Strictly curse fears force show bosses to scrap plans for celebs and pro dancers to isolate together

Robert Pattinson reckons he spent so many hours filming The Batman in the dark that his skin turned green.

Kanye West reportedly held a private listening party for his forthcoming new album ‘DONDA 2’ in LA earlier this week.The rapper and producer’s sequel album to 2021’s ‘DONDA’ is set to be released on February 22. Future is said to be executively producing the record, while Marilyn Manson is also working on the album.West, who is now legally known as Ye, reportedly held a party in LA on Monday night (February 7) where ‘DONDA 2’ was played (via TMZ).The likes of Drake, Travis Scott and Yung Lean were also said to have been in attendance on the night, with West sharing an image overnight taken by Samuel Alemayhu which showed him with the three aforementioned artists and Baby Keem.A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Yung Lean also shared the image on his Instagram overnight, captioning it: “New Beatles.”A post shared by @yunglean2001West’s Instagram post followed on from a video he shared last night (February 8) where he gave a passionate speech about “Black Future Month”.“There’s no more Black History Month,” he said in the clip.

Lady Gaga has congratulated the 2022 Oscar nominees after House Of Gucci received only one nomination.The singer and actor, who played Patrizia Reggiani in House Of Gucci, was left out of the Best Actress race at the Oscars despite earning nominations at other major award shows, like the BAFTAs, Golden Globes, SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards.In a post on Instagram, Gaga praised House Of Gucci’s makeup artist Frederic Aspiras – who earned the film’s only Oscar nomination in the Best Hair & Makeup category.“I could not be happier for a man I call my brother, who I’ve worked with for the last 15 years, @fredericaspiras, for his nomination in Makeup & Hairstyling for House Of Gucci,” Gaga wrote.A post shared by Lady Gaga (@ladygaga)“Frederic was magical, precise, and dedicated months leading up to shoot and during filming. He prepared dozens of wigs for months and months, and did at least a year of preparation.

Lost Ark hasn’t fully launched just yet, huge demand from fans trying to pre-load the game is putting a strain on Steam servers.Amazon Game Studios‘ western release of Lost Ark doesn’t come out in full until this Friday (February 11), but demand for the game is already causing issues for eager fans.Yesterday (February 8), the official Lost Ark Twitter account acknowledged that players were having trouble downloading and pre-loading the MMO.“Steam is aware of it and is actively looking into the issue,” clarified the account, before later saying that “we are now seeing improvements in players being able to download and decrypt the game, and have confirmed this with the team at Valve.”A Founder’s Pack version of Lost Ark means that some fans have been able to get into the MMO ahead of its full launch, which has already led to some early demand.Thank you for the reports regarding game downloads timing on Steam. Steam is aware of it and is actively looking into the issue and we will update players as soon as we have additional information.— Lost Ark (@playlostark) February 8, 2022At time of writing, Lost Ark is the fifth most-played game on Steam.

A sign of Vitamin B12 deficiency may be noticeable on your tongue, according to experts.

Coastguard crews have been deployed as part of a desperate search for missing Scot Jakub Ziomko.

Rutherglen Glencairn manager Willie Harvey was left disappointed after his side’s second-half collapse at Kilwinning Rangers.

Callum Beattie reckons Ed Sheeran was faking playing electric guitar live at The Brits - because he claims it wasn't even plugged in.

The problem of “urban menace” seagulls is too big for Dumfries and Galloway Council to solve, a councillor has insisted.

Alan Irving is Mr Annan Athletic.

The BRIT Awards happened. That’s a thing that there’s no denying. But how did it happen? And why? Those are questions that may or may not be answered here.It was, of course, a night of big changes for the UK record industry’s big annual prize giving.

