By Ekaete Bassey/ THE NATION

Ebele Iyiegbu, wife of popular business mogul Obi Cubana, has debunked reports her husband’s wealth was acquired through diabolical means.

Pilar Bardem, the mother of Javier Bardem and mother-in-law of Penelope Cruz, has sadly died at the age of 82.

The late actress’s children, Javier, Carlos and Monica, confirmed the news in a statement on social media.

“We want to share the news that Pilar Bardem, our mother, our example, has passed away. She left in peace, without suffering and surrounded by the love of her family,” the trio shared.

Pilar was born in Seville in 1939 and appeared in dozens of films, television program and plays. She has also won a Goya — the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars — for best supporting actress for her role in the 1995 film, Nobody Will Speak of US When We’re Dead.

After the announcement, Javier, Carlos and Monica shared a thank you to fans for their tributes to Pilar.

“We bid farewell to my mother with a heart full of love. With tenderness and a smile on the mouth. And with the soul overflowing with gratitude for the thousands and thousands of messages of affection, respect and admiration for Pilar Bardem. Thank you for this wave of love,” they wrote.

Adele Exarchopoulos walked the carpet in two different looks this year at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival!

The 27-year-old French actress had two movies that premiered during the festival and she walked the carpet on both Saturday (July 10) and Monday (July 12) in Cannes, France.

Adele‘s two movies this year are Zero F–ks Given and The Stronghold. For those who don’t know, she made history at the festival eight years ago when her movie Blue is the Warmest Color premiered in 2013. She and co-star Lea Seydoux became the first actors to ever receive the Palme D’or, the top award at the festival that is usually awarded to just a film’s director.

“I have strong memories of Cannes. But what’s funny is that for Blue Is the Warmest Color, I didn’t really realize what was happening. I didn’t know publicity, I didn’t know what was meaningful or not, so everything was quite exciting. I didn’t even know that we got a Palme d’Or each!” she told THR at this year’s festival.

She continued, “I remember at around 4 a.m. after a party with my friends, one of them said, ‘Wow, did you know that it’s the first time ever and probably the last time that the Palme will go to an actor,’ and I was like, no! So for me Cannes really is the beginning of everything, but at the same time I’ve had both Cannes experiences. I went with Blue Is the Warmest Color and it was a huge success, and everyone was like ‘oh, it’s incredible,’ and then I went with the Sean Penn movie (The Last Face) and it was really hard. Cannes can really destroy you or build you up. There is obviously good, constructive criticism, but then there’s often [some] that seems quite unfair. There’s a lot of noise!

Lea Seydoux has four movies at the festival this year and there’s some bad news.

FYI: The first dress is by Fendi. The second look is by Louis Vuitton.

By Olaitan Ganiu/ THE NATION

BBNaija ex-housemate, Nina Chinonso Onyenobi has undergone a plastic surgery procedure in faraway Florida, United States of America.

The mother of one followed the path of some BBnaija ex-housemates, who had gone under the knife to enhance part of their bodies.

Nina, who became popular for her role in the ‘Double Wahala’ edition of the BBNaija show in 2018, took to Instastory to share a picture of herself posing with a popular Liposuction Surgeon doctor, Dr William Miami of 305 Plastic Hospital, in Florida.

The reality TV star, followed up with a video as she gushes over her hot body. However, she is yet to reveal which of her body parts had been enhanced.

“So, this is my bed and this Koko’s bed,” Nina said filming the backside of her fellow housemates, Koko.

Two years ago, Nina and her hubby tied the knot at a private ceremony.