Just days before the start of the new series’ filming season, Geordie Shore star Sophie Kasaei and her boyfriend Jordan Brook reportedly left the MTV reality series.
Our source claims that Geordie Shore legend Sophie won’t be making a second appearance on the show.
The new series of Geordie Shore has been thrown into chaos before the cameras have even rolled after two of the main stars pulled out. We hear OG Sophie Kasaei and her boyfriend Jordan Brook have quit, leaving producers pulling their hair out. With filming due to begin in Portugal later this week, our insider tells us the mood is not great in camp. The source says: “Sophie and Jordan pulled out last-minute, and it’s caused mayhem. The rest of the cast are upset and confused – they feel it won’t be the same without them. Nobody’s quite sure what’s gone on… it happened days before everyone was flying out to Portugal and it’s the talk of the show.”
Sophie has been a Geordie Shore favourite since the show’s 2011 launch. She won viewers over by talking openly about her fertility battle. In 2023, she joined rival reality series, The Only Way Is Essex.
Sophie was a part of the original Geordie Shore cast in 2011(Image: Mirrorpix)
In March, we revealed Geordie Shore ’s 26th series would come from Lisbon – and told how it was kicking off behind the scenes as the stars of the show weren’t happy about the money being offered.
Insiders told us earlier this year that some of the star had demanded up to £50,000 for a couple of weeks’ filming. Our source also says some of the OGs were less than impressed about the direction the show appears to be going in. They explain: “It’s become more scripted than unscripted, with some clamping down on what can be said. But that’s not what Geordie Shore is all about. Fans love how raw and uncensored it is. It has definitely got people’s backs up.” Portugal was chosen as the latest location after the gang went to the Thai party island of Ko Samui for a recent nine-episode outing earlier this year.
In 2022, Sophie and Jordan began dating.
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Holly Hagan, Chloe Ferry, Ricci Guarnaccio, and James Tindale are still a part of the cast, which we’re pleased to hear.
In the final series, Ricci and James almost broke up, with the pair almost coming to terms with each other’s simmering tensions. Jay Gardner made a comment about James’ ex-fiancee Leah Bowley in the 2023 reunion series that set off the conversation. When Ricci attempted to defend his friend Jay, the situation erupted into a physical altercation.
Sophie and Jordan have been candidly sharing their ongoing journey towards parenthood.
The couple, who have been together since November 2022, have faced challenges in their quest to conceive but remain optimistic and united in their efforts.
Their fertility journey has been a topic they’ve openly discussed with fans. Sophie, diagnosed with endometriosis in 2020, has been transparent about the challenges they’ve faced. She shared to OK! magazine, “I thought I’d get pregnant straight away, but it’s a lot harder than people think.” Despite the hurdles, Sophie remains hopeful, stating, “I won’t give up. It will happen one day.”
Jordan has also been open about their experiences. He revealed that the couple had been trying to conceive for more than a year and had a sporadic false positive, which was emotionally draining.
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He acknowledged that, contrary to popular belief, “Forget about it, when you don’t think about it, it’s going to happen,” but trust me, you can’t. They’ve chosen to take a more relaxed approach, stepping back from stringent ovulation tests and tracking, to lessen the pressure. More than anything, Jordan said, “I want to be a dad.” She and I are both ready to be wonderful mothers.
David Beckham will celebrate his 50th in style with his family and A-list pals tonight – but there’s one VIP guest who is likely to be missing
David Beckham is throwing an intimate dinner party for his 50th birthday tonight (Image: PA)
David Beckham turned 50 on Friday and has already celebrated with a black tie pre-birthday bash in Miami and a family gathering at his £10 million home in the Cotswolds where guests could drive supercars.
The footie legend also hired a £40 million Brigadier Global 6000 private jet and spent an afternoon wine tasting in Bordeaux, where he was spotted holding a £3,000 bottle of wine. He later had dinner at his favourite restaurant, Chez l’Ami Louis, in Paris with his family, in what was called a ‘perfect day’.
But the celebrations are set to continue in London tonight with an intimate dinner party at swanky central London restaurant Core by Clare Smyth, which has no less than three Michelin stars. The posh seven-course menu starts from £420 per person, including wine pairing.
It’s thought David’s A-list pals like Tom Cruise, Guy Ritchie, Gordon and Tana Ramsay and his former teammates will be in attendance at the sit-down meal for around 40 select guests. Of course wife Victoria will also be there, along with their kids, Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and 13-year-old Harper.
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David Beckham was snapped getting off a private jet a Luton Airport ahead of his 50th birthday party(Image: CLICK NEWS AND MEDIA)
But one very important person who apparently hasn’t RSVP’d yet is eldest son Brooklyn, 26, and his actress and heiress wife Nicola Peltz, 30. The pair were noticeably missing when the Beckhams private jet landed at Luton airport yesterday with the rest of the family, including Romeo’s girlfriend Kim Turnbull, as well as Cruz’s girlfriend Jackie Apostel, on board.
