Agents from his estate confirmed that Norman Eshley passed away at the age of 80. The actor, who was best known for his role on the television series George and Mildred, passed away peacefully by his side in a hospital.
“It is with great sadness that I have to announce the passing of our client actor Norman Eshley,” said his agent, Thomas Bowington. A warm, caring, and obedient man with a great voice that I will miss not hearing over the phone again.
His wife Rachel added, “I will be forever grateful for the wonderful times we shared, even though our time together wasn’t long enough. My heart will always be with him because he was my husband and best friend.
Norman also appeared in the Getty Images film An Immortal History.
Norman was a famous actor and writer who portrayed snobby Jeffrey in the popular 1970s television series. In the recognizable ITV sitcom, he starred opposite Brian Murphy, Yootha Joyce, and Sheila Fearn.
He was diagnosed with cancer and passed away on August 2 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
Fans of the actor took to social media to express their condolences following the sad news. One user wrote, “Just learned of the passing of Norman Eshley, sitcom star, TV veteran, and the male lead in Orson Welles’ “The Immortal Story,” on Twitter/X.
Another person expressed sadness over the passing of Norman Eshley. starred in George and Mildred and Man About The House with him. There are unquestionably many more acting credits. He will be missed. #rip. “
Norman appeared on shows like Canterbury Tales, along with George and Mildred. In the 1968 Orson Welles drama The Immortal Story, he made his film debut.
Prior to beginning his acting career in West End productions, Norman made his mark. He appeared in a number of Shakespearian plays as well.
In addition to acting, he co-authored The Dreamtime of the Artful Dodger. The play followed Charles Dicken’s Oliver Twist novel.
Norman’s third wife was Rachel. Millicent Martin, an actress, and him before, between 1969 and 1973. He and Lynette Braid tied the knot in 1980, but they split up a year later. In 2015, he wed his third wife Rachel.
Jasveen Sangha, allegedly known to her customers as “Ketamine Queen” and accused of selling Matthew Perry the fatal dose of the drug, is set to go to trial in September
A woman allegedly known to her customers as “The Ketamine Queen” and accused of selling Matthew Perry the fatal dose of ketamine is set to go to trial in September
A woman accused of supplying the fatal dose of ketamine that killed Friends star Matthew Perry is due to stand trial in Los Angeles next month.
Jasveen Sangha, 42, allegedly known among clients as the “Ketamine Queen”, is the sole defendant headed to court in connection with the actor’s sudden death of the 54-year-old. Four others, including the Friends’ star’s personal assistant and his doctor, have struck plea deals with prosecutors.
Sangha, who denies all charges, faces five counts of ketamine distribution, including one count of distribution resulting in death. A judge in Los Angeles has confirmed her trial will begin on 23 September, following four delays requested by her defence team to allow more time to examine evidence.
Matthew Perry died in his home in October 2023, aged 54, after getting ketamine from his regular doctor for treatment of depression, which is an increasingly common use for the surgical anaesthetic(Image: Getty Images)
Prosecutors claim Sangha portrayed herself as a “celebrity drug dealer with high-quality goods” and sold Perry at least 25 vials of ketamine just days before he died in October 2023. His personal assistant admitted in court to buying the vials for $6,000 (£4,508) in cash.
A post-mortem confirmed Perry drowned in his hot tub after taking a lethal dose of ketamine, a powerful anaesthetic increasingly used in mental health treatment.
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Investigators say the actor had been undergoing ketamine therapy for depression through legal prescriptions but was taking it up to eight times a day and began seeking additional supplies illicitly.
Jasveen Sangha has pleaded not guilty and has been in federal custody since her arrest last year(Image: @jasveen_s – Instagram)
Court documents allege the actor turned to Sangha after his physician, Dr Salvador Plasencia, refused to continue prescribing high volumes of the drug.
Plasencia later pleaded guilty to distribution along with Perry’s assistant, a friend, and another doctor. None have yet been sentenced.
Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the long-running sitcom Friends, had battled addiction for much of his adult life.
In his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, he wrote candidly about his decades-long struggle with substance abuse, including multiple stints in rehab and near-death experiences.
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Despite setbacks, Perry had spoken openly about his hopes for recovery and his desire to help others struggling with addiction.
His sudden death in October 2023 at his home in Pacific Palisades sent shockwaves through Hollywood, and fans mourned the loss of one of television’s most beloved comic actors.
Jasveen Sangha, allegedly known to her customers as “Ketamine Queen” and accused of selling Matthew Perry the fatal dose of the drug, is set to go to trial in September
A woman allegedly known to her customers as “The Ketamine Queen” and accused of selling Matthew Perry the fatal dose of ketamine is set to go to trial in September
A woman accused of supplying the fatal dose of ketamine that killed Friends star Matthew Perry is due to stand trial in Los Angeles next month.
