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Jorgie Porter splits from Luther Burrell


Jorgie Porter has split from Luther Burrell.
The 'Hollyoaks' actress and the rugby player, both 28, recently called time on their brief romance with a source telling the Daily Mirror: "Jorgie and Luther are no longer dating due to their increasingly busy work schedules."
And Jorgie appeared to hint at the split with a cryptic Twitter post which read: "Anything else wanna hit me hard today.....? Best take it all at once ay (sic)."
Jorgie previously dated her 'Hollyoaks' co-star James Atherton for three years before they ended the relationship in early 2014.
And she started dating Luther just before she flew to Australia to take part in 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'
Speaking about their relationship recently, she said: "We're having a really good time at the minute but it's early days. I don't want to lose my cool! I could talk about him all night."
Meanwhile, Jorgie recently joked about sleeping with Duncan Bannatyne.
The star - who spent three weeks with the former 'Dragons' Den' star in the 'I'm A Celebrity' jungle - revealed who she really had her eye on in the camp after admitting Union J star George Shelley, 22, is "too young" for her.
She said: "If I had to do jungle Sh*g, Marry, Avoid I'd marry Kieron [Dyer] because he loves his wife a lot, and he respects her so much.
"Then I'd sh*g Duncan, he looks like he'd be right proper dirty, he's probably got years of experience hasn't he? He's got years. I'd avoid Tony [Hadley] so I didn't have to listen to his Christmas album!"

Taylor Swift leads iHeartRadio nods


Taylor Swift and The Weeknd lead the nominations for the iHeartRadio Music Awards.
The 'Style' hitmaker and the 25-year-old singer/songwriter received seven nods apiece, and the pair will battle it out for the coveted Song of the Year prize at the star-studded ceremony at the Forum in Los Angeles on April 3.
Taylor and The Weeknd will also face off in the Album of the Year category for their respective '1989' and 'Beauty Behind the Madness' efforts.
But they will face stiff competition from the likes of Adele ('25'), Sam Smith ('In the Lonely Hour') and the blonde beauty's good friend Ed Sheeran for 'x'.
Adele, who received five nominations, will also take on 26-year-old Taylor for the Female Artist of the Year accolade, alongside Carrie Underwood, Meghan Trainor and Selena Gomez.
Selena's only other nomination comes in the Best Fan Army category, which will see her Selenator supporters aim to overcome her ex Justin Bieber's Beliebers and her good friend Taylor's Swifties in the socially voted category.
Ed and Sam, who have four nods each, will go up against The Weeknd for the Male Artist of the Year gong, but they will have to beat off competition from Luke Bryan and Justin if they are going to triumph in the category.
Justin also has five nods to his name but may be disappointed to miss out on a nomination for Song of the Year.
Taylor ('Blank Space'), The Weeknd ('Can't Feel My Face'), and Adele ('Hello') will take on Walk the Moon's 'Shut Up and Dance', and 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars for the main prize.
Walk the Moon received a hat-trick of nods, one more than One Direction and the two groups will go head-to-head for the Best Duo/Group of the Year prize alongside Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5 and Zac Brown Band.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the music that was heard throughout the year across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio.

The 2016 iHeartRadio Music Award Nominations:

Song of the Year:
'Blank Space' - Taylor Swift
'Can't Feel My Face' - The Weeknd
'Hello' - Adele
'Shut Up and Dance' - Walk The Moon
'Uptown Funk' - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Female Artist of the Year
Adele
Carrie Underwood
Meghan Trainor
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

Male Artist of the Year
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Luke Bryan
Sam Smith
The Weeknd

Best New Artist
Fetty Wap
Hozier
Sam Hunt
Shawn Mendes
Tove Lo

Best Duo/Group of the Year:
Fall Out Boy
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon
Zac Brown Band

Album of the Year:
1989 - Taylor Swift
25 - Adele
Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd
In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
X - Ed Sheeran

Best Tour
Foo Fighters
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Taylor Swift
U2

Alternative Rock Artist of the Year
AWOLNATION
Foo Fighters
Muse
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors

Alternative Rock Song of the Year
'Cigarette Daydreams' - Cage The Elephant
'Ex's & Oh's' - Elle King
'Renegades' - X Ambassadors
'Shut Up and Dance' - Walk The Moon
'Stressed Out' - Twenty One Pilots

