Ryan Thomas vows to continue marathon challenge amid physical and mental struggles

Call the Midwife chiefs have to limit the amount of blood they show on the BBC on Christmas Day.Fans of the TV drama starring Jenny Agutter and Helen George are used to seeing graphic scenes as the nuns and midwives deliver babies and cope with medical emergencies.But there is one day of the year when the BBC puts its foot down and tells the producers to keep bloody clips to a minimum.Creator Heidi Thomas tells Radio Times: “Every so often we get into a minor negotiation with them about the amount of blood you can see on Christmas Day.”Fans are currently on tenterhooks over this Sunday’s finale.It looks like TV favourites Dr Turner (Stephen McGann) and Sister Julienne (Agutter) might be killed off.Both were left for dead at the end of last Sunday’s cliffhanger after they were caught up in an horrific train crash.Asked if she would bump such popular characters off, Heidi said: “I’m a very daring woman.”The show has been recommissioned for two more series which will take the story to 1969.Heidi added: “I don’t see us running out of stories any time soon.”Actress Helen has hit back at trolls after getting "ridiculous" messages about the fact she was pregnant while filming the show.The BBC star revealed that she's had messages from people questioning why she was shooting the latest instalment of the East End drama when she was clearly pregnant, particularly when her character Trixie wasn't.Helen – who gave birth to her second daughter, Lark, late last year – took to Twitter to respond to her critics and suggested that people just support each other."I've seen too many ridiculous comments about my pregnancy whilst filming Call The Midwife," she wrote, adding that she thanked those who had sent "the lovely comments"."Women get

Kim Kardashian showcased her jaw dropping figure in a micro thong after romantic dates with boyfriend Pete Davidson following Kanye West drama.The 41-year-old wowed fans as she showed off her sensational figure wearing black lingerie from her underwear, loungewear and shapewear line SKIMS.The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star stared into the cameras as she held a large black heart-shaped box above her head with SKIMS written across it.Kim shared a second snap to her 285 million Instagram followers showing off her toned physique as she posed squatting down in another tiny lingerie set.The reality star was seen this time in a pink ensemble as she swept her dark straight locks behind her shoulder while holding a black heart balloon.She penned to the photos: "Happy Valentine's Day."Kim seemed in good spirits as she turned up the heat for the saucy snaps despite her ex-husband Kanye West sharing shocking rants on his social media page.Kim has been reportedly dating Saturday Night Live comic Pete since October 2021 and it appears the rapper does not approve of the romance.Kanye branded Pete a "d***head" in a 13-post rant which included a vow that the comic would never be allowed to meet his children.Kanye and Kim share four children together - North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm, who are eight, six, four and two respectively.The rapped shared a text from Pete that read: "As a man I'd never get in the way of your children. That's a promise.

SpaceX plan to send humans deeper into space than when NASA went to the moon.Elon Musk's space exploration company announced on Monday (14 February) that their craft will begin a new programme called Polaris later in 2022, with two flights coming this year.The crew will include American billionaire and SpaceX donor Jared Isaacman, who last year became the first person to buy a first SpaceX space tourism flight.Air Force fighter pilot Scott Poteet, and engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon will join him on board.The ambitious missions will see the two engineers take part in the first ever commercial spacewalk — a feat that until now has only ever been achieved by government space agencies.An excited Jared Isaacman told the Today show: “We’re going to go farther into space than humans have gone since we’ve last walked on the moon”The entrepreneur said that two missions on their existing Dragon spacecraft in November or December of this year would help the firm prepare for their first ever manned mission on the new Starship rocket in the years ahead, which they are currently developing in co-operation with NASA.He added: "We're going to learn as much as we can from the Polaris Program side of things, SpaceX is going to learn an awful lot as they're getting Starship ready for its first human spaceflight and I think we're going to combine that to ultimately form what the second mission should look like" SpaceX eventually wants to use Starship as a fully reusable, two-stage transportation system that can send humans and large sets of cargo to the moon, mars and other solar system locations.The billionaire believes that his company will be able to put a person on the planet within 10 years but hopes for his mission to be

Lucy Mecklenburgh had nothing but praise for her fiancé Ryan Thomas after he returned from the impressive feat of completing 10 marathons in 10 days.

Ryan Thomas was overcome with emotion as he reunited with his daughter Scarlett and fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh after walking 78 miles in a bid to raise awareness of male suicide. The Coronation Street star and his fellow celebrity pals completed an impressive 10 marathons in 10 days to raise money for suicide prevention charity, CALM.

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Lorraine interview this morning (19 May) - after speaking about his grueling 10 day marathon challenge.The former Coronation Street star has been undergoing a brutal 10 marathons in 10 days to promote mental health - alongside mental health charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably).

Ryan Thomas broke down in tears as he was emotionally reunited with his daughter Scarlett after walking 78 miles in a bid to raise awareness of male suicide.The 34 year old was surprised by his 12 year old daughter, who was hiding in the back of a van as he completed his seventh day of walking 10 marathons. His younger brother Scott shared the adorable reunion with his 952,000 Instagram followers as he showed Ryan finishing in front of a crowd of people clapping and congratulating him for completing his fundraiser, which raised money for the charity CALM.

Ryan Thomas stripped off for a well-deserved ice bath after struggling to walk on day seven of his 10-day marathon.

Lucy Mecklenburg has been channelling her inner Stacey Solomon to create an incredible play area for her young son.

Ryan Thomas was emotional when pal Keith Duffy surprised him while he’s undertaking a 260-mile walk for charity.

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Ryan Thomas shared an exhausted update as he continued on his 10 marathons in 10 days challenge with his feet covered in blisters.

Ryan Thomas recruited the help of some of his celebrity friends for day three of his 10 day walking marathon in aid of mental health charity.The former Coronation Street actor started the first leg of his journey at the capital outside Buckingham Palace after he was lovingly waved off by his partner Lucy Mecklenburgh and son Roman. But three days into the gruelling trek, Ryan reached out to his showbiz pals to help push him through the tiring journey as he walks his way to Manchester.

Ryan Thomas put his best foot forward as he started his epic 10 marathons in 10 days challenge.

As he sets off to do 10 gruelling marathons in 10 days in aid of mental health, Ryan Thomas has been supported by his other half Lucy Mecklenburgh and son Roman.The actor, who recently stepped out to reunite with family, began his mission in London and was waved off by his family. He took to his Instagram to share an adorable selfie with Lucy and one year old Roman before departing.