Britney Spears 'lining up a Meghan and Harry-style interview with Oprah' to tell 'her truth'

Comedy star and OK!'s treasured columnist Judi Love has given her verdict on the public criticism following the news that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be returning to the UK for a string of charity events next month. Writing in her column this week, Judi also has her say on the footballing row and social media death threats forced upon Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen.

Serena Williams shared a cute 'date night' photo with her daughter Olympia on Tuesday after being the first guest on Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast.The 40-year-old tennis champion posted a photo on Instagram showing her and four-year-old Olympia sitting in a corner booth together.Serena's bright green sweater was partially draped over Olympia as their faces were illuminated by a cellphone. Date night: Serena Williams shared a cute 'date night' photo with her daughter Olympia on Tuesday on Instagram after being the first guest on Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast'NY Date nights @olympiaohanian,' Serena wrote in the caption for her roughly 15.2 million followers.Serena earlier shared a black-and-white photo on Instagram of her with Olympia and Meghan, 41.

Elton John has surprised diners at Cannes restaurant La Guérite by playing a segment of his forthcoming collaborative single with Britney Spears, ‘Hold Me Closer’.John’s Instagram page livestreamed the singer heading to a DJ booth at the restaurant, greeting the DJs and then getting them to play the single. John announced the song over a wireless microphone, and proceeded to sing his parts over it.Watch the full livestream below:A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn)As the song’s title suggests, ‘Hold Me Closer’ includes an interpolation of the chorus from John’s 1971 hit ‘Tiny Dancer’.

Britney Spears and Elton John were seen on a new cover for their upcoming duet.The performers were seen side by side for the highly anticipated single Hold Me Closer, which is set to be released on August 26 by Universal Music. Spears, 40, shared a look at the new cover which saw both her and Elton in blue and white sparkly baseball uniforms. Hold! Britney Spears and Elton John were seen on a new cover for their upcoming duet.

Meghan Markle is hoping fans of her new podcast finally get the real version of the Duchess of Sussex. And she aims to be, in her words, «unfiltered.»Markle has set those expectations in a teaser of her new Spotify podcast, , which debuted Tuesday and featured her longtime friend, Serena Williams, as the first-ever guest.

Piers Morgan took to Twitter today and addressed Meghan Markle's candid admission after she relived the shocking moment in her newly released podcast.The Duchess of Sussex described how the incident, which saw baby Archie's room catch fire, had left her "shaken" and "in tears".The TalkTV presenter has since taken to the micro-blogging and sparked critcism online as he reacted to the royal's candid anecdote.The former Good Morning Britain presenter suggested despite the heartwrenching incident "nobody was harmed".The 41-year-old discussed the moment with her friend and tennis star Serena Williams on Archetypes podcast which aired on Tuesday.Meghan explained she had been visiting Nyanga, a suburb of Cape Town, with Prince Harry in 2019.In view of his 7.9 million followers, Piers retweeted a post from ITV's royal correspondent Chris Ship's account, which read: "READ: Meghan Markle says Archie's room caught fire during her and Harry’s Royal Tour of South Africa and it left everyone in tears - and yet she still had to an official engagement that night which she said doesn’t 'make any sense'.Piers shared his thoughts on the Duchess of Sussex's tearful admission and wrote: "He wasn’t even in the room & nobody was harmed."Can you imagine the Queen whining about having to an engagement in this circumstance? Markle’s victimhood knows no bounds."But the broadcaster's remarks sparked some backlash online as social media user's reacted, as royal fans offered their support to the Sussexes.Twitter user, @BigSister penned: "She's recounting an anecdote. Give it a rest Piers."@Bumble wrote: "It's the thoughts of what could have happened that's upsetting."@Dandylione penned: "What an awful thing to happen.

Meghan Markle has already won plaudits from listeners of her new podcast Archetypes after the first episode went live on Spotify. During a promotional interview with Spotify, the Duchess of Sussex, 41, explains to potential listeners of the podcast that they "should expect the real me". She goes onto say that many people have probably "never gotten to know" her, stating that most of what people hear is "through the lens of the media".

Britney Spears is opening up about the effect some difficult past experiences still have on her, revealing to her fans and followers that she “cries herself to sleep” thinking about the traumatizing situations she endured.The iconic singer, who is about to release a new collaboration with Elton John, is known for sharing her feelings and being open about her private life on social media. Britney has now declared that while her “spirits are better” she will “forever be traumatized” after relieving some experiences she was exposed to during her 13-year conservatorship.“There is no way to fix me, my emotions and my sensitivity...

Meghan Markle has set the record straight on the nanny situation for her son Archie with Prince Harry, revealing that they didn't have a high turnover of different nannies. MORE: Meghan Markle reappears with her natural curly hair – and Doria and Archie are all smilesIn the Duchess' first instalment of her new Spotify podcast, Archetypes, Meghan alluded to her nanny Lauren, saying: "We get back our amazing nanny, Lauren, who we'd had all the way until, um. In Canada here.

This is every parent’s worst nightmare!

Thania Garcia Like the rest of the world, it seems Elton John also can’t wait for the official release date of his and Britney Spears’ “Hold Me Closer” duet. The singer played the song (almost) in its entirety for restaurant patrons in Cannes and live-streamed it, just a few days before its scheduled arrival on Friday.  In the re-uploaded Instagram Live stream, John is seen sitting behind the restaurant’s DJ booth and singing along to the forthcoming dance track. From the sound of it, the track incorporates John’s original lyrics from the 1971 hit “Tiny Dancer” as well as lyrics from his song “The One.” A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn) The track starts with Spears singing the first few lines of “The One” and eventually has her transitioning into the iconic chorus line of “Tiny Dancer.” As for instrumentals, the song’s updated beat has more of a dance-pop approach, similar to John’s most recent collaborations (for example, his and Dua Lipa’s 2021 electronic dance hit “Cold Heart”). 

Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast has finally launched on Spotify, and with it has come plenty of revelations from the Duchess of Sussex, including her pet name for Prince Harry and the terrifying fire that happened in her son Archie's bedroom. Starting her first episode with a bang, 41 year old Meghan invited her best pal tennis ace Serena Williams to join her, where the focus of the chat was about the "double standard women face when they are labelled "ambitious" and the ripple effects this has on other aspects of their lives." Aside from that though, there were plenty of little tidbits about Meghan's life, and her husband of four years Prince Harry, 37, even made an appearance.

Serena Williams has revealed that Prince Harry helped her with the decision to retire from tennis, after spending an hour speaking about it to the royal. Earlier this month, the tennis pro announced that she would be retiring to pursue projects outside the world of sport – and it's now been revealed that Prince Harry was part of that decision.

Elton John and Britney Spears’ awaited collaboration is right around the corner. “Hold Me Closer“ was teased by both performers, with Britney releasing some artwork and Elton sharing a part of the song on his TikTok.Nicki Minaj defends Britney Spears from ex-husband Kevin Federline: ‘How dare you?’Britney Spears might have a sit-down interview with Oprah WinfreyA post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears)A couple of days ago, Britney released a photoshopped photo with no caption.

A fateful call. Meghan Markle recalled a scary Archie memory on her new podcast. The Duchess of Sussex just launched Archetypes, a new podcast that features various celebrities talking about topics close to them.

