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For one day only shoppers can get the Moschino perfume gift set for free with a clever deal-stacking hack, and it’s great for saving money on Christmas shopping

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Fragrance enthusiasts can snap up a complimentary Moschino perfume gift set thanks to an ingenious deal combination. However, those keen to secure the freebie must act swiftly, as the offer is valid for today only (Monday, 8 December).

Available from The Perfume Shop, the Moschino Toy Eau de Toilette Spray Gift Set comprises four 5ml fragrances. The collection includes Toy 2; a fruity and fresh scent with ‘delicious’ notes of apple, mandarin, white currant and peony, Toy Boy; a floral musky fragrance, Bubblegum; a ‘fun and playful’ perfume with sweet and fruity notes of rose and bubble gum, and Pearl; an ‘effervescent marriage’ of sharp citrus and delicate jasmine.

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The Moschino collection has been reduced from £35 down to £19.99, representing a saving of £15.01 for beauty enthusiasts. Yet there’s now a way for customers to essentially obtain it without spending a penny through a smart cashback arrangement.

For a limited 24-hour period, TopCashback is providing members with the opportunity to make substantial savings on sought-after perfumes with 30% cashback at The Perfume Shop. First-time TopCashback members can secure an additional £15 welcome bonus on purchases over £15, meaning the Moschino Toy collection becomes effectively cost-free for them following cashback. Complete instructions on claiming this promotion can be located at the end of the page.

Customers have warmly embraced the set, awarding it a flawless five-star rating on the high street shop’s website. One reviewer, who headlined their feedback ‘beautiful set’ said: “Great set, amazing gift. Beautiful individual little bottles. Great quality. Great price.”

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For those who’d rather not sign up to TopCashback, there are other fragrant bargains to be had on the high street. We found a deal at Boots on the YSL Libre Eau De Parfum 30ml, slashed from £72 to a more palatable £54.

Over at LookFantastic, savvy shoppers can nab the 50ml Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Glitter Eau de Parfum for half its original price. Once £105, it’s now just £52.50.

While the Moschino Toy perfume gift set hasn’t garnered any negative reviews on The Perfume Shop website, it’s worth bearing in mind that scent is subjective and what smells divine to one person might not to another. So, when shopping via TopCashback, consider your personal preferences.

The Moschino collection is described as having fruity, floral, sweet and citrus notes. If you’re after something a bit different, why not check out the Versace Miniatures via TopCashback for just over £2?

For new members of TopCashback and all customers of The Perfume Shop, the miniatures set effectively comes down to £2.24 after cashback (currently on sale for £22.99, RRP £39). There’s also a men’s collection which, like the women’s, effectively costs £2.24 after cashback for new TopCashback members (on sale for £22.99, RRP £39), reports the Liverpool Echo.

How to get the Moschino Toy fragrance set for free via TopCashback

• Sign up via TopCashback.
• Search for The Perfume Shop and click ‘Get Cashback Now’.
• Shop the Moschino Toy Eau de Toilette Spray Gift Set and checkout as usual.
• Cashback will then track and appear in your TopCashback account within 7 working days of your purchase. The cashback will become payable (and available to withdraw and spend) after The Perfume Shop has paid TopCashback the commission for your purchase.

I’m A Celebrity star Shona McGarty has spoken about how EastEnders legend Barbara Windsor gave her a ‘bad telling off’ for being late – and how it changed her career

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I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star Shona McGarty has revealed she once received a “bad telling off” during the early days of her career – and explained how the experience influenced her work ethic on EastEnders and beyond.

The actress, who spent 16 years portraying Whitney Dean on the BBC soap, opened up on the Yellowbelly Presents podcast about joining the programme as a teenager and the challenging adjustment that followed when she became part of one of Britain’s most popular dramas. McGarty secured the role aged just 16, and despite residing “literally across the road” from the studios, she confessed she didn’t always understand the standard of professionalism required on set.

Speaking frankly, she remembered a particular incident that served as a significant reality check. “Barbara taught me not to be late, which I have spoken about before,” she said, referencing EastEnders legend Barbara Windsor.

“See, the thing is, you wouldn’t mind, but I literally lived across the road. So there was no excuse,” she added, according to the Liverpool Echo.

