Harry Redknapp’s discounts for James McVey

OHMYGOSSIP — Harry Redknapp has promised to help James McVey get a discount on his engagement ring.
The Vamps star is set to propose to his model girlfriend Kirstie Brittain and has been asking his ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ campmate Harry for help on where to get the ring.
He told The Sun on Sunday: “Mr Redknapp is my new best friend. I grew up five miles from where he lives in Dorset.
“I’ve been asking him about certain jewellers down South and he said he’d hook me up for a juicy little discount somewhere, I hope.”
James bonded with Harry, 71, in the jungle and said the football manager stopped him from feeling homesick.
He said: “I went into this not being too emotional and I was crying every day for weeks.
“But I spent the majority of last week talking to Harry about all these little restaurants and cafes from where we live and having him in there really helped me.
“He was like my little bit of home in there. We come from completely different backgrounds and somehow we found this weird synergy where we helped each other out.”
James previously revealed he also bonded with TV presenter Nick Knowles on the show and was gutted when he left.
He said: “I saw Nick as a father figure in the camp and I’m really inspired by everything he did so when he left it was a big blow. So to be honest, I’m glad that I’m out now because I was struggling without having that figure there.”

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Kat Von D needed stranger breast milk donation

OHMYGOSSIP — Kat Von D needed a breast milk donation from a complete stranger after having difficulty feeding her newborn.
The 36-year-old tattoo artist and her husband Leafar Seyer confirmed this week that she had welcomed son Leafar Von D Reyes into the world, and while breastfeeding the little one didn’t go to plan in the first few days of his life, fortunately a mystery donor stepped in to hand over some milk in the early hours.
She wrote on Instagram: “During the first two days of Leafar’s life, his blood sugar count had been low, and as much as I had committed myself to strictly breastfeed, my milk hadn’t come in yet.
“The pediatrician suggested asking around to see if any friends might have a bit of extra milk they could donate – and if not, I’d have to consider supplementing with formula – something we personally did not want to do. I called my beloved midwife, @losangelesmidwife to see if she knew anyone who might be willing to share a bit of their breastmilk who waas on a plant-based diet, as that was cruicial to us, and she quickly connected me with @mattersofmotherhood who, without even knowing me, and without question, stepped up and donated a few ounces to us in the middle of the night. (sic)”
Kat plans to do the same for another mum in need one day, and admitted she is now “happily breastfeeding at home” once again.
She added: “Needless to say, Leafar’s levels boosted, and we are now happily breastfeeding at home. Can’t thank @mattersofmotherhood enough for getting us through those rough nights with your donation. This is true community. True sisterhood. True kindness. And I can’t wait to pay it forward one day soon. (sic)”
Kat shared her and Leafar’s baby news on the social media site just three days ago, and told fans she may not be on Instagram much for the first 40 days of her little one’s life.
She wrote: “Meet our beautiful baby boy, Leafar Von D Reyes.
“Thank you to all our beloved friends+family, fans+followers for you patience in us announcing his long awaited arrival!
“To be honest, my husband @prayers and I want to take the net 40 days (the 4th trimester) to focus on the baby and our amazing relationship transitioning into amazing parenthood – so, please excuse us if we’re not on here as much for a little while.
“Just know we love you all and thank you for all the words of love+support! (sic)”
Kat – whose real name is Katherine von Drachenberg – married significant other Leafar Seyer in February, and previously revealed she planned to raise a “natural” and “vegan child, without vaccinations”.

