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As we all know The X Factor has undergone a MAJOR transformation this year – full of new judges and new presenters (not to mention no Louis Walsh). 

But boss-man Simon Cowell has given the newbies a huge warning, telling them they're going to have to work hard in order to maintain their part on the reality TV show. 

Earlier this year, we saw (random, we know) Nick Grimshaw, 31, and Rita Ora, 24, replace judges Louis Walsh and Mel B – with Cheryl, 32, also returning to the show. 

But The Daily Star reported during the week that Simon Cowell will ask Louis Walsh back on to the judging panel in a flash if Rita and Nick fail to impress. 

We don't blame Simon either: Strictly Come Dancing consistently beat The X Factor in TV ratings last year – and it already seems unlikely the latter will be able to turn that around in 2015.

Still, Simon, 55, wants the show to be as controversial as it can be in order to get the series back on top of its game. 

“If they’re not talking about you then you’ve got a problem," he also told The Star. "I think it’s a good thing. I think we’re lucky"

“When you have the opportunity to make a couple of shows like ours then there’s more fun than problems".

We can't wait to see all the drama in store!

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Toby Sheldon has been found dead a few days after he was reported missing according to US officials. 

The 35-year-old is well known for being a world famous Justin Bieber look alike having spent €90,000 on procedures to look like the star. 

It was reported that Toby was missing after he was last seen in West Hollywood on August 18. 

TMZ reported that he was found in a motel room in the San Fernando Valley on August 21. 

Police officials told the website that there were drugs found in his hotel room but it is yet unclear how he died. 

It is being rumoured that his disappearance may have been linked to a break-up with his boyfriend. 

The 35-year-old had appeared on the shows Botched and My Strange Addiction.

His spokesperson confirmed the sad news to Mirror Online, saying: "I am beyond devastated to have heard the news about Tobias.

"Tobias was a kind, caring, and gentle soul that was dedicated and passionate to his music and career

 

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It was the title that somehow eluded the otherwise undisputed queen of social media: Kim Kardashian had always lagged behind Beyonce Knowles when it came to adoring Instagram followers.

Not so any more, however. Yes, this week it became apparent that the reality TV star had overtaken the singer, beating her to the milestone 44million mark.

And as of this morning – Mrs West is still a nose ahead of Mrs Carter.

So just how did Kimmy Kay do it? Here, SHEmazing! looks at the five ways that Kim managed to nab Bey's crown…

 

Exposure:

Kim posts a lot of pictures. All the time. Beyonce? Well, she's a lot more low-key. In fact, the pop-star has only shared six snaps in the last week. Kimmy, on the other hand, has offered up a grand total of 24.

And when it comes to hovering up more fans, there's a lot to be said for posting daily rather than weekly.

 

Family:

There's no doubt that both women are married to mega-successful rappers and businessmen, but Jay Z and Queen B have always conducted their relationship away from the spotlight. Indeed, they didn't even publicise their marriage until after their vows had taken place.

In contrast, Kim is regularly followed by KUWTK cameras and all her life's major milestones and events – including her union with Kanye West – are documented and shared in detail.

The same applies for their daughters: we see A LOT more of North West than we do Blue Ivy Carter.

 

Body:

Beyonce's bikini photos undeniably demand heaps of attention: a laid-back and natural swimsuit snap from earlier this summer garnered 1.5million likes and more than 30,000 gushing comments.

But of course, Ms Kardashian is always willing to go above and beyond: she recently shared a totally naked pregnancy body pic and regularly parts with mega-cleavage baring selfies.

 

Celebrity pals:

Her famous family is one thing – but Kim also ropes plenty of other big names into her Instagram posts.

There's Jennifer Lopez at the Met Ball, after all, as well as some of fashion's biggest names (Valentino, Olivier Roustein, Riccardo Tisci et al) – not to mention the ultimate selfie nap: Hillary Clinton herself.

Meanwhile, Beyonce's celebrity posts are largely confined to folk she's close to: think Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and her sister Solange.

Although just occasionally, she does share a sneak-peak of her with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Blake Lively.

 

Magazine covers:

We just saw Beyonce looking all sorts of amazing on US Vogue, but you have to hand it to Kim: she regularly bags hugely high-profile covers.

In the last few months alone, there has been Vogue Espana and Vogue Brasil, not to mention Elle France.

And – as if we could forget, there is her break-the-internet Paper magazine cover from late last year too.

 

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This summer ws a little bit disappointing in terms of weather, we had a few nice days here and there, but it never lasted long enough to even make plans. 

But we've got some good news for you today, an Indian summer is on its way. 

August will end on Monday with some rain but once that passes the good weather is on it's way. High pressure will appear over the country and settled bright weather will finally be coming our way. 

Met Éireann forecaster Siobhan Ryan said next week will be "dry, settled and calm, with little or no wind."

