Britney Spears slips back into Toxic nude bodysuit a decade on for Vegas rehearsals... but has she used make-up trickery to get that six-pack?

Britney Spears is seen here in a stunning array of costumes during her final dress rehearsal for her Las Vegas residency - which kicks off tonight.

Gives new meaning to Sexy Santa! Rihanna dons St Nick coat over skimpy lingerie as she attends Christmas bash in Barbados

ihanna posted photos insinuating she had attended a sexy slumber party.
But her saucy Santa-inspired ensemble wasn't limited to the festive red sheets.
The 25-year-old wore her scantily-clad ensemble to her friend Leandra's Christmas-themed Lingerie Party at Priva Barbados Lounge and Night Club on Monday, adding on a shaggy St Nick coat upon leaving.

Who needs mistletoe? Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch share a kiss as they shop for Christmas presents for daughter Sophia

t's no wonder Peter Crouch is relieved Abbey Clancy has finished (and won) Strictly Come Dancing, now that she can help pick out the Christmas presents for their daughter Sophia.

Courtney Stodden is not pining for Doug this holiday... as she goes tree shopping with hunky man

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for newly single teen reality star Courtney Stodden as she went Christmas tree shopping Sunday with a handsome mystery man.
Courtney, 19, who famously married then 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison when she was just 16 years old, looked as if she has happily moved on as she and a more age-appropriate suitor scanned the lot for the perfect holiday decoration.
Doug and Courtney announced their separation on November 1 and signed a legal separation on November 9.

Top heavy: Courtney Stodden tries on a Santa hat as she and a friend shop for a Christmas tree on Sunday

Courtney stepped out for the weekend task scantily clad, as per usual, and in full makeup with her newly brunette hair carefully styled in long waves.
The petite star of Celebrity Big Brother UK wore a tight, black turtleneck tank that bared her midriff and accentuated her surgically enhanced bosom. She also wore high-waisted, skintight black-and-white houndstooth pants and wobbled along in her standard sky-high platform heels.
She carried a hot drink cup in one hand and in the other had a Louis Vuitton handbag and a festive Santa hat that she and her friend took turns trying on each other.

Fresh pine scent: Courtney and her friend looked to be in the Christmas spirit

Wobble to and fro: Courtney teeters on sky-high platform shoes while Christmas tree shopping with a friend

Her unidentified, dark-haired friend went for a more subdued look, wearing jeans and a black T-shirt with a cream colored sweater and black loafers. He was all smiles throughout the holiday errand.
At one point, he put his arm around Courtney's shoulder as they strolled along and he placed his hands on her hips as she playfully put the Santa hat on him.
Once they'd picked out a tree, the pair jumped into his truck together.

Santa's helper: Courtney tries a festive hat on her hunky friend as they shop

Can't choose: Courtney and her friend checked out a small tree

  

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Is this the start of a new, demure Courtney Stodden? Just a few weeks ago (shortly after splitting up with her ex-husband Doug Hutchinson) she dyed her hair a more mature shade of brown, and now she's been spotted out in this daytime appropriate ensemble of high-waisted houndstooth leggings and a high-necked black cropped top. True her outfit was a bit skimpy for the December weather and her boots were better suited to a club than a garden centre, but still, this is progress!

Here at Femail Fashion Finder we actually rather like Courtney's leggings. Paired with the boots and on-trend crop top we think they look rather cool and the houndstooth print lends them a smart feel.

With Christmas almost upon us, most of us have a lot of sofa-time to look forward to, and what better to lounge around the house in than a pair of (elasticated waist!) funky houndstooth leggings? If you're feeling brave (and not planning to stuff your face with turkey and chocolates) then pair yours with a black crop top like Courtney. If like us you're planning to carb-load a sheer black shirt over a vest top would also look good.

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Stodden dyed her platinum hair dark earlier this month, saying that she saw it as a huge risk and a step toward moving on.
'I thought this was kind of a good example to prove to myself that I can do it,' the TV personality explained to US Weekly while attending the Wowie Awards in Universal City, California on December 12.
'Lately I've been a little bit of a daredevil, and I'm trying to enter into the next chapter of my life,' Courtney told Us Weekly.
Courtney recently revealed the Hutchison rejected her offer to sign a prenuptial agreement because he trusted her implicitly and thought it was unromantic.

