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There is disappointing news for Here Comes Honey Boo Boo fans this morning as it was revealed last night that Mama June and Sugar Bear have gone their separate ways. 

The couple, whose family rose to fame through Honey Boo Boo’s appearances on Todders and Tiaras, had an on-air commitment ceremony last summer, but it seems things have taken a turn for the worse. 

According to E! News, Honey Boo Boo’s mum stopped wearing her wedding ring after she discovered her husband was checking out online dating sites – poor Mama June!

The matriarch released a statement about the split, saying: “Sugar Bear and I have decided to take some time apart to figure out some things in our relationship. We are taking things dad by day but regardless of what happens, the girls will always be our number one priority. We want to thank y’all for your support.”

Mama June and Sugar Bear have four daughter; Alana (Honey Boo Boo), Lauryn (Pumpkin), Jessica (Chubbs) and Anna (Chickadee). 

Break-ups are hard on families so we really wish these two the best!

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We know how much Kim and Kanye yearn to be style icons – remember how worked up Kanye got about his leather leggings being turned down by Fendi?

“You don't realise, I am so frustrated. I am so frustrated. I am so—I've got so much I want to give. I've got ideas on color palettes. I've got ideas on silhouettes. And I've got a million people telling me why I can't do it. You know, that I'm not a real designer.”

Well, we’re sure he’ll be happy to see his and his wife’s face on an Ashish jumper at London Fashion Week! Poor Kim isn’t looking her best though, and Kanye’s face is a bit all over the place too… Be careful what you wish for Kanye!

 

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As if you ever need to justify a shopping trip, the dark nights and cold weather are certainly up there with the top excuses. But before you traipse into the shops, armed with your wallet and comfy shoes you might want to write a list of what you actually need – if you’re anything like us, you will going in looking for a pair of socks and come out with anything but socks.

Here are the essentials to take you right through to the spring and beyond:

1. An umbrella
An absolute essential when you live in Ireland! Skip the plain looking cheap ones and go for one with a bit of a personality. We absolutely love this one from Dunnes Stores – admit it we all love dancing in the rain!

2. A scarf
Not only does it keep you warm, it jazzes up a plain black dress and gives your winter wardrobe a much-needed colour boost. This one from H&M stylishly uses pretty autumn colours.

3. Furry headband
Even if you’re not hitting the slopes this year, a faux fur headband is definitely one for your winter wardrobe. This gorgeous black one from Oasis will keep your ears snugly without giving you hat hair – impressive.

4. Fedora hat
We admit this won’t be much good when it is blowing a gale outside but how pretty would it look with a cape, skinny and knee high boots. There is no doubt about it, this navy blue one from Topshop will have you strutting the streets like Kendall Jenner.

 

5. Leather gloves
Right, so our budget won’t stretch to full leather gloves but these black ones with a trim from River Island will do just fine. How sophisticated will we look catching the bus to college!

 

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Our new daily Fashion TV show 'The Style Show' delivers your daily dose of fabulous fashion! In today's segment, "Style Scout" reporter Ciara O' Doherty checks out the new Autumn Winter occasion wear collection from Debenhams . Watch the video above to get all the gossip from the designer himself!

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Well, we didn’t see this one coming!

It seems Jada Pinkett Smith may be taking over from Matthew McConaughey in Magic Mike XXL!

It’s being reported that she will be playing the strip club owner – a role originally written for a man, so she must have been pretty impressive in the auditions to convince them to change the gender of the character!

We gotta say, a female strip club owner could really bring a bit of spice to the film!

Jada has played a nightclub owner in the TV series Gotham, so perhaps they saw her on that and thought she would be perfect for the part.

Either way, go Jada!

 

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Being single can be a lot of fun, once you embrace it and stop being such a miserable fool. You’re young, you’re free, you have nothing stopping you being totally wild. Which type of single person are you?

1. The Single Still Mourning Their Last Relationship
Your last relationship was a doozy: a tale of passion, love, and resentment. You might feel like you need a few years to tend to your depleted emotional wells after that break-up. You’d rather talk about your last relationship to your (very patient) friends. Don’t worry — we’ve all been there.

2. The Single Who Is Painfully Aware of Being Single
You see yourself as being single above everything: in your mind, it’s your defining characteristic. Maybe you start to avoid the topic of dating altogether. You start to feel like the prospect of dating is hopeless — and it will be, unless you turn your attitude around, and start seeing yourself as a person, not just a single person.

