Actress Hayden Panettiere is still mourning the loss of her brother Jansen who died in February aged 28.
On what would have been his 29th birthday, the Nashville alum paid tribute to him in a touching Instagram post.
“Happy Birthday little brother,” she captioned a throwback photo of the two on Christmas day as children. “I miss you everyday. I’ll love you forever ❤️”
Jansen, just like his older sister, was also part of the film industry. Among the rest, he appeared on Even Stevens, The Walking Dead and Racing Stripes.
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The news of his passing shocked many. His friends discovered his lifeless body after he failed to show up for a meeting.
Reports are that Jansen’s buddies “raced to his home” after he missed the meeting he had booked. Upon arriving to his residence, one of his friends discovered Jansen “sitting in a chair, unresponsive,” so he dialed 911 and began CPR.
“Though it offers little solace, the Medical Examiner reported Jansen’s sudden passing was due to cardiomegaly (enlarged heart), coupled with aortic valve complications,” the family said in a statement.
“Jansen’s heart could be seen in his eyes, and his charm in his brilliant, engaging smile; his soul in his masterful and revealing paintings, and the joy of life in his dry wit,” the statement continued. “His charisma, warmth, compassion for others, and his creative spirit will live forever in our hearts and in the hearts of all whom he encountered.”
At the time of his passing, a source told ET, “Hayden is absolutely heartbroken. She loved her brother unconditionally and the two shared a special bond.”
She and her brother were very close and shared a special bond.
She often shared photos of the two having fun together. Days before his loss, Hayden shared a black-and-white photo of herself giving him a haircut. They were both laughing.
Even before experiencing this tragic loss, Hayden had been struggling with addictions she gradually opened about.
In 2018, she gave the custody over her daughter to her ex-husband.
“The best thing for my kid was to make sure she was okay, take care of myself, and make sure I could be a good mom to her. And that sometimes means letting go,” she said at the time.
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Our hearts go out to the Panettiere family during their time of grief.
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Tina Louise is a synonym of timeless beauty. Her mark in Hollywood and on Broadway is so profound few people can ever say they are able to reach her status and glory.
Being born to parents who divorced while she was still young, Tina had a hard time accepting their separation and that somehow determined the course of her life and career.
“My path was very unusual. I lived with a lot of different cousins and aunts and strangers and so forth and so on, sort of a gypsy kind of a childhood,” she told Authority Magazine in 2019.
Although her mom was fashion model, Tina didn’t show any interest of following into her footsteps of being part of the entertainment industry whatsoever.
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However, as year went by, she attended Miami University and everything changed.
“I saw a friend of mine who had gotten a part in a play on Broadway and he was the same age as me and I was very impressed,” Tina Louise told Authority Magazine.
“My mother took me backstage and I just really enjoyed it,” she continued. “And the very fact that my friend was in it gave me a little push to just proceed. I told my mother that I wanted to leave the University because the drama department wasn’t sufficient for me.”
Tina perfected her craft of acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. In 1952, she made her Broadway debut in the Bette Davis musical Two’s Company and appeared in Playboy Magazine.
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In 1957, Tina released her first music album, It’s Time for Tina, but it was acting that remained the moving power behind her success.
When she landed the role of Griselda Walden in the drama film God’s Little Acre, millions took notice of her talents and her looks. That same year, Tina took home the Golden Globe Award for the New Star of the Year.
“It was incredible,” she told Forbes. “The movie ended up in the Venice Film Festival. I went abroad. There were all these people around taking care of me. I didn’t have to worry about anything. We sat in the theater, and I got bright red roses [laughs]. I’m saying, ‘Why did you give me roses? You should give them to the writer, the director – somebody else.’”
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After God’s Little Acre, she focused on her Broadway work and starred in some Italian films. In 1962, when returning from Europe, Tina started studying with Lee Strasberg at the Actor’s Studio.
“Everything Lee Strasberg said was important. He’d pick up your arm and see if—and how — it would drop to determine the level of relaxation in your body and spirit,” Tina told Esquire. “He’d say, ‘Make a sound.’ Some people would start to laugh and that would sometimes turn to tears. You didn’t have to be sad — it all came from deep relaxation.”
