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If you’re heading to a summer wedding and are in need of an outfit, we’ve found the perfect ‘Pretty Woman’-inspired matching set from Next and its under £100

Move over gingham and stripes; polka dots are reigning supreme this summer, especially when it comes to occasionwear. The high street is full of spotty pieces right now, and we’re not complaining.

It appears to be Next leading the way with its gorgeous chocolate brown spotted co-ord reminiscent of a certain ‘Pretty Woman’ polo scene.

The exact matching set comes from Rochelle Humes edit with Next and features the Brown Glossy Satin Polka Dot Halter Top, priced at £32, and the matching Brown Glossy Satin Polka Dot Maxi Skirt, priced at £50.

The halter neck top comes in a soft satin fabric and ties at the back for a flattering finish, while the matching maxi skirt features the same trendy polka dot print, soft pleats, and a comfy wide elasticated waistband, that you can dance all night long in. Whether you go for the regular or petite fit, it’s a throw-on-and-go look that still feels put-together.

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Chic, timeless and giving us some major Vivian Ward energy, this £80 two-piece is perfect for summer weddings, garden parties or any occasion, really.

It’s both classy and fun, while being surprisingly easy to style. Simply add a wide-brim hat for that Julia Roberts look or some simple strappy heels and minimalist jewellery for a more understated look.

Our favourite thing about this outfit is that it’s a co-ord rather than a dress. . If you’re struggling to put an outfit together, a matching set could be your new best friend. Not only do they make getting dressed effortless, but each piece can be styled separately with your existing wardrobe, giving you even more bang for your buck.

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has been married to film producer Kris Thykier for 24 years – but there is one thing that stops her getting intimate with him

Strictly’s own Claudia Winkleman has made a rather unusual admission regarding her bedroom antics with hubby Kris Thykier. The much-loved 53 year old telly star confesses there’s an intimacy no-go if Kris has been guzzling water.

Dishing the peculiar detail on the Off Menu podcast, headed by comedic duo Ed Gamble and James Acaster back in 2020, Claudia revealed her aversion to water is quite serious. “I don’t like or believe in water, I won’t have it,” she quipped. Apparently, even a glass of water approaching her at a table is enough to raise flags, as she says: “It’s a solid no from me.”

Claudia dived deeper into this phobia affecting her love life, remarking: “My husband drinks great amounts of water and I really like him but it’s problematic. He’s glugging. Don’t touch me. ‘Claud, take your bra off.’ I don’t think so – you should be ashamed of yourself.”

The mum-of-three gave us more context: “Imagine you’re on a date – I’ve been with the same man for 100 years. He’s sitting there and he’s like: ‘I don’t know what to have, what are you going to have? Maybe we should have the same thing.’ And someone comes round and says: ‘Would you like some water? And he goes: ‘Yeah, sure,'” reports OK!.

“And they give him a pint glass of water and he drinks the whole thing. Are you going to want to kiss this many anymore? No. A wet mouth with a big fleshy tongue that is covered in liquid.”

Claudia then shockingly revealed her peculiar aversion, stating it’s not just water that turns her off, but practically all fluids. “I want a dry shrivelled up little man, I want to sleep with Mr Burns, he doesn’t drink water, I want him at the table,” she explained.

“I just don’t like liquid, I don’t like wine, there’s all kinds of stuff. Is this too weird?”

Married for the past 24 years to movie producer Kris, Claudia tied the knot back in 2000. The pair share three kids: Jake, Matilda, and Arthur.

Claudia wows audiences presenting a series of TV shows – she co-hosts Strictly Come Dancing on the BBC, alongside her pal Tess Daly, and also presents The Piano and The Traitors. The line-up for the celebrity version of The Traitors has been revealed. Filming is underway for the hit BBC show – also hosted by Claudia Winkleman – and some very famous faces are set to enter the Scottish castle.

Singer Danny O’Donoghue has married the woman who inspired him to write the song ‘At Your Feet’. After a five-year relationship the pair said ‘I do’ this week in a beautiful ceremony

Danny O’Donoghue, best known for being The Script frontman and a judge on The Voice UK, has tied the knot with his long-term girlfriend Anais Niang.

Their love story began during the coronavirus pandemic when they met on the streets of London by pure chance, and they’ve been together ever since. Danny and Anais, now 44 and 31, first went public with their romance at the Pride of Britain Awards in 2021 and it wasn’t long before Danny popped the question.

In August last year Danny whisked Anais away to Norway, a place he described as his ‘favourite place on earth’, to get down on one knee to propose. Fast forward nine months and the loved-up couple said ‘I do’ on Thursday, May 8 and gushed that they were “over the moon” to become husband and wife.

