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Reality TV star and makeup mogul Kylie Jenner launches her music career as King Kylie with Terror Jr collab Fourth Strike but fans have called her music debut ‘cringe’

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Kylie Jenner has launched her music career with a feature on Terror Jr’s new single Fourth Strike, released on Monday night, but not all of her fans are convinced by her vocal skills.

The 28-year-old entrepreneur, best known for The Kardashians and her billion-dollar cosmetics brand, appears on the track under her revived alter ego King Kylie, a nod to her social media persona from 2014 to 2016.

Fourth Strike is a follow-up to Terror Jr’s 2016 single Three Strikes, which featured in a Kylie Cosmetics campaign and sparked rumours that Jenner was secretly the singer. This time, she confirmed her involvement, performing the bridge and closing the track with a whispered “King Kylie.”

On the song, Jenner can be heard singing: “I just wanna tell you, I’m sorry / Touch me, baby, tell me I’m your baby / Write your name all over my body.”

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Reactions to Jenner’s musical debut were divided however as one fan wrote on X: “How embarrassing, king autotune,” while another commented: “Oh baby, stick to the lip kits.”

Others were more critical, with one user adding: “Oh great, just what the world needed – Kylie Jenner thinking she’s a pop star now. Someone please tell her ‘vocal range’ doesn’t mean whispering over autotune.”

Another joked: “Kylie Jenner making music is the biggest recession indicator. Nobody asked for that s***.”

Jenner addressed her decision to collaborate with Terror Jr in an Instagram post following the song’s release, sharing photos from the studio and a video of her daughter Stormi, seven, singing along.

“There was a little rumor 10 years ago that I was the one actually singing on Three Strikes,” Jenner wrote. “It wasn’t me (wish it was) so I had the idea to come together for Fourth Strike and it would actually be ME FEATURED!”

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She thanked Terror Jr “for making another perfect song,” adding that she was “soooooo nervous but so grateful.”

Alongside her first music release, Jenner announced that her new King Kylie cosmetics collection will launch on October 18. The line is inspired by her early online persona and marks what she called the return of her “fearless era.”

“I’ve seen all your messages asking for a King Kylie collection, the fearless era that had a dream at just 17 years old,” she said. “That’s why I posted that tweet back in 2022. I wanted to give you exactly what you’ve been waiting for.”

The Kylie Cosmetics website states that the collection will feature “best-selling formulas in iconic, limited-edition shades.”

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Joe Thomas tells Mirror exclusively about his excitement for a The Inbetweeners reunion and if the core four will be joined by Rivals star Emily Atack

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The Inbetweeners? Completed it mate! Except maybe we haven’t – a new instalment of the iconic show is on the horizon, with its creators revealing they were “plotting more adventures for our four favourite friends (ooh friends).” And Joe Thomas would love to be in it.

Talking to the Mirror, Joe opens up about his excitement for an Inbetweeners reunion and whether Emily Atack will be back as Charlotte ‘Big Jugs’ Hinchcliffe. This week it was announced that the production team behind the show, Fudge Park, had signed a deal with mega TV production company Banijay, in a move that “paved the way” for an Inbetweeners return.

And despite having to film embarrassing scenes such as walking down a catwalk in speedos with one testicle hanging out, Joe, who played lovestruck schoolboy Simon Cooper, would love to work with everyone again.

“I just love them,” he gushes. “I love being around them. And I’ve worked with them in other contexts as well – really I’ve taken every opportunity to work with one of that group ever since the show ended.”

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He really has. Joe was in a TV show called Chickens with Simon Bird, started a podcast called Fact up with James Buckley and has been in The Festival, which was directed by the Inbetweeners creator Iain Morris. “I’ve got my podcast with James, me and Simon go back to university, and Blake Harrison is a great friend, so I love working with them,” Joe says. “So in some capacity, of course! Working on it again would be wonderful.”

