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Before Lindsay Lohan took on the role of Cady Heron in Mean Girls, she was an adorable 12-year-old in the 1998 classic, Parent Trap.

In the movie she played identical twins who, after being separated at birth, are each raised by one of their biological parents.

They (not-so randomly) find each other at summer camp, and then spend the rest of the movie trying to bring their parents back together again. 

And since Lilo doesn't really have a twin, some serious CGI was used in the movie, BUT, Lindsey also needed a body double.

The girl had to look EXACTLY like Ms Lohan so that the audience thinks it's her twin when you don't see her entire face.

And that's where Erin Mackey comes in, who was a full seven years older than Lindsey. Erin is on the right in the photos with her on-screen fam:

And this is Erin now. She went on to become a major Broadway performer, has starred as Glinda in Wicked, and has also won numerous awards for her kick-ass voice.

 

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JB overload? Not at all, sure he's pulling the same stint as Beyoncé did for her self-titled album in 2013​. (Hey, if there's anyone to take career cues from, it's definitely Queen Bey.)

The videos were released in the exact same order as Purpose's 13 tracks and each vid makes up a small part of a larger project – Purpose: The Movement.

While Justin doesn't feature much in the videos, his kick-ass choreography team will definitely keep you entertained. There's also appearances from Skrillex, Diplo, Big Sean, Travis Scott and Halsey to add a little bit more star power:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We all love cheat days, am I right?! They're the days we can totally indulge and eat some of our favourite foods, so it's practically like heaven. 

But, even cheat days have rules (sob), and here are five you must follow to keep your diet on track:

1. Do NOT feel guilty

Savour and enjoy your cheat day meal. If you allow yourself to feel guilty, you're missing the point.

 

2. Plan your indulgence meals

These meals should not be spur of the moment. If they are you run into the obstacle of overdoing it. Plan everything out in advance so you know you won't be completely led off track.

 

3. Don't let portion control go out the window

Just because you are having an indulgence meal, doesn't mean you should totally binge out. Enjoy your favourite food but control yourself too.

 

4. Limit your cheat meals

Two times a week is ideal but if you go over that your diet may not take full effect as the weeks go on.

 

5. Move on

Don't let your cheat meal to be a trigger to more bad eating. Do it, adore every second of it, and move on.

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Fifty Shades is finally on its way back to us (yay!), but this time, filmmakers are doing something new when it comes to the production of the movie.

It has been reported to Variety that  Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed will be filmed back-to-back, starting in 2016.

The film also has a brand new director, James Foley, who will take over from Sam Taylor-Johnson who left the franchise in March .

And despite anything you've heard, Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan WILL be back. Hurrah!

Here's the teaser trailer for Fifty Shades Darker, although it's nothing more than Christian Grey putting on a mask (but we'll still watch it because, you know… it's Christian Grey):

 

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Things got a bit cheeky on Prince Charles's recent visit to Sydney. A photographer snapped a photo of Janine Kirk – chief executive of the Prince's Charities Australia – appearing to pad the prince's butt.

The Australian press had a bit of a field day with it, not least of all because the royals allegedly have a no-touching policy (anyone remember the Lebron James/ Kate Middleton slip-up?).

Janine is notably embarrassed about the incident, telling the Daily Telegraph, "I don't like the way this is going, it's rather silly, it's not on his bum. 

"It was a room of about 130 people. He was being engaged as he always is and so he was being moved through the crowd." 

Right, but you were still leading him around the room via his bum?

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Katy Perry might be taking on one of her biggest roles to date soon; yes, Katy is in the mix of names to play Cher Horowitz in the upcoming Clueless musical.

Amy Heckerling, who directed the 1995 film and is currently in control of its musical adaptation, opened up to Vulture about her dream choice to play the part that was made famous by Alicia Silverstone. 

"I love Katy Perry," Amy said, and then revealed that the singer has already "expressed interest" in filling Cher's Jimmy Choos.

However, before we all start losing our minds over this, Amy did say that nothing is set in stone.

"You never know what will happen, she has a whole big schedule," she explained, adding that her initial response to the offer was more optimistic than official: "It was like, I love it, I wish I could do it." Oh.

So while it still remains uncertain if Katy will make her Broadway debut wearing yellow plaid-on-plaid, we still think this modern remake is going to be totally kick-ass.

But the question remains, would anybody else be better suited to playing Cher? As if!

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Snapchat is fast becoming one of the most used (and loved) social networks, and has countless celebrity accounts.

But something the app doesn't have is an effective search feature for finding the famous names you want to follow, let alone a method for marking them as verified, which means we usually have to scroll through countless accounts to find the right one.

But not anymore, as SC has finally taken a step to change this. 

Now, you won't see any Facebook/Twitter/Instagram-esque blue ticks next to celeb usernames, instead the social app is rolling out a new feature they're calling, Official Stories (We're still a little unsure as to whether the account is what's official or if it's just the story??).

