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Ruth Langsford’s mother, Joan, suffered a fall in December fracturing her pelvis less than a year after breaking her hip

Ruth Langsford has given fans an update on her mother’s health following a recent accident. The Loose Women star previously shared that her mother, Joan, suffered a fall, fracturing her pelvis less than a year after breaking her hip.

Despite the family’s relief that Joan didn’t require surgery, the 94-year-old was advised to spend some time recuperating in hospital. Thankfully, she was given the all-clear to return home in January, where she joined Ruth and her dog, Maggie.

“Mum soaking up this gorgeous sunshine and rocking my sunglasses and padded gilet from @qvcuk,” Ruth said, posting to Instagram yesterday. “Thank you for all your kind enquires about her….she’s recovering brilliantly after fracturing her pelvis in December…

“Charging around again on her walker like a good ‘un! Hope I’ll have her grit and energy when I’m 94! LEGEND.” Joan received care from nursing staff at Woking Community Hospital and St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey.

Ruth said the whole ordeal had certainly shifted her perspective on life, as her mother was sadly unable to partake in usual Christmas festivities last December. At the time, Ruth explained: “No dancing in my kitchen peeling the veg for my darling Mum this Christmas.

“This time last year she fell and broke her hip but recovered well…she’s a very strong woman so I’m sure she’ll recover from this too. Put’s life and what’s important into perspective eh?”

The heartfelt update comes just months after Ruth herself faced a health issue, having previously revealed to her followers that she’d been housebound for several days.

“I’ve had a couple of days at home with the lurgy but feeling better today so I ventured out for a stroll with Maggie,” the 64-year-old said, before commenting: “Nice to get some fresh air.”

Ruth and Eamonn were married for 14 years before announcing their separation last May ( 
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Ruth’s health struggles also follow her recent split from ex co-star Eamonn Holmes. The couple were married for 14 years before announcing their separation last May.

Four months later, Eamonn was spotted in Barcelona with his alleged love interest, Katie Alexander, who is 22 years his junior. Reports suggest Eamonn and Katie met a few years ago and grew closer as things turned rocky between him and Ruth.

Former England rugby star Mike Tindall has told how he was woken up by police officers in riot gear after being caught on CCTV “struggling to get to the doorway”

Rugby legend Mike Tindall has shared a hilarious story about how his wife Zara got revenge on him after a late night out.

Mike, who had a coaching clinic to attend the next morning, had been out with a friend and was struggling to get back to his mother-in-law Princess Anne’s flat at St James’ Palace, where he was staying.

Zara, determined to get him up and ready, enlisted the help of the palace police, who burst into the room in full riot gear, complete with machine guns, and ordered Mike to get moving. Mike said: “I was meant to be there in 45 minutes. My friend rings up Zara, who phoned the police post at the palace.

“They started giggling, saying they saw me at 4am on video cameras struggling to get to the doorway. She says, “I don’t care what you do. He needs to be in North London in 35 minutes.”

He continued: “Next thing, five guys in full riot gear with machine guns come in saying, “Get up, get up”. ‘I was, like, “F***!” And in three minutes, I was in the back of a cab, with the police waving me off.’”

Mike shared the amusing anecdote at a charity fundraiser for DEBRA, which supports those living with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), reports Gloucestershire Live.

Zara and Mike got married in July 2011 at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. The reception was held at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and reportedly included a vodka fountain. Mike was reportedly met with a particular request from his mother-in-law, Princess Anne, about his appearance.

Mike made the revelation while speaking at a DEBRA fundraiser ( 
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The former rugby star had suffered numerous injuries over his career, resulting in a notably misshapen nose after breaking it at least eight times.

While on Sky’s A League of Their Own, he shared that Anne had suggested he get surgery before his wedding, an idea he initially turned down but later reconsidered. In a 2022 chat on Loose Women with Vernon Kay, Mike explained the real reason behind his decision to undergo surgery.

Vernon remarked: “Your nose was literally underneath your left eye from rugby. It wasn’t just for looks you had it done?” To which Mike responded: “No, I was stopping breathing during sleep, so it needed to be done. I also had my teeth done but that was because they were crossed and looked like a bag of chips.”

It was previously reported that Zara Tindall could possibly become William’s Princess Anne in a slimmed down monarchy when he eventually takes the throne.