He’s not at all surprised that fans want Emily Atack back as well. Emily played Charlotte Hinchcliffe, who was an ever so sweet and large breasted recurring character in the first two series of The Inbetweeners on TV, but didn’t appear in the two blockbuster movies or reunion show.

Having since hosted her own ITV2 comedy series, The Emily Atack Show, and starred in the bonktastic hit Rivals, Emily’s career is massively impressive to Joe.

“I actually haven’t spoken to Emily recently, but I’ve followed her career,” he says. “I just think it’s really, really impressive how she’s built this fantastic career from not just acting, but also her own personality and being funny and being herself.

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“And what strikes me is just how much talent there is in the cast. So many other people have gone on to have these amazing careers in their own right, doing stand-up or just being funny.

“And I think that is a really, really good sign in comedy that people are not just comedy actors, but they’re creators as well. And Emily is that. So, I’m not surprised that there’s a clamour for her to come back as well.”

Joe’s also had quite the career since the Inbetweeners ended. Most notably, he starred with Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat, a series about university students and their house share. The show has had a lasting impact as it’s led Joe to what he’s doing now – launching the Unofficial Housemate Rulebook with app Quizlet to help university students transition to living in shared accommodation.

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For Joe, the house the characters shared in Fresh Meat was incredibly realistic. “It was the best set I’ve ever worked with. It was also just totally disgusting, like they’d taken a real house in Manchester and recreated it mould for mould.”

But with his new campaign and the data Quizlet have collected that proves what housemate habits are hated the most – yes, it’s when dishes are left in the sink – houses like these can be avoided. By following the guidebook and building better habits, students all over the country can tune in to watch The Inbetweeners all over again in a lovely, clean house.

After announcing their divorce in September, Nicole Kidman’s application for residency in Portugal has resurfaced – and she’s looking at the same resort where Harry and Meghan live

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Nicole Kidman may be moving to Portugal soon. Earlier in the year, the actress filed for divorce from Keith Urban, after months of not living together.

Now, it seems she may want to put a whole ocean between the two of them, as she has reportedly applied for residency in Portugal. She lodged her application with the European country’s immigration agency in July.

At the time, it raised questions about the state of her marriage, as Keith’s name was left off the forms. But their separation and divorce have been confirmed in the months since.

According to sources close to the pair, Nicole and Keith were not living together for most of the summer, despite celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary at the end of June. Nicole was said to have been fighting for the marriage, but Keith was “done” and his friends felt their divorce was “inevitable”.

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As such, by the time the divorce was filed in a Nashville court, a parenting plan was already in place, with Nicole as having their daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, for most of the year. Therefore, if she moves to Portugal, it is likely she would take them with her.

And if the trio go, they will be in good company, as Nicole is said to be eyeing up a property in an exclusive development called the Costaterra Golf and Ocean Club, where several A-listers already have residences.

Those already owning property in the resort just south of Lisbon are Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, George Clooney, Paris Hilton and Princess Eugenie. Last year, Harry and Meghan were said to have spent $4.7 million (£3.5 million) on their beachside home.

The star-studded complex was developed by Mike Meldman, the co-founder of George Clooney’s tequila company Casamigos. He acquired the 72-acre land in 2019, with a £435 million investment.

Nicole flew to Portugal in July, as the country requires an in-person meeting at their immigration residency. Keith’s absence was explained by his tour commitments at the time. The move still surprised many though, as all the couple’s other properties were in the US or Australia, where Nicole is from.

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It is unclear who will get which home in the divorce, but for now, the couple jointly own properties in Tennessee, New York, California, Sydney and New South Wales. Given their real-estate portfolio, they are reported to have $282 million (£212 million) in assets to divide.

In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar that was published last Thursday (9 October), Nicole hinted at the end of her marriage and said she “survived a lot”.

“As I get older, I want to be able to share and impart the things I’ve learned. I’ve seen a lot, I’ve experienced a lot, and I’ve survived a lot,” she said.

