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Halle Berry shows off sculpted abs as she reveals secret to toned physique

Halle Berry shows off sculpted abs as she reveals secret to toned physique

Published by Daniella Wilson

Halle Berry is proving that strength starts from within. The Oscar-winning star took to Instagram to share a series of powerful gym photos, showcasing her incredibly toned physique – including her sculpted abs – while opening up about the mindset behind her fitness journey. “Got my mind right and my body is following!” she captioned the post, highlighting the connection between mental clarity and physical results. © InstagramHalle showed off her gym moves Dressed in sleek workout gear, Halle looked stronger than ever as she posed mid-session, her defined core and athletic frame on full display. But the post wasn’t just about intense training – it also offered a glimpse into the balance she’s cultivated in her daily life. Alongside the gym snaps, Halle shared a softer side to her routine, posting images of fresh flowers, a peaceful moment spent reading, and two glasses of what appeared to be sparkling rosé – suggesting that wellness, for her, is just as much about rest and enjoyment as it is about discipline. © InstagramHalle also showed off …

Schoenaerts, Marton Csokas, Makita Samba Join Halle Berry in ‘Fleur’

Schoenaerts, Marton Csokas, Makita Samba Join Halle Berry in ‘Fleur’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone), Makita Samba (Paris, 13th District) and Marton Csokas (The Equalizer) have joined the cast of the Halle Berry drama Fleur. Berry stars in the feature from Our Father, the Devil director Ellie Foumbi, playing a New York housewife who flees her husband, and America, to reinvent herself in Paris a Fleur, an high-end escort and dominatrix. Csokas will play her husband. Fleur has begun shooting on location in Paris. Christine Vachon (Materialists, May December) is producing through her Killer Films banner, together with Berry and Holly Jeter for HalleHolly, and Gabriel Mayers of Plot Twist Pictures. Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will finance and co-produce the feature. Victor Hadida’s Davis Films has acquired French rights and will distribute there through Metropolitan Filmexport. AGC’s Ford, Miguel Palos and Zach Garrett are executive producing together with Hadida, Killer Films’ Pam Koffler, and Lorelle Lynch. AGC International are handling international sales on the film, and co-repping U.S. rights with UTA Independent Film Group and WME Independent. Fombi’s feature debut Our Father, The Devil, was …

From Halle Berry to Tom Hanks, Relive 10 of the Best Ever Oscar Victory Speeches

From Halle Berry to Tom Hanks, Relive 10 of the Best Ever Oscar Victory Speeches

Published by Sam Flores

When Life is Beautiful won the Oscar for best foreign film (now called best international film), the irrepressible director, screenwriter, and star of the film reached the stage in a way that was anything but conventional: he literally climbed over the seats in the audience, passing over the heads of the celebrities and then arriving with a series of leaps on the steps, directly, into the arms of presenter Sophia Loren. Benigni’s acrobatic entrance triggered a standing ovation, but he was so overwhelmed with emotion that he did not even notice. In front of the audience, beaming, he exclaimed, “I would like to kiss you all!” In his speech, Benigni then thanked his parents who had remained in Vergaio, a small town in the province of Prato, saying fondly, “They gave me the most beautiful gift of my life: poverty.” With his usual poetry he also quoted Dante, evoking “the love that moves the sun and the other stars,” before dedicating the award to his wife and muse, Nicoletta Braschi. Halle Berry (2002) TIMOTHY A. …

Toast of London’s Matt Berry reveals why he fears another revival for the wacky sitcom

Toast of London’s Matt Berry reveals why he fears another revival for the wacky sitcom

Published by Daniella Wilson

Matt Berry has cast doubt on the possibility of another revival for his cult favourite sitcom Toast of London. The series followed aloof actor Steven Toast (Berry) as he navigated an often surreal distortion of London’s showbiz scene, including tedious voiceover gigs and frequent bust-ups with his bitter rival, Ray Purchase (Harry Peacock). Toast of London premiered on Channel 4 in October 2013, only a month after The IT Crowd’s final episode, which also starred Berry, making it a natural follow-up watch for fans of oddball humour. Ultimately, the show bowed out after three seasons, but received a surprise second life during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it returned with a series of lockdown-era audio skits, which paved the way for a full revival as Toast of Tinseltown. Want to see this content? To show this content, we need your permission to allow Google reCAPTCHA and its required purposes to load content on this page. The Hollywood-set sequel drew on Berry’s connections from high-profile US work – most notably, What We Do in the Shadows – …

‘I can’t be Mary Berry at 90’: Nadiya Hussain on race and her BBC cookery show ending

‘I can’t be Mary Berry at 90’: Nadiya Hussain on race and her BBC cookery show ending

