Little Mix premiered their new single Shout Out To My Ex on Sunday night's X Factor, but some fans reckon they've heard it somewhere before...
Sunday night saw Little Mix make a triumphant return to the X Factor stage with an amazing performance of new single Shout Out To My Ex. The girls, who won the show in 2011, definitely showed this year’s contestants how it’s done – and won some serious words of praise from head judge Simon Cowell.
Taking to Facebook straight after the results show – which saw hopeful Freddy Parker lose out to Saara Aalto in the sing off – proud boss Simon, 57, shared a snap of him with Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall, adding: ‘This was one of the best performances ever seen on The X Factor. Congratulations Little Mix.’
But, as spellbinding as the girls’ performance was, fans couldn’t help but point out how similar Shout Out To My Ex is to rival girl group G.R.L’s 2014 hit Ugly Heart.
The skeptical tweets went something like this:
‘I can’t believe Little Mix ripped off GRL like that omfg #shoutouttouglyheart.’
‘Love the fact that @grl Ugly Heart is trending due to Little Mix pretty much ripping it off!’
‘LMAO Little Mix’s new song Shout Out To My Ex is good, shame they’ve basically took the chorus from GRL’s Ugly Heart and changed the lyrics.’
And G.R.L – made up of members Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton and Jazzy Mejia – seemingly took a swipe at Little Mix by simply tweeting the hashtag: ‘#shoutouttouglyheart.’ The clap back from G.R.L didn’t go down too well with some of Jesy, Leigh-Anne, Perrie and Jade’s Mixers – with one blasting: ‘Instead of putting another girl group down, you should be happy they are killing it! Last week you said you loved them, tho…’
Little Mix have yet to respond to the comments of similarities between the two tracks but, given that they’re already at number one on the iTunes chart, something tells us they’re not too bothered by the negativity…
Geordie Shore star Scotty, 28, has been seen enjoying a night out with Francesca where they certainly looked cosy.
The pair were spotted kissing and had their arms all over each other when they popped outside for a cigarette, plus they seemed to make things official in the typically modern way of appearing on each other’s social media accounts.
Francesca popped up in a cute photo on Scotty’s Snapchat where she’s seen giggling for the camera.
Then the Newcastle lass responded to a Tweet from a pal on Sunday which tagged both her and Scotty following a night out.
‘@FrancescaToole @natalierobbinsx @Hannaahwilson @ImogenMitchell @ScottGShore @danjacques_ such a good night,’ the friend wrote, to which Francesca replied: ‘ABSOLOULTY f***ed I got home at 8.30 am’
Yikes. Francesca also Tweeted a photographer who had posted about going for chicken with Scotty and hinted that she’d been there too.
‘Wkddddd food coma now though @terrythesnapper,’ she wrote.
It comes after Scotty and Francesca reportedly called it quits earlier this month, just days after Scotty met up with Katie Price.
The celebs apparently spent two hours together when they were seen getting into a car and going to a hotel, but both have clarified that it was all innocent and Scotty was simply taking Katie to a sunbed session.
Scotty seemed to be enjoying the single life earlier this week when he performed with the Dreamboys before making a personal appearance at Shoosh nightclub in Brighton.
During this gig he shared a video of the crowd and wrote across it: ‘Full of f*nny.’ Erm, classy, Scott.
But it looks like things are now very much back on with Francesca, who he has been dating since they met a year and a half ago. Awww.
Chloe Goodman was rushed to hospital at the weekend to have emergency surgery – and her reps have finally broken the silence on how she is.
The Ex On the Beach star’s rep has revealed that she suffered ‘complications’, meaning she couldn’t have surgery until Sunday evening.
However, she is now recovering in hospital.
The rep told Mirror.co.uk: ‘Chloe was rushed to hospital on Saturday morning with a mystery illness and was due to be operated on Saturday afternoon.
‘There was quite a few complications which meant the operation didn’t take place until Sunday evening. I’m happy to say it was successful and she is in hospital recovering. Chloe will discuss the details in her own time.’
