Leah Totton wins The Apprentice

Northern Irish doctor Leah Totton won The Aprrentice last night getting a cash investment from Lord Sugar for her cosmetic procedures business.

Totton, who is based in London, will now get £250,000 to get her business up and running. Totton won over cake shop boss Luisa Zissman in the final of the ninth series of the BBC1 show.

Both finalists brought back previous candidates to help them in branding and marketing their business plans which were then presented to a group of industry experts.

The 25-year-old is set to offer anti-ageing skin treatments including chemical peels at a chain of new clinics with the emphasis on clinical excellence.

Totton said her family were delighted by her win saying "I'm the first person in my family to have even gone to university so it's such a massive achievement for the whole family."

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Life's a Breeze - RTÉ TEN review

The new Irish film Life's a Breeze opens in cinemas tomorrow, Friday July 19. Sarah McIntyre gives her verdict.

The new Irish film Life's a Breeze opens in cinemas tomorrow, Friday July 19. Sarah McIntyre gives her verdict.

Lance Daly's pleasant comedy-drama Life's a Breeze centres on a squabbling family on the hunt for their mother's lost fortune.

It is carried by two powerful performances from acting legend Fionnula Flanagan and outstanding newcomer Kelly Thornton, who makes her debut after being spotted on the street by the film's casting director.

She plays 13-year-old schoolgirl Emma, who is bribed by her layabout uncle Colm (Pat Shortt) to take her Nan (Flanagan) out for the day so he and his siblings can give her cluttered Georgian home a much-needed overhaul.

You can't help but think that their intentions are slightly less than altruistic, and are probably based on a long-term goal to sell the property and divide the earnings - something Nan is aware of.

Predictably, their interference is unwelcome, and they are taken aback when Nan calmly informs them that her mattress contained her life savings of close to a million euro. Their initial scepticism turns quickly to panic as they brainstorm ways to track down the lost fortune.

Visits to recycling centres and landfills only serve to confirm the 'needle in a haystack' situation, while Colm makes matters worse by announcing on a radio show that the cash has gone missing.

An army of money-hungry opportunists are soon knee-high in waste, hoping to come across Nan's nest egg and leaving the family's chances close to zero. However, when the mattress is discovered, it contains a paltry €670, leading to suggestions that Nan is suffering from senility and discussions about putting her in a home.

This is an enjoyable, well-told story that shines a light on the relationships family members have with one another, particularly regarding finances and inheritance. Thornton puts in a subtle and considered performance as a schoolgirl who is wise beyond her years, and the scenes she shares with Flanagan are a delight to behold.

3.5/5

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Michael Bublé will not sing at your wedding!

Michael Bublé has revealed that even if you are a well known celebrity, it is unlikely he will sing at your wedding.

Michael Bublé has revealed that even if you are a well known celebrity, it is unlikely he will sing at your wedding.

In jovial form ahead of one of his gigs at the O2 this week (he's the first artist to play five nights at the venue), Michael Bublé told RTÉ Ten that he is constantly asked to sing at weddings.

He said: "I am asked every day, every single day. People know how successful I am, but they don't give a s**t, they don't.

"The best part is, is that people are so cute about it, they will literally look at you and they will be so sincere and say, 'Listen, my daughter is getting married in August and if you could come, honestly your whole band, they will eat and drink for free.'

"And I'm like, 'OK I'll be there,' but of course, I will never be there!"

He added: "Even now, friends that have weddings, even if they are celebrities and they ask me to sing I say, 'No, just invite me and let me be a guest,' and then of course I am hammered two-hours in and they can't stop from singing, so basically just get me hammered and I will come to your wedding."

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Timberlake tops MTV VMA nominations

The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards have been announced and Justin Timberlake has topped the list along with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards have been announced and Justin Timberlake has topped the list along with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Timberlake, who made a comeback this year with his album The 20/20 Experience, received six nominations including Video of the Year and Best Male Video for Mirrors.

He was also nominated in the Best Pop Video and Best Editing categories for the same video, while Suit & Tie, with Jay-Z, has been nominated for Best Collaboration and Best Direction.

The singer, who already has seven MTV Awards to his name, will go head to head with fellow nominees Macklemore & Ryan Lewis to see who walks away with the most awards on the night.

