Charlie Simpson, recent winner of The Masked Singer, has revealed that he chose his rhino costume on the show as a nod to his wife’s childhood and family.
The former Busted frontman won ITV’s secret singing competition on Saturday evening, after he performed three songs including Lewis Capaldi’s “Before You Go”.
Now, the 37-year-old has explained the sentimental reason why he decided to opt for a rhino costume.
“My wife grew up in Kenya so I spend a lot of time in Kenya, and we spend a lot of time on safari,” said Simpson. “I actually walked with rhinos, and some of the rhinos, there’s only a handful of them left.”
He continued: “They’re really endangered and they have to be guarded by military personnel now, so the poachers don’t get them and I actually got to go and walk around with them, with these guards,...
The former Busted frontman won ITV’s secret singing competition on Saturday evening, after he performed three songs including Lewis Capaldi’s “Before You Go”.
Now, the 37-year-old has explained the sentimental reason why he decided to opt for a rhino costume.
“My wife grew up in Kenya so I spend a lot of time in Kenya, and we spend a lot of time on safari,” said Simpson. “I actually walked with rhinos, and some of the rhinos, there’s only a handful of them left.”
He continued: “They’re really endangered and they have to be guarded by military personnel now, so the poachers don’t get them and I actually got to go and walk around with them, with these guards,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
The final of The Masked Singer attracted 1.5 million fewer viewers than last year’s concluding episode.
ITV’s musical celebrity guessing game drew to a close on Saturday (18 February).
Beating the characters Fawn and Phoenix to the top spot, Rhino was crowned the winner and was unmasked as Busted and Fightstar singer Charlie Simpson.
According to figures released on Sunday (19 February), the final was watched by an average of 4.8 million viewers.
Compared to the 2022 final, which had an average audience of 6.3 million, this year’s viewership is down 1.5 million.
This marks the second dip in finale viewers in a row, after the 2021 final episode had an average of 8.6 million viewers tune in.
However, viewing figures were generally higher during the first two national lockdowns.
According to ITV, Saturday’s final had a peak of 5.7 million viewers.
Ahead of Charlie Simpson’s reveal, he sang “Before You Go” by Lewis Capaldi,...
ITV’s musical celebrity guessing game drew to a close on Saturday (18 February).
Beating the characters Fawn and Phoenix to the top spot, Rhino was crowned the winner and was unmasked as Busted and Fightstar singer Charlie Simpson.
According to figures released on Sunday (19 February), the final was watched by an average of 4.8 million viewers.
Compared to the 2022 final, which had an average audience of 6.3 million, this year’s viewership is down 1.5 million.
This marks the second dip in finale viewers in a row, after the 2021 final episode had an average of 8.6 million viewers tune in.
However, viewing figures were generally higher during the first two national lockdowns.
According to ITV, Saturday’s final had a peak of 5.7 million viewers.
Ahead of Charlie Simpson’s reveal, he sang “Before You Go” by Lewis Capaldi,...
- 2/19/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Busted’s Charlie Simpson has been crowned the winner of The Masked Singer.
The singer, 37, who rose to fame with the pop punk band which produced hits including Year 3000 and Crashed The Wedding, performed in disguise as Rhino throughout the ITV series.
Simpson performed three times across Saturday’s finale show and beat Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who was disguised as Phoenix, and All Saints star Natalie Appleton, who was hiding behind the Fawn mask.
The Busted star admitted he did not expect to win the show and just tried to “remember the lyrics and have fun”.
Asked how he found the experience, he said: “I was terrified the entire time because the thing I was scared most of was remembering lyrics. I often forget lyrics to my own songs.”
He added that his last song of the show, Try by P!nk, was the only time he did...
The singer, 37, who rose to fame with the pop punk band which produced hits including Year 3000 and Crashed The Wedding, performed in disguise as Rhino throughout the ITV series.
Simpson performed three times across Saturday’s finale show and beat Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who was disguised as Phoenix, and All Saints star Natalie Appleton, who was hiding behind the Fawn mask.
