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Singer Rachel Stevens celebrated her ‘copy and paste’ lookalike daughter’s 15th birthday with a sweet Instagram post where she said life is a ‘learning journey’ for them both

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Rachel Stevens took to her social media to share a heartfelt message for her daughter’s 15th birthday, as fans claim she is a ‘copy and paste’ of her famous mum. On Sunday, Rachel said life is a ‘learning journey’ for them both as she expressed how proud she was of Amelie.

The singer, 47, shared a sweet carousel of images with her daughter as she wrote: “15 today! What can I say Ams. Firstly… If I’m honest, I could really do with a guide book to help me out when it comes to these teen age years… You definitely keep me on my toes!”

Rachel, who is also a proud mum to Minnie,11, from her first marriage to Alex Bourne, added: “You’ve always been so full of energy, so full of spirit and so determined and I know that that is going to take you so far in life. Creative, sensitive, curious, adventurous, resilient, loving, caring, quirky and funny with a voice like an angel.”

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She finished off the heartfelt post with: “Navigating life together is not always easy but it’s definitely an adventure and a learning journey for us both. Being your mum has taught me so much and I’m excited for us to keep learning and growing alongside each other.

“Happy birthday my darling girl. I hope this year is your best one yet and that your wishes and dreams come true always. Love you with all my heart”.

Followers rushed to send their birthday wishes, with many pointing out how similar the mother-daughter duo looked. One person wrote: “Happy birthday gorgeous Amelie. You’re doing amazingly Rach”, while another added: “she is your double”.

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A third added: “God really said ‘copy and paste’”, while another added: “Happy birthday gorgeous girl! You look just like your mumma”. “Happy Birthday, you look like twins”, another said.

The birthday post follows after Rachel revealed she is “still grieving” and sometimes wants to “hide under the duvet and cry” three years after the end of her marriage.

The S Club 7 star split from Alex Bourne in 2022 after 13 years of marriage and Rachel was hit with more heartbreak recently, as her years-long relationship with Brendyn Hatfield ended as well.

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Rachel was candid in a podcast chat where she shared how much the end of both relationships affected her. “I went from being married into another long relationship. I don’t know if I actually fully grieved the loss of my marriage.

“Some days you feel empowered. Other days, you just want to cry under the duvet and hide,” Rachel said on HELLO!’s Second Act podcast. It is sad and obviously, we feel things ourselves, but we feel them for our kids as well.”

She added that she struggled with “mummy guilt” during the divorce and worried about how her daughters would be affected by not only the end of their parents’ marriage but their father’s wedding to someone else.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has come under fire over the use of her marking paddle as viewers believed she was not doing her job properly unlike her fellow judges

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Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has faced the wrath of viewers after marking the performance of Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin. The pair were given 38 out of 40 points for their performance of the Paso Doble on Saturday night, which put them at the top of the leader-board.

However, judging by the comments on X, it looks as though viewers were displeased with Motsi Mabuse’s judging ability. On the BBC’s official social media account, it posted a clip pf the pair’s performance which attracted more than 10,000 views. But at the same time, fans rushed to express their discontent with the judge.

The BBC captioned the video saying: “This Paso Doble is straight up LIT! Amber and Nikita brought the fire tonight. Fierce and flawless!” But one fan said: “Can someone tell Motsi to hold the paddle up until the end of each vote. It’s series 23.”

Hitting back Motsi responded as she quipped: “You will survive, trust me.” Meanwhile another person added: “She can’t even find the right paddle!” Tthe Strictly judge said: “Relax !!! There are bigger problems in the world, paddle meltdown.”

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But this is not the first time Motsi has been forced to express her opinion online or challenge the views of those watching the show. Earlier this year, professional dancer Dianne Buswell came under fire for dancing on the BBC show while pregnant with her first child. The pro dancer was teamed with Australian actor Stefan Dennis.

And while Dianne appeared to be to be taking things in her stride, it seemed viewers thought she was damaging the growth of her baby.

In a chat with Fabulous magazine, Motsi said: “We had a dancer on Let’s Dance in Germany who was pregnant with twins, and they danced the whole time. My doctor said to me ‘You’re not sick, you’re pregnant’ I danced until the baby came! Well, not quite, but we all do it. Our bodies can do it.”

She then added: “As long as the doctors thinks she is fine, let the woman dance! Dianne just has to trust her body and know what she is capable of. It’s lovely news. A Strictly baby is a blessing.”

