Latest news with #EmilyMacDonagh
The Sun
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘Sad' truth about Princess Andre's relationship with stepmum… & why it would leave mum Katie Price ‘broken' if she knew
HER parents are embroiled in a bitter war of words, with Peter Andre blasting Katie Price's claims she's being publically kept apart from daughter Princess as 'lies'. Yet behind this battle lies a secret that the 18-year-old has been desperately trying to keep from her mum for years - and the truth is likely to devastate Katie. 7 7 Princess has struggled for years to keep her close bond with stepmum Emily MacDonagh a secret from Katie, pals say - yet now feels it's the time to be open about their relationship. Heartbreakingly, one source claims that Princess considers Emily "closer than a mother". 'Emily and Princess are like best friends and soulmates and have been for many years,' they explain. Emily, who has been married to Katie's ex and Princess' dad Peter Andre for ten years, features heavily in the new ITV show - while Katie, 47, was allegedly banned from filming by bosses for being 'too trashy'. Katie also claimed Peter and his management won't allow her to do any publicity with her daughter at all. 'Unfortunately, the management team and Pete won't allow me to be near her,' she ranted last week. 'They have made it clear, they won't allow Princess to do photoshoots with me, they won't allow me to go to any events with Princess – because they think I am trash basically.' This week Peter hit back at Katie's claims, slamming her in a furious Instagram statement. Peter wrote: "For sixteen years I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silence has been incredibly frustrating." He continued: "That ends today." According to pals, while Peter, 52, is wary of Katie, the reality is that Emily, 36, is very much a positive influence in Princess' life. However, it's likely to have been a constant source of stress for the teen, who is, no doubt, desperate to keep everyone happy and knows how much their tight bond would upset Kate. 'Emily gives Princess stability and a lot of love, but Princess knows she can never praise Emily or share stories about her life at home with Katie,' the source says. 'And that's very difficult when you love someone so much. Princess probably feels she's forced to hold back." Watch moment that sparked bitter Katie Price and Princess feud as daughter makes modelling debut in Ibiza 7 7 Emily and Princess' deep connection, formed when Princess was just three years old, has only grown stronger as the youngster grew up, the source says. When Emily was thrust into the limelight upon meeting Peter in her early twenties, she handled her new role as a celeb girlfriend and stepmum with grace and dignity, concentrating on her job as a trainee NHS doctor and her newfound family. 'Emily was so young when she became a stepmum to Princess and, as she gets older, Princess has even more respect and admiration for her,' the source continued. 'She understands how it must have been hard for Emily, but she never showed it, and it's become even clearer to Princess how special Emily is. "She's provided a safe and happy home for Princess and her brother, Junior. "Emily has cared for and loved them like her own, always helping them with homework and always there when they've needed a shoulder to cry on. "Now they're older, they're so close they talk about anything and everything. "They read books together, they discuss work and career ambitions, and Emily continues to be the best influence on their lives they've ever had. Princess knows how lucky she is to have Emily." Indeed, last year in an interview with Fabulous, Princess praised Emily, saying, 'She's the perfect stepmum. I couldn't have asked for better' - but tactfully didn't go into too much detail. 7 While Katie and Pete might be at loggerheads, apparently Katie is a fan of Emily. The source said: ' Katie has actually always liked Emily - she appreciates how much she's been there for her children and how she's looked after them at difficult times in her life when she couldn't be the mum they needed. "She also appreciates that Emily keeps out of her business - they have nothing to do with each other. "She hates the fact Emily is so sweet and perfect, but at the same time, she knows she's lucky her kids have her as such an amazing, strong role model.' According to our insider, Emily, on the other hand, has found living in Katie's orbit 'difficult', especially as she also has her hands full with her and Peter's children, Amelia, 11, Theo, eight, and one year-old Arabella. 'No matter what, Emily is on Pete's side and fully supports all of his decisions with the children,' the source continued. 