Big Brother’s Brian Dowling confirms birth of baby daughter via surrogate

Celebrities have taken to social media to pay tribute to Coolio after it was announced that the rapper had died at the age of 59. No cause of death was given by his manager Jarez Posey, who confirmed the news to Deadline.

Harry Styles playing lead characters.Rumours of a feud between Wilde and Pugh have been circulating during promo for the film, which was released last week. READ MORE: Harry Styles caught in controversy as fans adamant he 'spit' in Chris Pine's lapIt has been reported that the alleged feud has since developed into a full-scale, behind-the-scenes drama, after a video was shared of Styles appearing to spit on co-star Chris Pine during the film's premiere at Venice Film Festival, earlier this month.Representatives for both Pine and Styles’ denied the validity of the clip, while Wilde commented that it was “a perfect example of people [looking] for drama anywhere they can”.However Kroll jokingly took responsibility for 'spitgate', telling Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show that he had started the drama from the beginning, to create a “buzz” for the film.

Iranian drone which the US claimed posed a “threat” to its forces was shot down.In a statement made by the US Central Command (CENTCOM), they said that he “unmanned aerial vehicle” was heading in the direction of Erbil, Iraq.The organisation said that “condemned” the “unprovoked attack” that fortunately did not lead to any forces being wounded or killed.READ MORE: Ukraine 'deploying explosive suicide drones' against Russia's Black Sea fleetWhile there are several US troops that are currently operating in Iraq due to requests made by the Iraqi Government, it's confirmed that the strike took place at around 2.10pm local time (12.10pm UK time) on Wednesday (September 28).In it's statement, the CENTCOM said: “US Central Command condemns the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ unprovoked attack in Iraq’s Erbil Governorate this morning.“Such indiscriminate attacks threaten innocent civilians and risk the hard-fought stability of the region.“No US forces were wounded or killed as a result of the strikes and there is no damage to US equipment.“At approximately 2.10pm local time, US forces brought down an Iranian Mojer-6 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle headed in the direction of Erbil as it appeared as a threat to CENTCOM forces in the area.“CENTCOM personnel operate in Iraq at the invitation of the Government of Iraq to advise, assist, and enable partner forces in ensuring the lasting defeat of ISIS.”To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Iraqi Kurdistan Health Minister Saman Barazanchi said Iran's Revolutionary Guards firing missiles and drones in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq has resulted in nine people being killed and 32 wounded.He revealed that: “Some of the wounded

Louis Tomlinson has revealed which body part he finds the least sexy on himself.The former One Direction member was a guest on the Zach Sang Show, where he revealed he had a penguin tattooed on his bum.He told the host: "I’ve got between 30 or 40 little tattoos, I don’t regret one of them, EXCEPT, for that penguin on my ass.READ MORE: Louis Tomlinson furiously defends Liam Payne after controversial podcast comments"It’s the least sexy thing in the world. Whenever comes a time that I do actually take my f*cking trousers off, it’s not f*cking sexy, that shit man."Zach asked Louis if he warns people of the tattoo, he replied: "Like warning label, yeah I probably should! No I don’t actually, I don’t."The singer went on to explain why he'd got the tattoo in the first place – that it was down to losing a bet.He said: "It was one of those things, man it felt funny at the time.

Coolio's untimely death on Wednesday, famous fans and collaborators who knew the «Gangsta's Paradise» rapper took to social media to pay tribute and share memories.Coolio — who was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. — died in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, at the age of 59. His longtime manager, Jarez, confirmed the news to Jarez told the outlet that paramedics suspect cardiac arrest was the cause of death, though no official determination has been made.After entering the L.A.

Kid Cudi couldn't be more excited about his new Netflix animated special, . ET's Rachel Smith spoke to Cudi at the premiere Wednesday night, where spoke about the love story at the center of the film and got candid about his dating and relationship history. tells the story of Jabari, who after a chance run-in with his cool new photographer neighbor Meadow, has to figure out whether he can make space for love in his life.

Naman Ramachandran As Amazon Prime Video closes in on six years of operations in India, it is one of the market leaders in the streaming segment. A major part of the success is due to it getting a handle on the multiple local languages in the vast market. “One of the things we look at when we expand into new territories and languages is to see early signs and then double down on those early signs,” Gaurav Gandhi, VP, Amazon Prime Video India told Variety. The service programs in 10 languages in India, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali and English. “When we started programming in 10 languages we saw early signs before most others how content travels across languages,” says Gandhi, who spoke on the sidelines of the APOS conference in Singapore. “Today, 50% of our audience base is watching content in four plus languages, which was not the case three or four years back. And a big reason for that is the fact that as you program multiple languages across the board, we realize that you truly transcend linguistic boundaries and barriers and expand the linguistic palette.”

