The Irish heartthrob made the shock admission during an appearance on RTE1's Today show today, explaining that he got carried away during a night out.
Jeremy McConnell finally admits he DID cheat on Stephanie Davis with dancer Caroline Pope
TODAY'S TOP SHOWBUSINESS PICTURE
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid swap hairstyles on the Balmain runway at PFW
The stunning supermodel best pals traded hairstyles as they led the star-studded catwalk on Thursday.
The stunning supermodel best pals traded hairstyles as they led the star-studded catwalk on Thursday.
What did she do to her face? Bella Hadid is unrecognizable from six years ago amid surgery claims
America's Star magazine is reporting the girlfriend of The Weeknd had some help getting those perfect features thanks to daddy's credit card.
- Blonde bombshell Kendall Jenner swaps hair colour with brunette beauty BFF Gigi Hadid as they switch up their style to rule the runway at Balmain's Paris Fashion Week showcase
- Ashley Cole and newborn baby son wear matching T-shirts as he posts sweet snap after he becomes a father for the first time
- Liam Payne gets back to reality during low-key food shopping trip with his mum following his silly selfie-sharing antics with girlfriend Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
- Stephanie Davis shows Jeremy McConnell what he's missing as she models a series of skimpy bikinis in Spain following split
- Jeremy McConnell finally admits he DID cheat on Stephanie Davis with dancer Caroline Pope as it's revealed he begged her to keep silent
- What did she do to her face? Bella Hadid is almost unrecognizable from six years ago as it's claimed she 'went to town with her father's credit card'
- Like mother, like daughter! Kris Jenner mimics daughter Kim Kardashian's style in tight white dress and flowing coat... as she hits Paris with a grumpy Kanye West
- Won't be single for long! Ashley James shows off some serious cleavage in eye-popping cut-out gown as she hits the town for dating app dinner
- Welcome to the 60s! Helena Bonham Carter rocks a retro mesh dress and wild curls as she hosts star-studded Night Of Motown charity gala
- Pouting, preening and some serious selfie poses: Backstage with the supermodel fashion pack as they prepare to hit the runway for Balmain PFW extravaganza
- Having more fun? Former TOWIE star Jess Wright shows off her sassy new blonde hair as she puts on a leggy display in killer boots for night out
- What did she do to her face? Bella Hadid is almost unrecognizable from six years ago as it's claimed she 'went to town with her father's credit card'
- Jason Derulo's model girlfriend Daphne Joy flaunts every inch of her stunning curves in skintight co-ord while running errands
- Cozy quarters! Ben Affleck 'lives in the bedroom NEXT to Jennifer Garner's' at their $45m Pacific Palisades mansion she says they are not selling
- Hot mama! Brooklyn Decker flaunts her post-baby body in red bikini top and shorts during family vacation in Mexico
- A family that flies together! Angelina Jolie returns to LA with children after visiting husband Brad Pitt who is filming in London
- Kim Kardashian gets back to business in revealing Yeezy 3 ensemble for lunch with sister Kourtney amid legal woes over 2014 car crash
- Smitten Orlando Bloom gazes at blushing Katy Perry before they strip down for hike as they confirm relationship with first romantic holiday to Hawaii
- 'Nobody wants to see anybody age!' George Clooney reveals his plans to quit acting... because he's getting too old
- Honey Boo Boo stays by Mama June's side after she is rushed to hospital after fainting and admitting to 'extreme dieting'
- 'I cannot wait to be in love again': Kaley Cuoco shows off her cleavage for sexy Cosmopolitan shoot as she talks dating after divorce
- Blonde bombshell Kendall Jenner swaps hair colour with brunette beauty BFF Gigi Hadid as they switch up their style to rule the runway at Balmain's Paris Fashion Week showcase
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THE BIG PICTURES
Kris Jenner mimics daughter Kim Kardashian's style in tight white dress and flowing coat in Paris
The momager, 60, stepped out for dinner on Thursday night just hours after cheering on another daughter, Kendall, at the Balmain runway show.
The former Made In Chelsea beauty was a VIP guests at the Bumble event held at Soho House and she certainly turned heads as she arrived.
The 49-year-old actress went all out for the occasion as she helped host the kids charity's star-studded Night Of Motown gala at London's Roundhouse on Thursday evening.
