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    Shakira, 47, stuns in unbuttoned sheer playsuit and chunky gold belt as she talks divorce

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    SHAKIRA’S lips don’t lie — as she talks about life after her split.The Colombian Hips Don’t Lie singer, 47, wore a sheer playsuit and a chunky black and gold belt for an interview with magazine Marie Claire.Shakira wore a sheer playsuit and a chunky black and gold belt for an interview with magazine Marie ClaireCredit: Nicolas Gerardin / Marie ClaireShakira separated from ex-footballer Gerard Pique in June 2022 after 11 yearsCredit: Nicolas Gerardin / Marie ClaireShakira separated from ex-footballer Gerard Pique in June 2022 after 11 years.She said: “I always thought I was a weak and fragile person.“Now there are less things I fear.”The singer has now reportedly found love with British actor Lucien Laviscount after he played the love interest in her latest music video.read more on shakiraLucien, 31, appeared alongside Shakira in the video for her single Punteria with rumours quickly swirling that they were more than just co-stars.Now insiders have revealed the duo are an item – but pals are worried the Emily in Paris actor is only in it for fame.A source told the Daily Mail: “Shakira is desperate to fall in love – but her friends are concerned because Lucien has slowly crept his way up the celebrity ladder while dating women who were all less famous than Shakira.”Her friends fear he just wants people to know his name and she provides that. Most read in Celebrity”They are seeing each other but are not heavily involved yet.”Shakira ‘looks 26’, fans say as she body-pops in white string catsuit while performing new song on Jimmy Fallon_Instagram_fallontonightShakira covers the ‘Power Issue’ of Marie Claire magazineCredit: Nicolas Gerardin / Marie Claire More

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      Freya Allan wows in barely there outfit at premiere of her new film

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      ACTRESS Freya Allan goes from apes to gapes at the premiere of her latest film.The 22-year-old’s top left little to the imagination at the first UK showing of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in central London’s South Bank.Actress Freya Allan is snapped at the premiere of her latest filmCredit: GettyFreya features in new film Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesCredit: GettyShe plays Mae/Nova, a feral woman who joins a chimpanzee on a journey to determine apes and humans’ futures.Freya is a British actress born on September 6, 2001.In The Witcher, Freya plays Cirilla, Princess of a fallen kingdom, who is the under the protection of The Witcher.She has also been featured in the AMC series, Into the Badlands.READ MORE CELEB NEWSThis week Netflix announced that its upcoming fourth series of The Witcher would be its last.Following The Witcher’s success on the streaming platform, Netflix had devised a spin-off series titled The Rats.It would have focused on the group of renegades Ciri (Freya) joined at the end of season three.However, plans for the spin-off, intended to be a prequel series with six to eight episodes, have now been shelved.Most read in CelebrityHaving premiered in December 2019, a total of 24 episodes have aired to date.The story comes from Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski’s book series of the same name, spanning six novels and 15 short stories.Big Brother host AJ Odudu stuns fans as she goes topless before modelling denim co-ord in sizzling videoAllan plays Mae/Nova, a feral woman who joins apes on a journeyCredit: AP More

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      Burlesque star Dita von Teese, 51, looks like she’s ageing backwards as she wows in see-through lingerie in sexy shoot

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      BURLESQUE star Dita Von Teese poses in a window — and makes it clear to see why her fans love a curtain call.The 51-year-old dancer and model loves to drape herself in lingerie from her own Playful Promises range.Burlesque beauty Dita Von Teese draped herself in lingerie from her own Playful Promises rangeDita stepped outside in another frame from the shootDita stepped outside in another frame from the photoshoot.And she looked the perfect door belle too.Speaking previously about how she stays looking so young, Dita revealed: “To be fair, my 92-year-old grandmother is very youthful, so there are some good genes there but I do my best to take care of myself.“I exercise and try to sleep well.READ MORE CELEB NEWS“I take care of my skin and use sunscreen.“I don’t smoke cigarettes and I never drink more than two glasses of alcohol.“A lot of it is common sense.”Dita is now raking in even more cash by selling old stage outfits on second-hand clothing site Depop.Most read in CelebrityItems for sale include her worn French stockings, which have been laddered and snagged, for £90 a pop.Jean Paul Gaultier reveals why he is retiring after his breathtaking finale show in Paris More

