Love Island stars spark engagement rumours with hidden detail in Christmas snap

After seeing this one tiny romantic detail in one of their Christmas photos together, Love Island fans believe Luca Bish is about to propose to Grace Jackson.

Love Island All Stars runners-up Grace Jackson and Luca Bish have set tongues wagging after fans spotted a clue in their festive Instagram post which prompted speculation that a proposal could be on the horizon.

The couple, who met on the ITV2 dating series earlier this year, shared a carousel of snaps from their first Christmas together on Sunday.

Grace and Luca were seen posing in white before taking a cold walk in front of their Christmas tree in matching outfits.

However, one particular image caught the attention of their loyal fans. A close-up of a padlock with the words “Luca and Grace Paris January 2026” was one of the photos Grace shared.

Followers immediately began to speculate about the romantic significance of the image.

Some people appear to be certain that Luca will pop the question at the start of the upcoming year after fans post their theories in the comment section.

One person posted “Paris 2026,” along with a number of ring emojis, while the other wrote, “Merry 1st Christmas together Luca &amp, Grace,… hmm, what’s happening in Paris in January”? “teasing us”

Since leaving the villa, Grace and Luca haven’t responded directly to the rumors.

After All Stars was over, the couple’s romance blossomed, and Luca made headlines with his lavish girlfriend proposal on a trip to Abu Dhabi.

Will you be my girlfriend? was the theme of his romantic arrangement for Grace.

However, the grand gesture also attracted criticism from some fans, who were quick to point out similarities to the way Luca asked his former Love Island girlfriend Gemma Owen to be exclusive during their original stint on the show.

Despite the minor backlash, those close to the couple’s relationship appear to be very well-liked. Reuben Collins, Grace’s ex, recently shared his thoughts on the new romance with her during her first Love Island appearance.

He stated at the Nominal Fashion Show in London, “Luca seems cool, and he seems like a great guy.” like congratulations, as if I were just stoked for them.

He added: “And I like Grace, she’s a good girl, like I expect nothing less for her, she deserves the best.” Grace and Luca narrowly missed out on winning Love Island All Stars, finishing second behind Gabby Allen and Casey O’Gorman in a surprise twist.

Grace and Luca had initially been predicted to win, but fans believe a shocking revelation just 24 hours before the live final may have stifled their chances.

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Dumped islander Olivia Hawkins claimed she had seen a message in which Grace allegedly said she would “do whatever it takes” to win, which Grace firmly denied.

Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher gives ‘huge’ update after devastating farmhouse fire

Family Farm, a season three finale, followed the lives of former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher, his wife Liz, and their four children once more.

Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz have faced a challenging time following a “devastating” fire, but the couple have now shared a “huge” update.

Last October, the family of six were enjoying some downtime away from their farm when they received a distressing call from a neighbour about a fire at their farmhouse. The fire rendered their home uninhabitable, forcing them to seek temporary accommodation. However, more than a year later, the family has returned to their cherished farm.

Kelvin Fletcher stated in the season three finale of Fletchers’ Family Farm, “This one’s huge.” After renting out after a fire in the farmhouse for a year, we’re finally taking delivery of our new lodge.

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Liz shared her harsh realities of dealing with the aftermath of the fire after the first portion of their new temporary home on wheels arrived.

She stated, “These things, dealing with the fire, take so long as you can ever imagine. It’s a full-time job, trying to do everything, including the surveys. Additionally, we haven’t even begun the process of removing the house and beginning the construction work.

So this just seems to work a little more effectively, a little more effectively, and less likely to require us to be in two places at once, despite being temporary.

The hardest part of our relationship this year has been feeling so disconnected as a family, Kelvin continued. We are so happy that we can go back to the farm and get back together.

Liz jokingly described their current housing situation as a “posh caravan” in a lighthearted manner, exclaiming relief and excitement over this significant change.

The best feeling comes from returning to the farm 24/7.

Kelvin acknowledged the “challenge” that lies ahead as they move forward with this exciting chapter of their journey in a voiceover.

Our desire to return to the farm has finally begun, despite a long journey. But before we can move on, we must adapt to lodge life, which presents a whole new set of challenges.

