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Former This Morning host Holly Willoughby spoke about her experience with dyslexia in the new documentary Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution which aired on Channel 4 last night

Presenter Holly Willoughby has opened up about feeling “different” when she was younger in a new documentary that she has described as “important”. She’s suggested that she ended up “writing herself off” due to a challenging experience.

Holly, 44, has previously spoken about being diagnosed with dyslexia shortly before her GCSEs. She once shared whilst hosting This Morning that she felt “shameful” about struggling with spelling for years, but also revealed on the ITV show that she’s since become proud to have dyslexia.

She’s now further discussed her experience with the learning difficulty at school. Holly opened up in the documentary Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution, which aired on Channel 4 on Monday, with her among the participants in the project.

The one-off special saw chef Jamie Oliver, who has spoken about his own experience with dyslexia, explore the challenges faced by pupils who have dyslexia. It also shows him campaigning for more support for those affected by dyslexia.

Like other participants, including Jamie Laing, Holly makes brief appearances in video messages shown during the documentary. She’s seen talking about her experience, including sharing that she felt “different” when she was at school.

Opening up about her difficulty with spelling, she said in her first appearance: “I definitely was terrible at spelling.” She continued by sharing with viewers: “I knew that because in spelling tests I’d always get really poor results.”

Holly later said that she was “always” expecting feedback on her homework to include “silly mistakes” being brought to her attention. She said in the documentary: “I always knew that when I’d get my homework back, there would be red pen all over it where there would be ‘silly mistakes’.”

She said: “I felt like I was working really, really hard with not getting much results. So I felt different.” She later added: “The school system is made for a certain type of learning and it’s so hard when you don’t learn like that.”

Holly suggested that it had an impact on her even after she had left school. She said: “When you then write yourself off at school as being ‘non-academic,’ that does shape your future somewhat.”

Following the broadcast of Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution, Holly responded to the documentary and a post made about it by Jamie. He had reflected on the reaction to the project in a post on Instagram this morning.

He wrote: “I’ve been completely blown away by the response to Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution. The stories so many of you have shared- about your own journeys, struggles, and strengths – have been powerful, emotional, and deeply moving.

“If you’ve got something to say about dyslexia or neurodiversity -whether it’s your own experience, a frustration, or a big idea -please share it with [Secretary of State for Education] @bridgetphillipsonmp with the hashtag #ComeOnBridget and let her know that change is needed! If you missed it last night on @channel4 hit the link in my bio to catch up #ComeOnBridget.”

Holly later shared the post on her Instagram Story and wrote in her caption: “Well done [Jamie] such an important documentary! Just the beginning of this conversation.”

Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution is available through Channel 4.

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The weird and wonderful world of Noel Edmonds is revealed in his new show, as the star explains how he still looks so young at 76, but not all the steps are easy to follow at home

The weird and wonderful world of Noel Edmonds is revealed in his new show – including how he manages to stay looking so young thanks to a detailed regime.

Former TV host Noel is launching a career comeback next week on ITV. Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure sees him building a new life in New Zealand with his wife Liz.

And in the first episode Noel explains how he still looks so young at 76, but not all the steps you will be able to follow along at home.

Wife Liz first explains Noel is sat on a crystal bed, with beautiful quartz crystals lit above him and a sound of five to eight hertz being omitted into his headphones as he lies down.

Noel says: “The light bulb moment about my health, and it’s a good term to use, was when I found all this information about what we really are. All we are is body energy systems, and that body energy system touches everything around us, which is how you move into the bigger matrix, the universal energy system.

“I find this so exciting, because this is all based on ancient spiritual wisdom.”

Listing purified water, an oxygen tank and cold showers amongst the other things which make him feel youthful, Noel said: “I suddenly realised actually there were six components that worked really well for me. The formula consists of nutrition and structured water, this is water in its purest form.

Demonstrating the next element he added: “Pulsed electromagnetism. And what is happening now is, by pulsing electromagnetism, all my little cells are going ‘Whoa now we’ve got good frequencies’. Now we can work properly.”

He also said there is “a certain way to exercise, which I do very slowly and quietly, called tranquil power, He calls it tranquil power because “everything about it is quiet and slow” but it is similar to people doing normal weight sessions in a gym.

He said: “Then something I call vibe, visualisation of body energy meditation. This takes me somewhere else, and it’s beautiful. Those things together. Then I chuck in a little bit of cold showers I normally have a warm shower in the morning and wash it off with a cold shower and a sauna and infrared proven science. Very, very good for you.

