John Major has hit out at Netflix’sThe Crown ahead of its depiction of him in season five.
The former Conservative prime minister, who was in office from 1990 to 1997, is being portrayed in the new season by Trainspotting star Jonny Lee Miller.
On Saturday (15 October), the politician’s spokesperson gave a statement, via The Telegraph, in which they dismissed rumoured plot lines as “nothing other than damaging and malicious fiction” and “a barrel-load of nonsense peddled for no other reason than to provide maximum – and entirely false – dramatic impact”.
Season five arrives on Netflix on 9 November, and will be set in the early 1990s. It will imagine conversations between Sir John and the Queen, the then Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
It has been speculated that Charles will be shown requesting the prime minister’s support for the Queen’s abdication.
It’s also been said there might be discussions...
The former Conservative prime minister, who was in office from 1990 to 1997, is being portrayed in the new season by Trainspotting star Jonny Lee Miller.
On Saturday (15 October), the politician’s spokesperson gave a statement, via The Telegraph, in which they dismissed rumoured plot lines as “nothing other than damaging and malicious fiction” and “a barrel-load of nonsense peddled for no other reason than to provide maximum – and entirely false – dramatic impact”.
Season five arrives on Netflix on 9 November, and will be set in the early 1990s. It will imagine conversations between Sir John and the Queen, the then Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
It has been speculated that Charles will be shown requesting the prime minister’s support for the Queen’s abdication.
It’s also been said there might be discussions...
- 10/16/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Adriana Lima is an icon when it comes to the Victoria’s Secret runway. The Brazilian supermodel has been one of the lingerie brand’s Angels for nearly two decades, since 1999, and now that she’s 36, Lima sees no signs of slowing down, or retiring from the runway.
“That’s something that doesn’t come into my head,” she tells People in a new interview featured in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday. “My plan is to stay as long as my body allows me, at least until I am 40, so that’s four or so more years. But if I can stay longer,...
“That’s something that doesn’t come into my head,” she tells People in a new interview featured in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday. “My plan is to stay as long as my body allows me, at least until I am 40, so that’s four or so more years. But if I can stay longer,...
- 9/27/2017
- by Sharon Kanter
- PEOPLE.com
Imagine being thisclose to Beyoncé’s face and not hyperventilating. Not only has makeup artist Sir John mastered the art of staying serene when in the presence of the Queen, he’s created absolutely ***Flawless looks for her for the past seven years. As if collaborating with Bey for red carpet appearances, tours, and two visual albums hasn’t kept his schedule busy enough, Sir John has also managed to amass an impressive celebrity clientele (from Priyanka Chopra and Karlie Kloss to Joan Smalls and Serena Williams), partnered with L’Oréal Paris, and most recently added another major job to...
- 9/25/2017
- by Jackie Fields
- PEOPLE.com
Get ready to see a whole new side of the beauty industry.
Et was on set of Lifetime’s American Beauty Star -- a new competition series that aims do for hair and makeup artists what Project Runway has done for fashion designers -- with host Adriana Lima, contestant mentor Sir John (Beyonce’s personal makeup artist!), and judge Sarah Brown, Vogue contributing editor, to find out why it took until 2017 to make a show like this happen.
“This is such an exciting time for beauty,” Brown gushes. “What's been amazing in the last year or two is that we've seen the definition of beauty expand, to be so much more inclusive than it ever has been.”
“Right now, the conversation is so broad and includes every gender, every ethnicity, every type of person, every everything,” she continues. “There's just room for everyone, and makeup brands are getting on board with that, the modeling...
Et was on set of Lifetime’s American Beauty Star -- a new competition series that aims do for hair and makeup artists what Project Runway has done for fashion designers -- with host Adriana Lima, contestant mentor Sir John (Beyonce’s personal makeup artist!), and judge Sarah Brown, Vogue contributing editor, to find out why it took until 2017 to make a show like this happen.
“This is such an exciting time for beauty,” Brown gushes. “What's been amazing in the last year or two is that we've seen the definition of beauty expand, to be so much more inclusive than it ever has been.”
“Right now, the conversation is so broad and includes every gender, every ethnicity, every type of person, every everything,” she continues. “There's just room for everyone, and makeup brands are getting on board with that, the modeling...
- 9/21/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
When Sir John and Joan Smalls get together, beautiful makeup is almost guaranteed. The supermodel's face made for the perfect canvas for the makeup artist and L'Oréal spokesperson, who also works with Beyoncé, Karlie Kloss, Gabrielle Union and Ashley Graham. Recently, the American Beauty Star mentor painted blue liner on Joan's top and bottom lids, titling his work, "Denim Liner." As we're prepping our denim wardrobe for fall, this makeup trend came at the perfect time. The pigment, matched to the model's I'm-not-even-trying-and-i'm-still-killin'-it stare, would make anyone pause their timeline scroll. Her eyes pop. Her face is flawless yet...
- 8/15/2017
- E! Online
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