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Louis Tomlinson has recalled the moment he was informed about the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne – and he said “we all looked up to” the singer

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Louis Tomlinson has revealed Niall Horan informed him about the death of the pair’s former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, saying “we all looked up to him”.

The 33-year-old said Payne had been pushing for a reunion of the band, which also included Harry Styles and Zayn Malik. Payne died at the age of 31 in October last year after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Speaking to host Steven Bartlett on The Diary Of A CEO podcast, Tomlinson said he was in Los Angeles when he first heard of Payne’s death.

“In the car, in LA. I found out through Niall,” he said, telling Bartlett the news evoked a similar reaction to when his sister Felicite died of an accidental drug overdose in 2019.

“I had the same feeling that I had with Felicite, and I think anyone has this when they’re around someone who’s struggling; my 150 per cent wasn’t nearly enough.

“And that’s when it’s my own arrogance thinking that I could have helped really, because it was so much deeper than what I could have done for him. He was definitely struggling at that time in his life.”

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A post-mortem examination report said Payne died of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage” after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires.

At the time, Tomlinson shared an Instagram post in which he said he was “beyond devastated” to have “lost a brother”. Tomlinson told Bartlett: “When I put up my post about him, I really wanted him to be remembered the way that he should be remembered. I could just go on and talk all day about how amazing he was, but I think we all looked up to him.”

Tomlinson also revealed that Payne had been campaigning for a One Direction reunion, but he said it would not feel “right”.

“Never say never… but I’m just not sure it would be right to (Payne). Say for the sake of argument, 25 year’s time, it’s like a f****** Oasis thing, they offer us an arm and a leg, and they’re like, ‘Come back and do this many shows’, I don’t know. (Payne’s death) just completely put a pin in all of that. And the irony is, there was no one campaigning for One Direction to get back more than Liam. I would say I came in a close second.”

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A court in Argentina dropped charges in February of criminal negligence against three out of the five people who had been charged in connection with Payne’s death.

At the Brit Awards in March he was remembered with a video montage which showed him with his family and a clip from his time on The X Factor and then with One Direction, who won seven gongs at the music awards before they split up.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, was followed by the woman – described as a “fixated individual” – in London and even in Nigeria, but he left the Royal Family years ago

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “not entitled to security” because they are now just “mere celebrities,” it is today argued.

The damning claim comes despite Harry being followed on several occasions, including twice in London, by a stalker, described as a “fixated individual”. She came “within yards” of the Duke of Sussex during his recent visit to the UK, it emerged this week.

His own private security “body blocked” the woman after she entered a “secure zone” at a hotel, and two days later, she came within just “a stone’s throw” from the duke when he visited Imperial College London’s Centre for Blast Injury Studies.

But it is argued today Harry and Meghan are just “celebrities” now and therefore should not receive security paid for by the British taxpayer, despite the scares. Jane Moore, a columnist and regular on Loose Women, said: “I sympathise. But the right (or not) to state-backed police protection is decided by executive committee Ravec, which decided that, as he is no longer a working royal, he’s not entitled to it. Indeed, thanks to their various commercial deals, it could be argued that Harry and Meghan are now classed as mere ‘celebrities.’”

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Jane shared her opinion in a column in The Sun this week, stating the couple have pursued commercial contracts since moving from the UK to the US five years ago. They announced they were stepping back as working members of the royal family in January 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were then told they would receive a “bespoke” security service, where they’d need to give 30 days’ notice of any plans to travel to the UK, with each visit being assessed for threat levels and whether protection is needed.

But Jane, 63, claimed Harry and Meghan should not be afforded such protection if they are now seen as celebrities. The journalist added: “With alarming frequency, the newspapers are full of stories about other celebrities (particularly women) whose lives are blighted by stalkers that they don’t get state-backed police protection from. So if Harry was to get it, then why not them?”

The publication referred to high-profile stalking cases, including that of Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas who moved her mother to a different home due to the behaviour of 37-year-old creep Kyle Shaw. However, Shaw’s prison sentence was suspended for 20 months at Liverpool Crown Court earlier this year.

Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green in Friends for 10 years, has also addressed claims she chose not to have children because she’s a “selfish workaholic”

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Hollywood icon Jennifer Aniston has blasted claims she didn’t want to become a mother because she’s a “selfish workaholic”.

The Friends actress, who was married to Brad Pitt for five years, also told how she endured a two-decade secret battle to have a baby. In a rare interview published today, Jennifer, 56, said she felt she needed to correct the “false narrative” about why she hasn’t started a family.

Jennifer said: “They didn’t know my story, or what I’d been going through over the past 20 years to try to pursue a family, because I don’t go out there and tell them my medical woes.

“That’s not anybody’s business. But there comes a point when you can’t not hear it – the narrative about how I won’t have a baby, won’t have a family, because I’m selfish, a workaholic. It does affect me – I’m just a human being. We’re all human beings. That’s why I thought, ‘What the hell?'”

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Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar UK, the actress talked about her unsuccessful attempt at IVF – and admitted she wished she had frozen her eggs years earlier. Jennifer, who played Rachel Green in Friends for 10 years, continued: “The news cycle is so fast, it just goes away. Of course, there are times when I feel that sense of justice – when something has been said that isn’t true and I need to right the wrong. And then I think, do I really? My family knows my truth, my friends know my truth.”

The star split with Brad in 2005 after the actor met Angelina Jolie on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. In a previous interview, Jennifer said “nobody did anything wrong” in relation to the breakup. She since dated Justin Theroux for six years, a relationship which ended in 2017.

Jennifer described the subsequent IVF struggle as “a challenging road”. In a previous interview, the celeb, born in Los Angeles, California, had said: “My late 30s, 40s, I’d gone through really hard sh*t, and if it wasn’t for going through that, I would’ve never become who I was meant to be. I was trying to get pregnant.

“All the years and years and years of speculation… It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it.”

Jennifer was 35 when she split with Brad, who went on to have six children with Angelina. However, Jennifer previously said the suggestion he left her because she wouldn’t give him a child was an “absolute lie.”

Ant McPartlin, part of the Ant & Dec duo, was married to Lisa Armstrong – a make-up artist and former member of pop band Deuce – for 12 years until their divorce in 2018

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Ant McPartlin’s ex-wife Lisa Armstrong has put their fire-ravaged former marital home on the market as she “just wants to get shot of it”.

Although the five-bedroom property is on sale for an asking price of £3.4million, Lisa will take a financial hit on the property as it was reportedly worth in the region of £7-£8million before the blaze. Friends, though, say 48-year-old Lisa hopes to move on from what is said to be “the only thing linking her to Ant”.

The fire in September 2023 caused significant damage to the lavish mansion in Chiswick, west London, and so Lisa attempted to sell the property some months later for £4million. However, it is back on the market now with the value slashed again, and it is believed potential buyers will have a restoration job on their hands.

A friend said: “Lisa just wants to house off her hands now, she wants shot of it. Apart from her dog Hurley, the house is the only thing linking her to Ant now and she feels it’s time to let go, even though it means she will take a hit in the pocket.”

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Ant, 49, and Lisa divorced in 2018 after a 12-year marriage. Lisa, former member of pop band Deuce, had the house and, when she eventually tried to sell it, she reportedly became fed up with receiving low ball offers and “nosey” parties who just wanted to take a look around the place with no real interest in buying. It was then removed from the market in January 2024.

But the advert is back on Rightmove, which states the property “presents a unique opportunity to restore and enhance a residence to its former glory.” The ad, which gives no details of the fire, continues: “The property boasts impressive proportions throughout, including a generous fully fitted kitchen/dining room, expansive main reception room with tall ceilings, and five double bedrooms.”

And the friend told the Daily Mail: “Lisa had loads of derisory offers, some of them were actually quite insulting and many people were simply put off by the fire damage.

‘But it’s in such a desired location, some houses in the same street are going for big money, so it’s still an attractive property to purchase. At its new price, she’s confident of selling the house this time.”