The Busted star admitted he did not expect to win the show and just tried to “remember the lyrics and have fun”.
Asked how he found the experience, he said: “I was terrified the entire time because the thing I was scared most of was remembering lyrics. I often forget lyrics to my own songs.”
He added that his last song of the show, Try by P!nk, was the only time he did...
- 2/19/2023
- by Naomi Clarke
- The Independent - TV
Busted’s Charlie Simpson has been crowned the winner of The Masked Singer.
The singer, 37, who rose to fame with the pop-punk band which produced hits including “Year 3000” and “Crashed The Wedding”, performed in disguise as Rhino throughout the ITV series.
Simpson performed three times across Saturday’s finale show (18 February) and beat Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who was disguised as Phoenix, and All Saints star Natalie Appleton, who was hiding behind the Fawn mask.
The Busted star admitted he did not expect to win the show and just tried to “remember the lyrics and have fun”.
Asked how he found the experience, he said: “I was terrified the entire time because the thing I was scared most of was remembering lyrics. I often forget lyrics to my own songs.”
He added that his last song of the show, “Try” by P!nk, was the only time he did...
The singer, 37, who rose to fame with the pop-punk band which produced hits including “Year 3000” and “Crashed The Wedding”, performed in disguise as Rhino throughout the ITV series.
Simpson performed three times across Saturday’s finale show (18 February) and beat Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who was disguised as Phoenix, and All Saints star Natalie Appleton, who was hiding behind the Fawn mask.
The Busted star admitted he did not expect to win the show and just tried to “remember the lyrics and have fun”.
Asked how he found the experience, he said: “I was terrified the entire time because the thing I was scared most of was remembering lyrics. I often forget lyrics to my own songs.”
He added that his last song of the show, “Try” by P!nk, was the only time he did...
- 2/19/2023
- by Naomi Clarke
- The Independent - TV
Non-stop flatulence, a dead possum, and being too darn sexy. Are these the most ridiculous I'm a Celebrity fights in the history of the jungle?
After Croc campmates Melanie Sykes and Vicki Michelle bickered over a pencil in last night's show (November 26), we reminisce over some of the silliest spats over the years.
From Brian Harvey's continual wind to Darren Day being too darn sexy - here are 10 absurd jungle rumbles:
1. Darren Day's too sexy for the jungle?
Sizzling sexual chemistry or far too much flatulence? It was almost impossible to keep up with Darren Day and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's love/hate relationship in the 2002 series.
Palmer-Tomkinson shocked the entire nation as she revealed the root of their tension was all down to Day's unbridled sexiness, shouting: "I'll tell you why I am very uptight. It's because I think you are so f**king sexy."
Most put it...
After Croc campmates Melanie Sykes and Vicki Michelle bickered over a pencil in last night's show (November 26), we reminisce over some of the silliest spats over the years.
From Brian Harvey's continual wind to Darren Day being too darn sexy - here are 10 absurd jungle rumbles:
1. Darren Day's too sexy for the jungle?
Sizzling sexual chemistry or far too much flatulence? It was almost impossible to keep up with Darren Day and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's love/hate relationship in the 2002 series.
Palmer-Tomkinson shocked the entire nation as she revealed the root of their tension was all down to Day's unbridled sexiness, shouting: "I'll tell you why I am very uptight. It's because I think you are so f**king sexy."
Most put it...
- 11/27/2014
- Digital Spy
Gemma Collins has earned herself a joint record by quitting I'm a Celebrity... Get me Out of Here! after just three days of languishing in the jungle's Celebrity Slammer.
Gemma Collins: Are you glad or sad she's quit I'm a Celebrity?
Gemma Collins leaves I'm a Celebrity: Here's 12 reasons why we'll miss her
While she's not the first star to walk, she (and her fellow record holder, see below) did it far quicker than the rest*.
*Excluding Malcolm McLaren, who never even made it into the jungle in 2007, claiming the camp was a "glorified film set" and that the show was "fake".
Can you remember the rest of the celebrities who opted to leave the show? Here are nine along with the days they lasted and their reasons for leaving:
1. John Lydon
Days lasted: 11
Not long after calling viewers "fucking c**ts" for not voting him off the...
