Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The titles of Fukada Koji’s films almost drip with bitter irony. “Sayonara” seemed to be a farewell to human actors. Instead of being harmonious, Cannes Un Certain Regard jury prize-winner “Harmonium” was pitch black and steeped in quiet violence. Fukada’s latest, Venice Film Festival competition title carries the moniker “Love Life.” But its subject matter is loneliness. The story starts out on familiar lines, involving a married couple where suddenly the ex-husband of the wife appears, potentially setting up the melodrama of a triangular relationship. But in Fukada’s hands things are colder and more painful. The newcomer is burdensome, deaf and homeless. His arrival triggers, not love, but fragmentation, individualism and loneliness.
Christine Lampard opens up on married life - from chores to picking up Frank's socks
15.08.2022 - 10:21 / ok.co.uk
Christine Lampard makes no apologies for stepping back from her full-time telly career to focus on her family – although two kids, she says, is quite enough. “I’m too old,” laughs the 43-year-old Loose Women panellist, as she ponders the prospect of adding to her brood. “I think if I was younger I would have thought about it, but I feel very blessed with the two of them – and I’m knackered! "I rarely find time for myself.
If I have them both asleep by 9pm I watch TV for an hour and go to bed. I stepped away because I decided to have children – I say decided, but I was slightly blessed with it much later. "So I spent all my twenties and thirties doing anything I wanted.
When they came along I thought, ‘This is the new chapter.’ Although, weirdly I feel like I’m busier than ever!” With her Northern Irish charm and refreshing lack of ego, Christine has been an indispensable asset to daytime telly, working on a part-time shift schedule that allows her to prioritise her husband Frank, 44, and their three-year-old daughter Patricia and 17-month-old son Freddie. However, this summer, her workload has revved up a gear as she has returned to stand in for Lorraine Kelly with co-host Ranvir Singh on ITV’s Lorraine. Luckily, the Lampards’ London home – a stone’s throw from Chelsea’s football ground – is just a seven-minute drive from the ITV studios in White City, meaning Christine can leave at 6am and be back with her kids by 11am.
Meanwhile, her husband, Everton FC manager Frank, is currently residing in their second home in Liverpool a four-hour drive away, although the distance keeps things “exciting”. “I think when there’s distance you have to make things good,” she says. “We always say goodnight to each other and speak first
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Christine Lampard shares candid insight into co-parenting stepdaughters Isla and Luna
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Christine Lampard reveals long-distance marriage to Frank can be 'intense'
Christine Lampard is often open about her romance with Frank Lampard, to whom she has been married since December 2015.MORE: Christine Lampard defends 'long-distance' marriage with husband FrankHowever, the couple are enduring a long-distance relationship due to the football manager's work commitments with Premier League club Everton.WATCH: Christine Lampard's confession about unconventional sleeping arrangementsDuring a new interview with the Mirror's Notebook, the Loose Women star shared: "He's away more now than ever. There are people with partners on the other side of the world, so I don't dwell on it.
Christine Lampard admits she 'worries about everything' since becoming a mum
Mother-of-two Christine Lampard has opened up about how having children ignited her worries.They began during pregnancy and have only accelerated since becoming a mum. Married to Everton Football manager Frank Lampard, the couple share three-year-old daughter Patricia and 17-month-old son Freddie, and the TV presenter admits that having responsibility for her children has had an overwhelming effect. “I just worry about everything – the other day my little girl had a mark on her back and I’m straight away pressing it to see if it disappears,” she says.
Christine Lampard says 'the kids think Frank is God' as she opens up on married life
TV presenter Christine Lampard has opened up on her and husband Frank's long distance relationship, revealing that the children still adore him more than ever. “Frank is brilliant when he gets back home," she told us. "They adore him – it’s like God has walked in.” The Everton FC manager is currently residing in their second home in Liverpool a four-hour drive away, but when he is home he makes sure to pull his weight.
Christine Lampard says Jamie Redknapp rapped at her wedding as she shares new details
Christine Lampard has revealed that Jamie Redknapp gatecrashed Ed Sheeran's set at her star-studded wedding to Frank in 2015.The stand-in Lorraine host said the football pundit, who is her husband Frank's cousin, took the mic during the superstar's romantic performance and started rapping. Revealing the impromptu duet, Christine told OK!: “We’re very lucky to be mates with Ed. He’s a big football fan.
Christine Lampard insists she 'wasn’t highest paid' as she talks The One Show
Rumours have swirled for years claiming Christine Lampard was the highest paid woman on telly during the height of her broadcasting fame in the Noughties. But the Lorraine host has laughed off 'gossip' that she was raking it in during her hosting stint on The One Show. Speaking exclusively to OK!, she said: “I definitely wasn’t - I wasn’t the highest-paid person in that studio!” Christine is currently standing in for Lorraine Kelly with co-host Ranvir Singh on ITV’s Lorraine for the summer after previously taking a step back from full-time presenting.
Christine Lampard admits she is 'yet to meet Jamie Redknapp's nine month old'
Christine Lampard has revealed she is yet to meet Jamie Redknapp's "gorgeous-looking" nine-month-old son.The presenter, whose husband Frank is Jamie's cousin, admitted life has been so busy since little Raphael was born last November that the two families schedules have clashed. Speaking to OK!, Christine said: "I haven’t seen him yet. He is the cutest! He’s gorgeous looking - he’s a real mixture of the two of them.
Christine Lampard says daughter, 3, is already football-mad and 'future Lioness'
Christine Lampard is married to one of the most successful footballers of all time - so it’s no surprise she believes they have a future Lioness in the making.The Lorraine host has revealed that their talented daughter Patricia loves football so much she has joined a club - at just three years old. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Christine, 42, said: “Patricia is so good at kicking a ball, she goes to a football class every week at the minute. And my little boy Freddie - he loves kicking a ball too.They kick the ball to each other.
Christine Lampard's 'intense' fear for teen stepdaughters: ‘Social media is not good'
Christine Lampard has opened up about her social media fears, which she believes are the biggest threat to the happiness of her two teenage step-daughters.The Lorraine host is co-parent to Luna, 16, and Isla, 14, who are Frank’s children from his previous relationship with Elen Rivas, and admits she struggles to know how to protect them from online dangers. Speaking exclusively to OK!, she said: “I love the fact I’ll find an old photograph from when I was at school and I think, ‘Oh my goodness, look at that’ and there’s one image, everything else is in your brain, whereas their entire lives are catalogued and it’s there for all to see, always. "Then there’s the pressure - TikTok is their thing and it’s really influential - whether it’s a body image thing or whatever.
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