VICTORIA Beckham has shared a sweet snap of herself and son Romeo – a day after she and husband David rubbished rumours they were about to divorce.
The Spice Girl-turned fashion designer posed in the front of her car with the caption “Good morning kisses.”
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Victoria Beckham posed in her car alongside the caption ‘morning kisses’Credit: Instagram
Romeo can be seen posing in the back of the car making a face while Victoria looks happy in a white T-shirt.
It was very much business as usual for the star who also posted images of her latest handbag on Instagram Stories.
Her post came a day after husband David returned to social media after the couple rubbished rumours they are set to divorce.
The ex-footie ace, 43, popped up online to plug his House 99 skin care brand hours after the couple’s spokesman slammed split rumours as “nonsense”.
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David Beckham broke his social media silence after marriage split rumours
Hunky David posed in a T-shirt and joggers in a moody black and white Instagram snap.
He wrote: “@House99 is gearing up, share your #GameReady looks.”
The ex-England skipper also offered his condolences following the suspected suicide of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain.
Victoria also shared pics of herself at dinner with her parents and her kids.
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Victoria shared a picture of her out with dinner with her parents and childrenCredit: Instagram
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Earlier Victoria posted a picture of her cuddling up to daughter Harper to Instagram with the caption ‘we love and miss u @davidbeckham’
Thousands of Twitter and Facebook users shared claims a divorce was imminent between the showbiz power couple – with the rumours even becoming one of the internet’s most discussed “trending topics”.
But as Victoria posted a gushing message to her husband saying she “loves and misses” him, representatives said the unfounded gossip was “bizarre” and “fake”.
The former Spice Girl wrote next to the snap on Instagram: “Morning cuddles x So much love. We love and miss u @davidbeckham.”
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David and Victoria Beckham have slammed rumours they’re set to splitCredit: Getty – Contributor
A spokeswoman for the couple said: “There is no statement due, no divorce, and a lot of Chinese whispers and fake social media news.”
“This is all very bizarre and an embarrassing waste of time.”
A spokesman added: “It’s a crock of s**t.”
David Beckham shares clip of Victoria ‘mum dancing’ on Mother’s Day
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Victoria posted a gushing picture and message to her husband today saying she ‘loves and misses’ himCredit: Social Media refer to Source
Victoria Beckham gushes over husband David Beckham in TV interview
It comes after bookmakers released a statement announcing they had suspended betting on the couple splitting, fuelling the speculation even further.
A spokesman for Paddy Power said: “We’ve decided to suspend betting on the separation between Posh and Becks.”
The pair met at a charity football match at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1997 and just a year later the couple were engaged after David got down on one knee at a dinner.
Later in 1998 Posh announced she was pregnant with their first child and Brooklyn was born in March 1999.
BEHIND the plastered-on half-smile and carefully crafted public display of affection at the weekend, David and Victoria Beckham’s marriage remains a complicated beast.
There are power battles, jealousy, a genuine love for their children and, above all else, a desire to keep the £500million Brand Beckham going.
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David and Victoria Beckham slammed rumours that they’re divorcing but their marriage still remains unusualCredit: Getty – Contributor
As their spokespeople — in full-on damage limitation mode — so keenly stressed while addressing the false Twitter rumours spreading like wildfire, there is no imminent divorce or any sort of split being considered.
But as I’ve reported in detail over the past two years, this is no straightforward relationship.
In fact, as they attempt to laugh off the latest social media controversy, there are continued ructions in the 19-year marriage on two fronts.
Firstly, Victoria’s difficulty in accepting David’s new life in Miami, where he has launched a new Major League Soccer team. She has visited the Florida city just once since the news was announced in January, sparking new tensions for the couple.
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Victoria and David posed for loved up snaps at London Fashion Week but arrived separatelyCredit: Instagram
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David and Victoria showered off their PDA in snaps alongside British Vogue editor Edward EnninfulCredit: Instagram
Noting how awkward her absence could look, Victoria has conceded she needs to spend more time with David in Miami, according to pals.
