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Twiggy fans are shocked as they find out how the iconic 60s model got her famous nickname aged 15

Fashion model Twiggy – real name Dame Lesley Lawson – was one of the biggest names of the Swinging Sixties, but few people know how she got her famous nickname.

Famed for her large, dark eyes and short, bobbed hairstyle, her looks have inspired generations and saw her named the ‘The Face of ’66’.

But even before she was scouted for an interview by a Daily Mirror fashion journalist at the age of just 16, her looks were a subject of interest.

One early commentator was hairstylist Nigel Davies (later Justin de Villeneuve), who nicknamed her ‘Twigs’ because of her slim frame.

He played a crucial role in her eventual rise to fame, creating her famous bob, which was spotted by the fashion journalist on a salon wall.

After making her tabloid debut, Twiggy modelled for the likes of Vogue and Tatler within the space of a year.

Twiggy modelled for the likes of Vogue and Tatler within a year after being scouted for an interview by a fashion journalist as a teen

Twiggy was named ‘The Face of ’66’ after making her first newspaper appearance in the Daily Mirror; she went on to become one of the most influential figures of the 60s

One early commentator on Twiggy’s looks was hairstylist Nigel Davies (later Justin de Villeneuve), who nicknamed her ‘Twigs’ because of her slim frame

It is believed that Twiggy’s petite frame set her apart from the more voluptuous models whose body types were in fashion in earlier decades.

Twiggy became so big, in fact, that she was voted Woman of the Year by the British public.

But her influence spread overseas too and she brought her British, London sixties style to France, Japan, and the US.

Twiggy, now 75, eventually retired from modelling in 1970 and went on to have a hugely successful career as an actress and writer before returning to modelling in 2005.

She joked at the time of her initial retirement: ‘You can’t be a clothes hanger your entire life!’

Notable film credits she went on to have include The Boy Friend (1971), which saw her nominated for two Golden Globes.

News of how Twiggy got her famous nickname has resurfaced following the release of her new film, also named Twiggy, which was released on Thursday (March 7).

It documents her rise to fame on the big screen for the first time, featuring other icons of the era like Sir Paul McCartney.

Twiggy was all smiles at the premier of her film, which documents her rise to global fame and eventual icon status in the 60s

Twiggy has been praised for her good looks after she appeared on The One Show to promote the new film about her life and rise to fame

The new Twiggy film has been described as a ‘an intimate, star-studded dive into the birth of an icon, and everything that followed’

Viewers were quick to take to social media to praise the model’s good looks after she appeared on The One Show to promote the film.

One fan wrote on Twitter/X: ‘#TheOneShowTwiggy is stunning! How does she never age. Can’t believe she’s 75??? Looks more like 55. Seriously what’s her secret?’

The film’s synopsis reads: ‘An intimate, star-studded dive into the birth of an icon, and everything that followed.

‘A look at the life of the greatest it-girl of all time.

‘Featuring contributions from Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, Charlotte Tilbury, Joanna Lumley, and many more, Twiggy is an exploration of the model’s upbringing, career, relationships, and everything else that has made her the woman she is today, and the first time the icon has told her story first-hand.’

March 7, 2025
Twiggy recalls nightmare interview with ‘misogynist’ Woody Allen as she claims he quizzed her on her favourite philosophers to ‘make her look stupid’

Twiggy has recalled a nightmare interview with Woody Allen which saw the filmmaker ask her about her favourite philosophers in a bid to ‘make her look stupid’.

Fresh off a breakthrough year which saw one newspaper brand the model ‘the face of 1966’, a 17-year-old Twiggy took the hot seat on the American host’s chat show as her career went from strength to strength.

But the discussion did not go to plan with Woody throwing seemingly irrelevant questions at the rising star in front of a studio audience.

In an interview with The Guardian on the day a documentary about her life hits cinemas, Twiggy, now 75, joined the film’s director Sadie Frost in recounting her ascent to fame.

Among the hiccups along the way was the infamous appearance on Woody’s programme and Twiggy said of the incident: ‘He was trying to make me look stupid. My heart sank. I remember looking at him, pleading with my eyes for him to stop.

‘If I was the age he was there, in my 30s, I would never have behaved like that towards someone who was only 17.’

Twiggy (pictured, on Thursday) has recalled a nightmare interview with Woody Allen which saw the filmmaker ask her about her favourite philosophers in a bid to ‘make her look stupid’

The discussion did not go to plan with Woody throwing seemingly irrelevant questions at the rising star

Fresh off a breakthrough year which saw one newspaper brand the model ‘the face of 1966’, a 17-year-old Twiggy (pictured, in 1967) took the hot seat on the American host’s chat show

Sadie added that she had experienced similar behaviour across her own acting career.

The director said: ‘It’s definitely misogyny. I had it myself from men: “What classical composers do you know? What books have you read?”‘

It all backfired on Woody when the model threw the question back at the host whose mind blanked for an excruciating 10 seconds.

Twiggy also reflected on her relationship with ex-boyfriend and former manager Justin de Villeneuve, who initially acted as a reassuring presence for her father as her modelling career took off in the 60s.

At the time, the star was only 15 and 10 years younger than her partner, but she made sure not to criticise the businessman, noting his ability to ‘protect’ her.

Twiggy and Sadie looked back at various chat show clips which regularly saw Justin speak on his girlfriend’s behalf, despite her superior fame, and Sadie pointed out that he would probably have acted as a restraint on the model’s career had they not separated in 1973.

Last month, the former actress revealed she was left ‘shocked’ after she mistakenly thought a letter notifying her of her damehood was a tax notice.

The model, whose real name is Dame Lesley Lawson, was appointed a dame in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to fashion, the arts and charity.

