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If anyone has the right to weigh in on a discussion surrounding The Late Late Show , it's the man who brought it to our screens in 1962 and fronted it for the next 37 years, right?

And it doesn't sound like veteran broadcaster, Gay Byrne, is at all happy with talk that the long-running RTÉ show is due a major revamp 

Despite ratings being at an all-time low given the rising popularity of RTÉ player, Gay insists it' should be the last thing on the mind of new director general, Dee Forbes.

"I can tell you there would be a lot more important matters on the plate of an incoming RTÉ director general than sorting out The Late Late Show."

"I would be a rich man if I had a penny for every time somebody announced The Late Late Show was on the way out, or in trouble, or going down the plughole," he added.

Reminding those who have recently slammed the quality of the show that little can be done to overhaul its standard template, 81-year-old Gay insisted: "How could RTE revamp a chat show?"

"A chat show is a chat show. It does what it says on the tin," he blasted. "The idea of revamping The Late Late Show is plain ridiculous."

Look, if Uncle Gaybo says it's graaand, then it's graaand.

Feat image: RTÉ

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In fairness, 2002 was a LONG time ago, so it's no surprise our memory of the lyrics for old-school summer stomper, Hot in Herre, is a little rusty.

If, however, you're gonna hit up a Nelly gig it might be an idea to reacquaint yourself with the words to one of the rapper's biggest hits before dying on your arse in front of him, right?

Unfortunately, it looks like this Irish audience never got the memo, and failed majorly when attempting to rap the lyrics to the track during the rapper's Vicar Street performance last night.

After nailing the chorus and launching into the next part, it all went wrong as everyone started mumbling the words and hoping everyone else might pick up the slack.

Hats off to Nelly who gave our fellow countrymen another chance to finish the gig off in style.

YouTube Footage: Marie Foley

Image credit: Getty

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While most of us remember just a handful of teachers from our school days who we might have considered sound, the students of St. Leo's College in Carlow would have their work cut out for them choosing just one.

Proving that they're the teachers everyone should be blessed with, the staff at St. Leo's created a video to cheer up their hardworking and undoubtedly stressed sixth years this week.

Lip syncing to Taylor's Shake It Off, this gang of glorious educators managed to take the pressure off their pupils by getting down with their bad selves in footage which has been viewed more than 100,000 times on Facebook.

Uploaded by GraigueKilleshin Youth Ministry. they wrote: "Well done to the teachers & staff from St. Leo's College Carlow who took part in this 'Shake It Off' video as a treat for their students. Such a positive way to lift everyone's spirits!"

Ah lads, check this one out!

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We're absolute suckers for cracking first auditions here at SHEmazing! HQ, and 12-year-old Grace VanderWaal from the States hasn't disappointed this week.

Appearing on America's Got Talent on Tuesday night, the adorable middle-schooler performed a self-penned track entitled I Don't Know My Name, and brought the absolute house down.

Strumming on a ukulele, Grace cut the cutest figure on-stage with her swishy bob, big smile and bright yellow pants, and we think we may actually have a new superstar on our hands.

Winning over both the audience and the entire panel of judges, Grace wept with excitement after Howie Mandel rang the all-important golden buzzer which fast-tracked straight through to the next round.

And the best part? Simon Cowell predicted she may actually be the next Taylor Swift.

Grace, it looks like it might be time to assemble your squad.
 

 

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If you’re heading to Queen Bey’s gig in Croke Park on July 9th, then you’ve probably spent hours imagining the delights Her Royal Highness has in store for you.

And if you weren’t lucky enough to snag a ticket, that probably hasn’t stopped you from spending hours wondering exactly what will unfold in front of her thousands of Irish fans next month.

Well, wonder no more, ladies.

The woman of the hour has unveiled a teaser for her upcoming Formation Tour, and it is every bit as awesome as you would think.

Filmed solely in black and white and even with limited sound, Queen Bey still manages to stun, and we’re fan-girling all over ourselves.

Check this out!

 

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There’s nothing we love more than getting some juicy behind-the-scenes goss from our favourite chatshow hosts.

Who was the biggest diva? Who had the biggest rider? You know, the classics.

So, when James Corden sounded like he was about to spill about a Carpool Karaoke guest recently, we held our breaths and wondered if we’d be right in thinking Mariah Carey lived up to her legendary rep.

And ladies, we WERE right.

According to The Late Late Show host, the One Sweet Day singer rocked up on the big day and announced that she just wasn’t feeling the music section of the segment, and suggested that herself and James just shoot the breeze instead.

Understandably stunned, James told Howard Stern that he had to just run with it anyway, saying: “I just thought ‘I’ve just got to go. I’ve just got to jump into it’.”

“Even if this bit is just me singing to Mariah Carey, it’s still on the show,” he reasoned.

Have a listen to this!

 

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Last week, Charlotte Crosby announced on Twitter that she quit Geordie Shore, after it came to light that she suffered an ectopic pregnancy with co-star Gary Beadle's baby.

The drama was all too much for her, so she bowed out, only to regret it on Sunday.

The reality TV star, who burst onto our screens in 2011, wrote on Twitter that it was the "worst decision" she ever made in her life.

Gary, however, decided to reply tp Char's tweet and instantly reassured her that all was not lost.

"It's not to late," he tweeted at the Newcastle native. "Get a bag packed and get your arse here…(sic)."

Whatever Charlotte decides to do, we just hope she's happy.

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We always thought there was something super-sweet about the relationship Khloé Kardashian shared with Scott Disick, so we are not at all happy to learn that their friendship may have reached the end of the road.