Angela Mollard, a columnist for News Corp, speaking on Sky News Australia, said: “This commentary that’s happening is, ‘Is William making the right decisions around slimming it down?’

“I think he’s not, and to your point Louise (Roberts) earlier about that really close relationship between him and Zara, you’re absolutely right; they are the best of friends.

Kelly Brook became teary on ITV’s Loose Women today as she opened up about her initial struggles in her marriage to Jeremy Parisi

Loose Women star Kelly Brook became emotional during today’s show as she was surprised by her husband Jeremy Parisi – and admitted a major challenge for them in their marriage.

During today’s Oscar-themed show, Kelly named her husband Jeremy as her biggest supporter – with the French model making a surprise appearance in black tie

Kelly was overjoyed to see her husband and shed a tear when he spoke about how supportive she had been during their ten-year relationship.

“Well, I moved to the UK ten years ago and she was very supportive and protective. So this is the most important thing,” he said.

Kelly Brook’s husband Jeremy surprised her with a bouquet of roses

Kelly added: “We’ve been together ten years and we’ll be married three years in April. It’s been a wild journey. We have a lot of fun together but gosh, it’s been so difficult for us.”

She went onto reveal that keeping up a long-distance relationship was initially hard for the couple. “When you meet someone who lives in another country to find and find that middle ground and make it work, it’s been really challenging. but we got there, didn’t we? We got there. When you want it to work, it works.”

Kelly wasn’t the emotional one on the panel, with Denise Welch tearing up as she spoke about her husband Lincoln. Opening up about how he’s been her rock, Denise said: “For a couple who met many years ago in a nightclub at six in the morning, that doesn’t open until four.

“We got sober together, we’ve been sober for 13 years this year and we’ve been married for 12. He is my rock and my best friend, and I couldn’t live without him.”

Earlier in the week, Loose Women’s Penny Lancaster opened up about her friendship with Donald Trump – and how it turned sour when he ran for president”We have a house in Florida up the road from him so from time to time we would engage in those events. But, when he began to run for President and then starting to hear those very dangerous rhetorics – those comments where he said Mexicans were rapists and that Muslims were terrorists,” he said.

“I [thought], ‘Woah, this is just crossing all sorts of boundaries.’ This man sounds like he’s going to disrupt the world in a very unfortunate way,” she revealed: “From that point onwards, I said to my husband, ‘Darling, we are not going anywhere near him, again I cannot be in the same space with someone that can speak that kind of language’. So in the end, we turned down any further [function] invitations and that was it.”

On Monday’s instalment of Loose Women, ITV viewers tuned in to watch a very special Oscars-themed episode.

Loose Women’s Denise Welch was left emotional during Monday’s episode as the ITV star paid tribute to someone very special in her life. During the show, the panel was inspired by the most recent Oscars by wearing their most glamorous dresses.

Detailing the best supporting actor and actress category, Ruth Langsford told viewers it made the panel think about who was the biggest support in their own lives.

Denise Welch told her co-stars she was going to pick her husband, Lincoln. She said: “For a couple who met many years ago in a nightclub at six in the morning, that doesn’t open until four.

“We got sober together, we’ve been sober for 13 years this year and we’ve been married for 12. He is my rock and my best friend, and I couldn’t live without him.”

Denise was visibly moved while speaking about her husband as she abruptly stopped speaking as the audience burst into applause.

Loose Women’s Denise Welch holds back tears after paying emotional tribute on air
However, the ITV star was already moved to tears after her co-star Ayda Field paid special tribute to her mum, Gwen, who is currently battling cancer.

She said: “My mum is here, I’m very grateful that my mum is here. For anyone who watches the show regularly, you will have heard me talk about my mum and her battle with cancer right now.

“My mum has always been my best friend, my fiercest rock, my sounding board, my steady eddy, my bestie. As you get older, the roles kind of change in how you navigate-

Ayda’s mother Gwen made an appearance on Monday’s Loose Women
Although as she saw her mum getting emotional in the audience, Ayda told her she was going to make her cry as well. The Loose Women star added: “I’m just so grateful, even in this chapter, my mum is teaching me the most profound, beautiful lessons and I just feel very grateful for you mummy, you’re my hero.”

