Harry Styles was joined on-stage by his rarely-seen sister Gemma in an emotional moment during his final Wembley gig over the weekendCredit: UnknownThe siblings shared a sweet hug as Gemma surprised him – sharing how proud she isCredit: Unknown
She said: “This is the last place I thought I’d be! But my little brother is about to finish a record breaking 12 nights at Wembley.
“I don’t think of you like this in day to day life. I think of you as a brother, as an uncle, a best friend.
“The community that’s been formed around you is just indescribable, thank you to everyone been here with you over the past 12 nights and last 16 years.
Harry had a 12-night residency at Wembley, which ended over the weekendCredit: Anthony PhamHarry was clearly touched by the sweet speech from his sister, who described him as a ‘best friend’Credit: UnknownThe pair have a close bond, with Gemma rarely seen in the spotlight despite her brother’s massive successCredit: Instagram / @gemmastylesGemma also asked the audience to help her congratulate Harry on his historic 12 night eventCredit: gemmastyles/Instagram
“Since I left you over the wall over there. I was like ‘are you gonna be okay, small person’ and now we’re here.
“I’m so proud of you and not just proud because you’ve done things like this, which nobody does.
“I’m proud of who you are and who you allow other people to be.
“The impact you’ve made on so many not least on us who get to love you and what a privilege that is.
“Thank you for being you.”
Gemma then asked the audience to help her congratulate Harry on his historic 12 night event as the siblings warmly embraced each other.
Harry sang the song Two Ghosts, which is widely believed to be about Taylor, after NOT performing it at any of his prior Together Together gigs at Wembley stadium.
Reacting to Harry’s seemingly brazen tribute, one person said on X: “TWO GHOSTS WHILE TAYLOR IS GETTING MARRIED IS CRAZY.”
“COMPLETELY CRAZY! Harry pulling a chorus of ‘Two Ghosts’ with the fans today at #TogetherTogetherLondon,” said a second.
“ON TAYLOR’S WEDDING DAY he isn’t innocent,” penned a third.
Harry last crooned the song on June 16 when he performed an orchestral rendition of the track at the Meltdown Festival in London.
But fans were still left taken aback by it being included in his Together Together gigs, as it has not been part of any setlist on this specific run of shows before.
The reason Harry was not at the wedding, was not because of any lingering bad blood between the exes – because they’re actually on good terms – but because he is currently on his Together, Together tour.
Harry Styles wrapped up his 12-night Wembley residency last night and paid an emotional tribute to Liam PayneCredit: X/@hsdtogethertourHe spoke about all of his One Direction bandmates while on stageCredit: Getty – Contributor
As he reflected on his career, Harry touched on being in the group One Direction, and name checked each of the boys – including Liam who sadly died in October 2024.
Harry thanked all four band members before singing Carla’s Song.
According to concert goers and various videos circulating online, Harry said: “I wanna thank Niall, Zayn, Louis and my dear friend Liam.
“Nights like these couldn’t happen without every friendship, I wouldn’t be up here without my friends and family, some of who are here tonight.”
HARRY Styles is looking at New Orleans for his wedding to Zoe Kravitz, it can be revealed.
Pals close to the loved-up pair say they think the Southern US town could be a special spot to tie the knot and have researched venues.
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Harry Styles is looking at New Orleans for his wedding to Zoe Kravitz, pictured pair in New York in MarchCredit: GettyThe loved-up couple have been dating since August last yearCredit: Getty
Zoe’s famous musician dad Lenny Kravitz has long-standing roots in the town after buying his first home in the Louisiana town, which has deep ties to the blues music scene.
Back at home, the One Direction star, 32, and US actress, 37, this weekend enjoyed London’s heatwave and were snapped cuddling on a picnic blanket on Hampstead Heath.
They confirmed their engagement to close family and friends in April.
A source said: “Harry and Zoe might have a string of celebrity friends and a Hollywood lifestyle but their wedding won’t be like that.
