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Rob Rinder, known for his work on the BAFTA-winning series Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour, has something of a “posh” persona, but it turns out that it’s not quite as it seems

Rob Rinder has made a shocking confession about his posh-sounding voice, revealing he completely made up his accent. The qualified barrister turned telly star, known for his work on the BAFTA-winning series Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour (alongside BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark), has admitted that his refined speaking voice is actually invented.

Despite sounding incredibly well-to-do on television, the Judge Rinder favourite has confessed that his “Mitford” tone – likely referencing the aristocratic Mitford family from the 1930s – is completely manufactured.

Recently opening up about the bombshell, the 47-year-old revealed that he was raised near a legendary singer and actually created his distinctive accent when he was just a child, according to the Mail.

He revealed: “I know I sound terribly ‘Mitford’. But I grew up around the corner from Amy Winehouse in Southgate, so how I sound was invented at the age of five.”

Speaking about the topic during an appearance on the Good Company podcast, Rob – who was born in Westminster and is reportedly mates with Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch – branded his voice as “artifice” and “complete fiction.”

He explained that his father worked as a taxi driver and he was brought up surrounded by Cockney accents, sharing examples such as: “Alright, boy. Alright, foxy.”

However, he claimed to have “culturally outgrown them” from a very young age.

“That’s how I grew up, and then at the age of three – no offence to them, although it sounds like a deliberate one – I sort of felt that I’d spiritually, intellectually, and culturally outgrown them and had enough,” Rob explained.

He also remembered feeling “surrounded by people he felt he had nothing in common with,” even jesting that he wasn’t “sure” they were related.

The Amazing Hotels star went on to say that it was a “pity” that the Jeremy Kyle Show wasn’t around at the time, as he would have been able to have a DNA test and “looked really disappointed at four” that he was related.

Meanwhile, his co-star Rylan Clark recently addressed rumours of a romance with Rob. During a radio show broadcast, Rylan confirmed that he is “seeing someone” and is “happy” and “very content,” emphasising that the relationship was kept under wraps.

He was quick to quash speculation involving Rob, describing him as a “friend.”

Rob Rinder, known for his work on the BAFTA-winning series Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour, has something of a “posh” persona, but it turns out that it’s not quite as it seems

Rob Rinder has made a shocking confession about his posh-sounding voice, revealing he completely made up his accent. The qualified barrister turned telly star, known for his work on the BAFTA-winning series Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour (alongside BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark), has admitted that his refined speaking voice is actually invented.

Despite sounding incredibly well-to-do on television, the Judge Rinder favourite has confessed that his “Mitford” tone – likely referencing the aristocratic Mitford family from the 1930s – is completely manufactured.

Recently opening up about the bombshell, the 47-year-old revealed that he was raised near a legendary singer and actually created his distinctive accent when he was just a child, according to the Mail.

He revealed: “I know I sound terribly ‘Mitford’. But I grew up around the corner from Amy Winehouse in Southgate, so how I sound was invented at the age of five.”

Speaking about the topic during an appearance on the Good Company podcast, Rob – who was born in Westminster and is reportedly mates with Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch – branded his voice as “artifice” and “complete fiction.”

He explained that his father worked as a taxi driver and he was brought up surrounded by Cockney accents, sharing examples such as: “Alright, boy. Alright, foxy.”

However, he claimed to have “culturally outgrown them” from a very young age.

“That’s how I grew up, and then at the age of three – no offence to them, although it sounds like a deliberate one – I sort of felt that I’d spiritually, intellectually, and culturally outgrown them and had enough,” Rob explained.

He also remembered feeling “surrounded by people he felt he had nothing in common with,” even jesting that he wasn’t “sure” they were related.

The Amazing Hotels star went on to say that it was a “pity” that the Jeremy Kyle Show wasn’t around at the time, as he would have been able to have a DNA test and “looked really disappointed at four” that he was related.

