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Annabel Nugent
Annabel Nugent is a Features Writer and Commissioning Editor at The Independent, covering music, TV and film. She reguarly interviews Hollywood's biggest stars and reviews music's most talked-about concerts and releases. She first joined The Independent in 2020 as a culture reporter
Stellan Skarsgård: ‘Truthfully, you can never be a good parent’
Malachi Kirby: ‘Forest Whitaker came over and held me. I was shaking’
After roles in everything from ‘EastEnders’ to ‘Black Mirror’, the actor is now going head-to-head with Stephen Graham in the second round of ‘A Thousand Blows’. He speaks to Annabel Nugent about channelling trauma, on-set therapists, and his funny side
Marina Abramović: ‘I’m going to be attacked by every British tabloid’
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Blink-182 rocker Mark Hoppus: ‘I wish I had kissed Robert Smith back’
Annabel Nugent talks to the bassist and vocalist of the Nineties punk megastars about unintended disclosures, band bust-ups and the subtle art of not growing up
JADE: ‘No one I know came off X Factor without a mental health issue’
As one quarter of Little Mix, Jade Thirlwall breathed fresh life into British pop. Now, newly solo with a debut electro-pop hit to her name, she speaks to Annabel Nugent about the other side of fame, why she loves to ‘poke the bear a bit’ – and the joy of embracing her Arab heritage after a decade hiding it
Ewan McGregor on his return to the West End: ‘God it’s intense!’
The garlanded trio are taking on marital and sexual politics in a radical modern update of Ibsen’s ‘The Master Builder’. They take on the hot potato of star power, annoying theatregoers and ‘why people call us luvvies’ with Annabel Nugent
Zoe Saldaña: ‘The Oscars tend to overlook actors using CGI technology’
Tom Hanks has hit a low – where does he go from Here?
Cherry Jones: ‘Being transgender is sort of the last taboo’
Bernardine Evaristo: ‘A Black woman hasn’t won the Booker since me’
Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon on His Three Daughters
Meet Gracie Abrams, the pop singer adored by Taylor Swift
The LA-based artist chose a different path to her Hollywood parents and has already developed her own devoted fanbase. She speaks to Annabel Nugent about lyrical honesty, connecting with her fans, and speaking out when it matters most
Glass Animals: ‘I had hoped Rihanna would sing Heat Waves’
Eugene Levy: ‘I’m not ruling anything out – including retirement’
The horrifying true story of the Andes disaster in Society of the Snow
Only 16 of the 45 passengers on board Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 survived the 1972 crash. Their story of survival and sacrifice is the subject of an Oscar-tipped drama now on Netflix. Annabel Nugent recounts the unbelievable true events that inspired it
J Balvin: ‘In the super macho man reggaeton world, I looked weak’
Lulu Wang on Expats: ‘I’ve realised that I can’t represent everyone’
The award-winning director of ‘The Farewell’ was personally tapped up by Nicole Kidman to make ‘Expats’. She speaks to Annabel Nugent about her initial reservations taking on the project, ‘mining the family story’ for material, and the perks of her relationship with Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins
Christina Hendricks: ‘People always think I’m going to be such a lady’
The beloved star of ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Good Girls’ is swapping Sixties girdles for Victorian hosiery in Apple TV+'s charming Edith Wharton adaptation. On break from filming her new Irish comedy with Chris O’Dowd, the actor speaks to Annabel Nugent about feminism, staying true to her goth roots, and whether Joan could get her very own spin-off
Simon Pegg: ‘People always ask when I’m going on Strictly – never’
Paloma Faith: ‘It was worth losing our relationship for our children’
Netflix star Kate Berlant: ‘Culture is so sexless right now’
The US comedian is wowing London audiences with her metatheatrical one-woman show ‘Kate’. She speaks to Annabel Nugent about child stardom, being a ‘nepo baby’ (or at least being seen as one), and why critics won’t comment on her hotness
Weyes Blood: ‘I wanted to be an artist but I had no family money’
Ahead of the release of her much-anticipated fifth album, Natalie Mering speaks to Annabel Nugent about coming to terms with the reality of climate change, her ‘wild’ days performing with a metal band and living in the ‘underbelly of society’