Michelle Williams

Kelly Rowland lands music award

Music Gossip

10 Feb 2012

Kelly Rowland has been honoured at the Black Women in Music awards. The 30-year-old singer performed her Grammy-nominated single 'Motivation' at the annual event, hosted by Essence magazine, and picked up the Rising Icon accolade at the…

Michelle Williams praises amazing Kelly Rowland

TV Gossip

7 Dec 2011

Michelle Williams says former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland is an "amazing" 'X Factor' judge. The singer has been hugely impressed with her friend's performances on the ITV1 talent show but says she never had any doubts she would be…

Ryan Gosling relieved to avoid Oscar nomination

Music Gossip

11 Aug 2011

Ryan Gosling was "relieved" not to get an Oscar nomination for 'Blue Valentine'. The Canadian actor - who starred alongside Michelle Williams in the romantic drama movie about a couple falling out of love - admits he was glad he didn't receive a nod…

Meek's Cutoff a keenly observed addition to the 'mythic Western' genre

Director Kelly Reichardt crafts a tense fable with no clear morality

24 Mar 2011

(tbc) 104min Kelly Reichardt (Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy) is one of the most interesting American filmmakers working today and her latest feature film delivers on all fronts. Meek’s Cutoff belongs to the slender sub strata of the Western genre…

Michelle Williams' working fears

Celebrity Gossip

19 Mar 2011

Michelle Williams knows being a working mother will be "difficult" for her daughter. The 'Blue Valentine' actress has five-year-old Matilda with late former partner Heath Ledger and though she aims to only work when the youngster is not at school…

Michelle Williams found no rules in Hollywood

Celebrity Gossip

16 Jan 2011

Michelle Williams said there are "no limits and no rules" in Hollywood. The 'Blue Valentine' actress - who sought legal emancipation from her parents at 15 to make it easier to embark on an acting career - thought it would be easy to go off the…

Mammoth

Swedish filmmaker Lukas Moodyson's drama about the rich, the poor, globalisation and power

12 Jan 2011

(15) 125min Swedish filmmaker Lukas Moodyson (Together, Lilya 4-Ever) returns to some sort of coherent form with this big canvas drama about the rich, the poor, globalisation and power. Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams star. GFT…

Blue Valentine

Derek Cianfrance’s extraordinary feature debut is an exceptional and brutal piece of filmmaking

23 Dec 2010

(15) 111min Ten years in the making, Derek Cianfrance’s extraordinary feature film debut, which can be best described as a marital cautionary tale, draws from the very best of the American independent inheritance (the uncompromising work of John…

Michelle Williams left skinny by Strictly

TV Gossip

23 Nov 2010

Michelle Williams thinks training for 'Strictly Come Dancing' has left her "too skinny". The former Destiny's Child singer - who was the sixth celebrity to be voted off the BBC One show earlier this month - is gorging on pasta and rice in a bid to…

Michelle Williams voted off Strictly

TV Gossip

15 Nov 2010

Michelle Williams was the sixth celebrity to be voted off 'Strictly Come Dancing' last night (14.11.10). The former Destiny's Child singer and her dance partner Brendan Cole found themselves in the bottom two - alongside actress Felicity Kendal and…

Michelle Williams worked through grief

Celebrity Gossip

1 May 2009

Michelle Williams threw herself into work to cope with Heath Ledger's death. The 'Brokeback Mountain' actress - who is mother to Heath's three-year-old daughter Matilda - kept as busy as she could in an attempt to avoid thinking about the actor's…

Wendy and Lucy

5 Mar 2009

DRAMA Twentysomething Wendy (Michelle Williams) and her golden retriever dog Lucy embark on a cross-country road trip from Indiana to find temporary work in a fishing cannery in Ketchikan, Alaska. Their problems begin in Oregon when Wendy’s old Honda…

The Baxter

5 Mar 2009

COMEDY This likeably old fashioned comedy showcasing the talents of comic actors Michael Showalter (who also writes and directs), Paul Judd, Justin Theroux and a pre-Brokeback Mountain Michelle Williams has taken four years to cross the pond. And yet…

Destiny's Child to reform

Celebrity Gossip

3 Jan 2009

Destiny's Child are set to reunite. Former member Michelle Williams insists she and her two ex-bandmates, Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland, are still in regular contact and are open to working together again in the future. Michelle said: "Getting…

Michelle Williams award criticism

Celebrity Gossip

15 Dec 2008

Michelle Williams has come under attack over plans for her to accept an award on behalf of her late ex-fiance Heath Ledger. The actress - who split from the actor in September 2007, three months before he died of an accidental prescription drugs…

Michelle Williams' Heath despair

Celebrity Gossip

24 Nov 2008

Michelle Williams says things are "getting worse" following the death of her former fiance Heath Ledger in January. The 28-year-old star - who has a three-year-old daughter Matilda from her relationship with Heath - is finding it increasingly harder…

Also Released - Film

16 Oct 2008

Incendiary (15) 99min •• Very ordinary adaptation of Chris Cleave’s novel (released two days before the 2005 London bombings) about the effects of a suicide terrorist attack on a London football stadium on one woman’s life. Michelle Williams turns in…

Michelle Williams' paparazzi security

Celebrity Gossip

15 Aug 2008

Michelle Williams has reportedly enlisted a bodyguard to keep paparazzi away from her. The 'Brokeback Mountain' actress - who has a two-year-old daughter Matilda with former fiance Heath Ledger, who died of an accidental drugs overdose in January…

Michelle Williams' Spike romance

Celebrity Gossip

6 Aug 2008

Michelle Williams was seen kissing director Spike Jonze during a romantic dinner in Los Angeles recently. The 'Brokeback Mountain' actress - who has a two-year-old daughter Matilda with former fiance Heath Ledger, who died of an accidental drugs…

Michelle Williams' Heath movie

Celebrity Gossip

9 Jul 2008

Michelle Williams is making a movie about Heath Ledger so their two-year-old daughter can see what her dad was really like. The actress - who was left devastated when her former fiance was found dead in his apartment after an accidental drug overdose…

Michelle Williams' Cannes comeback

Celebrity Gossip

23 May 2008

Michelle Williams made her first major public appearance since the death of Heath Ledger at the Cannes Film Festival last night (22.05.08). The former 'Dawson's Creek' actress - who was left devastated by the news her ex-fiance had died after an…

Michelle Williams' 'vulnerable' Heath

Celebrity Gossip

14 Mar 2008

Michelle Williams says late ex-lover Heath Ledger was incredibly "vulnerable". The former 'Dawson's Creek' actress - who has a two-year-old daughter Matilda with 'The Dark Knight' actor - claims his weaknesses were only revealed after his shock death…

Michelle Williams' pea speak

Celebrity Gossip

15 Feb 2008

Michelle Williams' vocabulary has shrunk to the size of a pea now she is a mother. The 27-year-old star - who has a two-year-old daughter Matilda with late actor Heath Ledger - revealed having a child has dramatically restricted her access to popular…

Michelle Williams' 'miracle' child

Celebrity Gossip

14 Feb 2008

Michelle Williams says having a child with Heath Ledger was a "miracle". The 'Brokeback Mountain' star has revealed giving birth to two-year-old Matilda - whose father Heath tragically died of an accidental prescription drugs overdose on January 22…