The star also reflected on her relationship with ex-boyfriend and former manager Justin de Villeneuve (pictured, circa 1970), who initially acted as a reassuring presence for her father

Twiggy and Sadie Frost, who directs the upcoming documentary on her life, looked back at chat show clips where Justin spoke on his girlfriend’s behalf, despite her superior fame

The film, in cinemas on Friday, will tell the story of her upbringing, career and relationships, and features contributions from former Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney

Speaking to Saga Magazine, Twiggy said: ‘I was so shocked when it happened. I got this official letter and thought, “oh my God, it’s a tax letter”.

‘Then I opened it and it was written in a kind of legalese language. I thought it was saying I was being made a CBE.

‘I called the phone number on the bottom of the letter and spoke to a really nice lady. I asked her if it was true I was being offered a CBE.

‘She said, “no, they are offering you a damehood”.’

Twiggy, in cinemas on Friday, will tell the story of her upbringing, career and relationships, and features contributions from former Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney, US actor Dustin Hoffman and fellow Dame Joanna Lumley.

March 7, 2025
BRIAN VINER reviews Twiggy: A beguiling portrait of the waif with a trucker’s laugh who defined the late Sixties

There were mononymous female stars before Twiggy. Cher, for example, was already famous by the time Nellie and Norman Hornby’s youngest daughter Lesley was reinvented as Twiggy in 1966. And there have been many since: Madonna, Adele, Beyonce, Rihanna…

But none of those other single names evoke a time and a place – London in the Swinging Sixties – as powerfully as Twiggy does. And by far the most absorbing part of Sadie Frost’s thoroughly enjoyable (if rather gushing) documentary concerns those eventful years.

Frost’s only previous documentary was about the designer Mary Quant, another woman synonymous with the Sixties.

But, as cultural icons go, even the redoubtable Quant was quickly eclipsed by the ‘shy, introspective’ working-class teenager from Neasden in north-west London.

It all started with a haircut. Looking for shampoo, 16-year-old Lesley popped into a posh Mayfair salon, House of Leonard, where Leonard himself spotted her and asked if she’d mind modelling his new pixie cut.

The cropping and bleaching took seven hours. She was then packed off to have photographs taken, the fashion editor of the Daily Express noticed them, and her life changed. She acquired a new name and was hailed as ‘The Face of ’66’.

Other celebrated models of the era pop up to recall what happened next, as Twiggy’s boyish 31-23-32 figure and her ‘gender-fluid little elfin face’, as Joanna Lumley puts it, made her the world’s pre- eminent supermodel.

Model Twiggy in red ribbed wool chenile cropped jumpsuit by Pattie Tuttman for Silverworm with a watch on each wrist

Press images from new film documentary Twiggy by Sadie Frost

Twiggy wearing a knit baby-doll dress with ribbed bodice by Juliano Knits, with thigh- high socks, a choker by Mary Smith, and braids by Edith Imre; she tugs at the hem of her dress

What didn’t happen next, even at the height on both sides of the Atlantic of so-called Twiggy-mania, was any hint of big-headedness. Paul McCartney points out that her blue-collar roots kept her grounded. ‘What you saw was what you got,’ he says. Not to mention what you heard. Another friend, Dustin Hoffman, fondly recalls her ‘truck-driver’s laugh’.

Twiggy herself, still beautiful at 75 and as engagingly down-to-earth as ever, delivers recollections throughout. She politely remembers Justin de Villeneuve, her boyfriend and manager in those early years, who did become too big for his trendy boots and was duly kicked into touch.

The appealing paradox of Twiggy is that for all her impressive versatility (she later forged parallel careers as a singer and a surprisingly good actress), she has never changed. She remains authentically herself, in a business in which not many are. Nor, despite the painful break-up of her first marriage to American actor Michael Witney (father of her only child, Carly, and a roaring alcoholic), does she appear to have any skeletons in her closet.

That might not make her the most compelling subject were it not for everything else in her closet: the clothes, the ineffable style, the indelible images. Frost’s documentary becomes steadily less interesting as she turns her gaze to the older Twiggy as the saviour of Marks & Spencer, the honour of being made a dame in 2019, and her long, seemingly blissful second marriage to actor and director Leigh Lawson.

But if only for the way it chronicles those tumultuous early years, it is a treat.

Writer-director Nick Love’s film Marching Powder, about a very different brand of working-class Londoner, is no kind of treat. That is, unless you savour multiple use of the C-word, in which dubious accomplishment it surely sets some kind of record. Danny Dyer plays Jack, a 45-year-old thug addicted to cocaine and football hooliganism.

After he is arrested following a street battle in Grimsby, a judge tells him he has six weeks to mend his ways or face jail. He must give up drugs and violence, which will jeopardise his status with his loutish, like-minded friends, but might help to repair his marriage to the long-suffering Dani (Stephanie Leonidas).

It is Dani’s father, a millionaire builder, to whom Jack owes his lavish lifestyle – but only for as long as he and Dani stay together. Unhelpfully, his father-in-law (who also funds a private education for Jack’s son JJ, played by Dyer’s real-life son Arty) then decrees that Jack must chaperone his bi-polar brother-in-law, Kenny Boy, just released from prison, making it a lot harder to stay on the straight and narrow. That’s pretty much it.

LOS ANGELES – 1967: English supermodel Twiggy poses for a portrait during the filming of ‘Twiggy in Hollywood’

Anyone who had the misfortune to see Love’s 2004 film The

Football Factory, also starring Dyer, will recognise the way it glorifies alpha-male brutishness while masquerading as an indictment of it.

I loathed pretty much every moment of this movie and its mannered, sub-Guy

Ritchie style, but it did remind me of a story I cherish. A few years ago, according to a policeman friend of mine, a bunch of middle-aged Aston Villa hooligans arranged a dust-up in a supermarket car park with a Crewe Alexandra gang before a pre-season friendly. When they arrived and realised their adversaries were kids, no older than 16, they advised them to go home before they got hurt.

Happily, the advice was taken. But the detail I have always loved is that the Crewe gang called themselves ‘The Crewetons’, thinking it made them sound hard, not that it evoked little fried cubes of bread floating on top of a wholesome soup.