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McGarty acknowledged that beginning such a prominent job as a teenager presented its own difficulties. “Being 16 is such a young age. You think you’re like all that, but actually, you’ve not got a clue,” she chuckled.

“Yeah, you still haven’t got a clue, to be honest. I’m 33.”

But the lesson hit home – largely thanks to Windsor’s no-nonsense approach. “The being late thing? Barbara told me off so badly. It kind of gave me a wake-up call, and I was like, actually, I do want this job. I had to remember that this is what I’d dreamed about for such a long time. This is an amazing opportunity, and I don’t want to ruin it for myself.”

From that moment onwards, she revealed, everything shifted. “So I did get up to that alarm, and I did stay in the show. Thank you, Barbara.”

McGarty remained with EastEnders from 2008 through to 2024, establishing herself as one of the soap’s most familiar faces. Throughout her tenure, she handled significant storylines including Whitney’s abuse, turbulent relationships, and numerous hard-hitting social issue narratives.

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She has consistently acknowledged senior cast members, including Windsor, for supporting her through the demands of working on a long-running soap.

In 2009, just 12 months after joining EastEnders, McGarty won a British Soap Award for Best Newcomer. Her closing scenes as Whitney were broadcast in May 2024, with the character leaving Walford to start anew with her baby daughter, Dolly.

Her time on EastEnders also served her well during this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity. Recognised for her sharp humour, emotional openness, and genuine connection with fellow campmates, she emerged as a fan favourite – securing third place behind Celebs Go Dating receptionist Tom Read Wilson and winner, YouTube star Angryginge.

Tim Westwood has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges – including rape and sexual assault.

At Southwark Crown Court on Monday, Westwood denied four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. He pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.

The former broadcaster, who also appeared on Capital Xtra, wore a maroon shirt and black trousers for the hearing. He spoke only to confirm his name and enter his pleas. Westwood was granted bail with a condition not to contact the complainants. A provisional trial date for January 25, 2027, was set by the court.

Westwood, who lives in Westminster, is accused of offences against seven different women, some of whom were aged 17 at the time. He was charged in October this year with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.

The alleged incidents are believed to have taken place between 1993 and 2016. Westwood denies all allegations made against him. He previously said: “It’s all false allegations.” 

Police previously said that Westwood had allegedly indecently assaulted a 17-year-old girl in Fulham, west London, in 1983. He also faces allegations of indecently assaulting a woman in her 20s in the Vauxhall area of London in 1986.

He was also accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman, aged between 17 and 18, between 1995 and 1996 in London. He’s also accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman between the ages of 17 and 18 between 2000 and 2001, also in London.

Westwood was also accused of sexually assaulting another woman, aged in her 20s, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 2010. He also faces an allegation of assaulting a woman, believed to be in her 20s, in the Finchley area of London in 2016.

Andy Furphy, Detective Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, said: “It takes courage to come forward and report allegations of this nature.

“The women who have done so have put their trust in us and we continue to provide them with all available support. Our investigation remains open and we’d encourage anyone who has been impacted by this case or anyone with information to come forward and speak with us.”

Westwood stepped down from his programme on Capital Xtra in April 2022. He also left Radio 1 and Radio 1 Xtra in 2013 – almost two decades after he joined the BBC.

He also presented the MTV UK programme, Pimp My Ride UK, which aired for three seasons between 2005 and 2007.

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Angry Ginge opens up to the Mirror in his first chat after the Jungle as he reveals how he was on the verge of quitting twice on the ITV show

King of the Jungle Angry Ginge has told how he nearly quit the show after just TWO hours. The star opened up to the Mirror just hours after being crowned the winner of I’m A Celebrity. In his first chat he revealed how:

He considered walking almost immediately over the food, and later “debated” quitting a second time after his tears in the Bush Telegraph. He also says he kept going to make his mum proud, who told him: “I was already proud of you…you didn’t need to go on the show to do that..” And he’s amazed at his new heartthrob status, saying: “Maybe me in jungle attire is sexy.”

We can also reveal how being on the show has actually cost him more than £100,000 in lost brand deals in the build up to Christmas. A source said: “His fee for doing the show was nothing compared to the money he could have earned on the outside. But he just wanted to make his mum proud.”