The models walking the runway for Balmain's Paris showcase on Thursday looked bursting with energy as they posed and laughed up a storm while getting ready backstage.
Jess Wright shows off her sassy new blonde hair as she puts on a leggy display in killer boots
The former TOWIE star - who quit the show after the last series - hit the town in an eye-catching number as she debuted her new brighter, lighter blonde hair.
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ALL THE LATEST SHOWBUSINESS
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Sprightly Helen Mirren cuts a youthful figure in a plaid skirt and beret on the set of Collateral Beauty in New York
The 70-year-old had a spring in her step
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Pouting, preening and some serious selfie poses: Backstage with the supermodel fashion pack as they prepare to hit the runway for Balmain PFW show
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'Those boots are dangerous!': Rihanna flashes cleavage AND derrière in racy Vogue cover shoot... as she reveals she'd wear her killer heels on a date
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Getting wiggy with it! Blonde Kendall Jenner sports pastel figure-hugging mini while brunette Gigi Hadid looks peachy for Balmain bash
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Do they have more fun? Rosie Huntington-Whiteley returns to her signature blonde locks hours after transforming into a brunette for Balmain's PFW show
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Won't be single for long! Ashley James shows off some serious cleavage in eye-popping cut-out gown as she hits the town for dating app dinner
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Poldark's Aidan Turner chases Eleanor Tomlinson along the beach as on-screen lovebirds reunite for dramatic Series 2 scenes in Cornwall
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Style queens! Kelly Rowland continues her supreme reign in monochrome as Ciara opts from cream and white at PFW show
Vision on the FROW
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Welcome to the 60s! Helena Bonham Carter rocks a retro mesh dress and wild curls as she hosts star-studded Night Of Motown charity gala
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Having more fun? Former TOWIE star Jess Wright shows off her sassy new blonde hair as she puts on a leggy display in killer boots for night out
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Like mother, like daughter! Kris Jenner mimics daughter Kim Kardashian's style in tight white dress and flowing coat... as she hits Paris
NEWS AND GOSSIP AROUND THE
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Karlie Kloss shows off her supermodel legs and slender frame in frilly lace trousers as she struts down the runway for Balmain Paris Fashion Week
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Izabel Goulart shoulder robes trench coat and rocks double denim as she steps out with her stylish beau Kevin Trapp in Paris
Always stunning
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Chloe Moretz makes a stylish appearance in Seoul sporting leather trousers and leopard print coat... after cosying up to footballer Neymar
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He's a keeper! Make-up free Margot Robbie is doted on by boyfriend Tom Ackerley as he hauls their luggage through the airport on their way out of NYC
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Keen to stay under the radar? Sam Smith goes low-key as he steps out in New York after quitting Twitter over THAT Oscars row
Out and about
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Jeremy McConnell finally admits he DID cheat on Stephanie Davis with dancer Caroline Pope as it's revealed he begged her to stay silent
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Effortlessly stylish: Jessica Alba rocks chic casual ensemble as she cuts a laid back for shopping trip in Paris
She never fails to impress
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Liam Payne gets back to reality during low-key food shopping trip with his mum following his silly selfie-sharing antics with girlfriend Cheryl
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Surly Kanye West looks every inch like a moody teenager as he peers out from under his hoodie on the Balmain FROW at Paris Fashion Week
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Let's feast! Kendall Jenner flashes toned abs in a crop top as she and Gigi Hadid head out for celebratory lunch after Balmain PFW show
Time to celebrate
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'We're the best we've ever been': Gaz Beadle can't hide his sentimental feelings over on/off girlfriend Charlotte Crosby during romantic Sydney break
WORLD TO BROWSE AT A GLANCE!
