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Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Bachelor vet Hannah Brown reveals 'shocking' double uterus diagnosis
Former Bachelorette Hannah Brown revealed that she was diagnosed with a rare uterine abnormality that affects only 0.3 percent of the female population. While appearing on Maria Menounos' podcast, Heal Squad, the reality star opened up about finding out that she has a double uterus at age 30. 'It was definitely a shock,' the God Bless This Mess said of her health condition, before detailing how it may affect her fertility down the line. While she has not undergone the exploratory surgery to learn more about her double uterus, Brown explained 'it looks like they're attached in some way.' 'It's just like a split,' Brown, who is set to wed fiancé Adam Woolard, told Menuonos, said. While she hasn't 'quite gotten to' the stage of wanting to have a child, just yet, the TV personality noted her doctor advised she freezes her eggs soon. Brown said after she gets married this year, she 'will get right on that.' Women, who have a double uterus (uterus didelphys), do have an increased risk of pregnancy complications, such as miscarriage and preterm birth. The condition can also potentially affect fertility as some women with it may experience difficulties conceiving. Others, however, many others have no issues getting pregnant and can carry to term, according to Mayo Clinic. Despite the possibility of some complications, Brown pointed out: 'There have been cases of people having double uteruses and having babies and being perfectly fine.' Although the news took her by surprise, she is grateful for the knowledge as she figures out her future plans. 'I definitely think I would love to have a child, and I don't want to miss out on that experience,' she said. 'But I haven't been quite ready yet, which I think makes sense. I want to get married first. I want to be able to do that.' 'I've never been to just like, just waiting, waiting, waiting for that to happen,' she continued. 'But I do think I'll I'm going to want to have that experience, when it's time.' Back in 2021, Brown revealed in her memoir that she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at age 11 and underwent a surgery which removed the tumor. When she was in fifth grade, she underwent an MRI in order to find out what had been causing her frequent stomach aches. However, the procedure revealed she had a 'tumor the size of an egg' on her pancreas. 'They sent me for a biopsy, and a day or so later, my dad got a call with the results — not from our regular doctor, but from an oncologist. The tumor was malignant. Cancer. Pancreatic cancer — one of the deadliest forms of cancer there is,' she said. However, Brown was given some peace of mind after the oncologist informed her the cancer had not spread. 'On the day of my surgery, I wasn't scared about what was going to happen to me. At all,' Hannah wrote. 'Even though my mother was in tears and my dad looked as worried as I'd ever seen him in my life as the nurses came to wheel me into the operating room, I looked up at my mom from my hospital bed and said, "Mama, I'm going to be okay."' The tumor was entirely removed during the procedure and she did not have to go through radiation and chemotherapy. Brown also previously revealed that she suffers from 'horrible and haunting' sleep paralysis, narcolepsy, inflammation, anxiety and PCOS. In her book, she speculated that her battle with narcolepsy was 'a direct symptom of the trauma of' learning her aunt LeeLee and her two young cousins, Robin and Trent, were murdered. Additionally, she has been open about suffering from asthma since she was five. In December 2022, she had an asthma attack on a flight that was so severe her plane had to be 'diverted' and she was met with a stretcher. 'I was shaking uncontrollably and trying to grab my inhaler — but I couldn't take in the air,' she told People. 'It was embarrassing.' Brown told the outlet that she feels like she 'spent most' of her 'childhood in a doctor's office, doing my homework and playing I Spy.' 'I was a pretty sick kid, catching everything going around school,' she explained.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Minivans aren't cool. These parents say shut up and drive.
