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Love Island villa, as Amber and Dami head to the tennis courts for their first date. Competitive as ever, Dami suggests: "I’ll do this for a peck, whoever wins, gets a peck.”Afterwards, the couple sit down to enjoy a drink and some strawberries together, while discussing their families back home and what they might think of their newfound romance.Amber playfully teases Dami: "You hate losing, don't you?"He tells her: "It’s a good thing though because then that means I wont lose you in this Villa, it’s a good thing."Amber asks: “So you’re wanting to keep me then?” Dami says: “Yeah.”As their sweet date progresses, Amber tells Dami: "I feel like that for the moment, I am happy to get to know you, I am not really looking at any of the other guys."And it seems things are the same between both of them with little chance of heads being turned, as Amber wonders what Dami's dream girl would look like.He says: "If she looked like you, then I would be happy, so you’d need to have a twin in here for me to turn my head."Feeding each other strawberries as the date draws to a close, Amber and Dami share a romantic kiss.Could we be heading for our first official couple of the series?It comes after Love Island fans branded the kiss shared by Ekin-Su and Davide 'horrendous'.Shortly after the recoupling, Davide assured Ekin-Su that he would have chosen her if he had picked before Luca.She responded: "I'm glad you picked me.

Sony Pictures has landed rights to the upcoming Dolly Parton starrer Run, Rose, Run in a highly competitive situation, Deadline can confirm. EVP of Literary Affairs Drew Reed was instrumental in landing the deal, which was contingent on a theatrical release for the film.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh was gobsmacked at one contestant's size as he admitted to being a competitive eater.Bradley welcomed four new players onto the show as they geared up to try their hand at winning a cash prize.Among the hopefuls was Matt, who stepped up to the podium to answer Bradley's general knowledge questions.As ever, Bradley quizzed him about his life, hobbies and career.Matt told the host that he was from Portsmouth but had been living in London "for the last few years".He also said that he was responsible for looking after his company's "commercial property clients".Bradley asked him what he likes "to do to relax," to which Matt said: "I'm big on my food, and when I say that I don't mean quality, I mean quantity.

Michael Owen's daughter Gemma Owen has opened up on the influence her dad's incredibly successful football career has had as she admitted she's got a competitive nature ahead of entering this year's Love Island. Following rumours the fashion designer, who set up her own bikini brand this year, would be the celebrity contestant entering the Spanish villa for the latest series, 19 year old Gemma has been confirmed to be one of the sizzling new Islanders.The stunning brunette, who is former Liverpool striker Michael's eldest child of four and left former Islanders Brad and Aaron swooning, told how sport has always been a "big thing" for her and her family as she shared her excitement for the experience.

Hilaria Baldwin voiced her opinion on the 'cut throat' world of mom influencers in a new social media post, shared to her Instagram Stories on Thursday.The 38-year-old yoga instructor - who's currentlyexpecting her seventh child with husband Alex Baldwin, 64 - lamented that influencer moms are competing against each other.'Unfortunately we have been conditioned to feel that we must compete with other women,' she wrote in the lengthy statement. Cut throat:Hilaria Baldwin voiced her opinion on the 'cut throat' world of mom influencers in a new social media post, shared to her Instagram Stories on Thursday'So what should be a place for camaraderie and helping out our girlfriends has turned into cut throat competition for a very silly and immature hierarchy,' she added.

RB Leipzig appeared in relaxed mood ahead of their crunch Europa League clash with Rangers on Thursday.