“Zoe’s family ties to New Orleans, plus the town’s musical history, is making it a front runner and they’ve told pals that they’re looking at options for holding their big day there.”
Rock icon Lenny bought his first home in New Orleans in 1994 – a Creole cottage on Dauphine Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, a block away from the town’s famous Bourbon Street.
Whilst Zoe grew up in Los Angeles with her mother Lisa Bonet, in her teenage years she spent more time with Lenny at his Miami estate and New Orleans cottage.
A source said: ‘Harry and Zoe might have a string of celebrity friends and a Hollywood lifestyle but their wedding won’t be like that’Credit: GettyStunning actress Zoe recently starred as Catwoman in The BatmanCredit: Getty
Ex-One Direction singer Harry and Zoe, who played Catwoman in The Batman, have dated since August last year.
They went public with their relationship in Rome but have since kept matters private and not commented on their status.
Harry is said to have popped the question with a ring worth up to £500,000 and first sparked engagement rumours when he and Zoe flew to the Bahamas just after Christmas to stay in her dad’s home there.
A source said at the time: “If it wasn’t an engagement, then it was something that shows they are very much committed to each other.”
HARRY Style’s ex girlfriend Nadine Leopold has just revealed that she’s pregnant with her first child.
The stunning Victoria’s Secret model, 32, took to Instagram to announce the amazing news with a series of black and white photos.
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Harry Styles’ ex Nadine Leopold has revealed that she’s pregnantCredit: InstagramNadine and the singer dated between 2014 and 2015Credit: Getty
In the post Nadine compiled four snaps together showing her blossoming belly from different angles.
She cradles her bump and holds up a pregnancy test next to it in one picture, meanwhile others show her with her hands on her lower back to really flaunt the change in her figure.
Penned alongside the photos, Nadine said in the post’s caption: “The best is yet to come…” followed by emojis of a baby’s bottle and a white heart.
Fans of the star flooded the comment’s section with congratulatory messages.
HARRY Styles has some tricky steps to negotiate in his £30million mansion project — restoring a rotten staircase.
The former One Direction singer is paying experts to return the 300-year-old feature to its former glory as he turns three properties into one huge home.
Harry Styles has some tricky steps to negotiate in his £30million mansion project — restoring a rotten staircaseCredit: ErotemeThe former 1D singer is dating US actress Zoe KravitzCredit: Getty
The staircase revamp could delay the renovation project, which is slated for completion by October 2027.
A source said: “Harry doesn’t do anything by halves.
“This is a very ambitious project so there are bound to be stumbling blocks.
“The staircase is the latest snag but it’s a lovely period feature and he’s going to get the very best craftsmen to make it as good as new.
“It will take a while because it has to be taken apart piece by piece, restored and then put back in place, so it could well affect the deadline.”
In planning documents, Harry’s team say the condition of the 1734 staircase has deteriorated and it had some “poor-quality repairs” over the years.
He has appointed heritage carpentry experts to assess the best way to restore the feature.
Loved-up Harry and Zoe strolling in New York togetherCredit: GettyHarry is merging Georgian and 18th-century properties in Hampstead, North LondonCredit: Getty
HARRY Styles dramatically stopped his Wembley gig midway through a song to help a fan in distress.
The 32-year-old halted singing Taste Back when he realised a concert-goer needed support.
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Harry Styles halted his show to help a fanCredit: The SunThe Watermelon Sugar singer is performing a 12-night Wembley Stadium tourCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
“You can’t find your sister?”, Harry said over the mic as he spoke to a member of the audience.
He then beckoned over security who rushed to their aid.
Harry added: “You looked very concerned.”
Asking if everything was OK, Harry said: “You’re good? We’re good.”
Harry kicked off a record-breaking 12-night run atWembley Stadiumon Friday for his Together, Together tour.
Harry released his latest album — Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally — in March and it immediately shot to No1 in the charts.
Addressing crowds, this week the pop star said: “Just outside of this building 16 years ago, my sister brought me to London for the very first time for my X Factor audition.
“So driving here today, and anytime I come through Wembley, means so much to me.