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Opening up about nearly quitting the ITV show, he said it happened on Day One. He said: “I was debating on the very first day, and I’d only been in there for a couple of hours. It was late when I’d got in, and I was expecting a steak but it was one steak between four of us, and that was a shock. That was the eye opener. I think, forget the snakes around the head.

“And then it was just getting later and later, and our other camp mates hadn’t joined us yet, and I was just sat there thinking, ‘this is going to be tough. It’s going to be really tough.’ He said that things improved slowly but by the time he got to Day 10, he was struggling again.

He admits: “Jack Osbourne warned me day 10 would always be the hardest and I don’t know what it was, but I just woke up emotional that day. I just said to him: “I just don’t feel that good today.’” Viewers later watched him break down in the Bush Telegraph as he missed home. And he reveals that he later took himself off by himself. I came out the Bush Telegraph, and then I went and sat by the pond by myself there,” he says.

Once again he considered quitting. He said: “I asked myself ‘Do I want to go the extra two weeks. I was debating it, but then I just powered through it.’” He says that the thought of making his mum Michelle proud – as well as his humble beginnings – powered him on during the dark times.

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He says: “I will never forget where I came from, and I think because I started literally from the bottom and watched everyone around me from my mates to their parents, my mum, everyone had to graft their way to get wherever it was.” His mum Michelle brought up Ginge, whose real name is Morgan, up with his sister Tasha on a council estate in Eccles, Salford.

Money was tight and she had to work several jobs to keep them afloat. Even so, when Ginge was 18, Michelle was forced to sell the family home and move somewhere cheaper. He moved in with his Nana round the corner to ease the pressure. He says his aim from the outset was to make his mum proud

“She told me I’d done that…but then she also said,’I was already proud of you…you didn’t need to go on the show to do that..” Asked what it means to make his mum happy, he says it meant everything.

He says: “I want her to know how well she did raising us, and how much I do appreciate everything that she did. From literally being a single parent since I was probably one……and working all of the jobs that she had. Just to know that anything I can do would make her proud, is just the best feeling.”

He added it brought him great joy being able to say bring her Down Under to watch him triumph. “I remember her saying years ago, one of her main aims was to go with Australia, and I managed to get her a free holiday there, so I’ve done all right,” he says. Now he has his sights on treating her even more now he is King of the Jungle.

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He said: “Christmas is obviously around the corner, so I need to get something big. But yes I’ve got a few things up my sleeve, but I don’t reveal in case she finds out.” He also says seeing his mum and sister Tasha in their surprise camp visit also helped give him the motivation to continue. “It made me so happy. I had their photo, and letter, but to actually see them was that extra bit of fuel I needed to get through the next few days,” he says.

Ginge also reflected on his friendship with Aitch – and joked about their rivalry. “He often refers to himself as the king of Manchester, but I think he’s been overthrown,” he laughs. But he said having his friend in the jungle was a huge help mentally. Every night, knowing I’m sleeping next to my mate from Manchester, who I’ve known for ages and it hurts me to say, am a fan of his music. It’s like a comfort blanket, just to know I’ve got him there.”

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22 Kids and Counting star, Millie Radford, told fans she is ‘wiped out’ with the flu and so is her daughter, Ophelia, five, who was rushed to hospital at 4am

Millie Radford has revealed her daughter, five, ended up in hospital on Sunday morning after a nasty bout of flu has left the famous family “wiped out”.

The 22 Kids and Counting star, 24, who is also mum to Chester, three, and Elodie, two, told her followers she was “so poorly”, and that Ophelia, five, who also has the flu, had to be taken to hospital at 4am.

Posting a photo of her oldest child, wrapped up in a red blanket, a concerned Millie wrote: “We’re both so poorly, especially Ophelia. We were in hospital till 4am.” Sharing his concern for his wife and daughter, Harry Passmore added: “Ophelia and Millie are totally wiped out with the flu. Awful seeing both of them like this,” with a crying emoji.

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Meanwhile, as Millie and Ophelia rest and recuperate, mum, Sue Radford, is getting into the Christmas spirit on yet another trip abroad to Lapland.

Taking to Instagram, the frequent flyer shared some sweet snaps of the famous family enjoying all the breathtaking region in the Arctic has to offer.