Gemma Collins: Are you glad or sad she's quit I'm a Celebrity?
Gemma Collins leaves I'm a Celebrity: Here's 12 reasons why we'll miss her
While she's not the first star to walk, she (and her fellow record holder, see below) did it far quicker than the rest*.
*Excluding Malcolm McLaren, who never even made it into the jungle in 2007, claiming the camp was a "glorified film set" and that the show was "fake".
Can you remember the rest of the celebrities who opted to leave the show? Here are nine along with the days they lasted and their reasons for leaving:
1. John Lydon
Days lasted: 11
Not long after calling viewers "fucking c**ts" for not voting him off the...
- 11/19/2014
- Digital Spy
Sinitta with a live lobster in her mouth is never not funny, Lembit Opik sobbing behind bars never fails to raise a smile, and Paul Burrell's eyes bulging with sheer, unadulterated terror... well, we'll let you take another look for yourself.
The official I'm a Celebrity line-up has been confirmed - including Coronation Street's Craig Charles, Towie's Gemma Collins, former footballer Jimmy Bullard and broadcaster Michael Buerk - and the launch date is set for Sunday night (November 16).
So as we wait to see Gemma Collins dining crocodile foreskins or Michael Buerk swallowing a kangaroo anus, we take a look at some of the most terrified (and often funny) faces pulled by petrified celebrities below:
1. Lembit Opik
Poor Lembit Opik began to blub behind bars during the Hell Hole challenge back in 2010. Fair enough, as the former MP had been bitten numerous times by a hungry snake - a young Australian carpet python,...
The official I'm a Celebrity line-up has been confirmed - including Coronation Street's Craig Charles, Towie's Gemma Collins, former footballer Jimmy Bullard and broadcaster Michael Buerk - and the launch date is set for Sunday night (November 16).
So as we wait to see Gemma Collins dining crocodile foreskins or Michael Buerk swallowing a kangaroo anus, we take a look at some of the most terrified (and often funny) faces pulled by petrified celebrities below:
1. Lembit Opik
Poor Lembit Opik began to blub behind bars during the Hell Hole challenge back in 2010. Fair enough, as the former MP had been bitten numerous times by a hungry snake - a young Australian carpet python,...
- 11/13/2014
- Digital Spy
Rebecca Adlington came over all teary following a confrontation with Matthew Wright over the cooking of a possum on I'm a Celebrity last night (November 25).
The Olympic swimmer had advised Wright to keep the the fire low to stop the food from burning at the suggestion of Kian Egan, before the broadcaster started frantically gesticulating, saying: "Stop telling me what to do. I know what he wants but I can't do it when every decision I make, you undermine." However, the pair speedily made amends.
Speaking of spats in the jungle, we dig out 8 of I'm a Celeb's classic campfire fights - from Darren Day's fartgate to Janice Dickinson threatening to fry Lynne Franks' breasts - below:
1. Out, sparko!
'Dark Destroyer' Nigel Benn criticised Scottish comedian Rhona Cameron for her "constant moaning" on I'm a Celebrity back on the first series in 2002, while she in turn accused him of being homophobic.
The Olympic swimmer had advised Wright to keep the the fire low to stop the food from burning at the suggestion of Kian Egan, before the broadcaster started frantically gesticulating, saying: "Stop telling me what to do. I know what he wants but I can't do it when every decision I make, you undermine." However, the pair speedily made amends.
Speaking of spats in the jungle, we dig out 8 of I'm a Celeb's classic campfire fights - from Darren Day's fartgate to Janice Dickinson threatening to fry Lynne Franks' breasts - below:
1. Out, sparko!
'Dark Destroyer' Nigel Benn criticised Scottish comedian Rhona Cameron for her "constant moaning" on I'm a Celebrity back on the first series in 2002, while she in turn accused him of being homophobic.
- 11/26/2013
- Digital Spy
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'s start date has finally been confirmed by ITV and the 13th series is set to return on Sunday, November 17.