The reality star provoked fears among fans when she revealed on Twitter that she was going into hospital for surgery – two days after the launch of her new brand, Opiah Cosmetics.
She wrote to her 174,000 followers: ‘Woke up fine next thing I’m in hospital being told I need surgery and having an operation today.
‘Rushed into theatre because it’s life threatening can’t believe what’s happening.’
Fans were quick to send their best wishes to the star.
She may be the youngest in the Kardashian-Jenner clique, but Kylie Jenner sure knows how to make sure she keeps the public guessing!
From being merely the little sister in a band of fabulous women, to a bona fide social media star and business mogul, Kylie has an incredibly large and loyal fanbase, who she likes to surprise with bold actions at every corner.
Kylie, 19, had fans in a spin most recently by taking a suggestive pic with beau Tyga. Taken just before they left for King Cairo’s birthday party (reminder: King Cairo = Tyga’s son with Blac Chyna, her soon-to-be sister-in-law…fun), the photo shows her wearing a figure-skimming short bodysuit with Tyga’s hand pretty darn close to her nether-regions…
A photo posted by Kylie (@kyliejenner) on
Racy stuff! And like many of her other posts on social media, it caused quite a debate in the comments section – with some saying that it’s too intimate for the public to see.
Here are SIX other ways that KyKy’s raised more than a few eyebrows throughout the years…
That plump pout
One of the first things that comes to mind when many think of Kylizzle is her well-famed pout. A few years ago, it’s fair to say that her lips weren’t quite as… prominent, which caused many to believe that she’d had some lip fillers.
What a difference a few years makes…
After many months of speculation, Kylie finally addressed the whispers in an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians in May 2015, admitting to sister Khloé Kardashian that she has lip fillers.
‘I have temporary lip fillers, it’s just an insecurity of mine and it’s what I wanted to do,’ she emotionally confessed.
‘I want to admit to the lips, but people are so quick to judge me on everything, so I might have tiptoed around the truth, but I didn’t lie.’
Ahh, there we go. Bet it feels much better having things out in the open!
A curvalicious new figure
Recent months have seen the reality star rocking a curvier body than usual, with her boobs and bum in particular being areas of particular difference.
She’s looking smokin’, as per usual, yet it again sparked debate from the public as to whether she’s had any surgical enhancement to help achieve the figure. However, she came forward via her app in October 2016 to deny that she’d had any work done to her body – and attributed it all to weight gain.
‘No ass implants…you know, I used to be 120lbs. I was 16-years-old. I was really skinny,’ she writes.
‘Now I’m pushing like 136. But it’s alright, I like the chunkiness.’
In that case, pass us the French fries, would ya?
Her response to Kim’s terrifying robbery
Speaking of Kylie’s kurves, she is such a big fan of her new body that she recently posted a picture showing off her booty:
Though pretty typical of many of her other body pics, this one in particular shook up the internet as it was posted soon after news broke of Kim Kardashian‘s heartbreaking robbery in Paris. Many may have expected a sweet message on one of her many social media channels…but instead, we have a picture of her rear.
‘Your sister got held at gun point just 3 days ago and you think it’s appropriate to post this? No class,’ one wrote. Yikes!
Near naked selfie battle with Kim
However, there’s one way in which she bonds with her big sis – a fondness for a nude-ish pic! Here’s one she prepared earlier (in September 2016):
Though they’ve now established themselves as a full-on couple, the start of Kylie and Tyga’s romance wasn’t short of controversy. When they were first rumoured as a couple in late 2014, Tyga was fresh from a breakup with Blac Chyna – who, at the time, was a close friend of Kim. Awkward.
Also, Kylie was 17 years old at the time – controversial for most, seeing as the age of consent in California is 18…
Their relationship went unconfirmed until soon after her 18th birthday in August 2015, when they were noticeably more open – with Tyga even releasing a single called ‘Stimulated’, starring none other than his official bae. The lyrics are pretty spicy – an example reads:
‘They say she young, I should’ve waited / She a big girl, dog when she stimulated.’
Delightful. For the song in its entirety, we’ve source the music video for your viewing and listening pleasure.
