While most pals are happy sitting in the aisles on their friend’s big day, the Love Island star took things up several notches, and officiated the I’m A Celebrity finalist’s ceremony.
Taking to Instagram, Joel, 33, shared a snap of Iain marrying himself and model Hannah on an idyllic beach in Mykonos.
‘A huge thank you to @iaindoesjokes for officiating the ceremony. You made it perfect,’ he captioned the upload for his 657k followers.
‘And a little like I was on Love Island.’
‘Thank you for being the most perfect combination of funny, serious and compassionate…,’ the bride added.
‘Go get drunk and message the person you kinda like looking at on Instagram right now.
‘You never know they might message back and 3 years later you might still fancy them enough to get married.’
Joel proposed to Hannah a year later, on the very last page of his book, It’s Not Me, It’s Them: Confessions of a Hopeless Modern Romantic, with the last words stating: ‘Will you marry me?’
Confirming their engagement on social media, he shared a video of a toilet lock going from ‘vacant’ to ‘engaged’.
It’s certainly unique…
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GreedFall (PS4) – not your typical video game setting
If you’re tired of generic fantasy worlds this inventive new action role-player mixes magical monsters with the age of colonialism.
We suppose it’s Tolkien that’s to blame for it all, the idea that almost every fantasy game is set in an idealised version of the early medieval period; where technology never gets any more advanced than a crossbow and magic and monsters somehow exist and yet human society operates in a manner still largely consistent with real history. As entertaining as it may be it is a strangely specific conceit, and it’s interesting how fresh GreedFall manages to feel simply by moving the clock forward a few centuries.
The elevator pitch for the game is that a trio of colonial era nations, inspired by but not exactly the same as those in the real world, have discovered a magical island inhabited by elf-like natives and a variety of magical creatures. The factions act as any 17th century empire would do in the situation and immediately set about trying to conquer the island for themselves, pushing out their rivals and completely ignoring the wellbeing of the natives.
You play the game as an ordinary human, newly arrived on the island in the role of nominal peacekeeper, which leads you to deal directly with not just the colonisers but also the natives. Your character also has an extra incentive in that you’re trying to find the cure to a mysterious illness back home, so your role is not an easy one. It’s an immediately interesting set-up though and highlights just how little effort other games make in creating their own settings, rather than just riffing on somebody else’s.
GreedFall is an action role-playing game and it’s fairly obvious from the start that The Witcher 3 was one of its main influences, even if this is a considerably more modest production in every way – from the size and scope of the game world, which is split up into several smaller sections, to the complexity of the graphics and dialogue choices. There are so many rough edges it’s a surprise you don’t get cut holding the controller, but the game’s ambitious and that counts for a lot.
Rather than the fictional countries simply being analogous to real ones they’re organised around their defining traits of trade, scientific advancement, and religious fervour. Interestingly, there’s also more than one native tribe, who also have their own outlook and rivalries even before the outsiders got there. So while on the macro level it’s clear who the good guy and bad guys are there’s an impressive amount of nuance when dealing with individual characters.
The game is also reminiscent of what Fable III was trying to do with its setting, by allowing its initially Tolkien-esque fantasy world to reach a level of industrialisation that, amongst other things, allowed for firearms. GreedFall handles all this much better though, in terms of both story and combat, with a fun mix of gunplay and sword-fighting that’s impressively fast paced and tactical. It’s not quite Bloodborne but it’s certainly more enjoyable than we were expecting given French developer Spiders is not know for action games (or anything very much, really).
Most of the time you also have two computer-controlled companions fighting with you, although that aspect is underutilised as you don’t have much control of them. And since the artificial intelligence is rather basic they feel a little superfluous, especially during boss battles when you could really use the help. There’s a fairly deep magic system as well though, with the game allowing you to specialise however you want in terms of spells, traps, ranged weapons, and melee fighting.
GreedFall (PS4) – it’s not money the monsters are greedy for
Beyond the setting itself the best thing about GreedFall is the quest design, which is one area where it does bear direct comparison with The Witcher 3. There’s a good amount of variety to your objectives, with a bare minimum of fetch quests, and interestingly there’s often a time limit too. So if you’re the sort of person that usually puts off an urgent rescue mission to do some level-grinding you’re in for a shock here.
The colonialist themes of the setting are also handled with an impressive amount of tact. Although the natives aren’t treated as badly as those from real history, they still end up being rounded up and ‘civilised’ by religious zealots and educators. While at the same time the ordinary citizenry are kept down by the upper classes and often face abuse of their own sort. Some of the issues do get handwaved away towards the end, which is a shame, but up until then the game is impressively brave in some of the issues it tackles.
