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Congrats are in order… again.

Weeks after Zooey Deschanel welcomed her first child with new husband Jacob Pechenik, her co-star Max Greenfield has become a father for the second time. The American Horror Story actor and his wife Tess Sanchez are celebrating the birth of their son Ozzie James, who was born in Los Angeles yesterday. 

Ozzie weighed 6lbs 12oz, and is a little brother to the couple's five-year-old daughter Lilly.

Max and Tess announced their second pregnancy back in April, but they were far more relaxed with the pre-baby prep this time around. "You know, it's the second one. With the first one, you have the nursery set up when you find out that you're pregnant. 'Let's do it!' This one, you're like, 'It will be fine. We'll figure it out.'" Max told reporters back in June.

The second-time parents got married five years ago after meeting through their work in the TV industry – Tess is a casting director at FOX, the studio behind New Girl.

As well as getting to grips with a new born and preparing for the fifth season of New Girl, Max is also gearing up for a seriously challenging role in American Horror Story: Hotel later this year. For the show, in which Max will portray a crazed drug addict, he has had to undergo a pretty extreme physical transformation.

 

This is happening #AmericanHorrorStory #AHSH

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"He cut off his beautiful hair and dyed it and then we had to let the roots grow in," series creator Ryan Murphy revealed earlier this month.

"I think he's lost 30 lbs, which is odd because his wife is due to have a baby any day now, so she's nine months pregnant and he's living on celery water. She's not happy about that. Yesterday I talked to him and his waist is down to, I think, a 27. He's really committed to it, and he looks amazing."

With two kids at home, Max is gonna need more than celery water to energise himself…

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With her clear skin, long blonde hair and a height of 5' 10", you'd think Swedish beauty Agnes Hedengard would make the perfect catwalk model.

But the 19-year-old reveals that she has struggled to find work in the industry, as many agents claim she is simply "too big" for the catwalk.

"According to the modelling industry, you cannot look like this. You need to be thinner," Agnes explains in a YouTube video as she poses in a bikini in front of her bedroom mirror. 

"I have been in contact with big agencies and clients that really want to work with me, but as soon as they get hold of my measurements, it’s a whole other story."

Despite her rail-thin frame, Agnes said the size of her bum and hips have been criticised by modelling agents. With a BMI of 17.5, Agnes is technically underweight, but she is still told to shed the pounds.

"They are like, 'No, she's too big, she needs to get into better shape… she's way too big,'" the Stockholm-based model says.

Agnes' slender frame comes as the result of months of dieting, after she decided in February 2014 that she wanted to seriously focus on a career in modelling. And while she still struggles to find work, she says she refuses to take her weight loss to an excessive level.

 

February-June-November 2014! I love myself and my body in every picture. Basically in the first pic I ate very unhealthy, I could eat a jar of Nutella everyday. I did not think about what I put in to my body. Which is perfectly fine! But then I decided to give my model carrier serious chance. Then I started to workout, stop eat fast foods and it was byebye Nutella. I'm perfectly fine, I feel good and all that. If it would effect me in a bad way I wouldn't do it. And trust me, the Nutella jar is coming out from the pantry time to time. I want to share my journey, just like everyone else. I think everyone is beautiful in their own way, and this is my body and I do whatever I want with it. (I DO NOT STARVE MYSELF)

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"I’ve had anorexic thoughts, but I’ve fought against them. It’s hard, but if you put all the energy you normally would waste on these thoughts towards loving yourself instead, they can’t hurt you," she says.

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It’s the battleground that every couple knows only too well: just WHAT do you go to see in the cinema for date night?

Sometimes, you agree readily and easily on a newly-released flick… on other occasions, the discussion is rather more fraught.

And even when you do finally come to a settlement, there is always the possibility of that tetchy, unforeseen scenario: a sold-out screening.

It’s frankly enough to test even the toughest relationships.

Fear not, however! ODEON Cinemas has come up with a solution – namely its innovative Screen Unseen drive.

Audiences are asked to go to the cinema (nothing new there, granted)… the twist is they never know exactly what they’re going to watch upon arrival.

But ODEON always plans the screenings meticulously, showing movies that get people talking – something out-of-the-ordinary and just a bit edgy, like Whiplash, Nightcrawler, and Selma.

