Surprising Facts About Your Favorite ‘Dada’ Sourav Ganguly

During his tenure as captain from 2000 to 2005 he became the most successful test captain with a record of 21 Test victories from 49 matches he lead. He was credited with changing the face of Indian team by winning matches and tournaments that was lacking previously. He recognized and supported many young talents and was a big influence on the budding young generation of cricketers. Here are some interesting facts:

1. He became the President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) in 2019. Prior to that he was the president of Cricket Association of Bengal from 2015 to 2019.
2. He is the only player from the world of cricket to have won 4 consecutive MoM awards (Man of the Match) in One Day Internationals. He achieved this feat during the series between Pakistan and India in Canada from 14 September to 21 September, 1997.
3. During Australia’s tour of India in 2001, he was late for the toss on 4 occasions out of the 5 match ODI series, which agitated the opponent captain Steve Waugh. In the fourth ODI he came for the toss without his proper playing attire which was considered ungentlemanly.
4. After his debut in the England Tour, he eloped with his childhood sweetheart Dana and secretly married her as both the families were not in talking terms.
5. Being a right handed player, he practiced left handed so that he could use his brother’s cricket gears. When Sourav was in 10th, his elder brother Snehasish Ganguly was already an established cricket player for the Bengal cricket team.
6. In his early cricketing years at the school level, he refused to do the twelfth man duties as he deemed those activities to be below his social status. The duties included arranging equipments and drinks for his teammates as well as delivering messages to players in the ground.
7. Ganguly enjoyed a luxurious childhood and was also nicknamed “Maharaja” meaning great king. His father Chandidas Ganguly ran a successful print business, and was one of the richest people, in the city of Kolkata.
8. He made his One Day International debut against West Indies in 1992 and scored only 3 runs. He was subsequently dropped from the squad citing arrogant attitude. He later denied those claims.
9. He made his test match debut at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England, along with his team mate Rahul Dravid in 1995, in the 2^nd test match between India and England. He scored 131 runs where as the other debutant Dravid scored 95.
10. He became the third batsman after Harry Graham and John Hampshire to score a century at Lords in a debut. Andrew Strauss and matt Proir have become 4^th and the 5^th player to do so, However Ganguly’s 131 still remains the highest score by a debutant at Lords.
11. During an ODI match against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup in England, he scored 183 from 158 balls, which became the 2^nd highest score in an ODI and the highest by an Indian. The highest ODI score at that time was 194 by Saeed Anwar from Pakistan.
12. He is one among the few players to achieve a rare feat of scoring 10000 runs along with 100 wickets and 100 catches. The other players are Sachin Tendulkar , Jack Kallis, Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillakaratne Dilshan.
13. Being a Football fan he was a captain of a Football school team before shifting his career to cricket. However his mother Nirupa Ganguly was not supportive of him showing his interest in sports instead of academics.
14. He became a co-owner of a franchise “Atletico De Kolkata” in Indian Super League, along with Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka and Utsav Parekh. His Franchise won the inaugural season in 2014.

Mind-Blowing Facts About Mahendra Singh Dhoni Every Fan Should Know

Considered as one of the greatest finisher in One Day Internationals, Mahendra Singh Dhoni nicknamed “Captain Cool” started his career from a small town of Ranchi in Jharkhand. With his unconventional batting skills and quick hands behind the stumps, became captain of the national team within 3 years. One of the greatest minds in the cricket field, he is the only Captain in the world Cricket to have won all the ICC trophies – 2007 World T20, World Cup 2011 and the 2013 Champions Trophy. Here are some interesting facts about MSD:

