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    Jake Paul goes Instagram official with ‘world’s hottest speed skater’ Jutta Leerdam as they post loved-up pics

    JAKE PAUL appears to have confirmed speed skater Jutta Leerdam as his new girlfriend.The 26-year-old American split from long-term partner Julia Rose last year.
    Jake Paul went Instagram official with ‘world’s hottest speed skater’ Jutta LeerdamCredit: Instagram
    The pair were snapped running together while holding handsCredit: Instagram
    Jake and Jutta both posted images of them together on social mediaCredit: Instagram
    And he headed to Saudi Arabia on his own in February as Tommy Fury clinched a split-decision victory over the YouTube star.
    Reports emerged last week linking Paul with skater Leerdam, 24.
    And now the pair have shared images of them together on social media.
    Among the snaps were pictures of them holding hands and running together.
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    Another showed Paul pulling her under his top.
    He added the caption: “I’m Dutch now. @juttaleerdam.”
    Leerdam also shared pictures of her and Paul, adding: “That’s it.”
    In December, Leerdam won a gold medal at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary.
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    Jutta is a world champ in her sportCredit: Getty
    She was first rumoured to be dating Paul last monthCredit: Instagram / @uttaleerdam
    She took first place in the 1000m race, her FOURTH consecutive top finish in the event.
    Leerdam boasts a massive three million followers on Instagram.
    Speaking about her rumoured relationship with Paul, a source told De Telegraaf last month: “They’ve been in contact with each other for months. It originated through Instagram.
    “Jutta was already in Miami a few weeks ago… she is now back in Miami for a Jake Paul show. Then she returns home without him.”
    Leerdam herself was in a relationship with fellow speed-skater Koe Verweij until last summer.
    In December, she said: “I’m having fun, although I’m not the type to stay single for the rest of my life.
    “It’s fine for now but in the end I like to really build a relationship with someone. I still have a lot of love to give.”
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    Who is Fernando Alonso’s ex-girlfriend Andrea Schlager?

    FERNANDO ALONSO was previously in a relationship with Austrian TV personality Andrea Schlager.Alonso is a two-time F1 world champion, winning the campaign in both 2005 and 2006.
    Fernando Alonso celebrating during his time at Renault.Credit: Getty
    He won both of his championships with Renault before joining Mclaren and Ferrari in unsuccessful stints.
    Alonso had a break from F1 for two years after he “didn’t feel supported,” however, the superstar is now back in the driving seat with Aston Martin.
    Who is Fernando Alonso’s ex-girlfriend Andrea Schlager?
    Andrea Schlager is a journalist and TV presenter. She is also the brand ambassador of a sports car brand called Cupra.
    She mainly focuses on F1, MotoGP, and tennis.

    Alonso met Schlager in the F1 sports paddock.
    “We wanted to tell you that our relationship as a couple ended,” Alonso said in a statement.
    “We have been lucky enough to share a fantastic time together, and it will continue to be so, but on a different form of affection.
    “As you have probably seen, we have continued working on and off track on various projects together also during this time, and we will keep doing so with deep love and respect for each other.
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    “We thought it is appropriate to share this as you have all been very supportive. Thanks for that. Love Fer & Andrea.”
    Who has Fernando Alonso previously dated?

    Fernando Alonso was previously married to Raquel del Rosario (2006 – 2011).
    Fernando Alonso was also engaged to Lara Alvarez (2015-2016).
    Fernando Alonso has also previously been in relationships with Carolina Costa (2004 – 2005), Dasha Kapustina (2012 – 2014), and most recently Linda Morselli (2016 – 2021).

    Does Fernando Alonso have any kids?
    Despite Fernando Alonso’s collection of relationships, the Spaniard does not have any children.
    He said in 2018 that his dedication to the sport left him with “no friends, no family, no free time, no privacy, no wife and no kids.” More

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    F1 star Fernando Alonso splits from long-term partner Andrea Schlager as he gives heartbreaking Instagram update