It’s a fascinating game world to be involved in and while it can seem unremittingly dour the fact that it is so different lends it an air of unpredictability even when it’s doing generic action role-playing things. It is a shame that the dialogue options aren’t more involved though as they often seem so perfunctory as to be almost pointless, and don’t allow you as much control over your character’s personality as you’d want.
GreedFall is not perfect, far from it. It’s a technical mess, with uneven frame rates, poor collision detection, disappearing textures, sound problems, and so many reused assets that you learn to spot them like an old friend whenever they appear. The facial animation is also well below par, although thankfully the voice-acting is surprising good for the most part.
Arguably the biggest problem with the story is that it shoots its bolt a little too early, with the first third or so of the game being filled with fascinating revelations that are never matched by anything that happens subsequently. But as uneven as it all is GreedFall is consistently surprising and entertaining, and there’s many a video game that barely manages either.
GreedFall
GreedFall review
In Short: One of the most interesting video game settings of the year and while the game has numerous issues the strong combat and inventive quest design make it well worth persevering with.
Pros: Highly original setting that the story and missions uses to their full advantage. Surprisingly good combat and some excellent and varied quest design.
Cons: Limited dialogue options and underdeveloped squad controls. Dour atmosphere could do with at least some levity. Numerous technical problems.
Score: 7/10
Formats: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One, and PC Price: £44.99 Publisher: Focus Home Interactive Developer: Spiders Release Date: 10th September 2019 Age Rating: 18
The pair were loved up in New York (Picture: Splash News)
Miley Cyrus and girlfriend Kaitlynn Carter continue to couple’s dress as they headed out during New York Fashion Week celebrations this week.
The pair, who shacked up last month following Miley’s split with husband Liam Hemsworth, have been seen hand-in-hand and inseparable ever since they returned to Los Angeles from an Italian holiday.
Seems it was full-steam ahead on their romance on Tuesday when they flew to the east coast for the fashion week soiree, sporting matching ensembles during an evening jaunt.
Spotted leaving a long dinner with friends at La Esquina in Soho last night, the women were all smiles as they held hands leaving the venue – 26-year-old Miley leading the way.
The Slide Away singer was looking cool in a sheer tank, trousers and a long coat while Kaitlynn rocked a black, leather miniskirt, with a top and a blazer shrobed over her shoulders.
Those who dress together, stay together (Picture: Splash News)
The pair joined pals in the back of a car (Picture: BACKGRID)
Miley – who is just loving wet-look hair right now – added a pair of embellished boots to her look while The Hills’ Kaitlynn was all about the strappy stiletto and, honestly, we’d take either of their winning looks.
It comes as the singer is in the middle of finalising her divorce to Independence Day star Liam, 29.
The couple married in December last year but ended their relationship eight months later with Miley saying that she was ‘in a different place’ now than when she was younger, while also denying she cheated on her partner of 10 years.
Miley was married to Liam Hemsworth (Picture: Rex Features)
According to The Blast, settlement discussions between the pair have been ‘amicable’ since Liam filed for divorce in August and their pre-nup means dividing their assets is easy.
Miley recently dropped the music video for her new single Slide Away, which fans were busy analysing for references to her recent separation from the Aussie actor.
The blogger appeared to make the revelation while discussing rumours that she and Brody had an open marriage, in the season finale of The Hills: New Beginnings.
‘So does Brody have sex with other women?’ their co-star Ashley Wahler asked Kaitlynn, 30, in Monday’s episode.
Kaitlynn replied: ‘Not without me being involved, okay? Everything with me and Brody is under my control, let’s put it that way.’
She said other people just aren’t as ‘open-minded’ as she and Brody were.
‘I just think that the world isn’t necessarily ready to hear about all that. Not everybody is so open-minded or accepting of other people,’ the reality star continued.
‘But as long as what we’re doing is working for us, that’s the most important thing.’
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‘We met on Instagram,’ he explained during an appearance on Loose Women.
‘She sent me a cat emoji with the heart eyes. That is the modern equivalent of the old phrase “you had me at hello,” now it’s “you had me at cat emoji”.’
How long have Joel and Hannah been together?
The couple met via the medium of social media (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)
The couple began dating in late 2016, and announced their engagement at the end of 2017.
He later told metro.co.uk how excited he was to get hitched, saying: ‘Honestly, it’s a really easy decision for me,’ Joel told us. ‘It was a nothing decision, this is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. Its easy. Nothing feels difficult about talking about the future.
‘Whereas I felt like in the past it felt weird talking about the future, but now it’s like of course we’re going to spend the rest of our lives together.’
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Sarah Lancashire is expected be back for Happy Valley series 3 (Picture: BBC)
Katherine Kelly has revealed why there’s a delay to the third series of Happy Valley, explaining how they’re waiting for a certain actor to ‘grow up’.
