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Reality star Chris Hughes has revealed how the late Liam Payne reached out to him after watching him go through his own struggles with fame

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Celebrity Big Brother star Chris Hughes broke down in tears as he spoke about the death of Liam Payne – who he revealed reached out to him to check on his mental health following a ‘scrap with the paparazzi.’

The 32-year-old, who shot to fame on Love Island back in 2017 before heading into the Big Brother house earlier this year where he met now girlfriend JoJo Siwa, 22 – said Liam’s death at the age of just 31 in October 2024 had ‘hit him hard’.

Speaking about the impact One Direction star Liam, who tragically fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina – had on him, he told the Question The Default podcast with Harry Corin: “God, I’m going to get emotional about this.”

He shared: “When Liam Payne died, that hit me hard because he was one of the first people who reached out to me in that moment [the paparazzi incident].” As he welled up, host Harry asked if he wanted a minute.

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“No, I’m alright,” Chris replied, composing himself as he continued: “You know, seeing everything that happened to him was just, was obviously extremely upsetting for millions and millions of people. But knowing he cared about my mental health at the time.

“That was tough when I saw the news about him because he reached out, he sent me a message and basically said, ‘Stay strong, don’t worry about what people are saying’.

“He actually sent me a message the morning after that incident, and was just like, know, you’ll be anxious. It happens. It’s normal. Which basically normalised it to make me feel better, which I thought says a lot about the person’s character. Big time.”

Recalling the moment he heard of Liam’s tragic death, an emotional Chris said: “The first thing I thought of was how he was to me when I was going through a struggle.

“My anxiety from that incident lasted so long. But the fact that he knew what that was like. He didn’t need to send me a message. I met him once before at the Global Music Awards, which was a few years before that. So he didn’t need to reach out to me, which shows a lot about the type of character he was.”

Asked how he dealt with the pressures of fame now, Chris said he had learned to ignore certain things and these days knows how to react – or better still, not react – to avoid similar situations happening in the future. And he prefers to stay offline as much as possible.

He said: “Now I know that when I feel like that, and feel anxious, that it is normal – and you’re going to have those days. And I have my ways of dealing with those now.

“I’ve taken a lot of strength from the fact that I’ve overcome it before, so I’ll do that again. The second thing is I do things that make me happy. I have a snooker game I play on my phone that relaxes me, going out walking, playing golf. If I do the things that make me happy, I’m going to feel better.”

Emma Vardy, a presenter for ABC and who already has a 2-year-old son named Jago, made the announcement in a brief Instagram video.

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BBC presenter Emma Vardy said she’s ‘thrilled and beyond excited’ as she announced she’s pregnant with her second child. The 44-year-old broadcaster took to her Instagram page to share a clip showing off her baby bump as she posed in the BBC studios this morning.

She retreated from the camera in the video and turned to the side to cradle her bump as she smiled. “We’re welcoming a new addition,” the news is! Emma wrote . “Thrilled and beyond excited,”

Little Jago will eventually become a brother, and we are eagerly anticipating the chapter’s conclusion.

The star also shared a screenshot of the video to her X/Twitter page, writing: “Undertook some investigative work, fact-checking, and verification. Turns out, it’s true!! Full write up coming 2026.”

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Her pregnancy news comes two years after she welcomed baby Jago Fionn. She announced the news on social media at the time with a snap of her son sleeping on her chest.

“Presenting my best breaking news ever,” Jago Fionn, a young baby boy, is present and playing a little camera shy, she said at the time.

“We extend my sincere and admirable gratitude to the diligent and talented midwives andamp; doctors at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital for taking care of us so well. Smitten and in love for a lifetime.

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Her friends and fans eluded the comment section after Emma revealed the news of her second pregnancy.

One user wrote:” Omg!!!!! You have such great excitement! “And yet another posted: “Oh Emma, I’m so happy for you. Another phrase followed, “Congrats, excited for you all, you are going to be the awesome foursome.” Enjoy and respect.

