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Introducing the newest film
sensation of 2010
A new hard-hitting drama called
Precious starring the previously
unknown Gabourey Sidibe is set to
be this year’s Slumdog Millionaire.
A gritty yet moving film, it’s wowed
audiences in the US and looks set
to do the same here.
Based on the book Push by
Sapphire (£7.99, Minerva), the
story follows the life of Precious,
a 17-year-old illiterate black girl in
1987 Harlem who’s pregnant for
the second time after being
repeatedly abused by her father.
The cast includes Mariah Carey
and Lenny Kravitz and a production
team headed by Oprah Winfrey.
But it’s newcomer Sidibe who’s
getting all the attention. Sidibe grew
up in Harlem in a modest flat and
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watched her mother struggle as
a street singer. In 2007, she was
at college and temping as a
receptionist when she decided to
cut class and audition for Precious;
24 hours later she was given the
part over 500 other girls.
Her acting experience until
then extended to school drama
productions, yet her intelligent and
daringly real performance means
we are unlikely to have heard the
last of Ms Sidibe. Since filming
finished, she’s scored a part in new
film, Yelling To The Sky and the
26-year-old is even being tipped for
an Oscar – move over, Gwyneth.
Precious is released nationwide on
29 January (weareallprecious.com)
MARIAH CAREY DOES DOWDY.
BUT STILL INSISTED ON A 400
POLYESTER THREAD COUNT
GET THEE TO WILLIAM HILL AND
PUT ALL YOUR CASH ON GABOUREY
SIDIBE’S OSCAR TRIUMPH NOW
Jennifer Hudson Came sixth
on American Idol in 2004 – then
went on to scoop an Oscar for
Dreamgirls in 2007.
Katie Jarvis Spotted arguing
with her boyfriend, Jarvis was
picked to star in Fish Tank. Now
she’s got Johnny Depp’s agent.
Kelly Macdonald Was a barmaid
when she saw an audition for
a little film called Trainspotting
(1997). She’s since starred in
No Country For Old Men.
The high street’s
hot new label
Alison Mansell, the designer who
created last summer’s sell-out dress
for Marks & Spencer (right),
has launched her own
label called
Damsel In A
Dress (damselin
adress.co.uk).
Her debut
range features
feminine silk
dresses in hot
colours of lime
and orange,
and tailoring
that’s cut to
handmade
perfection.
In John Lewis
stores from
8 February with
prices starting
at £79, this is
designer style
on a budget.
The return
of Mad Men
The sexist, chain-smoking ad men
of Mad Men return for their third
series on Wednesday, 27 January
on BBC4 at 10pm. Winner of last year’s
Golden Globe for Best TV Drama
Series (and the other awards they’ve
neatly stacked up), this season sees
the British take over, Betty start to
get to the bottom of who Don really is
and Peggy’s taste in men (and skirts)
continue to worsen. Meanwhile, Joan
finds out being married to a doctor
isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Utterly unmissable.
Other surprising
film stars Utterly unmissable.
TV
M&S’S DRESS OF 2009
HELPFULLY MODELLED BY
SAMANTHA CAMERON
EVERYONE WAS MUCH
HOTTER IN SIXTIES NEW
YORK. AND A LOT STERNER
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