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Professional dancer Dianne Buswell has been met with an outpouring of love and sympathy from fans and fellow Strictly stars after sharing the emotional news of her grandfather’s passing at age 99

Strictly Come Dancing’s Dianne Buswell has received a wave of love and condolences after announcing the death of her grandfather, who passed away at the age of 99.

The professional dancer, 36, posted a moving video montage on Instagram to honour her beloved “pop.” The clips included sweet moments with her grandfather from a joyful surprise visit where he exclaimed: “Well, I’ll be,” to a playful race down a hallway as Dianne laughed, “Gonna have a race with me.”

“Rest in peace pop,” she wrote alongside the video. “You were 99 years young. Thank you for all the stories and I just know you will be up there dancing with Nan already. ”

Her tribute was met with heartfelt support from friends, colleagues, and fans. Fellow Strictly pro Vito Coppola responded with a red heart and praying hands emoji, while Michelle Tsiakkas commented: “I’m so sorry for your loss Di. Sending you and your family all my love. ”

Fans also flooded the comments with messages of comfort. One wrote: “99 years young and etched in our hearts forever,” and another added: “Such sad news! What a legend your pop was. He’ll be looking down on you in awe of what you’re doing. ”

This latest loss comes just weeks after Dianne shared that her grandmother had also passed away. Posting a clip of her nan back home in Australia, she wrote: “Rest in peace nan. Love you very much,” adding, “I’m so grateful I was home to say goodbye to such a special lady in my life. Now go be with pop – he has been patiently waiting for you.”

The back-to-back losses have resonated with followers, many of whom praised Dianne for being so open about her grief.

She has long spoken about the importance of family. Last year, she shared a touching update about her father Mark completing six months of chemotherapy. “To my daddy—you did it,” she wrote. “Twelve rounds done. I am so so PROUD of you. ”

She also acknowledged her mum’s unwavering support throughout his treatment: “To my beautiful mum who has not left your side and been the best support system ever, thank you. ”

Although she hasn’t yet confirmed her return to the upcoming series of Strictly, Dianne remains one of the show’s most loved professionals — known not just for her talent on the dance floor, but for her resilience and warmth off it.

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Former Westlife singer Brian McFadden, who shares two daughter with Kerry Katona, and his long-term partner Danielle Parkinson recently tied the knot at a beachside ceremony

Brian McFadden’s daughters beamed with pride as they attended their dad’s wedding to long-term partner Danielle Parkinson. The former Westlife musician and his new wife tied the knot at a gorgeous beachside ceremony this week, with their closest friends and family attending the intimate event.

The newly weds were seen grinning from ear to ear as they posed in beautiful matching white outfits. They said ‘I do’ in a stunning beach ceremony that was also attended by Brian’s two daughters, Molly and Lily McFadden, from his previous marriage to former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona.

Brian and Kerry’s daughter shared a quick glimpse of the wedding as they posed for the camera. Molly, 23, and Lily, 21, wore simple yet elegant makeup for the special occasion.

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They waved as Lily said “hi” to the camera lens as they enjoyed the event, which saw Brian and Danielle exchange vows in front of their nearest and dearest.

Brian shared a clip from the wedding on his Instagram page as well as snaps of the happy couple dressed in all-white and cream as they smooched and raised a glass to the camera.

One fan commented on Brian’s post: “So happy for you both – here’s to laughter, love, and a forever kind of harmony”, while another added: “Awh congratulations to you both absolutely beautiful wishing you many happy years together”.

A third penned: “Congratulations to you both, you all look wonderful. Hope your day was perfect”, while a fourth said: “Huge congratulations to you both. wishing you both all the love & happiness possible”.

The former singer star met Danielle Parkinson back in 2016 and popped the important question three years later in 2019.

The couple reportedly wanted to get married sooner but had to postpone their wedding due to the pandemic.

Danielle and Brian also went through two miscarriages before they welcomed their daughter in 2021. Kerry and Brian split up a long time ago but Kerry gets ‘on well’ with Danielle.

In a recent interview, she said: “I get on really well with his fiancée. I think I might have a girl crush on her. I always go off of what my girls say for a stepmum, and she’s the best stepmum. “

She continued: “On Mother’s Day, I sent her a message. I went, Happy Mother’s Day, Danielle. I think she’s lovely and they’ve got a beautiful little girl, Ruby. I wish them nothing but joy and happiness. “

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Sabrina Carpenter pulled out all of the stops for her weekend performing at BST Hyde Park as she flew in her own private medical team and had an ambulance on standby.

Sabrina Carpenter appears to have thought of everything when it comes to her BST Hyde Park performances, with the US singer flying in her own private medical team and an ambulance for the weekend.

