Little Mix WAGs Leigh-Anne Pinnock & Perrie Edwards moan they never see their millionaire Premier League star boyfriends
BEING a singer in one of the world’s biggest girl bands and dating a Premier League footballer is a dream for many – but for two of the Little Mix girls, it’s a chore.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards have moaned they hardly see boyfriends Andre Gray and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain because they are always travelling.
Leigh-Anne says she and Watford ace Andre, who have been together since 2016, are like strangers despite living together.
She said: “I feel like I don’t have a normal relationship. I live with my boyfriend and still don’t see him.
“The team stays in hotels before matches, so if they have two a week I don’t see him. It’s insane. If I had a normal job I’d see him more. It’s got its pros, as it stays fresh for a long time . . . it’s a thing I have to accept."
“Every year I have to fight for a week off in June (when the season is finished). We work for the whole year — we don’t really get that much time off.”
And Perrie, who has been with Liverpool midfielder Alex for three years, says his Manchester home is “ages away” from her London base.
She said: “As soon as we get a day off, the thought of having to drive to Manchester is an effort. But because I want to make it work and I absolutely adore him, I just grin and bear it. It’s hard. I always say to management if we haven’t got two days off back to back, I won’t see my boyfriend.”
But the girls can feel safe in the knowledge that their bandmates Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall will always be there for them.
Speaking to the new issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, out on March 26, Jade said: “It’s all or nothing with us. We are sisters so if one of us left, that would be it!”
That’s good to hear, ladies. And with the season suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, you can see plenty of your fellas now.
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It's a Wright touch
AFTER jacking in his career as a TV presenter in the US last July, Mark Wright has been waiting for his next big gig here. And the former Towie star’s patience has been rewarded as his bosses at Global have handed him a weeknight show on Heart FM.
Mark, right, will be on air from 7pm to 10pm Monday to Thursday, and still doing his Sunday afternoon show.
He said of his new gig: “Since returning home I’ve absolutely loved being part of the Heart family again and I’m so excited to become the new host of the Heart Evening Show."
“If you’re looking for some positive vibes and some great tunes that put a smile on your face, then join me on Heart.” I’ll be tuning in for his first show tomorrow.
Tragic DJ's death changed pal Aloe
THE death of Avicii in 2018 shook the music world and changed the lives of his friends for ever, including that of his good pal Aloe Blacc.
In an exclusive chat, the I Need A Dollar singer said he thinks of the superstar DJ, real name Tim Bergling, every time he goes into the recording studio to work on new music.
Aloe said: “What I really came to respect about what he was passionate about is making sure that, while he trusted me with my lyrics and my vocal melody, he would also create a melody that would stand alone."
“So if you’re familiar with a song, like Wake Me Up, you have a lyric that you could sing. But if you take away the lyrics you also have a musical melody that he introduces. And that’s just as important as any other part of the song. I think about that every time I’m in a session with producers.”
'HEARTBREAK'
Aloe’s close friendship was celebrated by Avicii’s family when they asked him to sing on his posthumous track SOS last year. In the weeks leading up to the anniversary of his death, Aloe added: “I think we are recognising a lot about mental health within the music industry.
Managers are becoming much more aware of their responsibility to their artists. Artists are becoming much more aware of their sensitivities to the work. But I’m losing fingers to count the people who have passed since Tim. So we know a lot but we are still experiencing heartbreak.”
Aloe has released new song I Do, the first from the upcoming album, in which he sings about his wife, Mexican singer Maya Jupiter, for the first time. The video shows him surprising her with a proposal to remarry on their tenth anniversary.
He said: “It’s important to show more of a picture of who I am now because I’m a father and son and a husband and a brother."
"I come from a hip-hop background, and so in my training as a hip-hop artist, romantic love songs were not part of the repertoire."
"So now I feel really comfortable. I feel like now’s a good time to share that process, my experience, my personality."
"She asked me a few times when I would write a song for her. I’ve written songs for her which haven’t been released and this is the one that I felt like, ‘OK, this one is perfect’.
"It really feels like our relationship and it falls on our tenth anniversary.”
What a romantic.
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Lily has got no shame
IN TIMES of crisis the last thing the nation needs is an album from Lily Allen. But that looks like what we’ll get. Hope it’s not while we are in isolation.
The Smile hitmaker, who was dumped from her record label last year after her failed comeback attempt with No Shame, told fans: “I’m half tempted to chuck my album out. But then I feel like that’s what other people are doing.”
The singer added: “Maybe I should just start slagging people off on the internet again. It worked so well for me first time around. I could actually go for it.”
Lily has taken aim at Cheryl Tweedy, Liam Neeson and X Factor reject Honey G, but I don’t think anyone will be quaking in their boots. Although the thought of her new music does make me shiver…
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Britney Spears has registered a new song – after her son said she was considering quitting music.
Lightness appear- ed on a US website yesterday. Her last new music was the album Glory, which came out in 2016.
Kim's in a tight spot...
HER fans are used to seeing the polished final shot – but Kim Kardashian has finally shed some light on just how she squeezes into those skin-tight Latex outfits. And I can confirm it is with great difficulty.
The US reality favourite was seen grimacing as a group of assistants tried to hoist the unwieldy material over her rather large bum in a clip for an upcoming episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Kim chose the outfit for a visit to a church during Paris Fashion Week.
Her laughing sister Kourtney asks her: “Who even goes to church in Latex?” to which Kim hissed in reply: “We do . . .”
Someone pass her the talc.
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The Weeknd is set to land his second UK No1 album with After Hours.
He is almost 6,000 sales ahead of MORRISSEY with I Am Not A Dog On A Chain. David Bowie is in at No3 with previously unreleased EP Is It Any Wonder.
Dua's Future Nostalgia
Dua Lipa has brought forward the release of her album Future Nostalgia to Friday. I revealed how the Brit’s record leaked in full over the weekend. It was due on April 3.
On Instagram, Dua also confirmed she would be releasing her new song, Break My Heart, and the video tomorrow.
She said: “I wanted to give you the new album date personally and now I can say it is out this Friday. I am so excited. I made so much of this record with my friends. So it really does feel special."
“My new song Break My Heart is coming on Wednesday, as well as the video. We are just super excited for that.”
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