Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain recalls being told ‘black hands don’t sell jewellery’ when she applied for modelling job

in a Twitter clip announcing the bad news. “I’m so sorry, but my show ain’t ready.”The pop star reportedly clashed with the venue and their desire for her to perform with a 60-member choir while she wanted to prioritize keeping shows “low-key” and “all about the voice.”It has also been reported the postponement followed the best-selling artist throwing a fit over a swimming pool stunt.

Taking the next step? Adele was photographed wearing a large diamond ring at the 42nd Brit Awards in London — and the stunning accessory had people talking.

Keeping her loved ones close. Queen Elizabeth II gave a sweet nod to her late husband, Prince Philip, during her first public appearance of 2022.

He sparked 90s Britpop nostalgia by arriving by helicopter in a dazzling introduction to the stage at The Brits Awards and Liam Gallagher 'smashed' his performance of new song Everything's Electric.

Broadway box office showed some improvement last week, with business for the 19 productions rising 12% from the previous week to a total $16,909,848. Paid attendance was up a commensurate 9% to 152,557, indicating that about 81% of available seats were filled during the week ending Feb. 6.

With Sheriff Alex Villanueva declining to enforce the county’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate among his deputies, the Board of Supervisors today voted to develop a proposal that would give the county’s personnel director overriding authority to discipline any employees who fail to comply with the requirement, including Sheriff’s deputies.

David Tennant and wife Georgia are doting parents to five children, some of whom have followed in their footsteps and become actors themselves.SEE: 10 rare photos of David and Georgia Tennant's five adorable childrenAnd Georgia was feeling particularly proud of daughter Olive on Tuesday after the Oscar nominations were released. Olive starred in Belfast as Catherine, a Catholic schoolgirl who becomes the love interest of main character Buddy, played by young actor Jude Hill.

Cristiano Ronaldo's superstition has had fans baffled after he was spotted kissing his shin pads on the bench.Ralf Rangnick named the Manchester United star on the bench as they faced Burnley at Turf Moor, with Edinson Cavani preferred.But the scores drawn at 1-1 and the Uruguayan having little impact, it was not long before the Red Devils coach turned to the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.And while putting on Ronaldo to try land all three points is hardly shocking news, BT Sport cameras picked up the forward in an unusual act.After the 37-year-old's warm-up, he returned to the bench to get ready to come on - including putting his shin pads on.Pictured on them was his signature CR7 tag as well as a big self-portrait and his children.The Portugal international appeared to kiss each face before putting them on and making his way to the touchline to replace Cavani.But it has left fans puzzled over his superstitious ways with one saying: "Ronaldo really got himself on his shin pads."And another said: "Ronaldo lipsing his shinpads with a picture of himself on, fairs."A third quipped: "Ronaldo kissing his shinpads with his face on is such a Ronaldo thing."While this fan said: "This is PEAK Ronaldo.""Ronaldo mate you’re 37…" another supporter tweeted.And this fan said: "Bro does Ronaldo have his own photo on his shinpads this guy is crazy."Meanwhile, Rangnick did explain why he decided to drop Ronaldo to the bench in a dig at his pressing ability.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply

BRIT Awards 2021 took place at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday (8 February) night, presented by TV detective and comedian Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama with performances from none other than Ed Sheeran and Adele.But as the annual awards opened, The Masked Singer star informed the viewers at home that the awards would be a little different this year. From 42nd awards ceremony, the music giants announced the awards wouldn’t be separated by gender anymore meaning it was every artist for themselves.And after a mind-blowing night, here is the full list of nominees, as well as the artist who picked up the coveted BRIT Awards trophies on the night.Winner - AdeleDaveEd SheeranLittle SimzSam FenderWinner - Wolf AliceColdplayD-Block EuropeLittle MixLondon GrammarWinner - Easy On Me by AdeleLatest Trends by A1 & J1Don’t Play by Anne-Marie/ KSI/ Digital Farm AnimalsRemember by Becky Hill and David GuettaObsessed With You by Central CeeClash by Dave ft.

Harry Maguire looked like he was "running through treacle" during his dismal performance against Burnley on Tuesday that left Manchester United supporters fuming.Club captain Maguire looked off the pace, as he has done for much of this season, during the Premier League trip to Turf Moor with United taking home a solitary point.With Paul Pogba firing home the opening goal after Raphael Varane had a goal ruled out due to Maguire being offside, the hosts struck back through Jay Rodriguez.Maguire has taken much of the blame for the former Southampton forward's strike, which ensured that Ralf Rangnick's men would not claim all three points.One fan wrote: "Maguire running through treacle there was an embarrassing sight to watch. Overcommitted, missed a tackle and couldn't get back."With a second adding: "Maguire is absolutely rubbish GET HIM GONE."A third continued: "Maguire RUBBISH."With a fourth saying: "Maguire’s a liability.

prisoner of war camp has been discovered by archaeologists in the UK, alongside proof that prisoners were living a rather comfy life at the camp in Shropshire. The site, located in Mile End, Oswestry, offered inmates a "range of facilities and activities" which included sports fields and musical performances.