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Mel C says Spice Girls reunion has trigged ‘a lot of anxiety’

OHMYGOSSIP — Mel C is planning to visit her therapist “a lot more” after the Spice Girls reunion triggered “a lot of anxiety”.
The 44-year-old singer will hit the road next year on the girl group’s reunion tour, but admits she has “had some wobbles” about performing with the ‘Wannabe’ hitmakers again after she previously experienced a “very difficult time” with the band.
She said: “I’m going to be visiting my therapist a lot more.
“I do see a therapist, talking is so important. The last time round with the Spice Girls, towards the end, I had a very difficult time.
“So, going back into that environment I’ve had a lot of anxiety. I’ve had some wobbles.”
Mel – who is nicknamed Sporty Spice – is determined to put on a “really good show” for the group’s super-fans, and she is planning to ensure she is in peak physical fitness for the demanding tour schedule.
Speaking on Fearne Cotton’s ‘Happy Place’ podcast, she added: “It’s a very physical show. We know people worked really hard to afford tickets, so we want to put on a really good show.
“Physically, I’m going to be really taking care of myself.”
In 2016, Mel admitted she needed “lots of therapy” after shooting to fame with the Spice Girls, because she “struggled” with being in the public eye at first.
She said: “I learnt very early on that you can’t take one slice of the pie when it comes to fame. You have to eat the whole thing.
“I struggled with many aspects of being in the public eye, but after 20 years, motherhood and lots of therapy, I’m more at peace with the reality of achieving my childhood ambition.”
What’s more, Mel has spoken openly about suffering from depression during her time with the band.
In 2017, she said: “I’d never starved myself, but I wasn’t eating properly and I was exercising obsessively and all of my time with the Spice Girls I think I was probably living on adrenaline, God only knows how I got through it and I think my body just got to the point where it was like – enough.”
Speaking about seeking help following a family holiday, she said: “Literally my thoughts were ‘I’m losing it, I’m going mad, I can’t cope’, so when I got home I went to my GP and for the first time ever I said out loud what was going on with me.
“He said ‘OK, well the first thing we need to address is your depression’, and this huge weight was lifted from my shoulders.
“I felt so relieved because I just thought, ‘Oh my God it’s got a name, it’s something, I can be helped.’ It was such a relief to me.”

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Cardi B receives apology

OHMYGOSSIP — Cardi B has received an apology from Offset’s alleged mistress.
The ‘Bodak Yellow’ hitmaker revealed on Wednesday (05.12.18) she and her husband had split after a year of marriage because they have “grown out of love”, and shortly afterwards, numerous screenshots of texts and direct messages between the Migos rapper and models Summer Bunni and Cuban Doll in which he tried to arrange a threesome were leaked online.
And now Summer has said she is “very sorry” for any part she had to play in the split and insisted she never wanted to “break up” a family.
In a video she sent to TMZ, she said: “No, I have not spoken to Cardi B, but I would like to her know that I’m a very genuine person and I’m not here to break up her family or mess up what she has going on with her husband.
“I’m very sorry that this has happened and I’m very sorry that I didn’t think about my worth as a young lady, and I just hope that she can overcome this.
“I know that her and Offset do have love for each other — I can tell — so I just hope that with this she can just focus on her love for Offset.”
Summer admitted she feels “ashamed” of herself but insisted she hadn’t “messed with” Offset since he and Cardi welcomed their daughter Kulture into the world in July.
She said: “I have not messed with Offset since he’s had his baby. I didn’t know how serious this marriage was.
“A lot of girls would just deal with this situation and just be like, ‘yo, I’m the reason they’re getting a divorce.’
“I feel ashamed. It’s a lot, but just coming from me and to Cardi B and to our fans, to her family to her situation, these were never my intentions and I never wanted to break up a happy home.”
The model also shared a note in Instagram, in which she admitted she had been “wrong” and had “failed”.
She wrote: “Goodmorning, a quick letter to the fans, followers and social media outlets.
“During this last 48 hours, I haven’t enjoyed the social media frenzy. not only is it draining but humbling. I will always be woman enough to admit when I’m wrong, and in this situation I was.
“Seeing another woman’s pain does not bring me any joy, nor do I think it’s funny. I’ve always been for women supporting each other but in this situation, not only myself but others have failed. I separated myself from certain situations and people for a reason.
“This is not a letter for sympathy but acknowledgment to everyone whom as questions. Going into 2019 focused and dedicated to becoming a better me. Thank y’all – summer.(sic)”
Cuban Doll briefly referenced the scandal on her own Instagram page, asking for people to be nicer to Summer.
She wrote: “Nobody broke nobody up. That s**t is OLD news. Y’all JUST finding out (sic).”
Offset and Cardi have yet to comment on the screenshots.

