Pink is closing out 2019 with a bang and a water pistol filled with who knows what as she tore up the slopes this week.

The star has been celebrating the festive break with a skiing trip with hubby Carey Hart, but it seems the singer is truly letting her hair down.

In a video uploaded to Instagram earlier this week Pink was coming up and keen to get this party started as she celebrated with punters in what looked like a rather cosy chalet bar.

Standing on a table and surrounded by adoring fans, the clip shows her wielding a massive water pistol and streaming it across screaming punters.

She shouts: ‘F**k yeah!’ with a look of pure glee on her face, as she captioned the shot: ‘We like to keep a low profile.’

Yes you do.

Oh did we mention she was still kitted out in her skiing gear, including helmet and goggles, like she’d literally just cruised into the bar from the snow, jumped up on the table and got things going?

Husband Carey was looking on with a big grin on his face, as he held onto his wife and made sure she wasn’t going to take a tumble while she sprayed everyone and that’s the kind of support we need.

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Seriously, how is this woman even real?

The 40-year-old has been taking advantage of her time off, after wrapping a mammoth 2.5-year world tour, posting all about her snowy adventures on the gram.

It comes after the parents celebrated the third birthday of their youngest Jameson, who was showered with love – and no water pistols – last week.

She shared a series of frankly adorable Instagram snaps of Jameson rocking a beanie in the park, being cute as a newborn and pulling a grimace to rival his mum’s signature rock look.

The star wrote alongside it: ‘You and Willow [her daughter] have been bickering all morning, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.’

Pink – real name Alecia Moore – went on: ‘You bring so much light to the world, my boy. Thank you. Happy birthday.’

Oh, STOP it (don’t stop).

Pink’s husband also got in on the birthday action, writing on Instagram: ‘Happy 3rd b day to my lil Meatball!!! You are such an amazing kid, and I love you so much.

‘You are a constant crack up, and enjoy every moment with you. Enjoy your day lil man.’

And because December is the month for big moves, Pink also shaved off her platinum blonde locks – posting about ‘letting go’.

We can only imagine we’ve got big things heading our way for 2020 from this one and we cannot wait.

In the meantime, we need to find out where this party is that Pink’s at because we want in.

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There’s no shortage of TV highlights for those planning to spend a quiet New Year’s Eve in front of the TV before Big Ben chimes in 2020.

And this year the honour of seeing out 2019 and ushering in the new year – nay decade – is Craig David, who’ll be performing a special live show, Craig David Rocks Big Ben Live, on either side of the midnight chimes and the fireworks.

Expect to hear plenty of hits in the run-up to 2020 – but what time does it all kick off?

Here’s what you need to know…

What time is Craig David Rocks Big Ben Live on BBC One tonight?

Craig David Rocks Big Ben Live on BBC One at 11.25pm.

The show is in two parts, the first from 11.25-11.55pm followed by a 15-minute break for Big Ben and the fireworks in Central London.

After that, Craig will be back on stage from 12.10am until 1am.

Where is Craig David Rocks Big Ben Live taking place?

Craig David Rocks Big Ben Live will be taking place at London’s Central Hall in Westminster.

Roman Kemp will be hosting the event, which should see the singer performing some of his biggest hits from the past couple of decades.

‘I can’t think of a better way to see in the New Year and new decade than performing and celebrating with you all,’ Craig said of the special show.

‘It’s going to be a night to remember!’

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Dan Osborne admits he’s ‘lucky’ to have wife Jacqueline Jossa and his three kids in a reflective post looking back on the past decade.

The former Towie star wowed his Instagram followers on New Year’s Eve with a throwback of photos from the start of the decade – when he sported a Justin Bieber-esqe side-swept fringe – to now where he’s a father-of-three.

And has a snazzier wardrobe, just saying.

But it was his words, where he addresses the ‘tough times’ he’s had while showing his gratitude for having a wife by his side.

‘How things can change in a decade,’ Dan mused.

‘I was 18/19 in the first picture, now 28 and a lot has changed, I’ve turned into 4! Haha.. lots of ups and downs in the past 10 years.. been through some tough times but also had some amazing times!’

Well, life is about balance apparently.

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Dan, 28, continued: ‘Done amazing things that I never thought I would do, also done things that I shouldn’t have done, but I’m living and I’m growing as a person and ending this decade with a beautiful wife and 3 incredible children! Feeling very lucky!

‘Looking forward to what the new year has to bring and wish you all the very best for 2020 & the future.’

The Celebrity Big Brother star wasn’t the only one in a nostalgic mood as Jacqueline, 27, also shared quite a throwback.

The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star posted a snap of her as EastEnders character Lauren Branning way back when, alongside an emotional post explaining how she was cruelly branded ‘the new fat Lauren’.

‘I admit I really hate the hair cut now but jeez ppl can be mean, and to a 17 year old girl, words hurt a lot! It effected me for a LONG time! Probably still does actually if I’m being honest [sic],’ Jac admitted.

‘My life has changed so much and had so many ups and downs in these 10 years. I can honestly say heading into 2020 I’m excited, happy and content!’

The couple have endured a tough year with their marriage shrouded in scrutiny amid allegations Dan cheated with several women.

He’s been forced to deny having a threesome with his CBB co-stars Natalie Nunn and Chloe Ayling, while he was also accused of having an affair with Love Island’s Gabby Allen.

