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Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Eric Clapton's 'secret' daughter Ruth confirms she is pregnant with her third child - two months after revealing she's found love with British musician following marriage collapse
Eric Clapton's 'secret daughter' Ruth Clapton - who the rock legend fathered following an affair while he was married to Sixties bombshell Pattie Boyd - has revealed she is expecting a baby. The happy news comes just two months after MailOnline exclusively revealed she had found love with British musician Peter Greenwood following the collapse of her first marriage. Singer and content creator Ruth, 40, announced the news of her pregnancy on Wednesday, posting a heartwarming video of herself and Peter embracing, cradling her growing bump, and showing off the ultrasound scans. 'We're having a baby! Just over 12 weeks now, due at the end of January 2026. So grateful,' she wrote in the caption. The baby will be Ruth's third child - she is already mum to sons Isaac, 11, and Theodore, nine, from her previous marriage to the British architect Dean Bartlett. Ruth has opened up about her difficult first trimester, revealing she's been suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness that also impacted the Princess of Wales during each of her three pregnancies. 'It just takes me out,' Ruth explained. 'Sometimes I am sick all day every day. And then you're just so tired. Luckily, I have an amazing partner who just picked up the slack with the kids, the house - all while also working full time. That's been amazing.' In May this year, Ruth spoke publicly about the heartbreak of her 2020 divorce and years of 'super lonely' single motherhood that felt 'like a constant battle' - describing her new relationship as 'transformative'. Speaking on Wednesday, Ruth reflected on how different this pregnancy feels, both physically and emotionally. 'It's quite a different journey for me already compared to my other pregnancies,' she said. 'I think who I'm doing this with obviously makes a big difference.' She added that, as a 40-year-old mother, she'll be under consultant-led care and is mindful of complications she faced in the past. 'In my pregnancy with Ted, I had high blood pressure towards the end which meant they had to put me into hospital,' she said. 'So it just puts me under a certain type of risk factor.' Despite the challenges, Ruth added: 'I'm excited to really enjoy this time. This is definitely the last time I'm going to do this, and I'm just really excited and happy.' She also promised fans a more open glimpse into her journey this time around - including maternity fashion. The happy news comes just two months after MailOnline exclusively revealed she had found love with British musician Peter Greenwood following the collapse of her first marriage 'When I was pregnant with the boys, I loved dressing myself and accentuating my bump, but I didn't really share any pictures online,' she admitted. 'It's very different now. I've got more confidence and a much more supportive partner.' The pregnancy announcement comes more than three decades after Ruth was thrust into the spotlight as the 'secret daughter' of Eric Clapton. Born following the guitarist's affair with studio manager Yvonne Kelly while he was still married to George Harrisons's ex-wife, model Pattie Boyd, Ruth's existence remained hidden from the public until 1991, when she appeared at the funeral of Eric's four-year-old son, Conor. Conor, the son of Clapton and model Lory Del Santo, 66, fell to his death from the 53rd floor of a New York skyscraper in a horrific freak accident, five months before his fifth birthday. A devastated Clapton later wrote the song Tears In Heaven about the death of his son. Ruth's relationship with her father has had its ups and downs - most notably a six-year estrangement that began when she shared on social media that he had dressed up as Kermit the Frog for his 70th birthday party. They later reconciled, and Ruth has previously said Eric was a source of emotional support during her divorce.
