Mary J. Blige says she's learned to be her own 'best friend' during COVID-19 lockdown

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Me time! Christine Brown leaned on her loved ones — and celebrated herself — on her first Valentine’s Day since splitting from husband Kody Brown.

A positive outlook. Following her split from Cuffe Owens, Meghan King got candid about how she chose to ring in Valentine’s Day on her own.

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan took to social media today to poke fun at The Oscars for selecting three female hosts to present the awards show this year. Piers appeared to take umbrage with the fact that there weren’t any men involved, in a highly sarcastic tweet that he sent out this afternoon. Piers, 56, left his fans divided when addressing The Academy Awards' announcement in a controversial post in view of his 7.9 million followers.The journalist attached a picture of the hosts, which include Emmy-Award winning actress Wanda Sykes, comedian Amy Schumer, and Regina Hall, who became the first African American to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in 2018.“Great to see three women hosting the Oscars, though I would have preferred many more, at least ten - just so long as no ghastly men are involved!” Piers penned sarcastically alongside the three women pictured.“One question though: will their every past utterance now be subjected to the same scrutiny that Kevin Hart endured?”Piers was referring to the controversy surrounding comedian Kevin Hart when he was asked to host the 2019 Oscars, before being forced to step down when a number of tweets he had sent out in the past resurfaced, which many had branded "homophobic".In the comments section, people were split by Piers’ thoughts on the “woke” choice to have an all-female line-up of hosts this year.“Wanda will be terrific.

Strictly. However, Aljaz has now announced he'll be taking his skills further than the dance floor, with a surprise move into the world of cooking - and his Strictly co-stars, including Gorka Marquez, have showered the Instagram post, where he shared his news, with praise."So excited to share this with everyone!" Aljaz wrote, enclosing a photo of himself and his sister in the kitchen, grinning broadly while an especially young family member, his baby niece Zala, perched herself on the countertop, one hand dipped into a saucepan.The touching family photo sat alongside a caption revealing all about his latest new venture."@mycookbookforyou is our idea of perfect and beautiful book for you, your family, friends, the one you love the most," he wrote in view of his 538,000 followers."We are not chefs with perfect recipes, we are brother and sister who know how much it means to have memories of cooking with mom, grandmother, friends, sister,brother...

Katherine Ryan has admitted that she was once forced to apologise to a fuming parent after publicly calling out their son for "bullying". Appearing on a recent episode of Mel Giedroyc's Unapologetic with her baby son, the 38 year old comedienne, who says she expects "backlash" to potty training eight month old Fred, hilariously recalled the awkward encounter.

Chloe Brockett has admitted she fancies her Celebs Go Dating co-star Miles Nazaire but she “doesn’t want to rip his clothes off”.The TOWIE star’s comments came as she discussed hers and Miles’ on-screen romance exclusively with OK!. Fans of the E4 reality show have excitedly watched as Chloe and the Made In Chelsea star’s flirtations have heated up. But now Chloe has admitted that while she thinks the 26 year old is “very good looking”, she feels has a “different dynamic” with him to other guys she has dated.

Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie reunited when they were pictured watching the Superbowl together on Sunday, and now, Jennie Bond has claimed Prince Andrew's daughter could be staying with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during her flying visit. While it isn't known that Meghan, 40, and Eugenie's husband Jack Brooksbank joined Harry, 37, and Eugenie, 31, at the game, Jennie said she wouldn't be surprised if they had all met up together or were even staying at the home of the Sussexes.

Stacey Solomon has taken to social media to address people’s concerns about her dogs sleeping with her four month old daughter, Rose. People’s concerns come after doting mum Stacey shared a sweet snap of Rose napping with her dogs Teddy and Peanut on Valentine’s Day. She wrote alongside the photo: “They’ve missed each other I think… Rose & me have been away for a few days for work so we were so excited to come home and have all the cuddles.

Julia Fox and Kanye West recently called it quits following a short term whirlwind romance.The former flames had chins wagging after putting on a loved-up display at Paris Fashion Week, but just weeks later their relationship has ended. Fans speculated that Julia, 32, and Kanye, 44, had ended things after the Uncut Gems actress deleted all signs of the rapper from her Instagram. A spokesperson for Julia then confirmed on Monday 14 February that they’ve gone their separate ways.

The latest trailer for Downton Abbey has been released and some more details of the plot are now out ahead of the film's release next month. The huge Yorkshire estate can be seen to be taken over by actors and crew members, causing the residents of Downton to look for a change of scenery. Unsurprisingly, the new destination is a beautiful location as the Crawleys head to the south of France.

Celebrity Hunted fans were left stunned when Too Hot To Handle star Chloe Veitch admitted she’d gone to the toilet in a bush while filming for the Channel 4 show. During a recent episode, Chloe was attempting to outrun the hunters, as she took part in the manhunt mission as a fugitive alongside Drag Queen, The Vivienne. However, things didn’t go particularly smoothly for the bubbly 22 year old, who sprang to fame on the Netflix reality show.

Cher Lloyd has given a rare glimpse into her family life as she paid a loving tribute to her husband Craig Monk on Valentine's Day.The former X Factor star, who recently celebrated her eighth wedding anniversary, shared a snap of her smiling for the camera alongside her other half. "I'll love him forever," the 28 year old captioned the snap, in which she looked dolled up to the nines in a chic, asymmetrical dress. In another black and white image family snap, the songstress looked every inch the doting mother as she gazed adoringly at their daughter Delilah-Rae, who the pair welcomed in 2018.

Mary J. Blige was spotted Wednesday filming outside of the MCM store in New York City wearing the luxury leather brand from head-to-toe.The 49-year-old singer donned a black short-sleeved coat over a matching jumpsuit with plunging neckline and trousers with thigh-high brown leather legs.Blige accessorized with large sunglasses, giant golden hoop earrings and a thick double-chain necklace with a 'Mary' nameplate and a belt with a big 'M' buckle.

Mary J. Blige is slaying the streets of the Big Apple!

In the music industry, sometimes a song becomes tangled in a game of eeny, meeny, miny, moe before it lands in the right hands. Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" could've been Pink's had she not passed; Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" was originally intended for Janet Jackson, and Sia originally reached out to Katy Perry for "Pretty Hurts" before it went to Beyoncé.

driving the boat in style. The award-winning actress, producer, and beauty entrepreneur did Megan Thee Stallion proud when she popped out on a yacht with a group of close friends that reportedly included Mary J.

Clayton Davis At the 2018 Oscars, Mary J. Blige made history with “Mudbound” — by becoming the first Black woman to earn multiple Oscar nominations in the same year (for best supporting actress and original song).

Mary J Blige revealed she was ‘pissed’ and ’embarrassed’ when Diana Ross touched Lil Kim’s breast at 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.During the awards show, Lil Kim dressed in an iconic purple ensemble that exposed one breast.The exposed breast was covered with a purple nipple pasty and it was a VMA look we’ll never forget.Close pals Mary J and Lil Kim were on stage together introducing Diana when she came up and gave them hugs before touching the rapper’s breast.‘I was embarrassed for Kim and I was pissed when that happened because that’s my little sister and my friend,’ the Umbrella Academy star, 49, told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live.‘Kim is courageous.

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Mary J. Blige is practicing more self-love amid the COVID-19 pandemic.