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Chart stars One Direction and Little Mix will soon be getting airtime on Radio 3 - after the station commissioned orchestral versions of their hits. The station has gathered together male and female ensembles who have recorded classical versions of hits by the X Factor-spawned pop groups. It is being done by members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the Halle choir for a girls v boys musical battle in aid of the BBC's Children In Need appeal, which takes place next month. Steve Pycroft, who recently created a baroque version of Justin Bieber's Beauty And A Beat for the station, has arranged the tracks, blending 1D's What Makes You Beautiful with Verdi's Anvil Chorus and putting Little Mix chart-topper Wings with Wagner's Ride Of The Valkyries. The tunes, recorded at the BBC's MediaCity base in Salford on Friday, will be released as downloads to raise money for the charity and the winner of the battle will be the biggest seller. The all-female set of performers includes … [Read more...] about One Direction and Little Mix to join Radio 3 playlist

Singing sensation and Strictly star Louise Redknapp has bravely opened up about her struggles following her split with husband Jamie. The former Eternal star and ex-Liverpool player Jamie called time on their 19 year marriage back in 2017. Louise and Jamie seemed to have had the perfect marriage and were one of the celeb world's power couples. But when Louise's career exploded following her incredible appearance on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, the couple realised their relationship was over. More than three years on from the breakdown of her marriage, Louise has opened up about how hard she found the end of her relationship and how she regrets not fighting harder to save it. Speaking to You magazine the West End star explained: "I didn't want to lose too much of a good feeling. "Before anyone could stop me, I just ran as fast as the wind would take me. I never once looked behind, until maybe too late. "I should have paused for a minute and thought about other people … [Read more...] about Louise Redknapp’s brutal explanation to husband Jamie when she ended their marriage

Louise Redknapp has been busy with her career and raising her two sons since her shock split from husband, Jamie, back in 2017. But the singing sensation has now admitted she's ready to find love again - but is struggling to meet The One after she says she has been ghosted on dating apps. Strictly star Louise has confessed she's finding the world of online dating "hard to navigate" following the breakdown of her marriage to Liverpool ace Jamie. In her new book, she wrote: "I had what I thought was a good chat with a guy, and then one day he asked me what I was up to. "I said, ‘Oh, I’m just going for a bike ride’. And that was the end of that. It’s been five months and no reply." Meanwhile her ex has gone on to find love with model, Frida Andersson-Lourie, and the pair were spotted sharing a sweet kiss on a day out last week. The showbiz world, and the couple's fans, were left stunned when Jamie and Louise announced they were splitting just months after the Eternal singer … [Read more...] about Louise Redknapp’s heartbreaking hope for her marriage to Jamie before their split

A PAIR of childhood sweethearts have rekindled their relationship after bumping into each other in a bar in Benidorm after 34 years apart. Gaynor Williams, now 50, was just 16 when she met 19-year-old Dean Ryan, now 53, at Memories bar in Chester, Cheshire, in 1986. The pair became a couple and dated for 18 months before they split in 1987 when Dean moved to Pontins, in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, to become a performer. But 34 years later, in August 2019, they fell in love all over again after a chance meeting in a bar in Benidorm - where Dean lived and Gaynor was on holiday - and they have now started a new life together in Spain. Gaynor had just split up from her partner of 15 years and moved out of their shared home in Dunham Hill, Cornwall, when she took a week-long solo trip to Benidorm, Spain, in August 2019 to do some soul searching. The mum-of-one couldn't believe it when she saw her former childhood sweetheart, Dean, working as a singer in the Rock and Roll house … [Read more...] about Childhood sweethearts rekindle relationship after bumping into each other in Benidorm 34 years later

REBEKAH Vardy has become the latest celebrity to be voted off Dancing on Ice. The WAG found herself in the skate off against Lady Leshurr after failing to impress the viewers at home with her routine during Movie Week. Find all the latest updates from Dancing On Ice with our live blog ... Both women made mistakes in the skate off and it lead to a split vote between the judges, with Jayne Torvill casting the deciding vote to send Rebekah home. The 39-year-old said she had "absolutely loved" being part of the show and would be carrying on skating because her children were "desperate" to get on the ice. The result comes after it was revealed earlier in the week that this year's series had been cut short because of the amount of celebrities who have had to withdraw from the competition. Producers took the decision to bring the ITV show’s final forward to March 14, rather than March 21, due to a lack of celebrities. The unprecedented move comes after a … [Read more...] about Dancing on Ice’s Rebekah Vardy becomes latest celebrity to leave show after skate-off with Lady Leshurr