Christina Aguilera says execs once had a 'big debate' about changing her last name for being 'too ethnic'

Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine as "horrific" and called for the Kremlin to face the "severest consequences".

Day6 keyboardist and vocalist Wonpil has announced his upcoming military enlistment.Wonpil had hosted a V Live broadcast on February 23, where he personally shared the details of his impending enlistment. The singer revealed that he had chosen to apply to the Navy as it was the next available option, as he wanted to line up his service to his fellow Day6 members.“I will be enlisting on March 28,” he said during the broadcast, as translated by Soompi. “Since [Day6 members Young K] and Dowoon all already enlisted, a part of me kind of wanted to enlist early too.”The singer will be the final Day6 member to enlist for South Korea’s mandatory military service.

Variety, Yang discussed his vision for TVING – a streaming service backed by Korean media giant CJ ENM, search engine Naver and cable network JTBC – following a banner year of 60 per cent subscriber growth in 2021. The CEO also touched on the global growth of Korean content and how he plans on challenging Netflix, both at home and abroad.“It’s a game of capital,” Yang said of potential growth in the streaming space.

Meghan Markle's former Suits co-star Patrick J Adams has revealed the Duchess once made fun of him after seeing him with no clothes on in a play.The 40 year old, who played the role of Mike Ross in the hit American TV series, explained that the incident took place while they were filming the lawyer show back in 2011.The Duchess of Sussex, also 40, who recently enjoyed a secret night out with husband Prince Harry and his cousin Princess Eugenie, came to support the actor as he performed in an LA production of Bill Cain's play 9 Circles – in which he starred in a scene with full-frontal nudity. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter "She certainly was at the play where I was naked and she had a good time making fun of me after," Patrick told Entertainment Tonight, before joking: "So, maybe she’d like a repeat performance." Now, the actor is set to make his Broadway debut next month in Take Me Out, in which he'll be taking off his clothes once again.

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Rita Ora has shown off her incredible hair transformation while enjoying a lavish trip to Italy.The Masked Singer star took to Instagram to flaunt her new fringe to her 16.1million followers.Rita, 31, shared a series of snaps from her trip to Milan in Italy, where her eye-popping new fringe was on full display.In one of the snaps, the Poison singer can be seen playing with her long blond hair while posing for the camera.Leaving fans green with envy as she shared snaps from her trip to Italy's fashion capital the singer rocked a spectacular all green look.The fashion mogul simply captioned the series "lime is mine" followed by a green love heart.The pop star wore a lavish lime green jacket which she paired with a chic lawn green coloured shirt.Keeping things green, The Masked Singer judge accessorised with bulky green shades which had a fabulous pearl chain linked to a decadent green necklace.After Rita shared the snaps from her trip, gushing followers and fans immediately showered her with multiple comments.One fan wrote: "You look so good."Another wrote: "Queen of green."A third penned: "The colour cohesion is on point - you look great!"Rita's trip to Italy comes days after the star was spotted in Los Angeles getting new ink as she revealed the design for her new tattoo.The Let You Love Me singer shared a series of photos, including her new tattoo of an adorable flower on the side of her thigh.Rita's next big TV venture was recently put on hold just days after announcing the gig.The devastating news will see her part in the Beauty and The Beast live-action prequel series paused by Disney.Rita was set to work with Hollywood star Luke Evans and Frozen's Josh Gad on the spin-off series.A source told The Sun: "Rita was

Dan Walker has been praised by BBC Breakfast viewers following an interview with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. The 44-year-old presenter quizzed her on an unexpected snap showing her Russian financial links with the Conservative government.During Wednesday's episode of the morning show, Dan and co-host Sally Nugent were joined my Truss to discuss the Tory Party's planned sanctions against Vladimir Putin.Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Dan didn't waste time in asking Ms Truss on questions as reports emerged Russian donors had given around £2million to the government.He asked: "How damaging is that for the government at the moment?"Ms Truss responded "Any donation to any political party has to be fully declared.

