The legendary singers reunite in Apple TV’s KPOPPED
Apple TV is set to host an unexpected Spice Girls reunion in its new competition show.
KPOPPED, which lands on the streamer on Friday (August 29), follows iconic Western musicians as they reimagine their hit songs in the style of South Korean pop music.
The stars are paired up with a Korean group and sent off to rehearse for a final performance, which will be judged by a Seoul-based audience.
The synopsis reads: “This energetic music series, starring PSY and Megan Thee Stallion, features surprising collaborations and behind-the-scenes moments of connection from iconic Western artists and top K-pop idols while they create genre-blending covers of their biggest hits.”
Spice Girls stars Mel B and Emma Bunton feature in episode two (Image: Apple TV+)
While PSY and Megan Thee Stallion are pegged as the stars of the show, the series also features Spice Girls legends Mel B or and Emma Bunton.
The duo will compete in episode two, where they team up with Korean girl group Itzy to reimagine their hit singles ‘ Wannabe ‘ and ‘ Say You’ll Be There. ‘
Alongside a modern performance of these chart-toppers, viewers will also be treated to behind-the-scenes footage of Emma and Mel as they prepare for the final battle.
The pair will perform together (Image: Apple TV+ )
But the celebrity appearances don’t stop there, KPOPPED also features fellow pop icon Kylie Minogue, R&, B star Patti Labelle and rapper Vanilla Ice.
Other musicians taking the stage include Kesha, Eve, J Balvin, TLC, Boy George, Jess Glynne, Ava Max, and Boyz II Men.
As for the K-Pop groups, BILLIE, Itzy, KEP1ER, JO1, Ateez, STAYC, Kiss of Life, and Blackswan are all on the line-up.
KPOPPED lands on Apple TV+ tomorrow (Image: Apple TV+)
As viewers gear up for the series premiere, many have taken to social media to gush about its star-studded cast.
Taking to the trailer video’s YouTube comments, one person penned: “IT’S SOOOO INSANE to see Boys to Men, Kylie, Megan and Spice Girls, legends that have directly inspire K-pop be finally put together in a show with live K-pop performers!”
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Someone else gushed: “The show hasn’t even come out yet, but I already think it deserves another season”.
A third fan said: “Never have I ever imagined Megan, Billie, Spice girls will do a show with K-pop groups! I’m happy for Blackswan they’re underrated! Good luck with Kep1er, Itzy &, and Ateez! It will be ICONIC, I predict.
Fabian Hurzeler, the club’s manager, declares that he is “100%” confident that Carlos Baleba will play for the club this year.
Manchester United inquired about the cost of signing the 21-year-old, but the Seagulls’ refusal to sell forced them to end their search earlier this month.
Since joining Brighton from Lille in 2023, Baleba has started both of their Premier League matches. He has made 80 appearances.
When asked if the Cameroon international would remain at Brighton after the transfer deadline, even if a lucrative offer was made, Hurzeler said “yes.”
Hurzeler remarked, “If there is a number greater than 100, [%], I would say more than 100, so fantastically confident.”
In addition to Maxim de Cuyper from Club Brugge for a reported £17.5 million, Olivier Boscagli from PSV Eindhoven for a free transfer, and Diego Coppola from Hellas Verona for an undisclosed sum, Brighton has signed six players this summer.
In addition to signings from Sunderland for £10 million, Olympiakos signed forward Charalampos Kostoulas for $29 million, and winger Yoon Do-young signed from Daejeon Hana Citizen for £10 million.
Before the deadline, Hurzeler anticipates no more arrivals.
When asked if Brighton was finished in the market, he responded, “I have a feeling.”
An Israeli sniper is seen shooting a Palestinian at a Gaza-based GHF food distribution facility in a video. As a result of Israel’s famine gripping the strip, 1,850 Palestinians have died while seeking food. The GHF system is called a “death trap,” according to rights organizations, accusing Israel of using aid as a weapon.
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has issues a desperate plea to her followers after her latest hospital appointment where her ‘heart sank’
Amy Dowden says her ‘heart sank’ after latest hospital visit and shares desperate plea(Image: amy_dowden/Instagram)
Amy Dowden has shared a poignant update two years after her cancer diagnosis after recently admitting that she is now happier and healthier than ever after beating the disease.
The professional dancer, 34, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023 after she discovered a lump in her breast in April, just before her honeymoon. She sought medical advice upon her return, leading to the diagnosis.
The much-loved BBC star then received the “no evidence of disease” news from her doctors in February 2024, following a health check after her cancer treatment.
