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Ronan Keating has broken his silence following the sudden death of his older brother.

On July 15, Ciaran Keating passed away at the age of 57, after being involved in a car crash in Co. Mayo.

In the weeks following his family’s tragic loss, Boyzone singer Ronan has remained inactive on social media. 

He promptly changed his Instagram profile picture to a black circle to showcase his grief, and only his team have been posting on his behalf to promote upcoming events.

Credit: Ronan Keating Instagram

Now, over a month after Ciaran’s passing, Ronan has chosen to thank his followers for their support and sympathies.

Taking to Instagram, the 46-year-old shared numerous photos of himself, his wife Storm and their two children – Cooper (6) and Coco (3) – during a recent trip to South Africa. 

“Hey Everyone. Just wanted to say thank you for the love and respect you have shown my family over the last 5 weeks. It has been the hardest time for us all, and everyone is trying to manage a life now without our brother (very hard to even type that),” Ronan confessed.

Credit: Ronan Keating Instagram

The One Show presenter then went on to express what his family’s recent trip meant to him. 

“Thank you for all your messages of support and also respecting our privacy during this time. There is no more fitting a place to heal, than in South Africa surrounded by Mother Nature and great people and our little bundles of joy Cooper and Coco, have kept us going constantly,” he explained.

“Back to work for me in another part of the world I love now… it all seems rather difficult to make sense of but trying my best. Take care of each other and from Storm, myself and all my family, thank you,” he concluded.

Credit: Ronan Keating Instagram

Several famous faces have since taken to Ronan’s comments section to showcase their sympathies.

“Thinking of you all,” wrote singer Peter Andre.

“Been thinking of you all so much. Sending so much love Ronan and hope to see you guys v soon,” added TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher. 

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Ferne McCann has revealed her newborn daughter’s beautiful nursery with the world. 

The former The Only Way is Essex star welcomed baby Finty into the world with her fiancé Lorri Haines on July 6.

After settling into life as a mum-of-two, Ferne has now unveiled her baby girl’s nursery, which has a ‘neutral, calming’ feel to it according to Ferne. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Sharing a video to her 2.9M with Another Day of Sun from La La Land playing in the background, the clip shows the nursery being transformed from an empty room to a stunning space for Finty. 

In the caption of the post, McCann admitted she has the help of interior designers to kit-out the room.

The 33-year-old explained, “Finty’s Nursery Reveal. I wasn’t going to have a nursery for Finty but after working with Abby from @gingernestinteriors_kids I’m so glad I did”.

“As we didn’t know what we were having when the design brief was put together, we simply showed Abby some very neutral inspiration images to use as a guide and her team worked their magic to bring our vision to life”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Ferne went on to say, “We are so in love with this room and everything within it – It’s the perfect neutral, calming haven and now our favourite room in the house. We truly could not be happier and Finty is one lucky little girl. How cute does she look in there too”.

“Ginger Nest Interiors is an affordable virtual interior design service, you can be anywhere in the world to use it. I would highly recommend if you’d like the best space for your kiddies! Interior Design: @gingernestinteriors_kids Photography credit: @klr_photograph”.

Plenty of fans of the reality TV star headed to the comments to share their thoughts on the peaceful nursery.

One fan wrote, “Looks like such a calm space, it looks beautiful”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“Absolutely gorgeous room and baby she’s just perfect xxx”, penned a second fan. 

A third commenter added, “What a beautiful and calming space for the gorgeous Finty”.

Last month when discussing her nursery with OK!, Ferne insisted that she wanted the room to feel ‘calm and balanced’.

“It feels so tranquil. I'm very much looking forward to sitting here… I might get a little nursing chair… It's such a calming room. You feel like you're up in the clouds”.

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Sam Asghari has broken his silence following multiple rumours about his marriage with Britney Spears being over. 

Sam has confirmed the news of their divorce after being married for 14 months.

The Hot Seat actor revealed that he and Britney ‘decided to end their journey together’ in a statement to social media.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Announcing their split to his 3M Instagram followers on his Stories, Asghari explained, “After 6 years of love and commitment to each other my wife and I have decided to end our journey together”. 