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Brooklyn has so far failed to wish his father a Happy Birthday on social media. Wife Nicola has also stayed silent. Though the couple are reportedly in the UK right now, it’s unclear if they are attending David’s big birthday bash tonight.
A source told The Sun: “Tonight is the big London bash with his celeb pals, family and friends but although Brooklyn and his wife, Nicola, are invited – and are in town – they have yet to RSVP.”
It’s not known if Brooklyn and wife Nicola will attend David’s birthday bash tonight (Image: Instagram)
The source added: “There has been some contact between them though. So it’s all very up in the air. There’s certainly a lot of tension there right now, but David just wants to focus on the positives, and what will be will be.”
There are rumours of another feud between Brooklyn and his family, which is reported to be over brother Romeo’s new girlfriend Kim. The 24-year-old is a London-based model and DJ who used to date Guy Ritchie and Madonna’s son Rocco.
But she is also said to have once dated Brooklyn when they were teenagers, which hasn’t gone down well with his wife Nicola. The couple are said to have distanced themselves from family gatherings so they don’t cross paths with Kim.
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According to media outlets across the pond, Brooklyn and Nicola allegedly believe Kim does not have the right intentions when it comes to dating Romeo. However, Victoria is said to adore Kim and Cruz’s girlfriend Jackie Apostel. So will Brooklyn be a no-show at his dad’s birthday bash?
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Following the city-state’s general election, Singapore’s long-governing People’s Action Party (PAP) appeared to be firmly in control, but early voter surveys suggest the Workers’ Party (WP) may be able to hold its ground in challenging the PAP’s dominance in a number of crucial areas.
About 87 of the 97 seats in parliament, including five secured uncontested seats, were ahead in the sample counts released by the Elections Department on Saturday, according to the results of the election process.
By early Sunday, the final tally was anticipated.
The real test, even if the PAP had already won, was how much support it could hold, particularly under the leadership of Lawrence Wong, the newly appointed prime minister.
The party’s performance in 2020, which included just over 60% of the vote, was among its weakest results since independence in 1965, when it seceded from Malaysia.
Wong, who took office last year, campaigned on promises of continuity and new leadership in an area with the highest housing shortages and rising living costs.
The WP, the most credible opposition party in Singapore, won 26 seats in a city-state election and is projected to hold those 10 for the duration. This is unprecedented for any opposition party.
Analysts believe that a change in political sentiment, particularly among younger voters, is being felt even as the PAP’s rule is in effect, but the WP’s ability to maintain or slightly increase its share, in particular, suggests this.
Wong, 52, who succeeded Lee Hsien Loong, the son of Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, in the country’s first national test, was a candidate for the position.
Only three of the contests were close and within the margin of error, which indicated that the PAP’s wins in many races were significant.
According to Mustafa Izzuddin, adjunct senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore, “It’s not just the status quo; it’s also the margin of victory in each of the constituencies,” the numbers are “quite remarkable,” according to Izzuddin.
That “certainly points to a healthy and strong mandate for the prime minister,” Izzuddin continued.
Opposition parties struggle with limited coverage and funding while the PAP, in place since 1965, still enjoys a large institutional reach and resources.
Christie Brinkley, an iconic American swimwear model, has released her autobiography Uptown Girl: A Memoir, which has revealed details about her life and career.
Christie Brinkley has opened up about the diet she used to endure to keep slim(Image: Getty Images)
Christie Brinkley has shared details about the strict diet she adhered to in order to keep a slim figure. One of the most recognizable models of the past fifty years is the 71-year-old American model.
She made history by appearing on three consecutive covers in 1979, 1980, and 1981, making her the first to do so on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. She also served as CoverGirl’s face for a generation of girls and women, and she also held positions with major fashion houses like Chanel and Revlon.
Fans of Christie discovered her unlike anything else last month when she revealed details of her life in Uptown Girl: A Memoir, her autobiography. She shared details about her life and career in her book’s pages, as well as her disbelief in the lengths she would go to keep herself slim.
Christie provides details about her 1970s diary entries, which she kept a log of when she was eating, in her memoir. Her diet included “one bite of Gruyère cheese,” 0% fat yogurt, and orange, brown rice, and a sugar-free digestive cookie on a date.
According to RadarOnline, she wrote, “I can’t believe that this was my idea of healthy,” when she looked at her pages. She continued, “But at the time, I was so desperate to fit into designer clothes, which only had runway size, which was impossible to wear as a young model.”