The 39-year-old actress, who plays DI Jodie Shackleton in the BBC series, has confirmed a third series of Happy Valley is still in the pipeline, although they’re waiting for young actor Rhys Connah, who plays Ryan Cawood, to grow into his teenage years.
Speaking to Digital Spy about creator Sally Wainwright’s plans for the next series, Katherine said: ‘Season 3 is happening but Sally [Wainwright] is waiting for Ryan to grow up…
‘So she’s hanging on because it will be really interesting to meet him as a teenager to see how much of Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) is flooding in his veins, no matter whatever Catherine is trying to do about that.’
Katherine Kelly in Happy Valley (Picture: BBC)
Sarah Lancashire is expected to return as police sergeant Catherine, with Sally Wainwright previously confirming a third series is on the way back in May this year.
Speaking at the premiere of Gentleman Jack, Sally said: ‘There will be a third Happy Valley, I don’t know when, but it’s always been the plan that there’s a third one.’
While it’s unclear when Happy Valley will return, judging by the quality of the first two series, it’ll likely be worth the wait.
Happy Valley series one and two are available to stream on Netflix.
George RR Martin lays out issues with Lord of The Rings (Picture: Rex Features)
While we’re close to frothing at the mouth over the new Lord of The Rings series, Game of Thrones writer and J.R.R. Tolkien superfan George RR Martin has some issues ahead of the Amazon Prime prequel.
In 2020 (we think) LOTR fans will be taken back to the Second Age, thousands of years before Bilbo Baggins fought a fire-breathing dragon and Gollum became entranced by his preciousness, when the ring first came into existence.
The streaming service is thought to have spent $250 million (£202 million) on the fantasy epic, but Martin has warned writers to fill some of the 100-year-old plot holes which have been rattling his brain since the dawn of Westeros.
‘It’s one of the great books of the 20th century, but that doesn’t mean that I think it’s perfect,’ the 70-year-old author explained while accepting his Burke Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Discourse through the Arts.
‘I keep wanting to argue with Professor Tolkien through the years about certain aspects of it.
‘He did what he wanted to do very brilliantly but… I look at the end and it says Aragorn is the king and he says, “And Aragorn ruled wisely and well for 100 years.”
A Lord of The Rings prequel is costing Amazon Prime $250 million (Picture: New Line cinema)
‘It’s easy to write that sentence,’ Martin continued. ‘But I want to know what was his tax policy, and what did he do when famine struck the land? And what did he do with all those Orcs?’
‘A lot of Orcs left over. They weren’t all killed, they ran away into the mountains.’
“Did Aragorn carry out a policy of systematic Orc genocide? Did he send his knights out into the hills to kill all the Orcs? Even the little baby Orcs?
‘Or was there Orc rehabilitation going on. Trying to teach the Orcs to be good citizens. And if the Orcs were the result of Elves…could Orcs and Elves intermarry? They can in Dungeons and Dragons I guess.’
Will Poulter has been cast in the Lord of The Rings prequel (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Regardless, Martin previously credited Tolkien for his own game-changing literary series, admitting the death of Gandalf played a huge part in killing off his own heroes.
The Lord of The Rings series will likely land shortly after Game of Thrones prequel, currently thought to be titled Bloodmoon.
Lord of The Rings is expected to drop on Amazon Prime in 2020.
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Taylor Swift still can’t get over the fact that she’s being paid to play a cat in the upcoming adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats.
The pop star turned actor is famously a big fans of cat – she is the mother to Olivia Benson, Meredith Grey and Benjamin Button – and stars as Bombalurina in Tom Hooper’s film.
In this new behind the scenes footage, Taylor can be seen working on her moves as one of the Jellice Cats as she tells the camera: ‘If you told me I was going to get be a cat for work… what?’
James Corden and Idris Elba also star with the Lover singer – and their new friendship saw them both appear on her new album – and British star James adds: ‘You’re gonna take a load of people, and they’re gonna pretend to be cats… if you just say it out loud it’s bonkers.
‘But that’s where the most fun happens really.’
Taylor Swift plays Bombalurina in Cats (Picture: Universal)
The movie features Lloyd Webber’s original 1981 musical score and is written by Billy Elliott screen-writer Lee Hall.
When asked about the plot by Stephen Colbert, he tried to sum it up as best he could: ‘It’s a classic. It’s a big musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. I guess it’s about a cat? How am I doing?’
The plot is notoriously difficult to explain but is essentially about a tribe of cats called the Jellicles who reunite for the annual Jellicle Ball.
At the ball, the cats decide which one of them will ascend to Heaviside Layer and reborn into a new life.
