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Coleen Nolan, 58, is as emotionally frank as ever and tells us she’s all about ’embracing’ life and speaks about moving in with boyfriend Michael Jones and supporting eldest son Shane, 35, through his break-up

Coleen Nolan has never shied away from talking about the tricky times in her life and has been an open book when it comes to her two divorces, three kids and growing up as one sixth of The Nolans.

So when we meet her for a chat, Coleen, 58, is as emotionally frank as ever and tells us she’s all about “embracing” life. She may be smiling, but we sense there’s something weighing on her mind It transpires that at the same time as preparing to move into a new house with boyfriend Michael Jones, who she met on Tinder in 2021, she’s also trying to support her eldest son Shane, 35, through his split with his Miss Great Britain wife Maddie Wahdan. The couple married in July 2022 but hit the headlines late last year with Shane being accused of cheating.

Coleen, of course, has first-hand experience of infidelity, with her own marriage to Shane’s actor father Shane Richie ending in similar circumstances. It’s been a lot to deal with, but she is, as ever, pragmatic and honest about how she feels about a painful situation.“I love them both and I always will. It’s always extremely sad when something doesn’t work out – it’s always sad for both parties,” she tells us. “Obviously Shane’s my son – I adore him. And I still adore Maddie. I can sit and talk to Maddie for hours, I’ve been there and done it. But she’s doing great. I mean, she’s Miss GB, she’s beautiful and she’s a great person, and she’s got nothing to worry about. She’ll fly.”

On the subject of her own new beginning, the imminent house move may be stressful, but it signals a fresh start with Michael. And she tells us the couple definitely want to continue living together after a successful “tester situation” in their current home. But when it comes to a possible third marriage, what does Coleen – who got divorced from her second husband, Ray Fensome, in 2018 – see in her future?“ I might get engaged, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going to walk down the aisle,” she tells us. “I know Michael would like to marry me and to be fair to him, it’s probably from insecurity because I’ve finished with him three times since I met him.“It was all my issues, because of what I’d gone through, so I was pushing him away thinking I couldn’t deal with it. I’ve had therapy, I’ve sorted my life out, and I’m very open to everything he’s providing me emotionally, and it’s fantastic. So let’s not try to fix something that isn’t broken.”

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The former Nolans singer is also in the midst of a form of personal grief as her daughter Ciara, 22, recently left home on a one-way ticket to go travelling with her boyfriend, with no set return date. “I’m missing my best friend but I’m so proud of them both, it’s such a brilliant thing to do,” says empty nester Coleen, who also shares Jake, 31, with Shane Snr. “Selfishly, as her mum, I keep hoping for a text saying, ‘I’ve had enough, I’m coming home,’ and it’s only been a week so far.” Ciara’s departure in January marked the start of what is going to be a big year for Coleen – and she tells us she’s all about “embracing every moment”.As well as the move, there’s the small matter of her UK-wide solo tour starting this month, which she tells us is like a modern version of a Nolans tour. Her son Shane is her support act, Michael is “on the merch”, and second ex-husband Ray is playing guitar.

When we talk about prepping for her live performances, her face is a clue as to why she may be feeling so open and vulnerable at the moment.“I’m terrified,” she admits. “It’s too late now to get in my car and just drive away, but I’m tempted to do it every day. I’m dying of nerves and I haven’t slept for about three months.“It’s the unknown, but it’s something that I really, really wanted to do before I die. I’ve toured before and I’ve been on stage before, but I’ve been surrounded by my sisters, but this is totally alone.”

At 58, Coleen is young to be thinking about her own mortality, but since losing her older sister Bernie to cancer at just 52 and now watching Linda, 64, deal with her own diagnosis, we understand why she’s determined to grab life with both hands.“When we lost Bernie after our reunion tour in 2009, I thought that would be it, we’d never tour again, we’d never sing again,” she says. “Then Linda got re-diagnosed. These are life-changing moments that make you sit there and think, ‘When I get to a point where I can’t do anything, what am I going to regret?’ And one of the main ones was that I’d never sing or perform again, even just once more.“I thought I’d maybe do it next year but Linda said, ‘No, do it now, we don’t know where we’ll be. Bernie thought she was going to tour again, and the following year was diagnosed with cancer and never got the opportunity.’”

