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Married At First Sight star Lacey Martin has been left furious that her on-screen husband Nathan Campbell has already moved on with a Love Island rival – branding him fame hungry in an outburst.

Fans of E4’s chaotic reality dating show will recall that Lacey, 27, and Nathan, 24, were one of only two couples that made it all the way through the show as an item during season nine of the series that aired last year. But once the cameras stopped rolling, the pair pulled the plug on their romance and broke up.

Now Nathan has reportedly sparked up a new romance with 26-year-old Abi Moores – who reality show fans will remember as a contestant on season 10 of Love Island in 2023. During her time on the ITV dating show, Abi struck up a romance with footballer Scott van-der-Sluis, 24 – but they were dumped from the villa days before the finale which was ultimately won by Jess Harding and Sammy Root.

Nathan and Abi have recently been linked after they were spotted out on a date last month – but it is being reported that Lacey is regarding dismissing the romance as a publicity stunt. It is suggested that Lacey has knowledge of Nathan’s ambitions – which she has underwritten as proof he is “fame hungry”.

A friend of Lacey’s told The Sun: “Lacey can’t believe after Nathan making out she was the fame hungry one he’s now seeing a girl from Love Island. She feels like this is what he always wanted and that’s fame. He spoke about wanting to be a model and be in a boy band and do I’m A Celeb”.

The friend continued: “She thinks the whole thing is for publicity and proves her point that it wasn’t a one way street he wanted a showmance too. This just got edited out”. The Mirror has contacted representatives of Lacey, Nathan and Abi for comment.

The latest reports come after explosive scenes aired in a reunion episode of Married At First Sight which saw Nathan accusing Lacey of messaging him to suggest the carry on a “showmance” after their time on the E4 show purely to capitalise on their newfound fame. Lacey previously rejected this suggestion and argued that the show had been edited in a way to make her look like the worse half of the relationship.

She told The Sun last month: “They’ve edited it to make me out as this villain. It was completely off. They cut out all of my responses to Nathan and it looks like I just accepted what he was saying, which isn’t fair”.

Amid the latest allegations, Lacey has been sharing cryptic messages via her social media channels. Taking to Instagram Stories, she shared a video clip of a woman merrily raising a glass of champagne with a caption stating: “Always remember s***ty people do s***ty thing because they feel s***ty about themselves not because you deserve s***ty things done to you…”

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Whether you enjoy the annual singing contest or not, the Eurovision show showcases some of the most iconic and strange performances European TV has ever seen.

Last year, Olly Alexander was chosen as UK’s entry, and successfully paused the progression of Years and Years with his performance. On Friday, the worst kept secret in showbiz was revealed as country trio Remember Monday were announced as this year’s UK act.

2025’s upcoming contest has prompted viewers to reflect on past shockers. Here’s several controversial acts that stopped fans in their tracks.

Though die-hard fans are expected to set alarms and make a night of the annual event, many have expressed they will not be participating in the international celebration due to Eurovision’s refusal to ban Israel from competing despite their attacks on Gaza, and their more recent breaking of the ceasefire.

In the spirit of boycotting, viewers have remained steadfast in their resolve after last year’s controversy when Israel’s entry, Eden Golan, was set to sing sang a (now altered) version of song October Rain, where the country’s team changed the lyrics and the title of the song. This was met with an online frenzy of complaints as the song – which was later renamed Hurricane – was taken as reference the October seventh Hamas attack and the bombing of Gaza that followed. The lyrics included lines: “There’s no air left to breathe” and “they were all good children, each one of them”.

Receiving serious backlash from other contestants and fans alike, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which runs the contest, failed to meet their demands, despite always stating the show to be non-political. Having the power to disqualify entries that breach its a-political rule, fans were made speechless after Israel pledged not to change the lyrics.

Eventually, a broadcaster agreed to alter it to the request of President, Isaac Herzog, so that Israel could still compete in this year’s contest. Over 2, 000 musicians in Finland, Iceland and Sweden signed separate letters protesting for the country to be banned.

2021’s winners and Grammy nominee Maneskin created a huge controversy as band member Damiano David faced false rumours he had openly been using drugs in the stadium’s green room, live on air. Footage spread online like wildfire showing David bending down towards the table during the voting sector of the night, which appeared as if the star was using cocaine.

