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A group of iconic islanders returned to South Africa for this year's Love Island All Stars for a second chance at love, and so far the season has been filled with drama, tears and budding romances.

New Zealand Herald.She claimed that after posting on a fan page for the Netflix show, she received a message from a person claiming they were Henderson’s agent, who put her in contact with who she thought was the 50-year-old actor.“We hit it off immediately and talked about favourite foods and common interests,” said Lea, claiming the two talked over WeChat and Telegram.The scammer, according to Lea, sent her voice messages in Henderson’s AI-doctored voice with promises that they’d be together soon.Come December 2024, Lea allegedly moved to New Zealand under the pretense that she was going to marry Henderson.“He told me he wanted to leave the acting world and live a quiet life in New Zealand with me – we planned marriage and three children,” she shared.Lea said she was supposed to pick the star up from Auckland Airport on New Year’s Eve, but the scammer told her that he allegedly was hospitalized during filming in South Africa.However, Lea’s friend allegedly sent her a Herald article about Henderson’s philanthropic mission in Matakana, New Zealand that exposed discrepancies in the scammer’s story.“I thought, ‘What is Martin doing in New Zealand in Matakana on a bike rally when he told me he was lying in a hospital bed in Johannesburg after a mild heart attack?'” said Lea.But by that point, Lea allegedly already spent more than $375,000 in purchases for “Henderson” due to the scheme.Lea said she paid $10K to bail him out of jail, $5K for a commercial flight for his trip back to New Zealand, $30K for a private jet from South Africa, $56K for fake invoices for a box that didn’t exist, $12K in gift cards and $5K in bitcoin transfers.

Ant and Dec are set to return to South Africa for another series of the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! spin-off, South Africa. The ITV show is making a comeback later this year, with bosses currently deciding a new line-up of celebrities who have previously braved the jungle.

Leave it to Tom Cruise to commit to the bit.

UFC is headed to “Oz” for UFC 312. The main event is a highly-anticipated rematch title fight between South African Dricus Du Plessis (22-2-0) defending his middleweight championship belt against American Sean Strickland (29-6-0). UFC 312: Du Plessis vs.

The Last Ranger tells the true story of Thandi, a rhino that survived a brutal attack, and the people who fought to save her life.

Ryan Thomas has left fans in tears as they rushed to respond to his latest family update. The actor has been seen supporting his younger brother Scott as he returned to the Love Island villa.

Love Island's Marcel Somerville has spilled the beans on why he and Olivia Hawkins decided to part ways. Marcel, 39, who was an original contestant on Love Island: All Stars, quickly hit it off with fellow Islander Olivia.

Scott Thomas has shared an emotional message to his niece following his exit from Love Island: All Stars. The Manchester PR boss headed to South Africa in the hope of finding love in the ITV2 dating show.

Annika Pham Hollywood Icelandic mogul Joni Sighvatsson, producer of David Lynch’s Palme d’Or winner “Wild at Heart” and head of L.A.-based Palomar Entertainment, has partnered the Scandinavian powerhouse The Global Ensemble Drama and South Africa’s Diprente Media for the feature adaptation of Jonas Jonasson’s best-selling book “The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden.” The majority English-language project in development will be directed by high profile South-African talent Kagiso Lediga from a script by Karabo Lediga, both credited for Netflix’s first African series “Queen Sono.” “The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden” is the second Jonas Jonasson movie adaptation for Sighvatsson, after the executive produced “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” which grossed over $51 million worldwide. Published in 2013 and sold by Albatros Agency to around 30 territories including to Harper Collins for English language countries, “The Girl…” is the empowering story of Nombeko Mayeki, “a young woman from Soweto who finds herself caught in an international whirlwind from South Africa to Sweden,” per the official logline.” “A heroine born in the slums of South Africa, she rises from obscurity to become the key player in an international nuclear conspiracy, accidentally saving the Swedish monarchy and averting global catastrophe with her quick-witted resourcefulness.” Nombeko’s journey is described as “an absurd and heart-warming tale of how one underestimated person can inadvertently save the world from disaster.

It's over before it even really began for one Love Island All Stars couple, as Marcel Somerville and Olivia Hawkins have reportedly called it quits mere days after their departure from the South African villa. Despite walking out of the ITV2 dating show together, it seems "things just weren't working out" once they got back to reality.The pair were sent packing by viewers who deemed them the least compatible pair.

Love Island star Scott Thomas has broken his silence for the first time since he dropped the bombshell on 2nd February after struggling to find a "genuine connection".

EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Kimble has opened the newest management agency on the international beat with a roster of UK and South African talent.

Benedict Cumberbatch is looking back at his career.

Thania Garcia Warner Music Group and streaming platform Audiomack have agreed to expand their current licensing deal, signed in 2019, to include 47 additional countries — including much of Europe and Africa and the Caribbean. Audiomack’s previous deal with WMG, which was its first licensing deal with a major label, covered the United States and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania.

The Love Island villa has been thrown into chaos yet again, with bombshells Chuggs Wallis and Samie Elishi striding in just as the Islanders cope with Ron's dramatic departure. Over recent days, tensions have soared in the South African villa following Scott Thomas's startling decision to exit, due to a lack of romantic sparks. Ron followed suit, choosing to withdraw from the villa and catch a flight home, breaking the news to his fellow Islanders around the fire pit.Tonight, Tina’s phone delivers the news, with the text: "Girls, head to the Secret Garden, there's a bombshell waiting to meet you.

Last week, Splice and MIDia Research shared their “Sounds of 2025” report; exploring some of the biggest music trends of 2024 and how they’ll likely evolve in 2025. Among trends like fan remixes and the return of the digital underground, one thing was clear: the rise of pluggnb.

Michelle Keegan and her husband Mark Wright are eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first child, with the couple expecting their bundle of joy this summer.

Yet another celeb from Love Island All Stars has quit in the space of a few days.

Yet another celeb from Love Island All Stars has quit in the space of a few days.

A 26 year old embarked on an incredible hitchhiking journey across the length of Africa, completing a staggering 8,000-mile journey that spanned 16 countries over nearly a year. Courtney Allan surprisingly says she spent less than £16 on transport costs throughout the entire trip.