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Perth Now
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Kerry Katona 'exhausted' with trolls saying she's under the influence
Kerry Katona finds it "exhausting" when people assume she's still on drugs. The former Atomic Kitten star - who has been open about her struggles with addiction and substance abuse - has been sober for over 15 years, and she admitted online trolls bringing up her past can get to her. She wrote in her column for new! magazine: "I get abuse and negative comments all of the time on Instagram. "Every time I have hay fever and sniff, people accuse me of being on drugs - it's exhausting." Last week, Louis Tomlinson stepped back from X after "hurtful" comments on the social media platform. He wrote: "The last few months have made it impossible to be on here. "All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son or even stretching sometimes to opinions on my [late] Mum. "It's just too much and too hurtful for me to see! Thank you to everyone who always has my back!" Responding to his post, Kerry said in her column: "I saw that Louis Tomlinson decided to quit X after receiving some hurtful comments, which I think is awful. "People can be so cruel for no reason and it's a real shame." Kerry insisted her approach is always to make a public show of defiance rather than stepping back, but she knows that's not always easy. She added: "If I was Louis, I wouldn't have let the trolls win by coming off X - I think it makes more of a statement to show it doesn't bother you. "But I do understand it's hard and, sometimes, removing yourself from the situation is the best thing you can do." Meanwhile, Kerry - who five children with three ex-husbands - previously opened up on how even her kids have "issues" of their own after growing up on the spotlight. She wrote in new! magazine: "It's so difficult to bring up children in the spotlight because it's like they're being catapulted into a different world. "They aren't famous themselves but have been brought up in a world of fame and people look at them differently for that. "I know my children have found it hard and they definitely have some issues that have arisen fro it."
Daily Mail
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Zara McDermott gives sweet nod to her blossoming romance with Louis Tomlinson in new Instagram video
Zara McDermott seemingly gave a sweet nod to her relationship with Louis Tomlinson in a recent Instagram video. The Love Island star, 28, and former One Direction member, 33, are believed to have started dating in March following on from her split with Sam Thompson. And proving their romance is going from strength to strength, Zara appeared to share a subtle nod to Louis as she wore a necklace with the initial 'L' while speaking to fans on Instagram stories. While Zara or her jewellery didn't mention Louis by name, her delicate gold chain with the letter 'L' rather than her own initial certainly alluded to her blossoming romance. Zara's reference to Louis comes after the singer announced that he was quitting X on last week due to 'conspiracy chat' about his personal life. The Just Hold On hitmaker said that comments about his new relationship with Zara McDermott, his son and even his late mother have driven him off the social media platform. Louis and the former Love Island star went public with their romance earlier this year after her split from Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson. The singer also referenced his son Freddie, eight, in the X post. Louis shares Freddie with his ex Briana Jungwirth. The pair welcomed their son in 2016 following a brief fling. Meanwhile Louis tragically lost his mum Johannah Deakin in 2016 to leukaemia when she was just 43 years old. Louis penned in his X post: 'The last few months have made it impossible to be on here. All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son or even stretching sometimes to opinions on my Mum. 'It's just too much and too hurtful for me to see! Thank you to everyone who always has my back!' And back in May he had posted saying: 'Haven't really used this (X) much for a while. Seems to be such a weird place these days... 'Anyway feeling really good about the next record. Staying positive.' Proving their romance is going from strength to strength, Zara appeared to share a subtle nod to Louis as she wore a necklace with the initial 'L' while speaking to fans on Instagram stories The post comes after last week Zara showed her support for Louis as she was spotted at his concert in Zurich. Last Friday, she proved their relationship is going from strength to strength as she was seen enjoying his gig in the Swiss city. In a TikTok video shared by user @katiexstyles, Zara could be seen singing and dancing along to one of Louis' songs from a private box. Dressed in a simple white crop top, the reality star appeared in great spirits as she joined in with the crowd's excitement. It came just weeks after Zara was spotted dancing with Louis in the crowd at Worthy Farm during Skepta's set at Glastonbury. Louis could be seen with his arms wrapped around Zara who flopped her head back onto his shoulder while enjoying the music. A fellow festival-goer captioned the post: 'Glastonbury is mad because you can be dancing to Skepta and boom Louis Tomlinson is next to you.' Others couldn't get over the couple's kooky PDA and rushed to the comments: 'Literally is Zara well in this? LOL': 'It's so funny'. Louis penned in his X post: 'The last few months have made it impossible to be on here. All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son or even stretching sometimes to opinions on my Mum' And back in May he had posted saying: 'Haven't really used this (X) much for a while. Seems to be such a weird place these days...' In an interview before she travelled to Somerset for the festival, Zara also broke her silence on her split from Sam Thompson, 32. The couple, who featured on Made In Chelsea together, had enjoyed a five-year relationship before calling time on their romance in January. Zara made headlines after swiftly moving on with One Direction star Louis, with the pair spotted enjoying a date together in early March. Their romance continued to blossom as they jetted off on holiday together, before Louis and Zara's ex Sam came face-to-face for the first time at Soccer Aid last month. A seemingly awkward interaction ensued, with Louis reportedly blanking Sam following the match at Old Trafford despite holding 'peace talks' at the team hotel earlier. The woman at the centre of the drama was however nowhere to be seen, with Zara later admitting the reaction to her love life has been 'frustrating'. She told The Sun: 'The only thing in my life worth writing about is the work I do.' The star also revealed that, despite still posting glamorous snaps to Instagram, she no longer spends much time on social media and is more grounded in her 'relationships'. 'I don't care about social media as much as I used to, or about the aesthetic or the image, I value so much real relationships and real support around me, and being that to other people,' she added. 'I'm a totally different person to the one I was when I was 21 years old and stepped into what appeared to be a glitzy world of showbiz, my day to day life is not at all glitz and glamour.'
