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You would think we all have enough to think about on a first date than having to worry about doing a number two in your date's loo. 

But one girl's traumatic experience in the bathroom of her potential new man is the stuff of actual nightmares. 

Worrying about your hair, your make-up and your outfit is more than enough to keep you occupied but worrying about a piece of your own excrement is actually too much to handle. 

Yeah, we are obviously living for the movie version of the epic tale to come out.  

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It's hard to believe that it has been almost seven years since the tragic passing of actress Brittany Murphy in her Beverly Hills home at the age of just 32. 

Though the death was determined to have been from 'natural causes' at the time, there has been much speculation into the tragic case and its strange circumstances ever since. 

The actress' death was believed to have been a combination of pneumonia and anaemia, as well as the accidental mixing of prescription drugs in her system. 

But according to a recent investigation undertaken by E! News, there are many authorities close to the case who still have questions. 

"I had questions initially and those questions remain," said a respected pathologist Dr Cyril Wecht to the news site. 

Brittany's husband, screenwriter Simon Monjack, also died of the exact same issues of wife just five months after her death in their home adding even more suspicion to the case. 

Brittany's mother Sharon has since claimed both deaths were caused by toxic moulds in their house while her father, Angelo Bertolotti, has speculated that a toxicology report included evidence of deliberate poisoning. 

While the circumstances around the death have yet to be satisfactorily cleared up, authorities have revealed that the case would reopen if the evidence presented itself. 

"We would have to have direct evidence,"  L.A. County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter. 

"In all honesty, it would take something like a confession. Something connecting somebody with it.

"A reexamination could happen also if law enforcement contacted us. Or we can reopen the case if there is substantial evidence."

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With an A-list actor as her father, Clara McGregor definitely comes from a good gene pool.

But the 20-year-old managed to completely upstage her famous dad, Scottish star Ewan McGregor, on the red carpet last night. The father-and-daughter duo were photographed at The Cinema Society in New York for the premiere of Ewan's new film Miles To Go, and they made quite the stunning pair.

Clara's the eldest of Ewan's four daughters with his French wife Eva Mavrakis. The couple's brood, who they've kept out of the limelight for the most part over the last several years, also includes 14-year-old twins Esther and Jamyan, and five-year-old Anouk.

Dressed in a silk button-down playsuit, black blazer and leather ankle boots, Clara's model-esque good looks were hard to miss – but the NYU student has more important things on her mind than red carpet events.

Here are a few things to know about her…

1. She's an aspiring photographer
"Ever since I can remember I have found myself seeing the potential for an image all around me," Clara says on her photography site. Her Instagram is also full of gorgeous black-and-white snaps, like this one of her parents shot on "35mm black and white film."

 

These guys (35 mm black and white film)

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2. In fact, she's a photography student at NYU…
…And her final year project looked downright cool. The eldest McGregor daughter studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where much of her work focuses on the "human body in different realms." Clara says she hopes to make a career out of her skills, adding that photography is "a tough industry to crack but a very interesting one." 

 

Final project all done, Tisch it's been a solid year

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3. She has no interest in following in her dad's footsteps – though she gave it a go once or twice
"I've never been tempted to try acting. It's not for me," she told The Times. "As a little girl, I tried it but it was never anything I pursued as I grew up." 

 

4. She loves a wine n'cheese night, just like us
Rose, dark chocolate, cheese and salami. Yup, Clara sounds like our kind of gal.

 

Just a few of my favorite things

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The body of a woman was discovered in Scotsman's Bay in Sandycove yesterday morning, according to the Irish Independent

Following a post-mortem, authorities have determined that the cause of death was drowning and are now looking to identify the body. 

The woman, who is believed to be in her 50s or 60s, is described as being around 5'5 in height with red hair. 

According to news reports, she was wearing a red shirt, blue fleece, dark purple jeans, a purple coat and brown boots when discovered. She also had her nails painted purple. 

Gardaí do not believe that the woman was in the water for long and are appealing to the public for any information. 

Police have asked anyone who may know the identity of the woman or have any information regarding the incident to contact Dun Laoghaire Garda Station at 01 666 5000. 

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Meet Walter and Betsy. They are your new source of knitwear inspiration, and they are rabbits. Flemish giant rabbits to be exact, which means they're massive. 

But they aren't just there to help you with your fashion choices, or make you coo in awe at their cuteness. 

The pair are certified therapy bunnies, who travel around visiting universities, nursing homes, and hospitals to provide emotional support to anyone who needs it.

See? Not just fashion icons. They've got big hearts too.

And when they're not making people feel better, they like to just take it handy with their owner, Jenn Eckert. 

Jenn adopted Betsy from the Wisconsin Humane Society back in 2013. 

She told The Dodo that she chose Betsy as her hubby didn't want her to get a cat or dog, "so the next option was a rabbit."

"I went with the largest one I could find."

