Astrud Gilberto, dreamy voice of classic song ‘Girl from Ipanema’, dead at 83 — rest in peace

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Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, who enchanted millions with her iconic song The Girl from Ipanema, has died aged 83.

This song was the first ever that this singer recorded and it remained her greatest hit which helped her rise to stardom. Even today, The Girl from Ipanema is considered one of the most famous and most influential bossa nova recordings which impacted Brazilian music profoundly.

Almost overnight, Astrud helped create what became known as a new global pop music fashion, introducing sophisticated Brazilian musical style to the people from the States and all around the world.

Over the years, she recorded 16 albums and worked with some of the greatest names in the music industry such as Quincy Jones and George Michael.

The news of the singer’s passing was shared by her granddaughter.

“I’m here to bring you the sad news that my grandmother became a star today, and is next to my grandfather João Gilberto,” wrote Sofia, who is also a musician.

“She was a pioneer and the best. At the age of 22, she gave voice to the English version of Girl from Ipanema and gained international fame.”

Another person close to the late singer, Paul Ricci, a New York based guitarist who collaborated with Astrud, also took to the social media to share the sad news.

“I just got word from her son Marcelo that we have lost Astrud Gilberto,” he wrote. “He asked for this to be posted. “She was an important part of ALL that is Brazilian music in the world and she changed many lives with her energy. RIP from ‘the chief’, as she called me.”

How Astrud came to perform the English version of her iconic song is not certain, but there are different versions surrounding that story. According to Astrud herself, it was her husband, João Gilberto, the Brazilian guitarist called the “father of bossa nova,” who suggested it in 1963, at a recording session in New York with jazz great Stan Getz for an album called Getz/Gilberto. “João casually asked me to join in and sing a chorus in English after he had just sung the first chorus in Portuguese,” she recalled in an interview.

Astrud wasn’t credited for her vocals and only got $120 for the session, but she recorded her solo version after that.

American saxophonist Stan Getz made an estimated million dollars off the track and “made sure that [Astrud] got nothing,” referring to her as to a “housewife.”

“I had fun doing it, and I enjoy being a part of it,” she explained in a 1978 interview with WHYY’s Fresh Air. “But I have never envisioned it as becoming an important thing in my life, or the beginning of a career, or anything like it.”

“The funny thing is that after my success, stories abound as to Stan Getz or Creed Taylor having ‘discovered me’, when in fact, nothing is further from the truth,” she said in 1982. “I guess it made them look important to have been the one that had the ‘wisdom’ to recognise potential in my singing.

“I suppose I should feel flattered by the importance that they lend to this, but I can’t help but feel annoyed that they resorted to lying.”

Singer Astrud Gilberto attends the March 15th Grammy Awards dinner presented by New York chapter of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

When the song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, it became an international hit which brought Astrud the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, and a nomination for Best Vocal Performance by a Female.

None of her other songs ever reached the fame of The Girl from Ipanema, but Astrud did have a very successful career as a singer in her home country.

No further details surrounding her passing have been revealed. May she rest in peace.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger calls heaven a ‘fantasy,’ and people who believe in it ‘f*g liars’

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Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger sat down with Interview Magazine recently and what he had to say left many speechless. His words, considered by many believers as controversial, caused a stir on the social media.

Speaking of what happens to us after we die, the seven time Mr. Olympia said that everyone who believes in the afterlife is a “f****** liar.”

When asked “What’s in the future for us?” the former California wasn’t afraid to speak his mind.

“It reminds me of Howard Stern’s question to me,” Arnie replied. “‘Tell me, governor, what happens to us when we die?’

“I said, ‘Nothing. You’re six feet under. Anyone that tells you something else is a f****** liar’.”

HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 15: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives at Lionsgate Films’ “The Expendables 2” premiere on August 15, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

He further said that once we die, we’ll never see each other the way we see us now.

“I said, ‘We don’t know what happens with the soul and all this spiritual stuff that I’m not an expert in, but I know that the body as we see each other now, we will never see each other again like that.”

His interview made many angry and he experienced backlash, but that didn’t prevent him from expressing his honest opinion stating later in the interview that he believed the idea of heaven to be mere “fantasy.”

“When people talk about, ‘I will see them again in heaven’, it sounds so good, but the reality is that we won’t see each other again after we’re gone,” Schwarzenegger said. “That’s the sad part. I know people feel comfortable with death, but I don’t.”

Schwarzenegger’s upcoming Netflix documentary Arnold is set to be released on June 7.

COLUMBUS, OHIO – MARCH 05: Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks to fans during the Slap Fighting Championships at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus Convention Center on March 05, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gaelen Morse/Getty Images)

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Kindness shown by a man is just amazing to watch

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When you think about it, it is the kindness that we offer to those around us that makes this world a much beautiful place. Whether it is the smile we offer to a neighbor or someone who’s feeling down, or we go to greater lengths to help someone in need, being kind is the most rewarding trait a person can possess.

A man named Chris was taking a ride with his wife Tara and their two children when they spotted an elderly man mowing the lawn. Doing such an activity at advanced age seemed like a tiring task to Chris who stopped his car and landed a helping hand. He got outside and offered to mow the lawn. The elderly man was surprised but gladly accepted the help.

At that moment, Tara and her kids, who are probably still too young to understand how much their dad’s action meant to the elderly man, felt proud of Chris.

“There are many reasons I adore my husband, but one is his thoughtfulness. Chris instructed me to go home first, and he would come to pick me up today when I returned home from picking up our kids. Although I did not understand what was happening, I knew Chris had a strategy. He had stopped at a flower shop and purchased some flowers for me. It turned out. I was pleasantly surprised and delighted by the lovely gesture,” Tara said.

Tara hopes her boys will become good people just like their dad who teaches them the right values through examples.

Most times, being kind doesn’t require much effort and it can still mean the world to those who receive it. And as the proverb goes, “When given the choice between being right or being kind always choose kindness.”

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Queen Elizabeth’s friend reveals sad details of the late monarch’s final days

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For a huge number of Britons, Queen Elizabeth II was more than just a monarch who led their country for incredible 70 years. She was their strength and a motherly figure, thus her passing brought immense grief and sadness.

When the news of her ill-heatlh was shared in the media on the day of her passing, a huge number of people gathered together and filled the streets of the major cities around United Kingdom as a sign of support. The number of those that arrived at Balmoral Castle, the Queen’s summer residence where she passed away, was even bigger.

When members of the royalty started arriving one by one, everyone assumed the Queen was living her last moments. Sadly, that happened to be the truth which left millions of people from all around the world heartbroken.

In a statement on Thursday, September 8, Buckingham Palace said:

“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”

Following her passing, people started speculating of what the exact cause of death could be. Back then, The Daily Mail reported how a Scottish government department had been accused of being secretive and blocking legitimate attempts to obtain a copy of Her Majesty’s death certificate, although many believed it should be a matter of public record.

“Despite MailOnline and other media outlets attempting to obtain the information from the National Records of Scotland (NRS), the public body has blocked its staff from providing any details relating to the Queen’s death on September 8,” the Daily Mail wrote.

When the registered cause of death was listed, it was revealed that the late monarch died of ‘old age.’

The document – signed by the Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne – states that Her Majesty passed away at 3.10 P.M. on September 8 at Balmoral Castle. Buckingham Palace announced Queen Elizabeth’s passing around three hours after she died.

Prince Harry, the Queen’s grandson, spoke of his beloved grandmother in an interview with 60 Minutes and gave details about the tumultuous hours surrounding her majesty’s passing.

“I asked my brother — I said, ‘What are your plans? How are you and Kate getting up there?’ And then, a couple of hours later, you know, all of the family members that live within the Windsor and Ascot area were jumping on a plane together,” Harry told Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes.

Harry only learned his grandma passed away as he landed, so he didn’t get the chance to see her alive for one last time.

“I walked into the hall and [Princess Anne] was there to greet me,” Harry told 60 Minutes. “And she asked me if I wanted to see her. I thought about it for about five seconds, thinking, ‘Is this a good idea?’ And I was, like, ‘You know what? You can do this. You need to say goodbye.’ So went upstairs, took my jacket off and walked in and just spent some time with her alone.”

Harry continued: “She was in her bedroom. [She] was actually — I was really happy for her. Because she’d finished life. She’d completed life, and her husband [Prince Philip] was waiting for her. And the two of them are buried together.”

In his all-tell memoir Spare, Harry wrote of his grandmother and her sudden passing.

In his memoir, Harry wrote more about getting to say his last goodbyes to the Queen.

