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Eurovision fans were speechless after Sam Ryder’s performance.The singer, who was representing the United Kingdom in tonight’s grand final, was showered with praise on social media for his “incredible” and “passionate performance of his track, Space Man. In fact, it seemed that for many viewers he was better than they expected given previous UK entries - especially as last year’s track by James Newman received no points at all. One fan wrote: “Honestly this is such a good song! Proper #Eurovision anthem.” Another tweeted: “Sam Ryder is much better than I expected.” “Sam Ryder might be one of the best voices we’ve ever had to represent us,” one wrote.

The long wait is over and its finally time for the Eurovision final. Plenty of acts have gone on in the first half including bookie favourite Ukraine and their performance has blown away Eurovision viewers. The group Kalush Orchestra performed Stefania representing Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy.This has prompted an emotional response from viewers, especially at the end when the lead singer shouted "Stop the war.

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Emily Atack showed off her natural glow as she posed for a picture in a garden as she relaxed with a beverage.The former Inbetweeners actress posted the snap on her Instagram story, where she could be seen enjoying the bright British sunshine.The 32-year-old pouted for the camera as she held her arm out for the selfie, showing off her natural beauty.She opted for natural makeup and a nude lipstick, with her blonde hair over her shoulders as she sat in a garden chair.Atack wore a blue denim dress which showed off her curves as she kicked back with a bottle of lager.Prior to the selfie, Emily shared a cute clip of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, sitting on a set of patio furniture before it jumped off.She continued to document her afternoon as she posted a picture of two of her friends sharing a laugh in the garden behind a table, in which she had placed a pair of glasses and a bottle of wine.A few days earlier, Emily had shared a super glam snap of herself as she geared up to make an appearance on the new series of ITV’s Celebrity Juice.Emily is a team captain on the comedy show and regularly presents with host Keith Lemon and fellow team leader Laura Whitmore.The comedian was glowing and gorgeous as she gazed off into the distance, her icy blonde hair styled in a classy updo while her pearly white smile was accentuated by crimson lipstick.She wrote in the caption: “Fave glam of the series! Juice is back tonight at 10pm,” then tagged the official Celebrity Juice Instagram account.Kiss FM DJ Majestic, who also appeared on the show on Emily’s team, commented three red heart emojis.He shared a picture of the winning team on his own Instagram profile, in which Emily could be seen wearing a bright red boiler suit.Back on her

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Ulrika Jonsson was busy causing her own heat wave at home while modelling a fabulous white bikini for her loyal legion of Instagram followers. The Swedish-native, 54, got fans fired up as she showcased her killer slender proportions in a skimpy two-piece.With the weather across the UK reaching highs of 23 degrees, it's no wonder self-confessed sun-worshiper Ulrika couldn't wait to head out to her garden for a tanning session.Getting ready to top-up her all-year-round tan, the former Gladiators host struck up a sassy pose in her lavish home before heading out to lap up some rays.Capturing the selfie with her smart phone, the television personality stood with one hand on her popped hip while tilting her head to one side.Ulrika penned: "That day of the year again when sun comes out."In another cheeky snap, the Celeb's Go Dating starlet showcased her pert derriere in the flimsy swimwear.This time, the blonde decided to leave the sassy snap caption-less.Meanwhile, last week Ulrika hit the headlines after she'd opened up about an abortion she'd had 23-year ago.The TV star explained that contraception had "failed" to work and she was in the early stages of a new romance at the time.She had also not long became a mother and had a 15-month-old son, who still absorbed most of her attention.

Countryfile’s Helen Skelton has recently announced her split from husband Richie Myer and it has been discovered that he has unfollowed Helen on Instagram.Helen is currently looking after the couple’s three children in their family home after it is reported that he has entered a new relationship with Stephanie Thirkill, his rugby club president’s daughter. Helen and Richie, who plays for the Leeds Rhinos rugby club, have separated after nine years.Helen posted on social media in April and shared the news with her 295,000 followers.She said at the time: "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.

Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin made a rather candid reference to the drug controversy they were embroiled in last year and told finalists not to get "too close to the table".Last year, lead vocalist Damiano David was accused of snorting cocaine during the live finals.After a thorough investigation and almost being stripped of their winning title, Damiano was proven innocent - however, he was clearly scarred from the ordeal.During the 2022 finals however, when asked what advice he would give finalists, Damiano: "Two [bits of] advice, have fun and don't get close to the table guys."Sharing their frank honesty, fans in the audience roared with laughter.Sharing their thoughts on social media, fans took to Twitter to comment on the joke. One person penned: "When Damiano said have fun and stay away from the table, poor guy had to make songs about not taking drugs." Another shared: "I just knew damiano was gonna say something about the drug allegations I love him."While a third added: "Damiano, my love, joking about how everyone accused him of consuming and drugs bc he got 'too close to the table' in Eurovision 2021 and now he came back with that advice lol slay king."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis has "ruined" Michelle Antonio's life, the devastated mum has claimed.Michelle, 49, claims she has since become too stressed to work and is suffering from panic attacks and flashbacks to the racial abuse she endured as a child.During a day out in July 2020, Michelle visited a cafe in Southend, Essex, just two months after the murder of George Floyd in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement.Michelle and Katie came to blows when the 30-year-old actress who played Hayley Slater branded Michelle a "black c**t," before exclaiming "black lives don't matter", before explaining "I'm a celebrity". Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, the single mum said: "How can racism like this still be going on in the 2020s? You think things have changed, but nothing has."Michelle from West London says she is now seeking therapy, has since left her job as a college assistant, demanding an apology from Katie and believes she received a "slap on the wrist".She has also called on TV bosses and believes Katie mustn't appear on television again.Katie faced being jailed for six months but was subsequently handed a two-year community order but Michelle feels as though she has been "wasting her time".Katie admitted to racially-aggravated harassment of Michelle and common assault on a club bouncer she spat at two hours later.At the time of their incident, Michelle and her family were sat outside an eatery when Katie and her two pals approached.She told the publication: "Katie shouted 'black lives don't matter, I'm a celebrity – on and on and on, she called me and my daughter black c***s."I was so shaken up and angry, frustrated, upset, embarrassed.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told the Queen that they never wanted to be on the balcony at Buckingham Palace for her Platinum Jubilee, according to sources.It comes after the palace confirmed only working members of the Royal Family could appear on the balcony on June 2 - leaving Harry and Meghan out in the cold.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to the UK next month with their children for the four-day celebration to mark the monarch’s 70-year reign.Courtiers and aides are continuing to finalise which events they will attend.Despite claiming that they ‘never wanted to appear on the balcony’, a royal insider claims the pair did insist on attending the Queen’s Thanksgiving Service, as reported by The Sun.Biographer and pal Omid Scobie, author of Finding Freedom, denied they were “cut” from the balcony line-up and Trooping the Colour, which marks the monarch’s birthday.Writing for Yahoo news, Mr Scobie said Harry had “spoken with his grandmother about the possibility of not attending Trooping the Colour long before last week’s announcements”.The Sussexes thought it “inappropriate” to appear at the “balcony moment” as they were no longer working royals, he added.It comes as royal experts claimed that the couple is attending the celebrations because they "need to be seen as royal" and the decision to come back is "entirely due to branding".The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced last week that they would travel from California, US to attend Jubilee events in the first week of June.Since they sensationally stepped down as working royals in 2020, they have only returned to the UK together once, meeting with the Queen at Windsor in April ahead of the Invictus Games.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories.

Elon Musk has jokingly warned that ‘the bots are angry’ after announcing that he has temporarily put his deal to buy Twitter on hold.At 3:41 am this morning (May 14), Musk took to Twitter to jokingly Tweet: “The bots are angry at being counted”.It comes after research found that less than 5% of the social media site’s users were made up of spam or fake accounts.The $44 billion (£36bn) Twitter deal has been in the works for weeks now.But yesterday, after the business magnate shared a link from Reuters covering a new survey from Twitter, he said the deal could be on the rocks.Musk’s tweet said: “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam / fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users."According to Bloomberg, Twitter shares dropped by around 11% almost immediately following the tweet, while Tesla shares gained by 4.9%.To which $MSTR Founder and CEO Michael Saylor responded to Musk’s latest tweet stating: “The bots are angry at everything”.While one Twitter user accused Musk of taking the issue in order to negotiate a lower offer price.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories. by signing up for one of Daily Star's free newsletters here.However, earlier reports claim that spambots have been at the centre of Musk’s justification for buying the social platform.

