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Katie Price has given a glimpse at her huge new sofa newly-positioned in her posh rental pad. The mum of five is busy kitting out her three-bed barn conversion, which is seeing her shell out £4,500 per month in rent for the privilege

Katie Price is settling into life as a renter as she aims to get her finances back on track after a rocky few years.

The former glamour model, 47, once owned her own properties – including the infamous Mucky Mansion – but, due to bankruptcies, has been forced to return to renting and swap mortgage contracts for leases with landlords.

But the mum-of-five is making the most of her new situation. The reality TV star has been busy turning her upmarket rental property into a home and given fans a sneak peek at her interior design choices.

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Katie, who was made bankrupt last year before being discharged in March, is currently forking out an eye-watering £4,500 a month in rent for the luxurious three-bedroom barn conversion she now calls home.

The two-time I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star previously had to cough up £5,192 for the deposit on her new long-term let due to her past financial problems.

Now those pesky issues are behind her, Katie is free to get on with the more enjoyable task of decking out her new abode. Last month, the 47-year-old gave fans a glimpse of the kitchen area in her new property.

And now Katie is showing off a brand new sofa. Katie filmed the striking cream furniture, arranged in a u-shape around a table, as it commanded attention in the lounge.

The cream boucle material perfectly matches the dark timber flooring while the TV personality ensured comfort with plenty of cushions, throws and covers.

It created the ideal contrast to her lip-shaped mini sofa which also occupied the room, and clear acrylic dining chairs positioned around a table.

As it looks like Katie got a good price on the settee – if she even paid at all. Her new sofa has been made exclusively for her. In her Instagram post caption she penned: “Love my custom made sofa.”

She then credited the UK-based firm, Comfort & co sofas and beds, in her post. Katie didn’t tag the post as sponsored content or an advert, suggesting she paid for the piece.

Katie’s countryside hideaway also boasts floor to ceiling windows and doors, vaulted ceilings, a spacious kitchen and lounge with a snug wood-burning stove set within a brick fireplace. A mezzanine sitting room overlooks the bright and spacious living area, offering a closer view of the exposed wooden beams in the ceiling.

The mum-of-five was declared bankrupt in November 2019 and again in March last year, and the bankruptcies have since been discharged.

In March this year, Katie said that the second bankruptcy had been discharged. “I’m so happy. I can finally move on and put these bankruptcies behind me and now only focus on the positive,” she said at the time. “Thank you to everyone that has supported me through this process.”

Dr Michael Mosley’s wife has opened up on the prospect of having to make a major decision about her living situation following the tragic death of her husband last year

TV star Dr Michael Mosley’s wife has revealed how going back on a huge family decision more than a year after her husband’s tragic death made her feel “relieved”.

The TV doctor’s death, which happened while he was walking on holiday in Greece last year, left his wife Clare Bailey Mosley devastated.

The widow had initially made plans to put their home on the market and had even cleared out the property in preparation for a potential sale. After a late change of heart she revealed that she’s “relieved” that she eventually went back on her decision.

Clare told the I: “It’s been helpful to do it. I got rid of junk that should have gone years ago. It wasn’t until I said that I wasn’t doing it that everybody expressed a certain amount of relief.”

Dr Michael Mosley, who died aged 67, became a household name, first working for the BBC in 1985. His career in front of the camera began in 2007 when he pitched a series for the Beeb titled Medical Mavericks. Unable to find a suitable host, he offered to present it himself.

He had become one of the nation’s most recognisable doctors at the time of his death, appearing on The One Show and a series of health-related programmes for the BBC and Channel 4.

Dr Mosley died while holidaying on the idyllic Greek island of Symi. He was reported missing by his wife after he had failed to return from a walk.

The weather had been incredibly hot, even for Greece, and his likely cause of death was cited as heatstroke.

His body was eventually discovered approximately 30 mins from where he had left his wife and friends on the day he went missing.

Clare admitted she initially found it difficult to eat in the days and weeks following her husband’s death.

She said: “In the first few days, when we didn’t know what had happened with Michael, everyone was eating feta and salad and other meals. I couldn’t eat.

“Whatever food I was given, I had to slather it with mayonnaise. That was the only way I could eat.”

Since Dr Mosley’s untimely death his family have been eager to continue his good work with the launch of The Michael Mosley Fellowship in partnership with King’s College London. The clinical research fellowship will help advance research into metabolic health.

His latest series, Michael Mosley: Secrets of the Superagers, was released posthumously on Channel 4 in July this year.

Michael has also been credited with popularising a number of diet plans over the years.

Possibly his most successful healthy eating initiative was the 5:2 diet, which in its simplest form is when people consume the same amount of calories as they usually do for five days before cutting their caloric intake to between 500-600 on the remaining two days.

Anne Hegerty – best known as The Governess on The Chase – has sparked outrage on social media with her comments about the death of Charlie Kirk

Anne Hegerty has angered some social media users with her comments on Charlie Kirk. The conservative activist held a rally at Utah Valley University last Wednesday when he was shot and killed.

Tyler Robinson allegedly shot Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle from the roof of a nearby campus building. Following a 33-hour-long manhunt, Robinson handed himself in to police after his father recognised him from CCTV footage released by authorities.

Speaking with her followers and sharing her thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s death, she wrote: “I had never heard of Charlie Kirk before Wednesday night. Had we met, my end of the conversation would have been ‘You just said WHAT?’ and ‘Scuse me, those are my FRIENDS you’re talking about.'” She then added: “I join Bernie Sanders in deploring his murder.”

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One Twitter user then wrote: “Anne, look at his debates before making assumptions – P.S. your head is big,” to which she replied: “I know, it always has been. In the jungle, I had the second largest hat size.”

