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STARS In Their Eyes was a highlight of Saturday night telly for years. The iconic show, hosted by Leslie Crowther before Matthew Kelly took over, saw members of the public transform themselves with impressive make-up and costumes to perform as their favourite singers.

UNA Healy looked incredible as she flaunted her washboard abs in a purple bikini during her holiday to Mexico. The singer, 40, smiled as she posed on the balcony of her room at Secrets The Vine in Cancun, before taking a dip in the ocean.

MOLLY-MAE Hague and boyfriend Tommy Fury certainly like the high life, and this weekend is no different. The Pretty Little Things creative director has whisked her Love Island boyfriend off for a luxury spa break at a posh hotel.

JUST when you think you know everything about the celebrity world, you find out Mariah Carey and Ashley Cole are related. But they are not the only ones - there are many other famous faces who are also linked in their family tree.

JESS Wright proudly showed off baby bump as she posed with her family on a luxury holiday The reality star, who is pregnant with her first child, has been enjoying a sunkissed babymoon at a five-star resort. The TV beauty, 36, has giving fans a glimpse of her luxury holiday which boasts glistening blue waters and golden sandy beaches that are only a few steps away from her hotel room.

GOGGLEBOX star Pete Sandiford has shared rare details about his wife Paige Yeomans after the pair tied the knot in secret last year. The 27-year-old revealed in September that he’d married Paige in May last year.

EAMONN Holmes has hit out at ITV and branded them "sly" over his This Morning axing. He and wife Ruth Langsford were dropped from their Friday morning slot on the programme in November 2020 after 14 years.

LIBERTY Poole has revealed to fans that she ended up calling 11 for help after discovering a maggot in her food. The former Love Island star took to her Instagram stories to reveal the ordeal with fans, saying she thought she "might die from bacterial poisoning." The 22-year-old said she was relaxing in the bath when she made the call after finding the maggot in her takeaway meal.

CORONATION Street viewers have spotted that the actress playing Linda Hancock has already appeared on a string of other hit shows. Linda, Joseph Brown's glamorous grandmother, returned to the ITV show this week completely out of the blue to see her grandson.

GORDON Ramsay’s million-pound mansion had a narrow escape this week after a giant tree was uprooted during Storm Eunice. The Hell's Kitchen star shares the home in south London with wife Tana and their five children; Megan, 23, twins Jack and Holly, 22, Matilda, 20, and Oscar, two.

COLEEN Rooney has hired a former Scotland Yard detective in her Wagatha battle with Rebekah Vardy, it is reported. The Wag, 35, employed ex-cyber crime investigator Matt Blackband to leave "no stone unturned" in their legal fight.

DANNIELLA Westbrook stunned as she enjoyed her second night out in a row to watch pal John Partridge perform in Cabaret All Stars. The actress happily posed for snaps at Proud Embankment London on Friday evening, wearing a black mini dress and matching hat.

RONAN Keating has shared a rare photo of his stunning model daughter Missy as he celebrated her 21st birthday. The Boyzone star took to Instagram to share a heartfelt post gushing over his beloved daughter. The singer shared a sweet black and white snap of himself alongside his daughter as they pair beamed with laughter.

The O2 suffered significant damage to its roof following high winds.The storm caused severe disruption and damage to numerous part of the UK, with the Met Office issuing a red warning for wind – the highest level – for London, the South East and parts of the east of England.Winds caused by the adverse weather shredded parts of the white-domed roof of The O2, which is located near Greenwich in south-east London.Dome update – six panels shredded and counting ! pic.twitter.com/p2AVhf17Ly— Ben Hubbard (@BJFHubbard) February 18, 2022The O2 will remain closed for The WeekendUpdated information for The O2 and upcoming shows will be available on our website https://t.co/HR1mpE3EhpStay safe and take care— The O2 (@TheO2) February 19, 2022In a statement, the venue confirmed that the venue will remain closed this weekend while “urgent repairs” take place to the roof.“Due to adverse weather conditions, we can confirm that there has been some damage caused to the tent fabric in our roof at The O2.“The affected areas have been cleared and The O2 will remain closed tomorrow morning whilst urgent repairs take place.”An AP Dhillion show that was due to take place at indigo at The O2 has been rescheduled to February 22.

Game Of Thrones spin-off House Of The Dragon has finished filming.Writing on his personal blog, Martin confirmed that shooting on the highly-anticipated new series had completed and that the show is now in post-production.“Exciting news out of London — I am informed that shooting has wrapped for the first season of House Of The Dragon,” Martin wrote.“Yes, all 10 episodes,” he continued. “I have seen rough cuts of a few of them, and I’m loving them. Of course, a lot more work needs to be done.

Nandi Bushell, Julien Baker and more have teamed up with an Afghan charity on a new single, ‘God Help Us All.’ Listen to it below.The musicians have teamed up with The Miraculous Love Kids, a non-profit organisation that teaches music to young Afghan girls, to cover Morello’s Nightwatchmen song.The organisation was recently forced to stop its programme after the Taliban took over government control in Afghanistan six months ago. The song aims to raise awareness of the plight of girls in the country since the Taliban’s re-emergence.The founder and director of Miraculous Love Kids, Lanny Cordola said: “It has been a hellish past six months trying to evacuate and relocate the girls and their families.“Tom Morello’s soul hymn perfectly encapsulates this feeling,” he continued.

Amazon has awarded veteran exec Andy Jassy more than $214 million in stock grants, which will vest over a 10-year period, as he gets set to replace Jeff Bezos as CEO.

Wally Funk launches into space later this month aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, she will, at 82, be the oldest astronaut ever.But she was nearly the youngest.The New Mexico native was 22 when she joined the Mercury 13 program, a group of intrepid women who, back in 1961, underwent the same training as the Mercury 7, NASA’s all-male crew of original astronauts.The women were never allowed to go into space, and hardly written about. It was a pioneering program lost to history.Sue Nelson, a UK science writer, broadcaster and author of the 2019 book, “Wally Funk’s Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer” spoke with Funk after her trip plans were made public this week by Bezos.

Virgin Galactic’s Sir Richard Branson appears to be winning the billionaire space race.

In the race to be the first billionaire in space, Richard Branson is now the odds-on favorite.

Virgin Galactic’s Sir Richard Branson appears to be winning the billionaire space race.

Jeff Bezos has filed a lawsuit against Michael Sanchez, who is the brother of his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez.