Maya Jama and Ben Simmons confirm engagement after romantic Christmas proposal as TV star seen with huge diamond ring

On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 65 new deaths from Covid-19, along with 7,017 new positive cases.

Dejon Ellis Jr. has been elected interim business manager of IATSE Grips Local 80 by the slim margin of only 10 votes. Ellis, who was an assistant business agent at the local, defeated Joel Galarza, the local’s vice president, by a vote of 178 to 168 during a virtual membership meeting on Sunday.

Lena Dunham is opening up about her fear of the beach that she had when she was a young girl, in new beach snaps.The 35-year-old Girls creator took to Instagram on Sunday to share a new swimsuit snap and a brief video of her and husband Luis Felber (a.k.a. Attawalpa) embracing on the beach.The actress and writer revealed that she had a childhood fear of the beach for the first 10 years of her life.

Kylie Jenner revealed Sunday afternoon that she had given birth to her second child with her partner Travis Scott.The 24-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star appeared to have welcomed a baby boy, as she included a blue heart emoji with her announcement post on Instagram.The mother-of-two posted a sweet black-and-white photo featuring her new son's adorably tiny hand to mark the news, while noting that he was born on February 2. Baby boy! Kylie Jenner, 24, revealed on Sunday that she gave birth to a baby boy on February 2.

Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Ben Affleck masked up to bond with his son Samuel and daughter Violet while shopping at the Brentwood Farmers' Market on Saturday.Violet is 16 years old, Samuel is turning 10 on February 27, and missing from the outing was their 13-year-old sister Seraphina.The Berkeley-born, Cambridge-raised 49-year-old affectionately wrapped his arm around his eldest child, whom his ex-wife Jennifer Garner 'wished' was with her in Massachusetts that afternoon. Family fun! Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Ben Affleck masked up to bond with his son Samuel and daughter Violet while shopping at the Brentwood Farmers' Market on Saturday 'It didn't even occur to me to bring my 16-year-old today because she had school and a debate tournament,' the 49-year-old Alias alum lamented while accepting Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals 72nd Woman of the Year Award.'Now, I so badly wish she was here! I'm kind of a geek of a mom in that way.'Jennifer lead a parade through the streets of Harvard Square in a convertible followed by a celebratory roast at 8pm and the Pudding Pot trophy presentation at Farkas Hall.

SIMON Cowell is letting go of almost his entire staff at his company Syco and  "downsizing" after almost 20 years. The Sun can reveal the music mogul has chosen to consolidate his multi-million pound global empire - which has sold over 250 million records worldwide - to focus on family life.

Amanda Holden, 50, recounted the details of her fall after she slipped on black ice while running naked in her garden that left her injured.  The Britain’s Got Talent star took a tumble as she tried to make it to her hot tub.The incident left her with various bruises across her body just after the Christmas holidays.She described the painful moment on her Heart FM radio show today.Amanda explained: “I always think, 'Oh, I'm not going to bother with that, I'll just run down there naked and I'll run back in' because mine is not a towel dressing gown."You know I like being naked, but I don't have a towelling dressing gown.“I’ve got a fluffy one, so when you get out of a hot tub, it's squidgy inside."Amanda said she did not see the ice she slipped on because her garden was dark.She quipped: "It was right on the fleshy part of my bum, that's why God invented bums isn't it?“Because they are like the cushions you can fall over.

It sounds like there was some trouble in paradise between Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman before he popped the question last month!

Simon Cowell, 62, and Lauren Silverman, 44, met in the Caribbean in 2004 when Lauren was still married to her ex-husband, Andrew Silverman.

