Jamie Dornan fled to rural hideaway after ‘ridicule’ over Fifty Shades of Grey
Christian Grey actor tells Desert Island Discs how response to the box office hit forced him to seek refuge in the countryside
December 2023
‘The ballet traumatised me!’ Jamie Dornan on the shocking return of The Tourist – and terrifying 50 Shades fans
The hit amnesia thriller is back – with added dance. Jamie Dornan and the stars of The Tourist talk about sex on trains, ghosts on set and the scary side of 50 Shades mania
June 2022
Dakota Johnson: making Fifty Shades of Grey was ‘psychotic’, ‘crazy’ and ‘always a battle’
Anastasia Steele actor describes constant disagreements on the set of the hit erotic thriller due to disagreements with Fifty Shades author EL James
March 2021
The return of the bonkbuster: how horny heroines are starting a new sexual revolution
I longed for novels about female desire - women empowered by sex and their expressions of lust. So I sat down and wrote my own
January 2020
150m Shades of Grey: how the decade's runaway bestseller changed our sex lives
Fifty Shades of Grey and its sequels were by far the bestselling books of the 2010s, kickstarting an erotica and kink boom. But did it lead to lasting change?
December 2019
Digested week
Fifty shades of dismay as grimmest campaign ever finally comes to an end
John Crace
Could EL James dominating the decade’s bestseller list be one reason Britain has fallen apart?
January 2019
EL James returns with 'passionate new romance' The Mister
Fifty Shades of Grey author promises a Cinderella story for the 21st century
October 2018
Mary Steenburgen: 'We have ugly words for successful female actors'
The star on industry prejudice, female friendship and why ageing is so appealing
January 2018
Why pop stars get in bed with the Fifty Shades franchise
‘Porn for women’ searches are up, but female sexuality existed long before Fifty Shades
Ash Sarkar
December 2017
Fifty Shades sequel tops bestseller lists but whips up little enthusiasm
The latest twist in EL James’s erotic saga posts only a quarter of its predecessor’s first-week sales, but still storms to bestseller summit
September 2017
Want to write a bestselling novel? Use an algorithm
In the first of a four-part series on earning money, we look at the fast-track route to a chartbusting book – with a little help from a computer
May 2017
Top 10s
Top 10 unlikely romantic heroes in fiction
From the disgusting appeal of Christian Grey to the neglected charms of Shakespeare’s Don Pedro, Jenny Colgan picks her favourite difficult dreamboats
April 2017
Film blog
Advanced Fifty Shades studies: five films to liven up our classrooms
20th Century Fox is offering US teachers free learning materials inspired by its Nasa-themed hit Hidden Figures. But why stop there?
February 2017
Hit Makers: How Things Become Popular review – the secret of selling squillions
Derek Thompson unravels the mystery of Fifty Shades’ mega-sales
First look review
Fifty Shades Darker review – submissive sequel offers little light relief but lots of washing
EL James’s panting couple are back – but director Sam Taylor-Johnson is not – in this daft yet dull S&M soap
Modern Toss
Modern Toss
Fifty Shades Darker is out on Friday 10 February
January 2017
This year's biggest book adaptations – and which ones are worth reading first
From Margaret Atwood to Stephen King, a host of great authors will see work adapted for film and TV this year. Here’s our guide to which to read before you watch
November 2016
Schlock! review – Hannah Silva takes a bite out of Fifty Shades of Grey
Books blog
Pulping fiction: will art benefit from trashing copies of Fifty Shades?
