Derek Hough enjoyed a much needed break at home for the holidays with his wife Hayley Erbert, who underwent an emergency craniectomy before Christmas.
10.12.2023 - 07:23 / ok.co.uk
Christmas is meant to be the most wonderful time of the year, filled with joy and celebration. But we all know the truth – the festive season can also be extremely stressful. From financial pressure to family feuds, the never-ending to-do list and the high expectation – usually self-imposed – for everything to be absolutely perfect, Christmas time can leave many of us feeling overwhelmed.
According to YouGov, a quarter of people say that Christmas makes their mental health worse, while a survey from the Mental Health Foundation found that 54% were worried about the mental health of someone they know at this time of year. A poll by Skipton Building Society also revealed that three in 10 Brits claim their mental health takes a complete “nosedive” over the festive period, due to factors including money, entertaining guests and trying to keep others happy. Hypnotherapist and coach Chloe Brotheridge explains that if you’re feeling like this, you’re not alone.
“Christmas, with its sparkle and cheer, can be a magical time, but let’s not forget, it can also stir up a whirlwind of stress and anxiety. It’s not uncommon for the festive season to trigger these feelings,” she says. “There’s the pressure to create the ‘perfect’ Christmas, the financial strain, the packed social calendar, and sometimes, the challenging family dynamics.
Derek Hough enjoyed a much needed break at home for the holidays with his wife Hayley Erbert, who underwent an emergency craniectomy before Christmas.
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Charlotte Dawson has shared that she's been left stressed and exhausted over the Christmas period, as she tries to make the festive season special for her children.The TV star, who is currently starring in a Beauty and The Beast pantomime in Blackpool, shared some photos of herself and her two sons Noah, two, and Jude, five months, in some matching Grinch pyjamas. Alongside the snaps, she penned the caption: "Merry Christmas Eve Eve my darlings ..
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry soaked up the sun in Costa Rica during a vacation with their children ahead of Christmas.
A man sent two friends to a woman's home to threaten her at gunpoint after she had a pub row with his mum. Amanda Traynor, 46, called her son, Andrew Rathbone, after the bust-up with sisters Aimee Fagan and Kayleigh Taylor.
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seasonal classic “A Christmas Story” has its marathon on TNT and TBS. For 24 hours straight on Christmas Day, the networks will air and re-air and re-air “A Christmas Story.” The tradition has been around since 1997, a source from the network told The Post. The source said that the annual tradition “showcases the power of nostalgia.” The 1983 movie, directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd’s 1966 book “In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash,” follows Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley, now 52, who also appeared as one of the elves in another seasonal classic, “Elf”), a boy who wants a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas — but everyone from his mom to a department store Santa Claus warns him, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Sure enough, he does have an eye-related mishap after getting the rifle for Christmas, but as an adult, he reflects that it was the best present he ever got.Other vignettes in the movie follow his dad, or “the Old Man,” played by Darren McGavin, who died in 2006 at age 83.
Coronation Street fans have said they're 'disappointed' as they pointed out some problems with Daisy Midgeley and Jenny Connor's plan to get back behind the Rovers Return bar. Landlady Jenny was devastated earlier this year when she had to sell the beloved boozer due to crippling costs.
People are being urged to plan ahead as some State Pensions and benefit payments delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Social Security Scotland may arrive on Friday, December 22 instead of the scheduled day next week due to Christmas bank holidays.
A new 15-storey tower block with over 100 student homes could soon be built in Manchester’s Oxford Road corridor.
Altrincham’s £70million town centre development Altair - including an ice rink and multiple leisure outlets - which has stalled for more than a decade may yet move forward in the New Year. Plans to transform 4.5-acre piece of land off Oakfield Road have been submitted to Trafford council’s planners three times in recent years, but work has never started on the site that has been mainly used as a car park.
Stephen Fry is to condemn antisemitism in Channel 4‘s forthcoming alternative Christmas message.The actor and comedian will point to an increase in incidents in the UK following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, as reported by the Metropolitan Police in his message which air will after King Charles’ message on Christmas Day (December 25).“Since October the seventh there have been 50 separate reported incidents of antisemitism every single day in London alone, an increase of 1350 per cent according to the Metropolitan Police,” he will say, according to Channel 4.“Shop windows smashed, Stars of David and swastikas daubed on walls of Jewish properties, synagogues, and cemeteries. Jewish schools have been forced to close.
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ITV bosses have reportedly began putting a plan in place should Holly Willoughby choose not to return to Dancing on Ice, following her departure from This Morning. Holly, 42, stepped down from presenting This Morning in October after 14 years. Her exit came after the departure of co-host Phillip Schofield, 61, in May.
Sometimes there's nothing quite like a classic bake - and this gingerbread is top notch. What's more, is there anything better than gingerbread, at Christmas, by Mary Berry? We doubt it! This simple recipe combines all the warm and spicy flavours you'd expect from this classic including cinnamon, mixed spice, black treacle and golden syrup - just divine! Stick the kettle on or pour your favourite frothy coffee, get a festive film at the ready and cut the biggest slice of this you can manage - it's Christmas after all... Iced Gingerbread with Stem Ginger Serves 16 Ingredients 115g butter, softened 115g light muscovado sugar 2 large eggs 150g black treacle 150g golden syrup 225g plain flour 1 level tsp ground ginger 1 level tsp ground mixed spice ½ level tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tbsp milk For the icing 175g icing sugar 3 tbsp stem ginger syrup 1 bulb stem ginger, finely chopped 1.
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Christmas is just around the corner, and for Love Island star Gemma Owen, it'll be a traditional one with family and friends this year.The star's former footballer dad Michael, who recently gushed over his 'bulletproof' daughter', has detailed their yearly Christmas plans, explaining that the family are homebirds when it comes to the festive season - preparing to enjoy it in their North Wales mansion.Talking about the big day, the sportsman revealed: "We are pretty regimental about Christmas. So Christmas is family time. I don't ever want to go away for Christmas.