Sandi Toksvig has spoken out about the disturbing rise in reports of homophobic hate crimes.

The Great British Bake Off judge, 65, came out as a lesbian in 1994.

Sandi and her partner Debbie then renewed their wedding vows in 2014 to celebrate the legalisation of gay marriage in England and Wales.

The TV star has spoken out on several occasions in support of the LGBTQ+ community, having previously met with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby to discuss the church’s views.

Sandi has now shared her upset over the anti-trans moral panic we are witnessing, saying she ‘wants to weep’ when she hears people describe themselves as ‘radical feminists’ yet they are transphobic.

Speaking to iNews, she said: ‘I am so distressed by people who call themselves “radical feminists” but are anti-trans. 

‘I could weep. I don’t get it. It’s beyond me.’

‘When the feminist movement started in the 60s and 70s, lesbians were often excluded, because we were told that we would make the movement less palatable,’ she recalled.

‘I have been excluded myself, so how could I do that to someone else? It fills me with rage.’

Radical feminism is defined as ‘a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical re-ordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts, while recognising that women’s experiences are also affected by other social divisions such as in race, class, and sexual orientation.’

It is also sometimes referred to as ‘gender-critical feminism’ and ‘trans-exclusionary radical feminism’, with TERF ideology/TERFism being an ideology or movement that essentially opposes the concept of transgender rights, especially gender self-identification.

Trans activists and allies to the community have long spoken about the harm TERFism causes and how there’s nothing feminist about opposing the existence of trans people, because trans rights do not infringe upon women’s rights.

One famous example of a public figure using ‘feminism’ as a defence for ‘anti-trans’ views is JK Rowling.

The Harry Potter author has sparked controversy in recent years over her comments about the community.

She was accused of being a TERF after she posted a tweet in support of Maya Forstater – a researcher who was fired for tweeting ‘men cannot change into women’ – and most recently tweeted a photo of a sign reading ‘Trans women are women’ with the caption, ‘No.’

The best-selling novelist, 58, has made it clear she won’t back down despite backlash to her beliefs, even being prepared to do time if necessary.

‘I’ll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality and importance of sex,’ she said on social media after it was suggested a Labour government could make gender identity attacks a criminal offence in Britain.

‘Bring on the court case, I say. It’ll be more fun than I’ve ever had on a red carpet.’

Meanwhile, the likes of Bake Off’s Sandi also refuses to budge on her position.

‘I’ve been an activist all of my life,’ she said proudly.

‘It’s a core part of who I am.

‘We’re here, we’re making noise – and we’re not going anywhere.’

Sandi said earlier this year that she ‘can’t sit by and let LGBTQ+ community suffer’ following attacks from the church, declaring that gay sex was a sin.

Following her meeting with the Archbishop, she said talks were ‘very disappointing’.

Speaking to BBC News, Sandi insisted she ‘never wanted’ to be going up against the Church of England regarding same-sex rights, adding: ‘Being gay is just a normal life. And we want to be allowed to get on with it.

‘But every time somebody condemns you, somebody somewhere in the LGBTQ+ community gets hurt. And I cannot sit by and let that happen.’

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Sharon Osbourne took the reigns at last night’s Rolling Stone UK Awards for Ozzy Osbourne after he was honoured with the icon award.

The likes of The Last Dinner Party, Daniel Kaluuya, Jessie Ware and The Chemical Brothers also all went home winners from the London awards show held at The Roundhouse, in collaboration with Rémy Martin.

Ozzy – the publication’s latest cover star and Black Sabbath legend – now 74, couldn’t be at the event due to something ‘cropping up’, but his wife of 40 years Sharon, 71, accepted the accolade in his place.

As she did, Sharon gave an emotional speech and explained how it was ‘f**ked up’ the rock n’ roll legend couldn’t be there to pick up the award himself.

Since a fall in 2019, Ozzy has undergone four operations on his back. He’s been pictured using a wheelchair and walkers since, and declared in September he would only endure one more surgery, and that was it – regardless of the outcome.

‘You’ve got me instead of the legend,’ Sharon began, then nodding to his recent cover star interview with the publication, continued: ‘Rolling Stone UK you have no idea what it means as an artist to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.

‘I can remember when Ozzy first got the cover, he said: “Does this mean I’ve made it now?” And I’m like, yeah, I think so.’

Talking of his love for music, Sharon declared, ‘It’s all Ozzy’s ever known his entire life,’ before crumbling into tears.

Composing herself, Sharon praised Yungblud who presented the award, confessing that when Ozzy met the young rocker, he felt as if he was meeting himself.

‘I’m just so f**ked up that he’s not here tonight, it means so much and he’s worked so hard his entire life to give back,’ she continued, full of emotion.

Focusing on her husband, she explained how the worst thing you can do to Ozzy was confide him in a music studio, but even so, he always emerged with a banger.

‘Now it’s 55 years he’s been making music,’ she said, ‘and a 55-year career where he’s never had a dud album.’

Having sold over 100million albums, Ozzy forged an almighty solo career after being booted out of Black Sabbath for substance use in 1979.

‘I am just so proud of him as a man, as a musician,’ she continued. ‘It’s been my honour to be on his coattails, I adore him and you’ve just got no idea what this means to him right now,’ Sharon confessed, breaking into tears again, and then joking she knew she was going to ‘f**k this up’.

Summarising Ozzy’s legacy, Sharon said he is what ‘rock n’ roll is all about’.

‘He’s wild, he’s fabulous, he’s talented, he’s like a f**king uncaged animal and I adore him, and I know you all do, and just thank you, thank you, so much,’ she concluded.

In a video message, Ozzy said: ‘I’m so sorry I couldn’t be there tonight, only something cropped up and I just couldn’t make the flight. My wife’s gonna be there on my behalf and she’s great.

‘The only one bit of advice is keep her away from the bar because she gets very rowdy when she has a few drinks!

‘My success is just a dream come true. I’d like to thank Rolling Stone UK and all the readers for this wonderful award. This award means everything to me. I’m just so sad.’

‘It’s really knocked me about,’ Ozzy told Rolling Stone UK in their cover star interview chatting about his operations in recent years.

‘The second surgery went drastically wrong and virtually left me crippled. I thought I’d be up and running after the second and third, but with the last one they put a f**king rod in my spine.

‘They found a tumour in one of the vertebrae, so they had to dig all that out too. It’s pretty rough, man, and my balance is all f**ked up.’

Sharon added: ‘It’s been nearly five years of heartache, and at times I’ve just felt so helpless and so bad for Ozzy, to see him going through the pain.’

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Lauren Goodger appears to be on amicable terms with her ex-boyfriend Charles Drury as they were seen together for the first time since he was charged with domestic assault. 

The former couple, who dated for two years before splitting in January 2022, spent time together with their two-year-old daughter Larose on Thursday, with the family enjoying a day out at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. 

Former Towie star Lauren, 37, took charge of pushing the pram which was filled with shopping bags and had a balloon tied to the handle, while both she and Charles, 26, held Larose’s hands as the toddler walked in the middle of her parents. 

Charles, a builder, was in good spirits as he was seen smiling while walking his daughter along, and at one point was seen talking to Lauren. 

It’s the first time the two have been pictured together since Charles was charged with assault and coercive control in August 2022, following an incident at the funeral of their second daughter Lorena, who died shortly after birth in July that year. 

The charges relate to an incident where police were called to Upminster where a woman aged in her 30s was treated for facial injuries. At the time, it was reported that Lauren was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries.

In July 2023, Charles appeared in court accused of assaulting Lauren causing actual bodily harm in the hours after Lorena’s funeral. He was also charged with engaging in ‘controlling or coercive behaviour’ against the reality star between August 1 2020 and August 5 2022.

During the preliminary hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Drury pleaded not guilty to the charges.

According to the indictment, he ‘engaged in behaviour towards Lauren Goodger that was controlling or coercive which had a serious effect’ on her. 

It alleges he ’caused Lauren Goodger to fear, on at least two occasions, that violence will be used against’ her, ‘at a time when he knew or ought to have known that the behaviour’ would have a ‘serious effect’ on her.

The second charge states that he ‘assaulted Lauren Goodger thereby occasioning her actual bodily harm’ on August 4 2022.

A second preliminary trial will take place in the same court on February 12, 2024, before a full trial listed for five days begins on March 18 of the same year.

He has been released on unconditional bail until that time. 

Lauren and Charles began dating in October 2020 and welcomed their baby girl Larose in July 2021. 

However, their relationship came to an end in January 2022 after it emerged that Charles had a brief romance with Amy Gilbert during his break from Lauren, but he ended it and got back together with the mother of his child. They split when Charles admitted to the relationship. 

Regarding the charges against her ex, Lauren’s rep previously told Metro.co.uk: ‘Lauren has never commented on this police investigation and will not be commenting on this story.’

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Terror Squad rapper Raul Conde has died aged 52.

The likes of DJ Khaled, French Montana and Fat Joe have shared their tributes, while American model and actress Erica Mena, who shares her eldest son with Conde, spoke of life being ‘so short’.

Writing on her Instagram stories alongside a sweet picture of her young son with his father, she said: ‘My son officially has a broken heart. Life is so short. Please love your people.’

Announcing the news on Wednesday, Joe wrote: ‘My Day 1 how can a man love another man more than your own biological family.

