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Amy Dowden, the star of Strictly Come Dancing, is heartbroken by the news that Welsh cancer activist Sophie Busson, who twice battled breast cancer, has passed away.

Amy Dowden, the star of Strictly Come Dancing, has lost a cancer campaigner. Wales native Sophie Busson had two cancer battles.

Sophie’s devastated family announced over the weekend that she had lost her battle with the illness and had passed away at the age of 39. Amy, 34, a Strictly star, herself has been fighting breast cancer recently; she revealed in May 2023 that she has been diagnosed with grade III breast cancer.

After undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, the TV star was told in February 2024 she was told that her latest check up showed “no sign of the disease”, although she wouldn’t get an “all clear” for five years. Amy was among those shocked and saddened by the news of Sophie’s death, and took to Instagram Stories on Sunday to share her condolences.

Sending your twin, your husband, boys, family, and friends, Amy shared a link to a message sent by Sophie’s family. Thank you so much for your efforts to fight breast cancer and the cancer community, darling.

Sophie’s Strictly star shared a second message with a link to a collection of photos on her Stories. Thinking about these gorgeous twins, Amy wrote. I’ve been particularly affected by the news because of how much I can relate. Love is extended to everyone, but especially Steph.

Sophie’s family had earlier published a black and white photograph of her with the captions 1986 to 2025 written across it. Sophie’s death was brought to light in a moving message that was added to the post.

Her family wrote, “Our beautiful Sophie passed away peacefully last night, and we hoped it would never come.”

We take comfort in knowing how much she was loved because she kept us both by her side all the way through. Up until her last breath, she was a fierce fighter.

We are heartbroken, but she will always be in our hearts, her family said. Gareth, Steph, and her boys, you are all my love.

Sophie was reportedly diagnosed with stage four breast cancer at the age of 31 and 16 months after her wedding, according to The Express. After receiving intensive treatment, she was declared cancer-free, but tragically, the illness returned five years later.

She updated her online as she accepted a new treatment regimen in 2023 and revealed that she had metastatic breast cancer that was secondary to inoperable stage four.

Sophie told WalesOnline in 2023, “I was devastated to learn that my cancer had returned, but I wasn’t overly surprised given that I was told I was a high risk of reoccurrence. But when I was five years without getting cancer, I really believed I had a chance of surviving.

“I’ve been dealing with this new diagnosis really well, but I’m learning along, and luckily, I’ve been doing okay with it.” I’m hoping that treatment will succeed in making things work out for me and allow me to stay there forever.

Many Instagram followers shared condolence messages in the comments section of her family’s post after learning of her passing. What a lovely, always-on light-emitting soul. You all have my heart, everyone.

After a funny incident at a concert went viral, Coldplay singer Chris Martin issued a warning to the audience.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin issued a warning about the jumbotron after Astronomer’s ex-CEO and HR Head were allegedly seen on the big screen at a recent gig. The duo were seemingly oblivious to all but the music as he embraced the woman from behind, moving in sync with the band’s live performance.

However, as he rushed to avoid the spotlight when they realized their union was being broadcast on television, they quickly regrouped. After spotting them on the screen, Chris then joked, “Oh look at these two. They may be having an affair or just being extremely shy. The incident quickly became well-known on social media and was shared millions of times.

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On July 19 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Coldplay made another awkward appearance following the awkward moment at the concert. Frontman Chris joked about the jumbotron but didn’t directly address the incident.

We’d like to introduce some of you to some of you in the audience and screen some of you. We’re going to use our cameras to film some of you, he said, and how do we do that.

He continued, “Please, if you haven’t done your makeup, do it now”! Fans praised his handling of the situation and eluded sharing their opinions on social media.

One user said, “Love his sense of humor,” under a video of his warning. Well done, one commentator said, “I love how he is smiling while saying this”!

After the incident, I wondered what they would do. one was shared.

Meanwhile, the CEO released a statement shared on LinkedIn and X. They said: “As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding.

Our leaders are expected to uphold the highest standards for conduct and accountability, but recently that standard was not upheld. The board of directors accepted Andy Byron’s resignation, and he has submitted a written resignation.

As Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO, the Board will begin looking for our next chief executive. We were recognized as a pioneer in the data operations field prior to this week, enabling data teams to power everything from cutting-edge AI to modern analytics.

Our products and our work for our customers have not changed overnight, even though the perception of our business may have. Our customers have the most challenging data and AI problems, and we’re still working on it.

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Prince Harry’s team has refuted claims that his immediate family is now “seriously concerned” about being exiled from the UK when Prince William ascends in later years.