She continued, “I learned a lot from Lee about deep relaxation to get at something you were working toward. And then I found myself on Gilligan’s Island, where somebody’s telling you, ‘Go to the right.’ ‘Go to the left.’ That was an adjustment.”
With the role of Ginger in the legendary Gilligan’s Island, Tina reached a world-wide fame.
At first, she wasn’t fond of the script and the role, but she then found it “light and funny and charming.”
The role of Ginger was imagined as “part Marilyn [Monroe], part Lucille [Ball]..” and Tina had exactly that, and maybe more.
“I always had fun with the show. Ginger flirted. Flirting is fun! Flirting is good;” she told the NY Post.
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Tina played the role throughout three seasons, or 98 episodes.
“I get letters every day at my house. I appreciate the fact that they love the series. I once had somebody come up to me in a restaurant, she said she was sorry to interrupt, but that her husband was dying of cancer and liked to look at the show every single day,” Tina Louise said.
“That was very, very important. I respect the fact that people like it so much. I understand that for myself – when you need diversion, you need diversion. When I was on my bed for two-and-a-quarter months [recuperating], I needed diversion. Fortunately, there was the reality show of an election that was really getting heated. I was grateful for that, the books I read and the people that came by.”
Other roles that marked her career are in the television series Kojak in 1974, the 1975 movie The Stepford Wives, the 1987 comedy OC and Stiggs, and the rockabilly satire film Johnny Sue in 1992, starring Brad Pitt.
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Today, Tina is 89 and she’s a grandmother to two grandchildren,” whom she calls “my two beautiful babies.” She’s still living in New York.
She, of course, defies her age. Looking at her, one would assume she’s decades younger than she really is.
“Don’t number me. Who needs it?” Tina Louise added. “Numbers are not what you look like or how you live your life … Buddha said, ‘Live in the present moment. Wisely and earnestly.’”
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Millie Smith and Lewis Cann were over the moon upon the revelation that they would become parents. Having a number of twins in their family, Millie had the gut feeling that she was carrying two babies herself, and her mother’s instinct didn’t fail her.
The ultrasound showed that she was indeed expecting twins, but even at the beginning of the pregnancy, doctor’s could determine that one of the babies wasn’t likely to survive.
When Millie gave birth at 30 weeks pregnant, they were told that one of their daughters had anencephaly, a life-limiting condition where the baby’s brain and spinal cord (the fetal nervous system) do not develop properly.
They were also told that their bundle of joy only minutes to hours to live.
Knowing this, her parents wanted to name her before they could say the final goodbye. They chose the name Skye.
“We knew that Skye needed to have a name before she was born,” Millie said. “Knowing she would only survive for seconds or minutes, I wanted her to be named during that time.”
The meaning behind “Skye,” she explained, symbolized “somewhere we knew she would always be, that we could look up at the sky and remember our baby.”
“We were cuddling Skye when she passed away. This was the worst moment in our lives. I have never ever felt heartbreak like that before. But I am proud that she fought for so long to spend time with us.”
Skye only lived for three hours, time her parents spent admiring her beauty and enjoying her presence into their lives.
Following her passing, the couple were provided with a “bereavement midwife” and a “Daisy Room,” a space where parents can be with their infant before and after death, to help them cope with the loss.
However, once the girl was gone, no one talked about her any more. Millie felt like her baby never even existed, and that made her mad.
“Most of the nurses were aware of what had happened, but as time passed, people stopped talking about Skye. After about four weeks, everyone acted as though nothing had happened, meaning the families around me had no idea about our situation,” the grieving mother recalled.
As her other baby, Callie, was still at NICU, another mother who had just had twins on her own told Millie how lucky she was for not having twins, not knowing of Millie’s loss.
“None of the other parents knew what had happened or anything about Skye. The comment was completely innocent and more out of humor…They weren’t to know that I did at one point have two.” Millie continued, “But the comment nearly broke me. I ran out [of] the room in tears and they had no idea why. I didn’t have the heart to tell them what had happened. A simple sticker would have avoided that entire situation.”
This is when Millie came up with the idea of putting a sticker on the incubator indicating the loss of one or more babies in a set of multiples.
“I chose butterflies, as I felt it was fitting to remember the babies that flew away, the color purple because it is suitable for both boys or girls,” she explained.
