DAMON ALBARN has found the woman to drag him off his very own melancholy hill.
The Blur frontman’s 25-year relationship with Suzi Winstanley ended four years ago, but now I’m told he has been secretly dating long-time Gorillaz collaborator Rebecca Freckleton for almost a year.
Damon Albarn has been secretly dating Gorillaz collaborator Rebecca Freckleton for almost a yearCredit: BackGridDamon and Rebecca are absolutely smitten and have become inseparable in recent monthsCredit: BackGrid
And now, things have got more serious, as pals say the couple are shacked up in his London pad.
My exclusive photos show that Damon and Rebecca are absolutely smitten, and I’m told they’ve been inseparable for months.
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I first heard whispers about their relationship late last year, with friends telling me Rebecca and Damon’s friendship was moving to the next level.
Over the past few months, the pair have been seen together in public on a handful of occasions.
Damon split from his partner Suzi in 2022 and has finally moved on with RebeccaCredit: BackGridRebecca and Damon’s long-time friendship has moved to the next levelCredit: BackGrid
“Damon and Rebecca are in love and their friends couldn’t be happier for them,” one insider told me.
“After his split from Suzi in 2022, Damon took some time to find himself again. It was a few years later he started to grow closer to Rebecca.
“They’ve been seeing each other for almost a year now.
“He’s got a place in London and she’s there all the time with him.
“She’s been seen out walking his dog, too. They make a lovely couple and it’s been great to see Damon so happy again.”
The pair ended their relationship in 2022, with friends revealing the news early the following year.
Damon, who wrote On Melancholy Hill for Gorillaz album Plastic Beach in 2010, poured his heartbreak into Blur’s comeback album, The Ballad Of Darren, which came out in 2023 and went straight to No1.
And he had the same success with Gorillaz’s latest record, The Mountain, which hit the top spot in the album chart back in March.
Rebecca was on board for that project and sang backing vocals on their track, The Empty Dream.
Damon certainly won’t have any of those with Rebecca by his side.
Ayda now inactive
Ayda Field’s clothing line has been paused – just after husband Robbie Williams launched his ownCredit: Getty
WHEN one door closes, another opens – and that’s exactly what’s happened to Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field.
Former Loose Women panellist Ayda debuted her range of cool athleisure clobber back in 2022 and it was initially a big success – but things became more tricky.
A source said: “The market is fiercely competitive and while Ayda Activewear did take off, business has been tough recently.
“The way the markets are, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for brands like this to operate.
“Naturally she hopes one day she could open it back up, but only time will tell.”
Shoppers visiting Ayda’s website are now greeted with a message blaming “sizeable tariffs and overall economic uncertainty” for a “pause” in trading.
In a personal note, she wrote: “I envisioned clothes that were ready to reflect and tackle the chaos of my life and make me feel f***ing fantastic while doing it. Thanks to you all, I got to do just that.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure and I thank you so much for the enduring support. For now we’re hitting the pause button but don’t worry – we’re still stretching and dreaming . . . and wearing leggings every damn day.”
Amen to that, Ayda.
SAM SMITH says they have never been as proud of an album as new record, Hazel Eyes.
The LP came out yesterday and is reminiscent of their 2014 debut, In The Lonely Hour. It is all about falling in love with fashion designer Christian Cowan.
Sam, who confirmed their engagement last month, said: “I don’t think I’ve ever been as proud of myself or an album.
“This album will always mark one of the most magical, confronting, happiest and challenging times of my life as a person and an artist.”
Sam will play two nights at Manchester’s Albert Hall on September 3 and 4 before kicking off an eight-night residency at the London Coliseum on September 8.
A documentary about the life and career of Jessica Simpson is coming to NetflixCredit: Getty
NETFLIX has snapped up the rights to a documentary all about US singer and actress Jessica Simpson.
The project will be headed up by Joe Pearlman, who directed Robbie Williams’ 2023 series on the platform.
Jessica found fame as a pop star in the early noughties alongside Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, with hits like I Wanna Love You Forever, With You, and a cover of These Boots Are Made For Walkin’.
She’s since sold 20 million records and had a high profile marriage, and divorce, to American singer-songwriter Nick Lachey.
CELEBRITY Big Brother star Danny Beard may wear wigs in his drag shows, but he wants everyone to know the importance of hair care.
The performer is the new face of the Method haircare brand – creating a full dance video to show off his not-so-natural locks.
Apparently, 71 per cent of us say freshly washed hair has a positive effect on our mood.
To be fair to Danny, I also perform a full choreographed dance routine in the shower.
Pixie: I’ll do Marilyn proud
Pixie Lott arrived in a white Cadillac to promote new show ‘Who Killed Marilyn?’Credit: GettyPixie also brought along husband Oliver Cheshire for supportCredit: Getty
PIXIE LOTT arrived in style for the press night of her new West End show, Who Killed Marilyn?, in a white Cadillac.
She wore a slinky pink, white and gold dress for the event at London’s Emerald Theatre and told how she hopes to show the real person behind Marilyn’s Hollywood alter-ego.
Pixie, who posed for pics with husband Oliver Cheshire, said of the play: “Marilyn was the character she created, but this is more from her Norma Jeane side. It’s her telling her own story, right from the beginning, right up until the end.
“ I was always aware of obviously the very glamorous Hollywood icon side and maybe more of her vulnerable side and fragile side, but not this strength and the intelligence – that side of her that hasn’t really been spoken about.”
Shaggy’s 007 heaven
Singer Shaggy got married at the same resort in Jamaica where Bond movie GoldenEye was writtenCredit: Getty
SHAGGY lived up to his name when he got hitched at the GoldenEye resort in Jamaica – where Ian Fleming wrote James Bond – by intimating he got frisky on the author’s desk.
The It Wasn’t Me singer, who married wife Rebecca in 2014, admitted: “It’s a magical desk. I did a different kind of magic on the desk – but we’re not going to talk about that.”
On Alan Carr’s travel podcast Life’s A Beach, Shaggy also said one of the best things about being a celeb is never complaining.
“I just have someone complain for me,” he said. “I’m famous. I can do that.”
Some claim new MJ biopic is a cover-up
The sequel to the Michael Jackson biopic will only explore allegations against him from his sideCredit: PA
MICHAEL JACKSON’s biopic sequel will explore the sexual abuse allegations made against the late King of Pop, but won’t tell it from the victims’ side.
The Smooth Criminal singer’s nephew Jafaar Jackson, played him in the first film, Michael, which came out this year and made more than $1billion at the box office.
He has said the follow-up will be from MJ’s point of view. But that has already ruffled feathers among people who believe it will skate over the serious allegations.
Jafaar told GQ Middle East: “The second film will give more insight from his point of view, because [the allegations] are always from someone else’s.
“It’s someone else’s story . . . and it’s mainly driven by an agenda. That’s the issue we have as a family – not having Michael’s voice heard. That is very important.”
There are high hopes for the sequel, after the first movie became the highest-grossing biopic and has sent Jacko’s greatest hits album back up the charts.
HER reality star romance with Joey Essex failed to flourish — but Love Island’s Jessy Potts is now smitten with the son of a controversial Real Housewife.
The villa beauty, 27, is dating Innis Jenkins, 26, whose mum multimillionaire mum Diana, 52, appeared in the Beverly Hills version of the franchise.
Jessy Potts is in a relationship with Innis JenkinsCredit: jessypotts/InstagramThe couple recently enjoyed a romantic holiday together in ItalyCredit: jessypotts/Instagram
Jessy has shared a number of loved-up pics with Innis from their holiday in Sorrento, Italy, without sharing his name.
She also posed with a beaming smile beside Innis and Diana on the businesswoman’s Instagram account, before it was swiftly deleted overnight.
The Sun has contacted a rep for Jessy for comment.
Entrepreneur Diana, who is worth an estimated $300m, made headlines for the wrong reasons earlier this year when she was wrongly linked to a shocking story in the late actress Hayden Panettierre‘s memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning.
