Katie Price is glad ex Peter Andre is married to 'proper lady' Emily MacDonagh
Katie Price is glad her ex-husband Peter Andre is now married to a "proper lady" like Emily MacDonagh.
The reality TV star told comedian Katherine Ryan on her What's My Age Again? podcast that she's glad her ex-husband moved on with somebody completely different like the NHS doctor.
"I'm glad he's with Emily. She seems like a proper lady. I think it'd be weird if he went for someone like me," she stated.
Katie, 47, and Peter, 52, were married between 2005 and 2009 and they share two children named Junior, 19, and Princess, 17. Peter tied the knot with Emily in 2015 and they have three children together.
The former glamour model noted on the podcast that she and Emily, 35, are so different that Princess struggles to imagine her parents ever being in a relationship.
"(She says,) 'You're just so nuts, mum. When I see you and Emily, you're just so different. I can't imagine you and dad,'" Katie recalled. "I said, 'I was with your dad six years. Trust me, we had a laugh, bantered together, we did.' She said, 'I just can't imagine dad being like that.' I said, 'But he was, he was like that. We did have a laugh.'"
Katie shared that Princess also couldn't believe that the four of them used to travel everywhere as a family.
She added, "Emily doesn't do all that for Pete. I said, 'Me and Pete just did it all together as a family. If we'd got you kids, you would come with us.'"
After splitting from the Mysterious Girl singer, Katie was married to Alex Reid between 2010 and 2011 and then Kieran Hayler, the father of her children Bunny and Jett, between 2013 and their separation in 2018. She is now dating dating TV personality JJ Slater.
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Katie Price is glad ex Peter Andre is married to 'proper lady' Emily MacDonagh
Katie Price is glad her ex-husband Peter Andre is now married to a "proper lady" like Emily MacDonagh. The reality TV star told comedian Katherine Ryan on her What's My Age Again? podcast that she's glad her ex-husband moved on with somebody completely different like the NHS doctor. "I'm glad he's with Emily. She seems like a proper lady. I think it'd be weird if he went for someone like me," she stated. Katie, 47, and Peter, 52, were married between 2005 and 2009 and they share two children named Junior, 19, and Princess, 17. Peter tied the knot with Emily in 2015 and they have three children together. The former glamour model noted on the podcast that she and Emily, 35, are so different that Princess struggles to imagine her parents ever being in a relationship. "(She says,) 'You're just so nuts, mum. When I see you and Emily, you're just so different. I can't imagine you and dad,'" Katie recalled. "I said, 'I was with your dad six years. Trust me, we had a laugh, bantered together, we did.' She said, 'I just can't imagine dad being like that.' I said, 'But he was, he was like that. We did have a laugh.'" Katie shared that Princess also couldn't believe that the four of them used to travel everywhere as a family. She added, "Emily doesn't do all that for Pete. I said, 'Me and Pete just did it all together as a family. If we'd got you kids, you would come with us.'" After splitting from the Mysterious Girl singer, Katie was married to Alex Reid between 2010 and 2011 and then Kieran Hayler, the father of her children Bunny and Jett, between 2013 and their separation in 2018. She is now dating dating TV personality JJ Slater.