But she will do so through gritted teeth. Especially given her well-known spat with David’s best friend Dave Gardner — the fiance of Hollywood actress Liv Tyler — who helped him launch the project.
Secondly, David is tiring of Victoria’s constant social media and publicity use of their children Brooklyn, 19, Romeo, 15, Cruz, 13, and six-year-old Harper.
While David loves sharing natural moments with his children, sources close to the couple have told me he is increasingly clashing with Victoria over her desire to post a constant stream of family moments to her 20.8million Instagram followers.
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David Beckham is said to be tiring of Victoria constantly posting family moments to InstagramCredit: Instagram
Her strategy has led to criticisms from Piers Morgan, who believes the Beckham kids are being “pimped out” to boost their brand.
It comes as Victoria is preparing to parade the family in Vogue Magazine to mark the tenth anniversary of her clothing label.
The clan’s cover shoot and interview is expected to be one of the fashion bible’s best-selling issues.
Posh is hugely excited by the prospect. David not so much.
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Socialite Kara Keble White posted a photo with David Beckham on Instagram with the caption ‘thanks for the shots’Credit: Social media – Refer to source
Victoria’s social media oversharing is seemingly all part of a plan by the Beckhams to protect their lucrative brand in the midst of ongoing rumoured tensions between them.
The couple believe their social following (a combined 77million on Instagram) is more influential than the mainstream media.
Victoria’s Instagram Story is a bizarre mix of mundane private pictures of her children next to ads selling designer clothes at her struggling fashion brand, Victoria Beckham.
A close source tells me: “David does get really p***ed off with how much she is putting the kids out there. It’s becoming a real problem between them.”
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Sources claim Victoria’s oversharing of the children online gets David ‘really p***ed off’Credit: Getty – Contributor
Victoria Beckham struggles to raise a smile as she arrives at the Royal Wedding
Deep down, David still has a desire for his family to live a “normal life”.
He finds the constant social media “shoots” tiresome, especially as image-conscious Victoria insists on full make-up and designer clothes before featuring in any herself.
The ex-England football captain, on the other hand, is genuinely down to earth and relaxed about his appearance and social events. He still likes to spend time at the local pub, which Victoria hates because she is concerned about being photographed.
David is thought to have been stung by criticism of his 43rd birthday coverage, where Victoria shared a snap showing Harper had bought her dad a £4,950 Louis Vuitton wine case.
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David and Victoria Beckham tied the knot in 1999 at Luttrellstown Castle on the outskirts of DublinCredit: PA:Press Association
In 2016 he bailed out her business with more than £5million, but losses doubled to £8.5million last year, causing her to slash prices.
Meanwhile, David’s company, DB Ventures, banked £18.75million. He also remains supportive of his wife’s business ambitions for his own, ever so slightly selfish reasons.
As one of my well-connected Beckham insiders puts it: “David loves Victoria having her own fashion business. He knows if Victoria is busy with her own work then she is out of his hair, which gives him more time to relax or focus on the football team in Miami or his own projects.”
Posh is used to spending chunks of the year away from her husband.
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The Beckhams were criticised after Victoria showed off Harper, six, had bought her dad a £4,950 Louis Vuitton wine case
Over the past 100 days, Becks has been in China, Miami and Tokyo without Posh. He was also in China back in April after visiting the Indonesian capital of Jakarta in March.
And earlier that month, at a football match in Paris, he was snapped sitting close to model Bella Hadid in the stands.
The Beckhams’ public display of affection at the London fashion bash on Sunday was nothing new.
In 2004 when their marriage was rocked by allegations made by David’s former PA Rebecca Loos, the couple went off to an alpine retreat where the one-time Real Madrid star was snapped giving Posh a piggyback.
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In 2004, Rebecca Loos was accused of having an affair with David Beckham, which he always deniedCredit: Reuters
But never before had bookies suspended betting on a split, which is what happened last week.
The incorrect social media rumour that the Beckhams were heading for divorce grew so intense it was trending on Twitter at 8am.
There are other issues, too. Victoria’s anger at David’s Miami work was behind her sudden desire to re-form the Spice Girls, after years of refusal. She wanted to take back control with a sexy showbiz project.
