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Real life soap couple split as Corrie and EastEnders stars go separate ways

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It seems it may be the end for one real life EastEnders and Coronation Street romantic crossover, as a couple made up of one star from each show has appeared to call it quits

A real life soap couple have appear to broken up, just months after the EastEnders and Corrie stars were seen smooching in public. EastEnders Max Bowden and Corrie’s Katie McGlynn are said to have gone their separate ways.

Max, who plays Ben Mitchell on the BBC soap, met Katie, who played Sinead Tinker on ITV’s Coronation Street, earlier this year, when they both starred in the play Murder at Midnight. The pair soon started dating and were snapped kissing after a night out in Mulvern in October. But, only a few months after their passionate embrace, they are thought to have broken up.

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A source told The Sun that the relationship is over, as Katie “decided to end things”. They said: “Max and Katie have had a bit of a whirlwind romance. Working together has meant they didn’t have much time for anything else and one thing led to another but Katie has come to her senses and decided to end things.”

They added that Max was “pretty cut up” by the split and that things backstage on the Murder at Midnight tour were “awkward”. The tour is set to continue with both Max and Katie well into 2026. There will be a break over Christmas, but it will pick up again in the New Year, and the source said Katie was “hoping Max will be over it” when they next work with each other.

Katie and Max have been very publicly affectionate with each other during their relationship and have been seen on multiple nights out together. But Katie is not the only costar that Max has dated.

In the past, he has been linked to Shona McGarty, who played Whitney Dean on EastEnders before her time on I’m A Celeb, and Danielle Harold. Danielle played Lola Pearce on the show, who had a daughter, Lexi, with Max’s Ben Mitchell.

Meanwhile Katie has previously dated TOWIE star Ricky Rayment. He was reported to be devastated when he learned that his ex had moved on with Max, and was said to have been hurt by the photos of the pair kissing.

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A source previously told The Sun: “[Ricky] wishes her the best, he would just rather not have seen those snaps while things are still pretty raw for him.” The Mirror has reached out to Max and Katie’s reps for comment.

‘I swapped my £400 North Face puffer coat for one half the price and it’s even warmer’

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On the lookout for a new winter coat? Beauty editor Laura Mulley thinks she’s found it with this duvet-style puffer coat that keeps you so warm even when temperatures plummet

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Living in the north of England, a warm and practical winter coat is an essential item in my wardrobe, having to practically live in it throughout the autumn and winter months. Thick, duvet-like puffer coats are hugely popular at the moment, and if you’re looking for a recommendation for an excellent one, I’ve found it – and it’s better than my old one that was double the price.

I recently swapped my old The North Face puffer coat – which cost at least £400 when bought new a few years ago, and which still retails for around this price – for a similar style coat but which costs around half the price: Columbia’s Amaze Puff Hooded Down Puffer – and I’m super impressed by how warm and snuggly it is.

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The long one that I’ve got costs £270, and while the exact long black style I’ve got is now only available in limited sizes online, you can find various other colours and sizes both on the Columbia website and on ASOS. And if you’re willing to sacrifice a little length, the midi version of the black is still available in all sizes on the brand’s website for £235.

There are a number of reasons why I think it outperforms my previous coat in terms of warmth, comfort and fit. Firstly – and perhaps my old coat had gone a little flat over time – but it just feels softer, puffier and more cloud-like, really cocooning the body.

Unlike my North Face one, is also has adjustable elastic ties around the waist on the inside, which not only adds a little shape but also pulls the coat closer to your body. Additionally there are also cuffs with thumbholes on the sleeves, stopping gusts of wind from creeping up your coat sleeves.

Other practical features include a removable hood, fleece-lined pockets and straps for carrying the coat on your back if you get too hot – something that I didn’t realise was a thing until I saw my friend make use of those in her coat on an unexpectedly warm day.

One minor downside is that I do find that the zip occasionally gets stuck and needs some wiggling to get free, and it is a little bit closer fitting to the body than my old one; if you’re between sizes and planning on wearing it over lots of thick layers, you may want to go up a size.

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If £270 (or £235) is out of your budget, I’ve also found some cheaper options: this French Connection coat in this season’s must-have shade, chocolate brown, is now reduced from £159.99 to an impressive £39.99 here, while for something a little trendier, this shiny berry-coloured Feather & Down Stormwear Diamond Quilted Padded Coat from M&S is £115.

I’m A Celeb’s Angry Ginge set to join Osbournes at poignant football tribute to Ozzy at Villa Park

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The Osbournes are returning to Villa Park later this month and I’m A Celebrity King of the Jungle has been invited too.

Ozzy Osbourne’s family will make a poignant return to Villa Park five months after his final gig there. Ozzy, who grew up in Aston, held his final performance at the stadium in July, just weeks before his death, aged 76.

His funeral procession passed by the football venue later the same month as fans lined the streets of Birmingham to pay their respects to the star. Now, the family will be returning to the football ground so his grandson can be a mascot. Three-year-old Sidney to walk on to the pitch with his grandad’s favourite team Aston Villa, before the match against Manchester United on December 21.

