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Strictly star Vicky Pattison’s secret battle that has left husband terrified

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Vicky Pattison, a former Geordie Shore star, is currently competing on the popular dance competition Strictly Come Dancing with Kai Widdrington.

Vicky Pattison’s husband has been left terrified as he supports his wife as she competes on Strictly Come Dancing. The former Geordie Shore star has been taking part in the popular BBC show but she has also been fighting a secret battle at the same time.

The TV personality has been under a lot of pressure recently because she has been practicing all day to ensure she can perform on Saturday nights. Ercan Ramadan’s husband, however, claims Vicky is afraid the pressure is too much.

Vicky tends to lead a healthy, active lifestyle, but Ercan worries that she’s “overworked.” Strictly actors typically practice for at least eight hours a day before performing their routines on Saturday, a well-known fact.

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Vicky feels good when she leads a healthy lifestyle, eats well, and takes care of herself, according to a source who spoke to The Sun. However, overwork, stress, and fatigue are all things that worry her. Who is aware of the potential triggers?

“Ercan is of course very worried that the gruelling Strictly ‘regime’ could tip her over the edge so he’s having to make sure she’s slowing down, she’s eating enough, she’s eating healthy food and she’s getting time to rest and also do what fills her cup – quiet time with him where they can just be together and the dogs.”

Following a five-year search for a diagnosis, Vicky first discussed her diagnosis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) publicly in 2023.

She has previously stated that anxiety, among other symptoms, can result. In the week or two leading up to a menstrual period, PMDD, a severe form of PMS, results in intense mood and physical symptoms that have a significant impact on daily life.

Extreme symptoms include depression, anger, irritability, and fatigue. They can also be caused by physical issues like bloating, breast tenderness, and fatigue.

Vicky previously shared an emotional post on Instagram where she spoke about struggling with anxiety. She wrote: “There are a few things that exacerbate my anxiety.

When I’m exhausted, overworked, or simply not taking care of myself properly, I don’t feel like I have the energy to stop having intrusive, dark thoughts. I also believe that being low and/or burnt out makes me more prone to that negative self-talk.

She added: “My condition [PMDD] can cause panic attacks, anxiety, insomnia and exhaustion. In some moments there can be suicidal thoughts.”

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Vicky and her partner Kai Widdrington, both of whom are professional dancers, are currently competing on Strictly. The pair performed a Samba last night, scoring 29 of their final 40 points.

They were thrilled to have gotten the series’ highest score thus far. Lead judge Shirley Ballas even informed them that she had a chance of winning the show.

Gaza’s traumatised children urgently need the hope education offers

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I had a variety of conflicting emotions when the Gaza ceasefire was declared. I was relieved that the bombs had finally stopped, but I also feared that they could go back on at any time. I was worried that this might return to normal life, but I also worried that it might be a temporary one.

As a teacher of English, I want to see education as quickly as possible. The only way to revive hope and assist children in overcoming the trauma of two years of genocide is through education. It can give the impression of purpose and normalcy. That is why Gaza should have the highest priority.

I taught English to elementary and middle school students in Gaza City before the genocide started. In the first weeks of the war, the school was completely destroyed, and the educational facility suffered severe damage.

We had to leave our home, along with my family. I began teaching in a tent a few months later as part of a volunteer-run initiative at the local school. My students, who ranged in age from six to twelve, were seated on the floor in the tent without desks. Although the teaching environment was challenging, I made a commitment to supporting children in their education.

By the late December of that year, all pens, books, and notebooks had completely vanished from stores and markets. If there was any money available, a single notebook would cost anywhere between 20 and 30 shekels ($6 to $9). The majority of families were unable to afford this.

Some of my pupils started arriving at class without anything to write on, others would pick up scraps of paper from the rubble of homes and proceed with it, and others would continue to write in pennies on the backs of their families’ preserved old sheets of paper. Many children would frequently have to share a single pen because pens were so scarce.

We educators had to find alternative teaching methods because writing and reading, the foundation of education, became so challenging. We performed songs, heard stories, and group recitations.

Children had an incredible desire to continue learning despite the lack of resources. I was moved by their determination to learn despite everything, and I was moved by their perseverance as I saw them struggle with old scraps of paper.

Years ago, my grandmother gave me a special notebook that I used as a diary. My dreams and secrets were included in it. After the war, I began to read accounts of bombings, homeless people sleeping in the streets, starvation never before, and suffering without even the most basic necessities.

I was aware of what I had to do on a particular August school day when the majority of my students showed up without a single paper. I gave my students the pages of my notebook as I began tearing them out one by one.

My notebook’s pages ran out in a single day due to the number of children in it. Then, my students had to return the paper or cardboard scraps.

My students are still without paper and pens despite the truce putting an end to the bombs. Humanitarian aid has once more begun entering Gaza. Shelter supplies, food, and supplies are arriving. All of these are crucial. However, we also urgently require funding for the 600,000 schoolchildren in Gaza to get back on track.