Ayda got up from her spot on the panel to go and give her mum a hug on the studio floor as everyone applauded. The ITV host explained her mum had been wearing a hat earlier that day because she didn’t like to show she has no hair.

Ayda shared a special moment with her mum on the ITV showShe added: “Actually, I think she looks so beautiful the way she is.” Denise was touched by seeing Ayda’s mum in the studio as she said: “Sorry, that just got me there because of my mum.”

Elsewhere on the show, Kelly Brook paid tribute to her husband, Jeremy Parisi, who surprised her on air. He appeared on the show holding a bouquet of roses as Kelly joked: “Thank god I chose you!”

Ayda Field returned to the panel of ITV’s Loose Women on Monday for a special episode in celebration to the Oscars – and became overcome with emotion as she spoke about her mother

Ayda Field became overcome with emotion as she paid tribute to her mother during an Oscars special of Loose Women.

The 45-year-old was a regular panelist on ITV’s lunchtime talk show from 2016 until 2019 – and began appearing on the show at semi-regular intervals since 2024. On Monday, Ayda joined the show once again for a special episode basking in the glow of the 2025 Oscars – which took place in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Ayda, whose husband, Robbie Williams, missed out on being nominated for an Oscar for a song from his film, Better Man, became emotional when conversation turned to family members. She became tearful as she paid tribute to her mother, the American film producer Gwen Field, who was in the live studio audience.

The emotional turn of events were sparked when moderator Ruth Langsford, 64, asked those on the panel to reveal who they would chose as their Best Supporting Star, if they were running some awards of their own. Denise Welch, 66, and Kelly Brook, 45, both explained that they would choose their respective parents – while Ayda broke down in tears as she discussed her mother, who is battling Parkinsons and Lupus.

Ayda Field was overcome with emotion talking about her mother, who is fighting illness ( 
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She said: ‘I’m very grateful that my mum is here. You will have heard me talk about my mum and her battle with cancer right now. My mum has always been my best friend, my fiercest rock, my sounding board, my steady Eddy.”

She continued: “Even in this chapter, my mum is teaching me the most profound, beautiful lessons and I just feel very grateful, you’re my hero.” The audience then erupted into applause, and Ayda stepped out towards her mother who she gave a huge hug to.

On Sunday night, Robbie missed out on a chance to be nominated for an Oscar following the release of his biopic, Better Man. The film told the story of the former Take That star’s rise to prominence – but a creative decision was made to showcase him as a CGI monkey rather than have an actor portray his appearance.

A song was created as part of the film, titled Forbidden Road, and it was submitted to be nominated for the Best Music (Original Song) award. While the song was initially in the running, it was later disqualified when it became apparent the track featured a sample of an older song, thus making it unqualified as an original new offering.

Robbie expressed his disappointment about the ruling, telling Deadline ahead of the Golden Globes in January: “Listen, the rules are the rules, and you have to go by them. And it would’ve been nice, but as an introvert it’s another party that I don’t have to go to. I went through it, I’m on the other side and it’s all good. I’m at the Globes and they’re showing me loads of love.”

The category was won on Sunday night by the song El Mal from the film Emilia Pérez with music by Clément Ducol and Camille and lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard. Fellow musicians Diane Warren, Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, Bernie Taupin and Sir Elton John had also been in the running for the award.

Loose Women star Denise Welch opened up on her time with Ricky Tomlinson as the veteran actor joined the panel for discussion on the popular ITV talk show

Denise Welch had the Loose Women panel in stitches as she recalled the time she worked with legendary actor Ricky Tomlinson.

Co-hosts Ruth Langsford, Kelly Brook and Ayda Field joined the Geordie actress on the infamous ITV panel show for a special edition focusing on the Oscars party. As they all dressed for the golden and glamorous theme, the women invited Scouse star Ricky to the stage to speak about the key highlights of his career.

The actor, now 85, who is best known for playing character Jim Royle in The Royle Family, as well as starring in soap opera Brookside as Bobby Grant and DCI Charlie Wise from Cracker, gushed over his success. It led to Denise posing a cheeky question, saying: “Obviously, it’s Oscars day, who would you say in the whole of your career – and it’s been a really long and wonderful career – was your favourite leading lady?” jokingly pointing to herself.

