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Big Brother star and model Imogen Thomas shared sunny snaps of her holiday in Dubai, wearing a bikini that showed off the amazing results of her recent breast operation

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Imogen Thomas posed for pics in the sunshine on holiday in Dubai. The Welsh model wore a bikini as she soaked up the heat, showing off the results of her recent boob op.

The 42-year-old, best known for her stint on Big Brother in 2006, took to Instagram on Saturday (8 November) to share a video comprised of a series of pictures from her holiday. In them, she wore an orange and blue striped bikini, with a pair of sunglasses. The post was captioned: “It’s good to be back”.

In a pic added to her Instagram, the following day, she also donned a white snake skin bikini whilst pouring champagne. She included another video of her strutting towards the camera, showing off her amazing figure.

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Another post saw her in a brown bikini and black, wide-brimmed hat. All three outfits showed off the results of Imogen’s recent surgery to have her implants removed.

On Instagram, Imogen gushed about her surgery, sharing that it was the “best decision” she’d made. She wrote: “Getting my implants removed is the best decision I made…. And I have one person to thank @dr.salihonurbasat. Girls if your thinking about it please just go for it! My only regret is that I didn’t go sooner.”

Imogen had shared her thoughts about her surgery on social media just before going under the knife. She asked her fans whether or not she should go natural after her implants were removed or have an uplift surgery, and ultimately decided on the latter.

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She flew to Turkey for the operation and shared her excitement, as her breasts felt “big” for her. She said: “I cannot wait, my boobs right now are really big for me. I’ve lost quite a bit of weight, and I just can’t have this anymore. So I found the best surgeon in Istanbul.”

The reality TV star admitted to The Mirror that she doesn’t usually pay for her surgeries and instead ‘collaborates’ with her surgeons on social media.

When asked whether the price of surgeries bothered her, she said: “I don’t pay for it! I do collaborations.” She added, though, that she wouldn’t want her daughters to undergo any form of boob job. “No, I really don’t want them to. I’d do everything to avoid it, because I know they would regret it.”

Imogen appeared on the seventh series of Big Brother in 2006. Before that she became the winner of Miss Wales 2003 and was a model.

Her series of Big Brother was the third most watched in the show’s history, averaging at 4.7 million viewers. Imogen was voted out on Day 86, and placed seventh overall.

Alex Scott has revealed how her girlfriend Jess Glynne reacted after discovering that the Lioness icon had decided to appear on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

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Jess Glynne thinks Alex Scott is “mental” for appearing on I’m A Celeb. The Lioness icon joins the likes of comic Ruby Wax, Martin Kemp, Jack Osbourne, Kelly Brook, Lisa Riley, Angryginge, Aitch, and Eddie Kadi.

But while former Lioness Alex is excited to make her debut in the Australian jungle, her popstar girlfriend, Jess, had a completely different view on the topic. Alex admits that she hopes the show will allow fans to see her in a completely different light than how they already know her, on and off the pitch.

Despite fronting and taking part in some of the biggest sporting events, Alex is extremely shy and describes herself as an introvert. But while she’s excited to showcase herself, her girlfriend thinks she’s “mental.”

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“Jess thinks I am absolutely mental, but she will be my biggest supporter, and my mum absolutely loves the show. Thinking of her tuning in every night will bring a tear,” Alex commented.

However, Alex admits that while she’s terrified of heights, that won’t be her only concern while Down Under. She said: “I will need to push myself to speak out around all of the different and big personalities. Not going into myself for being the shy one will be my big challenge.

“People see you on TV and they assume you are outgoing, that loud person but take me to red carpets or events and I am the one in the corner going, ‘Talk to me, please give me a plus one so I don’t have to be that person who walks in on my own,’ it’s going to be a challenge.”

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Alex and Jess went public with their relationship in 2023 following months of speculation about their bond. Since they shared their happy news, they’ve often appeared alongside one another at a string of glitzy events, including the Elle Style Awards.

