Ex-Hollyoaks star Lysette Anthony feared she was ‘going to die’ amid Parkinson’s battle

Rihanna is on a mission to redefine pregnancy.

EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy has posted a rare picture with her fiancé Marc Humphreys and her two children during a sweet family holiday to Cornwall. The 38 year old star, who plays Sonia Fowler on the BBC One soap, normally opts to keep her personal and family life out of the public eye as much as possible. She very occasionally shares images of her children on Instagram and instead maintains a low profile in the media.

Katie Price showed off her new eyebrow transformation as she told fans she had her eyebrows "laminated".The star, 43, is often a fan of experimenting with beauty treatments and took to social media to share her latest makeover with her 2.7 million Instagram followers. She also showed her fans her newest lash extensions and showed off her glowing skin after having the "peach fuzz" removed from her face.

Melanie Clark Pullen, who played Pauline Fowler's niece in EastEnders, has died at the age of 46 following a battle with cancer. According to The Sun, the actor was diagnosed with cancer in January 2019 and passed a way on 29 March this year following several rounds of radiotherapy. The star is survived by her husband Simon and their three children together.

Alison Hammond shared a rare moment on This Morning today (April 12) as her 17 year old son Aiden managed to join her during a segment out on the road. The ITV presenter has rarely been seen with her only child during work time, but as she took her role outside of the studio on Tuesday to return to roving reporting instead, she was required to fly over to Paris for Disneyland's 30th anniversary celebrations. As a result, the 47 year old took the opportunity to take her teenage son, whom she recently gushed over in a special birthday post on Instagram, out with her and they got ready for a fabulous sunny day with all the hugely-popular theme park has to offer.

Gemma Collins was seen leaving a London restaurant with fiancé Rami Hawash after revealing Leonardo DiCaprio apologised to her during a performance of her one woman show GC's Big Night Out at The Troxy on Monday 11 April.  The TV star, 41, is currently performing at venues up and down the country and has chosen a suitably spectacular array of costumes. She wowed crowds at the venue in a very glitzy black dress complete with sequins, beading and feathers. She accessorised with large dark sunglasses and matched her dark pink manicure and lipstick.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s mum has shared a sweet family photo of the singer with her five children as she celebrated her 43rd birthday. The Murder On The Dancefloor songstress gave birth to her first child in 2004 after falling pregnant just weeks after she started dating her now-husband Richard Jones. Since then, Sophie has had another four kids with the The Feeling guitarist.The pair welcomed their fifth child in 2019.They pair are parents to sons Sonny, 18, Kit, 13, Ray, nine, Jesse, seven, and three year old Mickey.To mark Sophie’s birthday yesterday, Monday 11 April, her mum Janet Ellis shared a sweet photo of her with her grandkids.

Myleene Klass posed for an adorable photo with her two daughters as they enjoyed a family day out together.The presenter, 44, is mum to daughters Ava, 14, and Hero, 11, with ex-husband Graham Quinn and has son Apollo, two, with boyfriend Simon Motson. Posing for photos with her two eldest children, Myleene looked in good spirits while attending a Classic FM concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Pupils as young as ten could be taught to masturbate a few times a day to 'relieve stress' during adolescence, new lesson plans have revealed.The sample plans, which also feature animated videos, are part of the K-12 health and sex education curriculum adopted by the New Jersey Board of Education in the United States.One of the proposed lessons aimed at fifth graders is an animated video, titled, 'Masturbation: Totally Normal,' which aims to teach kids about puberty and sexual anatomy.The quirky cartoon sees a boy taking off his pants and then getting underneath sheets before grabbing a tissue and another shows a girl using a hand-held mirror to examine herself.The video tells children that pleasuring themselves 'a few times a day' is a 'physically safe way to express sexual feelings' and promotes it as 'a way to relieve stress.'However, the lessons have sparked outrage as Senator Holly Schepsi tweeted: "The agenda has swung so far left in an attempt to sexualize our precious children that parents are fighting back. "Based on the overwhelming outreach I have received from parents, Democrats should expect a reckoning this fall."But a spokesperson on behalf of Westfield Public Schools defended the plans saying that the materials were a 'simple list of resources' rather than official state policy.For the latest breaking news stories and incredible tales from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Superintendent Dr Raymond González said: "During a presentation at the February 22 Board of Education meeting, we provided an update on the district's work to revise the Comprehensive Health and Physical Education curriculum.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been threatened with legal action by Megan Rapinoe over a branding dispute.American footballer Rapinoe called out the WWE legend-turned-actor last week for his new logo for the XFL, an American football league which he bought off former boss Vince McMahon. She believes it is too similar to the logo for TogetherXR, a company she and wife Sue Bird, along with US teammate Alex Morgan, snowboarder Chloe Kim and swimmer Simone Manuel, created to challenge conventional roles for women in society."Welp.