Then there are the tattoos. David’s latest solar system tattoo on his skull comes at a time when Victoria is desperate to remove her own inkings.
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David risked wife Victoria’s fury last month after sitting close to Bella Hadid during a Paris football matchCredit: Splash News
Victoria Beckham gushes over husband David Beckham in TV interview
She is also concerned about the number of tattoos Brooklyn now has, inspired by his dad.
Awkward with new people, Victoria is envious of David’s ability to be the most popular person in the room — whether partying with royalty or sportsmen. As I have documented over the past two years, she also feels uncomfortable with his female friendships.
Last July I told how Victoria did not like her husband partying with glamorous pals such as Alexa Chung and Poppy Delevingne.
She also did not approve of his friendship with wild socialite Lady Mary Charteris, who the couple were introduced to during David’s wild weekend at the Glastonbury Music Festival.
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David Beckham’s decision to launch a new Major League Soccer team in Miami sparked new tensions for the coupleCredit: Getty – Contributor
Victoria had words with David during his “lost weekend” at Worthy Farm after she arrived by helicopter to find him in a “complete state” after two days of boozing.
More recently, the night before the Royal Wedding, Becks was seen partying with female Kara Keble White at Soho Farmhouse. The pretty brunette, who was celebrating her 25th birthday, wrote on Instagram: “Thanks for the shots.”
In the past, Victoria has also had an issue with David’s friendships with Jason Statham and his partner Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, as well as Charlize Theron.
She is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with David’s party lifestyle — despite the fact that he is making more money through his various business interests than he did playing football, when he was earning £34,000 a day.
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Victoria’s concerned that Brooklyn is getting too many tattoos just like his dadCredit: Splash News
Victoria is known to make her feelings clear by what events she does not attend.
Her decision to skip Guy Ritchie’s wedding in July 2015 marked a new crisis for the Beckhams, who had started to live increasingly separate lives.
She was also absent from the premiere of Ritchie’s film King Arthur last May, even though it marked David’s acting debut.
Victoria was believed to have had her tattoo tributes to David removed, including a message in Hebrew on her neck which read: “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.”
The TV star has been a wheelchair user since she was a teenager and was left on the brink on Friday when she discovered her device had been damaged during the course of a flight
Loose Women star Sophie Morgan has hit out at British Airways to accuse the airline of breaking her specialist wheelchair.
The 38-year-old TV star became emotional when she shared an account about her ordeal online, fighting back tears of frustration in the process.
Sophie has been a user of a wheelchair since she was 18-years-old after being involved in a car accident that left her paralysed from the chest down.
She has been a spokesperson for the disabled community and has built up an impressive career as a presenter and advocate.
One Friday, she explained that she had been travelling by air and was distraught to discover her wheelchair had been damaged during her flight.
Loose Women’s Sophie Morgan has hit out at British Airways(
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Sophie has been a wheelchair user for 20 years(
Image: Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock)Taking to Instagram stories, she explained: “I’m absolutely f****** raging.
“British Airways have broken my Batec. I arrived at the airport and it was working.
“Now I’m reunited with it off the back of the plane and it’s not working.
“[It’s got] some kind of electrical fault, it’s not connecting when I turn the key and so what does that tell you? It’s been manhandled.”
Sophie accused British Airways of ‘manhandling’ her wheelchair(
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Sophie then shared her experience of dealing with the customer care team – explaining how frustrated she was to be asked to lodge a complaint online.
She continued: “I honestly don’t think I can actually take much more of this. I was just told to put a complaint in through the website again.
“Thankfully I know that’s not what I’m meant to do. I’ve had no sleep, I’m absolutely exhausted.”
A spokesperson for British Airways told the Mirror when asked for comment: “We’re really sorry for our customer’s experience and are in direct contact with her to resolve the issue as we investigate what happened.”
Sophie also took to Twitter to highlight her experience – sharing a tweet that took aim at the airline and asked for her rights to be respected.
She wrote: “It’s happened AGAIN. British Airways have BROKEN my wheelchair.
“I am actually lost for words. @British_Airways @DisRightsUK @RightsOnFlights #RightsOnFlights.”