Rock Artist of the Year
Breaking Benjamin
Disturbed
Five Finger Death Punch
Foo Fighters
Three Days Grace

Rock Song of the Year
'Cut The Cord' - Shinedown
'Failure' - Breaking Benjamin
'Footsteps' - Pop Evil
'Heavy Is The Head' - Zac Brown Band featuring Chris Cornell
'I Am Machine' - Three Days Grace

Country Song of the Year
'Buy Me A Boat' - Chris Janson
'Homegrown' - Zac Brown Band
'I See You' - Luke Bryan
'Lose My Mind' - Brett Eldredge
'Take Your Time' - Sam Hunt

Country Artist of the Year
Blake Shelton
Brad Paisley
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett

Dance Song of the Year
'Hey Mama' - David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
'Lean On' - Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ
'Waves' - Mr. Probz
'Where Are Ü Now?' - Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber
'You Know You Like It' - DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge

Dance Artist of the Year
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Skrillex & Diplo
Zedd

Hip Hop Song of the Year
'Blessings' - Big Sean featuring Drake & Kanye West
'Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)' - Rich Homie Quan
'Hotline Bling' - Drake
'Trap Queen' - Fetty Wap
'Truffle Butter' - Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Big Sean
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
J. Cole

R&B Song of the Year
'Bitch Better Have My Money' - Rihanna
'Earned It' - The Weeknd
'Planes' - Jeremih featuring J. Cole
'Post To Be' - Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko
'The Hills' - The Weeknd

R&B Artist of the Year
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher

Latin Song of the Year
'Ay Vamos' - J Balvin
'El Perdón' - Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
'Hilito' - Romeo Santos
'La Gozadera' - Gente De Zona featuring Marc Anthony
'Mi Verdad' - Maná featuring Shakira

Latin Artist of the Year
Enrique Iglesias
J Balvin
Nicky Jam
Pitbull
Prince Royce

Regional Mexican Song of the Year
'Aunque Ahora Estés Con Él' - Calibre 50
'Eres Una Niña' - Gerardo Ortiz
'Levantando Polvadera' - Voz de Mando
'Mi Vicio Más Grande' - Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
'Te Mestiste' - Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year
Banda Los Recoditos
Calibre 50
Gerardo Ortiz
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
Voz De Mando

Best Lyrics *Socially Voted Category
'Die A Happy Man' - Thomas Rhett
'Fight Song' - Rachel Platten
'Hello' - Adele
'Photograph' - Ed Sheeran
'See You Again' - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Collaboration *Socially Voted Category
'Bad Blood' - Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
'Like I'm Gonna Lose You' - Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend
'See You Again' - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
'Uptown Funk' - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
'Where Are Ü Now?' - Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Cover Song *Socially Voted Category
'1989″ (Album in Full) - Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift
'Bad Blood' - Alessia Cara covering Taylor Swift
'Bitch Better Have My Money' - Kelly Clarkson covering Rihanna
'Cheerleader' - Pentatonix covering Omi
'Hands To Myself/Sorry' - Troy Sivan covering Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber
'Hello' - Demi Lovato covering Adele
'Hotline Bling' - Justin Bieber covering Drake
'Hotline Bling' - Sam Smith & Disclosure covering Drake
'Trap Queen' - Ed Sheeran covering Fetty Wap
'Uptown Funk' - Fifth Harmony, Jasmine V, Jacob Whitesides and Mahogany Lox covering Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Best Song from a Movie *Socially Voted Category
'Earned It' - The Weeknd (50 Shades of Grey)
'Love Me Like You Do' - Ellie Goulding (50 Shades of Grey)
'See You Again' - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (Furious 7)
'Til It Happens To You' - Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground)
'Writing's On The Wall' - Sam Smith (Spectre)

Most Meme-able Moment *Socially Voted Category
Adele and all of the 'Hello' memes (Lionel Richie, Miss Piggy, Etc.)
Drake and 'Hotline Bling'
Katy Perry and the Left Shark (from Super Bowl 49)
Kanye West and Kanye For President / Kanye 2020
Taylor Swift's 'Crazy Girl' with Running Mascara (from 'Blank Space' video)

