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Nadiya Bychkova has broken her silence after falling on her back in a horror fall during Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals. The Strictly professional was rushed to hospital yesterday during rehearsals, The Mirror exclusively revealed.

The star was training in north London on Tuesday lunchtime when she was left in agony after injuring herself, with an ambulance being called. An insider told us: “It looked pretty nasty and no-one was taking any chances. The Strictly crew rushed into action and she was stretchered out,” with a source close to Strictly adding that rehearsals continued.

“As a precaution, following a fall during rehearsals, Nadiya was taken to hospital for checks and is receiving full support from medical and welfare teams. Rehearsals continue and the Strictly team are in close contact with Nadiya,” the source said. It comes after a Strictly Come Dancing star pulled out of the show as he made a career announcement.

Nadiya has now broken her silence following the horror fall and explained how “scary” it had all been. Fans had been worried about whether she could continue in the competition, which kicks off in a matter of weeks.

She wrote on social media: “Well… where do I start? What a 24 hours! Thank you so much for all the messages, love and support. I just wanted you to know that I am ok. I had a fall in training yesterday and landed on my back.

“I was really worried for a while and I was so thankful to the Strictly family and medical team who really looked after me. The staff at the hospital were so kind and caring. I’m smiling in the picture but it was really scary and there were a few tears as I had to lie still for hours but I was given the all-clear after an x-ray and allowed to go home.”

Giving an update, she added: “I’ve got some physio today but I will be back on that dance floor soon and I’ll be ready to shine and sparkle in the new series of the biggest show on TV. I can’t wait for you to see it. Keep dancing!”

Nadiya horrified Strictly fans when they learned of her fall – but it looks like she will be ok and will be able to dance this series.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 12:37pm on Tuesday 12 August to reports of an incident at Regent’s Park Road, NW1. We sent an ambulance crew to the scene and treated one person before taking them to hospital”.

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Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has opened up about his one regret when it comes to his filmography and names the one and only movie of his that he watches

Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed what his biggest movie regret is in a rare interview about his impressive acting accolades and his personal life, which he likes to usually keep extremely private.

The Oscar-winning actor, 50, who is gearing up for the release of his brand-new movie One Battle After Another, has shed light on his current relationship with Vittoria Ceretti, his feelings about turning 50, and his acting success over the years.

Titanic actor Leo, who is best known for other roles including The Wolf of Wall Street, This Boy’s Life, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, and Catch Me If You Can, revealed that his biggest regret when it comes to his movie past is turning down a role which Mark Wahlberg later got cast for. It comes after it was revealed why Matthew McConaughey lost the iconic Titanic role to Leonardo.

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Wahlberg’s performance in the 1997 box office hit Boogie Nights earned him global notoriety, and Leonardo couldn’t help but be green with envy after watching the movie that he passed on.

Speaking to Esquire, The Revenant star admitted: “My biggest regret is not doing Boogie Nights. It was a profound movie of my generation. I can’t imagine anyone but Mark [Wahlberg] in it. When I finally got to see that movie, I just thought it was a masterpiece.”

Boogie Nights, released in 1997, focuses on the rise and fall of a young adult film star named Dirk Diggler, played by Wahlberg. The story, set in the 1970s and early 80s, follows Dirk’s journey from dishwasher to a prominent figure in the adult film industry under the guidance of director Jack Horner, portrayed by Burt Reynolds.

The film explores themes of ambition, fame, drugs, and the darker side of the adult film world – something which Leonardo, 50, feels he missed out on by not taking the role.

When it comes to watching his own movies back, Leo said that there’s one in particular that he was watched several times, whereas he doesn’t really bother tuning into any others.

“I rarely watch any of my films, but if I’m being honest, there is one that I’ve watched more than others,” he said.

“It’s The Aviator. That’s simply because it was such a special moment to me. I had worked with Marty Scorsese on Gangs of New York, and I’d been toting around a book on Howard Hughes for 10 years.

“I almost did it with Michael Mann, but there was a conflict and I ended up bringing it to Marty. I was 30. It was the first time as an actor I got to feel implicitly part of the production, rather than just an actor hired to play a role.

