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GQ Magazine Interview (2024)

It’s about four hours before the Los Angeles premiere of Wicked, and the actor Jonathan Bailey, who’s playing the male lead Fiyero in the feverishly-anticipated movie musical, is busy… playing Lego?

“I’m currently constructing,” he tells me, “the Atlantic Ocean of a globe, which I'm building as I travel around the globe [for Wicked].”

In a sunny Santa Monica hotel, in the middle of a whirlwind international promo tour for Wicked—director Jon M. Chu’s screen adaptation of the megahit Broadway musical, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo—the award-winning star of Bridgerton and Fellow Travelers says that playing with Lego has become one of the things helping him stay centered. “Lego’s 18+ Adult level, that's what gets me going these days,” he says.

It is, after all, a high-stakes moment for Bailey. Fan expectations for Wicked are sky-high, and every detail of the project’s rollout has been the subject of intense scrutiny.

Even Bailey’s seemingly innocuous decision to wear shorts to a photocall for Wicked in Australia made waves, and photos of Bailey in black pleated shorts and a sheer black long-sleeved polo by Giuliva Heritage quickly went viral—the gams seen ‘round the world.

“The idea of a very relaxed, elevated day look is something I've always enjoyed,” Bailey tells me, about the fit. “And of course, in Sydney and down under, we should be showing down under.”

“It's funny,” he continues. “Sometimes, you feel like what you decide to wear chooses you. The waist, the cut of the trouser, the pleat, and the waist—it made me feel very elegant.”

When the photos spread on social media, comments sections buzzed with people wondering about Bailey’s leg workout. Inquiring minds want to know: how does the Winkie prince get those legs?

“Well, they should be dancing from a very young age,” he says, laughing. “It's encouraging your sons to dance and do ballet. I played rugby growing up as well, and I play a lot of tennis now. I did ballet for a good few years, and I think the way that the body responds to that and gymnastics, I think, that's the key… Lots of handstands and deep squats.”

Another moment on the press tour that’s already gone viral is a video where Bailey talks about a small travel mishap during pre-production, in which every part of his Fiyero costume wound up stuck in airport limbo—except the footwear. "There's an amazing photo,” Bailey teases in the clip, “that no one's ever gonna see of me, in nothing but my boots, which sort of felt right for Fiyero somehow.”

When I bring it up, he reiterates firmly: “Never to be seen.” But maybe, I propose, that photo finally makes an appearance in a future museum retrospective on his career, the kind London’s Victoria and Albert Museum does for Britain’s most iconic performers? “Literally, let's not get ahead of ourselves,” he says, laughing. “There'll be maybe some shed in the Cotswolds that will be some sort of weird relic to my former career. Maybe it will be laminated there.”

It’s been exciting to watch Bailey’s red-carpet evolution in the last few years. Early in his career, the actor mainly stuck to more traditionally buttoned-up suit-and-tie looks. But recently, there’s a newfound confidence and playfulness to his red carpet style, a willingness to flip some red carpet traditions—and a frisky inclination to show off that body.

Part of that confidence has to do with just how fit the actor is. “I probably am in the best shape I've ever been,” he says. But it goes deeper than that: “I honestly think it reflects a confidence in identity, in one's self,” he says. “You realize how important it is just to be completely yourself.”

“Jonny is a whimsical, mischievous delight, so we try to show that through his sartorial choices,” says Emma Jade Morrison, his stylist. “He is joyful and cheeky, with an old soul, so I love to modernize classic shapes through colors, materials and saucy bits of skin.”

For the Los Angeles premiere of Wicked last night, Bailey once again turned heads in an exciting ensemble—this time, in custom Versace, in a slinky, body-caressing chainmail shirt paired with immaculately white trousers, ruby-red slippers and a poppy boutonniere. (The cherry on top? A mischievous tuft of chest hair peeking out from that Versace shirt.)

“It was Donatella’s idea to allow me to wear the chain mail, the iconic Versace chain mail,” he says. “It's so part of the Versace DNA, and I wanted that DNA pumping around my veins tonight. It's a beautiful thing to wear.”

Bailey, who calls himself “obsessed” with the ‘90s, remembers the iconic image of Kate Moss in a Versace chainmail dress from 1999. “The thing that I remember is the way that it clings to the form of the body. It feels sculptural and sexy,” he says. “All I can see is the way she moved, [the way it] caressed every nook and curve and cranny… I'm excited to be celebrating nooks and crannies tonight.”

“From my moodboard, Donatella and her team honed in on two images of Errol Flynn and Cary Grant and put their iconic Versace twist on them,” Jade Morrison tells me. “We kept the shapes classic and the shirt a bit slouchy to stay true to Jonny’s style. There is literally no material as sexy as Versace chainmail and using chainmail felt like a princely nod to the Winkie Prince.”

“We loved the red slippers with the poppy—as Dorothy says, there’s no place like home, especially since the LA premiere was the weekend before Remembrance Day in the U.K.,” Morrison continues. “Versace also made us a Winkie Prince bomber—a perfect ode to varsity jackets of the 1930s and something that Fiyero would absolutely wear himself.”