Jasveen Sangha, 42, allegedly known among clients as the “Ketamine Queen”, is the sole defendant headed to court in connection with the actor’s sudden death of the 54-year-old. Four others, including the Friends’ star’s personal assistant and his doctor, have struck plea deals with prosecutors.
Sangha, who denies all charges, faces five counts of ketamine distribution, including one count of distribution resulting in death. A judge in Los Angeles has confirmed her trial will begin on 23 September, following four delays requested by her defence team to allow more time to examine evidence.
Matthew Perry died in his home in October 2023, aged 54, after getting ketamine from his regular doctor for treatment of depression, which is an increasingly common use for the surgical anaesthetic(Image: Getty Images)
Prosecutors claim Sangha portrayed herself as a “celebrity drug dealer with high-quality goods” and sold Perry at least 25 vials of ketamine just days before he died in October 2023. His personal assistant admitted in court to buying the vials for $6,000 (£4,508) in cash.
A post-mortem confirmed Perry drowned in his hot tub after taking a lethal dose of ketamine, a powerful anaesthetic increasingly used in mental health treatment.
Investigators say the actor had been undergoing ketamine therapy for depression through legal prescriptions but was taking it up to eight times a day and began seeking additional supplies illicitly.
Jasveen Sangha has pleaded not guilty and has been in federal custody since her arrest last year(Image: @jasveen_s – Instagram)
Court documents allege the actor turned to Sangha after his physician, Dr Salvador Plasencia, refused to continue prescribing high volumes of the drug.
Plasencia later pleaded guilty to distribution along with Perry’s assistant, a friend, and another doctor. None have yet been sentenced.
Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the long-running sitcom Friends, had battled addiction for much of his adult life.
In his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, he wrote candidly about his decades-long struggle with substance abuse, including multiple stints in rehab and near-death experiences.
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Despite setbacks, Perry had spoken openly about his hopes for recovery and his desire to help others struggling with addiction.
His sudden death in October 2023 at his home in Pacific Palisades sent shockwaves through Hollywood, and fans mourned the loss of one of television’s most beloved comic actors.
Eating the placenta after giving birth has become an increasingly popular trend in recent years, with many women claiming it has a number of health benefits. One woman reveals what it’s really like after Calvin Harris shared snaps of his wife’s organ
Calvin Harris surprised fans when he shared snaps of his wife’s placenta (Image: Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Ima)
Music mogul Calvin Harris delighted fans after sharing snaps of his and his wife Vick Hope’s newborn son. But many weren’t prepared for the picture that came next, which featured a close-up of none other than Vick’s placenta.
The DJ also shared further photos of the organ cut into pieces and placed in a dehydrator to be made into pills, as his wife plans to reap the health benefits of her afterbirth by consuming it. Harris’ fans flooded the comments to congratulate him on the new addition, and praised him for “normalising the beauty of physiological birth”.
The placenta is an organ which is grown during pregnancy and provides the foetus with essential nutrients. It’s typically discarded after a woman gives birth, however some people choose to consume it in a variety of forms.
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Calvin Harris shared how proud he was of his wife(Image: @calvinharris/Instagram)
People generally consume the placenta as they believe it contains nutritional benefits. According to WebMD, those who support eating the placenta claim it can help with childbirth recovery, raise your energy and breast milk supply, and reduce pain.
The process has become an increasingly mainstream phenomenon. It’s even been endorsed by the likes of Kim Kardashian and Alicia Silverstone.
Charlotte Butterworth-Pool 35, from Leeds, is among those to give placenta encapsulation ago when she had her first child six years ago.
“I did some research about the benefits of it,” she told The Mirror. “I’m a scientist, so I work in clinical research and I have a biomedical science degree and it just kind of made sense to me on a physiological level.
Charlotte Butterworth-Pool ate her placenta
” Other animals eat their placentas and you’ve got to think there’s a reason behind that, other than obviously hiding it from predators.
“I found that there were lots of women who had had positive experiences with it. They said it really helped with their postpartum and their energy levels, milk supply, helping them not get postpartum depression and low mood. I just thought, like, why not give myself the best chance”?
Charlotte acknowledged that studies have not found evidence to support these claims, but still opted for the service, which cost her £220.
Charlotte encapsulated her placenta for £220 six years ago
“I think sometimes with stuff like this, you’ve got to go with tradition. There’s quite a lot of traditional Chinese medicine that’s to do with the placenta, and that’s been done for centuries”.
