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John Whaite, the star of the Great British Bake Off and Strictly and Openly, has openly revealed he had been secretly having a drug addiction for five years.

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Strictly star John Whaite broke down in tears as he admitted to a secret addiction to steroids. The former Great British Bake Off contestant, 36, wiped away the tears as he confessed to wanting to “end his life” as the problem gripped.

Taking to Instagram, the star shared a candid post in which he opened up on the issue. He explained how he first began taking steroids during lockdown.

John claimed that after examining himself in the mirror and not liking what it revealed, he started taking them. He acknowledged that he has been “disrespecting his body” ever since that time.

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John acknowledged the severe side effects the drug had on him in the upload. He asserted, “Steroid addiction is real. I’ve let myself down for the past five years.

I put my body and mind before my own well-being and my family, and I haven’t respected either of my physical or mental health. I want to end my life because of steroids. Today, that ends. “As of right now. “

He continued, saying that he now “chooses life” and “wants a simpler life.” John continued, “I started taking them during lockdown because I looked in the mirror and hated what I saw.”

I tried dieting and exercising, but nothing helped, and I was unable to gain muscle. Looking back, I could see that I had a normal body.

I felt good about myself the more people acknowledged how I looked while using steroids. However, steroids do not work to reduce my b*******.

“I’ve got tiny balls now, and I have an irregular sex drive,” the woman says. “Sometimes it’s very high and I end up doing stupid things and disrespecting my body.”

Following a surge of support from followers, friends, and family, John wrote a follow-up message to thank everyone who had voted in. And he acknowledged that there will be updates in the future, but that now “is the time for recovery – nothing more.”

He continued, “I’m putting my hormones and health first, and I’ll talk about it more when the time comes, and in a way that feels most respectful to the subject matter and to myself.”

Among those who had reached out in the comments section of his video was hair and makeup artist for ITV, Scott Beswick. He simply shared clapping hand emojis and a love heart. Singer Olly Alexander was also among those liking the post.

John, who had appeared on OnlyFans, revealed earlier this year he was quitting the platform. In September, he said he now feels a “true sense of purpose” for the first time in more than a decade.

In a social media post at the time, John claimed that his brownie brand Ruff Puff Brownies and his baked goods store Ruff Puff Bakehouse have both “neglected” him.

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She was previously married to film producer Trevor Engelson before Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and a friend of his has revealed what he purportedly said when the royal first began dating her.

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A pal of Meghan Markle’s ex-husband has described his telling reaction to the news that she started dating Prince Harry. Before Meghan struck up romance with the Duke of Sussex, she was previosuly married to film producer Trevor Engelson for almost three years after tying the knot in 2011.

They divorced in 2014, with it being finalised two years before Meghan met Harry for the first time when the pair were introduced by friends in 2016. And now Bethenny Frankel, an original star of the Real Housewives of New York, who claims to be a friend of Trevor’s, says that as soon as he found out about his exes’ new relationship, he was convinced they would marry.

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Of course, this turned out to be the case, as after just under two years of dating, Harry and Meghan married in a fairytale wedding at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in front of the entire Royal Family and celebrity guests.

Speaking on The Toast podcast, Bethenny revealed she had met Trevor years ago at a bar and occasionally text each other, with one text interaction being about Meghan. The reality TV star and businesswoman said: “He said his ex was a woman from a show called Suits. I didn’t know what the show was. I didn’t know the woman.

I received a text message from Harry asking, “Is this your ex,” months later. Travis responded, “Yup.” Do you think she’s going to close, she asked in a text to him. – as in “marry him” and seal the deal. And she claims that Trevor said, “Oh, she’ll close.”

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Bethenny continued, “I don’t want to get into more about that, but he said, “She’ll close.” Trevor has since wed Meghan, who is married to nutritionist Tracey Kurland, who has won millions of dollars.

Ford Grace Engelson, the couple’s first child, was welcomed in August 2020, followed by Sienna Lee Engelson, who made her debut in November 2021. They gave birth to Logan Stanford Engelson earlier this year.

According to Princess Diana’s biographer Andrew Morton, Meghan and Trevor first met at a dive bar while she was beginning her acting career.