Ruth Codd, who is in this year’s The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One alongside 18 other stars, wants to raise awareness about amputations following a horrific injury

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Ruth Codd – the Irish actress in The Celebrity Traitors – described her leg amputation as the “greatest challenge” she has ever faced.

The star’s candid interview, which has resurfaced following her appearance in the new series last night, details why Ruth, now 29, had her right leg amputated below the knee. The actress had injured her foot playing football when she was 15 and, in around 2019, she suffered further complications which led to the surgery.

Ruth, from Wexford, Ireland, said she made the decision to help relieve the pain and gain more control over her life. Ruth has learned in the subsequent years to use a prosthetic leg, she told the Irish Examiner. This interview from 2022 has resurfaced today following interest on Ruth and her injury.

She said: “My injury is the greatest challenge I’ve faced in my life so far. I injured it playing soccer at the age of 15. It never healed correctly so until I was 23, I was on and off crutches, getting loads of operations. Because of nerve damage and chronic pain, I chose to get it amputated. It took eight years of my life, constantly going in and out of hospital.

“My whole life revolved around trying to heal my leg. For years, I didn’t see it getting any better. I was stuck in a really bad mindset and I was pissed off at life. When I made the decision to amputate it, things finally started to turn around. It was a relief. I could get on my life.”

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In The Celebrity Traitors, Ruth and 18 other stars compete to prove themselves as either a Faithful or a Traitor. The other celebs include actor and broadcaster Sir Stephen Fry and Olympian Tom Daley.

Ruth, who portrayed Anya in the Netflix thriller series The Midnight Club, previously spoke of her delight to partake in the show. Her enthusiasm was mirrored by the BBC unscripted director Syeda Irtizaali, who said of the show in the summer: “It was a real pleasure to cast this series. I think where we started with was we wanted to have a really broad range of people, obviously, but we also wanted people that were real fans of the show, that really understood it.

“I was worried about it; I was worried about how they were going to play it compared to members of the public, but we have nothing to worry about. They really play the game, and some of the things that you’ll see them doing are extraordinary; that’s all I’m going to say. It’s well worth the wait.”

One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson recently sat down for an in-depth interview and opened up about his relationship with Love Island star Zara McDermott

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One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has revealed his true feelings for his girlfriend, Zara McDermott. Love Island star Zara and singer Louis were dating privately for several months before going public with their relationship in June, with a loved-up snap of the smitten pair kissing.

Zara, who split from ex-boyfriend Sam Thompson in December after a five-year relationship, has also reportedly gradually moved into his north London mansion. And now, Louis shared further insight into their new romance during a rare interview while promoting his latest project.

During a chat on The Diary Of A CEO, with presenter Steven Bartlett, he mentioned being “in love” with the TV personality.

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He said: “I’m a deeply, deeply romantic person. It’s also easy to to be romantic when you are a creative. I really struggle to write in a fictional sense, I really struggle.

“For me, I have to have been living it, it has to be real to me. So if I wasn’t feeling so good, like right now, I wasn’t feeling so in love…the record probably would have a slightly different feel to it.”

Zara and Louis confirmed their relationship on Instagram earlier this summer, much to the delight of fans. In June, Zara posted a sweet snap of the two smooching, with Louis commenting, “I love you.”

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The post was met with support from both families as Zara’s brother responded, “beautiful couple,” while Louis’ sister added, “love love.”

It was reported the couple first started dating at the beginning of this year but wanted to keep things private until they were ready to tell the world.

Their first public appearance was at Glastonbury Festival in June, where they were seen in a TikTok video embracing while watching a performance. Louis had his arms around Zara, who looked loved-up and at ease as she leaned back on his shoulder.

While their romance has gone from strength to strength, their relationship faced at least one awkward moment earlier this summer when Louis and Sam were both taking part in Soccer Aid.

Zara and Louis’ relationship appears to be progressing quickly, with friends reportedly viewing the pairing as serious.

According to sources close to the couple, this summer was spent travelling together before returning to the UK at which point Zara began using Louis’ home as her base.

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