Robbie Williams’ ‘prostitute’ admission leaves Julia Roberts speechless

Singer Robbie Williams appeared on the latest episode of The Graham Norton Show alongside some other famous faces, including Hollywood actress Julia Roberts

Robbie Williams’ “prostitute” admission left Julia Roberts speechless as they both appeared on The Graham Norton Show this week. The singer sat alongside the actress as well as Colin Farrell, Benedict Cumberbatch and Gloria Estefan.

After her performed his new single Pretty Face, Robbie sat beside Julia where he then talked about one of Julia’s iconic films. Host Graham asked if he recognised the famous faces alongside him which is when he said how much of a fan he was of the actress.

Graham asked: “Robbie Williams, who do you know on the couch?” He replied: “I mean I know everybody from watching them on the telly.”

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Robbie added: “And Julia Roberts. Oh my god, I can’t. I’ve watched Pretty Woman six times in a row. And at the end of the six times, I was like ‘one day I will take a prostitute shopping’. And I did. I did. So, thank you.”

Robbie’s story about the prostitute clearly surprised Julie as her mouth dropped and she was left speechless. Moving on from the moment, Graham said: “That’s a lovely story Robbie. That’s really lovely.”

Many Robbie fans took to social media to express how funny they found the star. One wrote: “How can you not love him?”

“You can always trust Robbie to liven up Graham Norton,” a second added. Another asked: “Rob, never change.”

The particular scene Robbie was referring to was in Pretty Woman when Vivian, who is played by Julia, returns to an expensive Rodeo Drive boutique whose employees originally refused to help her because she was dressed like a prostitute.

Vivian then goes back dressed in an expensive outfit which is when she gets her revenge and tells the shop assistants that they made a “big mistake” as they won’t be getting any commission now.

This comes as Robbie recently spoke about what he describes as “inside Tourette’s” and said he is an “Olympian at masking”.

Speaking on the podcast, I’m ADHD! No You’re Not, the 51-year old talked about the condition. He said: “I’ve just realised that I have Tourette’s, but they don’t come out. I was just walking down the road the other day and I realised that these intrusive thoughts are ‘inside Tourette’s’.”

According to the NHS website, Tourette syndrome causes sudden, repetitive sounds or movements, also known as tics, that are often triggered by different things including stress, excitement or tiredness.

Other celebrities have been open about living with the condition which include musicians Lewis Capaldi and Billie Eilish.

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New Look’s £23 ankle boots are so comfy shoppers can ‘wear them all day’

New Look Shoppers have been racing to snap up the chocolate brown ankle boots before they sell out, with the £23 Chelsea boots so comfortable that you can ‘wear them all day’

A great pair of boots is a staple for autumn, and New Look has just dropped the perfect chic pair for the season. The Dark Brown Faux Leather Chelsea Boots are easy to style and affordably priced, making them the perfect pick for upgrading your style on a budget.

They’re usually priced at £27.99, but currently New Look has a huge sale that slashes 25% off all the boots on its website, bringing them down to £23.79. With chocolate brown a trending colour for autumn, these are a staple that you can rely on year after year.

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Chelsea boots are a timeless classic that’ll never go out of style, making them a great investment. The ankle length shaft makes them great for pairing with all kinds of things, whether it’s a pair of straight leg jeans, a flowing midi dress or some wide leg trousers.

Although chocolate brown would be our favourite colourway for autumn, the Faux Leather Chelsea Boots also come in black and a lighter brown colour, all of which will work with everything from denim to dresses. In true Chelsea boot style, they feature elasticated panels on the side and a pull tab on the heel which makes them easy to get on and off, with a low block heel for some added height.

The Dark Brown Faux Leather Chelsea Boots are already proving popular with New Look shoppers, with more than 141 people looking at them in the last few hours. Despite this there’s still the full range of sizes in stock from a UK3 to a UK9, but you’ll need to be quick if you want to get your hands on them with the discount applied.

Similar styles can also be picked up at Schuh, with the £70 Blowfish Malibu Dover Chelsea Boots available in a dark burgundy – another great colour for autumn. Next has swapped the faux leather for faux suede, with the Friends Like These Chocolate Brown Comfort Chelsea Ankle Boots just £35.