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Book club discussion guide for "The River Is Waiting" by Wally Lamb
Reader's Group Guide for "The River Is Waiting" Discussion questions: 1. Corby is a deeply flawed yet sympathetic character. Does his character challenge your preconceived notions about morality and empathy, particularly within the context of his life decisions? How does he evolve throughout the novel? 2. The Wequonnoc River serves as a profound symbol within the narrative. Beyond its role in the story, reflect on the river's significance as a metaphor for life's continuous flow and transformations. What does the river represent to the novel's characters? 3. Consider Emily's guilt over her last conservation with Corby. How does her struggle with forgiveness parallel larger themes within the story? Do you believe forgiveness is essential for personal growth? 4. The plot touches on systemic injustices within the prison system, particularly with Corby's experience with officers Anselmo and Piccardy. How does the narrative critique societal structures, and what insights does it offer into the complexities and failures of the justice system? 5. Consider how addiction and mental health are portrayed within the novel. How do these challenges impact Corby's choices and relationships? In what ways does the story prompt a deeper understanding of the societal and personal dimensions of these issues? 6. The mural Corby painted in the prison library becomes a symbol of his legacy. What does the mural mean to Emily and Maisie? Discuss how art can become a form of resistance and hope. 7. Manny plays a pivotal role in helping Emily reconcile with Corby's death. What does Manny's survival and his eventual contact with Emily suggest about the enduring connections between people? 8. Grief is a central theme in the novel. Evaluate the portrayal of mourning and the diverse coping mechanisms embodied by various characters. Which characters' journeys resonated most with your own experiences, and why? 9. The Law of Threefold Return, associated with Wiccan beliefs, is woven into the story. Discuss its thematic relevance and how its principles of karmic justice influence the narrative's outcomes and character arcs. 10. Solomon's interactions with Corby highlight themes of mentorship, guidance, and moral complexity. Do you think Solomon benefitted from Corby's influence? Why or why not? 11. Emily is at a crossroads in her life, torn between her grief for Corby and her new relationship with Bryan. How does she balance these two aspects of her life? Discuss the psychological and emotional intricacies of her choices; is it possible to have new beginnings when so much of your life is tied to the past? 12. The novel's structure includes multiple perspectives and spans several years. How does this structure enhance or challenge your understanding of the characters and their journeys? 13. The inclusion of the Covid-19 pandemic adds an additional layer to the story's gravity. Discuss how the pandemic context affects the characters, particularly Corby and Manny, and highlights broader themes of vulnerability and systemic challenges. 14. How are themes of memory and legacy woven throughout the book? How do Corby's artistic creations, such as his stone and mural, help Emily and Maisie remember him? Is there anything in your life that serves as a symbol for remembrance or legacy? 15. The novel explores the complexities of father-son relationships, including themes of legacy, expectations, and reconciliation. How do you interpret the relationship dynamics between fathers and sons in this story? Are there moments or struggles that resonate with relationships you've observed or experienced in your own life? 16. Imagine you're in charge of casting a film adaptation of The River is Waiting. Who would you pick to play Corby and Emily, and why? What qualities or traits of these characters should the actors bring to life on screen? Are there other actors for the book's additional characters that spring to mind? Enhanced book club activities: 1. Documentary Screening: Visit or search the Frontline PBS YouTube channel to watch the documentary Prison State. Discuss which moments stood out to you the most from the film. What systemic issues or policies do you think contribute to the challenges depicted in the documentary? Discuss the real-world parallels and experiences depicted in the novel. 2. Artistic Legacy Project: Create an art piece inspired by Corby's mural, incorporating elements that reflect themes of transformation and hope. Share your piece with group members and use as a springboard for discussing how art can effect change and preserve memory. 