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Many of Millie Mackinstosh’s followers have been blasted after they mocked a photo she shared on Instagram yesterday.

The former Made In Chelsea star is currently soaking up the sun in Marrakech and posted a photo of herself sunbathing by a beautiful pool. Jealous, us? Most definitely!

However, it wasn’t the scenery that was picked up on by Millie’s followers, but blonde hairs that could be seen on her thigh reflecting the light. Sigh.

 

Wearing @mariannagswimwear #sausageselfie #harddayattheoffice

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Comments asking Millie why she had failed to shave the top of her legs and branding her ‘hairy’ bombarded the photo – much to Millie’s disappointment we’re sure.

Thankfully, the good eventually outweighed the bad and many more came forward blasting the haters for their hurtful comments and Millie herself even retweeted a comment that read: “It’s laughable that people feel the need to comment on @millsmackintosh’s Instagram about her ‘hairy legs’ what happened to female empowerment?”

We’re very happy that Millie has obviously not let those few comments bring her down and that many more showed their support.

If only they could see our legs, never mind Millie’s – they’d have heart attacks altogether! 

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Last night’s People’s Debate in Cork saw a very impassioned man speak about family values and why he doesn’t want marriage equality in Ireland.

However, he lost the run of himself somewhat and made a rather hilarious fail, claiming that Ireland doesn’t want to see ‘men and women gettin’ married’…

Somehow, we’re not so sure this is what he meant but it made for some excellent TV. Even Vincent Browne broke down in laughter, which means it must be VERY funny. 

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Kanye West appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday to give fans a preview of his new music video – and we have to admit it made us a little teary-eyed!

The video for the rapper's new song, Only One, shows him walking in the rain with his toddler daughter North West, and acting every bit the doting dad.

While we've seen plenty of photos of little Nori out and about in various outfits, it's rare to ever see her on film, and we have to admit she looks just as chilled out as her superstar daddy!

Speaking about how his life has changed since settling down, Kanye told Ellen, "I think I'm a better human being because of [Kim] and because of my daughter, and I have always someone to think about going home to."

Is someone chopping onions in here?!

Of course the big question for Kimye fans at the moment is whether or not we can expect a little brother or sister for North. Kanye's answer? "I just want whatever Kim wants."

We'll take that as a yes, then!

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NO MORE.org have released their advert for the Super Bowl and it shows the dark nature of domestic violence around the world.

Using a story that went viral last year in which a woman rang 911 pretending she was ordering a pizza, hearing the interaction is another thing to reading it.

The US organisation is there to listen to victims of domestic violence when it’s hard to talk and aims to put an end to domestic violence and sexual assault.

Such a powerful ad, we’re glad it will get national airtime during the Super Bowl to raise awareness and reach people not only around America, but around the world. 

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A psychologist has read through over 300,000 erotic stories to find the English language’s most erotic, or commonly used word.

So, what is the word that gets us all hot but certainly not bothered the most? Well, we were really expecting something groundbreaking. But no. The word most commonly found in erotic stories is…cock. Charming.

Dr Mark Allen Thornton compiled the most commonly used words in sexy stories and we have to say that once we saw what the second most-used word was, we were happy about number one…

Here’s some of the other commonly found words in the psychologist's findings:

  • Cock
  • Mom (We told you)
  • Pussy
  • Master
  • Mouth
  • Tongue
  • Blood (Umm…!)
  • Wife
  • A**hole
  • Mistress

So, there you have it, the words that technically turn us all on the most. There's definitely a few in there we have a few concerns about to be honest! 

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If you're one of the many Irish people with naturally fair skin, you'll know how important it is to apply sunscreen when heading to the beach.

However many of us disregard sunscreen or products with SPF unless the sun is really beating down on us. This latest ad campaign from NIVEA shows just how important it is to protect our skin from sun exposure at all times.

The though-provoking short film, created in partnership with artist Thomas Leveritt, uses UV cameras to show the damage that over-exposure to the sun's harmful rays can do to our skin. 

It also shows the amazing job that sunscreen does by protecting us from those rays.

So next time you're out in the sunshine – take care, and take care of others too! Watch the short film here:

 

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When Stan Beaton lost his beloved wife, Ruby, back in 2003, he used her recording on their shared voicemail as a comfort in his time of loss.

Over the years, Stan has said that he used the recording as a source of comfort if he was having a particularly hard day or missing her.

However, last month, the recording disappeared as Virgin undertook some work, leaving Stan heartbroken.

After lots of hard work and effort, the Virgin team managed to salvage the recording, and watching Stan listening to it afterwards is just heartwarming. Taken aback by the lengths the company went to for him to be reunited with his wife’s voice, Stan says: “Ten people?! That must have cost a fortune!”

Virgin also offered to donate money to a charity of Stan’s choice as a further apology while the 68-year-old plans to repay their efforts with a present of a lovely bottle of Glendfiddich. 

