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Theo Hutchcraft dating Daisy Lowe?


Theo Hutchcraft is dating Daisy Lowe.
The 27-year-old Hurts singer is working on his new album in Indio, California, while the 25-year-old model has been in town for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the pair were spotting getting close while out and about.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Daisy was over for Coachella and Theo's been in town working on his new album. They looked very cosy together."
Earlier this month, Daisy was said to have rekindled her romance with One Direction hunk Harry Styles, who she first dated late last year.
The pair reportedly enjoyed a string of secret meetings, including in London's private members club Shoreditch House and Greek restaurant Lemonia in Primrose Hill, and went to great lengths to ensure they weren't pictured together.
A source said: "When they see each other they keep it very private, suggesting it's more than just a friendly hang-out."
Daisy previously dated former 'Doctor Who' actor Matt Smith, but they split last year after three years together.
Meanwhile, Theo has been linked to burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese and fashionista Alexa Chung in the past.

Kate Upton has been cheated on


Kate Upton has been cheated on.
The blonde bombshell has had her heart broken many times in the past, but believes the best way to deal with the pain is to cut all ties with her ex-boyfriends.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I definitely have been cheated on. Everybody's been through betrayal some way or another in their life. You're heartbroken and you have to heal that.
"I personally think the best revenge is just walking away and not wasting another second of your time with someone who's clearly emotionally handicapped. I think if someone hurts you in that way, it's not your job to change him, and it's not your job to be there while he's finding himself, and finding who he is.
"So I think walking away and being who you need to be for the rest of your life is the most important thing."
The 22-year-old model has been romantically linked to hunky sports stars Justin Verlander, Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez in the past, but insists looks aren't her priority when it comes to men.
She added: "I love awkward, but cute. The type of guy I like, I always kid, I love a penguin."
Kate made a name for herself with sexy Sports Illustrated shoots, but is now turning her hand to acting with a role alongside Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann in comedy 'The Other Woman' and admits it isn't easy making a career change.
She said: "It's exhausting to try to be taken seriously. But I'm willing to commit to that - I'm willing to fight."

Coronation Street stars get new contracts


'Coronation Street' has signed almost half of its cast to new contracts.
The ITV soap is determined to keep the services of its best-loved stars, following the departures of the likes Michelle Keegan, and has handed new 12-month contracts to 14 actors and actresses including Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow), Alan Halsall (Tyrone Dobbs) and Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw).
Other stars who have been given pay rises include Tisha Merry (Steph Britton), Samia Ghadie (Maria Connor), Sam Aston (Chesney Brown) and Katie McGlynn (Sinead Tinker).
A source told The Sun newspaper: "There has been a lot of change at 'Corrie' and the bosses were determined not to lose more people. But everyone was surprised when they decided to renew 14 contracts at once. It was quite a dramatic move, and reflects how keen they are to secure a host of cast members who they see as real assets."
Brunette beauty Samia - along with Sam and Katie - have even been promised exciting new storylines after being guaranteed a minimum amount of airtime.
Bosses were particularly eager to keep Samia on board following Michelle Keegan's departure.
The source added: "The bosses were especially keen to keep Samia. Maria is popular and, after Michelle's exit, they don't want to lose any more young female stars."
'Corrie' has been rocked by a string of stars quitting in the last year, including Michelle, Michelle Collins and Chris Gascoyne.

Mark Wright to have Vegas stag party


Mark Wright will be holding his stag party in Las Vegas next year.
The 27-year-old TV personality is planning on celebrating his last days of being a bachelor with his friends in the gambling capital before he ties the knot with Michelle Keegan - who he proposed to in Dubai last year.
One definite for the American trip is Mark's former 'The Only Way Is Essex' co-star James 'Arg' Argent who is looking forward to the "great holiday".
Arg exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "It will be in Las Vegas. It will be a great holiday and it will be next year."
Although the destination is confirmed, Mark and Arg are yet to finalise any specific details for the stag trip.
Quizzed about highlights of the break, Arg explained: "Nothing lined up, it's too early days, it's too far away."
Arg is so pleased his good friend Mark is settling down with 'Coronation Street' actress Michelle - who he last saw at the charity boxing match between Mark's cousin Elliot Wright and Lewis Bloor - because she is such a lovely girl.
The 'TOWIE' regular said: "I've met Michelle, she's been around the house, she's lovely. Very, very down to earth. She's a lovely girl. The last time I saw Michelle was the night me and Mark watched Elliot fight in the boxing match."