But he and Jac have stated their marriage is on track and they’re doing ‘fine’.

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Hailee Steinfeld sent fans into total meltdown as she teased a ‘diss track’ about ex Niall Horan.

The Pitch Perfect star confirmed she has new music on the way, aptly titled Wrong Direction.

Many have taken this as shade thrown at the What Makes You Beautiful singer, who came to fame thanks to his former band, One Direction.

But, while their fans are trading blows on Instagram, Niall doesn’t seem all that fussed about it all.

In fact, an insider has insisted the 26-year-old isn’t ‘losing any sleep’ over the upcoming song, so we can all calm down now.

‘Niall is not losing any sleep over Hailee’s upcoming single. He knows the name of the game when it comes to music and these type of songs will happen from time to time, he’ll likely do it in the future himself,’ the insider said.

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‘You have to write about what you know, whether it is heartache and heartbreak or the love of your life. This sort of thing is going to happen all the time and Niall is totally cool with whatever she has to do for her career, even if it ends up bashing him.’

The insider was also quick to squash rumours of any beef between the former couple, insisting the X Factor star is ‘really happy’ for his ex.

Which is nice.

‘Their split was hard, but time has passed and he has moved forward with it all and he believes she has as well,’ they added to Hollywood Life.

‘It feels that everything is water under the bridge at this point and Niall knows better than anybody else that artists use their music as a way to express themselves and he understands if she feels a certain way then she should be able to do the same.’

Niall and Hailee dated for around a year before calling time on their romance, back in December 2018.

And it seems as though the actress won’t be the only one lifting the lid on what went wrong in their romance through song.

Speaking about his eagerly-anticipated second album, he teased there could be some emotional tracks on the way.

‘I have stuff that I want to write about on my mind all the time,’ he told Billboard. ‘I had just gone through a break up, which helps when it comes to writing songs, I guess. It helps vent the emotions.

‘Going through heartbreak helped write the ballads, even some of the happy songs – the sad songs that are dressed up as happy songs sometimes.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted Niall’s rep for a comment.

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Amanda Holden is literally living her best life right now, as the presenter shared photos from her luxurious break to the Maldives for the New Year.

The presenter, 48, gave everyone serious sunshine envy as she posed in a yellow bikini as she took a dip in the crystal clear waters during her break.

As well as showcasing an enviable collection of bikinis, Amanda also shared her favourite way to kick back – with an Aperol Spritz in hand and Elton John’s autobiography, Me.

It comes after she appeared to hit back at her feud with Phillip Schofield while posting her best nine photos of the year.

She shared the selection of snaps, which included her broken leg, a skydive and her recording sessions as she made the thinly-veiled dig at Phillip.

Amanda posted: ‘#topnine #2019 has turned out to be one of the best and most extraordinary years of my life. So many ambitions and dreams realised. In the centre of it all my beautiful family. ..My anchor, Chris. None of it means anything without them.

‘I started 2019 with great determination and a new headspace which was to suffer no fools, to put my energy into good people and honestly not give a damn about the rest!

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‘It’s hard because I’m naturally a people pleaser… but it’s paid off and I have never felt stronger or happier.

‘Most importantly I never forget how lucky I am to have such love and true friends surrounding me. Thank-you for your positivity and support!! Here’s to an even bigger 2020! #newdecade’.

It comes after Amanda reportedly missed out on a role co-hosting This Morning, after Phillip had labelled her ‘difficult to manage’ according to The Sun.

She claimed Phillip blocked her from being booked to cover Holly Willoughby while she flew out to present I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here last year in Ant McPartlin’s absence.

Amanda confirmed the feud on her Heart radio show in June, adding that Phillip had ignored her attempt at an ‘olive branch coffee’ to clear the air.

Multiple This Morning presenters were said to have complained about his ‘attitude’ and the ‘toxic’ atmosphere on the show.

But all the drama aside, it looks like Amanda is having the best time – and we’re more than a little bit jealous of the sunshine and blue sea.

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Jade Thirlwall couldn’t help but angrily rush to answer a question about ‘loser’ Simon Cowell after their X Factor war during Alan Carr’s Celebrity Re-Play.

During a round of ‘Who’s This Loser?’ – where guests had to guess who the influential person covered in pie could be– Jade began dramatically smashing the buzzer, determined to answer the Simon question.

The Little Mix singer appeared on Alan Carr’s Celebrity Re-Play along with Michelle Visage, Jacqueline Jossa, Kate Garraway, and AJ and Curtis Pritchard.

When it came to guessing who the music mogul Simon was, Jade was first to begin smashing the red buzzer with an intensity so high we felt it from our seats miles away.

However, AJ and Curtis managed to be faster than the wrath of the 27-year-old.

Alan said: ‘That was the Simon Cowell who lost an incredible 20 pounds this year. Hope he doesn’t lose much more as then he’ll just be chest hair and teeth.’

The Woman Like Me giggled away at the comment considering Simon decided to create a rivalry after X Factor: The Band when he heard Little Mix created their own show.

Simon wanted to find the next big boy or girl group in the new TV show, which will replace All Stars (which he scrapped after news of Little Mix’s show The Search).

The Britain’s Got Talent judge said he had always planned to do The Band after All Stars, but thanks to Jesy, Leigh Anne, Jade and Perrie, his plans changed.