Her tweet prompted a response from the airline who replied: “Hi Sophie, we’re sorry to hear this.
“Please send us your details via DM along with as much information as possible so we can take a closer look.
“We’ll also need you to confirm your full name and contact details. We may need to ask you a few more questions for data protection.”
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Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)She also won an avalanche of support from her followers who were quick to offer her support.
One follower commented: “So sorry to hear this Sophie, appalling! My DMs are open if can be of any assistance complaint wise.”
And another tweeted back: “I’m hoping this awful news isn’t putting disabled folk off from travelling. It’s vitally important that we bounce back and not stay indoors.”
Denise Welch revealed the exciting news in a post on social media, and her fans were quick to throw their support behind the Loose Women panellist
Denise Welch has announced she’s landed an iconic role in the cult favourite Diana the Musical in the UK.
The musical debuted on Broadway in 2021, and was later released on Netflix, where it gained a huge following due to it’s tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Now, the musical is heading to the UK, and a new concert version of the show is set to take place in London, with Denise playing the late Queen Elizabeth II.
“Queeeeeeeen!! Diana The Musical in concert. Dec 4th. Apollo Hammersmith,” the 65-year-old tweeted, alongside a poster from the upcoming event.
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The news comes just days after Denise announced she was taking a break from the ITV daytime show.
Written by Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, the musical follows Diana as she becomes the People’s Princess, and the upcoming concert version will give reportedly split the show in two.
The show will see Diana played by two different actresses – Kerry Ellis and Maiya Quansah-Breed – representing two different parts of her life as they reflect on her rise as a royal.
Denise’s fans were stunned by the news, and took to Twitter to throw their support behind the Loose Women panellist.
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Denise will be playing the role of the late Queen Elizabeth II(
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“Amazing news! You are gonna be ICONIC! This whole announcement is gay Christmas,” one wrote.
“Most iconic thing i’ve seen this year! Go on Denise,” another tweeted.
“HAPPY F*CKIN PRIDE MONTH Better than a Guinness,” one elated fan added.
“DENISE WELCH IS PLAYING THE QUEEN WHAT IS HAPPENING WHAT UNIVERSE ARE WE LIVING IN THIS IS UNMISSABLE Also Kerry Ellis as Princess Di. Can you even,” another tweeted.
While one delighted fan replied with a meme, which read: “I’m going to give the gays everything they want.”
And Denise’s famous friend and fellow Loose Women co-host Katie Piper offered her congratulations to the TV star.
Coleen Nolan was ‘proposed’ to by her ITV co-star live on Loose Women today, just days after reports revealed she had rekindled her romance with her Tinder ex
Coleen Nolan was ‘proposed’ to live on Loose Women today, after getting back with her Tinder ex.
Sources recently revealed that Coleen was back with her boyfriend Michael, who she had introduced to her Loose Women colleagues on the show several months ago.
The pair had since split up but are now said to be back together and “taking things slowly”.
Coleen and Michael were understood to be in regular contact even after their split, and continued to get to know one another, but they are now said to be back and ‘official’ once more as their romance heats up.
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“They are just taking things slowly, not labelling it, and just seeing what happens. Coleen and Michael have been on and off since they broke up last year. In fact, you could say they didn’t completely call it off at all,” a source close to the couple revealed of what their relationship has been like, “They spoke to each other almost every other day but hadn’t put a label on it.”
The insider added to OK! magazine: “They weren’t officially together as a couple but they were still in each other’s lives. Now Coleen has spoken out about her relationship on Loose Women, it suggests she is ready to admit to herself, and others, that they are official again. Coleen has often struggled with her confidence in relationships, but as she said herself, now she has truly opened herself up, she has never been happier. It is lovely to see her feeling this way.”
Amid the news they are back together, Coleen graciously accepted a ‘proposal’ from her ITV colleague Gok Wan on Loose Women today, as she anchored the show alongside Kelle Bryan, Linda Robson and Brenda Edwards.