“I stayed in one place without moving, gazing at her for a long time, gathered strength and continued going forward,” Harry recalled and added that he whispered a very precious thing to her.

“I hoped she was happy and that she was with grandpa,” he whispered to the Queen, telling her how he “admired her for having carried out her functions to the end… the Jubilee, welcoming the new Prime Minister.”

Despite the official document stating the cause of death to be old age, royal author Gyles Brandreth wrote in a serialization in the Daily Mail that the late Queen had bone cancer which explained the “tiredness and weight loss and those ‘mobility issues’ we were often told about during the last year or so of her life.”

Further, the expert claimed, “The most common symptom of myeloma is bone pain, especially in the pelvis and lower back, and multiple myeloma is a disease that often affects the elderly. Currently, there is no known cure, but treatment — including medicines to help regulate the immune system and drugs that help prevent the weakening of the bones — can reduce the severity of its symptoms and extend the patient’s survival by months or two to three years.”

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Other sources believe this might be true and that it is the reason why the Queen withdrew from most public events during the last years of her life.

Royal expert and author Robert Joobson claims that Queen Elizabeth used wheelchair when she wasn’t out in public, as well as during the Platinum Jubilee, but people didn’t notice.

“On her insistence, a military-style exercise was put in place so that no one could see she was having to use a wheelchair,” Jobson wrote. “In considerable discomfort, Her Majesty was taken by wheelchair to the helicopter pad at Windsor.”

“At the Palace, she was wheeled right up to the balcony doors, then helped to her feet so that she could stand – with the aid of a walking stick – alongside Charles and Camilla, plus William and his family.”

“After a firework display, the Queen smiled with delight. It was her last salute to her people,” he concluded.

Now, a close friend of the late Queen also opened up of her final days and revealed that monarch was in ‘a lot of pain’ and that her sight and hearing had deteriorated considerably in the weeks leading to her death.

“For the last years of her life, certainly from when her husband died [in April 2021], the Queen was in a lot of pain,” the source close to the late Queen’s told The Daily Beast.

“In the final months, of course, it got very much worse; by the time of the Platinum Jubilee, she couldn’t see very much, she couldn’t hear very much, and she was easily confused,” the friend of Queen Elizabeth added.

“She barely moved from her apartments in Windsor Castle. Appearing on the balcony at Windsor Castle for the Jubilee required a titanic effort.”

Queen Elizabeth was a much-love monarch who is still dearly missed.

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At 62, Susan Boyle has confirmed the reason for her long absence from the spotlight

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Susan Boyle taking part in one of the most popular music shows, Britain’s Got Talent, and showing the whole world that what’s on the inside matters most was enough inspiration for many “ordinary” people to show the world their own talent. She made millions of people believe that they can change the world and trust in themselves, just like she did.

It feels like yesterday when this fierce lady told the world how she wanted to become a professional singer like Elaine Paige. The audience that took her for granted regretted their cynical attitude once she let her voice loose and charmed the 10 million viewers.

Over the years, she became one of the most famous celebrities there are, but she remained grounded.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 20: Susan Boyle attends “America’s Got Talent” Season 14 Live Show Red Carpet at Dolby Theatre on August 20, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

Susan has never been quiet about the things happening in her life. Some time ago, she shared with her fans that she had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Doctors warned her that this condition could affect her singing career in a long term and advised her to lose some weight. As performing live is her thing, Susan decided to take things in her own hands and go on a mission to transform herself.

The first thing she did was cut the sugar out of her diet and turn to a healthier lifestyle. Speaking to The Mirror, she said, “I need to stop eating sweeties and cakes. It’s the bane of my life.”

NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 03: Singer Susan Boyle leaves the “Today Show” taping at the NBC Rockefeller Center Studios on December 3, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)

Recently, she opened up about another health issue and said it was the reason why she disappeared from the spotlight for some time.

“It’s hard to believe that you appeared on this show in 2009, 14 years ago. How does it feel to be back at BGT?” show hosts Ant and Dec asked her.

“It feels great. It’s really good.

“It’s extra special for me actually, last April there, I suffered a minor stroke and I thought it’d be crazy to be back on stage and I have done it,” Boyle responded.

Simon Cowell praised Susan thereafter and confessed that he had known about her health struggles.

Her fans, however, weren’t aware that Boyle suffered a minor stroke up until that point.

The good thing is that she’s back to her music and to performing.

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Toby Keith makes surprising announcement while battling cancer

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Back in 2021, country music singer, songwriter, and actor Toby Keith was diagnosed with cancer, but wasn’t right away that he disclosed the news with the fans. In fact, he only opened about his illness a year later and explained how he had been receiving chemo treatments during the six months following the diagnosis.

Throughout the entire time, his wife of forty years, Tricia Lucus, has been by his side.

The two met at a bar while he and his band were performing and they spent the night dancing together. At the time, Lucus was a 19 years old working as an oil company secretary and had a child she was raising on her own.

Speaking of Keith, she said that what attracted her to him was that “He was one of those larger-than-life guys, full of confidence.”

The couple tied the knot on March 24, 1984, after three years of dating. Keith adopted Lucus daughter and the two also have children on their own.

Keith wasn’t a famous name at that point. On the contrary, he worked various jobs at the same time and only performed when he had free time.

However, once he married, his wife knew he would make it big and and Keith went full-time on his music career and focused on making music and performing although it didn’t bring much money at that point. The couple did struggle financially, but Lucus supported her husband’s dream.

He would often tell his wife, “He’d say, ‘Trish, one of these days, my time is coming. Hang in there,’” and he was so right.

Those close to them would often tell Lucus to tell he husband to find a real job. But she would answer back because she believed in her husband’s qualities. “It took a strong-hearted and loving woman to say, ‘He’s good enough at his music that I’ve got to let him try,” Keith once revealed.

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And as we all know, today, Keith is one of the best country singers America has ever seen and he’s making millions of dollars.

It was in June 2022 that the As Good as I Once Was singer decided break from the limelight and focus his time and energy on regaining his health back through treatments, chemo, and surgery.

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Knowing just how much his fans support him, Keith makes sure he posts updates regarding his health condition. Just recently, he took the time to thank them for their love and support, writing, “Thank you all for your love and support. I have the best fans in the world.”

Recently, the multi-platinum-selling artist shared a major career update on his Instagram account, announcing that he’s acquiring the legendary bait and tackle brand, Luck E Strike. This came as a surprise to some, but we believe it’s a good thing he’s expending his business ventures and has things to keep him busy while he isn’t performing.

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We wish Toby Keith only the best life brings.

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When an elderly woman can’t afford to get tires replaced, a Texas state trooper steps in

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The kindness we do for others always comes a long way. In fact it is the kindness we offer to those in need that makes this world go round.

An elderly woman, 92-year-old Mary Summers of Texas, ended up with a flat tire after she picked up a nail while driving her car so she was forced to visit the repair show. Once she entered Integrity Tires in Richmond, Texas, she received some bad news. The punctured tire couldn’t be repaired. Sadly, the rest of the tires needed to be replaced as well because they were in irreparable condition and imposed risk of sliding off the road while driving.

This meant that Mary was supposed to pay around $600; money she didn’t even have.

“The tire on her vehicle wasn’t repairable, and the other tires were shot,” Omar Oregueda, the mechanic who assisted Mary, explained. “They were already completely destroyed.”

Mary couldn’t afford to pay for all the four tires, so she insisted Omar only change the punctured one. As she was trying to explain that she didn’t have the money, she had no idea a Public Safety trooper was just behind her, listening to her every word and sensing the sense of unease in her voice.

As the trooper became aware that if the tires won’t be changed it would pose danger for both the elderly woman and to the public, he decided to step in and pay the full price for four brand new tires.

He, however, did it without Mary’s knowledge. Trooper Drew Stoner approached Omar and told him to do what needed to be done, paid for the service, and left the place.

When Omar told Mary what the kind trooper did, she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Inspired by this, Omar himself decided to do good and offered to give Mary an oil change free of charge. “For a stranger to take care of another stranger like that … let’s all just take care of each other,” Omar said. “That’s what it’s about.”

Mary was very thankful and wanted to express her gratitude in person so she asked for help to track the officer down. Luckily, she was able to find him and tell him just how much his act meant to her.

Trooper Stoner said he did what he believed was right and didn’t want to be praised for his good deed. “I’m thinking, ‘What if she goes out on the road, and a tire goes out on her, kind of falls apart on her, and she’s on the side of the road?’” he explained.

