Let's not lie to ourselves, we are all GUSHING over the whirlwind romance that's sweeping Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra off their feet.
They are both stunning to look at, and no one can deny how in love they are. Since meeting at the Met Gala in 2017, it's been no secret that they enjoy each other's company, to say the least.
Now that they're engaged, and Priyanka has that WHOPPER of a Tiffany & Co. ring on her finger, we feel it's time to learn how their relationship really started.
So let's get the dirt, how did he go from being her Fashion Forward date to future hubby? Following Chopra's NYC bridal shower, she gave us a few deets on their romance and we are LAPPING it up.
"Just being in the whole situation of finding somebody who can be a partner to you in so many more ways than one is amazing, so yes I'm very excited," she mused. Ugh, they're too cute.
In a separate interview, when asked about her singer fiancé, Priyanka gushed that the key to their relationship is all about a dose of Aretha Franklin's fave thing: respect.
"By that, I don't mean makes coffee for you, not that," she clarified. "But someone who respects the hard work you put into your life."
The bride elaborates that, for her, a respectful person is someone "who respects that if his work is important, so is yours. Or if he makes choices that are important to him, so is your opinion. That's respect, and that's incredible to have."
Their relationship sounds hella healthy to us. We're so happy for them, but where's our formal text message and Met Gala 2019 date?
Welcome to Riverdale’s neighbouring Greendale, where “it always feels like Halloween.”
The new Netflix reboot based on the Archie Comics original has already received hugely positive reviews, and now it's our turn to investigate.
From the opening theme with it's rich, horror-soaked animation paired with eerie music, Sabrina adopts the alluring fantasy of the supernatural and brings it into 2018.
Kiernan Shipka of Mad Men fame steps into the role of a sweet-looking girl with a wicked secret. We’re hooked already, tbh.
The modern-day teen drama is perfect for the time. Sabrina Spellman is a seriously empowered, political gal who we can easily see protesting on the streets looking glam AF, with Harvey on her arm.
On her 16th birthday, Sabrina will have to choose “between two worlds: the witch world of her family and the human world of her friends.”
The main gal herself is ordered to choose between the mortal world and the world of Satan, but it is only a deceitful imposter of a choice, in reality she has no control over what is going on around her.
Forces around her are trying to pull her a million ways, and the secret is simmering throughout the opening episodes in regards to why exactly she is being lied to about her heritage.
Her ‘Dark Baptism’ (what even?) is the night where her life-changing decision must be made, and it’s quite a scene.
Sabrina, whose father was a powerful Satanic priest (the Salem equivalent of your dad being on the Supreme Court) and whose mother was a mortal, is expected to pledge allegiance to the Dark Lord, Lucifer himself, and renounce her human ties.
In return, she gets unfathomable power—but only in return for total and unquestionable loyalty.
Naturally, Sabrina doesn’t want to leave her friends and boyfriend behind, which is the consequence of choosing to serve the devil. So far, so relatable.
Harvey is adorbs to be fair; Disney Channel doesn’t seem suitable for child actor Ross Lynch in this context. He’s a slightly minor character in the initial few episodes, with the main draw obviously being Sabrina and her struggle surrounding her Sweet Sixteen.
The show paints a far more macabre, historically accurate picture of witchcraft, which has long been associated with sexual deviance and the corruptible power of women.
First of all – I LOVE that she refuses to be bullied into making a choice – women are often cornered into sacrificing parts of who they are, but this gal is having NONE of it.
Her character is also more complex than her initial impression conveys- there are undoubtedly dark parts to her light aura. She is far too casual when discussing hexing her principal, for example. The spider scene which accompanies this hex is traumatic as a total arachnophobe, but I'll forgive them for it. Eventually.
I wasn't expecting to be genuinely spooked by some of the content, but it made it even more enjoyable. Think of it like a dramatic teenage female Harry Potter: an orphan with a colossal weight on her shoulders, an animal sidekick and some MAD sorcery skills.
Plenty of freaky stuff starts happening from the get go: she takes a bite of a malum malus—an evil apple, and has a vision of witches hanging from a tree.
She is told she must sign the Book of the Beast in the woods with her own blood. She gets a blood curse. The list goes on, really. The darkness and absurdity create a kind of gruesome and macabre humour, which grows as the episodes progress.
The audience becomes pretty desensitised to the weirdness, after all we have seen some pretty ridiculous stories from other YA series (Pretty Little Liars, The Vampire Diaries, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight etc).
I was part of the generation that watched the 1990's Sabrina until the BITTER END. The bitter end being, of course, her wedding to long-time on and off boyfriend, Harvey.
The show ran from 1996 until 2003, and was far more comedic and slapstick than the current endeavour. Screwball humour, a hilarious witty cat named Salem and a leading lady who was far more relatable than other female characters on TV.
Kiernan Shipka, who plays the protagonist, said, “It’s nothing like the ‘90s sassy, mean Salem at all. That’s its own thing that we’re not going to try to compete with or be in the slightest because you can’t live up to that in any way. This is more of a subtle sort of nod, I would say, to the old show.”
