As Black Friday approaches, Victoria Beckham’s eponymous beauty brand is offering an incredible deal for a limited time only
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Victoria Beckham’s beauty brand has 20% off everything – but not for long(Image: Getty)
While Black Friday officially starts on November 28, there’s currently a massive sale happening at Victoria Beckham Beauty. Customers who shop the former pop star’s luxury brand can get a whopping 20% off everything – but only this weekend.
The site-wide sale, which includes bestsellers, allows beauty fans to try out the former Spice Girls singer’s much-loved cosmetics line at a lower price, or stock up Christmas gifts for less. The 20% off saving is automatically applied when shoppers checkout online.
Victoria Beckham Beauty’s 20% off sale includes the much-loved Satin Kajal Liner that’s reduced to just £25.60, down from £32. The makeup product claims to be a smudge-free formula, with 22 shades to pick from.
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The eyeliner is said to have a creamy consistency for easy application, as well as being waterproof, making it ideal for all seasons. From earthy tones to vivid hues, the liner comes in a huge variety of shades. It also includes a blending tool on the other end that lets users create the iconic Posh Spice smoky-eye look.
Its blendable formula has gone down a storm with mature shoppers , and has received rave reviews on the brand’s website, with one person saying: “I gave up on eyeliner until now. I’m 72 and applying makeup as you age is difficult, especially eyeliner, but not anymore.”
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One person said the eyeliner can smudge easily, which was a downside for them. As the kajal formula is soft, those wanting more precise lines instead of a smoky eye may want to opt for a liquid eyeliner instead.
In other early Black Friday sales, Charlotte Tilbury has 50% off its Mystery Boxes, meaning fans can snap one up for £51 instead of £103. There are two colour options available: Pretty Pink and Cheeky Peach. Each mystery item inside promises to ‘unlock your best ever glow’.
Elsewhere, Marks and Spencer has an incredible half-price deal on the this seven-piece Apothecary Heroes Gift Set that’s now £30 down from £60. The pampering bundle features a selection of bath, body and home goodies, each made with essential oils.
Back to the Victoria Beckham Beauty sale, the 20% saving also applies to the brand’s popular BabyBlade Microfine Brow Pencil that’s been praised for covering up grey and thinning eyebrow hair. It usually costs £32, but shoppers can bag it for £25.60.
The multi-tasking pencil comes in six wearable shades and is designed with a mircrofine tip that lets users fill in and shape their brows. The product has a vegan formula that moisturises brow hairs, leaving them nourished.
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Victoria’s Posh Balm is also included in the 20% off sale, bringing its price down to £24 from £30. The nourishing lip balm is available in four shades, including Posh Spice’s favourite Cassis hue (a sheer blackcurrant shade with buildable shine). It promises to provide the lips with a caring finish.
Caroline Flack heartbreakingly admitted that she ‘couldn’t see any way out’ before she took her own life, according to final voice notes and text messages that have now come to light
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Caroline Flack heartbreakingly admitted that she ‘couldn’t see any way out’ before she took her own life(Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for JW Marriott Grosvenor House London)
Caroline Flack said she ‘couldn’t see any way out’ in heartbreaking texts and voicenotes sent before her death.
The former Love Island presenter took her own life in February 2020 at the age of 40 as she was awaiting trial for the alleged assault of her boyfriend.
A coroner determined that her mental health had worsened following her arrest, with an inquest hearing that the presenter had been “hounded” by sections of the media. Now the star’s desperate final messages have been shared – with the permission of her family – in a brand new documentary.
The TV presenter’s mother Christine retraces her daughter’s steps before her tragic death as part of new Disney+ documentary Caroline Flack: The Search for the Truth. In the trailer, Caroline can be heard saying: “I’m just really going all over the place, my head doesn’t know what to think at any point.”
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Mum Christine says the phone messages Caroline left behind tell the ‘real story.’ A new trailer for the documentary shows a message sent by the late Love Island presenter which reads: “I feel the lowest I’ve ever felt, I don’t see any way out of this.”