Sharing an update with her fans on Thursday, the Strictly Come Dancing professional took to her Instagram stories to admit that her ‘heart sank’ at her latest hospital appointment before issuing a plea to all of her followers.
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Amy appeared on camera with a bare-face and wearing a striped pink jumper while sitting in her car. Speaking to the camera, she said: “Good morning all. I wanted to just come on my stories and firstly just say hello, but I have just literally finished my appointment and as always, it’s so lovely to see the wonderful Sheldon unit.
“As I always say, they are real life superheroes. Everybody is who works on that department. I went in and I asked how it’s been in there and they all said that it’s been ridiculously busy. And my heart just sank for them because that means that more people are needing treatment and more people are being diagnosed with cancer.
The Strictly Come Dancing star pleaded with her followers to get checked(Image: amy_dowden/Instagram)
“My heart…just absolutely sank. It had me feeling low but then I realised just how important it is to raise awareness and to share my story. And to remember that if you’re not checking yourself, who is? And early diagnosis can save lives.”
Amy pleaded with her followers: “Please, please, make sure you’re looking after yourself and you know your own body better than anyone else does.
“If you feel different or like something is not right, please get it checked out by a GP. I am just in awe of all the people that work on that unit, they work so, so, hard.”
Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago(Image: Instagram/@amy_dowden)
In a recent Instagram post reflecting on her diagnosis, Amy sent an inspirational message to her followers while she was enjoying some time away on holidays with her twin sister Becky. The Strictly Come Dancing star wrote: “Some much-needed twin time.
“We had the perfect little escape – full of sunshine, sangria, beach days, rooftop swims, incredible food, and most importantly, proper quality time together,” she wrote.
Amy went on: “After my cancer diagnosis, I promised my family (and myself) that I’d take more downtime. I used to live life at 100mph, saying yes to everything and everyone. But cancer shifts your perspective.
Amy is now feeling happier and healthier than ever(Image: amy_dowden/instagram)
“This year I’ve been incredibly lucky with new job opportunities which have been full on but so rewarding and I can’t wait to share all to you very soon. So having time to slow down isn’t just okay – it’s essential.
“These past few days have been the perfect reset and I’m heading into the new season feeling recharged, happy, stronger, and HEALTHIER than ever.”
If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Breast Cancer Support.
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The Aussie singer recalled the low point of her life just as she hit number one in charts and how she bounded back
Delta Goodrem sat down with Davina McCall for an emotional podcast cha(Image: Supplied)
Singer Delta Goodrem has spoken of the moment she woke up in a cold sweat with a terrifying premonition – before she was even diagnosed with cancer.
The health diagnosis came just as she had landed a number one single and album as a teenager, changing her life completely. Neighbours star Delta was signed to Sony Music at the age of 15 and released her debut album, Innocent Eyes in 2003 while she was starring in the Aussie soap opera . Down Under it topped the ARIA Albums Chart for a huge 29 consecutive weeks. In the UK Innocent Eyes was made it to number 2 in the charts and spawed a succession of hit songs such as Lost Without You and Born To Try. But this success coincided with the hardest time in her life.
Delta told the Begin Again podcast: “I went to bed, and I woke up at 3:31… I basically had a nightmare and sort of like a very dark figure came to me on a grave with a note. At 3:31, I woke up drenched. I was head to toe, like I’d been in the ocean, and I was frozen with fear, completely frozen.”
She added: “My mum and Pete, my product manager, they booked me into the hospital on Monday. They were like, ‘let’s just let’s just book her in on Monday. She’s telling us something’s up.’ On Sunday, I was on the front page of the national paper for the first time now – we had our third number one single, we’d just broken our first record. Album was number one, in the UK we just debuted at number two, and I was on a flight that week to head to the States.
Delta Goodrem had a chilling premonition before she was diagnosed with caner(Image: Supplied)
“And then going in down the tests, was a little overwhelmed with these biopsy needles going into my neck and I’d gone in by myself, just ran into the doctor that they’d booked… I saw it on his face as well… I didn’t know the words ‘cancer’ at all, but I did see it in his face, yes.
“Went back to the studio and then, by night time there was a knock at the door. My mum walked in and then my brother walked in and I said, what’s wrong? And they said, we have to take you to the hospital. And I said, ‘why? Why?’ And that was the first time I heard ‘they think you have cancer.’ I was number one on the chart, singles, albums… And then my whole world changed.”
Delta, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in July 2003, and admits at the time the news felt like a “death sentence” but doctors began work straight away.
She also credited fans for providing her with messages of support which gave her strength. Elton John called her with a good luck message on her first day of chemotherapy.