“That's the thing about Wicked, and that's the thing about Oz,” Bailey adds. “It's like visually and thematically so inspiring to so many generations that when you work with creators like Donatella, and you work with fashion houses who have so much to say and [we have] so much respect [for] and so much in archive that we feel so nostalgic about these fashion pieces, it's like everyone just goes off like fireworks. And you come up with something incredible.”

Last time Bailey and I spoke, we were doing a mini pub crawl through Manhattan’s West Village with his Fellow Travelers co-star Matt Bomer last year, to talk about their work on the acclaimed series. During that interview, Bailey talked about the tricky balance he had to strike in order to shoot Wicked, Bridgerton and Fellow Travelers simultaneously. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, he sees how the projects inadvertently informed each other—and emboldened him as an actor.

“I just look back on Fellow Travelers with such fond memories,” he tells me now. “The confidence in telling that story, I think, is actually present throughout Fiyero. Wicked is so about identity. The resonance of the themes is even louder I think on film... Playing Tim [on Fellow Travelers] just beforehand allowed me to sort of maybe expand the part in a way that I wouldn't have done otherwise.”

At Wicked’s Sydney premiere last week, Bailey experienced a full circle moment that left him in tears. “I sat with my sister, who’s based in Sydney, and had my two nieces watching it for the first time in front of an audience. And I felt a volcanic sense of emotion,” he says.

“Me and my sister went to the back and had a pint and we both just had a good cry. What Jon Chu has achieved in this film is exactly the sort of cinematic experience, that my whole entire family loved [when I was] growing up, and it's what inspired me in the first place to want to [become an actor].”

At 36, Bailey is a veteran of the stage and the screen—he’s stolen scenes in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acclaimed pre-Fleabag series Crashing, held his own with Patti LuPone in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, and broken hearts in his award-winning turn on Fellow Travelers. But he’s hardly jaded and still finds himself overcome with emotion during various career milestones. “The wonder hasn't left me,” he says.

It’s that same wonder he hopes to impart to young viewers watcing Wicked. “The idea that some lads somewhere might turn to their mom and dad and go, ‘I really want to dance’? That's what it's all about.”

“And also,” he says, with a laugh, “they'll get bloody good legs in the process.”

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[newtonsheffield]

Molly! Jonny is at Roland-Garros!! You put this out into the universe and made it happen with that Wimbledon AU 🩵🩵🩵

Anthony just intently watching his girl play tennis is the vibe we deserve. No one is more vocal than he is when points are scored and when he thinks an umpire’s decision is bad, look out. He stands in the player’s box with his hands on his hips and his signed Sharmarama cap on, fuming as he glares down at the umpire, while the rest of the crowd boos the decision while Kate makes her challenge.

Anthony B is a 10/10 supportive boyfriend and we love to see it

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That’s it folks show’s over thanks for coming

[dancing-mylife-away]

9 books i want to read in 2022! tagged by @crosbytoews

i tag whoever wants to do this :)

more about the books under the cut...

stardust by neil gaiman

this is literally my most favorite movie and i've been wanting to read this for YEARS. i think i'm gonna make this the next book i read once i finish glory days by jon wertheim

a body of work: dancing to the edge and back by david hallberg

hallberg is hands down my most favorite ballet dancer. i so, so wish i could've seen him perform live before he retired. i bought his book as soon as it came out in 2017 but for some reason i've put off reading it

the master by christopher clarey

i'm not even exaggerating, but my entire life as a tennis fan has been fundamentally shaped by roger federer. i don't know how to be a tennis fan without federer. i don't know who my favorite tennis player is if he's not playing because he is just the complete embodiment of this sport i've loved my entire life. his career as a professional tennis player is almost as old as me, so for as long as i've been watching tennis, federer has been playing. i bought this book as soon as it came out but i've put off reading it because thinking about the end of federer's career is just........not a thing i can emotionally handle and i know this book will make me think about a tennis world without him. but i will make myself read this this year! (and probably get extremely emotional...)

turning pointe by chloe angyal

god i love ballet so much. i wouldn't be the person i am today without ballet, and dance in general, but ballet is what i started with when i was 5. but for as much as i love ballet, it has so many problems that are so deeply ingrained in the art. but i truly believe this new, younger generation of dancers who will likely be the artistic directors and teachers at the big schools when they retire, will change ballet for the better and that gives me hope for something that has given me so much in my life, and something that i lucked out with ballet being nothing but a positive experience for me. anyway i'm really excited to read this and see what angyal has to say about how ballet is changing and will hopefully change in the future

all in by billie jean king

how could i not read the autobiography of billie jean?? tennis wouldn't be what it is today without her and the original 9

boom town by sam anderson

i've lived in oklahoma for over 3 years now, so why not read a book about the history and culture and stuff of okc? and i've heard really good things about boom town

the box in the woods by maureen johnson

the truly devious series is one of the best series i've read in a looooong time and i was so excited when maureen decided to continue the stevie bell stories beyond the hand on the wall :)

goodbye, again by jonny sun

i love jonny's other two books, and i love his little newsletter he writes, so i'm excited to read this book. i bought it shortly after it came out, but haven't really emotionally or mentally been in a place where i'm ready to read this book. so hopefully sometime in 2022 i'll be ready to read this

dead of winter by stephen mack jones

loving the august snow series has been a wonderful surprise for me when i read the first book in december 2020! this series perfectly toes the line between mystery, suspense, and thriller, and is just gritty enough that i love it

