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Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa has set the record straight on her sexuality after being hit with a brutal dig by Miley Cyrus as her romance with Chris Hughes heats up

JoJo Siwa has addressed speculation about her sexuality after Miley Cyrus’ comments about her romance with Chris Hughes. The Dance Moms star, 22, decided to speak out after Miley made a snarky joke at her relationship.

Singer Miley appeared in a clip to mark World Pride as she spoke from inside a closet and said: “Oh, my God, I haven’t been in here since sixth grade! Enjoy coming out of the closet if this Pride is the time for you. It shouldn’t be a month – it should be a year; it should be infinite.”

However, her positive message took a turn as she quipped: “I’m going back inside to get more pretzels and find JoJo Siwa and bring her back out.” JoJo was far from impressed by the remark and fired back that it wasn’t “what the world, or myself needs to hear any day of the week”.

The Karma hitmaker told her fans she was part of the LGTBQ+ community back in 2021. She initially identified as pansexual before revealing she was a lesbian.

However, in the Celebrity Big Brother house, where she met now-boyfriend Chris, JoJo expressed she thought she is now queer. In an update, JoJo has decided to share that she identifies as queer.

She told E! News: “I think the most beautiful term now is queer. I think queer is an umbrella of, ‘Look, I’m just me’. And I think the most beautiful thing about the LGBTQIA community is love. And that goes both ways.”

JoJo added: “There’s loads of beautiful, different sexualities. Sexuality and queerness is a lovely rainbow that has all different places, and it also has places on this rainbow that we don’t even know exist yet.”

The dancer took time to speak about her romance with Chris and how it plays a role with her sexuality. She admitted she has “never second guessed” how she feels for Chris and insisted “you really help who you fall in love with.”

JoJo explained: “Therefore, I’ve never second guessed my happiness, I’ve never second guessed what I’m feeling. And I think that’s the most beautiful thing. When I think about him, I’m full of pure joy. When I speak about him, I’m full of pure joy.”

She has been spending time with Chris at his home in the Cotswolds as they continue to get to know each other romantically. Speaking to Capital Breakfast presenter Jordan North earlier this week how tight their bond has become, JoJo compared their bond to a house.

She said: “As hectic as life is, and as much as that noise goes on, I feel like Christopher and I discovered this beautiful house together. And this house is earthquake proof, and it’s fireproof, and bulletproof. We discovered this house and found the keys, and we took the keys and locked ourselves in. I feel like that with myself, I feel like that with him.”

Following Miley’s dig at her sexuality, JoJo took to Instagram to share a lengthy post about her admiration for the pop star, showing snaps from her Miley-themed fifth birthday party. She also uploaded images of herself with her idol, as well as a picture of her in a jumper printed with the singer’s face on.

JoJo confessed she “wasn’t sure how I felt about things for a couple of days,” after hearing the comments. However, she has said she doesn’t think the quip was ill intended – simply calling it a not very good joke.

She added: “I messaged Miley light heartedly about it and she replied and said “All love. Always.” Honestly the most beautiful thing I’ve learned in the last 5 years is that love is a gorgeous rainbow. Don’t question yourself, don’t second guess yourself, just love. Love love love love love.”

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TV personality Gemma Collins revealed she would love to become a Dame in a video shared online. It comes as David Beckham was knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours List

Reality star icon Gemma Collins revealed her wish to become a Dame as she joked the title had “a ring to it”. The TV personality’s wish comes as David Beckham became a Sir, and his wife Victoria a Lady, when he was announced as part of the King’s Birthday Honours List this weekend.

Gemma is mostly known as being a reality TV icon who provided fans with unforgettable moments on TV. However, she has now set her sights on bigger and better things as she talked about becoming a Dame while getting her makeup done on the set of the Paddy Power Ascot Ladies’ Day advert from last month.

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“I ain’t being funny, but Dame Gemma has got a ring to it,” she said in a clip shared online. “And this year at Ascot I’m going to find King Charles because it’s what his mother would have wanted.”

Meanwhile, football star Sir David’s knighthood was finally confirmed last night as the King’s Birthday Honours list was released.

It comes after the news was leaked a week before the official announcement made – a move which could have jeopardised the 50 year old’s much longed for title, the Mirror exclusively revealed last week.

Luckily for Sir David, the leak hasn’t prevented him from getting the title he has wished for for a number of years as the news was confirmed in the King’s Birthday Honours List, which was released last night.

