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BBC Radio 1 star, Vick Hope, hit the beach in Barbados with her husband, Calvin Harris, six months after the couple welcomed their son, Micah, into the world

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Calvin Harris’ wife, Vick Hope, looks sensational in sizzling bikini snaps, taken just six months after giving birth.

The Radio 1 star, 36, who is a proud mum to baby son, Micah Nwosu Wiles, is in Barbados with the Ready for the Weekend star, 41, for some fun in the sun on the stunning island as the couple embrace parenthood. In striking snaps, Vick larks about in the sea, wearing a tiny green striped bikini, which shows off her incredible post-partum figure.

She went make-up free for her day on the beach and kept her hair off her face in a loose pony tail. The new mum looked like she was living her best life as she relaxed in the sun in the idyllic surroundings while Calvin, sporting a pair of floral swimming shorts, also made the most of the island’s balmy temperatures.

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The couple, who tied the knot in 2023, have jetted off to Barbados after spending Christmas with their families. Celebrating the festive season, Vick shared rare pictures of her baby son and her husband in an Instagram post.

Alongside the post marking their first Christmas as a family of three, she penned: “Twas the season.” The mum-of-one also shared photos of herself in matching pyjamas with little Micah sleeping on her chest.

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Vick tends to keep her romance and family life private – but last year gave a brief insight into her new role as a mum. Speaking at the Glamour Women of the Year awards in November, she said: “Not to sound like the first person ever to have a child but I am simultaneously so unbelievably in love and I feel like this Superwoman – just pumping in my boobs…

“But also, I have not slept or drank a cup of tea while it’s still hot for 13 weeks, so please be gentle with me.”

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Meanwhile, on her first public outing after giving birth, she added: “I tell you what, it is a lot, it’s a lot to be back out for the first time other than a photograph of my placenta, which, to be fair, has been out and about quite a bit already – posted by my husband, who was in utter awe of what the body can do, appreciates that we all come from a placenta and that, frankly, it is magnificent.”

Scottish DJ sensation, Calvin, did, indeed, share a a photograph of Vick’s placenta on his Instagram to announce the arrival of Micah – alongside a string of photos of his wife in a birthing pool during her home birth, at the couple’s sprawling estate in Ibiza.

One photo even showed a glimpse of a newborn Micah with his parents moments after being born, with Vick cradling him in the pool while new dad Calvin looks on in awe.

The Duffer Brothers offered some rare insight into the highs and lows of making the final season of Stranger Things in a new documentary.

Netflix has just released One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 and the documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the hard work that went into making the fifth and final outing of the hit Netflix series. Fans are treated to interviews from the main cast, crew, and the show’s creators including Duffer brothers, Ross and Matt.

The factual special delves into the tough decisions that were made during the creative process, and the Duffer brothers offer honest insight into the challenges they faced along the way. Both brothers are seen in the writers’ room as they go back and forth over some of the show’s biggest story arcs, including Eleven’s (played by Millie Bobby Brown) ultimate fate.

Fans are keen to find out more about the show’s creators and are wondering whether they are twins due to their identical looks. Matt and Ross Duffer are in fact identical twins, born on February 15, 1984, making them both 41 years old.

They are known for working on all of their projects as a pair, with Stranger Things propelling them to global fame. Before they started work on the Netflix hit, they had worked on the horror film Hidden and a few episodes of the Fox sci-fi series, Wayward Pines.

The brothers founded the production company Upside Down Pictures, which is in an overall deal with Netflix. For their work on Stranger Things alone, they earned a reported nine-figure sum.

The Duffer Brothers were born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, with their father Allen being a film buff. The pair began making films in the third grade at school, using a camera gifted to them by their parents.

In the One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 documentary, one of their former teachers, Hope Hynes Love, who actually plays teacher Miss Harris in the final season, opened up about their education and childhood.

She said: “Even in high school they were both more fearless and more considered than their peers. The boys were really aware of how much they didn’t know and how much they had to learn and they were never afraid of failing.

“So they took big swings. These boys didn’t spring up out of the ground, they are 40 years in the making. They had a parent who didn’t say it was ridiculous to buy third graders a camera.”

They were accepted at the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, but refused to be educated separately, so they relocated to Orange City, California, where they graduated from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.

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In a previous Instagram post, Ross said of his teacher: “High school was rough for me and my brother. But Hope saw something in us we didn’t see in ourselves — and she helped give us the confidence to not only survive those four years, but to move to LA and chase our dreams.

“Shoutout to all the teachers out there making a difference. And please… let’s prioritize the arts in schools.”

