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      Rio Ferdinand no longer watches Man Utd through his fingers as he praises turnaround under Erik ten Hag

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      RIO FERDINAND no longer has to watch Manchester United through his fingers fearing “crazy s***.”The Red Devils legend has watched the demise of his former club in recent years in his role as a TV pundit.
      Rio Ferdinand used to watch Manchester United through his handsCredit: Getty
      The club have been on the end of a number of embarrassing resultsCredit: Reuters
      But Ferdinand has praised the work of Erik ten HagCredit: PA
      But the six-time title winner now believes there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel under Erik ten Hag.
      The United boss is on an eight-game winning run going into tomorrow’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
      And Ferdinand said: “I’m going into this derby thinking, ‘We can give them a game’.
      “You can see players gaining in confidence. For far too long we were going into games thinking, ‘Obviously, we are going to get beat here today but I don’t know how many’.
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      “Or we were going to the likes of Brentford and concede one and it could be three or four.
      “When we have been feeling that as Man United fans, it is now nice going to games not feeling like that.
      “I am now going to a game not looking through my fingers, expecting crazy s going on. I am going there now with a bit of, ‘I fancy us today. I fancy us to beat them and dominate the ball’, because you can see something tactically that has been consistently coming out every week now.
      “We have got to play at our best and hope that they drop a little bit off it to win the game — but that is better than how I’ve gone into games in recent seasons.”
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      Ferdinand believes Ten Hag has done a lot more than just get a team up and running again.
      He feels the situation was so bad at the end of last season, with confidence at rock bottom throughout the club, that the Dutchman had to rebuild individuals as people as well as footballers.
      The former United defender added: “There were some really good quotes from him after the game the other day about the team spirit and how the ambience at the place was not right.
      “He would have seen that in half the results and in games and in training, that the mentality at the place was not right.
      “These were a bunch of players that were quite low, they were shot to pieces.
      “He has had to build not only footballers but men back up again because they have been through a lot of negativity.
      “Obviously, part of that is their own fault and the regime before.
      “But he had to build a lot of human beings back up and that takes time.
      Man Utd players have had many reasons to celebrate since Ten Hag took over compared to last seasonCredit: AFP
      “The fact he is now talking about qualifying for the Champions League so positively, and putting markers down, he can sense a confidence coming back into this team.
      “There is a consistency of performance from the team and individuals, that wasn’t there before, that he now believes and fills him with the confidence to speak about.
      “There isn’t that panic there was before or the complete capitulation that we’ve been seeing for a while. There is a much more calm edge around the team.
      “All the signs are very positive. I just feel like there is a jigsaw puzzle that needs putting together at this football club and there are some good pieces being put in place, whether it be the manager, coaching staff, the tactical element he is trying to implement, or recruitment.”
      One of the big pieces of the puzzle that needed putting back in place at United, according to Ferdinand, was the discipline.
      He said: “When people have asked me about Man United and what I want to see, one of them definitely is to have discipline running through the veins of the club.
      “Any team that is successful has an element of discipline. That is a real bedrock of any good football club, that discipline runs through, and the players are very aware of where they are standing in that, so that is pleasing to see. The fanbase will be looking at that and going, ‘I like that’.
      “Players are being made accountable for their actions, whether it is during 90 minutes or off the pitch and at the training ground. I think that is a key part of any success.”
      Fans always try to put together their best-combined team from both sides whenever a derby game approaches. In recent years few, if any, United players would get into City’s side.
      Marcus Rashford has been leading the club’s rise up the tableCredit: AFP
      But Ferdinand claims that is not the case any more — even if he believes Pep Guardiola’s side are still well ahead of United as it stands.
      He said: “On form, Marcus Rashford would have to be in the team.
      “Christian Eriksen would be in with a shout, Bruno Fernandes would be in with a shout. Casemiro or Rodri is a massive one in terms of form, the two best holding midfielders in the league.
      “Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane would have an argument to get in the team as well, so you could put a good case forward.
      “Definitely, the distance is a bit closer but it’s still not anywhere near where we want it to be. There is still work to be done.
      “The fact you can have an argument over four or five players getting into the team, or to have a conversation about it at least, is a step in the right direction.
      “But, let’s not get it twisted. City are way ahead of where Man United are.”
      Way ahead — but no longer over the hill and far away.Ferdinand, like many United fans, can see that bright new dawn on the horizon.
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      And he no longer has to look through his fingers and go searching for it.
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      Lewis Hamilton celebrates birthday with £200m mega-yacht cruise to see penguins in Antarctica

