Claire Sweeney convinced she had coronavirus well before official UK lockdown

Helen Flanagan turned heads in a stylish suit as she headed to a breakfast event in Manchester.

Emmerdale's Paige Sandhu has confirmed that her character's time in the village is almost up.

Tottenham Hotspur icon Rafael van der Vaart has had his fair share of excitement since retiring as a footballer.Van der Vaart’s glittering career saw him win two league titles with Ajax, over 100 caps for the Netherlands and represent Real Madrid and Spurs in his prime.The 39-year-old’s last club was Danish side Esbjerg fB, where he eventually called time on his 18-year career back in 2018.But the former attacking-midfielder did not wait around idly for long, launching his darts career just a year later in April 2019 with a fine win after joining the British Darts Organisation.Van der Vaart made his debut at the Denmark Open in Esbjerg where he went toe-to-toe with Thomas Anderson.He defeated his opponent 4-2 but was given a quick reality check as he suffered a 4-0 defeat in the next round to Mogens ‘Turbo’ Christensen - a former semi-finalist in the event.Earlier that year, the Dutchman made waves in the darting world by appearing alongside compatriot and legend Michael van Gerwen at the Promi-Darts World Championship in Germany.What change of careers within sport surprised you the most? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

drug over the weekend. Elle Vickers, 18, and her friend Ellen Baldwin, 19, believe they were injected with a drug after they noticed they were left with bruises in "intimate areas" on Saturday, February 12.

Lord Alan Sugar.The Apprentice boss has said he was "now always looking over my shoulder" after three anti-Semitic letters were sent to him, with one saying “I would like to murder all f***ing Jews in Britain, Alan”.The letters, with the address typed and stuck to the front, were opened by Lord Sugar's assistant at his company and referred to the police.Patrick Gomes, 70, has denied sending the letters but was found guilty at an earlier trial of religiously aggravated harassment, putting those targeted in fear of violence.He was jailed for three years and six months at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday and was handed an indefinite restraining order not to contact Lord Sugar.Adam Pearson, prosecuting, said that one of the letters said there was “no anti-Semitic element within the Labour Party” then “went onto say the author of the letter was a Jew hater”.previously thanked police in Essex for “helping to shine a light on the fact that this type of behaviour is simply not acceptable” after the man was found guilty.Gomes sent three letters to one of Lord Sugar’s businesses in Loughton between October and December 2018, Essex Police said, which contained anti-semitic abuse.Each letter was addressed directly to Lord Sugar and included abusive, threatening and offensive language, with them being derogatory towards the Jewish religion.Gomes was arrested at his home on March 19, 2019 after his DNA and fingerprints were found on one of the letters.Officers then found other discriminatory letters by Gomes, and the address they were sent to in his address book.There's MUCH more where that came from! Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news from TV and soaps?Well, we've got you covered

the Australian now looks set to be moved on from the role.The 2021 season ended in a controversial manner, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen taking glory from under the nose of a resurgent Lewis Hamilton on the last lap.As destiny was decided at 200 miles per hour, angry Hamilton fans questioned some of the decisions by Masi, as did Hamilton's Mercedes team.With the build-up to the new season intensifying, and crafty teams revealing their new designs ahead of a season that brings in a raft of rule changes, a huge amount of excitement and scrutiny is going to be focussed on those in F1's top positions.Masi came under criticism a number of times last season, not just for the incident in the final race. Teams and drivers complained of a lack of clarity and consistency applied to wheel-to-wheel racing rules.So why are F1 fans calling for Michael Masi to go ahead of the 2022 season?F1 fans are questioning Michael Masi's position due to a controversial decision made at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year.When Lewis Hamilton entered the final lap of the race, he was world champion, set to become so for a record eighth time.

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha, 55, has spoken out about how she first felt "neurotic" in the early days of the coronavirus lockdown with her husband and TV producer Mark Adderley.The ITV favourite confessed how the lockdown was "really hard" in the beginning as she was often "hysterical" after watching the news.Nadia, who has been married to Mark since 2002, spoke about how she was first dealing with the lockdown restrictions.Speaking to Ok! Online about whether being homebound with her partner had improved their relationship, the actress divulged: "I would, actually."I think at the beginning it was really hard because I was neurotic and I was really over responding to everything, watching news the whole time, being hysterical, which is

While former Countdown star Carol Vorderman, 59, was discussing her dream beach destination with her co-star Owain Wyn on BBC Radio Wales today, the presenter admitted she is "expensive" when it comes to picking the place for a date.The Maths Factor founder opened up about where she would rather be during the coronavirus lockdown.This all came after Carol asked Owain live on air today: "If you had to be on a beach somewhere, which beach?"And what would you be drinking? What would it be?"After her Owain confessed about how much he would love to be in The Gower with an Aperol Spritz, Carol divulged: "I would be..."So I grew up, basically Prestatyn, and those big open sands.

