Britney Spears has become a chart-topping author, following her new memoir selling over one million copies in its first week.Titled The Woman In Me, the book had been teased by the pop star over recent years, and made countless headlines upon its release last month (October 24) for its candid discussion of her career, relationships, 13-year conservatorship and personal experiences.Now, it has been confirmed that the memoir sold over one million copies in the US within its first week, and is currently holding the Number One spot on the New York Times bestsellers chart for non-fiction.The figures were shared yesterday (November 1) via an update from her publisher Gallery Books, which is a division of Simon and Schuster. According to the publisher, The Woman in Me sold 1.1million copies in the US within its first week, and also topped the UK charts after selling nearly 91,000 copies in print within the same timeframe.Spears also shared a statement via the publishing company to mark the milestone, thanking those who purchased the book and showing her gratitude for people letting her tell her story.“I poured my heart and soul into my memoir,” she wrote (via The Independent).
Scots mum praises first new HIV awareness advert in 40 years to air on TV
15.10.2023 - 23:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots mum who was diagnosed with HIV seven years ago has praised a “long overdue” television campaign that will see the first new advert raising awareness of the virus in 40 years.
The first major TV advert on HIV to air in Scotland since the UK Government’s Don’t Die Of Ignorance campaign featuring falling tombstones 40 years ago launches at 7.58pm on Monday evening on STV.
It will be a welcome departure from the message in the 1980s, telling viewers HIV was a “deadly disease” with no known cure and will instead inform viewers that those with the disease can live a healthy and happy life.
Emma McAnally, 34, from Glasgow, said she hoped it would help others living with the virus to come to terms with their diagnosis. She said: “When I was diagnosed with HIV in 2016 I was in total disbelief as I thought this was something that would never affect me.
“But I was reassured by the doctor that medication would allow me to live a normal, healthy life, and this would also mean I would not be able to pass the virus on to others.
“HIV hasn’t limited my hopes and aspirations in any way but the stigma has been the single biggest barrier of my diagnosis.
“Unfortunately, this stigma deeply affected me, my family and friends didn’t know how to respond and it was pretty horrific for me.
“Eventually, I became determined not to let that shame define me – having children was the biggest turning point for me as I became so confident in my body and by being on effective treatment, knew I could give birth to my son and daughter and they would be HIV negative.
“It’s incredible to see a long overdue TV advert on the reality of HIV in 2023 and how stigma is now more harmful than the virus itself.
“I hope it helps people living with HIV who are
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paid partnership with Bud Light — appears in a feathery white shoulderless gown and braided hair crown on the pink cover of the magazine’s awards issue.The TikToker also took to the stage Wednesday to accept her award at the mag’s ceremony, wearing two outfits on the night, including a wispy bejeweled ball grown and a near-see-through black dress.“Some see me as woman of the year — some see me as a woman of a year and some change,” she quipped, noting that she “only publicly come out online 560 days ago.”“And some people don’t see me as a woman at all,” she said of her haters.“No matter how hard I try, or what I wear, or what I say, or what surgeries I get, I will never reach an acceptable version of womanhood by those hateful people’s standards,” she said.“But as long as the queer community sees me for my truth, I’m going to be OK.”The content creator also briefly mentioned her explosive Bud Light campaign, which sparked a huge boycott of the beer company that lost tens of millions in the fallout.Mulvaney said London became her “safe space” while traveling to avoid the scandal back home, saying that she “didn’t feel that baggage that she was carrying back in the US.” “I didn’t feel like the trans beer girl,” said the TikToker, who became popular due to her Days of Girlhood series. “I didn’t walk into rooms and wonder: ‘Oh, does that person hate me?’ I was just another gal walking around in a Burberry trench coat on her way to a West End musical.” Mulvaney said that the previous year “feels like a “Black Mirror” episode, referring to the surreal Netflix show — something shared by critics aghast at the new honor.“Unbelievable.
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