Days of Our Lives’ Kristian Alfonso married in the same $20,000 dress as ‘Hope’ 

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Gorgeous Kristian Alfonso, best known for her portrayal of Hope Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, has left the popular show in 2020 after first appearing as Hope back in 1983.

This role brought her immense popularity and made millions fall for her beauty and charm.

Alfonso, whose grandparents come from Italy, has always been proud of her Italian heritage and loves everything related to this beautiful country.

At the age of 10, she won a gold medal in figure skating at the Junior Olympic Figure Skating Championships in 1978 and was considered the most promising figure skater in the world. She was about to conquer the world, but a horrific tobogganing accident, which left her with multiple fractures led to crashing her dreams.

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This didn’t stop Alfonso from dreaming big. Instead of feeling sorry for the lost chances, she turned to something that made her happy; modeling.

A modeling agency discovered her, and at the age of 16, she found herself at The Big Apple to pursue a career in the modeling industry. By the time she was 15, she had appeared on the cover of over 30 magazines, among which Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.

At this point in her life, young Alfonso didn’t have any aspirations for acting. She embarked on a journey in the world of film by accident, after she was spotted by a talent scout for NBC who offered her the possibility to be featured in commercials and later in the 1981 movie The Starmaker, in which she starred alongside Rock Hudson.

When she landed the role of Hope in Days of Our Lives, the longest-running scripted television program in the world, Alfonso was 18 years old. Little did she know, however, that this series would become a huge part of her life and something she would always be recognized for.

Needless to say, she turned into a star almost overnight and enchanted audiences from every corner of the world. She and her on-screen partner, Bo Brady, portrayed by Peter Reckell, were nominated for the “Most Irresistible Combination” and won the “America’s Favorite Supercouple” award at the 2002 Emmy Awards.

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In 1987, Alfonso felt like having a break from the series and focused on her personal life instead. After dating Simon Macauley, a real estate developer, for some time during the ’80s, the two tied the knot inside the historic Old South Church in Boston. What caught the attention of many was Alfonso’s wedding gown.

What was so special about the pearl-laden gown made of imported Parisian silk designed by Lee Smith? It was the same dress Alfonso wore when her character married Bo in the smash hit series. The dress, as well as Alfonso herself, were simply breathtaking.

James Reynolds (as Abe), Renee Jones (as Lexie), Kristian Alfonso (as Hope), Peter Reckell (as Bo), Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn (center) as (Marlena and John) star in NBC’s daytime soap series “Days of Our Lives.”

Three years into her marriage, Alfonso gave birth to her son Gino William, whom she named after her father. When Gino turned a year old, however, she divorced and remained a single mom for many years before meeting her second husband, Danny Daggenhurst, whom she married in 2001 and with whom she has son Jack. Alfonso is also a stepmom to Danny’s son Spartan.

It was in 1994 when this stunning actress returned to Days of Our Life. “Days is my home. I’ve done other things but this role is the best one I’ve ever had,” she said in 2003. 

“Being a mom and a wife is always the first position. My family always comes first,” she told People as she left the show in 2020. ”I feel blessed and honored to have been invited into people’s homes for over three decades. However, it is now time for me to write my next chapter,” Alfonso said at the time.

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Even today, at the age of 58, Alfonso looks as stunning as ever and her wit and zest for life are ever present.

When it comes to her appearance, many speculated that it is not possible Alfonso to look the way she does without plastic surgeries. She, on the other hand says she had never undergone under the knife and wants to age gracefully.

“I want my grandchildren to recognise me, and my children,” the 58-year-old actress told The Daily Telegraph in 2014.

“‘I just say to my hubby, you know what honey, I’m just going to age gracefully, I’m too afraid to do anything. In the old pictures they’ll say she’s aged and you know, she’s lived life.”

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Alfonso has a net worth of $5 million. She was reported to have earned $5,000 per episode for The Days of Our Life.

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Robin Williams cried every night and didn’t share wife’s bed in last days after diagnosis

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Late actor and one of the best comedians the world has ever heard of, Robin Williams, was greater than life. His inspiring speeches and quotes which touched many hearts reflected the way he lived.