Today, her initiative has grown into a foundation, The Skye High Foundation, that supports the purple butterfly initiative. So far, it helped spread the idea to hospitals in many different nations.
The purple butterfly merchandise includes a variety of gifts and accessories.
“Ultimately I will never be able to stop this from happening, but the more support groups we can set up and put things in place like the stickers the better it will be. It’s the hardest thing anyone has to deal with,” Millie said.
Today, her other girl, Callie is seven years old.
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They say that if a friendship lasts for over sever years, it’s likely to last a lifetime. But no matter how good we believe our friends are, we should never trust anyone fully, and one woman learned that lesson the hard way.
Namely, the woman, who shared her story on Reddit and asked fellow users to tell her if she had done the right thing, explained that she and her friend were inseparable ever since they were in second grade.
They shared their secrets, their pain, and their happiness with each other and formed a bond that was impossible to be broken, or at least the woman though so.
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One day, the friend came knocking on the woman’s door, telling her how she failed to pay rent and was now on the streets. The woman, who was pregnant at the time, embraced her friend and welcomed her in her and her husband’s home.
Things seemed normal. The three got along well, and nothing spoke trouble.
One day, however, the friend told the woman that she took a pregnancy test which came out positive. She then told her to stand because she had some news to share.
To the shock of the woman, the friend said that the father of her baby was the woman’s husband.
“Years of friendship and marriage is just gone,” the woman wrote on Reddit. “She’s ruined everything… my best friend ruined everything.”
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She added how she decided to leave her husband for good and people praised her for leaving rather than staying in an unhealthy relationship.
“I’m sorry this happened to you, but I’m glad to hear you are making an escape plan. Too often, people stay in a toxic situation and waste years being lied to and manipulated,” one user wrote.
“Being cheated on is heartbreaking in itself. But finding out when you’re pregnant is just awful. Please take care of yourself and your baby. Surround yourself [with] those who truly love you and who will be supportive of you,” another echoed.
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They encouraged her to think of her own well-being and the well-being of her unborn child and move on with her life.
We hope she would be able to find the courage to get over the betrayal that caused her pain.
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Little House on the Prairie is one of those series that remain iconic and never lose their popularity no matter how much time passes by. Since the day it first aired back in 1974, it has never been off air.
The story follows the lives of the Ingalls family who live on a farm in Plum Creek, near Walnut Grove, Minnesota. It explores various themes and remains until this day one of best series of all time.
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The actors who were part of its creation made huge names for themselves in the film industry. Among those who made the series what it is today are great Michael Landon, who played the role of Charles Ingalls, Karen Grassle, who portrayed the role of Caroline Ingalls, the most famous mother figure in the history of film, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, Dean Butler, and a lot more.
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Karen Grassel got the role of Caroline Ingalls thanks to a happy coincidence. At the time the producers were looking for someone to play the role, Grassle was planning on working on another project, an independent film in LA. However, as she went to the airport, there were no tickets.
She then got a call from her agent about a film starring Michael Landon whom she knew at the time as “that guy from Bonanza.”
“They’d seen everyone in Hollywood who was right for the part. They were down to the wire because they cast everyone else. After I read my second scene with Mike, he leaped up like a jack-in-the-box and said, ‘Bring her to wardrobe!’ But NBC had to approve me, so he interviewed for executives on closed-circuit TV,” Grassle recalled.
Although the series was an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s best-selling series of Little House books and on her childhood, when it came to Caroline Ingalls, actress Karen Grassle based the role on her own mother.
“If you read Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books and see photos, Caroline was very tough and sturdy,” she explained. “My mother rode a horse barefoot to school, and as a young woman, she taught in a one-room schoolhouse! So I took her character, strength and wisdom and infused Caroline with that.”
At the time she became part of the cast, the actress was probably not aware of the extent of popularity Little House on the Prairie would bring for her and the rest of the crew. Speaking of the time she was working on the iconic series, Karen said of Landon: “He was constantly trying to make the crew laugh and make everybody happy. A very hard worker and he could be quite moody — he had a lot on his shoulders that first year. He had a falling-out with a producer very early on, so he was the only captain.”
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However, as the series gained more and more popularity, Grassle and Michael Landon got into a fight about the amount of money she earned.