1. He was born as Mahendra Singh Pansingh Dhoni on July 7, 1981, in Ranchi in Jharkhand. His Jersey number, while playing for the national Cricket Team is also No 7.
2. Before making big in Cricket, he excelled in both Football and Badminton. He played at the district level and club level I both the games.
3. Keshav Bannerjee, his childhood cricket coach, first saw him as a goalkeeper and was impressed by his skill. He urged Dhoni to try wicket-keeping in cricket and the rest is history.
4. He worked as TTE (Travelling Ticket Examiner) at Kharagpur Station under South Eastern Railway from 2001 to 2003. His friends remember him as a very straightforward but mischievous employee of the Indian Railways.
5. He developed passion for motorcycles from a very young age and possess an enviable list of two-wheelers. His collection consists of Yamaha RD350, Kawasaki Ninja H2, Ducati 1098, Harley Davidson Fatboy and Hellcat X132.
6. Dhoni was famous for his “Helicopter Shot” or it can be said that the “Helicopter Shot” became famous because of him. However, it was his friend Santosh Lal, who taught him the shot in a Tennis ball tournament in Ranchi.
7. He made his One Day International debut playing at No 7, against Bangladesh at Chittagong in 2004. He was run out for a duck in the very first ball he faced.
8. In only his 5^th match, he scored his first ODI hundred by smashing 148 off 123 balls against Pakistan. Promoted to No 3, after losing Sachin Tendulkar very early, he created history by scoring fastest century by an Indian Wicketkeeper.
9. He has many crazy fans in India and abroad as well but none like the girl in Ranchi who chased Dhoni’s Hummer in her Scooty to the airport to click a selfie with him.
10. He was selected to play for Central Coal Fields Limited by the coach Deval Sahay in 1998. Sahay would pay Rs. 50/- each for the number of sixers Dhoni hit during the tournament.
11. Even with his unconventional batting technique he remains the only wicket-keeper batsman to average more than 50 in One Day Internationals.
12. Under his captaincy, India became the first team in over 40 years to complete a 4-0 whitewash of Australia. M. Vijay was the highest run getter with 430 runs and R. Ashwin became the highest wicket taker with 29 wickets in that series.
13. He is one among the few wicket-keepers who have bowled and took wickets. His one and only ODI wicket came in 2009 Champions Trophy when he dismissed West Indian Travis Dowlin. His first test wicket was Kevin Peterson of England who used DRS to overturn the decision.
14. The cricket bat used by Dhoni during the World Cup 2011Final was sold for Rs. 72 Lakhs. The amount was donated to Sakshi Rawat Foundation to help orphan children.

Killer Facts About Kim Soo-Hyun That Makes You Crazy

Kim Soo-Hyun is a South Korean multi-talented actor, singer and model who gained fame and recognition both domestically and internationally through various television series and movies in the recent years. Placed 4^th in the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2013, 2^nd in 2015 and 5^th in 2016, here are some interesting facts about him.

1. He joined the military camp in Paju, Gyeonggi Province on October 23, 2017 to complete his mandatory military service. Due to his exceptional conduct he was given an early promotion as Sergeant in early 2019. He got discharged from military in July 2019.
2. Post his return from active military service in the South Korean Army in 2019, he took up a leading role in TV series “It’s Okay to Not be Okay”. He plays Moon Kang-tae, a health worker at a psychiatric hospital, who meets Ko Moon-young (played by Seo Ye-ji) a children’s book author with antisocial personality disorder..
3. During his high school days he was encouraged by his mother to take up acting classes to overcome his introvert personality. He joined Film and Theater department in Chung Ang University in 2009.
4. His father Kim Chung-Hoon was a lead singer in the band “Seven Dolphins”. His paternal half-sister Kim Ju-Na is also a singer.
5. He was cast in the musical drama “Dream High” in 2011 where he was the youngest actor among the idols in the cast. To perform his role perfectly he studied dance and songs for 3 months.
6. He won Best New Actor Award in 2010 for his role in period drama “Giant”. The movie revolves around revenge of the 3 siblings who got separated during childhood.
7. His association with the management agency KeyEast came to an end on December 2019 which had lasted for 10 years. He was rumored to establish a one man agency but eventually joined Gold Medalist in January 2020.
8. He became a professional bowler in 2016 and in his first tournament he was placed in 10^th position among 114 participants. But in his second tournament he failed to qualify as he scored only 192.3 points instead of the required 200.
9. He won the Deasang (Grand Prize in Korea) at the 7^th Korea Drama Awards for his role in the fantasy romance series “My Love from the Star” in 2013 – 2014. The series became so popular that it sparked new trends in fashion, restaurants and make-up, even in China.
10. Kim took part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in China and sang the official theme song “Light up the Future”.
11. He won his second Deasang at the 8^th Korea Drama Awards and his 4^th APAN Star Awards for his performance in the drama “The Producers”.
12. In 2013-2014 his popularity exploded so much that he endorsed 35 products at a time. In 2012 he had set records for endorsements with 17 endorsements simultaneously.
13. He played the character Zampano in the star studded heist film “The Thieves” in 2012. It became the eighth highest grossing film in Korean Film history. It was also touted as the Korean version of “Ocean’s Eleven” in the press.
14. He was made a Goodwill Ambassador of Seoul in 2014. He was also made PRO of his alma mater Chung-Ang University.

