Aaron added: 'And a year to the minute after we met, exactly one year to the minute, I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me.' In a 2013 interview with The Independent, Aaron gushed that Sam was a wonderful mother. 'My whole thing, my priority, is my family, my kids, and my wife,' he told the newspaper. 'That's my future. I don't really care about what role is next. I don't live to act, to go from job to job ... I live for my wife and my kids and I wake up to them and that's what I enjoy.' Sam was previously married to Jay Jopling, an art dealer and gallerist, and Sam was working as a photographer at the time. The couple wed in 1997 and had two children together, before announcing their split in 2008. In a joint statement, they said: 'Jay Jopling and Sam Taylor-Wood are saddened to announce that, after 11 years of marriage, they have agreed amicably to separate. No other parties are involved.' The statement continued, 'For the sake of their two daughters, who are their number one priority, they have asked that their privacy be respected.'
Wales Online
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Live Euromillions results for Tuesday, June 17: The winning numbers from £208m draw and Thunderball
Below you'll find the winning numbers for tonight's Euromillions draw and Thunderball as they're picked. The Euromillions jackpot for Tuesday, June 17, was an enormous £208m. The Euromillions draw takes place every Tuesday and Friday and a ticket costs £2.50. That includes automatic entry into the UK Millionaire Maker draw which creates new UK millionaires every week. The overall jackpot can rise to €190m (approximately £167m). If you entered the Thunderball you stand to win up to £500,000. You can check your numbers below. Good luck! How many numbers do you need to win? If you have got two numbers or one number and two lucky stars or better then you are a winner. Players must match all five main numbers and two lucky star numbers to claim the jackpot. The Thunderball draw was also made tonight and the results will also be displayed below. The Thunderball draw takes place at 8pm and the Euromillions draw takes place at around 8.15pm. In May 2022 Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, became the UK's biggest-ever Euromillions winners after netting £184m with a lucky dip ticket. Their record did not last long, though, after another UK winner came forward in July 2022 to claim a jackpot of £195m. However they have not gone public. Prior to Mr and Mrs Thwaite's win the previous record was held by an anonymous winner who scooped £170m in October 2019. On June 4, 2021, a ticketholder in the UK scooped the £111m jackpot in the Friday-night draw, matching all seven numbers to become the country's ninth-biggest lottery winner ever at that stage. In June 2019 a single ticketholder in the UK won £123m in the Tuesday night Euromillions draw. It was the third-biggest Euromillions jackpot in the UK since the draw launched in 2004. It meant they instantly became as rich as Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James (£127m) and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page (£125m). Euromillions is played in nine European countries. Get the results:
Cosmopolitan
3 days ago
- Health
- Cosmopolitan
Is Your Body Rejecting Your Relationship?
Pop culture likes to romanticize steamy, flawed connections to the point where passionate yet toxic dynamics have come to seem normal to impressionable audiences (see: Babygirl or Fifty Shades of Grey). This kind of desensitization can bleed over into real life, making it harder to realize when a relationship has gone sour. Luckily, we all have something in our corner capable of signaling when it's truly time to move on—if only we knew how to listen. You've probably questioned some of these signals before with friends over dinner, or maybe you saw them in a viral January 2025 Thread asking the question: 'Girlies, how did you know your body was rejecting your ex?' About 2,000 people flocked to the comments section to share a range of physical and mental health symptoms they experienced in problematic relationships, including nausea, yeast infections, chronic UTIs, bacterial vaginosis, weight fluctuations, pain during sex, depression, anxiety, and more. Of course, all these issues could be attributed to more than just bad relationships, but let's be clear: This is also 100 percent a real thing your body does. 'Toxic relationships can lead to toxic bodies,' says psychologist Candice Nicole Hargons, PhD, an associate professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. Your body is constantly responding to your environment, including your relationships, adds licensed marriage and family therapist Cheryl Groskopf. 'When you're in one that feels unsafe, inconsistent, or emotionally draining, your nervous system reacts.' This is exactly what happened to Stephanie* when she experienced her first migraine nearly one year into dating her former boyfriend. The headaches were nonstop and resistant to every remedy she tried, from prescription painkillers and Botox to holistic relations approaches like acupuncture, reflexology, and deep-tissue massages. 'I met with every specialist under the moon,' she says. Clarity finally came during therapy, a safe space where she would regularly vent about her boyfriend. 