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      RACE ace Lewis Hamilton had a really ice birthday with a trip to see penguins in Antarctica.The seven-time F1 world champion was in (South) Pole position as he celebrated with the cruise on a £200million mega-yacht.
      Lewis Hamilton strikes a pose on a trip to see penguins in Antarctica
      The racing driver was joined by US Olympic snowboard gold medallist Shaun White
      Hamilton, 38 last Saturday, joined US Olympic snowboard gold medallist Shaun White, 36, on board M/Y Octopus.
      He was spotted in a video White posted on Instagram as the group snapped Adélie penguins in Antarctica’s Victoria Land.
      Hamilton also posed in a bright orange snowsuit for his own pictures and videos online.
      The 414ft Octopus, which costs £1.8million a week to charter, was built for late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and is owned by Swedish billionaire Roger Samuelsson.
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      The vessel boasts a glass-bottomed aquarium, dive centre and underwater robot.
      The racing driver also posted a video of him running with the “Eye of the Tiger” song playing over the top.
      Hamilton took this selfie in the South Pole
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      Celeb BB’s Natasha Giggs – who had affair with Man Utd legend Ryan – living with fireman who left his wife and 3 kids

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      CELEBRITY Big Brother’s Natasha Giggs has scored with a married man again — this time bagging a hunky fireman.The reality TV star, who had an affair with ex-footballer Ryan Giggs despite being wed to his brother Rhodri, is living with Haroon Headley after he walked out on his wife Nicole.
      Natasha Giggs has scored with a married man again — this time bagging a hunky firemanCredit: Dan Kennedy – The Sun
      Natasha is living with Haroon Headley after he walked out on his wife NicoleCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      The couple moved in to a three-bedroom home together in ManchesterCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      Natasha had an affair with Ryan Giggs despite being wed to his brother RhodriCredit: Getty
      Mum-of-four Natasha, 40, and dad-of-three Haroon, 45, have now moved in to a three-bedroom home together in Greater Manchester.
      But a source warned that Natasha, who also bedded a string of other footballers, may have met her match.
      The source said: “Haroon walked out on his wife and three kids a couple of months ago after more than 20 years of being together.
      “He has always fancied himself as a bit of a ladies’ man.
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      “Earlier this year things started to go from bad to worse in their relationship. Haroon would disappear for hours and then be very defensive when Nicole asked where he had been.
      “He and Natasha met and they hit it off and it would appear she knew he was a married man.
      “It may be she has met her match in him. Time will tell.”
      Stacey’s betrayal of husband Rhodri, 45, came to light in June 2011 when she admitted she had been sleeping with his footie ace brother Ryan, 49, for eight years.
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      She revealed she aborted Ryan’s baby just weeks before she married Rhodri in Las Vegas.
      Natasha and Ryan first began dating secretly in 2003 and continued their affair while his wife Stacey had been pregnant with their two children.
      The day before her interview was published, Natasha fled to Spain, leaving her mum to go round to tell Rhodri.
      Natasha, who has two children with Rhodri, appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2012, telling housemates: “I had a really long affair with a footballer who happened to be my brother-in-law.”
      A year later she started dating Mark Smith and had two more children with him.
      The couple are believed to have split during lockdown.
      Last year, Rhodri claimed his ex-wife had flings with ten footballers.
      Ryan Giggs with his mum and brother Rhodri with the Premiership trophyCredit: Collect
      Natasha with Rhodri celebrating their Las Vegas wedding in 2010Credit: Collect More

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      Mystery surrounds wedding of Jermain Defoe and estranged ‘wife’ Donna as ‘no record of marriage can be found’

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      JERMAIN Defoe’s £200,000 wedding that featured in celeb mag OK! has caused a riddle about whether it actually happened.The local register office has no record of him and his “bride” Donna Tierney legally getting married at the country house venue, which it normally would do.
      Jermain Defoe’s wedding to Donna Tierney is at the centre of a riddle over whether it really took placeCredit: instagram
      The footballer’s wedding cost £200,000 and was featured by OK! magazineCredit: instagram
      Defoe was pictured without his wedding ring while on holiday in St Lucia
      The Sun on Sunday revealed last week that the couple had split and spent Christmas thousands of miles apart.
      Their Berkshire wedding six months earlier featured over 14 pages in the mag and on the cover.
      The split came three months after we revealed former Spurs and England footie ace Defoe, 39, had sent sex texts to a nurse while “married”.
      There is also no record of any marriage in Glasgow where they were living at the time on June 4 last year.
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      A source said: “It’s all a mystery. They didn’t let the mag have their reporter and photographer at the wedding at Cliveden House.
      “Instead, they had their own photographer and sent them the pictures, and then subsequently gave an interview to a reporter.
      “But no one is aware of them actually getting married and there were no pictures in the magazine of anyone marrying them.”
      We approached Defoe for comment.
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      When we approached Donna — who has removed the pics from her social media — and asked if they actually got wed, she said: “Of course we did. I’ve heard these rumours, I don’t know where they’ve come from.”
      Former England international footballer Defoe retired from playing last yearCredit: The FA – Getty Images
      Donna Tierney insists her wedding to Jermain Defoe was legitimateCredit: instagram
      There is also no record of any marriage between Jermain and DonnaCredit: instagram
      Defoe and Donna both spent Christmas apart – which should have been their first together as a married coupleCredit: instagram More

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      Troy Deeney: I love Arteta’s touchline antics and Arsenal stars will want to know their manager is in trenches with them

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      AFTER Mikel Arteta threw a wobbler on the touchline the other night, I’ve heard a few people urging the Arsenal boss to keep calm.They reckon that it’s important not to lose your head, especially in a title race, and that Arteta’s antics might have a negative effect on his team.
      Mikel Arteta’s touchline antics vs Newcastle were criticised by someCredit: Alamy
      But Troy Deeney has backed Arteta for setting a tone for his playersCredit: Getty
      But I disagree with that and I think his players will, too.
      If you’re playing a crucial match, you want to know your manager is in the trenches with you.
      It’s not so much about showing ‘passion’. It’s about intensity. It’s about a manager setting a tone for his players.
      I see Arteta kicking every ball, slinging the ball back in for throw-ins and getting in the ear of the match officials — and I like it.
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      Against Newcastle on Tuesday night, Arteta was particularly hyper and I think he overstepped the mark right at the end when he was appealing for a penalty for handball.
      That was a case of clutching at straws and it looked as if he felt Arsenal were simply entitled to get a penalty.
      But, generally, I love Arteta’s demeanour on the touchline.
      One thing I do know for a fact is that the Spaniard is not putting on any kind of a show during matches.
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      I’ve heard from his players that he has the same sort of intensity during every training session.
      I think this is one of the reasons why Arteta is really getting a tune out of his players this season.
      Most of the very best managers are the same — Sir Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola.
      Even Arsene Wenger, supposedly one of the nicest gentlemen in the game, was sent off several times.
      Being successful in management is not all about keeping a cool head. I’ve had managers who are even more manic than Arteta — one in particular, Walter Mazzarri at Watford.
      To be honest, he was an absolute nutter during matches.
      Mazzarri would be up and down the touchline, frequently on the pitch while the ball was in play, swearing in Italian, sweating profusely.
      He was maybe a little over the top. If you were winning, you’d have a sly smile at him.
      If you were losing, you did wonder whether he was doing more harm than good — that some players wouldn’t react well.
      Mazzarri’s successor, Marco Silva, was clever. He would leave it to his fitness coach or other assistants to get into the referee’s ear on his behalf.
      I see Arteta kicking every ball, slinging the ball back in for throw-ins and getting in the ear of the match officials — and I like it. Troy Deeney
      Nigel Pearson knew he had a bit of a reputation with referees so, by the time he was at Watford, he would try to kill the fourth official with kindness.
      I tell you something, though, however loud it is inside a stadium, players always hear what their manager is shouting — pretty much every word.
      It then becomes a case of selective hearing.
      We will hear every word of praise we get from a gaffer but if we’re getting criticism we will cock a deaf ’un.
      But the way managers act and what they say during matches really can have an affect on the outcome of a game.
      Arteta will not be calming down on the touchline any time soon and his players won’t want him to.
      As he enters his first title race as a manager, he will be even more aware of the effect his words and actions have — it becomes psychological warfare.
      Arteta described it as ‘scandalous’ that Arsenal’s two penalty shouts against Newcastle were turned down by the officials. That was a classic deflection technique.
      Putting the blame on the referee and VAR when Arsenal simply hadn’t done enough to break down an excellent Newcastle defence in the 0-0 draw at the Emirates.
      Just like Jurgen Klopp, when Liverpool were well beaten at Brentford the previous night.
      Klopp claimed talking to referees was like speaking to his microwave. He knew it was an easy headline to deflect the fact that his team hadn’t been good enough.
      Players appreciate that kind of thing too — especially if you know that you personally have had a stinker.
      You know your manager has taken some heat off you.
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      Of course, Arteta doesn’t want to have a Kevin Keegan-style meltdown in front of the cameras and I don’t think he will.
      But if you are expecting the Arsenal manager to chill out on the touchline, you can think again — he’s probably going to get even more intense from here on in. More

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      Inside my wild fling with Pelé – from steamy sex in the King of Soccer’s forbidden bedroom to pregnancy & miscarriage

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      WHEN soccer legend Pele passed away last week following a hard-fought battle with colon cancer, fans around the world mourned the man known simply as “O Rei” – the King.His outrageous skills on the pitch, rags-to-riches life story, and record of three World Cup titles with Brazil mean Edson Arantes do Nascimento will always have a special place in millions of people’s hearts.
      Pele (left) and photographer Selma Fonseca dated during the 1990sCredit: Courtesy Selma Fonseca
      Pele recently passed away on December 29 at the age of 82Credit: Getty – Contributor
      But for Brazilian-born celebrity photographer and writer Selma Fonseca, 56, the pain of Pelé’s death aged 82 was much more personal than that.
      Selma saw another side to Pele when they dated in the 1990s – the lothario who went on to marry three times and earn a reputation for breaking women’s hearts.
      Telling her story for the first time ever in an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun, she looked back at the rollercoaster romance full of crazy highs and desperately bitter lows she went through with him.
      It all began when she was just 23, living in New York as an illegal immigrant, brokenhearted from a breakup, and needing to find somewhere new to live.

      She explained: “My best friend was a Brazilian girl who worked as Pele’s secretary and her father was his business partner at the Cosmos soccer team in the US.”
      “She was also seeking accommodation because she didn’t like the long commute she had to make from the suburbs every day,” Fonseca continued.
      “So she asked Pele if we could both stay at his apartment in Manhattan which was empty since he lived mostly in Brazil and traveled a lot.”
      “He agreed and it was great, he was kind enough not to charge rent and we were living in a luxurious apartment building next to Bloomingdales.”
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      “Of course, there were some rules. We could use the entire apartment but should never enter his bedroom – a rule which would later prove interesting.”
      “We lived there for four months and I remember one time I was watching television in the living room, and above the sofa, there was an original Andy Warhol portrait painting of Pele with a ball on his head.”
      “It filled the entire wall and must have been worth millions of dollars.”
      “I always had a feeling that the painting was watching me, like Pele himself was in the room with me.”
      When the soccer icon, then 49, announced he would be returning to New York and needed his apartment back, Selma found a modest studio to rent on the city’s East Side and moved out.
      But the day Pele got back, Selma was at his office visiting her friend.
      “I was standing by her desk when he came out and asked her to book him a dentist appointment,” Selma said.
      “As he looked at me with those piercing eyes, I attempted to play it cool but inside I was full of nerves.”
      Pele won three World Cups with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970Credit: AFP
      “Pele was considered a living god for us Brazilians so I was star-struck.”
      “After being introduced, I found him to be very charismatic and charming, and he was certainly not shy about being flirtatious. I felt we immediately had a connection.”
      “Despite his status, he was not pretentious at all and made me feel very comfortable by telling jokes.”
      Over the next week Selma would swing by Pele’s office to see her friend but with each passing day, she noticed he was flirting with her more and more.
      Then out of the blue Pele invited her to join him and a small group of friends for his birthday party at a restaurant in the city.
      Setting the scene, she explained: “He sat at the head of the table and asked me to sit close to him.”
      “I could feel the sexual tension building between us just from the way he caressed my hand or gave me a kiss on the cheek.”
      A few weeks later, Pele invited Selma to join him for dinner again, this time at the celebrity hot spot, Mr. Chow.
      Fonseca (pictured) explained that Pele was kind and generous in their relationshipCredit: Courtesy Selma Fonseca
      When she arrived for the date, she was surprised to find he had brought his daughter Kely and son, Edinho.
      While they enjoyed themselves together, Selma was again left stunned when the late actor and comic genius Robin Williams approached the table and introduced himself to Pele.
      She said: “Pele introduced me to Robin saying ‘This is my girlfriend Selma’.
      “It caught me completely off guard, and for a moment I thought he was joking.”
      “Then I remembered all the sweet things he had been telling me when we were together, the way he had been drawing me in little by little, and I realized it was genuine.”
      “He really wanted me to be his girlfriend.”
      The pair went on to Regine’s nightclub on Park Avenue together, where they sipped champagne and Pelé showed off his legendary footwork on the dance floor.
      With the night winding down, they were picked up by Pele’s chauffeur and taken back to his apartment.
      Pele allegedly wanted to marry Fonseca at the timeCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Selma said: “As he led the way through the lobby, I noticed the guard at the front desk recognized me from the months I had lived there and gave me a smirk.”
      “When we got up to the apartment he took me straight to his previously forbidden bedroom and I finally got to see what was inside.”
      “A water bed was in the middle on a raised platform and I had to go up four steps to reach it.”
      “We had sex for hours, I don’t even remember falling asleep. It felt like a dream.”
      The following day Pele surprised Selma by visiting her studio with flowers, a bottle of whiskey, and a bottle of wine, and told her he wanted her to travel the world with him.
      But since she was living in the United States illegally, it would have meant giving up on everything she had built and she felt that they were in very different places in their lives.
      Selma says she was also concerned about the racial prejudices that she and Pele faced.
      Things then took an even heavier twist when, six months into the relationship, Selma found out she was pregnant but tragically lost the baby in a miscarriage.
      Pele had three wives during his life, including Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi, Assíria Nascimento, and Marcia AokiCredit: Getty – Contributor
      She told The U.S. Sun: “There were a lot of negative reactions because he was black, some people were very racist about it.”
      “That’s why I didn’t tell anyone, not even my family when I got pregnant. I’ve never spoken about it until now, I’ve never told my family.”
      “Now he is not here I feel like I can finally tell the truth.”
      “When I told Pele I was pregnant he was really happy, super excited, and making plans.”
      “He wanted to get married and for me to go with him to Europe and Brazil but I couldn’t get out of the country because I was here illegally and I didn’t want to move back to Brazil.”
      “I didn’t really want to get married because he was much older than me and because of the racism thing, that makes you think about things too.”
      “When I lost the baby he was away and he said we would figure it out when he got back but I saw it as a sign God was sending me not to marry him.”
      “A year later married his second wife, so clearly he wanted to get married.”
      Fonseca (pictured) said she tried to visit Pele near the end of his life but was unable to at the alleged request of AokiCredit: Getty
      After they split, Selma stayed in touch with Pele and even saw him again when she was finally able to travel to Brazil after marrying an American and obtaining a green card.
      She says she tried to visit him in recent years but was blocked by his third wife Marcia Aoki, who she says claimed he was too ill to receive visitors.
      “I was devastated when I found out he was gone but he had such a beautiful life,” she explained.
      “He was a really kind man who had time for anyone who asked him for a picture or an autograph.”
      “He told me he never forgot where he came from.”
      “He grew up as poor as you can imagine but never forgot to be generous and nice.”
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      For her part, Selma went on to become a society photographer, taking pictures of celebrity parties in New York, Hollywood, on the Cote d’Azur, and the Caribbean.
      In January she will be publishing a coffee table book titled Partying With Selma: Hollywood’s Brightest Night with her pictures of celebs at the Vanity Fair Oscars party over the years. More

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      England World Cup star looking for love on dating app just three months after splitting from girlfriend of five years

