Archive August 31, 2025

ExCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift announced her engagement to sports star Travis Kelce last week, which was a huge success. Now it appears the couple may be forming a family sooner than expected.

With the showbiz wedding of the decade on the cards for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, a source tells new the singer is now “more than ready for a baby”.

The thrilled bride-to-be and NFL star Travis, both 35, sent social media into meltdown last week as she announced the news of their engagement inan Instagram post that clocked up more than 14 million likes in just over an hour.

Along with a firecracker emoji, Taylor wrote, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

In a series of romantic shots, Taylor showed off her stunning engagement ring while Travis was seen kneeling in a magical garden setting. The brilliant old mine cut diamond, which was co-designed by Travis, the football player for the Kansas City Chiefs, is reportedly worth up to £1.5 million.

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A source claims that the big news indicates their intention to start a family as the timing and location of their wedding are already rumored.

She is now more than ready for a baby, according to the source. She’s happy to change her priorities after everything she’s accomplished.

She would prefer to spend some time with her mom and not her megastar status. She turns 36 on December 1st, and she is aware that if she and Travis want more than one child, it probably needs to occur sooner.

The singer mentioned how she even enjoys making her own baby clothing when she and Travis and his brother Jason were on the New Heights podcast last month.

She revealed that she enjoys sewing and that she is “specialized” in children’s purses and baby blankets.

In the past, Taylor has sent homemade blankets to several of her celeb mates’ babies, including Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s daughter, Daisy Dove, and Gigi Hadid’s daughter, Khai.

Taylor has stated openly that she wants at least four children and that she wants a few more. Although I want to wait a while, I have always found it amazing to put everything you have into someone else when you become a parent.

After her acclaimed Eras tour ended in December, it was also reported that Taylor’s thoughts were turning toward motherhood. The Eras shows, which spanned almost 150 three-hour shows on five continents, lasted for almost two years and generated more than £1.5 billion in ticket sales.

She is under no illusion that she can continue conducting tours on that scale forever, according to our source, and it was very physically demanding.

“At some point, she wants to take time for herself and, having seen how people like Adele have found their balance, she wants that as well – her music, a wonderful marriage and children.”

For Taylor, getting engaged to Travis after two years of dating appears to be a dream come true. Despite ill-fated romances with Harry Styles, Joe Alwyn and Tom Hiddleston, her songs are filled with a longing for pure, lasting love.

She is one of the biggest stars on the planet, but despite all of her success, she has always wanted to be a typical girl who loves her soul mate, weds, and has children.

She has always valued tradition, so even though, by the standards of the majority, she hasn’t changed in that regard.

Taylor and Travis managed to keep the proposal a secret for a while, with his father, Ed, reporting to a US news agency that “Travis actually did the proposal, oh, maybe two weeks ago.”

Ed revealed that Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was the location of the engagement. He directed her to a restaurant where they were about to have dinner, and he said, “Let’s go out and have a glass of wine.”

They went out there, and that was the moment he asked her, which was stunning. To make sure everyone knew, they started FaceTipping me and their mother, and her family, so it’s great to see them together.

The couple first revealed their relationship in September 2023, shortly after the football player attempted to meet Taylor at one of her Eras concerts. He publicly revealed his crush on his New Heights podcast after failing to fulfill his mission.

Taylor, who recently appeared on the same podcast, described his on-air confession as “such a wild, romantic gesture,” adding, “He is crazy. He is “the good kind of crazy”

Taylor also revealed the release date for her upcoming album, The Life Of A Showgirl, which is scheduled for October 3 and has broken Guinness World Records with 1.3 million listeners.

It features a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, who has been hotly touted as a Swift-Kelce bridesmaid, making it a “complete 180” from her previous album.

Taylor eloquently said, “I care about this record more than I can even overstate.” It embodies everything that transpired behind the scenes.

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The Frenchwoman built one of the biggest fashion houses in the world, but details about her involvement with the Nazis during World War II and how she avoided the fate of other traitors after the war was over have now been made public.

The world knows her for the little black dress, the pearls, the tweed suit and Chanel No. 5 – the perfume Marilyn Monroe wore in bed with nothing else. But Coco Chanel’s legacy hides a far darker past.

For decades stories have abounded about the French fashion queen’s collaboration with the Nazis, her affair with a Gestapo officer and the possibility she was a German spy.

