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After being gifted a £20k Tiffany tiara, the Olympian has gone all-in on a rich, royal-worthy shade

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She may have brought home Olympic gold, but Keely Hodgkinson is proving she’s just as capable of winning on the beauty front. Fresh from being gifted a £20,000 Tiffany tiara, her literal crowning glory, the Team GB star has taken things up a notch by switching her trademark blonde for a rich new hue fans are calling ‘espresso martini brunette’.

Sharing her transformation on Instagram with the caption: “New York made me do it”, the athlete unveiled a glossy new look that instantly had followers flooding the comments section. And tiara or not, she’s proving that sometimes the real crown is the hair that shines beneath it.

“Serena to Blair,” wrote one fan, while another added, “Really suits you, good choice.” Others were left guessing how she achieved the sleek new shade, with one follower admitting, “Can’t work out if this is real or sprayed but looove.”

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We’re right there with them. The deep, multidimensional tone- a smooth, chocolatey brunette with subtle warmth- looks expensive from every angle. The name ‘espresso martini brunette’ has been cropping up everywhere in salons and on TikTok this season, and it’s easy to see why. It’s glossy, sophisticated and flattering on practically everyone, offering the depth of winter hair colour without the harshness of jet black or the flatness of mid-brown.

According to colourists, the secret lies in layering tones of mocha, caramel and rich espresso to create that light-catching finish, just like the foam-topped cocktail it’s named after. For blondes like Keely making the leap, the trick is in keeping a hint of warmth so the shade feels rich and dimensional rather than cool or ashy.

If you’re inspired to go brunette but not quite ready to commit in-salon, there are plenty of ways to recreate the ‘espresso martini’ effect at home.

Copy Keely’s look at home

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Start with a semi-permanent gloss like Josh Wood Colour Gloss in Chestnut Brunette, £20, which enhances shine and depth without long-term commitment. For those after a deeper tone, Clairol Natural Instincts 5 Medium Brown, £7.99, delivers that freshly-brewed warmth with minimal damage.

Once you’ve nailed your new shade, maintenance is key. A colour-safe shampoo like L’Oréal Professionnel Vitamino Colour, £17.50, helps protect pigment, while a glossing treatment like John Frieda Midnight Brunette Colour Deepening Mask, £7.25, keeps strands rich and luminous between touch-ups. And if you want to maintain your hair health even when colouring, invest in Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil, £28. This will give you a reflective, mirror-like finish through the ends.

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy joked about ‘needing a man’ as she took part in a viral trend on TikTok, but not all her fans were impressed by the comment

Liam Payne’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, joked that she might ‘need a man’ in a video shared on her TikTok page. The model joined the viral trend of people showing off their ability to pick up their partners with one hand. The trend sees people walking away from the camera, with one person using only one arm to lift their partners.

In Kate’s clip, her friend attempts to pick her up but immediately drops her on the ground. Kate then jokes in the caption: “Okay, maybe I do need a man.” Her innocent video received mixed comments from One Direction fans, with some claiming it was bad timing due to his one-year death anniversary approaching on October 16.

Liam died aged 31 last year after falling from a third-floor balcony of the hotel room he was staying at in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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One user demanded she ‘stop posting about him’ as it’s ‘so f***ed up that one moment you’re sad about Liam and the next you’re complaining that you need a man’.

“Doing and saying this five days before the one year of his passing is wild,” another said. Thankfully, most people came to her defence as they slammed trolls for telling Kate how to grieve her loss.

One protective user said: “Here’s the reality, she’s always going to grieve Liam’s loss. He will always hold a place in her heart, however she’s fully entitled to keep living and moving forward. One day she will find someone, and you lot will need to get over it. It’s her life, not yours.”

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“Do not listen to all these haters. They have no idea what they’re talking about. You’re beautiful, Kate, and strong. I love your videos and hearing you talk about your grief is so healing to so many people (including me) who go through the same battles every day,” another added.

Others simply saw the video for what it was, an innocent joke, and said: “You and Liam would have won this trend. Sending you love.” One posted: “I just know that Liam is laughing at this video in heaven.”

Meanwhile, Kate took to Instagram recently to share images of herself and Liam that had been created by fans using artificial intelligence. In the pictures, the former One Direction star, who tragically died after falling from a balcony in October last year, can be seen with his arm around Kate.

Many fans were unhappy with these images and flooded her and those who created the pictures with messages about how it was wrong to use AI to make something like this.

Kate then took to TikTok to slam those people and told them to “stop judging people for how they grieve”.