“And the hyperbaric chamber – a little bit of oxygen three times a week. You don’t have to wear this, but it shoots almost pure oxygen into your body.”

Noel joked he has been “researching it for 76 years” when it comes to staying young, and he and wife Liz certainly seem happy in the documentary and living a wonderful life together.

They are in the Tasman region of the South Island in the countryside with Nelson their nearest town. The UK presenter and his wife Liz are reported to have practically bought an entire town in the Motueka Valley – in an estate valued at NZ$30m (£14.5m).

Eccentric Noel also has clocks around his New Zealand home stopped at 11.06, in tribute to his wife Liz who was his make up artist on Deal Or No Deal when they met. He makes no secret of the fact he is besotted with her.

He added: “Generally speaking, when you round here, see a clock at six minutes past 11. It’s not broken. That was the time on the sixth of October, 2006 Yep. When my earth angel arrived and introduced herself.

“Liz was sent to me. She is an earth angel, which I know some people will fall about laughing. I knew she was in the room before I turned around. I looked her and went, Oh, thank goodness, there you are, the sustenance of her energy is my lifeblood. I mean, it really is.

“You will never, ever pull us apart, because we are one. To find that in your life is a gift.

“I believe it’s a gift from the cosmos. It was an unforgettable moment. So the clocks are there, the time of my life.”

In response Liz jokes: “I thought someone has got to look after him. Doing my little bit of care in the community!”

Liz also explains that the couple didn’t have a real plan when they moved to New Zealand six years ago, but they have ended up buying River Haven estate.

She says: “There was no plan whatsoever to come and buy a vineyard and do this. I don’t know. It’s just a feeling of, oh, we could work on this. We could develop this.”

The ITV series will show Noel and Liz trying to build New Zealand’s first energy garden and a fledgling business which includes a pub called The Bugger Inn and a coffee truck.

Noel tells the cameras: “When we get to the end of whatever this is, how big are your regrets? When I get to the end, I aim to have no regrets whatsoever.”

In March, rumours of the show leaked out and it drew comparisons with Jeremy Clarkson show Clarkson’s Farm, which airs on Prime Video.

But Clarkson’s Farm is now making money and it remains to be seen if Noel can ensure his business makes a profit as he has to cope with unseasonal bad weather and “feelings of being an outsider”.

Noel is unlikely to be back to the UK to live anytime soon. Asked what he loves so much about New Zealand, he said: “I struggle to explain why I’m so excited about this Kiwi adventure. It comes down to the land – the look, the feel of it. We have a beautiful home, and in the morning, we wake up to a view of the mountains. Whether or not you can see them tells you what the weather will be like. Just a few kilometres away, there’s a beautiful beach, the Moutere River, and within an hour’s drive, you’re in serious bush – wild terrain. The scenery here is magical. Even after six years, we’ll go for a drive and still say, wow.”

He thinks his love of the outdoors and greenery could be “a reaction to being born in Ilford, in Essex, surrounded by bricks, concrete, and tarmac”. Once he has money from his TV and radio career he bought land and said he has been farming since the 80s.

Asked why he had invited the ITV cameras to New Zealand he said there were three reasons including to promote New Zealand and to support the local economy. On the third reason, he added: “To show a different side of me. I’ll admit it: there’s a bit of ego involved. People still ask, “Noel Edmonds? Didn’t he die? Is he still around?” Yes, I’m still here – and living life to the full.”

In 2018, Noel went on I’m A Celebrity and picked up a reported £600,000 fee and a feeling he could be one of the leaders of the camp for the rest of the series.

But in one of the biggest shocks in reality TV history Noel Edmonds was the first contestant to leave the show that year. Rather than try to make more TV he then headed to New Zealand soon after to begin a new life.

Noel started his broadcasting career hosting Top of the Pops in the early 70s and later went on to present nineties hit Noel’s House Party with beloved Mr Blobby and Deal Or No Deal.

Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure starts on ITV on June 20.

Sir Paul McCartney and his late wife Linda’s youngest daughter Stella speaks on the heartbeaking loss of her mum nearly three decades ago

Fashion designer Stella McCartney is urging women to not ignore free NHS breast cancer checks after opening up about losing her mother to the disease in a rare interview.

The daughter of Beatles legend Sir Paul was 25-years-old when she lost her mother Linda, aged just 53, in 1998 – three years after she was diagnosed with the illness.

But in a new insight into her private life, Stella, 53, has revealed how she goes for mammogram screenings with her trusted eldest sister, Mary, 55, and says it is vital other women do the same.

