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Dani Behr was once one of the UK’s hottest stars, becoming one of the most recognised women in Britain thanks to her roles presenting hit TV shows. She was also an original WAG, dating Ryan Giggs back in 1994 – a staggering three decades ago. But they split after struggling to make a long-distance relationship work, with Dani saying of then-Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson: “I lived in London and Ryan was in Manchester and he didn’t like his team travelling a long way so that was difficult. He controlled Ryan. I got so much attention then, I was never out of the papers. I guess we were the first showbiz-footballer couple so there was a huge interest in us”.

Dani made her name on chat shows including scandalous late-night magazine show The Word – which she joined at just 17 – and Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast. Then, In the early noughties, she was chosen to present the BBC’s new children’s programme The Saturday Show, but was unfortunately dropped when her comments about having a voice that was great for phone sex, made to a men’s magazine, were deemed ‘ inappropriate ‘ for a kids ‘ TV presenter.

Now, the 54 year old is living a more subdued life in Los Angeles, and has a very different career away from the spotlight, which her dad, Michael, once referred to as a ‘ proper job’.

In 2015, the former magazine cover star and mum of two passed her exams and began working as a real estate agent, specialising in the luxury market and introducing clients to some of the USA’s most lavish properties.

Following in her estate agent dad’s footsteps, she reflected on her career change, saying: “I was once hanging out with the most famous people in the world, dating sportsmen and socialising with the trendiest bands. Now I sell houses to them, it’s funny how things work out. I was never comfortable with the fame thing, it was never anything I really wanted and plus, my father’s delighted. He says he is so happy that finally I have got a proper job. He doesn’t have to worry about what he is going to read about me any more”.

Fans on X, formerly Twitter, were shocked to discover her new role, with one person saying: “Dani Behr is an estate agent? You all knew? Real life Selling Sunset? Am obsessed”, Another fan commented: “I saw Dani Behr on a US property show as a real estate agent!!”! A third fan said: “I didn’t know Dani Behr works in Real Estate now. (Watching channel 4.)”

At the time, Dani also shared that she needed to provide for her two kids, Coco, then nine, and Zayn, who was eight, and revealed the pressures of the industry: “As you get older, it is harder to find a job in television especially in the US. The work dries up, and very quickly. She continued, stressing the importance of financial stability:” I’m a single mum now so I need regular money coming in, money I can rely on, just as any mother would need. “Dani split from her husband, restauranteur Carl Harwin, in 2014 saying they had little in common.

But Dani has not shied away from TV work. She is well-known for her attempted comeback appearance on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2008, where she shared the screen with Dollar frontman David Van Day, children’s TV legend Timmy Mallett and winner, EastEnders ‘ Joe Swash. Sadly, she was sent home on day 12.

She also appeared on Come Dine With Me in 2009, alongside EastEnders ‘ Laila Morse, singer Dane Bowers and comedian Bobby Davro, but came last. More recently, she has appeared on Lorraine Kelly’s daytime TV show, providing updates on celebrity news from LA, standing in for Ross King.

Dani started her career in pop music, graduating from the Sylvia Young Theatre school before being discovered by the Pet Shop Boys ‘ manager Tom Watkins, who put her into a girl band dubbed the female Bros, called Faith Hope &amp, Charity. After that, she moved on to BBC children’s TV show Grange Hill, before things skyrocketed with The Word.

The decision to give Meghan Markle’s latest Netflix show a second series has been blasted as “absurb” by an industry professional.

With Love, Meghan was panned by critics this week after it debuted on the streaming service. Viewers called for it to be axed as they said it was “out of touch”.

But Netflix has renewed it – and some scenes for the second season have already been filmed. It is a move which has shocked many across the industry, including Jon Roseman, who has been an agent for decades, representing the likes of Anne Diamond and Kate Garraway over the years.

