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Terence Trent D’Arby shot to fame in the 1980s after releasing his debut studio album, but after just a few years, his music career came to an abrupt halt and he disappeared from the limelight

The 1980s was a decade that produced some iconic music legends, including Prince, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston. However, one name that was once mentioned alongside these stars has largely faded into obscurity.

Terence Trent D’Arby exploded onto the scene in 1987, following a whirlwind of publicity surrounding his music. Just a few years prior, he had been an amateur boxer and a soldier in the US army.

His debut studio album, Introducing The Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby, generated significant buzz after he claimed it was as groundbreaking as The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Although his bold statements about his work earned him a reputation, the album proved to be a hit, featuring some of his most popular tracks, including If You Let Me Stay, Sign Your Name, and Dance Little Sister. Critics praised the album, which won him a Grammy and a BRIT award, drawing comparisons to music legends like Prince, Michael Jackson, and Sam Cooke.

Reflecting on that time and his provocative statement, the singer told The Guardian: “I said a lot of s***, but Muhammad Ali was one of my heroes, and I similarly realised that if you say outrageous things, it gets attention.

“As a young artist, you’ve got to get your work heard and to a degree, I hypnotised myself into believing I was a genius. It worked like a charm, but I didn’t understand the degree I’d have to pay for that.”

However, just as he gained momentum, his commercial success abruptly ended with the release of his second album Neither Fish nor Flesh in 1989. The album’s different sound failed to resonate with fans and critics, halting his promising career.

Four years later, after moving to Los Angeles, D’Arby released his third album, Symphony or Damn, which showed promise but couldn’t match his original hits. He then became a recluse, rarely leaving his California mansion, as per the Mirror US.

In 2001, he made headlines again by changing his name to Sananda Maitreya, stating: “Terence Trent D’Arby was dead… he watched his suffering as he died a noble death. After intense pain, I meditated for a new spirit, a new will, a new identity.”

Maitreya released new music under his new name, without big-label backing, and left Los Angeles for a quieter life. He moved to Munich, then Milan in 2002, and married Italian architect and television host Francesca Francone the following year.

EXCLUSIVE: Tanya Bardsley has revealed that while under the knife for a cosmetic procedure, her surgeon dragged out two-decade-old filler from her face, leaving her with a new look

Tanya Bardsley had 20 year old filler scraped out from her face during a surgical procedure. The former model and reality star has never shied away from discussing her surgical enhancements and believes people in the public eye should be more open about work they’ve had done.

Last year, Tanya had a mid-face lift after noticing her “jowls just dropped” while dealing with perimenopause symptoms and had initially planned to have a full facelift. But her surgeon warned her against this and stated she only needed minor work done. In the past, Tanya, 44, has had filler injected into her face, but had no idea that it lay dormant in the areas it was injected.

“I started looking like a bulldog,” she said of her face before going under the knife. Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, Tanya added: “I just thought ‘I’m not having this anymore, I feel terrible and I can’t control it, but I can control these chops’ I’d heard great things about Mr Rao – I didn’t have the full face lift.

“I went in saying I wanted the full and he said I needed the mid. There’s only so much filler, I was starting to look a bit Hey Arnold-y, so he did the mid facelift and he just sewed muscles back to where they were, so I had actual cheekbones and not just filler ones.

“He was dragging out 20-year-old filler, scraping it out which was amazing. It’s just like starting again – you can’t keep pumping it full of filler and Mr Rao is just amazing, he did all these pre-videos and everything. I was deciding for a good year because I’m impulsive. I have to tell myself I need to wait a year now.”

Mr Rao at Pall Mall Medical, where Tanya had her procedure, informed her afterwards that her two-decade-old filler was “like concrete”. Speaking of her perimenopausal symptoms, Tanya explained: “The skin changes, everything drops, your soul drops, your personality drops, and the jowls drop.

“I was trying to control the others with hormones and stuff, but I could control lifting the face a little bit, which did lift my spirits.” The model admits she was “over the moon” with the results after the treatment from Pall Mal. “You have to have your expectations, which Pall Mall are really good at.”

Her daughter, Gabriella, 23, had also visited Pall Mall for a breast lift but decided against it after being told the “realistic” options for the procedure. “The surgeon talked her out of it,” Tanya said, adding: “Her expectations could never be achieved without certain scars.”

But with the rise of more people going under the knife, Tanya said: “If I want it, I’m going to have it, and if someone doesn’t want it, that’s fine, it’s up to them. I think women should support women. I’m always 100 per cent open about everything that I have done. I’m not a gatekeeper, and I don’t want girls thinking, ‘Why’s her face like that and mine’s not?’ I want to be open – I’ve had it lifted and a bit chopped off.”

