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READ MORE: Nicole Kidman's sexiest moments – wardrobe malfunction, skimpy swimsuit and thigh splitThe star-studded cast was made up of three rising stars in Hollywood, alongside two acting legends who already had decades worth of experience under their belt.To celebrate the beloved romantic classic turning 18 today, Daily Star have looked at where the cast are now.After his performance as Noah in The Notebook, Ryan Gosling, 41, was catapulted to global stardom and has become one of the most successful actors in the industry.The actor has been credited for his work in countless blockbusters, but also earned a huge respect from the independent film community, giving memorable performances in 2011 movie's Drive and The Ides of March.He achieved stellar commercial success after appearing opposite Academy Award winner Emma Stone in the romantic classic Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), which also prompted the beginning of one of Hollywood's favourite on screen partnerships.The pair teamed up again in 2016 for the critically acclaimed musical La La Land, for which both Gangster Squad star's received incredible reviews.The Canadian actor proved he could do it all, eventually breaking away from the shadows of The Notebook and securing spots in action films such as The Nice Guys (2016) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).He is now set to star as Ken in Greta Gerwigs, Barbie, which stars Margot Robbie in the title role.Gosling met Hollywood beauty Eva Mendes in 2011 on the set of The Place Beyond The Pines and the two began a relationship.

Love Island star Antigoni Buxton’s mother has stunned in a new Instagram post which showed off her impressive figure in a tiny bikini. The 54-year-old wore black bikini bottoms and a matching top with a green leaf pattern, with large black sunglasses and a stunning smile.She wore her long dark hair in loose curls over her shoulders and placed a hand on her husband’s ripped stomach as she flashed her pearly whites at the camera.READ MORE: Love Island twins Jess and Eve reveal brutal process for dumped islanders exiting villaThe tiny swim set accentuated her curvaceous figure as she soaked up the sun with her husband, one hand on his stomach while another rested on his waist.He wore a pair of red swimming trunks with a floral pattern, dark sunglasses, a silver chain necklace and a silver strap watch.Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.comAntigoni’s father impressed the fans as he flexed his six pack and gazed off into the distance.She wrote in the caption: “It’s not only the young ones who enjoy days and chatting by the pool,” and signed off with a blue heart and a sparkling star emoji.

Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp, 50, took to Twitter today to hit back at the men celebrating the overturning of Roe vs Wade.The overturned law significantly sets back women’s abortion rights in the US.  Kirstie, who is pro-choice, called out the men who were cheering online in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision.In view of her 428,000 Twitter followers, Kirstie wrote: “The number of men dancing around on Twitter thrilled by the reversal of Roe versus Wade makes me want to vomit. “Please pipe down, you are NEVER going to have to make this choice.”Kirstie was not the only high-profile person to speak out on the issue, with plenty of famous faces from both sides of the pond weighing in.   Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 58, slammed the US Supreme Court’s decision, saying: “I think it is a big step backwards.”US President Joe Biden, 79, did not have the power to prevent the decision, but branded it “a sad day for America”.Kirstie’s fellow celebrities also expressed their outrage as the news broke yesterday that US lawmakers had decided to make abortion illegal in parts of the USA.The landmark 1973 Roe v Wade case made abortion legal across America and now, nearly 50 years later, that progress has been reversed.  Women in some states could now face prosecution if they get an abortion, which has sparked a massive debate about what this will mean for women’s freedoms.Billie Eilish even took time out of her Glastonbury headlining set yesterday to address the shocking news.The singer said: “The song we’re about to do is I think one of the favourites that we’ve written and it’s about the concept of power and how we need to always remember how not to abuse it.“And today is a really, really dark day for

TikTok has shared her favourite tip for men to make their partners orgasm. Tayla Davies took to the app with her best advice for making a woman 'like Niagara Falls' in the bedroom in response to a comment from one of her followers.She claims that by putting one hand on the lower abdomen and making a 'come here' motion with their fingers they will be able to bring a woman to climax. READ MORE: OnlyFans model Belle Grace shares her saucy sex tips for every zodiac signIn the video, which has gained more than 1.5million likes, Taylah said: "If you're trying to make a girl - Niagara Falls - in the bedroom, you want to put one hand like right here [on the lower abdomen].

Animal lovers have blasted parents who shamed two gorillas for enjoying oral sex in front of bewildered kids at a zoo. The sex-mad apes put on a racy show at Bronx Zoo, New York City, and left parents red-faced as they instructed their children to turn away.A steamy video showed the pair as they gathered in a sweet embrace before the male gorilla pushed his primate down towards his genital area. READ MORE: Heartbreaking reason beagles are used in lab experiments like 'test tubes with paws' The shocked visitor who filmed the clip could be heard in the background as he squealed "Oh no! Oh my God!" before he turned to his child and said: "Don't look!"But animal enthusiasts compared the frisky scene to the "discovery channel".

