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The star explained that she was recommended by the band's drummer Ira King to the Sledge sisters, who went on to invite her to audition.Tanya went on: "And I believe it was our drummer Ira who recommended me."He told Dominic, our music director, about me.

Clear skies and bright sunshine are on the cards for the week ahead as the country is set to see rising temperatures. On Saturday the UK saw the hottest day of the year so far, with 20C recorded in the village of Kinlochewe in northern Scotland.

Bridgerton quickly gained the title of Netflix's most-watched series to date, garnering over 82 million views worldwide.The new seasons will not feature fan favourite Rege-Jean Page in his role as Simon Bassett.Charitha trained at the National Youth Theater and attended Oxford University to study philosophy, politics, and economics.Before trying out as an actress she was a parliamentary assistant in the House of Commons and even an intern with Global Water Intelligence.About her recent opportunities, Charitha said to Wion: "I'm very lucky to have been able to do two amazing projects so early in my career."She also highlighted the importance of makeup in helping her transform into character.She continued: "I find things that I identify with the character.So, on Alex Rider, it was Sabina's jewelry."On Bridgerton, it was Edwina's hair."

Rishi Sunak has slapped down the Prime Minister for comparing Ukraine's fight against war crimes to Brits voting for Brexit.

Rangers supporters have been accused of causing up to £10,000 worth of damage at the Marakana Stadium with claims they destroyed over 500 seats.

coronavirus pandemic, opened up to BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat about being bullied when she was younger.She told listeners: "I always wanted to get into modelling and when I eventually got there I classed it as a blessing because I grew up being bullied and didn't have many friends at all."'In 2019, both of Demi's parents tragically passed away, leaving the model time to reflect during the lockdown and potentially inspiring her move to Ibiza.Speaking at the time, Demi recalled: "Having to deal with my parents' house and selling their stuff - it was a really sad place for me."I wanted to go and travel but I had three months in London, which was a lot of facing what I had been through and was a time of reflection."For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

Dune movie.A sequel to the hit 2021 film was officially announced last October after the new film earned over $40million at the US box office in its opening weekend. It will land in October 2023.Speaking to Deadline, Villeneuve described the follow up to his acclaimed sci-fi starring Zendaya and Tom Holland as “another beautiful journey in the desert again”.He continued: “It’s the journey where Paul Atreides and his mother, Lady Jessica, make contact with the Fremen culture and meet with the Fremen.

Duran Duran lit up the Capitol Records building in blue and yellow – the colours of the Ukrainian flag – and dedicated their 1992 song ‘Ordinary World’ to the people of Ukraine.The band performed to an intimate crowd of 250 – mostly friends, family and industry professionals – on the rooftop of the Aster nightclub on Thursday (March 17). Capitol Tower is in clear eyeshot of the Aster, and with Duran Duran having previously been signed to Capitol Records, it made a perfect backdrop for their message of solidarity with Ukraine.In a statement shared alongside a clip of the performance, bassist John Taylor said: “We are appealing to our fans in Russia to have an open heart and to support peace.

Emily in Paris actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu has revealed that she will be appearing in the forthcoming season of The Crown.

Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb looks unrecognisable after a major hair transformation.The TV star, who is married to his co-star Stephen Webb, is known for his trademark curly locks but has not gotten rid of them.Fans were shocked to see his much shorter crop – with him looking very different, to say the least.Sharing his new hair on Instagram, he wrote: "Only gone and chopped all my hair off ! Little refresh . #frenchcrop #menshaircut"Husband Stephen also shared a snap with his other half and said: "Husbands who crop together…… #haircuts #crop #summervibes."Fans were quick to flock to the comments to share their thoughts on his new look.One fan shared: "Love it.

Lucy Mecklenburgh has shared her mixed feelings after the latest results of her son Roman's medical tests. Pregnant Lucy, 30, had a terrifying scare last year when two year old Roman was rushed to hospital, after Lucy found him blue in his cot. Lucy's son Roman was rushed into intensive care and put on a ventilator before being allowed home after a week.

Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived in Belize City on Saturday and appeared every bit the syncing couple as they matched blue outfits for the first day of the trip. Kate, 40, looked stunning in a royal blue skirt suit with matching accessories.The lace look outfit comprised of a knee length pencil skirt with matching top with a v-neck and fine collar.The top had three-quarter length sleeves and the Duchess matched the outfit with royal blue stiletto heels and a matching clutch bag.

Being told you look just like your mum might well be a welcome comment (or not!) but there’s so much more to our genetic inheritance than things like the colour of our eyes or the shape of our nose. From an increased susceptibility to different cancers and a tendency to suffer anxiety to the age menopause hits us – many health conditions and life-threatening illnesses can be passed down from our mothers and grandmothers.That’s why understanding your inherited predisposition to certain ailments can be key to safeguarding your wellbeing – and potentially help you dodge a genetic bullet.