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Suited and booted Pierce Brosnan is accompanied by his doting mother Mary as he shoots new advert on location in Madrid
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Kris Jenner, 60, breaks all the style rules by showing off her legs and her chest in gold mini dress as she watches model daughter Kendall walk during PFW
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Matt Bellamy shares a VERY awkward kiss with his model girlfriend Elle Evans as couple coordinate their outfits at Balmain's Paris Fashion Week show
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Dark and interesting Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks sultry in a brunette wig as she shows off her supermodel frame on Balmain PFW runway
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Poldark's Aidan Turner appears handcuffed as he reunites with Eleanor Tomlinson for Series 2 filming
On set in Cornwall
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Alessandra Ambrosio debuts new blonde locks and flashes her underwear in a racy lace ensemble at the Balmain PFW show
Ruling the runway
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Car crash show? Jeremy Clarkson reveals wreckage from accident as he continues to film new motoring series in Barbados
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Chris Evans is reunited with wife Natasha and their two sons Noah and Eli after jetting to South Africa for Top Gear filming
Welcome home!
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TOWIE's Chloe Lewis draws attention to her cleavage in sexy peek-a-boo cut swimsuit as she models new clothing collection
Soaking up the sun
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Party girl Kate Moss swaps the club scene for a bedtime story as she falls asleep cuddling author Annabelle Neilson
Nodding off...
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Liam Payne gets back to reality during low-key food shopping trip with his mum following his silly selfie-sharing antics with girlfriend Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
ALL THE HOTTEST
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She's one hot mama! Camila Alves stuns in scarlet as she shows off her incredible physique at launch of Target's Pillowfort collection for kids
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Going undercover! Katy Perry wraps up with a scarf and dark sunglasses as she jets out of JFK with new beau Orlando Bloom
Low-key couple
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Pregnant Chrissy Teigen squeezes her bump into sexy lace dress for booksigning event with John Legend and their pup
On a fashion roll
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She's such a cheeky girl! Bella Thorne flaunts her delightful derriere then jumps around in bikini in sexy photo shoot video
Behind-the-scenes
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'Mean-spirited and false': Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu proves he clapped for British winner Jenny Beavan at Oscars
He applauded
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50 Cent's sale of 52-room Connecticut mansion for cut price of $8m 'contingent on buyer getting permission to turn it into a nursing home'
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Lady in red! Hilary Duff looks gorgeous in silky scarlet jumpsuit at the Viacom Kids and Family Group Upfront in New York
Politically correct
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Tell me about it, stud! Julianne Hough channels her sexy Grease role in leather jacket as she leaves hair salon
Sandy blonde
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Pregnant Ginnifer Goodwin wraps bump up in a trench coat while out and about in LA... after joking about hiring multiple nannies
Running errands
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'Your best days can be ahead of you:' Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar post Facebook message to troubled son Josh on his 28th birthday
Caring parents
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Get off the grass! Rumer Willis takes cheeky shortcut as she flaunts her legs in short skirt and heels while walking to the studio
Wasn't digging it
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Just being 'candid': Nicole Richie arrives to the studio in mismatched patterns and clutching a supersized coffee
Candidly Nicole star
UNITED STATES SHOWBIZ
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'Love this woman right here': Rob Kardashian takes sweet photo of sleeping girlfriend Blac Chyna as he hits back at critics
Made feelings clear
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Amanda Seyfried 'is dating Off-Broadway co-star Thomas Sadoski after they reconnected on LA set of new movie The Last Word'
On-set romance
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Matching couple! Lily James and Matt Smith don navy coats and light wash jeans for New York City stroll
Pride And Prejudice And Zombies stars
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Reese Witherspoon rocks flowy white frock as she enjoys a drink with gal pals in Mexico
The 39-year-old star is in Cabo San Lucas
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'This was so much fun!': Kourtney Kardashian shares throwback photo where she's posing in lacy lingerie with Khloe and Kim in 2011
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'Divorce was not my idea': Reba McEntire says she didn't want to split from husband of 26 years 'in any shape, form or fashion'
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'All dogs go to heaven:' Gina Rodriguez mourns death of beloved dog Ted with sweet Instagram tribute
Yorkshire Terrier was 14