On watching Dianne perform with fellow Aussie Stefan, once fan wrote on Instagram: “I don’t want to see her dance being pregnant, it’s already feeling uncomfortable and she’s only starting to show. It’s not appropriate.”

And in response, Dianne fired back saying: “I can’t believe in 2025 things like this are still being said.”

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Comedian Seann Walsh was set to join fellow comedian Joel Dommett on spin off programme I’m A Celebrity Unpacked, however he has fallen unwell and has had to cancel some work

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I’m A Celeb star, Comedian Seann Walsh, was set to join the shows spin off programme, I’m A Celebrity Unpacked, with Joel Dommett, however his appearance on the show is now unknown after he fell unwell and was forced to cancel many of his comedy gigs.

Seann previously appeared on the main show in 2022, where he entered the camp as a late arrival. His casting came after his controversial time on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, during which he was photographed kissing his professional dance partner, Katya Jones, while both were in relationships.

Seann Walsh, 39, addressed his fans on social media when he said: “Apologies to the audience in Hordean tonight and in Cornwall tomorrow night. I will no longer be appearing as I suddenly became ill last night. It’s not pretty.”

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Seann, who finished 11th in the 2022 series, finished off with: “I recommend you still go as both comedy promoters always put on a fantastic night. Again, sorry I’m not there and hope to see you next time. X.”

Joel Dommet recently opened up on their friendship, he said: “I’ve known him for years and years. I’ll always remember that Seann was in a competition with me on my fourth ever gig, he went through to the semi finals and I didn’t. So he beat me in a competition and rightly so, he was better at comedy than me. We’ve buried the hatchet now.”

“We’ll do live stand up comedy on Unpacked to see who wins.”

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Other celebrity guests this year will include Lioness Jill Scott and former King of the Jungle Sam Thompson.

Joel, who hosts the show with Capital Radio DJ Kemi Rodgers, says: “Our last Queen of the Jungle, Jill Scott came out last year and she’s just so lovely and so funny and also an incredible athlete. It’s a mad thing, you forget that alongside this she’s also an incredible football player. I’m excited to hear what she thinks about the new campmates.

I’m A Celebrity Unpacked co-host Kemi says she is excited for the show to begin and hopes there is not a repeat of a jungle critter landing on her head like last year.

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“That’s the brilliant thing about Unpacked. If something goes wrong, it’s going wrong and everyone’s going to see it.”

She added: “I remember my first ever show of the first series last year, the moment that Joel was introducing me, for the first time, a massive bug landed on me and I was screaming. And this was my introduction into the entire show and I had to apologise.”

Aitch is heading to the jungle as part of the 2025 cast of I’m A Celebrity, and fans are wondering if he will stir up trouble by running his mouth as he has in the past

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As Aitch is gearing up for a stint in the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! jungle, some fans are wondering if the rapper will cause as much controversy Down Under as he has throughout his career.

The singer, 25, whose real name is Harrison James Armstrong, has scored major hits and collaborated with big artists such as Ed Sheeran, Ashanti and AJ Tracey — but headlines about him haven’t always been positive.

One of Aitch’s most infamous moments came in 2022, when an advertisement for his debut album Close to Home mistakenly covered a mural of Joy Division icon Ian Curtis in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

The mural backlash that turned Manchester against him

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The artwork, which was painted by street artist Akse P19, had become a local landmark, and its disappearance sparked outrage among Mancunians. Aitch was blindsided by the backlash, and told BBC Breakfast: “I felt like the most hated person in Manchester for about 40 minutes.”

He recalled discovering the mistake on social media, saying: “I seen it on Twitter, that was the first time I seen it…There was an outrage burst of like, ‘What’s Aitch doing putting his album over Ian’s mural’, and then I was like, ‘Oh god, what’s this?’”

The rapper moved quickly, contacting Amazon and Akse P19 to stop the billboard from being erected and arrange for the mural to be restored. “We just put a stop to mine straight away,” he added.

Rap beef with Central Cee

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Tensions between Aitch and Central Cee were simmering on the UK rap scene for a while before they spilled out into their respective songs in 2025.

Central Cee took a pointed swipe on 5 Star, rapping: “I felt like a p***k when I went to the BRITs, they gave the award to a guy called Aitch.”

Aitch retaliated with his own diss track, A Guy Called?, accusing the rapper of being “all style and no substance”. The spat fuelled debates between the artists’ fans for weeks.

Lyric controversy

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In 2023 Aitch faced heat for his explicit single Landslide with Nafe Smallz. Fans slammed the track and its provocative music video as inappropriate, especially given the young age of much of his fanbase.

