Surprise! Kim Kardashian announces engagement to Kris Humphries after whirlwind romance

By Emily Sheridan


Surprise! Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries have announced their engagement after six months together


Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is ecstatic after getting engaged to boyfriend Kris Humphries.

The basketball player got down on bended knee in her bedroom last Wednesday after a whirlwind six month romance.

The happy couple confirmed the news in an exclusive magazine deal, giving away all the details of the proposal.


The 30-year-old tells America's People magazine: 'I didn't expect this at all. I was in such shock. I never thought it would happen at home, and I never thought now.'

The New Jersey Nets player, 26, asked for her hand in marriage with a custom-made 20.5 carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond sparkler.

Humphries picked out for the ring with the help of her manager mother Kris Jenner.

He enthused: 'I just knew I wanted it to be big.'

The athlete proposed by writing 'will you marry me' in rose petals on her bed in her $4.8million Beverly Hills home.

After Kim accepted, the couple celebrated with the Kardashian-Jenner clan during a family dinner.

Kim tells the magazine: 'Kris really didn't want a big celebration, but he had jokingly told my mom he'd be fine if there were mini-horses there.

'Later that night at the party, my mom brought out two mini-horses, covered in glitter, for us! It was hysterical!'

The couple started dating last December soon after Kardashian ended her brief dalliance with Canadian model Gabriel Abury - Halle Berry's ex.

It won't be the first marriage to Kim, she wed music producer Damon Thomas when she was just 20, but divorced in 2004 after four years together.

In 2007, she famously dated rapper Ray J - who featured alongside her in a notorious sex tape.

No idea: The socialite was spotted having lunch in Beverly Hills just hours before Humphries' proposal


Later that year, she started dating American football player Reggie Bush, with the pair dating on and off for two years before splitting for good in March 2010.

Last year, she briefly dated Dallas Cowboys player Miles Austin.

Fans of Keeping Up With The Kardashians have long seen the socialite speak of her wish to settle down and start a family.

When her younger sister Khloe was planning her marriage to Lamar Odom just a month after they started dating, Kim was seen complaining it should be her and ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush getting married.



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I’m disappointed in you’: Ryan Giggs’s estranged father breaks 20 year silence on son’s affair (despite walking out on his own family)

By Richard Hartley-parkinson


Ryan Giggs pictured as a boy with his father, Danny Wilson, who said he was disappointed in his son


Despite walking out on his own family 20 years ago, Ryan Giggs's father broke his silence to say how disappointed he is with his son over his affair with Imogen Thomas.

Danny Wilson, 55, spoke out about the relationship - the first time he has spoken publicly about his son after refusing to do so to protect his Manchester united career.

Mr Wilson said: 'Ryan is looked upon as clean living, almost beyond reproach. Now he's shown to have human frailties the same as the rest of us.


'I didn't think Ryan was like that,' he told the Sun. 'He is an iconic footballer who has achieved fantastic things. I had him on a pedestal. I'm immensely proud.

'But I am deeply disappointed at what Ryan has done, particularly as he has a young family. I'm sad for the effect it's going to have on them. His mother will be devastated.'

Following a difficult start to life, Giggs's fortunes were turned around thanks to the support and leadership of his manager, Sir Alex Ferguson

Speaking about his son's affair broke a 20 year silence in which Mr Wilson has never spoken about Giggs


When Mr Wilson, an ex-rugby league star, walked out on his family, Giggs disowned him and adopted his mother's surname.

Although he insists the split was not because of another woman, Mr Wilson was regarded as a womaniser whose career was curtailed by heavy drinking and crime, including a six-month jail stretch for attacking a police officer.

Thankfully for Giggs, Sir Alex became a father figure in his life and gave him direction. He even sees his father, but admits that things will never be the same again.

Mr Wilson, whose parents are from Sierra Leone and is now a security guard, said Giggs should have 'manned up', admitted the affair and apologised for it right from the start.

He also thinks the decision to take out an injunction was a bad one and he was badly advised.

