Inside Lucy Mecklenburgh's life - Corrie partner, £100k home makeover and TOWIE feud

Chris Willman Music Writer“Tonight is not about Yeezus. It’s about Jesus,” said DeVon Franklin, the TV and film producer, bestselling author and VP of the Motion Picture Academy’s board of governors, introducing a panel at NeueHouse in Hollywood this week.

Kristin Cavallari was living her best life in Las Vegas.

EXCLUSIVE: Modern Family star Ariel Winter has been tapped as the lead of NBC’s multi-camera comedy series Hungry. She succeeds Demi Lovato who had been attached to the project for almost a year but stepped down from acting duties Thursday for scheduling reasons just as the pilot was about to start production.

It is no secret that Kanye West’s new girlfriend, Chaney Jones, has been getting compared to his ex-wife quite a bit ever since the two went public with their dalliance last month. But over the weekend, it looked like Chaney may have been fed up with the comparisons as she really tried hard to distinguish herself from Kim Kardashian!

fire crews were joined by the bomb squad to deal with an ongoing incident at a caravan park nearby. Bomb disposal officers have been at St Helenas Caravan Park in Yeadon, which lies next to the airport, for around nine hours, according to Leeds Live.

Piers Morgan has admitted being overcome with emotion as he watched a tribute to late cricket star Shane Warne. The popular journalist took to Twitter to open up about his feelings after he viewed a documentary that paid tribute to Shane's life and career that aired on Sunday (March 6).The Australian sports icon's death shocked sports fans when he passed away suddenly from a suspected heart attack on March 5 at the age of 52.Sharing a clip of the programme on his social media account Piers, 56, wrote: "Felt quite choked up watching Sky’s tribute repeat of their brilliant Shane Warne doc ‘Warne In A Million’ then I got to this bit and laughed out loud.

Russian President Vladimir Putin 'only counted men' when he called his troops to war.Politician Kira Rudik believes Vladimir Putin made a fatal miscalculation before invading the country on February 24.The 36-year-old, like many other women, decided not to evacuate the country and take up arms to defend their homeland instead.Speaking to the Sun from Kyiv, she said: "Like many Ukrainian women, I will defend my home, family, city and country.“We will win this war shoulder to shoulder with our men. Women are part of the resistance the same way the men are.“We say, when Putin decided to invade, he only calculated Ukrainian men.

Netflix has suspended its service in Russia entirely in protest of the country’s invasion of Ukraine.The streaming service joins a growing list of companies that have stopped serving Russia since the full-scale invasion began on February 24.Netflix had previously announced a hold on Russian projects and acquisitions and refused to carry 20 Russian propaganda channels that it was required to host under Russian law. Now, the service has been shut down entirely in the country.“Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,” a spokesperson told Variety of the move.The platform’s previous sanctions on the country had seen four Russian original works put on pause.

Star of the X Factor star, Ray Quinn, has announced that his fiancee Emily Ashleigh is pregnant with the couple's first child together.The 33 year old star shared the news in a stunning video on Instagram where the couple were seen in a theatre. In the beautiful video, Ray's stunning fiancee walks down the theatre aisle dressed in a beautiful white dress.

The stars and sun seemed to have aligned on blue carpet at the 2022 edition of the Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Vladimir Putin doesn't trust anyone or anything - not even Conor McGregor and his own brand whiskey. Putin, the despotic leader who invaded Ukraine without reason last month, met McGregor during the 2018 World Cup held in Russia.During their brief liaison, the Notorious offered the Russian premier a bottle of his Proper Twelve whiskey as a gift.

Peta Murgatroyd is speaking out after having an emotional reunion with her husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy following his return home from Ukraine. Chmerkovskiy boarded a Finnair flight to the United States after making it to Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday as Russia continues to attack Ukraine. On Wednesday, Chmerkovsky and Murgatroyd were photographed embracing after he landed at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).The couple held hands as they exited the airport.

Matt Reeves never meant for Colin Farrell to look unrecognizable in “The Batman.”In the finished film, Farrell’s appearance is utterly obliterated in the role of Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot, the scarred and dumpy mid-level Gotham City gangster with the (unwelcome) nickname of “the Penguin.” But when the 55-year-old director — who co-wrote “The Batman” with Peter Craig — first approached Farrell for the role, he was focused on Farrell’s ability to bring grit and sensitivity in the same performance.“He could have that mix of being incredibly, incredibly scary and volatile, and then all of a sudden, you’d see this vulnerable side that really made you feel for that guy,” Reeves tells Variety. “So I really wanted him to play the character.” When they met, however, Reeves noticed that Farrell had recently gained weight for a different movie, which fit into his conception of the longstanding Batman villain as a mobster akin to John Cazale’s Fredo in “The Godfather” films.“I thought John Cazale has a kind of Penguin nose,” Reeves says.