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Charmingly, Ricky took her hand and, after kissing the back of it, replied: “I can’t remember her name!” which caused the co-host to burst into laughter. Denise then added: “We did three series of a show called Down to Earth and Ricky and I were husband and wife. We spent three years, pretty much, in Cornwall together and I have never laughed and gone through as many panty pads in my entire life, I can tell you.”

Ricky added: “I’ve been so lucky, I’ve worked with so many people and I know nothing about show business. I was a political prisoner and I didn’t star in the game until my late 40s.” He went on to reminisce how little he knew about the industry when he asked someone “are you in show business?” Shockingly, it turned out Ricky had indeed posed the question to Robert De Niro.

Ricky worked as a plasterer before his stint in showbiz. He took part in the UK’s first national building workers’ strike in 1972 as workers hit out at low pay, dangerous working conditions, and unfair employment practices. He went on to spend two years in prison due to his involvement after he was arrested and sentenced.

Last year, during an appearance on The One Show, Ricky caused chaos as he dropped the F-word live on air before the watershed. He had been regaling hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas about his time on the smash-hit Royle Family. Recalling working with co-star Sue Johnstone, who played his beleaguered wife Barb, he said: “When we met, I’d done one job and I bluffed my way into it – a movie with Roland Joffe. He upset me in the audition and I told him to stick it. I hadn’t long been out of jail and he was winding me up in the audition and I told him to stick it and was walking down the stairs and he shouted, ‘I know who you are, you’re Ricky Tomlinson’. And I’m shouting…”

It was then that the actor mouthed “f*** off” in full view of the camera as he shook his fist in the air as though to express his anger from the encounter. The episode was quickly pulled from the BBC’s catch-up service, iPlayer.

Loose Women star Katie Piper, who survived an acid attack orchestrated by her evil ex-boyfriend, has opened up about the health challenges she still continues to face, and why she’s never been discharged

Our good health is a privilege, says Katie Piper. And as she knows only too well, it can change at the drop of a hat whether by chance – or evil design.

In 2008, an acid attack orchestrated by an ex-boyfriend left the then 24-year-old model with life-changing injuries and permanent scarring.

It has meant years of operations and pioneering surgery to repair damage to her face, skin and eyesight, which she is still undergoing.

“I’m never discharged,” admits Katie, now 41. “I have to go back for my eyes, nose, and throat.” Yet her stoicism in the face of adversity has brought her peace and success as a presenter, author and charity fundraiser expert.

“I learnt at such a young age the value of looking after your mind, your body, how our health is a privilege and how it can suddenly change,” she says.

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TRAUMA

The Loose Women presenter recently revealed her decision to get an artificial eye, a prosthetic shell, to fit her left eye, damaged in the attack.

“I’ve always had problems with my eyes, especially the left,” she continues. “That was so damaged on the surface.”
She’s been in the care of a cornea consultant for 16 years, but had “a huge trauma last summer with the retina detaching. I was left with a condition called phthisis bulbi, where the eye cannot be reconnected to the retina. Mine had disconnected and was shrunken. It really marks the end of the road for treatment.

“I knew in the back of my mind it would happen to me one day. I would class myself as a realist and someone who is very practical.”

That practicality and incredible inner strength led to her becoming an advocate for burns and scar survivors, raising awareness, and setting up her charity, the Katie Piper Foundation. And for Katie personally, physical and mental health are paramount.

“I’ve had this unique experience as a 20-something where I know what it is like to be incapacitated, to be ill, to be in hospital for a long time. I always take myself back to that memory of ‘Do all this now, so when you are older, your quality of life is the best it can be’.

“I want to be healthy. I take looking after my body as a job. I want the best from it.”

One of the key factors for her is looking after her gut. She reveals she first became aware of its importance while in hospital as a burns patient.

“I came to know more about gut health in a more unconventional way than most people because I spent a lot of time on gastro wards in my recovery,” she says. “I was having tube feeding and all kinds of gastro problems. About 13 years ago I used the gut supplement Symprove which was really useful for me with my recovery. It was a really important part of my daily routine and I stuck with it a long, long time.

It’s not just a fluffy thing to say but your gut holds the score of everything, trauma, psychological things. And anybody who has had any kind of stay in hospital or been unwell, will know that when you take things like painkillers or opioids, you get really bad constipation. Then after that you get a really upset stomach, so you do have to do something for the stomach lining when it’s been through so much.

