OHMYGOSSIP — Ms Banks says Nicki Minaj’s public appraisal of her music has made people take notice of her.
The 24-year-old rising London rapper can count both the ‘Chun-Li’ hitmaker and Cardi B as fans, and the ‘Flex N Finesse’ hitmaker says Nicki tweeting her verse on the track ‘Yu Zimme Rmx’, which also features Lisa Mercedez and the original creator of the song, Stylo G, and inviting her to perform with her in 2017, has done wonders for her career with people at home now taking more of an interest in her music.
She told Metro.co.uk: “You think you’re good and are comfortable in your craft but when the biggest female rapper in the world says ‘this girl is good’, it makes people pay attention. “It solidified by place in the UK scene more.
“If someone out of the scene can say ‘this girl has talent’, then people said we should get behind her more.
“It changed [my career] for the better, she opened me up to a new audience, people that love female rap.”
At the time, Nicki had tweeted the line: “Yuh nuh affi ask when ya see me. See di house and cyar dat ah fimi. (sic)”
She then asked Banks: “U gotta f*k w/me when we bring the tour to the UK next yr. Had all my ppl reciting the verse over n over last night. Last 2 bars is a mood (sic)”
Banks revealed last year she may be joining Nicki to perform at some of the UK shows on her joint ‘NICKIHNDRXX Tour’ with Future and Juice WRLD, which comes to London’s The O2 arena on March 11.
Speaking last July, Banks said: “She told me I should pack my bags.
“I started telling people I’m only doing London and she said ‘girl I hope you know you’re not only doing London’ so we’ve been talking and I’m really gassed about it.
“[Nicki Minaj] is good peoples. I can’t wait for the tour, I think I’m ready for the big arenas.”
Before then, she will be teaming up with Little Mix for a special performance at next week’s BRIT Awards, on February 20, which will give her a chance to warm up for the Nicki show next month at the same venue.
Tweeting her excitement, she tweeted: “I’m really performing w/ the biggest girl group in the world gonna add a lil hood vibe Make sure you tune into The BRITs 2019 live 20/02 on @ITV and @WeAreSTV. If you’re not in the UK, watch it on YouTube.com/BRITs #GodIsGOOD (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lady Gaga has debuted a new tattoo inspired by her role in ‘A Star Is Born’.
The singer and actress posted a picture of the tribute to the classic Edith Piaf song ‘La Vie En Rose’ on her Instagram this week and revealed her new spinal cord ink which is inspired by the first scene in the 2018 Bradley Cooper directed flick.
She captioned the photo: “Happy Valentine’s Day. A tattoo toast to “la vie en rose” by the beautiful @winterstone my spinal cord is now a rose.”
The 32-year-old star – who plays Ally in the Oscar-nominated romantic drama – sang Édith Piaf’s signature 1947 song during her first scene in a drag bar in front of Cooper’s character Jackson Maine.
Cooper – who originally wanted to cast Beyoncé for the female lead in the film – previously admitted he was “floored” when he saw Gaga performing live at the Sean Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and from that moment knew she should be cast as Ally.
Speaking last year, he said: “I was floored. I’d never heard her sing live before and then I went and met her, I think it was almost the next day.
“I was so taken with how warm and present and kind and generous she is. And then from that meeting, that was it. There was no movie without her.”
Gaga will compete for two gongs for best actress and best original song for her and Cooper’s hit ‘Shallow’ at the 91st Academy Awards, which airs February 24 2019 on ABC.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ryan Reynolds “steals” Blake Lively’s moisturisers for his beauty regime.
The 42-year-old actor has revealed that he will go into his wife’s drawers and “slather on” whatever moisturiser he can find to keep his skin hydrated.
Speaking to US Vogue, Reynolds admitted: “Scent really is so powerful and intrinsic to memories that you don’t even really know are indelible until it strikes a chord, but I’m not an expert, I just know what I like
“I find something that I like and stick to it. That’s really the 30,000-foot view of my life because every day is different, so I like as many variables to stay the same as possible.
“On a super-cold winter day, sometimes I’ll steal whatever my wife has in her drawers and slather it on. I may not know exactly what it is, but I do make sure it says moisturiser.”
