Pop superstar Sia has surprise wedding to secret partner at luxury villa in Italy
SIA swapped her face-covering wig for a veil as she tied the knot in a surprise ceremony.
The Cheap Thrills singer married boyfriend Dan Bernard by candle-light in Portofino, Italy, at the weekend.
Only four guests were there to watch as the couple said their vows under a gazebo decorated with flowers.
Aussie Sia had kept their romance under wraps, apart from sharing one picture of him on Instagram last October.
My photos show her saying “I do” after walking down the aisle at Villa Olivetta, a luxury residence owned by designers Dolce and Gabbana.
It was the same house where Kourtney Kardashian and rocker Travis Barker exchanged their vows last May.
Sia has had a rollercoaster love life and was previously married to filmmaker Erik Anders Lang for two years, from 2014 to 2016.
She was left devastated in 1997 when her boyfriend Dan Pontifex was killed in a car crash weeks after she moved to London to be with him.
Reflecting on it in 2007, she said: “I was pretty f***ed up after Dan died. I couldn’t really feel anything.
“We were all devastated, so we got s**t-faced on drugs and Special Brew. Unfortunately, that bender lasted six years for me.”
Sia dated female singer Jd Samson from 2008 to 2011.
Talking about her sexuality, she said: “I’ve always dated boys and girls and anything in between.
“I don’t care what gender you are, it’s about people. I have always been, well, flexible is the word I would use.”
She is also now a grandmother, after adopting two teenagers in 2019, one of whom welcomed twins the following year.
Joking at the time, she said: “They call me Nana.
“I’m trying to get them to call me ‘Lovey’, like Kris Jenner.
“I’m like, ‘Call me Lovey’.”
That’s plenty of extra family members for her new husband.
Ed hits the deck
ED Sheeran was on top form as he jumped aboard a double decker bus with his guitar for an impromptu gig in Los Angeles.
He is making quite a habit out of it, having also performed some acoustic numbers on top of a Volvo car in New York at the weekend.
Ed was clearly eager to showcase new tunes after releasing his latest album Subtract – featuring No1 single Eyes Closed – on Friday.
He usually plays in stadiums these days, so any fans who were able to catch these tiny performances really did get a treat.
It’s the Thai life for Maya
I AM not surprised Maya Jama had a smile on her face while posing in this bikini.
She was enjoying the most luxurious holiday imaginable.
The Love Island host revealed she jetted to Thailand alone for a wellness retreat, ahead of the new ITV2 series in less than a month.
But she paid through the nose for it, as prices at her resort begin at £7,000 for a five-night stay.
Maya said that in one day alone, she had nine treatments including acupuncture, light therapy, anti-ageing facial and two types of massage.
The presenter, who decided to book after seeing model Jourdan Dunn at the same resort, wrote on Instagram: “I needed this more than I knew, as someone who loves to double dip (work and party) and has done successfully for years.
“I’ve never been good at listening to when my body needs a break because I suppose it’s got used to functioning on little sleep and junk food etc.
“But I know you can only ride a certain wave for so long until it starts to mash you up without looking after yourself.”
Advice maybe I should follow!
A fresh take on that new album
TAKE That are gearing up to wow fans with their first studio album in six years.
Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald, who performed at Sunday’s Coronation Concert, secretly flew out to the city of Savannah in the US state of Georgia earlier this year to work on the record.
But they have teased it will be a major departure from the sound we have come to know and love them for.
It is planned for release at the end of the year.
Howard said: “We went out to Savannah to actually record an album. We all did all our own stuff and we wrote together. We’re pretty much in there, now. We’re not far from being finished.”
He added on Radio 2: “We’re very excited because it’s kind of a new direction for us as well.
“There’s some cracking songs, well, I’ve got to say that. It’s sounding absolutely brilliant.”
Last week the group released an updated version of their hit Greatest Day featuring singer Calum Scott and Dj Robin Schulz
It was reworked for the upcoming film Greatest Days, which features their biggest hits.
The musical, starring Aisling Bea and Jayde Adams, will hit cinemas on June 16.
Sum 41: It’s over
SUM 41 are splitting up after 27 years.
The Canadian rock band, fronted by singer Deryck Whibley, plan to release a final album and tour but will then be going their separate ways.
The group haven’t revealed why they made the sudden decision to part ways.
A statement on Twitter said: “Sum 41 will be disbanding.
“We will still be finishing all our current upcoming tour dates this year, and we’re looking forward to releasing our final album Heaven x Hell, along with a final worldwide headlining tour to celebrate. Details will be announced as soon as we have them.
“Thank you for the last 27 years of Sum 41.”
During their career they had hits including Fat Lip, In Too Deep and Still Waiting, and have released seven studio albums.
Beyonce is a tour de force
BEYONCE kicks off her first solo tour in seven years today.
And she has left nothing to chance in making sure it is a concert to remember.
I have been told that she was rehearsing until 2am yesterday morning at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, where the huge Renaissance Tour will begin this evening.
She rented out the La Defense Arena in Paris for rehearsals last month but has spent the past week running through the show at the Swedish venue.
British fans don’t have too much longer to wait until they get to see the spectacle.
The tour will arrive in Cardiff a week today.
Then Beyonce will spend a fortnight in the UK with other shows in Sunderland, Edinburgh and London.
Main attraction are here to stay
EUROVISION winners Maneskin have proved to be the ultimate success story.
The Italian band, who won in Rotterdam two years ago, showed they are here to stay as they sold out the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena and delivered the best rock concert of the year so far.
The group were dynamic on stage – stripping off, jumping into the crowd and oozing sex appeal.
They clearly haven’t scrimped on the staging either, with a contorting light rig above them making it a real spectacle.
Belting rock anthems such as I Wanna Be Your Slave, Mammamia and their winning entry Zitti E Buoni are made for arenas.
After years of playing to smaller venues, Maneskin are in their natural habitat on that stage, with fans screaming at them in adoration.
Plenty of small-minded people will scoff at any act that comes out of Eurovision.
But with a show this good, Maneskin have proved their doubters wrong.
Cardi’s on a wig day out
CARDI B was reddy for action as she posed in this hairpiece and giant shades.
The Wap rapper looked striking during a day out in Beverly Hills.
She was pictured after opening up about struggling to get her music career off the ground – because when she landed a record deal in early 2017 nobody wanted to work with her.
Cardi, who has since worked with Bruno Mars and Lizzo, recalled: “I thought that as soon as I signed to Atlantic, things were going to go crazy for me. I had to hustle again.
“Atlantic was trying to get some of the artists on their label to do a feature with me. Guess what? Nobody wanted to do a feature with me.”
But things got better when she met Migos rapper Offset, who she later married.
Cardi said on Instagram Live: “Then I met my husband. I showed him my music and everything and he loved it.
“He was the first person in the industry to do a feature with me.
“He believed in me from the beginning.”