It was a poignant moment, but the significance of which may not be recognised by the four-year-old girl adopted by Madonna at just this moment.

Mercy James joined her mother and sister Lourdes as she returned to Malawi for the ceremony to lay the first brick for the foundations of a £10million school for girls in the impoverished country.

The brick had the inscription Raising Malawi Academy for Girls and the motto, Dare to Dream etched into it.

The ceremony, held at the site of the school in Chinkhota village, some 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the capital Lilongwe, was attended by education officials and curious villagers.

The pop queen marked the unveiling a new water pump in the Mchinji district of Malawi as part of her charity tour.

Cuddling up to her mother, and then her sister, Lourdes, 13, Mercy later watched as her adopted mother pumped fresh water into a bucket to the delight of locals in the district where adopted brother David, four, was born.

— Daily Mail

Hello sailor! Nicole Scherzinger spices up Dancing With The Stars in a revealing naval outfit

As a member of the Pussycat Dolls she’s used to being raunchy and wearing revealing outfits.

And Nicole Scherzinger didn’t let the side down on Dancing With The Stars this week as she performed in a sexy sailor outfit.

The 32-year-old entertainer took to the floor in an eye-popping, low-cut top for a lively quickstep with partner Derek Hough.

She did well to preserve her modesty during a high-energy, slapstick routine to Anything Goes by Cole Porter.

In a amusing, theatrical rendition, Lewis Hamilton’s girlfriend and her partner began by mopping the floor, before launching into a series of impressive manoeuvres.

Before the show Nicole explained partner Derek Hough’s strategy for the week’s performance.

She said: ‘We had the quickstep. We decided to take a risk and do something that we wanted to do on our own. We’re not really playing by the rules necessarily.

— Daily Mail

Katy Perry hits the gym after Easter excess

A little Easter indulgence can usually be alleviated by a quick trip to the gym, which is exactly what Katy Perry did.

The pop star, 24, held a party with her fiancé Russell Brand over the weekend which would have no doubt included the consumption of one or two chocolate eggs.

But Miss Perry made a beeline for the gym in Beverly Hills yesterday to work off the weekend’s excesses and keep her slender frame in trim.

She wore a pair of black leggings, a white vest with a half-eaten apple design on the front and a pair of Nike Shox for the gym session – accessorising the outfit with a black padded Chanel 2.55 handbag.

— Daily Mail