Meanwhile, his co-star Rylan Clark recently addressed rumours of a romance with Rob. During a radio show broadcast, Rylan confirmed that he is “seeing someone” and is “happy” and “very content,” emphasising that the relationship was kept under wraps.

He was quick to quash speculation involving Rob, describing him as a “friend.”

Reality TV stars Abby and Brittany Hensel have been spotted out and about with a newborn baby, and they have now broken their silence on the rumours of their new addition

Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel have spoken out for the first time since being seen with a newborn, sparking speculation about their growing family.

Now 35, the sisters shared their joy in a recent TikTok video, calling themselves “blessed” while showing photos of them arriving at a school, pushing a pram.

The video, soundtracked by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang, featured paparazzi images of the pair, showing the twins removing a car seat from the back of their black Tesla and walking through a school car park.

They simply captioned the video: “Blessed”, accompanied by hashtags like #sisterhood and #respect.

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Last month, Abby and Brittany, who starred in their own TLC reality show in 2012, were photographed entering a school in New Brighton, Minnesota – where they work as fifth-grade teachers – proudly introducing the baby to colleagues.

This sighting came just weeks after the pair were first seen pushing a pram, fuelling rumours that Abby and her husband, U.S. Army veteran Josh Bowling, may have welcomed a child.

Prior to the school visit, the twins were seen stopping by a McDonald’s drive-thru before heading inside with the baby. They wore coordinated summer outfits, including tank tops in purple, white, and leopard print, jean shorts, black sandals, and both had their hair down. A co-worker walked the trio out, sharing a warm hug before the sisters drove away in their Tesla.

One eyewitness told The Sun, “They looked really tired during the visit, but happy to see everyone. They did seem to struggle a bit with the baby carrier.”

After their school visit, the twins returned to their $510,000 five-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Saint Paul. So far, Abby and Brittany have not publicly confirmed whether the baby is theirs.

Abby, who married husband Josh back in 2021, is already a step-mother to his daughter Isabella, from a previous romance – but for a long time, the sisters have always expressed a desire to have children.

“We’re going to be moms,” Brittany said in Joined for Life: Abby & Brittany Turn 16 in 2006. “We haven’t thought about how being moms is going to work yet.”

Abby and Brittany are dicephalic parapagus twins, which means they share one torso to which their two heads are joined, and they also share one pair of legs.

Abby, who is on the right side of the body, controls the right arm and leg, and Brittany has control over the left limbs. Conjoined twins are very rare, but the Hensen sisters are even more unusual because they are really pretty symmetrical compared to other conjoined twins.

They have always been really candid about their unique shared lives, and recently posted a video on their TikTok page, which saw a doctor explain how their joined anatomy actually works.

“Abby and Brittany Hensel’s anatomy is a remarkable blend of shared and individual organs and tissues,” the video they shared by molecular biologist Hashem Al-Ghaili explained, “The twins each have their own distinct upper body systems. Abby and Brittany have two heads, two brains, two spinal cords, and two hearts, which are part of a shared circulatory system.”

Despite having the same blood circulation system, their brains and spinal cords are their own, which means they have to work in tight-knit coordination to carry things, get places, or drive a car.

When they were children, their parents were offered the possibility of separation surgery, but they turned it down, because it was unlikely that both their daughters would have survived.

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Reality TV stars Abby and Brittany Hensel have been spotted out and about with a newborn baby, and they have now broken their silence on the rumours of their new addition

Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel have spoken out for the first time since being seen with a newborn, sparking speculation about their growing family.

Now 35, the sisters shared their joy in a recent TikTok video, calling themselves “blessed” while showing photos of them arriving at a school, pushing a pram.

The video, soundtracked by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang, featured paparazzi images of the pair, showing the twins removing a car seat from the back of their black Tesla and walking through a school car park.

They simply captioned the video: “Blessed”, accompanied by hashtags like #sisterhood and #respect.