“We will hold onto the love and respect we have for each other and I wish her the best always. Sh*t happens”.

He closed off by adding, “Asking for privacy seems ridiculous so I will ask for everyone including the media to be kind and thoughtful”.

Britney is yet to comment directly on their break-up, instead, she took to social media yesterday to reveal she would soon be buying a horse.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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After rumours that Sam was going to challenge their prenup, his rep released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter to say,“There are many claims that Sam is challenging the prenup and threatening to exploit his ex-wife with videos”.

“However, all these claims are false, as no negative intention has ever been directed towards her and never will be. Sam has always and will always support her”.

Sam and Britney first met back in 2016 while filming a music video for her song Slumber Party.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The pair got engaged in September 2021 and went on to tie the knot in an intimate ceremony at Britney’s California home in June 2022.

Spears has previously been married twice before. Her first marriage was to Jason Alexander back in 2004, which lasted 55 hours before the Gimme More singer got it annulled. 

The popstar then married Kevin Federline in 2004 before they went their separate ways in 2007. They share two children together- 17-year-old Sean Preston and 16-year-old Jayden James. 

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David Beckham has paid a moving tribute to the late Sir Michael Parkinson.

The legendary TV presenter, best known for his Parkinson talk show, sadly passed away last night at the age of 88.

Countless famous faces have since been expressing their sadness at Michael’s death, including the likes of retired footballer David.

The former Manchester United player had a special link with the beloved broadcaster, as he played a key role in one of Michael’s most memorable moments on Parkinson

During a joint interview on the show in 2001, David’s wife Victoria Beckham let slip that her private nickname for her partner is ‘Golden Balls’. 

“Golden Balls Beckham, eh? That’s a good one!” Michael joked at the time, as an embarrassed David hid his face in his hands.

Now, in his moving dedication to Michael on social media, David chose to honour the hilarious moment one last time.

Taking to his Instagram account, the 48-year-old posted several images from the famous interview, including one of Posh and Becks chatting with the late presenter.

“We say goodbye to the best… Waking up to the sad news of Michael Parkinson passing, I was so lucky to not just be interviewed by Michael but to be able to spend precious time talking about football and family our 2 passions,” he wrote.

“Plus the GoldenBalls moment…,” he teased, before concluding: “Sending love to Mary and the whole family”.

Many fans of the former England striker have since taken to his comments section to express their own sadness at the news.

Credit: David Beckham Instagram

“Truly the Best. So sad to hear this,” one fan penned.

“He was a true gentleman,” another added.

Michael’s family confirmed his death earlier today, as they released a statement which read: “After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family. The family request that they are given privacy and time to grieve."

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Molly-Mae Hague has opened up about the fears she has surrounding her fiancé Tommy Fury’s boxing career.

Ever since the couple became runners-up during the 2019 season of Love Island, Tommy has continued to build on his boxing career with his partner Molly-Mae by his side.

Now, in the Netflix documentary At Home With The Furys, which also features Tommy’s brother Tyson and his wife Paris, Molly-Mae has chosen to get candid about her anxieties when Tommy has a match.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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In the eighth episode of the docuseries, the 24-year-old boxer praised his now-fiancée for her support.

“She’s a huge part of my success, because I believe that if you’ve got the right woman at the side of you, you can do a lot of things and go wherever you want to go,” he gushed.

In a confessional to camera, Molly-Mae then admitted that she struggles in the weeks leading up to Tommy’s fights. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“There’s never any stage of camp that’s enjoyable. At the start, you’ve got eight weeks left, so it’s a long road. Then, towards the end, the fight is looming, so there’s never really any point of the fight process that’s enjoyable for me,” the 24-year-old confessed.

The mum-of-one, who was pregnant with baby daughter Bambi at the time of filming, then went on to share how Tommy was missing milestones.

“This one is obviously a bit harder because I am pregnant, and we’ve got a little baby growing and there’s going to be things that he is gonna miss,” she detailed.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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In a later episode, Molly-Mae spoke ahead of Tommy’s big fight about how she struggles to watch him.