'I was in agony and my therapist wondered if my body was rebelling against him,' she remembers. Once Stephanie became single, her migraines let up. The tricky thing is that doctors can brush off these symptoms or attribute them to something else—almost anything, really—because such physical and emotional signs could be explained by many other conditions, says Groskopf. A lot of times, physicians chalk them up to 'just stress,' and while they're not wrong, the source of that stress is important, too. 'When a relationship triggers nonstop stress, your nervous system is always overactivated,' says Groskopf. 'Your body perceives the relationship as a threat, even if you don't consciously think of it that way. If symptoms improve when you're alone, around supportive people, or after time away from your partner, that's a strong indicator that your relationship is the cause.' The problems in your relationship don't have to be extreme or abusive for this to be the case. Stephanie says her relationship 'sucked' but not in the way people typically think. 'He wasn't showing up for me emotionally and we just didn't gel. The headaches were how my body was letting me know he wasn't as good as it gets.' Six months after separating from her now-ex-husband, Allison* says she finally 'looked like me again.' While married, she dealt with a lot of abandonment, emotional stonewalling, and cold-shouldering that stemmed from her ex's gambling problem. 'My unhappiness literally showed on my face,' she says. She was constantly puffy and acne-prone, and her skin was irritated. She hadn't gained weight, changed anything in her diet, or started a new medication—there was no explanation for the marriage was over. Experiencing symptoms like this doesn't mean you have to end things immediately, says Groskopf. Sometimes, the symptoms can go away after a couple addresses their concerns. Other times, performing micro-experiments, like taking some space before going through with a full-fledged breakup, may give you better insight as well. It can be easy to lose yourself in any kind of relationship, but the most important thing you can do first and foremost is get to know and prioritize yourself. Listen to your body—it's sending you these signals, ultimately, as a way to try to keep you safe. Many experts suggest developing some sort of mindfulness practice, like breathwork or regular therapy, before you're in a relationship so that you can be more in tune with your body's 'normal.' This can help you identify when someone in your life throws it off. 'Check in with your emotions before your body has to scream for your attention,' says Groskopf. That can be easier said than done, so logging symptoms and feelings in a journal or in your Notes app is a practical and helpful way to track patterns. It will be a good reference for you and your health care providers, too. Paying attention to when symptoms strike is also key intel. You'll be able to establish your baseline and know what your body does and feels like when it's neutral, excited, or experiencing negative changes—so you can work toward a goal of overall well-being, including the romantic kind. Says Hargons: 'When your relationship is a healthy, happy one, you have better health overall.' *Name has been changed. Gabrielle Kassel (she/her) is a sex and wellness journalist who writes at the intersection of queerness, sexual health, and pleasure. In addition to being in Cosmopolitan, her work can also be found in publications such as Shape, Well + Good, Women's Health, Health, Self, Men's Health, Greatist, and more! In her free time, Gabrielle can be found reviewing one of the nearly 1,000 pleasure products she's tested, reading smut, or recording episodes of the podcast she cohosts called Bad In Bed. Follow her on Instagram @GabrielleKassel.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dakota Johnson: 'Sex scenes are not sexy'
Dakota Johnson has insisted sex scenes are "not sexy". During an interview on Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast, the actress discussed working with an intimacy coordinator for the first time on a recent film. Dakota described the experience as "cool" and insisted it made her feel far more relaxed when it came to shooting intimate scenes. "She was really great," Dakota shared as she discussed the intimacy coordinator. "It was so cool because I'm so used to - you know, it's a sex scene. It's not sexy. It doesn't feel good." Dakota famously appeared in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, which featured a host of intimate scenes, but didn't work with an intimacy coordinator for the trilogy. Elsewhere in the interview, the 35-year-old Materialists star talked through how she prepares herself mentally for sex scenes. "First, I think it depends on, who is the character, and who is the character supposed to be to the audience," Johnson explained. "Is she a super idolised hot girl? Is she a housewife? Is she lonely? Is she scared? Is she conservative?" Dakota also shared how her mother Melanie Griffith played an integral role in her self-confidence when she was growing up. "I want to feel good in my body if I'm showing my body," she explained. "My mom raised me to be really, really proud of my body and love my body. So, I've always felt so grateful for that, especially in my work because I can use it and it feels real."
