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    Rita Ora on road to Kylie forgiveness as ‘she’s been an incredible inspiration to me’

    Rita Ora says touring with Kylie Minogue made up for losing out on recording her mega hit Padam Padam as the hitmaker speaks about her new song Heat ahead of new LP20:27, 09 Jun 2025Rita Ora and Kylie Minogue togetherTouring with Kylie Minogue made up for Rita Ora losing Padam Padam to her.Back in 2022 hitmaker Lostboy, who co-wrote Kylie’s comeback smash, originally considered giving the song to Rita.However, Reets isn’t bitter: “I’ve always grown up with this saying, ‘What’s for you won’t pass you’. And that’s always how I’ve lived my life. And it’s Kylie Minogue – she’s the queen of the world, in my opinion. So, of course, Kylie’s going to get it and kill it and do a great job. And in the pop industry, that happens every day to a lot of big artists, you don’t just know about it. Lostboy lives in my studio here in Los Angeles, we’re very close friends.”The Aussie legend made up for Rita’s loss by asking her to support her on tour in the US recently.Rita Ora is now touring with Kylie (Image: More

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    New Love Island contestant already breaks rule as new season of hit ITV show begins

    With Love Island 2025 set to kick off in just hours, one of the contestants – who was placed in the line up last minute – has already revealed that he broke the rules18:08, 09 Jun 2025Conor Phillips will enter the Love Island VillaRugby professional Conor Phillips is the latest contestant to join the Love Island villa, stepping in at the last minute following the sudden dismissal of original contestant Kyle Ashman over a past arrest.The 25-year-old Irish lad is all set to shake up the villa and hasn’t held back about his racy history. In a talk with the Mirror, when quizzed about the most unusual place he’s slept with someone, Conor cheekily responded: “Probably behind a nightclub. Nothing too crazy – I was young.”Rugby stud Conor Phillips is on the brink of making his grand entrance on Love Island but has already flouted show rules. He confessed to having a talk with previous winner Greg O’Shea, another Irish rugby player, for some tips before jetting off to Majorca.Kyle Ashman was cut from the show(Image: More

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    Love Island’s Harry reveals ‘biggest ick’ in a woman – but has same ‘bad habit’

    EXCLUSIVE: Daily Star sat down with Love Island’s Harry Cooksley before he heads into the Majorcan villa. Let’s just say there will be good reason if he looks down to the floor while on the show…13:05, 05 Jun 2025Updated 12:00, 09 Jun 2025Love Island: Maya Jama teases ‘more twists’ in 2025 series trailerLove Island’s Harry dished all on his grim ‘biggest ick’ when it comes to dating women – but admitted that he has the same ‘bad habit’ himself.Harry Cooksley,30, from Guildford, will be beamed onto our telly screens on Monday night for the 12th season of the popular ITV show.The footballer, who is dubbed as Farnham Town’s ‘Zidane’ and is the body double of Declan Rice, is set to use his charm in the stunning Majorcan villa.However, there’s one thing that he will be looking out for when it comes to coupling up and it can be a real deal breaker for the lad.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star about his biggest ick, Harry candidly shared: “The biggest ick…it’s pretty generic, but personal hygiene.Harry dished all on his ‘biggest ick’ when it comes to dating(Image: More