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Lauren Silverman, who recently changed her name to Lauren Cowell, has praised her partner, Simon Cowell, while answering questions from her fans on social media

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Lauren Silverman has shared a rare insight into her life with Simon Cowell just weeks after the couple showed a rare glimpse into their relationship.

The 48-year-old socialite and entrepreneur, who recently changed her legal name to Lauren Cowell, held a question-and-answer session on Instagram this weekend. On Sunday, a fan asked her what her favourite thing about her music mogul fiancé, 66, is.

In her loving reply, Lauren said she loves the Britain’s Got Talent and X-Factor judges’ passion and talent, and their kindness when it comes to meeting fans. Lauren, who shares 11-year-old son Eric with Simon, wrote: “There’s so many things I love about Simon. I love his excitement and passion for all the projects he takes on.”

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She added: “And I love how kind he is to all of his fans and people who stop him for photos etc.” Answering another question, Lauren described life with Simon as “always an adventure” as she wrote: “Never a dull moment for sure. Keeps life interesting.”

After a fan asked her whether her family would consider a reality show, he said: “I always say that whatever we do, it has to serve a purpose. The docuseries was specifically for Simon to find a new boy band. The family stuff was in the context of this show. Otherwise, it doesn’t serve any purpose for us.”

Lauren was also asked what the biggest lesson she has learnt about herself is, and she replied: “As I am getting older, I am learning to trust myself more. I really believe that our instincts and our gut is usually correct.” She also said that she doesn’t look for validation from others and accepts that making mistakes is a normal part of life.

Simon, who was once one of the UK’s most notorious bachelors, has been very vocal about his reluctance to marry. However, he left fans stunned when he popped the question to Lauren on Christmas Eve 2021, insisting that the two would wed.

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Stating that when they do waltz down the aisle, it will be private, he told US Weekly: “I always shied away from saying it’s going to happen whenever. When we decide to do it, it will be private, then people will know about it, but obviously, the fact that she talks about changing her name is quite obvious where all this is leading to.

“We have a very, very close bond. I adore her. We are a very happy family, genuinely.” Just before Christmas, Simon and Lauren shared some photos from their romantic getaway after letting a film crew into their home for Simon’s new Netflix show, The Next Act, in which he assembles a boyband, which he hopes will emulate the success of X-Factor icons, One Direction.

The documentary gives fans a rare look at Simon’s relationship with Lauren and in December, the couple shared a intimate shot of themselves, snuggled up together on holiday onboard a boat. Posting the photo on Instagram, Lauren, wearing a red bathing suit and Chanel sunglasses, looked happy as Simon, rocking black swimming trunks, put his arm around her.

The mum-of-two – who also shared a picture-postcard beach snap, with the tagline “candy-coloured sky” – simply captioned the romantic photo “Us” with a string of red heart emojis. In addition to her son with Simon, Lauren is also mum to Adam Silverman, from her previous marriage to Andrew Silverman.

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Simon previously revealed that meeting and falling in love with Lauren saved him from a “dark” time in his life. In 2024, Simon discussed grieving his parents’ deaths during an appearance on The Diary of a CEO podcast, having lost his father, Eric, in 1999, and his mother, Julie, in 2015.

Hello! magazine reported that the record executive said: “I think you have to open up about grief. For all of us, it’s the hardest thing you ever go through. I worried I was never going to feel that love again, but when you have a kid, it’s even more emotions, though it’s different.”

For Simon, the darkness alleviated when he met Lauren. He said: “When it got quite dark, everything opened up for me.” He continued: “I hoped something good would happen because when I was working flat-out, even though everything was going fine, I was miserable because I was physically and mentally exhausted.”

Love Island star Shaughna Phillips had a terrible night’s sleep after a spooky situation left her convinced her two-year-old daughter can ‘connect’ with ghosts

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Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips has shared an eerie ghost story on Instagram, with many commenting on a bizarre detail in her video – which they think is the spirit of her late dad. Mum-of-two Shaughna revealed to her followers some spooky goings-on with her two-year-old daughter Lucia.

Addressing her Instagram followers earlier this week, the 31-year-old started telling her followers what had happened the night before. She set the scene, revealing her eldest, Lucia, had mentioned a few things previously about her dad, Eddie, who died in 2016 after being diagnosed with cancer.