'It's been incredibly difficult for Emily having someone like Katie with all her drama and problems in the background, but Emily has handled it remarkably well - somehow she's managed to block out the noise and be the best mother in the world to FIVE children.' Last month, Emily admitted that being a parent was tough while speaking on the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast. Who is Princess Andre and what's her job? Princess Andre born June 29, 2007, is the daughter of Mysterious Girl singer Peter Andre and former glamour model Katie Price. The pair also welcomed a son while they were together, Junior, born on June 13, 2005. Katie and Peter then split in early 2009, with their divorce being finalised in October of the same year. Princess also has six half siblings, four from Katie and two from Peter. As of June 2024, Princess has an impressive 750,000 followers on her Instagram account, @officialprincess_andre. Ahead of her 16th birthday, in June 2023, Princess opened up about what she wants to do with her future during a Q&A with fans and followers. The teen said she is seeking out "financial freedom" through her beauty and fashion brand deals, as well as her own jewellery brand named 'Sparkle' by Princess Andre. 'I like the closeness of a family unit, but it's not always easy, you know?' she said. 'I think I didn't quite realise how tough it can be being a parent." Clearly, though, Princess doesn't have any complaints. And in a candid interview from 2020, Peter revealed the extent of the bond between his wife and daughter, admitting Emily stepped up to have the difficult chats with the then 13-year old Princess that he couldn't. "Emily's incredible, and she has great conversations with Princess that maybe I wouldn't necessarily feel that comfortable having - although I'm trying to get better at it,' he said. Although they are words that would sting Katie, there's no doubt Emily's love for Princess has helped shape the young woman she's become. 'Oh, Emily's done the best job with Princess,' our source concluded. 'They adore her and she's an incredible person.'
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Peter Andre branded ‘embarrassing' as he shares rare video of son Theo from chaotic holiday
PETER Andre was branded "embarrassing" as he got stuck in a window amid a huge holiday emergency. The Mysterious Girl hitmaker, 52, intervened when son Theo became trapped in a public toilet. 6 6 6 Peter, who shares his second-eldest son, aged eight, with wife Emily MacDonagh, 35, often keeps the schoolboy out of the spotlight. Yet he couldn't resist documenting their vacation mishap in a new video on TikTok, which captured the drama unfolding. Pete introduced the clip by filming the exterior on the orange-walled public bathrooms and said: "Right guys we have a bit of a situation here because these are the toilets. "This is the door, its completely locked from the inside and the outside and someone can't get out." He then panned the camera from the outside of the tiny window in the toilet wall inside the facility and captured Theo - wearing shorts and a T-Shirt but with his face blurred - inside. The youngster exclaimed: "It's boiling in here!" Flava hitmaker Pete was then seem clambering through the window wearing his flip flops and a white baseball hat. He rescued Theo and passed him through the gap before he told the crowds: "Ladies and gentlemen there's always ways to get out of these situations, be careful." Yet he then struggled to get out himself, failing to get the leverage from the inside wall to give him a boost. Watch the moment horrified Peter Andre reacts to 'disgusting' messages daughter Princess, 18 receives from men online There was a hairy moment when it seemed he might not get out at all before one of his kids - who wasn't captured in the shot - shouted out: "You're embarrassing us dad!" Clearly taking the incident tongue in cheek, he then uploaded a clip showing TOWIE's Gemma Collins ranting: "I ain't staying here," before he showcased his exit. In his TikTok caption, the dad of five wrote: "Saved the day and I'm still embarrassing." His followers were quick to empathise and one put: "Team Pete." A second wrote: "Good on you Pete." A third then put: "What a hero." DAD DUTIES Peter welcomed his third child, Arabella, now one, with wife Emily in April 2024. Together, the duo share two other children, Amelia, 11, and Theo. Peter also shares two kids, Junior, 19, and Princess, 17, with ex-wife Katie Price. He was recently left "horrified" as he reacted to the "disgusting" messages Princess receives online. He also stood by the teen amid her recent rift with mum Katie. 6 6 6
The Sun
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Peter Andre's wife Emily reveals why they didn't share a bedroom for a YEAR
