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      Jamie Laing makes startling confession about sex with wife Sophie Habboo and reveals they’re having marriage counselling

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      HE’S only been married to his stunning wife for a year but Radio 1’s Jamie Laing admits things have already fizzled out in the bedroom.Former Made In Chelsea co-stars Jamie and Sophie Habboo tied the knot in London and went on to have a huge ­celeb-packed bash in Marbella, Spain.Radio 1’s Jamie Laing has admitted he is average in the bedroomCredit: PALaing is married to fellow Made In Chelsea star Sophie HabbooCredit: RexBut the 35-year-old jokes that he “can’t be bothered” to perform any more.In a hilariously candid interview, he confessed: “Sophie did say I was bog standard at sex and that is probably a fair description. You get worse as you get married. You become lazy.“I used to start doing joined-up handwriting then I thought, ‘I can’t be bothered with that as it’s quicker for me to not do it joined up’, I’m a bit like that in the bedroom. I don’t give up half way but I do remember that once I rolled on top of Sophie and she said, ‘Oh, get on with it’.”But while Jamie may be letting things slide between the sheets, the presenter makes sure he doesn’t slack off in their relationship.READ MORE CELEB NEWSHe suggested the couple start seeing a marriage counsellor and they have therapy together twice a month.He explained: “I said to Sophie, ‘Look, 40 or 50 per cent of marriages end in divorce, I think it’ll be really good to do’, so we still go every other week and I think ­therapy brings self-awareness.“It opens you up and makes you more empathetic. It makes you basically not become a sociopath and it allows you to have another opinion.‘She’s my ride or die’“You’ve got to communicate ­for ever, otherwise these things boil up, and going to therapy gives us the best chance of surviving this up-and-down life we’re going to have. So twice a month we sit down for an hour, and I’ve learned lots of lessons.Most read in Celebrity“I found out that most of the time my wife is right, and that I’m very lucky to be with her, because my brain is all over the place 24/7.“It’s made me calmer, with Sophie especially, as I’m generally more volatile than her.”Inside Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s incredible £—a-night Honeymoon villa after disastrous journey, The couple have also learnt that it’s not just about how you get on — but how you resolve things.Jamie added: “The most important thing is to really understand why you’re fighting and to decide if it’s really important or not.“And if they are feeling so ­adamant about one thing, maybe try to see their point of view. But the biggest thing is if you’re in the wrong, say sorry, which I’m very good at.”She is the kindest, most empathetic person I’ve ever met and she does not have a bad bone in her bodyJamie and fashion designer Sophie, 30, met on the E4 reality show, cementing their love on a 2019 series trip in South Africa.He said: “We started off as best friends, then about three years into our friendship we were on holiday together and she came out in a bikini. I was like, ‘Oh my God, you’re super hot’, and I was suddenly like, ‘Oh my God, wait, you’re not just my friend’, although I don’t think it was quite as profound a moment for her.“I think for her it was, ‘Why is my friend staring at me?’”The pair host the Newlyweds ­podcast together — where they take a warts-and-all approach to discussing their relationship.And it is clear Jamie still dotes on Sophie.He gushes: “She is the kindest, most empathetic person I’ve ever met and she does not have a bad bone in her body.“We tease and make fun of each other but there’s also a huge amount of respect. And the best thing about being married is that you’re part of a tribe. She’s my ride or die and being married to her has also stopped me window shopping.“Before, if you’re in a relationship, you can very easily go ‘You’re p***ing me off today. You know what? I’m done here’. But when you’re married, it’s very much like you’re a team.”Jamie also leans on his best friend Spencer Matthews, 35, for support.The former lothario married Vogue Williams, 38, in 2018 and the pair now have three children.Jamie said: “Spencer is the greatest dad and husband. Him and Vogue are amazing. They’re incredible.“The fact they’ve got three kids and they’re doing all the stuff they’re doing and working so hard, I mean, it’s crazy. They said to us, ‘Just make sure you love each other all the time’. That’s great advice, as it’s really important to separate the ­hectic madness of life and spend quality time with one another.”The pair got married in 2023Credit: GettyJamie and his co-host Vick Hope, middle, took over Radio 1’s Drivetime Show last monthCredit: James Watkins/BBCLike his former Made In Chelsea partner in crime, Jamie hopes to have his own family one day soon.He jokes: “I want so many kids that at Christmas I could create a sleigh and attach them all to it and go, ‘Mush’, and they can drag me down the garden.“If I have a son, I’m going to name him Blaze Laing, so he’ll sound like a porn star or a race car driver.“I said to Sophie, ‘If we have kids, what do you want them to have of mine?’ and she said, ‘Just your personality. That’s it’.“And I said, ‘Not my looks, my eyes?’ and she said, ‘Nope, nothing. Just your personality’.”Jamie and his co-host Vick Hope, 34, took over Radio 1’s Drivetime Show last month.And Jamie, who competed in Strictly in 2019, insists that Sophie is not worried about him working so closely with gorgeous Vick.He said: “I did Strictly Come Dancing and there were no issues there.So I think being with Vick is fine. And even if I did have an inkling towards Vick, I don’t think I’m her type.”And Vick’s superstar DJ husband, Calvin Harris, 40, clearly thinks there is nothing to worry about.Therapy opens you up and makes you more empathetic. It makes you basically not become a sociopath and it allows you to have another opinionJamieJamie admitted: “Calvin saw a picture of me at the Brits and Vick went, ‘Oh, that’s Jamie, my co-host’, and Calvin went, ‘Oh I know him, but who is that standing next to him?’ and Vick went, ‘That’s his wife’, and Calvin said, ‘Oh, I thought he was gay’.”As the great-great grandson of 1st Baronet Sir Alexander Grant, who created the McVitie’s biscuit empire, Jamie has received a backlash for being “too posh” for Radio 1.But he said: “There’s a real problem with the class system in the UK. If my only hurdle that I have to jump over is that I’m posh, then I think I’m doing OK. I am posh and if people like that, great. If they don’t like that, I can’t do anything about it.”And it turns out there are plenty who enjoy listening to him, as last month Jamie launched his new celebrity interview podcast Great Company, chatting with stars including singer Paloma Faith, TV’s Jay Blades, comic Jo Brand and magician Dynamo.He said: “As a kid I used to do chat shows with teddy bears. I feel pretty blessed, pretty lucky and pretty happy. What I’ve realised is that happiness comes from the people you connect with.“I’m very lucky, my family are alive, they’re healthy and well, I have a beautiful wife and great friends.”
      Great Company, with Jamie Laing, is ­available now on all podcast providers.
      Jamie has interviewed many celebs including singer Paloma Faith, TV’s Jay Blades, comic Jo Brand and magician DynamoCredit: GettyGreat Company, with Jamie Laing, is ­available now on all podcast providers More

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      Inside Victoria Beckham’s posh 50th birthday bash with surprisingly ‘casual’ theme, A-list pals and ex of pop superstar