The pundit said: “This is absurd. There must be desperation involved if Meghan has got something so wrong, and all the critics hate it, and then Netflix announces: ‘ We have done another series. ‘

” I’m guessing a lot of pressure has come to bear. It makes perfect sense, though, when you find out that the second series was already filmed. “

But with Meghan’s £80million deal with Netflix set to end regardless, the Duchess of Sussex will soon be pursuing avenues to fund her lavish lifestyle.

In her programme, Meghan reminded one guest she still uses the name” Sussex, “a reference to her history with The Firm – despite no longer being a working royal. The remark led to some suggesting the former actress harbours hopes of returning to the fold.

However, Ingrid Seward, author of My Mother And I: The Inside Story Of The King And Our Late Queen, told Mail Online:” I don’t think we will see her walking back into royal life, she doesn’t want it. “

And Richard Eden, royal editor with the Daily Mail, added:” There’s no way that he (Prince Harry) and Meghan will be invited back to the Firm while they’re still trying to make a fortune in the US. “

When Meghan met Harry in 2016, she was portraying the character Rachel Zane in Suits. She would remain the legal drama for two more years until her departure from it – and seemingly from acting entirely – in 2018. Sources say opportunities may open for Meghan to return to her screen roots, particularly because Suits was so popular.

Stoic Davina McCall ensured her brain surgeon was “in the calmest place” before her complex surgery following her brain cyst, she has revealed.

The TV presenter, 57, admitted she was tempted to beg consultant neurosurgeon Kevin O’Neill, 62, to “keep me alive” for the sake of her three children. However, before the complex, six-hour operation, Davina bravely remained calm and instead told the doctor: “‘You do whatever you need to do. I put all my faith in you’. “

And she credits these 14 words for helping the procedure go smoothly in November. Now, she says she has the energy and vitality of a 25-year-old – and is gearing up to soon present Stranded on Honeymoon Island for the BBC.

“He doesn’t need me screaming at him to keep me alive. He needs to be in the calmest and most confident place. I wanted to empower Kevin to do the best job he could,” Davina, who was rushed to hospital after a cyst was found by chance in a routine body scan, continued.

In one of her first interviews following the operation, Davina fought back the tears to praise Dr O’Neill, with whom she now shares a powerful bond and close friendship. The medic opened up Davina’s skull from ear to ear and removed the 14mm colloid cyst sitting in the third ventricle, between the left and right hemispheres of the celeb’s brain.

Dr O’Neill likened the operation to defusing a bomb as he peeled back the scalp, drilled into the skull and had GPS equipment with trackers placed over Davina’s head like little stickers.

The TV presenter knew the procedure was fraught with risks so she finalised her will, and wrote letters of wishes for her three adult children, Holly, Tilly and Chester. Recalling her ordeal, Davina said: “I set up my whole life before I went into the operating theatre knowing that, if I didn’t make it, the kids would be OK. I needed to go under the anaesthetic knowing I had my ducks in a row. It was my way of letting go. I am so grateful for that process, because I realised through all of it that, if I were not around, my children would be on the right path. “

Davina and Dr O’Neill, who calls himself an “empath”, met for the first time since the operation this week, reports The Times. They both spoke to the publication, each declaring their admiration for each other. They are now friends; as is Davina with Dr O’Neill’s partner, a fashion model.

Davina, who presented Big Brother, told the publication: “We’re going to be friends for the rest of our lives… We are going to go out to dinner with our partners! We are GOING TO DO IT! “

Dr O’Neill, who operates privately at the Cleveland Clinic in central London and works for the NHS at the Imperial College Healthcare Trust, said: “Davina is a special person. Some people are so terrified they can’t make a decision [about what to do]. “

“You can’t overthink things. You can’t let [negative] thoughts overtake you. I’ve been in extreme surgical cases where you think, ‘S***! I want to run away. ‘ But you have to gather yourself, give yourself a talk: ‘You’ve done this before; you’ll do it again. You can do this really well. What are you afraid of? ‘