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As he presented the competition segment from Palma, Mallorca, Coleen noted that Gok was stood in front of a floral arch, which she said made him look like he was getting married. He then stepped in to joke he was getting married and asked Coleen if she would ever tie the knot with him. She joked back that she would marry him anywhere.
He then got down on one knee and asked if she would marry him, which she gracefully accepted.
Coleen – who had previously been married to EastEnders star Shane Richie and musician Ray Fensome – detailed her past romances, and she said if you haven’t got an instant connection then the relationship isn’t right.
“Gradually over time with the person I’m with now, it has taken a longer time and it’s my fault because I keep thinking I’m not used to this,” she explained of her past romances and talked about the importance of a connection, “I’m not used to somebody loving me the way you do because I’ve never believed I have. Because I’ve never been with anyone that has made me feel that 100%.”
It appears Eamonn Holmes would rather work until he is old rather than sit in front of Loose Women every morning – which perhaps won’t go down well with the GB News presenter’s wife Ruth Langsford
Eamonn Holmes says he can’t even think about retiring – as he doesn’t want to sit around watching wife Ruth Langsford on Loose Women!
The veteran broadcaster, 63, isn’t planning to pack work in yet because he still feels on top of his game.
He discussed getting older on GB News but it seems he will be on our screens for a good few years yet.
Telling co-star Isabel Webster that daytime TV is not for him, the Irishman doesn’t want to be stuck at home on his own every morning.
While joking about his age, he said: “You see, I have no desire to be retired.
Eamonn Holmes has been a guest of Loose Women – but doesn’t want to watch it(
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His wife Ruth fronts the show and won’t be impressed by his comments!(
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“But then, the more you see, there is a change in attitude when people look at you…’You’re how old?’
“You know, they think you shouldn’t be working. A lot of people my age would just feel they are active – well, I’m not physically active but I’m compos mentis and you want to be involved.
“You are defined by what you do, you don’t want to be sitting there at home all day watching Loose Women, do you?”
Isabel told him: “No, but I do look back to the days of my grandparents who had a terrible war.
“A difficult period in the aftermath of that, and they were never better off than when they were retired at 60.
“They had a wonderful retirement, they were in their gardens, they were in societies.”
She then joked how she would still be “working when she was 100”, to which Eamonn sighed and agreed.
The subject quickly turn to something more serious – the Resolution Foundation predicting the Bank of England base interest rate could peak at nearly 6% by next year.
Hundreds of thousands of homeowners have been warned they could pay an extra £2,900 a year more for their mortgage from next year if interest rates continue to rise.
The Bank of England is set to announce its next base rate later this week – with experts expecting another rise.
“These are terrible, terrible times and my heart genuinely goes out to people who find themselves on a fixed budget,” Eamonn said.
“They have saved up and got themselves a mortgage which may be increasing by hundreds of pounds per month come Thursday.
“Where do you get this money from? It’s incredible.”
Stacey Solomon is reflecting on her son’s primary school journey as he prepares to attend a new school – confessing she previously struggled to make friends herself in the playground at one point
Stacey Solomon has opened up about her friendships with other mums as one of her son’s prepares to start a new school.
The Sort Your Life Out presenter, 33, confessed it took her “a really long time to find mums that like me” as she shared a candid insight into her life and personal relationships.
Stacey admitted things were starting to “feel emotional now” as her second eldest child Leighton bids farewell to his primary school and pals ahead of beginning his secondary school education later this year.
The Loose Women star has five young children whose ages range from newborn to 15-years-old, meaning the doting mum has spent a lot of time in various school environment over the last decade.
But that doesn’t mean the DIY guru has always found it easy to make pals with other mums in the playground.
After sharing a snap of a load of children and other ‘school mums’ enjoying a dip in the swimming pool nestled in the garden of Pickle Cottage, Stacey took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to get real with her fans.
Stacey Solomon opened up the pool at Pickle Cottage to her son’s friends and their mums(
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The Loose Women star took a moment to herself to reflect on her son’s school life(
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“It’s starting to feel emotional now because it’s nearly summer and then that’s it, none of Leighton’s friends are going to the school that he’s going to,” the social media sensation began when addressing her 5.7million followers.
