Aitch, real name Harrison James Armstrong, is among the recently announced celebrity line-up set to enter the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle this weekend
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Aitch is going on I’m A Celeb(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
I’m A Celebrity star Aitch has criticised the current Down Syndrome abortion laws before heading into the jungle. The rapper has said one of the reasons he is going on the iconic show is to raise awareness of the condition.
The star has spoken about his younger sister Gracie having Down Syndrome over the last few years. Aitch – whose real name is Harrison James Strong – said that his 13-year-old sister doesn’t yet know that he is going on the programme and it likely she will just find out when she sees him on screen.
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Aitch said: “I’ve just learned certain things over the years that make me a bit sad. In terms of you can be a day before giving birth, and if you find out your child’s got Down Syndrome, you can still have the option to terminate it.
“Whereas in another situation, if your kid doesn’t have that, you’ve only got a certain amount of time before you can abort.”
Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome. The musician often talks about his close bond with sister Gracie.
He wrote his song My G about her and all the funds generated from the track are donated to the Down’s Syndrome Association.
At the beginning of My G’s music video, Aitch includes a touching tribute that says: “This song is dedicated to Gracie Armstrong. You have the biggest heart in the world! Don’t change for no one. Love you kid x.”
This week Aitch shared a message for his fans and his mum before heading into the jungle. Taking to his Instagram and wearing his jungle attire, he wrote: “I’ve made songs with most people I grew up listening to, now I’m going on the show I grew up watching.
“Mam this one’s for you. Bout to go f**k up the jungle the Manchester way. Cinnabit” Some of the celebrities have already been seen taking on one of the iconic show challenges.
Kelly Brook, Shona McGarty, Eddie Kadi, Martin Kemp and Aitch were all seen after skydiving. They were seen laughing and joking as Ant and Dec looked on atop what appeared to be a castle.
A source said: “They all seemed to be getting on really well with each other despite presumably having only just met. They are clearly all bonding all very quickly this year.”
The stars only arrived in Australia in the last few days but there was no sign of the remaining other stars: Alex Scott, Lisa Riley, Ginge, Jack Osbourne and Ruby Wax.
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I’m A Celeb airs this Sunday on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm
Boots has launched its new mega beauty box ready for the festive season, and you’ll get a huge £448 worth of brands like Huda, Fenty and Kayali inside – all for under £100
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Boots has launched its brand new Showstopper beauty box(Image: Boots)
There’s nothing better than a beauty box for helping you stock up on some of your favourites, letting you try out new products and – now it’s almost the festive season – getting you some extra items to gift. They’re also the perfect way to nab a huge amount of products with some major savings, and Boots’ new Showstopper is the perfect example.
The Boots Showstopper Beauty Box is priced at £90, but it contains a huge £448.06 worth of beauty products. With some big name brands like Huda, Kayali and Fenty inside, it’s the perfect way to treat yourself, stock up your beauty bags ahead of Christmas, or find some great items to gift to friends and family whilst saving money.
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The huge 80% saving means that you’ll get £358.06 worth of product for free, and there are 26 different products inside – including 16 full size ones. The products are some of the top-loved and best-selling products from premium brands, and span haircare, fragrance, skincare and makeup. Want a sneak peek at everything inside? Here you go…
What’s inside the Boots Showstopper Beauty Box
AMIKA – The Kure Intense Bond Repair Mask 100ml – FULL SIZE
Ole Henriksen – Pout Preserve Lip Treatment in Strawberry Glimmer – FULL SIZE
The Ordinary – Niacinamide 5% Face & Body Emulsion 100ml – FULL SIZE
Huda Beauty – Blush Filter in the shade Bubblegum 4.8ml – FULL SIZE
Fenty Beauty – Suede Powder Blush in the shade Wattabrat 4g – FULL SIZE
Round Lab – Dokdo Toner 200ml – FULL SIZE
Sol de Janeiro – Brazillian Bum Bum Cream 75ml – FULL SIZE
NUXE – Huile Prodigieuse Roll-On 60ml – FULL SIZE
ICONIC LONDON – Stay n Slay Waterpoof Mascara 9ml – FULL SIZE
MORPHE – Continuous Prep & Set Mist 79.4g – FULL SIZE
The Inkey List – Bioactive Ceramide Moisturizer 50ml – FULL SIZE
Rituals – The Ritual of Ayurveda Hand Balm 70ml – FULL SIZE
Grown Alchemist – Skin Defense Primer 50ml – FULL SIZE
Kerastase – Gloss Absolu Conditioner with Glycolic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid & Wild Rose in Oil 75ml
Estee Lauder – Advanced Night Repair Eye Gel-Cream 5ml
Carolina Herrera – La Bomba Eau de parfum 11ml
Medicube – Collagen Jelly Cream 4ml
Biodance – Collagen Gel Toner Pads 10 pack
Urban Decay – All Nighter Vitamin C Setting Spray 15ml
NEOM – Perfect Night’s Sleep Travel Candle 75g
Grown Alchemist – Polishing Exfoliator 20ml
The Boots Showstopper Beauty Box is great value, and will make the perfect gift for someone, whether you want to give it as one big box or split it up into individual items to gift to loved ones. It also means you’ll have everything you need to get your party season glam on the go if you decide this is one you’re definitely keeping for yourself.