‘You are 1 of 1 the most loyal EVER. We did it since kids we did everything we dreamed of i love you with every fiber in my body.

‘I thought we’d get old together and look back at the times we had and laugh. No one understood me like you, you were God sent my brother I wish I could get one last talk with you.’

The emotional tribute to the music director went on: ‘My Condolences to the CONDE FAMILY ty for letting us have RAUL for all these years i can tell you not a moment in my life i won’t love and cherish every minute every second I’ve had with RAUL.

‘i want everyone to wish my brother a safe passage to Heaven cause he loved GOD SO MUCH WE ARE TERROR SQUAD 4 Life I love you RAUL TILL WE MEET AGAIN.’

DJ Khaled paid tribute in the comments, writing: ‘Love you forever @raul.ts GOD BLESS YOU.’

French Montana added: ‘Crazy! Love that guy hold your head crack.’

In a separate post, alongside pictures together over the years, Khaled wrote: ‘Love you my brother @raul.ts you are very rare you the definition of a true brother friend . U always wanted to see everyone win . RAUL I LOVE YOU BROTHER ! GOD BLESS . WE GOING MISS U , @raul.ts the legendary RAUL ! Love for ever !’

Timbaland shared a picture writing ‘Rest easy king’ while DJ Nasty penned: ‘Legends Never Die!’

Conde’s cause of death has not been announced.

His work included directing Fat Joe’s Lean Back music video and Terror Squad’s Take Me Home.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has responded after being accused of drugging and raping a woman in a new lawsuit.

Last week the rapper, 54, was accused of rape and violent behaviour by his ex, real name Casandra Ventura.

A day later, the claims were settled ‘to mutual satisfaction’, however Combs’ lawyer, Ben Brafman, denied any wrongdoing on his behalf and said that ‘a decision to settle a lawsuit, especially in 2023, is in no way an admission of wrongdoing’.

Now, less than a week later, the rapper has been hit with a new lawsuit accusing him of drugging and date raping a college student – before sharing a ‘revenge porn’-style video of the alleged abuse.

The complaint was filed on Thursday in the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York, according to The Daily Beast.

It was reportedly filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which opened a one-year revival window to file sexual abuse claims that would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations.

The woman alleged Combs sexually abused her and is also accusing him of shooting revenge porn which he allegedly distributed across New York without her consent.

She has also reportedly listed the rapper’s Enterprise and his music label Bad Boy Records as defendants.

According to the publication, the defendant’s lawsuit says she met Sean for dinner in 1991 when she was a Syracuse University student, before the performer allegedly pushed her to go to a string of other bars and nightclubs.

It is said to state: ‘During their date, Combs had intentionally drugged (her), resulting in her being in a physical state where she could not independently stand or walk.

‘Driving first to a music studio where she could not get out of the car, Combs proceeded to a place he was staying to sexually assault her.’

The suit claims Combs was known to capture his alleged assaults on camera and the alleged victim did not immediately go to a hospital and asked her friend what happened the day after.

In a statement to Metro.co.uk, a spokesperson for Combs said the ‘last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head’.

They said the ‘32-year-old story is not credible’.

‘Mr. Combs never assaulted her, and she implicates companies that did not exist.’

They added: ‘This is purely a money grab.’

Combs’ spokesperson is referring to New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which allows alleged victims of sexual offenses to file civil lawsuits even though the statute of limitations may have passed.

It expires on Friday.

In the original lawsuit, it was claimed that Cassie was raped ‘in her own home after she tried to leave’ Combs and ‘endured over a decade of his violent behaviour and disturbed demands’.

The suit contained a rare trigger warning on the front due to the extreme nature of the allegations.

It was also alleged that Combs was ‘prone to uncontrollable rage’, with claims including that he ‘blew up a man’s car after he learned that he was romantically interested in Ms Ventura’.

Cassie was 19 when she met Combs and alleged he started a pattern of abuse and controlling behaviour that included ‘beating her, plying her with drugs and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes as Combs filmed’.

Terms of their settlement have not been disclosed.

Combs has vehemently denied the allegations made against him.

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Maya Jama was absolutely beaming as she and Stormzy stepped out for a rare public appearance.

The reunited couple, who rekindled their romance over the summer after splitting back in 2019, made their first public appearance together since their reunion at an event in London on Thursday evening.

The 29-year-old Love Island host and her 30-year-old grime star beau looked totally loved up as they were seen at the Vogue Forces For Change party in Mayfair.

Maya could hardly stop smiling as she held hands with her man, with both of them looking suitably stylish at the fashion event.

She was rocking a black PVC jumpsuit, with her long hair falling in curls, while Stormzy paired smart trousers with a navy jumper.

Their appearance comes after the rapper, real name Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr, addressed their rekindled relationship for the first time.

He explained that they’re trying to keep everything under wraps this time, having previously been more ‘public’.

‘We were so public the first time round. Somewhere down the line, my spirit started resisting,’ he told the December issue of Vogue, adding: ‘So I’m not gonna speak on it.’

However, he did reference their loved-up summer holiday in Greece and the snaps from the trip, admitting they were ‘just living la vida loca’.

He said: ‘Lapse of judgement for an hour!’

Last month, Stormzy and Maya went Instagram official again when she melted hearts with a sweet video of Stormzy picking her up from the airport.

In the clip, the musician was waiting beside his car, holding a picture of Maya’s bombshell fashion campaign and a sign that read: ‘Maya Jama #1 fan.’

Giggling about the sweet gesture, Maya could be heard saying: ‘You are so cute. Thanks.’

It’s even said Stormzy – whose mum reportedly persuaded him to get Maya back – could be getting down on one knee this time around.

‘Stormzy knows how lucky he is to have got her back, and he’s determined not to lose her again,’ spilled an insider to The Sun.

They added: ‘He wants to make her his wifey for lifey. He’s telling his mates this is it for him now, he’s found the one.’

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Paris Hilton has announced that she’s a mum-of-two, and that her baby daughter will have an iconic name.

The American model, 42, took to Instagram on Thanksgiving Day to share the happy news, with a picture of an adorable pink baby grow that showed off the name: ‘London’.

Paris welcomed her first child with husband Carter Reum via a surrogate recently, announcing baby Phoenix’s surprise arrival in January.

While she has yet to confirm whether this announcement is of her pregnancy or whether her daughter has arrived into the world, she was flooded with congratulatory messages after captioning the image: ‘Thankful for my baby girl.’

Naomi Campbell wrote ‘Congratulations @parishilton and welcome London,’ while Paris’ aunt and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards shared some pink hearts.

‘PARIS AND LONDON. ICONS,’ one fan wrote.

And amongst the photos from her Thanksgiving celebrations shared to her Instagram Story, Paris also posted a picture of Phoenix which was captioned: ‘The big brother.’

In an earlier post, she had written that she was ‘so grateful for this beautiful life’, saying: ‘This year has brought so many amazing blessings, the most incredible being becoming a mom.🥰

‘I am truly so thankful to be surrounded by such an incredible family, supportive friends and a loving husband.😍 To many more years of love and thanks! 🍁’

Paris had previously revealed she had always wanted a daughter named London.

Speaking on a This is Paris podcast titled ‘This is… I’m Pregnant??’ before she had her son, she said: ‘One day I want to have a little girl, and I want to name her London.

‘That’s always been my dream ever since I was a little girl, because I just love London and Paris together.

‘For a boy, I want to name him after a city or a country or a state as well. I have a name, but I’m not going to say it yet – I want to keep it a surprise, and I don’t want anyone stealing my baby name for that one. I’ve said London for a long time so I can’t really hide that one now.’

And when she confirmed Phoenix’s name, she admitted she had chosen a moniker that would complement London.

Speaking on her podcast, the Stars Are Blind hitmaker revealed an excerpt from her upcoming memoir Paris, which read: ‘If all goes well, by the time you read this, Carter and I will have a baby boy.

‘We plan to name him Phoenix, a name that I decided on years ago when I was searching cities, countries and states on a map looking for something to go with Paris and London.

‘Phoenix has a few good pop culture reference points, but more importantly it’s the bird that flames out and then rises from the ashes to fly again.

‘I want my son to grow up knowing that disaster and triumph go around and come around throughout our lives. And that this should give us great hope for the future.’

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When Sophie May was a teenager a life-limiting illness repeatedly landed her in hospital.

By the time she was 15, Sophie, now 34, had not only ended up in a coma but had already been resuscitated twice and placed on a ventilator due to her severe asthma attacks.

As her health continued to decline, she was housebound and dependent on large amounts of medication. Her outlook was bleak and her mental health took a nose-dive.

Doctors told Sophie’s mum that there was nothing more they could do, so she decided to apply for When You Wish Upon a Star, a charity that grants the wishes of children living with a life-threatening illness.

That’s when everything changed for Sophie.

One day, Sophie told her mum that, above anything else in the world, she wanted to meet the Beckhams. Yep, those Beckhams.

‘They’ve always been in the public eye, but I was a football fan,’ Sophie told Metro.co.uk about her love of Victoria and David Beckham.

‘I watched him [play] for England. And they did a lot for charity at the time.’

