A huge hole that was in the middle of the tarmac at the top of Tanhouse Road and Bodmin Hill in Lostwithiel gave the citizens of Cornwall a hard time. They tried to the avoid the area at all cost until one day someone decided to fill it with concrete.
According to the officials of the Cornwall Council, the road’s surface had deteriorated because of an ongoing kerfuffle with drainage. As a result, the road was closed at the beginning of April, 2023.
The issue went on, and even after a month of not doing anything for the huge hole and the inaccessibility of the road, an anonymous motorist decided to take matters into his own hands and filled it in with concrete during a weekend in May.
Thanks to this person the road reopened but it didn’t last long because the Cornwall Council’s road repair company, Cormac, decided to close the road again with an explanation that it wasn’t their team that did the repairs officially.
The chiefs of Cornwall Highways are trying to track down the person who fixed the road because he took off the signs and filled the hole with concrete without consent.
Officials informed the public that the road would be closed in the month that followed, or until they catch up with the backlog of pothole repairs.
“If information regarding who carried out the works becomes known in the community, I would be grateful if details could be shared.” The Cornwall councilor for Lanreath and Lostwithiel, Colin Martin, said and added that this pothole was the “perfect metaphor for the way that the entire public sector is crumbling due to under-investment.”
Further, Mr. Martin stated, “The latest is that the road has been closed again and will remain closed until it is ‘properly’ repaired by Cormac, but they say this could be weeks away as all available teams have been diverted to filling smaller potholes on roads which are still open. Over the past two years, the Conservatives running Cornwall Council have cut the budget for road resurfacing and proactive maintenance. As a result of this short-sighted decision, potholes are now appearing across Cornwall faster than Cormac can fill them in.”
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This isn’t the first time ordinary citizens to take matters into their own hands when the councils are not able to provide for the community.
Back in 2017, a citizen from Toronto built a new set of park stairs for the community garden and spent $550 for the entire project after the city council informed the public that such a project would cost about $65,000 to $150,000.
As expected, they weren’t happy with the man who did the stair himself.
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With Kate Middleton undergoing a “planned” abdominal surgery and King Charles being diagnosed with cancer, all eyes are on the members of the Firm.
However, what attracted plenty of attention was Harry’s trip to Britain. Once he learned of his father’s diagnosis, Harry took a flight to his homeland.
According to the media, it was Charles himself who informed Harry of his cancer.
He and Charles were reported to have met, but that meeting was rather short because Charles was to take a helicopter trip to the royal estate of Sandringham where he takes rest between treatments, and Harry was allegedly not permitted to follow.
What exactly the father and son discussed is not known. But it is already clear that Harry’s visit didn’t set the stage for any future peace talks as many had hoped.
Prince William was said to had no intentions of meeting with his brother, and as per Radar Online, Camilla wasn’t happy with the fact Harry met Charles without the Palace’s approval.
“Her Majesty was furious Harry flew in from his ritzy California home without getting palace approval — and came with an attitude,” a source is said to have told the National Enquirer.
BATH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 25: Camilla, Queen Consort during the visit to the Royal Osteoporosis Society reception at the Guildhall, on January 25, 2023 in Bath, England. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The same report stated that Harry asked from Camilla to leave the room because he wanted to talk to his father in private.
“I’m told Camilla was outraged,” the source went on. “She’s taken a lot of bile from Harry for years and couldn’t wait to let him have it.”
The relationship between Harry and Camilla has been a rocky one from the start. He spoke of her in the past, and she wasn’t spared in his memoir Spared either.
Harry revealed in his memoir that he and his brother had pleaded with their father not to marry Camilla.
“Despite Willy and me urging him not to, Pa was going ahead. We pumped his hand, wished him well. No hard feelings,” Harry wrote in Spare. “We recognized that he was finally going to be with the woman he loved, the woman he’d always loved.”
He even wrote that he had asked himself if Camilla would be “just as cruel to him as all the wicked stepmothers in storybooks,” adding that William “long harbored suspicions about the Other Woman.”
Previously, in the interviews he gave to the media, Harry accused his stepmother of leaking stories to the British media in an attempt to fix her own public image. Further, he said that the media portrayed her as a ‘villain’ because they believed she was to be blamed for Charles and Diana’s collapsed marriage.
“That made her dangerous because of the connections that she was forging within the British press. And there was open willingness on both sides to trade of information. And with a family built on hierarchy, and with her, on the way to being Queen Consort, there was gonna be people or bodies left in the street because of that,” Harry said.
In an interview with Good Morning America, Harry revealed that he hasn’t spoken with his father’s wife for a very long time.
“I love every member of my family, despite the differences, so when I see her, we’re perfectly pleasant with each other,” he said.
“She’s my stepmother. I don’t look at her as an evil stepmother. I see someone who married into this institution and has done everything that she can to improve her own reputation and her own image, for her own sake.”
According to royal expert Angela Levin, Camilla feels the same and she isn’t much interested in a relationship with Harry either.
“The Duchess always felt quite wary of Harry and used to see him out of the corner of her eye looking at her in a long and cold way. She found it rather unnerving. Otherwise, they got on quite well,” Levin writes in her new book Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort.
As of Harry’s latest visit, the source continued: “Camilla has taken it all on the chin, but using her husband’s cancer as a ‘loving son’ PR stunt was the last straw.
“After the father-son reunion, I hear she told Harry he’s a disgrace to his father, the family and the monarchy — and she left no doubt he isn’t wanted back!”
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Pierce Brosnan is a Hollywood heartthrob adored by millions of women from all over the world, but he’s also a devoted father of five and a loving husband to his beautiful wife, Keely Shaye Smith. The have been together for over two decades and are considered one of the much loved celebrity couples.
When Keely’s birthday rolled around, Pierce knew he had to do something special for the love of his life.
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The actor has fallen for Kelly from the moment he laid eyes on her at a Mexican bar in 1992. They started datig two years later and tied the knot after seven year. He knew something was different about her. In an interview with The Independent, the former James Bond star revealed why he was drawn to Keely in the first place.
“I love her vitality, her passion. She has this strength that I wouldn’t be able to live without. When Keely looks at me, I go weak.”
She also spoke of their first date and said, “We sat down under the stars and he held my hand. There were fireworks going off over our heads, and Kenny Loggins was singing. We talked until 3 in the morning.
“He was captivating,” Keely added.
“Tall, dark and handsome, everything that everybody would immediately be attracted to. He had this mischievous sparkle in his eyes. I thought, ‘Wow! Wow!’”
One of the secrets of their long-lasting marriage is that no matter how busy they are with their careers, they always make time for each other.
“My wife and I took a short road trip up to Santa Barbara – we were going for a romantic weekend and to look at houses and drink great wine. We didn’t listen to any music, but we just listened to the sounds of each other’s voices and sorted out the world.”
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This type of unwavering connection between them is what prompted Pierce to take to social media on their anniversary.
He declared his love for his wife on Instagram, writing: “Thank you for the love my love of these past 25 years, onwards.”
This wasn’t the first time for the renowned actor to share his feelings about Keely publicly.
On her 58th birthday, he shared a lovely photo of her wearing huge black glasses and a short purple dress and smiling at the camera, and wrote: “My beautiful luscious love Keely on her 58th trip around the sun yesterday… apres swim, making coconut water. Happiest of birthdays it was!”
A number of celebs shared birthday wishes. Rita Wilson wrote: “Happy Birthday sweet Keeyly. We will have to have a ‘nutty Keely’ in your honor!” and Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad said, “Love you two so much. ❤️.”
Marrying Keely meant a second chance at happiness for the star who lost his first wife, Cassandra Harris, to ovarian cancer in 1991, when she was just 43. They had three children together, including daughter Charlotte who unfortunately died of cancer just like her mother in 2013.
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Over the years, Keely gained weight and people sometimes fat shame her but her husband always has her back and makes sure everyone knows he loves her the way she is. She is the great love of his life, that’s certain.
“Her friends offered her weight-loss surgery. However, I adore every curve in her physique. She is the most beautiful woman in my eyes. Additionally, she gave birth to our five children,” the actor was reported to have said.
Maybe Pierce staying with her comes as a surprise to many simply because Hollywood marriages are not “meant” to last.
We wish Pierce and Keely a lifetime of happiness, love, and laughter. They’re definitely an example of how true love can thrive in Hollywood!
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Besides his hectic work schedule, Prince William is also quite busy taking care of the kids, doing the runs to school, taking them to activities after school, as well as doing the evening shift alongside the family nanny, Maria Teresa Burallo, who has been with the family since the birth of Prince George.
With Kate still recuperating following the planned abdominal surgery and King Charles receiving weekly treatments for his cancer, William needs to step up and attend even more royal duties than before.
He, however, is experiencing some hard time having to balance between his work and his private life, according to royal expert Angela Levin. On top of that, his brother Harry was in Britain, and as we all know the relationship between the two is still a rocky one. The royal expert said that William “got used to Harry being rude, unkind and attacking his wife.”
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“It’s very hard for him. He doesn’t want to have anything to do with Harry at the moment, and you can’t blame him. Because he’s been so rude and told untruths about both William and Catherine,” Angela Levin told GB News.
“I don’t know how you completely can change that. It’s difficult, isn’t it? It’s difficult to completely turn over a relationship and forget all the past. I don’t think people can do that.”