This is especially good news for anyone heading to Electric Picnic in Stradbally on the 4th of September as high of 18 degrees are in store for that weekend. 

Met Éireann climatologist Aidan Murphy said the summer has been worse than normal, but it had not been especially bad. “It wouldn’t be in the worst 20 per cent of summers. By no means has it been an exceptionally bad summer,” he said.

“There has been no real fine spell, though June was good overall,” he said. July was poor and August was average, but for the two very wet days.

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Lisa Kudrow is Taylor's latest celebrity pal to be invited on stage during her concert and we are seriously jealous we were not in the audience. 

The Friends star provided heaps of nostalgia when she appeared with her guitar to give a rendition of one of Phoebe's greatest moments. 

 

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A video posted by Ruby Rose (@rubyrose) on

The crowd was transported back to the Nineties with the duet at the sold-out concert in the Los Angeles Staples Center last night. 

It was completely perfect.

Lisa then took to Twitter to thank Taylor following the concert saying: "So @taylorswift13 is THE best person I've ever met. That was fun. Thanks Taylor."

Also performing with Taylor last night were Justin Timberlake and Selena Gomez, but we think this Smelly Cat rendition probably stole the show. 

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Believe it or not, your body actually doesn't want to store fat. 

 

And the secret to lasting weight-loss does not come down to complicated calorie-counting or weight-loss gimmicks. Instead, it's all about finding your body's own natural rhythms.

 

 

But sometimes it's alright to have a little help – especially when that help is from tasty fat-burning foods. Who doesn't want to lose weight while you actually chew your food anyway? 

 

It's the best of both worlds!

 

With these little wonders, your metabolism is going to get a major boost and you will be on your way to trim-ville in no time.

 

Here are our top picks:

 

Whole grains

 

 

Your body burns twice as many calories breaking down whole foods – especially those rich in fibre – so stick to whole grains rather than anything processed.

 

Lean meat

 

 

Protein has a high fat-burning effect: You burn about 30 percent of the calories the food contains during digestion. So a 300 calorie chicken breast takes about 90 calories to break down.

 

Green tea

 

 

Drinking four cups of green tea a day can help people lose up to six pounds in two months. There's a compound found in green tea called EGCG, that speeds up your metabolism after sipping it. Brew anyone?

 

Lentils

 

 

One cup of lentils equals 35 percent of your daily iron needs – which is great because 20 percent of us are iron deficient. When your body doesn't get all the nutrients it needs, your metabolism slows down, so make sure to carry a bag of lentils where ever you go!

 

Hot peppers

 

 

Capsaicin is the compound found in chilli peppers that give them their kick – and in turn heats up your body and melts additional calories. Sweet.

 

 

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Abbey Clancy fans get excited!

The model just revealed that she will be the new Head Judge on hit TV show Britain's Next Top Model.

The series will make a return to our TV screens this year after it was axed from Sky Living in 2013. 

It's sure to bring back fond memories for Abbey as she came second in the 2006 series.

Speaking about her new role, Abbey said, "Britain's Next Top Model is a show very close to my heart as it's where I started my career so I am thrilled to be returning as head judge".

"We have an incredible team working on this series and I can’t wait to bring my own spin to the show."

The show was picked up by television channel, Lifetime and they are set to start filming next month.

"Lifetime viewers should expect more drama and style than ever before, and the girls better be ready to bring their A game!” said Abbey.

Joining the 29-year-old on the judging panel will be Fashion Director of The Daily Telegraph, Hilary Alexander OBE, male model Paul Sculfor and celebrity photographer Nicky Johnston.

We can't wait for this to hit our screens – and we bet it's going to be more dramatic as ever!

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Jamie Oliver is looking better than ever these days!

For the past ten years Jamie has campaigned tirelessly to reform children's school dinners all around the UK and even in America – but in the background he admits that he let himself go.

According to an interview with the Sunday Times magazine, Jamie admits he had "a bit of a freak out" 15 months ago when he realised he wasn't as young as he used to be. 

"When you come to 40, you think you’ve got a while, but it’s ticking," he said.

So after all the hard work is over Jamie took three months to concentrate on getting himself back in shape. 

And he did well!

"You start to realise that you’re half dead, so let’s get on with it. I want to get as old as possible, and to do that you’ve got to live a certain way. That’s the rules of the game."

The middle-aged TV chef studied nutrition and consulted sleep experts to lose the two stone.

In another interview with Radio Times he told them, "Sleep has become profoundly important to me".

"I was never getting enough of it and I didn’t understand the value of it. And I treat it like work. Just like I do with little Buddy [his four-year-old son] when I tell him to get to bed, I get to bed! I have little vibrating things that shake me when it’s 10pm"

He added: "I thought seaweed was hippy, globetrotting stuff but our ancestors ate seaweed. It’s got a load of iodine and it’s the most nutritious vegetable in the world. I’m saying lose it in a minestrone because that stuff is really, really good for you. It’s like dynamite – fibre, nutrients, all the minerals, aids digestion – unbelievable."

