Those loved up, picturesque couples seemed repulsively superficial to me.
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The two even recently went on a loved-up trip to London.
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You suddenly had football hooligans filling up clubs all loved up, hugging each other.
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And this February 14, they played a special show alongside similarly loved-up newcomers Her's.
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That's probably what makes these rare, loved-up Instagram posts so darn sweet and romantic.
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Rave was at its height, everyone was loved up, so I made a love heart!
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Anyway, the farm life seems to be treating a loved-up Jamie and Claire well.
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Your new relationship is your right hand and sneering cynicism about your mates' loved-up happiness.
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Perfect Valentine's Day viewing, in other words, whether you're single, loved up, or anywhere in between.
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The superstar couple shared some PDA and shared their loved-up snaps on Beyonce's website on Thursday.
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Just hours ago the actor shared a loved-up selfie with his pop star bride-to-be.
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The loved-up pair looked dapper for their outing at the Wimbledon tennis championship, taking place in London.
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Hilton made their relationship social media official in February of last year with a loved-up Instagram post.
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Truth is, Valentine's Day is just another day if you're not in a state of loved-up bliss.
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Hilton made their relationship social media official in February of last year with a loved-up Instagram post.
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Hilton made their relationship social media official in February of last year with a loved-up Instagram post.
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Hilton made their relationship social media official in February of last year with a loved-up Instagram post.
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She's also got a Get Loved Up yoga teacher training retreat, which you can sign up for here.
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Then, Malcolm offers up his thoughts on Daenerys and Jon Snow getting loved up in front of a waterfall.
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But no award show red carpet would be complete without loved-up Hollywood couples smothering the cameras with PDA.
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According to Xinhua, the loved-up duo met in 2013 during one of Yao's research trips to Yunhe county.
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In the meantime, Calvin's keeping her loved up—though it's a relationship that looks set to keep her grounded.
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These five brainteasers require you to spot hearts, engagement rings, and loved-up couples as quickly as you can.
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Twitter obviously mourned along with the singer while the world continued to spin, but just a little less loved-up.
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The superstar couple shared some PDA aboard a yacht and shared their loved-up snaps on Beyonce's website on Thursday.
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To mark the special week, the loved-up couple took a romantic trip to the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia.
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Compare album centrepiece "Come Together" with its single version, where Gillespie enacts a loved-up Ecstasy high in winsome style.
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Sure, the holidays are fine when you're loved up and able to casually throw around words like "love", "couple" and "relationship".
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That's probably not going to happen now that she's loved up with boyfriend Ben Hanisch, but her Bachelorette fandom hasn't diminished.
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We're huge fans of her podcast, Get Loved Up, where she talks to guests about self-love and their wellness journeys.
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After a loved-up Easter weekend in Palm Springs, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott remained inseparable upon their return to Los Angeles.
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It's not enough that the Tatums have dance-offs on TV. They're also adorably loved-up when it comes to celebrating birthdays.
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Perhaps as a side effect of being suitably loved up, the newlyweds were remarkably calm throughout the literal assault from the skies.
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The mushroom blue honey listing page has feedback from various loved-up couples describing how they tripped together after sharing a jar.
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I'm sure it's just dandy for all the loved-up couples everywhere who are showered in gifts, cards and affection on Feb. 14.
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Last night, avuncular professional northerner Stuart Maconie took his listeners on a journey into the loved up heart of the UK's raving heyday.
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Back in the early days there was an evangelical fervor and loved up vibe that was down to the quality of the pharmaceuticals.
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It's anyone's guess what the loved-up couple might have planned for the pop star's special day, but it's bound to be good.
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But in my loved-up, idle state, it was quite likely I had tried my luck at winning a luxury honeymoon to India.
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After cheating rumors earlier this year, she and Scott took a tropical vacation together in March and have been loved-up ever since.
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The intensely loved-up young couple have been very vocal about their weeks-old love affair on social media and it is…a lot.
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If these loved-up captions are to be believed, that was just a bump in the road that the couple managed to level out.
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I'll always have my own preferences and, believe it or not, boundaries, but when you're loved up, you'd kind of do anything for them.
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Trainor and Sabara posted loved-up pics on Instagram that confirm the romance rumors that have been following the pair as they toured the world.
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Scott, 27, then commented the loved-up emoji, as captured by Comments By Celebs — his third public display of affection for Jenner in recent weeks.
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Love stories that are nice to look at and 100 percent likely to warm your cold, cold, heart at this loved-up time of year.