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TV cook Nigella Lawson shares the £29 secret to her crease-free under-eyes

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When the eternally youthful Nigella Lawson recommends a beauty product rather than a recipe, we take note. This week, the effortlessly glamorous TV cook shared her latest ‘make-up bag heroes’, and among them was one skincare gem that immediately had us zooming in: DoSe by VH Vitamin C Eye Cream, £29.

Nigella, to her own admission, has never been one for long-winded skincare rituals, preferring smart formulas that actually earn their place on her bathroom shelf. So, when she admitted that this particular eye cream made her look forward to applying it, you know it’s something special. She also credited it with making her foundation sit better under her eyes — a solution to a problem many of us face.

As we age, we might want more coverage, but too much only draws attention to fine lines. A product that smooths and preps the skin, meaning you need less makeup overall, is an essential for all pre-makeup routines.

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Nigella says: “I would be failing in my duty here if I didn’t tell you about DoSe Vitamin C Eye Cream. I’m incredibly lazy (and hate transitional states) so I’m always after the fastest make-up routine possible, but the feel of this eye cream is so silky and so calming, I actually look forward to putting it on. The clincher is that it really has seemed to make foundation sit so much better under my eyes and, moreover, makes me need less of it. This is crucial as, while you might need more cover-up there as you get older, the sad truth is that the more you pile on, the more it can seem to age you”.

At first glance, the DoSe by VH Vitamin C Eye Cream looks like a typical sleek white tube, but what’s inside is doing all the heavy lifting. The formula is powered by tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, an oil-soluble form of vitamin C that brightens and firms. It’s joined by caffeine, which helps to depuff and revive tired eyes, plus a few smoothing emollients to keep everything hydrated and crease-free. The cooling metal tip of the applicator also instantly wakes up your face with one sweep.

At £29, it’s not a bargain buy, but it’s a far cry from the eye creams that can easily stretch past the £100 mark. Given the buzz and the fact it’s now sitting pretty in Nigella’s own makeup bag, it’s safe to assume this multitasking little tube won’t stay a quiet secret for long.

Taylor Swift has announced some massive career news. The singer has signed a huge contract with Disney Plus to create a docuseries and release a new concert film about her international and ultra-successful Eras Tour, which will be released in just a few weeks.

The Fate of Ophelia singer confirmed that the series had been commissioned on Monday (13 October). Titled The End of an Era and The Eras Tour Final Show, both the docuseries and concert film will be available to stream on Disney Plus from 12 December.

When announcing the six part series, it was said to be “an intimate look at Taylor’s life as her tour made headlines and thrilled fans around the world”.

Alongside focusing on Taylor, it will also cover some of her support acts and collaborators such as Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran and Florence Welch.

The concert film, which follows her performance in Vancouver, will drop at the same time. While Taylor has released a previous Eras Tour film, the last one was made before the release of her album The Tortured Poets Department, and therefore, did not include any of those songs.

Not only will the Final Show film include the segment of Tortured Poets songs, but it will include the two surprise songs Taylor sand in Vancouver. These were a mash-up of A Place In This World and New Romantics, and another of Long Live and New Year’s Day.

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After announcing the news on Good Morning America, Taylor posted the trailer to her Instagram. In the caption, she wrote: “It was the End of an Era and we knew it.

“We wanted to remember every moment leading up to the culmination of the most important and intense chapter of our lives, so we allowed filmmakers to capture this tour and all the stories woven throughout it as it wound down. And to film the final show in its entirety.”

in the trailer, Taylor is heard saying: “People like to talk about phenomenons, almost as if it was pieces falling into place. As if it just happened.

“The Eras Tour wasn’t when all the pieces fell into place. This tour is just when every single one of us who had done so much work, pushing, inch by inch to where we all clicked together.

“We have broken every single record you can break with this tour. The only thing left is to close the book.” This is all over clips of the Eras Tour and Taylor’s performances.

She is then seen taking her makeup off in the bathroom, and says: “I will not be able to get to sleep. I can’t calm down.” She explains that she had also signed 2000 album covers that day.

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Chrissy Teigan discovered her young son had Type 1 Diabetes when doctors ran blood tests on him in the hospital after he struggled to recover from an illness he got at summer camp

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Chrissy Teigen has opened up about the fear and uncertainty she felt after her six-year-old son, Miles, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes last summer.

The model, 39, shares four children — Luna, eight, Miles, six, Esti, two, and 22-month-old Wren — with her husband, famous singer John Legend.

Chrissy has spoken about what she felt in the moments after doctors found out about Miles’ condition when he suddenly fell ill at summer camp.

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In a chat with PEOPLE at Hello Sunshine’s Shine Away event on Saturday (Oct 11), she admitted: “When Miles was first diagnosed, we were really scared, we were really nervous.