Ryan – who plays the titular tole in superhero flick ‘Deadpool’ – admitted that the special effects make-up “ripped off his face” so badly that he had to use a $30 balm from Vitaminerals that includes Vitamin C, E, D, A and panthenol to nourish his skin.
He added: “They rip up your face as they’re coming off. So I basically do whatever the lead artists tell me to do, including using this special moisturizer meant for burns. It’s a bit more intense.”
The star – who has two children, James, four and Inez, two – also confessed that he tries to catch up on his eight hours of sleep when his children are snoozing.
He admitted: “As any parent will say, sleep is a like a huge commodity that doesn’t come as often as one might like.
“Usually I find that if I don’t have to work or catch up on something, I usually try to sleep at the same time as the kids.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Adidas designed custom trainers to recreate Freddie Mercury’s Live Aid outfit for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.
The costume designer of the Queen biopic Julian Day revealed that the sportswear giant, as well as American jeans brand Wrangler, recreated the legendary singer’s “most iconic” look for Rami Malek to wear while filming the movie’s epic 20 minute concert scene as it was “very important” to get the outfit right.
In an interview with Vogue, he said: “I think…one of the most iconic is the Live Aid look, which looks on paper to be the simplest look of all: jeans, sneakers, a tank, a belt, and an armband.
“But to get that right was very difficult because there’s so much imagery attached to it… everyone’s seen it, in some ways that was the most important to get right.
“It [the Live Aid scene] is in the film for 20 minutes which is one-sixth of the film, so it’s on screen a lot of the time, so that was very important to get right.
“Adidas remade the boots for us, Wrangler reproduced the jeans for us, we made the tank, and then we got the guys who knew the original guy who made the belt and the armband to reproduce those as well.”
The designer went on to explain that the British rock band has “so many visual references” and compared the group’s aesthetic to that of Sir Elton John.
He said: “They are so iconic and there’s so many visual references for them…they’re very cool, unique. It’s not the norm.
“The only thing I can equate it to is Elton John. It’s not necessarily always the coolest look, it’s quite peculiar and odd, [but] that’s actually what I really like about it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ariana Grande’s make-up artist Patrick Ta is launching his very own beauty line.
Announcing the highly-anticipated news ahead of his 28th birthday, the A-List beauty artist – who is responsible for Grande’s iconic look on her ‘Sweetener’ album cover – revealed that he is launching his first ever make-up line that he has been “working on” for the last two years.
Speaking on his Instagram story on Wednesday (13.02.18), the beauty mogul said: “I have something super special and exciting that I wanted to share with you guys. It’s something that I’ve been working on for the last two years now. So, it’s been so hard to keep everything such a secret because I’m obsessed with it – and I can’t keep a secret,” he says directly to the camera.
“But I am launching my first beauty line and I am so excited about it because I’ve worked so hard on the formulas and they’re just so beautiful.
“So it hasn’t launched yet but I will be posting on my Instagram some of the products soon,” he continues, “I will be using them on my clients and I wonder if you guys can guess what I’m coming out with.”
The pop princess is famous for her jet black winged eyeliner and glowing complexion, and in the songstress’s new music video ‘Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored’ her make-up artist for the visual, Rokawl Lizam, revealed that he used a £5 Irish eyeliner on the star by Carter Beauty.
Writing on Instagram, Lizam captioned the photo: “Still obsessed with this dazzling look from the #breakupwithyourgirlfriend music video! For all the #Arianators asking I used @carterbeautycosmetics @marissacarter Supreme Gel Liner so in love with the way the tip is super fine and its jet black and smudge-proof.
“For the eye sparkles I used one of my products I am working on will be launching soon! #RokaelBeauty (sic).”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Katy Perry has got engaged to Orlando Bloom.
The ‘Firework’ hitmaker – who was previously married to Russell Brand – took to Instagram to show off her stunning pink diamond floral-shaped ring in a selfie of herself and the 42-year-old actor, confirming they plan to tie the knot after three years of dating.
She simply captioned the image: “Full bloom.”
