MIKAYLA DEMAITER found the back of the net with her latest steamy photoshoot online.

The ‘sexiest ice hockey player in the world’ saw her hopes for sporting glory end four years ago when she had to hang up her skates due to an injury.

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The Canadian has since embarked on a successful modeling career and now has 3.2 million followers on Instagram alone.

She regularly drives them wild with her raunchy photos – including when she joined the braless club and her steamy ‘overqualified Baywatch application’.

Mikalya was then told that “you are a danger to humanity” after a busty display this week.

However, she has now turned her hand to a completely different sport by revealing her ‘front two’ – and she ‘guaranteed’ victory on the football pitch.

Mikalya showed off her ball skills by posting several photos of herself decked out in hot pants and a figure-hugging photo.

The first saw her holding the ball while brushing her blonde hair back, while she dropped the foot to lean on the bar to reveal her peachy booty in the second.

The ball was back for the next shot as she watched innocently as she stood next to it before another pose leaning on the woodwork.

Mikalya then finished it off by placing her foot on the ball and striking a pose that showed off almost all of her curves.

And they were accompanied by a caption that read: “Guaranteed your team wins as a distraction.”

Mikaya was undoubtedly the match of the day, and it didn’t take long for admirers to jump into the comments.

“I love those front two,” commented one cheeky fan, while another said she was the “cutest goalkeeper I have ever seen”.

A fellow follower declared she was part of a “dream team,” while another simply commented, “Back of the net!”

A fifth declared: “By far the most beautiful woman in the world!!”

Another declared she would soon become “a Balon d’Or winner”, while a fellow fan labeled her “perfect”.

And another cheekily said they loved her choice of “two up top”.

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WHEN Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu sashayed into Celebrity Big Brother earlier this week, she did so with a mix of emotions.

Naturally, there was nervous excitement and anticipation for the challenge of whatever lay ahead.

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But there was also a strong feeling that this moment marked something of a new beginning.

Since splitting from boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti just a few weeks ago, this is very much the start of Ekin-Su’s next chapter.

“It’s a new era for me,” she nods, speaking exclusively to Fabulous during our top-secret shoot just days before she entered the Big Brother house.

“I’m single and I’m really focusing on myself at the minute. You can’t plan who you’ll meet in life, but I believe everything happens for a reason, and so I’m just going with that.

“We had great times, and that’s that. With any ex, I wish them well. I’m not a bitter person.”

It was at the end of January when Ekin-Su, 29, took to Instagram to reveal that her passionate 18-month romance with Italian Davide, also 29, was officially over.

According to her post, the couple, who won Love Island together in 2022 “cared deeply for each other”, but it was Ekin-Su who had instigated the split.

“I have recently made the decision to end our relationship and go our separate ways,” she wrote.

However, Davide published a statement shortly afterwards appearing to contradict that version of events and insisting it had been a “joint decision”.

He added: “I was waiting to make it public to respect her time in the show [The Traitors US]. I don’t know why the agreed statement changed last minute.”

Ekin-Su doesn’t want to go into the details today or start a public war of words with Davide, but it’s clear that the fallout from the break-up has been painful.

“It’s really raw at the minute,” she says, momentarily tearful. “It’s only been a few weeks and we had a year and a half together with so many memories. You can’t just move on one day and suddenly everything’s finished.”

Having said that, Ekin-Su has been adjusting to single life and is rather relishing being footloose and fancy-free. This is her time now – an opportunity to strike out on her own as opposed to being tied down as one half of a celebrity couple.

“I do feel a lot more confident in myself,” she says, comparing herself to the person she was before Love Island. 

“I know what I want, I know what I tolerate and what I won’t tolerate and I have a lot more boundaries than I did before.”

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Perhaps tellingly, she says any future partner must be someone who fully celebrates her free-spiritedness and independence. She’s certain that a lot of men feel threatened by female strength and confidence.

“Oh, I’m sure men are scared of me. I’m a fiery woman and men who aren’t fully secure in themselves are intimidated by strong women. A strong woman needs a strong man – and vice versa.”

She adds: “I’ve never been dependent on anyone. I’ve always been good by myself. While it’s nice being in a relationship and I’m certainly not against that, I’m not afraid of being on my own. At all.”