Revealing why she has decided to share the untold side of her daughter’s story, Christine admits: “I’ve got nothing to lose. The worst thing in the world has happened. My daughter has died. As a parent, we think our children are always gonna be there. I want justice for my daughter.”
And in the very last moment of the documentary trailer, the former Strictly Come Dancing star is heard saying: “I think I should make a documentary about all this! What do you think?” as she reflects on the trauma of her looming court case. Caroline was also replaced on her Love Island hosting job as she waited for her court trial.
Caroline was accused of assaulting her boyfriend, Lewis Burton following a row at her flat.
In 2023, the Metropolitan Police apologised to Flack’s family for not keeping a record about why they charged her with assault.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had recommended the former Love Island presenter receive a caution following an incident with her boyfriend but this was overturned after an appeal from the Met Police who instead charged her with assault by beating.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said the force was ordered to apologise to Flack’s family following a review by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) which found there was not a “record of rationale” to appeal against the CPS decision.
Split into two parts, Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth will see mum Christine revisit the events that occurred prior to Caroline taking her own life in 2020. Both episodes will be released on the streaming platform on November 10.
Ahead of the release date, Disney+ shared an emotional scene from the documentary in which Christine visits her daughter’s grave with family as they discuss her mission to expose those who contributed to her daughter’s spiralling mental health. She later addresses the camera directly, saying: “I think Caroline would be pleased with what I’m doing. I wish I’d done it then, before she took her own life – and that’s my biggest regret, that I wasn’t shouting like this, then.”
She continues: “But now, I’ve got nothing to lose. The worst thing in the world happened with losing Carrie.”
A synopsis for the upcoming Disney+ documentary states: “After her arrest in 2019, she became the target of a relentless media storm. Vilified in the press and online, her world spiralled – ending in tragedy when she took her own life.
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“This powerful two-part Disney+ documentary follows Caroline’s mother, Christine, as she investigates the truth about her daughter’s final months – uncovering new shocking details, asking difficult questions, and exposing the misrepresentations, pressures, and failures from institutions and decision makers that shaped Caroline’s final days.”
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted at any time on freephone 116 123. Alternatively, email jo@samaritans.org.
The first series of Celebrity Traitors came to an end last night which saw iconic chat show host Alan Carr crowned the winner after a series of dramatic events
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Paloma was the first person to leave Celebrity Traitors(Image: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)
Alan Carr has released a baffling comment as he finally responds to Paloma Faith’s baby news after his Celebrity Traitors win. The chat show host was given the crown of the first ever celebrity series in last night’s episode.
The star managed to use deception to convince his fellow players that he wasn’t a Traitor, meaning that he was awarded all of the money to give to his chosen charity.
He has now finally addressed the news that his friend and fellow Celebrity Traitors star Paloma Faith is expecting her third child. In typical Alan fashion, he approached the exciting news with humour.
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When Paloma initially revealed that she was expecting, Alan didn’t comment despite the pair being good friends. But now he has replied by joking that he is the father of the unborn child.
Alan appeared on Traitors spin-off show Traitors Uncloaked when he made the joke. Turning to Paloma, he said: “I am so sorry, you know I am. I want to tell everyone that I am the father of her child. We had a make up hug and one thing lead to another.”
The friends have been joking that they had fallen out due to the BBC show. Paloma was the first person to leave the show and it was all down to Alan.
The Traitors were given the task to “murder” someone in plain sight and unfortunately Paloma was the victim. Soon after, the singer had joked that she and Alan were no longer friends but it seems they have now made up.
Paloma went public with her boyfriend Stevie Thomas in March this year, having welcomed two daughters with ex-husband Leyman Lahcine.
Paloma previously welcomed her daughter in December 2016 and another baby girl in February 2021. She has been honest about her devastating fertility struggles over the years, having conceived both her children through IVF.
