MADONNA may have turned 67 but she is still down with the kids, by having a Labubu birthday cake.
The Queen of Pop’s birthday treat was shaped just like the must-have toy – only this one was wearing her conical bra outfit.
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I can reveal it was the centrepiece at her birthday celebrations last weekend, which took place at Sting and Trudie Styler’s 16th century Tuscan villa.
She rented out the property, which costs £18,000 for two nights and had a lavish dinner for her friends and family, as well as a firework display.
A source said: “Everyone turned out to support Madonna and she had an amazing trip.
“She loves to celebrate her birthday in Italy and this was one of the best yet.
“She’s been friends with Sting for years so I’m sure he will have sorted her out mates rates for his huge estate.”
They spent Saturday at the Palio di Siena horse race before retreating to the villa to celebrate.
She was joined by close pals and four of her six kids – Lourdes, Rocco, Stella and Estere – and her boyfriend, footballer Akeem Morris.
Paying tribute to her on Instagram, Akeem used the Jamaican Patois term for “best friend” when he wrote: “Happy birthday my chargieeeee.
“I’ll love you in this life and the next. And everyone after.”
CAMILA BOWLS OVER FANS
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TEMPERATURES have been pushing 40 degrees in Japan and Camila Cabello raised them even further in this outfit.
She wore a nude latex corset over a netted dress to headline a festival there over the weekend and soaked up the local cuisine by having a bowl of ramen backstage.
Hot soup with noodles is the last thing I’d want during a heatwave, but each to their own.
Camila wrote on Instagram: “Thank you Osaka for bearing that insane heat with us and for generally being the cutest!”
Fellow singer Tinashe – whose song No Broke Boys is at a new peak of No3 in the charts – was also on the line-up and admitted she struggled through her set.
She commented: “The heat was insane, I almost died.”
Forget the ramen, it’s time to find a cold shower instead.
ALICIA: I WAS DESTINED TO ACT
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ALICIA VIKANDER kicks up her heels as she tells British Vogue she was destined to tread the boards.
In the Big Fashion Issue – which features I May Destroy You creator Michaela Coel on the cover – the Swedish Oscar winner reveals she’s simply following in her mum Maria’s footsteps.
She says: “Stage was what my mum did. It was what I grew up with. I watched Romeo and Juliet 24 times apparently. I had that feeling of being immersed in something completely.
“A bit like when kids watch cartoons over and over. I dreamt of being up there. That was what I visualised. I didn’t even think of film – that was so far away, that wasn’t real.”
Alicia will be taking the leading role in The Lady From The Sea, which opens at the Bridge Theatre in London next month.
The September issue of British Vogue is available from today.
PINK’S JUST TOE PERFECT
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PINK not only loves a risky stunt on stage . . . she does them on holiday too.
The So What singer balanced on one leg atop a table at a luxury villa while grinning – and even holding a beer – as she took on the “Nicki Minaj challenge” on TikTok.
Pink, who turns 46 next month, looked surprisingly at ease as she balanced precariously in heels and a bikini as part of the viral social media trend.
She wrote: “Why my friends always wait till my third beer to make me do dumb s**t on TikTok.”
Even so, she still looks cool doing it.
CHERYL’S CREAM OF THE CROP
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CHERYL is back in the spotlight, after signing a mega money deal to become the new face of Nivea.
A new ad campaign starring the Girls Aloud singer will be made public today.
Yesterday Nivea shared a teaser clip with Chezza, which showed her reading a newspaper and climbing some stairs, to promote the anti-ageing Nivea epigenetics range.
It’s Cheryl’s first big job since the death of Liam Payne, the father of her son Bear, last October.
A source said: “This is a major brand deal for Cheryl, but it’s a coup for Nivea to sign her up.
“Cheryl is very particular about who she works with and is rarely seen in public.
“To have her fronting a big campaign like this is brilliant for them.
“It’ll have cost them a good six-figure sum to secure her, but it’ll pay dividends to have Cheryl on board.
“She still has a massive following and people trust what she says.”
If they’re flogging a face cream that can help me look a little bit like Cheryl, I’ll be buying it.
HULLUVA GIG FOR COLDPLAY
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COLDPLAY kicked off the latest leg of their Music Of The Spheres world tour with the first of two shows in Hull last night.
Before the gig, I’m told Chris checked out the local sights, and pints, which Yorkshire has to offer.
He was spotted at The Duke of York, in Stainland. He chatted to the locals and handed out Coldplay badges, but asked them not to take pictures.
It comes just days after he performed a mini set at the Puzzle Hall Inn in Sowerby Bridge.
With ten shows at Wembley coming up, Londoners will be hoping he pops up into their local too.
CAL RISKS A MILEY FALLOUT
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THEY have 14 No1 singles between them, so when Calvin Harris and Miley Cyrus revealed they had teamed up for a single in May last year, I was expecting it to be the song of the summer.
But the track, Ocean, never got released after Miley is believed to have backed out.
Now Calvin has risked a feud with the US singer after he released new snippets featuring the voice of Jessie Reyez, who co-wrote the song.
Asked if Miley’s version could still be released, he replied to one fan: “I’m afraid not.”
And quizzed on whether it was Miley’s team’s fault, he said: “Nah it was my bad . . . crossed wires.”
But in a pointed dig, he added: “This is wayyy better,” before telling another “Ooooh it’s better now!!”.
It’s a belting tune, but if he wants fans to blast it while it’s still hot, he needs to get a move on.
TOM GRENNAN is on track to score his third No1 album with Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn’t Want To Be.
It is in the lead in the midweek update from Official Charts, while US singer Conan Gray is at No2 with Wishbone.
While As December Falls with Everything’s On Fire But I’m Fine is at No3.