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After just over two months on our screens, on Thursday, 18 April a new individual will be crowned winner of The Apprentice and will walk away with a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar. This year’s winners will follow in the footsteps of Marnie Swindells who won last year’s series and has since been busy working on her Bronx Boxing Club in London. But despite coming out on top, in an exclusive interview with OK! Marnie has revealed that she did not think she was going to win after having a “slight meltdown” while in the final boardroom of the series.

Brian Cox is giving his take on Joaquin Phoenix‘s performance in Ridley Scott‘s Napoleon and pondering on leaving the U.S. if Donald Trump wins the presidential election.

Rihanna is stepping for the launch of the FENTY x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone at Tobacco Dock on Wednesday (April 17) in London.

sister-in-law Kate Middleton announced her cancer diagnosis, Harry, 39, spoke via a video link at Travalyst’s annual general meeting.Travalyst is a sustainable travel organization that Prince Harry founded in 2019. It’s a nonprofit based in London, and as part of the organization’s procedures at the end of the year, company returns were filed with Harry’s “new details.” On it, he declared that his “new country/state” was now the “United States,” according to documents obtained by the Daily Mail.When Harry founded the organization in 2019, his original place of residence was noted as the UK.

with typos are more common than you might think—even and especially among celebrities. Ariana Grande famously got “” tattooed on her hand in Japanese—definitely not what she was going for—and several other celebrities have permanently marked themselves with foreign words they believed to be different foreign words.

A Celebrity Big Brother star’s influencer daughter is reportedly ‘in talks’ to join the latest season of Love Island when it returns to screens later this year.The teenager - named Gigi - is the eldest daughter of Lauren Simon, 52, who found fame on the ITVBe series, The Real Housewives of Cheshire, before joining the latest CBB line-up alongside Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, According to The Sun, the brunette influencer, who is very popular on TikTok, has her sights set on finding love in the villa this summer. A source told the paper: "It’s early stages and she’s just in talks, but Gigi is really keen to sign up. She’s obviously got ITV connections through her mum but if she does get on the show, it won’t be because of that." OK! has approached ITV for comment.

When it comes Walford villains, EastEnders bad boy Dean Wicks is about as evil as the come, with the suave dad of one having racked up quite the list of offences over the years on the soap. Among his long list of crimes are the rape of Linda Carter, attempted rape of Roxy Mitchell, attempted murder of his own mum Shirley and, most recently, deliberately tampering with ill daughter Jade's medication to avoid her leaving the country.

Victoria Beckham once said, “I was never a natural. I got there in the end because I did believe that if you work hard enough, then you can achieve a lot.” Pop icon, fashion designer, OBE, original WAG, super mum and devoted wife to one of the world’s sexiest men… as she prepares to mark her 50th birthday on 17 April, this is one woman who can look back at her life knowing she has done just that in her first half century.

Alison Hammond has clapped back at trolls after receiving unexpected criticism for her new role on For The Love of Dogs.The beloved This Morning star has stepped into the shoes of the late Paul O'Grady, who sadly passed away last year, as the host of the heartwarming show. Taking the reins at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London, Alison, 49, made her debut in the six-part series that premiered on Tuesday, 16 April.

Javier Hernandez, also known as el Chicharito, has received a special visit. The Mexican soccer player, who recently moved to Guadalajara to play with the team he grew up in, was joined by his children, Nala and Noah, who spent two weeks with him. Through Instagram, Hernandez shared photos with his kids, including some snaps alongside their grandparents.Chicharito Hernández confirms he’s leaving LA GalaxyJavier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández shares how he feels to be labeled as an absent fatherHernandez shared various videos and photos of his children accompanying him for his training in the fields of Club Deportivo Guadalajara.

Kate Garraway has finally received a response from her local council after her desperate pleas about receiving "unsettling post" post for her late husband Derek Draper.The Good Morning Britain host, 56, took to social media earlier yesterday (Tuesday, 16 April) to address her local Haringey Council in London. She revealed on X, formerly known as Twitter, that she had been trying to contact the council regarding her late husband Derek. She shared that she had been on hold for nearly 50 minutes while trying to get in touch after receiving "unsettling post making demands" which Derek, who sadly passed away at the age of 56 in January, "obviously" can't respond to.

Kamasi Washington has announced a 2024 UK, Ireland and European headline tour – find all the details below.The LA jazz multi-instrumentalist will hit the road in Europe this autumn in support of his new studio album ‘Fearless Movement’, which is due for release on May 3 via Young (pre-order here).Kicking off in Rome on October 3, that leg also includes stop-offs in Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Porto, Bordeaux and Paris in the first half of the month.From there, Washington will head to the UK and Ireland for shows in Manchester, London, Cardiff, Gateshead, Leeds, Glasgow and Dublin.An additional run of European gigs is scheduled to take place between October 28 and November 17, including stops in Brussels, Warsaw, Krakow, Amsterdam, Berlin and Oslo.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (April 19) – you’ll be able to buy yours here (UK and Ireland) and here (Europe). Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same time tomorrow (Thursday, April 18) by pre-ordering ‘Fearless Movement’ here before 6pm BST today (17).You can see the full list of shows in the announcement post below.Europe, coming your way soon! Pre-order my album “Fearless Movement” from my web store before 6pm on Wednesday April 17th to receive pre-sale access to my Europe tour! Pre-sale opens at 10am (local times) on Thursday April 18th.