“I just feel really nervous for him but hopefully they’ll all stay in touch, I really hope so because I like the mums too. It took me a really long time to find mums that like me. But Rex is going to Leighton’s school and some of their siblings are going there as well so hopefully I’ll still see them.”
In addition to sharing Leighton, 11, with ex-fiancé Aaron Barnham, Stacey is also a proud mum to 15-year-old Zachary with her childhood sweetheart and shares son Rex, four, and daughters Rose, one, and newborn Belle with husband Joe Swash.
Former EastEnders actor Joe is also dad to his teenage son Harry from a previous relationship.
Speaking with comedians Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe on their hit podcast last year, Stacey opened up blending families with Joe.
“The blended family situation has been a rocky road,’ the mum-of-five confessed. “That has never been easy.”
“We have always had to work really hard to make sure everyone feels secure.”
The missing tourist submersible with British billionaire Hamish Harding on board, has a one percent chance of being found and rescued safely, an expert predicted earlier today
Janet Street-Porter sparked fury today after sharing her thoughts on the devastating case of the missing Titanic submarine, insinuating that she feels it was a ‘selfish’ move of the five onboard passengers.
The Loose Women panellist opened today’s instalment of the ITV programme by insisting that each of the passengers on board the tourist submarine ‘must have known’ the risks involved in undertaking such a huge mission to explore the ‘graveyard’ of the sunken Titanic ship.
The outspoken panellist then claimed that the rescue mission crew are risking their lives to save the ‘billionaires’ on board the submarine – and they are being paid ‘a lot less’ to risk it all in order to save what some would call the ‘selfish’ passengers.
The missing tourist submersible with British billionaire Hamish Harding on board, has a one percent chance of being found and rescued safely, an expert predicted earlier today.
A massive search and rescue operation is currently underway in the mid Atlantic after the tourist submarine went missing during a dive to the sunken Titanic shipwreck on Sunday.
Following Janet’s comments on the missing submarine, many Loose Women viewers hit out at the ‘insensitivity’ of the topic discussed on today’s panel.
“Janet has basically just called the missing people ‘selfish billionaires’. She couldn’t have been less compassionate,” one fumed.
“Gosh, hard watch on Loose Women. Imagine those people’s families. It doesn’t matter now if they are billionaires. Their lives are at high risk. Janet really doesn’t know when to shush,” another echoed.
“Omg so much insensitivity on the missing sub,” someone else added.
“Not Janet Street-Porter suggesting that those on the missing Titanic mission are selfish,” another added.
Contact with the small submarine was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive, and the passengers will only have Oxygen until Thursday at 11am, after which it will run out.
Billionaire explorer Hamish Harding is on board the submarine(
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The trip, which is thought to cost £195,000 per head, launched at 4am on Sunday, but communications disappeared less than two hours into the descent to the Titanic wreck site – which sits about 3,800m (12,500ft) below sea level at the bottom of the ocean around 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland but in US waters.
The missing submarine was designed with a 96 hour ’emergency capability’, Rear Admiral John Mauger, who is leading the rescue mission, announced at a press conference this evening – meaning there should be enough oxygen in the vessel until around midday on Thursday.
There are fears that the submersible, named Titan, could be stuck in the wreckage of the Titanic that it was diving to explore.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain an expert said that if the submarine has gone down as far as the Titanic, there will only be a one percent chance of the submarine being found.
“The margins of success are very slim indeed,” the expert insisted.
“It will likely be a one percent chance of rescue with them being found safe,” he added. “If they survive, it will be like a Hollywood movie.”
The expedition was OceanGate’s third annual voyage to chronicle the deterioration of the iconic ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing all but about 700 of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew.
Loose Women star and disability campaigner Sophie Morgan has spoken out after British Airways damaged her wheelchair for the second time
Sophie Morgan recalled being left on the brink of tears after discovering her wheelchair attachment had been damaged during the course of a British Airways flight.
The Loose Women panellist joined Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley to explain how she found herself in this situation for the second time on Friday.
