Kate Winslet reveals reason why she hadn't directed before

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Los Angeles, (IANS): Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet, who is making her debut behind the camera, said she was "scared" to direct before making her debut behind the camera on the upcoming festive film “Goodbye June”.

The “Titanic” star told Empire magazine: "I just decided…. I'm gonna do this.' "I had thought to myself, 'How do I answer that question?' I think I've often said, 'I've been raising a family. I've got other things going on.' But actually, I realised that the reason I hadn't directed before now was because I was probably scared."

The actress, who also features in the cast of Goodbye June, said the additional scrutiny on female stars who make the move behind the camera as another factor behind her reluctance, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"And I'm acutely aware of how much harder it is for actresses to turn into directors than it is for our male counterparts. I do believe there is a good deal more scrutiny placed on: 'Can they or can't they do it? What are they going to come up with?'," said the 50-year-old actress.

Talking about Goodbye June, the film follows a group of siblings who come together to spend time with their terminally ill mother June played by Dame Helen Mirren in her final weeks and Kate explained that she didn't want the titular character to be "cosy".

The actress said: "It was very important not to set her up as the perfect, cosy parent. When you're dealing with loss, sometimes vaguely uncomfortable, humorous things can happen. So it was important to be as real about that side of what's happening to June as possible."

Winslet said directing the film was demanding, particularly as Mirren was available for just 16 days during production.

She said: "I had no option but to just throw myself at it with as much energy as I could muster and just keep going. It was proper, fast-paced British filmmaking in that sense."

Winslet says that the experience on Goodbye June has left her open to the prospect of directing again.She said: "I'm not saying, 'Oh, it all came naturally to me', because I don't want anything to ever come naturally to me. That's not who I am. (But) I'm relishing every single day." Kate Winslet reveals reason why she hadn't directed before | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

Read More........ → October 14, 2025

Lady Gaga sheds light on her big role

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Los Angeles, (IANS) Hollywood actress-singer Lady Gaga is very sure of what she wants for her future. The singer, 39, recently opened up about her next big life goal, becoming a mom.

She spoke with Stephen Colbert on a recent episode of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’, and said that she hopes that motherhood is her "next starring role”.

Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, said, "I would like to do many things. All of these things are open. But, what I really want is to be a mom. That's my next starring role, I hope”.

The singer has previously opened up about wanting to be a mother. Less than one year after her engagement to entrepreneur Michael Polansky, Lady Gaga opened up about her hopes to become a mom in the next decade during an interview with Access Hollywood.

She shared, “I really want to be a mom. The greatest vision I have is that”. She also told ‘Elle’ magazine that she is “ready” to be humbled by her future children and let them follow their dreams, after speaking with her fiance about starting a family.

“That's something Michael and I have talked about a lot, allowing our kids to be their own people. It’s such an intense thing for kids coming into the world”. She added. "And they're told how to think and what to believe in and how to eat … I just kind of want to let my kids find out who they are”.

When the interviewer mentioned to her that children will naturally humble you as a parent, the actress responded, “Oh, I’m ready”.

Speaking about how her future kids might react to her career, Lady Gaga said, “I would want my children to understand that whatever my artistry means to them is totally up to them. I would never actually want to shape it or tell them how to think about me”.“Maybe other than that I just did my best. And tried to stay true to myself along the way”, she added. Lady Gaga sheds light on her big role | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

Read More........ → October 06, 2025

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco tie the knot, share pictures from wedding

Los Angeles, (IANS) Actress-singer Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are now officially married. The long-time couple have also shared pictures from their wedding on Instagram.

Selena shared the pictures to commemorate the day, sharing polaroids and film footage from the wedding, reports ‘Variety’.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco first met when the former ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ star was around 17 years old. Selena’s mother set up a meeting between the two to help her daughter with her then-budding music career.

As per ‘Variety’, they became fast friends and went on to collaborate on several projects together. Blanco produced two tracks on Gomez’s 2015 album ‘Revival’, and Selena was later featured on Blanco’s 2019 release.

The pair collaborated again in 2023 on Selena Gomez’s song ‘Single Soon’. They began dating the same year, and by December 2024, they were engaged.

In March, Blanco and Selena Gomez’s collaborative history reached new heights with the release of their joint 14-song album ‘I Said I Love You First’. Ahead of the album’s debut, Spotify released a 33-minute one-on-one conversation between the couple, in which they went behind the scenes on their writing process.

Selena said, “We’d get up in the morning and have a conversation. But our conversation was never led going, ‘What are we going to write in the album?’ (sic)”.

“I was constantly just writing whatever you said wherever we were. Sometimes, you’d be saying something really important, and I didn’t know if you even realised, but I would always open my phone and be like, ‘F***, that’s such a good line for a song’”.Transitioning from child star to global icon, Selena built a successful music career with hits like ‘Come & Get It’ and ‘Lose You to Love Me’, while fronting the band Selena Gomez & the Scene. Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco tie the knot, share pictures from wedding | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

Read More........ → September 29, 2025