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Remember when Kelly Osbourne got a tattoo on her head? Well, there was a pretty good reason behind it, apparently. 

Kelly has a big announcement to make, and by the looks of it, she’s been planning it for a while!

The TV star has not yet revealed the big news, but it seems to have something to do with a new project called Stories… By Kelly Osbourne.

Kelly has been uploading lots of teasers for the announcement, the tattoo being one of them. 

Her most recent clue was a drawing on the project’s official Instagram page with the caption: “Something to write home about… #storiesbyKO Have you guessed yet?!? XO Kelly.”

Check out the project's Instagram page and see if you can work out what she's been hiding from us! 

We are dying to know what her secret is, could it be a book Alexa Chung style but with Kelly’s edgy, humorous side?!

We’ll just have to wait and find out! 

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Finally the dreams we had as five-year-olds (and stopped having as nine-year-olds) can come true.

Mattel, the company that owns Barbie, are working with Forever 21 and other brands to release a line of clothing modelled on Barbie’s clothes.

The clothes will focus on the fashions that Barbie wore in different eras, from the classic 1950s and ‘60s to the oh-so-popular ‘90s fashions.

The new Barbie products will range from pyjamas to day wear to cosmetics. You’ll be able to buy denim, swim suits and sunglasses, and even a life-size replica of the ‘80s Malibu Barbie look.

The collections will be released in the States in September, with no word yet of an Irish release date.

This is all part of Mattel’s plan to reinvent Barbie’s image for the 21st century, with a Karl Lagerfeld designed doll announced last month.

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Surely we weren’t the only ones who used to flick through the Argos catalogue when we were kids, pointing out all the things we’d buy for our house when we grew up? A pink toaster, a bean bag, a hedge trimmers – wait, no! Not unless you could get them in pink, anyhow.

Well, not much has changed, because we still love imagining all the things we’d buy for our house if we had the money, or space. Here are some of our favourites!

We'd make every hipster in town green with envy when they saw our VW toaster.

And we wouldn't be able to make a pot pf tea without being overwhelmed from the cuteness of this kettle! 

Obviously, we'd have a ridiculously pretty, and totally impractical tea set for visitors.  

And a transparent washing machine, to show off all our fancy knickers. 

Clearly, we'd need a MASSIVE couch for all our friends. 

But if there was no room left on the couch, we'd just while away the hours with a good book on the loo. 

A walk-in wardrobe was always top of the list too. 

And an awesome indoor swimming pool – a girl can dream, eh? 

Images via Pinterest

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LEGO was already basically the best thing ever (and completely ok for grownups, it doesn’t matter that the box says ages 8-14, that’s just a suggestion) but it just got even better.

Japanese artist and designer Akihiro Mizuuchi has developed a way of making functional LEGO bricks out of chocolate, so that you build and eat at the same time.

The chocolate is a bit harder and more robust than normal so that it doesn’t break or melt during building, but it still edible.

It was made my pouring chocolate into tiny silicone moulds, which are easy to pop out without damaging the shape. He managed to make dark, milk and white chocolate bricks, and the detail is pretty impressive.

There’s no word on whether LEGO are looking into making this an actual product but we can only hope. And email them twice a day.

 

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Former Miss Ireland Rosanna Davison has been married for a couple of months now, so clearly she’s the go-to person for comments on how to have a successful relationship that will last through the years.

Apparently, the reason herself and Wesley Quirke get on so well is because she picks up all his dirty socks, but she doesn’t dare nag him to pick them up himself:

“I’m more of a clean freak and I’m always cleaning up after Wesley and our two little dogs, who have days when they’re hell bent on destruction. But the one thing I never do is nag him to clean up. Men hate to be nagged.”

They sure do, Rosanna, especially when they’re busy chilling out in their man cave as you pick up all the wet towels they left on the bathroom floor:

“He still leaves wet towels on the floor. I also tend to pick up a lot of socks from around the bedroom. But I’m sure I have my annoying habits.

“Wes has a man cave which I don’t venture into that often. It’s dark and it smells of pizza, beer and feet.”

We can only imagine how many smelly socks he has piled in the corner of his man cave to create such a stench, so we can’t blame Rosanna for steering clear – anyway, she’s too busy in the kitchen making his dinner:

“I do a lot of cooking for him. I make things like healthy granola bars, sweet potato wedges… The house often smells like baking.”