The star, 26, came prepared with the team to ensure she was in tip-top shape for the energy-sapping shows on Saturday and Sunday night, and even had her own ambulance as backstage was locked down.

Security was also “unprecedented” backstage, say insiders, and “unlike anything they’ve ever seen before”, for the over 65,000 strong crowd.

The show went down a storm with Sabrina saying she has been constantly checking the weather app as she was worried about British weather.

“The first thing I did was look at the weather app because you guys are shady here,” said the Pennsylvania-born singer, who followed on from Noah Kahan’s performance on Friday night, which featured a special appearance from Lewis Capaldi.

And as the crowd sang along to a string of hits from her recent single releases, Sabrina couldn’t help but swoon over the crystal clear vocals. “Hearing you sing in these accents is just …. ”, she laughed.

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Rounding off the show with what’s arguably the hit that catapulted her to household name-status, Sabrina belted out Espresso with the help of the lively crowd.

Sharing pictures from Saturday night in London to Instagram, Sabrina – who wore an embellished red romper with her name emblazoned on the front at one point in the show – wrote: “NIGHT 1 HYDE PARK magical and unbelievable. 65,000 of your beautiful faces and we get the privilege of doing it all again tonight! ! See you soon i love you”.

Sabrina is set to release her seventh studio album, titled Man’s Best Friend, in late August, following the monumental success of her previous 2024 effort, Short ‘n’ Sweet.

Talking of the new release online, Sabrina wrote to Instagram recently: “I wrote Manchild on a random Tuesday with Amy and Jack not too long after finishing Short n’ Sweet and it ended up being the best random Tuesday of my life.

“Not only was it so fun to write, but this song became something I can look back on that will score the mental montage to the very confusing and fun young adult years of life. It sounds like the song’s embodiment of a loving eye roll and it feels like a never-ending road trip in the summer. “

She concluded, “Hence why I wanted to give it to you now- so you can stick your head out the car window and scream it all summer long! thank you always and forever for listening and thank you men for testing me! “

EastEnders star Samantha Womack has been ‘warned’ by fans in the street about her boyfriend Oliver Farnworth, due to his role as serial killer John Sugden in Emmerdale

EastEnders’ Samantha Womack has revealed that she gets stopped in the street and warned about her Emmerdale actor boyfriend, Oliver Farnworth, who plays the role of a serial killer in the ITV soap.

Samantha, 52, is best known for playing the fan-favourite role of Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders, but was sadly killed off on New Year’s Day in 2017 along with her sister Roxy. They both died in a dramatic swimming pool accident at Ronnie’s wedding to Jack Branning.

Samantha’s partner Oliver is now involved in his own soap scandal as he has committed several murders in the Dales as character John Sugden. The former Ronnie Mitchel actress has since revealed that she has been ‘warned’ about him as she gave an insight into their relationship.

She told The Sun: “I do get warned about him. But Oli is actually so strict about confidentiality. So he comes back every few days, and he won’t tell me what’s happening with anything. He’s like ‘I just can’t let you know,’ and I’ll say ‘come on, I’m not going to tell anybody.’”

Samantha continued: “But I really think this is one of his favourite jobs to date. I visited the set and it’s beautiful. They have rolling hills and cute cottages. It’s very different to EastEnders. And what is funny is he gets a lot of attention when he goes up north, but when we go down south everyone knows me from EastEnders so it changes where we go. ”

The couple, who have been dating since 2019 after co-starring in ‘The Girl On The Train’ on London’s West End stage, now reportedly live happily in Spain.

Samantha recently admitted that it was not her decision to leave EastEnders and that she felt ‘rejected’ by the boss, Sean O’Connor. She told The Mail that she didn’t ‘understand’ what happened and she felt like she was losing ‘a family’ when she left.

The soap star said: “It was really hard for us because it wasn’t in our hands. We didn’t make the decision to go. I don’t really understand what happened, one producer was leaving and another was coming in, I don’t know what went on. “

Adding: “At the time it felt like bereavement, it felt like losing a family member. It was like losing family and losing stability. But the thing that was the most painful – and it really was painful – was that me and Rita loved feeling like we belonged there. ”

Since leaving the soap, Samantha has battled breast cancer after being diagnosed in August 2022.

Her diagnosis came about during a routine check-up, despite her not having any symptoms. She luckily found the disease early and was declared cancer-free in December that same year.

Caitlyn Jenner’s manager, Sophia Hutchins, died taking a ride on an all-terrain vehicle near Caitlyn’s Malibu mansion

New details have emerged regarding the devastating death of Caitlyn Jenner’s manager, Sophia Hutchins. Sophia tragically collided with a car while enjoying an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) ride near Caitlyn’s Malibu mansion and subsequently tumbled into a ravine.

