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23-03-2025
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Sadie Frost, 59, on ageing, becoming a grandma and her changing friendship group
Actress-turned-director Sadie Frost has a lot to celebrate. She became a grandmother for the first time in December and she's now preparing for a milestone birthday this summer. The mum of four, who was once part of the famous Primrose Hill set, is also basking in the success of her second major documentary about a female powerhouse of British culture – Twiggy. The film, which follows Sadie's first documentary, Quant , was three years in the making and has already received glowing reviews in the UK and Europe. It's now set for release in Japan and America. The critical acclaim is well deserved, we suggest, but Sadie admits her success wouldn't have felt quite the same a few years ago. 'I have the drive, and I'm lucky I have these opportunities, but there'd be no point me doing all this stuff if I was still in the same place I was in maybe 10 or 15 years ago, when I wasn't able to enjoy the things I was doing. READ MORE: Laila Rouass breaks silence on Ronnie O'Sullivan split READ MORE: BBC EastEnders' Bianca Jackson's real life with famous sister-in-law 'In my life right now, I have all the things I want – to be able to spend time with my children and my granddaughter and my friends. It's about balancing it all and appreciating every day.' Chatting exclusively to OK ! from a hotel in Barcelona ahead of another screening of Twiggy , 59-year-old Sadie appears very different to the person who once had a reputation for hedonistic partying with the likes of Kate Moss, Meg Mathews and the Gallagher brothers in the 1990s. The days of late-night partying (which she's previously said were never actually her 'thing' anyway) are gone. Nowadays, you're more likely to find her setting a sunrise alarm to go swimming, or teacher training at a Jivamukti Yoga retreat in India. As she approaches her 60th birthday in June, Sadie says it's her love of health and wellness that allows her to enjoy the good things in life. And while she has 'a lot fewer friends than I once did', those friendships are more than enough to fulfil her. 'Before, I would operate in a group, a clan, a crew,' she muses. 'I still have some very healthy friendships, but I actually enjoy my own time, too. I love going for walks on my own, going for lunch, the cinema… 'I think we change our friends in different parts of our life, because maybe we change what we want to be doing in life, but I've still got a close network of girlfriends. I've got lots of new yogi friends, and then my best friends like Zoe Grace, Frances Ruffelle and Rosemary Ferguson, they're all people that I admire.' Yoga instructor Sadie says she is finally free to enjoy the many things she's got going on – including her next documentary, which she teases is 'more male-orientated, more music-based'. The yoga, diet and breathing techniques of the Jivamukti method are about a lot more than just lowering stress levels or keeping fit, she tells us – they have transformed her as a person. 'I've always struggled with certain breathing situations because I had asthma and that caused anxiety. So for me, yoga, meditation, diet and breathing have always been really important because if I'm out of balance or out of sync, not connected to myself and to my breath, I'm going to be a very unbalanced, unhappy person. 'So I'm not having asthma attacks or panic attacks, I'm not unhappy, I'm not suffering depression, because I've learned how I can have a relationship that is steady and joyful with whatever I'm doing.' And when it comes to getting older? She's truly not fazed. 'Old age comes to everybody, doesn't it? When you're younger, you have a blasé attitude to youth and being the age you are. Then suddenly, there's this humility that is getting older and accepting that there's nothing you can do to stop it. We have to age, so we have to live in the day because it goes so fast. I can't believe how quickly the last 20, 30 years have gone.' Sadie had first child during her marriage to Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp, which ended in 1995, and had three more children during her six-year marriage to actor Jude Law. Her role as a mum partly explains why the last 20-odd years have been a bit of a blur, and she admits it also plays a big role in her desire to embrace the next stage of her life. 