Taken for a ride: Courtney hoisted herself into her friend's truck after their shopping trip

Getting cozy: Courtney's friend put his arm around her as they walked through the tree lot

'He didn't want a prenup. So we've talked about what we want to do financially now,' the starlet told TooFab.com in late November.
At last report, the separated couple are still working and living in close quarters. Doug has retained his position as Courtney's co-manager and the pair have continued to share their marital home.
'I feel like I may move out eventually but right now this is working out and we'll see where it takes us,' Courtney explained.
She also told FOX411 that their age difference was the main reason for the break-up.

Tree topper: Courtney and her friend check out a small pine tree

May-December: Courtney split up with Doug Hutchison in November, citing their 35-year age difference

Doved up! Romantic Peter Andre symbolises his love for pregnant girlfriend Emily with two white birds in the final episode of his fly-on-the-wall show

With Christmas just around the corner Peter Andre is preparing for life beyond ITV2, with long-running fly-on-the-wall show My Life drawing to a close on Monday evening.
In a final, festive episode viewers will see the Australian star symbolise his feelings for pregnant girlfriend Emily MacDonagh by offering her two white doves, which they release in the back garden of their West Sussex home.
The couple are filmed as they warmly embrace before taking the two symbolic birds from a white basket secured with a pink ribbon. 

Romantic gesture: Peter Andre and girlfriend Emily MacDonagh prepare to release two white doves in the final episode of Peter Andre: My Life

In exchange Emily gifts Peter with two hens, but when one of them goes missing the singer is filmed frantically searching for it in the long hedges that line his driveway

 

Trainee doctor Emily announced in July that she is expecting her first child with Peter, exactly 12-months after their relationship began. 
Romantic gestures aside Peter will be preparing for Christmas with his loved ones by giving his property a facelift courtesy of builder Stuart Parker – his new colleague on daytime show 60 Minute Makeover. 

Special gift: The two birds' cage is secured with a pink ribbon

Doved up: Peter, Emily and Peter's daughter Princess Tiaamii watch as the birds take flight

So happy: Peter and pregnant Emily warmly embrace

Fans will see the carpenter build a dining table big enough to accommodate his nearest and dearest while Peter works his way through a string of Christmas TV specials.
The 40-year-old’s late brother Andrew, who lost his battle with kidney cancer last December, will also be remembered.
Twelve months after his passing Pete will reveal that his brother spent his final days in the dining room. 

Special moments: Peter and his family enjoy a festive dinner in the Andre dining room

Purpose built: Peter had a new dining table built to accommodate his family for their Christmas lunch

  

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This Christmas we're all about the opulence of baroque fashion. The rich and romantic print was just made for Christmas! Here Emily MacDonagh works the trend in this Rock and Rags long sleeved dress from Firetrap which features a dramatic ornamentation design. At just �28 the dress, which can be yours by clicking right, is a purchase that will more than earn its worth.

After obsessing over the dramatic yet elegant offerings to come strutting down the Fall 2013 catwalks of Dolce & Gabbana and Baroque pioneer, Alexander McQueen, we couldn't have been more pleased to see that the trend had trickled down to the high street too.

If you want to channel your inner Louis XIV, but without a royal budget, then shop our pick of carefully chosen dresses below from the likes of Boohoo and TFNC.

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Crackers: Children Junior Sawa and Princess Tiaamii join in the festive fun

Renamed ‘Andy’s Room,’ it will act as a centre-piece for the Mysterious Girl singer and his family as he looks ahead to the birth of his third child in 2014.
Next year will also see Emily complete her medical studies and qualify as a doctor.
‘She is going back to medical school in September to finish her degree, yes, but I will still work because I love what I do,' he told Now.

