Fleur East: I was told I wouldn’t sell records with my natural hair

ADELE'S ex Simon Konecki looked unrecognisable as he was seen for the first time since their shock divorce. The superstar and the charity boss shocked the world when they split in 2019.

MARK Wright and Michelle Keegan have been living the dream as they jetted off on their second holiday this year. The Brassic actress and the Heart Radio star, both 34, have been sunning themselves on paradise beaches in Turks & Caicos.

WORRIED pals of James Argent have urged him to “be kind to himself” after paramedics were called to an emergency at his home.  Towie star Arg's worried pals were forced to call 999 after an emergency at his home. The reality favourite, 34, has turned his life around over the past year, losing an incredible 11 stone in weight But Arg suffered a scare on Monday after hitting a blip in his recovery and desperately concerned pals called an ambulance when they couldn’t get hold of him.  Thankfully medics were able to treat Arg but he’s been ordered to rest up and friends are now rallying round.

Julia Roberts shared a birthday video for her niece, Emma Roberts. Julia shared the clip on her Instagram, featuring the two blowing party horns in slow motion.Emma Watson has a funny response to Emma Roberts mix upEmma Roberts looked beautiful and chic at the premiere of ‘Spencer’A post shared by Julia Roberts (@juliaroberts)Julia’s video features herself and Emma looking straight at the camera. The two are wearing paper hats and are blowing on party horns, all dramatically set to slow motion.

Getting through it. Jennifer Aydin got real about how her husband Bill Aydin’s past affair coming out on The Real Housewives of New Jersey has affected their five children.

Joey King made the hit horror movie The Conjuring when she was only 12 years old and something crazy happened to her during filming.

With “The Book of Boba Fett” in the rearview, Lucasfilm is putting its attention towards other upcoming streaming series. The third season of “The Mandalorian” is the most recent “Star Wars” show to go in front of cameras, even though star Pedro Pascal has been shooting “The Last of Us” in Calgary, Alberta simultaneously.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBill Lawrence is staying put at Warner Bros. Television, with the TV writer and producer inking a massive five-year deal sources value at nine figures, Variety has confirmed.WBTV would not comment on the financial terms of the deal.

Anna Marie de la Fuente New York and L.A.-based indie distributor 1091 Pictures, known for such hit releases as Taika Waititi’s “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” Spirit Awards winner “Christine” and knockout comedy “The Overnight,” has swooped on rights to all English-speaking territories for psychedelic thriller “To the Moon.” The drama, sold by Yellow Veil Pictures, marks the directorial debut of actor Scott Friend (“The Dark End of the Street”), who also wrote and plays a lead role in it.The film, which bows its first poster in Variety, premiered last year at the online film festival Nightstream, and was in selection at the 2020 U.S. in Progress industry showcase organized by Wroclaw’s American Film Festival, which later hosted the film’s international premiere.

Luke Bryan is getting advice from special sources ahead of his Las Vegas residency. ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the 45-year-old country star ahead of his residency at Resorts World Las Vegas, and Bryan revealed that his fellow judges, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, offered up some words of wisdom to him before the start of his shows.«Katy, I’ve been talking to her… She said, 'It's just a big, big stage,'» Bryan said of Perry's advice, after she had her residency at the same venue last year.While Bryan appreciates the heads up about the stage size, his turn at Resorts World Las Vegas will be much different than Perry's, which he classified as more «theatrical.»«I don’t take myself very seriously, to just stand there and try to be real theatrical,» he explained.

Zack Sharf Kevin Smith isn’t happy with the Academy for snubbing “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in the best picture race. Despite earning critical acclaim and being one of the highest-grossing films ever made with over $750 million in the U.S. and over $1.7 billion globally, the latest “Spider-Man” film earned just a single Oscar nomination.

Daily Post: "I just think it's unusual. The Hermes delivery man pulled outside my house with a parcel, he walked up the drive, knocked on the door, and then immediately pulled on the handle.

Dr Pimple Popper has explained what is happening in a gross video of someone digging into a belly button and finding a "pearl".In the stomach-churning video, the hairy stomach of someone is being filmed while another person pokes a pair of tweezers into the hole.After rooting around for a bit, they grasp on something and pull it out.The bean-shaped object is white and smooth, leaving baffled viewers to compare it to a "pearl".Dr Pimple Popper, real name Sandra Lee MD, says: "I have been a dermatologist for over 18 years and I've never seen anything like this."This happens when someone has a really deep belly button and they can collect stuff in it."It's a navel stone or omphalolith – it's as if your belly button is a dilated pore and this is a giant blackhead trapped in there, debris, oil, and dead skin cells." She uploaded it on her official @drpimplepopper TikTok page with the caption: "Belly Button Comedone. This would create decades of joy for a pop-a-holic!" The video was watched more than 2.5million times since it was uploaded on Tuesday (February 8) and her fans didn't know what to make of it.One baffled viewer commented: "I thought it was a pearl at first.