He could make everyone laugh, even while he was going through personal struggles.

Unfortunately, Williams died of suicide on Monday, August 11, 2014, and left millions mourning his death. The news came as a huge surprise. People couldn’t stop but wonder how someone so cheerful and fun could die in such horrific manner. But there was more to the story than met the eye. The autopsy revealed that Williams had Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), a neurological disease in which protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, develop in nerve cells in the brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement (motor control), and not Prskinson’s disease as doctors claimed during his life.

According to an article by the Mayo Clinic, “people with Lewy body dementia might have visual hallucinations and changes in alertness and attention.”

During the last years of his life, Williams’ health started to fail. The man who could memorize thousands of lines without making a single mistake, started having troubles remembering on set. Unfortunately, that frustrated him a great deal and led to anxiety. “It was a period for him of intense searching and frustration,” Zak said speaking to Max Lugavere for the podcast The Genius Life, as reported by Fox News. “It’s just devastating.

Williams’ wife, Susan Schneider Williams, also opened up about the actor’s misdiagnosis. “All 4 of the doctors I met with afterwards and who had reviewed his records indicated his was one of the worst pathologies they had seen. He had about 40% loss of dopamine neurons and almost no neurons were free of Lewy bodies throughout the entire brain and brainstem,” she wrote for Neurology.

Susan described Williams’ health condition prior to his passing and said it deteriorated and no one knew what to expect next as it all started with the actor experiencing stomach cramps, heartburn, and digestive problems, and later developed a resting tremor in his left hand, which was thought to be brought on by a prior shoulder injury.

According to new reports, the actor’s final days were agonizing and tumultuous, while Susan described it as though her husband was “living a nightmare” …

What followed were issues with his vision and smell, which worried him to the extent that he experienced troubles sleeping, and later, motor disorders that occasionally caused him to freeze in mid-motion.

“Not all of the symptoms will appear at once, like a continuous procession of them,” Susan told New York Times.

“It was similar to a game of whack-a-mole. This month, which symptom is it? Was my husband a hypochondriac, I wondered. We have tried everything as we chase it, but there are no solutions.”

As his condition worsened, Williams and his wife were advised to sleep in separate bedrooms, while Williams himself struggled with reality so much that he even asked Schneider if they were still together.

According to Williams’ friends, he was “taken aback by how he appeared” in the fall of 2013 and looked thinner and fragile.

In her article for Neurology, Susan wrote that after being prescribed antipsychotic drugs, which only made matters worse, her husband was “losing his mind and he was aware of it.”

Robin Williams, widely known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, could no longer put up with everything that was going on inside his head and his life. He took his own life and broke millions of hearts. Unfortunately, not many were aware of the demons he was fighting with.

Rest in peace, Robin Williams, your legacy will live on.

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Mailman smashes door after hearing a faint voice calling for help

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Being a mailman means meeting many new people while on the job, some of which become good friends over the years.

One thing that we all love about these people is that they also often bond with dogs who eagerly wait for them to deliver the mail or a package to their owners because they usually bring treats.

Josh Hafta has been delivering the mail for some years now and he has been on the same route most of the time. Over a period of time, he bonded with some of the people at the neighborhood, among which a 94-year-old woman named Alice Bachke. This elderly lady has been living all by herself and she was looking forward to each meeting with Josh. Very often, she would invite him over for a cup of tea and cookies to chat.

One day, as he was around the neighborhood, Josh knocked on Alice’s door, but no one answered. He was aware she had a hard time walking so he waited for a while. After some time, he heard her voice. She was asking for help.

That’s when Josh entered the place and saw her on the floor. Alice explained that she was in that position from the previous day and spent many hours lying on the floor as she wasn’t able to stand up on her own.

Josh took her in his arms and placed her on a bed after which he called the ambulance. Alice was taken to the hospital and given proper medical help.

Not having anyone in her life, Alice knew that if someone could save her it would be Josh, her only visitor.

She considers him her hero.