Some Tantalizing Facts About Tom Ellis – Your Favorite Lucifer

Keeping with an old joke, “All villains in the movie are British”, a 6 Ft 3 inch towering Welsh actor gained massive stardom and fan base with his portrayal of DC comic character Lucifer Morningstar. An extremely talented actor, instrument player and a good father of 3, here are some interesting facts about our beloved devil.

1. He was bon as Thomas John Ellis on 17 November 1978 in Cardiff, Wales to Marilyn Jean and Christopher John Ellis.
2. He played Lucifer Morningstar in the TV series “Lucifer” who hates his father: God. Ironically Tom Ellis comes from a religious family where his father is a pastor; his uncle, sister and her husband are all pastors.
3. As Lucifer, Tom does his own singing throughout the series. Though he did not know to play piano initially, he seems to have acquired that skill too.
4. He finds it fun to play bad characters because he thinks, as a villain, saying certain things to certain people is kind of liberation and it is quite satisfying.
5. He once jokingly said that he likes being bi-continental as American film Industry is where he works but his home is in London.
6. He listens to music to get into a mindset of a character or when he is working. His mother was a music teacher.
7. While reading the script of “Lucifer” he laughed out loud after just three or four pages. He found it so funny that, he immediately decided to act in the series. He had been very judicious in selecting his scripts until then.
8. During his teenage years he played in various orchestras. He started with trumpet and later upgraded to French horn.
9. During his days at drama school he was required to do a pantomime as part of the curriculum. He along with his best James McAvoy played “Beauty and the Beast” in a place called Kirkcaldy. He was the beast as well as the prince. This was his first professional job.
10. Because of his accent he has to repeat himself twice whenever he visits North America. Especially when he boards Uber, he gets the same response, “Oh, nice accent. Are you from Australia?”
11. Around the age of 8 he visited Trafalgar Square in London with his good friend Tim. He put some bird seeds on Tim’s head and immediately his friend was covered by pigeons.
12. Tom played a small role in the movie “Buffalo Soldier” along with another British actor Idris Elba. He played the character of a U.S Soldier in Elwood’s gang who doesn’t know if they are in East Berlin or West Berlin.
13. Before Starring in “Lucifer” he was best known as Gary Preston from the TV series “Miranda”. He along with Patricia Hodge and Miranda Hart are the only actors to have featured in all episodes in that series.
14. He has 4 siblings: one brother in Shane Wray and three sisters in Lucy Hawkins, Naomi Moody and Annwen Stone. Lucy and Tom are Twins.

Fascinating Facts About Jessica Lange That Will Blow Your Mind

With platinum blonde hair, voluptuous figure and that deep sultry voice, Jessica Lange made sure to capture the hearts of millions of audience, right with her very first appearance. One of the few actresses to have won the Triple Crown – Oscar, Emmy and Tony, she brings about a new life to every role she takes. Here are some facts about the actress that will make you love her more:

1. Jessica and Ryan Murphy became close friends during season one of AHS that he consulted with her to write other characters. She wanted to be in a drunken scene and sing; she wanted to play an elegant woman and was particularly attracted to circus. Thus the characters Sister Jude Martin, Fiona Goode and Elsa Mars were created respectively playing each part she wanted to do.
2. Though Jessica isn’t religious, she sometimes follows Buddhism as it makes more sense to her and she thinks it is more like as science. She didn’t go to church as a child as her mother was atheist and father was confused about religion.
3. After playing four different characters in as many seasons in “American Horror Story”, only in season one her character did not die.
4. She became the 24^th performer and 13^th actress to win Triple Crown of Acting. She won 2 Oscar Awards in 1983 and 1985, won 2 Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2012 and a Tony Award in 2016.
5. During her debut film “King Kong” there was a rumor that she was having an affair with her co-star Jeff Bridges. It turned out to be false and they remained very good friends. She was already in a relationship with a Russian Ballet Dancer.
6. In 1982, she was the third actress since 1943 to be nominated for 2 Oscar Awards in the same year. She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for the movie “Frances” and won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie “Tootsie” the same year.
7. After performing in a very emotional drama in “Frances” she found it very difficult to adjust to a comedy in “Tootsie”. Wherever the scene required her to be angry, she put too much intensity into it that, after the take there was a complete silence.
8. She didn’t want to be part of the season five of AHS because she wanted to do something different and found it too much to do 5 seasons of the same series.
9. She was in contention to play the character Annie Wilkes in the 1990 movie “Misery” which eventually went to Kathy Bates. Kathy won Oscar for that role. They co-star in AHS in season three and four.
10. She won Academy Award for Best Actress in 1994 for the movie “Blue Sky”. This was her second and the final Oscars. The movie was also more notable for the topless scene by Jessica Lange.
11. During an interview she stated that she had only 2 jobs in her life: a Waitress and an Actress. She had worked as a waitress in Lion’s Head bar in Greenwich Village.
12. She had a fall in her home and suffered a dislocated shoulder and a broken collar bone. Soon after she announced her separation with long standing boyfriend of 27 years Sam Shepard. It is speculated that domestic violence may be the cause of separation.
13. She was married to photographer Francisco Grande for 12 years. Though they were separated in the mid 1970’s they did not divorce until early 1980’s. She paid him an undisclosed sum in alimony.
14. She was very critical of former U.S President George W. Bush. She accused his administration of hypocrisy, belligerence and self serving regime of deceit.