Sophie added: ‘So I said, “Oh, I’d love to meet Victoria and David Beckham”. The next thing you know, I was getting a call from Barbara from When You Wish Upon a Star to say, “would you like to fly to Madrid and meet David?”’

At the time, David, now 48, was playing for Real Madrid and lived in Spain with Victoria, 49, and their kids.

Before she knew it, Sophie was packed and ready for a weekend with the Beckhams. It was an experience she says saved her life.

‘There was a new drug that had come out around the time I met David, but it wasn’t available yet.

‘We had to fight for it. Meeting David and Victoria gave me that fight, mentally.

‘Before that, I was giving up. I was tired. But meeting them gave me that positive mental attitude and made me think, “No, I want to be here. I want to fight for my life”.’

While in Spain, Sophie spent time with David at his office and was taken aback by just how down-to-earth the superstar footballer was.

‘I didn’t know what to expect. I was meeting someone famous, but he was massively down to earth. He wanted to know about me, my story, my life, my family. And he wasn’t just asking those questions because he felt he had to, he was genuinely interested.’

Spending time with Posh and Becks meant that Sophie was allowed a rare glimpse into the private life of one of the most famous couples in the world.

However, they were more like a normal family than many would suspect.

‘[They were] a strong couple, a strong family unit, and that was something I aspired to,’ she shared.

Reflecting on David’s new Netflix documentary, Beckham, a large portion of which focuses around his time with Real Madrid, Sophie admitted it took her back to her time spent in Spain.

As anyone who watched Beckham will know, David and Victoria’s time in Madrid was far from smooth sailing.

At the time, the Beckhams had only welcomed three of their four children: Brooklyn, now 24, Romeo, 21, and Cruz, who is now 18 and was born in Madrid in 2005.

They are also now doting parents to daughter Harper, 12.

In her husband’s Netflix documentary, Victoria admitted that moving to Spain in the early noughties was difficult and put a strain on their marriage.

However, Sophie only has fond memories of her time with the Beckhams in the Spanish capital.

‘When you see him playing football – we went to watch him play football with Victoria and David’s mum – so that brought it all back. That was really nice to see,’ she said.

Nowadays, Sophie is happily married with two lovely children and even her health and asthma have massively improved.

Asked whether she feels she’s come out the other side, Sophie shared: ‘Yeah, definitely thanks to the [new] drug and meeting them [the Beckhams] and having that positive attitude.’

She added: ‘Things have been difficult, but looking back, I never knew that I’d be here with children, married and living the life I’m living now.’

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Attendees at the Rolling Stone UK Awards were left in tears of both laughter and crying by Roman Kemp’s speech in honour of his friend Lewis Capaldi.

The glitzy awards night saw Sharon Osbourne accept an award on behalf of her husband Ozzy Osbourne, who is currently unwell and couldn’t travel.

Daniel Kaluuya, Maisie Peters, and The Chemical Brothers all received honours on the night but one speech for an absent recipient stood out.

Roman, 30, was presenting the Game Changer award at the glamorous event on Thursday, November 23, in London, to the Someone You Loved singer.

‘This award is the first of it’s kind and it’s going to someone who I would class as a close friend of mine, a good mate, someone who all of you in this room know probably too well, I’ll give you a little hint,’ the radio DJ began.

He continued: ‘I texted him and I said: “Gotta get this award for you do you want any message to pass on?” and he just said: “Get tae f**k. You do it yourself, freestyle something.” So you know it’s Lewis Capaldi right?’

Lewis, 27, decided to ditch the event as he has been taking some time for his health after revealing his diagnosis of Tourette’s Syndrome last year.

The usually cheeky chappy shocked audiences at Glastonbury 2023 when his performance was derailed resulting in fans rallying around the singer.

Roman, who is the son of singer Martin Kemp, brought up this pivotal moment in the Scottish singer’s career and said it was ‘the hardest thing to watch’.

‘You can see how much he tried to get through that all whilst battling with something that he was going through in his personal life,’ shared Roman.

‘That’s Tourettes. That’s something Lewis lives with every single day and is dealing with part of him, part of who he is.’

Lewis was ‘gutted’ and had a conversation with his friend about stepping back from the spotlight after Glastonbury, which Roman wholeheartedly supported.

‘It was the best thing I ever heard him say, I know that for him that’s a scary thing and I know for a lot of artists in this room have that voice in the back of their head saying this is a lot: “I’m losing touch with who I am”,’ he shared.

Roman has been an incredibly vocal advocate for mental health awareness, even issuing pleas to the government to take action on suicide prevention.

The One Show presenter has revealed in the past his own struggles with depression, as well as discussing the impact of the death of his friend Joe Lyons.

He continued: ‘The mental health thing gets thrown around a lot. Sometimes artists are forgotten about in this.

‘We put these people on this stage, put them in front of thousands, in front of stadiums and we expect them to come off stage and be okay because they’re getting paid loads of money so who cares?

‘But every now and again someone, like Lewis, will come around and say you know what there’s a point where I do need to step back really regroup, see my friends, see my family, focus on who i am and take proper time out.

‘I implore artists to do it and I implore labels to allow artists to do it, to not put that much pressure on them and that is why Lewis Capaldi is a game changer. He is one of those artists that stood up and said that.

‘To be able to say you know what I’m not going to walk out in front of thousands of people, I’m not gonna walk out to adoring fans and people to sing my name every night.

‘I’m gonna go back and I’m gonna look after myself, that my friends is a real f**king rockstar. That’s Lewis Capaldi.’

Well said, Roman!

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Bradley Cooper will be enjoying Thanksgiving with a difference this year, spending it with the family of Leonard Bernstein.

The 48-year-old starred in – and directed – Maestro and spent years working on the new film exploring the late conductor’s life.

He led an A-List cast including Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer and Maya Hawke, and has been tipped for Oscars success.

Although his transformation for the role sparked huge controversy over the use of prosthetics, the dad-of-one was defended from the backlash by the composer’s loved ones – proving how close they had become behind the scenes.

During an appearance on the Stephen Colbert show, Cooper briefly touched on his plans to celebrate Thanksgiving, explaining that he is reuniting with them for the holidays.

‘We are going to go to Jersey and then we’re going to go to Fairfield, Connecticut to spend it with the Bernsteins,’ he told the host.

It will be a touching Thanksgiving as he added that they actually filmed ‘in that house’ they will be spending the day in.

Maestro was released in cinemas on Wednesday, and will be dropping on Netflix on December 20.

Earlier this year, first look images from the set were released, and quickly sparked fury over the decision for Cooper to sport a prosthetic nose in his portrayal of Bernstein.

Many claimed that the makeup equated to ‘Jewface’ and weighed in with their concerns on social media.

However, Bernstein’s family, including his children, Jamie, Alexander and Nina, quickly stepped in and offered a statement in support of the transformation.

‘Bradley Cooper included the three of us along every step of his amazing journey as he made his film about our father,’ it read. ‘It breaks our hearts to see any misrepresentations of misunderstandings of his efforts.

‘It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose. Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we’re perfectly fine with that.

‘We’re also certain that our dad would have been fine with it as well.

‘Any strident complaints around this issue strike us above all as disingenuous attempts to bring a successful person down a notch – a practice we observed all too often perpetrated on our own father.’

Speaking in an interview with Gayle King, Cooper revealed how touched he was by the support, but confessed he wasn’t shocked by the fury.

‘Nothing really catches me off guard. You never know what’s going to happen,’ he said. ‘The truth is, I’ve done this whole project out of love and it’s so clear to me where I come from.

‘My nose is very similar to Lenny’s, actually. So, the prosthetic is actually like a silk sheet.

‘I thought, Maybe we don’t need to do it,” because we can take down time of prep. But it’s all about balance. My lips are nothing like Lenny’s, and my chin, so we had that, and it just didn’t look right.’

Maestro is out in cinemas now.

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It’s fair to say that Cher was the star of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but one celebrity seemed to enjoy her performance more than anyone else.

In fact, Flavor Flav nearly stole the 77-year-old’s thunder as he was spotted in the crowd, bopping along to her efforts without a care in the world.

As she closed the Thanksgiving Parade out with her new track, DJ Play A Christmas Song, the camera panned to the impressed crowd, who had gathered in New York to take in the action in person.

Nestled in the audience was none other than the rapper, real name William Drayton Jr, who was clearly having the time of his life.

Fans couldn’t get enough of the scenes, and flocked to Twitter to cheer the 64-year-old’s appearance.

‘NOT FLAVOR FLAV ON THE TV CLAPPING FOR CHER HES EVERYWHERE WHAT A KING [sic],’ one yelled.

A viewer penned: ‘The parade continues to be a fever dream. Flavor Flav cheering for Cher in the audience?’

‘Grateful for Flavor Flav hyping up Cher at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,’ another said.

A follower agreed: ‘Seeing Flavor Flav cheering for Cher at #MacysThanksgivingDayParade was my favorite thing today.’

‘Flavor Flav going nuts over @cher at the #MacysParade is all I needed to kickstart my Thanksgiving,’ a Twitter user posted.

‘Starting a petition to have Cher and Flavor Flav perform together next year. #MacysThanksgivingDayParade #Thanksgiving #Cher #FlavorFlav,’ a commenter begged.

As a fan added: ‘May the season bring you as much joy as Flavor Flav reacting to Cher’s performance.’

Honestly, a whole mood.