Based on TS Eliot’s 1939 poetry book Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats, the musical doesn’t follow a straight narrative structure and instead mainly focuses on the individual cats and their own personal stories, using the poems and accompanying songs and dances.
The musical was considered risky by many but it became a commercial success and went on to win seven Tony awards.
Chen from EXO (centre) is releasing his second solo album (Picture: Getty)
EXO member Chen will return with a new solo album next month.
EXO-Ls are stoked after finding out Chen will release his second album Dear My Dear on 1 October.
The six song mini album was announced on EXO’s official Twitter account on Wednesday, along with artwork images from the two versions of Dear My Dear.
Chen’s agency SM Entertainment teased fans that the record will ‘calm down the music industry this autumn’, so we’re expecting another beautiful, ballad-heavy offering from the vocalist.
The idol has shone in solo spots on a number of soundtracks in recent years, having recorded tracks for such TV shows as 100 Days My Prince, Missing 9 and Touch Your Heart.
Meanwhile the nine-member group’s rapline Chanyeol and Sehun teamed up for What A Life which dropped in the same month.
The K-Pop group, made up of Xiumin, D.O., Baekhyun, Chen, Kai, Sehun, Chanyeol, Suho and Lay, may not be back together as a full group until 2025 given the different times members have to enlist.
Member Xiumin, the oldest member, enlisted as an active duty soldier on 7 May, while D.O., another of the group’s singers, enlisted in the summer.
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Strictly Come Dancing’s Jamie Laing has revealed Oti Mabuse instructed him to continue jiving despite sustaining an injury.
The Made In Chelsea star, who was forced to quit the BBC talent show at the weekend after damaging a tendon in his right foot during a group number, claims that he told his professional dance partner about his ailment but she told him to grin and bear it.
‘It felt like someone had hit me on the back of it with a belt. like stepping on glass,’ Jamie recalled as he sat on the This Morning sofa with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
‘I grabbed Oti and said, “Oti something’s happened to my foot,” and she just went, “Dance.”‘
‘So Oti said, “Keep dancing?”‘ quizzed Phil.
Jamie continued: ‘I think with those dancers, they go through pains and struggles the entire time.
Jamie Laing appeared on This Morning today (Picture: ITV)
Jamie was forced to quit Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: Getty)
‘The show must go on. And being British, you just smile and go through the entire thing.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted Oti’s rep for comment.
Jamie now gets around on crutches and his foot has been placed in a moon boot to aid recovery, which is expected to take around eight weeks.
Oti Mabuse and Jamie had been partnered together (Picture: Instagram)
‘I thought I was going to be a dancer, I was so excited,’ he said.
However, Jamie isn’t so sure that he’ll go back to the series.
‘I just don’t know,’ he admitted. ‘I think it’s one of those shows that everyone wants to do and everyone wants to be a part of it.
‘I think my time was then and my journey didn’t go quite as planned, but at the same time you’ve got to look at things with positivity.’
Hmm.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10.30am on ITV and Strictly continues on Saturday at 7pm on BBC One.
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Britney Spears’ dad is still thought to be her conservator in terms of finances (Picture: WireImage)
Britney Spears’ dad Jamie is still thought to be her conservator in terms of finances, despite reports he had stepped down from the role.
It was claimed the 67-year-old had relinquished control of the Toxic singer’s financial affairs, with her longtime ‘care manager’ Jodi Montgomery given the power.
Sources told the publication there are actually two conservatorships – one for Britney’s estate and one for the 37-year-old herself.
It has been reported Jamie is still the conservator of her estate, meaning he has ‘total control’ over her investments, business deals and anything related to her money.
While Jodi is thought to be in charge of taking care of the mum-of-two, and ensuring she gets the proper care she needs.
Jamie has managed her financial affairs since 2008 (Picture: Getty)
Britney’s dad has managed her financial affairs and wellbeing since 2008, when she received a psychiatric evaluation.
An insider told People magazine he reportedly asked to step down earlier this month, due to ‘personal health’ reasons, after he suffered a ruptured colon last year.
It was previously reported that Britney’s ex-husband Kevin Federline filed for a restraining order against Jamie on behalf of sons Sean and Jayden – whom he shares with the Baby One More Time star – following a ‘physical altercation’.
TMZ reported the backing dancer accused him of ‘breaking down a door and grabbing’ Sean, 13, during a heated incident.
Although ‘no visible bruises or injuries’ were found on the teenager, the boys were granted the restraining order.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Britney’s reps for a comment.
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It was said a person who was with the influencer in her London flat dialled 999 and ambulance crews rushed to the address, along with an experienced paramedic and a single responder medic.
She was found by friend Zainab Mohammed seemingly unresponsive and with ‘white lips’ the morning after she took cocaine.
However despite resuscitation efforts by the medical crew, Félicité was pronounced dead.
