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Peter Andre’s wife Emily reacts to ‘cruel’ Katie Price swipe in bombshell vid

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Peter Andre’s second wife, Doctor Emily, is said to be ‘hurt’ after his former partner Katie Price took aim at her and her children in a bombshell video shared by Alex Reid

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Katie Price has been accused of hitting a “new low” after apparently targeting Emily Andre and her children in a bombshell video leaked last night. The former glamour model has come under fire after branding Peter Andre’s second wife and their children “irrelevant” in a video which shows her counting huge stacks of cash.

In the video, shared by Katie’s ex-partner, Alex Reid, the television personality is joined by her eldest daughter, Princess, whom she shares with Peter. But she also brands Peter and Emily’s two children “irrelevant” before encouraging her daughter to agree with her.

Katie, 47, also asked her daughter whether Pete frequently asks about her two bankruptcies, despite her having huge amounts of cash on her. Katie is sitting in front of a Christmas tree with Princess in the clip, which is believed to have been filmed in late 2020. It comes after Peter Andre was said to be ‘shocked and disgusted’ by the comments.

Speaking to her daughter, she said: “Your dad is going to have to pay the school fees because of my bankruptcy.” She went on to add: “Does he moan about it? What does Emily say? It’s money that could be spent on her and her kids. They’re not going private, are they, they’re irrelevant. No one even knows who they are.”

Emily Andre is said to be 'stunned' by the comments made by Katie
Emily Andre is said to be ‘stunned’ by the comments made by Katie

Now, a source has hit out, saying that Katie has hit a “new low” by targeting Emily and the children. Speaking to The Sun, they said: “Of course, the focus has been on the fact Katie is counting cash while claiming to be bankrupt, but Pete has been left horrified by what she said about his family in front of Princess.

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“She would only have been about 13 then, and her mum was talking like that about her own brother and sisters. It’s disgusting. Emily is stunned that anyone could speak about children like that. It’s a new low.” They add that the family didn’t want Princess to be at the centre of any more drama surrounding Katie.

When Princess asked whether Katie would be using the cash to help with her and Junior’s private education, she responded, “Your dad can sit on that,” raising her middle finger. The news of Emily’s reaction comes after a source told the Mirror that Peter had been left “shocked” by the video clip.

Katie branded Peter and Emily's children 'irrelevant'
Katie branded Peter and Emily’s children ‘irrelevant’

They told us: “He’s so shocked that she would do this in front of their young child and saying his young children are irrelevant. It’s not about the money. How could a mother do that about young children?”

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Peter added that he was drafting in his legal team. A spokesperson for Price told the Mirror: “This is a video that was shared with Katie’s Trustee in Bankruptcy several months ago, and Katie has fully complied with the Trustee’s investigations into the same.

“The cash featured did not belong to Katie, and the property referred to was dealt with in the financial settlement proceedings arising out of Katie’s divorce from Peter Andre. Katie’s Trustee in Bankruptcy is aware of the property and has undoubtedly investigated whether the same ought to be comprised in the bankruptcy estate.”

Alex was left speechless by the video
Alex was left speechless by the video

Farheen Qureshi, who was made Price’s bankruptcy trustee in April 2023, told the Mirror: “You should be aware that, notwithstanding that Ms Price has been discharged from both her first and second Bankruptcies, both Bankruptcies are still live and continuing and, in my capacity as her Trustee, I am seeking realisations from various third parties for the respective Bankruptcy estates. I would not wish to prejudice in any way either the outcome of that hearing or the further investigations being undertaken.”

Katie was first declared bankrupt in 2019, relating to debts totalling £3.5million, including £970,639 to HMRC and for a second time in March last year, for £761,994, over a second unpaid HMRC demand for cash that she had earned while officially being bankrupt.

Creditors included her ex, Alex, who is owed £175,000 in High Court damages and costs, which he was granted after Katie revealed a sex tape, which he says was filmed without his consent. In the clip, Katie was heard saying she had “extended” her bankruptcy “because Alex Reid wants money from me and he won’t be able to get it… He’s an a***hole.”

A spokesperson for Ms Price said the cash didn't belong to the former model
A spokesperson for Ms Price said the cash didn’t belong to the former model(Image: Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)

In the video, which he shared yesterday, he said it was “unbelievable” as he watched Katie counting cash. “She just admitted she lied,” he said, before asking a person off camera: “Has my legal team seen this?”