Best Fan Army *Socially Voted Category
5 Seconds of Summer - 5SOSFam
Adam Lambert - Glamberts
Ariana Grande - Arianators
Demi Lovato - Lovatics
Fifth Harmony - Harmonizers
Justin Bieber - Beliebers
Little Mix - Mixers
Nicki Minaj - Barbz
One Direction - Directioners
Selena Gomez - Selenators
Shawn Mendes - Mendes Army
Taylor Swift - Swifties

Brie Larson talks estranged father


Brie Larson hasn't spoken to her father in 10 years.
The 26-year-old actress - who lived with her mother and sister when she was younger after her parents split up - doesn't think her dad "every really wanted to be a parent" and blames him for her "volatile" work.
She said: "When legally I didn't have to have visitation with him anymore, I jumped on it. As a kid I tried to understand him and understand the situation. But he didn't do himself any favours.
"I don't think he ever really wanted to be a parent. It wasn't until truly recently that I realised that's why so much of my work was so volatile.
"All of the stuff I wasn't dealing with in my actual life - all of this anger, my fears and my vulnerabilities - I didn't feel comfortable expressing because I felt like it was part of the human code that when we're out in the public space, everyone's perfect and good, and we're all nice women, and we dress well and we brush our hair and agree with these customs."
Despite starring alongside Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Mark Wahlberg, the 'Raising Dad' actress still gets starstruck by other actors and admitted she recently felt as though she was "hallucinating" when she met the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet and Carey Mulligan.
Speaking to Elle magazine, she added: "Most of those people I'd never met before, so it was like the moment when you're not at the kid's table anymore.
"Wow, not only am I sitting with these legends, but Kate Winslet saw me and ran across the room and grabbed me and with such a beautiful intensity said, 'I am so f***ing excited for you!' I love her."

Danielle Lloyd recalls death-defying cosmetic surgery


Danielle Lloyd admits she is "lucky to be alive" after nearly bleeding to death due to cosmetic surgery.
The former Miss England, who increased her breast size from a 32AA to a 32DD following a number of operations, regrets going under the knife to boost her bust after coming close to meeting her maker following one op.
Speaking about one of her procedures, the brunette beauty - who went under the knife in 2012 to perfect a sagging breast - said: "I woke up and my breast was literally the size of my head and they wouldn't stop growing.
"I had a hole in the left side of my breast and I wasn't sure what the hole was there for, I knew there was some sort of infection.
"When I was under anaesthetic they removed the implants and they found a blood clot and I started to bleed to death, I actually lost six pints of blood and you've only got 12 in your body so I had to have an emergency blood transfusion.
"I'd had to have a lot of breast tissue removed because of the infection. It was just horrible, I couldn't believe what I'd done to my body and not only that, I was lucky to be alive. I'd wanted to better myself to make me more confident and I'd gone from that, to not having any confidence at all."
The 32-year-old star - who has kids, Archie, five, Harry, four, and two-year-old George with her ex-husband, soccer player Jamie O'Hara - now wishes she had waited until she was "older" and "more mature" to have work done on her body.
Speaking on 'This Morning', she added: "I really wish that I would have waited till I was a lot older, a lot more mature, maybe till after I'd had all my children to then decide. Natural's better.
"You don't need to get cosmetic surgery to get yourself beautiful. That's the message. I'm not saying that you should never get cosmetic surgery but if you are going to do it you really need to research properly and think about what you do and take your time because it's your health, it's your life.
"I have got three young boys and I couldn't put myself through that pressure again, I couldn't live without them."

Coleen Nolan’s son tries to kiss her on lips


Coleen Nolan's son "always" tries to kiss her on the lips.
The TV presenter has revealed her youngest child, Rixton frontman Jake Roche - who is engaged Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson - attempts to giver her a full-on sneaky smooch to say goodbye, but she rejects his jokey behaviour because she believes lips are for "proper kissing".
The 50-year-old star said: "I can't kiss them on the lips.
"Jake winds me up now, when he's saying goodbye he always goes to kiss me on the lips. And I go, 'What are you doing' He goes, 'What? I'm kissing you on the lips, you're my mum.'
"Now he's got a fiancee, girlfriend, he knows what the lips are for - proper kissing."
Coleen admitted that she would much prefer to smooch a male pal than her son.
Speaking on talk show 'Loose Women', she added: "I would kiss a male friend on the lips but not my older sons, not my boys. Shane is 27 and Jake is 23."
This topic arose on the programme after reality TV star Sam Faiers' partner Paul Knightley was seen kissing his mother Gaynor on the lips on reality TV show, 'Sam Faiers Baby Diaries'.

