Gavanndra Hodge

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Gavanndra Hodge

For some, the big news at Sunday evening's Baftas was not that Mikey Madison had unexpectedly pipped Demi Moore to the award for best actress, it was that the Prince of Wales, the president of Bafta, was not present.

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Gavanndra Hodge

The last time Caroline Darian saw her father, Dominique Pelicot, he was sitting behind a glass screen in a court room in Avignon. The four-month trial in which Pelicot had been accused of drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, and soliciting more than 70 men online to rape her – 50 of them were also on trial – was coming to a close. The evidence was incontrovertible: more than 20,000 videos and images, mostly of Gisèle, asleep and unresponsive while random men subjected her body to sexual acts.

Dec 6, 2024 | thetimes.com | Lisa Grainger |Gavanndra Hodge |Chiara Brown |Beth Richardson-Barrett

Sometimes we choose to stay in a hotel, our travel editor Lisa Grainger writes, not because of its looks (although at Luxx we like to think design is important) nor its furnishings (although we’re suckers for comfort). We fall for a place because it allows us to delve into another world, whether that’s fashion or food, culture or sport.

Dec 2, 2024 | thetimes.com | Gavanndra Hodge

The first thing to say to your children about parties is this: the next time you go to one, do not ask if there are party bags. These are an evil that must be eradicated. Absolute resistance is the only approach. Even a bit of cake wrapped in a napkin is a disaster. The number of these I have found mouldering in corners of my children’s bedrooms is beyond count. That out of the way, we may begin.

Nov 29, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Gavanndra Hodge

Home / EntertainmentBy Gavanndra HodgeThe Times·29 Nov, 2024 09:00 PM11 mins to readSaveShare this articleReminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read. Her teenage dreams of becoming a ballerina were dashed – but now, in her 60s, the actress is winning Oscars and starring in this year’s blockbuster film. When Jon M. Chu – who had directed Michelle Yeoh in Crazy Rich Asians – asked the actress to be in his new film, she had just one reservation.