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    I’m Too Hot to Handle’s intimacy coach – I have strict rule for stopping contestants falling for me

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    HE’S a smooth-talking, spiritual intimacy expert who helps the stars of Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle enhance their sexual chemistry.As a prominent voice in all things communication, well-being and sexual positivity – it’s no surprise that Brenden Durrell is alluring to show stars and viewers alike.Intimacy expert Brenden Durrell returns for season six of Netflix’s Too Hot to HandleCredit: Brenden DurrellThere have been major changes including a bumper $250k prize potCredit: NetflixHowever, the former baseball player has a strict rule in place that immediately shuts down any potential feelings that might develop towards him.Speaking exclusively to The Sun from his home in Ecuador, Brenden says: “It’s a difficult thing. Within the show and my work and retreats and workshops, never.”I have a really firm boundary in the realms of like, ‘no, it’s okay you feel that way, but I represent something for you, I’m not that thing for you’.”That’s that’s the way that I go about it, and in the case of Too Hot To Handle I’m forever ‘big bro’.READ MORE ON TOO HOT TO HANDLE”I don’t come in like an authoritative figure like, ‘Hey, listen to me, my way or the highway’. I’m like, ‘no, I’m big bro and you can feel safe with me and work that way’.”He continues: “But I do get my fair share of wild messages. Like if we did a series on that you’d be in stitches laughing because some of it… I feel violated with some of the stuff that I get. “But it’s all in good faith. I’m grateful that I can be in position where, you know, I am attractive to people in a lot of ways.”Season six of Too Hot To Handle recently returned to screens with some bold new elements.Most read in RealityNot only has the prize pot been increased to $250,000, but the introduction of the virtual ‘Bad Lana’ allows contestants to go against the show’s very premise and exercise their sexual desires without having money stripped from the prize pot.The programme has taken a leaf out of Love Island’s playbook to and brought back previous contestants Flavia and Louis – dubbed grenades as opposed to the villa bombshells – for extra drama.TOO Hot To Handle: Season 6 Revealed!Having appeared in five series’ of Too Hot, Brenden has issued Love Island bosses with a come and get me, and would love the chance to share his expertise with Islanders.He says: “Let’s get it on record. I would love to work for Love Island. So producers like just bring me out. I would love to be on Love is Blind also, that’s another one. “I feel like I offer an emotional intelligence, but not in a way where it’s like super zen. I feel like when people are offered reflections about how they’re relating with one another that offers a deeper intimacy and more sparks for the show. “So if I switch this little thing, then there’ll be a deeper spark. And then that’s better for TV and for their relationship and their connection.”What I’ve learned from most people, myself included, is that we have these two major fears: fear of the unknown, and then fear of intimacyBrenden DurrellHe’d also like to see the introduction of team-building games to boost connection between contestants in a way that the raunchier -and perhaps increasingly tired – challenges fail to do.A regular gripe among loyal fans that there has been a distinct lack of fun games and challenges in recent series’.Brenden’s keen to work on Love Island and spice up the villaCredit: ErotemeThe wellness coach lives in Ecuador and says intimacy goes hand in hand with natureCredit: InstagramBrenden says: “It doesn’t have to be a workshop structure, but maybe some kind of scavenger hunt or games that people get to see their true colours.”For instance, in marriage couples therapy. A lot of times the a therapist will have them go on a canoe trip because you have to have teamwork, you have to have good communication, you have to have patience, and also you’re in the realms of working together with the elements. “I feel like Love Island would be cool if they implemented some aspects of that just so we could see how these flames are actually compatible with each other in other ways outside of just the cameras and looking good.”SPREADING THE LOVEBrenden currently has a number of projects in the works including a documentary series that sees him travelling the world with different healers and an interview series which will be broadcast on a streaming platform.He’s also hard at work developing his Unknown Intimacy brand and project that is a culmination of everything he’s learnt in his 14 years embracing spirituality and personal development.”What I’ve learned from most people, myself included, is that we have these two major fears: fear of the unknown, and then fear of intimacy,” he explains.”I’m like, I’m going to create a brand around that because I want to support people in those two fears and getting rid of them. “We’re doing multimedia projects, retreats, workshops, and a lot of ecotourism because a big part of intimacy work for me is going into nature. I go into the Amazon rainforest all the time. I go up to the volcanoes all the time here and, for me, it goes hand in hand. READ MORE SUN STORIES”We have to connect with the earth, and then I feel connecting with the earth literally leads us to a better and happy life with sex, with romance and all those things.”So yeah, I know intimacy is gonna be a lifelong project. And it’s a multimedia project. So yeah, just help people get to the root of why they’re afraid of life essentially, and why they’re afraid of love.” More

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      My days are numbered but I’ve got no fear, says Rod Stewart as he lifts lid on wild parties and reveals future plans

