In matters of taste, there can be no disputes. This maxim holds so much truth in itself, because the fact is that what is considered beautiful by some can be easily found unattractive by others.
When a Russian couple shared photos of their special day on the social media, little did they know that those photos would go viral for reasons they never thought of. The physical appearance of the bride was found funny by many, especially because she was quite chubby and relatively bigger than the groom. Soon after, the internet was flooded with negative comments about the couple and they became an object of ridicule and mockery.
Only few people close to the couple shared their congratulations and stood by their side.
There were lots of mean comments. Some even claimed that the groom was marrying the woman because she was probably rich and he loved her for her money, which was far from the truth.
This unfortunate event took place around six years ago, and despite all those years, the photos still get reshared every now and then and the comments are still as mean as when the photos first emerged on the social media.
Recently, a reported stumbled upon the viral photo of the couple and decided to do some research in order to learn if they are still together.
What he discovered was that the couple is still very much in love as day one. What shocked him, however, was the incredible transformation the woman has undergone during the years since her photo went viral and she was dubbed “the ugliest bride in the world.”
Today, it is very hard to tell that she is the same woman the internet mocked for the way she looked. She’s totally unrecognizable.
Not only she lost a significant amount of weight, but she changed her hairstyle and the way she dresses.
How many people can say they have undergone through such a drastic change in their life? Not many, I guess. It truly takes and incredible amount of devotion to be able to achieve something like that.
No one really knows what triggered the urge for the change. After seeing the new photos, many claim it was the pressure from the social media that forced the woman to lose weight although her husband loved her the way she was.
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The power of prayer should never be underestimated. Even during the toughest of times when we believe that there is no way out, the trust that God has our back can do wonders.
Hayley Oliveri and her husband Nathaniel witnessed a miracle taking place right in front of their eyes because they never lost faith that things would get right.
When their baby daughter Gabriella was born, they were over the moon. Their hearts were filled with joy and they couldn’t wait to hold their bundle of joy in their arms.
“When Hayley was in labor, the nurses kept commenting on how peaceful we were — they weren’t used to that. And then I would pray for her, and they definitely weren’t used to that,” Nathaniel said.
Baby Gabriella looked perfectly healthy. Unfortunately, just 30 minutes into the world, she suddenly experienced breathing problems and doctors needed to put her on oxygen support.
Sadly, things didn’t look bright. In order to help maintain the necessary oxygen levels, Gabriella needed to be sedated and intubated. But just as they did that, her heart stopped.
Doctors and nurses feared for the girl’s life and thought they lost her, but her parents stayed calm. Instead of crying and panicking, Hayley and Nathaniel held hands and united in prayer while doctors performed CPR on their girl. Their midwife Amy Plowman prayed along with them.
At that moment, Hayley claimed she had a vision of a figure that resembled Jesus Christ entering the room. She could clearly see Him placing his hand on Gabriella’s tiny body. What followed stunned everyone in the room. The baby girl regained her pulse and started breathing again.
These parents’ prayers were answered. After four long minutes, Gabriella was there again, and she was there to stay with her mom and dad who never lost hope nor faith.
Things like this are hard to be explained by the scientists. Even they dub them miracles.
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Planet Earth, the only planet we can ever call home is facing a number of issues that can easily change the way we live. Despite global warming, which is something very real and affecting all living creatures, what concerns the scientist is that our planet seems to be spinning faster than ever before.
Does this mean that the global clocks would have to be sped up?
The most recent data shows that the Earth completed an entire rotation of 1.59 milliseconds under 24 hours and this raised red flags.
“This would be required to keep civil time—which is based on the super-steady beat of atomic clocks—in step with solar time, which is based on the movement of the Sun across the sky,” Time and Date reported.
Earth is spinning faster than it has in the last half-century, igniting a fiery debate about what we should do to keep the world on track. pic.twitter.com/3v0A6ru1gI
Many experts claim that this phenomenon is affected by the climate change, but no matter what the cause is, it could be devastating.
Over the years, the Earth’s rotation has been slowing down. The atomic clocks, which measure its rotation, needed to be fixed during the last 50 + years as a result of the leaps of 27 seconds since the 1970. That is the reason why the speeding comes as a shock as Earth records its shortest day since the atomic clocks have been in use.
“A negative leap second would mean that our clocks skip one second, which could potentially create problems for IT systems,” the Time and Date website warned. So what does that mean? According to the founders of Facebook, the negative leap second can have a “devastating effect” on software relying on precise timers and schedulers and it can do more harm than good.
