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Molly-Mae Hague is a self-proclaimed moisturiser expert as she tells fan she’s tried ‘so many over the years’ – and she’s just discovered ‘one of the best’ body lotions she’s ever tried

If you’ve been on the hunt for a top-notch body lotion that’s set to leave your skin nourished and hyrdrated, coming with Molly-Mae Hague’s stamp of approval, look no further. The Love Island star has shared with fans one of her top favourite moisturisers, which she rated “11/10” – and where to shop your own.

Since revealing to fans where they too could pick up a bottle of her beloved body lotion, this gem has started vanishing from virtual shelves. Now sold-out at Lookfantastic and Sephora, Molly-Mae’s go-to Fenty Skin Body Milk is still available to shop directly from Fenty’s own site, Selfridges and Boots for the reasonable price of £28.

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The Butta Drop Hydrating Body Milk is a milky moisturiser that leaves the skin feelig hydrated, but not heavy. Infused with the signature Fenty Fresh scent, Molly-Mae’s favourite body lotion is lightweight and takes the best of Fenty’s award-winning Butta Drop body cream and turns it into an ultra-smooth hydrator that sinks in fast.

Promising to plump the skin with hydration instantly, while boasting nourishment that lasts all day, this body lotion instantly improves and strengthens the skin’s moisture barrier to prevent dry and dull textures and appearance in the future. The lightweight, milky texture absorbs quickly and effortlessly into the skin, letting you wave goodbye to sticky or greasy residue left by some moisturisers.

Reviving and renewing thirsty skin, this body lotion leaves the skin with a satin finish that’s never sticky or heavy, so no more irritating textures left behind or transfering onto clothes.

With a light scent that features accords of fresh bergamot, jasmine and white orchid, Molly-Mae’s go-to body lotion is up for grabs from Boots, Selfridges and Fenty’s own site for £28.

And it isn’t just Molly-Mae who’s in love with this moisturiser, as it amasses plenty of 5-star reviews. One happy buyer beams: “I am obsessed with this lotion! The smell is so light and fresh. It’s kind of pricy, but I want to use it morning and night.”

Another shares: “Love the light scent and hydration for my skin lasts all day!”

Further praise comes from this Fenty customer who gushes: “Will be a perfect body lotion for the summer.”

Loose Women star Ruth Langsford has opened up on her relationship with son Jack and how it’s changed over the years as she admits he ‘hates’ going shopping with her

Ruth Langsford admits “I just can’t leave it” as she recalled an awkward moment while out shopping with her son Jack Holmes.

Loose Women panelist Ruth, 65, shares 23-year-old Jack with her ex-husband Eamonn Holmes. The famous couple however split in 2024, calling time on their 14-year marriage.

During an appearance on the There I’ve Said It podcast, Ruth admits her family “hate” going to the shops or restaurants with her. This, she admits, is because she gets frustrated at slow or poor service, reports Devon Live.

Ruth said: “This is why my family hates shopping or going to restaurants with me. I can’t leave it, so I was in a very well known store and saw this really nice pair of trousers. It was quite a while ago so Jack was a teenager, and I saw this really nice pair of trousers and I wanted them in black, they were in blue or something.

Recounting her encounter with a shop assistant, she said, “I saw a member of staff, if you can find one, and then I go, ‘Hi, excuse me’, I was very polite, ‘Do you do these trousers in black? There’s navy there but have they got them in black’.

“He just looked and he went, ‘No’, so I went ‘Oh, okay’. Walking around the store, I found them in black. Can I leave it? No I can’t.”

Highlighting her determination, Ruth added, “Jack’s going, ‘Mum, leave it’, and I went, ‘No, I’m going to search the store for him’, it wasn’t an easy find, I got the black ones and I was like, ‘Where is he? Where is he?'”

“I found him and I went, ‘Hi’, and I’m really sarcastic, ‘So it’s me again, just to let you know, you do do these trousers in black, and they’re just there’. They don’t care.

“He went, ‘alright’ and I went, ‘Just in case anyone asks you, they’re just here’. I can’t leave it.”

