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During a terrifying robbery, Kathleen Ryan revealed the details of atraumatic incident when her husband had to evade a knife-wielding burglar from their home.

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Katherine Ryan has opened up about a “traumatic” experience she had when she witnessed her husband in a fight with a burgler who had broken into their home with a knife. The Canadian comedian shared the distressing details of her experience in a conversation with her husband, Bobby Kootstra, on her podcast What’s My Age Again?. The incident took place in 2019.

In a clip of the podcast episode uploaded to Instagram, Katherine spoke about what happened. “I think it is very traumatic,” she said. Addressing her husband, she added: “I know that you couldn’t sleep for about a week.”

Bobby then continued, “It was so eerie, because you and I were all it.” He went to their bedroom to get a new shirt because they had been making pasta and he had spilled some red wine on his shirt.

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“So I go out of the room, grab a shirt, and confront this masked man. What the f***? is the first sentence. and pursued him. The burglar chased the criminal out of the window while holding Katherine’s laptop in his hands, according to Bobby.

The burglar then dragged a knife at him, which he then tackled. “The knife kind of came out, and I’m like, “Whoa, whoa, whoa.” The burglar threatened to kill Bobby, according to Kathy.

A police car was passing by as the fight progressed to the street. When the burglar fled, Bobby led the officer away and chased him.

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The burglary attempt took place the year Katherine and Bobby started a civil partnership. In Canada, they first met as teenagers.

However, when Katherine returned to Sarnia, Ontario, to film an episode of Who Do You Think You Are, they reconnected after 20 years of dating.

Katherine announced earlier this year that she and Bobby were expecting a second child. A son born in June of this year and a daughter born in December of that year are already theirs.

On October 18, 2025, their third child was born. Another child was born in 2008, according to Katherine.

In London, the entire family coexists.

With his eighth child and fourth wife Kayte Walsh, 46, Kelly Grammer is the latest older celebrity to become a father once more at the age of 70.

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Kelsey Grammer became a dad for the eighth time to join a list of older celebrities welcoming children in their later years. The Frasier Crane star has announced he has welcomed his latest child to his clan at the age of 70.

It is his eighth time becoming a father, and his fourth time being married to his current wife Kayte Walsh. From 1997 to 2011, the acting legend wed Housewives of Beverly Hills actress Camille Donatacci. Between 1982 and 1990, he and dancer Doreen Alderman were married to Leigh-Anne Csuhany for a year.

And he is among good company when it comes to older dads in the showbiz world. Here, we look at some of those to become fathers over the age of 60.

Kelsey Grammer

Christopher Walsh, the actor’s fourth wife, and Kayte Walsh, his mother, recently welcomed him. He joins his large family as the newest member.

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The proud father said, “We just had our fourth one, so it just became eight kids!” during a Pod Meets World appearance. Exactly three days ago. Christopher recently “joined the family.”

As the children Kelsey and Kayte share, Christopher also has sons Auden James, eight, and Faith, 13; Additionally, the actor has four children who were in other relationships.

Bernie Ecclestone

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The former Formula 1 boss revealed in 2020 he was set to become a dad again at the ripe old age of 89. Despite already being a grandad to five, the billionaire welcomes first son just months before his 90th birthday in October.

Hugh Grant

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Hugh Grant, the star of Notting Hill and Love Actually, became a dad for the first time at 51 back in 2011, reports the Mirror. The Hollywood heartthrob, once linked with Elizabeth Hurley, welcomed daughter Tabitha with ex-partner Tinglan Hong.

In 2013, he and his on-again, off-again girlfriend had son Felix Chang. Tinglan and Anna Eberstein have two children, but they have one child and one child.

Cowell, Simon

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Business tycoon and creator of X Factor, is a dad to young son Eric. The British star, now 66, and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman became parents in 2014, when Simon was 54.

They welcomed their son, now six, on Valentine’s Day in New York. Eric, named after Simon’s late father, was born at the city’s Lenox Hill Hospital.

