Derek, can you share the story behind your latest single and what inspired it? The story behind my latest single ‘June’ was about the day I was texting my ex, then I received a message saying ‘let’s just be friends’. We had been going back and forth for a while, and I thought we were going to try and make it work. I was heartbroken reading that, so I decided to write about it. That song has now turned into my most streamed and played song.   How did you first get started

[caption id="attachment_1345" align="alignnone" width="1707"] Photographer: Tim Schaeffer Photography @timschaefferphotoHair: Mika Fowler @mikahairstylistMakeup: Suzie Kim @suziekbeautyStylist: Alex Clough @alexclough.style[/caption]   1.  What inspired you to take on the role of the English Dub voice for Young- Hee Doll and the daughter of the main character in ‘Squid Game’? When I went inside the recording studio, I didn’t know I was going to be the English voice for Young- Hell Doll. I had a great time with the voice cast and the director. We worked together on an innocent voice for that part. They showed

Nikki Gal is an American fashion model, designer, mental health advocate and artist. Working in the fashion industry as a model for 10 years, she has appeared on the covers of 20+ international fashion magazines including Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Glamour, and Grazia. In addition to her modeling career, she has also been featured in Vogue, L’Officiel and Vulkan Magazine. Gal started her entrepreneurial journey as an artist in 2019 at just 20 years old. After one year of launching her art company, she had reached over 10 million impressions

The Actress Who Made Waves with Haus Labs and Lady Gaga   In the glitzy and highly competitive world of Hollywood, French actress Gigi Dia has managed to make a remarkable name for herself. Since her move to Hollywood a few years ago, she has caught the attention of big brands, becoming the face of prominent campaigns for companies like Beauty Blender and Sephora. However, it was her collaboration with the iconic Lady Gaga that truly solidified her status as a star in the entertainment and beauty industry.   Gigi Dia's journey to success

Hing Zhe Lee     Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the young songwriter Hing Zhe Lee has been representing southeast Asia collaborating with big names in the music industry. Hing has been working on his craft from adolescence but his major achievements began when he first captivated the attention of Reshma Martin, a famous Malaysian singer-songwriter. Since then, has worked with her as a guitarist and as a songwriter. He moved to Los Angeles to enhance his skillset and connect with industry members through the famous College of Music, LACM. At just 19 years

Radmila Lolly     Radmila Lolly is an acclaimed classical singer and high fashion designer. Over the past few months, her singing career has skyrocketed when she reached the top 25 of the Billboard Dance Chart with her single ‘U R Moving Me’ - Radmila Lolly ft Dani Hagan. Worldwide press took notice of her recent achievements and Radmila has been featured in several magazines covers around the globe. Radmila presented her last album “Wonderland” at the famous Carnegie Hall. She originally combined her talents as a singer and a designer, and presented her couture

Giulia Baggini     Giulia Baggini was born on 31 March 1994 in Treviglio, Province of Bergamo, where she grew up and spent her childhood. Since she was young, she demonstrated a strong sense of fashion and love for the fashion world. At 15, she started her first blog “Giulia’s Fashion Blog” which gained a fair success since Giulia was one of the first girls to undertake this activity in Italy. Thanks to “Giulia’s Fashion Blog” she started to be invited to the most prestigious fashion shows and presentations during the Fashion Weeks of

Elizabeth Grullón   Elizabeth Grullón is the definition of self-made in Hollywood. A product of humble beginnings, she is a first generation American born to Dominican parents in Queens, NY. Elizabeth has been looking to films and their stars as an inspiration in her life since an early age. With supportive parents who she describes as saints, she began to seriously pursue acting by attending the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program. Ken Washington, father of the program and mentor to the likes of Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, encouraged Elizabeth and her parents to

Marcus Bell (Bellringer)   Marcus Bell (Bellringer) recently released the R&B Christmas song he produced, composed, and sang ‘Joy to the World’ featured in the new Netflix movie ‘Operation Christmas Drop’ that came out recently. Marcus Bell is a well-known multifaceted artist in the music industry. As a producer, songwriter and singer he has worked with some of the biggest artists internationally. Marcus is one of the composers and songwriters behind Katy Perry’s album ‘Witness’, and composer of ‘The Pinkprint’ by Nicki Minaj. Beyonce performed to one of the songs produced by Bellringer