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      HE has partied and danced his way through life ever since his hit single Maggie May in 1971.But as Sir Rod Stewart looks ahead to his landmark 80th birthday in January, he insists he has no plans to tone down his rock ’n’ roll ways.Sir Rod Stewart looks ahead to his landmark 80th birthday in JanuaryCredit: Jonas MohrRod with wife Penny LancasterCredit: GettyPenny and Rod with sons Aiden and AlastairCredit: InstagramIn fact, as he kicks off his last run of Las Vegas shows after 13 years there, the Sailing singer plans to make full use of the “final 15 years” of his life and party into his 90s.Speaking exclusively to The Sun from his home in Los Angeles, Rod says: “I’m aware my days are numbered but I’ve got no fear.“We have all got to pass on at some point, so we are all in the same basket.“I am going to be enjoying myself for these last few years as much as I can.Read More on Showbiz“I say few — probably another 15. I can do that easy mate, easy.”As he continues his final residency, The Hits, at The Colosseum, ­Caesars Palace, Rod insists he still “goes mad” on the booze after each show, encouraging his dancers and ­musicians to knock it back.Rod says: “I’m not like I was in the ’70s and ’80s and I can’t stay up all night, get drunk and go mad and still have a voice just like that.”Nowadays I have to protect my voice before and after every show.Most read in Celebrity“The older you get, the more you have to do that. Water has a hell of a lot to do with it. But no, you think I just have water on my rider? “You’re talking to Rod Stewart here, mate. We go mad after every show. There are 13 of us, six women, really great musicians and I make them drink. We absolutely love it.”Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster’s lavish yacht adventures”‘I’m f***ing mad’ Asked what his go-to tipple is, rather than his own brand of whisky, Wolfie’s, Rod takes after James Bond and sips Martinis. He says: “Before the show I have a quick Bacardi which I am trying to convince myself is good for my voice. “After a show we all get stuck into the Martinis. Most bands all go home and go to bed but we don’t. We have a big old party.” As well as celebrating backstage, Rod makes sure his gigs get everyone on their feet, with balloons dropping from the ceiling and at least four costume changes in the two-hour set. The musician laughs: “I sweat a lot so I have to change or I get too wet. “We have the change backstage down to a tee. It is funny, I have a bloke take my trousers off who runs over. He is the sound guy and yanks them off. I think it’s all part of showbiz really — you want to turn up and make it special. I can’t just go on in a pair of jeans. I think it’s an attractive side of rock ’n’ roll.” Despite vowing not to tone down his love of a good time, Rod says he is more aware than ever about his health as he approaches his milestone birthday next year. Rod, who has had both prostate and thyroid cancer, says: “I am more aware of my health now than before. I’m f***ing mad, ain’t I? I do enjoy keeping myself fit. Sometimes you don’t want to do it but you’ve got toRod Stewart“You should be when you start ­getting on a bit. It’s very important. “You should be when you start ­getting on a bit. It’s very important. “I am a bit of a hypochondriac. I think men in particular should take advantage of all the wonderful ­medical science out there. “When I come back to the UK I am going to have my blood cleaned as I’ve been told it is a real boost to the system.” Asked if, like many his age, he is on a high amount of prescribed ­tablets, Rod insists: “I’m not on any pills. No nothing. You’ve got to remember I’ve been doing this all my life — I don’t suffer after a show.“Sometimes I take an anti-inflammatory if my knee is playing up but very rarely. I don’t need pills. Rod with rocker pal Ronnie Wood in 1973Credit: RexThe singer performing in 1973Credit: Getty“I keep myself very, very fit. I have had the same trainer for 31 years. We work out three or four times a week.” Keen to put his money where his mouth is, Rod is constructing a running track at his UK home to take on the “f***ing mad” mission of breaking the 100m sprint record for his age.Rod says: “I am currently building a track at my house in Essex and I am going to try to beat the world record for a 79-year-old, which I think is about 17 seconds. I’m f***ing mad, ain’t I?”I do enjoy keeping myself fit. Sometimes you don’t want to do it but you’ve got to.”But while Rod is ­preparing for his final bow in Sin City, he has zero plans to slow down. In fact a UK tour with Jools Holland is on the cards.He says: “Vegas is thriving and 13 years really did slip by quickly and it’s been a privilege — but in terms of ­moving on there’s a lot of things that come into consideration.“I’ve done this album with Jools and we are trying to work out when we can do a short tour.“Also, I don’t want to wear my welcome out in Vegas — we are still selling 90 per cent capacity every night, sometimes 100 per cent. I’ve not really made   my mind up in terms of what’s next.“I am just enjoying the moment. I will continue to do so. I’m pretty sure if I said I wanted to come back they would have me but there is plenty of time for that. I absolutely love the place. “The only thing I don’t like is that if you play more than an hour and a half, which I always do, then I get told off for not letting the fans get back into the casinos to spend their money. The bastards!”Looking ahead, proud dad-of-eight Rod says he is more content than ever.After shifting 120million records and with 11 UK No1 albums under his belt, he says: “I’ve got ­ambitions like touring with Jools but no, I would feel greedy if I asked for ­anything more.“I have had a good time and a good life and I’ve enjoyed myself, so I wouldn’t ask for anything more.“Probably good health and good health for my children and happiness . . . and Celtic doing well.You think I just have water on my rider? You’re talking to Rod Stewart here, mate. We go mad after every showRod Stewart“We beat Man City the other day in a friendly. I am truly fanatical about Celtic still.”In January, Rod will celebrate turning 80 by throwing a huge party.Though keen to keep things a ­surprise, his wife Penny Lancaster, 53, has kept him in the dark about the details.Rod says: “I have left my 80th up to my darling wife Penny but she has big plans afoot which she is not allowing me to talk about.“I don’t even know what they are. I’ve just basically left it to her.“All my kids are in on it — all my children and my grandkids are in on it. They know, and I don’t.”Penny and Rod tied the knot in 2007 in Italy and a decade and a half later are more in love than ever.He says: “I am an old romantic. We enjoy candle-lit dinners and we are still very much in love with each other. She is in England at the moment and I am in LA but she’s coming over on Monday.READ MORE SUN STORIES“My top tips to keep the romance alive is being honest with each other and talking things through.“That, and don’t have an argument just before you go to bed after loads of wine. Penny is amazing. A great, great lady.” More