PETER Andre's wife Emily MacDonagh has revealed the married couple didn't share a bedroom for a year. The NHS doctor, 35, and Mysterious Girl hitmaker welcomed their third child, Arabella, now one, in April 2024. 6 6 6 Together, the duo share two other children, Amelia, 11, and eight-year-old Theo. Peter, 52, also shares two kids, Junior, 19, and Princess, 17, with ex-wife Katie Price. Yet before they had their own children, and medic Emily was propelled into the step mum role, she told how she slept separately from the popstar for a year. Talking of their blossoming relationship she said: "It sort of built slowly, because I think I wouldn't expect to step into that role immediately. "And I was young as well, you know, so I think we were always really cautious in the beginning about how much I was around. "And we joke about this now with the kids, it's so funny, but we didn't share a bedroom for the first year that we were together. "Because, when the kids were there… he wanted to be respectful. "And I actually really admired that at the time, that he always would put them first in everything. "I thought that was really lovely." LOVE STORY The couple met through her father who is also a doctor. Emily Andre reveals reason she'll never have another baby with Pete amid health issue Peter had been due to appear at the Plymouth Pavilions when he was rushed to hospital in excruciating pain. He was diagnosed with kidney stones and treated by Emily's dad. Pete became close to the consultant urologist and when he returned to perform at the Plymouth venue, he was introduced to Emily. The pair instantly kicked it off as friends. At that time, Peter's high-profile divorce from Katie Price in 2009 had driven him to concentrate on being a good father to his children Princess and Junior. In 2012 they finally went public with their relationship at a Magic Mike premiere. FAMILY LIFE In the candid chat, she also admitted the real reason the couple won't have any more children. On the same Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast with Giovanna Fletcher in which she opened up on sleeping arrangements, Emily discussed plans for more children - and why it won't be on the cards for them. She said: 'It's absolutely cemented now. "We always said it would be the last anyway. Five's enough, we don't have any more bedrooms in the house for starters." And there's a reason behind this decision, after a traumatic birth with baby Arabella. Emily explained: "I had weird complications all the way through. She was breech. I've had two breech babies. 'She nearly made it to 38 weeks, and I haven't really spoken about her birth and what happened afterwards because it was so hard and awful. It was tough. I was really unwell after she was born, there was quite a lot of complications." Emily went on to explain that she'd developed a really rare type of hernia that was quite large and required an operation. 6 6 6
The Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Emily Andre reveals reason she'll never have another baby and breaks silence on ‘never seen by doctors before' issue
PETER Andre's wife Emily has revealed why she'll never have another baby, and broke her silence on a 'never seen by doctors before' health issue. The Mysterious Girl hitmaker welcomed his third child, Arabella, now one, with wife Emily MacDonagh in April 2024. 5 Together, the duo share two other children, Amelia, 11, and eight-year-old Theo. Peter, 52, also shares two kids, Junior, 19, and Princess, 17, with ex-wife Katie Price. But now, on the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast with Giovanna Fletcher, Emily has discussed plans for more children, and why it won't be on the cards for them. She said: 'It's absolutely cemented now. "We always said it would be the last anyway. Five's enough, we don't have any more bedrooms in the house for starters." And there's a reason behind this decision, after a traumatic birth with baby Arabella. Emily explained: "I had weird complications all the way through. She was breech. I've had two breech babies. 'She nearly made it to 38 weeks, and I haven't really spoken about her birth and what happened afterwards because it was so hard and awful. It was tough. I was really unwell after she was born, there was quite a lot of complications. 'So I had to go back for emergency surgery. She was a week old. I had to kind of hand her over and go in for another operation.' Peter Andre reveals heartbreaking reason he and Emily won't have any more kids Emily went on to explain that she'd developed a really rare type of hernia that was quite large. She went on: 'All the consultants I've seen have said 'we've never seen this in our whole career.' 'Basically part of my bowels were kind of in the wrong place. And the type of hernia that it was can strangulate quite easily and that ends up being an emergency. 