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Sarah Beeny never expected to find herself on The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer – because she’s not exactly gifted in the kitchen. The property expert believes she hasn’t got the right personality to excel with cupcakes and custards. “I’ve never really baked”, laughs Sarah, 53. “I think I’m a bit too impatient”.

Sarah is joining comics Adam Buxton, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Jamali Maddix and Phil Wang, model Ellie Goldstein, TV veteran Gloria Hunniford, Kate Garraway, actors Jim Howick, Tommy Tiernan, Meera Syal, Sophie Willan and Maxine Peake, presenters Roman Kemp and Amelia Dimoldenberg, married podcasters Chris and Rosie Ramsey, singer Self Esteem and property expert siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas in the famous white tent.

The celebs are all taking part in support of Stand Up To Cancer, a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4. Hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding will be providing encouragement as the stars take on a signature bake, a technical bake and a showstopper.

Original judge Paul Hollywood is back, while Prue Leith’s long-standing friend and former colleague Caroline Waldegrave is standing in for Prue. And it doesn’t look like they are going to be very impressed with Sarah and Kate as not only does Sarah not bake, she also doesn’t even like cake.

“I don’t actually like cake much”, Sarah whispers. “Can I say that? They’re really low on my priority list. I guess you’re a pudding or a cheese person, and I’m a cheese person. Starter or pudding? Starter. Give me smoked salmon rather than dessert. That’s got bang for bucks”!

Sarah also don’t mind admitting they have had their fair share of nightmares in the kitchen. It’s a cottage pie that haunts her. “I’ve had millions of disasters, loads! I once cooked a cottage pie and didn’t have enough space to keep it in the fridge. It went off and it smelled so bad I had to dig a hole in the garden to bury it”.

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It’s Tuesday, March 11, and one star sign is encouraged to listen to hear something important.

There are 12 zodiac signs – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces – and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more.

These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years. From horoscopes/aries/daily/”>Aries through to Pisces, here’s what today could bring for your horoscope – and what you can do to be prepared.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)

Someone’s secretive behaviour is causing a lot of confusion. You know they are being dishonest and you’re frustrated because they will not admit to this. The tension between you is likely to lead to issues that will be difficult to resolve.

Taurus (Apr 21 – May 21)

You’ve had some plans for yourself in mind for some time but other things keep getting in the way. It’s not just your home and workplace but also obligations and commitments that need sorting out. In fact, friendship ties are impeding your progress. By recognising this you will see how some relationships are weighing you down.

Gemini (May 22 – June 21)

You’re starting to notice improvements in areas where there have been a few discrepancies. Just don’t let this lead you to ignoring pesky details as what appears insignificant now could become crucial, later. While it might sound boring, addressing minor issues now would be better than postponing them until they escalate.

Cancer (June 22 – July 23)

Steer clear of heavy topics right now as misunderstandings are likely to happen. You will need to address joint finances soon but if you do so today, it will be almost impossible to come to a friendly agreement. The atmosphere in a group will also feel a little strained this evening. Wait until tomorrow.

Leo (July 24 – Aug 23)

You may have to deal with a few issues that look complicated but don’t worry. They won’t be as difficult as they look. A positive attitude will help you get through any difficulties. If you’ve been asked to keep a secret, be sure to keep it to yourself as someone is relying on you to do.

Virgo (Aug 24 – Sept 23)

A close relationship is turning out to be a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. Any doubts you may have had about this relationship lasting will quickly fade away as you agree on long-term plans of a joint nature. You’re also feeling confident about financial choices you’re making together.

Libra (Sept 24 – Oct 23)

At any other time you would have been extremely upset with someone for revealing the details of a private conversation. Recent developments have made it hard for you to be annoyed with them. You can now see the reason behind them disclosing this information.

Scorpio (Oct 24 – Nov 22)

There’s a lot of talk going on around you. Be sure to listen and you might hear something important. Your intuition is particularly heightened. It’s a great time to think about your work/life balance and make some time in your life to unwind and recharge.

Sagittarius (Nov 23 – Dec 21)

During this past week or so, you have experienced a fascinating mix of events, ideas and challenges. You might wonder how you got through everything. Now, in hindsight, you can see you have not only achieved success but you’ve also gained profound insights from the more frustrating moments. You feel genuinely grateful for the experience.

Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 20)

Something is weighing heavily on your mind but you aren’t ready yet, to share it with others. A friend will pick up on your unease. Getting others to pitch in or to face up to their responsibilities will not be easy. Not everyone is as willing as you are to get on with what has to be done.

