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Queen Bee is the inspiration for many things in life – but this we were definitely NOT expecting.

Yes, a new skyscraper is going up in Melbourne and it's shaped like, well, like Beyonce. 

The building is inspired by Beyonce's curves in one of her music videos, Ghost.

In a statement the building's architect said that "the form does pay homage to something more aesthetic," which we think is architect-speak for '"it'll be lovely".

And while the so-called Premier Tower building may looks like Beyonce's hourglass figure, it serves a purpose too: it will function as retail and residential space and will contain some 660 apartments, as well as a 160-room hotel. 

Computer-aided design even let's us see a generated image of what the 226metre high structure is expected to look like.

This isn't the first time a building is based off a celebrity body, mind. The Toronto towers were modelled off the hourglass figure of Marilyn Monroe. 

 

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Blake Lively is famous for her beachy blonde locks, but the mum of one has decided to ditch her signature colour… almost.

The Gossip Girl star took to Instagram yesterday to reveal that she's mixed things up with a new 'bronde' shade… a mix of brunette and blonde, doncha know. Blake, who is currently on a shoot in Asia for jewellery brand Live Lokai, posted a couple of snaps to Instagram yesterday showing off her new darker shade.

Although we found it hard to take our eyes off the scenery in this gorgeous forest photo, Blake's darker, almost auburn tones were definitely visible in the close-up photo which she captioned, "Holy cow! A heart shaped mountain. Nothing more perfect than nature. Time to protect it!!!"

The actress also shared a second photo which showed her new style to full effect. "Brondes have more fun #NoTypos IKnowIThinkItsCrazyToo" she wrote.

So Blake definitely seemed happy with the change, but what does her husband Ryan Reynolds think? Luckily for us, one E! reporter found out the answer to that very pressing question just yesterday. "You know, I like it all," Ryan told E! during an interview to promote his new thriller Self/Less. "That's the great thing about our weird jobs. We come home sorta looking different once in a while."

This is not the first time Blake has gone for a change from her usual blonde. Back in 2011 she rocked fiery red locks for a time after getting a colour change for her role in Hick:

We weren't too sure about the red, but so far we are LOVING the bronde.

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Congrats are in order for Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum, who has become a father for the first time.

The actor and his wife, Olympic gymnast Emilie Livingston, welcomed a baby boy on July 4th and revealed their happy news via Facebook last night.

"We’re so excited to share the wonderful news of the birth of our son, Charlie Ocean Goldblum, born on the 4th of July, Independence Day," Jeff wrote, posting a picture of himself and Emilie smiling as they cradled their newborn. Poor Charlie Ocean doesn't look quite as happy to have his picture taken…

The couple revealed they were pregnant during an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman back in January. "She's pregnant!" Jeff told the talk show host at the time. "She's three months pregnant."

This is Jeff's third marriage, although he has no children from previous relationships. The actor was married to Patricia Gaul from 1980 to 1986, and later to Thelma & Louise star Geena Davis from 1987 to 1990.

24 years on, he tied the knot with Emilie at Hollywood's historic Chateau Marmont last November. Jeff had proposed in Hawaii four months earlier following three years of dating.

Forget the wedding though, right now we can't wait for more snaps of little Charlie.

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Emma Murphy caught the attention of millions yesterday when she spoke out against her estranged partner, Francis Usanga.

In a six-minute long video clip posted to Facebook and later viewed millions of times, the Dublin mother-of-two spoke of the physical and mental abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her ex-partner.

But in conversation with The Irish Sun today, Mr Usanga, a fitness instructor and gym owner, denies many of her allegations.

Although he admits infidelity – indeed, a child he fathered is due to be born to another woman next week – he denies ever punching Ms Murphy.

"Yes I did push her. I pushed her, I didn't punch her," he explains to the newspaper. "It was just the force."

"I did sleep with someone else. But I did not punch and I absolutely did not split her head open.

"I know nobody will believe me but I am not a violent person. I never, ever want to hurt anyone," he added.