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor – who has eight-year-old son Flynn with ex-wife Miranda Kerr – also shared the same photo on his own Instagram page.
He captioned it: “Lifetimes”.
The 34-year-old singer’s mother, Mary Hudson, shared a number of pictures on Facebook of what appeared to be Katy and Orlando’s engagement party, which had a heart theme.
The images included a close-up of the ‘I Kissed A Girl’ hitmaker’s ring and another of the happy couple in front of a heart-shaped floral trellis.
She captioned the pictures: “Look who got engaged on Valentine’s Day!!”
The happy news comes just a few weeks after the pop star admitted she doesn’t expect to marry again as she is “less fantastical” than she was before her first wedding to Russell, who she wed from in 2010 and split from just over a year later.
She said: “I’m very pragmatic and logistical and I am less fantastical about things. I mean, I was married when I was 25. I’m 34. It was almost 10 years ago. I was like, ‘One person for the rest of my life,’ and I’m not so sure that that idea is for me. I’m just such a different person than I was.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jedward have been left heartbroken by the death of their mother.
Identical twins John and Edward Grimes have shared an emotional post on their Twitter account revealing their beloved mum Susanna has passed away following a lengthy battle with cancer.
The 27-year-old singers posted: “Rest In Peace Mammy, you live on through us. We will miss you and your smile. You shaped the character of who we are. Mammy lived with cancer for many years but was always full of life! You live on in our Memories and will always be alive in our Hearts.”
Alongside the emotional message, the pair – who also have an older brother named Kevin – shared two photos themselves with their late mother.
John and Edward found fame as pop duo Jedward on the sixth series of UK TV talent show ‘The X Factor’ in 2009 and went on to release three albums; ‘Planet Jedward’, ‘Victory’ and ‘Young Love.’
The ‘Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)’ hitmakers went on to star in a host of television shows, children’s series ‘Jedward’s Big Adventure’ and ‘OMG! Jedward’s Dream Factory’.
They also appeared on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in 2011 and re-entered the house in 2017 for ‘Celebrity Big Brother: All-Stars vs. New Stars’, finishing as runners-up to winner Coleen Nolan.
Jedward also represented Ireland in the ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ in 2011 with the track ‘Lipstick’.
Susanna worked as her sons’ manager for many years and supported them closely as they rose to fame.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ryan Reynolds “flipped out” when he came face-to-face with a bear on a camping trip.
The 42-year-old actor was on a school expedition to Canada’s Garibaldi Provincial Park when he and his tentmate were woken to the sound of the creature scratching its back on the side of their tent.
He recalled: “We naturally flipped out. I don’t think they make diapers secure enough for teenage boys at that age when something like that happens. My eyes were the size of dinner plates.”
The ‘Deadpool’ star pulled out a jackknife – but not because he planned to tackle the bear.
He said: “It was just so I could cut a hole in the tent so we could go out the other side if we needed to.
“We screamed bloody murder. The bear took off pretty quickly once we screamed.”
The following morning, the group’s leader, who was an experienced bear tracker, looked at the prints left by the bear and found it was just a cub being a “rascal”.
Ryan told the USA Today newspaper: “It was baby bear scratching its back on the tent, and being a rascal.
“I’m sure this cub meant no harm and was probably checking us out. But it’s still a sign to get the hell out of there. Because mama is going to be close by.”
The ‘Green Lantern’ actor – who has daughters James, four, and Inez, two, with wife Blake Lively – has had other bear encounters since then after visiting Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
He recalled: “You could see 10 different black bears in a day. But you don’t want to get close and interfere with their daily life … in the same way you don’t want them to interfere with your life.”
And Ryan has narrated director Ian McAllister’s new documentary, ‘Great Bear Rainforest’, which features grizzlies, black bear and the rare white spirit bear – and it was a “privilege” to work on the project.
He said: “To see the area through that giant IMAX lens is a true privilege.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Charlie Puth has a new girlfriend.
The ‘One Call Away’ hitmaker seemingly revealed on Valentine’s Day (14.02.19) that he is romancing up-and-coming singer Charlotte Lawrence.