“With your gut being linked to everything now from dementia to Parkinson’s, you can see how it is the epicentre of everything. And because I have had specific problems with my eyes, my skin, I know from those specialists they also can be affected by diet, gut and sleep. They are all intrinsically linked.”

The Loose Women presenter recently revealed her decision to get an artificial eye ( 
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FASTING

After having daughters Belle, 10, and Penelope, seven, Katie started taking Symprove again and says she feels less sluggish. “I was in my 30s, feeling lethargic and hungover when you haven’t been drinking – it was all linked to the gut. I rarely get sick now. I don’t get an upset stomach or diarrhoea and I sleep better.”

With the foundations of her gut and sleep working, does she also watch what she eats? “Just before Christmas I started intermittent fasting,” she says. “After the school run when I get to work, I’ll have scrambled eggs or take a box of yoghurt, berries and nuts with me. I’ve found it’s helped me be a bit more energetic in the mornings, to not need as much caffeine. I probably still eat the same amount of food and calories but it’s better spread out for the day.

“I’m not somebody who can cut out all sweets and wine. I try to make good choices, so I can have my glass of wine on the sofa on Friday evenings.”

At home she is conscious – along with husband, builder and carpenter Richie Sutton, 40 – that her daughters eat well. “It’s making sure I’m giving them the right messages at home about nutrition and food. Parenting is that whole thing of not what you are saying but what you do,” she says.

“I don’t want to demonise anything, so we’re not cutting out carbs. We’re trying to make it balanced and have helpful conversations in the house around that. Richie does most of the cooking. Nobody likes my cooking!”

She also runs and does weight training. “I try to make fitness purpose-led, so I do quite a lot of running. I’ll enter races you have to pay for, get sponsorship for my charity.

“You have that accountability and that makes me train. I can’t just say I will exercise four times a week and hope it happens, because it won’t.

“I got weights in lockdown and set up a makeshift gym in the garage. I sometimes go there before everyone’s awake. It’s finding time around family life. A little bit of me time

“Motivation definitely ebbs and flows and sometimes when it starts to ebb away, you can become a bit self-sabotaging and destructive and say, ‘I’ve had a cake or I’ve skipped the gym, I’ll carry on’. That’s when you have to call on discipline.”

When exercising, motivational speaker Katie listens to podcasts or audiobooks. Her own book, Still Beautiful, is out in June. “I’m a multi-tasker. It’s that guilt where I think I’m technically doing research as well as exercising. I’m making good use of the time, which is ridiculous, as you should be allowed to go for a run for 30 minutes and not feel bad. It’s also where creativity ignites.”

She finds her mind is too active to meditate, so she turns to craft in quieter moments. “If I sit still, I think I haven’t done the online shop or I haven’t got the cleaning stuff. I do quite a lot of craft, gem art, it’s a bit like painting by numbers. You should preserve your mental health. Put yourself first, so you can help others afterwards.

Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show With Love, Meghan will finally hit screens tomorrow – but one royal expert doesn’t believe her estranged royal relatives will be tuning in to watch

After months of mystery, Meghan Markle’s long-awaited Netflix show finally hits screens tomorrow.

The series With Love, Meghan will offer a glimpse into the Duchess of Sussexes’ California life and across eight episodes, she will offer tips and tricks when it comes to cooking, crafting and hosting.

In recent weeks, Meghan has dropped several teasers for the show on her newly-launching Instagram account, with several promos featuring glimpses of her children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. And while Netflix will be hoping for bumper audience figures, one royal expert believes there is one group who she can’t rely on to watch the show – her estranged royal relatives.

Meghan Markle in her new show With Love, Meghan
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told the Mirror that Meghan’s frosty bond with her husband Prince Harry’s family means they don’t give her “any consideration” meaning they won’t be tuning in tomorrow. She said: “I doubt if anyone from the Royal Family will bother to watch it. Nor will they give any consideration to the next phase of her life. I really feel she has made herself irrelevant to the rest of the family.”

Initially, With Love, Meghan was due to premiere on the streaming giant in mid-January – but three days before its debut, the Duchess of Sussex announced that it was being pushed back to 4 March due to the devastation caused by the wildfires in Los Angeles.

