'We're an official item now!' Kara Tointon FINALLY confirms she and Strictly partner Artem are together

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By SARAH BULL

Loved-up: Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev, who are now 'officially an item', attended the Cirque du Soleil's press night for new show Totem


They've kept fans guessing about the status of their relationship, although their on-screen kiss may have hinted to the future.

But now Kara Tointon has finally confirmed once and for all that she is dating her Strictly Come Dancing partner Artem Chigvintsev.

The 27-year-old actress revealed on This Morning that she spent Christmas and New Year with her new beau, and things are so far going very well.

She said: 'We are an official item now yes! And we went to LA for New Year and that was lovely... I feel very lucky that I've met someone that I'm getting on so well with.

'Christmas was lovely and Artem spent it with my family and it was really nice. They all got on really well thank God!'

The pair also enjoyed a night out when they attended the press night of Cirque du Soleil's Totem at the Royal Albert Hall.


All smiles: Kara Tointon smiled for photographers as she left the ITV studios after confirming she and Artem Chigvintsev are an official item


Wrapped up warm: Kara dressed for the weather in a layered winter outfit


During her interview on This Morning, Kara also spoke about the injuries she incurred during the final of Strictly, when she performed a dance which included a series of daring gymnastic moves.

She said: 'When I did those back flips my arm just went and at the time I had pain relief that was quite strong so I didn't feel a thing.

'So I got to go to the party that night, but didn't drink but in the morning I felt the pain and went to A&E.'


Loved-up: Kara with Artem after winning Strictly Come Dancing last year


Kara recently said she had been unsure about her romance with Artem at the beginning, because she claimed to be ‘off men’ after a painful breakup with her ex-boyfriend Joe Swash last year.

She said: ‘I said to Artem at the beginning I’m actually not dating for two years. And his face he said: ‘Oh that is a bit dramatic, isn’t it?’

But speaking about her new man, Kara added: ‘He’s just a real gentleman and I haven’t met one of those for a while.’


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Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal split up after two month fling

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By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Short term: The couple were first spotted together in October 2010


It seems to have finished as quickly as it started.

The relationship between country star Taylor Swift and actor Jake Gyllenhaal is over, according to new reports.

The couple, who began dating in October, ended their brief fling last month and spent Christmas apart.

Short term: The couple were first spotted together in October 2010
'They're over,' a source told People magazine. 'It ended last month.'

And it seems that it may have been Jake, 30, who put the breaks on the relationship with the 21-year-old country superstar.

'Jake reached out to her and started all of this, but now he’s not acting as interested,' a source told Us Weekly.

'He said he wasn't feeling it anymore and was uncomfortable with all the attention they got.

'He also said he could feel the age difference. Taylor is really upset. We told her not to move so fast with this but she didn't listen.

'Jake cares about her, but (the publicity) was a lot for him. He wants to keep his private life private, and that’s hard to do dating Taylor.'


Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal // First Pics / Primeras Fotos


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Matt Cardle throws himself into a celebrity lifestyle as he and Aiden Grimshaw rack up a £8,000 New Year's Eve bar bill

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Happy New Year! X Factor winner Matt Cardle reportedly racked up an £8,000 bar bill after seeing in 2011 in Newcastle



Having been crowned the winner of the X Factor, Matt Cardle has been enjoying the trappings of his new found fame.

Including racking up a Jay-Z-style bar bill as he and fellow former contestant Aiden Grimshaw enjoyed a very expensive New Year's Eve.

Reports today have claimed that the new pop star landed himself with a £8,000 bill as he partied around Newcastle to see in 2011.

According to the Sun, The Essex lad, 27, was joined by Grimshaw, 19, as they enjoyed a night out at the city's Tup Tup Palace nightclub, where they made sure the drinks were in full flow.

The pair, along with some friends, are believed to have downed four bottles of Ace of Spades champagne, four bottles of Grey Goose vodka, three of Havana rum and three of Jagermeister.

They also went through 50 bottles of beer as well as a long list of cocktails and other drinks.

The newspaper said the pair then had to sneak out of the back door of the exclusive club at 3am to avoid waiting fans.

But it was no early night for the young men as they took the party back to their hotel where they are believed to have carried on for another three hours.


A helping hand: Former X Factor contestant Aiden Grimshaw was with Matt as they partied in the northern city for New Year's Eve


And when the bill came for their late night antics, thakfully for Matt, who landed last year's Christmas Number One, his management were happy to cover half the total.

A source told the paper: 'The boys looked like they were having a great time and were definitely a hit with the ladies. Drinks were flowing all night long.'