The designer’s actions during the war are now the subject of a new book that makes use of recently declassified French Resistance papers and previously untold sources.

And it provides for the first time how she escaped from France to Switzerland while being hunted down by Resistance fighters for collaborators to lynch.

According to author Richard Wallace, she could only have traveled 340 miles using organized crime organizations.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel is credited with elevating women from nothing with her boyish tailoring, pearls, and tweed suits as the “queen of chic.”

However, the reality was far from elegant, as Wallace claimed in his book Chanel’s War.

In June 1940, Chanel was already a global fashion icon with more than 4, 000 employees when the Germans marched into Paris. She sat down with the wealthy and powerful in Europe, praising Winston Churchill and Pablo Picasso.

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She was a mistress to some of the most powerful men of her generation, including the wealthy Duke of Westminster and the composer Igor Stravinsky.

She stayed in Paris while other elites pushed past the Nazis, staying at the Ritz, which would soon become Luftwaffe Headquarters.

Chanel’s studio on the Rue Cambon was shut down once the capital was overthrown, but her boutique remained open so that soldiers could purchase Chanel No. 5 for German sweethearts back home.

The 57-year-old designer, who was 33 years her junior, was soon on the arm of an attache at the German embassy, Baron Hans Guenther von Dincklage. Under Nazi rule, she lived an extravagant life, while other Parisians suffered hunger and other humiliations as a result of the romance.

Wallace thinks Chanel only learned what she had to when she was a 12-year-old who was sexless and sent to an orphanage as an infant.

She was “always the supreme survivor,” he claims. She consistently followed her instincts to ensure survival throughout her life. These actions were made without question, without regret, and without coercion. She only knew it through it, and it was successful.

Due to her relationship with von Dincklage, Chanel was able to obtain Andre Palasse, her nephew and heir, in Germany.

Others saw her cozying up to the Nazis as more than a means of surviving and guarding her family.

Chanel relied on her Nazi allies to recoup her per-fume business, which she had sold to Pierre and Paul Wertheimer, her Jewish partners, in 1924.

She petitioned German officials to help her reclaim a lucrative section of her empire as a result of “Aryanization” forcing Jews to abandon their businesses.

Before they fled to the US, she was unaware that the Wertheimers had temporarily given a Christian businessman ownership of Parfums Chanel in anticipation of upcoming restrictions on Jewish establishments. After the war, he gave them the business.

Chanel’s association with the Nazis cost a lot. She was asked to use her Allied connections to support the German cause in exchange for the release of her nephew and their attempts to overthrow her company.

She began working for the Abwehr as Agent F-7124, whose name she later took after her ex-lover.

She traveled to Madrid for two months in the middle of 1941 under the guise of business dealings, being ordered to obtain political information by winning British diplomats and dining in neutral Spain.

Wallace says: “There is a written record of a dinner party she hosted for British diplomat Brian Wallace and his wife and friends. “Parts of it, as minuted by the diplomat, are trifling amusements intended to titillate guests.

“But among all the dross of Chanel, there are also fascinating glimpses of how the Germans might be able to negotiate some sort of armistice with a nation they genuinely admire,” Chanel said. However, the British didn’t bite. After being exposed as a spy and fleeing back to Paris in 1944, she embarked on another mission with instructions to relay word to Churchill that senior officers were attempting to put an end to the war.

After a few months, Free French forces reclaimed Paris and discovered Chanel was in greater danger as a result of her involvement in the alleged collaborators’ capture.

In the streets of Germany, women who had slept with Germans were shot and their heads were shaved. According to Wallace, Chanel’s “greatest performance, her greatest escape, her greatest accomplishment” was avoiding a certain death when she left Paris for Switzerland.

She was briefly detained and questioned by the Resistance forces, but she was released shortly afterward, unlike other suspected traitors.

Later, Chanel revealed to her grand-niece that Churchill’s friend, Resistance leader Pierre Reverdy, was responsible for her release. Wallace believes it to be a former lover.

After returning home, Chanel packed her bags of cash and headed for Switzerland, where she had spent more than ten years.

With few cars, little fuel, and Resistance fighters pursuing collaborators, Wallace claims that her escape was not as simple as it could have seemed. He thinks that only organized crime could have allowed her to succeed.

