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Courteney Cox paid a visit to our little island as she and her fiancé Johnny McDaid have reportedly been looking for a wedding venue!

The star jetted in to Derry Airport and posed for photos with airport staff before going to visit her soon-to-be in laws.

We would LOVE for them to get married here, and it makes sense seen as Johnny is Irish. We REALLY hope all the cast of Friends are invited, not that we’d get to meet any of them, but we could have some fun trying!

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Relationships are never easy and from time to time we can fall out with our partners. While confrontation is unavoidable, here are some things you can avoid when entering a new relationship:

Criticising your partner
There’s a key difference from airing an occasional grievance to constantly criticising him. It’s not fair and will only drive a wedge between you both.

Avoiding confrontation
We all like to bury our heads in the sand, but avoiding confrontation will only make things worse in the long run.

Not paying attention
It can be easy to get wrapped up with work and other things, that we can sometimes forget to make time for our loved ones. Try to plan a fun night with your partner to catch up, it will make all the difference.

Keeping score
Some healthy competition is fine, but keeping score on each other, especially when it comes to your confrontations, will not help. Instead of trying to prove whose right or wrong, try to collaborate on what caused the disagreement in the first place.

Lashing out
We’ve all had bad days but try not to take it out on your partner. Instead – try to explain what caused you to be so upset. More communication will bring you closer, while lashing out will set you apart.

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Robyn Lawley really needs to stop making fans angry by posting selfies to Instagram. Did she not learn after the backlash she received when she posted this post work out shot?

In her latest selfie she decided to pose in a bikini from her swimwear collection, captioning the shot: “New sexier cuts coming to #robynlawleyswimwear that still offer the same support #retouchandmakeupfree #ineedatan”

Praise for the model’s decision to share her un-photoshopped body was quickly overshadowed by the outrage from people who couldn’t get over that she was a plus size model, because she doesn’t look very plus size at all.

One person wrote: “Plus size?? Are you freakin kidding me??!! If this is plus size, then everyone I know is morbidly obese. Wow," one user wrote, while another said, "the fact that this is plus sized makes me sick. she is flipping gorgeous, long and lean!”

Another told her to get real: “"You are not plus sized. You are a regular sized individual. No more, no less. It is an insult to people with real weight issues that you title yourself with this. #getreal.”

We have to agree that Robyn doesn’t look very plus sized, but we suppose when the average model in the fashion industry is a size 6, anything bigger is categorised as plus size. Hopefully models like Robyn will be able to change this!

 

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Surely by now Britney Spears has enough money to just lay back and enjoy herself? But as she says herself, you gotta work, b*tch.

The singer revealed yesterday that she is releasing a line of intimate apparel for her fans. The line will include lingerie sets, vintage style bustiers, kimonos, and loungewear and will be released in conjunction with Change Lingerie. Apparently the products will have a very feminine look, with crochet edges, satin ribbons and lace trim used throughout.

She shared the news on Twitter with a promotional photo which showed her wearing some of the lingerie, saying: “Coming very soon… The Intimate Collection, by yours truly. Just a peek at what's to come. Xo”

She also said in a statement: “"Every woman should feel confident and beautiful in everything she puts on. My vision for The Intimate Britney Spears is to create pieces that are sexy, luxurious, and comfortable at the same time. I am excited to introduce this collection because I feel that we accomplished exactly that.”

Her collection will be released in Europe on September 26th – we can’t wait!

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Trends come and go so fast that you can be left feeling a little dizzy as one fad is replaced by another before you can even get on board with it. And it looks like this has happened to the nail art trend as the hand art trend becomes more In-Vogue!

In fact, it is Vogue that sees hand art becoming the top beauty trend to go for this season after  numerous celebrities and catwalk models were spotted with over exaggerated nail and hand art.

Vogue may be on the right track as singer Lorde was spotted with her fingertips covered in paint at the Grammys and Thom Browne’s models were spotted with a similar dramatic style during New York Fashion Week.

Model Jourdan Dunn has even gotten on board after she posted a hand art snap on her Instagram account with the caption: “Talk to the hands cause the face ain’t listening: today on set @maybelline”.

It does look pretty cool but no doubt will be gone before we’ve even taken out the painting supplies.

 

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Apparently alternative health bloggers have been telling people to swap shop bought sunscreen, for coconut oil and beeswax to avoid putting ‘toxic ingredients’ into their skin. They’ve also claimed that things like carrot seed oil and red raspberry seed oil, has a sun protecting SPF of 50. However, experts have slammed this as ‘absolute nonsense’.

Dr David Fenton warned: “We have no idea how safe these products are if they are produced in the kitchen sink.

“Obviously anyone who tries to mix their own sun protection is really putting themselves are risk.

“Anyone who relies on something like this is putting themselves at real risk of a melanoma.”

Well, you have been warned!

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We still can’t get over Naya Rivera’s shock marriage to her friend Ryan Dorsey.