If he had come clean from the beginning, Mr Wilson said, 'no one would be talking about it now. He's made it ten times worse.

'I'd be surprised if Sir Alex Ferguson told him to take out the injunction - it was probably other people around Ryan.'

Speaking two years ago about his relationship with his father, Giggs said: 'Everyone's childhood shapes who they are and what they do, and it was two sides of the story with my dad.

'I didn't like the relationship he had with my mum but there was another side where I looked up to him. My dad was my first hero.

'I think my parent's split may have contributed to that inner steel where I can block things out.

'When I was playing football, I never thought about the arguments between my mum and dad. I get on with my dad but I’m not going to let myself get close to him again because it would hurt my mum and people who mean a lot to me.’

Stacey Giggs was photographed arriving at Old Trafford for a family day at the weekend but yesterday she was seen without her wedding ring


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'I called it off a million times... but then I thought he wanted to marry me': Imogen Thomas reveals 'love affair' with Giggs

By Richard Hartley-parkinson


-Imogen claims: 'He knew it was wrong but he kept pursuing me'
-Family says they fear she may commit suicide
-The couple met for secret love trysts in hotels before big matches

What a striker: Imogen Thomas, posing in a Manchester United top, said she tried to end the affair 'a million times' but thought Ryan Giggs wanted to marry her


Reality TV star Imogen Thomas claims she tried to break up with Ryan Giggs several times throughout their six-month affair.

She even thought the footballer would leave his wife Stacey and actually wanted to marry her because he refused to let the affair end and kept coming back.

Miss Thomas, 28, met Giggs - who is now being named thanks to Lib Dem MP John Hemming using parliamentary privilege to identify him on Monday - in hotels throughout their relationship.

Ryan Giggs pictured today on his way to training. Miss Thomas claims he kept pursuing her after their first liaison in a hotel


They even met up in hotels on nights before two crucial matches.

Miss Thomas spoke recently about the pressure she is being put under, saying she has turned to 'three big glasses of wine a night' to cope with it all.

She said that she has not been sleeping well because of an injunction taken out against her and has lost a lot of weight.

Giggs gave the thumbs up to fans last night as he jogged into Old Trafford for Gary Neville's testimonial match

United we stand: Giggs recreates the 'Class of 92' photograph ahead of the game


Talking about her affair with 37-year-old Giggs she said: 'I called it off a million times but he kept coming back. He knew it was wrong as well, he said as much, but he was pursuing me.'

Her family has echoed warnings over her state of mind made by publicist Max Clifford. Her sister Alana went as far as saying that she was frightened her sister might commit suicide.

Miss Thomas, a former Big Brother star, claimed she never intended to sell her story and denies allegations that she was trying to sue Giggs for £100,000.

A friend said: 'Imogen was 100 per cent certain he would leave Stacey and the kids and move in with her. It wasn't a relationship built totally on sex. She thought it went much deeper. She was in love but now she has been left high and dry.'

Their affair began, perhaps inevitably, at a London club one night last September. According to Miss Thomas, Giggs did not initially know who she was.

'We hit it off straight away because we had so much in common,’ she told a Sunday tabloid a little over a month ago.

Miss Thomas's recollection suggests that the Manchester United footballer knew what he was doing and had a clear mind.

'He was quiet and seemed quite sober,' she said. 'Back at the hotel bar we were just chatting about life but I could tell he was interested in me.

'We kissed and I ended up staying the night with him. I knew he was married but I was caught up in the moment and I never thought it was going to go anywhere.'

She claims she tried to end the affair there and then, but he insisted that she give him her number and the following day he called to check she had arrived home safely and subsequently pursued her with a stream of flirty texts.

What followed has filled column inches and called into question the UK's privacy laws which, in the days of Facebook and Twitter, appear outdated.

Last night Giggs made his first public appearance following the revelations about his private life, playing the opening 30 minutes of a testimonial match for Gary Neville.