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Gisele shows her caring side as she speaks at the United Nations about saving the environment
Proved she's a model citizen
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Pregnant Liv Tyler wraps up warm with son Milo as they take baby Sailor for walk
Wintry weather in New York
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Bring the battle home! Star Wars: The Force Awakens gets a video release date from Disney
The JJ Abrams-directed film broke records
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Giddy up! Iggy Azalea and her horse Strictly Business are put through their paces as she focuses on goal of competing in a gruelling equestrian event
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Donald Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples joins the cast of Dancing With The Stars
GOSSIP - DIRECT FROM LA
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Cozy quarters! Ben Affleck 'lives in the bedroom NEXT to Jennifer Garner's' at their $45m Pacific Palisades mansion she says they are not selling
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Will it be Lauren, JoJo, Caila or Amanda? Producers 'are choosing one of Ben's final four ladies' to be the next Bachelorette
Season Twelve
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From Chandelier to judge's chair! Maddie Ziegler set to join cast of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation
The 13-year-old star will be a judge
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Honey Boo Boo stays by Mama June's side after she is rushed to hospital after fainting and admitting to 'extreme dieting'
Reality star, 36, collapsed at home
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Missing something? Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green take friendly exes to another level as they grab lunch without their children
Visited cafe
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Pregnant Emily Blunt looks serious as she is spotted leaving lunch date in West Hollywood... after dancing like no one was watching in trinket shop
Bump under wraps
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Tired-looking Orlando Bloom goes solo in NYC... as it's claimed his new romance with Katy Perry is already getting 'very serious'
Supported pop star at Clinton fundraiser
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'I cannot wait to be in love again': Kaley Cuoco shows off her cleavage as she talks dating after divorce
The 30-year-old split with husband last year
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Celebrating! Gwyneth Paltrow beams as she and producer boyfriend Brad Falchuk dine out in Beverly Hills for his birthday
As Chris Martin ignores divorce papers
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The claws are out! Caitlyn Jenner, 66, gets into heated argument with Jenny Boylan over her Republican views in teaser for I Am Cait
Fought with gal pals
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Busy morning! Miranda Kerr dons two different looks before lunch providing a how-to guide to casual chic
Impromptu fashion show while out in NY
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Oh baby! Pregnant Anne Hathaway holds hands with husband Adam Shulman as they enjoy a date night
Expecting their first child
SOAP BOX
- Distraught Kylie Platt is comforted by mechanic Freddie as television presenter Derek Griffiths makes his Coronation Street debut
- EastEnders' Shirley Carter attempts to plead with troubled son Dean Wicks as she pays him a visit in prison
- Coronation Street's Carla Connor and Robert Preston can't resist each other as they share steamy encounter on New Year's Day
- Mick Carter takes terror plunge into deep water after brawl with brother Dean Wicks in EastEnders' explosive New Year special
THE BIG READS
Emma Thompson has condemned awards shows such as this Sunday's Oscars because the season goes on for too long 'and drives everybody insane', writes Baz Bamigboye.
EXCLUSIVE: The double Oscar-winner will take to the boards of the Old Vic theatre in October, and said she was excited to be tackling the Bard's most challenging work.
Baz Luhrmann has contracted hot British choreographer Drew McOnie to direct his 'baby' - the stage musical version of Strictly Ballroom - in Britain and give it a fresh perspective.
Like a red light or a wailing alarm, it wards us off - switch over, it shrieks, go to bed, do anything but don't watch any programme with a title like Britain's Weirdest Council Houses (C4).
The extraordinary love story of the late Botswanan president Sir Seretse Khama and his middle-class white English wife Ruth Williams endured despite all the obstacles and outrage.
REVIEWS
FILM
This excellent, low-budget film is about teenagers in small-town America, just like George Lucas's American Graffiti all those years ago.
For every improvement on the original 2009 thriller El Secreto De Sus Ojos, the Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman (pictured) there are a dozen misfires, despite a splendid cast.
On the basis of this sequel, which has moments of exhilarating silliness, but is mostly a mess, I won't mind waiting at least another 15 years for a third outing of Derek Zoolander, writes BRIAN VINER.
Oliver Parker's film, while never reaching anything like the heights of the original at its glorious best, has the same sort of gentle charm and a few bursts of inspired physical comedy, writes BRIAN VINER.
R.L. Stine's series of bestselling horror stories for children are cleverly adapted in this fantasy adventure - but beware, the U certificate; some of your little darlings might find it decidedly scary.
Youth has some moments of brilliance, but is mostly plain strange, a melancholic meditation on old age. Still, as an old man reflecting on a lifetime of missed opportunities, Michael Caine is terrific.
