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Rihanna is on a mission to redefine pregnancy.

EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy has posted a rare picture with her fiancé Marc Humphreys and her two children during a sweet family holiday to Cornwall. The 38 year old star, who plays Sonia Fowler on the BBC One soap, normally opts to keep her personal and family life out of the public eye as much as possible. She very occasionally shares images of her children on Instagram and instead maintains a low profile in the media.

Katie Price showed off her new eyebrow transformation as she told fans she had her eyebrows "laminated".The star, 43, is often a fan of experimenting with beauty treatments and took to social media to share her latest makeover with her 2.7 million Instagram followers. She also showed her fans her newest lash extensions and showed off her glowing skin after having the "peach fuzz" removed from her face.

Melanie Clark Pullen, who played Pauline Fowler's niece in EastEnders, has died at the age of 46 following a battle with cancer. According to The Sun, the actor was diagnosed with cancer in January 2019 and passed a way on 29 March this year following several rounds of radiotherapy. The star is survived by her husband Simon and their three children together.

Alison Hammond shared a rare moment on This Morning today (April 12) as her 17 year old son Aiden managed to join her during a segment out on the road. The ITV presenter has rarely been seen with her only child during work time, but as she took her role outside of the studio on Tuesday to return to roving reporting instead, she was required to fly over to Paris for Disneyland's 30th anniversary celebrations. As a result, the 47 year old took the opportunity to take her teenage son, whom she recently gushed over in a special birthday post on Instagram, out with her and they got ready for a fabulous sunny day with all the hugely-popular theme park has to offer.

Gemma Collins was seen leaving a London restaurant with fiancé Rami Hawash after revealing Leonardo DiCaprio apologised to her during a performance of her one woman show GC's Big Night Out at The Troxy on Monday 11 April.  The TV star, 41, is currently performing at venues up and down the country and has chosen a suitably spectacular array of costumes. She wowed crowds at the venue in a very glitzy black dress complete with sequins, beading and feathers. She accessorised with large dark sunglasses and matched her dark pink manicure and lipstick.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s mum has shared a sweet family photo of the singer with her five children as she celebrated her 43rd birthday. The Murder On The Dancefloor songstress gave birth to her first child in 2004 after falling pregnant just weeks after she started dating her now-husband Richard Jones. Since then, Sophie has had another four kids with the The Feeling guitarist.The pair welcomed their fifth child in 2019.They pair are parents to sons Sonny, 18, Kit, 13, Ray, nine, Jesse, seven, and three year old Mickey.To mark Sophie’s birthday yesterday, Monday 11 April, her mum Janet Ellis shared a sweet photo of her with her grandkids.

Myleene Klass posed for an adorable photo with her two daughters as they enjoyed a family day out together.The presenter, 44, is mum to daughters Ava, 14, and Hero, 11, with ex-husband Graham Quinn and has son Apollo, two, with boyfriend Simon Motson. Posing for photos with her two eldest children, Myleene looked in good spirits while attending a Classic FM concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Pupils as young as ten could be taught to masturbate a few times a day to 'relieve stress' during adolescence, new lesson plans have revealed.The sample plans, which also feature animated videos, are part of the K-12 health and sex education curriculum adopted by the New Jersey Board of Education in the United States.One of the proposed lessons aimed at fifth graders is an animated video, titled, 'Masturbation: Totally Normal,' which aims to teach kids about puberty and sexual anatomy.The quirky cartoon sees a boy taking off his pants and then getting underneath sheets before grabbing a tissue and another shows a girl using a hand-held mirror to examine herself.The video tells children that pleasuring themselves 'a few times a day' is a 'physically safe way to express sexual feelings' and promotes it as 'a way to relieve stress.'However, the lessons have sparked outrage as Senator Holly Schepsi tweeted: "The agenda has swung so far left in an attempt to sexualize our precious children that parents are fighting back. "Based on the overwhelming outreach I have received from parents, Democrats should expect a reckoning this fall."But a spokesperson on behalf of Westfield Public Schools defended the plans saying that the materials were a 'simple list of resources' rather than official state policy.For the latest breaking news stories and incredible tales from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Superintendent Dr Raymond González said: "During a presentation at the February 22 Board of Education meeting, we provided an update on the district's work to revise the Comprehensive Health and Physical Education curriculum.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been threatened with legal action by Megan Rapinoe over a branding dispute.American footballer Rapinoe called out the WWE legend-turned-actor last week for his new logo for the XFL, an American football league which he bought off former boss Vince McMahon. She believes it is too similar to the logo for TogetherXR, a company she and wife Sue Bird, along with US teammate Alex Morgan, snowboarder Chloe Kim and swimmer Simone Manuel, created to challenge conventional roles for women in society."Welp.

Manchester United and Erik ten Hag could face complications over any move to bring Robin van Persie back to Old Trafford as assistant manager - according to reports. Ajax expect Ten Hag to become the next United manager even though key figures at the club insist no deal has been formalised.

Passengers flying from Manchester Airport have been hit by more delays this morning as travellers reported 90-minute wait times for security and queues reaching the terminal's car park.