As she starts to tell the story, her phone keeps falling from the stand while she talks. She stops to correct it, telling her 1.3million followers: “We’ve got a picture of my dad on the stairs, and every now and then we walk past it, and she’ll be like ‘ah Grandad Eddie’s so funny’.

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“And I’m like, ‘Ok, scary. Yeah, he was funny, but how the f*** do you know that?'” She went on to tell fans – all while being interrupted by the mysteriously moving camera – that she had put her Ring doorbell on charge.

She continued: “Later on in the evening, she came up to me when I was in the kitchen doing her dinner and was like ‘Mummy, there’s a man at the door’.”

Not concerned by her daughter’s comment, as she was expecting a food delivery, she went for a look and saw nobody there. She went on: “I was like, ‘there’s no one there, darling’. And she was like ‘There is, there is, there’s no doorbell.’”

Confused as to how her daughter would know that it was on charge, she asked: “How would she have known that?” After walking her tot to the door to prove there was nobody there, she opened the door in the “pitch black”, showing her daughter that there was nobody there. But then, Lucia’s chilling next move left her stunned.

Shaughna added: “She put her hand outside and went: ‘Haha, mummy, man touched me’. Someone call Psychic f***ing Sally. Have I got some paranormal activity going on?

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“Is my child connecting? I know they say kids are more susceptible to things like that.” She added she’d had a “terrible night’s sleep” after the ghostly run-in.

Her followers were convinced they’d spotted orbs floating around in her video, as tiny white specs crossed the screen. One commented: “The amount of Orbs is crazy, I think you have a few spirits around you.”

Another said: “I mean there’s lots of Orbs floating around this video too.” A third suggested: “Maybe he’s hanging at the door as a protector while the doorbell is charging.”

Someone else added: “As soon as you mention your dad, the amount of orbs that appear is crazy!!! You’re definitely being protected.”

Another follower wrote: “The orbs along with the stand moving, are signs.” Many others commented with similar experiences with their own children and the other side.

Although most of Shaughna’s fans were convinced there was something supernatural afoot, others were slightly more cynical. One miserable sceptic wrote: “People talking about orbs, it’s f****** dust.” Another added: “Pure dust, she’s brushing her hair what do you think happens when you do that?”

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Rylan Clark has revealed that his mother was rushed to hospital after slipping on ice, resulting in a horrific fall that left her arm “black” with painful bruises

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Rylan Clark’s mum Linda has admitted that she was rushed to hospital after slipping on ice and injuring her arm. The 73-year-old shared the news on Rylan’s BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday.

Speaking to her son on the radio, she explained that she mistook ice for water while taking her rubbish out, resulting in her fracturing her shoulder. “I just went flying and I hurt my arm again,” she said live on the radio.

She added that it was “so sore” and had turned “black” from all the bruising. Rylan said: “Well that was a lovely phone call I got that morning, you on your way to the hospital.

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“But it could’ve been worse, it could’ve been your arm and your leg like we’ve had before.” He told his mum that she needs to “not make it any worse” and so needs to “be careful”.

He later thanked his listeners for getting in touch after Linda’s story, telling them: “So many of you getting in touch, thank you, yeah, she is alright by the way.

“She’s fractured her shoulder, I just can’t help her, you know what she’s like, rushing around doing stuff. In all fairness, though, it was an accident; she just slipped on some ice.”

Last year, Rylan was forced to miss his Radio 2 programme after his mum was rushed to hospital with illness ahead of her 73rd birthday. Writing on Instagram at the time, Rylan said: “Antibiotics have worked.

“Letting her home on orals. So she’s home for her bday. Cheers, everyone, for your messages. Means a lot. Off sort wheelie bins x.”

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While he didn’t explain why Linda had been admitted to the hospital, he also said: “She’s all good. Hoping she will be at home for her bday. She’s now worried about wheelie bins going out again.”

Meanwhile, back in November, Rylan revealed that he had received “loads of messages” from worried fans who had read a “fake” news story about Linda. He said on his Radio 2 programme: “I’ve had a load of messages today and yesterday.

“My mum’s absolutely fine, and I think there’s a fake news site on Facebook saying that my mum’s not well or something. She’s fine, she’s absolutely fine.”