The American star has been modelling since the 1970s(Image: Conde Nast via Getty Images)
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The more I was thinner, the more likely I could change into a dress or pantsuit, and the less self-conscious I would be at work.
Even so, I spent a lot of time modeling with the back zippers open and models asking me to turn this way or that so the camera wouldn’t see my jerry-rigged outfit.
Errol Sawyer, an American photographer who first saw the star when she was 19 years old, is the person who first gave her a name in modeling. In a Paris central téléphonique office in 1973, the photographer spotted the future model.
Fans have been enthralled by the star’s youthful appearance despite the fact that she has spent decades in the limelight. And she confirmed in recent weeks that over the years she had had some cosmetic procedures.
She told People magazine last month that she primarily does lasers. I don’t try to remove every crease. I’ve experimented with fillers, and I see my city doctor. I don’t want to appear “done” or anything else.
The American actress revealed her skin cancer diagnosis last year. She explained to People, “I recently underwent Fraxel, a skin resurfacing treatment, because I had skin cancer. It removes pre-cancerous cells.” For me right now, it’s primarily about my health.
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She said, “I was literally told you will be chewed up and spit out by 30,” referring to her career.
I thought I had never felt better in my life, and I sat there at the top. I made the decision to embrace the numbers because I didn’t want them to define me.
Our four-legged friends experience stress and panic as well. For Dog Anxiety Awareness Week, The Yorkshire Vet’s Matt Jackson-Smith shares his insights and advice on handling an anxious dog.
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Dog anxiety is much more prevalent than many pet owners realize. Every year, I encounter countless animals whose stress and anxiety have a significant impact on both their quality of life and their families.
Anxiety can manifest in a variety of ways, including excessive barking, destructive behavior, trembling, hiding, or aggression, whether it is caused by separation, loud noises, unfamiliar surroundings, or even changes in routine.
A recent survey revealed that around 70% of dogs suffer from bouts of stress and anxiety and the prevalence of doggy depression leads 41% of owners to admit that they worry about their pet’s mental health.
The survey, conducted by Adaptil, which offers calming solutions for pets, also revealed that 56% of owners could identify their pet as anxious right away (44%), having a low or tucked tail (42%), pacing (34%), or trembling (29%).
Matt, Katherine and their daughter Anastasia with Cavapoo Harry(Image: Supplied)
Even my own dog, Cavapoo Harry, has caused me anxiety. He has always had a little nervous side, but when Anastasia arrived, everything changed for him.
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In order to make sure he felt secure, we made the decision to create some safe spaces in our home. The good news is that anxious dogs can live happier, calmer lives with the right guidance and guidance, even though it can be very agonizing to watch a man’s best friend suddenly experience anxiety and stress.
What are the top ten dog anxiety triggers and how can you treat them, in this article…
Top ten pet detests
1. The news is comforting.
Dogs are fond of routine, so make sure to stick to consistent feeding, walking, and playtimes, especially when things change.
2. Create a secure environment
When stressful events like thunderstorms or fireworks occur, a quiet location with your dog’s favorite bed or blanket can be a peaceful retreat.
One suggestion is to cut a square of carpet or other material so your dog can travel with you in a portable safe place. The familiar scent of the carpet will aid.
3. Use positive reinforcement
Treat your dog well and reward him with treats and affection so he can learn that restorative behavior is rewarded.
4. mental stimulation and exercise
Brain games and physical activity help to release repressed jitters and promote mental harmony.
5. Consider calming devices.
Pheromone diffusers, anxiety wraps, and vet-approved supplements are some of the options available. Prescription medication may be required in severe circumstances.
6. Music
Music can calm dogs down during the firework season or to relieve separation anxiety. Classical music has been shown to reduce stress in some studies. Try some Bach or Beethoven compositions.
7. Don’t punish erratic behavior
Fear-based responses to bad behavior can worsen anxiety and erode trust. Attempt to find the root cause.
8. Certified behavioral scientists
Visiting a dog behaviorist may be wise because some dogs require a more in-depth approach.
9. Maintain tranquility
Although it may seem challenging, staying calm will help because your dog is more likely to pick up on your anxiety.
10. Talk to your veterinarian.
Every dog has a unique personality. The most effective approach is to customize your dog’s needs. An underlying medical condition may be to blame for the anxiety.
It’s important to stay calm and soothe your stressed dog (Image: Getty Images)
How to control your anxiety
1. Separation anxiety
When separated from their owners, dogs experience anxiety and distress. Following the Covid-19 lockdown, where many people had puppies while working from home and then had their dogs who were used to being with them constantly had issues.
Separation anxiety manifests in a variety of ways, including barking or howling, destructive behavior like chewing on objects, scratching at windows, doors, and soiling the house. Other symptoms include drooling, trembling, pacing, and panting. Additionally, it can make you act clingy.