Archetypes,” she discussed misleading media reports with her guest, the real Serena Williams.Markle, 41, was newly engaged to Prince Harry, 37, in 2017, at which point reports circulated that the royal would be walking down the aisle with a bride “straight outta Compton,” California.“This morning, I was saying to Harry: ‘Do you remember when they said, ‘Harry’s girl is straight outta Compton?’ I was like, ‘are they talking about Serena?’ ” Markle joked.“I’m like, I’m not from Compton, I’ve never lived in Compton, my mom doesn’t live in Compton, but by the way, what’s wrong with Compton? My girl Serena’s from there,” she continued.On the heels of her recent retirement announcement, the 40-year-old tennis star laughed at the mix-up, saying she’s “so proud” to be from Compton, and shared that there are other well-known celebrities from Compton, including Kevin Costner.“Oh my gosh, that’s wild,” the “Suits” star responded.“He even talks about it — isn’t it fascinating?” said Williams.Markle clarified that she did grow up in the Los Angeles area, but “I can’t claim Compton,” she said.The two mainly discussed their thoughts around ambition — particularly being ambitious women, which was the main theme of the episode.Markle also shared a wild story about how her son Archie’s bedroom caught fire while they were in the middle of a royal engagement during their 2019 South Africa tour. 

Meghan Markle is opening up about one of her most humanizing motherhood moments while on a royal tour with Prince Harry in 2019. In the premiere episode of her new podcast,, the Duchess of Sussex discusses the concept of ambition as it applies to women in a raw and wide-ranging conversation with her longtime friend, Serena Williams. The pair engages in a dialogue about what it means to be a parent and a professional, sharing gut-wrenching stories about the times that those two roles seemed to be at odds. «When we went on our tour to South Africa, we landed with Archie,» Meghan, 41, recalled.

Meghan Markle has just released the first episode of her podcast and a royal expert has told fans to brace themselves for what is to come.For her first guest on her show, Archetypes, Meghan brought on tennis superstar Serena Williams.It dropped today (Tuesday, August 23,) with the pair discussing the double standard of women being branded as ambitious and the ways this can impact other parts of their lives.READ MORE: Girl, 9, shot to death after 'mum opened door to see what noise was' named and picturedOne royal expert said though, that even before the episode began Meghan was very careful with who she selected as her first guest for the show.Speaking to the Daily Star, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield of To Di For said: "I think that this will be the way that Meghan contradicts stories about her that she believes are untrue."Tom Bower shared a story in his book about how Serena Williams was not as friendly with Meghan as Meghan had made it seem… he also called into question her P&G story… Meghan subtly puts those accusations into question by restating that story in the podcast and having Serena on as her first guest.”To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Ms Schofield added that this is unlikely to be an isolated example and instead she thinks that it will be common for Meghan to use her podcast and platform to help get her point of view across.She said: "I suspect royal watchers will see a lot of instances like that in the future… where Meghan will respond to something that has been said about her through a question to a guest or to a choice of guest.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry want to tell "their side of the story once and for all" and are considering "laying bare exactly what happened with their royal exit in a bid to stop all the family drama,” an insider has claimed.The pair made headlines worldwide when they announced their shock step back from royal duties in March 2020, before jetting off to reside in the US.Now, two years and many headlines after 'Megxit', the couple are weighing up whether to set the record straight, publicly.READ MORE: Trans prisoner who impregnated inmates tried to remove her testicles with razorThe couple have already signed a lucrative deal with streaming giant Netflix, with an “At home with the Sussexes”-style documentary reportedly in the works, as well as a Spotify podcast.But Heat has reported that none of these would be as revealing as a tell-all documentary that Megan and Harry are reportedly discussing.“Meghan and Harry have been discussing the idea of doing a one-off where they lay bare exactly what happened with their royal exit in a bid to stop all the family drama,” the insider claimed.

A terrifying moment. Meghan Markle shared a scary story about her royal tour of Africa in the inaugural episode of her new podcast, “Archetypes.”

Meghan Markle is said to still be “p***ed off” about her exit from the clan – and it could lead to a new crisis.The claim came from the latest episode of explosive Channel 4 documentary The Real Windsors, which looks at what future the Royal Family might have. During the third and final episode, claims were made about how Meghan perceived her own self-imposed exile from the family, alongside husband Prince Harry.