Duncan James feels ‘lucky’ his daughter accepts his sexuality


Duncan James feels lucky his daughter is accepting of him as a "gay dad".
The Blue singer initially came out as bisexual in 2009 but identified himself as homosexual four years ago and is thankful his little girl, 10-year-old Tianie - whose mother is his ex-girlfriend Claire Grainger - is so understanding.
He said: "I was worried how she'd feel about having a gay dad. But I'm so lucky because she's so accepting."
And the 'All Rise' hitmaker would love to have more children, but only when he's in a stable relationship.
He told the new issue of Closer magazine: "I know a lot of gay people who have gone through surrogacy to have kids, and there aren't that many of us who have managed it naturally.
"I think I'd like more kids, but I'd want to be in a stable relationship. It's really hard meeting people, especially when you're in the public eye."
When it comes to his professional ambitions, Duncan would love to follow in the footsteps of his Blue bandmate Simon Webbe and compete on 'Strictly Come Dancing', but he has never been asked.
He said: "I get asked every year to go in to 'Celebrity Big Brother' but 'Strictly' is the best one to do.
"I don't think I could be as good as Simon Webbe, but I would give it a go."

Zsa Zsa Gabor rushed to hospital

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Jonathan Cheban to teach rich teenagers how to live in luxury


Jonathan Cheban is opening a school to teach rich kids social survival skills
The business entrepreneur - who is the best friend of Kim Kardashian West - is transforming Trump Tower into the International School of New York to give wealthy children from all over the world top tips on how to live in 'The Big Apple'.
Among the topics students will learn about will be how to differentiate between different types of caviar and how to assess the quality of diamonds.
Revealing his plans Jonathan told New You magazine: "This is a project I am working on. I am developing the entire pop culture program for this school here in the Trump Tower. Wealthy kids from all over the world will learn things about private aviation, social media, quality of diamonds, types of caviar, mixed in with economics and other fundamental undergrad and grad classes. This is the social stuff you need to know to survive in a city like this with a lot of money. If you are buying a diamond you need to know the clarity and if you are buying a private jet you need to know the different leathers and seats. I'll basically be the Dean of Pop Culture at the school."
In recent years, Jonathan has become more famous for being Kim's pal on 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' than for his own accomplishments but he is determined to change that perception of him.
The 41-year-old TV star - who appeared on the latest series of 'Celebrity Big Brother' in the UK - said: "People are like, 'Oh, you just hang out with Kim all day.' No, I'm working on 39 businesses. It drives me nuts. I've been working since I was a kid. I had my own company when I was 23 years old, worked with Diddy and J. Lo and Mariah and did a million events with them."

Jodie Marsh’s husband wants new puppy to share bed


Jodie Marsh has got a new puppy - and her husband wants the mutt to share their bed every night.
The 37-year-old model and her spouse James Placido have welcomed a cute baby Rottweiler dog into their home who they have named Rosie.
Although the TV star is besotted with the super-cute mutt, she's not as infatuated with her as James who wants Rosie to sleep with them all the time, however, she always relents because she can't resist the pooch's doe-eyes.
Revealing her husband's love for the new addition to their family on her Twitter account, Jodie wrote: "James wants to take Rosie to bed with us tonight. How can I say no to these puppy eyes? Haha she's our baby!! X X X (sic)"
But Jodie admits she loves Rosie so much she even likes her smelly doggy breath.
She tweeted: "There is nothing in life better than the smell of puppy breath."
Before bringing back Rosie, Jodie and James' house was already home to three cats and four dogs, which includes fully grown Rottweiler Ralph.
Jodie has always been a huge animal lover and she admitted shortly after tying the knot with James last August in Barbados in August that he is the only guy she has ever loved more than her pets.
She previously told BANG Showbiz: "Before James I'd never met a human that I liked more than my cats and dogs. It's true and he knows, and he knows he's only just past them!
"He jokes when we're in bed and says, 'It worries me that there's such a fine line between me and the cats and dogs. Like, if it comes to it you might swing back and choose them.' And I'm like, 'No, no!' But honestly no man had even come close to the love I feel for my animals before him."

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