Kelsey isn't a minivan mom ... yet. But boy, would she love to be. 'I. Want. A. Minivan!' the 34-year-old content creator, who asked not to share her last name, declared in a TikTok last year. 'Y'all can keep your Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilots, Yukons, Tahoes. You keep them, babe. Give me those sliding doors. I want that bucket seats and bench in the back.' That's especially true now that Kelsey — who is currently driving a Hyundai Santa Fe because (a) it's paid off, and (b) her husband isn't sold on minivan life just yet — is due to have her third child in May. 'I want a minivan for the convenience,' she says. 'I could go for a cool mom car,' she adds, rattling off some popular SUV models. 'But there are features of the minivan that just stand out.' Those include ample trunk space, a low-to-the-ground design that makes it easy for toddlers to hop in, and bells and whistles like built-in vacuum cleaners and cameras in the back seat. And don't get her started on the sliding doors — a godsend for any parent whose kid has caused a parking lot ding. 'I could tell my 4-year-old over and over to 'be careful opening the door; we are parked close to a car,' and she will swing that thing open with such purpose and certainly hit that car,' Kelsey says. 'Give me a sliding door!' TV personality Maria Menounos is also a minivan fan. 'I don't know why people hate on minivans,' she said in a TikTok video called 'Momming in My Minivan' last April. 'I've got a sunroof, I've got automatic doors ... I've got a nice, comfy captain's chair.' However, all the creature comforts in the world haven't helped minivans ditch their reputation as the Jan Brady to the SUV's Marcia. 'It is the least cool vehicle ever designed, yet the most useful,' the Atlantic's Ian Bogost observed in an article last fall bemoaning 'the death of the minivan.' Indeed, just over 325,000 minivans were sold in 2024; in 2000, it was 1.3 million. But try telling that to the diehard minivan fans (who, yes, are mostly moms) who have not only embraced their family-friendly ride but sing its praises on social media too. Consider 2023's wave of Michael Bublé-soundtracked TikToks in which pregnant women showed off their minivans with the caption: 'A minivan may not be sexy to drive ... but someone thought I was sexy enough to fill the seats.' Or content creators like Bailey Feeney, the mom of three behind Minivan Mom, who poke fun at their supersize vehicles while also showcasing their comfort and convenience as they ferry multiple children in car seats to Target and the playground. (Also notable: the number of followers gushing about their minivans in the comments. 'Van for life ... I won't ever go back until my kids are big,' reads one reaction to a Feeney post.) Brian Moody, executive editor at auto resource guide Kelley Blue Book, says there's a lot for parents to like: 'sliding doors, the easy access to the third row, the proximity to the ground that allows an easy entry for toddlers, the trunk space — and many minivans have some great features like built-in vacuums, cameras in the back seat, etc.' And while minivans have seen a significant drop in sales and models — in the early 2000s, there were more than 10 models to choose from, compared with just five now — there are positive signs. A shift to hybrid minivans is appealing to some drivers, and the new Volkswagen ID. Buzz (aka the 'electric bus') earned a spot on Autotrader's list of 'Best New Cars of 2025.' According to Moody, the 'retro-inspired' electric vehicle 'proves that the minivan is very much having a moment.' One common refrain among the minivan-loving moms on social media: I didn't see this coming. 'Never in my life did I think that I would get a minivan,' content creator Jane Williamson admits in a recent TikTok announcing her family's purchase of a Toyota Sienna. Ultimately, the convenience factor ('all I want is just easy') and testimonials from other minivan moms ('someone even told me it was their greatest possession,' Williamson laughs) won over the Utah mom. Podcaster Kylie Kelce — who just welcomed her fourth child with husband Jason Kelce — was also forced to eat her words when she 'reluctantly' added minivans to her list of things that are 'in' for 2025. Speaking on her Not Gonna Lie podcast in January, Kelce explained why minivans made sense for her growing family, much as it pained her to admit it. 'I don't need a wellness check, although I have told you before that that is what it would take if I ever said I was getting a minivan,' the then pregnant Kelce shared. 'I'm about to have four car seats — four! — in one car.' She added that her family plans to make a 'three-year commitment' to minivan life. 