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      Hollywood’s highest paid actors revealed with just 2 women in top 10 & biggest earner an unlikely dad on £1m a WEEK

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      IF there was one star who the banks of photographers didn’t want to miss at the Oscars in March, it was Margot Robbie in her ­fabulous Versace dress.The Australian actress had not only starred in 2023’s biggest box office hit, Barbie, but also produced it.Despite a packed year, Margot Robbie wasn’t the highest earning celeb last yearCredit: GettyComedian Adam Sandler, who had a quieter year, earned $72mCredit: RexTom Cruise earned $45millionCredit: GettyYet she didn’t receive the biggest Hollywood pay cheque of last year, as she was out-earned by comic Adam Sandler — who was not even popular enough to get a movie in the top ten highest- earning releases.So it is perhaps not surprising that Basic Instinct legend Sharon Stone has voiced her anger about the gender pay gap.Yesterday we told how she had complained that men who “frankly no one has ever heard of” had been offered 14 times her fee for a role in the same film.Of the current top ten movie ­earners, only two are women — ­Margot, and Jennifer Aniston.READ MORE ON CELEBSBut with the Barbie star earning $59million, second only to Adam Sandler’s $73million and ahead of Tom Cruise on $45million, there are some signs of improvement.Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep said recently: “There is some progress. The biggest stars in the world are women right now, although Tom Cruise is probably way over the top.”Her comments followed reports that Cruise’s 2022 blockbuster sequel Top Gun: Maverick had earned him a reported £78million.Adam Sandler’s crowning as the cash king of Hollywood is equally spectacular.Most read in CelebrityTo Taylor’s surprise, the studio said yes to $1mAccording to financial magazine Forbes, he earned $1.4million a week last year, largely due to his ­production company Happy Madison signing a four-movie deal with ­Netflix in 2020.Paris Olympics rich list But Murder Mystery 2, in which he starred with Jennifer Aniston, performed poorly on the streaming platform, just scraping into the top 40 most viewed releases between January and June 2023.On these pages we list 2024’s highest-paid actors, according to ­Forbes magazine.But it wasn’t always the men who topped the Hollywood pay chart.The first actor to secure a million-dollar pay cheque was British film idol Elizabeth Taylor.She wasn’t keen on taking the title role in the 1963 epic Cleopatra, and was advised to ask for what was then an astronomical sum.To her surprise, the studio said yes.Many critics questioned whether anyone was worth $1million, but in the words of Taylor, who died in 2011 aged 79: “If someone is dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture I’m certainly not dumb enough to turn it down.”Even in the early days of ­cinema, before the talkies, actresses were keeping up with the men.In 1915 Charlie Chaplin signed a deal worth $10,000 a week, and a year later Mary Pickford, the ­Canadian star known as America’s Sweetheart, got the same.Ryan Gosling made $42mCredit: GettyJennifer Aniston made $41mCredit: GettyThat all changed with the advent of the blockbuster.Studio bosses wanted sequels to money-making behemoths such as Indiana Jones, The Terminator, Rambo and the comic book superheroes.And they were willing to pay astronomical sums to make sure the films’ male stars returned to make yet more of them.Will Smith was paid $100million for Men In Black 3 in 2012 and Robert Downey Jnr $75million for returning as Iron Man in 2018’s Avengers: ­Infinity War.In Hollywood’s top ten most extravagant pay cheques of all time there is only one woman — Sandra Bullock, who defied the pay ceiling on 2013 sci-fi thriller Gravity with an out-of-this-world $70million.The key to narrowing the gender pay gap will be giving women more blockbuster roles and more power behind the scenes.Undoubtedly, Margot Robbie will be able to name her fee if Barbie 2 gets made.She received the same basic pay cheque as her male co-star Ryan Gosling for making the first film — $12.5million.But because it was her production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, which got the movie green-lit, she earned a decent slice of the profit from the $1.4billion it grossed at the global box office.However, Margot is an exception in the largely male-dominated studio system.Stats out this year from The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University revealed that only 21 per cent of producers are female.The disparity is even worse for directors, with just 16 per cent women, and writers at 17 per cent.Significantly it is predominantly male producers who hire the cast and negotiate pay when a film is made.There was outrage when Barbie’s female director Greta Gerwig was not nominated for an Oscar.Oppenheimer star Matt Damon made a whopping $42mCredit: GettyLeonardo DiCaprio made a massive $41mCredit: GettyBut then it may have had something to do with the fact that membership of the Oscars organisation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is 67 per cent male.Even this year’s Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone, whose film Poor Things made $117million worldwide, is not in the top ten ­earners.Long-established actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck both earned more, even though Air, their film about Nike trainers, didn’t do as well at the box office.Also in the top ten are Jason ­Statham and Leonardo DiCaprio, each on $41million, and Denzel Washington with $23million.But Brit Jason, 56, did have four movies out in 2023, including hits Meg 2, Fast X and the fourth Expendables film.Emma Stone is not the only actress who is angry at the pay gap.Earlier this year Olivia Colman said: “I’m very aware that if I was Oliver Colman, I’d be earning a f*** of a lot more than I am.“I know of one pay disparity which is a 12,000 per cent difference. Do the maths.”In September Jennifer ­Lawrence, whose co-star DiCaprio was reportedly paid £4million more than her for making the satire Don’t Look Up last year, said: “It doesn’t matter how much I do. I’m still not going to get paid as much as that guy, because of my vagina.”In 2014 leaked emails revealed she was paid less than Jeremy Renner, Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale when they made 2013 crime comedy American Hustle together, even though she was the star of the box office smash The Hunger Games.The extent of the problem was clearly illustrated by the row over the reshooting of scenes in thriller All The Money In The World in 2017.It was reported that Mark Wahlberg got more than $1.5million for doing the same work as co-star Michelle Williams — who got just $1,000.There is already sure to be a disparity in this year’s wage winners.Dune 2, 2024’s second-biggest box office hit, supposedly paid male lead Timothee Chalamet $3million, while female lead Zendaya got $2million.Those sums will be dwarfed by Ryan Reynolds whether or not his film Deadpool And Wolverine opens as a hit this weekend.His basic pay for writing, starring in and producing the superhero blockbuster will top $25million.READ MORE SUN STORIESBut when he made the first Deadpool, the canny Canadian negotiated a share of its profits.If Ryan has repeated that trick, he can buy himself a few more Wrexham FCs.Highest grossing celebs of 2024 and all timeJason Statham made a cool $41m last yearCredit: GettyBen Affleck made $37m in the last yearCredit: GettyLegend Denzel Washinton earned $23mCredit: GettyIn 1915, Charlie Chaplin signed a deal worth $10,000 a weekCredit: GettyIn 1916, Mary Pickford, the ­Canadian star known as America’s Sweetheart, got the same $15k Chaplin was dealtCredit: AlamyMatt Damon in OppenheimerCredit: AlamyTom Cruise in Top Gun: MaverickCredit: SplashDenzel Washington in The Equalizer 3Credit: AlamyDi Caprio in Killers of the Flower MoonCredit: PARyan Gosling in a scene from the Barbie movieCredit: AlamyMargot in BarbieCredit: AlamyAdam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Murder Mystery 2Credit: Alamy More