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      HE announced his split from his stunning ex last year and declared that football was his “priority” when it comes to dating.But I can reveal that England and Chelsea player Mason Mount has signed up to the A-list dating app Raya in a bid to find love after confirming in October that he was no longer with model Chloe Wealleans-Watts.
      Mason was named Britain’s most eligible man by society mag Tatler last yearCredit: Getty
      Mason — who was named Britain’s most eligible man by society mag Tatler last year for his “chiselled” good looks, “perfect white teeth” and England goals — has described himself as being in the “athletics” industry and linked his profile to Jack Harlow’s song Funny Seeing You Here.
      The England poster boy has also included snaps from a trip to Paris in front of the ­Eiffel Tower and also candid shots showing off his designer wardrobe and impressive trainer collection.
      A source said: “Mason is all about football but is also looking to find the right girl to settle down with. He is looking for a genuine connection and hopes that a few dates in the capital can help him find The One.
      “Mason has taken his time after the break-up but is not going to rush into anything.”
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      The midfielder confirmed his split with Chloe in October after five years together.
      And when asked about his relationship ­status by Tatler last year, he said: “Football is my priority.”
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      Meanwhile model and singer Chloe, who was also a member of London-based girl band 303, is making sure she shows Mason what he is missing and has posted a number of stunning bikini pictures from her recent trip to Jamaica.
      The sportsman, who has a reported net worth of £20million and has 5.4million Instagram followers, joins fellow Chelsea player, defender Ben Chilwell, in signing up to the exclusive dating app.
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      But while Mason is bound to have women queuing around the block to get a date, it seems they will have to play second fiddle to his one true love — the beautiful game.

      2023 will see amazing festival gigs from the likes of Elton John at Glasto and The Killers at Reading and Leeds.
      But one name I wasn’t expecting to see on a line-up was Gemma Collins but it’s happening – at South ­London’s Mighty Hoopla.
      She is pulling on her wellies for the second day of the event in Brockwell Park on June 4, where she will host a stage and sing.

      Mimi’s late swipe at ex
      MIMI Webb will release her debut album Amelia in March and has already let slip the name of one of her “favourite” tracks.
      The House On Fire singer, posing here on a recent night out, shared that she’s written 12 tunes including one about an ex called Remind You, which she recorded in Justin Bieber’s studio in LA.
      Mimi will release her debut album Amelia in MarchCredit: INSTAGRAM/MIMI WEBB
      On Instagram Live, she said: “I was in a relationship and I remember I played it to this person and it was about them and it was like a, ‘Don’t f* this up’, kind of song – and then it got f*ed up.
      Anyway, at the time it wasn’t, so it was about this whole situation and it is such a great song.
      Then I changed it after because I was like, ‘No, I’m not having it about that, I am going to make it more with the update of what had happened.’ It is even better now.”
      Sam loves The Toon
      SAM Fender has gone back to his roots by debuting a new song to punters at a pub in his home town.
      The Seventeen Going Under singer made a surprise performance on Monday as part of a buskers night at the Low Lights Tavern in North Shields.
      Sam made a surprise performance on Monday as part of a buskers night at the Low Lights Tavern in North ShieldsCredit: The Mega Agency
      Sam sang with his guitar at the same pub he first played before going on to scoop two Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello gong.
      Robert Webster, who hosts the weekly Low Lights Buskers Night, shared a snap of Sam captioned: “One of me very first Buskers from 8/9 years ago, got up!! Sam Fender. Sang a new song (you heard it here first).”
      Sam was first spotted performing at the Tyne and Wear pub, where he also worked at 18 as a barman, by Ben Howard’s manager Owain Davies.
      In 2019 Sam donated his Brit Critics Choice trophy to the pub to be turned into a beer pump before doing the same last year with his Best Alternative/Rock Act gong.
      If his last album is anything to go by, I can’t wait for this new one to hit the airwaves.
      Cash rolling in for Harry
      HARRY Styles has had his most successful year yet, banking a whopping £18.5million over 12 months thanks to the success of his hit records.
      New financial documents have shown how assets across his four companies shot up in value from £39.4million to £57.9million in 2021.
      Harry has banked a whopping £18.5million over 12 months thanks to the success of his hit recordsCredit: Getty
      And he is expected to have made even more in 2022 after scoring both the most successful single and album of the year in the UK.
      As It Was, which spent ten weeks at No1, was the biggest hit, while Harry’s House was the top album, according to Official Charts.
      He has also taken his hugely impressive Love On Tour around the world over the past 12 months and released the films My Policeman and Don’t Worry Darling, all of which is sure to have earned him a fortune.
      This year will see Harry get to work on his fourth studio album between more dates on his long-running tour.
      It will restart with three shows in California later this month, followed by concerts in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
      This summer will see him return to the UK and Europe for yet more stadium gigs, finishing in Italy in July.
      Following his recent split from film-star-turned-director Olivia Wilde after almost two years, he had a quiet Christmas break back in Cheshire with his family.
      Given the mad year he had in 2022, the star can certainly afford to relax a bit now if he wants to.
      It’s raining Pussycat’s and dolls
      AFTER weeks of bikini photos on Insta it was back to work with a bang for Ashley Roberts yesterday when she returned to the Heart Radio breakfast show.
      Ashley returned to the Heart Radio breakfast show yesterdayCredit: Splash
      But the Pussycat Dolls star didn’t let the early start or bleak weather dampen her spirit, as she got all dressed up in this extravagant outfit to head to the ­studio in London’s Leicester Square.
      Adele’s aching
      ADELE will be wishing she could Set Fire To The Pain after revealing she is battling “really bad sciatica.”
      The superstar said she now has to “waddle” instead of walk because of nerve pain in her back.
      She was on stage at her Las Vegas residency at the weekend when she shot T-shirts into the audience and made the remarks.
      Adele told the crowd: “I’ve just got to get over to the other side of the stage. I have to ­waddle these days as I have really bad sciatica.”
      She had better hope it clears soon though or the rest of her year could be uncomfortable indeed.
      Adele is due to ­perform at Caesars ­Palace nearly every weekend until the end of March. Ouch!

