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Sam Ryder’s career is hitting new heights as the star has been confirmed to open the 2022 Formula 1 Grand Prix.The Space Man singer has enjoyed phenomenal popularity since earning the UK’s best result in decades at the 2022 Eurovision.Having returned home to a hero’s welcome, and belted out a stunning performance for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, the singer is now preparing to take on a new audience.The Essex singer-songwriter, who first rose to prominence on TikTok, is set to open the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone this July.With over 400,000 spectators set to visit on the first weekend and 142,000 present on race day, Sam will perform to millions watching in-person and from home, as fans tune in from across the globe.Speaking about the opportunity, Sam said it was an ‘honour’ to get to play at the iconic event.He said: ‘From Eurovision to being invited to play the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert, the past few months have been a whirlwind and taught me that you can never dream too big! ‘Since I was a kid I’ve always been a huge fan of Formula 1, and to combine that with music and performing at such a legendary event on the British sporting calendar is an honour.’The star will open the ceremony with a rendition of the national anthem before heading to the Main Stage in the Formula 1 Fanzone as part of the postrace concert.As well as the Eurovision legend, the concert will also feature performances by headline act Mabel, supported by rising star Alfie Templemann.Interviews with Formula 1 drivers will also feature on-stage during the event.The news comes shortly after it was revealed the UK could host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, with winners Ukraine unable due to the continued invasion by Russian armed

supports HTML5 videoKelly Rowland is as big a fan of Beyonce as the rest of us, and we are here for it.The Love Takes Over singer, 41, and Single Ladies hitmaker, 40, shot to fame together in the 1990s through the iconic girl group Destiny’s Child.Along with Michelle Williams, they formed a strong bond that has lasted decades – and Kelly is as buzzing as the rest of us to see Bey back.This week, Beyonce thrilled fans by dropping a brand new track out of nowhere, shortly after announcing her new album, Renaissance, would be released later this summer.New song Break My Soul – her first track since Be Alive, for the King Richard soundtrack – is a proper sound-of-the-summer feel-good banger – and the Beyhive aren’t the only ones enjoying it.On Tuesday, Kelly took to Instagram where she shared a video of herself dancing around the house to the new song, her baby son Noah in her arms.In the sweet clip, mum-of-two Kelly lipsyncs along to the song and gives baby Noah a kiss on the cheek as she swings him to the beat, both mother and son grinning at the camera.Kelly welcomed Noah in January 2021, her second child with husband Tim Weatherspoon; they also share son Titan, six.Despite the strict quarantine laws that were in place at the time thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kelly was adamant she wanted her former Destiny’s Child bandmates around for the birth of her son.And so the pair watched her deliver Noah over Zoom – as was the style at the time.The star previously heaped praise on besties Beyonce and Michelle, calling their bond ‘a gift’.She revealed to People at the time that her friends were ‘able to see Noah come into the world,’ adding: ‘It was beautiful.’Michelle recently sent fans into a frenzy when she hinted at a

Coleen Rooney and her husband Wayne look to be having a blast in Ibiza after the Rebekah Vardy trial.The Wag was spotted leaving the hotel for dinner, showing off her glowing tan in a gorgeous white cut-out dress and gold sandals.Clutching a matching gold bag, Coleen, 36, looked relaxed as she enjoyed the getaway with Wayne, 36.The football legend also looked pretty zen, donning a polo shirt and cream trousers with trainers as he accompanied his wife.The couple were later spotted dining at the A Mi Manera restaurant.Coleen and Wayne are enjoying some much-needed time off on the holiday, recently spotted partying with pals in the street.The mum-of-four could be seen enjoying a drink, with Wayne being ever the gentleman and holding a car door open for her at one point.It comes after they enjoyed a family holiday with their kids, Kai, 12, Klay, nine, Kit, six, and Cass, four, to Dubai, which involved some glorious beach days, and even saw the family swimming with dolphins.Sharing various snaps on Instagram, Coleen wrote: ‘We had the best Family holiday 2022.

Sir Elton John got some Sunderland fans riled up at his show at the Stadium of Light – for mentioning rivals Newcastle.The Rocket Man star stunned the 30,000-strong crowd on Sunday as he performed tracks from his record-breaking back catalogue of hits.And at his first – and final – show in the North East city, bidding goodbye to live performances as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour – Sir Elton found himself reflecting on the past.As reported by The Sun, the 75-year-old told audiences about his first-ever concert in the North East, at Newcastle’s City Hall in 1971.And at the mere mention of the city, some in the crowd began to boo, leading Sir Elton to play along.Smiling, the Tiny Dancer singer responded: ‘Sorry, I can’t help it!’He explained there was ‘nowhere to play in Sunderland’ at the time, adding again: ‘I couldn’t help it.’Sir Elton, himself a huge football fan, would have been keenly aware of the rivalry between Sunderland and Newcastle.He seemed to enjoy the reaction that came with his comment, reciprocating the banter easily.The father-of-two went on to praise fans in the North East, saying he would ‘never forget the love and loyalty and kindness you have shown me over the years.’His Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour is finally on the road after being delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic and Sir Elton’s recent health issues, including a hip injury for which he underwent surgery.The star insists he is now in ‘top health’ and ready to bid farewell to his millions of fans across the globe, with a massive concert to be held this week in London.Sir Elton had played over 40 arena dates across North America before jetting off to Europe and the UK, including for some rescheduled dates.Huge sinkhole opens up across

