Selena Gomez has admitted she used to be incredibly insecure about her speaking voice but says she has since learned to see it as an "asset".
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The 'Good For You' hitmaker has admitted she was always embarrassed by the tone of her voice as a young girl but says she sees it as an "asset" now.
Writing on Twitter, she explained: "I was always insecure with my speaking voice because it's so low. I never felt like it was feminine-sounding.
"I didn't know it would be such an asset to who I am now, thought. It adds a cool, personal quality. It's exciting."
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Meanwhile, the 23-year-old beauty recently revealed she hopes to use her own self-confidence issues to help encourage young girls to be positive about their own image.
She shared: "There are so many moments that I feel insecure and I feel all of these things but I hate them. If anything I hate that young girls look at all these Instagram pictures and all these news reports and I just feel like they think they have to look like that or they think that's what happiness is.
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"I feel like that's such a big thing for me when they say, 'Oh I'm so unhappy and I feel like everybody at school hates me,' or whatever it is, I can't help just... I want to shake everyone and be like, 'You're insane. You're incredible. You're beautiful. You're strong. You're unique.'"
Taylor Swift, Kanye West's war over?
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Kanye West sent Taylor Swift the 'coolest' bouquet of flowers.
The 'Wildest Dreams' singer took to Twitter on Friday (04.09.15) to share a picture of a stunning white floral arrangement she received after presenting the rapper with the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards last week.
Taylor, 25, even captioned the snap with the hashtag "BFFs", which stands for 'best friends forever', and seemingly endorsed the rapper's run for presidency in 2020.
She wrote: "Awww Kanye sent me the coolest flowers!! #KanTay2020 #BFFs (sic)"
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Taylor and Kanye have shared their mutual appreciation for each other over the last year after reconciling following the 'All Day' star's infamous stunt at the VMAs in 2009 when he stormed the stage and spoiled Taylor's acceptance speech.
Speaking on stage at the 2015 VMAs last week, Taylor admitted Kanye's album 'College Dropout' was the first record she bought.
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She said: "Kanye defines what it is to be a creative force in music, fashion and life, so to all the other winners tonight, I'm really happy for you, but I'm gonna let you finish..."
Accepting his prize, Kanye said: "First of all, thank you, Taylor, for being so gracious. I often think back to the first day I met you also... If I had a daughter at that time, would I have grabbed that mic from someone else?"
Rihanna orders Lew to cut ties with ex
Rihanna has allegedly banned Lewis Hamilton from communicating with ex-girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger because she is worried "that a spark may still linger" between them.
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The 27-year-old singer, who has been linked to the British Formula One driver since July, has reportedly demanded he completely "cut contact" with his ex-girlfriend if he wants to continue dating her.
A source said: "Nicole was constantly texting Lewis and it annoyed Rihanna. So she told him that if he doesn't cut contact, it's over."
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The 30-year-old star split from former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole, 37, in February after seven years of dating and she is rumoured to now be dating Ed Sheeran, 25.
But the insider told InTouch magazine: "Rihanna's worried that a spark may still linger. She wants to ensure she's the woman in Lewis' life."
Despite her concerns, the 'Diamonds' hitmaker's "second mum" approves of her new relationship.
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Sharon Bellamy Thompson - who helped raise the singer as a child, babysitting her and driving her to school - recently said: "They would have beautiful babies. As long as this man makes her happy, he's got my approval. You've got to love his British charm.
"I saw her at the carnival [in Barbados] and Lewis is so handsome."
Angelina Jolie quits Diana charity
Angelina Jolie has quit as a trustee of mine-clearing charity, which was backed by Princess Diana.
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The Hollywood actress reportedly felt "extremely uncomfortable" that two trustees of The Halo Trust had paid themselves over £120,000 to complete a review and stepped down in May 2014.
A source told The Times: "She left because she was extremely uncomfortable with the actions of the trustees.
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"The main thing was the trustees paying themselves. What she said was, 'If those trustees want to do a review, pay for it yourselves'."
James Cowan, the Halo Trust's current chief executive, said the actress had left to "do other things".
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A spokesman told MailOnline: "As a charity we are always mindful of the need to spend the money that we receive wisely and this is what governs the decisions of our board. The payments were agreed by the board and signed off by the Charity Commission.
"The charity is lucky enough to have the backing of a number of high profile individuals including Ms Angelina Jolie. Ms Jolie decided to stand down as a trustee of Halo in May of last year, she remains a supporter of The Halo Trust and our mission to rid the world of landmines."
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Princess Diana visited an Angolan minefield with the trust in 1997.
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And in 2013, her son Prince Harry also paid a visit to a minefield in the country before acting as patron during its 25th anniversary appeal.
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Angelina Jolie, like you've never seen her before
The pics are rare and they are on sale at a London gallery. Also Angelina Jolie is not wearing any clothes and they year is 1995.
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Would you like to own them? Well the cost of the photographs is £1,800 at London's Zebra One Gallery.
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Why Miley 'jealous' of Kim's 'unborn' son
Miley Cyrus admitted she was "jealous" of Kim Kardashian West's unborn son at last night's MTV Video Music Awards.
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The 'We Can't Stop' hitmaker made the unusual comment whilst on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards last night, when she praised the pregnant 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star's ample assets.
She said: "Kanye West and I have one thing in common. We both love Kim Kardashian. I mean, have you seen those nipples? I'm so jealous of the baby in there."
It is not the only reason why the 22-year-old star is said to be "envious" of Kim's family after a source claimed she loved Kim's two-year-old daughter North's "edgy" moniker.
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A source shared: "Miley's envious of her name. Like seriously, her name is North West! Miley wishes her parents were edgier back in the day and named her something cool.
"She likes her name, Destiny, but it doesn't fit her style or personality. Now, North West, that's an authentic and cool name and Miley loves it."
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In the past, Miley went through a phase of sharing snaps of her face photoshopped onto North's, something which Kanye sees as a "form of flattery".
An insider said at the time: "Kanye doesn't mind that Miley's posing as North. He thinks it's a form of flattery. He's good with it and if Miley keeps it up, who knows, maybe he'll even make Miley's dreams come true and arrange for her to spend a little one-on-one time with Nori."
Sandra Bullock's secret love life
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Sandra Bullock is smitten with photographer Bryan Randall.
The Oscar winner, who has five-year-old son Louis, has reportedly been secretly dating the lifestyle snapper and model, 49, for 'several months.'
A source told PEOPLE.com that the 51-year-old star fell for Bryan, who has previously modelled for Saint Laurent and Harper's Bazaar magazine, after they were introduced by mutual friends earlier this year.
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The couple were spotted leaving Craig's restaurant in West Hollywood, California on Thursday (27.08.15), and Sandra also brought him as her date to Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston's recent wedding at their home in Bel Air.
A source previously told UsMagazine.com that the pair were 'very affectionate' at the ceremony, adding: "Sandra's boyfriend is very attractive."
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Another insider said: "He's super hot but also super normal. She's clearly happy with him."
The 'Gravity' star, who was named the World's Most Beautiful Woman by PEOPLE magazine earlier this year, hasn't seriously dated anyone since divorcing Jesse James in 2010 after he was accused of cheating on her, but was briefly linked to 'The Avengers' star Chris Evans, 31, last year.