'I knew things weren't right after she was born because I had a big, huge lump in my tummy sticking out. 'They got me back after a week to follow it up. The surgeon looked and said 'you need to come into hospital now'. 'They scanned and they could see it was my bowels that had come out basically. 'I was breastfeeding so I thought 'My God, I'm going to have to express milk'. So they let me go home and I could do all of that." Emily explained how she felt before going off for the hernia surgery, adding: 'Going off to theatre was the worst, like handing her (Arabella) over to my mum. I was a right mess. "There was one thing that made me smile. I got into theatre, I was lying on the table. The porter that got me across was so lovely. He said 'You know, I brought Pete here into this theatre'. "The way Pete and I met was my dad operated on him. We were then friends for years. He said 'This was exactly where he lay and this is the room where he met your dad'. It was just something that took my mind off it. "Then the recovery from that was quite awful. I was in hospital for probably two or three days and then the recovery was really, really slow. "They had to do quite a lot of stitching things up and moving things around so the pain was quite bad." Emily said it's taken over a year for her to almost recover fully. She said: "I feel like I'm pretty much back to health now. "Pete was amazing, my mum and dad were amazing. I can't thank the doctors enough who looked after me, and the nurses, and the midwives were absolutely amazing." Asked what caused the hernia, Emily said: "They don't know. There was some kind of defect in the muscle in my tummy quite high up. Whether it was caused from the previous C-section, or whether it just happened in the pregnancy, they don't really know. "It required quite a lot of follow up afterwards as well. Everyone I've seen was like 'I've never heard of that before'." But Emily still said the psychological moment of passing on Arabella after a week was the worst part for her. "It was the handing her over, that was the worst part of it." Download Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast every Tuesday at 6am from 5 5
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Princess Andre 'scaring' dad Peter as he looks forward to her wedding
Peter Andre is celebrating a big milestone this week - his daughter Princess Andre's 18th birthday. And as he admits, it's given him mixed feelings as he admits he's quite 'scared' he has no control over what she does anymore, but could not be proud of the young woman she's become. The Mysterious Girl singer also opens up on some very exciting music news and as Jeff Bezos married his wife in a rumoured £30m wedding, reminisces on his own big day with NHS doctor Emily MacDonagh... Jeff Bezos is thought to have spent somewhere around £30m on his wedding, but maybe that's tame for the richest man in the world?! A wedding is about what you want it to be. Sometimes it's not about the money spent, but the simple touches or just the family you have around you. It made me think about mine and Emily's wedding 10 years ago, and I wouldn't change it for the world. It was the best day, phenomenal – and it certainly didn't cost anywhere near £30m! My beautiful daughter, Princess, has hit the 18 mark! It is so scary, but she's a blessing. She's very driven, she's funny, she's kind, she has a beautiful heart, and she's completely bonkers – and that's exactly why I love her. Yes, I'm a bit nervous about it all, because, by the time this column comes out, I have no legal parental responsibility over her… She can do what she likes and make her own decisions. To be honest, she's been doing that for the last year anyway, and I'm proud of everything she's done. She'll always be my little girl, and I guess I can rest in the knowledge that hopefully, one day, I'll be the one walking her down the aisle. So I'll be a soppy dad all over again. My new song, Island Girl, is coming out this summer and I'm getting very excited about it. I had so much fun writing it and working with the brilliant Lady Leshurr. We're bringing a Mysterious Girl vibe to 2025. The kids love it – so that's a win for me already. In the meantime, we're asking people to show us their Island Girl dance. Upload on Instagram and tag me, so I can repost. I spotted two huge birthdays this week – and both of them made me really stop and think about how fast time flies (especially when you're having fun!). Rock icon Debbie Harry is turning 80 – how has that happened?! And radio DJ Jo Whiley is 60. Jo's interviewed me lots in the past, so I've known her a long time and had no idea she was older than me, let alone 60 this year. They're both incredible women, so happy birthday! READ MORE: Amanda Holden shows off her glorious legs in linen short co-ord that nails summer officewear styling