      Raye heads back to top
      RAYE is on course to score her first UK No 1 this Friday with Escapism after it rebounded up the charts post-Christmas.
      It has rocketed up 12 spots to the very top in the mid-week update, having previously peaked at No 1 midweek last month.
      In the past six years Raye has had ten Top 40 hitsCredit: Getty
      In the past six years the South Londoner has had ten Top 40 hits including You Don’t Know Me with Jax Jones and Bed with Joel Corry and David Guetta, both of which reached a peak of No 3.
      Her closest competition is Kill Bill by US R&B singer SZA, which is set to go to No 2.
      Making Haye with Una
      David Haye has had a belting start to the New Year by holidaying with not one but two beautiful women.
      The ex-world champion heavyweight raised eyebrows after sharing this photo of himself in a pool in Morocco with his arms wrapped around his model girlfriend, Sian Osbourne, who he got together with in 2021, as well as Saturdays singer Una Healy.
      David Haye enjoyed New Year with two beautiful girlsCredit: INSTAGRAM/DAVID HAYE,
      The trio jetted off to Marrakech to welcome in 2023, but I can reveal this isn’t the first time they have holidayed together.
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      Una joined them on a trip to Ibiza in October.
      Alongside his insta snap he wrote a cryptic post that said: “If a picture paints a thousand words then this one says exactly what it needs to.”
      Jolie’s desire for Paul
      PAUL Mescal has befriended A-list actress Angelina Jolie after he impressed her with his performance in the West End show A Streetcar Named Desire.
      The Irish actor, who had his breakout role in the 2020 BBC drama Normal People, is currently starring as Stanley in the play in London, which Angelina watched last week.
      But she was so enthralled that she then met him for a coffee at the Almeida Theatre’s cafe the following day, along with her ­daughter Shiloh.
      Fans spotted the surprise meeting and shared snaps on social media.
      Paul has become a hugely in-demand young actor, so I wouldn’t be surprised if actress-turned-filmmaker Angelina soon snaps him up for one of her own movie projects. More

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      Man Utd ace Marcus Rashford has no excuse for being late — after bagging two new speedy cars

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      SLEEPY Man United ace Marcus Rashford now has no excuse for poor timekeeping — after bagging two new speedy cars.He forked out £280,000 for a McLaren 765 Long Tail, top speed 205mph, plus £390,000 on a 155mph Black Badge Cullinan Rolls-Royce.
      Rashford now has no excuse for poor timekeeping after buying two new top–of-the-range carsCredit: Getty
      United boss Erik ten Hag benched the striker on New Year’s Eve over an ‘internal disciplinary’ matterCredit: PA
      The 25-year-old striker was benched by boss Erik ten Hag for the Wolves game on New Year’s Eve over an “internal disciplinary” matter.
      Rashford, currently in red-hot form, then came on to score the winner and later admitted he had been late for a team meeting because he had “overslept”.
      The new luxury motors were delivered last week to the house where he lives with his mum in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
      The 4-litre sports car, which he got in white, is one of just 765 built.
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      Meanwhile, his 6.75-litre, twin-turbocharged Roller has a luxury bespoke interior with leather seats which double as a cooling bin.
      We told last week how Rashford’s ex-United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo was given a £240,000 Rolls-Royce Dawn by his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez.
      The Man Utd ace’s Black Badge Cullinan Rolls-RoyceCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      Rashford forked out £280,000 for a McLaren 765 Long Tail More