24 h. ago Johnny Vegas on swapping comedy for ceramics: ‘You’ve got to be hungry for it, and right now, I’m hungry for sculpture’

At 54, the comic has found a new lease of life by embracing his first love – pottery. He talks about agoraphobia, ADHD and creating ceramic cuddlesIn a cavernous room in an old pottery factory, Johnny Vegas is approaching his work and his face is a delight. “Is it wrong to love your own pieces?” he says, seeing his sculptures for the first time in the place they will be shown, on a table lit by beams of dusty sunlight. Called Just Be There, and made in collaboration with the sculptor Emma Rodgers, each form is the result of two people embracing around a soft clay column. The huggers are mostly from Stoke-on-Trent, where Vegas’s work in the British Ceramics Biennial, one of more than 60 artists included, is being shown. Some are collapsed – thanks to a bear hug. Some are more restrained, the clay holding the imprint of people’s feelings about personal space. They’re robust and beautiful, and Vegas looks absolutely thrilled.The first time he produced a body of work to be on public sho...

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47 h. ago Rylan Clark has already talked about having children with new boyfriend

TV and radio host Rylan Clark has revealed he's already had 'the talk' with his new funfair worker boyfriend as he opens up on his love life in a rare admission

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52 h. ago Marisha Wallace reveals Celebrity Big Brother was '10 years of therapy'

Marisha Wallace is the first Black woman to play Sally Bowles in Cabaret on Broadway and has just released her new album Live In London, a love letter to the city that changed her life

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62 h. ago Jenna was 31, fit and about to start a family when she was diagnosed with cancer. These are the three warning signs she brushed off as 'normal'

Just one month ago, Jenna Ellen had started her first IVF treatment and was optimistic about starting a family with the love of her life...

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69 h. ago Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's love life as she finally lands her Mr Right

After years of turning break-ups, heartache and even being dumped on the phone into hit songs, Taylor Swift has at last found a love match with NFL footballer Travis Kelce...

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3 d. ago Lando Norris wants F1 fans to see 'a lot of secret stuff' in major McLaren announcement

EXCLUSIVE: McLaren and Mastercard are bringing fans closer to the sport than ever before, and Lando Norris opened up to Daily Star Sport about what part of his F1 life he would love to share

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3 d. ago Strictly's Shirley Ballas thought 'this can't go on' as she speaks out on fiancé's 'vanishing act'

The Strictly Come Dancing star previously described her love life as a 'disaster' as she officially confirmed her split from Danny Taylor

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3 d. ago Coronation Street Jonathan Howard's past soap 'crush' as he admits 'awful' aftermath of Carl Webster love life twist

The Carl Webster actor has spoken about a soap 'crush' from when he was younger as his love life takes another twist on-screen

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5 d. ago People over 60: share your experiences of dating in later life

We want to hear from people in their 60s, 70s, 80s or even 90s who are actively dating other people over the age of 60We’d like to hear from both single people and members of couples who very recently met the love of their life on a date. What is the best and worst date you’ve been on? Any funny or shocking anecdotes to share?How do relationships compare to the ones you had at a younger age? How much does companionship or sex factor? What about exes – your’s and your partners’ children and grandchildren? Are you using apps and websites or relying on word of mouth? Have you been on a lot of dates? What about ghosting? Continue reading...

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5 d. ago "I’ve been heartbroken since my last album" — Laufey on love, life lessons and her famous fans

The star’s highly personal songs about heartache have earned her a Grammy, celebrity admirers, an adoring fanbase— and criticism from the jazz community. India Block meets the genre-defying artist

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5 d. ago Who is Rylan Clark dating? Inside ITV star's love life as he fronts raunchy dating show

Dating Naked UK returns for a second series with ITV favourite Rylan Clark set to welcome a new batch of sexy singletons who are willing to bare all in the name of love

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5 d. ago Rylan Clark's love life struggles and 'traumatic' breakdown of marriage

Rylan Clark has been open about his love life and relationship woes in recent years

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5 d. ago Taylor Swift’s romantic travails were the soundtrack to mine. What does her engagement mean for fans’ love lives? | Hollie Richardson

The singer’s breakups were anthems for emotionally bruised youth. Now she’s happy, I look forward to hearing yet more poundingly relatable lyrics – based on real, lasting love• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement on social mediaTaylor Swift wrote today’s headlines when she was only 17 with her country hit Love Story: “Baby, just say yes!” Now, at 35, she has announced her engagement to Travis Kelce, her American football player partner of two years, who got down on one knee and popped the question. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” she captioned the subsequently staged engagement photos of them in a rose garden. It’s gaudy, it’s cringe, it’s gleefully too much – some even say it makes the Bezos wedding look classy. But it’s perfect and it made me cry.When the pop star who has soundtracked your entire adult love life gets engaged, it’s discombobulating. Especially when they are similar in age. Over two decades, Swift has gifted a song for ...

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5 d. ago Even as my brother lay in a coma my mother and I couldn't stop fighting. I ache for her love... but I can't let her back in my life: KATIE GLASS's astonishing admission

I met my mother's eyes across the hospital bed where my brother lay in a coma. Ten years my junior, he had suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. This was the first time I had seen her in almost a decade.

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5 d. ago The exact pan Meghan Markle uses in Netflix show is currently reduced

‘With Love, Meghan’ has returned for a second season

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6 d. ago Meghan Markle shares ‘horrible’ roast chicken disaster from the night of Prince Harry’s proposal

The Duke of Sussex proposed to Meghan in 2017 over a roast chicken dinner

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6 d. ago Meghan Markle reveals one surprising thing she misses most about life in UK

Duchess of Sussex also revealed in new series that her husband said ‘I love you’ first

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7 d. ago The Chase's Anne Hegerty finally sets the record straight after being accused of having a 'secret husband' kept out of the spotlight

Talk soon turned to Anne's love life when host Christine Lampard pressed her on rumours about a mystery husband.

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7 d. ago The Chase star Anne Hegerty breaks silence on 'secret husband Jake' amid marriage rumours

Anne was quizzed about her love life during her appearance on Loose Women

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7 d. ago Meghan Markle declares ‘I don’t like baking’ on Netflix lifestyle show

The Duchess is seen using ready-made puff pastry during the series

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