Captioning her post, Sue wrote: “Lapland you are just magical. We have had the most incredible day today the kids have not stopped laughing, throwing snowballs at each other and just loving the magic that Lapland is.”

In the accompanying snaps, Sue and the kids were seen with smiles a mile wide as they made the most of the wintery weather before enjoying a ride with reindeer.

It’s not the first time Britain’s biggest family has been to Lapland. They took a trip there in 2021, with Millie and her children as they headed for Santa’s grotto and went on a husky ride.

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However, it’s not always smooth sailing travel-wise for Millie after she revealed earlier this year she had missed a flight to America with her kids because she didn’t have the right documentation.

The family, famous for their Channel 5 series, 22 Kids and Counting, and daily vlogs on YouTube, were all set to fly Stateside for their Easter holidays. However, upon reaching London’s Gatwick airport, Millie and two of her kids – Chester and Ophelia – were told they couldn’t board – while the rest of the family, including Millie’s husband Harley and their other daughter Elodie, got on the plane.

The refusal was due to the trio’s ESTAs (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation) being expired, which is required for those travelling to the US without a Visa.

Sharing the mishap on Instagram, Millie posted: “So glad he doesn’t understand this disaster we are having [crying face emojis]” alongside a video of her son lying on the airport floor.

She later updated her followers, saying: “Guys let this be your reminder to double check your ESTA [melting face emoji] because mine, Chester and Ophelia’s had run out. Luckily, we have reapplied and they have all come in time for us to fly tomorrow.”

Acting legend, Dick Van Dyke, is turning 100 this month, but admits he wouldn’t be celebrating anything if he hadn’t given up two of his ‘addictions’

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Mary Poppins star, Dick Van Dyke, has revealed which of his vices he had to kick in order to make it to his 100th birthday, which he celebrates this month.

The Diagnosis Murder icon, who boasts 75 years in the acting industry, marks the momentous milestone on Saturday, but reckons he wouldn’t be celebrating anything if he hadn’t overhauled his lifestyle in his 50s.

Revealing that he quit smoking and drinking 50 years ago, Dick – famed for his role as loveable chimney sweep Bert in Mary Poppins – was forced to correct his son, actor, Barry Von Dyck, 74, who said his dad “never smoked too much”.

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Setting the record straight, the star told People magazine: “I smoked a lot, actually! I think I was probably in my 50s before it dawned on me that I had an addictive personality. If I liked something, I was going to overdo it. So I got rid of booze and cigarettes and all that stuff, which is probably why I’m still here.”

Speaking at the Vandy High Tea fundraising event – which raised money for theThe Van Dyke Endowment of the Arts and the Dick Van Dyke Museum – at his home in Malibu, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star said he was “probably the last person alive” who got to know and spend time with Walt Disney before the animation legend died of lung cancer in 1966.

Dick lamented: “He was a wonderful guy. He just smoked too much! Doggone.”

The seasoned star checked into rehab in 1973 to help overcome his alcoholism, and while getting sober he also quit smoking. However, he previously admitted he found quitting nicotine to be “twice as hard”.

Speaking on the Real No Really podcast in 2023, Dick said it took him “forever” to give up smoking and added: “It was much worse than the alcohol.”

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The father-of-four – who married Arlene Silver, 54, in 2012 – recently admitted he feels “lonely” and “frustrated” in his old age because he’s outlived most of his best friends and he rarely gets to attend glitzy showbiz events because of his declining health.

He told The Times: “Though I still do guest spots on TV, and ads and videos, I miss going to the studio every day for a regular series. And every single one of my dearest lifelong friends is gone, which feels just as lonely as it sounds.

“It’s frustrating to feel diminished in the world, physically and socially.

“I get invites to events or offers for gigs in New York or Chicago, but that kind of travel takes so much out of me that I have to say no. Almost all of my visiting with folks has to happen at my house.”

However, the actor is determined not to become a grumpy old man as Dick continued: “We all have the capacity for a joyful life. I’ve made it to 99 in no small part because I have stubbornly refused to give into the bad stuff in life: failures and defeats, personal losses, loneliness and bitterness, the physical and emotional pains of ageing. That stuff is real but I have not let it define me.

“Instead, for the vast majority of my years, I have been in what I can only describe as a full-on bear hug with the experience of living.”