Inside Strictly pro Amy Dowden’s and fiancé Ben’s ‘sten’ do with cupcakes, veil and rarely-seen family

In the days after the death of their baby daughter, no one would have blamed Gordon and Sarah Brown if they’d turned away from the world.

An SNP MSP has blamed Westminster for slashing the Scottish Government budget amid fears thousands of public sector jobs could be lost.

Holyrood will this week be urged to stop rural mums-to-be being forced to have babies at the roadside.

Shawn Mendes is making a statement through his fashion choices.

Jack Black has been known as a comedic genius for quite some time, but now it's official! The actor was honored Sunday with the MTV Movie & TV Comedic Genius Award and his speech was equal parts hilarious and sentimental. As a nod to his iconic  role, Black somersaulted onto the stage in a full panda costume. “I don’t deserve this but I will take it,” Black said, prompting overwhelming applause from the crowd. The actor went on to jokingly question why he would be receiving the Comedic Genius award, «Are you kidding? For what? my sweet dance moves on TikTok? What are we talking about? It’s ridiculous!” he said.Then Black emotionally thanked his fans and family who got him to this point. “Thank you, MTV.

Jennifer Lopez gave a ‘different kind’ of speech as she picked up the generation award at the MTV Movie and TV Awards 2022.The 52-year-old was celebrated on Sunday night for her incredible career from a musician to a big screen icon.Taking to the stage at the Barker Hanger in LA, the Marry Me actress broke down while taking a moment to thank those who told her that she wouldn’t ever be successful, over the course of her life.‘I look at those movies and I see all the wonderful people that I’ve been blessed to know and to work with,’ she told the star-studded audience. ‘You’re only as good as the people that you work with.‘If you’re lucky, they make you better.

Jackass stunt took home the best kiss award at the MTV Movie and TV Awards 2022 – with Poopies giving a huge snake a peck on stage.Yes, seriously.The big screen stunt – which was unveiled in the gang’s latest big film, Jackass Forever – was honored at this year’s ceremony, which was hosted at the Barker Hangar in LA.It included the stuntman taking part in The Quiet Game, where he attempted to kiss a snake without making a sound.The scene was victorious against Emily in Paris stars Lily Collins and Lucien Laviscount, Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman, Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike in Euphoria, and Tom Holland and Zendaya in Spider-Man.Heading to the stage to accept the gong, Poopies joked that he had ‘split’ from that particular snake, before a team of animal wranglers carried a much bigger python on to the stage.He then lent in for a peck, with the snake attempting to move away – leaving the star-studded audience confused and terrified in equal measures.Before leaving the stage, he quipped: ‘I am so glad that thing did not bite me.’Those watching on from home were divided over the scenes, questioning why the snake had been taken out on stage.‘That poor snake. Just for a flipping laugh for one of those Jackass morons. #MTVAwards,’ one fumed.Another noted: ‘That’s a big freaken snake  #MTVAwards [sic].’‘AIN’T NO WAY IN HELL THEY GOT A REAL SNAKE UP IN THIS B***H #MTVAwards,’ a Twitter user said.A follower commented: ‘I hate that they brought out the snake for that BS.

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Lionsgate has released the first teaser for the highly anticipated upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”. The short clip debuted during Sunday night’s 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

Love Island contestant Amber Beckford insists she is focusing on "finding new love" on the reality dating show but will reveal the identity of a famous ex when she enters the villa. The 24-year-old nanny from London said she had been single for a year-and-a-half after splitting from her mystery former flame.

Spider-Man: No Way Home and HBO’s Euphoria were crowned the best of movie and television, respectively, at tonight’s MTV Movie & TV Awards.

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have revealed that they’ve completed their next albums, saying they have “a couple locked away”.Speaking to Australian broadcaster triple j last week, the prolific pysch-rock outfit described the finished, yet-to-be-released material as “jammy and meandering, kinda funky-prog-something”.“They’re kind of a response to us not being able to get together and play during lockdowns,” explained guitarist Joey Walker. “It’s just jamming and the product of that.

An unexpected twist. Many fans thought Zendaya and Tom Holland would get to celebrate their chemistry in Spider-Man: No Way Home by accepting the award for Best Kiss at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, but audiences were left in disbelief after Jackass Forever‘s Poopies won the award for his kiss with a snake.