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March 7, 2025
Twiggy reveals shock at finding out she had received a Damehood with a letter she thought was a tax notice
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Twiggy was left ‘shocked’ after she mistakenly thought a letter notifying her of her damehood was a tax notice.

The model, whose real name is Dame Lesley Lawson, was appointed a dame in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to fashion, the arts and charity.

Speaking to Saga Magazine, Twiggy, 76, said: ‘I was so shocked when it happened. I got this official letter and thought, ‘oh my God, it’s a tax letter’.

‘Then I opened it and it was written in a kind of legalese language. I thought it was saying I was being made a CBE.

‘I called the phone number on the bottom of the letter and spoke to a really nice lady. I asked her if it was true I was being offered a CBE.

‘She said, ‘no, they are offering you a damehood’.

Twiggy was left ‘shocked’ after she mistakenly thought a letter notifying her of her damehood was a tax notice (pictured at Vogue World in London, September 2023)

The model, whose real name is Dame Lesley Lawson, was appointed a dame in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to fashion, the arts and charity

The icon will be the focus of a new film – which wil be released next month – and it wil tell the story of her upbringing, career and relationships, and features contributions from former Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney, US actor Dustin Hoffman and fellow Dame Joanna Lumley.

Twiggy said the idea for the film came about after Frost featured on her Tea With Twiggy podcast to talk about her Mary Quant documentary, Quant.

Twiggy said: ‘In the middle of us chatting on the podcast, I asked if she was going to do any others because it was so good, and she said, ‘I’d love to do you’, because she’s fascinated with the 1960s.

‘So the following week we went out for lunch and it grew from there.

‘I loved the way Sadie was thinking, and she knew I’d want to be very involved. Making it has been a happy experience, she’s done a great job.’

During her modelling career Twiggy was known for her androgynous style, appearing on the cover of the likes of Vogue and Tatler.

She also had a career on stage and screen, with her role in The Boy Friend (1971) earning her two Golden Globe awards.

For her Broadway debut in My One And Only she received a Tony nomination for best actress in a musical in 1983,.

Directed by Sadie Frost, the new film follows the star’s upbringing, career and relationships, and features contributions from former Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney, US actor Dustin Hoffman and fellow Dame Joanna Lumley

Twiggy said the idea for the film came about after Frost featured on her Tea With Twiggy podcast to talk about her Mary Quant documentary, Quant (pictured in 1967)

During her modelling career Twiggy was known for her androgynous style, appearing on the cover of the likes of Vogue and Tatler (pictured in 1968)

She then went on to to host her own TV show, Twiggy’s People, which saw her interview celebrities.

In the early 2000s, she was a short-lived presenter of This Morning alongside Loose Women legend Coleen Nolan.

She also appeared in Absolutely Fabulous opposite Jennifer Saunders when the sitcom was revived in 2001.

The full interview is in the March edition of Saga Magazine.

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February 24, 2025
Jourdan Dunn looks chic in a figure-hugging dress and fur coat as she joins stylish Twiggy, 75, at Charlotte Tilbury store launch event

Jourdan Dunn cut a chic figure as she joined stylish Twiggy at a Charlotte Tilbury store launch event in London on Thursday.

The model, 34, wore a a figure-hugging dress and fur coat for the event to celebrate the unveiling of Charlotte’s Covent Garden flagship Beauty Wonderland.

She boosted her height with simple black heels and wore her brunette tresses in her new pixie cut style.

Meanwhile Twiggy, 75, – real name Dame Lesley Lawson – caught the eye in a bright pink suit and orange shirt as she posed with the Tilbury crew.

Charlotte herself wore a tight dark purple dress and long coat, with the businesswoman, 51, putting on a typically stylish display.

Crowds of fans gathered in Covent Garden to see the new store and her celebrity ambassadors.

Jourdan Dunn cut a chic figure as she joined stylish Twiggy at a Charlotte Tilbury store launch event in London on Thursday (L-R: Twiggy, Jourdan Dunn Charlotte and Bella Tilbury)

The model, 34, wore a a figure-hugging dress and fur coat for the event to celebrate the unveiling of Charlotte’s Covent Garden flagship Beauty Wonderland

Twiggy – who is married to husband Leigh Lawson – looked as youthful as ever in her bright outfit for the event.

During an interview last year, Twiggy credited ‘luck’ as the secret to her long marriage to her husband Leigh.

Twiggy married the actor in 1988, following the death of her first husband Michael Witney five years earlier.

Twiggy told Good Housekeeping’s September issue due to their past experiences with love, she and Leigh have always been ‘a little gentler’ with their romance.

She said: ‘[Leigh and I] have been together for 38 years, which is frightening! I suppose luck has a lot to do with it.

‘You never know when you meet somebody how it’s all going to turn out or what life is going to throw at you.

‘We’ve both been through things that didn’t work out for various reasons and when you’ve had that experience, you’re a little gentler when you meet someone else.’

Twiggy is considered one of the most iconic supermodels in history, and first rose to prominence in the 1960s with her piercing blue eyes and beautiful bone structure.

Charlotte herself wore a tight dark purple dress and long coat, with the businesswoman, 51, putting on a typically stylish display

Meanwhile Twiggy, 75, – real name Dame Lesley Lawson – caught the eye in a bright pink suit and orange shirt as she posed with the Tilbury crew

She boosted her height with simple black heels and wore her brunette tresses in her new pixie cut style

The crew looked like they were having a great time as they opened the new Covent Garden store

Crowds of fans gathered in Covent Garden to see the new store and her celebrity ambassadors

Jourdan looked great in her outfit as she attended the store opening event

The women all posed together at the front of the store

Twiggy looked sensational in her bright suit

Jourdan opted for a radiant covering of makeup as always

Hundreds of her fans posed with her in Covent Garden

She chatted to Twiggy at the store opening

They looked like they were having a great time at the event

She officially opened the store

And made a glamorous arrival

Jourdan strutted her stuff to the store

At the end of last year Kylie Minogue starred alongside Kate Moss, Richard E Grant and Amelia Dimoldenberg as Charlotte Tilbury’s Christmas video was revealed.

