Emmerdale's Kerry actress Laura Norton on 'unexpected' romance with co-star Mark Jordon

Lorraine Kelly has thanked NHS staff in Scotland after her 80-year-old mother was rushed to hospital. It comes after the ITV presenter's mum Anne was recently taken to hospital in her hometown of East Kilbride, but it seems she was in safe hands.Lorraine, 62, was grateful to the NHS staff for looking after her mum in her time of need.READ MORE: Lorraine Kelly swipes at politicians who 'underestimate her show' after Boris snubThe beloved daytime host decided to take to social media to praise the staff publicly for their hard work.It is currently unclear why Anne was taken to hospital, but Lorraine gave a special shoutout to Dr Jack Fairweather, a kidney specialist at the Lanarkshire venue.She wrote: "Huge thanks to @JAFairweather and all at @UHMonklands who are taking such good care of my wee mum.

Dr Karan Rajan, who boasts 4.9million followers on TikTok, answered to his viewers' strangest quests on the app and tried to explain it in layman's terms.It is completely common when you find yourself zone out in certain situations and your mind goes blank - which undoubtedly gives you a "feel good" feeling.READ MORE: Doctor proves 'everything you see is upside down' with mind-blowing trickThe expert made a video and explained what it can do to the brain when it happens."You've heard of the fight or flight response but they are actually a third of survival instinct freeze," he said."For example you are in a stressful meeting so you can't exactly flee from that stresser but you can freeze and enter that fuzzy, blank, mental state."The fight/flight/freeze response dictated by the amygdala - a structure involved in emotion and survival but nothing to do with thought or consciousness - deep in the brain."Dr Karan said the "zone out" feeling is part of the process to help you conserve energy resources just like "slowing down the heart rate or breathing rate".Want all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter"It's our body response to partially shut the body down, it's a natural response to stress. Basically, your screensaver mode," he continued, adding that other factors that are considered "stressful" can also trigger the "screensaver mode".His fans shared their thoughts in the comment after watching the video.One said: "Wondered what this was.

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A starving single mum has said "a weight has been lifted" after kind-hearted strangers donated £5,000 in a day to help her feed her family. This week, Kelly Thomson revealed that she has twice been hospitalised due to malnutrition during the cost-of-living crisis.

Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice, 31, has purportedly been the subject of rumours surrounding the upcoming series of the hit BBC One show. The Italian dancer was dragged into a favouritism row due to reports claiming he was likely to be in a same-sex couple.It has already been confirmed that Richie Anderson, 34, will be partnered with another male.However, whoever is going to be dancing with him is yet to be confirmed.Giovanni won last year's series with Rose Ayling-Ellis, 27, and reportedly already has fellow pros convinced he will “sail” through the rounds this year too.A source said: “Some of Gio's fellow pros have raised eyebrows about chat of him getting Richie.“The last two same sex couples have done really well and the feeling is that whoever gets Richie could go all the way and win it.”The insider added to The Sun: “Winning two on the bounce would be great for Gio — but not all of his colleagues feel the same way.”Giovanni made history last year along with Rose as she became the first deaf contestant to appear on the show.Since then, the pair have gone on to win a BAFTA award for the publicly-voted Virgin Media's Must-See Moment.They also supported the Take A Moment campaign for mental health awareness earlier this year.The night they lifted the Glitterball trophy, Giovanni could not contain his emotions as he thanked his dance partner.As they stood next to their trophy, Tess Daly said: “Rose, Giovanni, you are our winners, how does it feel?”Looking emotional, Giovanni said: "Incredible.

Louise Redknapp, 47, has made a candid confession on how she is handling her eldest son’s impending departure from the family home. The former Eternal singer admitted to crying several times a day just thinking about the day Charley, 18, moves to the US.Louise shares Charley and 13-year-old Beau with her ex-husband Jamie Redknapp.But Charley is soon set to leave the family home to explore life on his own in the US as he continues his studies.And it seems that is something Louise is having trouble coming to terms with, despite the singer being “super proud” of her son.She said: “I keep crying.

mental health but how she turned to exercising in order to help control her emotions. Writing in the book, Goulding shared: "My low days used to be ridiculously low. I just couldn't find a way out of them.

NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) say around 1. 3 to 2. 2 percent of people in the UK have psoriasis, the equivalent of around one and a half million people.

