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Scottish Sun
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Diana Vickers backs ‘sexy' Sabrina Carpenter amid album cover backlash as she opens up on sex and orgasms in new podcast
The singer has given an update on relaunching her music career and the launch of her candid new podcast GIRL CODE Diana Vickers backs 'sexy' Sabrina Carpenter amid album cover backlash as she opens up on sex and orgasms in new podcast DIANA Vickers has thrown her support behind Sabrina Carpenter after the pop superstar faced backlash for her provocative new album cover. US siren Sabrina came in for criticism for the Man's Best Friend image, which shows her on all fours as a man holds a fistful of her hair. Advertisement 4 Diana Vickers has launched a new podcast with Alice Giddings Credit: Just Between Us 4 She has stuck up for Sabrina Carpenter after the singer faced criticism for this album cover Credit: instagram The pint-sized singer then released an alternative version, recreating a classic Marilyn Monroe photo, and joked it had been "approved by God". But Diana, 33, whose new podcast Just Between Us with relationship guru Alice Giddings debuted this week, doesn't believe Sabrina should be judged for how she uses her own body. In an exclusive interview with The Sun, she said: "I absolutely love Sabrina Carpenter, I think she's amazing. "I think she's absolutely gorgeous and playful and beautiful and talented and I just rate her. I think that women should be able to be sexy and do whatever they want with their bodies and not have any judgement. Advertisement "I think that we think that we're moving forward but sometimes you go on TikTok and look at comments and there's these trolls, isn't there? You think that you're taking a step forward but people are so quickly to turn and judge about female bodies and being over sexual, but then people say if you're not sexual enough then they judge you as well, it's like women sometimes just can't get it right and it's hard. "People are always going to say something, but I think that she is absolutely, I'm obsessed with that girl, so I think go for it girl." Diana, who found fame in 2009 when she reached the semi-final of The X Factor, has always been an open book when it comes to her own love life. She even turns her dating past into hilarious comedy songs on her other podcast Ki & Dee. Advertisement Now she's being more candid than ever, exploring topics including female orgasms and losing virginity. "I've always just been quite open about who I am and I don't hide away from those conversations," she said. Diana Vickers goes topless to show off sunburn after 'drinking three bottles of wine at 11am in the sun' on holiday "We had a caller the other day and she was talking about losing her virginity and we just have to sort of open up and talk about all of our experiences, and I guess I've never really spoken about that publicly before, but you sort of just get stuck in and end up having a really interesting conversation and learning about everyone's different experiences. "A caller rang me the other week and she couldn't have any orgasms. No table is left unturned and you've sort of just got to deep dive in." Advertisement When it comes to her own love life, finding time to fit in dates around her hectic work schedule is proving tough. Single and ready to mingle, Diana, 33, recently squeezed in a brunch date and found herself getting to know a guy over eggs and avocado. 4 Diana shares tales from her dating life in her new podcast Credit: Instagram 4 Diana found fame on The X Factor in 2008 Credit: ITV Advertisement She said: "I do think with me it's quite important to be with someone that's in the creative industry, I've always sort of gone for those people and I think that it helps understand because it's all a bit mad, there's no schedule, it's all over the place. "I'm super creative and I need someone to connect with and understand me. "I think some people have been a bit overwhelmed by things before, about how fast paced things go with me." A creative powerhouse, Diana scored a number one in 2009 with both her debut single, Once, and album, Songs from The Tainted Cherry Tree. Advertisement Her follow up LP, Music to Make Boys Cry, charted at 37. In the years since, Diana has made a name for herself on stage, most recently playing Gwyneth Paltrow in I Wish You Well - a comedic musical retelling the actress's 2023 court case in which she was sued after colliding with a man on a ski slope. But Diana hasn't forgotten her first love of creating original music, and we could soon hear new material. She said: "I have got some stuff there and it's really, really good, and I have got a team around me that we are working on. It's just now about when to launch it sort of thing, but it's really good and it's really exciting, and I do want the world to hear it. Advertisement "I've said I'll always make a comeback for the gays and the girlies, I have a really big gay following and this year I headlined Edinburgh Pride. I do a lot of gay gigs and they just really, really love it." Until then, Diana won't be short of inspiration as the nation's newest agony aunt. Just Between Us is available on all podcast platforms.
