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We've all been there – You're at an event with your other half, and he says or does something so damn questionable you wonder how the pair of you ever made it past the first date.

Thankfully, it's not just us mere mortals who have to endure these public bust-ups as Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk proved at Wimbledon this weekend.

While watching the men's final yesterday, 30-year-old Irina looked distinctly put out by her boyfriend in a series of moments which unsurprisingly made their way onto social media.

41-year-old Bradley, who has been dating Irina for more than a year, could be seen trying – and failing –  to lighten the mood between the pair in an incident that will ring a bell with anyone in a relationship.

While Irina looked the other way and resorted to reading a book – upside down – so as not to engage with the actor, Bradley, on the other hand, kept a tense smile plastered on his face and did the ol' 'This will blow over in no time har har har' grin at anyone who happened to sense the atmosphere.

If reports currently doing the rounds are to be believed, Irina's bad mood may have a little something to do with the presence of Bradley's ex Suki Waterhouse at the famous sporting event this weekend.

Having taken Suki to his first ever Wimbledon in 2013, Irina might have been feeling a little put out after running into the actress at the game yesterday.

Or maybe she was just hangry – who knows?

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Earlier this week original Spice Girls Mel B, Emma Bunton and Geri Horner revealed that since a full Spice Girls reunion seems unlikely, they have decided to form a new band called GEM.

And now – according to The Mirror – the trio are in talks with the BBC about getting their very own TV show.

A source told the paper:  “It’s early days but Mel B, Emma and Geri are in talks about developing their own show.”

Although the girls have yet to sign any contracts, it has been reported that the potential programme would be a TV talent search to try find the next big name in music.

The sooner the girls are back in our lives – and fingers crossed on our screens – the better.

 

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Model Robyn Lawley is the face of Pantene, has designed her own swimwear collection and has been on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Sports Illustrated and yet she admits she has been dropped from major beauty campaigns because of her size 16 frame.

In a recently published interview with The Cut, the Australian beauty described how she would be hired for jobs based on her photos but as soon as agents realised she was not a sample size model, she would be let go.

She said: “My agency, when I signed with them, sent me out to all the beauty clients.  My Italian agency did the same thing.”

“I got booked from everyone.  Then, as soon as they found out my size, they all dropped off.”

Robyn – who runs the food blog Robyn Lawley Eats – has been outspoken over her dislike of the term "plus-size" and in the interview highlighted how strange it is that one term is used to describe every woman who wears clothing larger than a size 8.

She said: “Plus-size is a really broad term.  If you're going to label sizes 8 to 18 plus-size, you're labelling the majority of women plus-size.”

When asked if she’s ever been worried about her weight, the curvy model answered with an honest “yes” but rather than stressing over being too big, Robyn said she was freaked out over getting too thin.

She said: “I found these crazy, old photos of me modelling and they took my breath away.”

“I was so skinny, and it was just not good enough.  It wasn't skinny enough. I had tried everything and I had whittled myself down to a point where I couldn’t be skinnier.”

“I can’t control my bone structure.  I can’t get skinnier than my bones.  I can’t.  You can change the sample.”

“Seeing those pictures reminded me that it’s important for girls not to feel like that.  I was weak.  I needed to be fit, healthy, and young.”

 

 

Love my tie bottoms @robynlawleyswimwear #support #mysize #comfortable

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Robyn recently made history when she was the first non-sample-sized model to cover Sports Illustrated.

She is the latest in a string of high profile names – which includes Amy Schumer – calling for greater diversity in the industry.

Since more and more high street brands are now adding extra sizes to their lines, we're hopeful that fashion is slowly becoming more inclusive.

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From Brooklyn’s romantic posts with Chloe Moretz to Victoria’s candid photos with Eva Longoria, the Beckhams have been owning social media lately.

So naturally enough now that today marks the youngest Beckham’s 5th birthday, her parents have taken to Instagram to wish her a special day.

David – who was recently spotted hanging out with Amy Huberman at Wimbledon – shared a black and white picture of Harper kissing her dad on the cheek on Instagram this morning.

The image was captioned: “Happy birthday to my Pretty Lady…In 5 years baby Harper has brought so much love into our family.”

 

“Such a special girl in so many different ways we are so lucky to spend each day with such a beautiful soul.”

“We adore you baby girl happy birthday love Daddy.”  Awh!

Shortly after the soccer star’s post went up, designer Victoria used the same social media platform to wish her only daughter a happy birthday.