He said in a statement: “Over the years, you have seen countless stories by Katie Price directed at me, Peter, Keiran and others. Today I want to be clear. I am spearheading a campaign to expose the truth. This isn’t about gossip but about evidence. It’s not about rumour, it’s about reality. After years of silence, the time has finally come to reveal all.”

The Mirror understands that the one-minute and 38-second video has been sent to Price’s bankruptcy trustee, who continues to “seek realisations from various third parties.”

Meanwhile, earlier this year, speaking on her podcast, The Katie Price Show, Price said: “I’m not bankrupt anymore! I’m out of it, I’m out of both of them. The last six years have been hell – mentally and personally – everything has been hell. I’ve worked so hard to communicate and get rid of what caused all the trouble, and I’m out of it. It’s such a nice feeling not to be bankrupt anymore. I’m in control of everything now.”

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Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr deported from US: Authorities

After being deported by the United States on drug-related charges, former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been detained in Mexico, according to Mexican authorities.

According to information released on Tuesday on the nation’s National Detention Registry, Chavez, the son of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, was handed over at noon on Monday and transferred to a prison in the state of northwest Sonora, Mexico.

President Claudia Sheinbaum stated to reporters that he had been deported, adding that he had been on a Mexican arrest warrant.

She previously claimed that prosecutors were working on the case and that he had been arrested on suspicion of arms trafficking and organized crime.

The attorney general of Mexico’s office made no comment.

Chavez Jr., the son of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez and former world champion, was detained by US immigration officials shortly after losing to American influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a sold-out match.

Julio Cesar Chavez, a retired boxer, urges his son Julio to beat Sergio Martinez in their title fight at the Thomas &amp, Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 15, 2012 [Steve Marcus/Reuters]

According to Mexican authorities, he allegedly worked as a scout for the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, which Washington earlier this year designated a “foreign terrorist organization.”

The accusations have been refuted by Chavez&nbsp, Jr.’s family.

According to Mexico’s national registry, the boxer was detained at 11:53 a.m. (18:53 GMT) and transferred to a federal facility in Hermosillo, the country’s capital. According to the report, Chavez Jr. was sporting a red hoodie and sneakers.

Chavez Jr. won the 2011 Middleweight Championship but lost it the following year.

WRU to propose halving Welsh professional teams to two

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The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) will propose reducing the number of professional sides in Wales from four to two.

Welsh rugby’s governing body has produced a radical plan which includes its “optimal solution” for transforming the struggling game.

The WRU is expected to announce its preferred proposals this week which will include two organisations each having a men’s and women’s side.

There will then be a six-week consultation period where the Union will present its favoured option to stakeholders before a final decision on the plans, which is expected to be made by the end of October.

Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets are currently the four professional men’s sides in Wales, but the WRU is suggesting the number of teams is halved.

The news comes despite the fact that Ospreys have plans to move into a revamped stadium at St Helen’s in Swansea for the 2026-27 season, while Scarlets have recently unveiled new investors.

New director of rugby Dave Reddin, chief executive Abi Tierney and chair Richard Collier-Keywood have been involved in the plan.

It remains unclear whether the two future sides being proposed will be new entities or existing teams.

The WRU has, though, proposed that there will be two organisations which will each have a men’s and women’s team.

There could be 50 players in each men’s squad with a budget of £7.8m each, while the women’s squads will have 40 players apiece.

The WRU says there will be significantly elevated funding for each men’s squad, which would facilitate a radically different profile of talent and support.

The Union says the two squads would feature predominantly Welsh-qualified players, while there would be a rethink on non-Welsh qualified players.

The WRU would fund the two men’s and two women’s teams, all of which would be operated under licences, with the governing body giving any owners or investors responsibility for all commercial operations.

Phase one would involve the move of the two sides, men’s and women’s, operating on two sites.

There will also be a transition to contracting of players and staff within central national academies.

Phase two would involve the clubs moving to training at one site which will be known as a national campus.

This will be home to 400 people, including men’s and women’s national staff, professional and clubs staff and national academies. The men’s and women’s academies will be centralised.

The proposals include improving the standard of the Super Rygbi Cymru competition, which is the current level below the men’s fully professional game.

How did we get here?

The WRU said in July the current system was failing and unsustainable and that it was looking at a more radical strategy.

This came after Wales’ men’s side had lost a record-breaking 18 international matches in a row and slipped to 12th in the world rankings, while the four regions have struggled in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and European competitions.