Such a lovely story – we're so glad that Stan got to hear his wife's voice again. 

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Next time you feel like quoting one of Taylor Swift's songs, think again, as the singer has reportedly made plans to trademark key lyrics from her most recent album.

Among the trademarked phrases are “This Sick Beat”, “Party Like It’s 1989″, “Cause We Never Go Out of Style” and “Nice To Meet You. Where You Been?," according to documents obtained from the US Patent and Trademark Office.

The plan is to prohibit those phrases from appearing on unofficial merchandise of any kind without al trademark symbol. Any we mean ANY kind. The list stretches from predictable items… like t-shirts and mugs, to more obscure things… like typewriters and walking sticks.

So if you were planning on making your Granddad a Shake It Off-themed present for next Christmas, well it had better not be a walking stick!

As is to be expected, the Twittersphere was outraged by the allegations, saying it was just a step too far by the singer:

As Taylor is currently sunning herself in Hawaii with the Haim sisters, we reckon this latest move was spearheaded by her "people" rather than the singer herself… but still, it's not a great PR move!

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The Kardashian-Jenner sisters are well used to the media throwing around false and unfounded stories at them, and they've even started having a bit of craic with the more ridiculous rumours.

Yesterday a particularly salacious article published by Star magazine claimed that Kendall Jenner had slept with Scott Disick during her sister Kourtney's last pregnancy. Now, we've seen some pretty crazy drama come out of the Kardashian household, but somehow we just can't believe that story!

Khloé was quick to pick up on the article and have some fun with it on Twitter:

With Khloé and Scott spotted numerous times holding hands or in deep conversation, it's often been speculated that the pair could be more than friends. Of course, they have both denied this is true, but Khloé has often publicly flirted with Scott via social media – and this latest tweet certainly didn't help matters.

Kendall and Scott both got in on the joke later on by responding from their own Twitter accounts:

Luckily, Scott's girlfriend Kourtney saw the funny side of the whole thing, writing "Sisters after my man again?!":

This isn't the first time Khloé has referred to her and Scott's supposed affair on social media – last November she posted a screenshot of another article to Instagram, tagging Scott and writing, "These mags are like a great telenovela @letthelordbewithyou you coming over later or nahhhh?"

She loves a bit of drama does our Khloé!

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For years, singer Courtney Love has denied allegations that she used heroin while pregnant with her daughter Frances Bean.

Courtney, widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, has now admitted that the claims are in fact true.

Back in 1992, a Vanity Fair writer slated Courtney in an article, saying she had openly used heroin during her pregnancy. At the time, a statement from Kurt and Courtney strongly denied this was the case, saying their main priority was to have a "healthy baby."

The two stars temporarily lost custody of Frances as a result of the controversy, and Courtney even blamed Vanity Fair writer Lynn Hirschberg for Kurt's eventual suicide in 1994

However almost 23 years later, Courtney has revealed the allegations were valid. Speaking in a new documentary about Kurt Cobain which premiered at the Sundance Film Fesitval this week, Courtney said, "I used it once then stopped. I knew she would be fine."

The documentary's director Brett Morgen said he was keen to include the admission in the film as the original controvsery had affected Kurt's life so much. "Yeah, they were junkies but they weren't hurting anyone, and the article really had a huge effect on Kurt’s psyche," said Brett. "I don’t think he ever recovered from it, because they took his child away."

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This is karma at its best, lads.

Two students at Nottingham Trent University were walking home from a night out when they spotted what they thought was a student stuck upside down in a window frame, with his feet still dangling outside.

When police were called to retrieve the trapped lad, they realised that it wasn't just a drunken prank gone wrong, but a burglar who had been attempting to break into a student dorm.

Looks like he didn't get too far!

Before they called the police, the two students of course filmed the scene for entertainment value… prepare for some NSFW language!

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After being (kinda) strict on ourselves throughout January, we feel we've earned the right to a few treats!

Keeping that in mind, we'll definitely be heading into Arnotts next month to check out their Bake My Cake pop-up. With a range of cupcake flavours including Vanilla, Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Orange and Lemon Meringue, we reckon we'll have to head back more than once to check them all out!

Prices start at €2.50 for a single cupcake, €12.50 for a batch of six and the ideal special treat, €25 for a box twelve.

If you're looking for some serious indulgence, we recommend Bake My Cake's Golden Cupcake, a sponge base with an infusion of Nutella and creamy chocolate filling on top, topped with a heavenly golden Ferrero Rocher. Talk about decadence! 

To celebrate the launch of the pop-up, Bake My Cake are offering the chance to win a secret prize with every Golden Cupcake purchased – as if we needed any extra motivation!

As well as cupcakes, Bake My Cake also offer a wide range of bespoke cakes and baked goods for special events.

The pop-up can be found on the ground floor of Arnotts between February 2nd and March 15th. See you there, ladies!

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