Good Morning Britain star Piers Morgan, 55, has issued an apology to This Morning favourite Eamonn Holmes, 60, after some comments made by his wife and Loose Women star Ruth Langsford, 60, emerged.The ITV presenter claimed her remarks were "perfectly understandable".After Ruth revealed on This Morning she would like to be married to ITV colleague Piers, an article was shared on Twitter with the headline: "Ruth would like to marry @piersmorgan."Soon after Piers noticed the tweet, the star wrote in view of his 7.5 million followers earlier today: "Perfectly understandable @RuthieeL...

Stacey Solomon was left crying after she was forced to cancel her date night with her boyfriend Joe Swash at the last minute.

While Loose Women presenter Stacey Solomon, 30 and her boyfriend Joe Swash decided to take sons Rex, Zachary, 12, and Leighton, eight, out on a "road trip", she explained why the Extra Camp star was feeling unhappy.The X Factor star told her Instagram followers how he was far from pleased by her move.Stacey, who has been documenting what her family have been getting up to in the coronavirus lockdown, shared where they went on today's outing.This morning as she spoke on her Instagram story, Stacey announced to her 3.3 million followers: "Road trip!" while showing Joe in the driving seat.She captioned her first clip: "Road trip! This is about how exciting our life gets."Stacey went on to write: "The pickles are loving the road trip - Hoe's

Loose Women favourite Gloria Hunniford, 80, has told the ITV show’s viewers she felt “disappointed” after finding out she hasn’t had coronavirus.The presenter explained on today’s show that she paid to take the antibody test to find out whether she has already had COVID-19.Gloria opened up about her reaction to her test results while speaking to Claire Sweeney, who believed that she and her son Jackson had the virus back in December and January.The star said she took the test after falling ill from the end of February to the beginning of March.She divulged: "I was very ill at the end of February [and beginning of] March.

Actress and presenter Claire Sweeney has revealed she fell ill late last year with what she now believes were “horrendous” coronavirus symptoms.

This Morning host Eamonn Holmes has opened up about his and wife Ruth Langsford' s concerns about their loved ones during the coronavirus lockdown.

Sir Rod Stewart has spoken about wife Penny Lancaster in a new interview about his famous family.The music legend said his third spouse was a "shy little person" when they met.The 75-year-old said he'd "instilled" confidence in the model, 49, who now regularly appears on TV.The rocker admitted he had been a "scallywag" through most of his life but she had helped turn him into a devoted husband.Speaking candidly to the Daily Mirror, he revealed just how he felt about the Chelmsford-born beauty and his offspring."I’m stunned that Penny has kept me around for 20 years," Rod stated.

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Ruth Langsford was overcome with emotion as she broke down in tears on Thursday’s Loose Women.The presenter, alongside panelists Stacey Solomon, Saira Khan, and Nadia Sawalha, was discussing the last time she had a “good cry” when Ruth was left in tears.The hosts opened up on their own personal experiences of letting out your emotions when the 60-year-old shared her story. Ruth revealed how she was crying in her kitchen one night and was left emotional after her son Jack came behind her and gave her a hug.

Loose Women returned to our screens this afternoon for the latest instalment of the ITV daytime show.

Loose Women star Stacey Solomon has revealed that boyfriend Joe Swash compared her to a dog after she washed her hair for the first time in eight weeks.

Linda Lusardi has opened up about her terrifying coronavirus ordeal, revealing she was left alone for large stretches of time as nurses were "terrified" to go near her.

Former model Linda Lusardi, 61, who was hospitalised with coronavirus alongside her husband Samuel Kane, has spoken out about how she is "terrified" to travel again.The Loose Women star told Express.co.uk how she is "getting there" while recovering from COVID-19.While Linda opened up about her time in hospital with the virus, the star confessed how she can't see herself boarding an aeroplane any time soon.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Linda divulged: "I mean, what will anyone do anything after this?"It terrifies me to the thought of getting on an aeroplane."The ITV star continued: "I think we will be living in quite a different world after this."It becomes like a big event to go to the supermarket, I've only been once."