Splashing out MILLIONS on new homes
Before she’s even allowed to legally buy a beer in the States, Kylie has already kicked off her property portfolio in the right way with TWO multi-million dollar homes under her belt.
In August 2016, she had us all lusting after her brand new mansion in California’s ‘Hidden Hills’, which reportedly cost her a cool $6million. Wow, wow, wow….
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Swan Gallet/WWD/REX/Shutterstock (6053206d)
Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian in the front row
Givenchy show, Spring Summer 2017, Paris Fashion Week, France - 02 Oct 2016
We’ve all said some things in the heat of the moment that we may have regretted later.
We’re sure upon watching the upcoming episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kris Jenner may have some second thoughts about how harsh she is to Kim Kardashian – as she calls her a ‘f*cking traitor’ for a very unexpected reason!
Never short of drama, the upcoming series of KUWTK has released its trailer, and in less than three minutes, we can tell it’s going to be chock-full of drama. The highlight of the reel is the shock moment where Kris calls ‘favourite daughter’ Kim out:
‘Kim, you are a f*cking traitor! You’re not going to f*cking play this game anymore!’
Yikes! That’s gotta burn…
So what could Kim have done to anger her mum in such a way? Well, where else to turn to but another family member to explain what’s going on – step forward Ms Khloe Kardashian, who earlier in the clip, told best friend Malika Haqq that it’s all to do with Kim helping to style Caitlyn for an awards ceremony:
‘She’s so pissed that Kim was dressing Caitlyn Jenner for the ESPYs.’
And as Kris said the venomous words over the phone, it looks as if Khloe was just as surprised to hear her anger as the rest of us…
Khloe Kardashian, Jonathan Cheban
Kris and Caitlyn have had something of a rocky relationship since their divorce was finalised in 2014, following which Caitlyn announced that she was a transgender woman. Though mostly civil, they’ve butted heads on a number of occasions – and it seems as if Kris is very serious about where the loyalties of those around her lie.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jonathan Hordle/REX/Shutterstock (5893732be)
Steph and Dom Parker
Daily Mirror and RSPCA Animal Hero Awards, London, UK - 07 Sep 2016
There are some TV stars who truly make an impression on the viewer, as soon as we see them.
Steph and Dom Parker definitely fit into that description, as they entertained us all on Gogglebox, with their dry descriptions of the week in television.
But it seems that you’ll have to catch a rerun if you want to catch any of their words of wisdom any time soon – as they’ve confirmed their departure!
The current series of the Channel 4 hit kicked off just a few weeks ago. Though there have been some welcome new faces added to the roster of telly-watchers, eagle-eyed viewers have noticed the absence of the upmarket B&B owners – now, they’ve confirmed the sad news that they’ve left the TV show.
‘We think it’s important that everyone gets their chance to be on Gogglebox and give their opinion, and having been on it from the beginning we felt like we’d pretty much said all we needed to say, and we knew what we were going say,’ they told The Sun on Monday (17th October).
‘You can have too much of a good thing, so you can’t overdo it, we just felt it was time,’ Steph added later.
As some of the most popular characters on the show, they have a number of other projects that have launched from the show – including TV appearances elsewhere and their own book, a ‘guide to life’.
‘We’ve got other projects and not a lot of time. We’re very busy and filming at the hotel was pretty tough,’ they explained.
She added: ‘I’m so touched that people have been missing us, because I think there are some incredibly funny characters on there so the fact we’re missed is quite a big deal for us.
‘We do still watch it and we enjoy the new characters, it’s still making us belly laugh which is great.’
Though they haven’t said it’s forever, it sure does seem as if it’s goodbye for the near future. So long, you two – thanks for all the laughs!
One Direction star Liam has shared some exciting news
Cheryl and Liam Payne out in London, 9 March 2016
Liam Payne has just given Twitter a bit of a shock after #CongratsLiam started trending – leading many fans to think he’d CONFIRMED the rumours that girlfriend Cheryl is pregnant.
The hashtag appeared late on Monday night and it sent social media users into meltdown at the idea that Chiam had FINALLY spoken out about the baby speculation.