In recent weeks, questions have been raised about the series’ content. It has been reported that the programme, which was previously rumoured to be a cookery show, will hardly feature any recipes and will instead offer ideas on how to be the “perfect hostess”.

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Meanwhile, comparisons have also been made to a very similar-looking lifestyle series presented by former Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson. And Jennie believes this criticism will not have gone down well with Meghan.

She added: “I think she will justifiably feel annoyed that her plans have drawn such criticism. But I guess she’s used to it by now. I think it’s ridiculous to suggest she’s copying other people. First of all, there’s very little in the media world that is original.

“And secondly she started out as an influencer – and a very successful one – so it makes perfect sense for her to return to one of her strengths. I think the Netflix publicity is rather to blame, suggesting that this is something new, when the idea of cooking and chatting with friends and celebrity guests has been around for years. But there’s nothing wrong in Meghan giving her own take on a well-used format.”

The series will consist of eight episodes and offers a glimpse into her LA life. According to Netflix, With Love, Meghan will blend practical tips with candid conversations.

“Meghan shares personal tips and tricks, embracing playfulness over perfection and highlights how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpected,” the streaming platform said in a statement. “She and her guests roll up their sleeves in the kitchen, the garden, and beyond, and invite you to do the same.” The show will feature appearances from Meghan’s friends including Mindy Kaling and former Suits co-star, Abigail Spencer.

Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show With Love, Meghan is about to drop on the streaming platform – and it appears to be peppered with her celebrity pals who will be making appearances in the eight-part series

Meghan Markle is counting on her celebrity pals ahead of her new Netflix show dropping on the streaming platform.

The highly awaited series, With Love, Meghan ,will see the Duchess return to the lifestyle space in style over eight episodes, with the help of a myriad celebrity pals.

For many years before Meghan ever met Prince Harry, she ran a popular lifestyle blog called The Tig, which covered everything from travel to wellness – and her new offering for Netflix will excite die-hard fans of the blog, which was closed down when her relationship with Harry was getting more serious.

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The trailer sees Meghan exploring all her best “tips and tricks” for hosting, gardening, and cooking – accompanied by famous friends both “old and new”. The full series will show how Meghan “reimagines the genre of lifestyle programming, blending practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends,” Netflix explains.

The show was filmed in a lavish property in Montecito, California, which is not her own. However, when Meghan posted the trailer on her new Instagram account, she wrote, “I have been so excited to share this with you! I hope you love the show as much as I loved making it. Wishing you all a fantastic new year! Thanks to our amazing crew and the team @netflix. Beyond grateful for the support – and fun! As ever, Meghan.”

Below we explore all the famous faces who appear alongside the Duchess in the hotly anticipated show, with Prince Harry seemingly poised to take a back seat while his wife shines in the new series….

Mindy Kaling

Mindy in Meghan’s new show
Hollywood A-lister Mindy Kaling, 45, was featured in the trailer, seen being served a piece of cake delicately decorated with strawberries and announcing enthusiastically, “This is probably one of the most glamorous moments of my life”.

Kaling was also a guest on Meghan’s podcast Archetypes, where the two women dissected the negative stereotypes often associated with being a single woman, and the pair had a wide-ranging discussion, including their experiences at high school.

Meghan and Mindy are reported to be long-time pals, so it’s no surprise the actress has thrown her support behind Meghan’s new venture. Kaling shot to fame on The Office US and has since starred in her own show The Mindy Project and created two hit shows, Never Have I Ever, and The Sex Lives of College Girls.

The mother of three has also penned two bestselling memoirs – so it’s likely she has a lot of common ground with Harry too, not just Meghan.

Abigail Spencer

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One of Meghan’s closest pals, actress Abigail Spencer, 43, also appeared in the trailer, and will be part of Meghan’s new series. The two women met when they starred together on NBC’s hit legal drama Suits, and Spencer has never been shy about supporting her close pal.

Last year, when Meghan initially launched her lifestyle brand America Riviera Orchard, Spencer received a limited edition strawberry jam made by Meghan herself, and made sure to post about her friend’s new venture on social media.

Delfina Blaquier

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Getty Images for Sentebale)Delfina Blaquier, 44, was also featured in the trailer and is one of Meghan’s closest pals. The wife of one of Prince Harry’s best friends polo player Nacho Figueras, the two couples are known to be seriously close.