Westlife's Kian Egan and Towie's Sam Faiers and Joey Essex are a few of the stars rumoured to be entering the jungle this year.
As we count down the days and anticipate which celebrities will be forced to eat kangaroo anuses and buffalo balls, we look back at some of the show's most hysterical stars - from Helen Flanagan to Paul Burrell - below:
Not So Macho
Sinitta screamed and sobbed her way through I'm a Celebrity in 2011. Obviously this meant the former pop star kept getting chosen to take part in the Bushtucker trials - much to her fellow contestants' dismay - and even suffered a panic attack when faced with a box of dead insects.
She also spent an...
Westlife's Kian Egan and Towie's Sam Faiers and Joey Essex are a few of the stars rumoured to be entering the jungle this year.
As we count down the days and anticipate which celebrities will be forced to eat kangaroo anuses and buffalo balls, we look back at some of the show's most hysterical stars - from Helen Flanagan to Paul Burrell - below:
Not So Macho
Sinitta screamed and sobbed her way through I'm a Celebrity in 2011. Obviously this meant the former pop star kept getting chosen to take part in the Bushtucker trials - much to her fellow contestants' dismay - and even suffered a panic attack when faced with a box of dead insects.
She also spent an...
- 11/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Today's celebrity pictures include Fearne Cotton in a green mini dress and a suited Jesse Wood attending Liam Gallagher's 'Pretty Green' Autumn/Winter 2013 collection as part of Men's Fashion Week at the Arts Club, London. The couple were joined by Gallagher and wife Nicole Appleton, and Liam Howlett and Natalie Appleton at the fashion launch for 'London Collections: Men' in the capital. Meanwhile, Harry Styles chats to a fan outside the BBC (more)...
- 1/8/2013
- by By Naomi Gordon
- Digital Spy
Danniella Westbrook returned to EastEnders for the fourth time in September, making an immediate impact on Albert Square as the feisty Sam Mitchell. The soap star's troubled private life during her youth was lived out in the tabloid press, as she achieved notoriety for her turbulent relationship with Brian Harvey, her brief appearance on I'm A Celebrity... and her battles with cocaine addiction. Keep reading to find out ten facts that you probably didn't know about the Walthamstow actress. 1. Danniella was born in Walthamstow, East London on November 5, 1973. Her father Andy was a taxi driver and her mother Sue was a shop assistant. 2. Westbrook is one of the many celebrities to have come from the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Other stars that attended the establishment include Billie Piper, Danni Behr, Denise Van Outen, Emma Bunton and the Appleton sisters. (more)...
- 10/14/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Daniella Westbrook returned to EastEnders for the fourth time in September, making an immediate impact on Albert Square as the feisty Sam Mitchell. The soap star's troubled private life during her youth was lived out in the tabloid press, as she achieved notoriety for her turbulent relationship with Brian Harvey, her brief appearance on I'm A Celebrity... and her battles with cocaine addiction. Keep reading to find out ten facts that you probably didn't know about the Walthamstow actress. 1. Daniella was born in Walthamstow, East London on November 5, 1973. Her father Andy was a taxi driver and her mother Sue was a shop assistant. 2. Westbrook is one of the many celebrities to have come from the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Other stars that attended the establishment include Billie Piper, Danni Behr, Denise Van Outen, Emma Bunton and the Appleton sisters. (more)...
- 10/14/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Liam Gallagher's son is "obsessed" with his uncle's group The Prodigy. Gene Gallagher - the Oasis star's eight-year-old son with wife Nicole Appleton - infuriates his parents by demanding to listen to his favourite songs by the veteran dance act, of which his uncle Liam Howlett is a member. Howlett - who is married to Nicole's sister, Natalie Appleton - told Q magazine: "Gene does Nicole's head in, in the car on the way to school. He's always like, 'Put it on again. Put 'Thunder' on.' " Gallagher - whose brother is his former Oasis bandmate Noel Gallagher - is supportive of Gene's interest in music. It has previously been claimed the 'Lyla' singer - who also has a...
