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Loose Women presenter Ruth Langsford opened up about her sister’s tragic death – and revealed that without her TV job she would have ended up crying all day

Loose Women presenter Ruth Langsford has revealed that work was her saviour following her sister’s suicide four years ago.

Her sister Julia, two years her senior, died following a lengthy battle with depression and Ruth, 63, said that without her TV job she would have ended up crying all day. “I needed a focus, which was – get up and I would cry in the shower – have a big old bawl – and then I could almost cut it off and go: ‘right, come on, time for work, dry your hair, go to work.’

“I needed that, because I could lie and cry all day about my sister. I needed that focus and structure back in my life,” she told Kaye Adams on her How to be 60 podcast. ITV host Ruth, who shares 21 year-old son Jack with her GB news presenter husband Eamonn Holmes, also credited her family with supporting her following her sister’s tragic death.

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“Eamonn was amazing during that time and Jack and then work,” she added. “The hardest year of my life was when my sister died. I can’t even tell you what year it is, because I’ve blocked it from my memory really.”

Ruth said there were frequent sad reminders that her sister was no longer with her. “You reach to get a card – at Christmas I always used to get my sister a funny card – and then it jolts you, where you think: ‘oh, I don’t need to get her a card anymore.’ Everybody has their pain. We all end up losing people we love. But it’s important we don’t lock it all away in a box.”

Ruth also admitted that she is concerned about developing dementia, because of her family’s connections with the disease. Her father Dennis died in 2012 after being diagnosed with dementia, having been looked after by Ruth’s mother for more than a decade before his death.

She then developed dementia too. But Ruth told fellow Loose Women anchor Kaye Adams that she would refuse a test to see if she was likely to develop the condition herself.

“My father had Alzheimer’s. My mum is now 91 and living in assisted living. It always worries me, but I try not to let it consume me,” she explained. “Whenever they say that you can do a test to see if you would be prone to getting Alzheimer’s, I don’t really want to do it, because there’s no cure at the moment.

“If I could do that test and they said: ‘right, now you know, this is what you do to stop you getting it. You have to take this tablet, you have to do these exercises, you have to eat this or don’t eat that.’ But there’s nobody can tell you that, so I almost don’t want to know.“But of course, every time I go: ‘where are my glasses?’ and they’re on my head, or: ‘where are my keys? and I have those blank moments where you suddenly forget someone’s name – somebody you know really well. You think: ‘oh my God,’ so of course I worry, with both parents. But I try not to think about it too much, because it’s too depressing.”

Loose Women presenter Coleen Nolan shared a rare snap of all of her sisters, including sister Bernie, who sadly passed away in 2013 after being diagnosed with breast cancer

Loose Women presenter Coleen Nolan has delighted her fans after sharing a throwback family picture with all of her sisters on social media.

The black-and-white snap shared on Instagram shows a young Coleen dressed in a floral dress, white tights, and a classic pair of black school shoes. She stands in front of her five sisters – Denise, Maureen, Linda, Bernadette, and Anne. The photo appears to have been taken during the festive period, as a Christmas tree towers over them, while the family stands on a decorative rug laid out on the floor.

Captioning the post, the 58-year-old wrote: “Happy Saturday everyone. A little throwback,” finishing the post off with a heart emoji. Fans were in awe of the picture. “So cute Coleen. Family pic to cherish,” and a second added: “Precious memories,” and a third said: “Omg the cutest.”

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While Coleen has a close relationship with her siblings, tragically her sister Bernadette passed away from cancer in 2013 at the age of 52. The presenter recently shared an update on her sister Linda’s health after she was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer. She admitted her sister is “struggling” with her mobility as she continues to live with the awful disease.

“Linda is just a machine,” the TV star said. “She’s unbelievable, you know. Cancer just hits her again and again and again and she just keeps going. And she’s incredible because she’ll say, ‘I can’t meet you all today for lunch because I’ve had chemo, I’m not feeling great.’

“And then the next day [she says] ‘Right, where are we going?’ It’s hard for her. She’s struggling to walk now, but she just gets on with it every day.” Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Coleen added: “It is frightening. Especially when you think they’re going to say it’s eczema and they go, ‘No, it’s carcinoma, you think, ‘Woah.’ It’s all scary and of course, I think about it all the time, but I’m very vigilant with it and if I’m ever unsure about anything I go straight away because that’s the whole point of it – go straight away.”

