The Biggest Headlines of 2015
What with a new royal, Adele's comeback, Caitlyn Jenner and One Direction's dramas, 2015 has been quite the year. Just in case you missed any of them, here are the biggest celeb stories of the last 12 months.
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Getty ImagesOur New Princess
We were given a second dose of cuteness, courtesy of Kate & Wills, when the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to their second child - Princess Charlotte. Mothers around the world gasped as Kate left hospital on the same day she gave birth with coiffed hair and an immaculate dress. Yes, we were impressed.
Rex FeaturesBlame The Nanny
This year was beset with high-profile splits (Jon Hamm & Jennifer Westfeldt, Kate Beckinsale & Len Wiseman to name but a few) but some of the most shocking splits were rumoured to involve the family nanny. Ben Affleck described the reports that his nanny Christine Ouzounian contributed to his break-up with Jennifer Garner as "garbage”, while Gavin Rossdale kept schtum about his relationship with his and Gwen Stefani’s nanny, following their marriage split.
Rex FeaturesHello, Adele
2015 was the year of Adele’s big comeback. And, oh, how we’ve missed her! The singer released Hello and the Internet went a tad crazy: the song had 27.7 million YoutTube views in a day, and became the biggest-selling single in the last three years. 25, the album which followed, became the fastest selling in UK history with 800,000 copies bought in the first week. What a welcome back.
Getty ImagesChristian Grey = Box Office Gold
After numerous column inches, we finally got to see Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan take on the leads in Fifty Shades of Grey. While not all the critics were won over, film bosses were happy: the movie grossed $570 million worldwide. That’s still only a fraction of Christian’s fortune though!
Getty ImagesA Different Direction
It was a year of upheaval for One Direction and their fans: the band were rocked in March when Zayn Malik left because he wanted to live as a "normal 22-year-old". If normal 20-somethings record music with Naughty Boy and date Gigi Hadid, then that’s exactly what he did. The rest of the band seemed to identify with Zayn’s desire for some time out and announced that they would be going on a hiatus in 2016.
Getty ImagesCarey Mulligan’s Secret Pregnancy
Congratulations were in store for Carey Mulligan – not only did she give birth to a daughter, Evelyn, in 2015 but she managed to do it without anyone noticing. There were rumours that she was pregnant back in the summer but she’d already bounced back to her normal size by October.
Savid Beckham/InstagramLook Who Joined Insta
There was no slow-down to Instagram’s world domination in 2015 and we were treated to more peeks into the world of our favourite celebs as many of them bit the bullet and joined the social media site. David Beckham (thank you!), Adele, Dakota Johnson, Rachel Bilson and Justin Theroux were among the new additions. Jennifer Aniston you're next.
PA PhotosThe Oscar Goes To… Feminism
Yes, there were some great winners at this year’s Academy Awards but the real talking point was women taking a stand. Patricia Arquette gave a rousing speech addressing the gender pay gap (more on that later) and Amy Poehler’s #AskHerMore campaign trended on Twitter, persuading journalists to ask actresses about more than just their red carpet dresses.
Getty ImagesEveryone Wants A Piece of Gigi
If there was a model that everyone was talking about this year, it was Gigi Hadid. And we weren’t the only ones completely enamoured with her: the Victoria’s Secret star has been linked to Lewis Hamilton, Joe Jonas and Zayn Malik over the past 12 months.
Marc Jacobs/InstagramKate Moss’s Putdown
This year we learnt that you really shouldn’t mess with Kate Moss because she has some epic putdowns. After she was escorted off an Easyjet flight to Turkey, the model apparently called the pilot a “Basic Bitch”. Talk about having the final word.
Getty ImagesJen An Ties The Knot
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux’s wedding was one of the most eagerly-anticipated so we didn’t expect them to pull it off in secret! Guests were invited to a birthday party for Justin at their Bel-Air home, only to discover that they were at a wedding. It was suitably A-list with Courteney Cox as Jen’s Maid of Honour and Jimmy Kimmel officiating over proceedings.
Getty ImagesBaby No2 for Kimye
After a very publicised struggle to conceive, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced that they had in fact conceived. It’s rumoured that Kim is due to give birth to their son on Christmas Day but we doubt there will be any stables involved in this labour – more like a private suite at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
Caitlyn Jenner is Born
This year saw Bruce Jenner announce he was coming out as a transgender woman – and Caitlyn Jenner was born. It’s been quite the year for her too: US GLAMOUR named her one of its 25 GLAMOUR Women of the Year, describing her a "Trans Champion", and she received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. Caitlyn got her own TV show too: I Am Cait premiered with 2.7 million viewers and focused on how Caitlyn deals with her new life as a transgender woman.
