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Peter Andre has shared that he and wife Emily MacDonagh have made a huge family decision after the couple experienced ‘complications’ during the birth of their youngest child

Pop star Peter Andre has candidly opened up about a significant family choice following the revelation of his wife Emily’s health challenges.

Peter first became a dad nearly two decades ago when he and fellow ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ participant, Katie Price, welcomed their son Junior.

Not long behind was their daughter Princess, but alas, his high-profile romance with the former glamour model ended in 2009.

The ‘Mysterious Girl’ singer’s love life took a turn for the better when he met Emily MacDonagh under extraordinary circumstances.

Their fateful encounter happened after Peter’s kidney stone operation performed by none other than Emily’s father, a skilled urologist, back in 2010.

Since making their relationship official in 2012, Peter and Emily haven’t looked back, welcoming their first daughter Amelia in 2014 and later their children Theo and Arabella, reports Somerset Live.

However, reflecting on the moment Arabella came into the world during a heart-to-heart on Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, Peter shared a surprising update about potentially expanding his brood further.

As the newest addition to the family arrived, he recognised that Arabella would be their final child, describing the realisation as “bittersweet”.

Amidst heartfelt emotions while discussing their family plans, he expressed his gratitude for parenthood: “It’s beautiful because you’ve experienced it, how lucky. When I think of people who can’t have children, and I’m thinking I’ve got to experience it that many times.”

However, the 52-year-old revealed they had made the decision not to expand their brood further due to “complications” during the birth of their daughter Arabella last year.

He said: “Emily had a real complication with Belle which I’m sure she’ll tell you about, which people didn’t know about, and I don’t know if she’s ever talked about it, but the complications that happened after, that were very serious.”

He went on to describe a frightening period in their lives, yet also acknowledged that it solidified their decision: “So it was a very scary time as well, but it also confirmed that it was the last time.”

Peter also touched on the unity within their blended family, detailing in his memoir, ‘Between Us’, the relationship his eldest children, Junior and Princess, share with their stepmother Emily: “So, as our relationship blossomed, the kids only knew her as a friend. But, what a friend. Just as Emily and I had developed this incredible closeness, so the children were creating an amazing bond with her.”

Hollywood star Halle Berry was tripped up by the Cannes film festival’s new dress code Tuesday banning extravagantly large dresses on the red carpet, while others appeared to flout the rules.

New regulations banning nudity on the red carpet as well as long dress trains meant Berry had to leave a gown she had chosen for the opening night in her wardrobe.

“I had an amazing dress to wear tonight by Gupta, and I cannot wear it because the train is too big,” the Oscar winner told reporters, referring to the Indian designer Gaurav Gupta, who has previously dressed rapper Cardi B and made big statement gowns for the Met Gala.

“Of course, I’m going to follow the rules,” the American actor, who is on the jury that will decide which film wins the Palme d’Or top prize, said.

Yet others clearly did not.

German model Heidi Klum sported a pink train that was at least three metres (10 feet) long on the first red carpet of the festival, while a Chinese actor and influencer Wan Qianhui also appeared in an enormous white marshmallow mountain of white taffeta.

Berry, who won an Oscar for “Monster’s Ball”, also backed the festival organisers on clamping down on overly risque outfits with new written rules.

“The nudity part is probably also a good rule,” she said.

Cannes organisers raised eyebrows Monday by putting its dress rules publicly into writing for the first time.

“It is not about regulating” what people wear but “to ban total nudity on the red carpet, in line with French law”, a spokesman told AFP.

The Cannes red carpet has seen a procession of daring and revealing looks over the years, with model Bella Hadid in particular sending social media into a spin with a plunging sculptural Schiaparelli creation in 2021.

Stilettos get the heel

“Naked dresses” — provocative looks that reveal considerably more than they conceal — have become something of a red carpet phenomenon of late, with rapper Kanye West’s wife, architect Bianca Censori, causing a scandal at the Grammy Awards in February.

After years of rows and controversies, Cannes has also clarified its rules on footwear, with many accusing it of forcing women to wear high heels.

Several stars defied the tacit rule by going in flats or even barefoot, including Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert.