Ruth recently confessed to experiencing a “sudden shift” in the dynamics with her son. She recounted the turning point when she noticed that her status as the “fun mum” had expired.

Explaining the transition, she said: “You’ll find this, when they are little, they adore you, they love you, they want to be around you all the time.”

Always ready for a laugh, Ruth shared one of the jokes she used to share with Jack: “You know like Rizzle Kicks? I’d come in and I’d go, ‘Ah, I love Twizzle Sticks, they’re great’.”

She fondly remembered how Jack would be amused by her antics at the supermarket: “Jack thought I was hilarious right, and then we’d be in the supermarket and I would dance and he thought I was hilarious.”

Yet, suddenly, the mood shifted: “And then suddenly, I can’t remember what age, I was in the supermarket, it came on and I was like, ‘Twizzle Sticks, Jack!'”.

The way he responded marked a new phase: “He was literally like [squirming] ‘Mum!’ and then it suddenly happens and it’s like, oh he doesn’t find me amusing anymore and if you talk about sex, like no!”.

Radio legend Chris Stark has opened up about the support he has received since sharing his testicular cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment less than two months ago

Capital FM star Chris Stark has revealed he was left blown away by the response from fans after sharing his testicular cancer news. In March this year, Chris, 38, took to social media to reveal he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer after a trip to his GP.

After being diagnosed with the condition, the broadcaster underwent a course of chemotherapy and operations to ensure that the disease wouldn’t return. At the time of going public, Chris revealed he didn’t spot the signs sooner but hoped that his male followers and listeners would seek medical help if they spotted any lumps or bumps on their testes.

Now, he has exclusively revealed to the Mirror that he was “amazed” by the response he received on his social media. He said: “I was amazed by the response, this has been going on a little while for me, a couple of months roughly in my personal life. It’s something I kind of hid from the radio and from the show – mainly because I didn’t want to burden people. That’s kind of been my attitude to a lot of things.

“After I’d gone through chemotherapy, I did decide to talk about it, and the response has been amazing and very heartwarming. But I almost feel a bit selfish about this, it felt like such an amazing validation of talking really honestly about something that you’re going through.

“The best thing about it because I really think my main motivation wasn’t about wanting sympathy or giving too much of my personal life – it was more to say ‘I’ve got this thing and if you’re hearing this that you might think about going and checking yourself.'” Chris initially believed that he wouldn’t hear back from any of his followers.

However, this was not the case after several friends and followers said his post may have saved lives. “I didn’t do it for that validation,” he explained before adding: “One of the most amazing things has been since talking about it on the show and podcast has been the amount of DMs (direct messages), I’ve had from blokes up and down the UK who have sent me a message just to say ‘I’ve been putting off something for a while and I’ve decided to go to the doctors.’

“It’s just incredible to read that, or people who’ve gone and checked themselves and found something and have booked in. I’m so proud to have done that. But in terms of what it’s meant to me in doing the radio show every day and being honest and talking about this, it’s just shown me what I love about doing radio and what a force for good radio could be.

“And I think now more than ever, I think radio has such an important role, or more importantly, can have such an important role in people’s lives. My own health has brought that massively into sharp focus and really made me appreciate the power of the show, what it can do and what it should do also.”

Chris recently teamed up with Dreams on their Bed Chemistry campaign, discussing looking after his own health and sleep due to having to wake up every weekday at 4am for work. “Sleep is not something that I’d really, I don’t know, maybe put so much importance on,” he explained.

However, he admits that the campaign brought it to focus how important a good sleep routine was. During his conversations with members of the public, Chris discovered the term “bed chem” – how compatible a person is with the individual they share a bed with. “I’ve realised largely it’s my fault that I’m not particularly sleep compatible with my wife,” he laughed reflecting on his early wake-ups.

He added: “It started from the point of someone who doesn’t get much sleep so linking up with Dreams seemed like a really obvious choice and a really funny thing to go and explore but it has ended up sort of leading into my real life.” Chris admits his wake up call is a “tricky one” for his family when his body gets a “massive shock” when his alarm clock goes off.