“That’s what The Real Full Monty is about, to raise awareness, to check yourself and if you’re worried, go [to the doctors]. Nine times out of 10 it’s nothing, but if it is and you’ve caught it early the chances are amazing. Linda’s [had cancer] for 15 years, she’s incredible and Anne survived it, my eldest sister.”

The 58-year old made the admission on Monday as she joined fellow panelists Ruth Langsford, Brenda Edwards and Sally Dynevor in a discussion about first impressions

Coleen Nolan has made the stark confession that she has “never liked” one of her Loose Women co-stars and “still doesn’t”. The 58-year old made the admission to fellow panelists Ruth Langsford, Brenda Edwards and Sally Dynevor during Monday’s edition of the ITV daytime show.

Following the triumphant return of Big Brother after a five-year wait the night before, the ladies discussed the impact of first impressions and how people are judged based on those impressions. Head panelist Ruth admitted that people inadvertently judge others on the first time they meet them.

The 63-year old explained: “It’s natural human instinct to make a first impression. It just is – even if you try not to. Naturally, the minute you meet someone – whether it’s about their eye contact, their smile, whether they ask something about yourself. Whatever that interaction is, we will make a first impression.”After Sally revealed she felt “really giddy” when she joined the programme, Coleen added she feels predominantly more shy when in front of an audience. Then the mother-of-three made the hilarious quip that she believed Ruth was “stuck up”, to which Ruth responded that her pal was “too loud”.

Coleen joked: “She’s got a point,” before Ruth replied: “All of us have talked about our insecurities. When you think now, every situation that you’re in public with people that you don’t know – everyone in that same room is having the same feelings. You think you’re the only one, but you’re not – so it is interesting.”

Coleen quipped: “Never liked you, though. Still don’t,” prompting Ruth to joke: “Well we’ve got that in common.” “Touché!” added Coleen. “That’s going to be on the front of a magazine now.”

Loose Women star Carol McGiffin has been slammed by fans after her comments on British Airways’ new uniform changes which allow male pilots and flight attendants to wear makeup and carry handbags

Carol McGiffin, the former Loose Women star, has faced criticism from fans following her remarks on British Airways’ decision to provide a non-binary uniform option for its employees.

The 63-year-old shared her views on Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster’s GB News show, discussing the airline’s new uniform policy. British Airways has eased its uniform regulations, offering a gender-neutral choice and permitting male pilots and flight attendants to wear makeup and carry handbags.

McGiffin criticised the decision on GB News, stating she didn’t want to see ‘a bloke wearing a skirt’. She elaborated: “Personally I want to see someone walking up and down the aisles looking professional, like a woman, I’m not saying she has to wear a skirt, but I don’t want to see a bloke walking up and down wearing a skirt.”

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She further added: “I don’t know why but I am old-fashioned like that. I want to see air stewards and stewardesses looking very, very professional. These are the people you rely on when you are flying and for me, it is not a good idea.” She also claimed that the changes ‘hadn’t gone down well with the crew either’, except with those who identified as non-binary.

She concluded: “People are saying that what they should have done is designed a uniform for the men, a uniform for the women, and a uniform for the non-binary people who want to be whatever they want, but where does it end? Where does it end? How many uniforms do you need?”

Carol’s remarks sparked a wave of online backlash, with many fans expressing their disapproval. One individual commented: “Oh Carol…put all that hateful energy into something more productive,”

Another critic added: “Carol McGiffin is a hateful, old grifter. She knows the only way she can make money is to sink to the level of GB News and pick on marginalised people. Pure scum of the Earth!” A third person chimed in with: “Why are people so triggered by how people want to identify!? Live and let live! No-one wants to see Carol McGiffin spouting utter nonsense again but here we are.”

This controversy follows Carol’s departure from Loose Women, which she attributed to the show becoming ‘too woke’. She revealed that she had been asked to sign a contract that was “totally unjust and unworkable for me”.

In a conversation with Dan Wootton, she stated: “Well put it this way, reading all the comments from the article at the weekend there are a lot of people who think the programme has gone very, very woke.”

Carol then confessed: “Well, neither do I. The whole of mainstream media is very, very woke.”

“You just don’t have to keep forcing this stuff down peoples’ throats, it’s not just ITV, the BBC is probably worse actually and saying that, Channel 4 is probably the worst out of all of them. It’s not a place where I feel I fit in,” she concluded.