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      Motley Crue reveal upcoming album is inspired by Channel 4 hit series after bandmate was ‘dumped’ from group’

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      THREE years after their last release, rock legends Motley Crue are back with a growling new tune, Dogs Of War.The group, now made up of Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Nikki Six and John 5, dropped the new song yesterday after signing a major new deal with Big Machine Records.Mötley Crüe’s new album has a surprising source of inspiration — feminist TV show The Handmaid’s TaleCredit: Ross HalfinSong Dogs Of War was inspired by the hit Channel 4 series starring Elizabeth MossCredit: AlamyAnd while the ferocious track is steeped in Motley sounds, the band’s co-founder Nikki said he got inspiration for the song from something totally unexpected.“I was watching A Handmaid’s Tale,” Nikki explains.“There was a phrase in Latin that said, ‘Don’t let those b******s grind you down’.“So I wrote it all, and then came back to the studio and I was like, ‘Hey, what about this?’”read more on showbizJohn added: “He had all the lyrics and the melody done, and sang it over the drum beat, and I was like, ‘That’s really impressive’.“It’s very cool to be in a room with that much creativity flying around.“So it all came really quick, and we had a great time doing it – and a lot of laughs.”John 5 joined the group after Mick Mars’ messy departure two years ago, which has them now locked in a rather unsavoury legal row.Most read in CelebrityWhile the band insisted in statements that they only have love for Mick, who said he wanted to step back from touring over health issues, he claims his bandmates ousted him from the group entirely.Putting that behind them, the group are now focused solely on new music and worked with their long-time producer Bob Rock for the record. Kardashians slammed by Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee who exposes Khloe’s ‘natural chin’ after she admits to plastic surgeryAnd although Nikki said creating the tune was simple, they ran into trouble when Bob suggested they lay down some lead vocals – a job usually reserved for Vince.Nikki said: “He goes, ‘You, Tommy and John are all going to sing a lead vocal, and then we’re going to have Vince join you.“I said no. I think all you could hear were my knees knocking.”In the end, and after some persuasion, the lads did give it a go and Dogs Of War sounds great for it.After forming in 1981, Motley have now sold over 100 million records worldwide and have no plans to slow down.But could they go on for as long as The Rolling Stones, who are preparing to kick off a massive tour in the US on Sunday night?READ MORE SUN STORIES“It depends on the medical and technology,” Nikki laughed.“They could maybe cut our heads off, and put us on new bodies.” More

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      Ellie Simmonds reveals hard hitting TV doc plans after bagging her first Bafta nomination