Isabel Webster, the host of the GB News show, said she believed the Prince could feel “lonely” at this time.
“This is somebody who’s estranged from his brother, he lost his mother in tragic circumstances, recently lost his granny, who was one of the few who understood the responsibility he faces,” she said. “And one of his uncles is disgraced; now his father and wife are both unwell.”
Levin responded: “Harry said to me when I was writing his biography that he and William couldn’t be closer, we trust each other totally. We are together. We have the most amazing relationship because we’ve had the same experiences, terrible, difficult experiences. But now that’s not the case.”
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On Wednesday night, Prince William attended London’s Air Ambulance Charity Gala Dinner. There, he held a speech and thanked everyone for their kind wishes regarding both his wife as well as his father, King Charles, who was diagnosed with cancer on Monday.
“Good evening everyone. Thank you all for being here. And thank you to those whose hard work has made this evening possible. I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you, also, for the kind messages of support for Catherine and for my father, especially in recent days. It means a great deal to us all. It’s fair to say the past few weeks have had a rather ‘medical’ focus. So I thought I’d come to an air ambulance function to get away from it all,” William said.
Earlier that day, the Prince of Wales held an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, where he handed out more than 50 honors. Among the recipients was Patricia Sprouse who later took to LinkedIn to share the news of her honor. In her post, she revealed some details regarding Kate and the much-needed help she gets.
“What an amazing experience, the castle was just breathtaking, everyone was so lovely to us as we were just in awe of everything,” Sprouse wrote on LinkedIn. “Prince William said that Catherine had two Filipino nurses looking after her and they were amazing and kind.”
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The good thing is that Kate could travel to Anmer Hall, which many saw as a good sign when it comes to her recovery.
“One of the great beauties of Norfolk is that it is so accessible from London. Of course, if you’re royal, you can get anywhere quicker than most – and sometimes they probably use a helicopter – but even by car, it’s only a couple of hours, and that makes it so much easier than getting to Balmoral,” former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK! Magazine.
“Windsor is lovely, and they have a beautiful house, of course. But it’s also on the Heathrow flight path, and that can be very intrusive. William and Kate find all they want as a family in the wide open spaces that Norfolk offers.”
Bond added, “I think it’s very encouraging that Kate has been well enough to make the trip to Sandringham. It shows that she is making a steady recovery. Also, the change will probably be most welcome… the same four walls must get a bit tedious when you are recuperating as she is.”
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 18: Prince William, Prince of Wales arrives at the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Getty Images for BAFTA)
On Sunday, William walked the BAFTA Film Awards red carpet at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall without his wife by his side.
He was greeted on the red carpet by Elaine Bedell, the chief executive of the Southbank Centre. William gave her an update on how his wife was doing, and his words were touching.
As per OK! Magazine, William said, “I’m sorry Catherine’s not here; she does love the BAFTAs.”
Asked if he had seen the nominated movies, the Prince answered, “No, I’ve done the fewest I’ve ever done this year, annoyingly. I’ve had other things on my mind. It’s been a bit like… but hopefully, I’ll catch up.”
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Now matter how busy William is, reports are that he would not let his brother Harry help with any of the royal duties, although Harry allegedly offered to step in while he’s father is being treated for the cancer.
“Whatever has been discussed between William and the King is private, but it is absolutely and categorically clear that he (William) would not allow Harry to return. He thought it was a bad idea at the time and he’s even more clear now,” a source said of the meeting between William and Charles which took place at Sandringham last week.
“If anyone is going to take on more duties, it will be William, and that isn’t even on the agenda for now. His main focus is on his father’s health, his family and what is best for the monarchy. There is a zero per cent chance Harry is coming back in any capacity.”
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As the former president of the United States, Donald Trump, has been on the campaign trail for months, scoring wins in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, all eyes are on him and his wife Melania, with many questioning their relationship since she hasn’t been seen by his side during the campaign.
Melania suffered a loss when her mother Amelia passed away in January at the age of 78.
“Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity. She was entirely devoted to her husband, daughters, grandson, and son-in-law. We will miss her beyond measure and continue to honor and love her legacy,” the former first lady wrote on X.
PALM BEACH, FL – JANUARY 18: Viktor Knavs, Melania Trump, Barron Trump and Donald Trump are seen at the funeral of Melania’s mother Amalija Knavs on January 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
During the private funeral, held at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 18, Melania delivered an emotional eulogy, paying tribute to her mother’s “unparalleled affection.” She remembered her mother as “a ray of light in the darkest of days.”
“She embodied the best mother, wife, grandmother, mother-in-law – a true beacon of love and luxury in our lives,” Melania Trump said, adding that her mother’s “beauty and impeccable sense of style turned the heads of many.”
Judi James, a body language specialist, analyzed the photo of the Trump family taken on the day of the funeral and said that Donald Trump “seems to have adopted a pose similar to his wife Melania” and “looking much more vulnerable than usual, with his arms falling to the front of his torso and a reflective-looking frown on his face.”
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 31: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive for a New Years event at his Mar-a-Lago home on December 31, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump continues to run for a second term as the President of the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
When it comes to Melania and her husband, there have been speculations about their relationship going on for quite some time. The reason why is that she decided not to accompany him on his trials and that she’s not often seen by his side during the capmaign.
For some, this doesn’t come as a surprise because Melania is known as someone who wants to stay out of the limelight. The same is true for her son Barron who is also trying to keep a low profile despite being the son of a business mogul exposed in the media non-stop.
The couple appeared together on the funeral of Trump’s sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, and Judi James again commented the former president’s body language. “There is one moment on the steps outside the church when Trump appears to attempt to adopt a strong presidential pose, standing upright with his jaw squared and his head lifted, but otherwise, he looks like a man stricken by grief,” James commented.
“His tight clasp on Melania’s hand looks as though it is for practical as well as emotional support. Walking down the steps he seems to lean heavily on his wife for support so that her shoulders tilt towards him in a hint that he is placing some weight on that clasp.”
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However, although she’s not spotted around her husband much, people close to Melania say she has changed her mind about her husband running for president again and as much as she resented the idea of becoming a first lady once again, she now seems to support Trump’s campaign.
In 2021, according to CNN, Melania Trump reportedly didn’t support her husband to seek a second presidential term as she felt she was done with the White House. However, last summer, she had changed her mind. Speaking with Fox News, Melania wished to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.
She said she was looking forward to working alongside her husband.
“My husband achieved tremendous success in his first administration, and he can lead us toward greatness and prosperity once again,” the former first lady said. “He has my support, and we look forward to restoring hope for the future and leading America with love and strength.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 20: Former President Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump exit the funeral of Ivana Trump at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church July 20, 2022 in New York City. Ivana Trump, the first wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump, died at the age of 73 after a fall down the stairs of her Manhattan home. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Fox News host Laura Ingraham was eager to learn if Melania plans to join Trump at his rallies. “It’s a question I’m asked a lot, that Jill Biden is everywhere,” Ingraham told Trump during a recent town hall meeting. “She’s campaigning everywhere for Joe Biden and she did in 2020.
“Will we see more of your secret weapon, for those of us who know your wife, Melania? Will we see more of her this time around, given her ability to speak so many languages… [she’s] so wonderful with children and everyone? I think a lot of people here want to see more of her.”
Trump didn’t hesitate before offering an answer. “They love her, I’ll tell you,” he responded. “And you know her. She’s a very brilliant person. She speaks many languages, the whole thing.
“Her life revolves around that boy, [he’s] so important to her. At the same time, it also revolves around our country and the success of our country. She’s raised a lot of money for charity.”
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders listens during an East Room event on “second chance hiring” June 13, 2019 at the White House in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that Sanders will be leaving her position at the White House. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The former president continued, “She’s a private person. It’s funny; she was a very successful model, very, very successful, and yet she was a private person. She’s going to be out a lot, not because she likes doing it, but she likes the result. She wants to see this country really succeed.”
“[The people] love the fact that she’s not out there so much. You know, a lot of first ladies will go out. They want to be everywhere. They get angry at their husband because he’s not introducing them. If I didn’t introduce Melania she’d be very happy about it. She’s just a different kind of a person. And she loves the country.”
Donald Trump concluded, “She’s gonna be out quite a bit, and she loves his country, and she wants a great, and she says hello.”
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Unlike Kate Middleton, who chose not to share any details regarding her much-talked about planned abdominal surgery, King Charles opted to break the royal tradition of keeping their medical record a secret and shared information about his procedure of enlarged prostate during which it was discovered he had cancer.
His decision was widely praised by the media and the public, with royal experts thanking him for raising awareness. The same couldn’t be said about the Princess of Wales, however, according to them.
Currently, with Kate taking her time to recuperate and the King receiving treatments in London, the number of working royals is at the minimum, but the royals still manage to fulfill their duties mainly thanks to Prince William and Queen Camilla.
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As per royal expert Jennie Bond, the King’s decision to disclose his cancer diagnosis with the public has to do with Camilla advising him to do so.
“I’m sure Camilla will have encouraged the King to break with royal tradition and be open about his diagnosis. She’s a very straightforward person, which is one of the most refreshing things about her,” Bond told the Mirror.
