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The current leading ladies in British pop have also made major moves on the chart this week.
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2025
With a new song for each leading lady now, that helps keep them equally balanced here.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
More recently, the film’s leading ladies were confirmed, with Saoirse Ronan cast as Linda McCartney, Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono, and Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen Starkey.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
Elle celebrated some of this year’s leading ladies at its annual Women in Hollywood event on Monday, with Jennifer Aniston, Emily Blunt, Rose Byrne, Teyana Taylor, Jessie Buckley, Chase Infiniti, Renate Reinsve and Sinners‘ Hailee Steinfeld, Jayme Lawson and Wunmi Mosaku all being feted.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2025
With a new song for each leading lady now, that helps keep them equally balanced here.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
More recently, the film’s leading ladies were confirmed, with Saoirse Ronan cast as Linda McCartney, Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono, and Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen Starkey.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
Elle celebrated some of this year’s leading ladies at its annual Women in Hollywood event on Monday, with Jennifer Aniston, Emily Blunt, Rose Byrne, Teyana Taylor, Jessie Buckley, Chase Infiniti, Renate Reinsve and Sinners‘ Hailee Steinfeld, Jayme Lawson and Wunmi Mosaku all being feted.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20lady. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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