If you want real leather, Dr Martens’ Embury Chelsea Boots are £140 and made from 100% real leather uppers, whilst the soles are a bouncy and flexible rubber. They come in dark brown and black colourways, and are a great hard-wearing option if you know you’ll be getting plenty of wear out of them.

However, despite their bargain £23 price tag, New Look’s Faux Leather Chelsea Boots have been getting great reviews from shoppers. One said: “Very comfortable! The soles are so comfy and can walk all day in these! Would definitely recommend and fit true to size.”

Meanwhile another wrote: “Absolutely beautiful boots and Very comfortable. I do a lot of walking about during the day and I’m a sucker for a Chelsea boot.”

One reviewer did say: “I liked the boots over all but they just didn’t suit me. A bit too high on the ankle.” Whilst another agreed: “Ok for small narrow feet” before adding: “Very tight and hard to put on.”

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But others agreed they were incredibly comfortable to wear, writing: “Comfortable fit, true to size.”

Piers Morgan’s son shares reason why dad threatened to ‘cut him out of his will’

Piers Morgan’s son Spencer followed in his dad’s footsteps and became a journalist himself but there’s one career move Piers has told his son not to make

Piers Morgan’s son has shared the reason why is dad threatened to “cut him out of his will”. Piers is well-known for his successful journalism career which includes hosting Piers Morgan’s Life Stories and Piers Morgan Live, as well as Piers Morgan Uncensored.

His career means that he has managed to earn a huge net worth of around £20million. However, his son Spencer has now said that there’s one thing that would stop him inheriting his dad’s fortune.

Despite following in his dad’s footsteps and becoming a sports journalist himself, Spencer has said that several reality shows have approached him to take part.

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Speaking to The Sun, Spencer said: “I’ve been asked to do SAS, Celebs Go Dating – stuff like that.” However, there is one big thing that’s holding him back.

He explained: “I’ve been asked for the last few years, but Dad said if I do any reality TV he will cut me out of the will. It’s always the deal. I have to make the right choice on that one. I’m A Celebrity is the only one I’ve never been asked to do.”

Spencer revealed that he has rejected multiple offers to be on Love Island, despite now being in a relationship. 30-year-old Spencer is the eldest of Piers’ sons, who he had with first wife Marion Shalloe.

The couple were married from 1991 until 2008 and they also had sons Stanley, 26 and Albert, 23. Piers then married his second wife journalist Celia Walden and they share daughter Elise, 13.

Despite Piers telling his son not to go on any reality shows, he has actually been on one himself. He won the US celebrity version of The Apprentice in 2008 which was fronted by Donald Trump.

Piers recently said that he thinks his own parents would “disown” him if he ever signed up for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! himself.

Speaking on Gyles Brandreth’s Rosebud podcast, he said: “One thing they always said to me was “’Don’t ever do the jungle, I’m A Celebrity’. I always remember this and last week I got a call from ITV ‘Could we tempt you to do the jungle?’

“And I went ‘There’s actually not enough money at ITV to get me to go in that jungle because my parents would disown me’. That for them was the red line.”

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He confirmed that he would never be taking on the jungle by saying: “So, you won’t ever see me munching kangaroo testicles, I’m afraid.”

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UK, US, NATO flew 12-hour patrol on Russian border amid Ukraine war

The United Kingdom has said two Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft joined a 12-hour NATO patrol earlier this week near Russia’s border, following a series of Russian drone and aircraft incursions into alliance airspace.

“This was a substantial joint mission with our US and NATO allies,” Defence Minister John Healey said on Saturday, as concerns rise that Russia’s war in Ukraine will spill over into Europe.

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“Not only does this provide valuable intelligence to boost the operational awareness of our Armed Forces, but sends a powerful message of NATO unity to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and our adversaries,” he added.

The mission involved an RC-135 Rivet Joint surveillance jet and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flying from the Arctic region past Belarus and Ukraine, supported by a US Air Force KC-135 refuelling plane.

British officials said the operation followed several incursions into the airspace of NATO members, including Poland, Romania, and Estonia.

