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Rebecca Ryan, a star on Coronation Street, is expecting a second child.

Two years after the birth of their first child Aurora, the soap actress who portrayed Lydia Chambers on the cobbles has welcomed her daughter with husband Dan Acraman.

She revealed the pregnancy’s name to her daughter Oriana on Instagram, telling her followers, “Introducing the newest member of my little girl gang, the adorable Oriana.”

The name Oriana, which is related to Aurora and has Latin roots, means very much the same. It comes from the Latin words oriens, which means “dawn” and “sunrise,” and aurum, which means gold. &nbsp,

Her brother Jack, who also appeared on the ITV soap, was quick to add, “You make the most beautiful babies.

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Jeff Brazier’s son Freddy revealed recently that he has been addicted to ‘smoking’ from the age of 12 and will be seeking treatment to ‘get clean’ and is hoping to mend his family relationships

Freddy Brazier has been spotted in public for the first time since revealing that he would be going to rehab.

Jeff’s youngest son with late Jade Goody, 20, appeared to be in a positive mood as he appeared at the VIP launch of Jurassic World: The Experience at Neon, Battersea Power Station, on Saturday.

It comes after Freddy revealed on Friday that he has been addicted to “smoking” from the age of 12 and will be seeking treatment to ‘get clean.’

Regardless of his addiction struggle and family issues, Freddy seemed to be very upbeat as he arrived in a chequered £2,000 Louis Vuitton monogram denim jacket and khaki linen drawstring trousers.

Posing in front of a realistic raptor statue as he held a can of Sprite, Freddy was among a variety of other famous faces including Made in Chelsea’s Louise Thompson, Fearne Cotton and ex-PM Boris Johnson.

Countdown star Rachel Riley was also spotted with her Strictly husband Pasha Kovalev as they dug inside a fossil pit.

The night out follows a difficult time for Freddy as his relationship with dad Jeff is said to have strained to the point he left the family home and moved in with his maternal grandmother Jackiey Budden.

Last week, Freddy wrote on his Instagram page that he’s decided to take action in a bid to feel happy again and mend his relationships. He said: “I’ve decided that I will be cutting down and I want to go to Rehab In Marbs as I feel if I’m in England I won’t take getting clean seriously.

“I’ve been smoking from the age of 12 and it’s time to stop. It was a bad coping mechanism that turned into an addiction, something I relied on and something that made me feel sane and some what OK

“I’ve found a boxing club and a rehabilitation centre. Ive found someone I want to get to know and I’m happy. I got a good bunch of friends and I [want to] get out and enjoy myself.

“I want to be clean so I can live happily and have healthy relationships with people and be there for all of my family rather then feeling like I’m in the middle and have to choose a side.”

He continued: “I haven’t been able to feel loved properly as I have never loved myself and it starts now. I want to play football and take up boxing I want to be happy and be in a healthy relationship and have a healthy relationship with my Nana and my father

“Every day is a new story about me and my Nana and father. It’s getting boring now. Mind your business and have a good rest of the week x,” he finished.

Concern has grown for Freddy after it emerged he had left his dad’s family home to spend more time with his maternal grandmother Jackiey.

Freddy and Jeff had been known for their sweet bond, which was shown to viewers on BBC series Race Across the World last year. But it seems relations between the two have soured with Freddy getting closer to his late mum Jade’s mother.

The move is said to have devastated dad Jeff, who was reported to be taking legal action to stop the two hanging out.

Defying his dad’s orders, Freddy has been posting pictures with his gran, but worried fans with one post this week as he listed ‘all the things he hates’ about himself.

Freddy wrote that he hates his “relationship with weed”, “step parents” and said “I don’t know how to love because I’ve never felt loved” and said he had “family issues”.

“Ah man this is gonna be sad to watch,” one TikTok user wrote underneath Freddie’s post. “Go home son, this is not what mum wanted for you sweetheart,” another suggested as a third wrote: “Sending you love Fred! Watched you in Race Across the World & you’re such a decent lad with so much potential.”

It looks like Freddy has a strained relationship with his big brother too, skipping Bobby’s 22nd birthday festivities on Monday. According to The Sun, the party felt an air of “sadness” after Freddy’s absence, where Bobby is said to have spent time with Jeff and stepmum Kate instead.