Blaquier was also one of the lucky few who received one of Meghan’s jams last year and quickly posted the haul on her social media. When Meghan made her return to Instagram to mark the new year with a short video filmed by Prince Harry, Delfina reposted it to her stories, writing she is “so proud” of her friend and “can’t wait to see more” from the Duchess.

Roy Choi

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Roy Choi, 54, an acclaimed celebrity chef who has hosted his own cooking show on Netflix also appears in the trailer for With Love, Meghan. The Korean-American chef rose to prominence with his food trucks and was named one of the best new chefs back in 2010 by Food and Wine magazine.

The hit movie ‘Chef’ starring John Favreau was inspired by Choi and the pair later starred in a cooking show on Netflix together. Choi has also been named as one of Time magazine’s most influential people twice – so he definitely has a thing or two to teach Meghan and her viewers about cooking up a storm.

Alice Waters

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Acclaimed restauranteur Alice Waters, 80, is also poised to make an appearance in the show. Waters changed the game when she opened her restaurant Chez Panisse back in 1971, starting a movement of food straight from farm to table, and promoting sustainable and organic food sources – something that would make her a woman after King Charles’s own heart, whose Duchy Organics helped create similar awareness of good farming practices and the benefits of local produce in the UK.

Daniel Martin

Acclaimed chefs and Meghan’s closest pals will appear in the show ( 
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Meghan’s longtime makeup artist and one of her best friends Daniel Martin will also be appearing in the show. The pair are reported to have first met when Meghan was starring in Suits and have been seriously tight ever since. And according to the Daily Mail, “while working on her former blog The Tig, Meghan asked Daniel to give her a helping hand. He has remained in contact with the Duchess throughout her life in the royal family and was by Meghan’s side on her wedding day as he perfected her make-up.”

Vicky Tsai

Vicky Tsai is one of Meghan’s friend and accomplished businesswoman ( 
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Getty Images for Sephora)Meghan’s glamorous neighbour Vicky Tsai, 47, is also set to star in the series. The business executive co-founded the popular skincare brand Tatcha, which she then sold to Unilever back in 2019 – reportedly for a cool £400 million. Vicky also appeared in the couple’s Netflix series Harry & Meghan, which explored their love story and eventual royal exit.

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Tracey Robbins, fashion designer and wife of Paramount executive Brian Robbins, will appear in Meghan’s new show. Tracey and Brian are friends with both Harry and Meghan and invited the Duke and Duchess to Jamaica last year for the premiere of One Love a film about reggae superstar Bob Marley.

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Ahead of her new Netflix show With Love, Meghan hitting screens tomorrow, Meghan Markle has opened up in one of her most candid interviews yet reflecting on her life as a mum, her trademark issues and tradwife claims

Meghan Markle has given one of her most candid interviews yet setting the record straight on several bombshell claims – just hours before the release of her new Netflix show.

The Duchess of Sussex has opened up about her life as a mum to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, her trademark issues that forced her to scrap her American Rivera Orchard brand name in favour of As Ever and hit back at claims she’s morphed into a tradwife with the release of With Love, Meghan, which focuses on cookery and hosting tips.

The interview, with US celebrity magazine PEOPLE also sees her talk about her surname and title and open up about how much Prince Harry was involved in the development of her new show. Here we look at the biggest revelations from her eyebrow-raising interview…

Breaks silence on trademark woes

In the interview, Meghan talks for the first time about the trademark woes that forced her to change the name of her new lifestyle brand to As Ever. Last year, to much fanfare, she launched the brand under it’s previous name American Riviera Orchard – but she faced a catalogue of legal issues when it came to securing the name.

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Last month, she took to Instagram to announce the shock news she was ditching the American Riviera Orchard name, launching the new As Ever brand name, logo and website. And talking about it for the first time, she admitted to PEOPLE: “There are tons of twists and turns — even with the name. I was figuring it out in real time.”

Addressing the public scrutiny, she added: “I appreciate everyone who gave me the grace to make mistakes and figure it out and also to be forgiving with myself through that. It’s a learning curve.”

Hits back at tradwife label

One criticism that Meghan has faced since revealing her new project is that despite proclaiming to be a feminist, her show and brand have “trad wife” – short for “traditional wife” – vibes given it shows her cooking in the kitchen and picking berries in the garden.

