UK Cypriot Peter Andre teaching his children Greek so they can speak to their grandparents
Peter Andre revealed he is teaching his children Greek so they can speak to their grandparents. The singer’s parents are Greek Cypriots and the father-of-four wants his children to be able to chat to them. OK! quoted him as saying: “I’ve tried to teach my kids Greek so they can speak it when they visit their […]
A movie to cover George Michael’s career from his Wham! days to his later success as a solo artist is being planned
A George Michael biopic is reportedly moving forward Per The Daily Mail,With a budget that will cost upwards of $100 million, the plan is for the movie to cover Michael’s career from his Wham! days to his later success as a solo artist. It’s unclear who’s working on the film, but it’s coming with the […]
Chinese UK Cypriot actor George Young stars in Netflix movie Falling For Christmas
The film that has recently made its way onto one of the biggest streaming platforms is Falling for Christmas. The Netflix original film introduces the lead part, Lindsay Lohan (playing the role of Sierra Belmont) – a spoilt, rich character who is in a relationship with a guy you already know is not quite the […]
Australian Cypriot Poet, writer and performer Koraly Dimitriadis has been awarded a second grant from Creative Victoria for her first non-fiction book
Poet, writer and performer Koraly Dimitriadis has been awarded a second grant from Creative Victoria for her first non-fiction book, Not Till You’re Married. The project will examine how the cultural pressures of strict parenting in a migrant and/or religious family manifests in the modern adult. Australian-born Cypriot Dimitriadis will lay down her own personal […]
Australian Cypriot Margaret Thanos making a name for herself
22 year old daughter Margaret Thanos is gaining tremendous recognition in the Arts world in Australia and within the Cypriot Australian community. Margaret Thanos: The Cypriot Australian giving people a masterclass in film directing Margaret Thanos is an award-winning Cypriot Australian director for theatre and film ABOUT MARGARET Margaret Thanos is an award-winning Cypriot-Australian director […]
UK Cypriot Touker Suleyman will be appearing on the 20th series of Dragons Den
UK Cypriot Touker Suleyman will be appearing on the 20th series of Dragons Den Suleyman was born in Famagusta on 4 August 1953, into a Turkish Cypriot family. In 1958, he moved to England with his family and settled in Bermondsey, South London. He arrived not speaking English and attended Peckham Manor secondary school. Suleyman helped out working at his family’s restaurant in Camberwell. […]
UK Cypriot Yiannis Kyriacos Maos named in King’s New Year honours
UK Cypriot Yiannis Kyriacos Maos Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Tech CIC. Recognised with an MBE in the Kings New Year’s Honours List 2023 For services to the Technology Sector. (Solihull, West Midlands). Britain recognised Queen guitarist Brian May, several English “Lionesses” who won the European women’s soccer championship and diplomats involved in the […]
Happy birthday to the editor of the Cypriot Who’s Who Kyriacos Tsioupras
Kyriacos Tsioupras was born in Komi Kebir in 1932 and attended Komi Kebir Elementary School, then Famagusta Gymnasium before coming to the UK and attending the London School of Economics and Political Science where he obtained a BSc Economics (Honours). He was married to the late Pola Tsioupra from Lympia and has two daughters Roulla […]
UK Cypriot Mary Georgiou of Designer Touches Interiors wins Best Residential Interior Design Award at the International Property Awards in London
UK Cypriot Mary Georgiou of Designer Touches Interiors won the Best Residential Interior Design at the International Property Awards in London for the Best Residential Interior Private Residence Surrey. The event was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotei in Central London Mary Georgiou was born in the UK to Greek Cypriot parents, Hambou and Andreas […]
Australian Cypriots Danny and Michael Philippou’s film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
Talk To Me, the Australian-made film by South Australian YouTube pranksters, Danny and Michael Philippou, will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023. Talk To Me will be one of four Australian films to be shown at the prestigious festival. Screen Australia chief executive, Graeme Mason, told ABC News the […]