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Guardian features writer/interviewer. Ambassador. @encephalitis & proud Manc/Salfordian 🐝 Also @shattenstone.bsky.social
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Lizzo answers her critics: ‘I’m a fat, black, happy girl – they were always going to try to tear me down’

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By Simon Hattenstone Verified
| Yahoo Singapore Verified
Simon Hattenstone Sat, 11 July 2026 at 5:00 am UTC 26 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lizzo: 'A big thing happened to me. But it's so behind me'. Portraits: Shaniqwa Jarvis/The Guardian. Hair: Matthew Jean-Pierre at The Only Agency. Makeup: Alexx Mayo at The Only Agency. Nails: Eri Ishizu at The Wall Group. Styling assistant: Zaferhan YumruPhotograph: Shaniqwa Jarvis/The Guardian On 30 July 2023, Lizzo finished a 10-month world tour.
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‘I understand why some people think I’m a bitch’: world no 1 Aryna Sabalenka on screaming, stunt matches, and why she’s much nicer off court

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By Simon Hattenstone Verified
| AOL UK Verified
It’s less than a month since Aryna Sabalenka told the world that she felt like walking away from tennis. The world No 1 had suffered an almighty implosion. Sabalenka is as famous for her implosions as she is for her on-court ferocity. But this was a different level. She had been playing at her imperious best in the French Open, one of tennis’s four major tournaments.
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‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett

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By Simon Hattenstone Verified
| Inkl
“I am chubby,” insists Everett, in his breathy, blue-blooded drawl. Well, none of us are as thin as we once were, I intercede, and you were probably too skinny back then. Everett gives me a magnificent how-very-dare-you look. “No, I wasn’t. I was wonderful-looking at one point. I had muscles. Everything.” He’s talking about his golden era in the movies, when he was big box office. “It was quite short-lived. I call it my Hollywood year.” He chuckles. Everett’s got a wonderful chuckle. A barely audible hum.
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