3. Prison Library Research: Check out organizations such as Freedom Reads ( Prison Books Program ( and Books Through Bars ( to learn more about the power of promoting literacy and access to reading material for incarcerated individuals. Consider finding an organization or local volunteer chapter that serves individuals in your state or community. Readers group guide: Questions for the author 1. What inspired you to write The River Is Waiting? How much of Corby Ledbetter's journey came from real-life experiences versus pure imagination? Starting a novel is always difficult for me. I usually begin by going back to ancient folktales and myths—the stories that have withstood the test of time because people need them to be told and retold. In 2018, I discovered a Mexican folktale called "The Weeping Woman." It's about a ghost who wanders near bodies of water, mourning the loss of her children whom she has drowned. The River Is Waiting goes far afield from that story but it, too, is about a parent who mourns a child for whose death he is responsible and who goes to the river to seek his truths. As to real-life experiences, the writer Tom Drury said it best when he answered this perennial question: How much of you is there in your characters? Think of it this way, Drury said. A fiction writer takes a baseball bat to a stained-glass portrait of himself. Then he sits before the broken pieces and creates a whole different portrait. There are shards of me in Corby, but he and I are different people. 2. The book dives deep into incarceration and systemic injustice. How did you tackle writing about these tough topics, keeping in mind that some readers might be unfamiliar with aspects of the prison experience? Almost all the novels I've written explore in some way how power is used and sometimes abused—personally, politically, judicially. Although it's not the central theme, The River Is Waiting comments, through Corby's growing awareness, on the racist white paternity's historical and contemporary abuses of power to the detriment of Black and Indigenous people. From 1999 to 2019, I facilitated a writing program for incarcerated women at a maximum-security facility where inmates of color far outnumbered white inmates. Many of my students' autobiographical essays told me why. Crime and punishment is a complicated equation in which race, class, and economics are factors. Many of the women in our program gained self-awareness by examining in writing the "hows" and "whys" that led to their imprisonment. Other writers focused on the day-to-day details and challenges of prison life. Prison administrators and officers don't necessarily want the public to know everything that goes on in the institutions they maintain. Perhaps Corby's story lends some transparency to life behind the prison walls, particularly for those unfamiliar with the challenges of this existence. 3. Nature, especially the Wequonnoc River, is an important part of the story. How did you come up with the idea to use it as a metaphor and emotional anchor? The Wequonnoc is a fictional river that shares characteristics with three rivers that conjoin in my hometown of Norwich, Connecticut. An East Coast native who lives about 45 minutes from the ocean, I've always been drawn to the sight, sound, and power of moving water. That fascination extends to rivers, streams, waterfalls, floods—and even to indoor plumbing! (I've gotten some of my best writing ideas in the shower.) There's something about the flow of water that unblocks me and carries me along, as a writer and a problem solver. Corby goes to the river seeking clarity. Should he confess and take responsibility for the tragedy he caused or use the loophole his attorney has suggested? He makes his decision when he stares eye to eye with a great blue heron perched on a rock in the middle of the swiftly moving river. 4. Manny's journey is all about resilience and hope. What shaped his character, and what do you want readers to take away from his life after incarceration? There's a lot of sadness in this novel. To some extent, Manny is a character who provides a measure of comic relief. But he functions in other ways as well. The Yates Prison chapters depict two opposing forces: evil and good. The forces of evil are embodied in Officers Piccardy and Anselmo and Corby's first cellmate, Pug. The forces of good include Mrs. Millman, Officer Cavagnero, Dr. Patel, and, despite the crimes he's committed, Manny DellaVecchia. I like to think Manny's compassion and humanity, as when he reaches out to Emily, will serve him well in his post-prison journey. That said, his employment opportunities are likely to be limited to low-paying service jobs like the one he has at the mall. I know from my formerly incarcerated students that employers are often reluctant to take a chance on someone who has a prison record. 5. Art plays a big role in Corby's story—it is both an escape and a legacy. Why did you decide to make Corby an artist, and what does his artistic expression mean in the story? I imagine making one's living as a commercial artist is different than following one's artistic impulses irrespective of a salary. Corby's job provides him a living but does little to nurture his creative soul. Yet when his employer lets him go, it triggers his downward spiral toward addiction. Ironically, when he is tapped to create his mural, that confinement in prison frees him to follow his instincts, restoring his love of art for art's sake. When I was a kid, I loved to draw. I wrote and illustrated my own comic books. Recognizing that I had some artistic talent, my elementary school teachers—god rest their overworked souls—taped bedsheet-sized paper to the classroom walls and let me draw and paint full-size murals during recess. In high school I was voted "Class Artist" and entered college planning to major in art. Then I fell in love with literature and swerved in a different direction. In my twenties I had no idea I would become a novelist, but in retrospect it all makes sense. Drawing and fiction writing drink from the same well. I often see scenes play in my head like movies before I put them into words. All that drawing I did as a kid prepared me to become a storyteller. 