Sidney’s mum Kelly, Ozzy’s daughter, revealed the news and also said she will be inviting her brother’s new jungle campmate , I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here winner Angry Ginge to the match. She said: “I’m going to message Angry Ginge because there’s a football match going on on the 21st with Villa and Man Utd – my son’s going to be the mascot. So I was going to see if he wanted to go.”

Ginger, real name Morgan Burtwistle, is a big Manchester United fan and wore a club shirt as he boarded his flight back to the UK this week.

Kelly’s comments come in the same week her mum Sharon gave her first interview since Ozzy’s death. She said Ozzy’s final words were “Kiss me. Hug me tight,” at around 4am on the morning of his death on July 22 as he had a restless night.

He then went down to the gym and was heard screaming in pain before dying from a heart attack. Sharon also credited her three children, Aimee, Kelly and Jack, with helping her through the terrible time following.

She told the Piers Morgan ’s Uncensored YouTube show: “I wouldn’t have [gotten] through [without them]. I would have just gone with Ozzy, definitely. I’ve done everything I wanted to do. You know they’ve been unbelievable, just magnificent with me, all three of them.”

Jack will be returning to LA for Christmas after his stint on I’m A Celeb, but Kelly intends to honour her father’s memory over the festive season – by ruining the big day in tribute to him. She is likely to spend time with mum Sharon over the festive period.

Kelly said: “My dad was never such a huge fan of Christmas. He always found a way to kind of ruin it. So this year I’m going to figure out a way to try and ruin it for everyone else!”

She added she tries to remember her father every day by making sure she includes more love in her life. She said: “It’s all you can do, is love him more every day.”

Kelly was speaking at the launch of This Morning chef Juliet Sear’s new bakeware range at London’s Fortnum & Mason, where she admitted she struggled to watch her brother Jack sharing his grief on screen in the jungle. The pair wept together when he left, as they had missed each other at such a sensitive time.

She said: “It was hard not being able to talk to him. There’s moments, with everything that’s been going on, where you just need your brother. I saw that he was going through those moments himself and I couldn’t get to him. So it was difficult and we did have a moment of like, ‘I really missed you.’”

Kelly got engaged to Sidney’s father, Slipknot star Sid Wilson, backstage at her dad’s final gig, but the pair are yet to confirm a wedding date. She said: “I don’t know what we’re doing. I haven’t thought about anything since the passing of my father.” She said she hoped her pal Juliet will be able to bake her wedding cake for the event.

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ITV Lorraine star reveals 4st weight loss saying ‘none of my clothes fit any more’

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One of Lorraine’s regular experts started taking Mounjaro last year and has since lost a huge four stone and gone down by three dress sizes

Regular Lorraine guest Claer Barret has revealed she’s lost four stone and gone down by three dress sizes after taking the Mounjaro jab. The financial expert said she took a “calculated risk” when decided to start the jabs, and also consulted Lorraine’s resident doctor Dr Hilary Jones as well as her own GP before she started on the medicine around a year ago.

Giving an update on the Lorraine show on Wednesday, December 10, during a segment with fashion expert Mark Hayes, Claer said, “None of my clothes fit me any more. In my head I am a size 20 whereas in actual fact I am a size 14. I could go into any high street store and I know you have got the style points, Mark, to give me the edge I need.”

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Lorraine, 66, proceeded to praise Claer for being transparent about her experience and joked, “one of the big changes when that happens is that most of her old clothes don’t fit anymore, nice problem to have!”

She continued, “You don’t just take the jab and that’s it, you have to actually change your lifestyle, you have to exercise more and eat properly, and that’s what you did, and look at the results – it’s wonderful.”

Claer previously revealed she decided to take the jabs after learning she had a Body Mass Index of 37. The NHS puts 37 in the “obese range”, which can lead to complications such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer such as bowel and breast cancer.

“Anything 30 or over you’re in the danger zone for diabetes. I wasn’t pre diabetic, but that was something I was very worried about,” Claer said earlier this year. “I had a rogue high blood pressure reading when I was under a lot of stress at work, and it just made me think. I write about longevity, about retirement, about healthy life expectancy.”

She continued, “I took a calculated risk, you might say, I knew there were side effects to these drugs. I had various chats with Dr Hilary, but I also made a beeline to my own GP.”

AS well as taking the injections, the financial whizz also totally overhauled her lifestyle as part of her transformation and said the biggest side effect she has experienced was “not feeling hungry and thinking about food all the time.”

Earlier this month the manufacturer of Mounjaro – which is a brand name for the drug Tirzepatide – launched a five-year trial in Manchester to study the health benefits of Tirzepatide..

The trial will study up to 3,000 people and was set up by by US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, the makers of Mounjaro, and the UK government to address public health challenges like obesity.