Meghan has opened up about her new venture
In the interview, she hits back at the label saying: “I like being able to do a hybrid.” Talking about how she sometimes orders a Chinese takeaway she adds: “but even when I get takeout, I will try to plate it beautifully. The series is about doing what you can do and doing it with love.”

Addresses confusion over house

Meghan also addresses in the interview why she chose to film her new show at a rental property rather than her and Harry’s multi-million pound Montecito mansion.

The show was actually filmed close by in farmhouse owned by California philanthropists Thomas and Sherrie Cipolla. Explaining her decision Meghan says she wanted to protect her own home as a “safe haven”. She added: “We’re a close-knit family, and I love those moments — putting Lili down for a nap, having lunch together, having sacred time together at the end of the day. Our kitchen is where Mama just cooks for the family, and with a crew of 80-plus people, that’s a lot of people to have in your house!”

Brushes off neighbour claims

In several reports over the last few months, Harry and Meghan have faced claims that their neighbours in Montecito haven’t welcomed living near the former royal couple.

Meghan in the show with pal Mindy Kaling
However, Meghan has appeared to hit back at this, talking about how much her family, especially Archie and Lili have become part of the community. She explained: “Once you know us, I think you want us to have the same normalcy as parents and for our children as they do, despite however unique our situation is.”

She also said that she and Harry go to a lot of dinners both at neighbours homes and in local restaurants where they can “just have fun”.

Clear message Harry gave Netflix crew

While Meghan has admitted her new show wasn’t filmed inside the home she shares with Harry, Archie and Lili, it sounds like her family were regulars on the set.

Being the supportive husband he is, Meghan says Harry popped in regularly to see how they were getting on. There are also clips of the couple sharing affectionate cuddles in the trailer, to the delight of royal fans around the world.

But a member of the crew has revealed he made sure he never stole the spotlight away from his wife. They told PEOPLE: “Whenever Harry visited set, he was always super polite and friendly but it was clear he wanted this to be Meghan’s moment to shine.”

New surname

Elsewhere in the chat, Meghan confirmed the surname she now uses in her post-royal life, and it’s the same one the couple have decided to give Archie and Lili.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with their children Prince Archie and Princess LilibetMembers of the Royal Family don’t officially have surnames as they have HRH titles instead. So, for example, Meghan’s official name is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. However this isn’t practical in normal life, especially for children at school, so royals tend to turn their title into a surname.

And it seems Meghan and Harry have stuck to this tradition, with Meghan, Archie and Lili all using the surname Sussex. Meghan explains how much this shared named means to her, saying: “It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognised how meaningful that would be to me until we had children,” she says. “I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.”

Sick kids

In another admission about mum life, Meghan revealed that during her time at the Invictus Games with Harry in Vancouver, her children Archie and Lili were sick.

The Duchess reveals that she was staying in close contact with mum Doria who was caring for the youngsters – making sure they sipped bone broth and were seen by a doctor. Meghan only stayed for several days before heading back to California early without Harry.

Honeymoon period

When it comes to her relationship with Harry, Meghan proudly announces that they are in their “honeymoon period” again amid her new project.

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Meghan explains that when she first met Harry she was working on her blog The Tig and as she’s returned to her roots, she says she sees “this spark in his eye” again. In recent weeks, much has been made about the couple making increasing separate appearances.

And she added: “You have your individual jobs, but then you have things that you share together. “We’ve been such a close team for so long that we’re just in it beat by beat with each other. And I love that. To be able to be a female founder and do that with my husband’s support means everything.”

Suits returns

In the interview, Meghan shares her thoughts on the return of the hit show that made her famous – Suits. She said: “I love that it gets a new breath of fresh air.”

She also revealed that she’s just finished watching Netflix’s Black Doves, and that she and Harry love the Apple TV comedy Shrinking, which stars Harrison Ford and Jason Segel.

Meghan also speaks about mornings in the Sussex household, revealing she gets up before the kids at about 6.30am.

She gets the children up and dressed before heading down for breakfast. But she admits that while she loves making breakfast, there isn’t always time – so sometimes they “just put a frozen waffle in the toaster and call it a day”.

She also shared the cute way she and Harry end their days after the kids have gone to bed. She says they do “nightly recaps”, where they chat about their day over a glass of wine while making lunch boxes for the following day.