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Last year, Justin Bieber had the time of his life with the ladies.

With rumours going from Selena Gomez to Hailey Baldwin (and more inbetween), it now looks like he's cut all ties and is moving on with someone else.

Last weekend, the singer was spotted on Laguna Beach holding Sofia (the daughter of Lionel) Richie's hand.

But even more suss, is Sofia being spotted yet again – this time leaving Justin's house in her PJs.

The 17-year-old waited outside his house for her car to collect her, wearing a Calvin Klein sports bra and pyjama bottoms.

Let's just hope JB settles on this one.

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We've lost count of the number of times we've tried to recreate the latest makeup trend with the help of a YouTube tutorial only to slam the laptop shut two minutes in because the whole thing is too damn complicated.

Suffice to say we don't have much patience, so when a makeup tutorial manages to grip us from start to finish, we know we've found a winner.

Instead of acting like you should have a brush collection worth hundreds and enough foundation for every face in the country, this Twitter user has acknowledged that makeup application can be a tedious and over-complicated process in a move which has endeared her to the heart of millions.

From losing track of dialogue to admitting she doesn't always know what she's doing, Morgan leads us through her routine, and it is absolute comedy gold.

Oh, and the best part? She actually DOES know her way around a makeup bag, but just isn't one to brag…

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Since its release in 2014, Ed Sheeran's Thinking out Loud has become a modern-day romantic classic.

From engagements to first dances, this song is the soundtrack to millions of relationship milestones, but it appears we mightn't actually have Ed to thank for it.

According to emerging reports, the 25-year-old pop sensation is being sued on the grounds he copied Marvin Gaye's track Let's Get It On for the production of Thinking Out Loud.

The Independent reports that the family of Ed Townsend –  the co-writer for the 1973 track – have sought legal advice as to whether they are owed damages due to the similarity seen in Sheeran's song.

According to court documents, the Townsend family conducted their own research into the the issue, which read: "The Defendants copied the heart of Let's and repeated it continuously throughout Thinking."

"The melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic compositions of Thinking are substantially and/or strikingly similar to the drum composition of Let's". it continued.

While Ed, his record label and legal team have yet to issue a response regarding the track which has racked up 1.2 billion views on YouTube, media outlets have made reference to the fact this is not the singer's first time being implicated in such a situation.

Earlier this summer, the singer was sued for $20 million for copying Amazing – a song penned by Matt Cardle's songwriters –  for the production of Photograph.

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Laura Whitmore has been confirmed as a contestant for Strictly Come Dancing, but not our brand spankin' new one, she's going to pop up on the adored UK version.

The announcement was made this morning during her BFF Nick Grimshaw's Radio 1 Breakfast Show.

"I have watched Strictly and been obsessed with the show since series 1. It's an incredible show and I feel so honoured to be asked to take part in it.

"I'm not going to lie, I'm slightly petrified too," she added.

Laura is the third contestant to be announced and she will join Will Young and Ed Balls in the new series of the show.

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Desperate Housewives was certainly something we all binge-watched growing up. The glamour, the drama… the crazy.

But now, a little bit of that has come to Ireland, in the name of Felicity Huffman.

Yep, the actress touched down on our green shores this week to celebrate her daughter's birthday.

The star took to Twitter to share some pictures of her stay at Ashford Castle, Co Mayo.

She wrote: "This might be the most beautiful place I have ever been to.

My girl is 16 this week and we're off on an adventure."

She also said that she's going to be spending some time in Dublin, so watch out ladies!

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It looks like Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is in big trouble.

It's after coming to light the Rupert has been ordered to pay £1.3 MILLION in owed taxes… and he's blaming his dad for it.

The 27-year-old put his father and accountant in charge of his finances, and after some numerical trickery, Clay & Associates changed his accounting date so that 20 months of income would be taxed in the calendar year of 2009-2010.

So, all in all, eight months of Rupert's income hasn't been declared.

In the time that he didn't pay taxes, the rate went from 40 percent to 50 percent, so he's really having to pay for it now.

According to Hollywood Life, Rupert tried desperately to appeal the £1.3m ruling, claiming he had practically no awareness that it was going on.

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Congratulations to Nicky, 37, and Georgina Byrne, 37, who celebrated their 13-year wedding anniversary yesterday.

The pair married back in 2003 in a civil ceremony which was followed by a church blessing in France where they celebrated with family and friends in a 16th century manor house.

The former Westlife star took to Twitter to share a snap from their romantic day and they look absolutely adorable.

He captioned the post:“Thirteen years married today! Mrs Byrne is still hot as ever!”

