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Michael Bolton’s daughters have spoken out about the moment they knew something was wrong with their father – leading to his glioblastoma diagnosis

Michael Bolton’s family have revealed they realised something was wrong when the singer made a series of peculiar moves during a bowling night out. The 72-year-old pop star was enjoying a game with his children and grandkids when he exhibited some odd behaviour.

According to People magazine, his daughter Taryn recalled that unsettling moment, saying: “That was when we were like, ‘Something’s wrong with his brain. Everything that happened was weird for him but not super alarming. When you look back at everything together. . . We missed so many things.”

His behaviour at the bowling alley turned out to be red flags for glioblastoma, an uncommon and aggressive type of brain cancer. Symptoms associated with brain tumours can range from persistent headaches and seizures to nausea, fatigue, or even changes in personality and physical abilities, all hinging on the tumour’s whereabouts, size, and speed of growth in the brain, reports Surrey Live.

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That same evening, yet another abnormal incident worried the family as Michael toppled from his chair. Taryn said: “He fell out of his chair to the left, which is very unusual. He’s super athletic, and he doesn’t drink. So he fell, and we were like, ‘What just happened?'”

That weekend, Bolton experienced a severe headache and by Monday, he found himself in hospital. An MRI scan confirmed the presence of a brain tumour.

The tumour was completely removed during surgery and about a week later, doctors diagnosed it as glioblastoma, a condition that affects roughly 15,000 Americans annually, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. After undergoing two surgeries and several rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the singer’s most recent scan earlier this month showed no signs of the tumour.

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In a fresh interview, the singer declared: “Succumbing to the challenge is not an option. You’re really quickly drawn into a duel. I guess that’s the way you find out what you’re made of.”

He added: “Whenever you find yourself in any kind of challenging position, just to know that you’re not alone going through it is a big deal.” He now confesses that his health scare has instilled in him a deeper appreciation for life. His daughter, Holly, disclosed that he began singing “within minutes” while recovering from his operation.

Dr. Ingo Mellinghoff, Bolton’s neuro-oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, explained that symptoms of brain tumours often encompass sudden personality changes, intense headaches, seizures, coordination problems and muscle weakness and paralysis.

“If all of a sudden you’re a completely different person, and people are like, ‘He never gets out of bed anymore. What’s going on? He doesn’t want to do anything’…”, Mellinghoff says. “If somebody can’t move one part of their body, that’s never normal. Or changes in sensation. When they say, ‘I can’t feel anything anymore on my right side.'”

Mellinghoff also points out that alterations in how someone speaks can act as a serious warning sign. “Speech is pretty sensitive. We all have our speech patterns, and if all of a sudden your friend says, ‘It sounds so strange, and it doesn’t make sense,’ that is definitely something,” he notes.

“It’s really hard to put out the message of, ‘If you have a headache, think about brain cancer,’ because that’s so rare,” he remarks. “Many of these symptoms are very non-specific, so we have to be careful not scaring everyone.”

The Brains Trust charity has laid out what to watch for when it comes to the deadly illness, writing: “Because there are so many different types of brain tumour, there are a number of brain tumour symptoms and signs, depending on the nature of the brain tumour and where it is.”

The continue: “These may be very severe, or may not be apparent at all. So, it is a very broad spectrum with which we are dealing. Please remember this if you haven’t been diagnosed with a brain tumour. It is a rare condition and having a headache for more than a week does not mean that you necessarily have a brain tumour.”

Brain tumour symptoms

• Headaches that are more severe in the morning and wake you in the night. They are usually different from headaches you might have had previously and will be persistent and worsen with time
• Nausea and vomiting: With a headache this can indicate increased pressure in the head (raised intracranial pressure)
• Seizures: A seizure is abnormal electrical impulses in the brain, causing sudden involuntary changes in movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behaviour. A first-time seizure in an adult is often investigated
• Weakness, loss of sensation or numbness: This is a sign of pressure on (or damage to) a specific part of the brain and can also be manifested through walking unsteadily or lack of coordination (ataxia) or muscle weakness on one side of the body (hemiparesis)
• Hearing loss: Could be a sign of an acoustic neuroma if it occurs only on one side
• Loss/disturbance of vision, including double vision: In one or both eyes could be a symptom, if there is a tumour pressing on the optic nerve or there is one affecting the visual pathways or if there is raised intracranial pressure.
• Speech difficulties: May also include the loss of ability to write, speak or understand words. A person may have difficulty getting the right words out (expressive dysphasia) or difficulty articulating them (dysarthia)
• Other brain tumour symptoms: Lack of concentration, confusion, memory loss, disorientation, drowsiness, change in behaviour.