Growing airspace tensions

In recent weeks, Poland and its allies have reinforced air defences amid increasing Russian drone activity. Earlier this month, Warsaw deployed additional systems along its border with Ukraine – which stretches about 530km (330 miles) – after unidentified drones briefly entered Polish airspace.

Poland temporarily closed part of its airspace southeast of Warsaw in late September during a major Russian assault across Ukraine. It was the second such incident this year, with Polish and NATO forces previously intercepting Russian drones that crossed the border – marking their first direct military engagement with Moscow since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.

Elsewhere, airports in Germany, Denmark, Norway and Poland have at times also temporarily suspended flights due to sightings of unidentified drones. Romania and Estonia have directly accused Russia, which has dismissed the claims as “baseless”.

Putin has pledged a “significant” response to what he called “Europe’s militarisation”, rejecting suggestions that Moscow plans to attack NATO as “nonsense”.

“They can’t believe what they’re saying, that Russia is going to attack NATO,” he said on Thursday at a foreign policy forum in Sochi. “They’re either incredibly incompetent if they truly believe it because it’s impossible to believe this nonsense, or they’re simply dishonest.”

Putin said he was closely monitoring Europe’s military build-up and warned that Russia would not hesitate to respond. “In Germany, for example, it is said that the German army should become the strongest in Europe. Very well. We hear that and are watching to see what is meant by it,” he said. “Russia will never show weakness or indecisiveness. We simply cannot ignore what is happening.”

What ‘world’s hottest felon’ looks like now and surprise reason he’s gone celibate

‘Fine felon’ Jeremy Meeks shot to fame after his handsome mugshot became an unexpected viral sensation. More than ten years on, his rollercoaster story is still taking surprising turns

Back in the summer of 2014, the Stockton Police Department in California uploaded a mug shot to Facebook. Little did they know the stir they were about to cause.

Officers warned that the arrested man was “one of the most violent criminals in the Stockton area” and that he faced five firearms charges. However, those in the area were more interested in the then-gang member Jeremy Meeks’ ice-blue eyes and striking good looks than his rap sheet.

At the time, the BBC reported that the photo clocked up more than 95,000 comments and 20,000 likes after being posted to the Police Department’s Facebook page. Handsome Meeks quickly became known as the “fine felon”, and his brush with the law turned out to be the beginning of an extraordinary career.

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Meeks was convicted of felony firearm possession in February 2015 and sentenced to 27 months in prison, but even while still behind bars, he began taking strides to stardom. Speaking with BuzzFeed in 2020, Meeks, who served out 13 months of his sentence, said, “While I was still incarcerated, I received, I believe, 45 contracts.”

Upon his release in March 2016, grateful Meeks told his Instagram followers: “I want to thank my family and everybody for all your love, support and prayers. I’m overwhelmed and grateful for what lies ahead. I’m ready.”

This proved to be a new start for the ‘world’s hottest felon’, who had previously served time for grand theft and forgery.

He appeared in several films, including Trigger (2020), Secret Society (2021), and True to the Game 2 and 3 (2020 and 2021). He also made an appearance in the music video Wi-Fi by Russian pop star Olga Buzova.

It wasn’t long before Meeks carved out a path for himself as a sought-after name in fashion, landing a modelling contract and walking the runway for the likes of Tommy Hilfiger and Philipp Plein. Reflecting on his whirlwind Cinderella story back in 2020, Meeks remarked: “If anyone would’ve told me 10 years ago that I was gonna be travelling the world, walking in fashion shows, acting in movies? I don’t know what I would’ve done.”

The former convict has also taken the time to discuss how he ended up stuck in a life of crime, making the following candid admission during a 2019 episode of the What’s Your Water podcast. “Both of my parents were heroin addicts. I was a heroin baby … My childhood was very dark. My dad committed a murder when I was nine months old and killed my mom’s best friend,” he disclosed.

More recently, the now 41-year-old has delved deeper into his personal story in his upcoming autobiography, Model Citizen: The Autobiography of Jeremy Meeks, which is available to pre-order through Amazon now. According to the official synopsis: “It all started with the mugshot seen ’round the world. Jeremy Meeks rose to global fame, as his photograph from jail led to nicknames like Prison Bae and Hot Felon soon after. He became an icon while still behind bars, and once he left the prison system, he vowed never again to return.

