RITA Ora goes for beach glamour on a budget in her latest fashion photoshoot.

The Hot Right Now singer, 34, modelled a satin two-piece and white net shawl from her summer collection with Primark.

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Rita Ora modelled a satin two-piece and white net shawl from her summer collection with Primark[/caption]

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Rita, whose track Heat is out now, is a brand ambassador for the budget chain.

The singer, often seen in designer clothing, said she was keen to honour her roots and love for the high street brand.

We previously told how Rita, who is married to director Taika Waititi, sings some very raunchy lyrics on Heat.

Rita sings: “Sex on sight, anywhere you like. Inside or outside.”

Another X-rated line goes : “Only one thing I need. Your heat on me.”

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Rita explained the song’s not just about getting down and dirty.

“It’s the need of it happening right now, in this moment,” Rita said.

“It’s the idea that I want it on right now or I don’t want to hear about it.

“It’s that simple. I think that comes from the excitement of the song.

“I wanted it to feel instant and to have an impact.

“It is a brave, straight-up demand that you can use in any way you want.”

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MANILA, Philippines — The number of children in the Philippines who went unvaccinated in 2023 has dropped compared to 2022, according to a study published on Wednesday in The Lancet medical journal. Based on data from the major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study Vaccine Coverage Collaborators, the number of “zero-dose” Filipino

LOVE Island fans have demanded that Remell is axed from the villa after he shamelessly flirted with a new bombshell.

Viewers of the ITV2 show were left enraged as the islander got to know Poppy Harrison behind the back of Alima.

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Viewers were left enraged by Remell’s flirting with Poppy[/caption]

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Viewers were left fuming on behalf of Alima[/caption]

As part of a new twist on Love Island, two boys and two girls were invited for a night away from the villa.

The mini-villa named ‘The Sleepover’ saw the introduction of four new bombshells.

Giorgio, Will, Caprice and Poppy made their debut onto the long-running dating show, and they may have even have turned heads.

Despite being in a seemingly happy couple with Alima Gagigo, 23 back in the villa, social media influencer Remell, 24, took the time to explore his options.

Straight away, he made a beeline for Poppy, 22, who seemed more than happy to accept his advances.

During the chat he told the new reality star that he has not been “occupied” in the villa, despite coupling up with Alima.

In the evening chat he held her hand just to test how nervous she was after Poppy joked that she would keep him occupied.

Although, Poppy simply replied that she was cold and might need a cuddle to warm up.

Taking her up on the offer, the pair then shared a bed together as they spooned the night away in an intimate embrace.

In the morning, he wanted even more chats with Poppy who declared: “Yeah the cuddles were nice, and yeah I enjoyed it.

Remell then remarked that Poppy looked “even better” during the day, leaving her practically blushing.

However, Love Island fans were left completely enraged by his behaviour as they demanded that he needs to leave.

One said: “Get Megan & Remell gone #LoveIsland I’m done.”

A second suggested: “Remell you are losing me, I knew he can’t be trusted, I just knew it.”

“Remell sharing a bed first night is nasty work he literally JUMPED at the chance lol”, exclaimed a third.

While a fourth stated: “Remell’s going home whenever the public vote opens whether he chooses Alima or Poppy.”

As someone else wrote: ““I’ve not been occupied in the villa ?????? Bye I want Remmell so far gone.”

And a sixth added: “Remell just pack your load and go home.”

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Love Island continues on ITV2 and is available to stream on ITVX.

A LUCKY Irish punter has pocketed a whopping half a million after winning big in tonight’s Lotto draw.

The player, who has yet to be revealed, will be able to claim a life changing €500,000.

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Ten players won a tidy sum in the Ireland Only Raffle[/caption]

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One lucky player bagged a whopping half million[/caption]

Their win comes after they successfully matched the five correct numbers in the Lotto plus draw.

The numbers were 16, 20, 38, 41, and 50.

And Lotto bosses revealed that the golden ticket was sold in Dublin, although the exact location has not yet been named.

There were also multiple winners of the second draw, wherein players need to match four winning numbers.

The prize is worth a tidy €2,000 and there were 46 winners.

The third tier, won by matching three of the right numbers, is worth €20.

And 1,615 people won that draw and can now claim their handy prize.