As per the Daily Mail, Grassle explains in her book how Landon lashed out at her several times, including how he mocked her, told her “disgusting” jokes, and insulting her by saying she shouldn’t get paid more than the child actors on Little House.
“I felt insulted as his co-star on a hit series,” she claims. “I didn’t want to gouge anybody, but I expected a fair wage.
“He would say things like, ‘The network has done some testing and Ma is not the favorite character so they don’t want to give you more money.’ Or he’d say ‘You know, it’s a jungle out there.’ Or ‘Well, Karen there has to be some parity between you and the girls,’” Grassle explained, referring to the young actress that played her and Landon’s on-screen daughters.
“Michael was prodigiously talented,” she told Closer. “A complicated character from a dysfunctional family who loved his crew. But when the show was in the top 10 and I said, ‘Gee, it is time to renegotiate my contract,’ Michael did not want to pay me. It was very difficult.”
She didn’t speak publicly about the rift because she didn’t want to damage her relationship with Landon any further. “I didn’t speak up publicly at the time,” Grassle said. “Unless the fact that I continued to negotiate meant that Mike might have said things about me that could have been detrimental.”
Following the dispute, Landon began to cut her scenes and leave her out of the storyline.
According to Grassle, he also mocked her body and her facial expressions.
“It was almost like I was frozen,’ she said. “But, as a woman in the 1970s film industry, I was so accustomed to these putdowns, it never occurred to me to sharply rebuke him. I kept up the professionalism. I’d be the good girl, play the part, and hope.”
Before Landon’s passing back in 1991, he and Grassle got on good terms again and spoke to one another recalling the good old times. “We had a friendly call about the good old days,” Grassle said. “I was glad we had that healing.”
Landon was much appreciated by everyone who has ever met him. He was an exceptional man and an actor who helped many succeed. Actor Dean Butler, for once, spoke of the impact Landon had on his life and career.
He was a kind of person who cared for those working with him dearly and always made sure each member of the crew would be home having dinner with their family every night.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: Shaquille "Shaq" O’Neal attends the 'Killer Bees' New York Special Screening at Landmark 57 Theater on November 12, 2018 in New York City.
Being a celebrity sometimes comes with a mission of using your status in order to make a change in the world.
Of course, not every famous person is interested in the lives of the ordinary people, and not everyone ever offers help when needed, despite the millions of dollars they own.
Luckily, there are those who besides the status of being celebs, have hearts of gold, and when we think of such individuals, one of the names that comes to mind is that of the NBA hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal!
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Over the years, this gentle giant has impacted the lives of many.
Just recently, Shaq was spotted walking into a Best Buy in Lafayette, Louisiana, asking to buy the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Flip phone.
A woman at the store, Kquoella Lewis, who was looking to buy an iPad, shared her thoughts about the phone with the former basketball star. In the next moment, Shaq told the cashier, “Get two, one for me and one for her,” and then handed the brand new phone, which cost around $1200, to Lewis.
This, however, isn’t the first time that Shaq did a good deed for a complete stranger.
Some time ago, he heard the story of a boy who was unable to find his shoe size because his feet were very big.
At 14 years of age, Eric Kilburn Jr., a student at Goodrich High School, is 6 feet 10 inches tall and fits into a men’s size 23 shoe.
After exhausting all their options of finding the right size shoes, the family went public and asked for help from people.
They had his current size 22 shoes professionally resized and Eric had his toenails removed in order to prevent repeated ingrown toenails because of his shoes. On top of that, he had been getting blisters all the time.
Once the family was finally able to locate a store that would custom-make shoes of Eric’s size, they would cost $1,500 a pair, and Eric needed two pairs at least, one for everyday, and another one a bit fancier.
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Unable to afford to buy the shoes, Eric’s family started a GoFundMe page, and that’s when Shaq heard of this struggling boy.
The family received calls from Under Armour, Puma, CAT, and other professional footwear companies, who offered to design shoes from Eric.
Other than that, they received a call directly from Shaq. His team at Reebok sent Eric five different designs.
The shoes came with a note that said, “Eric — Hoping these shoes we created for Shaq could be fit and offer you some relief. We have a few more things headed your way, but wanted to get these to you ASAP. Know that we’re here to help and behind you every step of the way!”
