66 h. ago The Only Way Is Essex's Tom Pearce 'splits from fiancée Rebecca Walker'

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Tom Peace is said to have split from his fiancée, Rebecca Walker, after their romantic relationship started to fizzle out

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3 d. ago Bend It Like Beckham was a classic soccer movie – with one very worrying relationship

The celebrated film largely still holds up and inspires, But, with a sequel in the works, its handling of a player/coach dynamic shows how times have changed In the proposed upcoming sequel to the “feel good”, “uplifting” film Bend It Like Beckham (one of the Guardian’s best movies about football), a leading character has been banned from the game for life. At least that’s what could, and probably should be revealed, preferably as early as possible.Seem dramatic? It isn’t. Though Bend It Like Beckham brilliantly tackles issues around racism, gender norms, homophobia, culture, immigration, and feminism with an endearing comedic twist, a core point of the plot rests on an adult coach pursuing a romantic relationship with a teenage player. In 2025, after multiple high-profile instances of inappropriate player/coach relationships have been reported in women’s soccer, and after the harm inherent in those relationships has been exposed, the normalization of one in a celebrated film is har...

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7 d. ago Eminem ‘dating his longtime stylist Katrina Malota’ after work relationship turns romantic

OVER the years Eminem's love life has been a hot topic of conversation. It now looks like the rapper, 53, has found love again and is "dating his longtime stylist Katrina Malota" after their work relationship turned romantic After being in Eminem's inner circle for years, it is reported the pair are now "starting a...

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8 d. ago Dan and Phil’s relationship revelation is a reminder of how toxic fandoms can be | Eilish Gilligan

In the British YouTubers’ latest video, the pair confirm their romantic relationship – after suffering frenzied speculation for the last 16 yearsThis week, longtime British YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester uploaded a new video confirming they have been in a secret romantic relationship for the past 16 years.If you weren’t a deeply online child during the 2010s, you probably have no idea who Dan and Phil are, or why this matters. But to those who formed a robust parasocial bond with the duo – who have more than 13 million collective subscribers on YouTube – this was a revelatory moment. It was also a sobering reminder of the emotional damage that toxic fandoms can wreak on their subjects. Continue reading...

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1 week ago YouTubers Dan and Phil finally confirm romantic relationship after 16 years: 'I felt we had to hide'

In his mid-20s, Dan Howell admitted he was so 'deep in the closet' while Phil Lester 'felt like I'd gone back in a mini closet'

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1 week ago YouTubers Dan and Phil confirm relationship after 16 years of rumours

YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester released a 47-minute-long video on their channel explaining why they kept their romantic relationship away from the spotlight

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1 week ago Diane Keaton's ex and frequent collaborator Woody Allen breaks silence on her death at 79 with touching tribute

It has been said that the pair had 'remained friends' after first crossing paths in the late 1960s and having a romantic relationship. The 89-year-old filmmaker penned a touching essay as he mourned her loss.

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1 week ago Casualty stars Olly Rix and Anna Chell 'hint at engagement' after confirming romance

Casualty stars Olly Rix and Anna Chell, who confirmed their relationship last month, enjoyed a romantic day out on Sunday, with Olly sharing a sweet snap on Instagram

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2 w. ago Reason Ed Gein's girlfriend rejected proposal before denying two

Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story delves into the terrifying acts of one of the US' most notorious serial killers and his alleged romantic relationship with neighbour Adeline Watkins

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3 w. ago Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

More than half of those surveyed (54 percent) said that they had some sort of relationship with an artificial intelligence platform

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4 w. ago Woman who gave £700k to fake Brad Pitt and now homeless says she's glad she did it

Anne Deneuchatel lost her husband, £700k and her home after being tricked into thinking she was in a romantic relationship with the Hollywood actor Brad Pitt

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