Emmerdale was shaken in August 2019 when Frank Clayton was killed off after an explosion in the sweet factory.Frank, father to Vanessa Woodfield and Tracy Metcalfe, went from a dodgy dealer to a much-loved character during his three-year stint in the ITV soap, played by Michael Praed.Frank took the fall for the explosion, which was really caused by Kerry Wyatt and her daughter Amy - and Frank had only dashed inside to save Tracy from the fire.READ MORE: Emmerdale’s Rebecca Sarker displays toned derrière and endless legs in teeny shorts But where is the actor now after leaving the ITV Dales behind for good? From learning to fly a plane to his relationship with his co-star partner, Daily Star takes a deep delve into his life after Emmerdale. Though Michael has gone by the name Michael Praed for the majority of his acting career, it isn’t his birth name.He was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, on April 1, 1960, under the name Michael David Prince.But he soon discovered that British acting union Equity already had someone with the same name on its member list, so chose a name at random from a telephone book to be more easily recognised.It turns out that the name Praed is actually Cornish for ‘meadow’ - so definitely a good choice for the rolling fields of the Dales.Though Michael was born in England, he actually grew up in Iran, without a television.

READ MORE: “I am so looking forward to seeing what comes next and forever grateful for the opportunity xx," she ended her post.Jack responded to her Tweet, writing: “You’ve been brilliant Lucy xx.”Vicky Myers, who plays DS Swain, wrote: “It was a joy to meet you Lucy and you were brilliant, as always!“Hope our paths cross again!”@GriffinTrish said: “You were brilliant. I hope you get to come back but I don’t want Abby and Kevin to have any more problems.”@Red_devil_pete wrote: “Good luck! You played that part really well.”It comes after Jack spoke on Lorraine in May about the importance of young men checking for cancer symptoms.He was diagnosed at the age of 19 with testicular cancer and explained he thought the cancer was only to be found in “old men.”The star explained to Lorraine Kelly: “I didn’t even know it was a thing that would happen to young men.“I thought it was an old man cancer.

Emmerdale fans were left in shock after a recent episode revealed that one of the soap’s fan favourite characters was secretly pregnant.During the dramatic scene, Amelia Spencer turned to Charity for help after she admitted her own pregnancy.The youngster has been in trouble recently after she ordered “weight loss syrup” online.READ MORE: Emmerdale Kerry actress Laura Norton's off-screen love life with co-star Mark JordanAfter consuming the syrup, she collapsed whilst looking after baby Thomas.He was rushed to hospital and had to have an emergency CT scan to ensure that no damage had been done and his family were left in limbo, wondering whether Thomas had sustained any injuries.However, Amelia tried to shift the blame off herself until her father managed to get through to her.She admitted to ordering the syrup and the doctors urged her to come in for a routine check up to make sure that everything was in working order.However, the medical professionals appeared concerned and asked to speak to Amelia with her father present.Amelia forced them to tell her what the problem was, to which the doctors told her that she was pregnant.Her whole world was turned upside down and she recently confided in Charity about her dilemma, as she was told that she may be too far into the pregnancy to have a termination.However, she was later told that she was within the time frame but walked out of the abortion clinic feeling overwhelmed.Amelia bumped into Charity and re-entered together, but Charity soon realised that her son Noah could be the child’s father.It was later revealed that Charity herself was pregnant with Mackenzie Boyd’s child after he joked about her strange craving for pickles.Charity was then shown booking an abortion over

Emmerdale star Rebecca Sarker showed off her impressive leg muscles in teeny shorts.The 47-year-old actress portrays Manpreet Sharma on the ITV soap and recently enjoyed a holiday to Spain.Posting to Instagram on Thursday (July 28), Rebecca dazzled her fans by sharing a number of candid snaps from her vacation to the social media site - including a number of snaps of herself wearing thigh-skimming navy hotpants.READ MORE:Emmerdale Kerry actress Laura Norton's off-screen love life with co-star Mark JordanRebecca looked gorgeous as she posed in the shorts, which she paired with a high-neck white bodysuit and pearl earrings.She finished her stunning look with brown sunglasses and beige ankle-strap sandals.

Emmerdale village has seen its fair share of romantic ups and downs; marriages and divorces; and on-screen love affairs.But for Laura Norton who plays the role of Emmerdale's Kerry Wyatt, she's experienced love off-screen with a co-star - and it's turned out to be the most wonderful thing that could have happened. Laura found love with Mark Jordan who plays the role of Daz Spencer - who has appeared in the soap on and off over a number of years, with appearances in 2014, 2017 and 2019.READ NEXT: Emmerdale's Clemmie in shock paternity twist as Dawn and Billy battle for custodyThe pair met on the set of the Yorkshire-based soap opera in 2014 and the rest has been a complete love story - with the pair getting engaged and welcoming a bouncing baby boy.During an interview with Inside Soap the actress opened up about her life with Mark and what it was like when the pair first met.

