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One Direction are ‘family’


One Direction see one another as "family".
The 'Best Song Ever' hitmakers - consisting of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson - feel incredibly lucky to have developed such a strong relationship, which extends further than just friendship, in just three years.
Louis said: "I think 'family' is probably the best way of describing us. It's different to friendship."
Niall added: "Yeah, we spend a good time on the road, and, obviously it's so important that we all get along or it won't work."
Harry explained: "There could have easily been one person who didn't get along with anyone; who nobody liked, but it wasn't like that.
"The relationship that's grown with these four boys that I didn't even know three years ago is absolutely insane and it's incredible. I'm very lucky that I get to spend so much time with them."
Meanwhile, Harry, 20, has recently been rumoured to be embarking on a solo career, but he has shot down the speculation and insists he'll be part of One Direction - who shot to fame after taking part on 'The X Factor' in 2010 - until they're forced to go their separate ways due to old age.
He explained to TOTP magazine: "I'm 100 per cent in this band. I still want to be touring with One Direction in ten years. I'll be doing it until I'm old and people are telling me to stop."

Katie Price punched Jane Pountney in the face


Katie Price says she punched her friend in the face after learning she'd slept with her husband.
The former glamour model - whose former lover Kieran Hayler had an affair with her Jane Pountney - has claimed she was so angry she "knocked half her front tooth out".
She told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "The red mist came down and I marched over and grabbed Jane by her hair extensions.
"I can't remember everything because it was a blur but I'm pretty sure I landed a punch on her face and knocked half her front tooth out and left it wobbling. I hope so anyway."
Katie - who insisted Jane still hasn't apologised for the affair - discovered her husband's cheating during a holiday in west Africa when she caught them kissing on the beach.
She added: "It was very dark but as I got closer to the beach I could make out two figures near a pile of stacked sunbeds. That's when I stood perfectly still for 30 seconds watching my best friend kissing my husband.
"I felt physically sick. Then the red mist came down. Jane tried to tell me it wasn't what it seemed ... Kieran looked proper scared.
"Jane didn't say sorry then and hasn't said sorry to this day."

Frankie Sandford marries Wayne Bridge


Frankie Sandford has married Wayne Bridge.
The Saturdays singer tied the knot with her soccer-playing partner - with whom she has nine-month-old son Parker - yesterday (19.07.14) at Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, east England and it is said she "looked beautiful".
A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "It was an amazing day. Frankie looked beautiful and Wayne very handsome when they tied the knot, Frankie was crying her eyes out.
"Marrying Wayne makes her life feel complete."
Their big day was made all the more special when boy band JLS - whose member Marvin Humes is married to Frankie's band mate Rochelle - reunited for a special performance to entertain guests.
Meanwhile, it was previously reported they were planning their extravagant summer ceremony with the help of Bentley's Entertainments, the firm that organised Victoria and David Beckham's lavish bash in 1999.
However, rather than going for a huge, glitzy bash, the couple had asked guests to protect their privacy by not putting any wedding photos online.
An insider previously said: "Frankie and Wayne want to keep the ceremony as private as possible. Cameras are allowed, but they have requested that no pictures are posted on social media."

Adele undergoing ‘photo-healing therapy’?


Adele is reportedly undergoing "photo-healing therapy" to cure her fear of being pictured.
The 'Skyfall' singer is said to have a phobia of being caught on camera, and she has been looking into ways to overcome it ahead of her huge music comeback in the near future.
Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper, a source said: "Adele has always been camera shy but with her big comeback imminent her fear of being thrust back into the limelight is growing.
"She knows she will have paps following her every move when her album is released and wants to be better prepared.
"A close friend recommended Adele got in touch with a photographer in the US known as 'the photo healer' for some Skype therapy sessions."
It is said the star been taking "a series of one-hour sessions" to help her overcome her fear.
The insider added: "He has been coaching the singer with a series of one-hour sessions which include teaching her to overcome her deep-rooted fears and anxieties associated with being photographed."
The treatment is said to include manipulating her "photosphere", posing techniques to hide problem areas and maximise her assets, building her confidence and figuring out the best angles for pictures.

Kim Kardashian gets double for daughter


Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have paid $500,000 to hire a body double of their daughter.
The couple are concerned about the attention 13-month-old North receives from photographers, so have taken drastic measures to allow the youngster and her nanny to go out undetected.
A source told Britain's Grazia magazine: "Kim and Kanye hired the lookalike to shield North from the paparazzi.
"There were auditions held in LA at a specialist agency and in the end they found a child who is the spitting image of their daughter.
"They also hired a body-double nanny, who they hope will really throw paps off the scent."
North isn't the first celebrity offspring to have a double, as it was revealed last year that Suri Cruise - the daughter of Tom Cruise and his ex-wife Katie Holmes - also had a decoy.
However, the doppelganger's cover was blown when they were pictured minutes apart wearing matching outfits.
Suri's lookalike was spotted just weeks after it had been claimed Tom had beefed up his daughter's security after meeting with risk analysts and abduction experts.
A source said at the time: "They have talked with them specifically in relation to Suri and her well being.
"These guys deal with kidnap threats of families and children for super rich people and corporations.
"They work in high risk territories and targets around the world. They advise on how to best prevent subjects being placed in compromising situations, while offering protection solutions, too."