Before giving birth, a cool box filled with ice packs arrived at Charlotte’s house for her to take to the hospital. When she arrived in labour, hospital staff put the cool packs in the fridge.
After she delivered the placenta, they simply let them know, and a courier came to collect it.
“We didn’t have to look at the placenta if we want to because it was just in a bag. We put it inside the cool box and someone came to pick it up quite quickly, so it wasn’t a faff really”, she expplained.
Despite her positive experience, Charlotte opted not to go through with placenta encapsulation when she had her second baby.
“The first reason why I chose not to do it the second time round was because it’s hard to know if it makes a difference, right?
Calvin Harris shared a picture of wife Vick Hope’s placenta pills(Image: @calvinharris/Instagram)
” But I’d lost quite a lot of blood during labour and I had never had any side effects from that, which I put down to the fact that I was taking my placenta pills.
“It did get to a point where – I don’t know if I had a massive placenta – but I had so many pills and physically taking the recommended dose – which I think was four pills a day every day – seemed like it was never ending. That put me off a bit.
” So I chose not to do it with my second, not because I had a negative experience with it, but just because I couldn’t pinpoint a specific positive experience. “
Another thing that put the mum of two off doing it again was the surprising taste of the pills. She explained:” Not the taste of the placenta, but the taste of the capsule. It had a chemically flavour. “
Like Harris, Charlotte’s husband was also supportive of her decision to eat her placenta. “I think he was quite used to me just making my own decisions about pregnancy, and he knows me and he knows that I like anatomy and science, so I don’t think he was too surprised, to be honest!”
Charlotte, who works as a doula, says eating your placenta is a way of” a way of honouring “the organ.
” There’s lots of other ways I know about now… things that you can do that are just as special as encapsulating it. Some people bury them, some people make prints with them… but just throwing it in the bin does seem a bit disrespectful it’s been keeping your baby alive. “
Vick had a water birth at home(Image: @calvinharris/Instagram)
Taking to Instagram on Monday, One Kiss hitmaker Harris shared the very first picture of his newborn son, and celebrated wife Vick, calling her “a superhero”.
Alongside an adorable photo of the couple’s baby cuddling into his dad’s chest, Calvin wrote:” 20th of July our boy arrived. Micah is here! My wife is a superhero and I am in complete awe of her primal wisdom! Just so grateful. We love you so much Micah. “
In the collection of photos Harris shared announcing the birth of Micah, it was revealed that Vick had a water birth as photos showed her in a blue birthing pool surrounded by candles.
Charlotte applauded the Instagram post, saying:” It’s so unusual that we see home birth in the media, and it’s so unusual that we see anything other than a clean, clinical birth with no blood or anything.
“So to post a picture of the placenta and have that in mainstream media is It’s amazing.
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” I’m very happy he’s done it, because that’ll probably be the first time a lot of people have seen a placenta. just the fact that a little bit more people know what one looks like is a is a real positive. “
Charlotte is a doula and antenatal educator at The Smart Doula, www. thesmartdoula.com
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Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has been called out after sharing the love on a post uploaded to social media by his son Landon’s girlfriend Skyla Sanders
Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian(Image: Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Travis Barker has been criticised for his online behaviour after liking a post shared by his son’s girlfriend. The Blink-182 drummer, 49, took to Instagram to share his support of his 21-year-old son Landon Barker’s partner.
But his actions were labelled as “creepy” by some fans. Travis, who is married to Kourtney Kardashian, clicked the like button on an Instagram post by Skyla Sanders, 20, recently. The images showed Skyla posing in a bed while wearing a revealing two-piece bikini.
One user hit out at Travis, saying his behaviour was “absolutely gross” and insisted “he should definitely know better!!” Another added sarcastically: “That’s not creepy at all…,” while a third chimed in saying: “Weird behaviour.” It comes after Travis and Kourtney were booed by a WWE crowd in California.
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However, the reel of images also included a number of shots of Landon with his girlfriend too, leading to other users defending the musician. “His son is included in the photos on this post”, one bluntly replied.
“He’s]sic] comes off more as a parent who just likes whatever his kids/family posts. They all like each other’s photos. Yall reaching a bit with this one”, claimed another.
It’s thought Landon and Skyla, who is the daughter of film director Rupert Sanders, have been dating for several months. As well as Landon, Travis shares daughter Alabama, 19, with his ex-wife Shanna Moakler. He is also stepdad to Shanna’s eldest, Atiana De La Hoya, 26.
Since marrying Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Kourtney, the duo have welcomed son Rocky, one. He also is step-dad to her kids with Scott Disick, Mason, 15, Penelope, 13, and Reign, 10.
