HE has been touring the world and partying for much of the past two decades but when not living the high life Sean Paul says he is Jamaica’s answer to Alan Titchmarsh.
The dancehall star got into gardening when he was locked out at home. He is now so skilled at it that he has his own pepper sauce.
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In an exclusive chat with Bizarre, green-fingered Sean explained: “I do gardening. I’ve got a little patch ready in my garden and I planted eggplants, tomatoes, lettuce, pak choi, and also sweet peppers and scotch bonnet peppers.
“The scotch bonnets still bear their fruit, and I picked up about 60 yesterday. When I’m on tour I have people to take care of them for me.
“I’ve got so many that I’m starting my own pepper sauce, called Scorcha. It’s going to be available near the end of the year.”
It’s not all plain sailing though.
He said: “I tried my hand at making ginger beer and that was a disaster.”
The sauce was named after his eighth studio album. He will be performing it on tour in the UK starting in Newcastle, August 23.
Sean said: “Scorcha came out in May so I have a lot of new tunes to showcase and we’ll be doing the hits. It’s going to be a fun time
“It’s always good to have special guests, I’ve been reaching out, so fingers crossed.”
Once that is done he can start thinking about his next big event — his 50th birthday in January.
The dad-of-two explained: “I’m the party guy, doing it every day. My birthday is my day so I enjoy my family. With it being such a monumental day though, it’s a big milestone so I will throw something.”
That said, he miraculously still looks years younger than he is, although he insists the secret to that isn’t Botox.
He said with a laugh: “Nah man, it’s from good food. Living in Jamaica, the lifestyle is different and I’ve been blessed with that.
“I have younger kids because of the industry. Before I could start building a family, I had to wait and do a lot of work.
“Most of my kids’ friends’ parents are about 20 years younger than me. Life on the road is hectic and keeps me on my toes.”
But there’s no chance of him retiring.
Sean added: “It does get harder but I’ve never felt like, ‘Nah I’m not doing this any more’. I have enough money but when I come home after a hard tour, I’m like, ‘Let me rest’.
“That rest is a day or two and then I’m back in the studio. I’m always doing it because I love it. Giving people that enjoyment on stage really keeps me going.”
Kourt is too short!
SHE is most often seen in Los Angeles on a lavish holiday or in her sprawling home.
But Kourtney Kardashian has been posing in a location a lot less glam – a gents’ lavvie.
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She shared a series pictures in which she was seen pouting near a set of urinals onstage in Cleveland, Ohio. It was backstage where she had joined Travis Barker, Blink-182 drummer, on his tour.
She captioned her snaps “Backstage” but fans soon spotted she was hanging out in the blokes’ loos.
The Kardashians: Keep it classy and chic as ever.
Kim gets saucy for Sam
AFTER giving us a stripped-back, self-love anthem for a comeback single Love Me More, I can reveal Sam Smith’s next track is far more racy.
Kim Petras has collaborated with Sam on the upbeat song about the naughty hubby who goes to the sex. “body shop”.
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Fill in the gaps by yourself
While it’s got nothing on Kim’s infamous EP Slut Pop, which dropped in February, it’s easily one of Sam’s cheekiest tracks.
Sam sings “Mummy don’t know Daddy’s getting hot at the body shop, doing something unholy. He’s sat back while she’s dropping in, she be popping in, yeah she put it down slowly.”
The track will be released next year, and a video will be made in the coming weeks.
A source said: “Sam and Kim have been friends for a while and are big supporters of each other’s music.
“Working together just made sense. As soon as they hit the studio the song just came alive. It’s upbeat and fun.”
After splashing out on a luxury home in Buckinghamshire, Sam spent lockdown writing and recording his fourth album, the follow-up to 2020’s Love Goes.
Sam said: “People are seeing for the first time what my family and friends have seen for my whole life. It’s taken me ten years to show 100 per cent.
“This album is the best album I’ve ever made.”
I can’t wait to hear it.
Darius in Coldplay
FRONTMAN Chris Martin, Coldplay’s frontman, stopped their Wembley gig on Tuesday in tribute to Darius and Olivia Newton John of Grease.
Chris invited Natalie Imbruglia from Australia to join him on stage. After that, he recalled how Olivia helped him arrange breakfast.
He said: “We have been friends with Natalie now for 22 years and she has been so kind to us. It was a long time ago that we were in Australia performing a bushfire concert. Barry Gibb was the headliner and Barry brought Olivia.
“My dad had been in love with her for 70 years so I said to Nat, ‘Is there any way you could get her to come and say hello to my dad?’. We ended up having breakfast together.
“Us Barry, Natalie, Shane Warne & Oliva Newton John. Olivia was the sweetest and kindest person.”
He added the following before he set off fireworks: “We are going to send love from Wembley out to the world. We are going to send to Darius’s family – our old friend Darius – and to Ukraine.”
Britney is abused by Nicki
Although I’ve had some harsh words to say about Nicki over the years, it is fair to say that she is loyal.
The rapper has raced to the defence of Britney Spears after Britney’s ex-husband Kevin Federline slammed her parenting skills.
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Nicki said: “A grown man? You can tell when someone is happy and moving on.
“To do the very thing you know will attempt to break them down. Only cowards use the media against a person they once loved.”
The singer of Super Bass added: “She loves her kids more than life itself.”
Nicki and Britney previously teamed up on a remix of Britney’s 2011 hit Till The World Ends alongside Kesha.
I previously told how Britney is making a comeback with Sir Elton John – reworking his 1971 hit Tiny Dancer.
The sooner she focuses on her music, the better.
Hailey still loves Just-in
HAILEY BIEBER claims that Justin, Canadian pop star Justin, has strengthened their marriage after they fell seriously ill.
Justin had a small stroke in March. After being struck with facial paralysis by Ramsay Hunt syndrome, Justin had to cancel many gigs on the rescheduled worldwide tour.
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Justin and Hailey look great and are back in an interview with Harper’s BazaarMag she shared how they made it through difficult times.
Hailey, who was pictured in a plunging Yves Saint Laurent dress alongside the interview, said: “He’s still the person that I want to be rushing back to.
“I might fly somewhere and go do a job, but I can’t wait to come back and hang out.
“And I feel like that’s because of the effort that’s been put in on both sides.
“At the end of the day, he’s my best friend.
“But it still does take a lot of work to make it work.”
This is Demi Lova?
DEMI LOVATO couldn’t stop smiling as she held hands with her rumoured new boyfriend.
She was in New York to meet Canadian singer Jordan Lutes who helped her with Substance.
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Although it was discovered that Demi had fallen for an unknown male musician, she kept his identity a secret.
Jordan gushed about working on Substance, which comes from her album Holy Fvck – out tomorrow.
He stated: “A crazy milestone for me but beyond that I feel so blessed to be a part of something I’m such a big fan of.”