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  Elton Ilirjani One of London Fashion Week’s most valued events, THIS IS ICON returned in all its glory to the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms near Covent Garden. In aid of the prostate cancer charity prost8.org.uk, three electrifying runway shows, a charity single release and a host of celebrities made the night an evening to remember. At the forefront of this exclusive event was model, Elton Ilirjani.  Elton walked in all three of the fashion shows before receiving his Icon Award at the height of the celebrations. The headline show for the evening was Taiwanese-born fashion designer and one of the fashion industry’s most beloved global designers, Malan Breton, who has dressed everyone from Priyanka Chopra to Janelle Monae, Began the evening with his final designs at his Iconic brand for his Spring/Summer 2024 Collection.  Elton walked the show at which Downtown Julie Brown Emceed the show and included musical performances by 1990s dance hit-makers Crystal Waters, Heather...

Emma Thompson With A Cold Beer And A Pig Emma Thompson Maggie Gyllenhaal With Emma Thompson And Hugh Laurie Maggie Gyllenhaal poses with Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony for Emma Thompson at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard in front of The Pig 'n Whistle British Pub in Hollywood, California today. Photos By: RD/ Scott Kirkland/ Retna Digital

Hollywood star Emma Thompson has struggled with depression for a long time and is insisting the only way to beat her condition is to use creative therapy techniques. Emma first experienced the illness during a gig on a London stage in her twenties and admits it was one of the darkest times of her life. She says, "I’m prone to depression and to all sorts of mental illnesses. I did a musical in the West End - I became clinically depressed even though I was being paid to be cheerful. I had no life at all. I lived like a nun. I didn’t drink. I didn’t have sex. I was 24, for crying out loud. No wonder I was depressed." Thompson also reveals that the condition often comes back to haunt her, with her most recent episode of serious depression occurring as she struggled to get pregnant with her daughter, Gaia, who was born in 1999. But she has now found a new way to manage her moods. She adds, "I discovered something about writing recently. With writing, you can pick up a pen and...

Actress Emma Thompson will light up anywhere ! Emma Thompson reportedly infuriated Will Smith by smoking in a New York restaurant on Tuesday night. The 'Love Actually' star was dining with a male friend at a center table in the exclusive Waverly Inn, where the 'Men in Black' star was also enjoying a meal. A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "Emma and her friend pulled out their cigarettes and just lit up at the table while everyone was eating."Everyone else was glaring at them in disgust, including Will Smith."Smoking in New York bars and restaurants was banned in 2003. Emma, who lives in London, could soon also feel the wrath of diners in the UK capital. Smoking will be banned in all public places across England from July 1. Emma, 48, is married to her 'Sense and Sensibility' co-star Greg Wise with who she has a seven-year-old daughter, Gaia Romilly.