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We all heard the thunder this morning, but if you live in west Cork you would have been treated to one hell of a lightning show.

These images are pretty incredible and frightening at the same time:

This shot taken by Pierce Higgins was uploaded to the Best Photos of Baltimore Ireland Facebook page with the caption “Just speechless. The world is ending”….

This one by Youen Jacob is a little less frightening but no less impressive

12-year-old Daniel Hegarty was braver than us when he took this shot…

 

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There are some things in life that truly shake us ladies to the core. Many are irrational, but that makes them no less scary.

1. Being A Cat Lady Forever

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Cats, cats everywhere…

2. Being An Ugly Bridesmaid

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Being a bridesmaid is a catch twenty two. On the one hand, you’re flattered that someone would ask you to be their right hand woman on the biggest and most important day of their lives. On the other hand, you’re terrified that you’ll have to spend a day being photographed in the ugliest dress known to mankind, whilst the bride stands beside you in an attempt to look even more beautiful.

3. Childbirth

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Oh god it’s so scary looking….agh!

4. Realising He’s Not The One

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We’ve all seen the fairy tales, read the books, attended the weddings. We know that true love actually does exist, apparently. We now just need to find it and not mess up along the way. Our greatest love related fear, is doing what they all do in films and marry the first man that comes our way, only to discover that he’s really not right for you.

5. Being The Ugly Duckling

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What if if we’re the ugly ducklings of the family or even worse, our friend group? What if, even though we’re aware that our family are good looking, we actually think that we ourselves, are better looking than we actually are. What if we’re totally rank? Better go and scrutinize every single picture ever taken, for definite evidence.

6. Kids

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Just kids in general. They’re loud and cry a lot. Then there’s the whole issue of having to give up a large portion of your life to care for them.

7. Waking Up With Wrinkles

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Ever since we’ve poked the lines on our Grandmothers face, we’ve been more than a little scared of wrinkling. Moisturise. It’s key in anti ageing, so they say. Yet, despite going to bed every night with a three inch layer of Astral on our faces, we can’t help but fear waking up with a perfectly ruled face.

8. Getting Grey Hairs

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Mention balding to any man and watch the colour drain from his face. Priceless. Watch them mention grey hairs to us and you’ll pretty much get the same reaction.

9. Being Stuck In A Dead End Job Forever

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We’ve all had to work crappy jobs at one stage or another. Bad money, customers you want to slap. It’s on the worst days that you being to ponder if this is all there is. What if you spend the rest of your life in this miserable, degrading job? Best not to think about that.

10. Our Metabolism Slowing Down Drastically

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Now, that’s not to say that we’re completely oblivious to the effects of eating one too many Snackboxes. It’s just that after reading one too many ‘articles’ on ‘celebrities’ and their daily struggles with weight gain, that we start to wonder when we’ll have to live on a diet of baby food and fear. It’s coming…

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SHEmazing! TV is here to deliver your round-up of all the Showbiz News.

Today’s highlights include:

  • One D’s Louis has some very bad news
  • Jason Biggs apologises for his nasty tweets
  • Find out which Love Hate star is set to release a comedy novel
  • Is Simon Cowell gay?
  • Jennifer Aniston spills the beans on her love life

Emma Power reports.

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They say the best things come in small packages, and this is true even for rooms. They’re cosy, aren’t they? However, if you want to make it LOOK as if the package isn’t quite so small (even if it IS great) then here are some tips on how to make a small room look bigger:

Curtains
Get curtains that are the same colour as the wall – it creates the illusion of there being more wall space. And who doesn’t want more wall space?

Sofas and armchairs
Go for sofas and armchairs that are raised on legs to create the illusion of space and light.

Colous
Go for light and neutral colours. Dark colours will make the room seem more closed in.

Don’t fill up every nook and cranny
Stuffing every shelf with loads of stuff because your down and in a strange space, will make your room look like it’s too small to hold everything. The solution? De-clutter, de-clutter, de-clutter.

Furniture that bends and folds
Go for a table that can be made bigger and smaller, or furniture that can be folded up and rolled away. This way when you don’t need it, it won’t be taking up space.

From the ceiling to the floor
If you can, install a bookshelf that goes from the ceiling to the floor is good for making your room look as if it has a really high ceiling.

Mirrors
The magic trick to making any space look bigger.  

Image via Pinterest

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It sounds like Pamela Anderson and Rick Solomon may be putting their differences behind them after they were spotted kissing in Malibu the other day.

