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Wednesday, 4 November 2015

FKA twigs wears plunging top with lace-up detail and flared leather trousers at MOBO Awards 2015

She's all tied up! FKA twigs wears plunging top with lace-up detail and seriously flared leather trousers as she leads stars at MOBO Awards 2015

PUBLISHED: 19:23, 4 November 2015 | UPDATED: 20:31, 4 November 2015

It's one of the biggest nights in British music and on Wednesday the stars were out in for the celebrate the MOBOs 2015.

One of the first onto the red carpet to wow the crowds was Robert Pattinson's fiancee FKA twigs.

The singer rocked an arresting look wearing a delicate plunging top with lace-up detailing, which she teamed with a pair of seriously oversized leather flared trousers.

Racy! FKA Twigs wore a plunging top with a pair of oversized leather trousers as she arrived at the MOBO awards in Leeds on Wednesday night

FKA also sported a tasseled choker around her neck as well as a line of gold safety pins in her hair on one side of her head.

When it came to her make-up she kept things simply, letting her dewy skin shine along with a bold red lip for the occasion.

And on her head the singer wore a black hat with gold pin detail on one side and several larger embellishments on the other.

Big winner? The actress, who is engaged to Robert Pattinson, was nominated for two awards

She's a pin up! The 27-year-old singer wore an unusual hat on her head for the evening, one embellished with safety pins on one side

Her engagement ring from Robert could be seen proudly on her left hand too.

Ella Eyre who also an early arrival and she showed off her shape in a dazzling sequin dress with cut out detail.

And while Ella might be in the middle of her feline tour it seemed that the beauty was inspired by a very different animal for the awards ceremony.

Oh so cool: FKA rocks an alternative look with aplomb and doesn't she know it

Simply sensational! Ella Eyre was one of the first to arrive onto the red carpet at the MOBO awards in a sequinned snake print dress

Natural look: Ella wore her hair in semi-loose curls around her shoulders

Looking good: The singer dazzled in the dress which boasted cut out detailing

The singer's dress boasted a snakeskin pattern, while the cut out detail flashed some flesh around her waist and upper thigh.

Ella had her locks teased into semi-tight curls and left them to flow around her shoulders.

While the singer sported a slick of liquid liner on her lids she rocked a bold red lip.

Ella was accompanied by her boyfriend and Rixton star Lewi Morgan and the pair cosied up together on the red carpet.

Cute couple: Ella was joined by her beau Rixton star Lewi Morgan on the red carpet

In demand: Ella was seen chatting to fans and posing for pictures outside of the First Direct Arena in Leeds

In black and white: The Saturdays singer Vanessa White wore a monochrome outfit with on-trend lace-up heels

A dream in green: Corrine Bailey Rae decided on a bold and bright dress for the evening and her gamble paid off. The aqua dress complemented her gorgeous skin tone

Earlier in the day the couple indulged in a spot of retail therapy and posted the snaps to instagram to document their shopping spree.

The Saturdays singer Vanessa White opted for a monochrome look for the evening with a black and white panelled dress and black lace-up heels.

Ready to rock: Fatman Scoop posed up a storm on the carpet

Going for gold! Recently engaged couple Cee-Lo Green and Shani James made quite the entrance

TV stars: GBBO winner Nadiya Hussain and ex X Factor hopeful Bupsi Brown

Sarah Jane Parker, who was acting as host for E! on the red carpet, looked mesmerising in a chic midi dress with a metallic swirl pattern.

The TV presenter has been spending time in Los Angeles and has been keeping her fans posted on her vegan life in LA.

It appears that California life suits her and she looked toned and trip in her stylish ensemble.

Cee-lo green made quite the entrance in a stunning gold lame ensemble as he arrived with her fiance Shani James.

Local ladies: Emmerdale cast members Laura Norton, Isobel Hodgkins and Amy Walsh also attended the bash

Soap starlets: Coronation Street's Sair Khan and Emmerdale's Amy Walsh

The Forget You singer was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement award prize at the event.

While there were a whole host of music stars there were also several familiar faces from the world of TV at the event too.

While Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain made an appearance, so too did several soap stars from Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

Lads: Tinie Tempah opted for a camouflage look while Naughty Boy wore a black suit

Simple but chic: Sarah Jane Crawford looked elegant in a mesmerising swirl print metallic navy dress

From sport and music: Boxing champ Nicola Adams and Lianne La Havas

MOBO AWARDS 2015: FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS

Best Male

Skepta

Mark Ronson

Krept & Konan

JME

Stormzy

Best Female

FKA Twigs

Little Simz

Ella Eyre

Lianna La Havas

Jess Glyne

Best Album

The Long Way Home - Krept & Konan

integrity - JME

Blood - Lianne La Havas

Snakes & Ladders - Wiley

In Colour - Jamie XX

Best Song in Association with First Direct

Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars

Shutdown - Skepta

Not Letting Go - Tinie Tempah Feat. Jess Glynne

Man Don't Care - JME Feat. Giggs

Freak of the Week - Krept & Konan

Best Video

Know Me From - Stormzy

Pendulum - FKA Twigs

Body On Me - Rita Ora Feat. Chris Brown

Fester Skank - Lethal Bizzle

Glass & Patron - FKA Twigs

Best Newcomer in Association with Virgin Trains East Coast

Bugzy Malone

Section Boyz

Nao

Bonkaz

Nick Brewer

George The Poet

J Hus

Snakehips

Sinead Harnett

Yungen

Best International Album

If You're Reading This It's Too Late - Drake

2014 Forest Hill Drive - J. Cole

To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre' - Dr. Dre

Beauty Behind The Madness - The Weeknd

Black Messiah - D'Angelo

Reality Show - Jazmine Sullivan

Ego Death - The Internet

Black Rose - Tyrese

At. Long. Last. ASAP - A$AP Rocky

Best Grime in Association with BBC Radio 1Xtra

Bugzy Malone

JME

Lethal Bizzle

Skepta

Stormzy

Best Hip Hop

Akala

Krept and Konan

Nines

Little Simz

Lady Leshurr

Best RNB/Soul Act

Kwabs

Andreya Triana

Shakka

Lianne La Havas

Joss Stone

Best African

Fuse ODG

Davido

Wizkid

Patoranking

Moelogo

Yemi Alade

Aka

Mista Silva

Shatta Wale

Silvastone

Best Reggae

Stylo G

Chronixx

Omi

Popcaan

Protoje

Best Jazz

Binker and Moses

Julia Biel

Courtney Pine

David Lyttle

Polar Bear

Best Gospel

Chos3n

Olaedo Ibe

Leroy Johnson

Ni-Cola

Faith Child

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco wipes away tears as her younger sister Bianca sets out to find her own fame on The Voice

So proud! The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco wipes away tears as her younger sister Bianca sets out to find her own fame on The Voice

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 08:14, 1 October 2013 | UPDATED: 08:49, 1 October 2013

Briana Cuoco has been working as a personal assistant for her actress sister Kaley of The Big Bang Theory - while carrying a secret dream to make it as a singer.

But she finally caved in to Kaley's persistent encouragement to enter the TV talent show - and could now become a superstar as a member of coach Christina Aguilera's team on the hit series.

And Kaley could not hide her emotion as she joined their parents in watching 24-year-old Briana bowl over the judges with her performances of Lady Gaga's You and I.

Supportive sisters: Kaley Cuoco wiped away tears as her sister Briana sang her heart out on Monday during a blind audition on NBC's hit show The Voice

Kaley wiped away tears as Christina and then Cee Lo Green pressed their buttons to turn around and fight to have her on their team.

'Sometimes you are sitting in this seat and you are struck by the subtleness of a vocal, and then sometimes you are just moved by power and raw talent - and I really enjoyed it. You held out those notes really, really strong,' Christina told her. 'You made me happy.'

'Bri I'm just a man - I felt power in your voice as well, and I want to be closer to it. Being close to a powerful woman is one of my favorite places to be,' Cee Lo pleaded.

Cee Lo teased Briana after she picked Christina, calling out 'I could have loved you!'

Personal assistant: Kaley Cuoco's sister and personal assistant Briana competed on the show

Sister act: Kaley and Briana talked about how much they support each other

Briana made it clear she would be happy to stop working for her sister.

'This is what I want to do with my life - I don't want to make appointments, take the dogs for a walk, call the plumber,' she said,

'I believe I'm meant to do this for the rest of my life and hopefully this will be the beginning of the journey.'

Growing up: Briana and Kaley were shown as young girls before her performance

As host Carson Daly earlier visited their home, Kaley, 27, joked about having 'to hire someone else' because of the show.

'I've been waiting for something like this for so long for her,' she said proudly of her sister.

'She’s deserved this her whole life. She's always put herself on the back-burner for everyone else. This is her time now.'

She added: 'There's no one in the world I love more. My sister and I are closer than close.

Nailed it: Briana had to choose between Christina and Cee Lo after her strong performance

'And what's funny is I'm obsessed with this show. For years I've been like, "You've got to get on The Voice!" And now that it's happening I want this for her probably more than she wants it. I'm just really, really excited.'

Briana said: 'My sister understands that I have aspirations, that I have things that I wanna do, and she's great about that.

'It would mean the beginning of my dreams coming true.'

Signature move: Christina put both her hands up in the air

While the coaches loved Briana, it was a soulful 26-year-old who used to be the guitarist in a top Christian rock band that really had them going wild.

Cee Lo, Blake, Shelton and Adam Levine all turned around almost as soon as Preston Pohl started singing MGMT's Electric Feel - and all started fighting over him.

After Cee Lo praised him for picking 'one of my favorite songs of all time', Adam said: 'Yeah but he turned that into like a Marvin [Gaye] song. You turned that into, like, Let's Get It On.'

Texan singer: Preston Pohl got three chairs to turn with his rendition of Electric Feel and chose to be on Adam's team

Adam finally got his man - but only after begging. 'Please tell me what I can do to make you choose me as your coach - I will do it,' he told him.

'Just tell me what I need to tell you. The conviction with which you sing - I believe you. I heard it and it sounded amazing, but when I turned around I saw you believing in what you were doing.