According to Wallace, “organised crime meant that she had access to a quick, trustworthy vehicle with unlimited litres of priceless fuel, an escort armed with a proven blend of bravado and arrogance, and custom German/Resistance identity papers that could be used in any situation.”

Anyone who managed to navigate this bloody maelstrom of desperation to Swiss safety must have had a terrifying experience.

She made it, making her home in Saint Moritz, but continued to fear French fanatics would kill her.

She also vowed to return to haute couture in 1954, where she made a comeback at age 71 with a show featuring her beloved tweed suit, which would become one of her most recognizable pieces.

Due to her involvement in the wartime collaboration, the collection, which was funded by the loving Wertheimer family, received initially unfavorable reviews in France.

French Academy member Michel Deon, who was at the opening, wrote: “We watched the mannequins file by in icy silence.”

American women embraced the liberating suits and jackets, with Grace Kelly and Marlene Dietrich scheduling fittings.

Within a year, Chanel was once more a fashion powerhouse.

She is influencing everything, according to Life magazine a year later.

She is “bringing a revolution, more than a style,” according to 71.

Chanel was once more the undisputed queen of couture when she passed away in 1971 at the Ritz, where she had once wined and dined with Nazis. She passed away aged 87.

The House of Chanel is worth billions, and the double-C logo is now adorns everything from handbags to haute couture.

She is regarded as the greatest fashion designer of the century in recognition of her survival instincts, not for her treachery during the war.

• History Press published Richard Wallace’s book Chanel’s War on September 5.

Hayley Tamaddon, a former Emmerdale and Coronation Street actress, has endorsed a charity that provides primary schools with essential food items like cereal, bagels, bread, and milk.

From the drama of Coronation Street and Emmerdale to her dazzling routines on Dancing On Ice , Hayley Tamaddon has been on our TV screens for 20 years. Today, the single mum is channelling her energy into a cause close to her heart — fighting to ensure every child in the UK has a decent breakfast before school.

Hayley, 48, who played Delilah ‘Del’ Dingle in Emmerdale and Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street , has teamed up with Magic Breakfast — a charity that provides primary schools with essential food items, including cereal, bagels, bread and milk.

She says, “No child in the UK should attend school with an empty stomach.” Eat breakfast to boost children’s brains and muscles, as the saying goes goes. They feel more included and independent by joining breakfast clubs as well. There are “so many advantages”

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It’s something she incredibly passionate about as the mother of 5-year-old Jasper. It breaks my heart to live in a world where not every child eats breakfast. I tell Jasper I’m fortunate, but I’d like someone to assist me if I ever really struggle.

The government is piloting breakfast clubs across primary schools in England, but the measures don’t yet cover the whole nation. It also doesn’t include all special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) providers or children aged over 11.

What about secondary school students whose families may be struggling? adds Hayley. Why can’t we feed every child, whether they’re five or fifteen, given that the cost of living is skyrocketing? I want to be involved because Universal Provision is a goal of Magic Breakfast.

Campaigning is a bit of a sea change for Blackpool-based Hayley, who appeared in Emmerdale from 2005 to 2007 and Corrie between 2013 and 2015. The veteran actress became a household name after playing Del Dingle on Emmerdale for two years, before going on to appear in a string of shows including Shameless and Waterloo Road.

She’d never rule out returning, even though her last appearance was when she left the cobbles for a new life in Jersey. In a heartbeat, she declares, “I’d return to either soap.”

In 2010, Hayley won the fifth series of Dancing On Ice with skating partner Daniel Whiston, and when the pair returned for Champion Of Champions in 2014, she was filming Corrie at the same time.

Last year, Hayley’s son Jasper was also rushed to hospital. The star who also appeared on Coronation Street told her followers that the tot “couldn’t stop being sick”. She informed fans that he was having “lots of tests” as medical experts attempted to get to the bottom of his illness.

Jasper was admitted to a ward following his trip and was placed on an IV drip. Meanwhile, Hayley herself suffered another scary diagnosis in 2022, having been diagnosed with viral meningitis.

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A royal expert predicts that Prince Harry’s relationship with the duchess, who recently opened up to Tan France about family life, will have to make “a very difficult choice” about her children if he builds bridges in London.