Speaking to Davina McCall who recently had a brain tumour, Delta also spoke of the impact that time has on her life and the path to recovery.
She said: “I wouldn’t say that I came back to myself until many years later. And I don’t know if you feel this, but I feel it’s like a bomb goes off in the house. A lot of shrapnel gets hit, families are impacted, people’s lives change. You know, mum and dad didn’t cope as well with having, you know, so much attention in a regular, lovely, loving family house, having people project on them or us or, you know, a lot, a lot, a lot of intensity. And that intensity then came with a lot of being lost and life looking different. And, me trying to get back to where I was, but everything was different. And I wasn’t the longhaired piano playing girl, you know, it just was very different after that chapter.”
The radiation treatment effected her throat and meant she had to start again with her singing and her career. She was unable to tour her second album in 2004 but continued to make music and was a coach for eight years on The Voice Australia from 2012 to 2020.
And she is is positive about how her life worked out.
She said: “I think that it was a really amazing reset. Even just just getting back to that silence and listening rather than talking and just getting that clarity of like.
“I just started getting rid of just anything that wasn’t me. I just started to get back to my very natural, authentic, authentic self. And that chapter was essential to my life again, that was like, I can’t actually imagine being where I am without that moment that happens.
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“I’ve had wonderful, amazing chapters. Nothing I would change to be where I am today. But at that time I was still quite hard on myself, and I think I had to learn to let go, move on from everything.”
* The full interview with Delta is in the latest Begin Again podcast with Davina McCall, out now.
Vogue Williams, a former glamour model, followed her latest cosmetic work by revealing her most recent appearance, Katie Price, who underwent another facelift this month.
Vogue Williams has started to open up on the beauty treatments she’s had(Image: Getty Images)
Vogue Williams surprised her fans as she revealed she’s had the same cosmetic work as Katie Price. The former glamour model, 47, is known for her love of surgeries having had countless proceedures over the years.
She has reportedly racked up over 16 boob jobs and underwent a £10,000 facelift earlier this year before going under the knife again this month. TV star Vogue, 39, has now revealed she has had the same procedure as Katie.
Just as Katie flew to Istanbul to have her own lip flip corrected, Vogue shared how she got one. Additionally, Katie made the decision to undergo both an eyelift and a brown lift.
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Vogue showed off her lips while celebrating her 40th birthday early(Image: Instagram)
Lip flips are a non-surgical procedure that uses Botox injections to relax the upper lip muscles. The lip’s upward motion results in a fuller, plumper appearance.
“I’m permitted to say it right now. On her My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast, Vogue admitted, “I got a lip flip. If anyone has ever heard of it, I mentioned it in my book because I had Botox, so I had a lip flip.
She continued, “I just felt it start to creep in.” I’m going to have a lot of filler in my lip, people will think that. My lip flip, which is similar to Botox on the top of your lip, kind of causes your lip to sit up a little.
You kind of notice it when I tried to drink from that straw there, and it kind of kicks in. I adore it! Before her 40th birthday, Vogue has been open about wanting cosmetic procedures.
She started her celebrations this week despite the fact that her big day is only two months away. She wanted to be photographed and hosted a lavish bash in her native Ireland.
By the time I’m 55, I’ll be going up and up, according to Vogue, who is married to Spencer Matthews from Made in Chelsea. I’ll be doing more and more [Botox] as the years progress, and I won’t be apologetic about it.
Katie has long been open about her love of surgeries (Image: Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)
“I kind of kept everything a secret. I didn’t really confirm or refute it for very long. Who cares, in my opinion, if someone wants to improve their self-esteem? You can either gracefully or sadly get older.
Her husband Spencer, who she shares Theodore, six, Gigi, four, and Otto, two, with, recently spilled on the birthday plans. The couple, who are known for their playful back and forth, have been forced to dismiss rumours in recent months after speculation their marriage was on the rocks.
Spencer bravely makes a cheeky dig at his wife’s age in a brave way, but they have not let it stop their banter. He remarked, “Plenty going on for that, it’s obviously a big one, it’s a big birthday… I myself look forward to my 40th in four years’ time.”
Moving on from his joke, he explained to Goss.ie: “No I think it is going to be great. We are going to do lots of different things. We have a few friendship groups.
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We have an English group, as well as an Irish group. So we’ll probably have a party in Ireland and attend a homecoming party there.
“I might take her away and also make a special arrangement.” We will go over the details because it is the tail end of the year, so thankfully we have time to plan that. However, Vogue is a step ahead of the curve and is aware of a number of things we are doing.
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