Lucy Mapstone

Baywatch actress Erika Eleniak has launched an OnlyFans account at age 56, charging $10 a month for exclusive photos, videos, personal interactions, feet pictures, and custom content. She describes the venture as personal, playful, and unfiltered, and says it allows her to connect directly with fans. The move follows a growing trend of celebrities using OnlyFans for additional income, including Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave, who posts fully clothed hair-related content.

Florence Pugh’s shimmering silver Tamara Ralph gown at the London premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day is praised as one of the year’s standout celebrity looks. The structured, fluid dress attracted widespread online admiration because it combined glamour and daring with relative modesty, avoiding the overt shock value often associated with red-carpet fashion. The piece also argues that Pugh’s success extends beyond fashion: her performances as Yelena Belova have made her one of the leading figures in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, particularly after her acclaimed work in Thunderbolts.

Denise Welch shared Instagram photos and videos from her son Matty Healy’s wedding to model and Nasty Cherry vocalist Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles. The ceremony took place at Castillo del Lago beneath the Hollywood sign, with celebrity guests including Charli XCX, Nick Grimshaw and Sally Dynevor. Welch posted several glamorous outfits and praised the wedding, her new daughter-in-law and the joining of their families. The couple’s relationship began in 2023, engagement speculation emerged in 2024, and they celebrated their upcoming marriage with separate stag and hen parties.

Miquita Oliver apologised for calling Fearne Cotton a “devil woman” in an NME interview more than 20 years ago, explaining that hostile press coverage and insecurity made her view Cotton as an intimidating ideal of how a TV presenter should look. Oliver said the comments contributed to her dismissal from BBC Radio 2 and left her ashamed for years. The pair recently reconnected after Cotton messaged Oliver about their shared experiences of negative press coverage, and both described the renewed relationship warmly.

Lucy Mapstone describes how her eight-month-old daughter Ruby’s frequent two-to-four a.m. waking improved after a 10-day sleep audit. Rather than adding naps and using earlier bedtimes to prevent supposed overtiredness, sleep consultant Lauren Eells advised reducing daytime sleep and keeping Ruby awake for at least four and a half hours before bed to build sufficient sleep pressure. Ruby soon began sleeping more than 11 hours overnight without formal sleep training. The experience challenges generic schedules and the widespread belief that overtiredness explains most infant sleep problems, emphasizing that babies have individual sleep needs and that routine should be established before considering sleep training.

Paul Mercurio says he would not return as Scott Hastings for a Strictly Ballroom sequel because injuries have ended his professional dancing career and he considers the character's story difficult to continue. He recalls that the film's famous knee slide emerged spontaneously during rehearsals and reflects on the movie's lasting appeal, its conflict between conformity and authenticity, and its influence on British television's Strictly Come Dancing. Mercurio remains grateful for the film's devoted international fanbase as Strictly Ballroom receives a new 4K restoration and returns to cinemas and digital platforms.

Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has faced a sustained wave of online abuse focused on her weight, including after her performance at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Sunderland. In an Instagram post, she described the worsening impact on her mental health and said the harassment is tarnishing her enjoyment of a career she is otherwise grateful for. The article condemns the body-shaming, notes CMAT’s previous song addressing the issue and highlights support from Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Clara Amfo, Lauren Laverne and fans, while warning that continued abuse could push her to leave the music industry.

Katie Price’s mystery surrounding her husband Lee Andrews is presented as the latest bizarre story to unite the UK through shared fascination and humour. The piece compares it with other memorable British pop-culture moments, including Brooklyn Beckham’s public feud with David and Victoria Beckham, the viral interest in Gary Barlow’s son Daniel, Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy’s Wagatha Christie dispute, mockery of the Jet2 advertisement, the Celebrity Big Brother “David’s dead” misunderstanding, Robert Kelly’s interrupted BBC interview and the disastrous Willy Wonka Experience. Although these episodes are often treated as comedy or online entertainment, the article notes the real distress and family conflict underlying some of them.