She's dead right, the new show is 100% not trying to imitate any of its predecessors, and this works in its favour. Loyalists of the Melissa Joan Hart edition will be fairly baffled at the lack of humour, and disappointed about Salem the wisecracking kitty being MUTE.
I'll be honest, this devastated me. Salem was hilarious, the original was voiced by Nick Bakay and he's still iconic for his sassiness. The modern day Salem might well speak in future, the show's creator hasn't ruled it out.
The main positive of creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacaso's take on the show is the relevance to modern day and age of Me Too.
At Baxter High School, Sabrina stands up to bullies and founds a women’s intersectional cultural and creative association (WICCA) to provide students with support.
Her BFF Susie is gender non-conforming and suffers for it, and her STUH-NING cousin Ambrose (Chance Perdomo) is pansexual. He is such an aesthetically pleasing man, here's his Instagram for you all to creep on if you don't believe me.
He could win Most Beautiful Mortician of All Time any day, but who can say if this is a hotly contested competition.
As a witch participating in various ceremonies, Sabrina publicly objects to the controlling behaviour of Satan himself. She's braver than us…
She’s of the social media generation, woke AF would be the phrase that immediately comes to mind. She's super savvy, and sniffs out injustices in her own world and in the supernatural.
We love a gal who questions authority. Witches historically have been used to fit the zeitgeist of the time, and the current political climate is part of the reason why the show could be taking off.
The notion of what would happen if women had supernatural power has terrified communities around the world since the 13th century.
The show has already been confirmed for a season two, before season one had even aired.
One down-side of Sabrina for me is the over-the-top theatricality in some parts, but we can’t deny it’s entertainment value.
The orgy scenes, for example, were a bit much considering Sabrina Spellman is sixteen and has an adorable boyfriend, but we get what they were going for.
Maybe they’re trying to embody the wilderness and confusion of adolescence, or maybe they’re just in the mood for some seriously sinister teenage drama. Who can tell?
What no one can deny about the Archie Comics reboots is that teenage angst is taken totally seriously; the adolescent frustrations, anxieties, passions and friendships are all explored and given a platform.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa of Riverdale fame has his roots showing in this context. Riverdale had a plot in season one and has now just completely gone off in bizarre tangents, hopefully Sabrina doesn't end up going down this route.
Melissa Joan Hart herself has given the Netflix effort her stamp of approval.
One thing's for sure: you won’t be bored, and you’ll definitely appreciate the fun she has with her wicked skills.
It's highly-enjoyable television that made me want to join a coven and curse the entire patriarchy. Well, even more so than I did before…
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is currently streaming on Netflix.
“They’ve been at each other’s necks for a few weeks now.
“Dani has been offered so many opportunities since leaving the villa, from her hugely successful clothing range with In The Style to appearances with her dad.
“She has a very busy schedule and is doing incredibly well for herself following Love Island,” the source explained.
“But the more projects Dani takes on the less time she spends with Jack, so tensions between them are mounting.
“A lot is riding on them staying together as they continue to film their reality series – but Dani may not have the patience to stay in the relationship for much longer.”
However, the Love Island power couple quickly denied these claims.
The couple told OK! Magazine that they were “really happy”.
“We try not to pay too much attention to all the gossip,” they said.
“We’re just really happy at the moment and are enjoying spending so much time together filming our new show.”
Gardaí are looking for the public's help in tracing Linda Mhelembe.
The 16-year-old went missing from her home in Galway on the 26th of October.
Linda is described as five-foot tall with black hair and brown eyes. It is not known what Linda was last seen wearing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Galway Garda Station on (091) 538-000, The Garda Confidential Line on 1-800-666-111 or any other Garda Station.
Pay day is just around the corner, and if you're anything like us, your Nasty Gal cart is full and ready to go.
In a delightful turn of events, Nasty Gal are currently hosting a massive 50% off EVERYTHING sale, and with their edgy, on-trend pieces already hovering on the affordable side, our jaws are dropping at these bargains.
From duster coats to slogan t-shirts, our winter wardrobes are sorted.
Tomorrow night is the time when all the ghouls and ghosts come out to play and everyone will be all dressed up in their unreal and super clever costume that they thought of/made/bought weeks ago.
And you?
If you're anything like us, you've clicked on this article because you have absolutely no idea what you're gonna wear tomorrow night and it seems like literally everyone in the whole world does.
But fear not, mere mortal…for we have your lazy ass covered.
Read on to see how you can get ready for the spookiest night of the year in five minutes…
Wednesday Addams
She's iconic. And oh-so-easy to pull together as a costume if you're stuck.
Plait your hair in two thick braids, throw on a white shirt with a collar under a black dress, black tights and shoes and there you have it.
Holly Golightely
Any Breakfast at Tiffany's fans?
Channel your inner Audrey Hepburn in a simple black dress, a string of pears, a dark sunglasses.
Sweep your hair into an updo and if you have one, a cigarette holder finishes off the look.
Bubble Bath
This is soo cute.
Put on a shower cap and stick loads of white balloons to pin onto a t-shirt.
Even the most un-arsed people can manage this one.
Bread Winner
Wanna have to spend only five minutes getting ready and have a clever costume?