Once this story spread around, Josh was given an award for his bravery by the company where he works.

He said he was glad he could help an old friend out and added that he would always be there for her whenever she needs him.

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She weighed 60 pounds – After a 5-year-long battle with anorexia this is what she looks like today

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Anorexia represents a severe eating disorder that prevents the person suffering from it from eating food because of fear of gaining weight, body image disturbance, and a strong desire to be thin.

These people are excessively underweight, yet, they see themselves as fat and struggle to regain control on their eating habits which are reduced to minimum.

Annie Windley, a 21-year-old woman from Woolley Moor, was diagnosed with anorexia when she was 15. For six long years, she was so underweight that she was on the verge of death. At her lowest weight, Annie weighted just 60 pounds.

Her eating disorder got out of control while attending Monkton Combe boarding school in Bath. That’s when she started avoiding carbs, meat, and dairy and started counting calories. When the time came for her to have a meal, Annie started feeling fear, and that lasted for around six years, until she decided to change her life for the better.

Recalling how severe her problem was, she said, “It got so bad, one time I was sectioned I would scream and bang my head on the wall, I just wanted to leave and not be around food.

“I was even told I was at risk of a heart attack because I was so small.

“I could barely stand up without blacking out, looking back at the pictures I took, I was scary to look at but I just wanted to be smaller and smaller each day.”

In fact, what caused this young woman to realize that food wasn’t her enemy was a single Lindt chocolate.

One day, she forced herself to try a piece, and when she realized that it didn’t affect her weight, she started improving her relationship with food one meal at a time.

“It was crazy to think by eating one part of chocolate I’d instantly gain weight but that day was when I realised eating was not as frightening as I’d made it out to be,” she said speaking to The Sun.

Today, she shares her journey of fighting anorexia as she wants to help people like her to get their life back and start eating healthy and regularly. On her Instagram, she shared photos of her and we must agree that she looks incredibly beautiful today. She has around 12,000 and says it was her friends and family who helped her during her darkest of times.

“I have a boyfriend and new friends now who has helped me so I am not as lonely as I used to be.

“People think it’s about attention seeking but it’s not, it’s hard to explain what you’re going through to someone who does not understand.”

We are so glad Annie managed to win her battle with anorexia.

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Dying little boy sat up and said four words, then closed his eyes forever leaving them in tears

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Little Nolan was only two years old when his parents learned the devastating news that crushed their hearts in million pieces. Their boy had cancer. Now when his life was just starting, fate decided that he replaced the walks in the park and playing with friends with endless nights at the hospital, undergoing chemo, and vomiting. Every test doctors ran, every time they poked him with needles, a part of his parents’ soul died.

What was ahead of this family was a tough fight against the evil disease. They knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but none ever though of giving up.

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After one year of battling with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, Nolan’s condition worsened. His mother was aware things weren’t going to change for the better. Her little fighter couldn’t endure any longer. It was too much for him, and his fragile body had it enough. Once Nolan stopped eating and drinking, the family was told how the cancer spread and the tumors were compressing his bronchial tubes only four weeks after he had an open chest surgery.

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How could a mother tell her son that his time with her and the family was coming to an end. The four year old boy wasn’t old enough to understand what was going on and why he was the one to have this disease which was no longer treatable.

She simply didn’t want to believe that she would lose her loving son, and he was way to young for his life to end.

Me: Poot, it hurts to breathe doesn’t it? Nolan: Weeeelll…. yeah. Me: You’re in a lot of pain aren’t you baby? Nolan: (looking down) Yeah. Me: Poot, this cancer stuff sucks. You don’t have to fight anymore. Nolan: (Pure Happiness) I DONT??!! But I will for you Mommy!! Me: No Poot!! Is that what you have been doing?? Fighting for Mommy?? Nolan: Well DUH!! Me: Nolan Ray, what is Mommy’s job? Nolan: To keep me SAFE! (With a big grin) Me: Honey … I can’t do that anymore here. The only way I can keep you safe is in Heaven. (My heart shattering) Nolan: Sooooo I’ll just go to Heaven and play until you get there! You’ll come right? Me: Absolutely!! You can’t get rid of Mommy that easy!! Nolan: Thank you Mommy!!! I’ll go play with Hunter and Brylee and Henry!!

