I downed bottle of vodka daily on way to Corrie until terrifying moment changed everything – show bosses saved my life

It has reportedly become the longest queue in history, as tens of thousands of people continue to line up to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, lying in state in London’s Westminster Hall. 

A former BBC radio presenter has received a five-year jailed sentence after being found guilty for stalking four people, including a fellow broadcaster, and for what the judge described as “weaponising the internet.”

JB and his wife, Chloe, also have their own kids who are both under ten - daughter Chiara, who has just left nursery, and son Ace.The four are living their dream rural life in Kent, and they have their own pigs, chickens and lambs onsite.On occasion, JB has even mucked in with tasks such as mending fences to get involved with the rugged farming lifestyle that he once knew when he was a young child."I spent my first four or five years [of life] in the Caribbean and even now when I go back, the first thing I do is figure out what we're going to buy from the shop and the baker, and what fish we're going to get," he mused.He recalled large, joyous family occasions that were "always centred around food", and cited it as one of the reasons he has a passion for creating his own today."I've always had an appreciation for my food and things like growing your own, having fruit trees in the garden and getting sugar cane from the local plantation - all that stuff I've grown up with over the years," he reminisced."[Today] we've got apple trees, cherry trees, pear trees...

Love Island 2021 winner Liam Reardon took to his Instagram Story to share his rather bleak make-shift dining table in his new pad following his break-up from his co-star winner Millie Court. Liam, 23, who was reported to have signed up for Celebs Go Dating, moved out of the £1 million property in Essex he shared with former girlfriend Millie, 24, and has moved into his own place in Essex. It appears the Welsh-born reality star isn’t living quite the life he did with his former partner, as he took to his Instagram to share with his one million followers a snap of an ironing board doubling up as a dining table as he waits for his furniture to arrive.

READ MORE: Cold weather and 25-hour wait as people warned not to join queue to see Queen's coffin "It’s like a ghost town, that’s the only way you can describe it,” Christopher James told the Manchester Evening News . The 76-year-old, who grew up in Droylsden but now lives in a town nearby, added: “Obviously all the shops have closed down."The area itself has gone a bit downhill, it’s not as clean and from what I’ve heard there is a lot of crime, especially around the tram stop. It used to have a market; it was a lot busier than it is now.

READ MORE: Flight attendant turned Love Island star spills BA secrets – like strict uniform rule The British beauty, who lives in Brighton, is a successful boutique owner and YouTube creator and has more than 824,000 followers on Instagram page @lucindastrafford.The 22-year-old left the role after finding it wasn’t as glamorous as she thought it would be.But, she noted plenty of flight secrets before handing in her wings.Lucinda noted: “The cabin crew and pilots do get along! Some of them are very friendly.“I have had situations where pilots would hit on cabin crew, it wasn’t strange if that happened.“It mostly happened on long haul flights, or when we’d all go partying abroad.”But, some crew members went further than some innocent flirting.She commented: “You do hear stories of cabin crew going back with the pilots, making it very awkward the next day.“There wasn’t any arguments with the flight crew when I was cabin crew, but it is also quite common that cabin crew make romances and even boyfriends and husbands from the flight crew!“I knew a member of cabin crew whose husband was a pilot and they would try and get on the same trips together.”READ NEXT: 'I spend £12k a pop on glam trips to Dubai but men offer to fly me out for free' Model who sells jars of her farts gets flooded by men's DMs asking to fly her away Adult star Mia Malkova enjoys sexy holiday as fans gush 'Bahamas never looked better' 'I realised I was gay at 35 so I left my husband to travel the world with my dog'

Chrissy Teigen has called out the vile comments she’s received from trolls after revealing she had an abortion that saved her life, calling their remarks ‘brutal’.In October 2020, the model and her husband, singer John Legend, suffered the death of her son Jack halfway through her pregnancy.While at the time it was reported that Chrissy had a miscarriage, in a new interview, the 36-year-old shared that she had an abortion after discovering that the baby ‘would not survive’, and neither would she ‘without any medical intervention’.She said: ‘Let’s just call it what it was: It was an abortion. An abortion to save my life for a baby that had absolutely no chance,’ before adding: ‘And to be honest, I never, ever put that together until, actually, a few months ago.’Following her latest remarks, which were obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Chrissy and John have received an outpouring of support, with one person tweeting: ‘Thank you for making this statement.

