Positive On-Screen Mental Health Portrayals Help Teens Discuss Issues, Survey Finds

mental health charities and musicians have spoken to NME about the pressures still facing young people as the UK exits lockdown, and the importance of reaching out for help.England lifted nearly all of its COVID-19 restrictions on July 19 this year, paving the way for live music and festivals to return to the country as the vaccination rollout continues.When a number of mental health charities spoke to NME back in March to mark one year since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced, they

Before his time as TV's best loved baker, Paul Hollywood studied sculpting at art school.The Great British Bake Off host is best known for his love of bread, steely blue eyes and his handshakes of approval, but Paul grew up dreaming of working with clay, not bread.The 55 year old's ambition at the time was to become an artist and he began studying sculpture at Wallasey School of Art, until his father bribed him to quit to become a baker instead.

The mental health support line run by Help Musicians has seen demand nearly double this year, the music charity has revealed, confirming the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the well-being of the music community.By the time full capacity shows returned in England in July, the UK live sector had been in virtual shutdown for nearly sixteen months, with only socially distanced shows possible during the slight relaxation of the rules in summer and autumn 2020.

The Great British Bake Off’s infamous bread week was aired on Tuesday (5 October) night and saw Italian baker Giuseppe thrive. Bakers were tasked with making a classic Italian focaccia, olive ciabatta bread sticks and milk bread.

The leading UK Film & TV Charity has launched a 12-month campaign to tackle mental health challenges facing the industry, almost two years after a shock survey found nine-in-10 screen sector workers had experienced mental health issues.

Arlo Parks has responded to a new report from UNICEF which examines the mental health of children and young people in the UK and across the world.The State of the World’s Children 2021 has been published by UNICEF this morning (October 5) and notes how the coronavirus pandemic has “raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children”.“But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long,” the report continues.

Looking toward the future. Queen Elizabeth II is confident granddaughter-in-law Duchess Kate has what it takes to be the head of the British royal family someday, according to expert Joe Little.

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Reaching out. British model Katie Price is struggling with her mental health and seeking professional help, her family revealed.

Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood recently revealed he had lost just over a stone in weight, but how did he do it?He first opened up about gaining weight during lockdown (who didn’t?), but he went on to shed "just over a stone", so he told the Mirror, thanks to a few specific lifestyle changes. Since then, he's admitted to regaining 12lbs during Bake Off filming.

Paul Hollywood looked almost unrecognisable on Tuesday's first episode of The Great British Bake Off as he donned a brown mullet wig and beard for a hilarious show opener. Paul, 55, joined co-judge Prue Leith, 81, and presenters Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding to do a GBBO version of Billy Ray Cyrus' Achy Breaky Heart with the lyrics changed to baking puns.

the Supremes, with the remaining trio naming themselves Labelle. With Dash celebrated for her emotive, versatile voice that spanned soprano prettiness and robustly soulful singing, the group branched out, backing Laura Nyro, and covering the Who and touring with them.

Tori Amos has spoken to NME about how creating new album ‘Ocean To Ocean’ helped her “write herself out of hell” of the mental health issues brought on by the pandemic.Announced earlier today (September 20), Amos’s 16th album ‘Ocean To Ocean’ is a record that helped to pull the classically trained artist out of what she calls a “tough place mentally”.

must take place inside a tent, despite how many challenges that factor poses to contestants just trying to nail a recipe.“It’s not! It’s not horrible! We’re in a tent!” Hollywood replied when we told him it looks pretty horrible sometimes. “I mean, we’re British.

Paul Hollywood has admitted that he is "p****d off" for putting on 12lbs during filming for the upcoming series of The Great British Bake Off. Speaking in a new candid interview ahead of the 2021 season's start date on Tuesday, Paul, 55, also said that it was "ridiculous" that co-judge Prue Leith, 81, only put on 1lb.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are paying their respects.