Simon Cowell still munches on ‘special carrots’


Simon Cowell still has "special carrots" flown in for him to munch on the set of 'Britain's Got Talent'.
Fellow 'BGT' judge David Walliams has revealed the 54-year-old music mogul is once again insisting on having a constant supply of organic carrots flown in specially from Singapore for him to nibble on whenever he is filming,
Meanwhile, David and the other judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon have to settle for "normal" vegetables to keep their hunger at bay.
When quizzed on what's in Simon's dressing room, David said: "Simon's got his menthol cigarettes and he's got special carrots - we have normal carrots, but he has special carrots, they're like organic carrots and they've got bits of green on the end like Bugs Bunny's.
"And he's got a really disgusting mouthwash, which I've actually tasted, and it makes your breath a lot worse than it was before."
David, 42, also joked that Simon has become more "cocky" after having his first child, baby Eric, with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman.
He quipped: "Simon's ego gets worse every year! This year was the hardest because he was showing off a lot, because he got a woman pregnant. He managed to impregnate somebody and we were all shocked, and he was very cocky about the whole thing. He was really, really cocky this year and he wouldn't take any of my lip!"
'Britain's Got More Talent' host Stephen Mulhern let slip Simon's acquired taste for the special carrots last year.
Simon, 54, insists on only eating the orange vegetables from Singapore because he thinks they are good for his skin and general health.

Blurred Lines is UK’s most downloaded song


Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' is the most downloaded song of all time in the UK.
The 2013 smash hit, which features Pharrell Williams and rapper T.I., has sold 1.54 million copies through digital stores since May 2013, the Officials Charts Company has confirmed.
The track comes ahead of singer Adele's Grammy Award-winning ballad, 'Someone Like You', which has been bought 1.53 million times.
Robin told OfficialCharts.com: "I'm so honoured, the success of 'Blurred Lines' is a dream come true."
Official Charts Company executive Martin Talbot added: "'Blurred Lines' is surely one of the catchiest pop hits of all time, so its success is no great surprise. But to become one of only two tracks to have been downloaded 1.5m times - and climb to the top of the poll as the biggest download of all time - is an incredible achievement."
Other songs which are among the UK's most downloaded include 'Moves Like Jagger' by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera, 'Somebody That I Used to Know' by Gotye and Kimbra, and 'I Gotta Feeling' by the Black Eyed Peas.
The top ten is rounded out by Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky', Rihanna's 'We Found Love', 'Wake Me Up' by Avicii, 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams and Kings of Leon track 'Sex on Fire'.
The countdown was compiled to celebrate the tenth anniversary of legal downloads contributing to the UK charts.

Danny Boyle, Leonardo DiCaprio for Steve Jobs movie?

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Khloe Kardashian wears French Montana necklace


Khloe Kardashian has paid homage to her new romance with a necklace dedicated to French Montana.
The 29-year-old reality TV star - who filed for divorce from estranged husband Lamar Odom last year - has been spotted wearing a necklace which bears the word 'Karim', French's real name, in Arabic.
The Moroccan-born rapper, full name Karim Kharbouch, and Khloe have been inseparable since they were first seen together at a party thrown by P. Diddy to celebrate his son's birthday last month.
The loved-up couple have since been on a double date with Khloe's sister Kourtney Kardashian, 35, and her boyfriend Scott Disick.
Khloe and French, 29, recently enjoyed a trip to New York, where they were spotted dining at Lobster House in an "intimate" scene, reports E! News.
It's thought the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is smitten with her new man following the deterioration of her marriage to basketball ace Lamar amid drug abuse and cheating claims.
A source previously said of French: "Khloé adores him. She keeps telling everyone what a great guy he is."
However, some of Khloe's friends and family have questioned whether her new relationship is just a "rebound".

