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Tulisa reveals major new career move as she heads into I’m A Celebrity jungle
Meanwhile, someone in the Mattel marketing team is in for a rollicking after a blunder on their packaging
TULISA CONTOSTAVLOS will be using her time on I’m A Celebrity to relaunch her music career.
She is vying for the Queen of the Jungle crown alongside Oti Mabuse and Coleen Rooney when my favourite reality show starts again on Sunday – and plans to make the most of her return to the spotlight.
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The singer had huge success with N-Dubz and two years ago they had to extend their arena tour after the original 17 dates sold out in seconds.
Now friends tell me Tulisa is looking to go it alone.
A source said: “Tulisa is a musician at heart and has been quietly working on new music.
“Being on I’m A Celebrity is the perfect way to reintroduce herself into public life and gives her a launch pad for new solo music.
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“Tulisa has worked on a new track called Stronger, which was registered officially last month.
“It’s a really powerful song about how she handled fame and fortune – and how difficult the world can be for women.
“Tulisa wants to give something back to her fans who have been by her side through all these eyes.
“She’ll take on the jungle and then she’ll get back to work on new music. She is so excited about what’s to come.”
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Given how good Tulisa is as an artist, she certainly didn’t need a stint Down Under.
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Katy's a baby bloomer
KATY Perry led the A-lister pack at the Baby2Baby Gala – and gave us all a lesson in how to be friendly with your partner’s ex.
The Roar singer was chatting with Orlando Bloom's ex Miranda Kerr at the bash, which also had celebrities including Jessica Alba, Paris Hilton, Heidi Klum and Charlize Theron on the red carpet in LA.
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The event raises millions for kids living in poverty.
Miranda, who is married to Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, has son Flynn with Orlando.
Miranda previously said she was chuffed Katy came into his life after they ended the marriage in 2013.
She said: “I adore Katy and am grateful Orlando found someone he is happy with.
“Now Flynn has four happy parents who get along
“We will be family no matter what.
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Gracie true to form
US singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams is on course to score her second week at the No1 spot with That’s So True.
Data from Official Charts’ First Look reveals that KSI and Trippie Redd are continuing to rise and have made it into the top five for the first time.
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They are at No4 with Thick Of It.
Teddy Swims’ The Door is currently at No5, while his other tune Bad Dreams is close behind at No7.
U2 warm to Snow Patrol
SNOW PATROL’s Gary Lightbody reckons U2 are the nicest blokes in rock.
Ahead of their Forest Live gigs next June, he recalled touring with Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen JR and Adam Clayton and said they became like family.
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Gary said: “U2 have been a big part of our lives.
“The first tour we did with them was 2005 on the Vertigo Tour and they were so kind. We’d just come off a tour supporting someone. It wasn’t super-fun.
“The biggest band in the world treated us like we were part of the family. On the first day, every member of the band came over to say hello and welcomed us.
“It showed us, this is the way we’ve always wanted to do it. The biggest band in the world does it this way. It just showed us everything.”
Gary says seeing U2 each night also made him and the rest of Snow Patrol improve their live performances and approach to concerts.
He added: “Bono has this capacity, or ability, to reach to the very back of every stadium, to hold everybody in his hand and make everyone feel like they’re part of something really extraordinary.
“Not that I’m anywhere close to his abilities, but learning from him helped me an awful lot.”
Wicked doll sex site slip
SOMEONE in the Mattel marketing team is in for a rollicking after a blunder on the packaging of Ariana Grande's Wicked doll.
We revealed the film’s bosses were planning to flood the market with merchandise to make Ariana and Cynthia Erivo’s film bigger than Barbie.
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But stunned fans have found the website on the back of packaging leads people to a porn site – which certainly has nothing to do with Wicked!
Over the summer, Ariana and Cynthia were showing off their plastic doppelgangers and looked thrilled at what Mattel had come up with.
But when they see what is being promoted on the website, I’m not sure they’ll be too happy.
I can imagine some flustered phone calls were made last night when the error was posted on social media.
Don’t click the link, guys. It’ll put you off your breakfast.
This week in bizness...
TONIGHT: Girl band Flo kick off a tour of intimate gigs across the country at Levels in Nottingham, ahead of the release of their debut album Access All Areas this Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington will be joined by King Charles at the Royal Premiere of the movie blockbuster Gladiator II in London’s Leicester Square.
FRIDAY: The action in the Big Brother house will finally come to an end, as presenters Aj Odudu and Will Best crown the winner of this year’s series live on ITV2.
SUNDAY: Coleen Rooney and Maura Higgins will be among the stars entering the Aussie jungle as I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! begins its latest run on ITV1.
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ADELE looks nothing short of perfection when she performs on stage in Las Vegas.
But it turns out she’s just like us when off duty – and joked this weekend about being unrecognisable when watching her son Angelo play footy.
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Adele said: “Mondays, I’m very bedraggled because I get home very early on Sunday morning.
“I had to be at a game on Monday. I look like a truck has hit me.”
She added: “I’m there like a soccer mum and whatever that is . . . but I have no idea what’s going on.”
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