Inside Amanda Holden’s cosy new garden cabin as she sips bubbles and shows off amazing transformation

For chocolate-loving children, Easter Saturday can be almost as slow-moving as Christmas Eve. Every second passing by is another step closer to the Easter Bunny delivering delicious treats - but for excited youngsters, the wait can feel pretty long.

Britain’s Got Talent star Francine Lewis has revealed her secret connection with long-standing judges Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden before she went on the talent show.

Simon Cowell may have had a turbulent few years, but pal Amanda Holden thinks he's definitely toned it down after becoming engaged. The Britian's Got Talent judge credits Simon's fiancée Lauren Silverman for forcing him to grow up after his famous bachelor days.However, Amanda, 51, also believes that Simon's son, Eric, 8, has played a huge part in his lifestyle overhaul following his biking accident in 2020.The Syco music boss suffered broken vertebrae in three places, missing his spinal cord by a centimetre after falling from his swanky electric bike onto the concrete outside his Malibu home in front of Eric and his step-son, Adam.

“When shall we three meet again?” The answer is: when corona lets us. Earlier this month, Daniel Craig brought preview performances of a new Broadway production of Macbeth to a halt after testing positive for coronavirus. The James Bond star has now returned to the theatre, but the show continues to be challenged by Covid-forced absences.

Greece have both recently announced that some Covid-19 rules are to be relaxed over the high season. But, with the cost of living crisis and skyrocketing gas prices many of us are looking to save money where we can.A travel money provider has shared its top tips for mitigating delays and avoiding extra costs amid disruption – and sorting your holiday money in advance at the top of the list.Jack Mitchell, Head of Travel Money at FairFX said: “Travellers will no doubt be anxious about the anticipated Easter holiday disruption, and getting caught up in transport and travel delays can not only cost you time, but money.“While you can’t always avoid delays – whether they’re affecting roads, rail or airways – there are things you can do to plan ahead to avoid having to dip into your pocket to reach your destination.

Piers Morgan has revealed that he was recently contacted by Ivanka Trump, despite being frozen out by her father Donald in the last couple of years following a long friendship between the two men.

Carly Rae Jepsen debuted a brand new track called ‘Western Wind’ during her set at Coachella yesterday (April 15) – watch her performance below.The pop star has been teasing new music in recent weeks, with a ‘Western Wind’ billboard popping up in California last week.Jepsen posted a map of California to social media featuring lines such as “Coming in like a western wind,” “Reminding me love that it’s all connected,” “First bloom, you know it’s spring”, “Do you feel home in all directions?” and “A celebration, a jubilation.”Captioning the post, Jepsen wrote “x marks the spot” with a cross visible on the map at exit 130.Jepsen gave the song its official debut during her 11-song set in the Mojave tent at Coachella yesterday.

The Scottish residence is apparently the Queen’s favourite home. “She says it’s the only place that she can really relax, enjoy her freedom and be herself away from prying eyes. “She can clear her mind and have a think without being bothered by the niceties of court life,” says royal expert Ingrid Seward of the Cairngorms estate where Her Majesty has traditionally upped sticks to in the summer months.

Big Brother is set to return to TV screens next year, it's been reported. ITV are thought to be relaunching the iconic show with the series going back to its original roots if it does return. ITV bosses are reportedly considering the show to air on ITV2 in autumn of 2023, after Love Island.

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are in the process of building their dream home and recently gave fans an exciting update on one of the lavish features inside the soon-to-be Essex mansion.RELATED: Mark Wright and wife Michelle's new living room will take your breath away – watchTaking to the couple's joint Instagram account which is documenting their building journey, Mark showcased the installation of a stunning marble bar on Friday after teasing the process last week on his Stories.WATCH: Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's brand new home barCaptioning the post, the former TOWIE star penned: "Absolutely buzzing with the work from @sharpstone_granite_ltd fitting out our bar with marble slabs from @graniteslabsuk."MORE: Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's master bedroom could be a hotel suite in new videoREAD: Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's major hint for family plansThe video showed workmen ferrying two different marble slabs into the new room, one which was mainly black with gold detailing and the other which was a luxurious "honey onyx" shade.A post shared by Mark and Michelle (@wrightyhome)The pair shared the CGI mockup to their Instagram pageThe final masterpiece saw the black slab act as the top work surface for the bar and the gorgeous honey slab sat lit-up underneath the fixture as the glowing feature piece of the new addition.Fans of the celebrity couple were quick to weigh in on the exciting update.One fan penned: " So glad you posted this! I saw it on your story ages ago and was dying to show my husband! It’s stunning."Another replied: "Ooh wow, the light behind the marble is [shocked emoji] it’s like a proper posh pub!" Michelle and Mark have not yet revealed a move-in dateA third chimed in and said:

Gallery: ‘I feel like an ogre!' These stars just say NO to high heels (BANG Showbiz)He revealed: “Everyone was taking pictures, but I wasn’t in New York during that time. There’s this famous image, but I never actually got to see it. That [Dolce and Gabbana] ‘light blue’ image is incredible - I’m not wearing much.