Leona Lewis and husband Dennis are reportedly expecting their first child together, it has been claimed. The 36 year old X Factor star is said to be "over the moon" by the news. A source said: “Leona and Dennis are absolutely over the moon.

Chris Kamara after the pundit revealed he had been diagnosed with a speech disorder.Kamara has become a fan favourite thanks to his unorthodox style of reporting from games on Stelling's much-loved Soccer Saturday show. He has been a pundit on the programme since the late 1990s, becoming famous for his comical gaffes and descriptions of matches.But he has unfortunately suffered setbacks with his health in recent years, having been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid which causes tiredness and depression.

the Sun, but the results were less than impressive. In a video, that has since gone viral with over 630,000 likes, Emii shared the inspiration photos she took to the appointment to show the nail technician what she wanted.The classy design featured a block colour on several nails while others had a swirled marble effect with pale pink and baby blue colours.Unfortunately, Emii didn’t walk away smiling…When she returned to her car after getting her nails done she took a snap of the results and shared them to social media.The oddly square nails looked nothing like the photos she was shown.Instead of a candy pink and soft sky blue she was left with bright, aqua nails and a translucent nail that bore no resemblance to her inspiration.Fans on TikTok were gobsmacked by the manicure and joked about Emii’s results.One person commented: “Noooo girl, at this point just sue them." Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter While another said: "Did they go to jail for that day light robbery?""Jail," a third laughed.

Fortnite is down after the mega popular game went offline for server maintenance ahead of the release of Season 2."Since Fortnite has gone down, I'm shaking, I can't sleep," one fan said, reacting to the news.Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite, have confirmed the "downtime" starts today, informing players they will be kicked out of the game for that period.A message from Epic Games adds: “Downtime for Chapter 3 Season 2 will start at 3:00 AM ET (07:00 UTC) with matchmaking being disabled 30 minutes prior.”With Fortnite offline, players can download a brand new update on consoles, PC and smartphones.While there's no official end time for the server maintenance, downtime typically lasts for around two hours. The new season is set to start between 9am GMT and 1pm GMT, so fans won't have to wait long to get back online.The new season is titled Resistance, and centres around the battle between the IO and The Seven.

TikTok earlier on in the year for sharing that she got sterilised at the age of 24 - meaning she could never get pregnant.The actress and model from Los Angeles, US, decided to take the drastic step after a bout of irregular periods and bad side effects from the birth control pill which left her throwing up and in A&E with dehydration.This made Abby realise that she did not want to ever deal with being pregnant so started to look around for doctors to perform the life-changing procedure from the age of 18.But, despite her wishes to get the sterilisation procedure done in her teens, she was in for a ‘traumatic’ journey to achieve full autonomy over her body.Abby spent years going through seven different doctors in different states, with one obstetrician gynaecologist telling her she was too “pretty to be depressed” and should just take birth control instead of getting sterilised.Fast-forward seven years, now at the age of 25, Abby has started to heal from the surgery that burnt off and sealed her fallopian tubes.Although physically healed, the actress has described the process of trying to get a doctor to listen to her as "traumatising.”In an exclusive chat with the Daily Star, Abby has revealed the struggle she went through to get a doctor to listen to her - and is now in a state of “relief” knowing that she will never conceive.She explained: “The first doctor I went to in California saw that I was on depression and anxiety medication, told me I was too pretty to be depressed and had a great life, told me to do positive affirmation exercises in the mirror and sent me home with birth control pills.“After that, I put together a bunch of information for the next doctor full of my family medical history and reasoning for my

Chechnya, Crimea and now Ukraine in a bid to restore the historical Russian empire. Russia, and its successor state the USSR, has had more than its fair share of unscrupulous and often brutal leaders.

Want to bring a little glamour to your life every day with all the most exciting real-life stories, fashion and even sex tips HOT off the press?Well, we've got you covered with our great new Hot Topics newsletter - it'll drop straight into your inbox around 7pm and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.And signing up now means you'll get a front row seat for our great new series inside the lives of the next generation of Daily Star Page 3 girls.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...His hair has now full grown and a year on, he looks completely different with a thick layer.His video went viral with nearly three million views and Paul received a lot of positive comments from his friends and viewers."One year on I feel great," he told the site. "My hairline has made massive difference to me and my confidence.

Kym Marsh has revealed a chic new look following her stint playing the iconic bunny boiler Alex Forrest in the stage version of the movie classic Fatal Attraction.