'One minute we're teenagers running riot, then we're in our twenties and doing whatever we're doing there,' she laughs. 'Then you become a parent and you've got all this confusing, conflicting stuff because you don't know what you're doing. Then suddenly the kids are leaving home and you're like, 'Who the hell am I?' 'I've loved my life, but I've had four children and that's been full-on. Now I can go, 'Well, what do I want to do next? And how do I keep myself healthy and happy doing it?' You have to take care of yourself.' Sadie became a grandmother for the first time in December, when her eldest son Finlay welcomed a baby girl, named Daya Wildrose Mallory Kemp, with his tattoo artist wife Charlotte Mallory. The transition from mum to granny was a button-pushing moment, Sadie admits, but we're not going to see a permed blue rinse any time soon – that's not Sadie. 'I think anybody that's become a grandma struggles to identify with the new name,' she says. 'It can be like, 'Oh no, I'm suddenly going to turn into the grandma in Little Red Riding Hood and overnight I'll have a perm and glasses' – not that there's anything wrong with that!" 'A lot of people don't call themselves granny or nanny, they have a pet name, and I chose Mimi. But weirdly, when I'm around my granddaughter, I say, 'Oh, Granny's here!' so that goes out the window. Maybe when she's older and we're in the park, it'll be nice if she calls me 'Mimi Sadie'. I think it's something that maybe feels weird at first but you're just so happy to be looking at this beautiful angel, you could be called anything.' When the subject turns to her 60th birthday, there's no wild party in the pipeline. In fact, there's unlikely to be any party in the traditional sense, because Sadie confesses she struggles in big crowds. 'I don't like the idea of just getting everyone together for a big party. I like small little things, you know? Even the premiere for Twiggy was overwhelming. 'I know everyone says they have ADHD, but I do – and I've had it for a long time. I find big social situations not much fun. I get overwhelmed. So I'd rather do something smaller. I think on your 60th birthday you can celebrate any way you want to.' Cheers to that! Yoga instructor Sadie and Jivamukti yoga master Emma Henry will host The Art of Yoga and Mindfulness event at 7pm on Thursday 27 March, at Moco Museum London. Tickets at
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20-02-2025
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BBC EastEnders' Denise Fox star Diane Parish's love split before finding love with ‘dream man'
BBC EastEnders' Diane Parish is the name on everyone's lips as her character, Denise Fox, has a big decision to make in the soap's live episode to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show, which airs tonight, Thursday, February 20.. Although, she won't be making the decision, the general public will be. Voters will get the power to decide whether Denise Fox (Diane Parish) reunites with estranged husband Jack (Scott Maslen) or picks secret lover Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) in an interactive first for the soap. Whilst her love life is in turmoil on the long-running soap opera, Diane, aged 54, prefers to keep her personal life private. When she's not in the public eye, Diane leads a peaceful family life, devoted to her two daughters, Kaya and Kenya. Speaking frankly about the possibility of adding to her family, she told The Mirror: "No way! I've shut up shop. I'm done. I'm no spring chicken, you know. I feel very fortunate for having my lovely little girls. We're a very happy family." READ MORE: BBC EastEnders 40th live episode: How to vote in the live show as Denise chooses between Jack and Ravi READ MORE: Iconic EastEnders character makes shock return after 30 years away from Albert Square Diane Parish, who hails from Tottenham, London, continues to embrace her North London roots. She has featured in numerous hit TV shows, but she's most celebrated for her role as the beloved Denise Fox in EastEnders, having appeared in over 1500 episodes of the iconic BBC soap. Denise Fox has certainly experienced her fair share of drama, with a string of unsuccessful relationships