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Harvey Weinstein contacts media himself

OHMYGOSSIP — Harvey Weinstein has experienced “the worst nightmare” of his life over the last 12 months.
The movie mogul has been exiled from Hollywood after being accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women after an expose was published in the New York Times newspaper in October 2017 and he’s currently facing a charge of rape in New York.
The 66-year-old producer’s lawyers have filed motions to have the charge dismissed and now Weinstein himself has directly reached out to media outlets to ask them to help put forward his side of the story.
In an email sent out to several people he previously worked with that has been obtained by TMZ – who did not receive the note from him themselves – he wrote: “I’ve had one hell of a year… The worst nightmare of my life. As you can see from these articles, the police have played a very difficult role in my investigation. All 3 police officers have either been retired or repositioned from the SVU. The articles are self explanatory but I’d like to speak to you on the phone if you have some time.
“There is more to this story… I appreciate your confidentiality.
“Have a read of these articles. I wish I didn’t have to ask but I’d be very appreciative of your time.
“Best, Harvey”
In October, prosecutors admitted the lead detective on the case, Detective Nicholas DiGaudio had told Weinstein’s alleged rape victim to delete information from her phone before she turned it over to the District Attorney’s Office.
According to a letter sent to the producer’s lawyer, Ben Brafman, the woman was concerned about certain things being seen on the device, though it’s unclear if the information was connected to the case. The detective told her to delete anything she was concerned about and added: “We just won’t tell.”
The admission came after a sexual assault charge against the ‘Pulp Fiction’ producer was dropped after the same officer failed to disclose a witness statement to prosecutors.
Mr. Brafman said: “Only those totally uninformed would suggest that these are ‘technical’ issues. Nothing is further from the truth. The fact is that these issues undermine the fundamental integrity of the judicial process. This case is falling apart because it is a fundamentally bad case and bad cases eventually fall apart even when law enforcement officials try and stack the deck against the accused.”
The lawyer filed a motion last month asking for all the charges against his famous clients be dismissed, insisting the detective’s actions have caused the entire case to be tainted.
Det. DiGaudio has been removed from the case.

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Ant McPartlin ‘leaves I’m A Celebrity WhatsApp group to concentrate on recovery’

OHMYGOSSIP — Ant McPartlin has taken a step back from an ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ WhatsApp group to “concentrate on himself”.
The 43-year-old TV presenter has taken some time off from work commitments after he was convicted of drink-driving earlier this year and had a stint in rehab, and Phillip Schofield has revealed his pal isn’t part of the annual chat with his usual co-host Declan Donnelly and Holly Willoughby, who has stepped in for Ant on the reality series.
When asked if Ant has aired his thoughts on the current series, Phil said: “I think Ant is concentrating on himself and so, no, we’re all letting him get well.
“It’s me, Dec and Holly. I started it when they went out. We had a couple of chats before that.”
Phil admitted he usually has a group chat with Ant and Dec when they host the Australian jungle-based show, and this year he knew Holly was “comfortable” guest co-hosting the programme when he received a message from her during a commercial break on a live show.
He added to Mirror Online: “Both Ant and Dec and myself have also got a WhatsApp group for when they were out there. They’re very much like me. You can text or WhatsApp someone during a commercial break or long VT.
“It took Holly a day or two to settle in. I got the first WhatsApp from her on the group during a commercial break and though, ‘That’s it, she’s comfortable.’ ”
Dec previously admitted he didn’t want another guy to replace Ant on this year’s show.
Speaking last month, he said: “As always I’m incredibly excited to be heading to Oz for ‘I’m A Celebrity’.
“It is obviously tinged with sadness that Ant won’t be coming this year, I’m going to really miss him, but it’s only for one series and he’ll be back stronger next year.
“I didn’t want to host this series with another guy so Holly was top of my list.”