Jessy and Innis made tiramisu in picturesque SorrentoCredit: jessypotts/InstagramInnis’ mum Diana Jenkins was a star of Real Housewives of Beverly HillsCredit: GettyJessy smiles with Innis and his mum DianaCredit: InstagramLate actress Hayden Panettiere was friends with DianaCredit: Getty
Reading the passage on the podcast, Hayden said: “She physically put me in the bed next to this undressed man who was very famous… My hair stood on end, and I became ferocious. I was like, ‘This is not happening.’
“I had nowhere to hide. I bolted, and I hid wherever I could think of to hide on a boat. There was no jumping off and swimming away… and I realised that there was nobody who was going to be empathetic to my situation, that this was nothing new to them.”
Though Hayden didn’t name the socialite, rumours began spreading online that it was Diana, leading the Real Housewife to vehemently deny any involvement.
Diana was forced to deny she put Hayden in bed with a Brit music starCredit: BravoJessy was previously in a relationship with Joey Essex after meeting him on Love IslandCredit: Getty
In a statement to TMZ, her rep said: “Diana has had to deal with false online rumors before, and sadly this is just another example of that.
“So let me be 100 per cent clear about this: It most certainly is not Diana, and anyone who claims it is her will be sued.”
Diana’s connection to Hayden goes back at least 16 years when the Sarajevo-born businesswoman released a coffee table book called Room 23 that featured provocative and intimate shots depicting Beverly Hills life and featured an array of stars including Lindsay Lohan and George Clooney.
At the time of her involvement, Hayden was 20 and riding high in superhero drama Heroes.
Hayden wrote of their friendship in her book, stating: “It was a weird friendship for sure, but as I stretched into my newfound adulthood, I had to see which relationships suited me, on my own terms. At that moment, Diana seemed like she could give me everything I needed.”
Innis grew up in LA and attended a posh private school. He is said to be an entrepreneur but keeps a low profile publicly with no posts on his own social media page.
He has made cameo appearances in the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills over the years but was very much a background figure.
His dad is Brit banker Roger Jenkins, who divorced Diana in 2011.
In the early noughties he was said to be the highest paid banker in London, coining in a reported £40m a year.
He was dragged to the Old Bailey in 2019 for a high-profile fraud case dating back to the 2008 financial crisis and his involvement in Barclays’ emergency £11bn capital raise to avoid being nationalised.
Roger was one of three men acquitted in 2020. He is now reportedly worth close to $100m.
Before dating Jessy, Innis had a relationship with Ava Dash, the daughter of Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash.
Jessy appeared in the Love Island villa in series 11 as a bombshell. She hit it off with Towie star Joey Essex, who had started the series as one of the original villa boys, turning his head away from ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson who was also in the villa.
The pair narrowly missed the series final, and their relationship was short-lived in the outside world.
Opening up on Love Island All Stars, Jessy said: “It only lasted about a couple of months afterwards. It was just, we’re definitely different people, so when you leave here and it’s like, ‘Oh, s***!’
“He’d done TV before, so he already had a lot of people who had opinions about him anyway. And it just wasn’t, it wasn’t for me.”
WILDCARD Arthur Fery captured the nation’s hearts when he powered his way to the Wimbledon semi-finals.
And now it seems he is looking for the perfect match off-court after signing up to celebrity dating app Raya.
Arthur Fery, pictured with Kate Middleton, captured the nation’s hearts when he powered his way to the Wimbledon semi-finalsCredit: AFPFery is looking for the perfect match off-court after signing up to celebrity dating app Raya
Arthur has made sure his sporting prowess is front and centre on his profile and lists his job as a professional tennis player.
The British singles No1 also added a snap of him shaking hands with Kate Middleton on the day of the men’s final.
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Arthur even offered to coach Prince George and Princess Charlotte, saying: “If you guys want to hit some balls any time, just let me know; that would be great.”
However, he has chosen to crop the Princess of Wales out of the frame on his dating profile.
A source said: “Arthur became a household name in a matter of days after reaching the Wimbledon semi-final as a wildcard entry.
“He is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Andy Murray, who made history when he won at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. Arthur has also become a heartthrob among Gen-Z and his professional sports background makes him a catch.”
On Raya, the tennis ace has included a snap of him waving to the crowd on Wimbledon’s Centre Court following his crushing semi-final defeat to Germany’s Alexander Zverev earlier this month.
He has also added a pic showing him in action on the famous grass court along with a post-match interview during the tournament.
Meanwhile, Arthur mentioned he was educated at prestigious Stanford University in the US, where he studied science, technology and society on a tennis scholarship.
The French-born player has linked his profile to We Are The People by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun.
Speaking about his music taste, Arthur previously said: “I like [Aussie dance music act] Rufus Du Sol. It gets me in the zone.
“I like British rappers as well. Dave, Central Cee.”
Arthur was thought to be dating former schoolmate Honor Millard, a foodie influencer known online as The Honorable Chef.
But it definitely seems he is searching for a new doubles partner.
Who says love means nothing in tennis?
ANYONE KNOW A GOOD TYLA?
Tyla looks cappy-go-lucky, as she performs on US tellyCredit: GettyTyla wore a leopard-print hat with a metallic bralette for her set on NBC’s Today show at New York’s Rockefeller PlazaCredit: Getty
TYLA looks cappy-go-lucky, as she performs on US telly.
The South African singer wore the leopard-print hat with a metallic bralette for her set on NBC’s Today show at New York’s Rockefeller Plaza.
It came as she released her second studio album, A*Pop, which includes hot tracks That Girl and Kiss.
Meanwhile, fans can also snap up a £63 Tyla Bratz doll, decked out in the same dress Tyla wore to the Met Gala in New York in May.
Oh, and I’ve been told the singer will be making her way to London this week.
If you fancy a cuppa, Tyla, you know where to find us.
LIL BIT OF HAPPINESS FOR JESSIE
Jessie J and Biz on Sunday’s Emily WebberCredit: Supplied
JESSIE J announced her split from former basketball player Chanan Colman this week – but hopefully a catch-up with her showbiz pal Lily Allen gave her reason to Smile.
The pair were seen putting the world to rights just days before Price Tag singer Jessie confirmed the end of her four-year relationship.
They were deep in conversation at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where they attended the Silver Clef Awards and were both recognised for their contribution to music.
Earlier in the night, Jessie told Biz on Sunday’s Emily that she is “living in the moment”.
The star, who has three-year-old son Sky with Chanan, announced she was cancer-free in May after her diagnosis with early-stage breast cancer last year.
She said: “There is always a risk of it coming back, so I want to celebrate every day that I don’t have it. I would love to learn how to ride a bike – I can’t, which is sad, isn’t it? I want to learn Danish and how to play the piano.
“Living in the moment and having a bit of perspective – my son is the core of my world so everything stems from him.”
Jessie also told how she loves touring, adding: “My touring family . . . get through whatever challenges we have.”
LOTTIE’S IN HER HOLISTIC PHASE
Lottie Moss is following in the footsteps of Gwyneth Paltrow by setting up her own wellness brandCredit: instagram/phase3iiGwynnie has made millions from her wellness and lifestyle brand Goop, which she set up in 2008Credit: Getty
I can reveal that the younger sister of supermodel Kate Moss has set up a holistic community that will offer sound baths, yoga and breathwork events.
US actress Gwynnie has made millions from her wellness and lifestyle brand Goop, which she set up in 2008.
I am told Lottie has also taken inspiration from actress Pamela Anderson and wants to “strip back” her image after she started modelling at 16.
The brand – Phase II – has recently set up an Instagram page and promises, “a wellness concept for discovering the next phase of your life”.
A source said: “Lottie wants to create a community that has wellness at the core.
“She wants it to be accessible for everyone and wants to help people find balance in their life. A lot of wellness challenges set unrealistic expectations and that is what Lottie wants to avoid.