Never Known Facts About Jared Padalecki That Will Blow Your Mind

There’s no doubt that you probably know a lot of things of Jared Padalecki, what with he being one of the favorite actors, whom the girls go crazy about. For years, we have been watching him as Sam Winchester in the long-running TV series “Supernatural.” Sometimes, we find it hard to tell the real actor apart from the character. That’s the reason we have made a list of little known facts about the actor that will make you love him more.

1. He auditioned for the role of Superman in the reboot by producer, director McG, before it was canceled. His rival was Henri Cavil who later went on to play the character in “Man of Steel”.
2. Both Jared Padalecki and his “Supernatural” co-star Jensen Ackles are from Texas. Jared grew up in San Antonio and Jensen grew up in Richardson. Now these two good friends live in Austin with their families.
3. He and Ackles are known to play pranks on their co-stars on the sets. There is even a video available on YouTube, in which both the stars give you a rundown of their various practical jokes.
4. Apart from “Supernatural” series he has been part of 2 Horror films: “The House of Wax” in 2005 prior to being cast in “Supernatural” and “Friday The 13^th” in 2009.
5. He dropped out of the University of Texas in Austin in 2000, when he was offered a role in the TV series “Gilmore Girls”. He was the youngest cast member in that show.
6. Both Jared and Chad Michael Murray have acted in two films together, “Gilmore Girls” in 2000 and “House of Wax” in 2005. In both the films both their characters hated each other.
7. For the role of Sam Winchester, Jared put on 35 pounds of muscle. He transformed from a skinny 185 pounds in the movie “House of Wax” to 220 pounds muscular in “Supernatural”.
8. During the shooting of final episodes of “Supernatural” season 9, Jared dislocated his shoulder while wrestling with Osric Chau. Writers were forced to make a short story explaining why Sam Winchester was wearing a sling on his shoulder in the beginning of season 10.
9. He owns a 90’s themed bar in Austin, which was opened in 2018.
10. He was engaged to his long time girlfriend Sandra McCoy and proposed to her during a holiday in Paris in 2007-2008. However in June 2008 he announced their separation at the “Supernatural” Dallas Convention.
11. He met Genevieve Cortese on the sets of “Supernatural” 4^th season when she guest starred as Ruby. He proposed to her in October 2009 and married her in February 2010. They reside in Austin Texas with 3 children.
12. Jensen Ackles was first auditioned for the role of Sam Winchester. When Jared auditioned for that role, producers convinced Jensen to take up the role of Dean Winchester.
13. He and his “Supernatural” co-star Jensen Ackles were both voted as the sexiest Ghostbusters by People Magazine in 2005.
14. He was once arrested for assault and public intoxication in October 2019, during a physical altercation in his bar.

Unknown Facts About Your Favorite Ziva – Cote De Pablo:

A Music and Theatre graduate Cote de Pablo achieved her stardom with the character Ziva David in the TV Series NCIS. In 2013, she suddenly decided to leave the show for some personal reason even though the producers offered her a lot of money. Here are some interesting facts about Cote who changed her name in the 5^th grade because they were not able to pronounce Maria Jose:

1. She went by the stage name Maria Jose de Pablo when she co-hosted the show “Control” in 1994-1995 along with Carlos Ponce.
2. She was only 15 when she appeared in the show “Control” making her foray into the Entertainment industry.
3. She was born as Maria Jose de Pablo Fernandez, on 12 November 1979 in Santiago, Chile to Maria Olga Fernandez and Francisco de Pablo.
4. She has a sister Andrea de Pablo Fernandez and a brother Francisco de Pablo Fernandez, who works as a disc jockey for parties.
5. She was injured on the sets of NCIS while doing her own stunts. She was hit by a gun barrel on her face in the episode “Cloak” in 2008 and was nicked by shrapnel in the episode “Enemies Foreign” in 2010.
6. She won Imagen Award in 2006 and ALMA Award for Favorite Television Actress – Leading Role in Drama in 2011 for her portrayal of Ziva David in “NCIS”.
7. She lives in Los Angeles where as her mother lives in Chile, her father and brother live in Miami, and her sister lives in New York.
8. She had a long term relationship with the former “The Young and The Restless” actor Diego Serrano. However they broke up in 2015.
9. She relocated to Florida, Miami at the age of 10 where her mother Maria took a job in a Spanish language Television Network.
10. She was highly influenced by her NCIS co-stars David McCallum and Mark Harmon and considers them as her acting mentors. She has always heaped a lot of praise on them for her stardom.
11. While pursuing her acting career she moved to New York and worked as a waitress in an Indian restaurant and in an Italian eatery to support herself.
12. She won the part of Ziva David in NCIS after two auditions that included a screen test alongside Michael Weatherly. Producer Donald Bellisario informed her in person about the selection while she was waiting for the cab to airport.
13. She was cast in the movie “The 33” about the Copiapo mining accident in 2010. She played the character Jessica, wife of one of the 33 miners trapped inside a mining cave in Chile. She is also from Chile born some 500 miles from that place.
14. She performed for the song “Temptation” by Tom Waits that appeared on the soundtrack album “NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack”. It was released on 10 February 2009.

Untold Facts About Pauley Perrette We Bet You Didn’t Know

Pauley Perrette took the entire world for a ride with her incredible performance as Abby Sciuto in the long running “NCIS” TV series. Since her very first appearance in the series, till the time she quit after season 15, her acting skills have left the audience in awe. No matter how long, her fans will always want her to come back. Here are some interesting facts about the actress, who is also a singer, writer and civil rights advocate:

1. She has a degree in Criminal Science in real life and according to the producers of NCIS, the personality and interest shown by the character Abby in the TV series is the reflection of Perrette’s own self.
2. She left NCIS in 2018 after being part of it for 15 seasons due to a dog biting incident and some physical assaults. She has revealed that she is terrified of Mark Harmon and has nightmares of him assaulting her.
3. She received Best Actress award for her character in an independent film “To Comfort You” in the Beverly Hills Film Festival 2010. She played the character Theresa, a lesbian who is HIV positive.
4. Perrette has been part of all the NCIS franchise, “NCIS”, “NCIS: Los Angeles”, “NCIS: New Orleans”, and “JAG” along with the co star Michael Weatherly.
5. She has numerous tattoos all over her body thanks to her playing Abby in NCIS. But her favorite tattoo is on her left ring finger, which reads “12:21”. This represents a bible verse that translates into “Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.”
6. She has Rhabdophobia, which is fear of magic/magician. She also has phobia for conventional ovens.
7. She co-owns Donna Bell’s bake shop in New York City named after her mother.
8. In an interview in 2011 she stated that her early ambitions were to be an FBI agent or be part of a Rock and Roll band or work with animals.
9. She has had numerous jobs before being successful in television that includes being a bartender wearing a bra and combat boots. She has also worked in Taco Bell in the Diamond District in New York.
10. In 2018 she had a Q Score of 44, which makes her the highest amongst all female television actors. Q Score is a measurement of familiarity or appeal of a person or brand or product in the United States.
11. She recorded her song “Fear” which released in 2009 as official Soundtrack for NCIS.
12. She was also part of an all female band Lo-Ball from Los Angeles. “Can’t Get Me Down” by the band was heard in the movie “Legally Blonde”.
13. She was married to actor musician Coyote Shivers in 2000. However the marriage ended in divorce after 4 years with her getting a restraining order against him for physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
14. Naturally blonde Perrette was hospitalized in 2014 due to severe allergic reaction towards black dye used for her television character Abby. Due to dyeing, her face had swollen to twice its size.