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      ELLIE SIMMONDS has won five golds at the Paralympics – and now she has got her eye on a different award that is just as shiny.The Strictly star – who blew me away on the BBC dance contest in 2022 – is up for a TV Bafta on May 12 for her brilliant ITV documentary, Finding My Secret Family.Paralympian Ellie Simmonds is already lining up her next documentary projectsCredit: GettyThe show saw Ellie looking into the relationship between disability and adoption, and tracked down her birth mother during filming.And now the former Paralympian swimmer told me that she has got a taste for documentary making and is already lining up her next projects.In a chat backstage at the FEVO Sports Industry Awards in London, Ellie said: “Documentaries is what I want to do.“I love working in sport and TV and interviewing people but to do documentaries is my focus. READ MORE ELLIE SIMMONDS”It is something that we are working on now. For me disability is close to my heart so I’d like to do another one focusing on that.”The country’s favourite reality TV star Harry Clark was also at the event, which was held in Evolution London.And after winning BBC show The Traitors, he is eyeing up a return to the celebrity version of the show alongside host Claudia Winkleman.Harry told me: “I’d love to work with Claudia in some way, even if I was in the tunnel with the Traitors and helping them come up with a game plan.Most read in Bizarre“It would be a game in a game and become a tournament over who could win.”But could he beat Claudia if he took her on?Ellie Simmonds Finding My Secret Family viewers break down in tears as she meets her birth mum for the first time“She is amazing but up against her, I would win,” laughed Harry.“Confidence all the way.”Go get them, Haz.AFTER Spencer Matthews said he would run 30 marathons in 30 days in the Jordanian desert, we thought he’d gone crazy.And it turns out his wife, model Vogue Williams, agrees.“He’s lost his mind,” Vogue said about the charity feat, which will see Spencer raising money for charity Global’s Make Some Noise.Talking to the Radio Times, she added: “It’s also going to be a world record. “He’s trying his best but it’s a really tough race. “It’s 30 marathons, 30 days in 45-degree heat.”I think it’s time Spenny gave endurance athlete Russell Cook, aka the Hardest Geezer, a call for tips – he’s gonna need them.Best of luck, Spencer.Spencer Matthews announces huge World Record attempt Harry’s primed for trek challengeHE won Strictly in 2011 and last week ran the London Marathon in just under three and a half hours.But McFly drummer Harry Judd’s next challenge is likely to be his toughest yet.In June he will head off on a 100km trek of the Brecon Beacons in Wales to help raise money and awareness for breast cancer charity CoppaFeel.On Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio Breakfast Show on Thursday, Harry said: “It’s going to be an epic challenge. “McFly have a gig with James Arthur and I’m getting off stage and going straight to Wales trekking for five days.”Harry admitted in his younger years he would have hit the bar after his Marathon efforts.He said: “How times have changed. “I quit drinking just under 13 years ago – the positives definitely outweigh the negatives.“Looking back, we had fun before that. “Maybe too much fun.”Harry, I salute you.Theo James was seen heading to the gym in Venice Beach, CaliforniaCredit: BackGridTheo was showing some of the dodgy tattoos he had in his younger daysCredit: BackGridHE is one of the hottest blokes on the box at the moment. But it turns out even Theo James got some embarrassing tattoos as a teen.My exclusive pictures of the actor – who stars in Guy Ritchie’s new Netflix series The Gentlemen – show some suspect inkings on his legs when he headed to the gym in Venice Beach, California.The tatts included a hummingbird and something I assume is meant to be a fish.They’re not great, but they’re as bad as a tattoo one of my exes had across his back which read: “Pain is temporary, pride is forever.”What a berk.EMINEM is killing off alter ego Slim Shady – 25 years after releasing his album of the same name. The rapper will return with a new record later this summer which will be called The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace).In a trailer for the album, 50 Cent has a cameo and says: “He’s not a friend, he’s a psychopath,” before Eminem adds: “I knew it was only a matter of time for Slim.”Dazzling duo at NYDua Lipa was reunited with Kylie Minogue on the Time red carpetCredit: GettyDua had handed Kylie the Global Icon award at the Brit awards in LondonCredit: ReutersIT was all smiles and sparkles as Kylie Minogue and Dua Lipa reunited on the carpet at the Time 100 Gala.The pop pals have both been named on the US magazine’s list of influential people and were clearly in good spirits as they were celebrated at the New York bash.It came just weeks after Training Season hitmaker Dua handed Kylie the Global Icon award at the Brit awards in London.While single Kylie was flying solo, Dua later headed out hand in hand with her British actor boyfriend ­Callum Turner for a late bite to eat.With all this go­ing on, and her headline slot at Glastonbury just weeks away, it’s no wonder Dua couldn’t stop beaming.Tour has put N-Dubz back in the moneyN-Dubz earned very well from their comeback tour last yearCredit: RexN-DUBZ’s finances used to leave accountants scratching their heads, but now the group are rolling in it again.Ten years ago things were so bad, band member Fazer was declared bankrupt, but since returning in 2022, the trio have been coining it in.The trio – also including Dappy and Tulisa – banked almost £50,000 a week from their pop companies last year.Updated figures show they now sitting on a fortune of £2.5million from their firms LRC Entertainment and LRC Live. When they announced a comeback with their Back To The Future Tour, the dates sold out so quickly, seven extra gigs were added to cope with the demand.During their career, N-Dubz enjoyed four Top 10 albums and 13 UK Top 40 hits, including I Need You, Best Behaviour and my fave, Playing With Fire.READ MORE SUN STORIESThey also bagged the top spot with 2009 single Number 1 alongside the rapper Tinchy Stryder.With a long summer ahead of them, I’m sure they will enjoy splashing the cash. More