Inner West London Coroner’s Court heard the teenager had a long history of drug abuse following the death of her mum Johannah in 2016.
She died in March
With brother Louis in September 2018 (Picture: WENN.com)
Dr Paul Eulinger said in a statement: ‘She admitted she didn’t want to give up drugs and she knew it could kill her.’
Coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe, recording a misadventure verdict said of the drugs: ‘It was a perfect storm, the OxyCodone, the alpraxolam (Xanax) and cocaine.
‘I find no evidence this was a deliberate act to end her life.’
She was friends with Yungblud
At the time it was reported the aspiring social media star, who had over a million followers on Instagram, had collapsed and suffered a heart attack in her fourth-floor Earls Court flat in West London.
Met Police said at the time: ‘Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 12.52pm to a residential address in SW5.’
The London Ambulance Service said to Metro.co.uk in a statement: ‘We were called at 12.51pm.
‘We sent two ambulance crews, a single responder in a car and an advanced paramedic to the scene.
‘Sadly, despite efforts of our medics, a person died.’
Louis, who also has sisters Charlotte (Lottie), Daisy, Georgia and Phoebe, broke his silence in April.
He tweeted: ‘Just wanted to thank everyone for their lovely words over the past couple of weeks. Back in the studio today to vocal something I wrote a few months ago. Sending you all loads of love x.’
The Good Food Channel is no more (Picture: Good Food Channel)
Fans of the Good Food TV channel might have been a bit disappointed to find it missing from the airwaves this morning.
The pay channel, which has been available on Sky channel 198, Virgin 260 and channel 313 on BT and Talk Talk, has been popular with viewers for its culinary-themed schedule featuring the likes of John Torode, James Martin, Rachel Allen and the Hairy Bikers.
But anybody looking for their fix of Good Food from today has been left wanting – so just what’s happened to the channel?
Here’s what you need to know…
Where has the Good Food TV channel gone?
Here’s the bad news, Good Food fans. The channel has indeed been taken off the air – as it’s merged with Food Network UK.
The merger has happened as a result of Discovery Networks acquiring the channel, along with two others, Really and Home, as part of a deal with BBC Studios over UK:TV.
James Martin is among those whose shows featured on the channel (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)
As a result they’ve decided to combine the two channels – with Good Food Channel announcing the news on Twitter this morning.
The thyme has come for us to cut to the cheese and taco ‘bout our new home on @FoodNetwork_UK,’ they told their followers.
they’re kind of a big dill.
‘So ketchup on all your favourite delicious British food shows on the only channel for good food favourites, Food Network. Come and share the love of food!’
The good news is that Food Network UK will still be showing many of Good Food Channel’s shows alongside their own programmes – plus as Food Network is a free-to-air channel Freeview and Freesat viewers will now be able to watch them too.
What channel is Food Network UK on?
You can catch Food Network UK on Sky channel 140, Virgin Media 291, Freeview channel 41 and Freesat channel 48.
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Fortnite has lost its crown as the most popular video game of the moment, as Microsoft’s new Gears Of War game surges in popularity.
Ever since Fortnite became a global phenomenon, at the beginning of last year, people have been desperate to tear it down and announce its inevitable decline, even though it’s clearly one of the most successful video games ever made.
The first real cracks began to appear a few months ago, with a resurgence of interest in Minecraft leading to some to declare that Fortnite’s age of dominance is over.
In truth these things are very hard to judge, given there’s so few hard number to compare, but what’s certainly true is that for the first time in a long while Fortnite is no longer the number one game on Xbox One.
Fortnite is not used to second place
Gears 5 was officially released yesterday (although you could’ve had early access last week if you had the Ultimate Edition) and immediately shot to the number one position.
Since it’s a first party Microsoft game that means it was instantly available to anyone that’s an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, but since Fortnite is also ‘free’ that still seems a reasonably fair comparison.
Gears 5 is number one in both the UK and US and its success hammers home the importance of high-quality exclusive games (something Microsoft has been sorely lacking this generation) and the impact Game Pass can have on a new game.
Every Microsoft-published game is automatically available to all Game Pass subscribers and that massively expands the range of people even a big-name title can reach.
Microsoft are ahead of the curve with their subscription service but if Sony and others do something similar next generation the whole dynamic of what makes a successful game could be about to change…
Doctor Who’s early episodes have had their titles changed over the years (Picture: BBC)
A Doctor Who author has discovered that we’ve all been using the wrong names for the classic episodes for decades and no one’s noticed.
The show, which has been running since 1963, always has its titles at the beginning of each episode, but it morphed over time and as a result the episodes involving the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton).