To launch her new Christmas holiday campaign, the Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Show, the makeup mogul pulled out all the stops to ring in a stellar lineup of talent.

The stars gathered to perform their own one hit wonders as the talent show video dropped on Tuesday.

Kylie, 56, looked glamorous as ever as she danced around in a sequin mini dress whilst she attempted to hypnotise viewers.

The Padam Padam hitmaker and beauty guru have been friends for years, but this is the first makeup campaign they have worked together on.

January 9, 2025
Age-gap couple with famous parents recreate iconic David Bowie and Twiggy album cover in belated Halloween post – but can YOU guess who they are?
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An age-gap couple, one of whom has very famous parents, dressed as David Bowie and Twiggy in a belated Halloween post on Sunday.

The pair, who’ve been dating since June, pulled off their best impressions of the legendary singers for their own version of the artwork for Bowie’s 1973 album Pin Ups.

In the snap, the aspiring singer, 19, sports a spiky red wig and plenty of blusher as he channels the late Let’s Dance hitmaker.

While his songwriter girlfriend, 29, rocked a blue headpiece and dramatic make-up, including ultra thin eyebrows, to emulate model Twiggy, 75.

But can you guess who the pair are?

An age-gap couple, one of whom has very famous parents, dressed as David Bowie and Twiggy in a belated Halloween post on Sunday

The pair, who’ve been dating since June, pulled off their best impressions of the legendary singers for their own version of the artwork for Bowie’s 1973 album Pin Ups [pictured]

That’s right, it’s Cruz Beckham and girlfriend Jackie Apostel!

The couple pulled off similar poses to Bowie and Twiggy’s original photo, with both versions featured in a grid snap shared on Jackie’s Instagram the weekend.

Captioning her post, Jackie penned: ‘happy belated halloween, twiggy & bowie.’

The couple’s snaps comes after they stepped out on Halloween without a costume in sight.

Jackie wore a racy black bralet as she stepped out with the teenage son of David and Victoria Beckham at Chiltern Firehouse.

The couple are believed to have been dating since June, and she joined him last month to support Victoria at her Paris Fashion Week show.

She was spotted numerous times with the Beckhams during Fashion Week and even wore one of Victoria’s chic dresses to her runway show.

Cruz recently revealed how smitten he is with Jackie, as he confessed his love for her last month, as she celebrated her 29th birthday.

That’s right, it’s Cruz Beckham and girlfriend Jackie Apostel!

The couple are believed to have been dating since June, and she joined him last month to support Victoria at her Paris Fashion Week show

Sharing a picture of Jackie waiting to blow out her candles to his Instagram Story, he dropped the ‘L bomb’, as he penned: Happy Birthday xx I love you’.

Jackie and Victoria appear to be getting on well, with the Brazilian showing a remarkable resemblance to the Spice Girl on numerous occasions.

Sporting similar looks, hairstyles, and dresses it seems Victoria could be one of Jackie’s style icons.

Cruz recently revealed how smitten he is with Jackie, as he confessed his love for her last month, as she celebrated her 29th birthday

And it looks like Victoria herself has given Jackie her stamp of approval after the singer recently posed for a mirror photo on Instagram in a sexy, black lace dress that was seemingly given to her by Victoria.

‘Hot sauce and hotter outfits. thank u for the laciest dream piece @victoriabeckham,’ Apostel wrote in the caption of the Instagram post.

She also included a few other snaps of herself in the stunning, curve-hugging, cut-out outfit in the post, showing herself laughing and smiling while sitting outdoors.

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November 4, 2024
Angelina Jolie Stuns in Black Suit at Maria Premiere

Angelina Jolie cut a glamorous figure as she attended the premiere of Maria at the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall in London on Friday.

The actress, 49, showed off her sense of style as she arrived on the red carpet in a black blazer with matching trousers.

The film star also wore a matching low cut blouse while she added height to her frame with a pair of black boots.

Letting her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders, Angelina complimented her outfit with a pair of gold drop earrings.

The Oscar-winning actress accentuated her natural beauty with a light palette of makeup.

Angelina Jolie cut a glamorous figure as she attended the premiere of Maria at the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall in London on Friday

The actress, 49, showed off her sense of style as she arrived on the red carpet in a black blazer with matching trousers

The film star also wore a matching low cut blouse while she added height to her frame with a pair of black boots

Also at the BFI on Thursday was the premiere of the documentary film Twiggy about the life of the famous 1960s model.

Twiggy, whose real name is Lesley Lawson, attended the event in a fuchsia blazer and trousers paired with a white top.

She posed alongside the film’s director Sadie Frost who opted for a black silk dress with a low cut neckline.

Angelina’s film Maria follows the life of famed opera singer Maria Callas.

The film opens in the last days of the soprano’s life and looks back on all the triumphs and tragedies along the way.

Callas died of a heart attack at her Paris home on September 16, 1977. She was 53.

Angelina said that roles like Callas come along ‘once in a lifetime,’ adding, ‘I mean, it’s certainly the most challenging,’ Deadline reported.

To portray the opera singer, Angelina spent seven months learning six of the late singer’s most famous arias.

Letting her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders, Angelina complimented her outfit with a pair of gold drop earrings

Angelina looked in good spirits as she posed on the red carpet alongside Maria director Pablo Larrain and her co-star Alba Rohrwacher

Letting her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders, Angelina complimented her outfit with a pair of gold drop earrings

Angelina was all smiles as she signed autographs and posed for pictures with fans

Angelina’s film Maria follows the life of famed opera singer Maria Callas during the last days of her life

Angelina was also excited to work with director Pablo Larraín saying, ‘This kind of work is not asked of me very often. And if it’s asked of me, it’s not often with this kind of material and this director, so these things come once in a lifetime.’

Her experience making the film ‘was beyond anything I could imagine, and it was a gift emotionally for me,’ she said, adding that the role, ‘changed me as a person. It helped heal a part of me.’