The WRU and regions had been trying to get a new deal over the line after months of negotiation.

A glimmer of hope was offered in February when the new Professional Rugby Agreement (PRA) was agreed in principle, with all parties ready to sign in early April.

The process was derailed when Cardiff went into temporary administration later that month and were taken over by the WRU which, in the process, absorbed £9m of club debts.

Scarlets and Ospreys wanted clarity from the WRU but said “key issues” were not resolved regarding concerns about favouritism towards Cardiff.

Dragons and Cardiff put pen to paper, while Scarlets and Ospreys did not sign the PRA in May.

The WRU responded by saying it did not intend to continue equally funding four professional teams in the men’s game, paving the way for the potential of a reduction in sides.

The number of professional sides in Wales was most recently reduced in 2004, when the Celtic Warriors ceased to exist after only one year of competing.

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Sidemen’s ‘best guest ever’ is YouTuber with 1.5million followers and Tourette’s

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The popular YouTubers included a special guest who proved very popular

Sidemen’s ‘best guest ever’ has been declared by fans and they are a YouTuber with millions of followers and Tourette’s syndrome.

The online group of content creators and influencers shared their most recent video in their regular Sunday slot and it included an immediate favourite amongst viewers. This week, the video dropped was a new edition of 20 vs 2, which included mostly women coming face to face with a couple of Sidemen.

In a voiceover introducing the video, which ran for more than an hour and 20 minutes in total, KSI says: “Welcome to 20 vs 2. We have two Americans, Marlon and Lacy. They will both have to agree which of the 20 girls they would like to say yes and no to.”

If the duo both said yes to a girl, they would take part in the next section of the video. This would be in the form of an impromptu date. However, the girl chooses who of the two they would rather go on a date with.

Anita proved popular among viewers in Sidemen’s latest video(Image: @Sidemen)

While this happens, six others watch on including Josh, Harry, Vik, KSI, Tobi, Ethan and Simon. Each of them have the opportunity to tell Marlon and Lacy what to do like mini challenges. Whether it be how they act or what they say.

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One person that was involved in both segments on the video and was popular with the Sidemen and viewers alike during her appearance was 35-year-old Anita.

It turns out she is a major online personality in her own right, known as Sweet Anita. She has around 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube and claims to have more than 4 million followers across all her social channels. This includes Twitch, X, Instagram and Facebook.

Anita herself commented on the video, thanking for the invitation to be involved in the Sidemen’s video. In her post she said: “Lacy was such a good boy! Thanks for having me.”

It didn’t go unnoticed by fans who were quick to reply themselves. It received the most interactions of any comment with more than 200 replies and 27,000 thousand likes.

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Sweet Anita has shared many videos about her Tourette’s(Image: @SweetAnita)

Many responded to tell Anita that they were their favourite guest. One person said: “You’re iconic.” A second simply stated: “Best 20v1 guest ever.”

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Another added: “I love your vibe and energy, you’re so unique.” while a different account replied: “Anita , you made the vid, hilarious.”

Anita also has Tourette’s. She has regularly shared clips and videos talking about her experiences of her condition and how it impacts her life on YouTube and on her social pages.

Rees-Zammit left NFL after ‘wasting his talent’

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Louis Rees-Zammit returned to rugby union because he realised he was “wasting his talent” in the National Football League (NFL).

But he says he has no regrets quitting rugby, claiming he is better for experiencing the “brutal” world of American football alongside Super Bowl stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

The Wales and British and Irish Lions wing shocked his sport when, on the eve of the 2024 Six Nations, he announced his decision to try and make it in the NFL.

Having slowly begun to realise his American dream was not going to become a reality during 18 months of trying, the 24-year-old is back having signed a season-long deal at Bristol Bears.

Despite winning contracts with Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars, Rees-Zammit did not play a competitive NFL game.

“I gave it my best shot but it’s very difficult to get into the NFL if you haven’t gone through the college system, you just don’t get the same opportunities as those boys.

“It makes sense from a coach’s point of view, because those boys have been playing that sport for so long and it’s hard to coach someone up on the sport they’ve never played before.

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‘No regrets’

Far from seeing it as a failed experiment, Rees-Zammit says it was a valuable experience, adding: “Just to be involved in a locker room that was completely different to rugby, next to global figures like Mahomes and Kelce, I learned from everything they did day to day.

“But I’m real about it – it probably wasn’t for me in the end.

