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SPICE Girl Mel C has cranked up the heat and put her rock hard abs on display during a shoot for her new music video – Sweat.

The toned 51-year-old star gave fans a glimpse at work behind-the-scenes of her latest musical offering.

She told followers alongside the footage: “Little SWEAT shoot BTS clip now live on YouTube.”

Jumping around on an exercise bike, the sports-lover showed off her enviable muscles in a variety of show-stopping outfits and shades.

She looked pumped in a selection of wardrobe changes including a string-tied bra top and cut-out bikini-style cover up with black trousers.

Proving she still lives up to her Sporty Spice persona, the singer looked incredibly toned, while exuding girl power in her ab-flashing workout gear.

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The mum-of-one’s new track Sweat is an electro-house single that samples Diana Ross’s iconic hit Work That Body.

It’s set to feature on Mel’s upcoming ninth studio album due to drop on May 1, 2026.

Speaking of her dance single Sweat, she wrote: “I’m so happy this track is finally all yours. Dance to it. Run to it. Lift to it. SWEAT to it.”

Although the singer missed her fellow bandmate’s wedding in July, Mel C issued a sweet message to her friend Mel B.

The popstar was absent from Mel’s happy day at St Paul’s Cathedral on Saturday, which saw Emma Bunton, 49, the sole other girl group member in attendance.

The Sun revealed earlier in the year how the Spice Girls are planning a massive tour in 2026 to celebrate 30 years since debut single Wannabe was released.

Sporty Spice had her say, revealing certain members needed more “convincing” than others, with Victoria Beckham currently not set to take part.

She is expected to keep out of it just like she did with their sell-out 2019 reunion tour, while Geri Halliwell-Horner may also need some persuading.

The Liverpudlian previously appeared on the No Filter with Kate Langbroek podcast and Mel said: “Next year is a big year for us and we have to acknowledge it in some way.

“So we are talking about what that’s going to look like and for me, Melanie, I know for sure, and Emma [Bunton], we’d be back on stage. But sometimes other people need a little bit more convincing.”

On the prospect of all five members being back on stage together for the first time since 2012, she said: “It would be the best thing ever, ever, ever. And sometimes it feels like a duty to the world.

“When we did the shows in 2019, it brought so much joy to so many people. Not everybody likes the Spice Girls but loads of people do.

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“We’re living in this weird world right now. There’s so much negativity and mad s**t going on. Let’s all spice up our lives.”

And talking about Mel B, she added, ironically: “We’ve decided now we’re not going to tell Mel anything because she can’t keep her mouth shut.

BRIDGERTON’S Simone Ashley is in pole position to feature in the sequel to Brad Pitt’s movie F1.

The 30-year-old, who starred with Jonathan ­Bailey in the Netflix romance, was cast in this year’s flick but her scenes were cut.

A source said: “A script is already in the works with early plans to go into production next year.”

As well as appearing in Sex Education, Ashley has also lent her acting chops to suspense drama Thriller.

She shot to fame after starring in the hit Netflix show Sex Education.

The star developed her acting skills at the Arts Ed school in Chiswick, which specializes in Musical Theatre & Acting degrees.

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Simone has spoken about coming from a traditional Indian family, who finds her acting career “quite scary and unsettling”.

She told Veylex: “My parents are incredibly protective over me, and sometimes I found it quite stifling.

“It made me want to escape and do things my own way. I’ve always been a bit rebellious in that sense.”

“I am incredibly privileged to be apart of a generation where young women from all over the world have more opportunity than ever before, where we are being less stereotyped and walls and being broken down slowly.”

IT’S FAIR to say that Olivia Attwood is ridding high in her career, and this included an invite to the Halloween party of the year.

And not holding back, the Love Island legend, 34, flashed her bum in her sexy costume as she arrived at A-lister Heidi Klum’s famous annual bash.

Olivia certainly made sure to turn heads when she turned up to Heidi’s Halloween party in New York.

As she arrived at the bash, this year held at the Hard Rock Hotel, she made sure to flash her bum in her racy outfit.

Olivia went all out for the exclusive party, and looked incredible.

She was seen braving the chilly Big Apple elements dressed as Jessie, the cowgirl from Toy Story.

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Olivia showed off her toned figure in tiny hotpants that revealed her bare bottom.

She paired the meniscal shorts with a white shirt tied up at the front to reveal her rock hard abs.

The star completed her look with thigh-high cow-print fringed boots.

