Matt Smith and Lily James get back together after reigniting love under lockdown
THEY say absence makes the heart grow fonder but it has been completely the opposite for Matt Smith and Lily James. Since they broke up last December after dating for five years, the couple have continued living together and have been isolating in the same house for the past two months. And now I can […]
THEY say absence makes the heart grow fonder but it has been completely the opposite for Matt Smith and Lily James.
Since they broke up last December after dating for five years, the couple have continued living together and have been isolating in the same house for the past two months.
And now I can reveal they are giving their romance one more try, with pals saying they have grown close again during lockdown.
A source said: “Matt and Lily’s break-up was mostly because their hectic schedules meant they could barely see each other.
“They kept the house together when they split because they were both barely around. But when lockdown began, they ended up isolating together.
“Being in the house and having no work and distractions has allowed them to reconnect and get back to a good place.
“There is such an amazing chemistry between them and they make a wonderful couple. It’s what their friends had all hoped would happen because they do make each other so happy and their split happened because they were just too busy to see each other.”
Lily and Matt’s hectic filming schedules saw her miss his swanky 37th birthday bash in October and she jetted off on holiday to South Africa without him.
His friendship with Crown co-star Claire Foy was also said to have put their relationship under pressure.
Matt and Lily fell in love after starring in 2016 horror comedy film Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, in which he played Mr Collins alongside Lily as Elizabeth Bennet.
Not long before they split Matt revealed his thoughts on starting a family.
He said: “Two of my closest girlfriends just had babies and I adore them.
“It’s amazing to see what that brings to your life. It becomes the most important thing, and that kind of shift is something I look forward to.”
With at least two weeks of lockdown left, I think that’s plenty of time to get practising.
Now Lady Gaga’s in the pink
LIFE is coming up roses for Lady Gaga this year – and now the same can be said for her hair.
The pop star showed off her new pink-tinted ’do on Instagram over the weekend.
Gaga wore a white crop top with green cargo pants for the snap inside her home in LA.
She is now counting down the days until the release of her sixth album.
Chromatica, which was originally going to be released on April 10, will now drop on May 29.
But fans desperate to hear new music will be treated to her collaboration with Ariana Grande next weekend.
The track, called Rain On Me, will be released in the early hours of next Saturday, one week before the album is released.
It’s going to be the perfect start to the Bank Holiday weekend.
Robbie’s hit or miss-iah
AS if his head was not big enough already, Robbie Williams has gone to a new extreme by comparing himself to Jesus Christ in a new song.
The superstar singer penned the as-yet-untitled track during lockdown, with lyrics that include: “I am the mountain, I’m the storm.
“I’m those hellish nights when I was keeping you warm. I’m a working-class Jesus, working on believers.”
Speaking about the song on an Instagram Live, Robbie revealed: “The record company and the management are going, ‘Stop it!’
“I wrote five songs last week. There’s something in the air. I found it incredibly easy to write.
“I’ve been writing with a guy called Oli Swan. He’s very talented and very kind.
“I only hope that there are things that exist called albums by the time that comes out.
“Albums down the sh***er, streaming’s made it grimmer.”
bizbit
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Beck’s thatch secret
WHEN you’re as vain as David Beckham, being a baldy is definitely not an option.
And it appears the multi-millionaire could be using a £24 hair powder to save his blushes.
After he was photographed with a thinning thatch in the Cotswolds last week, he then shared a video of himself with a visibly thicker barnet just 24 hours later.
Hairdresser Adee Phelan, the man behind Becks’ Mohawk in 2000, says David may be using a powder to cover up his hair loss.
Adee said: “It looks like Becks is using a textured powder or dust on his hair.
The products create the illusion of a thicker definition on top by using fibres. It’s pretty common with blokes nowadays.”
I’m going to bear this in mind for some of my mates . . .
Lewis inspired to finish album No2
LEWIS Capaldi has confirmed he has finished writing his hotly anticipated second album.
The mega-selling singer had struggled to get his creative juices flowing in lockdown while his mum Carol kept him busy with viral videos.
But now Lewis has completed the record, the follow-up to his record-breaking debut, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent.
During an exclusive Q and A with fans on Saturday night, when he streamed a live acoustic set of his first album to raise cash for the charity Calm, Lewis said: “I have 11 songs for the new album now.
“Hopefully it will be out at some point next year.”
Referencing the success of his first album, released last year, Lewis added: “Writing a follow-up to this big guy has been equal parts difficult and rewarding.
“Most of the time when I was making the first album I felt like I was making an ar*e of it.
“I felt I was doubting myself. You feel terrible and I don’t think people talk about how bad you feel.”
Lewis, who was performing at his parents’ house in Bathgate, West Lothian, admitted he struggled with remembering his lyrics, and as if to prove the point he forgot the opening line of his smash hit, Someone You Loved.
The song, released in November 2018, spent seven weeks at No1 and Lewis has performed it countless times since.
But during the gig he suffered a blank and had to play the song on his laptop to remind himself how it starts.
Laughing, he said: “F***, what does it go first? Wait a minute.
“Wow, Lewis, come on. This is embarrassing.”
Don’t worry, Lewis – it happens to me daily.
bizmeter
- KASABIAN’s SERGE PIZZORNO has axed traditional subjects for home-schooling his sons Ennio and Lucio. He said: “I’ve decided to go off-curriculum. I teach them chords and we’re writing tunes. I said, ‘I want you to come up with a band name and then design your merch.’ ”
- JESSICA ALBA has landed the lead role in new Netflix action thriller Trigger Warning. The American star plays a traumatised war veteran who inherits her grandfather’s business but sees her life turned upside down when she discovers the real reason he died.
- KATY PERRY has credited fiancé Orlando Bloom with saving her during her mental health battle in 2017. The singer, whose new song Daisies is the highest entry in the charts, said: “Orlando is like a sage. He said we would pull the poison out of each other, and we do.”
- RISING British star Brocarde has released a new song which she wrote and recorded in isolation. She said the track, called World Upside Down, has its heart in rock music. She added: “I’ve so many different influences but I want to use the music to orchestrate my emotions.”
Amber and Leigh turn up the seat
YOU’D be forgiven for thinking Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Amber Davies had signed up as the new faces of DFS.
The pair posted these sexy snaps on Instagram over the weekend to show off how they’re isolating in style.
Amber posed in a midnight-blue lingerie set while perched on a luxurious chair, while Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne showed off her abs in a bikini top from her own collection, and joggers.
I’m surprised she had time to take a seat as the band – Jade ThirlwallL, Jesy Nelson and Perrie Edwards – have been busy putting the finishing touches to their new album.
But the girls’ pics put me and my home-office uniform of jeans and a T-shirt to shame.
Seeking new Admyras
AUDITIONING for one of our biggest TV shows must be far less scary when you have a host of telly credits.
Britain’s Got Talent star Myra DuBois has appeared on a number of top shows and performed alongside Rita Ora.
While the judges believed she was a novice, Myra – who got four yes votes – is such a talent she’s signed to Graham Norton’s management firm So Comedy.
A source said: “Myra already has some big gigs under her belt but despite this she’s never made the big time and wanted to go on BGT to see if she could finally crack the industry.”
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Wacky crazes
I’M used to all the wacky crazes celebs try out but Christina Aguilera has peaked.
The US singer has revealed that just as some people “charge” crystals, she charges herself with moonlight.
She shared this shot on Twitter of herself floating in the pool at her home with the caption: “Recharging moonlight swim.”
It seems totally daft to me but each to their own, I suppose.
And at least her fans lapped it up.
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