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Kerry Katona's sad 'drugs' confession as she admits 'its exhausting'
EXCLUSIVE: Kerry Katona has opened up about the abuse she receives online, after it was revealed Louis Tomlinson has quit X, formerly Twitter, due to trolls and shares her similar experience Kerry Katona is sharing the same sentiment after Louis Tomlinson was forced to quit X after receiving hurtful comments. In her latest column for New!, kerry opened up about removing 'yourself from the situation' when it came to rumours of her being on drugs. 'I saw that Louis Tomlinson decided to quit X after receiving some hurtful comments, which I think is awful,' she says. 'People can be so cruel for no reason and it's a real shame. I get abuse and negative comments all of the time on Instagram.' 'Every time I have hayfever and sniff, people accuse me of being on drugs – it's exhausting. If I was Louis, I wouldn't have let the trolls win by coming off X – I think it makes more of a statement to show it doesn't bother you. But I do understand it's hard and, sometimes, removing yourself from the situation is the best thing you can do,' she continued. Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson revealed why he's been absent from X/ Twitter as he slammed those prying into his life. The 33-year-old star has been dating Love Island's Zara McDermott for several months, with the two last spotted enjoying the sunshine at Glastonbury Festival. According to a deflated Louis, many have been sharing 'conspiracy' theories about his romance with Zara - who previously dated former Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson for five years. Taking to his X page, he wrote: "The last few months have made it impossible to be on here. " He went on to say there were offensive comments made about his son Freddie, eight, who he shares with ex Brianna Jungwirth. Some also posted opinions about his late mother Johanna Deakin, who died in 2016. "All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son or even stretching sometimes to opinions on my Mum," Louis said. "It's just too much and too hurtful for me to see! Thank you to everyone who always has my back!" Before the tweet, he last posted on July 8, writing: "So excited to be back on stage tomorrow. Feels like a while! Who's coming?!!" His most recent Instagram post was a slew of snaps from his time at Worthy Farm with pals and Zara. In 2021, Kerry said that her cocaine addiction at its height came dangerously close to costing her life. The former Atomic Kitten singer spoke out on social media in order to help others when life is becoming difficult and has shown what happens if you don't reach out for help when needed. Kerry has admitted that she has almost died twice due to the binges she would go on and she has spoken about her feelings when she experienced those near-death moments. Speaking to new! Magazine at the time, the reality star said: "The amount of coke I was once doing, I literally died. "I remember coming back [from the brink of death] with these beautiful figures around me and I felt so much love - that happened to me twice. 'I'd stopped breathing. So I know I have angels looking out for me. You can knock me down but you can't keep me down.'