“And, when she’s not out on manoeuvres for the firm, she’ll be fussing over him like any other doting wife. For a couple in their mid to late seventies, news like this is a sharp and unwelcome reminder of human mortality. But they both have a big job to do, with limited years to do it. And so they may well see this as a blessing in disguise. A cancer has been detected, it is being treated and the expectation is that the King will be back to full time duties just as soon as possible.”
Queen Camilla has been seen extensively in public the last month. Some weeks ago, she took a six-hour drive from Sandringham, where King Charles spends his time between treatments, to Wiltshire for a charity musical evening from where she gave an update on Charles’ health state.
“He’s doing extremely well under the circumstances,” Queen Camilla said, adding that King Charles is “touched by the public’s support.”
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The King himself released a statement recently, thanking everyone for their well-wishes, and then took his time to thank his people once again during his meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
“I’ve had so many wonderful messages and cards. It’s reduced me to tears most of the time,” King Charles told Sunak.
“I hear there’s been a lot more attention and interest on those main, wonderful cancer charities, many of which I’ve been patron for years,” he added and laughed.
As of Camilla, who isn’t keen about living a life under the spotlight, she’s serving the Crown at the best of her abilities and is even giving speeches, another thing she’s known not to be fond of.
“She has gone to as many engagements as possible that King Charles would have done, which is a huge load, but she’ll do it with grace,” royal expert and author Angela Levin said during an appearance on GB News.” She would do her absolute best to stand by him.”
About Camilla’s disliking of speaking in public, Levin said, “She’s learned all that and I think it’s a marvelous thing that she’s done,” adding that Camilla truly is King Charles’ “rock” through this difficult time.
“She’s absolutely there when she’s needed,” Levin concluded.
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On the popular royal podcast Royally Obsessed, co-hosts Roberta Fiorito and Rachel Bowie praised the queen.
“I feel like on the heels of Camilla taking on solo engagements daily last week…to see Camilla step up, keep calm and carry on, and knowing what she’s also managing with her own kind of reactions and mental health over what’s going on with her husband, it’s the whole difference between duty and family,” Roberta Fiorito said, as reported by Express.
“You have to continue what you have to do for the crown, but you also have to process your emotions over Charles’s cancer diagnosis.”
Further, they added that Camilla must have a hard time putting on a brave face in the midst of her husband’s health battle and “bite her tongue about the real issues that were going on.”
“I think that has to be so incredibly hard, and such a heavy, heavy burden, to do while in public, too. It’s a lot to balance all at once,” Bowie said on Royally Obsessed.
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On February 13, Queen Camilla was made Honorary Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers during an Installation ceremony at Clarence House. The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers can be traced back to 1670, “when a Guild was formed via a petition to Parliament concerning the threat of imported fans.”
“I’m very proud to be part of the family,” Queen Camilla told the assembled Liverymen at Clarence House.
Peter Dove, Master of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers, said, “Amazing, because we’re a small company, we’re not well known, we’re a little bit different.”
“We are absolutely thrilled to have somebody who is interested in fans in her own right, this is something for her really, and we just hope that will be a two-way street – she’ll be a good ambassador for us,” he added.
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Ozzy Osbourne has been through so much over the years.
Ever since his quad-bike accident in 2003, everything went downfall for the Black Sabbath singer. Later, in 2019, he suffered yet another life-threatening fall when he fell in his bathroom and dislodged metal screws in his spine.
Recently, the 75-year-old singer gave a health update and spoke of his final surgery to mend his broken neck, describing the last few years as “absolute hell.”
While on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ozzy was asked how he was feeling.
His response was: “I finally had my last procedure two days ago.
“I can’t believe I’ve come to the end of it. The main thing is over now, I’m done with the surgery.”
He then added: “But it’s been five years of absolute hell for me and my family. The family has been so supportive of me. I couldn’t have done it without them. It’s been a really bad scene. I have Parkinson’s, but I never think about it.”
The good thing is that despite all the challenges, “The Prince of darkness” was spotted walking without his cane in LA and many of his fans say that’s optimistic.
Although the singer announced he won’t be performing any longer, he never hid the fact that he wanted to take the stage again.
Speaking to Ozzy, fellow British musician Billy Morrison said, “Ozzy you’re looking so much better,” to what the singer replied, “It’s just a job, it’s what I do now.” Ozzy then added: “I just came back from the doctor today and my blood clots are gone, everything’s back to normal. I can bend my neck. I just gotta get my balance going now.”
At the time, Ozzy is only seeing his doctor for the Parkinson’s which he was diagnosed with in 2003.
“I’m not seeing so many doctors anymore. I’m just seeing the Parkinson’s doctor but I’m not having surgery or anything. I had seven surgeries in five years,” he explained.
As of his recovery, he said it was a slow process and it would take time as he’s no longer young.
The good thing is that his attitude is positive.
Back in the day, when Ozzy was an active drug user, he had undergone a surgery and the doctor was forced to apply four times the normal dose of anesthetic. The doctor was stunned and allegedly asked the singer why wasn’t he asleep. “I had a method while I was doing all of this s***,” Ozzy said in an interview with the radio station Sirius XM, referring to the anaesthetic incident. The doctor then gave him what is known as “two full syringes,” in order to put him to sleep for the procedure.
Ozzy broke his bad habits some years ago but he still experienced run-ins with relapse.
During an occasion he revealed that he once bought $600 worth of cannabis at one of California’s legal weed shops. Eventually, he didn’t use it, but it was a close call.
“I got it, and I thought, what the *** have I bought that for? Four ounces? I just got Covid, so there’s no point in my smoking anyway. I’d got one of those notions, which was something along the lines of ‘that would be good.’ But I never smoked one.”
Speaking of what helped him stay off substances, the musician revealed it was that he got honest with himself and had full support from his family.
We only wish Ozzy Osbourne the best life brings.
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While the Princess of Wales is recuperating from her abdominal surgery, her loved ones provide her with the much needed support.
Her husband, Prince William, is balancing between his royal duties and taking care of the kids, which includes taking them to school and to various of their activities, among the rest.
But among those who are there for Kate at all times are her parents and her siblings.
Her parents started their company, Party Pieces, the future Princess was just a five-year-old girl. As they were preparing for the celebration of her birthday, they realized that the market lacked elegant tablescapes, as per the Vanity Fair. This was how the idea for a business was born. Thanks to their company, the Middletons made millions and were able to provide great life for their three children, Kate, Pippa, and James, and that included boarding schools.
“Party Pieces was literally born at our kitchen table, so I suppose the ‘big break’ moment came when I realized there were lots of other parents looking for more affordable and imaginative partyware and that I had correctly identified a gap in the market for quality products that added something special,” Carole, Kate’s mother, told SheerLuxe.
“It was so exciting knowing I had a business idea that could work.”
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Not only Carole and her husband Michael were involved in the rise of the family company but their children too.
“Pippa wrote our ‘Party Times’ blog, James did the cakes when he first left school and Catherine developed our first birthday and baby category,” Carole revealed.
“My husband and I were young and a little inexperienced, but very enthusiastic, so we didn’t worry too much.”
It has been reported by a few magazines that nowadays the Middletons’ company is not doing well and that they are $3.3 million in debt.
When Kate started dating William and later became part of the royalty, her mother feared that she would “lose” her because she believed the royal life and the Firm would “swallow” her. Of course, at the time, she kept those thoughts to herself.
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Even before she got involved with William, Kate experienced bullying. While attending the all-girls boarding school Downe House for which her parents paid around £28,000 pounds in tuition, Kate experienced a very hard time. According to her former classmates, she was often teased and bullied and she felt like she didn’t fit there.
A friend at a later school, Gemma Williamson, previously told the Daily Mail, “Apparently, she had been bullied very badly, and she certainly looked thin and pale. She had very little confidence.” Kate’s former classmate Emma Sayle said the princess hated that her school was “cliquey.”
“It is a very cliquey school, and there was a lot of pressure,” she told RSVP Live, as quoted by Express.
“The girls were all high achievers, and there were lots of girls with eating disorders. Everyone wanted to be the best, the fittest, the prettiest. I think Kate was miserable from the start.”
“Being especially slender and a head taller than her peers, she stood out for the wrong reasons and was teased for being gangly and lanky,” royal expert Katie Nicholl added.
Speaking on Vanity Fair’s DYNASTY podcast last year, royal expert Katie Nicholl – author of The New Royals – described how William’s “snooty” friends whispered “doors to manual” when Kate arrived at one of West London’s nightclubs.
The prince’s aristocratic friends who were referred to as the “Glosse Posse,” a reference to their Gloucestershire roots, didn’t feel like Kate was on their level. However, she never rose to the “derogatory” comments made towards her, but decided to ignore them.
“It was never water off a duck’s back, but she has extraordinary strength of character and resilience. I’ve never once seen or heard of her losing her temper,” a royal aide told the Sunday Times Magazine.
William never let anyone mock Kate. When his friends didn’t treat her right, he would stop the insults right away. According to a 2021 article published by Daily Mail, “[William] flies off the handle at any sign of Kate being patronised and stamps that out very quickly. It’s one of his triggers,” a royal source said.
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“Over the years, many people have come up with great ideas for her, but if they are put across in a dismissive way, they’ve got pretty short shrift from him.”