Her warning comes just a week after British pop singer Jesse J, 37, shocked fans by revealing she had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer after a period of “in and out of tests.”

The Bang Bang star, real name Jessica Cornish, is now posting regular updates to her 13.9 million Instagram followers so they can keep up to date with her progress.

Urging women to get tested, Stella said: “I love the idea of going with my sister and my best friends on International Women’s Day every year.

“I think it is a nice way to celebrate that process. Go and get your mammograms. My sister is my best friend. It is like no other.”

Stella has previously described how her mother’s death was ‘the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to encounter’, and says the feeling of loss is with her every day.

But although her mother passed away 27 years ago, Stella says the pain does not get any easier especially as she watches her own children – sons Miller, 20, Beckett, 17, and daughters Bailey, 18, and Reiley, 15, – grow up not knowing who their grandmother was.

She said: “My mum didn’t see my kids. I was just 28. It is the greatest loss, especially when you become a mother. I was so young and passing down motherhood, what a beautiful gift. It is just not you not having her and you losing her it is them not knowing her too. Like “She didn’t know you”.

Stella recently praised Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles for speaking out about her own breast cancer scare.

She said: “I think it was courageous for you (Tina Knowles) to share your story and I wish more people would share it. I wish more people would have shared that what when my mother was alive, hoping that she would still be alive. So I commend you for talking about it. Everyone should get mammograms. It is all about prevention. It is so important.

“I have spent a lot of time at a breast centre in Kettering and I highlight this disparity in breast cancer mortality. I ask so many questions and some don’t know they can get free screenings.”

Today, Stella says her mother Linda continues to guide her in the way she conducts her family life with husband Alasdhair Willis and in the way she runs her business which saw her receive a CBE from King Charles in 2023 for her services to fashion.

The designer – who takes after her mother in her love of animals and refusal to eat meat and uses no leather or fur in creations for her eponymous label – says her ethos is partly inspired by her mother’s beliefs.

Stella said: “What an influence my mum was. Obviously in my life she guides me how I conduct myself in my business and in my home.”

But despite the trappings of the McCartney name, Stella admits she is just like any other mother at home, especially when it comes to her daughters who often steal treasured items from her catwalk collections.

She said: “I have an 18-year-old daughter but she is now an age when she is stealing all my major clothes. She is like “Can I go into the archive?” and she whips out the most iconic pieces. She is like “Oh that is the 1997 runway.” And I never see it again.”

“But my kids do get mad at me. There is that Saturday Night Live sketch where they say “I am your mother”.

“My kids always play that to me. But I said to my daughter once “The only mission I have as a mother is to pass on the thing I have learned.” My boys are different.”

In this Tuesday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Madeleine McCann search updates to the latest on driverless taxis

Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we’ll be pulling together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Politics teams and more. This Tuesday, we’re featuring everything from the latest search updates on the Madeleine McCann case to driverless taxis which will be brought to the UK next year.

Our Showbiz team has covered Strictly star Oti Mabuse’s heartache as she travelled to west Africa to meet stricken mums nursing premature babies. Meanwhile, our News team has been closely following the couple who have been charged with trying to smuggle cannabis into the UK after being stopped at Heathrow Airport.

Driverless Uber taxis coming to UK in months – all you need to know

This morning, our Politics team reported that driverless taxi and bus services will be brought to the UK next year. The Government will bring forward self-driving commercial pilots on England’s roads to Spring 2026, transport Secretary Heidi Alexander confirmed today.

Firms will be able to pilot small scale “taxi- and bus-like” services without a driver for the first time, which could be available to members of the public to book via an app. Uber will trial robotaxis – autonomous cars – in a partnership with UK AI firm Wayve in London as soon as next spring. Ministers said the driverless car expansion could create 38,000 jobs and a £42billion industry.

A potential wider rollout is expected when the full Automated Vehicles (AV) Act becomes law from the second half of 2027. Driverless vehicles aim to reduce human error, which contributes to 88% of all road collisions. Unlike human drivers, AVs can never get distracted or tired and they won’t drink-drive or speed.

Read the full story here.

Oti Mabuse’s baby heartache – ‘I could only touch her through glass window’

In other news, our Showbiz team exclusively covered Oti Mabuse’s heartache after the Strictly Come Dancing star travelled to west Africa to meet stricken mums nursing premature tots. The pro dancer, 34, returned to a neonatal unit for the first time since she endured a 16-hour labour with her daughter, who arrived two months early, weighing 3lbs, in 2023.

