James Rampton

2 weeks ago | express.co.uk | James Rampton

Host Ryan Reynolds (Image: Getty)IT’S A wildlife documentary scene that we all recognise in an instant – footage of lions, elephants and giraffes, the mighty heroes of the natural world, striding majestically across the African savannah, accompanied by stirring music. And this time it’s Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds providing the narrative to the rousing images of the regal creatures… until seconds later, he abruptly changes tone and dismisses the big beasts as “blowhards”.

2 weeks ago | radiotimes.com | James Rampton

“They were definitely women who didn’t want to just do the debutante balls,” adds the actor most familiar from Bridgerton. “They wanted to work and to exercise their brains.”However, apart from Nancy, who made a bit of money from writing, “they either had to rely on rich husbands or allowances from Papa. And if you’re not giving people a place in society where they feel valued, they’re going to turn to places where they feel that they’re contributing.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | James Rampton

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3 weeks ago | express.co.uk | James Rampton

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at the Superbowl in Florida. (Image: Getty Images)Our gang of four – my wife, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and I – are enjoying a beer on the Place du Général-de-Gaulle, the beautiful medieval main square in Lille. Noticing our tour T-shirts, the two middle-aged Frenchmen on the neighbouring table start up a conversation about our mutual love: Bruce Springsteen.

1 month ago | theweek.com | James Rampton

My wife and I are reclining on parallel massage tables. We have just been smeared from head to toe in molten dark chocolate, wrapped in fresh banana leaves and left to lie there contemplatively for half an hour in order to feel the full benefit of the Cacao Detox Body Wrap in the spa at the Rabot Hotel from Hotel Chocolat in Saint Lucia. It's a most unusual, but also rather wonderful moment and is one of the myriad chocolate-infused experiences you can enjoy on this captivating Caribbean island.