“I’m just so thankful for you,” Mary told Trooper Stoner during a tearful reunion and added: “I’m so proud, I’m proud to meet someone that has a heart that big. I just love you to death.”

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Conjoined twins were connected from birth, but surgery permanently changed everything

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When they exhibit a close bond, people are said to be joined at the hip. The same is true for two beautiful sisters, Isabelle and Abby Carlsen, who were welcomed into the world back in 2006. These twins, however, shared a lot more than their parents. They were conjoined at birth from their chest down to their stomach.

Their mom and dad wished their girls to be separated, but doctors told them such a surgery was a very risky one. Despite that, doctors in Minnesota decided to perform the complex procedure and separate the two sisters. Luckily, it was a huge success and Isabelle and Abby made headlines around the world.

The organs in their abdominal cavity were mixed together, and Isabelle’s heart was tangled up inside Abby’s chest. The doctors were aware that the quality of these girls’ lives was in their hands and they did all in their power to provide them with a bright future. They trained for months for the marathon surgery. There was a cardiac team, a liver team, a plastic surgery team, you name it.

The sisters live in North Dakota and don’t remember being conjoined as the separation surgery took place when they were just six months old. Today, they definitely share an infectious spunk, but that’s where the similarities end. When it comes to their character, Isabelle and Abby are complete opposites. They don’t like the same things, nor they dress the same.

“Every night we look in the mirror in our room, and we’re like, how do people get us mixed up?” Abby says. These two are without a doubt totally unique individuals.

They were once considered miracle babies, and today, they are all grown up and live completely normal lives. For more on their incredible story go to the video below.

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80-year-old ex-Playboy model brings new, horrifying allegations against Bill Cosby

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Back in 2014, a group of women came forward with allegations of sexual assault against actor Bill Cosby. Since then, the number of women who have claimed to be his victims rose to around 60. Cosby became one of the first celebrities to face legal consequences as a result of the #MeToo movement, which encouraged women to come forward with their stories of sexual assault, abuse, and rape.

Over the course of the recent years, Cosby’s legal team denied all the accusations against him.

In 2021, the sexual assault conviction he had for drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Following his release from prison, his attorney Brian Perry issued a statement which read, “We’ve said from day one, we just didn’t think he was treated fairly. And that…the system has to be fair, and fortunately, the Supreme Court agreed with us. He’s happy, his wife is happy. The system only works if it’s fair to all sides. That’s the bottom line.”

These days, however, another woman opened up about being sexually assaulted by Cosby back in 1969.

80-year-old former Playboy model and singer Victoria Valentino claims that she and a friend of hers were drugged by Cosby before he assaulted them. These accusations come shortly after California law suspended the statute of limitations on sexual abuse claims, known as the “look back law.”

According to Valentino, she met Cosby when he saw her crying at a cafe and approached her to ask her what was wrong. She told him that she had recently lost her 6-year-old son to drowning. He then invited her and a friend of hers to a spa treatment and dinner. During dinner, he handed her a pill, claiming it would help her and her friend feel better.

The next thing she remembers is waking up on the couch of his home and seeing him assaulting her friend, after which he assaulted her but she was unable to defend herself because she was drugged.

Cosby’s spokesperson, Andrew Wyatt denied the claims completely via a statement which read that the allegations came “without any proof or facts.” He additionally lamented at the new law and said they “are a sheer violation of all American’s [sic] Constitutional Rights.”

The statement further read, “What graveyard can Mr. Cosby visit, in order to dig up potential witnesses to testify on his behalf? America is continuing to see that this a formula to make sure that no more Black Men in America accumulate the American Dream that was secured by Mr. Cosby.”

These allegations come a year after Cosby was accused of sexual assault by Judy Huth who experienced the abuse as a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy mansion in 1975. After a few days of deliberation by the jury, the brought a verdict in favor of Huth who was then paid $500,000.

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Kris Kristofferson’s ‘dementia’ was Lyme disease – inside his health struggle

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A man of many talents and an incredible singer with iconic hits such as For the Good Times and Why Me Lord, it’s easy to say that Kris Kristofferson is one of the best in the world of music.

With a career spanning over five decades, this Texas-born Casanova influenced the music industry and gathered an army of fans from every corner of the Earth.

Not only that, but he also became a trendsetter, although it once happened by chance. As the singer shared himself, he was at the hospital back in the day where he had been treated for pneumonia so he didn’t have the chance to have his beard cut. “And when I came out, some magazine took a picture of me and called it ‘the new face of country music’. Ever since then Willie, too, has just looked as wild as heck,” he shared.

Kristofferson graduated from Oxford in 1960 and then served in the military before landing a job at Louisiana’s Petroleum Helicopters International, where he worked as a commercial pilot. When he was off work, he would sit on an oil platform, penning future hits, like Help Me Make it Through the Night and Bobby McGee.

His singing career started after he met Johnny Cash while working as a janitor at a recording studio and wanted to get noticed. Speaking of this encounter, Cash said in an old interview. “I discovered him, and so did a lot of other people about the same time.

“That’s how I got many of Kris’s songs, but then he became so impatient one day he landed a helicopter in my yard and brought me a tape of “Sunday Morning Coming Down.” I thought, well, it’s time to really give this guy a listen, so I heard that song, and I did it on a network television show and talked about Kris, and he was on his way, then he went to Newport Folk Festival and stole my show, and he did great. I was proud of him.”

Bob Dylan, Kristofferson’s idol, also recorded at the studio Kristofferson cleaned. Speaking of meeting him, Kristofferson recalled, “It was a real eye-opener to see the way he worked. I was pretty much in awe of him at the time. But I never talked to him or anything. I didn’t want to bother him. I just emptied the trash cans and watched him.”

Even today, Kristofferson performs many of Dylan’s songs while on stage.

Kristofferson has been married three times and has eight children.

During the late 90s, the singer’s health started to decline and he had heart bypass surgery. Then, in 2004, he experienced a range of debilitating symptoms and was soon diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and fibromyalgia.

The spasms he experienced were so severe that his nerve endings triggered painful contractions comparable to golf ball-sized knots. He tried many medications and therapies, but nothing seemed to work.

“He had painful knees and annual knee shots, a pacemaker for arrhythmias–which we now know could be from Lyme–so much Advil for headaches that he got anemic,” said Lisa Meyers, his wife of 40 years.

“After a year of iron supplements and seeing a hematologist, he just wasn’t healthy-looking.”

Finally, in 2016, he received the right diagnosis. He had Lyme disease. “He was taking all these medications for things he doesn’t have, and they all have side effects,” Meyers said of the medication for Alzheimer’s and depression. She added that after three weeks of Lyme-disease treatment, Kristofferson rebounded. “All of a sudden he was back. Some days he’s perfectly normal and it’s easy to forget that he is even battling anything,” she said.

Today, Kris Kristofferson, who is 86, lives a pain free life, and he lives it to the fullest.

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Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen open up about relationship with children after separation

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They are both superstars in their own right, and they both have millions of fans and followers on the social media. Together, they were considered one of he most powerful and most influential celebrity couples and that is why their decision to split shocked many.

What Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen had resembled the perfect life, but after two children and 13 years of marriage they decided to call it quits.

Now, they both opened up how the split affected their lives and how they manage to co-parent their children, 13-year-old Benjamin and 10-year-old Vivian.

“I think for me, when you decide to have children, that’s a big undertaking, and I don’t think you take it lightly. And I think these kids that come up under your roof, you want to provide them with values, so that when they move forward in their life, they have a real solid base and foundation,” the athlete said. “And I think myself and their mom have done an amazing job of providing that, and I think that we’re just gonna keep doing it.”

But Brady added, “We’re never a finished product. The kids aren’t finished products. At the end of the day, we’re learning along with them. And all you can do is the best you can do with the opportunities that you have, and the challenges you have, and we all have unique challenges to our life that we deal with.”

Co-parenting isn’t something the multiple Super Bowl champion experienced for the first time. In fact, Brady and his ex-girlfriend, Bridget Moynahan, share a son together, 15-year-old Jack.

“There’s no guidebook to life. A lot of the things that happen in your life are the first time. You don’t know how to say always the appropriate thing or the right thing, but the only thing you can do for your kids is to try and say, ‘All right, guys, this is kinda the way that it’s worked for me, and the things that I’ve learned from, and now it’s up to you, you gotta take it,’” the former star quarterback told ET Online. “‘Now, you’ve got choices outside of the house … go out there and do well in the community, respect everyone, respect others. Go out there and make a contribution and find something you love to do. Bring a positive attitude.’”

