‘General Hospital’ Star Kelly Monaco Escapes Horrific House Fire Caused By Cigarette

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has spoken in a new interview about her fear of getting dementia, with the idea of "losing" herself frightening the presenter.She added that she believes we need a "frank conversation" about assisted death for people who suffer with the condition.Lorraine opened up in a recent interview about her fears in life and what she hopes to conquer.She was asked: "What other fears are you going to face up to?"Lorraine replied: "To be honest the thing that frightens me, I will be totally honest with you."The thing that frightens me is not so much getting ill as you can hopefully do things to help yourself a bit."I gratefully fear for things like losing myself to dementia."As my gran had it a bit, not too bad but I think seeing that."Seeing friends' loved ones lose themselves and slowly lose the person they love the most."She continued: "And that is what scares me about getting older but of course dementia can hit people that are younger."I don't want to lose anybody I love and that sort of bit by bit way and I certainly would not want that for myself", she said in an interview with The Mirror.Lorraine is very open about her health concerns or weight woes, with the presenter revealing earlier this year a realisation she had during the pandemic.She told Express.co.uk she was sleeping as little as four hours per night, calling her habits "awful".With her sleeping schedule changing, the presenter revealed she went from a size 10 to a size 14 in lockdown.Lorraine said: "I’ll tell you what, the thing it’s making me focus on more than anything is sleep."During the pandemic, I’ve not been sleeping as well as I might."When you see it written down [on your tracker] as, ‘Oh, you’ve had for hours,’ you realise it’s not

The Queen’s Birthday Honours list this year recognised the contributions of several LGBTQI community members including  historian and marriage equality activist Dr Shirleene Robinson, Men on Men Gay Art Prize founder David Allen and gay country music singer Beccy Cole. The 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognised nearly a thousand Australians with 37 recipients of awards in the Military Division of the Order of Australia, 201 Meritorious awards, and 85 Distinguished and Conspicuous awards. Governor-General David Hurley congratulated all Australians recognised in the Honours List.“Recipients share some common traits- including selflessness, excellence, and a commitment to service.

A raging stalker harassed his ex and then told her new partner that he'd cut his head off. Dominic Marshall had been in a relationship with the 26-year-old woman since she was 19, before she broke up with him following allegations that he'd been 'controlling'.

The family of a man who was found dead in his cell are set to finally get answers over how he died.

Plans to demolish a former Chinese restaurant and build an indoor crazy golf centre have been approved by Tameside councillors.

An expert dog trainer has issued a warning against people buying one particular breed which is 'not a pet'.

A family had their holiday ruined by four cancellations in 48 hours, with police having to intervene on the third occasion. Ian McStein was due to depart to Crete from Manchester Airport at the end of May, but was instead met with a chaotic 48-hours of cancellation after cancellation.

Cycling is becoming an ever more popular way of getting around, with a government study finding that pedal traffic had risen 96% since 2004.

Bus passengers could be travelling across Greater Manchester for no more than £2 a journey or £5 for an entire day’s travel by the end of the summer. The new capped fares are part of a plan to fast-track major reform, offset the cost of living and entice people back to public transport.

Sutton Stracke made Crystal Kung Minkoff promise that she would not betray their friendship again on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.'I need you to tell me that you are going to stop that,' Sutton, 50, said to Crystal, 36, during a group dinner in Mexico.Crystal first told Sutton that she understood how she felt, but Sutton insisted she needed to make a more concrete promise in front of everyone. Public promise:Sutton Stracke made Crystal Kung Minkoff promise that she would not betray their friendship again on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'I'm not going to do that to you again,' Crystal said.

If laughter is in fact the best medicine, then Camila Cabello should be one healthy lady for the foreseeable future after her Wednesday full of fun in the sun.The She Loves Control star, 25, seemingly couldn't stop laughing and smiling during her day the beach with some besties in Coral Gables, Florida, which is just seven miles from Downtown Miami.The laugh-fest began when theHavana chart topper and her gal pals claimed their spot on the beach, and then carried over when they decided to jump into the ocean water for a little frolicking in the waves. Good Medicine: Camila Cabello, 25, spent her Wednesday laughing and smiling while on the beach with friends in Coral Gables, Forida, which is just seven miles from Downtown Miami Glowing: The Havana, Cuban native looked to be overjoyed at the idea of being in the ocean with her friendsCabello (bornKarla Camila Cabello Estrabao), 25, headed out for her day on the beach in a baby blue string bikini.She accessorized with a beaded necklace, a bracelet, and hoop earrings.

Before Kim Kardashian could celebrate the Christmas holiday with her family, she had to get through an arduous Christmas card photo shoot.The 41-year-old billionaire assembled her four kids - North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3 - for a photoshoot on the season finale of Hulu's The Kardashians.The shoot was chaotic, at best, with Kim revealing very few photos could be used... due to North's proclivity for flipping the middle finger to the camera.

free from court oversight, but not yet free to rock and roll. Hinckley — who attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan in 1981 — was set to perform at a sold-out concert in Brooklyn next month, but the venue where the gig was booked has cancelled the show. Market Hotel, in Bushwick, announced Wednesday that the July 8 event was nixed.

Ed Sheeran has announced three new dates for his upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2023 – find tickets here.The new shows, which have been added “due to overwhelming demand”, will take place on February 1 at the Sky Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand; February 11 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand; and February 19 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Additionally, more tickets have been released for the singer-songwriter’s concerts in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.Tickets to the newly announced shows will go on sale on Thursday, June 23. Tickets to several of the previously announced concerts are also currently available.

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Sharon Osbourne’s daughter Aimee managed to escape from a horrific studio fire that killed one person on Thursday.

The Los Angeles area home of General Hospital star Kelly Monaco, 45, went up in flames on Friday the 13th and the blaze was sparked by a lit cigarette, it is being reported.The soap opera star's Sherman Oaks property reportedly suffered thousands of dollars in damages after a passerby tossed a lit cigarette butt into a neighboring lot which caught fire, TMZ reported.According to the outlet, it's not believed that the blaze was intentionally set. Tragic:The Los Angeles area home of General Hospital star Kelly Monaco, 45, went up in flames on Friday the 13th and the blaze was sparked by a lit cigarette, TMZ reported (seen in 2016)Monaco revealed that on the ominous morning she woke up to a fire burning in her front yard near the windows of her home.The star fled to safety but the house went up in smoke and, according to reports, is currently uninhabitable.

A post shared by Brie Larson (@brielarson)"Made an im-POLE-sive decision to try a new workout class," she captioned several photos.It's all every Marvel-ous.Kelly Monaco is picking up the pieces of her home after it went up in flames last week due to a stray cigarette butt.Last week, the "General Hospital" star was woken up by a fire in her front yard, with flames touching the windows of the home. She got out before the fire engulfed the house. TMZ reported that the damage is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, noting the home won't be livable for a while. It is not a total loss.After an investigation, it was determined that a lit cigarette butt had been tossed on an empty lot next to Kelly's home.

Kelly Monaco‘s home in Sherman Oaks, California, caught on fire while the General Hospital star was asleep.

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