Gallery: The biggest showbiz stories of the week

Read about this week's biggest stories

Published 1st Sep 2017

With The X Factor hitting our screens this weekend, the contestants from Strictly Come Dancing enjoyed a very glitzy launch night. Cheryl and Liam enjoyed their first family holiday with baby Bear, and many other celebs had their own baby news to celebrate!

Catch up on the all of the biggest music, TV and showbiz stories this week in our gallery below:

The Strictly Come Dancing launch night took place

Key 103 presenter Gemma Atkinson and the rest of this year's Strictly Come Dancing stars took to the red carpet at the glitzy event.

Harry and Izzy Judd welcomed their second child

McFly star Harry Judd and his wife Izzy welcomed their second child together, a baby boy called Kit.

Cheryl flaunted her post-baby body

Cheryl showed off her incredible figure when she posted this photo from her holiday with Liam Payne and baby Bear.

Chelsee Healey revealed her daughter's unusual name

Hollyoaks actress Chelsee Healey shared the first photos of her newborn daughter and revealed she's called Coco Valentine Healey Molloy.

Katie Price confirmed she is divorcing Kieran Hayler

Katie Price announced the news she's divorcing her third husband Kieron Hayler after news about his alleged affair broke.

Alexandra Burke confirmed the heartbreaking news that her mum has died

Former The X Factor star Alexandra Burke wrote a heartfelt statement to fans confirming the death of her mum.


She wrote, 'It is with the heaviest and saddest of hearts that the family inform you our beautiful, funny and loving mum, Melissa Bell has passed away.'


Alexandra vowed to continue her role in this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

P!nk's VMA's speech had everybody in tears

P!nk accepted the Vanguard Award at the VMAs and made an emotional, self love-themed acceptance speech about her daughter that it brought a tear to everybody's eye.


She said, "I know I don't have a lot of time, but if I may, I'd like to tell you a quick story," she told the audience.


"Recently I was driving my daughter to school and she said to me, out of the blue, 'momma,' I said, 'Yes, baby?' She said, 'I'm the ugliest girl I know…I look like a boy with long hair.'"

Selena Gomez had her Instagram hacked

Pop star Selena Gomez was the latest celebrity to get their Instagram account hacked.


The hackers posted naked photos of Selena's ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. All photos have now been removed and Selena has regained control of her account.

Danniella Westbrook confirmed she's pregnant

Ex EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook confirmed she's pregnant with her fiancé Alan Thomason.

Liam Payne shared a cute photo with baby Bear

To celebrate his 24th birthday, One Direction star Liam Payne delighted fans when he shared a cute photo of his son Bear's tiny hand. Alongside the photo he wrote, 'Best birthday ever 🐻💙'.

Jemma Lucy set a photo of Katie Price on fire

Fresh from leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house, Jemma Lucy set a photo of herself and Katie Price on fire after Katie made comments about the reality star during her time in the house.

Hollyoaks actress Rachel Adedeji announced she's pregnant

Hollyoaks and former The X Factor star Rachel Adedeji confirmed she's six months pregnant with her husband Jason Finnegan's baby.

Chanelle Hayes announced she'd given birth

Former Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes announced she'd welcomed a baby with her partner Ryan Oates. She wrote, 'And so the adventure begins', Chanelle captioned the shot with, 'Ryan, Blakely and I are absolutely over the moon to announce that the new addition to our little family has arrived safely and in a perfect package on Tuesday 29th August 2017 at 1:34am. ❤️ #ThreeBecomesFour 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦'

Ed Sheeran and Rita Ora performed stunning version of 'Your Song'

Pop star Ed Sheeran and Rita Ora teamed up to perform an acoustic version of Rita's 2017 hit 'Your Song'.

ZAYN teased brand new music

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik teased fans with a trailer for some brand new music.

Perrie Edwards received harsh messages because of her boyfriend

Little Mix's Perrie Edwards was left with some harsh messages on her Instagram photos because of her boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain footballer career.


Unhappy Arsenal fans left snake comments on Perrie's photos of the couple, with some going as far as saying they hope he breaks his legs.

Taylor Swift released the video for her 'Look What You Made Me Do'

Fresh off the back of releasing her brand new single, Taylor Swift dropped the amazing video for the song at the VMAs.

Viewers didn't take well to Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies' presenting skills

Love Island's Kem and Amber presented Good Morning Britain's showbiz section this week, but not all viewers were impressed at their skills. Viewers took to Twitter to slam the duo, others were more supportive and told the couple they were doing a brilliant job.

TOWIE's Georgia Kousoulou was forced to deny she's pregnant

The Only Way Is Essex star Georgia Kousoulou was forced to deny she is pregnant after online trolls said she looked 'fat' in this picture with her boyfriend Tommy Mallett.

Alesha Dixon's brother was hospitalised after a serious car crash

Alesha Dixon's brother, John Lonergan, washospitalised following a serious crash that left his best friend, James Bartell, dead.

Jack Osbourne and his wife Lisa announced baby news

Sharon Osbourne's son Jack and his wife Lisa announced they are expecting their third child together.

Cheryl delivered Liam Payne the cutest gift for his birthday

Liam Payne celebrated his 24th birthday this week and Cheryl delivered him the most thoughtful gift. The pair were on holiday in Majorca so Cheryl flew over Liam's school friends and mum and dad!

Lcuy Pargeter announced she'd returning to Emmerdale

Actress Lucy Pargeter announced she's returned to the set of Emmerdale. Lucy was enjoying time off after welcoming twin girls back in April.

Mollie King revealed big changes for Strictly Come Dancing

The Saturdays singer Mollie King revealed that there is a 'speed dancing' process on the new series of Strictly Come Dancing where the celebrities will be allowed to try dancing with the different professionals, before the final pairings are decided.

Ferne McCann was forced to deny she's had lip fillers whilst pregnant

Former TOWIE star Ferne McCann was forced to deny she's had lip filers whilst pregnant after people left harsh comments on her recent Instagram photo.

Justin Bieber hit 100 million Twitter followers

Pop star Justin Bieber is now followed by a MASSIVE 100 million people on social media site Twitter.