Troy Kotsur kicked off the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday with his win for Best Supporting Male Actor for his Apple TV+ film CODA.The move solidified his standing as an Oscars frontrunner after his win in the same category late last month at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.Kotsur, who is deaf, stars in the inspiring film as a deaf fisherman who relies on his hearing daughter to help him, his wife and his other son — all deaf — navigate a fishing community that doesn't respect or understand them. Big win: Troy Kotsur kicked off the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday with his win for Best Supporting Male Actor for his Apple TV+ film CODAKotsur joked in his acceptance speech that his character wouldn't fit in Santa Monica, because a fisherman from Gloucester, Massachusetts wouldn't be able to afford a beer in the coastal Southern California city.The Independent Spirit Awards were back Santa Monica, California, for the first time in two years as the ceremony returned to celebrating independent cinema.

Julia Fox made another bold fashion statement as she attended the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday.The former girlfriend of Kanye West, 32, put on a jaw-dropping display in an edgy black dress with a bra top and hip cut-out.The Uncut Gems actress was looking as fierce as ever with a winged slick of black eyeshadow bringing out her blue eyes and a silver snake bracelet on her arm. If you've got it! Julia Fox put on an edgy display at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in a bold black dressWith it's off the shoulder design and hip cut out, the bold black dress did little to hide Julia's fab body.Her glossy brunette hair was styled into a center part and cascaded down sleek and straight.

Gigi Hadid pledged to donate her Fashion Week earnings to those affected by the war in Ukraine.The 26-year-old supermodel shared a series of snaps from various shows and revealed she was making a sizable contribution to help those in need.The fashion icon explained that despite her job on and off the runway, it was also her responsibility to give back, and she was doing so in a big way by giving her full earnings from the Fall 2022 campaign to Ukrainian organizations. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) Hadid pointed out that her professional commitments kept her from actively reflecting on world events.She wrote: 'Having a set Fashion Month schedule has meant that my colleagues and I often present new fashion collections during heartbreaking and traumatic times in history.' Hadid added that she and her fellow models were interested in helping to create positive change through their work.'We don't have control over most of our work schedules, but we would like to walk "for" something,' she wrote.

Lucy Mecklenburgh has given fans an update on the latest renovations at her Manchester home that she has been busy transforming with her fiancé Ryan Thomas. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 30, who previously revealed how former Corrie star Ryan, 37, bought the house without her even seeing it, gave her 357,000 followers of her home account, Lucy Meck Interiors, a glimpse of the status of their home.

Lucy Mecklenburgh couldn't have been happier as she was reunited with her stunning lookalike sisters for her extravagant 30th birthday bash on Tuesday.The former The Only Way Is Essex star looked absolutely stunning in a blue off-the-shoulder gingham dress and shades as she documented her big day on her Instagram Story for her followers to catch a glimpse of. Clearly delighted with their reunion, Lucy ensured to share a snap sitting alongside her beautiful siblings at the swanky Polo Lounge at London's Dorchester Rooftop.

Lucy Mecklenburgh has kicked off her lavish 30th birthday celebrations in style, marking the special occasion with a spot of lunch with partner Ryan Thomas and their son Roman.The former TOWIE star was filmed on the balcony of a swish restaurant with mum Linda and sisters Lydia and Christie as she toasted her birthday.The footage was shared on partner Ryan Thomas' Instagram stories with the caption: "Me and Roman gate crashed mums birthday lunch." The brunette beauty was wearing an off the shoulder blue and white checked waterfall dress enjoying the summer sunshine as a musician played music in the background. Son Roman, aged 18 months, was captured in a high chair enjoying a sweet treat.

Having just released her second book, 32 year old Frankie Bridge was joined by her husband Wayne, 41, and a number of celebrity friends for the launch. Frankie styled a white single shoulder crop top and flared trousers for the event while former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh made an appearance in a matching turquoise blazer and short set with white heels.

Coronation Street - but her real life has involved plenty of drama too.The 38-year-old Corrie actress has portrayed Gaily Platt's daughter in the ITV soap since joining the cast at the age of 16.However, her off-screen love life has been eerily similar to that of Sarah at times, because she dated the Grimshaw brothers in real life as well as on the soap.On Corrie, Sarah dated Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) before they split and she moved on with his brother Jason (Ryan Thomas).When she was 17, actress Tina mirrored her character's on-screen romance when she started dating Bruno Langley, who played Sarah's soap boyfriend Todd.The pair enjoyed a one year romance before Tina found a spark with Bruno's on-screen brother, Ryan Thomas, Bruno's