A few months later, Jenn returned to the same sanctuary to adopt Walter, and luckily, Walter and Betsy quickly bonded and became best friends.

And it just so happened that they wore the same size…

So Jenn started dressing the little dudes in coordinating outfits.

Sometimes matching.

Always in colours that compliment each other.

As well as a seriously funky wardrobe, the pair have their own special pram to travel around in style.

They're little bunny heroes, basically. And they're squeezably cute. 

And one final one…

You can follow the adventures of Betsy and Walter over on the Rabbitat for Humanity Facebook page.

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Luscious locks and plentiful tresses: it was the newborn photo that swept the internet. 

Posted to Reddit by his adoring older relative – and captioned "my baby cousin has hair that looks like a news anchorman,” – the little one in question displayed a rather astonishing mop.

But it seems he's not the only one to boast such an incredibly full mane. In fact, there are an awful lot of gorgeous babies out there that are giving us major hair envy.  

With oodles of parents responding by sharing snaps of their own babas over on the MummyPages Facebook page, here we round up the very best… prepare to have ALL the feelings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dublin pub MVP allows dogs into its bar, nearby café Pupp allows dogs in for brunch. Heck, in SHEmazing Towers we even allow puppies to sit at our desks.

So when we heard that a London cinema had decided to open its doors to willing canines (and their owners), we got just a little bit excited. Surely this means it's not long until we can bring Fido along to Cineworld with us?

The Picturehouse Central in London has scheduled in a season of films all about the relationship between pooches and their owners, and the first screening will be open to dogs as well as humans.

"It's a brave cinema that opens up their doors to dogs," the Picturehouse's programme director Clare Binns admitted to The Times yesterday.

However the paper notes that Clare is expecting a "higher class" of dog – i.e. one that won't drool or pee on all those plush cinema seats.

While the first film of the season, Heart Of A Dog, is described as a "dreamy, drifty and altogether lovely movie," the next, Amoros Perros, might not be quite so chilled – it's set in Mexico and deals with the aftermath of a "horrific car crash."

Right, who wants to be the first to sneak their dog into an Irish cinema? We won't tell if you won't…

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Wednesday night's episode of TOWIE is making headlines this week for more reasons than one.

Megan McKenna's epic bust-up with Kate Wright ("You're gonna rip my f**king head off!") was definitely addictive viewing, but there was one other moment in the show that had viewers raising their eyebrows.

In a scene where Kate was walking her dog with on-off man Dan Edgar, the camera pulled out to show a passer-by chatting on her phone.

The only issue? That passer-by, clearly an extra who was giddy with nerves, was clearly holding her phone upside-down. Oops.

TOWIE viewers were quick to spot the on-screen fail, which obviously went unnoticed by ITV before the show aired:

Good work, TOWIE extra. Good work.

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In today's 'making you feel old' news, it's been a whopping ten years since Lauren Conrad bid goodbye to Laguna Beach in favour of LA.

And yesterday the reality star-turned-author met up with two old friends in New York for a very special occasion – the launch of her new book, Celebrate.

Lauren's former co-stars Trey Philips and Dieter Schimtz were among the gang of friends and influencers who turned out to support her at the first press event for her party-planning guide, which is available to purchase from March 29.

MTV alum Trey was sure to post a snap of the trio – and their champagne glasses – on Instagram to commemorate the big evening.

"Congrats @laurenconrad on her new incredibly gorgeous and useful book. And a great party to boot!" wrote Trey who now works in New York with fashion designer Vera Wang.

Fellow Laguna Beach star Dieter also took to social media to congratulate his friend, saying he'd had a "blast" at the glam event.

And while she mightn't be on great terms with Kristen Cavallari these days, Lauren says she still fondly looks back on her Laguna Beach days as a "unique" time.

"There was an innocence to it because none of us were doing it to get any deals or other ventures — we were just all friends and it sounded cool so we did it," she says of the show's early days. 

"We didn't know what we were really doing, so I think it was this very interesting time where people didn't have ulterior motives. We were just filming a documentary."

We still have our fingers crossed for a Laguna Beach: Where Are They Now episode…

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Jeremy Kyle viewers were left reeling yesterday after one particular guest seemed to cause quite a stir, but not in the way you might expect. 

Dubbed the best-looking man to ever appear on the show, Ricky Blay has admitted that his life has changed since his episode of the infamous UK show aired yesterday. 

"To be honest I find that quite surreal, I'm surprised," said the 22-year-old to the Mirror

"I'm not exactly god's gift but of course I don't think I'm ugly. But then again the competition that I'm going up against on Jeremy Kyle isn't exactly that hard is it?

"If people want to find me the sexiest guest on Jeremy Kyle I'm quite happy, they can crack on!" he joked.

Ricky appeared on the show to support his half-brother even though he found the experience a bit embarrassing. 

And it seems that his bro also made headlines yesterday for teaching Jeremy how to do a slut-drop on the show. 