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      Abbey Clancy reveals wonder pill saved her sex life with Peter Crouch

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      ABBEY Clancy says she has discovered a pill which can save women’s sex lives.The mother of four, 38, married to former England striker Peter Crouch, 43, revealed that anxiety has affected her own libido.Model Abbey Clancy says she has discovered a pill which can save women’s sex livesCredit: Getty – ContributorAbbey revealed on the Therapy Crouch podcast that she went to the doctor about her ‘health anxiety’Credit: GettyThe model said: “I was talking to some of the girls, and you know, we’re all getting to a certain age, our hormones are all over the place.”One of my friends told me about this golden pill. “It’s an all-natural supplement for women which helps with an array of things.”And apparently, one of our couple friends, it’s working so well the husband’s like ‘Ah, not tonight babe, I’m exhausted’.READ MORE ON ABBEY CLANCY“It’s been hailed as the female Viagra.”The former Strictly winner revealed on her Therapy Crouch podcast she went to the doctor about her “health anxiety”.She said: “He was like ‘Look at it like a soldier going into battle — he’s not going to be going into battle with a h*** on’. “I’m fighting battles all the time, so I’m not relaxed. So therefore the libido naturally would be decreased.Most read in Celebrity“Obviously this is not all the time.”She previously told how her husband puts on passion-killing pyjamas if the couple row.Jonathan Ross and his daughter Honey join Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch on The Therapy Crouch podcast More

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      Armie Hammer says using knife to trace A in partner’s skin was ‘like couple’s tattoo’ as he speaks out on ‘cannibalism’