Appearing on Heart Breakfast, he said: ‘Sometimes you just gotta do something quick and the truth was is that I have a group show which I launched in America, I think four, five years ago. We’ve always decided to do a group show in the UK so we’d agreed with ITV that we were gonna do X Factor Groups in 2020.

‘So that was all fine and then we were going to do the All-Stars version this year and then when we found out that the Little Mix show was gonna go out in 2020, I didn’t want to follow that show since we’d already planned it years ago. I thought, well we’ll just bring it forward. Simple as that.

‘And it wasn’t like some grudge against Little Mix or whatever because you know I owe those girls a lot, you know. Even though we gave them a launchpad, they sold a lot of records. I thought their idea was a great idea. Sometimes you wanna be the first one to do it in a certain country.’

There’s a grudge somewhere, Simon, and it’s in Jade’s angry buzzer smashing.

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Caitlyn Jenner was a firm fan favourite on this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, and was basically robbed when she was axed just before the final.

But Jacqueline Jossa has revealed the Olympian has not made it into the official group chat.

And we are devastated.

The EastEnders actress lifted the lid on life after the jungle, revealing she is still in touch with the gang.

In an Instagram live session, the 27-year-old told viewers: ‘We have a group chat.

‘The people who talk the most in the group are Kate Garraway, Roman… Everyone chimes in. It’s quite nice because you keep it updated with people’s life.

‘It’s super cute, we have a group chat. Caitlyn is not in the group chat.’

But she failed to explain why exactly the 70-year-old hasn’t made it into the coveted conversation.

We need answers, Jac!

However, the pair have been in close contact since returning home from Australia, with the mum-of-two revealing she even had a video chat with Kylie Jenner.

And we’re seriously jealous.

During a chat with Roman Kemp on Capital FM, the reigning queen of the jungle told her former co-star: ‘Literally the day I got home I got a message from her [Caitlyn], a voice, a video and it was her just like “Hey Jungle Jaq! Hope you got home ok?”

‘And then she was like “I’ve got someone here that wants to congratulate you!” and then literally Kylie looking like a god- no make-up on either, she just looks amazing – she peered over and she was like “Jacqueline!”

‘She said my name in an American accent and it was just incredible. She was like, “thanks for beating my dad! You’ve done so well, I’ve heard so much about you!”

‘It was amazing!! I’ll show you it, it was incredible.’

What we wouldn’t give to be part of that video call…

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There’s nothing that Rihanna fans want more than for the pop star to release her long-awaited, ever-elusive ninth studio album before the clock strikes midnight on 2019.

Anticipation is building for Rihanna’s tentatively-titled album R9, which she previously said would be released in 2019 but has never given a specific release date.

Still, fans are confident it will arrive before the end of the year – and the decade.

Their hope was fuelled this week when RiRi’s label Def Jam dropped a major hint that R9 was imminent when they shared a photo of the singer making the Roc Nation symbol – holding her hands up in a diamond shape.

Now, the Navy is done with the teasers and ready for the real thing.

‘Rihanna literally has 24 hours to drop her album or otherwise, WW3 is starting,’ one Twitter user predicted.

A particularly anxious fan admitted: ‘I’m scared to leave the house or do anything of substance in case Rihanna drops an album, sick of it.’

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‘I need Rihanna’s reggae album like I need air,’ one stated.

One Rihanna fan threatened to give up their RiRi fandom badge in 2020, declaring: ‘1 day left of being a Rihanna stan.’

And giving the singer some motivation, another suggested: ‘Honestly….. if Rihanna drops the album it’s the only way to rival the surprise Bey drop.

‘Literally teasing us “2019” then dropping it at the last damn minute of the year….. I’d abandon my entire NYE party playlist.’

Just a few days ago, Rihanna fuelled anticipation when she hinted the reggae-inspired album was already complete.

She posted footage of a dog dancing to music with the caption: ‘Update: me listening to R9 by myself and refusing to release it.’

RiRi has dropped random teasers about the album over the past year and told Sarah Paulson for Interview magazine: ‘It really does suck that it can’t just come out because I’m working on a really fun one right now.

‘I’m really happy with a lot of the material.’

But perhaps we should cut our girl some slack as she recently admitted the struggle to keep up with all her work commitments and personal life.

‘To all my friends/family/coworkers who I have yet to get back to in the past months…please forgive me. This year has been quite an overwhelming one, and I’m working on that ish called Balance. Brb,’ RiRi said.

R9 for 2020?

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Fans of The Big Bang Theory have discovered a potentially massive plot hole in the continuity of the series – and it concerns Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and his father.

It was well established in the show that Sheldon’s father had been a hard-drinking alcoholic who had never really understood his genius son and who had died when Sheldon was still a teenager.

But now, eagle-eyed (and eared) fans have discovered a telling discrepancy in the timings of Sheldon’s father’s death, and it’s all to do with the age of our favourite astrophysicist.

One fan in Reddit spotted that in the eleventh episode of the very first season, Sheldon tells the story of when he was left alone in Germany whilst ill, with no-one to take care of him since his mother flew back to Texas to help his father since ‘the house had slipped off the cinder blocks again.’

Taking to Reddit, one fan said: ‘In season 1 episode 11 where Sheldon says at age 15, he was left in Germany (where he was visiting a university as a professor, obviously) when he was sick since his mother had to fly back to Texas to help his father since ‘the house had fallen off the cinder blocks again.’