    FORMULA ONE icon Fernando Alonso has announced his split from long-term partner Andrea Schlager.The Spaniard shared the news on Instagram just hours after his podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
    Alonso has announced his split from long-term partner Schlager
    The couple had met through F1Credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cizao8EAP7M/
    In a statement, he wrote: “We wanted to tell you that our relationship as a couple ended. 
    “We have been lucky enough to share a fantastic time together, and it will continue to be so, but on a different form of affection.
    “As you have probably seen, we have continued working on and off track on various projects together also during this time, and we will keep doing so with deep love and respect for each other.
    “We thought it is appropriate to share this as you have all been very supportive. Thanks for that. Love Fer & Andrea.”
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    Schlager, a sports commentator known for her work in F1 and MotoGP, met Alonso through her F1 commitments.
    The couple enjoyed a private relationship for the most part before going their separate ways.
    Alonso is currently enjoying a very successful season in F1 with new team Aston Martin.
    Following Sunday’s chaotic Australian GP – where he finish third – the Spaniard now sits third in the Drivers Championship standings behind Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
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    Alonso finished third in the Australian GPCredit: Getty
    After the race – which saw just 12 drivers finish – Alonso made a tongue-in-cheek joke at Perez’s expense as it was the first time this year that a car other than a Red Bull had finished ahead of him.
    That car was Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes.
    Alonso said: “No more three Red Bulls on the podium, if Checo was here.
    “But no, I think Mercedes were also strong in Jeddah, to be honest. I think all race on Sunday, I was within one-tenth of George [Russell], you know, fighting to get this extra five seconds or whatever at the end. So it was very, very close.”
    He added: “It seems that qualifying is quite important now, because the race pace is very similar.
    “I think now we enter a part of the season that is going to be very interesting, which team is developing their car faster.
    “In the first three races away from Europe, it is difficult to bring upgrades and things like that.
    “But, from now on, maybe we’ll see the level of the teams changing a little bit race by race, depending on who brings an upgrade that is good enough.” More

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    Teary-eyed Shakira says emotional farewell at airport as she leaves Barcelona for GOOD with sons after Pique split

    SHAKIRA was caught making a tearful goodbye to her life in Spain as she jets of to Miami with her sons following high-profile split from ex Gerard Pique.The Hips Don’t Lie singer, 46, left Barcelona today ahead of her finalised move to Florida as supposed family and friends waved her off during an emotional goodbye.
    Shakira has been planning her move to Miami for some timeCredit: The Mega Agency
    Tearful but definitive – Shakira’s ‘last goodbye’ to life in BarcelonaCredit: The Mega Agency
    She left today with her two sons, Milan and Sasha amid claims ex Pique is said to be furious that he was kept in the dark about the date of their departureCredit: The Mega Agency
    Spanish media described the scenes as her “final goodbye” to her old life before she embarks on her new American life.
    Although teary, Shakira looked effortlessly stylish in a denim outfit as she and her two sons, Milan, 10, and Sasha, 8, moved towards departures.
    This evening, she wrote a heartfelt Twitter post: “I settled in Barcelona to give my children stability, the same that we are now looking for in another corner of the world next to family, friends and the sea.
    “Today we start a new chapter in the search for our happiness.”
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    The popstar was supposed to move on January 3 with her two sons Milan, 10, and Sasha, 7, but her trip was pushed back after her elderly father’s health deteriorated.
    The news of her departure comes as her footballer-ex Pique is said to be “very annoyed” after he was given just “days notice” that his former partner will be moving to Miami with their two sons this week.
    Shakira’s lawyer Pilar Mane told Pique’s lawyer Ramon Tamborero in a formal announcement that the star was leaving definitively, according to journalists Lorena Vasquez and Laura Fa.
    The Colombian singer, they said, then phoned the former Barcelona player to confirm the news, yet he was said to be furious about being kept in the dark about the exact date they would be leaving.
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    The Spanish journalists also claim the two boys would start school in Florida on April 11 – the day US school kids will return to classes after spring break.
    The ex-couple of 11 years have been engaged in a bitter falling out since their high-profile split last summer.
    Former Barcelona defender Piqué revealed he was dating 24-year-old Clara Chia Marti not long after they announced the bombshell break up.
    Since then, their dirty laundry has been aired globally as cheating rumours concerning Pique and his younger lover have swirled since the new year.
    The former couple confirmed in November that they had finally reached a child custody agreement after a protracted negotiation which came to a head with a marathon 12-hour meeting with their lawyers.
    They signed the accord at a court in Barcelona the following month.
    As part of the agreement retired footballer Pique will spend holiday time with his children.
    Shakira’s wish to move to Miami, where she used to live and part of her family is based, is understood to have been the principal sticking point in their bitter custody battle.
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    The singer-songwriter, who has relatives and several close friends in Miami, owns a £14 million mansion in the city she is said to have put up for sale in 2018 before removing it from the market a few months ago.
    Spanish media also claim that Shakira has been cosying up to a new mystery man who is based in Miami.
    An emotional goodbye for the family headed to MiamiCredit: The Mega Agency
    The family would be getting onboard a luxury private jetCredit: The Mega Agency
    Shakira looked relaxed and gorgeous but also sadCredit: The Mega Agency
    Shakira was accompanied by what looks like family and friends to see her offCredit: The Mega Agency
    Goodbye Barcelona for Shakira who is making the move to Florida with her two sonsCredit: The Mega Agency
    Lots of goodbyes all roundCredit: The Mega Agency
    The A-list couple together in happier timesCredit: AFP
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    I proposed to wife in shameful way but she’d never say no because I’m Ukraine’s Brad Pitt and was wearing only my boxers

    OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO has revealed he proposed to his wife Vlada Zinchenko in his boxers at 4am.The Arsenal fullback described the proposal as shameful and labelled it as the worst way to propose.
    Vlada Zinchenko has interviewed Oleksandr Zinchenko post-game as part of her job
    The 26-year-old spoke to FootballersLives about the proposal, admitting he was ashamed of the way he did it.
    He said: “The way I proposed is the worse proposal ever, ever – it’s impossible, it’s so shameful.”
    He and Vlada are now married after she said yes, despite the embarrassing circumstances.
    She works as a broadcast journalist and has interviewed the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo as well as occasionally reporting on Zinchenko’s games.
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    The former Manchester City man went on to explain how the proposal occurred.
    He said: “Honestly I am going to regret all my life my proposal – the worse thing ever – it’s incredible.
    “What happened (was) we had a game against Portugal at home, qualification for the Euros. I was going to propose. I knew Vlada was going to work on that game.
    “I will ask her boss to call me for the interview and I wanted to do it in the interview. This idea is perfect – we won the game 2-1. My ring was in my bag and I wanted to do it.
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    “But I knew from growing up that before you propose to your wife you have to ask permission of her parents. Not on the phone, but face to face.
    “It was so difficult to find some time. I was going to ask the manager if I could go on some personal issues and be back in five hours. I couldn’t do it, didn’t want to do it beforehand, before I had asked permission.
    “Instead of this, I did it that night around 4am, or 3am in her apartment, being in just boxers, almost naked.”
    The Ukrainian captain was asked why Vlada had said yes despite the below expectations proposal.
    He joked around saying: “First of all because I am the Ukrainian Brad Pitt and I’m in my boxers – amazing body as well.”
    The pair have been married since 2020 and Zinchenko made sure that he made up for his initial mistake by repeating a public proposal in front of the 70,000 seat Olympic stadium in Kyiv.
    They now have a daughter who was born in 2021 and things are going well on the pitch for the full-back too.
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    Gerard Pique ‘very annoyed’ at ex-Shakira’s plan to move family to Miami after being given ‘days notice’

    GERARD Pique is said to be “very annoyed” after he was given just “days notice” that his ex Shakira will be moving to Miami with their two sons this week.The Colombian singer is reportedly planning to leave Barcelona to start her new life with her parents and sons Milan, ten, and Sasha, eight, before the end of this week.
    Pique is reportedly annoyed over Shakira’s planCredit: Getty
    Shakira will be moving to Miami with her parents and her two sonsCredit: Twitter
    Shakira’s lawyer Pilar Mane told Pique’s lawyer Ramon Tamborero in a formal announcement that the star was leaving definitively, according to journalists Lorena Vasquez and Laura Fa.
    They said Shakira, 46, had phoned the former Barcelona defender to confirm the news.
    They also claimed the two boys would start school in Florida on April 11- the day US school kids will return to classes after spring break.
    Pique was said to be furious and in the dark still about exactly which day they will be flying to the States.
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    Fa and Vazquez said: “He is very annoyed because he has been told with very little time.
    “He disagrees with the children not finishing the school year in Barcelona.”
    Neither of the couple’s lawyers could be reached for comment early today.
    Fa, said earlier this month the artist was looking at a new date of April 1 to leave Barcelona with her children after initial reports it would happen at the end of the school year in June.
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    That was before her mum Nidia Ripoll was hospitalised in the Catalan capital after a blood clot was found in her leg.
    Shakira was expected to move to Miami in January after signing a child custody agreement with Pique in December but the plans were delayed due to her 91-year-old father’s poor health.
    The couple, who split last May after 11 years together, confirmed in November they had reached an agreement after a protracted negotiation which came to a head with a marathon 12-hour meeting with their lawyers. They signed the accord at a court in Barcelona the following month.
    As part of the agreement retired footballer Pique, now dating 24-year-old Catalan beauty Clara Chia, will spend holiday time with his children.
    Shakira’s wish to move to Miami, where she used to live and part of her family is based, is understood to have been the principal sticking point in the former couple’s previous failure to strike an out-of-court settlement. 
    Vanitatis is saying Shakira, her parents and her children will all live together when they reach Miami.
    The artist, who has relatives and several close friends in Miami, owns a £14 million mansion in the city she is said to have put up for sale in 2018 before removing it from the market a few months ago.
    At the start of the week, Spanish media claimed Shakira might have found love with a new man in Miami.
    News website OK Diario said it had been told the 46-year-old mum-of-two met the mystery man several months ago before she penned her latest diss song targeting Pique and his new girlfriend Clara Chia.
    Pique is now dating 24-year-old Clara Chia
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    I slapped a football manager’s bum on a dare.. but I didn’t realise who it was until it was too late, jokes Abbey Clancy

