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"This is my parents' bed and I sleep in here because I am scared of monsters in my bedroom," says Billie Eilish , as the camera focuses on her face. The trailer for The World's a Little Blurry is interspersed with images of the young woman, with blue hair, sometimes green, playing with her brother, recording a song or speaking about love. Then there are shots of the young singer asking her mother why she must cope instead of simply "missing people," and another one telling her audience how important it is to live in the moment: "Are you guys okay? You guys need to be okay because you're all the reason I'm okay." The young superstar shows how juggling exuberance and angst in a world of uncertainty is part of her everyday experience — something many young people can relate to as well: "It is a horrible time to be a teenager, kids are depressed," says Eilish's mother in the film, which premieres on streaming platform Apple TV+ on February 26. An almost completely documented … [Read more...] about Teenage prodigy: Billie Eilish up close in new documentary

A THRIFTY woman has revealed that she uses strangers’ socks as sanitary pads, and drinks second-hand beers to keep costs down. Goldy Locks is the lead singer of a rock band and says it was having a tight budget during her early years performing that saw her become obsessed with saving money. “I’m always looking for a way to stretch my dime, I hate spending money on anything I don’t have to,” she says, speaking on TLC’s Extreme Cheapskates. “When I was a starting artist and I was just starting in it was an absolute necessity to save every possible penny that you could and that’s still ingrained in me.” Perhaps Goldy’s most unusual money-saving habit is when it comes to her personal hygiene. “Women spend $200-$300 a year on feminine products, easily, that’s a scam” she explains. Rather than forking out money for pads or tampons, Goldy, from Nashville, visits her local launderette where she collects any loose socks from lost property. She says: “People laugh when I … [Read more...] about I use strangers’ old socks as sanitary pads & down leftover drinks in the pub, I love being a cheapskate

Leaders from across the 27-nation bloc convened via videoconference on Thursday to thrash out joint approaches to the COVID-19 crisis. The topics of discussion included unilateral border closures and restrictions , the slowness of the EU's vaccine rollout and the thorny issue of so-called vaccine passports . The issues discussed Vaccine passports: Tourist-reliant southern European nations such as Greece and Spain urged the rapid adoption of an EU-wide vaccination certificate for travelers. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz backed the idea in an appearance on the online television channel of Germany's Bild newspaper. He said it would enable a restart to free travel in Europe and could help "secure and protect" struggling sectors like the arts, sports and gastronomy. Manfred Weber, the head of the conservative bloc in the European Parliament, has called for a speedy rollout of a vaccine passport in order to allow freedom of movement in the EU. "[A] vaccination … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: EU leaders consider vaccine passports

NAOMI Campbell is certainly branching out as she hits the beach wearing not much more than a spectacular headdress. The Brit supermodel sported a fascinator made from palm-tree leaves as she posed for fashion staple i-D Magazine. In another pic from the Kenya shoot, Naomi , 50, wore a top of metal chains around her body and another fantastic headpiece.  You can leaf your hat on, Naomi. In February 2019, The Sun exclusively revealed that Naomi had been secretly dating pop star Liam Payne for two months before ending their relationship in April. One Direction star Liam, ex of Cheryl Tweedy, had seen the supermodel in London, New York and Africa. A source said: "He can't believe his luck." The pair were also spotted dining together in Ghana weeks before their romance was revealed. In March 2019, Naomi ended an interview after being questioned over the romance at a charity gala which they both attended, arriving separately. Previously, The Sun revealed how Naomi … [Read more...] about Naomi Campbell, 50, goes topless and shows off her incredible figure in latest shoot

Ironing is one of those chores that no one likes to do - it's tedious and time-consuming. But one mum has shared her secret recipe for a DIY spray that's enabled her to "ditch her iron" forever. Chantel Mila created what she calls her "wrinkle release" spray using just three ingredients, that most of us will already have in our kitchen cupboards. Whether you're running late and need to dash out the door or you're on holiday and have a suitcase full of crinkled clothes - Chantel has you covered. Sharing the hack to her Instagram under the username @mama_mila_au , she explained that all you'll need is two cups of water, one tablespoon of white vinegar (which softens the clothes) and one tablespoon of hair conditioner (to relax clothes fibres). She mixes all of the ingredients together in a spray bottle before she sprays it on the creased item. Once applied, Chantel gently flattens the material before leaving it to hang for five minutes. And in the time it takes you to … [Read more...] about Mum ‘ditches the iron’ for three-ingredient spray that gets rid of creases in no time