- 9/26/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Oasis "will die" before they split up. The band sparked rumours they were set to break after they were forced to pull out of the second night of the Virgin Media V Festival when singer Liam Gallagher contracted viral laryngitis, amid rumours he and brother Noel had been involved in a bust-up. But the 'Live Forever' singer's sister-in-law insists they will continue. Former All Saints star Natalie Appleton - the sister of Liam's wife Nicole - said: "Oasis will die before they split up - they're going to go on forever until they are old men. "The rumours are absolute rubbish. Even in his sick bed Liam was vowing to get back on stage. "We were all hoping to...
- 8/27/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Oasis "will die" before they split up. The band sparked rumours they were set to break after they were forced to pull out of the second night of the Virgin Media V Festival when singer Liam Gallagher contracted viral laryngitis, amid rumors he and brother Noel had been involved in a bust-up.
But the "Live Forever" singer's sister-in-law insists they will continue.
Former All Saints star Natalie Appleton - the sister of Liam's wife Nicole - said: "Oasis will die before they split up - they're going to go on forever until they are old men."
"The rumors are absolute rubbish. Even in his sick bed Liam was vowing to get back on stage."...
But the "Live Forever" singer's sister-in-law insists they will continue.
Former All Saints star Natalie Appleton - the sister of Liam's wife Nicole - said: "Oasis will die before they split up - they're going to go on forever until they are old men."
"The rumors are absolute rubbish. Even in his sick bed Liam was vowing to get back on stage."...
- 8/27/2009
- icelebz.com
All Saints "will never" get back together again, says Melanie Blatt. The star has ruled out reuniting with her former bandmates - Nicole Appleton, Natalie Appleton and Shaznay Lewis - insisting she is more interested in partying than performing.
She said: "All Saints are never getting back together again. I never want to sing again."
Melanie also revealed she and Nicole enjoyed interviewing stars on the red carpet at the Brit Awards last February and she is considering pursuing a career in TV.
The 34-year-old beauty added: "I did the Brit Awards with Nicole and we just went round chatting to people and then got drunk."...
She said: "All Saints are never getting back together again. I never want to sing again."
Melanie also revealed she and Nicole enjoyed interviewing stars on the red carpet at the Brit Awards last February and she is considering pursuing a career in TV.
The 34-year-old beauty added: "I did the Brit Awards with Nicole and we just went round chatting to people and then got drunk."...
- 8/27/2009
- icelebz.com
All Saints "will never" get back together again, says Melanie Blatt. The star has ruled out reuniting with her former bandmates - Nicole Appleton, Natalie Appleton and Shaznay Lewis - insisting she is more interested in partying than performing. She said: "All Saints are never getting back together again. I never want to sing again." Melanie also revealed she and Nicole enjoyed interviewing stars on the red carpet at the Brit Awards last February and she is considering pursuing a career in TV. The 34-year-old beauty added: "I did the Brit Awards with Nicole and we just went round chatting to people and then got drunk. "That's my goal - to get paid for chatting to people and...
- 8/27/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Liam Gallagher phones his dog when he's away from England. The Oasis frontman is so smitten with his daschund, Ruby, he and his wife Nicole Appleton make regular calls to their pet pooch when they are away. The couple, currently in Los Angeles, even phoned Ruby this weekend to give the mutt moral support when she was entered into a 'Pup Idol' competition in London. The 18-month old bitch was entered into the contest at a pub by Nicole's former All Saints bandmates - her sister Natalie Appleton and Mel Blatt who are dog-sitting for the holidaying couple. Natalie phoned Liam, 36, and held the handset to Ruby's ears so she hear could the rocker's words of...
- 8/10/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Liam Gallagher phones his dog when he's away from England. The Oasis frontman is so smitten with his daschund, Ruby, he and his wife Nicole Appleton make regular calls to their pet pooch when they are away.
The couple, currently in Los Angeles, even phoned Ruby this weekend to give the mutt moral support when she was entered into a "Pup Idol" competition in London.