Her son celebrated a significant milestone at the end of August. Emma wrote a sweet post about Jago’s milestone birthday this summer.

“We celebrated a little milestone this week,” she said. “Our wee man is turning into a proper little boy and it was lovely to celebrate with lots of our friends and family in the New Forest.“Scroll for the results of my continued sugar free cake baking tradition, it didn’t taste half bad. This year I went for a tropical fruit theme inspired by our endless south coast summer.“So proud to watch our little boy grow up, he entertains us endlessly, and has come on leaps and bounds this summer.”

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Sean Bean and his fifth wife Ashley Moore both stepped out, and he appears to have found happiness. His previous weddings and romantic life are presented in this retrospective.

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Sean Bean has made a very rare appearance with his fifth wife Ashley Moore as she joined him for the premiere of his new TV series, Robin Hood, about the famous Nottingham outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor.

The 66-year-old, who is best known for his roles in Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, will star as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the upcoming series, which will be released on November 2 on MGM+. UK audiences can watch through an add-on Amazon Prime subscription.

Veteran Sheffield-born actor Sean looked dapper in a camel-colored suit while posing for photos at the Hollywood event’s Culver Theater in Los Angeles. He teamed up with burgundy brogues and a matching tie for the occasion. While Ashley, 40, wore a Chanel necklace and a black trouser suit.

And the pair, who wed in a romantic ceremony in Dorset in June 2017, looked as enthralled as ever as they mingled with Sean’s co-stars, including Lauren McQueen, who plays Robin’s lead role, and Jack Patten, who plays the lead role.

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The actor’s longest marriage to date and his fifth appearance in public. He met former actress Ashley at random in a London pub for eight years before settling down. He had three children and had previously been divorced four times before he decided never to get married again.

He previously told the Daily Mail: “I wasn’t planning on getting married again, but then I wasn’t planning on meeting someone as amazing as Ashley. I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together.”

Revealing how they met, he said in an interview with The Times: “We met in a pub, this old pub I used to go in, in town, called the Cobden Arms [in London’s Camden]. She was in there with friends and I came in with my friend and it was just a chance meeting. I used to go in there now and again, but it was the first time she’d ever been in. We kind of hit it off.”

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Self-proclaimed romantic Sean had a chance meeting that made him want to propose once more in 2014, with his fifth and, he hopes, final, wedding taking place three years later. He gushed about his wife, who “changed his life,” saying, “She’s full of life.” Exuberant . a lot of positive energy.

The star has been referred to as being “super happy,” according to friends, with one commenting, “I’ve never seen him so in love and committed and happy with Ashley.” They go together very well.

Sean says it helped that former actress Ashley, who reportedly trained as a singer and ballet dancer before going on to star in teen drama Grange Hill and been an assistant to Helena Bonham Carter and her then husband, Tim Burton has “been around the acting game”.

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Though most of Sean’s previous wives have also been in the acting world. That is aside from his first wife – hairdresser Debra James – who he met at school and later married in 1981 when he was just 21. Their marriage lasted seven years before he moved to London after landing a scholarship with top acting school RADA.

This was where he met second wife Melanie Hill, who famously starred in sitcoms Bread and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet before scoring TV roles in the likes of Playing the Field, Waterloo Road and more recently, as Cathy in Coronation Street and Siobhan in Casualty. The couple tied the knot in 1990 and are parents to daughters Lorna, 38, and 34-year-old Molly. But the marriage would again last seven years.

Sean met third wife Abigail Cruttenden when they both starred in ITV period drama Sharpe, where she played his character’s wife. This translated into reality when they struck up a relationship shortly after his split from Melanie. They walked down the aisle in 1997 and their daughter Evie – now 26 – was born a year later. But they split when Evie was just a few months old and officially divorced in 2000.

