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People don't like being put on the spot.

And people definitely don't like being put on the spot on national television.

But that generally doesn't stop them giving it their best shot for their big moment… as these poor guys and gals illustrated during a segment of Jimmy Kimmel Live this week.

After being approached by a 'reporter' for Lie Witness News and asked their opinion of Donald Trump's performance on Dancing With the Stars – no, he's not on it – they offered some pretty convincing assessments of a performance which did not take place.

From critiquing his style to mentioning the beef Twitter had with the appearance, these people weren't going to let their moment on the small screen slip through their fingers without saying something…although we really wish they had.

Watch this if you can handle awkwardness at its most extreme.

 

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There are people who spend days, weeks or even months plotting revenge against a cheating partner, before eventually setting their plans aside and simply moving on.

And then there are people who actually carry it out.

In a move which has cheating boyfriends pulling on their (lipstick-stained) collars, one Instagram user decided to use her account to call her ex-boyfriend out on his infidelity.

Unlike the rest of us who might just erase every photo of him from our social media accounts, this girl decided to simply edit her captions to better illustrate the image she now has of him.

And Instagram is all over it.

In a photo which shows her wrapping her arms around the boy who cheated on her, she wrote: "I'm in the perfect position to strangle him, and if I would have known then that he was a cheater, I probably would have."

Sharing a snap of the former couple cosied up by a baseball pitch, she wrote: "He played me better than he plays baseball."

Impressed by her level of commitment to the project, social media users are now lamenting their lack of creativity when it came to calling out the people who cheated on them.

Looks like we might be seeing the start of a trend…
 

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She may have started her career on children’s television, but the hidden meaning behind Ariana Grande’s new song proves that this star is most definitely a grown-up.

Innocently enough when Side to Side’s featured artist Nicki Minaj told MTV that the “whole song is about riding leading to soreness” we presumed she meant riding bicycles because the single’s video shows its lead singer leading a spin class.

But apparently we were very very wrong as it has now been suggested that Side to Side is actually about being left a bit sore after a marathon sex session.  WTF, right?

On Tuesday Girls creator Lena Dunham ever so delicately explained via Twitter that she had experienced “SO MANY EMOTIONZ” after learning that Side to Side is about “getting railed so hard you can’t walk”.

That same day Lena’s comments were retweeted by Ariana herself who contributed nothing more to the puzzle solving expedition than a few cryptic emojis.

 

 

 

Fans are taking the singer’s retweet as confirmation that the rumours are true and, given that the song does contain the phrase “d*ck bicycle” (sorry!), it looks like they mightn’t be too far wrong.

 

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Another day, another Justin Bieber saga.

If he's not stirring it up on social media, he's slamming his own band during live performances, and it doesn't sound like people are too impressed.

During a fairly ropey live set for BBC Radio One's Live Lounge, the singer dropped the F-bomb before calling his guitarist out on mistakes because, you know, he can.

Remarking on the musician's playing during Love Yourself, 22-year-old Justin told listeners: "He's broken his finger, so he's not usually this terrible."

Selena's ex took to Twitter to explain that hs nerves got the better of him during the performance, writing: "I don't usually get nervous but tonight I was thrown off and I was."

"Sorry about that," he added.  "Really wanted to be my best. Hope u all had fun."

Unfortunately for Justin, it doesn't sound like they did.

Taking to Twitter to comment on the set, one social media user wrote: "Justin Bieber sounds awful on live lounge, he's being so rude to the presenter too @BBCR1"

"Justin Bieber has zero crack and not an announce of personality," added another.

Ouch.

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A 24-year-old woman, who shed an incredible 14 stone over the course of two years, has Facebook in meltdown this week after uploading a timelapse video documenting her journey.

Simone Anderson, who has gone from 16 stone to just 12, decided to share her story with social media users when she began dropping the lbs, and now more than four million social media users have seen the rewards reaped by Simone's hard work.
 

 

Cracking myself up in the hammocks at @glamcampingcastawaysresort because @trentforsyth looks nakey in his

A photo posted by Journey To Health (@simone_anderson) on

Explaining her decision to go public with her personal journey, Simone said: "I have always struggled with my weight and have often resorted to easy fix diets where I would lose a lot of weight but as quickly as I lost it I would gain it back and more."

"Making this a public journey will aid so much in motivating me and keeping me accountable for my actions," she added at the time.
 

Commenting on her incredible video, Simon explained: "Looking back and remembering how many tears and emotions came before I pressed "post" I am so proud of myself for every single step I have gone through and having the guts to make my journey a public one."

Simone, who has had skin removal surgery, has been inundated with remarks from Facebook users astounded by her transformation, with one writing: "It takes real guts willpower and determination to do what you have done."