⏰ If it feels like there is never enough time in the day, there may be a reason.
According to Time and Date, these changes in the speed of the planet’s rotation can be a result of the Earth’s “inner or outer layers, oceans, tides, or even temperature,” but that’s just a suggestion.
Scientists will discuss the issue at the upcoming annual meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society. Among them, renowned scientists Leonid Zotov, Christian Bizouard, and Nikolay Sidorenkov, will argue that the change in spinning might be related to the small and irregular movement of the geographical poles across the surface of the globe, or better known as “Chandler wobble.”
“The normal amplitude of the Chandler wobble is about three to four meters at Earth’s surface,” Zotov explained for Time and Date. ‘”But from 2017 to 2020 it disappeared.”
Spinning faster: Earth has recorded its shortest day since scientists began using atomic clocks to measure its rotational speed. Why is this happening? We check the latest numbers: https://t.co/iD4K9rnaiy
From the moment she landed her role in Fantastic Voyage and later in One Million Years B.C in 1966, gorgeous Raquel Welch, who will be turning 82 in September of this year, attracted the attention of millions of people worldwide. No one really cared that her character only had three lines of dialogue in the film because it was her stunning appearance in her undergarments that stunned the audience.
“I had no other credentials as an actress outside of that one laughable line of dialogue: ‘Me Loana… You Tumak.’ It felt like I’d stumbled into a booby trap – pun intended. I’m a living proof that a picture speaks a thousand words,” Welch said.
Soon after, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became best-selling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol. Playboy Magazine gave her the title of “the most desirable lady of the decade” in the year 1970 and she truly was one.
Her roles, through which she portrayed strong female characters, helped break the mold of the traditional sex symbol and end Hollywood’s vigorous promotion of the blonde bombshell.
Throughout the years, Welch took part in many films and she even got her own television program called Raquel! Her healthy lifestyle and her passion for yoga resulted in her publishing a book with exercises.
Men’s Health named her second hottest woman of all time in their 2014 issue.
During the last three years, Welch stood out of the limelight and we haven’t seen much of her. Recently, however, she was spotted visiting the J&J Beauty Lounge nail salon in Beverly Hills, a favorite place of the residents of the wealthy neighborhood. The model and actress was caught going through a series of different emotional states while she was having her nails done.
What many noticed is that although she’s still the same stunningly gorgeous woman she has always been, her looks did change over the years and she doesn’t truly resemble her old self.
Most recently Welch appeared in a sitcom titled Date My Dad where she reunited with Robert Wagner on screen, four decades after starring together in The Biggest Bundle of Them All. The same year, 2017, she acted in How to Be a Latin Lover.
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Celebrities share their outrage over the devastating ruling of the Russian court to sentence America’s brightest WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison.
Earlier in February, Griner was detained after custom officials found vape canisters containing cannabis oil inside her luggage. Griner pleaded guilty but said she did an ‘honest mistake,’ as she had no idea the vape was inside her bag. She claimed that she left it there by mistake as she headed to Russia where she was supposed to play during the WNBA off-season.
“I still don’t understand how they ended up in my bag,” she was reported to have said.
Griner was prescribed the medical marijuana in the United States to help relieve her pain from chronic injuries. It is not uncommon for America’s elite athletes to be using this treatment as it has fewer side effects than conventional medicine.
During the closing arguments on Thursday, Griner’s attorneys asked for leniency. “In sprinting there is Usain Bolt, in Formula 1 Michael Schumacher, and in women’s basketball there is Brittney Griner,” her lawyer Maria Blagovolina said.
Griner said she doesn’t want to become a political pawn.
“Russia became my second home. I remember vividly coming out of the gym and all the little girls coming out and waiting on me. That’s what kept making me come back here.
“I want to apologize to my teammates, my club and the city for my mistake that I made and the embarrassment that I brought,” she said among the rest.
President Biden denounced the sentence and claimed Griner has been “wrongfully detained,” as Washington is doing all in their power to bring the star home. The deal for an exchange of Griner and another American for a Russian who is serving a sentence in the States has been on the table for two weeks, but there has been no progress made.
Justin Bieber, Mia Farrow, and Andy Cohen were among the celebrities who took to social media to show their support and ask justice for Griner.
On his Instagram story, Bieber posted, “THIS HURTS! If anyone knows of anyway I can help please let me know.”