Cher has had a busy time of year, as she has just dropped a new edition of her Believe album to celebrate the 25th anniversary, as well as her first ever Christmas record.

The new music is dedicated to her late mother, Georgia Holt, who died last December at the age of 96, following a long illness.

But, despite the dedication, she isn’t using the album – which includes collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper and Michael Buble – as a way of memorializing her mom.

‘I think about my mom all the time,’ she previously told AP.

‘I don’t have a bit of regret that my mom is gone because my mom was such a vibrant woman and she didn’t like what was going on in her life.’

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Never one to stay away from adjusting her body, Katie Price has been tweaking away at her face again but it was her eye that really grabbed everyone’s attention.

The former glamour model is no stranger to bleeding flaunting her new lips, new bum, new teeth, and an estimated 17 boob jobs – the latest of which left us truly speechless.

However, oozing blood from your eye is a new one even for Katie as she caused concern on the red carpet at the premiere of Netflix’s The Psychopath Life Coach.

Katie, 45, had to be rushed to hospital as her nine-year-old daughter, Bunny, alarmingly pointed out her eye had suddenly turned red.

Doctors told Katie she had suffered a haemorrhage in her eye most likely caused by overwhelming stress in her life.

One major stress comes from the health of her mum, Amy, who recently had a lung transplant and now lives with a terminal diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

On her podcast The Katie Price Show, she relayed the horrific health scare to her sister Sophie, she said: ‘I woke up to get Bunny ready for school at seven in the morning.

‘She was going, “Mum, mum, your eye’s bleeding”. I said, “What do you mean, my eye’s bleeding?”

‘She went, “It is, inside your eye”. And I thought, “Is she winding me up?” cos she’s always pranking me. And then I looked in the mirror and I was like, “S**t, what the f**k’s happened to my eye?”

‘I thought I can’t leave my eye like this, I don’t know what it is, I’ve never seen it before in my life, what’s it bleeding and what’s happened? I just woke up like this.’

She added: ”There are a lot of stresses behind the scenes in my life, like, not work stuff. I love the work, but other stuff that I’m deal dealing with.

‘Everyone has stresses, I just wish my stress didn’t show in my eye.’

Despite her busy life – and apparent bankruptcy – Katie has been indulging in yet more cosmetic surgery, unveiling her very plump new lips.

The Mucky Mansion star is never afraid of revealing her cosmetic surgery, having said she might have a form of body dysmorphia.

The mum of five, filmed the entire surgery and live streamed it all on Instagram as she got her already full lips topped up with a distinct cupids bow.

Adding to her major lip transformation, she got yet another bum lift to fill out her hip dips – months after her butt leaked on stage.

She shared: ‘I just love them! I love how you’ve done the dip and made them flatter today. Like, little and often I just love them.’

‘Love them,’ she repeated before winking at the camera then added: ‘Oh my god, my lips look massive today!’

Little is not something usually used to describe Katie’s extensive cosmetic surgery, with her boobs rumoured to be above a double H cup after many breast enhancements.

She previously shared: ‘I know sometimes when I have gone too far. I have been there done it with all the fillers. I don’t have fillers now. I do in my lips and I have Botox because it got to the point where my face just looked like a balloon. Like really shiny.

‘I am starting to look alien. It is purely for me, that’s the difference.’

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Glastonbury and Girls Aloud in the same sentence is something to get excited about.

That’s precisely what fans are doing after the Sound of the Underground hitmakers – Nadine Coyle, 38, Kimberley Walsh, 41, Nicola Roberts, 38, and Cheryl, 40 – confirmed their reunion tour after an 11-year hiatus, and hinted they’d be very up for the festival.

Of course, it’s a bittersweet time for the band members and their devoted fanbase, as beloved member Sarah Harding died of breast cancer two years ago.

But her best pals are determined to do her proud with their UK stadium tour, kicking off in May next year, which will be dedicated to their late friend.

On studying the news, fans were just a little bit buzzing to see a Glastonbury-shaped gap in their tour dates, leaving a window for them to be able to perform at the epic festival at the end of June.

That’s right, a big Glasto-shaped hole.

Indeed, the four women seem pretty up for it, if Glastonbury are – but they suggested it was down to the festival to Call The Shots. If they did, it would certainly be make A Whole Lotta’ History. Okay, okay: we’re getting over excited.

Speaking to Zoe Ball on her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show this morning, Cheryl revealed that ‘Glastonbury haven’t even asked’ them, but Kimberly added: ‘I don’t even know if it’s feasible but they just need to ask us.’

Cue wide eyes, as Nicola joked: ‘Maybe we should just show up on our bus.’ Maybe you really should, Nicola.

The bookies agree with the fans, as the odds of Girls Aloud making a Worthy Farm appearance have slashed in half.

Bookmaker Coral now has them at 8-1 from 4-1 following their comeback.

However, practicalities could get in the way of all your Love Machine dreams, as Nadine admitted that the ‘logistics would be hard’ to move their whole show to the festival, in an interview with Vogue.

‘We’ve spoken about [Glastonbury] but the thing is, we’d have to take our stage and so the logistics would be hard,’ Nadine told the publication.

‘But we are touring at the same time so maybe we could get a jet in.’

The band’s publicist interrupted, pointing out they hadn’t actually been asked yet, to which Nicola continued: ‘We’ll obviously come up with some spectacular opening.

‘But all my ideas cost billions of pounds, which is the problem.’

Glastonbury tickets went on sale last week and sold out within the hour, but no fear, Jump boppers – there are always the resale tickets in the spring to pin your hopes on.

Now let’s all cross our fingers, toes, and pray for Something Kinda Oooh.

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Britney Spears’ son Sean Preston appears to have settled into his new life in Hawaii as he was spotted enjoying a beach day with his dad Kevin Federline. 

The Toxic singer’s children Sean, 18, and his younger brother Jayden James, 17, are now living on the tropical island after moving there with their dad Kevin, 45, and his wife Victoria Prince, earlier this year. 

They’ve clearly embraced the Hawaii lifestyle as Sean and Kevin hit the beach waves for a surf along with Jayden and their half-sister Kori, who is Kevin’s daughter from a previous relationship. 

In the shots, Sean was seen kneeling on the surfboard with his long hair straggled in front of his face, while former dancer Kevin steadied his own board and talked strategy with Kori. Jayden was also spotted taking in the stunning views while paddling in the water. 

It’s the first time the family have been seen together since making the move across to the sunshine state. 

News of their relocation came after it was revealed that Britney, 41, had become estranged from her sons, who were born during her marriage to Kevin. 

In May, it was reported that Kevin’s wife had received a job offer in the sports department of a university in Hawaii which meant the family would have to move. It was also claimed that Kevin was prepared to take her to court to allow it to happen but, days later, Britney gave the teenagers permission to move to the island state despite the fact that the distance would make it harder for her to mend their relationship.

A lawyer for Kevin previously claimed to TMZ that Britney hadn’t seen her children for over a year. 

Last year, the popstar admitted to crying over her dwindling relationship with her children, saying they ‘don’t need me anymore.’

‘I’ve cried oceans for my boys and I’m not lying!’

She shared her woes that ‘one day I can show recent pics of us but in the meantime, I respect their wishes.’

Months later, Britney posted a photo of her eldest son Sean on Instagram, with the teen looking smart in a shirt and smiling. 

‘My first love,’ she captioned the post. 

Britney released her memoir, The Woman In Me, in October and it was claimed that her children were ‘heartbroken’ over the content, which included sharing that she had an abortion during her relationship with Justin Timberlake.

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‘I can be your hero baby, I can wash away the pain,’ is a line that will haunt early 2000s pop-guzzlers for years to come.

That’s right everyone, it’s time to wave a big goodbye to Spainish singer and songwriter Enrique Iglesias, 48, as he has announced his upcoming album will be his last.

Since mid-October the noughties star has been on the road with Ricky Martin and Pitbull for The Trilogy Tour, having enjoyed a successful 30-year career in music.

It comes after a number of videos from his tour have gone viral for all the wrong reasons, but more on that later…

His final album, Final (Vol. 2), will be released next year after its first single, Así Es La Vidas featuring Maria Beccera, was unveiled in June.

In 2021, the Hero hitmaker announced he would only be releasing two more albums, with his penultimate album aptly named Final (Vol. 1), which he dropped in September of that year.

Now though, the bad news came for fans via TODAY.com, as Enrique revealed this upcoming album will definitely be his last.

‘It’s finished. It’s actually coming out in February,’ he said. ‘It’s completely finished. What I want to do is shoot one or two videos right before the second leg on the tour and launch it.’

He added: ‘I’ve been working on this album for quite a bunch of years. And for me it was always like I said, my final album… this is it.

‘I don’t think — no, I know, I won’t be doing any more albums.’

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Online though, some people might agree it’s time for him to hang up his microphone, after a series of videos from his recent performances went viral.

One – liked over 600,000 times – shows Enrique fairly close up singing on stage, and the fan wrote over the video that she and her mum ‘couldn’t stop laughing’ at the performance.

‘I have officially been cured of my 20+ year crush on Enrique Iglesias,’ commented one fan.

‘Is it just me or is the audience like totally silent?? 😂 pointed out another.

Another video showed the star seemingly, and slowly, humping the floor mid-show – a video that has disturbed some fans.