Chelsea's bench tried to gain an upper hand during their FA Cup final penalty shootout defeat by encouraging their fans to make noise as each Liverpool player stepped up to take their spot-kick. It must've felt like deja vu for Blues fans as they suffered a second shootout loss to Liverpool in the space of three months.

Married… With Children series is on the way that will reunite the iconic sitcom’s original cast.According to Deadline, Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, and David Fausti will all reprise their roles as the apathetic Bundy family for an animated revival that is currently being pitched to networks and streamers.The new take on the 1987 sitcom – which aired its final episode on June 9, 1997, and is one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms in television history – will be written by Family Guy executive producer Alex Carter, who also serves as showrunner.Sony Pictures Television, which owns the series, has already closed deals with the show’s original stars.Although no network or streamer has picked the animated series up yet, Fox (which aired the original), and Hulu and Peacock (which show re-runs of the show) are reportedly interested.Created by Michael G. Moye and the late Ron Leavitt, Married… With Children follows the lives of Chicago natives Al Bundy (O’Neill), a woman’s shoe salesman; his lazy wife, Peggy (Sagal); and their children, Kelly (Applegate) and Bud (Faustino).A number of follow-up series have been discussed over the years, but they often fell apart due to the busy schedules of the stars.In 2020, O’Neill wrapped his final episode of Modern Family, which like Married… With Children also ran for 11 seasons.

Waterparks are back with their first new music in almost a year, dropping the infectious single ‘FUNERAL GREY’ – listen below.The Texas trio have been teasing their return since the beginning of the year. In February, they shared an update on their fifth studio album, the follow-up to last year’s ‘Greatest Hits’, teasing that it was “80 per cent done”.They then teased that if ‘Greatest Hits’ was “an indoor nighttime album”, the new record would be “an outdoor daytime album”.

Britney Spears has announced that she has suffered a miscarriage.Last month, the pop icon revealed that she and fiancé Sam Asghari were expecting their first child together. It would have been the singer’s third overall, following her two sons, Sean and Jayden, both from her former husband Kevin Federline.Today (May 14), Spears took to social media to share the tragic news that she had lost her “miracle baby” in an announcement signed by both her and Asghari.“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that we lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy,” Spears wrote.

Ed Sheeran helped to pay for some of the medical treatment that late Wanted star Tom Parker received during his time battling brain cancer.Parker told fans in October, 2020 that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, and after 18 months of fighting the disease, he died this past March.“It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm Tom passed away peacefully earlier today with all of his family by his side,” the singer’s wife, Kelsey, wrote in a post on her Instagram page.In his posthumous autobiography, Hope, which is due to be released on May 26, Parker reveals that Sheeran helped pay for some of his medical bills while undergoing treatment for the cancer.“Pretty much from the moment I was diagnosed, Ed Sheeran reached out to me with an offer to do anything he could to help,” Parker writes in excerpts from the book which were published by The Sun today (May 14).Parker goes on to call Sheeran “a very special man” and adds that the ‘Shape Of You’ hitmaker will “probably be mad” that he’s revealing how he “helped out” with his medical bills when Parker was seeking other treatment options alongside private immunotherapy.“He didn’t need to do any of that, but my wife Kelsey and I are so grateful to him for his support. It meant the world,” Parker writes in his upcoming book.At the time of Parker’s passing, Sheeran paid tribute on Instagram writing: “So sad to hear of Tom’s passing.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022 performance, fans were pouring on to Twitter calling for him to receive a knighthood.Sam was the 22nd out of 25 performers tonight as he showcased his track 'Space Man' in front of the crowds.@liv_liv_liv wrote on Twitter: "If Sam Ryder comes top 10 we should give him a knighthood."@FloydUK echoed: "As far as I’m concerned, if Sam Ryder can get the UK onto the left side of the board then he should be knighted."Some fans joked about creating a "prayer circle", while others requested a Bank Holiday in his honour and an open-top bus parade through the UK.Meanwhile @ATDazzles quipped: "Sam Ryder is Jennifer Aniston with a beard and that's all I've ever wanted from our #Eurovision entry!"More to follow...

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