[jaynnie-jane]

 As a child I was taught to fear the world. My earliest memories of walking down alley ways with my Mum are all the same “don’t ever walk down here alone because it’s dangerous” she would say, that message never left me. When I wanted to visit my friend that lived 10 houses down, she would walk me down there, right up to the age of 10. Why? Because it was dangerous, “you might get raped and murdered”. I learned this crazy instinctive fear of lane ways, and to a lesser degree walking by myself anywhere right up to my mid twenties. 

Our house was somewhat of a fortress. Every external door had two locks on them, some had three! It wasn’t even a particularly bad neighborhood. Every night there was the ritual of checking the three locks on the front door, checking every dead lock along the glass sliding doors (that were reinforced or something) then locking the communicating door to that part of the house. I remember the number of times I was scared doing it, the number of times I would be alone in the computer room as a 14 year old and hearing the tree outside brushing against the roof and me freaking out so hard that I would be in a slight panic state for hours. I remember checking the front door was locked then walking the 5 meter long hallway, checking every one of the six locks on the glass and the 2 on the mesh. Glass that looks out into a dark backyard on one side and the sunken, dark games room with the bar and table tennis table I couldn’t see behind on the other. Countless times I would have to turn the lights on out of fear. Many more times I refused to turn the lights on to check for an intruder because I was so sure someone was there, watching me and if I saw them they would kill me. This fear stayed with my until we moved from that house when I was 23. As a 10 year old, I remember having escape routes plotted in my head. I remember thinking if they come in this way, I go that way. I remember the number of times I double checked that I could definitely crawl out my window without making a sound, and depending on where the intruders came from I would climb into one of the four neighboring yards to safety. I developed the same plans when I stayed at friend places over night, the house layout and which walls could be climbed to get to safety. I was 10 and nothing had ever actually happened in my life to instill this level of fear in me, just my Mum. That level of paranoia stayed the same until my early twenties. Meanwhile, my brother was allowed to go riding with his friends from an early age, mostly because he always used to when he stayed at one particular friends house and my Mum had no knowledge. This allowed him to test how dangerous the world really wasn’t for himself. He is one of the most fearless people I know, fearless without being reckless or dumb... any more.

The first person I ever kissed (properly) was when I was 14 and he was 16. We always used to see each other at the dog park and a little baby relationship grew, nothing serious as I was sure I had feelings for someone else, which I talked to him about too. I was forbidden to see him again because he was too old and not to be trusted when really, he was a decent dude and was patient and kind to me at a time when I felt like an ugly outcast. As a 14 year old who falls in love with her best friend, but is terrified my parents will forbid me from seeing her, just like they did with my first kiss I suddenly felt like there was no safe place in the world. I couldn’t talk to them and I was taught not to trust other people (and learned this by being a bit of a social outcast at the same school for 10 years). The basic lesson I learned is everything is scary, everything will murder you and everyone can’t be trusted. So when shit was hard at home and I wanted so hard to establish myself as my own person, or needed to go for a walk to just get away from everything, I didn’t think I could. Every fiber of me told me it was unsafe and dangerous. It did change, slowly, mostly because I just stopped telling my parents the truth about where I was going because I knew they would say no. I was still terrified of alleyways and avoided them at all costs, even if it meant walking past a house that was dodgy or walking a road that had lots less people on it. I remember wanting to see my girlfriend really badly one day because I had a fight with Mum. I knew she wasn’t going to drive me there and I knew there was no way in hell she would let me walk there. I told my Mum I needed to clear my head and when she insisted I take the dog for protection I told her I just really couldn’t handle it right now, plus I might go see Jonnie if I was feeling better on my way home. Jonnie of course was a trusted family friend who I had known from birth so hanging out with him was no issue. I walked the 5km there, well aware that my curfew was in 2.5 hours before she would worry or just randomly pop in at Jonnie’s place for a cuppa. It taking an hour to get there and an hour back, meant I only had half an hour with my girl, but it was enough. The entire way there I was thinking I was going to get jumped. I was so sure of this that by the time I got there I was almost in tears at the stress of it.  To say I am miraculously hyper vigilant is an understatement. Growing up, I had no clue how much I was being protected because I honestly believed that the times I went out and nothing happened it was because I was being very careful. The times I cut across the park or went down a lane way that made my stomach knot, without harm coming to me were just because this time I was lucky. It wan’t until I had a little more freedom that I was able to start questioning the “wisdom” of my parents. When I was 17, I had my own car and a decent group of friends my parents knew, and knew I would crash with them. This meant that I practically lived out of my car, always told my parents where I would be and who I would be with and pretty much only go home to do my washing or if I had an early shift at work. This had been going well for a year until I wanted to see someone my parents had never met. I told my parents I would be late home which means no latter than 10 pm but I did not specify when, nor did I restate who I was seeing because I had told Mum a few days ago that I was looking forward to catching up with this friend again. I had gone straight to this friends house after work to have dinner and watch a movie. Mum was aware that this guy lived with his girlfriend and was an old acquaintance I had bumped into at university and had reconnected with. Neither of my parents had met him or his girlfriend.

