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If you just need a cup of coffee in the morning, there's nothing that can pull you away from it.

We're so used to hearing about everything that's bad for you, so it's refreshing to see that new research has been done that says coffee can actually be good for your heart.

A study carried out in York University tracked nearly 4,000 heart-attack survivors and analysed their daily eating and drinking habits.

It found that patients who drank one or two cups of coffee a day were 20 per cent less likely to die from a heart-related illness than those who drank no coffee at all.

Now, of course more research needs to be done, but we're happy that there's some good news today rather than more research telling us to stay away from our favourite things.

Coffee 4eva.

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No matter how much the movie industry might attempt to switch it up, the equation needed to throw together your standard romcom rarely changes.

Good-looking guy plus good-looking girl divided by life's challenges equals romcom success.

And, apparently, James Corden is no longer having it.

While speaking to Rolling Stone, the Late Late Show host admitted he has difficulty getting his head around the fact movie producers generally refuse to document the love story of your standard Joe.

"I could never understand when I watch romantic comedies the notion that for some reason unattractive or heavy people don’t fall in love,” he said.

Calling out the industry for the inconsistencies in their approach, James, who has struggled with his weight for most of his life, continued: "If they do, it’s in some odd, kooky, roundabout way — and it’s not. It’s exactly the same."

Using his own love story as a way to argue his point, he said: "I met my wife; she barely owned a television and worked for Save the Children. We sat down one night and we fell in love and that was it."

Who else thinks James could pen an absolute corker of a romcom?

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School of Rock was a fab film.

It made every primary school kid dream that some day a really cool teacher would come in and bring us all on school trips and let us laze about listening to music all day.

Ah… dreams.

That might have never happened in real life, but one actress from the movie actually turned into a rock star after her stint in the 2003 flick.

Actress Rebecca Brown, who played Katie (a.k.a. Posh Spice) in the movie has persued a career as a musician.

 

it's my bday. hair is on point. eyebrows are on point. life is on point.

A photo posted by Becca Brown. (@usuallybeccabrown) on

 

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A photo posted by Becca Brown. (@usuallybeccabrown) on

Well, actually she considers herself much more than that. Her Twitter bio says that she's also a comedian, a bar tender and a feminist. You go, girl.

Rebecca had to learn how to play the bass for School of Rock, and has kept it up ever since. Just check her out:

 

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Apparently you're only as good as your last record, so when it comes to a second album, the pressure is always on.

And after three years and still no sign of Lorde's, it looks like the Kiwi singer might be feeling the stress.

But so, reportedly, are her fans.

Deprived of any new material, fans of the Royals singer decided to take aim at the star who is currently sunning herself on holiday.

After making the decision to share snaps of her vacation on Instagram, Lorde was, according to the New Zealand Herald, forced to acknowledge the fact that her fans may be starting to lose interest in the singer.

"Do you think we'll ever get another album or should we just give up on you as an artist," wrote one of her 4.1 million followers.

 

on vacation shooting love heart eyes at the locals

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And instead of ignoring the dig, Lorde decided to tackle it head-on, responding: "Give up on me if you want to!"

"I'm an artist, I write a record when I have enough special stories to tell, and it's all me, every melody every lyric, not some team who just start the machine up every eighteen months like clockwork."

With a parting shot at her critic, Lorde added: "The record is written, we're in the production stage now. I've worked like a dog for a year making this thing great for you guys."

Both comments have since been deleted, and we're sure Lore is having right ol' rant down the blower to Tay.

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For many women transitioning from adolescence to adulthood isn’t the most the most enjoyable experience.  On top of having to deal with real life struggles like money (or lack thereof) for the first time, your body can change in ways outside of your control.

As uncomfortable as this experience can be, there’s one obvious way it could be made a whole lot worse and that's by having the whole world scrutinize every aspect of your physical appearance as and when it changes.

Having made this transformation in the public eye, model Gigi Hadid is no stranger to bodyshamers.  But just because receiving criticism is an occupational hazard of hers, it doesn’t mean the Californian beauty is going to sit back and let the trolls walk all over her.

 

 

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Gigi recently posted a bikini selfie to Instagram which inspired one troll to suggest that the 21-year-old has lost too much weight since she re-entered the modelling industry in 2011.

According to Elite Daily, the star was quick to shut down the bodyshamer in question as she fired back a lengthily comment.

Gigi wrote: “Bodies change as girls become women…Having my body judged over the span of the 4 teen-to-woman years has really shown me the human tendency to label and make uneducated judgement…I loved my body as a 17-year-old athlete and I love my body now.”

 

In the post the Tommy Hilfiger model acknowledged that she has lost “baby fat” but insisted that she has never intentionally changed her body.  She suggested instead that her weight loss is due to a combination of growing up, boxing training and work-related stress.

She finished by asking the author of the original comment to think about the women who may judge themselves as a result of reading online hate.