Prince Harry’s team has bitten back at claims he is “seriously worried” about being exiled from the UK by his brother Prince William when he takes the throne. “Harry is seriously worried that when his father dies one day, William will literally banish him and he will have no status in Britain at all,” said royal author Tom Bower in a recent interview with the Mirror.

But Harry’s team rubbished the claims and a spokesperson said Harry retains a desire to reconnect with his family following a long-running and very public feud. Harry continues to live in the US with his wife Meghan Markle.

“It’s funny how the people who know the least about him always have the most to say,” the spokesperson told GB News. Recently, Harry himself said he would “love reconciliation” with his family. “There’s no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious,” the Duke of Sussex said.

Of the feud with his father King Charles III, Harry said that disagreements regarding his security when he is in the UK has left the two not being on speaking terms.

Harry’s level of security changed in 2020 when he and Meghan stepped down as working royals and moved to California for financial and personal freedom, and he suggested the royal family and officials hoped his realisation of the increased safety risk “would force us to come back”. The duke failed in an appeal against the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office, over the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) that he should receive a different degree of protection when in the UK.

Harry, a father of two, claims he wants to end the conflict because he “does not know how long my father has been in jail.”

Harry said he has now “forgiven” his family. But he added: “I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point.”

To break up the rift, some actions have been taken. Meredith Maines, the Sussexes’ chief communications officer, and Liam Maguire, their King’s communications secretary, were photographed with Tobyn Andreae, their UK PR director. The Royal Over-Seas League near Clarence House, which cited an insider who claimed there were “things both sides wanted to talk about” but there was no “formal agenda” for the discussions, was able to get photos of the meeting on Sunday. It is unknown which side convened the meeting, according to The Mail.

Following their 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which they claimed a member of the family was concerned about their son Archie’s skin tone before he was born, the rift between the Sussexes and the royal family grew significantly.

Emily Andre earlier this month shared Belle’s tragic birth story and claimed that doctors had never witnessed it because she forbids the birth of more children.

Emily Andre has shared sweet snaps with her youngest daughter Arabella days after revealing her harrowing birth story. The 35-year-old welcomed her third child – who is known as Belle – with husband Peter Andre last April.

She and singer-actress Pete, who she married in 2015, also have daughters Amelia, 11, and Theo, 8, who are also in their lives.

Last week, the couple took a photo with Belle in a lavender field while the sun was out. They took care not to post her face on social media while wearing a white dress that matched her mother’s, just like they did for their kids.

The one-year-old is already beginning to walk, and fans only caught a glimpse of her as she played among the flowers. Although it’s unclear whether she can do it alone or still needs the support of her parents.

NHS doctor Emily captioned the post: “We made the most of the sunshine while it lasted, turns out Belle’s favourite part wasn’t the flowers… it was the bees.”

And fans were quick to compliment Belle’s fine head of hair. One wrote in the comments underneath: “Ahh she’s adorable – her hair!” Another of Emily’s 715,000 Instagram followers said: “Belle’s got gorgeous hair, doesn’t she? Beautiful photos, guys.”

Emily and Peter, these images, with their lavender setting and pure beauty, make me feel so strongly about seeing you two with baby Belle, my heart.

Belle is walking, Belle. They erupt so quickly! Love those Greek genes there,” a fourth post. “Glorious family,” a fifth commentator said. Belle is stunning. A fifth added, “I visited lavender fields with my grandbabies a few weeks ago.” They adored it just as much as Belle X.

The family day out comes a week after Emily shared traumatic details of Belle’s birth for the first time and said her and Pete, 52, – who is also dad to son Junior, 20, and daughter Princess, 18, from his marriage to ex-wife Katie Price – wouldn’t be having any more children.

Emily said, “I haven’t really spoken about her birth and what transpired after her, because it was so difficult and awful.” But it was indeed difficult. I was really unwell after she was born, too.

I had a very uncommon type of hernia that was quite large, she explained on Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast. Although this is actually quite offensive, I was essentially in the wrong place in my bowels.

The hernia that it was can easily strangle the bowel, turning it into a real emergency.

Because I had a large, huge lump in my stomach that kind of protruded out right after she was born, I knew things weren’t the same as she did. After a week, they returned me to do a follow-up, and they said, “We need to have the surgeons come and look at you.”

It was evening, I believe. The surgeon literally looked and said, “You need to go to the hospital right away,” or something. What do you mean, I asked, and I thought, “What do you mean?” Simply put, I was unable to do so.

After learning that Emily’s bowel had actually come out, she was immediately rushed in for surgery. She continued, “I had to go back for emergency surgery.” I almost had to hand her over because she was only a week old. The worst part was that I had to hand her over and have her operated on again.

However, Emily claims that the porter who took her to the theater in one “sweet moment” brought her husband Pete inside the same room after her father had an operation on him, which led to their union years later.