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Tuesday, 2 August 2016

America Ferrera describes difficult childhood in LA as she sizzles for photo shoot

'We grew up on the streets and got into minor trouble': America Ferrera describes difficult childhood in LA as she sizzles for photo shoot

By HEIDI PARKER AND BOBBIE WHITEMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 20:02, 1 August 2016 | UPDATED: 21:09, 1 August 2016

America Ferrera is home again.

The 32-year-old beauty told the August/September issue of American Airlines magazine Nexos that she is happy to be back in her native Los Angeles to shoot the NBC sitcom Superstore. The actress had lived in New York City for eight years.

'I’m getting to experience Los Angeles in a whole new way,' said the star, who stunned on the cover in a white outfit.

Sultry beauty: America Ferrera showed off her decolletage in a low-cut blue dress as she posed for sizzling shots for the cover of the August/September edition Nexos magazine

America, whose family hails from Honduras, showed off her decolletage in a blue frock with a buttoned corset and plunging neckline.

Her make-up complimented her perfect olive skin with smokey eye shadow, lashings of mascara and peachy red lipstick.

With her tousled brunette tresses cascading over her shoulders, she looked every bit the exquisite sex siren.

In fact, it's had to see how ABC managed to downplay America's natural beauty when she was cast as Betty Suarez in hit show Ugly Betty that ran from 2006 until 2010.

Happy to be back: The 32-year-old told the magazine she is rediscovering her native Los Angeles after eight years living in New York

Sultry siren: The actress posed on a balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica

The star was also seen in a white, scoop-neck T-shirt and jacket as she posed on a hotel balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica.

The celebrity, who was born in the San Fernando Valley, revealed that she is now seeing a side of Los Angeles that she hadn't really noticed when she grew up with her five sisters and a single mother.

'It was definitely a struggle,' Ferrera said of her early years.

'My mother had a really decent job working at a Hilton hotel where she was the director of the housekeeping department. So she had an executive position where she made a decent salary, but she had a single income and was raising six children.'

She added: 'I don’t know anybody who would let their 10-year-old on a bike and let them be gone for 9 hours, but that’s how we spent summers. We just grew up on the streets on our bikes with the neighborhood kids and got into minor trouble.'

She's a bit of all white: America, whose family hails from Honduras, covered the Spanish-language version of the magazine

Proud to be in the cloud: The actress is producing and starring in NBC sitcom Superstore

Married to actor Ryan Piers Williams in 2011, the couple are discovering Southern California's wild side - by hiking in the mountains.

'My husband and I took a camping trip to Catalina Island for a weekend,' she shared. 'Catalina is so close and pretty accessible, but it’s not something I ever did in my 23 years of growing up in Los Angeles.

'I think it’s really fun to be able to go for a hike in the hills and then go to the beach.'

Getting fit: America posted this shot saying, 'Open water swimming with these crazies. I don't even know who I am anymore. #tritraining #swimmingwiththefishies #itellmyselfimnotscared'

'But also...No pain, no gain': Fell off my bike today. #notembarassingatall #behindtheglory #triathalon #battlescars

It seems that she and Ryan are also training for a mini triathlon - swimming, cycling and running - as she shared three Instagrams showing their Sunday training regime.

America even showed off her bruised knee after falling off her bike, saying 'No pain, no gain.'

Season two of Superstore kicks off with a special episode called Olympics on August 19 and resumes on September 22.

Doing it together: 'Totally different responses to our Swim-Bike-Run training day. I need a nap. He's ready for a party. #done #triathalontraining #7weekstogo #backinthegame'

America Ferrera Rediscovers Her Los Angeles | American Way, Celebrated Living, Nexos

Sunday, 10 January 2016

Best Actress nominees Brie Larson and Alicia Vikander lead stars at 2016 Golden Globe Awards

Best Actress nominees Brie Larson and Alicia Vikander battle it out on the red carpet in glitzy gowns as they lead stars at 2016 Golden Globe Awards

By DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 22:48, 10 January 2016 | UPDATED: 00:13, 11 January 2016

The biggest names in film and television joined forces on Sunday for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards - one of the biggest nights on the A-list calendar.