Brady is aware that being a parent is tough and that no matter how hard one tries, there are times when we fail.

“We’re all gonna fail. We’re all gonna have adversities in life, and I think you’re defined a lot by your adversities because those are the things in the end that challenge you to grow the most,” he added as to what he hopes his children will learn from him.

“I mean, life has its ups and downs, professionally, and there’s different things that happen in your life personally, and you just gotta continue to understand them emotionally, intellectually, and then as you move forward, try not to make the same mistakes. And just try to keep growing and become a better person by all your different actions.”

Following his retirement, Brady expended his family with a pair of kittens.

“Well, I think it’s actually very cute, I never imagined myself having cats, but then I had a little daughter who fell in love with these baby kittens when we were in Tampa last year. We had an amazing bonding experience volunteering at the Humane Society of Tampa, and every week we would go and see the animals, and she fell in love with the little kittens, and by the end of the year, every time we’d leave, she’d say, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’ and I said, ‘When I’m done playing, OK?’ And since then, we’ve had these amazing little creatures come into our life.”

Going through divorce is hard enough, but when there are children involved, things get even harder. We are glad Brady and Bündchen managed to agree on co-parenting their children.

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Meghan Markle leaves Harry at home to party in Los Angeles – insider claims she’s sending desperate texts asking friends to ‘hang out’

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, sought a life away from the spotlight and the paparazzi so they stepped down from their royal duties and left Britain behind, thus settled in sunny California. However, following the split from the Firm, they have given plenty of interviews and have been in the limelight probably way more than when they were working royals. This confused many, as the Sussexes didn’t seem to have taken full advantage of the chance not to be bothered by the media.

What’s most, Harry published a memoir in which he shared plenty of details involving his family, and the couple were featured in a Netflix documentary, revealing a lot about their new life.

Their life in the States seems picture perfect, but now experts reveal that not might be the case.

While Harry is seen playing polo in Santa Barbara from time to time, his wife is spending more time in Los Angeles.

Hollywood insider, broadcaster, comedian, and actor Tim Dillon, who has criticized Harry and Meghan in the past, says Meghan is looking for a company among the celebrities to hang out with, but that doesn’t seem like an easy task as she has a hard time finding any.

“I know people in LA that know them, and all they want to do is hang out with celebrities. I was at a celebrity party the other night talking to somebody about this, and they go, ‘these people are just… it’s constant with them,’” Dillon said on the “They Come and Go” episode of his podcast, The Tim Dillon Show, as reported by the Daily Mail.

“She was texting the person I was with there – and, ‘no, you can’t come’. I shouldn’t have even been there. But the point is they just won’t stop, these two. They are just like moths to the flame trying to hang out… They’re like low-grade reality stars that are trying to attach to anything.”

Further, he went into more details and claimed his friend showed him the message Meghan sent to them.

“She is trying to get places. It’s sad. A lot of it isn’t working, and they are rolling their eyes to me, and they’re going LOL, and we are all having a good laugh about this because they’re just a bunch of goons, and no one cares.”

The broadcaster and comedian added: “Now listen, at the end of the day, I respect the hustle, I get what she’s trying to do, I get what they are trying to do, but it didn’t work, right? A lot of people at this party were like, ‘Hey man, you know, we text her back, we tried to be nice, she’s the Duchess, but we’ve had enough, we’ve had enough of her.”

Dillon’s podcast is quite popular and he has around half a million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Back in September, Dillon tweeted about the Sussexes. “Harry and Meghan are such a gift to this county. Thank GOD for them. They make everything OK. Just because they’re here. They’re helping people by being on NETFLIX! This was such a happenstance thing, not at all a plan they had. I love when good things just happen. There IS hope!” he wrote.

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Regarding Harry and Meghan’s future plans, it has been reported by certain media that they would get involved in yet another Netflix project, but this time, they will be behind cameras.

On the other hand, certain royal experts, including Richard Fitzwilliams, believe the couple will most likely continue to create things similar to what we’ve seen over the past few years, including shows, interviews, and books because there has been plenty left unsaid and they still enjoy enormous popularity.

“His early life might make the third (book) and Meghan could write a memoir, as has been rumoured. There is obviously plenty left that they could say in print,” the royal expert concluded.

“‘The question is, would it benefit them and how would it help their brand and the causes they support?’”

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The ‘Dead Man’s Fingers’ Fungus looks as creepy as it sounds

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This Earth is home of various different creatures and plants, many of which we’ve never meet or seen.

Back in 2020, a woman named Regan Daniels of North Carolina was taking the usual walk at the park in her home town when she stumbled upon something creepy but fascinating at the same time.

Assuming that the members of the Facebook group Mushroomcore would love it, Daniels shared the photos of the strangely looking fungus there, not assuming that her post would attract the attention of thousands of people.

What Daniels actually came across was what is known as Dead Man’s Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha), a type of fungus resembling toes or fingers of a dead person trying to break through the ground. “Saw this Dead Man’s Fingers (or toes in this case) fungus that I literally thought was a Halloween decoration!,” she wrote in her post which showed the swollen, blackened “fingers.”

Many of the people, who were totally stunned by the photos, didn’t know that this fungus is actually quite common and is prevalent in Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, and various regions across North America, so if you are observant enough, you can see it yourself.

Xylaria polymorpha (commonly known as dead man’s fingers) is a saprobic fungus from Europe & North America. pic.twitter.com/0eftkoW5w1

— Nature Is Weird (@NaturelsWeird) September 7, 2017

These mushrooms are mostly found in areas of dead or dying wood and that’s why Dead Man’s Fingers are often seen poking up through moss and rotten leaves.

A lot of people were convinced that Daniels’ photos were too surreal to be genuine, but others who have also seen these mushrooms confirmed the photos were likely authentic. “I found the mushroom in Western North Carolina in the United States at a park that I frequent,” Daniels shared with Bored Panda and added, “The walk is nice [and] it’s next to the French Broad River so there’s a lot of good scenery.”

The fungus Xylaria polymorpha a.k.a “Dead Man’s Fingers.” You can see why! I remember doing this during my degree. pic.twitter.com/aoyPyj8EyJ

— Carla Valentine (@PastMortems) November 3, 2015

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How Lynda Carter who played ‘Wonder Woman’ broke all barriers – this is her today

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She took everyone’s breath away when she was crowned Miss USA back in 1972 and got to represent the country on the greatest beauty contest, Miss World. This title opened many doors for gorgeous Lynda Carter, one of which, if not the most important of all, the role of Wonder Woman.

Carter became someone everyone admired. Not only men, but women from every part of the world celebrated her flawless beauty and incredible talent.

Speaking of the time she was named the most beautiful woman in America, Carter recalled, “I didn’t get any prizes. They smack a little banner on you, they stick a crown on your head and call you a beauty queen,” branding the experience as both “bad” and “painful” because of the “certain built-in cruelty” pageants come with.

Before landing the legendary role of the hero woman, Carter struggled with her film career. She did land a couple of roles, but she nearly ran out of money trying so she decided to take a normal job. But then, she got a call from her manager who told her that Joanna Cassidy had been turned down and that Lynda had the part of Diana Prince and her crime-fighting alter ego, Wonder Woman.

Being one of the first female superheroes ever, Wonder Woman empowered many. Just years before the series aired, thousands of women paraded down Fifth Avenue in New York asking for equality.

In an episode, Wonder Woman warned that “Any civilization that does not recognize the female is doomed to destruction. Women are the wave of the future and sisterhood is…stronger than anything.”

Carter executed the role to perfection. Her influence was immense and her character influenced a number of female writers and producers.

When told that women would be jealous of her portraying the heroine, Carter told CBS News, “Well, I said, ‘Not a chance. They won’t be, because I am not playing her that way. I want women to want to be me, or be my best friend! There is something about the character where in your creative mind for that time in your life where you pretended to be her, or whatever the situation was, that it felt like you could fly.”

In 1978, Carter was voted ‘The Most Beautiful Woman in the World,’ and a poster of her wearing a crop top became the most selling that year, which didn’t make her particularly happy.

“It’s uncomfortable because I just simply took a photograph. That’s all my participation was in my poster that sold over a million copies, was that I took a photograph that I thought was a dumb photograph. My husband said, “Oh, try this thing tied up here, it’ll look beautiful”. And the photographer said ‘the back-lighting is really terrific.’ So dealing with someone having that picture up in their… bedroom or their… living room or whatever I think would be hard for anyone to deal with,” she said in an interview during NBC television special Women Who Rate a 10.

