Singer Oliver Sim Says He’s Been Living With HIV Since Age 17

Djo – the solo project of Stranger Things star Joe Keery – has released ‘Change’, the latest single to be lifted from the actor-musician’s upcoming sophomore album.The song dropped yesterday (June 22), and marks Djo’s first release since the 2020 track, ‘Keep Your Head Up’. Before that, Djo made its debut with the 2019 album, ‘TWENTY TWENTY’, which followed Keery’s previous run as a member of the since-disbanded group Post Animal.‘Change’ sees Djo continue the psychedelia of ‘TWENTY TWENTY’ while demonstrating the pop-punk sound of ‘Keep Your Head Up’.

Sophie Hughes modelled as a size six from the ages of 15 to 25. After she had liver surgery to save her nephew's life and gained weight at 27, she became a curve model.Now thanks to everything the British lass has learnt while in the industry, she has started her own skincare brand called Glowb Beauty.READ MORE: Woman 'too glam to give a damn' proudly flaunts armpit hair in undiesSophie spoke exclusively to Daily Star about her brand and her best trips for body positivity.“For me, my Instagram is a way of giving back.

fire while cleaning the floor, used sprinklers to keep his burns from worsening.The 24-year-old worker was in a serious condition in hospital and placed into an induced coma after the incident, which saw him suffering critical burns to 30% of his body including his arms, face and chest, the Daily Mail reports.Diners at On Sunset in the Parramatta district of Sydney had to be evacuated on Tuesday night after a spark from a faulty dishwasher caused the cleaning agent the man was using on the floor to ignite.Colleagues were said to have used sprinklers to try and keep the man's burns from worsening while they waited for emergency services to arrive.READ MORE: Heiress blocked from inheriting dad's £7m fortune because she refuses to get a jobThe employee was placed into an induced coma by paramedics before being taken to hospital for further treatment.The incident at the Lebanese restaurant also led to the evacuation of 150 people living in apartments above the venue.“This patient was in significant pain when we arrived after having suffered burns to around 30% of his body," New South Wales ambulance inspector Brian Parsell told the Daily Mail.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.He added: “We were able to stabilise the patient and placed him into an induced coma at the scene before transporting him to Concord Hospital for further care."This is a reminder to the public of the dangers present when working with commercial and domestic gases; we ask that you please take care around open flames and flammable liquids at all times.”NSW Police and fire investigators carried out investigations at the restaurant on Tuesday and Wednesday.Safe Work NSW is also investigating

Chelsea and Tottenham are reportedly both on standby with Allan Saint-Maximin potentially leaving Newcastle this summer. Saint-Maximin has established himself as a fan favourite on Tyneside since his arrival from Nice three years ago.

Eagle-eyed Love Island fans think they spotted a problem as latest bombshell Antigoni Buxton entered the villa. The ITV2 dating show hasn't let up throwing in new arrivals to stir up the drama.

Viewers excitedly tuned into the latest episode of The One Show as comedy legend Rowan Atkinson was appearing on the programme. The Mr Bean actor was live in the studio alongside Top Gear host Chris Harris.

A Greater Manchester MP has warned antisemitism is rife even at junior level in football, with reports of seven-year-old Jewish players being hissed at on the pitch as a way to replicate the noise of the gas chambers. Bury South MP Christian Wakeford urged the Government to do 'much more' to ensure that British football players can play their 'beautiful game' without being subjected to unacceptable abuse.

Business leaders battling plans for a surface turnback station at Manchester Piccadilly have slammed a Government continuing to ‘run roughshod’ over the Northern Powerhouse promises made eight years ago.

Rent costs are rising all across the UK, particularly for properties in or near to city centres. The price to rent a home in Manchester is now among the highest in the region because of the increasing demand of people wanting to experience life in the city.

Chelsea stars are reportedly keen for the club to sign Richarlison as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku.The Blues are a striker short after agreeing Lukaku's exit on loan to Inter Milan for next season. And according to The Sun, Everton forward Richarlison is the man being favoured by the rest of the squad to plug that gap.It's claimed the Brazil international's fiery play style makes him an attractive option in the eyes of some players.

thieves have stolen a sleeping angel statue from above the grave of James Bulger, the toddler who was murdered in 1993.Taking to Facebook, his mum Denise Fergus explained that her husband Stuart went to the grave to clean it and lay some flowers yesterday morning (June 22).That's when he realised the statue was missing.Denise, 53, said: "Stuart went and cleaned James' resting place and put down some new flowers."He has come back and told me that this sleeping statue has been taken.READ MORE: Jon Venables 'will kill again when he's let out of prison', warns James Bulger's dad"It's made of concrete and has a bit of weight to it so it hasn't blown off anywhere."How low do some people have to be to actually take from a baby's grave."She also shared images of the grave, one with the statue on top and others with it clearly missing.People were quick to vent their fury and offer Denise support in the comments section.One person said: "They are the lowest of the low, low life scum. Thoughts with you all xx."Another wrote: "Omg absolutely disgusting how can anyone be so cruel as to rob off a dead child’s grave.""Oh scum bags they are, hope karma gets them," said a third.

Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan has sent fans wild with a number of her stunning looks throughout the years.The brunnette bombshell and star of hit Sky comedy series Brassic has shared sizzling social media snaps of her eye-catching outfits - from skintight catsuits, to tiny suit dresses, floor length gowns and bronze bikinis on holiday.READ MORE:Michelle Keegan emotional as she's reunited with beloved dog Pip amid filming abroadWhether it is her red carpet looks, clothing collaborations or gym selfies, fans cannot get enough of Michelle's jaw dropping photos.As the actress celebrates her 35th birthday today (June 23, 2022), Daily Star has taken a look at Michelle Keegan's hottest moments.Michelle flaunted her fabulous hourglass figure in a jaw-dropping skintight catsuit on the set of hit Sky comedy series Brassic.The actress' killer curves were highlighted in the catsuit, which featured a pattern design from head to toe, and showed off her toned physique in the eye popping snap.With brunette curls pushed back into a headband, and the actress posing seductively, the snap sent fans wild on social media who praised both Michelle and the TV series.Fans took to social media in March to claim that Michelle Keegan was the 'worlds finest woman', after the actress shared snaps of herself modelling her new range with online catalogue Very.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been blasted for acting childish by his ex-teammate Hakan Calhanoglu - who also claims that Ibrahimovic 'didn't contribute' to AC Milan's Scudetto success this year.Calhanoglu and Ibrahimovic played together at Milan before the Turkish midfielder was lured to Inter Milan last summer. The 28-year-old made the switch to try and win the Scudetto; but ironically, it was his old team who won the Serie A crown and secured bragging rights this year.During the celebrations, Ibrahimovic was seen leading an insulting chant towards Calhanoglu, as well as waving around an inflatable doll with his ex-teammates shirt.

Court, managing director Stephen Jones, 60, denied the manslaughter of his employee Norman Butler by gross negligence.The jury was told how Butler, 60, of Prestatyn, had only worked for the firm for about a month, with his job being to collect cardboard waste and bring it back to Tir Llwyd to put into bales.The court heard how safety was “shockingly bad” at the recycling plant, Wales Online reports.It was so poor that the manager of Recycle Cymru Ltd (RCL) didn’t even have the machine’s 78-page safety manual to hand and lied to a health and safety inspector the day before the accident.Prosecutor Craig Hassall QC said Mr Butler, a father-of-three, collected cardboard in his van on November 30, 2017, and took it back along the A55 to RCL.A conveyor belt sloped up toward the ceiling. Cardboard would go along it and drop into a hopper container, three and a half metres off the ground.

BTS against embarking on their previously announced extended break.The association released a statement on June 22, per The Korea Times, where a “concerned” Lee wrote about a personal unease regarding the possible consequences for the K-pop industry stemming from BTS’ break.The K-pop boyband first announced last week that they would be “[taking] time to explore some solo projects” during a live broadcast celebrating their ninth anniversary. The boyband are set to embark on an extended break in order to pursue personal endeavours.“I’m concerned that the Korean wave centring around BTS, which has the strongest cultural soft power in Korea and the world, may fade away … Like a ‘second Beatles’ won’t arrive easily, it is unlikely for there to be a ‘second BTS,’ so I’m worried that hallyu may be cut,” the statement read.Further in the statement, Lee requested for the K-pop juggernauts to “reconsider” their decision to go on the extended break, writing: “You may have made the decision after deep deliberation, but would you reconsider [a withdrawal of the decision] for the sake of Korea’s music industry?”According to The Korea Times, Lee’s statement also posited that without the presence of BTS, there would also be a lack of their fanbase, officially named ARMYs.

San Francisco Pride organisers have been told by the city’s Democratic Mayor London Breed that she will boycott the annual Pride parade, if police officers are not allowed to march  in uniform. Police presence in pride marches have been a contentious issue across the world, including in Australia. In 2020, in the wake of protests over the murder of George Floyd, SF Pride organisers had banned the police from marching in the parade in uniform.

A 35-year-old doctor, who has become the first Qatari to come out publicly as gay, has sought asylum in the United States. Nas Mohamed, who is currently living and working as a physician in San Francisco, said he no longer wished to remain “anonymous”. Mohamed said that it was not safe for him to return to Qatar and live his life as an out gay man. Qatar’s human rights record and its treatment of LGBTQI people have come under the spotlight after the country was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Oliver Sim of The xx has announced that he will release his debut album later this year. It’s called ‘Hideous Bastard’ and is apparently inspired by a concoction of Sim’s own life and his love of horror movies.Its first single is ‘Hideous’, featuring Jimmy Somerville, and comes with a video directed by Yann Gonzalez, with whom Sim has also collaborated on a short horror film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.“Early on in the making of my record, ‘Hideous Bastard’, I realised that I was writing a lot about fear and shame”, says Sim.

The xx singer Oliver Sim has officially gone public with the news that he has been living with HIV since he was 17.The 32 year old musician revealed that he had been living with the diagnosis in "shame and fear" for so long, he felt now was the right time to reveal his HIV status to the world. Opening up about his diagnoses the singer revealed he had penned the song Hideous to describe how he "felt towards myself" after first getting diagnosed with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) as a teenager.

Oliver Sim of The xx has revealed he has been living with HIV since he was 17. Sim disclosed the news while sharing new solo song "Hideous," which will feature on Sim's forthcoming solo debut album, Hideous Bastard, due September 9.

Oliver Sim has shared his new single ‘Hideous’, which addresses the xx musician’s diagnosis with HIV at the age of 17.The track is the latest preview of Sim’s newly announced debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which has been produced by Jamie xx and is set for release on September 9 via Young.Sim has today (May 23) shared ‘Hideous’, which features Bronski Beat and The Communards’ Jimmy Somerville on guest vocals. It’s also been accompanied by a new Yann Gonzalez-directed video, which you can see below.In a note accompanying its release, Sim explained that ‘Hideous’ explores his experience of living with HIV.“Early on in the making of my record, ‘Hideous Bastard’, I realised that I was writing a lot about fear and shame,” Sim wrote.