His wife - who 24 hours earlier was pitch-side cheering him on during family celebrations at Old Trafford - was photographed leaving the couple's £6m home near Manchester without her wedding ring.


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Dinner for 171! The Queen treats the Obamas to a state banquet... and invites a few of their Hollywood friends

By JESSICA SATHERLEY

Cheers! The Queen toasts the Obama's visit before they sit down to a dinner of lamb, roast potatoes and vanilla Charlotte


After a long day of public appearances, President Obama and US First Lady Michelle were treated to a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, hosted by the Queen tonight.

The star-studded banquet saw 171 guests arrive, including Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey and Tim Burton, who dined on lamb, roast potatoes and vanilla Charlotte.
Also at Her Majesty’s banquet in honour of the Obamas were David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Boris Johnson.

Former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown also attended, as did Ed Miliband, Richard Branson and Helena Bonham Carter.

Hollywood actor Hanks sat next to Ffion Hague, the wife of the Foreign Secretary, while Kevin Spacey was beside Sophie, the Countess of Wessex – wife of Prince Edward.


Dinner for 171: The lavish banquet, hosted by the Queen, was to honour the Obama's state visit, and the President and First Lady posed here with the Royal couple before enjoying their meal


Michelle Obama and the Queen both wore white gowns to the event, while President Obama opted for a traditional black suit that boasted a white bow tie and matching shirt.

The First Lady accessorised her gorgeous floor-length gown with long white gloves and dangling earrings, while her hair was tied neatly up into a bun.


Ladies in white: Both Michelle Obama and the Queen opted for long white gowns on the special occassion, but luckily weren't wearing the same dress


As the Queen welcomed the Obamas, she said: ‘Today the US remains our most important ally. But our relationship goes far beyond our military ties.’

She celebrated the special relationship between the US and Great Britain and highlighted their ‘shared history, common language and strong intellectual and cultural links’, during her welcome speech.

Her Majesty said she had ‘fond memories’ of first meeting the Obamas in 2009 at the G20 conference in London.

The lavish dinner was hosted in the Palace’s ballroom, where the Prince of Wales hosted the private meal for 300 on the evening of the royal wedding.


Welcome speech: Her Majesty said she had 'fond memories' of first meeting the Obamas in 2009 at the G20 conference in London


Earlier in the day the Obamas had visited Number Ten after laying a wreath on the tomb of an unknown soldier at Westminster Abbey.

It is the couple’s first state visit to Britain and are staying at Buckingham Palace, instead of having to face an ordinary five star hotel.

They arrived last night after their visit to Ireland and will spend tonight and tomorrow night in the luxurious Belgian Suite of Palace, which is the same suite Prince William and Kate spent their first night as a married couple.

Despite not attending the Royal Wedding last month, the President and his wife met up with Prince William and his new bride today and talked for around 15 minutes with the newly-weds.

On the Obama’s arrival, they were greeted with a 41-gun salute alongside The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.


Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Arrives For State Banquet At Buckingham Palace





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Taylor Armstrong On Weight: "I Went Too Far"

She has always been model-slim, but recently photos surfaced of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Taylor Armstrong looking exceedingly thin, which sparked rumors that marriage trouble had led to an “eating disorder.”

It’s “absolutely not true,” Taylor shares exclusively with OK!. “My husband, Russell, and I are together and in love and happier than ever. But I do want to tell OK! exactly what did happened. I decided I needed to drop a few pounds, but I went to unhealthy extremes.”

How did it all start?

Russell brought home diet supplements two months ago because someone he knows wanted him to look at the company. We didn’t discuss the business end of it, but I started taking the supplements without him knowing. In the back of my mind I didn’t think they would even work, so I wasn’t worried — they were all natural and I thought you had to take prescription drugs to really ever lose weight.

Why did you think you needed them?