Besides doing films and series, among which Partners in Crime, starring opposite another Hollywood beauty, Loni Anderson, and the Dukes of Hazzard, she also tried herself in theatre, landing a role in the production of Chicago.

In 2016, Carter was in attendance when the United Nations celebrated the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Wonder Woman, declaring the female superhero as its “Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls”.

“The greatest honor and responsibility of playing Wonder Woman was serving as a role model for fans around the world, particularly girls,” Lynda said during the ceremony.

“I’ve seen first-hand how a powerful yet compassionate superhero can inspire women to believe in themselves and men to support equality.”

Lynda Carter was married twice. She and husband Ron Samuels, an agent and promoter, met when he asked her to his office to discuss business. He was a prominent name in the field of film and worked with huge names like those of Jennifer O’Neill, Joyce DeWitt, Jaclyn Smith, and Barbara Carreras.

Back in the day, they were one of the most famous and most adored celebrity couples.

However, they went separate ways as there were cracks in their marriage such as the question of whether they should have children or not.

“I hope he forgives me and I have forgiven him because it was painful for both people. And I wish him – honestly and truly – wish him well,” Lynda stated when their divorce was finalized in 1982.

Two years later, Carter married Robert A. Altman, an attorney from Washington D.C.

The two met during an event organized by Maybelline, the cosmetic brand Carter was the spokesperson of. Apparently, Robert only agreed to attend it because he had heard the Wonder Woman actress would be present.

“I know that she was a good-looking actress who modeled for Maybelline, but I couldn’t quite place her,” Robert said.

“I was intending to go back to the hotel and watch a football game and I thought the last thing I wanted was to go to dinner and get mixed up with some Hollywood actress.”

Once she tied the knot with whom she considered the love of her life, Carter stepped down from the limelight and dedicated her time raising their two children.

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Carter and Robert stayed together until his passing in 2021. He was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and died at the age of 73.

The actress never truly went over the grief she felt. On what was supposed to be his 75th birthday, she shared a heartfelt message on her social media.

“Today would have been your 75th birthday. To me you cannot be gone, because the love you gave so freely endures. It lives on in me, our children, and the many people whose lives you touched. You gave so much of yourself while you were here, and today we honor your love, your life, and your legacy.

“If I were up on a mountain today, I would sing to you through the mountain’s canyons. Instead, I woke to the dawn, over the ocean and sang my heart and love to you.”

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Speaking of her drinking addiction, the now 71-year-old actress explained, “I’ve been in recovery for 23 years. And I didn’t even start drinking till I was in my mid-20s. I would stop drinking for two or three years, then start again and it just felt terrible. That was a long time ago and now I’m very happy,” adding that her late husband helped her a lot and was her knight in shining armour.

Lynda Carter remains one of the most beautiful women of Hollywood. She defies age and is as gorgeous as she has ever been.

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With 90-inches of flowing brown locks, this real life Rapunzel has hair brushing the ground behind her

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33-year-old Alia Nasyrova is not an ordinary looking woman. On the contrary, her appearance is so staggering that she attracts the attention of many wherever she goes. Why you may wonder. Well, it is because of her incredibly long hair which reaches 90 inches.

Speaking of her stunning locks, Alia says, “I started to grow my hair because since childhood I liked long hair very much. And I was always attracted (to) long hair heroines from fairy tales.” The Latvian-born woman now works as “a very long hair model, and is also a Queen of super long hair!”

She earns her living from offering exclusive content of her hair to paying fans.

On her website, she writes, “I dream of traveling the world, looking for long-haired girls, telling about them and showing this beauty, which I treat as an art.”

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Of course, having such long hair requires a lot of work. Among the rest, it takes an hour for Alia to wash it, and a full day to air dry it. The hair also requires its day bag, packed with 22 pounds of liquids that include shampoo, conditioner and other hair accessories.

Her husband, Ivan Balaban, adores his wife’s hair and loves the way she looks, but as he says, he stays away from Alia’s hair in order to avoid to damage it in any way. In a 2017 interview, he said, “I am always cuddling up the wall to give more space for hair, so there is no way I can damage it accidentally, mix them up or harm it any other way.

“I always talk to the braid respectfully. Sometimes I ask it to move a bit,” he added.

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Of course, although it looks fascinating, having hair as long as that of Alia can be tricky at times. “Once in my childhood when I was in theatre someone left gum in my hair, it was a tragedy,” she said. “I had to cut out a clump of hair to get rid of this gum, because it was very difficult.”

Now if you think that Alia holds the world record of having the longest hair, you are wrong. This record is held by Xie Qiuping from China whose hair is measured at 18th 5 in long, which is the length of an adult male giraffe.

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Farmer finds giant egg but what was inside was even more puzzling

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Who doesn’t enjoy eggs for breakfast? No matter if you like them scrambled, poached, or even sunny side up, eggs are the best way to start your day in a healthy way. They give us the energy we need and make perfect combo with cheese, tomatoes, and bacon.

Although it’s unusual, it may happen for some eggs to have two yolks. Do you recall coming across an egg like that? Even if you have, there is one Texas farmer who can brag with something way cooler than a two-yolk egg. And that’s a double egg. If you don’t know what we are talking about, take a look at this amazing story.

Double-shelled eggs are so rare that even though there are videos of people cracking them open, many people are convinced they are not real.

The process occurs when “an egg that is nearly ready be laid reverses direction and gets a new layer of albumen covered by a second shell,” reports Poultry Help.

According to Countryside Network, the process that causes the egg to reverse is called a ‘counter-peristalsis contraction’.

However, there is this YouTube video of a man who describes himself as “just an old Texas farmer appreciating nature” discovering a huge egg laid by an average sized chicken. The video was uploaded in July 2015, and so far, it has been seen more than 3 million times.

The farmer starts tapping the egg and makes a small crack in the shell. He then peels off one small part and we can clearly see the yolk.

“Oh, I see another surprise!” he says with a chuckle.

“A double egger!”

The farmer slowly pours the yolk out of the shell, until only the inner egg remains. He says, “No double yolks, that’s for wimps. We got double eggs!”

The second egg which was inside the big one is with a regular size. He cracks that one too, and it’s just a plain egg, like those we buy at the grocery store.

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Scientists find strange “Yellow Brick Road” at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean

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The oceans and the seas are mysterious places, but thanks to the researchers and people who love marine life, we learn more and more about the secrets and the creatures deep waters hide.

Recently, a breathtaking discovery was made in the Pacific Ocean by a group of scientists and we are left puzzled and unable to give an answer to the question of what this new discovery might mean.

Namely, in an attempt to investigate a split in the Lili’uokalani Ridge Seamounts in Hawaii using a remotely operated vehicle, the members of the Exploration Vessel Nautilu came across a ‘yellow brick road’ which left both stunned and totally surprised.

At the moment they made the stunning discovery which raised plenty of questions, the crew was going live and streaming their journey under the ocean. To their surprise, and the surprise of everyone who got to see the footage, they suddenly noticed what resembles a man-made road composed of yellow, rectangular blocks.

“It’s the road to Atlantis,” one of the crew members could be heard saying. “The yellow brick road?” another adds. “This is bizarre. Are you kidding me? This is crazy?” a third added.

People couldn’t help but make guesses of how this ‘road’ was made. However, it turns out that there is a scientific explanation behind the discovery that caused a stir on the social media.

Researchers describe the ‘yellow brick road’ as “an example of ancient active volcanic geography.”

“At the summit of Nootka Seamount, the team spotted a “dried lake bed” formation, now IDed as a fractured flow of hyaloclastite rock (a volcanic rock formed in high-energy eruptions where many rock fragments settle to the seabed).”

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Frankie Valli: The Iconic Singer continues to captivate audiences with timeless style and age-defying looks at 89

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UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Frankie Valli Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Frankie Valli, a versatile man of many talents, celebrated his 89th birthday recently and he still looks as handsome as he did back in the day when he and his band, The Four Seasons, captivated audiences from every corner of Earth.

Frankie fell in love with music when he was still just a child, following a concert of great Frank Sinatra his mom took him to at the Paramount Theater in Manhattan.

Speaking of Sinatra and the role he played in his life and his career, Frankie once said, ”He kind of took me under his wing as a friend because I did this thing for his mother. For about 10 years we were really close. Every time I saw him it was a big hug and a kiss on the cheek.”