“It was in that building that I was put into a band, my sister is here tonight. It means a lot to be here tonight.”
He added: “My mum entered me into the X Factor without me knowing and I wouldn’t be here today if she hadn’t done that, so thank you so much.
“You changed my life, all of you, so thank you so, so much.”
He held his hand up in the air as he flagged securityCredit: The SunThe pop star performed in front of 80,000 fansCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Béla Guttmann may be the most consequential soccer coach you’ve never heard of. But if it weren’t for Guttmann, you may never have heard of Pelé.
And Brazil may never have become the greatest soccer-playing country on Earth.
That’s because Guttmann changed the shape of modern Brazilian soccer — and changed the sport forever — when he imported the revolutionary 4-2-4 system from Hungary to Sao Paulo in 1957. A year later, Brazil won the first of five World Cups and the joga bonito was born.
But what Guttmann brought to Brazil isn’t nearly as interesting as how he got it there. That’s just one of the fascinating stories in “The Beautiful Game … The Untold Story,” the exhibit that will open the Holocaust Museum LA on Sunday at the Goldrich Cultural Center, a $70-million expansion that will double the size of the Pan Pacific Park museum’s campus to 70,000 square feet.
A soccer ball from the holocaust is among the items on display in the exhibit “The Beautiful Game … The Untold Story” at the Holocaust Museum LA.
(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times)
The exhibit was unveiled during a private reception on Saturday followed by a free preview day open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The grand public opening will take place in August.
The show’s launch coincides with eight local World Cup matches, which kicked off with the United States’ 4-1 win over Paraguay on Friday at SoFi Stadium, and it shines a light on the important but largely overlooked relationship between Jewish life and the global game, as well as how Jewish innovators like Guttmann shaped the modern rhythm, style and culture of the sport.
“It was in the same intellectual level as jazz, as art and everything modern and progressive,” journalist Allon Sander, who helped curate the exhibit, said of Jewish participation in European soccer in the years before World War II.
“The origin of the game and how it intersects with Jews and the Holocaust and the impact that these Jewish footballers and coaches had to shape the game and help popularize the sport is so fascinating,” added Beth Kean, the museum’s CEO. “And it’s an unknown history.”
Much of that story can be told through Guttmann, who was born in Budapest in the final year of the 19th century and developed into one of the sport’s first Jewish stars, representing Hungary in the 1924 Olympics and playing for nine teams in two countries before retiring to become a coach.
But none of that success mattered when the Hungarian government began introducing anti-Jewish laws in 1938, costing Guttmann his job and nearly his life when he was sent to a Nazi forced-labor camp, where he was tortured. Just days before he believed he would be shipped to Auschwitz, which meant certain death, he escaped alongside Erno Erbstein, another Jewish coach.
Erbstein revolutionized soccer in Italy before dying in 1949, along with the entire Torino team, when their plane crashed into a hilltop outside Turin. Four years ago, he was inducted into the Italian soccer hall of fame. Guttmann, meanwhile, who lost much of his family in the Nazi death camps, would go on to coach for 42 years in 14 countries, winning championships in six of them yet only staying in a single place for more than two years just once.
“He’s running away from his demons,” said Ronen Dorfan, a journalist and sports historian based in Budapest whose research was instrumental in putting the exhibit together. “His father was murdered, his sister was murdered. You never know how you survived in Budapest during the war so he had guilt feelings.”
A jersey worn by player Max Wozniak and a jersey from the 1930s are displayed in an exhibit called “The Beautiful Game … The Untold Story.”
(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times)
The exhibit was designed in three sections, the first devoted to the years before World War II, the second is about the Holocaust and the third is the postwar years. And while it details Jewish participation in, and influence on, global soccer, it also challenges the cliché that Jews were intellectuals, artists and laborers but not athletes.
“We are always trying to challenge stereotypes. Stereotypes that we might have about ourselves and even stereotypes that we believe about others,” said Jordanna Gessler, the museum’s vice president of education and exhibits who helped curate the show. “It’s crucial to help people find their place and their voice and really see the unity, the similarities between people.