“When Kate felt isolated from his life, he confronted the ‘friends’ who were not only abusive toward her but also her mother, mocking her English [and] calling her ‘door to manual’ as she used to be a hostess. [William] made it clear he didn’t tolerate disrespect to [Kate] or his in-laws,” royal expert namedCanellecitadelle on Twitter shared.
One time, people referred to Kate’s family as to “the en masse Middletons.” This was because the family would show up to an event in a “pristine” Land Rover, bringing with them all the things that come with an upper-class picnic.
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“The snootiness of the upper classes leveled at what they called the ‘en masse Middletons,’ this idea that the Middletons would turn up for a picnic at a social event for example and they would turn up in their pristine Land Rover that had been newly polished and they had a brand new Fortnum and Masons hamper, all of the paraphernalia that comes with an upper-class picnic,” Katie Nicholl explained on the DYNASTY podcast.
“But of course, [they were] alongside the sort of true aristocratic double baron titles that turn up at these events, in their muddy Land Rovers, with their moth-eaten blankets that are full of holes and some sort of oddly cobbled together picnic with hardboiled eggs rather than M&S finest.”
As time passed by, Britons started showing their appreciation for Kate, and today, she’s high on the list of favorite members of the Firm.
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Now that Kate is recovering from her surgery, which the public believes was quite more serious since the Palace failed to provide more details, her mother is by her side and helps around the children.
But Carole is said to be worried for her daughter’s health.
According to former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond, Carole Middleton was “very worried” about her daughter and “clucking around like a mother hen.”
In 2018, on her birthday, Carole spoke with The Telegraph about her “biggest fear” of losing a family member.
“My biggest fear [as her offspring grew up] was that I’d lose my family, but we’ve stayed close.” She went on: “There are times when they say, “Can you do this, or that?” and I can’t quite. But they like the fact that I work,” she said, as per Birmingham Live.
“Her parents are an enduring factor in the upbringing of their grandchildren,” a source told People Magazine. “And they will be a reassuring presence when she goes back to Windsor to recuperate.”
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The past hides plenty of secrets and mysteries that intrigue us to dig deep into the days that are long gone and learn more of the lives of our ancestors.
In the depths of a great grandfather’s loft, a man found an unusual discovery. Covered in dust, the strange object had stood there probably for a lot of years.
Eager to learn more, he took to Reddit to ask fellow redditors what it was, and as always, they didn’t dissapoint.
After plenty of speculations, the mystery was unraveled.
It turned out that the object was an MG-42, a machine gun that achieved legendary status for its rapid rate of fire.
It is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II.
German troops called it the “Knochensäge” which translates to “bone saw.” GIs altered the translation and began calling it “Buzz Saw” or “Hitler’s Buzz Saw” because of the distinctive sound it made.
The MG-42 played pivotal role in military history. It’s firepower struck fear into the enemies.
At the time, its design was considered revolutionary. Its features made it very efficient and simple to produce.
The MG-42’s rate–reaching was up to 1,500 rounds per minute under certain conditions.
In spite of its tendency to overheat, the MG-42 was an excellent weapon that was light-years of ahead of the US counterpart, the Browning M-1919A4 machine gun.
Finding this powerful machine gun inside a loft raised plenty of questions of how it even ended up there in the first place. For those who stumbled upon it, it is a representation of their family history and helps them create a better connection with their ancestors.
On top of it, this discovery showed the power of the online community and their ability to show incredible knowledge about everything, including the identification of a military relic.
By preserving these artifacts, we preserve history.
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Amy was looking for a Saturday spent with her husband of six years, Mark, but as he kissed her on the forehead, he told her he needed to be at the office because he had loads of work. He even assured her that in case he’s able to take his work home, he’ll do that and he’ll bring some Indian food.
Mark and Amy knew each other long before they tied the knot because they worked at the same building. Mark was a Casanova who always dated different girls, but when he finally decided to settle down, he chose Amy.
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Although she wanted to spend the day with him, Amy still found this as an opportunity to take some time for herself and enjoy a good book and a cup of tea.
But just as she dived into the pages, she received a message. At first, she decided to ignore it, bit since it was from Tom, her husband’s best friend who felt like family, she was intrigued to see it.
It was in fact a voicemail. Tom could be heard saying, “Hi, I’m running a little late for our double date. I’ll be there at around 2 PM, okay? It’s Coachella, right?”
This left Amy in confusion. She didn’t recall Mark mentioning anything about a double date. She believed Tom got things confused and ignored the message, but something told her that there could be more to the message so he decided to inspect.
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Coachella turned out to be an outdoor restaurant that tried to keep the festival theme running with loud music and low-hanging decor so it was easy for Amy to blend with the surroundings.
When she arrived to the place, she asked for a secluded table that would offer a clear view to the entrance. As she waited, she felt anxious. She hoped Mark wouldn’t show up, or in case he did, he would be there alone. But that’s not what happened.
Minutes passed by before Mark entered the place accompanied by a striking woman dressed in designer gear from head to toe.
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Amy’s heart sank as Mark approached a table where Tom and his wife Sasha were already seated. When they saw Mark, they hugged him and the four seemed to have a fun time together. Smiling and having a blast, it was as though they forgot Amy existed in their lives.
However, no matter how hurt she felt at that moment, Amy knew it wasn’t time for tears but for action. She called the waiter and told him to bring the best champagne to Mark’s table.
Sensing the undercurrent of drama, the waiter complied with a nod and a small smile.
When he brought the champagne to Mark, he started laughing, not assuming his wife was watching him.
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At that moment, Amy took a photo of him with the other woman and posted it on Facebook, tagging Mark on the post.
When he saw the notification, the color drained from his face as he frantically searched the room, unable to spot his wife.
Amy then called the waiter once again, ordered another champagne and wrote a message on a piece of paper which said, “To a memorable double date and our divorce, cheers!“
She then left the restaurant and went home.
Mark came home a couple of hours later and packed his things. He said he didn’t mean to cheat on Amy, he was just having fun. But she didn’t want to listen to his lies.
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Mark went to Tom’s place and Amy hadn’t heard from him for a week. It was then that she knew the time came for her to file the divorce papers.
What would you do if you were in her place?
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A woman named Lisa Lee, 25, shared with Metro a devastating story.
One night, as she was sleeping next to her husband, she was woken up by what she believed was snoring. Her husband, Lewis Little, also 25, didn’t usually snore, so in an attempt to make him stop, she slightly pushed him.
“I thought he was snoring, so I pushed him out of bed to stop. But when I felt the sheet was wet, I realized something was wrong. I turned on the light and looked at his bruised face because he couldn’t breathe. I called the ambulance, but until it arrived, it seemed as if an eternity had passed,” Lisa shared.
When the ambulance finally arrived, the doctors told the devastated woman that her husband had been dead for a couple of hours.
She didn’t want to believe that because she knew she heard him snoring. It was then that they explained to her that the snoring she though she heard was the sound of air coming out of his body and touching his vocal cords.
Lisa was aware her husband was suffering from Brugada syndrome, a rare heart condition that’s usually inherited and affect the heart rhythm. Although this condition can be life-threatening, Lewis was assured that he would live a long time and that his life wasn’t in danger.
He passed away a year after being diagnosed.
We are so very sorry for this loss. May he rest in peace.
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When you end up with the wrong person, it’s always better to put a stop than waste your years being stuck in a union that makes you feel miserable, unappreciated, and devastaed.
David Tolley’s life changed forever in a way he could never imagine.
He studied the piano since he was just five years old, after his mother noticed he was talented. She arranged piano lessons for him in his hometown of Dublin, Ohio.
One night, Tolley found himself in the right place at the right time and his life was never the same.
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Namely, Tolley was part of the audience of the Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show on December 19, 1985, when something unexpected occurred. Carson announced that one of the guests, classical pianist Horatio Gutierrez, was unable to perform that night because of a hand injury. He then asked if anyone from the audience knew how to play the piano.
He picked one of the female contestants named Mary Joe and he then picked Tolley.
Tolley performed Memories from the musical Cats and wowed everyone. His talent shone bright and the audience was in awe.
The following day, Tolley’s phone wouldn’t stop ringing. He was showered with offers to perform at parties, events, and he was even offered to play roles in films.
His career as a pianist blossomed all because of an unexpected opportunity he decided to grab when offered.
Today, Tolley is an associate professor of Music Composition, Recording/Production, and Music Industry at Delaware State University.
According to his website, Tolley graduated as valedictorian from Ohio’s first Performing Arts High School and then finished a double Bachelor’s in Piano Performance and in Music Composition, and a Masters of Music in Composition at The Ohio State University. He then started his Doctorate at OSU but felt a strong tug on his heart to move to the entertainment capital of the world, Los Angeles so he headed west.
Some of his work includes a project for Steven Spielberg, as well as all of the new original music for the DISNEYLAND theme parks in Paris and Tokyo.
You can take a look at the performance that affected his life forever below.
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Except for the short trip to Anmer Hall with her husband and children, Kate Middleton spends her days at home where she recovers from the “planned” abdominal surgery.
As per the Palace, the Princess of Wales is expected to return to her royal duties not sooner than Easter. According to many, both the two-week long hospital stay and the many months of recovery may suggest that her surgery was more complex than everyone assumed and her condition was more serious.
