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New mum Samantha Mumba hit the beach recently with her husband and three-month-old daughter, and if the pictures are anything to go by, she is loving motherhood so far.

The singer looked downright incredible in a pale yellow halter neck Bahimi bikini with jewelled embellishments as she strolled down the beach last week with a smile. Holding little Sage in one arm, Samantha's washboard abs and toned arms were proof that her post-baby workout routine has been paying off.

Dublin-born Samatha made no secret of her desire to start working out again after Sage's birth, though she made sure to wait until it was safe to do so.

Just a few weeks after her daughter was born the 32-year-old took to Instagram to tell fans she was working on getting back in shape "in time for summer," adding "one more week until I can work out again."

Walking on the beach in Miami with her family, it was clear Sam had kept to her word. 

The Gotta Tell You hitmaker lives mainly in Los Angeles with her husband, police officer Torray Scales, though she is currently back in her hometown of Dublin with family.

Never one to use a holiday as an excuse to slack off on exercise, Samantha has been checking out some fitness classes around north Dublin:

Since giving birth the singer has spoken about how smooth her pregnancy was, something she attributes to the fact that she kept up regular workouts throughout. "I truly believe working out contributed to me not having a lot of the usual pregnancy symptoms like leg cramps, headaches, varicose veins, back pain and swelling," she told fans via her website recently.

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Kanye West's performance as Glastonbury might have been a bit of a flop, but the rapper-turned-designer has a lot to be happy about this week.

The Yeezy Boost 350 sneakers, designed by Kanye as part of his collaboration with Adidas, went on sale at the weekend and sold out in a staggering 15 minutes in the US alone. Across Europe, customers were required to register online and queue for a VIP wristband to try and get their hands on a pair.

If you weren't lucky enough to snap up some Yeezys, we may have found the solution… kinda. Savvy shoppers have been re-selling pairs on eBay, with online prices for the €180 shoes starting at around €500 and going all the way up to almost €11,000.

One seller in the US, who started by pricing his pair at $10,000 (€9,000), has already had five bids from shoe fanatics dying to find an authentic pair of Yeezy Boosts, with the highest bidder currently offering $12,100 (€10,800).

The most coveted pairs of the unisex runner are the ones in smaller sizes that would fit women's feet.

Given that Kanye's wife Kim Kardashian and sisters-in-law Kylie and Kendall have all stepped out wearing Yeezy Boost 350s in recent weeks, it's no surprise that the shoes are as popular with women as they are with men.

There are countless other pairs on sale in the €3,000 and €4,000 range from sellers across the US and Europe:

Only one seller so far has shown up from Dublin, selling his or her pair at a very reasonable €500… which seems almost reasonable at this stage.

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After weeks of speculation, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner sadly confirmed last night that they were splitting up after ten years of marriage. 

The pair, who were always considered one of Hollywood's strongest couples, told the media that they had made the "difficult decision" to divorce.

With three children together and a multi-million dollar estate to divide up, Ben and Jennifer definitely have a long and complicated road ahead, but by the sounds of it they are working hard to keep things extremely amicable.

So much so, in fact, that they won't even be living apart. The pair apparently both plan to remain on their €14 million property in Brentwood, Los Angeles, though it's thought they will live in separate areas of the acre-wide estate. Given that the property includes a 9,900 square foot mansion as well as pool house, the former couple won't be stuck for space.

Ben and Jennifer are reportedly keen to remain living close together so that they can work to co-parent their children, Violet, 9, Seraphina, 6, and Samuel, 3. "They don’t want it to be contentious," a source told Us Weekly. 

"A lot of people say that but they are doing things to ensure that it won’t be. There is a lot of love there but, they are doing what is best for everybody."

When it comes to finances, many had speculated that the reason the couple chose to announce their divorce just one day after their ten-year anniversary was to ensure Jennifer was legally entitled to spousal support from Ben, as per California law, but according to TMZ the last thing Jennifer needs is her husband's money.

While Ben has made profits from his many independent movies in recent years, Jennifer's run on Alias made her "a massive amount of money" and so the couple are fairly equal in terms of finances, a source told the gossip site.

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Smartphones can be dangerous tools, as Marc Jacobs learnt to his detriment last night,

The acclaimed designer pretty much lived out our nightmare when he accidentally posted a seriously NSFW nude selfie to Instagram.

He deleted the post moments later, but as is always the way on the internet, a few eagle-eyed fans quickly spotted his slip-up and made a copy of the picture. Marc's photo, showing himself standing naked in front of a mirror with the caption, "It's yours to try" was obviously meant for private eyes, but of course it has now gone viral for the world to see. 

Cringe.

If there was any doubt as to whether the man shown in the photo was Marc himself, this recent selfie showing Marc with the same ring and phone just about confirms it:

Like a true professional, the designer quickly moved on to other topics on Instagram after his mix-up, sharing two gorgeous new campaign photos for his label, one featuring Sophia Coppola and one with Emily Ratajkowski.

Rather than ignore his error completely, the 52-year-old did jokingly address it by referring to Sophia's photo as "This next photo I am 'leaking.'"

What a night for poor Marc… we bet that's the last selfie he takes for a while.

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It's only been six weeks since Michelle Keegan married her sweetheart Mark Wright, but she admitted she's already overdue on plans to become a mum.

The actress admitted this week that she always assumed she would start a family very early in life, but things haven't gone exactly as expected.

"I always thought I was going to be a really young mum. I always had in my head that I was going to have a baby at 22 or 23," the 28-year-old told Star magazine. "Obviously that didn't happen!"

With her TV and fashion career really kicking off again since quitting Coronation Street, Michelle says she is happy to put her family plans on hold for a while. As well as starting the second series of the BBC show Our Girl, the actress is also working on a new collection for Lipsy, and there have been strong rumours she will be joining the Strictly Come Dancing crew this autumn.

"Obviously I'd love to have kids someday," Michelle admitted. "When you have a child everything changes, and at the moment I'm really lucky with my life and I don't want anything to change just yet."

For now, the newlywed says she's content to settle into married life and leave the big decisions until later, adding, "I've always wanted to be a mum, but I want to enjoy being married first and having that life with Mark. There's no rush."

That is going to be one cute baby… whenever it arrives!

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