PRIDE OF SCOTLAND GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

THE Daily Record’s Pride of Scotland event was full of glamour as celebrities graced the red carpet at Glasgow’s Hilton hotel. 
Love Island’s Laura Anderson, who looked resplendent in a figure hugging red dress, revealed she’d gone for sustainable fashion for the night. 
Laura, who was pregnant at last years awards, said: “ I’m very excited to be here. I’m the first one here. I feel like I’m the first at the party but it’s very exciting to meet everyone.”
Laura rented her dress from a website called HURR. She added: “It’s sustainable fashion and all that . It’s a little bit cheaper than buying which is always nice. I don’t know how many people have worn it but it smells nice.”
Laura who co presents the breakfast show on Capital radio said: “I’m just being a mum just now, getting up at four thirty in the morning.I don’t know how I manage it. 
My little girl is now eight months old. Last year she was in my belly. She’s got such a fun personality. She’s so funny and she does crack me up. I’m just trying to be present and work for her. ”
Comedians Janey Godley and daughter Ashley Storrie arrived at the same time at the hotel but as Ashley talked about her recent filming of her comedy series Dinosaur, Janey disappeared to find the mini horse that arrived from Therapy Ponies Scotland. 

Ashley said: “It’s so important to celebrate goodness in the world. We always go onabout the bad things that are happening but this is the good things and it’s important.”
Talking about her new BBC series she added: “ “I’m not a Dinosaur. I’m still a baby and not extinct.” 
As Janey disappeared to join the tiny horse further down the carpet, Ashley added: “It doesn’t matter. I could have won an Oscar but my ma has met a tiny horse.”
Janey said afterwards: “That wee pony was a like a real life My Little Pony. I was stroking its hair and everything. I loved it.”
She wasn’t the only one enamoured by the tiny horse. 
Asked if she might like to pose with it, or even take a shot at riding it, Susan Boyle who looked resplendent  in a pink dress from Frox of Falkirk laughed: “I’d probably buckle it.”

Another alternative for transport for the night was given by brothers Tom and Luke Stoltman, who offered to pick host of the night Elaine C Smith up on the red carpet. 
As Elaine ran for cover, they picked up theshowbizlion.Com’s Bev Lyons instead. 
The Three times world strongest man and two times European strongest man were thrilled to don their kilts for the occasion. 
Luke said: “We are giving out an award tonight which  is really special. It’s  great to see all the amazing people here.  It’s not going to be a drunken night tonight for Tom and I because we have a lot of competitions.”
Fellow heavyweight Sheli McCoy aka Gladiator’s Sabre was also providing strength on the red carpet. 
Sheli said: “I do feel a little bit like an imposter because there are some really amazing people tonight but I’m looking forward to enjoying the night and meeting everyone that deserves these awards. I’ve literally read some stories. I will need some tissues.”

Sheli from Dundee said of her role in the show: “My job is to meet force with force and to remind them again just why I’m there.”
As she was chatting, wrestler turned actor and presenter Grado joined her and revealed the two had never met before. 
As they swapped a strong handshake, she admitted she didn’t know who he was. 
Grado smiled and said: “She’s from the Gladiators and she doesn’t know who am are. Cmon. Ok there’s no lifting tonight.”
He added: “It’s good here cause I don’t think I’ve ever been at a Pride of Scotland awards. I’m excited I’m giving out an award. I’m with Mani from Scots Squad. I’ll get a night out with him and I’m sure the two of us will end up greeting.”

SCOTS LOVE ISLAND STAR BIGGS CHRIS REVEALS SECRET PAST WITH CURRENT BOMBSHELL

SCOTS Love Island star Biggs Chris has revealed he once had a hot date with new Love Island bombshell Samie Elishi - and couldn’t lie about it to his girlfriend. 

Biggs, 30, who is now loved up with girlfriend of a year and a half Sumerica Hawkins, 28 admitted he didn’t realise Samie, 22, was going into the show until he watched it. 
And he confessed it proved to be an awkward moment for himself and Sumerica.
Glasgow born Biggs, who was a contender in the 2020 show, and has moved into property developing, said: “Sumerica and I were watching Love Island together when Samie first arrived at the villa. I saw her hair, then her face and thought: ‘Hang on. I know you’. 

Sumerica saw my face drop and asked: ‘Is there something you want to tell me?”
I tried to lie but it didn’t work. She can read me like a book.”
Biggs, who revealed his past fling as he and Sumerica enjoyed a traditional Lebanese charcoal grill at stylish Glasgow High Street restaurant Damasqino, said he met London born Samie when he was newly single following his split from former Love Island partner Rebecca Gormley two years ago. 
He continued: “Samie and I had a fling after a boozy night in London. We were at an after party with loads of people and ended up having a bit of a fun night. She has no fear and goes for what she wants. She’s a really nice girl and I think she’ll spice up the villa.”

