Tunisian designer dresses Fan in Cannes

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing arrives at Cannes - see her dress in all its glory below (AFP)
Updated 09 May 2018
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Tunisian designer dresses Fan in Cannes

DUBAI: Chinese actress Fan Bingbing channeled her inner Disney princess in a ruffled ball gown by Tunisian designer Ali Karoui at the opening ceremony of the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in southern France on Tuesday night.

Bingbing, a household name across South East Asia, walked the red carpet in a gown with a fitted, glittering silver bodice and tiered skirt made of aquamarine ruffled tulle. The actress accented the princess-cut ball gown with a sleek up-do and a heavy diamond necklace.

She posed for photos before the screening of Spanish-language family drama "Todos Lo Saben (Everybody Knows)," which stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. At the helm of the film is Iranian-born writer-director Asghar Farhadi, who won foreign language Oscars for "A Separation" and "The Salesman," taut character-driven realist movies that explore the divisions imposed by social class and national boundaries.

The festival, which is grappling with issues of gender equality and other winds of change this year, was declared open Tuesday by Martin Scorsese and Cate Blanchett, arm in arm, before the premiere of Farhadi's film, which is in the running for the festival’s top prize, the Palm D’Or.




Chinese actress Fan Bingbing arrives on the red carpet at Cannes (AFP)

 


Lindsay Lohan steps out in Dubai

Updated 17 January 2026
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Lindsay Lohan steps out in Dubai

DUBAI: Dubai-based Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan was spotted in the city this week alongside her husband, Kuwaiti financier Bader Shammas, as the couple stepped out in coordinated black looks.

Lohan was wearing a sleek black long-sleeved mini dress with a high neckline and softly draped silhouette, featuring gathered ruching across the skirt with a tie detail at the waist. She paired the look with pointed black heels and kept her accessories minimal, opting for delicate earrings and a statement ring from Italian fine jewelry label Bijouq.

The couple were attending the opening of Japanese restaurant Nobu’s new outpost at One Za’abeel.

Lohan has been based in Dubai for more than 10 years, where she has built a quieter, more private life away from Hollywood.

She married Shammas in 2022, and the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Luai, in 2023.

The actress has since continued to balance family life in the UAE with her acting career, including her recent return to film and television projects.

Lohan most recently starred in “Freakier Friday,” the Disney sequel to “Freaky Friday,” which was released in August 2025 and marked her return to theatrical film acting alongside Jamie Lee Curtis.

It follows another body-swap chaos — this time across generations. Lohan and Lee Curtis return as Anna and Tess, but the story expands to include Anna’s own daughter, creating a multi-generational switch that complicates family dynamics even further.

The film explores motherhood, identity and how perspectives change as roles reverse again.

Lohan is also set to star in and executive-produce the Hulu limited series “Count My Lies,” an adaptation of Sophie Stava’s novel that is currently in development and marks one of her first major television roles.

She will play Violet Lockhart alongside co-lead Shailene Woodley, who stars as Sloane Caraway, a compulsive liar whose small deceptions land her a job as a nanny for the seemingly perfect Lockhart family. Kit Harington has also joined the cast in a leading role.

 

As Sloane becomes increasingly entangled in Violet and her husband Jay’s world, hidden secrets begin to unravel, revealing dangerous truths beneath the family’s polished exterior. The series does not yet have an official release date.