This is it: Peter is preparing for life beyond his fly-on-the-wall ITV2 show

Getting ready: Peter sorts out the decorations as he prepares his West Sussex home for Christmas

‘It's all about finding the right balance. It's going to be tough! But it has to be that way because it's important that Ems finishes her degree.
‘She's worked so hard for it. I'm incredibly proud of Emily. By the end of next year, she'll be a fully qualified doctor - can you believe it?!'
While it may be the end for Peter Andre: My Life, the singer’s TV career continues with Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover.
The rebranded show launched the first of 30 new episodes on November 11.

On the hunt: Peter desperately searches for his missing hen - a Christmas gift from fiancee Emily

Giving chase: Emily runs after the wayward hen in the final episode of Peter Andre: My Life

A match made in reality TV heaven? TOWIE's Sam Faiers enjoys a passionate kiss in the back of a cab with Geordie Shore lothario Scott Timline

She's one of the hottest girls on The Only Way Is Essex, while he's Geordie Shore's self-proclaimed ladies' man.
So it was a match made in reality TV heaven when Sam Faiers and Scott Timlin hooked up for a rather amorous PDA on Sunday night.
The pair didn't seem to care who was watching as they cosied up in the back of a cab for a passionate kiss after a night out in Glasgow, Scotland, together.

Sealed with a kiss: It was a match made in reality TV heaven when TOWIE's Sam Faiers and Geordie Shore lothario Scott Timlin hooked up for a rather amorous PDA on Sunday night

Wrapping his arm around her neck and cupping her face with his hand, Scotty T seemed rather enamoured with his latest conquest as they smooched for all to see.

But it would seem Sam might have been a little worse for wear during the duo's evening out, with another shot showing her sleeping on the lap of the lothario as they made their way home together.
Posing away as if his life depended on it, the Geordie hunk pouted until the distance as Sam snoozed soundly in his arms.

The look of love: The pair didn't seem to care who was watching as they cosied up in the back of a cab for a passionate kiss after a night out in Glasgow, Scotland, together

Both Sam and Scott appeared to have made an effort for their evening out on the town, with the Essex-based beauty opting for a tight floral multi-coloured dress, and wrapping up against the winter chill in a cute parka.
And it would seem the reality star was keen to embark upon a little flirtatious banter, or 'flanter', the following morning by teasing Sam about cooking him breakfast.
Writing on his Twitter page, he joked: 'Mint night in Glasgow last night, dying today like, cheers for the breakfast haha!! @SamanthaFaiers.'

Someone had a good night! It would seem Sam might have been a little worse for wear during the duo's evening out, with another shot showing her sleeping on the lap of the lothario as they made their way home together

 

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Thanks to Sam Faiers' back seat snogging we only have a tiny glimpse at what she was wearing on her night out. But with a bit of super sleuthing we've found her dress. Woohoo.
Sam's a fan of a bit of bodycon and now she's been voted bikini body of the year, it's no surprise she's taking every opportunity to show it off. Especially if she's out on a date. And this cute little number is by celebrity favourite Lipsy and with it's neon abstract print it's a definite head turner.
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A grown up sleepover? It would seem the reality star was keen to embark upon a little flirtatious banter, or 'flanter', the following morning by teasing Sam about cooking him breakfast

But his smooth moves were swiftly re-buffed, with Sam claiming he had simply stolen some of her sandwiches: '@ScottGShore more like eat mine and @sarahnewn sandwiches have fun in Ireland.'
The pair have known each other for some time after they were first spotted looking cosy during a night out in the Majorcan holiday hotspot of Magaluf in August.
Perhaps the pretty blonde was attempting to save face, with Scott being one of Geordie Shore's biggest womanisers and had had his bed-hopping escapades caught on camera on numerous occasions.

Sexy selfie: Sam was bestowed the honour of having the best bikini body of 2013 on Monday, beating co-star Lucy Mecklenburgh, sister Billie Faiers and love rival Amy Willerton

Scott counts his co-star Holly Hagan among his numerous conquests.
Meanwhile, Sam was previously engaged to TOWIE's Joey Essex and since their split earlier this year, has been linked to both Elliott Wright and Lewis Bloor.
And while Joey has since moved on with his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! co-star Amy Willerton, Sam has been quick to dismiss their romance as a 'publicity stunt'.