TV chef Nigella Lawson, 62, had to backtrack on social media today after she mistakenly posted the supposed “vegan recipe”.The cooking pro ended up tweeting out another post to clear up any confusion after fans pointed out that her dish still contained animal products.This afternoon, Nigela tweeted out to her 2.7 million followers: “#RecipeOfTheDay is one that suits both #cookjan and #Veganuary and, frankly, suits me all the time, regardless of hashtaggery; Noodles with Mushrooms and Mangetouts (snow peas to some)."Attached was a picture of a verdant-looking bowl of noodles, topped with lots of delicious looking veggies. However, Nigella’s recipe actually includes egg noodles, which are not vegan.The vegan diet prohibits all animal products, including eggs, milk, and cheese, as well as meat and fish. READ MORE: Amanda Holden left stunned over Simon Cowell engagement newsVeganuary is a movement that has become popular in recent years, in which people opt to stick to a vegan diet throughout the month of January as a New Year’s resolution. Under Nigella’s post, one Twitter user Dee Catz wrote: “great recipe - perhaps not vegan with egg noodles though?”“You’re so right! Thank you,” Nigella tweeted back apologetically. Reposting the original tweet with a new caption, Nigella wrote: “I’m a nincompoop: this is vegetarian not vegan.“But to make it vegan-friendly, simply use egg-free noodles,” she added helpfully. Her quick correction was met with a warm reception from her followers, who thanked her for the recipe. “No worries, you're still awesome! Thanks for the correction,” wrote VioletMistUM with a heart emoji.Most of them seemed distracted by her use of the word “nincompoop”, however.READ MORE...“But you win Twitter today by

SIMON Cowell broke his silence on his engagement to Lauren Silverman after being spotted with his fiancée for the first time since proposing. The Britain's Got Talent, 62, star grinned mischievously outside a Malibu coffee shop after he was asked to confirm the happy news.

Screenwriter Brandon Murphy, best known for co-writing last year's blockbuster action-comedy film Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard alongside his brother Philip Murphy, died on January 9 in Los Angeles, according to Deadline.

Star of HBO’s Game Of Thrones and DC superhero flick Aquaman Jason Momoa is separating from his wife of four years Lisa Bonet. In a joint statement released on Jason’s Instagram account yesterday, the pair confirmed their split in view of the actor’s 16.6 million followers.Jason, 42, and Lisa, 54, shared: “We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times… “A revolution is unfolding and our family is of no exception… feeling and growing from the seismic shifts occurring.“And so we share our Family news that we are parting ways in marriage.“We share this not because we think it’s newsworthy - but so that - as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty.” READ MORE: Amanda Holden left stunned over Simon Cowell engagement news“The love between us carries on, evolving in ways it wishes to be known and lived,” they continued. “We free each other to be who we are learning to become…“Our devotion unwavering to this sacred life and our Children.“Teaching our Children What’s possible ~ Living the Prayer.

Donny Osmond's wife sent threatening letters when relationship exposedAhead of his latest post, he was seen posing in a gym in front of equipment.He commented: "If in doubt, workout! #positivevibes."Denise and Eddie were regularly seen sharing the sofa on the celebrity version of Gogglebox.Fans often praised the cast members over their natural chemistry and banter, so their split may have come as a surprise.On Saturday, the presenter shared a picture of her walking on a beach with her two dogs.In view of her 627,000 followers, she wrote: "Over the past couple of months, there has been much speculation regarding my relationship with Eddie."It saddens me to confirm that we are no longer a couple.

Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman are in it for the long haul! According to the America’s Got Talent judge’s representative who spoke with E! News, Simon popped the question during a romantic walk on the beach on Christmas Eve in Barbados, where they first met. And no surprise here: she said yes!

MAYA Jama flashed her incredible £800,000 diamond ring beside her boyfriend Ben Simmons as they were pictured for the first time since confirming their engagement. The happy news, which The Sun exclusively revealed last year, came after a whirlwind seven-month romance.

