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Mae Muller performed her track ‘I Wrote A Song’ live for the first time this weekend – watch footage below.The London-born singer-songwriter, who will represent the UK at the annual Song Contest this May, gave the track its live debut at a pre-show party in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday (March 25).After being announced as the UK entry earlier this month, Muller said that to “compete in such a massive music competition is simply brilliant,” (via BBC) adding that it was “a dream”.Before the performance in Barcelona this weekend, Muller posted to TikTok to share that she was feeling “not that great” at that her vocals were struggling, but that she wanted the performance to be “stunning”.You can watch the performance below.Barcelona Eurovision Party: Mae Muller – I Wrote a Song!

STAYC vocalist Sieun has shared a powerful cover of Ariana Grande’s ‘Break Free’.Over the weekend, Sieun released her rendition of Ariana Grande and Zedd’s hit 2014 single ‘Break Free’ on the act’s YouTube channel. For her cover, Sieun stays largely true to the original track, save for the omission of the second verse.The K-pop idol wears her hair in Grande’s signature half-ponytail in the accompanying video, where she performs the track in a room of mirrors as white and blue lights flash around her.“This is the part when I say I don’t want ya / I’m stronger than I’ve been before / This is the part when I break free / ‘Cause I can’t resist it no more,” sings Sieun in the chorus.Sieun’s ‘Break Free’ cover is the latest in several solo covers by the members of STAYC, following Seeun’s ‘Light Switch’ and Yoon’s ‘Sk8er Boi’ performances earlier this year.Last month, STAYC made a comeback on Valentine’s Day with their single album ‘Teddy Bear’, which included a title track of the same name and the Korean-language version of their viral Japanese single ‘Poppy’.The new release arrived over half a year after their July 2022 single album ‘We Need Love’, which was led by the single ‘Beautiful Monster’.

A Polish woman who claims she is Madeleine McCann has made an emotional plea to the parents of the missing girl. Julia Wendell, 21, has sent a message to Kate and Gerry McCann in her first interview claiming that she "really believes" she is their daughter.

Lea Michele has updated fans on her two-year-old son's health after his hospitalisation. The Glee star revealed in a 22 March Instagram Story that she and her husband Zandy Reich were at a hospital with their son Ever over an undisclosed "scary health issue". She added at the time that she would miss a few performances of the Broadway musical Funny Girl to be with her child.

how she copes with her fibromyalgia. And on Sunday night Martine McCutcheon took to Instagram to provide an insight into her battle with perimenopause. The 46-year-old-actress opened up in a candid post about how she had been dealing with a ‘crippling’ anxiety’ that made her feel like she had lost her mind.

Gwyneth Paltrow is currently on trial in Utah, accused of crashing into a man on the ski slopes and causing significant injuries. But she is no stranger to controversy.

Linda Nolan said she doesn't know how long she has left but that she's 'not giving up' as she shared her cancer news on Good Morning Britain. The singer appeared on the ITV news programme on Monday (March 27) after being seen in a wheelchair sparked concern.

There was another visit to the tent over the weekend as the celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off returned to screens. Four more famous faces were seen on Sunday night (March 26) putting their baking skills to the text on the charity spin-off of the Channel 4 show.

Manchester United tried to sign midfielder Sofyan Amrabat in January but Fiorentina rejected the terms of the proposed deal.

Linda Nolan has revealed that her cancer has spread to her brain in a devastating health update on Monday's Good Morning Britain. The star, who found fame as one fifth of The Nolans – one of the most successful girl groups of all time, selling over 30 million records worldwide – first learned she had breast cancer in 2006. Her devastating diagnosis came six years after her older sister Anne’s and four years before sister Bernie’s.

Moves to continue mothballing a village school have been blasted.

A parking nightmare around busy Lockerbie train station could finally be eased with the introduction of a large car park.

Free training is on offer to charities and community groups across Dumfries and Galloway.

Two former Castle Douglas High School pupils are on the trip of a lifetime in Africa.

Kerry Katona has opened up about her disappointment after feeling "let down" by her children on Mother's Day. The 42 year old singer - who is mum to Molly, 21, Lilly-Sue, 20, Heidi, 16, Max, 14, and eight year old DJ - confessed to OK! how she felt upset that Heidi was the only one to give her a card on the special day. She shared: "There was such a lack of effort from them and Ryan.

Harry Styles and Emily Ratajkowski have been "growing close for weeks" before they were spotted sharing a snog in Tokyo, according to a source. Fans went wild over the weekend as Harry, 29, was seen locking lips with Emily, 31, after a performance in the capital of Japan. Photos and videos showed the seemingly-loved up pair together for the first time after one of Harry's Love On Tour shows.