The couple often share glimpses of their luxury holidays together on social media. When previously asked about their relationship, Alex said she was “happy and in love,” before joking that she and the Hold My Hand hitmaker had become the “same person”.

Initially, Alex had been hesitant about signing up for the show, which will see her take on a string of gruesome Bushtucker Trials – some including confined spaces, while others include eating fish eyes and animal genitalia. “But this is an amazing opportunity to test myself,” she said, adding: “I am super competitive but with myself and not other people.”

Alex also hinted she won’t be afraid of the trials, despite being scared of heights, as she has no intentions of letting her campmates go hungry during their stay in the jungle. “I don’t want to make myself look stupid, even if I do have fears, I will just throw myself into it,” she said.

Earlier today, Alex was spotted at Heathrow Airport with Jess as they waved goodbye to one another. The footballing icon exuded glamour as she made her way through departures, wearing a brown tracksuit and carrying an expensive Louis Vuitton holdall bag, her hair styled into loose curls. Before heading through to security, she and Jess hugged one another before exchanging a kiss.

After the first instalment grossed nearly £600million worldwide, part two of Wicked: For Good could make even more – and many hope Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo don’t stop there!

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Ariana Grande left fans talking about Wicked’s future after teasing that she’ll never be ready to say goodbye to Glinda.

The superstar is all set to brave the rain in Leicester Square tonight for Wicked: For Good’s premiere as the Wizard of Oz spin-off concludes. The Thank U, Next hitmaker stars in the much-hyped film alongside Cynthia Erivo with the first movie an incredible box office success, grossing almost £600million worldwide.

Part two is expected to be even bigger and that has left many speculating that there could be more to come. Ariana said playing ditzy Glinda has helped transform her life and she is nowhere near ready to let the character go – a confession that is sure to excite fans. “I think I have got to the point where I have realised I will never be ready to say goodbye to Glinda, I am ok with that,” she said.

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“She has been so important to me, she has taught me so much. Even before I landed the role of Glinda I was trying to put boundaries in my life, but she really has helped further cement that. She is so sure of herself, and that confidence has helped me put further boundaries in place.

“We as women really should not be scared of putting boundaries in place – they really can change our lives for the better. It’s taken me a lot of work to get to this point, where I am happy with who I am. There has been a lot of self care, therapy, and putting boundaries in place. The most important thing for me is that I continue to protect myself mentally.”

Fans are hoping there could be even more around the corner and her off-screen friendship with Cynthia, who plays to-the-point Elphaba in the film, grows and grows. Ariana even conducted an interview last year holding her co-star’s nails and detailing their bond she added: “Friendships like these are incredibly important, to have a friend like Cynthia just makes the world a better place.

“She is so supportive, she is always there for me, we are both always there to talk about anything we might be feeling. She has become like a sister to me, and I hope every woman out there has a friend like Cynthia.” They have even cemented their friendship with permanent inkings.

Ariana took to her Instagram page to share a photo of her and Cynthia’s hands with the inscription ‘For Good’ written in a simple black font under their thumbs. The two friends chose to get “For Good” tattooed on them in a nod to the second instalment of the Wicked films.

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Speaking about their close friendship, Cynthia said: “I think we found a little piece of ourselves in each other. I think there are little pieces of us that, when we got together to do this together, when we first started, each of us was missing a little chunk.”

The triple Oscar nominee, who has won Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards, said of her pal Ariana: “At the very beginning when we were doing rehearsals, that’s when I sort of decided that, okay, time to write this album. Coaxed by Ariana because she wouldn’t let me get away with it!”

Ariana is clearly open to new opportunities. The multi-talented 32-year-old talked about what’s next and said: “From a career point of view I just want to carry on doing things that creatively excite me. If that is acting, music, Broadway – I want it to be something that makes me excited to get out of bed in the morning”

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I’m A Celeb star Angry Ginge was only in Australia for a matter of minutes before he started trolling the press – and aimed a dig at one of his famous campmates. The 23-year-old YouTuber and gamer, who has more than 1.3million followers on Twitch, was mobbed by fans when he landed at Brisbane Airport.