Sadly, following the news of Kate’s surgery, the Palace shared the devastating news of King Charles’ cancer diagnosis.
He’s currently receiving treatment in London each week and uses the rest of the time to rest at Sandringham.
This means that the already slimmed down monarchy, more precisely the number of working royals, lowered as Kate cleaned her working schedule while King Charles either postponed or rescheduled his royal engagements.
It is now Prince William who performs most of the royal duties while also taking care of the children.
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According to Christopher Andersen, author of The King, “Kate is worried about the psychic toll these twin medical battles are having on her husband.”
“William is terribly concerned about Kate’s condition – we still don’t know what her abdominal surgery was for or why her recovery is taking months – and now he has to face the fact that his father has cancer. William has always made it clear that he wanted a full-fledged family life, and when Kate became incapacitated, he stepped in to play hands-on dad. He cut back on his schedule to drive the kids to school, the whole nine yards,” he told Fox News Digital.
“Now he has resumed his royal duties much sooner than perhaps he would have liked. But there are times when duty trumps family life and, after all, William is the future king.”
Kate’s real medical condition prompted plenty of rumors and speculations.
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In the first statement made by Kensington Palace, it said that Kate hoped that “the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible” and also that she wished that “her personal medical information remains private.”
Royal expert Richard Eden appeared on the show Palace Confidential and revealed that readers constantly send letters to The Times, asking questions regarding Kate’s procedure.
He dubbed this efforts by the public “bullying.”
“I think that there’s no reason why she should feel bullied into giving more details,” Eden said, per Express. “If she wants to, at a later point, fine, that’s up to her. But, she shouldn’t feel that she has to.
“It’s been ‘She should give more details,’ and ‘Why doesn’t she?’
“And there’s been more pressure, there’s even been letters written to The Times newspaper, saying it would be a great example to other women if she was to be more open about her medical problems and this sort of thing.”
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Almost two months after Kate’s last public appearance, Newsweek’s chief royal correspondent, Jack Royston, makes a demand to William and Kate asking from them to reveal more information about what is going on.
“[The Princess of Wales] is still recovering, we still haven’t seen her, we still haven’t seen a picture of her,” the chief royal correspondent said.
“I am starting to wonder if it might be worth their while considering whether they could release something that had been taken at a calm private moment, just to reassure people that she is ok.”
He believes that the public needs to be assured that the Princess isn’t experiencing any major health issues.
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King Charles on the other hand decided to share the news of his surgery for enlarged prostate cancer and he’s been widely praised for that decision because not only he opens up of his personal health state, but he’s helping raise awareness, something Kate opted not to do.
Daniela Elser is among those who believes that Kate sharing details of her surgery and her condition could have helped others.
“The abdomen starts with the liver and ends somewhere colon-ish, meaning that there are umpteen reasons why the princess might currently be laid up and enjoying midmorning tele in a pristine starched white room full of bleepy machines and enough flower arrangements to kit out Westminster Abbey,” Elser wrote for News.com.au.
“No one who is not in the Middleton family chat knows exactly what is troubling the mother-of-three and I can’t help but think that the princess has wasted an enormous opportunity here. Kate could possibly have made a huge difference this month and she has chosen not to.”
However, besides being a princess, Kate Middleton is also a human being who’s entitled to her privacy.
“She has every right to not have to air her every sniffle, ache, and minor rash with the leering public or is not obligated to have her staff put out a press release every time she might get some light symptoms of IBS,” Elser continued.
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“All that has been made known by Kensington Palace about the princess is that whatever is wrong with her is non-cancerous, a detail I’m assuming they only released to prevent mass panic in the aisles of Asda. Tamping down public fears is good and all that but hardly goes much of a ways for such a huge missed opportunity.”
Elser concluded, “The princess has wholly passed up on the chance to raise awareness about whatever might be bedeviling her right now and to possibly also destigmatize whatever illness might be ailing her. Charles, in making me type the word ‘prostate’ far too often, has done the world a great service. So why hasn’t Kate?”
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Sally Struthers rose to stardom with her portrayal of Gloria Stivic in the ’70s sitcom All In The Family. The show was a huge success and was watched by millions of people as it tackled social issues and taboos, turning them heartbreaking or funny, and sometimes both.
Struthers played alongside other names who went on to have successful careers because of the show. Among them were Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, and Danielle Brisebois.
The show won 42 awards and received staggering 73 nominations during its run. Even today, many of us turn back to it when in need of something to remind us of the good old days of television.
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Speaking of the character she played, Struthers told Longview Daily News in 1973, “At first I behaved like an idiot on the set. I thought that was the way to get people to like me. I’ve been educated on the set. I’ve learned to be myself. And now, they respect me.”
How she ended up being part of a show is an interesting story. Namely, Struthers was dancing on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour when she was discovered by producer Norman Lear, who according to the actress was a “father of us all.”
The show was so successful, that then 22-year-old Struthers couldn’t even leave her home without being followed by fans who wanted to meet her.
As the show went from one season to another, Struthers asked her role to get more dramatic.
“When we go on hiatus, I want to do something different,” she said.
”And there are so many ways to represent a woman. I would like to play a murderess and an unwed mother, and a nun, and an old Jewish mother. At the end of my career I’d like to have people say that I am as funny as Judy Holliday and to be as revered as Ruth Gordon.”
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Once the show was over, Struthers found herself in a position of being typecast which gave her trouble landing roles she wanted to play. In the 1990s she was a semi-regular panelist on the panel game show Match Game – others might recognize Sally as Babette Dell in Gilmore Girls.
Since the 2000s, she has been a regular at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine.
“I’m here. I’m a Los Angeles resident. I have been available. I don’t know why I am never asked to audition. I am never offered a job here. But, you give me Texas, you give me Maine, you give me Virginia, you give me New York, you give me Connecticut and there’s a job for me, always. They clamor to have me back the next year in something else,” she says.
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Struthers, who has been a spokesperson for Christian Children’s Fund for many years, has one daughter. Back in the day, she was convinced that she wouldn’t be a mother as she didn’t want a child, but that changed when she met now her ex-husband, famous psychiatrist William C. Rader.
“Before I met Bill, I never wanted a baby. I was always the first one to say that it wasn’t going to make me fulfilled, that I didn’t need a carbon copy of myself. Then you fall in love with someone,” she told People in 1981.
“And you want to be the mother of a child that is part of that man, the result of your loving each other.”
Her daughter, Samantha Struthers Rader, is a clinical psychologist who runs her own practice.
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As of Struthers, she is now 75 but she’s still very active as part of the teather.
“From the time I was able to walk and say a few words, my whole aim in life was to make people laugh,” she told Spectrum News in 2022.
“And when I hear other people laugh, and I know that some silly face I’ve made or some line reading causes them to double over, I’m transported to heaven. That’s my thing. Laughter.”
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Growing up in front of the eyes of the public isn’t something Malia Obama is not familiar with. Being the daughter of the former president of the United States, Barak Obama, she has spent her life under the limelight, and even today, the media is interested in her every move.
The 25-year-old just presented her directorial debut, The Heart, at the Sundance Film Festival. In the Sundance Institute’s “Meet the Artist” spotlight video, Malia Obama revealed she was going by the name Malia Ann, thus ditching her moniker.
Malia, who was born Malia Ann Obama on July 4, 1998, has her middle name honoring her paternal grandmother, who died from ovarian cancer at the age of 52 in 1995, and now, she has dropped her last name in favor of her middle name.
Speaking of the short film for which she served as both director and screenwriter, Malia said. “This is an odd little story, somewhat of fable, about a man grieving the death of his mother after she leaves him an unusual request in her will.” Further, in the YouTube clip of the short film, she wrote, “The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret, but I also think it works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in these things.”
The Heat isn’t her first attempt into the profession. Previously, the Harvard grad worked in the writers’ room on Donald’s Amazon Prime show Swarm, co-writing the fifth episode, “Girl, Bye.”
“She’s a very professional person,” Swarm‘s co-creator Janine Nabers said Malia in a January 2023 Vanity Fair interview. “She’s an incredible writer and artist. She made significant contributions… She’s very, truly committed to her craft.”
Swarm‘s executive producer Stephen Glover also spoke of Malia. “We can’t be easy on her just because she’s the [former] President’s daughter,” he told Vanity Fair. “No, she is really down-to-earth and cool. So it’s not an issue at all.”
Malia Obama isn’t the first celebrity who made the decision to ditch their family name. Other celebs have done that before, including Nicolas Cage, who changed his last name from Coppola, and Angelina Jolie, who dropped her surname, Voight.
For her directorial debut, Malia looked cozy, with minimal makeup, her curly hair down with small braids scattered throughout.
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Mildred decided to pay her son Thomas a visit one day. As she entered his place, he went straight to the kitchen, put an apron on, and started making his favorite cupcakes.
At one moment, someone entered the place. It was Thomas’ girlfriend, Delia. Mildred couldn’t wait to finally meet her future daughter-in-law who was dressed in a fancy dress.
But just as she entered the kitchen, Delia took one of the cupcakes and told Mildred, “We don’t eat this kind of food. Thomas and I are very health-conscious. You should probably ask before baking such things!” mistaking her mother-in-law for their new maid.