Since winning Love Island, British-Turkish actress Ekin-Su has gone on to become the undeniable breakout star of 2022’s series, where she proved herself to be a genuine girls’ girl – hugely likeable, endearingly kooky and entirely at ease with herself. Little wonder fans coined the nickname “Icon-Su”.

Her popularity and relatability led to lucrative brand deals and a place on last year’s Dancing On Ice.

Most recently, she appeared on the American version of The Traitors, where she struck up an unlikely friendship with fellow Brit and former Speaker John Bercow (“I love John so much. I actually saw him today!”) and now looks set to crack the States.

I’m a fiery woman and men who aren’t fully secure in themselves are intimidated by strong women

“I had a few chats when I was in New York recently – I can’t say too much, but why not America?

“If a job was offered and it was one that I loved, and they said: ‘Ekin, you’re going to have to stay here for six months…’ then of course. America has my heart. I love England as well, so why not both countries? I could stay here for six months and there for six months. Anything is possible.”

With reported earnings of £1.8million, 3.5 million Instagram followers and Hollywood beckoning, it’s funny to think that Ekin-Su only signed up to Love Island on the flip of a coin and assumed her quirkiness would mean she came out universally hated.

“It’s true that it all came down to a coin toss – it landed on tails twice, so I was like: ‘You know what, I’m taking the road and going into the villa…’

“It was a risk, but I’m not afraid of taking risks and I’ve never listened to the crowd. I don’t take any notice of what is popular, what’s in fashion or what other people are doing. I’ve always done my unique, quirky thing on my own.

“I went through school as a chubby kid and it wasn’t just name-calling, it was quite extreme bullying, to the point where the teachers were my only friends. But it shaped who I am now. Maybe if I’d been Miss Popular or Miss I-get-everything-I-want-in-life then I wouldn’t be the person I am today.”

DARKER SIDE TO FAME

In an industry where competition to stay relevant is fierce, what does she think separates her from a saturated reality star and influencer market?

“I don’t know what it is. Maybe because I don’t put myself on a pedestal or see myself as a celebrity. I don’t have this massive ego. I can talk to everyone and be anyone’s friend and that’s what keeps me humble. Being a nice person in this industry and treating others how you’d like to be treated is very important.

“I’ll go into a supermarket and people are always really shocked when they come up to me and I stop to have a chat with them and ask them how their day’s been. But that’s just me, you know? And then, without naming names, I hear of other people from Love Island, who have big egos and, well, it doesn’t hurt to say: ‘Hey, how are you?’ to someone, does it?”

There has been a darker side to fame, though and Ekin-Su has learned some harsh lessons in the last couple of years. Caught up in the initial whirlwind of life outside the villa, she said yes to jobs she later regretted, and found herself working seven days a week without a break.

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By the time she competed on Dancing On Ice, she was fragile and close to burnout.

There are also friends who have betrayed her trust by selling stories – including private voice notes where she called 2021 Love Island winners Millie Court and Liam Reardon “dry” becoming public.

It’s meant that Ekin-Su has been forced to cut people out of her life and can now count her friends on one hand.“I’ve learned that people’s true colours show when you’re successful and working hard.

It made me realise that I should only give attention and love to the people who deserve it.

I hear of other people from Love Island, who have big egos

“I’m not going to lie, I’m actually happier like this, just having two or three friends. I’m happier having my own little circle and not simply trusting everyone. You don’t have to have 10 or 20 friends to be cool, you just have to be you, love who you are and be comfortable in your own skin. Which I am.”

These days, she is a lot more circumspect about the jobs she accepts, and says she values integrity over cash – the money is no longer her primary motivation.

“When I came out of Love Island, I was saying yes to a lot of things, but I’m a lot more careful now… I don’t regret Dancing On Ice – I loved the show, there was a great team, production were amazing and I learned a new skill.

“But I was so busy and rundown and [since then] there have been many, many jobs that I’ve declined although they paid very well. I don’t look at the paycheck, I look at what is good for my personality and what is going to bring out the best side of me to the audience.

“I guess some people are happy to do everything and whatever paycheck comes in they’ll accept it. I just want to do things that make me happy. Money isn’t everything in life.”