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Just one day earlier, Baldwin shared a series of loved-up snaps of the couple, emphasizing just how much comfort she finds in her husband's arms.
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The younger generation of the royal family are all loved up, with Princess Beatrice being the latest of the Queen's grandchildren to get engaged last year.
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They quickly got down to the serious business of soaking up some rays and sipping frosty beverages from an ice bucket and generally looking adorably loved up.
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To find out, I spoke to some poly people—couples and singletons—to see how they do things on the most loved-up day of the year.
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He won Britain's prestigious Turner Prize in 2000 and has a reputation for shooting photos of loved-up clubbers, music festivals, love and pride parades, and homoerotica.
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Almost immediately, Kristian won out, and the two spent the remaining weeks loved up as the rest of the drama unfolded before sealing things with an engagement.
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The Bachelor and Bachelorette spin-off had its most loved-up finale yet on Tuesday, with a record three engagements closing out the franchise's time in scenic Mexico.
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Hemsworth clapped back at claims that he and the Spanish actress are on the rocks by posting a photo of the couple looking loved-up on a boat.
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"You're the most wonderful person I've ever known, and I can't wait to be your very giggly, in awe and loved up wife x", Goulding responded on Instagram.
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"Baby I'm Yours"—a 2006 b-side and cover of Barbara Lewis—is a good summation of the environment where Turner's most-loved up songs aim to sit.
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"No makeup like what??" he wrote alongside the image, adding a variety of loved-up emojis, which he shared on both his regular feed and his Instagram Story.
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An added bonus: Since the entire meal is to go, you won't have to worry about making a reservation or fighting the loved-up crowds on Valentine's Day.
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A handful of Love Island couples remain loved up: Dom Lever and Jess Shears, Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland and Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde are married.
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You might be fielding thrilled texts from your friends and family, answering questions about wedding planning (which, good luck), and soaking up every moment of this loved-up time.
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Abbott also took a photo of the couple sitting in the big rocking chairs on the restaurant's patio, looking suitably loved up while playing a giant game of checkers.
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Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and whilst loved-up couples are busy buying gifts and preparing surprises, some of us are still looking for that special someone.
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That feeling... when you're at a gig and everyone's loved up, you're all mates, you're all there for the music and you feel... you feel like you're part of something.
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Here's an idea: if the loved-up couples of the world are treating each other to romantic gifts and scrumptious dinners, why shouldn't I go ahead and do the same?
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One pic shows the loved-up dance pros hamming it up in a selfie; the other is more frame-worthy, with the new father cradling son Shai Aleksander in his arms.
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"Weak Become Heroes," a track toward the end of the album, is an exemplar presentation of the wholesome dream of the British night out at its most free and loved-up.
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"You're the most wonderful person I've ever known, and I can't wait to be your very giggly, in awe and loved up wife," Goulding said of New York-based art dealer Jopling.
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The time that my ex-boyfriend — who I'd just split from — posted a loved-up Instagram of him and his new girlfriend with a super-romantic caption stands out in my mind.
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Lest there be any doubts as to whether the pop star was really into boyfriend Calvin Harris' set at Coachella, Swift shared a hilariously loved-up photo of herself watching him perform.
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Los Angeles-based New Zealander Dan Mancini aka DJ Ladypills and Mrs Mancini, Lindsay (aka DJ Bettie Blue) spun their loved up DJ act TSR Airlines out of some real bitchy shit.
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That's the game Adam DeVine played when he noticed he and fiancée Chloe Bridges were perfectly matching with loved-up couple Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes while sitting courtside at a basketball game.
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Sometimes when I'm feeling particularly loved up about my boyfriend, I'll listen to 'Samson' by Regina Spektor, or something by Jeff Buckley, and sort of play a collage of our relationship in my head.
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The rice and French toast are a big switch from the cupcakes she made for Tyga for his birthday, which were decorated with loved-up pictures of the couple and nearly bare bottoms made of frosting.
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In addition to staring in a loved up black-and-white cover shoot together, the couple also share some sweet messages about their love and how happy they are to be taking this next step together.
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"Of course you don't want to ruin the mood during sex, but that lovely, cuddly period afterward, when you're feeling all loved up and you've had a good time, can be an ideal moment," she says.
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The Vampire Diaries actor and the former Twilight star each shared loved-up photos from their April 2015 wedding — they were married in an outdoor ceremony in California's Topanga Canyon — in honor of their special day.