We wish them more happy years to come!

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Tom Hiddleston has joined Instagram – and it didn't make anymore more happy than Robert Downey Jr.

Robert took this as a chance to take the piss out of Tom and his infamous "I <3 T.S." t-shirt.

 

Join me in welcoming the biggest T. Stark fan of them all to Instagram! @twhiddleston

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He wrote on the social media app: "Join me in welcoming the biggest T. Stark fan of them all to Instagram! @twhiddleston."

It was a small and sly, but great T.S. joke.

However, the joke made thousands of people flock to Tom's new page, and even though only one picture is uploaded, he's already gained more than 500,000 followers.

 

He's back!

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Mr Hiddleston captioned his first picture: "He's back!," as he's dressed as Loki for his new movie.

We hope this means loads of HiddleSwift pics.

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Let's be honest, when Rihanna dyed her hair red back in the day, we ALL followed suit and either went full-on red head or got pretty little scarlet tips.

It's a time in our past we'd like to forget forever (well, my pasty Irish skin didn't suit it anyway), however, it looks like the trend might be on its way back in.

 

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Kylie Jenner shared a picture of her new hair colour last night, and we just don't know how to feel about it.

Has this colour been done? Can she out-red Rihanna? Or is she on point?

Each to their own, but we're looking forward to seeing it all glammed up.

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Huge congratulations this morning to Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green who have become parents for a third time.

The pair have welcomed their third little boy together and his name is as uniquely beautiful as his brothers.

 

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Three-year-old Noah and two-year-old Bodhi have now become big brothers to little Journey River Green.

It was announced back in April that the actress was pregnant after the Megan and Brian had split the previous year.

And after many tabloids speculated that Brian may not have been the father, Megan shut down the rumours in one simple post.

 

#notthefather

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A short while later news broke that the couple of ten years had reconciled for baby number three.

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel in May, Megan spoke about getting messages from the womb saying:

“You don’t hear an audible voice, but you hear messages, if you’re open to it,” explained Megan, who is mum to three-year-old Noah and two-year-old Bodhi.

 

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She added: “For instance, this baby wanted me to live somewhere else, so we’re moving to a whole different place in Los Angeles because I feel like that’s where this baby wants to be raised.”

Congratulations again to the couple on the arrival of their new baby boy.

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Nebraskan beauty Ashley Graham is so loved for her body positive image that she received major backlash earlier this summer when she was thought to be slimming her curvy frame. 

But it seems the plus-size star is just the right shape for H&M’s upcoming Studio collection, as she has been named the new face of the brand’s high-end Autumn 2016 campaign.

Speaking of the news to BAZAAR.com, the first plus-size model to front Sports Illustrated said: “Growing up I didn't have curvy role models, mainly because I didn't see enough curvy women represented in major ads.  My hope is that young women who shop at H&M see me in the ads and are reminded that there is not one standard definition of beauty or one perfect size.”

The 28-year-old swimwear entrepreneur also detailed for the site how the modelling industry has changed since she was first discovered at the age of 12, but was sure to stress that while advances have been made, the new trend of diversity promotion cannot end here.

She said: “The industry was much different.  There wasn't social media helping to launch careers, and "plus size" models weren't considered supermodels.”

“Now we're seeing curvy women on runways, on magazine covers and in major advertising campaigns alongside "straight size" models.  We're seeing more inclusivity when it comes to size, and we have to continue featuring more and more diversity.”

 

 

Over the years Ashley has gained a vast and dedicated group of fans.  She currently has over two million followers on Instagram alone and has worked with everyone from Vogue and Levi to Glamour and MTV.

Despite her success, H&M’s latest Studio collection will be one of Ashley's first mainstream fashion campaigns.  The line will appear in-store and online on September 8.

 

 

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These days avoiding dairy is easier and more popular than ever before.  But whether you're lactose intolerant or simply not mad about milk, it is super frustrating that one of the world’s most prominent coffee chains doesn’t do an almond-based alternative.

With the rise of nut milks – which are widely viewed as healthier and better tasting than soy – it seems like every decent coffee shop is offering almond milk lattes, cappuccinos and macchiatos but, for whatever reason, until now Starbucks has stuck by soy.

To the cheers of the lactose intolerant everywhere, today Starbucks announced that this September almond milk will make its long-awaited debut on the coffee giant’s US menu.

The move comes after one of the most common suggestions on Starbucks’ customer request platform My Starbucks Idea was that almond milk should be made available.

Sadly Starbucks Ireland have yet to make a similar statement but since it’s coming to America, we’re hopeful the almond truck will be here soon.  

 

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