“The feeling when your partner is in the ring is indescribable. I’m absolutely terrified and worried for him. I really struggle with it. I take my hat off to women just like Paris, that can sit there and be composed and watch their partner in the ring. But for me, I literally look at the ground. I just can’t watch,” she explained.

At Home With The Furys is available to stream on Netflix.

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Coleen Rooney has broken her silence on her court battle against Rebekah Vardy. 

The feud between the two women became public knowledge back in 2019 when Coleen claimed that Rebekah was leaking stories about her and her family to the press. 

The trial finally took place last year and lasted for two weeks. Coleen won the ‘Wagatha Christie' case after the judge believed that Rebekah had been providing information to her former agent, Caroline Watt, who was then leaking them to The Sun newspaper.

Now, in an interview with British Vogue, Coleen has opened up about her experience during the trial, how she felt towards Rebekah at the time and the impact the court battle had on her marriage.

The 37-year-old explained, “I feel like a lot of people still don’t understand what happened, from beginning to end. What I said in that post, I still stick by today”.

“I’ve never been in a legal case before so for me it was scary. What a horrible experience. The thing I was dreading the most was actually going to court”.

Revealing she felt ‘uneasy’ when she saw Vardy in court, Coleen continued, “It was so weird that first day, actually sitting on a bench together. It was so difficult in that courtroom, especially watching her on the stand. It was quite painful. I felt uneasy”.

Coleen then opened up about the toll the trial took on her relationship with her husband, Wayne.  

“He was supportive, you know, but it took its toll. He kept saying all the way throughout it: ‘Don’t worry, you’ll be fine’”. 

“But there were certain moments where we did have disagreements. Not over the case, but he would get annoyed with me because I was quite short-tempered. You know. I didn’t have time for him”.

She went on to add, “If you’re in a relationship, obviously that’s one of the main things. You’ve got to have time for each other”.

“We’ve had our ups and downs. Obviously everybody knows. It’s been hard to go through it in the public eye but there has always been love there. If the love is gone then, you know, it’s pointless. But if not, you’ve got something to work for”.

Briefly mentioning her Disney+ documentary about the court case, Coleen added, “I felt like everyone else has spoken about it except me. And it’s my story to tell”.

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Christina Aguilera is celebrating her daughter’s ninth birthday. 

The Candyman singer has written a heartwarming message for her daughter to mark the special occasion. 

Sharing the sweet tribute on social media after performing live together, Christina admitted that raising her daughter, Summer Rain, has been a ‘privilege’. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Christina posted photos of her and Summer Rain on stage together to her 9.1M Instagram followers. 

A video also shows the birthday girl dancing with her mum and her back-up dancers while performing live.

She captioned the post, “Happy 9th birthday to our sweet Summer Rain. Today I find myself reflecting on how fast time has gone by”.

“These 9 years have been filled with boundless love, heartwarming hugs, staying up too late, Disney adventures, and most recently, the joy of gracing the stage alongside you”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Aguilera closed off by lovingly adding, “Every day, I thank the universe for gifting me the privilege of being your momma, a role that stands as my ultimate accomplishment. Witnessing the remarkable young woman you are evolving into fills me with immense pride. Mommy loves you so much!”.

Many fans of the iconic singer headed to the comments to send birthday wishes to her daughter.

One wrote, “We love seeing you both happy, and seeing you sharing a night with your 100%. Happy birthday, Summer”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“Happy birthday Summer!!! It's clear how your mother knows how to love you and take care of you like no one else!”, said a second fan. 

Another kindly added, “Lots of health and happiness for our lovely princess!”.

Christina welcomed Summer Rain into the world back in 2014 with her fiancé of almost ten years, Matt Rutler. 

The Lady Marmalade singer is also proud mum to 15-year-old Max, who she shares with ex-husband Jordan Bratman. 

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Amy Dowden has opened up about her experience during her second round of chemotherapy. 

The Strictly Come Dancing professional was diagnosed with grade three breast cancer earlier this year. 

Unfortunately, after having a mastectomy, more tumours were found and Amy was diagnosed with a second type of cancer. She then had to start chemotherapy to fight the disease.