'We're gonna grind it out, and then we're gonna pretend it never happened, OK?' But Mikaela Nelson, a military spouse, mom of three and content creator in North Carolina, is in it for the long haul. She and her husband got their first minivan about eight years ago after having their second baby; they're now on their second, a Honda Odyssey with a 'this isn't a minivan it's a M.I.L.F. mobile' sticker slapped on the back window. It's also got lots of room, a TV to keep the kids entertained, a built-in vacuum cleaner that easily sweeps up their crumbs and two travel potties in the back. 'I just classify myself as an absolute hot mess and my minivan is the same: an absolute hot mess.' And she wouldn't have it any other way. 'I don't ever want anything else,' Nelson tells Yahoo Life. 'I've even said that once the kids are grown, I honestly could not see myself not having a minivan because there's so much space, you can literally do everything with it and in it. It's just so convenient. So I am not counting down the days till I don't need a minivan anymore.' And don't count out the minivan dads. When Chris Kuna and his wife welcomed two sons a year apart — meaning two rear-facing car seats and two strollers stashed in the back — they realized their SUV wasn't cutting it. At first they upgraded to a bigger SUV, a Nissan Armada, but found it too 'bulky,' which made parking — not to mention squeezing out two infant carriers — a hassle. 'That's when we're like, 'Maybe we should just get a minivan,'' Kuna, a transportation expert in Chicago, tells Yahoo Life. 'And whenever we traveled on trips with our kids, we would rent a minivan and we saw that it was just so much easier — [thanks to] the sliding doors and just how low it is to the ground — to pull the car seats out.' Though he was initially opposed to getting a minivan — 'Just like everybody else, you're always, like, in the stage [of thinking], 'Oh, never a minivan, SUVs are just the way to go,'' he says — Kuna was eventually impressed by its practicality. And as a car guy, the Chrysler Pacifica he drives now has plenty to keep him happy: It's a plug-in hybrid, easy to drive, boasts a rear entertainment system, self-parks and has adaptive cruise control. Plus, he points out, an SUV with those same features would cost about double what he paid. He didn't appreciate it, then, when a friend mocked his new ride as they left a social gathering. 'You guys did not buy a minivan,' the woman, who Kuna notes had just purchased a new luxury SUV, repeated in disbelief. 'She was making fun of us in front of everybody who just got out of that restaurant,' he recalls. They are now no longer friends. 'I don't care what people think,' Kuna says. 'From a practical standpoint, if you have two kids, it's just absolutely amazing.'
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
It's National Margarita Day! See where you can get a deal on drinks in Texas
National Margarita Day lands on a Saturday this year for those who want to sip their favorite signature tequila-based cocktail. Chili's and Lifetime have even collaborated on a short film starring Taye Diggs and Maria Menounos called "I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day," which gives the make-believe holiday treatment on par with Christmas. "They really brought the spirit of the holiday – a celebration spent with your favorite margarita and favorite people – to life," Diggs said in a press release. You can watch the 15-minute short on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET or stream it on in the Lifetime app, YouTube and other social platforms for a limited time. Chili's is also selling Margarita Merch seen in the Lifetime television event on its website. Want to know where in Texas you can get your sip on a refreshing margarita? Here is what you need to know. The restaurant chain has several specials for National Margarita Day, celebrated every year on Feb. 22, including $5 Tequila Trifecta Margaritas, made with el Jimador Silver Tequila, 1800 Reposado, and Jose Cuervo Gold. Also on the menu is the StrawEddy Margarita of the Month ($6), made with Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, strawberry puree and house-made sour. You can also opt for the cocktail Taye Diggs mixes in "I'll be Home for National Margarita Day,' the Presidente Margarita, made with Lunazul Reposado Tequila, Citrónge Extra Fine Orange Liqueur and E&J Brandy, available in classic, mango, strawberry and watermelon. All day Saturday for National Margarita Day, get $7.95 Margaritas, including the El Jefe Margarita, Skinny Margarita, Platinum Hand-Shaken Margarita, Raspberry Hibiscus Margarita and Berry Paloma. The Austin, Texas-founded