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During her performance last night, Adele admitted something that not many women would admit to. She grew a beard.

Throughout her 2012 pregnancy, the Hello singer admitted that her hormones went crazy and she ended up growing a bit of facial fuzz, and called it Larry.

“When I got pregnant I had so much testosterone in me that I grew a beard. I only cropped it last night. It’s actually true.

“I’m not telling a joke. I actually have a beard, but I’m not proud of it. I call it Larry," she told her Glasgow audience.

Now, anyone that has been pregnant knows that it's not uncommon to grow some excess hair due to excess male hormones in your body, but Adele just thought it was all a bit of a laugh and compared her beard to her partner's.

“There are a lot of good beards here. My man’s got a good beard. He trims it sometimes in the summer. It really annoys me – but I do have a beard myself so I can understand when it gets hot.”

Ah, Adele. You're some woman for one woman.

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We ALL remember this lad from yesterday, right?

Just as the President of Ireland was making his way through O Connell Street, the army officer decided to have a quick chat on the phone.

Of course the whole country (and every Irish mammy) went into outrage over it (well, we LOVED it) but as it turns out, he was actually doing his job.

A spokesperson for the Defence Forces told the Irish Independent that the man is an army press officer, and was just doing his job at the time.

But now, these photos of the same officer have made their way to the Internet and they will really make you proud to be Irish.

The officer is pictured kneeling to speak to Sheila O Leary, whose father and mother both fought in the Rising in 1916.

Sheila’s parents were Thomas Byrne and Lucy Agnes Smyth, who were both in the GPO during the Easter rebellion. 

Ms O Leary was pictured holding her father’s medals and talking to the officer as she waited for the centenary parade to start.

Many flocked to Twitter to say that there was outrage over the phone picture, but nobody stops to mention that he was the only officer to sit and talk to Sheila while she was on her own.

What a nice guy!

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Vogue Williams has slammed “jealous” Kian Egan after he voiced his views on Boyzlife last week.

The Voice of Ireland mentor is clearly not one bit happy about the new band, and when speaking on The Big Breakfast recently, he said they were doing it all wrong. 

“It’s not the right way to do it. I think it was pretty unfair on the fans to make them think that [the bands were uniting.]

“It’s a bit of an off one. You know, a member of Westlife who left the band after four years decides to use half the name for whatever it is they’re doing. If Westlife ever got back together again, it would be Weslife. It would be the four guys who stood in Croke Park the day Westlife ended."

However, Kian's words hit a nerve with Brian's ex-wife Vogue Williams, and in her most recent Sunday World column, she gave Kian a piece of her mind.

“It was actually six years and without doubt, the most successful period for the band, including 12 number one singles. Westlife only enjoyed a further two number one singles after Brian left.

“Kian was pretty vocal in his attack. Thinking Brian doesn’t have the right to use the Westlife name is frankly just plain stupid. I suspect that Kian may have a case of the green-eyed monster. In fairness to Kian, I’d be raging too if I hadn’t thought of the idea myself, seeing how successful it’s been."

Ouch! There seems to be no love lost there. 

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From the beginning of the year there has been so much drama with the Kardashians/Jenners that we don't even know where to start.

But one person certainly in the middle of it all is Blac Chyna.

From being Kardashian enemy No.1, to dating Rob, the former exotic dancer certainly wiggled her way into the reality family's life – and it doesn't look like she's going anywhere soon.

According to TMZ, the mother-of-one wants a cameo appearance on the show (and let's be real, it would be so juicy) but she's not going cheap.

Blac has asked for $1 MILLION for her short appearances, which seems like a helluva' lot – but the money isn't all she wants.

The website claims that as well as the cash, Ms Chyna wants a non-exclusive contract because she wants her own reality show with Rob in the future.

We can't see that happening anytime soon, especially with Kris Jenner practically running E!, but only time will tell on this one.

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From the end of last year we've had every storm imaginable, from Barney to Gertrude, it seemed like they just didn't stop.

However, one Irish weather woman became a national hero when she battled it out with Storm Desmond for a once in a lifetime weather report.

Teresa became so popular that many gifs and memes were made, as well as song remixes and even a ceili dance.

Well, one Sky News weather woman is trying to take our very own Teresa Mannion's place by conducting a very similar news cast.

Joanna Simpson became the UK's national hero overnight as she was almost swept away by Storm Katie.

Very much like Teresa's report, Joanna tried to keep a straight face as the wind bashed against her and blew her hair away.

We have to say, we think Teresa's report won by a long shot as she had to battle the rain as well, but who knows, maybe we need a competition to equal things out.

There's only one weather woman able to brave a bristly storm, and that's Teresa Mannion.

*Exclaimer: This is purely for fun and we really feel sorry for Joanna having to work in that weather.*

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Break-ups are bad for everyone. But, when mothers are involved they can just turn nasty.

Zayn Malik is set to sell the home he bought for his ex-fiancee Perrie Edwards' mother.