Tonight’s draw also created 10 more Lotto winners in the Ireland-only raffle draw.

The raffle is a special limited time draw designed especially for Irish players.

It runs every Tuesday and every Friday.

The aim of the draw is to guarantee at least one winner each time the draw is hosted.

Tonight’s prize is worth €5,000.

The winners were I-SHL-45151, I-SHV-32989, I-SJB-75808, and I-SJB-90664.

Four more winners had the raffle ticket numbers I-SJC-21919, I-SJC-59217, I-SJD-88978, and I-SJD-97287.

And the last two raffle winners were I-SJG-34435 and I-SJG-44184.

There were no winners tonight of the Lotto Euromillions jackpot draw.

It’s now worth a whopping €26,938,273.

To claim the life changing sum, players must get all five numbers plus the two bonus figures right.

Tonight’s numbers were seven, 16, 21, 23, and 39.

And the magic bonus numbers were seven and 11.

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There was no winner of the Euromillions jackpot[/caption]

CELEBRITY SAS: Who Dares Wins has signed up an England cricket legend, The Sun can reveal.

The hit Channel 4 show – which launched in 2015 – puts a group of ordinary people through a tough quasi military training course.

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The Sun can reveal the latest star to be put through their paces by the tough instructors on Celebrity SAS[/caption]

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England cricket hero Graeme Swann has signed up to the show[/caption]

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The civilian series of SAS: Who Dares Wins ended in 2023, but the star version lives on.

The Sun can now reveal that England cricketing hero Graeme Swann is being lined to appear on the next series.

The retired sports star, 46, who also previously competed on Strictly Come Dancing, is set to be part of the star-studded line-up.

A source told us: “Sports stars always do well in the Celeb SAS line-up, and bosses are chuffed they’ve got Graeme to sign on the dotted line.

“Not only is he familiar to cricket fans, he’s also a reality TV favourite too after his stint on Strictly in 2018, where he finished in seventh place. 

“Graeme is used to the pressure of international sporting events, and the acid tongues of the Strictly panel, but nothing will prepare him for his toughest TV show yet.”

During his time in the England Test team, Graeme became a key factor as the team rose to No1 in the world.

Swanny played a key role in historic wins in both Australia and India.

Among his closest friends in cricket are the record-breaking duo Jimmy Anderson and Alastair Cook.

Graeme, who retired from the sport in 2013, was part of the 2009 team who won the Ashes.

This latest news comes after The Sun revealed earlier today how former Love Island star Dani Dyer would also be part of the line-up for the new series.

SHOW SHAKE-UP

The Sun’s latest revelations come after we exclusively revealed how Celebrity SAS is set for a major shake-up.

It came after we revealed how the new series will take place in a new location.

A show insider said: “Last series, there was a bit of a cash crisis at Channel 4 so the series shunned exotic locales and filmed in Wales.

“Bosses made it work but it felt like it wasn’t on as big a scale as when they have filmed in foreign climes, so for the next series, execs are blowing the budget and pushing the boat out to film in Marrakech instead.

“It’s more expensive but will look amazing on camera.”

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Mark “Billy” Billingham is the current Chief Instructor and puts the stars through their paces[/caption]

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The show puts famous faces through their paces[/caption]

Earlier this year, The Sun revealed how Celebrity SAS had been saved from the axe – after bosses had considered quietly ending the series.

But after seeing footage of the upcoming series, execs couldn’t let it go.

A TV insider revealed: “Channel 4 never officially announced that Celebrity SAS had been dropped, but behind closed doors, they had decided not to bring it back — at least for the time being. 

“It’s an expensive show to make, as far as reality shows go, and budgets have been tightened.”

The hit series originally featured Ant Middleton as Head Instructor from 2015 to 2021.

Since his departure, Mark “Billy” Billingham has taken over that position.

Other Directing Staff (DS) includes Jason “Foxy” Fox, Rudy Reyes and Chris Oliver.

Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins airs on Channel 4.

RAF Top Guns will get nuclear bombers for the first time in 30 years — after PM Sir Keir Starmer said we must prepare for possible war.

The F-35As will be based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, which housed Britain’s air-launched nuclear weapons until 1998.