Sir Beckham is receiving the knighthood for his services to sport and charity, it has been announced.

After the news of his knighthood was released, his wife Victoria took to her Instagram page to pay tribute to the football icon with a sweet photo of her planting a sweet kiss on his cheek.

In the caption, she penned: “You’ve always been my knight in shining armour, but now it’s official. Sir @davidbeckham!!!

“What an honour, I couldn’t be prouder of you. Your dedication to the things that matter most — your country, your work, your passion, and most of all, your family — has never wavered.

“The way you’ve touched so many lives over the years with kindness and humility speaks volumes about the man you are and continues to inspire us everyday. But above all else, I’m so, so proud to call you mine.I love you so much xxxx”.

His sons Cruz and Romeo also shared their pride in their own posts, with Romeo writing: “So so proud of you,” and Cruz adding: “I’m so proud of you dad I love you. Sir David Beckham has a nice ring to it.”

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Love Island husband and wife couple Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt are caring for their children after their household fell to the common infection of chickenpox

Camilla Thurlow has given an update on the health of her children after members of her household were struck down by chickenpox. The 35-year-old former Love Island contestant is a proud mother-of-three and has been married to model Jamie Jewitt since 2011.

Camilla and Jamie, 35, are parents to daughters Nell, four, and Nora, three, and young son Brodie, one, who arrived in May last year. But this weekend, Camilla has revealed her children are fighting chickenpox.

The highly contagious condition is common in children – but can be caught be adults too. Symptoms involve the appearance of itchy spots which can form anywhere on the body and in the mouth.

The condition clears after one to two weeks with the body then forming resistance to the disease. Symptoms can be soother with cooling creams, antihistamines and paracetamol – and it seems Camilla has been trying to help one of her children that has been worst affected.

Taking to Instagram Stories on Friday, Camilla shared a photo of a pot of home made soup. She wrote alongside the image: “Always some kind of chicken soup when the kids are ill (partly because Nora finds it so hard to eat when she’s ill so I strain some broth to go in a bottle to try and get something in).”

She gave another update on Saturday, sharing a snap of herself with her daughter, Nora, who is covered in chickenpox blisters. She wrote: “Poor love is having such a tough time with chicken pox. She did drink some soup, thankfully.”

She continued: “It’s difficult when she’s ill because she always seems to get things the worst.

“And it’s so hard for her that she can’t tell us how she feels, and that we can’t explain to her that the medicine will make her feel better, so every dose is just a horrible and upsetting experience for her.”

The reality star added: “Nell fortunately so far has been v minimal.” Camilla has previously explained that Nora is autistic and has been slower to learn language and walking.

Marking her 3rd birthday last month, Camilla shared an string of photos of herself and Jamie posing alongside their daughter. She wrote at the time: “On the eve of Nora’s 3rd birthday, there is so much to say, and here she is doing it on her own terms.”

She continued: “While she may not speak I hope you can hear exactly what she is saying here. That you understand her the way we do, through those eyes that tell every part of the story of the gentlest soul and the strongest heart.”

She continued: “Thank you for meeting her here with understanding, encouragement and most of all, joy. For her love, our love, needs no words at all – it just needs us.”

Proud dad Jamie also paid tribute to their daughter. The Love Island star wrote: “Happy birthday little explore.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a fortune since leaving The Royal Family. However, a new Channel 5 documentary reveals the money could run out

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will see their income dwindle and costs soar as their multi-million pound deals dry up, according to experts. After striking their ‘Megxit’ deal in 2020, King Charles removed all financial support from the couple, with Harry moaning to Oprah that his dad “literally cut me off financially”.

Now a new Channel 5 show called Meghan and Harry: Where Did The Money Go? shines a light on their finances revealing Harry’s surprising inheritances, Meghan’s millions and their staggering Montecito mortgage. The documentary counts the multi-million pound deals the pair have cut to sell their story since leaving The Firm – but it also details their astronomical outgoings.

Royal expert Norman Baker tells the show: “There’s no doubt in my mind that Meghan and Harry’s income is going to decline in the future. It’s declining now. They’ve done the big hits that they could do. They’ve done the big Spotify event, they’ve done the big book, there is nothing else to come, nothing else to sell apart from themselves.”

Upon moving to America the pair splashed out on a family home costing $14.65 million (£11m). However, they also took out a mortgage of $9.5m (£7m), with repayments in the region of $50,000-100,000 (£73,000 – £37,000) a month. Until now, it’s been unheard of for a senior Royal to require a mortgage.

