With his trademark beret, thick black rimmed glasses, puffed out cheeks and whimsical personality, Dizzy Gillespie has become one of the most influential figures in Jazz with his virtuoso performances as a trumpeter and scat vocalist, as well as being a talented composer and songwriter. He was born John Birks…
David Ruffin is best known as being the lead singer of the legendary Motown group, The Temptations, during the sixties. Providing lead vocals on their signature tune “My Girl” from 1965 which would be later used as the theme for the 1992 family film of the same name. Born David…
Rather than designer, I would say artist. You have probably seen him on TV, or read about him in fashion magazines. The guy that transforms an ordinary piece of cloth into a tempting sexy statement? Yes, that is Adam Saaks. Recently, he was in Lisbon shooting his collection of slinky fashion, and I…
In 1975, Arthur Ashe Jr. became the first (and so far only) black male singles champion at Wimbledon when he defeated the then defending champion Jimmy Connors in four sets. He is also the only black male to win the Australian and US Open Tournaments. He was born in 1943 in…
Summer is finally here. The sun is out, the smell of BBQs is the air, and the sound of the ice cream man lights up the whole street. Our favourite accessory to rock during these sunny months are sunglasses. And it seems that your fave celebrities share the same passion…
Sir Patrick Stewart is one of the most iconic British male actors of the 20th century, and possibly one of the most down to earth. Famous friends with Lord of the Rings Actor Sir Ian McKellen, he is often seen in the media enjoying life with a tongue in cheek…
More than 11 million subscribers on YouTube and counting, Lilly Singh is undoubtedly the superwoman of social media’s most watched platform and second largest search engine AKA YouTube. This young Canadian born girl is not only included in the Forbes list of the world’s highest paid YouTube stars with an…
In September of this year, quirky, geek-chic American sitcom The Big Bang Theory will be celebrating 10 years of entertainment. Sometimes called the ‘Friends’ replacement show because of it’s light-hearted humor and the fact it is on E4 every evening, the comedy features four super-intelligent scientists and their friends. The…
Samuel L Jackson is one of the best known names in Hollywood, having starred in over 150 different film & television projects. Some of the star’s most iconic works include: Goodfellas in 1990, Pulp Fiction in 1994, the Star Wars franchise and most recently Django Unchained. Born in Washington DC in 1948,…
Eternal beauty. As metaphorical as it sounds, this is the perfect definition of Sophia Loren. The Italian actress is now aged 82, but trying to undermine her style and fashion is nonsense. The famous magazine Harper’s Bazaar named her the epitome of glamour and her style has always been considered as…