Jennifer Hudson prepares to play Aretha Franklin in Respect biopic

Instagram to show snippets of their idyllic honeymoon, showing off her incredible gym-toned figure, just months after giving birth.Frida shared a string of five pictures, showing the happy family enjoying their honeymoon in the Maldives.The Swedish model stunned in skimpy bikinis as they relaxed at their luxury hotel.In one shot, Frida showed off her incredible physique in a brown crochet bikini while posing for a selfie with her husband.Another snap saw the blonde beauty with her abs on display while sitting on the beach in a yellow bandeau-style two-piece.A post shared by @frida_redknappOther snaps saw Jamie and mum-of-five Frida doting on their tiny newborn during his first holiday.She captioned the post in view of her 52,000 followers: "Lil Raphael managed to clear his schedule to join us on our honeymoon." (sic)Many took to the comments to compliment the happy family and the idyllic location.LisaHaydon said: "You look amazing babes...

Adele is ready to take the next step with her boyfriend of six months, Rich Paul, sparking engagement rumors at the 2022 Brit Awards, wearing a stunning diamond ring on her left ring finger.The Grammy winner, who is enjoying the success of her latest album, attended the highly anticipated event looking glamorous with a custom black Giorgio Armani Privé gown, paired with diamond rings and the sparkling rock.This is Adele’s first red carpet appearance since her return to the spotlight with her new record ‘30,’ and now we are wondering if the acclaimed artist is hinting at her engagement, after a representative from Lorraine Schwartz confirmed that the ring and Adele’s drop diamond earrings are from the designer’s collection.Adele also wore the beautiful ring for her performance of ‘I Drink Wine’ and as she received her award for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.It was reported that the singer’s relationship with Rich was in distress, with a source from the management team at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas revealing that she had been “crying and couldn’t get through a single full rehearsal for the past month,” adding that she was “constantly on the phone with Rich … loudly shouting and sobbing.”However the star went on to shut down the breakup rumors with a post on her Instagram account, declaring she would be performing at the Brit Awards and ending her caption with, “Oh, and Rich sends his love.”

While originally sold as a Louie C.K. executive produces and co-signs his buddy Pamela Adlon’snew show, similar in vibe and shape to the critically-acclaimed “Louie,” clearly things have changed for “Better Things.” For one, C.K.

Russia is on the verge of launching an attack on Ukraine – raising fears World War 3 could be closer to reality than ever before.The threat of large scale invasion ramped up in the final months of 2021 and the start of this year.The Donbas region of Ukraine has been at war since 2014 with Russian-backed separatists fighting to break away from the rest of Ukraine.Russia continues to deny any aggressive intentions with Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin has amassed an army of over 100,000 troops, along with vehicles, weapons and supplies along the border.Moscow has grown more aggressive in its actions as Ukraine tried to grow closer to the West.And now, new images show that Russian troops are making camp right in amongst armoured vehicles just a few dozen kilometres from the border with Ukraine.This is normally done to create a speedy entry into the tanks if war is imminent.But Russian deputy ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy rejected the idea of an invasion, tweeting: “What if we would say that US could seize London in a week and cause 300,000 civilian deaths?“All this based on our intelligence sources that we won’t disclose.“Would it feel right for Americans and Britts [sic]? It’s as wrong for Russians and Ukrainians.”It has been rumoured that Russian now has around 130,000 troops ready to enter Ukraine at a moment's notice.That will be backed up by artillery, the ability to pursue electronic warfare and other logical units.For more of the latest news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

Ever since they started dating, fans have been curious to know Julia Fox’s response to Kanye West’s pleas to get back together with Kim Kardashian. Does she ever worry that the pair will reunite?

Manchester City return to Premier League action this week as they welcome Thomas Frank's Brentford to the Etihad.

Anthony Martial appears to be enjoying the nice weather in Spain following his departure from Manchester United.

Bolton Wanderers will need to up their performance levels to get anything out of their trip to Oxford United this weekend as Ian Evatt admits League One is an 'unforgiving' division this season.