“Her main message is that she wants people to have fun and go out but also enjoy yoga on the weekend.
“It does not need to be one or the other.”
It comes after her sister Kate closed down her wellness and beauty brand Cosmoss last June after three years.
It sold products including a £125 Sacred Mist perfume and £95 pots of face cream.
Lottie, who is currently dating art dealer Themy Kalaitzis, has previously opened up about her battle with addiction and how the toxic culture of the modelling industry affected her mental health.
Sounds like she is stepping into this next chapter of her life with a yoga mat in hand.
IT’S ALL CHA-CHA-CHANGE
Strictly bosses have unveiled the five new professional dancers that will be hitting the dancefloor this autumnCredit: BBC
STRICTLY Come Dancing bosses have unveiled the five new professional dancers that will be hitting the dancefloor this autumn.
Ukranian dancer Aleksandra Isaeva is ranked in the world’s top 21 Latin dancers.
She has been dubbed the new Nadiya Bychkova as the blonde pair both hail from the same country.
Speaking about her new BBC role, Aleksandra said: “I’ve been living and breathing dance for as long as I can remember, so joining the Strictly family is a true honour.”
She will be joined by her Italian dancer partner Cristian Priori, who has revealed that he is “excited to begin this new chapter”.
South African Latin Champion Lethabo Monametsi – who has been on stage with Diana Ross and composer Hans Zimmer – also joins the line-up after starring on The Masked Singer SA.
And Canadian champ Mark Karmalita and Bournemouth-born Maddie Ingoldsby will make their debut on the show this September, too.
I bet they can’t wait to hit the ballroom in their sequins.
PRICE OF FAME FOR PRINCESS
Princess and Junior Andre star on The Princess Diaries alongside their mum Katie PriceCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
KATIE PRICE’s love life has been nothing short of a soap opera.
But that has not stopped the former glamour model – who, in January, married conman Lee Andrews ten days after she met him in Dubai – from giving her kids some dating advice.
Katie stars on ITV2 series The Princess Diaries alongside her daughter Princess and son Junior who she shares with her ex-husband, Peter Andre.
In scenes set to air, Katie says: “When you are in the public eye and you meet someone and want a relationship with them, you’re so proud to be with them but try to keep it as private as you can for as long as you can.
“Because there will be a point where someone will get a picture or something like that and I find that hard.”
Princess added: “If I was seeing someone, I would want to make sure it was a long-term thing before I make it known.
“My mum’s love life has been all over everywhere and yeah, I probably wouldn’t want mine to be like that.”
The third series of The Princess Diaries airs is due to air on July 28.
RACHEL BAGS GIFT FOR TOUR
Rachel Chinouriri has revealed that Sabrina Carpenter bought her a designer handbag to say thanks for joining her on the roadCredit: Splash
The businessman, who has Italian and Turkish-Cypriot heritage, has already been inundated with offers from talent agencies – and he hasn’t even left the villa in Majorca yet.
I hear that agents are eyeing up Lorenzo, right, to attend Milan and London Fashion Week in September.
A source said: “Lorenzo is going to face a bidding war when he comes out of the villa.
“He has a great head of hair, which would make him perfect for a men’s haircare brand, and he ticks a lot of boxes in the style stakes.”
Lorenzo is also the favourite to take home the £50,000 prize in tomorrow night’s Love Island final, following his romance with Polish-born insurance broker Julia Majchrzak.
Sounds like he will be a winner whatever the outcome.
The Only Way Is Essex’s Dan Edgar and Chloe Lewis were spotted out and about togetherCredit: Instagram/tonicterraceThe pair stepped out at Tonic Terrace in BournemouthCredit: Instagram/tonicterrace
The pair stepped out together at Tonic Terrace in Bournemouth and posed for the camera.
The venue posted on Instagram: “Amazing to have @chloelewis91 & @danedgar pop in and see us on Saturday night 🤍
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“Hope you enjoyed your cocktails and come back and see us soon!”
Speaking on his new girlfriend Chloe, who was on the show between 2015 and 2019, Dan said previously: “She’s very understanding and very grown up as a person anyway.
Dan shared a slew of images on Instagram and captioned them: “A very different few days in ibiza mixed with a first look at some newness we have coming from the brand. Recharged and ready to go.”
In what appeared to be their first interaction on social media, Chloe replied with a sweet heart hands emoji beneath Dan’s post.
Fans were then thrilled when Dan liked her post and flocked to comment.
One wrote: “Love this love you 2.”
Another said: “Finally, a confirmation.”
A third added: “Love Chloe and Dan together. @chloelewis91 is stunning, and seems like such a kind person too.”
TRINNY Woodall has bitten the bullet and dipped her toe back into the dating pool.
The TV fashionista took to Instagram to document her first day on dating app Hinge – three years after splitting from ex Charles Saatchi.
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Trinny Woodall has bitten the bullet and dipped her toe back into the pool of romanceCredit: Instagram / trinnywoodallDuring the video, Trinny’s daughter Lyla, 22, entered the room and scolded her motherCredit: Instagram / trinnywoodall
The stylist, 62, filmed herself swiping through profiles of prospective suitors, declaring that she was having a blast doing so.
“I’ve just joined Hinge for the day to see what it’s like,” she told her followers, before asking: “What do Keir Starmer, Macron, the new leader of Hungary – I can’t remember his name, I’m sorry – and the chancellor of Germany all have in common? They’re all five foot seven!”
Trinny explained that as a taller woman she’d be “cool” dating a shorter man, but that she prefers a bit of height.
“I’m somebody who might be with a really short man and that’s cool, but because I’m five foot 10, it’s challenging,” she said, before reciting some of the blurbs of the men she was perusing.
The stylist, 62, filmed herself swiping through profiles of prospective suitors, declaring that she was having a blast doing soCredit: Instagram / trinnywoodallTrinny then appeared to strike gold with a gentleman named RupertCredit: Instagram / trinnywoodallTrinny is close with her daughter LylaCredit: instagram/trinnywoodall“You actually can’t do that. You can’t be mean about people on the internet!” Lyla berated her mumCredit: Instagram / trinnywoodall
“My love language is touch. Mmm, a bit creepy!” she said of one.
“The way to win me over is eggs in the morning – so he expects me to cook for him every morning? Eh, sorry, mate!” she said of another, swiping firmly off his profile.
Trinny then appeared to strike gold with a gentleman named Rupert.
“Rupert, oh, Rupert!” she squealed, before reciting his bio: “Dating me is like being treated properly and never being uncertain about where things stand.
“I won’t yoga but I will carry your mat. Probably pick you up and take you for coffee. Fun, honesty, food and warmth.”
Impressed with Rupert’s spiel, Trinny remarked: “That’s rather sweet. He lives in Kensington. I’m sorry, that’s interesting. Is anyone interested in Rupert yet?”
She was overjoyed to learn he was six foot seven.
During the video, Trinny’s daughter Lyla, 22, entered the room and scolded her mother.
“You actually can’t do that. You can’t be mean about people on the internet!” she berated her mum.
“I’m not being mean. We’re just having a girl’s chat,” Trinny insisted, before turning her attention back to Rupert.
“Should I just say ‘where would you take me for coffee?’” Trinny pondered, before typing her first message to Rupert and hitting send.
“I’ve done one! I’m in the game!” she exclaimed.
It comes three years after her last romance ended, with Trinny and her millionaire ex Charles together for 10 years.
Charles, 82, is an art collector and the former husband of TV chef Nigella Lawson. He was seen shortly after splitting from Trinny on a lunch date with model Lady Martha Sitwell, 45.
LEE Andrews’ ex Alana Percival has signed up to a brand new dating show hosted by a shamed Celebs Go Dating star.
The wellbeing and fitness coach used to date self-styled businessman Lee, 43, before he sweptKatie Priceoff of her feet in awhirlwind romance.