There are six of us, Liz said, not your typical caravan.

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She then enthusiastically stated, “When we do the renovation, we’re here, we’re on site, we’re back, and it’ll just take the edge off of the upset of the fire,” “I think.” We’re back on the farm.

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha devastated by tragic loss of best friend, 39

No need for bravery anymore, darling, you can now rest in peace, said Nadia Sawalha, her best friend’s passing.

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha shared a heartfelt tribute online as she shared that her best friend Hannah Gardner has died at age 39 following a cancer diagnosis.

Nadia shared a photo of Hannah, who is suffering from stage four, incurable breast cancer, sitting on a swing. She remarked, “Rest in peace, sweetheart.”

Our beautiful Hannah, Nadia continued. Even though we were anticipating it, we are all so devastated and shocked. You no longer need to be brave, darling, because you can now enjoy all the love you’ve made. You were and will always be cherished dearly. Thank you so much for your kindness and compassion for Hannah, her friends and family, and The Princess Alice Hospice in Esher. I appreciate it. #fabfourfoever

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A beautiful woman, a beautiful friend, a beautiful mother, Nadia’s husband Mark Adderley said, “Just so heartbreaking. I can’t believe it.

As another person wrote, “Beautiful Han. “, others filled the comments with condolences. She and Nadia cherished you both so much. What a woman! She will be greatly missed, according to another person, who expressed regret at the news’s release.

A third poem, “So sorry for your loss, but I’m so happy she’s not hurt,” was written. hugs and love.

Nadia and her friend Hannah were left “rueing” after learning that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence had blocked the use of a groundbreaking cancer drug in England.

The institute said that the cost the NHS was being asked to pay for the drug was ‘too high’, despite having the potential to give Hannah another 6 months of life.

Nadia, a young autistic child, has secondary breast cancer in her liver and lung, and is also supposed to be pleading for the drug, told The Daily Mail. And it just seems brutal, right?

She is a powerhouse, Nadia continued, “I worry about that because she needs to be looking after herself, but we have her, you know, me and our group of friends are very engaged and there for in every way.

We are a group of friends, and we all met on a trip to raise money for breast cancer about seven years ago. We call ourselves the Fab Four and say we’re holding them.

After discovering a lump in her left breast, Hannah was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in 2013. She received treatment, but sadly, it stopped in 2017 and will continue to do so in 2020.

Hannah was informed in 2022 that she had stage four, incurable breast cancer, which then spread to her liver.

Hannah said, “I’ve been hit with probably the worst news I’ve ever had,” in a post from last year. a progression My liver has every type of tumor growing. There are now four large ones, each with numerous small ones. I’m afraid and unable to lie.

Hannah joined her friend Nadia on ITV’s Loose Women in 2024 to discuss the need for the NHS to approve the drug. She said at the time: “I don’t know how long I’ve got, some statistics two to four years, some say three to five, I am 3 years in and it’s scary. It’s not a fairy tale, it only ends one way. All we can have is extra time and this drug would have given me that, more time with my daughter.”

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“Six months might not sound like a long time, but it is in the world of secondary breast cancer”, she added.

Brooklyn Beckham updates fans after missing Ramsay wedding and family Christmas

After missing Holly Ramsay’s wedding, Brooklyn Beckham’s entire family showed up to see his dog dressed as the Grinch in a photo of him dressed as the Christmas character.

Brooklyn Beckham has been active on social media following his decision to skip out on Holly Ramsay’s wedding after she tied the knot with swimmer Adam Peaty.

After missing the wedding, David and Victoria Beckham’s son took a photo of his dog in a Grinch costume. Given that the Beckhams and the Ramseys have been close friends for a long time and that their children have grown up together, Brooklyn was said to be invited to Holly Ramsey’s big day.

While Sir David and Victoria Beckham were among the guests attending the wedding, Brooklyn chose to stay in LA with his wife Nicola Peltz, after also missing his family Christmas.

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Romeo and Cruz, Brooklyn’s twins, and Harper, were also present. The two families reportedly have been close friends since moving to the US together in the early 2000s.