The Sun
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Diana Vickers backs ‘sexy' Sabrina Carpenter amid album cover backlash as she opens up on sex and orgasms in new podcast
DIANA Vickers has thrown her support behind Sabrina Carpenter after the pop superstar faced backlash for her provocative new album cover. US siren Sabrina came in for criticism for the Man's Best Friend image, which shows her on all fours as a man holds a fistful of her hair. 4 4 The pint-sized singer then released an alternative version, recreating a classic Marilyn Monroe photo, and joked it had been "approved by God". But Diana, 33, whose new podcast Just Between Us with relationship guru Alice Giddings debuted this week, doesn't believe Sabrina should be judged for how she uses her own body. In an exclusive interview with The Sun, she said: "I absolutely love Sabrina Carpenter, I think she's amazing. "I think she's absolutely gorgeous and playful and beautiful and talented and I just rate her. I think that women should be able to be sexy and do whatever they want with their bodies and not have any judgement. "I think that we think that we're moving forward but sometimes you go on TikTok and look at comments and there's these trolls, isn't there? You think that you're taking a step forward but people are so quickly to turn and judge about female bodies and being over sexual, but then people say if you're not sexual enough then they judge you as well, it's like women sometimes just can't get it right and it's hard. "People are always going to say something, but I think that she is absolutely, I'm obsessed with that girl, so I think go for it girl." Diana, who found fame in 2009 when she reached the semi-final of The X Factor, has always been an open book when it comes to her own love life. She even turns her dating past into hilarious comedy songs on her other podcast Ki & Dee. Now she's being more candid than ever, exploring topics including female orgasms and losing virginity. "I've always just been quite open about who I am and I don't hide away from those conversations," she said. Diana Vickers goes topless to show off sunburn after 'drinking three bottles of wine at 11am in the sun' on holiday "We had a caller the other day and she was talking about losing her virginity and we just have to sort of open up and talk about all of our experiences, and I guess I've never really spoken about that publicly before, but you sort of just get stuck in and end up having a really interesting conversation and learning about everyone's different experiences. "A caller rang me the other week and she couldn't have any orgasms. No table is left unturned and you've sort of just got to deep dive in." When it comes to her own love life, finding time to fit in dates around her hectic work schedule is proving tough. Single and ready to mingle, Diana, 33, recently squeezed in a brunch date and found herself getting to know a guy over eggs and avocado. 4 4 She said: "I do think with me it's quite important to be with someone that's in the creative industry, I've always sort of gone for those people and I think that it helps understand because it's all a bit mad, there's no schedule, it's all over the place. "I'm super creative and I need someone to connect with and understand me. "I think some people have been a bit overwhelmed by things before, about how fast paced things go with me." A creative powerhouse, Diana scored a number one in 2009 with both her debut single, Once, and album, Songs from The Tainted Cherry Tree. Her follow up LP, Music to Make Boys Cry, charted at 37. In the years since, Diana has made a name for herself on stage, most recently playing Gwyneth Paltrow in I Wish You Well - a comedic musical retelling the actress's 2023 court case in which she was sued after colliding with a man on a ski slope. But Diana hasn't forgotten her first love of creating original music, and we could soon hear new material. She said: "I have got some stuff there and it's really, really good, and I have got a team around me that we are working on. It's just now about when to launch it sort of thing, but it's really good and it's really exciting, and I do want the world to hear it. "I've said I'll always make a comeback for the gays and the girlies, I have a really big gay following and this year I headlined Edinburgh Pride. I do a lot of gay gigs and they just really, really love it."