“This is a story that was lost in time and we’re really bringing it out,” Gessler added. “To really have this conversation and encourage people to explore stories that they might not know.”
One thing people might not know is that in the 1920s and ‘30s, Europe’s best teams weren’t in England, Germany or France, but in Austria and Hungary, where they were led by Jewish players and coaches such as Hugo Meisl, Jozsef Braun, Arpad Weisz, Marton Bukovi, Gusztav Sebes and Gyula Mandi. Weisz and Braun were both killed by the Nazis.
A soccer ball from the 1974 World Cup is displayed at an exhibit called “The Beautiful Game … The Untold Story.”
(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times)
The surge of antisemitism and fascism in Germany, Italy and Eastern Europe helped spread the influence of those revolutionary players and coaches around the world.
“With the rise of the Reich and the Holocaust, the coaches ran away,” Dorfan said. “And they ran to every corner of the world, to Brazil, to Argentina, to Portugal [and] provided coaches to Real Madrid, to Barcelona, to Benfica, to Flamengo.
“There isn’t one of these clubs that doesn’t owe its tactical development in the ‘40s and ‘50s to the Jewish coaches, which came primarily from Hungary.”
The primary tactical development was the shift from the popular but rigid 2-3-5 formation, which required immense physical endurance and tactical discipline, to the fluid 4-2-4, which spread the wingers to the touch line and allowed for improvisation and creativity on the attacking end, a formation pioneered in Budapest in the 1920s.
“They developed a more refined game of passing the ball, keeping it on the carpet rather than the English kick and run, and really put thought into tactical thinking,” Dorfan said.
Guttmann, who played or coached for more than two dozen teams in his career — including one, in Romania, that paid him in vegetables during the postwar period — brought the Hungarian approach to Brazil in 1957 when he coached Sao Paulo to a championship. After Vicente Feola, the manager Guttmann replaced at Sao Paulo, took over the national team a year later, he brought the formation with him, popularizing many of the tactics still used in modern soccer, such as fluid defensive wingers, overlapping full backs, the use of a withdrawn striker and an attacking midfield.
The soccer team at the Theresienstadt concentration camp’s flag is displayed in a Holocaust Museum LA exhibit called “The Beautiful Game … The Untold Story.”
(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times)
“He is the whole exhibition in one man,” Dorfan said of Guttmann.
“Obviously if we wouldn’t have had the Holocaust, those [coaches] wouldn’t be kept out of Europe, Europe would be much stronger, much more developed. [And] then the development of Brazil or the success of Brazil would be coming much later,” Sander said.
Dorfan spent the better part of two years tracking down many of the more than 100 trophies, uniforms, photos and trinkets that make up “The Beautiful Game” exhibit, a search that required determination, perseverance and more than a little luck. Many of the items, because of their ties to Jewish athletes and teams, were hidden during the war and presumed lost. Others resurfaced only through detective work that sent Dorfan following leads that spanned decades and crossed more than a dozen borders.
That also cost money. So Alan Rothenberg, the man who, as president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, first brought the World Cup to Los Angeles 32 years ago, stepped up to lead an effort that raised more than $1 million to fund the exhibit.
“The story really needs to be told, particularly with what’s going on right now with respect to antisemitism,” Rothenberg said. “It’s really important for people to realize what can happen. And soccer is a great vehicle to draw them in. The one main thing in the museum is bringing schoolkids in.”
The Nazis and their collaborators failed in their attempt to erase the history of Jewish soccer pioneers; in fact, they inadvertently popularized both the men — and women — and their ideas. But the sport also helped other Jews survive a dark period and Kean said that may be the most beautiful and uplifting part of “The Beautiful Game.”
“The main reason we decided to do this exhibition in the first place is because for years so many survivors, when they talk about their life before the war, so many of them talk about soccer. So many of them were passionate and fond of the sport,” she said.
