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Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden split up, breaking engagement after four years

In happier times at at Save the Children auction. Picture: Adam Ward

Delta and Brian "regretfully announce" split
Decision "made with a lot of soul searching"
Couple have been together for seven years

BRIAN McFadden's insecurities over "Princess" Delta Goodrem have been blamed for the end of their seven-year relationship.
Goodrem is understood to have called off her engagement to McFadden last week after months of drifting apart, the Herald Sun reported.
McFadden, 30, and Goodrem, 26, confirmed their engagement and relationship was finished in a joint statement yesterday.
"This decision has been made with a lot of soul searching from both parties with the realisation that they have grown apart," the statement said.
"They leave the partnership with respect for one and other, wishing each other success and happiness for the future."
Friends said McFadden had found life difficult in Delta's golden shadow and had struggled to balance the public's adoration of her, while he was constantly painted as a reckless bad boy.
"In some ways, it was hard for him to be the back seat to the Delta Show," one said.
"No one could live up to that expectation."
Both parties are said to be heartbroken over the split.
Yesterday, McFadden tweeted:

BrianMcFaddeni love delta and always will. She is one of gods living angels. I thank her for giving me the best years of my life. Please give us time x

Pals insist the split was mutual and no third parties were involved.
But one close friend added: "The writing had been on the wall for quite a while".
While Goodrem has spent almost a decade as Australian pop's golden child, McFadden has been dogged by controversy, a string of Twitter wars and headline-making behaviour.
In February, Federal Police were called to meet him at an airport following allegations of being abusive to staff, drunken behaviour and smoking on a V Australia flight from LA - all of which McFadden has denied.
Last week, the Grand Prix celebrity driver caused a scene at Melbourne's Rockpool restaurant - walking out after verbally abusing staff.
On the track, he was also reckless, running ironman Shannon Eckstein off the road in a preliminary race.
McFadden will be taken out by friends this weekend in Sydney to drown his sorrows, while Goodrem is understood to be holed up in Los Angeles. Fellow Aussie, presenter Renee Bargh, has been comforting the Lost Without You singer.

A super-sexy swimwear launch

Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and Adriana Lima celebrate the 2011 Victoria's Secret SWIM Collection at Mondrian Los Angeles on March 30, 2011 in West Hollywood, California

Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!
Which reality starlet celebrated National Cleavage Day in fantastic form? Which new swimsuit is being touted as a 'slimsuit' that moulds your figure?
Here's the lowdown on the latest fashion news!
Victoria's Secret Angels model the latest swimwear
Supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and Adriana Lima launched Victoria's Secret's new range of swimwear at The Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles yesterday.
The trio of lovelies stunned, with Alessandra in a black push-up bikini and wispy robe, Candice in animal-print briefs and Adriana in a sequinned monokini and sarong.
Despite their enticing looks, however, the Daily Mail commented on how the latest Angels are a far cry from the curvy brand ambassadors of yesteryear like Heidi Klum, Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks.
While Alessandra and Adriana are both young mothers, you'd never know it by looking at their slimline bods and Candice, 22, was even thinner than her companions at the Mondrian launch, sparking questions as to whether she has lost weight in recent months.
Image: Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and Adriana Lima celebrate the 2011 Victoria's Secret SWIM Collection at Mondrian Los Angeles on March 30, 2011 in West Hollywood, California
Photographs: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret

Kim Kardashian celebrates National Cleavage Day in daring low-cut dress!

Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2011 Victoria's Secret SWIM Collection Pink Carpet Event

Maybe Candice should take a page out of curvy Kim Kardashian's books! The socialite was photographed celebrating National Cleavage Day to the full in a daring low-cut dress .
Kardashian, 30, wore a sheer low-cut dress and showed off her curves as she arrived at the 2011 Victoria's Secret SWIM Collection Pink Carpet Event at Club L in Hollywood.
Her designer dress was fitted at the top to accentuate her cleavage, while the full skirt at the bottom showed off her toned legs.
She accessorised her daring look with some nude platform stilettos and a gold clutch bag and wore her hair free-flowing and painted her fingernails with scarlett red.
National Cleavage Day is an annual celebration in South Africa and the UK held in either March or April and sponsored by the bra maker, Wonderbra.
Samantha Paterson, brand manager for Wonderbra, said National Cleavage Day was started "to symbolise women's independence and power in all facets of life, from their careers to their relationships to their own destiny".
"It gives women a chance to be beautiful and glow in the furtive, yet appreciative, glances their cleavage evokes from men," the Daily Mail quoted Paterson as saying.
"It gives men a legitimate reason to stare at boobs," she added.
Image: Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2011 Victoria's Secret SWIM Collection Pink Carpet Event
Photographs: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret

Kylie Minogue spends 10 million pounds on designer costumes for latest tour!

