After discovering his three-year affair, singer Lily Allen has openly discussed her split from Stranger Things star David Harbour and the effects it had had on her and her children.
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The couple called it quits earlier this year(Image: WireImage)
Lily Allen has revealed how her painful breakup with Stranger Things star David Harbour has affected her mental health.
Allen and Harbour began dating in 2019 and married in a Las Vegas ceremony in 2020. After four years together, they quietly split in late 2024, with their separation confirmed earlier this year. The 40-year-old singer has since spoken candidly about her split from the actor, 50, and its impact on her and her children.
My kids had an amazing time living in America for five years, and Lily has since expressed her feelings for my ex-husband. We all suffer, in my opinion. Following the discovery that David had a secret profile on the celebrity dating app Raya, Lily revealed she had become suicidal after their four-year union ended in December.
The singer reportedly joined Raya herself after posing as a “looking for women” and discovered that David had already made a profile, which had put her in “agony.” Following the devastating split, the star has since agreed to pay £8, 000 per week for trauma treatment at a report.
Despite her difficulties, Lily also revealed to British Vogue that she “came close to relapsing on drink and drugs and developed a really, really bad problem with food.” She acknowledged that over the past few years, she’s had real issues with her diet. It got really, really bad in the middle of the breakup.
The singer described how overwhelming the despair was after six years of sobriety. I was experiencing “so much desperation.” It was agonizing to sit with those feelings and choose not to use them because I last experienced them when I felt anything like that.
Lily voluntarily entered a residential treatment facility after realizing she needed assistance. I’ve previously entered those areas against my will, and I consider that to be progress. That’s strength, on her self-awareness. I was aware that the emotions I was experiencing were too extreme to handle, and I needed some rest.
Although she has made progress, Lily admitted in March that she is still struggling and that she is still in pain. I’m sort of fleeing. I might experience a nervous breakdown.
She announced that she would be leaving the Brooklyn townhouse she once shared with David after the split. The couple’s elegant New York home, which featured a Parisian-inspired media room and tiger-print furnishings, was recently renovated and featured in Architectural Digest.
Lily purchased an ex-council flat in London, where she plans to raise her two daughters. She told The Mirror that decorating the flat has helped her through a difficult period. “I’m really enjoying those at the moment. I’ve obviously had quite a hard time and that’s really helped me.”
On her, Miss Me? According to the interview, Lily explained why she chose to purchase the new apartment because it is “slap bang” in the neighborhood where she was raised and is being gentrified by the neighborhood.
She continued, “I’ve wanted to live in this building since I was a baby, and it’s been a dream of mine forever, and I finally found a flat there, which I did,” and I did. However, I am aware that others are judging it. In her New York home after the breakup, Lily also openly discussed how “extremely heavy” and lonely life there was. She also earlier this year spoke out about it.
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Gina Jacobs informed her that her precious stillborn baby boy would receive a proper burial when he was delivered. It was a devastating lie…
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Gina Jacobs has finally found her baby boy’s resting place(Image: Liverpool Echo)
Gina Jacobs realized she had been told a terrible lie decades after her precious stillborn baby boy was forever lost in a cardboard box. After being informed that Robert had been buried “with a nice lady” in a nearby cemetery for more than 50 years, Gina has been grieving for her for the past 50 years. The truth of what really happened, which Gina only discovered a couple of years ago, was horrendous – and happened to hundreds of other families.
If you had a stillborn child, you just had to get on with it, says Gina, 81, from Greasby, Merseyside. I never even saw my baby because he was taken away from me. He was put into a cardboard box and we were told that he would be buried with someone who was already being buried that day or the next day. Out of respect for the family, we never thought about it and never inquired as to where he was buried. That family appeared to be fictitious. We just knew he would be in one of the graves in Landican Cemetery in Birkenhead and for decades my late husband Jim and I would walk around the cemetery wondering ‘ Where is Robert? ‘”
Stillborn babies were taken from families before the 1980s, and their families were never informed of what had happened to them or where they were buried. Ever since that devastating day on February 3rd, 1969, when Gina gave birth to Robert, her third child after a daughter Karen and son David, she believed he had been looked after.
Then in 2022 she was watching a local BBC news report, during which a woman named Lilian Thorpe said she found her baby after similar circumstances. Gina credits Lilian for giving her the courage to search public burial records and eventually she found Robert’s exact resting place at Landican Cemetery in Birkenhead. But what Gina discovered was like a gut punch. Instead of being buried in a grave, many stillborn infants were buried in shared or mass graves – often in unconsecrated ground, with no plaque or marker and with the families given no information.
