The 35-year-old has previously taken part in reality TV shows such as Dancing on Ice and Celebrity Masterchef Ireland.

Don’t want Christmas to end? Try a Twixmas staycation, writes Ciara McDonnell.

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And even better the gig is only €8 for admission.

"I would have presumed anyone with half a brain, never mind another pregnant woman, would have already known my only concern at the actual time was my baby,"

MUSIC NEWS: Hot Press reports heavily pregnant Irish singer Samantha Mumba, 32, had a lucky escape from a three-car pile up in LA, with mother and baby fine, even though her car is a write-off. 

The singer posted a picture from the scene of the accident to her Instagram the day after it took place.

As a first time mother?

They may scare you silly, but Irish horror movies should be taken seriously.

Having started her career with the Montforts, Cork singer Carol Anthony is now a dance music sensation and recently worked with Busta Rhymes, says Declan Cashin

TWO of the hottest celebrities on ice, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, will include Samantha Mumba in a new team of well-known names competing for the ultimate live icedancing championship on TV3.

The new stars of TV show 'Dancing On Ice' were unveiled today.

Louis Walsh has slammed the recent reunion of '90s pop act the Spice Girls, declaring the five-piece are "past their sell-by date".

A Scottish beauty queen has apologised after calling Irish singer/actress Samanth Mumba a "monkey", insisting the insult was not meant to be racist.

Irish music mogul Louis Walsh has left British TV talent show The X Factor after judging three seasons of the programme.

Bookmaker Paddy Power have made Samantha Mumba and dirty little red heads Podge and Rodge their joint favourites at 6/1 to replace Louis Walsh as the third judge on the X Factor.

SINGER Samantha Mumba has cancelled her comeback concert in her hometown of Dublin with just days to go because of poor ticket sales.

Samantha Mumba's upcoming concert this Friday, March 2, has been cancelled..

The competition was red-hot at this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards as stars of the stage and screen strutted their finery on the carpet.

RUGBY ace Ronan O’Gara has bagged his first silverware of the season — but he will be wearing it on his wrist.

Dublin actress Samantha Mumba has opened a dance-drama school in Belfast, a city she has come to embrace as a second home.

UP TO 600,000 calls will be made from Irish landlines to Britain today, according to TalkTalk, the landline company from The Carphone Warehouse.

Samantha Mumba turns up in the nonsense comedy horror Boy Eats Girl (Optimum, €21.99).

A PLETHORA of Potterphiles paraded to the Dundrum Town Centre cinema last night for the latest celluloid chapter in the fictional life of four-eyed phenomenon Harry Potter.

Ireland’s answer to the Oscars will be staged in Dublin tonight, with a host of Hollywood and home grown talent in attendance.

Hollywood starlet Mischa Barton will ensure there is a touch of California style at this weekend’s Irish Film & Television Awards.

Pop star Samantha Mumba had everyone fooled at a Presidential reception when she turned up disguised as a nun, it emerged today.

Ireland has become the first country in the world to ensure that up to 20% of its overseas aid budget on HIV/AIDS goes to projects aimed at children.

TEEN idol Samantha Mumba’s pursuit of movie stardom has run into trouble over a controversial teen ‘suicide’ scene in her latest movie, the romantic zombie comedy, Boy Eats Girl.

Pop star Samantha Mumba was allowed to drive home from court today after all motoring charges against her were struck out.

Samantha Mumba revealed today her latest movie role as a drug addict in thriller Johnny Was brought a real challenge for her.

Samantha Mumba has signed up to replace Rachel Hunter as the spokesmodel for lingerie giants Ultimo.

Samantha Mumba has been announced as the face and body of lingerie range Per Amore, a new range from the Ultimo stable.

The all-star Belfast-made, Mark Hammond-directed thriller Johnny Was has wrapped its Ulster shoot.

Vinnie Jones today told how he calmed the nerves of former World Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis as he prepared for his big screen debut.

You can't get moving these days in Belfast what with a galaxy of stars out on the streets making movies.

POP star Samantha Mumba appeared in court yesterday in connection with a number of alleged driving offences.

Irish pop star Samantha Mumba was caught driving down a motorway in Dublin without tax, insurance or a driving licence, a court heard today.

Two Irish films - including Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto - starring a host of top actors are set to premiere on the world stage at a major UK festival, it was confirmed today.

SEVERAL years ago, the world seemed to lie at Samantha Mumba’s feet - she had just starred in a Hollywood blockbuster, Time Machine, and was being tipped as the next Britney Spears.

Pop beauty Samantha Mumba is furious her father falsely told a court she is pregnant to get off a drink-driving charge.

MORE than 3,500 writers, musicians and artists have been granted 100% tax exemption in the last seven years, it emerged yesterday ahead of the findings of a review being carried out by the Department of Finance.

Over 4,000 new jobs will be created tomorrow as the country’s largest shopping centre throws open its doors.