Amanda Holden gave her thoughts on Simon Cowell’s engagement news to his longtime partner Lauren Silverman, claiming she was given a heads-up beforehand.The 50-year-old took to her Heart FM radio show to reveal that her Britain’s Got Talent boss and co-judge had sent her a text message on Tuesday evening to share the news with friends.Amanda said she was taken aback by the message from Simon, which read: “It’s happening”.She recalled: “Last night we all got the text saying, ‘It’s happening', and we couldn’t believe it.“And I knew it would be in the papers today if we got the text last night.“So I was like ‘oh my goodness!’”Amanda went on to quip that she’s just as surprised by the news as Simon’s soon-to-be wife.Simon and Lauren have been together since 2013, shortly after the latter’s ex-husband Andrew Silverman filed for divorce in July that same year.Amanda continued to stress how her music mogul pal has always said he would never get married.But ever since he settled down with Lauren, Simon appears to have had a change of heart regarding his views on marriage.“Simon said he would never get married, and obviously Lauren has been by his side and you now they’ve been through so much together, and I think she’s the one.“But I don’t know if she ever thought he would put a ring on it!”Before welcoming their son Eric Cowell in 2014, Simon insisted he would never want to have children “because I don’t want a me”, he told Michael Parkinson."I was obnoxious as a child.

AMANDA Holden has revealed she was told about her pal Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman's engagement news in a text. The Heart radio presenter detailed how she had found out about the proposal through a message that simply told her "it's happening". Last night, The Sun exclusively revealed that The X Factor judge Simon, 62, had secretly got down on one knee to girlfriend Lauren, 44, on holiday in Barbados.

He put a ring on it! Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman are engaged after more than a decade together.

Simon Cowell, 62, may have popped the question to his long-term partner Lauren Silverman, 44.The television personality and his entrepreneur partner have been together since and could now be engaged.According to reports, Simon recently proposed to Lauren during a holiday in Barbados.Lauren is said to have been left “stunned” by the surprise proposal and said “yes” to marrying Simon.A source told The Sun: “Simon and Lauren are ridiculously, nauseatingly in love - incredibly, lockdown brought them closer than ever.“Lauren was absolutely stunned and never in a million years expected Simon to pop the question.“She burst into tears - happy tears - and obviously said ‘yes’ straight away.”The insider added that Lauren has been Simon’s "rock" and that she is the "woman of his dreams."Express.co.uk has contacted representatives for Simon Cowell for comment.Simon recently suffered the devastating loss of a beloved friend.The music mogul took to his Twitter account to share his heartbreak over the death of Il Divo star Carlos Marin.Carlos had been touring the UK before contracting coronavirus. He was placed into an induced coma in a Manchester hospital and later died aged 53.Simon told his 10.9 million Twitter followers how “devastated” he was over his pal’s death as he paid tribute to him."I am finding this so difficult to put into words how I feel right now," he penned on December 20, 2021."I am devastated Carlos Marin has passed away. He loved life.

MasterChef's John Torode, 56, and wife Lisa Faulkner, 49, admit it wasn’t love at first sight when they first met, as the latter thought he was “arrogant”.They were introduced on the set of This Morning in 1996 when Lisa was being interviewed and John was cooking in the kitchen.The actress said she had noticed his “lovely, dark curly hair”, but did not get the reaction she wanted when she went over to chat to him.The Holby City star explained to The Sunday Times: “I went over to see what he was cooking and said, ‘That looks delicious’."He replied, ‘Yup’, very brusquely.“No acknowledgment, he barely looked at me and I just thought, ‘God, he’s really arrogant’.”After the unfortunate meeting, the pair did not cross paths again for another 13 years.They were reunited when Lisa took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2010, which she won.Lisa thought John was “still good looking”, but “still arrogant" while taking on the “culinary Simon Cowell role”, as his co-star Gregg Wallace was busy "cracking jokes".John, on the other hand, confessed he was “cowardly” at the start of their relationship.He explained that he was anxious to approach Lisa in case she turned him down, and that after separating from his first wife, he couldn't face another heartbreak.The chef explained: “I’d separated from my wife, which was awful, and I was reluctant to approach Lisa face to face as I didn’t fancy the prospect of her saying no.“So, I wrote her a letter. If I’d got no response, it wouldn’t matter.“Cowardly? Sh**, yeah.