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Hollywood star Jon Bon Jovi is 60 years old today.The Bon Jovi frontman, born John Francis Bongiovi Jr, was born on March 2, 1962, and has become one of the world's biggest music icons.He and his band Band Jovi have delighted fans across the world, with thousands of people air-guitaring to some of their biggest hits including Living On A Prayer, You Give Love A Bad Name and Bad Medicine.As well as continuing to tour, the group were also inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame in 2018.To celebrate Jon Bon Jovi's birthday, Daily Star takes a look at where the Bon Jovi stars are now.Rock icon and Hollywood heartthrob Jon Bon Jovi rose to fame as the singer for Bon Jovi, as well as releasing solo albums including the soundtrack for Young Guns II.Not only is he a singer, he has also led a highly successful acting career, appearing in hit Hollywood films and TV series including Moonlight And Valentino, Ally McBeal and The West Wing.Not only does he have a staggering estimated net worth of over £306million, but he also broke records with Bon Jovi when they beat the Rolling Stones to have the highest selling tour of 2013.The tour played to over 100m fans across the world, and made a huge £126m in total.Despite being one of the world's biggest music icons, Jon revealed that he likes to keep his rock star life separate from his family life, revealing to The Irish Times: "My life is much more normal than one would imagine."There are no platinum records hanging anywhere in my house.

Charli XCX has responded to critics of her new single ‘Baby‘, saying that she’s unaffected by negative comments and is “living my best life”.The pop singer, who yesterday (March 1) released the latest cut from her forthcoming album ‘CRASH’, sent a series of tweets in which she addressed some poor reception to it.One fan called her “mother”, to which she said: “If u wanna throw around midlife crisis fucking throw it at me. I’m getting older, I’m getting hotter, my tits are stunning, I’m in great shape, I’m dancing, I’m progressing and I’m living my best life – and that the tea.”The fan in question had written: “These charli singles so far….

UNIMPRESSED Dancing On Ice viewers have slammed judges for 'overmarking' on the show. Venting their frustration on social media, fans raged: "It's clear they have favourites." Sunday's edition of the ITV competition saw former Strictly star Brendan Cole top the leader board with perfect tens all round from judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo.

SAM Faiers has finally bought her dream home – after spending £7,000 a month on rent. The 31-year-old and partner Paul, 33, have splashed £2 million on the property in Cobham, Surrey after renting in the area for two years.

LUCY Mecklenburgh has revealed her incredible home office transformation. Fitness pro Lucy wanted the office space, which doubles as her studio, to have a relaxed feel, and that's exactly what she's done.

“Wheel of Fortune” contestants sparked yet another online frenzy on Tuesday.

Wardrobe malfunctions happen to even the most seasoned celebs. On Tuesday, Salma Hayek took to Instagram to reveal that she had a wardrobe malfunction with Fran Drescher while making a trip to the bathroom during the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night.

Playboy model Suzy Cortez claims she was kicked out of an Airbnb for being "too hot".Suzy, 31, from Brazil, had booked to stay at a house in São Paulo in January 2022 but claims that after meeting the host, they kicked her out and threw her belongings in the bin.She had booked the property to stay in while visiting family in the city while her own apartment was under construction, but the trip quickly turned sour, with Suzy claiming to suffer from “hot girl phobia”.The brunette beauty says she was “too hot” for the host who “persecuted” her because of her looks.She also claims that the host entered the property during her stay and removed her belongings.According to Suzy, the host had complained about her clothing – specifically taking offence to a pair of workout leggings – before cancelling her booking.She claims he then threw her belongings in the bin and accused her of breaking into the home, and the model was forced to call the police for support.“I was startled when the host entered the property I was on and took my belongings and threw them in the trash – he only came in because I suffer persecution for being too pretty,” Suzy said.

TOWIE has been thrown into chaos after a fall-out between Chloe Sims and Pete Wicks has threatened filming for the new series. Chloe, 40, raised eyebrows this week by unfollowing Pete, 33, on Instagram and removing all traces of him from her page.