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Lee Andrews’ ex Alana Percival has signed up to a brand new dating showCredit: InstagramLee popped the question to Alana in September 2025, in the exact same way he proposed to Katie PriceCredit: Instagram
Lee even popped the question to Alana in September 2025, in the exact same way as he proposed to Katie this January, with rose petals and bath robes a-plenty.
Alana has remained in the spotlight to slam her “lying” ex and express her fears for Katie, 48 – but it’s not put her off trying to find love again.
We can report how she has signed up for controversial broadcaster Nadia Essex‘s LoveTok – a social media dating show where members of the public apply to date a famous face via TikTok.
Alana will join Love Island alum Jack Fincham on the series and took to Instagram to reveal her new telly role.
She has said she has ‘healed’ from her experience with LeeCredit: Click News and MediaLoveTok is fronted by shamed CGD expert Nadia EssexCredit: Not known clear with picture desk
She said: “I am joining LoveTok because I have spent some time healing.
“I went over to Thailand for a little while, I’ve healed and as we could say, I’ve found myself”.
Uploading the news to her Instagram page, Nadia gushed: “I am Sooooooo excited for you to see her and get to know her for her.
“Away from the drama and the toxic ex I can’t wait for you all to see that Alana is an incredible woman who is ready to find love she deserves.
Alana told how she had ‘found herself’ on a trip to ThailandCredit: InstagramLove Island alum Jack Fincham has also signed upCredit: Louis Wood
“I take my job of holding her heart really seriously so I will do my best not to let her down.
“Alana’s week launches on Monday July 6th so tune in at 8:30pm to watch me matchmake her with real people in real live stream dates.
“@lovetokuk launches officially this Monday at 8:30pm so tune in then”.
Failed actor is just another title to add toLee’s questionable CV, after he claimed to have once worked as the Director of Philanthropy at The Prince’s Trust (now The King’s Trust)
Lee also shared images – since proven to be AI – of him working with Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian
It’s been revealed shameless Lee told former girlfriends that he had studied at Cambridge University, and has a PhD in biotechnology science
But The Sun has seen a response from the university explaining it could not find a record of Lee being registered as a student with a date of birth they had provided
His LinkedIn profile says Lee has been a Member of the Board of Advisors to the Labour Party since 2015
Lee was also mocked for repeating theexact same wedding proposalon Katie – that he did for another woman just four months ago.
After she was found to be misusing social media, a TV source said at the time: “Nadia has been suspended from the show until further notice and won’t be appearing on the rest of the series.
“Bosses have made the decision following an investigation into Nadia’s use of social media.
“She was found to be setting up fake accounts to troll certain users – which is something that won’t be tolerated.”
Meanwhile, Lee’s former relationship with Alana has been under the radar of late.
Lee connected with Alana on Facebook in March last year and she explained how he “love bombed” her with cash transfers, Louis Vuitton bags and Cartier jewellery.
Speaking about Katie to The Sun earlier this year, Alana expressed: “I just worry for her welfare.
“I worry he’ll maybe end up getting her arrested or a flight ban. He obviously has no remorse toward anyone.”
In her exclusive interview, Alana added: “Katie should run for the hills. Lee is a liar, a narcissist and I think he’s a manipulator.
“Once I tried to leave him, he told me had a heart condition and was living on borrowed time.
“Lee doesn’t know what’s fact and what’s fiction.
“It’s worrying because I think he believes his own lies.”
Also in the exclusive chat, Alana said Lee showered her with gifts, and she recognises the significance of Katie and Andrews’ matching 11:11 handtattoos.
While the Unseen Bits episode has become increasingly popular over the years, it doesn’t always deliver the same dramatic impact as the main programme. So those craving a new fix of reality TV drama might well be searching for an alternative.
Branded as ‘unhinged’ by audiences, the dating programme first launched on MTV in 2014, before transferring to streaming platform Paramount in 2023, reports OK!.
Audiences follow a group of men and women who have been secretly paired with their ‘perfect partner’ by a matchmaking algorithm. They are then placed under one roof and must attempt to discover their other half.
If the participants successfully identify all of the perfect couples, they secure a prize fund of up to $1 million. The contestants are free to pursue any romantic connections within the house, much like in Love Island.
However, they have the distinctive option to consult the ‘Truth Booth’ to confirm if they are genuinely a match.
While the American series falls into the same category as Love Island, some audiences believe it compels contestants to genuinely pursue authentic romantic connections rather than coasting in friendship pairings until the finale.
Heading to Reddit, one enthusiastic viewer shared their thoughts: “I just watched the two seasons on Netflix and it’s what I always wanted Love Island to be. People actually mixing, doing things, partying,… Instead of policing people if they dare talk to a person, they’ve been ‘coupled up with’ for a day.”
They went on to say: “I think LI need to look at shows like that and apply some things. Give them incentive to not just pick a person at the start and then chill for weeks.”
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Viewers have also posted glowing write-ups, with one social media user writing: “I love drama and cat fights so if you love to entertained I would watch it. Couples being broken up and people getting jealous it’s so interesting.”
Another enthusiastic fan declared: “Just binge watched season 1 of [Are You The One]!!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! HOW IS THIS SHOW NOT MORE POPULAR!?”
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LIAM Payne’s ex Kate Cassidy has revealed she’s been “dumped” by her new man over “anger” issues – just two weeks after going official.
The influencer, 27, admitted in April that she felt “ready to start dating again” before sharing a video of her being swept off of her feet by a man.
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Liam Payne’s ex Kate Cassidy has revealed she’s been “dumped” by her new manCredit: @kateecas / TikTokShe took to TikTok to share the relationship update with her followersCredit: @kateecas / TikTok
But it looks like the new romance is over as she took to TikTok to share a relationship update.
Kate told her followers: “I got broken up with, I got dumped you guys.
“I’ve been super MIA online here about my updated dating situation going on, that is because I recently met someone.
“I feel like things were moving super fast kind of, if you know me, you know I have a tendency of moving fast.
“Let’s just name this guy Joe. Joe was really sweet and I feel like he was kind of like a lot of things I wanted in a guy.
“He’s really super low-key, he doesn’t have any social media which I actually really liked. I met his family, he took me on a trip, things were going really well, really quick.
“I f****d up. Dating after losing somebody that you genuinely thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with is really tough because I physically look for Liam in every single guy that I meet,” she bravely admitted.
“If they don’t hit all the check marks, I tend to either back away or almost resent this person and it’s so crazy.
She previously shared a video that said “when you know you know”Credit: TikTokA man was seen sweeping her off her feetCredit: TikTok
“There were certain times where I would get so angry with this guy because I physically would be like, ‘oh Liam would do this so why aren’t you doing this?’
“Or he would do something and I would be like, ‘Liam would never do that, why are you doing that?’
“He texted me yesterday and we should go our separate ways because it’s just too much and I understand,” Kate explained.
“I feel sad because I don’t like losing people and I feel like especially in the beginning of a situationship, it’s so fun and you’re so excited to see where it goes.”
Her TikTok followers rallied around her in the comments section and offered her support as she continues to live without Liam.
One person wrote: “The whole point of the dating journey after losing someone is to learn and understand your feelings.
“You won’t always compare every guy to Liam, and you’re learning that as you go along.”
Another social media user penned: “I didn’t know you were actually dating someone, I’m so sorry you got broken up with though, you will find the one someday!”
Liam and Kate were in a relationship before his tragic deathCredit: InstagramThe pair were together for two yearsCredit: @katecass / instagram
Somebody else said: “Liam would be proud of you for putting yourself out there again. I’m sure all he wanted was for you to be loved the right way and someone will come along who will do that again.”
While a fourth added: “Your heart isn’t ready yet. Don’t blame yourself. He wasn’t the one.”
Earlier this month, Kate shared a video of herself walking into a lavish event while donning a blue silk gown.
A handsome man in a suit walked beside her and put his arm around her before lifting her up and into his arms.
Twirling her around, the man held on tightly to Kate as she beamed from ear to ear.