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Danny has shown his love for the French beauty in his music with the One Thing I Got Right and Anais’ ‘favourite’ song At Your Feet, which Danny has said is ‘directly about her’.

Before finding love with Anais Danny was previously in a four-year relationship with Lithuanian model Irma Mali until 2012. He then dated Brazilian model Anne De Paula for four years after meeting on the set of his 2014 music video No Good In Goodbye, and splitting in 2018.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Danny and Anais gushed: “We’re over the moon to be married and now we take the first steps on the journey of the rest of our lives together!” He added: “We actually live in the same part of London, and up until now we’ve mainly just been hanging out at home. My mum loved her, and they offered her lots of tea.”

While the exact location of the ceremony has not ben revealed MailOnline has shared the first exclusive photo of the newlyweds on their big day. Danny looked dapper in a classic tuxedo and bow tie, with a white rose boutonniere, while Anais dazzled in a white gown with a layered skirt that showcased her incredible figure. Anais oozed elegance as she added a pair of satin evening gloves and chic pearl drop earrings, while sweeping her hair into a sleek bun topped with a long veil to complete the look.

His joyous nuptials come after a difficult couple of years for Danny, following the death of his bandmate Mark Sheehan in 2023 who passed away in hospital from an undisclosed illness. Last year, Danny revealed that he went ‘off the rails’ after his friend of 30 years’ death, turning to alcohol and cigarettes.

Last September Danny emotionally said: “Last year was devastating, we lost my best friend and guitarist in the band, Mark, it took us a little while to come out from underneath that. I went down a bit of a hole last year, drinking and trying to get over the grief of your best mate. I gave up drink, alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine. I’m not fun anymore but I’m healthy! Coming into this year as completely sober.”

He continued, sharing his experience with grief: “You never really get rid of grief, it’s always there, you just learn to grow around it,” and explained how working on the new album served as a therapeutic process and provided the group with a sense of direction.

Reflecting on his grief, he emotionally added: “It’s in real time, some days are better than others and I guess I’ll come on maybe a show like this and I’ll see pictures. Get shown them all the time, it’s both heartbreaking but also a great testament. People remember him in such a way and he touched so many people’s lives around the world. It’s beautiful.”

Celebrating 60 years in showbiz, Elaine Paige is looking back on her glittering career for the BBC. But she once had doubts she’d make it, leaving one legend to set her straight.

Before Elaine Paige was catapulted to stardom as Eva Perón in Evita, she nearly quit show business altogether – but one Hollywood A-lister intervened before it was too late.

“I was nearing 30 and everyone around me was either getting married, having children or succeeding in their own careers,” Elaine Paige says. “Though I worked, I couldn’t land a really good role.”

Tired of rejection and uncertain about her future, she even considered retraining as a nursery nurse. “I was just trying to think of other things that I might do if working in theatre didn’t come to pass,” she says.

Elaine, 77, partly blames her height for those early struggles. “They would often cast a 6ft tall man,” she quips. “It was awkward. They sometimes put a board down to lift me up so I could be in the same frame.”

It was Hollywood legend Dustin Hoffman who convinced her to hang on, offering her the perfect encouragement at a time when rejection felt relentless.

“I was thinking of throwing in the towel because there’s only so much rejection one can take. But he encouraged me to stick with it,” Elaine says. “He told me not to give up, to keep singing and, if necessary, sing on the streets like Édith Piaf.”

Shortly afterwards, Elaine won the role that made her a star and, ironically, her petit 5ft stature worked in her favour. “Eva Perón herself was a small person,” Elaine says. “She was only about 5ft 2in or something!”

Since her star turn in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1978 hit, Elaine has lived many lives on stage, taking on iconic roles in Cats, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease and Sunset Boulevard.

In 2014, she bid farewell to full-time stage work with a sold-out 50th anniversary tour. Although she still performs selectively, the Olivier Award winner has transitioned to the small screen, appearing in the BBC ’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream , the comedy Home From Home and the drama series Life .

Now, the BBC is celebrating her six decades in show business. “I was amazed when they told me” she says. “It’s both flattering and slightly overwhelming.” And the longevity of her own career is still daunting. “It’s hard to believe, it’s gone by in a blink of an eye.”

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The celebrations kicked off with a starry BBC Radio 2 concert at the London Palladium, broadcast on 4 May. Hosted by Zoe Ball, the show featured big names from the West End and Broadway, including Samantha Barks and Charlie Stemp.

And this Sunday, 11 May, BBC Four airs an exclusive interview where Zoe sits down with Elaine for a candid career-spanning conversation.

“I’d never met Zoe before, even though we’re colleagues at the BBC,” Elaine says, “so it was a pleasure to meet her. She’s very easygoing, and friendly. We got on terribly well. It felt like a bit of a chat rather than a two-hour interview.”