Last night, Me, Earl And The Dying Girl was shown – to great acclaim by those who took the plunge.

A nice bonus is that tickets cost just a fiver AND you’ll save hours arguing over what to go see with your other half.

So we say… trust your judgement and buy a cinema ticket blind. It’s a fantastic way to try something new too.

ODEON Cinemas are located throughout Ireland, so keep your ear to the ground for the next Screen Unseen event, logging on to the website and its Facebook page for more information. 

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We're frankly pretty disappointed that Louis Walsh hasn't been included in this year's X Factor line-up… because for 2015, all the judges have been allocated an emoji – and we would have LOVED to have seen the Mayoman as a cartoon smiley.

Never mind, we nevertheless reckon the rest of them – Nick, Rita, Cheryl and, of course, Simon – look rather fetching.

The emojis are all part of the newly-spruced up show's attempts to win back viewers, and it has now been revealed that at-home audiences will also get to decide which judge takes on which category.

Girls, Boys, Groups, and Unders; the judges never want the latter two and Simon usually takes the most promising bunch for himself anyway.

Not this time around, however: with the first airing of the 12th series going out on Saturday, people will be able to vote to determine who gets what using Twitter hashtags.

Now this is a twist we really like – but will you be watching this year? 

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Taylor Swift's surprise guests during her 1989 World Tour have so far ranged from the predictable (Lorde, Karlie Kloss, Lena Dunham, Cara Delevingne) to the totally obscure (Matt LeBlanc, NBA player Kobe Bryant, OITNB's Uza Aduba, Joan Baez).

But whoever planned the guest list for Taylor's gig at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles last night deserves to take a bow, because we were totally blown away by all three.

After first welcoming Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks in front of an 18,000-strong crowd , Taylor was joined by none other than Ellen DeGeneres… who dressed up for the occasion in a sparkly ensemble VERY similar to Taylor's. 

The chat show host joined Tay for a rendition of Style, complete with lots of sashaying and twirling in her sparkly tutu:

 

Supermodel @theellenshow just walked the "Style" runway #1989TourLA @taylorswift

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Work it, girl.

It was the third guest of the night that really sent the internet into meltdown, though, with the crowd roaring as Taylor brought singer Alanis Morissette on from backstage.

Yup, possibly the only singer out there who can beat Taylor in the "break-up song" stakes. The pair proceeded to serenade the crowd with Alanis' hit You Oughta Know:

Taylor seemed exhilarated after the show as she took to Instagram to thank Alanis, posting a picture of the pair and writing, "I don't know how to process how amazing she was. Just absolutely magnificent."

What a show!

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This morning we got a little preview of the autumn/winter collection in BT2 and we are seriously impressed. 

SHEmazing! headed along to the photocall of the launch and we properly fell in love with the contemporary fashion on display. 

There were so many pieces for special occasions and a host of funky casual wear there really are unique pieces to suit everyone. 

Some of this season's designers include Needle And Thread, DVF, Self Portrait and Victoria Beckham. 

Brown Thomas group fashion director Shelly Corkery said: "This season BT2 sets the tone and pace for new young fashion with fantastic brands arriving to each of our stores."

"We continue to launch the hottest fashion collaborations with this season introducing the second collection of AG's successful design partnership, Alexa Chung x AG."

The BT2 autumn/winter range has already received plenty of attention vai the Yeezy Boost 350s – the limited-edition Kanye West X Adidas shoe which completely sold out on Saturday when they went on sale.

And this Christmas will also see the addition of a permanent Jo Malone counter following the success of the pop in their Dundrum store last year. Shelly added: "In addition to this, we will host a pop-up of celebrity favourite Charlotte Tilbury pre-Christmas to further expand the beauty offering in Dundrum."

When speaking about the clothes for this season, BT2 womenswear buyer Claire Breslinalso said: "BT2 presents a range of unique fashion finds this autumn winter. Self-portraits latest offering is exquisite with a mix of dresses and jumpsuits in signature lace.

"Anyone with a special event coming up also be sure to check out this seasons dresses Needle And Thread continues to offer the wow-factor for the season ahead wit heavily embellished dresses."