As for their personal lives, Matt has two children with his fiancée, Sarah Hindsgaul, and Stranger Things star Winona Ryder is godmother. As for Ross, he married Fear Street trilogy filmmaker Leigh Janiak in December 2015.

The pair met at a production company in Los Angeles in 2006, while Janiak was an assistant to the producer and Ross was an intern, but they eventually separated in 2024.

Regarding their upcoming ventures, the brothers signed a four-year deal with Paramount, marking the end of their partnership with Netflix this April, 2026. As part of the new deal, they will have an opportunity to produce and direct theatrical feature films as well as series.

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 is on Netflix

Lulu has opened up about her battle with alcoholism and has admitted she “thought she was a bad person” as she struggled to overcome her addiction before getting sober in 2013

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Lulu has candidly admitted she “thought she was a bad person” whilst grappling with her alcohol addiction. This revelation follows the Eurovision champion’s emotional moment when she broke down whilst acknowledging she “couldn’t say she was a great parent” to her son Jordan.

The iconic Shout vocalist shares her 48-year-old son with former husband John Freida, the renowned celebrity hairstylist. The 75-year-old was married to John, 74, from 1977 until 1991, following her earlier marriage to Bee Gees legend Maurice Gibb.

During an appearance on Busted frontman Matt Willis ‘ podcast On The Mend, Lulu spoke frankly about her struggles with alcohol dependency.

The star revealed she’s been sober since 3 November 2013, explaining how she eventually discovered that alcoholism is “an illness”. Yet prior to this understanding, Lulu confesses she battled with negative self-perception.

She explained: “I went into recovery, I learnt that it’s an illness, and I was so relieved because I thought I was a bad person. I had all this confused s**t in my head about who I should be.

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“I started to understand, this is an illness and you can change it. I’ve mentioned before that I was a meditator and meditation, what it does, it helps you overcome a lot of issues in your life.

“I struggled with the fact that I’ve had a guru for 45 years, I’ve meditated, I’ve travelled to India, I’ve toured with were and I’ve followed an Eastern path, a spiritual path, but there were these characters in me that were because people wouldn’t like me if they knew who I really was.”

During a recent podcast appearance with psychotherapist Julia Samuel, Lulu candidly discussed her relationship with her son. She disclosed that he refuses to listen to her interviews as they prove “too painful” for him.

She explained: “He will not listen to this, of course. It would be too painful, I should imagine, and anyway, he knows all this. He said, ‘I won’t be reading that book’. He said, ‘I know it all anyway’.”

The singer went on: “We are closer and closer and closer because I’ve looked at my pain, and I want to big myself up and say he is impressed at the work I do, but he has told me, you know, he’s..”

Julia cut in: “Proud of you?” to which Lulu replied, “of the work that I’ve done?”

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Visibly moved, Lulu added: “I can’t even find the words, but that’s what makes me want to cry because he’s very kind and forgiving of what I didn’t give him.”

The star acknowledges there are aspects of her life she wishes she’d handled differently, but says Jordan has “accepted it and moved on” and the pair are now “kind of on the same page”. She’s keen to make “amends” and feels it’s “great” that she can be present for her grandchildren.

“He has forgiven me for all of the things…he’s so magnanimous, but he’s also very intelligent, and kindness and intelligence, I think, come together so he’s kind,” she concluded. Jordan pursued a career in the entertainment industry like his mother, portraying Prince William in a television film in 2002.

However, he later shifted gears towards the restaurant business, working with renowned chefs such as Gordon Ramsay.

Former glamour model Jodie Marsh has given fans a tour of her torched home after a fire ripped through her farm over the weekend, killing two of her animals, which she housed at her sanctuary

Jodie Marsh has shared the brutal damage of devastating fire at her home. Over the weekend, fire crews were called to Fripps Farm in Essex, where the former glamour resides with dozens of animals.

An accidental fire, caused by an electrical item, tore through her home on Saturday after starting on the first floor at around 5pm. The former glamour model said she’s been left “broken beyond belief” by the blaze, which killed two animals at her sanctuary.

Now, the 47-year-old has taken to social media to give her followers a look at the damage the fire caused after her closest friends rushed to offer her support. In a video shared on her Instagram Stories, a devastated Jodie panned the camera around the property, including a bathroom and a bedroom.

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The rooms were completely destroyed by the fire, with damage across the walls and exposed floorboards and the ceiling caved in. Jodie, who was in floods of tears, later took fans to the landing area of the property to give fans a look at more rooms to reveal how the fire had spread.

