Darren Bevan

New Zealand

Writer and Sub-editor at Are Media

Films, DVDs, I reviews them all. I also wear glasses. The two are not connected so I believe. Latest incarnation - Online entertainment editor @newshubnz

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Articles

Golden Bachelorette Joan tells what it's like to date 24 guys

Oct 29, 2024 | nowtolove.co.nz | Darren Bevan

Dating in 2024 is bad enough, but imagine dating 24 people in the pressure cooker of a reality TV show while millions of people watch! Glamorous 61-year-old mother of four and grandmother of two, Joan Vassos doesn’t have to. She’s been looking for “The One” on The Golden Bachelorette, currently screening on ThreeNow. A spin-off of the phenomenally popular television show The Bachelor, this version focuses on older people trying to find love again.
AM team farewell audience for last time, with plea that 'we are still in this together'

Jul 4, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

Watch AM's final farewell. Credits: Video / Image - AM Melissa Chan-Green, Lloyd Burr, William Waiirua, Nicky Styris and Michael O'Keeffe have bid an emotional farewell to audiences during their final ever show on Friday.
'Little piano teeth': Ryan Bridge, Amanda Gillies reveal most brutal feedback

Jul 4, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

Watch: Ryan Bridge, Amanda Gillies reveal their worst ever feedback. Credits: Video / Image - AM Amanda Gillies and Ryan Bridge have shared the most brutal feedback they've ever received. Reflecting on their careers at Newshub and in general on Friday morning's last ever AM show, both revealed their teeth had come under extreme scrutiny by viewers and management.
AM team share hilarious bloopers from show's history

Jul 4, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

Watch: AM's bloopers. Credits: Video / Image - AM AM kicked off its final ever episode with a collection of on-air bloopers from throughout the show's history. Highlights broadcast on Friday morning showcased moments from Hilary Barry's losing the plot about an "emergency defecation situation" with Paul Henry, as well as Lloyd Burr breaking the studio set.
NZIFF 2024: The films you have to see - and one utterly unmissable experience

Jul 3, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

The trailer for this year's film festival, starting the end of July in Wellington. Credits: Video / Image - NZIFF Much like the winter chills, there's one thing guaranteed about New Zealand's darkest months - the return of the Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival. The 2024 edition of the event has just launched its programme, crammed full of goodies and a few changes to what you'd typically expect. Here are some of the upcoming films that you need to see.
Lily Allen joins OnlyFans - to sell pictures of her feet under 'Lily Allen FTSE500' username

Jul 2, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

Singer Lily Allen has joined adult website OnlyFans - but not for the reason many people would be expecting. She set up an account to sell pictures of her feet under the username "Lily Allen FTSE500", a pun on the Financial Times Stock Exchange, the United Kingdom's best-known stock market index. Allen will be charging a monthly subscription of US$10 (NZ$16.40) for access to her content. So far, she has shared four photos and six videos.
Northern Bass reveals first artists for New Year's lineup

Jul 2, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

The first wave of artists for Northern Bass has been released. The event in Kaiwaka kicks off from Sunday, December 29, with music enthusiasts and ravers from across New Zealand heading to the "party in a paddock" experience. Headlining this year's festival are electronic music stars Hybrid Minds + Tempza, Bou + BLive247, SHY FX. The event will also see the return of Alix Perez, Camo and Krooked b2b Mejfus, Andy C + Tonn Piper, Montell 2099 and The Upbeats.
Police swarm Āwhitu Peninsula, Auckland

Jul 2, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

Related video: Police shoot a man who attempted to drive at them in Āwhitu. Credits: Video / Image - Newshub Police say there is "no ongoing risk" to the public as they carry out a search warrant in Āwhitu Peninsula on Wednesday morning. A statement to Newshub confirmed they were at an address in Pollok "in relation to a pre-planned search warrant" while enquiries continued.
'Who's got egg on their face now?': AM crew hit with hilarious practical yoke on-air

Jul 1, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

Watch: Michael O'Keeffe appears to have eggs-acted his revenge on his colleagues. Credits: AM AM hosts Melissa Chan-Green, Lloyd Burr and Nicky Styris were left with egg on their faces on Tuesday's episode. They had mentioned the International Egg Throwing championships which took place in England over the weekend; an event which sees participants throwing eggs over large distances, trying to catch them without breaking them.
'Gone for 20 days': Jamie Foxx reveals more about terrifying mystery illness

Jul 1, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Darren Bevan

Actor Jamie Foxx has revealed more about a mystery illness that struck him last year, saying he doesn't "remember anything" about what happened. The Django Unchained star was hospitalised in Atlanta in April with an undisclosed medical condition. "Look, April 11th last year," Foxx began as he spoke to a group of people at an outdoor café in Phoenix, in a video shared on X. "Bad headache. I asked my boy for an Advil."He then snapped his fingers and said: "I was gone for 20 days.