Rylan Clark says he has 'no regrets' as he marks 10 years since X Factor audition

Ayrshire Hospice has this week launched their annual Forget-Me-Not appeal with a ‘Memory Meadow’ display within the grounds of Lochgreen House Hotel in Troon.

An urgent search has been launched to trace a Scots schoolboy reported missing overnight.

Christopher Vourlias Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s “Utama,” which won the grand jury prize in the World Cinema Dramatic competition at Sundance this year, took home top honors at the closing ceremony of the Transilvania Film Festival on Saturday night.Grisi’s feature debut tells the story of an elderly couple in the Bolivian highlands who refuse to relocate to the city despite the constant threat of drought. In a glowing review, Variety’s Peter Debruge described the film as a “sublime, quietly elegiac” character study that “looks quite unlike anything else.”“By relying on the simplicity, purity and poetry of his cinematic approach, the director takes the audience on a universal journey, talking about the essence of life, death and everything in between,” said the Transilvania jury, praising a film that “gives the audience a deep, multilayered feeling of how fragile our future is.” “Utama” was also feted with the festival’s Audience Award.

Cops are probing a hate crime after racist graffiti was spray painted onto a building at a Scots playing field.

The Scottish Health Awards 2022 are calling on Lanarkshire locals to help them find Scotland’s most dedicated healthcare professionals.

EastEnders star Letitia Dean takes centre stage next week as her character Sharon Watts finds herself in danger.The 54-year-old actress has played the feisty Walford resident since 1985 and fans of the BBC One soap will see her faced with more drama in upcoming scenes.Sharon and Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) prepare for the grand opening of Peggy’s and despite being sacked, Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) orders the staff around.READ MORE: EastEnders fans swooning over 'ageless' Sharon Watts who looks ‘20 years old’Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) warns the trio that she won’t stop with her vendetta against them but they are stopped in their tracks when two men enter waving a gun.Kat and Sharon panic and try to call Sam for help and Shirley takes cover in the office but a gunshot rings out.As Sharon finds herself in the middle of the latest drama in Albert Square, Daily Star has taken a look back at some of Letitia's glamorous snaps.Letitia sent fans wild with her new look at the British Soap Awards last week as she showed off her incredible weight loss in a glamorous black dress. ITV viewers watched the actress receive the the Outstanding Achievement Award from her on-screen mum Anita Dobson at the showbiz bash.However, fans appeared to be distracted by Letitia's weight loss transformation.The actress stripped off for her stage role in Calendar Girls back in 2010.Speaking about her role at the time, Letitia said: "It’s been so cold in rehearsals that I haven’t taken my coat off let alone my bra.“It’s something new for me as I’ve never taken my clothes off on stage before.

body positive influencer has spoken up about her road to confidence – and why anyone has a bikini body worth celebrating.Elloise Mary, 24, from Sydney, Australia, lives surrounded by beautiful beaches and often posts snaps of herself in her favourite swimwear and sports gear at home and on holiday.Her fans certainly love the Instagram model’s tropical snaps and her encouraging opinions on loving yourself – she even has a whopping 31,400 followers on her @elloise_fit page.READ MORE: Mum's genius hack turns economy seats into a giant bed on long haul flightsBut, Elloise hasn’t always been so confident with her looks and speaks out about learning to love her body type.And, she even offered her advice to those who are fearful of baring their bods at the beach or on holiday.Speaking to Daily Star, Elloise said: “I certainly used to feel a lot less confident in summer!“I’ve learned over the years that life is too short to avoid doing the things that you love, just because of the way that you view your body. I personally love going to the beach, but used to avoid it as I was scared of others judging me.“Think about how often you actively judge someone’s appearance at the beach— never, right? So why believe that others will judge you?“More importantly, why does it matter if someone has opinions of your body? As long as you are having a good time, that’s all that matters.”And, Elloise even has a mantra she lives by.The influencer commented: “I am more than just my body, which is so true.

Glastonbury festival-goers have been forced to use filthy toilets and subjected to long queues while VIP area users are treated to luxury Portaloos. The Glastonbury Festival toilets used by the rich and famous are nothing like the ones you’ll find on the main site.

Prince Harry's upcoming memoir will "cause even more problems" with Prince William, according to a chilling prediction. Astrologer Emili Adame has given an insight into the ongoing feud between the brothers and believes Harry's book will only make the matter worse.

READ MORE: Mum takes on Victoria's Secret model's tiny bikini look and flashes bum in parody Now one influencer has spoken out to her 432,000 Instagram followers about breastfeeding in public.Maquellen Azevedo, 27, recently welcomed her little boy Bryan, who is now three months old.And she can't seem to understand why breastfeeding in public is still a taboo. She wrote on Instagram: "I went through a situation that until some time ago I considered so normal.

Chelsea could be set to land Barcelona flop Ousmane Dembele on a free when his contract expires next week.Thomas Tuchel's side are reportedly 'best placed' to land the out-of-favour Frenchman. According to Spanish outlet MARCA, the Blues have been pushing hard to convince the winger to make the swap from Catalonia to London.Xavi has tried to tie Dembele down to a new deal in recent weeks.

Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox has shown off her incredible six pack transformation, after her radio co-host Rylan Clark inspired her with his own ripped physique. Mum-of-three, Sara, undertook a gruelling fitness challenge, named The Six Pack Revolution, to transform her lifestyle and revealed that she has not drunk a drop of alcohol in 10 weeks.The 47 year old took to her various social media platforms to share that she was feeling “fit and strong”, and was “chuffed” to have completed the challenge in her forties.