The Mr. and Mrs. Smith actress said it is hard to explain all the ways the role changed and healed her.

‘It would be too personal to explain. But from that first day [on set] not being able to breathe and crying to singing at the top of my lungs at La Scala, Milan, those moments changed me.’

‘Having the chance to combine my two most deep and personal passions, cinema and opera, has been a long-awaited dream,’ Pablo Larraín said in a statement to Variety.

Also at the BFI on Thursday was the premiere of the documentary film Twiggy about the life of the famous 1960s model

Twiggy, whose real name is Lesley Lawson, attended the event in a fuchsia blazer and trousers paired with a white top

Angelina Jolie’s Maria co-star Aggelina Papadopoulou looked incredible in a red mini dress

‘To do this with Angelina, a supremely brave and curious artist, is a fascinating opportunity. A true gift.’

The Netflix film hits theaters in the U.S. on November 27 and debuts on the streamer on December 11.

It is considered to be a major awards season contender and premiered to an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.

Angelina is also serving as an executive producer of the musical adaptation of The Outsiders on Broadway and her daughter Vivienne, 16, worked as her assistant.

October 18, 2024
Robin Ince accuses Ricky Gervais of bullying on tour

From savaging Hollywood stars at the Golden Globe awards ceremony to mocking eco-activist Greta Thunberg in his stand-up act, Ricky Gervais has never shied away from provoking the rich and famous.

But a fellow comedian, Robin Ince, claims Gervais’s backstage jeers at him took a physical toll on his health when they toured together.

‘I look back now, and I think it is bullying, really it is,’ Ince claims. ‘I’m very good at sometimes just acclimatising to things, in which you go, ’actually, this is really weird’.

‘But people who knew me did not like the way that relationship worked. I am not saying it is a traumatic experience, but after two weeks I came out in red lumps that my doctor said were a stress rash. I think my hair is coming out in clumps.’

Speaking on The Starting Line podcast, Ince, 55, claims that Gervais’s ‘bullying’ became so bad his co-star in The Office Mackenzie Crook stepped in and confronted him about it.

A fellow comedian has claimed Gervais’ backstage jeers at him took a physical toll on his health when they toured together

Ince announced his retirement in 2015, saying he was ‘starting to go mad’ with self-doubt, insomnia and regret over not spending enough time with his family.

He remained friends with Gervais, 63, until 2022 when he wrote a blog post criticising him for making jokes about transgender people in his Netflix comedy special SuperNature.

‘It is easy to forget the collateral damage of jokes,’ Ince said.

‘Anti-trans punchlines seem to have become highly profitable and it ignores the dehumanising effect on a swathe of already marginalised people,’ he wrote, adding: ‘I think Ricky believes it is just him being a ‘naughty boy’.

I believe it makes him a pin-up and role model for the alt-Right.’

Gervais declines to comment.

End of an era for Twiggy’s pins!

She was the poster-girl of the miniskirt in Swinging London in the 1960s, but Twiggy has signalled the end of an era by declaring that she’s too old to show off her pins.

Dame Lesley Lawson, as she’s properly known, turns 75 tomorrow.

She says: ‘When it comes to fashion, I don’t like all these age labels.

Dame Lesley Lawson, as she’s properly known, turns 75 tomorrow. Pictured: Twiggy performs on stage, Butterfly Ball, London, 1976

‘But I do make an exception when it comes to miniskirts and hotpants. The only time I wear shorts is when I’m on holiday and they’re proper shorts.

‘You’ve got to think about what suits you and what you look – or feel – good in. The comfort factor’s important, too.’

Ginger Spice makes a winning bet on the horses

Ginger Spice appears to have made a winning bet on the horses. Geri and Christian Horner have enjoyed a bumper year at their racehorse owning company, OMBI. Newly published accounts reveal they undertook a £600,000 spending spree last year, forking out £137,000 on biological assets, £280,000 on buildings and £187,000 on motor vehicles to take assets held to just under £1million. They made a profit, with retained earnings after bills climbing to £220,000 from £69,000.

Geri and Christian Horner (pictured at the Goodwood Festival of Speed) enjoyed a bumper year at their racehorse owning company, OMBI

Sir Menzies Campbell recalls fond memories of his late father-in-law

Sir Menzies Campbell has fond memories of his late father-in-law, Major-General Roy Urquhart – who led the Paras into action at the Battle of Arnhem – despite his being a stickler for tradition. ‘I once heard him tell someone, ‘You don’t need to address me formally – just call me General’,’ wryly recalls the former Lib Dem leader, 83, speaking at the party’s conference in Brighton.

Former leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell (pictured)

Olympic girly Keely opts for glittering party gold

Venue: Burberry LFW40, Icons Party at The Roof Gardens, Kensington.

Keeping it golden: Olympic athlete Keely Hodgkinson, 22, is determined to stay golden. Having won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, she wore a glittering dress, with a Burberry bag worth £2,090 to match.

Olympic athlete Keely Hodgkinson stays golden at the closing party for London Fashion Week

On brand: Burberry’s shares have tumbled to a 15-year low, but Dame Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter Cora Corre has no doubts over its luxury brand status.

The model, 27, was proud to wear the British label’s classic Nova Check pattern.

Cora Corre (pictured) attends the closing party for London Fashion Week

Ellie’s all frills: Pop singer Ellie Goulding, 37, made a show-stopping entry in silk trousers and a chiffon top with long sleeves and frills on the shoulders.

Pop singer Ellie Goulding, 37, made a show-stopping entry in silk trousers and a chiffon top with long sleeves and frills on the shoulders at the closing party for London Fashion Week

Not so in vogue: British Vogue’s former editor-in-chief Edward Enninful nearly didn’t get into the heaving after-party, one staffer tells me, because the venue was ‘at capacity within the first hour’. They made up for the confusion by placing him on the top table with other VIPs.

Charles honours Camilla’s doctor

King Charles has handed Queen Camilla’s doctor a prestigious new role.