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      With Vampire Weekend there’s no rules…we want to get out there & everyone go wild with us, says Ezra Koenig on UK tour

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      FOR Ezra Koenig, the critical response to Vampire Weekend’s new album has been more than satisfying.Their fifth album Only God Was Above Us has been met with heaps of praise.A dog, held by Ezra, gives Chris Baio a kiss and, right, Chris TomsonCredit: Michael SchmellingKoenig says: ‘I can’t deny it’s a good feeling to know people have connected with the music and they get it’ as the band’s album has been praisedCredit: Michael Schmelling“I don’t want it to be important to me. But I can’t deny it’s a good feeling to know people have connected with the music and they get it,” says frontman Koenig.It’s been five years since the band from New York put out Father Of The Bride, essentially a solo record by Koenig.“It doesn’t feel like five years,” he tells me via a video call from his home in LA.“Not at all. I was just doing an interview with Rick Rubin for his podcast and we went through our entire career, album by album.READ MORE IN SHOWBIZ“I remember how much pressure I felt to get Contra out within two years of the first album. Back then it felt like a long time but now, even though I’d like to release music more often, five years feels like nothing.”Only God Was Above Us is the first album Koenig has written since he became a dad. He and his wife, actress Rashida Jones (daughter of music legend Quincy), had Isaiah five years ago.“It’s always been important to me to come back to normal life as I don’t like to feel like a full-time musician,” says Koenig. “With these long breaks, you get a chance to go back into regular life and being a parent is the ultimate regular life.Most read in Music“You’re engaging in family life and responsibility. This will be an interesting year because I haven’t toured much since he was a baby.“But, even back in the day, if I got home from tour, I’d be back to the laundromat or the supermarket to feel like I was connecting with real life again. Taylor Swift’s new album takes aim at ex boyfriends”But even that’s not quite as real as waking up early the next morning to drive to school.“Our son is aware of what Mum and Dad do. My wife has done voices on some kids’ shows. There’s a cartoon of the Grinch where she does a voice and he got really obsessed with that for a while.“And part of the reason the album took a long time is there were long periods where I’d go with my family to London and Tokyo, because Rashida had work in those places.“I feel like I’ve really defeated my workaholism. Now, when I have time off, I really want to hang out with my family, and take long walks and read rather than lock myself in the studio.”I feel like I’ve really defeated my workaholismKoenig Sonically, the new album is “dark and light” and the “most aggressive record Vampire Weekend have made”.But Koenig says: “This album contains some of our most positive messages and my most optimistic worldview as a lyricist.”The contrast can be heard on album opener Ice Cream Piano which begins with a muttered “f*** the world” before it transitions into a galloping indie romp.The record finishes with the eight-minute epic Hope with its gentle message of acceptance and repeated refrain of “let it go” delivered with warming brass lines and a piano riff. It’s a heavenly album.Koenig says: “I love having the dark and light together not because I like to be a smart ass but because I believe that’s the real texture of life. That’s what being human really feels like.”The album is like a journey from a kind of uneasy attitude towards a type of acceptance and hope.As a staunch supporter of US leftwinger Bernie Sanders during both his 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, how does Koenig feel about the possible return of Trump as President?‘Lot of admiration’He says: “It’s nothing but chaos but whatever happens it’s about accepting the things you cannot change.“I’ve never been in AA, but I know people who are and have a lot of admiration for it and I think whether you’re an alcoholic or not the Serenity Prayer can be very meaningful to all people.“So many people on this planet have been through so many things and we have thousands of years of human history to take inspiration from.”Father Of The Bride, Vampire Weekend’s 2019 album, was essentially a solo record by Koenig. But for this new release drummer Chris Tomson and bassist Chris Baio are back on board, again working with producer Ariel Rechtshaid.The singer tells me: “This album is the first time CT and I have a song, Gen-X Cops, we wrote together on it.This album contains some of our most positive messages and my most optimistic worldview as a lyricistKoenig “Over the course of the band, I’ve been lucky that I’ve received a huge vote of confidence from both Chrises. They trust me, as a songwriter and as a leader to take the band to good places.Vampire Weekend’s fifth album Only God Was Above UsCredit: Michael SchmellingKoenig and his wife, actress Rashida Jones (daughter of music legend Quincy), have a son togetherCredit: Getty“That stuff’s not always easy when you’re in your 20s. Famously, so many bands have personality conflicts, but I think we’ve reached a place where they have put their faith in me and I’ve put my faith in them.