You know how it is as a woman; I was feeling my clothes were tight. I get everything tailored to fit me just right, so even if I gain just a few pounds my clothes don’t fit. I’d gained some weight because I was so busy with the show, being a wife and mother and running my start-up business (beautyticket.com). We went to charity events at night and I was eating unhealthy “event food” or drive-thru food, so I felt I needed to lose some weight. When I was taking the supplements, I had so much energy and wasn’t hungry — I thought it was great at first.

Has Russell ever made you feel self-conscious about your body?

Not at all. As a matter of fact, like most men, he likes me best when I am voluptuous. Recently we were looking at photos and he pointed out one and said I looked so lovely in it. I laughed as I told him: “I was five months pregnant there!”

When did you know you’d gone too far?

It was Russell who got me to admit the truth. He saw I wasn’t eating much and that I was too thin. I wasn’t weighing myself or taking my measurements, but when he said it I knew he was right.

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Ryan Giggs puts on a brave face at Old Trafford hours after wife left home WITHOUT wedding ring following injunction revelation

By James Tozer


-Nick Clegg distances himself from MP who revealed Giggs' identity in the Commons
-Twitter users warned they could still be punished for breaking the injunction
-Photographers' cars damaged by vandals outside the couple's home
-Club boss Sir Alex Ferguson threatens journalist who mentioned Giggs
-Sun newspaper to make yet another attempt to have gagging order lifted
-'Injunction made protecting his privacy harder,' says PR guru
-Labour MP calls John Hemming's revelation 'an act of gross opportunism'

Braving the crowds: Ryan Giggs started the testimonial match just 24 hours afer the revelations regarding his private life were revealed in Parliament


Ryan Giggs has made his first public appearance following the revelations about his private life.

Giggs played the opening 30 minutes of a testimonial match for Gary Neville at Old Trafford alongside current and former Manchester United stars, including David Beckham.

His appearance comes just 24 hours after he was named in Parliament as the Premiership star who used a gagging order to hide details of a six-month affair with former Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas.

Team mates: Giggs played alongside David Beckham in the match, which was for Gary Neville who retired from football earlier this year


On Sunday Stacey Giggs, 32, appeared beaming on the pitch at Old Trafford – with wedding ring on show – as she helped her husband celebrate Manchester United winning the Premier League.

But after the gagging order keeping secret his alleged relationship with former Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas was rendered futile when it was exposed in Parliament, the couple apparently spent yesterday apart.

As the fallout from the affair continued, Miss Thomas yesterday told how the stress of the saga had affected her health.

And Giggs’s famously disciplinarian team manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was caught by a television microphone demanding a reporter be banned from the club’s next press conference for asking a question about the 37-year-old winger.

The strain was plain to see on the face of the footballer as he left his home to prepare for this evening's fixture.

Giggs looked pained as he arrived at the training ground after apparently staying in a secret location. Last night he played half an hour of a testimonial match – but there was no sign of his wife at the ground.

And despite the claims now being public knowledge, the large crowd at the stadium gave Giggs a warm welcome.

Feeling the strain: Ryan Giggs arriving at Manchester United's Carrington Training ground ahead of playing in the Gary Neville testimonial game at Old Trafford

Stacey Giggs, pictured on Sunday on the Old Trafford pitch, left home without her wedding ring yesterday after her husband was named as the player who tried to hide an affair with an injunction


However, Mrs Giggs, who has two young children by the £80,000-a-week star and who has stayed silent throughout the scandal, was pictured without her wedding ring leaving the couple’s gated £6million home near Manchester.

Police were later called to the street where the couple live after reports that a number of cars belonging to the paparazzi had been damaged.

Officers found that six vehicles had been attacked by a group of masked men who approached in a van.

Earlier in the day, club manager Sir Alex Ferguson refused to answer questions about his veteran midfielder, seeming at one point to ban a reporter who dared raise the issue.

After the journalist, thought to be Rob Harris, asked his question, Sir Alex was caught on microphone asking a media officer: 'Is he coming on Friday?'

After receiving an affirmative reply, he added: 'Then we'll get him. Ban him on Friday', apparently referring to the press conference ahead of the Barcelona game on Saturday.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of internet users flouting injunctions were warned they could be in for a ‘rude shock’.