“We knew the exhibit opening was going to coincide with the World Cup. L.A. is going to be on the world stage. This is a great opportunity for the museum to get these stories out.”
AS the biggest heart-throb on the planet, Harry Styles is the last person you’d expect to be ringing in New Year alone.
But the pop superstar has revealed how he “shut out” the world after struggling to live up to the “perfect” image his fans projected on to him.
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Harry Styles has opened up about becoming a hermitCredit: Anthony PhamHarry kicked off a record-breaking 12-night run at Wembley on FridayCredit: Anthony Pham
In a candid new interview, the 32-year-old, who kicked off a record-breaking 12-night run at Wembley Stadium on Friday, said: “I was supposed to spend New Year’s with friends and I landed in Italy and felt really unwell, so I just went home.
“And I woke up and I had this kind of beautiful New Year’s by myself. I was feeling the most alone I’d felt in a really long time, but in the most beautiful way. I didn’t feel lonely at all.”
Harry added that he became a “hermit” after his last tour ended in 2023.
Flying into Italy for a “quiet time”, he rejected all invites as he recuperated from the gruelling Love On Tour series of live shows.
In an interview on the Q With Tom Power podcast, Harry said: “I was just feeling myself kind of shut out from a lot of the world.
“I think I got used to saying no to invites from friends and maybe a weekend trip or a birthday party or something.
“I just got used to, you know, if I have a week at home, I don’t want to go somewhere else for three days. I just want to stay home.
“And when I got to Italy and was in this quiet place, I felt like, ‘OK, if I’m going to spend all this time out here and I’m going to keep saying no to everything, I’m just going to shut myself off from the world’.”
Together, Together tour is currently making history at London’s WembleyCredit: Anthony PhamShania Twain as support actCredit: Anthony Pham
Harry released his latest album — Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally — in March and it immediately shot to No1 in the charts.
And his Together, Together tour is currently making history at London’s Wembley.
But the As It Was singer admits that he struggled to live up to his fans’ adoring perception of him, saying: “I had this relationship with my own image where people had this projected version of me that was perfect.
“And when the standard you hold yourself to is this perfect person, it’s impossible not to feel like you’re falling short.”
He confessed that any criticism could take a devastating toll, saying: “If you don’t feel great about yourself and someone says you’re terrible, it’s like the claw is in and it’s ripping you.
“But if you have a more solid sense of yourself, you can hear those things and it doesn’t destroy you in the same way.”
It is a frank admission from a man who has conquered the world of pop, and America, after spending half his life in the glare of the global spotlight.
Harry was 16 when he stepped on to The X Factor stage in 2010, where music mastermind Simon Cowell grouped him with four other hopefuls to form One Direction.
What followed was global hysteria. And as the breakout star of the record-breaking boy band, Harry was propelled from a quiet Cheshire upbringing into a whirlwind of stadium tours and platinum records.
He then defied the odds to build a critically acclaimed solo career, with hits such as Watermelon Sugar, and a £235million fortune, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
But during his period of isolation in Italy, Harry realised that avoiding the downsides of global fame also meant missing the best parts of life.
He added: “You can sit at home and think it’s hard for me to do these things — people are looking at me, taking pictures. But when you shut out those things that might be negative, you also shut out a ton of positive things.
Harry added that he became a ‘hermit’ after his last tour ended in 2023Credit: GettyHarry also said that he has spent the past two years learning to love himself and accept that he can make mistakesCredit: Getty
“If you think it’s hard to go to a bar and hang out with friends because people might act a certain way, there are also incredible people you could meet in that bar that you’re shutting out.”
Taking his own advice and stepping back into the world clearly paid off.
It was during this period that Harry met his fiancée, US actress Zoe Kravitz.
The couple, who began dating in late 2025, are reportedly planning a small wedding in London this winter.
Harry also said that he has spent the past two years learning to love himself and accept that he can make mistakes.
He said: “I’m still figuring a bunch of stuff out and it’s OK to have a little self-compassion around making mistakes. For a long time, I struggled to admit when I’d made a mistake because the reward when you meet people’s expectations is so loud and shiny.”
