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Dads, Stephen Graham Wants You To Do 1 Simple Thing – And It Could Mean Everything To Your Son

Dads, Stephen Graham Wants You To Do 1 Simple Thing – And It Could Mean Everything To Your Son

Stephen Graham (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Stephen Graham ’s hit Netflix series Adolescence sparked a global debate on toxic masculinity and shone a spotlight on the sometimes stilted relationships that can exist between fathers and sons. Now, the actor is imploring dads everywhere to pen a letter to their boys – and he wants to publish it. Stephen is working with psychology lecturer Orly Klein on a new project asking fathers to write a letter to their sons about what it means to be a man. These letters, including one written by the Emmy winner to his own son, will be included in a landmark book called Letters to Our Sons, to be published next October. The project is an attempt to keep the conversation going on masculinity and what it means to be a man nowadays – especially given a rise in misogynistic behaviour among some boys, fuelled by certain online groups . Stephen star said in a YouTube video that after the release of Adolescence, which was about a young teen boy arrested for the murder of a female classmate, he was “surprised” by the number of dads who approached him and told him about “the kinds of conversations they’d been having with their sons”. He said: “I realised there was a greater need for communication between fathers and sons. “There is arguably an even bigger disconnect than ever before, and I would love to help create more opportunity for fathers to reach out to their sons and carry on the conversation.” Stephen went on to say that he wants to hear from men of all ages – “first-time fathers, absent fathers, fathers who’ve been there but never truly been there, fathers who’ve lost and fathers who just want to find a way to say I love you, to tell their sons what they mean to them and to talk openly about what it means to be a man”. Orly said the powerful project was inspired by a gift to her son on his 13th birthday. “When my son turned 13, I asked a range of male friends to write him a letter that explained what they believed made a good man, and what advice they would like to give him,” she said. “Some letters were funny, some were sad, most of them were thoughtful. Stephen and I have a mutual friend, and when I told her about this, she put us in touch, because she knew there was an idea for a book there somewhere. “She knew that Stephen and I shared the same commitment to tackling the issues facing young men today.” Dads can share their submissions now at www.letterstooursons.co.uk. Last month, Adolescence took home Emmy awards in all six of the categories it was nominated in. This included acting wins for cast members Stephen Graham , Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper , the latter of whom is now the youngest male performer to ever win an Emmy , while the show itself scooped Best Limited Series Or Anthology Series, as well as being awarded for its writing and directing. Related... Here's How Adolescence Pulled Off That Incredible One-Shot Technique This Is What Adolescence Star Erin Doherty Actually Said During Her Censored Emmys Speech 27 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets You Probably Never Knew About How Adolescence Was Made

Charlotte Church Admits She Was 'P***ed Off' By Alison Hammond Laughing During This Morning Sound Bath

Charlotte Church Admits She Was 'P***ed Off' By Alison Hammond Laughing During This Morning Sound Bath

Charlotte Church on This Morning in 2022 Charlotte Church has admitted she was upset last year after making an appearance on This Morning . As well as her music career (and, indeed, current appearance on The Celebrity Traitors ), the Welsh performer now runs a retreat centre called The Dreaming, described as a place for visitors “to rest, restore, be playful & connect with nature”. Discussing her new venture on This Morning last year, Charlotte explained: “One of our pillars is sound and sound healing in all of its forms. “Sound affects us on a cellular level and science is really starting to come to terms with the power of sound. “It’s about helping people drop into a deep sense of relaxation and there are so many health benefits around it. In today’s age, it’s very difficult for people to switch off.” To demonstrate this, she then performed a sound bath for Alison Hammond and her co-host Dermot O’Leary live on air, although the former found it difficult not to laugh during the experience, for which she apologised to her guest. @ttkm_23 #RelaxationTips #BestMoments #TVHighlights #Mindfulness #ChillVibes #TelevisionTalk #Entertainment #FeelGood #PositiveVibes #SoundBath #LightheartedChat @Alison Hammond ♬ original sound - TTKM Asked about the appearance on This Morning during an interview with Elizabeth Day on her podcast How To Fail , Charlotte admitted: “That pissed me right off.” “I’ve met Alison Hammond a number of times and she’s a wonderful woman,” the Call My Name singer continued. “I think that part of it was a misjudgement on my part to go ‘let’s do a five minute sound bath on national TV. That makes loads of sense. Yeah, let’s go for it’.” Alison Hammond struggled not to laugh while Charlotte Church performed a sound bath on This Morning in November 2024 She then shared: “I think that what annoyed me more than anything else was that then I’m given the opportunity to display and demonstrate, and represent somewhat, this amazing art of sound healing or sound ceremony or however people want to describe it. And then it’s made a figure of fun. “That really did actually touch quite a deep wound for me. I was like, ‘ugh I really like you, Alison, but fuck you’.” When the host then pointed out it no doubt reminded her of “all those other times that you felt you were made fun of”, Charlotte responded: “Yeah, totally.” Alison said at the time: “I’m so sorry – I feel like I was being rude. What was really throwing me was you singing! It was really making me giggle.” HuffPost UK has contacted Alison Hammond’s team for comment. Listen to Charlotte Church’s full interview on How To Fail here . READ MORE: 'Is He Really Saying That?': Alison Hammond Reflects On Infamous Cliff Richard Interview Alison Hammond Just Dug Out Her Big Brother Audition Tape And We Can't Stop Watching Alison Hammond's Surprise For Kylie Minogue Goes Off The Rails: 'I'd Never Been So Nervous'