Jay Z in $30 million blackmail plot


Jay Z is at the centre of an extortion plot over old recordings.
The 'Tom Ford' rapper is allegedly being blackmailed by a former intern, who has demanded $110,000 to return master recordings of tracks such as 'I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)' and 'Holla'.
The recordings are said to be worth $30 million and were recorded in New York between 2002 and 2003.
The ex-intern contacted Jay's Roc Nation last week demanding payment in exchange for returning the masters, which he had kept in storage in Northridge, California.
Roc Nation sent an employee to meet the intern at the storage locker and paid the culprit $2,500 to open it. Inside, the staff member verified that the recordings belonged to their 44-year-old employer.
Police were then informed, but as the recordings were never reported missing or stolen, officers claimed they couldn't help until a police report was filed in New York.
A source told the New York Post newspaper: "The guy wanted cash and told Jay's people, 'If you don't pay up now, you will lose these recordings forever.'
"Roc Nation stalled him a day to get the police report filed in New York. They said they would come back the next day to seal the deal and filed the report in New York. Then, on Friday, the LAPD took the guy into custody, but he was released pending further investigation."
Among the recordings include never-before-heard music which could be worth $25 to $30 million if included on a future Jay Z album.
The insider claimed: "Jay owns the rights to his master recordings. Some of those in question are songs that are out, but there are others the public has never heard. An album of Jay songs is worth around $25 to $30 million, but there are also tracks that he wouldn't want out there."

Aloe Blacc challenged by acting


Aloe Blacc found acting more challenging than making music.
The 'I Need a Dollar' hitmaker is set to star in the upcoming James Brown biopic 'Get on Up' and he admits that getting behind the camera didn't come naturally to him.
When asked if he enjoyed making the film, he said: "It was a really new experience for me. I've never acted in a feature film before and it's challenging. It's a challenging career.
"Music is much more fun, now, but that's because I've spent so many years figuring out how to make music easy and mindless. Acting - I've got some work to do."
The 35-year-old star, whose real name is Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, was surprised by the lack of control over a project you have as an actor and likened the role of a director to the way in which a musician plays an instrument.
He told BANG Showbiz: "You're basically an instrument and someone plays you. The writer of the script is playing you, he's stroking your chords. The director is playing you, he's the one smacking the drum and telling you where to go and how to do it.
"You're not in control of the material, you're not in control of the words or the time or the space. All you're in control of is how you deliver it and that is a very difficult thing to do and I commend all of the fine actors that I've had the chance to meet on that set."

Sarah Harding wrote a song about ‘f**king up’.


Sarah Harding has written a song about 'f***ing up'.
The former Girls Aloud singer, who has launched her solo career, has been working on "controversial" material but is unsure as to whether she should finish writing a certain song about her past, seemingly about her old partying lifestyle, which involved alcohol addiction and prescription drug abuse.
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I did start working on a song which was controversial. It was called 'Oh no I f***ked up again' sort of thing.
"It was probably [drawn from personal experiences]. It was called 'Make Things Right' it was a really cool song [but] I never quite finished writing it."
The 32-year-old star, who spent time in rehab before swapping clubbing for the quiet life, insists she's still "drawing from person experiences" when writing music but admits she doesn't want to swear in her songs just to impress people.
Sarah explained: "I just don't feel the need to be like, 'Oh m****r f****r', I'm not going to try and be something I'm not. I'm not a rap artist, I'm not that urban, I'm not going to swear to be cool. At the end of the day, my roots are in pop."
The blonde beauty - who is still friends with her former band mates Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts - has an "eclectic" taste in music but is sticking to what she knows best when it comes to her first solo album.
She said: "I was a drum and bass junkie back in the day, I love rock music, blues music, I grew up with Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley [and] The Eagles.
"Then came the 80s, then 90s, then dance music, if you look at my iPod, it's a real mish-mash of stuff. But yeah, I'm not going to start doing heavy metal."

Mel C will be careful with Botox


Mel C doesn't want to get addicted to Botox.
The 40-year-old singer is not averse to having the injections to get rid of wrinkles but is trying to limit the amount she has them and has ruled out going under the knife.
When asked how often she has Botox, she told BANG Showbiz: "It depends, every couple of months, I only have a little bit, I don't want to get addicted. Surgery is going too far, you see so many people who can't see properly anymore. Not too much, just a little bit here and there."
The former Spice Girls singer has never hidden the fact she has had the procedures because she wanted to be honest with her fans and claims she doesn't see anything wrong with it.
She said: "Why not [have Botox], it's not permanent, I thought I'd give it a go, I'm not ashamed to say it.
"I think it's probably quite good to be honest about it, a lot of the images in the public eye are quite unrealistic and it's unhealthy for people to think that's au natural when it's not."
Mel - who has five-year-old daughter Scarlet with former partner Thomas Starr - turned 40 in January but insists getting older doesn't upset her.
She said: "I just feel a lot more relaxed about things, you just realise that all the things you used to worry about in your 20s aren't that important anymore. When you're young you worry about what people think of you and how you're perceived."