However, shortly after the couple tied the knot, “cracks began to appear in their marriage,” according to the producer, who called their separation “totally out of the blue.”

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Trevor changed from praising Meghan to feeling like he was a piece of something sticking to the bottom of her shoe, as one friend observed.

They were trying to keep a long-distance relationship alive at the time, and as a result, they were not living together when they split up. While Trevor lived in LA, Meghan had to spend a lot of time in Toronto, where Suits was shot.

Gary Numan’s brother passed away. The heartbreaking news comes just days after the music legend was photographed crashing into a crowd in front of a concert.

Gary’s wife, who claimed the family had been informed of the “worst news ever,” comforted him while he was performing over the weekend at the O2 Academy in Birmingham. He immediately became distressed as he neared the end of Please Push No More, prompting Gemma to appear on stage.

Gary, 67, has now revealed the heartbreaking cause of his weekend pain. The final two days have been my life’s hardest, he said. Why exactly this. Just 60 years old, my brother John, passed away suddenly in Leeds on Saturday morning. He had spent the evening with me at my Telekon show, catching up, chatting, and sharing stories with me about his newly discovered love of reading.

We discussed authors, music, our lives, our loved ones, our dad, our dad, steam trains, airplanes, accidents, friends, and enemies just as much as we could squeeze in. We just had fun being together once more because these days we only see each other occasionally.

We talked for hours before and after the performance, but we eventually decided to leave because another performance was scheduled for later in Birmingham. I asked him how far he had to walk to his car when we were walking toward the front of our tour bus, which I believe was around 12:20 am. We said goodbye, and I observed him leave.

Gary continued with his heartfelt statement by saying that John sadly never returned to his car. He continued, “Betrayed by his own heart, he never made it to his car.” We may have left without knowing that he was lying in a wet street just yards away, but it will always be in my memories. A kind person fortunately saw him and called an ambulance, but it was too late.

I can’t even think straight enough to write a tribute to John because I can’t even remember where to put it. Instead, those words will come in time. This explains why I’m having trouble. My Dad believes that I should continue the tour because John’s lovely wife claimed that he would.

I am unable to make any kind of decisions at this time. I’m just watching one foot fall in front of the other while drifting, broken, and shocked. It screams and then whispers before fading away as the emotion overwhelms. I have no idea what to do with this situation, other than continue doing John’s thing that I was always so proud of. This is the worst time in my life. He adored Telekon. When I arrived, he was only 15 years old. This tour is a tribute to John, my brother, the best brother a man could ever have, so it’s no longer an album celebration.

Gary is currently touring with his band Telekon, which celebrated its 45th anniversary in 1980. One fan claimed that Gary’s wife Gemma came over and hugged him when he became emotionally upset on stage, but he kept on performing a “fabulous show.”

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Sherrie Hewson addresses those Benidorm return rumours, what’s next after turning 75 and says she is up for a Corrie return, 20 years on from her last apperance on the Cobbles

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TV titan Sherrie Hewson says she’s waiting for the call to bring hit show Benidorm back – and revealed he’d snap up the chance to return to Coronation Street, too.

The telly legend turned 75 last month but isn’t interest in anyone who says it’s time to start taking her foot off the gas. In fact, not only is Sherrie keen to get back to the Solana and even one day to the Cobbles, but she is gearing up to launch her own podcast.

Sherrie says she’s very much living for today and “couldn’t care less” about her personal milestone – in fact, it’s driving her forward. She’s desperate to reprise her role as feisty Joyce Temple-Savage, and says it would be “incredible” to return to her character Maureen Naylor in Corrie at some point too.

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She told the Mirror: “We’re always the last to know when it comes to Benidorm! But wouldn’t it be brilliant? It would be fabulous, wouldn’t it? It still gets great ratings you know, I sit and watch it all the time! I don’t know the answer to if it’s coming back but of course I’m up for it.

“I was lucky because Joyce was a brilliantly written part. Derren Litten could really write for women and you can’t say that about a lot of people. He wrote that part and it was such an amazing gift. I had so many incredible years on that show – five months in Benidorm every year, you can’t get better than that, can you? I’d jump on the plane now if they were bringing it back.