Jonathan Morris, who has published extended instalments of the Whoniverse including novels and audiobooks, is a superfan of the show, and in the midst of recent research, believes we’ve been calling episodes by unofficial titles.
Taking to Twitter (as one does in this day and age), he presented his findings to the world – with titles on the episodes, TV listings for the upcoming instalments and reviews among his evidence.
In each of them, the episodes were initially started with Doctor Who and the… before whatever the challenge at hand was for the upcoming hour of entertainment.
Essentially like a spacey version of what the Harry Potter books did.
But for one reason or another, over time, the title got separated, with Doctor Who standing alone by itself, with the extension becoming a subtitle for the TARDIS-travelling time lord.
Sooner or later it was dropped completely.
Jonathan reveals that among the adapted titles were; Doctor Who and the Macra Terror, Doctor Who and the Faceless One, Dr. Who and the Daleks, Dr. Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen and Dr. Who and the Dominators.
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Huda grew up in America but is from an Iraqi family (Picture: Getty)
For beauty Twitter and Instagram, Huda Kattan is one of the most recognisable women in make-up, creating a billion dollar brand from a tutorial blog.
But even being worth $550 million (£445m) on your own doesn’t mean that you’re immune to worrying about what your parents think.
Huda, 35, has admitted that she has struggled with reconciling her Middle Eastern and American sides, especially when doing sexy photo shoots to promote Huda Beauty.
Huda, along with sister and Global President of Huda Beauty Mona and siblings Alya and Khalid, was born in Oklahoma to Iraqi immigrant parents, and lived in Tennessee and Massachusetts before moving to Dubai in 2006.
And both Huda and Mona, 34, want to honour their Middle Eastern heritage while still being themselves.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Mona – who is engaged to Leeds timber trader Dominic Nowell-Barnes – said: ‘I feel bad for Dominic, he has to integrate into his crazy Middle Eastern family where there’s lots of restrictions. But I think that will resonate with a lot of people with Middle Eastern or Asian backgrounds, because there’s a lot of cultural differences. They’re conservative.’
And it’s what her conservative mum will think that often has Huda rethinking her uber-glam shoots.
The make-up artist, who has a daughter Nour Gisele with husband Christopher, explained: ‘I love to do photoshoots, and sometimes they’re provocative. We are Muslim and I definitely want to make sure that I respect the culture, but it is challenging sometimes when you have grown up in America.
Huda and Mona are promoting series two of Huda boss (Picture: Facebook Watch)
‘I get lost in the moment, I want to be half naked dripping in gold, and then I’m like, wait a second, my mom who wears the hijab will get upset with me, so let me reel it back. Sometimes I forget when I’m shooting and later I’m like, oh s***.
‘It’s challenging because we respect our culture but we are very artistic and creative and get lost in it.’
She added: ‘We just want to make sure we do right by everyone as much as possible while still expressing ourselves.’
It was Huda’s heritage and ethnicity that was one of the reasons she got into blogging back in 2010 , as she noticed there was a lack of beauty info available for brown skinned girls.
Huda – who is currently starring on season two of Facebook Watch series Huda Boss – said: ‘When I started out, there weren’t many bloggers with brown skin. My goal was to represent for brown skin girls, and at the beginning, it was very regional – it was in the Middle East, what products do we have here, what are we loving here, how can I bridge the West with the Middle East. Then obviously that grew. Our goal was to help girls with brown skin and how they deal with acne scars, pigmentation, etc.’
And there was certainly a market. Nine years on from Huda starting her blog, Huda Beauty – which sells everything from lipsticks to foundations to eyeshadow palettes to perfume – has been valued at $1.2 billion (£971m) by Forbes.
New episodes of Huda Boss are available every Tuesday and Wednesday at 5pm on Facebook Watch followed by a make-up tutorial on Thursdays. The finale episode on 23 October.
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Ashley Graham proudly cradled her baby bump (Picture: Getty)
Ashley Graham proudly cradled her baby bump on Tuesday as she attended pal Rihanna’s launch of the Savage X Fenty Show.
Wearing a satin black bodysuit and a sheer one-shouldered overlay, the model was all smiles as she walked the red carpet along with the likes of Bella Hadid, Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, Cara Delevingne, and Ashley Benson.
Ashley confirmed her pregnancy in mid-August, making the announcement on her Instagram when sharing a video of herself beaming into the camera while husband Justin Ervin placed his hand on her blossoming bump.
In the caption she revealed just how grateful she feels to be starting a family.
The star said: ‘Nine years ago today, I married the love of my life. It has been the best journey with my favorite person in the world!
‘Today, we are feeling so blessed, grateful and excited to celebrate with our GROWING FAMILY! Happy anniversary, @mrjustinervin. Life is about to get even better.’