Away from surgery, despite appearing on The Real Housewives of Cheshire, Tanya and her family recently starred in their own ITV reality show, The Bardo Bunch, which has been commissioned by Hayu to be streamed across the globe. “I’m so grateful,” she said of the news.

She added: “I did a happy dance. It’s just gone down a storm, I was panicking, I knew everyone would love my family as much as I do but I thought ‘What if everyone hates it? What if everyone hates my family? What if everyone hates me?’ Then I thought ‘Are my kids going to hate me? Are they gonna get trolled?’ but everyone loves it.

“Every single comment, I’ve not had one bad comment. I can’t even tell you what it means to me and the family.” Although it’s on the same platform as The Kardashians, Tanya admits her family are quite different to the Los Angeles natives. Her husband, Macclesfield FC assistant manager Phil Bardsley, would “never” film with Tanya on Housewives.

“It took a long time to get him on it, and he still cringes when he watches himself. I think he’s really good,” she said, adding that Phil became more relaxed during filming. “I think there’s plenty more for Phil to come.”

The Princess of Wales returned to her major Trooping the Colour duty alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla today. In her role as as Colonel of the Irish Guards she took her seat on the dais alongside the King and Queen to watch the spectacular military parade at Horse Guards Parade.

Last year she was sat upstairs in the Major General’s office to watch the display with her children after marking her return to duty following the start of her cancer treatment. Today, Kate arrived at Horse Guards Parade today in an Ascot Landau carriage alongside her three children. She dazzled in a turquoise Catherine Walker coat dress, a hat by Juliette Botterill, her Irish Guards Regimental brooch and a pair of earrings late that belonged to the late Queen before taking her seat on the parade ground.

At last year’s Trooping the Colour, Kate made a triumphant return, making her first official public appearance since she revealed she had received a cancer diagnosis. She took pride of place on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the RAF flypast standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the King.

It came two months before she later revealed that she had finished her chemotherapy treatment and in January of this year she revealed that she is now in remission.

The princess is still gradually returning to royal duties but has slowly been increasing her workload. However, it is the second time she has taken part in a major royal event in months after joing the Firm for commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Earlier this week, she visited the new V&A East Storehouse in London’s Stratford to learn about its “order an object” system where paintings, furniture, books and sculptures can be requested and a room set aside for viewing with staff.

With a keen interest in the arts and a love of the natural world, she choose a number of items themed around nature, a large William Morris samples book, rolls of ornate textiles and a musical instrument for the private moment.

Trooping the Colour sees more than 1,000 servicemen taking part in the military display who when not performing ceremonial duties are fighting soldiers. The colour – regimental flag – being trooped this year is the King’s Colour of Number 7 Company, Coldstream Guards, a prestigious regiment known as the sovereign’s bodyguard which is celebrating its 375th anniversary this year.

In addition, today the King requested a minute’s silence be observed in tribute to the 241 passengers and crew killed, and others affected, when a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for Gatwick Airport came down on Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad.

Black armbands were also be worn by the head of state and senior royals riding in the ceremony, also known as the King’s Birthday Parade, staged in Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the King requested amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme “as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy”.

In 2017, Trooping was held a few days after the Grenfell Tower blaze and the loss of life was marked by a minute’s silence, a decision taken by Queen Elizabeth II.

The King issued a written message soon after the Air India plane crash saying he was “desperately shocked by the terrible events” and expressing his “deepest possible sympathy”.

He was kept updated about the developing situation on Thursday and it later emerged there was a sole survivor, UK national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.

As the Trooping The Colour ceremony gets underway, Kate Middleton stuns in a vibrant turquoise ensemble that emulates one Diana wore by the same designer in 1992

The Princess of Wales and her three children have delighted the crowds by waving from their carriage as Trooping the Colour got underway. Kate was seen beaming in the Ascot Landau carriage with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis as they made their way from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade. Their carriage followed that of the King and Queen’s, while Prince William was on horseback.

Check out our Live Blog here to keep up to date with today’s Trooping The Colour proceedings.

Kate Middleton made a stunning appearance. Her outfit for this year’s Trooping the Colour turned heads and had us all eager to know where the dress was from. The Duchess of Cambridge’s ensemble beautifully echoes one of Princess Diana’s iconic looks, crafted by the same designer, Catherine Walker.

But don’t be disheartened, just because you can’t shop the exact coat dress Kate wore to this morning’s proceedings, doesn’t mean you can’t emulate her vibrant, summery look for your next formal occasion this summer, as we’ve found the perfect piece to copy her Trooping The Colour attire. And it’s on sale.