Robert was reunited with 62 more infants before being found. When Gina told local authorities, ‘ That can’t be right, he is with someone buried that day’, she was told, ‘ Oh, they told everybody that’. Gina, who has eight grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren, is now assisting other mothers and fathers in finding their children. She says it has been joyous to be able to say “Your baby has been found” despite the fact that she almost every day hear depressing stories from traumatized parents all over the UK.
They wouldn’t let us see our baby, Gina, who worked in care and youth work. I missed even a glimpse. They stole that memory. No one saw any babies who had been living for a while. I have it in my dreams. We were all told the same thing, that our babies would be buried with a nice family, with their permission and a little blessing. It was all accepted by everyone. We were a generation that didn’t really challenge authority because we were so traumatized.
” They played on how vulnerable we were. Never did anyone give a reason for it. Although the word “” is a relatively new one, it has a lot of weight. The hospital staff didn’t know the truth either, I’ve spoken to midwives – they firmly believed it too. But those who brought that baby to the cemetery that day knew that they were telling us lies. Robert was transported from the hospital morgue to the local cemetery by my now-deceased husband in a cardboard box.
“People were struggling and the majority of these babies travelled on the bus to the cemetery in a dreadful cardboard box tied with string, on their dad’s knee. One man I know had to attach the box to his bicycle’s back. Another person was informed that “Hurry, you can catch the next bus.” And another poor man had rope marks on his hands because he had to carry a heavy full-term baby but he didn’t want to put the box on the ground”.
Gina adds: “Nobody consented to our babies going into what amounted to landfill for babies. That is not our intention. They are all unconsecrated, without any blessing, and the stillbirth register does not even permit a Christian name. We’ve named them unofficially, but when I have asked if they could be named on the register the answer is still no, because there’s no place for a name to be inserted. It’s terrible. A gravedigger has mentioned that Robert’s grave was sometimes left open for 15 months, as per what he’s heard. I’ve heard reports of babies being wrapped in plastic bags and left in dirty sheds until the grave was ready”.
Gina recalls the time of Robert’s birth and how Karen and David, her older children, were eager to bring the child home. When a stillborn child is born, she recalls “the terrible silence.” She says: “I remember Karen was talking to David and she said, ‘ I wish the baby hadn’t died, who’s that other bed for now? ‘ that “cut like a knife”
Gina has since started the Facebook group Gina’s Sleeping Babies Reunited, with help from friend Diana Williams, who got in touch early on and found her own little baby, John. Gina says: “Since discovering where Robert is in the cemetery, I have spoken to other women and it has led to me looking for hundreds of babies. My husband died 15 years ago never knowing where his son was because we were lied to.
” I found Robert because they gave me a map of the graves, it was so hard to find, a grave digger helped me. I was relieved to finally be able to locate him. I’ve now made the entire area nice and straight. If babies are found they can take their rightful place in their families. Unfortunately, not all babies can be found, sadly. We count ourselves fortunate. They have vanished and there are fears they were taken for medical research. “
Gina, who frequently runs for the school, says, “I have a lot of energy for my age, but it can all be very overwhelming.” She still rides her bicycle everywhere and still cares for the great grandchildren. A sibling is trying to find a sibling, or the fathers have passed away quite frequently. I know one woman whose baby has been found but she’s elderly and lives abroad now so she can’t visit the grave. I’ve promised to keep it looking good for her.
When you have to explain a baby’s location to others, it’s heartbreaking. I feel so responsible. I had the unwavering conviction that they could all be found when I embarked on this journey. But there are times when they can’t, which is terrible. However for those families who have now found their babies, they are overjoyed. They are able to pay tribute and travel there.
Gina, who lives with her second husband Arthur, has the backing of MPs in the Wirral and has already received the Wirral Award for supporting bereaved parents and helping them find their born asleep babies and establish new memorials. However, she and other parents want an official apology from the government.
The issue was raised during Prime Minister’s questions, but while then PM Rishi Sunak expressed sympathy, he stopped short of an apology. Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has pledged to meet Gina and any others affected – Gina plans to show him letters from dozens of bereaved mothers. On November 4, Gina has organised a church service and blessings at Landican Cemetery, attended by local religious leaders including the Bishop of Chester, where names of the previously forgotten babies will be read out.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson says: “Our sympathies are with all the families affected. This is appalling and should never have been allowed to happen. We expect all hospitals to act with compassion and transparency, providing as much information as possible to any parents seeking to understand what happened to their stillborn babies, no matter how long ago their loss happened.”
Gina asserts, “Robert has not passed away in vain. We are helping people who have been terribly wronged. We simply want some closure.