The baby spent the next six weeks in intensive care at University College London Hospital after she was born with an infection and Oti developed sepsis. Baby and mother recovered, but the Dancing On Ice judge has revealed her trauma after visiting a UNICEF-funded specialist clinic in Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) in Africa.

Reflecting on her own experience, Oti said: “I remember the only way I could touch my child and have skin-on-skin was through this glass window – there’s no mother who wants to experience that.”

According to UNICEF, globally in 2024 an estimated 4.8 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday, including 2.3 million newborns who died within the first 28 days of life. In Cote D’Ivoire, lack of access to specialised care is one of the reasons that prematurity is the leading cause of death for children under five.

Read the full story here.

Madeleine McCann cops find ‘clothing and bones’ as they probe samples from dig

In a breaking update, our News team reported that police are investigating samples of ‘clothes and bones’ found in last week’s search for Madeleine McCann, it is claimed. On Thursday, a team of German and Portuguese investigators wrapped up a three-day search along a 120-acre stretch of land in Lagos, Portugal, in their latest attempt to find new evidence against prime suspect Christian Brueckner.

Initial reports suggested the operation – which took place 30 miles from where the three-year-old went missing in May 2007 – had failed to turn up any new leads. But now, it has been claimed that fragments of clothing and bones are to undergo testing this week after being uncovered at the scene.

During the search – the first to take place since 2023 – crews spent three days scouring scrubland and abandoned structures, including a derelict farmhouse. A source told Berlin Morning Post: “Several objects have apparently been discovered, which are now being examined in more detail by the police in the laboratory.

“As Portuguese media report, clothing debris and bones were found, among other things. The investigators have not officially commented on whether the finds could have anything to do with Madeleine’s disappearance but that is clearly their hope.”

Read the full story here.

Met Office details exact day half a month’s rain to batter UK in three hours

After a brief sunny spell, Brits can expect around half a typical month’s rainfall across parts of the UK this week, the Met Office has forecasted. The “intense rainfall” – of up to 40mm – is anticipated across south Wales and Southwest England and will be slow moving, lingering into Thursday.

Thunderstorms are also likely during the deluge, which the Met Office says is expected on Wednesday evening. Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, Mike Silverstone, said: “After largely benign weather early in the week, some intense, thundery showers will move in on Wednesday evening. These thunderstorms are being triggered by some warm, humid air that is moving into the UK from the south.

“The intense rainfall could see 20-40mm accumulating over just a few hours, which could cause some disruption. While there are no severe weather warnings issued at the moment, it is possible thunderstorm warnings may be issued this week.”

Read the full story here.

Brit couple found with £1m of cannabis in luggage in latest ‘drug mule’ fears

Finally, a couple have been charged with trying to smuggle cannabis valued at £1million into the UK after being stopped at Heathrow Airport, our News team have reported. Sian Warren, 34, and Daniel McDonald, 36, were on their way back from Thailand when officers from the National Crime Agency reportedly found more than 51kg of cannabis in their luggage.

It is understood that the drug was in four cases that the pair were carrying. They appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court where they have been charged with importing Class B drugs and have been bailed under curfew ahead of a plea hearing on June 26 at Isleworth Crown Court.

Warren and McDonald, from Salford, went to Bangkok on holiday last month and Warren’s dad Tony told The Sun that there must have been a mistake. He said: “Sian’s not brought anything back, definitely not. She had her own suitcase with clothes in it.”

Read the full story here.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle never intended to leave royal life altogether, but one word in their sensational statement lead to an ultimatum from the Palace, according to insiders

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle completely quitting their royal roles came down to the use of a single word, according to an insider. Now five years on from them sensationally stepping back as full-time working royals, the Sussexes appear to have left their former lives well and truly behind them.

The pair have both been focusing on their commercial endeavours with Meghan sharing more and more of her life behind the scenes on Instagram, including a recent video of her twerking alongside Harry as they awaited the birth of their daughter Princess Lilibet. However, when they first announced their intention for change more than five years ago, it seemed that they did not want to quit royal life completely, instead saying that they intended to “carve out a progressive new role within this institution”.

But it appears a throwaway, single word in that very statement paved the way for an ultimatum that there would be no half-in, half-out arrangement for them. In the statement announcing their stepping back, the Sussexes said at the time: “We will continue to collaborate with Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties.”

And according to the Daily Mail, the word ‘collaborate’ is what raised eyebrows, with a source telling the publication: “No-one ‘collaborates’ with the Queen. This is not one of those ‘Kate Moss Top Shop tie-ups’.”

And with the Sussexes, most notably Meghan, forging a very different path compared to the one she had in the Royal Family, the insider added: “This is exactly why Queen Elizabeth knew this whole half-in, half-out version of royalty they were lobbying for was never, ever going to work.

