A petition urging Disney not to portray Elsa as a lesbian in Frozen 2 has reached almost 11,000 signatures. The action was launched after Jennifer Lee, the film’s co-director, replied “we’ll see where we go” when asked whether script writers had decided the sexuality of the fictional Queen of Arendelle. (more…)
Child star, turned full on hunk, Jonathan Lipnicki has showcased his hot new body after working out like a fiend. In an Instagram post to his fans, he admitted that he had “gotten a little soft” but turned his health around by eating well and hitting the gym, good old-fashioned hard work.
He showcased his new look, wearing nothing but his undies.
He wrote on social “I believe in complete honesty when I engage with you guys on any of my social media apps. I HONESTLY got a little soft around the holidays… and maybe a little while after too ???? I started doing @juicyssecretla meal preps made by my friend @juicyjudy around a month ago and combined with my workouts, I’ve had great results. I still have a LONG way to go before I’m back to being really shredded but this is a start! If you have been thinking of giving meal preps a try I highly suggest these!
They aren’t paying me to say this, these are real results from the meal preps combined with Hard work. Hard work sold separately.”
Here are some of the world’s most famous gay or bisexual male actors from TV and Film.
Born: 11th October 1993
Best Known For: 13 Reasons Why
Came Out: 2017. The actor, who is most notable for his character, Justin Foley in the hit Netflix series, 13 Reason Why just came out in an Instagram post aimed at those who are against same-sex marriage in Australia. The Australian actor, who is 23, was spurred on to come out following the No vote campaign before same-sex marriage became legal in Australia.
Born: 10th August 1989, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Best Known For: In the cast of Home And Away and playing the prince in Maleficient.
Came out (sort of) 2014 in MSN interview, Brenton Thwaites made quite a splash in the news in 2014, when in an interview with MSN he made hints that he could be bisexual. A fan asked the question which ‘three things you look for in a partner,’ Thwaite responded, ‘male or female? They’re very different.’
Born: 31st July 1988
Best Known For: Being one of the twins on Desperate Housewives & Teen Wolf
Came Out: On Instagram in 2016. After Desperate Housewives Charlie went on to star in Teen Wolf as Ethan, a gay character who made headlines when MTV aired the first gay kiss, between his character and Danny played by Keahu Kahuanui.
The 27-year-old explained his worries about coming out in the entertainment industry a series of posts on Instagram.
Born: 27th May 1990, Clovis California, USA
Best Known For: Playing Kurt Hummel in the smash-hit, Ryan Murphy produced television series Glee.
Came out: During his time in Glee Chris came out. He is an actor, singer, author, model and producer. Best known for his role as the gay kid in Glee, Colfer lives with his boyfriend in Los Angeles.
Born: 28 December 1987
Best known for: Starring in Channel 4’s Cucumber.
Came out: He revealed in Spindle Magazine that the show’s writer, Russel T Davies gave the following advice about being out in public… “Russell also gave me a good piece of advice about being out in the media. The question is: are you gay? Yes you are. And that’s it. If you say it right off the bat and you’re open in your everyday life then you can talk about the thing you’re there to talk about, which is normally the work and not your personal life.”
Born: 16th August 1997
Best Known For: Being the singer signed by Ellen DeGeneres
Came Out: 2017. Chance who was signed by Ellen Degeneres’s record company after appearing on the show soon after his video was released and went viral has taken to Instagram to confirm his sexuality. Talking on the social media site and sharing a rainbow picture, he said,
“I came to fully recognize that I was gay when I was sixteen. I decided not to publicize my sexuality largely due to a matter of privacy, as I was still trying to find comfort and confidence within my own skin”
Born: 12th June 1991
Best Known For: Accidents Happen
Came out: In 2013, when talking about an upcoming movie called Drown.
Born: 16th May 1991
Best Known For: YouTuber
Came Out: Joey has always, since the beginning of his fame although it was through a music video that his sexuality was established more explicitly. He began dating Instagram star Daniel Preda in 2014.
Born: 9th April 1994
Best Known For: Disney star / Film Actor
Came out in: 2018, Former Disney star, turned film star Joey Pollari has come out as gay, weeks before a film which he is appearing in, Love, Simon, is due to hit the big screen.