Amanda Holden paraded her bare belly in a gaping red blazer as she celebrated her birthday a few days early.Posting to her Instagram stories on Friday, the 50-year-old Britain's Got Talent judge looked smoking as she struck several poses in the scarlet tie-string Zara pantsuit set.The mother-of-two wore the blazer portion of the garment tied loosely at the waist, teasing the camera with a peak of red bralet underneath - while her flat stomach was also on display.Amanda styled her look with red stiletto pumps and modest silver jewellery.Her blonde tresses fell in gentle waves as she posed with a number of heart balloons in front of a red backdrop.She completed her look with dark eye make-up and a nude lip palette.Amanda will celebrate her birthday on February 16.In anticipation of the event, Amanda confirmed that she had been thrown a surprise party by her Heart FM colleagues in another series of posts hours later.She captioned the images: "My beautiful @thisisheart family celebrating my birthday early."Amanda could be seen gasping in surprise as her colleagues cheered and handed her a glass of Aperol Spritz, as well as a large birthday cake decorated with various types of fruit.The star couldn't help but beam while sitting at her desk at the radio station, headphones on and ready to start presenting her breakfast show.She seemed shocked by the surprise invasion, which comes days ahead of her 51st birthday.Earlier this month, the Wild at Heart actress revealed the secret to her ageless beauty.Last year, she also vowed to maintain her flawless image for two more decades before 'letting herself go to seed' at the grand old age of 70.Amanda told the Daily Mail: 'I'm going to allow myself to go to seed at 70.

Romelu Lukaku has continued to stir up speculation surrounding his Chelsea future after posting a cryptic message to his Snapchat.The Belgian has found himself in the headlines in recent months after expressing his desire to return to Inter Milan and criticising the tactics of Blues' manager Thomas Tuchel in a controversial interview with Sky Italy.In the build-up to Saturday's Club World Cup final against Brazilian outfit Palmeiras, the striker has now caused another stir with his latest social media activity.In a post to his Snapchat on Friday, Lukaku wrote: "If you have to force it then it probably doesn't fit."While it remains unclear what exactly the 28-year-old is referring to, the timing of the cryptic message is far from ideal.The dust has only just settled following the uproar caused by the remarks made in his recent interview, in which he appeared to take aim at Tuchel."Physically I'm fine, even better than before," Lukaku told Sky Italy. "After two years in Italy, in which I worked a lot at Inter with trainers and nutritionists, I am physically fine.

Fleur East has spoken about how she and her husband Marcel Badiane-Robin celebrated their first wedding anniversary in lockdown.MORE: See inside Fleur East's stunning wedding album from Morocco nuptialsChatting to HELLO! in this week's issue, the former X Factor singer revealed the romantic gift she presented to her long-time love, saying: "It was our paper anniversary, so I went with that theme and got Marcel a book of vouchers of things he can redeem from me – a massage, a cooked dinner and so on." WATCH: Fleur East gives us a tour of her London home in her day-in-the-life videoThe couple, who were together for ten years before tying the knot in June 2019 in Morocco, built a makeshift den in the living room of their East London home.

Fleur East has said that was previously told to ditch her natural hair or she wouldn’t sell any records.The X Factor and I’m A Celebrity star said it was important to her that she wore her afro ‘proudly’ while talking about her culture and roots publicly.Speaking to Hello! magazine alongside her husband Marcel Badiane-Robin, the 32-year-old – who came second in the 2014 series of the ITV singing show – explained: ‘When I went into the X Factor, one thing that I really didn’t want to compromise on was my hair.‘That, to me, is a representation of me, my colour and my culture, and I believe that should be celebrated.’Fleur said that wearing her hair naturally prompted parents of young black and mixed-race children to thank her for ‘speaking

The X Factor, the aspiring musician was informed that her sporting an afro would prevent her from becoming popular in the mainstream pop world and with the public.

Fleur East has said she was once told she wouldn’t sell records if she wore her hair naturally.

Fleur East has spoken out about the moment she was told that she would have to ditch her natural hair if she wanted a chance of selling records.

Fleur East and her husband Marcel Badiane-Robin have posed for their first ever at home photoshoot, only in HELLO!. Speaking in an exclusive interview the week they celebrated their first wedding anniversary, the couple tell of the importance of Black Lives Matter and their experiences at the London protests.MORE: 7 films about racial injustice you have to watch "The atmosphere was amazing.