He added: “She’s already been playing with the wheelie bins this morning. Thank you for the lovely messages but Linda is good.”

Months after Taylor Swift revealed her obsession with making sourdough bread, some of her celebrity friends were seen leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles holding their bakery items

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Taylor Swift has seemingly gifted her famous sourdough bread to some celebrity friends while attending Este Haim’s wedding afterparty in Los Angeles.

In August 2025, the superstar, 36, explained on her fiancé Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, that since the end of the Eras tour, she has been spending a lot of time in the kitchen, developing an obsession with making bread from scratch.

She joked she is “really talking about bread 60 per cent of the time now” and said she often sends her sourdough to her friends so she can get feedback and improve her recipe.

Now, she is believed to have gifted the bread to her friends, including the new bride, Este and her siblings, Danielle and Alana, as well as singer Shane Michael Boose, known professionally as Sombr. On Friday night, the celebrities were seen leaving the Bird Streets Club in Los Angeles holding their bakery items in their hands.

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While Taylor wasn’t seen leaving the restaurant, her bread was – and pictures obtained by the Daily Mail show that she carefully packaged it, ensuring it looked beautiful before giving it to her friends. Stickers on the bag included one of Taylor’s sourdough puns: “Are you bready for it?”

Another label read “It’s a loaf story” in a nod to her hit song, Love Story. After photos of the celebrities holding Taylor’s bread emerged online, fans couldn’t help but share their thoughts. “Oh to be blessed with TayLoaf,” one wrote on X.

Another posted: “The only Taylor Swift merch I want is Taylor’s sourdough.” A third said: “Taylor Swift’s sourdough becoming an accessory like a designer bag to people is the funniest s**t I have ever seen in my life. I love her.”

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Previously, Jimmy Fallon revealed he had been gifted sourdough from Taylor as he shared a photo of an avocado toast with the caption: “Not gonna lie: Taylor actually makes the best sourdough. Thank you @taylorswift13!!!

Another celebrity who has enjoyed Taylor’s sourdough is Selena Gomez, who was gifted fresh bread and a Le Labo candle for her 33rd birthday in July 2025.

On the packaging, Taylor wrote a note for Selena and her then-fiancé, Benny Blanco: “Homemade sourdough … For Selena + Benny. It’s a loaf story.”

Talking about her bread-making passion with Travis and Jason last summer, Taylor said: “I’d say all my hobbies could be categorised as, like, hobbies you could have had in the 1700s, you know? Like, I get all my granny s**t. We’re very deep in a sourdough obsession that has taken over my life.”

She continued: “The sourdough’s taken over my life in a huge way. I’m really talking about bread 60 per cent of the time now. I’m just, like, always baking bread and texting my friends and being like, ‘Can I send you some bread? I need some feedback. Do you like this one better than you liked the other one? Like, I did the rise a little differently.'”

Golden Globes nominee Emily Blunt has opened up about her meteroic rise to fame and how she had made a backup plan should her acting career not have worked out

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As one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, little could intimidate homegrown star Emily Blunt. She’s played everything from an action hero opposite Tom Cruise in the Edge of Tomorrow to a childhood hero taking on Julie Andrews’ legacy as Mary Poppins.

And tonight, Emily, 42, is set to cement her success at the Golden Globes in LA as one of six stars nominated in the best supporting actress category for her role in The Smashing Machine.

That’s pretty impressive for the London native who grew up as a self-confessed ‘shy’ child, battling with a stutter. Even more so, after being spotted in a school play in Edinburgh, she went on to be one of the biggest stars in Hollywood with a string of awards, including a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination.

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Looking back at where it all started, she says: “I wanted to finish high school and then I said to myself, ‘Alright, I’m going to give it a go for a year, and if it doesn’t work out, I’m going to go to university.’ And quite quickly, I got cast in a play with the amazing Dame Judi Dench, and it was just the best launch into how fun this industry can be. She’s so graceful and free and warm and doesn’t take any of it seriously.”

But it wasn’t until she landed the role of stereotypical fashion magazine girl, Emily, in The Devil Wears Prada in 2006, opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, that she hit the big time, winning a Golden Globe for the role.