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free Nadiya Hussain says she dreams of cooking on TV into old age – but that longevity in the industry isn’t afforded to everyone. “I would like to have seen myself where Mary Berry is at 90 years old, still cooking on television, I would have loved that for myself,” says the 41-year-old, “But that’s a dream that I can’t live up to because I’m not white.” The British-Bangladeshi chef, author and TV presenter, who won the Great British Bake Off in 2015 and was catapulted to fame, spent 10 years making cooking shows for the BBC, but the shows weren’t recommissioned last year – a decision she says “shocked” her. The mum-of-three notes that it’s “really hard to pick a few” Muslim female chefs on TV. “Because we don’t have longevity. I can’t even find another Muslim woman to equate myself to, or stand shoulder-to-shoulder …

How to make Nadiya Hussain’s delicious croissant berry pudding slices

How to make Nadiya Hussain’s delicious croissant berry pudding slices

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free “This is like a bread-and-butter pudding but – simply put – better,” says TV chef Nadiya Hussain. “It’s made with an easy vanilla custard, which is baked around chunks of buttery croissant, laced with raspberries and white chocolate. It’s comforting, warm and really hits the spot.” Croissant berry pudding slices Cook 45 minutes, prep 8 minutes Ingredients (Serves 8) 4 large croissants 3 medium eggs 300ml double cream 100ml whole milk 1tsp vanilla extract 3tbsp caster sugar 100g fresh raspberries 50g white chocolate, chopped Icing sugar, to dust To serve: Clotted cream open image in gallery Nadiya Hussain (Chris Terry/PA) Method 1. Preheat the oven to 160°C fan. Grease the inside of a 23cm cake tin. 2. Take a sheet of baking paper, large enough to cover the base and sides of the tin, scrunch it into a ball, then un-scrunch the paper, flatten it …

Halle Berry and Stephen Curry Ink Unscripted TV and Film Deal

Halle Berry and Stephen Curry Ink Unscripted TV and Film Deal

Published by Daniella Wilson

HalleHolly, the production company founded by actress Halle Berry and Holly Jeter, has inked a first look unscripted deal with Unanimous Media, the production company founded by NBA star Stephen Curry and Erick Peyton. The deal will see Sharla Sumpter-Bridgett, chief content officer of Unanimous Media, work closely with Berry and Jeter as the companies collaborate on telling women-led stories for all audiences. It also marks a new push into unscripted for HalleHolly, which has thus far been focused on scripted film and TV projects. “We’re thrilled to join forces with HalleHolly, a partnership that allows us the opportunity to collaborate on developing new and exciting storytelling opportunities for both of our companies,” said Peyton and Curry in a statement. “Together, we’re committed to bringing fresh, underrepresented narratives to the screen. Most importantly, we’re excited to continue championing stories that celebrate strength, creativity and resilience.” “It is rare to find partnership with such like-minded people. Holly and I are incredibly aligned with Unanimous in our commitment to integrity in crafting bold, innovative stories and pushing boundaries …

Crime 101 review – Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry lead an all-star modern take on Heat

Crime 101 review – Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry lead an all-star modern take on Heat

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Crime 101 is sleek like a Michael Mann venture, but with a healthy dose of 2020s nihilism. We can relish in it as a return to the mid-budget thriller, with its marquee of stars – Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo and Barry Keoghan – and its deployment of LA as a steel and sun-dappled chessboard, without pickling ourselves in our own nostalgia. It’s hardly timid in its references, but it’s never confined by them either. It takes a moment for writer-director Bart Layton – a documentarian working here for the first time in pure fiction by adapting a Don Winslow novella – to pin down his story. There are four major players and, at first, they intersect only by periodically passing each other on the 101 freeway. Mike Davis (Hemsworth) is a jewel thief with a conscience, who methodically strikes …

Halle Berry reveals she would reprise X-Men role ‘in a heartbeat’

Halle Berry reveals she would reprise X-Men role ‘in a heartbeat’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Halle Berry has admitted that she’s “sad” her X-Men character Storm won’t appear in Avengers: Doomsday, revealing that she’d reprise the iconic role “in a heartbeat”. The Oscar winner, 59, played Storm, a mutant superhero with the power to control the weather, in the original X-Men movie trilogy and in the 2014 film Days of Future Past. But while some of her X-Men castmates, such as Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden and Rebecca Romijn, are set to return for the upcoming Marvel movie Avengers: Doomsday, Berry is not on the cast list. However, in a new interview with ScreenRant, she hinted that she may still appear in “other rounds” of the superhero franchise. “While I’m sad I won’t be in Doomsday this round, there are other rounds,” she said. “And I would do that in a heartbeat.” open image in …