The Irish Sun
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Diana Vickers backs ‘sexy' Sabrina Carpenter amid album cover backlash as she opens up on sex and orgasms in new podcast
DIANA Vickers has thrown her support behind Sabrina Carpenter after the pop superstar faced backlash for her provocative new album cover. US siren Sabrina came in for criticism for the Man's Best Friend image, which shows her on all fours as a man holds a fistful of her hair . 4 Diana Vickers has launched a new podcast with Alice Giddings Credit: Just Between Us 4 She has stuck up for Sabrina Carpenter after the singer faced criticism for this album cover Credit: instagram The pint-sized singer then But Diana, 33, whose new podcast Just Between Us with relationship guru Alice Giddings debuted this week, doesn't believe Sabrina should be judged for how she uses her own body. In an exclusive interview with The Sun, she said: "I absolutely love Sabrina Carpenter, I think she's amazing. "I think she's absolutely gorgeous and playful and beautiful and talented and I just rate her. I think that women should be able to be sexy and do whatever they want with their bodies and not have any judgement. READ MORE ON DIANA VICKERS "I think that we think that we're moving forward but sometimes you go on TikTok and look at comments and there's these trolls, isn't there? You think that you're taking a step forward but people are so quickly to turn and judge about female bodies and being over sexual, but then people say if you're not sexual enough then they judge you as well, it's like women sometimes just can't get it right and it's hard. "People are always going to say something, but I think that she is absolutely, I'm obsessed with that girl, so I think go for it girl." She even turns her dating past into hilarious comedy songs on her other podcast Ki & Dee. Most read in Celebrity Now she's being more candid than ever, exploring topics including female orgasms and losing virginity. "I've always just been quite open about who I am and I don't hide away from those conversations," she said. Diana Vickers goes topless to show off sunburn after 'drinking three bottles of wine at 11am in the sun' on holiday "We had a caller the other day and she was talking about losing her virginity and we just have to sort of open up and talk about all of our experiences, and I guess I've never really spoken about that publicly before, but you sort of just get stuck in and end up having a really interesting conversation and learning about everyone's different experiences. "A caller rang me the other week and she couldn't have any orgasms. No table is left unturned and you've sort of just got to deep dive in." When it comes to her own love life, finding time to fit in dates around her hectic work schedule is proving tough. Single and ready to mingle, Diana, 33, recently squeezed in a brunch date and found herself getting to know a guy over eggs and avocado. 4 Diana shares tales from her dating life in her new podcast Credit: Instagram 4 Diana found fame on The X Factor in 2008 Credit: ITV She said: "I do think with me it's quite important to be with someone that's in the creative industry, I've always sort of gone for those people and I think that it helps understand because it's all a bit mad, there's no schedule, it's all over the place. "I'm super creative and I need someone to connect with and understand me. "I think some people have been a bit overwhelmed by things before, about how fast paced things go with me." A creative powerhouse, Diana scored a number one in 2009 with both her debut single, Once, and album, Songs from The Tainted Cherry Tree. Her follow up LP, Music to Make Boys Cry, charted at 37. In the years since, Diana has made a name for herself on stage, most recently playing Gwyneth Paltrow in I Wish You Well - a comedic musical retelling the actress's 2023 court case in which she was sued after colliding with a man on a ski slope. But Diana hasn't forgotten her first love of creating original music, and we could soon hear new material. She said: "I have got some stuff there and it's really, really good, and I have got a team around me that we are working on. It's just now about when to launch it sort of thing, but it's really good and it's really exciting, and I do want the world to hear it. "I've said I'll always make a comeback for the gays and the girlies, I have a really big gay following and this year I headlined Edinburgh Pride . I do a lot of gay gigs and they just really, really love it." Until then, Diana won't be short of inspiration as the nation's newest agony aunt. is available on all podcast platforms.
Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Diana Vickers reveals the best sex advice she's ever been given
Diana Vickers is no stranger to a reinvention. Since charming the nation on The X Factor in 2008, she's made her mark in music, theatre, and comedy. Now, she's taking on the world of podcasting with Just Between Us in collaboration with Metro – a no-filter, sex-positive agony-aunt style show which launched earlier this week. The concept? Each week, Diana and her co-host, Metro's Alice Giddings, a bona fide sex expert ('a sexpert!' as Diana gleefully puts it), take calls from listeners navigating everything from threesomes and sex parties to cheating scandals and bedroom blips. And while Alice brings the expert insight, Diana brings the chaos and the laughs. 'Alice already works at Metro, she's fabulous and she really knows her stuff,' Diana explains. 'She's the sexpert and I guess I'm the one who doesn't really know what the hell's going on. I'm more the messy one—I just react. My advice might not always be the best… so I'm sorry!' she laughs. But between the giggles, Diana admits the stakes can feel high when real people are involved: 'It's definitely a lot of pressure,' she says. 