Ferne McCann admits she 'didn't expect' boyfriend to propose amid whirlwind romance

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Friendly Fires have announced a special London show to mark the 15th anniversary of their self-titled debut album – tickets will be available here.Released in 2008, the record includes the singles ‘Jump In The Pool’, ‘Paris’ and ‘Skeleton Boy’. ‘Friendly Fires’ appeared in NME’s top 50 albums feature that year and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2009.Today (October 4) it’s been confirmed that Friendly Fires will perform their debut LP in full at new London venue HERE at Outernet on February 24, 2023.

HBO has released a trailer for the latest episode of House Of The Dragon, setting up what looks to be a dramatic conclusion to the first season of the Game of Thrones prequel.In the episode eight trailer, which you can watch below, we can see that the story has been thrust even further into the future with a second time jump, with Aegon, Aemond and Rhaenyra Targaryen’s sons all being recast with older actors.The first time jump came in episode six, with Emma d’Arcy and Olivia Cooke taking over as the adult versions of Rhaenyra and young Alicent. The two characters had previously been played by Milly Alcock and Emily Carey, respectively.Elsewhere in the trailer, we see Rhaenys sat upon the throne at Driftmark in the absence of her severely injured husband, Lord Corlys Velaryon aka The Sea Snake.In a voiceover, Matt Smith’s character Daemon remarks: “The Sea Snake has taken a grave wound in battle in the Stepstones.”Another character later adds: “Who will take the Driftwood throne?” suggesting Rhaenys’ time upon it could be short-lived.After seeing Daemon get his hands on a precious dragon egg, the trailer then ends on an ominous note, with Rhys Ifans’ Otto Hightower warning: “The threat of war looms.”You can watch the trailer below.Last week, Game Of Thrones author George R.R.

Placebo have released a limited edition vinyl featuring covers of Tears For Fears‘ ‘Shout’ and Kate Bush‘s ‘Running Up That Hill’.Earlier this month the UK rockers released a cover of Tears For Fears’ 1985 chart-topping single, while Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’, which they covered in 2003, has recently seen a huge chart resurgence after being used in Stranger Things.Now, the band have teamed up with British artist Stuart Semple for a limited edition packaged, double A-side 7 inch vinyl featuring both tracks, designed with a brand new colour.According a press release, “Placebo paint” is inspired by Semple’s “lifelong love of Placebo”.“Changing colour in front of your eyes in different lights, PLACEBO morphs from a deep purple hue, through black, into a shimmering blue,” a press statement reads.Semple as also created an original acrylic and charcoal on a canvas painting using the shade, titled ‘SHOUT’, and forms the cover artwork for the limited edition record.Speaking about the design, Semple said: “Placebo has always conjured colours in my mind. I’ve been painting along to their records since I was a teenager and that bruise blue-black is something that I feel encompasses the feeling and emotion behind the music.“When we get our emotions out on the surface and express ourselves, it can look dark and painful, but there’s always a beauty in it,” he added.“I’ve always loved Placebo’s covers, they always seem to hone in on such important songs for the times we are in.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Fleur East has revealed the real reason why she broke down in tears on Saturday night's show. The singer-songwriter got emotional after performing the Viennese Waltz with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola. Fleur, 34, performed the emotional dance to Glimpse Of Us by Joji on Strictly over the weekend - before she was seen wiping away tears.

UNIVERSITY Challenge fans were left seriously distracted by a contestant's appearance this week. Monday night saw the latest episode of the BBC Two quiz show air, with teams from Glasgow and Belfast going head-to-head.

GEMMA Owen has admitted she won’t be moving in with Luca Bish just yet. The 19-year-old currently lives in her dad Michael’s £4million mansion and wants to stay there for the time being, insisting: “I am still young.” Gemma and Luca met on Love Island over the summer, but waited until they left the show to become official boyfriend and girlfriend.

CORONATION STREET fans have been hit with another change to the schedule this week. The long-running ITV soap will air tonight (Tuesday) and Wednesday this week. The schedule change is due to the international women's football, which will be broadcast during the soap's usual slot on Friday night.

on a date with someone else is a complete deal breaker – but not for this woman. Gabriele Dokianos, who posts on TikTok as @gabrieledokianos, married her husband after she had to watch his date with an older woman in her place of work. The wife claims they were high school students at the time and he just wanted free food from the older woman.

Married At First SightUK viewers were stunned to discover that contestant Matt Murray has previously starred on another, raunchier reality show. Eagle-eyed fans spotted the reality TV star in an episode of the Channel 4 show Naked Attraction.