“Over the course of five albums, we’ve done it so many ways. “We’ve done four guys in a room; the singer and the producer hunched over a laptop, I did that with Rostam Batmanglij and I did it with Ariel.”Vampire Weekend is always going to be a community and it’s not just three of us. It’s the live members and the team we work with including producers.”The Surfer is another album standout that Koenig had originally worked on with former band multi-instrumentalist and producer Rostam.We have thousands of years of human history to take inspiration fromKoenig “Yes, that was one that Rostam and I started a long time ago and it was pretty different,” says Koenig. “The album version was more like Ariel and I working on new music.“I’d never quite found the right place for it on an album, but I found myself returning to the lyrics I’d written and it was suddenly darker and slower and took on a life of its own. That song was kind of reborn.”On the harmonious Prep School Gangsters — inspired by a New York magazine cover story from the 90s — Blood Orange aka Dev Hynes plays drums. Koenig is a huge fan.He says: “I’ve just always loved Dev, he’s a great person to talk to. Whenever we’re in the same city, we love to hang out and catch up.Psychedelic playfulness“This time, me and Ariel were working in New York and Dev stopped by. He’d just broken his arm playing football and had a cast on. So, he played on the album with his broken arm.”New single Mary Boone is another Vampire Weekend classic which celebrates the legendary New York art gallery owner with a psychedelic playfulness and shuffling percussion lifted by a sample of the drum loop from Soul II Soul’s Back To Life“That sample was Ariel’s idea,” explains Koenig. “And when it comes in, it’s 100 per cent worth it and we’re lucky we were able to clear it.“A big part of what Vampire Weekend does is push our music as far as it can, while having a sense of familiarity. That’s the frequency we’re trying to operate on.”Since making Only God Was Above Us, which comes from a New York Daily News headline on the album’s cover, Koenig says he’s only concentrating on Vampire Weekend.A big part of what Vampire Weekend does is push our music as far as it can, while having a sense of familiarityKoenig Past extracurricular activities have included creating an animated series for Netflix, Neo Yokio, and writing and producing songs for Beyonce, Liam Gallagher and — for the Peter Rabbit soundtrack — James Corden.But he says: “Lately, I feel mostly excited about continuing to work on my albums but I enjoy working and writing for others. “Liam was a great experience and I could listen to him talk forever. He’s such a funny guy.”After two years of not touring, Koenig has been enjoying getting back on stage and played a special show in Texas to celebrate the solar eclipse — also the day of his 40th birthday — plus a “last-minute addition” to the Coachella line-up where Paris Hilton joined them for the end of their set.“Playing a release show in Texas and then Coachella was a good week. It felt like our community coming together,” says Koenig.“Seven years ago, at the last total eclipse, I’d made a mental note that the next one was coming and it was my 40th birthday. “We’d booked the show and because it was a show in the day it meant I could enjoy myself with my family and friends. You don’t want to party at midnight when you’re 40!”Vampire Weekend will be in the UK touring in December but before that you can see them at Radio 1’s Big Weekend on Sunday, May 26, at Luton’s Stockwood Park.Koenig says: “We can’t wait. And it’s funny it’s in Luton, because I just went there for the first time in February — I went to see a Luton match.I feel mostly excited about continuing to work on my albums but I enjoy working and writing for otherKoenig “My manager is involved with the team so we got to meet some of the players and we had a great time. Harry Styles was also there.“We can’t wait to play London in December as well as we’re doing four different shows which also gives us a nice opportunity to switch things up. It’s been fun to rehearse the new album and breathe some more life into it and at the same time go back to some of the old songs.“With Vampire Weekend there’s no rules. We just want to get out there and everyone go wild with us.”READ MORE SUN STORIES
      Only God Was Above Us is out now. Vampire Weekend play Radio 1’s Big Weekend on Sunday, May 26.