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Elsewhere, LookFantastic has launched a whole range of Christmas gift sets from crackers filled with beauty products to The Christmas Present Edit, which is only £50 but contains £170 worth of brands like Rodial and Olaplex. Selfridges has also launched The Ultimate Beauty Kit 2025 which is £125 but worth £465, while Space NK’s £65 The Party Edit includes makeup and haircare heroes to help you celebrate in style.
No Country for Old Men, the Coen Brothers’ Academy Award-winning adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel, is attracting fresh acclaim for its stark depiction of brutality, ethics, and chaos
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A scene from No Country for Old Men(Image: Paramount Pictures (International))
A modern Western thriller universally hailed as a cinematic tour de force has landed on Netflix – and viewers are still praising it as one of the finest films ever made.
No Country for Old Men, the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-winning take on Cormac McCarthy’s novel, continues to earn fresh praise for its unflinching portrayal of violence, morality, and fate in a world spiralling into chaos.
The 2007 masterpiece marked a career-defining moment in the Coens’ illustrious directing career.
Josh Brolin stars as Llewelyn Moss, a welder and Vietnam veteran who discovers the bloody remains of a failed drugs deal in the remote Texas desert and makes off with a suitcase containing $2million (£1.5million).
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This fateful choice sets off a deadly chain of events, as Moss becomes the target of Anton Chigurh, a mysterious, soft-spoken killer brought to chilling life by Javier Bardem, reports the Express.
Bardem’s performance earned instant critical acclaim – landing him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Rotten Tomatoes audiences remain mesmerised: “Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat not only because of the directors and their quirky but very welcomed artistic decisions… but also because it includes one of the greatest performances of this century to date: Javier Bardem as the ruthless and nightmare-inducing hitman Anton Chigurh.”
The character, recognisable by his distinctive bowl haircut, blank stare, and terrifying coin-flipping moments, has become one of contemporary cinema’s most unforgettable and chilling villains.
While much of the story focuses on the deadly cat-and-mouse game between Moss and Chigurh, the film’s emotional core rests with Tommy Lee Jones as Sheriff Ed Tom Bell – a weary officer struggling with the escalating mindless violence consuming his community.
Jones, Bardem and Brolin each embody different elements of the movie’s key themes: justice, chaos, and survival.
Critics have continuously praised the film’s structure, atmosphere, and technical excellence. “The Coen Brothers really got this one right,” one reviewer noted.
The film’s final 20 minutes have sparked some of the most heated debates in cinema history, with its bold and understated finale challenging the norms of action-film endings.
“The perfect film. Every scene. Every line of dialogue. And the ending. Yes… I said it… the ending. All perfect,” one Rotten Tomatoes critic gushed.
No Country for Old Men swept the board at the 2008 Oscars, bagging Best Picture, Best Director (a joint win for Joel and Ethan Coen), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor. It also received nods for Best Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins), and Best Film Editing.
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You can currently catch No Country for Old Men on Netflix.
A gripping war epic — starring Chris Pine and Florence Pugh — charts an important era in Great Britain’s history and the film is now available to stream on Netflix UK
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The historical war drama is now streaming on Netflix(Image: Publicity Picture/Netflix)
Fans of historical dramas and period films are in for a treat as an excellent choice is now available on the Netflix UK catalogue.
The film, starring Chris Pine in the lead role alongside Florence Pugh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tony Curran, Callan Mulvey, Billy Howle, Sam Spruell, James Cosmo and Stephen Dillane, depicts significant events from the Scottish Wars of Independence in 1304-07.
Outlaw King, a stirring 2018 historical drama, was co-written, produced, and directed by David Mackenzie. The official summary of the film states: “After being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce is forced into exile by the English and leads a band of outlaws to help him reclaim the throne.”
It’s a true David vs. Goliath tale of how the 14th century Scottish ‘Outlaw King’ Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army, reports the Express.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Pine discussed mastering the Scottish accent for the film. The actor admitted: “It was difficult to get an accent to be organic that is so foreign from my own. There were particular sounds that I stumbled on, but also just getting the musicality of the language down.”