At about 8 pm I realised my phone probably needed recharging so I went and grabbed my phone to put it on charge, only to find I had never put the ringer on after it being on silent at work. At least five missed calls from home since 7 pm. I panicked, I thought someone had died. My parents never called me so many times while I was out. I dial as Home starts calling again so I answer immediately but do that awkward pause when you’re not really expecting to accept an incoming call. “Hello? Hello?!” I sound panicked because I was, I thought something bad had happened. Everything was fine. Dad had expected me home for dinner because he didn’t ask Mum where I was. He had called to find out where I was, then getting no answer proceeded to freak out. He grilled my mother for information on this guy, to which she had to say I only knew him from my goth days, that yes he was three years older and that while he has a girlfriend, she wasn’t there tonight. The fact that I didn’t answer my phone made everything worse. My Dad is a worrier and I never realised until that night that more than half of the fear my mother had inflicted on me was actually from my father. After a less than 5 minute argument on the phone with him, it was decided he was coming to pick me up. I think he had decided he was going to come get me around 7:30 but didn’t know the address. I was beside myself. I was so embarrassed that my Dad was forcing me to come home and upset that I had to abandon my evening. I burst into tears. Now my friend is concerned. He and I had spent a long time chatting back when we were younger so I think he had always felt pretty darn protective of me. He gives me a hug, asks if I’m going to be okay and reassures me that we can still do this another time. In that moment I remember being angry with my Dad for thinking that this guy would ever hurt me. Dad gets to the house that has a couple of goth looking things out the front like a skull candle holder and I think a dragon on the door or something. He knocks on the door with his chest puffed out, not ready to fight, he’s not like that but he was trying to posture this guy that was in his mind probably taking advantage of his daughter. The issue here is that my friend was no slouch. A couple of piercings, visible tattoo, strong jaw and broad shoulders. My friend wasn’t trying to be imposing, I think he was trying to be helpful and apologetic, while also feeling protective of me because this bloke he doesn’t know just made his friend cry. It was pretty obvious that if it came to fisticuffs, my dad was going down pretty quick. Of course now, 12 years later I do look on what he did that night lovingly, at the time it was embarrassing and a little sad. Dad bundled me up into his car, leaving Patryick (my car) behind. He wouldn’t even let me drive home. I think he knew he was very much in the wrong, but we never spoke of it again. I did my best to distract myself the next morning at 8 am when Dad drove me back to get my car, knowing full well I had to open at work that morning. I was so insanely protected and taught to fear the world that eventually, I did. I never wanted to run away because the world was scary and I never wanted to do anything that remotely upset my parents because I didn’t want to have to live through that same experience again. So then, how did I become the person I am now? That’s an even darker story for next time I guess.

[tenfifteenthirteen]

Saw your tags and was curious but is it known jonny likes tennis/Roger Federer like has he talked about it before

yep usually when they ask his favorite non-NHL athlete he almost always mentions federer like (here) for instance at 0:33 i always looked up to i always really liked roger federer i thought he was an incredible athlete to watch and again (here) at 2:25 he says the most impressive non-hockey athlete is still to this day roger federer

sidenote i wholeheartedly appreciate jonny naming federer (and curry and lebron) as his favorite because a lot of the guys *stares at patrick* name tom brady and i cannot Stand tom brady

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From Hull council estate to Wimbledon: Paul Jubb lost his parents… now he’s making his grandma proud

If Friday's Wimbledon draw pits him against Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic the journey from Hull council estate to the Center Court will most likely be complete for Paul Jubb.

The 19-year-old himself is, however, more interested in being handed a first-round opponent he can realistically beat next week.

'I would like someone who I have more chance of winning against. "Just going to compete really hard like I always do and enjoy the experience," he said on Thursday.

Wimbledon have handed Paul Jubb a surprise wildcard after he won the US college title

Whoever he plays, on whichever court, he expects his 77-year-old grandmother Valerie to be watching, with her heart rightly swollen with pride.

She brought Jubb up from the age of four after the death of both his parents. His father, a former soldier, committed suicide after suffering from post-traumatic stress and his mother also died young.

He has their names, Sean and Jacinta, tattooed on his ribcage, but understandably it is not a subject he chooses to engage in.

'My parents are not with me any more and I think that is basically where I draw my line. It's known and that's really, "he said on Thursday, sitting across the way from the Center Court, on which he has yet to set foot.

