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The Eurovision star appeared on Loose Women in April and was reduced to tears as she spoke about her ailing daughter. She revealed that Josie was in hospital after falling very ill the previous month, prior to being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. The 18-year-old was admitted into intensive care and placed in an induced coma after her organs started to fail. Jay told Kay Adams, Frankie Bridge, Katie Piper and Jane Moore: “We almost lost her.”Continuing, Jay said that she was aware it was meningitis that Josie had, as her husband contracted the condition 19 years ago, so she knew how to spot it. She explained that Josie was her “silver lining” after losing her husband. “I knew what to look for,” she added. The star said on the show that Josie was comfortable with her mum going public with the news. She explained that her daughter wanted people to be aware of what happened to her. Jay added that Josie was healthy and on a fitness kick on the days leading up to her diagnosis. She said: “She called me to say she wasn't feeling well...“She'd been lying in the sun and I thought had a bit of heatstroke.”Jay said that she tried to bring her temperature down but failed. The star added that she had to take Josie to A&E herself, as the ambulances didn’t respond. A tearful Jay went on: “I had her in my bed with me and she woke up at about 3am and told me, 'I'm not right.'"She said then, breaking into tears: "If she'd gone in her own bed I don't think I'd have a daughter," before the panelists comforted her.Jay said that she found a rash on Josie's arm in the early morning after putting on her bedroom light to take a look at her.She said her reaction was “oh god, not again”.Jay confirmed it was nearly identical to what her

Pop singer Mike Nolan, who soared to fame after winning Eurovision - which returns later this month - for the UK in the band Bucks Fizz, has announced that he is stepping down from the group after 43 years. The band have been continuing to perform under their new name, The Fizz, with original members Mike, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston over recent years. However, appearing on Michael Ball’s Radio 2 show this week, they made the sad announcement.

Tina Turner.Speaking on the Celebrity Catch Up podcast, the group’s Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston made the claim, revealing that the song was meant for their fourth studio album ‘I Hear Talk’.Baker said: “If I have to be completely honest, I preferred Tina’s version,” with Aston adding: “She made the version which was like the original demo. The fact that it was sung by a woman was so much cooler and of the day and edgy.”Baker noted on the podcast that the group get a mention in TINA, the career-spanning documentary on the legendary singer.“In the Tina biopic, they mention the song and Bucks Fizz,” she said.

Eurovision host and radio presenter described the single the band released after their Eurovision win, The Land Of Make Believe, as quite bizarre and distressing for him to hear when he was younger.Scott said the song contains a ”really weird” nursery rhyme, which would terrify him so much, as a child, that he would run upstairs.He explained: “It’s supposed to sound magical and it’s got lyrics about Superman, but at the end, there’s a really weird nursery rhyme by a child.”The 48-year-old added: “My mum says I used to run upstairs.”“This used to be on the radio all the time,” Scott told NME in April, speaking about the Bucks Fizz track he remembers from his childhood.Buck’s Fizz famously won the Eurovision song contest back in 1981 with their song Making Your Mind Up.The pop group included members, Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan, Bobby G.The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant is hosting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which is being held in Turin, Italy.Rylan will be joining him as co-host of the contest’s semi-finals, while Graham Norton will continue to host the final for the UK coverage for the 66th edition of the show.In 2021, Rylan was forced to cancel his appearance due to illness and was replaced by Sara Cox.Pop singer Mika has also been announced as one of the hosts this year and he spoke to Ronan Keating and Alex Scott on The One Show about his role on Friday. Scott admitted in the interview that there is one song he “no longer listens to”.The song he mentioned was (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, saying he “just can’t bear it”.Scott, who has been a radio presenter since he was 16 years of age, explained the reasoning behind his choice: “I worked at a lot of

Bucks Fizz shot to fame after winning the 1981 Eurovision contest, and went on to top the charts with their bubbly 80s pop music. The band, which originally consisted of Bobby G, Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker and Mike Nolan, enjoyed many years of success with hits such as The Land Of Make Believe and Making Your Mind Up reaching number one in the charts.

Jay Aston was reduced to tears as she spoke about her daughter's terrifying battle with meningitis - which saw her and her husband told she had a 50/50 chance of survival.

“nearly losing” her teenage daughter to bacterial meningitis during the latest Loose Women.She said that because Josie, 18, was sleeping in her mum’s bed after “not feeling right” for a few days she was able to save her life. And the fact that her husband had suffered from the virus 19 years ago meant she knew instantly what the deadly brown spots on her daughter’s arm meant.

Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston broke down in tears on Monday's Loose Women as she discussed her daughter Josie's bacterial meningitis battle.The singer's, 60, daughter was rushed to hospital last month and put into intensive care before being put into an induced after her organs began to fail following her diagnosis. Now, nearly a month later, the 18 year old is recovering in a specialist kidney unit and has been told she will be "permanently scarred".

Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston has shared how she "willed" her teenage daughter Josie to "make it" as she lay in a hospital bed fighting bacterial meningitis.The 60 year old singer's daughter was rushed to hospital and put into intensive care before being put into an induced after her organs began to fail following her diagnosis. Now, nearly a month later, the 18 year old is recovering in a specialist kidney unit and has been told she will be "permanently scarred". "It’s been absolutely devastating.

BUCKS Fizz legend Jay Aston has revealed her 18 year-old daughter is seriously ill in hospital with bacterial meningitis. Jay's daughter Josie was rushed to hospital last month and almost died from the frightening disease. At one point, she ended up in an induced coma as her organs started to shut down.

Bucks Fizz singer Jay Aston has revealed that her teenage daughter Josie is seriously sick in hospital after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.

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Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker spoke to The Mirror about Saturday night's Eurovision final as the UK entry James Newman makes his big with song Embers.

They were the ultimate in bubbly 80s pop… but it seems the sparkling image of Euro­vision darlings Bucks Fizz was all a Land of Make Believe.

BUCKS Fizz star Cheryl Baker has revealed she's charging fans for video messages to 'keep the wolves from the door' after her jobs were cancelled. The TV personality and singer spoke of her financial troubles as she chatted to Good Morning Britain hosts Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway.

Cheryl Baker has opened up about her diminishing finances amid the coronavirus pandemic.

her former Dancing On Ice partner, Dan Whiston, 44, had offered to send her money.She is unable to pay her taxes and VAT, with the skater and her Bucks Fizz bandmates also stepping up.Cheryl told The Sun: "Mike [Nolan] rang me and said, ‘I’m coming down on the train.

BUCKS Fizz star Cheryl Baker has revealed that she is "totally broke" and can't pay tax because she hasn't earned any money since October. The 66-year-old singer admitted that she has been heavily impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which cancelled most of her work commitments.

Cheryl Baker has said that the coronavirus pandemic has left her "broke" and struggling to pay her taxes as her income sources were closed down.

Bucks Fizz singer Jay Aston has been struggling to move after she was struck down with coronavirus.

Jasmine Harman has spoken out about an embarrassing incident which happened when she was house hunting in Cape Verde several years ago.The 45-year-old presenter's choice of ringtone left her red-faced while filming scenes for the show.Back in 2006, the Eurovision fan was showing Buck’s Fizz singer Cheryl Baker around the island of Sal with her husband, Steve Stroud.During filming, the TV star’s phone went off causing much hilarity on set.For Jasmine’s ringtone at the time was Cheryl’s most famous track Making your Mind Up.The song was the winning entry in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.The pop group made up of Bobby G, Mike Nolan, Jay Aston and of course, Cheryl, won over the judges and audiences at home with their catchy track and sassy