With growing speculation that the Duke of Sussex and King Charles could be about to take the first step towards reconciliation, a royal expert says the Duchess of Sussex may be forced to make an “exceedingly difficult choice” when it comes to her children.

Harry, 40, is due to arrive in London for a charity event on 8 September and it’s been reported that a “line of communication” has been opened between the duke’s team and Buckingham Palace, and there is “every hope” the trip will include a meeting with his dad, 76.

The pair haven’t been in the same room since Charles’s cancer diagnosis in February last year, and royal expert Duncan Larcombe predicts any potential bridge building could result in some difficult conversations with Meghan back at home.

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Last week, the former Suits actress, 44, revealed she was left feeling “not well” after spending almost three weeks apart from Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, so the prospect of her children being part of Harry’s family reconciliation is unlikely to sit well with her.

Meghan clearly dislikes being apart from her children, and when Harry and Meghan arrive in the UK, they are held responsible for snubbing Britain as a result, Duncan claims. She wants to be a hands-on mother, but she was never willing to make the sacrifice that royal mothers do.

Meghan will ultimately have to make an extremely difficult choice if Harry starts reconciling with his family over here, which is hopefully a “when” not an “if.” Does she go with Harry and look the people in the eye, which will be difficult? Or does she permit Harry to travel with the kids and stay away?

“If it’s the latter, Meghan would miss the kids, and Meghan herself would interpret it as a massive snub,” she said, adding that the rift then shifts to her rather than Harry. If Harry is prepared to bury the hatchet, she will have to make some potentially difficult choices.

Meghan’s “not well” confession came on the second series of her Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, which dropped last week. While chatting to celebrity guest Queer Eye star Tan France about family, she said the longest she’d been away from the youngsters was “almost three weeks”, adding,

“I was… not well”. Although she didn’t specify when, it is widely believed to have occurred shortly before Queen Elizabeth II’s passing in September of that year.

The Windsor Castle walkabout following the Queen’s death was the last time Meghan was seen with Harry and her brother and sister-in-law, William and Kate, and the last official royal duty she performed. In the years since, Harry has repeatedly said he doesn’t want to bring his wife or children to the UK because he worries for their safety.

He mentioned the possibility of attacks on Meghan in particular last year, saying, “And whether it’s with a knife or with an acid, these are things that really bother me.” One of the reasons I won’t bring my wife back to this country is because of it.

The purpose of Harry’s London trip is to attend WellChild Awards, on 8 September, but in relation to a possible face-to-face with Charles, a source said last week, “This is not about grand gestures or set-piece meetings – it’s about a simple conversation between a father and his son.”

Harry may soften his stance toward the children if it does occur, according to Duncan, but adds that Meghan will “always fight for her family, to keep them together,” making it unlikely to work.

He claims that Harry will recall what he gave up when he travels to the UK. He will be bitterly let down by the lack of opportunities for his own children to meet that grandfather. Harry’s visits to Britain only serve to reinforce his sense of loss and that he will want to deal with it in some way.

There is a real desire to end this rift as soon as possible and to meet, according to the press. The King will be the key figure in that regard. Harry will obviously have to have conversations with Meghan about what they do with the children because Charles will want to give them that.

As with the first series, Meghan’s second instalment of her lifestyle show has failed to win over lots of the critics so far, despite the A-list guest list and expectations of a few peeks behind the curtain of their Californian life. Duncan says that from the few personal insights we’ve had from Meghan over the years, there is a lot about her that “is very incompatible with being a royal”.

He claims that Meghan had a lifetime of servitude before getting married to Harry. However, we’ve seen that she has a burning desire to pursue a career and earn money, and that is not compatible with being a royal wife. We’ve come to know Meghan a little bit more, and we’ve seen that she’s incredibly ambitious and strong in the best ways. She also has strong opinions that she is unfazed to voice, which is completely unacceptable.

“People like Sophie and Kate, and in some ways Zara, have a tendency to be quiet.” They act subordinate to the royal firm in some ways.

Meghan’s opinions on being apart from her children, he adds, are especially at-odds with the reality of being a “royal mum”. “If you’ve got children and you’re a senior member of the royal family, your biggest challenge is to stop them growing up in a prison,” he says.

Kate, for instance, cannot simply visit the stores with George. They must bring security personnel with them, there must be some planning, and they must always be mobbed by the crowd. Meghan is not that.