Photo of Frankie Valli Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Before rising to stardom and topping the charts with his band and as a solo artist with hits such as ”Sherry,” ”Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and ”Walk Like a Man,” Frankie worked a variety of jobs, including truck driving, caddying on a golf course, and barbering just like his father. He then started singing on the streets, but as soon as he and the rest of the members of the band, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, and Bob Gaudio formed The Four Seasons, they all became household names who got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

Along with his successful music career, Frankie also found success in the industry of film and took part in a number of TV shows, among which Miami Vice, The Sopranos and Hawaii Five-0.

Singer Frankie Valli and his ex-wife Randy

Today, at the age of 89, Frankie doesn’t show any signs of slowing down, on the contrary, he’s as active at the music scene as he was back in the day.

”It used to be real hard performing the same songs over and over but every time I sing a a song, which is what the public want to hear, not my new material or even my solo recordings, I try to perform it as though it were the first time,” Frankie said in 1993.

Frankie Valli and Jersey Boys attend 63rd Annual Tony Awards – Arrivals at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by JIMI CELESTE/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Throughout his life, Frankie was married three times and has six children. Unfortunately, he experienced the worst form of heartbreak when his step-daughter, the daughter of his first wife, Mary, died after falling off a fire escape in 1980. Six months later, he received yet another devastating blow when his youngest daughter died of drug abuse.

Despite the tragedies, he needed to stay strong and resilient for the sake of his other children who continue bringing him joy.

”My kids are all creative and creators. Even my grandkids! My son Brando is doing EDM and I just saw my granddaughter Olivia perform in the touring company of Pretty Woman in Los Angeles. She is playing the lead. It was thrilling!,” Frankie told The Montrealer last year.

Frankie continues to captivate the hearts of many. He truly is a living legend we all adore.

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The incredible story of Sloan McGillis: She was born with a giant facial tumor – but overcame all obstacles

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The sheer happiness of welcoming a baby into your world and your family can’t be compared to anything. Seeing the bundle of joy you were longing to meet for nine long months is the most exciting thing there is, and this is something every parent will agree with.

When baby Sloan was born in 2015, her parents, Joe and Jennifer McGillis, were over the moon. However, what they didn’t expect was their daughter to have a large tumor on her face because no ultrasound during the pregnancy showed any deformations.

The tumor took a large portion of Sloan’s face and it required thirteen surgeries over the first years of her life for it to be completely removed. Today, Sloan resembles a perfectly normal child. This is her incredible story.

Following her birth on February 25, 2015, baby Sloan’s mom and dad noticed a growth on her face, and on day three, she was hospitalized at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as it was determined that the growth was a tumor.

“They handed her to me,” Jennifer told Inside Edition, recalling the first moment she saw Sloan with the tumor. “I went into shock at that point.”

“I had about a minute of panic terror,” Joe added.

The great thing was that the doctor in charge for Sloan’s treatment, Dr. Hardy, gave the family some hope and never left their side.

“He walked into Sloan’s hospital room when she was just born, looked at her & said, “That is a hemangioma & she will be just fine. Your daughter is going to be ok.” And for the 1st time in 48 hours, I think I was able to breathe again,” Jennifer wrote on Facebook.

It was determined that the growth was hemangioma, a type of growth that appear as red or purple lumps on the skin made of rapidly dividing cells of blood vessel walls.

Being non-cancerous, these tumors can be operated on and removed safely, but as with any surgery, these can be followed by complications, too.

“When she was born, it was hard as a rock,” Jennifer told the Billings Gazette. “It was like having a grapefruit under your skin.”

In Sloan’s face, the growth appeared on a large part of her face preventing her from fully closing her mouth. “She just doesn’t seem to know it’s there, she’s grown up with it,” Jennifer explained. “We’ve done nothing to treat it as a visibility.”

The doctors said they should wait and see if the tumor would shrank by itself over time, which caused even greater concern at her parents who know how cruel people could be. They were afraid of the stares and how it would affect their daughter’s self-confidence.

“The world is cruel sometimes,” Joe said.

“Sometimes adults are worse about it than other children,” Jennifer added. “Many parents of children with hemangioma are accused of child abuse.”

Sloan underwent her first surgery at in January, 2016. The doctor who performed the surgery was Dr. Milton Waner at the Vascular Birthmark Institute of New York.

On the day sweet Sloan went under the knife, her mom posted a touching message on the social media.

“They had a plan, but we knew we couldn’t expect the entire tumor to be gone & you can never mentally prepare yourself to see your baby cut all over their face with 100’s of sutures & tubes coming out of them. I look back on this 1st experience & my stomach goes in knots just thinking about the moment I held her in the operating room with the mask over her face & watched her eyes roll back in her head,” Jennifer wrote.

“In that moment, as I think most parents would have a wave of fear come over them, I prayed that was not the last time I held her. Surgery itself is scary enough but to have to make the decision to have it done on your infant is gut wrenching. Were we doing the right thing? Was it to much for her little body? Will the pain be too much for her & she can’t tell us? “

Luckily, doctors were able to remove 90 percent of the tumor.

However, despite the success of the initial surgery, Sloan was about to undergo more, and the family didn’t have the money for it because the hospital, Lenox Hill, in New York, wouldn’t accept Sloan’s Montana Medicaid insurance.

But as they say, it takes a village to raise a child, and in this family’s case, it took some kind-hearted people to help their daughter get the life she deserved. A bank in Missoula set up a medical fund in Sloan’s name, and an online fundraising effort brought in more than $30,000. The Hannah Storm Foundation had raised enough money to cover all Sloan’s surgeries and hospital stays in New York. Overall, the family was bale to raise $100,000.

“Everything we were worried about just fell away,” Jennifer told Missoulian. “We didn’t have to worry about how to pay for all of this.”

Joe added: “They aren’t donating to us, they are donating to her, and it was tough to wrap our heads around that for a while. Sloan’s changed us, she’s made us stronger and made us better people.”

Sloan’s story has been documented on the Sloan’s Story Facebook Page.

Today, she resembles a perfectly normal child and no one would have guessed that she was born with a huge tumor on her face.

“I was born with a port wine birthmark stain on my face. Without makeup, even to this day [it] looks like a black eye,” now eight-year-old Storm told Inside Edition.

The family is thankful to everyone involved in Sloan’s recovery, as well as to everyone who has supported them throughout the years. However, their special thanks goes to Dr. Hardy, who was crucial to Sloan’s new life.

“It’s difficult for me as a mom to put into words the gratitude I have for him. He will never truly know what he has done for Sloan, myself & my family,” Jeniffer McGillis wrote of Dr. Hardy. “Thank you for doing things for my daughter that we, as her parents could not. Thank you for our monthly visits that I’m certain I looked forward to much more than Sloan; I truly think of you as a friend now.”

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King Charles’ sweet plan: He’s sending Lilibet the ‘ultimate surprise’ on her 2nd birthday

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A lot has been going on withing the British royal family during the last couple of years. From Harry and Meghan seeking privacy and moving to sunny California, leaving Britain behind, to Queen Elizabeth’s passing, and most recently, King Charles coronation, the family has gone through significant changes, some of which, including the latter, dubbed historical.

When it comes to the coronation of the new King and Queen, it’s safe to say it was a perfect day. No incidents were reported, and no issues arose. In fact, everything went as smoothly as planned.

Rumors surrounding Harry and whether or not he and Meghan would attend Charles’ big day were circulating around for weeks prior to the event, and on the day of the coronation, people witnessed Harry being there for his father while his wife stayed home with their two children and celebrated Archie’s birthday with some of their closest family and friends.

Harry was seen spending time with his cousin, Princess Eugenie, who is said to be the only royal to have visited Harry and Meghan in the US, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank. Harry got to sit just two rows behind Prince William and Kate Middleton, as well as two of their three children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

“There were discussions that the seating could be arranged on line of succession. But that would have put fifth-in-line Harry front and centre — and with William and Kate,” a source told The Sun.

“Instead the decision was working royals only at the front and work back from there. Harry will be a long way from his father.”

Before the ceremony started, Harry could be seen chatting with Jack Brooksbank, and according lip-reading expert Jerey Freeman, one of the things Harry said was, “I’m fed up with the way they treat me.”

As per The Sun, he also caught Harry saying: “It’s not an ideal situation,” to what Brooksbank replied: “If I can make you feel any better, and even I can do it. It’s not the quiet life, is it?”

“They don’t care,” Harry answered. Jack Brooksbank added: “I haven’t time for that, not if it’s over…”

“It’s an eventuality,” Harry concluded.

As neither Meghan nor her children were in attendance, while Kate’s three kids were there to see their grandpa be crowned and George even served as a Page of Honor, it was reported that the King made a toast for “those that weren’t there,” a nod thought to include Archie and Lilibet.