Getty ImagesThe Hollywood Pay Gap
We didn’t think we could love Jennifer Lawrence any more. We were wrong. In October, the actress penned an essay entitled Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars? in the wake of the Sony email hack which revealed that she made less than the men in her movies. The star said she was mad at herself because she had “failed to negotiate” as she "didn't want to seem 'difficult'”.
Getty ImagesCara Delevingne’s Awkward Interview
Poor Cara Delevingne was really put through it on the promotional tour for her movie Paper Towns. The interviewers on Good Day Sacramento got her name wrong, asked her dumb-ass questions and didn’t appreciate her sarcastic British sense of humour. Yes, she wasn’t on the sparkiest form but their closing comment: "We'll let you go take a little nap, maybe get a Red Bull, how about that?" was below the belt.
Getty ImagesAmericans Can’t Get Enough Of Corden
But one Brit whose sense of humour the Americans very much did get was James Corden. The actor-turned-interviewer took over from Craig Ferguson on The Late Late Show and won over viewers with skits like Carpool Karaoke.
Rex FeaturesAmy Schumer’s GLAMOUR Awards Speech
The GLAMOUR Awards is always an amazing occasion but none of us quite expected Amy Schumer's acceptance speech to #BreakThe Internet. In case you missed it (here it is), the Trainwreck actress introduced herself, saying: "I weigh 160lbs and I can catch a dick any time I want", before getting even funnier (and dirtier).
Getty ImagesJustin Bieber's Nude Pics
Justin Bieber has had his fair share of run-ins with the paparazzi but this time we’re actually on the singer’s side. Long-lens snaps of the singer’s manhood were taken while he was holiday in Bora Bora and leaked online. It didn’t help matters that his dad waded in with "@justinbieber what do you feed that thing. #proud daddy". Cringe.
Getty ImagesAriana Grande’s #Doughnutgate
Ariana Grande found herself in hot water in July and it was all over a doughnut. The singer went on a bizarre anti-American rant when she was presented with a tray of doughnuts in California and proceeded to “maliciously lick” them. She then apologised and said she was angry about people overeating and childhood obesity.
Getty ImagesHayden’s Inspiring PND Message
Hayden Panettiere made the brave announcement that she was suffering from post-natal depression following the birth of her daughter Kaya – and sent out an inspirational message to new mums at the same time. "You're not alone or crazy, ladies!”
”You don't realise how broad of a spectrum you can really experience that on. It's something that needs to be talked about. Women need to know that they're not alone, and that it does heal,” she revealed.
Getty ImagesDavid Who? It’s All About Brooklyn
Brooklyn Beckham turned 16 in 2015 and what a year it’s been for him. The teen played football with his dad at an Old Trafford charity match, clocked up 5.2m Instagram followers, appeared in The Vamps’ music video, been on the cover of Miss Vogue and so much more. We expect lots more to come in 2016.
Getty ImagesThe #KylieJennerLipChallenge
Kylie Jenner was apparently left “mortified” when her fans tried to copy her famous pout by placing their mouths inside a bottle and sucking out the air to increase the size of their lips through bruising and swelling. The reality TV star later revealed that her pout was partly created by lip fillers.
Rex FeaturesLionel & Kanye Rule Glasto
As usual Glastonbury put on a good show: Lionel Richie and Kanye West were headlining and even though they suffered a setback when the Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl broke his leg and couldn’t play, Florence & The Machine stepped into the breach.
Rex Features/Getty ImagesA Bad Year For The Kardashian Men
The Kardashian Men will probably prefer to forget 2015. Scott Disick entered rehab after being spotted out partying with his ex, while Lamar Odom was left fighting for his life after being discovered unconscious in a brothel in Nevada. He is on the road to recovery.
Annie LeibovitzThe Pirelli Calendar Gets A Makeover
The Pirelli Calendar is famed for its saucy shots of sexy models but that all changed in 2015 when Annie Leibovitz photographed 12 women who have shaped our world. They included a topless Serena Williams, and Amy Schumer in her pants holding a cup of coffee.
Rex FeaturesThe Rise Of The Beauty Bloggers
With about a trillion subscribers between them, it’s no surprise that the beauty bloggers were calling the shots this year. Book deals, product ranges, million-pound endorsements – even a GLAMOUR cover – the likes of Zoella, Pixiwoo and Tanya Burr became superstars in 2015.
Jon Snow RIP (or does he?)
Not since JR was shot in Dallas has a death prompted so much discussion. Fans were left devastated by the untimely death of show favourite Jon Snow, but all might not be what it seems. Kit Harington’s character featured on the season six posters suggesting some sort of dramatic resurrection. Well, it is Game of Thrones so who knows?!
Rex FeaturesTaylor Swift’s Girl Gang
It seemed like everyone was in Taylor Swift’s gang this year: Cara Delevingne, Gigi Hadid, Ellie Goulding, Karlie Kloss to name but a few appeared with the singer on stage and her Bad Blood video. No, we’re not jealous at all.