On top of that, Prince Harry has been forced to fund his own security, and he rarely travels anywhere public without a four-car convoy.

Former royal protection officer Simon Morgan explains the costs of specialist protection, saying: “It’s always very difficult to identify the cost in relation to specialist protection, purely because there’s a lot of other factors that go into it. You are looking at somewhere in the region of about £3 million a year to protect somebody who stays at home. As soon as they leave the residence, even if they go down to the shops, that could see that cost double or triple and go from £3m to £6m or £9m or £10m, conservatively. Security is not a fashion accessory, it’s a need. You’ve got to address your needs versus your wants.”

To pay for it, the pair famously signed a £100 million five year deal with Netflix in 2020 and a £15 million deal with Spotify. The Spotify deal has already ended with a top exec at the firm dubbing the pair “grifters”, while the Netflix deal is due to end this year, with no renewal in sight.

Before Megxit, the Sussexes were earning £2.3m a year as working Royals, receiving money from the then Prince Charles’s Duchy of Cornwall. But when the pair left The Firm that all stopped, leaving Harry forced to live on the inheritance his mum Diana, Princess of Wales left him in her will. When she died in 1997 Diana left £6.5m to the boys each, which had grown to around £10m when Harry received it upon turning 30. Talking to Oprah, Harry said “Without that, we wouldn’t have been able to do this,” referring to the family’s move to California. Meghan, meanwhile, was thought to be worth around £5million when she met Harry – money built up from her time as an actress on Suits and from her lifestyle brand.

His tell all book Spare earned Harry a $20m (£15m) advance and sold an incredible 3.2 million copies in its first week. He’s expected to have received a further £7m from the hardback sales.

Now PR expert Nick Ede is backing Meghan to become the family’s breadwinner. He says, “Meghan is the best way of making money for the two of them. She is the breadwinner.”

Nick believes that having to build her own fortune before she met Harry means she’s more savvy with deals than her Royal husband.

Nick continues: “Megan from an early age knew it was very important to be secure. If you’re a jobbing actress that means you don’t know literally where the next pay cheque will come from and I think that will have added to her drive.”

Broadcaster and critic Bidisha Mamat agrees with Nick and admits she fears that Harry has a lot to prove. She says: They are going to run out of ideas before they run out of money. Meghan is going to do fine, Meghan is going to make her money, Harry has the bigger financial, personal and emotional challenge. Harry has to prove he really can have a career.”

Following the collapse of the Spotify deal, Meghan did indeed land another podcast deal. This time, however, her deal was with smaller company Lemonada and expected to be worth just $40,000 (£30,000).

Meghan is also still coining it in from Suits, from which repeats are thought to have recently added another $200,000 to the Sussex bottom line.

Indeed, Meghan might be more savvy with money but Harry has just come into another inheritance – this time from his great-grandmother, Elizabeth, Queen Mother. In 1994 the Queen Mother set up a Trust Fund to benefit her great-grand children and this is expected to have paid out £8m to Harry.

It’s a tidy sum but royal journalist Emily Andrews reckons Harry doesn’t contribute much else to his household. She tells the documentary: “Meghan gets up at half six, half an hour before the children, then the children gets up and she gets them dressed, gets their breakfast, and then she makes their packed lunch and takes them to kindy (nursery), then at 9 o’clock she sits down and is a girl boss… Where is Harry in all of this? He’s not making money, he’s not looking after the kids, what is Harry doing?”

Emily accompanied Harry and Meghan on their tour of Australia in 2018. She recalls how Meghan moaned to Harry that they weren’t being paid for their work.

Emily says, “It has just been announced that Meghan was pregnant. I’m inside the Sydney Royal Opera House with Harry and Meghan and they come out. Meghan turns to Harry and looks at the screaming crowds who are waiting for them and says, ‘I can’t believe I’m not getting paid for this.’ I think that speaks to how she viewed her role in the Royal Family.”

Since they left the Royal family, the pair have become more famous than ever and commentator Afua Hagan believes the pair will go on to achieve more and more.

She says: “What is clear about Harry and Meghan is that they are very savvy with their money. America is a good spot for them at the moment because it definitely fits in with their idea of entrepreneurship. Harry and Meghan have proven time and time again that they can stand on their own two feet that they can provide for themselves and their family. Definitely we can never count them out.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been contacted for comment.

Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan’s husband Bader Shammas has shared a gushing tribute to her in a rare update on their love life having chosen to keep details private

Lindsay Lohan’s husband has shared a gushing message about the star in a rare update on their love life. Bader Shammas, 38, shared a photo of the couple alongside a heartfelt caption.

The pair have opted to keep their romance largely private, having tied the knot in April 2022. Actress Lindsay, also 38, beamed in the sweet photo with her husband as they holidayed in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

She tried to keep cool in the heat in a pair of black oversized sunglasses, diamond earrings and a black spaghetti strap top. The Parent Trap star matched her husband Bader as he donned a black T-shirt and matching sunglasses.

Alongside the loved-up snap, Bader wrote: “My life. And what a blessing you are.” Lindsay was clearly pleased with his outpouring of affection as she re-shared his post to her 15.6million followers.

She is no stranger to high-profile romances, which may have played a factor in how she chooses to share glimpses into her life with Bader. Lindsay started dating Bader, who is a financier for Credit Suisse, in 2019.

Their relationship was largely kept under wraps until they announced their engagement in November 2021. At the time, Lindsay declared: “My love. My life. My family. My future,” as she shared snaps of her engagement ring.

The pair even managed to keep their wedding a secret until three months later as in July 2022, Lindsay revealed: “I am the luckiest woman in the world. You found me and knew that I wanted to find happiness and grace, all at the same time.

“I am stunned that you are my husband. My life and my everything. every woman should feel like this everyday.” She didn’t reveal her wedding date at the time, having only posted on April 3 this year that it was the couple’s third anniversary.

Lindsay proudly shared a photo of Bader and their son Luai, who they welcomed in July 2023. Announcing her wedding date, she commented: “Happy Anniversary to my one and only. My forever and ever. I love you.”

The actress has been gushing about her husband in interviews as well, having told Cosmopolitan: “Well, I have an amazing husband, who’s a very calm person. Just the best. And my family.

“And I feel like I have a small group of good friends who are just really good people. That’s the only support that I really need: friends, family and loved ones.”

While on The Tonight Show, she spoke of her marriage and revealed: “It’s great. It’s amazing I met my person. You never know if you’re going to find that in life and he’s an amazing guy, man. I love him and we’re a great team.

“You just get to share everything with someone. And it is so special. Everything becomes that much more important, I feel like.”

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Former Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson, who suffered a calf injury during his five-day challenge, shared a health update with followers on Instagram

Sam Thompson shared an update on his health after suffering a calf injury ahead of the annual Soccer Aid match. The former Made In Chelsea star sustained an injury during his five-day challenge, during which he raised money for Unicef and surpassed the £1 million mark while getting through 260 miles.

He tore his calf in dramatic scenes during the challenge. While he tried hard in the last week to get his health back to normal, he still isn’t able to play football the way he wanted. On Saturday afternoon, he took to his Instagram Stories to share an update with a picture of him his football kit during a training session.

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The radio star captioned the post: “Joined training today…” before sharing another picture of him on the sidelines looking defeated while talking to the coaches.

“Then had to rejoin the coaching team,” he added in the caption. Speaking on This Morning this week, he explained how he’s doing as match day loomed closer.

Sam said: “I’m still very sore, still got the torn calf, however I am here at Soccer Aid HQ and it does not get better than this. We’ve still got the management team of England, we’ve got Vicky McClure, Tyson Fury , who’s stepping into some new shoes and Harry Redknapp …

“But also because I’m not going to be able to run around, you’ve also got me, part of the management team. Come on baby!…

“I came here with high hopes and went to see Gary the physio and I can kick a ball from a standing start, but when it comes to like general chaos of playing competitive sport there’s just no way.

“I cant really run properly so yeah. They were very kind and said we still want you to be a part, so I get to go on the dark side with Tyson Fury.”

Sam has documented his injury and his recovery so far. “On the first day I did the first marathon and on the last 2k I felt like I’d been shot in the back of the leg and I’ve completely torn the calf muscle but it’s fine I’m strapped up!” he revealed of his injury at the time.

“We were absolutely drenched, and my back was aching, but having Chris there kept me going. I can cope with the bad conditions and the aches and pains, but my leg keeps letting me down.

“I was told at the last pitstop I could try and run the last few kilometres to test my leg and my recovery, so I cycled out the pitstop determined to make it as far as I could towards the stadium and tried to run into Villa Park.

“If I have to get up at 4am every morning for the rest of the week to complete this, I will. I’m going to make it to Manchester by Friday. I am so grateful to everyone that has supported me already and donated – that’s the one thing keeping going.”

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