Shirley’s Burn Book

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Not Madonna

Lady Gaga looks like she might be getting what she wants for Christmas. As the weeks roll by and more award nomination lists are announced, the Star Is Born actress keeps finding her name on there… And that makes it more and more certain that she’ll get an Oscar nod in a few weeks.

Meanwhile, Madonna recently took to social media to claim that a phrase Gaga keeps using in promotional interviews was robbed from one of her past interviews. #Eyerolls

C’mon Madge, you can be better than that! I think the idea that Gaga is on the ‘Edge of Glory’ is pushing you over the ‘Borderline’.

Russian to keep up

Cold War? Robot Wars!

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the advancements in Artificial Intelligence. Scientists claim half of the current jobs will be done by robots in 2040. But before you panic about your shit job at Facebook, it might be worth checking out Russia’s ‘most advanced hi-tech robot’.

Boris the Robot was showcased on state TV and he can talk and dance. Very cutting edge! But it turns out the whole thing was a hoax and Boris was just some dude dressed up as a robot. Yay! Your job is safe! Nothing says it’s Christmas like some man dressing up in a costume and pretending to be someone he’s not.

Stick on your Bolero!

Skating of the Christmas dinner

If you thought the campest thing you’d see on Christmas Day was your soft uncle Seamus heading off to 11 o’clock mass in his good suit, well think again! That’s because on Christmas night, ITV are broadcasting a biopic movie about Torvill and Dean.

Back in the ‘80s, the legendary ice skaters were the undisputed Ice Dancing champions of the world. And despite Maggie Thatcher putting all the Brits on very thin ice, even we Irish thought they were alright.

Expect an emotional tale of how the pair overcame hardship, like being called ‘gay’ for liking ice dancing, and won the Olympics only to end up training D-list celebrities on Dancing on Ice. There won’t be a dry eye in the house!

Niall’s

Raya light.

The word on the street is that Niall Horan has split from his girlfriend, the American actress Hailee Steinfeld. (You’ve never heard of her? She was nominated for an Oscar ff s!)

Apparently the One Direction star was ‘spotted’ recently on the dating app Raya, which is an exclusive dating site dubbed ‘Tinder for Celebrities’. (I’m not so shocked YOU hadn’t heard of that!)

To join Raya, you must apply online and their committee ‘from all over the world’ then decide if you are worthy to be let in. They claim that they have a waitlist of up to six months for an answer!

With notions like that, you’ve got to wonder how they’d even notice Niall Horan on there at all!