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MUSIC REVIEWS AND FEATURES
Dazzling display by Jacko before he went wacko: Off The Wall set a template for pop that still resonates today, writes ADRIAN THRILLS
When American R&B; singer Miguel was looking for a song to honour Michael Jackson at last week's Grammy Awards, his choice of tear-jerk ballad She's Out Of My Life was inspired.
THEATRE
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Slapstick and sorcery, a spellbinding last act from a superstar director: PATRICK MARMION reviews The Tempest
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Storming Norma fights to save a dud: English National opera offers a dreary affair tailored to austerity Britain
A picturesque drama of druids and Romans
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This amateur Bottom just can't be beaten! QUENTIN LETTS reviews A Midsummer Night's Dream
Casting amateur actors to play mechanicals
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Good nudes! The girls are back in town and it's bracing, brassy and beautifully British, says QUENTIN LETTS
The Girls is tremendous fun - elicits laughter, tears and goose pimples
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Little Eyolf: Nordic noir will make you pine for the fjords
If you like Nordic angst in lovely costumes with ethereal interior design, this could be for you
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Linda: Last-gasp Noma saves the show at the Royal Court Theatre
Kim Cattrall was forced to pull out of Skinner's new play two weeks ago on medical grounds
Celebrity travel stories
- Making a big impression on Rory Bremner
- Lucy Verasamy on a girls break to Burma
- Ben Fogle falls for the Azores
- Rochelle and Marvin head for the Maldives
- Sian Lloyd on Kangaroo Island
- Stoke plans Robbie Williams tourist route
- From Corrie to Canada: A whirlwind Ontario tour
- Simon Reeve: 'Guidebooks aren't bibles'
- Checking In with Nadia Sawalha
- Piers Morgan takes his boys Down Under
- Sesame treat! Michelle Heaton goes to Jamaica
- Strictly Kos: James and Ola in Greece
- Paint me! Lisa Snowdon safaris in Kenya
LATEST ALBUM RELEASES
Scroll through for the latest new album releases
JAMES MORRISON
Higher Than Here (Island)
Morrison became pops prince of pain after he was rejected by reality TV show Fame Academy, and he remains a tormented soul here. Building on the Motown sheen he added on 2011s The Awakening, he addresses his mothers depression on Too Late For Lullabies and sings Heaven To A Fool about his late father. Big ballads dominate, given authority by Morrisons commanding voice, but there are detours into funky, Eighties soul and pulsing house, too.
****
Higher Than Here (Island)
Morrison became pops prince of pain after he was rejected by reality TV show Fame Academy, and he remains a tormented soul here. Building on the Motown sheen he added on 2011s The Awakening, he addresses his mothers depression on Too Late For Lullabies and sings Heaven To A Fool about his late father. Big ballads dominate, given authority by Morrisons commanding voice, but there are detours into funky, Eighties soul and pulsing house, too.
****
VARIOUS
We Love Disney (Verve)
Some classic Disney songs are interpreted by a diverse cast of singers on an album made for the label that was once home to Ella Fitzgerald. R&B; crooner Ne-Yo adopts a suitably jazzy tone on Friend Like Me (from Aladdin) and Ariana Grande shows her Broadway chops on Zero To Hero (Hercules). Country singer Kacey Musgraves turns Spoonful Of Sugar (Mary Poppins) into a Nashville romp, but Jessie J overstates her case on the Little Mermaid song Part Of Your World.
***
We Love Disney (Verve)
Some classic Disney songs are interpreted by a diverse cast of singers on an album made for the label that was once home to Ella Fitzgerald. R&B; crooner Ne-Yo adopts a suitably jazzy tone on Friend Like Me (from Aladdin) and Ariana Grande shows her Broadway chops on Zero To Hero (Hercules). Country singer Kacey Musgraves turns Spoonful Of Sugar (Mary Poppins) into a Nashville romp, but Jessie J overstates her case on the Little Mermaid song Part Of Your World.
***
SKINDRED
Volume (Napalm)
Welsh rockers Skindred skip between genres without losing their edge. Volume is the Newport bands sixth effort, and it uses pile-driving guitars and powerful yet intricate drums to navigate a path through heavy metal, reggae and dance. Titles such as Hit The Ground and Sound The Siren tell their own bruising story, but there is plenty of finesse amid the fury. Bristling with energy and intent, these rousing choruses sound tailor-made for next summers festivals.