The 18-month old bitch was entered into the contest at a pub by Nicole's former All Saints bandmates - her sister Natalie Appleton and Mel Blatt who are dog-sitting for the holidaying couple.
Natalie phoned Liam, 36, and held the handset to Ruby's ears so she hear could the rocker's words of encouragement ahead of her appearance in the Prettiest Female category.
The couple, currently in Los Angeles, even phoned Ruby this weekend to give the mutt moral support when she was entered into a "Pup Idol" competition in London.
The 18-month old bitch was entered into the contest at a pub by Nicole's former All Saints bandmates - her sister Natalie Appleton and Mel Blatt who are dog-sitting for the holidaying couple.
Natalie phoned Liam, 36, and held the handset to Ruby's ears so she hear could the rocker's words of encouragement ahead of her appearance in the Prettiest Female category.
- 8/10/2009
- icelebz.com
This morning I was glancing through stories over on Variety's website, and I noticed that they've finally picked up on the fact that Troy Duffy has begun production on his Boondock Saints sequel, All Saints Day. First off, good job joining the party so late Variety -- the rest of ...
- 11/5/2008
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
With Halloween just a few hours away I think it is time we pay tribute to those who brought us the holiday. Those wonderful souls who made it socially acceptable to dress like an ass, fall down dunk and get some free candy in the process. Let’s be honest, you can’t really enjoy something without knowing where it comes from first. You don’t know the joy of a Guinness without first visiting the Guinness Brewery and seeing exactly where it comes from. So, to save you the trouble of Googling “Halloween History”, here’s a much quicker rundown.
First, for those of you who think Halloween started because some farmer had too many pumpkins one year and didn’t know what the hell to do with them so he created a holiday, you’re an dunce. Halloween actually dates back thousands of years to Celtic times and...
First, for those of you who think Halloween started because some farmer had too many pumpkins one year and didn’t know what the hell to do with them so he created a holiday, you’re an dunce. Halloween actually dates back thousands of years to Celtic times and...
- 10/31/2008
- BooshMagazine.com
Harriet Burns, the first woman hired by Walt Disney Imagineering in a creative capacity, died Friday at USC University Hospital in Los Angeles of complications from heart surgery. She was 79.
Burns, who became an Imagineer in the mid 1950s, helped design and build prototypes for theme park attractions as well as products featured at the New York World's Fair of 1964. She worked for Disney for 31 years and in 2000 was honored as a Disney Legend, which "acknowledges and honors the many individuals whose imagination, talents and dreams have created the Disney magic."
In 1955, the San Antonio native began at Walt Disney Prods. on the TV series "The Mickey Mouse Club," where she was a prop and set designer. She shared space with Fred Joerger, a model builder for Wed Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering), who was working on models for Disneyland, and she became an Imagineer soon afterward.
Burns worked with men in the model shop, wielding saws, lathes and sanders. "It was the 1950s," she said. "I wore color-coordinated dresses, high heels and gloves to work. Girls didn't wear slacks back then, although I carried a pair in a little sack, just in case I had to climb into high places."
Before Disneyland opened in 1955, Burns helped create the original model for Sleeping Beauty Castle. For the first major expansion of the Anaheim park in 1959, she created models of the Matterhorn as a one-one hundredth scale replica of the Swiss mountain and painted underwater figures and set pieces for the Submarine Voyage. She worked as a figure finisher for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, applying individual feathers to the birds.
For the 1964 World's Fair, she helped on the attractions Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln and the Carousel of Progress.
On occasion, when Walt Disney would introduce new theme park attractions to TV audiences, Burns would appear on segments of "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color."
An active member of the arts and music community in Santa Barbara, Burns is survived by daughter Pam Clair and her family of Sonoma, Calif., goddaughter Joanne Campbell and her family of Austin, Texas; and two sisters, Wilma Draves of Sedona, Ariz., and Suzie Mostoller of Dewey, Ariz.
A memorial service is planned for Aug. 20, which would have been her 80th birthday, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Montecito, Calif., followed by a reception at the Biltmore in Santa Barbara.