She adds, “Bernie lived for performing, so I knew Linda was right.”Speaking of Linda, Coleen is in awe of her sister. Reflecting on their New Year celebrations, she says, “I’m starting to think Linda is some sort of AI because she’s just incredible. Denise was sitting down at one point and Linda went over and said, ‘Get up and dance,’ but Denise told her, ‘I can’t, my legs are killing me.’ Linda went, ‘Yeah, well my brain is killing me and I’m managing to dance!’ There’s not a lot you can say to that is there?“We had the time of our lives. We’re just embracing every moment, and I hope there are many, many more moments to embrace.”

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Coleen with first ex-husband Shane Richie ( 
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Getty Images)It’s hard to imagine feisty Coleen, a Loose Women regular, being frightened about getting back on stage. “It’s weird because I’m scared, but it’s also making me feel alive at the same time. I had all the awful feelings about ‘my kids are grown-up, I’m going through the menopause’ and all of a sudden I felt very redundant as a person. So I just thought, ‘You know what, I may be 59 in March but in my head I’m still 29, so let’s do it!’.”“Redundant” isn’t a term one would normally associate with Coleen – who’s been a regular on live television since joining the Loose Women panel in early 2000 and she says she still loves it. “It’s because it’s a different show every day. I love the fact that it’s women of all ages, all sizes, we’re very diverse and I’m really proud of that. I love the campaigns we do, and the fact that there really isn’t another show like it.”She admits there was a time where she “fell out of love with it for a bit”, and not – as tabloid headlines would have you believe – because of “feuds” or “wars” with fellow panellists (usually Janet Street-Porter or Ruth Langsford).

“It was because certain people behind the scenes weren’t being nice and I wasn’t enjoying it,” she tells us candidly. “Then those people went onto other things and great people came in, and I’ve loved it ever since.”As we’re talking about the so-called “feud” stories, Coleen shows that, while she may feel vulnerable at the moment, she’s no pushover. They need “little disagreements” because otherwise it would be boring, she laughs, adding the panellists aren’t blind to the fact that these become tabloid gold. “When there’s a little bit of something between Janet and me, or anyone else, every time we go to break we say, ‘That’ll be on the front covers this week!’.”What does bother her is that it’s “always women”, she says, adding, “You don’t see a story about Match Of The Day saying ‘ Gary Lineker ’s at war with this person or that person’ do you?

“Hand on heart, we all get on. But I live in Cheshire so I can’t just pop out for a drink with them. So we’re not always out on the town together, but God help everyone when we are because when we do go out, it’s wild!”After all her honesty, we’re still surprised by how down-to-earth Coleen is given she’s been a household name for virtually her whole life.“Celebrities are the people I watch on telly, not me,” she laughs, when we bring up her star status.“Some people are so good at being celebrities and they’re brilliant on the red carpet. I get invitations and I’m like, ‘No, I can’t, I’ve got to muck the horse out or take the dogs for a walk’!“But at the same time, if someone shouts my name, I get really thrilled by it. A stranger coming up to you in the middle of Tesco and going, ‘Oh my God, I love you,’ or, ‘Me and Mum watch you every day,’ is very, very humbling and it makes you realise why you do it.”

Two long-running Loose Women stars are reportedly set to quit the daytime TV show after ITV brought in PAYE-only contracts, which could spark a major panel shake-up

Two Loose Women stars have reportedly ‘quit’ the show following a row over contracts.

Long-running panellists Janet Street-Porter, 77, and Jane Moore, 61, are said to be in talks with ITV bosses who want them to sign contracts saying they are permanent employees rather than freelance journalists. The new contract row follows former Loose Women panelist Carol Griffin exiting the show for similar reasons last year.

Jane, who anchored the popular daytime show from 1999 to 2002 before returning as a regular panellist in 2013, hasn’t been seen on the panel since December 29. Janet, who has been a Loose Women regular since 2011, has continued to appear, though the issues are still not thought to be resolved.

The row is said to be down to ITV’s new PAYE-only contracts policy, in response to HMRC’s crackdown on off-payroll working rules – or IR35 – to ensure that freelancers broadly pay the same income tax and national insurance as employees. Sources claim that Janet and Jane, who have both been freelance for decades and work on other projects, are “furious” over the “unacceptable” contract change, which do not offer holiday, sick pay or pensions and forbid some work opportunities – especially as Jane only appeared on the show 10 times last year.