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But if nothing else, we have to give Malik props for learning a lesson from his last loved-up tattoo — because, unlike last time, this one he won't have to cover up if all hell breaks loose.
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The visual of a photogenic couple looking all loved up at dreamy locales around the world strikes a chord with the deepest desires for many of us: Having the perfect romantic partner to explore the world with.
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So by the time the show actually began, everyone was so lubricated and loved-up that the golden glow extended to the louche, luxed-up looks on the runway (which extended down the center of the restaurant).
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Following the start of Pewdiepie's planned internet hiatus in January, the two have been taking some time to explore Tokyo, including stops to visit Gōtokuji Temple, eat udon, appreciate art, and snap lots of very loved-up selfies.
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It was the first club I went to with genuinely incredible line-ups week after week, the first place I frequented with a proper system installed, the first venue where loved-up smoking area chats turned into lifelong friendships.
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WATCH: Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott Aren't Worried About the 'Kardashian Curse': 'We Love Each Other' Scott then commented the loved-up emoji, as captured by Comments By Celebs — his third public display of affection for Jenner in recent weeks.
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While arriving at the awards ceremony, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the rapper couldn't seem to keep his hands off of his wife, with several photos showing the couple looking happy and loved-up.
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Many of the works are filled with bright-eyed, loved-up lesbians and queers who, at that time, were more likely to be threatened, maligned, or worse than to be treated with the recognition and love so clearly present in Gottschalk's photos.
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So the first time I got peanut-dick—they must have been really strong pills, I was very loved-up—I thought it would be a good idea to show an entire room at a house party how small my dick had got.
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We could have marked the anniversary of this ode to pill-popping by writing a very sincere op-ed about how it articulated the loved up, anarchic drug culture that defined that particular era and went on to shape the future of art; film; fashion; everything.
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Kristian posted a loved-up photo of her and Demi on Instagram (complete with a ❤️, above) way before Bachelor In Paradise even filmed its season, and after she appeared on her first episode this season, Demi responded with a coupley photo of her own (below).
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Not only has the singer debuted a new, more mellow single called "Malibu" — a loved-up ode to fiancé Liam Hemsworth, whom she reunited with in 2016 — Cyrus also gave a revealing interview to Billboard, sharing that she's "completely clean" when speaking of her past drug and alcohol use.
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Maybe because it was legal people were less shy about chopping up lines in public—but throughout that year, where previously one would have seen clubbers shuffling around with great difficulty after taking too much ketamine, you now had super energized, loved-up drone-heads bouncing around in their own personal rush zone.
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Both the singer-songwriter, who was named "One to Watch" by PEOPLE in 2017, and the "One That Got Away" singer shared the same loved-up photo of themselves snuggling up on a couch at the Grand Ole Opry — while also giving fans a little insight into how they first got together.
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After touching down in the City of Love, the ballroom pro and her beau – who got married in July in Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho – snapped some loved-up selfies on the picturesque streets of Paris and stopped for a smooch in front of one of the city's famous landmarks, the Big Wheel at the Place de la Concorde.
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The Orb's one constant was Alex Paterson, a former roadie for Killing Joke who used to DJ along with fellow Orb founder, the KLF's Jimmy Cauty, in the chillout room at Paul Oakenfield's Land of Oz acid house club night at Heaven in London, playing Brian Eno and Pink Floyd to people who loved up (or coming down) on ecstasy.
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We're talking, of course, about the heyday of rave, the period when, or so the flat-capped old blokes would have you believe, every field between Burnham Market and Bridlington was filled week in week out with teeming hordes of long haired and loved-up revellers who were determined to change the world through an incredible, and incredibly potent, blend of very loud music and very good drugs.
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" (At that, the cast ran through the laundry list of offenses they'd committed in the vacation spot, including arrests, brawls and public urination.) We got updates on the others: Jenni "JWoww" Farley has a website where they do on-camera DIY lube demonstrations; Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio was, at time of filming, still in his reality TV-forged relationship with singer Aubrey O'Day, though she didn't like all the "naked" groupies flocking to him after his gigs, and he considered it "a lot of work," and the writing was on the wall; also, Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola has jumped on the podcast wagon, is happily loved up with someone who doesn't shame her "Fred Flintstone toe" and and has fully severed communications with Raaaaahn, whom she calls "not my favorite person.
