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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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    Sweet reason why Princess Eugenie’s wedding kept empty seat directly in front of Queen

    Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank married in a star-studded royal wedding in 2018, but many at the time were left baffled as to why there was a seat left empty at the front of the chapelCharlotte Foster and Natalie King14:58, 09 Jun 2025Jack Brooksbank married Princess Eugenie in October 2018 – and one detail confused royal fans(Image: More