TOYAH Willcox has given fans a glimpse inside her city pad after heading to London for Strictly Come Dancing.
The 80s icon, 66, has temporarily moved out of the country mansion she shares with her musician husband Robert Fripp while she is on the BBC show.
Staying in London means Toyah is able to commit fully to her busy rehearsal schedule with her professional dance partner Neil Jones.
Toyah has now opened her door to her home in the capital before heading to the studio to practice.
In a short video, the singer can be seen standing in the hallway while practicing her moves in a floor to ceiling mirror.
Four shelves can be seen on the wall, each brimming with books, CDs and DVDs, while a second decorative mirror is propped up opposite.
The camera then pans up to a striking canvas featuring Toyah herself.
The painting is red, black and gold and sees the star in her iconic 80s clothing and hair accessories.
Toyah’s clip then moves to one of her and Neil in the dance studio, before it then returns back to her apartment.
As quick as a flash, she gives fans a look at her dining area.
An antique green and white vase stands pride of place in the centre of an eight-seater wooden table, while other interesting ornaments can be spotted on a sideboard behind it.
Finally, Toyah heads onto her private balcony and films the beautiful garden area outside.
The garden is laid mostly to lawn but has large trees surrounding its border.
Toyah shared the video on Instagram and fans were quick to congratulate her on her first performance last weekend.
She and Neil made their debut by dancing a Tango and, although they only scored a total of 12 by the judges, her followers loved it.
One told Toyah: “Doing it for the older pocket rockets!”
Another added: “You look amazing Toyah! I’ve always loved you but now I adore you! I want to be you!”
And a third gushed: “You did brilliantly on Saturday night! Good luck for this week!”
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Toyah main home is beautiful country townhouse built in the 1500s in Pershore, Worcestershire. She lives there with her husband Robert.
Robert is founder and guitarist of the progressive rock group King Crimson and the couple have been married since 1986.
However, she is believed to have been staying in their London apartment since the new series of Strictly Come Dancing got underway.
At the beginning of the year, Toyah also gave fans a peek at their main residence after her sprawling back garden was flooded following a spell of heavy rain.
The punk star climbed into a canoe before recording a video for her fans on YouTube.
Robert could even be seen standing on dry land as she explained they were temporarily marooned.
Meanwhile, before signing up to Strictly, Toyah did find herself discussing the show in an interview.
She was asked in the months prior to agreeing to take part about the show and told The Mirror about her concerns.
Toyah said: “Well, I’d have to do it sooner rather than later, because I’m not going to be able to move like that in two years’ time.
“I do understand how hard they work. I’m friends with Angela Rippon and she was extraordinary.”
She added: “But they’re rehearsing 10 hours a day every day. And then on Saturday, they do two shows. As I went there, they invited me to watch them do the live show. Then at nine o’clock, they film the Sunday show, and I’m thinking, ‘Could I do this?’”
She very easily could have been stressed.
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ISRAEL has called up thousands more troops amid fears of an imminent ground invasion.
Defence minister Yoav Gallant held talks on Saturday over the possibility of expanding Israel’s military operation – hours after they assassinated Hezbollah terror boss Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.
Mr Gallant’s office said he was conducting “an operational situation assessment” regarding “the expansion of IDF activities in the northern arena” – at the border with Lebanon.
Two US officials told ABC News that “border movements” have begun – or are about to.
They added that a ground invasion into Lebanon will likely be limited.
Pictures showed Israeli tanks and troops massing near the border on Saturday – where Israel has already sent two brigades to prepare for a possible ground invasion.
And hours after Nasrallah’s death, Israel’s military mobilised three more battalions of reserve soldiers.
On Friday night, Israel reportedly blitzed the command bunker of Hezbollah’s terror boss with more than 80 bombs in a last minute operation.
Nasrallah was killed as Israel hammered a suburb of Beirut with dozens of airstrikes targeting the group’s HQ.
Israeli strikes ripped through the terror chief’s underground bunker – eliminating the firebrand Secretary-General after a 32-year reign.
The New York Times has now reported Israeli leaders decided to take the gamble as they believed they only had a short window to kill Nasrallah.