Manchester United and Erik ten Hag could face complications over any move to bring Robin van Persie back to Old Trafford as assistant manager - according to reports. Ajax expect Ten Hag to become the next United manager even though key figures at the club insist no deal has been formalised.

Passengers flying from Manchester Airport have been hit by more delays this morning as travellers reported 90-minute wait times for security and queues reaching the terminal's car park.

Actor Sean Penn may be home from Ukraine, but he's still got the country on his mind amid Russia's invasion. Over the past several months the filmmaker spent time in Ukraine to film a documentary featuring President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and military forces. Although he's since returned home to California, Penn revealed in a new interview that he has intentions to go back and has thought about "taking up arms" against Russia.

A Stockport firm is one of two armoured vehicle manufacturers to secure a significant expansion to a multi-billion pound contract with the British Army.

With Manchester United making the midfield a priority in this up and coming transfer window, it’s easy to see why RB Leipzig’s Konrad Laimer is reportedly attracting their attention. He’s been one of Bundesliga’s star players in recent months and a driving force behind Leipzig’s surge up the table.

This week, former Hollyoaks ’ star Lysette Anthony, 58, - who played Marnie Nightingale in the hit Channel 4 show from 2016 - has told how she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the young age of 52.The actress broke her silence for the first time in an exclusive interview and shoot with OK! , describing the lows she’s overcome since her initial diagnosis, and vowing to live life to the full now. Business owner Donna Marshall, 52, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, knows exactly the challenges faced by those living with Parkinson’s. Here she shares her story...

HOLLYOAKS star Lysette Anthony has opened up about her secret battle with Parkinson's disease. Things got so bad for the actress, 58, that at one point she thought she was going to die, but is now ready to talk about her battle.

Former Hollyoaks actress Lysette Anthony has bravely opened up to OK! about how she has been privately battling Parkinson's disease for the last six years.The 58 year old revealed to us that while she was worried about people at work finding out about her diagnosis, she confided in co-star and on-screen son Greg Finnegan. "The one person that knew at the beginning was Greg who played my on-screen son James.That’s why Marnie and James were so close – because he was literally dragging me from one set to another," Lysette told us as she fought back her tears. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

When actress Lysette Anthony first landed the role of Hollyoaks’ Marnie Nightingale in 2016, she was understandably over the moon. But, unbeknown to viewers of the Channel 4 soap, Lysette was hiding a crushing secret – she had just been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the young age of 52. Now, breaking her silence for the first time in an exclusive interview and shoot with OK!, Lysette has detailed the lows she’s overcome since her initial diagnosis, as she vows to live life to the full and continue working.

Actress Lysette Anthony sat down with OK! to exclusively share her Parkinson's diagnosis in a raw and emotional video.The former Hollyoaks star candidly opened up on her initial symptoms - including shaking while attempting to light a cigarette. In the heart-wrenching video interview, Lysette explained: ‘I decided to, well, brave it and speak out now because there is no cure and I need to be a part of the cure, but also because my symptoms have got worse.' To watch the full exclusive video interview, simply sign up to become an OK! VIP by popping your email address below.

Actress Lysette Anthony has been bravely and privately battling Parkinson’s disease for six years. As she reveals her health struggles for the first time with OK! at her home in Liverpool, it’s sadly clear she is already displaying symptoms of the debilitating disease. When Lysette welcomes us into the quirky three bedroom home she shares with her teenage son Jimi, she looks tired and is slightly unsteady on her feet.