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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello are total #relationshipgoals and we don't even have confirmation that the pair are a couple. 

While they both are insisting that they are still single, rumours have been flying about this handsome pair since last Summer and they have only intensified since then. 

After co-writing and releasing their hit song I Know What You Did Last Summer, this is for sure the cutest non-couple we have ever experienced. 

1) They have a very cute on-stage rapport 

Involving lots of laughing and lots of touching

2) Shawn Mendes described his dream girl…

And she sounded incredibly familiar

"I really like funny girls, girls with a witty sense of humor. If someone is able to catch onto what I’m saying very quickly, I find that very attractive. I really like brunettes… and also, dancers! I have a thing for dancers!"

Hmm. 

3) This tweet 

Because calling out your girl on social media is something we can only imagine a boyfriend doing… 

4) When Shawn played this prank on Camila

Though we wouldn't mind waking up in a sea of sandwiches

5) There are too many adorable snaps of them together 

We just need to know 

6) When they're just messing around 

All the goals 

7) This entire video 

And this entire song. So catchy. 

Put us out of our misery guys. 

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It has been known for centuries that Japanese women have been washing their hair with rice water – yes, actual water they boiled their rice in – to stimulate growth and keep it strong and conditioned.

Many bloggers and hair stylists have made the DIY treatment, hailed the 'hair water' trend – but if you're lazy (like us) then a new brand has just made a version of it called Rice Water Hair Milk.

The all-natural skin and hair care brand Ash & Nectar, (which is sold on Etsy) came up with the formula which includes real rice water, rosemary for penetrating hair strands, lavender for conditioning and argan oil for treating split-ends.

Confused by how it works though? No worries, we'll lay it out for you.

First, wash and shampoo your hair as normal, then massage the rice water into your scalp and work your way down to the roots until it's fully covered.

Sit back and relax for 5 minutes to let the milk do its magic, and then rinse it out. Simple!

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They may be the UK's most popular television hosts, but it seems like Ant & Dec are ready to try out something a bit different. 

While they are not leaving the entertainment business any time soon, they have admitted that they are considering a leap from the TV to the stage. 

Speaking to the Sun, Dec admitted that they are looking into other things now that their contract due to end with ITV next year. 

"We haven't decided yet, me and Ant have talked but we haven't talked to ITV, we normally do it before we go off to the jungle for I'm A Celebrity.

"We will wait until Saturday Night Takeaway finishes and we will think about it. Our three big shows and the shows we love are on ITV.

"ITV is our home and we have been very lucky with them. But we are also evaluating and looking at other things."

And one of the things that the duo have been considering is in fact musical theatre.

"We loved doing Saturday Night Takeaway on tour so we are looking at the possibility of another tour or even theatre. We could do something with comedy in the West End, we are throwing around ideas.

"We are also looking to do a comedy next year. It is something we've been discussing for years."

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Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay's on-screen connection as mother and son in Room is just incredible, but even off screen they're great friends.

After filming together, doing countless interviews, the full awards circuit and tonnes of promotion all over the world, the pair have a gorgeous bond, despite their 17 year age gap – Jacob is nine and Brie is 26.

Last night the pair marked their final day of promotion for the film with a toast in Japan, just as they had done two years previously when the film had its first screening at the Telluride Film Festival.

"28 weeks ago(according to Instagram) @roomthemovie premiered at the #telluridefilmfestival. After the screening @jacobtremblay and I toasted. He had chocolate milk and I had red wine," Brie wrote. 

"I remember feeling so vulnerable after sharing this movie with the world for the first time; unsure of what was to come.

"Last night marked what may be our final toast to this film . He had a soda and I had sake. We are in Japan."

Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay

The actress went on to share some lovely memories of the time she had spent with her young co-star.

"Together we have travelled the globe, spent almost two years hanging out, playfully arguing about things like who can hold their breath longer and talking at length about Room.

"At its core, every step of the way has been taken with love. We were generous and patient with each other. We laughed a lot, especially when it was hard.

"We picked each other up, answered for the other when one was tired and always kept silliness alive.

"Thank you Room for bringing us together. Thank you Room for uniting us with the rest of the world. Thank you to everyone who shared this journey with us. I will never ever forget it."

Jacob shared Brie's post over on his own Instagram, saying he had had "the best time" and adding "bye bye room," in an echo of the film's last line.

We're going to miss these two together… now to wait for Emma Donoghue to write a sequel.

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Rumour has been abound that John Giles – the very face of our national broadcaster's soccer coverage – was about to be dropped by RTÉ. 