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      ARMIE Hammer said using a knife to trace an ‘A’ in his partner’s skin was less permanent than a “couple’s tattoo”.The Social Network actor has revealed the bombshell in a tell-all interview with Piers Morgan on his Uncensored show.The pair discussed Hammer’s proclivity for BDSMCredit: instagram/@piersmorganuncensoredHammer began to cry during the interviewHammer said his lifestyle had led to a kind of ‘death’Hammer denied he “branded” the woman, but said he used the “tip of a small knife” to “trace” her pelvis with the letter A.”There wasn’t even blood in this situation, it was more like a scrape, it’s along the line of couples getting tattoos of each other… it’s less permanent.”The interview analysed Hammer’s sexual proclivity for BDSM and how leaked messages without context had “cancelled” the actor.Hammer and Piers compared the actor’s love life to the 50 Shades of Gray franchise as Hammer claimed it showed there were “sexual grey areas”.Read more on celebrityHe said: “There is a broad spectrum of sexuality, for a long time huge chunks of that spectrum were considered amoral, even illegal, look at sexuality.”He also told Piers that leaked messages discussing cannibalism and rape were just a “sexual fantasy”.Hammer said: “This was a very intense affair, very sexually charged between two people with very similar proclivities and kinks.”He discussed BDSM with Piers and said: “Some people love cilantro, and some people hate it, and both are correct.”Most read in CelebrityHammer agreed with Piers when the journalist put to him that the text messages were “role play, BDSM, kinky sex role play”.”Any of those conversations you take outside of that context and put it into broad daylight it doesn’t look as good.”Piers Morgan asks Armie Hammer ‘have you ever eaten human flesh’ as disgraced star sits down for bombshell interviewThe actor also admitted he cheated on his wife, before going on to have sex with “hundreds” of women. Piers tried to pin him on the exact number, asking him whether it was 500 women.Hammer said it “maybe wasn’t 500”, he then clarified it wasn’t “many hundreds”, but “probably more than the average person is exposed to”.The womanising came after Hammer had split with his wife of seven years, Elizabeth Chambers.Hammer revealed he was dubbed the ‘water buffalo’ by pals because of how much he could drinkHammer watched a clip of Courtney Vucekovich saying she ‘hated’ being tied upHammer said he thought his wife and him had grown apart “like two container ships slowly going in different directions”.The actor cheated with Effie Angelova in a 10-month affair – before she eventually accused him of rape.Hammer then turned to partying, drinking, and drugs.There wasn’t even blood in this situation, it was more like a scrape, it’s along the line of couples getting tattoos of each other… it’s less permanentArmie HammerPals dubbed him the ‘water buffalo’ after he was able to drink whatever his friends put his way.Hammer said that he kept chasing dopamine with more extreme partying and sexual fantasies which would have led him to “death”.He said: “In a way it did, it led to career death, it led to ego death, it led to all of these kinds of deaths.”The one-on-one chat appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored’s YouTube channel at 6pm UK time.Piers opens the conversation by addressing the most shocking claim head-on, asking Hammer: “First of all, address that elephant in the room. Are you a cannibal?”The dad-of-two’s response is notably evasive as he asks: “You know what you have to do to be a cannibal?”READ MORE SUN STORIESWhen pressed further, he is asked if he has ever consumed human flesh. He replied: “No.”He compared these fantasies to benign expressions of affection, saying: “But I don’t think that’s any different than when someone looks at a baby and goes, ‘Oh my God, look at those cute little fat legs, I just want to eat you up.’”The dad of two faced accusations of rape which he denies More

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      I was set for Tess Daly’s job on Strictly but ‘settled down’ instead… good on Maya Jama for putting her career first