Katie Price looked as happy as ever posing with her son Harvey and her fiancé Carl Woods at the National Diversity Awards.The former glamour model, 44, showed off her curves in a black strappy dress with a Moschino belt strapped around her waist.She also wore a pair of orthopaedic boots for her ankles, after breaking them last year.The mum-of-five posed with her eldest son Harvey, and Carl, looking as happy as ever despite recent split rumours.Harvey matched his mum in all black, while Carl looked sharp in a blue suit.The pair’s relationship status has recently been up in the air with mounting reports that they’ve ended their two-year relationship, but both Katie and Carl, 33, deny the split claims themselves.Last month, Katie was spotted by fans at an airport with three of her five children – Harvey, 20, Jett, nine, and Bunny, eight – but Carl was nowhere to be seen. Hours later, the My Crazy Life star landed in an exotic location and made a casual return to Instagram – after a two-month break – by sharing a photo of her feet hugging a pineapple drink on grass. ‘Vibes,’ she had captioned the photo in her Instagram stories with a unicorn emoji. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoJust three hours later, former Love Island star Carl shared his own sun-kissed Instagram stories, filming a set of inflatables in a swimming pool and a barbecue, also near a suspiciously similar grassy area to Katie’s. ‘That is perfect cooking temperature,’ Carl told his followers while inspecting the barbecue. A woman’s voice and children screaming was also heard in the background only fuelling the speculation that Carl has joined Katie and her kids on the

Maura Higgins looked like the style icon she truly is at a London Fashion Week event on Friday.The 31-year-old posed in a stunning beige suit showing off her toned mid-riff with a cheeky belt cinching in her waist.She paired her glamorous outfit with some sharp black sunglasses, and her hair sleeked back into a low bun.The Love Island star looked effortlessly chic at the Paul Costelloe show in London, one of several runways and events going ahead following the tragic death of the Queen.London Fashion Week organisers will observe ‘royal protocol’ and hold their own ‘moments of respect’ to mark this mournful period.The event runs from September 16-20, and will be an opportunity for the industry to celebrate the monarch’s ‘legacy and commitment to creativity and design’, organisers said.Maura’s stunning look as she posed on the runway comes after rumours she’s fronting the upcoming Big Brother reboot.August kicked off with a bang as it was revealed in a teaser that Big Brother would be making its way to ITV2 next year. Fans were immediately sent into a frenzy at the news, and speculation is rife over who would be hosting the hit reality show (even Jedward offered their services for the gig), and it looks like ITV bosses have a strong TV personality in their sights.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoThe Love Island legend has already become a household name after appearing in series five of the ITV2 reality dating show alongside Molly-Mae Hague and has featured on Dancing on Ice and also hosted the beauty transformation show Glow Up Ireland.‘Maura is a homegrown ITV talent who has all that – plus of course looks great on screen,’ a source told The

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The Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drama continued into the weekend as it wasn’t clear if the Sussexes would be attending a pre-funeral reception at Buckingham Palace on the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who settled in California after stepping down as senior royals in 2020 – reportedly initially received an invitation to the Sunday evening reception, but conflicting reports said they were and weren’t expected to attend.  According to the Telegraph, they have now been uninvited because palace officials insisted that the reception hosted by King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, is only for working royals, which Harry and Meghan are not. Yahoo New UK reported, however, that despite the reception originally only being for working members of the royal family, an exception was made and the Sussexes are expected to attend.  Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave Westminster Hall, London after the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was brought to the hall to lie in state ahead of her funeral on Monday on September 14, 2022 in London, England.  (Photo Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)) The "King and Queen Consort, accompanied by members of the royal family" plan to welcome hundreds of world leaders and royals from other countries, the palace said on Friday.

Arlo Parks has cancelled a number of her forthcoming US tour dates to protect her mental health. “I am broken,” she said in a statement.The singer began a run of shows in the States at the start of the month, but said that her mental health has “deteriorated to a debilitating place” and left her “burnt out”.As such, eight gigs between September 14 and 24 have been cancelled for the singer to fly home to London and recover.

