Strictly Come Dancing's Alexandra Mardell has surprising and unique Spice Girls connection

Baby showers are often considered to be special events surrounded by your closest friends and family members as you celebrate getting ready to shortly welcome your little one to the world. However, one expectant mother was left devastated when all 17 of her guests who had told her they would be coming cancelled 'hours before the shower' over text message.

Award season continues unabated, with yet another round of high-profile nominations revealed, with this latest list causing entertainment media to jump for joy for some nods and also decry the lack of attention other talents and projects received.The nominees for the 2023 BAFTAs have been announced, and while there are many familiar titles and artists included, the British Academy Film Awards organization has favored one title above all others, and it is in stark contrast to what is receiving the same type of praise in the U.S.The remake of All Quiet on the Western Front leads the charge with 14 nominations, beating out the next most-nominated films, Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Banshees of Inisherin, by four nods.Interestingly, the picture has only managed one or two nominations at most of the major American film ceremonies, so its performance at the BAFTAs is already surprising.The 2023 BAFTAs will take place on February 19 and air on BBC networks.Here is the full list of nominees for the 2023 BAFTAsBest FilmBest DirectorBest Actor in a Leading RoleBest Actress in a Leading RoleBest Actor in a Supporting RoleBest Actress in a Supporting RoleBest Original ScreenplayBest Adapted ScreenplayBest Animated FilmBest DocumentaryBest Film Not in the English LanguageBest CastingBest CinematographyBest Costume DesignBest EditingBest Make Up & HairBest Original ScoreBest Production DesignBest SoundBest Special Visual EffectsOutstanding British FilmOutstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or ProducerBest British Short AnimationBest British Short FilmEE Rising Star Award

People aged over-50 are facing a lifetime of financial insecurity after a recent report highlighted which age group is being hit the hardest by the cost of living crisis. Research from Edinburgh University’s Smart Data Foundry found economic inactivity rates have risen by a third for the over-50s age group since 2019.

Seventies rockers Showaddywaddy will prove they still very much have got what it takes when they hit the stage in Lanarkshire.

A top nineties Brit rock band are heading for Ayr as part of their 25th anniversary tour.

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The littlest Legend! John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have revealed the name and first photo of their rainbow baby.

Nicola Sturgeon has branded Alister Jack a "Governor-General" as the war-of-words between Holyrood and Westminster over gender reforms continues.

Nicolas Raskin could yet join Rangers as reports in Belgium say "advanced discussions" are underway over an Ibrox move.

It was the late, great Meat Loaf who famously urged us to consider that ‘two out of three ain’t bad’.

After a few days of calm as each Love Island contestant got to know each other it looks like drama could be about to unfold in the villa.

at the age of 37 made her the youngest female head of government in the world at the time, with her five-and-a-half-year tenure witnessing the Christchurch attacks, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Whakaari eruption. She also became only the second world leader to give birth while in office—following Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto in 1990—after welcoming her daughter, Neve Te Aroha, in 2018.

Scots singing sensations Lewis Capaldi and Joesef are currently battling it out for Top 10 album spot in the UK iTunes chart.

MASKED Singer viewers claim to have rumbled the celebrity duo behind Cat and Mouse after spotting a telltale clue. Fans of the hit ITV show are speculating Spice Girl Emma Bunton and Damage singer husband Jade Jones are behind the masks. The big giveaway in the eyes of viewers were spices shown in the characters' videotape before their performance.

The Spice Girls are reported to be horrified after an unreleased song by them with an X-rated title appeared online.

THE Spice Girls have been left mortified after an unreleased song with an X-rated title leaked after nearly 30 years hidden. Melanie C, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Mel B are baffled at the major security breach after the track, C. U.

GIRLS Aloud score another hit after raising £1million for charity in the name of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. Sarah, who achieved 21 top ten singles including four No1’s with the group, died aged 39 last September following a breast cancer diagnosis.

Soap star Alexandra Mardell has been crowned the winner of Strictly Come Dancing’s Christmas special for 2022.

Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts certainly wasn't shy during her interview on BBC The One Show on Tuesday night when she was asked about her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.