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Despite “loving” working on Loose Women, the pair may be ready to walk, following in the footsteps of former panellist Carol McGiffin, who quit after refusing to sign a similar contract last year. A source told MailOnline: “Jane and Janet are furious. They have done such a lot of work for that show and they love it – but they do work across different companies and, as journalists, value their independent status. Things have got pretty tense. If it carries on, there might be a big change to the line-up.”

A spokesperson for ITV told The Mirror: “We don’t comment on individual cases, but ITV ensures that it complies with and follows all HMRC guidance and legislation.” The Mirror has reached out to representatives for both Jane and Janet for further comment on this story.

Speaking in May last year, Carol said “no one in their right mind” would sign the contract which she called “totally unjust and unworkable for me”. During an appearance on GB News, the TV star said she no longer watches the show and claimed it’s become too ‘woke’ for her.

Many of ITV’s biggest stars have recently been in battles with HMRC, including Loose Women star Kaye Adams. The 61-year-old recently won a 10-year fight with the tax man over IR35 rules, but said the experience had left her feeling “utterly beaten up and gas lit”, even comparing it to how Post Office postmasters were treated in the Horizon computer scandal.

Former Good Morning Britain host Eamonn Holmes recently lost two HMRC appeals over whether he was freelance or staff at ITV. He revealed he had been forced to sell his beloved house in Belfast to pay £250,000 in backdated tax, as well as facing “hundreds of thousands” in legal fees.

Coleen Nolan revealed her boyfriend’s romantic Valentine’s Day surprise on Wednesday’s show before he was shown sweetly waving in the audience

Coleen Nolan joked she was “mortified” on Wednesday’s Loose Women as the show panned onto her boyfriend in the audience.

During the latest episode, which was a Valentine’s Day special, Coleen, 58, gushed about her boyfriend Michael, whom she met on dating app Tinder, after he surprised her on Tuesday evening.

Coleen said: “I was on the phone to my chap last night, I was a bit stressed, I was thinking: ‘I’m on my own tomorrow Valentine’s Day’, there I am, I’m on the phone chatting away to him and I turn around, he was chatting behind me. He’d come to surprise me.”

Coleen Nolan joked she was ‘mortified’ on Wednesday’s Loose Women as the show panned onto her boyfriend in the audience ( 
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Smiling, she added: “That’s so romantic!” Later on the show, Coleen revealed that Olivia Attwood’s husband, Bradley Dack, was joining the show for the Valentine’s Day special.

This prompted co-star, Brenda Edwards, to ask: “Bradley’s here for Olivia, you said that your man came down last night, so where is he today? It’s Valentine’s Day today!”

Coleen then replied: “He’s here!” to which the camera panned onto a waving Michael in the audience as Love Is In The Air started playing with the panellists all saying: “Hello!”

A giggling Coleen then said: “Enough now, that’s mortifying! Time for competition now, thank the lord!” Coleen met Michael on Tinder back in 2021 but it wasn’t all plain sailing with the pair breaking up a number of times before deciding to give things a proper go last year.

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After trying again, Coleen and Michael are now happier than ever – but the TV star has insisted that marriage won’t ever be on the cards for them.

Appearing on Monday’s instalment of the ITV daytime show, Coleen admitted that she has been living with Michael in recent months as a “trial run” to decipher whether or not they could make it a longterm living situation.

As it turns out, the trial run went better than expected, and Coleen has now confirmed that she and Michael will continue living together as they look forward to a future together.

Although she’s excited to take the huge relationship step with her beau, Coleen recently insisted that while she loves Michael, she will never marry him. Coleen revealed that Michael has made it clear that he would love nothing more than to tie the knot, but the Nolan Sisters singer doesn’t see herself walking down the aisle again.

Duchess Sophie ‘relieved’ she no longer has to curtsy to Meghan Markle

When Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh’s rank changed she was no longer duty bound to curtsey to Meghan Markle.

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, no longer curtsies to Meghan Markle (Image: Getty)

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh is “relieved” she no longer has to curtsy to Meghan Markle due to her change in ranking, according to reports.

Previously the Countess of Wessex, Sophie was given a new title after her husband Prince Edward was promoted to Duke of Edinburgh after Charles became King.

She was duty-bound to curtsey to the Duchess of Sussex as Meghan was a higher rank when she was a senior working royal. But a friend of the Duchess of Edinburgh told the Mail on Sunday Sophie is relieved this is no longer the case.