The Only Love Can Hurt Like This hitmaker had six rounds of IVF as she suffered an ectopic pregnancy and a miscarriage.
Paloma had a traumatic labour with her first child as she needed to have an emergency C-section. She was left with fertility problems and post-partum psychosis.
Paloma opened up on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast: “After 21 hours in labour and no sleep for a week. I had 7 hours of sleep in 7 days…
“I had an emergency cesarean which later on caused me fertility problems as well, and then a bit of post-partum psychosis because of lack of sleep so I was, like, hallucinating. Probably depressed for a couple of years without realising…”
She added: “Later I wanted a second child and then I had 3 failed transfers. The fourth one worked and I was just so, kind of, headstrong about it.”
Claudia Winkleman headed to the Celebrity Traitors finale with one of her best looks of the entire season, with her tailored grey coat and tulle midi skirt the star of the show
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Claudia’s finale outfit was a showstopper(Image: Sinead McKeefry/Instagram)
After last night’s Celebrity Traitors took us on a rollercoaster of emotions and produced “The best 10 minutes of TV ever” according to fans, we’re all devastated it’s come to an end, not least because it means there’s a Claudia Winkleman-shaped hole on our TV screens. Until January any way, when season four of the main show returns and we can return to coveting Claudia’s countryside gothic looks.
But before that, last night’s episode gave us two final outfits from Claudia, and both were a masterclass in how to dress for autumn and winter. An undeniable stand out piece was her tailored grey coat, which was Bella Freud’s London Coat and is still available to shop straight from the designer’s website.
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The chic maxi length wool coat has been raved about by fans on stylist Sinead McKeefry’s Instagram page, with many clamouring for details on where they can shop the look for themselves. The coat is perfect for the cold weather thanks to its heavy duty design and wool material which keep you bundled up and warm against the chill.
It’s also tailored around the waist to help add some subtle definition, with double breasted fastenings. The London Coat is priced at £1250 which does make it quite the splurge, however it’s a true investment piece that’ll last you a lifetime.
If that does break the bank for you though, we’ve spotted some beautiful (and more affordable) alternatives elsewhere so you can copy Claudia’s look on a budget. You can pick up this & Other Stories Wool Double Breasted Maxi Coat for £279 which has a very similar look to Claudia’s Bella Freud one for almost £1000 less.
Elsewhere, Karen Millen’s Wool Blend Tailored Fitted Maxi Coat is currently on sale down from £429 to £321.75 and mirrors the Belle Freud coat with a defined waist and structured details around the hips for an exaggerated hourglass silhouette. For a true bargain, you can nab this Weekend Collective Maxi Coat In Grey Wool Look for just £85 – it’s not made from real wool, but has a wool-like finish that makes it look more expensive than it is.
If you want to get your hands on a true Bella Freud coat for less, the Pure Wool Belted Double Breasted Coat from the M&S X Bella Freud collection is still in stock in all sizes, and can be picked up for £300 at Marks & Spencer now.
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Claudia’s white tulle skirt was another scene stealer, with the host wearing Simone Rocha’s £874 Tulle Midi Skirt during the majority of the finale episode. We spotted some other great affordable picks to copy the look, with M&S’ Lace Maxi Tiered Skirt available for £50, whilst River Island’s showstopping Cream Tulle Mesh Maxi Skirt is priced at £59.
Kelly Osbourne took to social media to share sweet memories of her late dad, Ozzy Osbourne, with her son Sidney as he turned three years old
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Kelly Osbourne has made sure her late dad Ozzy is still very much a part of family life as she celebrates her son’s third birthday. It’s the first birthday Sidney has had since his grandfather’s death in July.
The Black Sabbath icon died of heart failure on July 22 in Buckinghamshire. He was 76. It came two weeks after he had performed at his farewell concert with his bandmates and an array of other huge stars at his beloved Villa Park in Birmingham.
