James Arthur reveals he regrets sleeping around after he won The X Factor
IF you’ve had a quick romp with James Arthur, I’m sorry to tell you he may regret it. The Say You Won’t Let Go singer says he took full advantage of women coming on to him after winning The X Factor in 2012, but it left him feeling hollow. He explained: “I’m not exactly f***ing […]
IF you’ve had a quick romp with James Arthur, I’m sorry to tell you he may regret it.
The Say You Won’t Let Go singer says he took full advantage of women coming on to him after winning The X Factor in 2012, but it left him feeling hollow.
He explained: “I’m not exactly f***ing Brad Pitt but I broke a few hearts along the way and I definitely treated some girls in a way that I regret, just because I was getting away with it, I suppose.
“All of a sudden there was no graft involved at all with getting girls.
“You go and do a show, you get a girl and, before you know it, you’re just DMing girls left and right and sex becomes the focus. A lot of it is for validation.
“But you’re punching well above your weight. A lot of times I wouldn’t even meet up with girls, it was just knowing that they were into me and that I could have had them.
“It’s got me in trouble and made me look a certain way in the past.”
That ended when James, who has just released his song Medicine, met his girlfriend, dancer Jessica Grist.
He told the True Geordie podcast: “Me and my missus, we’ve had our ups and downs because of my focus in the past on getting that validation from women.
“I believe in love and partnership and I wouldn’t be here . . . She got me through some really f***ing dark times. So I feel indebted to her.”
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Bella looks a mesh
BELLA HADID wasn’t meshing about when she strutted down the runway in this racy sheer top.
The model looked fierce while walking in the Givenchy show at Paris Fashion Week.
She had to rely on some carefully placed silk panels to stop any unintentional flashing.
After months stuck in the US, she jetted over to France last week, which I’m sure will have been a welcome break, though it was back to work for this gig on Monday.
Unfortunately, my face won’t be bagging me any overseas modelling trips so I’ll have to live without a spring getaway.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock signs deal
LEIGH-ANNE Pinnock has signed a deal with the brains behind Dua Lip aand Ellie Goulding for her solo career.
The Little Mix star will work with Tap Music for her music, TV and film.
Co-founders Ed Millett and Ben Mawson said: “She is an incredibly smart and talented artist with a strong vision and has numerous fantastic projects across TV, film and music already in the pipeline.”
Leigh-Anne added: “This is such an incredibly exciting time for me and my career. I can’t wait to show everyone what I’ve got coming up. I will continue to work on my solo endeavours alongside my Little Mix commitments.”
Zara gets to the point
ZARA Larsson may look spiky in this dress but she’s not too prickly for her fans — as she’s on course to score her second Top Ten album this Friday.
Poster Girl was released last week and has been zipping up the charts.
Zara performed the album in full during a live-streamed gig on Monday to celebrate International Women’s Day.
Almost half a million people have watched the show on YouTube.
Poster Girl is well worth a listen, with disco-infused track Look What You’ve Done being a real highlight.
And after waiting almost four years to release her record, she’s determined her next one won’t take as long.
She said: “It is so easy to look back and think, ‘Why didn’t I release an album every year?’.
“But I didn’t feel comfortable.
“I didn’t think it made sense. I am happy and very proud.
“I want to release an album next year and the year after that.”
Ioan drama is a tough watch
IOAN GRUFFUDD’s dramatic career has been fairly middle of the road until now.
A bit part in Titanic and the Hornblower TV films were fine, followed by spots in lesser Marvel blockbuster Fantastic Four and ITV drama Liar.
But his latest starring role, let’s give it the working title Messy Divorce, is by far his most explosive storyline yet – for all the wrong reasons.
As paperwork for his increasingly bitter split from wife Alice Evans emerged today, citing “irreconcilable differences”, he found himself back under scrutiny thanks to his insistence in documents that the pair were planning to work through the split amicably, without the courts.
You’d never have guessed, given Alice regularly appears on social media to pour a bucket of accusations over her estranged husband – including breaking the news of the split on her Twitter page.
She said of the paperwork: “Oh, OK. Thanks for letting me know, I guess.”
TOUGH DIVORCE
She has also accused her husband of seeing another woman, writing separately: “I can’t sleep. Not a wink. I am terrified what tomorrow will bring.
“I’m aware of how pathetic that sounds. I’ll make it worse.
“Do you know what I’m mostly scared of? It’s who the girl is.
“I know! Why would it even matter? I’m scared my little girls will be disappointed by their dad’s behaviour and model that in their future relations with the opposite sex.”
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The break-up is clearly becoming increasingly difficult, and I’m completely sympathetic – it’s now even tough to watch from afar as Alice continues to share every detail online.
So here’s hoping they can work things out amicably together, for everyone’s sake. And soon.
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