X Factor’s Sinitta, 62, announces she’s split from boyfriend and ‘starting the year single’

Eighties pop star Sinitta has confirmed that she is single following the breakdown of her year long relationship by posting a sexy picture showing off her incredible curves

Eighties pop singer Sinitta shared with fans that she is starting off the new year as a single woman, following the split with her mystery boyfriend of one year. The singer, 62, best known for her hits including Toy Boy, has always remained tight-lipped over the identity of her partner who she started dating in July 2024.

And at the time, she appeared to be in her element with her new romance, describing him as “a really nice man”, in a recent interview. But judging by her latest social media post, the singer and X Factor star has confirmed her year long relationship has come to an end – and she announced the news in the best way possible.

Posing in just a set of light coloured underwear, the TV personality who has had a string of high profile relationships under her belt over the years, captioned the post with an empowered message to fans.

She wrote: “There is nothing wrong with starting the year single. Being Alone is also a gift. time to reflect, learn and grow peacefully and in your own time.” She added: “Some relationships are not meant to be forever in the same mode, they turn into friendships and some fade to pleasant memories. Don’t be afraid to be alone, embrace it and celebrate you.”

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Sinitta concluded her heartfelt post adding: “Release and be released with peace and love and best intentions for each other. Remember together you were Stronger, but alone you were still strong.”

Back when she first started dating her mystery man, Sinitta admitted to OK! magazine: “I am dating someone and he’s a really nice man. It’s nice, I’m happy. He’s obsessed with football, but that’s fine, I’d rather that than other things. It’s good.”

Prior to her romance she had been married to Andy Willner for eight years but their marriage came to an end in 2010. The couple share two children together, Zac and Magdalena.

After being single for years after her divorce, the TV star claimed that her children were over the moon that she had finally found someone to share life with.

She explained: “I didn’t date for a long time; I was single for eight and a half, nine years… I think they know I’m fussy and it took me a long time to find someone, so they trust that.” She added: “Before I was with him, my son said to me, ‘I don’t think you should be alone all the time, all your friends are gay.’

She claimed that her son Zac was far more worried about her love life than she was. She added: “So he was more worried about my sex life than I was – but now I’m OK!”

But at the time, it seemed as though the former singer was struggling to juggle a new relationship and controlling her teenage children who were excited to explore their freedom at the age of 18. She continued: “They’re obsessed with going out because now that they’re 18 they can and they’re loving it. We’re already fighting and they’ve only been 18 for a minute – it’s arguments every day.”

“I’m trying to explain that they’re still under my roof and they’re not completely grown yet. I’m doing the whole, ‘It’s my house, it’s my rules,’ thing, but it’s hard,” she said. Sinitta is certainly no stranger to having her romances in the spotlight, as she not only dated Simon Cowell in the eighties for two years but also counts Hollywood heartthrob, Brad Pitt as one of her exes.

Speaking about her famous exes, she told New magazine: “It’s important to remember Simon and Brad were not superstars when I met them – I was the famous one.” She added“I don’t just date famous, super-rich men, I create them!”

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She continued: “I end up being a lucky charm in their lives and after me, everything they touch turns to gold.”

David Bowie’s daughter slams friends on Instagram over dad’s 79th birthday

David Bowie’s daughter Lexi Jones, 24, has publicly attacked her friends for failing to text her condolences on what would have been her late father’s 79th birthday

David Bowie’s daughter has publicly criticised her friends for not reaching out to her on what would have been the late music icon’s 79th birthday. Bowie passed away at his New York City home, which he shared with wife Iman and their daughter Lexi Jones, on 10 January 2016. His death came just two days after his 79th birthday and followed a secret battle with liver cancer.

Both Iman and Lexi have since paid individual tributes to the legendary star on his birthday, their posts on social media garnering a flood of empathetic responses from followers. However, 24 year old Lexi has since taken aim at those in her personal circle for neglecting the significance of the date and its closeness to the tenth anniversary of her father’s passing.

In a selfie shared with her Instagram followers, she vented: “Thank you to all the people I don’t know who wished me condolences, and f**k you to all of my friends who never texted me at all.” She further expressed her disappointment, adding: “I got 1 text! F**k all y’all.”

Lexi, whose full name is Alexandria Zahra Jones, had earlier posted a touching throwback photo with her dad, captioning it: “Da big 79 today. Happy birthday pops, miss ya!”

