Pussycats Dolls star snubbed by Strictly Come Dancing for being 'too professional'

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentPublic service announcement to journalists: When discussing Oscars in the next few weeks, please don’t refer to “the technical categories.”Reminder to Academy/ABC decision-makers: You’ve always stated that all Oscar categories are equal, but the Feb. 22 move was a reminder that some categories are more equal than others.On that day, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced eight of Oscar’s 23 awards will be handed out before the televised ceremony. That includes five of the nine artisan categories.

Two under two! After Liz Sandoz and Vito Presta welcomed their second child, they were initially wary how eldest daughter Jovie would take to the new baby of the family.

Aidy Bryant is getting the chance to embrace her sexuality.

Forget all the drama with the Shelby family down the back streets of Birmingham in BBC One’s Peaky Blinders – this Sunday it’s all about family fights in real-life. Acting brothers Joe Cole and Finn will be competing in a TV ratings war as their mega dramas, Peaky Blinders and new ITV spy thriller Ipcress File go head-to-head. We can only imagine the two of them sitting down in front of the box and fighting over the remote control.

Michelle Heaton has candidly documented her journey before and after getting her breast implants replaced in moving video diary.The former Liberty X star, 42, discovered her breast implants, which she had put in after having a double-mastectomy 10 years ago, had ruptured in December after "worried" fans contacted her following the publication of an OK! photoshoot. In this Tuesday's new magazine, a delighted Michelle will reveal the results of her surgery and tell all on the process.

McFly singer Tom Fletcher and his wife I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! winner Giovanna Fletcher had a fun family day out at Disneyland Paris – and they were not the only celebs there. Strictly Come Dancing star Tom, 36, and Giovanna, 37, were just two celebrities from the UK joining the Disneyland Paris 30th Anniversary celebrations this weekend.Tom and Giovanna were joined by their three children Buzz, seven, Buddy, six, and Max, three, for the family trip.

FireCityFunk‘s Surrender To Me is a song written in the ’70s but never released commercially… until now.

Newcastle United team-mate was named the club's Player of the Month. The Brazilian duo, who have been linking up well in recent weeks, have played a big part in the Magpies' surge up the table, and Eddie Howe's side are now seven points clear of the drop zone following a 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion over the weekend.Joelinton is beginning to find his feet at St James' Park, particularly since dropping a little deeper, and was deservedly rewarded with February's Player of the Month award.Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the former Hoffenheim star said: "Delighted to win the February Player of the Month and much happier for the 3 points today."Thanks to all the fans for the amazing support again."Guimaraes offered his congratulations, but did so in a slightly bizarre manner."Parabéns sacana," he wrote, which roughly translates to 'congratulations b*****d'.Despite a distinct lack of emojis, the comment was almost certainly intended to be cheeky, rather than cruel.On reflection, is Joelinton worth the £40 million Newcastle paid for him? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...Joelinton reportedly played a key role in luring Guimaraes to Newcastle in January and has been helping him ease into life in the north-east."Joelinton has been helping me settle in with my teammates and I’m really happy with the way I’ve been made welcome by everybody," Guimaraes said after arriving from Lyon for around £40 million."He sent me a message when I was on my way here and at training he is really helping me as much as possible."I spend all my time with him.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence could help the side beat Manchester City.Ronaldo is not in the matchday squad for the widely-anticipated Manchester Derby owing to injury, according to reports.And despite him being the club’s top goal soccer this season, Neville feels that him not being there is “not a huge loss.”The Sky Sports pundit is normally a huge fan of the superstar - but in this instance, against Pep Guardiola’s club who like to dominate possession, Neville feels as though Ronaldo is better served out the side anyway.

Deadly ultra-modern fighter jets worth £100million have arrived in the UK and will “make Putin sweat”, according to a military source.

A radical vision for Kilmarnock's future has been unveiled in a video proposing how the town centre could look.

Easy DIY projects for beginners can be hard to pull off, but one B&M shopper has shared an affordable and achievable home decor makeover.

Outlander is finally back after a two-year absence, and : romance, sex, flashbacks, and new, mysterious characters. Oh, and plenty of drama. Meanwhile, HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty will be the new show you're talking about each week, while NBC's The Courtship hopes to capture the Bridgerton audience with a reality dating show reminiscent of Regency-era England.

Gary Neville has admitted he has doubts over whether Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are suitable for Manchester United.

Snoop Dogg has confirmed that he now owns the masters to Dr. Dre‘s ‘The Chronic’ among other Death Row albums following his recent acquisition of the iconic record label.It was announced last month that the legendary rapper is now the official owner of Death Row Records, the iconic record label where he started his career 30 years ago.At the time of the acquisition, the full terms of the deal had not been disclosed.

Post Malone has disputed claims made by a songwriter who is suing him over his 2019 hit ‘Circles’.Tyler Armes filed a federal lawsuit in California in April 2020, listing Post (real name Austin Post), Post’s producer Frank Dukes and Universal Music Group as defendants, and claims he is seeking co-writer and co-producer credits, as well as prospective and retroactive royalties and other money owed from the ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ track.On the same day, Post filed his own suit, with the rapper asking a New York Federal Judge to rule that Armes has no claim to the song’s copyright and did not participate in writing it.“It is an age-old story in the music business that when a song earns the type of runaway success that ‘Circles’ has garnered, and individuals will come out of the woodwork falsely claim to take credit for the song, and demand unwarranted and unearned windfall profits from the song,” reads Malone’s complaint.In a new court filing (via Rolling Stone), Post claims that Armes did not contribute anything “original” to the song, just “an admittedly extremely commonplace guitar chord progression,” and potentially a “fragment of a guitar melody that Armes claims he sung to Post”. Armes claims he was initially offered five per cent of the song’s royalties for his work on ‘Circles’, but that was removed when he tried to negotiate a bigger cut.Post’s new court documents read: “Armes admitted that his contributions did not even rise to the level of originality, which is also required in addition to the fixation requirement.

New times and places! Throughout Outlander’s tenure, Claire Randall and the rest of the Fraser family have traveled through time — from 18th century Scotland to 20th century America.

Pussycat Dolls are currently gearing up to release new music following their triumphant return in January 2020 with the hit single React.Band member Carmit Bachar has revealed that despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which continues to wreak havoc across the world, the five-piece are still determined to make 2021 their year.The group had intended to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their last record, Hush Hush, in 2009 but the pandemic which struck in March last year saw their plans put on the back burner.Carmit, 46, had been set to tour the world with bandmates Ashley Roberts, Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt, and Jessica Sutta but the virus saw them reschedule dates on two occasions.Addressing their plans, the red-headed beauty

BBC bosses turned her down for Strictly Come Dancing due to her dance experience. The singer said she was denied the chance to be considered for the series following bandmate's Ashley Roberts' appearance in 2018, which led to a row over whether it was a fix by fans.

Kimberly Wyatt has hit out to defend her raunchy performances with the Pussycat Dolls.

Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta and Ashley Roberts teamed up to shoot a music video for the song as one last present to their fans ahead of 2021.“When my friend and director Hans Carrillo showed me the new XR [extended reality] technology and a holiday world he created, I instantly thought ‘Santa Baby,’” Bachar, 46, exclusively tells Us Weekly in honor of the Thursday, December 31, premiere.