3 h. ago ‘I enjoy fame. It’s very exposing and raw – though you pay a price’: Addison Rae, the Guardian’s artist of the year

In just two years, Rae has gone from star TikTok dancer to being Grammy-nominated for best new artist. She reflects on her critically acclaimed debut and how she’s learning to reclaim and relinquish controlNo one in pop has had a year like Addison Rae. She may not be the biggest star – that remains Taylor Swift – or even the most commercially successful breakout act. But the dreamy dance-pop haze of her debut album, Addison, made her into an artist’s artist, loved by the likes of Charli xcx and Lana Del Rey – the leftfield pop acts who paved the way for someone like her. Like a pre-Brat Charli, or perhaps Sky Ferreira, the 25-year-old is the pop connoisseur’s choice, justly earning comparisons to Del Rey, her fellow Louisiana girl Britney Spears and Ray of Light-era Madonna, while knowing her way around her R&B and Jersey club. She’s up for best new artist at next year’s Grammy awards – and with Addison and its knowingly anaesthetised single Headphones On placing in the Guardian...

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5 h. ago Exact time Taylor Swift: The End of an Era episodes 3 and 4 are released

The Disney+ documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of the star's record-breaking Eras Tour

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7 h. ago BBC Breakfast star says 'people will be shocked' as host addresses 'awful' attack

BBC Breakfast included a segment on the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi beach shooting

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20 h. ago Moment brazen thief breaks into I'm A Celeb star Lady Colin Campbell's castle and steals one of her children's Christmas presents

The socialite, 76, who starred in the 2015 series of the reality show, is offering a reward for help catching the burglar who broke into her home at Castle Goring near Worthing, West Sussex.

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28 h. ago BBC Breakfast star left in tears over legend's terminal cancer diagnosis

BBC Breakfast hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay opened up on the devastating diagnosis

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37 h. ago Virginia Roberts Giuffre: Epstein accuser’s memoir sells 1m copies in two months

Giuffre’s family calls the success of her posthumous memoir, Nobody's Girl, ‘bittersweet’ after her death in AprilA posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s best-known accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, has sold 1m copies worldwide in just the two months after its release.Publisher Alfred A Knopf announced on Tuesday that more than half the sales for Nobody’s Girl came out of North America; in the US, the book is now in its 10th printing after an initial run of 70,000 copies. Giuffre’s book, co-written by author-journalist Amy Wallace, was published in early October. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s memoir sells over 1 million copies worldwide

‘This is a bittersweet moment for us,’ Giuffre's family said in a statement

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51 h. ago Britain's Got Talent star rushed to hospital after terrifying accident

A star from Britain's Got Talent star has been rushed to hospital after a terrifying accident as he was forced to cancel his shows

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3 d. ago BREAKING: World Darts Championship star UPPERCUTS table in furious meltdown after being knocked out

Darts star Cameron Menzies showed his fury at the PDC World Darts Championship after getting knocked out in the first round to Charlie Manby, taking his rage out on the stage.

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3 d. ago Lewis Cope among stars joining 2026 Strictly Come Dancing UK tour

The final four couples that will be joining the Strictly tour next year have been revealed.

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3 d. ago BREAKING Man Utd star 'hits back at Ruben Amorim' after 'struggling' jibe in deleted post

A Manchester United star, on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, has hit back at Ruben Amorim after he seemingly threw his youth players under the bus

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3 d. ago Man Utd star 'hits back at Ruben Amorim' after 'struggling' jibe in deleted post

A Manchester United star, on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, has hit back at Ruben Amorim after he seemingly threw his youth players 'under the bus'

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3 d. ago Strictly's Lewis Cope says he's 'not ready' as he and Katya Jones involved in fresh announcement

It comes as there was heartbreak in the ballroom when the actor and professional dancer were eliminated from the BBC dance showw

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3 d. ago Rachael Carpani parents' statement in full as Home and Away star dies 'unexpectedly'

Australian actress Rachael Carpani, who passed away earlier this month, appeared in McLeod's Daughters and Home and Away on more than one occasion

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3 d. ago Home and Away star dies 'unexpectedly' as family share heartbreaking statement

Actress Rachael Carpani, who starred in the hit Aussie soap Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters, has sadly died at the age of just 45 after a long health battle

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3 d. ago Lewis Cope hints at Strictly Come Dancing reunion with Katya after dramatic exit

Emmerdale star Lewis Cope and dance partner Katya Jones saw their Strictly dream come to an abrupt end last week - but now the actor has hinted he could soon reunited with his co-star on the dancefloor

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4 d. ago Lewis Cope declares 'very soon' after Strictly Come Dancing exit as work offers 'flood in'

It comes after the actor was voted off the BBC One dance contest with pro partner Katya Jones before the semi-final

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4 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans concerned as Katya Jones returns without Lewis Cope

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left feeling emotional after seeing pro dancer Katya Jones alone on set after losing her partner Lewis Cope in the quarter-finals

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4 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing viewers say 'scrap the final' as BBC show's 'lost its sparkle'

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left feeling emotional as they saw Katya Jones without her partner Lewis Cope on the show for the first time

Culture

4 d. ago Yves Bissouma issues apology over hippy crack video as Tottenham star claims he is suffering from 'depression and paranoia' after losing £1m in break

The Tottenham midfielder, 29, has now issued an apology for the video and claimed it came in the aftermath of losing nearly £1million in burglaries at his home in July.

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