Kate Garraway praised her teenage children for coping 'brilliantly' with their dad's illness, just months before he tragically died at the age of 56.
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Married At First Sight UK star Ella Morgan may not have found a husband on the E4 show, but she’s made a new best friend and exciting plans for a new career path.
The 29-year-old was the first transgender contestant to take part in the dating show and while her two MAFS UK marriages didn’t work out, she’s realised a relationship isn’t for her right now, and has also quit her job. “I’ve realised my worth and that for me was the best thing to come out of this,” she smiles. “I’ve left my job and what I want to do going forward is documentaries, TV presenting.
I’m lucky in that there’s space for me in this industry – there aren’t many trans presenters.” In the series – in which singles meet their future spouses for the first time at the wedding altar – Ella was matched with marketing manager Nathaniel Valentino before finding a romantic connection with Essex-based JJ Slater and continuing the experiment with him. Since amicably parting ways from JJ in the final episode, Ella, who’s from Weston-super-Mare, has sworn off dating after her relationships on the show left her feeling “slightly traumatised”. “The final vows were the hardest moment for me and at the time, I didn’t really know whether I wanted to leave him or just be friends,” she says.
“I think I’m still processing our break-up and our relationship.” It may be over romantically with JJ, but Ella says they have become close friends and speak on the phone every day. “I wanted a boyfriend but I found an amazing best friend,” she beams. “He’s just the most amazing soul and he’s changed my life for the better.
Kate Garraway praised her teenage children for coping 'brilliantly' with their dad's illness, just months before he tragically died at the age of 56.
The 2024 awards season kicks off with the 81st Annual Golden Globes.The ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 7 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, with Barbie and Oppenheimer leading the film nominations. Here's everything you need to know, from who's nominated to how to watch the awards show in the UK... When are the Golden Globes? The Golden Globes will be broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on 7 January beginning at 8pm Eastern time.This means that for viewers in the UK, it will air from 1am on the morning of the 8th.
Michelle Keegan has said 'we love each other really' as she was seen posing with one of her newest co-stars. The actress is currently on the promotional trail for her new starring role in Netflix's latest thriller.
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winnings that exceeded $130,000.Slaven was buried in an estimated $30,000 to $40,000 worth of legal and “retail therapy” debt, he told Business Insider in an as-told-to essay.It wasn’t until the long-time “Jeopardy!” viewer and Canadian saw an ad calling for game show contestants in the Los Angeles area ahead of his business trip to Utah in the early ’90s.“I thought Utah, that’s in the Los Angeles area,” he told Insider. “Only a 10-hour drive.”While there was “no guarantee” he would get a callback, a week after the audition, his phone rang with “that life-changing call, telling me I was going to be on the show.”And the rest was history: He went on to be a five-time champion in Season 8, earning a whopping $53,000.He could “could finally pay off those bills, with a little extra left over” — and even marry the woman of his dreams.The pair previously met in Vancouver, British Columbia, during Slaven’s brief stint in the city post-divorce, but at the time, he “felt bad” about his accumulated debt and let the spark fade away.But after scoring big on the game show, the freshly debt-free bachelor could finally pursue a relationship with her, and invited her to watch the “Jeopardy!” shows with him in 1992 when they aired.
Each year we're treated to a Christmas special of Call the Midwife, which never fails to gather the entire family for a festive night in. One star of the hit BBC show, which takes on important storylines with a heartwarming charm, is Laura Main who plays caring nurse Shelagh Turner. Laura, 46, has become a beloved character in Call the Midwife and has been a part of the cast since the TV show first aired in 2012.
Rose Leslie is currently starring in the second series of the BBC show Vigil, which is set in Scotland and is soon set to come to a nail-biting conclusion. The actress, 36, who is from Aberdeen and was raised at Lickeyhead Castle until she was 10, plays Detective Inspector Kirsten Longacre and stars alongside Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva (Suranne Jones).They have been investigating a dark conspiracy in the world of the British Air Force during the new episodes of the drama. Away from the acting world, Rose is married to fellow Game of Thrones star Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow.
Kate Garraway is set to spend Christmas in hospital, according to reports, after her husband Derek Draper allegedly suffered a "massive heart attack" which has left him "fighting for his life". The Good Morning Britain host, 56, is said to have been spending "24 hours a day" by Derek's side and is "willing him on to win this latest battle for his life", following his reported heart attack earlier this month. Derek, also 56, has been seriously ill since contracting coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
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Julia Bradbury has joined the line-up of The Real Full Monty, which sees celebs strip off in a bid to raise awareness around cancer. The TV star was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 after finding a lump in 2020 that turned out to be a cluster of benign micro-cysts. A scan showed her to have a "high grade" 6cm tumour, which she had removed via surgery.