Akon turned down chance to sign Drake because “he sounded like Eminem”

BAKE Off star Laura Adlington has revealed how she was left in tears after watching Alison Hammond break down live on telly. The 47-year-old TV star was consoled by co-hosts Dermot O'Leary and agony aunt Deidre Sanders after she bravely spoke about her battle with obesity on This Morning.

AFTER I revealed Olly had parted ways with his record label, the star tells me is now obsessively thinking about his next move – and planning a new record later this year alongside a new deal. He explains: “I haven't stopped thinking about it. I am really excited actually.

PARTY girl Emily Atack went make-up free as she celebrated having an early night - despite it being a Friday. The 32-year-old Celebrity Juice star is known for being a social butterfly.

ED Sheeran has revealed his unlikely friendship with the late Shane Warne, and the eerie phone call they shared days before his death. The Aussie cricket legend, 52, died yesterday from a suspected heart attack whilst on holiday in Thailand.

BIG Brother star Lateysha Grace has given birth to a baby girl. The new mum posted a snap from her hospital bed after welcoming her daughter into the world yesterday.

Liz Hurley has broken her silence and paid tribute to her ex-fiancé Shane Warne following his tragic death age 52.The Australian cricket legend died yesterday after suffering a suspected heart attack. His former fiancé actress Liz Hurley has taken to her Instagram to share a tribute to him. Shane and Liz first met at the races and started dating towards the end of 2010, though they weren’t prepared for the global attention that their relationship would cause.The actress, 56, shared several pictures of the couple together to her 2.3 million followers.

GEMMA Collins has given fans a cheeky wink while showing off her thick new eyebrows. The former Towie star, 41, visited her local brow bar in Essex on Friday before emerging a short while later with her dramatic new look. Gemma is thought to have had microblading done, which is a tattooing technique using semi-permanent dye.

LOVE Island’s Kady McDermott has made her followers jealous as she enjoys a luxury Maldives holiday with a mystery man. Kady, 26, who rose to fame on the 2016 series of Love Island, has been enjoying an incredible winter sun vacation.

CHLOE Ferry has revealed how she has be called "fat" and "ugly" by a vile Instagram troll who has been hounding her for months. The Newcastle beauty, 26, has told her fans about the torment she has received from a vicious follower.

HALLE Berry stunned with her skills as she wore a bikini and went barefoot for her skateboard session. The model and fitness fanatic, 55, flashed her toned legs as she wheeled down a tree-lined street pants-free.

STRICTLY Come Dancing professional dancer Dianne Buswell She and her celebrity partner Robert Webb QUIT the show this week as the comedian revealed he was suffering from serious health complications. It meants that Dianne, 32, can spend more time relaxing in her countryside home - the perfect spot to watch the rest of the 2021 competition. The Aussie dancer recently moved into the huge mansion with boyfriend Joe Sugg, who she met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018.

DANCING On Ice star Connor Ball has revealed he has had to undergo treatment for a nasty cut on his l-eg, ahead of tomorrow night's big quarter final. It comes after The Vamps star, 25, crashed to the ice last weekend with partner Alexandra Schaumann during their pirate theme dance.

Grammy Award winner Rihanna has shared snaps of herself rocking her pregnant look in a bright blue cut-out jumpsuit. The Umbrella singer, 34, shared the striking shots of herself embracing her bump to her 122 million followers on her Instagram page. Singer Rihanna stood in front of huge wooden doors as she shared a variety of poses for fans.

Prepping for a new era. Prince Charles isn’t king yet, but he’s already thinking about how he might change the monarchy once he takes the throne.

Elizabeth Hurley has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to her ex-fiancé Shane Warne, who died yesterday of a suspected heart attack. The actress and model shared a series of photos of the former couple and shared her devastation over the news.She wrote in view of her 2.3 million followers: “I feel like the sun has gone behind a cloud forever. “RIP my beloved Lionheart @shanewarne23.”Alongside her poignant words, Liz posted throwback pictures of her and Shane to document their relationship.In one photo, the star planted a kiss on the cricketer’s lips while relaxing at the beach.Another picture showed Shane cuddling an adorable lamb on a farm, while Liz pouted towards the baby animal.Other snaps featured Liz and Shane looking loved-up whilst attending star-studded events together.Fans took to the comments section of Elizabeth’s post to send her their condolences.fitchj14 penned: “So sorry for you loss... x.” mrskatybaker added: “I’m so sorry EH.

Elizabeth Hurley has broken her silence following the sudden death of her ex-fiancé Shane Warne.MORE: Elizabeth Hurley hilariously trolls ex-fiancé Shane Warne after he debuts new lookThe actress took to Instagram to pen a heartbreaking tribute to the former cricketer, who died on Friday aged just 52 following a suspected heart attack. The former couple dated for three years and were at one point engaged, before separating in November 2013.WATCH: A look back at cricket legend Shane Warne's lifeSharing several touching photos of the pair, Elizabeth wrote: "I feel like the sun has gone behind a cloud forever.

Johnny Brown, best known for his role as the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the TV show "Good Times," has died. He was 84 and no cause of death was given by his family, who announced his death on Instagram. Daughter and actress Sharon Catherine Brown wrote on Instagram.

Chelsea captain for his post about Roman Abramovich.A fan tweeted Terry: "I don't know if the British MP wants John Terry to erase his history with makes sense to anyone really baffles me."Roman Abramovich will forever be in the history of Chelsea FC & no one can change it. We thank you the great ROMAN with love."To which Terry responded: "100% mate."The same MP that claimed fortunes in expenses of the taxpayers' money.

Emmerdale Bernice Blackstock star Samantha Giles has revealed that she thinks the ongoing serial killer story line, involving dales resident Meena Jutla, should come to an end.Viewers have watched as Meena carried out her reign of terror over the past year, murdering residents including Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.After trying to wreak havoc at Billy and Dawn's wedding in February, Meena is finally behind bars - but is still plotting to take her revenge on the village.However, actress Samantha Giles has said that she thinks "it's time" for the story line to come to an end, telling The Wonderbirds YouTube programme: "That's about to come to a head...

Shirley Ju Akon may be best known for his catalog of hits like “Lonely” and “I Wanna Love You,” but he’s run a parallel career as a record executive, signing Lady Gaga to his KonLive label via Interscope (the two have since parted ways) and his Konvict Muzik imprint, which was founded in 2004 and over the years has included T-Pain, rapper Kardinal Offishall, singer Kat Deluna and many others — and nearly included Drake, but Akon actually passed on signing him.Akon recently revealed in a VladTV interview he had to the chance to sign Drizzy back in 2005, but passed because “Drake sounded more like Eminem.”“Kardinal Offishall brought him [Drake] to me in 2005, I think it was, or 2004,” Akon recalled.

Akon revealed he turned down the chance to sign Drake in the very early stages of the Canadian rapper’s career.