Nadine Coyle and her family almost died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The 'Insatiable' singer feels "lucky" to be alive after a cracked boiler allowed the deadly gas to seep into her Los Angeles mansion, with the problem only discovered four months later when her elder sister Charmaine - who was staying at the property with the Girls Aloud star's parents Lillian and Niall and youngest sibling Rachael - fell seriously ill.
Nadine said: "We were sick as dogs from the gas for weeks and weeks. My oldest sister got so ill we all thought she was dying.
"It was the worst time of my life. We're lucky to still be here."
Nadine, her fiance Jason Bell and the rest of her family were warned they could have died if the leak had not been discovered by a gas worker, and the singer admits the months before the cause of their ill-health was determined was the worst period of her life.
She told Sunday Life magazine: "We all felt like we had really bad flu. My older sister got so ill we thought she was dying.
"It was the worst time of my life, being ill while looking at everyone I cared about getting sick as well.
"It turned out the boiler was cracked all the way up. Everyone was shocked when we found out because it's so serious."
The Irish-born beauty has now moved out of the property.
Gwyneth Paltrow has credited superstar pals Beyonce and Faith Hill with helping her to shake off her nerves ahead of her singing debut at Wednesday night's Country Music Association Awards.
The Oscar-winner hit the stage with Vince Gill to belt out the theme tune to her new movie 'Country Strong', in which she plays Tim McGraw''s alcoholic wife, reports the Daily Express.
The performance, Paltrow''s first major live show as a singer, earned her a standing ovation at the Bridgestone Arena in the country music mecca of Nashville, Tennessee.
And the actress reveals she''s "lucky" to know superstars Beyonce and Hill "in real life" - because they were instrumental in teaching her how to overcome her fears.
"I kind of asked my girl singer friends (for advice). I asked Faith (Hill) a lot of questions - and Beyonce, actually, too," Paltrow told U.S. news programme Access Hollywood.
The actress also admitted she had "studied" the Halo hitmaker''s previous live shows to pick up tips on how to appear confident onstage.
Actress Kelly Brook is busy preparing to audition for a 'top-secret play' and has no time for relationships.
The model, who parted ways with the former England fly-half Danny Cipriani in the summer, has decided to put her career before her love life.
"I''m still single and not really looking at the moment as I''m so busy with work," the Telegraph quoted her as saying.
The model, who co-hosted the Spectacle Wearer Of The Year ceremony at the Victoria and Albert musuem, will spend Christmas with her mother.
"I''m going home to Kent and looking forward to spending time with my family and friends.
"I''m also reading for a top-secret play in a few days'' time. It''s going to be an all-women show, but I can''t say more than that or I''ll get told off," she said.
Cher is ready to step behind the camera to direct her first movie after five successful decades in showbusiness.
The Believe hitmaker has enjoyed a stellar career in both music and film, releasing a string of platinum-selling albums and picking up a Best Actress Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her acclaimed role in 1987's Moonstruck.
Cher will make her big screen return in musical extravaganza Burlesque later this month and she has revealed her next big challenge will be directing. She tells Access Hollywood, “Well, I’d like to see more films. I wanna direct a film."
As well as concentrating on moviemaking, the superstar is eager to spend more time on philanthropy, adding, “I have a school in Africa and I also feed the children there."
Actress Olivia Munn has dished out some sex and seduction pointers in the new issue of Men's Health magazine. "If she's anything like me, sex isn't just a priority, but something she has to have," the New York Post quoted her as saying.
But the “Daily Show" star admits she's made mistakes. "The most embarrassing text I ever sent? When I sexted a boy too early in the relationship. Silence in return: cringe-worthy. Good rule of thumb? Go there for real before you text about it," she added.
Pop star Katy Perry has vowed never to strip for Playboy and is instead eyeing a racy Dita Von Teese-style burlesque photoshoot.
The I Kissed a Girl hitmaker is known for her fun-filled, saucy stage antics, but is adamant that she would never bare all for the popular men's magazine, Contactmusic reported.
The newlywed is planning to tease her fans with a flesh-flashing shoot complete with racy black lingerie and vampish make-up, inspired by burlesque beauty Von Teese.
"I like to play that (sexy) card because it's fun and definitely in my deck, but I like to tease.
"I'm like a burlesque girl. I definitely won't be doing a Playboy spread but I will be doing a kind of Dita Von Teese style (session)," said the 26-year-old singer.
After wooing everyone with her beautiful tracks, 'Love Story' girl Taylor Swift is all set to spread her fragrance as she is preparing to launch her first signature scent.
She is working with Elizabeth Arden to come up with her perfume.
“I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory…the way certain scents remind you of events and people that are imprinted in your thoughts,” People Magazine quoted Swift as saying.
“Lately I’ve been having fun experimenting with combining some of my favorite scents, so I’m really excited about working with Elizabeth Arden to develop my own unique fragrance,” she added.
The singer is involved in all aspects of the fragrance, from its notes to packaging and advertising.
Though, there’s no word yet on what precisely ‘eau de Taylor’ will smell like, people will come viz a viz with the perfume, when it launches in the fall of next year.