2. loud sounds
Thunderstorms, fireworks and other loud noises can all trigger anxiety in dogs. This is especially noticeable around Guy Fawkes Night on November 5 – a time dreaded by many pet owners as it causes such stress for them. This fear can manifest as panic, destructive behaviour and even aggression.
3. familiar surroundings
A dog’s senses can become enthralled and anxious as they are dependent on familiar scents and routine to feel secure because of the abundance of new smells, sights, and sounds.
These cues are hampered by a new setting, which frequently makes them anxious and lost. The dog may try to avoid the new environment, social interactions, withdrawal, or hiding from people.
4. changes in daily life
Anxiety can be brought on by unexpected changes to a person’s daily routine, such as a new job or moving house.
5. Animals and new people
When new people, like a new baby or partner, or when a household welcomes a new pet, dogs may become anxious. In addition to preventing resources like food or toys, anxiety can manifest in jealousy.
6. conditions in the medical system
As dogs become more tolerant of their surroundings and more sensitive to their surroundings as they grow anxious, illness and pain can frequently be a cause of this.
7. Aging
Dogs may become more frightened as they age as a result of cognitive decline or other medical conditions.
8. Previous trauma
Dogs who have gone through trauma, such as being abandoned or abused, may become anxious.
9. Lack of socialization
Dogs can become anxious in unfamiliar environments or around other dogs and people, especially when they are young and are not properly socialized as puppies.
10. Lack of exercise
How much exercise a dog receives can have a significant impact on their behavior. Dogs need to stay active to maintain their physical and emotional health because they are naturally energetic creatures. Without enough exercise, a dog might become irritable, anxious, or destructive.
Rescue dog Oscar and his owner Harry Daniels (Image: Supplied)
Case Study: Four-year-old Oscar, a German Shepherd.
The Dog’s Trust rehomed the rescue dog, Oscar, and moved to South London with Stephanie Noble and Harry Noble. Oscar has always been very anxious, Stephanie said. He was a lockdown dog, and after his previous owners could not handle him, he came to us at the age of 10 months.
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We have tried a behaviorist, a doggy camp, medication, and rewarding him with treats in an effort to lessen his anxiety. He has significantly improved, despite still feeling a little anxious right now.
“The key is to accept the anxiety then find ways to address it, rather than punishing him. Oscar is a real character, is much loved and even has an Instagram page.”
During Dog Anxiety Awareness Week, take time to observe your furry friend’s emotional well-being. With compassion and care, we can all help our dogs feel safe, secure, and part of the family. Matt is an ambassador for Butcher’s nourishing food for dogs: butchersdogfood.co.uk
Bath defeated Edinburgh to place in the Challenge Cup final, keeping their hopes of a domestic and European success on track.
With a Mosese Tuipulotu score and five points from Ross Thompson’s boot keeping Edinburgh in the game, Sam Underhill and Tom Dunn crossed for first-half tries.
After the break, Edinburgh came out on top before a second try from Dunn and one from Alfie Barbeary restored the lead for Bath. In contrast, late on, Niall Annett and Guy Pepper touched down to send Bath home.
When Price hacked ahead of a loose ball in a frantic manner, he had a chance to score early for the hosts, but he momentarily gave up the chase after thinking he had put too much pressure on it. The ball was kept in the in-goal area by the bounce, but Finn Russell was able to nip in ahead of Price and touch down for a goalline dropout due to the hesitation.
Thompson then knocked off the post with a fairly straightforward penalty attempt, and Bath received its first blow when Underhill crashed over from close range.
When a quick line-out caused the visitors to appear to be settling into their stride, Tuipulotu crossed over and Thompson converted to level things up.
The Bath team started to show up after the home side had to defend the majority of the ground. After a strong rolling line-out maul, hooker Dunn reclaimed control of the scrum and started to take the offense.
Edinburgh were two men at the break when Thompson kicked a penalty to keep them at two.
After a cynical knock-on by Tom de Glanville, they engineered an overlap out wide, and Wes Goosen appeared to have put Darcy Graham over in the corner. De Glanville received a yellow card, and Edinburgh took the lead 17-12.
Bath hammered at the Edinburgh line from the other end. Beno Obano was passed over, but a television match official (TMO) intervention revealed he had been blocked and had been held up.
It was only a matter of time before the home side’s defense was breached because they were under a lot of pressure. Dunn eventually completed his second attempt, which was a direct copy of his first, following a successful line-out maul.
The Premiership leaders were now clearly in control when substitute Barbeary scored a fourth try to put them one score ahead of them.
Bath scored three points to make it 10 points from the top, but Russell scored with a brave try just as the match started to look like it was about to end.
Thompson ghosted through a midfield gap before finding Price running a fantastic support line to defeat the cover defense and score to bring his team back within three.
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