Slade Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Slade‘s Noddy Holder has shared a health update after he was given just six months to live at the start of his cancer battle five years ago.In October this year, Holder’s wife Suzan revealed that the musician, 77, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2018 and was told he had only months to live.“Five years ago we were given the devastating news that he [Noddy] had oesophageal cancer and only had six months to live,” she wrote in Great British Life magazine.She described the diagnosis as a “total bombshell”, but added that her husband was coping with “good humour and breath-taking bravery”.The article also confirmed that Holder had undergone “a gruelling course of experimental treatment as part of a brand-new trial of intense chemotherapy”.However, the ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ artist has now revealed that the experimental treatment has proved effective in prolonging his life beyond doctors’ expectations.“I lost all my hair,” he told BBC Radio 2 of the treatment (per Metro). “My weight was down to about eight stone.” However, the treatment has been working and Holder said that “everything’s on an even keel”.“So I hope it carries on that way,” he added, joking that he was “fit, fit, fit, but I’m fit for nothing”.Suzan previously said her husband had “responded well” to the new treatments.

Noddy Holder has reflected on his friendship with Freddie Mercury, revealing that the Queen frontman would share his aspirations with him.The moment took place during a rare TV appearance from the Slade singer, when he appeared as a guest on the Channel 4 morning show Sunday Brunch over the weekend (December 17).In the programme, the glam icon shared anecdotes about his extensive time in the music industry, particularly the elaborate outfits he would wear on stage during the ‘70s. It was here that he reflected on his relationship with Freddie Mercury – back before the singer found fame with Queen.In the conversation, he recalled the origins of his iconic mirror hat and dispelled the myth that he bought it from the iconic rock singer.“I made the top hat with mirrors.

Noddy Holder has revealed the real inspiration behind Slade’s festive 1973 hit ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’.The song is arguably one of Slade’s biggest hits, becoming so famous that strangers regularly shout the iconic “IT’S CHRISTMAAAAAAS!” line back to Holder in the street. It still generates £500,000 in royalties every year, 50 years on from its release.However, Holder has now revealed he and bandmate Jim Lea were never intending to write a Christmas song, explaining that its first iteration was conceived in the band’s “hippy dippy psychedelic days” in 1967, when it was called ‘Buy Me A Rocking Chair’, and was later discarded.Their label later pushed them to release a Christmas song, prompting them to revive the track and use its melody for ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’.

Brent Lang Executive Editor David Slade, the director of the Emmy and BAFTA-award winning “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,” has signed with 42, the Los Angeles and London-based management and production company. The company will manage the filmmaker, who also joins 42’s commercials offering OB42 for representation in the U.K.

Slade Smiley and Gretchen Rossi are getting called out!

A GoFundMe page set up for Slade Smiley‘s late son Grayson Arroyo-Smiley‘s memorial services seemingly implied that he didn’t help ex Michelle Arroyo with medical expenses.

Stronger together. Despite their struggles, The Real Housewives of Orange County alums Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley have maintained their happiness over the years.

Slade Smiley‘s beloved son has died.

Grayson Arroyo-Smiley, the son of Real Housewives of Orange County alum Slade Smiley, died on Sunday, February 5. He was 22. 

APPOINTMENTSRalph W Peer has been named MD of Peermusic Australia. Not to be confused with Ralph S Peer, his grandfather, who founded Peermusic in 1927, or Ralph Peer II, his father, who is currently Peermusic’s Executive Chair.

England rugby player Henry Slade has given a glimpse inside his amazing home with their outdoor cinema and stunning plant wall. The 28 year old English rugby union player, from Plymouth, lives in Exeter with his stunning fiancée Megan Browse, who runs a unisex children's clothing brand, and their adorable one year old daughter Olive Margot. Henry, whose team is set to go up against France in the 2022 Six Nations Championship on Saturday 19 March, has given a peek inside their very modern home to his 213,000 Instagram followers.

Rugby fans have got their latest fix of the sport as England played South Africa on Saturday.The game is a much-awaited rematch for the teams, who last played each other in the World Cup final two years ago. Amongst the players is Henry Slade, who has come to be known as something of a heartthrob alongside his rugby talents.

No rush to wed! Gretchen Rossi revealed why she and fiancé Slade Smiley haven’t tied the knot yet even though they still wear wedding rings.

Joe Manganiello changed his look yet again! If you didn’t see, fans were taken aback as the 43-year-old actor debuted a bleached blond mohawk while joining wife Sofia Vergara for a mini-reunion with her Modern Family co-stars.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Gretchen Rossi and her fiancé, Slade Smiley, are sticking to a healthy, active schedule and giving their sweet little girl, Skylar, all the love and entertainment she needs! The former Real Housewives of Orange Country star, 41, and her sweet little family have been following the stay-at-home orders mandated by the state of California since the precaution was enacted.

Africa’s biggest female DJ, Zinhle has finally released her highly-anticipated Amapiano single titled Go. The hit-record features rising star Lucille Slade and the legendary Dr Duda. Fans are going crazy over Lucille’s smooth vocals and Duda’s magical hand on production.

Back in December, Jo De La Rosa revealed a shocking bit of information about the engagement ring Slade Smiley proposed with in 2006. While appearing on Jeff Lewis Live, The Real Housewives of Orange County alum said that the canary diamond was actually totally fake.

Real Housewives of Orange County alum Slade Smiley is responding to ex-fiancée Jo De La Rosa’s claim that he proposed with a “fake” engagement ring.

Following the success of her 2019 single Umlilo, Africa’s biggest female DJ, Zinhle readies to drop a new track titled Go featuring rising star Lucille Slade and Dr Duda.

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