The killing of the powerful militant group;s longtime leader sent shockwaves throughout Lebanon and the Middle East.
He has been a dominant political and military figure for more than three decades.
Over the last 11 months, Israel has eliminated nearly all of the terrorist top brass.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu personally signed off the attack while in New York for the UN General Assembly.
In his first public remarks since the assassination, Netanyahy said they had “settled the score” with the killing – and vowed to “continue to strike our enemies”.
Warning of more to come, he said: “There is no place in Iran nor the Middle East where the long arm of Israel cannot reach.”
US President Joe Biden said the killing of Nasrallah was a “measure of justice” for his many victims.
There is no place in Iran nor the Middle East where the long arm of Israel cannot reach
Benjamin Netanyahu
He said: “The United States fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis and any other Iranian-supported terrorist groups.”
Nasrallah has been in hiding for years amid increasing tensions with Israel with him rarely being seen in public.
His last national appearance followed the deadly pager and walkie-talkie blasts earlier this month.
The death is another watershed moment in the 11-month long war that has seen thousands killed and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes.
In the hours after the blitz on the Hezbollah terror boss, Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to have fired a ballistic missile at Netanyahu as he landed back in Israel.
Air raid sirens sounded across Israel on Saturday afternoon after the Houthi attempt as the missile fired from Yemen was intercepted, the Israeli military said.
On Sunday, Israel continued blasting “dozens” of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
The Israel Defense Forces “attacked dozens of terrorist targets in the territory of Lebanon in the last few hours,” the army said.
They said the strikes targeted “buildings where weapons and military structures of the organisation were stored”.
More than 700 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, according to health ministry figures, since the bombing of Hezbollah strongholds began earlier this month.
By Sayan Bose, Foreign News Reporter
ISRAEL has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a series of massive aircraft strikes that rocked Lebanon.
It is all but certain that his death will mark a huge shift in the Middle East crisis, with Hezbollah being left incredibly weak and Iran losing grip on its biggest terror proxy.
Many experts are seeing the death of Nasrallah – considered by many to be the single most powerful individual in Lebanon – as a potential escalation in the regional crisis that could now explode into an all-out war.
And they fear that the West could soon get dramatically involved in the conflict.
Dr Alan Mandoza, Executive Founder of Brit think tank Henry Jackson Society, told The Sun: “The most likely Western power to become involved in any Middle Eastern conflict right now is the US, which might be brought into war through a Hezbollah or Iranian response to Israel’s recent successes.
“If Israel is bombarded by missile strikes, the US might well join in with its defence.
“[But] if the attack was from Iran, it could even see the UK and France join in.
“If Iran responds with real aggression then this could see a regional war break out. “
It’s feared Iran could respond by targeting Israel directly, sending weapons through Iraq and Syria to Lebanon or sending fighters to Lebanon to shore up Hezbollah, Professor Fawaz Gerges from LSE told Sky News.
Following Nasrallah’s death, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – one of his closest allies – issued a chilling message to Israel.
He did not mention Nasrallah – but slammed Israel for the massive blitz on Lebanon.
Khamenei said Lebanon would make Israel “regret their actions” and blasted the “shortsighted and foolish” policies of Israeli leaders.
He claimed Israel was “too small” to cause any damage to Hezbollah.
However, there have been multiple reports as of this morning suggesting that Khamenei has been moved to a safe hideout inside Iran, prompting speculations that he too could be on Israel’s hit list.
Dr Alan added: “Israel has already shown its ability to strike inside Iran with missiles and assassinations, so Ayatollah Khamenei will certainly be aware that he is an Israeli target.
“Israel will need a plan like the one it has deployed against Hezbollah in recent months in order to ensure that this is not simply one assassination but part of a concerted and concentrated assault against the whole of Iran’s leadership and the Islamic State’s ability to defend itself.”
HALLOWEEN might more than a month away but Aldi is getting customers ready.
Today, the cheapest supermarket has released its Halloween decoration and costume range.
Prices start from 99p and many of the decorations are reusable – meaning you buy them once and they will last for years!
Here are the top decorations available in store.
Make your house haunted with these terrifying Halloween window stickers that will add that extra spook to your frightening festivities.