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      IN the week it was announced that women are, on average, leaving it til they’re 35 to start a family, it’s little wonder the rumour mill is going at full pelt that the reason Maya Jama and Stormzy have split is because at 29, she’s not ready to settle down yet.I vividly recall Lily Allen’s candid admission: “My children ruined my career.  In terms of pop stardom, totally ruined it”. This week, Stormzy and Maya Jama announced that they had split for the final timeCredit: GettyIt has been reported that while Stormzy wanted to settle down, Maya was not readyCredit: InstagramUlrika understands why Lily Allen said that having her kids ruined her careerCredit: AFPUlrika had to fight with producers to keep her job on Gladiators when she fell pregnantCredit: RexThere is no doubt she loves her children, but the point she was making on behalf of all working women was that she paid a price for having children, professionally.And she’s not the only one. I had to fight tooth and nail to retain my job as co-host of Gladiators when I fell pregnant in 1994.  It was our third series and the producers and makers of the show considered a pregnant woman “too high risk”. In the end, the compromise was that they refused to let me host the last two weeks of international shows and they employed a midwife to follow me around with a chair so I could sit down between takes.READ MORE FROM ULRIKA I wasn’t ill. I was just six months pregnant.Ten years later I was asked if I was interested in hosting a programme that was about to launch on BBC1 called ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.  I was keen as mustard but I was pregnant and would have been a few weeks away from giving birth when filming would have taken place.So, I had no choice but to turn it down, which was heartbreaking.  My husband at the time would not have needed to turn down any work because he wasn’t the one who was pregnant.Most read in CelebrityYou don’t have to be in showbiz to be faced with the dilemma of working out when is the right time to pause work and start a family.Because there is NO right time.Maya Jama looks incredible in very sexy sheer dress as she spotted for first time after announcing Stormzy splitShe had to turn down the chance to host Strictly as she was pregnant at the timeCredit: PA:Press AssociationTess Daly and the late Bruce Forsyth ended up fronting the iconic showCredit: BBCWhenever you choose, there will be compromises that have to be made. Granted, they’re all for the greater good in the long run but it doesn’t take away from the fact that any woman doing any job will – at some point – have to down tools and take a break.  A break, incidentally, which isn’t a break at all because you’re putting on three stone; end up with piles, sore nipples; you can’t sit for a week or sleep for the next five years and on top of which, returning to work becomes a whole new game.As women, if we take any extended time ‘off work’, we risk falling behind on promotions or being considered for other roles.  That is, if your employer hasn’t already written you off and cleared your desk by the time you go back. It’s hardly the most relaxing, reassuring prospect or time of any woman’s life.If you rush back to the office before the placenta has even come out (some women are quite, quite capable of this – not me), you’re judged for being a cold-hearted, unmotherly, ambitious, career-driven b***h.So, you see, we just can’t win.Shock and surpriseAt 29, Maya Jama’s ovaries must be screaming out to house a little baby Jama – they’re in their prime and as all women know, it’s downhill after 35 when it comes to fertility.I won’t be the only one who greeted the news of Maya’s and Stormzy’s break-up with an equal measure of shocking surprise and abject disappointment.I had everything crossed for them and really hoped they would make it work second time around despite the anecdotal evidence to the contrary which has stared us in the face over the years.Ulrika was hopeful that Stormzy and Maya would be able to work it out this timeCredit: GettyMaya is making loads of money and has a ton of brand dealsCredit: InstagramMore often than not, after that initial, palpable joy and relief of a reunion, things tend to settle down only for one or both parties to realise that fundamentally nothing has really changed. People always revert to type and to their old habits – the very ones that broke the other’s hearts in the first place.It’s either that, or one person has changed enough to realise that, despite thinking they really wanted the other, they no longer actually need them.  The virtue of the first split, of course, is that you learn to live without each other and once you realise you can do that, life takes on a completely different meaning.Balance of powerI kinda felt it in my waters that Maya and Stormzy would get back together – they seemed so right for one another; they looked so right for each other but also because I know just how good reuniting feels.  For a while, anyway.But scratch the surface and – as an outsider looking in – I think it’s become clear that the balance of power between this golden couple has doubtlessly shifted. Significantly.Being the strong, independent woman that she is, Maya picked herself up and dusted herself off and, in no time, high-profile work soon came flooding in. She even found herself a fiancé in the States at one point and I wondered if she might leave these shores forever.That relationship wasn’t to be either. So, she cracked on with life. And with work – building up her profile on and off screen. She’s the face of Dolce & Gabanna; ambassador for Rimmel London and is said to be wanted by Netflix. Not to mention becoming the host of Love Island….. and who knows if it was that that brought her and Stormzy back together.It seems from their mutual statement about this final break-up that it is truly amicable and there is clearly – without a shadow of a doubt – a great deal of love between the former couple.I’m guessing a lot of healing went on behind the scenes, and it might just be that despite there only being a one-year age gap between them, they have discovered they are at different stages of their life.If, if, if it’s true that he was ready to settle down but she wasn’t – you can totally see why.Because, no matter how far we’ve come on our quest for equality between the sexes; no matter how much we try to make things fairer and more just for women; and no matter how much work we put into levelling the playing field, starting a family will always penalise a woman more.Of course, Maya Jama may not want to have kids at all. And that’s her choice and hers alone. She may not feel the need; she may not have those bonkers, maternal cravings some of us have.READ MORE SUN STORIESWhatever her choices are and turn out to be, there will doubtless be judgement or conflict or compromise. Because that’s what it’s like to be a woman.It had become clear that the balance of power between the couple had significantly shiftedCredit: SplashMaya is now one of the most sought after women on TVCredit: GettyMaya and Stormzy’s relationship timeline More

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      Maya Jama and Stormzy’s break-up post is best I’ve seen… and proves Love Island icon will go all the way to the top