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Mildred didn’t say anything, she just smiled and that was it. Just then, Thomas entered the kitchen as well and said, “Mom, you’re up early! These look great!”
“That’s your mother?” Delia asked, surprised and embarrassed.
“Yep, and her cupcakes are the best,” Thomas answered with a smile on his face.
Mildred sipped herself some coffee and told her son and Delia that she would take some rest and leave them catch up.
However, despite Mildred behaving as nice as possible, Delia told Thomas that his mother was extremely rude to her and made her feel so small, so belittled.
Thomas was surprised. He assured Delia that his mother was a great person, she just needed time to get to know her.
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Mildred overheard their conversation and she knew something about Delia was odd. She could sense she was with her son for his money.
During dinner time, Delia started talking about fashion, trying to impress Mildred, who owned a fashion company she has been building for many years. However, Thomas and Mildred weren’t that interested in Delia’s ideas.
Thomas steered the conversation and turned to his mom saying, “Speaking of fashion trends, Mom, the new summer line is almost ready. We’ve incorporated some bold patterns this time.”
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Delia had this idea that the company should follow a marketing idea she stumbled upon on Instagram, but both Thomas and his mom believed it didn’t fit their brand’s style.
“Social media is indeed powerful, Delia. But our brand’s reputation has been built on a certain elegance and timelessness. Flashy isn’t always aligned with our brand identity,” Mildred responded, trying not to offend Delia.
“Right,” Thomas added, “we aim for a balance between trend-setting and maintaining our brand’s classic appeal. It’s a fine line in the fashion industry.”
Then, Thomas said it was enough speaking of business because he had something more important to share with his mom; he and Delia were getting married. He popped the question and she said ‘yes.’
“That’s quite the news, Thomas,” Mildred replied, not sure if that was a good idea.
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“Isn’t it wonderful, Mildred? We’re so happy,” Delia said, smiling.
“Of course. How about some wine to celebrate?” Mildred said, asking Delia to get some wine from the cellar.
“Sure, Mildred,” Delia replied.
Once Delia left the room, Mildred raised her concerns. She tried to warn Thomas about Delia, but he wouldn’t listen. He told his mom that he was happy with his future wife and that he was certain she loved him for who he was, not his company or his money.
When Delia returned, she didn’t only carry a bottle of wine in her hand, but a plate covered with a sheet too.
She placed it in front of Thomas and asked him to see what was underneath.
Thomas took the sheet off and saw a pregnancy test showing two red lines.
“We’re going to have a baby, Thomas!” Delia shouted. Thomas was filled with joy. He got out of his seat and wrapped Delia in a hug.
All Mildred could mutter was, “Con-congratulations.”
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Realizing they were determined to get married and with a baby on the way, Mildred suggested Thomas and Delia sign a prenup. That was if he wanted her to give him the control over the business.
After Mildred left, Delia and Thomas spoke about what his mom told them. Delia was against signing a prenup, and Thomas said that their love was bigger than the company and that if his mom refuses to give him control over the business, they could do something else and find jobs, but Delia got angry and said that wasn’t an option.
Later that evening, as Thomas was getting ready to take a shower and with his mom’s words echoing in his head, he saw the pregnancy test which was placed on the edge of the sink. As he though about what to do next, the tests accidentally fell into the sink and the red color of the two lines started to smudge.
He realized Delia wasn’t really pregnant. She drew the lines using a marker. Was his mother right about her after all?
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After he recovered from the shock, Thomas decided to test Delia. He wanted to know if she truly loved him or she was with him for his money.
The following day, Delia tired to convince Thomas that they needed to break free from his mother, who Delia said was controlling, and run the business by themselves.
“Think about it. You can break free from her. Transfer the ownership of the business to me. We can run it together without her looming over us,” Delia said.
“Transfer the business to you? That’s my family’s legacy,” he replied. “My mother has spent her life building it.”
Delia gave Thomas an ultimatum. “It’s either me or her, Thomas. Choose me, or I’ll leave,” she said.
Thomas pretended to agree because he came up with an idea. “Alright, I’ll transfer the business to you,” he said, hiding his real plan.
“You won’t regret this, Thomas. We’ll be unstoppable together,” she whispered.
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Delia thought she had won. With Thomas transferring the business to her, she had a plan to remove Mildred from her way by not letting her to have a say about the company.
She was speaking on the phone to one of her friends, bragging how she has finally done it when someone knocked on the door.
Delia ended the conversation and opened the door. There was a man in uniform, stern and official, with a group of people accompanying him.
“Miss, I’m Patrick. We’re here to commence the attachment of assets,” the man announced, extending a formal document to her. “The business Thomas transferred to you has significant unpaid taxes. You’re in serious legal trouble.”
Delia panicked. “Please, can we talk about this in private? I’m sure we can make a deal,” she pleaded while the men moved around the house listing furniture and valuables.
“And what about Thomas? Are you willing to throw him under the bus for your gain?” Patrick asked her.
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She said that she didn’t care about him, she only cared about the company. “It was all a ruse to gain control of his assets. I’m sure you and I can work out a deal,” she confessed, desperate. “Come on, how much do you want?”
“So, you’re offering financial incentives, and perhaps more, to make this go away?” he asked loudly. “Is that what you hear, too, Thomas?” Patrick called out.
Thomas and his mom stepped out from behind the door of the adjoining room.
“Y-you set this up?” Delia started yelling.
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Thomas smiled. “Meet Patrick and his team of actors, love,” he said sarcastically. “The documents for the business transfer were fake… just like your pregnancy test, Delia. Next time you try this ruse on some unsuspecting fool, you might want to use a permanent ink marker.”
Delia started crying and begging for another chance. She tried to convince Thomas that she truly loved him, but he was done with her.
As he told her to leave his place, Thomas turned to his mother and thanked her for helping him realize what kind of woman he wanted to marry.
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After years of hard work and dedication, Angelina, 28, found herself feeling proud of the school she has successfully ran for years.
As a teacher, she thought she has seen it all, until one day a girl entered her class and introduced herself as Emily, saying that she owned a cat named Whiskers and that she and her dad had recently moved to town. All of a sudden, the girl added, “Oh, and my dad has a photo of you at our house.”
Angelina smiled awkwardly and didn’t ask any questions, but the girl’s words stood with her for a while. Intrigued to see who her father was, Angelina decided to wait and see who would pick up the girl from school.
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The moment she saw the girl’s father, Angelina’s heart stopped for a second. It was Michael, her high-school sweetheart whom she planned her life with when she was young.
This brought so many memories of her life with him.
Angelina recalled the days when the two had deep conversations about their future together, and then she recalled the decision she once made that hunted her all these years.
Twelve years ago, she woke up feeling pain and being pale. Michael was by her side. He got scared and brought her a glass of water, but she didn’t feel any better.
Not knowing what to do next, he called her parents who were quick to arrive to Michael’s place. They all went to the hospital together, praying that nothing serious was going on.
After running some tests, doctors revealed that Angelina was pregnant. She was expecting a baby with Michael.
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Sharing the news with him, Michael was over the moon. He told her he loved the idea of being a father and spending the rest of his life with her and their baby. Angelina’s parents were as excited. They were happy she found someone like Michael who loved her so much.
However, Angelina felt conflicted. She didn’t feel like she was ready for a baby. She had dreams she wanted to pursue, a career on her mind, and a wish to own her own school one day. When she attempted to voice her concerns, her dad stopped her with the words, “Now is not the time for foolish dreams. You need to focus on what’s important – this baby.”
Angelina nodded. She felt like this situation was forcing her to put her aspirations aside, and she didn’t feel happy because of it.
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Some months later, Angelina received a letter from a college she had applied for some time ago.
“Mom, Dad, look at this. The college I applied to… they’ve accepted me!”
Her parents reacted with mixed feelings. “Angelina, this is great news,” her mother said, “But have you thought this through? With the baby coming…”
“I could do both – be a mom and study. I could manage with some help from Michael,” Angelina suggested, her voice full of hope.
Her father was skeptical, “Angelina, we are proud of you, but you have to be realistic. You’re about to become a mother.”
Angelina said, “But I can do both. I know I can.”
Her mom then said, “Michael has found a good job, and he’s preparing for the baby. He can’t be expected to juggle work and help with the baby while you study.” Her dad was on the same page as her mother. “Your place is with the child, Angelina. Michael will be the breadwinner, and you should focus on raising your family,” he said.
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At that moment, Angelina felt like her dreams diminished. Her parents didn’t understand her aspirations. They only saw her as a future mother, and that was all.
When the time came for Angelina to give birth to her daughter, her parents and Michael were by her side. The baby was born healthy.
She loved her little one, but the idea of motherhood overwhelmed Angelina. She felt trapped and robbed of the life she had always envisioned for herself.
After thinking carefully, she decided she wasn’t ready to be a mother, and she felt like her girl would be better without her, so she left a note and left, leaving her family behind.
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Angelina attended the prestigious school, excelled at her studies, and was finally able to open her own school as she had always dreamed. However, the thought of abandoning her family haunted her every single day.
After gathering the courage, Angelina decided to follow Emily after school one day, and she had suddenly found herself at Michael’s doorstep.
“Angelina?” Michael asked in shock when he opened the door.
“I’m sorry to come unannounced. We need to talk,” Angelina started, feeling emotional.