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      Christy Turlington, 55, shows endless legs and cleavage as she models slashed dress and high heels

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      STATUESQUE Christy Turlington proves she’s not lost her supermodel status in a series of stunning photos.The American beauty, 55, who found fame in the 1980s, showed off her long legs in a slashed dress and high heels.Christy Turlington showed off her long legs in a slashed dress and high heelsCredit: Ethan James GreenThe supermodel, 55, went braless in a plunging top for a second black and white shotCredit: Ethan James GreenYoga fan Christy turned back the years by going braless in a plunging top, in a second black and white shot.The mum-of-two was posing for Harper’s Bazaar, also gracing the cover, in a brown faux fur coat.During the Noughties, the US model launched her own skincare line Sundari, two collaborations with sportswear brand Puma, plus a women’s yoga-wear company.In 2010 she launched her non-profit foundation Every Mother Counts, which aims to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for women all over the world.READ MORE IN SHOWBIZShe met Saving Private Ryan actor Ed Burns when he was a PA on US TV show Entertainment Tonight and handed her a cup of coffee.They met again at a party in 2000 and got engaged six months later.Ed and Christy postponed their wedding, set for October 2001, in the wake of 9/11.They then split but got back together again and married in 2003. The couple have two children, daughter Grace and son Finn.Most read in CelebrityIn 2017, Christy bravely spoke out about the “harassment and mistreatment” in the modelling industry, while also admitting she may have unknowingly aided men who preyed upon young models.She said: “The industry is surrounded by predators who thrive on the constant rejection and loneliness so many of us have experienced at some point in our careers.”The American star also posed in this skin-tight set for the magazineCredit: Ethan James GreenChristy graced the cover of Harper’s Bazaar in a brown faux fur coatCredit: Ethan James GreenEngland star Mason Mount’s ‘mystery woman’ revealed as gorgeous Instagram model and TikTok star More

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      Model Tina Kunakey wows as she poses with a leather belt to hold a towel around her waist

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      MODEL Tina Kunakey gets a wrap across the buckles — as she uses a leather belt to hold a towel around her waist.The model, who is the ex wife of Westworld star Vincent Cassell, wears a black bikini as she poses for Victoria’s Secret.Tina Kunakey poses with a leather belt holding a towel around her waistCredit: Victoria’s SecretTina was also pictured in a nude bandeau top and white net skirtCredit: Victoria’s SecretIn another shot from Victoria’s Secret’s Escape to Summer campaign, Tina can be seen sporting a nude bandeau top and white net skirt.Previously Victoria’s Secret has propelled models including Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks and ­Gisele Bundchen to catwalk superstardom.But then in 2019 the lingerie brand cancelled its once-beloved show, which was televised annually in the States, due to low viewing figures.It said: “We think it’s important to evolve the marketing of Victoria’s Secret. We’re figuring out how to advance the positioning of the brand and best communicate that to customers.”READ MORE ON VICTORIA’S SECRETThen in 2021 the catwalk show’s stars themselves, known as Angels, were ditched in favour of The Collective, a more diverse group of women, including plus-size pin-ups, sports stars and transgender models.The move was widely celebrated at the time, with calls for more inclusion across the board at the once hugely profitable company.However, Victoria’s Secret came under fire from loyal customers for going “too far”, after it announced what seems to be a revival of its fashion show — a world tour billed as a “global fashion event featuring a new generation of women”.And that new generation of women featured The Collective — women such as British presenter-turned-photographer Amanda De Cadenet and American soccer player Megan Rapinoe.Most read in CelebrityHowever, in a sharp U-turn from the recent Victoria’s Secret campaigns — that have been a bit less supermodel and a lot more woke — the lingerie brand has gone back to its original format of almost scarily sexy women in their undies.Tina is the ex wife of Westworld star Vincent CassellCredit: GettyHailey Bieber poses in white lace lingerie for Victoria’s Secret video as fans say husband Justin is ‘lucky guy’_1 More