This, they discovered, is at odds with the information we’re given about George Cooper throughout the rest of the series – Sheldon repeats often that he was 14 when his dad died.

So, what’s the truth? Or was this just one, innocent continuity error that was never picked up the show’s bosses?

Despite the hit American sitcom ending in May of this year, fans are still hungrily searching for little clues or tidbits of information that they may have missed on their first (hundred or so) watches of the programme.

One of the most interesting – if not downright disturbing – theories concerns Howard’s overbearing mother and the question of…did she really exist at all?

Debbie Wolowitz famously never appeared on-screen and was played by voiceover actress Carol Ann Susi, who passed away in 2014 midway through the comedy’s 12 season run.

Debs was subsequently written out of The Big Bang Theory, but one fan has questioned whether Mrs. Wolowitz was ever-present at all or was Howard another Norman Bates and the voice of his mother was only in his mind?

‘Small theory here, Howard’s mom doesn’t exist,’ wrote Redditor Pick234. ‘He is just crazy and lonely and uses ventriloquism to speak for her. Also, all of his friends like him so much and either A believes him or B don’t want to break it to him that she isn’t there, either out of love or fear that he would snap.’

There’s also some building drama as Johnny Galecki (who played Leonard) has hit out at former co-star Kayley Cuoco on an Instagram post, no less.

The Big Bang Theory is available to stream on Netflix UK.

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Lewis Burton has been spotted out and about in London dressed to the nines as he prepares to spend New Year without Caroline Flack.

The model and professional tennis player, 27, looked deep in thought as he spoke on his mobile phone by his car, as he prepared to see in the new decade 5,000 miles (and an eight-hour time difference) away from Caroline.

Lewis was seen looking smart in dark jeans, Chelsea boots and a turtleneck jumper as he headed to his car while making a call.

It comes after Caroline reportedly flew to Los Angeles to get away from the drama following her arrest for assault by beating.

The former Love Island presenter, 40, who is being replaced by Laura Whitmore for the upcoming first winter edition of the show, reportedly flew out to America where she is unlikely to get recognised.

As part of her bail conditions, Caroline has been ordered not to see Lewis, despite him insisting he isn’t pressing charges over the incident.

He posted an Instagram story of Caroline, telling his followers: ‘Gutted I can’t spend Christmas with you. I want to repeat I never pressed charges and asked the other day for the bail conditions to be dropped but no1 listened to me. I want this all to be over.’

Caroline had been seen arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday, as she wheeled a large case and carried her holdall ahead of her flight.

She attempted to avoid being recognised with a large Burberry scarf around her neck, which she pulled up over the bottom half of her face, and dark sunglasses.

According to The Sun, Caroline has booked the trip away to have some time to herself and to go on long hikes while ITV bosses kick off winter Love Island on 12 January.

A source told the paper: ‘Caroline feels trapped in the UK. She can’t see or communicate with Lewis but she also doesn’t want to return to her flat because her every move is documented by photographers.

‘She’s driving herself mad, as she likes to be busy… she’s jetted to LA. Whenever she’s hit hard times, she’s always “found herself” again in the mountains, away from the limelight.

‘She wants to feel the sunshine on her skin, do long hikes and clear her head.’

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The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik makes an epic surprise appearance in tomorrow night’s Miranda: Such Fun Celebration after announcing she will be adapting the British sitcom for US audiences next year.

Mayim, 44, confirmed she will be taking the titular role in ‘Carla’ based on the BBC comedy as well as stepping up as executive producer alongside her former on-screen husband Jim Parsons.

The series will revolve around Carla, a 39-year-old woman who ‘struggles against her mother to prove that you cannot have everything you want – and still be happy. That’s why she spent the money her parents set aside for her wedding to open a Cat Café in Louisville, Kentucky’.

As you do.

And to celebrate 10 years of Miranda falling over on a daily basis, the cast have reunited for a huge party at London’s Palladium where Mayim pops up to explain why the series meant so much to her.

‘Someone like Miranda was really able to knock down all the walls we thought existed around the way women should be and I think that’s what inspires me not only as a producer, as an actor but just as a human being, as a woman who definitely doesn’t always fit in all the time,’ the former Blossom star proudly reveals.

‘It’s given me a sense of comfort that I’m not the only one who’s trying to fit in in a world that says you don’t fit in.’

Expect more familiar faces to join Miranda and her former co-stars Sarah Hadland and Patricia Hodge, but the big question is: will Tom Ellis join in after becoming a huge global superstar in Lucifer?

There’s only one way to find out.

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration airs on New Year’s Day at 5.45pm on BBC One.

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Aaron Paul has teased that the forthcoming third season of Westworld is ‘big, crazy and even more ambitious’ as the show prepares to make a big comeback in 2020.

The former Breaking Bad actor is joining the likes of Evan Rachel Wood and Tessa Thompson for the main cast of the next run of episodes, where he will be playing a construction worker called Caleb.

This being Westworld, that’s all we have to go on for now, but Aaron did open up to Men’s Journal about where his character fits into the grand scheme of things.

‘[Caleb] has a point of view outside of the park,’ the 40-year-old revealed, sharing that his character also owns a robot named George.