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      SHE burst on to the pop scene 28 years ago as one fifth of the all-singing, all-dancing Spice Girls.On Wednesday, Victoria Beckham turns 50 — no longer, perhaps, a “Girl” — but indisputably one of the most successful and influential women on the planet.Victoria Beckham will soon turn 50Credit: GC ImagesPosh will share her birthday with hubby David Beckham and other starsCredit: GettyThe big day itself will be celebrated with family — husband David and the couple’s four kids, Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 12 — at their sprawling Cotswolds estate.And next Saturday she has hired an exclusive central London private member’s restaurant, where she will be joined by a tight-knit group of 40 friends and colleagues.Alas, any photographers clamouring around outside hoping for a glimpse of a Spice Girls reunion may be sorely disappointed — only a “couple” of Posh Spice’s old bandmates are expected to attend.There is no theme, besides “smart-casual”, and Victoria — ever the astute businesswoman — will be clad head to toe in her own designs fresh from her autumn/winter ’24 collection.READ MORE ON THE BECKHAMSChampagne, tequila and a selection of fine wines including her favourite Chateau Mouton Rothschild, a snip at £3,000, will be on hand.Last night a source said: “For someone as starry and well-connected as Victoria Beckham, you might expect a suitably extravagant 50th birthday party.But the reality is, at this stage of her life she has nothing to prove and is never happier than when she is surrounded by her close family and friends.“She’s having two bashes, one on the day itself, a small intimate private dinner with family, and then a sit-down dinner with around 40 guests.Most read in Celebrity“Which, for a girl from Goff’s Oak, Herts, is suitably Posh.I was the UK’s top Posh lookalike‘She’s never been fitter’“She’ll be presented with a huge cake after dinner and that’s about as extravagant as it’ll get. David will make a funny but touching speech and there will be photos of Victoria through the decades — all flattering — dotted around.“It’s going to be a really special night, and she is super excited.”Guests expected to attend include Gordon and Tana Ramsay, Eva Longoria, Emma Bunton, Mel C and J-Lo’s singer ex Marc Anthony.David’s best mate Dave Gardner will be there, and her trusty hairdresser, Ken Paves, will be tasked with delivering the “glam”.An Italian chef will feed the 40 — expect Dover sole and steamed broccoli to feature — beneath the high-ceilinged, chandelier-heavy interiors.Her personal trainer, Bobby Rich, will not only be there but he is likely to have trained the fitness fanatic in the morning, ahead of the big day.The club is beloved of the great and good of high society and the location testament to just how far Victoria has come.A host of former PM’s are members and it’s a regular haunt of superstar actors, singers and even some royals.There is also a cigar room, should Posh fancy one after dinner.Fifty is something to be celebrated, this year will mark a real turning point in her professional life tooVictoria’s palWhile she may now be “super excited” for the big bash, that is not to say — like the majority of women — she hasn’t struggled internally with turning 50.A pal adds: “Obviously Victoria is human. No one dreams of hitting the big 5-0, and certainly she’s had to come to terms with this milestone.“But nowadays it’s not the big deal it was once upon a time, just look at Jennifer Lopez, 54, Jennifer Aniston, 55, and Naomi Campbell, 53.“Victoria has never been fitter in her life and looks incredible thanks to weekly facials and a skin regime to rival anyone. She is also as fiercely ambitious as always and has more incredibly exciting work lined up than ever before.“Fifty is something to be celebrated, this year will mark a real turning point in her professional life too.”Certainly she’s not slowing down in her sixth decade.According to pals, her milestone birthday year will see Victoria busier than ever, taking on more projects and working gruelling 14-hour days.Her eponymous fashion brand — which, for 13 long years made a loss year after year — is now turning over a healthy profit.Revenue is up 50 per cent and, thanks to canny marketing — she films her own content from her bedroom, thus saving hundreds of thousands on advertising and PR — has limited overheads.Latest financial accounts showed she netted £200,000 over the course of 2022, which is set to double by this time next year.Her signature £30 Satin Kajal eyeliner from her beauty brand, which comes in 16 colours, has been hailed as the “perfect piece of make-up” by fans.Her inspired make-up tutorials have become a hit on TikTok, opening up her label to an entirely new generation.Actress Eva Longoria is one of many celebs linked to the eventCredit: GettyVictoria’s party guests may also include Emma Bunton and Mel CCredit: InstagramShe may be turning 50, but Gen Z worship her perfectly kohled eyes.A source added: “This year will be huge for Victoria Beckham Inc. She wants to take the House of Victoria Beckham to the next level, with her fragrance line joining that of fashion and beauty.“Her online beauty brand is struggling to keep up with demand and that is only going to increase this year. Her clutch handbag — worn on the hand — has inspired a raft of copy-cats from other designers and every A-lister in town is clamouring to be seen on a red carpet in a VB frock.“Her work ethic has always been ferocious and she is loving being a businesswoman.”Of course, on a personal level, Victoria’s stock has never been higher either.For years, and after the Spice Girls broke up, she was derogatorily dismissed as a Wag.A social media iconAnd while former England captain David was seen as the poster boy of Team Beckham, for years it was Victoria who was quietly keeping their gravy train going.Despite her success, she has always been quite shy when it comes to publicity.While David was happy to plug his brands, and was seen by millions as the “approachable” one of the duo, last year’s Netflix documentary on the ex-footballer showed VB in a whole new light and won her a fresh fanbase.Her witticisms and self-deprecating turn of phrase have made her something of a social media icon.And a meme of her insisting she was working class, only for David to poke his head through the door and demand she reveal what car she was driven to school in — a Rolls-Royce — quickly went viral.Now she is in talks to feature in a documentary of her own.It is sure to be a global smash.This summer will also mark the couple’s 25-year wedding anniversary— and they have never seemed happier, or more (sickeningly) in love.Talk of the couple renewing their vows have been dismissed, but another big bash could well be on the cards this summer.’Living her best life’This year is also the 30th anniversary of the Spice Girls — and despite relentless Mel B’s best efforts, a formal reunion with all five women seems unlikely.They will, however, do something “low key” later this year.A friend adds: “Victoria will always be a Spice Girl, and is incredibly proud of the group’s history. They have a WhatsApp group where ideas for one-off performances are bandied around and, for Victoria, it’s a case of ‘never say never’.“But for now, she’s focusing on her own work, and in the words of Gen Z, living her best life.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Fifty promises to be the most exciting year yet — and there’s a lot for fans to get excited about that will get unveiled in the coming weeks and months.”Until then, let’s all raise a toast to Mrs Beckham and her half-century.Gordon Ramsay is rumoured to have an inviteCredit: PATrusty hairdresser Ken Paves will be in attendanceCredit: Getty Images – GettyDavid’s best mate Dave Gardner will be thereCredit: GettyJ-Lo’s singer ex Marc Anthony is expected to attendCredit: Getty Images – GettyPosh’s personal trainer, Bobby Rich, will not only be there but he is likely to have trained the fitness fanatic in the morningCredit: Instagram/mrbobbyrich More

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      Celeb shower secrets from ‘minging’ Loose Women star who refuses to wash to Myleene Klass’ naked encounter with builder

