Nicole Roberts and her husband Mitch Hahn welcomed their first child on Christmas Day. Friends and fellow pop stars congratulated the couple and shared their happiness.
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Nicola Roberts announced her pregnancy on Christmas Day(Image: Instagram/lilcola)
Nicola Roberts’ Girls Aloud bandmates led celebrity congratulations following her pregnancy announcement. The chart topping star wowed fans on Christmas Day when she revealed she is expecting her first child.
Nicola, 40, has been in a relationship with semi-professional footballer and accountant Mitch Hahn, 37, since 2022. And they are now counting down to becoming parents together in the New Year.
Taking to Instagram on Christmas Day, Nicola shared her happy news by posing for a photograph beside a large, brightly lit, Christmas tree. Wearing a black dress, the star turned to her side and positioned her hands on her belly to show her developing bump.
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In addition, another image captured Nicola wearing her pregnancy announcement dress and her partner holding hands with each other. The Sound of the Underground singer included a caption expressing her excitement for the onset of motherhood.
She stated, “Mitch and I shared the most heartfelt news with our families on Christmas Day. We’ve been keeping secrets. Five months along! In the spring, we can’t wait to meet our little one.
Kimberley Walsh, Nicola’s Girls Aloud Bandmate, and Kimberley Walsh, Nicola’s Girls Aloud Bandmate, were among those who shared a message of encouragement. The mother-of-three also included a red heart and swirling stars in the emoji “Best news ever” along with other emoticons.
Nicola and Mitch’s news was enhanced by a number of other popular singers who had their own exciting messages. “Ahh, so happy for you Nic! “, spelled Vanessa White from The Saturdays. Many thanks. And her bandmate Rochelle Humes continued, “Best news ever, congratulations gang.”
Keisha Buchanan of the Sugababes wrote: “Congratulations The BEST news!!!!” And Perrie Edwards of Little Mix added: “Oh my goodnesssss! The best news congratulations beautiful!”
Singer Jessie Ware, who wrote: “Amazing babe! Congratulations, along with an emoji for a red heart. And Blue’s Antony Costa drew the words “Congratulations!!! “!
In June 2022, Nicola and Mitch made a public appearance while performing at Elton John’s British Summertime show in Hyde Park. The Masked Singer star appeared smitten during their date night, and the couple put on a loved-up display.
She wore an engagement ring as she confirmed their engagement last year when she performed at Brighton Pride for Girls Aloud’s final performance. During a trip to the South of France, it is thought that Mitch had kneeld down.
A source at the time stated to The Sun that Nicole has found Mitch as her true love. She couldn’t be happier. Mitch is not a stranger to success, even though Nicola has established herself in one of the country’s most popular girl groups.
Although he is now the CEO of Nordens, he also played for Grays Athletic and Southend United during his professional sporting career. He also helped bring Britain to gold at the 2019 Maccabi European Games. While Nicola first gained notoriety in 2002 while competing in the singing competition Pop Stars: The Rivals.
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While on the show, she was placed into the group with fellow singers Kimberley, 44, Cheryl Tweedy, 42, Nadine Coyle, 40, and the late Sarah Harding, who passed away in September 2021 at the age 39.
Nicole Roberts and her husband Mitch Hahn welcomed their first child on Christmas Day. Friends and fellow pop stars congratulated the couple and shared their happiness.
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Nicola Roberts announced her pregnancy on Christmas Day(Image: Instagram/lilcola)
Nicola Roberts’ Girls Aloud bandmates led celebrity congratulations following her pregnancy announcement. The chart topping star wowed fans on Christmas Day when she revealed she is expecting her first child.
Nicola, 40, has been in a relationship with semi-professional footballer and accountant Mitch Hahn, 37, since 2022. And they are now counting down to becoming parents together in the New Year.
Taking to Instagram on Christmas Day, Nicola shared her happy news by posing for a photograph beside a large, brightly lit, Christmas tree. Wearing a black dress, the star turned to her side and positioned her hands on her belly to show her developing bump.
READ MORE: M&S’ coffee and cake hampers are now under £5 in time for Christmas giftingREAD MORE: Nicola Roberts pregnant with first child as Girls Aloud star makes sweet announcement
In addition, another image captured Nicola wearing her pregnancy announcement dress and her partner holding hands with each other. The Sound of the Underground singer included a caption expressing her excitement for the onset of motherhood.