Attorney General Dominic Grieve said that until MPs decided to overhaul privacy legislation, it was up to judges to interpret the law – and they could punish those who break it.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg appeared to support this position, apparently rebuking the Liberal Democrat who named Ryan Giggs as the footballer at the centre of the privacy row.

John Hemming used Parliamentary privilege on Monday to name the Manchester United star as the Premier League player who took out an injunction over his relationship with former Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas.

Speaking at Deputy Prime Minister's questions in the Commons yesterday, Mr Clegg said: 'I don't think anyone should be above the rule of law and if we don't like the law we should act as legislators to change the law and not flout it.'

Mr Clegg was responding to Labour's Stella Creasy who asked him: 'Could the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on discussions he has had with Government and party colleagues on the circumstances in which Parliamentarians should be above the rule of law?'

And Labour MP John Cryer appeared to condemn the actions of Lib Dem MP John Hemming in using parliamentary privilege to name the footballer.

Raising a point of order in the Commons, Mr Cryer questioned the public interest in the move and branded it 'an act of gross opportunism by a politician on an ego trip'.

He said: 'Every member of this House will doubtless be aware that yesterday the honourable member for Birmingham, Yardley, and I use the word honourable in its broadest possible sense, named a Premiership footballer who is at the centre of the super-injunction row.

'Now I think a lot of people in this place and outside find it very difficult to see exactly what the public interest is in naming that footballer, apart from being an act of gross opportunism by a politician on an ego trip.

Imogen Thomas leaves her agent Max Clifford's office after Ryan Giggs was named as the footballer who had a six-month affair with her


'Could you Mr Deputy Speaker reiterate the traditional attitudes of the House towards this kind of gross abuse of privilege?'

Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle responded by echoing Commons Speaker John Bercow's previous comments, stating: 'I strongly deprecate the abuse of the parliamentary privilege to flout an order or score a particular point. It is important that we recognise the need to temper our privilege with a responsibility.'

PR guru Max Clifford - who has acted as publicist for the model - said yesterday that had the footballer not taken out the injunction, then probably no-one would have known about the relationship.

He said Miss Thomas had never intended to sell her story and the affair could have been hushed up.

Mr Clifford, who met with Miss Thomas at his London office yesterday to discuss her next step, told ITV1's Daybreak programme: 'I will see what she wants to do but, because of the previous conversations, I know that she never had any intention of selling her story.

'She came to me because she wanted to make sure the story didn't come out, and I told her "Phone Ryan Giggs and warn him that The Sun are looking into this, and knocking on your door, because if you don't talk, and Ryan Giggs doesn't talk, no one will know".

'And that's the irony of it - if Ryan Giggs hadn't taken out a super-injunction, probably we wouldn't know what had been going on.

'It's only because of that, and of course the fact that, in that super-injunction that he got to protect his privacy and that of his family, he named Imogen, that the whole thing started down that trail that led to it coming out in Parliament yesterday.

'If he hadn't taken out a super-injunction, no-one would probably have known about this relationship.'

Before the storm: The couple on holiday in Marbella in 2005, two years before they married


Interviewed before Giggs was exposed, Miss Thomas told Closer magazine: ‘Usually I only drink about once a week, if that, but now I’m drinking about three big glasses of wine a night, and I’ve got a bottle of wine waiting for me in the fridge.

'I’ve only been sleeping about five hours a night and I’m exhausted and feel sick all the time. I just feel so stressed I can’t be bothered to eat properly and I’ve lost weight.’

The Prime Minister admitted on Monday morning that even he knew that Giggs was the footballer at the centre of the furore, hours before his name was revealed in Parliament.

Senior MPs from all parties said it was clear that the law was a farce, with tens of thousands using Twitter to discuss the identities of those hiding embarrassing secrets with injunctions.