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PM Sir Keir Starmer said Britain must prepare for possible war[/caption]

That was the year then—PM Tony Blair scrapped Britain’s air-launched bomb, the WE-177.

The new B-61 bombs, made by US-firm Lockheed Martin, can take out small areas — unlike Trident 2 missiles on Britain’s submarines which can obliterate whole cities.

The F-35As can also carry conventional weapons.

The announcement came as a new National Security Strategy warned: “For the first time in many years, we have to actively prepare for the possibility of the UK homeland coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario.”

The Government said the jets would support Nato’s nuclear mission.

Ahead of today’s Nato summit in The Hague, Sir Keir said: “In an era of radical uncertainty we can no longer take peace for granted, which is why my Government is investing in our national security.”

The strategy highlighted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the most pressing example.

And it warned Kremlin-backed cyber attacks and Iranian hostile activity in the UK are also increasing

It added: “Some adversaries are laying the foundations for future conflict, positioning themselves to move quickly to cause major disruption to our energy and/or supply chains, to deter us from standing up to their aggression.”

The new plan focuses on three areas — protecting the UK at home, working with allies to strengthen global security, and rebuilding Britain’s defence industries and technological capabilities.

The F-35 deal supports more than 20,000 UK jobs, with British firms making 15 per cent of the supply chain.

The UK is expected to buy 138 F-35s in total from the US government, with the A variant offering savings of up to 25 per cent per aircraft compared to the B models already in service.

Nato chief Mark Rutte called the announcement “yet another robust British contribution to Nato”.

The UK is also building 12 new nuclear submarines, and investing £15billion in Britain’s sovereign nuclear warhead programme.

Ministers yesterday also said they will send 350 air defence missiles to Ukraine using £70million from seized Russian assets.

The ASRAAMs can be fired from UK- supplied Raven launchers.

Sir Keir is facing pressure to explain how we will meet the Nato target of spending five per cent of GDP on national security by 2035.

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Ahead of today’s Nato summit, Keir said: ‘In an era of radical uncertainty we can no longer take peace for granted, which is why my Government is investing in our national security’[/caption]

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MILOS KERKEZ is raising his pet Rottweiler Maximus on a diet of raw meat.

Nobody at Liverpool’s training ground should be surprised if their new £40million star asks for some himself as part of his pre-match meal over the next few months.

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Left-back Kerkez was a self-confessed wild child, difficult to deal with as mum Tijana and dad Sebastijan struggled to keep him on a tight leash.

He freely admits: “I was a little bit tough growing up.”

Kerkez, who is heading to Anfield from Bournemouth, would think nothing of coming home after playing football in the streets of the Serbian town of Vrbas, with blocks of stone for goalposts as blood seeped from his grazed arms and legs.

The games were with his older brothers Rade and Marko, the latter is also a left-back and plays for Greek side Aris Thessaloniki.

 Milos revealed: “They were tough on me. They would tackle me, I would fall, my skin would  cut and bleed but they were good times and I realised: ‘I like to do this!’”

When news broke this week that the 21- year-old’s move from the Cherries was going through, his sibling Marko, 24, posted a picture of a little boy facing an image of Anfield wearing a red shirt with “Kerkez” and the No 3 on his back.

He accompanied the  picture with the words: “Dreams come true when you believe more in your vision than in your fears.”

Not that the Serbia-born full-back ever seems to have been that fearful of anyone or anything.

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Kerkez is already playing in the sixth country of his career but there is nothing he likes better than to head into the Serbian wilderness on his own to live in a wooden cabin, catching fish then cooking them on a fire.

His ambition is to build a bigger farm for his father,  saying: “He loves to spend his whole day on the farm, with the dogs, ducks, fishes . . . in  the wild.

“I’m going to build him a new one, hopefully soon, with more animals. I want horses, cows, dogs, everything.

“I want to have a big space, so when I go there, I can just disconnect from football.

“I want to build a lake, fill it up with fish so then I can fish all day. It’s an idea from my dad but we have to make a plan now.”

He was just 11 when he left his parents and youth team OFK Vrbas to head to Austria for Rapid Vienna in 2014.

In 2019 he joined Hungarian  division two side Gyor, where he decided he would play for that country despite being born in Serbia, a decision backed by his dad and grandmother who was a Magyar.