“I felt responsible in a whole new way. I’ve always felt proud and connected to that film as such a key part of my growing up in this industry and taking on a role of a real collaborator for the first time.”

On turning 50 and getting older, Leo said: “Turning 50 creates a feeling like you have a desire to just be more honest and not waste your time. I can only imagine how the next few decades are going to progress.

“I look at my mother, for example, and she just says exactly what she thinks and wastes no time. She spends no time trying to fake it.”

The Autumn issue of Esquire UK is out on 14 August

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Mum-of-three, Vogue Williams, has revealed she’s quit drinking after her husband, former Made In Chelsea star, Spencer Matthews, suggested she ‘lay off the booze’

Vogue Williams reckons she’s going tee-total after admitting to an embarrassing incident at a star-studded wedding. The mum-of-three, 39, who is married to former Made In Chelsea star, Spencer Matthews, 37, has previously admitted she’s a ‘binge drinker’, saying: “I don’t really like the taste of alcohol, so if you see me drinking alcohol, I’m drinking it for one reason… to get drunk.”

However, now Vogue says she’s quitting booze for three months after blacking out drunk at Jack Maynard’s nuptials, as she revealed that her husband had suggested she lay off the booze. She shared: “Spencer was drinking, like, little bits and bobs… and then he went tee-total again. And as soon as he decided he wasn’t drinking again, he turned around to me and he was like, ‘Would you not consider it now – with your drinking?'”

Spencer, who shares three children with Vogue, recently stopped his occasional drinking to go alcohol free. It comes after he took a brutal swipe at Vogue last month ahead of her birthday.

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Vogue continued on her podcast, Never Live It Down: “When I say I drink f*** all – like, I rarely drink. I don’t even like the taste of it and he’s telling me that I need to lay off the booze. I was like, Spenny, I barely drink – it’s only because you’re not drinking.”

However, while the reality star says she’s determined not to drink for three months, Vogue claims her friends have been less than supportive, adding: “I’m taking like three months off booze and there was no support at all. I told all my friends – they’re like, ‘Urgh, don’t tell us! At least don’t tell us’.”

She continued: “I just kind of feel like it. I don’t want to be hungover. Three seems like a good number and I’m always saying I’m not going to [drink].

“I think nothing good happens after midnight… all those nights you stayed up talking s***? Such a waste of time.”

Vogue’s pledge comes just three months after the Irish presenter hit the headlines after admitting she got so drunk at YouTuber Jack Maynard’s lavish French wedding to £440 million heiress Lily Mackie that she blacked out.

Rocking up at the star-studded nuptials at the five-star Chateau Saint-Martin & Spa with Spencer in May, Vogue confessed she ‘didn’t remember getting into the hotel room’ after a boozy session at the reception’s margarita bar.

Recalling blacking out at the glitzy bash, she said: “It was the nicest wedding I’ve ever seen in my entire life.

“I got excited because there was a margarita bar… and the next day, I woke up and I remembered the last bit of the night but I definitely didn’t remember getting into the hotel room.”

While Vogue put the red-faced incident behind her, she did say that greeting her sober husband the next morning was a tad awkward.

She shared: “I was looking at Spen and I was like [makes despairing noise] – you know when you’re quite nervous. And as I went up to the wedding party, lots of people went, ‘How’s the head?’ and I was like, ‘oh no…'”

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The Thursday Murder Club has been a literary sensation and Richard Osman was left horrified when he searched his book on Amazon and saw the results

Richard Osman was left stunned after conducting a search for his bestselling book series on Amazon. The Thursday Murder Club has proved a smash hit with readers since the debut novel launched in 2020.

Its success has prompted streaming behemoth Netflix to produce a film adaptation, featuring stars such as Pierce Brosnan, which is set for release next month. It was this upcoming movie that left the author gobsmacked when he looked up his book on Amazon.

After discovering his popular novel amongst the top search results, the 54-year-old quickly spotted numerous “companion” books related to the film, reports Wales Online. Richard suspects, however, that the writers behind these publications have utilised AI to generate the content.