5 Fascinating Facts About Deng Lun We Bet You Didn’t Know Before

Since his very first appearance in “Flowers in Fog,” Deng Lun has never ceased to amaze the audience with his impeccable performance. He already has several roles lined up for the next few years, with a humungous fan base gushing over his every smile and word.  While we get to know see him a lot, there are still many things that we don’t know about the actor:

1. It is a well-known fact that he made his acting debut with the 2013 Hunan TV romance series “Flowers in Fog” in which he played the supporting role of Xu Hao. His performance was met with positive feedback from audience as well as critics. He was actually chosen for the role by Qiong Yao, after several auditions.
2. He was actually accompanying his classmates, who were seeking a chance to get into the “Flowers in Fog” series, and did not take the audition seriously. But, he started performing seriously and landed the part, after multiple auditions overnight by video transmitting.
3. He never had any plans of becoming an actor, until near graduation of high school. It was a tutor from his hometown, who encouraged him to study acting. The tutor has promised him that he will definitely get admission in acting schools.
4. His other famous role, which the fans love, is Lu Zhao Hai in the drama “White Deer Plain.” It has been reported that he landed the part of Lu Zhao Hai, after more than 30 rounds of auditions. Although it was just a supporting role, his performance won the hearts of millions of viewers.
5. He claimed in an interview that in the initial days of his career, he was not able to handle crying parts very well, as he had nothing to cry about. But, with experience, he had learned how to get into the character and let the emotion take over. Now he is able to perform crying scenes with all sorts of emotions.

10 Interesting Facts About Katherine Kelly Lang You Probably Didn’t Know

With acting career spanning more than 40 years, since 1979, Katherine Lang has captured the hearts of everyone. She became a household name when CBS cast her in the long running soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful”. Here are some facts about her.

1. Katherine, along with her co star John McCook, are the only two cast members of “The Bold and the Beautiful” who are still with the show since the first episode in 1987.
2. She has 3 children from her previous 2 marriages to Skott Snider and Alex D’Andrea. She has sons Jeremy Snider and Julian Snider from her first marriage and daughter Zoe D’Andrea from her second marriage.
3. She was born as Katherine Kelly Wegeman on July 21 1951, in Hollywood, California to Olympic ski jumper Keith Wegeman and Actress Judith Lang.
4. Her two sons Jeremy and Julian played the sons of her character Brooke Logan Forrester in the TV series “The Bold and the Beautiful”.
5. She made her acting debut with the 1979 movie “Skatetown, U.S.A”. The movie is about a roller disco competition between two rivals which culminates into a friendship.
6. She won MVP Award for Best Soap Opera Actress in 1990, 1991 and 1995 for her portrayal of Brooke Logan in “The Bold and the Beautiful”.
7. Katherine is the granddaughter of Charles Lang, the Oscar winning cinematographer best known for “A Farewell to Arms” in 1932 and “The Magnificent Seven” in 1960.
8. The character Brooke Logan from “B&B” also appeared many times in the series “The Young and the Restless” played by Katherine herself. The first crossover was in the year 1999.
9. Even before being cast as Brooke Lang in “B&B”, she appeared as Gretchen in the TV Series “The Young and the Restless” in 1981.
10. Katherine became a grandmother in 2018 when her daughter Zoe, then 21 years old, gave birth to baby girl Zuma.

10 Unbelievable Facts About The Gorgeous Bond Girl – Léa Seydoux We Bet You Didn’t Know

Léa Seydoux, the famous Bond girl from “Spectre,” will be returning again with Daniel Craig in “No Time to Die,” making herself the second actress after Eunice Gayson, to play non-regular Bond girl, in successive movies.  The French beauty first captured the hearts of people around the world with her performance as Emma in “Blue Is the Warmest Colour,” before becoming a Bond girl. And, this is the just the beginning of her career in the industry. Now that, we will see her again in the James Bond franchise, let’s get to know about a little more about her:

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1. The first time in the history of Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or was awarded to the actors Léa Seydoux and her co-star Adèle Exarchopoulos, along with the director Abdellatif Kechich, for their work in the movie “Blue Is the Warmest Colour.”
2. Director Woody Allen was so mesmerized with her photographs that he decided to cast as Gabrielle in his movie “Midnight in Paris.” There was no audition process, but just a short phone call, asking her two simple questions.
3. She almost lost her chance to be the lead Bond girl in “Spectre,” having foundered the audition. She drank a little alcohol before the audition began, because of which she forget some of the lines. She was not even able to read the lines and blew it pretty badly.
4. However, she was sober enough to apologize and ask for another chance, to audition on some other day. She was really sure that she will not get the chance, and firmly believed that she will not land the part, even after she was given another chance.
5. She is the only actress in history of American film industry to have been in the “James Bond” franchise, and the “Mission Impossible” franchise, in which she played the role of contract killer Sabine Moreau.