Anitta took to Coachella’s main stage on Friday (April 15), and was joined by two special guests, Snoop Dogg and Saweetie.Snoop showed up during the first song in Anitta’s set, ‘Onda Diferente’, much to the delight of fans online and in the crowd.Not long after, the Brazillian singer brought another California bred guest to the stage, Saweetie, who helped her perform their joint single, ‘Faking Love’.

Florence + The Machine debuted new music as they returned to the stage in Newcastle last night (April 15). Check out fan-shot footage and see the full setlist below.The London band performed their first show since October 2019 at the 2,100-capacity O2 City Hall ahead of releasing their fifth studio album, ‘Dance Fever’, on May 13.Emerging in front of a theatre curtain that displayed a projected “F+TM” logo, the group opened with cathartic hit ‘Shake It Out’ before giving recent single ‘King’ its live debut.

Stacey Solomon has shared a peek at her beautiful Easter table as the bank holiday gets under way. The beautiful mum-of-four took to Instagram to show her 5.1million followers her set up.The 32 year old decorated eggs and set them in a quirky rabbit basket. Each egg was expertly decorated by the star with a sharpie to give them faces, and she even popped flower head bands and lashes on.

breast cancer battle as she recalled her “brutal” mastectomy.The former Countryfile presenter will be releasing a documentary to raise awareness around the issue for ITV. The much-loved television presenter went on Instagram today to share an update with her 204,000 followers. She wrote: “They'll be quite a few photos of my upper body in the press this week because I've done lots of interviews about my forthcoming @itv #breastcancer documentary.”Referring to the selfie attached to the post, she continued: “This is the last pic I took of myself before my mastectomy, to remove a 6cm tumour from my left breast. “One of the best bits of advice I was given by my friend Heidi who has been through this, was to say goodbye and thank you to my breast… “For all the years of service and time spent together. “Saying farewell and grieving for what we've lost is OK. “To all the women about to go through this (I know some of you have your op this week) and to those of you just through the other side... “It helped me to know this brutal, scary procedure was to save my life,” Julia penned.“There are new possibilities, this experience will give you an inner strength you didn't know you had, and there is always hope. “I am learning more about my body now than I ever have. “I understand how incredible it is, how it functions. “Our bodies need care, nutrition & emotional sustenance. But for now...

Charli XCX has shared a video for new single ‘Used To Know Me’ – you can watch it below.Taken from the pop star’s recently released fifth album ‘Crash’, the new track tells the catchy story of a post-breakup revival, and borrows from the 1990 house hit ‘Show Me Love’ by Robin S.“You used to know me, now you don’t/ You used to hypnotize me, did it so easy/ I’m finally free from your control/ I don’t need a kiss goodbye, I’m on my own tonight,” Charli sings on the song’s chorus.‘Used To Know Me’ comes alongside a video directed by Alex Lill, that sees Charli switch through a series of colourful scenes and outfits. The video comes under the creative direction of Imogene Strauss and with choreography from Nathan Kim.You can check out the video below: In a four-star review of ‘Crash’, NME‘s El Hunt wrote: “Since the beginning, we’ve seen Charli XCX trying on many guises, whether she’s referencing new-wave on ‘Sucker’ or teaming up with SOPHIE to craft an alien new interpretation of pop on her 2016 EP ‘Vroom Vroom’.“One emotion that her music will never evoke is boredom, and even when her sights are trained on infiltrating mainstream pop, she’s still an artist with a knack for surprising.

L7 have announced plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal third album, ‘Bricks Are Heavy’, with a special reissue and North American tour.There are 17 dates on the itinerary, with the Californian grunge icons starting off in Nashville on Monday October 3. They’ll head to Atlanta, New York, Brooklyn and Boston over the rest of that week, before playing in Philadelphia, Toronto, Columbus, Detroit and Chicago across the following week.

Hanson have shared a brand new track called ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ featuring Zac Myers of Shinedown.The trio, who got their breakthrough back in 1997 with their hit song ‘MMMBop’, have dropped off the latest preview of their upcoming album ‘Red Green Blue’, which is due to arrive on May 20 via 3CG Records.“‘Don’t Let Me Down’ is a song all about seizing your moment. It’s about living up to your potential,’ explained Zac Hanson.

Piers Morgan, 57, and Lord Alan Sugar's, 75, feud began in 2020 when Lord Sugar hit out at Piers for his comments on the government's handling of the pandemic.Since then the pair have added small quips to their ongoing feud with today being no different for the entrepreneur.Lord Sugar shared a post to Twitter in view of his 5.2 million followers, including a picture of an owl.The owl can be seen looking distorted and tired, with Alan captioning the post: "@piersmorgan you are aging rapidly since you walked off GMTV."(sic)Many social media users took to the post's comments to laugh at the remark.JPWR_1984 said: "He didn't walk off. He stormed off like a child."GriffDownUnder added: "Did he walk or did he flounce?"Sticking up for Piers, Onearth2design said: "He walked off, marmite or not."Rupert M Stepped in.

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths has shared an update from his hospital bed amid his cancer battle.The 46 year old took to social media to share a selfie and thanked the NHS for saving his life. Merlin wrote: "2am.Tubes outta everywhere. Aches and pains.

North Lanarkshire Council’s community arts classes are re-starting after the Easter break with a new programme until June.