The 23-year-old singer bought the house for Perrie's mother, Debbie, when they were engaged, but after their break-up last summer, Zayn wants to get rid of the property.

The Sun reports that Zayn is even threatening to take legal action if Debbie doesn't comply with the move, as he wants to banish "every last trace" of Perrie from his life.

"Zayn wants Debbie out," a close source said. "He has told her that he wants the house back and ordered her to leave.

"He has issued Debbie with an ultimatum – get out or he will take her to court," the insider told the paper.

We don't know about you but we can't see this ending well!

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#RunAwayWithMeme is the Carly Rae-Jepsen hashtag we never knew we needed.

If you haven't spotted it on Twitter and Vine yet, it basically involves splicing the opening chords of Carly's song Run Away With Me over different videos.

Like this GENIUS version with Xtina…

 

Or this Simpsons one…

But the best (and most Irish) #RunAwayWithMeme efforts we've seen yet were inspired by today's 1916 Easter Sunday Parade.

Just LOOK:

And again:

Kudos to Twitter user Patrick Kavanagh for these. And if you still haven't had enough, here are a few more of our faves…

TOO GOOD.

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An investigation is underway into the deaths of a man and a young boy after the discovery of two bodies in a Dublin stream.

A passer-by notified police at around 3pm today after seeing evidence of the bodies in the stream, which is part of the Royal Canal at Ashington in Dublin 7.

The area has been sealed-off and the state pathologist has been alerted.

Train service on Irish Rail's Maynooth line stopped following the discovery but has since resumed.

According to the Irish Independent, it's believed the bodies may have been there "since last night."

More to follow.

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Easter Sunday is pretty much the only day of the year when it's universally acceptable to eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch AND dinner. And one person who's been taking advantage of the chocolate free for all is Amy Huberman.

The famous mum-of-two took to Instagram this morning to share a snap of her protein-packed eggy breakfast… kinda.

"An egg a day is okay," Amy wrote alonside a snap of a massive chocolate egg sitting atop her egg cup.

And the Easter puns didn't stop there, as Ms. Huberman posted yet again a few minutes later, this time pulling silly faces and praying that an "Easter-ly wind" didn't leave her stuck like this:

Another one for the pun-ny books, just like last year's effort, "egg on toast":

As well as being the queen of the puns, Amy's been providing some SERIOUS style inspiration of late – this white Lennon Courtney jumpsuit was a steal from Dunnes Stores but looked totally on point at a pre-Oscars party in LA.

Could we love this woman any more?

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Uber-glam celeb mamas like Chrissy Teigen don't just get one baby shower, they get two – one for each coast of the US.

Just two weeks after celebrating the upcoming arrival of their baby girl with a princess-themed soirée in New York, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend headed back to Los Angeles for a second party, thrown for them by the Kardashian clan.

Of course, judging by the photos, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was Khloé, Kourtney or Kim having the baby, seeing as they're the ones that feature in most of the snaps.

Case(s) in point:

Thankfully, Chrissy and John did manage to grab the photographer for one or two snaps:

Guests dined a tables adorned with piles of white roses, and listened to speeches by – you've guessed it – the Kardashian sisters.

Of course, there was one big nod to Chrissy, and that was the food. As well as canapés and Rosé, the mum-to-be's family and friends snacked on McDonald's delights.

And the cake – featuring a photo of a baby John – was pure genius.

Yum. Not long now until Baby Teigen-Legend arrives, and we cannot WAIT for the first photo.

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Whether he's hanging out with Brooklyn or playing dress-up with Harper, there's no denying that David Beckham is a pretty hands-on kinds of dad.

The famous footballer – and father of four – can't resist gushing about his brood on social media every once in a while, but it was his wife Victoria who shared yesterday's all-too-cute snap.

If you needed any further proof that David's kids have him wrapped around their little fingers, here it is – a photo of the 40-year-old sewing dolls' dresses for four-year-old Harper:

 

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Yesterday's snap got us thinking of David's other Smitten Dad moments, of which there are many…

Like that time he got a new tattoo based on one of Harper's scribbles

 

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Or that time he tried and failed to be a 'cool dad' with Brooklyn

 

Not sure if I'm a cool dad or Brooklyn is thinking seriously we have similar coats on dad @brooklynbeckham

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Then there was the moment he spotted Harper brushing her teeth in this get-up and melted

Or of course this moment, when he let little Harper play "dress up."

 

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And finally, there was this Mother's Day tribute, showing the four Beckham kids doing their annual Easter egg hunt.

Honestly, could we love the Beckhams any more?

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One Defence Forces officer is going to get a serious talking to later on, we reckon.

RTÉ cameras have been following the progress of the Easter Sunday 1916 Parade, which is taking a 4km route through the streets of Dublin and past some of the key sites of the 1916 Rising.

But one lad stopped to take a phone call at just the wrong moment, with the cameras capturing him chatting away as President Michael D. Higgins walked past.

Oops.

Bet that's the last time he brings his phone to work…

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