Chanelle Hayes became 'like a hermit' and didn't 'speak to anyone for a year' after reaching 17 stone

Prince William and Kate Middleton have called off what was to have been the first stop on their royal tour of the Caribbean due to protests.

English with an Accent.Making its world premiere, with a one-night-only engagement at GALA Hispanic Theatre on Friday, April 1, in advance of a scheduled November run at Lincoln Center, the show builds a poignant immigration story around original songs composed by Anggelo and frequent collaborator Jaime Lozano. The immigrant in question happens to be an innocent caterpillar “fleeing the crime and noxious dictatorship of Venezuela.”Anggelo chose the caterpillar/butterfly metaphor not only for the narrative of metamorphosis but for its natural link to immigration.“The monarch butterfly, they fly in from Mexico to here, or from here to Mexico. So it’s like, ‘Oh, it’s an immigration story!’ When they journey, human immigration is parallel to the immigration for the monarch butterflies.

A tattoo model has undergone a remarkable transformation after sharing a throwback image from a decade ago to display how much she has changed.

Dame Joan Collins has recalled a shocking ordeal when she had a bread roll viciously thrown at her while she was at a private members' club.The 88 year old actress said the "frightening" confrontation caused the roll-thrower to be banned for life, while the person she was a guest of had their membership suspended. Joan revealed the incident, which took place at Chelsea Arts Club, happened earlier this year.The exact date or time of the incident is not known.The woman was said to be "swaying" and "not making any sense" when she approached Joan, who was sat at a table with friends for her former PR Stella Wilson's birthday. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Tomorrow will mark Census Day in Scotland tomorrow.

Alex Lowry was the star man for Rangers B as they thumped rivals Celtic 3-0 in the Lowland League derby.

Kady McDermott has wowed fans with her new sizzling bikini snap. The Love Island star thrilled her social media follower with a new set of stunning snaps from her lavish trip away to the Maldives.

Jamie Redknapp has shared an adorable new snap of his four-month-old son Raphael donning a classic sporty hairdo.Looking incredibly sweet with a spiky hairstyle the little tot looked so sweet donning a grey jumper as he posed unbeknownst that millions of people would be looking at the cute snap.Smiling into the distance Jamie and his wife Frida's son suited the short sides and longer hair styled into a spiky hairdo.Jamie captioned the snap on his Instagram stories with an array of love heart emojis.This comes weeks after Jamie took to Instagram to celebrate the strong women in his life.Taking to the photo-sharing platform he shared a sweet snap of his mum Sandra, wife Frida and baby Raphael being help by the both of them.He penned: "Happy international women’s to all the amazing women out there who inspire and lead every day you make the world a kinder and better place . And especially to these two ladies in my life, I love you."Before adding: "Oh and I love you too Raphael !!"Frida was moved by the sweet gesture for International Women's Day and penned below: "Thank you my Söt" – Söt means cute or sweet in Swedish.The former football star has two sons with his ex-wife Louise Redknapp, and just four months ago welcomed his baby boy Raphael with his new wife Frida née Andersson-Lourie.The happy couple introduced their new son to the world when they took to social media to announce that he was called Raphael Anders Redknapp towards the end of 2021.Jamie and his Swedish model girlfriend are thought to have been romantically involved since 2020, with the couple confirming the rumours that summer.Keeping their romance and relationship on the down low, the pair didn't announce that they were expecting a baby until May 2021.

Eddie Hall has a net worth more than double that of his upcoming opponent Thor Bjornsson. Hall has an estimated net worth of £3.8million while his foe and former friend Bjornsson has £1.5million to boast of. The pair will face off on Saturday in Dubai at the 5,000 capacity Duty-Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai to bring an end to their feud.

One thing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has gotten right—as far as we know—is online Oscar voting. The process is fast, secure and presumably accurate. In fact, members are in the middle of it right now, final balloting having begun on Thursday, with an expected close next Tuesday, just five days before the show.

X Factor beauty Verity Paris. The Blue singer, 38, shares a daughter with the 31-year-old X Factor star – and now the happy couple are also wed.

Ukraine and assuring those in attendance of Russia's victory, despite reports now emerging that Ukrainian defenders are successfully resisting aggressors.Some in the crowd can be seen wearing clothing and waving banners featuring the 'Z' symbol.This was originally used on Russian military vehicles in their invasion of Ukraine and has now become synonymous with Putin's supporters, with some people even comparing it to the Nazi swastika.A BBC report has also revealed that many people in the crowd had been instructed to attend the rally by their employers, while others had offered them the day off if they went along, though no-one who said that they had been told to attend would go on camera.Despite the showmanship of the event, which appeared to have been meticulously choreographed, it was interrupted by a moment in which Putin's speech seems to be cut off mid-sentence to footage of crowds cheering.The Russian president used his speech to hail the so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine, quoting the Bible while sporting a £10,500 Loro Piana jacket as the Russian economy falters under the weight of sanctions.The rally also featured the editor-in-chief of Russia Today and Sputnik Margarita Simonyan, who spoke of "the right to tell the truth" and urged Russia to "take Donbass home".Part of Putin's justification for invading Ukraine was to carry out "de-nazification" in the country, but the visual language of this rally tells a very different story.The rally has come as Russia's tactics in the "information war" have begun to exhibit unsettling similarities to those they used in Syria, where Russian forces were instrumental in the siege and destruction of Aleppo.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said Putin

She has recently lost seven stone after getting a secret gastric sleeve operation last year. And Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes, 33, has offered a glimpse inside her gorgeous home that she shares with her two boys, Blakely Hayes-Bates, 10, and three-year-old Frankie Oates.

CHANELLE Hayes is undergoing major life changes in more ways than one. The former Big Brother star underwent a secret gastric sleeve op, losing 7st and now she wants to quit the limelight to become a nurse.

CHANELLE Hayes confesses she's had a secret gastric sleeve op after ballooning to 17st. She says her extreme weight gain ruined her life as she refused to leave the house for a YEAR because she was so ashamed by her size 18 figure.

Chanelle Hayes says she became a 'hermit' and didn't want to leave her home when she went through a period of extreme weight gain.

Chanelle Hayes has revealed that she had a secret gastric sleeve operation to help control her weight.

Chanelle Hayes has revealed that she underwent a secret gastric sleeve operation after her weight escalated to 17 stone. The Big Brother contestant says she hit rock bottom when she became a size 18.Chanelle’s weight gain led her to turn down job offers and hide away from close friends as she felt ashamed of her physique.Chanelle, 33, says she had opted to go for the operation after she became more fearful that her weight could kill her and cripple her financially.The reality star believes she had an addiction to binge eating which led her to gain more weight.Speaking to The Sun about the reality of hiding away from people because of her weight gain, Chanelle said: “It was horrendous.

Chanelle Hayes has confessed she's lost seven stone after getting a secret gastric sleeve operation last year.The 33 year old, who was recently seen displaying her weight loss in a figure-hugging crop top and leggings, explained that her binge-eating spiralled out of control to the extent where she weighed 17 stone and was size 18.The psychological affects of her weight gain prevented her from leaving her home out of fear of what others would think, while the physical left her unable to walk up a flight of stairs without feeling breathless. Speaking about her "food addiction" prior to the key-hole surgery, which removed a part of her stomach to limit her food intake, she said: “It was horrendous.

Jack Tweed has called dating Chanelle Hayes a "big mistake".

JACK Tweed has admitted dating Big Brother’s Chanelle Hayes was a ‘big mistake’ as he desperately tried to replace Jade Goody. Jack started a relationship with Chanelle in 2011 - two years after Jade's death from cervical cancer.