It was announced last week that the couple were planning on getting divorced, their second time doing so, but it looks as if they may be giving it another go!

Hopefully the couple can make it work this time – they are super cute together. 

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We didn’t know what producers of the new Paddington Bear film were going to do when Colin Firth dropped out – but they’ve been saved by Ben Whishaw.

Who the hell is Ben Whishaw, you ask? Well, he’s the guy who played tech whizz Q in Skyfall.

Colin Firth decided to drop out of the film after it was agreed that his voice was too mature for the bear, so at just 33-years-old, Ben is a much better fit. Although, he wasn’t too keen on the idea to begin with:

“I resisted a little bit, because I had a bad experience doing this kind of work in the past and I thought I was no good at it. But I was persuaded to go, slightly grudgingly.”

He also wasn’t a big fan of Paddington Bear as a child, all he knew was that he wore a duffle coat and a hat, but he’s glad that his niece will get to enjoy one of his films: “I’m delighted that she’ll be able to see it and it’ll be my voice. She’ll know it’s Uncle Ben.”

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It sounds as if Cheryl may need a few words with her new husband’s friend, Curtis Jones.

The trainer said in a recent recorded interview: “Don’t get mad at me, but your baby momma is hot.”

The comment has since sparked even more speculation that The X Factor star is pregnant with her first child.

Hmm, while it may just have been an innocent phrase, it could also be true that Cheryl is in fact pregnant.

Her former bandmate, Nadine, also started rumours about Cheryl pregnancy when she tweeted the star: “Aww @CherylOfficial you must be having an amazing time. I am so happy for you! Good luck with everything. Come join the baby club. Best ever.”

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We already knew how multi-talented Cara is – from modelling to acting, the girl knows no bounds. And it seems that she can now add lip-syncing to her list, thanks to Love magazine.

The magazine released some video footage of their new issue, which shows the model lying on top of a lot of flying saucer sweets, whilst lip-syncing J-Lo and LL Cool J’s hit Control Myself.

While it’s a little strange, we reckon the 21-year-old model had great fun filming this.

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Trying to keep healthy is not easy, especially with all of the temptations out there. But thankfully, there are few snacking hacks that will make life a little easier when it comes to healthy eating.

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Studies have shown that mid-morning snackers tend to snack more throughout the day than afternoon snackers, which is not much help to weight loss efforts. So it’s probably best to fill up on a big breakfast, instead of snacking our way till lunch.

Colour code your snacks
Sounds strange but it actually works. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University tested students with a bowl of uniform yellow chips, while another group had their regular snack layered with differently coloured chips. Students who had their snacks colour coded ate 50 % less, than those with a uniform bowl.

Muscle foods
High protein snacks are the perfect snack when it comes to weight loss. Why? It’s all about burning those calories! Apparently it takes more energy to burn protein snacks, than it does with carbs and fats, and as a result of this you will feel fuller for longer.

Smaller bowls
Simple but effective. Having a smaller bowl can make all the difference when it comes to munching on our snacks.

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When we see all those famous faces looking effortlessly flawless on the red carpet and wonder why we can never seem to pull it off quite as well, we always comfort ourselves with the idea that we too would look picture perfect if we had a big make-up team to sort us out.

Well, Jennifer Lopez has gone and put us to shame. The singer posted a no make-up selfie (which her adorable son Max photobombed!) and we can’t believe how perfect she looks without her slap.

She captioned the photo: “Photobomb by my favorite boy!! #mamalove #foreverlove #breakfastoutside #perfectday”

Jealous? Us? Never. 

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Our hearts really went out to Shane Filan when Garth Brooks decided to cancel his Irish shows, meaning Shane wouldn’t get to support him. He was just so excited about the concerts, his big break just swept away! How could he do that to our favourite Sligo man?

Well, Shane must be really down in the dumps this week, as it’s been revealed that he’s had to agree to sell his Sligo mansion at almost €200,000 below the asking price.

Granted, he’s still getting €800,000 for his lovely abode, but considering he was offered €10 million for it back in the boom, and it cost him €3 million to build, that’s gotta hurt.

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There are plenty of viral proposals out there, but YouTuber Jehan Ratnatunga’s is definitely our favourite by far.

Jehan wanted to propose to his girlfriend Vish in the most magical way possible. So what better way, than by wearing a Mickey Mouse costume whilst dancing to some of her favourite tunes.

Jehan showed off his moves to Beyoncé and even some Bollywood tunes, before he finally popped the question to Vish.

Of course Vish said yes. But what we want to know is how are they going to top their big day after this?

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