Leena Tailor

There is an icy chill to the water in Wellington’s Oriental Bay at 7pm. For Jacob Tomuri, after long days filming high-octane fight action, a daring dip cleanses, rejuvenates and helps relieve the off-camera mental punches that can come with life as a globetrotting stunt performer and co-ordinator.
On-screen, the 42-year-old has gone head-to-head with Tom Hardy, raced through the Namibian desert battling Charlize Theron and dodged Leonardo DiCaprio, but the one big blow he never saw coming...

It’s no surprise that Randall Slavin feels like a “Hollywood zelig.” Through more than two decades photographing Tinseltown’s hottest stars, the 49-year-old Los Angeles native has constantly found himself in the right place at the right time — with the right people.
There was the time he got a random call to take engagement portraits for a woman who turned out to be the editor of the New York Times’ ‘Fashion of the Times,’ and called back a week later about another job – photographing a buzzy...

“I shouldn’t tell you this,” grins Sam Neill, as he and his pup Chuff escort ET Canada through a gate to his Instafamous cows at the sprawling headquarters of his Two Paddocks vineyards in New Zealand’s Central Otago. “It sounds too eccentric, but I come play my ukulele here and a couple wander over and listen, but I’d really like mass adoration … I want cattle groupies.”
It’s Thursday afternoon and Neill has returned from a Two Paddocks event in Queenstown, a scenic 65-minute drive away, to ...

“First woman...”
“First Indian…”
“First openly bisexual…”
There should be an acronym for all the labels that consistently follow Lilly Singh whenever she's written about, but FWLGBTQILNH (first woman LGBTQ+ Indian late-night host) doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Still, every piece of that title has come with culturally defying or mentally taxing hurdles worthy of celebration.
The 32-year-old comedian, YouTube star, actor, author, and producer is now a year into her tenure as the host of ...

“No admittance except on party business,” hollers our Hobbiton guide Paul, perfectly mimicking how Bilbo Baggins might read his famous sign from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, then noting how visitors can pick up the same sign at the Shire Store, take it home, and live their best hobbit life.

Walk into the unembellished black building tucked away in Morningside, Auckland, later this year and there’s no telling what musical superstars one might find. Niall Horan could be leading songwriting camps for aspiring musicians, Taylor Swift could be next door working on her next big hit and maybe Lorde will stop by downstairs to play an intimate show marking 10 years since she recorded “Royals” nearby.
The possibilities are endless as Grammy-winning musician Joel Little unveils Big Fan...

“We’re always trying to do the unexpected,” says Lady Gaga’s manager, Bobby Campbell, weeks out from launching the most hotly-anticipated show on the Las Vegas strip. It’s early December, a decade since the New York native was rocketing to success with her debut album, The Fame, and while the holiday buzz is all about her award nominations for A Star Is Born, behind-the-scenes it’s the “unexpected” next...

Almost 50 years after forming in Boston, Aerosmith launched their “Deuces Are Wild” residency at the Park Theater in Las Vegas Saturday amid floating toys, pyrotechnics, immersive sound experiences and 230 booming speakers.

As the magical creatures of Middle Earth prepare to resume venturing through Auckland, New Zealand, for Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” prequel series, the mythical world of Pandora has been bursting into life for James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels in Wellington, just one hour’s flight south. Meanwhile, on the South Island, stars like Viggo Mortensen are planning to embark on “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” in Dunedin, while a game-changing production studio has been proposed for Christchurch.

As he prepares to release his new solo record, Chip Tooth Smile, Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas is sharing the personal drive behind the “autobiographical” record, from his 19-year, hurdle-fraught marriage to wife Marisol, to learning to embrace ageing after facing the death of loved ones.

Ryan Gosling reflects on his rise from unknown actor in New Zealand to global superstar, his early showbiz inspirations, the success of 'The Notebook,' and his "embarrassing" love of ballet.

“If only we could swap out Freddie Jackson for one of our own songs,” cracked an 18-year-old Donnie Wahlberg as he and his New Kids on the Block bandmate buddies cruised the streets of Boston in the final years of the 1980s on their way to a basketball game. It wasn’t that they didn’t like the R&B star — to the contrary, Donnie names “You Are My Lady” as one of his most influential ballads — but the idea of producing a hit they could blast around town seemed like a distant dream as the group ...

"I'm not interested in music," declares Roger Waters, lounging in the sun-soaked courtyard of West Hollywood's rockstar-frequented Sunset Marquis hotel. It's 1.30pm the day after his third sold-out gig at Los Angeles' Staples Center and the 73-year-old former Pink Floyd frontman has just emerged from his suite, sipping espresso and joking, "good morning", to his security guard.

There’s a quiet yet conspicuous buzz in the air on the 14th floor of the Four seasons hotel in Beverly hills ahead of Angelina Jolie’s arrival. In the hospitality suite, publicists are debating which colour background the actress needs for interviews...

Five years after tying the knot in a stunning, red rose-filled ceremony in Illinois, Donnie Wahlberg whisked Jenny McCarthy away for a surprise vow renewal ceremony to mark their anniversary. “We were on vacation when I proposed to her with myself and Evan, my step-son, and we’re literally going back to the same spot, so it’s going to be really special,” Wahlberg recently told us.