Speaking about getting up and ready for his day at work, he explained: “It’s a very stressful part of my day but having a nice bed and everything, I’ve always appreciated getting some sleep – everyone appreciates it. But since linking up with Dreams, it’s definitely something I’m trying to kind of improve in, in every area.”

The star who also appeared on BBC Radio 1 alongside close friend Scott Mills admits his new partnership has “opened up a few questions”, admitting he often worried about his health due to not getting enough sleep. “There’s another side to this as well,” he said before expanding: “If you are going to have fewer hours and you can’t help it, it’s important your quality of sleep is good. That’s something I’m trying to consider and give more focus to and probably something at the very least I’m more aware of.”

Despite his early starts, Chris believes he’s not “disciplined enough” to have a sensible evening routine as he doesn’t want to “miss out on life.” He said: “It’s important to sound awake but it’s also important to feel really kind of plugged into the world. I’ve had times where I’ve been doing this breakfast show, where it sort of feels like you might have lost yourself a little bit or rightly so, napping all afternoon or not present seeing mates.

“I do sort of worry about missing out on things, it’s all about balance and I think at times, I think I’ve struggled with balance doing this show. But it’s something I’m feeling in a better place with at the moment.” But Chris admits he’s “fallen in love” with the Capital Breakfast show and his new role on the programme.

Viewers who tuned in for the BBC VE Day 80 concert were left baffled after singer John Newman took to the stage to perform in front of veterans and the Royal Family

A huge singer sparked confusion amongst viewers during the VE Day 80 concert on Thursday. Hitmaker John Newman, known for tracks including Love Me Again, Come and Get It and Blame joined the line-up alongside Calum Scott, Tom Walker, Fleur East, Keala Settle and The Darkness.

The singer took to the stage at London’s Horseguards Parade for a special concert to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe, when the Germans surrendered after their brutal attacks across the continent, marking the end of the Second World War in 1945. The event on Thursday night was the finale of the dozens to mark the historic event.

Famous faces from across the entertainment industry, including Strictly Come Dancing stars and soap actors, joined forces for the remarkable event, which was attended by veterans, King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Kate, Sophie, Countess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward and Sir Keir Stamer and his wife, Lady Victoria.

While John has recently taken a hiatus from music, with his last studio album being released ten years ago, many viewers were left baffled following his performance. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one viewer said: “WTF was that John Newman on VE80?”

“What a row from John Newman,” said a second. Meanwhile, a third went on to ask: “Watching the VE 80 celebrations on tv, who is John Newman?”

But one fan was left baffled by the decision to have John and The Darkness on the bill for the event. However, some viewers went on to praise John’s performance. One fan said: “That was certainly interesting by John Newman, I did actually like the slightly different version of the song.”

“Wasn’t expecting to like this concert but am really enjoying it. Yes, even John Newman #VEDay80,” said a second. A third viewer typed: “Kings speech followed by John Newman, not the bingo card I had in mind but flip its brilliant.”

During the concert, there were also special words from Dame Joan Collins, Dame Mary Berry, Dame Sheila Hancock while Brian Cox also read out Sir Winston Churchill’s monumental wartime speech.

At the start of the broadcast, Roman Kemp was backstage as he chatted about the show and introduced Zoe Ball. She teased that she would be arriving with special ‘props’ and said she was excited to be hosting such a special concert.

“The atmosphere has been so joyous. I am telling everyone at home, you will cry tonight. The veterans will be telling their story. It means the world – it’s utterly terrifying,” Zoe said of her hosting role.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were the first to arrive, where they greeted veterans who had joined them in the Royal Box. A fanfare was then played as King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived, where they spoke with veterans and evacuees.

Zoe then arrived on a sidecar with a Union Jack helmet, as she addressed the crowds. “Good evening and welcome to the VE Day 80. I am thrilled to be with you all here. Together, we can remember a very special day. We have transformed Horse Guards Parade into a special concert venue,” she said, “Glorious sea of red, white and blue.”