Kylie Minogue performs at the Cardiff International Arena on March 25, 2011 in Cardiff, Wales

Talk about a passion for fashion!
Pop singer Kylie Minogue has apparently forked out almost 10 million pounds on designer costumes for her latest tour.
The singer, who kicked off the UK leg of her Aphrodite world tour in Cardiff last night, was dressed by Dolce & Gabbana.
She wore gold costumes encrusted with Swarovski crystals and real pearls, a chiffon gown so sheer it "looks like smoke" and a chain-mail Barbarella-inspired dress covered in priceless vintage brooches.
All her backing dancers and singers have also been decked out by the Italian designers.
"Kylie's petite but perfectly proportioned and looks stunning in whatever she wears," the Daily Express quoted a D&G spokeswoman as saying.
Image: Kylie Minogue performs at the Cardiff International Arena on March 25, 2011 in Cardiff, Wales
Photographs: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Katy Perry's bod-flaunting traumatises her mum!

While Kim Kardashian and Kylie are all for showing off their figures, pop star Katy Perry's mother Mary Perry Hudson has revealed that she feels ashamed when she sees her daughter flaunting her breasts.
Katy Perry's Teenage Dream is a middle-aged nightmare for her evangelistic mom -- who complains in a book proposal that, "no mother wants to see the top of her daughter's boobs," reports the New York Post.
Preacher Mary describes her horror at Katy's outfits: Backstage at a concert, "Katy stepped out from behind the changing doors in a tiny risque costume. No mother wants to see the top of her daughter's boobs."
"My first instinct was to order her back behind those doors and demand she put something else on...However, I had no problem letting my eyebrows say what I wouldn't allow my mouth to utter," she further wrote.
Image: Katy Perry
Photographs: Cover of California Gurls single

Fergie hasn't had surgery, says hubby Josh Duhamel

Josh Duhamel has slammed speculation that his wife Fergie has had plastic surgery, insisting she's just been experimenting with cosmetics.
The Black Eyed Peas star and her bandmates performed on US TV show American Idol last week, and Fergie's fresh-faced appearance sparked rumours she has gone under the knife.
But Duhamel is adamant his wife's glow is all natural and he credits a new pink lip colour with transforming her look.
"I thought she looked amazing (on American Idol). It's amazing. You put a different colour on your lips and, uh, rumours fly. But she's the same, she's the same Fergie...I sleep right next to her every night. I like it," the Daily Express quoted Dahuamel as telling Ryan Seacrest.
Image: Fergie
Photographs: Cover of Ralph Magazine Australia, February 2008 Here's another case of natural beauty being mistaken for cosmetic enhancement.

Leave casual footwear, cut-offs in closet: Tom Ford advises gentlemen

Guys, if you dream of dating a modern-day Liz Taylor, American fashion designer Tom Ford has doled out tips on how a perfect gentleman should dress and behave.
Ford, 49, who is launching his own line of women's clothing, shared some of his tips with Another magazine, and right at the top is leaving the casual footwear and cut-offs in the closet.
"A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate," the New York Daily News quoted him as saying.
"Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach," he said.
Ford also advices wealthy gentlemen of leisure to get a job.
"A gentleman today has to work. People who do not work are so boring and are usually bored," he said.
"You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world," he stated.
Manners are manly and chivalry is just as important as a trouser crease or the knot of a tie.
"I always open doors for women. I carry their coat. I make sure that they're walking on the inside of the street. Stand up when people arrive at and leave the dinner table," he said.
But most importantly, for a fashionable soul, be a gentleman on the inside.
"Don't be pretentious or racist or sexist or judge people by their background," Ford said.
"You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you," he added.
Image: Tom Ford
Photographs: Cover of TIME Magazine, October 2009

Friday, April 1, 2011