To mark her son’s big day, Kelly, 41, has shared a number of sweet snaps of the two together to mark the occasion. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the singer and reality TV star showed shots of Ozzy looking happier than ever alongside his grandson.
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One image showed the War Pigs singing playing with Sidney in a swimming pool outside. Another also showed Sharon’s connection as the trio cuddled up in bed.
Kelly captioned the post with a sweet nod to her dad, saying he will be “watching down” on the family. She wrote: “I can’t believe it’s been 3 years already.
“I cried my eyes out making this reel. So much has happened in the most magical ways in the last three years.”
Kelly went on: “‘Happy birthday my little angel I know what Papa is watching down on you so proud of the little man that you are becoming! YOU ARE 3!!!!!!!!! I love you I love you I love you.”
She later shared clips of Sidney enjoying his celebrations with huge displays and balloons. The youngster was treated to a variety of different dinosaur toys as he opened up his presents with glee in matching pyjamas with his mum.
And in another “3rd birthday photo dump” the tot is seen singing while later meeting super heroes. They also went feed goats while Kelly showed off her face paint and dress up.
Just days before Sidney’s celebration, Kelly remembered her dad as she marked her own birthday. In a sentimental upload, she said: “Tomorrow is going to be a first for me.
“The first birthday without my dad. Every year, the thing I look [forward] to the most was spending the day with him and the cards he would write me.
“Knowing that I will never get one again shatters my heart. Here are just a few of them. They were always short, simple but said everything I needed to hear. I love you, Daddy, tomorrow will suck without you.”
In one card, Ozzy had penned: “To Kelly, I love you with all my heart,” while in another he sweetly wrote: “Dearest Kelly, I just want to say that I love and miss you every second of the day.” In every one of them he signed off as “daddy”.
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Kelly often posted her and her son’s bond with her late dad and has been open about her feelings since his passing.
Taylor Swift is set to walk down the aisle to marry fiancé Travis Kelce, but her love life has been a bit of rollercoaster until now and includes a savage breakup
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Taylor’s romantic experiences have spurred a number of hit tracks(Image: Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
She may be set to marry the man of her dreams, but Taylor’s slow path to Travis has been notoriously bumpy. As reflected in her song lyrics, she has frequently been broken-hearted and once called herself “ridiculously stupid” when it comes to falling in love. “So much of her music has been about past relationships,” says PR and communications expert Lynn Carratt. “Her songs have traced her emotional journey in real time, and fans have always bought into that. Her relationships are embedded in her music for listeners to decode, and rather than being a celebrity who is forever talking about her love life in the public eye, she instead creates and controls her own narrative around it.”
Just a few weeks before Taylor and Travis got together, she split from The 1975 rocker Matty Healy, who she first met almost a decade earlier at one of his gigs. They were repeatedly linked over the years, but the rumours finally became a reality in May 2023 when Cheshire-born Matty attended three of Taylor’s Eras shows in Nashville. On one occasion, he was seen clutching a hand to his heart as she performed, and they were later seen holding hands while out for dinner with Taylor’s long-term collaborator Jack Antonoff. They were snapped out together in New York too, and Matty also attended an Eras show in Philadelphia with Taylor’s dad Scott.
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But while the fling reportedly ended after just a month, it was still said to have been intense, and Taylor sang about Matty on her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department. In fact, he was said to have inspired its name, with the title track concerning his love of typewriters. “You left your typewriter at my apartment / Straight from the Tortured Poets Department,” she sang. Meanwhile, the track Loml was also thought to have been about Matty, with lines like, “It was legendary / It was momentary / It was unnecessary / Should’ve let it stay buried.”
Prior to Matty, Taylor’s six-year romance with British actor Joe Alwyn was her longest to date. It was thought they first met at the Met Gala in 2016, but they kept things strictly off-radar, with Taylor once saying, “Our relationship isn’t up for discussion.” In a diary entry that accompanied her 2019 album Lover , she wrote of their time “hiding out in London”, adding, “We have been together and no one has found out for three months now.”