He has appointed Michael Dooley as Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, the county which is home to the monarch’s beloved Poundbury housing development.

‘It is a great honour to serve as the King’s representative in Dorset,’ says Dooley, 67, who will ‘promote civic, cultural and social initiatives across the county’.

King Charles has handed Queen Camilla’s doctor a prestigious new role. The King and Queen pictured here at the 80th anniversary event for D-Day

Dooley is consultant gynaecologist to the Royal Household and carried out a hysterectomy on Camilla in 2007 when she was still the Duchess of Cornwall. Like the King and Queen, he’s an advocate of alternative health treatments.

It’s the second recent honour for the physician after he was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) by the King in June.

Awards of the Royal Victorian Order are in the King’s gift and are bestowed independently of Downing Street to those who have served the monarch or the Royal Family in a personal way.

September 18, 2024
Twiggy and Leigh Lawson join Dustin Hoffman and Lisa for a double date at Scott’s restaurant in London’s Mayfair

Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson enjoyed a double date with Dustin Hoffman and his wife Lisa at Scott’s restaurant in London’s Mayfair on Saturday.

The iconic English model, 74, whose real name is Lesley Lawson, joined the American actor and filmmaker, 86, for the evening out.

Twiggy, Leigh, 78, Dustin and Lisa, 69, looked friendly as they strolled along linking arms as they left the high-end London restaurant.

Model Twiggy looked chic as she opted for a pink ensemble for the double date, sporting a cream and fuchsia striped blazer over a white shirt.

She paired the stylish blazer with pink high-waisted trousers, complete with a braided brown belt, and a suede brogues.

Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson enjoyed a double date with Dustin Hoffman and his wife Lisa at Scott’s restaurant in London’s Mayfair on Saturday

The iconic English model, 74, whose real name is Lesley Lawson, joined the American actor and filmmaker, 86, for the evening out

Her husband Leigh looked equally stylish as he sported all-black finished with an eclectic patterned scarf.

Meanwhile, Dustin kept it simple in a black suit jacket and trousers with a light-blue unbuttoned shirt.

His wife Lisa also opted for muted colours as she donned a black velvet blazer and matching trousers, with a navy satin and chiffon shirt. She finished off the look with a pair of black patent and gold loafers, a matching bag and a pearl necklace.

Twiggy and Leigh, who have been married for 36 years, looked as loved-up as ever as they attended the The Biba Story exhibition at The Fashion and Textile Museum in March.

During an interview last year, Twiggy credited ‘luck’ as the secret to her long marriage to her husband Leigh.

Twiggy married the actor in 1988, following the death of her first husband Michael Witney five years earlier.

Twiggy told Good Housekeeping’s September issue due to their past experiences with love, she and Leigh have always been ‘a little gentler’ with their romance.

She said: ‘[Leigh and I] have been together for 38 years, which is frightening! I suppose luck has a lot to do with it.

Twiggy, Leigh, 78, Dustin and Lisa, 69, looked friendly as they strolled along linking arms as they left the high-end London restaurant

Model Twiggy looked chic as she opted for a pink ensemble for the double date, sporting a cream and fuchsia striped blazer over a white shirt

Twiggy and Leigh, who have been married for 36 years, looked as loved-up as ever as they attended the The Biba Story exhibition at The Fashion and Textile Museum in March

The couple put on a cosy display as Leigh, 78, wrapped his arms around his wife as they posed for a photo

‘You never know when you meet somebody how it’s all going to turn out or what life is going to throw at you.

We’ve both been through things that didn’t work out for various reasons and when you’ve had that experience, you’re a little gentler when you meet someone else.’

Twiggy is considered one of the most iconic supermodels in history, and first rose to prominence in the 1960s with her piercing blue eyes and beautiful bone structure.

The fashion legend added that Pilates has helped her to maintain her svelte physique, after injuring her back 10 years earlier.

During an interview last year, Twiggy credited ‘luck’ as the secret to her long marriage to her husband Leigh (Pictured in 2022)

Twiggy married the actor in 1988, following the death of her first husband Michael Witney five years earlier (Pictured in 2007)

Twiggy told Good Housekeeping’s September issue due to their past experiences with love, she and Leigh have always been ‘a little gentler’ with their romance (Pictured in 2004 with Twiggy’s daughter Carly and Leigh’s son Jason)

She continued: ‘I badly put my back out 10 years ago – I bent down for something and it went into a spasm. I spent the week in bed and it really scared me.

‘I went to a wonderful osteopath who recommended Pilates, which I started when I felt better, and it’s the best thing I have ever done in my life.

‘I wish I had started earlier. It has changed my life. I do it once a week for an hour with a wonderful teacher and I always say to her, ”Rachel you’ve changed my life!” I have really built up the strength in my core and my back.’

May 19, 2024
Michelle Williams rocks a ’60s inspired look in a sleeveless black dress, flaunting her pink pixie cut at Disney’s 2024 Upfront presentation in New York City.

Michelle Williams’ stylish pink pixie cut was back when she put on a striking display at the Disney’s 2024 Upfront presentation on Tuesday.

The 43-year-old actress was on hand to chat about her upcoming series Dying For Sex, which is being produced by the Disney subsidiary FX.

She posed at the event in New York City’s North Javits Center while wearing a ’60s-chic black sleeveless dress.

The sleek look, which flared out slightly below her hips, and Michelle’s slim figure and short hair made her a dead ringer for the iconic English model Twiggy in her heyday.

The dress featured dual breast and hip flap pockets with gold buttons.

The sleek look, which flared out slightly below her hips, and Michelle’s slim figure and short hair made her a dead ringer for the iconic English model Twiggy in her heyday; pictured in 1966

She paired the minimalist dress with black buckled patent leather shoes, and she wore spherical gold earrings that complemented her dress’ buttons.

The five-time Oscar nominee added some color to her monochrome outfit with her bubblegum-pink pixie cut, which was parted to the side.