His fourth wife was actress Georgina Sutcliffe, who he met while he was starring in a West End production of Macbeth. At the time she reportedly managed the bar at the venue, but is also an actress and producer. Like many a celeb before them – Paul McCartney, Cilla Black, Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton and Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith – they tied the knot at Marylebone Town Hall in 2008. This was Sean’s shortest marriage as they had split two years later, reportedly citing citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.

Speaking to The Times after marrying fifth wife Ashley, Sean admitted: “I’ve obviously experienced more marriages than most people. I suppose there is that romantic in me, otherwise, I wouldn’t keep doing it. But I don’t regret anything. I’d live it all again. ” He added: “I suppose I could have seen how things developed, got to know them better before taking the plunge. But I didn’t because I felt strongly about all these women; otherwise, I wouldn’t have married them.”

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Alan Carr is a beloved character in Kin-Su Culculoglu’s life and ‘wished’ he were on her show. However, Kin-Su Culculoglu draws from her own experience and warns that his “mae” could “flir” and he could be exiled.

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Ekin-Su Culculoglu has revealed she wishes Alan Carr was on her series of The Traitors as she says he is ‘so entertaining’. Celebrity Traitors has been an undeniable hit since it started, with Alan going undetected, but Ekin-Su warns his ‘mask’ could ‘slip’.

Ekin-Su has had many TV stints since she first stepped foot into the spotlight when she won Love Island in 2022 alongside her ex-boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti. However, one of her most memorable appearances was featuring as a faithful on The Traitors US.

When The Mirror caught up with Ekin-Su at the Pride Of Britain awards, she revealed that she had been watching the latest series and ‘loves’ Alan Carr. She said of the Chatty Man: “I love Alan, I think he is great, he is so entertaining. I wish he was in my season when I was on it”.

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Ekin has cautioned that things can turn around quickly while the rest of us enjoy watching Alan cause chaos on our screens. She said, “It’s difficult because you can start really well and then slip a little bit and your mask starts to fall off.”

After being poisoned by another contestant Parvati Shallow with a poisoned chalice, the reality star was cut out of the fourth episode of her own season.

After being chosen as a traitor in the first episode along with Jonathan Ross and Cat Burns, Alan has grown to be a favorite on the show.

Many initially assumed that he would be a terrible traitor. He has slipped away from attention, and his name is barely mentioned.

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His antics have won over fans, and some even claimed that despite his lack of subtlety, he was still playing a good game. On X, a fan wrote, “We joked about Alan Carr being a s*** traitor, but PLOT TWIST I genuinely think he’s doing the best job of all three so far.

One viewer described Alan’s time on the program as the “best thing” of 2025. Can we all agree that casting Alan Carr as a Traitor this year is the best thing to have ever done?

BBC bosses are reportedly lining up a substantial deal with Alan, as his popularity with audiences continues to soar while the show airs, with other production companies also expressing interest.

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Nearly a decade ago, Alan’s Channel 4 series, Chatty Man, was a hit with viewers. The star is now thought to be in early talks with the BBC for a new talk show. Several production companies are also thought to be interested in a show alongside his fellow traitor, Jonathan Ross.

It took much longer for disgraced Prince Andrew to happen before Prince Harry and Meghan were quickly removed from the trappings of royal life when they stepped back as working royals.

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As Prince Andrew is still rife with controversy, Prince Harry’s vile remarks about his disgraced uncle are returning to haunt him.

When Meghan first joined the Royal Family after marrying Harry, there was excitement in the air – with the Sussexes, along with Prince William and Princess Kate, swiftly dubbed the ‘Fab Four’.

Things weren’t quite as rosy as they could have appeared, though, behind closed doors. Meghan later revealed she had experienced mental health issues and even suicidal thoughts while Harry and Meghan were taking their public duties seriously during their official engagements.

Harry even admitted before their exit from the UK that he and his brother were going “different paths” in terms of how things were also going with some other senior royals. The news shocked everyone when they announced they wanted to stop performing their royal duties on a full-time basis.

