Did You Hear?… Gigi and Zayn Call it Quits and Other Stories You May Have Missed This Week

As this year’s Bachelorette Brooke Blurton continues her search for true love, she has the difficult task of sending people home each week.

Sadly, for Ritu, her journey on The Bachelorette 2021 came to an end this week as she did not receive a rose.

Ritu chatted to POPSUGAR Australia about her time on the show, and how, at times, she felt tokenised as she is both Queer and South Asian.

“On normal television, I don’t really see representation of queer South Asian people. It’s such a rarity in television, and needs a bit more public normalisation because it actually exists,” she told POPSUGAR Australia. “I’ve met a lot of Indian people who are queer but are very much boxed in.”

Read the full interview, here. 

Disney gave us the first little sneak peek of its upcoming film Lightyear this week, with the film exploring the origin story of Buzz Lightyear of Toy Story fame.

In the sci-fi adventure, the young Buzz is voiced by Chris Evans, who is no stranger to Disney following his long run as Captain America.

“The phrase ‘a dream come true’ gets thrown around a lot, but I’ve never meant it more in my life,” Evans said of taking on the role.

Read all about it and catch the trailer, here. 

BBC One and Amazon Studios released the first look images of  A Very British Scandal with Claire Foy, as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, alongside Paul Bettany (WandaVision) as Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll.

The series, written by Sarah Phelps, is based on the true story of the Duke and Duchess, and their divorce, which was one of the most notorious legal cases during the 20th century.

Read more, here. 

In the week’s saddest news, actor James Michael Tyler passed away at the age of 59 after a battle with prostate cancer.

Tyler, who was best known for his role as Central Perk manager Gunther on Friends, passed away peacefully at home, according to his manager.

“The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh Friend)… but Michael’s loved ones knew him as an actor, musician, cancer-awareness advocate, and loving husband”, his manager said in his statement.

Read more, here. 

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik reportedly broke up, People confirmed on Thursday US time.

“They are not together right now. They are both good parents though,” a friend of the Hadid family told the publication. “They co-parent. Yolanda [Hadid] is of course very protective of Gigi. She wants the best for her daughter and grandchild.”

Gigi and Zayn first got together in November 2015, and they’ve been dating on and off since then. Their breakup comes amid recent claims that Zayn allegedly “struck” Gigi’s mother, Yolanda. While no official police report has been filed, both Gigi and Zayn released statements addressing the reported incident on Thursday.

Read more, here.