He added: “Lucky for me, Sumerica is playful and is very cool about my past flings. In fact she’s now teasing me that maybe one of her own exes will crop up on the show.”
During his lavish meal, Biggs also revealed he is about to embark on a new property podcast with fellow ex-Love Islander and Justin Bieber lookalike Luke Mabbot.

PAIGE TURLEY LOCKS FINLEY TAPP IN CAR PARK

LOVE Island’s  Paige Turley locked her boyfriend Finley Tapp in a car in an underground car park with no phone for an hour and a half - leading to him writing a note to a passerby in a bid to escape. 
The bizarre incident happened last week fter Finley and girlfriend Paige Turley returned from an unsuccessful Christmas tree buying trip.  
A clearly flustered Finley who had planned to head out to Sainsbury's to pick up some other bits and bobs explained that Paige locked him in the car thinking he’d already gone to the shops.
He told fans: “The Christmas shopping didn’t really go very well. We came back empty handed. When we arrived back to the flat I said to Paige I was going to go to Sainsbury’s. I’ve put on my shoes and Paige has left the car and locked the car behind her. Paige wandered up to the flat thinking I’ve gone to Sainsbury's and I’m locked in the car.”
Finley then realised nobody would know he was in their Audi TT car in the underground car park at their Manchester apartment, so he decided to try and set the car alarm off.
He explained: “So I’m waving about like this trying to set the alarm off and trying to alert people because I’m locked in this little TT and I swear to God I was losing air. I was in there for an hour and a half and I couldn’t get out.”
What made matters worse was there was no phone reception. 
An upset Finley added: “I was fuming. I had no service cause it’s underground and I was in there on my own no phone, no nothing, no radio, cause there’s no signal for an hour and a half.”
Eventually a neighbour noticed him moving around the car and stopped to see what was going on before contacting the building concierge. 
Finley said: “ I wrote a little note to a guy who, bless him, stayed with me for twenty minutes and he went to the concierge and rang down but Paige wasn’t responding so I resorted to writing him a little note.”
“He went down to the concierge to get them to phone Paige in the room. Paige I don’t think was there the first time. Anyway it took a while and this guy had somewhere to be and waited with me for twenty minutes and then Paige comes down p***ing herself laughing.”
It was the end of a stressful week for the couple who admitted they had barneys and couldn’t agree on getting a fake or real tree this year - and what should go on top - an angel  or a star? 

SCOTTISH LOVE ISLANDER BIGGS CHRIS TO MARRY REBECCA GORMLEY

LOVE Islander Biggs Chris looked loved up as he revealed he’d marry fellow Islander girlfriend Rebecca Gormley in a flash if she gets down on one knee to propose to him. 
The Scottish hunk, a car repair specialist from Glasgow, who initially had his eye on twin Jess Gale when he entered Casa Amore, hooked up with Newcastle model Rebecca after leaving the hit show. 
Biggs and Rebecca who hit the headlines last week after she was accused of blackfishing after wearing her hair in braids, visited Glasgow’s The Dhabba restaurant for a double date with Chris’s parents. 
And Rebecca who had changed up her hair style following the controversy enjoyed  lamb cutlets, chicken curries and wine with Chris’s family in a corner of the restaurant away from the glare of the public.  
The couple later told theshowbizlion.com they enjoyed spending their isolation together and a loved up Biggs said: “I’m waiting for Rebecca to ask me to marry her. I’m waiting for the ring, she got down on one knee yesterday as a joke.”
Former Miss Newcastle Rebecca replied giggling: “You’ll be waiting for a long time cause I’m not getting down on one knee. 

She added: “I’m enjoying Scotland. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and the people are so nice. Obviously with lockdown we haven’t really been going out, just staying in. We came here tonight and we’ve been staying at a lodge in the Lochside hotel which was phenomenal. The scenery was so green and there were so many cows.”
The couple were even given a Bentley to drive around in while they were in Scotland. 
Rebecca added: "It’s been nice. We've been spending time here and then going back to Newcastle to spend time with my mam and my brother. We’re splitting it between the two houses. I’ve been trying lots of Scottish food.”
Later on the couple took to Instagram but as Biggs cosied up to Rebecca in bed he said she stunk of onions. 
Rebecca said: “Our meal was so nice at the indian but I literally ate a full bowl of onions.”

