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One of the stars of Made In Chelsea has shared adorable pics of her second child, born just months after the tragic death of the reality TV personality’s sister

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One reality TV star finally has something to celebrate, as months after the tragic death of her sister, she has announced the birth of her second child and shared adorable pictures on social media.

Frankie Gaff, best known for appearing on Made In Chelsea, shared snaps from the hospital after giving birth to her second child. In the black and white pics, she is seen cradling her newborn, as is her fiance Jamie Dickerson.

The two had a daughter, who was delivered via C-Section. Sharing the news to Instagram, Frankie captioned the post: “She’s here.” This is the couple’s first girl, but they also have a three-year-old son, Theo.

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Other than the fact that their baby is a daughter, Frankie hasn’t shared any other information. Fans jumped in the comments to congratulate the couple. One said: “The biggest congratulations lovely! So happy for you and baby girls safe arrival xxxxx”.

Another wrote: “Big congratulations to you and your expanding family. Such a blessing and miracle that your daughter is here and healthy”. Broadcaster Ashley James also congratulated Frankie, saying: “Huge huge congratulations. I hope you’re doing ok and had a calm birth.”

The happy news comes just over two months after Frankie’s sister died. In an Instagram update posted on 31 August, Frankie wrote: “My sister passed away early this morning.

“We will miss her forever but trying to find comfort in knowing she is finally at peace and is hopefully bouncing around up there somewhere, doing what she loved most.

“Gymnastics, being with her friends and family, surrounded by nature, eating terrys chocolate orange or green and blacks almond chocolate.

“We will miss her infectious, incredibly loud, laugh forever. Thank you to everyone, people I know and people I don’t know who have always messaged to check in on her.”

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Frankie hasn’t chosen to share more about her sister’s death online, instead choosing to focus on her pregnancy journey. Just days ago, she posted a video sharing how she was getting ready for the birth of her baby, as she had gotten her due date.

The video showed her getting her breast pump ready to help with breast feeding and she shared that she wasn’t sure she was ready for her next baby.

“I really can’t tell if I’m ready for this next baby. 50% of me is like ‘let’s get her out now’. The other 50% remembers very clearly what it does mean to actually have her here. So I’m trying to enjoy a few nights of uninterrupted sleep.”

The Celebrity Traitors winner has spoken out on his tearful reaction to winning the BBC show, after he was unmasked as a Traitor in the final episode of the series

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Alan Carr has opened up about his emotional reaction to winning Celebrity Traitors, confessing why he broke down after winning the show.

Despite nearly blowing his cover in the penultimate episode, the funnyman managed a surprise victory in Thursday night’s finale, swiping the prize money from Faithfuls Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga.

After the unanimous vote to end the game, Carr was moved to tears as he confessed he was a Traitor, with his fellow finalists rushing to comfort him – even though he’d just nicked the entire £87,500 prize pot from them.

The Celebrity Traitors final had an average audience of 11.1 million, with a peak of 12 million, the BBC said, adding that it was the biggest overnight audience since the episode of Gavin & Stacey on Christmas Day last year.

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Reflecting on the tearful moment, Carr told the BBC: “I think all the deceit, the lying, the murdering of Paloma [Faith] and Celia [Imrie] had all taken its toll and then I think it dawned on me that I had won such a huge amount for my charity, Neuroblastoma UK.

“The charity is so close to my heart that it all became a bit too much. Hopefully when people see how upset I was they won’t feel so bad that I killed all those national treasures.”

Singer Faith was the first ‘victim’ of the Traitors and it was Carr, one of her good mates, who committed the act in broad daylight. The comic later ousted actor Imrie from the game after toasting her at a dinner party. Carr shared that staff at his chosen charity were also moved to tears upon learning he had won the cash for them.”

“I told one person at the charity and they started crying, so that gives you some idea of how important this money will be to them,” he said. “Neuroblastoma is such a cruel disease, and this money will literally save lives. It’s a charity and disease that no one has really heard of so with the viewing figures being what they are it’s going to be so good for the charity.”

Before the grand final aired, The Celebrity Traitors had already become the year’s most-watched programme, with the opening four episodes pulling in an average of 12.6 million viewers, based on official seven-day consolidated Barb figures.

The finale witnessed the remaining five players reduce their numbers to three by eliminating Traitor Cat Burns and targeting Faithful Joe Marler, before deciding to conclude the game. A fresh civilian series is scheduled to broadcast in 2026.