Farrow dubbed the verdict ‘heartbreaking’ as she tweeted: “The Russian judge ignored everything Britney Griner had stated. He sentenced her to 9 years in a ‘penal colony.’ For carrying 2 vaping cartridges – medically prescribed. Damn. Heartbreaking.”
Others, like Cohen, tweeted: “BRING BRITTNEY HOME,” adding an American flag and a praying emoji.
Actor Eric Idle joined those who supported our star and said: “Brittney Griner: Basketball star jailed for nine years on drug charges. So for invading a neighbor country that would be about 90,000 years for Putin on the same scale.”
Jada Pinkett Smith shared a photo of Griner and referenced the latest developments in the Breonna Taylor case as she wrote: “On the same day where we finally got some Justice for Breonna… I find out that Brittney Griner just got 9 years in Russia.” She added Free Brittney hashtag and broken heart emojis.
There were also those who believed the WNBA star should knew better than carrying drug in Russia, especially during these times when the country is in war with Ukraine and the States slam Puttin for the conflict. Comedian Tim Young wrote: “Brittney Griner is not a political prisoner… she carried drugs that were illegal with her in Russia and was arrested – there’s nothing ‘political’ about that.”
We honestly hope that the Russian government would come to terms with America’s plea to release Brittney Griner.
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The Duke and The Duchess of Sussex decided to step down from their royal duties back in 2020 and settle down in America where they moved together with they son Archie. In the meantime, their royal family got bigger for another member, sweet baby girl Lilibet Diana, whose name is a tribute to both her late grandmother, Lady Di, and her great-grandmother, the Queen of England, whose nickname as a young child was Lili.
The Sussexes announced they were expecting their second child on Valentine’s day through a statement which said, “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.”
Fast forward to June 4, 2022, the girl turned a year old and celebrated the milestone in her father’s homeland while the family visited Britain for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Meghan and Harry threw a picnic party and invited friends and members of the royalty. However, Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their three children weren’t in attendance. Apparently, they traveled to Wales at the time of the celebration.
As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have three children, many have wondered if Harry would follow into his brother’s footsteps when it comes to the number of children he and Meghan have.
As it turns out, Harry and Meghan have already given the answer, and not once.
During the infamous Oprah interview, when they exposed many “dirty” secrets about ‘The Firm,’ Harry told Oprah, “To have any one or any two, but to have a boy and then a girl—what more could you ask for? But now we’ve got our family. We’ve got the four of us, we’ve got our two dogs. Done.”
“Done—two is it?” Oprah asked.
“Two is it,” Meghan said.
Further, how the couple feels about the number of kids they wish to have was once again confirmed during Harry’s interview with the British Vogue. Discussing the climate changes with Dr. Jane Goodall, the Prince said he now sees things from a different perspective than back in the day.
“It does make it different,” he started. “I think, weirdly, because of the people that I’ve met and the places that I’ve been fortunate enough to go to, I’ve always had a connection and a love for nature. I view it differently now, without question. But I’ve always wanted to try and ensure that, even before having a child and hoping to have children…”
“Not too many!” Goodall said laughing.
“Two, maximum!” Harry said. “But I’ve always thought: this place is borrowed. And, surely, being as intelligent as we all are, or as evolved as we all are supposed to be, we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation.”
Given this, the Sussexes are happy with the number of children they have and don’t plan on having a third child. But we never know, they may change their opinion in the future.
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Christie Brinkley’s modeling career, which spans decades, started totally unplanned. While in Paris, where she studied, Christie was spotted by photographer Errol Sawyer. She was carrying her dog in a bag and was headed to the vet’s when Sawyer asked her to take a few photos of her.
When she agreed, Christie had no idea that it would be a start of something huge. Ever since that serendipitous meeting, which took place back in 1973, this typical American beauty’s face was all over the magazines.
”I was basically a surfer girl from California. I never looked like a model,” she told New York Magazine in 2008.
The photos Sawyer took of her helped Christie sign with three major American advertising companies. So, the Michigan native soon found herself on the cover of one of the most prestigious magazines, Sports Illustrated.
”When I started out, I remember very clearly a group of successful models saying, ‘You will be burned up and thrown away by the time you’re 30,” Christie told People in 2011.
A lot of people told her how her fame would last for just a couple of years, but she proved everyone wrong and remained one of the most famous and most wanted models in the world.
What’s most, she became a symbol of the entire decade. New York Magazine wrote that Christie’s look defined the Reagan Cold War years and that she was ”a kind of aggressively innocent American sunniness.”