When the trial was announced last year, Martin Rutter, Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine, University of Manchester and principal investigator for the Greater Manchester study, said: “This five-year real-world study aims to demonstrate the long-term efficacy and safety profile of tirzepatide in a primary care setting compared to usual care.

“It will specifically quantify the medicine’s long-term effects on obesity, diabetes incidence, and obesity-related complications, as well as its impacts on employment and health economic outcomes.”

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BBC EastEnders’ Michelle Ryan wows in wedding snap months after Zoe Slater return

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BBC EastEnders icon Michelle Ryan, who recently returned as Zoe Slater after 20 years, has stunned fans with her latest appearance

EastEnders legend Michelle Ryan has left fans absolutely mesmerised with her latest stunning appearance.

The 41-year-old actress is best known for playing Zoe Slater on the BBC One drama, having recently returned to Walford after a two-decade hiatus.

Beyond the glitz of Albert Square, Michelle typically maintains a low profile regarding her personal life, but she recently posted a natural selfie while attending a friend’s wedding.

In the monochrome snapshot shared on Instagram, Michelle poses with two companions, all wearing coordinated ensembles.

The star has swept her locks back from her face, showcasing a sophisticated makeup style, whilst gazing directly at the lens with a subtle smile that has sent her admirers into overdrive, reports OK!.

Flooding the comments section, one fan gushed: “Love it, Michelle, you all look gorgeous.”

Another declared: “@michelleryan008 gorgeous, hope u are having a lovely time!”, whilst a third added: “You look amazing, Michelle.”

“God, Michelle, you are so gorgeous. Always”, one devotee raved, as another proclaimed: “You look so glamorous, Queen.”

Michelle was merely 16 when she first stepped onto Albert Square in 2000, playing the hidden daughter of her sibling Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace).

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Zoe’s explosive character became legendary for her compelling plots and romantic entanglements with the likes of Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman) and Dirty Den (Leslie Grantham), and was even betrothed to Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey) during her tenure.

In a shocking turn of events, Zoe made her return to Walford earlier this year, disclosing that she had delivered twins, though heartbreakingly, just one infant made it through.

She’s now hell-bent on tracking down her long-lost son, whilst it emerged she’d been having a fling with notorious charmer Max Branning (Jake Wood) four years following his departure.

In upcoming EastEnders scenes, Zoe, who’s also being pursued by an unknown stalker, is poised to take centre stage in the Christmas Day mayhem.

When the Slaters throw a community feast at The Vic, things quickly spiral out of control as a hidden truth triggers a fierce confrontation between the Slaters and a rival clan.

The boozer is subsequently cleared out, yet the evening’s far from finished, as a concerning predicament intensifies with the BBC soap promising “catastrophic consequences” for everyone caught up in it.

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As Boxing Day dawns in Walford, locals grapple with the aftermath whilst police flood Albert Square. Those caught up in the drama face tough times ahead.

Inside Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s love story from split to strangling arrest and ‘Vegas vows’

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Inside Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s love story from split to strangling arrest and ‘Vegas vows’ – The Mirror

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Sharon has broken her silence following her husband’s death in July 2025, find all the details of their whirlwind relationship here

Ozzy and Sharon’s love affair through the years explained(Image: WireImage)

Everything you need to know about Ozzy and Sharon’s relationship

  • Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne’s paths first crossed in 1970 when her father was scouted as the manager for Ozzy’s band, Black Sabbath. The pair wouldn’t begin dating until nine years later, in 1979, after Ozzy was kicked out of his band amid severe struggles with substances.
  • Sharon stepped in as his solo manager, helping him rebuild his career and recovery. Sparks flew immediately — despite Ozzy still being legally married to his first wife, Thelma Riley.
  • Just months after Ozzy’s divorce was finalised, he and Sharon married in Hawaii in 1982. Over the next three years, the newly wed’s would welcome their three children — Aimee, Kelly and Jack.
  • Behind the scenes, they battled intense highs and lows, including Ozzy’s arrest in 1989 for strangling Sharon while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. He entered rehab and the couple briefly separated but reunited soon after.
  • The family shot to global superstardom in 2002 with the launch of hit show The Osbourne’. The MTV reality show gave viewers an unprecedented look into their fun-filled and chaotic family life. Aimee declined to take part, but Kelly and Jack became breakout stars.
  • The 2010s brought turbulence for the duo: divorce rumours swirled in 2013, and in 2016 Sharon split from Ozzy after multiple affair reports emerged. Months later, they were back on track, with Ozzy publicly expressing his regret. In 2017, they renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas, calling it a fresh start.
  • Ozzy’s deteriorating health was revealed to the public in 2023, with Sharon describing his battles with Parkinson’s as challenging but ultimately strengthening their bond.
  • On 22 July 2025, the Osbourne family announced that Ozzy had died aged 76. Sharon has since spoken out about her grief and revealed Ozzy was determined to perform his final concert against his doctors warnings.
  • READ THE FULL STORY: Sharon Osbourne admits agonising Ozzy regret and his precious dying words
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