Throw on a plain t-shirt, a fake plastic medal and carry a loaf ofbread.
You're a bread winner! Get it?
Tourist
This is another so-easy-it-hurts one.
You need: a straw hat, Hawaiian shirt, and a camera, preferably on a strap to hang around your neck.
Raining Men
Another idea if you have no time/interest is this one.
Grab an umbrella and hang cut-outs of hot guys off it.
Voila – it's raining men.
Cinema Floor
Dress all in black and stick movie ticket stubs, sweet wrappers etc to yourself and there you have it…you are the floor of a movie theatre.
Not the scariest thing in the world but an easy Halloween costume, and you can't have everything.
Ghost
We all know this one…a white bed sheet with holes cut for your eyes and chuck it over you.
Boo!
Freudian Slip
If you a slip dress handy and some well-know terms coined by Sigmund Freud cut out that you can attach to the dress. Easy and funny.
Happy Halloween lads, stay safe, have fun and do one of these five-minute costume ideas if you're panicking about what to wear.
There’s one debate that has been dividing women for generations – bra on or bra off when it comes to sleep?
Some of us spend our evening commute dreaming of the moment we finally get to take the damn thing off while others can wear them for 24 hours straight and barely notice they’re there. (Sorry, but how?)
Either way, we finally have an answer to this age-old question.
According to Mia Talmor, a plastic surgeon at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, neither option is necessarily better than the other.
However, she did confirm that, contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that wearing a bra to bed will prevent your boobs from sagging.
She told SELF: “Bras are designed to help with vertical positioning. But when you’re lying in bed, you need more horizontal support.”
However, if you still insist on wearing a bra while sleeping, it is important to get the fit just right.
Plastic surgeon, Matthew Schulman also spoke to SELF, and recommended women wear ‘’a supporting bra made of breathable fabric that does not have padding or underwire’’ while sleeping.
He warned of the possible effects wearing a tight fitting bra could have on your health:
‘Wearing a bra that is too tight can inhibit flow of lymphatic fluid, this can cause lymphedema (swelling) of the breasts, which can lead to pain and some temporary skin discoloration.’
2018 has gifted us with some seriously eccentric beauty trends, we’ve had squiggly eyebrows, glitter tongues, teeth nails, pimple nails, corkscrew nails and coat hanger brows.
However, the year of weirdness isn't quite over, we think we’ve found the strangest craze yet: RAINBOW TEETH.
Yup, dental dye for your pearly whites. People are legit painting their teeth with dental dye to match their outfits.
Seems a bit like The Capitol from the Hunger Games:
We have GOT to see the rainbow trend in action. CHRŌM have released a range of 10 colours for fashion followers to try: light pink, a slightly darker pink, baby blue, a slightly darker blue, mint green, yellow, light gold, dark gold, silver, and copper.
Each pastel shade has its own sugary sweet name, from 'Candy Floss', ‘Sunshine’ to 'Fairy Dust'. Unforch, it’s not edible and doesn’t have a taste.
We reckon if it tasted like actual Candy Floss they’d get a lot more business from those of us with a sweet tooth.
The polish works in the same way as nail polish and stays on your teeth for up to 24 hours. The colour doesn't smudge while eating, and all you have to do to remove the polish is brush your teeth and it's gone.
It sounds pretty weird alright, but the creator David Silverstein claims that the trend is completely taking off.
In an interview with the New York Post, he commented "We see this becoming commonplace – everything from a club vibe to an everyday workplace fashion accent."
"Perhaps you go to work with one tooth that matches your nail polish or your hair colour."
Silverstein says the product's solvent is made from a grain alcohol base and that the pigments comply with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act.
He declined to disclose CHRŌM's full ingredient list for proprietary reasons, but added that the tooth polish is 100% safe and formulated by dentists: “It doesn't stain your teeth, and it's not permanent."
A dentist with NYC Smile Design, Dr. Ramin Tabib, was interviewed about the product and stated that "I have no idea what's in this product and the safety long term. Seems like the company does not want to give the ingredients out and they are calling it proprietary.”
Hmm, potential shadiness there.
Silverstein also revealed that the brand is aiming to release a glittery version of the product soon.
It’s ideal for Halloween, but would you wear the product in your everyday life?
We say go for it, your colourful smile will be catching many an eye.
Gardaí are looking for the public's help in finding missing teenager Simone O'Sullivan.
The 17-year-old went missing from her home in Rochestown, Co Cork on the 25th of October 2018.
She is described as being five-foot tall and of thin build with black hair and blue eyes.
The young girl was last seen wearing black and white runners and a black and white jacket.
Anyone with information about Simone's whereabouts is asked to contact Togher Garda Station on (021)-494-7120, the Garda Confidential Line on 1-800-666-111 or any Garda Station.
'As much as I am grateful for the voice that social media gives each of us, I am equally grateful to be able to step back and live my life present to the moment I have been given.'
'Kindness and encouragement only for a bit! Just remember- negative comments can hurt anybody's feelings. Obvi.'
Perhaps Selena will regain her place on her return.
Before Selena, Taylor Swift wore the crown for most followed.
