Zendaya was the talk of the town, or more accurately, the scream of Leicester Square last night at the premiere of her film Challengers. The Hollywood star plays the lead alongside The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and US actor Mike Faist. The film follows a love triangle between three tennis players, so how did Zendaya prepare for the more intimate scenes? “We had a lot of time together, we worked out together and it created this safety and this camaraderie between each other,” she said.
Zendaya attends the UK Premiere of
Josh O’Connor attends the UK Premiere of
Mike Faist attends the UK Premiere of
“And then we had intimacy coordinators which was really important. I’m very grateful that I came up in the industry when that job already existed.” Zendaya’s Marvel actor boyfriend Tom Holland was watching from the cinema bar above the red carpet in support. We asked Zendaya if she was looking forward to watching him in Romeo & Juliet. “I’m extremely excited. I can’t wait to watch what they come up with.”
Susan Hall and Sadiq Khan in petty leaflet spat
Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall (Dan Kitwood / Carl Court)
The London mayoral race is turning nasty three weeks before polling day, with Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall sparring about every issue — including the quality of their leaflets. One of Hall’s latest campaign flyers declares “the Mayor of London is planning to introduce a pay-per-mile scheme. This means Londoners could be charged for every single mile they drive.” Khan has called this a direct lie and repeatedly denied any plans for pay-per-mile, despite some newspaper reports that it has been considered. So who is telling porkies? A spokesperson for Hall told us the Mayor’s denials are “about as much use as a waterproof teabag.” Play nice
Register now for one of the Evening Standard’s newsletters. From a daily news briefing to Homes & Property insights, plus lifestyle, going out, offers and more. For the best stories in your inbox, click here.
News Related-
Up to 40 Tory MPs ‘set to rebel’ if Sunak’s Rwanda plan doesn’t override ECHR
-
Country diary: A tale of three churches
-
Sunak woos business elite with royal welcome – but they seek certainty
-
Neil Robertson shocked by bad results but has a plan to turn things round
-
Tottenham interested in move to sign “fearless” £20m defender in January
-
Bill payers to stump up cost of £100m water usage campaign
-
Soccer-Venue renamed 'Christine Sinclair Place' for Canada soccer great's final game
-
Phil Taylor makes his pick for 2024 World Darts Championship winner
-
Soccer-Howe aims to boost Newcastle's momentum in PSG clash
-
Hamilton heads for hibernation with a word of warning
-
Carolina Panthers fire head coach Frank Reich after 1-10 start to the season
-
This exercise is critical for golfers. 4 tips to doing it right
-
One in three households with children 'will struggle to afford Christmas'
-
Biden apologised to Palestinian-Americans for questioning Gaza death toll, says report