Speaking about the experience that launched her career at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, she says: “When we were filming it, we were weeping with laughter every day. We thought we were making something funny. It was a joy bomb of an experience. It was amazing, but I didn’t know that it would become this thing that would catch fire in the way that it did.

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“It sort of paved the way for people to see me more as a character actor rather than someone who should just be in a period drama, you know, being British, just subjected to wearing a bonnet or a crown at some point”

Refusing to be typecast is no doubt one of the secrets to Emily’s stratospheric success. Her career snowballed and she landed role after role across all genres of film, from thriller to action, romance to comedy.

But it seems her success was written in the stars. She grew up in London as one of four children; her mother was a former actress, and her barrister father helped nurture her love of cinema.

She says: “I think the industry can be hard on people… I had seen that [the acting world ] it had been hard on my mum. So I think I didn’t have this burning ambition for it; I was quite a shy kid. I had a really bad stutter, so I didn’t speak that readily. So to end up in a job where I would have to speak was sort of just completely out of reach for me.

“My father would always go to the video store and come back with the most inappropriate films that he wanted to watch, like ‘Pretty Woman’ or ‘Jaws’. I remember seeing ‘Jaws’ at eight years old. I should have never have been allowed [to watch it]. It’s now my favourite film.”

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It would appear that her family can’t escape the acting world. Emily – who previously dated singer Michael Buble – is married to fellow Hollywood star John Krasinski, who she met through a friend in 2008 and the couple shares two daughters together. Emily later introduced her former Devil Wears Prada co-star Stanley Tucci to her sister, Felicity and they married in 2012.

They say to never mix work and pleasure but Emily and her husband John broke that rule when they starred opposite each other in horror A Quiet Place, in 2018. So was it a good idea? Seeing as it made $350m and the pair are still happily married you’d guess so.

Emily says: “I was a little nervous to work with him. It was made for $17,000,000. We shot it in six weeks… and the reaction was crazy. I remember it was like a rock concert, the reaction to that film. It was this meteoric thing that none of us expected.”

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Behind the red carpets and glamorous lifestyle, Emily is famed for her playful sense of humour and her genuine friendships with her former co-stars. She lives in New York with her family in the same building as Matt Damon and she jokes that they hang out together ‘in our slippers.”

She’s currently up for a gong in her role starring alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson ‘The Smashing Machine’ (directed by Oppenheimer’s Benny Safdie) a biopic of the MMA and UFC champion Mark Kerr, with Emily playing his wife, Dawn.

She says: “I love him so much. Dwayne is someone who, as you know, not only because of his colossal size, but just who he is, has never really been allowed to disappear – and he is unrecognisable in this…Benny said, ‘You are friends with Dwayne. Right?’ And I said, ‘Yeah.’ Benny sent me the documentary and then I called Dwayne and I was like, ‘You’ve got to do this movie.”

But her A-list pals don’t end there. She’s stayed close with her Oppenheimer co-star Cillian Murphy. She says: “He’s a true friend. I hope we’re in each other’s lives forever. Oh my god, if anyone is not meant to be famous, it’s Cillian Murphy. He is like the last person who should be famous. He’s so crap at it. [laughs] He’s so bad. There’s sort of secret language and I feel that with Matt [Damon]. I feel that with Cillian. Definitely felt that with Dwayne because [working with them] it was just easy.

Whatever the outcome of tonight’s Golden Globes Emily is going nowhere. She’s already working with Steven Spielberg on Disclosure Day set for release in June.

She says: “I was so awestruck to even get the call, and then in the meeting he goes, ‘Would you like to know why you’re here?’ And I was, like, ‘Yes please.’ Because I was trying not to dork out and just talk to him about endless scenes from ‘Jaws’ that I’ve been obsessed with for years and, yeah, he’s really magical. I’m very happy.

“I don’t know about directing yet. I’m really trying to learn never to say never because I think I’m really enjoying producing stuff. I’m going to have to do a lot more sit-ups to be ready for ‘Edge of Tomorrow 2’. I don’t know if they [her abs] are quite what they were! [laughs] Two children later! But we’ll see. I’d like to find out how many crazy people I have inside of me.. I always thought Mary Poppins was my superhero. She’s magical, she flies, she’s perfect. I’m always open, of course, but I’ve never ventured into the comic book realm or superhero realm – but I’m always open.”