It turned out though that the news wasn’t actually anything to do with Chezza, though it’s exciting nonetheless.
Liam, 23, has just signed a record deal with US label Republic Records and THIS was the reason for the Twitter trend.
The excited One Direction star Tweeted: ‘Amazing to have signed to @RepublicRecords I am celebrating as I tweet thank you so much for accepting me to your roster of amazing artists’
Amazing to have signed to @RepublicRecords I am celebrating as I tweet thank you so much for accepting me to your roster of amazing artists
SO much drama. Liam and Cheryl are still maintaining their silence about the rumours suggesting they have a baby on the way, which have hotted up recently following pictures of Cheryl with extra curves.
But, all ’pregnancy’ speculation aside, Liam has clearly got some exciting times ahead as he works on his solo career.
The singer joins an illustrious line-up of artists at Republic Records, including Ariana Grande, Drake and Lorde.
In the UK Liam is signed to Capitol Records and it sounds like we can expect some new music from him in the very near future.
His manager Simon Oliveira says in a statement: ‘I am more than confident we have assembled the best possible team alongside Capitol’s UK label to launch and shepherd Liam’s solo career.’
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Gaz Beadle has revealed the REAL reason why he’s happy that ex girlfriend Charlotte Crosby isn’t in Geordie Shore anymore: because he can pull without guilt.
The pair split earlier this year when Gaz flew to Thailand to film the new series of Ex On the Beach. After finding out how many girls he’d slept with – and suffering a traumatic ectopic pregnancy – the pair split for good.
Despite never speaking anymore, the 28-year-old revealed to OK! Online: ‘Obviously she’s a big miss, she’s been there the whole time, and we did everything together.
‘But, for the first time, I was single, I could go out with the lads, pull someone and not worry about hurting anyone. It was nice for me.
‘Obviously, we had arguments but I could go out on the pull again with the lads.’
Gaz Beadle – who is currently dating Mario Falcone‘s ex Emma McVey – added: ‘It was nice being single again. I’ve been there for the last four or five years and always been with Charlotte.’
But while the Newcastle hunk moves on with his life in Geordie Shore, Charlotte Crosby has been busy as well.
So while we’re personally super-sad Charlotte isn’t in the latest series of the MTV show, we’re happy both of them are moving on with their lives. In their, erm, own ways.
Stephanie Sheppard and Kim Kardashian take a selfie, August 2016
As Kim Kardashian continues to keep a low profile in the wake of her robbery ordeal, her assistant has given fans an update on how the star is doing.
Stephanie Sheppard posted a message on 35-year-old Kim’s website on Monday to explain why Kim has been AWOL on social media and let her followers know what the future holds.
‘Hey guys, so you may have noticed we haven’t updated the app in a couple of weeks,’ Steph writes in the handwritten note. ‘Keeks is taking some much needed time off.
‘But not to worry. We’ve called upon Kim’s closest friends, fam and yours truly to serve up some exclusives. Stay tuned for new posts and app takeovers!!’
Steph ended the post by sending her love to fans for being supportive of Kim during this difficult time.
‘Thank you so much for your support for my girl. Love you mean it,’ she says.
Kim fans have praised Steph for sharing the news about the realty star.
‘Love you @steph_shep for being such a great friend! @KimKardashian take all the time u need. We will be here,’ one admirer posted on Twitter.
Another wrote: ‘Love ya @steph_shep and @KimKardashian we are always here! Your real fans!! Love you keeks’
Kim hasn’t posted anything on any of her social media platforms in the fortnight since her terrifying ordeal in Paris, where she was held at gunpoint in her hotel room and robbed of £8million worth of jewellery.
She appeared to return to Twitter last week to go on an unfollowing spree as he number of users she follows on the site quickly dropped from 121 to 108.
Kim has only been seen briefly in public on a couple of occasions since returning to America and sadly her sister Khloé Kardashian recently revealed that the mum-of-two is struggling in the aftermath of what happened to her.