Now that she’s started treatment, Amy has shared a health update after having her second round of chemo, revealing she was ‘less anxious and scared’ this time around. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Posting the insight to her 467K Instagram followers, Amy shared a photo of herself in a hospital bed wearing a cold cap while getting the treatment. 

The 33-year-old captioned the post, “Chemo 2 let’s go! Another step closer! Feeling much better about it today!”.

“Last time I was so anxious, nervous, scared and full of emotions but this time I know what to expect but also helps that every single member of staff are just utterly amazing and I’m so very grateful to you all!”.

She closed off by adding, “Right, another step closer to the dance floor! Fingers crossed not too many side effect please”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Amy also shared a video and photo from hospital to her Instagram Stories and explained, “Much better this time round! Last time my nerves were all over the place! This time fell more relaxed and the staff here are just amazing in every way!”.

Many fans of the Strictly star shared supportive messages with Amy in the comments of the brave post.

One supporter wrote, “Sending BIG LOVE and strength lovely”, while a second penned, “Sending you so much love, light and strength- you are just incredible”.

Another fan commented, “Sending you so much love. You are the bravest girl ever!”.

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Boots Ireland has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Live Nation and is now the official Premium Beauty Sponsor at Electric Picnic. Taking place from the 1st to the 3rd of September, Electric Picnic is Ireland’s largest music and arts festival. The annual festival held in Stradbally, Co Laois features a selection of music, art, theatre, comedy, food and holistic health. The partnership will see Boots surprise and delight festival-goers, along with making them feel festival ready with two activations at the sold-out festival.

The very stylish Boots Beauty Box will be in situ in the Pink Moon campsite and festival-goers will have the opportunity to book in for a complimentary 15 minute makeup application. Beauty services on offer will include brows, lashes, full eye looks, tan top ups and nail applications incorporating top tier Irish and international beauty brands available at Boots.

In the Guest Area, we will have some interactive experiences for the visitors within the Boots Gift Box that will ensure that everyone has fun as well as the opportunity to win some premium beauty treats.

Linda Nolan, Head of Marketing at Boots Ireland commented: ‘We are delighted to announce this partnership with Live Nation and look forward to bringing our Premium Beauty offering to Electric Picnic. With 70,000 people expected to attend on each day of the festival, our team will be on hand making everyone look and feel their festival-best’.

Melvin Benn, Festival Director of Electric Picnic commented, “Boots as the premium beauty partner is the perfect addition to Electric Picnic. Visitors over the three days will enjoy the best of music, food and experiences including the Boots Premium Beauty offerings within the Pink Moon campsite and Electric Picnic Guest area".

Electric Picnic promises to be a fun-filled weekend, celebrating the fact that Boots is with you for Life – including your favourite festival weekend!

The Boots Beauty Box will be open from 10am-6pm across the three days of the festival with the last appointment at 5pm each day.

For more information, visit www.boots.ie/electric-picnic-festival.

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Two children have tragically lost their lives following recent separate road accidents.

In Cork, a young boy died in hospital yesterday evening after being involved in an incident. The child was riding on a bicycle on the Cork Road into Carrigaline when he collided with a car.

The incident occurred at around 9:20am on Saturday (August 12). The child was transferred to hospital with serious injuries, but Gardaí confirmed this morning that he sadly did not survive. The age of the young boy is not yet known.

Gardaí have requested that any drivers with camera or dash-cam footage of the area, specifically between the hours of 9am and 9:30am on Saturday morning, should make it available to them.

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Togher Garda station on 021 494 7120, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station,” they added.

Meanwhile, a teenage girl lost her life last night after she was hit by a car while walking in Limerick City.

The accident occurred at around 11:40pm last night (August 16) in the Bank Place area of the city, and the teenager was taken to University Hospital Limerick with serious injuries. However, Gardaí have since confirmed this morning that she later passed away in hospital.

The road at Bank Place has been closed off to road users while an investigation of the scene is carried out. Local diversions are in place, and motorists are being asked to avoid the area if possible.

Gardaí have asked any road users with footage or dash-cam videos of Bank Place between 11pm and 11:45pm last night to make it known to them.