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      FROM attending A-list parties, travelling the world by private jet to enjoying expensive shopping sprees, the rich and famous live the most luxurious lives – for the most part.But while they can afford all the finer things in life, that’s not to say they aren’t guilty of letting their standards slip from time to time, and slumming it like the rest of us. Jonathan Ross surprised fans recently with his shower confession about himself and wife JaneCredit: GettyAmanda Holden let a sexy secret slip on her radio showCredit: instagram/@noholdenbackIn fact, sometimes their bad habit confessions have left fans stunned, and just recently talk show host Jonathan Ross, 63, admitted he rarely showers.Speaking to Josh Widdicombe on the Parenting Hell podcast, he said: “I sometimes go at least a week without showering – at least. So does [my wife] Jane sometimes. “We’re like a couple of hamsters in their own straw in that bed.” But it’s not just Jonathan who has admitted to some strange shower habits, with tonnes of other celebrities also making some rather unusual bathroom confessions over the years…READ MORE DIGITAL FEATURESSnacking in the showerHollywood superstar Jessica Biel caused confusion when she admitted she loves to eat in the shower and desperately wants her strange habit to catch on.The 42-year-old actress revealed in December she loves to snack in the shower, and even drinks her coffee while she’s cleaning herself.In a recent TikTok she addressed the camera directly to share the secrets of her success and encourage other people to get into it.”I’m just so thrilled everyone is so interested. I really want to start a movement, a shower-eating movement,” she said.Most read in Celebrity “I think, for people who are multitasking, it’s just going to be a relief in so many ways.”The biggest tip to shower snack success, according to Jessica, is to make sure you keep your mouth shut so the water doesn’t get in.It also helps to have a ledge in your shower to balance your snacks on so they don’t get soaked.Kylie Jenner ‘got a new boob job,’ fans insist after spotting ‘clue’ from video of star taking a showerJessica Biel revealed she enjoys a little shower snackCredit: Instagram/@jessicabielAmanda Holden’s sexy slip-upListeners of Heart Radio’s breakfast show got more than they bargained for when host Amanda Holden revealed she and her husband Chris like to get frisky in the shower.In a conversation with her co-host Jamie Theakston about which way Brits stand in the shower, the 53-year-old said she gets in the shower, then usually turns around.Amanda appeared to reveal a little more than she intended during an on-air slip upCredit: Christian Vermaak”So, you’re facing towards the shower to begin with?” Jamie asked, leaving her to inappropriately add: “But only for sex…like…”Amanda leapt to correct herself, saying she meant to say “seconds” to which Jamie cheekily responded “that’s another discussion for another day!” as the pair giggled.’Peeing in the shower is really good’ She’s known as the Queen of Pop but Madonna, 65, still has the ability to “gross us all out”, according to David Letterman.Madonna once revealed she believed it was ‘really good’ to pee in the showerCredit: INSTAGRAMBack 1994, the iconic pop star appeared on his show, and revealed it was “good” to pee in the shower.As part of a bizarre, expletive ridden appearance where she also asked David to smell her underwear, Madonna revealed she also thinks it’s “really good” to pee in the shower.”No I’m serious, seriously, peeing in the shower is really good,” she told the startled host to much laughter of the audience.”It fights the athlete’s foot. Urine is like an antiseptic, it’s all got to do with the enzymes in your body.””Don’t you know a good pharmacist?” David quipped back.Only washing ‘the important bits’ Loose Women co-host Stacey Solomon, 34, shocked her fellow panellists and viewers when she admitted she frequently goes days without showering. Stacey Solomon doesn’t believe showering daily is good for youCredit: InstagramThe mum of three confessed she only washes “the important bits” on days where she doesn’t feel like taking a full shower. She also added she didn’t think daily showers were good for “your hair and your skin and stuff”.The confession set X (formerly Twitter) on fire with some people calling Stacey “absolutely minging” for her hygiene habits.However others admitted they sympathised, saying they often didn’t find time for a daily shower.Cold showers to cope with sex scenesOscar-winner Emma Stone had a secret shower tip for getting through all the raucous sex scenes she had to film for her starring role in the film ‘Poor Things’.Emma Stone relied on cold showers as a coping mechanism when filming vast quantities of sex scenesCredit: GettyThe 35-year-old starlet would take cold showers at the end of a shoot to “wash the day away”, according to a tip from her intimacy coordinator on set.In Poor Things, Emma plays Bella Baxter, a woman whose insatiable sexual cravings meant a lot of uncomfortable shoots for Emma. Her intimacy coordinator gave her exercises to do in the shower to make sure she was okay with what she was filming.Elle McAlpine told Vanity Fair Emma’s days would be “bookended” with cold showers to help her cope.“It can make you feel quite vulnerable,” Elle explained. “Your body is an incredibly smart vehicle, but it sometimes doesn’t register what’s fantasy and what’s not.”‘Mortifying’ builder blunderOne contractor got more than he bargained for when he turned up at musician Myleene Klass’s home, only to accidentally see the singer starkers.Myleene was once accidentally caught out in the nip by an unsuspecting builderCredit: Rex FeaturesIn 2018, Myleene tweeted: “Just walked straight out of the shower, smack bang into the builder and now my daughter wants me to apologise to him for ‘scarring his mind.’She added that her “face was on fire” when he later chatted to her, saying: “I can’t make eye contact and he’s just chatting away..I genuinely hoped he hadn’t recognised me…not the case.”The 46-year-old songstress talked about the embarrassing mistake to her friend and radio host Carol Vorderman.She said she had been showering when her daughter came running in asking where the dry shampoo was. Wanting to help, Myleene hopped out of the shower to go and fetch it, saying: “So I ran out to go and grab it, not knowing that my boyfriend had let the builder into the house.“We basically, in front of my daughter, ran straight into each other. I was absolutely mortified.”The builder wasn’t too fussed however, with Myleene saying he had got in touch after she posted the incident on Twitter, saying he was “a hero down the pub”.Washing ‘pits, t**s, holes & soles’ Hollywood power couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher caused a huge debate when they declared they only washed their kids if they could see visible dirt on them.Hollywood couple Mila and Ashton caused a huge debate with how often they wash themselves and their kidsCredit: GettyMila, 40, and Ashton, 46 – who were co-stars on That 70’s Show and have been married since 2015 – share two children together, Wyatt Isabelle, nine, and Dimitri Portwood, seven.In an episode of Dax Shepard’s podcast ‘Armchair Expert’ they admitted their kids were not bathed frequently – and Ashton and Mila kept similar habits.”If you can see the dirt on them, clean them. Otherwise, there’s no point,” said Ashton.”I don’t wash my body with soap every day,” Mila admitted. “But I wash pits and t**s and holes and soles.”Peeing in the shower quipWhile competing in the 2019 series of ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’, Caitlyn Jenner had her fellow campmates in stitches over her clever quip about peeing in the shower.Caitlyn opened up on peeing in the shower while appearing as a contestant on I’m A CelebCredit: GettyThe 74-year-old was part of a chat with three other castmates – Roman Kemp, Myles Stephenson and Amy Whyment  – who all confessed they often peed in the shower.Adele Roberts then asked Caitlyn if she had ever peed in the shower as the boys discussed “making a game out of it” by trying to aim their stream down the drain.Caitlyn, who was known as Bruce Jenner before she transitioned in 2015, had the camp cracking up as she replied: “Put it this way, it’s not as much fun as it used to be.”Showering… on the looGlamorous former Countdown star Carol Vorderman recently traded in life in her £2.6 million mansion for a £100,000 luxury campervan – but living on the road doesn’t come without hitches.The 62-year-old recently revealed she has to shower while sitting on the toilet due to the tiny bathroom space in her home on wheels. Explaining the unusual bathroom situation, Carol said: “In my van, I’ve got a little shower area. When I say little, I mean little – tiny.READ MORE SUN STORIES”So small that you can’t actually stand up in it. So I designed it so there’s a loo in there, a compost toilet, so you sit down – because when you stand up to have a shower you need more room for your arms.”Whereas if you have a sit-down shower, which you can perfectly well do, you don’t need as much space in the van.”Carol Vorderman showers while sat on the loo in her new campervanCredit: Instagram More