With the late Queen and her advisors deciding there could be no ‘half-in, half-out’ option for the couple, many of the trappings of their royal life, including their police security, were swiftly taken away – standing in stark contrast to the disgraced Prince Andrew, who is once again under renewed scrutiny for the many scandals he has been embroiled in.

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Meghan and Harry faced the same high “threat level” as the late Queen, Harry claimed in his memoir, and so it came as a total surprise to the Duke of Sussex when he received the news that their taxpayer-funded security was to be removed in 2020.

Borders were rapidly closing in Canada as the couple and their young son, Prince Archie, attempted to stop the spread of the Covid pandemic. The couple felt like “sitting ducks” because their location had been made public, but luckily aid arrived unexpectedly from them.

Tyler Perry, a billionaire, intervened and gave the Sussex family access to both his private security team and his mansion while they searched for a safe haven.

However, Harry revealed in his memoir, one of the main reasons he had assured Meghan that there was no way their security would be pulled was the case of his disgraced uncle, Prince Andrew.

Andrew announced on Friday that he will voluntarily give up the use of his duke title and his royal honours, after a 10-minute phone call with his “weary” elder brother, King Charles, but he has not been a working royal for six years.

The King’s errant younger brother stepped back from public duty in 2019, after he undertook a sit-down with Newsnight discussing allegations of sexual assault made against him by Virginia Giuffre, which he categorically denies, and his long-term friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Despite being mired in scandal, he still maintained his police security. Nobody had suggested removing Harry’s security, as he famously claimed in his memoir, “Despite being involved in an embarrassing scandal and accused of having sexually abused a young woman, and having been involved in a scandal,” according to Harry, who was clearly upset about the decision. Although there are many grievances against us, none were sexually repressed.

The late Queen continued to pay his private security bill even though it wasn’t until 2022, according to reports.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have both signed an open letter calling for a ban on a hot topic.

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Prince Harry has issued a statement about his fears for the future as he and Meghan Markle supported a ban on a pressing issue.

It has emerged that both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have signed an open letter calling for a ban on AI superintelligence alongside a raft of celebrities and politicians. The letter is squarely aimed at tech giants such as Google, OpenAI and Meta, which are believed to be building forms of artificial intelligence designed to surpass humans at many tasks.

The letter, which also includes Will, the musician and Stephen Fry, has also been signed. The development of such AI is prohibited until “there is broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably, and there is strong public buy-in,” according to i.am, along with Sir Richard Branson and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

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Harry also wrote a personal note in the letter, saying that AI should complement humanity rather than replace it. I think how wisely we steer will be the real test for progress, not how quickly we move. There is no second chance.

Harry, Meghan, and the other signatories are quoted as saying in the letter that “many leading AI companies have the stated goal of developing superintelligence that can significantly outperform all humans on essentially all cognitive tasks.”

This has raised issues involving national security risks, human extinction, and economic obsolescence and disempowerment, as well as loss of freedom, civil liberties, dignity, and control.

Harry and Meghan have previously expressed concern about the impact of social media on young people.

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Earlier this month at the Project Healthy Minds event in New York City, Harry claimed that the digital world has “fundamentally changed how we experience reality”.

Meghan also praised the Archewell Foundation, a charitable organization that works with families affected by social media harms, saying that shared experience is more important than isolation for healing.

When Harry spoke about how prevalent mental health issues were, Harry said, “These are not separate problems for different people.

They “inflict intertwining wounds on the global community.” Public health, foreign policy, climate change, corporate design, and economic decisions all influence how we think about mental health.

Too frequently, a few powerful actors make decisions that affect everyone on earth and in every way.

He added that “the digital world has fundamentally altered how we experience reality – young people who are constantly subject to comparison, harassment, misinformation, and an attention economy designed to keep us scrolling without getting enough sleep and real human contact.”