In February 2021 the great Paolo Maldini, AC Milan’s sporting director, recognised Kerkez had an animal-like passion to devour yards down the left flank and crash into tackles and invited him to join the Italian super club.

Kerkez said: “You know, when Maldini calls, you don’t think too much.”

Maldini flew to Hungary in a private plane to take Kerkez to Italy where he would become a team-mate of Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Yet he never played a minute for Milan and, after a short spell at   Dutch side AZ, found himself at Bournemouth.

After  his international debut in a 1-0 win over a Germany side  containing striker Thomas Muller, he said: “I didn’t care that I was up against Muller.

“I never cared who the opponent was. Zlatan could have come. I wouldn’t have been scared either.”

Kerkez also owns an Italian mastiff in Serbia and is called Had. He explained: “The name is after Hades, the God of the underworld.”

Kop boss Arne Slot will fancy him to wreak hell on  opponents over the coming years.

MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed and set aside a Muntinlupa court’s ruling ordering the forfeiture of funds found in several bank accounts owned by a former National Bureau of Investigation official and his brother, a Bureau of Immigration (BI) agent, who were earlier cleared of demanding money from those implicated

MIGRANTS working illegally as food delivery riders from asylum hotels are to be arrested and have their bikes seized in a major crackdown.

The Home Office vowed to target the racket after ­yesterday’s investigation by The Sun triggered widespread outrage.

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Cops will seize dangerous e-bikes and officials will target the busiest eateries visited by illegal workers[/caption]

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Meanwhile, asylum seekers continued to brazenly cycle out of taxpayer-funded asylum hotels in Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats uniforms.

Police and immigration officers pledged to arrest offenders on street corners and outside their hotels.

And Facebook shut down groups flogging illicit Deliveroo and Just Eat accounts.

They included a forum with 20,000 members in which dozens of accounts were offered for sale or rent every day.

Cops will seize dangerous e-bikes and officials will target the busiest eateries visited by the illegal workers.

And next week Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats will be hauled in to Westminster to meet with Border Security and Asylum Minister Angela Eagle to demand they step up in combating the scandal.

The moves come after The Sun revealed migrants can start earning up to £1,000 a week on apps like Deliveroo and Just Eat within hours of arriving in Britain.

‘Face the consequences’

This is despite rules banning all migrants in hotels from working as delivery drivers, and barring those who in Britain for less than 12 months from any work at all.

The Home Office said: “We are cracking down on this illegal working tactic not just through new legislation, but with dedicated law enforcement operations.

“We are targeting the most prolific riders both on the streets where they are working, and the hotels where they are staying.

“Immigration enforcement are working hand-in-hand with the police so together they can seize these dangerous bikes, stop this illegal working racket, and ensure that fraudulent asylum-seekers face the consequences.”

They added: “We welcome Facebook’s action against pages facilitating illegal working — a crime which undermines honest businesses and undercuts wages.

“The public won’t stand for it, and neither will this Government, which is why we know more still needs to be done.”

A Downing Street spokesman said: “It’s right that a spotlight is being shone on this racket.

“It undermines honest businesses and undercuts local wages.

“The public rightly won’t stand for it, and neither will this Government.”

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp wrote to the delivery firms demanding action.

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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp wrote to the delivery firms demanding action[/caption]

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Facebook shut down groups flogging illicit Deliveroo and Just Eat accounts[/caption]

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The groups included a forum with 20,000 members in which dozens of accounts were offered for sale or rent every day[/caption]

He told The Sun: “The fact illegal immigrants are able to work for companies like Deliveroo within just hours of arriving in the UK is a disgrace.

“This increases the ‘pull factor’ that attracts illegal immigrants to travel from France to the UK.

“The companies deserve to be prosecuted and substantially fined.

“Home Secretary Yvettte Cooper’s failure to stop this is shocking.

“I congratulate the Sun for your work in uncovering this scandal.”

Hotels named as hubs in our investigation included the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in central London, where bikes are strewn and brazen illegal workers were yesterday still seen leaving in fast-food firm uniforms.

The fact that it took this long shows how willing the entire industry was to turn a blind eye.

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We told how asylum seekers being housed and fed in hotels across the country were exploiting a loophole allowing legitimate account holders to sub-let work.

On one online forum we found multiple posts offering accounts listed by place names.

