Megan McKenna finds love with London businessman Josh Riley
SHE’S never short of suitors hoping to catch her eye but I’ve got some bad news for anyone hoping for a date with Megan McKenna.
The X Factor Celebrity winner is loved up with London businessman Josh Riley after he wined and dined her.
Josh, director of luxury fashion company Yelir World, wooed Megan with swanky meals out, including at celebrity hotspot Hakkasan in London, after they met earlier this year.
A source said: “Megan and Josh have been dating for a few months. They’re totally smitten, it’s very sweet to see.
“The pair of them are taking it slow but they have been talking about the future.
“Megan seems so settled and happy now, Josh has made her feel really happy. She has met his family and they think she’s absolutely lovely.
"She spent some time in Leeds with Josh and his relations when they were celebrating his sister’s birthday. They have welcomed Megan with open arms.”
Megan, who found fame in reality show Ex On The Beach in 2015 and has appeared in Celebrity Big Brother and Towie, has been trying to keep her relationship with Josh out of the limelight.
And he is so keen to stay under the radar that he has never shown his face on social media, instead blurring out his mug.
I’m sure it can’t be that bad, mate. But Megan has dropped small hints about her new romance on Instagram.
Most recently she posted a snap of a freshly done manicure with the Yelir World logo emblazoned on her little finger.
Megan, had been single for more than a year before she hooked up with Josh. She has previously dated her former Towie co-star Pete Wicks.
The source added: “Megan’s had a rocky love life so to see her with someone so serious and steady is great. All anyone wants is to see her happy.”
I couldn’t agree more.
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Alexis walks tall
CLASSICAL star Alexis Frech has released his new single Walk With Us.
All proceeds will go to the Black Lives Matter movement.
He said “I stand in solidarity with the global fight against racial injustice and inequality, and proudly lend my musical voice to the work of the Black Lives Matter movement to help bring about a more equal society – free from persecution, oppression and discrimination.”
Alexis releases his album, Dreamland, in October. He said: “I wanted to shine a light in times of darkness as an antidote to our troubled times.
"I hope listeners use Dreamland as a form of escapism, to a calm oasis.”
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DIRECTOR Spike Lee said he had no idea late superstar Chadwick Boseman had cancer while filming his movie Da 5 Bloods. Spike said: “No one knew he was going through treat ment. He was there every single minute.”
Gaga's trunk rock
IF Lady Gaga was feeling nervous ahead of her performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last night then she certainly didn’t show it.
The Poker Face singer looked totally zen as she practised some yoga moves while holding on to a palm tree – as you do . . .
Gaga was due to perform her No1 smash hit Rain On Me with Ariana Grande during the mega-show, which was being filmed across a number of locations in New York.
The full event, which will be screened on MTV tonight, will also feature performances from Doja Cat, Moley Cyrus and The Weeknd.
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KATY Perry dropped the music video for her track Champagne Problems. Posting the video on Twitter, new mum Katy joked: “Listen to Champagne Problems to get your pre-baby body back.”
Rochelle nose fame's downside
ROCHELLE Humes had 13 top ten singles as part of girl group The Saturdays and has gone on to build a TV career – but she still struggles with fame.
The singer, who fronts BBC1 show The Hit List with her husband, JLS singer Marvin, has revealed she panics about her appearance if people recognise her when she’s out.
Speaking to fans on Instagram Live, Rochelle said: “I think you never get used to people feeling like they know you because that’s always a strange concept.
“It’s not that I don’t like it. I’ll feel people looking at me in the shop and I’ll think, ‘Oh my God, have I got a bogey?’
“I’ll forget and I never really know how to handle it. In those sorts of scenarios I’m actually quite shy because I never know how to react. I think, ‘I just want to go home’. I feel uncomfortable.”
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I totally get it, Rochelle. It’s snot a nice feeling.
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PAUL Rudd and Evangeline Lilly will have equal billing on Ant-Man 3 in 2022. Director Peyton Reed said: “They’re a partnership and she’s an important part of that. Finding that balance in the movie is very important to me.”
MILEY Cyrus has added an eighth dog to her menagerie, a bulldog that was stray on the streets in California. The centre she got it from said: “This dog went from living on a mat to living on Louis Vuitton sheets with Miley.”
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