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The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger has started up a successful OnlyFans page alongside her TV career and one subscriber offered her a six figure sum to spend the night

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Lauren Goodger has revealed she was offered six figures to spend the night with a stranger. The reality star, 39, who shot to fame in the early 2010s when she was cast on The Only Way Is Essex, also has a subscription page on the adults-only platform OnlyFans alongside her TV career, where she sells racy content to followers.

But the former Celebrity Big Brother contestant revealed that one subscriber offered her £150,000 to spend the night, and admitted that the lucrative offer was “hard to turn down”. She said: “I’ve been offered 150 grand for the night, that’s another whole world. Never. Not being wrong, it’s hard to turn down but I couldn’t. I can’t even sleep with a guy in real life.”

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Whilst Lauren did not go through with the offer, she does create custom content for her fans, and typically charges them £6,500, but admitted she could never imagine herself doing such a thing when her TV career was at its peak. During an upcoming appearance on Olivia Attwood’s Getting Filthy Rich, she tells the Loose Women star: “Way back years ago when I was doing more TV work I was like ‘I’m never doing OnlyFans’ that’s not me.

“A few years later we went into Covid lockdown there’s no photo shoots, there’s no filming. Had these big bills come in and was like I have to pay this off so I sort of got backed into a corner. I was like I’m just gonna have to do it.” The former Dancing on Ice star then showed Olivia a topless photo of herself that earned her thousands of pounds, but admitted that she can’t pretend OnlyFans is really how she wants to earn a living.

She said: “I wouldn’t want to sit here and be like I absolutely love it. Do I really want these men to have these pictures? Do I really want to do this for how long and everyone knowing about it?

“And people looking at me thinking gosh she’s a successful lovely girl why she’s doing that but that’s the stigma around it. I can’t tell the world it’s not what you think.” Lauren then revealed that one of her friends begged her to stop using the platform, but insisted that it is a necessity when it comes to paying her bills.

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She added: “One of my friends did say ‘Lauren please delete, you don’t need to do it, you’re so much better than this.’ Without Only Fans I wouldn’t be able to pay all my bills. I have my house, my car, my child so don’t judge me. I’m not doing it so I can buy a Chanel handbag. I need the money. I’m only doing it so I can support myself. I need to live.”

Lauren previously explained that whilst she earned quite a lot in her early days of television fame, she spent a lot on cosmetic procedures, a decision she later came to regret.

She said: “I probably earned the most, but lost a hell of a lot. And that has humbled me, 100 per cent.” And speaking to Closer magazine in 2025, she revealed that some of her spending had gone on cosmetic procedures. She revealed: “When I had everything done, I looked the b****ks.

“My boobs looked amazing, I loved how I looked in pictures and all the attention. But now I wish I’d never had anything. I want it all out. My bum and boobs make me look bigger and cause me pain. I want to reverse it all and go back to natural.”

Music legend Paul Hardcastle shared the devastating news that his son, Paul Hardcastle Jr, has died following a motorcycle accident

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Paul Hardcastle’s official Instagram account has announced the tragic death of his son at the age of 35. The devastating news was shared in a heartbreaking post on Monday night.

Sharing a throwback image of his son, who shares the same name, the star behind the No1 song 19 wrote: “Just to let you know that my super talented son Paul Hardcastle Jnr was in a fatal motorcycle accident earlier and has sadly died. RIP son love Dad.”

Paul Jnr was a successful musician in his own right, playing the saxophone and DJing. He performed alongside his father in the smooth jazz album Hardcastle 5, appearing on the final track, Take 1, in 2008. He also worked on the 2022 release, Hardcastle X.

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He had an international breakthrough in 2010 when he co-wrote, recorded, and performed his debut single, Touch and Go, produced by his father. It reached number one in the USA Billboard Jazz Chart.

Followers were quick to pay tribute to the late musician in the comments section. Among them was former TOWIE star James Argent, who wrote: “I’m so sorry mate, thinking of you all. Heartbreaking.” He added a broken heart emoji.

Presenter Hayley Palmer also said: “Paul, I don’t even have the words – I am so so sorry to hear this. Heartbreaking. Am thinking of you Paul xx”

Hardcastle, 68, a huge star in the Eighties. His number one hit in 1985, 19, was created in his parents’ living room in Leytonstone and backed by Simon Fuller, who quit his record company job to be his manager.

The song topped the charts in 13 ­countries. It meant suddenly Paul couldn’t walk the streets without someone humming its repetitive, addictive chorus: “N-n-n-n-nineteen, nineteen.”

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Music mogul Fuller, who represented the Spice Girls and David Beckham, was Paul’s best man when he married Dolores. He is also godfather to his eldest daughter Maxine.

In a tragic turn of events, the composer previously revealed how a life-changing motorbike accident ended up kicking off his career in music. In May 2024, when speaking to Steve Denyer on My 80s Playlist, he explained he initially waned to be a motorbike racer.

He called it his “ambition in life”. However, he was left hospitalised for nearly four months after a nasty accident. “I came out, I had compound fractures on my femur, my tibia, and fibula,” he said. “Half of it was my fault, because I was going too fast, but someone pulled out as well.”

Describing how it then secured his love of music and his future career, he went on: “I was in there for four months, I had nothing to do. I was just listening to the radio.

“I had done music with my dad, when I was about eight years old, I went around Berlin. We lived everywhere, anywhere that he was getting gigs. I was sort of a novelty because I could play the drums and do a little bit of sort of singing and play a little bit of guitar.”