Not just textbooks, pens, and paper are available. They provide a lifeline to Gaza’s children who have overcome war, destruction, and great loss. They are essential tools for their willpower and perseverance to live, learn, and envision a bright future.

With the aid of education, children can recover from war trauma and regain sense of security. For both community healing and psychological rehabilitation, learning provides them with the structure, self-assurance, and hope for a brighter future.

We must re-advocate for those who lost two years of education with the ability to write, study, and dream.

Olivia Attwood hints that ITV star ‘should be worried’ over ‘blood-sucking’ ex friend

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After liking a TikTok comment that warned one particular star to watch their backs, Olivia Attwood has further aggravated her feud with her ex-friend Ryan Kay.

Olivia Attwood has publicly warned another ITV star to be careful of aligning herself with a former close friend following a bitter fall out. The 34-year-old TV star took to TikTok recently and slammed an ex-friend who she likened to being a parasite who jumps from one person to another, like a “tick”.

In her rant, Olivia certainly did not hold back as she also went on to claim that people similar to her former friend can not maintain a friendship for more than a year or two years. It comes after Olivia’s public fallout with one-time BFF and stylist Ryan Kay.

A fan of the video posted the following comment: “Ryan … Grace ought to be concerned. Olivia made the comment, which appeared to confirm that she was referring to former friends Grace Keeling, aka GK Barry, who is currently associated with Ryan.

Earlier this week, Ryan posted a picture of Grace, who he dressed for an appearance on Loose Women. Ryan captioned the photo: “It’s A Loose Kinda Friday.”

In her video clip, Olivia, who is also a panellist on the ITV daytime show, said: “We all know this person who, they can’t keep a job, they can’t keep a friend, they have no long term friends. Like, they have no friends they can keep for more than a year, two max. But it’s never their fault, they’re always the victim. This is a professional victim.”

She continued, “And you watch the cycle play out, you can now piece together the people who were before you, you can see your contribution to the cycle, and you can now see who they moved on to next.”

Olivia, who goes by the name Olivia, said, “I always believe that these types of people move on to new hosts rather than new friends.” like a tik . A tick must consume your blood and possess a host body in order to survive. So it will travel to another body once it leaves your body.

Despite neither Olivia or Ryan confirming the reason behind their fall out, it has been reported that it stemmed from him allegedly siding with her husband Bradley Dack, following her holiday with close friend and work colleague, Pete Wicks.

Olivia remained a liar about the cause of their feud at the time. When a fan inquired about Ryan on September 7, she responded, “I’m just very hurt if I’m honest. I had to respect myself and draw a line before you could have read what I might have written.

She continued, “It was a process that lasted a few months. I guess I should have seen something else. I think?? I give friendships everything, in every way, and I don’t let many people in, which stinks. I won’t be able to fully explain it in a story, but I will at some point.

She thanked her “small circle” of friends who “don’t feed the press with false narratives” just a few days earlier.

She continued, saying that she had been warned about Ryan by industry professionals but that she had not heeded their advice, but that she will never forget it.

She ended her remarks by explaining the reason behind her post, saying, “I know you have questions, but not this week because I’m kind of busy.

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Kenya’s revered opposition leader Raila Odinga being laid to rest

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Published On 19 Oct 2025

Days after several people were killed when mourners gathered in Nairobi to pay their respects, Kenyans are saying a final farewell to revered opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Odinga, a pro-democracy champion who also served as Kenya’s prime minister from 2008 to 2013, will be interred on Sunday at his family’s Bondo homestead.

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According to Kenya’s The Star newspaper, he will receive full military honors at the private burial following a funeral mass earlier that day at a nearby university.

A man who was referred to as a “selfless pan-Africanist” was interred at the final interment of thousands of Kenyans and dignitaries from across Africa.

Olusegun Obasanjo, Kenya’s president, and former president Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s president, were among those present who praised Odinga as a “unifier.”

On the day of Raila Odinga’s funeral mass, Oburu Odinga’s brother, is observed by Kenyan President William Ruto at the Bondo-based Jaramogi Oginga University of Science and Technology.

Raila was a Kenyan dignitary who was also very respected throughout the continent and even beyond, according to Al Jazeera’s correspondent Catherine Soi during the ceremony in Bondo.

People in this country want to pay him the sacrifices he made.

Spectacular memorials

On Wednesday, Odinga, 80, died from a suspected heart attack at a southern Indian health clinic. On Thursday, thousands of mourners in Nairobi saw his body.

In the past three days, thousands of mourners have attended four public viewing events that have resulted in the deaths of five people and hundreds of injuries as a result of stampedes.

According to Al Jazeera’s Soi, there was also “a bit of a fracas” leading up to Sunday’s burial as “people tried to surge” toward the site, but security personnel “quickly contained” the crowd.