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      MAYA Jama and Stormzy’s break-up announcement came as a bolt from the blue and has left fans devastated.In a shared statement yesterday, the Love Island presenter, 29, and rapper, 30, revealed they had failed to make it work – but insisted they would remain friends.Maya Jama and Stormzy have called it quitsCredit: InstagramThe couple’s last outing together at the British Grand Prix on July 5Credit: GettyLast night, a source told The Sun: “They are at totally different places in their lives. He wants to settle down but Maya wants to focus on her career.”First getting together in 2014, the couple broke up five years later, before we revealed they had reunited again last August.And a source close to the couple told us: “Maya wants to go out and be a social butterfly but he’s a homebody these days and isn’t keen on going out at all.“[Stormzy] wants to settle down whereas Maya doesn’t want to do that yet — she wants to focus on her career.Read more Maya JamaTV relationship expert Jo Hemmings, who has followed the couple’s romance for years, says their break-up statement was the “most mature, candid and thoughtful” she has ever seen.Here, she unpacks the shock break-up and explains why, although it may hurt, the Love Island host is right to focus on her career – and is destined to go to the very top.’Amazing honesty’Maya Jama is one of the hottest women on the planet right now.News that she and Stormzy have split might have devastated fans, who hoped for a happy-ever-after ending, but Maya shouldn’t feel pressure to settle down.Most read in CelebrityShe’s at the height of her career and is reportedly worth more than £3million, so it’s understandable the Love Island star would want to make the most of her talent while she’s at the top.She last year replaced Kate Moss as the face of Rimmel. She is the darling of high-fashion brands like Dolce and Gabbana, has her own business selling eye masks, created a clothing range with PrettyLittleThing and her first foray into beauty saw her MIJ skincare range sell out within a week.Maya Jama & Stormzy: The Secret Breakup CluesMaya enjoys an incredible lifestyle too, jetting around the world for work, enjoying luxury holidays with girlfriends including trips to Ibiza, and even partying with Hollywood stars like Leonardo DiCaprio.It’s been reported that Stormzy wanted to move their relationship to the next step with a family but, at 29, Maya wasn’t ready.Unfortunately when two people are at different stages of their lives, a split seems inevitable – but they have handled their break-up with amazing honesty.Their joint Instagram announcement was probably written by Maya but signed by them both. I thought it was the most mature, candid, thoughtful statement I’ve ever seen from any celebrity break-up.It’s obviously there to stop speculation but kindness just shone through. The fact they are amazing friends but it just didn’t work out for them… it was beautifully put together.Of course, it’s a real shame they have separated. They are such a likeable couple and everyone wanted them to work, but their reasoning was well explained and there was almost a joyous note to such sad news. ‘They are not on the same page’The couple separated after trying to reignite their previous love affair.They dated for five years before going their separate ways in 2019, but reconnected last August.I feel like they saw the glory and loveliness in each other and wanted to be back together, but the truth is they are not on the same page.They were reportedly seeking counselling last year to “rid themselves of past tensions”, which I think is to their credit. But sometimes that doesn’t repair relationships, but exposes through a third party what differences there are. When couples get back together after a break-up, the temptation is to believe that it was a case of ‘the right person at the wrong time’. When you reunite, there’s a feeling that you’re more mature and you’re ready for something to start again that might be enduring. I think that’s what Maya and Stormzy had hoped for but, the bottom line is that they are at different stages of their lives.He bought a seven-bedroom, huge family home and admitted late last year he was ready to settle down. I think Maya hoped she would be in that place, but simply wasn’t.Perhaps she got some insight while working with the Love Islanders.She probably looked at them and thought ‘they’ve got all that freedom and all their lives in front of them’.Their joint statement was so candid and matureCredit: InstagramMaya enjoys lavish holidays and is often away with palsCredit: InstagramMaya has the world at her feet when it comes to brand dealsCredit: RimmelAlso, who would want to play housewife when you’re as successful as Maya anyway?She is believed to earn a six-figure salary for her Love Island presenting role, but it’s fashion and beauty campaigns that have really boosted her bank balance.Maya signed a mega-bucks deal, said to be worth millions, with Rimmel, is the face of Dolce & Gabbana and is sought after by streaming giant Netflix.Her debut skincare range MIJ was a runaway hit, with her face masks selling out in the first week.   ‘Life is short’Maya is practically the most beautiful woman in the world and she’s still so much further to go.She previously said losing her first love aged 16 has given her a “fearless” approach to life. Maya Jama and Stormzy’s relationship timelineShe was on the phone to her boyfriend Rico Gordon when he was caught in the crossfire of a shooting between two gangs in Bristol. Two men were later jailed for life his murder. She later said his death taught her that life was really short. READ MORE SUN STORIESI’m sure this has had an impact. It’s made her feel that she has to treasure every day and take every opportunity that comes her way.Perhaps that is what she is thinking now. Well, I wish her all the love in the world on her journey as a new singleton – and the same for lovely Stormzy, too. More

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      As backlash grows over Bianca Censori’s riskiest outfit yet, fans accuse Kanye of parading his wife like a ‘sex pet’