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6. For her role as Sabina Moreau in “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” the franchise star Tom Cruise had personally requested to cast Seydoux in the role, without even auditioning.
7. Director Sam Mendes wanted a more experienced actress for the role of Dr. Madeleine Swann, having cast a relative newcomer, Bérénice Lim Marlohe, as Sévérine in “Skyfall.” He was determined Seydoux would leave a great impression with her performance in “Spectre.”
8. This successful actress had always dreamed of becoming an opera singer, during her childhood days. She even went on to study music at the Conservatoire de Paris. But, her shyness got her to drop the idea.
9. It was not until the age of 18, that she decided she wanted to become an actress, after seeing a friend become an actor. However, her decision to take acting as a career, was to impress an actor she had fallen in love with.
10. Director Wes Anderson was very much impressed with her performance, while working on a short film for Prada, that he immediately invited her for a three-day cameo on his movie “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

 

10 Fascinating Facts Every Fan Should Know About Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson, currently the captain of the New Zealand national team, is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world. His childhood hero is one of the greatest cricketers in the world – Sachin Tendulkar. Here are a few things about the New Zealand cricketer:

• He became the youngest player to score centuries against all other test playing nations, when he scored a century against Zimbabwe, on August 2016.
• He also achieved this feat with fewest number of test innings to his name.
• He was born as Kane Stuart Williamson on August 8, 1990, to Brett Williamson and Sandra Williamson, in Taurang, New Zealand. He has three elder sisters and a twin brother named Logan, who is just few minutes younger than him.
• He made his debut in One Day Internationals on August 10, 2010, against India. He made a nine-ball duck.
• His International Test debut also came against India in the same year. However, unlike his ODI debut, he scored 131 runs of 299 deliveries, thus becoming the eighth New Zealander to score a century on Test debut.

• He also holds the record of most test runs scored in a calendar year by a New Zealander, when he scored 1172 in the year 2015. The same year, he was the third highest run scorer across all formats.
• He was handed over the captaincy of New Zealand cricket team, across all formats in 2016, when the then-captain Brandon McCullum retired from International Cricket.
• During his time at Tauranga Boys College, from 2004 to 2008, he has reportedly scored more than 40 centuries.
• He was signed by Sunrises Hyderabad of Indian Premier League on February 2015 for $96500. However, he became captain of the side only in the 2018 IPL when David Warner of Australia (Captain of SRH) was suspended from International Cricket due to involvement in a ball tampering incident.
• He is ambidextrous, who uses both his hands equally well. However, while playing cricket, he is a right handed player (batting and bowling), but uses his left hand to write.
• He was reported for suspect bowling action in the year 2014. However, he was cleared in the same year.

10 Mind-Blowing Facts We Bet You Never Knew About Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes, the former vice-captain of the England Test team, is an all-rounder bowling right-arm fast-medium pace, and batting left-handed. He holds the record for the most runs scored by an individual batsman in the morning session of a Test match. Below are some facts about the English international cricketer:

• Till the age of 14, he was a good rugby player, but decided to choose a career in cricket. He felt he enjoyed cricket more, and that his heart was not in rugby anymore.
• He is from a sporting lineage, with his father, Gerard Stokes, being a renowned former rugby player and coach of New Zealand Rugby Team. He was later appointed as head coach of Workington Town rugby league club.
• During the third Twenty20 International (T20I) match against West Indies at Kensington on March 13, 2014, he was dismissed on duck in his very first delivery, following which he punched the locker in dressing room. As a result, he had to be excluded from ICC World T20 2014, due to his hand fracture.
• This particular incident led to his teammates calling him Rocky, and even as The Hurt Locker. His teammate Alex Hales has given him and Jonny Bairstow a nickname from the Harry Potter series – Weasley Twins.

• However, this is not the first instance of his anger issue, as Stokes had reportedly broken a bone, back in his club cricket days. The only difference – it was fire door back then, and a locker now.
• He has a motivational message – as a tattoo in his left arm that reads “Being the best that you can be is only possible if you desire to be a champion and your fear of failure is non-existent.”
• Stokes holds the record for England’s fastest ever Test double-century, the fastest ever Test match 250, as well as the highest ever score for a Test batsman batting at number six.
• He became the highest-paid overseas player in the history of the Indian Premier League, fetching a record contract of ₹145 million, in the year 2017.

• In the 2019 World Cup match against South Africa, he scored a massive 89 from 79 deliveries, earning the Man of the Match title.
• According to Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff, both of them the England’s greatest all rounders, Stokes is better than them, with Botham stating “As a player, he’s probably better than I was at 24,” while Flintoff said “I think Stokes has a lot more skill. He could be one of England’s greats.”