Later, she added that “the experiences that you’ve accumulated” are the best part of getting older. “So you go, ‘Oh, I’ve been here before. I actually know how to handle this now.’ Or, ‘Maybe I haven’t been in this place, but I’ve experienced something similar to this, and I do know that I will get through it.'”

Many thought she was referring to her divorce from Tom Cruise, which was highly shocking to the actress and left her heartbroken, but may be able to help her cope with what is happening now. She concluded: “There’s something to knowing that no matter how painful, or how difficult, or how devastating something is, there is a way through. You’re going to have to feel it.”

Pop icon Charli XCX has revealed that her soundtrack for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights “couldn’t be more different from Brat”

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Brat star Charli XCX has said her original songs for the new Wuthering Heights film “couldn’t be more different from Brat”.

The pop star, 33, who won five Brit awards for her genre-defying album, is providing music to soundtrack Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel. Speaking to Vanity Fair, the Guess singer said the film features an “elegant and brutal sound palette…. It couldn’t be more different from Brat.”

The film, which is being released on Valentine’s Day 2026, stars Australian actors Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie who appear in the film’s trailer, which features provocative imagery and the tagline: “Drive me mad.”

The singer, whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison, has secured a number of on-screen roles this year, including in Pete Ohs’ Erupcja, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights Of Hero, which will close the BFI London Film Festival this weekend.

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She also stars in the upcoming A24 film The Moment, which appears to be inspired by the phenomenon of Brat, and is “based on an original idea” by Charli XCX, according to a teaser.

The singer said: “It’s not a tour documentary or a concert film in any way, but the seed of the idea was conceived from this idea of being pressured to make one. It’s fiction, but it’s the realest depiction of the music industry that I’ve ever seen.”

Charli XCX soared to new levels of fame following the release of her culture-shaping sixth studio album in June 2024. The music artist, who blends elements of hyper-pop, electronica and dance music, said the end of the Brat phenomenon, which became an aesthetic as well as a lifestyle craze, “will be interesting”.

“I don’t really get to decide when it’s over or not. I think that’s up to the world”, she told Vanity Fair. “I don’t think people will forget it.” She added: “The end will be interesting because then I have to look at myself in a different way and be stripped of the thing that everyone identified me with. I not only know that this won’t last forever. I’m also really interested in the fact that it doesn’t.”

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The singer was recently wed to The 1975 drummer George Daniel in a ceremony she described as “just another cool day”. The pop star had a ceremony in London this summer and another wedding celebration abroad, which reportedly took place in Sicily.

“It’s cool to be married,” the Von Dutch singer told the US magazine. “I never really saw it for myself, to be honest. It was cool to feel so in love, and do it our way. We both kind of just wanted to not feel the pressures of the things you’re supposed to feel when you get married.”

The singer said she did not want to feel that “this is the day of your life as a woman.” She said: “I’m like, it’s actually just another cool day. It was cute. He’s the best. He really understands who I am at my best and at my worst.”

Daniel’s bandmate, The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, was among the famous stars at the couple’s wedding ceremony in Italy. The singer said: “When he’s (Daniel’s) deep within making a 1975 record and needs perspective, we can talk about it, and vice versa. It feels very calming to have that. Sometimes, you have to really grapple with fear and expectation and it being over.”

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Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall marked the band’s 40th anniversary tour by telling an excited fan to “shut it” before shouting how the singer was “sick of hearing it”

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Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall demanded one of his fans “shut it” after he shouted out at a gig. The singer became irate when an overexcited fan was deemed to be making too much noise at the concert, which took place at the OVO Arena Wembley on Saturday.

While the reveller was getting involved in the show, which is part of Simply Red’s 40th anniversary tour, Hucknall took exception to the audience member.

Singling him out in front of the 12,500 capacity venue, he launched into a furious rant, pointing his finger towards the man and shouting at him. The 65-year-old shouted “shut it” at the fan, before making his way across the stage to add: “Put a sock in it! I’m sick of hearing it.”