Speaking to fans directly, Jodie said: “Between me, Chris and Nicky, we got all the animals out of the house, apart from, obviously, the babies.

“We got all the cats out, we had 12 cats in the house, we had four dogs in the house, and we had Mabel in the house. We got all of them out between the three of us, as well as getting the fire put out. Everyone was safe, apart from the two babies. Just thank you to my friends again.”

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She added: “I can’t believe how many people turned up here, and they dropped everything they were doing. They were at restaurants, they were on nights out, they were at parties, they were all out, it was a Saturday night. Every single one of them dropped what they were doing and rushed here from restaurants, parties, all over the place, they came from hours away.

“Those that couldn’t be here, came the next day or today, some people, we’ve said don’t come, there’s so many of us here, we’ve said come later in the week, we’ll do shift work to try and get everything cleared up and sorted. But, everyone either turned up on the night or the next day and if they didn’t, it’s because they physically couldn’t get here, one person had had a drink and couldn’t drive.”

Jodie continued: “If they could be here, they all were. I’m so blown away by support and love. There’s more and more people turning up now, we’ve got so much help, I’ve had texts from people I’ve only met once.” Jodie explained her phone had been inundated with messages of support, with people offering to help.

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However, she became tearful as she said she hadn’t yet processed the ordeal and had no idea why life threw “s**t” at her, given that she often gives her life to help other people. “I will get through it, I will, I will win,” she said. Following the fire, Jodie explained she had no electricity and her home had been riddled with water damage.

Jodie explained that she had also inhaled smoke after discovering the fire in her home. “There’s a lot more to tell you, and there’s a lot more to come out about this,” she said. Speaking on Monday, she told fans: “I’ve given up my whole life for them, and those babies meant everything to me. I am so broken, so broken.

“I don’t care about my house being destroyed. I have lost everything that’s valuable to me – but I don’t care. The only thing I care about is that I lost two baby marmosets, and the reason I had them in the bedroom is because their mum died giving birth, and I had to take them and hand-rear them. They meant everything to me.

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“That’s the biggest loss for me. This [her property] is just stuff that can be replaced. The babies dying, has broken me beyond belief. Because I do everything for these animals. I will be going far, far away. I don’t care about my house being destroyed; all I care about is losing two marmosets.”

A spokesperson for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters were called at 4.56pm to a fire in Lindsell, Dunmow. On arrival, the property was full of smoke and crews discovered a fire in the upstairs bedroom. Crews worked hard to extinguish the fire and stop it from spreading. The cause of the fire has been recorded as accidental, started by an electrical item.”

The farm consists of hundreds of animals, most of which the former reality television star says have been rescued. The animals include emus, llamas, alpacas, goats, sheep, cows, pigs, and deer. There is also an enclosure full of peacocks and chickens, with geese and ducks roaming around.

Beyond the more common farmyard animals, there is a large cage full of marmosets, a small monkey more usually found in South America. There are also enclosures for foxes, meerkats, skunks, wolf-dogs, and snakes.

Molly Mae just gave fans a glimpse at her most exciting fashion project yet, and excitement online has already sparked

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Few influencers have managed to shape British style as much as Molly Mae. From her early Love Island days to becoming one of the most recognisable fashion figures in the UK, her look has evolved into that effortless, clean-girl style that millions continue to follow.

Whether she’s sharing her everyday looks or glam red carpet moments, Molly Mae’s influence has extended far beyond social media.

Plus, her fashion credentials are just as impressive. After serving as Creative Director at Pretty Little Thing, where she helped shaped the brand’s aesthetic and direction.

Molly Mae later went on to launch her own label, Maebe, a minimalist, cool-girl fashion brand that has cemented her status in the industry.

Now, she’s ready for her next major style moment and arguably her biggest collaboration to date.

Teasing fans on social media, Molly has unveiled an upcoming trainer collection with adidas, sparking excitement on the internet already.

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While details remain tightly under wraps about what exactly will be in the collection and when the launch date is, one thing is certain: this is one of her most exciting fashion moves yet.

Her former Love Island co-stars have been quick to congratulate Molly on this huge achievement on her Instagram post. Maura Higgins said, “You will always be THAT GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!”, while host Maya Jama commented, “Its only rightt”.

And Montana Rose Brown wrote, “Well this is epic”.

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Talking about the new collection, herself, Molly said, “I can’t even play it cool… I genuinely will never be over this”.

For those who have been following Molly’s style over the years, this collab won’t come as a huge surprise.