The source added that at one stage they were swigging champagne and knocking back 'Jaeger Bombs' - a Jagermeister shot in a glass of Red Bull.

Matt is believed to have been in the city visiting X Factor dancer Sarah Robinson, 24, who he met at the beginning of the live programmes.

Reports last week said after weeks of flirting, the pair decided to give their relationship a go when he was crowned winner of the talent contest and Matt travelled up from Essex to see her for a few days before hitting the town with the lads.



New love: X Factor dancer Sarah Robinson is said to be dating Matt Cardle, who travelled up to Newcastle to see her for New Year

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Reese Witherspoon flashes her engagement bling for the first time... at a basketball match

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Basketball bling: Reese Witherspoon finally shows off her engagement ring as she and fiancé Jim Toth attend an LA Lakers game on Monday


Reese Witherspoon clearly isn't one to stand on ceremony.

Having announced her engagement to Hollywood agent Jim Toth last week, she's yet to flash her diamonds like a lot of betrothed celebrities.

Instead, the 34-year-old actress chose to be seated in a

sports arena surrounded by thousands of basketball fans as the best place to show off her bling.


Who's winning? Reese and Jim keep one eye on the scoreboard and one on the game


The Legally Blonde star and her new fiancé were snapped at the LA Lakers game on Monday night as they took on the Detroit Pistons at the Staples Center.

And her huge rock was all to clear to see as she clapped the team and showed it off to the world.

The actress had been seen wearing it just hours earlier as she shopped at Giorgio Armani in Beverly Hills and waited for her car from the valet alone.


Perfect shopping accessory: Reese wore her ring for a spree at Giorgio Armani that same day


Then hours later she kept it on for all the world to see since she and Toth announced their engagement on December 28.

Jim, 40, a Hollywood talent agent who manages Robert Downey Jr. and Tobey Maguire, proposed with a 4-carat Ashoka diamond ring set on a pave diamond and platinum band.


That's some sparkler: A close up on Reese's 4 carat diamond ring


Ashoka stones are rare, according to a spokesperson from William Goldberg Diamond Corporation, which produced the custom-designed rock.

And with a jem like that to treasure, it's not surprising that Reese has been keeping it under lock and key and choosing not to wear it.

Sensibly, she has left her ring behind when out jogging, just as she did on the afternoon before the basketball game


Who's winning? Reese and Jim keep one eye on the scoreboard and one on the game


It was the same a few days earlier when, on New Year's Eve, the betrothed couple emerged for the first time since announcing their engagement.

They went for a run together and once again, Reese's ring was nowhere to be seen.

There is no word yet on when the pair, who have been dating for around a year, will walk down the aisle.



What, no bling? Reese left her engagement ring safely back at home as she went for a jog before the basketball match

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Meet the Westlife WABs (that's wife and boyfriend) as Mark Feehily and partner holiday with singer Kian and wife Jodi

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Feeling shy: Jodi Albert gets on her paddle board in denim shorts and a baggy black top


Usually it's the wives of pop stars flaunting their beach bodies as they holiday in sunny climes.

But Westlife singer Mark Feehily's boyfriend Kevin McDaid, 26, gave ex-Hollyoaks babe Jodi Albert a run for her money.


Mark and Kevin, who was a member of the now defunct boy band V, have been dating since January 2005 and last January they announced their engagement.

The pair strolled on the beach before deciding to take to the waters for some sporty fun with their partners.

The former Hollyoaks star seemed to be very body-conscious as she took to a paddle board in Barbados earlier this week.

While most people enjoying some water sports on holiday would wear a swimsuit or even a two-piece, Albert, 27, was snapped taking to the Caribbean waves in denim shorts and a baggy black top.

It made a change to see the pretty actress come over all shy as she has never been shy about showing off her lovely figure before.

All four of them decided to cool off from the hot sun in the water, with Jodi, Kian and Kevin all taking a paddle board to the waves.


Splashing about: Jodi, husband Kian Egan and Kevin McDaid head out onto the water on their paddle boards


And Jodi wasn't the only one to cover up as her husband of almost two years also decided not to bear his body.

The shy singer stayed under wraps in long surfer shorts and a black t-shirt as he tried his hand at paddle boarding.

And he looked as though he'd failed to stay on top of the board as he went out on it dry but was then snapped looking soaked through as his clothes clung to him.


Bit wet, Kian? But the Westlife star was quick to jump back on board after falling in


Kevin - who wasn't at all shy in his tiny shorts that showed off his muscular frame - looked like a natural however as he sailed past his friends and went to join his fiancé who was seated in a canoe.