LOVE ISLAND SCOT LAURA ANDERSON SPLITS FROM FITNESS TRAINER AFTER MOVING HOME

LOVE Island’s Laura Anderson has split up from her fitness coach boyfriend Tom Brazier after moving back to Scotland.  
Despite initially intending for hunky Tom to join her in Scotland six months into her move it seems their romance is off. 
Stirling born Laura told fans on an Instagram story: “Thankyou for all the DMs asking about Tom and I since I moved up north. Unfortunately it hasn’t worked out between us. In respect of Tom’s privacy I won’t be discussing this further. All my love to him and you all for continued support.”
Laura had originally enthused about her new life in Scotland with Tom who she got together with during lockdown after meeting him in January whilst walking her dog. 
The two even went on holiday to Dubai together and hit the headlines when they were mugged in Barcelona, before Laura also introduced Tom to her family in Scotland. 
She’d enthused about him saying: “ We live in the same complex and we used to stop to say hi when we took our dogs to the park. I needed a new PT so I approached him. Then one night, six weeks into my training, one thing led to another. He had no clue I had been on Love Island.”
Laura who moved to the swish Park Circus area of Glasgow last week said she had fully hoped Tom would join her in her new home. 
She had gushed about Tom being strong and caring saying she’d never met anyone like him before adding: “ I'm still going to move to Scotland and Tom is looking to follow me up in the next six months. He's the cherry on top of the cake."


Now that the romance is off, Laura who previously dated Wes Nelson and Jack Fowler on Love Island as well as Max Morley and Paul Knopps appears to be looking for a new fitness coach. 
She asked fellow Scot and Love Island Star Anton Danyluk if he would train her now she’s back, telling him: “I’m still waiting for you to train me now I’m back FYI. Where’s a good gym?”
Anton said he’d DM her. 

TYSON FURY AND TOMMY FURY ARRIVE ON EDINBURGH’S ROYAL MILE

TYSON Fury and his brother and fellow boxer  Love Island Star brother Tommy Fury are in Scotland after coming on a road trip here.
The lads started their day early so they could drive down to Edinburgh in Tyson’s Rolls Royce as he pretended to seek out WWE heavyweight Drew McIntryre who is actually from Ayrshire. 
The lads checked in at the luxury Waldorf Astoria Caledonian Hotel where they were staying in a plush three bedroom suite. 
Tyson said: “We’ve got a lovely suite here, a three bedroom suite, pimping, living it up.”
Tyson then compared the corridors to those of The Shining films Overlook Hotel while Tommy tried to give him a fright and said: “Here’s Johnny.”


During a walk on the Royal Mile, Tyson got a sole piper to escort him while he played the bagpipes. With Edinburgh Castle in the background Tyson shouted over the pipes for the Ayrshire boxer to ‘come out and fight like a proper man’  and accused him of hiding from him. He said: “Been looking all over Edinburgh for you. Drew McIntryre come out and fight the Gypsy King.”
Later he and Tommy and their friends were suited and booted by local suppliers and Tyson got a hot towel head shave so he could be ‘smooth as a baby’s bum’  as they all drank bubbly ahead of a night out for dinner and drinking. 
Tommy even did an impression of James Bond as he said: “The names James, James Bond.”

PAIGE TURLEY HAD TO COVER UP BRUISES FOR LOVES ISLAND AS CAPALDI RELEASED HIS SONG

LOVE Island winner Paige Turley has revealed that telly bosses had to cover up her bruises when she posed in a bikini for the show - at the same time as her famous ex Lewis Capaldi released a celebrity sing along video for his own song Bruises.  
The Fauldhouse born singer is flying high on the top ten on iTunes after releasing her first single on Thursday night - a dance cover of Artful Dodger’s track Movin Too Fast. 
She revealed that she was making her own bruises like ex Capaldi in December when she was heading to South Africa for Winter Love Island. 
She said: “Funny story - it was my works night out in December  and we ended up going to Subby after it. I was pished by the time I was heading in. So I fell and had a huge bruise on the side of my leg on my arse and I had my Love Island shoot three days later. They had to put make up on this massive bruise on the side of my arse.” 
Paige added: “I saw that about the Sub club maybe closing  - that’s a shame if it does shut.”
During a chat to promote her new song Paige also revealed why she and Finn moved to a Manchester rather than London to share a house together. 
She said: “Finn is from Milton Keynes so it was either London or Manchester just for work stuff but I think London was just a bit too far. And the prices in London and stuff are just shocking comparison to Scotland. Manchester is like a mini London with all the bars and a lot of the fashion brands are Manchester based. To be fair Callum who was in the villa with us sold us the dream.”
As well as making him watch Scottish viral videos and Still Game she has also been schooling Finn on the GBX dance show. 
She said: “I’ve been teaching Finn the ways of like GBX so come Friday you hear him.He’s loving it he’s like come on Georgie boy give us a shout out in his English accent.”