Miami Music and Fashion Icon, Radmila Lolly, Brings "MAGIC" to Marlins' Opening Game   At the opening game of the Miami Marlins' season on Thursday, March 30th, Radmila Lolly delivered a sensational performance that honored the city of Miami. With DJ Mike Tee and musicians from the Henry Mancini Institute of The Frost School of Music by her side, she presented a medley of her hit single "MAGIC" and its remix "MAGIC (Miami Beach House Remix)," a collaboration with DJ Mike Tee. The crowd at LoanDepot Park rose to their feet and

Florence Popa Romanian model, influencer, marketing SME and brand ambassador  [caption id="attachment_1217" align="aligncenter" width="552"] Image by Mihai Dascalescu[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1218" align="aligncenter" width="548"] Images taken by Jason Gareth, re-edited, in UAE. Make up and hair: Katie Cousins. Clothing: Michael Cinco[/caption]   1. What made you switch from modeling to digital marketing, and now back to modeling?  The need to be creative. Actually, I have switched from modeling to writing and editing, e-commerce, PR, then to digital marketing. And now I know, one of the perfect jobs (for me) is a combination of all, modeling included! 2. Your favorite

Jarry Lee is a British-American model, actress, musician, and journalist. She is also a social media influencer with over 600,000 Instagram followers and 30,000 TikTok followers as of 2020. Lee has since appeared in commercial campaigns for AT&T and print campaigns for fashion and cosmetics brands like Maybelline, Urban Decay Cosmetics, Revlon, Vince Camuto, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, L'Oréal Paris, Vivienne Hu New York, Lancôme, and others. In February 2019, Lee came out as bisexual in season 1 of Netflix's first dating show Dating Around. Authority Magazine named Lee as one of their "Inspirational Women in Hollywood" in July 2020, and StarCentral Magazine called her a "Rising Star to Watch" in 2020. We had

I have been in the industry for over 15 years as a model and actor. I have done commercials for Tumi, Century 21, One Plus, ESPN and started transitioning to film/TV this year. I really enjoy being involved in the creative process and production in my personal projects, working with designers, and other artists. I never considered myself a writer. If anything, I always felt insecure about it. My English papers in University were marked that my 'ideas were too flighty' by my professor. I felt discouraged at times, in my ability

Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? I grew up in Northern Kentucky, where I spent my tomboy childhood playing sports and secretly writing poetry. Though a southern girl at heart, I have embraced the gorgeous California sun, where I resides with my Mediterranean chef Husband and my cheeky little girl.  When I'm not acting, I spend my time hosting the podcast That One Audition and championing female driven content.   What is it that you do, and what inspired you to do it? I am an Actress.  I love learning about the

Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? My name is Laura but I go by LV - I have a Sicilian Irish Russian and Scottish background and was born and raised in Phoenix Arizona with one older sister and an early love and passion for music!   What inspired you to become a performing artist? I kind of always knew this is what I wanted to do and who I wanted to be. While most young kids want to be a doctor, a veterinarian or a firefighter I always

Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? -I’m born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California. My parents are married and have two brothers and two dogs. Recently graduated from high school and pursuing my acting/modeling career while taking college classes online.   What is it that you do, and what inspired you to do it? -I’m a model, dancer, and actress. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved to entertain people and express myself through the arts!   What project are you currently working on and what’s after that? -I’m working with Pandora

Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What is it that you do, and what inspired you to do it? I’m from a super small town in central Massachusetts called Spencer. I am a WWE superstar. I travel all over the world and entertain the WWE Universe. I’ve been doing that for about 6 years now. I also am part of our reality show on E! called ‘Total Divas.’   What project are you currently working on and what’s after that? I’m currently in the process of creating my own wine

  Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What is it that you do, and what inspired you to do it? I grew up on a mountain in Tennessee and started singing in the church choir when I was 7. That led to local theater and eventually moving to NYC when I was 17 to start my career. Now I make films and television and am incredibly thankful to travel all over the world while doing it.   What project are you currently working on and what’s after that? I have a