Many users hid behind anonymous accounts using nicknames.

A source welcomed Facebook taking action, but added: “The fact that it took this long shows how willing the entire industry was to turn a blind eye.

“These accounts were the critical artery and were so useful to anyone trying to get a job while living in a hotel.

“Now that is gone.”

Last night Deliveroo said: “We have zero tolerance for any misuse of our platform and any accounts which fail to meet their legal obligations will be offboarded.”

“All riders, including substitutes, must complete right-to-work checks including daily identity verification.”

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Migrants can start earning up to £1,000 a week on apps like Deliveroo and Just Eat within hours of arriving in Britain[/caption]

Sources said the firm was also working on new ways to combat illegal work at migrant hotels following our probe.

Just Eat said: “We set clear standards and requirements for those who deliver on our behalf.

“We are continuously strengthening our approach to ensure anyone who delivers through Just Eat’s platform has the right to work in the UK.”

It said it had right-to-work checks and had added random facial recognition tests for couriers.

Uber said: “All couriers who use the Uber Eats app must undergo checks to ensure they have a legal right to work in the UK.

“Working with the Home Office and the rest of industry, Uber Eats has launched new detection tools to crack down on anyone attempting to work illegally on our platform.”

WHEN Brad Pitt sat down with Hollywood podcaster Dax Shepard, he no doubt hoped to polish his gilded image and keep the chat on track about his new movie, F1.

But as he opened up on his issues with drugs, booze and addiction, and how his life spun out of control after his bitter split from actress Angelina Jolie, a darker picture emerged.

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Brad Pitt, who is now dating glamorous Ines de Ramon, has opened up on his issues with drugs, booze and addiction[/caption]

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The Hollywood star reveals his life spun out of control following his bitter split from actress Angelina Jolie[/caption]

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The actor admitted getting high on marijuana before breakfast during one ‘bugged out’ year[/caption]

Brad was, in his own words, “on his knees” when he sought treatment for alcoholism following the end of his once perfect marriage.

And as he admitted he once started his day with a bong and four fizzy drinks, fans were given a startling insight into his past.

Brad, 61, said: “You know, I was pretty much on my knees and I was really open.

“I was trying anything and everyone.

“Anything anyone threw at me.

“It was a difficult time.

“I needed rebooting.

“I needed to wake the f*** up in some areas.”

Brad admitted getting high on marijuana before breakfast during one “bugged out” year as he discussed how close he came to quitting acting.

On smoking, he said: “I’m done.

“Couple of years now.

“None — 30 years of smoking . . . I’ve had enough.”

He met Dax at a 30-strong, all-male Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Los Angeles, where they both live, revealing: “Everyone was so open.

“It gives you permission to say, ‘I’m going to step out on this ledge and see what happens’. And I really grew to love it.

“Anything could go, because some guys would be like, ‘Do you know what, I didn’t have such a bad week’ and (they would) talk about their wins, little failures, little successes.

‘A lot of insecurity’

“There’s always one guy, though, that just loves to hear himself talk. But it was really moving.”

The actor is now attempting to get his career back on track with the release of Formula One movie F1, which is out today, at the same time as he enjoys a blossoming romance with glamorous Ines de Ramon, 32.

In his new flick, he plays veteran driver Sonny Hayes, who comes out of retirement to rescue buddy Ruben Cervantes’ (Javier Bardem) ailing race team, years after a near-fatal crash.

British F1 ace Lewis Hamilton is a producer and the film, which has garnered mixed reviews, is directed by Joseph Kosinski and the rest of the team behind Top Gun: Maverick, except Tom Cruise.

Fans will note the parallels in what could be a case of art imitating life.

Sonny is shown as a washed-up “old man” who has fallen into gambling and only rediscovers his love for the sport when he faces competition from a younger driver.

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Brad now admits he was similarly lost after Angelina, 50, filed for divorce in September 2016.

She cited irreconcilable differences around the same time as the FBI and the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services investigated Brad for alleged child abuse after an incident on the family private jet.

It was reported that the star had lost his temper when their son Maddox stepped in to stand up for his mother during a fight.

One source claimed the actor “was drunk” and the situation quickly “escalated”.

During the probe, Brad voluntarily completed drug testing.