Mr Usanga, 28, is well-known in Dublin body-building and exercise circles and has appeared as a fitness expert on RTE's Today programme.

One school-friend of Ms Murphy's also exclusively told SHEmazing! that they believe Emma was cheated on with more than one woman.

"He would meet a lot of clients at his gym and certainly there were women afterwards who claimed they had sex with Francis while he was with Emma.

"More than one woman afterwards said they were pregnant too."

They added: "He's a big guy – he obviously looks after himself and really focuses on weight-training; he'd pack a lot of punch, certainly. You wouldn't square up to him, put it that way."

The fitness instructor, a former Mr International Ireland, furthermore told The Sun that his business has been impacted by Emma's video.

“My business is now destroyed," he said. "I’ve clients demanding their money back. I don’t know what to do."

He says he believes Emma's black eye is a result of the fall she maintained after he pushed her. "She fell like, either on the car or the ground," he explained.

Yesterday, singer Sinead O'Connor took to her Facebook page to offer her support to Ms Murphy. Sharing her video, she called her an "extremely brave and inspiring young woman."

She went on to state: "Anyone who would hit the mother or father of their children is also definitely going to hit the children.

"That's the other reason to leave." Sinead added that she reckoned Emma deserves a "knighthood".

By chance, just last year Francis appeared in Sinead's 8 Good Reasons video. He even posted a snap of him with the singer on his website.

 

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If you needed further proof that Taylor Swift has a heart of gold, here it is.

The pop star might be criticised from time to time for being fake or fame-hungry, but a recent gesture to a fan shows that underneath it all she is a kind-hearted soul. The Shake It Off singer got wind of a young fan in Arizona who was in need of financial aid to fund her cancer treatment, and in true Taylor style, she stepped up to the plate. 

11-year-old Taylor superfan Naomi Oakes had tickets to see the singer in concert in Phoenix next month, but after being diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukaemia just a couple of weeks ago, it emerged that the youngster would be unable to leave the hospital for the next six to eight months as doctors carried out a series of aggressive treatments to try and beat the disease.

With her treatment costing anywhere from $30,000 (€27,000), Naomi's uncle set up a GoFundMe page in the hope that family and friends would donate – but he didn't bank on a certain pop star helping out too.

In an effort to get Taylor's attention and bring a smile back to Naomi's face after a scary few weeks, her family recorded a video earlier this week telling the little girl's story and asking fellow Taylor fans to help spread the word on social media. Their aim was to get Taylor to share the #TeamNaomi hashtag on her Instagram, but instead the pop star did something even more special.

Posting on Naomi's GoFundMe page last night, Taylor made an incredible donation of $50,000 (€45,000), and added a personal message to her fan. "To the beautiful and brave Naomi, I'm sorry you have to miss it, but there will always be more concerts," the singer wrote. 

"Let's focus on getting you feeling better. I'm sending the biggest hugs to you and your family."

Last night Naomi's family posted this beautiful video of their daughter finding out what had happened:

What a lovely story – wishing Naomi a full recovery.

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The premiere of Ted 2 took place in Dublin's Savoy cinema last night ahead of the film's Irish release on Friday, and one cast member took the opportunity to see some of Dublin's best sights after the film ended. 

Well, kind of.

While Mark Wahlberg was nowhere to be seen, Ted himself headed straight to Coppers to make the most of his Monday evening:

We had to laugh when we saw this picture, posted on the official Ted Facebook page with the caption, "Whoa! Long day. Time to take it easy. I’ll have a quick bong before heading inside to look under a few nurses skirts. ‪#‎TedOnTourIRL‬"

Classy as ever, Ted. Earlier in the day the foul-mouthed bear checked out another Dublin landmark – the busty Molly Malone. "I like Molly. She’s got a crackin’ set… of eh…personalities," he concluded after getting acquainted with the famous statue.

Wonder if he used a few of his "signature moves" on poor Molly?