Sir Alex Ferguson, addressing the media for the first time since Ryan Giggs was named in a privacy row, looks unimpressed at Rob Harris's question

Believing the microphone to be off he chats to a media officer about banning him from Friday's session


But Mr Grieve, in an emergency debate in the Commons, said: ‘Those who I think may take an idea that modern methods of communication mean they can act with impunity may well find themselves in for a rude shock.

‘The courts do have the power to punish those who breach injunctions. Those who decide flagrantly to do so should bear that in mind.’

With the courts and Parliament in an extraordinary stand-off, the Prime Minister ordered the setting up of a joint committee of both Houses to consider whether there should be a change in the law relating to privacy injunctions.

The committee, made up of senior MPs and peers, will report back in the autumn on how current arrangements can be improved.

Mr Cameron suggested that the Press Complaints Commission’s role could be beefed up so that judges are less likely to grant gagging orders taken out by the rich and famous.

The Prime Minister indicated that he knew the identity of the footballer linked to a controversial privacy case ‘like everybody else’.

He added: ‘It is rather unsustainable, this situation, where newspapers can’t print something that clearly everybody else is talking about, but there’s a difficulty here because the law is the law and the judges must interpret what the law is.

‘What I’ve said in the past is, the danger is that judges are effectively writing a new law which is what Parliament is meant to do.

Nick Clegg appeared to distance himself from John Hemming's behaviour in the Commons


‘So I think the Government, Parliament, has got to take some time out, have a proper look at this, have a think about what we can do, but I’m not sure there is going to be a simple answer.

‘It’s not fair on the newspapers if all the social media can report this and the newspapers can’t, so the law and the practice has got to catch up with how people consume media today.’

Right-wing Tory MPs, however, suggested fundamental reform would not be possible unless Mr Cameron came good on his pre-election pledge to scrap the Human Rights Act, which guarantees a right to privacy.

Others insisted Commons Speaker John Bercow must stand up more clearly for the right of lawmakers to discuss any issue they wished in Parliament.

Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, the head of the judiciary, suggested last week that senior judges would be holding talks to discuss possible restrictions on the ancient right of MPs and peers to raise any issue without legal repercussions.

Conservative MP Peter Bone called on the Attorney General to tell judges they should ‘butt out’.




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Time to slow down Posh? Heavily pregnant Victoria Beckham looks tired as her busy lifestyle takes its toll

By Daily Mail Reporter


Feeling the strain: Victoria Beckham looked tired and pale as she attended the unveiling of manager Simon Fuller's star in Hollywood yesterday


Her frequent jet-setting between Los Angeles and London would make anyone exhausted.

But when you're heavily pregnant with your fourth child, it must be even more exhausting.

Stepping out to see her manager Simon Fuller receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame yesterday, the ex-pop star, 37, looked tired and pale.

Jet-setting taking its toll: Beckham has been incredibly busy throughout her fourth pregnancy


Joined by her eldest son Brooklyn, Mrs Beckham appeared self-conscious as she stepped out in a knot drape dress from her Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

No doubt tottering about while heavily pregnant in 6 1/2 inch Christian Louboutin platform heels wouldn't have helped her relax.

Since announcing her pregnancy in January, the former Spice Girl has been as busy as ever, frequently flying to London for meetings with her management.

Baby on board: Beckham shows off her baby bump in a loose fitting black knot dress from her own collection


But with six weeks to go before she's due to give birth to a baby girl via caesarean section, perhaps she should be taking it easy.

Tonight she'll miss out her husband David playing with his former Manchester United teammates at Old Trafford.

But she'll be there in spirit, as she Tweeted: 'Tonight is going to be an amazing night for David at Old Trafford! Great to see him in a Man U shirt playing with his old teammates.'

Happy and relaxed: Mrs Beckham seemed conscious of her growing bump and held on to her dress as she strolled in the sunshine

Show of support: Mrs Beckham poses alongside her manager Simon Fuller and son Brooklyn who accompanied her in lieu of his father David, who is in London


A spokesperson for Mrs Beckham recently told MailOnline: 'It is no secret that Victoria will be having her baby in the U.S. - we will not be confirming the date although early July is correct.'

