We’re already down to the final five contestants on season 21 of American Idol.
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Two courageous mums who became friends online have joined forces as they both fight to beat bowel cancer. Emma Campbell and Rebecca Clarke connected within weeks of their diagnosis when they were both aged 36.
Primary school teacher Emma connected with Rebecca after searching #bowelcancer on Instagram. The mum-of-three had been diagnosed with stage four cancer in February 2020 so finding Rebecca, who learned she had advanced bowel cancer two weeks earlier, was like finding her "guardian angel".
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The pair were inspired to tackle bowel cancer together by campaigner, Dame Deborah James, who played a huge part in inspiring the par to take on the life-threatening disease.
“She became my guardian angel,” says Emma, now 39. “I always say Becca was the best thing to come out of cancer.
“I was so scared and lonely those first few weeks. When I found her on Insta, I realised I wasn’t the only young person to get bowel cancer.”
Emma was pregnant with her youngest child when she felt two sharp spasms like contractions in early 2019. She was told it was pregnancy constipation.
She gave birth that May but when the pain returned in September, she ordered a £39 bowel screening test she’d seen on Facebook, The Mirror reports.
After a colonoscopy, Emma, who lives with husband Kari, 38, and kids Jensen, 10, Finlay, seven, and three-year-old Krista in Newcastle, was told she had cancer.
“It 100% saved my life as it showed something wasn’t right” she says. “It was the worst week of my life.”
Meanwhile, finance manager Rebecca –who lives in Sheffield with husband Simon, 36, and children Alfie, seven, and Evelyn,four – had decided to seek help after weeks of fatigue and
We’re already down to the final five contestants on season 21 of American Idol.
This week, model Talia Oatway released the first photos of the baby son she shares with former Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers and revealed he has been diagnosed with a rare genetic disease - Apert syndrome. Seventh month old Oakley has been in and out of hospital since his birth, with Aaron missing his latest procedure due to a boxing match – something he was ‘dad shamed’ for online. A few weeks on from the little one’s latest surgery, Talia has properly introduced Oakley to the world as she detailed “the toughest 7 months of my entire life”.
Ann Marie Davies, who played Katrina Evans in Brookside, has "told friends of her heartache after splitting from her football manager husband Karl Robinson", according to the Mail Online. The publication reported that the 47-year-old actress is 'devastated' after she and Karl separated "seven months ago." Ann Marie and Karl married 13 years ago and share a 17 year old daughter Jasmine. While, Ann Marie declined to comment on the split, she told the Mail: "I am going through a divorce at the moment.
An Ayrshire mum has told how she “couldn’t cope” with the thought of losing her son after his chickenpox was diagnosed as an extremely aggressive cancer.
Selling Sunset's Maya Vander has announced that she is nine months pregnant. The 39-year-old is expecting her third child one year after suffering a stillbirth. In a statement shared with The U.S.
explained the actor. “One of my roommates lucked into the job of assistant to the executive producer.”“I somehow parlayed that into a speaking role in ‘The Notebook.'”Sadly, the South Carolina native’s fifteen minutes of fame were cut down to mere seconds.“They ended up cutting it down so you only see the side of my face for a couple of seconds,” stated Czekalski.
Naman Ramachandran The Indian media and entertainment industry grew 20% to reach INR2.1 trillion ($26 billion) in 2022, 10% above pre-pandemic 2019, according to the annual EY report released during the ongoing Frames conference in Mumbai, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The report collates data from television, digital media, film, animation and VFX, out of home media, live events, music, radio, online gaming and print. Overall, the M&E sector is projected to grow 12% to reach $28.6 billion in 2023, the report says. While television remained the single largest component of the M&E sector in 2022 with a valuation of $8.6 billion, it shrank 1.5% from 2021 levels, despite advertising revenues growing 2% to reach levels just behind 2019. The reason for the shrinkage is that subscription revenue continued to fall for the third year in a row, reducing 4% due to a reduction of five million pay-TV homes and stagnant average revenues per user. Linear TV viewership declined 7% over 2021. Television is projected to grow slightly to $8.8 billion this year.
E! News presenter Maria Menounos has bravely opened up on her terrifying ordeal as she explained she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer while expecting her first baby. The American TV star, who is well known for covering star-studded award ceremony red carpets and rubbing shoulders with the biggest A-listers, was told she had stage two cancer. As a result, 44 year old Maria underwent a surgery to have a 3.9cm tumour removed in secret in January of this year.
A mum says she is having to sofa surf after two thugs came to her house and hurled 'sectarian abuse' while banging the windows and doors at her house.
The second live episode of the week for American Idol just aired and two more contestants were eliminated.
Despite having a bone to pick with last year’s Met Gala, Lizzo appeared at Anna Wintour’s pre-Met Gala dinner on Sunday night.
JoJo Siwa, the 19-year-old actress and singer, is grappling with a devastating loss. She shared the tragic news over the weekend that her beloved puppy, Tooie, has passed away. In a poignant TikTok video, Siwa pays tribute to her late furry companion, holding his little paws as they dance to the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow.
Two more contestants have been voted off of American Idol season 21 and the Top 10 has been revealed.
Naman Ramachandran Gaurav Banerjee, head of content at Disney+ Hotstar, India, has revealed the streamer’s growth strategy in the country. Banerjee was speaking at Indiantelevision.com’s annual industry event, The Content Hub, in Mumbai on Tuesday, in conversation with the organization’s founder, CEO and editor-in-chief Anil Wanvari. The thrust is to expand original programming in languages beyond Hindi, Banerjee said. “We recognized early on that massive growth in India is going to come by thinking about our content strategy and multiple languages, and not just in Hindi,” Banerjee said. The streamer currently commissions in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages and also programs in the Malayalam language.
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Harrison Ford is revealing that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be the last time he plays the archeologist.
Lizzo is speaking out on her decision to perform in Tennessee over the weekend, despite the state’s new anti-drag legislation.
Lizzo didn’t do it, but she was advised to cancel her performances in Tennessee over the weekend.
Eric Braeden, best known for his portrayal of Victor Newman on the hit soap opera "The Young and the Restless" is currently battling cancer, the actor revealed in an emotional video on Facebook Live. The German actor, 82, shared with his fans that whilst recovering from knee surgery, he began to have issues with his prostate. "I hate to be his personal, but I think this may be good for some older guys who may or may not listen to this.
Eric Braeden is speaking out after being diagnosed with cancer.