Love Island hunk Luca Bish's CEO sister has said that his and Gemma Owen's relationship is "going from strength to strength".Giving an exclusive insight into the couple's relationship since leaving the villa, Claudia Bish spoke to Daily Star about her "giddy" brother.Claudia, who is the CEO of The Blogger Agent which is a leading talent and digital marketing agency for influencers and content creators, has opened up about how "cute" the duo are away from our telly screens.READ NEXT: Molly-Mae Hague hides her three month baby bump in stunning PLT photoshootSpeaking about her brother's relationship with Michael Owen's daughter, Claudia told us: "From what I've seen, really really well! They're so cute together and are so giddy around each other."I love them together. Their relationship seems to be going from strength to strength."Shortly after the pair left the villa, they faced split rumours after they were pictured looking tense following the reunion filming, and fans speculated all wasn't well between the pair.However, the pair are clearly happier than ever as they have shared plenty of sweet snaps and hilarious videos in the months following the show finale.Claudia also opened up about who she and the Bish family thought would have suited Luca more in the beginning of this year's series of Love Island."The girls were all absolutely beautiful," she explained, "but we guessed it would always be Gemma that he was most attracted to."She added: "From day one we voted to have them paired together.

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Tyson Fury a second chance in his draw against Deontay Wilder back in 2018, is now an estate agent selling luxury and family homes in the United States. The retired Los Angeles City Fire Captain has moved into the world of Selling Sunset as a new career venture, flogging a range of properties in Gold Coast California.Reiss has stepped away from the limelight since his controversial refereeing that has has since called the best decision of his career in the ring, with Fury going on to beat Wilder twice across their trilogy. READ MORE: Deontay Wilder says statue built of him persuaded the 'living legend' not to quit boxing Reiss uses his social media channels to advertise for sale properties with Gold Coast Realtors RE/MAX, with his latest post a four bedroom home near Marina at $685,000 (£602,000).

dog attack which has led to the arrest of one man and destruction of five American bulldogs.The 63-year-old female was reportedly attacked and killed inside a house and emergency services were contacted at around 4.25pm on October 3, but she was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.The attack took place at St Brigids Crescent, Vauxhall, with neighbours claiming that "at least two" dogs were involved in the attack.Since the attack, Merseyside Police have confirmed that five American bulldogs were inside the property and the animals have since been seized by officers and destroyed.An investigation has been launched by police who have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of owning a dog dangerously out of control - with the man currently in custody.The 63-year-old victim has yet to be been formally identified but her next of kin have been informed. A post-mortem will in turn be performed to establish the cause of death as Detective Inspector Katie Coote expressed her sadness over the incident.She said: "This is clearly a very distressing incident and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the lady who died.

Boris Johnson, Ben Goldsmith is keeping up with the former PM when it comes to children. The financier son of late billionaire Sir James Goldsmith is celebrating the birth of his seventh child. He and his wife, model-turned-society caterer Jemima, have named their son Vincent.

Coolio's girlfriend was "aware" he was seeing other women. The 'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper - who passed away on Wednesday (28. 09.

Ryan Coogler nearly quit directing after Chadwick Boseman's death. The 36-year-old filmmaker has helmed the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) sequel 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' but confessed that he considered walking away from the industry altogether after Chadwick – who led the cast of the first film as T'Challa/Black Panther - tragically passed away from colon cancer in 2020. Ryan told Entertainment Weekly: "I was at a point when I was like, 'I'm walking away from this business.

Pete Wicks said he was “truly gutted” to be medically withdrawn from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins after he knocked himself unconscious and broke his ribs during a challenge.The Only Way Is Essex star was seen floating face down in the sea in the shocking scene which aired on Sunday, after jumping from a helicopter with reality star Ashley Cain in a helo-cast task. Rescue swimmers raced to help the 33-year-old, flipping him over in the water as the concerned recruits were heard saying from the shoreline: “Someone’s struggling.” After swimming to shore, Wicks told a medic: “I winded myself and passed out, all my ribs are quite painful and my head is banging.” He later said: “I had no worries about that challenge, which is the weirdest thing. My strongest thing is probably swimming.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins on Sunday night (September 11).Jumping out of a helicopter, the stunning TV personality left fans holding their breath when she dived into the ocean feet first.Seamlessly finishing the task, Ferne safely landed in the sea and made it back to shore with her task partner Calum Best. READ MORE: TOWIE's Pete Wicks in tears as he's forced to punch Jennifer Ellison on Celebrity SAS But when the 32-year-old star was back on the shore, she suffered a slight wardrobe malfunction that involved the TOWIE babe "removing her bra".After emerging from the water victoriously and being praised by her task partner Calum, Ferne could be seen fiddling with her khaki t-shirt. Fiddling with her top, the stunning TV personality looked frustrated as she appeared to say: "I need to take my bra off," before it cut to the next duo of celebrities about to jump from the aircraft.After her incredible performance, Ferne could be seen doing a piece to camera where she opened up about appearing on the tough no-nonsense show."Giving birth was the most painful thing I experienced," she recalled.Before adding: "I bossed it, I hope I can channel that while doing this course."Elsewhere on the show fans called for Ant Middleton to refer after fearing that show is becoming "Americanised".One person took to Twitter to say: "Who’s this American Marine on #SASWhoDaresWins ?? Gone right downhill without @antmiddleton.