Meanwhile Fuller, who famously managed The Spice Girls, posed in front of a star-studded audience including American Idol judges Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson.

Lopez looked stunning in a clinging powder blue long-sleeved Zac Posen dress, as she sat next to husband Marc Anthony in the front row.

There was no sign of third judge Steven Tyler.



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Kirstie Alley strips down to leotard on Dancing With The Stars as last three put best foot forward ahead of finale

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Star turn: Kirstie Alley dressed in a long brown dress for her second spin with Maksim Chmerkovskiy on Dancing With The Stars last night


She may have got the lowest score of the night.

But Dancing With The Stars contestant Kirstie Alley certainly turned heads with her raunchy routine, which saw her strip down to a leotard.

The former Cheers actress defied her 60 years as she put on the sultry show during a freestyle dance with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.


Stripped: But there was a purpose to her covered up attire as she soon ripped it off to reveal a skin-tight black leotard


Kirstie initially swept onto the dance floor conservatively dressed in a long brown gown for her second spin with Maksim.

But there was a purpose to her covered up attire - because she wasn't planning on wearing it for long.

The actress proceeded to circle the floor to show off her slimmer frame after ripping off her costume.


Flaunt: The actress circled the dance floor to show off her slimmer frame


But the move failed to wow the judges, who gave her and Maksim 27 points.

The Dancing With The Stars finale is just around the corner, and all three remaining stars certainly brought their A game ahead of it, last night.

With each required to perform two dances, the couples chose two very different styles for both the judges choice and freestyle rounds.


Fans: Denise Richards and her daughter Sam were also enjoying the show from the sidelines





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Michael Jackson's children spruce up in their smartest clothes for weekly worship with grandmother

By JODY THOMPSON

Well turned out: Prince Jackson got his collar straightened by a family friend before he entered the church at Woodland Hills, Los Angeles yesterday


Their grandparents have always been strictly religious - and it seems that Michael Jackson's children are now having to go to church on Sundays as part of their new 'normal' life.

Paris 13, Prince, 14 and Blanket, nine, were seen looking incredibly smart as they accompanied their grandmother Katherine Jackson, their legal guardian, to a Jehovah's Witness chapel at the weekend for worship.

Jackson himself was a Christian and had pledged to bring up his children with God in their lives and it looks like his family is continuing his wishes.


Tied back: A suit-wearing Blanket Jackson had his hair in a ponytail before he headed into the church


Blanket - real name Prince Michael Jackson II - even had his long hair tied back in a ponytail as a mark of respect as they prepared to join the Woodland Hills Congregation in Los Angeles.

He is said to have his hair that length in tribute to his father who liked it long.
Blanket was dressed in a very grown-up white shirt with a dark suit and tie that looked like he had a bit of room to grow into.


We are family: Paris Jackson, left, looked equally smart as she joined her brothers Prince and Blanket for the service


Prince - real name Michael Joseph Jackson Jr - meanwhile was seen getting the collar of his smart two-piece neatened up by a family friend.

Paris - real name Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson - meanwhile was in a modest black long-sleeve shift dress with white embroidery around the hem, collar and cuffs, worn with sandals.

Their father the King Of Pop died on 25 June 2009 aged 50 and the whole Jackson clan have been mucking in since to make their lives as normal as possible.


No flies on him: Prince brushes the last bits of lint from his shoulder before he prepares to enter the church with a friend


As well as going to church in public for the first time, they now go to school.
And as reported by the Mail Online last week, they also go to afterschool drama class near their LA home.

In February, the children gave an interview on U.S. television and said they even fancied following their late father into showbusiness.

However, 80-year-old grandmother Katherine, and their aunt La Toya, 54, who's closely involved in their upbringing, want them to live as normal a life as possible before any attempt to launch themselves fully into the public eye.