Brooklyn and Holly became best friends and used to go on playdates together after only nine months apart. The couple’s famous parents would accompany the families on sunny beaches and sleazy ski holidays, and they would frequently be captured traveling together.

Brooklyn and Holly have traveled extensively with private jets, celebrated each other’s birthdays, and were also present at his 2022 glitzy wedding to Nicola Peltz. However, Brooklyn’s explosive feud with his family now appears to be putting pressure on the friendship.

Brooklyn reportedly fell in love with his father, Sir David Beckham, and allegedly blocked Instagram from his entire family.

His brother Cruz alleged just last week that Brooklyn had blocked all of his family members on Instagram, including his 14-year-old younger sister Harper and his parents David and Lady Victoria.

Brooklyn reportedly blocked his family on the platform after declaring his wife Nicola as his “everything” in a heartfelt Instagram post on Christmas Eve. In Miami, Florida, he shared a photo of himself and the 30-year-old holding hands as they gathered for the holidays to celebrate her billion-dollar parents.

Soon after appearing to make a subtle dig at his separated family, he captioned the post with “My Everything,” which appeared to be another bold statement.

Brooklyn’s video, which was shared just days after Cruz’s brother, expressed concern about Brooklyn blocking the entire family on Instagram, raised eyebrows earlier this week.

Brooklyn is seen sauntering through a city in a video that was shared on his Cloud23 hot sauce TikTok account, with Lady Gaga’s Telephone as the soundtrack.

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He chose the lyric “sorry I cannot hear you I’m kinda busy” to go along with the video, which is interesting because it bolded the line. Following that, he moved on to promote his hot sauce, leaving viewers to wonder about the post’s timing and purpose.

Romeo Beckham teases new venture amid explosive family feud

Due to the explosive fallout with Brooklyn Beckham, the Beckham family has been making numerous headlines in recent months, but Romeo may have found a way to make the most of it.

Romeo Beckham has put family affairs to one side in order to drum up business for a new project. The 23-year-old model and former footballer is well aware that the eyes of fans are upon him, his parents and siblings as the explosive fallout with Brooklyn Beckham continues.

But it seems this makes for a perfect opportunity to draw attention to other events, and the former Brentford F.C player has struck while the iron is hot. Amid reports of a frosty Christmas – not to mention a reaction to Beckham family treatment of the wedding of Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty – Romeo has taken to social media to tease his next move.

Sharing a topless photograph of himself posing inside a tattoo parlour, the middle son of David and Victoria Beckham urged fans to “swipe” across his posting. And in so doing, fans were then drawn to a simple holding image of a new Instagram page titled “Intra”.

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The page currently only has seven followers and hasn’t yet posted anything, but it does have the teasing tagline “Play everywhere.” The former sports star’s first business venture may be referred to as the teasing account, which he left his 22-year football career to pursue a career as a fashion model.

Romeo’s older brother, Brooklyn, 25, has tried his hand at different jobs including being a photographer, a barista, and faced ridicule as a YouTube chef. But while he may have failed to secure a career in the kitchen, fans have been gripped by the ongoing blaze created by the explosive fall out he has had with his family.

Brooklyn and Romeo have clashed online – as has younger brother Cruz. Reports have suggested that animosity had been brewing since before Brooklyn married 30-year-old American billionaire heiress actress Nicola Peltz.

Years prior to their wedding day, there was a rumor that Nicola and Victoria had bitter disagreements behind closed doors. According to reports, Nicola and Victoria allegedly broke up after the American star’s union to the former Spice Girls’ eldest son in 2022, and it was suggested that Victoria tried to savagely snitch the bride while attempting to steal all the attention from her son’s big day.

Brooklyn and Nicola exchanged their wedding vows in an extravagant ceremony. Not a single Beckham family member was present when the happy couple exchanged the words “I do” a second at Nelson Peltz’s estate in Bedford, Westchester County, New York. Three months after former football player David celebrated his defining 50th birthday, the event took place.

Fans noticed that Brooklyn and Nicola were not present at any of the parties and completely ignored the controversial sport star by failing to acknowledge his birthday in public while the former Man U champ was having a party. Fans became concerned that Brooklyn had unfollowed his parents on social media more recently, which raised questions about the unbreakable state of their union.

