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teps are looking to scale new heights with a Las Vegas residency – and we think it would be a, er, Tragedy if it didn’t happen.In an exclusive interview with Guilty Pleasures, Claire Richards, 44, Lisa Scott-Lee, 46, Faye Tozer, 46, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, also 46, and Lee Latchford-Evans, 47, revealed their grand ambitions to follow in the footsteps of Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga across the pond.‘Somebody suggested it to us recently and we thought that was the best idea,’ Faye teased.Lisa agreed, adding: ‘It would be great to do Vegas… People are saying we’re more popular than ever, we’re bigger than ever. ‘Everyone was very impressed with the comeback that we’ve had, and they equate it to – only Take That has had similar success.’Today, the group announced the release of The Platinum Collection, out August 19, a greatest hits record celebrating their 25 years together.Despite having had their fair share of ups and downs through the years, including splitting up in 2001, the pop faves insist they have no regrets – any low points are Better Best Forgotten.‘Regretting something is a waste of your time.

Taskmaster star Mark Watson, 41, on being told he’s going to die at 78, the difficulty of writing a film for Toni Collette and being a comic dad.January is a cheerless month at times. Many people might feel that we could do without a January and February altogether given that the past 18 months has been somewhat like a permanent winter. I suppose I’m offering a better form of escape from the gloom than most things on offer in your specific town on that specific night.A worrying amount of time has passed.

Disney+, which has now exploded into this huge platform so it suddenly feels like a big ol’ deal.Absolutely. I was half honoured, half absolutely insulted.

Spice Girls love, getting the fun to come to him and why the world is wrong about age.The last one, Not My Father’s Son, dealt with a specific summer when s*** happened to me. [Just before filming Who Do You Think You Are? in 2010, he found out his father may not be his real father.] This one wasn’t about such a traumatic time.

Noel Fitzpatrick, 53, on talking to animals, being a workaholic and why his new book took him 43 years.I grew up on a farm in the middle of Ireland so I didn’t have any school friends as such. I was quite isolated and used to talk to the sheep and the lambs and especially to the farm dog, Pirate.

Dr Hilary Jones, 68, on being a pandemic pin-up, writing a good romance and why he respects Piers Morgan.I loved it. I’ve always liked the idea of writing a novel.

a public response to colour, to light, to sound and to past traumatic events, I found very moving.It’s funny because I feel like I’ve been brought into a world that I’ve never really thought about. I’m very much a nature girl.

racism row.I’ve always had lots of ideas but it’s always been a confidence thing for me. I never really had the guts to do it.

parenting advice from Sophie Ellis-Bextor and having a baby on her own.Oxford. I think it’s my fourth year here.

Love Island after being blown away by former contestant Wes Nelson’s efforts in the music studio.The Tick Tock singer praised Wes for having ‘the best recording voice’ and said she would be a reality star snob if she had denied him the chance to collaborate on their new track Drive, with German DJ Topic.Grace, 35, was more than happy to work with Wes after hearing his single Nice To Meet Ya, and had no idea of his other life among the reality stars frolicking in Love Island’s villa the Casa Amor. ‘I have never actually seen Love Island before,’ she told Guilty Pleasures. ‘I am dancing to Nice To Meet Ya all the time.

I felt a little bit ashamed. I felt I wasn’t entitled to enjoy this journey because this will be my fourth marriage, because I’ve been divorced twice and I’m a widow [her third husband, George Kay, died in 2019].

Gemma Collins may be the new face of Durex but she won’t be using the products herself — she is busy trying for her first baby.The Only Way Is Essex star, aka The GC, said she and her boyfriend, motor mechanic Rami Hawash, 45, will treat their offspring ‘like royalty’ if their dream comes true.Posing with a selection of condoms for the Durex campaign The Roadmap To Sexual Satisfaction, Collins told Metro: ‘I am trying to have a baby. I have been with my partner for a while, we don’t use condoms now.‘I am 40 years old but if I was back out on the dating scene then I’d definitely be using one.’Turning to her hopes of becoming a mum, she added: ‘The baby is going to be adored.

Hear’Say reunion.I went into 2020 wanting to do 20 things to mark my 20 years in the entertainment industry. I had all these big ideas.

London at a time when it’s limping along. I didn’t realise I was going to be so close to the river and I found it an incredible comfort to go down, like finding hidden treasure.

London, home schooling and being mentored by Barbara Windsor.It’s shot beautifully and does feel like a very different time. It feels like it captured those final moments and I keep wondering whether we’ll have that again.

Zendaya may be the talk of Tinseltown — but talking is something she struggles with.The star worries she gives people the wrong impression because of her nervousness.The 24-year-old — who is garnering serious Oscar buzz for her role in romantic drama Malcolm & Marie — revealed her stylist told her she was seen as ‘mean’ because she didn’t talk much on set.But Zendaya, who also starred in The Greatest Showman and TV hit Euphoria, says she is simply too nervous to strike up some casual chit-chat.‘In this industry, I had to learn how to do small talk and stuff, because I guess I would kind of come off cold to people because I didn’t really know how to start conversation,’ she said.‘My stylist was like, “You come off kind of cold.

This Morning live a couple of times a week from home. I’ve learnt to be a bit more technical.

Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé, and why his music is good for your health.I’m very proud of that. My father was a conductor of classical music, I come from classical music and what I always hated was that feeling there is in the classical world, that behaviour that you don’t belong to us, this is our world of classical music, please go home.

Adele’s musical return is certainly gathering pace.Showing off her seven-stone weight loss while hosting US show Saturday Night Live in the autumn, the British powerhouse warned fans that a follow-up to 2015’s 25 wouldn’t be until next year at the earliest.But now Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain has suggested Adele’s ‘powerful and emotive’ comeback is closer than she makes out after spending this week in the studio with her.He said the 32-year-old, who bounces between Los Angeles and London, sounds as mesmerising as ever.Describing what he witnessed at her recording session, the 53-year-old session musician said: ‘I just got to work on some new music for Adele, and to hear that voice in my headphones was getting me chills.‘It was just so

Normal People’s Paul Mescal has turned to Fifty Shades bondage hunk Jamie Dornan for tips on handling fame.Paul revealed to Guilty Pleasures that there is a network of A-listers who break in newbies.‘I’ve been really lucky, Jamie for one has been an absolute legend in terms of reaching out, being so generous with what he knows,’ said the 25-year-old actor as he launched an initiative called Samsung Spotlight.He added: ‘There’s a network of people who have been there that have gone, “It’s all good, you are doing good.

bowed out of Little Mix forever — blaming the ‘constant pressure’ of girl band fame for sinking her mental health.The 29-year-old announced the shock news on Instagram last night, after taking a month-long hiatus from the group for ‘medical reasons’.She told fans she can no longer live up to the ‘expectation’ after nine years in the quartet.Nelson said she had made the decision with a ‘heavy heart’ and said being in the The X Factor-winning band had been the most ‘incredible time of my life’.But she also admitted pop stardom had also lost its sheen over time.‘The truth is, recently, being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health,’ she wrote.