6. Addiction and mental health are handled with so much care in the book. How did you approach writing about these themes in an authentic way? The town where I grew up housed Connecticut's largest hospital for the mentally ill. Riding past that sprawling campus when I was a kid spooked and fascinated me. It wasn't until I was an adult that a family secret was divulged: my maternal grandfather had lived the last years of his life in that hospital's forensic building. Many of my incarcerated students were doing time because of DUI fatalities and/or addictions that led them to criminal behavior. Their honest explorations of how they came to crave substances that were destroying their lives opened my eyes to the self-defeating power of addiction. Corby's problems start with his depression and subsequent anxiety, for which he is prescribed an addictive anti-anxiety drug. I wrote about his overreliance on alcohol based somewhat on personal experience. When I was in my fifties, my drinking went from enthusiastic to problematic, but I have been happily sober for fourteen years. 7. The multiple perspectives and time jumps in the book add significant dimension to the story. How did you decide on this structure and balance storylines to make the characters feel so real? I began the story knowing that the tragedy would come near the beginning, but I didn't yet know much about who Corby and Emily were as a couple, so in chapters two and three, I took a hiatus from 2017 and began writing their backstory covering the years 2005 through 2013. Later, I wrote several flashback scenes to inform myself what Corby's childhood had been like with a difficult father and a mother who was checking out by smoking weed. I wasn't thinking about a readership during this process; I was writing for myself so that I could understand Corby on a deeper level. I don't outline or plot my stories ahead of time; I sit behind my laptop and discover them on a day-to-day basis. I had a chunk of the novel written before I began working with my wise and perceptive editor, Marysue Rucci. Back then, the story swung back and forth between two points of view: Corby's and Emily's. Marysue urged me to tell the story from a single viewpoint, Corby's, and let us know Emily through his eyes. That went a long way toward focusing and improving what I had drafted. Throughout our work together, Marysue's feedback was rigorous and invaluable. She helped me to write a much better book. 8. Emily scattering Corby's ashes is a deeply powerful moment. How did you decide on this ending and what do you hope readers will take from it? Titling my novels is always a big deal for me and, as many of my readers have observed, there's always a tie-in to music. That's because I play music while I'm writing and a snatch of song lyric or a refrain sometimes will point me in a direction that surprises me. Titling is my way of tipping my hat to musicians and songwriters. "The River Is Waiting" is a song I first heard sung by New Orleans's soul queen, Irma Thomas. I later learned it was written and recorded by John Fogerty. The song kept playing in my head until I realized on a conscious level that that would be the title of my then story in progress. That left me with two questions I needed to answer: who or what was the river waiting for and why? The scattering of the ashes comes near but not at the end. In the book's final scene, Corby and Emily's surviving twin, Maisie, reaches up to touch the rendering of her lost brother Niko in Corby's mural. "Hello, boy," she says. That ending wasn't something I intellectualized about; it came to me full-blown and moved me to tears. For those brief few seconds, Maisie reconnects with her lost twin. 9. Including the COVID-19 pandemic added a contemporary dimension to the story. Why did you want to weave this into the narrative? How does it highlight issues facing incarcerated individuals? I began writing this novel two years before the outbreak of Covid-19. Since Corby enters prison in August of 2017 with a three-year sentence, his release is scheduled for the summer of 2020, at which time the coronavirus was rampant. It would have been unrealistic to avoid this health crisis in a novel set in the real world at a specific place and time. Because they live in close proximity to one another, prisoners were extremely vulnerable during the pandemic. Facilities had protocols to lessen the possibility of infection, but they were not always adhered to. Inmates were sequestered in their cells for weeks at a time, family visits were cancelled, and volunteer programs were shut down. Some incarcerated individuals still suffer from long Covid and the effect of long-term isolation. 10. What is one takeaway you hope readers will have after finishing The River Is Waiting? What readers take away from the novel is up to them, not me. I only hope the story is useful and perhaps applicable to their own lives.