And then Cruz, the youngest Beckham son, Cruz, 20, blasted his parents and claimed Brooklyn had blocked them all, which would remove them from his follower count, before it appeared they had unfollowed him back.

Then, according to a Victoria spokesperson, Cruz “were responding to reports that his parents had unfollowed their son, which is untrue.”

Gordon Ramsay and his family have reportedly been in the news as a result of the conflict because of how difficult their friendships have been reportedly turned around. As her father, Gordon Ramsay, and his father, David, both raised their careers in the United States, Romeo was a close friend of Holly Ramsay, 25.

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But Brooklyn snubbed Holly’s wedding celebrations as she swapped vows with Olympian Adam Peaty over the weekend. The move is said to have angered the Ramsay family – but reports have suggested they have left a “door open” for Brooklyn to be welcomed back into their lives. The Mirror has contacted representatives of the families for comment.

Film icon Brigitte Bardot’s trailblazing life as she dies aged 91

Film icon Brigitte Bardot, who passed away at the age of 91, shunned life in the spotlight as a libertine and sex symbol for a life in far-right French politics and as an activist for animal rights.

She was the ultimate sex symbol whose iconic style helped define post-war cinema and intoxicated a generation.

But French film icon Brigitte Bardot, who has died aged 91, was as known for the 1950s sexual revolution as she was for her later life of political controversy and animal rights activism. Known as BB, the trailblazer starred in nearly 50 films before retreating from the world stage into charity work and far-right politics.

She became known as a symbol of sexual liberation after starring in the 1956 hit production And God Created Woman. The film was directed by her then-husband Roger Vadim, who promised the young dancer would become “the unattainable fantasy of all married men”.

The prophecy was sealed in a scene in which Bardot danced a mambo in a flowing skirt slit to the waist, also incurring the wrath of film censors. Bardot was frustrated with her desire to pursue a serious acting career, even though she was ruthlessly promoted as a hedonistic sex symbol.

Bardot struggled with objectification, despite not reveling in her libertine role. On her 26th birthday in 1960 she attempted suicide and at the height of her fame in 1973, she retired from acting, aged 39, to champion animal rights.

In 1978, she stated, “I knew my career was entirely dependent on my physique. “So I made the decision to leave cinema, first, as I have always done with men.” She also famously said: “I gave my youth and beauty to men, I give my wisdom and experience to animals. ” “

To safeguard both domestic and wild animals, Bardot founded her own animal rights organization, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, in 1986. The actress later became vegetarian and in 2013 threatened to apply for Russian citizenship in protest against plans to kill two sick elephants in a French zoo.

In 2001, Bardot signed a deal with the mayor of Bucharest to save 100,000 stray dogs from death. According to its website, Bardot’s foundation now has “more than 70,000 donors worldwide, nearly 300 employees and more than 500 volunteer investigators and delegates”.

Yesterday, in a statement announcing her death, the foundation described Bardot as “a world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation”. According to local media, Bordot had been admitted to a hospital in Toulon, but her foundation did not provide specifics about her death.

French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the star, known for her tousled blonde hair and bold eyeliner, and described her as “a legend of the century”. Brigitte Bardot lived a life of freedom, according to Mr. Macron’s tweets: “Her films, her voice, her dazzling glory, her initials, her sorrows, her generous passion for animals, her face that became Marianne. a French lifestyle with a worldwide impact. She touched us. A century-old legend is in mourning. ” “

Elsewhere, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) said Bardot was known as “a symbol of sexual liberation in film” and added that the film star had received a nomination for Viva Maria in 1967.

Bardot and Marie-Jeanne were born in Paris in 1934, and they were raised nearby the Eiffel Tower in a posh apartment. She soon began her ballet studies at the National Superior Conservatory of Paris, where her mother had already taught her at the age of seven.

Aged 15, a family friend encouraged Bardot to pose for the cover of Elle magazine where photographers said she embodied the new “jeune fille” – young girl – style. Director Marc Allegret’s interest in the images was also piqued by them. Bardot was located by his assistant, her future husband Vadim.