We think Jamie looks great and if it's all down to sleep and seaweed, we think we just might give it a go too!
 

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New Year's Eve, Fourth of July, even someone's wedding day… those are all legitimate times to set off a load of fireworks. But Khloé Kardashian doesn't live by the rules that the rest of us do, it seems.

The reality star angered thousands of coastal California residents last night when she put on a 15-minute firework display at the stroke of midnight in honour of her boyfriend's birthday. 

NBA player James Harden, who Khloé has been seeing for the last few months, turned 26 today. The youngest Kardashian sister went all out with the celebrations, planning an 'all white' party on a luxury yacht for her man.

 

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The entire Kardashian-Jenner clan gathered at the Marina Del Ray near Santa Monica to watch the lengthy display, but the celebrations didn't go down too well with those who were trying to sleep.

Many disgruntled residents, among them actor Josh Gad and singer Rebecca Black, took to Twitter to complain:

According to TMZ, a permit was in fact issued for the display, but nobody can confirm who issued it. One department rep claimed they "absolutely did not sign off, and never would for such a display on a Tuesday night."

Another theory is that, because the fireworks were quite far off sure, they were in another jurisdiction altogether.

Hopefully the Kardashians don't make a habit of late-night celebrations like these….

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Ed Sheeran has been teasing news of his new record label for months now, and it was finally launched yesterday.

The first artist to be signed by Gingerbread Man Records is English singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson, and it seems like Ed is definitely on to something special. Irish fans will know Jamie for his 2011 single, Wasn't Expecting That, a highly emotional song about a man looking back on many beautiful memories with his wife after she is diagnosed with cancer.

Jamie's single only ever had an Irish release, but this year it was re-launched, and has had great commercial success in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

The singer has supported Ed on stage during his X World Tour, giving fans a taster of what they can expect from his album, Jamie Lawson, set to be released on October 9th.

Today Ed announced the release of the official video for Wasn't Expecting That, and it has us reaching for the tissues. Take a look:

We reckon Gingerbread Man Records (and Jamie) are going to do very well indeed.

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At this stage of life most of us have learnt how to politely deal with unwanted gifts. For example: "Oh Aunty Mags, thank you SO much for my shower radio, it's exactly what I wanted!"

But back when we were kids, we weren't quite so subtle. As a toddler you pretty much take the liberty of saying exactly what comes into your head, with no care for well-meaning relatives.

Not this little boy, though. Dad Jeff Simmons gave his toddler son the ultimate test of manners when he presented him with a gift-wrapped avocado as a 'surprise' birthday present.

The reaction? Flawless. See it here:

Jeff says he and his wife had been speaking with their son earlier in the day about the importance of reacting politely even if you get a present you don't like, and they wanted to see if their advice had worked. 

And to be fair, it looks like it definitely did. That's some stellar parenting right there.

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In a refreshing change from the norm, actress Emma Roberts has launched a new lingerie campaign without any image retouching whatsoever.

The 24-year-old is the newest face of Aerie, and as part of the label's #AerieREAL project, her first shoot is completely Photoshop-free. The campaign has already featured a number of unretouched models over the last year, but Emma is the first celebrity to sign up.

Emma's shots show her posing in a bra and underwear, and while she looks nothing less than gorgeous as always, it's definitely a positive development to see normal bodily features like freckles, varying skin tone and stretchmarks not being edited out for once.

The actress said she was delighted to be approached, especially after seeing the other #AerieREAL ads on billboards around New York. "Unlike other ads that make me feel like I need to work out more, or I need to buy this for my face — those made me feel good, not like I had to hide behind anything," she told Refinery29.

Despite going without the Photoshop safety net for the first time, the Scream 4 star said she didn't have any pre-shoot nerves. "I've actually never felt more confident and comfortable on a set — which is amazing, because you don't have that safety net. But I saw the photos and was like, you know what? This is great — this is just me, in clothes I feel good in, being who I am."

Growing up in the spotlight, Emma's no stranger to Hollywood's high beauty standards, but she says her real motivation for the shoot was to reassure other young women that it's okay not to be perfect. 

"I have a little sister who's 14, and I see how insecure she gets looking at photos on Instagram and Twitter. People post photos that aren't real. So to be able to be like, 'This is me as Emma, not Emma Roberts,' was important to me."

The actress isn't the first celebrity to give fans a glimpse of the person lurking behind all that retouching. When Khloé Kardashian bared her newly toned body for Complex last month, she was quick to share a 'before-and-after' shot of one of the images to prove that her flawless look wasn't all down to Photoshop:

We hope others soon follow in Emma and Khloé's footsteps.

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