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner managed to escape the press for almost a week by taking a joint holiday in the Bahamas as soon as their divorce announcement went public. Now though, they are back to reality, and the first post-split pictures have emerged.

After the long-planned trip, Ben returned briefly to Los Angeles at the weekend, while Jennifer flew onward to Atlanta with the former couple's three children, Violet, 9, Seraphina, 6, and Samuel, 3. Batman star Ben was pictured walking in his home neighbourhood of Brentwood on Saturday, and onlookers say there was no sign of a wedding ring.

The father of three yesterday flew out to Atlanta to take care of the kids while his estranged wife continued work on her upcoming movie Miracles From Heaven. He was again pictured with no ring on as he boarded a private jet to fly cross-country.

As for Jennifer, she did not seem quite as ready to let go of the past, as she was snapped on Monday with her silver wedding ring still on prominent display. The actress wore a short denim dress and sandals as walked on the set of her new film.

While the couple will have a lot to discuss as they work on splitting their assets and figuring out custody issues, so far they seem to be making a solid effort to remain amicable. Ben is even set to remain living on his and Jen's California property, albeit in a different area of the grounds to Jennifer and the kids.

We hope the pair continue to stay on such good terms in the coming months.

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It's only been a couple of days since news of Kourtney Kardashian's split from Scott Disick went public, and her family are doing their utmost to support her through it all.

Kourtney reportedly wants to cut ties with Scott once and for all after pictures emerged of him looking extremely flirty with an ex, Chloe Bartoli, while on vacation in Monte Carlo. Having decided years ago that she would stick by the father of her three kids as he dealt with substance abuse issues, TMZ report that Kourtney was completely thrown by the Monte Carlo pictures and decided enough was enough.

Now, the reality star's sisters and brother-in-law are stepping up to the plate to make sure she doesn't feel alone during these difficult few weeks.

Kim and Kanye made a huge gesture of support over the weekend when they took five-year-old Mason off her hands by bringing him with them to New York for Fourth of July celebrations.

Kourtney stayed home with two-year-old Penelope and baby Reign while Mason visited NY with the Kardashian-Wests for the night. At five, Mason is no doubt more than able to understand that something is going on at home, so we're sure Kourtney appreciated the break.

Just yesterday, Khloé and Kim made sure their eldest sister was still getting fresh air and exercise during her break-up by organising a sisters' workout class. 36-year-old Kourtney shared a picture of the trio working out in the rain, calling it a "sister workout sesh."

She posted again later in the day to praise her sisters for being their for her, sharing a cute selfie of the three of them pouting with the message, "My aces. Can you have two aces?! Well lucky me, I do."

We're so happy to see that Kourtney's family are by her side during this hard time.

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Earlier in the evening, she had most certainly turned heads in an eye-catching and revealing gown at the Vogue Paris Foundation Gala.

But when Chrissy Teigen and John Legend returned to their hotel room, it was his turn to show off plenty of skin.

If – that is – he was even aware that his wife had shared an image of his naked torso with her 2.6million Instagram followers.

For in the intimate photograph, singer-songwriter John, 36, has his back to the camera, seemingly distracted by his phone.

And on full display is his naked bum.

Tellingly, 29-year-old Chrissy, a former Sport Illustrated model, has posted the snap without a caption.

On Tuesday, the duo attended the Venus Williams Vs Serena Williams match at the Wimbledon quarter finals – something which Ms Teigen was particularly excited about. 

"Can't believe I finally get to watch this. Bucket list!" she said accompanying an image of her and her husband of two years at Centre Court.

 

Venus VS Serena! Can't believe I finally get to watch this. Bucket list!

A photo posted by @chrissyteigen on

 

Also this week showing off his buttock was Justin Bieber, who is currently holidaying (and evidently getting naked) in tropical Bora Bora. 

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Brody Jenner is getting sick of being lumped in with the Kardashians – so much so that he's now declaring they're not even family "anymore".

The 31-year-old reality TV star didin't stop there, either.

In the interview with Yahoo! Style, Mr Jenner admitted that he didn't buy a gift for North West, the two-year-old daughter of Kim, when she was born.

