The Latest Breaking News from Bella Maclean

Emily Atack and Alex Hassell among Rivals stars at screening for second series

The cast of Rivals gathered at the Soho Hotel in central London for the star-studded event ahead of the second series

Evening Standard · Apr 30

Rivals first look teases more drama ahead as release date revealed

The release date for the second series has been confirmed as May 15.

Evening Standard · Feb 5

Queen joins Rivals stars to celebrate ‘champagne soul’ Dame Jilly Cooper

The author was known for her steamy novels which focused on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Molly-Mae Hague on Sunday Times Young Power List 2025 for business ventures

The 25-year-old rose to fame on ITV dating show Love Island and launched her own fashion brand in 2024.

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

Victoria Beckham, Sophie Turner and Ambika Mod: Inside the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards

Industry titans and rising stars were out in force to celebrate females who have inspired, entertained and impressed us over the past 12 months

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024

Shoulder pads! Sex! Scheming! Rivals is autumn’s TV hit — and Bella Maclean is its stand-out star

From Silent Witness to Rivals, the 23 year old is going from strength to strength

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2024

London Tide's Bella Maclean on making her National debut, Sex Education and starring in Jilly Cooper's Rivals

The actor on how her family has inspired her ‘feisty and zesty’ character in this stage adaptation of Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend

Evening Standard · May 3, 2024

The week in theatre: London Tide; The Comeuppance; Gunter – review

All of London life doesn’t quite materialise in an epic take on Dickens with music by PJ Harvey; a university reunion digs deep at the Almeida; and a 17th-century witch hunt comes alive in an Edinburgh hit

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024

London Tide review – Dickens and PJ Harvey team up for a melodrama as murky as the Thames

With its heavy mood and gnomic song lyrics, this updated reimagining of Our Mutual Friend is like a 19th-century noir

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024

London Tide at the National Theatre review: all tension washes away in this leaden Dickens retelling

PJ Harvey’s ceaselessly repetitive songs don’t make their case for being in the show

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024