He shared an unfocused photo of himself with his arm around Charlotte on his Instagram account and wrote: “Happy valentine’s day.”
And in the comments section of the post, Charlotte shared a blushing heart emoji.
The pair sparked romance rumours earlier this month when they attended Coach’s Men and Women’s Fall 2019 Runway Show at New York Fashion Week.
The ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ singer previously admitted he was looking to find love with a “cool girl” who wasn’t interested in his fame.
He said: “I want to be in love. It would be so nice on this tour if I just had a cool girl who could do her own thing but also would be there for me.
“I’ve dated famous girls, I’ve dated not-famous girls and I just need to find someone in the middle who doesn’t care about Charlie Puth, but cares about Charlie Puth’s heart, I guess…Without sounding so sappy.”
Charlotte is unlikely to turn to the 27-year-old star for any music lessons as Charlie – who learned to play piano when he was just four years old – recently admitted he is “terrible” at teaching others, though he’s pleased he has inspired others to take up the instrument.
He said: “I never thought that there would be a day and age where I’d be interacting with millions of people at a time…
“I’m a terrible piano teacher. Don’t ask me for lessons! But I’m happy that they’re playing.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Brendan O’Carroll says he wasn’t interested in selling out his Agnes Brown character to advertisers.
The 63-year-old comedian – who is best known for playing the outrageous Irish mother in sitcom ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’ – refused to sell the rights to his alter ego, and he insisted he has turned down numerous offers to appear in commercials for household goods and everyday food items over the years.
He’s quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: “People wanted her for adverts but in the end I said no.
“I felt that if we do this then we would end up being tied to it for life and I didn’t want that.
“And anyway the product would have to have been really massive to make it worth it – something like a Christmas ad for M&S or Tesco.”
Meanwhile, Brendan also recently revealed that he snubbed an offer from the BBC to remake “Allo ‘Allo.’
The TV star said the broadcaster was keen for him to swap Anges Brown’s wig and Apron for cafe owner Rene Artoi’s famous waistcoat for a revival of the 1980s sitcom.
He previously said: “We were asked to remake ”Allo ‘Allo’ using our cast. I’d have been Rene. it sounded intriguing and I was tempted.
“But down the line, I’d seen some comedy remakes during the last couple of years and I just thought: ‘No. They don’t compare’. It was what it was at the time.”
Brendan also turned down the idea because he doesn’t see the need for remakes when the originals are still so beloved by the public.
He explained: “I remember one year when the TV ratings came in and during one week the most-viewed show on telly that night was a repeat of ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’ and the second most popular was ‘Dad’s Army’.
“It shows they still stand up! I say why re-invent Champagne. You just end up with sparkling wine.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Holby City’ and ‘Casualty’ will collide as characters from both shows cross paths next month.
The BBC One soap and medical drama will crossover in March in a two part special when a cyber-attack leaves Holby City Hospital in chaos, with intertwining stories meaning familiar faces from both shows will interact.
The exciting collaboration will kick off during ‘Casualty’ on March 2, and will conclude with an episode of ‘Holby City’ on March 5.
It means the likes of Sacha Levy (Bob Barrett) will be seen sharing a screen with Elle Gardner (Jaye Griffiths).
BBC is celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Holby’, with returning characters set to make guest appearances throughout the year.
Storylines set for the crossover special include a possible pregnancy, a car crash and two members of staff facing a fight for their lives with only one operating theatre available.
Simon Harper, the executive producer of both shows, said: “We’ve known for some time there’s been major audience appetite for a mega crossover between these sister shows.
“You’ll see both the Casualty and Holby teams striving heroically against the odds in two episodes of pure, nail-biting, taut, emotional medical drama.”
Harper also heaped praise on the way the production teams have handled combining the two programmes, which are filmed in Cardiff and Elstree.
He added: “There’s so much to relish in the cross-show character interactions: an especially poignant thematic resonance between two regulars, Connie and Jac, in delicious conflict, and perhaps most vitally, who from Casualty has been secretly carrying on with whom from Holby!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Cameron “doesn’t resonate” with ‘Aquaman’ because it wasn’t realistic.