King Charles III burst out laughing when a kind woman in the crowd handed him a pen "just in case" following his recent frustrations with stationery.The 73-year-old monarch was greeting members of the public in Cardiff on Friday, September 17, when a woman made the light-hearted gesture of handing him a pen.His Majesty seemed slightly confused by the gift at first but realised why and burst out laughing when she said: "Just in case."READ MORE: King Charles' outburst caught on camera - 'I can't bear this bloody thing!'The King was later seen bringing his own pen to a Welsh cathedral after being frustrated by previous mishaps that left his hand covered in ink.Although, it did not appear to be the pen handed to him by the woman outside.The monarch and Queen Consort Camilla were visiting Cardiff and attended a service of prayers and reflection for the late Queen at Llandaff Cathedral.At the end of the service, they were invited to sign a guest book to mark their first visit as King and Queen Consort.Charles took out a fountain pen from his suit jacket and calmly signed on the book "Charles R", which "R" stands for Rex, meaning King in Latin.He passed the book and the pen to Camilla, who signed "Camilla R" right under his signature.The King then popped his pen back into his pocket before walking down the aisle and exiting the cathedral where the crowd welcomed him with cheers.Sky correspondent Laura Bundock said: "Interestingly one thing I noticed at the very end when the King and Queen Consort were signing the visitor's book in the cathedral, he had brought his own pen following the previous pen problems we had seen."He had one and gave it to the Queen Consort before he signed the book as well.

Coronation Street star Kevin Kennedy has revealed he drank a bottle of vodka on his way to work every day before bosses "saved" his life. The 60-year-old actor, who played Curly Watts for 20 years, has since quit the booze and turned his life around after suffering a seizure in the late 90s.He told The Sun that his addiction was so severe that he wasn't even upset when his wife Claire left him because he could drink on his own without hiding.READ MORE: Coronation Street spoilers: Yasmeen health woes, domestic abuse horror and split fearsThe turning point came for Kevin in May 1998 when he returned from a boozy holiday in Barbados with Claire and decided to go cold turkey.A few days later, the actor drank a diet coke while on a shopping trip and blacked out.He said: "I came to in the ambulance and it scared the hell out of me.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd left fans 'gutted' after he posted a major ‘spoiler’ pic to fans of the ITV soap on Instagram The Weatherfield actor, who plays David Platt on the cobbles, chose to take fans down memory lane sharing a photo from his on-screen home at number 8 Coronation Street. Viewers have seen David share this home with his mum Gail and sister Sarah over the years, and now with his own family including son Max, daughter Lily and wife Shona.

Coronation Street actress Vicky Entwistle teased that she's planning a tell-all book The 53-year-old actress played loudmouth Janice Battersby from 1997 until her departure in 2011 when her character left to go travelling with her boyfriend Trevor Dean.But she’s now set to open up about her time on the cobbles after she departed the ITV soap in 2011. READ MORE: Corrie's Curly 'to return' to soap as Kevin Kennedy posts cryptic snap with co-star The former soap star took to social media to try and reach out to her former colleagues on the soap including Loose Women panelist Denise Welch and Dancing On Ice winner Gaynor Faye to gauge their thoughts.She wrote: "Thinking of writing my memoirs @RealDeniseWelch @MsGfaye Any moments I’ve missed will be greatly appreciated.”Vicky has also appeared on The Bill and most recently as Sandra Jackson in Holby City in 2019. She also starred in the second series of the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge to which she revealed her excitement on social media.

Corrie fans are begging legendary character Curly to return to the soap after an unexpected reunion between actors Kevin Kennedy and Alan Halsall at an airport in Cyprus. The show's regular Alan, who plays Tyrone Dobbs, bumped into Corrie star Kevin, who famously played Curly Watts on the programme for 20 years, shared a snap of their surprise reunion on their holidays after meeting in the middle of the night at Paphos airport.Alan, who has been enjoying a sun-soaked holiday with his brother Ste and their families, shared the same image with Kevin on his Instagram Stories.

It's amazing who you bump into on your holidays - even when you're a Coronation Street legend. And there was an unexpected reunion for two huge stars of the soap when their paths crossed at Paphos Airport in Cyprus.