8 h. ago D’Angelo was far more than the shirtless sex symbol he was painted as

The late singer’s iconic music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel) had him unfairly pigeonholed for much of his careerExperimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music‘The architect of Black Gen X sonic feeling and eloquence’: D’Angelo’s 10 greatest tracksThe news of D’Angelo’s death following a privately handled pancreatic cancer diagnosis had shocked fans crying Shit, Damn, Motherfucker – a cult favorite from the 1995 Brown Sugar album that heralded the R&B singer as a force in the blossoming neo-soul movement. But the winking references on social media to that crash-out song, about a man who discovers his girl in bed with his best friend and lets rage take over, were soon crowded out by shirtless images of the four-time Grammy winner as tribute. It’s the last thing he’d want to be remembered for.The images all derive from the same source: the 2000 music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel), from D’Angelo’s sophomore album, Voodoo. ...

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30 h. ago D'Angelo virtually disappeared over growing tired of being 'sex symbol' before death

Grammy-award-winning R&B artist D'Angelo has passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 51, with heartfelt tributes from fans pouring in following the tragic news

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4 d. ago This Morning star Ben Shephard's wife has withering response to his sex symbol status

Ben Shephard has been married to wife Annie for over 20 years, and it seems that she's not too impressed by his gym-honed physique, which has seen him grace the cover of Men's Health

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7 d. ago Why Anna Kournikova swapped fame for family as tennis sex symbol falls pregnant with fourth child at age 44

She was once the most Googled woman on earth, but these days former tennis pro Anna Kournikova leads a quiet life away from the spotlight.

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2 w. ago Reclusive Anna Kournikova steps out in Miami with pregnant tennis sex symbol, 44, looking well after health scare

ANNA KOURNIKOVA showed off her baby bump on the streets of Miami - not long after suffering a health scare. The former tennis star was seen with her son Nicholas after a day at school. Kournikova sported a casual look, pairing black leggings with a lowcut grey jumper. It hid her growing baby bump, with...

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3 w. ago As Hollywood mourns Robert Redford, why do we still struggle with the idea of male beauty? | Jason Okundaye

The superstar never wanted to be a sex symbol. But we don’t have a language to discuss what great beauty can feel like for menRobert Redford, who died this week at the age of 89, was, as well as being one of Hollywood’s brightest stars both in front of and behind the camera, graced with “all-American good looks [that] couldn’t be ignored” as the BBC wrote. Breaking through in the “new Hollywood” era, his luscious blond curls, defined jawline and gentle, charming smile provided him the typical pretty-boy advantages that beauty offers for a career in entertainment, though his talent and zest for acting pushed him further still.It was his role as the gunslinging, sharpshooting Sundance Kid in 1969, alongside the more established Paul Newman, which propelled him to fame – though the film’s creator, William Goldman, had dismissed Redford as “just another California blond throw a stick at Malibu, you’ll hit six of him”. Yet what comes through about Redford in the commentary and obituaries...

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