And this afternoon it has been confirmed that the sporting legend will leave Montrose after the Euros this summer.

"John has been an integral and much-loved part of our soccer coverage for over 30 years as well as a respected ambassador for the Irish football family as a whole," RTÉ said in a statement issued to SHEmazing.

"The Republic of Ireland's participation in this summer's tournament and RTÉ Sport's coverage is an apt occasion for John to bow out at the top and we wish him all the very best with his future endeavours."

It concluded: "It's been a privilege to work alongside John through some of the most thrilling times for Irish soccer and his contribution to our programming has been phenomenal."

It had been suggested that the 75-year-old former professional player was set to retire, but in a statement to the Herald, he said: “In my negotiations with RTÉ Head Of Sport Ryle Nugent last year, he made it clear to me that this was to be the final year of my full-time engagement with RTÉ.

“He said that this was designed to allow him to continue the requirement to plan and prepare for the future.

“This was perfectly understandable to me and I signed the contract which finishes after the Euro 2016 final in France in good faith.

“But I want to make it perfectly clear that I’m not retiring or even thinking about it.”

Mr Giles along with Eamon Dunphy and Liam Brady are known as the Three Amigos. The late Bill O'Herlihy once described him as the best football pundit "in the world".

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Irish make-up artist Chloe Boucher is a viral sensation, blonde bombshell and just, well, total beauty goals. 

Knowing she wanted to become a make-up extraordinaire at the age of just 15, she got a degree in beauty from the LA College Of Creative Arts in Dublin, worked her way up with various beauty brands before becoming a total hit on social media. 

So naturally when the Dublin native handed us down the holy grail of her top tips at the OPSH make-up workshop yesterday, we were all ears: 

 

1) Use concealer to enhance the face 

 

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"Contouring is out," says the 23-year-old. 

"If you have areas of your face highlighted, your face will start to contour itself." 

Chloe recommends using a liquid concealer that is at least a shade lighter than your foundation colour. Applying this to areas of the face that catch the light (forehead, cheekbones, chin etc) will enhance those areas and naturally contour the face. 

Use a soft powder bronzer on the cheeks and forehead if you would like a more enhanced look. 

 

2) Use powder to set 

This is especially important to the girls that have oily skin. 

"Oils in your skin mix with the oils in your foundation causing it to come off in blobs.

"That's why I always recommend using some sort of powder to set your cream products."

Chloe uses a light, mineralise powder to set her make-up and recommends it being a shade lighter than your foundation so as not to counter-act your highlighting. 

 

3) Brush them brows 

"Never put product in your brows without brushing them first.

"Brushing your brows upwards can really lift the face."

When using products, Chloe loves to use powder applied with a precision brush for a soft, natural look but recommends pencils to fill in gaps and brow-gels to set brows for the whole day. 

 

4) Go with eye-shadow shades that compliment your eyes 

According to Chloe, blue eyes work really well with golden brown tones while green eyes are enhanced by red hues as well as purples. 

"Brown eyes can pretty much wear anything."

She recommends using a brown base for a soft, smokey eye and blending out the shadow with tones that suit your eye shade. 

 

5) Lining the eye

 

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"Use nude eyeliner on the waterline to make eyes look bigger.

"If you have naturally big eyes you can define them with a black or brown liner."

And she even gave us tips on how to achieve the notoriously difficult winged eyeliner look: "A lot of people do their wings starting from the top, but you want to start at the bottom.

She recommends doing the liner across your lid first and doing the winged part after, starting from the outer corner of your outer eye. 

"Follow your natural eye shape and then just connect-the-dots."

 

6) Enhance those lips 

"Clean up dark lip colours with concealers for the perfect statement lip."

Chloe swears by lip-liners but reckons you need a little extra help from concealer to get clean, defined lips when applying dark colours. 

To make lips standout and look bigger, she recommends contouring the area by applying a smidge of bronzer just below the lower lip. 

 

Make sure to keep an eye on all of your top beauty and fashion brands with Opsh.com

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After a 16-month exercise that cost tax payers NZ$26 million (€16m), New Zealand has decided to keep its original flag.

A referendum took place on Thursday which shows 56.6 percent of people voting for the national flag instead of the new one, which critics saying it looks like a "beach towel," reports the Irish Times.

Almost 10,000 alternative flags were entered into a competition and a new flag which featured a silver fern and four red stars was voted to go up against the original. 

Those seeking the change wanted the Union Jack removed and said that it is too close to the design of Australia's national flag.