She stated, “Mitch and I shared the most heartfelt news with our families on Christmas Day. We’ve been keeping secrets. Five months along! In the spring, we can’t wait to meet our little one.
Kimberley Walsh, Nicola’s Girls Aloud Bandmate, and Kimberley Walsh, Nicola’s Girls Aloud Bandmate, were among those who shared a message of encouragement. The mother-of-three also included a red heart and swirling stars in the emoji “Best news ever” along with other emoticons.
Nicola and Mitch’s news was enhanced by a number of other popular singers who had their own exciting messages. “Ahh, so happy for you Nic! “, spelled Vanessa White from The Saturdays. Many thanks. And her bandmate Rochelle Humes continued, “Best news ever, congratulations gang.”
Keisha Buchanan of the Sugababes wrote: “Congratulations The BEST news!!!!” And Perrie Edwards of Little Mix added: “Oh my goodnesssss! The best news congratulations beautiful!”
Singer Jessie Ware, who wrote: “Amazing babe! Congratulations, along with an emoji for a red heart. And Blue’s Antony Costa drew the words “Congratulations!!! “!
In June 2022, Nicola and Mitch made a public appearance while performing at Elton John’s British Summertime show in Hyde Park. The Masked Singer star appeared smitten during their date night, and the couple put on a loved-up display.
She wore an engagement ring as she confirmed their engagement last year when she performed at Brighton Pride for Girls Aloud’s final performance. During a trip to the South of France, it is thought that Mitch had kneeld down.
A source at the time stated to The Sun that Nicole has found Mitch as her true love. She couldn’t be happier. Mitch is not a stranger to success, even though Nicola has established herself in one of the country’s most popular girl groups.
Although he is now the CEO of Nordens, he also played for Grays Athletic and Southend United during his professional sporting career. He also helped bring Britain to gold at the 2019 Maccabi European Games. While Nicola first gained notoriety in 2002 while competing in the singing competition Pop Stars: The Rivals.
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While on the show, she was placed into the group with fellow singers Kimberley, 44, Cheryl Tweedy, 42, Nadine Coyle, 40, and the late Sarah Harding, who passed away in September 2021 at the age 39.
After their bitter split, Norman Sheffield helped resurrect Queen, but the former manager claimed the band’s song Death On Two Legs from A Night at the Opera was brutal retribution.
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A Night at the Opera was Queen’s biggest success to date(Image: Getty)
Queen’s smash hit Bohemian Rhapsody reached its 50th anniversary over Christmas and 1975 also marked another turning point for the iconic British rock band.
When Queen released their acclaimed 1975 album A Night at the Opera, one of the biggest bands in the UK, they were already one of the biggest. That album’s success, however, served as the catalyst for the band’s entry into rock’s elite elite.
Numerous critics praised A Night at the Opera as the album’s best work of the year, and it received rave reviews. However, not everyone enjoyed the song’s incredibly varied music.
The band’s former manager, Norman Sheffield, was hurt by A Night at the Opera’s opening song, Death On Two Legs, which had lyrics.
The song’s target, described as “a sewer-rat decaying in a cesspool of pride,” was the subject of Freddie Mercury’s savage lyrics, which were clearly directed at the man who had secured Queen’s recording deal with EMI two years earlier.
In his autobiography, Life On Two Legs: Set The Record Straight, Sheffield remarked, “It was some kind of nasty hate mail from Freddie to me.”
In November 1972, Queen and Trident Audio Productions, Sheffield’s company, made a deal. After months of graft, Queen secured their EMI contract at the start of April, working with the band to perfect their sound during late-night sessions when Trident’s studio wasn’t being used by paying clients.
But relations between the band and their manager turned sour over the following months. According to Sheffield, some members of the group – particularly flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury – had been reluctant or unable to grasp that recording royalties can take months or even years to filter through the industry pipeline.
According to Sheffield, “Freddie demanded a grand piano.” He slammed his fist against my desk when I turned him down. He remarked, “I need to get a grand piano.”
I wasn’t being cruel, I said. We were aware of the enormous sum of money that Queen’s success would bring in. I explained that some of it was already in transit, but that the majority hadn’t.
Freddie lamented that the band was flogging millions of records, but he was still confined to the same place he’d lived when they first started out.
Sheffield remarked, “The amount of money we put into the band was enormous.” We had invested money in them for four years and had already already made advances in their salaries and equipment.