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She won’t confirm whether she was approached for the recent series of Love Island: All Stars, but regardless, she would never go back.

“I wouldn’t do it. I enjoyed my season. I won the show and Davide and I were great at the time. I have great memories, but I’m not going to relive it again. I’m not going to go back there. I love the show and it’s brought me to where I am now, but that chapter is closed.

“I don’t work backwards. I want to challenge myself with what’s going to interest me next and I always want it to be completely different to what I’ve done before.”

Bringing us neatly back to Celebrity Big Brother which, thanks to ITV, returned to screens this week after a six-year absence.

The legendary show has been responsible for so much television gold over the years, including George Galloway’s cat impression (2006), Jackie “Yeah, it’s Jackie” Stallone (2005)and the classic “David’s Dead” episode from 2016 – perhaps the most bizarre case of mistaken identity ever recorded.

Ekin-Su didn’t think twice about signing up, and there’s little doubt that she’s a dream booking for any reality TV producer.

“There are so many reasons why I said yes,” she explains. “It’s such an iconic show and it’s a social experiment, sharing a house with strangers and learning about yourself at the same time.

“I don’t really go into shows with any strategy. I go in with my heart and live in the moment and take every day spontaneously. I’m not there to make fights, although I’m not one to sit back and not say anything if someone is being disrespectful. 

“I’m looking forward to being without my phone for a while. I think that will be a peaceful, healing experience for me. 

“No internet, no social media, just humans living in the moment, having a laugh, having a cry, having all sorts of emotions running through that house. I can’t wait.”

As ever with Celebrity Big Brother, we should expect the unexpected. But one thing Ekin-Su can guarantee is that she isn’t looking for love in the house. The prospect of a new relationship couldn’t be further from her mind right now.

“I’ve just come out of one relationship and I never jump from one to another. That’s definitely not the reason why I’m going into Big Brother!

“I’m excited to get to know everyone on friendly levels – that’s the only love I’m looking for at the minute.” She adds: “But I’ll never stop believing in love. I live with love. I give love every day and I will always believe in it. I have faith!” 

•  Watch Celebrity Big Brother, Sunday-Friday, 9pm,  ITV1 and ITVX.

TENNIS legend Maria Sharapova left fans raving about her stylish look at Paris Fashion Week.

Her talent on the court resulted in five Grand Slam titles, including triumphing at the Australian Open in 2008 when she was just 21.

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But since her retirement, she has become an extraordinary mentor to female entrepreneurs and a style icon.

Sharapova stunned in the French capital as she turned up in an all-black outfit for a Valentino event.

And one fan said: “You are the definition of beautiful.”

Another commented: “Almost unrecognizable.”

People cheered: “Pure class, pure style, pure power and pure beauty.”

Sharapova is no stranger to glamor photo shoots for fashion magazines as it made her the definitive face off the field.

But at the age of 32, she hung up her racket after serving a 15-month drug ban.

Although her sweet company Sugarpova, in which she invested around £400,000 11 years ago, is now worth a whopping £150 million.

It raises £16 million every year, selling sweets and premium chocolate in more than 22 countries and raking in £16 million annually.

So some might argue that the journey from the world’s sexiest tennis star to global business innovator is complete.

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LINDSAY BREWER has left fans “in love” after sharing her Valentine's Day outfit.

The IndyNXT driver has built a huge online following with her racing content.

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Lindsay, 26, didn't disappoint her fans on the most romantic day of the year when she took to Instagram.

She shared three photos on her account in which she wore a black leather jacket and a beautiful red dress.

She posted the photos for her 2.7 million followers on the social media platform.

The driver endorsed the after: “Happy Valentine's Day”.

And her followers loved the photos as they flocked to the comments section.

One fan gushed: “You are absolutely beautiful and I am in love.”

A second wrote: “You are beautiful Lindsay.”

A third commented: “Lindsay you are hot.”

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A fourth said: “Beautiful.”

Another said: “My queen is beautiful.”

Lindsay's love for motorsports started at a birthday party when she was just 11.

She often shares updates from her racing adventures on the track and keeps her fans informed about her races.

She has previously admitted that Lewis Hamilton is one of her role models.