“We had the like of Martin Kemp, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Bananana and Tony Hadley come out. None of them wanted to go home. Of course I want to do it again, and it’s the same with Corrie. I’d love to link up with Tony Maudsley [George Shuttleworth] who played Kenneth in Benidorm, could you imagine?”

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The former Celebrity Big Brother star isn’t as up for heading into the I’m A Celebrity jungle but she says the stars should take her lead and say no if they’re not ready to tackle everything. She knows Jack Osbourne will be desperate to take the crown – and he will want to do it for his dad.

“I’m already loving it,” she said. “I wouldn’t do it, not now, because there’s too much I couldn’t do. But that’s also what annoys me – don’t do it if you can’t do everything! Everyone knows what the show’s about. Like the eating task, it’s disgusting but you know it’s coming.

“None of that ‘I can’t do this’ – just get on with it! You’re getting paid to be on there. If you’re going to say that you will do the jungle, you’ve got to do it. You can’t go in there and go ‘well, I’m not doing this, and I’m not doing that’. I did Big Brother years ago and it was unbelievable. You can’t go into these shows knowing you’re being paid to be there and then go ‘oh, I’ll only do certain things’.”

The star turned 75 in September and scoffs at the thought of retirement. Very Very Sherrie launches next month and it promises to be a must-listen podcast which she say will be “just honest, real, and just very, very me”. Big name guests are lined up in a twice-monthly show sure to be personal and full of fun.

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“You’ve got to remember I was on Loose Women for years – they couldn’t shut me up and at one point they were kicking me under the table telling me to stop!” she smiles. “You know me, I have no filter. I’ll just say whatever comes, which is perfect for podcasts, isn’t it?

“Too many podcasts lean on ‘isn’t it awful since the pandemic’ and ‘we’ve all got mental illnesses now, we all need therapy’ – we need joy! We need to look to the future. Yes it’s been a tough time but I don’t give a s**t. Just get on with what your life now. Let’s see what this next year bring.

“Do something with your life. You know, I know our world has changed. particularly in my business, but the only thing you can do is shut up, stop moaning about it, and go and do something with yourself and find another way. Get on with your life.”

Turning 75 a few weeks ago barely registered. She added: “My mum always said to me ‘I wish you’d shut up going on about age, and saying you need a facelift, Botox and fillers’. She was 89, her boyfriend was 45. It didn’t matter! She always said to me ‘think, what’s the alternative – you could be dead. What are you going to do about it? Nothing!’.

“So this is what the podcast will be about, the real stuff and those moments. That’s what we all need a bit more of that. For years I’ve been told what I can and can’t say – now I finally get to choose who I talk to and what we talk about. It’s liberating.”

As Adam Peaty’s wedding preparations ramp up without his mum Caroline, she has still made sure to buy a gift and card for her son and future daughter-in-law, and holds out hope they’ll invite her after all

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Although heartbroken mum Caroline Peaty reportedly won’t be in attendance at son Adam Peaty’s wedding, it appears she hasn’t given up hope of reconciliation, and she’s even bought the couple a gift to mark their big day.

On December 27, Olympic swimmer Adam will say ‘I do’ to fiancée Holly Ramsay, the daughter of chef Gordon Ramsay, in a grand festive ceremony held at the historic Bath Abbey. Guests will then toast the newlyweds during a reception held at Kin House, an elegant Georgian estate nestled in the Wiltshire countryside.

Sadly, Caroline, 59, won’t be there to raise a glass to Adam and Holly, amid an ongoing rift that has reportedly seen her banned from the big day altogether. Despite all the upset, Caroline is still keen to pass on her best wishes to her son and future daughter-in-law, and has even selected a gift from the registry.

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Speaking with the Mail Online, former nursery manager Caroline revealed: “It’s a decent present.” The grandmother, who lives in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, also intends to send a card, but says, “I don’t know if they will even open it.”

It appears Caroline also hasn’t given up hope that, with six weeks to go before the Christmastime nuptials, Adam, 30, will have a change of heart. The mum, who has dedicated herself to supporting gold medallist Adam’s career, shared: “If he changed his mind, I would go. I want to go to Bath, to go into the abbey, to watch him get married. I love him, he’s still my little boy.”