Take a look at this!
 

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Despite the glitz and glam with which he surrounds himself, it once again appears that poor old Tyga is a little bit short on cash as his red hot Ferrari has been repossessed.

On Tuesday the rapper and his reality star girlfriend Kylie Jenner took the luxury vehicle for a spin to a Bentley dealership in Calabasas, but while they were inside checking out cars Tyga’s ride disappeared.

According to TMZ, while T and Kylie were browsing the repo man arrived on the scene with a spare key to the Rack City rapper’s car and quickly took off with it down the freeway.

 

 

Ferrari summer

A photo posted by Tyga / T-Raww (@kinggoldchains) on

 

It is believed the 26-year-old star had failed to keep up with his lease payments and by Californian law that means the lender was fully entitled to take back the car at a time of their convenience.

Thankfully the celebrity couple weren’t left completely stranded as one of Tyga’s mates decided to be sound and gave them a lift home.

Earlier this year Us Weekly reported that the father of one had been hit with a $480,000 judgement for not paying his rent, but somehow he still managed to gift his 19-year-old partner a customised Mercedes-Maybach for her birthday less than a month ago.

 

 

Thank you baby @kinggoldchains

A video posted by King Kylie (@kyliejenner) on

Maybe Tyga should try keeping up with his payments instead of the Kardashians.

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He may be one of the more controversial sports stars to emerge from Ireland in recent years, but it looks like Conor McGregor may have gone too far this time.

The UFC fighter, who recently defeated Nate Diaz, has taken a battering on Instagram after uploading a photograph of himself posing with a machine gun.

Dressed in a robe with his finger on the trigger, Conor sparked serious debate among his followers – many of whom insist the picture is in bad taste.

"You have kids that's look up to you dude stop being such an arrogant a**hole bro," wrote one of the Dubliner's followers this morning.

 

You need people like me.

A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on

Remarking on the upload which 28-year-old Conor captioned 'You need people like me', a fan of the star wrote: "As huge a McGregor fan as I am, holy f*ck does that look unnatural. Also the finger on the trigger makes me cringe."

"Last photo i thought I'd ever see you in..all the sh*t going on with guns and you pose that," added another.
 

While some Instagram users condemned the star for glorifying gun culture, others took a more lighthearted approach and pulled Conor up on the juvenile nature of the shot.

"I know you are a fighting champion, but why do you look like a 6 year old on Christmas Day in this photo?" asked one.

Something tells us Conor would be more put out by that than anything else…

 

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Fujifilm-insta_Aug2016_competition-headerLadies, we are recruiting!

Instax Mini 8

Getting that picture perfect retro feel is a super easy snap away with this fun gadget. It’s cute and sleek design makes it on-the-go compatible and it’s versatile range of fun colours make it fashion friendly, too.

This camera automatically determines the best brightness for taking a picture and informs you of a suitable setting by lighting the corresponding lamp (We can leave the selfie light at home for this one.)

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The specs

This tiny piece of fun technology is packed with the best nuts and bolts to give you a fantastic photograph with each snap.

– Five mode exposure levels

– 0.6m to 2.7m shooting range

– 1/60 seconds Fixed shutter speed

–  Instant photography

Recruitment

We are looking for 5 girls to get snap happy and trial these Instax Mini 8 cameras. To join the group, enter your details in the form below. In the event that we are oversubscribed, we will make our selection at random from qualifying entries. This Girls Say Group is open to Republic of Ireland readers only.

Recruitment for this group is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to take part in the Instax Mini 8 Girls Say Trial. Here are the 5 testers who have been selected. If your name is on the list, we will be in touch shortly with the details of this trial.

  1. Ciara Murphy
  2. Joanne B
  3. Sinead Walsh
  4. Rachel Hannon
  5. Rebecca Geden
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The entire show may have centred around him, but Will from Stranger Things had a pretty sweet deal when it came to the whole, you know, actually appearing on screen

Indeed, despite the fact we were glued to the Netflix hit all summer, most of us would have trouble picking the young actor out of a line-up, but that hasn't stopped him making serious dollar.

Noah Schnapp, who played the absent Will in the sci-fi show, only appeared fairly briefly in four of the series' eight-episode run and yet those scenes helped the 11-year-old clean up big-time.

According to TMZ, Noah's contract for the show, which was yesterday officially renewed for a second season, states that the actor would collect $10,000 per episode and would be paid for five meaning that Noah walked away with at least $50,000.

Not too shabby.

And now that the show is heading into its second season, young Noah is in for a pretty hefty pay increase, with documents showing he'll be getting double the dollar per episode.

We're in the wrong gig.
 

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Through a pile of tearstained tissues we are saddened to report that the teen couple of the summer are no longer an item.