The 64-year-old director claims the 2018 DC Extended Universe superhero film – starring Jason Momoa as the titular character – is a movie he “could never have made” as he claimed it is totally disconnected from “any sense of physics or reality” because of its underwater setting.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Cameron – who helmed 1989 underwater sci-fi film ‘The Abyss’ – said: “I think it’s a movie I could have never made. Truthfully. I could have never made that film because it requires this total dreamlike disconnect from any sense of physics or reality.
“It exists somewhere between a Greek mythic landscape and a fairy tale landscape. And people just kind of zoom around underwater because … they propel themselves mentally? I guess? I don’t know.
“But it’s cool. You buy it on its own terms. But I’ve spent thousands of hours underwater. I’m very literal about my underwater. It needs to look like it’s real. And while I can enjoy that film I don’t resonate with it because it doesn’t look real.”
The ‘Avatar’ director went on to explain that the sequel to his 2009 sci-fi film will also take place underwater, however, will have “such a different feel” as ‘Aquaman’ doesn’t help with ” actually understanding the ocean”.
Cameron – who has also made several documentaries exploring the world’s oceans – said: “[Aquaman] doesn’t help us with our issues of actually understanding the ocean and exploring the ocean and preserving the ocean – though they did throw in a couple things like whales and things like that to remind us we are using the ocean as a garbage dump, so I applaud the film for that.
“Yeah, I couldn’t have made that movie. We’re doing a lot of underwater in the ‘Avatar’ sequels and it’s going to have such a different feel.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Will Smith turned down ‘The Matrix’ for ‘Wild Wild West’ because he wasn’t impressed with the film’s pitch.
The 50-year-old actor revealed that although he’s “not proud” of his decision after meeting the film’s writers, Lana and Lilly Wachowski, he chose not to make the film, which was hailed by critics at the time as “the most influential action movie of the generation”, something he regrets to this day after he saw Keanu Reeves play protagonist Neo in the film.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, he said: “All right this is one of them stories I’m not proud of but it’s the truth. I did turn down Neo in ‘The Matrix’.
“They came in and it was like they’d only down one movie, I think it was called ‘Bound’. And they came in and they made a pitch for ‘The Matrix’. As it turns out they’re geniuses. But there’s a fine line between genius and what I experienced in the meeting.”
Mimicking the writers at the meeting, the ‘Suicide Squad’ star said: “So, dude, we’re thinking like, imagine you’re in a fight and then you, like, jump. Imagine if you could stop jumping in the middle of the jump. But then, people could see around you.”
Looking unimpressed, Will admitted: “So I made ‘Wild Wild West’.”
The ‘Men In Black’ star has nothing but praise for Keanu’s performance in the 1999 film and the sequels as well as Laurence Fishburne, who portrayed Morpheus.
He said: “I’m not proud of it, but … Keanu [Reeves] was perfect. Laurence Fishburne was perfect.”
Although Will missed his chance to play Neo, he joked that due to changes in casting if he had been in the film, he probably did fans a “favour”.
He quipped: “If I had done it – because I’m black – then Morpheus wouldn’t have been black because they were looking at Val Kilmer.
“I was going to be Neo and Val Kilmer was going to be Morpheus, I probably would’ve messed ‘The Matrix’ up, I would’ve ruined it. So I did y’all a favour.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chris Pratt welcomed a new lamb onto his farm on Valentine’s Day (14.02.19) who he has named Cupid.
The 39-year-old actor owns a farm near Washington and as the animal was born on the romantic day he chose to name him after the mythical Roman god of love and desire.
Chris posted a photo of the mother sheep with her new baby in the pen, and wrote: “The first lamb of the season arrived on Valentine’s Day. I think we’ll call him Cupid. Good job Mamma! #farmlife #WeBeLambin’ #lambingseason2019”
Chris – who started farming lambs in 2017 – loves nature and regularly updates his social media page with photos and videos of his many farm animals which includes chickens, lambs and a Texas longhorn.
As well as farming, ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’ star is busy making a start on his wedding plans with fiancée Katherine Schwarzenegger to whom he got engaged to last month.