“Harry and Meghan were a law unto themselves from the start, pushing and pushing the envelope to their own professional and financial advantage. Her Late Majesty was nobody’s fool and knew that the chances were, it would all end in disaster.”

In the dancing clip from last week, a heavily pregnant Meghan twerks to the Starrkeisha song Baby Momma, lifting her skirt above her knees, raising her hands in the air and wiggling low with her hands on her hips and legs. Meghan shared the clip on Lilibet’s fourth birthday, saying: “Four years ago today, this also happened.

“Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work – there was only one thing left to do!”

And for royal expert Jennie Bond, she believes it is an “astonishing video on any level” and reveals what the King would have thought of it. The former BBC royal correspondent told the Mirror: “The hours before you give birth are some of the most personal, intimate and private in the lives of any couple.

“And women are perfectly entitled to do whatever they feel like to get through the waiting, and the pain. Giving birth is a serious business, and anything to lighten the mood is welcome.

“However – to share those scenes with the world is utterly bizarre and, in my view, takes away all the magic of the moment. I cannot imagine why she chose to release it. Maybe show it one day to your nearest and dearest— but to anyone and everyone who wants to click on it?

“If the King has watched it, which I doubt, though he can’t have missed the headlines I’m sure he would be horrified. Royalty has to carry with it some measure of dignity.”

But she added: “Having said all that, there’s no doubt that videos like this connect in a very real way to young people. And perhaps that’s what Meghan is trying to do.

“My own daughter thought the video humanised both Meghan and Harry and was light-hearted and hugely relatable. It reminded her of her own pregnancies and labour and she thought it was rather charming.”

With a formal awards ceremony in the calendar, I turned to one of my favourite high street fashion brands to see if I could find the perfect dress without breaking the bank

Dressing for formal events such as weddings, graduations and evening ‘dos can be tricky – you want to meet the dress code yet still be fairly comfortable, and ideally don’t want to spend a fortune on an outfit you’re unlikely to wear very often.

And so when I was invited to a work awards ceremony and found myself with nothing to wear, I immediately clicked onto the Nobody’s Child website – a favourite of mine for pretty and flattering dresses for all occasions.

I bought five different styles to try on – including one with pockets and a £69 surprise hit – and the one I ended up wearing was a surprise last-minute addition to my basket; it was worth it though, as it received so many compliments from other guests that evening…

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Red Nova Midi Dress

£85 here

This colour was a real curveball for me, as I never wear red, and rarely stray from black, however I was really pleasantly surprised by how much I like this colour on me. The dress was super comfortable and gets bonus points for having pockets. I didn’t keep it in the end as I felt like it was more of an everyday dress than an evening one, but it has encouraged me to be a bit braver with colour.

If you’re looking for an alternative, New Look’s Red Puff Sleeve Midi Dress is £29.99.

Black Ruffle Tiered Cassidy Midi Dress

£89 here

This is the one that I thought would be my favourite it reminds me of an old favourite Reformation dress I own, but it actually didn’t suit me as much as I though when it was on; again, it was too casual for the occasion, and the waistband sat too high on me – under my bust rather than on my waist. It was very light and breezy for summer though, and again, loved the pockets!

New Look does another alternative to this here too, the Black Multiway Tiered Midi Dress, priced at £55.99.

Black Balloon Sleeve Zola Mini Dress

£99 here

Something slightly different from the others, but I really loved this one. I loved the flattering balloon sleeves, and how cute it looked with chunky heels. There were two reasons why I didn’t pick it, however: one, I thought the hem was a bit short for a work event, and two, I’d be getting ready by myself in a hotel room, and would have no one to tie up the bow on the back for me. This would be great for Christmas parties, though.

Topshop clean trapeze mini dress in black, £55, is a similar shape.

Black Tiered Clara Midi Dress

£69 here

I thought I would hate this one as I dislike anything that clings or skims the body, but this was a surprise hit. It’s way more flattering and slimming than I thought, plus you can wear a bra with it (unlike most of these other options), and it folds up very small in a suitcase (like this £39 Next dress). It was a close contender, pipped only to the post by…

Black Puff Sleeve Zora Midi Dress

£130 here

…the Zora dress, which was the one I wore, and which got me so many compliments. I loved the flattering shape, the statement sleeves and the little flash of skin from the slash neck and low back (you can probably still get away with wearing a bra though). Although more expensive than the others, I felt so comfortable in this, and know I’ll get loads of wear out of it.