“To be honest, I don’t even really know Kanye that well,” he said. “So I don’t really know them.

"I’d love to get a present for North and the new baby boy, but I didn’t. That’s the one thing people don’t really understand — we live two completely separate lives.

"Everyone ties us in together, like… the Kardashians and Jenners."

And he was keen to highlight that with Caitlyn and Kris now divorced, "they’re not even technically my family anymore".

In a different interview this week, Brody also said that Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's split was "unfortunte".

"Honestly, when I saw those pictures, I just went, 'Uh-oh,'" he said of the now widely-circulated photographers which show Scott cosying up to Chloe Bartoli. 

"I even showed my girlfriend, I just went, 'This isn't good'."

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It has been announced that Waterford is the county in Ireland with the biggest libido.

That’s right, the Crystal County are more up for getting freaky under the sheets than any other in our fair Emerald Isle.

A survey was conducted by EliteSingles.ie who researched the sexual desire of over 30,000 people in our evidently raunchy nation.

Participants were asked to rate on a scale of one to five their own response to the statement, ‘I have a strong desire for sex.’

Coming in second was Wicklow, while our promiscuous capital placed third. Kildare, Cork and Tipperary also proved that they too have a higher sex drive than most, while Galway fell in at tenth place.

Somehow we think that Waterford’s Tinder game is going to be stepping up a notch or two after this! 

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They very much seemed the perfectly loved-up married couple – but this evening Brian McFadden took to Twitter to say that he and his wife of close-to three years have split. 

Vogue Williams shortly afterwards tweeted her own version of his statement.

"It is with sadness that Vogue and I have made the tough decision to go our separate ways," the message reads.

"We will always care greatly about each other, remain friends and we wish each other all the very best for the future."

Their split is the second time that 35-year-old Mr McFadden has experienced marital breakdown: he and his first wife Kerry Katona were married for two-and-a-half years before breaking up in 2004. They have two children, Molly, 13, and Lilly-Sue, 12, together.

He and Vogue, 29, do not have any children.

The reality TV star and DJ was today seen in Ibiza still proudly wearing her engagement and wedding ring.

The Dubliner looked sensational in a black Lipsy bikini – and certainly there was nothing to suggest the heartache she must have been experiencing. 

Vogue married former Westlife singer Brian in a lavish ceremony held in Florence in September 2012, photographs of which were featured in a glossy Hello! magazine spread.

More recently, Ms Williams has seen her career go from strength-to-strength: she appeared on – and subsequently won – Bear Grylls: Mission Survivor earlier this year.

The former model and Fade Street star is also spending a month in LA this summer filming for an as-yet unannounced show.

With an RTÉ project already in the pipeline for this autumn, she furthermore boasts a weekend radio show on Spin 103.8, has a popular blog in mynameisvogue.com, and right now is DJing in Ibiza on behalf of Lipsy.

As recently as April, Vogue told the Irish Independent that she and Brian were keen to start a family: "When we eventually have kids I want them to go to school in Ireland. It's a nice place to grow up," she revealed. 

She also admitted: "I'm feeling the baby pressure more now. I'll be married three years this September."

And she joked that she and Brian "squabble all the time" over baby names. "I want to give any children we have an equally mad name as the one I was given!"

The pair met in Dublin shortly after he and Australian singer Delta Goodman broke off their engagement – just eight months later, in November 2011, he got down on one knee and proposed to Ms Williams in Sydney.

Brian, who sold millions of records with Westlife, had a short-lived solo career. He subsequently had carved a niche for himself as a reality TV talent show judge.

However, since relocating back to the UK and Ireland from their base in Australia two years ago, he has enjoyed a much more low-key profile. 

Just last month in her Sunday World column, Vogue revealed that she and her husband had bought a house in Howth together, and that they had gotten a dog, a terrier called Winston.

Interestingly, it was widely rumoured today that Kerry Katona's third marriage, to George Kay, had also ended.

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