He went on to wish his young grandson a very happy birthday “wherever he was.”

“It was apparently a very sweet moment,” a source told the Daily Mail.

King Charles doesn’t get the chance to be spending time around Archie and Lili, so when he first met Lili on her first birthday which she celebrated in Britain, the proud grandpa was over the moon.

At the time, a royal source told BBC that Charles and Lilibet – now a princess – had a “very emotional” first meeting.

“It was fantastic to see them. It was wonderful to have them back in Britain,” the source said. “The prince and the duchess were absolutely thrilled to see them. He said it was also ‘very, very special’ for [then-Prince] Charles to spend time with his grandson, Archie, now aged three.”

The source added: “He hadn’t met Lili, his granddaughter, and so to meet her was very emotional, a very, very wonderful thing.”

Lili will be turning two years old on June 4, and the family is allegedly planning to celebrate her birthday in the comfort of their Montecito, California home.

According to New Idea, as reported by Express, Charles is planning on giving Lilibet a lovely present for her 2nd birthday. The king wants to give the little girl a gift that she “will use and be hers.”

“Charles has had his aides looking at a custom-made cubby house, similar to what the Queen and Princess Margaret had when they were girls,” an insider revealed.

“He wants to give Lili something she will use and be hers. She’ll remember it forever – it’s going to be the ultimate surprise!”

However, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex tend not to spoil their children, Harry has reportedly urged his father “to be less extravagant.”

“Harry is letting Meghan take charge of most of Lili’s gifts, but he was talking about adding more British books to the nursery that he used to love as a kid, like the Paddington Bear and Frog and Toad series,” a source added.

Sources close to the Firm say that though Charles was happy to see Harry attending the coronation, he was sad he wasn’t given the chance to see Archie and Lili. “It is sad, he is very disappointed that he won’t see Meghan or his grandchildren but understands the situation,” a source told The Sun.

Not being able to see his grandchildren took a toll on Charles, experts claim. Royal author Robert Jobson describes King Charles’s anguish over Archie and Lilibet, who are sixth and seventh in the line of succession, in his book OUR KING: Charles III: the Man and the Monarch.

“Unfortunately, due to the poor relationship with his second son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Charles has spent hardly any quality time with his other grandchildren, Archie and his sister, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor,” Robert Jobson writes in his book, as quoted by the Mirror.

“But those close to him say they are always in his heart. It is one of the reasons he finds the estrangement from his second son so difficult to cope with.”

Recently, Archie and Lili received the titles of Prince and Princess.

We truly hope that the members of the royal family would be able to smooth things down between them.

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Gary Burghoff left his role as Radar on MAS*H to be a daddy, a role he says is more important than money or fame

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When he landed the role of Radar, a newly drafted 18-year-old who came with his teddy bear and soon turned into a friend to everyone, in the hit series M*A*S*H, actor Gary Burghoff became a fan-favorite.

His years on the show earned him plenty of awards and helped him make a name for himself. At one point, when he decided to leave the series because he felt like he wasn’t getting proper dues, fans were heartbroken.

However, the reasons why Gary decided it was enough with M*A*S*H seem to be more profound. According to the series director, Gary was experiencing troubles with his then-wife Janet Gayle whom he married in 1971. The two welcomed daughter Gena four years later, on July 20, 1975.

Two days after leaving the show in 1979, producers offered Gary $4 million to return, which would have made him the best paid actor at the time, but he refused. Instead, he decided to reconnect with his old friends and be around his family.

Gary, who has recently turned 80 years old, married his second wife, Elizabeth Bolstrom, in 1985. The two had two children together, Miles and Jordan, and Miles became a father himself just recently, making Gary a grandfather for the first time in his life.

Miles and his wife welcomed a baby girl on March 23, 2023. The proud father announced they were expecting by sharing an Instagram photo of his heavily pregnant wife touching her big baby bump. Once the baby was born, Miles posted beautiful photos of his wife and his daughter. On one of them, he could be seen holding the baby. He wrote he’d caught “the best 8-pounder” of his life and shared that her name was Rylee Elisabeth Burghoff.

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Gary and his son Miles share a very strong bond. Although Miles didn’t follow into his dad’s footsteps when it comes to acting, he does share his passion for fishing. What’s most, Miles pursued a professional fishing career with the help and support of his father whom he refers to as to his “mentor and partner” in fishing, a pastime they both enjoyed.

Just how much fishing is important to these two speaks the fact that when Gary won the accolade for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1977, he couldn’t attend it because he was out fishing. “It was my lifetime moment, and I wasn’t there,” the star said jokingly.

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Some four years ago, Gary contributed to the GoFundMe effort for those whose lives were impacted by the California fires and appeared in a video. His fans were quick to comment, with one person saying, “OMG I remember him when I was just a child watching mash. He still has the same voice and looks.” Another commented, “Good to see you Mr. Burghoff, I’m donating not just because of the need, but because I feel I owe you something. As a kid I watched MASH and loved your work. Now my wife and I are enjoying it all over again on Netflix. You made me laugh, feel, and think, and I appreciated all of that. Jordan, thanks for posting this.”

We wish Gary only the best life brings.

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18-year-old American Idol winner Iam Tongi finally responds to his ‘rigging’ scandal

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18-year-old Iam Tongi has been crowned the winner of the 21st season of one of the most popular music shows there are, American Idol.

However, not many are convinced that he deserved this win and believe that runner-up Colin Stough was robbed of the title. Fans of the show claim that it wasn’t his talent and his singing that made Iam win, but his ‘sob background story’ he presented the judges and the audience with.

Iam, who is the first ever contestant from Hawaii to claim a win in this show, opened up about these accusations and said he isn’t bothered by them, on the contrary, he loves them. “A lot of people are like, ‘Colin Stough was robbed,’ or whatever. And I just love it,” the teenage shared with Daily Mail about his divisive victory.

18-year-old American Idol winner Iam Tongi finally responds to his ‘rigging’ scandal

Further, he said how his late father, who passed away in 2021, warned him about the fact that he can experience backlash throughout life and face people who won’t like him and won’t appreciate his music.

“My dad always told me that your music’s not meant for everyone. There’s going to be people that are not going to like it and that’s OK, that’s normal,” he said.

“Everyone gets their own opinion. Everyone gets to think what they think. So, it’s fine.’ As for how he deals with the hate, he said he simply has a policy of killing them with kindness, in fact, he sometimes even ‘likes’ some of the posts he sees on social media.

“I just like [them], whatever what they say, ’cause you know, [I gotta] let those things happen,’ he said with good humor.

“I am guilty for liking it. But look, [my] music’s not for everyone. And I have to learn that the hard way,” the winner added.

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Speaking of runner-up Colin Stough, Iam said he has no hard feelings towards him.

“I love Colin man, he’s such a kind guy. I’m going to see him again, we are going to jam out again and have fun,” he said about Colin.

“But yeah … it makes me happy to see that people love other styles of music as much as I do,” he added.

“They love Colin that much [that they say], ‘He should have won.’ And that makes me happy, to be honest.

“I love [my] community coming out and supporting me and showing up [for me], and I’m not going to really chase after fans. I’m going to be myself and do what I love and just have fun while I’m doing it and see whatever happens, happens,” he explained.

Further, Iam gave his honest opinion about judge Katy Perry who will likely leave the show because of the backlash she faced over some of the comments she made during the final season.

“[All the judges] are so fun and we had a lot of fun with them while I was on Idol. The support [Katy] gives, and the love [she] gives to the contestants would be missed. I would miss Katy [if she left],” the young winner said.

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No matter the comments, Iam enjoys his victory and everything that came with it. Currently, he’s working on his first album, which according to Iam himself would have a ‘Jack Johnson kind of vibe.’

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Bruce Willis’s daughter confirms the truth about her father in heartbreaking open letter

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When the family of actor Bruce Willis shared the news that the Die Hard star had been diagnosed with a condition which affects one’s ability to communicate, the world fell silent. All of a sudden, fans started wondering if that would mean the end of his career, which sadly, was confirmed to be exactly that.

Willis then withdrew from from the spotlight, and later on, he was diagnosed with another condition, frontotemporal dementia.

This was a huge blow not only for him, but his entire family who has never left his side. On the contrary, both his current wife, Emma Heming, his ex-wife, Demi Moore, and all of his children tend to spend as much time around Bruce as possible as his health is deteriorating, according to sources close to the family who also claim that “Bruce can’t say much, and it doesn’t appear like he understands much of what people say,” so Emma serves as his spokesperson and communicator.