“I probably played it really cool, just because I’m used to a lot of chaotic things happening all the time, but I had no idea how much I would have to learn, how quickly.”

Miles, who Teigen described as “very active,” was initially taken to the hospital with what doctors thought was an intestinal infection. But as his condition got worse, they ran some tests and discovered the young boy had Type 1 Diabetes.

This is a lifelong autoimmune condition where the body stops producing insulin, leading to dangerously high blood sugar levels. “He asked, ‘Why, why me? How come not Luna?’” Teigen recalled. “And to not have an answer for that is really weird.”

Since then, Chrissy has become an advocate for diabetes awareness. The model partnered with Sanofi’s Screen For Type 1 campaign to encourage early detection and testing.

She shared that screening “means a lot to me, because I know how much it would have meant to have a few extra months, or weeks even, instead of being completely thrown into something that you had no idea about”.

During her talk with PEOPLE, Chrissy also spoke about her friendship with Meghan Markle, praising the Duchess of Sussex for being a “kind” and “incredibly strong” person.

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Chrissy appeared in season two of With Love, Meghan, which debuted on August 26. In the show, Meghan invites friends and celebrity guests to a stunning California estate where they cook and garden together while sharing personal stories.

Chrissy shared: “I adore her. I really adore her. I think she is so incredibly strong.” The Cravings author continued to defend Meghan from the public scrutiny that often surrounds her, saying she doesn’t understand why the Duchess divides opinion.

She said: “It is insane to me how polarising she is for so many different people, when she really is just such a kind, good person that wants the best for all her friends and the best for people around her, and the best for her own relationship and for her children.”

The model also discussed the possibility of arranging playdates between her children and Meghan and Prince Harry’s kids, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.

“I don’t leave the house,” she quipped. “I’m not joking. I don’t go anywhere. I try to do every photo shoot, every everything at our house. So no. But if the time came up, absolutely.”

Molly-Mae Hague documents a lot of her mum-life on her YouTube channel which sometimes features the less glamourous aspects of being a parent

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Molly-Mae Hague has poked fun at her daughter Bambi’s plans to bite friends following a viral moment. September saw Bambi appear on the Love Island star’s YouTube channel where she listed the names of her friends that she planned on biting.

Since then Molly-Mae has uploaded a new video where she spoke about the incident once again. Speaking to the camera, she said that she was happy that “the internet is able to laugh with me” over Bambi’s biting wishes.

She revealed that she had been sent a package from Heinz beans after the moment as Molly said: “Whoever did this in the Heinz beans team, you need a raise!

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“In the post from Heinz, I received Emily’s beans, Bambi’s beans and Dory’s beans… if you know, you know. I’m not going to say too much about that.”

Molly then went on to clarify that it was actually “Story” that was said instead of “Dory”, the mum-of-one added: “I love that people think it’s Dory, but it’s actually ‘Story’ – that’s who she was talking about. It’s not acceptable but it was ‘Story’.

“Either way it’s not ok and either way I don’t condone it but I was happy the internet was able to laugh with me about something for once and didn’t mum-shame me too much.”

In the iconic clip Bambi said: “I’m gonna bite someone. I’m gonna bite Dory.” Molly-Mae then tells her daughter that she shouldn’t be biting anyone, replying: “No, we don’t use our mouth to bite do we? What do you use your mouth for?”

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The pair then spoke about how they should only be using their mouths “for food”. However, it maybe didn’t quite go through for Bambi as she then carried on: “We bite…Emily. We bite… Dory.”

Some fans labelled Molly as being “too soft” on Bambi after the conversation. One follower commented: “She turns it into a game…. Molly is too soft,” while another added: “Molly needs to learn how to change her tone and face when she’s being serious.”

However, some people also saw the funny side of the moment and pointed out how clever Bambi is. A fan said: “Cracking up… I know u were trying to keep from laughing seeming as this was an issue w/ Bambi before, I was hollering, she’s so stinkin’ smart.”

“The switch up to the biting sent me. Bambi is low-key key all of us. And so precious!,” a second added. Last month, Molly-Mae admitted Bambi bit someone at nursery, but felt “slightly better” after learning “all the children seem at the minute to be biting one another.”

She said: “One of my good friends, her daughter, is in the same class. And her daughter has been bitten like every day this week. It’s really, really sad, it’s horrible.

“It’s so confusing, because if we talk to her about it when we put her in the car, are we giving her the attention that she wants from the biting? But 100 per cent, if I was watching this video right now I’d be thinking no, you need to tell her it’s not okay. Because it’s not okay.”