The source explained: “Sophie is relieved. She no longer has to curtsy to someone in the family who has not only left Royal duties but has spent the past three years criticising the institution that Sophie works so hard to support.”

Meghan Markle, as revealed in her Netflix docuseries, once believed that curtseying was a joke. The Sussexes revealed that before a meeting with the late Queen, Harry asked Meghan: ‘You know how to curtsey, right?’ Meghan told the crew: “I just thought it was a joke” before re-enacting the exaggerated curtsey she gave Queen Elizabeth II and laughing.

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Meghan used to be a higher ranking when Sophie was a Countess (Image: Getty)

The claims about tensions between Sophie and Meghan featured in Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, by author and friend of the Royals Gyles Brandreth.

He writes that Meghan “made it clear” she didn’t need Sophie’s help when she became a royal and would instead rely on Prince Harry, according to the Daily Mail. 

The King made his brother Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh on his 59th birthday on Friday as a reward for his loyal service to the crown. King Charles also appointed his brother to the Order of the Thistle on his 60th birthday.

Prince Philip held the title of Duke of Edinburgh before his death in April 2021 – a title that was then passed on to his youngest son after he died. Edward was exceptionally close to his father and in his later years took on much of his work with the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme.

Speaking of the moment that Philip asked if Edward would take on the title after his death, Sophie revealed how she felt at the moment to the Telegraph.

She told the publication: “We sat there slightly stunned. He literally came straight in and said, ‘Right. I’d like it very much if you would consider that’.”

Loose Women is launching a domestic abuse awareness campaign, Facing It Together, and a special edition of the ITV show about the issue will be broadcast on Tuesday

Loose Women is launching a domestic abuse awareness campaign this week, with some of the panel said to open up about their experiences in a short film on the ITV show.

The campaign, Facing It Together, guided by the charities Women’s Aid and SafeLives, aims to highlight the help that is available to those living with domestic abuse. It also aims to educate people on the signs of such abuse and ways that they can support loved ones who may be experiencing it.

It will be the focus of a special episode of Loose Women on Tuesday afternoon. For the new campaign, eight of the talk show’s panellists took part in an emotive photoshoot and short film, with them sharing in a promotional clip: “Whether you are a survivor or a friend, we are facing it together.”

The clip was unveiled by ITV on Monday afternoon. During the video ahead of the campaign’s launch, it’s stated that one in four women will experience domestic abuse and that one in seven men have experienced some form of it too.

Brenda Edwards, 55, Charlene White, 43, Denise Welch, 65, and Frankie Bridge, 35, feature in the campaign. They are joined by their colleagues Judi Love, 43, Kelle Bryan, 48, Olivia Attwood-Dack, 32, and Sunetra Sarker, 50.

Announcing the campaign, ITV said: “Denise, Olivia, Kelle and Brenda, all four of whom have personally experienced domestic abuse, stand shoulder to shoulder with their fellow panellists and friends – in a show of support and solidarity with those currently facing domestic abuse, as well as survivors, and to let them know that they’re not alone.”

Loose Women’s Facing It Together campaign has been supported by Brenda Edwards (top left), Denise Welch (top centre left), Charlene White (top centre right), Sunetra Sarker (top right), Kelle Bryan (bottom left), Frankie Bridge (bottom centre left), Judi Love (bottom centre right) and Olivia Attwood-Dack (bottom right) ( 
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It adds that the special on Tuesday will show Denise, Kelle and Olivia “bravely open up on their personal accounts of domestic abuse” in the short film that will play during the show. Their co-stars Charlene, Frankie, Judi and Sunetra will “explain why they are supporting the campaign”.

During the live show, Charlene, Brenda and Kelle, as well as two other panellists, will discuss “how we can all gain a better understanding of the types of domestic abuse – from knowing what to say, how to speak up and help people living with domestic abuse so no one has to suffer in silence”.

Sally Shelford, editor of Loose Women said: “We’re always proud to represent the issues facing our viewers at home. We hope that this campaign gives a voice to the many survivors and those living with abuse, as well as empowering their friends and family to know the best ways they can help and approach these difficult conversations. We really hope that our campaign helps both survivors and their friends and family face it together.”

