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Jason Gould was “afraid” of being “judged” as Barbra Streisand’s son. The 57-year-old singer – whose dad is actor Elliott Gould – waited decades before embarking on his career because he was reluctant to open himself up to unfavourable criticism. He told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “I started late because I was afraid of being judged and compared. “I thought, ‘Why would I do that to myself?’ “But I also had need to express myself, so part of my own spiritual growth was to be able to walk through the fear and do it anyway. “I’m not trying to be like my mother or trying to please anybody else. “I...
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Daisy Ridley would love to do a musical. The 'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' actress has shown off her pipes on ‘At The Ballet’, from musical 'A Chorus Line, alongside music royalty Barbra Streisand and actress Anne Hathaway back in 2016, and she has two songs in the stop-motion animated biographical film about Leonardo da Vinci. And despite wanting to do a musical, the 31-year-old actress has confessed she would be "terrified". Asked which was scarier, singing with Barbra Streisand or singing in 'The Inventor' - in which she voices Marguerite de Navarre (Princess of France) - she told Radio Ti...
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Barbra Streisand recalled "dreaming of being an actress as a teenager" as she was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday (24.02.24). The 81-year-old entertainer joked it was "wonderful" to receive the accolade because she didn't have to sit and "squirm" while watching someone else accept a prize she'd been nominated for before reflecting on the early days of her career. She said: “This is such a wonderful award to get because you know in advance you’re going to get it. You don’t have to sit there in squirm… And if you don’t have to put on suc...
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Barbra Streisand once had an obsession with gambling on the stock market. The 81-year-old actress and singer revealed buying and selling stocks gave her a "thrill" between 1998 and 2000 as she traded millions of dollars, including investing in Viagra maker Pfizer. According to the Mirror, she wrote in her memoir 'My Name Is Barbra': "From about 1998 to 2000, I was trading Monday through Friday, from 6.30am to 1pm. At 6.25am my eyes would open wide, without an alarm. "I'd get up, throw on my bathrobe, sit down at my new desk with a cup of hot chocolate, and start trading. That was a whole new l...
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Barbra Streisand is "too old to care" if people like her style. The 81-year-old star shied away from wearing provocative outfits early in her career - but these days, she doesn't worry at all about her critics. She told the New York Times newspaper: "I was too afraid to be seen that way at that time. Now I'm too old to care." Streisand also rubbished the suggestion that people should "dress their age". The award-winning star - whose career has spanned more than six decades - explained: "People should express themselves and wear whatever they feel on any given day. And that has nothing to do wi...
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Barbra Streisand hasn't made more movies because she "gets lazy" and enjoys having "time off". The 81-year-old singer/actress hasn't been seen on screen since starring in 2012 comedy 'The Guilt Trip' with Seth Rogen, and she's now confessed the process of making films can be "exhausting" and she would rather be relaxing at home. She told PEOPLE magazine: "It gets exhausting, trying to come up with the structure of the movie and then have it not happen. If I could have made my movies, I never would’ve written a book [her memoir 'My Name Is Barbra']. "I had such good movies to make, meaning they...
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Stephen Colbert has suffered a ruptured appendix. The 59-year-old comedian has cancelled scheduled episodes of his late-night TV show after he went under the knife. The TV star - who has hosted 'The Late Show' since 2015 - said on Instagram: "Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week. I’m sure you’re thinking, “Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?” Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix. I’m grateful to my doctors for their care and to Evie and the kids for putting up with me. Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my pancreas. (s...
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Barbra Streisand was "disappointed" with Gene Kelly when she got to work with him. The 81-year-old singer was directed by the late 'Singin' in the Rain' actor - who died in 1996 at the age of 83 - in the 1969 movie-musical 'Hello Dolly' but claimed that he didn't "live up to her fantasy" and confronted him after she watched him being "rude" to a dancer on set. Writing in her new memoir 'My Name is Barbra', she said: "I was disappointed when the reality of the man didn’t live up to the fantasy I had from watching him on‑screen. One day he was so rude to a female dancer that I asked him privatel...
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Barbra Streisand broke protocol when she met President John F. Kennedy Jr. The 81-year-old singer and actress has reflected on her performance at the 1963 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner after being invited by JFK himself just days after she performed on 'The Dinah Shore Show', but she didn't quick stick to the etiquette. Writing in her new memoir 'My Name Is Barbra', she said: "You must know by now that I can be remarkably blasé about a lot of things, but this was exciting, even for me." After singing her three songs, she waited in line with the other performers to meet the pre...
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Barbra Streisand thought she was "weak in the knees" over the young man who took her virginity - but she was accidentally high on marijuana. The 81-year-old acting and singing icon was offered what she thought was a standard cigarette by the man who would deflower her and thought she was being turned on by him after taking a few puffs, but quickly realised she was smoking pot. She recalled in her tell-all tome 'My Name Is Barbra': "I took a puff and went weak in the knees. I thought it was him. Turns out it was marijuana, which I had rarely smoked before (and rarely after)." After their night ...
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