Aquarius (Jan 21 – Feb 19)

Allow yourself some time and space to think about how to handle a difficult situation. Someone is being stubborn and you’re trying to be patient with them. There is a lot of work ahead. You’re aiming for success and you want to impress someone who has been negative with you of late.

Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20)

Most key tasks will be accomplished during the first half of the day. Your family and friends will be there to support you through everything. Later, keep your wits about you as you will get the chance to make a lucrative deal or two.

Kate Garraway and Sarah Beeny are brilliant broadcasters at the top of their game, but ask them to bake a Battenberg or a brioche and they don’t know where to begin. Which is why entering The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer will be a bit of a challenge. “I’ve never really baked”, laughs Sarah, 53. “I think I’m a bit too impatient”.

Kate, 57, tells a similar story. “I’ve never really done it. I love cooking and always seem to know how to combine ingredients to make something delicious but that’s different because you can taste it as you go. Baking is a different ball game entirely.

” You take egg and flour and butter, that taste and look like one thing on their own, then put them together and they create something completely different. Baking is alchemy. So, I don’t think I’ve come out proving myself a Merlin, but I’m hoping not to be the Wicked Witch of the West. “

The pair are joining comics Adam Buxton, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Jamali Maddix and Phil Wang, model Ellie Goldstein, TV veteran Gloria Hunniford, actors Jim Howick, Tommy Tiernan, Meera Syal, Sophie Willan and Maxine Peake, presenters Roman Kemp and Amelia Dimoldenberg, married podcasters Chris and Rosie Ramsey, singer Self Esteem and property expert siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas in the famous white tent.

The celebs are all taking part in support of Stand Up To Cancer, a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK
and Channel 4. Hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding will be providing encouragement as the stars take on a signature bake, a technical bake and a showstopper.

Original judge Paul Hollywood is back, while Prue Leith’s long-standing friend and former colleague Caroline Waldegrave is standing in for Prue. And it doesn’t look like they are going to be very impressed with Sarah and Kate as not only does Sarah not bake, she also doesn’t even like cake.

” I don’t actually like cake much, “she whispers”. Can I say that? They’re really low on my priority list. I guess you’re a pudding or a cheese person, and I’m a cheese person. Starter or pudding? Starter. Give me smoked salmon rather than dessert. That’s got bang for bucks! “

Kate enjoys cakes but admits the savoury bakes are equally as tempting”. You can’t go wrong with a Victoria Sponge with a fresh cream middle, I love cake, “says Kate”. But I also love savoury bakes – sausage rolls and so on. It’s all delicious. “

The pair also don’t mind admitting they have had their fair share of nightmares in the kitchen. For Sarah, it’s a cottage pie that haunts her”. I’ve had millions of disasters, loads! I once cooked a cottage pie and didn’t have enough space to keep it in the fridge. It went off and it smelled so bad I had to dig a hole in the garden to bury it. “

Kate’s most notable cooking catastrophe took place at Christmas”. A few years back I was cooking for my entire family for Christmas Day, and it was the first time I’d done Christmas lunch for the family, “she says”. I put the turkey in, and after a while I thought, ‘ I really can’t smell much. ‘

“The oven had broken. So, I had to go next door, and beg the neighbours to use theirs, but of course they had their turkey in the oven. So, it ended up being a Christmas lunch at supper time, and for lunch we had cheese and biscuits. By the time we ate, they were hungry and slightly drunk, which arguably is the best state to be in if you are eating a meal I’ve cooked”.

Baking for Paul and Caroline is nerve-racking and Kate admits that she got flustered. “They’re just watching you, and they don’t really say anything and you can’t read their expressions”, she says. “It makes me drop everything and get even more clumsy and just panic. They look at you, and they look at each other, and you think, ‘ What are they thinking? ‘ So yes, it’s very intimidating”.

Despite the pressure, Kate admits she started to dream about winning during her time in the tent. “You start off thinking, ‘ This is so much fun, I’m loving just having the chance to take part. ‘ Then without realising it you get swept up and really want to blow Paul and Caroline away, or at least get their approval. I think if I just get it cooked and don’t poison anyone that’ll be a win for me”!

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A family who have been battling for years to find a treatment for their non-verbal son believe they’ve finally found a breakthrough after watching a Netflix show.

Toby Woodier, now 11, was nine when he was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder Syngap1 and is unable to speak. His parents Helen, 48, and Craig Woodier, 51, are now seeking help abroad after watching the show Lucca’s World last month. The programme features a treatment called Cytotron therapy – by a company which claims to use non-invasive radiofrequency pulses to stimulate brain cell regeneration.

