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When Christine McGuinness discusses her struggles with being labeled as “difficult” and “unsocial,” she opens up about the project of which she is most proud to date.

Christine McGuinness has worn many hats over the years – model, reality star, presenter – but it’s her latest role as a neurodiversity advocate that fills her with the most pride. “I’m so, so proud of it,” she beams, talking to OK! about her new campaign Neuro Proud, created in conjunction with Models of Diversity, a charity which campaigns to promote greater diversity in the fashion, beauty and media industries. “I can’t believe I came up with this idea – and now it’s here.”

Diagnosed with autism and ADHD in 2021 at the age of 33, Christine – now 37 – is one of a growing number of UK adults who were late-diagnosed, often after years of feeling “disconnected” from the world around them.

She claims that she felt very distant and that she didn’t really understand herself. “I now feel so connected, in tune, and intuitive… ” I fully comprehend who I am.

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Through Neuro Proud, a visually stunning campaign she has run from beginning to end, Christine has been inspired by her personal journey to advocate for better understanding and representation of neurodiversity, particularly among women. Each model chose one negative and one positive word to best sum up their experiences as a neurodivergent on the shoot, which included an entirely neutral crew and cast.

It’s a topic extremely close to Christine’s heart, as her three children with ex-husband Paddy McGuinness – twins Leo and Penelope, 12, and eight-year-old Felicity – are also autistic. And while the former couple split in 2022, finalising their divorce in 2024, she and Paddy, 51, still co-parent under one roof at their home in Cheshire. Here, Christine tells new about family life, the power of being “original”, and why she’s never felt prouder than she does right now…

Do you ever worry about your autistic children having the same negative experiences as you did as a parent?

Yes, I always have that thought in my head. Your first instinct as a mother is to shield your children from any harm you may experience. But what I find hopeful is that they are developing more quickly than I was when I was younger. They are learning that they can be proud of their differences and not ashamed of it because of what I do as their advocate.

How does their daily life go?

Our daily lives are very routine. They are provided with structure and comfort. We make sure to plan everything carefully because even the smallest changes can feel very significant to them.

In your Neuro Proud campaign video, you mention “words we’ve all been called” and talk about miscommunications. What was your experience?

When you’re misunderstood, there are so many words that stay with you: “disconnected,” “unsocial,” “difficult,” and “unreliable.” People have criticized me for not making eye contact, needing space, or being quiet. However, I’ve also discovered that those words reveal a person’s lack of understanding more than they do about me. That’s the goal of Neuro Proud: transforming those words into something empowering.

In some ways, does autism qualify as your “superpower”?

Absolutely not. I can see the world through the eyes of an extremely sensitive and emotional lens. I have a strong sense of intuition, and when I’m passionate about something, like this campaign, I give it my all. I became unique, imaginative, and resilient as a result. It’s a genuine indication that it’s a component of my magic.

What do you hope to achieve in the future for both you and your children?

My dream is a world where none of us feel the need to mask, explain or apologise for who we are. For myself, I want to keep pushing boundaries, in private and in public, and show that neurodivergent people are incredible. With the right support, we are capable of so much. For my children, I want them to grow up knowing their value, knowing they’re celebrated, understood and valued.

What would you say to those who find it difficult to comprehend other people with autism?

Be truthful. Have patience. As you speak, take more notes. You don’t need to be completely “get it” to be kind or welcoming. Every brain is unique, which contributes to the world’s incredible diversity. For us, a little understanding from others can change our lives.

Christine McGuinness is working with the charity Models of Diversity for their campaign Neuro Proud, see modelsofdiversity.org

Jane Moore claims that her mother has been the center of her mother’s care and that dealing with her divorce has given her a “push on attitude” as she navigates her soviet years.

Loose Women star Jane Moore is “suffering constant pain” as she cares for her mother. It comes as Jane’s 94-year-old mum is living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Jane, 63, says her being the power of attorney for her mother and her divorce from ex-husband Gary Farrow has given her a “push on through” attitude as she approaches the “third age”. But she has also felt the physical struggles from the stresses.

After decades of being able to nod off at the drop of a hat, she wrote in Platinum: “To put it mildly, it was a lot and I found myself suffering from constant abdominal pain (probably stress related) and having trouble falling asleep.

Jane says her struggles meant she was low on energy and had a general feeling of fatigue. It meant when she was given the chance to join I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, she saw the chance for an “all-expenses paid reset”.

While she admits the decision could have been seen as a touch “selfish,” Jane admits the idea of a month away felt “appealing”. The Loose Women star was the first eliminated in last year’s series.

And while some of the campmates around Jane had trouble adapting to the jungle, she admits to enjoying it. She continued, “It felt more like a spa break for me.”

Jane says she enjoyed working on her chores, putting up with the fire, and sitting on a log while people were telling their stories. Jane claims that the jungle had “zero stress,” which meant she “loved” her time on the show.

She claims she left feeling “refreshed” fifteen days after entering the I’m A Celeb camp. Additionally, it taught Jane that leaving her mother with her adult children was acceptable.