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Oprah Winfrey names "The River Is Waiting" newest book club pick: Read a free excerpt
Oprah Winfrey revealed "The River Is Waiting" by Wally Lamb as her newest book club selection on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday. This is the third book by Lamb that Winfrey has picked. She described Lamb as being a "magician of words." It's the story of Corby Ledbetter, a young and struggling stay-at-home dad to twin toddlers. He causes a tragedy that tears his family apart. The book tracks Ledbetter's journey through prison, where witnesses acts of brutality and kindness and how he hopes forgiveness may eventually be possible. Read a free excerpt from "The River Is Waiting" by Wally Lamb. Free excerpt from "The River Is Waiting" The following morning, I was still asleep when my phone rang. I squinted at the time: seven fifteen. Who the f---…? "Yeah?" "Good morning," Emily said. "Thanks again for last night. Hey, would you like to go out for breakfast? I was thinking the Aero Diner on Route Two in half an hour?" I said yes, swung my legs out of bed, and headed for the shower. After toweling off, I looked at my naked self in the mirror. Long eyelashes? Check. Broad shoulders? Nah. Average, maybe. Nothing special. But because the work I was doing that summer was physical, my stomach looked cut and my biceps were bigger. Still, I had a T-shirt tan—not cool. And an overbite, as the hygienist always reminded me when I got my teeth cleaned. And in my opinion, my frame was still on the scrawny side. It was a draw, I figured, and slipped on some clean boxers. What counted was that Emily liked what she saw. I glanced again at the clock. I had fifteen minutes to get to that diner on Route Two and there'd probably be beach traffic. There was no time to shave, so I hoped she liked the scruffy look. Apparently, she did. We got together almost every night for the rest of that dwindling summer. Went to the beach half a dozen times. Made love whenever the opportunity let us, given that we were both staying with our moms. Emily's mom was iffy about me from the beginning, and she wasn't exactly reassured when she found a couple of the nude sketches I'd done of Emily. "He could post these on the internet," she warned her daughter. "How many schools would hire you to teach if these went public?" Emily's theory was that Betsy would come around once she got to know me better, so I went over there for dinner one rainy Sunday in the middle of August. Emily made a lasagna and Betsy contributed a green salad with nothing in it besides arugula, oil, and lemon juice. Hope she hasn't tired herself out making it, I thought. To impress her, I had splurged on a thirty-dollar bottle of red wine and purposely left the price tag on, but I could have saved my money. Betsy barely touched her lips to her glass. After I'd finished a second helping of lasagna, Emily said she'd made a blueberry pie for dessert. When she stood and started clearing the plates, I got up to help her. Betsy insisted I sit back down because I was their guest. With Em in the kitchen, that left the two of us. After an awkward several seconds, I said, "So your daughter says you write poetry." "Oh, here and there," she said. "I'm much more of a reader than a writer." "Yeah? What's your favorite book?" "Oh goodness, I have so many. I've been rereading Jane Eyre. That's one of my favorites. Masterpiece Theatre has been running a marvelous series based on the book. I don't suppose you've seen it." "No, but my mother's been watching it," I told her. Which was a lie. For Mom, must-see TV on Sunday nights was Desperate Housewives. "So tell me," she said. "Is art something you're hoping to make your living doing?" "Maybe," I said. "I'm not really into planning my future at this point. I guess I'm more of a live-for-today kind of person." "Aha. Then you're the grasshopper, not the ant." When I shrugged, she said, "Aesop's Fables. You're very young, aren't you?" As in immature and stupid, I figured. I poured myself more wine. A thirty-buck bottle of cabernet? Someone had better drink it. I felt like letting her know that my high school girlfriend's parents had been crazy about me; her dad had even taken me fishing. Where the hell was Emily? Reaching for my glass, I knocked it over, spilling wine on their white tablecloth. Ignoring my apology, Betsy jumped up, rushed to the kitchen, and came back armed with paper towels, a dishcloth, and a bottle of club soda. Blotting, pouring, and scrubbing, she let me know that the tablecloth, a gift from her favorite aunt, would be ruined if the stain was allowed to set. "Again, I'm very, very sorry," I said. Instead of acknowledging my apology, she continued to scrub aggressively. When Emily returned with the pie, she apologized that it was so juicy. She'd forgotten the cornstarch. Aware that blueberries stained, I ate my piece super carefully. As soon as I had my last bite, I stood and said I had to go. "Already?" Emily said. I made up a bullshit excuse about having to feed a neighbor's dog. At the front door, I whispered to Emily that I was pretty sure I'd flunked the audition. "Good thing you're not dating her then," she quipped. "And don't worry about the stupid tablecloth. Big deal." When I kissed her, she kissed me back. It was pouring by then and the ground was saturated. Backing up, I accidentally veered off their driveway and onto the lawn. Made a little bit of a rut, which by morning might not even be noticeable. And if it was, Betsy would have to just f---ing get over it. You're very young, aren't you? What a b----. At the end of August, Emily and I promised each other we'd call and write as often as our upcoming semesters allowed. I'd fly out there for the four-day Thanksgiving break and she'd spend the month between semesters back at her mother's. So at the end of our Mistick Village summer, we returned to our schools on opposite coasts. Excerpted from The River is Waiting: A Novel by Wally Lamb. Copyright © 2025 by Wally Lamb. Reprinted by permission of Marysue Rucci Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC.