****
Volume (Napalm)
Welsh rockers Skindred skip between genres without losing their edge. Volume is the Newport bands sixth effort, and it uses pile-driving guitars and powerful yet intricate drums to navigate a path through heavy metal, reggae and dance. Titles such as Hit The Ground and Sound The Siren tell their own bruising story, but there is plenty of finesse amid the fury. Bristling with energy and intent, these rousing choruses sound tailor-made for next summers festivals.
****
SHAWN MENDES
Handwritten (Island)
Aged just 16, this week Mendes became the youngest singer since Justin Bieber to top the U.S. album chart, and comparisons between the two Canadians are inevitable. This debut relies heavily on romantic teen ballads, while recent single Life Of The Party embraces the thwack and boom of modern pop. There is more to Mendes, though, with the pounding acoustics of Something Big and Strings closer to Ed Sheeran.
***
Handwritten (Island)
Aged just 16, this week Mendes became the youngest singer since Justin Bieber to top the U.S. album chart, and comparisons between the two Canadians are inevitable. This debut relies heavily on romantic teen ballads, while recent single Life Of The Party embraces the thwack and boom of modern pop. There is more to Mendes, though, with the pounding acoustics of Something Big and Strings closer to Ed Sheeran.
***
MARTIN GORE
MG (Mute)
As the main songwriter in Depeche Mode, Martin Gore can write catchy pop songs in his sleep. But this solo album offers an intriguing detour, comprising 16 electronic instrumentals recorded in his LA home. With its gently pulsing rhythms and subtle hooks, MG sounds like the soundtrack to a sci-fi film, while there are nods to Kraftwerk and David Bowies 1977 album Low. It may not be essential, but MG is an enterprising reminder of Gores talent.
****
MG (Mute)
As the main songwriter in Depeche Mode, Martin Gore can write catchy pop songs in his sleep. But this solo album offers an intriguing detour, comprising 16 electronic instrumentals recorded in his LA home. With its gently pulsing rhythms and subtle hooks, MG sounds like the soundtrack to a sci-fi film, while there are nods to Kraftwerk and David Bowies 1977 album Low. It may not be essential, but MG is an enterprising reminder of Gores talent.
****
IMAGINE DRAGONS
Smoke + Mirrors (Interscope)
Finding their niche between the meaty pop of OneRepublic and Coldplays shiny rock, Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons had a major hit with Radioactive, a single that sold nine million. This second album charts a similarly glossy path. New single I Bet My Life chimes perfectly with a machine-tooled pop landscape where sparkling hooks are everything, but there is greater individuality in the jittery electronics of Gold and the beats that power Hopeless Opus.
★★★★
Smoke + Mirrors (Interscope)
Finding their niche between the meaty pop of OneRepublic and Coldplays shiny rock, Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons had a major hit with Radioactive, a single that sold nine million. This second album charts a similarly glossy path. New single I Bet My Life chimes perfectly with a machine-tooled pop landscape where sparkling hooks are everything, but there is greater individuality in the jittery electronics of Gold and the beats that power Hopeless Opus.
★★★★
KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN
Tomorrow Will Follow Today (Iscream)
Crowned best duo at last years BBC Folk Awards, guitarist Lakeman and singer Roberts mix traditional fare with ear-catching originals. The Devon husband-and-wife team deliver a blood-soaked preface on murder ballad Child Owlet. Another ancient tune, The Robber Bridegroom, is similarly sinister. Self-penned numbers bring light relief: Song To Live By offers advice to the couples twin daughters; The Banishing Book is a racy gem.
★★★
Tomorrow Will Follow Today (Iscream)
Crowned best duo at last years BBC Folk Awards, guitarist Lakeman and singer Roberts mix traditional fare with ear-catching originals. The Devon husband-and-wife team deliver a blood-soaked preface on murder ballad Child Owlet. Another ancient tune, The Robber Bridegroom, is similarly sinister. Self-penned numbers bring light relief: Song To Live By offers advice to the couples twin daughters; The Banishing Book is a racy gem.
★★★