It was during her time away from home that Jane realized how important it is to “take time for yourself.” She suggests going for a long walk, chilling out with friends, or just sitting in your garden.

Beginning her professional career as a journalist, Jane rose up the ranks to become the Sunday Sport’s news editor. Three years after she started appearing on Loose Women, she left.

However, she made a 2013 return and hasn’t stopped doing so. She has anchored the program regularly since 2018 and continues to do so.

During her time away from the show she regularly appeared on a host of BBC programmes such as Question Time, The Andrew Marr Show and This Week. She announced her split from ex Gary on Loose Women in 2022.

She disclosed that she was taking care of him while he fell. She joked as she talked about her broken marriage and said, “I didn’t push him.”

On the beloved TV comedy WKRP in Cincinnati, Loni Anderson portrayed the empowered receptionist of a struggling radio station, but she passed away just before her 80th birthday. According to her long-time publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, Anderson passed away in a Los Angeles hospital after a “prolonged” illness.

The family of Anderson said in a statement, “We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of our dear wife, mother, and grandmother.” Prior to joining CBS, Anderson was married to actor Burt Reynolds.

Jennifer was a star on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, which Anderson starred in from 1978 to 1982. The program, which was based on an Ohio radio station that switched from rock ‘n’ roll to easy listening, gained notoriety as a result of Anderson’s unmatched performance.

According to the Mirror US, Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, and Jan Smithers made up the ensemble. With her two Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe nominations, Anderson became a late 1970s and early 1980s icon of pop culture.

Barbara Eden, a co-star actress, was one of those who paid tribute to the actor. The I Dream of Jeannie star wrote in an emotional post on Twitter/X, saying, “I am heartbroken and completely stunned.” News like this is never easy to hear or accept because our friendship spans many years.

She continued, “She had a real talent, razor-smart wit and a brilliant sense of humor, but she had an impeccable work ethic.” Beyond that, Loni was a wonderful woman and genuinely kind person. I have no words now.

And she ended, saying, “Loni, you were one in a trillion, my friend, and even a trillion more. -Barbara”.

Morgan Fairchild, who played Anderson’s co-star in the 2023 Lifetime movie Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas, wrote: “#OnMyWalking memories of one of the genuinely nicest ladies I’ve ever worked with, on set of our Christmas movie with Donna Mills. This was a lot of fun for us! She will be greatly missed”!

After getting married to Burt Reynolds in 1988, Anderson quickly gained notoriety in the media. In the 1983 racing comedy Stroker Ace, the pair first met, but it was their real-life romance that kept her in the media eye.

She wrote the autobiography My Life in High Heels in 1995, which she characterized as a tenacity tale. She told The Associated Press at the time, “It’s about the growth of a woman, a woman who survives.”

It’s about my childhood, my parents’ deaths, my career, my divorces, and my children. The trauma of my marriage to Burt follows, of course.

She continued, “I believe you have to write about yourself, warts and all.” Because you’re telling the truth, you might not even mention the nicest things about yourself.

She and her husband Bob Flick, daughter Deidra, son Charlie Hoffman, son Quinton Anderson Reynolds, and grandchildren Megan and McKenzie.

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Davina McCall, a brave TV presenter, has revealed that after getting rid of a benign brain tumor, which completely altered her life, she is not afraid of dying.

Former Big Brother presenter Davina McCall has said she is “not afraid of dying” after she underwent an operation to remove a benign brain tumour.

The 57-year-old confirmed in April that a colloid cyst from her “final MRI” from November 2024, which she had removed as part of her menopause advocacy work, is “not coming back.”

McCall told Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast: “I am not afraid of dying anymore and it was the biggest journey of my life. From August 23 to November 24 was an amazing time where something changed.” It comes after Davina revealed that she ‘rarely’ spends time with her partner in a candid confession.

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The podcast I created to support other people in their journey to live a life they love enough to experience without regrets.

Begin Again is about beginning again and living the life you want, and I’m not lying there going, “I wish I’d done that thing, wish I’d done that job, I wish I’d not stayed in this relationship,” to put it another way.

McCall, who is a judge on ITV singing show The Masked Singer, said her only concern about death is how her family would cope.

She continued, “I thought I needed to get my brain in the right place, and that was to a place where I could be calm, and that’s what I needed to do to do that.” If I didn’t make it, would my kids be okay? That was the only thing that really mattered to me.

“I was very concerned about my kids because I knew Michael (Douglas, her partner), he is a whole person, Michael is Michael,” she said.

I considered my children, their stage of life, and where they were at in their lives. You’re only happy when you’re the least happy, right?

After about six months of interrogating them about their lives, I realized how much I loved my life. My oldest daughter was persistently catching on. I was like, “No, no, no,” and she said, “You are not dying,” and I realized they would be great.

They would miss me, but I want to be with them. The outcome was the best gift, but I could go to sleep on the operating table knowing that they were all there to assist me. I don’t fear passing away.

McCall spent some time in intensive care before recovering at home with Douglas.

