‘Christmas makes me feel like a failure, I’m a single mum and can’t afford the presents my son wants’

By When she was younger, Aria Mia Loberti had big dreams. The 29-year-old from Rhode Island loved to dance, sing, and perform, and thought about giving theater a try. But her doubts held her back.“I was just like, no one's ever going to want me,” she tells me over coffee in Manhattan.

Coca-Cola is on a mission to further spread its ethos of ‘Real Magic’ and human connection this holiday season, with a new short film anthology: The Santa Stories.

Naman Ramachandran The BBC has revealed a first look for season 2 of show “The Traitors.” Season 1 was a huge success and won two BAFTAs, including for host Claudia Winkleman. Set in a Scottish castle, the format sees 22 strangers compete in a series of missions for a chance to win £120,000 ($151,000). However, amongst the players lie the ‘Traitors,’ who meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as ‘Faithfuls.’ “The Traitors” will return on Jan.

Big Thief‘s Adrianne Lenker has debuted a new single ‘Ruined’ and announced a 2024 UK and Europe tour.The track is set to become the lead single from Lenker’s forthcoming sixth solo album, which will land next year. No further details about the album have been revealed as of yet.‘Ruined’ sees Lenker move to the piano for the first time as she laments a conflicting romantic situation – “Can’t get enough of you/ You come around I’m ruined,” she sings.“This song has been a quiet beacon for me.

It seemed bridges were slowly being built between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the royal family in recent weeks. But with the release of Omid Scobie’s scathing new book, Endgame, have these bridges been well and truly burnt? Scobie has made a string of bombshell allegations in the book, including that Prince William made attempts to upstage his father King Charles, and that the Princess of Wales is “cold” and ignored Meghan’s “cries for help”. He also claims the King referred to Harry as “that fool” after the release of his Netflix documentary.

Virgin Media O2 is helping more people in need across Scotland access free mobile data this Christmas by rolling out the National Databank to 26 Scottish O2-owned stores, alongside increasing the amount of data available to help those who need it to get online and stay connected to loved ones.

Kate Middleton and Prince William were bombarded by uncomfortable questions when they stepped out on a red carpet Thursday night. The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, stayed close — showing off rare PDA while holding hands — as they attended the Royal Variety Performance.

Nick Cave has paid tribute to his close friend and “the greatest songwriter of his generation”, Shane MacGowan of The Pogues.Upon the news of MacGowan’s passing on November 30 at the age of 65, Cave paid tribute to his friend by sharing that the singer was “A true friend and the greatest songwriter of his generation. A very sad day.”Cave and MacGowan had been friends for a long time. Back in 1992, the two shared a cover version together of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’ and have gone on to perform together as well.In an interview with The Irish Times in celebration of MacGowan’s 60th birthday, Cave spoke about meeting The Pogues frontman.

A Scots mum feels like a "prisoner" in her own home and fears going outside due to a severe allergy to trees.

A travel warning has been issued for people visiting parts of North America by the UK Foreign Office. Guidance for the USA and Canada was updated on Wednesday evening (November 22) after two people were killed when a car crashed and exploded at the US-Canada border in Niagara Falls.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are facing “their duties as equal partners”, a royal expert has claimed. On Tuesday 20 November, the pair were all smiles when they joined other members of the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace to view artefacts from the Royal Collection alongside President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of the South Korean president’s state visit to the UK.

A Murder At The End Of The World reunites The OA creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij for a modern take on a murder mystery.The series premiered on Hulu and Disney+ on November 14, with new episodes released weekly until mid-December.A Murder At The End Of The World stars The Crown’s Emma Corrin as Darby Hart, an amateur sleuth and true crime writer, who gets invited to a secluded retreat in Iceland by a reclusive billionaire, along with eight more guests. But soon after the group’s arrival, one of the guests is found dead, and Hart has to find the killer before they claim any more victims.The show also stars Marling as Lee Andersen and Harris Dickinson in the role of Bill Farrah.

Adam Sandler is known for his 1994 hit “The Chanukah Song,” so it comes as a surprise that he actually wasn’t offered to sing it first on “Saturday Night Live.”The comedian, 57, who debuted the tune on a “Weekend Update” sketch with late actor Norm Macdonald, now reveals that Roseanne Barr was initially asked to take center stage. At the time, Barr, 71, was hosting the NBC sketch comedy show that week.“They were talking about Roseanne singing it,” Sandler told Access Hollywood recently. He went on: “And she was nice enough to say ‘no, let Adam do that, that’s his, he wrote it, that’s his song.’”“I’m happy to be a part of Hanukkah.

A potential volcanic eruption in Iceland could spark travel chaos across Europe as experts warned of potential flight disruption across the continent.

Adam Sandler is known as the king of Hanukkah thanks to his “The Chanukah Song” he performed on Saturday Night Live. The actor is now revealing that Roseanne Barr was tapped to sing the song before ultimately going to Sandler.

Three people were hurt by a lamppost that likely fell down due to a strong gust of wind at Disneyland this morning. One person was taken to an area hospital to be treated for serious injuries and two others were treated at the scene and released.

Dorian Thompson-Robinson is about to have a huge day as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns during Sunday’s big game!

Singer Emeli Sande has been forced to cancel her wedding plans due to the star's 'busy schedule.' The 36 year old announced she was engaged to her classical pianist girlfriend, Yoana Karemova, in September last year, just six months after Emeli revealed she was a part of the LGBT community and in a same-sex relationship with Yoana. However, speaking to The Metro, Emelia admitted that things are uncontrollably on hold for now.

Scots singer Emeli Sande has been forced to call off her wedding just one year after she announced her engagement to pianist Yoana Karemova.

Randall died at the age of 57 following a private battle with ALS. Now, Bullock is trying to pick up the pieces and carrying on.Bullock is reportedly working hard to keep her head up and stay strong for the sake of her two children, Louis, 13 and Laila, 11. Although the kids are Bullock’s adopted children, Randall was said to be a father to them.“She’s struggling to stay strong and picking up the pieces for her children,” a source revealed, per OK! Magazine. “The last few years have been incredibly stressful and heartbreaking for her — and Sandra hasn’t yet fully processed everything — but she’s slowly learning to manage her grief,” the insider added.Bullock allegedly has herself and the kids in therapy to help them deal with the tremendous loss of Randall.