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      Megastar duo who flog cars to teen heartthrob who works on a building site…the Noughties pop stars who took normal jobs

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      Paloma Faith might be changing her tune when it comes to her career.The 42-year-old singer admitted her latest album could be her last before she pivots to teaching in order to spend more time with her kids.Paloma might put her Faith in the teaching professionCredit: GettyThe Cheeky girls both work in the car trade and Monica is pictured on the forecourt in LincolnshireShe told Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast her Mum is always pushing her to ditch the microphone and pick up the books instead.”She’s like, ‘You’ve had kids, you’ve done the pop star thing. Go and do PGCE [teacher training] because then you can have the same holidays as your kids’. I’m considering it. I just might put one more record out.”Paloma wouldn’t be the only superstar to trade her life of luxury for something a little more run of the mill.From running gourmet food trucks to setting up construction companies, we look at the noughties stars who have swapped pop stardom for yearly salaries.Read more in featuresCheeky car dealersAfter skyrocketing to fame with a bizarre appearance on the reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals, the Cheeky Girls were topping the charts with tunes such as “Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)’. But for the Romanian twins Monica Taylor and Gabriela Irimia, a need for stability drove the pair to the car yards. Both twins are now working as car saleswomen with Monica in Lincolnshire and Gabriela in York.Monica told the Sun in 2021 that cars were a stable career path after Covid destroyed the music industry.“Me and Gaby need a solid business for our future and cars will always be good business.Most read in Celebrity‘She never ages!’ say noughties pop fans as hit singer as she dances with reality star husband and daughter for TikTok“Being an entertainer is fantastic, but like it was with Covid, if you don’t have a solid job or business how do you survive?”They do occasionally slip back into the limelight – and last week teamed up with Irn Bru to surprise shoppers in Glasgow. Kitten turned to cateringJenny (right) with bandmates Liz McClarnon and Natasha Hamilton and outside her eateryJenny Frost, the former star of iconic noughties girl band Atomic Kitten, made the switch from fame to food when she opened a restaurant in Ibiza.The stunning 46-year-old joined the band in 2001 and stayed through until they split in 2008. She now owns the affordable luxury restaurant Sundara on Ibiza’s San Antonio Bay which opened last year.Atomic changesNatasha is now a mum of five and a therapistAnother Atomic Kitten star, Natasha Hamilton, has tried her hand at a couple of different careers – most recently, therapy.The 41-year-old mum-of-five announced in 2021 she was retraining as an “unconscious mind therapist” to try and help people through their trauma.A source told the Sun “Natasha has been completely blown away by this different way of working with the mind and now wants to help others thrive, helping them break free of their self-limiting beliefs.”It’s not the first time the former Kitten has tried her hand at a new career path. The flame haired beauty also retrained as a beauty therapist in 2019 and opened The Beauty Studio in Farndon, Chester the same year.Boy band departure to Kent-loving farmerJB (right) is now rearing lambs and pigs in KentJB Gill is best known for his chart-topping boy band JLS which shot to fame in 2006 – but when the band split in 2013 he gave up the microphone and picked up the keys for the tractor.The 37-year-old put his hand to farming after buying a Kent property with 13 acres of land in 2012. He now lives on the farm with his wife Chloe, 34, and their two children, Ace, 8, and Chiara, 5.He said he loves all parts of the farming life – even the gross parts.”I love some of the more mundane tasks – mucking out is like mindfulness meditation to me. Most people turn their nose up at it, but it gives me time to think,” he told OK.While he will continue to revel in his rural life the band recently announced a reunion tour.Stepping up to teachLisa is teaching in DubaiAfter a glitzy career in showbiz which included 14 top-five singles, Steps star Lisa Scott-Lee has stepped away from the stage and into school.The 48-year-old now runs her own performing arts academy in Dubai where upwards of 600 students come to learn the ropes of the art world.She set up the school in 2014 with her husband Johnny Shentall and regularly posts snaps of the children performing on her Instagram.The family moved to Dubai with their children in 2011 and haven’t looked back.Lisa said in 2021 that Steps was ‘her life” but the academy was her day job.”I can never switch off. Even when I’m with Steps, rehearsing or shooting a video, I’ll be working on my laptop. It’s become a bit of a running joke. I have to flip between my Steps hat and principal hat, which can be really hard and stressful at times.”Jonas Brother turned builderKevin Jonas (left) now runs a building companyOnce upon a time Kevin Jonas spent his days touring with his brothers, playing top ten hits to stadiums packed with thousands of screaming fans. Now, the 36-year-old has left the Jonas Brothers behind and focuses more on building a life for his family.In 2013 he launched Jonas Werner Homes – a luxury construction company for “discerning clients” according to its website. Alongside running the construction firm the eldest Jonas Brother is also the chief executive of The Blu Market – a communications firm which has launched several apps including a food search app called Yood.In between all these jobs, Kevin still finds time to tour with his brothers – most recently last year when the brothers announced they intend to do another tour in 2025 to celebrate 25 years of the Jonas Brothers.X-Factor to contractor Ray Quinn is a carpet fitterCredit: ITV/InstagramX Factor runner up Ray Quinn now lives a life completely different to the fame he experienced in the early 2000s.The singer finished up second in the 2006 series, coming in behind Leona Lewis and made history as the youngest ever male ­artist to enter the UK album chart at number 1 without having released a single.After a dizzying rise to fame he appeared on Dancing on Ice, which he won twice – once in 2009 and then again in the allstars competition in 2014. He also was cast in the iconic soap Hollyoakes where he played right wing nutter Jonny Baxter, and starred in a play at Liverpool’s Royal court. But after a “nightmare year” in 2020, the entertainment work dried up entirely and the 35-year-old went back to manual labour to keep food on the table.When he lost his beloved father to cancer in 2020, he decided to go back to the family business of carpet laying. Up until this he had been delivering mail for Hermes.“It’s good to have another trade under your belt, especially ­during these times. It’s good to have a back-up plan.“You shouldn’t pigeon-hole yourself – I’ve never done that.Boy band star to coffee connoisseur Mark (top right) with his bandmate and serving coffee at a festivalWestlife was at the top of the entertainment world in the noughties. The group had dozens of top ten hits, and were raking in millions in album sales – but now one member has given up the music to serve coffee and crepes.Mark Feehily launched his catering van in 2015, while still balancing a solo music career on the side.He said at the time the business was going “really well” and had been booked for several events. “We’ve got loads of interest and we’ve booked it in with a lot of the music festivals and we’re talking about doing some Irish ones as well.”READ MORE SUN STORIESHe said it worked well for him, because he loved festivals so “why not?” More

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      I spoke to Amy Winehouse on night she died… she only needed to take one more step to be happy, says close pal Dale Davis