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Henry Street Garda station on 061 212 400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station,” they noted further.

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Faye Winter has spoken out about getting lip filler and the difficulties she went through after having the cosmetic procedure done. 

The former Love Island star admitted she ‘ruined her face through overfilling’ and warned others about getting fillers. 

Now that she’s campaigning that only medically trained professionals should be allowed to carry out the procedure, Faye shared her story of overfilling her lips, overstretching her skin and feeling ‘embarrassed and full of regret' when she looks at old photos of herself. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Posting a video to her 1.2M Instagram followers with Billie Eilish’s song What Was I Made For? from the Barbie movie playing in the background, the 28-year-old shared photos of her lips at different stages after having filler done.

She explained, “My lips, they have been a talking point for the last two years and I am campaigning for only medical professionals to be able to carry out any type of procedures on our faces and inject them with any kind of substance”. 

“So let's take a look at my journey and go through it in my own words. First up we have these lips. They are so lumpy and instead of just having them done by a professional, I had to keep having them topped up and I kept pumping them up real slowly to this…”.

“These are at their biggest and at this point I knew I’d gone too far so I chose to get them dissolved. This is what they looked like after being dissolved. They were very wrinkly. There wasn't an awful lot I could do with them because I’d overstretched the skin so much”. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The former reality TV star continued, “So then I went back to a medically trained professional and he put in 0.5ml and this is the result that I got and I had always wanted”. 

“I honestly love them so so much. I will only now maintain this size and I think they frame my face perfectly”.

Faye closed off by warning her fans, “Make sure you’re going to a medically trained professional that know exactly what they’re doing and how to achieve the shape that you want”.

Alongside the video, Faye wrote, “The journey I have been on with my lips is one that many judge, many have opinions on and many should know more about. In a time where we can get everything for less when do we take a step back and realise everything has its cost”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“I ruined my face through over filling and not getting the correct advice. I will talk about my journey because I hope one person will learn from my mistakes”.

She closed off by admitting, “Yes I look back at these photos full of embarrassment and regret, I look back on a girl that had such hateful comments but now I can take them and do some good with them and that’s all I could really wish for @lookfantastic”.

Many fans shared their support for Faye for speaking out about her tough experience in the comments. One fan said, “Love your honesty with your journey and a campaign that is so needed”.

“So proud of you”, penned a second fan. A third added, “Well done for sharing your journey xx what an inspiration you are”.

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Liam Reardon has ‘hard launched’ his re-ignited relationship with Millie Court!

The former Love Island champions, who won the ITV dating show in 2021, sadly broke off their romance one year later in July 2022.

However, earlier this year, fans began to speculate that the old flames had rekindled their romance, after they individually confirmed that they were in relationships and were later spotted together by fans.

In July of this year, Liam and Millie subtly made their first public appearance together as they attended the London premiere of Barbie. Now, a few months into their second chance at love, Liam has finally made their relationship ‘social media official’. 

Credit: Liam Reardon Instagram

Last night, the 23-year-old Welshman posted a photo dump titled “Shoreditch on film”. Secretly hidden amongst the several images of himself, Liam included an adorable snap of himself and Millie hanging out in a clothes shop.

Many fans have since taken to Liam’s comments section to express their delight at the couple’s social media reunion.

“Trying to hide Millie in the middle of the post, we see you, lovely to see,” one fan gushed.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“Made the feature everyone’s been waiting for, even though we knew you’s were back on,” another teased.

“YOU ACTUALLY POSTED MILL OMG,” a third fan exclaimed.

Liam’s Instagram post comes just a few days after Millie addressed rumours of their rekindling for the first time.

In a coy discussion on her YouTube channel, the 26-year-old refrained from mentioning Liam’s name but reassured her fans that they “already know”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“There’s been rumours about me and someone being together and it’s been a long time now – it’s been five or six months. We are enjoying our time together and that’s all I need to say right now,” she stated at the time.

“I don’t want to put pressure on it. I don’t want anyone else involved, and we are honestly just having such an amazing time and I’ve really, really enjoyed these past five, six months,” Millie added.

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