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Once she reached enormous success in the fashion and modeling industry, Christie decided to try herself on the big screen. One of the movies she starred in is National Lampoon’s Vacation from 1983 in which she played opposite Chevy Chase as ”the girl in the red Ferrari.” She later reprised the role.
Her record-breaking contract with the cosmetic brand CoverGirl lasted for 25 years and is one of the longest lasting model contracts ever signed.
Christie was married four times. Her first marriage, with Frenchman Jean-François Allaux lasted from 1973 to 1981. The two didn’t have children together.
In 1982, Christie met another Frenchman she fell for, the Moët-Chandon Champagne fortune heir, Oliver Chandon de Brailles. The two met during an event at the famous Studio 54 in New York. They were very much in love with each other, but Oliver tragically died in a car crash on a racetrack in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was into racing and skydiving and adored Christie. Speaking of her, he once said that he loved her “for her simplicity,” to which she added: “He doesn’t mean simpleminded!”
When Christie learned of the horrific crash in which her boyfriend lost his life she was utterly heartbroken.
Christie Brinkley and French racing driver Olivier Chandon de Brailles / Getty Images
Later in 1983, the famous model met singer Billy Joel. They welcomed daughter Alexa Ray Joel in 1985. It is believed that Billy’s famous hit Uptown Girl was written for Christie.
Their marriage ended in divorce, but the two remained very close friends. What’s most, Billy was among the guests on the Christie’s wedding ceremony to her third husband, real estate developer Richard Taubman. Shortly before marrying him, Christie, Richard, and some of their friends suffered a helicopter crash. He ended up with a broken rib and collarbone and a punctured lung. She suffered minor injuries, but was forced to undergo a hip replacement some years later. ”I had my surgery at Thanksgiving and I was dancing in my kitchen by New Years Eve and today I put on my long fins and explored the coral reefs propelled by my new hip,” she wrote on her Instagram.
The marriage lasted for a year. Christie and Richard have son Jack Paris Brinkley together.
Christie Brinkley, Alexa Ray Joel and Billy Joel / Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival
Her last marriage, to architect Peter Halsey Cook, lasted for 12 years. Their daughter, Sailor Lee Brinkley Cook, was born in 1998 and has followed into her mom’s footsteps.
The marriage ended after it was revealed that Peter had an affair with an 18-year-old woman whom he met at a store and later hired as his assistance. The divorce was a long and a nasty one.
According to the divorce settlement, Christie gained full custody of the children and the couple’s properties. Peter had a financial payment of $2.1 million and ”parenting time.”
”I din’t want this trial. It’s humiliating for all of us,” Christie said.
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Today, Christie is 68 years old but she looks as stunning as ever. She lives in a 20-acre gated mansion located in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York that she bought some 23 years ago for $3.2 million.
”I like to exercise so I am always able to move and go with the flow, and I like to eat foods that are healthy so I am fueling my body and I must say, usually I am the one still going when people younger than me are fading!” she said in an interview with Hello Magazine.
Raising a child is not a walk in the park, but it looks like not many people understand that. The truth is that most parents would go above and beyond for the happiness of their children, and yet, there would be those who would judge their parenting and slam them for their decisions.
Life with five children under one roof must be challenging, and a father named Jordan Driskell, 31, knows that all too well. He and his wife are parents to 5-year-old quintuplets, and even a simple shopping trip to the nearest market can be hard to organize because the children are very much curious and it takes a lot of multitasking to keep them together and make them behave.
Zoey, Dakota, Hollyn, Asher, and Gavin used to go out in a 6-seat stroller, but as they grew up, they prefer to walk. On top of that, the stroller was too big and ludicrous to bring everywhere.
In order to have them right in front of his eyes at all times and make sure none of the kids wanders off, Jordan is using a child leash and says the kids adore it.
Last year, he posted a video online of the quintuplets on a leash during a day excursion to an aquarium which has recently gone viral with over three million views and counting. For most part, Jordan was ridiculed and criticized for using a leash.
“They are humans, not dogs,” one person commented. “Can’t you just properly train your children?” Discuss to them why fleeing is risky,” another added. Great part of the comments were negative.
“If you can’t manage the pressure, don’t have so many kids,” someone posted.
“That’s a disaster. If you can’t handle that many kids, don’t get kids at all,” another person stated.
While people judged Jordan for his parenting, expert Dr. Deborah Gilboa, a parenting and adolescent development specialist, says this is an inventive issue solution. She does not believe that the kids are treated like animals, on the contrary, she believes their parents simply had to find a way, and this is better than opting to keep the children at home.
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