READ MORE: ‘My cat had a psychic reading and his demanding requests were eye-opening’READ MORE: Met Office tells Brits in 31 areas to prepare ’emergency’ kit for 14 hours

Last month, Abby and Brittany, who starred in their own TLC reality show in 2012, were photographed entering a school in New Brighton, Minnesota – where they work as fifth-grade teachers – proudly introducing the baby to colleagues.

This sighting came just weeks after the pair were first seen pushing a pram, fuelling rumours that Abby and her husband, U.S. Army veteran Josh Bowling, may have welcomed a child.

Prior to the school visit, the twins were seen stopping by a McDonald’s drive-thru before heading inside with the baby. They wore coordinated summer outfits, including tank tops in purple, white, and leopard print, jean shorts, black sandals, and both had their hair down. A co-worker walked the trio out, sharing a warm hug before the sisters drove away in their Tesla.

One eyewitness told The Sun, “They looked really tired during the visit, but happy to see everyone. They did seem to struggle a bit with the baby carrier.”

After their school visit, the twins returned to their $510,000 five-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Saint Paul. So far, Abby and Brittany have not publicly confirmed whether the baby is theirs.

Abby, who married husband Josh back in 2021, is already a step-mother to his daughter Isabella, from a previous romance – but for a long time, the sisters have always expressed a desire to have children.

“We’re going to be moms,” Brittany said in Joined for Life: Abby & Brittany Turn 16 in 2006. “We haven’t thought about how being moms is going to work yet.”

Abby and Brittany are dicephalic parapagus twins, which means they share one torso to which their two heads are joined, and they also share one pair of legs.

Abby, who is on the right side of the body, controls the right arm and leg, and Brittany has control over the left limbs. Conjoined twins are very rare, but the Hensen sisters are even more unusual because they are really pretty symmetrical compared to other conjoined twins.

They have always been really candid about their unique shared lives, and recently posted a video on their TikTok page, which saw a doctor explain how their joined anatomy actually works.

“Abby and Brittany Hensel’s anatomy is a remarkable blend of shared and individual organs and tissues,” the video they shared by molecular biologist Hashem Al-Ghaili explained, “The twins each have their own distinct upper body systems. Abby and Brittany have two heads, two brains, two spinal cords, and two hearts, which are part of a shared circulatory system.”

Despite having the same blood circulation system, their brains and spinal cords are their own, which means they have to work in tight-knit coordination to carry things, get places, or drive a car.

When they were children, their parents were offered the possibility of separation surgery, but they turned it down, because it was unlikely that both their daughters would have survived.

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Ryan Thomas has an emotional reunion with a pigeon he believes to be the reincarnation of a loved one and consults Psychic Sally for advice on connecting with the bird

Ryan Thomas took to Instagram to share his newfound connection with a carrier pigeon and was seen breaking down as he cradled the bird – which he believes is the reincarnated spirit of his late father, Dougie James.

The actor lost his father in 2020, but Ryan believes Dougie may have returned, as the same pigeon has visited him over the past few days.

On Tuesday night (2 September), Ryan, 41, hopped on to Instagram to explain his beliefs. The Coronation Street star shared how the same bird had visited them several times, and tried to get in the house when he wasn’t home.

“You are not going to believe this,” he said. “I’ve gone out with the kids all day today. Lucy’s [Mecklenburgh] been at home. She calls me at 5 o’clock and she says, ‘I could hear tap tap tap tap tap at the back window.’ I said no, please tell me you’re lying.

“And she sends me a video of my dad. My dad came back. He was trying to fly into the windows, try and get in.”

Ryan went on to share a picture he took of Dougie/the pigeon and set the snap to one of his dad’s songs, Still, and captioned the post: “Don’t know what’s going on here but I’m so connected to him.” He went on to joke that the bird’s markings looked very similar to his dad’s moustache.

