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As he reflected on his early years of football career, Jamie Redknapp explained how dating pop star Louise Redknapp caused backlash.

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Jamie Redknapp said dating Louise Redknapp contributed to him “getting a lot of stick” at the height of his football career. In 1991, the sportsman signed for Liverpool FC and made his debut in a UEFA Cup match that year aged just 18.

Due to their youth and prominent lifestyles, Jamie, 52, and a number of his teammates were nicknamed the “Spice Boys” during their 11 years at the club.

As part of this period, Liverpool won the Football League Cup (also known as the Coca-Cola Cup) in 1995 and it was around this time that Jamie met Louise, who was a member of Eternal.

After many doubted his abilities, the father-of-two said in his reflective years that he was determined to show that he had “the mental strength” to succeed.

When the public learned that Jamie was dating singer Louise, Jamie gained even more attention.

He stated in a statement on the Making A Scene podcast that: “We won the Coca-Cola final, which was the lead cup at the time. We were called The Spice Boys because of our young team.

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Avoiding naming his now ex-wife, he went on to explain to hosts David Walliams and Matt Lucas: “We got a lot of stick because I was dating a popstar, David James was modelling for Armani, John Barnes was just John Barnes, Jason McAteer [was there].”

For the past 20 years, Jamie and Louise have two sons, Beau, 17 and Charley, 21.

The singer reportedly cited “unreasonable behavior” in the singer’s divorce proceedings at the time of their split in 2017.

After a few years, the pair has since developed new relationships.

Jamie became in love with Swedish model Frida Andersson for the first time. Raphael, the couple’s son, is now four years old, and she was expecting him in 2021.

She had four children with American hedge fund manager Jonathan Lourie before becoming a wife.

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Speaking recently on The Romesh Ranganathan Show, the football pundit made a rare admission about moving on from Louise and the impact it had on their children.

He said, “I have to be honest when I tell my eldest son that Frida was pregnant, that it didn’t go well with Charley.

If I’m being honest, when I told him that Frida was pregnant, he said, “I went to pick him up at school and told him that.”

He added: “I got it, I totally understood it because his world had been turned upside down — you’re married, everything feels straightforward, and then you meet someone else and you get married again.”

In 2023, Louise started dating businessman Drew Michael. The mother-of-two regularly updates her on social media about their relationship, including last year’s Glastonbury Festival together.

Marilyn Granas, a legend in Hollywood, passed away at the age of 98. Along with Temple, she had previously appeared in blockbusters like Bright Eyes, Curly Top, and The Little Colonel.

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Marilyn Granas, the original body double for Shirley Temple as Shirley Temple’s child star, passed away at the age of 98. Her family has revealed that the Beverly Hills resident had passed away in October.

Her nephew, a historian of film, Arthur Grant, gave an update on her dementia. Grace was a part of numerous acclaimed Hollywood productions, including The Little Colonel, Curly Top, and Bright Eyes.

Granas stood just feet away as Temple and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson delivered their iconic staircase sequence during the latter’s production. Granas remained secret about her involvement in Temple’s life for years, worried that it would overshadow her other accomplishments.

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She continued, “I made a new life and made the decision not to be Shirley Temple’s stand-in.”

However, she revealed that her relationship with Shirley was “best friend” in an interview from her 40s. We had a wonderful time together. We created a variety of games, and we were always forced to play “house” in all these wonderful locations when the sets weren’t being used.

Granas expressed her sympathy for Temple’s unusual upbringing in a 2016 interview with Closer, saying that her childhood was “unnatural.” She was denied access to a public school. She didn’t have many friends or be able to ride bikes or do kid things.

It was just the two of us on the set, they said. We never engaged in any other child play.

Granas later transitioned to a position as a casting director for NBC, where she participated in the 1955 Television Academy’s “Miss Cinderemmy” beauty contest. She played a crucial role in William Morris’ casting department before launching her own Beverly Hills-based agency over the course of more than three decades in the field of casting.

Fans of her work took to social media to express their condolences after the news of her death was revealed. One user wrote on Twitter/X: “#RIP Marilyn Granas, Shirley Temple’s replacement in “Bright Eyes” and other movies.

The bride was apparently mobbed by photographers at Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay’s wedding in Bath Abbey, and a fight reportedly broke out with security.

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There were chaotic scenes ahead of Adam Peaty’s nuptials to Holly Ramsay as the bride appeared to find herself surrounded by photographers upon her arrival with her father Gordon. Following last year’s proposal, three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Peaty exchanged vows with Ramsay at Bath Abbey on Sunday.

The couple had an A-list congregation that included David and Victoria Beckham, renowned chef Marcus Wareing and television presenter Dan Walker. The couple’s wedding plans have dominated headlines in recent weeks, with a family rift on Peaty’s side resulting in him excluding all but one relative from the ceremony.

Given the significant media coverage and the celebrity guests’ attendance, it’s likely that there was a lot of coverage outside the abbey as the bride made her entrance on Sunday, accompanied by heavy security. However, there were some unpleasant situations when other paparazzi photographers allegedly rushed from a rear entrance, even though the majority of the press was positioned in a designated area at the front of the venue.

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It’s claimed the group tried to intercept Ramsay and her father’s arrival. This is said to have resulted in confrontations with security personnel outside the abbey, reports Wales Online.

A skirmish allegedly broke out in a confined passageway next to the Ramsays as bodyguards constructed a protective cordon around the hotel. The bride and the Hell’s Kitchen celebrity reportedly got into a fight during the midst of the chaos.

A source told Hello! Magazine that the situation “descended into chaos”, with “Gordon and Holly, in her wedding dress, being jostled around just as she entered the church.” Despite the commotion, the Ramsays managed to escape with the assistance of security and proceeded into the abbey.

This is the most recent twist in what has been a highly anticipated wedding that was the result of a family feud, which is said to have started with his mother Caroline being denied entry to Ramsay’s hen-do. Bethany Peaty’s sister, who served as the bridesmaid, was the only family member present at the wedding as a result of this.

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Caroline said in a conversation with the Daily Mail that the wedding day morning, “I don’t think they understand how badly they have hurt me; it feels like they have cut my heart out.”

“This is the first Christmas that I’ve not had my family together – my family is broken. Yes, I have my other grandchildren. Yes, I have my other children, but my family is split because of the goings on…because of the wedding.”

She continued, “I don’t want to ruin his wedding day, and going would just cause even more of a storm.” I wished I could watch him get married peacefully, but that’s now impossible.

They don’t understand that family is the foundation of everything, though I’m not sure if they are too young or how much of a family I value. When things start to go wrong, you can turn to family as the foundation. That has persisted throughout my entire life.