'Very lucky!' Rod Stewart credits 'the old nose' as reason he's bedded many stunning women

Janet Jackson as the cover star of it’s July/August 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture issue. In the feature story written by Gerrick Kennedy, Jackson, who is headlining this year’s festival, talks about returning to the stage, but the photo spread also marks the singer’s return to the cover of the magazine.The international superstar and pop icon has been on the cover of ESSENCE eight times in it’s 52-year history, first appearing in 1985, three years after releasing her debut album, Janet Jackson.As we celebrate Jackson’s latest moment in the spotlight with the mag, here’s a look back at her covers over the past years.

Entertainment icon and 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture headliner Janet Jackson has given us more hall-of-fame worthy dance moments than we can count!Click HERE to grab your tickets now to see Janet and more of your favorite artists hit the stage at the 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture!While other elements like the trendsetting fashion looks and endless celebrity cameos certainly played a part in making Janet’s videos historic, it’s the unforgettable choreography that stayed with us forever.Scroll through to see 11 music videos featuring her most iconic dance routines that we still remember to this day, and then be sure to grab your tickets, your 8-counts AND your tribe to see the dance queen herself take over the Superdome stage at ESSENCE Fest!For more information, visit the official ESSENCE Fest website HERE.

Eastenders star Natalie Cassidy has said "‘it is what it is” as the soap has announced plans to axe four of its cast members. The 39 year old has played long-running character Sonia Fowler on the BBC One series since she was a child, having been written off and brought back on multiple times over the years, giving her reason to understand the dramatic move made by producers. Characters Stuart Highway (played by Ricky Champ), Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson), Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith) and Dana Monroe (Barbara Smith), will be exiting Albert Square in a plot line shake-up to the surprise fans.

Billie Faiers took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce that she is expecting baby number three. The reality star, 32, shared a sweet picture on Instagram, telling her followers: “Baby number 3 we can’t wait to meet you … We are so happy and excited.” In the snap, she showed off her blossoming bump in a white bikini while posing with husband Greg and the pair’s two children Nelly, 7, and four year old Arthur. In the picture, Nelly was sweetly kissing her mum’s growing bump while the family holidayed in Abu Dhabi.

Duncan James has said that Rebel Wilson has to "come to terms" with her sexuality and blasted the Australian newspaper that allegedly threaten to out her.The 42 year old delighted fans last week when she announced that she was dating fashion and jewellery designer Ramona Agruma, stating that she had found her "Disney princess". But it soon appeared that the Pitch Perfect actress had apparently been "forced" to come out by Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald after they had discovered Rebel was in a same-sex relationship.

Although there are plenty of 90s fashion trends we’re glad to see the back of – think low-rise jeans, studded belts and trousers worn under skirts – one throwback look we can get behind are rainbow beaded necklaces. If you’ve been tuning in to Love Island, then you may have spotted 23 year old Tasha Ghouri accessorising her daytime looks with some very nostalgic neckwear.

Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, which Kate spearheaded in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery. The Duchess of Cambridge over the phone prior to their visit, where the 5-year-old revealed that her favorite color is pink.

The new teaser-trailer for “My Policeman” has been released.

Hailey Bieber gave fans an update on husband Justin Bieber following news of his Ramsay Hunt Syndrome diagnosis. During a interview with Amy Robach and TJ Holmes on Wednesday, the 25-year-old Rhode skincare founder said that things are looking up for the 28-year-old singer.«He’s doing really well. He’s getting better every single day,» Hailey said.

WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention until at least July 2, state news agency Tass reported Tuesday. Griner has been in Russian custody since February, when she was arrested at a Moscow airport and accused of smuggling cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner's detention has repeatedly been extended.

. In an ongoing effort to restore Detroit, Michigan’s surrounding neighborhoods, the duo turns rundown and abandoned homes on the same block into affordable, stylish and ideal starter homes that invite people back into the area. “Our goal is to help bring up the value to a point where the people who have been in those neighborhoods for so long actually have value in their home,” Thomas tells ET.

Katie Holmes and Bobby Wooten III had a romantic date night on Tuesday! The 43-year-old actress had her new beau by her side during the premiere of her latest film,, during the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.  The couple held hands as they made their way onto the carpet for the event.