Actor Sean Penn may be home from Ukraine, but he's still got the country on his mind amid Russia's invasion. Over the past several months the filmmaker spent time in Ukraine to film a documentary featuring President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and military forces. Although he's since returned home to California, Penn revealed in a new interview that he has intentions to go back and has thought about "taking up arms" against Russia.

A Stockport firm is one of two armoured vehicle manufacturers to secure a significant expansion to a multi-billion pound contract with the British Army.

With Manchester United making the midfield a priority in this up and coming transfer window, it’s easy to see why RB Leipzig’s Konrad Laimer is reportedly attracting their attention. He’s been one of Bundesliga’s star players in recent months and a driving force behind Leipzig’s surge up the table.

Britney Spears has announced she is expecting her third child in a delighted Instagram post.The pop star seems to be flourishing after her heartbreaking ordeal as she finally broke free of her father's strict conservatorship.During the court proceedings in 2021, in which she was released from the restrictive legal contract, the court heard her claim that she was not allowed to marry partner Sam Asghari and had to use birth control to prevent her from having another child.Conservatorships are granted by American courts for people who are unable to make their own decision and are usually reserved for those with dementia or severe mental illnesses.Britney, 40, declared her happy news on Instagram and said: "I lost so much weight on my trip to Maui only to gain it back. I thought 'geez...

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos reach for the stars with their own personal vanity space programmes, it's easy to take manned spaceflight for granted in 2022.But it was only 61 years ago today that humanity travelled boldly towards the stars.On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin strapped himself into a creaking rocket that was about as powerful as a modern calculator and blasted off.Unsure whether he would die up there or not in the weightless expanse of the stratosphere, Gagarin had only three words to say to his colleagues before leaving Earth: "off we go!"Upon his return, Gagarin became an international sensation with adoring fans around the world. He was so popular, in fact, that President John F.

Twitter account @new_scouse, the holidaymaker's bag started to make a sound as he rolled it through a busy terminal,But, panic quickly struck as his bag started to make a very naughty noise.Even though he was wearing a blue face mask, it is clear to see the chap's embarrassment as his friends giggled in the background.One of his cheeky pals had planted a speaker in his suitcase and started to play porn noises of women moaning – on full blast.Confused by what was happening, the poor bloke looked around as other passengers gawked in shock.As the sexual sounds played out, the globe-trotter stared down his mates as they filmed the prank and cackled away.After finally realising where it was coming from, the bloke pulled out a black speaker from his luggage before and handed it back to his mate. Left in stitches by the X-rated joke, many people fled to the comments to praise the prankster for their devious plot.One person chuckled: “The embarrassment.”Another user added: “Can feel his panic haha.”Whilst a third person voiced: “PORNO NOISE is the pinnacle of comedy and I won't be told different.”Someone else giggled: “That’s top tier banter.”And, a fifth user expressed: “Haha that's a belter to be fair.”Along with the laughter, others felt inspired by the brutal prank and started to plot their versions to trick their unlucky mates.In response to a friend, one person said: “Mate saw this last night and was gutted we didn’t think of this.

Weekly Item - Tank Rank - Bundle (1000 Credits) The Halo Infinite shop refreshes every week, on Tuesday at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM BST bringing new weekly items to the store for players the buy.The Halo Infinite shop's daily spotlight items will also refresh every day at the same time of 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM BST. For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here . In a word, no.

Neighbours back in 2008 and has since charmed viewers with his raw talent and dashing good looks. After various short term stints on the show, actor Chris Milligan was eventually welcomed onto the serial drama as a full-time cast member and has entertained fans with numerous storylines from steamy relationship and being blackmailed by a corrupt police officer to temporarily damaging his eyesight by looking at the sun during an eclipse.

EastEnders star Melanie Clark Pullen has died aged 46.The star, who is best known for playing Pauline Fowler's niece in the Walford soap, was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2019, and underwent rounds of radiotherapy in a bid to best the disease.She sadly died on March 29th 2022, despite being given the all-clear from breast cancer in 2020, explaining to The Irish News: "I got the all clear. I'm cancer free, which is great, so now it's all about recovery."But in June 2021, the tragic star was diagnosed with a brain tumour.She leaves behind her husband Simon and their three children.Melanie continued to update her fans on her battle with the tumour, with her last update coming on March 14 2022.She had travelled to visit family, including her dad's new pooch, and shared a series of snaps together with the caption: "Flying visit to Bray over the weekend to see my family and meet Dad’s new furry companion Bear."Melanie was best known for her role as Mary Flaherty in the BBC soap EastEnders, after Pauline Fowler discovered she had a sister in Ireland and flew over to meet her.Melanie's character Mary later moved to Walford and enjoyed a close relationship with her on-screen sister.She eventually left the soap in 1999 after two years - but went on to appear in everything from Casualty and Doctors to A Dinner of Herbs.Melanie’s last role came in 2021, playing the part of Eileen in This Way Up.Speaking in February, things seemed to be looking up for the actress after she initially lost her appetite - and had been discussing new treatment options.She wrote on Instagram: "Got out for a decent walk for the first time in weeks.