Last month Travis was also in the UK as part of the final concert for Ozzy Osbourne. Travis took part in an epic drum-off during Back to the Beginning at Villa Park with Tool’s Danny Carey and Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
The event was held so the legendary singer could take to the stage for one last time and raise millions for charity. Just weeks later, the Prince of Darkness died.
Landon and Skyla(Image: skylasanderss/instagram)
Ozzy died on July 22, aged 76, surrounded by his wife, Sharon, and children. This week his cause of death was revealed as being from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction (joint causes). His occupation was listed as “rock legend, songwriter and performer”.
While Travis joined the world in paying their own special tributes to the star following the news of his death, the singer’s daughter Kelly waited until Monday to break her silence on the sad news.
She shared a moving tribute to her late father on Instagram, saying: “I’ve sat down to write this a hundred times and still don’t know if the words will ever feel like enough… but from the bottom of my heart, thank you. The love, support, and beautiful messages I’ve received from so many of you have truly helped carry me through the hardest moment of my life. Every kind word, every shared memory, every bit of compassion has meant more than I can ever explain.
” Grief is a strange thing—it sneaks up on you in waves-I will not be ok for a while-but knowing my family are not alone in our pain makes a difference. I’m holding on tight to the love, the light, and the legacy left behind. Thank you for being there. I love you all so much. “
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Faye Winter has taken to social media, furiously hitting out at those who have criticised the cast of this year’s Love Island, branding the social media trolls ‘ vile ‘
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Faye Winter has addressed the criticism that some Love Island stars are facing
A star who became the most complained about Love Island contestant has hit out at ‘vile’ trolls. Faye Winter, who found fame on the 2021 series of the ITV dating programme, has never shied away from talking about her experience on the show and how she turned things around after becoming the most complained about contestant.
But just days after the show came to an end on Monday, which saw Toni Laites and Cach Mercer crowned by host Maya Jama, winning an impressive £50,000 between them, Faye, 30, was quick to speak out on social media about the trolling that some of the Islanders have been receiving. It comes after reports of all the celebrities rumoured to be joining BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2025.
Taking to Instagram in view of her 1.1 million followers, Faye said: “Love Island is over. The comments I’m seeing are vile. Let’s get something straight: These islanders don’t know you, and you don’t know them. Before you post that nasty comment, ask yourself, will it actually make your life any better? You tuned in. You watched the drama unfold. You got exactly what you begged for, for years people have been saying it boring.
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Faye Winter hit out at people who have trolled Love Island contestants(Image: faye__winter/Instagram )
” But with drama comes real people, real feelings, and real consequences. The show’s over. The performing monkeys you were entertained by are out of the circus now. Let them rest. Let them decompress. Let them process the experience and do their eight sessions of therapy with someone who’s actually qualified.
“They don’t need Agatha from Accounts dishing out unsolicited opinions. If you liked them, support them. If you didn’t? Move on with your life. The cast, regardless, gave you the entertainment you begged for. Now give them what they deserve, a break”.
Harrison sparked anger during his time on the show(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Faye later went on to share a screenshot taken from AI software ChatGPT, showing the denotation of the word ‘ show’. It said: “A performance or production created to entertain an audience. It can take many forms, including television programs, stage plays, concerts, reality TV, or online content. A show typically involves scripted or unscripted elements designed to evoke emotion, tell a story, or spark engagement”.
This year’s series of the programme has since become the most complained about series since the show launched in 2015. One scene, in particular, attracted over 9, 000 complaints to broadcasting watchdog, Ofcom. Islanders had been accused of bullying Shakira, leading to 9, 339 people lodging official complaints.
Faye shared an AI-generated denotation of the word ‘show’(Image: faye__winter/Instagram )
Across four episodes in July, a staggering 9, 339 complaints were made about the show, with the majority relating to “alleged bullying behaviour towards Shakira”. These included 2, 272 complaints made on July 22, around 1, 716 complaints made on July 23 and 958 complaints made on July 25 following the aftermath of the Grafties.
Meanwhile, a press officer for Ofcom told the Mirror that a further 56 complaints were received over “alleged bullying involving Toni and Shakira towards Emily”. Ofcom also received over 1,000 complaints about “misogynistic” behaviour last month. In the regulator’s weekly audience report, figures confirmed that more than half of the complaints were made about the show on July 18, which saw Harrison Solomon, 22, and Lauren Wood, 26, leave the Spanish villa together.
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On 20 July, Ofcom said the “majority of complaints related to alleged misogynistic behaviour by Dejon”. Meanwhile, earlier in the week on 15 July, 107 complaints related to “alleged misogynistic behaviour by Harrison”.
In recent years, ITV has introduced extensive duty of care protocols for the Islanders, including training and information prior to entering the villa, and support once they head home.
