DUBAI: Canadian actress, model, entrepreneur and author Shay Mitchell hit the red carpet in West Hollywood last week wearing a sultry green suit by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad. The former “Pretty Little Liars” star attended the 2018 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party at Sunset Tower Hotel wearing the velvet suit, with a plunging neckline and black pocket details. The 70th annual Emmy awards took place on Monday, with usual favorites “Game of Thrones,” “Saturday Night Live” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” in the hunt for more hardware. In 2016, “Game of Thrones” — the tale of noble families vying for the Iron Throne — made history, picking up 12 awards and becoming the most decorated fictional show since the Television Academy first handed out prizes in 1949. Monday is hardly a traditional night for Hollywood parties, but NBC — which has the broadcast rights to the annual Emmys gala — shifted it from Sunday night to avoid a clash with its popular National Football League telecast.
The last time the Emmys occurred on a Monday was in 2014. 
Meanwhile, comedy stalwart “SNL” broke its own record for the most nominations for a single program — with the 21 nods it snapped up this year, the long-running NBC late night laugh fest now has an overall total of 252, AFP reported. “SNL” regulars Colin Jost and Michael Che got the call from their home network NBC to host this year’s Emmys. It doesn’t hurt that “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels is producing the show for the first time in 30 years.
The 2018 slate of contenders included a number of first-time nominees, among them pop stars Ricky Martin and Sara Bareilles, Oscar winner Penelope Cruz and even a onetime Doctor Who — Matt Smith for “The Crown.” A week before the main event, the Television Academy handed out dozens of awards in secondary categories — the so-called Creative Arts Emmys for technical and artistic achievement.
NBC’s musical “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” raked in five awards, including one for best live variety special.
That honor allowed singer John Legend and theater giants Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to claim a rare title — all three now have coveted EGOT status, with individual Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony wins. The trio served as executive producers on the musical. Only 12 people had achieved the feat before them, including Hollywood legend Mel Brooks, American composer Richard Rodgers, and actresses Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno and Audrey Hepburn. “So amazed to be in such rarefied air. #EGOT,” tweeted Legend, the first black man to achieve the lofty goal.
Shay Mitchell turns fashionistas green with envy
Shay Mitchell turns fashionistas green with envy
- NBC’s musical “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” raked in five awards, including one for best live variety special
Bella Hadid dazzles in archival Georges Chakra
DUBAI: American Dutch Palestinian supermodel Bella Hadid glittered as she stepped out in a stone-detail dress from Lebanese label Georges Chakra when she attended a Valentine’s Day dinner in Los Angeles for her perfume brand Orebella.
A post shared on Orabella’s Instagram Stories on Friday announced: “Last night, we gathered with friends to celebrate the season of love and connection.”
The Lebanese couturier’s official Instagram side also shared some looks, captioning the post: “@BellaHadid stepped out in an archival #GeorgesChakra Couture look from the Spring/Summer 2003 collection for a Valentine’s Day dinner celebrating her brand Orebella.
“The sheer scarlet silk chiffon dress features a fitted bodice and a fluid column skirt, finished with a softly ruffled knee length hem.”
Meanwhile, at the end of last year, Hadid launched Orebella in the Middle East by introducing Ulta Beauty in Kuwait and Dubai.
In June last year, Ulta Beauty awarded the fragrance brand its prestigious Conscious Brand of the Year title, recognizing the label’s commitment to clean ingredients, ethical practices and sustainable packaging.
Orebella, which launched in 2024 with a sell-out line of clean fragrance mists, is rooted in Hadid’s love of scent layering, spirituality and beauty rituals.
Hadid wrote on her website at the time: “For me, fragrance has always been at the center of my life — helping me feel in charge of who I am and my surroundings. From my home to nostalgic memories, to my own energy and connection with others, scent has been an outlet for me. It made me feel safe in my own world.”
The alcohol-free scents of Orebella were Hadid’s answer to traditional perfumes.
“Through my healing journey, I found that I was extremely sensitive to the alcohol in traditional perfumes — both physically and mentally — it became something that was more overwhelming than calming to me,” she added. “That is the main reason I wanted to find an alternative, so essential oils became an artistic and experimental process for me.”
Last month, Hadid took part in a fundraising concert, Artists for Aid, in Los Angeles to support humanitarian relief efforts in Palestine and Sudan, which she co-hosted with Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal, a longtime advocate for humanitarian causes.
The concert was led by Sudanese-Canadian poet Mustafa and brought together musicians, actors and activists in a show of solidarity.