“I love having a crush,” she penned in the caption of the post.
Meanwhile, over the top of the video, Kate wrote: “When you know you know.”
The content creator was in a relationship with the One Direction star before his tragic death at the age of 31 in October 2024.
They were together for two years and first met in South Carolina in the Autumn of 2022.
The pair were holidaying together two days before Liam’s fatal fall at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Voicemails for Isabelle’s Zoey Deutch is dating a fellow comedy star – here’s what we know about their secretive relationship
Everything we know about Zoey Deutch’s dating history
Zoey Deutch is captivating audiences once more, this time starring opposite Nick Robinson in Netflix’s unmissable romantic comedy Voicemails for Isabelle.
The heartfelt rom-com follows Deutch’s driven young baker Jill, who relocates to San Francisco for an opportunity to work under renowned but tyrannical Chef Bastien (portrayed by Nick Offerman), who transforms her professional life into a waking nightmare.
Meanwhile, her sister Isabelle (Ciara Bravo) has battled cancer throughout most of her existence. Following her sudden death, Jill processes the devastating bereavement by continuously calling her phone number and recording voicemails.
Yet these recordings are actually reaching real estate agent Wes (Robinson) after he acquires a new mobile, and he starts developing feelings for the enigmatic woman on the other end.
With Voicemails for Isabelle poised to become another enormous Netflix success this weekend, here’s what we’ve discovered about Deutch’s romantic life beyond the camera, reports Wales Online.
Who is Zoey Deutch dating?
The 31 year old Deutch is well-versed in romantic comedies, having secured her breakthrough performance alongside Glen Powell in 2018’s Set It Up.
She’s also Hollywood royalty as the daughter of Pretty in Pink director Howard Deutch and Back to the Future actress Lea Thompson.
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Deutch has been romantically involved with actor and comedian Jimmy Tatro, 34, since 2021.
Following his breakthrough performance in Netflix’s mockumentary series American Vandal, viewers may spot him from recent productions Theater Camp, You’re Cordially Invited and Scream 7.
In September 2025, the couple revealed they had been secretly engaged for three months through a joint Instagram post.
Posting a charming photograph from the proposal, which took place during a sunny beach getaway, they captioned it: “three months engaged to the love of my life”.
Their engagement appears to remain intact, as Deutch featured images of them together in a carousel posted to her account in April this year, with the caption “one less lonely girl”.
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Prior to her romance with Tatro, Deutch was in a five-year relationship with actor Avan Jogia, whom she met at the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards.
Although they parted ways in 2017, the former couple went on to appear alongside each other in The Year of Spectacular Men and Zombieland: Double Tap, indicating they maintained an amicable split.
Following her separation from Jogia, Deutch had a brief romance with Dylan Hayes, also an actor.
Details about their relationship remain scarce, although they were photographed attending several public events as a couple.
Voicemails for Isabelle is available to stream on Netflix.
Nick Robinson currently stars in Netflix’s hit rom-com Voicemails for Isabelle, but who is he dating right now?
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Voicemails for Isabelle star Nick Robinson’s dating history
He has been in a relationship since 2019.
Voicemails for Isabelle is a brand new rom-com that dropped on Netflix yesterday (Friday, 29th June) and is already shaping up to be another huge hit for the streaming giant.
Zoey Deutch plays Jill, an ambitious pastry chef whose talents are suppressed by the insufferably pretentious San Francisco chef Bastien (played by Nick Offerman).
When her sister Isabelle (Ciara Bravo), who has battled cancer for the majority of her life, tragically dies, Jill attempts to process her grief by leaving voicemails on Isabelle’s old number.
What she doesn’t realise, however, is that the number has since been reassigned to Austin-based estate agent Wes (Nick Robinson), reports Wales Online.
Robinson, 31, is one of the most recognisable faces of his generation, yet he guards his private life closely. Here’s what we know about his romantic life.
Who is Nick Robinson dating?
The Hollywood star has reportedly been in a relationship with Samantha Urbani, 39, since 2019.
Urbani is a singer, model and DJ who co-founded the band Friends in Brooklyn in 2010, before they went their separate ways in 2013.
Since then, she has launched her own record label, URU, worked alongside fellow artists and put out a single and EP as a solo performer, while also securing modelling and DJ work.
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The pair are thought to still be together, although they rarely appear in public as a couple and haven’t shared any joint social media posts since 2024. Their most recent post together was a photo shared on Urbani’s Instagram in March 2024, showing the pair attending the premiere of Robinson’s previous Netflix project, the fantasy-action film Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown.
In addition, a post shared the month before saw Urbani give fans a heartfelt glimpse into how they first met, marking their fifth anniversary together.
“Hello fyi exactly 5 years ago on this very day yes the day of valentines I played spin the bottle with some friends and then a very special one of them- who I’d met a couple years before in berlin- asked me if I wanted to go to SNL…” she wrote.
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“Which became adventure all night > which turned into lighting tiny fireworks stolen from afterparty, outside the Plaza, in chilly NYC sunrise > and perfectly magically became morning borscht at veselka… aka top tier heart thawing revitalizing joyful times / ultimate nyc dream date / a # 1 best memory ever.”
Robinson’s past romantic history has largely remained out of the public eye, though he has previously been linked to two of his co-stars.
Rumours circulated in 2016 that he was in a relationship with his The 5th Wave co-star Chloë Grace Moretz following their appearance in the sci-fi thriller together, though this was never confirmed.
Fan speculation also connected Robinson to his Melissa and Joey co-star Taylor Spreitler, however this too was never substantiated.
Voicemails for Isabelle is available to stream on Netflix.
SHAKIRA has sparked dating rumors with hunky actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.
The pair were seen leaving a hotel together in Los Angeles on Monday, days after Shakira turned up the heat at the World Cup opening.
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Shakira and the Lincoln Lawyer hunk were seen looking friendly in West Hollywood on MondayCredit: BackGridManuel Garcia-Rulfo was ever the gentleman for the singerCredit: BackGrid
Hips Don’t Lie singer Shakira and Manuel, who is known for starring in Lincoln Lawyer, were waiting at a valet stand outside the Sunset Tower Hotel.
As they waited for their vehicle in West Hollywood, the pair were seen smiling and chatting.
The photographs show that once their car arrived, Manuel proved chivalry isn’t dead.
He was ever the gentleman and politely opened Shakira’s door and waited for her to get in before he closed it.
The pair were waiting at a valet for their carCredit: BackGridManuel helped Shakira into the car by opening the doorCredit: BackGridHe drove them away as the pair smiledCredit: BackGridThey left the Sunset Tower Hotel looking content and happyCredit: BackGrid
Mexican hunk Manuel then walked around to the driver’s side and got in before driving off.
Shakira, 49, wore a simple outfit comprising of a black tank top with some blue jeans and some black boots.
Meanwhile, 45-year-old Manuel wore blue jeans, a black T-shirt and a matching jacket.
The couple looked incredibly content in one another’s company, and as they drove off they were both beaming.
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The snaps were quick to circulate online, with fans rushing to react.
“Truth is, the dude really is hot. Even if it’s casual, I’m glad. Good for Shaki,” said one person on X.
“Omg what an upgrade,” penned a second.
While a third wrote: “The way those photos look like they’re from 2000 omg Shakira ages like wine.”
Someone else then echoed: “If you tell me it’s from 2002, I’ll believe you.”
And a fifth said: “Baby, doesn’t it feel like you’re seeing an old photo? It looks the same.”
Shakira has most recently been romantically linked to Lucien Laviscount.
Back in February, she took to Instagram to hard launch her relationship with the actor.
The relationship began after they met in early 2024 on the set of her music video for Puntería, in which he played her love interest.
But ahead of the World Cup, Shakira noted that she has “no space or time” for a relationship.
“Oh no, no romance for me for now,” Shakira told The Times recently, hinting she and Lucien were no longer an item.