Ultimately, Harry believes that taking a step back from the spotlight saved him.
He reflected: “Having time to sit at home and be bored and really look at the emotions I was feeling allowed me to lean into them instead of being afraid of them.
“And it means I’m now in a much healthier place than I was last time I was putting music out.”
Now back on the road, he wants his latest dance-pop record to be less about his personal life and more about his fans’ experiences.
He said: “With this record, I want the listener in the front seat and I’m in the seat behind you.
“It’s not really about me or what clubs I’m going to or who I’m hanging out with — it’s about you having your own experience.”
He smashes first of historic 12 nights
EVER the charismatic charmer, Harry pranced around the stage with mammoth energy and gusto on the opening night of his record-breaking, 12-night, homecoming residency at Wembley.
He even laid on a special treat for his mum Anne Twist, with her favourite singer, Shania Twain as his support act.
The country music legend’s vocals were flawless and she warmed the crowd up well with her hits Man! I Feel Like A Woman! and That Don’t Impress Me Much.
But the gig, which marks the release of Harry’s fourth album – the eccentrically-titled Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally – was all about the pop heart-throb.
He has a relaxed air about him now. It is far from his first rodeo, yet performing for 80,000 fans is no mean feat.
Harry was feeling the love and in a grateful mood, twice referencing X Factor – the show which catapulted him to global fame – and his family, who were watching from the crowd.
He said: “Just outside of this building 16 years ago, my sister brought me to London for the very first time for my X Factor audition.
“So driving here today, and anytime I come through Wembley, means so much to me. It was in that building that I was put into a band, my sister is here tonight. It means a lot to be here tonight.”
He added: “My mum entered me into the X Factor without me knowing and I wouldn’t be here today if she hadn’t done that, so thank you so much. You changed my life, all of you, so thank you so, so much.”
Harry’s devoted fans performed their own dance routines to his songs, above, which involved lying on the ground in formation to the joyful Fine Line and doing a mass conga to the electric Treat People With Kindness.
One thing’s for sure, Harry’s certainly at home on stage . . .
Ariana risk for musical
Ariana Grande is set to drop out of musical Sunday In The Park With GeorgeCredit: Getty
RUMOURS are sweeping theatreland that Ariana Grande is set to drop out of musical Sunday In The Park With George.
The singer was due to appear opposite her Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey at London’s Barbican Centre next summer, but ticket sales have been delayed until autumn.
I’m told that bosses have also met with actresses who could step in to replace Ariana, who last week kicked off her energetic Eternal Sunshine Tour.
A source said: “Ariana has a lot on her plate and there are concerns she is over-subscribed.
“It’s too risky to start flogging tickets until it’s all locked down. It will be a demanding production with eight shows a week.”
In the last few years, Ariana has transformed herself into a fully-fledged actress as Glinda in the Wicked films.
She will appear in the 13th series of American Horror Story and will voice a character in the 2028 animation Oh, The Places You’ll Go!.
Ariana, whose tour includes a ten-night residency at London’s O2 Arena in August, said: “I’m very excited to do this small tour. But I think it might not happen again for a long, long time.”
I hope we do get to see her treading the boards . . .
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David Haye is active on Raya looking for a third to join him and girlfriend Sian OsbourneCredit: supplied‘I’m a selfish prick, nothing is ever good enough. I always want more, rarely satisfied. But I’m working on it’, says DavidCredit: Instagram/davidhaye
The ex-boxer posts with a tux snap: “I’m a selfish p***k, nothing is ever good enough. I always want more, rarely satisfied. But I’m working on it.”
Isle Of Wight Festival headliner Lewis CapaldiCredit: Getty
THE Isle of Wight Festival kicks off on Thursday with some surprises in store.
As well as headliners Calvin Harris, The Cure and Lewis Capaldi, chief John Giddings says: “We’ve introduced new areas, the Last Chance Saloon, our country music destination, and new onsite pub Wild Horses.”