The treatment is available at a clinic in Mexico and not on the NHS, so Helen and Craig are now hoping to raise £45k to cover the treatment, flights, and accommodation for a 32-day stay in Mexico. Currently, the NHS uses Cytotron machine-based therapy to treat certain cancers – but not Syngap1.

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According to online NHS advice, there are no treatment options available for Syngap1 in the UK, but the NHS offers various therapies and supports to manage symptoms like seizures and developmental delays. The couple said they hope the treatment will be life-changing for Toby and it will allow him to live a more independent life.

Some parents have criticised NeuroCytonix and its lack of robust scientific evidence supporting its efficacy. The company did not respond to an opinion piece from the Guardian over such allegations.

Helen, an early years practitioner, from Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, said: “We would never forgive ourselves if we didn’t give everything a go. It is a non-invasive treatment, and there are no side effects.

” The hope is that Toby will be able to talk, he is so desperate to talk. He can say four to five words, he can say letters, he just can’t blend them together. We also hope that the treatment can help with his behavioural issues, we need to give it a go – we need to give it a chance. “

Helen and Craig, who realised their child Toby was not meeting developmental milestones such as feeding properly, faced a parent’s tough journey. At 18 months, Global developmental delay was the initial diagnosis until the Genomes Project led to identifying Syngap1 in August 2022—a rare genetic disorder causing intellectual disability, seizures, among other issues.

Helen said:” It was a shock as none of our other children have this, we were also tested and we don’t have this disease either. As a mum, you worry that you did something during your pregnancy to cause it, you carry that guilt. “

Craig, a full-time carer for Toby, added:” It was a relief in a way, we finally had an answer at last – so many people can go undiagnosed. His diagnosis allowed us to do more research into it as it is an extremely rare condition. “

For Helen, inspiration struck after watching” Lucca’s World, “the true tale of groundbreaking treatment for cerebral palsy on Netflix, illuminating a potential new path for Toby.

Following the inspiration of a touching film, Helen and Craig delved into a potential life-changing therapy for their son—treatment by a Cytotron machine available only at NeuroCytonix in Mexico. Helen said” The film was a true story based on a mum and dad whose son was born with cerebral palsy but they never gave up hope.

“I watched the film and they spoke about the treatment, at the end of the film they said how Lucca can talk and walk. I messaged Craig myself and told him – we then did our own research”.

After the film sparked their pursuit, the couple got in touch with a neurologist from NeuroCytonix, who confirmed that Toby could undergo the therapy. Toby stands as the first patient slated for Syngap1 treatment, with the aspiration that it will enable him to speak.

Craig expressed his optimistic outlook: “If the treatment is successful, it would be amazing for people to see. This would give hope for so many other families who have children with special educational needs. It is not about the money, we want to be able to help as many families as possible”.

Remarkably, Toby’s siblings—Zach, 24, Beth, 22, Isobel, 15, and Abi, 10—are all rallying together to support fundraising efforts. With the community backing them, Helen gratefully acknowledged, “The community spirit has been amazing, thank you so much to the people who have donated. You do not know the difference it can make to Toby’s and our life. If this treatment works, it would help him gain more independence”.

Toby’s parents, Helen and Craig, have shared their delight in seeing their son’s happy personality flourish despite his struggles. “Toby is a joyful, funny, loving boy who adores the Blackpool Tower, the circus, fireworks, music, and flashing lights”, Helen said.

She proudly added, “He loves to happy flap and jump while watching his favourite YouTube videos. Toby can say mama, dada, nana, and yeah, and he knows all the letters of the alphabet. He can spell his name but struggles to blend sounds into words or say his name aloud. His desire to talk shines through as he tries so hard”.

Those inspired by Toby’s story can contribute to the family’s fundraiser here. The family also welcomes the public to follow Toby’s journey on their social media page at The Trouble with Toby.

Bradley Cooper has wowed fans with his incredibly different new look for a surprise feature in a beloved show.

The Guardians of the Galaxy star opened the fourth season of The Righteous Gemstones, a black comedy following a family of televangelists hiding their true lives. While the HBO show is set over the past couple of decades, the latest episode took viewers back to the American Civil War, showing how the Gemstone family got into religion.