‘She’s not doing that well,’ Khloé explained on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. ‘It’s incredibly traumatic what happened to her, but our family is super close and great and we’ll get through it together.
‘We do appreciate all of your guys’ love and support. It will take time. It was horrible what happened to her.’
The TOWIE star has been accused of surgery for a while now...
Lauren Goodgerhas denied that she’s had boob and bum surgery despite photos of her ‘enlarged’ curves appearing online.
The star has defended herself against allegations of surgery since eagle-eyed fans pointed out that Lauren’s bum seemed bigger than usual while filming the latest series of TOWIE.
In fact, the 30-year-old was planning on having boob reduction surgery instead.
Writing in her column for new! Magazine, she said: ‘I haven’t had another boob job! On my first day of filming on TOWIE I wore this black polo-neck top, pencil skirt and boots and, for some reason, my boobs look huge!
‘I can assure you that in real life they don’t look that big! I wasn’t even wearing a padded bra, it was just a plain t-shirt one.’
Megan McKenna‘s mate added: ‘I haven’t had some kind of Kim Kardashian-style butt filler either. I like wearing bum-lifting underwear, but you’ve got to have a bum lift in the first place!’
Though Lauren Goodger has admitted to having some surgery: thigh firming treatment at Luxurious Beauty Boutique.
Sharing a photo of her laying on the treatment bed on Instagram, the star wrote: ‘Love my firming treatment I train hard but can’t not get the skin 100 at the back so @luxuriousbeautyboutique to help me no filter no edit’
Scotty, 28, was playing Snog, Marry, Avoid during a live Facebook chat on Dan Wootton’s The Sun Bizarre page on Monday when he was quizzed who’d he chose for each role out of Megan, Ashleigh Defty and Ellie Goulding.
The Newcastle lad said he’d marry Ellie and snog former girlfriend Ashleigh – but would definitely swerve 24-year-old Megan.
‘I’d avoid that kid, like,’ Scotty said of the TOWIE star. ‘She’s an absolute f***ing nightmare.’
OUCH. Scotty was then asked for his thoughts on Megan’s relationship troubles with Pete Wicks, who has admitted to texting other girls behind her back.
‘He shouldn’t have been sending pictures of his chopper to his ex bird,’ Scotty replied. ‘No good that, if you’re going to do that don’t get caught.
‘Saying that Megan is ruthless like. She’s an absolute f***ing ratchet c**t, I wouldn’t get on the wrong side of her man. Liberty.’
Er, say what you think eh, Scotty? This comes despite the fact that he got VERY close to Megan when they were both contestants in Celebrity Big Brother in January.
So close that they shared a bed, snogged and Megan even admitted afterwards that they were ‘sexually attracted’ to each other.
Now it looks like that’s very much in the past though and Megan has hinted that she is NOT in a good mood after Scotty’s remarks.
The Ex On The Beach star Tweeted on Monday night: ‘Anything & everything is pissing me off tonight. I need to get away…’
Anything & everything is pissing me off tonight. I need to get away…
After being left heartbroken by her ex, the TV presenter has bagged herself a right hottie!
Caroline Flack is apparently all-aboard the love boat after striking up a hot new romance with British artist and all-round hunk Blue Logan!
The pair appeared to make their relationship Instagram official when the 35-year-old TV presenter posted a load of pics of Blue on her account as they spend time together in Los Angeles.
One sweet shot shows Flacky with her arm around him as they sit down to dinner at trendy restaurant Delilah. ‘You’ll do @Blue.logan,’ she captioned it.
Blue – not to be confused with Blue Ivy – is British artist and illustrator who ‘captures scenes from the world’s fashion runways and the parties and soirees that surround them’ according to his website.
Turns out he’s pretty good at the old brush ‘n’ paint thing too, as he’s had commissions for hotels, cosmetics, luxury drinks, jewellery, clothing branding and more.
Fancy!
How did Caroline and Blue meet?
It’s believed the pair grew close after meeting through mutual friends.
What do Caroline’s mates think of big-boy Blue?
‘Blue has completely won over her friends,’ a source told The Sun. ‘They all approve’
How’s the relationship going so far?