The band’s claim that Trident owed close to £200, 000 (currently, for £1.1 million) “did not seem to have any bearing on Freddie,” the band claimed.
However, EMI executives sided with Queen and referred them to Jim Beach, a lawyer who had successfully evicted them from their Trident contract by August 1975. The band then had to find new management and produce their album, which they would later release.
According to Sheffield, “by the late 1970s, I was hearing that they were making various disparaging remarks about Trident.” Then I came across Death On Two Legs, a song from A Night at the Opera.
The opening lines, “You suck my blood like a leech/you break the law and you breach,” and “Do you feel like suicide?,” were continued. “I think that you should,” it continued.
He continued, “Freddie sent me some kind of nasty hate mail.”
After hearing the song for the first time, Sheffield sued Queen and EMI for defamation, despite never being directly mentioned in Death On Two Legs. He settled out of court.
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Bohemian Rhapsody, the lead single from A Night at the Opera, soared to the top of the UK charts for nine weeks before becoming the city’s Christmas No. One in the year. Sheffield acknowledged that it was a “bittersweet moment.”
After their bitter split, Norman Sheffield helped resurrect Queen, but the former manager claimed the band’s song Death On Two Legs from A Night at the Opera was brutal retribution.
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A Night at the Opera was Queen’s biggest success to date(Image: Getty)
Queen’s smash hit Bohemian Rhapsody reached its 50th anniversary over Christmas and 1975 also marked another turning point for the iconic British rock band.
When Queen released their acclaimed 1975 album A Night at the Opera, one of the biggest bands in the UK, they were already one of the biggest. That album’s success, however, served as the catalyst for the band’s entry into rock’s elite elite.
Numerous critics praised A Night at the Opera as the album’s best work of the year, and it received rave reviews. However, not everyone enjoyed the song’s incredibly varied music.
The band’s former manager, Norman Sheffield, was hurt by A Night at the Opera’s opening song, Death On Two Legs, which had lyrics.
The song’s target, described as “a sewer-rat decaying in a cesspool of pride,” was the subject of Freddie Mercury’s savage lyrics, which were clearly directed at the man who had secured Queen’s recording deal with EMI two years earlier.
In his autobiography, Life On Two Legs: Set The Record Straight, Sheffield remarked, “It was some kind of nasty hate mail from Freddie to me.”
In November 1972, Queen and Trident Audio Productions, Sheffield’s company, made a deal. After months of graft, Queen secured their EMI contract at the start of April, working with the band to perfect their sound during late-night sessions when Trident’s studio wasn’t being used by paying clients.
But relations between the band and their manager turned sour over the following months. According to Sheffield, some members of the group – particularly flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury – had been reluctant or unable to grasp that recording royalties can take months or even years to filter through the industry pipeline.
According to Sheffield, “Freddie demanded a grand piano.” He slammed his fist against my desk when I turned him down. He remarked, “I need to get a grand piano.”
I wasn’t being cruel, I said. We were aware of the enormous sum of money that Queen’s success would bring in. I explained that some of it was already in transit, but that the majority hadn’t.
Freddie lamented that the band was flogging millions of records, but he was still confined to the same place he’d lived when they first started out.
Sheffield remarked, “The amount of money we put into the band was enormous.” We had invested money in them for four years and had already already made advances in their salaries and equipment.
The band’s claim that Trident owed close to £200, 000 (currently, for £1.1 million) “did not seem to have any bearing on Freddie,” the band claimed.
However, EMI executives sided with Queen and referred them to Jim Beach, a lawyer who had successfully evicted them from their Trident contract by August 1975. The band then had to find new management and produce their album, which they would later release.
According to Sheffield, “by the late 1970s, I was hearing that they were making various disparaging remarks about Trident.” Then I came across Death On Two Legs, a song from A Night at the Opera.
The opening lines, “You suck my blood like a leech/you break the law and you breach,” and “Do you feel like suicide?,” were continued. “I think that you should,” it continued.
He continued, “Freddie sent me some kind of nasty hate mail.”
After hearing the song for the first time, Sheffield sued Queen and EMI for defamation, despite never being directly mentioned in Death On Two Legs. He settled out of court.
Continue reading the article.
Bohemian Rhapsody, the lead single from A Night at the Opera, soared to the top of the UK charts for nine weeks before becoming the city’s Christmas No. One in the year. Sheffield acknowledged that it was a “bittersweet moment.”