As some of you may have noticed while scrolling through your Stories feed, a little emoji now appears next to the username of some of the app's most popular stars.

For example, Kylie Jenner is marked with a

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Something tells us the judge that dismissed this case for Taylor is a bit of a Swifty.

Jessie Braham accused Taylor of taking lyrics for her song Shake it Off from his track Haters Gone Hate, which he claimed 92% of the song was plagiarised from his. 

The case was brought to court this week and was dismissed due to lack of evidence. But the way the verdict was delivered by Judge Gail Standish is going to win the hearts of Taylor Swift fans everywhere.

“At present, the Court is not saying that Braham can never, ever, ever get his case back in court,” Judge Standish wrote. “But, for now, we have got problems, and the Court is not sure Braham can solve them.

"As currently drafted, the Complaint has a blank space—one that requires Braham to do more than write his name. And, upon consideration of the Court's explanation . . . Braham may discover that mere pleading Band-Aids will not fix the bullet holes in his case. At least for the moment, Defendants have shaken off this lawsuit.”

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It's really hard to think of Miley Cyrus as someone other than the rebel, tongue-wagging wildchild she is today.

But her audition tape for Hannah Montana has just resurfaced and it's making us remember her early Disney Channel days.

In the video, Miley is seen reading her lines, as well as doing an adorable choreographed handshake and duet with her father.

If this shows us anything, it's that Ms Cyrus has some raw acting talent in there:

 

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Thousands of Irish and French walked side-by-side this afternoon in a solidarity march to remember those who died in last night’s terror attacks in Paris.

Marchers made their way from the GPO to Leinster house. Some were holding candles and linking arms while holding the red, white and blue tri-colour.

Clara Tracey from Enniskillen has been in Dublin just six weeks after spending six years in Paris. She spoke to TheJournal.ie and said that she wishes that she was still in the city at the moment.

“I just moved to Dublin from Paris six weeks ago, after six years. So I feel like Paris is kind of my home and I wanted to come out. It’s kind of killing me that I’m not there in a way, but my family are happy I’m here."

She added: I felt like I wanted to be around the French people and show suport."

The march was organised late on Friday night on social media by Juliette Charton. The  21-year old is  a French au pair from Paris who is living in Dublin. 

The crowd gathered and sang the French national anthem and paused for a minute silence. 

Support for the march quickly grew and, with the assistance of the French Ambassador and An Gardai Siochana, thousands of people came to pay their respects and show solidarity with the people of France.

Henry Leperlien, the elected representative to the french in Ireland for France’s Socialist Party lead the front of the march that culminated at Leinster House. 

“This is absolutely awful,” he said. “A lot of Irish and French people have come together and everybody feels extremely sad. We must stand together, we cannot yield in front of terrorism.”

According to the The Independent, there were an estimated 6,000 people present at the Dublin march. 

In Galway a similar march took place to show solidarity with the people of Paris and to remember those who lost their lives in the tragedy. 

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One major US fashion retailer was busy taking a trip around the Kingdom recently and now we are feeling a serious case of wanderlust overcome us.

A team from J. Crew were recently in Kerry for a fashion shoot for the brand’s latest collection and the images to come from the big day are beautiful. 

Seriously, we’re packing our bags for a road trip right now.

Someone hand us our Aran jumpers and beanie hats because we feel the need for a fashionable camping adventure somewhere outside Dingle. The photos were actually taken three months ago, which explains why Storm Abigail didn’t wash away any of the attractive models. 

"The weather was wild, it was like 10 seasons in a day," said production director, Tara. "It would be sprinkling rain, then suddenly cold and sunny."

Apparently the team even recruited a few of the local GAA players to appear in a few select shots. Fair play lads, any sample chunky knits to share with us? 

As well as showing off the amazing scenery in Kerry, the J. Crew Instagram page also highlights places in the county to visit, and shares a guide to hotels and airports nearby. 

"The landscape was so many shades of green. It was like a movie set," said art director Mark.

In a very unsurprising turn of events the production team also appear to have fallen in love with the locals. 

"Everyone we met was so laid-back. And the view was just so lush, mossy, ferny, sheep dotted … very dramatic," she said. They were really feeling the love for the furry Kerry crew too it would seem: "Sheep were literally just walking down the middle of the road," Tara said of the experience. 

We imagine both the sheep and any Kerry natives are feeling pretty cuffed at the moment. 

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American talk show host Stephen Colbert was in for a treat on Friday’s The Late Show.

During the episode, he host introduced a performance from none other than the dance floor king: Michael Flatley.

The Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games star was on hand to deliver a performance that we’re still trying to come to terms with- those moves have left us speechless.

If his previous shows are any indication, Stephen himself loves a good dance sess but he had never seen anything like this before. 

Aside from performing the odd jig at his desk, the US TV personality received impromptu lessons from his guests. This included MacArthur Genius grant winner Michelle Dorrance and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. 

The Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games troupe, however, pulled a Magic Mike stunt with their performance.

We will never look at Michael the same way again. Ever.

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