The family of Dani Hampson have paid tribute to their daughter and sister after her sudden death on the day she was meant to marry X Factor star Tom Mann.Mum-of-one Hampson, 34, had been due to marry former Stereo Kicks star Mann on Saturday, June 18, but died in the early hours of the morning.Her heartbroken fiance broke the news on Monday with a devastating tribute on social media, saying that while they never married he will ‘wear this ring that I was always supposed to wear as a sign of my unconditional love to you.’The couple share an eight-month-old son, Bowie.Now Hampson’s father and siblings have shared their devastation at losing the ‘beating heart’ of their family.Her father, Martin, took to social media where he paid tribute to the ‘loving, successful, intelligent daughter who always put everybody before herself, and as a result was loved by everyone.’He wrote:’She will always be my little princess, the love of mums life, the sister Andy adored, Helenas BFF, Tom’s true love, and of course Bowies amazing mummy (sic).’‘We are all devastated and utterly heartbroken,’ he went on. ‘People say the hurt will ease in time, but as it stands we are broken.’‘Danielle, we will love you forever.

Pete Davidson was spotted out in Cairns, Far North Queensland on Sunday for a solo stroll but appeared to be suffering from a slight wardrobe malfunction.Having jetted to Australia to work on a new film sans girlfriend Kim Kardashian, the former Saturday Night Live star, who recently quit the show after eight years, seemed to have forgotten a final but rather crucial part of dressing.Decked out in a navy hoodie, baseball cap and beige boots, the 28-year-old had forgotten to zip up the flies of his teal trousers before leaving his hotel.However, Pete either didn’t notice or styled it out, flashing a peace sign at waiting photographers as he exited the building.

Mark and Michelle’s dream home has been under construction since 2020, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic having initially added some delays to the time-frame of their build. The couple had bought a farmhouse in Essex for £1.3million, which they demolished to make way for their Georgian-style mansion. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoMark and Michelle have designed every aspect of their property to their own specifications, right down to the location of the plug sockets in the room. The reality star previously told Lorraine: ‘Honestly, you talk about stress, it’s fun stress but it’s where it’s the home we’re going to live in, I just want it to be perfect.‘So even if it’s like, why’s there not a plug socket there? You know when you move into a new home, you can’t put a lamp somewhere ’cause there’s not a plug socket there, every finer detail I’m trying to get right because I don’t want to look back and think, “Ah, I shouldn’t have had that door there, I should have had it there”, so I’m changing things a lot.‘It is a lot of stress but it’s a fun stress.’The property will feature its own swimming pool, gym and bar and sits on ‘four to five acres’ according to Mark. He previously told Metro.co.uk: ‘It’s going really well. It’s stressful, of course, building your house from scratch, you don’t want to get anything wrong and just choosing all the right stuff.

If you want to enjoy the historic and vibrant city of Chester, but want to avoid the crowds, why not visit during the week?

A married police dog handler has been jailed after violently attacking and trying to rape a woman he met at a pub. Ernesto Ceraldi, 44, left the woman, who said she thought she was going to die, bloodied and bruised after repeatedly throttling and punching her during the terrifying ordeal.

Team Fortress 2 has been released, addressing several long-standing issues with bots and cheating exploits that were highlighted during the community’s recent #SaveTF2 campaign.The latest Team Fortress 2 patch was released yesterday (June 21) and although it doesn’t bring any new content, it does deliver fixes for several major issues fans identified during the recent #SaveTF2 campaign.This includes an exploit that was allowing bot accounts to change their username to mirror other players on a server, and a second issue that was letting players use sv_cheats “on secure servers”.The voting feature has also been updated, and will now allow both teams in a match to have a kick vote at the same time. The patch notes also say it has “fixed %killername% and other placeholder names sometimes showing up on the kill cam and stats screen,” which is a bug that has been present in the shooter for years.Other fixes include a bug that let players repeatedly spam noises with the Ap-Sap, and servers will now be able to give players a reason for why they have been disconnected.You can read the full Team Fortress 2 patch notes here.So far, reception to the latest Team Fortress 2 update has been very positive on the shooter’s reddit hub.“Wow, actual useful fixes.