Suzanne Jacob, the CEO of SafeLives, said: “National campaigns like ‘Facing It Together’ are so important. Abusers will tell you no one cares about you, no one will believe you and you have no one else. The Loose Women panel are making it clear that is absolutely not true. You are not alone. And there is life after abuse. Domestic abuse thrives when it is behind closed doors. If you’re worried about someone – don’t wait for them to reach out, reach in. Domestic abuse is everyone’s business. Only together, can we make it stop.”

Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, said about the initiative: “We are delighted to be working with Loose Women as they launch their ‘Facing It Together’ campaign. […] We know from our work with survivors that so many women don’t report domestic abuse for fear of not being believed, and it falls to us as a society to change this.”

Loose Women’s ‘Facing It Together’ special will be broadcast on Tuesday from 12:30pm on ITV and ITVX.

Meghan Markle: Lady Colin Campbell warns Duchess of Sussex not to ‘hustle her way to top’

MEGHAN MARKLE is still settling into her position within the royal family and Lady Colin Campbell wasted no time in giving the Duchess of Sussex some advice on today’s edition of Good Morning Britain.

Meghan Markle urged to ‘come up with a new act’ by Lady C

Good Morning Britain hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard were joined by Lady Colin Campbell in the studio today.

While she was initially there to talk about her Celebs Go Dating debut, conversation quickly turned to her giving advice to Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.

The Jamaican-born British writer and socialite has published three books about the British royal family and she made her thoughts on the newest royal very clear.

“I think the verdict’s out at the moment,” ITV viewers saw her tell the presenters.

 

“I’m rooting for Meghan, I hope Meghan is going to do as well as she appeared in the very early days that she would be doing.”

“I have to say, the ride has been rather rockier than one would have hoped,” she continued.

Ben then asked: “Do you think it will calm down now she is a mother?”

“I have an awful feeling that Meghan needs to understand things she doesn’t yet understand,” Lady C replied and Ben probed: “Like what?”

“Like there is a massive difference between being a celebrity, hustling your way from the bottom to the top, and she was a very proud hustler.

“She used to use the word hustle for herself and her first husband, very proudly.”

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Lady Colin went on to discuss the transition Meghan is making from Hollywood celebrity to Royal.

“And being a royal; you don’t hustle, the values, embodiment is completely different, she’s sorted, she’s got it, I think she needs to now embrace it and understand it’s a new game in town.

“She’s an actress, she needs to come up with a new act!” the socialite concluded.

Meghan celebrated her 38th birthday yesterday and Prince Harry took to their shared Instagram account with a message of celebration.

The post caption read: “Wishing HRH The Duchess of Sussex a very Happy Birthday.

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GMB: Lady C gave her advice to Meghan (Image: ITV)

Meghan Markle was wished Happy Birthday by her husband on Instagram (Image: INSTAGRAM • SUSSEXROYAL)

I’m routing for Meghan.

Lady C on GMB today.

“‘Happy Birthday to my amazing wife. Thank you for joining me on this adventure!’ – Love, H.”

It comes after the Duchess revealed a project she had been secretly woking on for many months prior to the announcement.

Meghan was the Guest Editor for the September issue of British Vogue, where she chose a diverse selection of women to be the faces of the issue named: “Forces for Change”.

Elsewhere on Good Morning Britain, viewers tuned in to see the show debate whether or not images, pictures and photographs of the Queen are ‘offensive’, which was recently claimed by Lee Hegarty who won £10,000 compensation.

Nadia Sawalha is on hand to warn people about a pretty unknown law passengers must observe when flying, with the Loose Women icon admitting she’s broken the rule many, many times over the years

Nadia Sawalha shared an hilarious video with fans on Wednesday – revealing that she’s accidentally broken the law.

The Loose Women favourite even prompted a response from a police force thanks to admitting her ‘crime’ on Instagram. In a video filmed in an airport, the ITV star told her followers: “I’m just at the airport and have realised I have broken the law multiple times. Could have faced the fing courts…and what you don’t realise is you have too. I mean, what the f.”

The former EastEnders actress then turned the camera to reveal a sign from the police warning passengers that says you can’t be drunk on an aircraft. “I had no idea this was illegal? ? Did you? When did they make this illegal? ? ? “, Nadia asked as she captioned the video.