Michael then invited her in. They talked about his life with his daughter, and how things were hard at times but they somehow managed.
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“I left to chase my dreams, but I’ve realized the cost was too high. I missed out on so much,” Angelina confessed, her eyes on the photographs.
“You achieved your dream, then? Your school?” Michael asked.
“Yes, I did,” Angelina responded, her voice a mix of pride and regret.
“Then maybe it wasn’t all in vain,” Michael said. “We’ve had a good life, me and our daughter. It wasn’t easy, but we managed. She’s grown into a wonderful, smart, and kind girl.”
Angelina told him that the school Emily now attended was in fact hers.
Michael said he was glad she succeeded in her life, and that there was something else he needed to tell her.
Emily was sick and the treatment for her illness cost a lot of money. He did all he could to be able to find the money, but it was hard. He even sold his house and that was the reason they moved places.
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Angelina felt helpless. She found her daughter after that many years and she simply couldn’t lose her again.
That’s when she made a decision that would change her life yet again.
A few days passed by when Angelina appeared at Michael’s door again. She was holding an envelope with a check in it with a significant sum.
Michael asked her where she had found the money.
“I sold the school, Michael,” Angelina revealed, her decision heavy but clear.
“But that was your dream—” Michael said.
“I know, but our daughter’s life and being a part of it means more to me now. I lost you both once; I can’t let that happen again. I’d give everything to be a part of her life again,” Angelina said with determination.
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Luckily, Emily was able to receive the treatment and heal.
Angelina moved in with Michael and their daughter, hoping to bond with her girl.
Being with her family again brought Angelina a sense of peace and fulfillment, far surpassing her professional achievements.
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Cutting ties with members of the family is never an easy decision, but there are times when that’s the only reasonable thing to do.
A man shared a story of a traumatizing experience and a day no one could prepare him for.
The day started as usual. He was at the office, trying to find some missing files, when his phone started ringing. It was his eight-year-old son Luke who was supposed to be at school at the time. Looking at the phone, the man realized that his son had called him 10 times before, and he immediately knew that something was very wrong.
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He rushed to call him back, freaking out, when he heard the boy saying, “Daddy, please come home!! Mom is crying…”
“Slow down, buddy. What’s happening?”
“Daddy, I don’t know what to do. I just came home and now I hear mom crying in her room!”
“Why didn’t you go into her room?” the man asked his son.
“I’m too scared to go inside. I hear other voices in there!”
“Okay, okay! Stay in your room. Lock the door! I’ll call your mom,” the man said, trying not to panic.
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He tried calling his wife, but the call went straight to voicemail. This wasn’t something usual for his wife who always picked up when he called her. Sadly, this made him even more terrified. He quickly grabbed his keys and called 911 as he rushed out of the office.
Unaware of what could be going on, the man couldn’t wait to get home.
When he arrived, the cops still weren’t there but he couldn’t wait for them, he simply had to enter the room and make sure that he wife was safe.
No matter what it was, or who was inside the room, he was ready to face them.
The man kicked the door opened and to his surprise his wife wasn’t inside the room. It was her sister, Diana, having “fun” with two men.
At that moment, his wife, Nikkie, came in with the cops running after her. When she saw her sister, she was horrified.
“Diana?! What the heck?!” Nikkie blurted out.
The man’s sister-in-law was wrapped in the expensive sheets and pretended as though she didn’t do anything wrong. “I thought no one would be home. Just having a bit of fun, that’s all,” she said.
Diana was married and she believed that Nikkie’s home would be the perfect place for her extramarital encounters. She used the key Nikkie once gave her and she believed there would be no one at home.
However, that day Luke felt sick and one of his teachers was nice enough to drive him home before previously alerting Nikkie who arranged to get the rest of her day off from work.
The teacher believed the boy would be safe at home until his mom arrives, and yes, he was supposed to be safe, but this incident scared him for life.
Luke couldn’t stop hugging his mom and asking if she was safe.
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“My boy was traumatized. Honestly, so was I,” the man wrote.
“So, Mom wasn’t in danger?” Luke asked. “No, my boy. It was just your Aunt Diana being funny. But don’t worry because we won’t be seeing her again any time soon.”
He gave Nikkie a serious look, and she nodded, and that’s when they cut ties with Diana.
The man sharing this story added that he had also sent Diana’s husband a warning text about his wife because he believed he gad the right to know what she was doing.
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Beyonce’s move to country music doesn’t seem to be an act loved by everyone.
John Schneider, who plays in The Dukes of Hazzard, expressed strong feelings against the super star after she made a decision her song “Texas Hold ‘Em” to be played on a country music radio station in Oklahoma last week.
Appearing on One American News Network, Schneider spoke of how the country music has changed over the years.
“The lefties in the entertainment industry just won’t leave any area alone, right? They just have to seize control over every aspect, don’t they?” host Alison Steinberg said. Answering, Schneider compared Beyonce’s release of a country song to “a dog peeing on a tree.” He said, “They’ve got to make their mark, just like a dog in a dog walk park. You know, every dog has to mark every tree, right? So that’s what’s going on here.”
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Further, Schneider, who’s also a country singer, said that singers like Beyonce should simply stay in their comfort zone.
Beyonce’s fans believe that her new album, which is to be released on March 29, 2024, titled Renaissance: Act II, could be a full-length country record.
Following the reports that stars such as Lana Del Rey and Post Malone would try themselves into the world of country music, Schneider said that plenty of country singers are worried about the influence these pop musicians could actually have on country music.
The truth is that this sort of music is extremely popular, with 76 million Americans listening to country music every week, so pop singers entering that sphere doesn’t come as a surprise.
Schneider has been part of the country music industry for many years. He has released nine solo albums, a collection of his best songs, and eighteen singles. Among the rest, he released I’ve Been Around Enough to Know,Country Girls, What’s a Memory Like You, and You’re the Last Thing I Needed Tonight, all big hits on the Billboard country singles lists.
However, although he felt entitles to share his opinion about Beyonce,her fans weren’t happy with what he had to say.
They came to her defense, dubbing him “racist and hateful.”
“Country music was created by black folks,” one fan wrote.
“Cross overs are not new. Paul McCartney released a country song 50 years ago (Country Dreamer and Sally G)…even the Stones had a huge country influence (Dead Flowers Far Away Eyes) so don’t understand this is about Beyonce unless it’s because she’s….,” someone else added.
“Imagine gatekeeping a genre of music that black people created, imagine getting mad that a southern artist from Texas decided to go back to her roots. BTW This is not her first country song!!,” a third fan pointed out.
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If you decide to pursue a career in the restaurant industry, especially the position of a waiter or a waitress, you should know it is followed by certain difficulties such as dealing with tough customers who are impatient and may treat you with disrespect, and not to mention how difficult it is to be on your feet all day. However, the biggest issue is the pay which is pretty low. Because these employees are expected to be tipped, the country of U.S allows the restaurant owners to pay the workers less than the federal minimum wage.
In 21 states, servers are paid only $2.13 an hour before tips. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, “nearly 15% of the nation’s 2.4 million waiters and waitresses live in poverty, compared with about 7% of all workers. They are more likely to need public assistance and less likely to receive paid sick leave or health benefits.”
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Although they should be tipped, there are customers who are so rude that they decide to tip the waiter or waitress who served them under the standard 15% or even noting. That is exactly what happened to a waitress Taylar Cordova who was so angry at the customer that she decided to share the bill on line and rise awareness of the disrespectful way these workers are treated.
She received no tip on a bill totaling $187.43. A standard tip would have given Cordova $28.11. The post has been shared more than 12,000 times.
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The caption read:
‘“This. This is the reason I work so much. This is why I cry in the shower. I STRUGGLE to put clothes on my daughter’s back and food in our bellies because of THIS. You, are the lowest of the low. Whenever you feel like it’s probably fine to not tip your server, that’s one more bill stacking up because they’re short on money. This is food for the week that our families will go without because you didn’t think it was necessary, even after asking for everything under the sun and receiving it free of charge, mind you. This is one less basic necessity my daughter needs because even TWO more dollars is too much for you.
Every decision has a consequence. Servers are paid a base pay of $2-5/hr depending on the employer, so next time you don’t want to tip, regardless of the situation prior to receiving your bill, think about how much you would have to work that week off $2-5/hr to feed your family, not just you. Could you pay your bills based on that pay alone? Could you feed your family AND yourself? Because that’s what happens when you choose to not tip. Please, please tip your servers. Even if it was the worst service you’ve ever received. A 10% tip is a big enough slap in the face, this completely tore me apart. Don’t even bother walking into a restaurant if you can’t afford to tip. There’s a McDonald’s down the street if you’re that cheap.”
But things may be looking up for servers in the future. According to Eater, “Seven states — including New York — have already increased or eliminated the lower tipped minimum wage and seven more are in the process of increasing or eliminating it altogether.” This change is necessary because, according to the National Restaurant Association, by the end of this year, 12.9 million people will work in the restaurant industry, which will account for 10% of the U.S. workforce.
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It’s been weeks since Kate Middleton’s “planned” abdominal surgery took place but people still can’t get over the fact that the Palace refuses to provide any details regarding the procedure.