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THE 'sexiest ice hockey player in the world' turned heads again with her latest Instagram photo.

Mikayla saw her dream of turning professional in ice hockey fall apart four years ago when her career ended due to an injury.

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The Canadian then shifted her focus to modeling, which has since taken her social media to the skies.

Mikalya shot to fame online after being named 'the sexiest ice hockey player in the world' and now has 3.1 million followers.

This time the former hockey player shared a photo on Instagram in which she wears a yellow bikini.

She captioned her post, “It's not easy being a walking ray of sunshine but someone has to do it ”

The photos were well received by her followers, who rushed to the comments section to comment on her latest look.

One commenter wrote: “Stunning beauty ”

Another said: “Immaculate!!!”

While a third wrote: “You are always a ray of sunshine.”

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A fourth said: “Beautiful ”

And a fifth wrote: “Goddess ”

Mikayla was a goaltender for the Bluewater Hawks in the Canadian Provincial Women's Hockey League.

But it is understood that she switched to modeling full-time at the age of 19 after knee surgery.

That decision seemed final in June 2020 when she posted “time to say goodbye to hockey.”

A GLIMPSE INTO THE GLAMOROUS LIFE OF MIKAYLA DEMAITER…

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• German athlete Alicia Schmidt spoke about turning down a huge sum of money
• She said she has to be “100 percent” behind a company before she can get behind it
• Schmidt claims she only earns £600 a month as her main salary

By Oli Gamp for Mailonline

Published: 04:08 EST, February 8, 2024 | Updated: 07:08 EST, February 8, 2024

IVANA KNOLL dressed to impress in a low-cut top as she swapped football for horse racing.

The beauty rose to fame thanks to her daring outfits at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Ivana flaunted her figure in the stands at every Croatia match and was dubbed the “hottest fan in the world”.

But the 31-year-old took a break from the beautiful game and looked just as fantastic during the horse racing.

She stood out in a striking pink jacket and matching skirt at the Pegasus World Cup in Florida.

Ivana put on a busty show as she posed for photographers upon arrival.

And then took a trip to watch the horses on the home straight.

Ivana loved her day out and captioned it Instagram message: “What a great weekend.”

Her 3.1 million followers were just as happy with what they saw, saying: “So beautiful.”

Another said: “Always beautiful.”

A third commented: “You are irresistible – the queen of this event.”

Since her World Cup performances, Ivana has launched a career as a DJ.

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• Hogg and his partner Leonna Mayor joined family members at Musselburgh Racecourse
• Police were reportedly called to his brother’s home later on New Year’s Day
• Hogg was awarded an MBE for services to rugby in the New Year’s Honours

By Michael Pavitt for Mailonline and Arthur Parashar

Published: 08:33 EST, January 11, 2024 | Updated: 11:06 AM EST, January 11, 2024

Michelle Keegan has admitted she is ‘ashamed’ of being voted sexiest woman on Coronation Street.

The 36-year-old actress, who appeared in the ITV soap as Tina McIntyre from 2008 to 2014, insisted she is ‘not sexy’ and says her friends ‘laugh about it’.

Michelle explained how frustrating she found the ‘judgment’ about her appearance while her hardline storylines went unrecognized.

The former soap star won twelve soap gongs for being ‘sexiest woman’ and was voted FHM’s sexiest woman in the world in 2015.

Speak with The guard, she said, “It was embarrassing. Because I was in a lot of heavy storylines. There was one where I felt like I cried every day for months. And at the end, when the award was Sexiest Woman, it was so frustrating.

‘The funny thing is: I’m not sexy! I’ve never been sexy! My friends always laughed about it. Even saying the word makes me cringe.”

Michelle added that it was the “norm” to pose for sexy men’s magazines, but she “never felt comfortable with it.”

She added: ‘Yes, I felt pressure and I’m a bit of a people pleaser, I try to go with the flow. But there was something inside me that thought, ‘I really don’t want this. I don’t want to be on the front cover in my underwear.’ So I finally worked up the courage to say no.”

After Michelle quit the ITV soap and her character was killed off, she went on to star in BBC’s Our Girl and Sky’s Brassic.

Her latest series, Netflix thriller Fool Me Once, will be released on New Year’s Day.