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In the same turquoise colour that Kate opted for today, this Polished Tailored Double Breasted Sinch Detail Blazer from Karen Millen is the ideal piece to copy the Princess of Wales without splashing out on a designer piece.

Currently on sale for the reduced price of £161.40, down from £269, this dress does come to a shorter length than Kate’s outfit, but it maintains the formal and feminine silhouette that blends Kate’s go-to coat-dress style with an 80s-blazer-inspired finish, just like Diana’s look too.

Fully stocked in all sizes, from 6 to 16, this dress is sure to make a striking impression, as it balances power dressing with feminine flair. The tailored silhouette creates a commanding presence and a Royal air, while the cinched detail adds definition to your waistline and flatters your body for that designer-made effect.

For daytime, pair with sleek court shoes and a structured tote, maybe even a decorative hat like Kate’s if you’re heading to a more formal event like a summer wedding. This Karen Millen piece easily transitions to suiting evening events, as you can pair it with your favourite heels. This blazer dress offers the perfect blend of authority and contemporary style for the modern professional woman, without needing a royal budget.

For today’s prestigious event, Kate donned a turquoise and white coat dress by Catherine Walker, mirroring an ensemble once worn by her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, from the same designer. The chic turquoise and white outfit perfectly encapsulated Kate’s flawless style while seamlessly balancing contemporary and timeless style.

The Duchess of Cambridge is often seen in pieces by Catherine Walker, a favourite designer of hers. Princess Diana was also a big fan of Catherine Walker’s designs, even coordinating with a young Prince William in an outfit from the designer for an Easter Sunday service back in 1987, and a look from February 12, 1992, when Diana was photographed wearing a similar turquoise and white Catherine Walker suit during a visit to New Delhi in India.

For alternative pieces in Kate and Diana’s favoured colour, check out this Victoria Beckham Dolman Midi Dress, now available for £297, down from £990. If you’re looking for a slightly subtler colour, check out this Soft Pleated Woven Kimono Sleeve Maxi Dress from Karen Millen, available for £89.40.

Strictly Come Dancing star Tess Daly was one of the well-known names to be included on King Charles’ birthday honours list as she was awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List

Tess Daly has said she is “genuinely pinching herself” over her MBE as she speaks out on the honour. The Strictly Come Dancing host has taken to her social media to say she can’t believe she has been given the award.

Alongside fellow Strictly presenter Claudia Winkleman, Tess was one of the people to be given an MBE in King Charles’ birthday honours list. However, she has since said that she’s struggling to believe what has really happened.

The TV star has been given the MBE for her Services to Broadcasting after being a staple on our screen for decades. She has said it is an “utter privilege” to be named alongside other TV legends.

Posting to Instagram, Tess shared a photo alongside the late Sir Bruce Forsyth along with a lengthy caption describing how she is feeling. She wrote: “Genuinely still pinching myself… Feeling extremely humbled and very honoured to be awarded an MBE for Services to Broadcasting in King Charles’ birthday honours list.

“If I could, I would dedicate it to all the wonderful people I have had the pleasure of working with over the past 26 years. What an utter privilege it has been to work with so many legends of broadcasting and Knights of the Realm including Sir Trevor Macdonald [sic] and Sir Terry Wogan-and also to the Strictly viewers who have brought us so much joy over the past 20 years-thank you to every one of you for being there for the ride; it means the world having you there.

“From Back in 2004 when it all began with the wonderful Sir Bruce Forsythe [sic] til now – 21 years later. Huge congrats to my brilliant girl @claudiawinkle on receiving her award too – who would’ve thought we’d be celebrating this together 20 years after we first met? Thank you so much for your lovely messages. Not sure I’ll ever be able to take this in! Xx.”

Friends and fans of the star took to the comments to share their congratulations messages. Claudia Winkleman, who has also been given an MBE this year, wrote “Love you,” along with five red love heart emojis.

While former Strictly star Tasha Ghouri said: “Go you!!! Huge inspiration,” as Dragons’ Den alumni Sara Davies commented: “Absolutely amazing huge congrats xx.”

Tess has admitted that she almost didn’t receive the letter saying she has been chosen for an MBE on time. She said: “This genuinely came as the greatest surprise of my life. I don’t think I’ve come back down to earth yet, I didn’t see it coming, and it almost didn’t happen, because the letter went to the wrong address.

“And thank goodness, someone very kind found me. And so by the time I got it, I only had, I think it was two or three days left to accept it. There’s a deadline of acceptance. I can’t imagine not ever wanting to accept such a wonderful award. But of course I did.”

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