Family fun: The children were seen leaving an afterschool drama class in LA last week


La Toya said in March: said of her nephews and niece in March: ‘They have gone to school and they really like it, so I’m very happy for them. It’s taught them something totally different about people and life.'

She also revealed they recently donated clothes to help Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.

She said: They said they don’t mind doing and giving whatever. It was so sweet. They say, ‘Can we give our clothes to them?’ It’s really sweet.”

LaToya explained: 'My brother, their father, was just giving to everybody – $400 million of his personal money he gave to charity, and I support every penny of it.

'I think it’s very important for them to know what their father has done and to follow that legacy and to keep in their heart and mind to give always.'


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Teen dreams: Shirtless Justin Bieber and sweetheart Selena Gomez head to the beach in Maui

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Shirtless: The teen singer wore a pair of bath shorts teamed with flip flops while Selena donned a pink bikini top and Daisy Dukes


After winning six gongs at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night, it looks like Justin Bieber has decided he deserves a holiday.

The 17-year-old pop star was pictured heading to the beach in Hawaii yesterday after jetting to Hawaii with girlfriend Selena Gomez.

Stripped to the waist, the Canadian star showed off his rock hard stomach in a pair of bathing shorts teamed with flip flops and white sunglasses.

Selena, meanwhile, was wearing a pink bikini top and Daisy Dukes, and was carrying a leopard print bag as she took a walk with her other half.

Als on show was a new tattoo on Bieber's toros under his arm, in addition to one he got when was 16 of a bird on his waistline.

Earlier the young couple were spotted arriving to Maui hand in hand after taking a flight from Los Angeles LAX.


Body art: Bieber showed off a new tattoo - a row of mysterious symbols under his left arm - in addition to the bird etching on his waistline


Justin and Selena, 18, went fully public with their romance at the awards show in Las Vegas - sharing kisses and hugs in the audience.

The young lovebirds smooched as Bieber picked up his six awards and dominated the star-studded ceremony.

Gomez appeared to be making a good impression on her boyfriend's family, as she sat with her arm around Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette.

She was, however, notably absent from her beau's two acceptance speeches.
Bieber, who was wearing a gold tuxedo jacket, grinned as he took home six awards during Sunday's ceremony.


Holiday time: Justin and Selena arrived at the airport hand in hand for their romantic holiday together


The pint-size pop star shared a slightly awkward hug with Gomez as his name was read out as the winner of digital artist of the year.

He thanked his family, his fans, manager Scooter Braun and Usher - who signed the youngster to his record label and turned him into a superstar.

'Basically everyone who helped me get out of my hometown and live my dream,' he said.


Jet-set: The couple earlier took a flight out of Los Angeles, having returned from Las Vegas where they attended the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday


Young love: The pair were dressed casually as they arrived in Maui


Bieber and Gomez made up for their awkward moment as the former YouTube sensation was named the top new artist of the year.

Bieber leaned in for a passionate kiss with his girlfriend and she beamed with delight as she watch her man on stage.

The Canadian pop sensation thanked 'god' as he picked up his second award and paid tribute to his proud mother.


Fully public: Justin and Selena shared kisses in the audience as he picked up six gongs at the awards ceremony


'Mom - you've been amazing. You've been travelling with me, putting up with all my crap,' he said.

Bieber also won awards for top pop album, top streaming artist, top song and top social media artist.

Meanwhile, the first trailer for Bieber's women's fragrance Someday has been revealed.


Up close and personal: Bieber kisses a young girl's neck after she uses his perfume in a new trailer for the scent called Someday


Flying high: In the trailer, the pair are seen floating around in the sky


The advert, which has been labelled 'ridiculous' by some, sees a young girl spray the fragrance on her neck, at which point Bieber appears next to her before whisking her up into the sky and flying through the air.

Talking about the fragrance recently, Bieber told WWD: 'Let’s be real, the way a girl smells is very important to a guy!

'I have such a deep connection with my fans, so creating a fragrance that I personally love is another way I can bring them closer to my world.'


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