Valorant esports player Jay “Sinatraa” Won was suspended by Riot Games for “failing to fully cooperate” with an investigation into accusations of sexual assault.However, yesterday (April 12) Sinatraa took to social media to say he was “ready for a return to competitive play.”Sinatraa was a pro gamer and a member of Valorant team Sentinels when his ex-girlfriend Cleo Hernandez released a statement on Twitter detailing her relationship with him. In the lengthy post, Hernandez detailed multiple instances of alleged sexual assault, gaslighting, and mental and emotional abuse at the hands of Sinatraa alongside supporting evidence.Within days, Sinatraa was temporarily suspended by Sentinels with Riot Games later handing out a six-month ban due to his failure to fully cooperate with the investigation.Speaking about the decision Alex Francois, the Head of Competitive Operations for Valorant Esports said that while the investigation “did not come to a definitive conclusion”, the Competitive Operations team that was reviewing the case “had serious concerns with Sinatraa’s conduct during the course of the investigation.”The ban expired in September but since then, Sinatraa hasn’t taken part in any professional tournaments.However, yesterday (April 12) he took to Twitter to say “It’s been a year since I was forced to step back from competitive play.

This Morning presenter Josie Gibson has exclusively revealed that she will be appearing on another TV show. The ITV favourite is back hosting This Morning alongside Vernon Kay whilst presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield take a break during the Easter holidays.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car scooped the International Feature Film Oscar tonight, becoming the second movie from Japan to take a competitive prize in the category formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film (it’s the fifth for Japan if we count honorary awards given out in the 1950s).

HE has a reputation for pushing his Strictly dance partners to the brink because of his fierce competitiveness - causing fiery rows backstage. But Brendan Cole, 45, insists this bad boy image was manipulated by BBC bosses - who only showed one side of him for 15 years.

Dancing on Ice star Brendan Cole has shared his thoughts regarding his time on Strictly Come Dancing and said it became "tiring" with the narrative they pushed onto him.The professional dancer who was often known to be "fiercely competitive" throughout his time on the BBC show says he is glad that viewers were able to see him in a different light during his time on ITV'S Dancing on Ice.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star and other press, Brendan said he hopes viewers were able to see him for who he truly is.The star explained: "I came on this show hoping to show people that Strictly showed one side of me and they pushed that side."It was very much a narrative that showed over 15 series and it was tiring."As you can see I like having a bit of fun and I muck around a lot and that wasn't shown often but I think it's been shown here."Brendan also shared his appreciation towards ITV show producers for the way they portrayed himself and the other cast members on the programme.He added: "I am very pleased with the way it's been for all of us.

Dancing on Ice stars Kimberly Wyatt and Regan Gascoigne have appeared to insinuate that Brendan Cole may be the most competitive contestant.As the final episode of this year's competition airs on ITV this Sunday (March 27), the finalists have given their take on who they think would most like to win.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star at a round table conference, the stars were asked who they believe is the most competitive out of the three of them.And although they appeared rather guarded, both Regan and Kimberly looked at Brendan.Laughing at their unspoken admission, Brendan joked: "That's just a reputation!""That's not through anything other than throwing muddles under their feet."He continued: "We're actually all sort of pushing each other which is really nice."There's a real feeling of amazing commandery which was actually a hard again because at the start we were all quite seperated, we weren't sharing the ice time together so we didn't have that rapport."But over the last few weeks we've hung out a little bit more and we have that energy to push each other to do incredible [stuff].He continued: "We're creative between the three of us and actually, everybody on the ice has created some amazing performances and it's made us work harder, push more and try things that perhaps we wouldn't have tried."It's become quite an amazing thing, especially between the three of us.

Dancing On Ice tensions were at an all time high on Sunday 13 March evening as the five remaining couples came head to head in the semi-finals.The jam-packed ITV show started off on a rocky note as Phillip Schofield was left presenting the show on his own after his co-host Holly Willoughby pulled out hours before as she tested positive with Covid-19. Luckily, he pulled out of the bag and went on without a hitch, while Dancing On Ice's Associate Creative Director Dan Whiston performed a stunning routine in the opening number.The popular programme had everything from Brendan Cole's unfortunate fall on the ice during his solo routine to a double elimination, which saw Connor Ball and Kye Whyte leaving the rink with their professional partners. And the emotional revelations before each couple's routine left many in tears, including judge Oti Mabuse.