Meanwhile, two of his kids stopped using his last name.

Brad, who was raised in Springfield, Missouri, was cleared of all allegations.

But his personal life was in turmoil, and led to him seeking professional help.

However, he recently revealed he was rapped for discussing his enthusiasm for Alcoholics Anonymous in a New York Times interview.

Explaining why he wanted to talk about the closed-door sessions, Brad told Dax’s Armchair Expert podcast: “It was a men’s group, it was AA, it was when I was first getting sober.

“I just thought it was incredible, men sharing their experiences, their foibles, their missteps, their wants, their aches and a lot of humour.

“I thought it was a really special experience.

“So I do this interview, and I got admonished by someone from the higher-ups, saying, ‘It’s anonymous’.”

Few could have predicted that Brad would end up in AA when so-called Brangelina first went public two decades ago in 2005.

The relationship was controversial from the start amid rumours they had fallen for each other on the set of Mr And Mrs Smith, at a time when he was still married to Friends star Jennifer Aniston.

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Meanwhile, Angelina was known for wearing a locket containing ex-partner Billy Bob Thornton’s blood.

She furiously denied an affair, saying: “To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive.

“I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that.

“I wouldn’t be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.”

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The star is now attempting to get his career back on track with the release of Formula One movie F1, which is out today[/caption]

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In the flick, he plays veteran driver Sonny Hayes, who comes out of retirement to rescue buddy Ruben Cervantes’ ailing race team[/caption]

Heartbroken Jen later made clear her feelings when she told Vanity Fair magazine: “What happened to him after the separation — it’s his life now.

“I’ve made a conscious effort not to add to the toxicity of this situation.

“I haven’t retaliated.“

Angelina, who had already adopted kids Maddox from Cambodia and Zahara from Ethiopia when she met Brad, gave birth to their first child Shiloh in May 2006.

Pax was adopted in Vietnam in March 2007, and twins Knox and Vivienne were delivered in France in July 2008.

For years, the Pitt-Jolies were the image of the perfect rainbow family.

Angelina balanced being a mum with shooting critically acclaimed films, including 2008’s Changeling, and Brad continued to be box office gold, releasing hits such as The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Ocean’s Thirteen and Inglourious Basterds, despite hitting middle age.

He became Hollywood’s biggest star off the back of a “white trash” background in the Midwest, where he was raised as a Southern Baptist by his dad William, who ran a trucking company, and mum Jane, a teacher.

His brother Doug “was always getting in trouble”, according to Brad, who added: “Dad had me mowing the lawn at eight, you know.

“All my life I had a job.

“I remember he (my brother) got in fights before I did.

“I remember getting in a fight and grabbing a guy by the balls.

“It worked.”

Brad quit a journalism degree at the University of Missouri to try to make it in LA when a friend offered him a month’s stay in his dad’s flat in the unfashionable suburb of Burbank in the mid-1980s.

He had just $275 to his name and says: “First half of the career was a lot of insecurity and you’re always doubting.”

I don’t think about perception much anymore

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After a long stint working as an extra, while struggling to get a Screen Actors Guild card, he almost quit acting, despite winning a breakout role on Thelma & Louise in 1991.

He said: “They would say, if you’re not working in five years, go home. I got that at year four. I had hit a point — 1994 is such a bugged out year.

“I’d had not such great experiences coming off a couple of jobs and I just wasn’t sure what I was doing.

“I had the weirdest summer. I had this girlfriend that was into reptiles, we bought 40 chameleons. I was living in Errol Flynn’s old bachelor pad, our house was like a terrarium.

“It was the most unhealthy time. I would wake up and have a bong load and four coca colas on ice, no food.”

Even today, Brad says his private persona is a world away from the actor you see on screen, explaining: “I’m not that guy that can be out and about in public with people.

“I have always enjoyed my solitude. Not loneliness, but the solitude. That can be with loved ones and friends and family and I really need it.”

Recently, he has been criticised for his fashion choices, even when out on the arm of his American jewellery worker girlfriend, Ines.

But Brad hits back: “I don’t think about perception much any more.

“I believe in what I’m doing, I understand my craft, I feel like I elevate the jobs I’m in and I put the work in. I work hard.”

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Brad says his private persona is a world away from the actor you see on screen[/caption]