“Your comment won’t get me down, but next time, please think about the young women who may read body-judgement comments and judge themselves as they see their bodies growing and therefore naturally changing, too.”

 

 

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Amanda Bynes has made her social media return.

The former actress has been offline for six months now, but last night took to Twitter to keep her fans updated on what she's been doing.

Amanda is currently studying fashion in the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in LA, and it seems like it's going really well for her.

However, while sharing what she was up to last night, she also went on a tiny rant about an imposter trying to pose as her on social media.

It's good to see she's doing well!

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It looks like Miranda Kerr is certainly enjoying being engaged.

The model took to Instagram to share a picture of her with her fiancé, Snapchat founder, Evan Spiegel.

 

 

A photo posted by Miranda (@mirandakerr) on

The pair, who announced their engagement last month, look as happy as ever as Evan kisses Miranda on the forehead.

The Australian model is also wearing a necklace with Evan's name on it so it looks like the couple are certainly still in the honeymoon phase.

How cute!

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Playing an Adele track as we walk up the aisle is the closest most of us would ever come to having her at our wedding, but then we're not Vince and Ryan from the States, are we?

In an incredible stroke of luck, the singer spotted two fans dancing their socks off during a recent concert in the Los Angeles’ Staples Centre, and decided to call them up to the stage.

In the space of a minute, we learned that Vince and Ryan were engaged and set to marry in Montana next September – a ceremony which Adele will now be attending after graciously accepting their spur-of-the-moment invite!

"I would love to come," she told an overexcited Vince before assuring Ryan that she didn't have a rate and she'd 'do it for free'.

Having uploaded the incredible moment to YouTube earlier this month, the footage started really doing the rounds this week, and fans of the singer are unsurprisingly falling all over themselves.

"How did you guys NOT faint wtf" wrote one while another added: "If Adele says she's going, she's going! Congratulations on the wedding guys!"

Just imagine hearing Adele say yes to your wedding invitation…

 

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Louis Walsh is going to anger a LOT of One Direction fans today – he believes that the band is over.

The X Factor judge said that they have had their time and in maybe a decade (yes, a decade) they will get back together.

"It's not going to happen. Nope. No, definitely not. It's over, they had their run, all over," he told The Telegraph.

"It's done, and it was an amazing career." He then added, "Maybe in 10 years."

Ouch. Get ready to face some backlash, Louis.

 

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It looks like Blac Chyna is ready to become a Kardashian!

The former model took to Instagram yesterday to show off her new tresses, and we have to say, she's giving off some serious Kimmy K vibes.

 

This Chocolate hair thou @kendrasboutique | @kellonderyck Makeup | @jolisarena

A video posted by Blac Chyna (@blacchyna) on

In the clip, Chyna's hairstylist is fixing her hair while she listens to Kanye (yes, KANYE) in the background.

And it looks like it's going to be a busy few months for Blac. In addition to their nuptials to Rob Kardashian and birth of their first child, the couple will also be starring on their new E! reality show together. 

No rest for the wicked, eh?

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Most of us have confined our Junior Infants photo to a neglected corner of our family home, but one girl has not only decided to unveil it to millions, but actually recreated it for her highschool yearbook.

Tyra Hunt decided to use her Kindergarten photo as inspiration for her Senior Year snap this week, and Twitter is LOVING it.

Amassing more than 92,000 likes and 31,000 retweets since its upload on Tuesday, the photo is a reminder to everyone that no matter how gormless you might look in your first school snap, you can look a whole lot worse in your last one if you put your mind to it.

With her mouth hanging open, her hair in pigtails, and a jumper in a very questionable shade of green, Tyra absolutely nailed her Kindergarten shot, and frankly we love her for it.

"You know she is destined for greatness," wrote one Twitter user while another added: "Seen it a million times, still cracks me up lol."

Tyra, take a bow.

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The Kardashians themselves accept that had there been no sex tape, there would have been no reality TV show.

Turning what many considered a PR disaster completely on its head, astute businesswoman, Kris Jenner, harnessed her second oldest daughter's infamy into a multi-million dollar empire.

And while Kim may have her mother to thank for creating her career, the same can't necessarily be said for Kris' two youngest daughters, Kendall and Kylie.

Filmed from a young age, the Jenner sisters had little say in the matter, but unlike their older sisters, their current careers aren't based solely on reality TV, with both of them having branched out in other directions.

With Kendall making waves in the world of modelling and Kylie devoting much of her time to her cosmetic line, insiders say it's only a matter of time before the Jenner girls break free, and it sounds like Kylie is with them on that one.

According to Star magazine: "Kendall‘s got her modelling career, and Kylie would rather focus on her lipstick and cosmetics lines. They don’t need the show to survive."

"Kylie is so sure of herself that she recently dissed Kim, telling her big sister she was more famous now," they added.

Will Kris loosen the leash, though?!

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