Freddy was just four years old when his mother Jade died of cervical cancer in 2009. In the wake of Jade’s death, Jeff threw himself into raising Freddy and Bobby and doing all he could to give his boys a stable childhood after suffering such a trauma.

Want to stop your holiday from ruining your hair? Then this £24 hair mask is about to be your summer saviour, helping nourish and protect your hair from sun, sea and swimming

Nothing ruins your hair faster than chlorine, salt water and too much sun, which can make your long-awaited holiday a nightmare for your locks. From drying out your strands to causing discolouration and tangles, the combination of chemicals and UV rays can spell disaster for your hair.

However you don’t need to spend your whole trip trying to keep your head above water, because Philip Kingsley’s Swimcap Water-Resistant Mask is here to save the day. Originally created for the US Olympic synchronised swimming team, the hair mask has now become one of the go-tos for swimmers and sunbathers alike for protecting their hair.

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The Swimcap Water-Resistant Mask is £24 for a large 100ml bottle, and is suitable for all hair types, including coloured and chemically treated hair. It creates a protective barrier between your hair and external aggressors like chlorine, salt water and UV rays, and helps to nourish and hydrate each strand while you wear it.

It’s been fortified with hydrolysed elastin which boosts the strength and body of each strand, minimising breakage and damage. You also get extra moisture from castor oil and olive oil, leaving it silky soft and shiny after use.

You just need to apply it to damp hair in sections and comb it evenly through your hair, and leave it on whilst sunbathing or swimming – it’s fully water resistant, so you don’t need to worry about it coming out. For the best results you can apply it the day before you’re planning on being in the sun, and it’s important to leave it on whenever you know your hair will be exposed to things like sun and swimming.

Other options with similar results include Umberto Giannini Swim Proof Hair Protecting Cream, £8.95, which protects your hair from sun, chlorine and salt water whilst still letting you style your hair as normal after use. If your hair has already suffered the effects of your trip abroad, the SUN BUM Hair Mask, £19.99, or Color Wow’s Coconut Cocktail, £25, are both excellent at restoring dry, damaged or over processed hair almost instantly.

However Philip Kingsley’s Swimcap Water-Resistant Mask has been getting rave reviews from LookFantastic shoppers, with a 4.85 star rating. One wrote: “Absolute lifesaver on holiday! Saves your hair from all the chlorine & sun! Hair feels so soft after using it! Worth the money!”

Another agreed: “I have coloured hair and a few times in the pool my hair was coming out and was dry. This has changed my life no hair coming out and feels healthy after doesn’t feel like I’ve been in the pool I will be using constantly now.”

A third chimed in: “I first tried this about 2 years ago for our holidays it’s an absoloute God send for keeping your hair nice when in the sun or pool but I then realised it’s amazing to put in the kids hair for there swimming classes. It stops the hair getting that build up of chlorine and when they rinse it out after swimming their hair is tat free and easy to manage. A little goes a long way too so although it’s not the cheapest you do get your moneys worth.”

Whilst a fourth was thrilled, writing: “I have bleached highlighted hair, and this protected my hair from discolouration in the 30 degree heat whilst swimming. I didn’t want my hair going green from the chlorine, and it didn’t! I love this product, and is a firm favourite for holidays to protect my hair.”

In fact there were only two reviews less than five stars, both of which were four star ratings. One was from someone who had yet to try it, and the other said: “Love this for holidays as protects hair against sun, UV, chlorine etc. Only downside is that it has to be applied to damp hair!”

Paul McCartney released one of his most celebrated albums on this day in 1973, but recording it proved to be costly as he was ‘nearly killed’ while working on the record

An album which veteran songwriter Paul McCartney released on this day in 1973 saw The Beatles member “nearly killed”. After leaving the Fab Four, McCartney would embark on a string of successful solo albums and also formed another group, Wings. McCartney will release a book detailing his experiences in the Denny Laine and Linda McCartney-featuring band later this year.

While Wings would stick together for a decade and provide McCartney with some of his best-known songs, like ‘Jet’ and ‘Live and Let Die’, making one of the band’s biggest albums proved to be a death-defying experience. McCartney and the band recorded what would be their most critically acclaimed release, releasing it on this day in 1973.