She spoke about the removal of the tumour while co-presenting this year’s Red Nose Day for Comic Relief and said it was “the hardest thing I’ve ever been through”.

According to the NHS, non-cancerous brain tumours are more common in people over the age of 50, and symptoms include headaches, vision problems and drowsiness, and some can be “difficult to remove without damaging surrounding tissue”.

McCall, the host of reality dating show My Mum, Your Dad, has long advocated for women’s health issues, and has presented a documentary called Sex, Myths And The Menopause and another on contraception called Davina McCall’s Pill Revolution.

She received a special award at the National Television Awards in 2024 for her broadcasting career and received an MBE in the King’s Birthday honors in 2023.

The entire interview can be listened to on Fearne Cotton’s podcast Happy Place.

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Mathew Horne, a former colleague of Gavin and Stacey’s Mathew Horne, recently announced the passing of a BBC show crew member. He has since been renamed Rob Picton, a musician.

Tributes have been paid to a former Gavin and Stacey crew member who died recently. Mathew Horne has been among those reflecting on the news, with him having choked up whilst discussing the loss an event this week.

At a Thursday performance on stage, Mathew, 46, who played Gavin Shipman, became emotional. The actor revealed that one of the actors who was responsible for the sitcom’s December finale had recently passed away. He simply called Rob when he spoke of his late coworker.

The crew member is understood to be Rob Picton, who’s been named elsewhere. Although having worked as a driver on the BBC show, he’s known as a DJ, producer and club promoter in Wales, and has been the subject of tributes.

Rob, also known as Joe Blow, passed away, but it’s not yet known. He told fans that he had been experiencing esophagitis, an inflammatory esophagus, and that he had previously been sent home from work due to chest pains, and that he had been posting about his health on social media last month.

He stated on July 17: “I will be back in touch with you, I’m not ignoring you. Has esophagitis caused chest pains after returning from work a few days ago, and has since been exaggerated.

Rob claimed that as a result, he would have to miss some events. As anyone who knows me knows, it’s sucks not being able to swallow food or drink without experiencing excruciating pain.

However, it appeared that Rob was back at work more than a week later. He thanked the fans for their support at a rave event he is said to have organized in Cardiff.

Mathew, the star of Gavin and Stacey, praised his late former coworker at a talk earlier this week in Taunton. On Thursday, the actor attended an In Conversation event at Taunton Brewhouse in Somerset.

As reported by the Sun, he apologised to the audience at one point, saying that he had been “distracted” after hearing about his colleague’s death. He said: “Earlier on … we had a driver on the finale called Rob and he was in his early 40s… and I found out via the WhatsApp group earlier that he has passed away and I got slightly distracted there.”

Mathew reiterated his dissatisfaction with the news and said he had become distracted by the loss. He continued, “He was a really lovely guy and he’s left a 4-year-old behind,” which is truly, really, really sad.

This week, Rob has received tributes, including those from BBC Introducing with Adam Walton. Adam Walton claimed to have had the “privilege” of playing Rob’s music on the BBC Radio show for more than 25 years, including in various roles.

He also paid tribute to those who knew Rob and offered his condolences. Adam once remarked, “Robert was a great and prolific emcee, and his loss is profoundly felt by his friends, collaborators, and obviously by his family and community.”

Heidi Klum, a model and TV personality, shared some insight into the milestone of her marriage with Tom Kaulitz on a romantic date soaking up the sun in bikini.

Supermodel and TV star Heidi Klum looked loved-up with her younger husband as they celebrated six years of marriage together. The 52-year-old looked incredible in a bikini as she gave fans a glimpse into her romantic day with Tom Kaulitz.

Taking to Instagram, the model sweetly wrote: “6 Years married today”, adding in German, “’Ich liebe Dich mein Tom,” which translates to “I love you my Tom.”

Heidi and her husband snuck up with a glass of bubbly as they soaked up the sun by the pool as they celebrated their wedding anniversary.

The couple also shared some sweet gifts and a snap of their wedding. She also showed off the gifts they appeared to exchange, along with video of their cuddled-up feet.

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Heidi previously admitted to having a relationship with Tom, but claimed it almost never happened because she wanted to “stay home” the night before their scheduled meeting. She stated to People, “I really wanted to stay home, but I then threw myself in the butt.”

Seven years after the pair got engaged in December 2018, Heidi and the Tokio Hotel guitarist tied the knot just two months later at a friend’s party.

The model joked that his “looks much better” when the beloved couple ended up getting identical tattoos.

Heidi said she doesn’t give a damn about their age gap despite being 17 years younger than her.

She said, “I don’t really care what happens around us when our door closes at home.” My husband taught me things that I wasn’t even aware of my abilities.

It doesn’t matter for me to be older, she continued. This body- or age-shaming thing is not mine. Everyone should pursue their interests, in my opinion. Even at age 52, I enjoy running around sexy.

The biggest misunderstanding about [being in your 50s] is that you are a moron. You are not a piece of garbage. Everyone can see that we are very much on that shelf. In your fifties, don’t hide. I’m here for the change because beauty is constantly evolving. Life is boring if it’s always the same.