The Salford star was greeted by reporters including the Mirror’s Tom Bryant, and joked that he is in Australia because he’d been invited by some of his co-stars. He said: “I got a random phone call last night off Kelly Brook saying she’s coming to visit her Auntie Sheila and do I want to join her? I said: ‘I might as well’.

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The internet star, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, added: “Then Lisa Riley rings me and says she’s doing Dingles Down Under, do I want to join her? I said I might as well. Then Aitch said he’s going on tour so I said I’ll join him as well.”

In a dig at his future campmate Aitch, 25, he laughed: “I’m not the number one fan of his music, but he’s a good guy.”

Aitch, whose real name is Harrison James Armstrong, is a rapper from Manchester whose hits include the 2018 song Straight Rhymez and who reached No2 with his album Close To Home in 2022. Like Angry Ginge, he is a supporter of Manchester United.

Angry Ginge was the fourth star to arrive in Australia to appear on the show, following Kelly, Lisa and Aitch, who had all made implausible excuses for why they were touching down in the country ahead of I’m A Celeb’s return on Sunday 16 November. Former EastEnders star Shona McGarty later arrived in the airport too.

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Other celebs jetting to Australia include Spandeau Ballet star Martin Kemp, comic Ruby Wax, sports TV presenter Alex Scott and Jack Osbourne. They are expected to be joined by comic Eddie Kadi and presenter Vogue Williams.

Talking about his prospects in the jungle, Angry Ginge told the Mirror: “I did a Duke of Edinburgh bronze award at school so I am not too bad at camping . One of the reasons I vowed to never go to Australia was because of the spiders and animals so I am hoping the hotel is secure.”

The star is already the bookies’ favourite to win the show, with odds of 3-1. He is following in the running by Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson, Martin Kemp and Aitch himself.

The Geordie-born star collected his award for the critically acclaimed album People Watching. He decided to give the £25,000 prize to Music Venue Trust.

Sam Fender donated his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to charity supporting grassroots venues across the country. The Geordie-born star collected the award in Newcastle for his critically acclaimed album People Watching last month.

He decided to give the prize to Music Venue Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his early career. It means a total of £160,000 has been raised for charity from his recent gigs around the world.

Fans gave a further £35,000 for Doctors Without Borders, supporting their work around the globe. The charity also paid tribute to the star for raising awareness of the work done by their volunteers around the world. His Newcastle United hero Dan Burn made a special guest appearance on stage at his final gig at St James Park in the summer.

And the singer had already given £100,000 to MVT in 2024. Making the latest donation, Fender, 31, said: “I wouldn’t be doing what I am doing today if it wasn’t for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out.

“These venues are legendary, but they are struggling.” Mark Davyd, CEO and founder of Music Venue Trust, said: “This is an incredible gesture by Sam.

“It demonstrates once again that artists absolutely understand how vital grassroots music venues are to their careers and to their communities.

“We are honoured to accept this donation and will ensure every penny of it makes a direct difference to the campaign to keep live music at the heart of our towns and cities.”

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Sam’s 2024 arena tour raised more than £100,000 that was distributed by MVT via its Liveline Fund. That supported 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.

Speaking at the time Sam said, “It’s brilliant to see that the money raised from the arena tour is making a real difference to so many venues. The grassroots circuit has been decimated over the last 10 years or so.

“The idea that money from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense.”

His world tour had raised tens of thousands of pounds to help volunteers on the frontline in war zones. Doctors Without Borders said: “We are incredibly grateful to Sam Fender for his partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières on his recent European tour.

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“By inviting our fundraisers to engage with his fans, Sam helped us raise over £35,000 to fund our crucial humanitarian work around the world.

“On behalf of our patients and teams in Palestine, we extend a profound thank you to Sam and his team for speaking out and drawing public attention to the devastating situation there.