That’s right ladies, Brooklyn Beckham and Chloe Moretz – aka the people who launched a million “couple goals” hashtags – have broken up.

While all the details are not yet clear, the Mail Online has reported that the Kick Ass star and aspiring photographer called a halt to their relationship at some stage over “the past few weeks”.

 

Look who surprised me !!! We are Ready to watch @hillaryclinton make history.. (Tune in at 9:18 for my speech xox)

A photo posted by Chloe Grace Moretz (@chloegmoretz) on

 

It is believed that the breakup occurred while 17-year-old Brooklyn was in LA on a two-month break with his family. 

The Beckhams returned to London earlier this week.

 

Congratulations  proud of this one xx

A photo posted by bb (@brooklynbeckham) on

 

While making an appearance of Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live back in May, Chloe confirmed that the pair were officially dating.

They had previously been seeing each other in 2014.

 

Put em uppp put em uppp

A photo posted by Chloe Grace Moretz (@chloegmoretz) on

 

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Taylor Swift could be criticised for many things, but a failing sense of generosity definitely is not one of them.

Having previously donated sizable sums to victims of flooding, literacy programmes for children and the arts, the singer has now chosen to assist a facility of great personal significance.

Yesterday, Hart of Dixie actress and good friend of Taylor Swift Jaime King took to Instagram to share an open letter in which she thanks her Grammy-winning BFF for a donation she made to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in honour of her son Leo Thames.

 

 

Sorry?! @sascha_breuer I turned LT into a Vulcan.  #startrek #spock #LeoThames #iowethisladbigtimenow

A photo posted by Jaime King (@jaime_king) on

 

Along with a letter of acknowledgement from the hospital, the mother of two shared the story of how the Bad Blood songstress – who happens to be the godmother of Leo Thames – supported their family during the little boy's heart surgery.

She wrote:     “Dear all – at 20 weeks our son was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries AKA TGA.  He had a major heart surgery, that was terrifying, and traumatic for us as parents, for our family.”

“Only a few of our best friends knew.  I felt that I had to protect him in fear of the unknown, fear he would not make it. We felt isolated & confused.”

 

 

Praising her friend’s spirit of “unconditional giving”, Jaime said: “Taylor Swift does so many selfless acts that go unnoticed because she does them silently.”

“As the Godmother of Leo Thames for his birthday she gave an incredible donation to the people that saved his life.”

“TS knew that by giving back in this way would be the greatest gift one could give to us, to Leo Thames and to all of those with congenital heart issues.”

 

 

Electric youth  #LeoThames et #JamesKnight

A photo posted by Jaime King (@jaime_king) on

 

The Pearl Harbour star continued by expressing her gratitude to Taylor and acknowledging how the singer has supported the family on an emotional level.

“She came to the ICU to comfort us, to hold and bond with him with such grace & strength.  Our gift back is to share our story that anyone that is going through this is not alone.”

“Leo Thames is the strongest, healthiest boy because of this team.  He will live a full and whole life & never have to look back. Thank you.”

 

 

Dear all- at 20 weeks our son was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries AKA TGA. He had a major heart surgery, that was terrifying, and traumatic for us as parents, for our family. Only a few of our best friends knew. I felt that I had to protect him in fear of the unknown, fear he would not make it. We felt isolated & confused. @taylorswift does so many selfless acts that go unnoticed because she does them silently, from such a great place of unconditional giving. As the Godmother of Leo Thames for his birthday she gave an incredible donation to the people that saved his life Dr. Allistar Phillips and his brilliant team. It made us realize that silence cannot connect other parents & people going through these issues. TS knew that by giving back in this way would be the greatest gift one could give to us, to Leo Thames and to all of those with congenital heart issues. She came to the ICU to comfort us, to hold and bond with him with such grace & strength. Our gift back is to share our story that anyone that is going through this is not alone, we understand & want to stand up to bring awareness in the greatest way possible. Leo Thames is the strongest, healthiest boy because of this team. He will live a full and whole life & never have to look back. Thank you Taylor & to EVERYONE listed on this letter we love you. With gratitude and humbleness  Jaime and Kyle

A photo posted by Jaime King (@jaime_king) on

 

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Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy stepped out in Dublin tonight for the premiere of Anthropoid at the Audi Dublin International Film Festival.

Anthropoid is based on the true story of the World War II operation to assassinate Nazi commanding officer Reinhard Heydrich.

Starring alongside Jamie and Cillian is Toby Jones, Charlotte LeBon, Harry Lloyd, Bill Milner Seán Mahon and Sam Keeley.

But it wasn't just the movie's stars that were on the red carpet tonight, a host of Irish personalities came out to Cineworld in the city centre, too:

 

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