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      ONLY a handful of people knew the real Amy Jade Winehouse. One of them was Dale Davis.Seventeen years her senior, he became Amy’s band leader and confidante during her years in the bright glare of fame.Amy Winehouse’s musical director and friend Dale Davis speaks about how the troubled star was just ‘one step away from happiness’ – but it was too difficultCredit: Camera PressDale, with Amy, reveals how he spoke on the phone with the tragic star just before she went to bed for the final timeCredit: suppliedAmy, with Dale on bass, performing at the 2007 Brit AwardsCredit: GettyDale witnessed euphoric highs as the feisty, vivacious singer from a North London Jewish family took her stellar talent from local jazz clubs to the world stage.He saw crashing lows as her fateful relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil descended into drink and drug-fuelled calamity.He spoke to her hours before she died in 2011, aged just 27, telling her she was “the best”.And today Dale serves as keeper of the flame by running The Amy Winehouse Band, which tours the world to preserve her “important legacy”.READ MORE ON AMY WINEHOUSEWith the Amy biopic, Back To Black, starring Marisa Abela and Jack O’Connell, in cinemas this week, I’m catching up with the amiable bassist.As the film fiercely divides critics, perhaps it takes someone like Dale Davis to take us to the heart of Amy Winehouse.“For a long time I was her favourite person to go anywhere with and then I was second after Blake,” he affirms.“After they split up, I was back to being her favourite person.”Most read in ShowbizHe was the friend she liked to have a laugh with and spin a few records. He also provided her with a shoulder to cry on.They met in 2003 when Amy — still only 19 and a couple months off releasing debut album Frank — auditioned him for her live band.Amy Winehouse’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil admits responsibility for introducing her to heroin “I didn’t get the job at first because she fancied the bass player who went in before me,” says Dale.“But he was too expensive and only did one show so they called me. I’ve always dubbed myself the uglier, cheaper version.”‘She loved you hard’He continues: “I started working with Amy in August 2003, and it was fairly intense for the first 18 months, especially because we were promoting Frank.”So, what were Dale’s impressions of the budding star?“When we first met, she didn’t say much because she was quite an awkward character,” he replies.“But when I started working with her, you could see the love in her.“If she liked you, she really liked you. If she loved you, she loved you hard. She was a warm, beautiful, generous person who made me feel special right from the off.”A year after joining the live band, Dale took on extra responsibility as musical director and remained a steadying presence “until the end”.“Me and Amy got on so well — my role was a natural progression,” he says. “We looked out for each other. I always made sure I had her back and I knew she had mine.“While being in the public eye appeared very stressful, I enjoyed being with her.“Obviously, it all ended sadly but it was an honour to be a part of Amy’s world and I would never change it.”Dale estimates that they played around 170 shows together, the last being a desperate performance by the clearly troubled singer at an outdoor venue in Serbia’s capital Belgrade in June 2011. “That final one was my most difficult night on stage,” he says. “It was all a bit of a shock.I talked to her at 11.30pm, three hours before she went to bed for the last time, and she was on good formAmy’s pal Dale Davis“To this day, I can’t believe we played for an hour and 20 minutes.“I think we knew by then that it was the end in terms of Amy singing those songs. She’d got bored with them after five or six years.”Dale says that prior to Belgrade, there were “lots of cancellations even though we were always ready”.“It was a funny thing with Amy because I thought she only needed to take one step to be happy — but that step was too difficult.“She was never far from being OK in my opinion.” Amy and Dale’s final conversation took place by phone six weeks after that disastrous show, on the night before she died at her Camden townhouse.Clearly finding the memory painful, he recalls: “I talked to her at 11.30pm, three hours before she went to bed for the last time, and she was on good form.“Amy said, ‘Dale, I’ve just been watching myself on YouTube and I can sing, can’t I?’.“I replied, ‘Of course you can sing! You’re the best . . . you know’.“I’m glad she went to bed with that thought. She needed to appreciate she could sing because she was very humble.“Even at her level, a person can never see it in themselves. “They probably think, ‘Is the adulation real or not?’.“But to me, Amy is the first star of the millennium.” When the devastating news of her death broke that summer evening of July 23, sending shockwaves around the world, it was hard for Dale to comprehend.“I was out with her two nights beforehand,” he says. “And she used to ring my house regularly around that time to speak to my wife (now ex-wife) and son.“However, she did tell my ex that she didn’t think she’d see 28.”Dale likens Amy to another iconic singer who died at 27: “There’s an element of Kurt Cobain in her.“They both had very short careers but were massively impactful. My idol is actually Jimi Hendrix — he had a four-year career and that was it.“There’s a certain mystery when they don’t get a chance to grow old. When they’re young, they chuck this massive spirit in the air and you don’t see flaws so much.”Dale first became aware of Amy’s extraordinary talent when he was sent a tape of the singer in advance of his 2003 audition.“It included Stronger Than Me, Take The Box and I Heard Love Is Blind,” he says, referring to the Ivor Novello award-winning opening track and two further songs from Frank.“The lyrics to Stronger Than Me made me think, ‘OK, there’s a lot of humour in there but it’s also a bit cringe because it’s so powerful’.“I remember meeting the guy the song is about, Chris (Taylor, an ex of Amy’s), years later and he was so nice.“As you can imagine, she was very creative with her thoughts and could express herself in a way that touched everyone.”Dale also recalls that her team “had issues” with their uncompromising singer in July 2004. “They sat down with me at breakfast and said, ‘We’re having problems with Amy’.“I said, ‘Look, don’t worry about her, she’s fine. She’s a punk. She’s rebellious’.“For a tiny person, that spirit came out in waves. Her courage and her heart made her so big.”So what was it like touring with such a mercurial artist?Dale says: “She always created a great atmosphere. There would be a lot of jokes and laughter backstage.“On stage, I’d stand behind her and hear incredible performances.“She would improvise night after night, trying out new things and pushing her own boundaries. She was one of those rare people who could hear something and instinctively turn it into music.”Dale is also full of admiration for Amy’s other attributes.“People didn’t always see it but she was very bright and her observational humour was incredible.“She’d see something funny long before anyone else. She was also a very spiritual person and had more insight than most people are blessed with.”You could see there were problems with Amy but she didn’t want to talk about them. She just wanted to know how you wereDale DavisOf course, Dale also began to witness Amy’s struggles.We know drink and hard drugs severely compromised her but he has further explanation of her physical fragility.“This is the sad part of Amy’s story,” he says. “I think the bulimia and lack of sleep killed her.“When you get tired, which happens when you’re on the road, the nerves and demons start to come out.”Dale remembers people starting to question Amy’s confidence but he maintains: “She still showed her passion and courage and made everything look easy.”He accepts that her “private life went off track” and that “when she needed to be on it, as she was getting bigger and bigger, the distractions were there”.That said, Dale insists: “When someone gives that much, they never get back as much.“You could see there were problems with Amy but she didn’t want to talk about them. She just wanted to know how you were.”Though Frank was well-received, her second and final studio album, the all-conquering Back To Black, cemented her legendary status.Songs such as Rehab, Tears Dry On Their Own and Love Is A Losing Game charted with searing honesty her battles with alcohol and her rollercoaster relationship with Blake.‘Genuine nerves’Dale agrees that its success piled pressure on Amy and says: “I never got a chance to tell Amy this and I wish I had . . . “I wanted to let her know that she didn’t have to write another Back To Black. She didn’t need to.”One of the last things Amy ever did was sing a duet with her hero, Tony Bennett, on the jazz standard Body And Soul.Dale says: “I spoke to her five days before she went to do the session and she said, ‘Dale, I’m nervous’, and I said, ‘You’ll be fine’.“She needed that little push to get it done.“It was genuine nerves because she was singing with her idol and little did we know she was coming to the end of her career.“When you listen to the performance, it’s stunning and so natural.“There was no real obvious technique behind Amy. She was naturally gifted.”I ask Dale what he believes would have happened had she lived.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Amy would have been singing her whole life,” he answers. “She told me she wouldn’t mind being an actress and she would have been amazing at that, too.”And what about her legacy? “In a hundred years, people will still be playing Rehab,” he decides.Dale saw crashing lows as Amy’s fateful relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil descended into drink and drug-fuelled calamityCredit: AP:Associated PressAmy and Blake, as they are portrayed in the new biopicCredit: PA More