‘Caroline is so happy,’ the source also told the paper. ‘They’ve been enjoying each other’s company and she’s very proud of his work, not to mention how handsome she finds him.’
So, we’re guessing it’s going pretty darn well!
The new romance comes a year after Caroline split from music manager Jack Street for the second time.
Jack and Flack first split in 2014 when rumours emerged he was getting close to Glee star Dianna Agron. They then got back together but split just before Caroline made her X Factor debut with Olly Murs as the show hosts.
Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnockstormed out of an interview with Capital FM after she was asked about her ex-boyfriend… while promoting a single about their exes.
The girlband appeared on Capital FM to discuss their new single, Shout Out To My Ex, when host Roman Kemp asked the question:
‘If you write a song like this do you have to speak to all exes? Clear that song with them?’
None of the girls answered the question, but Leigh-Anne leant over to bandmate Perrie Edwards and whispered in her ear.
She then tells Roman that the question was inappropriate, and after he tries to apologise and change the subject, Leigh-Anne bites back:
‘It just gets on my nerves when people ask things like that. We’re not here to talk about exes.
Little Mix perform at London’s O2. [REX/Shutterstock]
‘I know the song is called that, but talk about how it’s a positive thing. Do you know what I mean?’
She then storms out of the room. Roman asks if he should apologise but Perrie reassures him:
‘I think she’s having a bad day.’
So why did Leigh-Anne storm out of an interview when their song is ACTUALLY ABOUT EXES? Is she still sore from her break up with Jordan Kiffin in June?
Stephanie Davis shows off baby bump in jumpsuit, 17 October 2016
Stephanie Davis has sparked a whole lot of confusion on Instagram after sharing a new photo of her baby bump.
The pregnant star shared a picture on Monday night which shows her posing in a cosy grey jumpsuit and snuggly hat as she looks down at her growing tum.
A photo posted by 🅢🅣🅔🅟🅗🅐🅝🅘🅔 (@stephaniedavis88) on
But Steph left some of her fans a bit baffled due to the fact that the photo shows her with long hair – despite the fact that she went for the chop earlier this week.
‘Thought she had all her hair cut off?’ one follower commented, whilst others assumed that she hadn’t had her locks trimmed after all.
One Instagram user wrote: ‘Lol, knew u wldnt chop that long hair off, although u should it suited u n u looked more mature (no offence)’
Meanwhile another harsh remark reads: ‘Though you cut you hair? Oh guess that was a load of bulls**t as well’
A photo posted by 🅢🅣🅔🅟🅗🅐🅝🅘🅔 (@stephaniedavis88) on
The confusion led to several Steph fans sticking up for the star, with some reminding the sceptics that it could just be a photo that was taken before her haircut.
‘You all know that you can put old photos on Instagram right?! idiots!’ one user posted.
Meanwhile another admirer stuck up for the former Hollyoaks star in the wake of nasty comments, writing: ‘Omg you lot are a bunch of f***ing trolls’
Steph – who has named ex-boyfriend Jeremy McConnell as the father of her baby despite his denials – is ignoring the drama as she concentrates on impending motherhood.
The actress admitted on Twitter this week that her unborn son has been keeping her up with his active movement at night.
‘Mummy Can’t sleep because my baby boy thinks it’s play time, also hungry.. Again,’ she posted.
‘Cookies & milk and back to bed! Come on baby boy’
Mummy Can't sleep because my baby boy thinks it's play time, also hungry.. Again Cookies & milk and back to bed! Come on baby boy ❤️
The dancers on Strictly Come Dancing have THE most amazing figures. Well, now you can too...
Whilst we do love watching Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday night, we are slightly in awe of the dancer bodies that grace our screens. From TV star Laura Whitmore to professional, Janette Manrara, they all look A-MAZING. In fact, if anything’s going to make us workout, it’s these beautiful ladies!
We asked the experts at Fitness First to get us the body of a dancer. (FYI-you will see results…)
THE LEGS
Multi-directional lunges hit the thighs and bum from every angle. Kick off with a lunge on the right leg, moving around each point of the compass aiming to keep your knees at 90 degrees and your torso upright. Once you’ve completed one rotation, switch to your left leg. Trust us, this HURTS!