'You're giving advice that could actually affect someone's life. I think I'm quite good at it, but I'm always like, 'If I mess this up, please don't come for me.'' Still, Diana sees the podcast as a space for honesty and solidarity: 'Dating right now is such a nightmare. It's exhausting. Hinge, Raya, all of it… it's just a mess. So I think the podcast will actually be a comfort for a lot of people. You hear someone going through absolute madness and you're like, 'OK, it's not just me who's losing the plot over some f**kboy.'' That blend of empathy and entertainment is already proving effective. The first episode features a jaw-dropping story of a woman who found a condom in her boyfriend's bed – despite their agreement to be exclusive. She's definitely not sugar-coating the current state of modern dating: 'I do think it's an absolute nightmare at the moment,' she says. 'With Hinge and dating apps, there are so many possibilities, and people get really, really bored and ghost people. And I mean, to be honest, I've taken a little break off the apps because I'm knackered.' Even Raya, the exclusive dating app for creatives, has lost its appeal. 'Raya is a weird one,' Diana admits. 'I've actually connected with a few people that I already knew and then we cemented that friendship… But I think mostly it's a place for hookups, like, nothing serious.' One guy even messaged her on Instagram asking why she hadn't matched with him. 'I thought he looked quite nice, normal guy, so I matched with him. And then he just turned out to be a bit of a dick. Kind of put me off it.' Diana's particularly passionate about breaking down shame around female sexuality. 'There's still a stigma,' she says. 'Men watch porn and think sex is done like that—but female pleasure is more complex. I think it's really important to talk about it, to be direct, to tell people what you want. I'm quite bossy in that way, and I think that's the best sex advice I've ever been given – just be honest. And if he doesn't like it? Sod him.' More Trending While Just Between Us might be Diana's newest outlet, she's far from done with the rest. She recently starred in Just For One Day, a musical about Live Aid, and has a TV appearance and a secret stage project lined up for later this year. She's also dipped back into music after a break, writing what she calls 'super gay, super fun songs for the gays and the girlies'. Still, it's clear that the podcast has struck a special chord. 'I absolutely love talking about sex and relationships, especially from a woman's perspective. I'm such an advocate for women being able to express themselves openly.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Diana Vickers confesses she is 'nervous' to have sex after an eight month period of celibacy but admits 'I have the best sex life with myself'
has admitted she is nervous about having sex again after going eight months without intimacy. The singer, 33, opened up about her sex life in the first episode of her new Metro podcast Just Between Us with Alice Giddings on Tuesday. Discussing all things on modern love, sex, and relationship dilemmas, Diana confessed she has been enjoying a period of celibacy and self pleasure. The star explained: 'I think I'm actually quite nervous about having sex again, because it's been like, nearly eight months.' Revealing she recently went on her first date in a long period, she continued: 'When I was on my date the other day, and then we were holding hands, and he's like "I want to see you later." And then I'm like "what if he wants me to see his willy!" And then you do it, you're like, "Oh my god. This is like, well, lucky for me. It was like, really mind blowing. And I was like, "Bloody hell this is great" but yeah.' Yet despite her period of celibacy, Diana insisted she has the 'best sex with herself' as she opened up about sex pleasure. 'I think as well I this is a personal thing I've not had sex now for nearly eight months but I have the best sex life with myself. 'If you are pleasuring yourself and enjoying that and finding out what you love and it's really liberating I'm having a really good time with me at the moment. 'If if someone's like to me "Oh you're not sleeping with any at the moment." I'm like "No but like I do have my own sex life going on."' Releasing a new episode each week, Diana and Alice will help tackle tricky relationship issues from ghosting and infidelity to the grey zones of intimacy. Diana, who shot to fame after her time on The X Factor, is already known and loved for 'turning dating disasters into comedy,.' While Alice will bring years of experience writing about the complexities of modern relationships for Metro. Listeners are encouraged to treat the podcast like a 'group chat,' where they can find supportive advice, reflect from one another and laugh through the awkward parts. Releasing a new episode each week, Diana and Alice will help tackle tricky relationship issues from ghosting and infidelity to the grey zones of intimacy Speaking about the launch, Diana said: 'We wanted to create a podcast that felt like a conversation with your girlfriends – open, honest, and completely without judgment. 'Alice and I are so excited to dive into these topics, hear from our listeners, and build an inclusive and fun community where everyone feels heard and understood.' Alice added: 'Alice Giddings adds: 'My work in journalism has shown me how many people are craving a platform to discuss these very real, often unspoken, challenges. 'Just Between Us is that space. We're ready to tackle everything with curiosity, warmth, and a commitment to helping our audience feel more empowered in their relationships and personal lives.'