Wimbledon from his prison cell, according to reports. The German is currently serving a two and a half year prison sentence after being convicted of hiding £2.5million of assets in a bankruptcy fraud case. As well as becoming the youngest ever Wimbledon champion 37 years ago, he also helped this year's No.1 seed Novak Djokovic to six Grand Slam titles during their time working together between 2013 and 2016.

Manchester United and Chelsea target Antony didn't turn up for the first day of pre-season training with Ajax.The winger, 22, failed to make an appearance as Erik ten Hag's replacement Alfred Schreuder got to grips with his new squad. He is reportedly keen to follow his former boss to Old Trafford this summer after two years of working under him in the Eredivisie.There's interest in him from Stamford Bridge too, but United chiefs appear to be in pole position after flying out to Amsterdam this week to try and wrap up a deal, with Ten Hag said to be eager for the transfer too.READ MORE: Meet Man Utd-bound Antony's stunning wife who deleted her InstagramAntony enjoyed a stellar campaign last time out, registering 12 goals and 10 assists in all competitions.

It’s no secret that Erika Jayne is dedicated to living a glamorous life as one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but there’s still plenty that devoted fans don’t know about the Bravo personality. Now, she’s exclusively spilling all the tea to Us Weekly.

fetish online. The content creator, known as Julz, pockets a fortune from her saucy kink on her exclusive page on My.Club.

Love Island fans have become convinced that Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu will get back together after noticing his reaction during the recoupling.In Friday's episode (June 24), new boy Charlie Radnedge chose to couple up with Ekin-Su, after all of the drama she's had with Davide and then Jay Younger. After the recoupling, Ekin-Su walked up to Charlie and kissed him, with Davide watching before pulling a face.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su's 'secret deal' to win show with 'Casa Amor hunk' unveiledAnd fans have taken his reaction to mean that he may still have some unexplored feelings for Ekin-Su after their explosive argument.One person tweeted: "What was that.

trees in tiny metal ‘cages’ and the reasoning behind why some of our supermarkets have clock towers.All important things to get your head around with…READ MORE: Wife brings home 'arty' new mirror and dirty-minded people all say same thingEach time they come across something in the UK that confuses them, they take their culture shocking moment and post it to TikTok - and Brits of course like to have a bit of fun with it.In a recent clip that has racked up 103,000 views, the American took a stroll along a street when something caught their eye.They questioned: “Why do British people build garages in their living rooms but park in their front yards, it’s so strange?”In true British fashion, many people fled to the comments to poke fun at the American for wondering what goes on behind the garage door.One person giggled: “We store all our tea in there obviously.”Another Brit added: “The garage isn't for cars so what's that got to do with the driveway? Garage is for storing tea bags and a permanently boiled kettle.”Whilst a third said: “We just store stuff in there. The houses are quite small.”Someone else penned: “Can't be bothered to open and close garage, they'd rather drive off.”Meanwhile, a fifth person gave a more sensible answer: “Because the garages are built so small (old houses) and cars used to be smaller.

Jack Grealish has been snapped with his long-term girlfriend Sasha Attwood donning a cream suit for an ex-team-mate's wedding.Grealish, hot off the back of his trip to Las Vegas, journeyed to the Greek island of Mykonos to reunite with Attwood. The pair were attending Grealish's former Aston Villa team-mate Conor Hourihane's wedding when they posed for a series of snaps.One snap, shared on Attwood's Instagram story, shows the couple posing together with Grealish sporting a suave cream suit, light blue shirt and a pair of shades.

READ MORE: Brit motorists risk hefty £5k fine for driving unsafely with dog in the carPaul Kershaw started selling power back from his electric car to National Grid, helping him save loads of money.The 51-year-old charged his vehicle using cheap off-peak energy, then sold it back at peak times for profit. By doing this, Paul was able to make enough money to cover the cost of his rising energy bills.He said: "It has cut my energy bills almost to zero."It's taking away a lot of the anxiety about bills going up by 300%.

fashion expert believes some of the most comfortable items in a woman's wardrobe could be make them look 10 years older. YouTube style guru, Chi Li has urged her 209,000 subscribers to bid farewell to eight items of clothing and accessories that are ageing them - with everything from Tunic tops to chunky sandals.

Strictly professional Kristina Rihanoff took to social media with heartwarming photos on Friday alongside partner Ben Cohen and daughter Mila who celebrated her sixth birthday.MORE: Kristina Rihanoff opens up about raising partner Ben Cohen's daughtersThe fabulous snaps were shared to the professional dancer's Instagram account and showed the six-year-old celebrating with her parents as well as with 29 of her friends during an epic birthday bash.WATCH: Kristina Rihanoff shares cute video of daughter Mila dancingCaptioning the photos, the mother-of-one penned: "Well mummy & daddy exhausted but Mila had an amazing birthday party! Massive thank you to @flipoutrushdenlakes for a fantastic party for all 30 kids! Loads of happy little people who loved the bouncing the food and the cake"READ:  Ben Cohen's ex-wife regrets explicit rant about Strictly's Kristina RihanoffSEE: Strictly's Kristina Rihanoff's fans share disappointment after Russian dancer clarifies Ukraine commentsIn the post, the family-of-three were caught in a candid snap as dad Ben lit Mila's birthday candles on a scrumptious-looking cake. The family are very close In another photo shared by the ballroom star, Mila could be seen looking overwhelmed with joy at her long line of birthday gifts.Fans went wild for the exciting update and left messages for the birthday girl in the comments.One fan penned: "AWE DARLING SO PLEASED MILA HAD A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY XXX." A second added: "A very happy Birthday to your little Mila Kristina!" Mila was so excited A third wrote: "Wow, a fabulous party! Birthday Girl Mila looks like she had a blast!" A fourth replied: "Aww amazing! Looks lovely.