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      From Kate & Lila Moss to the Klums, the celeb mum & daughter rich list as they cash in with deals, adverts & photoshoots

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      THEY say “keep it in the family” – and Kate Moss and her daughter are certainly doing that. The supermodel has joined forces with Lila Grace, 21, to front a campaign for Fendi’s £4,000 Peekaboo bag.Kate Moss has joined forces with Lila Grace to front a campaign for Fendi’s £4,000 Peekaboo bagCredit: FendiDespite Kate turning 50 in January, the pair could pass for sisters in the snaps. Lila has been following in her mum’s footsteps by carving out a career on the catwalk, and they are now estimated to be worth around £49million.Yet Kate and Lila are not the only mother-daughter duo cashing in on their connection.Emma Pietras takes a look at the stars making money with their mini-me.read more on kate mossKate and Lila MossWorth: £49mKATE’S daughter with ex-boyfriend and Dazed magazine founder Jefferson Hack first graced the cover of a magazine at just 13.The supermodel, who is worth £45million, told Vogue Italia in 2016: “Lila thinks it’s funny that we’re working together, and she really shows me up in front of everyone.”She signed Lila to her Kate Moss Agency at 15, leading her to become the face of Marc Jacobs Beauty in 2018. Most read in CelebrityLila, 21, joined her mum on the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week in 2021 and is now worth £4.2million. They are partnering in a Fendi handbag campaign.Kate Moss’ lookalike daughter Lila mimics mum in see-through dress at Fashion AwardsCatherine Zeta Jones and Carys Zeta DouglasWorth: £118mCatherine Zeta Jones and daughter CarysCredit: Getty – ContributorWITH Hollywood actors Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas, 79, as parents, Carys was destined for the spotlight.In her early teens the model and fledgling actress joined her mum, who is worth £118million, on the front row at New York Fashion Week and on the cover of Town & Country. Carys told the magazine in 2018: “I feel I need to constantly prove myself, that I am not just my parents’ daughter.”Now 20, she is worth around £400,000, having also posed with Catherine, 54, for Vanity Fair Spain in 2019 and Fendi in 2022.Mel B and Phoenix ChiWorth: £4.7mMel B’s daugther Phoenix Chi is forging a career in musicWITH a pop star mum and dancer dad, it is perhaps unsurprising that Phoenix Chi, 25, is forging a career in music. The DJ daughter of Spice Girl Mel B and first husband Jimmy Gulzar is also a model.In 2021 Phoenix was the face of George at Asda and, last year, Mel joined her daughter in a campaign for lingerie brand Pour Moi.Mel, 48, estimated to be worth £4.7million, has said: “I’m incredibly proud of her.”If Phoenix keeps landing big-name deals and gigs, she could become a millionaire herself.Heidi and Leni KlumWorth: £129mHedi Klum models for underwear brand Intimissimi with daughter LeniCredit: IntimissimiTHE daughter of supermodel Heidi was 16 when she joined her mum on the cover of Vogue Germany.Leni, 19, worth £3.2million – who is the daughter of Italian businessman Flavio Briatore, but was adopted by Heidi’s then-partner, singer Seal – said: “That’s insane that I did that as my first job, and Mum was with me.”They have since posed together for Vogue and fronted campaigns for underwear brand Intimissimi. Heidi, 50, who hosts Germany’s Next Top Model and is worth around £126million, has said: “I’m very proud of my daughter.”Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley CookWorth: £80mChristie Brinkley and daughter Sailor Brinkley CookCredit: GettySUPERMODEL Christie and her lookalike daughter first posed together for Bella NYC magazine in 2013, when Sailor was 15. That same year the mother-daughter duo were signed by modelling agency IMG.Sailor, 25 – the daughter of Christie’s fourth husband, architect Peter Cook – also posed with her mum for Sports Illustrated mag in 2017, describing the experience as “liberating”.Christie, 70, who has a £78.8million fortune, and Sailor, estimated to be worth £1.5million, high-fived when they walked the runway for Elie Tahari at New York Fashion Week in 2019.Rachel Hunter and Renee StewartWorth: £54mRachel Hunter and daughter Renee Stewart, whose dad is rocker Rod StewartCredit: 2014 Franziska KrugRACHEL was just 16 when she started modelling and she later moved into acting, which boosted her wealth to around £53million.Trained dancer Renee – Rachel’s daughter with her rockstar ex-husband Rod Stewart – first modelled with her mum in 2010, for a Pantene Shampoo ad. Rachel, 54, said at the time: “It took some time talking Renee into it.”Once Pantene incorporated her dance and stuff it worked so well.”Renee, 31, has since modelled for Fendi and Dolce & Gabbana and runs meditation and yoga retreats, making her a millionaire.Cindy Crawford and Kaia GerberWorth: £180mCindy Crawford and daughter Kaia, who made her modelling debut aged ten for Young VersaceCredit: GettyKAIA won the genetic lottery with models Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber for parents. She made her modelling debut aged ten for Young Versace and, in 2018, the mother-daughter duo shared the runway at Milan Fashion Week. Kaia, 22, also joined Cindy as an ambassador for Swiss watchmaker Omega.Cindy, 58, who is worth £177.3million, has said of her working relationship with Kaia: “It feels like I get to work with a really good friend.”READ MORE SUN STORIESKaia, worth £2.3million, has been the face of Chanel and campaigns including Miu Miu, Karl Lagerfeld and Alexander Wang. More

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      P Diddy’s spoiled sons wore gold crowns for star-studded sweet 16s before ‘sex assault’ & shooting ‘cover-up’ scandals 