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      Inside Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian’s bitter eight year-long feud from stolen friends to savage diss tracks

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      IT is the showbiz feud that refuses to die.And Kim Kardashian has stoked the coals of her almost decade-long war with Taylor Swift this week by posting a selfie with the singer’s former bestie, Karlie Kloss.On her new track thanK you aIMee (note capital letters spelling KIM) Taylor Swift hits out at a ‘spray-tanned’ bully who threw punches at herCredit: GettyKim Kardashian lost 100,000 followers following Taylor Swift’s song about herCredit: GettyThe fake Taylor with Kim in 2016 vid for Kanye’s Famous songKim, back right, with Taylor’s best friend Karlie Kloss, front leftCredit: InstagramIt comes one week after Taylor released what many saw as a diss track about Kim on her chart-topping album The Tortured Poets Department.In the track, titled thanK you aIMee — spelling out KIM in strategically placed capital letters — Taylor, 34, sings about being unable to forgive a “spray-tanned” bully who threw punches at her.Following the song’s release, Kim lost more than 100,000 Instagram followers — a huge dent to the audience on one her most lucrative platforms.It comes as The Sun can exclusively reveal deep-seated speculation from Swifties that Kim, 43, had been targeting Taylor’s friends to appear in her Skims campaigns.READ MORE ON TAYLOR KIM FEUDLast month, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor’s long-time pal and the main support act on her Eras world     tour, starred in a campaign for the reality star’s lingerie line.The sponsored posts, showing the up-and-coming star posing in Barbie pink underwear, saw Sabrina gain 30,000 followers on Instagram overnight.It prompted an outcry from Taylor’s fans — known as Swifties — who flooded the comments section to tell Sabrina they were “disappointed” in her, with one saying: “It makes me question your friendship with Taylor.”Go into hidingThe collaboration is the latest in a long line of Skims partnerships that fans think will have ruffled Taylor’s feathers.Most read in CelebrityIn February, Kim recruited singer Lana Del Ray — another of Taylor’s closest pals and collaborators — to model her Valentine’s underwear range.No expense was spared on the campaign, which received widespread media attention and launched just days before Taylor and Lana attended the 2024 Grammys together.Taylor Swift ‘shades’ Kim Kardashian with hidden message in new album as fans tell singer to ‘get over it’And in October 2023 — shortly after Taylor confirmed her romance with Kansas City Chiefs American football player Travis Kelce — Kim enlisted Taylor’s new Wag bestie Brittany Mahomes and her husband Patrick, who plays alongside tight end Travis, for a family pyjama campaign.But it is her latest post with model Karlie that cuts the deepest, with Taylor’s former best friend and once-closest confidante defecting to the side of the Kardashian star.Kendall was never part of Taylor’s squad.Kim on the feudThis picture wasn’t a campaign image intended to drive underwear sales but an intimate photograph of the pair at a party with other friends.Fans were quick to point out that the picture of Kim and Karlie was at least two years old and questioned why she would post it now — four days after Taylor’s album release — if it was not a pointed attack.Karlie and Taylor — once inseparable, with Karlie a prominent member of Taylor’s infamous girl squad and even appearing on the cover of Vogue magazine with her — have never addressed their feud publicly.Kanye West stuns MTV award winner Taylor in 2009Credit: GettyKim leaked a recording about Famous, in which Kanye had read a selection of his lyrics out to TaylorCredit: E! NetworksTaylor’s 2017 Reputation album, from which fans took the track Look What You Made Me Do to be an attack on KimBut it is widely believed they fell out after Karlie maintained a working relationship with record