A match made in reality TV heaven: The pair have known each other for some time after they were first spotted looking cosy during a night out in the Majorcan holiday hotspot of Magaluf in August

Close pals: The pair were seen larking around together in Essex in October

She said: 'If they had such a strong connection, why didn't something happen in the jungle? I think they're both trying to keep the hype from the jungle going. I don't believe it.
'Surprisingly, it doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would. I'm sad and disappointed that it's all been done so publicly but I'm not heartbroken.'
'It's always going to be hard seeing your ex with a beauty queen, but I'm not the jealous type. He's not the centre of my life anymore. I want to focus on my career.'

Moving on: Sam has dismissed her former fiance Joey Essex's romance with I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! co-star Amy Willerton as a 'publicity stunt

Jealous boyfriend who stabbed ex-girlfriend 83 times after wrongly accusing her of having an affair is jailed for life

A jealous boyfriend who stabbed his partner 83 times with four different knives after wrongly accusing her of having an affair has been jailed for life.
Cornelius Brown, 23, tortured and killed 30-year-old Jade Riley-Ward in the kitchen of her house in Somercotes, Derbyshire, in September last year.
Brown then called his mother and asked her to come to the house where, still covered in his girlfriend's blood, he begged her to kill him because he 'wasn't man enough to do it.'

Cornelius Brown, 23, (left) has been sentenced to life in prison after stabbing his girlfriend Jade Riley-Ward 83 times with four different knives after she told him she 'wanted space'

Nottingham Crown Court heard that Jade and Brown had known each other since childhood, as Jade had been his babysitter, and they started a relationship in January 2012.
But Brown's 'jealous streak' soon became apparent and nine days before her death, Jade sent Brown a text message saying she 'wanted space'.
In a jealous rage, Brown became convinced that Jade was having an affair behind his back.

 

On September 22 last year Brown visited Jade's house with mutual friend Wayne Roberts who left before Brown began his attack.
Sentencing Brown to life with 20 years before being considered for parole, Judge Jonathan Teare said: 'Your attack on Jade Riley-Ward was deliberate, vicious and prolonged.
'It would not be wrong to describe it as torture. You used up to four knives to inflict 52 individual cuts on her head, face, torso and back.
'She tried to defend herself to the point that there were another 31 defence wounds to her hands and arms. She tried to stop you and not one of those knife wounds killed her outright. She essentially bled to death at your hands.'
Prosecutor Richard Thatcher explained that after the killing Brown had walked around the house, leaving bloody footprints on the carpet while smoking three cigarettes.
He added: 'At 3.39pm the defendant made a call to his mother. The defendant had spent a little time walking around the property.
'The defendant's mother arrived at the house by taxi and emerged from it a short time later screaming. It was a tragic 30 minutes that ended with the horrific death of Miss Riley-Ward.'

Brown was sentenced to life in jail after pleading guilty to the 'vicious and prolonged' attack

The court heard that during the attack a neighbour had heard a cutlery drawer rattling and the sound of Jade screaming, while a 16-year-old boy walking past had heard Brown shout 'don't make me do it'.
Jade also tried to call Mr Roberts but he said the line was cut off and when he phoned her back, four calls went to voicemail.
In Brown's defence, Patrick Thompson said: 'Nothing I can say can minimise the suffering and impact on Jade Riley-Ward's family and friends, who have lost a much-loved woman.
'The real mitigation is his guilty plea. He has never denied responsibility for the killing.
'This was an act carried out in the heat of the moment, there is no evidence it was pre-meditated and clearly he was emotionally immature.
'He lost his temper and committed the most dreadful, dreadful act. He bitterly regrets what took place, he did not try to cover his tracks and blame someone else.'
Speaking outside court, Jade's mother, Maria, paid tribute to her daughter as a lively, vibrant and life-loving woman with many friends.
She added: 'Since her death my life has been full of dark days that only the mother who has lost her only child can have.
'Nothing can bring my daughter back. Her life ended at the hands of someone who is evil and barbaric.