Jubb's father, a former soldier, committed suicide after suffering from post-traumatic stress

He is more expansive about the rest of his journey, some of which has become more known since last month, when he won America's prestigious NCAA college championships representing the University of South Carolina.

That earned him a main draw wildcard. Recent results on the grass suggested his athletic baseline game makes him well worth it, as he beat top 100 caliber opponents such as Denis Istomin and Andrey Rublev.

When he steps out at SW19 he wants to win as an act of gratitude to all those who have helped him.

'A big thing for me is just making the people who have helped me along the way proud. A lot of the reasons why I push myself so hard for myself but a big reason for those people who have invested time into me. "

The 19-year-old became the first Brit to win the NCAA men's singles title last month

More than anyone he means Valerie: 'She's a huge influence. She's put so much work into raising me, acting like a mother, father, she's a huge rock in my life. She's put in so much work. I imagine she’ll be very proud. It's very nice and I'm just happy she can see me playing at Wimbledon. "

Most of Jubb's peer group back in Hull grew up playing football or rugby league, but he was destined to be different.

'When I was younger I played more football than tennis. I was pretty good. "I think there was a bit of interest from Hull City to go and have trials but I never ended up going because I didn't want to stop tennis," said Jubb, who is actually a Liverpool fan.

Having bone spotted on court at primary school went to Hull's Nuffield Tennis Academy, where Kyle Edmund also spent time as a youngster.

Jubb Hull's went to Nuffield Tennis Academy, where Kyle Edmund (R) also spent time

A big inspiration, it turns out, is world No. 39 Frances Tiafoe. His parents moved from war-torn Sierra Leone to Maryland in the US, where his father became the janitor at a tennis club.

"About 14 or 15 I was watching a load of stuff or him on YouTube," said Jubb. "His background was pretty tough. He child or had a similar thing. I remember having a cheesy conversation with Jonny Carmichael, my coach in Hull, saying if this guy can do it I can do it as well. So from that point on I was fully invested in doing whatever I could progress.

"You could see how much he (Tiafoe) loved the game and how hungry he was to make the pro tour. That was the same hunger I have now – it was just very relatable. That's why it was so inspirational for me. I've hit with him and we're actually friends now, it's been really good to make a connection with him.

The youngster's journey from Hull council estate to the Center Court could soon be complete

'I did have an internship when I was younger when I did get a little self-pitying. Jonny Carmichael was always like, "" This is your situation and you can't change it, so if you are not going to get anywhere else. " You've got to make the most of what you've got and from that point on that's always the mentality I've had. "

Jubb's debut Wimbledon appearance guarantees him a minimum of £ 45,000 in first- round prize money, and an added complication has been working out how much he could take due to strict NCAA rules on amateur status.

The still intends to complete his degree in retail management next year and so must abide by them , but can still use much of it for allay travel expenses for his tennis.

Asked what would make him leave the college he clearly loves – where he arrived at 16 not knowing anyone – he replied: 'If I won Wimbledon maybe! I don't feel a rush right now to go on the pro tour. I am still developing physically. "

Jubb waves to the crowd following his defeat to Taylor Fritz at Eastbourne on Monday

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[romanpolak]

that might have been Ronald, Jake, Kapppy, TEnnis, and/or Jonny’s last game as a leaf and I did not even finish watching it. 

I am....emo about this 

[host-of-chthon]

3, 13, 22, 45, 46, 47 and 95

(3) Can You Whistle?

No, I cannot.

(13) Do You Sing In The Shower?

Sometimes, when I am home alone.

(22) Do You Watch The Olympics?

Only fencing, tennis and horse riding.

(45) Name One Movie That Made You Cry.

Jonny Got His Gun is one movie that makes me cry no matter how many times I’ve watched it

(46) Peanuts Or Sunflower Seeds?

Um... I am not a big fan of either... But cashew nuts and almonds I really like.

(47) If I Handed You A Concert Ticket Right Now, Who Would You Want The Performer To Be?

Wardruna or Omnia.

(95) What Tattoo Do You Want?

Something involving snakes. Here are some ideas:

[tkmedia]

Itoje, Russell ruled out of Lions' second clash with Sharks

Jamie George captains the Lions in their rematch vs the Sharks on Saturday, live on Sky Sports; Courtney Lawes replaces Maro Itoje in the starting XV while Bundee Aki is named on the bench instead of Finn Russell

