Archive November 1, 2025

Rachel Maya Lopez, 30, and Lewis Cope, 30, both expressed support for their engagement to Strictly Come Dancing and regularly cooks for him before rehearsals.

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Strictly Come Dancing star Lewis Cope has revealed what his girlfriend thinks of his partnership with Katya Jones on the show.

The 30-year-old actor, who began his career as a child actor appearing in a West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical and played Nicky Miligan on Emmerdale, has said pilates instructor Rachel Maya Lopez is his “biggest supporter” and ensures he is always looked after. Lewis described his girlfriend as “fantastic and amazing” while adding that they enjoyed a holiday together before he joined Strictly.

He added that Rachel hasn’t had to kiss other people on stage because of the nature of his job as an actor, which hasn’t been a problem. There is no conflict between his girlfriend and his Strictly partner, 36-year-old Katya, he added, adding that they have met in any way.

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The actor said: “She’s used to kiss me kissing boys, but it hasn’t been a problem. Over the years, I’ve had to kiss a lot of people on stage or onscreen, as an actor. Rachel and Katya have already met. We have never engaged in conversation.

He continued, “Rachel has been my biggest supporter, she sends me to rehearsals with a packed lunch, and she really looks after me.” She booked us a studio just before the performance, which she managed to get just for me. She is amazing and fantastic.

The couple started dating about eight years ago, but they don’t make regular red carpet appearances. Instead, they spend their free time exploring and traveling. On the night of the Strictly launch show, Rachel posted a video to her Instagram account revealing Lewis’s friends and family, as well as some of his 14 siblings, were joined by his dance partner Katya for the watch party.

Our Sweet Lew, we are right behind you, she wrote in the video. You are a truly wonderful person. After posting some of the highest scores in Weeks 1 and 2 and topping the leaderboard in Week 3, Lewis and Katya, who won the Glitterball in 2017, are already being predicted to win the series.

Lewis said his professional dance partner is “amazing with the choreography, but she is also such a bright energy” while performing his Couple’s Choice to Creep by Radiohead this evening. She always finds a way to make something work, he said to the publication, “Nothing never ever becomes a problem, even if I am struggling with something.” She is patient, has a small ego, and is able to work with me and make things work.

After appearing in Billy Elliot The Musical two decades ago, Lewis has however received criticism for having a dance background. Lewis explained why he believes the criticism is unfair and “insulting” to professionals, saying: “It’s strange to hear that I’m some sort of “professional dancer.” I’ve never danced professionally and it’s been a long time.

After rumors that Shakira Khan, 22, was dead were spread on social media, and she urged those who shared them to stop worrying instead of causing people’s concern.

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Love Island star Shakira Khan said she has had to reassure her grandma she is alive after becoming the target of a cruel hoax online.

The 22-year-old TV personality addressed rumours that she was dead and said she was completely baffled. In a video on TikTok, Shakira asked: “Guys… why is everyone saying that I’m dead? Why is everyone saying that I’m dead, omg.”

Then Shakira stated in a more serious way that her gran had grown very worried about her because she was told by her gran that she was still alive. She continued, “No, because my nan sent me a video of someone saying I’m dead,” which is actually not funny.

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What am I supposed to say to that, grandma, realistically? You and I will have words, regardless of who is spreading those false rumors. The TV actress claimed to have seen a fake AI montage of her.

What are you currently doing? She demanded, asking the rumor spreaders to restrain the cruel hoax. Shakira, who had a second-place finish and a romantic relationship with Harry Cooksley this summer, said, “Just shut up,” she said. And love, don’t believe everything you see on TikTok.

Can’t get rid of you that easy, one fan said in the comments section about Shakira. Shakira, please stop making me fall in love with you! A third person said, “Divas don’t die guys, cmon. My diva alive! one more thing A fan said, “Bless you, I’m thinking of you, xxxxx.”

But recently, Shakira opened up about the reality of navigating racism, toxic beauty standards, and being isolated due to her ethnicity and heritage on the hit ITV2 series. Speaking on Paul C. Brunson’s podcast We Need To Talk, Shakira offered an unflinching look behind the glossy TV edits of Love Island as she shared her experiences of being judged because of her skin colour.

She insisted that there was a divide, but people couldn’t sit there and say there wasn’t one. That was my lived experience, and my friends will agree with me as much as they want to.

Megan Moore and Helena Ford’s domestic partners only added to the division between the various girl groups, and Shakira has not shied away from criticizing their earlier claims that there wasn’t a divide between the opposing cliques.

After their villa experiences, both Megan and Helena have disputed that there ever was a division, but Shakira firmly disagrees. That’s bulls**t, “she told Paul”. The separation was unmistakable, despite what some people want to believe.

According to Shakira, the conflict was primarily caused by racial and physical differences and the fact that many of the girl’s did not adhere to the obedient standards that the ITV show has long upheld. Shakira claims she was frequently cast as an outsider because she did not fit the island’s traditional mold of “white skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes,” along with fellow islanders Toni Laites and Yasmin Pettet.

She explained that “me, Toni, and Yas call ourselves the outcasts.” However, Malisha, Andrada, and Emma could all be added together, and there is a pattern here that I don’t believe anyone wants to discuss. “Women of color.

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After receiving criticism for her controversial Jackie Kennedy costume, Julia Fox has since broken her silence and resisted making up her mind.

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Julia Fox has stood by her Halloween outfit, claiming it paid tribute to the “extraordinary bravery” of Jackie Kennedy. The 35-year-old actress faced criticism after she wore a blood splattered costume that referenced what the former First Lady wore the day her husband, John F Kennedy was assassinated.

She donned a bloody pink skirt, a hat, and white gloves to the party at Julio Torres’, imitating the former First Lady’s attire. She was criticized as being “insensitive.”

Julia has defended her choice, even posting Instagram photos of the outfit. She added, “I’m wearing Jackie Kennedy’s pink suit,” to the end of her post.

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Not as a costume, but as a statement. She resisted putting her blood-stained clothes on because she said, “I want them to see what they’ve done” when her husband was killed. ‘”.

She added: “The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history. Beauty and horror. Poise and devastation.”, reports the Mirror US.

She chose to stay in even though she had been given the opportunity to. “She did it in extraordinary bravery. It was simultaneously performance, protest, and mourning.

“A woman uses grace and image to expose brutality.” It’s about power, trauma, and how femininity itself creates resistance. Long live Jackie O.

Among those criticizing Julia’s decision was Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John and Jackie, who passed away in 1994 at the age of 64. He claimed on X: “Julia Fox glorifying political violence is repulsive, desperate, and dangerous. Her late grandmother would probably agree with her.

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Following her husband’s murder, Jackie was pictured standing next to Lyndon B. Johnson, who at the time served as vice president.

According to Steve Gillon, a historian, in 2022, “They actually had another dress laid out for her to put on, and she refused.” She walked out with Lyndon Johnson and donned her blood-stained suit. She was willing to stand for a photo despite these abhorrent circumstances because she understood what continuity in government meant for the country.

She understood her part in the transition of the country to a new president. After the tragic shooting, “The New York Times reported that the woman’s clothing was” blood-covered and folded in a towel,” according to “The New York Times.”

Jackie was given clean clothes at Parkland Memorial Hospital, but she chose to wash her face instead. Why did I wash [my face] of the blood off, I wondered a second later? Jackie later told Life magazine, “I should have left it there and let them see what they’ve done.”

The Maryland facility for the National Archives and Records Administration is where these items are currently kept. In 1994, the former first lady passed away at the age of 64.