“Have we all missed that GINORMOUS sign,” one Instagram user joked as they wrote underneath Nadia’s video. “What??? Omg all those times!! seriously,” another penned, as third fumed: What the f*”k!!!!!! Since when was this a law???? So you can’t get on a plane drunk but it’s ok for the flight attendants to take your money and ply you with alcohol for you then to get off the plane drunk? I’m confused – getting on/off the plane drunk, what’s the difference.”

Even though Nadia was making a joke, some people reminded everyone that being drunk on flights isn’t a laughing matter. Someone grumbled: “Plenty of idiots ruin it by sneaking on their own booze getting smashed and causing problems for the staff and public it’s a good think drunken idiots are annoying as hell on a flight.”

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An ex-flight attendant shared their thoughts and added to the debate, writing: “As ex cabin crew who had to deal with plenty of out of control passengers in my time, it’s for the safety of you and everyone around you. People actually mad on planes as it is. Alcohol is not the answer.”

Even the Instagram account for Sussex Police got involved, with the force’s social media manager writing: “Hands up, Nadia. We’ve got you! Just kidding, a few drinks won’t make you a woman on the loose. Having a drink or two whilst waiting to get on the flight or during the journey isn’t a crime. But being drunk and causing a disturbance is an offence and has been since 2009, to keep everyone safe and comfortable. We hope you had a good flight.”

Airlines can say no to drunk passengers if they think they might be a danger on the plane. If you’re caught being too drunk, you could get fined up to £5,000 or even go to jail for two years. You’re allowed to bring up to 5 litres of booze from Duty Free onto the plane. But remember, you can’t drink your own alcohol during the flight; it has to stay in your carry-on bag. If you want a drink, you’ll have to buy it during the flight.

Loose Women star Jane Moore made a huge blunder on live TV today when she let slip that a good friend of hers was going into the Celebrity Big Brother house, despite it not having officially been confirmed

Loose Women star Jane Moore let slip a good friend of hers would be heading into the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Jane made her return to the ITV lunchtime show after being busy with other projects and heading on a number of other projects. However, as she discussed her return to the programme, she let slip one of the biggest names heading into the famous house.

Celebrity Big Brother bosses have yet to confirm who is heading into the house next week, but the show will kick off on Monday March 4th. Fans are thrilled to have the celebrities back in the house after a successful civilian series last year.

Speaking about where she’s been for the last few months, Jane revealed: “I was on tour with Sharon Osbourne. It was really good fun. She’s such a joy to interview because she’s so honest. She said to me, I don’t want to know any of the questions beforehand – and who says that to you. I was quite out there, with my questioning and it was brilliant.”

 

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Sharon’s close friend has confirmed she is entering the house ( 
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The other panellists then asked if she answered questions about Celebrity Big Brother, to which Jane quickly added: “She is. She is.” Kaye seemingly tried to remind Jane that ITV have yet to confirm who is going on, as Nadia added: “I wasn’t expecting you to answer that,” with Kaye sharing: “I don’t think ITV have confirmed that just yet, it’s just a rumour.”

Jane continued to insist Sharon was going in, before Kaye chimed in: “Will somebody send back the real Jane Moore?” Eventually, Jane realised her error, saying: “I mean sorry, it’s been rumoured that she’s going in. She will be amazing… if indeed she was to be going in.”

Hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best have been sharing their dream line-up, with AJ sharing: “I definitely want to see someone from Selling Sunset, I want an American. They never quite fully understand the concept and they never know who the other UK celebrities are. The two worlds colliding is always perfection to watch. We want some A-list celebrities to get in there and ask where’s the champagne? We went them to think it’s going to be luxurious, but we’ve given them an economy shopping budget.”

Will added: “I want to have a mix of ages. It’s that intergenerational thing and seeing the difference between old-school celebrities and new ones. I want a musician, a sports person, a royal, a reality personality, they are part of the fabric of our current celebrity culture.”

Linda Robson appeared on Friday’s episode of Lorraine where she gave an update on her life, work on Loose Women and family

Linda Robson has said that her daughter gives her “pocket money” and controls her cash.

Appearing on Friday’s episode of Lorraine, the Birds of a Feather actress opened up about how her daughter, Lauren, is in charge of her finances so she doesn’t get into debt. The 65-year-old talked about how her family have helped her with mental health struggles in the past and organising her finances.

Speaking to host Ranvir Singh, the Loose Women panelist said that her fellow panel show pals helped her when she struggled with an alcohol addiction. She also went on to say that her daughter had to swoop in to help her with her cash.

