News about Nafessa Williams

In Jilly Cooper's Rivals, the Woke US bosses warn the actors to reshoot sex scenes

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2024
She is the 'queen of the bonkbuster', with a worldwide reputation for writing incredibly steamy sex scenes. However, Dame Jilly Cooper has fallen foul of sarcastic American television executives, who are worried that a forthcoming adaptation of her raunchy novel Rivals would be too much for modern viewers. Multiple scenes of the star-studded series have been reshot by bosses at a subscription service, fearing that they are inappropriate in the post-MeToo period. However, Dame Jilly's 1988 novel, which is set in the fictional county of Rutshire, should not have come as a surprise. After gaining the rights, Disney announced that the book was "full of sex" and involved "drama, excess, and shocking antics."

Sharon Gaffka of Love Island takes the plunge in a very brave glitter jumpsuit

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 20, 2022
During the 2021 series of Love Island, she was on television screens in skimpy bikinis. Sharron Gaffka wowed on the red carpet as she appeared in a plunging black glitter jumpsuit at the I Wanna Dance With Somebody screening at London's Ham Yard Hotel. On Monday night, the reality star, 26, brought the glamour to the star-studded event as she shot up a storm for the cameras.

In an I Wanna Dance with Somebody trailer, Whitney Houston supporters deblasted Naomi Ackie for not resembling her

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 15, 2022
The first trailer for Sony Pictures' fully licensed Whitney Houston biopic titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody appeared on Thursday, but fans were concerned that Naomi Ackie didn't look enough. The British 30-year-old (The Score, Master of None) 'put in a year of intense preparation' to play the late R&B belter and also executive produced Kasi Lemmons' film, which premiered in US theaters on December 21.

FIRST LOOK: Naomi Ackie transforms into Whitney Houston as she's seen on set of biopic

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 12, 2022
Filming for the much-anticipated Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody is well underway. And Naomi Ackie, the actress playing the late pop star, was seen in costume for the first time on set of the film on Thursday in Los Angeles. The 29-year-old female from London, England, appeared as Houston, circa 1980s-1990s, which was around the time she dropped her first two studio albums that produced seven number one hit songs.