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      THEY live in a £30m mansion, enjoy exotic holidays, drive high-end sports cars, and dream of being Hip hop stars like their famous dad..Rapper P Diddy’s sons Christian and Justin Combs are so privileged they wear gold diamond-encrusted crowns and are treated to lavish 16th birthday parties attended by celebrities like singers Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Kim.Justin Combs enjoyed a lavish 16th birthday with ‘date’ Nicki MinajCredit: GettyBut the family’s kingdom could come crashing down as all three men find themselves in legal trouble.Son Christian, 26, – known as King – faces claims of sexual assault while partying on a yacht chartered by his dad in December 2022, just days before Diddy held a star-studded New Year’s Eve party aboard the vessel, attended by the likes of rappers Joe Budden and Travis Scott.His half-brother Justin, 30,  faces allegations he and his dad covered up the shooting of a pal  in a Los Angeles recording studio in September 2022.The brothers were also briefly handcuffed and detained as part of a raid by Homeland Security agents on 54-year-old P Diddy’s Los Angeles estate in March, amid a slew of sexual assault allegations against the star, including trafficking young women.Read more P DiddyThe family have hired ex mobster John Gotti Junior’s former lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman to investigate the ‘excessive use of force’ in the raids.Lichtman has previously represented Gotti, acting boss of the Gambino crime family in the 90s, as well as drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, who led the international crime syndicate, the Sinaloa cartel.P Diddy’s ex, R&B singer Cassie Ventura accused him of rape and a decade-long campaign of abuse after she signed to his label, Bad Boy Records, in 2006.  Diddy, whose real name is Sean John Combs, settled the case out of court the day after Cassie filed her lawsuit.Most read in CelebrityUsher recalls seeing ‘very curious things’ at Diddy’s house when he was 14 after feds raid rapper’s propertyThe claim against Christian comes from yacht hand Grace O’Marcaigh, 27, who was hired for “a wholesome family excursion” that, she says,  turned “hedonistic”.She claims to have witnessed the Combs family party with a “constant rotation of suspected sex workers” who were taking drugs.In a lawsuit, Grace claims drinks, including hers, may have been spiked and that Christian pressured her to do tequila shots before groping her legs, breasts, bottom and private parts.There is allegedly audio recorded by music producer Rodney Jones – known as Lil Rod – in which Grace tells Christian to stop touching her legs.P Diddy with son Christian at the Met Gala in 2018Credit: GettyJustin Combs and his brother enjoy enviable lifestylesCredit: Instagram/princejdcChristian Combs, with a pal, flies on a private jetCredit: Instagram/kingcombsThe legal action was filed by attorney Tyrone Blackburn, who represents Lil Rod.Jones claims the music mogul repeatedly sexually assaulted and groomed him for sex  from September 2022 to November 2023.He also accuses Diddy, once known as Puff Daddy, and son Justin of a “massive” cover up of their involvement in a shooting.Lil Rod claims that the rapper or his son shot Justin’s friend, identified only as a 30-year-old named ‘G’, in a recording studio bathroom after a row.  It’s said G has since vanished.Jones claims he heard multiple gunshots after a “heated conversation” in the toilet before Combs and Justin walked out of the bathroom.He says he found G lying on the floor curled up, holding his stomach and bleeding out of his leg or hip area.Jones alleges that P Diddy  instructed him to tell police the rapper had nothing to do with the incident – and that G was hit by a drive-by assailant outside the building.P Diddy’s legal team have denied all the allegations against him and his sons.My dad is my best friend – he pushes me to be greaterJustin CombsLawyer Aaron Dyer said the claims against Christian were “lewd and meritless” adding: “This complaint is filled with the same kind of manufactured lies and irrelevant facts we’ve come to expect.”Lil Rod’s lawyer Tyrone Blackburn was recently criticised by a New York judge for improperly filing lawsuits in federal court in an attempt to garner “sensational headlines.”Prince Harry was horribly dragged into the case when Lil Rod claimed Diddy’s “affiliation” to the royal and other stars gave him and his associates ‘legitimacy’. There was no suggestion Prince Harry did anything wrong – or had any knowledge of wrongdoing by others.Justin’s mum, acclaimed stylist Misa Hylton, was left furious after her son was handcuffed during last month’s raid on P Diddy’s home.She shared footage on Instagram saying: “Enough is Enough!! Did Justin need several laser beams from firearms pointed at his chest?? Did Christian need a gun pointed at the back of his head while he was handcuffed?? How many times have we seen young UNARMED BLACK MEN not make it out of these types of situations alive??”Christian’s mum, model Kim Porter, died of lobar pneumonia, aged 47, in 2018, and the family faced cruel fake speculation that P Diddy was somehow behind her death – even after a coroner ruled she died of natural causes.Crown princesP Diddy’s children have led a luxury life mere mortals can only dream of.They spent their childhood’s bouncing between P Diddy’s  £30 million Beverly Hills mansion, £10.7m home in Alpine, New Jersey, and  £2.9m place in East Hampton.They drive top-end cars and fly around the world in private jets.Christian, who goes by the name King, signed up to Diddy’s record label when he turned 18.Bad Boy Records, founded by P Diddy in 1993, is one of the most successful hip-hop and R&B labels in the world, with multiple platinum and gold releases by the likes of the Notorious B.I.G, Faith Evans and Janelle Monae.Christian is also a model, securing a deal with IMG last year, and in 2018 walked for Dolce and Gabbana.He is fond of wearing crowns – as is brother Justin – and in 2018 paired a gold headpiece with a jewel-encrusted suit for the Met Gala.In 2014, Diddy threw Christian a ‘Swervin’ 16’ party at an exclusive Los Angeles nightclub where performers included Kendrick Lamar and French Montana.  The guest list included stars like Khloe Kardashian and singer Faith Evans.Justin Combs, who once co-hosted TV show The Catfish,  had an even bigger sweet 16 celebration at a New York club in 2010 where his dad arranged for Nicki Minaj to be his ‘date’.He was introduced to the crowd when red drapes lifted to reveal him sitting on a throne wearing a gold crown while dressed in a Dolce and Gabbana tux with Adidas shelltoes.The lavish affair was featured in season 9 of MTV series My Super Sweet 16 with rappers Lil’ Kim and Trey Songz in attendance.What is P Diddy accused of?P Diddy has faced a slew of claims which include:

      Cassie, Diddy’s longtime girlfriend, sued him in November 2023, claiming she endured “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking” until their relationship ended in 2018. Diddy and Cassie settled the suit the day after it was filed.
      Diddy was hit with two more lawsuits a week later. Joi Dickerson accused Diddy of drugging and raping her and filming the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.
      A second accuser in a separate lawsuit claimed that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at her apartment and beat her several days later.
      Diddy was sued again in December by a woman who claimed he and two men gang-raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
      In February 2024, Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, who helped produce Diddy’s most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together.

      Supercars at 16P Diddy bought him a £240,000 Mercedes Benz Maybach motor, despite the fact he hadn’t passed his driving test.Last year Justin avoided jail time after being found driving under the influence in Beverly Hills.He was given three years probation after running a red light.Brother Christian drives a red Ferrari and was involved in a crash with a Tesla in 2020 but luckily escaped unharmed. Both boys have gushed about their dad.Christian credits P Diddy with his sense of style and work ethic.He said: “We’re alike in a lot of ways, especially our work ethic.  Every day you gotta keep progressing. If you get nothing done, then you’re backtracking. My dad actually helped me with waking up early, he gets on at me about that.”Justin said his dad is “always motivating me and pushing me to be greater”, adding: “It’s crazy because it’s like my dad but also my best friend at the same time. So it’s very unique and I really appreciate it.”Christian and Julian own luxury carsCredit: Instagram/kingcombsP Diddy with kids Justin, Christian, Quincy, D’Lila, Jessi and ChanceCredit: GettyJustin and Christian Combs were briefly handcuffed during the raid on P Diddy’s mansionCredit: KTTVP Diddy has seven kids with four women.He and Misa Hylton had Justin in the early 90s before he went on to have a relationship with Kim Porter.He adopted Kim’s son Quincy, 31, before they went on to have Christian and twins D’Lila Star and Jessie James in 2006.READ MORE SUN STORIESJust before the twins were born, Diddy cheated on Kim with Sarah Chapman who gave birth to Chance Combs the same year.In 2022, Diddy announced the arrival of a baby girl Love Sean Combs, who he is thought to share with a cyber security expert called Dana Tran. More

