Alexandra Burke finally addresses her iconic ‘elephant in the room’ meme after nine years

Emmerdale 's Rhona Goskirk has been going through quite an emotional ordeal following the death of her ex-husband Pierce Harris. But next week, Emmerdale spoilers reveals that she will also have trouble with telling her partner Marlon Dingle the truth about Pierce's son Marcus.

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EastEnders villain Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) and Kheerat Panesar (Jazzer's Diol) go head-to-head next week in a deadly showdown.A worried Kheerat is getting in too deep with Gray and Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) encourages him to stay away.However, when he gets a desperate call from Gray, Kheerat ignores her advice and rushes to meet him, believing he can get Gray to admit the truth.Things don't go to plan and Kheerat and Gray struggle to keep their anger in check and accusations fly between the pair.They come to blows, leaving one life hanging in the balance.At the café, Whitney anxiously waits for Kheerat to call her.Stacey notices and asks if it’s Kheerat she’s waiting for, hiding her hurt when she is told it is.Kheerat broke down in tears in December as he discovered that Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) was subjected to physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her killer husband Gray.The Walford businessman at last found out the truth about what the late Chantelle had endured after Whitney decided to investigate Gray further.Knowing Gray to be a nasty piece of work who is abusive towards women, Whitney made it her mission to dig for something she could use, in the hopes of stopping Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) from marrying him.She found what she was looking for on Christmas Eve in the form of a forum that Chantelle was part of.Having successfully deduced her password, she logged on to said forum, and read multiple posts Chantelle had written, in which she described the harrowing abuse she suffered at Gray’s hands.She subsequently relayed her discovery to Kheerat, horrified to discover what his beloved Chantelle had went through.Whitney was adamant that the police needed to be involved.Kheerat,

Coronation Street mechanic Abi Webster has been hiding a scandalous secret from her husband Kevin for several months but her affair with Imran Habeeb will be revealed next week. Kevin and his son Jack inform Abi that they’ve booked a holiday to Bridlington to celebrate after the adoption hearing.As Imran and his partner Toyah Battersby celebrate their engagement in the bistro, their romantic mood is suddenly broken by the arrival of Sally Metcalfe, Sean Tully and Abi.Later on, Sally finds Abi outside the Bistro clearly upset.

Coronation Street's Sarah Barlow (Tina O'Brien) is left heartbroken next week as Lydia Chambers (Rebecca Ryan) confesses to her "affair" with Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson)Lydia lies to Sarah in upcoming scenes telling her she tried to finish with her married man but he refuses to accept it’s over.Sarah tells her husband Adam about Lydia’s married man and how she feels sorry for her as he won’t leave her alone.Lydia turns on the waterworks in front of Sean Tulles (Antony Cotton) and makes out it’s man trouble. He later offers to have a word with Sarah.Imran Habbeb (Charlie De Melo) shows Adam a series of online reviews, slating him as a solicitor.Sarah tells Lydia about the online abuse Adam’s being subjected to.Lydia makes out to Sarah that her ex won’t stop hounding her with texts.Outside Victoria Court, Sarah and Adam row over Lydia.

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Four new skyscrapers could be built in Manchester city centre if plans worth more than £741m get the green light from the planning committee this week.

A furious dad has vowed never to return to Manchester Airport due to its 'unfair' parking fees.

A PE teacher has been struck off the teaching register after allegedly sleeping with a pupil.

A drug dealer from Liverpool who flooded homes in a Greater Manchester town with drugs has been jailed.

Dua Lipa rocked herfifth concert tour at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday night wearing a striking yellow catsuit.The English songstress, 26, showcased her stunning svelte figure in the Balenciaga yellow lace flower embroidered bold outfit, which hadbuilt-in boots.The tour - in support of her second studio album Future Nostalgia - has beenpostponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but finally kicked off in Florida on Wednesday night. Distinctive look: Dua Lipa rocked her fifth concert tour at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday night wearing a striking yellow catsuitThe distinctive busty look - which she also sported at her Miami show on Wednesday -featured a matching set of arm-length gloves.

Rumer Willis made time for wellness on Monday as she attended Brooke Burke's outdoor Booty Burn fitness class.Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter, 33, attended the class in a light blue tank top and matching leggings.Kristen Taekman also showed up for the session held in Burke's Malibu backyard. Self-care:Rumer Willis made time for wellness on Monday as she attended Brooke Burke's outdoor Booty Burn fitness classRumer showed off her svelte physique in the figure-hugging ensemble.A bit of her flat stomach was displayed in the cropped top as her leggings fell just below her belly-button.