The Sussexes entered “full panic mode” at a brutal moment, which Meghan allegedly told Harry to “do whatever it takes” with the Royal Family.
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Meghan and Harry are set to spend another Christmas estranged from the royal family(Image: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
For the seventh year in a row, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be absent from the Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations. While King Charles hosts the likes of Prince William, Princess Kate and their children at Sandringham, the Sussexes will be many thousands of miles away in Montecito.
At the biggest royal celebrations, Harry would have been surrounded by his loved ones. He last attended shortly after marrying Meghan, but he’s since spent the holidays in sunny California.
Harry has made no secret of his desire to reunite with his father the King, and there were whispers he was hoping for a Sandringham invitation this year. But that seems highly unlikely, given his poor relations with many members of the Firm, including Prince William, and his claims that the UK is ‘too dangerous’ to visit with his family.
There was a time, however, when Meghan reportedly pushed Harry to reconcile with his family in the months building up to Christmas in 2023. The move was said to be promoted by the release of a Family Guy episode that mocked the runaway royals.
In the show, cartoon versions of the Sussexes appear poolside after protagonist Peter Griffin compares himself to the royal couple while sitting at a bar with his friends. Worried that he won’t be able to get back the money he is owed, Griffin decides that his best bet will be to take on the world just like the royals did when they announced their plans to step back from their roles as senior members of the British monarchy.
“I’ll go it alone, just like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry,” Griffin declares. The scene cuts to Harry and Meghan, who are approached by a butler who attempts to hand Harry a stack of envelopes. “Sir, your millions from Netflix for no one knows what,” he says.
The cartoon. prince responds with a wave saying “put it with the rest of them”. Suddenly an alert on Meghan’s phone sounds off causing her to announce: “Babe, time to do our daily $250,000 sponsored Instagram post for Del Taco.” The clip ends with Harry seemingly expressing some regret over leaving his privileged life in Britain as he announces, “I shouldn’t have left the made-up nonsense.”
Sources at the time claimed the episode had “cut the pair deep”, leaving them “desperate” to put things right. An insider said: “What’s hit them hardest and cuts the deepest of all is that it plays up the whole notion they’re self-entitled grifters or spoilt brats. Meghan said she won’t be humiliated like this and is desperate for a solution. They’re in full panic mode.”
The source also alleged that the Sussexes were aware of having fallen out of favour with US fans, asserting that “the tides have turned against them in America.” They claimed that while Meghan wouldn’t be “begging for anything” from the royals “after everything that’s happened,” she had been hoping that Harry could reconcile with his dad, King Charles and his older brother Prince William.
Meghan has been hiding from the public for months, but now she’s giving him an ultimatum and demanding that he do whatever it takes to fix things, the source told Closer.
It comes after Meghan made her return to Netflix with another edition of her lifestyle show in time for Christmas. With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration shows the Duchess create a range of festive-themed crafts and dishes – as well as give a sneak peek into her life in California with Harry.
In fact, Harry makes what appears to be his longest-ever appearance in any of the With Love, Meghanepisodes, featuring for a whole two minutes near the end of the episode as she whips up a Christmas-themed salad with Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio.
And while her days in the Royal Family are well behind her, Meghan drew on her experiences of spending the festive season in the UK as she welcomes restaurateur Will Guidara and tells him they are going to make their own personalised Christmas crackers.
Will inquires about the significance of crackers, who are more seasoned. And she continues, “I live in the UK, it’s undoubtedly a big part of the culture. People typically do it by crossing their arms. They all pull simultaneously while they are seated around the table. They would always have some sort of fortune cookie-sized joke or riddle, which is how I first got to know them. Additionally, something sweet.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’ debut in 2026 could not be more different from the start of 2025, and it seems like there will be even more change ahead.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales (Image: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
What a difference a year makes – just ask the Prince and Princess of Wales as they look ahead to 2026. Just 12 months ago, William and Kate were coming to the end of a ‘brutal’ period, which had seen them contend with Kate’s cancer diagnosis, her subsequent chemotherapy treatment, as well as support the King through his cancer journey.
But as a brand new year dawns, 2026 is shaping up to be very different for the Wales family – both at work and at home. Kate is now thankfully in remission – something she revealed in early 2025 – they’ve just moved to their new Forest Lodge home, they are fast approaching their milestone 15th wedding anniversary and their oldest child, Prince George, is soon to be a teenager.
