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This week I went to see the National Portrait Gallery’s major new exhibition [Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Wives](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9hcnQvcmV2aWV3cy9zaXgtbGl2ZXMtbmF0aW9uYWwtcG9ydHJhaXQtZ2FsbGVyeS1oZW5yeS12aWlpLXdpdmVzLWIyNTY0Njc2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTYxdnpkanI2emp0ciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), a show which attempts to take the women from under the king’s shadow and tell their stories as individuals. I found it a poignant experience, because the exhibition can only work with what history deemed worth preserving. And that isn't a whole lot – it was a shock to find out that three of the women became muddled to the point no one was quite sure which was which. If the show fails to salvage much of their humanity, I think we have to blame history itself rather than the exhibition. I’m fascinated to know [how the show makes others feel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9hcnQvcmV2aWV3cy9zaXgtbGl2ZXMtbmF0aW9uYWwtcG9ydHJhaXQtZ2FsbGVyeS1oZW5yeS12aWlpLXdpdmVzLWIyNTY0Njc2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW1zeXYzYXF0OG9rMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). (And if it does leave you on a bit of a downer, you can always go and see the 70-minute box of sparkles that is Six the Musical, just down the road.) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9hcnQvcmV2aWV3cy9zaXgtbGl2ZXMtbmF0aW9uYWwtcG9ydHJhaXQtZ2FsbGVyeS1oZW5yeS12aWlpLXdpdmVzLWIyNTY0Njc2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXhhemJ5a2V0dDk2ayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ‘Anne of Cleves’, Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1999 (Odawara Art Foundation) Elsewhere this week, Adam White visited the V&A’s new exhibition all about iconic supermodel Naomi Campbell. [It’s gorgeous in a very glossy way](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL25hb21pLWNhbXBiZWxsLXZhLWV4aGliaXRpb24tcmV2aWV3LWIyNTY0NzYzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXF2bWsycWVjMDlqdCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), he writes – but Campbell collaborated on the show herself so don’t expect it to be particularly warts and all. Adam also wrote about Justin Timberlake, who was [arrested this week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9jcmltZS9qdXN0aW4tdGltYmVybGFrZS1hcnJlc3RlZC1kd2ktaGFtcHRvbnMtbXVnLXNob3QtYjI1NjQ3MTMuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZGZ5MmlqZzJ0a2U5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0JHd2ZnE1dPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) and charged with drink driving, something that led to him becoming the subject of internet mockery. So, what next for a former superstar [who now finds himself in cultural exile](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2p1c3Rpbi10aW1iZXJsYWtlLWFycmVzdC1iMjU2NTM3MS5odG1sP2xpZD1sM2tzZnM1NHE2ZjkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnQkd3ZmcTV0_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)? Katie Rosseinsky [reviewed House of Beckham](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3MvaG91c2Utb2YtYmVja2hhbS10b20tYm93ZXItYm9vay1yZXZpZXctYjI1NjQ1NzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9Mm95ejRwczI0NmZkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0JHd2ZnE1dPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), a biography by Tom Bower about Posh and Becks that promised explosive revelations – but in the end fails to produce a smoking gun. And this week was all about House of the Dragon, with the second series arriving on our screens. Annabel Nugent [interviewed Tom Glynn-Carney](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2hvdXNlLW9mLXRoZS1kcmFnb24tYWVnb24tdG9tLWdseW5uLWNhcm5leS1iMjU2NDQwNy5odG1sP2xpZD1ncGwwbmJ6bDJsOXAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnQkd3ZmcTV0_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), who plays one of the leads, and Louis Chilton noted that when it comes to the more savage scenes, [much has changed since Game of Thrones](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90di9mZWF0dXJlcy9ob3VzZS1vZi10aGUtZHJhZ29uLXNlYXNvbi0yLWVwaXNvZGUtMS1lbmRpbmctYmxvb2QtYW5kLWNoZWVzZS1iMjU2NDQ0OS5odG1sP2xpZD1ldmdhaDh5amh4Z3UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnQkd3ZmcTV0_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Have a great weekend, Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD1mZmh0enZzYWtqOGQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnQkd3ZmcTV0_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   What to do this weekend TV | [House of the Dragon](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD15MjduNXY0Z2ZucTImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnQkd3ZmcTV0_FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The [opulent fantasy spin-off returns](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvaG91c2Utb2YtdGhlLWRyYWdvbi1zZWFzb24tMi1lcGlzb2RlLTEtcmVjYXAtcmV2aWV3LWIyNTYzNTQxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWpuNjM2bHFuMms2eCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) to Max (and Sky/NOW in the UK) this month for an eight-episode second outing, opening with the ominously titled “A Son for a Son”. The first season, released back in autumn 2022, traversed a tumultuous two decades between its first episode and its last. The action this time around, in the four episodes available to reviewers at least, is rather more condensed. We pick up more or less where the finale left off: King Viserys (Paddy Considine) is dead; Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) is king, and young Prince Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) has been murdered by the one-eyed Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) in a sort of dragonback fender-bender. Louis Chilton | Culture writer   Theatre | [The Bounds](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPWI0eTUzemFiM3hyaSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) This week I forewent Monday night's Euros match to instead spend 90 minutes watching a [play about football at the Royal Court](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0SzaHR0cHM6Ly9yb3lhbGNvdXJ0dGhlYXRyZS5jb20vd2hhdHMtb24vdGhlLWJvdW5kcy8_bGlkPWhsN2NudWh2YW9ldSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Except the game in The Bounds, by Stewart Pringle, takes place in the 16th century, goes on for days, and the pitch is a mile long. It's a really smart, funny and eclectic piece of writing, juggling comedy and gothic vibes. To borrow a football cliché, Pringle doesn't quite put the play to bed, but you can't help admiring its ambition. Jessie Thompson | Arts editor   Exhibition | [Naomi: In Fashion](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPTVrOXd5MHNpeGdiNyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydD9saWQ9dHI1enZsbnFpdnptJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0JHd2ZnE1dPxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ The centrepiece of the V&A’s [highly anticipated new exhibition on Naomi Campbell](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL25hb21pLWNhbXBiZWxsLXZhLWV4aGliaXRpb24tcmV2aWV3LWIyNTY0NzYzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXY0Nms0Z29lNXRrYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) is a 15-minute looped video, beamed across an enormous white wall, full of magazine covers and photoshoots from the supermodel’s 40 years in the business. They reveal a Naomi for all seasons. Naomi with dalmatians. Naomi with a smile. Naomi in Playboy. Naomi slinky and scary behind an armed guard. She races a cheetah. She struts down the street. Everygirl. Vixen. Goddess. Bitch. Every role carried off with aplomb. Limbs like a racehorse, cheekbones that can be seen from space. Adam White | Features editor   Theatre | [Kiss Me Kate](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWPwkP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPTd1eHhtcGl5bmM0ZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdCR3dmZxNXT8Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) It’s becoming something of a formula: Cole Porter musical plus a couple of big stars, plus lavish set, equals lovely bit of summer escapism at the Barbican. They did it with Anything Goes in 2021 and 2022, a perfect revival which enticed audiences back after Covid and reminded us all of the nice things: showtunes, comedy gangsters, Sutton Foster. 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