‘UMMM IS HE OK!?? 😭😭’ asked one, while another said: ‘Jesus take the wheel😳 I thought he was in the midst of a medical emergency 😂.’

‘I want a refund and I didn’t go,’ said someone else. Ouch.

Enrique began his career in the mid-1990s when he signed with Mexican label Fonovisa and became the best-selling Spanish-language act of the decade. 

In 1999 Enrique’s song Bailamos topped charts, and he went on to establish himself as the King of Latin Pop.

At least now he’s, er, gone out with a bang – however underwhelming…

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Shane MacGowan’s wife has revealed The Pogues frontman is out of hospital after he was admitted in June.

Victoria Mary Clarke – who married the 65-year-old Fairytale of New York hitmaker in 2018 – has been keeping fans updated on how he’s doing since he was hospitalised five months ago.

Exact details of Shane’s condition are unknown, but he did suffer a rare brain condition encephalitis last Christmas.

This is a life-threatening condition that causes the brain to swell and has the potential to cause loss of movement and difficulty with speech.

Taking to social media, journalist Victoria shared a picture of Shane and wrote: ‘Shane got out of the hospital! We are deeply and eternally grateful to all of the doctors and nurses and staff at St Vincent’s it’s the best ! And special thanks to Tom Creagh and Brian Corscadden for your help.’

Fans flooded social media with thanks for the update, and well wishes for Shane, as one wrote: ‘Thank you for the updates. He’ll be in my thoughts this holiday season xo.’

Another wrote: ‘Victoria Mary, I’m SO happy for both of you & for all of us! I’m in America and Shane getting to be back home is one of the things I’m incredibly grateful for today on Thanksgiving!’

This comes after the 57-year-old earlier this month wrote about her huge worry in an Instagram post, saying she was ‘facing terrifying fears of loss’.

She wrote: ‘Love is the most beautiful and powerful thing that we can experience as humans but love can also feel painful especially if you are afraid of losing a person or anything else that you love.’

In the lengthy post, the Irish journalist continued: ‘Sometimes when you love very deeply you will find yourself facing terrifying fears of loss that can feel so big and devastating that you don’t know how you can survive them and you can’t imagine life without this person that you love.’

Throughout his time in hospital, Shane was visited by a number of friends, including sound engineer Tom Creagh, who is by his side in this most recent photo shared by Victoria, in which the Dirty Old Town hitmaker is seen lying in hospital wearing a hat and scarf.

Irish musician Imelda May went to see the frontman just days ago, and back in May – before Shane was admitted for his lengthy stay the following month – Bruce Springsteen even dropped by.

Writing about the Born In The USA rocker’s visit, Victoria wrote online: ‘What an amazing honour and a beautiful experience to get a visit from The Boss!!!’

⁩She added: ‘Such a truly wonderful man and a total genius!’

The Pogues reached international fame in the 1980s and early 1990s, after they were founded in Kings Cross under the name Pogue Mahoe – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic póg mo thóin, meaning ‘kiss my arse’.

Alongside their festive classic, other hits include Dirty Old Town, Sally MacLennane, and If I Should Fall From Grace.

Shane was born in Kent, England to Irish parents in in 1957. He turns 66 on December 25 when – as the lyrics in his famed festive song go – ‘the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day’.

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Adele appeared to show off her new wedding ring after reported marrying Rich Paul as they beamed at a Lakers game in LA on Wednesday.

Rumours that the 35-year-old Grammy winner and sports agent Rich, 41, had wed came to a head this week when she ‘confirmed’ they’d tied the knot at one of her pal Alan Carr’s recent comedy shows in California.

And stepping out midweek to watch the Lakers take on the Dallas Mavericks, the couple looked happier than ever and giggled their way through the star-studded match, also attended by the likes of John Legend, Lil Wayne and Andrew Garfield.

Adele looked as stylish as ever while sitting next to her beau at the Crypto.com arena wearing a gorgeous knit sweater, but more eyes were drawn to her left ring finger, which was sporting some new bling.

As she covered her hands over her mouth during a tense moment in the match, a beautiful gold and diamond sparkler, suspected to be her wedding ring, was exposed.

She teamed the stunning wedding band and cream knit with uber cool cargo trousers and quite literally did not stop smiling the entire evening.

Rich – who donned a black jacket and jeans – also struggled to keep a grin off his face as Adele whispered something in his ear.

It comes after Adele swung by one of her bestie Alan’s recent comedy shows where the Chatty Man host asked if anyone in the audience had gotten married recently.

Two audience members claimed to gossip account Deuxmoi that Adele shouted: ‘I did!’

The couple has been the subject of plenty of rumours about their relationship, with the Hello hitmaker previously adding fuel to the fire when she referred to the sports agent as her ‘husband’.

Adele has been dating Rich for a couple of years and moved out to the States with her son, Angelo, in 2016.

The couple has been going strong since going official in late 2021, after Adele separated from ex husband Simon Konecki, with things quickly getting serious.

Adele has a tendency to do the unexpected according to her agent so a secret marriage isn’t out of the realm of possibility.

Metro.co.uk has reached out to Adele’s reps for comment.

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Girls Aloud are back and after over 10 years apart, they will finally go out on tour once more although for three of the women this means leaving their children at home.

Creating hype with countdown clips, Nadine Coyle, 38, Kimberley Walsh, 41, Nicola Roberts, 38, and Cheryl, 40, finally confirmed they are returning.

The chart topping group will embark on a mammoth UK tour in honour of their 21st anniversary and their late bandmate Sarah Harding who died two years ago.

Fans have been excited to see the reunion but also wondered if we could see their children follow in their footsteps and make an onstage debut.

Cheryl laughed when asked about the possibility of little boy Bear, who she shares with Liam Payne, joining her on tour.

‘The problem is that I want Bear to have a normal childhood,’ the Fight For This Love singer shared to Vogue. ‘I don’t want people recognising him on the street.

‘But he’s twigged that I’m famous. The other day he said, “How lucky am I to have famous parents?” I said, “It doesn’t matter.” He goes: “Yeah. But it’s pretty cool”.’

We think two famous parents is exceptionally cool – and Nadine agrees as she said: ‘It is though. Cheryl, you thought your life would be over at 30, but look at us still being able to do the same things we did at 17.

‘That’s going to be so inspiring to so many people!’

The four powerhouse women have been chasing their own projects since the split but were brought back together by the sad loss of Sarah to breast cancer.

Girls Aloud have said they are ‘heartbroken’ to be reuniting without her but are tighter than ever since the devastating death.

Chatting to presenter Zoe Ball on Radio 2, Cheryl said of their loss: ‘Every step of this process has been weird, to be honest.’

‘We started this discussion with Sarah,’ she revealed, explaining how their 20-year anniversary was ‘pending’ before the star’s diagnosis in 2020.

‘The fact that we’re here now and she’s not is heartbreaking,’ the Fight For This Love singer continued. ‘It’s never going to be the same.’

Speaking to Heart Radio, also this morning, the former X Factor judge revealed that they keep on waiting for Harding to walk through the door.

‘It’s felt bizarre, even this morning getting dressed, Sarah would be the one late anyway but when we’re all there you still feel like you’re waiting for someone else,’ she said.

She went on to reveal that while Harding was on board for their reunion, her diagnosis put everything ‘to the side’.

‘I spoke to Sarah one-on-one in the later stages when she was really poorly and she did say, “I hope you all do something when I’m not here,” but in that moment I couldn’t entertain that conversation,’ Cheryl revealed.

‘I do think of that energy every minute. I’m like there’s definitely something missing,’ added Kimberly, fondly.

Nicola misses ‘everything’ about her. ‘You never quite knew what you were going to get with Sarah, but it was always impactful,’ she said, before acting out her chaotic, fun energy.

Kimberly added that Harding always talked about how much she loved Girls Aloud. She even made them all watch old videos of them performing and together a few months before she died, to remember all the ‘amazing times’ they’d shared.

It seems the show – which will celebrate Harding, and remember her – is going to be pretty ambitious, as Nadine told Radio 2: ‘We’ve been known for that, like the many tours that we’ve done, where we’ve flown over, landed on another stage and then flown back.

‘Or on one of the tours, we got under the B stage and then ran through the arena backwards to get to the dresser. I mean, we really are gluttons for punishment but we’re all about the entertainment.’

Now with children of their own, Cheryl explained on Radio 2 how six-year-old Bear is a natural performer. This will be the first time he’s seen his mum perform as a popstar.

‘The irony of how much I’ve tried for [Bear being a performer] to not happen, and he is the one bursting at the seams, he is full of it,’ said Cheryl, who shares Bear with One Direction star, Liam Payne.

On seeing the girls back in the day on TV, Bear apparently asked why they were so ‘naked’, according to amused mum Cheryl, speaking to Heart.

Meanwhile, Kimberly is going to ‘have to try and fight’ her sons – Bobby, Cole, and Nate – off the stage, she told Zoe.

Fans are over the moon with the news, including Rylan, who phoned into Radio 2 and said: ‘On behalf of the gays, welcome back.’

Girls Aloud had a meteoric rise to stardom on ITV’s Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, storming the charts with hits like Can’t Speak French, The Show, and Love Machine.