Will Young catapulted to fame when he won ITV's singing competition, Pop Idol in 2002.Going up against Gareth Gates in the nail-biting final of the popular evening show, Will stole the nation's hearts with his undeniable talent, outspoken nature and amazing vocals.Becoming the first winner of the worldwide Idol franchise at the age of 22, the heartthrob was the centre of media attention shortly after when he came out as gay preempting a tabloid newspaper from "outing him".Despite the controversy at the time, Will continued to have a successful career in music with a number of top 40 hits including Light My Fire and Leave Right Now.However, the star did later face tragedy down the line, with label feuds and the untimely death of his twin brother.Daily Star has taken a detailed look inside Will Young's life.Shortly after being crowned the winner of Pop Idol in the early noughties, in March 2002, Will told the nation that he was gay.However, the star also admitted that he never hid his sexuality and was comfortable with who he was.In September 2020, Will spoke openly on news night about homophobia and the terrible comments he's received regarding his sexuality.He explained: "There's intentional homophobia and there's unintentional homophobia."People get too muddled up with it and worry they'll say the wrong thing. Listen, I say the wrong thing the whole time and I'm so happy to be educated."Gay shame...

@kayla_itsines, and is the co-founder and head trainer of the SWEAT app. The brunette beauty is now a multi-millionaire having sold the app for a whopping £211million ($400m) last year.But, Kayla claims people are “so surprised” when they find out she regularly tucks into junk food.

Joanne Clifton, 36, shared that the producers of Strictly Come Dancing didn't want her "around anyone else", after she fell ill while filming for the series.The former professional dancer then had a "stand-in" for the group performance, while she rested at home.The ballroom champ exclusively told Express.co.uk: "I had a stomach bug, and the second they (the producers) realised I had a stomach bug they sent me home, they didn't want me around anyone else."Someone had to stand in to dance for me in the group dances - I know they are very strict on that."Joanne's admission comes as social distancing is going to be implemented and the series is likely to be shorter than usual.She reflected on the initial reports, saying: "I saw an

Rumours are swirling that that Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli will be quitting the UK show in favour of the US version.

EastEnders fans know and love Jake Wood for playing Max Branning, but he actually appeared in the BBC soap 30 years ago as a very different character.

EastEnders co-star, Samantha Womack.Speaking to Stacey Dooley on the soap’s spin-off show, Secrets from the Square, the 49-year-old divulged the struggles he has doing kissing scenes with his former on-screen wife and off-screen friend.The actor, who previously played DS Phil Hunter in ITV’s The Bill, has opened up about what he finds to be the ‘hard thing’ while playing Jack Branning.Discussing how his personal relationship with Ronnie Mitchell, who is played by Samantha Womack, he shared: ‘I’ve known Sam for so long it’s ridiculous. She’s very dear to me.‘That was actually a real hard thing coming in as an actor because I’ve always worked with people that I don’t know.

EastEnders star Jake Wood, who plays Max Branning, revealed his affair storyline with Stacey (Lacey Turner) nearly turned out very differently.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton, 37, left the BBC show earlier this year to concentrate on other work projects, but he has been reminiscing about his time on the show in recent weeks.

Kevin Clifton, 37, sat down with his former dance partner and comedian Susan Calman on his podcast, as the pair reminisced about their Strictly Come Dancing memories together.Susan revealed there was a particular song that the dance professional had always wanted them to perform to on the show.However unfortunately for Kevin, things did not exactly go to plan as he did not get to use the ballad.Susan began by discussing how the pair were originally meant to do a “show dance” to the soundtrack of Rainbow Connection, a song from the 1979 Muppets movie.The comedian reminisced: “We were going to do our show dance, [it] was going to be to Rainbow Connection.”He replied “Yeah.”She continued: “I remember you wanted to do Rainbow Connection.”Kevin

Kevin Clifton, 37, caught up with his with former dance partner and friend Susan Calman on his podcast recently when the subject of "sexy" routines arose.The comedian revealed that she and Kevin had agreed to avoid performing a rumba together after finding it too "weird".Susan explained: "So when you're on Strictly Come dancing.