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*APPEAL: If any UK university medical facilities are aware of any stillborn baby research that could help reunite families, please contact Gina’s Sleeping Babies Reunited on Facebook.
A furious update on Oakley Oatway’s three-year-old son has been shared by Talia Oatway, who is the mother of three children with her Geordie Shore star ex-boyfriend Aaron Chalmers.
As their son returns to the hospital, Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers’ ex Talia Oatway has posted a “petrifying” update. The mother-of-three has been regularly communicating with fans about the health of their youngest son.
Apert Syndrome, a genetic condition that causes the fusion of the skull, hands, and feet bones, is present in Son Oakley. Talia regularly updates her fans, and this week she announced Oakley’s return to the hospital.
Talia admitted to not having been on the show today. So Oakley had a gemranosec earlier this morning to have a CT scan of his brain to essentially rule out a lot of the illness.
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Um, so he had that and had to wait, obviously, for the neurosurgeons to examine the scans. They did say something about Oakley’s brain that obviously has petrified me, even though I still have no answers.
She continued, “Um, but I’m waiting until the surgeons at Newcastle and Liverpool speak to each other to gain more understanding of the situation Oakley is in.” It’s been a really s*** day, very emotional day, I guess.
Following Talia’s earlier post about Oakley over the summer, which caused concern in fans, Talia released this heartbreaking update. She stated at the time, “Oakley had the worst illness last night, from 11 to 5 am.”
“Bed changes after bed changes, bath after bath.” I have such a bad feeling for him. He needs so much fundo surgery soon (after his hands), that he needs to have. He won’t become infertile forever. currently taking medication for him.
Aaron and Talia welcomed their son Oakley into the world in February 2022. They are also parents to Romeo, four, and Maddox, three.
The couple first fell in love in 2017, but they separated once Oakley was born. Aaron mentioned his struggles following the birth of his son earlier this year.
He said that bare-knuckle boxing saved him from a “slippery slope” of drinking to deal with personal issues. He said: “And then leading into 2024, my son… As I was trying to get myself back on the straight and narrow, my son went into hospital.
He was battling for his life for eight weeks while he was in a coma and Liverpool, and I just didn’t deal with it. I was just drinking, which was my only option when I lost my cousin, and then just drinking a few months later.
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“It was August, and I was not moving.” I was unable to move. I was trying to get into the gym before I arrived for the weekend and was drinking. I was experiencing “blewouts”.
When Aaron switched to boxing, he had to stop drinking while training. Since turning to alcohol in his early 20th year, he claims his relationship has improved.
Alison Hammond wore a stunning leopard print dress from Strictly actress Vicky Pattison’s high street fashion collection on This Morning yesterday.
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Alison Hammond wore this £38 dress on This Morning(Image: Instagram: @rachelhughesstyle)
Alison Hammond looked stunning while presenting on This Morning yesterday, wearing a chic midaxi dress with leopard print, which is suitable for the time of year.
The Leopard Print Chiffon Midaxi Dress from Vicky Pattison’s Little Mistress collection, which is still on sale in sizes 8 through 20 is worn by Alison.
The dress can be worn on its own, as Alison did, or with a belt added at the waist, as current Strictly Come Dancing star Vicky styled it on the website, with a tiered skirt that ends just above the ankles and sheer balloon sleeves.
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Many Instagram users shared photos of the TV presenter in her outfit, including Vicky Pattison herself, who wrote, “Alien Hammond looking UNREAL in my new Matalan x Little Mistress collection.”
This dress also has one glowing five star review from a shopper on the Matalan website, who called it ‘stunning’ and wrote: ‘Lovely material, I’m a size 10, 5ft4, perfect length for me, wish the store had a size 8 as probably would have been better. Love this dress, really stylish.’
We think this dress is the perfect easy-to-wear staple for this time of year because it can be worn as an everyday or office outfit as an evening one.
Alison styled it with Chanel-inspired beige-and-black ballet pumps and simple accessories, including gold bracelets and earrings. For just £19.99, H&, M sells great lookalike pairs, or for something a little more expensive, try Dune’s Toe Cap Ballet Pumps, which retail for $79.
Alison is always one to watch for comfortable, practical and stylish ensembles when she’s presenting on This Morning. Last week was no different, as she donned a chic floral-patterned blouse and a leather midi skirt that’s also still in stock in all sizes.
This River Island skirt is available in sizes 6 to 22, with all sizes currently available in Alison’s black colorway at the time of writing. It has a versatile midi length that is essential for autumn styling.