Kristen Stewart dug in her heels by walking onto the red carpet in 2018 and then dramatically removing her towering Christian Louboutin stilettos before the cameras.

The rule has now been clearly codified.

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Thompson opens up for the first time about his incredible 260mile endurance challenge for UNICEF – saying the feat will dwarf his achivements in the jungle

Sam Thompson has opened up about his incredible endurance challenge – saying he has been having sleepness nights as he is such a novice runner.

The much-loved star is undertaking five back-to-back endurance days of running and cycling in less than two weeks. He is set to transport the Soccer Aid for UNICEF match ball from last year’s stadium – Stamford Bridge in London – 260 miles to the home of this year’s match at Old Trafford in Manchester.

It will see him take on five marathons and over 160 miles by bike. Speaking about how he was feeling, Sam said: “I am so nervous…I’ve had nightmares about it,” he says. And he said even being out of his comfort zone in the jungle was nothing compared to this endeavour.

He said: “This is by far gonna be the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life. The jungle was great. But I’ve never been a runner. Before I started training for this, I had never even run further, I think, it was 8K. And even then I remember getting back, my legs were dead and I was like, “oh, my God, this sucks. Why would anyone do this?”

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“And then I stupidly watched the marathon this time around. Shouldn’t have done that because the amount of people who are literally on the floor. How is this even a thing? Like, Joel Dommet is a seasoned pro and he passed out.” Asked if he would rather do jungle trials instead, he says; “Oh, my God, the amount of camel’s penises I would eat, I can’t even tell you.”

Sam says juggling training with his TV work, podcast with Pete Wicks and radio show with Bauer was proving hard going. “There’s so much going on. It is incredibly hard to go and train, I would have loved to have trained maybe a little bit more. But such is life, you know, and you can’t always just do it. So it’s gonna be one hell of a shock to me. It’s 260 miles, which is a lot,” he says.

He also spoken to Jamie Laing who recently ran five ultramarathons in five days for Comic Relief. “Jamie and I are really great friends, he was like, ‘I can only just walk now…it’s going to be the hardest thing you’ve ever done,’” he says. “We’re not athletes. We’re your average Joe’s when it comes to physical activity, I think. And we are just two guys who’ve never run before.”

Maya Jama has confirmed her relationship with Ruben Dias with a video on social media. There has been huge speculation that the Love Island host and Manchester City star have been in a relationship for months, and now her video seems to have proven it.

She took to Instagram Stories to talk to her fans while the Portuguese star sat alongside side her in the back of a car. The duo had been enjoying a meal together before she said they were swarmed by photographers.

Maya told her Instagram fans: “So, we’re currently being followed by a van of paps.” As Maya laughs, she turns that camera onto the footballer who is seen looking behind out of the car window.

She went on: “When we came out the restaurant they were spread out across the road and they didn’t get us so now they’re following. I’m in half a mind to just give them a f***ing show and the other half is hide.”

While Maya laughed at the goings-on she then provided users with an update. “Little update,” she began while sitting outside in the sun. “We made it inside, but I’m pretty sure they know where I live now…”

The duo were pictured kissing and cuddling at KSI’s Baller League event earlier in the month. Video showed them with their arms around each other before the footballer moved in for a peck on her neck.

Speculation the couple had started dating emerged earlier this year. In an advert for Baller League on social media, Match of the Day host Gary Lineker appeared to let the cat out of the bag. His words set social media into a frenzy.

Maya, a presenter on BBC Radio 1, is understood to have introduced the Portuguese footballer to her mum last month, though again the couple hadn’t confirmed any romance to fans online.

She was also at the game at Wembley recently as Rúben’s Manchester City played to a 2-0 triumph over Nottingham Forest. The win booked City’s place in the final of the FA Cup, in which they will face Crystal Palace after the Eagles thumped Aston Villa 3-0.

Amid speculation on her romance with the football star, it was been reported last month that the two took a major step in their relationship involving his mother, Bernadette.

According to a source, Ruben introduced the presenter to his mother. They told The Sun: “Maya and Rúben are getting more serious and she has met his mum, Bernadette.

Before beginning her new romance, Maya had a years-long on-off romance with chart-topping musician Stormzy, whose real name is Michael Owuo Jr, 31.

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