And for those of you wanting something for more day-to-day wear, the store has "great check shirts from Rails and cashmere pieces from Lucy Nagle, which are ideal options to pair with any of our denims".

Claire added: "Key trends for BT2 this season include feminine styles of soft dresses and layered fabrics, lengths are definitely longer with mid-calf and floor length featuring throughout, and the 1970s is going nowhere."

"In terms of fabrics, we are seeing more modern edge with cut-out lace and ribbed knitwear."

FYI: the main colours which will feature this season are shades of ochre, mustards, yellows and burgundy.

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We’ve all done something we shouldn’t have – broken a vase, glass or treasured possession.

Sometimes, there was nothing to do but ‘fess up; on other occasions… we ran like the wind and later blamed a younger sibling.

But for one boy recently, there was NO WHERE to hide when he caused significant damage to a three-and-half-century old painting, valued at €1.3m.

The 12-year-old was in a museum in Taipei in Taiwan yesterday when he tripped, subsequently breaking his fall by putting his hand through the valuable piece of art: a Paolo Porpora (1617-1673) oil painting entitled Flowers which stands at 2metres tall and which was on loan from Italy.

CCTV footage captured in the incident – and it all makes for rather painful viewing.

In the clip, you can see the hapless young lad following a guided tour when he suddenly stumbles and falls, punching a hole through the canvas. He looks around desperately in the aftermath, before being lead off forlorn by the tour guide.

Focus Taiwan reports that the exhibition's curator, Andrea Rossi, has asked for the boy's family to be excused from bearing any associated restoration costs.

Instead, he is hopeful that the insurance company will pay for all necessary expenses.

Local and international news interest in the incident has been significant – with a smaller copy of the painting being used during a press conference yesterday evening to explain to gathered reporters the extent of the damage (a fist-sized hole currently remains in the canvas).

The painting was on loan as part of the Face Of Leonardo, Images Of A Genius exhibition; some 50 paintings by Italian Renaissance artists are on display in the Taiwanese capital.

The accident caused the organisers to temporarily close admissions before reopening yesterday afternoon.

Flowers will be restored in Taiwan by Mr Rossi before being shipped back to Italy.

 

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Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan made things official when they married in a lavish country ceremony back in May, but are they ready for the next step?

With the excitement of their big day and their two-destination honeymoon finally dying down, the couple have started talking family plans… but they're content to take their time.

While he admits he would love to have a baby with Michelle, Mark says the pair are not ready to become parents just yet. "I am so excited to hopefully one day be a dad, but it's not going to be any time soon," the 28-year-old told new! magazine this week.

The newlyweds might not be trying for a baby at the moment, but Mark's already thought about whether he'd like a boy or a girl. "I want both!" he admits.

As for Michelle, she previously revealed that she had planned to start a family much earlier, but that things didn't quite go to plan. "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 revealed to Star magazine shortly after her wedding to Mark. "Obviously that didn't happen!"

Like her husband, the former Coronation Street actress seems happy to wait a while longer to have kids, even if the delay doesn't follow her original five year plan. "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."

Mark and Michelle have definitely been making the most of their freedom of late, with numerous trips abroad over the last three months alone.

Since returning from The Maldives and Dubai on a two week honeymoon, the couple have covered Marbella, Ibiza, Gibraltar, Los Angeles AND New York between them.

 

NYC Central Park picnic !! Look behind, always reppin the home county !!

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Definitely no time for a baby just yet…

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This is probably the most adorable thing we have seen all day. This elderly couple have been taking a bite of their wedding cake, every single year on their anniversary for sixty years!

Ann and Ken Fredericks from Florida got married in New York on August 19th 1955 and they still have some of their wedding cake left from that day. 

Ann's grandmother made the cake, which is a dark fruit cake that they said still "tastes like cake."

Ken described what they do each year to make their wedding anniversary and it's so sweet: "Every year we do this, usually by ourselves and have a bottle of champagne and we have a piece of cake!"

"Then we have a recording of our wedding ceremony which was given to us as a gift and we try to listen to that also."

The couple don't even refrigerate the cake but they have found the trick to keep it edible for all those years, a coffee can. 

"What we do is we wrap it in saran and we put it in this coffee can which has a very tight lid and we just keep it in the closet over our refridgerator."