10 Surprising Facts We Bet You Didn’t Know About Tom Cruise

With three Golden Globes, but not yet an Oscar, despite three nominations, to his name, the charming Tom Cruise, is the first actor to act in five successive movies in the history of Hollywood. Known for his firm belief in “Scientology,” though raised as a Catholic, he is the only actor in the world’s history to have topped the Forbes list of most powerful people twice. Here are some of the interesting facts about him:

1. In 2008, he portrayed as German Colonel who was instrumental in the conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler during World War II in the film “Valkriye” which was a huge box office hit grossing $200 million worldwide, making it one of the top five WWII Themed films of all time.
2. In June 2006, he was ranked at #1 in the Forbes’ annual list of the “World’s Hundred Most Powerful Stars.” In 2012, he was the Top Most Paid Actor in Hollywood, with more than 20 of his movies grossing over $200 dollars worldwide.
3. In May 2011, he was honored with a “Simon Wiesenthal humanitarian award” from Mentor – LA organization for his efforts in the favor of Los Angeles kids worldwide.
   
4. In June 2016, he received the “Entertainment Icon Award” from Friars Club, the organization has given out the award only three times in its 108-year history and this foundation chairman Joseph Zappala expressed his gratitude to Cruise stating his humanitarian efforts and his achievements in cinema and the arts.
5. In 1986 he combined with the church of Scientology, well-known for prevention of psychiatry and the psychoactive drugs and he was also associated to encourage and promote various social welfare programs of Scientology.
   
6. For his advancement in Scientology, he received “Scientology Freedom Medal of Valor” from Scientology leader David Miscavige in 2004. He co-founded and boosted contributions for Downtown Medical to offer New York City 9/11 rescue workers with detoxification therapy.
7. In the year 1996, Cruise admitted a woman involved in a car accident in the hospital and donated $7,000 for the emergency room bill, as she didn’t own insurance. In 1998, he rescued a woman being harassed in London, driving away the attackers with his security guards.
8. He assisted to hike the demand of Ray-Ban sunglasses by 2,000 percent after the opening of his movie “Risky Business” and his recognizable outlook starring the sunglasses in that movie.
9. He was trained and performed a role in an activity titled IT in Ottawa, Canada. The virtuoso’s at Disney used Cruise as their inspiration for Aladdin and was more eye-catchy for females especially, so the appearance was changed later.
10. The Cruise was chosen as People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 1990. In 1995, “Empire magazine” rated him among the 100 sexiest stars in film history. In 1997, they ranked him as the top 5 film stars of all time.

10 Mind Blowing Facts About Lady Gaga That Every Fan Should Know

Recipient of numerous awards including six Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Brit Award, 13 MTV Video Music Award and several Guinness World Records, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, famously known as Lady Gaga is one of most influential people in the world. She is involved in numerous philanthropist activities and LGBT rights and boasts of a big fan following. Here are some interesting facts on her:

1. She is the first artist to win Songwriters Hall of Fame’s “Contemporary Icon Award” in 2015 in the first year of the awards introduction. She was also named
   “Woman of the Year” in 2015 by Billboard magazine.
2. Based on her record sales and social media buzz in 2011, Rolling Stones named her the “Queen of Pop”. The same year she was the most followed person on twitter, according to Guinness World Records.
3.  She learned to play piano at the age of 4. She stared to perform open mic nights at the early age of 14. She attended the same school with Paris Hilton.
4. She revealed in 2014 that she was raped at the age of 19 and due to that she suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder. She underwent mental and physical therapy and states that doctors, family and friends helped her to recover.
5. She is a natural brunette but dyed her hair blond later in her career as she was repeatedly mistaken for Amy Winehouse by interviewers.
6. Her Monster Ball Tour grossed $227.4 million starting in 2009 and ending in 2011. It became the highest Grossing Concert tour for a debut artist who just made headlines.
7. She was hired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Company in 2007 to write songs for famous artists such as Britney Spears, Fergie, The Pussycat Dolls and New Kids on the Block.
8. She started dating music producer Rob Fusari in 2006 which lasted till January 2007. She was later involved romantically with a heavy metal drummer. Later she was engaged to Taylor Kinney from Feb 2015 to July 2016.
9. “The Germ” was one of her nicknames during her high school time. She was considered a misfit and often mocked.
10. Her trademark features are various coloured Wigs, no-pants fashion and high heels. She is often found killing someone in her videos usually her boyfriend.