Celebrity Files

Sex symbol, movie star, family man and Scotsman! These are the basic elements of the Ewan McGregor legend. The sex symbol reputation is merely because he enjoyed some full frontal exposure in his illustrious career – and he admits to being a “lousy” movie star.

For a long time, Ewan was best defined by his absolute commitment to his wife Eve and their four children. But the passage of time can do it for even the most accomplished in Hollywood. And when the pair separated last year, the 23-year-old mar-riage was destined to become another sad casualty of Tinseltown’s ability to turn comedy into tragedy in true Shakespearean bluster. Regardless, over the years the handsome ever smiling McGregor has excelled in his dramatic craft with over 50 films in which time he was sculpted and swayed by notable directors such as Peter Greenaway, Woody Allen, Ron Howard and Ro-man Polanski. Although he earned healthy paycheques for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in three Star Wars films, some of his best work has come

While growing up, she was the antithesis of the stereotypical beauty queen because long gowns, high heels and makeup were not her style.
Olga Bulawa – the reigning Miss Universe Poland and Miss Congeniality at the 2019 Miss Universe pageant – is the epitome of professionalism when she is wearing the crown. But she’s most comfortable wearing ripped jeans, T-shirts, a Superman cap, Vans shoes, Wonder Woman socks, her backpack and no makeup at all.

Add a liberal dose of a tomboyish nature and that’s the real Olga.Growing up in the port city of Świnoujście surrounded by the sea, Olga was influenced by her brother Tomasz who is five years older. “Whatever he did, I wanted to do. Whatever he liked, I liked,” she reminisces.

She is the first woman in the world to design and produce a 3D printed wedding dress under her label c.h.a.r.l.e.n.e. – and her practical nature emerges from hardworking parents who sacrificed everything to educate their children and make ends meet.

Charlene grew up with four older sisters and a brother; and as the youngest in the family, she was the recipient of hand-me-downs. The young lass was rebellious, mischievous, bullied by both students and teachers, and hardly the academic type. Expelled from school and desiring never to set foot in one again, she turned to sewing.

Lily James is building up quite the movie CV. In the past, she had appeared alongside Cate Blanchett in Kenneth Branagh’s version of Cinderella, wowed with Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx in Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, and rubbed shoulders with a host of famous names in the Richard Curtis movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

Yet, many would agree that the 30-year-old actress is much more than a makeweight alongside others since she has earned the right to truly own the spot-light. In August, she returned to the box office with Rare Beasts, which is a so-called ‘anti-romcom’ written by former pop star Billie Piper who is making her direc-torial debut in the movie.

What do you get when you mix a teaspoon of hard work, a pinch of determination, a dollop of beauty and a sprinkle of focus? Simple – you get Mrs Sri Lanka Caroline Jurie who was crowned Mrs World 2020 in Las Vegas on 6 December – a night to remember for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka born Caroline is a poster child for what dreaming big and having a supportive husband can get you. Based in Dubai these past few years, winning a crown and becoming a reigning beauty queen had always been her dream; but this dream was no easy feat and nor was it supported by everyone.