George Clooney has received his first ever nomination at the Tony Awards.

The nominees for the 78th annual Tonys were announced on Thursday (01.05.25) by previous award winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce and Clooney was named in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for his Broadway debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’.

The 63-year-old actor is up against Cole Escola (‘Oh, Mary!’), Jon Michael Hill (‘Purpose’), Daniel Dae Kim (‘Yellow Face’), Harry Lennix (‘Purpose’) and Louis McCartney (‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’).

‘Succession’ star Sarah Snook also got her first Tony Award nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her acting in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’.

The other nominees in the category are Laura Donnelly (‘The Hills of California’), Mia Farrow (‘The Roommate’), LaTanya Richardson Jackson (‘Purpose’) and Sadie Sink (‘John Proctor is the Villain’)

‘Death Becomes Her’ – the musical based on Robert Zemeckis’ 1992 film of the same name – ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ all received the most nominations getting 10 nods a piece.

The three shows will compete against ‘Dead Outlaw’ and ‘Operation Mincemeat’ for the Best Musical prize.

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ – a modern, feminist retelling of ‘The Crucible’ – and ‘The Hills of California’ were the plays with the most nominations, each being named in seven categories.

Singer-and-actress Audra McDonald has become the most nominated performer in the history of the Tony Awards after receiving her 11th nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical in ‘Gypsy’.

Audra, 54, is up against Megan Hilty (‘Death Becomes Her’), Jasmine Amy Rogers (‘Boop! The Musical’), Jennifer Simard (‘Death Becomes Her’) and former Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger (‘Sunset Boulevard’).

The 78th annual Tony Awards will take place on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in new York City and will be hosted by ‘Wicked’ actress Cynthia Erivo, who previously won a Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Tony for her starring role as Celie in the musical revival of ‘The Color Purple’.

The Tony Awards will stream on Paramount+ and air live on CBS.

The 78th annual Tony Awards full list of nominees:

Best Musical:

• Buena Vista Social Club
• Dead Outlaw
• Death Becomes Her
• Maybe Happy Ending
• Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Best Play:

• English
• The Hills of California
• John Proctor is the Villain
• Oh, Mary!
• Purpose

Best Revival of a Musical:

• Floyd Collins
• Gypsy
• Pirates! The Penzance Musical
• Sunset Boulevard

Best Revival of a Play:

• Eureka Day
• Romeo + Juliet
• Thornton Wilder’s Our Town
• Yellow Face

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:

• Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
• Audra McDonald, Gypsy
• Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
• Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
• Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:

• Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
• Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
• Tom Francis, Sunset Sunset Boulevard
• Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
• James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
• Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:

• Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
• Mia Farrow, The Roommate
• LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
• Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
• Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:

• George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
• Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
• Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
• Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
• Harry Lennix, Purpose
• Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:

• Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash
• Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
• Danny Burstein, Gypsy
• Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
• Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:

• Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
• Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
• Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
• Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
• Joy Woods, Gypsy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:

• Glenn Davis, Purpose
• Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain
• Francis Jue, Yellow Face
• Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
• Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:

• Tala Ashe, English
• Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
• Marjan Neshat, English
• Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain
• Kara Young, Purpose

Best Book of a Musical:

• Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez
• Dead Outlaw, Itamar Moses
• Death Becomes Her, Marco Pennette
• Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park
• Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:

• Dead Outlaw, Music and Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
• Death Becomes Her, Music and Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
• Maybe Happy Ending, Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park
• Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Music and Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
• Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, Music and Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

Best Scenic Design of a Play:

• Marsha Ginsberg, English
• Rob Howell, The Hills of California
• Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
• Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Scenic Design of a Musical:

• Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
• Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending
• Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club
• Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
• Derek McLane, Just in Time

Best Costume Design of a Play:

• Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck
• Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Rob Howell, The Hills of California
• Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
• Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Best Costume Design of a Musical:

• Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
• Gregg Barnes, Boop! The Musical
• Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending
• Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
• Catherine Zuber, Just in Time

Best Lighting Design of a Play:

• Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
• Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
• Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night, and Good Luck
• Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor is the Villain
• Nick Schlieper, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Lighting Design of a Musical:

• Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard
• Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club
• Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins
• Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
• Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her

Best Sound Design of a Play:

• Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
• Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor is the Villain
• Daniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good Luck
• Nick Powell, The Hills of California
• Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Sound Design of a Musical:

• Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club
• Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard
• Peter Hylenski, Just in Time
• Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
• Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins

Best Direction of a Play:

• Knud Adams, English
• Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
• Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!
• Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
• Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Direction of a Musical:

• Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
• Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
• David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
• Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
• Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard

Best Choreography:

• Joshua Bergasse, Smash
• Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
• Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
• Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
• Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club

Best Orchestrations:

• Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
• Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
• Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
• Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
• David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard

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Victoria Beckham Beauty has just made a 5-piece bundle available for purchase, giving beauty customers the chance to save nearly £20, but this offer won’t last.

From her signature lip balm to innovative contour pens, Victoria Beckham’s beauty brand is renowned for her cult-favorite makeup. She uses both of her eyeshadow palettes and eyeliner to achieve her signature Posh Spice smokey-eye look, which is no exception to this.

Though they come with slightly higher price tags, Victoria Beckham Beauty currently offers its Eye Wardrobe Edit, which includes up to five eye makeup products, with a nifty discount on all items. If you want to use Victoria’s go-to products to recreate the Posh Spice style at home without paying full price, you may want to hurry—this deal won’t last forever.

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One of the Eye Wardrobe palettes, which comes in four delectable shades, is included in the eye makeup set, along with Victoria’s favorite Satin Kajal Liner, which is available in a whopping twenty colors, the Future Lash Mascara, and a 21. Smudge Brush, also known as buff andamp. Customers can save nearly £20 on the five-piece bundle right now because each item boasts a handy price slash.

A posh mirror compact that is built to last a long time is included with the Eye Wardrobe palette. They are refillable, so there is no need to buy another palette; plus, they are plastic-free. This case, which retails for £24, is reduced to this bundle’s price to save £21.70.

The eye makeup palettes, which have received a lot of praise, come in four incredibly wearable colorways, with mattes, shimmers, and colors set to be your go-to for your favorite, frequently worn outfits.

These eyeshadows are referred to as the best shadow combination for a luxurious finish and have a buttery, smooth powder formula. Your typical palette will be overshadowed by the stunning, well-balanced colors of the Hyper-Perfected Shade Quartets. They are crafted with sophisticated undertones that innately go with any outfit. The decadently creamy texture of ultra-fine pigment promises to be buildable, silky, and easy to blend without falling out and wearing long. The irresistible shades were created to inspire creativity.

The bundle also includes the waterproof eyeliner pencil Satin Kajal Liner, which was created to give you the most smoky eye-toned appearance. The color range is extensive, with options for mattes, shimmers, and jewel colors. Nevertheless, more colors are appearing. This Orchid must-have is available in Victoria’s most recent collection along with white and pastel green, while cocoa, cinnamon, and Bordeaux, a stunning burgundy red, are other fall favorites.

This eyeliner is waterproof and smudge-free, making it ideal to wear it during the unpredictable autumn and winter months when the weather is unpredictable and has a creamy formula for smooth and easy application. Customers can’t get enough of this £32 wonder product because it’s so affordable and “high-performance” colors that are sure to turn heads.

A 21 and a black or red mascara (currently priced at 32, but now priced at 28.80) are included in the set. To finish the look, use a Smudge Brush and a Buff &amp. This brush is now £36, down from £40.

Charlotte Tilbury has a range of alternative smokey eye palettes, including the £49 Charlotte’s Palette of Beautifying Eye Trends. Or purchase this Natasha Denona Mini Xenon Eyeshadow Palette at Sephora for just £24.