This comes only months after Lexi disclosed her autism diagnosis, following a ‘long and exhausting journey’ and years of struggling to fit in. In August, she took to Instagram to discuss the ‘validating’ diagnosis and her lifelong efforts to appear ‘normal’.

She also revealed that she’d spent thousands of dollars seeking professional help. The artist sought professional help and was formally diagnosed with autism and ADHD by a specialist. She first shared her diagnosis in June, confessing that understanding she was autistic brought her ‘clarity and relief’, after unknowingly concealing it for years, which left her feeling exhausted and isolated.

She took to Instagram to share: “Autism does not have one look, one voice, or one way of showing up. It comes in many forms, and a lot of us learn to hide it without even realising we are doing it.”

“I was recently diagnosed as autistic, and it finally made sense of so much I have carried quietly my whole life. It is very common for women and people socialised as female to be diagnosed later in life. We are often conditioned to mask, mirror, and internalise. That does not make it any less real.”

“This diagnosis does not change who I am, but it gives me language, clarity, and relief. I am sharing this because I know I am not the only one, and because stories like this deserve to be seen.”

Alongside her post, she shared a deeply personal essay titled, The Quiet Effort: ‘Neurodivergence through my lens’, where she candidly discussed how she’d ‘spent my whole life feeling like I was different’. Lexi remembered feeling ‘isolated’ growing up and spent years mirroring those around her and ‘masking’ – a term used to describe the conscious or unconscious effort by individuals to suppress their natural autistic traits and behaviours to appear more neurotypical.

She penned: “I never really felt like I belonged anywhere, and it ultimately left me exhausted from masking”.

Lexi admitted to feeling ‘exhausted from masking’ and confessed that she had become adept at ‘blending in’, but it was a skill that didn’t come naturally to her and required ‘conscious construction’.

She penned: “It feels more like a performance I have built over time, not a reflection of how I truly think, feel, or function.”

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She detailed how she would often get overwhelmed and either ‘shut down or lash out’, while describing her lack of self-identity as a ‘sense of pain’ that ‘chips away at my confidence and sense of worth.’.

Tess Daly and Vernon Kay’s family announcement after Strictly Come Dancing exit

Tess Daly hosted Strictly Come Dancing for over two decades but chose to leave alongside her co-host Claudia Winkleman at the end of 2025’s series, with their final show airing on Christmas Day

Tess Daly and her husband Vernon Kay appear to have gone through a huge family change following the TV presenter’s departure from Strictly Come Dancing in December. Their eldest daughter Phoebe has not only moved away from home, but moved to a whole other continent.

The 21-year-old posted a pic of herself at a bar in New York City to her Instagram Stories on 8 January, in which the Empire State Building could be seen in the background. Suggesting she had moved to Big Apple, at least for substantial period of time, he captioned the photo: “Home for a while…”.

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Phoebe also added to her profile’s bio: “Heyyyy LDN/NYC”. She has not shared the reason behind her relocation or how long she will be in the city for, but the move is recent, as she was in the UK for the end of her mother’s run on Strictly Come Dancing.

Tess, who started hosting the BBC show in 2004, decided to leave the series this year. She and her co-host Claudia Winkleman released a joint statement in September announcing their departure from the show after over 20 years on it.

In a video put on Instagram, Tess and Claudia said: “We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream. We were always going to leave together, and now feels like the right time.

“We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series, and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show.

“They’re the most brilliant team, and we’ll miss them every day. We will cry when we say the last ‘keep dancing’, but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza.”

After the pair’s final live show, Phoebe took to Instagram to praise her mother. Phoebe penned: “Wow. What an incredible Strictly Come Dancing final last night.

“The love and joy strictly creates is something magical and I’m so lucky to have seen my mum work with the absolute best people. Last night was definitely an emotional one, but most importantly it was a celebration of the show and the 21 years mum has been doing it.”

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She continued: “Mum you are a true inspiration to me I will hold all these Strictly memories close to my heart forever. It’s been in my life since the day mum was pregnant with me so I don’t know life without Strictly and for that reason I will forever be the shows number one fan.”

‘Heartfelt’ James Bond reunion is leaving fans with ‘tears in their eyes’

A beloved James Bond star’s latest film is already getting viewers reaching for the tissues

A new film featuring James Bond’s Pierce Brosnan and inspired by the uplifting tale of a British sporting legend is set to grace cinema screens this week.

Executive produced by Rocky star Sylvester Stallone, Giant features The Crown’s Amir El-Masry as Sheffield-born boxer Naseem Hamed, a multiple world championship victor from 1995-2000.