Lyrics such as “Shorty said she on her period, I might put it all in her backside,” and “She s****d me off and then filmed it, b***h done it all for the clout,” caused particular uproar.

Aitch defended himself on Instagram, saying: “Sorry for my language… but I’m a rapper at the end of the day. Everyone ease up a bit — I’m not always an angel.”

The Bali girlfriend incident

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Aitch’s storytelling landed him in more trouble when he told an interviewer about an ex soiling the sheets on holiday. The rapper laughed about how she “thought she’d got away with murder,” and described the scene in graphic detail.

Aitch said: “I was with a girl, and we went to sleep and woke up the next morning…tried to get it cracking. I f**king promise you all, yeah… she’s f**king s**t all over the place…She obviously doesn’t know, she obviously farted, thought she got away with murder.”

Australian influencer Lola Thompson later revealed she was the girl in question and slammed him for exaggerating the story for entertainment.

“I did this in my sleep… it was a little bit in my pants. It didn’t go on the bed. It didn’t go on him,” she said. Lola explained that she had been extremely unwell with food poisoning, and insisted the rapper had comforted her at the time rather than acting disgusted.

She criticised him for spinning the moment into a joke at her expense. Lola also strongly denied Aitch’s claim that the incident happened when they were trying to be intimate the next morning, saying the idea was completely unrealistic considering how sick she had been.

The influencer clarified: “I’m not having an experience like I did that night, and then wanting to be intimate with my boyfriend the next day. That’s just not something I would want to do, especially ‘Bali Belly’ makes you feel like you’re dying, like, I’m not in the mood.”

A Harry Styles dig

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At the 2023 BRIT Awards, Aitch raised eyebrows when he echoed Harry Styles ’ Grammys speech during his own acceptance speech, saying: “Not many people where I’m from…get the opportunity to stand up here.”

Fans instantly interpreted it as a cheeky jab at Styles, who had been widely mocked for saying something similar. He also dropped an accidental expletive on stage, and then admitted: “I would’ve liked a bit more liquid courage before being handed a mic.”

Aitch has publicly announced that one of the major reasons he is participating in I’m A Celebrity is so that he can raise awareness of Down’s Syndrome for his sister Gracie

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I’m A Celeb’s Aitch may be one of the UK’s biggest rap stars, but behind the Brit Award wins, hit singles and sold-out shows, the Manchester-born artist is kept grounded by his little sister.

Harrison Armstrong, 25, has often credited his siblings and parents for helping him to stay level while becoming successful. When asked who his personal heroes are during this year’s Pride of Britain judging day, the Baby hitmaker revealed that his twin sisters, Hattie and Gracie, hold that title.

He shared: “Hard question this, because if I say my dad my mum’s gonna be fuming, and if I say my mum my dad’s gonna be fuming. So I’m going to say my sisters actually. Both my sisters, the twins, Hattie and Gracie.

“Gracie is my hero because she’s just an absolute soldier. Just what she’s been through, and all that. She just lights up every room she walks in. So she’s my hero.

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“Hattie, she’s just like, I thought I was the superstar in my family but she’s going to be the superstar in the family. She’s just the one. She also brightens up the room in a different way. Even how well she’s handled Gracie’s situation, them two are my heroes, even though they do me head in sometimes they’re my heroes.”

Aitch’s bond with Gracie, who has Down’s syndrome, has been a big part of both his personal life and career. In 2022, he released My G featuring Ed Sheeran as a touching tribute to his sister.

The track’s profits went to the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA), which Aitch is now an ambassador for. The song’s video opened with a heartfelt message: “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.”

Earlier this year, the rapper even decided to climb up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the charity. In a video he posted to Instagram, Aitch told fans: “Quick message. Just want to say big up everyone that donated for the DSA for the Kilimanjaro climb. We’re leaving in the morning to go to Tanzania in Africa.

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“It’s gonna take us six days to climb the mountain. Hopefully we get to the top, raise the flag. We’ve raised over 120 grand – well you lot have raised over 120 grand, so thank you very much.”

He captioned the post: “My sister Gracie lights everyone’s world up every time she meets someone and people like her deserve equal opportunities just like me and you. So I’ll be offline for a lil bit while me and the team go smash this mountain’s head in.”

Now, as Aitch prepares to enter the I’m A Celebrity jungle, he has revealed that his main motivation is to raise even more awareness for people like Gracie.