Simon hopped on a flight straight to New York after learning about Lauren’s early labor. Simon has since admitted that he hasn’t ruled out having more children in the future.

He previously told Lizzie Cundy on This Morning: “If you’d have asked me six years ago I would have probably gone, ‘I might have left this a bit too late,’ but then you go, ‘Oh how you could imagine him not being here.'”.

Sir Elton John

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Zachary, 9, and Elijah, 7, are the two sons the legendary singer and his husband, David Furnish. The musician, 66, was the first to become a father.

A surrogate mother assisted the couple in achieving their dream of starting a family in 2011 when Zachary was born. Elijah and Elton welcomed the family two years later, and he later acknowledged that he “regrets it a little bit starting sooner” because he “adores being a father so much.”

Sir Rod Stewart

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The crooner is father to eight children in total, including two with current wife Penny Lancaster. The couple’s sons Alastair and Aiden complete Rod’s brood alongside six children from earlier relationships.

When his youngest son Aiden was born in 2011, the music icon was 66 years old.

Mick Jagger: Sir John

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Mick, the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist, later embraced fatherhood. Lucas was the father of the frontman when his son, Luciana Gimenez, 50, was born in 1999 after a brief romance with Brazilian television personality and model Luciana Gimenez.

Lucas resembles his rock star father and his seven other siblings in a striking way.

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The One Show’s host, Vernon Kay, revealed that they were bombarded with messages from fans who wanted to know one thing.

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Vernon Kay has issued an apology after being swamped with messages from viewers of The One Show all expressing their disappointment over his appearance. Responding to a question from one of his BBC Radio 2 show listeners on today’s broadcast, Vernon, who presented The One Show last night (Monday, October 27), revealed that a “lot of people actually got in touch”.

Vernon was asked about his lack of baggy jeans during a segment of his program in the first episode. This likely relates to the broadcast from Radio 2 on Monday morning, in which Vernon claimed to have been mocked for his “horrendous” fashion choice.

Despite criticism, he defiantly shared his intentions to wear the item once again on The One Show. He purchased the controversial trousers during a shopping expedition in Central London with his youngest daughter, Amber, who recommended he choose baggy jeans.

Yet, when he sported them to the Strictly Come Dancing studios to support his wife, Tess Daly, he encountered “massive guffawing”.

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Vernon said: “A lot of people have been asking this. A lot of people actually got in touch with The One Show, not complaining, but slightly, slightly disgruntled that I didn’t wear the baggy jeans on The One Show.”

He claimed that you “can’t wear jeans” on the programme, noting that he wore corduroy trousers instead, before adding that he doesn’t believe it’s “that kind of show”.

He recalls that last time I wore jeans on T4 television, “The One Show isn’t T4” If you know what I mean, you know it’s more formal. But it’s not formal. Additionally, it is the BBC’s main evening program.

You are aware of my statement, “You can’t wear jeans, you know what I mean.” Perhaps a second time. Maybe I’ll wear them on SMTV on Saturday morning, maybe another time. Does that continue? No? “

We missed the baggy pants, a listener named Rach texted in, and Vernon said, “I know, I apologize, but it is what it is.”

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When Vernon mentioned his apparent fashion blunder, he stated that when he arrived at Strictly, he was “greeted by huge, massive guffawing” and that, despite Amber’s label of “cool,” others said they were “horrible”.

Vernon confessed that he was “quite disappointed” with this reaction, as he felt “mighty cool”. He then shared his wife, Strictly host Tess Daly’s opinion on them when she got home after the show.

According to Vernon, Tess – who recently announced her departure from Strictly alongside Claudia Winkleman – told him to “get rid of them”, but, in a comically high-pitched voice, he said he replied with a firm “no”, asserting that he likes them.

Pauline Quirke, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2021 and has since retired from acting, has been updated by Lesley Joseph.

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Actress Lesley Joseph has shared an update on her Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke, who was diagnosed with dementia four years ago. Earlier this year, it was revealed that 66-year-old Pauline was retiring from acting after living with the condition for three years.