She said: “The attachment that I have for my wheelchair, that’s a battery powered attachment that I travel everywhere with, that’s the thing that’s been damaged. I don’t know what happened to it. I arrived at the aircraft, it was working, when I was reunited with it it wasn’t. I came here this morning and I’m just like, ‘I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to be doing this. Why am I still here? Why are we having this conversation?’”
The campaigner revealed that not only has her wheelchair been damaged on two occasions she was also previously “downgraded” on a flight due to her disability.
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Sophie recalled: “I flew for work and I was in a club world business class. And when I arrived at the gate, I was told that the design of these new aircrafts was so that if you required assistance to get into the seat, you wouldn’t be able to access these seats.
“So I was then told I’d be downgraded… what that tells you is that new aircrafts are being designed and they’re designing out disabled people.”
Susanna interjected:”You’re not just asking for the plane to be made accessible, you’re asking that your equipment is not rendered completely unusable when you get off the plane.
“Now, you were, as you say, raging you were on the brink of tears, you had a meeting then with British Airways officials. Now I’m sure they’re very sympathetic, but what are they going to do to make sure this doesn’t happen, not just to a high profile campaigner who, as you say, has access to the television channels, but to everybody in your situation?”
Sophie explained the meeting with British Airways was “productive” but she’s been forced to meet with the airline directly because the “government refused to help”.
“We said [to the government], ‘Please, can you help us and give us some more fines so that the regulators can actually help protect us?’ We were told no.
“Now, the only thing I can do is make an ally of the airlines.”
Sophie has been a user of a wheelchair since she was 18-years-old after being involved in a car accident that left her paralysed from the chest down.
Brenda Edwards has recalled the moment she discovered a “pea” sized lump in her breast just moments before taking to the stage in Hairspray The Musical
Loose Women star Brenda Edwards said she refused to call a doctor as she had a “show to do” – despite finding a lump in her breast.
The broadcaster, singer and actress was appearing in Hairspray The Musical back in 2015 when she discovered a “pea”s sized lump in her breast.
Brenda, 54, said her stylist at the time had been in tears after a friend, 25, after receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer.
Despite being just minutes away from the curtain up, Brenda explained to her Loose co-stars that she checked her breasts before finding a lump.
Following the news about Sarah, Duchess of York being diagnosed with breast cancer and having a mastectomy, Brenda discussed her experience, saying she was also “symptom-free”.
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Brenda explained: “I ran my hands across my breasts after she said something and found a lump which kind of felt like a frozen pea.
“It was hard like a frozen pee and that kind of size, on my right underneath, by my right breast, didn’t think anything of it, went and did the show…”
Before anchor, Charlene White asked: “You didn’t immediately call the doctor?”
“No, I didn’t,” said Brenda before adding: “I was more focused on the show, I thought ‘I’ve got a show to do’, I just thought it was a swollen gland or something.”
Following her stint in the show, Brenda recalled having a shower at home and discovering the lump had grown which prompted her to get in touch with a doctor.
Having called on a Monday, Brenda was being seen in a hospital just two days later where she had a mammogram and an ultrasound, before a biopsy.
“They sent away the test and 10 days later it came back as Stage Three breast cancer,” she said.
However, Brenda said she wouldn’t have gone for a mammogram anyway as she “fell into the category of ‘it’s not going to happen to me’.”
Brenda’s admission came after the panel discussed Sarah, Duchess of York’s shock diagnosis(
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The presenter says she wouldn’t have been in the category to be invited for a mammogram due to her age but after intense rounds of chemotherapy, her nails fell off before her toenails turned black and fell off.
Seven years later, Brenda says her toenails haven’t grown back and she still suffers from peripheral neuropathy.
Ahead of their discussion, the panellists sent their best wishes to the Duchess of York who after a routine test was diagnosed with early stages of breast cancer.
Speaking on her podcast, Sarah said: “We’re taping the podcast today, but tomorrow I’m going in for a mastectomy, a single mastectomy, it’s very important that I speak about it. So when it airs you will know I’ve been through this.
“I want every single person that is listening to this podcast to go and get checked, to go and get screened.”
The Duchess explained that she had put off going for her mammogram until her sister Jane intervened.