LAURA Norton, who play's Emmerdale's Kerry Wyatt revealed that she auditioned for the soap twice before landing her current role. Sometimes persistency is key if you want to achieve your dreams, and actress Laura Norton certainly didn't let the first two rejections get her down. The actress first appeared in the Dales around 10 years ago, in 2012.

“That is why I am having an autopsy.“I need to understand how she died for my own sanity.”Speaking from her Essex home, she told The Sun: “She looked like she was sleeping. I thought she’d wake up.”The reality TV star revealed the post-mortem was being conducted to find out how Lorena died.She explained she wanted to speak to those who have also suffered the same loss.Lauren tragically explained how she “walked in thinking I would come out with a baby girl” but “came home with nothing”.She revealed that the baby had “two knots in her cord” and her oxygen levels were restricted.The star went on to say that the experience had ended up being the “most traumatic of her life”.Lauren’s first daughter Larose, whom she shares with Charles Drury, is a healthy baby born with no complications.Her waters broke on July 6 and from that point was advised to stay at home under the watch of midwife Tamzin who also delivered Larose.Lauren, whose ex-boyfriend Jake McLean died in a crash at the start of July, released a statement on Instagram.She shared a black and white photo of her holding Lorena’s hand, alongside a touching caption.Lauren wrote: "She was the most beautiful healthy baby I’ve ever seen just like her sister @babylarose.x“Words can’t describe, as a mother, losing your baby that I carried for all these months perfectly and gave birth to for my angel to be taken from me."She was fine & healthy but I am not going into detail right now.“Just know that there was nothing wrong with her or myself she was perfect I can’t understand it she is so so beautiful Larose twin so similar.“I am broken.

On Wednesday, trains were being cancelled and services disrupted as the UK recorded its hottest day ever at 40 degrees celsius.The star appeared on Loose Women alongside Colson Smith, who plays Craig Tinker and Ben Price, who plays his on-screen brother Nick Tilsley.In one segment, Jack was seen cringing when confronted about his old Corrie episodes.Jack has played the role of Gail's son, David Platt in the soap since 2000.The actor is one of the longest-serving cast members on the set of the soap, starting out at age 12.He was asked about beating fellow actor William Roache’s record, and he laughed at the suggestion.William Roache has been portraying Ken Barlow since the show began in December 1960.He is the only remaining cast-member from the show’s earliest days. 

Emmerdale fans can expect their fair share of twists and turns this week, with Sandra (Joanne Mitchell) setting up a fake dating profile and arranging a date with Rishi Sharma (Bhasker Patel), having learned about his windfall. When the non-existing ‘date’ doesn’t turn up, Sandra offers to keep him company, but shockingly, the pair end up in bed together.The next morning, Sandra plays on Rishi’s worries that he has behaved badly and accepts cash as an apology.

As the soap star wore an oversized grey top and black leggings, she could be seen standing at the front demonstrating.She performed a quick routine, before travelling around the room to observe the form of her clients. Beverley shouted to her female clients: “Smile!”She wrote in the caption: “Wow.. what an evening we had!"A HUGE well done to all my feisty, strong women..

Emmerdale fans can expect their fair share of twists and turns this week, with Sandra (Joanne Mitchell) setting up a fake dating profile and arranging a date with Rishi Sharma (Bhasker Patel), having learned about his windfall. When the non-existing ‘date’ doesn’t turn up, Sandra offers to keep him company, but shockingly, the pair end up in bed together.The next morning, Sandra plays on Rishi’s worries that he has behaved badly and accepts cash as an apology.

ITV News evening shows as well as being a regular host on the chat show Loose Women.The presenter has taken to social media to bid a sad farewell to her ITV colleague as she admits how "proud" she is of her colleague's move to Channel 4.Charlene posted a close up picture of fellow ITV News presenter Ria Chatterjee.Along with the snap, Charlene shared a heartfelt message in view of her 64,600 Twitter followers.She penned: "Today @itvlondon bids farewell to the superbly talented and beautiful soul that is @RiaChatter."I distinctly remember when you first started with us, and it’s been a joy to watch you rise, and shine."I’m very proud of you, and our loss is @Channel4News’ gain. You’ll smash it x."Many social media users took to the comments to wish Ria well in the next step in her presenting career.Ria gushed, as she replied: "Thank you, Char! I still remember my very first day and @HannahEmersonThsat at the prog ed desk."She greeted me with THE biggest grin.Still gives me that smile!"And @graysinnroad took me round to say hi to everyone.