Tex-Mex chain has drink specials all day on National Margarita Day. Regular House Rocks 'Ritas and regular House Frozen 'Ritas (Lime, Strawberry, Swirl or Dot) can be upgraded to a Grande for just $2 more. You can also add an extra pour of tequila or orange liqueur to your margarita for $1. There's also $5 Top-Shelf tequila shots all day for dine-in customers. The fast-casual restaurant has two National Margarita Day specials for dine-in customers on Saturday – $5 Sangria 'Rita Swirl and $5 House Margaritas. Get the restaurant chain's Legendary Margarita for $5 all day on Saturday. During Happy Hour on Saturday (2 p.m. - 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. - close) get the Kona Margarita for $6 or choose from the Skinny Margarita or Watermelon Margarita ($9 each). You can get $6.50 Native Ritas all day on Saturday. : On Saturday, the restaurant chain in North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas is serving up $4 Margaritas on the rocks and Frozen MardiRitas all day long. Red Robin: The House Margarita is $7.99 on Saturday (on the rocks or frozen); flavors including lime, strawberry, desert pear, jalapeño, mango or passionfruit (flavors vary by location). With a Red Beaker, you can add a shot of Patron Silver or Casamigos to any margarita. Other cocktail options include the Casamigos Cadillac Margarita or Ocean Blue Patron Margarita. The fast-casual chain has half-off all house margaritas all day on Saturday. The modern steakhouse and lounge chain, has locations in Texas. Their Margaritas is priced at $9 all day on Saturday. Celebrate National Margarita Day at Twin Peaks with refreshing margarita specials, where pricing starts at just $5. Sip on the $5 House Margarita (existing Cheap Shots pricing featured), indulge in the $6 Peaks Margarita, enjoy the $12 Spicy Strawberry Margarita, or treat yourself to the $9 Twin Peaks Barrel Select Margarita. At participating locations, so please check with your local Twin Peaks for availability. -USA TODAY Network reporter Mike Snider contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: It's National Margarita Day! Find deals at these Texas restaurants
USA Today
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
National Margarita Day 2025: Deals at Chili's, Chuy's, Hooters and more
National Margarita Day 2025: Deals at Chili's, Chuy's, Hooters and more Show Caption Hide Caption Cinco de Mayo: How to make margarita mix Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this delicious homemade margarita mix. Problem Solved National Margarita Day lands on a Saturday this year, giving you all the more reason to celebrate with the signature tequila-based cocktail. Chili's and Lifetime have even collaborated on a short film starring Taye Diggs and Maria Menounos called "I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day," which gives the make-believe holiday treatment on par with Christmas. "They really brought the spirit of the holiday – a celebration spent with your favorite margarita and favorite people – to life," Diggs said in a press release. You can watch the 15-minute short on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET or stream it on in the Lifetime app, YouTube and other social platforms for a limited time. Chili's is also selling Margarita Merch seen in the Lifetime television event on its website. Chili's National Margarita Day deals and merch The restaurant chain has several specials for National Margarita Day, celebrated every year on Feb. 22, including $5 Tequila Trifecta Margaritas, made with el Jimador Silver Tequila, 1800 Reposado, and Jose Cuervo Gold. Also on the menu is the StrawEddy Margarita of the Month ($6), made with Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, strawberry puree and house-made sour. You can also opt for the cocktail Taye Diggs mixes in "I'll be Home for National Margarita Day,' the Presidente Margarita, made with Lunazul Reposado Tequila, Citrónge Extra Fine Orange Liqueur and E&J Brandy, available in classic, mango, strawberry and watermelon. That recipe adds brandy to the margarita, a cocktail that began emerging at bars in the '40s with the basic ingredients of tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur, such as triple sec. National Margarita Day: Recipes to make skinny, spicy and even avocado cocktails Here are some other National Margarita Day deals and promotions available Saturday. And make sure to check your local restaurants for other deals, too. You can find many #NationalMargaritaDay deals on social media including on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Threads. More 2025 National Margarita Day deals Abuelo's: All day Saturday for National Margarita