BBC business show Dragons’ Den since sold millions across the globe and is considered a staple in most offices.Married couple Neil and Laura Westwood headed to the Den way back in 2008 to pitch the Magic Whiteboard - the simple idea of a roll of A1 whiteboard sheets, which will stick to anything due to static.They were seeking £100,000 for a 15 percent equity stake in their business.The pair originally set up their company back in 2006, with Neil explaining to BusinessLive in 2013: "I knew I wanted to start my own business. One day, when I was carrying yet another heavy flip chart to a meeting it suddenly dawned on me there must be a way of making it lighter."And the product wasn’t mocked unanimously, as Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden both offered half the money each.Though Peter Jones didn’t hesitate to brand the product "ridiculous".He told the pair: "Laura, Neil, my first look at this - this is almost ridiculous.

tattoo of a black hole on her stomach after people told her she had "copied" the idea from a fictional character. In a TikTok video, @searchingforapersonality shows her new inking above a pair of low-rise jeans and says it represents "my internal void".

KFC customers have moaned about a "disgusting" mess in one of its restaurants and claimed it looked like a "bomb had hit it".Reg O'Reilly and her husband Paul Merry recorded footage of leftover food and packaging on the tables and floors and overflowing bins at the restaurant in Milton Street, Nottingham.The couple, who live in the Victoria Centre flats, stopped off on their way home after a night out on Sunday at 2.30 am.Ms O'Reilly told Nottingham Post: "We walked in, we ordered our food, then I turned around and thought my god, what the hell has happened here? It was so bad and I went up to speak to the manager."I said where are we meant to sit? It was like a bomb had hit it."The angry customer said the manager blamed the mess on being short-staffed, but she was not satisfied with the reason.She said: "As we were leaving there was no one queuing, you'd have thought they'd have just closed for five minutes, all the staff grab a bin bag and clear the place up but she was just standing there."Customers couldn't clean up after themselves as the bins were full, they were overflowing.

Penrith Christian School has listed transgender identity and same-sex attraction alongside “abusive relationships” as behaviours “not acceptable to God” in a statement attached to its enrolment application. Trigger Warning: This story has details of homophobic and transphobic statements, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The Sydney private school’s principal, Tracey Deal, has defended the homophobic and transphobic Statement of Faith, which states that “Adultery, same-sex attraction, transgender identity, premarital sex, sexual acts between members of the same sex and abusive relationships, are all examples of relationships and behaviours which are not acceptable to God.According to the Guardian, in a letter to parents, Deal called the controversy a misunderstanding and said the media has “misinterpreted a small part of the Statement of Faith and inferred mistreatment of students.”Other parts of the Statement of Faith discuss “divine healing for the body” and “everlasting punishment of the wicked (in the sense of eternal torment).”Back in 2013, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Penrith Christian School was forced to review its Statement of Faith after it came to light that it called homosexuality an “abomination unto God, a perversion of the natural order and not to be entered into.” The school had responded then that the “policy was now under review, according to Christian Schools Australia, which says the wording has been ‘misunderstood’ and that gay and lesbian students are treated with care”.Good to see Penrith Christian School now re-thinking their

Jennifer Garner is a woman of many talents, including playing the saxophone. Plus, she’s a newly inducted member of the Hasty Pudding Club!Over the weekend, the actress was named the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year for 2022 during a ceremony at Harvard University.

Brit Awards 2022 stage to perform her single Don't Play with YouTube sensation-turned-rapper KSI and Digital Farm Animals.

Anne-Marie has reacted to her onstage stumble at the BRIT Awards 2022, which happened during her performance with KSI.The pop star teamed up with the YouTuber-turned-musician and Digital Animals to perform their single ‘Don’t Play’ at the awards ceremony tonight (February 8).The performance began with Anne-Marie singing her verse from her Little Mix collaboration ‘Kiss My (Uh Oh)’ from in front of a heart at the top of a small staircase. When she began to walk down the stairs, she missed one and tripped, landing on the stage a few steps below.The star continued with the performance and later tweeted about the incident.

Little Simz won Best New Artist at tonight’s (February 8) BRIT Awards 2022, taking to the stage with her mum to accept the award.She was nominated in the category alongside Central Cee, Griff, Joy Crookes and Self Esteem.Simz was presented the award by Tom Daley and Celeste. “Mum, look at what you’ve done. Look at what you’ve done,” she said as she handed her mum the trophy.

NME on the red carpet ahead of the BRIT Awards 2022, Glass Animals told us about the secret to the runaway success of their single ‘Heat Waves’ and thoughts about going all “Celtic opera” on their next album and dreams of collaborating with Lil Nas X. Watch our interview with the band above.The Oxford band were at the London ceremony where they nominated for Best Rock/Alternative Act as well as ‘Best Song’ for ‘Heat Waves’ – which has racked up millions upon millions of streams over the last year and recently saw them become the first UK band to top Spotify’s global singles chart.“There’s something in it.

Nadiya Hussain is speaking out about her own painful experience with racism. The Great British Bake Off champion, who won the sixth season of the popular reality competition series, took to Instagram recently to share a personal anecdote in light of Black Lives Matter protests going on around the globe.“I was responding to an ad in the paper, back in the day when we looked for jobs in the paper,” the 35-year-old wrote in the lengthy caption, which was shared on Saturday, June 13.