LAURA ANDERSON INTRODUCES NEW FELLA TOM TO PARENTS IN SCOTLAND

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LOVE Island’s Laura Anderson has returned from London to Scotland with her new beau - and she introduced hunky Tom Brazier to her dad for the first time since they made their lockdown love public. 
The 32 year old former air hostess who has been living in London got together with fitness coach Tom Brazier during Covid 19 isolation and couldn’t wait to return to her home town of Stirling to introduce him to her dad David in time for Father’s Day. 
Laura revealed that the two lovers were off to Scotland and that her gym instructor man Tom insisted on taking a package full of his own food for the trip. 
She said in an Instagram story: “We’re actually going to Scotland, getting the train and this is what Tom is bringing. That’s his food. Little does he know my dads a feeder.”
Laura and Tom took an Uber from their neighbouring apartments in Chiswick  to London Euston among with Laura’s Pomeranian dog Buddy. 


The two wore face masks and Buddy was strapped to a dog carrier which was fixed at different points to Laura and Tom’s chest, and later lay on the table of the train whole Tom who also posted highlights from the journey on his Insta caught up with some emails. 
As Laura sat back and relaxed in the garden at her dads house in Stirling, she watched him and Tom have a table tennis tournament. Joking that Tom was sh** as he missed the ball, she said it was a ‘Scotland versus England’ match.


She joked: “I’m having a great time.Scotland v England, Tickets for the ping pong show £7.50 guys.”  
It is thought that Laura who said she intended to move back home for good will also visit her mum Barbara Turner, a carer from Glasgow while she is here over the next few days.   
She also managed to spend time with some friends for a birthday party. 
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YOUTUBER AND STRICTLY STAR SAFFRON BARKER TALKS LOVE ISLAND’S PAIGE TURLEY

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STRICTLY star Saffron Barker has given her seal of approval to Scots Love Island contestant Paige Turley. 
YouTuber and dance contestant Saffron is currently in Aberdeen for the live Strictly tour and comes to Glasgow’s SSE Hydro this weekend. 
Speaking about Love Island, she said “I think Connaugh is beautiful, and Callum looks good too.  I’m not going to lie. I like Paige though, I really like Paige. I’ve liked Paige from day dot. No one likes Paige. I loved her from the minute she came in.“
Saffron reckons that Paige had a bad reception because of her constant name dropping  that she was Lewis Capaldi’s ex, but she blames show producers for making her mention him so much. 
She said: I feel like just because she’s Lewis Capaldi’s ex that nobody liked her but the thing is it’s a producer show and she’s going to get told that she has  to say that 1000 times. I really like her as well. I think her and Finn are cute although I’m not being funny I could never date a guy with a foot fetish. I honestly have no idea as to how that girl is doing that, honestly no idea at all because I really just could not. Paige is so chill and she has personality.”
Saffron’s costars have been loving their time  in Aberdeen. 
Dancer Neil Jones and judge Craig Revel Horwood also donned kilts for their first night. 
Neil said: “I have a surprise costume for you Aberdeen.” as fans teased if he was a true Scotsman. 
Katya Jones also had a tour of local hotspots including St Machars Cathedral, Aberdeen University, Kings college, Seaton Park and the Brig of Balgownie. She said: “Aberdeen is gorgeous.”
Cath Tyldesley enjoyed a breakfast fry up with two portions of black pudding ahead of her double shows yesterday and also put on a Scots accent ahead of her appearance. Sounding like Lorraine Kelly she said: “You know where we are don’t you. We’re in Aberdeen and I'm absolutely loving Aberdeen. 
Promising a show full of sparkle glitter and campiness she said: “We want you to cheer your socks off. Come on Aberdeen don’t let us down. Your auntie Cath loves you.”
As dancer Karen Hauer showed off some of her stretches on a tartan carpet, Dancer AJ Pritchard also embraces the city. As he sang along to the tune of Summer Holiday how we he admitted he was going to feel cold with the temperature at minus three.
The Strictly stars hit Glasgow on Saturday and Sunday. 

SCOTS REALITY STAR BRIAN MATTHEWS MISSED OUT ON PAIGE TURLEY

SCOTS reality star Brian Matthews claims he missed out on a date with Love Island’s Paige Turley after being warned off by her music management. 