In 2009, the group went on a hiatus before returning for their 10 year anniversary in 2012 and officially splitting the following year.

This morning, the Girls Aloud website was down. Perhaps it’s because of the rip-roaring Love Machine the four women have conjured in the space of 24 hours.

Pre-sale tickets will be up for grabs on Wednesday, November 29, at 9am, with the general sale on Friday December 1, 2023, at the same time.

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Robbie Williams became overwhelmed with emotion as he addressed the death of a fan after one of his Australia shows last week.

A woman in her 70s named Robyn Hall was rushed to hospital last week after falling down six rows of seats at 49-year-old Robbie’s Sydney show on November 16.

Hall suffered serious head injuries and was placed in a coma but sadly died days later.

Performing as part of his XXV tour in Melbourne on Wednesday night, doting dad Robbie choked up when paying tribute to Hall.

In a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, by user @leonsjogren, Robbie appeared to become tearful as he told the crowd: ‘When something happens like this it breaks my heart.

‘I’ve been thinking about it an awful lot, and I thought about it all the way through the show tonight.’

He added: ‘I just want to give a big shout-out and lots of love from me and my band to Robyn and Robyn’s family.

‘Let’s all sing up, she was somebody just like you who came to the gig, just like you did tonight.’

Robbie then dedicated his hit song Angel to Hall.

On Tuesday, more details emerged about the circumstances surrounding Hall’s death, which was confirmed at the beginning of the week by St Vincent’s Hospital where she was being treated for her injuries.

Her son, Michael Hall, also took to Facebook to mourn his mum.

According to MailOnline, he wrote: ‘I haven’t got the words to say what my mum meant to me.’

She is thought to have been on the upper grandstand level and trying to climb over seats when she fell in what was called a ‘serious incident’.

On Friday, an ambulance service spokesperson confirmed to Sky News Australia that she was in critical condition after paramedics were called to the scene at 10.15pm.

Venues NSW confirmed in a statement: ‘This is a terribly sad incident and our thoughts and wishes are with the patron and their family during this time. The patron was attended to immediately by venue staff and a nearby guest who is a qualified medical professional.

‘Medics arrived shortly after and the patron was taken from the venue by ambulance to hospital.’

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50 Cent has delivered everything on his UK tour so far including a dancing grandma and a surprise appearance from Ed Sheeran – but an on-stage sex act might just top them all. 

During his final night at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday, the G-Unit legend welcomed his collaborator and R&B singer Jeremih onto the stage. 

The two stars have worked together several times in the past, notably on the track Down On Me, but surprisingly it wasn’t that song which Jeremih got, well, down and dirty. 

While performing his own song Birthday Sex, Jeremih was seen canoodling with a dancer who was perched on top of a piano. Jeremih then proceeded to sing between her legs much to the shock of the audience who were almost stunned into silence bar a few screams as the scenes unfolded on the big screen. 

However, perhaps no one was more shocked than Love Island star Marcel Somerville, who shared footage of his shocked facial expression after being filmed by his wife. 

The reality star captioned the clip: ‘When you are with your wife at the 50 Cent tour & Jeremih’s part comes up.’ 

He added in the caption: ‘Well that was very unexpected.’ 

Reacting to the clip, one quipped: ‘Not a kids concert then,’ while another joked: ‘Bro out here singing while trying to remake 50 shades of grey the concert.’ 

Another laughed: ‘Was going to go with my son…glad I didn’t now.’ 

50 Cent’s tour has seen him celebrate his two decades of hits, which includes iconic songs such as In Da Club, P.I.M.P., 21 Questions, Many Men and Ayo Technology. 

Perhaps no one was loving his catalogue more than the elderly woman who was caught vibing to his music at the Birmingham show earlier this month. 

The 48-year-old shared a video of the woman having the time of her life and dancing to his 2007 track Ayo Technology. She could be seen waving her arms, slowly bouncing up and down and singing along to the chorus with a grin on her face and a pint in her hand.

50 – real name Curtis Jackson – called the woman ‘the coolest person at my show tonight by far.’

In a message accompanying the video, he added: ‘She was rocking wit me. Birmingham second show. LOL (sic).’ 

During one of 50’s final London shows, he was joined by none other then Ed Sheeran who roused the crowd with a performance of his hit Shape Of You.

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Alan Carr has found love with hairdresser Callum Heslop.

The Chatty Man star, 47, has even introduced 27-year-old Callum to his A-list pal Adele who promptly invited the new couple to spend Thanksgiving with her.

It’s Alan’s first romance since he split from his partner of 13 years, Paul Drayton, nearly two years ago.

Alan and Callum got together earlier this year and have already holidayed in Italy together.

The latter even recently joined his comedian beau in the USA.

This week, a source said of the pair’s romance: ‘They have a really nice friendship and that has been the base for a relationship to blossom.’

They added to the Sun: ‘They see a lot of each other and Callum took a break from work to head to the States with Alan.

‘It takes a lot to introduce a partner to someone as famous as Adele but she couldn’t have been friendlier.’

Meanwhile, Alan and Paul announced their split in a joint statement in January 2022, saying that the decision between the former couple was reportedly made ‘jointly and amicably’.

They famously tied the knot in LA back in 2018 with Adele getting ordained so she could marry them.

Following their split, Alan even joked that he retained custody of their friendship with Adele.

Back in March, Alan quipped that he was in the midst of his ‘slaggy phase’.

In an episode of his Life’s A Beach podcast, Alan spoke to Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, 44, about dating.

When Jake revealed that he is single and dating, Alan asked ‘if he knows anyone’, adding that he is in his ‘slaggy stage’ following his divorce.

‘I want to be a slag, but to be a slag you need someone to be slaggy with,’ the comedian said.

Alan then shared an anecdote in which he went on a trip to Sri Lanka with two couples while single, joking that paying to stay alone while on the holiday was like paying ‘an ugly tax’.

Metro.co.uk has reached out to Alan’s reps for comment.

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Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has denied all allegations after being accused of sexual assault amid a slew of other accusations against other US celebrities.

The lawsuit alleges the assault occurred while Foxx was at a New York rooftop bar eight years ago on 26 August at around 1am in the morning.

According to the lawsuit, in the summer of 2015, White House Down actor Foxx, 55, allegedly agreed to getting a photo taken with an unnamed woman, saying ‘sure, baby, anything for you’.

It claims he went on to say, ‘Wow, you have that supermodel body,’ while at Catch NYC and rooftop, before later grabbing the woman by the arm and pulling her to the ‘secluded’ back of the rooftop.

It is here where it is alleged there was ‘heinous touching and sexual assault’ which has resulted in ‘severe emotional distress and anxiety’ as well as post-traumatic stress disorder for the woman.

His spokesperson has since spoken out over the claims in a new statement, obtained by PA.

‘The alleged incident never happened,’ they said. ‘In 2020, this individual filed a nearly identical lawsuit in Brooklyn. That case was dismissed shortly thereafter.

‘The claims are no more viable today than they were then. We are confident they will be dismissed again.

‘And once they are, Mr Foxx intends to pursue a claim for malicious prosecution against this person and her attorneys for refiling this frivolous action.’

The lawsuit, filed at the New York Supreme Court, alleges that Oscar-winner Foxx – real name Eric Bishop – was ‘operating through his position as a well-known celebrity.’

The woman, identified only as Jane Doe in court documents, is also suing Catch NYC and rooftop and its owner Mark Birnbaum, alleging they were ‘negligent’ and ‘failed to use reasonable care to prevent the acts described’ in the lawsuit.

The accuser is suing Foxx for damages, alleging ‘sexual assault, abuse, assault and battery’.

It comes as the New York Adult Survivors Act is set to expire on Thursday, a law passed last year which allows a temporary window for those who allege sexual assault to file past the state’s normal deadlines.

Earlier this year, Oscar-winning actor Foxx revealed he suffered a medical emergency, and spent several weeks in hospital due to a mystery illness.

He later explained how he could have died if it weren’t for the fast actions of his sister who saved him, before telling fans:  ‘You’re lookin at a man who is thankful… finally starting to feel like myself… it’s been an unexpected dark journey… but I can see the light.’ 

Upon his return to social media in July, the actor was forced to shut down the conspiracy theories about his mystery illness, including that he had been cloned during his time away from the public eye. 

However, it’s not been an entirely smooth return as Jamie recently faced accusations of antisemitism after an Instagram post he shared about ‘fake friends’ and ‘fake love’, writing: ‘They killed this dude name Jesus… what do you think they’ll do to you?’ 

He later apologised while Friends actress Jennifer Aniston was dragged into the controversy when she reportedly ‘liked’ the post, which has since been deleted.

Metro.co.uk has approached reps for Jamie Foxx for comment.

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Every couple bickers but in a bizarre twist Hollywood favourites Jennifer Lopez and husband Ben Affleck are apparently locked in an argument over poo.

Jennifer and Ben were recently living it up at a lavish gala alongside Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, grinning at each other the whole night.

However, reportedly behind closed doors the Bennifer household have been at odds over poo, yes really, as their household is like a zoo.

After rekindling their love in 2021, the pair moved into a lavish mansion together where they raise their blended family and many, many pets.

On top of five teenagers in the home, the 54-year-old actress has adopted eight dogs and a cat to join them with Ben apparently failing to pick up the slack.