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Rob Delaney joins Jay Roach’s Roger Ailes movie

OHMYGOSSIP — Rob Delaney has joined the cast of Jay Roach’s untitled Roger Ailes movie.
The ‘Deadpool 2’ star is to take on the role of one of Megyn Kelly’s producers in the motion picture, which will tell the story of the downfall of Ailes, the former Chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Stations, who will be played by John Lithgow, according to Deadline.
Malcolm McDowell is due to portray Rupert Murdoch in the film, which will focus on the point of view of the women who took on the toxic male culture of Fox News.
Murdoch, 87, was one of the CEO’s strongest supporters, but ultimately made the decision to sack him.
Kelly – whose decision to go public with her story of abuse is seen as a monumental moment in the story – will be portrayed by Charlize Theron.
Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Allison Janney have also signed up to the motion picture.
Kidman will play former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson – who sued Roger for harassment in July 2016 – with Robbie set to star as a fictional Fox News associate producer, and Janney is to take on the role of the chairman’s defence lawyer Susan Estrich.
What’s more, Ashley Greene will portray former ‘Fox & Friends’ host Abby Huntsman.
Delaney is best known for being the co-star and co-writer of hit TV show ‘Catastrophe’, and he recently made his movie breakout in ‘Deadpool 2’ alongside Ryan Reynolds, for which he didn’t even have to audition.
He recently said: “It so happened that Ryan Reynolds watched ‘Catastrophe’ and enjoyed it.
“And so he just called and said, ‘Hey, do you want to be in the movie?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’d like that’. And he was like, ‘Do you want to know what you’ll be doing?’ and I said, ‘I don’t care’.”
He has also starred in zombie comedy ‘Life After Beth’ in 2014.

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Morrissey announces covers album ‘California Son’

OHMYGOSSIP — Morrissey has announced plans for a covers album.
The former Smiths frontman had confirmed he will be releasing a collection – titled ‘California Son’ – featuring tracks by the likes of Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.
The tracklist for the record was unveiled by the singer on his official website late on Wednesday (05.12.18), and the LP has been produced by frequent collaborator Joe Chiccarelli.
BMG will release the LP, although Morrissey didn’t reveal a date fans can expect to be able to listen to the 12 tracks.
As well as Dylan’s ‘Only A Pawn In Their Game’ and ‘It’s Over by Orbison’, the 59-year-old star has also taken on tracks by Laura Nyro (‘Wedding Bell Blues’), Carly Simon (When You Close Your Eyes’) and Dionne Warwick (‘Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets’).
The announcement comes just weeks after Morrissey was mobbed by fans in San Diego, forcing him to cut his concert short when members of the audience swarmed the stage.
His manager Peter Katsis has hit back at claims Morrissey was under threat or that any of his passionate fans tried to physically assault him.
In a statement on Facebook, he said: “Nobody tried to punch M last night. Morrissey’s fans are not malicious.
“The fans were simply doing what they have been doing for almost 30 years. Trying anything they could do to jump onstage and touch him, or hug him.”
While Peter admitted one fan went further than the others, he played down the incident and praised security for how they handled everything.
He added: “The fan in question was certainly more aggressive in reaching out for him than most, so security had to do their job and subdue the fan. That’s all it was. In the end no one was hurt, and no one was arrested.”
‘California Son’ tracklist:
1. Morning Starship (Jobriath)
2. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow (Joni Mitchell)
3. Only A Pawn In Their Game (Bob Dylan)
4. Suffer The Little Children (Buffy Sainte Marie)
5. Days Of Decision (Phil Ochs)
6. It’s Over (Roy Orbison)
7. Wedding Bell Blues (Laura Nyro)
8. Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Dionne Warwick)
9. Lady Willpower (Gary Puckett & the Union Gap)
10. When You Close Your Eyes (Carly Simon)
11. Lenny’s Tune (Tim Hardin)
12. Some Say I Got Devil (Melanie)

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Jake Gyllenhaal confirms Spider-Man role

