Ellie Harrison
The Independent
United Kingdom
Contact Ellie
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Ellie:
Screenwriter, musician and performer Kit Hesketh-Harvey died of natural causes, coroner rules
The multi-talented artist and brother of journalist and former editor Sarah Sands died suddenly earlier this month → Read More
Paco Rabanne death: Spanish fashion visionary dies in France aged 88
Designer was famous for his transgressive approach, which included making dresses out of plastic and metal → Read More
‘I was just in awe of her’: Zach Braff reflects on working with Florence Pugh on A Good Person
Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy notice {{ #verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ ^verifyErrors }}Something went wrong. Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }} Zach Braff has… → Read More
To Leslie review round-up: What critics thought of the controversial Oscars contender
Kate Winslet called Andrea Riseborough’s lead turn ‘the greatest female performance on screen I have ever seen in my life’ – but what did film critics think? → Read More
Marc Maron condemns Academy for investigating Andrea Riseborough’s Oscars campaign
Actor and podcast host accused organisation of ‘paranoia’ and said Riseborough is ‘not undeserving’ of a nomination → Read More
Rob Brydon jokes that he needs ‘privacy at this difficult time’ after Ken Bruce quits Radio 2
Comedian once impersonated the broadcaster for an entire two-and-a-half hours on air → Read More
Naga Munchetty on BBC Breakfast, being herself and the toughest stories of her career: ‘I don’t need more than five hours of sleep on the trot’
As the corporation’s flagship morning show turns 40, the presenter tells Ellie Harrison about the ‘buzz’ of live television and why you have to laugh when it doesn’t quite go to plan → Read More
Lisa Marie Presley death – latest: Nicolas Cage ‘heartbroken’ by ‘devastating news’ of ex-wife’s passing
Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s only child died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a medical emergency at home, the family said → Read More
‘Nothing takes away the pain’: The essay Lisa Marie Presley wrote about her son’s death last summer
‘It’s a real choice to keep going, one that I have to make every single day and one that is constantly challenging,’ she wrote → Read More
‘One step forward, three steps back’: Brit Awards backlash after women snubbed in Artist of the Year nominations
Awards body abandoned gendered categories last year → Read More
Prince Harry and Tom Hanks mock royal tradition in The Late Show sketch
Duke could be seen half-heartedly chucking petals at the actor in the skit → Read More
Golden Globes 2023: Who will win and who should win
Adam White and Ellie Harrison have skimmed the major categories of this year’s most contentious awards show to determine which films and TV shows will reign supreme → Read More
Lewis Capaldi teases Jamie Dornan over Fifty Shades with filthy jokes on Graham Norton Show
‘Is that the time?’ joked Norton as he closed the show → Read More
‘Wrong place, wrong time’: French Montana releases statement after 10 people shot at Miami music video shoot
It remains unclear at this stage whether someone shot into the crowd or whether there was an exchange of gunfire → Read More
James Norton on the A Little Life play and his Happy Valley return: ‘Why would I put myself through this? Multiple times? For three months?’
From March, the actor will lead the West End adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s tragic bestseller. But right now, he’s back as the monstrous Tommy Lee Royce in one of the BBC’s best ever dramas. He talks to Ellie Harrison about trauma, baptisms of fire, and why you should do the things that scare you → Read More
20 TV shows everyone will be talking about in 2023, from The Idol to Kaleidoscope
There’ll be plenty to feast your eyes on in the next 12 months, writes Ellie Harrison, from a new Stephen Graham drama and Ncuti Gatwa’s debut as the Doctor, to the return of ‘Big Brother’ → Read More
Harry Melling: ‘People want to hold onto their experiences of me in Harry Potter’
The actor who played Dudley Dursley has been more successful than some of his fellow Harry Potter stars at escaping the franchise’s spell. He talks to Ellie Harrison about his new gothic mystery film and those headlines about his weight loss → Read More
Genuinely good Boxing Day TV: 14 shows to watch during the festive season
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy notice {{ #verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ ^verifyErrors }}Something went wrong. Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }} For the first time since… → Read More
Who snuffed it? The White Lotus finale theories, featuring sex tapes and supervillain Daphne
What are Quentin and his posse of ‘high-end gays’ up to? Is Daphne a lot smarter than she seems? And is there an evil thread running through the Di Grasso dynasty? We’ve been speculating on what might be revealed in the season two finale... → Read More
‘I’ve never met anyone like Will Smith’: Emancipation director Antoine Fuqua on his slavery drama and the Oscars fallout
The ‘Training Day’ director’s brutal, beautiful new film was made against all odds. He tells Ellie Harrison about going from the Pittsburgh projects to the Hollywood hills, the importance of faith, and why making ‘Emancipation’ is the hardest thing he’s ever done → Read More