From 1989 to 1998, Pauline starred in Birds of a Feather as Sharon Theodopolopodous, and she won a British Comedy Award for the role. Lesley spoke at the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards about Pauline’s health and her coming soon visit.

Lesley, 80, stated in an interview with Bella magazine that Pauline is not well after being recently diagnosed with dementia. She is currently not okay. Although I have no time, I will visit her the following week.

Steve Sheen, Pauline’s husband, confirmed her diagnosis of dementia and her retirement. He praised his wife’s contributions to the film and television industries, her charitable work, and her accomplishments as the founder of Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts (PQA).

He added, “It is with a heavy heart that I announce my wife Pauline’s decision to step down from all professional and commercial responsibilities in 2021 as a result of her diagnosis of dementia.”

Pauline has been a source of inspiration for her charitable endeavors, her work in the film and television industries, and her founding of Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts (PQA).

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Pauline received an MBE for her contributions to the entertainment industry, youth, and charitable causes just a few years before putting her acting boots on.

Additionally, the Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts has grown significantly, with over 15, 000 students enrolled in its 250-strong academy.

The academy expressed their admiration for Pauline on Instagram, stating: “It has been wonderful to see how many lives Pauline has touched through her work with PQA and in her 50-year career in film and television.

Since Pauline and Steve opened their first academy in 2007, improving the lives of young people through the performing arts has been at the heart of PQA’s mission.

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Steve Pauline’s husband pledged his future support for Alzheimer’s Research UK after his wife retired.

The charity’s chief executive, Hilary Evans-Newton, expressed sadness over the situation, saying, “We send our best wishes to Pauline, Steve, and the wider family.

The family deserves praise for making the courageous choice to make her diagnosis public, which will allow them to have more freedom and raise vital awareness of the condition.

As Sarah Ferguson’s dramatic fall from grace continues, the Mirror takes a look at the powerful enemy she made within the Royal Family, who regarded her as ‘simply beyond the pale’

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Sarah Ferguson’s reputation has crumbled in recent weeks as her links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues to spark outrage.

And this isn’t the first time she’s caused a storm for the Royal Family, with one senior member of The Firm having viewed her as “beyond the pale”.

Earlier this month, it was announced that the former Duke and Duchess of York would be relinquishing their titles, with Prince Andrew acknowledging that the “continued accusations” surrounding his association with Epstein “distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family”.

This bombshell statement was made days before the publication of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, Nobody’s Girl. In it, she claimed Andrew sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions when she was a teenager. Andrew has always strenuously denied these accusations.

Meanwhile, Sarah, who continues to live with her ex-husband at Windsor’s Royal Lodge, has shared in this most recent downfall, with revelations emerging about her own controversial correspondence with disgraced financier Epstein.

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Sarah, who has long affectionately been known as Fergie, was recently dropped by various charities over a 2011 email, sent to Epstein after he was found guilty of procuring a child for prostitution in 2008. In this exchange, Sarah referred to the convicted ex-offender as her “supreme friend” and seemed to apologise over criticisms she’d made about him publicly. Sarah’s team insisted the email was sent through fear for her safety – and her family’s.

Although Sarah’s relatively down-to-earth public persona has long endeared her to many royal watchers, behind palace doors, those within the family’s inner circle have previously taken issue with her behaviour. This most notably includes the late Prince Philip, who decided to wash his hands of his daughter-in-law after the infamous toe-sucking scandal.

In March 1992, just six years after their supposedly fairytale wedding, Andrew and Sarah announced they would be separating. It was a year that the late Queen Elizabeth would go on to describe as her ‘annus horribilis’, and with good cause.

Just five months after her and Andrew’s split, photographs emerged of her having her toes and feet sucked by Texan billionaire John Bryan, as she relaxed at her St Tropez holiday villa.