“And, even though, you should be having the debates and seeing a difference in opinion, in the typical woke ideals, you don’t really get it anymore, you’re not allowed to say it and if you do, you either get censored or you get cancelled as many people have learnt to their cost.”

Big Brother has returned after a break and it’s already getting off to a dramatic start, with cracks beginning to show in the house

Former Loose Women star Saira Khan has said that she thinks Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield should be put into the Big Brother house.

The iconic reality show has returned to our screens and has been just an entertaining as everyone expected so far. Saira took part in the celebrity version back in 2016 but it’s not known if Celebrity Big Brother will make a come back.

However, it it was to return, Saira thinks that Holly and Phil would make the perfect housemates. Despite knowing that it would be unlikely they did go on the show, she says that “ratings would soar” if they did take on the challenge.

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Speaking to Closer magazine, she said: “I’d love to see Holly [Willoughby] and Phil [Schofield] in there. Wouldn’t that be great? It wouldn’t happen in a million years, but the ratings would soar.”

Saira competed in the 18th series of the show when she starred alongside model Sam Fox, former EastEnders actor Ricky Norwood and now-jailed Stephen Bear.

She had a hard time in the house, breaking down in the diary room on day three after having an argument with Bear. She admitted at the time that she didn’t think she would breakdown after such a short amount of time, but many report the show to be a high pressure environment.

Saira was the second contestant to be evicted but she has since admitted that she only went on the show for the money. Despite saying it’s an experience “money can’t buy” she also admitted that she was “paid really well” and she got a contract extension afterwards.

Big Brother has returned for the first time since 2018 and is already off to a drama-filled start. Despite only coming back on Sunday, there has already been some iconic moments including suitcases being blown up, hot water bans and what has been dubbed salmon-gate.

Contestant Olivia Young became noticeably irritated when fellow housemate Farida Khalifa asked if she could try some of her salmon. She said she could but became annoyed when she double dipped.

It wasn’t long until Olivia went outside to get other contestant’s opinions on the situation, which they have since sarcastically called salmon-gate.

Coleen Nolan has weighed in on the BBC’s The Reckoning which documents the harrowing crimes by notorious sex offender Jimmy Savile which have resurfaced

the vile paedophile and said she was invited back to his hotel room when she was just 14. Coleen told Piers Morgan that Savile, who died in 2011 before the vast majority of his crimes came to light said he would “look after” her.

Speaking on ITV’s Loose Women, the 58-year-old said of The Reckoning said: “I will watch it, I’m really interested in true crime, I do watch the documentaries, I have watched documentaries on Jimmy Savile. I actually think, obviously, some of the victims have given their blessing to see this air and I think the reason being is, that we should continue to watch it.

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“There are still, many, many, many Jimmy Saviles working out there and we need to be reminded, you may be watching and seeing some of how he came about to entice those women. Someone might watch it and go ‘Oh that’s what whoever down the road is doing and we need to be aware of it and keep an eye on it.’”

Despite some people disagreeing with The Reckoning being made by the BBC, the same corporation that Savile worked for, one of his victims, named Susan said: “It’s not going to stop any other predator but what it might change is to make institutions not put their heads in the sand.

“Instead, take action from the beginning and for all of us to see how grooming happens so we understand it more.” Janet Street-Porter added: “Men like Jimmy Savile operated in a circle of people who knew only too well what he was doing. So Jimmy Savile operated within a close circle, you see them in the drama, of men, who might not have liked what he was doing and didn’t stop it and gave their approval by default.

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“Yes, that still goes on in the industry so when you talk about grooming, it’s not going to be one person behaving badly or inappropriately to one woman, it’s going to be a group of people involved.” Viewers tuned into the series which uncovers the true extent of his horrific crimes against teenage girls, young women, younger girls, boys, ill people, disabled people and even the dead.

Savile died in October 2011, aged 84, before he was able to be held accountable for his sickening crimes. Over the course of his life, he was confronted with several allegations of sexual abuse, the earliest being in 1958, although it was claimed at the time that there was not sufficient evidence.

Following his death, allegations dating back to 1963 were made against him and an official investigation, Operation Yewtree was launched in 2012. In October of the same year, The Met Police said they were looking into 400 enquiries and that the number of alleged victims was around 450.

He is said to have told people that he liked to have “sex with dead bodies”.