THE Dancing On Ice final is just days away - and the competition is certaining heating up. Either Brendan Cole, Connor Ball, Kimberly Wyatt, Kye Whyte or Paul Gascoigne Regan Gascoigne will win the ITV show later this month.

Ciara and Russell Wilson revealed that they often compete in late-night pickleball challenges that can get cut throat on Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.'We are both competitive by nature so I think we kind of use that to push each other,' said the 36-year-old singer who appeared with her husband, 33, to promote their new children's book titled 'Why Not You.'The two married in 2016 and share three children: Future, seven, from Ciara's previous relationship with rapper Future, Sienna, four, and Win, one. Pickleball players:Ciara and Russell Wilson revealed that they often compete in late-night pickleball challenges that can get cut throat on Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC'Pickleball's an issue,' said Russell.

Foals have spoken about how they now feel comfortable being “in a lane of one”, adding that they no longer feel competitive with other bands.The Oxford band were speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to launch their upcoming new album, ‘Life Is Yours’. While this upcoming record will be Foals’ seventh album, frontman Yannis Philippakis “balked” at the suggestion that the band were now “indie statesmen”.“I mean, I don’t agree with the ‘indie’ bit, I guess, weirdly – or the statesmen bit,” Yannis told NME.

Kate Middleton's "competitive nature" has been exposed by rugby player and fellow Royal family member Mike Tindall, who is married to Princess Anne's daughter Zara Tindall.The Duchess of Cambridge has recently been stepping up to take on more solo engagements and more senior duties as an official member of the higher level institution.The 40 year old mum-of-three was also announced as Prince Harry's replacement as Patron of England rugby. But while Mike, 43, said the Duchess looked "effortless" during her training session, he claimed she also has a relentless drive to succeed and be "good at things".

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorShaun White has announced his official retirement from competitive snowboarding, with Beijing 2022 marking not only his last time on the Olympic stage, but also in any official competition.“It will be my last competition, which is pretty special,” White told a news conference in Zhangjiakou, China on Saturday, according to the official Olympic website. “It’s been a beautiful run.

Dancing on Ice contestant Ria Hebden has addressed her friendly rivalry with ITV colleague Alex Beresford as she takes to the ice this week in the skate-off.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the Lorraine presenter, 39, quipped that she wants to last longer on the ice than her ITV colleague, following his stint on the show some years ago.Ria and Alex co-host ITV's All Around Britain, sharing extraordinary stories of human endeavour at all the must-see places.But this year, Ria has taken a break from filming the programme to appear on Dancing on Ice.Her appearance comes four years after Alex starred on the show in 2018 but narrowly missed out on making it to the semi-final.Speaking about the advice her colleague gave her ahead of the show's debut this year, Ria told how her priority was to enjoy her time on the ice.She said: "[Alex] told me he loved working on it and he said to go for it and to have fun."He said he didn't realise how amazing it was."So that's the thing, I'm trying to not get lost and swept up in it all and just treasure every day," she admitted.Ria went on: "It's so much fun in the training sessions that I value those special moments as well."However, Lorraine's entertainment's presenter revealed that there is a friendly rivalry between her and the Good Morning Britain weatherman.She said: "We are very competitive!"So it would be great if I could get one step further than Alex just to say that I did."Lorraine presenter Ria also admitted to finding the show's rigorous training schedule "demanding".She said: "I didn't realise when I signed up for it how much it would consume my schedule actually."When I first started training I was doing All Around Britain, so I was all around the country covering

Tiger Woods is back!The 45-year-old star returned to competitive golf for the first time in nearly a year on Saturday at the PNC Championship in Orlando. Woods' 12-year-old son, Charlie, was there by his side wearing matching outfits, which included a peach-colored polo shirt.In fact, it was at this father/son challenge last year where Woods last played competitive golf.

Alissa Simon Film CriticWith last year’s surprise nominee “The Man Who Sold His Skin” hailing from Tunisia, Oscar handicappers should be sure to give West Asia and North Africa titles close scrutiny this time around. Among the 11 submissions are several titles likely to be highly competitive in the international feature category.