WWE wrestling legend Mick Foley has promised to give fans some 'spicy' content after launching her OnlyFans account. Noelle Foley, 28, set up a page on the adult website last week after teasing the move on Twitter for several days.Her dad Mick, 56, is one of the wrestling world’s most notable figures as a former WWE Champion and a star of the iconic Attitude Era.The daredevil, who uniquely wrestled under the guise of three different characters during his tenure with the company, is renowned for the incredible punishment he was willing to take in his matches.In 1998 he was thrown 20 feet from the top of a steel cell, crashing through a commentary table in an unforgettable clash with The Undertaker – before falling through the cage and onto the ring below.But Noelle has decided to cut loose in her own way with the promise of some very revealing snaps, which she claims will be "much spicier" than the "pretty wholesome" content she currently posts to her 1million fans on Instagram.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Talking about her big decision to go live on the site, she told US men's publication Mel magazine: "Back in the day, I used to do some sexy shoots, and that’s how I established a big following."I had finally settled down and stopped doing those, but when I saw how much of an income was possible from posting sexy pictures, I was like, why the heck not?""It’ll be sexier content like bikini shoots, lingerie and cosplays.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Jurassic World: Dominion” scored the third highest opening weekend of the year in South Korea, but still managed only second place at the box office, a further sign of recovery in the country.For the third weekend in a row, proceedings were dominated by local crime action film “The Roundup.” It earned $10.4 million over the Friday to Sunday period, down 32% from its previous weekend, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). After nearly three weeks on release, the film has an accumulated total of $73.3 million.Its cumulative total is built on 8.87 million spectators.

Wilson Chapman editorSpoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched “candy asses,” the seventh episode of “Barry” Season 3, streaming now on HBO Max.In “710N,” the sixth episode of “Barry’s” third season, Monroe Fuches (Stephen Root) comes close to finally turning over a new leaf. The selfish, cowardly criminal, currently waging a war against his surrogate son and former crime business partner Barry (Bill Hader), gets shot and left for dead by a group of motorcyclists he hired for his latest plan.

Sarah Hyland celebrated her bridal shower on Saturday ahead of her upcoming wedding.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has opened up about suffering from Crohn’s disease in a heartbreaking Instagram post.The professional dancer, 31, bravely spoke out about living with the lifelong illness on World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day on Instagram, alongside a snap of herself on a hospital bed when she was having a flare-up with red, inflamed eyes, a swollen face and cracked lips.Amy detailed how the condition, which causes inflammation of the digestive tract, has severely impacted her life and told how she had been denied work opportunities as employers considered her to be a "risk" due to her condition.She wrote: "World IBD day. I wanted to show the reality of flares! (this isn’t me today, I’ve had a lovely day filming).

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has been praised after sharing a photo on social media to raise awareness of the realities of living with Crohn's disease. Amy, a professional dancer on the hit BBC show, has posted photographs on Instagram to mark World IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) Day.The 31 year old star told her followers that she wanted to show what it looks like when she has flare-ups of the condition, and to show other sufferers that “it doesn’t define you".

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden shared a candid photo on social media to raise awareness of the realities of living with Crohn's disease.Amy, who is a professional dancer on the BBC show, posted a photo on Instagram to mark World IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) Day.The 31-year-old star told her followers that she wanted to show what it looks like when she has flare-ups of the condition, and to show other sufferers that “it doesn’t define you”. IBD includes Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, long-term conditions where the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed, often resulting in pain and swelling and diarrhoea as well as weight loss and extreme tiredness.Amy wrote to her 315,000 followers: “Today I want to share times I found tough.

Hollywood films of all time.The epic Roman flick picked up five Oscars at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Costume Design, and Best Actor for leading man Russell Crowe.Gladiator follows Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius (Crowe), who is forced into slavery and must fight for his freedom in legendary gladiator pits, where he faces the likes of armed thugs, chariots, and lions.He is betrayed by Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) who murders his Roman emperor father and thwarts the elder's wish to leave the kingdom to Maximus by seizing the throne for himself.Crowe's character thus embarks on a terrifying tale of vengeance as he hopes to seek justice for his murdered wife and child.On the anniversary of the film's premiere, Daily Star has taken a look at where the star-studded cast went next.Russell played Roman general Maximus, who coins the famed line: "Are you not entertained?" in the gladiator arena.The titular role was actually meant to go to Mel Gibson, but luckily for Russell, his Hollywood peer turned it down.Crowe has gone on to bag a bucket-load of blockbuster film roles over the next 20 years, such as American Gangster (2007), biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001) and DC Superman flick Man of Steel (2013).The BAFTA-winning actor also showcased his vocal talents as Javert in Les Misérables, but one of his more surprising stints came during last year's series of Strictly Come Dancing.The actor spoke to contestants Tom Fletcher and pro dancer Amy Dowden via a video message after they danced to the Les Mis soundtrack, but it remains unclear whether he'll be putting on his dancing shoes anytime soon.Russell was married to fellow actor Danielle Spencer between 2003 and 2018, and they share their sons Charles