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And even though the new year ahead will no doubt see them continue to champion the causes important to them – the couple has hinted of a bold new direction ahead. One of the biggest challenges for the Royal Family – not least future King and Queen William and Kate – is how to keep the monarchy relevant in the 21st century.
It’s clearly something that has played on the couple’s mind with William even admitting of his desire for change in an unprecedented chat with Eugene Levy in a recent episode of his show, The Reluctant Traveller. And former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond exclusively tells the Mirror that keeping the monarchy relevant and laying the foundations for the future in the Prince and Princess of Wales roles is key.
She states that they must always have the chance to become King and Queen in the near future. And it must be a little intimidating. However, I believe they are currently working to maximize the effectiveness of their responsibilities as Prince and Princess of Wales. Both of them have important causes and campaigns that still need your support.
And I believe that those factors, many of which have to do with social issues like homelessness, mental health, and education, will contribute to maintaining the monarchy’s relevance. And William has designated that as one of his most significant duties. Of course, William and Catherine will seek the King’s consent. However, they are largely their own people and, in the end, will stick to the choices they make.
Their bold new approach to using social media, which allows users to post more personal updates, photos, and clips than ever before, seems to be a key component of their new direction for the future. William wrote a remarkable strength in a very rare message to his wife at the beginning of 2025, praising her fortress and how proud he was of her.
Following a heartfelt visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, where she had been receiving her cancer treatment, Kate also made an announcement on social media that she was in remission. The couple has always shared intimate photos of George, Charlotte, and Louis on their birthdays, but this time with sweet behind-the-scenes footage that was captured.
William appeared in an emotional video in October to express his heartbreaking words to a mother whose husband committed suicide following their young son’s tragic passing. Kate turned content creator this year by releasing a series of videos celebrating the power of the outdoors and offering her own observations on how being outdoors makes her feel.
And in what has become somewhat of a new social media tradition, William and Kate have taken to posting formal snaps on social media before state banquets, dressed up in their finery. In fact, the snap posted on Instagram before the Windsor Castle banquet in honour of Donald Trump during the US state visit to the UK, where Kate wore a show-stopping gold Philippa Lepley gown garnered over 1.3million likes.
Jennie continued, “I believe they will keep using their social media strategy because they are aware that it has a wider audience than many other forms of communication these days, especially among young people.” There will also be a significant change in their home life while William and Kate continue to take their brave new path at work.
The couple’s children all attend the same Lambrook school, which is close to their Windsor home, and have recently formed a close-knit community. The trio attend daycare, and William and Kate appear to be there to help them with their after-school activities and help them with their sports games.
But as George turns 13 in July and enrolls in a brand-new secondary school in September, he may even be eligible for board. The couple are keeping their cards close to hand when choosing the school he will attend, with his father’s former school Eton and Marlborough College’s Marlborough College reportedly being the top choices. George and his parents were previously seen visiting Eton College, whereas Marlborough College is regarded as one of the top boarding schools in the UK, offering both boys and girls.
And in Jennie’s opinion, this significant change could turn out to be one of the biggest, most significant changes in the coming year. She continued, “I believe that their biggest family event will be when they will suddenly have a teenager in their midst.” And that can present a whole host of challenges, as many parents are aware of. As George enters secondary school and possibly away from home in July, he will turn 13 and begin a new chapter in his life. And for them all, that will require a lot of revision. “
The prince and princess have consistently stated that they will always prioritize their families, prioritize their children, and restrict family time, especially since Kate’s cancer diagnosis. When William and Kate skipped the traditional Easter Sunday church service in Windsor, Windsor, forgoed the traditional Easter Sunday service, and did so with the King’s permission. This is the best example of this over the past twelve months.
Meanwhile for William, recent months have also seen him and his father faced with the dilemma of how to handle the scandal that engulfed the former prince Andrew. The disgraced former Duke of York has now been stripped of all of his titles following more revelations over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein – with William fully supporting the drastic move taken by the King.
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And Jennie continued, “It seems like the King is completely in favor of their approach to a work/life balance at this point in their children’s lives. However, I believe that as Catherine recovers from cancer, all will be well and that she will continue to perform public duties.
They will both be hoping that Andrew will maintain his low profile and that no more scandals will emerge. On their 15th wedding anniversary in April, they will have plenty to celebrate if that proves to be the case and both the King and Catherine are still recovering.