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Nolan’s journey and his battle with cancer were documented on the Facebook page his mom Ruth and dad Jonathan created to keep everyone informed of his progress. And now, two months after Nolan went to Heaven, his mother paid him honor and shared her deepest feelings with the world.

“Two months. Two months since I’ve held you in my arms, heard how much you loved me, kissed those sweetie ‘pie’ lips. Two months since we’ve snuggled. Two months of pure absolute hell.”

Nolan was a real fighter from the moment he was born. He accepted that his time on Earth was short and it was heartbreaking to see this little angel preparing his own funeral and filling out his will.

“We laid in bed together and he sketched out how he wanted his funeral, picked his pall bearers, what he wanted people to wear, wrote down what he was leaving each of us, and even wrote down what he wanted to be remembered as… which of course was a policeman.”

Ruth recalls the final moments of her son’s life. The brave boy blessed his mother the way she will never forget.

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She never left his side, but that day, she went to the bathroom. Nolan’s uncle was by his side, but the boy was still looking towards the bathroom door and wanted to keep an eye on mom.

Once she shut the door, Nolan shut his eyes. He went into a deep sleep as his right lung collapsed and the oxygen level dropped. A team of doctors was all around the boy.

“Ruth, he’s in a deep sleep. He can’t feel anything.”

Ruth rushed to her son’s side not willing to let go of him, when he gave her the most beautiful gift. It was a real miracle.

“My angel took a breath, opened his eyes, smiled at me and said ‘I Love You Mommy,’ turned his head towards me and at 11:54 p.m. Sgt. Rollin Nolan Scully passed away as I was singing ‘You Are My Sunshine’ in his ear. He woke up out of a coma to say he loved me with a smile on his face! My son died a hero … He was a warrior who died with dignity and love to the last second.”

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We will always remember Nolan as the bravest little boy who passed away letting know he loved those around him. He was a very special boy who endured so much during his short life. But he also accomplished a lot. He is our hero.

“Now I’m the one terrified to shower. With nothing but an empty shower rug now where once a beautiful perfect little boy laid waiting for his Mommy.”

We are very sorry for the loss of Nolan’s parents. Rest in peace little man, you will never be forgotten.

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Many praised a father of two for what he did in a supermarket

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How many people would step up for a complete stranger who is need of help? Sadly, the answer is not many. Those who would, however, are the reason why this world goes around.

A man named Ryan O’Donnell was at the supermarket together with his children doing the groceries.

When they picked up everything they needed, Ryan and his boys approached the register. In front of them there was this elderly lady who was trying to pay for her groceries but her card got declined repeatedly.

Feeling uneasy, Ryan decided to pay for the woman’s groceries because he didn’t want her to leave the store empty-handed. The lady was supposed to pay $44, and without hesitation, Ryan took $50 out of his wallet and asked to pay for her groceries.

The woman couldn’t hide her happiness. She then turned to Ryan to thank him and ask him how she could return the favor, to what Ryan replied, “Don’t worry, have a nice day.”

When Ryan showed kindness and did a good deed, he had no idea somebody was watching and took photos of the encounter.

Once shared on the social media, the photos, along with the story of kindness shred by Ryan, received plenty of attention. A huge number of people praised his action.

Asked why he chose to pay for the woman’s groceries, Ryan told a local medium, “I did what my parents taught me, to help others when I could!”

Imagine what this world would look like if we had more Ryans in it.

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Boeing 737 mysteriously spotted in random field and no one knows how it got there

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Bali, a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, is without a doubt one of the most breathtaking places on Earth. It represents a magical blend of cultures, people, nature, activities, weather, culinary delights, nightlife, and a lot more. The fun and sun seekers describe it as the paradise on Earth, and we have to agree with them.

