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Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj and five other epic celebrity pregnancy announcements

Congratulations are in order for Nicki Minaj, who has announced she’s expecting her first child in a series of brilliantly eye-popping Instagram posts.

The first photo, captioned ‘#Preggers’, shows the 37-year-old singer wearing a floral embellished bra and underwear with sky-high platform heels and a voluminous yellow wig, and it’s already garnered more than nine million likes in...

Adwoa Aboah

Why Adwoa Aboah is such a positive role model

Model Adwoa Aboah has written an open letter talking about her “shame” growing up mixed race.

Aboah – who was born in London to an English mother and Ghanaian father – has written in Elle: “I, like many others before and after me, never felt as though I fit in. I wasn’t white enough, nor was I black enough.”

She adds: “I wanted so much to conform, to be like everyone else –...

Michelle Obama

From Michelle Obama to Clara Amfo four of the best new celebrity podcasts

This year we’ve all been given a bit more space to learn new skills – whether it’s baking sourdough, taking up knitting, or even podcasting.

Celebrities are just like us, and many have taken the opportunity to launch their own podcast series. Full disclosure: some of these podcasts kicked off pre-pandemic, but have done the bulk of their recordings during this ‘new normal’, having to...

Viola Davis

Four of the most powerful statements Viola Davis has made

Viola Davis is the striking new face of Vanity Fair, making history as the first cover star shot by a black photographer, Dario Calmese.

In the interview for the magazine, Davis talks about her career, facing racism and showing up for the Black Lives Matter movement.

She says: “I feel like my entire life has been a protest. My production company is my protest. Me not wearing...

Rihanna new skin care

Rihanna is launching skincare brand

After months of rumours and speculation, Rihanna has finally announced the date when fans can get their hands on Fenty Skin, the skincare brand that will sit alongside her hugely successful Fenty Beauty make-up range.

A video post on the new Fenty Skin Instagram account revealed that the debut skincare collection from the singer-turned-entrepreneur will be landing in stores at the...

Duchess of Cambridge

As Kate speaks out here are six helpful apps and podcasts for new mums

Being a new mum is stressful. Between round-the-clock feeds, disrupted sleep and fears that you’re ‘not doing it right’, it can be all too easy to feel overwhelmed.

It’s something that many mothers can relate to – even the Duchess of Cambridge. The parent-of-three has spoken out about the lack of information available for new mums in the first few years of their child’s development...

Dame Esther Rantzen

Dame Esther Rantzen on the books she loves

With unexpected time on her hands due to the lockdown Dame Esther Rantzen is indulging in a ‘book-fest’.

The broadcaster and charity campaigner has re-organised her library – she’s given away hundreds of books – and is enjoying leisurely reading sessions at her home in the New Forest, Hampshire.

“I decided it was the perfect time to scale down my library and re-organise it....

Chris Moyles

Chris Moyles on his younger self

From the age of 11, Chris Moyles was destined for the radio.

He recalls sitting in the hallway of his childhood home, perched atop a set of Yellow Pages to reach the family phone, calling into a competition at his local station. He answered the question incorrectly, and was immediately cut off, but the fact he’d been on air delighted him.

“I was fascinated by the fact...

Adam Kay

Adam Kay says that leaving the NHS made him feel less useful

When ex-junior doctor and comedian Adam Kay, bestselling author of This Is Going To Hurt, set out to raise money for NHS charities through a compilation of NHS-focused celebrity anecdotes, he never expected the avalanche of responses he would receive.

“I was amazed. I thought we wouldn’t be so near the top of the barrel. It was a dream line-up. But when I started reading what the NHS...

Dollars Instagram Rich List

Instagram Rich List 2020 The Rock knocks Kylie Jenner off top spot

The world’s leading Instagram scheduling tool has announced that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson tops the 2020 Instagram Rich List for celebrities, athletes, influencers and other professionals.

Now in its fourth year, the annual list has become a barometer of Instagram influence. The list is based on how much each user can charge for a single Instagram post, which in some celebrity cases...

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