The Beatles songwriter has spoken openly about the dangerous time making ‘Band on the Run’, the Wings album which would offer audiences hits like ‘Let Me Roll It’ and ‘Mrs. Vandebilt’.

Wings opted to record the album at EMI’s studio in Lagos, Nigeria, which proved troublesome from the get go when the band’s instruments were stolen.

The Höfner bass guitar McCartney had used all through his time in The Beatles was stolen at the time, though he was reunited with it at a show in Manchester, 50 years later.

McCartney recalled: “We were told not to walk on the streets alone, but you get told that in every dangerous country.

“Being madcap rock ‘n’ rollers, Linda [McCartney’s wife and Wings member] and I decided, ‘What do they know? Since it’s such a lovely night, we’ll walk home.’ So we got robbed.

“We ran back to the place we were staying at and got under the blankets until morning, thinking: ‘Have they followed us?’ We got into the studio the next day, and the studio manager said: ‘You’re lucky you’re white. If you were black they would have killed you because they would worry that you would recognise them.

“If they thought you could have identified them to the police, they would have finished you off.’ So yeah, we lost the tapes, but because we had been doing them so recently I remembered them.”

In an incident recalled by Geoff Emerick, the sound engineer alleged Linda McCartney had stepped in to prevent the Wings troupe from being killed. She is said to have told the knife-wielding men: “Don’t kill him – he’s Beatle Paul!”

It was not just the locals which nearly killed McCartney, as according to the songwriter he was “fainting dead away” during one session in the studio because of the heat.

Emerick recalled: “Within seconds, he turned as white as a sheet, explaining to us in a croaking voice that he couldn’t catch his breath.

“We decided to take him outside for some fresh air, which probably wasn’t the smartest thing to do, because once he was exposed to the blazing heat he felt even worse and began keeling over, finally fainting dead away at our feet.”

Despite the health woes and horrid conditions, ‘Band on the Run’ remains a fond part of McCartney and Wings’ discography. A Reddit post praising the album saw many consider it a peak of McCartney’s career.

One user wrote: “A genius songwriter and master craftsman at the top of his game. He’s incredible.” Another added: “Sheer joy in listening to that album!

Bradley Branning, played by Charlie Clements in EastEnders, has undergone a dramatic transformation since leaving the soap, and has now completely changed his career.

Charlie Clements has undergone a remarkable transformation, now sporting glasses and a beard, a stark contrast to his on-screen EastEnders persona. The actor who brought Bradley Branning to life started on the BBC One soap in 2006 before leaving in February 2010.

Charlie’s dramatic exit from EastEnders took place in its first-ever live episode, marking the show’s 25th anniversary, where his character fell to his death from the Queen Vic’s roof while being chased by the police. Bradley had pledged to protect his wife Stacey after she murdered her rapist Archie Mitchell, and the couple had devised a plan to flee together.

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However, Bradley’s attempted escape from The Vic resulted in a disastrous mistake. His wife became a widow after his hasty escape attempt, which tragically led to his wife’s death and shocked Walford. Nearly 20 million viewers tuned in to the groundbreaking episode.

Over a decade after his EastEnders days, Charlie decided to step away from acting, admitting that, like everyone else, he needs to “pay his bills”. In May 2024, he announced to his Instagram followers: “Aware that some may be less interested in my golf related activities! But for those who are go follow me at @charlieclementsgolf.”

His dedicated golf page features photos of him improving his swing and describes his newfound position as a greenkeeper. The ex-soap star stated in a recent post that “in my career as an actor I’ve had some incredible opportunities and moments..

However, since I first started out as a Greenkeeper a year ago, this is among the best of them… touching the Center’s ostina!

Known as the unsung heroes of the golfing world, greenkeepers play a vital role in preserving the game’s manicured greens and fairways, overseeing tasks from smoothing out sand traps to grooming the plants that border the course.

At the 2006 National Television Awards, Charlie received praise for his work on EastEnders.