Today's results are only preliminary and the final results will be released on March 30, yet the decision is not expected to change. 

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She was just 27 at the time – and fighting to save her ailing marriage. Now Khloe Kardashian has revealed that she had IVF in a bid to help her get pregnant.

Speaking on yesterday’s Kocktails With Khloe, she admitted: “At the time I was, like, ugh, gotta have a baby.

“That’s all I wanted.”

Following a whirlwind month-long romance, Ms Kardashian married Lamar Odom back in 2009 when she was 25 – although the basketball star was often subjected to rumour relating to his alleged drug-use and infidelity.

“I thought maybe it would like fix the situation,” she also recalled.

However, and now estranged from Lamar, Khloe went on to say that everything worked out for the best – and that a baby was never going to fix her marital issues.

“I’m also happy it didn’t happen because I was young. I was 27,” she explained.

Khloe was rumoured to be having IVF in 2011, although this is the first time she’s publicly confirmed that she did indeed turn to the treatment. 

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Tomorrow, Good Friday, all of the Republic of Ireland's pubs and off-licences will be closed, with most restaurants also banned from selling alcohol.

As it's the only other day aside from Christmas Day when alcohol cannot be sold here, people tend to get pretty panicked.

But – as comedian Frankie Boyle learned when he suggested he might be playing to his first "sober audience" in Dublin tomorrow – there are ways around every law.

Like pillaging the country's off-licences today, Thursday, for example.

One look at Twitter confirms that yep, that's exactly what most people are planning to do.

This lad is taking no chances – he's bringing the whole squad

Even Bishop Brennan is in on the whole thing

And keeping in the religious theme, here's the REAL meaning of H-O-L-Y Thursday

We're loving this poem

Oh, and this one

'PLEASE, GIVE ME ANYTHING YOU HAVE'

It's not just alcohol we'll be saying goodbye to

Tomorrow's motto: Be Prepared

Someone needs to erect a warning sign at Dublin Airport arrivals

Of course, there are some perks to this kinda-sorta Bank Holiday

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Earlier this year Peggy Mitchell came back to Eastenders for one last hurrah – and now another beloved characters is making her way back to the cobbles.

Everyone's fave, Pat Butcher will also make a one-time comeback even though she was killed off the soap four years ago.

Pam St Clement, who played the popular bar tender quit the show after 25 years to pursue other activities, but The Mirror reports that she will make a return in one of Peggy's final scenes.

According to the paper, Pat will appear to Peggy in a vision during her final moments on the show – something we can't wait to see since the pair argued for most of their time on the soap. Let's just say Peggy's final minutes will be.. interesting!

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Amy Huberman is a woman of many talents. Between writing books, acting, and just being an all-round gas woman, she never stops working for what she wants. 

The talented gal has just unveiled her new shoe collection for Bourbon Footwear, and they're totally amazeeee.

The mum-of-two went for super summery looks and bright colours to welcome us all into the warmer weather.

It's also the biggest range that Amy has debuted to date, with heels starting from €79.99. To see the full collection, click here

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Let’s face it… A LOT of chocolate is going to be consumed this weekend. And sure why not, we say. 

But while everyone enjoys stuffing their faces now and then, having a healthier alternative to a seasonal stable is no bad thing either.

Which is why we got all sorts of excited when we spotted this good-for-you raw chocolate orange egg recipe.

It comes from LifeCleanse and you can properly impress your diet-conscious friends because it’s actually oh-so easy to make.

It’s also completely sugar free, dairy free, and gluten free… which means it’s pretty guilt free too.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup raw organic cacao powder
  • 1 cup Vita Coco coconut oil
  • 1 tsp organic vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp organic acai powder
  • 2 drops organic wild orange essential oil* (eg doTerra)
  • 1 pinch organic sea salt
  • 2 avocados

*ensure to use food grade oil as not all essential oils are safe to be ingested.

1) Soften the coconut oil in a small measuring jug or bowl over a bowl of warm (not hot) water. Once liquid, add the vanilla extract and orange essential oil.

2) Next slowly stir in the cacao and acai. Add a small pinch of organic sea salt. Mix well.

3) Cut the avocados in half lengthways; remove the stone and spoon out the flesh. For this recipe we will be using just the skins, as natural Easter egg moulds (you can use the flesh on toast or in an omelette or salad).

4) Rub a small amount of coconut oil on the insides of the avocado shells to line them and carefully spoon in the chocolate orange mixture.

5) Sit the shells on a plate in the fridge and allow setting for 90 minutes. Once hard remove from the avocado shells using a warm spoon.

 

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