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Uzo Aduba didn't think she had a "place at the table" in Hollywood as a "gap-toothed, dark-skinned Black actress". The 'Orange is the New Black' star got her first big break playing Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren in the hit Netflix prison drama, a role that won the actress an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015. However, she has admitted she didn't have much confidence in her career and tho...
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Uzo Aduba wants her baby to know life “means something”. The former ‘Orange Is the New Black’ star revealed earlier this month she and husband Robert Sweeting are expecting their first child together, and she's now explained she wants to raise her child to learn a valuable lesson which she herself was taught by her own mother. Speaking to Samantha Bee on the 'Choice Words' podcast, she said: “For me and what I want to teach this baby. I want my kid to know that their time here means something, you know? "My mom worked so hard for me and my siblings and did so much to make sure our lives had ev...
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A same-sex kiss has been restored in Pixar's 'Lightyear' following outcry from the company's LGBTQ employees and allies. The upcoming movie - which stars Chris Evans as the real-life inspiration for 'Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear - features a female character Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba) who is in a relationship with another woman. Variety reports that a kiss between the two characters had been cut from the movie but after Pixar employees' recent statement to Walt Disney Company leadership claiming that Disney executives had censored "overtly gay affection" in its films, the kiss has been restored. Mean...
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Prince William will discuss mental health on a special holiday episode of ‘Time to Walk’ for Apple Fitness+. The Duke of Cambridge is set to appear on the upcoming festive episode of ‘Time to Walk’, which will be launched by Apple Fitness+ on Monday (06.12.21). The episode will encourage people to take some time out and walk for their mental health over the Christmas period, and come as each episode of the series showcases a different guests taking a walk in a location that is meaningful to them while sharing their reflections on their own mental health journeys. In William’s episode, the 39-y...
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Uzo Aduba and Robert Sweeting celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary with a trip to Mexico after they married in secret last year. It was first reported just two months ago that the ‘Orange is the New Black’ star and her husband had tied the knot after they kept their 2020 nuptials under wraps, and the couple marked their 12-month celebration with a vacation to Tulum after “some quiet time together". Speaking on ‘Live With Kelly and Ryan’, Uzo said: “We were just taking the year to ourselves to enjoy the time and have some quiet time together, and then we were having our anniversary com...
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Michael K. Williams, Cecily Tyson, and Ed Asner were among those remembered during the Primetime Emmy Awards' annual In Memoriam segment on Sunday (19.09.21). 'In Treatment' actress Uzo Aduba took to the stage at LA Live in Los Angeles to introduce the tribute, which recognises the TV stars and creators who have passed away over the last 12 months, towards the end of the ceremony. She said: "Over the past year, we have lost so many of our loved ones, but we treasure our memory of each of them, we honor their work, and we rejoice in having them in our lives." Uzo then introduced Leon Bridges an...
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Olivia Colman "would have put money" on her not winning an Emmy Award on Sunday (19.09.21). The 47-year-old actress was stunned when her name was read out as the winner of the Lead Actress in a Drama Series accolade for her work as Queen Elizabeth on 'The Crown'', taking the statuette ahead of co-star Emma Corrin, as well as Uzo Aduba from 'In Treatment', Elisabeth Moss from 'The Handmaid's Tale', 'Pose' star Mj Rodriguez, and 'Lovecraft Country' actress Jurnee Smollett. Speaking from London, Olivia - who lost out on the award last year to 'Euphoria' star Zendaya - said: "I would have put mone...
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Maya Rudolph feels "honoured" to be "part of a legacy" with her Emmy Awards wins. The 49-year-old actress won the Comedy Guest Actress and accolade at Sunday's (12.09.21) third installment of the Creative Arts Emmys for her hosting of 'Saturday Night Live', shortly after taking the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for 'Big Mouth' at the second segment, which made her the first person in 20 years to win twice consecutively in the same category, twice. And that's not all because Maya also became the third Black woman ever to win back-to-back Emmys, an achievement she was particularly...
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Uzo Aduba got married last year. The 40-year-old actress secretly tied the knot with filmmaker Robert Sweeting in a low-key ceremony in New York some time in 2020, sources confirmed to People magazine. The insider added: "They are celebrating their one-year anniversary this year." The confirmation came after the 'In Treatment' star, who usually keeps her personal life very private, shared a photo from her wedding on Instagram and hailed her husband the "best thing that ever happened" to her. Quoting classic movie 'When Harry Met Sally', she wrote: "For some of us, it can feel like we spend our...
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Gabrielle Union is hosting a 'Friends' table read featuring an all-Black cast.The 'Bring It On' actress will be joined by Sterling K. Brown, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Uzo Aduba, Aisha Hinds, Kendrick Sampson and Jeremy Pope in the Zoom event on Tuesday (22.09.20), which is being staged to promote the non-profit organisation When We All Vote.On/off couple Ross Geller and Rachel Green - who were played in the sitcom by David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston - will be portrayed by 'This Is Us' star Sterling and his real-life wife Ryan, while Uzo will take on Lisa Kudrow's role of Phoebe Buffay.Aisha wil...
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