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      HE calls her his “super bad iconic muse”, but is Kanye West going too far in his risqué outfit choices for wife Bianca Censori?The controversial 47-year-old rapper has faced a backlash online for posting pictures of Australian architect Bianca, 29, in clothes that would not appear out of place in an S&M dungeon.On Monday, braless Bianca wore only a long-sleeved, see-through top as she stepped out of a tanning salon in LAKanye and Bianca attending Milan Fashion Week in 2023 in yet another risky outfitRestaurateurs may ban the couple after Bianca went to dinner wearing this teeny silver triangle bikini top on SaturdayCredit: BackGridOn Monday, his wife of two years left nothing to the imagination in her most revealing look yet — which is saying something.Stepping out of a tanning salon in LA, braless Bianca wore only a long-sleeved, see-through top that appeared to the naked eye as though she was, well, naked.The X-rated top was accompanied by some skin-coloured pants and a cap placed low over her eyes.Curiously, it was as though she didn’t want to be recognised.READ MORE IN SHOWBIZIt was a risky outfit in the state of California, where the penal code criminalises indecent exposure when it has the intent of sexual gratification or to offend a person.The maximum penalty is six months in county jail, a fine of $1,000 (£770) and at least ten years on the sex offenders’ list.This does not seem to be something that bothers Bianca — or Kanye, if, as many believe, he is the one pulling the fashion strings.In a now-deleted post on Bianca’s birthday in January, the Gold Digger performer posted pictures of her in a bodysuit and gimp mask, in a kitchen, with the caption “Cream of wheat”.Most read in CelebrityThe photo racked up 1.5million likes but many were also distressed at the image, finding it overly sexual — and even controlling.‘Teeny silver triangle bikini’One fan commented: “Uh. Dude. Get help. What is this? You have daughters. You teaching them to be submissive sex pets?”Bianca Censori & Kanye West in Shocking LawsuitAnother said: “One day your daughter will think it’s OK to be treated like this.One even accused West of treating his wife “like a marketable piece of meat”.And things have got more troubling, with sources close to Bianca claiming last year that Kanye instructed her to “never speak” and that he has issued her a set of rules to live by, including what she can and cannot eat and that he chooses her outfits.Her former friends spoke out anonymously in October 2023, saying Bianca has “no mind of her own any more” and simply “obeys” Kanye because he has convinced her they have “royal” status.They added: “Kanye has a set of rules for Bianca, which includes never speak and wear what he wants her to wear.“She is also required to eat certain food items and to work out even though Kanye doesn’t work out.“She has no mind of her own any more and obeys him because he has convinced her that they are royal.”She has no mind of her own any more and obeys him because he has convinced her that they are royalBianca’s former friendsBut Bianca was apparently not interested in hearing anything negative about the Jesus Walks rapper, allegedly telling pals they should “f*** off” and that they are jealous of her fame.The latest outrageous outfit comes after she shocked onlookers on Saturday when dining out with Kanye in Los Angeles.That time she was wearing a teeny silver triangle bikini top, which just about managed to protect her modesty, as she arrived at barbecue restaurant Bludso’s BBQ.Bianca covers up with a purple pillows on night out with Kanye last yearCredit: BackGridKanye’s backside exposed in VeniceNow, restaurateurs in the LA area have vowed to ban the controversial couple, with one saying about the bikini: “Totally inappropriate and not a good role model for young children to see this out and about. What is wrong with them?”On another Instagram post on Bianca’s birthday, Kanye rambled: “Happy birthday to the most beautiful super bad iconic muse inspirational talented artist masters degree in architecture 140 IQ loving by my side everyday when half the world turned their backs on me and the most amazing stepmom to our children I love you so much thank you for sharing your life with me.”Bianca, who looks eerily like Kanye’s first wife, Kim Kardashian, 43, who is the mother to his four children, North, 11, Saint, eight, Chicago, six, and Psalm, five, has worked as an architectural designer for his Yeezy company since 2020.The pair married two years later, just a month after his divorce from Kim was finalised.Kanye, who suffers with bipolar disorder, often acts as though women can be made out of papier-mâché, with Kim saying he dressed her during their marriage.On her reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she revealed: “Kanye has always dressed me. In the early 2000s he would literally just send me random emails with all these looks and what my style should be.”’Overwhelming’Kanye also had a brief relationship with model and actress Julia Fox, 34, in early 2022. She described being with him as “overwhelming and unsustainable”.On The Drew Barrymore show in October 2023, the single mum said: “I just embraced it. I was like, ‘I’ll wear the fashion. I’ll wear the clothes. I’ll do what he says’.“But I could only do it for so long. I think I just realised very quickly it just wasn’t gonna be sustainable because, ultimately, I cannot put anybody else first. “My son has to be first. It just became too much. Like, I didn’t sign up to have two babies, you know?”Ironically, Kanye once told Kim, “You are my wife, and it affects me when your pictures are too sexy”, after she posted revealing snaps online. But Kanye has flashed his own flesh too — in broad daylight on a boat in Venice last year.Pictures show the rapper with his backside exposed while Bianca’s face is between his legs and with his hand on the back of her head, on a canal in the tourist hotspot.The owner of the boat company later said: “We completely disassociate ourselves from such acts and behaviour.“Mr West and his wife will certainly no longer be welcome on board our company’s boats.”In May, Bianca risked facing prison or a fine of 15,000 euros (£12,600) after testing the laws of exhibitionism in Paris when she went underwear-free beneath a pair of sheer stockings.Two months before, it was reported that Bianca’s father, Leo Censori — whose brother, Eris, is a notorious gangland killer dubbed “Melbourne’s Al Capone” — expressed concerns over his daughter’s risqué outfits.He then demanded the couple fly to Australia to see him.READ MORE SUN STORIESThe meeting looked to go smoothy for Kanye though, with him, Bianca and her mother Alexandra all snapped smiling and exiting a private jet together in March.So while Kanye may have Bianca’s family wrapped around his finger, it seems his young wife will have to continue to go out wrapped in next to nothing.Kanye and Bianca on the boat in Venice last year, with the owner of the boat company later saying they are not welcome backCredit: BackGridKim Kardashian who is the mother to Kanye’s four childrenCredit: Getty More

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      Ozzy Osbourne’s family giving away Viagra-style sex pill on podcast

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      OZZY Osbourne’s family is giving away a Viagra-style sex pill on their podcast.The Black Sabbath rocker’s clan is offering a free pack of erectile dysfunction medication BlueChew to The Osbournes listeners.Listeners of The Osbournes podcast have been offered a free pack of erectile dysfunction medicationCredit: GettyOzzy Osbourne with son Jack, who was plugging the Viagra-style sex pill on the family podcastCredit: GettyPlugging the brand, son Jack, 38, tells fans: “You know our family loves sharing everything with you, and today we are sharing a little secret from the bedroom.”It is an amazing online service that delivers the same active ingredients as Viagra.“But here is the kicker — it is in a chewable little tiny tablet and it is a lot cheaper so you can take them anytime.”The family explains the pill comes in a “cool little black sachet” and is delivered in a discreet brown envelope.READ MORE ON OZZY OSBOURNEListeners are told to use a code to get it for free, although they have to pay for shipping.The promo is aimed at fans in the US only.Besides Jack, Brummie Ozzy, 75, is joined on the show by wife Sharon, 71, and daughter Kelly, 39.In a 2019 interview Sharon revealed she tended to nod off when Ozzy popped Viagra.Most read in CelebrityShe said: “We’d wait and wait for it to work. I’d fall asleep and he’d be there with a big boner and I’m fast asleep and he can’t wake me up.”Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, & more among 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class after announcement made on American Idol broadcast More