Joining Olivia at the party were a whole host of stars including Ariana Madix, Demi Lovato and Megan Thee Stallion, who all looked incredible.

However, it was hostess Heidi who stole the show with her costume.

The supermodel has been teasing fans for the last month with what she’ll be wearing this year.

Past Halloweens have seen her dress up as E.T., have six clones of herself, be Fiona from Shrek and even herself at the age of 95.

But stepping out on to the red carpet last night Heidi had morphed into the mythical creature Medusa, who famously had snakes in her hair.

The model looked terrifying as she welcomed her guests.

Meanwhile, the Halloween party will come as light relief for Olivia, after a tense few months following speculation over her marriage.

The Sun previously revealed how Liv has “hit a crossroads” with husband Bradley Dack just over two years since getting wed.

However, over the last few months their relationship has been blighted by rumours of tension.

This started after she was spotted partying with Pete Wicks in Ibiza, with the pair looking cosy on a boat.

Since then, there has been speculation about the status of marriage to Brad.

However, Olivia recently was keen to to stress that “they aren’t divorcing”.

Speaking on Loose Women last week she was talking about the topic of divorce and whether you should discuss it with your partner before getting married.

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Keen to clear things up, she then said: “I am not going through a divorce by the way!

“I am not (divorcing) Brad is lovely.”

MAYA Jama and Ruben Dias looked more loved-up than ever as they transformed into pirates for Halloween. 

Presenter Maya, 31, took to Instagram to share snaps from her spooky night out with boyfriend Ruben, 28. 

The stunning Love Island host put on a busy display in a corset-style top and flowing skirt, finishing the look with a hat. 

Meanwhile Manchester City defender Ruben channelled Pirates of the Caribbean’s Jack Sparrow in his own get up. 

Maya captioned her upload: “First Manchester Halloween.” 

Fans rushed to comment on the photos, with one writing: “You guys smashed it!” 

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Another said: “Best looking couple ever.” 

And a third added: “You look so happy together.”

Maya and Ruben confirmed their romance in April this year and it’s been reported the Love Island host is planning a full-time move to Manchester to support him. 

A source said previously: “Maya loves the down-to-earth nature of Manchester, as well as the glamour of the football and WAG scene.

“Bristol and London will always be special to her but she is loving spending more time in Manchester with Ruben. The city has become a celebrity hub.”

Maya recently cleared up speculation she’s set to quit Love Island, reassuring fans she’s going nowhere right now. 

In a statement posted on social media, she said: “I did tell you if you were going to hear any news about it, it would come from me and me only.

“I will be hosting next year, I’ll be back for All Stars in January and then summer series in June and July. We go again, mother lovers.”

AMY HUNT is prioritising “medals over men” as she adapts to life as a superstar athlete.

The 23-year-old shot to fame last month after claiming a silver medal at the World Championships in Tokyo.

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Following her achievement, Hunt claimed that she would celebrate with some karaoke.

Quizzed what she’d be singing, the confident star said: “Probably Maneater.

“That’s really boring but I feel like that was the vibe tonight, just sexy and aggressive.”

Hunt, who has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge, continues to have her eyes firmly set on further prizes.

Speaking to The Times, the 200m specialist said: “Obviously, as a female athlete, you also have to plan when you think motherhood is a feasible thing for you.

“But the world is very open to me and I will get a sense of what I want to do when the moment is right.

“I actually always joke to my coach, ‘medals before men’, that’s the quote of the day!”

Hunt has not ruled out balancing her blossoming athletics career with further studies.

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She added: “I change my mind on it every year. Immediately after coming out of university I thought about the V&A and doing a Masters — with the hope of maybe going on to do a PhD, because I always thought being ‘Dr Amy’ would be pretty cool.

“But then my mind changed and I think I’d want to actually work at a museum or gallery and curate.

“But then I’m like, no, maybe I’d do a law conversion because a lot of my friends did a law conversion out of English.

“And then maybe I’d do that, or maybe an Amal Clooney kind of thing.

“So my mind is always changing on that and I think I’ll only decide when I get to the end.”

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Let’s be honest, certificates of deposit (CDs) don’t exactly scream excitement. But they’re way better than earning 0.01% on your savings while inflation eats away at your money.

Right now, top CDs are paying over 4.00% APY — and with the Fed likely to cut interest rates a couple times before year end, that kind of guaranteed return is worth paying attention to.

