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    David Beckham’s emotional family admission as he accepts knighthood amid feud

    David Beckham has been knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours and was quick to pay tribute to his family – even as his son Brooklyn remains estranged from him after their feudMark Jefferies Showbiz Editor and Carly Hacon Showbiz Reporter11:05, 14 Jun 2025Emotional former England football captain David Beckham has described it as a “humbling honour” to be knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours.The sporting hero, who received an OBE in 2003, expressed his deep gratitude in a heartfelt statement to the Mirror: “Growing up in East London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to be British I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour.”To have played for and captained my country was the greatest privilege of my career and literally a boyhood dream come true. Off the pitch I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to represent Britain around the world and work with incredible organisations that are supporting communities in need and inspiring the next generation.”Becks continued: “I’m so lucky to be able to do the work that I do and I’m grateful to be recognised for work that gives me so much fulfilment. It will take a little while for the news to sink in but I’m immensely proud and it’s such an emotional moment for me to share with my family.”The King knighted Becks at the ceremony(Image: More

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    Scooby-Doo movie had steamy girl-on-girl scene that fans never saw as star speaks out

    Scooby-Doo fans are used to watching the gang hunt ghouls and bad guys but they may be shocked to learn that Daphne and Velma shared a romantic scene that got cut11:00, 14 Jun 2025Fans of the Scooby-Doo movie missed out on a “steamy” scene involving Daphne and Velma.It’s been 23 years since the live-action Scooby-Doo film hit cinemas back in 2002. Starring the likes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar and her husband Freddie Prinze Jr, the film brought the iconic Scooby-Doo cartoon to life for the first time.Scooby fans are used to seeing Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr) swoon over Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar) as the gang investigate all the creepy mysteries. The blonde hunk doesn’t exactly make it subtle that he likes her.Every time Fred suggests the gang should “split up” and look for clues, he makes sure he’s partnered up with Daphne (clever move). It normally means a terrified Shaggy and Scooby are left to their own devices and Velma is something of a third wheel.Daphne and Velma kissed in a deleted scene from Scooby-Doo (2002)(Image: More

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    Love Island’s Ekin-Su angers fans after she yelps in horror on plane after Air India crash

    Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has come under fire after she shared a video of herself looking pained as she yelped in horror on a plane hours after the Air India crash09:57, 14 Jun 2025Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has faced backlash for her social media post after the devastating Air India crash.The ITV celeb, aged 30, posted a video on her Instagram story just hours following the confirmation that 241 out of 242 passengers perished in the terrible accident near Ahmedabad Airport in western India.In the clip, Ekin-Su is seen inside an aircraft, filming herself and shaking her head with a yelp, captioning it: “I hate HATE turbulence!” Her followers have since called for her to take down the insensitive post, with one commenting: “Girl you need to delete your recent story asap.”This incident follows apologies from TOWIE’s Mark Wright and McFly’s Tom Fletcher for their own posts after the tragedy.Mark Wright, along with his wife Michelle Keegan, had been documenting their Spanish getaway on Instagram, featuring their three-month-old baby Palma. He uploaded a photo in front of a private jet, joking about cramped legroom on regular flights, saying: “1 day babe, for now we’ll take row 26 with no extra leg room.”Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has been urged to delete the clip(Image: More

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    Love Island star dumped from ITV show as fans hail ‘best series in years’

    Love Island spoilers follow… Fans watched in suspense as this year’s bunch of sexy singleton islanders had to decide who would be getting the boot from the reality titan show after just a few days21:53, 13 Jun 2025Fans of Love Island have celebrated as the next sexy singleton was dumped from the show.Viewers were left on a major cliffhanger on Thursday night’s show (June 12) as new arrival Shea Mannings and original boy Blu Chegini had to decide amongst themselves who would be next to leave the island. It came as producers geared up to bring three new girls into the show to stir the pot and test the couples’ blossoming connections.Following on from Thursday night’s brutal twist, which saw Blu and Shea without a couple, fans were gearing up for a major shock as the two lads battled it out to fight for their spot on the island. Things were made worse for the pair when the sexy singletons received a text message to say they were both vulnerable.The group was left in shock when they found out that Blu and Shea had to decide amongst themselves who should leave the show. During Friday night’s episode (June 13), the tension ramped up even further as each boy pleaded their case.Fans were left on a cliffhanger as the islanders recoupled(Image: More