Bruce’s third-born daughter, Tallulah, penned an emotional essay in Vogue earlier this week in which she spoke of her father’s health struggles during the recent years and how that affected the family.

“He had had two babies with my stepmother, Emma Heming Willis, and I thought he’d lost interest in me. Though this couldn’t have been further from the truth, my adolescent brain tortured itself with some faulty math: I’m not beautiful enough for my mother, I’m not interesting enough for my father,” Tallulah started her letter.

“I admit that I have met Bruce’s decline in recent years with a share of avoidance and denial that I’m not proud of. The truth is that I was too sick myself to handle it.

“For the last four years, I have suffered from anorexia nervosa, which I’ve been reluctant to talk about because, after getting sober at age 20, restricting food has felt like the last vice that I got to hold on to.”

As she was fighting her own demons and was struggling to make things right when it came to her personal life, her father was fighting his own battle one no one was aware of at the time.

“All kinds of cognitive testing was being conducted, but we didn’t have an acronym yet,” Tallulah continued.

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 14: (L-R) Emma Heming, Rumer Willis, Tallulah Willis, Bruce Willis and Scout Willis attend the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis at Hollywood Palladium on July 14, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images For Comedy Central)

“I remember a moment when it hit me painfully: I was at a wedding in the summer of 2021 on Martha’s Vineyard, and the bride’s father made a moving speech. Suddenly I realized that I would never get that moment, my dad speaking about me in adulthood at my wedding.

“It was devastating. I left the dinner table, stepped outside, and wept in the bushes.”

She concluded her emotional letter writing, “He may always know who I am, give or take the occasional bad day.

“I know that trials are looming, that this is the beginning of grief.

“It feels like a unique and special time in my family, and I’m just so glad to be here for it.”

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‘Little House on the Prairie’ star Melissa Gilbert hospitalized after mysterious bite: ‘I’m serious…’

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For stunning Melissa Gilbert, who portrayed Laura Ingalls on NBC’s Little House on the Prairie and became a sensation adored by millions almost overnight after she first appeared on TV, the days of acting are behind it seems.

These days, she and her husband Tim Busfield live a quiet life away from the Hollywood glam. The two have been residing in upstate New York after purchasing a 14-acre property in the Catskill mountains where they keep chickens and plant crops. And although the life on the farm brings nothing but peace and tranquility for the actress, she was recently involved in a serious accident which led to her visiting the hospital.

Namely, Melissa was bitten by a bug, and at first, she didn’t pay much attention to it, but it wasn’t long before her hand swelled.

Once at the Bon Secours hospital in Port Jervis, NY, she was diagnosed with bacterial skin infection known as cellulitis which according to Healthline ”can occur when bacteria enter your body because of a cut, scrape, or break in the skin, such as a bug bite.”

Taking to Instagram, Melissa wrote, ”A Public Service Announcement: Well that was a fun night in the ER (she said with dripping sarcasm),” Gilbert captioned the post of her hand in an IV and a close-up shot of her swollen arm. “Two days ago a flying insect (not bee or wasp) bit my arm. By last night my arm was incredibly swollen, red and hot.

”Called my [doctor and] he suggested we hightail it to the ER. I was gonna wait but [Timothy] said, ‘Absolutely not. We are going!’ After many tests I was diagnosed with an abscess and cellulitis.”

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Doctors were quick to administer an intravenous infusion of clindamycin, Benedryl, and acetaminophen which eased her pain and made her feel better right away.

”Still kept me up all night. Starting antibiotics, Benedryl and ibuprofen orally today,” she shared and urged her followers to take bug bites seriously and avoid possible complications.

”The lesson-take bug bites seriously! If it swells up like crazy (my whole upper arm was swollen!), don’t wait to get treated, thinking ‘it’s just a little bite. How bad can it get?’ Go to your dr or urgent care or the ER. I’m serious!” she said.

”Back in the days of #lauraingallswilder, this would’ve meant death or amputation. There’s treatment available. So now I’m going to take my meds and rest like the good bunny I am. Stupid bug bite.”

We are glad Melissa is now recovering and doing fine.

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The news of the singer’s passing was shared by her granddaughter.

Astrud wasn’t credited for her vocals and only got $120 for the session, but she recorded her solo version after that.

At that moment, Tara and her kids, who are probably still too young to understand how much their dad’s action meant to the elderly man, felt proud of Chris.

When members of the royalty started arriving one by one, everyone assumed the Queen was living her last moments. Sadly, that happened to be the truth which left millions of people from all around the world heartbroken.

Harry only learned his grandma passed away as he landed, so he didn’t get the chance to see her alive for one last time.

In his all-tell memoir Spare, Harry wrote of his grandmother and her sudden passing.

Other sources believe this might be true and that it is the reason why the Queen withdrew from most public events during the last years of her life.

Recently, she opened up about another health issue and said it was the reason why she disappeared from the spotlight for some time.

Throughout the entire time, his wife of forty years, Tricia Lucus, has been by his side.

He would often tell his wife, “He’d say, ‘Trish, one of these days, my time is coming. Hang in there,’” and he was so right.

The kindness we do for others always comes a long way. In fact it is the kindness we offer to those in need that makes this world go round.

This meant that Mary was supposed to pay around $600; money she didn’t even have.

Mary was very thankful and wanted to express her gratitude in person so she asked for help to track the officer down. Luckily, she was able to find him and tell him just how much his act meant to her.

Over the course of the recent years, Cosby’s legal team denied all the accusations against him.

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With a career spanning over five decades, this Texas-born Casanova influenced the music industry and gathered an army of fans from every corner of the Earth.

Kristofferson has been married three times and has eight children.

Now, they both opened up how the split affected their lives and how they manage to co-parent their children, 13-year-old Benjamin and 10-year-old Vivian.

Brady is aware that being a parent is tough and that no matter how hard one tries, there are times when we fail.

Their life in the States seems picture perfect, but now experts reveal that not might be the case.

Further, he went into more details and claimed his friend showed him the message Meghan sent to them.

Dillon’s podcast is quite popular and he has around half a million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

Carter executed the role to perfection. Her influence was immense and her character influenced a number of female writers and producers.

In 1978, Carter was voted ‘The Most Beautiful Woman in the World,’ and a poster of her wearing a crop top became the most selling that year, which didn’t make her particularly happy.

Back in the day, they were one of the most famous and most adored celebrity couples.

Two years later, Carter married Robert A. Altman, an attorney from Washington D.C.

Carter and Robert stayed together until his passing in 2021. He was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and died at the age of 73.

She earns her living from offering exclusive content of her hair to paying fans.

Researchers describe the ‘yellow brick road’ as “an example of ancient active volcanic geography.”

Along with his successful music career, Frankie also found success in the industry of film and took part in a number of TV shows, among which Miami Vice, The Sopranos and Hawaii Five-0.

Despite the tragedies, he needed to stay strong and resilient for the sake of his other children who continue bringing him joy.

The great thing was that the doctor in charge for Sloan’s treatment, Dr. Hardy, gave the family some hope and never left their side.

It was determined that the growth was hemangioma, a type of growth that appear as red or purple lumps on the skin made of rapidly dividing cells of blood vessel walls.

Luckily, doctors were able to remove 90 percent of the tumor.

Today, she resembles a perfectly normal child and no one would have guessed that she was born with a huge tumor on her face.

Before the ceremony started, Harry could be seen chatting with Jack Brooksbank, and according lip-reading expert Jerey Freeman, one of the things Harry said was, “I’m fed up with the way they treat me.”

Lili will be turning two years old on June 4, and the family is allegedly planning to celebrate her birthday in the comfort of their Montecito, California home.

However, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex tend not to spoil their children, Harry has reportedly urged his father “to be less extravagant.”

Two days after leaving the show in 1979, producers offered Gary $4 million to return, which would have made him the best paid actor at the time, but he refused. Instead, he decided to reconnect with his old friends and be around his family.

Just how much fishing is important to these two speaks the fact that when Gary won the accolade for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1977, he couldn’t attend it because he was out fishing. “It was my lifetime moment, and I wasn’t there,” the star said jokingly.

Speaking of runner-up Colin Stough, Iam said he has no hard feelings towards him.

Willis then withdrew from from the spotlight, and later on, he was diagnosed with another condition, frontotemporal dementia.

As she was fighting her own demons and was struggling to make things right when it came to her personal life, her father was fighting his own battle one no one was aware of at the time.

Namely, Melissa was bitten by a bug, and at first, she didn’t pay much attention to it, but it wasn’t long before her hand swelled.

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