Naman Ramachandran Popular game show format “Deal or No Deal” is making a comeback on U.K. broadcaster ITV and streamer ITVX. In the show, a contestant is confronted with 22 sealed boxes, each one hiding a different amount of money. Without knowing what each one contains, the contestant must eliminate the boxes, which are opened one at a time, and the amount of money inside is revealed. Pressure mounts as the player is tempted by the Banker to accept an offer of cash in exchange for what might be inside their box. As long as the larger cash prizes remain unchosen, the Banker’s offers will get higher. But that can all change in an instant if a big cash prize is unveiled.

Kelly Clarkson has announced her new album ‘Chemistry’, promising that new music will also be coming “really soon”.The singer and daytime talk show host said that she’d been working on the new project for “close to three years now” and initially wasn’t sure if she was going to release it, but added that she was “very excited”.“It’s called ‘Chemistry’ because I was trying to find a word – also, it might be one of the songs on the album – that really described the whole thing,” Clarkson explained in a video shared to social media.“This album is definitely the arc of an entire relationship. A whole relationship shouldn’t be brought down to just one thing.

K-pop star Kang Daniel has shared that he chose to become an idol due to his family’s financial situation.Prior to his recent concert in New York City, the 26-year-old singer and KONNECT Entertainment CEO spoke to Cosmopolitan, where he shared that he decided to become a K-pop idol to support his family. “I’m going to be very honest with you: It was all because of money,” Kang said.The singer went on to explain that prior to becoming a K-pop trainee, he had attended an arts high school to study modern dance, but eventually dropped out because the the tuition fee was “really expensive”.“At that point, I didn’t really have a clear direction to go,” the singer shared.

Arlo Parks has shared how her forthcoming new album ‘My Soft Machine’ takes inspiration from the heavy sound of bands like Fontaines D.C. and My Bloody Valentine.Back in January, Parks shared news of her second album and unveiled its first single ‘Weightless’, followed up this month by ambient new track ‘Impurities’.The singer-songwriter has described the forthcoming new record as a “deeply personal body of work” which highlights the artist’s experience of navigating life in her 20s.Now the London artist has offered a sense of what to expect from the sound of her new album, sharing that it will be noisier than her gentle 2021 debut ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’.Speaking to BBC Radio 6 Music, Parks shared that it’s “always been the case” that she’s a fan of heavier genres, but said it’s “never really shown itself in my music”.“One of my favourite bands is My Bloody Valentine, and I bring a few more of those moments into My Soft Machine,” she continued.She praised the rock band for their “sense of absolute chaos, and you feel that your ears are falling off, but then there’s this real delicate quality to the lyrics”.“They’re really sensual and vulnerable, but alongside this wall of sound,” she added.The singer also shared that upcoming live shows will be “a lot more full-bodied”, with the aim of creating “a wall of sound, whereas maybe before there was more of that sense of minimalism”.“I think I’m bringing a lot more energy, to be honest.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Maisie Smith and Max George are taking their relationship to a new level, just four months after exclusively confirming their relationship to HELLO!.Maisie's mum, Julia Smith, who acts as her manager, shared the exciting news on her professional Instagram account, revealing her daughter was moving out of the family home and in with Max."Moving out day," she wrote on an emotional video, which you can see below, and which shows the 21-year-old packing and then carrying her belongings into her sports car.WATCH: Maisie Smith's mum shares emotional video of daughter moving out of family home"Enjoy your new life in Manchester with Albert & Max," she added, whilst showing Maisie sitting next to her dog, who was relaxing on the passer seat."Good luck in your new home @maisiesmithofficial," she captioned the video.The big move was no surprise for the actress' family as Max announced back in February that he was ready to ask his girlfriend to move in with him. The couple have been together since last summerThe singer, 34, pulled out all the stops for the big question and showed the big proposal on his TikTok, including him hiding his house keys inside a bag of sweets and later showing Maisie pulling them out, much to her surprise."I love you," Maisie simply said to Max whilst she beamed.Maisie and Max spoke about their dream to live together in Manchester last November, in an exclusive shoot and interview with HELLO!.

Proposals have been tabled to build a new Gaelic-medium primary school to serve North Lanarkshire pupils.

Six young girls tragically died in a horror smash on Sunday after being thrown from a crashing vehicle. According to emergency services, the Toyota Camry vehicle swerved off the road in Tennessee, US, and struck a barrier before flipping over and causing the kids to be ejected from the car.