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Lauren explained: “She’s always been really bad with money. She used to get store cards and just spend on them, it’s like she didn’t think you had to pay them at the end of the month.” Ranvir then went on to say how generous Linda was with other people as Lauren said that her mum used to buy everything for her friends.

She explained: “She used to buy everyone everything, pay for everyone to go on holiday, pay for us to go places, so it’s not like she just goes out shopping and spends everything on herself.” Linda then interjected saying: “I love buying presents for people.”

Despite being so generous, Lauren said that she is now in charge of her mum’s spending to make sure that she doesn’t use all of her savings again after she ended up in thousands of pounds of debt when Birds of a Feather came to an end.

Lauren said: “When she lost all of her money and went bankrupt she was in a terrible state so we never want that to happen to her again. I have her money, it goes into an account that I have access to and then I give her money on a Monday and a Friday.”

Ranvir went on to ask: “Do you get pocket money?” and Linda replied: “Yes and sometimes I ring her and say I’ve run out of money can I have some more? And she says no, you’ve had your pocket money, you’ll have to wait.”

Linda’s other daughter Bobby used to be in charge of her money before Lauren took on the job. Linda explained that Lauren tends to be stricter with her and when Bobby was in charge, she used to find it easier to get money from her daughter. She said: “(Bobby) was easier, I used to be able to get money off Bobby easier, but now Lauren’s got it she’s quite strict.”

Birds of a Feather officially came to an end in December 2020. However, it was broadcast on BBC One for a nine year run from 1989 before being revived fifteen years later for ITV.

Loose Women presenter Ruth Langsford sent fans wild as she donned a fabulous 70’s outfit to celebrate the 30th birthday of her close pal alongside stars including Denise Van Outen

Many are perhaps used to seeing presenter Ruth Langsford looking rather conservative while on the panel of Loose Women.

But Ruth showed off a more fun-loving side to her character when she sported a 1970’s outfit for a friend’s themed birthday bash. Wearing a pair of heart shaped pink tinted glasses, Ruth complimented her look with a shiny black top underneath a multi-coloured sequined jacket.

The TV personality, 63, who is married to Eamon Holmes, completed her look with a pair of denim jeans and gold high heeled shoes. In a series of stories on her Instagram, Ruth first posted a video of her and a pal in a dressing room with a caption that read: “Uber on it’s way sweetie!”

Ruth Langsford parties up a storm at a friend’s birthday bash ( 
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Ruth Langsford left fans in awe as she donned a 1970’s themed outfit to attend a pal’s 30th birthday ( 
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The next video was of her getting into the party spirit as she filmed her self dancing before heading to the bash. She captioned the video saying: “You jivin hun?” The next few clips were of the birthday girl named Liv Davey, who appears to be a make-up artist. In another video, Liv is seen dancing alongside Denise Van Outen, who was DJing, while having the time of her life. Denise also shared clips on Instagram, writing: “Happy 30th Liv!”

In a picture, it seems as though Ruth is looking to add more strings to her bow as she was snapped imitating a DJ. Earlier this month, Ruth sent fans into hysterics when she attempted the “of course” trend that is taking social media by storm.

The trend sees people address stereotypes or perceptions related to their particular careers or identity. Keeping up to date with the current trend, Ruth was seen posing in an outfit from her QVC clothing range as she told viewers: “I’m Ruth Langsford… of course I always model my own designs.” She was then seen standing in a kitchen, where she teased tea preferences.

She added: “I’m Ruth Langsford… of course, I always have Earl Grey tea in a porcelain teacup.” The former This Morning host was also filmed having her hair and makeup done. She teased: “I’m Ruth Langsford … of course, I have my own personal hair and makeup team.” She then jokingly told a member of her glam squad: “My toes will need shaving.”

The TV personality was next seen ringing a bell demanding champagne. After being handed a glass, she commented: “I’m Ruth Langsford… of course I drink champagne at the end of a photoshoot. Cheers.” Taking just a sip of the fizzy drink, she is then seen spitting out the drink questioning if it was prosecco instead. Looking disgusted she said: “Urgh! Is that prosecco? Is that prosecco?” Looking at the camera with her hand out towards it, she then joked: “Turn that off! I’ve never been so insulted in my life. Turn it off!”