Naman Ramachandran Apple TV+ and Disney+ were the major gainers in the U.K. subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market, a survey from BARB, the country’s television audience measurement currency, has found.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRising Egyptian star Amir El-Masry (“Limbo”) has been cast as the young Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed, the former Harrods owner, in the upcoming fifth season of Netflix’s “The Crown,” Variety can reveal.Netflix confirmed the casting but declined to provide further details.As previously reported by Variety, Salim Daw (“Oslo”) has been cast as the older incarnation of Mohamed al-Fayed, the father of Dodi Fayed, who was romantically linked to Diana, Princess of Wales, when they both died in a car crash in Paris, France on Aug. 31, 1997.Born in Cairo and raised in London, Amir El Masry broke out internationally in 2016 with a small standout role as a hotel chef opposite Tom Hiddleston in Susanne Bier-directed mini-series “The Night Manager.” He more recently garnered critical praise for his role as Syrian asylum-seeker living on a small Scottish island in Ben Sharrock’s drama “Limbo” for which El Masry won a BAFTA Scotland acting award.

Prince George organised his own cake sale during lockdown in a bid to raise funds for an animal charity. The nine year old Royal, who will one day be king, had become so concerned for Africa's endangered animals that he wanted to do his bit for conservation.

Kim Kardashian was forced to tell off her sons Saint West and Psalm West during a TV interview, in a rare moment of insight into her discipline style and the family's dynamics.The reality TV star, 41, appeared on the The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Tuesday 21 June, with her two sons in tow, and it was the first time she'd ever brought them along to a work commitment. Unfortunately, the newly-platinum blonde beauty spent much of the time scolding them for being too loud backstage. It began when the mum-of-four started to talk about her hosting gig on Saturday Night Live back in October, as she admitted she'd never watched the show previously.

Shaughna Phillips has given her fans a sneak peek inside her new home, after recently buying her first property. The former Love Island star, 28, collected the keys to her first house recently, and has wasted no time in kickstarting the renovation process.

Loose Women panellist spoke candidly about her battle with alcoholism and the effect it had on her family’s lives.Denise admitted that before becoming sober - thanks to her husband Lincoln Townley’s support - she “wasn’t always present [emotionally]”.The actress said she had discussed her addiction with Matty before as she confessed her “guilt and shame”.Speaking about her battle, Denise said: “I didn’t think that Matthew was aware of it but he was.“I never put the kids to bed as a drunken mess and I was physically present, but I wasn’t always present [emotionally].”She continued: “We’ve had many talks about how my drinking affected him and he felt very sad and sorry for me.“Now he’s just so thrilled.The 1975 is a globally successful band, which he says wouldn’t have been possible if he had been constantly worried about me.“I once told Matty that I have a lot of guilt and shame and he said, ‘Everybody has guilt, Mum, but shame is something you’ve really got to own’ and I have done, with the forgiveness of my family,” Denise told Platinum magazine.Denise, who has been outspoken about her alcohol addiction, once revealed she would go straight from the nightclub to the ITV studios.Speaking on White Wine Question Time, the ITV star said she would leave London nightclub Freedom at 5am to later appear on TV as the “person behind the painted smile."Host Kate commented: "We've spoken about this before on this podcast.The number of times we would go into work and you were coming straight out of a club."Denise explained: "I used to be dancing on the pole at Freedom at 5am.“I would then appear on television, for instance, Loose Women, at 12.30pm."People who had seen me on the pole at 5 in the morning would assume my appearance [on

Sky News presenter Kay Burley oozed confidence as she showed off her incredible figure in a plunging swimsuit on holiday recently.The 61 year old was seen taking a dip outdoors in a photo which was taken as she spent her last days in Puerto Rico, where she had travelled to during her week-long break from hosting the news. Kay was beaming in the snap as she wore a blue floral printed one-piece which hugged her toned physique, and accessorised her look with a pair of black sunglasses and a bright aqua blue cap. “Until next time Puerto Rico,” the presenter captioned.

If the idea of wearing jeans in summer leaves you in a sweat, you're not wrong. Sure, it's much more comfortable to throw on a floaty dress or have your legs on display in a pair of light and airy shorts, but for those cooler nights when the temperature dips, it's always a good idea to have your trusty denim on hand.

Carol Wright was all smiles as she enjoyed her first sleepover with grandsons Joshua and newly-born Presley. The former TOWIE star took to Instagram to share a sweet snap her and her husband Mark in bed with the youngsters. In the photo the couple can be cradling the children as Carol beams with happiness.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been spotted out at their first royal engagement following William’s 40th birthday, which the Royal celebrated yesterday, Tuesday 21 June. The Royal pair were all smiles as they arrived at London’s Waterloo station for the unveiling of a national monument in one of the capital's biggest train stations, alongside Baroness Floella Benjamin.The monument has been created to celebrate “the dreams and courage of the Windrush generation”.

Jamie Redknapp celebrated his first Father’s Day with his son Raphael on Sunday.The 48 year old was captured indulging in precious bonding time with his baby boy in photos shared by his wife Frida to mark the special occasion. Jamie and Frida welcomed their first child together last November, joining the footballer’s other sons Charley and Beau, shared with ex wife Louise Redknapp and Frida’s four children with tycoon ex husband Jonathan Lourie. In one sweet shot posted on Instagram, Raphael was seen sleeping beside dad Jamie as he smiled and watched over his son and in another, the cute baby boy was pictured resting open-eyed beside next to Jamie on the sofa.