and three children to her name, not to mention being part of the notorious Six who were involved in Keanu's demise. Away from the spotlight, Diane's personal life has seen its fair share of highs and lows. She is a mother to two children, whom she shares with her ex-husband Sebastian Parish, an IT specialist. Diane, who's known for keeping her private life under wraps, surprisingly shared some personal details during a 2018 chat on Loose Women about her split from Sebastian. She told the panelists, "The last time I was here, I sort of got a bit ambushed with [questions about marriage] and, for the sake of my children, I didn't want to go into the break up with me and their father, and I'm usually quite a private person." Diane went on to discuss how she's been safeguarding her daughters' privacy while navigating life post-separation: "I just wanted to protect my daughters by not discussing that, and I've been single quite a long time, I've been having fun, but I have now met the man of my dreams." Parish then found love again with Gerry Zucarello, whom she met in 2017. Even though they announced their engagement back in 2018, it somehow slipped under the radar until two years later. This belated buzz over their engagement news tickled Diane and Gerry, as an insider revealed to OK! The insider said: "Diane and Gerry are just laughing about it really he's been meaning to update his profile for months and now when he does, people didn't realise the date and they got a huge spate of 'congratulations! '" However, they were a bit taken aback by the sudden media frenzy as they've been engaged for a couple of years now. They're still very much happily betrothed and found the recent news coverage somewhat puzzling – but that's the power of social media! Gerry, who is employed by car giant Porsche and has three children from a previous relationship, reportedly popped the question to Diane during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to The Sun. However, they decided to keep their joyful news hush-hush. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter
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09-02-2025
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ITV Dancing on Ice fans issue same complaint and say 'it's ridiculous'
ITV Dancing on Ice fans issued the same complaint during Sunday's (February 9) show as the judges gave their first set of scores of the evening. The ice skating contest, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern was back on TV screens and this week the dreaded Dance Off returns, which will see the two lowest-scoring celebrities battling it out to win a place in next week's show. Each week the celebrities must learn an ice skating routine to impress judges Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean. READ MORE: ITV detective favourite to 'replace' Neil Dudgeon in Midsomer Murders after show cancellation READ MORE: BBC EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt shares real reason he moved into a motorhome First up to perform this evening was former football Anton Ferdinand with his partner Annette Dytrt. They performed to Ricky Martin's Livin' la vida loca. They received a total score of 34 from the judges, with each one awarding them 8.5. But viewers felt that the judges were too generous with their scores and took to X to voice their complaints. @i71Sheriff wrote: 'This show really needs a judge who really tells it like it is, everything is so overmarked' @xxncisaddictxx added: 'Oti calls Anton stiff but still scores him high' @NoirLox said: 'The scores seems so high this year. I'm not seeing what the judges are seeing.' @DavidBedwell said: 'Anton getting an 8.5 for that is ridiculous. They've clearly scored too high too early in the series. That was pretty basic. Slow transitions' @IndeedItsMark added: '8.5. Overmarked there IMHO. Yes lots of lifts but actual dancing I thought was minimal' @fansvfavourites wrote: 'overmarked again! but who's surprised….' and @dollynoocat added: 'well overmarked' Some viewers felt that Anton performed well, but still felt that he was overmarked. @xxncisaddictxx said: 'It wasn't bad but that was not an 8.5 it looked like he struggled in the lifts.' @rogernook added: 'Good start strong lifts and confident skating Anton 7.0 from me' For more of today's top stories, click here.