“On an Aitch level, I feel like I have got this calling to raise awareness for Down syndrome and I feel that’s the perfect place,” he said. “My sister, Gracie loves it. She will be sitting there cheering me on every time she sees me on the telly.”

Angry Ginge’s mum Michelle opens up to the Mirror about her pride over her son going into I’m a Celebrity as she shares details of their last emotional call in Australia

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I’m A Celeb star Angry Ginge’s mum has spoken of her pride about her boy going into the Jungle – as she revealed how he’d been watching old episodes of SAS: Who Dares Wins to prepare. The 24-year-old social media star – who is the bookie’s favourite to win – told his mum of his novel methods to psych himself up during a phone call while Down Under.

The celebs have their phones confiscated as soon as they land in Australia. But Ginge, whose real name is Morgan, was given special permission to call his mum Michelle on Friday for his birthday. She told the Mirror: “Morgan managed to ring me via the producer’s phone because he was allowed a quick phone call for his birthday, and he sounded absolutely buzzing.

“He told me he’s been watching SAS to get himself mentally ready for the jungle, which is so him.” He was particularly enthused by the rule change this year that means all the celebs will be doing their fair share of Bushtucker trials. “He was laughing and saying it’s the best birthday present he could’ve asked for,” she says.

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Ginge is incredibly close to his mum, who raised him and his sister on a council estate in Salford, Greater Manchester, on just £12.5k a year. It was in his bedroom that he first started live-streaming himself playing football video games, under the username Angryginge13.

At first, Michelle was left baffled by what he was up to as he streamed for up to 10 hours a day. But she has since watched amazed as he amassed more than five million followers across his social media accounts.

Ginge told the Mirror this week of his mum: “At first it was probably a bit confusing for her, because it’s quite a new thing. But she understands it all now. She loves it and she even watches me now.” Such is his success that he has acquired a string of celeb friends, including Wayne and Coleen Rooney, darts legend Luke Littler and Spurs ace James Maddison, with whom he collaborates on videos.

His nan has also grown to appreciate what he does, too – even joining him on some live streams. And Michelle said her son’s first thought upon speaking was to ask how his nan and sister were doing. She added: “I made sure he knows his family and friends all send their love, and that everyone back home is right behind him. He sounded happy, grounded and genuinely excited for what’s ahead.”

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Michellle admitted she grew emotional when it came to the moment he had to say goodbye, as she won’t see him for three weeks. She is set to fly over to meet him on the famous bridge afterwards, but it will be the longest they’ve been apart.

“I told him that if I’d actually seen him in person, I think I would’ve cried, although I did well up when I said goodbye on the phone,” she says. “ I told him ‘I love you’ and he said ‘love you too,’ and honestly, my throat just went.

“It was one of those proper lump-in-the-throat moments.” But she said that Ginge was already telling her that she wouldn’t be able to hack the early starts when she gets to Australia. Those meeting their loved ones on the bridge have to go to camp every morning for the start of the evictions. He was laughing at the fact I’ll have to get up at 5am when I’m out there, proper typical Morgan humour,” she says.

Michelle said that Ginge, who last went on holiday in 2018 for his uncle’s wedding, was making the most of his final days of luxury before three weeks of camp life. She said: “He also told me he’d discovered an indoor swimming pool and a sauna in the hotel, which he was absolutely made up about. He said it felt like a little hidden bonus somewhere he could properly chill out before everything kicks off in the jungle. He was laughing that it was the last bit of luxury he’d get before heading into camp.”

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She said her son was a big softie at heart and particularly enjoyed a trip to a koala sanctuary. “He said it was unbelievable he was grinning ear to ear telling me about the animals,” she says.

“You could hear the excitement in his voice; it was like a big kid living his dream getting that close to the animals.” Ginge has previously told how his upbringing made people relate to him more. He said: “’I think it’s gone down well because people can relate that I’ve come from the same place they’ve come from.

‘I’ve come from a council estate and I know what they go through and have been through and can bond with them and get to know them more on a personal level.’ He still lives in Manchester but last year was able to buy his own home.

He previously rented a ‘s***hole’ apartment with no shower and peeling wallpaper for £350 a month in order to save up for a deposit. Speaking to the Mirror in the days before going into the jungle, he admitted he was “nervous” about meeting the rest of the cast as he doesn’t consider himself a celebrity.

He said: “I’ve never classed myself as a celebrity. So going up and meeting other people that actually are celebrities, that’s quite nerve-wracking in itself. I’ve got a feeling I might get a little bit of imposter syndrome, and then hopefully it eases off the longer we’re in there.”