3. The Single Who Is Eternally Single (And Content With It)
Work life? Check. Friends? Check. Cool hobbies, interests, clothes, apartment? Check, check, check, check. You seem to have everything in your life, except, for some reason, a relationship. But you don't care – why should you? Your life is amazing!

4. The Newly Single Person Who Doesn’t Really Mind Being Single
Ah, single again. Well, no big deal, you know the routine.  It’s sort of nice to be on your own for a while! To have quiet nights in by yourself, and wild nights out with your friends.  You totally appreciate the positive side to being single, which is good, because you’re usually not single for long.

5. The Single Person Who Loves The Thrill 
Single? Of course you’re single. You wouldn’t dream of  being tied to just one person, not when dating is this exciting! The thrill of the chase, the butterflies, the flirting: you are good at the dating game, and you know it. Maybe someday you’ll settle down, but not while you’re having so much fun.

6. The Single Headhunter
There is an opening in your life, and you’re looking to fill the position of Significant Other ASAP. You take a serious, almost business-like approach to finding a partner. You date consistently, and use any method available to you to find dates, which is usually just Tinder… basically you’re just a Tinder fiend!

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7. The Single Who’s Not Really That Single
Yeah, technically you’re not dating someone, and your Facebook status might proudly say “Single.” But secretly, you’re completely wrapped up in someone else, and you’re not really interested in playing the field.

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Going for a bikini wax can be painful – and not just when they’re pulling the hair from their follicles. The whole lead up can lead to us lying in bed at night worrying about things, such as:

  • Will she be repulsed by how hairy I am, maybe I should trim it first?
  • Ohmigod! I’ve booked a wax for the week of my period – should I cancel?
  • Will I have to take off my knickers?
  • Should I make conversation when I’m sitting there with no trousers on – or is that weird?

Well, ladies, we’ve done the research to ease your worried minds. Expert beauty therapist Aisling O’Farrell told us everything you need to know, beginning with the age old ‘should I trim before a wax’ question:

“Definitely don't trim before a wax! Unless you haven't gone near the hair for a year or something, there is no need to trim. The worst thing you can do is arrive with hair that is too short! It makes it more irritating and painful for you and harder for the therapist.”

Noted. Put that trimmers down ladies, you heard her! As for getting a bikini wax when you’ve got your period, it’s not ideal as you are more sensitive, so it will be more painful. And while most therapists don’t have a problem doing it once you’re clean and have a correctly inserted tampon, Aisling let us in on one possible nightmare scenario:

“There's always the chance that the string can accidentally get caught in the wax and be pulled out so it's a little risky!”

Holy Divine mother of Jesus. We’re not sure we would ever recover from the something like that! We’ll be leaving the waxes around that time of the month for now – holiday or no holiday!

As for making conversation, Aisling is a firm believer in a little less conversation, a little more action please: “The client should usually just try sit back and relax, too much chat might delay the therapist as she doesn't want to seem rude or unresponsive which just then prolongs the experience. Therapists always get asked by clients if they look 'normal' down there which is crazy because firstly,  there is no normal but secondly, all the therapist is interested in is your hair, nothing else!”

Phew, that is good to know! And as for whether or not you have to sit there with no knickers on – that's only if you're getting a Brazilian. You can wear your own underwear for a normal wax, and most places give you disposable undies for the others.

It’s all such a lot of work though, isn’t it? If you’re cursing the man in your life because he doesn’t have to put himself through such a thing, perhaps this video of men getting their bikini line done will make you feel better. At the very least, it’ll make you smile!

 

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Reese Witherspoon shared the best Throwback photo on her Instagram yesterday of herself, ex-husband Ryan Philippe, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

The shot is from 1999 movie, Cruel Intentions and Reese captioned the image: “Ahh the 90’s… #CruelIntentions #TBT.”

Reese and Ryan were married in 1999, two years after meeting at Reese's 21st birthday party but were divorced in 2007. They have two children together, Ava and Deacon.

Reese is now married to Jim Toth with whom she has one child, Tennessee.

It’s good to see that Reese and Ryan are still on good terms though – we just wish the ‘90s dream couple could have worked!

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Kaley Cuoco has finally spoken out about the nude snaps of her that emerged during the hacking scandal last month.

The Big Bang Theory actress appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live when she explained the situation saying she had to send an email around to her family telling them what was happening.

Hilariously, the actress also admitted that she has Google alerts for herself – oh Kaley, we love it!

She didn’t lie though saying it was a “really bad situation” but Kaley being well, Kaley, she makes a joke of with an Instagram photo. 