Later, he was seen calling Psychic Sally Morgan for advice. When asked if the pigeon could be Dougie, she responded with a strong yes.

Lucy Mecklenburgh, Ryan’s fiancée, also shared her thoughts on Instagram and explained how the bird’s return was even more surprising as they’d driven five hours from their Essex home to return the pigeon to its owner in Manchester just the day before.

“We spent five hours in a car with a pigeon that when we arrived flew away anyway!”, she said. “We let him out the cage and then he flew away but now he’s back.”

She also hinted that she wasn’t completely happy with the turn of events, especially if the bird stayed. “I just don’t see myself as someone with a pigeon enclosure in my garden.”

Ryan, meanwhile, was overjoyed by his father’s return and broke down whilst holding him.

But his relationship with Dougie hasn’t always been so touching. The late musician was absent for most of Ryan’s childhood, splitting from his mother shortly after the birth of Ryan’s brothers, Emmerdale star Adam Thomas and former Love Islander Scott Thomas.

The brothers’ feelings about their father’s absence was explored in their show Mancs In Mumbai, where the family travelled to India to explore their roots. Adam explained how important the show was for them: “My dad left us for years when we were younger and then he came back into our lives and we never really talked about it.

“There were a lot of unanswered questions, which we touched on and I think we needed to. It got quite emotional.”

Ryan Thomas has an emotional reunion with a pigeon he believes to be the reincarnation of a loved one and consults Psychic Sally for advice on connecting with the bird

Ryan Thomas took to Instagram to share his newfound connection with a carrier pigeon and was seen breaking down as he cradled the bird – which he believes is the reincarnated spirit of his late father, Dougie James.

The actor lost his father in 2020, but Ryan believes Dougie may have returned, as the same pigeon has visited him over the past few days.

On Tuesday night (2 September), Ryan, 41, hopped on to Instagram to explain his beliefs. The Coronation Street star shared how the same bird had visited them several times, and tried to get in the house when he wasn’t home.

“You are not going to believe this,” he said. “I’ve gone out with the kids all day today. Lucy’s [Mecklenburgh] been at home. She calls me at 5 o’clock and she says, ‘I could hear tap tap tap tap tap at the back window.’ I said no, please tell me you’re lying.

“And she sends me a video of my dad. My dad came back. He was trying to fly into the windows, try and get in.”

Ryan went on to share a picture he took of Dougie/the pigeon and set the snap to one of his dad’s songs, Still, and captioned the post: “Don’t know what’s going on here but I’m so connected to him.” He went on to joke that the bird’s markings looked very similar to his dad’s moustache.

Later, he was seen calling Psychic Sally Morgan for advice. When asked if the pigeon could be Dougie, she responded with a strong yes.

Lucy Mecklenburgh, Ryan’s fiancée, also shared her thoughts on Instagram and explained how the bird’s return was even more surprising as they’d driven five hours from their Essex home to return the pigeon to its owner in Manchester just the day before.

“We spent five hours in a car with a pigeon that when we arrived flew away anyway!”, she said. “We let him out the cage and then he flew away but now he’s back.”

She also hinted that she wasn’t completely happy with the turn of events, especially if the bird stayed. “I just don’t see myself as someone with a pigeon enclosure in my garden.”

Ryan, meanwhile, was overjoyed by his father’s return and broke down whilst holding him.

But his relationship with Dougie hasn’t always been so touching. The late musician was absent for most of Ryan’s childhood, splitting from his mother shortly after the birth of Ryan’s brothers, Emmerdale star Adam Thomas and former Love Islander Scott Thomas.

The brothers’ feelings about their father’s absence was explored in their show Mancs In Mumbai, where the family travelled to India to explore their roots. Adam explained how important the show was for them: “My dad left us for years when we were younger and then he came back into our lives and we never really talked about it.

“There were a lot of unanswered questions, which we touched on and I think we needed to. It got quite emotional.”