Michelle was at the presentation to chat about her new show, while other stars including American Horror Story stars Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian and 9-1-1 star Angela Bassett were also on hand.

Back in November of last year, the Certain Women actress was announced as the star of the upcoming FX series Dying For Sex.

The show is inspired by a popular Wondery podcast of the same name, which is hosted by Nikki Boyer. She plays a woman diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who shakes up her life by leaving her husband and setting out to explore her sexuality before she succumbs to the disease.

The dramedy costars former Saturday Night Live fixture Jenny Slate as her best friend who accompanies her on her new adventures and is based on Boyer.

Oscar winner Sissy Spacek is also featured on the series in a recurring role, and she has been spotted filming the series this spring in New York City.

Filming began in the Big Apple in March, but a premiere date has not yet been announced.

Michelle was at the presentation to chat about her new show, FX’s Dying For Sex. She plays a woman diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who decides to leave her husband and explore her sexuality with her remaining time; seen in NYC on April 17

Jenny Slate costars as her best friend, while Sissy Spacek is featured in a recurring role; pictured in NYC on April 18

The always-stylish Williams looked her best at the Disney presentation, but her eye-catching pink hair made its debut earlier this month at the Met Gala; pictured on May 6 in NYC

The always-stylish Williams looked her best at the Disney presentation, but her eye-catching pink hair made its debut earlier this month at the Met Gala.

Michelle walked the red carpet at ascended the stairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual fundraiser for its Costume Institute.

She glowed in a lustrous white minidress with floral embroidery across her midriff, along with a unmissable puffy chiffon sleeves and a long train contrasting her short skirt.

Against the all-white outfit, her pink hair stood out, and she wore a jeweled headband atop her short hair for some extra glamour.

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Michelle Williams goes ’60s chic in a sleeveless black dress while showing off her pink pixie cut at Disney’s 2024 Upfront presentation in New York City

May 15, 2024
Sad Update: Bec Judd Says Final Goodbye to Family

AFL WAG Bec Judd has paid a touching tribute to her late grandfather.

The 41-year-old took to her stories on Friday with a gallery of photos celebrating the life of her recently departed loved one.

Bec included what appears to be a throwback photo of her Pop and Nana on their wedding day in the share.

‘Reunited in heaven today. So glad I got to say goodbye and tell you I love you.’ she captioned the sweet picture.

She also included a photo of herself and her sister Kate Twiggy posing with their Pop.

AFL WAG Bec Judd (pictured) has paid a touching tribute to her late grandfather

The 41-year-old took to her stories on Friday with a gallery of photos celebrating the life of her much loved Pop including a beautiful throwback photo. Pictured

‘You’ll always have a special place in our hearts Pop,’ she said in the caption.

Meanwhile, Bec travelled to West Australia for her Pop’s farewell this week reported Perth Now.

Accompanying the popular influencer to Perth was her husband Chris Judd and their children the publication said on Friday.

Bec has carved out a hugely successful career as a social media star, nabbing a whole string of lucrative paid partnerships.

She also included a photo of herself and her sister Kate Twiggy posing with their Pop.

The wife of AFL star Chris Judd has collaborated with an array of top brands as well as launching her very own activewear line during her rise to fame.

Bec, who has racked up more than 750,000 Instagram followers, is said to be paid around $5,500 per sponsored post, according to the Herald Sun.

Her paid partnerships see her plug a whole string of products, brands and holiday destinations as she has soared to success as a popular social media influencer.

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Bec Judd shares devastating family news: ‘So glad I got to say goodbye’

April 12, 2024
Bronson Norrish from Married At First Sight confronts Australia’s wealthiest man, Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, in a boat dispute.

A Married At First Sight star is locked in a legal battle with a company owned by Australia’s richest man, mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest.

Bronson Norrish, 39, who runs Perth-based The Australian Party Boat Charters, commissioned SFM Marine – which is owned by Forrest – to conduct a marine hoisting service on his vessel back in 2022.

Norrish alleges his boat was damaged during process and is taking SFM Marine to court for the costs of the $730,969 repair bill.

He is also seeking an additional $586,792 for loss of profits between July 2022 and March 2023, which brings the total sum to $1.317million.

Norrish is claiming SFM Marine failed to ‘provide appropriate support to the vessel’s hull during the lifting and standing’, reports The Australian.

Married A t First Sight star Bronson Norris is locked in a legal battle with a company owned by Australia’s richest man, mining magnate Andrew ‘ Twiggy ‘ Forrest

Although SFM Marine deny any liability, they have offered to pay Norrish a sum of $125,000 and to waive their maintenance fee of $54,000.

According to The Australian, lawyers for SFM Marine have sent Norrish’s team a letter saying if he does not accept the offer then no counter offer will be made and they will defend the claim entirely.

However, Norrish has said he is not prepared to accept the settlement offer.

Bronson Norrish, 39, who runs Perth-based The Australian Party Boat Charters, commissioned SFM Marine – which is owned by Forrest (pictured) – to conduct a marine hoisting service on his vessel back in 2022

‘Losing our main money on a boat, losing one full season of operating and having to take out a million-dollar loan to pay repair costs associated with the damage has put us in the red,’ he said.

‘The reason we kept pushing through and doing the repairs was because SFM were willing to pay and admitted fault. Now they’ve done a 180 and we’ve got no way of paying off the debt.’

Norrish added if he does not receive the settlement he is fighting for his company because he won’t be able to pay debts and will risk foreclosure.

Norrish alleges his boat was damaged during process and is taking SFM Marine to court for the costs of the $730,969 repair bill

A spokesperson for SFM Marine said Norrish’s company had not substantiated its claims.

‘The insurer has repeatedly requested supporting evidence. This includes the extent of damage allegedly caused, as opposed to prior wear and tear on the vessel or other costs unrelated to the damage allegedly caused,’ they said.

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to both parties for comment.

Bronson rose to fame on Married At First Sight in 2019, where he was paired with Ines Basic.