Another wrote: “You’ve never heard of him yet you make stupid assumptions. There’s nothing he says that is controversial if you actually take time to listen.”

Anne then replied: “You know, Americans, this kind of hair-trigger angriness and sensitivity and telling people to stop talking is exactly why you get people doing this sort of thing in the first place. Why not try taking the temperature down a bit?”

Some called Anne “misinformed” for her comment, with one writing: “If you’ve never heard of him before Wednesday, you probably should just sit this one out.” Another shared: “This is a terribly misinformed post and you should really take it down.”

Following his death, Charlie’s wife Erika broke her silence and appeared on his streaming account. Much of her message was religious in nature, and she said Charlie died because he preached about “patriotism and god’s love.”

“Most important one, the evil doers responsible for my husband’s assassination, have no idea what they have done…. If you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country. In this world, you have no idea,” she threatened.

“You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife. The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry. To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die.”

She continued: “My husband’s mission will not end, not even for a moment. We’ll never surrender. We never will ever. Ever. Our campus tour this fall will continue. There will be even more tours in the years to come.”

Sex and The City star Kristin Davis has opened up on the shock felt when she discovered the iconic show’s spin-off And Just Like That was coming to an abrupt end

Sex and The City’s Kristin Davis has revealed the devastation felt after it was confirmed their And Just Like That spin-off has been axed. She admitted the cast had been caught off guard by the decision and was prepared to continue in her role as Charlotte York.

Speaking to Drew Barrymore on her daytime show stateside, the actress revealed the speculation that cast members weren’t aware of the show ending was “definitely true”. She claimed they had all made a commitment to each other, so the ending of the HBO hit was a huge surprise.

Speaking to Drew, the 60-year-old said: “Our commitment that we had made was a three-year commitment to each other, so we knew that part, but I just assumed that we were going to keep going. That’s how I am.”

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Her comments come not long after a showrunner told of the sequel’s abrupt ending. Michael Patrick King said that while writing the Season 3 finale, “it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop”.

Despite knowing things were coming to a halt, he confessed that main star Sarah Jessica Parker and himself decided to keep the decision under wraps. He claimed that if they had announced the big news, it could have overshadowed viewers’ fun while watching the final series.

The finale aired last month and at the time Davis took to Instagram to share her sadness at the news. “I am profoundly sad,” she wrote.

“I love our whole beautiful cast and crew. 400 artisans working so hard on our show with deep love.”

Parker also shared a message for the occasion. She revealed her gratitude for the “joy, adventure, and the greatest kind of hard work” that had gone into filming the show.

“I am better for every single day I spent with you,” she penned. “It will be forever before I forget. The whole thing. Thank you all.”

Fans quickly rushed to the comments section of the star’s post to praise her for her contribution to SATC. For many, they admitted they had been moved to tears with her goodbye to the character.

“I don’t want to let go… Just give us the last season.. I am not READY TO SAY GOODBYE,” sobbed one user. ” “I am not ready to say goodbye,” insisted another.

“I will miss you a lot a lot. This show has been therapy for me. Thank you. Love you,” a second fan wrote. And a third person also said: “I need a drink,” along with a crying emoji.

Sex and the City first aired back in 1998. It’s final episode in a sex series run came in 2004. The spin-off series began in 2021, with many fans hoping there would have been much more to come from the iconic cast.

The Busted vs McFly tour opened in Birmingham last night but James Bourne wasn’t on stage after having announced that he will miss gigs due to his health at the moment

James Bourne’s Busted bandmate told fans he’s “really f***ing sick” on the opening night of their joint tour with McFly last night. It comes after James announced that he was forced to pull out of the gigs just hours before the first show.

The two bands have launched the Busted vs McFly tour this week, which sees them come together for a number of shows. The tour opened at the bp pulse LIVE arena in Birmingham last night, ahead of a second show there tonight.

Ahead of opening night, James said in a statement that he was “not in good enough health” to perform on the tour. In a sad statement, the musician said that he was hopeful he’d make it to join his pals “further down the line”.

His sudden absence was addressed at the first show last night. Footage shared on social media shows Matt Willis speaking about the absent Busted member whilst on stage with their bandmate Charlie Simpson at the venue.

Matt told the audience: “Okay, you may have noticed our best friend is not here tonight. James Bourne is really f***ing sick and we love him and we miss him.”

The singer, who has been in the band with James and Charlie since Busted formed in the early 2000s, continued: “This is the first show we’ve ever played without him and it’s really weird.” Matt added: “But we’re gonna do the best we can.”

Matt said that it “happened f***ing fast,” before telling the audience: “Health is wealth.” He said that James’ bandmates told him to look after himself.

Speaking at the gig, Matt said that they asked James if he wanted them to not do the tour. He told the audience that James gave his blessing for the shows to go ahead without him though.

He recalled telling James: “We’re gonna get someone else to play guitar on some songs because we’re gonna miss something.” Charlie teased that James hadn’t wanted one of McFly to cover for him.

Matt then announced that James’ younger brother Chris Bourne would be joining them instead. He told the audience: “You might recognise this little guy from the Year 3000 video.”

In a post just days ago, James said: “The VS tour kicks off tomorrow night in Birmingham and as excited as l’ve been all year for this tour to begin, I’m really sorry to say that over the last 8 days it has become clear that I am not in good enough health to play these shows.

“There’s a lot of information I still don’t have about my condition but my bandmates, management and I are unanimous in deciding that I should focus on the medical stuff for now.

“I really hope I can be in a position to come back further down the line. It’s still going to. be an amazing show and I will miss being there! See you all as soon as possible.”