Police are reviewing whether a Christmas quiz in No 10 breached coronavirus restrictions after a picture emerged showing the Prime Minister and colleagues near an open bottle of prosecco and a packet of crisps.

Machine Gun Kelly has shared a snippet of new music from his forthcoming LP and he’s also unveiled the guitar he’s going to be using for his new era.Kelly will release new album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, previously titled ‘Born With Horns’, on March 25. It was previewed last week with the release of his Willow collaboration, ‘Emo Girl’.

In the clip, captioned “Baddie,” some people doted on her clever use of transitions, while others called it “witchcraft.”“This should be illegal,” wrote one astonished user.“That’s why I got trust issues,” joked another among a chorus of viewers telling Andres she “looks beautiful.”Baddie

Lizzo has revealed that she’s been working on some new music with songwriting heavyweights Max Martin and Benny Blanco.The ‘Juice’ singer took to Instagram last night (February 8) to tease the imminent release of new music, sharing a clip of her in the studio with producers Martin and Blanco.In the audio-less Insta Story clip, Martin and Blanco are seen sat at the main desk nodding to what is assumed to be a new track.

BRIT Awards 2022, Holly Humberstone caught up with NME to talk about celebrating female talent, debut album progress and working with Sam Fender. Watch our full interview with Humberstone above.The Grantham singer-songwriter was at the London ceremony to pick up this year’s Rising Star Award, after the success of 2021’s  ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ EP.“Pretty surreal, it’s bizarre to even be here I watched the BRITs as a kid with my sisters,” she said of attending the ceremony.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom got engaged in 2019 and have had quite a long engagement.

Larry Birkhead paid tribute to showbiz legend Anna Nicole Smith on the 15th anniversary of her passing.Birkhead, 49, posted a black-and-white photo of him cuddling Anna as he remembered the model and mother of their daughter Dannielynn Birkhead, 15.'Still remembering this one 15 years after her death. She was truly one of a kind. She struggled for love and acceptance.

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are moving on.

Julia Fox admitted being compared to her boyfriend's estranged wife, Kim Kardashian is 'unfortunate' during an interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast this week.The 32-year-old Uncut Gems star noted there were a few similarities in their clothing choices thanks to her beau, Kanye West, but only had praise for the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star.'Well, we've worn some similar looks which I knew at the time wearing it … But I thought it was cool she was wearing it,' she said. 'It is unfortunate because women are just always being pitted against each other.' Strike a pose: Julia Fox admitted being compared to her boyfriend's estranged wife, Kim Kardashian is 'unfortunate' during an interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast this weekJulia, who shares her one-year-old son with exPeter Artemiev, also said there was no competition between her and Kim as she didn't want to be responsible for putting a wedge between her boyfriend and his family.'Obviously there's 10 years of history that they have prior, and I don't want to ever step out of line and speak on something that I have no place speaking on,' she said.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Three weeks after resuming production, filming on National Geographic’s Genius: Aretha came to a halt today after a background actor tested positive for COVID-19, sources said. I hear production was suspended for the day.

 Mariah Carey  is already teasing a special present. Carey posted a photo on Instagram of three director’s chairs on the set of an upcoming project.

Mariah Carey has teased what fans believe could be a new Christmas track featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson.The pop star took to Twitter yesterday (October 9) to share a photograph of three directors chairs on set, each brandishing a set of initials: AG, MC and JH.Carey didn’t share any further information about the image, but she did caption her post with a Christmas tree emoji.

All we want for Christmas is….Mariah Carey belting out her epic holiday songs with two of the biggest voices in music. And the 50-year-old superstar is making it happen. Mimi is putting together Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas for Apple TV+, and it looks like there will be a VERY special appearance by none other than Ariana Grande, 27, and Jennifer Hudson, 39. Mariah shared a photo to her Twitter account on Oct. 9, showing on-set director’s chairs with the initials of the three women on the back.