Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor and Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi among BAFTA’s Rising Star nominees
Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor has told Sky News that being in the running for a BAFTA “means the world” after the nominations for its Rising Star award were announced.
“With social media, there’s a very curated kind of idea of what it is to be an actress,” she said. “And actually, it’s a lot of rejection and a lot of getting back on the horse and days like today make it feel really worth it.”
She was speaking at the announcement of the nominees for this year’s EE BAFTA Rising Star award.
Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi, The Bear actress Ayo Edebiri, and stars of the films How To Have Sex and Talk To Me – Mia McKenna-Bruce and Sophie Wilde – are also among the nominees.
Previous winners – including Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart and Daniel Kaluuya – have gone on to become household names.
It is the only BAFTA award voted for by the public.
Dynevor, 28, has been nominated for her work in the film Fair Play – a role she admits she practically begged director Chloe Domont for.
Dynevor said: “I read the script and it was a female director, it’s a female story and it’s kind of roles that I dreamed about doing when I was a kid. So to be recognised for this film in particular is… very gratifying.”
She is best known for Netflix‘s Bridgerton, in which she plays Daphne, who has a romance with Rege-Jean Page’s character the Duke of Hastings in the first season.
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‘Being an actress means a lot of rejection’
Australian-born actor Elordi has recently starred in Saltburn, a thriller about high society, and as Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s biographical drama about the famous musician’s ex-wife, Priscilla.
The 26-year-old, also known for HBO’s Euphoria and Netflix romance trilogy The Kissing Booth, said he is “deeply honoured” to be recognised.
Meanwhile, Edebiri, 28, who is in 2023 teen comedy Bottoms about a fight club started to find romance, said it is “wonderful and humbling to receive this nomination”.
She is in the running for the BAFTA after winning the award for best television actress (musical or comedy) at the Golden Globes.
That win was for her work on the hit Hulu series The Bear, for which the American comedian, writer and producer starred as young chef Sydney Adamu opposite Jeremy Allen White. She has been nominated for an Emmy for the same role.
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McKenna-Bruce, who plays a teenager under pressure to lose her virginity in coming-of-age drama How To Have Sex, told Sky News she’s also grateful to be recognised for this particular piece of work.
“I think the fact that all of this is coming off the back of How To Have Sex is really incredible because it’s such a special film. And even when we were making it, it was so important to every single person on that set,” the 26-year-old said.
“So for it to just continue is incredible. It is bittersweet as well because it obviously resonates with so many people, which is a heartbreaking reality.
“But then hopefully it means that we can start to bring about some kind of change for people as well.”
Mia McKenna-Bruce, Sophie Wilde and Phoebe Dynevor at the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award 2023 nominees announcement
Last year may have seen Hollywood shut down after strikes by writers and actors but it also saw the box office ignited thanks to Barbenheimer and other cinema successes.
Nominated for her role in horror Talk To Me, 26-year-old Sophie Wilde told Sky News she’s looking forward to seeing last year’s releases recognised during awards season.
She said: “Last year was such a fantastic year for cinema, like such a breath of fresh air, so many incredible filmmakers and films and showcases of actors.
“So I think it’s a really exciting time and it feels like a particularly exciting awards season.”
The new EE BAFTA rising star will be announced with the other award winners at a ceremony on 18 February. David Tennant will present this year’s awards.
Entertainment
Gregg Wallace: Over half of allegations against MasterChef presenter substantiated, including one of unwanted physical contact
An investigation into Gregg Wallace’s “inappropriate behaviour” on MasterChef has found that more than half of the allegations against him have been substantiated, including one of “unwanted physical contact”.
MasterChef’s production company Banijay UK shared a summary of its report into historical allegations of misconduct against the 60-year-old presenter, carried out by independent law firm Lewis Silkin over seven months.
The report also said the number of sustained allegations made Wallace’s return to MasterChef “untenable”.
The investigation heard evidence from 78 witnesses, including 41 complainants.
There were 83 allegations against Wallace, and 45 of them were substantiated. All were related to MasterChef.
While the majority of the substantiated allegations related to inappropriate sexual language and humour, a smaller number of allegations of other inappropriate language and being in a state of undress were also substantiated.
One allegation of unwanted physical contact was substantiated.
Nearly all the allegations against Wallace were related to behaviour which is said to have occurred between 2005 and 2018, with just one substantiated allegation taking place post-2018.
Wallace and Anne-Marie Sterpini in 2014
Ahead of the publication of the summary, Wallace had said he had been “cleared of the most serious and sensational accusations” made against him.
Additionally, the report summary found that there were also 10 standalone allegations about other people between 2012 and 2018/2019, two of which were substantiated. Those people were not named in the summary.
The investigation found that complaints had previously been raised with the production company between 2005 and 2024.
Gregg Wallace on MasterChef. Pic: BBC/ Shine TV 2024
While the report flagged inadequate reporting procedures prior to 2016, when Endemol merged with Shine ahead of Banijay acquiring Endemol Shine in 2020, it said there were significant improvements to HR processes and training after 2016.
While the investigation said some formal action was taken by the BBC in 2017, it also noted the corporation held no information regarding concerns raised over Wallace centrally, resulting in issues being addressed as a first offence.
Sky News has tried to contact Gregg Wallace for contact today.
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