Reusable year on year, just pack away safely for next year’s spooktacular event!
Create the perfect Halloween scene at your event with webbing and fake spiders.
Customers can choose from Glow in the Dark White Spider Web with six black spiders or Black Spider Web with six purple spiders.
For a truly spooktacular vibe, add a character or two.
Reusable year on year, unfurl their long limbs in your doorway, or add to your boo-tiful backdrop.
For just £1.49, Aldi shoppers can pick from Skeleton, Cat or Pumpkin.
Transform a room in seconds with a variety of creepy characters and fun script bunting, picture perfect backdrops, fiendish fringes, frightful 3D bats and adorably spooky honeycombs.
Why not make your own decorations? Aldi is selling craft kits the whole family can get involved in.
Choose from Halloween Mask, Halloween Pom Poms, Halloween Headband or Halloween Wreath kits.
Get your home and garden looking spooktacular this Halloween with a Tombstone – all those little monsters will want to come and check out your scary home.
Ghosts, blow-up Frankie or Pumpkin characters will instantly elevate your Halloween display.
At 90cm tall they are sure to make a statement either inside or out, and they are easy to inflate and store.
The inflatables also come with guide ropes and pegs so they will stay grounded even when that spooky wind blows.
Light up your haunted house with a string of lights.
Operated by batteries, customers can choose from Ghosts, Mixed Designs, Red Hands or Pumpkins.
Scare the Trick or Treaters with these stake lights by adding skeletons to your garden or ghosts to the shadows.
There’s no need to spend a fortune on kid’s costumes because Aldi’s got you covered.
Choose from Spider Costume in one size or Witch with Headband, Neon Skeleton with Headband, Skeleton with Beanie Mask or Gaming Skeleton with Beanie Mask and they all come in sizes 3/4 to 9/10 years.
If your little one doesn’t enjoy dressing up in a full costume, then for less than £2 they can still get in the spooky spirit with a bucket and mask.
On Thursday 3 October, the Specialbuys theme changes to Toys and Plants and Flowers.
Then, on Sunday 6 October, customers can get their hands on the latest kitchen gadgets, including a double basket air fryer.
A WOMAN who’s been trolled for dating a guy 26 years her senior has hit back at the haters.
Myla del Rey, now 26, met her dad’s best friend, now 52, when she was just 18 and he was already 44, and the pair immediately hit it off.
Although not much is known about their past relationship, the duo regularly share content on Instagram, whether that’s camping or fishing trips.
For Myla del Rey, who describes herself as a ”small town girl” from Minnesota, US, the 26-year age gap between her and her man hasn’t come without its criticism.
The young woman, who ditched her social worker degree to become a content creator, is regularly targeted by keyboard warriors who slam their relationship.
Not only have trolls dubbed it ”disturbing”, but her 52-year-old Romeo is old enough to be her ”dad”, with many mistaking the partner for her parent.
”Gross, but legal,” said one person under a recent video.
Whilst the racy content star hasn’t revealed about how much she makes online, some critics have also speculated that she is with the bloke for his cash.
”Must have a lot of money,” another chimed in.
”Oof this isn’t cute or a flex lmao,” penned someone else who thought this was nothing worth boasting about.
Luckily for the loved-up pair, who’ve won close to a staggering 180k fans on the platform, there’s also been heaps of support.
”Age is nothing but a number: you do you! If you are happy, that’s all that matters!” a kind-hearted social media user said.
”Y’all are a beautiful couple,” someone else added.
”Live your best life and don’t worry about what others say,” a third reminded.
Myla, too, has hit back at the haters, explaining she didn’t get why everyone was so disturbed by their loving relationship.
Sharing a wholesome snap of the two, the young woman said: ”Honestly, I’ve never understood why age gaps seem to bother people so much.
”When you vibe with someone, who cares about the numbers?”
In Myla’s opinion, ”life’s too short to overthink something that feels so natural”’ and as long as she’s happy ”that’s what really matters at the end of the day”.
Smiling next to her Romeo, with both posing by a river, the content creator explained she had always had a type – blokes her senior.
”Personally, I don’t even ‘feel’ the 26 year age gap between us but y’all already know: I’ve already been into older men.”