Although the cake may have gotten a bit dry over the years, the couple just pour some brandy over it to make it easier to eat and Ann says "A little bit of brandy never hurt anyone."

This may seem a little bit crazy but Ken thinks it has added years to their lives: "Maybe that's the reason we've been around for so long."

 

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This is truly heart-breaking. Celine Dion has said in an interview that her husband's dying wish is to die in her arms. 

Celine's 73-year-old husband René Angélil is currently battling throat cancer and his last wish is to be in his wife's arms when he dies. 

Speaking about their conversation Celine said: "And René says to me, "I want to die in your arms." OK, fine, I'll be there, you'll die in my arms."

Although he is extremely sick, Celine is returning to Las Vegas for her residency at the end of August. 

The couple have been married since 1994 and have three children together, Nelson, Eddy and René-Charles.

She added to USA Today: 'Don't forget, he's been the leader of the band all my life. So it [hacks] him off to not see me all day and over here working. But he wants me to do this, do the show, do the interviews. But he freaks when I'm not home with him, too …'

'I didn't want to be here at first, I don't need it. Don't get me wrong, I love singing for people, but I have priorities. But René really gave me a gift.'

She explained: 'All my grieving, it was during this last year. I think I've got this. For now.'

'When it hits me, it's going to hit me. But my biggest job is to tell my husband, we're fine. I'll take care of our kids. You'll watch us from another spot.'

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That time of year is upon us again when all the kids head back to school. 

The shops are filled with stationary, uniforms, school bags and lunch boxes.

But while they moan and complain that life isn't fair, we take a look back at the things that only girls of the noughties will understand.

Get ready for memories to come flooding back:

 

1.The moment your teacher wheeled in the MASSIVE television to your classroom you knew it was movie time (aka. nap time).

 

2. The SHAME of being told to stand outside the class because you were being bold (but really you are a hilarious entertainer loved by your peers).

 

3. The battle you had with your mother to get a cool pair of Kickers as your new school shoes. She rarely gave in *sob*.

 

4. When you got a substitute teacher rather than your normal teacher – which meant ZERO work and having all the bants.

 

5. Adding amaze WordArt to your homework and school projects. 

 

6. Homework journals were a blank canvas – any available sticker/picture of hot celebrity filled the pages instead of actual homework. 

 

7. Writing on your schoolbag with Tip-Ex or a big black marker. Because that's how you expressed yourself, obvs. 

 

8. The dreaded bleep test. But you secretly made a pact with your BFF to drop out after round 2. 

 

9. New stationary – you hated going back to school but shopping for stationary was the highlight of your summer.

 

10. Your German aural exam beginning… and all you can remember are the words bibliothek, diskothek and nein. 

 

11. Texting under the table with your Nokia – and being able to text without looking because the phone buttons were oh-so HUGE. 

 

12. Finding out your teacher's first name. #Insiderknowledge.

 

13. Rolling up the waistband of your skirt – just so one centimetre of flesh could be seen.

 

14. MSN – where every teenage love affair blossomed.

 

15. When you FINALLY left school – which involved writing on each others worn out shirts, asking your favourite teacher to sign your memory book and crying loads – only to remember you'll see everyone down the local in an hour. 

 

 

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While you might assume that your nose, eyes or mouth is the most important feature on your face, scientists beg to differ. 

In a recent study by the University Of Lethbridge in Canada, researchers found that your EYEBROWS hold the highest face value. 

Beyond their function as a filter against dust, dirt and sweat that might enter your eyes, brows have a strong social significance for "emotional expression as well as facial recognition". 

Given the general fascination about lush brows over the past few years, we can't really say we're surprised. 

If we weren't born with Cara-esque brows, we're compensating with brow fillers, tints, growth-stimulating serums and even hair transplant procedures. 

But now we know we're not going crazy as the obsession with our arches is finally validated with factual evidence. 

Thank you, science!

The researchers of the study showed 25 images of celebrities without brows, followed by 25 images of celebs without eyes. 

The participants were able to correctly identify over half (56 percent) of the stars shown without eyes, yet only 46 percent of the celebrities shown without brows. 

So the conclusion? Eyebrows are more important than eyes if you want to make a good impression. 

Hurrah!

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