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
X Factor finalist looks unrecognisable seven years after drug controversy as he releases new album
ONE of the finalists of The X Factor looks almost unrecognisable seven years after a drug controversy. He auditioned for the ITV show three times before finally getting to the live shows in 2018. 7 Anthony Russell came third on the 15th series of The X Factor Credit: Rex Features 7 He now looks almost unrecognisable after he was kicked off the live tour in a drugs scandal Credit: Instagram 7 He recently performed at the Berlin Music Video Awards Credit: Instagram After his tenure on the show, he now looks completely different with long hair and a beard. In a video promoting his new music, he wore a grey tracksuit combo, monochrome t-shirt and black trainers with fluorescent He captioned the clip: "2nd Album Street Songs Project is out now everywhere can't believe the response it had, nothin but love keep streaming." READ MORE ON X FACTOR STARS In another snap on social media, he donned a heavy leather jacket, grey jeans and thick trainers after he performed at the Berlin Music Video Awards. He originally auditioned for X Factor in 2007 in front of He re-auditioned for the talent competition in 2017 where three of the judges said yes. In 2018, he was brought back to be mentored by Louis Tomlinson where he finished third in the live final. Most read in News TV The One Direction star He paid for the aspiring singer to get clean, and was left in tears when Anthony returned to audition. X Factor's Louis Tomlinson in tears at Anthony Russell's audition The Sun exclusively revealed that Anthony was kicked off The X Factor Live tour after We exclusively revealed that Just hours before he was due on stage in Hull, the singer agreed to leave the touring show on February 25, 2019. He broke his silence after allegedly being as he claimed that he was "dealing with his issues." Winners of The X Factor WHO won each season of the long-running ITV talent competition? Series one (2004): Series two (2005): Shayne Ward Series three (2006): Series four (2007): Series five (2008): Series six (2009): Series seven (2010): Series eight (2011): Little Mix Series nine (2012): James Arthur Series 10 (2013): Series 11 (2014): Ben Haenow Series 12 (2015): Louisa Johnson Series 13 (2016): Matt Terry Series 14 (2017): Series 15 (2018): A show source told us at the time: "We found suspicious plastic bags with a white powder in them. "We think it was cocaine and we obviously couldn't keep him on the tour." 7 The star is still very much involved in music Credit: Instagram/Anthony Russell 7 He now sports a very different look than his days on ITV Credit: Instagram 7 Anthony auditioned for The X Factor three times Credit: Rex Features 7 Louis Tomlinson paid for him to go to rehab before he was brought back to the show Credit: Rex Features
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
X Factor finalist looks unrecognisable seven years after drug controversy as he releases new album
ONE of the finalists of The X Factor looks almost unrecognisable seven years after a drug controversy. He auditioned for the ITV show three times before finally getting to the live shows in 2018. 7 7 7 Anthony Russell, 35, competed for a record contract on the fifteenth series of The X Factor. After his tenure on the show, he now looks completely different with long hair and a beard. In a video promoting his new music, he wore a grey tracksuit combo, monochrome t-shirt and black trainers with fluorescent He captioned the clip: "2nd Album Street Songs Project is out now everywhere can't believe the response it had, nothin but love keep streaming." In another snap on social media, he donned a heavy leather jacket, grey jeans and thick trainers after he performed at the Berlin Music Video Awards. He originally auditioned for X Factor in 2007 in front of Simon Cowell, Sharon Osborne, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue when he was just 17-years-old. He re-auditioned for the talent competition in 2017 where three of the judges said yes. In 2018, he was brought back to be mentored by Louis Tomlinson where he finished third in the live final. The One Direction star heard about Anthony's addiction and reached out to him to help him go to rehab. He paid for the aspiring singer to get clean, and was left in tears when Anthony returned to audition. X Factor's Louis Tomlinson in tears at Anthony Russell's audition The Sun exclusively revealed that Anthony was kicked off The X Factor Live tour after finding himself at the centre of a 'drugs' scandal back in February 2019. We exclusively revealed that tour staff found suspicious plastic bags filled with white powder in his hotel room. Just hours before he was due on stage in Hull, the singer agreed to leave the touring show on February 25, 2019. He broke his silence after allegedly being caught with "cocaine" as he claimed that he was "dealing with his issues." Winners of The X Factor WHO won each season of the long-running ITV talent competition? Series one (2004): Steve Brookstein Series two (2005): Shayne Ward Series three (2006): Leona Lewis Series four (2007): Leon Jackson Series five (2008): Alexandra Burke Series six (2009): Joe McElderry Series seven (2010): Matt Cardle Series eight (2011): Little Mix Series nine (2012): James Arthur Series 10 (2013): Sam Bailey Series 11 (2014): Ben Haenow Series 12 (2015): Louisa Johnson Series 13 (2016): Matt Terry Series 14 (2017): Rak-Su Series 15 (2018): Dalton Harris A show source told us at the time: "We found suspicious plastic bags with a white powder in them. "We think it was cocaine and we obviously couldn't keep him on the tour." 7 7 7 7