She captioned a waterside picture of her and Harper: “Happy Birthday baby girl.  We all love you so much.”

 

 

Happy Birthday baby girl  We all love you so much  X @davidbeckham @brooklynbeckham kisses from mummy X

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“Kisses from mummy X.”  Cute.

Earlier this week the famous couple celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary with a throwback picture online and on Tuesday their eldest son Brooklyn was spotted driving around London alone after passing his driving test.

It seems like the Beckham kids are getting very grown up altogether.

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Meghan Trainor has had some pretty big highs in her career so far, but none of them scream "life goals" as loudly as getting to sing with the Backstreet Boys. 

As part of ABC’s Greatest Hits show on Thursday night, Meghan joined AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell on stage to perform every 90's kids' go-to party song I Want It That Way.

And not only did the songstress successfully sing with the lads without keeling over fangirl-style, Meghan even managed to keep up with their dance moves.

In a behind-the-scenes video the All About That Bass singer revealed that, like all of us, the first band she ever loved was the Backstreet Boys.

She said: “The first band that I loved was the Backstreet Boys.”

“My pop star crush was Brian [Littrell].  I was gonna marry him and my mom was gonna marry him.  That was our husband.”

“The day he got married, I remember we were like, ‘Nooo!’”

The 22-year-old star went on to describe performing with the band as a "bucket-list moment".

On the night, the lads also sang Everybody to an enthusiastic crowd.

To say we are jealous of Meghan, the Backstreet Boys and basically every person in that audience is a major understatement.

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Last month Zayn Malik revealed to the world that he has been suffering with anxiety after he was forced to cancel his appearance at Capital Radio’s Summertime Ball.

At the time Zayn's model girlfriend Gigi Hadid was one of the first people to publicly announce their desire to support Zayn through his issues and it seems Gigi is now eager to keep that promise.

According to Celebs Now, the 21-year-old star wants Zayn to go to a US rehabilitation facility to receive treatment for his anxiety and already has a number of LA-based lifestyle gurus lined up to help the former One Direction band member.  

A source told the Now: "Gigi worries that Zayn’s anxiety attacks could ruin his career and in turn their relationship."

“She’s already lined up some of LA’s top lifestyle gurus to help convince Zayn to take a two-week break at a treatment facility.  But it’s not going to be easy.”

The source went on to explain how the pop star tries to escape his issues and commitments through partying.

They said: “When Zayn’s really in a bad place, all he wants to do is party and escape from his anxiety and pressures of real life and a relationship.”

“He just cuts himself off from the world – like when he has cancelled appearances but been spotted partying the same day.  Perhaps it’s his coping mechanism?”

Zayn has admitted in the past that as well as suffering from anxiety, he also smokes marijuana.

He told Complex magazine: "I smoke sometimes when I’m writing. Sometimes it helps with the creative process, depending on the strength of the weed. It helped me think outside the box."

However despite his personal issues, Zayn and Gigi seem to be closer than ever lately as only yesterday the Topshop model shared a sweet snap of them together.

 

squish ya

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We hope Zayn gets whatever help he needs and are glad to see Gigi is so willing to support him.

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A teenager from Kilkenny has died after collapsing at a Kodaline concert in Marlay Park on Friday night.

The 17-year-old girl was assisted by medical staff at the venue before being rushed to Tallaght Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

According to Independent.ie, the girl had underlying health issues and Gardai are not treating the death as suspicious.  

A Garda spokesperson told The Irish Sun: "A 17-year-old girl took ill at a concert in Marlay Park on Friday July 8.”

“She was treated at the medical centre on site before being transferred to Tallaght Hospital where she was pronounced dead a short while later.”

"A Garda report will be prepared for the coroner and an autopsy will be carried out to determine the direction of a Garda investigation."

Concert organisers MCD have released a statement on behalf of themselves and the band saying: "Kodaline and MCD’s immediate thoughts are with the family, relatives and friends of the deceased at their very sad loss.”

"The on-site medical team of doctors and paramedics immediately treated the young lady who was transferred to hospital by one of the on site ambulances.”

"Despite the best efforts of all medical teams, the young lady passed away in hospital."

Feat image: Josh Shinner

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For years actress Eva Longoria has stunned with her style and beauty on the red carpet, but what did she look like before becoming one of Hollywood’s most recognisable faces?

Well – as her latest Throwback Thursday snap has revealed – she looked pretty much the same as she does today.