THE STOMACH
To achieve the ultimate six-pack stomach, try a dynamic plank workout. Get into a plank, and start on your tip toes with your elbows on the ground before rising up onto your hands, keeping your body rigid and your glute (bum) muscles squeezed tight to protect your back. Great abs AND strong shoulders? Yessss please!
THE LOWER LEG
To improve balance and performance, get nostalgic by grabbing your high school skipping rope and erm…skipping. This is a great workout that will help with leg and feet coordination, as well as toning your calves.
THE ARMS
For those toned arms, donned by the dancersgrab a pair of dumbbells (any weight you find suitable). Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, arms straight out to the sides at shoulder height and with the dumbbells do 20 small backward circles and 20 small forward. OR, head to a Fitness First gym and try the brand new SkiErg machine to help build strength, skill and overall fitness.
THAT POSTURE
Member of a gym? Perfecrt! To improve your posture and keep abs tight, jump on the TRX machine at and do some ‘rows’. Hold the straps close to either side of your chest, lean back and fully extend the arms before pulling yourself up to the top again. Repeat this for eight reps and make sure to keep your hips high.
To try out the SkiErg at Fitness First gyms find your nearest club at www.fitnessfirst.co.uk
Liam Payne and Cheryl have a LOT to look forward to – if reports are to be believed – but it looks like they’ve always been made for each other…
Cheryl and Liam Payne
It’s a very exciting time for Liam Payne and Cheryl: her divorce from Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini is about to be finalised, he’s just signed a new record deal AND there’s those ever-present rumours of a bun in the oven…
But could Cheryl, 33, and 23-year-old Liam have been made for each other all along? Fans of 90s sitcom Friends will recall Rachel Green and Ross Gellar as one of the best TV couples ever – and One Direction star Liam and Chez clearly agree.
Fair enough. But, less than a year later, Cheryl was asked the same question, and she replied: ‘Rachel of course.’ So not only did they choose the two characters we championed to get together for 10 years, but their answers were practically the same!
Liam and Cheryl have quickly become the cutest celebrity couple ever, and we live for their regular social media posts dedicated to each other. Just weeks after going public with their romance, Liam posted a gorgeous snap of his new girlfriend on Instagram and wrote: ‘Happy #InternationalWomensDay to my favourite woman in the world. Hope I make you as happy as you make me X.’ Aww!
And even Cheryl’s former X Factor co-judge Louis Walsh thinks she and Liam are good together. He said recently: ‘Liam’s a nice guy and he’s in love with her. He’ll make her happy.’
Could Cheryl be walking down the aisle again in the near future? You know what they say about third time lucky…
Honey G has defended herself after some The X Factor viewers claimed that her act ‘raped’ black culture.
The rapper has come under fire from many people claiming she’s a ‘joke’ act, whose place should’ve been given to other people. But now the act is being accused of cultural appropriation that mocks black culture and hip-hop.
One viewer wrote: ‘Honey G’s performance on X Factor was the rape of black culture. All jokes aside, cultural appropriation actually upset me on Saturday night.’
@The_Honey_G is the worst form of cultural appropriation, her act is nothing short of racist and a mockery to everything hip-hop
But the rapper, who is actually called Anna Gilford, who runs her own recruitment company and has a master’s degree in management, has hit back at the claims.
She told The Sun Online: ‘I’m the finished article and I’m no different to the likes of Pharrell or Jay Z.
‘I find it quite insulting that people would think I am a novelty act, but maybe people have a problem with a white woman rapping.’
She also found a problem with being called racist – as she’s been heavily influenced by rap and hip-hop her entire life.
She continued: ‘Any claims about me being racist are completely false and ridiculous. I’ve been heavily influenced by rap and hip-hop culture and involved in it for a number of years.’
But it’s not just members of the black community she’s upset – it’s also former talent show competitors. Britain’s Got Talent’s own DJ Talent accused the rapper of stealing the lyrics, chorus and hook from his trademark song.