Madonna took to Instagram on Monday with a series of shots with her son David Banda, as well of pics from an art event featuring work from her son Rocco Ritchie.'Today isn't Monday……..It's Son Day!!!' Madonna, 63, said in the caption of the post to more than 17.6 million followers, with a pair of sun emojis. 'David at his curtain call And Art by Rhed!'The Material Girl donned a long black coat over a white lace dress, accessorizing with multiple necklaces, bracelets and heart-shaped black sunglasses, topping things off with a textured cap over her trademark blonde locks.

Brooklyn Beckham, 22, showered fiancée Nicola Peltz, 27, with fifteen huge bouquets of white roses to mark their last Valentine's Day before celebrating their wedding later this year – and he also wrote her the most romantic note.MORE: Brooklyn Beckham opens up about his Jewish wedding to Nicola and reveals the one item he has banned - detailsBride-to-be Nicola shares a glimpse of the flowers inside their $10million Los Angeles home and fans also got to read the very special note that came with them – which hinted at baby news!WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham hints at baby news in personal note to Nicola Peltz"Happy Valentine's Day baby x you are my best friend and you deserve to have the best day xx you continue to make me the happiest man in the world and I cannot wait to call you my wife xx," he wrote in the lengthy note.READ: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz shopping for $10.5m home will surprise you - detailsRELATED: Victoria and David Beckham's megamansion costs 45x average London homeHe then hinted at becoming parents soon by adding: "You are going to be the best mum in the world and I am so lucky to call you mine xx." Nicola showed off the gorgeous bouquets on her Instagram StoriesWhile Brooklyn and Nicola's wedding date has not been revealed, it is thought to be in the Spring. The couple opened up about their Jewish wedding last week in a Valentine's Day video filmed for Vogue magazine, who are thought to be covering their big day."Full wedding prep mode and it's a lot of fun," Brooklyn said in the video.

Janette Manrara turned up the heat on Valentine's Day. The Strictly Come Dancing star shared a risqué snapshot showing her and husband Aljaz Skorjanec – and fans went wild.MORE: Janette Manrara's home with Aljaz Skorjanec is full of Strictly memoriesThe photo shows the couple wearing nothing but jeans.

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, has always been a very competitive guy, as displayed during his TV shows alongside co-stars Richard Hammond and James May.

Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker has revealed he thinks his next record won’t be preceded by the half-decade gap that existed between last album ‘The Slow Rush’ and 2015’s ‘Currents’.Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Parker said he believed he’ll have “another Tame Impala album done sooner than what has been the pattern for me”.The musician is currently spending his days making music at his studio in Fremantle, Western Australia. “I’m always making music, that’s kind of all I know how to do,” he told the publication.“I’m just here in the studio by myself.

Snoop Dogg has paid tribute to his late mother, Beverley Tate, with the backdrop of his Super Bowl halftime show performance on Sunday (February 13).The rapper – who performed alongside Dr. Dre, Mary J.

Alexandra Burke opened up about getting death threats from a teenage girl as well as branding her apology as insincere.The singer discussed the downside of fame as she has been sent threats and abuse online.The star appeared on Fubar Radio where she spoke to Bobby Norris where she talked about dealing with being in the public eye. She went into detail about receiving death threats from a 15 year old girl who she thinks "knew what she was doing." The 33 year old said: "'I received death threats years ago and had an issue there… We found out who the person was, it was a 15-year-old girl." But when the girl apologised Alexandra doesn't think she was being sincere.

ALEXANDRA Burke has finally conceded the furore around her epic 'elephant in the room' blunder is, actually, "quite funny." The X Factor star hasn't been able to escape a comment she made on ITV series Daybreak in 2012, in which she mistakenly took responsibility for bringing the well-worn phrase to the UK. The Bad Boys vocalist has now opened up on the comment, which has resurfaced on Instagram page loveofhuns.

Singer Alexandra Burke could’ve led a superstar life from the age of 12, but her late mum said no.The X Factor winner has revealed that legendary singer Stevie Wonder offered her a record deal when she was just a youngster, but her mum - Soul II Soul member Melissa Bell - rejected it. Speaking to MailOnline, the Hallelujah singer, 33, said: “It was such an experience and at 12, you don’t really take it in.