But if you didn’t believe the gorgeous wedding pictures – Naya seems to have confirmed the news herself, when she switched her Twitter handle to Naya Rivera Dorsey.

But in even weirder turn of events, it's been revealed that Naya's big day took place on the same date of her original planned wedding to her ex Big Sean!

The nuptials which took place on July 19th, also fall on Dorsey’s birthday, so that could be the reason too.

The couple released a joint statement about their marriage nuptials this afternoon.

“We feel truly blessed to be joined as husband and wife. Our special day was fated and everything we could have ever asked for. True love always prevails”

Naya apparently kept her wedding a secret from some of her friends.

“Naya didn’t tell most of her friends that she was marrying Ryan Dorsey, let alone that she was dating him!' the insider claimed. The whole thing is a complete surprise.” 

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The kitchen is definitely the heart of the home. It's where we eat, chat, cook food, make incredible cakes (most of the time!) and spend a whole lot of time.

These five hacks will ensure your time spent in the kitchen is worthwhile:

Dinner for one 
Cooking for one can often mean that food goes to waste because, well, basically there just isn’t enough people to eat it. So, when it comes to freezing your sauces or leftovers, pop them into ice cube trays and put it in the freezer. This way, all you need to do is take out one or two 'dinner cubes' to use that night.

Chill wine
Pop some grapes in the freezer and use these as ice cubes in your wine – it keeps your drink cool without watering it down. Genius!

Wooden spoon
When you are boiling food, simply pop a wooden spoon across the pot to stop the water boiling over. It has to be wooden though as metal spoons don’t work for this.

Opening jars
Opening jars can be a nightmare especially when you don’t have a strong handsome man nearby… So, to open it, put on a rubber glove and voila!

Cleaning your fruit
If you really want to give your fruit a good clean, mix a little lemon juice with baking soda and water in a spray bottle, give it a good shake and spray on your apple. Clean in seconds.

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It’s been revealed that Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts, has split with her long-term partner of six years, Charlie Fennell.

The pair have always kept their relationship private but were occasionally pictured on nights out together.

A source revealed today that the separation began at the end of last year.

“Nicola and Charlie split at the tail end of last year. They just kind of grew apart – they had a great run but they both felt their relationship had come to an end.”

The source went on to say that Nicola is enjoying being single and isn’t keen to settle down just yet.

"She’s been back out partying loads and is really enjoying making new friends and being out at showbiz parties. She’s definitely still single, and she’s not looking to settle down quite so much so soon. Especially now she’s back in the studio working on new material – she’s really focusing on her career right now. She’s really happy at the moment and they have both moved on with their lives.”

We wish them the best, it’s never easy to end a relationship.

 

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Well Lana is full of surprises, especially when it comes to her personal life, as the Ride singer revealed a lot about her sex life in a candid interview for Complex magazine.

The topic of sex rose when Lana spoke about her song “F—King My Way Up To The Top”. The singer explained that it literally meant that she slept had with a lot of men in the music industry.

“….commentary, like, ‘I know what you think of me,’ and I’m alluding to that. You know, I have slept with a lot of guys in the industry but none of them helped me get my record deals. Which is annoying.”

Lana didn’t stop there as the singer went on to reveal that she prefers “physical love” when it comes to her relationships.

“I like a hands-on love. [Pauses] How can I say this without getting into too much trouble? I like a tangible, passionate love. For me if it isn’t physical, I’m not interested…Everything else is so hard; hopefully love is the one thing that is actually fun.”

Lana also opened up about her critics and said that she doesn’t really care about what they think about her.

“The good thing about catching so much grief from critics is that you literally do not f–king care. It put me in a mind frame where I expect things not to go right, because they generally don’t.”

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The Feminist Film Festival will take place in the New Theatre, 43 Essex Street in Templebar on August 30th and 31st.

The aim of the festival is to counteract the lack of women in film, aswell as their misrepresentation by providing a platform for short films that encompass, express, illustrate or open discourse around feminist principles and women’s experiences.

They’re looking for filmmakers to send a YouTube link of their short and 100-150 words about why it should be screened at the festival to info@feministfilmfestivaldublin.com. All shorts must be 5-15 minutes in length and the deadline is 5pm Wednesday July 30th.

All the proceeds from the festival go to Sasane, a non-profit charity organisation in Nepal run by and for victims of sex trafficking.

So, go on! Get filming!

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Zoe Saldana finally puts an end to all of those rumours and has confirmed, through her publicist that she’s expecting her first child.

Her rep says that Zoe and her husband Marco Perego will welcome their first child later this year.

Rumours started that the actress might be expecting, when she was spotted with what looked like a baby bump at the Guardians of the Galaxy.

The actress spoke previously of how she would love to have children with Marco.

"Or four or five! I don't care. They're just so delicious. I love the anxiety, the pressure of the loud room full of yapping kids. But I'm a kid myself. I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them. I get them. They make perfect sense to me. A child makes perfect sense to me. A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time."

Congratulations to the happy couple!

 

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