‘Elephant’ Katie Price


Katie Price has likened herself to an elephant.
The pregnant former glamour model - whose husband Kieran Hayler cheated on her with her best friend Jane Pountney earlier this year - has alluded to the shocking scandal, claiming that like the majestic mammal she forgives but never forgets.
She said: "I'm pretty similar to an elephant - I have a few wrinkles, hardened skin, a flat bum. But most of all, they say elephants never forget - I sure don't."
Given her affinity to elephants, 36-year-old Katie - who has children Harvey, 12, Junior, nine, and Princess, seven, from previous relationships, and 11-month-old Jett with Kieran - has taken great offence to American cheerleader Kendall Jones, 19, who recently caused controversy by posing with dead animals she had killed on a hunting trip in South Africa.
Katie wrote in her column for Now magazine: "I'm a bit of an animal lover with all sorts of creatures at Pricey's Farm, including four dogs, two cats, 40 chickens, 20 ducks, two peacocks, five geese, five horses and two goats.
"Maybe it's my pregnancy hormones ... I've found myself welling up.
"I saw pics of Kendall 'celebrating' her kill - a lion, elephant, rhino ... the list goes on. Shocking, but simply, why? These animals are in their own environment 'surviving' against their own daily predators - but then along comes another 'animal' predator with a gun."

Jennifer Garner organises family


Jennifer Garner is the "chief executive officer" of her household.
The 42-year-old actress has revealed she takes it upon herself to organise the differing schedules of her husband, Oscar winner Ben Affleck, and their three kids - Violet, eight, Seraphina, five, and two-year-old Sam - and doesn't think they're any different than the "average family".
She explained: "There's nothing like brain surgery about it - it's all logistics and schedules and remembering to pack lunches, and who has a karate class after school, and thinking about what food we already have in the refrigerator, and what I need to buy more of to cook dinner.
"I was writing cheques this morning to various people who have done things around the house and I started to laugh because I suddenly thought, 'I bet Ben doesn't even know this person's last name, let alone how much we pay them.' But that's how we divide the jobs."
The 'Dallas Buyers Club' star admits it is a "juggle" to maintain her career, support her husband's career and take care of the household.
Jennifer told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "There's always a ball up in the air and you just hope you manage to get your hand out to catch that ball before it splats to the ground.
"I'm constantly thinking, 'OK, I have this kid starting pre-school and that kid starting kindergarten this fall so I need to be home for that chunk of time, and my husband is going to be doing this at that time, so I need to be home then.' "

Prince George is walking on his own


Britain's Prince George is walking on his own.
The adorable son of Prince William and Duchess Catherine is about to have his first birthday on Tuesday (22.07.13) and to celebrate the royal family have shared a first official photograph of him taking some steps.
The photo was released on the official twitter feed of Clarence House, and accompanied by a caption which read: "Look who's walking! Here's our little Prince ahead of his 1st birthday on 22nd July #HappyBirthdayPrinceGeorge"
The picture was taken earlier this month at the Natural History Museum in London by photographer John Stillwell.
He told People magazine: "He's quick on his feet. He was walking towards me - I was kneeling down to take the picture and he was on top of me as soon as he started walking. He was very quick. He looked really steady on his feet."
In the picture George is wearing a pair of light blue dungarees and appears to have had his very fair hair combed into a parting.
William and Catherine are throwing a Peter Rabbit-themed birthday party at the Middleton family's house today, while George will spend his actual birthday at Kensington Palace in London with his father's side of the family, including his grandfather Prince Charles, and great grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Christina Milian ‘hooking up’ with Lil Wayne?


Christina Milian is "hooking up" with Lil Wayne.
The 'AM to PM' singer sparked rumours of new romance earlier this week when she was pictured holding hands with the heavily tattooed rapper, and friends say they have been getting on very well together.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "It is totally true. They are hooking up."
Milian, 32, and Wayne, 31, looked very cosy as they attended the 2014 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16, sitting next to each other at the event and sharing plenty of jokes.
Christina is newly single after splitting from fiance Jas Prince just over a month ago.
At the time she wrote on her Instagram page: "There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right.
"Pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of life, getting back up is living."
Christina - who is signed to Wayne's Young Money record label - also has a daughter with producer The Dream.
Wayne was previously married to Antonia Wright between 2004 and 2006, with whom he has a daughter, Reginae, and he also has three other children who were all born to different mothers.

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