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09-02-2025
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BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland understands show struggle as he says 'you've got to be tough'
Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland has said that he can understand why some people have 'struggled' when competing on the BBC show and how a 'clash' could happen when contestants and professional dancers have different objectives. The stand-up comedian, 47, became the first blind person to win the popular dancing competition last year alongside professional Australian dancer Dianne Buswell. Before the series began, the show was embroiled in controversy as the corporation conducted a review into complaints made by actress Amanda Abbington about the teaching methods used by her dance partner, Giovanni Pernice, when they competed together in 2023. READ MORE: ITV detective favourite to 'replace' Neil Dudgeon in Midsomer Murders after show cancellation READ MORE: BBC EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt shares real reason he moved into a motorhome She claimed she was subjected to a 'toxic environment' and 'inappropriate, mean, nasty bullying' behaviour during her time on the show, but Italian dancer Pernice 'rejected any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour'. The dancer later welcomed the conclusion of a BBC review which upheld 'some, but not all' of the complaints made by the actress against him. There were no findings relating to physical aggression, but complaints of verbal bullying and harassment were upheld, the PA news agency understands. Discussing the situation, McCausland told The Sunday Times magazine said: 'I understand the idea of feeling emotionally pressured because you've all got different objectives. 'Some people's objective might be to survive another week, whereas from the dancers' point of view the objective is to succeed because that's their profession; that's what their reputation is based on. I can see that there can be a clash.' The comedian added that he 'can see how people have struggled with it in the past, because you've got to be tough'. The comic recalled that towards the end of the competition, he was doing 15-hour days which left him 'broken'. 'I mean, it was relentless. Physically I ached. I had lost weight. I'm probably fitter than I've been in ages but I was held together with tape at the end', he added. McCausland is currently on a mammoth stand-up tour which he had to add a host of dates to after his Strictly win due to 'phenomenal demand'. Despite doing multiple performances in a day on occasion, he said the tour is 'easy by comparison' as he is not doing eight hours of dancing. The comedian, who lost his sight completely by the age of 22, won praise from the judges and public for changing perceptions on what people think the blind community was capable of doing after he completed lifts and intricate routines on the show. He said his time on Strictly has helped him open up when he is now writing his memoir as he had to be 'so vulnerable'. 'I've always been very closed off. I've always hidden emotions under the carpet – 'Pull your pants up and get on with it'. Strictly certainly opened me up,' he said. 'If I'd tried to write this book a year ago I'd have been a lot less willing to explore emotion and feeling. I feel very comfortable with the vulnerability because the last four months have been so vulnerable.' McCausland continues his Yonks! tour on Sunday at the Isle of Wight Shanklin Theatre with dates scheduled throughout the rest of the year and into 2026. For more of today's top stories, click here.
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08-02-2025
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ITV The Masked Singer fans call for judges to be ‘sacked' after failing to guess the identity of Bush
Fans of ITV's The Masked Singer were shocked that judges failed to guess the identity of Bush who was the latest contestant to be unmasked - saying 'we all knew…apart from the judges.' The singing competition was back for the semi-final on Saturday (February 8) night and this week two celebrities were unmasked in a double-elimination. Five celebrities battled it out for a place in the final with judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Maya Jama, along with guest judge Richard E. Grant, trying to guess their identities. READ MORE: ITV detective favourite to 'replace' Neil Dudgeon in Midsomer Murders after show cancellation READ MORE: BBC EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt shares real reason he moved into a motorhome Bear was the first celebrity of the night to be unmasked and was revealed as rapper Example, with judge Maya correctly guessing his identity. Bush was the next celebrity to be revealed ahead of next week's final. Fans had already been guessing that it was EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy - and they were proved right on Saturday night. She wowed fans and the judges with her performances of ABBA's Thank You For The Music and Lisa Loeb's Stay, but none of the judges managed to guess her identity. Viewers took to X to share their disbelief. @elliot_gonzalez wrote: 'Called it from day one. OF COURSE it was Natalie Cassidy. We all knew… apart from the judges.' @Jadestevensxx added: 'How the judges never got who Bush was is honestly shocking' and @itsamy_xo said: 'how the judges didn't get her, i will never know. the clues don't even matter. you can tell just by the voice. she was the most obvious one this year.' @BarbershopUK_ wrote: 'Shock of the evening… it was Natalie Cassidy! But even bigger shock - none of the panel guessed it was her!' and @Diamondmab said: 'The judges should be replaced with X users. They guessed Natalie Cassidy from day 1. Sack the judges!!' Some fans described her as an 'icon' and 'national treasure'. @terrettcorey said: 'Natalie! Icon! Knew it from day one... just brilliant.' @jonconnell wrote: 'Natalie Cassidy has cemented her national treasure status! Bush has been such a cute character - put her heart & soul into it, so much fun. And reaching the semi-final amongst a group of professional singers - she more than held her own! What a star. ' For more of today's top stories, click here.
