Olly Murs reveals secret perk of becoming a dad for the first time
AFTER welcoming baby daughter Madison with wife Amelia Tank in April, Olly Murs has been embracing his new role as a dad.
But as well as the sleepless nights, dirty nappies and learning to get his Tommee Tippee bottles in a row, the Marry Me singer is enjoying a sexier side to fatherhood — being a Dilf.
The term — which stands for Dad I’d Like to F*** — is a label Olly is comfortable with after hanging out with new dad Joel Dommett and father-of-four Joe Wicks.
I caught up with Olly in an exclusive chat at Flackstock, the festival in memory of Caroline Flack in Berkshire.
He told me: “I was chatting today with Joel, whose baby is ten months old, and Joe, who has a six- week-old.
“I’m sort of in that ballpark now. We’re like a little Dilf club.”
Opening up about headlining the show, Olly also paid tribute to TV presenter Caroline, who he was close friends with.
Olly said: “In all the gigs I’ve done in my career, this is probably the toughest.
“I’m excited to be doing this for Caroline and her family but I sort of wish we weren’t doing this.”
Denise Van Outen also played a DJ set at the event, which raises money for charities Mind, Samaritans and Charlie Waller Trust as well as humanitarian organisation Choose Love.
Paying tribute to Caroline, Denise told me: “Even driving here I did feel a bit emotional because you get so caught up that it’s a festival and then you suddenly remember there’s a real meaning behind this one for all of us, as we all knew Caroline.
“I was in the car thinking, ‘I wish she could see what everybody’s doing’.
“I’ve got two teenagers with me — obviously one is my daughter — but I was explaining to them what the festival is in aid of because I think it’s really important to discuss with young people so they totally understand that you can speak to someone if you’re feeling bad mentally.
“For me, more than anything, that is the reason this is a festival I really wanted my daughter to come to because I think it’s important they have an understanding.
“It’s the one festival you wish wasn’t happening.
“But it is, so we make it brilliant for her and for everybody else that needs the support.”
Jade’s flying high
JADE THIRLWALL is going all out on her first solo album and has enlisted the help of Mike Sabath, the producer behind Raye’s six-time Brit Award-winning My 21st Century Blues.
The Little Mix star, who is hoping to hit the Top Ten with debut single Angel Of My Dreams on Friday, said: “I did a lot of speed-dating producers and writers to try and find my own people. In the band there was such a formula, so I tried to push myself with new people.”
She has also written tracks with Raye and Tove Lo for the album.
Credit where its Dua
BEING one of the hardest-working women in music has certainly paid off for Dua Lipa.
I’ve learned she made almost £1million a week in the 12 months to March 2023, with her company, Radical22 Live LLP, turning over £51.6million.
After expenses, the New Rules singer netted £21.7million, which means £59,000 a day was left in the coffers.
The numbers make her one of Britain’s highest-earning musicians, only eight years after launching her career.
The figures, filed at Companies House, reflect the ticket and merch sales of her Future Nostalgia world tour.
Dua’s latest earnings will massively boost her fortune after she was ranked 21st in The Sunday Times Rich List For Under-35s last year, with an estimated £75million.
She is now on a break following a busy summer of shows, including a headline set at Glastonbury.
But she will tour Asia in November before two sell-out gigs at Wembley Stadium next June.
Fancy lending me a quid or two, Dua?
Eminem among top artists
HE landed his 11th No1 album on Friday, but now Eminem has something else to celebrate, too.
Today, he becomes the latest artist to receive a Brit Billion Award from the BPI.
The accolade is given to those who reach one billion career streams.
So far it has been handed out 39 times – and Eminem now joins acts including Queen, Green Day, The Rolling Stones and ABBA.
Blake and Gigi are Marvel-lous
BLAKE Lively and Gigi Hadid dressed the parts for the New York premiere of Marvel superhero flick Deadpool & Wolverine.
Gossip Girl star Blake wore red to channel Deadpool, played by her husband Ryan Reynolds.
While model Gigi dazzled in a yellow outfit inspired by Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman.
Brit Emma Corrin, who also stars in the film – which hits cinemas tomorrow – was bewitching in a black leotard and fur.
Ryan and Hugh posed with Madonna, who allowed her 1989 hit Like A Prayer to feature in the film – but only after a visit from its stars.
Ryan said: “It was a big deal to ask and a bigger deal to use it.
“We met with her and showed how it was being used.”
Kieran? Hayl no
IT made me chuckle when I saw that The Crown’s Matt Smith had kicked up a stink over appearing on set with Kieran Hayler.
Matt was said to have demanded Katie Price’s stripper ex be edited out of scenes they featured in for TV drama The Death Of Bunny Munro.
Sources close to the former Dr Who star said he was “embarrassed” that Kieran, who was an extra, was on screen at the same time as him – albeit for a split second.
Now, having spoken to Kieran I can’t help but feel sorry for him.
He signed up to an extras agency a couple of months ago and landed the very minor part in the background as Matt drove past him on Brighton seafront.
Kieran, who has two children with Katie, told me: “I’m not embarrassed, I’m more hurt somebody like that would say something when they don’t even know me.
“For him to say what he has apparently said . . . It doesn’t give much hope to young actors.
“I’m probably in 0.5 seconds of a scene with him.
“For me, it’s like, f***ing hell!
“It’s like bullying. It’s mean.
“Everybody should support each other.”
Production crews reportedly had no idea who Kieran was.
His previous credits include four gigs on EastEnders, where he played a stripper.
Poor old Kieran.
This is certainly up there with one of the strangest showbiz feuds.
Anne and Bandit’s new baby
HAVING topped the charts for nine weeks with their 2016 collaboration Rockabye, Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie have teamed up again.
They have been back in the studio working on follow-up track Cry Baby, along with David Guetta.
And that title is something Anne-Marie knows all about, given this will be her first single since she gave birth to her daughter earlier this year.
Anne-Marie and the trio – Grace Chatto and brothers Jack and Luke Patterson – posed for this quirky snap, above, on the set of the video, which I’m told is a feast for the eyes.
Speaking about the track, which is expected to be released this summer, Grace said: “I can’t express in words how much Cry Baby means to me.
“It came out delicate, playful and soft, despite the song’s deep pain.
“It still makes me cry sometimes when I listen to it, four years on from when we started it.
“I’m so grateful it is going to finally be out in the world.”
Vick’s Cal pal
VICK HOPE looked glowing as she posed for a rare photo with husband Calvin Harris.
The pair, who tied the knot last year, are notoriously private about their romance.
But Radio 1 DJ Vick shared this snap of her grinning from ear to ear when she joined him backstage as he performed in Ibiza on the weekend.
Ten months on from their wedding, these two are still in the honeymoon phase.
Celine on track for Olympics
SHE hasn’t performed live in four years but it looks like Celine Dion will make her grand return at Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony.
I exclusively revealed last month how the superstar had received a formal offer to be part of the showstopper in Paris – and now she has been spotted there.
If Celine does make it to the microphone, it will be her first performance since she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, which has left her struggling to sing and move.
But she isn’t the only big name set to appear.
Lady Gaga was spotted returning to a hotel in the city on Monday, following a rehearsal for the ceremony.
In 2018 movie A Star Is Born, she covered Edith Piaf’s La Vie En Rose – so she may well perform that.
However, one of France’s most successful living artists, David Guetta, is unlikely to feature.
He is scheduled to DJ in Valencia on Thursday, and then Ibiza the next day, when the ceremony is taking place.