‘He takes the audience outside of Westworld and what it’s like to live amongst the people who created [it] and sort of where we’re at as a society.’

If the thought of the action moving outside of the main park worries you, however, the El Camino actor is here to reassure you too – saying that despite the change in scenery, the new series will be ‘big and crazy and even more ambitious than last season.’

Fans will know that the previous series of Westworld ended in truly dramatic fashion; Dolores (Wood) was finally killed by Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) after her reign of terror, only to go and clone a copy of park mogul Charlotte Hale (Thompson) with her consciousness intact and escape into the real world.

The show has notoriously held back from releasing a season a year like most big-budget TV, its return in 2020 will be the first time an episode has aired since 2018.

If the stars had aligned, though, Aaron could have had a starring role in the sci-fi epic all the way back in its inaugural run.

He revealed that bosses were ‘trying to come up with a world where I was going to be in the first season’.

‘I was just so deep into negotiations on this other show and the logistics couldn’t work out,’ he said.

‘And then they approached me again for this third season and I was actually deep into negotiations on this other show, so I was reliving the same moment in my life again!

‘I was stressing out because I had to turn Westworld down the first time around.’

Westworld season 3 premieres on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK in 2020.

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*Warning – spoilers for Knives Out, Joker, Little Women, Hustlers, and Ready Or Not ahead*

When it comes to movies, 2019 was the year of screwing over the rich.

This year, the films that have been both the most artful, as well as the most enjoyable have, in one way or another, promised retribution and/or escape for the working and underclasses.

This makes for satisfying viewing for someone like me, who was not born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

When I was a child, rags-to-riches movies very rarely starred a woman who was doing anything other than shacking up with a wealthier guy – much less a woman of Latin heritage like myself. 

Now, with the impacts of austerity and with a record number of 170,000 people sleeping rough in London, it’s hard to not enjoy watching immoral versions of the obscenely rich get taken down a peg or two.  

The first movie that blew my mind in 2019 was Ready Or Not, which starred Samara Weaving (Hugo Weaving’s niece) as Grace – a bride marrying into an obscenely rich and occult-y family who finds she must win their deadly game of hide and seek to survive her wedding night.

There was a great deal of satisfaction in watching Grace’s ultimate triumph over the murderous bourgeoise.

But more than this, the movie – however ridiculous the premise – sent the message that you don’t need to be from a good family to be better than one. 

Next up was the polarising and abrasive Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix – in a some-say Oscar-worthy turn as the titular character – which was centred around a working-class, mentally unwell guy who starts something of a revolution, violently pitting the have-nots against the haves of Gotham City.

Even though watching Joker makes you feel at odds with everyone and everything around you, it’s hard not to empathise with the overtly marginalised Arthur Fleck, when his lack of social and literal currency differs so starkly with that of the upper class who, in one scene, literally beat him down. 

It reflects how those with mental health issues often find themselves shunted to the sidelines in society. However, when Fleck becomes the Joker, he finds a violent way to take his power back from the elite. 

With 2019 seeing the likes of Extinction Rebellion pushing back against the upper political echelon, it’s little wonder that one of the most popular movies of the year featured a much more extreme form of push-back.

While I don’t condone the violence that the Joker and his angry mob of supporters stoop to in the movie, it’s easy to see where their anger has come from. 

In contrast to Joker, watching Knives Out felt like if a crime scene could have given you a hug, what with all the soft knits and cosy cords.

Writer/producer/director Rian Johnson’s (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Looper and Brick) murder mystery sees immigrant nurse Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas) stand to inherit the empire of famed writer Harlan Thrombey (played by Christopher Plummer) following his apparent suicide – much to his shallow family’s displeasure.

The takeaway from this movie is the most joyful on this list: That you don’t have to play by the rules of the rich to beat them at their own game.

A beautiful fantasy to be sure, but one that feels so realistic when you’re watching it. 

Money so often represents control (both in movies and in life) and it can be hard to imagine a way that financial Goliaths can fall, or a way that Davids can rise above the confines of their socioeconomic classes. 

Knives Out especially resonated with me because of Marta’s Hispanic heritage. In Trump’s America, the importance of narratives which both humanise Latin Americans and show them in a triumphant light cannot be overstated.  

Even Little Women, which has been hailed as a ‘near perfect film‘, made plenty of room to reference money.

In a speech delivered to Timothée Chalamet’s Laurie, Amy March (Florence Pugh) says: ‘And as a woman, there’s no way for me to make my own money. Not enough to earn a living or to support my family, and if I had my own money, which I don’t, that money would belong to my husband the moment we got married… don’t sit there and tell me that marriage isn’t an economic proposition, because it is’.

As a woman, facing inequalities like the gender pay gap, this monologue feels vital, even today.

Even though Amy does eventually marry well, the fact that she does so knowingly puts both her prospects and indeed the prospects of many modern-day women into perspective. 

It’s of a similar ilk to Hustlers, which saw Destiny (Constance Wu), Ramona (Jennifer Lopez) and more of their fellow strippers utilise their sexuality to their advantage (not unlike a bunch of modern-day Amy Marches) and drug wealthy men so they could steal their money.

I don’t agree with their methods, but as a Latina, it was inspiring to see Queen JLo leading a pack of financially empowered women. There have historically not been many movies of this kind – with Latin women having such a powerful leading role.