He said he then found himself “wrangling his way” into a band before going solo.

Kathy Cavanagh spent seven years on the ITV soap Coronation Street between 2008 and 2015 playing the part of Julie Carp, but now she supports her two sons as their Hollywood careers flourish

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Coronation Street enthusiasts may be taken aback to learn that actress Katy Cavanagh, known for her role as Julie Carp, is the mother of two rather well-known actors. The 52-year-old actress was a familiar face on the cobbles as Julie from 2008 to 2015 and made a comeback to the ITV soap last year for Eileen Grimshaw’s exit storyline, portrayed by Sue Cleaver.

In an emotional plot twist, Katy’s character Julie was written out after disclosing her cancer diagnosis. Aside from Coronation Street, Katy has also been acknowledged for her roles in The Cops, The Bill, Bob and Rose, and Murder on the Blackpool Express.

However, Katy isn’t the only one in her family with star quality. She is the she’s the proud mum of two Hollywood actor sons who recently starred in the film Hamnet, alongside Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Joe Alwyn.

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Katy and her producer husband Chris Jupe are parents to three children, including actor sons Noah, 20, and Jacobi, 12. Noah and Jacobi have just appeared in Hamnet.

In the production, Jacobi played the part of Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William and Agnes and twin to Judith. Noah, meanwhile, took on the role of Hamlet.

Prior to Hamnet, Jacobi had roles in the 2023 Disney film Peter Pan and Wendy, playing Michael Darling, as well as TV shows Britannia, Tom Jones and Before. Meanwhile, his elder sibling Noah has racked up an impressive acting CV.

He featured in the thriller A Quiet Place and its follow-up A Quiet Place Part II with Emily Blunt, John Krasinski and Cillian Murphy, playing Marcus Abbott, the character son of Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (John Krasinski), according to the Daily Star.

His portfolio also encompasses the role of Henry Fraser in The Undoing, working alongside Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, plus Suburbicon, which featured Matt Damon and Julianne Moore.

Noah has also gained recognition for The Night Manager, in which he took on the part of Daniel Roper, and the movie Ford v Ferrari.

Speaking with Variety, Noah previously discussed his family’s entertainment industry background: “My mum was an actress for a while, my dad was a producer, been an AD, been on a film set his whole life, so we’re a very film family. We’re very savvy in terms of the industry.”

He went on to explain how having well-informed parents proved invaluable when he started out as a young performer: “It was very helpful with me working as a kid because my parents would be on set and they know what they were doing, and they’d know about all the different intricacies of being on set.”

At the weekend, Katy proudly posed with her sons at the 2026 BAFTA Tea Party in Beverly Hills. The prestigious event was held at the luxe Four Seasons Hotel.

It is used as a celebration of the year’s cinematic triumphs. And it comest ahead of the iconic BAFTA Film Awards, which has a strong record of predicting who will be an Oscars success.

Her trajectory from ITV reality show to the US version of the Celebrity Traitors (which she’s currently starring on) reads like a film script.

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When reality star Maura Higgins waltzed into the Love Island villa in 2019, there was no way anyone could have predicted she’d be walking the red carpet at Hollywood’s prestigious event, the Golden Globes.

But last night that’s exactly what she did. Commanding the attention of a 1920s screen siren Maura, 35, posed in a Marmar Halim gown while the likes of global music star Snoop Dog stopped her to ask for a picture.

Her trajectory from ITV reality show to the US version of the Celebrity Traitors (which she’s currently starring on) reads like a film script.

Born in Ballymahon, County Longford, Maura started out working life as a hairdresser before her incredible looks landed her modelling contracts and work as a grid girl. But it wasn’t until she was cast in the UK version of Love Island that she had her chance to shine thanks to her quick wit and hilarious one-liners – in stark contrast to the usual characters seen on reality shows.

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Viewers praised her for being ‘the friend everyone needs’ when she gave harsh truths to her fellow Islanders and when one of the boys quipped that it would be “interesting to see whether she’s all mouth or not” during a night alone with Maura, she shut it down in a moment that has been re-watched more than 2.5 million times on YouTube.

Her appearance prompted American comedian Amy Schumer to say she felt “very connected” to Maura. From there, it initially seemed she’d stay on the standard reality star path she had a relationship with her fellow Love Island, and former Irish Striclty star, Curtis Pritchard, before social media deals came rolling in and she enjoyed stints on Dancing On Ice and I’m A Celebrity.

So far so standard. Until 2023 that is when Maura landed a role as the social media presenter for Love Island USA and the Love Island Games. Just a year later, Maura was given the hosting role for Love Island USA: Aftersun, her fun, sassy style making her an instant hit with viewers.

Maura has been spending an increasing amount of time in the States over recent years, and is currently starring on The Traitors US. Her stint on the show came after her plans to ‘crack America’ were revealed back in June.

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Her appeal has only broadened after the premiere of her debut movie, The Spin, which was met with praise. Sources previously told The Mirror that Maura – who plays Rose in the feel-good flick – was in conversations with Hollywood executives about future roles off the back of her performance.

While her love life has continuously hit the headlines – in early 2025, she split from TOWIE star Pete Wicks after a string of ‘fiery rows’ and just a few months later, she was caught kissing her married jungle campmate Danny Jones at a BRITs afterparty – she’s managed to walk away relatively unscathed. Today, she boasts more than four million followers on Instagram, and she’s has signed up with the same publicist as former star of Netflix hit, Selling Sunset, Christine Quinn.