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      I don’t care who it offends – blondes DO have more fun. Stars from Sydney Sweeney to Beyonce prove we’re back on top

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      THE following words come with a trigger warning. Fasten your seatbelts, my woke friends, because I’m here to remind you that it is in fact true: Blondes have more fun.Stupendous Sydney Sweeney shows that the classic blonde look is back – and it’s here to stayCredit: GettyThe White Lotus star Sydney poses in a pic uploaded to InstagramCredit: Instagram / Sydney SweeneyI know, it does rather fly in the face of all this modern-day jiggery wokery to even suggest such a thing.How very dare I? I’m sure it’s highly unfashionable. It’s positively archaic. And probably even offensive to some.Because in these politically correct times in which we live, it’s been great to see that we have finally come to accept that women come in all different shapes, shades, colours and sizes, so to suggest that only the fair-haired variety are capable of having a great time is insulting.It’s a slogan that’s been nigh-on banned and one that, I suspect, might only be whispered in hushed breaths in quiet corners of secret blonde members’ clubs.READ MORE ULRIKA JONSSONPlucky courageBut after The White Lotus actress Sydney Sweeney practically blew up the internet with her performance on US TV chat show Saturday Night Live, proving she has zero qualms about hypnotising the world with her ample assets, paired with her platinum tresses and enviable sexiness, it could just be that the tide is turning on Generation Woke.She showed there was no shame in being blonde. Beyonce has long been a fan of the blonde lookCredit: Cécred / PAAnd Kim Kardashian has also been trying it outCredit: Instagram / Kim Kardashian / @alaninutritionPop star Sabrina Carpenter is also fully embracing the retro blonde lookCredit: Jack Bridgland Studio / SkimsAnd she was utterly unapologetic about using what God gave her — and the world loves her for it.Even her family know the value of her incredible look. Most read in CelebrityIn a recent interview, she told how her grandparents had complimented her curves after seeing her on the big screen.Or as Sydney, 26, put it: “They said I have the best t*ts in Hollywood.”Sydney Sweeney looks incredible in plunging pink gown as she joins an unrecognisable Emma Corrin in VeniceCoupled with the recent Barbie movie — which turned what used to be an idealised, sexualised and objectified version of what we were told a woman should look like into a whole new feminist movement — Sydney might just be making being blonde into something we can once again be proud of.Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is fully embracing the sexy, retro blonde look, where being platinum and wearing tight clothing is no longer a crime against fashion or taste. It’s a sign of pride and plucky courage.Let’s face it, even Beyonce and Kim Kardashian have adopted the blonde bombshell look — clear proof that there really is only so much fun you can have being brunette without at least giving blonde a go.I speak as a blonde, of course. I wasn’t around when the slogan was created in the 1950s to advertise a certain hair dye brand with the question, “Is it true that blondes have more fun?”, creating tension between blondes and brunettes and establishing a hair colour hierarchy.The suggestion was definitely that blondes did have more fun and were more desirable. And the most famous blonde of all time, Marilyn Monroe, embodied everything you could imagine that would be fun and ample and flirtatious and alluring.She has never been replicated. We all want to have that Marilyn factor, and if it means dyeing our hair blonde, then that’s what we’ll do.Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous blondes of all timeCredit: GettyFrench ‘sex kitten’ Brigitte Bardot also helped set the standard for the lookCredit: Kobal / Rex FeaturesLove Islander Molly Smith has been flying the flag for peroxide pride in more recent timesCredit: Instagram / mollysmith19Soon after Marilyn set the standard for blonde perfection, into the spotlight stepped French “sex kitten” Brigitte Bardot — another brunette who saw the light in terms of hair colour, changing her shade for a 1956 Italian film and sticking with it. She was followed in the Eighties and Nineties by blonde Hollywood sex symbol Heather Graham — Austin Powers’s love interest Felicity Shagwell — and Baywatch swimsuit icon Pamela Anderson.In more recent times, Love Islander Molly Smith has been flying the flag for peroxide pride.I have to confess, I didn’t at all get why it should be true that blondes have more fun. I came from Sweden, where (without exaggeration), virtually every single woman is blonde.And some of them looked quite miserable at times. As a blonde you were nothing special. You weren’t the exception. You were the rule.Until I came to the UK, that is. That’s when I stood out like a Belisha beacon. I definitely got a lot of attention. And by the time I found fame as a weather presenter at 21, I’d grown a decent pair of knockers, too. So I really was the whole package.Sun writer Ulrika back in 1993Credit: Scope FeaturesUlrika explains that she’s no bimbo – but that blondes really do have more funCredit: Olivia West – The SunAnd it turns out there is even scientific fact to back it all up. In 2008, research at Nottingham Trent Uni found that blonde women feel more attractive, are more daring, have higher levels of self-confidence and are even likely to be more adventurous in the bedroom.We also know that gentlemen prefer blondes. So all this points towards 1,000 reasons why being blonde is something to be proud of.However, over the past decade or so, it hasn’t entirely been the case.Of course, it’s quite right that we should have diversity and inclusivity in our vision and images of women.Not all females are Barbie dolls with tiny waists, big bazookas and long, blonde hair.I always felt like a reluctant blonde, because I always felt the proximity of the words blonde and stupid was a bit too close for comfortUlrika JonssonI love that we see older women on billboards and those with wide waists and thighs that could crush a walnut.But it may just have been at the exclusion of the good old-fashioned blonde.She’s been sidelined a bit, I fear, and people have delighted in reminding us that blondes are often dumb, too.Maybe that’s why I always felt like a reluctant blonde, because I always felt the proximity of the words blonde and stupid was a bit too close for comfort.The assumption was that you couldn’t possibly be blonde and clever. In short, we were bimbos.Thanks in part to Sydney Sweeney, who is Making Blonde Great Again — and others on whose shoulders and highlights she stands — it’s OK to be loud and proud about being blonde. Think what you like, but there is no way you could accuse Beyonce of being dumb just ’cos she’s blonde.And for me, the greatest of them all — greater even than Monroe — who has blown everyone else out of the water over the years with her songwriting, comedic and acting talent and business acumen is the wondrous Dolly Parton.Despite being a pocket rocket at only 4ft 11in, she has ensured she has never been overlooked because she is so unequivocally unashamed of being blonde and colourful. The wondrous Dolly Parton has kept her image going for decades, and it’s become part of her identityCredit: Rex FeaturesAnd while her feet may never have seen daylight due to her huge breasts, she has never changed her image, as being blonde is her identity.And Dolly has the ultimate answer to the snide comments: “I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb . . . and I also know that I’m not blonde.”READ MORE SUN STORIESShe is my hero. She has always paved her own road and never deviated from her blonde persona.So I’ll hold my blonde head up damn high and recall Dolly’s words loudly and proudly: “You’d be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap.”Pamela Anderson was one of the most famous blondes of the NinetiesCredit: Rex Features More