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Her straight-talking father-in-law, who’d previously shown support when she first joined the royal family, was reportedly appalled by the scandal, which he regarded as “simply beyond the pale”.

In an article for the Mail Online, broadcaster and writer Gyles Brandreth recalled a conversation he’d had with Prince Philip, in which the Duke made his thoughts on the matter crystal clear.

Brandreth remembered: “When I asked him [Prince Philip] why he wouldn’t see Sarah, he said: ‘I am not vindictive.’ Then, looking at me directly, he added emphatically: ‘I am not vindictive, but I don’t see the point’. That Andrew and Sarah appeared to remain friends after their separation — and that they shared a home even after their divorce — seemed to him ‘truly bizarre’.”

Although Sarah reportedly attempted to “mend bridges”, as the years went by, Philip’s ire towards her never cooled, and it was expected that she would be far away from the family’s annual Balmoral retreat by the time her ex-father-in-law arrived.

After Donald Trump made a controversial claim, former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry, who was a child with polio, has publicly expressed her opinions.

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Following her polio-related childhood battle, celebrated baker Dame Mary Berry has revealed she won’t be drawn into debates about Donald Trump’s contentious vaccine remarks, but that she will be.

Trump made an unsupported claim earlier this year that autism is related to paracetamol use, which was later refuted by international medical organizations and professionals.

However, Trump’s powerful position allows for such assertions to quickly spread and have real-world repercussions despite lacking any factual support.

Medical professionals and influential political figures from around the world quickly refuted Trump’s claims about vaccines.

During an ITV appearance, Labour’s Health Secretary Wes Streeting declared: “I trust doctors over President Trump, frankly, on this. I’ve just got to be really clear about this: there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in their children. None.

“So I would just say to people watching: don’t pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine. In fact, don’t take even take my word for it, as a politician – listen to British doctors, British scientists, the [National Health Service].”

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The 90-year-old former Bake Off judge told Radio Times Magazine, “I am totally aware of what he]Donald Trump] said when discussing her position on vaccinations. Although I’m not getting involved, I’ll definitely receive all the vaccinations that are offered to me.

Mary, who left Bake Off in 2016, has openly discussed how she spent an extended hospital stay after learning she had polio when she was just 13-years-old.

Mary and her family were the subject of an ordeal that Mary described in her 2013 autobiography.

She responded, “I just couldn’t understand why Mum wasn’t coming in to comfort me and give me a cuddle.” They must have found it to be very upsetting.

However, the effects extended far beyond the parents’ inability to embrace her, with polio causing her spine to curve and leaving her with a weaker and less powerful arm and hand.

Despite what occurred, Mary says she was fortunate. She said: “I only had it on my left side and I’ve got a funny left hand. Everybody thinks I’ve got arthritis.

“I roll my pastry and have no other issues whatsoever, despite the fact that I look a little funny.” I mean, I wasn’t as good at sports as I was, but I was taken very lightly. I’m grateful”.

The polio jab was introduced in the UK in the 1950s and forms part of what the NHS describes as the “routine childhood vaccination schedule”.

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Mary’s support for getting her annual jabs comes after the NHS urges parents to get their kids vaccinated against the flu this half-term as doctors warn of rising cases. Duncan Barton, the country’s chief nursing officer, expressed his concern about the spread of the flu this year, particularly among young people who might have the potential to transmit it to their older relatives.

He expressed concern that the flu has become more prevalent in children this year and has already struck us. Flu can spread like wildfire throughout schools and cause serious illness in kids.

“Vaccination is the best way to protect your child from serious illness because the virus changes every year,” says the company. “We’re making it easier than ever for kids to get the vaccine close to home or at school.”

Minister of health Stephen Kinnock also emphasized the value of adults getting vaccines to protect themselves and others, saying, “I’ve just had the flu shot myself because I know how much it can make.”

In other news, Mary Berry is set to grace our screens once again in the first episode of ‘Mary at 90: A Lifetime of Cooking’, airing tonight at 7.30pm on BBC Two.

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