Shaquille O’Neal is truly special. A man with a heart of gold.
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LAS VEGAS - APR 2: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill at the Academy of Country Music Awards 2017 at T-Mobile Arena on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV
Some love stories are meant to last forever, and that of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill is definitely one of those.
Recently, Faith celebrated her 56th birthday and her family shared heartfelt messages, paying tribute to her and reminding her just how loved and appreciated she is.
Her daughter Gracie took to Instagram to dedicate some sweet stories to her mom. Among the rest, Gracie posted a photo of Faith with the words “Happy Birthday” written all over it. She then posted a couple of videos showing the girls and their mom singing a Michael Jackson song, and Faith dancing to Frank Sinatra music.
Maggie, the couple’s other daughter, posted a collage of photos with the caption, “It’s my bffs birthday!!!!! Love you, mom.”
Their youngest daughter, Audrey, posted, “I love love you Happy Birthday Mom.”
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However, the sweetest tribute came from Faith’s loving husband of nearly 27 years.
With a post that included photos of Faith, Tim congratulated her on her birthday with a heart-melting message.
“Happy birthday to the love of my life, my partner and my best friend You light up every room you walk into And you light up my heart and soul I love you more than I could ever express in a million years This is your day my love!!!!♥️😘 @faithhill.”
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To show her his love for her, Tim dedicated a song to Faith titled Her. Asked what she thinks of the beautiful piece of music, Tim said, “Oh, she loves it!” He then smiled and added: “She makes me play it all the time… I’ve had enough of it, I don’t wanna hear it, [but] she loves it!
“She loved it so much. She goes, ‘This is about me, right?’ I go, ‘Yeah, of course! Of course! You’re the her,’” Tim said of the first time Faith heard the song.
We are so in love with this couple.
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Liv Teverino, an incredibly loving young lady of 16 years, lost her life in a horrific manner and now the entire community is mourning her loss.
On September 18, around 5:30 p.m, Liv’s vehicle, a 2016 Volovo XC90, crushed into a tree and engulfed in flames less than a mile from her school. Sadly, she couldn’t get outside because she was trapped inside the car.
“Once the fire was extinguished, they located the driver, now identified as sixteen-year-old Liv Teverino of Marietta trapped within the vehicle. Teverino did not survive the crash,” Marietta Police Department said.
Liv was loved by the entire community. She was described as “just the all-American kind of girl.”
Carla Manuel, a friend of the family, said of Liv, “She was such a sweet girl…She was a shining star. She would go out of her way to help everybody. It doesn’t matter who you are, she just always gave of herself. She’s gone too soon, way too soon.”
Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin who knew Liv since she was young because she was friends with her granddaughter said, “We know she had a bright future.
“She had a bright presence, her sweet, beautiful presence touched our city and everybody she met.”
Liv was very popular among her friends. She was part of the Marietta High School International Baccalaureate Programme and was also a member of the state champion cross country team.
“There’s athletes, and then there’s great people, and she’s a great person,” her coach, Jack Coleman said, adding that a recent ankle injury prevented her from participating at the Cobb County Cross Country Championships the weekend before her death. “Liv was just a positive light on the team, just always so, so positive about everything on our team.”
Messages of grief came poring in on the social media.
Payton Konop, a friend of Liv, wrote she “was the most kind, beautiful, loving, and Christ filled girl you could meet.
“I feel like everyone expects us to say that, but there truly wasn’t a negative or judgmental bone in her body. She was there for me through everything. The bestest friend who always knew what to say.” Payton added: “She was creative and smart, always scoring higher than me on every test. I’m gonna miss the way she loved so deeply. Her kind soul that got taken home too soon.”
Others added to Payton’s comment, with one person writing, “Payton, this was perfect. Her joyous heart lives within all of us forever. I love you SO much, and I’m here for you, beautiful.” Another one added: “i love you so much pay, always here for you! i miss that sweet angel.”
Liv’s final post on social media consisted of photos of her from the summer. It showed just how much fun she had, and how loved she was by everyone she knew.
This young woman had a promising future in front of her and the way her life was cut short is nothing less than heartbreaking and tragic. May she rest in peace.
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