Inflation costs more than you think

Let’s say you’ve got $10,000 sitting in a checking account earning basically nothing. If inflation is running at 2.7%, then you’re losing about $270 in purchasing power this year.

You don’t see it leave your account. But slowly, silently, your money buys less and less.

That’s why keeping cash in low-interest accounts is riskier than it seems. You’re not just missing out on returns — you’re falling behind.

The upside of CDs: Fixed returns

CDs are like the tortoise in the old fable — slow, steady, and totally underestimated.

But their superpower is certainty. You lock in a fixed interest rate, and you know exactly how much you’ll earn and when. And that predictability matters, especially in today’s economy.

Right now, top-paying CDs offer over 4.00% APY, and some lock-in periods are as short as three months. You won’t get rich overnight. But the right CD can help you keep pace with inflation — and even come out ahead.

For example, a $10,000 deposit into a 12-month CD earning 4.00% APY will grow to $10,400 in a year. Even if inflation stays around 2.7%, you’re still netting a positive return — something most checking and savings accounts can’t offer right now.

When a CD beats a high-yield savings account

High-yield savings accounts (HYSAs) are great for flexibility. You can add or withdraw money whenever you want, and the best online banks still offer APYs in the 4.00% range.

But the trade-off is that HYSA rates can drop at any time.

CDs, on the other hand, lock in your rate for a set term. So even if interest rates fall, you’ll keep earning that guaranteed return until your CD matures.

So how do you choose between the two?

• An HYSA is best if you need access to your cash anytime, like for emergency funds or upcoming expenses
• CDs are best for money you know you won’t need for a few months or longer. You can lock in today’s great APYs and continue earning no matter what happens to interest rates.

Sometimes a hybrid strategy works best. Splitting your savings between both an HYSA and CDs can give you the best of both worlds. You’ll stay flexible and earn more.

Don’t wait for rates to drop

According to the CME FedWatch Tool, interest rate traders are pricing in a 100% probability that the Federal Reserve will cut rates at its next meeting.

If that happens, banks will almost certainly start lowering APYs on savings accounts and CDs shortly after (some have already started pulling back in anticipation of a rate cut).

That means the clock is ticking.

If you’re thinking about opening a CD, doing it now could help you lock in a high rate before the market shifts. Even a short-term CD opened today could earn hundreds more than the same account opened just a few weeks from now.

Compare all the top CD rates and lock in a 4.00%+ APY while they last.

MADONNA goes hell for feather — posing in a boa and stockings days before turning 67.

The Queen of Pop also crawled on all fours in jewellery and towering heels for a racy shoot.

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She is working on her 15th studio album — a sequel to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor — which will be her first since 2019’s Madame X.

Madonna is expected to go on hols with boyfriend Akeem Morris, 29, for her birthday next week.

Last year she celebrated in Pompeii.

Other birthdays have included trips to Lisbon and Sicily.

Meanwhile, Madonna has spent the past few years working on a movie about her life.

Actress Julia Garner was lined up to play the Hung Up hitmaker in the film before it appeared to be left on the shelf over two years ago.

Now it seems that plans have been re-imagined with Julia confirming last month she is still lined up to play the iconic popstar in a Netflix miniseries about her life.

Madonna and Julia are working with filmmaker Shawn Levy on the project, which is in the early stages of development.

Confirming that the project was still happening, despite the uncertainty, Julia told the SmartLess podcast: “Yeah, I mean, that’s supposed to still happen.”

However, she did appear to hint that the project may still be far off hitting screens as she affirmed that “anything that’s great, takes time”.

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It takes a little over an hour for “Nobu” to marinate long enough to approach a point of complexity, not exactly bitter but no longer cloyingly sweet. Nobu Matsuhisa, the celebrated sushi master, is running quality-control checks in one of his restaurants. A poor chef is sweating the test so badly, he won’t need soy sauce soon enough. His dish keeps being sent back: Chop the chives finer. Why is this pile of raw crudo smaller? Why did you paint a line of salt instead of a dot? The scene goes on, excruciatingly. A few minutes later, Robert De Niro — an early investor and co-founder — dominates a private board meeting with concerns about too-rapid growth. It’s not quite the ominous Waingro showdowns of “Heat” but in the ballpark.