Ashley wore a satin black bodysuit and a sheer one-shouldered overlay (Picture: Getty)
The model has since made various red carpet appearances.
Ashley confirmed her pregnancy in mid-August (Picture: Getty)
‘We are feeling so blessed, grateful and excited to celebrate with our GROWING FAMILY!’ (Picture: Rex)
Rihanna’s lingerie brand hosted their first official fashion show in New York City, and she turned it into a spectacle that will air on Amazon Prime exclusively later this month.
Normani and DJ Khaled both performed as models Cara and Gigi both walked the runway.
Rihanna’s lingerie brand hosted their first official fashion show in New York City (Picture: Rex)
In a promo video of her modelling the lingerie with other models, Rihanna announces performances from DJ Khaled, Halsey, Big Sean, Migos, Fat Joe, Fabolous, ASAP Ferg and Tierra Whack.
Savage x Fenty’s runway show will stream in more than 200 countries and territories and is billed as a ‘radical departure from tradition, a one-of-a-kind event blending music, fashion and culture’.
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Who could be Raj’s one true love? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)
It’s no secret that The Big Bang Theory’s Raj Koothrappali is a hopeless romantic – emphasis on the hopeless.
The astrophysicist, try as he might, just hasn’t quite been able to find that one girl to settle down with, despite all his pals (including even Sheldon Cooper) getting married by the end of the show’s 12-year run.
So, we’ve taken a leaf out of the boys’ book, and looked to science to see what kind of woman Raj should be going for in order to find the love of his life (because she is out there somewhere!).
Enlisting the help of relationship psychologist Zoe Coetzee from EliteSingles.co.uk, we first dissected the data related to the shy but sassy Raj, identifying his personality via the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
She told Metro.co.uk: ‘In terms of his characteristics, based on Myers-Briggs personality types, he would be an INFP – Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceiving.’
‘They can be incredibly idealistic, and it can be hard for them to merge their ideals with the realities of an actual relationship,’ she explained. ‘Although once in a relationship, an INFP is incredibly loyal and committed, it can take an Introvert some time to open up to a new partner.
‘Raj would need to meet someone who accepted and understood him for who he is, appreciative of and patient with his quirks, willing to put in the time to get to know him.’
So with this in mind, what kind of lady should Raj be looking out for – and more importantly, what kind of woman would be able to replace his bestie Howard Wolowitz or even his beloved puppy Cinnamon?
Raj has tried and failed to find love – even almost marrying Anu (Picture: CBS)
‘A lady who fits into an ENFJ (Extrovert, Intuitive, Feeling, Judging) personality type would be a natural fit for him,’ Zoe concluded. ‘If he could meet a smart, interesting match who was extroverted, where he was introverted, they would balance each other’s strengths and weaknesses, while sharing intuitive and feeling traits.’
Unfortunately for him, the pro added that it’s not someone he has dated just yet on the show (but hey…wouldn’t this be the perfect set up for a spin-off?!)
As to why an ENFJ fits, Zoe explained: ‘This balance gives them scope to develop a deep and meaningful emotional connection and understanding.
‘Personality traits are not the beginning and end of successful and happy relationships, however someone with an outgoing personality would help their relationship progress,’ she continued.
This would explain why someone such as the painfully shy Lucy (Kate Micucci) appeared to be perfect for him on paper, but ultimately why they failed – they were too similar and their shyness got in the way.
In contrast, this is also why his arranged romance with Anu (Rati Gupta) also failed – while she was more outgoing and let him test things he otherwise wouldn’t have done, her forcefulness was not as conducive to his naturally romantic nature.
‘In spite of his social awkwardness and faux pas, Raj has the potential to be an eligible bachelor should be meet the right girl,’ Zoe added. ‘He is very intelligent, has interests beyond astrophysics, is a real romantic at heart and takes good care of himself.
‘Now that Raj has overcome his selective mutism, he is ready to meet his special someone who accepts his very involved family, appreciates his sweater vests and to watch Twilight with him!’
The Big Bang Theory is available on Netflix and airs on E4 in the UK.
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Chelsea Handler appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Picture: YouTube)
Chelsea Handler has explained how she was forced to attend sexual harassment training by Netflix after a woman complained about her behaviour.
The 44-year-old comedian appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote new documentary Hello Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea, where she revealed how an incident on the first day of filming led to a call from Netflix asking her to attend sexual harassment training.
After breaking down the definition of white privilege, Chelsea said: ‘I got in trouble. I had to take sexual harassment training from Netflix right out of the gate.’
Chelsea recalled how she wanted to congratulate a woman who sang a song at a music event, adding: ‘When she got up, I gave her a hug to say great job and kind of smacked her on the butt.