Bruno Mars is nominated for four awards: Video of the Year, Best Pop Video, Best Choreography and Best Male Video for Locked Out of Heaven.

Pink, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and 30 Seconds To Mars have each picked up three nominations.

The hotly contested category of Video of the Year also features Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines and Taylor Swift's I Knew You Were Trouble.

The MTV Video Music Awards 2013 will take place on Sunday August 25 in Brooklyn, New York.

Swift tweeted (@taylorswift13): "Two VMA nominations!! If you vote and get us one, I promise to keep a firmer grip on the mic this time ;)" referencing the 2009 MTV awards where Kanye West took the mic from the singer on stage.

Watch the Kanye West mic moment during Swift's speech:

The full list of 2013 MTV Video Music Award nominees:

Video of the Year

Justin Timberlake, Mirrors

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, Thrift Shop

Bruno Mars, Locked out of Heaven

Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, Blurred Lines

Taylor Swift, I Knew You Were Trouble

Best Hip Hop Video

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us

Drake, Started from the Bottom

Kendrick Lamar, Swimming Pools

A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar, F*****' Problems

J. Cole feat. Miguel, Power Trip

Best Male Video

Justin Timberlake, Mirrors

Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, Blurred Lines

Bruno Mars, Locked out of Heaven

Ed Sheeran, Lego House

Kendrick Lamar, Swimming Pools

Best Female Video

Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, Stay

Taylor Swift, I Knew You Were Trouble

Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop

Pink feat. Nate Ruess, Just Give Me a Reason

Demi Lovato, Heart Attack

Best Pop Video

Bruno Mars, Locked out of Heaven

Justin Timberlake, Mirrors

Fun., Carry On

Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop

Selena Gomez, Come and Get It

Artist To Watch

Twenty One Pilots, Holding on to You

Zedd feat. Foxes, Clarity

Austin Mahone, What About Love

The Weeknd, Wicked Games

Iggy Azalea, Work

Best Collaboration

Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z, Suit & Tie

Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera, Feel This Moment

Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, I Need Your Love

Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, Blurred Lines

Pink feat. Nate Ruess, Just Give Me a Reason

Best Video With A Social Message

Kelly Clarkson, People Like Us

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Same Love

Snoop Lion, No Guns Allowed

Miguel, Candles in the Sun

Beyoncé, I Was Here

Best Rock Video

Imagine Dragons, Radioactive

Fall Out Boy, My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)

Mumford & Sons, I Will Wait

Thirty Seconds To Mars, Up in the Air

Vampire Weekend, Diane Young

Best Art Direction

Capital Cities, Safe and Sound

Thirty Seconds To Mars, Up in the Air

Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu, Q.U.E.E.N

Lana Del Rey, National Anthem

Alt-J, Tesselate

Best Choreography

Chris Brown, Fine China

Ciara, Body Party

Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, Live It Up

will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber, #thatPOWER

Bruno Mars, Treasure

Best Cinematography

Thirty Seconds To Mars, Up in the Air

Lana Del Rey, Ride

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sacrilege

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us

A-Trak & Tommy Trash, Tuna Melt

Best Direction

Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z, Suit & Tie

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sacrilege

Fun., Carry On

Drake, Started from the Bottom

Best Editing

Pink feat. Nate Ruess, Just Give Me a Reason

Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch, Sweet Nothing

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us

Justin Timberlake, Mirrors

Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop

Best Visual Effects

Capital Cities, Safe and Sound

Duck Sauce, It's You

Flying Lotus, Tony Tortures

Skrillex feat. the Doors Breakn' a Sweat

The Weekend Wicked Games

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American Horror Story leads Emmy nominations

American Horror Story: Asylum has led the way in the Emmy 2013 nominations list, picking up a total of 17 nominations.

Jessica Lange received up a much-deserved nod in the 'Lead Actress in a TV Miniseries or Movie' category for the FX horror series, while it was also nominated for the 'Outstanding Miniseries or Movie' award.

Following closely behind in the list was HBO's Game of Thrones, which garnered a total of 16 nominations, including the categories 'Best Drama Series' and 'Best Supporting Actor and Actress In A Drama Series' for its stars Peter Dinklage and Emilia Clarke.