There always has and always will be movies made about flouting the class system, but the role that money has had to play in cinema in 2019 has been particularly formidable and it’s been important to see.

Money so often represents control (both in movies and in life) and it can be hard to imagine a way that financial Goliaths can fall, or a way that Davids can rise above the confines of their socioeconomic classes. 

But in movies, the less privileged get to fight back against their circumstances – and win. When done properly, this gives a little hope to anyone like me who, for whatever reason, feels different to the people at the top.

The rich might be running the show in the real world but we can at least retreat into first-rate films which offer up wonderful fantasies about taking a bit of that control back. 

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Jacqueline Jossa has ruled out having more children with husband Dan Osborne.

The pair share daughters Ella and Mia together, but the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here winner isn’t planning on adding to their brood anytime soon.

During an Instagram live session, the 27-year-old was asked if she wanted to have more children with the Towie star – who also has son Teddy from a previous relationship.

And the EastEnders actress let her eldest daughter do the talking.

She said: ‘Ella do you want any more babies in mummy’s tummy?’

Panning the camera to the four-year-old, the pair could be seen shaking their heads for viewers.

‘We don’t want no more do we?,’ she questioned.

‘Because Mia is messy and I think the other baby will be messy if we have one,’ little Ella replied.

When Jac suggested expanding their family ‘one day’, the little one was having none of it.

‘Nope, not even one day,’ she joked. ‘No. We’re not allowed. Boss says no.’

Jacqueline also took a second to address speculation over her marriage to Dan, after he was forced to deny having a threesome with Natalie Nunn and Chloe Ayling.

Their relationship was thrown back into the limelight when the Celebrity Big Brother star went public with her claims, alleging they had a boozy dinner before going back to her hotel room where they ‘had sex’.

Dan fiercely refuted all the reports, and issued a lengthy apology for the ‘mistakes’ he had made during his marriage to the soap legend.

And, speaking about their relationship in her Instagram live, she insisted: ‘I’ve had two beautiful kids who are the best things in the world to me.

‘I’ve had an up-and-down relationship that I didn’t want to be so public but it has, and the only thing I can do now is try and keep the rest of it as public as possible.

‘Just to let you guys know I am absolutely fine, we are fine and we’re working and looking into the future together.

‘I feel good, I feel happy, genuinely.’

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WWE officially makes the move to BT Sport tomorrow to kick off the new year, and wrestling fans have been given a late Christmas present from the company’s new home.

In a very exciting move for 2020, the channel has confirmed both NXT and NXT UK will be airing as part of the fresh deal – as WWE switches from Sky Sports – which means the stars of the British scene will make their TV debuts as the black and gold brand takes great strides under the fresh partnership.

‘You want NXT? You got it. BT Sport will be showing NXT and NXT UK from January 2020,’ the official BT Sport WWE Twitter account announced, alongside colour coded emojis confirming that the two programmes – previously WWE Network exclusives – will be aired alongside Raw and SmackDown each and every week.

Referencing Undisputed Era and current NXT champion Adam Cole, the account added: ‘System, shocked. Boom.’

FYI:

NXT will be shown live at 1am on Wednesday's, just as it is in America 🖤💛

— BT Sport WWE (@btsportwwe) December 31, 2019

Also under the new deal, a special programming block will air on BT Sport on New Year’s Day, kicking off with a special edition of the channel’s No Filter show at 8am – with another airing at 11.30am – giving fans a unique behind-the-scenes look at the November 2019 WWE live event tour of the UK.

At 8.30am, WWE 24: Kofi Kingston will be shown, providing an in depth look at the former WWE champion’s inspirational journey back to his homeland of Ghana, while WWE 24: Becky Lynch will follow at 9.30am looking at ‘her path to WWE Superstardom with unprecedented behind-the-curtain access as she becomes a defining face of the Women’s Evolution, from her humble beginnings of wrestling in Ireland to winning the main event at WrestleMania’.

And at 10.30am, John Cena will front a special presentation of WrestleMania Legendary Moments as he re-lives the most spectacular action from the past 35 years of The Show of Shows.

In a statement Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: ‘We are looking forward to welcoming WWE to its new home, BT Sport. WWE is something that many of us have grown up with and we look forward to bringing the best of BT Sport to WWE, offering UK fans more access and more content than ever before.’

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Piers Morgan is spending his New Year’s Eve trolling climate change activist Greta Thunberg as he holidayed with his family.

The Good Morning Presenter’s daughter Elise was also roped into the cause, as she apparently joked with her famous dad he’d also ‘stolen her childhood’, quoting 16-year-old Greta’s monumental speech.

He loves to ruddy quote that speech, doesn’t he?

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Piers shared a selfie with his daughter with Celia Walden, as they stared down the camera while holidaying in Antigua.

Looking all serious-like, Piers and his eight-year-old were apparently impersonating the searing stare-down Greta levelled at Donald Trump.

‘”I’m going to do my Greta Thunberg face, Dada… because you’ve stolen my childhood too!”,’ Piers captioned the photo, adding the tag ‘howDAREshe’.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vQQk3HY8H/

Fan were having a giggle at the tongue-in-cheek photo, as one wrote: ‘You’ve opened a can of worms now.’

However others didn’t think it was so funny Piers was seemingly poking fun at a teen.