‘It’s a complete zoo at their house. Jen swears she’s the only one who ever deals with their mess – she’s always nagging Ben to help out more and to at least pick up their poop,’ an insider told Heat.

We’re hoping the aforementioned poop isn’t actually inside the house but with so many pets around you can never be too sure.

The source continued: ‘His answer has been to hire a company to pick up the mess for them, which really bugs Jen, because he’s more than capable of doing for it himself, so in her view, he’s just being lazy.’

Apparently the Gone Girl actor just doesn’t get it and doesn’t like being told what to do, while the Jenny From The Block hitmaker can’t understand that.

The outlet reports that a Poop 911 van is often seen outside the home, a service which you can hire to pick up your pet’s messes for you – what a job.

Despite his slightly slack approach to household chores, the pets are said to adore Ben, flocking to him when he arrives home.

The insider said he gets the benefits without putting in the work, which frustrates the Maid in Manhattan actress to no end, leading to passive-aggressive jokes.

‘Jennifer is confrontational, but Ben’s style is to do these micro-aggressions and get under her skin that way. It’s pretty childish and not very health,’ they added.

If the pair are having a few disagreements at home they certainly aren’t showing it publicly, they were all smiles at recent public appearances.

JLo even defended her man from adoring fans, shouting ‘back off’ to women fawning over the Batman star during their date night.

The pair reconnected two years ago after originally dating in the early 00s, meeting on the set of romcom Gigi in 2001.

Ben proposed to his co-star in 2002, postponing the wedding before going their separate ways just two years later.

They went on to have other long-term and high profile relationships before fate brought them back together two years ago.

In their blended house hold Jennifer has her 15-year-old twins, Max and Emme, from her marriage to Marc Anthony, while Ben shares Violet, 17, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 11, with ex Jennifer Garner.

Metro has reached out to Ben and Jennifer’s representatives for comment.

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Guns N’ Roses rocker Axl Rose has been accused of assault and battery by a model and actress, which he has denied.

Sheila Kennedy sued the 61-year-old for an encounter in a New York City hotel in 1989, claiming he ‘targeted’ her.

According to the complaint, obtained by People, he used his celebrity status to ‘manipulate, control and violently sexually assault’ the now 61-year-old model.

They met at a nightclub, with Kennedy stating in the court document that she was not ‘aware’ of who Rose was at the time and had been invited out by her friend.

Kennedy and Rose left the club with his entourage and headed for his hotel suite, where it is claimed he ‘pushed Kennedy against the wall and kissed her.’

She adds that she did not mind this as she was open to sleeping with him but became ‘uncomfortable’ as he began to encourage group sex.

A lawyer for Rose has denied the claims, stating: ‘Simply put, this incident never happened. Notably, these fictional claims were filed the day before the New York State filing deadline expires.

‘Though he doesn’t deny the possibility of a fan photo taken in passing, Mr. Rose has no recollection of ever meeting or speaking to the Plaintiff, and has never heard about these fictional allegations prior to today. Mr. Rose is confident this case will be resolved in his favour.’

In the complaint, Kennedy added that Rose had initiated sex with another model in front of her so she left the room and heard the Sweet Child O’ Mine hitmaker screaming obscenities at the other woman.

She also claims he threw glass at the other model before finding Kennedy, knocking her to the floor, and ‘grabbing her by the hair and dragging her’ back into his room.

The ‘very painful’ encounter left her with bloodied knees as Rose tied her hands behind her back and ‘forcibly penetrated Kennedy’s anus with his penis’.

‘He treated her like property used solely for his sexual pleasure,’ the complaint continued. ‘Kennedy did not consent and felt overpowered. She felt she had no escape or exit and was compelled to acquiesce.

‘She believed Rose would physically attack her, or worse, if she said no or attempted to push him away. She understood that the safest thing to do was to lie in bed and wait for Rose to finish assaulting her.’

The allegations were filed on Wednesday, one day before the expiration of the N.Y. Adult Survivors Act – legislation which gave adult sex assault survivors a one-year window to sue their abusers regardless of when the abuse occured.

Kennedy has written about this encounter before in her 2016 memoir, No One’s Pet, stating she was ‘crying and bleeding’ as he assaulted her.

At the time she wrote: ‘[There are] a lot of people out there who want to see him burn in hell. I don’t feel that way about him, but I do feel in a way that he got everything he deserved.’

Metro has reached out to Rose’s representatives for comment.

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Clint Eastwood is no closer to slowing down now that he’s reached his 90s, as he is still as hard at work as ever.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly actor, 93, has been pictured in public for the first time in around two years, stepping back into the spotlight to direct his upcoming movie, Juror No. 2.

In rare snaps, the acclaimed director and actor took pride of place behind the camera in Georgia, leading a star-studded cast including Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette.

He was in total concentration mode as he gazed into a screen, donning a grey buffer jacket and trousers for the occasion.

The Hollywood icon kept his headphones firmly in place as he directed Nicholas and Tony through the shoot.

The Renfield star looked suave on set, rocking a light T-shirt with a navy blazer, coupled with tan trousers.

While Toni appeared to be in serious mode in a moss-colored dress, with a matching blazer of her own.

Juror No. 2 also stars Zoey Deutch, Kiefer Sutherland and Chris Messina, and is expected to be Clint’s last big screen offering, but we wouldn’t be surprised if he has another project or two up his sleeve.

According to reports, the film focuses on juror Justin Kemp during a murder trial, when he realizes that his reckless driving is actually to blame for the victim losing their life.

Will he be able to save the defendant from justice while also incriminating himself? We’ll have to wait and find out…

With the cameras currently capturing the action in Georgia, a release date for the final product has yet to be announced.

Clint has been involved in a string of hits over his sensational career, including Escape from Alcatraz, Sudden Impact, Dirty Harry and In The Line of Fire.

As well as this, he has also directed and produced many more projects, with titles such as True Crime, Million Dollar Baby, Letters from Iwo Jima, Gran Torino and Changeling on his CV.

However, the star left many concerned after he appeared to take a serious step back from the spotlight, and hadn’t been seen in public for nearly two years.

‘Clint has always enjoyed great health and been vital and active despite his advancing age, but the fact that he hasn’t been around as much lately has a lot of people in Hollywood worried about him,’ an insider reportedly told Radar of the fears.

‘It’s hard to imagine him in anything other than fine form but Father Time catches up to all of us.

‘People do worry about his health. He’s the director, but he’s also involved in every other aspect like the casting and he’ll likely compose the score as he’s done on his other films.’

The source also addressed suggestions that Clint was planning to retire from Hollywood for good, adding: ‘He wants to do this movie as a swan song and go out in a blazing sunset.’

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Hall & Oates may have shot to the top of charts in the 70s but their relationship has soured as Daryl Hall files a lawsuit against former pop partner John Oates.

While very little is known about the dispute, Hall, 77, has requested a temporary restraining order against Oates, 75 – which a judge granted.

Court documents, held by The Nashville Chancery Court, are sealed so details are a little unclear but it seems Hall believes Oates has breached their contract.

Hall & Oates rose to fame in the 70s with hits like Rich Girl and Maneater, becoming a household name by the following decade and continuing to see chart success into the 90s.

It’s been suggested that Hall could have taken issue with Oates singing their songs while on his solo tour or a possible disagreement over royalties.

Despite never officially splitting up, the pair have been working on solo projects for many years now, with their last studio album together – a Christmas album – released in 2006.

Over the years Hall & Oates have performed their hits both together and separately on tours, including a performance in Dublin in 2014 which was released as a live album.

As recently as 2019 the embarked on a European tour and had dates stretching all the way to last year in the US.

However, things may not have been as amicable as it appeared as Hall went on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast and appeared to disparage Oates and his position in the band.

Hall said: ‘You think John Oates is my partner? … He’s my business partner. He’s not my creative partner.’

He went on to say Oates was like a brother to him but affirmed that the duo are ‘not creative brothers’ but rather ‘business partners’.

‘We’ve always been very separate, and that’s a really important thing for me,’ the hitmaker continued before taking credit for 1980’s number 1 hit Kiss on My List.

In the discussion over the song which Oates is listed as a co-producer but not songwriter, Hall claimed: ‘I did all those [harmonies]. That’s all me.’

Metro has reached out to Hall and Oates representatives for comment.

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The former president of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment company has been sued over allegations of grooming and sexual assault, it has been claimed.

Just days after the rapper settled a lawsuit from ex-girlfriend Cassie, after she claimed that she was a victim of rape and violent behavior, an ex-employee has accused Harve Pierre of ‘preying’ on her on multiple occasions.

According to paperwork filed in New York County Supreme Court, obtained by Rolling Stone, Pierre is alleged to have groomed, exploited and sexually assaulted his assistant over the course of their working relationship, leading to physical, emotional and psychological injuries.

The unnamed staff member, known only as Jane Doe, claimed that he assaulted her on multiple occasions between 2016 -2017.

‘Pierre used his position of authority as plaintiff’s boss to groom, exploit, and sexually assault her,’ the documents state, via the outlet.

‘Pierre engaged in a year-long pattern of grooming plaintiff, leading to sexual harassment of plaintiff, and sexual assault.’

As well as the exec, Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records and Combs Enterprises were reportedly listed as co-defendants, and have been accused of negligence and gender violence.

