8 h. ago ‘Cancer gave me clarity’: Industry star Marisa Abela on surviving serious illness, playing posh and on

She’s the breakout star of the cult banking drama who went on to play Amy Winehouse and has now been handpicked by Steven Soderbergh for his latest thriller. But at 23, a shock diagnosis changed her worldMarisa Abela finds it very difficult to go to the gym. Not for the usual reasons – lack of time or motivation – but because she says the reception she gets there is “insane”. The actor lives near the City of London, and her local gym is nestled between the gigantic, glinting glass offices of the capital’s financial district – which also happens to be the natural habitat of Yasmin Kara-Hanani, the hyper-privileged and extravagantly troubled junior banker Abela plays in the hit BBC drama Industry. And it’s not just while she’s exercising – that swarm of real‑life bankers desperate to tell Abela how much they love the show means meals out can be an issue, too. “If I tried to go to a salad bar at lunchtime in the City ” she trails off, looking slightly dazed.Abela isn’t just h...

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29 h. ago Marks and Spencer reduce £179 Radley crossbody bag by £84 rivalling designer's sale

Radley London's Dukes Place Icon Faux Leather Crossbody Bag has been discounted by £95, with the designer accessory now retailing for less than £100

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52 h. ago Marisa Abela Wore Emilia Wickstead To The ‘Black Bag’ London Screening

Marisa Abela Wore Emilia Wickstead To The ‘Black Bag’ London Screening  Red Carpet Fashion Awards

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53 h. ago Naomie Harris Wore Danny Reinke To The ‘Black Bag’ London Screening

Naomie Harris Wore Danny Reinke To The ‘Black Bag’ London Screening  Red Carpet Fashion Awards

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55 h. ago Copy Olivia Attwood's £22k Hermes Birkin for less with this Dune London shoulder bag

Olivia Attwood's go-to handbag is her chic Hermes Birkin Bag, but if you can't afford the £22,000 price tag, we've found a more affordable alternative from Dune London

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56 h. ago Dune London’s chic shoulder bag looks just like Olivia Attwood’s £22k Hermes bag

Fans of Olivia Attwood will have noticed by now that she often carries her Hermes bag, which retails for £22k - but we've found a Dune London alternative that's a fraction of that price

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66 h. ago Cate Blanchett Wears Backless Dress for ‘Black Bag’ London Premiere with Michael Fassbender & More

Cate Blanchett Wears Backless Dress for ‘Black Bag’ London Premiere with Michael Fassbender & More  Just Jared

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8 d. ago From Ripley to Ragnarok: Cate Blanchett’s 20 best film performances – ranked!

Ahead of her starring role in Steven Soderbergh’s thriller Black Bag, and as her London stage run in The Seagull continues, we look at the screen queen’s most commanding rolesCate Blanchett played a pretty generic “wife” role in this interesting, somewhat forgotten US comedy about air traffic controllers from director Mike Newell, whose title is their slang for guiding planes. It was saddled with a terrible ending by its screenwriters, Glen and Les Charles (creators of TV’s Cheers), and blitzed at the box office by The Matrix. Its genesis is amusingly described by its producer, Art Linson, in his memoir What Just Happened? Blanchett plays the wife of hotshot young air traffic controller John Cusack, who has an affair with Angelina Jolie – who is married to Cusack’s workplace rival, Billy Bob Thornton. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Sabrina Carpenter at London’s O2 Arena: bag policy, banned items and cloakroom for Short n‘ Sweet Tour shows this weekend

Sabrina Carpenter at London’s O2 Arena: bag policy, banned items and cloakroom for Short n‘ Sweet Tour shows this weekend  Time Out London

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2 w. ago Baby abandoned in shopping bag in East London takes first steps

Baby abandoned in shopping bag in East London takes first steps - with £20k reward to find parents  Yahoo News UK

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2 w. ago 'CULTURED,' eBay, and Cover Star Marisa Abela Kick Off London Fashion Week With a Rollicking, Late

'CULTURED,' eBay, and Cover Star Marisa Abela Kick Off London Fashion Week With a Rollicking, Late-Night Soirée  Cultured Magazine

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3 w. ago Aldi stuns fans with bin bag couture during London Fashion Week

Aldi has launched its own 'Trash-Chic' fashion line made entirely from bin bags and it has delighted shoppers

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3 w. ago Beyoncé fans round on ticket resell sites as they start listing some for her Tottenham Hotspur Stadium dates for £1,334 EACH

Beyoncé, 43, is set to take her Cowboy Carter tour to the North London stage in June, with fans desperately trying to bag a ticket to see her perform the Grammy winning album live.

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3 w. ago How BAFTA Rising Star winner David Jonsson and fellow nominees Marisa Abela and Nabhaan Rizwaan made their names in 'filthy' BBC drama

With three out of five nominees hailing from Industry, it's a clear win for the humble BBC show and the actors whose risqué debut in it has allowed them critical acclaim at the glitzy London ceremony.

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