Bradley, 50, played robber turned Confederate chaplain Elijah Gemstone, and fans were blown away by how well he acted the part. Others, meanwhile, just loved his new look. In place of his usual Hollywood clean shave and fresh skin, the actor opted for a more rugged look with very unique facial hair – sporting long sideburns and a moustache while leaving his chin bare.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, viewers quickly praised Bradley’s new turn. “Bradley Cooper in Righteous Gemstones is the first time I’ve found him attractive”, one person wrote, with a second sharing: “Tuned in to righteous gemstones expecting to see my favourite worst people alive and instead I got to gaze into Bradley Cooper’s baby blues for an entire episode. No complaints”.

“Not gonna lie, I didn’t hate how Bradley Cooper looked on Gemstones last night”, said a third, while another fan gushed: “Bradley Cooper in this gemstones episode is lowkey the hottest he’s ever looked”.

Bradley may have been filming for the episode last June, when he was spotted out in New York City sporting the same bald chin and full sideburns while running errands. At the time, however, fans weren’t as taken by his out-of-character appearance.

“We have questions”, one penned on X, while another joked he’d had an accident while shaving. A second echoed the idea and shared a photo on their parody account, riffing that the actor had been “shaving]his] beard at 6am”.

Alongside focusing on new acting roles, Bradley is also said to be getting even more serious with his girlfriend Gigi Hadid. The very private couple has been dating since 2023, and rumours suggest that they might soon consider tying the knot. Unfortunately, their new romance seems to have caused tensions with Gigi’s former pal Suki Waterhouse, who dated Bradley for around two years starting in 2023.

Speaking about the breakup with British Vogue, Suki recently said: “I really will say that I’m pretty strong at this point, but when something very public happens to you and the story behind it is dark and difficult, and you’re actually not doing well, and you can’t explain yourself to the world, that’s very isolating and disorientating”. It probably has taken a decade to work myself out and actually be able to have this expansion in my life. “

Suki has never gone into the finer details about the split. However, she has spoken about the relationships she had during her” sadistic “20s – the era she was with Bradley. She described these as” only ever a fetishisation “that left her feeling” punished”.

Gigi seems to have taken Suki’s recollection as a personal affront, causing a rift in their A-list friendship group”. They’ve fallen out and there’s no indication that things will ever be the same for them. Gigi is totally team Bradley and taking this up as her own cause. She isn’t about to let this go, “an insider shared.

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Rylan Clark couldn’t help but quip that his “wildest dreams” had been realised when he came face-to-face with a BBC star who bears a striking resemblance to him. Chatting with the Gladiators cast on his Radio 2 show, Rylan, standing tall at 6ft 4in, was struck by the likeness between himself and one of the new Gladiators.

Hammer, whose real name is Tom Wilson, is not only a champion rower with a history in football and sprinting but also stands at an imposing 6ft 5in and boasts “nearly 20 stone of raw power” as per his bio. Spotting their uncanny resemblance, Rylan told listeners that Hammer could be his “brother, maybe from the same mother”.

As he welcomed the Gladiators onto his programme, he exclaimed: “Who doesn’t love a Gladiator? It’s like my wildest dreams come true”.

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Later, sitting across from the show’s latest sensation, Rylan mused that Hammer might be the inspiration he needs, jokingly saying: “Hammer is sat directly opposite me and we find it strange looking in each other’s face. I feel like I’m the product if you ordered Hammer off Wish or one of those websites”.

He added, “I feel like I need you walking around my house so I can be like ‘ this is the motivation I need’. This is what I could look like if I did it properly”, reports the Manchester Evening News.

When Hammer first appeared on the popular series earlier this month, Rylan took to social media to tease about their similarity, posting: “Daddy”? Fans on social media seemed to concur with Rylan’s observations. One user humorously remarked: “The minute I saw him, I said he looked like your older brother”.

Fans were left tickled, with one commenting: “Linda]Rylan’s mother] got some explaining to do Rylan”! Another chimed in: “Need to have an awkward talk with your Mum”! The jokes flew as one fan suggested Hammer was the “love child” of Rylan and former Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks, while another mistook him for Rylan flaunting new hair extensions. Some viewers even drew comparisons to ‘ 90s Gladiators legend Wolf (Michael Van Wijk) and Russell Brand as Hammer’s celebrity lookalikes.

Introduced alongside fellow newcomer Cyclone, Hammer isn’t just any Gladiator, outside the arena, he’s a champion rower and personal trainer with a hefty social media presence. Chatting with the BBC, Hammer boasted: “A lot like a Hammer I’m forged, not made. I’m a hard hitter who’s not only a massive unit but quick and explosive. I’m a surprise. I’m here to stop contenders. I mean business”.

On his prep routine, he revealed: “I prepare by taking my state of readiness to the very edge, channelling my energy into the next task ahead. I also always think about not letting the people around me down”.

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