Damiano strongly denied the very serious accusations, explaining was inspecting a broken glass on the table. Later, the star was able to prove himself innocent by taking a blood test voluntarily – the test being negative. Confirmed by the contest, the EBU said: “No drug use took place in the Green Room and we consider the matter closed”, adding that they were “alarmed that inaccurate speculation leading to fake news has overshadowed the spirit and the outcome of the event and unfairly affected the band” at the time.

Singer Nemo was the first non-binary person to win the contest just last year. Representing Switzerland with the song The Code, they were Switzerland’s third winner since 1988. Though not totally controversial for the LGBT-friendly contest, this was still a huge feat for the community and Switzerland who achieved 591 points – finishing with the fourth most highest score in the competition finals ‘ history!

Arguably breaking Eurovision’s rules on no political statements, Finland’s entry went out of their way in 2012 to protest their country’s ban on gay weddings at the time. Known as ‘ Finland’s lesbian kiss, ‘ Krista Siegfrids performed song Marry Me before publicly kissing her girlfriend on stage, live on air.

The song was deliberately chosen to add to her protest against the Finnish parliament’s decision to refuse a vote on gay marriage legislation. Whilst the EBU may insist on a ban on acts of a political commentary, it is clear that politics in imbedded into the nature of the show.

Most iconic, at least for brits, would have to be ex model and sociality Katie Price’s performance in 2005. Failing to make the cut as the UK entry that year, fans could never forget the pregnant star singing Not Just Anybody in a barbie-pink latex jumpsuit which highlighted her slight baby bump.

The now mother-of-five famously pled to be Britain’s representative act, performing at the pre-selection UK show. Controversial at the time due to her pregnancy and nature of her career, Katie obviously did not succeed in achieving her dream.

However, the star recently picked up the mic again, performing a shockingly good selection called Katie Price’s Big Bangers which included retro classics and pop classics We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off, Everybody’s Free (to Feel Good) and Finally… at a Butlins resort of all places!

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I’ve been using Amazon Echo devices for years, and in that time I’ve built up a lot of variety in my collection. In an old apartment I bought myself the Echo Dot 3rd generation and 4th generation with clock and they still work perfectly, even though I’ve moved them through four different homes.

I use the Echo Dot in my living room and office. It sets timers, plays music and books and lets me know when Amazon deliveries are on the way. The Amazon Echo Dot with Clock is the biggest of my collection and has been a bedroom staple ever since I bought it.

It’s handy that I can see at a glance what time it is, especially when it leads to the discovery I can stay in bed a little longer. I’ve also set a routine so it automatically plays rain sounds at 9pm, exclusively in my bedroom, which I love as background sound when I’m reading.

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Since I purchased this Amazon has revamped the clock format to be available with the Echo Spot which has a screen that can show multiple things rather than just the time, and in hindsight is an upgrade from the Echo Dot. It’s £79.99 which is a little more than the Dot and Pop but it does have a screen that the more basic devices don’t.

I moved house earlier this year and suddenly had more rooms that I wasn’t sharing with housemates and a desire to buy a few more Alexa devices. I opted for the new Echo Pop in Lavender Bloom and Midnight Teal, instead of the Glacier White I’d have previously. The pop of colour they give to a room is quite nice and although they’re smaller than the others the speaker faces the room, I find they have great sound quality.

The one in my kitchen is handy for setting reminders and timers while I’m cooking, especially when it’s something that’s going to be in the oven for a while as I can sync the alerts to other spots in the house if I’m not staying in the kitchen.

My favourite feature of all four devices is that I can play something off all four at the same time and it plays in sync. This has been particularly handy when I’m listening to Audible and moving between different rooms as I don’t miss out on any of the plot.

The app is really convenient too, I can add alarms in from anywhere and even switch on music before I step through my front door.

I find Echo devices really convenient to use, all you have to say is Alexa to activate the listening feature and I’ve rarely had issues. I spent a short time in my cousin’s house, who uses Google Nest devices around her house, and found it slightly less convenient as you need to say more to activate listening. Apple also has a HomePod that could work well for fans of Apple Technology, although I’ve personally never used it.