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It's been a long and winding road to reach this point where almost everyone (soz Cam) is loved up, but in brief: Olivia was with nice-but-dim Sam but then she sacked off Sam because she got the ick, Chris came in and Olivia quickly drowned in his dicksand, in the interim Montana coupled up with Sam until she too got the ick and sacked him off but, just as things were bubbling along nicely for Olivia and Chris, in walked hunky-but-muggy Mike, who turned Olivia's head and she almost drowned in his dicksand but was pulled back out by Chris and finally put all her eggs in one basket, Muggy Mike got the boot from the house with incredibly-hot-but-horrible Jess, who was supposedly madly in love with bone-dry Dom but rumor has it that Mike and Jess got a little carried away in the Holiday Inn on the way home.
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It's Emma's 18th birthday party. What could possibly go wrong? Meanwhile, Kate's enduring a loved-up Shane and Zoe, and not liking it one bit.
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Mike Wass from Idolator described "OMG What's Happening" as a "loved-up banger" that "finds the pop star head over heels". Writing for Us Weekly, Nicholas Hautman stated that the song was "disco realness".
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She previously dated R&B; singer Sisqó from 2004 to 2005.Lorna Nolan, "Loved- up Samantha won't watch ex Sisqo on CBB" , Herald.ie, 6 January 2010. Mumba became engaged to policeman Torray Scales in June 2011.
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Terraces (1993). The residents of a street of terraced houses decide to paint them all in the colours of their local football team – all except one man who refuses to conform to mob rule. Written by Willy Russell. Loved Up (1995).
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About the album, she said, "The album is the next chapter. It's a massive leap forward for mankind." The album will also feature Sovereign singing; she explained, saying: > I was seeing someone, it was pretty deep. I was loved up.
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The song has been called an "electro-kissed anthem" with "shimmering production" and "loved-up lyrics", with Steinfeld singing "Our love's enough, transcending us through space and time. It's holding up. It keeps you and me intertwined." The chorus, which contains the line "'Cause I'm bringing you back to life", was called "earnest".
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"World Disappears" is a trance song with dark themes. David Lim of Same Same described it as "a stroblit Ibiza-ready cut". Lim also described the final track "Bombshell" as "slow-burning", with lyrics that "reveal the sensual tones of a loved up, confident woman". Adams wrote that the song is similar to Zoë Badwi's "Freefallin" (2010).
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It was released alongside "BLOW" the next day. "Best Part of Me" is a romantic pop ballad. According to Idolators Mike Nied, the song is a romantic ballad which "builds up to a very loved-up chorus". Spin's Rob Arcand wrote that it "slows things down", comparing it to Sheeran's solo acoustic rendition of the Justin Bieber collaboration "I Don't Care" (2019).
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Although the album "comes close on occasion to too-cutesy-for-its-own-good territory" it rebounds with "crisply executed, irresistible songs". Gav Lloyd of Rock Sound noted that the music may have been influenced by Candy Hearts.Lloyd 2015, p. 90 Lloyd commented that Gilbert's lyrics about "feeling pretty loved-up [...] [Is] something that could [have been] sickly" for lesser-known bands.
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Episode 3 It's the morning after the night before and there are some monster hangovers from the ball. However, Anna's nowhere to be found, leaving Claudie to look after the kids. At the practice, business is in total chaos with Deborah gone, and Paula's beauty parlour taking over. Rick and Clare are loved up after spending their first night together.
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Van der Meer explained that Xanthe and Ben are "loved-up" and are at a stage in their relationship where all they want to do is be together. When Ben and Madison leave Erinsborough, Xanthe feels left out and just decides to join them. She also wants to show Ben where she grew up. While Ben and Xanthe are at the beach, they are interrupted by the arrival of Angus, who is in Queensland with his father.
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David Aldous is an English actor and broadcaster. He has appeared in TV series, such as The Bill and Casualty, and in the film Loved Up. He has also presented the programmes In Depth for GOD TV and Passages of Life for Premier Christian Radio.Aldous, D., O Love that will not let me go, Authentic Media 2007, Since 27 July 2009, he has presented Hope in the Night from 1am to 4am on Premier Christian Radio.
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Lane was happy with the direction of the storyline because it paved the way for more "explosive" material. Kylie was also tipped to be the one in control of the relationship. She also acknowledged that certain aspects of their relationship would mirror Becky and Steve's relationship, in the sense that when Kylie is with David, a "loved up" nicer side to Kylie surfaces. David's mother Gail McIntyre (Helen Worth) is shocked to learn the identity of his mystery fiancée, and disapproves of Kylie.