Despite the fact Khloé's older sister called time on her romance with the native New Yorker last year, Khloé still had a lot of love for the Lord, but it looks like things may be on thin ice now.

In a preview for this week's episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Khloé lets rip about Scott while venting to Kim and Kourtney.

Commenting on Scott's behaviour during a recent dinner, 31-year-old Khloé said: "The most negative, depressed, victim. He acts like he tries so hard to play it straight for even a month."

Slamming Scott for laying the blame of his separation at everyone else's door, she continues: "But, like, he comes and plays this victim. 'I lost my family, you guys gave up on me."

"How are you trying? I was like, 'Scott, I want to punch you in your f*cking jugular because of your depressed, negative energy," she admitted. "Scott, you're not trying at all."

With Scott insisting that he wants to win Kourtney back, but doing very little to prove it, it sounds like Khloé is finally DONE.

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We knew David Threlfall, who played Frank Gallagher in Shameless, as a chain-smoking, beer-guzzling layabout, but three years after hanging up his infamous parka the actor has undergone a major overhaul.

In fact, we don't think we'd recognise him if he passed us on the street.

Most recently taking up a role in ITV two-parter, Code of a Killer, David looked a far cry from the dishevelled dad-of-six who used drag himself around Chatsworth council estate and fall in and out the local.

The 62-year-old veteran actor played DCI David Baker in the mystery crime drama set in Leicester, and to be fair he looks pretty slick…and almost unrecognisable.

We have to give it to ya here Frank, ya scrub up well.

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While Britain's Got Talent is touted as wholesome family fun, the annual show rarely comes without its controversy, and this year is no different.

The latest act to hit headlines for all the wrong reasons is the uber-talented Boogie Storm who rose through the ranks at Jennifer Ellison's Liverpool dance school.

Outraged that her protégés have been dubbed 'talentless' by Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain, the former Brookside actress defended the troupe on Twitter in a highly emotional post this week.

"Just fot the record my dancers Boogiestorm are not talentless, they are WORLD CHAMPION DANCERS who have just been given the accolade of representing their country in the Dance World Cup being voted best group to represent team England," she wrote.

"They are far from 'thick' which is why when you asked them to punch you 'to make good telly' just before going on, they declined," Jennifer raged. "They are very respectful young dancers who have their own setbacks and back stories."

"The storm trooper who flips on stage, broke his back a few years ago, another at 21 years of age suffers from Cystic Fibrosis which is an inspiration and achievement in itself to be able to not only be a world champion but dance in suits which are virtually impossible to walk in."

Making reference to the Hillsborough tragedy, Jennifer then went on to slam the controversial host's decision to 'parade a copy of The Sun' in front of the troupe, finishing: "I knew you were low from your phone hacking days however today you have stopped to another level."

And in classic Piers style, he refused to acknowledge Jennifer's points, merely responding: "They're ludicrous Jennifer, a bit like you."

Jeez Piers, why the hate?

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Girls, we are head over heels in LOVE with puppies, so we're totally Team Simon after he took to Twitter to slam a recent Britain's Got More Talent gimmick.

Following an episode of the talent show's spin-off show, the music mogul took to social media to confirm that he wasn't AT ALL impressed by the decision to allow puppies on set of the popular programme.

The record producer and BGT judge insists he was as taken aback as the viewers when Britain's Got More Talent host, Stephen Mulhern. started giving Dalmation puppies to the panel of judges as part of a quiz segment on the show.

Worried for the puppies' welfare, Simon quickly decided to take his puppy to a quieter area of the studio, telling everyone: "This one is frightened. I’m going to put this one down."

Following the show's airing. Simon agreed with viewers' complaints, tweeting: "I wasn't aware puppies were going to be on BGMT tonight. Trust me, it won't happen again. They're on their way home now."

Echoing his boss's post to the public, Stephen told social media users: "Very quickly, I’d like to apologise if we upset anybody with the puppies. Obviously that wasn’t our intention in any way, shape or form.”

Defo didn't think that one through.

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When Gary Beadle of Geordie Shore fame decided to dish our some sex advice to former co-star Vicky Pattison, she did what any self-respecting woman would do – took the high road.

Slamming Vicky in a recent column, Gary attempted to belittle I'm a Celebrity winner, writing: "I know V loves her squeaky-clean pretend image, but we all know that isn't the real her."

"To be fair, have you ever seen Ms P having sex on TV? It's like watching someone s*** a surfboard," he added in an unsurprisingly juvenile dig at Vicky.

Deciding to respond to Gary without lowering herself to his level, fitness fanatic, Vicky took to Instagram and doled out a few choice words of advice.

"Bitterness and resentment only hurt one one person, and it's not the person you're resenting…It's you," she wrote in a post this afternoon.

"I'm sorry that my happiness, work ethic and professional success has left you feeling inadequate," she continued. "But your words say more about you than they do about me. So sad."

Alongside an image which read: "People who are intimidated by you talk bad about you with hopes that others won't find you so appealing," Vicky signed off with "I wish you the best, the REAL Vicky Pattison."

The post which has been liked almost 14,000 times since its upload has been flooded with support, with one fan writing: "The only person pretending be something they aren't is Gary."

"Like pretending he's a changed man and wants to commit to Charlotte and he's gonna treat her right and then going to film ex on the beach (why even agree to film ex on the beach if you're seeing Charlotte and trying to prove to her she can trust you) and having a threesome on the first night," they wrote. (sic)

"Yeah, see a big change in him there ," they added.

Ooh, sick burn!

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