“But there is much more to Meeks than a pretty face. From bouncing coast to coast in his childhood to enduring a poverty-stricken and gang-tied adolescence that ultimately led to prison being his second home, Meeks has a story to tell. Model Citizen is the tale of how one man changed his entire world once that world saw his face. From humble beginnings to wealth, high fashion, and Hollywood, Meeks is a true success story. The new American Dream, finally realised.”

Explaining why he’s decided to release his rollercoaster memoir, Meeks told People: “I’m in a place in my life where I am extremely vulnerable and want to tell my story, the whole story and hope that people can connect to it and understand how I came to be in the place that I’m at in my life.”

Career aside, Meeks has also led an eventful love life. The unexpected heartthrob was previously married to Melissa Meeks, the mother of his son, Jeremy Jr. Meeks also found love with Chloe Green, the daughter of former Topshop tycoon Philip Green.

In 2018, the couple welcomed son Jayden Meeks-Green, but ended up parting ways amicably the following year. In an October 2020 conversation with Extra, Meeks confirmed: “I am single. I’m trying to focus on myself. I have an incredible relationship with Chloe, the mother of my two-year-old. And now I have a relationship with the mother of my oldest son. They’re in good places. I’m in a good place. We’re all co-parenting. They are incredible mothers.”

It would appear that romance isn’t a priority for Meeks right now, and, back in July, Meeks revealed he’s now been celibate for “almost three years”. As previously reported by Complex, the prisoner turned superstar divulged this information while attending the premiere of Dutch III: International Gangster when asked about his “biggest turn on”.

Hesitating slightly, Meeks admitted, “I don’t have a girl. I’ve been celibate for almost three years.” When asked why this was the case, he explained: “‘Cause I’m not being distracted.”

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Newcastle name Forest’s Wilson as sporting director

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Newcastle United have appointed Nottingham Forest’s chief football officer Ross Wilson as sporting director.

Wilson replaces Paul Mitchell, who lasted less than 12 months with the Magpies having taken over from Dan Ashworth.

Under Wilson, Forest broke their transfer record several times, with Omari Hutchinson’s £37.5m move from Ipswich this summer their biggest outlay.

Wilson was previously sporting director at Rangers and director of football operations at Southampton.

He said: “Newcastle is such a special club, and I fully understand the passion, ambition and expectations of our incredible supporters.

‘Wilson to plan for the long term’

Magpies boss Howe was just a couple of days into an end-of-season break when the Newcastle head coach’s phone “exploded” last summer.

Sporting director Paul Mitchell had just announced he was departing.

While there were initial tensions between the pair, Howe was the first to recognise that such a figure “protects the manager from a lot of things”.

That is why the arrival of Ross Wilson is so significant for Newcastle.

Rather than rushing into the appointment – despite the need for a sporting director during a draining transfer window – Newcastle have been keen to recruit the right person.

In Wilson, who already has a good relationship with Howe, they feel they have that man.

It will fall to Wilson to help plot the medium to long-term strategy of the club.

Wilson helped transform Forest

Wilson helped shape Nottingham Forest’s rise, with his influence in just over two years at the City Ground helping turn them from relegation candidates to European contenders.

Brennan Johnson was sold to Tottenham for over £45m in 2023 but replaced with £15m Anthony Elanga and £3m Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Nikola Milenkovic was bought for under £12m from Fiorentina in 2024, forming an exceptional partnership in defence with Murillo and being named Forest’s Player of the Season.

That shrewd business helped Forest to Europe for the first time in 30 years after last season’s seventh-placed finish.

It says a lot about his standing and the respect he has that owner Evangelos Marinakis wanted him to stay at the City Ground to oversee the end of the transfer window, until the time was right for him to leave.

A deal was agreed a while ago after Wilson beat Jason Ayto to the post – with former Arsenal deputy sporting director Ayto eventually moving to Brighton.

Newcastle owner PIF has watched Wilson for a long time and expressed an interest in him when he was Rangers’ sporting director.

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