Last Updated: 10/07/21 3:28pm

Maro Itoje was due to start in the second row on Saturday Maro Itoje and Finn Russell have been ruled out of the Lions' second game against the Sharks on Saturday, with Courtney Lawes and Bundee Aki replacing the pair. Itoje was originally named to start in the second row, but a mild gastric bug has ruled him out of the game, with Lawes promoted from the bench and Adam Beard now named among the replacements.Ireland international Aki joins the replacements in a straight swap with Russell, who is "managing an Achilles issue" according to the press release from the Lions. Revised Lions team to face the Sharks: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Chris Harris, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Gareth Davies; 1 Rory Sutherland, 2 Jamie George (c), 3 Tadhg Furlong, 4 Courtney Lawes, 5 Jonny Hill, 6 Tadhg Beirne, 7 Hamish Watson, 8 Jack Conan.Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Adam Beard, 20 Sam Simmonds, 21 Tom Curry, 22 Conor Murray, 23 Bundee Aki.More to follow....This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates.Sky Sports brings you live updates as they happen. Get breaking sports news, analysis, exclusive interviews, replays and highlights. Sky Sports is your trusted source for breaking sports news headlines and live updates. Watch live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, F1, Boxing, Cricket, Golf, Tennis, Rugby League, Rugby Union, NFL, Darts, Netball and get the latest transfers news, results, scores and more.Visit skysports.com or the Sky Sports App for all the breaking sports news headlines. You can receive push notifications from the Sky Sports app for the latest news from your favourite sports and you can also follow @SkySportsNews on Twitter to get the latest updates. Read the full article

[newtonsheffield]

Jonny attended today's Roland Garros final, looking sharp as always. 👌🏻 Naturally, made me think of your Wimbledon AU. Any stories with Kate and Anthony during the French Open?

It's fun to watch the clay season but I always have slight anxiety when they fall down to the ground when they win a match, and then proceed to handshake and hug their opponent. I'm like "please don't ruin the clothes!". 😫😂

However, I bet Kate and Anthony don't mind getting dirty (literally and metaphorically) when they practise together... right? 😏

It’s my personal headcanon that Kate hates playing on clay. She’s long been known as the queen of grass courts and Wimbledon is seen as pretty much a guarantee for for her every year. But she hates that the clay sticks to her shoes and her hands and if she has to dive for the ball or slide across the court it gets on her mouth as well. She hates it.

Anthony doesn’t mind any of that, when they arrive at the clay practice court and Kate looks down at her shoes in dismay and tuts,

“Why are you so chipper?”

Anthony shrugs, taking out his racquet to be her hitter, “I’m out here, playing tennis with my girl, we just moved in together, what’s not to love?”

Kate gestured at the ground, “Maybe the fact that we’re about to be covered head to toe in red dirt?”

He leaned over, brushing her lips against his, “Well, that’s why I brought my red shoes.”

“You’re annoying.” Kate rolled her eyes, nudging him backwards but he still only chuckled,

“I love you.” He tossed a ball over to her, “Your serve, Babe.”

And by the end when the clay clung to their legs and Mary finally waved them off, Anthony still didn’t care. He still didn’t care about the people who had gathered to watch and he didn’t care about the red that clung to them.

He squatted in front of her, “Hop on.”

And waited for her the climb on his back then walked off the court.

[fairbanksicedogs]

sascha and stefanos both lost in the first round? that’s dumbass boyfriend energy

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Super Short Reviews: Fall & Winter catch up Part 3

Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform) – If you can get past the very odd and off-putting voice of lead actor / show creator Josh Thomas, you’re in for a delightful surprise with fresh story perspective and spot on performances by Kayla Cromer and Maeve Press who actually resemble REAL teenagers.   Well played, Freeform.  

Outmatched (Fox) –  Who owns a 3-D printer?  Is this a thing now?  And is it really still a thing in 2020 to have a white family with the funny black sidekick friends? UGH.  On the plus side the kids are pretty fun… makes me miss the Jenna Fischer show with the droll sarcastic kids.  Where did that show go???

Looking for Alaska (Hulu) – Adapted from the book by John Green (he really went to a school like this  in Alabama).  I cant say enough good things.  The cast is genius – especially Denny Love, who I hope to see a lot more of.. Beautiful direction and camerawork.  Huge thumbs up.

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (Comedy Central) – This is the Awkwafina you WANTED in The Farewell... which turned out to be not at all funny for a ‘comedy,’ and instead made everybody cry.   This version of  ‘Nai Nai’ – Grandma – is played by Lori Tan Chinn, who deserves an award just for being. Nora is somewhat annoying in the first two episodes, but when she starts making choices instead of just baking in bed, the comedy really kicks in.  Plus Bowen Yang is hilarious.        

Living with Yourself (Netflix) – Paul Rudd is as awkward and funny as ever, but the real reason to watch this is the very clever storytelling and the fantastic Aisling Bee as the wife of now two husbands.  (If you think she’s funny here go back and watch This Way Up on Hulu.  I REALLY hope there’s a second season.)

The Birch (Facebook) – The perfect gift for the deranged teenager in your life. Don’t play with the occult, kids!!  It never ends well.   Binge watch – you’ll want to see how everyone dies.

Miracle Workers: Dark Ages (TBS) – Same cast, zero resemblance to the first season so it may as well be a whole new show.  Sort of black comedy but really more parody. Steve Buscemi leads a smart and funny cast.  

Indebted (NBC) –   I sort of like Fran Derscher... but  I really can’t stand Adam Paley.  So, not for me.