Well, it looks like Wesley Quirke has things nicely set up for himself. And let us never forget his lovely tweet the day they set off on their honeymoon:

“Honeymoon suite #Seychelles #presidentalsuite #lapreslin #huge #jacuzzi #lifestyle #pools #suite #5star #LetTheRidingBegin.”

Ah yes, “LetTheRidingBegin”. A true gent!

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There is a saying that they way you start your relationship is the way it will end. It means that if your boyfriend cheated on their last girlfriend with you, they will cheat on you with the next girl.

A research team in Alabama have done a series of studies into whether cheaters change, and the results are not good.

Relationships that started when one person is “stolen” from their current partner tend to be rotten from the start.

The researchers examined all different age groups, and found that “individuals who were poached by their current romantic partners were less committed, less satisfied, and less invested in their relationships”.

They also found that people who cheated their way into their current relationship “tend to be socially passive, not particularly nice to others, careless and irresponsible, and narcissistic.”

“They also tend to desire and engage in sexual behaviour outside of the confines of committed relationships.”

The basic lesson is that people don’t change. If a guy cheats on his girlfriend to be with you, it’s not because you’re so amazing he couldn’t stop himself – it’s because he’s a cheater. Don’t be surprised if karma comes knocking.

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If nothing gives you more pleasure during the day than sipping on a flavoursome cup of coffee, well then we have some good news.

Coffee – in moderation of course – actually has some health benefits, although we have never really associated caffeine with being healthy so we’re a little sceptical here.

Well, this is all according to BuzzFeed who has created a awesome video that means we can drink more coffee! Well, if they say we can we’re taking it for proof.

So drink up, ladies!

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Most of us Irish ladies have been blessed with a gorgeous naturally pale skin tone. Unfortunately, many people feel the need to cover it up with fake tan thinking they need to be the same colour as their darker counterparts.

But it’s time to stop covering up and embrace your paleness – here’s why:

It’s who you are
Ladies, it’s time to stop thinking you need to look a certain way. Being pale is who you are so embrace it. If you don’t love you for you, how will anyone else?

Fake tan can go wrong
Yes fake tan is great for when you want to wear a particular colour item of clothing that simply won’t go with pale skin, but it can go wrong. Seriously wrong.

We are all different
Nobody is the same and that is what makes this world a beautiful place. If we all looked like each other it would make for a pretty boring place.

Looking for inspiration? Think of Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud – now that is a girl who embraced her paleness. 

 

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They say a change is as good as a rest. But you know what it’s not as good as? A decent haircut.

Girls creator Lena Dunham posted a photo to her Instagram account sporting a blonde bowl cut, with the caption: "change is good". And as much as we love her, we can’t help but think that she’s made a terrible, terrible mistake with this one.

Lena must not have realised that there is only a tiny number of people in the world who can pull off a bowl haircut. However, many have tried, and failed, such as Kelly Osbourne:

Or Miley Cyrus.

Or Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber.

Few can pull it off as well as Rihanna.

Or Agyness Deyn.

Still, if Lena’s happy, then that’s all that matters. We’re just scarred over the bowl cut our mother gave us when we were four. We wouldn’t wish that horror on our worst enemy!

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Kimberly Wyatt and Max Rogers were on their honeymoon in New York last April when they discovered they were going to be parents for the first time!

The former Pussycat Doll and current Got To Dance judge is VERY excited, and she’s planning on raising the baby in England, even though she’s American herself:

“I love the life Max and I have built here. England is home for me now.

“And there is nothing cuter than having a baby growing up with a British accent.”

Well, that’s as good a reason as any really, isn’t it?

Kimberly says that keeping her pregnancy under wraps was a bit of a struggle at times, especially when she had to do a naked photo shoot for a fitness campaign! How on earth she managed this, we’ll never know, but it must have been in the early stages as she doesn’t think she’d get away with it anymore: “I feel like in the last day or two I have literally gone ‘pop’.”

The singer is still best friends with her former band mate Ashley Roberts and says that she was delighted when she heard the news:

“When I told her, it was so emotional – she was thrilled for us, which was lovely.”

Oh – and guess what? It’s a girl!

“We went for the second scan, at 20 weeks, and they said, ‘You’re going to have a daughter’.

“And then when I felt her kick, it really connected with me – I’m just delighted.”

 

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Ok – we’re coming clean. We have, on occasion, stepped out without sun cream. But never again!

Watch as these people look into the camera while an ultra-violet light shines on their faces, showing the not-yet-visible effects the sun is having on their skin.

Now, where did we leave that factor 50?

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