‘That’s my sign of affection. Like, that’s how I say, “Hey sister, we’re friends, we’re sisters, we’re girls.” It’s not a sexual affront because I’m straight, or so I thought.’
She added: ‘And I got a call the next day saying this girl was very upset, the woman you touched on the ass, and I didn’t even remember it. And immediately I became defensive, I was like, “I’m not hitting on her,” and they were like, “that’s not the issue”.
Chelsea Handler had to attend Netflix sexual harassment training (Picture: RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
‘So I got on the phone with her and said please tell me what I did wrong, and she said listen for years and years black women have been defined by their hair and their asses, you’ve got no right to touch my body. And once I heard about how it was received rather than my intention, that was a big wake up call.
‘It’s not about how you mean it, it’s about how that person takes it as. So that was the first lesson out of the gate.’
Kimmel later asked Chelsea whether the training was actually effective, with the comedian stating it was ‘because you need to know the rules’.
She did however state some of their suggestions ‘are really silly’, explaining how they told her to ‘elbow dab’ when meeting someone for the first time at work.
You can check out the full clip below.
Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea releases Friday 13 September on Netflix.
Epic Games have just released Fornite’s new version 10.30 patch and it brings significant changes, including one particular aspect which is delighting fans…
After weeks of complaints the B.R.U.T.E mech has currently been disabled, which will be music to the ears of players who have been vocal in their dislike for it.
But what else is new in the Fortnite patch update v10.30?
Battle Royale
Limited time-modes
Knockdown
Knockdown is a solo-only game mode where respawning is enabled. In this mode, you use your grappler to jump around the map and dodge shots, as one single hit from the Flint-Knock pistol will eliminate you. Zoom past your enemies in style and land that perfect shot, as the player with the highest eliminations wins.
Weapons and items
The Burst SMG has sadly been sealed away and vaulted, but the Tactical SMG is now available to loot.
Gameplay
Moistly Plains
Prop form is a new addition, where being crouched down in the Rift Zone will turn you into a prop; however, you can still take damage while disguised. You can get yourself out of being a prop just by using primary fire.
Greasy Grove
Spicy Tacos will rain down from the sky; the smell is so alluring that it forces you to immediately start dancing. While dancing, you will regenerate 20 health points per second and are invulnerable to enemy fire, but that invincibility does not count towards the approaching storm. If you manage to acquire one of the tasty tacos, you will regain some health and have increased movement speed (40% for 20 seconds).
Other changes include general bug fixes for sound, user interface, replays, performance and mobile. Full patch notes can be found here.
Creative Mode
A few new items are made available in this mode. You can get a new hero’s mansion or a villain’s lair, a vending machine, and lastly class devices which allow you to create your own classes with unique traits.
Gameplay
New options have been added to My Island settings, as well as a Default Class Identifier which sets the default class assigned to all players at the start of a new round.
Weapons and items
The Legendary Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle is now added to the creative inventory, as well as the Rare Pistol and the Zapper Trap.
Help Penny make her way to the radio station, but be prepared to be on the edge of your seat because things might get a little bit weird. It is time to hit the road with this new weekly quest.
Field Agent Rio returns, so get ready to load up your Phase Cannons and blast those Hulks into oblivion as Rio returns to the Event Store.
General
Main bug fixes
Structures no longer remain bright yellow when destroyed and Epic have resolved an issue which caused Xbox One players to frequently receive an error message and which forcefully booted them back to the dashboard when trying to launch the game.
The full patch for the entirety of v10.30 can be found here.
India Reynolds has denied cheating on Ovie Soko (Picture: PA)
India Reynolds has been forced to deny she cheated on Ovie Soko, just weeks after they left the Love Island villa together.
An Instagram account claimed the 28-year-old kissed ex-boyfriend Kieran Gibbs, 29, after jetting to Portugal to party with the former Arsenal star.
UKGossipTV, which boasts more than 158k followers, alleged: ‘Over the weekend India attended a birthday party in Portugal for footballer Kieran Gibbs, who also happens to be an ex of hers.
‘Our sources tell us that they overheard her say, “If Kieran made it official with me, I would dump Ovie”.’
They also claimed she was spotted ‘kissing’ the West Brom footballer publicly at the bash.
‘Later on she was allegedly seen grabbing and kissing Kieran’s face in front of a lot of people,’ they added.
It was claimed the Love Island star kissed Kieran Gibbs in Portugal (Picture: Getty)
However, a rep for India has confirmed there is absolutely no truth in the post, and the Love Island finalists are still dating.
They told Metro.co.uk: ‘There is no truth in this whatsoever and Ovie and India are still very much together and happy.’
So that’s that then.
Ovie, 28, and India have kept a low profile since leaving the Majorcan villa last month.
Can someone give these two a spin-off show immediately please?
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