Tommy (CBS) – A show about LA cops that shoots in New York.  Ha!  Those exterior shots really selll it, don’t they!  But isn’t it freezing half the year in NY In L.A  it just rains and rains… Anyway we all LOVE Edie Falco, and the writers have done a really good job of tacking real issues that the police chief, the mayor, and city council are dealing with in L.A. right now.  (pre Virus of course) This is definitely the best show i’ve seen on CBS in a loooooooooooooong time.  

Cherish the Day (OWN) – Don’t let the silky smooth Sade theme song fool you – there will be plenty of bumps in the road for this beautiful mis-matched couple (played expertly by Xosha Roquemore and Alano Miller.)  Always a treat to see the legendary Cicely Tyson, and whoever is tasked with picking the music is knocking it out of the park.  

Katy Keane (CW) – Semi spin off from Riverdale: Josie from the Pussycats is not the main attraction (as you probably guessed from the title.)  There’s no gangs or murder in New York the way there are in Riverdale, but social and racial problems are served up like a pink double frosted cupcake for the YA watchers. Oh and sometimes they sing, which is actually enjoyable when its Jonny Beauchamp (the real star for me.)     

For Life (ABC) – Trying to fill the Shondra Rhimes, absence, ABC gives us a really heavy show about really heavy issues.   Are you in the mood for that? Then you’re all set.  Don’t expect a happy ending anytime soon.  

Dispatches from Elsewhere (AMC) – I admit I tuned in just to see Jason Segel, but this is one of the most creative, clever, and inspiring shows i’ve seen in a long while. Eve Lindley is darling.  And hello Sally Field, Richard E. Grant and Andre Benjamin!!  Is it a game?  Is it a conspiracy?  Is it real?  No spoilers. Have fun!!  Divine Nonchalance.  

NOT REVIEWED:

The Prince of Tennis (Netflix) – China.

Wisting (Sundance Now)

Brotherhood (Netflix) – Brazil.

Mythomaniac (Netflix) – France.

Nowhere Man (Netflix) – Taiwan.

Hache (Netflix) – Spain.

The Stranded (Netflix) – Thailand.  

The Club (Netflix) – Mexico.  

Astronomy Club (Netflix) – sketch show.  

Crash Landing on You (Netflix) – Korea.

The Outsider (HBO)

Little America (AppleTV)

Avenue 5 (HBO)

Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

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the last o/n shift with jonny

in line

he is now sitting down reading a bio book about that rolling stone dude

im sitting next to him. trying to write this

just done watching 08 tennis final at wimbledon roger against nadal 6hous it was a turely exceptional game. you can’t tell the results until the very last second. the winner deserves to won and there is no one really lose in this game.

then he played a doco about this match not sure if that’s what he wants to watch or it’s for me

he also played a clip of roger and nadal it was crack up i laughed

and now

nearly 5

i’m just gonna sit here and enjoy every minute of this

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Mark Wood's World Cup build-up: Mario Kart, beard trims & nervous phone calls

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Mark Wood's World Cup build-up: Mario Kart, beard trims & nervous phone calls

Thursday – and the World Cup opener against South Africa – can’t come quickly enough.

It feels like all the England players have been ready to go for a couple of weeks, since the Pakistan series ended.

Still, even though it’s such a massive occasion, that morning will be like any other. When the game starts, the lads will be fired up, but the early part of the day, when we first get to the ground, will be quite chilled out.

Mark Saxby, the team masseur, is like the heartbeat of the dressing room. He sorts the drinks, puts daft things on the wall and chooses the music.

So often, he gets the mood just right. One day it might be calypso tunes, another some Oasis and indie, another some rap.

Me, Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow will be in the physio’s room getting strapped up. Eoin Morgan and Joe Root will be trying to get into their batting bubble.

It might not seem like it to the public, but Moeen Ali is always up to no good. He’ll probably be playing a prank on someone.

The noise? That probably comes from me. There’s an episode of Friends where Ross makes the ‘keep it down’ sign. I sit next to Woakesy, and that’s what he does to me.

Before then, there will be training on Wednesday and a meeting on what to expect from South Africa.

When we have downtime, we do what we can to not think about cricket. I might go for a coffee with Woakes and Plunkett (I don’t actually drink coffee, but just go for the banter) and I bet Plunkett will be getting his beard trimmed to look good for the TV cameras.

A few of us will probably find somewhere to watch the Europa League final, and you’ll often find plenty of the lads in Root’s room, because he has Mario Kart and Mario Tennis Aces set up. I’m undefeated on the tennis, ranked number one.

Mark Wood has taken 43 wickets in 41 one-day matches for England

For me, there was the moment of panic in the match against Australia at Southampton on Saturday when I thought this all might be taken away.

My history with left ankle injuries is well documented, but the worry this time was that it felt different – a pain when I was running, rather than when I was bowling.

Jos Buttler, standing in as captain, took no chances. We knew it was only a warm-up game, so we were extra cautious.