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Since its conception in 2009, Secret Garden has grown incredibly. In 2015 Australian radio station Triple J' named it 'One of Australia's much-loved boutique festivals...providing two days worth of ace artists at a secret dairy farm'. Time Out Sydney also praised the festival, telling punters 'This is a good one, though, and worth the mystery. They keep the crowds at a limited capacity, the vibe is loved-up and the site teems with secret pathways and hidden pop-ups housing food, art and entertainment.
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" The Daily Star welcomed the kiss between Johnny and Gianluca, as an earlier kiss between Johnny and Danny Pennant (Gary Lucy) had received complaints. An EastEnders insider said: "After Johnny meets Gianluca they have a full-on fling [...] and Johnny really falls for him. [...] He's so loved up that it doesn't take his family long to work out what's going on and he has no choice but to bring Gianluca home to meet them all. Johnny is on cloud nine and hasn't been this happy in months.
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" Michael Paoletta from Billboard found the album "spirited, if uneven", and noted that it was "home to funky sensations, hip-hop attitude, and loved-up lyrics." Vibe editor Dimitri Ehrlich wrote that on Blige's "sixth studio album, it's the songs of sadness and anger that work best." In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau argued that the album's "selling point is a reborn P. Diddy overseeing a catchy set husbanded by many co-producers. It peaks in the middle, and ... ends stronger than No More Drama.
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In one scene Lloyd pours a bottle of water over her former boyfriend, while in another she throws popcorn all over the loved-up pair during a trip to the cinema. Astro makes an appearance in the video to rap in the latter stages of the video, posing as her ex-boyfriend, which ends with Lloyd rather airheadedly imitating the sounds of a helicopter. She also recorded a live acoustic version of the song, the video of which was uploaded to YouTube on 15 December 2011.
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"Striking Vipers" was the third Black Mirror episode to be directed by Owen Harris, who had previously directed series two's "Be Right Back", and series three's "San Junipero". Ed Power of The Telegraph noted that the three episodes could be considered as a "loved-up Black Mirror trilogy" due to each episode's shared theme of "romance in a world where computers allow us to transcend physical boundaries". The episode stars Anthony Mackie as Danny, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Karl and Nicole Beharie as Theo. It was filmed in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Sharp has previously hosted Dial-a-Date (ITV), Live With Christian O'Connell (Five), Bad Lads Army (ITV2), 50 Years 50 Records (ITV and ITV2), Glory Ball Live (Challenge), (owned at the time by then boyfriend Chris Evans),Loved-up Evans Has A New Lodger "Sky Showbiz", 23 June 2005 Wudja Cudja (ITV) and Little Monsters on Sky One. On a number of occasions throughout 2010, Sharp guest presented Live From Studio Five, taking the place of Melinda Messenger, Kate Walsh and Emma Willis whilst they were indisposed. She presented an episode of The Hot Desk for ITV2.
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Things were resolved in his mind when he took on a role in the TV film Naked Under Capricorn, which was filmed in Alice Springs, Australia. He describes in his autobiography wrangling a herd of cattle and catching sight in the distance of a figure who turned out to be Williams. The couple got married in 1989, and the marriage lasted until her death on 24 June 2004. A blessing was held in Saint Tropez the following month. On 8 June 2007, Havers married Essex native Georgiana "George" BronfmanWoods, Judith "Nigel Havers: 'I’m so loved up – 60 really is the new 40’", 19 September 2011.
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Commenting on Steph's death she stated: "No wonder that, gazing upon his face, she realised she was better off burning to death than enduring one more day staring at him." She praised Paul Marquess' cast cull of 2010, but stated that Gilly is "still hanging around like that bit of dog mess you can’t get out of the grooves in your trainers." She also opined: "A damp drizzle of a character, Gilly hasn’t worked as Rhys’s wide boy sidekick, hasn’t worked as a loved-up hippy, hasn’t worked as a doting husband, doesn’t work on any level." Also stating she wanted Hollyoaks serial killer Silas Blissett (Jeff Rawle) to kill him.
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Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy gave the song four stars out of five and called it "simplistic yet beautiful, fluttering, piano-tinkling ballad", the lyrics of which "expose Keys' vulnerability and current loved-up status". David Mead of Paste commented that the song "showcases a new depth and width to the tone of her voice, which seems to get closer to that of Aretha Franklin with each album." Nekesa Mumbi Moody of The Washington Post cited "No One" as one of the "gems" of the album and stated it "recalls a Bob Marley groove". Sarah-Louise James of Daily Star described the song as the "lovechild" of the Black Eyed Peas' song "Where Is the Love?" and Whitney Houston's song "My Love Is Your Love".