He told The Sun: ‘I wrote that track from my heart. It was for the people of Great Britain and the nation. It’s been on telly for 16 million people, it’s been played in Wembley Arena.
If you see your mate trying to buy one of these Halloween costumes, stop them.
Days after Kim's horrific ordeal, this fancy dress costume was up on Costumish's website and has now been taken down
Halloween is just around the corner and we can’t wait! That time of the year where you can look scary AF or we all have a mate that sees it as an excuse to look, a bit slutty… Yeah.
But recently there has been an increase of Halloween outfits that have just been in bad taste, including THATKim Kardashian ‘Parisian Heist Costume’. Kim, 35, recently went under a harrowing ordeal where she was recently held at gunpoint and robbed millions of pounds worth of jewellery including that engagement ring from husband Kanye West. The website stocking the costume, Costumeish.com faced an outstanding backlash and criticism over the offensive costume. The website reportedly refused to remove the costume but since then, the founder Johnathon Weeks has agreed to refund the six people that brought it, according to TMZ. Kim Kardashian has barely been seen out and about since the horrific ordeal and we hope to see the gorgeous lady out again soon!
There was also the Caitlyn Jenner costume – the website, Spirit Halloween, defended their choice of Halloween costume, claiming that it ‘celebrated’ the reality starts transformation from male to female… Caitlyn apparently loved the outfit. In an interview, Caitlyn said ‘I’m in on the joke. I don’t think it’s offensive at all.’ ‘I know the community does and they’ve gotten a lot of criticism for doing it. I think it’s great’.
A Jimmy Saville costume was stocked on Amazon’s website but was later removed after a huge backlash and protest against the brand.
After the rise of the sinister ‘Killer Clown’ across the US and now the UK, it’s reported that even the Dutchess of Cambridge’s mum, Carol Middleton, has been named and shamed for selling Clown costumes on her mail order website! What would K Middy say!? According to The Sun, she has five outfits including a ‘Deluxe Sinister Clown’ costume is available and comes with a ‘bloodied jumpsuit’ and ‘mask with open brain’ – vom.
On some fancy dress websites, there are still ‘bad taste’ and ‘shocking’ sections where the outfits are widely inappropriate but what do you think? Would you wear one of these?! I think we’ll stick to dressing like Wayne’s World or a devil thanks.
Vicky Pattison at BBC Radio 1 Studios, London 17 October 2016
Vicky Pattison has been getting all nostalgic on Instagram with THE cutest throwback photo.
The ex-Geordie Shore star shared a retro snap to celebrate a friend’s birthday on Monday and looks SO different to the very glamorous Vicky we see before us today!
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It’s unclear just when the photo was taken but it certainly had the TV star’s fans wondering.
‘how long ago was that?’ one asked, whilst others commented on how sweet Vic looks in the trip down memory lane picture.
‘This is so cute,’ an admirer wrote. and another added: ‘Awh bless you Vicky’
As if the snap wasn’t sweet enough, the Newcastle lass also added a moving message celebrating her years of friendship with Kailee.
‘Huge throwback here… Massive happy birthday to my gorgeous girl @kailzthompo!!’ Vicky wrote.
‘You’re one of my oldest friends darlin and we’ve been through so much together… I couldn’t imagine my life without you- some of my best ever memories are with you!!
‘I am so proud of the amazing woman, girlfriend and mother you’ve become.’
Awww. It comes after Vicky helped her bestie to celebrate her big day on the weekend when they headed up to Edinburgh with a group of friends.
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The reality star’s innocent throwback snap is a world away from some of her recent pictures which have been used for her 2017 calendar.
Vic has stripped off for some of the saucy pics and even poses topless in one. Ooh-er.
Not only has she changed physically since her throwback snap but Vicky’s schedule has certainly got busier over the years.
Soon the Newcastle lass will be jetting off to Australia to be a part of the presenting team on I’m A Celebrity spin-off show Extra Camp with Joe Swash, Stacey Solomon and Chris Ramsey, which is just one of several projects she’s worked on this year.
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