“There’s no regrets. I’m very happy that I made the decision because would I regret it if I never did it? That’s the biggest regret.

“I’ve gone out, did it, played a year, and made a decision to come back and really express my game again.

A scramble for his signature

What happened was the inevitable. Even during his sabbatical, the free-scoring winger remained one of the sport’s biggest names.

There was no shortage of offers, with Bristol’s style of play and short distance to his Cardiff home obvious draws.

Rees-Zammit’s short-term deal, he says, was the right move as he looks to show he has lost little of the skill or the speed he had before bulking up in the NFL.

But it has also prompted speculation over a move to the proposed breakaway rebel circuit R360 in a year’s time.

The 32-cap international said he had only seen the media reports and is focused on regaining match fitness in time to start the new English Premiership season with Bristol against Leicester on 28 September – with a Wales return also in his sights – and then “see what opportunities arise”.

But he did admit that “globally we want rugby to be as big as possible, and if we can play it on a global stage that’s going to be huge”.

Rees-Zammit is someone the game’s organisers know they need. He has more Instagram followers than the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and his social media influencer girlfriend Drew Knotts will join him back in Cardiff.

That includes an out-of-sorts Wales, with the national side having played 18 Tests since he left and losing all bar one.

There was no consideration of a move to a Welsh region, but he has held talks with new Wales head coach Steve Tandy and his staff as he eyes an autumn international return.

But Rees-Zammit says performing for Bristol is a priority, adding he even missed tackling during his time on the offence of the Chiefs and the Jaguars.

He will not have played truly competitive sport in 20 months by the time the season starts, but said he has been reacquainting himself with a rugby ball over the past two months and did not feel “rusty”.

“The skill isn’t really the issue, it’s just about being match fit,” he said. “There’s a lot more conditioning in rugby – in NFL it’s more anaerobic fitness, being able to do repeated sprints, not so much long-distance stuff because the [time of the] ball in play here is very high.”

As is his speed, claiming he still clocked 23mph despite putting on an extra 10kg.

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Originals dominate in 10-wicket win over Rockets

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The Hundred women’s competition, Trent Rockets

Trent Rockets 111-7 (100 balls): Sciver-Brunt 34 (26); Filer 3-23

Manchester Originals 113-0 (82 balls): Bryce 61 (45), Mooney 47 (37); Stonehouse 0-10

Manchester Originals won by 10 wickets

Manchester Originals completed only the third 10-wicket victory in the history of The Hundred women’s competition as they defeated Trent Rockets at Trent Bridge.

Captain Beth Mooney hit 47 from 37 deliveries and Kathryn Bryce 61 from 45 as Originals chased their target of 112 with 18 balls to spare.

England bowlers Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Filer starred in the Rockets innings, taking 2-12 and 3-23 respectively as Originals restricted the home side to 111-7.

Ecclestone picked up two stumpings, dismissing opener Nat Wraith and her England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who top-scored for Rockets with 34.

Meanwhile Filer had Rockets skipper Ash Gardner caught by Ecclestone at long-on and then returned to remove Alana King and Ellie Threkeld in the final five balls of the innings.

The top five for Rockets all made starts but failed to push on, and the home side struggled to hit boundaries after Sciver-Brunt’s dismissal, failing to breach the ropes after the 74th ball of the innings.

The visiting openers had no such issues, with Mooney striking five fours and one six and Bryce eight fours as their record opening partnership for Originals set up a comprehensive victory.

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Mooney and Bryce put on show of class

Beth Mooney is the top-ranked batter in international T20 cricket and she showed her class at Trent Bridge, easing her side to victory alongside Kathryn Bryce.

The 34-year-old had been dismissed for single-figure scores in her past two matches, but returned to form against the Rockets.

She now has 6,124 runs in the three major women’s franchise leagues around the world, passing compatriot Ellyse Perry’s tally of 6,082 in this innings.

Meanwhile Scotland international Bryce starred with ball and bat, bowling Bryony Smith and having Heather Graham caught in the deep as she finished with figures of 2-19.

The 27-year-old then reached her half-century off 36 balls – her first in The Hundred – and finished the game by hitting Graham through square for four.

What is happening on Wednesday?

We’ve got two double-headers for you to enjoy on Wednesday, with Welsh Fire hosting Southern Brave and London Spirit hosting Northern Superchargers.

The games in Cardiff are at 11:30 and 15:00 BST, while the matches at Lord’s take place at 15:00 and 18:30.

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