Gwen Stefani was blown away by an impressive tattoo on Friday and couldn't wait to share a photo of it. The No Doubt singer took to Instagram Stories to show off the inking on the top of a fan's arm. MORE: Gwen Stefani twins with rarely-seen younger brother Gwen was amazed at the impressive tattoo and could be heard saying: "Wow. Oh my gosh that's crazy," before taking a photo of herself pointing at the body art.WATCH: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's love story While Gwen doesn't have any tattoos of her own, she previously left fans convinced she had got her first inking when she posted a snapshot of a rose with some of her lyrics wrapped around it.MORE: Gwen Stefani fans can't believe their eyes with stunning childhood photosMORE: Gwen Stefani shares never-before-seen glimpse of wedding in new heartwarming videoBut one of her fans later revealed it to be their tattoo – and both she and her friends were thrilled when they discovered Gwen had reposted the picture.

Two men have been arrested and charged after an alleged rammy at a Scots golf course.

Kate Middleton has released pictures of herself dressed in army uniform and sitting in the cock pit of a fighter jet to mark Armed Forces Day.The photographs were taken in November last year when Kate visited Pirbright Training Academy in Surrey and spent time with the 101 Operational Sustainment Brigade at Abingdon Airfield to see first-hand how new recruits and serving personnel are trained. In the five new photographs, the Duchess can be seen interacting with the Brigade members and got stuck in learning about their lives.

Coronation Street star Millie Gibson has shared a surprising fact about her character Kelly Neelan's name.The actress, 18, first joined the cobbles in 2019 and has since been part of several explosive storylines on the hit ITV soap.Talking about any surprising facts soap watchers wouldn't know, Millie exclusively told OK! at the 2022 British Soap Awards a detail about her character's name. The soap star said: "I know a fun fact about my character, her middle name is Beau ...

Friends star Jennifer Aniston presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to her father John Aniston yesterday.She graciously paid tribute to her father, from whom she had been previously estranged, at the Daytime Emmy Awards. Jennifer, 53, is a hugely successful Hollywood actress, but she is also the daughter of Days of Our Lives star John, 88.John spent nearly four decades on Days Of Our Lives, which was frequently parodied on Friends.The Greek-born American actor was not able to attend last night’s ceremony, so instead Jennifer delivered a video address in honour of her “great and well-respected” father.Her speech was accompanied by a clip reel that gave the audience an overview of John’s long television career.She said: “It's an opportunity to not only pay tribute to a true icon in the daytime television world, but it's also a chance to recognise the lifelong achievements of a great and well-respected actor who also happens to be my dad.“John Aniston has been working in television consistently for over half a century,” Jennifer added.“He started acting in 1962, garnering roles on all types of now-classic television programs like Combat!, Mission: Impossible, Kojak and later made many guest appearances on shows like Airwolf, Gilmore Girls, The West Wing, Star Trek: Voyager, Mad Men, the list goes on.“All while simultaneously appearing in nearly every soap opera imaginable.

James Corden is setting his sights on a UK return next year, Daily Star couldn't help but be reminded of one of the Late Late host's turbulent relationship with Sheridan Smith. Sheridan, who recently appeared as judge on the popular ITV singing competition Starstruck, was first acquainted with James in 2007 after she'd accepted the role of Smithy's annoying sister on Gavin and Stacey.But by 2008, the pair had confirmed that they'd gone their separate ways, leaving the twosome very much open for dates.READ NEXT: Eurovision fans beg 'keep James Corden away from contest' as star announces UK returnWith the actress and the TV host putting their feelings on ice, the rumour-mill began to swirl that James had hit it off with songstress Lily Allen after they'd flirted on her BBC chat show.When asked about his relationship status on the talk show programme, James gave a frosty response telling Lily: "It's complicated."According to reports at the time, James and Lily did go on a string of dates, but the comedian was disappointed when he was finally friend zoned by the hitmaker.Speaking about his brief dating history with Lily, James said in 2011: "I made it my aim to make Lily mine."I guess we were friends but, for my part, I definitely wanted more than that."While the pair enjoyed five or so dates, nothing romantic ever materialised and the following year James confirmed that he and Sherdian had instead rekindled their old flame.At the time he told The Mirror Sheridan had been the "love of his life" and even hinted that wedding bells could be on the cards.He told the publication in 2008: "Yes, Sheridan and I are back together and it’s going brilliantly, I couldn’t be happier.