Screen tests for acting were initially unsuccessful, but the pair began an affair. She attempted suicide after Bardot’s parents learned the truth, but she was shot and killed.

When she turned 18 in 1952, she eventually was able to marry Vadim, who was six years her senior. During their five-year marriage, he helped her find roles in various small films before the pair teamed up for Vadim’s debut And God Created Woman.

She later appeared in the 1959 film Voulez-vous danser avec moi. Along with Sami Frey in the 1960 film The Truth, which was directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean-Luc Godard, a well-known director of French New Wave cinema, who also directed her in Contempt in 1963 and Masculin Feminin in 1966.

Bardot cultivated a reputation as a “sex kitten” and enchanted the world during her acting career. A teenager John Lennon had a life-size image of the actress plastered on his ceiling. And Bob Dylan wrote his first-ever piece of music in her honour, Song for Brigitte.

However, the church was outraged by her sexual revolution, so the Vatican organized an exhibition showcasing her in the name of Evil in 1958. In 1957, Bardot and actor Jacques Charrier started dating after they wed Vadim.

By the time they married in 1959, she was already heavily pregnant with her first and only child. On January 11, 1960, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier was born. Later, Bertot would say, “I wasn’t made to be a mother.” ” “

Bardot and Charrier were unionized in 1962, but they divorced. In 1966, she wed German millionaire playboy Gunter Sachs. But that relationship was similarly short-lived and by 1969, they had divorced.

Bardot did not wed again until 1992, when she wed businessman Bernard d’Ormale, who had advised the far-right Front National.

Bardot sold off her personal items and jewelry to raise money for her foundation during her second career as an activist for animal rights. During her crusade she highlighted the slaughter of baby seals and condemned the use of animals in laboratory experiments.

She stated in an interview with The Associated Press about her 73rd birthday in 2007 that “man is an insatiable predator.” I’m not interested in my past swag. That means nothing in the face of an animal that suffers, since it has no power, no words to defend itself. ” “

Bardot recalled her transformative visit to Canada in the 1980s when she witnessed its annual seal cub culls in a 2011 letter to the WWF conservation organization. “I will never forget these pictures, the screams of pain, they still torture me but they have given me the strength to sacrifice my whole life to defend that of the animals,” she said.

The Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA), France’s oldest animal protection organization, paid tribute to an “iconic and passionate figure for the animal cause” in response to her death.

She has dedicated her life to defending those who have no voice since the 1970s, according to La SPA, and later through her foundation, which was founded in the 1980s. “Her unwavering commitment has helped raise awareness and achieve major advances for animal protection. ” “

The organization claimed Bardot participated in numerous awareness-raising campaigns, including one that he carried out in 1973 when he built a former SPA shelter in Gennevilliers. “Thank you, BB, for everything you have accomplished,” it said.

After quitting the movie, she moved to Saint-Tropez, a hermitage on the French Riviera. However, her public life became more and more content as her campaigning earned supporters’ support.

She embraced far-right politics and made repeated racist and inflammatory remarks. She received criticism for making remarks about homosexuals, Muslims, and immigrants, which resulted in five convictions for inciting racial hatred.

She warned against “the Islamization of France” and a “subterranean, dangerous, and uncontrolled infiltration” in her 2003 book “A Cry in the Silence.” In 2022, a court fined her 40,000 euros ($47,000) after she described people from Reunion, a French overseas territory, as “degenerates” who had “kept their savage genes”.

She backed far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who referred to her as the “Joan of Arc of the 21st Century,” in both the 2012 and 2017 presidential elections. In a social media post from yesterday, Le Pen claimed that Bardot was “incredibly French: free, untamable, whole” and that “we will miss her greatly.” ” “

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After her break from both, Bordot frequently spoke out against the use of fur and proudly refused to undergo plastic surgery, and she continued to shun the film and fashion industries. During the Harvey Weinstein scandal that unravelled in 2017, she again swam against the tide, hitting back at the #MeToo campaign which denounced the abuse of women.

She referred to the actresses who had shared abuse stories in her 2018 statement to Paris Match, saying that “the majority are being being being hypocritical and ridiculous.”