Still, while Piers has had a lot to say about Greta (not always positive) he took the time to recently congratulate the Swede for landing Time magazine’s person of the year plaudit for 2019.

Piers posted online earlier this month: ‘Congrats @GretaThunberg on becoming @TIME’s youngest ever Person of the Year.

‘Whatever your view of her, and mine is decidedly mixed, she’s made a stunning impact on the climate change debate.’

Fans were surprised to see Piers be so complimentary to Greta, after he previously blasted her as a ‘hypocrite’ for eating food from McDonald’s while campaigning about the climate emergency.

He said on Good Morning Britain: ‘[They’re] shameless hypocrites going to the epicentre of fast-food.

‘How does McDonald’s sit with the eco-warrior? I’m an eco-warrior, I’m going to McDonald’s for my lunch.

‘We all want to save the planet. We all want to do more… I’m not lying on the floor screaming, going to McDonald’s, paralysing traffic in London and behaving like a total imbecile.

‘They are saying we are gas-guzzling horrible people, they are nipping to McDonald’s. Shameless hypocrites.’

He later backtracked and said he ‘admires’ the teenager for her dedication to the cause, tweeting: ‘Oh, I don’t hate Greta at all. I find her passion admirable, albeit her rhetoric can be very hectoring & annoying.

‘But I think she’s being used, and I worry about her more than her supporters seem to.’

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Star Wars’ Mark Hamill has made it clear that he (and Luke Skywalker) are here for the Finn and Poe ship.

We knew it.

While the two characters, played by Oscar Isaac and John Boyega, have formed an incredibly close bond throughout the trilogy, fans were left a little heartbroken at the lack of romance between the pair.

It would just be a sweet ending for the two of them, y’know?

However, despite Disney keeping their relationship firmly in bromance territory, Mark had some other ideas.

The Luke Skywalker actor responded to a fan on Twitter asking about whether he supported the idea of a Finn and Poe romance.

‘Luke never met either Finn or Poe,’ he pointed out. ‘So what they do behind closed doors I guess I’ll never know…

‘But I would like to also note that love is love. Whatever floats your boat. #LGBTerrific.’

It seems he’s just as sold on the idea as the rest of us.

Fans are obsessed with the Star Wars veteran’s comments, with one telling him: ‘Finnpoe rights 4 life!!!’

‘Mark said gay rights,’ another pointed out, with one more simply adding: ‘This is wonderful.’

The 68-year-old’s iconic tweet comes after Oscar Isaac (Poe) made it clear that he was all in for a romance between the two characters.

‘I thought there was an opportunity for an interesting romance between Poe and Finn,’ he told Metro.co.uk. ‘That could have been really fun and different.’

Meanwhile, with every Star Wars fan having their heart broken after the end of the Rise Of Skywalker, Mark only made things worse with his sweet Carrie Fisher tribute.

It’s been just over three years since the Princess Leia actress passed away and, to honour her memory, the actor shared side-by-side snaps of the pair of them in their first and final Star Wars movies together.

In both photos, the late Princess Leia star can be seen wrapping her arm around her pal, with Mark resting his head on her.

‘December 20th 2019: One last time… #TheRiseOfSkwalker,’ Mark wrote.

Well, now we’re entirely broken.

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New evidence is set to come to light in a new documentary surrounding the unexplained death of Stuart Lubbock who died at Michael Barrymore’s house 20 years ago.

Stuart, 31, of Harlow, Essex, was found floating in Barrymore’s pool after going to a party at the entertainer’s then home in Roydon, Essex, in March 2001.

The inquest into his death heard that he was found to have cocaine, amphetamines and alcohol in his system at the time of his death.

And now Channel 4 have confirmed that 20 years on they will be exploring the death of Stuart in a documentary with access to never-before-seen material.

‘This landmark documentary explores the full story behind one of Britain’s most high-profile unexplained deaths, as told by the people closest to it,’ a Channel 4 spokesman began.

‘With access to never-before-seen material from inside one of Essex Police’s most controversial unsolved cases, the documentary-makers have forensically pieced together the perspectives of the Lubbock family, detectives, forensic pathologists and eyewitnesses, to tell the story about what happened,’ they explained to The Sun.

At the time, Stuart’s father Terry said the Independent Police Complaints Commission report confirmed mistakes were made by Essex Police and he vowed to continue to fight “to find justice” for his son.

Essex Police apologised unreservedly to Mr Lubbock’s family and friends and promised to continue efforts to find out what happened the night he died.

IPCC Commissioner David Petch said the report found “no grounds to support allegations that officers acted corruptly”.

He said at the time of Stuart’s death:  ‘The view that the entire investigation was incompetent is not borne out by the bulk of the evidence.

‘But undoubtedly there were failings in some aspects of the investigation.’

The scandal savaged Michael’s career and, despite him earning second place in 2006’s Celebrity Big Brother, he has remained pretty much a recluse and shunned the spotlight ever since.

At the height of his hosting career, Michael was one of the most popular entertainers of the 90s.

And he was left devastated when Stuart’s body was found in his pool.

Michael was hoping that his stint on this series of Dancing on Ice would be his comeback into show business, however, the funnyman broke his wrist meaning he had to quit the show before it even began.

Speaking on the Christmas Special he exclaimed: ‘I’ve been dedicated to this business for a long, long time and accepted that it was over for me.