Jonathan Ross's daughter Honey celebrated her last day as a 24-year-old before her big birthday.The influencer posed up a storm in figure-hugging gym gear as she prepared for her 25th birthday.The beauty enjoyed a dance class as she took to her Instagram to share a mirror selfie to her 58,000 followers.The podcaster leaned on one knee as she showed off her curves in a pair of cropped black leggings.The red head pulled her locks back in a chic up-do as she stuck out her tongue for the camera.Honey completed the look with a pair of chunky black lace-up boots and a simple pendant necklace.She revealed in the caption: "Last day of being 24 started off right with a dance class from my angel."Honey is the youngest daughter of TV star Jonathan and his wife of 33 years Jane Goldman.

Ryanair customer care representative, for asking a simple question during his booking. Sharing the surreal exchange on behalf of his friend, the man called Lee took to Twitter and showed screengrabs of the conversation.

"fit and healthy" 21-year-old tragically collapsed and died after complaining of feeling dizzy while working out at a gym in Bristol, southwest England on January 10.Henry Best, a student, was described as teetotal and active at the time of this sudden death.

In January 2000, Christina Aguilera’s “What a Girl Wants,” co-written by Shelly Peiken, dethroned Santana and Rob Thomas’ “Smooth” to become the first new Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 of the millennium. It was also the first No. 1 for Peiken, who had previously gotten close as a co-writer of Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch,” which hit No. 2 in 1997 and has logged 56.7 million on-demand U.S. streams to date, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. She also co-wrote Aguilera’s next hit, “Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You),” which reigned at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for four weeks later that year.

Christina Aguilera will always a supreme diva, as was evident on her TikTok on Wednesday.The Bionic songstress, 39, uploaded a fabulous and on-point video makeover snippet to her social media that afternoon, set to her track Glam from 2010.In the clip, Xtina starts out sitting pretty sans makeup, as she snaps to the beat of her hot track: 'Now snap, now snap' Sitting pretty:Christina Aguilera uploaded a fabulous and on-point video makeover snippet to her social media on Wednesday afternoon Glamorous: The clip was set to her track Glam from 2010, for obvious reasonsAs the lyrics play, 'Here we go, blush on, lashes long, mascara strong' Christina applies each element of makeup, with cuts revealing her glam look as it comes together.

Pride Month may be over, but Christina Aguilera is still making sure her LGBTQ fans feel seen.

Christina Aguilera recently opened up about the time she was told by record executives that her name sounded "too ethnic." In a new interview with Billboard, the pop singer reflected on her journey in the music industry and shed light on those who may not have been completely supportive at the beginning. "I remember when I was first coming up, there was a big debate around me on changing my last name because all the businessmen around me thought it was too long, too complicated, and too ethnic.

Christina Aguilera revealed that in the early days of her career there was a 'big debate' among music executives around changing her'ethnic' last name.'All the businessmen around me thought it was too long, too complicated, and too ethnic,' explained Aguilera in an interview with Billboard published Friday.But the 39-year-old pop star insisted she was 'dead set against the idea' and 'wanted to represent who [she] really was.''Being Latina, it is a part of my heritage and who I am,' said Christina.

Christina Aguilera was asked by executives to change her name earlier in her career.

Christina Aguilera by an entirely different name — but she luckily fought against it.“I remember when I was first coming up, there was a big debate around me on changing my last name because all the businessmen around me thought it was too long, too complicated, and too ethnic,” the Grammy winner, 39, told Billboard in an interview published on Friday, June 26. “‘Christina Agee’ was an option, but that clearly wasn’t going to fly.”Aguilera added, “I was dead set against the idea and I wanted to represent who I really was.

Christina Aguilera is opening up about how businessmen wanted her to change her name at the start of her career.

Gonna get you with her electronic, supersonic rocket, eh! On Tuesday (June 23), Christina Aguilera officially took her fans back to her Bionic era by unveiling a new merch collection to celebrate the album's 10-year anniversary.