Caroline, 59, was initially delighted to learn about the engagement in September 2024, but things have since become complicated. Fans of Adam began to realise something was wrong after Caroline wasn’t in attendance at Holly’s plush Soho Farmhouse hen do.

Caroline’s sister, Louise Williams, then hit out at 25-year-old Holly in a social media post, writing: “You have inflicted a hurt on my sister that will take a very long time to heal if ever.” Matters have continued to escalate, and it’s now believed Adam’s sister Bethany will be the only family member from his side to watch him tie the knot.

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Away from Caroline’s apparent ban from the big day, other members of Adam’s family have reportedly been unable to afford the price of accommodation and travel. One relative told told The Sun: “We were sent a ‘save the date,’ and it’s all these country houses. I’m on Universal Credit — I can’t afford that.” Meanwhile, relatives have claimed that Adam is “ashamed” of his working class roots, and “has been changed by money, fame and fortune”. One family source said: “He seems to have forgotten where he came from.”

Adam’s aunt Louise has now claimed that her sister learned she’d been dropped from the invite list while busily returning five-year-old grandson George back to the care of his mother, Eirianedd Munro, and was forced to mask the deep “hurt and betrayal” she felt in front of her young grandchild.

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As Adam Peaty’s wedding preparations ramp up without his mum Caroline, she has still made sure to buy a gift and card for her son and future daughter-in-law, and holds out hope they’ll invite her after all

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Although heartbroken mum Caroline Peaty reportedly won’t be in attendance at son Adam Peaty’s wedding, it appears she hasn’t given up hope of reconciliation, and she’s even bought the couple a gift to mark their big day.

On December 27, Olympic swimmer Adam will say ‘I do’ to fiancée Holly Ramsay, the daughter of chef Gordon Ramsay, in a grand festive ceremony held at the historic Bath Abbey. Guests will then toast the newlyweds during a reception held at Kin House, an elegant Georgian estate nestled in the Wiltshire countryside.

Sadly, Caroline, 59, won’t be there to raise a glass to Adam and Holly, amid an ongoing rift that has reportedly seen her banned from the big day altogether. Despite all the upset, Caroline is still keen to pass on her best wishes to her son and future daughter-in-law, and has even selected a gift from the registry.

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Speaking with the Mail Online, former nursery manager Caroline revealed: “It’s a decent present.” The grandmother, who lives in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, also intends to send a card, but says, “I don’t know if they will even open it.”

It appears Caroline also hasn’t given up hope that, with six weeks to go before the Christmastime nuptials, Adam, 30, will have a change of heart. The mum, who has dedicated herself to supporting gold medallist Adam’s career, shared: “If he changed his mind, I would go. I want to go to Bath, to go into the abbey, to watch him get married. I love him, he’s still my little boy.”

Caroline, 59, was initially delighted to learn about the engagement in September 2024, but things have since become complicated. Fans of Adam began to realise something was wrong after Caroline wasn’t in attendance at Holly’s plush Soho Farmhouse hen do.

Caroline’s sister, Louise Williams, then hit out at 25-year-old Holly in a social media post, writing: “You have inflicted a hurt on my sister that will take a very long time to heal if ever.” Matters have continued to escalate, and it’s now believed Adam’s sister Bethany will be the only family member from his side to watch him tie the knot.

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Away from Caroline’s apparent ban from the big day, other members of Adam’s family have reportedly been unable to afford the price of accommodation and travel. One relative told told The Sun: “We were sent a ‘save the date,’ and it’s all these country houses. I’m on Universal Credit — I can’t afford that.” Meanwhile, relatives have claimed that Adam is “ashamed” of his working class roots, and “has been changed by money, fame and fortune”. One family source said: “He seems to have forgotten where he came from.”

Adam’s aunt Louise has now claimed that her sister learned she’d been dropped from the invite list while busily returning five-year-old grandson George back to the care of his mother, Eirianedd Munro, and was forced to mask the deep “hurt and betrayal” she felt in front of her young grandchild.

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