Lovely Paige, who we know well at the showbizlion.com after helping out with videos and media training when she was in pop band G side, is vying for the prize on Love Island. 

Brian said: “I first met Paige when she was performing with her band G side and she certainly turned my head. You could say she was a real Paige turner. I watched her perform at a few places and met her outside my old bar Liqr in Candleriggs when she was walking to Glasgow’s Dhabba restaurant for a curry. She was hot stuff herself.”

Our showbizlion.com chief lioness Bev Lyons was actually there when Brian fired into Paige on a night out in Glasgow’s now defunct Vapiano restaurant.   

Brian said: “We also partied together at Vapiano restaurant opening in Glasgow and we were a bit flirty. 

Paige was asking me what it was like to be on reality TV because I’d done quite a lot of it myself. We wanted to carry on the party somewhere else but I was warned on the night not to go there by her manager Kasey Monroe at Monroe Management.”

He added: “I got another chance when she was at the panto in Glasgow’s Armadillo at the same time I was and she went to get  an ice cream and realised she didn’t have any cash on her. Being ever the gentleman I offered to get her one but realised I had no money on me either. I blew it and I regret it to this day. I look at her as one of the only few that got away.“

We hope Paige does really well on the show because she’s a lovely girl with great singing talent. 

ANTON DANYLUK MUM WASN’T HAPPY RE BELLE SITUATION

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ANTON Danyluk’s mum Sherie Ann said she wanted to head butt her son after he kissed Anna during Love Island.
Anton has been seeing Belle Hassan in the series but the two had a fall out after he kissed Anna during a game of Kiss, Marry, Pie.
Sherie Ann who has just joined Instagram as ‘Anton’s mum who shaves his bum’ told Scottish TV: “I felt wow, Anton, out of order when he kissed Anna. It wasn’t kissing Anna because I believe the two of them are really really close. It was when he turned around and said that she was the best kisser. I don’t think he actually realised what he was saying  and I’ll tell you Belle, she handles him well. I was proud of her. A lot of people took it a different way of she was just too much on his face. Quite honestly kissing Anna - I would have gave Anton a Glasgow kiss.”
Sherie Ann also said that Antons bum hair is so long you could put rollers in it!
She laughed: “What’s wrong with my shaving his bum. I’ll say to him go and have a bath son and he’ll go in and he'll have a bath and he’ll come out and I’ll just shave his bum. That hair, you could put rollers in that hair.”
Sherie Ann who lives with Anton and his mum on a ranch where he las his keep fot business said Anton is at the age now where he needs to become a man.
She said: “I’ve been called a helicopter mum. I’m one of those mothers that when I see him going off the rails I fly down and just pick him back up. Now he’s at an age and stage, that I’ve got to let him go and be a man and do the things he wants to do now because Antons all about helping people. In the villa every morning he’s training everybody. He spends three hours of his day just making sure that everybody does their training. He naturally loves to see people doing the best that they can do and being the best that they can be.”

Excerpts of this article have since appeared in the Mail Online. 

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X FACTOR’S CAITLYN VANBECK HINTS AT RETURN TO ITV SHOW

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FORMER Scots X Factor contestant Caitlyn Van Beck says she turned down Love Island but has hinted she may return to the reality series after notching up an incredible 64 Million view’s online in just four hours.
The Edinburgh born singer appeared on X Factor 2016 and got through to the judges house before being eliminated from the competition.
A video of her first audition was posted up on the Facebook channel of X Factor Global just days ago and was viewed 64 million times by an audience around the world - in the first hour hours.
Fans then inundated Caitlyn with direct messages in a bid to know more about her and find out what she is doing now.
Caitlyn, who has been training to be a primary school teacher in amongst gigs has now revealed that she will consider reentering the show.
She said: “It’s just magnificent it’s still doing the round and had racked up so many hits in just a few hours. It has all has gone a bit hectic.  When I first entered X Factor I  was at teacher training so it was very hard for me to focus on one particular thing. My journey ended where it do and although it was unfortunate it gave me time to work on myself and do my thing and work on my degree but obviously  Music is where my heart lies and it’s where I want to be. I did get an offer from Love Island and turned it down. Everybody is looking for love but music is my passion at the minute and the love will follow.”
Caitlyn also revealed she is in the midst of recording a song with Chandler Riggs who plays Carl Grimes on telly series The Walking Dead.
The two became friendly after Caitlyn was asked to sing at The Walking Dead convention in London last year.
She added: “We’ve been working on some material and although it’s not official yet there is potentially something coming your way from both of us.”