The album included the song London Boy , in which she sang about cosy trips to Camden Market and Soho, while she confirmed to fans that earlier song Gorgeous was also about the ConversationsWith Friends star. Joe even made a fleeting appearance in Taylor’s MissAmericana documentary, and he co-wrote the songs Exile and Betty on her album Folklore , under the pseudonym of William Bowery.
After the pair spent much of lockdown in the capital together, rumours of an engagement swirled, and there were suggestions they had tied the knot when she wore a wedding gown in her video for Willow . But in April 2023, the pair split, with friends blaming “differences in their personalities” as well as the intense pressures of fame.
Unsurprisingly, Joe’s presence was felt on The Tortured Poets Department , with songs like So Long, London referencing Taylor’s pain at the end of their time together. “The fact Taylor writes about relationships in her music makes it so relatable,” says author Annie Zaleski, who explored the meaning of more than 250 tracks in her book, Taylor Swift: The Stories BehindThe Songs .
“She’s been very honest and vulnerable about where she’s at, and fans can say, ‘I’ve gone through that as well.’ Her music is very human and empathetic, and shows how life can be difficult. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, even for Taylor.”
Before dating Joe, Taylor had a 15-month relationship with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, but their amicable split in June 2016 soured when she moved on with the actor Tom Hiddleston. A fight over songwriting credits saw Calvin claim Taylor and her team were trying to “make him look bad”, and her subsequent song Getaway Car was seen as a revenge shot, with lines like “I wanted to leave him / I needed a reason.”
Her whirlwind fling with Marvel star Tom then sparked a media frenzy, but after he famously wore an ‘I HEART TS’ T-shirt on the beach, Taylor felt it had all become too public and #HiddleSwift was officially over. The relationship was also shrouded in claims it had been a PR stunt, but that was refuted. “Of course it was real,” Tom said in response to the doubters. “We had the best time.”
Another much-hyped but short-lived romance came with former One Direction singer Harry Styles, who Taylor first met at the 2012 Kid’s Choice Awards. The pair were affectionately dubbed ‘Haylor’ by fans, but after around a month of dating it ended in early 2013, with Taylor admitting her subsequent song Style was about “one of those relationships that’s always a bit off”. But the pair seemed on good terms as they bumped into each other at the 2021 Grammys, and Harry once said of their time together, “It was a learning experience for sure.”
Of course, Taylor’s most famous breakup anthem is We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together , and the track was widely assumed to concern her on-off dalliance with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. He reportedly broke Taylor’s heart just as she turned 21. When they split in 2010 it gave rise to the mysterious red scarf in her song All Too Well – widely viewed as an emblem of devastating lost love.
Taylor also had other brief romances with Twilight actor Taylor Lautner and musician John Mayer, while she once revealed that singer Joe Jonas dumped her over the phone after three months of dating in 2008. “I looked at the call log – it was like 27 seconds. That’s got to be a record,” she said. That split resulted in several songs on her album Fearless , including Forever & Always, with savage lyrics that seemed to refer to Joe as a “scared little boy”.
Meanwhile, Travis has had some celebrity relationships of his own, with one former flame Maya Benberry winning his heart on his US reality show Catching Kelce . In the series, 50 contestants from across the US vied to snare Travis, and he and Maya dated briefly in 2016 before going their separate ways. He also had an on-off romance with sports journalist and influencer Kayla Nicole for several years, but they broke up for good in May 2022. Travis was then linked to Access Hollywood presenter Zuri Hall in 2023, but their relationship was never confirmed.
But while Taylor and Travis have found happiness together, it’s safe to assume the singer won’t stop writing sad songs in future. “Being happy brings different sources of melancholy,” adds Annie. “She’s often written about the pain of growing up and her own insecurities, and I think she will still want her music to convey the full range of human experience.”