The LA Sheriff’s Department reported that the 29-year-old died at around 11. 30am. The crash occurred on Decker Canyon Road, which is a public road about a mile north of Pacific Coast Highway. Authorities were called, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. It has been said that drones were used to help locate Sophia’s body after the ATV collided with another vehicle on the road above.

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In new reports from MailOnline, officers claimed Sophia was speeding at the time of the crash.

“It looks like she may have been speeding and rear-ended the other car, the other party, and then that caused her to veer to the right and go off the cliff,” Sergeant Eduardo Saucedo said to the publication.

“It doesn’t seem like she was following them. I think she just she came up on them and then hit the car. ” The women in the Mazda, which Sophia is said to have tried to swerve around, were uninjured.

The sergeant said: “So it looked like she tried to manoeuvre to go around it, but she was going too fast and just ended up clipping the rear end of that Mazda, causing her to veer off and go off the cliff there. “

It comes as an insider close to Caitlyn disclosed to RadarOnline. com: “Caitlyn is numb with shock. She is absolutely devastated and can’t believe what’s happened. Sophia was a big part of her life. “

Sophia helped Caitlyn with her professional affairs after her split from Kris Jenner in 2017. Sophia, who featured in Caitlyn’s I Am Cait docuseries, wanted to help shield Caitlyn from exploitation.

In a candid New York Times piece from 2019, she explained: “I saw nobody was managing her, and there were all these people taking massive advantage. And I was saying: ‘Caitlyn, if I don’t step in here and start managing you, you’re going to go broke’. “

She clarified their relationship further by adding: “Caitlyn is a parent to me. I have said that a million times. It is a parental, familial relationship. “

In a previous conversation, Sophia further dispelled rumours regarding their association, declaring unambiguously: “We were never romantically involved. “

In a heartbreaking final post before the fatal accident, Sophia spoke about healing. She shared a snap of an ornament she had fixed, and wrote alongside it: “From a headless cherub, missing one leg, arm, and foot, to a healing cherub. You can officially call me surgeon, Dr. Hutchins…”

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Nicole Scherzinger is set to live out a lifelong dream as she prepares for a major solo performance at one of the UK’s most legendary venues, marking a milestone moment in her career

Nicole Scherzinger will return to the UK with a one-off performance at the Royal Albert Hall. The American singer and actress, who rose to fame as a member of girl group The Pussycat Dolls, will perform on October 6 at the London venue for the concert titled An Evening With Nicole Scherzinger.

This comes after the 47-year old won an Olivier award for best actress in a musical for her role as Norma in a West End production of Sunset Boulevard.

Former X Factor judge Nicole broke down in tears when accepting the best actress honour for her role on Sunset Boulevard praising her family and fiance Thom Evans for his continued support.

She had detailed her upset and frustration at being treated like a pop flop and “put in a box” for over a decade after the Pussycat Dolls success. The American star now plans to build a movie career and continue stage shows, including creating her own, asserting: “I’d love to do it all.”

The singer was told applying for stage and screen roles was a “a waste of time” for over a decade and branded nothing more than a past it girl band star. She said she feels vindicated to have financially banked and created her own solo show, performing show tunes, at small venues across London and the US.

Nicole admitted: “This has been a very healing process for me. I always felt like I wasn’t living in my full potential and full purpose. I was never happy with myself. It is because I knew I had so much more to give. And this role and this opportunity allowed me to give all of me. It’s changed my life.

“But it has been hard. It has not been an easy road. I am so grateful that I am able to connect to people on a spiritual and soulful level and I could make a difference in these people’s lives. That is exactly what we do it for. So I am thankful. “

She added: “I am living in my dream. This is my childhood dream come true. I feel like I win every night when people tell me the impact of how my performances impact them. This has been 30 years in the making and I’ve been working and fighting for this my whole life.

The setlist will feature hits from both the West End and pop tracks accompanied by a live band to capture the full range of her career across musical theatre and as a popstar.

Days later, the singer will make her debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City followed by a performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA – which she promised fans would be “nothing short of powerful and magical”.

The singer has had a series of top five hits in the UK singles charts as part of The Pussycat Dolls including Don’t Cha, Stickwitu and Buttons.

Aside from her music and acting career, she is also known as a TV personality including being a judge on The X Factor – where she helped to form the boyband One Direction.

She will soon appear as a judge in the upcoming Netflix series Building The Band, where she is joined by the late One Direction singer Liam Payne and former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland as the trio judge attempts by contestants to create a band.

Scherzinger was among the stars who performed at the Coronation Concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle in 2023.

Tickets for An Evening With Nicole Scherzinger go on sale on July 11 at 10am.

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