“I knew if I let these thoughts come in with Davina, I’d start to freeze, and so you have to have something that overpowers them. That is that I am experienced and highly regarded by my peers and I do this a lot. “

Friends icon David Schwimmer has delivered a scathing critique on Hollywood celebrities for not speaking up against rising antisemitism worldwide. The 58 year old actor famed for his role as Ross Gellar in the cherished TV series stepped up to the plate at the Anti-Defamation League’s Never is Now summit this week, calling on his “heroes” in the industry to actively denounce racist vitriol, rather than stay complicit through their silence.

He particularly targeted those celebs who’ve cemented their careers by embracing their Jewish heritage or portraying Jewish characters, his statements arriving hot on the heels of openly requesting Elon Musk to block Kanye West from X following his spree of antisemitic tirades and self-proclaimed Nazi affiliation.

In an impassioned plea while donned in smart attire, Schwimmer addressed the attendees: “Plenty of people I respect, even some of my heroes in entertainment, music and sports, have chosen to keep a low profile and sit this one out, including some whose careers have been made by leaning into their Jewish identity, and others who have won acclaim for playing Jews onscreen.

” Some of them are doing a lot behind the scenes, privately and in their own way, but so many have chosen not to say anything publicly at all. And if I can say something directly to them: I really wish you would. “

He then passionately urged:” I wish you would stand up. I wish you would speak out, because your voice would be so meaningful to your fans who love you, to your community members who need you, to folks who can use just a little solidarity right now, “reports the Express.

” No one’s asking you to solve the conflict of the Middle East. Just say that you stand with your Jewish friends, colleagues, and neighbours against hatred and what’s happening on our college campuses and in our schools and to Jewish-owned businesses is totally unacceptable. “

At the same glittering event, ‘ Wonder Woman ‘ star Gal Gadot graced the stage to collect the Anti-Defamation League’s prestigious International Leadership Award.

In her heartfelt 12-minute speech, the Israeli actress made a fervent plea for the liberation of the hostages still captive in Gaza amid the ongoing skirmish with Israel, saying”, With every hostage release we hear new testimonies of the horrors they’ve been through. Every minute for them is hell. Their lives are in danger and we need them home, “captivating attendees with her words.

Gadot continued with conviction”, None of us can ignore the explosion of Jew hatred around the world anymore. We have had enough of Jew hatred, we will confront anti-Semitism. We will call it out, but we will never let it, not only, defeat us but define us because our love is stronger than their hate. “

The alarm over rising anti-Semitism has intensified notably in the last two years, especially within the United States, as inflamed far-right ideologies emerge alongside political discontentment related to the contentious Israel-Gaza stalemate.

On 7 October 2023, an unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israel resulted in the death of around 1200 people and the abduction of 251 individuals. This incident sparked a surge in the conflict between Israel and Gaza, with numerous bombings and unsuccessful ceasefire attempts over the following two years.

The death toll has since escalated to over 50, 000, with the majority being Palestinian civilians killed in IDF bombings. This tragic loss of life has further intensified global tensions towards Jewish people.

Recently, a delicate ceasefire agreement has been maintained since 19 January, resulting in the successful exchange of 33 Israeli and five Thai hostages for approximately 2, 000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. However, it remains uncertain whether negotiations for the release of the remaining hostages and the completion of the Israeli withdrawal will proceed, despite US President Trump’s demands for Hamas to release all remaining hostages or face severe repercussions.

In a blistering tirade on Truth Social earlier this week, he warned the militant group:” ‘ Shalom Hamas ‘ means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you. “

He then continued with a stern warning:” Only sick and twisted people keep bodies, and you are sick and twisted! I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say. I have just met with your former Hostages whose lives you have destroyed. This is your last warning! “He added with an ominous tone:” For the leadership, now is the time to leave Gaza, while you still have a chance. Also, to the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD! Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER! “.