Coronation Street's Stephen Reid is reportedly set to "drown his next victim" in scenes that will "shock people". Viewers will recall that Stephen murdered Leo Thompkins last year and recently murdered the latter's father, Teddy Thompkins, after he grew suspicious of Stephen. And now, according to reports, Stephen's third victim will be drowned with the chilling scenes being a "big-budget effort" and "all the stops pulled out".

Kelly Hoppen, who starred in BBC show Dragons’ Den, has shared her breast cancer diagnosis after eight years of avoiding mammograms.The 63-year-old interior designer, who only learned last month she was “out of the woods” after being given the all-clear, said she was compelled to share her story to urge other women to never miss a screening. Kelly said she could not believe her “own stupidity” after ignoring routine mammogram invitations for eight years. “It was a foolish thing to do, which is why I am writing this now," she wrote in a newspaper column.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Channel 4 has commissioned Wonderhood Studios to produce a documentary film charting the life of Angel Lynn, a young woman who suffered severe life-changing injuries while trying to escape an abusive relationship. The life of Lynn, an 18-year-old college student from Loughborough with ambitions to become a forensic scientist, changed forever when she started a relationship with Chay Bowskill – it soon started to become increasingly coercive, controlling, as well as mentally abusive. Eventually, after she claimed that Bowskill had injured her by violently throwing her against a wall, Lynn took the decision to leave him. While what happened next is unclear, Lynn apparently fell out of a van driven by Bowskill.

Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev have revealed that the Ukrainian refugees they have taken into their home didn't know they were a famous couple when they arrived. The Countdown star, 37, and her Strictly star husband, 43, wanted to help Sasha Borysenko, her eight-year-old son Mykyta, mother Luba and her aunt Gayla amid the conflict with Russia.  Gayla arrived last June and recently the rest of her family joined her - and they all now use the nickname 'star' for Rachel after learning she is a celebrity.

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the opening of Bad Cinderella at New York’s Imperial Theatre due to his son being hospitalised. The Broadway show is a retooled version of London West End’s Cinderella, which takes its name from a key song in the show and has new songs, leading lady and title. Nicholas Lloyd Webber scored the BBC One drama Love, Lies and Records and a theatrical and symphonic version of the novel The Little Prince in 2009 in a collaboration with James D Reid.

Carol Vorderman has called out Jeremy Clarkson for having "a go at a woman again". The former Countdown star, 62, who has just been confirmed as starring in an all-star version of I'm A Celebrity. .

The Glory as one of its antagonists, says that some fans have unfollowed her on Instagram since the series’ release.The 25-year-old actress played the younger version of antagonist Park Yeon-jin (Lim Ji-yeon), who was a bully during her high school days. Following its release, Shin shared that she had lost Instagram followers due to her role in the series.The actress recently appeared on an episode of SBS talk show My Little Old Boy, where she discussed the success of The Glory as well as her leading role in new K-drama The Secret Romantic Guesthouse.“[The older Park Yeon-jin] is played by Lim Ji-yeon, and she’s getting a lot of messages about the hair curler,” said host Seo Jang-hoon, in reference to scenes where Yeon-jin burns series protagonist Moon Dong-eun with a hair curler during their school days.

The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd is officially open!

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Accepting the Writers Guild of America award for original screenplay on Sunday night, Daniel Kwan skipped past the typical thank-yous to his agent and manager and instead shouted out his strike captain. “Get involved,” he told the crowd. “If you don’t have a captain yet, go find one… Let’s go give ’em hell.” It was a fitting capstone on the event, which at times felt more like a labor rally than an awards show. The WGA is set to begin negotiations with the major studios in just two weeks, and the possibility of a writers strike may be as high as it’s been since the last work stoppage in 2007-08.

The upcoming contract talks between the WGA and the AMPTP were evidently in the ether during the WGA Awards on Sunday.

Meredith Stiehm, president of the WGA West, talked tough about the guild’s upcoming negotiations with the AMPTP in her speech Sunday at the WGA Awards.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Meredith Stiehm, president of the WGA West, got right to the point in her remarks Sunday at the guild’s 2023 award ceremony. With contract negotiations less than two weeks aways, Stiehm rallied the troops about the need for solidarity, and she emphasized the guild’s role as serving as the “good sheriff” helping to tame the Wild West for writers. The guild, Stiehm told the crowd at the Fairmont Century Plaza, is “walking around like Gary Cooper — low key but watchful, vigilent and a little swagger.” The guild is “looking to keep the peace” but is devoted to enforcing the rules established by its contracts. “The guild says there are rules, there are laws,” she said referring to a fight that the WGA recently settled over $42 million in residual payments owed to guild members.