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This number retails at River Island and Very for £46 and is also available in a brown shade that’s ready for fall.
I find the silky texture to be more like skincare than makeup.
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Victoria Beckham’s beauty brand offers a range of luxury makeup products(Image: Getty Images)
There are a lot of different makeup products available. However, one concealer product is praised for enhancing the appearance of fine lines and is popular with consumers.
The Concealer Pen with TFC8 from Victoria Beckham Beauty is currently available for £64. It comes in more than 15 shades, and the site says shoppers can take its shade quiz to find their perfect match.
The company claims that its blendable and light-to-medium coverage formula was created for a wide range of skin tones. It claims to improve a customer’s complexion in four weeks with its “proprietary skincare actives.”
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According to the brand, the concealer pen aims to lessen eye puffiness, improve hyperpigmentation, and reduce fine lines and dark circles. Users should be able to easily apply the product thanks to its calibrated dispenser and tapered brush.
This Boots ($9.99) Maybelline Instant Eraser Eye Concealer is an alternative. The brand claims that its colored pigments “flip flawlessly” over the undereye area and can be used to correct imperfections.
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Or you can get Clinique Even Better All-Over Concealer and Eraser in 6ml from Allbeauty for just £19.95, which is currently discounted to £26.50. This product is described as “lightweight and versatile,” and is available in eight different shades on the website.
Shoppers have written positive reviews for the Concealer Pen with TFC8 from Victoria Beckham Beauty, leaving an average 4.3 out of five star-rating, from nearly 2,000 reviews. One said: “Brilliant product, applies so smoothly. I use on under eyes and also fine lines around my lip, which disappear completely with this product!”
This concealer pen is my favorite concealer, according to another customer. Without appearing heavy or caked, it conceals my dark circles. While a third simply stated, “Can’t fault. Love the analysis.
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Some customers’ opinions of the product were a little less positive. One reviewer claimed in a statement that “I really like the silky texture – it feels more like skincare than makeup.” Although the product is sleek, it takes a lot of clicks to deliver it the first time, and it’s challenging to control the amount (some people tend to stay on the tip).
One of the most recognizable pop stars of the 1990s is The Spice Girls. They were the brains of Geri Halliwell, Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton, and Victoria Beckham, and they achieved fame with their smash hit debut single Wannabe.
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The fashion designer and former Posh Spice told US radio she finds the idea “tempting”(Image: Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Victoria Beckham has hinted she could be ready to return to the stage with the Spice Girls, describing the idea of a comeback as “tempting”- and even backing the idea of a Las Vegas residency.
Ahead of their 30th anniversary next year – marking three decades since their debut single Wannabe – the group has hinted that something big is in the works. The 51-year-old, who originally shot to fame as Posh Spice in the 1990s, admitted she’s open to the group reuniting at the state-of-the-art Sphere venue in Vegas, though ruled out the idea of a full-blown tour.
Speaking on US radio station Sirius XM, she said, “It would be tempting. But could I take on a world tour? No I can’t. I have a job… How good would the Spice Girls be at the Sphere! I love the idea of it. I mean I don’t know if I could even still sing, I mean I was never that great!”
With acts like U2 and The Eagles, The Sphere, which has a capacity of 20, 000 and wraparound LED screens, has grown to be one of Vegas’ most sought-after venues. No Doubt will reappear there for 12 shows in the coming year.
Since 2008, The Spice Girls haven’t performed in the United States, and Victoria hasn’t since the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
She notably missed Geri Halliwell-Horner, Mel B, Emma Bunton, and Melanie C’s 2019 UK stadium tour, which was staged for sold-out crowds.
Fans are anticipating that all five band members will reunite in 2026, which will be a significant year for the band.
Melanie C has also sparked renewed reunion hopes. She stated, “I would love that,” when she spoke to Radio 2. I request that that the country make that happen.
She made it clear that discussions are taking place earlier this year, but she also acknowledged that not everyone is yet fully invested.
She said, “We have to acknowledge that the upcoming year is a significant year for us,” in some way. “So we are discussing what that will look like, and Emma, Melanie, I’m certain, and I know for sure, we would be back on stage.” However, there are times when someone needs to be a little more convincing.
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She continued, “It would be the best thing ever, ever, ever, to have a full reunion of the five members.” And occasionally, it feels like a duty to the world.
The news follows the release of Victoria Beckham’s own Netflix docuseries, arriving two years after the huge success of Beckham, which focused on her husband, David. However, despite Netflix’s backing, Victoria Beckham: The Rise of Posh Spice has reportedly attracted less than half the audience of David’s series, according to Deadline.