Security personnel control the crowd as mourners gather to attend a funeral Mass for Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died while receiving medical treatment in India, at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology in Bondo, Siaya County, Kenya, October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, mourners are gathered in a mass.

Odinga was arguably the most significant political figure of his generation in Kenya, affectionately known as “Baba” (“father” in Swahili).

In a career of shifting alliances, he became prime minister in 2008, and he also signed a political pact with former president Kenyatta in 2018 and with President Ruto last year.

He is credited as the main force behind the widely praised constitution passed in 2010 and his failure to win the presidency despite five attempts.

Following months of anti-government protests that saw young Kenyans storm and burn some Parliament of Kenya buildings, Odinga reportedly said on Friday that Odinga had supported him in “steady the country” under a political pact signed in March of this year.

Erastus Mwencha, the former vice president of the African Union, claimed that Odinga had a continental influence.

He continued, noting that some African nations are still trying to achieve democracy, that he “viewed him as one of those who fought for the second liberation.”

Countryfile’s Adam Henson says ‘I’ll never be rich enough’ after ‘horrible’ time on farm

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Along with his work on BBC One’s Countryfile, Adam Henson owns a farm in Gloucestershire.

Adam Henson admits he will “never be rich enough” to own his farm. The Countryfile star runs Bemborough Farm in Gloucestershire with his business partner Duncan Andrews.

In 1998, they sold Adam’s father, Joe, for the farm. The site doubles as the Cotswolds Park Farm visitor attraction, which receives around 70, 000 visitors annually, in addition to being a functioning farm.

Adam, who admits that running a farm is tough, says he operates the site as a tenant. Speaking to the BBC , he said: “I’d love to, but I’ll never be rich enough to buy it.”

When the tenancy agreement expires in 12 years, he has previously stated that he may leave the farm. He will instead exchange his wife Charlie for a bungalow on the vast site.

He said: “So when the tenancy runs out in 12 years’ time, Charlie and I are moving to a bungalow close by in Winchcombe, where we have a few acres and will keep a few sheep and the dogs.”

He continued, “It will be the end of a time, but I will still be able to enjoy the beautiful countryside.”

Adam acknowledges that this year’s extreme weather has impacted his farm. Even though Adam has 350 commercial ewes and other farm animals in his flock, rye grass is said to pay the best.

A third of his farm has also been enrolled in environmental initiatives. He continued, “Spring was terrible. The crops won’t produce the grain, and the price of the grain will be low.

However, his sheep “lambed well” in 2025, making it likely that he made money off of them. However, the TV presenter claims that his support of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will be beneficial this year.

He explained the fund as “public money for public goods” that “supports conversation and wildlife”. Adam’s career branched out into the world of television in 2001 following a nationwide hunt for a new Countryfile presenter.

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Since then he has fronted a host of shows about rural life. Adam will be back on screens with Countryfile from 5.15pm tonight (October 19) on BBC One.

As they examine the impact of France on the “Garden of England” as the Kent Downs National Landscape, Adam will be joined by Charlotte Smith and Matt Baker in Kent this week. The location is preparing to become a cross-channel UNESCO geopark.

‘United Have So Much To Win’, Amorim Plays Down Anfield Record

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Ruben Amorim, manager of Manchester United, has downplayed the significance of previous victories, insisting that his players have “so much to win” if they win against Liverpool as they gear up for a challenging trip to Anfield.

Only one victory came from a Wayne Rooney strike at Anfield in 2016, which was disappointing for United’s fans over the past ten years.

Before that, Juan Mata’s unforgettable brace was the difference-makers’ 2–1 victory.

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When asked if he would keep his players motivated by those moments, the manager replied that his approach was more focused on the present than the past.

In a pre-game conference on Sunday, Amorim said, “You have so many things to use with our players, like winning back-to-back games, to have that moment, and that can completely change,” Amorim said. “When you win, the week was so different, and you can use that to have that moment,” Amorim said.

So we can use a lot of different techniques with the players. They don’t seem to recall those games, in my opinion. Unfortunately, today’s football players don’t watch as many games. Therefore, the hardest part is that we have so much to use.

I don’t need to refer to those games because there is so much to be won if we perform and win the following one. We just need to demonstrate to them what that might entail for our future.

However, the United manager claims that his players are ready to face the challenge head-on.

“We demonstrated last year. And he claimed that the environment is more important than the way we begin the game.

“The environment can change,” he said. They will, of course, have an opportunity to win. We are prepared to experiment with loud environments, but we are not afraid of that. And if you looked back last year, not this year, but last year, we still sometimes play better in that environment than the pressure at home.

In a stadium that generates early momentum, he stressed the importance of a strong opening.

We never know what will happen, therefore. It’s crucial to get the game started well, do a good warm-up, feel that the first few minutes will be difficult, he continued.

So I believe they are prepared, but I believe we need to get ready for the impact, particularly at the beginning of the game.