Harry Styles‘ new LGBTQ+ drama My Policeman has been released – you can watch it below.Styles portrays the younger version of policeman Tom in the adaptation of Bethan Roberts’ 2012 novel, which centres on a love triangle between a man, a woman and a policeman.Set in the 1990s, the drama begins when an elderly man arrives at Tom and his wife Marion’s (Emma Corrin) home, kickstarting an exploration of “seismic events from 40 years previous”.This teaser trailer focuses solely on those past events, in which Tom and museum curator Patrick (David Dawson) first discovered their feelings for each other at a time when same-sex relationships between men were illegal.An official synopsis for the film reads: “My Policeman follows three young people – policeman Tom, teacher Marion, and museum curator Patrick – as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain.“Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee), and Patrick (Rupert Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past.“Based on the book by Bethan Roberts, director Michael Grandage carves a visually transporting, heart-stopping portrait of three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty, and forgiveness.”The film is further described as “an important and timely cultural story, shedding light on recent history while also being relevant to today’s current cultural landscape, where we are as a society and where we’re headed”.Amazon Studios have developed the film, which is directed by by Michael Grandage, with Oscar-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner adapting Roberts’ book for the big screen.Earlier this week, first-look images of the film were released online.

Zack Sharf The only Oscar that Samuel L. Jackson has ever won is an honorary statue, but the acting icon doesn’t mind considering he’s spent over 10 years and counting playing the Marvel Cinematic Universe stalwart Nick Fury. As Jackson told the Los Angeles Times, he’d rather make billion dollar-grossing Marvel movies than win Oscars or chase down Oscar-baiting roles.“As jaded as I wanted to be about it, you know thinking, ‘Well, I should have won an Oscar for this or should have won for that and it didn’t happen,’ once I got over it many years ago, it wasn’t a big deal for me,” Jackson said.

Coldplay wrapped up the US leg of their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour in Florida last night (June 14) – watch support act H.E.R. join them on stage below.The band were playing at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, and toasted the end of the current leg of the huge 2022 world tour by inviting H.E.R.

Bret McKenzie has shared his latest solo single ‘Dave’s Place’ – you can listen to the new track below.The song is taken from the Flight Of The Conchords musician’s full-length solo debut ‘Songs Without Jokes’, which is set for release on August 26 via Sub Pop.Speaking about ‘Dave’s Place’, McKenzie said in a statement: “Like most of my songs I wrote this one night at home in Wellington while strumming away on my guitar. I then worked with producer Mickey Petralia in L.A.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Silos Baking Competition” premiered to record-setting ratings for Magnolia Network Sunday, a turnout Chip and Joanna Gaines apparently saw coming a mile away, as their channel is already in pre-production on another baking competition series, Variety has learned exclusively.That unannounced baking competition is the first of several in the works at the cable channel, according to one source close to production.Simulcast across Food Network and Magnolia Network, a joint venture between the Gaineses and Warner Bros. Discovery, the one-hour premiere of “Silos Baking Competition,” which takes place at Chip and Jo’s Waco-based bakery, Silos Baking Co., drew more than 1.5 million viewers Sunday.

Sir Rod Stewart has joined the line up to play for Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert on June 4.

Rod Stewart claims his big nose was the reason he bedded so many women across his career.

Sir Rod Stewart reckons his sizeable nose is the reason he bedded so many women in his heyday he lost count.The reformed womaniser, 77, admitted he’s not blessed with traditional good looks but thinks his schnoz is so sexy it helped him charm an endless stream of beauties.He bragged: “I have been very lucky, because I don’t really think I am that attractive, but I must have something about me.“Maybe it is the old nose.”Despite boasting about his bed-hopping, Rod added he wasn’t proud of cheating in the past.He made the admission when he was reminded in a US TV interview about doing the dirty with actress Kelly Le Brock, 62, in the 1980s while still with his model then-girlfriend Kelly Emberg, also now 62.Rod told Bill Maher on the comic’s Real Time show: “Let me tell you – looking back, it was nothing to be proud of… seriously.”As the US host giggled, Rod urged: “Stop it.”The rock veteran was also quizzed about boasting in his 2013 memoir about having sex in the toilet at the Dome restaurant in LA between courses.The former Faces singer insisted: “You are exaggerating. I don’t think I ever did that.”When Bill reminded him it was in his autobiography, Rod coyly confessed: “I am sort of embarrassed about what I did and sort of proud.

Rod Stewart celebrated Celtic's title win by sharing a picture of himself and all his backing girls on stage in Hoops jerseys.