Born: 19th December 1991
Best Known For: Film Actor
Came out in: Keiynan came out as bisexual on social media in 2017, later, however, he clarified, in a 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that he prefers not to label his sexuality, and identifies primarily as queer.
Born: 29th August 1993
Best Known For: YouTube Celebrity
Came out: In 2013 Lucas came out in a video posted on YouTube.
Born: 19th May 1992
Best Known For: Actor on Coronation Street
Came Out: In an interview with a magazine. Rob Mallard spoke out about his sexuality for the first time in a revealing interview with Gay Times. He said that he didn’t want to hide who he is, despite being out to his family and friends since he was 17.
Born: 7th November 1988
Best Known For: Modern Family
Came Out: On social media. Ewing who plays Haley’s boyfriend in the hit NBC comedy series Modern Family came out as gay on Twitter after revealing that he found Eugene Bata on Good Morning America “as hot as f**k”. When questioned by a fan whether he had outed himself the then 27-year-old actor replied, “I was never in.”
Born: 22nd December 1992
Best Known For: His uber gay music video “Bubble”
Came out: Well, the video “Bubble” sort of did that for him. It was released in 2013
Born: 13th May 1992
Best Known For: 13 Reasons Why
Came Out: In 2016 he rose to fame in the Netflix drama series, 13 Reasons Why. During the following press and interviews, it was established that Tommy was into men.
Troye Sivan
Born: 5th June 1995, Johannesburg, South Africa
Best Known For: Internet Celebrity, XMEN
Came out in 2010 via YouTube Video. In 2014 Troye released his debut single Happy Little Pill.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bobby Rodriguez was in the bathroom at Pulse nightclub when Omar Mateen opened fire, she said Wednesday, during the first day of testimony in the trial of Mateen’s widow, Noor Salman. “I panicked, I threw myself into the toilet seat and picked up my feet,” she recalled. (more…)
Indonesians could be jailed for criticising national politicians under a new law which came into force Thursday, in what critics slammed as a major step back for the world’s third-biggest democracy. The vaguely worded bill passed the 560-member house last month but has just become official, over the objections of President Joko Widodo who refused to sign off on the controversial legislation. (more…)
Gritty, raw and a history lesson like no other.
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is a sensational book and it made critical acclaim as a film too, so expectations were always going to be high. Adapted by Matthew Spangler, The Rep play version created a new window to look through the melodrama and tragedy surrounding the life of Amir.
The story centralises itself around Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy, and Hassan, a Hazara who is the son of Ali, Amir’s father’s servant. Hassan is the fastest kite runner the town has ever seen, and he teaches Amir the art, all so Amir can impress his stone-faced father.
This must have been a hard concept to attempt to translate from a novel page to a main house stage, but Barney George’s design painted a very raw picture. The set moulded itself to suit outside and indoors with little effort. Fluid scene changes via media projections, and a curtain in shape of a kite which was used to shield viewers from hard-to-watch moments. Live percussion, performed by Hanif Khan, brought a mystical layer to the melodrama. The sound effects were also harrowing in parts.
What made this production special was the cast of The Kite Runner. Raj Ghatak, as Amir, really helped us see the character come to life through language, enacting young and older Amir, as well as punchy speeches with sincere conviction. Jo Ben Ayed stole the show, with his portrayal of Hassan, formidable dexterity in playing a young boy while showing mature emotions. Jo’s characterisation contributed to the emotional experience felt in The Rep auditorium. The unrelenting loyalty to Amir was masterfully achieved by Jo. The boys’ fathers Baba and Ali played by Gary Pillai and Rez Kabir respectively, enhanced the sense of tradition and honour. Both actors shone, adding a darker tone to the narrative. Assef was a sickly and revolting character, played expertly by Soroosh Lavisini.
Soroosh’s movement and speech was skin-crawling and made it hard to watch, but this was a true depiction of the nasty and malevolent personality.
This production is close to three hours long, but through gripping action, efficient set, light, sound and everything else involved, The Kite Runner left us with the feeling we could have watched more.
The Kite Runner runs at the Birmingham Rep until the 24th March 2017