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Ellen DeGeneres looked in high spirits as she grabbed lunch in Santa Barbara with her wife Portia de Rossi, 49, and a friend on Wednesday afternoon.The former talk show host, 64, was captured flashing a wide smile while conversing with Portia outside the restaurant.The outing comes after Ellen's protégée Greyson Chance, 25, doubled down on claims that she 'manipulated' and 'completely abandoned' him after signing him at the tender age of 12. Insiders close to Ellen have denied his story.  Unbothered: Ellen DeGeneres looked in high spirits as she grabbed lunch in Santa Barbara with her wife Portia de Rossi, 49, and a friend on Wednesday afternoonFor lunch, Ellen strolled beside her wife and friend in a pair of black shorts and matching polo top.The sitcom star completed the look with a gold wrist watch and a pair of bright white sneakers.

Brian Dowling has shared the emotional moment his sister Aoife reunited with his baby daughter Blake, after selflessly acting as a surrogate.The Big Brother winner, 44, took to social media to announce the news he had welcomed a child with his husband, Dancing with the Stars judge Arthur Gourounlian on Saturday. Now, he has shared the special moment his sister reunited with the sweet tot days after giving birth. Brian gushed: "Today was REUNION TIME in the Dowling Gourounlian household." Alongside an image of Aoife cradling her newborn niece, he wrote: "We had a little visitor in the form of @effidy_dowling_ {heart emoji] It was an emotional reunion as the tears flowed.Times like this are so special.

Joey Essex returns puppy as he's 'horrified' to learn about ear croppingSimon Thomas and wife are expecting new baby five years after death of first wife GemmaBig Brother’s Brian Dowling confirms birth of baby daughter via surrogateBez’s nuptials come weeks after he suffered two heartbreaks; the death of his bandmate Paul Ryder and his dad within the same weekend.His father died on July 15 after a long illness, hours after his Happy Mondays bandmate Paul Ryder died suddenly at the age of 58 from apparent heart and diabetes complications.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Big Brother star Brian Dowling has welcomed his first child into the world and revealed the name chosen for the new arrival. In an Instagram post shared this week, Dowling shared an adorable image of him and his husband Arthur Gourounlian holding their newborn baby in the hospital. "Please be upstanding for the arrival of our BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian," read the caption.

Big Brother winner Brian Dowling has paid tribute to his sister, Aoife, after she acted as the surrogate to his adorable newborn daughter. Brian, 44, confirmed the news via Instagram that he and husband Arthur, 42, have welcomed their daughter, Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian, to the family on Thursday. But in the post, Brian paid a special tribute to his sister, who volunteered to be the surrogate mum to Blake – to which Brian and Arthur will be "forever grateful" to.

READ MORE: Carol Vorderman works out with Alex Scott in incredible video but one fan notices something unusualThey added: "To the egg donor that we have never met or seen any pic of THANK YOU without you our bundle of joy would not be here. And @effidy_dowling_ you have given us THE WORLD we will forever owe YOU. Merci.

Big Brother winner Brian Dowling shared the happy news that he and his husband, Dancing with the Stars judge Arthur Gourounlian welcomed a daughter on Saturday. Brian, 44, took to Instagram to announce the happy news with a sweet post in which he thanked his sister for being their surrogate and announced the newborn's name. He wrote: "Please be upstanding for the arrival of our BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian.

Big Brother's Brian Dowling has shared his joy after welcoming his first child.The Irish presenter, 44, welcomed a baby daughter named Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian via surrogate.Brian and his husband, Dancing with the Stars judge Arthur Gourounlian, announced today that their little one was born on September 1 and was carried by Brian's sister, Aofie.READ MORE: Big Brother announces huge comeback after 4 years during Love Island final on ITV2Taking to Instagram to announce their happy news, Brian shared an adorable snap of the three and penned: "Please be upstanding for the arrival of our BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian. Yes people another BDG."They added: "Blake was delivered safely on Thursday September 1st at 14:52pm weighting 7lb 4ozs.

Maura Higgins has been tipped to host the Big Brother reboot.The former Love Island star is reportedly the favourite amongst execs to be the face of the series when the hit franchise returns to ITV2. Producers are looking for a fresh face to host the popular televised social experiment when it comes back to UK television screens and are apparently eying Maura for her personality and profile.READ MORE: Big Brother's biggest controversies – racism row, fights, affair and 'wine bottle sex'Maura is no stranger to viewers of ITV after she initially shot to fame as a Love Island finalist alongside 26-year-old TV personality and professional dancer Curtis Pritchard.