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It was also revealed that Alan is tipped to become one of the new presenters of Strictly Come Dancing after his The Celebrity Traitors triumph. An insider has said Alan is being considered for Strictly, as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are set to leave. They added: “He has got to be up there with the BBC to get a huge new role… Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, Strictly.”

And a BBC source said: “Alan has always been a star – but it’s amazing what a month in a Scottish castle can do to elevate your career. He’s ours now.”

The Mirror had reported how chatter linked Alan to one of the Strictly vacancies, but now his triumph in the Scottish castle is said to have firmed his bid to take the Saturday night gig. The presenter had been praised for “super competitive streak” and charisma during his time on The Celebrity Traitors, which began at the start of October.

James Bond legend Lee Tamahori has died at the age of 75. The New Zealand-born director was best known for having been at the helm of Die Another Day in 2002, which starred Pierce Brosnan in the title role of the iconic 007 spy and featured a soundtrack headed up by Madonna, but he passed away after battling Parkinson’s Disease for a period of time.

In a statement, his family said: “His legacy endures with his whānau, his mokopuna, every filmmaker he inspired, every boundary he broke, and every story he told with his genius eye and honest heart. A charismatic leader and fierce creative spirit, Lee championed Māori talent both on and off screen.

“He ultimately returned home to tell stories grounded in whakapapa and identity, with Mahana and his latest film The Convert, reaffirming his deep connection to Aotearoa. We’ve lost an immense creative spirit.”

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Arsenal owner and property mogul Stan Kroenke has seen his net worth soar in the last four years as the Gunners chase their first Premier League title since 2004

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A brilliant season so far for Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has got even better with news his wealth has ballooned by £11billion. The Gunners are hot favourites to win the Premier League title after a storming start.

Mikel Arteta’s side have built a six-point lead over Manchester City. Eight wins in 10 games have vindicated the club’s £250million summer spending spree, which saw players like Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze arrive at the Emirates.

It seems that outlay has barely put a net in Kroenke’s fortune, which now stands at a whopping £17.7bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes. That’s a staggering increase of more than £11bn from just four years ago, when his net worth stood at around £6.4bn.

Much of Kroenke’s wealth can be attributed to his property portfolio, which comprises an estimated 60million square feet of commercial real estate. He is also a major landowner with more than 1.6million acres of ranches across the United States and Canada.

In sport, as well as being Arsenal’s majority shareholder since 2011, he owns the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, ice hockey franchise the Colorado Avalanche, and MLS side the Colorado Rapids. Kroenke also owns the Los Angeles Rams, relocating the franchise back to California from St Louis in 2016.

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Amid the team’s shortage of silverware since the second half of Arsene Wenger’s reign, Kroenke has previously come under fire from Gunners fans for the side’s lack of success.

That criticism has subsided in recent times, as Arteta has transformed Arsenal into genuine title contenders again with three successive second-place finishes in the Premier League. Given the Gunners’ strength in depth now, this season feels like the club’s best opportunity to clinch the league title for the first time since the Invincibles season of 2003/04.

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A rigid defence and set-piece success have been the backbone of Arsenal’s form so far this term. Earlier this week, the Gunners took their winning streak in all competitions into double figures with a 3-0 victory over Slavia Prague.

That fixture also equalled a club record for consecutive clean sheets and saw a Champions League record broken when Max Dowman came off the bench aged 15 years and 308 days to become the competition’s youngest-ever debutant.

Arsenal also equalled the 1969/70 Leeds team, who until Tuesday night had been the only English side in European Cup or Champions League history to win their first four games without conceding a goal. Despite a number of injury concerns in forward areas, the Gunners machine keeps moving forward.

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Arteta hailed the mentality of his players to always want more. The team’s eighth clean sheet in a row equalled a club record dating back to 1903, and Arteta said: “That’s a long time ago, so it tells you about the difficulty of achieving it.

“There’s a lot of work there to achieve that. The most pleasing thing is probably not the record, it’s the mindset of the players. They are talking about how we can still do better.”

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Gardeners’ World star Monty Don shared how an unforeseen setback plunged him and his wife Sarah into financial difficulty before a major U-turn

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Monty Don and his long-term wife Sarah once found themselves “penniless”, after a devastating blow. Before achieving fame, the Gardeners’ World presenter and his spouse ran a costume jewellery business in London.