CTV News
6 days ago
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- CTV News
Phil Collins once pulled off an intercontinental Live Aid stunt. It wasn't without drama
With the help of helicopters and a supersonic turbo jet, Phil Collins pulled off a series of performances worthy of a Mission Impossible movie at Live Aid 40 years ago. The singer and drummer participated in the benefit concerts organized by musicians Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to draw attention to a famine in Ethiopia and raise money for relief efforts. Collins didn't perform on just one stage, but two – on two different continents. The Genesis front man initially took to the stage in London at Wembley Stadium, where he performed Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) and In the Air Tonight. He also played played drums for Branford Marsalis and Sting. That would have been enough for most artists, but not Collins. Instead, he hopped on a helicopter to Heathrow Airport in London, boarded The Concorde to New York City, then took another helicopter to Philadelphia, where he joined superstar Eric Clapton for his set and performed three songs with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. (The Concorde was a supersonic airliner that allowed passengers to cross the Atlantic in under three and a half hours. It made its first test flight in 1969 and was officially retired in 2003.) Backstage after the London performance, Collins gave an interview in which he said he thought the first performance had 'gone very well, considering' and expressed his pride in participating. 'I'm very proud to be asked to do it because everybody's involved and it's just great to be a part of something like this,' he said. 'It's just too obvious to say it's for a good cause.' Trouble across the pond There was, however, some drama in regards to the second show, and how the multiple performances came about. Collins explained that both Plant and Sting had separately asked him to participate in Live Aid, with a UK-based promoter suggesting he take The Concorde in order to play both shows. But Collins explained to Classic Rock in 2021 that second show with Led Zeppelin was less than smooth, in part because he neglected to rehearse with the band beforehand, and also due to the bandmates' strained relationships. 'By the time I got there, me and Robert and Jimmy playing together had become The Second Coming Of Led Zeppelin – (bassist and keyboardist) John Paul Jones was there too. Jimmy says: 'We need to rehearse.' And I said: 'Can't we just go on stage and have a play?'' Collins recalled. 'So I didn't rehearse when I got there, but I listened to Stairway To Heaven on Concorde.' He said the end result was messy, partially due to the fact that co-drummer Tony Thompson 'had rehearsed for a week, and I'm about to steal his thunder – the famous drummer's arrived! – and he kind of did what he wanted to do. Robert wasn't match-fit. And if I could have walked off, I would have done, cause I wasn't needed and I felt like a spare part.' 'Anyway, we came off, and we got interviewed by MTV. And Robert is a diamond, but when those guys get together a black cloud appears,' Collins continued. 'Then Page says: 'One drummer was halfway across the Atlantic and didn't know the stuff.' And I got pissed off. Maybe I didn't know it as well as he'd like me to have done, but… I became the flagship, and it looked like I was showing off.' It ended up becoming a Led Zepplin reunion that Collins wrote about not wanting to be a part of in his 2016 autobiography, Not Dead Yet. 'I didn't come here to play with Led Zeppelin, I came here to play with a friend of mine who has morphed back into being the singer of Led Zeppelin – a very different animal to the one that invited me,' Collins wrote. 'Now I'm caught up in the ceaselessly toxic, dysfunctional web of Led Zeppelin interpersonal relationships.' A surprise encounter While his second performance perhaps did not go quite as Collins had hoped, Live Aid raised more than US$100 million for famine relief. His transatlantic flight also included a very famous fellow passenger. 'When I got on Concorde, Cher was on it,' Collins recalled in the CNN original series Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took On the World. Cher asked Collins what he was up to. 'There's a live gig in London today and in Philadelphia,' Collins said he told Cher. 'She said, 'Oh, could you get me on it?'' Hours later, Cher joined a star-studded group of artists on stage to close out Live Aid with a performance of We Are the World. Mission accomplished. By Lisa Respers France, CNN
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fact Check: Story of Eric Clapton paying funeral expenses of Texas flood victims doesn't hold water
Claim: In July 2025, musician Eric Clapton donated money to the families of victims of the floods in Texas for funeral expenses and compensation. Rating: A rumor that circulated online in July 2025 claimed musician Eric Clapton had paid for the funeral expenses for victims of massive flooding in Texas. According to the story, he had also offered other ways to compensate the victims. Snopes readers searched the site wondering if the rumor was true. For example, on July 7, 2025, the Facebook page Clapton's Guitar Legends posted (archived) the story, which had received 148,000 reactions and 20,000 reshares as of this writing. The post displayed a photograph of Clapton and other photographs of the floods in Texas. "SURPRISE!," the story began. "Eric Clapton has stepped in to pay for the funeral expenses and compensation for the families of the victims of the devastating Texas flash floods for their emotional and financial losses, leaving fans VERY EMOTIONAL..." (Facebook page Clapton's Guitar Legends) Other Facebook users left comments that indicated they took the claim at face value. "Wow, what a great human being Clapton is," one said. "Billionaires could follow suit!! Yay Eric!," another wrote. The post featured a link in a pinned comment leading to an article hosted on an unknown blog. The article read: In аn unexpected and deeply touching act of generosity, music legend Eric Clapton has stepped forward to cover the funeral expenses and provide finаnсіаl compensation for the families of those affected by the devastating flash floods in Texas. This surprising and heartfelt gesture has left fans and the public profoundly moved, showcasing nоt оnlу Clapton's immense talent but also his deep compassion and willingness to use his platform to help those in need. Note: The Cyrillic "п" and Greek "υ" characters were used in the original copy as the following screen capture indicates: ( However, searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo found no news media outlets reporting about Clapton's supposed donation. Prominent news media outlets would have widely reported this rumor, if true. For example, CBS affiliate in East Texas CBS19 published a list of celebrities and companies who announced they would donate to the victims of the July 4, 2025 floods in Texas. Clapton was not one of them. Rather, the person or people who authored the story fabricated the entire story as one of hundreds of inspirational tales that depicted celebrities and athletes performing inspiring acts of kindness. They aimed to earn advertising revenue on websites linked from the aforementioned Facebook posts. As we'll lay out later in this article, the story about Clapton amounted to fiction. An examination of the Clapton's Guitar Legends page's stories found multiple indications of artificial intelligence-generated (AI) images and text. For example, regarding a picture included in one post that claimed Clapton had helped rescue five missing children in the floods, the Sightengine AI detection found a 99% probability that someone "likely" generated the image with AI. The photo included visible signs of AI, for example smooth facial features and an odd green sign that said "Texas." Snopes contacted a manager of the Clapton's Guitar Legends Facebook page to ask about the fictional stories displayed on the feed, and will update this story if we receive more information. These stories all very much resembled glurge, which defines as "stories, often sent by email, that are supposed to be true and uplifting, but which are often fabricated and sentimental." Snopes previously reported on another story claiming Pope Leo XIV had fallen down stairs.