“There’s no space or time in my life for that. My plate is quite full.
“My kids are my priority. And my career. Strangely enough, I’m in love with my career like I’ve never been in my life. I’m enjoying my time alone as well.”
Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein has denied he is dating his Office Romance co-star Jennifer Lopez, but what do we know about his love life?
Office Romance fans want to know if Brett Goldstein is married
The Office Romance leads have quashed speculation following their chemistry-filled promotional appearances.
Brett Goldstein has dismissed talk of a romance with Office Romance co-star Jennifer Lopez, leaving admirers wondering about his actual relationship status.
The Sutton-born Ted Lasso actor plays Daniel, a bumbling solicitor alongside JLo’s formidable airline boss Jackie in Netflix’s latest rom-com destined for success.
When the corporation becomes embroiled in legal action from a fearsome competitor, Daniel and Jackie are thrust into close proximity, though the firm’s strict no-dating policy throws a spanner in the works as their attraction intensifies.
Speculation about an off-screen relationship between the leads gained momentum throughout the film’s publicity campaign, fuelled by their undeniable on-screen rapport, reports the Express.
Yet during an appearance with Savannah Guthrie on The Today Show, the duo cleared up the confusion by confirming they’re not an item.
“There’s never a time when I’m seen with somebody or working with somebody where they don’t try to put me with the person,” Jennifer quipped.
Brett added with a laugh: “If you stand near her, that’s what happens.”
Jennifer’s marital history includes four marriages, with her most recent being a rekindled relationship with Hollywood A-lister Ben Affleck. The couple wed in 2022 before divorcing last year.
Regarding Brett’s romantic situation, inquisitive supporters will find little satisfaction as, similar to his Office Romance alter-ego Daniel, he maintains strict privacy around his personal affairs. Details about his love life remain largely under wraps, though he previously had a relationship with fellow comic Beth Rylance.
During his Emmy acceptance speech for Ted Lasso, he gave her a shout-out, quipping: “I was very, very specifically told I’m not allowed to swear, so this speech is going to be f****** short. Beth, I love you.”
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Beth herself responded in a since-deleted tweet: “Today is the day that my boyfriend goes to the Emmy’s as a Best Supporting Actor nominee and I am at home on my second load of laundry. Just to confirm, my boyfriend is Kenan Thompson off of SNL.”
The timeline of Brett and Beth’s romance remains unclear, as does when they parted ways. Currently, Brett is thought to be unattached. He is almost certainly unmarried as he has not been spotted wearing a wedding ring.
He’s recently been contemplating the notion of soulmates, particularly after starring in his 2025 Apple TV sci-fi romance All of You, which delves into the concept.
Speaking to InStyle, he pondered: “Do I believe in soulmates? I change my mind,” adding: “I honestly don’t know. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I’m not sure there’s one person for everyone. I think there’s 50 people for everyone.”
He elaborated: “I think in your lifetime there are probably 50 people that you should have met. That doesn’t mean you’ll have sex with, but there’s some karmic connection, over millennia. You know what I mean?”
HE is the nineties pop star who finally found his happily ever after.
But for Phats & Small singer Ben Ofoedu, the road to marital bliss was paved with a painful history of what he now describes as mental abuse and emasculation by former partner Vanessa Feltz. Something which friends of the Channel 5 presenter vehemently deny.
Ben Ofoedu says he is finally ready to tell his side of the story after years of headlines surrounding his bitter split from Vanessa FeltzCredit: RexBen and Vanessa were together for 17 years before their dramatic break-up played out publiclyCredit: Getty
He is happier, healthier, and four stone lighter. But behind his beaming smile and the tales of his idyllic new life, there lies a darker, turbulent history that he is only just now ready to reveal to the world.
In a searingly honest new interview with The Sun, Ben has opened up about the toxic reality of his 17-year relationship with television and radio veteran Vanessa Feltz, making explosive allegations about the profound psychological toll of their high-profile romance.
While the collapse of his engagement to the Channel 5 presenter in 2023 was highly publicised following his admitted infidelity, Ben claims the public has only ever heard half the story. Now, after intense therapy and finding true love, he is shedding light on what really went on behind closed doors.
Ben and Vanessa Brown tied the knot in a lavish £100K ceremony last yearCredit: Alexandria French PhotographyThe star says marrying the aesthetics entrepreneur has transformed his lifeCredit: Instagram
Through his recent charitable endeavours with his new bride, the singer has found himself reflecting heavily on his own past.
“We do a lot of charity stuff for victims of abuse, and you come across a lot of men in these situations,” Ben explains.
“Men who’ve been mentally abused, not so much physically. People think abuse means physical, but you can be abused mentally.
“Everything from emasculation to being told you’re not good enough. It’s like a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
When asked if this observation stems from his own personal experience with his famous ex-fiancée, Ben doesn’t flinch.
“Yeah, oh yeah, without a doubt,” he states firmly. “Emasculation, people referring to you as not being able to read, down-talking you, a constant barrage of insults. People don’t have to look too far to see where it came from.”
The trauma, he reveals, is deep-seated, creeping up on him over the course of almost two decades.
He recalls: “When I was out of it. When you’re in it, it’s so subtle, so gradual that you don’t quite see it happening, you don’t quite know. You question everything and ask, ‘Why did that happen? Why did I feel like that?’ When someone professional starts going through it with you, you can see the patterns and stuff like that. Yeah, I had therapy after that.”
Today, Ben refuses to even utter his ex’s name, a stark indicator of the deep freeze between the former couple.
“There is only one Vanessa,” he declares, referring lovingly to his new bride. “I don’t know that other lady. And I definitely don’t know her from the comments she’s said. I don’t know that lady anymore.”
He confirms that he has no contact with the 64-year-old broadcaster, nor does he have any desire to ever cross paths with her again.
He insists: “No, not at all, and I really wouldn’t want to. I’ve got nothing to do with her, I want nothing to do with her. People are in your life for a season, a reason, or a lifetime, and she was there for a season. It was a long season, but it was maybe a bit too long.”
The fallout from the split undeniably damaged his public reputation, painting him squarely as the villain of the piece.
But Ben is deeply critical of how his former flame handled the break-up.
“The truth is, I’m kind of a musician, and that’s kind of what it is, it’s only tied to her until something else happens and there’s a new story being written, it’s the past really, that’s what that is.
“I’ve not really much to say for her. I think she was completely classless the way she dealt with things, it’s not my sort of person, I don’t know her anymore, I don’t recognise her.”
Addressing the fallout and the damage to his reputation, Ben remains philosophical.
Ben and Vanessa split in 2023 following his admitted infidelityCredit: Getty – ContributorTV star Vanessa previously spoke openly about the heartbreak of the split — but now Ben insists there was ‘another side’ to the storyCredit: Getty
“Yes, completely. The great thing that happened was I got to know who my friends were,” he admits.
“I understand the general public doesn’t know me personally, but my wedding was a great testimony of the people who know me and the friends that I had, the people who really knew me. You reap what you sow; that’s all I can say. You reap what you sow. It doesn’t take a genius to see what’s going on.”
When pressed on the cheating scandal that ultimately torpedoed the relationship, Ben is defensive, taking a swipe at how his ex monetised the pain.
“Now about the infidelity, I never said that it was the way to do things,” he explains.
“For Vanessa, that was her story, and she used it and monetised it, and when it’s not working for her, she moved on to something else. I wouldn’t monetise a real relationship that had real problems. I think to tell the media that it’s over before you tell the person is not… I don’t know many situations that do that.”
When asked if his new wife worries about his history of being unfaithful, Ben is quick to shut down the narrative that he is a serial cheat.
He told me: “I don’t know if doing it once is a history, I don’t know if that constitutes a history of it. She made me look worse than I was, and it garnered a lot more attention. I don’t know if once is a history, that’s what I will say about that. There’s never been any conversation about that at all.”