The star – who recently married businessman José Bastón – has taken to Instagram to share her first ever headshot with fans and while the exact date of the image has yet to be confirmed, it looks like Eva hasn’t aged a day since it was taken.

The 41-year-old celeb captioned the share: “#TBT Thanks @evajaclongoria for bringing this back!  Can anyone guess how old I am in this pic?! #FirstHeadshotEver #WhatUpWithThePuffyHair #MyNaturalHairColorJetBlack.”

Eva’s first big role came in 2001 when she played Isabella in an American soap called The Young and the Restless.

However she is now best known for her role as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives which she played from 2004 until 2012.

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Queen Bey might have wanted Champagne on hand at Croker last night, but it seems what the megastar really needed to kick off the Irish leg of her Formation world tour was a pint of the black stuff.

A new photo has appeared online of Beyoncé enjoying a pint of Guinness shortly before her Dublin performance last night.

Wearing the same white dress she’d worn to watch Serena Williams win her 22nd Grand Slam title hours before, the Sorry singer posed with a pint while showing the camera her foamy Guinness tash.

 

Naturally the image has everyone pretty excited on Twitter with one user writing: “Beyoncé drinking Guinness is pure joy.”

While another said: “Beyoncé drinking Guinness backstage is #WeekendGoals.”

75,000 fans were treated to a major performance by the star last night as she paid tribute to Prince, revealed behind-the-scenes footage of her family life with Jay Z and Blue Ivy and even appeared to walk on water. 

Since her pre-show fuel was a pint of Ireland's most iconic beverage, we're not surprised Sasha Fierce totally smashed it.

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Singers Drake and Rihanna took a break from touring yesterday to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of a very special fan.

Megan Flores was suffering from terminal cancer when she met the famous pair through the Make-A-Wish Foundation back in March and it seems the Florida native made quite the impression on the performers.

According to E! News, Drake and Rihanna – who are currently touring together on RiRi’s Anti World Tour – learned of Megan’s passing on Saturday and quickly took to social media to acknowledge the powerful impression she had made on them.

Sharing a picture of Megan on Instagram, Drake wrote: “Rest in peace my angel.  I know heaven is celebrating today.”

“Thank you for the moments and emotions we share I am blessed to have known you in this lifetime.”

Earlier this year, the rapper dedicated his latest album Views to Megan.

Above the credits for the album’s opener he said: “This body of work is dedicated to Megan Flores.  I pray for your well-being every day.”

Rihanna also used Instagram to mourn the loss of the fan and reminisce on how Drake had introduced her to Megan after her performance in Miami.

The star wrote: “I had the pleasure of meeting an angel on earth!  After my show in Miami, [Drake] introduced me to Megan!”

“She’s inspired me so much with her strength and her perspective on life!  So fearless and so kind!”

“It’s heavy news that I can’t slide in your DMs anymore like I used to!!  There was always a smile waiting for me there!”

“You brightened any day!  Rest up baby girl!  We will miss you!”

Attached to the message is a picture of Drake, Megan and RiRi smiling happily. 

 

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If there’s one thing the Internet can’t stand it’s airbrushing, so you can imagine how much online hate stars like Selena Gomez get when they share their picture perfect selfies.

But a new Instagram post by Selena’s makeup artist Hung Vanngo has silenced her critics as it shows the star’s picture before and after it was retouched and, naturally enough, Selena looks totally flawless in both.

In the caption Hung wrote: “Instagram photo 101.  Here is an unedited & edited versions of an Instagram photo.”

He then used the hashtags “#brightness #contrast #warm #saturation #color #vignette #sharped…#TheSkyIsTheLimit #NowTheHatersCanChill” before finishing the post with a cheeky “Enjoy!”.

The only obvious difference between the two photos is that one is much brighter than the other proving that Selena’s hair, makeup and skin really are as perfect as they seem to be.

#NoFilterNeeded

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They already have a dog each, but it seems like Cheryl and Liam Payne wanted to have a little pooch together.

Cheryl took to Instagram to share a picture of her beau and their new dog… and it seems like things are really serious.

She wrote: "Our new family member.. he is beyond cute.. the dog is adorable too."

 

Our new family member he is beyond cute.. the dog is adorable too @toosmallforteacups thank you

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We have to agree, Liam is looking mighty fine in this picture, but how CUTE is their new pup?!

They are really flying along in their relationship!

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