Taylor Swift was all smiles as she met with Prince William backstage at her Eras Tour concert at Wembley Stadium, but she reportedly rejected the chance to work with Meghan Markle

Taylor Swift was all smiles as she hung out with Prince William, despite previously turning down an opportunity to collaborate with Meghan Markle.

The future king was spotted throwing some enthusiastic dance moves at Taylor’s Eras Tour gig at Wembley Stadium on Friday night, before being whisked away for a backstage meet-and-greet with the pop sensation. Alongside William for the exciting encounter were his two eldest offspring, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who joined in for a cheerful selfie with Taylor, with her beau Travis Kelce also popping into the frame.

This warm exchange stands in stark contrast to the snub Meghan Markle received when she attempted to lure Taylor onto her Archetypes podcast with a “personal letter”.

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It’s understood that Meghan made overtures to Taylor last year, hoping to feature her on the Archetypes podcast, but Taylor passed on the offer. The Telegraph reports that Meghan penned a “personal letter” to Taylor, inviting her to be part of Archetypes, “but the singer declined, through a representative.”

Archetypes, which aired for a single season on Spotify, saw Meghan at the helm for 12 episodes, featuring a roster of star-studded guests including Serena Williams, Paris Hilton, and Jameela Jamil.

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The Duchess of Sussex’s show was dropped from Spotify, sparking a row as it emerged Meghan and Prince Harry were cut from the platform. A senior Spotify figure reportedly blasted the Royal couple, calling them “f****** grifters”.

Meghan Markle has since teamed up with Lemonada Media, which has already rolled out the first series of her podcast ‘Archetypes’. She’s gearing up to drop a fresh podcast with them next year.

Meghan shared her excitement about the new venture earlier this year, stating: “I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting.”

“Being able to support a female founded company with a roster of thought provoking and highly entertaining podcasts is a fantastic way to kick off 2024. Our plan to re-release Archetypes so that more people can now have access to it, as well as launching a dynamic new podcast are well in the works. I’m so eager to be able to share it soon, and am overjoyed to be joining the Lemonada family.”

Princess Diana tragically died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, when Prince Harry was just 12 years old, and he’s spoken about the devastating impact of his mother’s death on his mental wellbeing

Prince Harry painfully admitted he didn’t cry when he was told of his mother Princess Diana’s death.

The 36-year-old, who was given the unofficial title of the People’s Princess, passed away in August 1997 following a terrifying car crash in Paris.

The crash happened early in the morning on August 31, and Diana was pronounced dead at around 4am, with her passing confirmed by the then Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. Harry recalled the moment he and big brother Prince William were told about their mother’s unexpected death in his memoir Spare, and revealed their father Charles struggled to deliver the news while at the royal residence in Balmoral.

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However, the young prince confessed he didn’t cry when his father told him of Diana’s death, and was left feeling emotionless as Charles failed to hug him or William. “What I do remember with startling clarity is that I didn’t cry. Not one tear. Pa didn’t hug me. He wasn’t great at showing emotions under normal circumstances, how could he be expected to show them in such a crisis? But his hand did fall once more on my knee and he said: ‘Its going to be OK,’” Harry wrote.

Looking back on the moment, Harry revealed that his father’s words were “so very untrue”, and said that Charles had told William, who was just 15, about Diana’s death first, and then sought out Harry to deliver the tragic and heartbreaking news. He described the moment he found out in painful detail, as he admitted he didn’t move from his bed for what seemed like hours. After Charles told him Diana had died, he “didn’t get up, I didn’t bathe, didn’t pee,” Harry recalled, and said he didn’t even call for his big brother to come and console him.

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In an interview last year, the Duke of Sussex revealed he and William were unable to show emotion as they met with the crowds outside Kensington Palace the the days after Diana’s death. He told ITV’s Tom Bradby he had cried when his mother was buried, but did not cry again. “I cried once, at the burial, and you know I go into detail (in Spare) about how strange it was and how actually there was some guilt that I felt, and I think William felt as well, by walking around the outside of Kensington Palace,” he explained.

“There were 50,000 bouquets of flowers to our mother and there we were shaking people’s hands, smiling… And the wet hands that we were shaking, we couldn’t understand why their hands were wet, but it was all the tears that they were wiping away,” Harry sadly recalled.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are reportedly planning to embark on a ‘world tour’ after the success of their Nigeria visit – but one Royal expert has claimed they will not be able to visit Australia

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been accused of a “direct contradiction” of their previous obsession with their privacy, a royal commentator has said.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may find themselves unable to visit Australia during their global tour, it is claimed, despite the resounding “success” of their recent trip to Nigeria.