He also casts doubt on whether his previous 16-year engagement was ever destined for the altar at all, bluntly suggesting the intention to actually tie the knot was not there “from the other side”.
He also has a brutal theory as to why his ex has failed to find lasting romance since their bitter split.
“I mean, I don’t know if I would want to be with a lady who’d want to discuss every single detail of their private life,” he said.
“I think how men saw me come out of that situation, they think, ‘No thanks, not for me’.”
But Ben is finally ready to reclaim his narrative. He is currently putting the finishing touches on his own autobiography, playfully titled Turnaround: Memoirs of an Ageing Boy Bander, which he hopes will hit the shelves this December.
“I’ve been writing it. I was going to put it out last year, but there were a few parts I missed out when I read through; I need to give the full context. Everything’s in the book; it’s about turnaround moments in my life, good and bad. That period of my life.”
“But it’s nice for people to see the actual context and how we got together and what happened behind closed doors, you’ve only heard her side of the story,” he adds, taking a thinly veiled swipe at his ex’s memoirs.
“I didn’t respond to anything she said in her book, and obviously it didn’t do very well, that’s the thing. I’m not doing it for that. I talk about my musical journey, it brings me up to the current day, and what a happy relationship can be like.”
He confirms no lawyers have had to get involved with his manuscript: “No, I won’t mention her name. She cleverly didn’t mention mine, she called me OHW [One Hit Wonder], but people will know.”
Asked if the book will definitely hit shelves this year, he says: “Aiming for December, but I don’t know. It’s not quite finished, I need to type two more chapters, making sure everything is real and really happened, making sure. We’re hoping for December, that’s what we’re pushing towards.”
The contrast between his turbulent past and his blissful present truly couldn’t be starker. Ben is buzzing with energy as he discusses his 30-year-old wife, Vanessa Brown.
The couple, who married after a whirlwind romance, are utterly inseparable.
“I found myself again, I am buzzing,” he says. “Every day is happy, we got together, and within six months we were married, when you know you know.”
He has strong advice for others when it comes to love, formed by the fire of his past mistakes.
“These long drawn-out engagements, unless you’ve got a couple of kids and are waiting to afford the wedding, I think they’re pointless,” he says.
“You’re engaged to be married, not to be engaged. I don’t think that works, and that’s just from experience. If you meet someone, within six months, you pretty much know whether you’ll get married or not. Don’t carry on the relationship more than six months if you’re not sure you want to spend the rest of your life with that person.”
He also revealed that the couple are actively trying for a baby.
“Hopefully, by the end of the year, that’s what we’re trying to do. If Vanessa fell pregnant late this year, that would be amazing news; that’s why we’re travelling and doing all the things couples do before they have kids.
“We want as many as God provides. I come from a big family, and I know what it’s like to have brothers and sisters. I always loved that growing up.”
For Ben Ofoedu, the dark days of his past are now firmly in the rearview mirror.
He insists that with Vanessa 2.0 by his side, a tell-all book on the way, and exciting baby plans for the couple, his life is now complete.
Representatives for Vanessa Feltz were contacted for comment.
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are writing a new chapter in their romance, tying the knot two years after a meeting that would make most bookworms swoon.
The Grammy-winning “Levitating” pop diva, 30, and “Eternity” actor, 36, exchanged their vows Sunday morning at the historic Old Marylebone Town Hall in Westminster, London, officials confirmed to the Associated Press. The Daily Mail published photos of the newlyweds all smiles and hand-in-hand descending town hall steps. Callum was spotted wearing a navy suit as his bride donned a custom Schiaparelli skirt suit, white gloves and a wide-brimmed hat, according to the Daily Mail. The singer also wore white Louboutin heels and a serpentine necklace by Bulgari.
Lipa and “Masters of the Sky” star Turner began dating in January 2024, after numerous missed opportunities. Turner told the Times of London in October 2025 that he and his now-wife (“I just thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world”) first met in Los Angeles before a mutual friend’s birthday and struck up an instant connection. “We sat next to each other and realized we were reading the same book, which is crazy,” Turner said.
Lipa runs her own book club and blog, titled Service95, and announces the selected reads on Instagram. When they met, the bookworms-turned-lovebirds were each making their way through Hernán Díaz’s “Trust.”The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2023.
“I had just finished the first chapter and I told her and she looked at me and said, ‘I just finished the first chapter too.’ I said, ‘So we’re on the same page,’” he told the Times. “In the movie version of it I look up to the sky and I’m like, ‘I hear you. I understand. The signs are loud, don’t worry.’ And that was really the first [moment].”
Lipa hard-launched her romance with Turner on Instagram in July 2024, sharing photos from Glastonbury. Over the following years, the singer continued sharing photos of sweet moments between herself and Turner, who does not have an Instagram account, and the pair were spotted together at numerous public events including the 2025 Met Gala. In December 2024, Lipa posted photos featuring a diamond ring on her left ring finger, spurring engagement chatter. After months of flaunting the ring on social media posts, Lipa confirmed the engagement to British Vogue in June 2025.
“It’s very exciting … This decision to grow old together, to see a life and just, I don’t know, be best friends for ever — it’s a really special feeling,” she told the outlet at the time.
ANGELINA Jolie’s ex Jonny Lee Miller has found love once more.
The 53-year-old is romancing a 27-year-old Pilates teacher with the couple having enjoyed a sun-soaked holiday together.
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Angelina’s ex-husband Jonny has bagged himself a new girlfriendCredit: GettyJonny was seen with his glam new girlfriend earlier this yearCredit: Instagram/@manueladiago
Actor Jonny was married to Angelina in the late 90s for three years before the pair’s split.
But now, according to the Mail, he has been secretly loved-up once again for almost a year.
The publication reports that Jonny and glam Manuela Diago have been dating since June 2025.
Earlier this month, he shared a loved-up snap of them on Instagram as they attended a pal’s wedding.
Angelina and Jonny had a famous romance in the 90sCredit: GettyHe is now happily loved-up with his new girlfriendCredit: Instagram/@manueladiagoAngelina is understood to have always remained on good terms with JonnyCredit: GettyJonny is understood to be settled with his new partnerCredit: AFP
Angelina’s ex has had his eye on his new flame for some time – liking her social media content as far back as October 2024.
In addition, several of her snaps seem to be taken in Jonny’s New York abode.
The couple also holidayed in Malta in March – two months before news of their romance became public.
The Sun has reached out to Jonny for comment.
Jonny’s best-known romance was with Angelina.
They married in 1996 but split 18 months later and went on to formally divorce.
Despite splitting, they have remained relatively close and even sparked romantic reunion rumours in 2021.
That year, they were spotted on several outings together.
Around the time, there were reports he had also begun to bond with two of her sons – Pax and Knox.
Meanwhile, between 2008 and 2018, Jonny was married to Michele Hicks and the pair have a 17-year-old son, Buster.
Madonna has revealed the celebrity who was the “best sex of her life” – and he’s very famousCredit: GettyThe Vogue singer, 67, teamed up with LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr for a new video promoting her upcoming album, Confessions IICredit: Instagram
In a sneak peek obtained by Page Six, fashion designer Raul Lopez asked the Queen of Pop to name the “best d*** down” she has ever experienced.
“I’m only going to name dead people,” replied Madonna.
Madonna revealed she would only name people that had already diedCredit: GettyMadonna covered her mouth and whispered: “John Kennedy Jr”Credit: GTRESMadonna dated Kennedy in the late 1980s while her marriage was coming to an endCredit: GettyKennedy’s competition amongst late lovers include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Luke Perry and Tupac ShakurCredit: Instagram
Raul continued: “You’re the third person I’ve heard say that.”
Madonna dated Kennedy in the late 1980s as her infamously turbulent marriage to Sean Penn was coming to an end.
Kennedy’s competition amongst late lovers include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Luke Perry and Tupac Shakur.
According to JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography, published in 2024 by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil, the romance was short-lived and never developed into anything serious.