label executive Scooter Braun when he sold the masters of Taylor’s first six albums for £240million in 2020.It prompted the I Knew You Were trouble hitmaker to start re-recording her entire back catalogue and hit out at Braun for “bullying” her, which he vehemently denies.While other stars distanced themselves from Braun in the aftermath, Karlie invited him to both of her weddings, where Taylor was notably absent.In the cheap seatsSwifties also hit out at Karlie for never speaking out against Braun when Taylor publicly begged other stars under his management to help her. While her other best friends, model Gigi Hadid and singer Selena Gomez, both hit out at him, Karlie was slated for posting a stream of photos of herself amid the ongoing drama.Last August, Karlie was seen in the cheap seats at the final show of the Eras tour in LA while the rest of Taylor’s world-famous friends enjoyed the show from a VIP tent, cementing the end of their friendship to the singer’s legion of loyal fans.And now Karlie is friends with Kim, it seems there is no going back.I moved to a foreign country. I didn’t leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone any more. I went down really, really hard.Taylor on the feudKim launched her first attack on Taylor in 2016, when her then-husband Kanye West released Famous, a song which included the lyrics “I made that bitch famous” in reference to him storming Taylor’s VMAs acceptance speech in 2009, and claimed he could “still have sex” with her if he wanted.Taylor branded the lyrics misogynistic, and Kim retaliated by posting a secret recording of a phone call taken some months before in which Kanye had read a selection of his lyrics out to Taylor which she seemingly agreed to. Kim’s fans then flooded Taylor’s Instagram account with snake emojis, calling her out as a liar. And Kim did nothing to calm the storm, posting a string of snake emojis on her own social media. The hashtag #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty began trending, prompting Taylor to go into hiding for two years.It was during this time she wrote her 2017 Reputation album in response to the drama.Fans took the track Look What You Made Me Do to be an attack on Kim, with the lyrics: “I don’t like your little games/Don’t like your tilted stage/The role you made me play of the fool/No, I don’t like you.”A clip of the full conversation between Kanye and Taylor resurfaced in 2020 and appeared to dispel any evidence that Taylor had agreed to the lyrics — and suggested the original clip had been manipulated.But the damage was already done.Taylor spoke openly in several magazine interviews about the impact the feud had on her, telling Time magazine: “That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before.“I moved to a foreign country. I didn’t leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone any more. I went down really, really hard.”In the years that followed, famous friends of the pair have been forced to choose between the two camps.Kim’s sister Kendall Jenner, one of the A-listers who supported Taylor on stage in London in 2015, has not been seen with her since, with Kim saying in a 2017 interview: “Kendall was never part of Taylor’s squad.”Meanwhile, Taylor’s long-term best friend, Selena Gomez, distanced herself from the Kardashians after the drama, despite having fledgling friendships with both Kylie and Kendall.And while Kim had appeared to try to quash the feud in recent years, posting Taylor’s songs on her social media profiles and telling one chat show host that the war was over, it seems Taylor’s latest release has dispelled any peace between the pair.READ MORE SUN STORIESIn fact, this might just be the start of their biggest battle yet.Taylor and Karlie Kloss in happier timesCredit: GC ImagesTaylor’s pal Lana Del Ray was hired by Kim’s Skims brandCredit: SKimsLast month, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor’s long-time pal and the main support act on her Eras world     tour, starred in a campaign for Kim’s lingerie lineCredit: Skims More