Ant Middleton opens up about sledgehammer bullying during his younger years in the army

Russian vodka off their shelves for the "foreseeable future" over the invasion of Ukraine, becoming the first UK supermarket to do so.It comes as more than one million people have fled Ukraine while Vladimir Putin's bloody bombardment of the country enters its second week.Russian Standard is one the best selling vodkas in the UK, brought to our shores in 1998 by billionaire Roustam Tariko.It had been priced at £14 per 70cl bottle, but has now disappeared from Co-op's website. Explaining the move, a Co-op spokesperson said: "In response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces and as a sign of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, we have taken the decision to remove from sale Russian-made vodka."Russian Standard has been taken off sale with immediate effect because it is overtly marketed as being Russian and produced there."It will not be stocked for the foreseeable future."They added: "Our members and customers will also be able to support the humanitarian response to help those displaced by the conflict by donating at our stores to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal."The appeal will launch across our 2,600 stores today (Thursday 3 March 2022) and we’ll be match funding our customers donations up to £100,000."Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine, and those in Russia who oppose this invasion."Although Co-op are the first supermarket move against Russian vodka, this isn't the first example of UK businesses showing solidarity with the Ukrainian cause.

Dua Lipa isn’t going to let no mic stop her from putting on a performance.

Alexa Chung continued her event hopping as she attended a party at Hotel Vivier on Thursday evening. The model, 38, opted for a casually cool look in an oversized distressed leather jacket, which she styled with a pair of blue jeans.  The Vogue cover girl layered her jacket over a turqouise camisole, while she added height to her statuesque frame with a pair of bejewelled heels.

Sir Ian McKellen has opened up about his family life in a new BBC interview, expressing his wish that he had been able to tell his father that was gay before he died. In a conversation with Amol Rajan, the Lord of the Rings and X-Men actor recalled growing up in Wigan, where he and his family moved shortly before the outbreak of World War II. In 1988, the now-82-year-old came out publicly in a BBC radio interview, going on to co-found LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall the following year.

Gigi Hadid ensured all eyes were on them as they took to the runway for the Isabel Marant show during Paris Fashion Week on Thursday.  Bella, 25, looked incredible as she donned black leather dungarees which she wore over a beige jumper for her jaunt down the catwalk, hours after watching in the star-studded Chloe show. The model added height to her frame with a pair of black boots while she wore her brunette locks straight.

Romeo Beckham and girlfriend Mia Regan were the picture-perfect couple as they shot photographs of each other on a romantic getaway to Paris. The loved-up pair jetted off to the French capital this week for Victoria Beckham‘s Fashion Week show and made the most of the gorgeous surroundings as they held a makeshift show of their own. In ridiculously sweet snaps, Mia, 19, can be seen photographing her footballer boyfriend, also 19, on the streets before the pair carefully inspect the results.

Zoe Kravitz says Robert Pattinson wore George Clooney’s Batman costume during their screen test. ‘The Batman’ star revealed that her co-star tried on one of his predecessor’s superhero suit - the one he wore during his Razzie-nominated performance in the 1997 movie ‘Batman and Robin’ - but “only from the waist up” while appearing on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’. The 33-year-old actress told host Jimmy that the 35-year-old actor - who plays Bruce Wayne in the new Matthew Reeves movie - was “wearing sweatpants at the bottom,” before labelling the look “causal Batman”.

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Amal Clooney has opened up about her marriage to actor George Clooney, with the human rights lawyer describing their union as “wonderful”. Amal discussed the couple’s relationship during an interview with Time after she was named one of the magazine’s 12 Women of the Year for 2022.

Alan Cumming said the story of a schoolboy imposter “pushes all our buttons” for Scots as a film about the fake pupil received its European premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival. My Old School tells the story of Brian MacKinnon who, aged 32, posed as a 17-year-old called Brandon Lee in 1993 to re-enrol as a pupil and re-sit his Highers at his old school Bearsden Academy.

It sounds like Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are looking towards the future… whenever that may be.

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Jessica Biel is feeling the love! The actress celebrated her milestone 40th birthday on Thursday and celebrated by sharing some sweet family photos.The star took to Instagram Thursday morning to share a slideshow of snapshots, which began with a photo of the birthday girl hugging and carrying her and Justin Timberlake's young sons.The beaming mom smiled for the sweet pic as Silas, 6, and Phineas, 2, rested their heads on her shoulders, facing away from the camera.«Thinking of birthdays past and remembering all the amazing ones Justin and I spent solo.

Ant Middleton cannot go for a pint in the pub because boozed-up punters want to start fights with him.The former elite soldier said that people try to see how hard he really is since he found fame in Channel 4 show SAS: Who Dares Wins.Ant, 39, said: “I’ve always had trouble when I’ve gone out.“Once upon a time it was just standard alpha stuff, the other guy doesn’t care who you are, they just want to prove they’re the top man in that bar on that particular night.“Now, though, with the profile I have, it’s much more, ‘Let’s see how hard the SAS man really is’.“Then, the call comes up, ‘Come on, Ant, let’s have an arm wrestle.’“I fend them off, fend them off, but I’m already wondering if the evening is worth the hassle.“If I stay there for

Telly hardman Ant Middleton has confessed that he secretly suffers from a fear of small ­spaces – and is terrified of lifts.The former elite soldier – star of hit Channel 4 show SAS: Who Dares Wins – admitted that getting in an elevator can bring him “close to a panic attack”.The SBS veteran revealed: “I suffer from claustrophobia – not an ideal ­condition to have when you’re in the Special Forces.“I’m OK in crowds, but could you put me into the boot of a car without me flipping out? No.

Ant Middleton says he was tortured by bullies during his early days in the army.

Ant Middleton has said that speaking ‘honestly’ comes with having to be able to ‘take the flak’, after he faced backlash for his comments about coronavirus.In March, the SAS: Who Dares Wins star, who’s known for being outspoken online, faced criticism after he said the virus ‘doesn’t bother’ him because he is ‘strong and able and it has no benefit or positive impact on my life.’He later was forced to apologise for comments he made regarding Black Lives Matter protesters, where he appeared to call them ‘scum’.However, Ant has insisted that he would rather get things wrong and learn, telling The Sun: ‘An honest voice is a good one and you have to be prepared to take the flak.’He added: ‘The moment you go out there and think you are someone