Exploring his challenging upbringing amidst racism and Islamophobia during the 1970s and 80s, the film charts ‘Prince’ Naseem’s ascent to stardom as well as his thorny relationship with his mentor, Irish boxing coach Brendan Ingle (portrayed by Brosnan).

Penned and directed by Rowan Athale, Giant is a must-see for both sports aficionados and Bond fans as it showcases Brosnan in peak form in a role that’s a far cry from the sophisticated secret agent.

Interestingly, the film also stars Toby Stephens, who played the antagonist Gustav Graves opposite Brosnan in the 2002 Bond film Die Another Day, reports the Express.

The Daily Telegraph lavished praise on his performance as Naseem’s promoter Frank Warren in their four-star review, writing: “Toby Stephens all but steals the show as Warren.

“He gets a set-piece monologue about the changing culture of the 1990s – all lads’ mags, earrings and fast cars – which he tucks into like prime rib.”

Giant has garnered acclaim from several publications so far, with Dexerto describing it as “gripping from beginning to end”.

City AM labelled it as “heartfelt” and Film Stories dubbed it “thumping big screen cinema”.

RadioTimes also awarded the film four stars, noting that “Amir El-Masry perfectly replicates the boxer’s fighting style” and describing Brosnan as “excellent”.

“Despite being executive-produced by Sylvester Stallone, this is more melancholy than Rocky-like, and all the better for it,” they concluded.

Cinema-goers who’ve attended advance screenings have been equally enthusiastic, with one film lover awarding it five stars on Letterboxd: “Unbelievable storytelling structure. Funny as hell, authentic and moving. Almost cried at the end too. Pierce Brosnan phenomenal as always.”

Another viewer raved: “I loved this from start to finish. Once again, not a film I’d normally watch (sport and biopic) but from seeing the trailer I knew I had to watch. The story was so good and it did have me tearing up. I love Pierce Brosnan and everything he touches, so I knew I’d enjoy.”

A third reviewer branded it “the ultimate crowd pleaser. It was funny, dramatic, action packed and had some incredible performances, mainly by Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry.”

Whilst a final audience member declared: “OHMYGODD. Now this was a movie that genuinely felt so personal that when it was over, tears hit me like a truck over how it ended.

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“A movie so phenomenal on so many levels with colour grading that feels like nostalgia for a life that isn’t even mine.”

Giant is in UK cinemas now.

Love Island star rushed to hospital as girlfriend’s dog bites his face

The Love Island star was left with a bloody lip injury after being bitten by his girlfriend’s dog, requiring six stitches and a tetanus shot

A Love Island star has ended up in hospital after his girlfriend’s dog bit his face. The 28 year old personal trainer, who graced screens on the ITV2 dating show in 2023, took to Instagram to share a gruesome snap of his lip injury that required six stitches and a tetanus jab.

In the video, Zach Noble and his girlfriend, 24 year old internet sensation Ava Hirons, are seen sitting in a hospital. Over the clip, he wrote: “POV: WHEN I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH HER ADHD AND THE FACT HER DOG BIT ME.” A few moments into the footage, Zach humorously tells Ava: “Ever since you entered my life, things have just gone downhill, proper.”

Ava, whose relationship with Zach was confirmed in October 2025 after they were spotted strolling in London, responds with a surprised: “Really?” She then zooms in on his face, plants a kiss, and starts serenading him with James Blunt’s hit, You’re Beautiful.

The video then cuts to a shot of Ava’s dog lounging on Zach’s chest, overlaid with the text: “1 TETANUS SHOT.” This is followed by a photo of Zach in A&E sporting the nasty lip wound, captioned: “4 HOUR WAIT.”

Next, we see a candid shot taken by Ava – whose mum is Caroline Hirons, the skincare guru from ITV’s This Morning – showing medics attending to Zach. He captions this image: “6 STITCHES.” The video concludes with a picture of the culprit canine, captioned: “FOR THIS REALLY.”

Zach summed up the post with the caption: “What a dog.” Ava chimed in the comments section, jokingly admitting: “It’s true guys… I did it he should leave me.”

Indeed, the eyes don’t lie. “One of Zach’s followers – a fan who cheered him on to fourth place with his former flame Molly Marsh, 24, on Love Island in 2023 – responded to his injury post, commenting: “Hope the dog doesn’t make an habit of it!!!”

“Zach, who parted ways with Molly in July 2025 after they reignited their love in May 2024 following a split seven months post their Love Island stint, retorted: “Na was my fault.”