And the Hollywood hunk – who has a six-year-old son Jack with ex-wife Anna Faris – is taking an active role in the preparations.
He previously said: “Well, of course we’ve started, and [I’m] pretty involved.”
His brief comment comes after he recently claimed he and Katherine were considering a wedding towards the end of the year.
He said: “We’re maybe [thinking of a] fall, winter kind of thing. We have a lot to get done.”
Chris announced his engagement with a post on Instagram in mid-January, where he shared a snap of the pair with Katherine’s engagement ring on show.
He captioned it: “Sweet Katherine, so happy you said yes! I’m thrilled to be marrying you. Proud to live boldly in faith with you. Here we go!”
Whilst Katherine wrote in her own post: “My sweet love. Wouldn’t want to live this life with anyone but you.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Pink needed stitches after slashing her husband’s tyres.
The 39-year-old singer admitted she was finding the Thanksgiving holiday “stressful” so took out her anger on Carey Hart’s car, only for her rage to backfire as she managed to injure herself on the knife she was using.
Asked the dumbest way she had hurt herself during the ‘Burning Questions’ segment on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’, she said: “It was not that long ago. It was Thanksgiving! The holidays are stressful… I got clean through the first one and the second one I lost a little steam. I hit the metal part and my hand just went straight down the knife. I got 13 stitches. But here’s the thing, I didn’t need any anesthesia. I couldn’t feel a thing.”
The ‘Raise Your Glass’ hitmaker also laughed at a rumour about being found “oil wrestling” in a gay bar – and admitted she wasn’t upset about it until it was claimed she’d lost.
Discussing crazy rumours, she said: “[I was in] a gay bar in Louisiana oil wrestling and I lost. I was fine with the rumour until it said I lost. I would not have lost.”
Pink – who has children Willow, seven, and Jameson, two, with her husband – was also asked about her ideal dates.
She quipped: “Where it’s not my idea.”
However, the star also said “no” when the host asked if the motocross star is good at planning dates for them.
Elsewhere, the ‘So What’ hitmaker shared a funny Valentine’s Day (14.02.19) message on her Instagram account.
Alongside a photo of herself and Carey, she wrote: “Happy f**king Valentine’s Day and also if there isn’t some stubborn person in your life making you want to rip your hair out ON the daily THATS OK TAKE YOUR OWN DAMN SELF OUT and buy your own damn chocolates and not the gross kind (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Una Healy’s ex-husband Ben Foden has admitted that he “committed adultery” whilst he was married to The Saturdays singer.
The 33-year-old professional rugby star was married to Una, 37, for four years before they announced their split in 2018 amidst allegations of cheating.
Ben has now broken his silence about their divorce and although he accepts he was unfaithful he says there were other things that contributed to the breakdown of their relationship.
In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Ben said: “At the moment anything that’s published about me is never very good and pretty rightly so, because I was the one who committed adultery.
“But at the same time, it wasn’t the only reason for our divorce to go through. It’s not ideal but we’re very amicable, we’re getting through it. We’re not the first people in the world to get divorced. We’ve got two little kids we adore.”
Ben – who has two children, Aoife, six, and Tadhg, three, with Una – now lives on America’s east coast after signing for Rugby United New York, and the sportsman admits that living across the pond is “hard” because he misses his kids.
He added: “It’s hard because I’m away from my son and daughter. But I know they’re in a great and loving environment with Una, because she’s a great mum. We never argue about that.”
Ben also revealed that the ‘What About Us’ hitmaker Una – who is now in a relationship with David Breen – “jokingly” helped him set up a profile on the dating app Bumble when he moved to America.
He admitted: “I picked up Una from the airport a couple of weeks after we’d first been here, and we were sort of joking about dating. So I loaded up Bumble, and we did the profile together, joking around. And then I realised something dodgy was going on with it and the next day it was all over. It’s not ideal but at least I can laugh about it and especially so with Una. If she hadn’t known about it I can see it would have been a bit of a knife in the back. But we were messing around, so we can laugh and she can call me a bit of an idiot.”

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