X Factor, with the star now boasting 1.7 million followers.In fact, fans could scarcely believe their eyes as they caught sight of visuals of an almost unrecognisable Rylan on the stage from way back when.However, those in the know instantly recalled his appearance on Series 9 of the X Factor, when he made it through to the quarter finals under Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger's wing.He ultimately lost out to Union J in the sing-off, but while the band fared less well in the years that followed, Rylan is now a British household name.@kevintravel marvelled at the transformation, quizzing: "Did you feel at the time your life was gonna change forever?? Well done."@JulieNo81203941 recalled Rylan's distinctive sense of humour rearing its head in the now legendary audition, quipping: "Loved it when you started singing a Take That song to [judge] Gary Barlow, then stopped and said I'm only joking!"Rylan certainly caught Gary's attention, prompting a mixed reaction from the Take That star.He told him: "Love your personality, hate your voice", before querying his "really strange" song choice - Des'ree's Kissing You.Meanwhile, Twitter fan @JulietteTempest replied to the star's throwback post by declaring: "The why is easy, because you're absolutely fabulous and we all love ya.She added supportively: "Congrats on 10 years, here's to the next 10!!!!@CerviF chimed in: "I didn’t watch you on that show but you popped up on my radar through Radio 2."Congratulations. You are a fabulous, talented young man and you thoroughly deserve your success!"Meanwhile @AndrewMMacD simply stated: "An icon was born 10 years ago."Some fans were nostalgic for his former appearance and wondered if he would repeat it."Now the real question..

Rylan Clark has spilt the beans on when Celebrity Gogglebox returns to our TV screens. The Strictly Come Dancing co-host, 33, told his Instagram followers that the new series will be making a comeback on Friday June 10.

Rylan Clark has been flooded with messages after he declared 'we're back' in an update about his upcoming TV appearance. The BBC Radio 2 host will return from behind the mic to his sofa once more for Celebrity Gogglebox.

Emma Willis yesterday (May 24), and fans instantly jumped to the comments to share their suspicion.Rylan cleverly captioned the photo: “Big Sister <3 Big Brother.” The cute picture showed Emma’s head resting on Rylan’s shoulder as the two sweetly smiled into the camera.One fan wrote in the comments: “Please say this is a hint for big brother coming back.”While another said: “How I hope it’s coming back with you two!”“PLEASE DEAR GOD LET THIS BE A SNEAKY ‘BIG BROTHER IS BACK’ PICTURE,” said another with a praying hands emoji.And it seems fans might just get their one wish - as the Sun revealed Big Brother is to make a comeback to our televisions.A source said: “ITV is the home of big appointment telly. They know better than anyone how to put on big live events.

Rylan Clark has announced he's finally returning to Celebrity Gogglebox - and his mum Linda will join him on the TV sofa.Rylan and his beloved mum Linda became fan favourites on the Channel 4 telly-watching show, but the pair were forced to miss out on the last series as Linda suffered ill health.The Radio 2 star, 33, had previously revealed they were unlikely to star in the last series as his mum was battling Crohn's disease.However, fans will be delighted to see the mother-son duo back on their screens, where they're sure to throw more banter at eachother.Rylan took to Twitter to confirm his return on Wednesday (May 25) - excitedly telling fans: "We're back x"The singer shared a sweet press snap which showed him grinning as he sat on the sofa next to Linda - alongside the return date, which has been confirmed as June 10.Rylan's fans were delighted with the broadcaster's announcement, so many of them rushed to send him supportive messages.One said: "Happy days! Your mum is a Legend! My mum loves your mum."Another wrote: "I can’t wait!!! Gogglebox isn’t the same without you both."A third agreed: "Can't wait will be watching Rylan x", whilst a fourth added: "Yes!!! This is the best news!!"Rylan first joined Celebrity Gogglebox back in 2019, but he explained it was unlikely he would have rejoined last year as his mum was struggling with Crohn's.In 2020, he told the Mirror: "It'll be a year away now, we were really lucky to be part of the first one and the second one.

RYLAN Clark has dropped the biggest hint yet that Big Brother IS returning with a cryptic new pic. He drove fans wild as he cosied up to host of the show Emma Willis in a sweet snap on Instagram.

Ricky Gervais left The One Show hosts - Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas - with their mouths wide open as he told them he was "going to die soon".The comedian, 60, had been busy chatting with the hosts about his upcoming Netflix standup comedy show SuperNature.Alex quizzed the After Life creator over certain jokes in his latest sketch about his own wealth and wasn't prepared for Ricky's response. The Welsh presenter asked: "Throughout this you mention, your wealth quite a lot and that can be really uncomfortable sometimes but the audience absolutely lap it up."So how do you manage to pitch that so well?"Ricky responded: "Because they know what I'm doing.

Rylan Clark has demanded critics "lay off" Scott Mills while he stands in for Ken Bruce on Radio 2.Earlier this week, the Radio 1 DJ, 49, confirmed on Twitter that he would be filling in for the iconic 71-year-old broadcaster as he takes a period of absence from the mid-morning radio programme.Scott wrote in a tweet: "All week I'm sitting in for Ken Bruce on @BBCRadio2 from 9.30am. "Each day @mimiwebb will be picking her 'Tracks of My Years' just after 11.30am."Following some criticism and negativity which came to light in wake of the announcement, Rylan leapt to his Eurovision co-star's defence.

X Factor winner Matt Terry has revealed that he hasn't heard from his former mentor Nicole Scherzinger in years. The singer won the ITV show in 2016 and has since had a successful singing career after being coached by the Pussycat Doll lead singer.When chatting exclusively to showbiz reporter Carly Hacon on a Daily Star Facebook Live, he shared the last time he had heard from Nicole.Matt, 28, said: "To be honest, no we've not spoken in a while.