Game of Thrones will compete against Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Homeland, House of Cards and Mad Men to take home the coveted 'Best Drama Series' gong.

The 'Outstanding Comedy Series' category is equally competitive, with Veep, Modern Family, Louie, Big Bang Theory, 30 Rock and Girls up for the award.

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, will take place on Sunday, September 22 in Los Angeles.

Take a look at a selection of the nominees below.

Outstanding Comedy Series
Veep
Modern Family
Louie
Big Bang Theory
30 Rock
Girls

Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Laura Dern - Enlightened
Lena Dunham - Girls
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Jason Bateman - Arrested Development
Louis CK - Louie
Don Cheadle - House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc - Episodes
Jim Parsons - Big Bang Theory

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jane Lynch - Glee
Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
Merritt Wever - Nurse Jackie
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Mayim Bialik - Big Bang Theory
Anna Chlumsky - Veep

Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Adam Driver - Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family
Ed O'Neil - Modern Family
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Bill Hader - Saturday Night Live
Tony Hale - Veep

Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Connie Britton - Nashville
Claire Danes - Homeland
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
Vera Farmiga - Bates Motel
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Kerry Washington - Scandal
Robin Wright - House of Cards

Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Damian Lewis - Homeland
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards

Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Peter Dinklage - Game Of Thrones
Jim Carter - Downton Abbey
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
Jonathan Banks - Breaking Bad
Bobby Cannavale - Boardwalk Empire

Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones
Morena Baccarin - Homeland
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men
Christine Baranski - The Good Wife

Outstanding Reality Show Host
Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
Betty White - Off Their Rockers
Tom Bergeron - Dancing With The Stars
Heidi Klum / Tim Gunn - Project Runway
Cat Deeley - So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain - The Taste

Outstanding Reality Series Competition
The Amazing Race
Dancing With The Stars
The Voice
Top Chef
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Behind The Candelabra
The Bible
Phil Spector
Top of the Lake
Political Animals

Lead Actor in a TV Miniseries or Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch - Parade's End
Matt Damon - Behind The Candelabra
Michael Douglas - Behind The Candelabra
Toby Jones - The Girl
Al Pacino - Phil Spector

Lead Actress in a TV Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story
Helen Mirren - Phil Spector
Laura Linney - The Big C
Elisabeth Moss - Top Of The Lake
Sigourney Weaver - Political Animals

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Gomez was stressed after Bieber split

Singer Selena Gomez has said that she was "stressed out" after her very public split from Justin Bieber.

Singer Selena Gomez has said that she was "stressed out" after her very public split from Justin Bieber.

Speaking with E! News presenter Ryan Seacrest, she said: "I'm sure you could actually see those pictures of me being, like, way stressed out about it.

"And it's hard, because what do you do? Do you just wanna sit in your house and hide and not go anywhere?"

However despite the pain and stress that the break-up caused, it appears the two may be reunited. The Daily Mail has reported that the two were pictured at a house party recently. Time will tell...

Gomez pictured with Bieber when they were officially an item at the 2011 American Music Awards!

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James Blunt announces Moon Landing

James Blunt will release his new album Moon Landing in October after taking a year away from the music industry.

The 39-year-old star explained that his fourth album will be "back to basics," saying: ''This is a much more personal album, and also quite back to basics.''

Blunt revealed he will release the title track Moon Landing as a single and the whole album will feature production from Tom Rothrock, who worked on Back to Bedlam in 2004.

Speaking about the album, he said: ''It's about me and Tom, the producer, finding where the story all started and where we are now.''

Contact Music further quoted the star as saying: ''I've just finished my new album in Los Angeles, and am so excited. It's a really beautiful sounding record, full of loneliness and longing. There's been a lot of love put into making it and I couldn't be happier with how it sounds... I really hope you like it too.''

Moon Landing is set for release on October 21.

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Bublé declares Aviva gig defining moment

Michael Bublé has declared playing the Aviva Stadium as one of the defining moments in his career.

Michael Bublé has declared playing the Aviva Stadium as one of the defining moments in his career.

Michael Bublé has sold over 42 million records worldwide, notched up countless accolades and awards, sung for people all around the world, yet he revealed to RTÉ Ten at a press conference at the O2 arena in Dublin yesterday, that playing the Aviva stadium in 2010 was one of the defining moments of his career.