Elaine’s glittering career has brought her face to face with royalty and showbiz legends alike, but few moments have matched a surreal encounter with the late Queen Elizabeth II during a private concert at Windsor Castle with Barbara Dickson, when a wardrobe malfunction struck mid-performance.

“My earring fell out of my ear,” she recalls. “I picked it up and placed it on the lid of the piano and carried on singing.” After the concert, the Queen came to greet her. “She threw her arms around me in this enormous hug,” Elaine recalls, “then she said, ‘It’s such a nuisance when that happens, isn’t it?’”

Today, the star is realistic about her future on the stage. “Never say never,” she says, “but I honestly can’t imagine performing in musicals ever again. Musical theatre demands everything you’ve got. You have to be incredibly fit, strong and have endless energy.

“When I played Eva or Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard , I couldn’t play these roles with my heart and soul and live an ordinary life,” she says. “It was so demanding in every aspect. You have to be dedicated to giving up your life. But I loved every minute.”

These days, Elaine is content to pass the baton to a new generation, yet she admits there’s still a part of her that misses it. “I watch others now,” she says. “I sometimes think, ‘I wish I could still do it.’ But I don’t know if I can ever do it again.”

She’s thrilled, however, that musical theatre has finally captured the mainstream’s imagination. “Twenty years ago, it was a niche subject,” she says. “It wasn’t as cool as it is now!”

Primark shoppers were urged to “run” to stores to get their hands on the popular midi satin dress

Primark shoppers are loving a “classy” £20 dress they’ve seen go viral on TikTok. The retailer is well known for it’s affordable and on-trend clothing – and new favourite may have just dropped.

Fashion influencer Perrie Sian (@perriesian) took to TikTok to share her latest haul from the high street giant, sharing a range of different items styled at home. The post was captioned: “Final part of my Primark try on haul!!! So so impressed.”

The clip showcased a range of Primark items, including the Paula Echevarría Satin Bandeau Dress. The dress proved hugely popular not only with Perrie but with many shoppers watching the video too.

In the clip, Perrie said: “The last and final part of a three part series, a trilogy of one of the best Primark hauls I’ve ever done. Run, don’t walk.”

Introducing the Paula Echevarría Satin Bandeau Dress Perrie added: “Outfit number one. I wasn’t…I wasn’t expecting much from this because it’s just a satin strapless dress. Well, I am mistaken.

“Slap on the wrist for me. Don’t do that again, because this is phenomenal. The simplicity of it is so nice. Simple, wearable outfits at a great price. I think this was £18 [the dress is listed online for £20]. Insane.

“I love it. I don’t even mind that it finishes just at my ankle. I actually think it’s really classy. This is gorgeous. And again, Primark. Imagine this in Bottega for the wedding guest. Hello. So nice.”

Perrie also pointed out that the dress features an extra layer of elasticated fabric around the top to ensure it stays up. She added: “I just think this looks so classy. Like from Primark? You would not think this was from Primark.

“You wouldn’t. Don’t lie to me. I can hear you…If I said, oh, this is a Zara haul. Unless you would have seen it in Primark before, you would be like, oh, that’s nice from Zara.”

The video racked up more than 231k views, 10.9k likes and hundreds of comments from excited fans. Among them, one person said: “Primark take all my money!!”

A second wrote: “Ran to Primark today … damage has been done.” A third added: “How has Primark not realised they need a PerrieXPrimark collection yet.”

A fourth shopper said: “Why does my Primark have nothing from your haul,” while a fifth commented: “everything was gorgeous on you Perrie.” Another wrote: “Zara did a similar black satin strapless dress 2 years ago which I wore for a wedding. Gorgeous style.”

A different shopper said: “I think you should do hauls and leave every guessing where the items are from because you’re right the black dress does not look like Primark.”

The praise continued, with one person saying: “You had me at outfit no.1…I GASPED.” A second wrote: “Wow wow wow that black dress is soooo classy on and I LOVE everything else that ur keeping. Go Primark.”

A third added: “Love outfit one! You look amazing in it. I need to get myself there.” Another wrote: “Love the black dress.”

Primark’s product description reads: “Embody elegance with this black satin dress from Paula Echevarría’s latest range. The sleek bandeau neckline creates a sophisticated silhouette, while the smooth satin fabric effortlessly glides with every move.

“Plus, it features a figure-flattering cut that falls to a chic length. Perfect for those special evenings out, pair it with strappy heels and statement earrings for a touch of glamour, or layer with a tailored blazer for a contemporary twist. The versatile black shade makes it a wardrobe hero for any occasion worth celebrating.”