November 2015: Romance rumours first swirled between Gigi Hadid, 25, and Zayn Malik, 27, who are expecting their first child together, when they were spotted exiting Justin Bieber’s American Music Awards after-party together. Going public? Gigi and Zayn appeared in his steamy music video for his 2016 song “Pillowtalk” January 2016: The pair added further fuel … Read more
Idris Elba’s powerful rendition of Don’t Quit poem leaves fans emotional as he provides message of hope after overcoming coronavirus Idris, 47, recited Edgar Albert Guest’s poem Don’t Quit for a BBC News clip The 90-second video is a montage of real life footage of the events of the past few weeks amid the pandemic Last month, … Read more
They’ve always been extremely close, seeing each other as best friends as well as siblings. And on Sunday, Holly Willoughby, 39, took to Instagram to share a beautiful Easter poem written by her sister Kelly, 41, as they continue to be kept apart amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. The TV presenter also expressed her longing … Read more
POETRY A LITTLE HISTORY OF POETRY By John Carey (Yale £14.99, 320pp) Pick up this book, take a deep breath and hold on tight. John Carey takes us on a helter-skelter ride through 4,000 years of an art form central to human life since people banged drums and thrilled each other with stories in rhythm … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK DANCING BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON by Gyles Brandreth (Michael Joseph £14.99, 464 pp) What a piece of work is Gyles Brandreth, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, and how like an irrepressible Butlin’s Redcoat or jolly tambourine-banging clergyman, insisting that we absolutely must ‘keep those synapses happy!’ … Read more
When life is tough, pick up a poem! The best titles for those who love rhymes British literary critic Bel Mooney, rounded up her favourite poetry books She admits to trying verses on her husband from Up In The Attic by Pam Ayres Her top picks also include Joinedupwriting, Sleeping Letters and In Still Life By Bel Mooney for the … Read more
Malin Andersson has shared a touching poem dedicated to her late daughter Consy. The former Love Island star, 26, was left heartbroken when her baby daughter passed away at just four weeks old after she was born seven weeks premature. Malin penned the poem about how she will always be Consy’s mother ahead of mother’s … Read more