Laura Armstrong

Oct 19, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Janine Yaqoob |Laura Armstrong

McFly’s Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter can’t wait to square up to Busted on stage… and claim they already have the edge when it comes to trash talk. The two bands will take their friendly rivalry on the road next year with the Busted vs McFly tour, which kicks off next September. But even with rehearsals months away, Dougie showed he is already going for their rival band’s jugular when asked about “going at it WWE-style” in our exclusive interview.

Oct 19, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Janine Yaqoob |Laura Armstrong

Busted were banned from spending time with McFly when the bands started out – in case they corrupted their squeaky clean rivals. Matt Willis said their shared management team were terrified Busted’s hard partying would rub off on the newcomers.

Oct 18, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Laura Armstrong

Simon Cowell has been in touch directly with Liam Payne’s family after the “utter shock” of the One Direction star’s tragic death. Sources say the music mogul, 65, who mentored the boy band on X Factor and signed them to his label Syco, contacted Liam’s parents Karen and Geoff himself. The family are also being comforted by their son’s former bandmates, Niall Horan, 30, Louis Tomlinson, 32, Zayn Malik, 31, and Harry Styles, 30, as they mourn the loss of their “brother”.

Oct 12, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Laura Armstrong

Corrie favourite Gail Platt will have her seventh wedding on the ITV soap before making a dramatic exit from the cobbles. As her final storyline kicked off this week, Weatherfield saw the return of Gail’s love interest Jesse Chadwick, played by John Thomson. And inside sources told how as the storyline progresses, the iconic character - played by Helen Worth for 50 years - will be seen preparing to walk down the aisle yet again.

Oct 6, 2024 | devonlive.com | Karen Price |Zoe Yvonne Delaney |Laura Armstrong

Giovanni Pernice is reportedly keen on making a comeback to Strictly Come Dancing next series despite the outcome of a recent BBC report, according to insiders. The much-anticipated BBC inquiry exonerated the former contestant from allegations of violence but apologised to Amanda Abbington after confirming several of her bullying accusations. Following the apology, Amanda is purportedly planning legal action regarding her treatment.