TIPPING Point fans have been left open-mouthed after a contestant revealed a role on Hollyoaks - before getting a question about the soap wrong. Tuesday's edition of the ITV quiz show saw Denise play alongside three other contestants to try and secure as many tokens from the machine as possible.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has been left horrified by clips of people being racially discriminated against at the Ukraine border.MORE: Strictly's Motsi Mabuse inundated with support after heartbreaking messageEarlier this week, heartbreaking footage showing African and Caribbean students being denied permission to cross over into Poland for safety went viral amid Russian's invasion of Ukraine.WATCH: Loose Women makes history with an all-black panelMotsi, who comes from South Africa and whose husband is Ukrainian, uploaded a video on social media showing black students trying to move close to the Polish border.MORE: Dan Walker forced to apologise after 'difficult' BBC Breakfast coverageDONATE NOW: What can you do to help Ukraine?"We're still stranded, we haven't eaten, no rest, we were just in the cold for six hours outside," the woman in the video is heard saying. "We've been begging, pushing, dragging, it's been so traumatic just to get into the border and we’re not able to get there."In the caption, Motsi expressed her disgust and said: "This is happening!!!! Can we talk about this!!!!!! Saving people according to their skin color!!!!! #AfricansinUkraine." [sic]A post shared by Motsi Mabuse (@motsimabuse)Motsi's husband is from UkraineThe tweet comes as Loose Women's Charlene White touched upon the subject on Tuesday's show.

To coincide with International Women’s Day next week, a new podcast celebrating women in music is set to launch.

DEALSJnr Choi has signed to Sony Music’s Epic and Black Butter labels, following last year’s independently released ‘SS21’ album.Concord Music Publishing has signed and acquired the full publishing catalogue of songwriter Josh Miller. His past works include songs for Jason Derulo, Backstreet Boys, Bebe Rexha and more.

X Factor contestant has been inundated with messages and love from her followers as she jumped on another TikTok trend where her followers can see what she looks like before heading out - and as she leaves. Leona started the video with her hair slicked back into a low ponytail and a minimal amount of makeup on as she threw on a beige oversized t-shirt.In the TikTok clip, she mimed to words that said: "And when I come back, Imma be a baddie."She slowly exited the bathroom before walking back in wearing a glamorous white fringe dress and said: "Mhmm.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were left in stitches as This Morning was interrupted by a barking dog on Wednesday 2 March.This Morning hosts Holly, 41, and 59 year old Phillip were seen chatting with journalist Tom Swarbrick and Camilla Tominey as they discussed the latest developments in Ukraine. Hosts Holly and Phil spoke with Tom, who appeared on the ITV daytime show via video link from his home.The group discussed the serious topic of the Ukraine and Russia war after resident Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an emotional plea to the European parliament after Ukraine’s membership application.

The King’s Man takes over at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart.

Martin Lewis has warned that university costs are set to soar for students amid sweeping changes to the student loan system in England.The government announced a set of changes to the student loan system which will drastically increase the cost of education for those attending university in England.This includes lowering the repayment threshold to £25,000 a year and increasing the length of time over which graduates repay their loans by 10 years.The reforms, which were announced on 24 February, will also see the student loan interest rate cut to the Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate of inflation for students starting courses from 2023/24, while tuition fees will be frozen at £9,250 for another two years.The measures are part of a government response to an independent review of the higher education system by the banker Philip Augar in 2019.

Britain could face another winter of coronavirus restrictions if we don't act now to curb the virus, Professor Chris Whitty has warned.

First Minister was involved in four-nation talks on the subject chaired by Michael Gove on Monday night and said there was an agreement further "urgent" discussions would be held in the coming days. The SNP leader reminded Scots today that an effective travel ban is already legally in place across the country, meaning people should not be crossing the border with England unless they have an essential purpose.

The government is set to announce an extension of support for businesses affected by England's third national lockdown.

More areas could be plunged into tighter Tier 4 restrictions as the rules are set to be reviewed in just two days.