Despite all its natural beauties, there is something else that serves as a tourist attraction in Bali. Believe it or not, it is an abandoned Boeing 737 which simply appeared beside the Raya Nusa Dua Selatan Highway, resting in a limestone quarry. The truth is that no one really knows how the Boeing ended up there, and locals have different stories to tell about it.

Some believe that the plane was brought up in parts and later put together in the deserted location by an entrepreneur who wanted to turn it into a restaurant but then let go of the idea.

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However, this isn’t the only abandoned Boeing in the area. Another one lies beside a Dunkin’ Donuts location and just like the first one, this one is a tourist attraction as well.

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As this second one is quite easy to locate, the first one is surrounded by a bunch of ship containers and you need a guide to take you to it.

The plane has no branding on it and another legend attached to it says that it used to serve as someone’s home. It landed on the island in 2007 but only started serving as a tourist attraction 11 years later.

In 2021, the residents of Bali noticed yet another jet which is placed on the top of a cliff at the Nyang-Nyang beach.

For this one, it is knows that it belongs to a Russian guy named Felix Demin, who landed the plane there to attract tourists and awake their curiosity. He hopes the place would become a popular spot for photographers and plans to convert it into tourist accommodation.

However, no matter how good Demin’s idea might sound to some, others believe the plane placed atop the cliff could ruin the sea view.

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In case you visit Bali and you want to see the Boeing 737 and the rest of the abandoned planes, Tony Dunnell, spokesperson for Atlas Obscura, has a few tips and tricks to share. “The view of the plane is obstructed from the highway, so you need to keep your eyes open, or you could easily miss it. When you come across a wall of sea containers on the side of the road, you have arrived. You can see the plane by climbing up onto the containers that surround it. Or, for a better view, head slightly further down the road where you’ll find a path that leads up above the plane. You’ll have to pay a small fee to enter, as the plane is on private property,” he said.

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After Anne Heche’s death details preceding the tragic car crash surface

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Actress Anne Heche was switched off life support days after she was pronounced brain death following the accident she suffered on Friday, August 5. She was driving her blue Mini Cooper when she crashed into a home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Heche’s crash caused a huge fire which took 59 firefighters around 60 minutes to put under control. She remained in coma the entire time before her family made the decision to “peacefully” take her off life support.

As she had always been a supporter of organ donation, the family waited for a suitable donor recipient to be found before they said the final goodbye.

Shortly after she was taken to the hospital following the tragic accident, Heche’s blood was tested and the results showed presence of narcotics in her bloodstream. However, it would take weeks before further analysis help determine what types of drugs it is and to rule out any substances that were administered to her in the hospital. At the time, LAPD Officer Jeff Lee spoke of Heche’s case and explained that “her blood showed signs of impairment and that is why it is now being investigated as a felony traffic collision.”

However, now that she died, there will be no further investigative efforts made in this case, as reported by LAPD.

“Any information or records that have been requested prior to this turn of events will still be collected as they arrive as a matter of formalities and included in the overall case,” they said.

“When a person suspected of a crime expires [dies], we do not present for filing consideration.”

Preceding the accident which cost her her life, Heche appeared in a since-deleted episode of her podcast Better Together, which she co-hosts with Heather Duffy, in which she claimed to have been drinking vodka “with wine chasers” after being “rocked” by a “very bad day,” as reported by ET.

Since the episode aired on Friday, mere hours before the car crash, many believed it was Heche’s drinking and her bad day that had to do with the tragedy. The producer of the podcast, however, claimed that the episode was filmed earlier that week.

As reported by TMZ, Heche’s fatal crash was her third for the evening. According to the site, she first crashed into the garage of an apartment complex and when some of the residents tried to take her out of the vehicle, she went reverse and sped off. A video shows that she nearly crashed into a woman who was walking on the sidewalk while speeding down an alley. Heche’s car didn’t seem to slow down nor the actress made an attempt to swerve in an effort to avoid hitting the woman, who was left in a state of shock.

The third and final crash was when Heche’s Mini Cooper made an impact with the house.

We are very sorry for the loss of such an incredible actress. May she rest in peace.

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