‘And I coped. But I realised just how much the business makes me who I am.

‘I love it so much.’

He then added how he feels the most comfortable in his own skin when he’s making other people laugh.

‘When I’m entertaining, something happens to me when I walk into the light,’ he explained. ‘I just come alive.

‘I didn’t think that it would ever happen again and to be given the opportunity, I’m so happy – I couldn’t tell you.’

When host Holly Willoughby asked what it was like hearing the crowd cheer for him, he gushed: ‘Oh, amazing. I’ve forgot [sic] what it was like obviously because it’s been quite a while.’

Unfortunately, Michael broke his wrist during rehearsals and won’t actually be competing in the upcoming Dancing On Ice series next year.

Dancing On Ice launches on 5 January on ITV.

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Davina McCall is getting in gear for the new decade in the best way she knows how – a cheeky gym session.

The former Big Brother host has shrugged off her show £100k Drop being axed from Channel 4 by taking some time out of her Australian getaway to hit the gym.

She’s a stronger woman than us – quite literally.

Showing off her tan after soaking up some rays on the stunning beaches, Davina warmed up and stretched before going in for some squats.

Taking a rest, she looked to be chatting away on the phone before Sydney sees in the New Year.

It’s no secret that the 52-year-old is a fan of leading a healthy lifestyle, recently sharing a ‘shameless bikini selfie’ which showed off her washboard abs.

We can’t blame her in the slightest.

Despite often facing trolls who have branded her ‘too skinny’, the star doesn’t appear to pay them any mind, rocking swimsuits as she radiates body confidence.

‘Shameless bikini selfie. End of,’ she wrote in one recent snap.

Appearing on Loose Women in May, she revealed that she’s truly not bothered by the cruel comments she receives online.

‘I don’t really care. I would much rather be trolled about doing too much exercise. At least that is a good thing. I exercise three or four times a week for an hour, that’s not too much,’ Davina pointed out.

She continued: ‘I have always said three times a week or nothing. If you don’t do three times a week, you are never going to get the benefit from exercise – 15 or 20 mins walk a day might help with your blood pressure.

‘I am not dissing other people. I don’t think three or four hours a week is addicted …

‘If I met someone that told me they did two hours every day and had the weekend off, I still wouldn’t think they were addicted.’

Tell ’em.

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The Apprentice’s Lottie Lion has returned to Twitter after a festive ‘break’ just as she and her former pal Ryan-Mark Parsons have had another falling out.

The pair have clashed yet again as Ryan-Mark branded the librarian a ‘liar’ over charging fans money for photographs.

The 20-year-old admitted that she wanted to take a break from Twitter over Christmas and she tweeted for the first time today (New Year’s Eve).

Lottie hadn’t tweeted since 5 December.

In the post, she exclaimed: ‘I needed a break from twitter over the festive period, but I’m back baby!’

I really needed a break from Twitter over the festive period, but I’m back baby!😚 pic.twitter.com/ceFZmlScNM

— LottieLion (@LottieLion1) December 31, 2019

Lottie’s return follows after she uploaded a photo to her Instagram story, telling her fans that she would never ask for cash for posing for a picture with her fans, a seeming dig at her former co-star.

Ryan-Mark has recently started taking requests for personalised video messages and signed photographs and has been charging customers £10 to £15 a pop for the pleasure.

Addressing whether she’d ever follow suit, Lottie wrote to her followers: ‘I have been asked if I charge for signed photographs and videos, the answer is NO.

‘I would never charge my followers who support me for something as simple and cheap, and see it as a way to say thank you to you all (sic).’

She continued: ‘I think it is sad to profit off those who encourage you on a daily basis.

‘If you have asked me for a video or photo, know that you have been placed in a list and every week I pick three people at random and then send them out.

‘Let us share the love and appreciation rather than charge for it.’

‘Let us remind ourselves that “candidates” on The Apprentice are supposed to be business people, not earning money from those who watch it.’

However, Ryan-Mark has since hit back at Lottie’s message and even shared a Twitter exchange he had with her, in which she claims to have charged a fan ‘£20 per signed photo.’

Sharing a screengrab of the supposed conversation, he wrote: ‘In response to Lottie Lion’s false claims on Instagram. Here is the proof that she is a pathological liar.’

This isn’t the first time Ryan-Mark and Lottie have clashed.

Earlier this month, the pair fell out after they rowed on Twitter.

The argument was sparked after Ryan-Mark was spotted tucking into his McDonald’s meal with a knife and fork – and social media naturally went into meltdown about it, receiving positive, negative and hilarious comments.

Lottie reacted with a negative remark about Ryan-Mark by retweeting it, which did not go down well with her former pal.

The tweet was initially written by former The Apprentice winner Mark E Wright who made a dig at Ryan-Mark claiming he only went on the BBC show for fame.

The post read: ‘This is the most cringe thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life… could you scream “I just went on the telly to be famous” any louder. Poor form. These people give the real Apprentice candidates a bad name. I mean the ones that actually run businesses!’

Womenswear consultant Ryan-Mark was quick to respond with a remark himself, he tweeted: ‘Ah @LottieLion1 gets annoyed when she isn’t a story.

‘If she isn’t making a headline for racist accusations, she likes to demonize others. Shameful human #TheApprentice.’

The Apprentice is available for catch-up on BBC iPlayer.

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