“Madonna was totally a fling. Nothing more. Barely a fling at that,” one of Kennedy’s close friends says in the book.
According to the biography, Kennedy was dating actress Christina Haag when he met Madonna, while the pop star was married to Sean Penn.
Meanwhile, the Queen of Pop has royal standards when it comes to travel as we revealed that the hitmaker brought her own private chef on a British Airways flight last month.
Strictly Come Dancing finalist Amber Davies, who shot to fame when she won Love Island, has hit back at claims that she only went on the ITV2 dating show to try to make it to the West End stage
22:31, 27 May 2026Updated 22:31, 27 May 2026
Amber Davies has hit back at claims she used Love Island to try to make it to the West End (Image: Getty Images)
Amber Davies insisted that she didn’t go on Love Island just to further her stage career. The actress, 29, competed on the ITV2 reality dating show in 2017 and went on to win it alongside then-boyfriend Kem Cetinay.
However, Amber has now insisted she only went on Love Island because she couldn’t find employment elsewhere as she spoke with fellow West End star Jacob Fowler, who got his big break when he won Little Mix: The Search on the BBC in 2019.
Speaking on her Call To Stage podcast, she said: “A lot of people ask me, ‘Oh, did you do that just to get on the West End?’ No, I did it because I couldn’t get a bloody job! I didn’t want to work at a bar and Love Island were giving me a free holiday for six weeks. Luckily [it worked out]!”
Amber can currently be seen starring as Elle Woods in a UK tour of Legally Blonde: The Musical, but the production got off to something of a bumpy start amid various cast illnesses, and the TV star herself was forced to take time away from the part earlier this year.
While she was away, TikTok star Hannah Lowther took over the part but rumours of a “feud” between the two began to emerge, which both actresses quickly quashed, although comparisons of how each of them portrayed Reese Witherspoon’s signature role of a sorority-girl-turned-lawyer role continued to dominate social media.
Following her return to the show after fighting off a chest infection, Amber admitted that while she did sign up to be “in the spotlight” with her TV career, she never expected to receive the amount of online hate she has done over her stage work.
She said: “I know that going on Love Island put me in the spotlight. I didn’t know how much it was going to and I feel so grateful that 10 years on, I was on Strictly, and there’s so many amazing things that have happened to me. I definitely am used to it but I do have to prepare myself.”
“The last thing I do want to speak out about – this has broke my heart in ways that I can’t even possibly imagine. When I was doing Strictly I’d had a meeting with my team and they prepared me for the trolling and the opinions.
“Sometimes the opinions aren’t trolling but the opinions are mean, so it counts as trolling. I think sometimes when people leave mean comments, they forget that they are talking about an actual human being who is just working hard.
“What I wasn’t prepared for was the trolling that was going to come with Elle. I have worked…I am trying to find the words to explain this…I’ve been in this industry, I’ve done lots of jobs and I’ve never experienced trolling within the musical theatre industry as much as I have during this time.”
Professor Green shared a snap of his son in hospital after an accident during the school half term holidaysCredit: instagramThe star revealed son Slimane had fractured his armCredit: Instagram
Taking to their respective Instagram Stories, the parents revealed Slimane had suffered an accident during the May half term holidays.
Stephen, 42, wrote: “first tooth lost, first arm fractured…happy holidays” over the top of a picture of his son on a hospital bed with Karima wrapping her arms around him.
Trying to make light of the horrible situation, the star then referred to the dark patches on the bottom of Slimane’s white socks and wrote: “state of his socks.”
Meanwhile Karima shared a snap of the three of them together, with her ex covering their son’s eyes.
Karima shared some more details of what happened to their little boyCredit: InstagramThe star is appearing on the latest series of Celebs Go DatingCredit: Channel 4
She captioned the snap: “So…he lost his front tooth yesterday trying to kiss everyone and getting it head butted out.
“Today for breakfast he fell off a zipwire with a suspected wrist fracture.
“A&E on holiday is an absolute classic. @professorgreen never a dull moment, ay?”
The pair clearly have an amicable relationship following their split in 2023 after seven years together and becoming engaged in 2021.
Becoming emotional, he explained: “Now that we’re co-parenting, and people don’t hear men talk about this, right?
“I never had a kid to not wake up to him. You know, my dad f*****g ran.
“I’m not running. Far from it. And it’s f*****g hard. It’s so hard to put your feelings to the side and go ‘I’m going to prioritise the well-being of my kid’.
“I can’t show him how upset I am all the time. It’s so important that he sees good example, because you have to lead by example… and it’s not easy.”
Celebs Go Dating airs on E4 and is available at Channel4.com.
A flight attendant has said men need to possess a specific quality to be able to date them. According to Yasmeen Golden, dating cabin crew isn’t for the fainthearted
09:38, 25 May 2026Updated 11:46, 25 May 2026
The flight attendant said men need a specific quality (stock image)(Image: Getty)
When we travel, we often come across flight attendants, and sometimes they apparently use clever code words to tell you they fancy you. However, according to a woman known as Yasmeen Golden, things can get a little bit more complicated when it comes to dating cabin crew.
The flight attendant, who posts videos about her life on TikTok, said men actually need to possess a specific quality to be able to date people who work in air travel. Yasmeen claimed dating someone like her “isn’t for the weak”, as there are some things prospective partners need to come to terms with if they really want a relationship.
In the clip, Yasmeen admitted it’s not unusual for flight attendants to “break up” with their boyfriends. She explained: “Initially, to a guy who might think he’s secure, becoming a flight attendant sounds like a good deal.
“It sounds like, you know, ‘I’m never going to pay for flights again, you’re going to have flight benefits, we’re going to be able to see the world together’ etc etc.
“As glamorous as it seems from the outside, being able to obtain this job and go through the training to get this job and going through probation to get this job, will show you whether this relationship can stand the test of time or not. It is so common that people who become flight attendants, go through flight attendant training and make it out of flight attendant training, come out of flight attendant training single.
“It doesn’t matter how long the relationship was before. Men think this sounds like a good idea until they think about the fact that their woman is going to be on a layover multiple times a week without them and, for some reason, there is this pre-conceived notion that all flight attendants are cheaters.
“So they think, ‘you’re going to enter a field where every single night you’re going to be in a new city, and you’re going to find somebody else and cheat and I’m not going to stick around and let you do that to me’, which is always really funny coming from the man who acted like they wanted you to do the job so that they can travel the world with you and use the benefits.”
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Of course, Yasmeen said this idea is “dead wrong”, especially as flight attendants get so tired after a day at work. Most tend to spend their downtime sleeping, according to her.
She said this is why men have to be secure enough to accept her dream if they want to be in a relationship with a flight attendant, otherwise she fears things just won’t last. She also noted having space can be “healthy”, so they shouldn’t worry about being apart for days at a time.
Yasmeen added: “And then I think men realise that they don’t really have it in them to be with the woman who has the power to be in any country, in any state that they want to any time. It’s not for every man, you know?
“All in all, being with a flight attendant will show you if you’re really as secure as you thought you were. If you’re not, you’ll get kicked out of the relationship before the good job even starts.”
The video has been viewed thousands of times since she shared it and people were quick to comment too. They offered all sorts of ideas.
One commented, stating: “Dated for eight years and the night before my final exam he said ‘it’s either me or this job’. Left him right then, passed my exam with flying colours and now me and my best friend travel the world together! Thanks boo.”
Another added: “Love being a flight attendant, but finding that sweet spot between always wanting to be somewhere new, but also spending quality time at home/maintaining all kinds of relationships is definitely challenging at times. 100% worth it though and has taken some practice finding what works!!”
A third replied: “Yeah, my boyfriend is really secure. He does not care about the benefits nor is worried about what I’m doing. It’s a blessing.”
Meanwhile, a fourth also wrote: “Starting out it’s going to be tough. But, as seniority builds, that pay goes up and so do the days off. This job truly exposes who is in your life for the long run and who is temporary.”