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He apologised to the rest of crowd, telling them: “I’m sorry about that but you know, I can’t concentrate – he’s yelling so loud. You’ve come to hear me sing, not him, with the greatest respect.”

Unfortunately for Mick’s fan, the man knows how to hold a grudge, as Steve Coogan can attest to. The crooner cut his former pal off and hasn’t spoken to him for 20 years after the comic made a friendship-ending dig in a film.

The Alan Partridge creator spoke about how Mick never spoke to him again after he jibed that his music was “rubbish” in a comment on 24 Hour Party People. The 2002 comedy loosely recalled the story of Factory Records, with Coogan playing 90s music mogul and ITV news host Tony Wilson.

In one scene, he portrays God, appearing in a white toga, with flowing white beard and hair. He is seen giving advice to Factory Records supremo Tony Wilson – also played by Coogan. The comic’s God character tells Wilson: “It’s a pity you didn’t sign The Smiths.

“But you were right about Mick Hucknall, his music’s rubbish… and he’s a ginger.” Coogan, 60, the creator of iconic North Norfolk Digital radio host Alan Partridge, said the once close mates never spoke again.

Coogan revealed in a 2023 interview: “Mick Hucknall stopped speaking to me after the joke about God calling his music rubbish.” Before the fallout Hucknall, whose hits include If You Don’t Know Me By Now, had a cameo in Coogan comedy The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon.

The 1997 show followed a cheesy Portuguese singer – it even saw the pals sing a duet together of Tom Jones hit Help Yourself. Tragically, Hucknall and Coogan’s friendship never recovered.

In an interview earlier this year, Mick reflected on his potential to take things “way too personally”. He told Classic Pop: “Probably that was a deep-seated insecurity at being abandoned by my mother. If something like that happens to you you’re probably not going to be filled with eternal self-confidence and might see everything as being kind of like a battle.”

He added: “I think people have an image of me as being very arrogant but it’s not always been the case. It might surprise people to know that I can be quite shy.”

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Actors James Corden and Ruth Jones have known each other for 25 years and in that time built a friendship as well as a British televisual staple in the form of Gavin and Stacey

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Actors Ruth Jones and James Corden, who have been friends for nearly 25 years, first met in 2000 on the set of Fat Friends. Their global fame skyrocketed largely due to their co-creation of the legendary series, Gavin and Stacey.

The beloved show, which ran intermittently from 2007 until 2024, featured Ruth, 59, and James, 47, as Nessa Jenkins and Neil ‘Smithy’ Smith respectively. The finale brought joy to fans when their characters finally became a couple.

Now, 25 years after their initial collaboration, they’ve joined forces again for a book titled ‘When Gavin Met Stacey And Everything In Between’.

Earlier this month, during a Q&A at the London Palladium attended by an audience of 2,286, they discussed their enduring friendship and professional partnership.

During this conversation, they expressed their mutual affection and appreciation for their friendship.

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Speaking about their relationship, Ruth said: “James is one of my best friends – it’s a very brother and sister sort of relationship. We do fight – he really gets on my nerves, and I really get on his.

“But there have been times in my life where James is the only person I could turn to and has completely saved me. His friendship is massively valuable to me.”

James had already mentioned how much he values Ruth’s friendship and how proud they both are, not just of Gavin and Stacey, but of their strong bond.

He elaborated: “Ruth and I have both said that however proud we are of Gavin and Stacey, alongside that is just this magical, unique, friendship which has grown, and is definitively deeper now today than it’s probably ever been. That’s a really unique thing in an industry like this, to maintain that love for each other.”

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This isn’t the first instance where the duo have shared insights about their bond.

Earlier this year, after her BAFTA triumph for her portrayal of Nessa, Ruth hinted at a potential future collaboration with him, according to the BBC.

She expressed: “I often say he’s like my annoying, younger brother and I’m like your very bossy older sister, but it just seems to work”.

“We have such a good laugh together and we just love being in a room and writing together and I hope that, that’s going to continue because Gavin and Stacey is now finished.