Scotsman
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
The Rolling Stones: long-lost guitar found in New York museum collection
The guitar, previously played by Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, is part of a 500 instrument collection on show at the New York Met. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A 50 year old mystery over a guitar has been solved thank to a New York museum. A Gibson Les Paul Standard, once owned by Keith Richards and Mick Taylor, was stolen from The Rolling Stones in 1971. But decades later, the guitar has appeared as part of a 'landmark' collection of 500 guitars submitted to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. From one mystery occurring regarding stolen items from a musician, to another being solved after appearing as part of a collection acquired by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. That is where, after going missing over 50 years ago, a 1959 sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard once owned by The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, has appeared after years of speculation about what happened to it. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A guitar once thought to have been lost for over 50 years, owned by The Rolling Stones, has been discovered as part of a collection at a New York art museum. | Getty Images/Gibson The guitar in question was used during The Rolling Stones' debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in October 1964, with Richards selling the guitar to Mick Taylor in 1967. Taylor would use the guitar during the infamous Altamont Free Concert in December 1969, with other famous guitarists including Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page having also allegedly performed with the instrument. But in September 1971, the guitar was reportedly stolen during the band's recording sessions for Exile on Main Street at Villa Nellcôte in France, with popular opinion suggesting the theft was carried out by drug dealers, whom Richards allegedly owed money. The guitar was stolen alongside nine other guitars, a saxophone and a bass guitar. The guitar's location remained a mystery until May 2025, when the New York museum announced a 'landmark' gift of 500 guitars and specifically mentioned the long-lost Les Paul and its appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In a report by Page Six, Mick Taylor's business manager, Marlies Damming, confirmed it's Taylor's guitar based on its unique "flaming" pattern, which is like a fingerprint on vintage Les Paul, with an unnamed source claiming they are 'mystified' by its sudden appearance - as there has never been any compensation regarding the theft.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Iconic Rocker Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo of Ex-Husband and Mick Jagger
Iconic Rocker Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo of Ex-Husband and Mick Jagger originally appeared on Parade. Iconic classic rock muse and wife Pattie Boyd shared a never before seen photo of ex-husband Eric Clapton and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to celebrate the anniversary of the epic Live Aid show in 1985. '40 years since Live Aid this weekend, wow! I took this picture of Eric and Mick the night before the show in Philadelphia,' Boyd, 81, captioned the photo of Clapton, 80, and Jagger, 81, looking much younger as they sat engrossed in conversation on a couch. 'We checked-in to the Four Seasons Hotel, I believe, and Mick came to our room for a chat.' Live Aid was performed simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. It featured iconic acts like Queen, David Bowie, The Who, Elton John, Joan Baez, Black Sabbath, The Beach Boys, Simple Minds, Led Zeppelin, and many more across the two venues. Both Clapton and Jagger played the show in New York, with the 'Layla' singer being joined by Phil Collins and the Stones vocalist joining forces with Tina Turner for his set. As for Boyd, she first became involved with legendary musicians when she was cast as an extra in the beloved Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night, which led her to have a featured role as a woman the band tries to briefly court. She naturally met George Harrison because of her involvement in the film and the pair went on to date for several years before marrying in 1966. The couple ended up divorcing 11 years later in 1977 due to a blossoming romance between Boyd and Clapton, who was a good friend of Harrison's. The model and the musician — who previously played with The Yardbirds, Derek and the Dominos, and Creem — wed in 1979, though they too only lasted a decade as a couple. They divorced in 1989 — and by that time, Boyd had been said to have inspired several songs by both Harrison and Clapton, including The Beatles' 'Something' and Clapton's 'Layla.' Iconic Rocker Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo of Ex-Husband and Mick Jagger first appeared on Parade on Jul 14, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