'Dude I'm going to be very, very angry if I don't get you on my team.'

Deep in thought: Adam pondered whether or not to turn his chair

Win some, lose some: Cee Lo tried to woo contestants onto his team

The battle for Preston was just one of the fights amongst the coaches.

The three male judges turned around to pick Monika Leigh, 28, of Boulder, Colorado. following her amazingly soulful version of B. B. King's The Thrill Is Gone.

'Oh my God you're beautiful!' Christina said when she finally turned around at the end of the song, summing up what the male coaches appeared to be thinking. 'These guys are going to have a blood bath over you.'

Cee Lo told her he loves 'the way you sing so womanly', while Blake said she sang 'in a subtle, amazing, beautiful way'.

But Blake won - insisting he wanted her at the centerpiece of his team, telling her she has 'star quality'.

Blues singer: Monika Leigh earned a spot on Blake's team with her rendition of The Thrill Is Gone by blues legend B.B. King

Guys liked her: The male judges turned around for Monika while Christina did not bite

Cee Lo and Blake also fought to have handsome single dad Ray Boudreaux, 25, of Lafayette, Louisiana, on their teams after his version of Bill Withers' Use Me.

'This is incredible genetics here - you look like Blake and you sound like Cee Lo,' Adam said, telling him he has 'an epically cool voice'.

'Bill Withers is like a father to me,' Cee Lo told him. 'You did such a great job, I didn't realize it was that blue eyed soul thing going on.

'You got it. I feel like we're cut from the same cloth, that's what I do.

'Lightning was striking when you did certain things. I want in - I want to win with you.'

Ray said it was 'tough' to pick, but finally settled on Blake.

'I thought I was going to go with Cee Lo - coming into this thing I thought Cee Lo 100 percent. But in that moment man Blake spoke to me,' Ray admitted afterwards.

Soul singer: Ray Boudreaux impressed the crowd with his rendition of Use Me by Bill Withers

Single dad: Ray was cheered on by his young daughter at the show

Listening up: Adam, Cee Lo, Christina and Blake watched the contestants at work

Two teenage girls also had the coaches desperate to have them on their team.

Timyra-Joi, 15, of San Diego, California, had Christina, Blake and Cee Lo all battling for her after her stunning version of Alicia Keys' Girl On Fire.

'I really believe in you,' Christina said - finally getting her on her team. 'The potential there is endless.'

'I went in knowing that I was going to pick Cee Lo, but Christina just fought for me and I appreciated that and so I went with my gut,' the youngster explained later.

Power performance: Teen singer Timyra-Joi belted out Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys and landed on Christina's team

Meanwhile Christina and Cee Lo also both wanted Juhi, 16, from Franklin, Tennessee, who sang a beautiful version of Duffy's Mercy.

Saying she 'wants to be a cross between Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain' she added: 'I'm a huge fan of Gnarls Barkley and a huge fan of Christina Aguilera so I'm geeing right now!'

Cee Lo called her 'wonderfully unique' and 'sounded so strong and effortless' as well as 'kindred spirits'.

'I feel connected to you, we feel like family, feel like a little sister, you know? I will fight for you,' Cee Lo added.

'Well I just feel like your coach,' Christina shot back - but lost out to Cee Lo.

Teen star: Juhi landed on Cee Lo's team after her rendition of Mercy also prompted Christina to turn around

Christina then battled with Blake to get former child model Lina Gaudenzi, 23, of Miami, Florida, who sang Fleetwood Mac's Landslide.

Christina calls her 'something really special and unique' while Blake told her: 'I think Team Blake is a natural place for you to be, don't you think so?'

After Christina accused Blake of just 'speaking one language', he shot back: 'Yeah - it's called winning.'

But he didn't win Lina who picked Christina as her coach.

Former model: Lina Gaudenzi sang an impressive rendition of Landslide that landed her on Christina's team

Wannabe country star Justin Blake, 20, from Savannah, Tennessee, went all guns blazing to get on Blake's team - by singing the star's own song, Sure Be Cool If You Did.

But he didn't - and only Adam turned around for him, later admitted to Blake: 'I didn't even know it was one of your songs!'

'It's a great song,' he said as he went over and gave his rival coach a hug.

One of the contestants of the evening seemed to be the perfect definition of what The Voice aims to find.

Risky strategy: Justin Blake sang a Blake Shelton song and got Adam to turn around

Malford Milligan, 54, of Austin, Texas, is a black albino who said growing up 'people just looked at me strange like I was a side-show freak'.

'I like that the auditions are blind - because I'm most worried about how I look,' he said.

'There's still that little kid inside who says, "Well they're not going to like you, you don't have a chance". I see The Voice as a chance to let America really see who I am.'

All the coaches appeared to love his version of Al Green's Let's Stay Together - but none of them turned around to pick him.

'Your voice is undeniable,' Christina insisted, while Blake told him: 'This is not bullc**p - please make a record so I can buy it.'

Despite his disappointment, Malford insisted: 'It's something I'll remember till the day I die.'

Always remember: Malford Milligan failed to get any of the judges to turn around but said he'll always remember performing

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