The most SCANDALOUS celebrity moments of the decade

LOVE. THE. DRAMA.

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by Louella Berryman |
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We've reached the end of the 2010s and are about to embark on the roaring 20s, the perfect time to reflect on the decade's most dramatic, gossip-worthy and scandalous celebrity moments.

From shock pregnancies to illicit snogs and public feuds, we've rounded up the very best celeb scandals since 2010, and boy, there are some corkers...

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Seann Walsh and Katya Jones kiss

In 2018, comedian Seann Walsh and professional dancer Katya Jones were paired up for series 16 of Strictly Come Dancing. The Halloween special hadn't even rolled around before the pair were spotted snogging outside a London pub. Katya was married to fellow Strictly professional Neil Jones and Seann was in a relationship with the actress Rebecca Humphries. To add more scandal to the situation, it was also Rebecca's birthday on the night of the kiss - ouch.

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Miley Cyrus twerking with Robin Thicke at the VMAs

Miley Cyrus really stole the show at the 2013 VMAs with her raunchy performance of the song Blurred Lines with Robin Thicke. The audience and commentators didn't know where to look as she shimmied her way up and down the singer.

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Cheryl and Liam Payne getting together... and having a baby

After meeting way back in 2008 when a 14-year-old floppy-haired Liam auditioned for the X Factor, the pair announced their ten-year-age-gap relationship in 2016. In November of the same year, they appeared at a London Christmas Carol concert with Cheryl sporting a baby bump - très scandalous.

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Prince Harry naked in Las Vegas

The world's eyes were glued to computer screens back in 2012 when pictures of Prince Harry's nude frolics in Las Vegas were published by The Sun. After playing a game of strip pool in a Vegas hotel, the nudie pics were leaked to the paper and published to great uproar and (you guessed it) SCANDAL.

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Solange's fight with Jay Z in an elevator

Back in the early days of the 2010s, footage of Solange attacking Jay Z in an elevator went viral. Speculation over Jay Z cheating rumours went wild, but an official statement was later released saying the family had 'worked through it'. Very shady business.

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Kylie Jenner's secret pregnancy

2017 was fraught with speculation over Kylie's apparent disappearance from public life and cryptic instagram posts. Photos revealing the slightest hint of a baby bump were analysed and rumours were rife. In February 2018 the rumours were laid to rest with an emotional video documenting Kylie's secret pregnancy with her daughter, Stormi. N'aw.

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Zayn Malik leaving One Direction

March 2015 will be a date forever etched in the minds of Directioners everywhere - it was the date Zayn Malik left One Direction and marked the beginning of the end for the band. After five years together, Zayn left his fringey friends behind to pursue a solo career. sob.

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Zara Holland being stripped of her Miss GB title

In what was possibly the biggest Love Island controversy EVER, Zara Holland was stripped of her Miss GB title in 2016. After being filmed having sex in the villa with fellow contestant Alex Bowen, producers broke the news to a heartbroken Zara, who broke down on camera. Poor gal.

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Mel B saying she had sex with Geri Horner

Earlier this year, Mel B revealed on Piers Morgan's Life Stories that her and Geri had previously spent the night together. The admission caused scandal from the moment it was aired, with Mel calling Geri straight after the show to apologise to her and her husband. Both Mel and Geri have kept their cards close to their chest on the details of what really happened that night, and we don't blame them tbh.

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The Kim/Kanye/Taylor 'Famous' feud

When Kanye released his song 'Famous' containing the lyrics "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex// Why? I made that b-tch famous", the feud between the rapper and Taylor Swift reignited. Taylor made a dig at Kanye in her Grammy acceptance speech for her album 1989, before Kim Kardashian told GQ Taylor had apparently "totally approved" the song lyrics. What followed involved snake emojis, recorded phone calls and now-deleted Instagram posts. DRAMA.

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Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell's affair in the Celebrity Big Brother House

The on-again-off-again pair met on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, where their relationship began with an explosive affair. Stephanie's then-boyfriend Sam Reese was forced to watch his girlfriend flirt with, snuggle under the covers with kiss fellow housemate Jeremy McConnell. The soap star isn't a stranger to drama, she'd previously been fired from Hollyoaks for allegedly turning up on set drunk.

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Holly Willoughby taking over from Ant McPartlin as host of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here

After news broke of Ant McPartlin's drink-driving arrest, I'm A Celeb fans were on the edge of their seats to find out who would present the show in his place. While Ant controversially took a break from TV to receive treatment, Holly Willoughby stepped into his hiking boots to present I'm A Celeb alongside Dec Donnelly.

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Spencer Matthews admitting to taking steroids

In 2015 a scandal involving Made in Chelsea's favourite bad-boyfriend rocked the I'm A Celeb jungle. Spencer Matthews was forced to pull out of that year's show after it was revealed that he had been taking steroids to bulk up. The pills made their way to Australia and he was subsequently booted out of the jungle - oops.

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Simon Cowell having an affair and then a baby with his best friend's wife, Lauren Silverman

Simon Cowell hasn't exactly lived life under the radar, but the explosive news in 2013 that he was expecting a baby with his friend's wife was particularly scandalous. Lauren Silverman was married to Andrew Silverman, real estate executive and Simon's friend, when the news broke. The pair are still together and have welcomed their son, Eric, who is now six years old.

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Roxanne Pallett 'punch-gate' in the Celebrity Big Brother House

In what was the most-complained about TV moment of the year in 2018, Roxanne Pallett's time in the Celebrity Big Brother house ended in what became known as 'punch-gate'. The former Emmerdale actress accused fellow housemate Ryan Thomas of punching her in the arm in a malicious way that made her feel unsafe. After leaving the Big Brother House of her own accord, she made a statement saying she got it wrong, and mistook what was playful. So much drama.

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Cheryl being axed from US X Factor

It was supposed to be Cheryl's big US break, but following months of speculation in 2011, Cheryl was axed from the US version of the X Factor. Was it her accent, confusing red-carpet outfit or indeterminably huge hair? According to The Sun, Cheryl simply felt homesick and wanted to return to the UK, aw - poor Chez.

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Chris Hughes and Katie Price texting behind Olivia Attwood's back

Ah, it's the summer of 2017, everyone's listening to Despacito and Chris Hughes is getting naughty texts from Katie Price. Katie admitted she fancied Chris on an episode of Loose Women, before Chris published 51 texts from the former glamour model on Twitter. Katie hit back and published his replies on social media and it was all a bit messy.

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