She will star alongside actress Joanna Lumley in the film based on the novel of the same name by author Harlan Coben.

Michelle, who plays distressed widow Maya Stern, said the 77-year-old Finding Alice star made her “feel very comfortable” on set.

She revealed that Joanna, who plays the mother of Maya’s murdered husband Judith Burkett, pushed her to be “spicier” in scenes.

Despite this, Michelle said she still couldn’t bring herself to ‘swear in Joanna’s face’ during rehearsals.

She said: ‘They were so much fun. I mean, it’s not every day that you tell Joanna Lumley to F-off! That was quite nerve-wracking.

‘She made me feel very comfortable from the start. She’s such a legend. My cousin and I grew up watching Ab Fab, so I was such a big fan.

‘Our scenes pit our characters against each other. She’s so good at playing that feisty role and it made me a little feistier. I had to match that energy.

‘But I wouldn’t swear during rehearsals. I’d just say, “The F-word.” I would curse at a recording, but I wouldn’t curse in her face during rehearsals. I couldn’t do that.’

Last week, highly anticipated thriller Fool Me Once dropped its first teaser clip, giving fans a glimpse of Michelle as she transformed into distressed widow Maya.

In the clip, Maya tries to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband Joe (Richard Armitage).

The trailer shows a happy beginning for the couple on their wedding day and family life before Maya’s world is torn apart.

As the story develops, Maya installs a nanny camera to keep an eye on her young daughter and is shocked to see a man she recognizes in her house, her husband, who she thought was dead.

Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce (Adeel Akhtar) leads the murder investigation into Joe’s death, while struggling with his own secrets.

All episodes of Fool Me Once will be available on Netflix from January 1, 2024.

Brad Pitt fans loved his youthful looks as he celebrated his 60th birthday on Monday.

The actor has reached the milestone and many of his fans think he is ‘still the sexiest man alive’.

Brad seems to mirror the character he once played Benjamin Button: a man who ages backwards after being born an old man.

One commented on Twitter: ‘Congratulations to Brad Pitt, the sexiest man alive is 60 years old and still the sexiest man alive.

‘My first crush (Legends of The Fall), my forever crush, and my king.’

Another wrote: ‘Brad Pitt is 60….WHAT????????.’

A third wrote: ‘Brad is aging well!’, while another said: ‘He only gets better with age!!!’

Brad is currently dating Ines de Ramon, 32, and the pair reportedly made their romance public last month.

“This is Brad’s first real relationship since the divorce,” a source told People. ‘He introduces [Ramon] as his girlfriend.’

“It’s great to see him in a good place. Ines makes him very happy,” said the insider.

It comes after the duo was spotted at LACMA’s 12th annual Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, where they had a “great time,” according to the publication.

“They are hot and heavy,” a source said of the couple, adding that the two are “very happy and very much together.”

“They enjoy each other’s company and had a great time together at the gala,” the insider said.

The pair did not pose for photos together at the event, but were “super loving, laughing and joking with everyone around them” inside.

Another source added: “They seemed to be having a good time.”

Ines and Brad – who will soon celebrate their first wedding anniversary – first began dating romantically in November 2022.

They “spend almost all their free time together,” a source previously revealed We weekly.

Additionally, the insider claimed that De Ramon — who was spotted flaunting her feelings for the Fight Club star and wearing a “B” necklace just months earlier — has notably gotten “really close” with Pitt’s “inner circle of friends.”

It’s been seven years since Pitt split from wife Angelina Jolie, 48, with whom he raised six children.

Since then, they have been involved in a very public and contentious custody feud.

The former couple – who split in 2016 – are parents to Maddox, 22, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 15.

It is reported that Pitt is ‘in no rush’ to introduce his girlfriend to his six children.

While “things are going great between them,” the insider claimed to Us Weekly that Pitt isn’t ready to fully bring De Ramon into his family.

“It’s not that he doesn’t love Ines, it’s just that he wants to make sure this relationship goes to the extreme before he makes the big move,” the source added.

The insider also noted that he had not introduced any of the women he had previously dated over the years to his children.

Pitt “isn’t in a rush to push things unless it unfolds organically,” the source continued.