OHMYGOSSIP — Jake Gyllenhaal has confirmed his casting in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’.
The 37-year-old actor was reported to have signed on for the movie six months ago and it was speculated he’d be playing evil magician Mysterio, with on set footage later adding fuel to the speculation, and now the Oscar-nominated star has used his first ever Instagram post to reveal his role.
He shared a video of himself reading a ‘Spider-Man’ comic called ‘The Return of the Man Called Mysterio’, which was initially covering his face, but he then lowered the magazine so his open-mouthed expression could be seen and then exclaimed: “Woah. What the f…”
He captioned the post: “I just realized I’m not playing Spider-Man.”
It was previously claimed Jake had gone up against Ryan Gosling to play the villain opposite Tom Holland as the titular webslinger, in what will be his second standalone film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
A source said: “Producers were keen to sign Ryan but he was busy filming another project. Jake is a suitable alternative with experience of playing villainous characters.”
Mysterio made his first appearance issue #13 of comic book ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ in 1964 and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the men responsible for giving Spider-Man to the world.
The original Mysterio is Quentin Beck, a special effects wizard and stunt man working for a major Hollywood studio who uses his expertise to pursue a life of crime after failing in his ambitions to become a rich and famous actor. There have been three different incarnations of the character since the original.
The movie is due for release in July 2019.

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John Barrowman says Suranne Jones offered to have his baby

OHMYGOSSIP — John Barrowman says Suranne Jones agreed to be a “surrogate mother” if he wants to have kids one day.
The 51-year-old actor – who married his husband, Scott Gill, in 2013 – is “good friends” with the ‘Doctor Foster’ actress after the duo worked together in theatre production of ‘A Few Good Men’ in 2005, and he has revealed that the 40-year-old star offered to “accommodate” him when he and his partner are keen to have children.
In his book ‘Anything Goes’, John wrote: “I found a surrogate mother for my future children.
“From the play A Few Good Men I gained a good friend in actress Suranne Jones, or Sarah as she’s known to her mates.
“One night she told me that if Scott and I ever did decide we wanted to have a child of our own, she’d be happy to accommodate us.”
John also confessed he “adores kids” and would love to one day have a family of his own, but he doesn’t think Scott is “ready” just yet.
He said: “Perhaps one day I might become a dad, we have a lot of love to give and I adore kids.
“It has to be a partnership thing and I don’t think Scott is ready.”
The ‘Torchwood’ actor recently suffered a fall down some steps on Sunday’s (02.12.18) ‘I’m A Celeb’ and suffered a sprained ankle, but he was let back in the jungle after being seen in hospital and discharged.

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Justin Timberlake postpones remaining December tour dates

OHMYGOSSIP — Justin Timberlake has postponed the remainder of his December tour dates due to bruised vocal cords.
The 37-year-old singer took to Instagram to reveal doctors have instructed him to keep resting his voice to enable his vocal cords to properly heal, meaning he is not able to sing until next month.
He wrote: “Hey guys, I’m sure you have heard that I’ve had to postpone several tour dates due to bruised vocal cords. My vocal cords are healing, but they are not all the way back to normal, so my doctors want me to continue to rest my voice. They have asked me to hold off on singing until next month. I’m really sorry, I want to be back on the stage and I am doing all I can to get there quickly. Thank you for understanding — I see all of your posts and I appreciate the support and the love. I look forward to coming back stronger than I was before. More to come on the rescheduled dates. (sic)”
The ‘Cry Me a River’ hitmaker had eight remaining dates scheduled for December, and he is due to return to his tour after Christmas on January 4th in Washington.
Last week, Justin was forced to temporarily shelve his Los Angeles show at the Staples Center due to the vocal cord issue.
He also previously postponed several dates including his planned October 24 show at Madison Square Garden in New York, his October 28 gig in Buffalo, and two performances in Tacoma slated for November 12 and 13.
After Justin’s first string of dates were postponed, he wrote on Twitter: “Hey guys, I’m sorry to announce I have to postpone the show at MSG tonight on doctor’s orders.
“My vocal cords are severely bruised. I’m gonna make this up to you and the new show will be on my birthday, January 31.
“More info to come. Again I’m so sorry to do this, but excited to see you soon. Love, J (sic)”