The two men chatted to each other and touched their oars together as they bobbed on the water. But later on, Mark had to be rescued by his long-term partner after his canoe capsized.

The pop star was left bobbing up and down in the sea after falling out of his boat as he and Kevin took to the waves.

Mark sailed out inside a red canoe and looked as though he was having a great time until he fell into the water.

Watched by Kevin and Jodi, who were laughing and chatting in the surf before Kevin waded in to help his partner out of the water and on to his board.


Help! Westlife's Mark Feehily bobs up and down in the water in his lifejacket after his canoe capsized


Love on the water: Mark Feehily touches oars with fiancé Kevin as they chat on the water


Jodi - who is best known for her former role as Debbie Dean in Hollyoaks - and Kian married in Barbados in May 2009 after dating for three years.

Westlife are planning a new chart attack this year after their last single Safe debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 21 November 2010 at number 10, the group's lowest charting single to date.

But speaking to the Daily Star recently, the band, who appeared on last year's X Factor, said: 'The next 12 months are going to be very interesting and exciting in the Westlife camp."

"The Westlife formula has to change and we want to do things differently.'


All better now? Jodi laughs at Mark as he larks about on a paddle board


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Fight's gone out of Cheryl Cole... as she admits she's 'had enough' and doesn't care what people think anymore

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Losing the will to fight: Cheryl Cole admits she's 'had enough' as she poses in a Burberry biker jacket for a stunning photoshoot in the latest issue of Elle magazine


She launched her solo career over a year ago with the energetic floorfiller Fight For This Love.

But it appears Cheryl Cole isn't feeling quite so feisty anymore, declaring she's 'had enough' after a difficult 2010.

The X Factor judge, 27, admits her self-esteem was so low last year, she can't bear to look at photos of herself.

In an exclusive new interview with Elle magazine, Cheryl reflects on the past 12 months, which saw her divorce husband Ashley, fight a battle with malaria and controversy on the last series of X Factor.


'Take it or leave it, I do not care': Cole said she's detached herself from the public opinion of herself


She tells the publication: 'I have taken so much s**t, I’ve stopped listening to other people. I have had enough.

'There's only so much you can cope with and then you either allow it to swallow you up or you say, "Sod this". I have had it with negativity and bitchiness.

'I want people to like my music but I couldn't give a s**t about what they think of me. Take it or leave it. I do not care.'


Turning her back on the negativity: Cheryl is looking forward to 2011 with a fresh start


Although Cheryl continued her solo career success with her new single Promise This and second album Messy Little Raindrops hitting No.1, her personal life was not so smooth.


The full shoot and interview appears in the February issue of ELLE Magazine, out today


Cheryl and Ashley split last February amid allegations of his infidelity before divorcing in September, and in July came close to death after contracting malaria on a visit to Tanzania with close friend Derek Hough.

Although she considered therapy to help her deal with the fallout from her divorce and illness, she eventually decided against it, explaining: 'I'm not trusting enough to bare my soul to a stranger.

'I'm lucky in that I've got family and friends to turn to. I realise now that it's not a bad thing to lean on people and accept support.




Cheryl Cole Behind The Scenes of Elle Magazine shoot


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“Toilet no Kamisama” tops charts again thanks to the “Kouhaku Effect”

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The success of the award-winning 9 minutes and 52 seconds-long song, “Toilet no Kamisama“, simply doesn’t want to end, not even in 2011.

On New Year’s Eve, singer-songwriter Uemura Kana had the honor of performing an 8-minute version of her hit song at the “61st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen“, the longest ever performance of a single song in the music festival. While there were many music fans in Japan who knew the song and were eagerly anticipating its performance, there still many others who were introduced to the song for the very first time.

Unsurprisingly, the music fans who were exposed to the song for the very first time must have been overwhelmed by its touching lyrics, and flocked to download portals to purchase it digitally. Consequently “Toilet no Kamisama” has once again reached first place on major download portals for the daily chart of January 3rd, 6 months after its actual release. The industry has labelled this jump in interest as the “Kouhaku Effect“.

Today, Uemura turned 28 and held a special birthday concert in her hometown. At the event she expressed her gratitude towards her new fans. “Thank you for downloading such a long song,” she said. She also described her recent experiences in relation to the ‘Kouhaku effect’: “People call out my name on the street or take pictures in front of my home. All because of Kouhaku. I was really surprised.”

As a homage to her song, Uemura has been sincerely cleaning her toilet and visited her grandmother’s grave on New Year’s. “This year I want to go to a lot of places and let everyone in the country listen to the live version of the song,” she added enthusiastically.

Check out her performance from the Kouhaku Uta Gassen:




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