Tell us a bit about yourself.  What inspired you to become an actor?  In third grade I wrote and produced a play called “How Magic Came To Be". My teacher Mrs. Dick recommended me to a local theater company that was putting on the musical Nine. I was nine at the time. From then on I guess I just never quit.   Now, let`s talk about your film-making and producing skills. You recently co-wrote, produced and starred in “Mother’s Little Helpers,” an independent film which premiered at SXSW 2019. Can you

Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What inspired you to become an actress? What projects are you currently working on? I'm from what used to be a small town just outside of Vancouver, Canada. I grew up on a horse farm, singing and dancing. I got into modelling and then made my transition into acting after high school. I always loved story telling through the medium of film and television. I was a bit of a loner (still am lol), so getting lost in the world of

Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What is it that you do, and what inspired you to do it? I started out in the modeling world after I entered the miss universe competition in Ireland. I was Miss Kildare and went on to place in the finals. It was a really great experience and I made so many friends, it also helped my career and was the start of everything really. After the competition I got signed to an agency and started getting booked for all sorts

Famed Celebrity Advocate Reveals Her Journey to Find Justice America's judge & tour de force Tanya Acker, shares her legal mind five days a week in the Emmy nominated CBS series "Hot Bench." With the hope of inspiring others, Tanya is available to share her own remarkable journey which includes graduating from Yale Law School, working directly with the Supreme Court and President Clinton, to now celebrating 1000 episodes of her ratings juggernaut "Hot Bench." In addition, she hosts the popular new podcast The Tanya Acker Show, featuring the country's top minds to discuss that we are bigger than

STUDIO ONE EIGHTY NINE (headquartered in Ghana, West Africa) is a social enterprise that consists of creatives that seeks to provide a platform to help promote and curate African and African-inspired content through an E-commerce site and an artisan-produced collection called Fashion Rising Collection launched in support of V-Day’s One Billion Rising campaign. We focus on empowerment, creating jobs and supporting education and skills training. The first collection launched on February 14th 2013 in honor of One Billion Rising. Created by Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah, the mission of Studio One

Photographer – TJ Manou Talent – AnnaLynne McCord Makeup & Hair – Trace Watkins Wardrobe Stylist – Lindy Corley Retoucher – Alla @Retouch_Laprimavera AnnaLynne McCord (born July 16, 1987) is an American actress and former model. Known for playing vixen-type roles, McCord first gained prominence in 2007 as the scheming Eden Lord on the FX television series Nip/Tuck, and as the pampered Loren Wakefield on the MyNetworkTV telenovela American Heiress. In 2008, she was the eighteenth actress to be cast in the CW series 90210, portraying antiheroine Naomi Clark. Initially, the part of Clark was conceived as a supporting role. Fortunately for McCord, by the end of the first season, however,

  On the Netflix hit series Orange Is The New Black Taryn Manning’s character is a rehabilitated deity praising bad girl. To our pleasant surprise in real life she is remarkably lovely, creative and big-hearted! Taryn was kind enough to take the time to chat with us recently about the groundbreaking series, now entering its 5th season, her musical background, and the ups & downs of life in general. One of the most candid and authentic celebrities we’ve had the pleasure of connecting with, Taryn truly is the epitome of star versatility. One may

German actress Veronica Ferres recently finished the preliminary tour for her new movie Salt & Fire, directed by Warner Herzog. With an honor’s list of film titles in Europe and a legitimately loyal fan base on American soil, she is a pedigree actor that is both intensely passionate about her art and a down to earth, compassionate person. We chatted with her about her experience filming in a Bolivian desert, art and what is important in life.     INTERVIEW BY: The Celeb Story   The Celeb Story : What was your experience with Werner (Herzog)? Veronica: Werner is an intense director and definitely knows what he’s looking

A passionate philanthropist, in 2015, Liam was invited by the Minister for Mental Health, Disability services and Child Protection to read actual case studies to those attending the ‘WA Youth Mental Health and Homelessness Summit’ (Organized by the Youth Affairs Council of WA, YACWA). This year while shooting ABC series The Heights, he continued his hands on work with those suffering with acquired brain injuries and also appears in the current ‘Think Mental Health’ campaign advertisement. Liam can currently be seen in every episode of the award winning TV series The