After receiving a barrage of friend requests on Facebook, the attractive lad also revealed that he is in fact single. 

"I'm still single so I'm not tied down. What comes in the future from it, I'm quite happy to welcome anything with open arms."

He has apparently already been back to ITV to record another segment for the show, so keep your eyes peeled for further appearances of the lovely Ricky. 

Watch a clip of Ricky in action below: 

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Braces, X-rays, extractions and countless consultations; Rebecca Heasley has certainly endured more than her fair share of invasive medical procedures over the last decade.

In fact, she’s now recovering from double jaw surgery – a gruelling procedure which, in January, took some eight hours to complete.

“An orthodontist in Loughlinstown recognised that something wasn’t quite right,” the now 20-year-old explains chatting to SHEmazing. “So I was referred to Gerry Kearns in St James’s Hospital.”

At the time she was aged just 12 – shortly afterwards she was diagnosed with ICR: idiopathic condylar resorption, a poorly understood condition which can result in a misshapen jaw, significant pain and difficulty when eating and breathing.

It is particularly common among teenage girls, though doctors can still only speculate as to why that is.

“The first two weeks were the roughest,” the Co Wicklow native reflects today of her on-going recovery. “I was in a lot of discomfort and I just thought ‘oh, what have I done!’

“But once I got through those initial few days, I started to feel better. The swelling began to go down too and I could see how successful the operation had been.”

During surgery bone was taken from Rebecca’s hip and then inserted into her lower jaw to bring it forward by a full 2cm. Her top jaw was also broken and realigned.

Now, she’s still grappling with a largely liquid diet, something which she’s been documenting on her Instagram page.

“In total I maybe had a single bowl of cereal the week after surgery, but now I can have things like scrambled eggs, overcooked pasta and mashed potato.”

 

••Week 2 •• End of Week 2 post Double Jaw Operation: Chipmunk look has calmed slightly There's still swelling around my cheeks, lips, chin and jaw line. My lower lip has some sensation back but my chin is still completely numb. Aul' hip is healing well, stitches completely dissolved now. Pain wise, there's not much, a lot less than I expected anyway! I get these short spasm around my lower lip and chin every few hours, which is the muscles acting the maggot and the anesthetic wearing off! I've 7 sets of strong elastic bands holding my jaws closed, so still on a liquid diet, for the next 2-3 weeks.. All I want is a solid chicken sandwich.. Maybe a few cheese burgers and some sweet potato fries but my day will come. #progress #bitbybit #doublejawoperation #recovery #gimmeaburger #week2 #slowlybutsurely

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She’s since returned to her studies at UCD – Spanish and linguistics – and is now getting ready to sit her second year exams.

The eldest sibling in a family of three boys and three girls, Rebecca will also travel to Chile this summer to spend a year abroad in a Spanish-speaking university.

“My surgeon told me to take a full month off,” she says, “but I needed to keep up my college work and make sure I pass my exams so I can go to South America – meaning I was back within two weeks.

“At first, my hip caused me a good bit of pain, but once I could walk again I felt I could also attend lectures.”

Reflecting back on her teenage years, thankfully Rebecca reckons she’s managed to shoulder ICR pretty well. “I’ve actually always been quite outgoing.

“Of course I was self-conscious that I had a very weak jaw-line, and at times I struggled with my breathing, but I tried not to let it get me down too much.”

She's also found inspiration via the well-known blogger Leanne Woodfull – who had a similar operation also with Mr Kearns three years ago, and who documented her experiences via a popular vlog. Now Rebecca is hoping that she can help others in the same way.

“I've already gotten messages from people asking about it all, what the recovery is like and if I would recommend the surgery,” she says.

Indeed, she’s now in the process of putting together her own video.

“It will contain hospital pictures and I'll talk more in depth about the experience,” Rebecca reveals, concluding: “I love being able to help raise awareness of ICR – even if that’s simply offering a bit of reassurance or just providing a couple helpful tips for recovery.”

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Just days after Justin Bieber posted yet another Jelena throwback, Selena Gomez turned up at his Los Angeles concert last night along with a whole host of other celebrities. 

Earlier this week, Justin took to Instagram to share a throwback snap of the former couple kissing with the caption: "Feels."

And as if that wasn't enough to send the internet into a total tizzy, Selena went and commented under the picture simply saying: "Perfect."

Selena was then captured by fans at the JB gig rocking out to her exes hit songs and seemed to be having a great time. 

And just in case you are not convinced that the brunette in the fuzzy images is in fact Selena, super-fans of the singer obtained a pic of the star posing for pics with two male fans earlier that day wearing the same black choker. 

Oh and one of them appears to be wearing a Justin Bieber VIP placard around his neck (good detective work people). 

 

Selena!(colored photo)

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Seriously guys, what does all this mean? 

A whole host of celebs were also spotted at the jam-packed gig including Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Kanye, Tyga and Kim Kardashian. 

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