With the help of 20 in-house staff members plus many more outworkers, they successfully stocked products in upmarket retailers such as Harrods and Harvey Nichols.

However, by the end of the 1980s, financial difficulties forced everything to cease and the couple had no option but to “sell everything”.

Reflecting on what his renowned Jewel Garden had taught him, the 70-year-old explained: “It began as a kind of celebration and sort of to confront a situation whereby Sarah and I had a jewellery business in the 80s. At the end of the 80s, the business collapsed because of huge interest hikes.

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“We lost dollars in America and so we wound it down and in order to wind it down, we basically had to sell everything we had, and I mean everything we had.

“So, we were penniless and eventually, for a combination of circumstances, we got enough money to buy a ruin and an empty field which is Longmeadow.”

From that moment onwards, Monty said he and Sarah concentrated on transforming the ruin into a home and creating a garden they could treasure.

Once they’d settled in, he revealed on the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast: “We thought we should celebrate what was great about the jewellery business and there were a lot of good things, you know, we did a lot of stuff with pop music, rock, film and opera. The 80s in fashion was a a very sort of interesting, exciting time.

“So, we began this garden and we explored the idea. That’s what taught us about colour and colour schemes and how when you’re gardening you need to have defined parameters with colour, you can’t just chuck everything [in] it looks terrible!”.

Speaking about how he and Sarah crafted their dream garden as a team, he revealed that he primarily handles the “design, structure and physical planting” aspects, while his wife shines with the finer details.

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“I’ve learnt [about] colour from her,” he shared. “She has perfect pitch when it comes to colour which is quite a rare thing.

“So, she can see a colour of any sort and go into another building and if there are thousands of swatches of fabric, she’ll choose exactly that colour and it’ll match.”

Thanks to this talent, the gardening expert said it’s enabled them to cultivate a desirable colour scheme with their plants – as viewers witness on the BBC programme.

Additionally, Monty joked that while Sarah’s precision is “really annoying”, it has contributed to the creativity.

“I planted a hedge, you know a socking great hedge, and she was out and she came back and I said, ‘What do you think?’ and she looked and she does this thing where she’ll go, ‘It needs to be moved one foot that way’. And she was right,” he added.

Amy Dowden has provided fans with an update following her second mastectomy surgery. Taking to social media, the Strictly star confirmed the operation has gone well.

She shared an image of herself in her hospital bed on her Instagram account. The professional dancer was first diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023.

At the time, she underwent treatment including a mastectomy, chemotherapy, fertility treatment. She also almost died of sepsis, before recovering and returning to Strictly.

She had revealed earlier in the week how she required another mastectomy operation. And in an update, she has shared it went well – and she was even watching the Celebrity Traitors finale.

Taking to Instagram, Amy shared an image of herself in a hospital bed with husband Ben and family members with her. She wrote: “Thank you for all the messages and love.

“Sorry I’ve not replied to anyone, (only just looked at my phone). Surgery went well and lots of sleep and resting up.”

She went on: “Hubby & Family have been looking after me and the besties have turned up with the goods and nothing is stopping us from watching the traitors…keeping the tradition going.”

Many of her Strictly pals and cast mates were quick to comment on the update. Among them was fellow dancer Dianne Buswell, who said: “Heal and rest up Amy.”

Claudia Winkleman also responded with a quartet of love heart emojis. And so did Karen Hauer, while another follower wrote: “What a ray of sunshine you are! Even smiling for the camera after surgery! Be kind to yourself, go gently and get well soon xxx”

Speaking of her initial diagnosis, Amy, 35, previously said she stared death in the face during her gruelling cancer battle after initially “thinking the worst”. She was given the all clear in February 2024.

In an Instagram post at the weekend, the Welsh star said: “As you all know I’ve always been very open about my health and the care I receive. So I’d like to start by being clear what I am about to share is not to treat a new cancer diagnosis.

“However, following a recent appointment with my incredible medical team, we’ve decided that I’ll be having another mastectomy this week. They’re confident that, all going well, I can expect a straightforward recovery. Once I have healed I look forward to rejoining my strictly family.

“Of course I’m going to miss not being there so much but I will be watching from home and look forward to cheering everyone on. Thank you always for all the support.”

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