Burns, who became an Imagineer in the mid 1950s, helped design and build prototypes for theme park attractions as well as products featured at the New York World's Fair of 1964. She worked for Disney for 31 years and in 2000 was honored as a Disney Legend, which "acknowledges and honors the many individuals whose imagination, talents and dreams have created the Disney magic."
In 1955, the San Antonio native began at Walt Disney Prods. on the TV series "The Mickey Mouse Club," where she was a prop and set designer. She shared space with Fred Joerger, a model builder for Wed Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering), who was working on models for Disneyland, and she became an Imagineer soon afterward.
Burns worked with men in the model shop, wielding saws, lathes and sanders. "It was the 1950s," she said. "I wore color-coordinated dresses, high heels and gloves to work. Girls didn't wear slacks back then, although I carried a pair in a little sack, just in case I had to climb into high places."
Before Disneyland opened in 1955, Burns helped create the original model for Sleeping Beauty Castle. For the first major expansion of the Anaheim park in 1959, she created models of the Matterhorn as a one-one hundredth scale replica of the Swiss mountain and painted underwater figures and set pieces for the Submarine Voyage. She worked as a figure finisher for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, applying individual feathers to the birds.
For the 1964 World's Fair, she helped on the attractions Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln and the Carousel of Progress.
On occasion, when Walt Disney would introduce new theme park attractions to TV audiences, Burns would appear on segments of "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color."
An active member of the arts and music community in Santa Barbara, Burns is survived by daughter Pam Clair and her family of Sonoma, Calif., goddaughter Joanne Campbell and her family of Austin, Texas; and two sisters, Wilma Draves of Sedona, Ariz., and Suzie Mostoller of Dewey, Ariz.
A memorial service is planned for Aug. 20, which would have been her 80th birthday, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Montecito, Calif., followed by a reception at the Biltmore in Santa Barbara.
- 7/29/2008
- by By Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
T4 host Rick Edwards has said that All Saints were his most difficult interviewees. Speaking to Metro, Edwards revealed that the reformed girl group were "really unfriendly" and "uncooperative". He said: "I liked them the first time around, which was a long time ago, but they were really unfriendly and uncooperative when they came in to promote the last album. "Mel Blatt was nice (more)...
- 7/18/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Gorgeous English actress Elizabeth Hurley has been voted the Sexiest Woman In The World 2001 by the English edition of GQ magazine. The magazine featured the 200 "top totty" and 35-year-old Hurley topped a poll that saw her beating off rivals such as model Gisele (No. 2), singer-actress Jennifer Lopez (No. 3), skinny supermodel Kate Moss (No. 4) and Cameron Diaz at number 5. The oldest entrant in the Top 10 was pop queen Madonna who appears at number 7 while the youngest was pop princess Britney Spears. Controversial supermodel Sophie Dahl - at the center of the storm about her nude pose for a perfume company - is reckoned to be the 24th Sexiest Woman, one place above sexy songbird Shania Twain. Tennis star Anna Kournikova is the top sportswoman at 29 and All Saints - Nicole Appleton, Natalie Appleton, Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis are rated numbers 34, 35, 36 and 37. Ex-Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell appears at 48, above any of her former colleagues and, to add insult to injury, Sophie Ellis-Bextor also beats off the Spice Girls who limp in at numbers 172, 173, 174 and 175. Hit HBO TV show "Sex and the City" (1998) provided the numbers 60, 61, 62 and 63 with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. The oldest entrant in the list is Basic Instinct (1992) star Sharon Stone who will be 43 on March 10th.
- 1/9/2001
- WENN
Actor Jonny Lee Miller has found love again - this time with beautiful American actress Jennifer Esposito. After dumping All Saints singer Natalie Appleton for a second time, the Trainspotting (1996) star has been having a discreet romance with the former co-star of "Spin City" (1996), according to sources. Jennifer hooked up with 27-year-old Jonny, ex-husband of stunning Angelina Jolie, on the set of their new movie Dracula 2000 (2000). "They are taking it a day at a time. Jonny wants to have fun. His previous relationships were somewhat hectic."...
- 7/28/2000
- WENN
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