Hollywood's best and brightest descended upon the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, and were dressed to the nines for the star-studded occasion.

And before they compete for the coveted Best Actress In A Drama award, Brie Larson and Alicia Vikander were battling it out in the style stakes on the red carpet.

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She's going for gold: Brie Larson looked stunning in Calvin Klein Collection as she arrived at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday

One to watch: Brie's fellow Best Actress nominee Alicia Vikander was a beautiful sight in a frilly white dress

Room star Brie revealed her taut stomach in a dazzling halter-neck Calvin Klein Collection gown with sexy cut-out sections.

Meanwhile Alicia, who is nominated for The Danish Girl, wore a frilly and pleated white dress which nipped in at her tiny waist and revealed a hint of sideboob.

Jane The Virgin star Gina Rodriguez, who will be hoping to win Best Actress In A Television Series Musical Or Comedy for the second year in a row, picked an off-the-shoulder midnight blue gown with full, princess style skirt.

Presenters Jaimie Alexander and Sophia Bush made sure they got noticed in sexy low-cut gowns.

Jaimie was feeling daring and picked a shimmering green dress with a neckline that plunged almost all the way to her belly button, while Sophia kept things slightly more reserved in a slinky black frock.

While Blindspot star Jaimie, 31, sported smoky eye make-up and pale pink lipstick, Chicago P.D. star Sophia, 33, took a different approach with bold red lips and subtle eyeshadow.

Drama queen: Jane The Virgin star Gina Rodriguez certainly made an entrance in her off-the-shoulder midnight blue gown

Bright and beautiful: (L-R) Emmy Rossum, America Ferrera and Joanne Froggatt went for colourful creations

Among the first to arrive was Maria Menounos, who kept things simple but stylish in a pretty white fishtail gown.

The 37-year-old flashed some cleavage in the slinky frock, which clung to her slim but curvy figure in all the right places.

Maria styled her long caramel locks in an unusual braided ponytail and finished off her glam look with nude lip gloss and dramatic smoky eye make-up.

Meanwhile Giuliana Rancic, who was providing red carpet coverage for E!.

Delicate detail: Eva Longoria (L) and Melissa Benoist wore white frocks with floral prints and embroidery as they made their arrivals

All eyes on her: Photographers were clicking away as Eva posed up a storm on the red carpet

The 41-year-old showcased her stomach in a daring tangerine cut out dress with dramatic sleeves, and also sported matching lipstick.

Giuliana, who revealed her very slender frame in the frock, teamed it with gold Manolo Blahnik sandals.

Going into Sunday's ceremony, Todd Haynes' 1950s romance Carol leads all nominees with five nods, including best picture (drama) and best actress for both of its leads, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

Golden girls: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Eva Green shimmered in the spotlight thanks to delicate gold gowns

Like a living doll: Malin Akerman was reminiscent of Barbie in her shimmering prom style dress

Bringing the glamour: Presenters Jaimie Alexander and Sophia Bush wowed on the red carpet

In the best picture category, it will compete with Spotlight, The Revenant, Room and Mad Max: Fury Road.

Adam McKay's finance farce The Big Short tops the comedy side with four nominations, including best picture (comedy) and nods for Steve Carell and Christian Bale.

The category's favorite, though, may be Ridley Scott's sci-fi adventure The Martian.

The two films are nominated alongside Spy, Joy and Trainwreck.

First to arrive: Maria Menounos and Giuliana Rancic led the arrivals at the event, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

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Ooh la la: Maria flashed some cleavage in a slinky white frock, which clung to her slim but curvy figure in all the right places

Capturing the moment: Nominee Alan Cumming snapped a picture of photographers before heading inside for the ceremony

Close comedy pals Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer will compete for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, alongside Melissa McCarthy, Maggie Smith and Lily Tomlin.