For most, the most important thing is that the Princess, who’s become a much loved member of the royalty over the years, is doing fine, but there are also those who are eager to learn why exactly Kate had to undergo the surgery for and if it was more serious than the Palace stated it was.
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Royal expert Richard Eden appeared on the show Palace Confidential and revealed that readers constantly send letters to The Times, asking questions regarding Kate’s procedure.
He dubbed this efforts by the public “bullying.”
“I think that there’s no reason why she should feel bullied into giving more details,” Eden said, per Express. “If she wants to, at a later point, fine, that’s up to her. But, she shouldn’t feel that she has to.
“It’s been ‘She should give more details,’ and ‘Why doesn’t she?’
“And there’s been more pressure, there’s even been letters written to The Times newspaper, saying it would be a great example to other women if she was to be more open about her medical problems and this sort of thing.”
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Around the time Kate had her surgery, the Palace announced that the King would be admitted to the hospital as well.
On January 17, the palace stated the 75-year-old monarch was to be treated for an enlarged prostate.
“In common with thousands of men each year, the King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate,” the palace said in a statement. “His Majesty’s condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure.”
However, while the King provided details about his surgery, Kate didn’t, and royal expert Daniela Elser argues that the Princess made a mistake.
She believes that if Kate spoke more openly she could have helped raise awareness, just like her father-in-law did.
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“The abdomen starts with the liver and ends somewhere colon-ish, meaning that there are umpteen reasons why the princess might currently be laid up and enjoying midmorning tele in a pristine starched white room full of bleepy machines and enough flower arrangements to kit out Westminster Abbey,” Elser wrote for News.com.au.
“No one who is not in the Middleton family chat knows exactly what is troubling the mother-of-three and I can’t help but think that the princess has wasted an enormous opportunity here. Kate could possibly have made a huge difference this month and she has chosen not to.”
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However, besides being a princess, Kate Middleton is also a human being who’s entitled to her privacy.
“She has every right to not have to air her every sniffle, ache, and minor rash with the leering public or is not obligated to have her staff put out a press release every time she might get some light symptoms of IBS,” Elser continued.
“All that has been made known by Kensington Palace about the princess is that whatever is wrong with her is non-cancerous, a detail I’m assuming they only released to prevent mass panic in the aisles of Asda. Tamping down public fears is good and all that but hardly goes much of a ways for such a huge missed opportunity.”
Elser concluded, “The princess has wholly passed up on the chance to raise awareness about whatever might be bedeviling her right now and to possibly also destigmatize whatever illness might be ailing her. Charles, in making me type the word ‘prostate’ far too often, has done the world a great service. So why hasn’t Kate?”
Abdominal surgery expert Shashank Gurjar gave his opinion regarding Kate’s surgery and said that her recovery could take up to nine months.
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Royal expert Michael Cole claims Kate’s surgery was a major one.
“Other members of the Royal Family, like Prince William, will have to step up and do more”, he told GB News.
“Of course, that’s complicated because at the same time, his wife, the Princess of Wales, is suffering also with an undisclosed form of illness. Without any doubt, the surgery she underwent at the London Clinic was no minor matter.”
He continued, “She was in there for 13 nights, 14 days, and we don’t know what’s wrong, but it’s obviously major.”
Asked how Kate’s surgery and King Charles’ cancer diagnosis affected the royal family, he said that “everything has changed.”
“It’s very difficult, and it’s very unfortunate for the king because he waited 70 years to inherit this role, and he started off doing it very well. He’s now got this hiatus, this pushback, but the affairs of state will continue. There’s no doubt of that,” he told GB News.
That Kate is doing well speaks the fact that she was able to travel to Anmer Hall where she would spend some days along with her husband and children.
We wish Princess Kate a speedy recovery.
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The Super Bowl attracted the attention of millions of viewers not only from the States but beyond. In the center of attention were certainly Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, whose love is blossoming in front of the eyes of their many fans, but other celebs also made impressions, including Reba McEntire and Usher, among the rest.
The Charmed star Alyssa Milano and her son were also spotted among the crowd. And as much as seeing a mother and her child bonding and having the time of their life together, their photo at the Super Bowl caused quite a stir on the social media.
The reason why is that just a couple of days prior to the game, Milano started a GoFundMe page to raise money for her son’s baseball team that was supposed to travel to Cooperstown, New York.
“Any amount would be so greatly appreciated. You can read more about the team and make a donation,” she wrote on X.
The fundraiser sought for $10,000 and encouraged people to donate to the “diverse, hardworking and really good” 12U team.
Given her net worth, the backlash of her asking for donation and then posing at the Super Bowl was harsh.
“Alyssa is worth a reported $10 million. And look, having traveled to 3 tournaments last summer in 3 different cities in 3 different states, I get it. It’s beyond expensive. But to ask for donations here given her worth and the fact her husband is a CAA agent is really something,” one user wrote at the time.
“Alyssa Milano needs our help, guys!!! This is serious!! Let’s dig deep,” another user quipped on X.
“I remember when raising money for an extracurricular trip actually meant EARNING money for the trip. You know, car washes, bake sales, recycling drives. Kids actually working for it,” someone else said.
Netizens had a lot to say about Milano’s Super Bowl showing.
“How can he get to the game and you request money to take his team to Cooperstown? How out of touch are you,” one person on Instagram asked.
Another asked: “Is this why you created the Go Fund Me? To get you and your kid to the Super Bowl?”
“Damn. Probably could have spent that money one [sic] your son’s baseball team, huh?” another said. “But what do I know.”
Milano answered back and posted a strongly-worded statement after people started targeting her son’s Instagram.
Every parent raises money for their child’s sports teams and many of them do so through GoFundMe. I am no different,” Milano explained.
“As much as I’d love to pay for the entire team and their families for travel, transportation, hotel, food and beverage, uniforms, trading pins, and all the things teams do for this kind of trip—I can not afford to do so. Maybe someday. Also, if I did pay for everyone—my trolls would find something else to be hurtful about.
“Regardless of how you feel about me, going on to my hardworking 12 year old son’s Instagram page and leaving these kinds of messages is so horrid. Leave the kids alone,” the actress added. “Let them play baseball. If you are against donating—don’t donate. If you’d like to donate to help the team’s families — we appreciate it—the link is in his bio.”
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A woman named Ellen and her husband David were overly excited for their daughter’s upcoming wedding.
Lisa, their firstborn daughter, seemed to be very happy with her future husband Ric. She graduated from medical school and started working as a doctor, so tying the knot with the person she felt was her soulmate seemed like the most reasonable next thing.
Ellen and David bought Lisa a house because they believed she totally deserved it because of her dedication to her studies and for being a wonderful daughter. The house wasn’t very big, but it was enough for Lisa.
One evening, Ellen and David got a call from Lisa. She said she needed to talk to them about something and told them that she wanted Ric to move in with her.
David hesitated for a while, but they eventually agreed because at the end of the day, Ric would soon be Lisa’s husband and moving in together wasn’t a bad idea.
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Before truly getting into the wedding planning, Lisa and Ric decided to organize a family dinner so that their families could meet. Ellen and David never met Ric’s parents before so they were eager to do that. However, neither Ellen nor her husband could ever predict that the family dinner would turn into dinner from hell.
Namely, once Ellen, David, and their younger daughter Leah arrived at Lisa’s house, Ric’s parents were already there. They all talked for a while before Ellen, David, and their daughter went outside to prepare the barbecue. At one moment, David and Leah went inside to grab some spices but left the place quickly and told Ellen they needed to go home as fast as possible.
Ellen didn’t even try to push it further because David wasn’t the type of man to exaggerate anything needlessly. So, if something shocked him, it was most likely warranted.
They said that Leah wasn’t feeling fine and headed home.
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Once inside the car, David told Ellen he overheard Ric’s parents saying they wouldn’t invite them to Lisa and Ric’s wedding but they would made them pay for it.
Ellen was shocked. She couldn’t possibly understand why her future son-in-law’s parents would want to exclude them from their own daughter’s wedding and how could Lisa even agree on such a thing.
The following morning, Ellen went straight to Lisa’s house and saw her in-laws‘ car parked on the driveway. She knocked several times but no one answered. As she knew they were inside the house, Ellen kept knocking until Ric’s mother opened the door slightly. She accused Ellen of influencing Lisa too much, adding that Lisa was now like them and that she didn’t need her parents’ influence in her life.
On top of it, Ric’s mom said that she and her husband moved in with Lisa and Ric and that the four of them would be living together. She added that although they won’t be invited to the wedding, they would be sent the part of the bill for it.
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Ellen couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Still shocked, she called Lisa on the phone to ask her to reconsider the decision of going forward with the wedding without her part of the family in attendance. Sadly, Lisa said she would respect her in-laws’ decision.
Since the house Lisa, Ric, and his parents moved in was still on Ellen’s name, she decided to undertake drastic measures. She asked them they had 10 days to leave the place, and since they refused to do that, Ellen and David sold the house.
“I just taught our future in-laws a lesson in boundaries,” Ellen wrote.
Since then, Lisa moved into a tiny apartment next to her workplace, and Ellen had no idea where Ric’s parents were. Lisa and Ric stayed together, but they still haven’t got married.
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Sharing this story, Ellen wanted to know if she was in the wrong for selling the house and using the money to buy her other daughter the car she had always wanted.
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