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Married At First Sight groom Bronson Norrish takes on Australia’s richest man Andrew ‘ Twiggy ‘ Forrest over boat dispute

April 10, 2024
Twiggy and husband Leigh Lawson, married for 36 years, show their love at a fashion exhibition

Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson looked as loved-up as ever as they attended the The Biba Story exhibition at The Fashion and Textile Museum on Thursday.

The couple, who have been married for 36 years, put on a cosy display as Leigh, 78, wrapped his arms around his wife as they posed for a photo.

Twiggy – whose real name is Lesley Lawson – looked stylish in a black tailored coat, which she wore with a classic white top and trousers.

The supermodel accessorised her outfit with a pair of purple-lens shades and a selection of delicate silver chain necklaces.

She wore her cropped locks in a sleek loose style and opted for minimal make-up for the occasion.

Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson looked as loved-up as ever as they attended the The Biba Story exhibition at The Fashion and Textile Museum on Thursday

The couple, who have been married for 36 years, put on a cosy display as Leigh, 78, wrapped his arms around his wife as they posed for a photo

Meanwhile, Leigh cut a cool figure in a black velvet pinstripe jacket, which he wore with a paisley scarf, T-shirt and trousers.

During an interview last year, Twiggy credited ‘luck’ as the secret to her long marriage to her husband Leigh.

Twiggy married the actor in 1988, following the death of her first husband Michael Witney five years earlier.

Twiggy told Good Housekeeping’s September issue due to their past experiences with love, she and Leigh have always been ‘a little gentler’ with their romance.

She said: ‘[Leigh and I] have been together for 38 years, which is frightening! I suppose luck has a lot to do with it.

‘You never know when you meet somebody how it’s all going to turn out or what life is going to throw at you.

We’ve both been through things that didn’t work out for various reasons and when you’ve had that experience, you’re a little gentler when you meet someone else.’

Twiggy is considered one of the most iconic supermodels in history, and first rose to prominence in the 1960s with her piercing blue eyes and beautiful bone structure.

Twiggy – whose real name is Lesley Lawson – looked stylish in a black tailored coat, which she wore with a classic white top and trousers (pictured with Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki)

The supermodel accessorised her outfit with a pair of purple-lens shades and a selection of delicate silver chain necklaces

Meanwhile, Leigh cut a cool figure in a black velvet pinstripe jacket, which he wore with a paisley scarf, T-shirt and trousers

The fashion legend added that Pilates has helped her to maintain her svelte physique, after injuring her back 10 years earlier.

She continued: ‘I badly put my back out 10 years ago – I bent down for something and it went into a spasm. I spent the week in bed and it really scared me.

‘I went to a wonderful osteopath who recommended Pilates, which I started when I felt better, and it’s the best thing I have ever done in my life.

‘I wish I had started earlier. It has changed my life. I do it once a week for an hour with a wonderful teacher and I always say to her, ”Rachel you’ve changed my life!” I have really built up the strength in my core and my back.’

During her interview with the publication, Twiggy also discussed her upcoming West End Show, Close Up: The Twiggy Musical.

‘I only get involved with projects that really spark something in me, with people I love and want to work with,’ she said.

‘Ben Elton is an old friend and I love him to bits. He’s a huge talent – so clever and such a sweet man.

‘The musical came about when we were having dinner about six years ago and he said, half-jokingly, ”I should do your story! It’s an amazing story set in an amazing period – I should write it.”’

‘I’ve spent my life doing things that I didn’t plan to do. I didn’t plan to model. I definitely didn’t plan to do a musical film with Ken Russell.

‘And I certainly didn’t plan to star on Broadway in a big musical. I must be mad!’

Dame Zandra Rhodes, Barbara Hulanicki, Twigg and Edina Ronay

She wore her cropped locks in a sleek loose style and opted for minimal make-up for the occasion (pictured with fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes)

March 22, 2024
Twiggy Returns to Pop Music with Rolling Stones Bassist Bill Wyman 48 Years Later, Says Richard Eden

How about this for a comeback? Twiggy is returning to pop music, 48 years after her self-titled debut album was released.

I can disclose that the celebrated former model, 74, who is now Dame Lesley Lawson, has teamed up with former Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman, 87.

Featuring piano, bass, guitar and her vocals, their album is inspired by traditional music from the 1930s to 1950s.

‘We have not announced it yet, but I have been working with Bill Wyman,’ she confirms.

‘Covid came along and we had to Skype for about two or three years. Bill kept sending me songs from that period, and I love that.

The celebrated former model, 74, who is now Dame Lesley Lawson, has teamed up with former Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman, 87

Twiggy is returning to pop music, 48 years after her self-titled debut album was released (Pictured: Twiggy performs on stage at the Butterfly Ball, London, in 1976

Twiggy, an icon of the Swinging Sixties, appeared on the sleeve of the 1973 David Bowie album Pin Ups

Speaking on her podcast, Tea With Twiggy, she described her musical adventure as ‘scary and exciting,’ before teasing that ‘hopefully’ the album will come out soon

‘My first film, The Boy Friend, was all 1920s music. Bill narrowed it down and I kept picking music from [American musicians] Mary Ford and Les Paul.’

Speaking on her podcast, Tea With Twiggy, she adds of her musical adventure: ‘It is scary and exciting. Hopefully the album will come out soon.’

Twiggy, an icon of the Swinging Sixties, appeared on the sleeve of the 1973 David Bowie album Pin Ups. ‘I just feel thrilled that I got to meet Bowie,’ she has said.

‘That photo was early 1970s and he was huge at that point. English Vogue had this idea of putting me and him on the cover of Vogue and we thought it was a brilliant idea.

‘He was recording in Paris and I flew there, and we did the picture. The editor of Vogue, in their great wisdom, said, ‘I can’t put a man on the cover.’

‘We said, ‘Why not? You are insane.’ But they would not budge. So David said, ‘While they are faffing about, I will put it on the album cover.’ ‘

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RICHARD EDEN: Twiggy makes a return to pop music with former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman – 48 years after her debut

March 1, 2024