The 1975’s “carbon-removed” shows at the venue.The run of four shows in February this year have been billed as the world’s first such green-conscious large-scale concerts.AEG Europe, which owns the venue, worked with carbon removal experts CUR8 and sustainable event specialists A Greener Future on the shows, using a portfolio of scientifically viable carbon removal methods, including rock weathering and biochar.A total of 545.9 tonnes of residual carbon were extracted and removed during the shows, the equivalent of the average yearly electricity usage of 395 homes.

Courtney Love has said that Lana Del Rey “should really take seven years off” after previously calling her a genius.Speaking to The Standard in an interview recently the Hole singer to promote her new BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds series called Courtney Love’s Women, Love spoke about the ‘Born To Die’ singer as well as Taylor Swift and Madonna.Despite having previously said that her late husband Kurt Cobain and Del Rey were the only “true musical geniuses” she’s ever known, the Hole frontwoman has now said that she has also grown tired of recent Coachella 2024 headliner – saying she stopped liking the singer-songwriter in December last year.“I haven’t liked Lana since she covered a John Denver song, and I think she should really take seven years off,” said Love. “Up until ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ I thought she was great.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent In a big move to plant their flag internationally, leading Hollywood talent agency CAA has appointed Alex McGuire to oversee the firm’s sports media representation efforts throughout the U.K. and Europe.

Alex Ritman Jessie Buckley has lent her voice to “Three Hares,” the hand-drawn animated short film from BAFTA-winning filmmaker Paloma Baez (“The House,” “Poles Apart”). The ecologically-focused film — which has now completed production — was directed and adapted by Baeza from an original story by Hanya Yanagihara, the author of “The People in the Trees,” “A Little Life,” “To Paradise,” and editor-in-chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine.

Idris Elba and Kid Cudi are stepping out for the premiere of their new show!

EXCLUSIVE: Industry and Rye Lane star David Jonsson is writing his first television drama series.

EXCLUSIVE: The Arab Film Club, a popular monthly film club on Arab cinema based in London, is expanding. 

Georgia Harrison has been left devastated by the news that her friend and TikTok star, 22-year-old Louie Mills, suffered a stroke that has left him currently paralysed. The Love Island star made a video sobbing, following the revelation that the social media star had spent three weeks at King's Hospital in London, after having a stroke in his spine. Louie, who boasts 3 million followers on TikTok, will need a year of rehab to try and recover.

Ted Lasso and Game of Thrones, was minding her business in a beautiful one-shouldered lavender beaded gown at the Olivier Awards in London on April 14, posing confidently and electing not to stick her leg out of the dress's side slit. Because, like, it's her choice how much to reveal, and she will show leg if she wants to, .However, in a video captured by a fan and posted to Twitter, a photographer at the event apparently asked her to “show me leg,” prompting this perfectly British take-down: “Oh my god.

As Baby Reindeer continues to grip audiences on Netflix by telling the story of mild-mannered Donny, who finds his life turned upside down after giving a free cup of tea to Martha, a customer at the pub where he works. Over the course of seven episodes, the series follows Donny’s life as he tries to combat an unwanted campaign of harassment and stalking from Martha, who refuses to leave him alone.

Foals‘ Yannis Philippakis has shared the first taster of his long-awaited project with late Fela Kuti legend Tony Allen – as well as launching new collaborative project Yannis & The Yaw. Check out the single ‘Walk Through Fire’ below, and watch our interview with the frontman above.Philippakis has been teasing the project for some years, first revealing news of sessions with the drummer to NME back in 2017.

Amanda Holden has compared a new Britain's Got Talent singer to a global superstar, as the brand new series sets a record for golden buzzer acts, who are fast-tracked straight to the live finals.

The UK's most expensive streets to live on with the highest house prices and rent costs have been revealed, with Buckingham Gate in central London topping the list. According to Rightmove, properties on this Westminster street near Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament are selling for an average price of a staggering £9.6 million.

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Amanda Holden has compared a new Britain's Got Talent contestant to an international music sensation, as the show sets a record for the most golden buzzer acts in its history.The BGT judges were completely blown away by this year's talent, resulting in a record-breaking number of acts going straight through to the live finals. Previously, the Britain's Got Talent judges were allowed to give five golden buzzers - one for each judge and one for the dynamic duo Ant and Dec.

Henry Cavill suits up in blue while attending the premiere of his new movie The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare held at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Monday evening (April 15) in New York City.

Iran is "within minutes" of developing a nuclear capability and "mad enough to use it", the Government has been warned.

Johnny Depp is back on the red carpet.