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And that's a great thing for Good Thing, which tempers its pop-radio ambitions with unique bends on the age-old love song in this super-tight, 35-minute ride." Tara Joshi of The Guardian said, "Bridges doesn't entirely leave behind his old-school roots, but, while Good Thing is hardly the next Blonde or, indeed, 24K Magic, it leaves you with a greater sense of who he is: loved-up, and striving for a level of ambition that feels within reach." Reviewing the album for Pitchfork, Olivia Horn said that "On Good Thing, Bridges has kept his heart on his sleeve but updated his parlance to something a little less affected, a little more believable." Joe Levy of Rolling Stone said, "Not everything works.
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He continued to play "tough guy" roles in Face and The War Zone – the latter especially controversial, as he played a man who rapes his own daughter – but that obvious toughness would also allow him to play loved-up nice-guys in romantic comedies Fanny and Elvis and There's Only One Jimmy Grimble. In Last Christmas, he played a dead man, now a trainee angel, who returns from heaven to help his young son cope with his bereavement, written by Tony Grounds, with whom Winstone worked again on Births, Marriages & Deaths and Our Boy, the latter winning him the Royal Television Society Best Actor Award. They worked together again in 2006 on All in the Game where Winstone portrayed a football manager.
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Halfway through Bold as Love the two male leads agree that one day they will take oxytocin together — the intimacy drug, based on the hormone released to create the bond between mother and baby, or between monogamous reproductive partners. At the opening of the second episode we meet Ax and Sage loved-up, making out on Brighton Beach on an oxytocin high: a shocking development for readers lulled by the sexual conformity of the first volume. Ensuing chapters are devoted to the painful birth-pangs of a passionate rock and roll sexual threesome. Meanwhile, Ax's friends, the other almost-famous Indie musicians who survived Massacre Night, are repelled by vapid celebrity-culture, and form an alliance instead with the security forces, the emergency services, and the masses: the beleaguered people of England.
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Cover of 1999 BBC VHS release of the play Loved Up is a BBC drama, first shown on TV on 23 September 1995 on the BBC 2 Originally this was a school information film for teenagers to show the risks of taking ecstasy, first shown to schoolchildren in the UK in 1992 and part of the Love Bites series. The film was directed by Peter Cattaneo, who would go on to direct the feature films The Full Monty (1997) and Lucky Break (2001). Starring Lena Headey, Ian Hart and Jason Isaacs, it includes an early appearance by Danny Dyer, who subsequently starred in the 1999 film, Human Traffic, which explored similar themes of clubbing and drug culture. The drama is notable for being the first collaboration between BBC Drama Screen Two ( BBC Two ) and Scene (BBC Education) with series associate producer Andy Rowley.
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Great Aunt Gloria visits, still convinced Sharon and Tony (now played by Richard Lumsden) are still married, Millie celebrates her 13th birthday, Lauren trains for a hike with the school, Millie and Fran go head to head in a spelling-bee, Craig goes to stay with his mum at Christmas when he feels left out at home, Jake and Fran's dad turns up at the flat, Mum loses her job at Sunnyshopper, Mum decides to get tips off of Amber to try and be cool, Millie's English teacher arrives at the house to talk about Millie's poem, Lauren gets all loved up with Craig's new mate, Justin, Tony and Amber split but soon get back together, Jake bonds with Craig after Mike forces Craig to look after him, Mike proposes to Sharon and the whole family go on a camping trip together.
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Nick Levine from NME considered Lover to be "more sprawling and further from flawless" than 1989 (2014), but it succeeds due to Swift's "frequently dazzling" melodies, and the "loved-up lyrics are ultimately quite touching." He concluded that despite "the odd dud", the album is a "welcome reminder of her songwriting skills and ability to craft sonically inviting pop music". Alexandra Pollard from The Independent awarded the album four stars out of five, writing "there is a brilliant album among the 18 songs, if only it had been pruned a little". Reviewing in his Substack-published Consumer Guide column, Robert Christgau preferred Lover over Reputations celebrity concept and admired Swift for focusing her talents on songs about love, which he said is a more relatable theme "for female pop fans with their own lives, not just unfortunates ensnared by the vicarious vagaries of celebrity culture".
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