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James McVey giving I’m A Celebrity food to Harry Redknapp

OHMYGOSSIP — James McVey has been sharing his food with “struggling” Harry Redknapp on ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’.
The Vamps guitarist has been helping out his fellow campmate, because the 71-year-old football manager has been finding it tough to consume all the different types of meats offered to him in the jungle.
James’ girlfriend, model Kirstie Brittain, told The Sun newspaper: “James is being generous with his food, giving it to Harry because Harry is struggling so much with all the meats.
“James is veggie so he’s giving Harry half his veg, which is why he’s gotten so skinny. James was slim when he went in so he’s lost a lot of weight.
“Sair Khan told me how generous he has been. We’re not seeing it on screen.
“James sees Harry as a grandfather – it’s so cute. He really wants to look after him, which is why he’s giving him his food.”
Former campmate Malique Thompson-Dwyer recently revealed Harry has been encouraged to eat on the hit ITV show by his fellow contestants, because he had been so “disgusted” by the meat provided to them.
The ‘Hollyoaks’ star added: “Harry has lost his sense of smell, all the meat just looks absolutely disgusting to him.
“There have been days where we have to pretty much force him to eat. He’s a fussy eater.”
Harry previously lost his sense of smell following a fatal car crash in Italy in 1990, which resulted in the death of his friend, former Aston Villa footballer Brian Tiler.
The former Spurs boss was pulled from the crash and presumed dead at the scene, but recovered after suffering a fractured skull, broken nose, cracked ribs, and a gash in his left leg.

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Spice Girls to perform at Glastonbury

OHMYGOSSIP — The Spice Girls are in talks to perform at Glastonbury.
The ‘Viva Forever’ hitmakers recently reunited for a stadium tour next year and now Mel B – who will be joined in the reunion by Emma Bunton, Mel C and Geri Horner, but not Victoria Beckham – has revealed they could also be taking to the stage at the world-famous music festival next June.
She said: “Glastonbury, it’s been talked about. But we’re so pop and it’s so cool — that’ll be funny to me.
“I think Mel C would really appreciate us doing that — she’s the cool one. She’s the cool indie chick.”
The ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge also admitted she and her bandmates had been discussing having guest vocalists join them on tour and ‘Firework’ hitmaker Katy Perry is already on board.
Speaking on Jessie Ware’s Table Manners podcast, she added: “I’ve also had an idea which we’ve talked about — ­getting other people on stage with us.
“Katy Perry has agreed to do it — hopefully Adele will do it.”
Though few official announcements about the 2019 Glastonbury line-up have been made yet, it was announced last month that Stormzy will headline the Friday night of the event.
After posters revealing the news appeared in Oxfam shop windows, organiser Emily Eavis tweeted: “Your Friday night Pyramid headliner is the mighty Stormzy!”
The event’s official Twitter account added: “The multi award-winning British MC will headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday, June 28th.”
The ‘Big For Your Boots’ hitmaker previously played at the festival on the Other Stage and Sonic Tent in 2017 and 2016 respectively.
Meanwhile, Emily previously hinted that Sir Paul McCartney could be one of the other top acts for the weekender next summer.
She previously said: “We always want him, of course, He’s top of our list – but we’ll have to see.”
The Cure have also been rumoured to take a headline slot at Worthy Farm.