‘Defendants knew or should have known that Pierre was unfit to be in a position of authority before Pierre sexually assaulted plaintiff,’ the documents are thought to say, adding that those involved failed to ‘properly supervise’ Pierre.

A spokesperson for Bad Boy Entertainment told Metro.co.uk in a statement: ‘We have recently become aware of a lawsuit filed in New York by a former employee. The allegations are from many years ago that were never brought to the attention of the company.

‘Neither the plaintiff nor the executive are current employees of the company. We are now investigating the allegations, and our top priority is the safety and well-being of our employees.’

Rolling Stone reports that Pierre began his career at Bad Boy in 1992, before initially leaving the company in 1995.

He reportedly returned and remained until December, 2017, and his LinkedIn page states that he ‘has been part of shaping every aspect of the label’s groundbreaking success’.

Doe is seeking unspecified damages that will ‘fully and fairly compensate her’.

The lawsuit comes just one week after Cassie, real name Cassandra Ventura, filed bombshell documents against Combs, alleging that he had started a pattern of abuse and controlling behavior during their decade-long relationship.

She claimed that his behavior included ‘beating her, plying her with drugs and forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes as he filmed’.

The musician fiercely denied the allegations made against him, and settled the lawsuit out of court hours after it was filed – with the terms not disclosed.

Ventura, who also named Big Boy Entertainment in the filing, later said: ‘I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control.

‘I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support.’

‘We have decided to resolve this matter amicably,’ Combs added. ‘I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.’

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Dame Judi Dench once left a James Bond co-star rather flustered with an accidental naked FaceTime call.

The legendary actress, 88, has worked alongside Ben Whishaw, 42, several times, both in the 007 franchise and on stage.

And while they’re close friends, well, there are some things Ben probably wouldn’t count on seeing.

The Oscar-winning veteran star revealed her blunder as she spoke to Zoe Ball talks on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, recalling how her daughter, actress Finty Williams, suggested that she make a call to a friend, Chris Logan, for his birthday.

It’s safe to say it’s a birthday message he probably won’t forget.

‘Can we mention the message… you tried to record for your friend Chris?’, Zoe asked.

‘I can’t see, Zoe. I can’t see at all, so my phone is an anathema to me, I don’t know what all those buttons are for,’ Dame Judi explained.

Sadly, Dame Judi can no longer see on film sets due to her deteriorating eyesight.

She previously revealed that she has macular degeneration, which causes the gradual loss of vision.

‘Anyway, Fint rang me one morning and said, “It’s Chris Logan’s birthday and he’s having a walk with Ben Whishaw in Regent’s Park, please wish him happy birthday?”,’ she continued explaining.

‘And then I went upstairs, got into my bath and I thought. “Ooh I must send Chris Logan a happy birthday message.”

‘So I picked up my phone and I said, “Chris, happy, happy…”, and I just saw these two people turn and go *shocked*.

‘Well, it was FaceTiming them… I don’t know about FaceTime. Poor Chris… happy birthday!’

‘What a birthday message. You can’t top that though, can you?!’, Zoe joked.

‌Dame Judi has been open about the effects of her losing her vision and the adaptations she has needed to make as a result.

‘I mean, I can’t see on a film set anymore, and I can’t see to read, so I can’t see much. But, you know, you just deal with it. Get on,’ said the Oscar winner in an interview.

Discussing how that affected her acting, she added to The Mirror’s Notebook magazine: ‘It’s difficult for me if I have any length of a part. I haven’t yet found a way. Because I have so many friends who will teach me the script. But I have a photographic memory.’

Dame Judi is determined to continue working ‘as much as I can’ despite the difficulties her condition poses.

Although, speaking of working and particularly James Bond, Dame Judi might not be so keen to star opposite the next actor who takes on Daniel Craig’s previous role.

Having spent years playing a secret agent boss in the action franchise, she left Skyfall feeling rather underwhelmed.

She said that the entire cast was initially told they would be spending a considerable amount of time at the Scottish house seen at the end of the blockbuster where all the drama happened. 

However, they were actually there for less than 24 hours, as the movie was mainly filmed in Aldershot – leaving Dame Judi displeased.

Speaking during an episode of BBC One’s Countryfile, she said: ‘Albert Finney and I were going to go to Scotland and [we were told] “Oh you’ll be there for two weeks, certainly”. 

‘We got intensely excited. I said, “Oh my God.” I said, “I love it so much.” Well, we flew up at something like 7:30 in the evening, I think and we arrived at our hotel, and we stayed there. 

‘And we were in Glencoe at 5:30 in the morning. We were back on the 7:30pm plane at night. So the house in Skyfall was built on Ministry of Defense land at Aldershot.’

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It was eventful evening in Melbourne on Tuesday night at Brian Jonestown Massacre’s gig – well, half-gig.

The rock band, who formed in 1990, were on their ninth of 12 planned shows in Australia and New Zealand when all hell broke lose – and not in a fun rock n’ roll way, either.

The chaos came in the form of a physical fight between frontman and group founder Anton Newcombe and guitarist Ryan Van Kriedt.

Yep, in the immortal words of Bridget Jones’ friend Tom before that iconic Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver restaurant brawl: ‘It’s a fight, a real fight!’

In all seriousness though, they really did appear to go for each other in what is some very awkward watching for the totally confused crowd.

The build up of tension is somewhat of a mystery, but fans have filled some gaps in the jigsaw puzzle with their various videos of the evening, posted on X as the conflict heated up.

It appears the pair got into a disagreement as Kreidt can be heard telling the frontman: ‘For the 1,000 time, I’m not on your side, you’re on the wrong side.’

Footage then shows Newcombe telling Kriedt: ‘Cut off this guy’s mic, put down my guitar, party’s over captain.

‘We actually don’t need you. Go. Put my guitar down on the stage and think about what’s happening.’

Kriedt then hit back, saying, ‘You better think about this one, man. Because this is forever,’ before putting his guitar down and walking offstage.

But it wasn’t a totally seamless exit, as after a little bit of contact between the bickering bandmates one thing led to another and they were suddenly at each other.

It all got quite extreme when Newcombe hit Kriedt over the head with a guitar, and they dragged each other to the ground before security managed to separate them.

According to Rolling Stone, the curtain eventually fell and the show ended.

ABC report that prior to the bandmate’s argument, Newcombe was ‘unhappy and angry’ at the crowd, and the publication claims that the rest of the tour is cancelled.

Indeed, one video does show the frontman rocker calling his fans ‘the cancer you are’ in an unclear rant, while shining a torch into the crowd.

That’s one way to get your fans onside…

Metro.co.uk has reached out to Brian Jonestown Massacre for comment.

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Gone is the familiar pixie chop, we’re in a new Lily Allen era with her unbelievable hair transformation that took an entire day to complete.

The Not Fair singer – who is married to Stranger Things star David Harbour – unveiled her new mermaid inspired long hair, a far cry from her familiar pixie cut.

Lily’s famous short hair may be a thing of the past as she’s reportedly ‘growing out’ the cut after debuting a super short dark auburn look at the Glamour awards weeks back.

Fans were shocked to see her new bright red hair down to her mid back with a side swept fringe peaking out from under a black beanie as she took a selfie on a New York subway platform.

Lily, 38, paired her new look with a stripped back makeup look focusing on her glowing skin and a statement glossy red lip.

While the star simply captioned her picture with a mermaid emoji, the woman behind the major switch up posted a video on TikTok and shared it had taken them 11 hours.

Ester, who runs the chosen salon in New York, began: ‘When Lily Allen hits you in the dms for a custom Ktip install with custom colour, you gotta answer.

‘As a millennial those YouTube music videos raised me and Lily Allen, she was my mother.’

She revealed the gorgeous transformation was a spur of the moment decision as the Smile hitmaker had originally planned to get shoulder length extensions.

They decided to go ‘all in’ and keep the extensions super long as she disguised her shorter hair so it could grow out easily but this caused some issues for her stylist.

Apparently Lily’s hair was super thick and short, making the work even more painstaking as the hours ticked by.

Ester added: ‘I don’t think either of us were really prepared for the intensity and the complexity of this install. This was probably the most complex install that I’ve done.’

A viewer commented in disbelief: ‘Excuse me?! THE Lily Allen?!’ to which Ester replied: ‘The ONE and ONLY.’

Fans were loving the transformation over on Lily’s Instagram with one writing: ‘This hair and this lip color?! UNREAL.’

‘Ariel could never 😂,’ joked someone referring to the Little Mermaid vibes.

Another person commented: ‘Absolutely perfect!! This is such a perfect look for you! 👏🏼❤️😍’

Lily lives in New York, having relocated with her Marvel husband, who she spoke about while gracing the cover of Grazia recently – while still rocking her pixie cut.

Their relationship was questioned when Lily seemed to unfollow David on Instagram, sparking split rumours but she assured everyone they are still happily together.

She joked that fans will often rush over for a picture with the 48-year-old, asking the Grammy winner to take the snap.

‘They don’t even notice me. I’m just the photographer. No one knows who I am,’ Lily laughed but added: ‘Growing up with the attention that I had in my twenties can lead to, sort of, narcissistic feelings.

‘It’s nice to be in a relationship where somebody else gets all of that attention. It’s good for my ego.’

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