“I didn’t want it to be a movie about an accent; I didn’t want people to not believe I was Scottish, but I also couldn’t draw too much attention to it and away from the story.”
Boasting a 69 per cent audience approval rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Outlaw King garnered largely favourable reviews, with one enthusiast declaring: “Great movie all around, deserves way more love than it has received. This one will age well, fantastic period piece with stunning cinematography, solid acting/cast, and realistic fight scenes.”
Another viewer praised the production and penned: “Noticed that not only were the cast amazing but the extras in the battle scenes were unbelievable, probably the best extras I’ve seen in any movie.”
Meanwhile one audience review stated: “I quite enjoyed this historical tale. It has a quick pace, simple dialogue, brutal violence and charming characters. Quite simply a fun film to watch.”
A professional critique of the picture reads: “The film lifts itself and has great technical and production design, great lead performances, and a story that while familiar, is a much better representation of the same story we have gotten before.”
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Whilst another reviewer heaped acclaim on Chris Pine for his depiction of the Scottish monarch: “Chris Pine gives a strong performance in this well-constructed tale of Robert the Bruce’s fight for Scotland’s freedom.”
A third critic commented on the film: “Outlaw King is a gripping, moving and grand film full of spellbinding performances. Pine effortlessly embodies Bruce’s conviction, bravery, and compassion.”
As frontman of the legendary rock band Foo Fighters — David Grohl has been caught in the eye of the storm plenty of times, with his personal life often overshadowing his art.
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Dave Grohl’s romantic life has often made headlines(Image: Getty Images)
Dave Grohl’s descent from being ‘the nicest guy in rock’ to being ‘guy who cheats on his wife and fathers babies outside of his marriage’ was swift.
As frontman of the legendary rock band Foo Fighters — Grohl has been caught in the eye of the storm plenty of times. With the band having just announced the dates for the UK and European leg of their 2026 Take Cover Tour, now’s as good a time as any to take a closer look at the tumultuous love life of the band’s lead singer and guitarist.
Cheating on his wife
On September 10, 2024, Grohl made an announcement on social media that rocked the world — especially the world of his wife, Jordyn Blum, and their three daughters, Violet May, 18, Harper Willow, 15, and Ophelia Saint, 10. He said in the statement: “I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her. I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We’re grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together. Dave.”
Grohl’s fourth daughter was born on August 1, 2024, and since the announcement, the Foo Fighters guitarist and his TV producer wife have made several joint public appearances, a fact many have taken as an indication of their resolve to work through this hurdle in their marriage.
After first meeting Blum in 2001, Grohl went down on one knee and married the actor-director in 2003. The pair have been together for over 22 years and share a beautiful family together. At the start of 2025, Grohl’s baby mama, Jennifer Young, revealed her identity when the 38-year-old Florida-born rock music fan shared that their daughter had Grohl’s last name.
Cheating on his other wife (allegedly)
Grohl has been married once before, to photographer Jennifer Leigh Youngblood, and the pair met in 1994 while he was still a member of the legendary grunge band, Nirvana. Grohl went on to form the Foo Fighters later that year, after Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s death in April.
In a 1999 interview with the weekly British music magazine Melody Maker, the Foo Fighters frontman admitted: “I was 25, my wife [Youngblood] was even younger. We weren’t ready to get married. I miss her a tonne, she’s the funniest goddamn weirdo you ever met in your life. Absolutely adorable. It would have been better had we not got married. But you live and you learn.”
According to The Guardian, Nirvana’s drummer admitted to cheating on Youngblood, which is allegedly what caused the pair to split up in 1997. The publication reported that the “admitted infidelities” and divorce “caused the departure from the Foo Fighters ranks of Pat Smeal, latterly Nirvana’s auxiliary guitarist and a close friend [of Youngblood].”
David Grohl’s relationships
In the early nineties, Grohl dated L7 bassist Jennifer Finch, however, it seems their break up wasn’t an amicable one. In the 2016 documentary ‘L7: Pretend We’re Dead’, Finch was captured in archive footage flicking through a magazine and spotting a photo of Grohl from his Nirvana days. She was then seen saying: “Everywhere I go, everywhere I turn, I see this f***ing face. Frankly, I’m sick of it.”
Finch told The Big Takeover in 2015: “I have my own memories of those times, and those memories are at a point where they are fading. I don’t want someone else’s ingrained into my brain.” Around 1997, following Grohl’s divorce from Jennifer Leigh Youngblood, the Foo Fighters rocker struck up a fleeting romance with Veruca Salt frontwoman Louise Post.