    ABBEY CLANCY has revealed that she once slapped a football manager’s bum for a dare.Former Premier League star Peter Crouch, 42, and wife Abbey, 37, were hosting their joint podcast, when the model divulged the story.
    Abbey Clancy revealed that she smacked a football manager’s bumCredit: Getty
    She told the story on her and husband Peter Crouch’s podcastCredit: Rex
    The model and retired footballer have been married since 2011Credit: Getty
    Abbey said that she spanked a well-known manager after being dared by a friend.
    She said on The Therapy Crouch Podcast: “So I actually slapped a football manager’s bottom, by mistake.
    “It was a dare that someone made me do, without telling me it was a football manager.
    “And now every time I see him he’s like [bends over] ‘go on, you know you want to’.”
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    Crouch then jumped in to stop Abbey from saying which cheeky manager it was by telling listeners: “Make your own minds up [as to] who that is.”
    Abbey replied: “You don’t want to expose him, the bumee haha … I’m the bum smacker and he’s the bum smackee.”
    While the identity of the manager remains a secret, the couple did drop one hint.
    The response from the manager and the encouragement would suggest they are English.
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    Crouch spent the majority of his career in English football as he enjoyed successful spells with Southampton, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham and Stoke City.
    He also had a short loan spell at Swedish side IFK Hasselejolm in 2000, playing eight times and scoring three goals.
    The striker also earned 42 caps for England in which he scored 22 goals.
    The model and Peter are parents to four children, Sophia, 11, Liberty, seven, Johnny, four, and Jack, three.
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    Shakira posts cryptic selfie referring to ‘light and dark’ after ‘being seen with mystery man’ following Pique split

    SHAKIRA has shared a cryptic selfie referring to “light and dark” following her bitter split from Gerard Pique.It comes after the Colombian superstar was said to have been spotted with a new mystery man.
    Shakira posted a cryptic selfie and message on social mediaCredit: Twitter
    She and Gerard Pique split last summer after 11 years togetherCredit: Getty
    Pique, 36, and Shakira, 46, called time on their 11-year romance last June before he went official with his new girlfriend Clara Chia, 23.
    The Hips Don’t Lie singer then penned a scathing diss track with multiple references to Pique and his new girlfriend.
    Shakira fans believe she may have had another dig at the pair in her latest post on social media.
    The selfie shows half of her face lit up while the rest is shadowed.
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    She is not smiling in the photo, and is instead looking down at the camera.
    Alongside the snap, Shakira wrote: “Chiaroscuro.”
    Chiaroscuro is an Italian word which translates to light-dark.
    It is most commonly used to describe the balance of light and dark in artwork.
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    Web sleuths claim the use of the word could be a swipe at Pique’s new girlfriend, and it contains part of her name – Chia.
    It comes after Spanish press claimed the pop star has been moving on with a man based in Miami.
    Shakira is due to move Florida after signing a child custody agreement with former Barcelona star Pique.
    Fans had been left guessing whether she will leave Spain with her sons Milan, ten, and Sasha, eight, in June at the end of their school year, or sooner.
    But Spanish news website OK Diario says Shakira may have another reason to accelerate her move to Miami – a “mystery man”.
    It claims to have been told she met him several months ago before she penned her latest diss song targeting Pique and Clara.
    A representative for Shakira denied reports.
    Meanwhile, sources claim Pique’s mum Montserrat Bernabéu helped him hide his reported affair from Shakira.
    It was reported that Shakira recruited a team of professionals to snoop on her ex before their messy break-up.
    She is said to have hired a private investigator to trail Pique to confirm her suspicions.
    The super sleuth spotted the Spaniard frequently visiting the nightclub where his now girlfriend worked, Marca reported.
    Rumours had also swirled that Shakira first smelt a rat after taking a look in her fridge at their five-storey Barcelona property.
    The songstress is said to have returned home from a period of travelling to find her strawberry jam had been eaten, which Pique didn’t like.
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    Journalist Laura Fa claimed: “Everything is because when the relationship between Piqué and Clara Chía began, they took refuge in a house that Piqué’s parents have in Cabrils (Spain).
    “While Shakira cried on her mother-in-law’s shoulder, she was an accomplice in hiding this new relationship.”
    Former Barca star Pique with new girlfriend Clara ChiaCredit: Instagram More