Following his dramatic departure from EastEnders, Charlie continued to make his mark in the entertainment industry. He played Jake O’Reilly in Casualty and in 2017, he appeared in the documentary Elizabeth and Her Enemies, portraying the Earl of Essex.

Off-screen, Charlie married his long-term girlfriend, Rebecca Clatworthy, in 2018 and the pair have three children. In addition to his acting prowess, Charlie has a keen eye for photography, frequently sharing photos of landscapes and nature on his Instagram page.

However, like many during the pandemic, Charlie faced the need to adapt. During the lockdowns, he temporarily put his acting career on hold to support his family. He worked in a restaurant during the initial lockdown and later at a garden centre during the second.

Speaking candidly on Loose Women, the actor explained: “Acting is my first love and career choice, but at the end of the day, I’m a jobbing actor. I’ve got bills to pay and a family to support like everyone else.”

Charlie reflected on his EastEnders success on Instagram in February, saying, “Remember that I died 15 years ago today, which makes that little thing even older. As EE approaches 40, I reflect on how fortunate I was to work for such a small organization when I was a child. I will always be grateful to those who contributed to this endeavor.

He said, “Happy birthday, EE, I’m incredibly proud to have been a small part of you.”

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Bradley Branning, played by Charlie Clements in EastEnders, has undergone a dramatic transformation since leaving the soap, and has now completely changed his career.

Charlie Clements has undergone a remarkable transformation, now sporting glasses and a beard, a stark contrast to his on-screen EastEnders persona. The actor who brought Bradley Branning to life started on the BBC One soap in 2006 before leaving in February 2010.

Charlie’s dramatic exit from EastEnders took place in its first-ever live episode, marking the show’s 25th anniversary, where his character fell to his death from the Queen Vic’s roof while being chased by the police. Bradley had pledged to protect his wife Stacey after she murdered her rapist Archie Mitchell, and the couple had devised a plan to flee together.

READ MORE: EastEnders icon confirms break after BBC One soap change

However, Bradley’s attempted escape from The Vic resulted in a disastrous mistake. His wife became a widow after his hasty escape attempt, which tragically led to his wife’s death and shocked Walford. Nearly 20 million viewers tuned in to the groundbreaking episode.

Over a decade after his EastEnders days, Charlie decided to step away from acting, admitting that, like everyone else, he needs to “pay his bills”. In May 2024, he announced to his Instagram followers: “Aware that some may be less interested in my golf related activities! But for those who are go follow me at @charlieclementsgolf.”

His dedicated golf page features photos of him improving his swing and describes his newfound position as a greenkeeper. The ex-soap star stated in a recent post that “in my career as an actor I’ve had some incredible opportunities and moments..

However, since I first started out as a Greenkeeper a year ago, this is among the best of them… touching the Center’s ostina!

Known as the unsung heroes of the golfing world, greenkeepers play a vital role in preserving the game’s manicured greens and fairways, overseeing tasks from smoothing out sand traps to grooming the plants that border the course.

At the 2006 National Television Awards, Charlie received praise for his work on EastEnders.

Following his dramatic departure from EastEnders, Charlie continued to make his mark in the entertainment industry. He played Jake O’Reilly in Casualty and in 2017, he appeared in the documentary Elizabeth and Her Enemies, portraying the Earl of Essex.

Off-screen, Charlie married his long-term girlfriend, Rebecca Clatworthy, in 2018 and the pair have three children. In addition to his acting prowess, Charlie has a keen eye for photography, frequently sharing photos of landscapes and nature on his Instagram page.

However, like many during the pandemic, Charlie faced the need to adapt. During the lockdowns, he temporarily put his acting career on hold to support his family. He worked in a restaurant during the initial lockdown and later at a garden centre during the second.

Speaking candidly on Loose Women, the actor explained: “Acting is my first love and career choice, but at the end of the day, I’m a jobbing actor. I’ve got bills to pay and a family to support like everyone else.”

Charlie reflected on his EastEnders success on Instagram in February, saying, “Remember that I died 15 years ago today, which makes that little thing even older. As EE approaches 40, I reflect on how fortunate I was to work for such a small organization when I was a child. I will always be grateful to those who contributed to this endeavor.

He said, “Happy birthday, EE, I’m incredibly proud to have been a small part of you.”

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