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Why are Hollywood fat suits back in fashion?

Brendan Fraser has been Oscar-nominated for playing an over-eating teacher in ‘The Whale’, described as ‘one of the most fatphobic films of all time’. Eloise Hendy explores how plus-size prosthetics, once derided as dated, have ended up back in the Hollywood toolkit

The Independent UK

Meet Joshua Henry, the hunky Gaston of ABC's 'Beauty and the Beast' special

Amid the many familiar faces of "Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration" — including Josh Groban, Martin Short, Shania Twain, David Alan Grier and Rita Moreno — is one TV viewers may not know yet: Joshua Henry as Gaston, the hunky himbo in pursuit of Belle (H.E.R.). With his…

Los Angeles Times

Rita Ora wears facial prosthetics shaped like fins at British Fashion Awards

The singer also wore a sheer dress and red thong to the event

The Independent UK

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Review: Tilda Swinton meets Tilda Swinton in 'The Eternal Daughter,' a wondrous ghost story

Tilda Swinton, shapeshifting multitasker extraordinare, may be one of the few living actors who run the risk of seeming lazy if they play only one character per movie. Conniving identical twins, like the ones she played in "Hail, Caesar!" and "Okja," are a particular specialty of hers. Even showier were…

Los Angeles Times

Outlander star Sam Heughan hints Jamie Fraser could look very different in season 7

Outlander star Sam Heughan has been teasing that he's had some prosthetics added for a role recently, so could we see some big physical changes for Jamie Fraser in the next series?

Daily Record

NHS offers ‘life-changing’ bionic arms to all amputees

The prosthetics had only been available on the NHS to military veterans injured in service

Evening Standard

Bionic arms that mimic hand movements to be made available on NHS

The life-changing prosthetics had only previously been freely available to military veterans injured in service

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Cancer-affected women offered skin-tone soft prosthetics

Around three-quarters of women of colour have not been offered skin-tone soft prosthetics in the past

Evening Standard

Passenger left without vital prosthetics equipment after British Airways luggage ‘error’

The man took to Twitter to complain about his treatment

The Independent UK

Prosthetic limbs specialist opens first satellite clinic in the North East

The recently launched STEPS Prosthetics said it attracts patients from across the UK

Birmingham Post

‘I want my work to be invisible’: Hollywood’s prosthetics maestros share their secrets

How makeup masters lay the foundation for award-worthy performances, from transforming Bradley Cooper into Bernstein to helping Brendan Fraser play a very obese man in The Whale

The Guardian - UK

The Whale: Brendan Fraser says obesity isn’t a ‘one-note joke’ in new film after first pictures released

Actor underwent significant physical transformation and used prosthetics in film

The Independent UK

Ukrainian mum and daughter who lost legs in train station attack learn to walk again

Natalia Stepanenko, 43, and 11-year-old Yana were caught up in the Russian shell attack on Kramatorsk railway station on April 8 but thanks to Peter Harsch Prosthetics they can walk again

Daily Mirror

Editorial: The ‘soft’ way to save lives: With a spoonful less sugar

Much attention is given, perhaps rightly so, to the dramatic moments of 21st century life when people are rescued from certain death. A police officer nabs a shooter, a firefighter pulls a victim from a fire, a Coast Guard helicopter pulls up passengers from a capsized boat in stormy seas.…

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Ukrainian soldiers come to Minnesota for prosthetics, hope

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On the night war came, it felt like time stopped. Dr. Yakov "Jacob" Gradinar, who emigrated from Ukraine to the United States in 2007, couldn't keep his eyes off the news: Bombs, then more bombs. He called his parents in the western Ukrainian region of Transcarpathia.…

Zenger

New Child Prosthetic Hand Powered And Controlled By Wearers’ Breath

A prosthetic hand for children that is powered and controlled by the wearer’s breathing has been developed by scientists at Oxford University.

The National (Scotland)

Project aims to transform prosthetics and robotic limbs

A PIONEERING project which aims to develop advanced sensors for use in robotic systems, could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs.

The Independent UK

Researchers hope graphene foam sensors can give prosthetics ‘human touch’

University researchers are hoping 3D graphene foam sensors could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs.

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The Independent UK

Sebastian Stan stuns fans with facial transformation into a man with neurofibromatosis for new film

‘A Different Man’ sees the ‘Avengers’ star wear heavy facial prosthetics

Daily Mirror

Marvel's Sebastian Stan totally unrecognisable under prosthetics as he shoots new movie

The Bucky Barnes actor wore a full face of prosthetics as he filmed scenes for his latest thriller movie on the streets of New York

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: When prosthetics get in the way of performance, what do you get? Tom Hanks in ‘Elvis’

This column is not about trashing Tom Hanks in “Elvis.”

Daily Mirror

Emma Thompson called 'disappointing and offensive' for wearing 'gross' Matilda fat suit

Love Actually actress Emma Thompson underwent an almost unrecognisable transformation for her role as Ms Trunchbull in the new Matilda adaption with heavy prosthetics and a the addition of a fat suit

Daily Mirror

Woman had eye removed as a child after doctor spotted strange 'glow' in picture

Doctors noticed that Rachel Mayta's right eye appeared to be emitting a glow in a picture which can indicate eye disease or even cancer, and they had to remove it

Daily Mirror

Man has forearm amputated after botched bicep curl leads to flesh-eating bug

Gabriel McKenna-Lieschke, from Adelaide, Australia, was pumping iron when a 50kg weight caused his bicep to tear clean off his elbow and leaving him screaming in pain

Daily Mirror

Who is BGT's The Witch? Celeb theories from Bake Off star to show's former presenter

The Witch is back in the first Britain’s Got Talent live semi-final tonight - but is there a famous face under the ugly prosthetics of the mysterious act?

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