Western Morning News (Saturday)
The things they say
“1 BILLION?!?! How is that actually possible?? Thank u all so so so very much, I am one truly humbled king”
– Lewis Capaldi after the annual
Spotify Wrapped roundup revealed his music has amassed
over one billion streams. “My film is bound in some moments to feel out of date. The lack of diversity makes me feel uncomfortable and a bit stupid” – Richard Curtis on Love Actually.
“I knew going in it would be controversial but I also know millions of people have voted for me”
– Former health secretary Matt Hancock on joining I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
“Thank god you had a hat on Shania Twain. I would have self combusted had I seen it was you!!” – Adele after finding out Shania Twain had been in the audience at her recent Las Vegas residency show.
“Reading and literacy are so important. It doesn’t matter what your disability is, reading is accessible to everyone”
– Former rugby league player Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and
will use special eye-controlled technology to read a CBeebies
Bedtime Story. “Do you ban a genius for their sexual practices? There would be millions of people who if you looked closely enough at their personal life you would disqualify them. You can’t ban people. I hate cancel culture. It has become quite hysterical and there’s a kind of witch-hunt and a lack of understanding”
– Helena Bonham-Carter.
“When the stakes were this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?”
– The Duchess of Sussex, in a trailer for a six-part Netflix documentary on the couple.