Zach started dating Ava, three months after his split from Molly Marsh. Over the summer, TV personality Molly announced she had parted ways with Zach after falling for each other two years prior.

Molly and Zach met on the tenth series of the ITV2 show, which aired in 2023. They remained together after leaving the villa, but briefly separated last year before rekindling their romance months later. However, they ended things again in July, with Molly telling fans that they remain “friends”.

Three months later, it has been said Zach moved on with influencer Ava – who is the daughter of This Morning star Caroline Hirons.

The two reportedly grew close after going on a number of romantic dates. “It’s early days, but Ava and Zach have been casually dating,” an insider said.

“There was an instant spark there and they really fancy each other,” they told The Sun, before claiming Zach isn’t ‘rushing into anything serious’ as he only recently got out of a relationship.

The pair’s romance has since been confirmed as they post loved up pictures on social media together.

After Zach and Molly split up, she took to her Instagram Stories to confirm the sad news, writing: “I just want to confirm the rumours. Myself and Zac have split up and are no longer together.

“We have parted ways as friends and thank you all for your love and support of our relationship over the past 2 years.”

A source told the Sun at the time that “nothing bad” had happened between them. The source said: “They just made the decision to split on a mutual basis. The pair have no bad blood between them and will continue to be friends.”

The source added that the exes wanted to “cherish” the memories that they made together. They concluded: “Sometimes relationships work, and sometimes they don’t but they want to continue to be friends and cherish the couple of years they have spent together and are both grateful for Love Island bringing them into each others lives.”

Molly and Zachariah were original islanders on Love Island in 2023, but the former’s time was cut short when she was dumped from the villa just weeks in. She left after Kady McDermott coupled up with Zachariah upon her arrival.

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A twist for Casa Amor however saw Molly return just days after her departure. She then ended up recoupling with Zachariah and the pair later reached the final. They placed fourth, with Jess Harding and Sammy Root winning instead.

Moment that sparked Brooklyn Beckham’s ‘legal letter’ to David and Victoria revealed

Brooklyn Beckham, 26, is thought to be completely cut off from his family after he allegedly issued them a desist letter, urging them not to contact him personally and to go through lawyers instead

Brooklyn Beckham’s estrangement from his famous parents has taken a more serious turn, with reports suggesting the family rift has escalated into the 26-year-old sending a legal letter.

According to reports, there has been an exchange of legal correspondence between Brooklyn and his parents – or more specifically, between their respective legal teams at Schillings and Harbottle & Lewis. It is claimed that Brooklyn made it clear he did not want his parents to contact him directly or make public statements about him on social media.

The move is said to have followed what Brooklyn reportedly viewed as a series of “nasty” briefings about his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. These briefings allegedly included suggestions that Brooklyn was a “hostage” in the marriage and that Nicola was “controlling” him – claims the couple are said to strongly reject.

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Sources have suggested that this “talk to my lawyers” stance may explain why Brooklyn appeared to block David and Victoria – as well as brothers Romeo and Cruz – on social media shortly before Christmas. Prior to that, family members had reportedly been viewing and liking Brooklyn’s cooking videos online.

However, it was allegedly felt that this continued interaction contradicted Brooklyn’s wish for his family to leave him and Nicola alone, particularly amid ongoing speculation about tensions behind the scenes.

A source told the Daily Mail last month: “It would be really in the holiday spirit if the Beckhams could just leave them alone for now. Whether someone follows someone else on Insta shouldn’t be a story. Nicola and Brooklyn haven’t been commenting. They just want peace.”

Brooklyn and Nicola have largely remained silent throughout the speculation, choosing not to publicly address rumours of discord or respond to claims about their relationship.

Instead, the couple have continued to focus on their life in the US, sharing glimpses of cooking projects, married life and professional ventures. But since the public blocking, the rift seems to have escalated further.

Brooklyn had already missed major family events amid the feud, including his father David Beckham’s 50th birthday and Christmas with the family. He remained in Los Angeles with Nicola Peltz’ family over the festive period.

While David and Victoria Beckham have not publicly commented on the reported legal exchange, the situation marks a significant shift in what was once thought to be a private family disagreement. The involvement of lawyers suggests the breakdown in communication may be deeper than previously assumed.

For now, reconciliation appears distant, with reports indicating that Brooklyn’s priority is protecting his marriage and maintaining boundaries, rather than fuelling further public discussion.

It’s thought Victoria and David received the desist letter at the end of last summer following months of speculation around their relationship with their son and his wife.

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