Day, get $7.95 Margaritas including the El Jefe Margarita, Skinny Margarita, Platinum Hand-Shaken Margarita, Raspberry Hibiscus Margarita and Berry Paloma. We're adding our Berry Paloma Margarita to the lineup for #nationalmargaritaday! Join us for $7.95 Premium Margaritas all day on Saturday, 2/22. Choose from our signature El Jefe, Raspberry Hibiscus, Skinny Margarita, Platinum Margarita, or Berry Paloma Margarita! — Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant (@EatAbuelos) February 17, 2025 Bad Daddy's Burger Bar: You can have a strawberry or lime LocoRita at Bad Daddy's for $2 on Saturday. Bahama Breeze Island Grille: Dine-in customers can get $2.22 Classic Margaritas on the rocks all day on Saturday. Chevy's Fresh Mex: The restaurant chain has $10 Margarita Flights all day on Saturday. The countdown is ON 🍹 #NationalMargaritaDay is February 22nd, and we're bringing the party with $10 Margarita Flights ALL-DAY. Don't miss your shot! *Available 2/22/25-2/27/25 Posted by Chevys Fresh Mex on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Chuy's: The Austin, Texas-founded Tex-Mex chain has drink specials all day on National Margarita Day. Regular House Rocks 'Ritas and regular House Frozen 'Ritas (Lime, Strawberry, Swirl or Dot) can be upgraded to a Grande for just $2 more. You can also add an extra pour of tequila or orange liqueur to your margarita for $1. There's also $5 Top-Shelf tequila shots all day for dine-in customers. Fuzzy's Taco Shop: The fast-casual restaurant has two National Margarita Day specials for dine-in customers on Saturday – $5 Sangria 'Rita Swirl and $5 House Margaritas. The fast-casual restaurant has two National Margarita Day specials for dine-in customers on Saturday – $5 Sangria 'Rita Swirl and $5 House Margaritas. Hooters: Get the restaurant chain's Legendary Margarita for $5 all day on Saturday. Kona Grill: During Happy Hour on Saturday (2 p.m. - 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. - close) get the Kona Margarita for $6 or choose from the Skinny Margarita or Watermelon Margarita ($9 each). Native Grill & Wings: You can get $6.50 Native Ritas all day on Saturday. Razzoo's Cajun Cafe: On Saturday, the restaurant chain in North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas is serving up $4 Margaritas on the rocks and Frozen MardiRitas all day long. Red Robin: The House Margarita is $7.99 on Saturday (on the rocks or frozen); flavors including lime, strawberry, desert pear, jalapeño, mango or passionfruit (flavors vary by location). With a Red Beaker, you can add a shot of Patron Silver or Casamigos to any margarita. Other cocktail options include the Casamigos Cadillac Margarita or Ocean Blue Patron Margarita. Rusty Taco: The fast-casual chain has half-off all house margaritas all day on Saturday. The fast-casual chain has half-off all house margaritas all day on Saturday. STK Steakhouse: The modern steakhouse and lounge chain, with locations in Georgia, Illinois, California, New York and other parts of the U.S., has its Perfect Margarita priced at $9 all day on Saturday. Tanteo Tequila: Through Saturday, Tanteo is offering tequila lovers 20% off on their website with code CHEERS20. Through Saturday, Tanteo is offering tequila lovers 20% off on their website with code CHEERS20. Twin Peaks: Celebrate National Margarita Day at Twin Peaks with refreshing margarita specials, where pricing starts at just $5. Sip on the $5 House Margarita (existing Cheap Shots pricing featured), indulge in the $6 Peaks Margarita, enjoy the $12 Spicy Strawberry Margarita, or treat yourself to the $9 Twin Peaks Barrel Select Margarita. At participating locations, so please check with your local Twin Peaks for availability. Celebrate National Margarita Day at Twin Peaks with refreshing margarita specials, where pricing starts at just $5. Sip on the $5 House Margarita (existing Cheap Shots pricing featured), indulge in the $6 Peaks Margarita, enjoy the $12 Spicy Strawberry Margarita, or treat yourself to the $9 Twin Peaks Barrel Select Margarita. At participating locations, so please check with your local Twin Peaks for availability. 818 Tequila: If you are making your own margaritas at home, Kendall Jenner's brand has a $4-$5 coupon at Albertsons, Kroger and Total Wine retailers (find it on the store websites, depending on the state; deal good through Cinco de Mayo). You can sip on one while you peruse 818's Cocktail Attire Collection lounge wear, which launches Thursday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. ET on Follow Mike Snider on Threads, Bluesky and X: mikegsnider & @ & @mikesnider. What's everyone talking about? Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day