Royal correspondent Louise Roberts suggests that the couple, who stepped down as senior royals in 2020, are ready for a ” world tour’” following their successful Nigerian sojourn, but she has criticised them for their previous demands for “privacy”

Speaking to Sky News Australia, she said: “In May, after Nigeria, and that was a successful faux royal tour for them, let’s face it, Harry made the comment they want to do more of this.” On the channel’s Royal Report, Louise added: “(Harry and Meghan) are obsessed with privacy but a world tour is a direct contradiction.”

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The reporter also revealed that the Sussexes are ‘unable to travel to Australia’ in the near future due to a potential clash with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s forthcoming tour of the country in October. She stated: “They can’t go where Charles and Camilla will go – they can’t go to Australia.”

Meanwhile, Meghan and Harry have offered fans a sneak peek into what transpired behind-the-scenes during their Nigeria visit. In a touching moment, Meghan was visibly moved when she received a particularly special gift for Archie and Lilibet.

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The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, was visibly moved during her high-profile visit to the African continent when young Grace Busari presented her with a pair of stunning hand-stitched teddy bears. Grace, daughter of CNN Nigeria Bureau Chief is just 13 and caught Meghan by surprise with her heartfelt gift.

Made from traditional African print material, Grace’s bears, which are part of her range @graceteddies, reduced Meghan nearly to tears as she enveloped Grace’s mum Stephanie in an emotional and appreciative hug. Meghan’s reaction was even more touching given her previous comment about missing not being with her loved ones for Mother’s Day. Grace’s mother Stephanie, who attended the same Women in Business conference as Meghan, recounted their interaction on this historic visit.

Stephanie spoke highly of the Royal couple saying: “Wow! That was the weekend that was! Flying to Abuja to cover the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit, I truly didn’t know what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised. They are fun, caring, loved up, compassionate, total naturals with a crowd. To see Harry sitting on the floor to play volleyball with disabled servicemen was something and he showed such compassion too during his hospital visit to Kaduna.”

“It was a private visit but looked like a royal tour in all but name! So happy that Harry and Meghan visited Nigeria to shine a spotlight on the injured servicemen and women, Invictus Games and mental health – and to dispel a few myths about Nigeria being a dangerous place! Also wonderful to see Meghan celebrated and welcomed as per Naija girl! Welcome Omowale Ada Mazi Adetokunbo Amira. (Just a few of the names she has received while here!)”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are undoubtedly two of the most talked-about people in the world – particularly since their relocation to Montecito, California.

Yes, the couple may have left the UK, stepping down from their senior royal roles back in 2020, but from their recent Invictus Games tour of Nigeria to the launch of Meghan Markle’s new American Riviera Orchard brand, they are still more talked about than ever.

This week, it was their popularity that made headlines, as experts opened up about their favourability rating and how it has changed over the years.

A recent YouGov poll revealed the most and least popular members of the Mountbatten-Windsors, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appearing to suffer a major popularity plummet.

The poll saw the Princess of Wales emerge as the most popular member of the royal family, with 76% of those surveyed reporting to have a positive view of her. And close behind in second place was Prince William, with a 73% favourability rating.

However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were at the other end of the scale, with Prince Harry earning a favourability ranking of 31%, coming behind King Charles (63%), Prince Edward (54%) and Queen Consort Camilla (50%). Not to mention, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, coming in second to last place with a favourability ranking of 26%, with just Prince Andrew below her at 6%.

“It is the biggest plummet in popularity in history,” reported Royal expert Hilary Fordwich this week, via Express.co.uk. “To have gone from the number one most popular royals after the Queen, Harry has now gone to just above Prince Andrew.”

“That plummeting was by choice,” Fordwich continued, alleging the cause as the couple’s departure from working royal life, adding: “Now [Meghan] is releasing jam while Kate is at Trooping the Colour.”

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This news comes amid reports that the Duke and Duchess are looking for a permanent UK base, with royal author Tom Quinn explaining via the Mirror that Prince Harry “misses some aspects of his old life” in London, particularly his friends.

“Inevitably, the honeymoon period where everything in the States is new and exciting is coming to an end and Harry is looking back at the past through rose-tinted spectacles,” the royal author reported. “Harry is determined to find his own permanent home in the UK.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not commented on the reports.

We will continue to update this story.