Post went on to contribute backing vocals to the Foo Fighters album ‘The Colour And The Shape’. However, their relationship quickly cooled when Grohl set his sights on Hollywood’s breakout star Winona Ryder. After their split, Veruca Salt fans became convinced their track ‘Disconnected’ was penned about Grohl and how he called time on their relationship, given the revealing lyrics. The words said: “It’s kind of scary when your lover leaves you for a movie star.”
Nevertheless, Post reassured supporters that she and Dave harboured no ill feelings. She told The Sydney Morning Herald: “People definitely read things into my songs. It was a private relationship, but it got so much publicity. I didn’t mean for it to happen. I’m friends with him now.”
If reports are to be believed, Grohl was romantically linked with champion snowboarder Tina Basich between 1998 and 1999. Their relationship came to an end around the time Basich suffered a leg injury, which left her professional career in jeopardy for months.
In her 2003 memoir Pretty Good For A Girl, Basich disclosed: “Breakups suck. But rockstar exits are the worst. All I got was a five-minute phone call from him, after five weeks of me calling and trying to get ahold of him because I just had to know if these rumours were true.”
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She admitted the period was so traumatic that she found it challenging to revisit whilst penning her autobiography. The decorated snowboarder explained: “It was really hard for me. I rewrote my book five times and not until the fifth rewrite did Dave Grohl make the book.” While insanely talented and a certified music legend, Dave Grohl’s personal life has often overshadowed his art.
I’m a Celeb contestant Martin Kemp reduced fans to tears when he shared moving words and intimate footage of his family before he headed into the Australian jungle
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The couple have been married since 1998(Image: PA)
Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp is sure to miss his loved ones while he takes part in ITV ’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. The musician and actor who played Steve Owen in EastEnders is clearly a committed family man.
Before he headed off to the Australian jungle the 64-year-old shared some vintage footage of his wife Shirlie and their two children with some heart wrenching words. The clip includes images and musings about life, death and all that’s in between. It features cute moments from when his kids were just babies and silver fox Martin had a head of brunette locks. His fans and even his daughter shared their feelings over the video, with some being reduced to tears.
Martin and Shirlie, who was a former backing singer for Wham! and one half of the pop duo Pepsi and Shirlie, have been married since 1998. They share grown up children, daughter Harley Moon, 36 and radio host and One Show presenter Roman Kemp, 32. The siblings recently made their debut on Celebrity Race Across the World and revealed that they rarely socialise together.
In August the eighties heartthrob took to Instagram to share an advert he stars in for Samsung to celebrate the launch of the new Galaxy Z Fold7. In it Martin is seen walking into a dark, empty cinema room as the words ‘Life unfolds fast’ appear. Old home video footage shows a shirtless and raven-haired Martin crouching down while watering the garden with his two young toddlers in the sunshine
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His emotional voice over sees him wistfully talking about life with all its ups and downs. “Often the firsts feel like fireworks, lopsided footsteps on carpets, lemons that threaten to turn your face inside out,” he says as a baby is seen grimacing while sucking on the tart fruit.
He continues to talk about growing up as a child and its important milestones, reminiscing: “Or your shoes are too shiny and your mum, she’s crying more than you. You fall off a bike, you fall off again and again and again, until eventually, you fly. Which is to say flying is just part of learning to ride.”
The dialogue continues to discuss growing into adulthood, first kisses and meeting partners. “There are immeasurable days and immeasurable laughter and hugs, hugs that lift you clean off the floor,” he smiles. “You get down on one knee, in a restaurant or a field or a car park and the yes becomes an ‘I do’. With your something borrowed and your something blue and on the dance floor you hope that the music plays forever.”
At this point Martin and Shirlie are seen holding onto each other and dancing joyfully together. There is also footage of the pop stars singing a duet in the car. Later comes a clip of Shirlie curled up on the sofa holding baby Roman while Martin kisses his head and a chuckling Harley looks on.
As a wrinkled hand is stroked, the topic of death is touched upon as Martin, who along with Shirlie was great friends with the late George Micheal, laments: “There are always too many goodbyes and often too soon. We place flowers that we never wanted to buy and lay them where love and memory meet.”
He signs off with a heartfelt message about making the most of our time: “All of this is to say life unfolds fast. It’s all we can do to capture as much of it as we can. Hold onto the fireworks, the unmissable moments, the ones that remind us what it is to be alive.”
The ad went down a storm with the campmate’s fans who shared their adoration for it. “Made me cry… Well done,” one posted. Another commented: “I loved this video and cried when I saw the old videos of Shirlie and you who built a family, and it wasn’t just for that reason.. your words were beautiful and amazing.” Others agreed it was “beautiful” while Harley Moon even took to her dad’s Insta to share her thoughts on it. ““Love this,” she wrote alongside two heart emojis.
