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Welcome to Derry’ star gets candid about show’s big reveal
In episode two of IT: Welcome to Derry, Chris Chalk first appeared as Dick Halloran, which led some fans to believe the character has a deeper meaning.
Now, with episode three having been released, which confirms what some had previously speculated – it is the younger version of Dick – from the 1980 psychological horror movie The Shining.
In a chat with Variety, the actor says, referring to his character, “Everything I do is going to have some dignity.”
It is worth noting that both The Shining and It are based on Stephen King’s novels.
Meanwhile, Chalk also explains how his portrayal of Dick Hallorann in It: Welcome to Derry differs from Scatman Crothers’ portrayal in the Stanley Kubrick-directed movie, which was criticized for featuring a token Black character.
“He’s literally a Magical Negro,” the star notes. “But the trouble with a Magical Negro is that they’re the only ************ Black person in the movie.”
However, for makers in Welcome to Derry, Chalk adds, they made sure to remove the previous outdated trope.
Now, Dick is not a background role in the story, and he is part of a group of Black characters in the HBO show.
As he continues, “To already have this huge selection of Black humans in the narrative, not just as props, but as essential to the narrative.”
“I know we’re going to avoid these tropes, because the trope doesn’t exist if everybody there serves a purpose.”
“I do happen to be a magical Black man, but in a world full of Black people, it doesn’t come off as gross.”
IT: Welcome to Derry is streaming on HBO Max.
Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz’s romance continues to heat up as the couple spent Christmas Day together at Styles’ family home in Cheshire.
The festive celebration came just weeks after the pair sparked engagement speculation.
The pair was reportedly seen on Boxing Day at a roadside service station on their way back to Style’s Hampstead property.
Dressed casually, the two kept a low profile.
A source told The Mirror, “They…could have been any young couple travelling back from seeing family.”
The appearance came just a few days after the couple’s sighting sent fans into frenzy.
Kravitz could be seen wearing a chunky gold band on her ring finger as she strolled with the former One Direction member through Rome.
Styles and Kravitz were first linked in August 2025.
The couple have been making headlines since then.
They have travelled together across Europe and the U.S., from Rome and Tuscany to London and New York, where Kravitz introduced Style to her family.
On the professional front Kravitz is soon to get busy as work on a new film project will begin in the UK.
Source to The Sun revealed that she will be staying with Style while filming.
Dua Lipa got into the Christmas spirit with her fiancé, Callum Turner, in a new post shared with fans on Instagram.
The Albanian pop star is spending the festive period with her husband-to-be.
It comes after Dua dropped jaw-dropping pictures showing off her fit physique in a skin-baring two-piece after concluding the Latin America leg of her Radical Optimism tour in Mexico City last week.
In the new snaps, the singer could be seen cosying up to the actor as he kissed her on the cheek.
In another photo, the pair flashed big smiles as Dua lay on Callum while he sat on the sofa.
It appeared to be a close-knit family affair, with Dua sharing snaps of her parents, Anesa and Dukagjin as well as her younger siblings Rina and Gjin.
Callum’s mother, Rosemary was also included in the festivities.
Despite her fortunes, Dua and her family played the lottery and could be seen with scratch cards.
Alongside the snaps, Dua penned: ‘It’s all about the Love… and absolutely smashing the cooking this year (all the stars aligned for me after not being in a kitchen for 6 months!!) HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!! SENDING YOU ALL SO MUCH LOVE!!!!!’
Fans were in awe of Dua’s cooking as they flooded her with compliments in the replies.
Kim Kardashian looked pretty as she revealed that she had her ears pierced at a famous accessory store during a trio to Hawaii.
It comes after the 45-year-old SKIMS founder raised eyebrows over the absence of her eldest daughter, North West, from photos of her Christmas Eve party.
In a recent Christmas Eve vlog shared with fans on Friday via TikTok, Kim revealed that she had the piercings done at Claire’s.
‘Hey guys, so I just want you to know that I recently got my ears pierced at Claire’s in Hawaii. And I have these tiny little earrings in,’ Kardashian explained to the camera.
‘All I like to wear is my Claire’s earrings,’ she continued while taking them out. ‘Because for the longest time, I didn’t have my ears pierced.’
The TV personality then added, ‘Every time I put in an earring, I would like… have to re-pierce it. So, I thought that I would make life easy and just get them done again.
‘As much as I love my Claire’s earrings, every once in a while, a girl’s gotta step it up and put on some Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.’
The reality star later paired the earrings as well as shimmering silver bracelets with a vintage Mugler ensemble.
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