Speaking on his The Rest is Entertainment podcast, the former Pointless presenter revealed: “Amazon has a real problem with this. If I just give you an example of the sort of thing that happens, if you put Thursday Murder Club into Amazon, firstly Thursday Murder Club turns up first which is great, but there are now about 40 books that are companion books to the movie, that’s what they’ve done”.

“There’s a million things, there’s Solving the Movie Mystery The Thursday Murder Club Review, by Kendra G Candelaria – possibly not real. That will cost you £10.18 and you can get it on Amazon Prime. Two people in the world might think that it’s a real book about the movie.

“It’s not someone who knows anything about the movie, hasn’t been involved, anything like that. If three people buy that then it’s made you some money.”

Richard pointed out several other books providing reviews or analysis of his forthcoming film, suspecting them to “all be AI generated”. Amazon has faced previous difficulties with AI-generated books being sold on the platform.

Publications about King Charles’ health issues and SNP politicians have been taken down from the site before. Amazon stated at the time that it maintained “content guidelines” which all books must follow, regardless of whether they are AI-generated or not.

The company says it has invested “significant time and resources” to making sure its guidelines are followed as has pledged to investigate the titles mentioned by Richard in his podcast.

It also says shoppers can report books they suspect don’t comply with its AI policy online. It says this can be done if they believe a book is “inappropriate for sale” on the platform.

An Amazon spokesman told WalesOnline: “We have content guidelines governing which books can be listed for sale, and we have proactive and reactive methods that help us detect content that violates our guidelines, whether AI-generated or not. We invest significant time and resources to ensure our guidelines are followed, and remove books that do not adhere to those guidelines.

It was reported earlier this week that makeup artist Lou Teasdale and professional footballer Andy Carroll, who had been together since last year, had parted ways

Lou Teasdale dumped Andy Carroll before he made a “desperate” attempt to get her back, it has been claimed. The speculation comes following reports earlier this week that Andy had been the one to end their relationship.

Makeup artist Lou, 41, and professional footballer Andy, 36, began a relationship last year following his split from reality TV star Billi Mucklow, with whom he shares three children. However, it was reported yesterday that the couple have parted ways, with it claimed that Andy broke up with Lou.

Andy, who was said to have been working on the relationship following ‘a series of alcohol-fuelled arguments,’ reportedly grew tired of her “influencer lifestyle”. It’s however since been claimed that Lou dumped him, with it suggested that ending the romance was the “only way to move forward”.

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Previously, a source told the Sun: “Andy got sick of Lou’s demands and her influencer lifestyle. She’s always posting on social media and he hates that.” Then describing him as “single,” they added: “He told her it was over this week.”

However, sources are said to have since told the Daily Mail that it was Lou who dumped Andy. It’s claimed that he was so “desperate” to reconcile that he chartered a plane to in Ibiza, where she’s on holiday with family, yesterday.

A source told the outlet: “It was Lou who ended her relationship with Andy, she walked away a few days ago, it was very much her choice to end their romance.” They said she isn’t interested in “pointing the finger” or “blaming” Andy, and had hoped to deal with their break-up privately.

The source said he’s blocked her on Instagram and deleted their photos together. They added that Lou is “very upset” over how the situation has “played out” and the “arguments” between them had been “especially difficult” for her.

“However, Andy wants Lou back and flew to Ibiza via private jet on Tuesday just to find her, even though he has no idea where she’s staying,” the source claimed. They said that Lou is “unimpressed” and just wants to be with her family, adding that she’s “not interested” in attempts at reconcilation.

The source concluded by saying that Lou still has feelings for him though. They told the Daily Mail: “All she has done all year is love and support Andy, her feelings haven’t gone away, but Lou has to protect herself now and ending the relationship is the only way to move forward.”

Although there no longer appear to be photos of Lou on Andy’s page on Instagram, he still appears in posts on her account following the news this week that they have split up. It includes in photos from a previous trip to Ibiza.

Lou, who confirmed this week that she’s back on the island, enjoyed a holiday to the destination with Andy earlier this year. She wrote in one post: “My favourite place with my favourite person.” Andy had replied: “You are a miracle.”

Her birthday tribute to Andy in January is also still visible on her page. Alongside photos of them together and a heart emoji in the caption, she wrote in the post at the time: “Happy birthday to my favourite person I ever met.”

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