When I left the field so quickly, it probably looked worse than it was and, when I got off, the medical staff couldn’t see a glaring issue.

They sent me for a scan and, when the results came back, it was the best news it could have been – just a little swelling of the joint.

So, since the weekend, I’ve been living on an ice machine. The rest of the squad have one between them but, because I use one so often, I bought my own. It’s even got my name on so everyone else knows not to use it.

I bowled at 100% on Tuesday and felt no problems, so I can put my name in the hat to be considered for selection on Thursday.

And so, here I am, fulfilling a dream of playing in a World Cup.

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I’ll be honest, the past few weeks are the most nervous I’ve ever been about selection, both before the Pakistan series and then for the World Cup squad, because I played only one of the five games.

I was thinking that, with Jofra Archer around and capable of bowling over 90mph, they might go for a like-for-like swap and I would be the one to miss out.

In the past, I haven’t had national selector Ed Smith’s phone number saved, so I didn’t know when he was calling. Now, it’s locked into my contacts.

On that Monday afternoon, I was watching TV with my wife. When you see his name flash up, it’s an ‘oh my God’ moment, because you know you could get some very, very good or very, very bad news.

I dived into a quiet room and started pacing. I was delighted to be picked, but it was a bittersweet feeling when I learned that David Willey and Joe Denly had been left out. We’ve been such a tight group and I was particularly disappointed for Dave.

Now, though, the overriding feeling is excitement. That’s genuine and shared by every player.

Do you allow yourself that tiny moment of thinking what it would be like to lift the World Cup at Lord’s on 14 July?

Maybe, but so much hard work goes in first. If we do what we’ve been doing for the past four years, results will take care of themselves. It’s important not to look past the things that have served us well, rather than dreaming too big.

What you can do is think back to last summer, when it was scorching hot and everyone was so into the football World Cup – people partying in parks up and down the country as England made the semi-finals.

Wouldn’t it be brilliant to get cricket on the back pages of all the newspapers?

We’re ready to put on a show.

Mark Wood was speaking to BBC Sport’s Stephan Shemilt.

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The next Doctor in 'Doctor Who' is a woman, and all the cool humans on the internet are thrilled

The next Doctor in Doctor Who is going to be played by a woman, and before we examine the reactions of the trolls, let's spend a little quality time with the nice humans first. 

According to the BBC, British actress Jodie Whittaker is scheduled to be the next Doctor in the long-running science fiction series. She'll be the first woman in the role and (some) fans couldn't be more pleased.

SEE ALSO: Who's she! Jodie Whittaker is the first female Doctor and it makes total sense

Whittaker is a fan favorite in the UK, and in some places in the U.S., for her role in the Netflix mystery series Broadchurch. If you haven't seen the series yet, I recommend you take time out of your boring end-of-work-day Google searching and watch an episode. She's fantastic.

Don't agree with me? Too bad. The internet does.

It's been a bloke for more than 50 years, I think we'll all survive if a lady has a go. #13thDoctor

— Susan Arendt 🐣 (@SusanArendt) July 16, 2017

My daughter watching the #DoctorWho announcement. #doctor13 #DoctorWho13 pic.twitter.com/eX0w1rW4E9

— 🏳️‍🌈Jenny Trout (@Jenny_Trout) July 16, 2017

Today in grown men crying over alien casting: pic.twitter.com/gqltGVLxOo

— Martin F. Robbins (@mjrobbins) July 16, 2017

Ladywho! Nice. Within its own world and canon, it's always seemed a bit weird that it hadn't already happened. Unless like, you're a turd.

— Matt Lees (@Jam_sponge) July 16, 2017

I don't even follow Dr Who, but I am so overjoyed that this upsets so many annoying men.

— Emma Scoldmen (@thekateblack) July 16, 2017

it appears a lot of cyber men are not happy about a female doctor

— andy levy (@andylevy) July 16, 2017

#DoctorWho13 "only men should be doctors" counterpoint: pic.twitter.com/cdNnibGtLK

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 16, 2017

Oh great a female Doctor Who. What next? Female real doctors? Female pilots? Female scientists? Female sisters and mothers? Female WOMEN?!

— m@®|{ µø₽₽û§🏳️‍🌈 (@markhoppus) July 16, 2017

I LEGIT JUST BURST INTO TEARS IN THE GYM https://t.co/TQQKGIvxTb

— Emily Hughes ✨ (@emilyhughes) July 16, 2017

I am also disappointed that Dr. Who is now a woman. These episodes are gonna be a lot shorter when she fixes things quickly and soundly. https://t.co/NT0vnEJi2w

— Charles Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) July 16, 2017

Your dad thinks Dr Who being a woman spoils the realism of someone travelling space & time in a phonebox fighting bins with plungers on them

— Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) July 16, 2017

What if, and stay with me here, Jodie out-auditioned all other actors for the role?

— Ashleyです! 🚀🕹📺🎙 (@AshleyEsqueda) July 16, 2017

Don't let the men's rights activists take you down. Hold these cheesy tweets close to your heart.

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