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Robin Wright is proud her sleepwear line enables ‘female empowerment’

OHMYGOSSIP — Robin Wright is proud that her charitable sleepwear line Pour Les Femmes enables “female empowerment”.
The 52-year-old actress set up the label with her lifelong friend and business partner Karen Fowler two years’ ago and profits from sales of the range go towards local charities helping Congolese women who have survived violence and provide education and vocational training, such as sewing workshops, to impoverished females in the country.
The ‘House of Cards’ star believes teaching women skills rather than simply donating money puts power back into the “hands of the individual” and it is one of her main missions.
In an interview with ELLE, she said:”I mean, that is female empowerment – putting it back in the hands of the individual. It’s empowering to have a skill, have a trade, have a knowledge of something and pass that on to somebody else and see them ascend.
“Then they’re empowered too. I think it’s just, it’s the beautiful, gradual escalation of something.”
The ‘Forrest Gump’ actress has learnt a lot since she set-up the label and she is still learning new things, such as the importance of inclusivity and making every person who is part of her team feel like they are contributing something important.
She explained: “My gosh. So many [lessons].We built from such a small grassroots, and we’re growing, and we have such a great team. I feel like I’ve really learned to listen and trust others in our company.
“To me, it’s inclusive of everyone. Everyone has a voice in our company. We’re not just the bosses, and we listen to everyone, and it’s nice. I think it empowers them. We have a girl that’s 20 years old in our company and she’s sweet and young and she was quiet. Now she’s not, and she’s got a voice. I think she’s developing and growing and I’m proud of that.”

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Mick Carter’s EastEnders return date confirmed

OHMYGOSSIP — EastEnders’ Mick Carter will return to Albert Square on December 18th.
The Queen Vic landlord – played by Danny Dyer – will head back to the boozer after being released from prison, and he is set for revenge on his evil former pal Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) after he framed him.
Despite being out of jail, Mick struggles to return to normality and he is hell-bent on getting Stuart back after he shot himself and then told police Mick was responsible for the act.
Mick will be reunited with wife Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), who has recently appeared to believe Stuart’s version of events, much to viewers’ shock.
However, she is playing a long game in an attempt to get a confession out of Stuart, which will even see her share a smooch with the calculating creep next week.
Kellie and Ricky recently shot a special two-hander episode, which will air on December 13 and involve just their two characters.
The 42-year-old actress admitted she felt “daunted” about filming the ep, but was “really honoured” to have been handed the project.
She said: “There’s something special about the two-handers and they don’t come along very often.
“I also felt daunted because we work so quickly here and you don’t get any extra time so it was a lot of preparation but I loved it.
“There was mixed emotions as I think I would’ve felt differently had it been with Danny, as I’m not used to working with Ricky as much – but I have to say he is absolutely brilliant and I really enjoyed it.”

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Lena Headey shocked by Maisie Williams’ blue hair

OHMYGOSSIP — Lena Heady knew her ‘Game of Thrones’ co-star Maisie Williams had developed into a star when she saw her arrive on set with blue hair.
The 45-year-old actress plays Cersei Lannister in the HBO drama series, whilst 21-year-old Maisie has portrayed Arya Stark since she was just 14 in what was her first major acting role.
Lena enjoyed seeing Maisie grow as a person and she knew her pal had blossomed into a confident young woman when she saw her take risks with her look and clothing choices.
Speaking at the ELLE Weekender, she said: “One of my favourite moments with [Maisie] on ‘Thrones’ was we were in the makeup trailer one day and we saw this chick walk past with blue hair and a rollie case and sunglasses and we were like, ‘Who is that?’ And it was, like, ‘It’s Maisie!’ ”
Lena also knew her journey to stardom was complete when Maisie once casually informed her that she had travelled home from a music festival via a private jet.
In the joint interview with the ‘Doctor Who’ star, Lena said: “But it was such a weird moment because I didn’t get to see you that much so I sort of saw you in-between growing up here and there. You’d just come from some festival and I think you were like ‘Yeah I got some private jet.’ There was some sort of app you could share a jet on and we were like, ‘What’s happening?!’ ”
Although Maisie sticks to short brown tresses whilst playing Arya Stark in the hit drama show, she is no stranger to experimenting with bold hair colours and recently debuted her new baby pink locks.
The star recently showed off her new do on her Instagram story but didn’t allude to her dramatic new look and instead used the short clip to promote an upcoming HBO event in Brazil.

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