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If having the need for a beard comb isn’t hipster enough, then check out this beard comb made of vinyl records!

The Grably Combs are made by an Estonia based company called Upstairs Shop, and you can buy one for a tenner here. Apparently it’s better than a regular comb because it is “designed with longer thicker teeth and increased spacing between them.

“The No.15 allows you to tackle your long, thick, curly beard with ease.”

A long beard, we are ok with. But a long, thick, CURLY beard? Well, that image has just put us off our lunch.

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We would not like to be Brian Lederman today – or any day really. He is a respectable looking middle aged man who works in Investment Management, but none of that matters, because now all anyone knows about him is that when Laura Ramadei, a bartender, asked him if we wanted anything else, he put his hand on her bum and said: “You, to go”.

Yuk – we’re sure you’ll agree. Laura wasn’t having any of it though, and posted an open letter to the man, where she names and shames him, and it has now gone viral.

Check out the letter below – fair play to Laura for calling him out. There are plenty of men who could learn from his mistake!

"Dear Brian,

You came into the restaurant where I work and ordered a Stoli on the rocks. When I asked you and your companion if you'd be eating, or needing anything else from me, you put your hand – ever so gently – ON MY ASS and asked if you could take me "to go". When I immediately stepped away and said "Sorry, what?" you probably gathered that I was and am not receptive of such advances from customers. We were in a family-friendly restaurant, around 6:30pm, and I was wearing a loose-fitting, long sleeve shirt, jeans, and no makeup…so I'm not sure where the confusion arose as to what kind of service you were being provided. You left soon after, leaving a signed credit card slip and a two dollar tip (see picture included!). Your name is Brian Lederman. I found you, instantly, via a quick Google search online. I looked at your face on Linked In, the World's Largest Professional Network. You work at Swiss Performance Management and Truehand AG, in Investment Management. Of course you do.

I work as a bartender, and have for more than five years now. I graduated NYU with honors, and have at some point held down every conceivable part time type job including but not limited to food service, administration, and even temp work at firms such as yours. So far, bartending allows me the most flexibility to pursue my artistic career, while comfortably covering my basic living expenses, including my outrageously high student loan payments. I have a good job that I'm grateful for. The environment is low key, I have incredibly supportive coworkers and managers, and – in general – the clientele is nice.

But I still hate being a bartender. Over the years my knowledge and skill set have expanded, but I seem to be getting worse at tolerating the "service" part. I deal with incredible amounts of entitlement, condescension, and drunk nonsense. And at a bar, it is impossible to ignore the fact that misogyny is alive and well. I can't tell you how many times people have treated me horribly and I've memorized or photographed the names from their credit cards, fantasizing about internet revenge. But every time I've been tempted in the past (even after verbal attacks, physical affronts, or sexual harassment) I've stopped myself and let it go.

So congratulations, Brian! You've done it! You broke this tired ass camel's back. And though this is obviously a public shaming, I truly don't mean this as an attack. Maybe – just maybe – via the intimately connected internet world, my post will reach you, and you'll learn something about how hurtful and upsetting a small comment or gesture might be. Or at the very least, maybe a Facebook passerby will read this and more deeply consider how they treat women, how they treat servers, and/or how they treat other people in general. And thank you. Without your inspiration I wouldn't be quitting my job today, and endeavoring a better chapter of my life.

Love,
Laura

p.s. Everyone else – please be kind to your server. If your drink took a while, it might just be because your bartender was rage crying about misogyny in the bathroom. Also because if you're not nice to her, she just might memorize the name from your credit card, find you online, hunt you down, and pee in your bed while you're sleeping.

p.p.s. I'm looking for work to sustain me until all of my acting dreams come true! Something that requires only 30ish flexible hours a week and that covers NYC rent and NYU student loan payments. Open to all ideas and input."

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It’s bad news for ladies everywhere as Chris Pine has reunited with his ex-girlfriend, Zoe Kravitz.

Although the couple have never actually officially confirmed they are together, but are said to be have been an on-off couple since 2010.

Zoe’s long-term relationship with Penn Badgley (that’s Dan Humphrey to us) ended last year.

Zoe, who stars as Christina in Divergent, and the Star Trek actor were seen together at Coldplay’s concert in LA two nights ago – the same one Chris Martin’s rumoured girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence was at.

Now that’s a star studded event!

We must say, this lady has a very good taste in men as she also went out with out very own Michael Fassbender in 2011 – now that makes us green with envy!

 

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