Fastidiousness, precision and a kind of reputational exclusivity are at the heart of Matsuhisa’s enterprise. These are hard things to make a documentary about. But it’s also why Nobu needed to come to Beverly Hills for his concept to take root — not just any Los Angeles but the ’80s-era boomtown of power lunches and spend-to-impress dining. Spago’s Wolfgang Puck makes an appearance in director Matt Tyrnauer’s half-interesting film, fawning over his longtime friend sitting next to him but not quite articulating the essence of their revolution: high-end branding. You wish more time was spent on that conceptual idea, enabled by celebrities throwing around money on food they barely ate.

The kind of doc that “Nobu” more often resembles (as do most foodie-targeted profiles) is a gentle chronology of a humble genius and everyday guy who just happens to fly private. Matsuhisa bows to euphoric local fishmongers, does a lot of hugs and selfies with his staff, visits his roots in Japan and Peru. There are family interviews and a detour to Alaska, where, years before he had a 300-person nightly waitlist, an early restaurant of his caught fire — in the bad literal way (Tyrnauer cuts to the Anchorage newspaper headline). These false starts are somehow exhausting, lacking in suspense. He contemplated suicide, then came to California.

The food sails by: wedges of black cod with miso, delicate plates of thinly sliced fish adorned with tweezer-manipulated herbs. All of it is crazy-making and delicious. Still, apart from former Los Angeles Times food editor Ruth Reichl, who witnessed the rise of Nobu as it happened, there are few on-camera voices who speak directly to Matsuhisa’s gifts and experimentation with form. 2011’s “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” does a better job of delivering the intimate discipline of cutting and shaping. More testimony to the experience of eating at Nobu would have helped this feel less like a commercial.

“Nobu” is a film oddly unconcerned with the communal experience of dining. We hear about the way his sushi workstations are elevated (a “stage,” Matsuhisa calls them) and that’s central to the performance going on here, also the remove. Something clicks when the film heads to Nobu Malibu and visits the table of supermodel Cindy Crawford, whose “Cindy rice,” a dish he invented for her, adorns the menu. There’s a deep mutual gratitude between them that goes back years. An appreciation of the finer things? No doubt. Game recognizing game? Definitely.

FORMER Love Island star Anna Vakili has pulled out all the stops – and tan lines – and flashed a saucy bit of skin in a slashed dress.

The reality TV contestant dared to bare in a figure-hugging cut-out number at Manchester‘s Parklife Festival.

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The brunette bombshell showed off her intimate tattoo in the revealing black cut-away dress as she enjoyed her day out.

Held at Heaton Park, the Love Island star, 34, looked high-fashion at the two-day event where acts including 50 Cent, Charli XCX and Rudimental performed.

The podcaster wore her long dark highlighted hair slicked back into a chic ponytail with gold hoops earrings.

Wearing natural glossy make-up, the star looked more red carpet primed than down-and-dirty festival ready.

Reality star Anna was joined at the music spectacular by reality stars Matilda Draper and Demi Sims at SHEIN‘s VIP party.

She was joined by her sister Mandi who looked equally glam in a strapless blue mini dress and trainers.

They mingled amongst fellow Love Islanders including Nicole Samuel, Jessy Potts, Kaz Crossley and Matilda Draper.

Also on hand were Towie’s Frankie and Demi Sims looking dressed to impress.

Vakili shot to fame after appearing on Love Island in 2019 – but she failed to find love in the villa.

She has since been in an on-off relationship with boyfriend Cowslick. 

However, they’ve recently split shortly after getting back together. 

Earlier this year, she revealed that she’d dropped out of the last series of All Stars Love Island at the last minute.

She explained that even though she went through the whole process to appear on the ITV2 show – including multiple meetings and STD and drug testing – it wasn’t for her again.

Looking for serious love, she told fans that she decided against it saying ‘the kind of man I want to settle down with wouldn’t really want a woman that’s going on Love Island’.

Anna recently posted a photo in a hospital gown, and revealed she’d completed her first round of egg freezing.

The pharmacist admitted that although appearing on the 2019 series changed her life for the better financially, returning to the show would be “greedy”.

“The guy that I would want to marry now, would look down on that ‘why you on there snogging different guys in a bikini’.

“I’m a 34-year-old woman.”

It comes after Anna spoken candidly about a series of botched procedures she had in the hope of getting her ‘perfect’ body.

She also revealed how much money she has wasted and what she has had done including three BBLs [Brazilian Bum Lift] and a boob job.

Along with her sister Mandi, the pair host the popular podcast Sisters In The City.

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