The 37-year-old Canadian star, who is currently in Dublin to play five sold out nights at the O2 arena, named the inaugural gig at the sports stadium as one of the top four moments in his career.

He said: "I always brag about that [playing the Aviva]. Playing to over 100,000 people over two nights was just awesome."

However, while Bublé enjoyed singing to huge crowd to mark the opening of the stadium, he knows he fans to prefer to come and see him in a "more intimate' setting.

Speaking about his five-night run at the O2 arena the Beautiful Day singer said: "I know this is a big venue, but it has much more of a theatre feel. And the sound in here is just amazing."

Bublé also named selling out Madison Square Garden in New York, winning best newcomer at the Juno Awards and buying his first record in Virgin Megastores on Times Square in New York as his other defining moments.

He added: "When I asked at the counter in Virgin for my record the man came back with a Michael Bolton CD."

Michael Bublé plays at O2 arena in Dublin until Saturday July 20. An extremely limited number of production seats have just been released and are available at www.ticketmaster.ie.

Watch the video for Michael Bublé's latest single Close Your Eyes

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Bryan Cranston receives star on Walk of Fame

Actor and director Bryan Cranston, best known for his roles in TV shows Malcom in the Middle and Breaking Bad, has received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Actor and director Bryan Cranston, best known for his roles in TV shows Malcom in the Middle and Breaking Bad, has received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Friends, family and colleagues joined the 57-year-old yesterday (July16th) at the ceremony outside the Redbury Hotel on Vine Street in Hollywood.

Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte, Anna Gunn, and Aaron Paul were joined by Cranston's former Malcolm in the Middle cast-mates, Frankie Muniz and Jane Kaczmarek, to cheer on the actor alongside his wife Robin Dearden and their daughter, Taylor Dearden Cranston.

Aaron Paul spoke at the event and said: "Breaking Bad would not be the same without this man. Let's be honest, television would not be the same without this man. But I'm here to tell you all that I, personally, would not be the same without this man."

Jane Kaczmarek revealed that Cranston used to serenade the Malcom in the Middle cast to help raise their spirits at the end of a long day.

"We would count our lucky stars that Bryan Cranston was in our cast, that he was in our show, that Bryan Cranston was our friend." she said.

Cranston, who was in high spirits at the ceremony, sang a verse from the song On the Street Where You Live during his speech and then hit the pavement to do some press-ups.

Cranston received three Emmy nominations for Malcolm in the Middle between 2000 to 2006, and he has won three Emmys for his role in Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2010.

Breaking Bad is due to return for its final episodes later this year.

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Blur exhibition comes to Dublin

An exhibition of photographs of Blur will run at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in the run-up to the band's concert at the venue on August 1st.

An exhibition of photographs of Blur will run at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in the run-up to the band's concert at the venue on August 1st.

BLUR 21: The Exhibition will be held in The Great Hall at The Irish Museum of Modern Art at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin from July 26th to August 1st and will feature over 70 images of Blur from music photographers, designers and artists including Pennie Smith, Kevin Cummins, Paul Postle, Tom Sheehan, Banksy and Julian Opie to celebrate the band's 21 year career.

Entry is free and it opens from 12pm to 8pm daily.

The exhibition documents the band's story from the early days as Seymour through the 1990s and the height of Britpop, seven chart-topping studio albums and eleven top 10 singles, to their Sunday night appearance at Glastonbury.It brings us right up to 2012 with the release of new songs Under The Westway and The Puritan.

Last week, Damon Albarn dropped the strongest hint yet that Blur are working on a new album, their fist since 2003's Think Tank.

Read our review of the Blur: 21 boxset.

Blur's return to Ireland on August 1st is the band's only show this year in the UK and Ireland and marks the continuation of Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree's long association with their Irish fans.

Blur played early gigs here in 1991 and have been regular visitors over the years with concerts in Dublin venues McGonagles, The Tivoili Theatre, The RDS and The Olympia and a headline slot at Oxegen.

There are a limited number of tickets still available for Blur's outdoor performance at IMMA priced at €62.50. Support on the night are Bat for Lashes and Irish tyros The Strypes.

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