While their record in predicting Oscars glory has been hit-and-miss, many see the Globes as a pretty strong indicator of films and actors destined for an Academy Award on February 28.

Netflix earned a leading eight nods on the TV side, where nominations were scattered across streaming services, broadcast and cable.

Six shows come in tied for the most nominations with three: Fargo, Mr. Robot, Outlander, Transparent, American Crime and Wolf Hall.

Dressed to impress: Keltie Knight (L) and Liz Hernandez showed off their hourglass figures in flowing gowns

Showing some skin: Nancy O'Dell pulled her bold dress open to reveal a diamante paw print - and a whole lot of leg

Meanwhile, Jamie Foxx's daughter Corinne has the honour of being this year's Miss Golden Globe.

The 20 year-old senior at the University of Southern California joins a long line of famous offspring bestowed the honour.

Previous honorees include Bruce Willis's daughter Rumer; Kelsey Grammer's daughter Greer; Kevin Bacon's daughter Sosie; Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca; Bruce Dern's daughter Laura; and Tippi Hedren's daughter Melanie Griffin.

British comedian Ricky Gervais has returned as host, taking over duties from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. It is is fourth time hosting the ceremony.

The Golden Globe Awards are bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and recognises excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.

High security: Sniffer dogs were seen checking out the red carpet before the stars arrived

2016 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS - FILM

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Rooney Mara, Carol

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Will Smith, Concussion

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Steve Carell, The Big Short

Matt Damon, The Martian

Al Pacino, Danny Collins

Mark Ruffalo - Infinitely Polar Bear

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Melissa McCarthy, Spy

Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van

Lily Tomlin, Grandma

Best Screenplay Motion Picture

Josh Singer

Charles Randolf

The Big Short

Steve Jobs

Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

Best Original Song Motion Picture

Love Me Like You Do, Fifty Shades Of Grey

One Kind Of Love, Love and Mercy

See You Again, Furious 7

Simple Song #3, Youth

Writing's On The Wall, Spectre

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

The Big Short

Joy

The Martian

Spy

Trainwreck

Best Motion Picture - Animated

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

Shawn The Sheep Movie

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language

The Brand New Testament, Belgium

The Club, Chile

The Fencer, Finland/Germany/ Estonia

Mustang, France

Son of Saul, Hungary

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Jane Fonda, Youth

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Helen Mirren, Trumbo

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Alicia Vinkander, Ex-Machina

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Paul Dano, Love & Mercy

Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Director Motion Picture

Todd Haynes, Carol

Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Ridley Scott, The Martian

George Miller, Mad Max:Fury Road

Best Original Score Motion Picture

Carol

The Danish Girl

The Hateful Eight

Steve Jobs

The Revenant

2016 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS - TELEVISION

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black

Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

Regina King, American Crime

Judith Light, Transparent

Maura Tierney, The Affair

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Idris Elba, Luther

Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero

David Oyelowo, Nightingale

Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

Patrick Wilson, Fargo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder

Taraji P Henson, Empire

Eva Green, Penny Dreadful

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart

Rob Lowe, The Grinder

Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Rami Malek, Mr Robot

Wagner Maura, Narcos

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Liev Shreiber, Ray Donovan

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Jamie Lee Curtis, Scream Queens

Julia Louis Dreyfus, Veep

Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Lady Gaga, American Horror Story

Sarah Haye, Flesh and Bone

Felicity Huffman, American Crimes

Queen Latifah, Bessie

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

American Horror Story

Fargo

Flesh And Bone

Stars

Wolf Hall

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Damian Lewis, Wolfhall

Tobias Menzies, Outlander

Christian Slater, Mr Robot

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Orange Is The New Black

Silicone Valley

Transparent

Veep

Best Television Series - Drama

Empire

Game of Thrones

Mr Robot

Narcos

Outlander

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