Victoria Coren Mitchell’s fear of flying resurfaced online after a social-media post recounted that the counsellor who treated her aviophobia later died in a plane crash. Coren Mitchell previously described the experience in the Evening Standard and said she had tried hypnotherapy and generally travelled by train or boat. Online reactions expressed shock and dark humour, with several people referencing Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” and the 9/11 attacks.

Interior Design Masters has returned to BBC One with Alan Carr, Michelle Ogundehin and a new group of designers, but remains less culturally prominent than comparable shows such as Race Across the World and The Great British Bake Off. Despite averaging about 3.4 million consolidated viewers per episode last year and attracting 1.7 million overnight viewers for its latest opener, the programme has limited public discussion and online following. The episode featured beach-hut makeovers on the Dorset coast, with Duran, Emmely and royalist contestant Ben highlighted as notable designers. The programme is praised as a creative, heartwarming sleeper hit that deserves a larger audience.

A commentary criticizes an unnamed A-list actress who reportedly cried after unflattering photographs were taken at Vanity Fair’s Oscars afterparty. The incident was allegedly caused by harsh red-carpet lighting at the party’s new venue, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, exposing features such as wrinkles and weight that celebrities usually conceal. While acknowledging the intense appearance pressures faced by public figures and the cruelty of social-media mockery, the writer argues that crying and withdrawing over one bad photograph reflects celebrity privilege and sends a damaging message about beauty standards, especially amid wars, hunger and other serious global problems.

ITV crime drama Gone follows the disappearance of Sarah Polly, the wife of private-school headmaster Michael Polly, played by David Morrissey. Detective Sergeant Annie Cassidy, played by Eve Myles, investigates and increasingly suspects Michael as troubling evidence emerges. The six-part psychological thriller has received strong reviews and audience praise, particularly for Morrissey’s unsettling performance, and is available to binge on ITVX.

Metro selects seven standout looks from the 2025 BAFTA red carpet, praising Ariana Grande, Zoe Saldana, Demi Moore, Selena Gomez, Cynthia Erivo, Colman Domingo and Saoirse Ronan. Louis Vuitton features prominently, while Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Schiaparelli and Versace provide other notable designs. Saoirse Ronan is chosen as the overall best dressed, and the piece also notes the major acting and film awards won by stars and films including Zoe Saldana, Adrien Brody, The Brutalist, Wicked and Emilia Pérez.

A 36-year-old Metro writer with dull, congested and hormonally affected skin visits London’s Shane Cooper Clinic for its £200 Aqua Glow Facial. The treatment combines a water-based acid peel, extractions, mesoporation with hyaluronic acid and serums, diamond-grain exfoliation, oxygenation and LED light therapy. The writer reports immediately clearer, brighter and more even skin, with tighter-looking pores and reduced blemishes, although some spots briefly tingled and bled. Clinic founder Shane Cooper attributes congested skin to hormonal changes, lifestyle and inappropriate active ingredients, and recommends consistent, tailored skincare, attention to overall health and professional advice when needed.

Kylie Minogue returned to BST Hyde Park for the first time since 2015, performing for a crowd of 65,000 in an energetic, hit-filled show. Her set featured elaborate costumes, dancers, visual effects and songs spanning her career, including “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” “Spinning Around,” “Padam Padam” and “The Locomotion.” She also performed audience requests and ended with an encore featuring “My Oh My” alongside Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo. The performance is praised as a joyful, visually spectacular celebration that reaffirmed Minogue’s status as a pop icon.

Robbie Williams headlined BST Hyde Park in London with an energetic, highly personal show celebrating his career, his Take That history and his emergence during the 1990s Britpop era. He told the 65,000-strong crowd that he was happier and more relaxed than ever, performed a run of major hits and covered songs by Oasis and Supergrass. Surprise appearances by Gaz Coombes and Danny Dyer, who joined him for Blur’s “Parklife,” added to the spectacle. Williams dedicated “Love My Life” to his wife Ayda Field and their four children before closing with “Angels,” fireworks and a mass singalong.