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The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘That's another two years on UC then' trolls say as proud nan shows off gender reveal filmed 'round by the bins'
A NAN-TO-BE has taken the internet by storm after proudly sharing her son's gender reveal ''round by the bins''. Following the exciting news that she was going to become a grandma to a baby boy, Sharon Jones took to TikTok where she shared the sweet moment. 2 2 However, despite the wonderful family addition, the clip landed on the so-called wrong side of TikTok, as brutal online trolls declared the child hasn't ''got a chance''. At the start of the video, the grandma could be heard telling the couple - son Ross and his partner Chelsea - to ''twist and turn'' the confetti poppers. After some struggle, Ross finally managed to crack the popper open - with heaps of blue paper shreds announcing the newborn would be a little boy. ''Oh s**t, my eardrum popped,'' the father-to-be said in pain, as he proceeded to help pregnant Chelsea. As Ross was also choking on a teeny paper that had, unfortunately, landed in his mouth, another member of the family - thought to be Sharon's partner - popped the balloon. ''Little boy,'' said the nan-to-be, as she filmed the confetti mess near the family's house, before revealing what her grandson would be named. The potential monikers included Levi, Brandon, Jackson and Vince, with the names all written in blue on a disposable paper plate. However, some social media users reckoned that perhaps it was all one long moniker - Levi Brandon Jackson Vince. Thrilled with the news, the sweet couple posed with the plate - and they had also coincidentally dressed in blue, with Chelsea sporting a light blue sweatshirt and joggers and her partner rocking a hoodie with blue elements. Proud nan Sharon wrote in the caption: ''my son Ross and his partner Chelsea having a gender reveal and it [it's] a boy.'' My gender reveal was totally ruined by the Card Factory - I found out it the worst way ever we were having a boy and left disappointed 'Gender reveal behind the council sheds' Since being uploaded online under the username @ sharonannjones50, the sweet clip has gone viral, amassing over a whopping 1.6million views in just four days. It's also won the nan-to-be more than 51k likes, close to 4k shares, with a further 5,379 people flooding to comments - where the reaction was mainly brutal. The world's most expensive gender reveals GENDER reveals are becoming bigger and more elaborate day by day, with people constantly thinking of different ways to up those before them. And money is no issue for a lot of these couples - with some spending hundreds or thousands on the event. Read on for some of the most expensive gender reveals in history. Ste Hamilton Wealthy property tycoon and YouTuber Ste Hamilton decided to gift his wife-to-be Isabella Rowles with a £300,000 Lamborghini, which would be in either pink or blue to reflect their baby's gender. Steven and Isabella and friends and family attended an extravagant event at the Belfry Hotel and Resort near Birmingham to find out they were having a baby boy. "It was worth every second of the hard work to see the happiness in everyone's faces on the day," Ste said, after spending a further £40,000 on the big reveal. Logan Paul The wrestling star and YouTuber and fiancee Nina Agdal staged a public wrestling match for their gender reveal. A wrestler in pink trunks took on one in blue, with the one in pink emerging victorious - signifying that they are having a baby girl. Inga Stumbriene The Lithuanian influencer hired planes to fly in the sky as she, her fiance and their nearest and dearest watched. The planes dropped a load of blue confetti - revealing the pair were having a boy - but people insisted it was the "most polluted" gender reveal ever. Anonymous couple One of the most recent jaw-dropping gender reveals happened in May 2024, when a couple decided to DYE a waterfall to reveal if they were having a boy or girl. After the videos circulated on the social media, the public demanded for the couple to be punished, with some suggesting they should go to jail. Others were concerned about water contamination, as the pair had used a powdered chemical known as "Blue Lagoon" into the Queima-Pe River, which feeds the waterfall. One TikTok troll wrote: ''Where did you guys do your gender reveal? Oh just round by the bins.'' ''Some kids just haven't got a chance,'' read another mean comment. '' 'My eardrum has popped' That's another two years on universal credit then...'' a third said. ''Gender reveal behind the council sheds,'' someone else penned. Luckily for the new couple and their family it wasn't all vicious trolling, as one kind person hit back at all the keyboard warriors. ''they're all smiling and happy, congrats,'' another said.
CBS News
15-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Baltimore resident describes being temporarily uprooted during massive warehouse fire
Sharon Jones remembers when the warehouse on W. Lanvale Street in West Baltimore was once a bakery, where she used to get bread and other baked goods. This week. she was temporarily displaced so that firefighters could contain a massive 7-alarm fire at the nearby warehouse on Monday, May 12. "I done seen that building all my life," Jones said. "I was a little girl. It was Tip Top Bakery and I used to go there and get bread for my mother and us." Jones was allowed to return home, but the warehouse, which had stacks of mattresses inside, was damaged by flames. She said if the building gets demolished, she'll be sad to see it go. Warehouse fire ravaged community Jones told WJZ she's still wrapping her head around the fire and how it has impacted her community. Residents living on Bentalou Street returned to their homes Wednesday after fire officials removed them from their homes out of precaution. "I was out here sitting on the porch, and I kept seeing people look up there, and I thought they were looking at the sky or something," Jones said. Jones said her neighbors watched as flames shot through the warehouse with mattresses, and they heard what sounded like an explosion at the warehouse. "We didn't know what it was," Jones said. Residents assisted by Red Cross Jones didn't know how long she was going to stay in a hotel while firefighters battled the blaze. "I said if I was Dorothy and I had some glass slippers, I would click my heels," Jones said. Although Jones appreciated the accommodations and assistance from the Red Cross, she was eager to get back to her house. She's also thankful there were no injuries. "I'm going to speak for all the neighbors," Jones said. "All of us feel very fortunate that it didn't get to us like that. It could have been worse if all of these houses had burned up along with that building." 200+ firefighters battle warehouse fire The Baltimore City Fire Department said on Wednesday that the warehouse fire is under control. It took approximately 200 firefighters from several agencies to assist with the fire. A fire spokesperson said the Baltimore fire department performed what they call a strategic demolition of the front of the building so that crews could gain access to more of the deep-seated fire. Fire under investigation Baltimore City Fire Chief James Wallace said he requested that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) take on and lead the investigation, given the size and scope of the fire and the ATF's ability to bring in additional resources. He added that the department will begin a demolition plan. He said that would require bringing in engineers to assess the building to see if it needs to be demolished and what that process would look like.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Capital area leaders monitor measles outbreak in Texas
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Community leaders in the Capitol area said they are closely monitoring the recent measles outbreak in Texas. According to health officials, an unvaccinated child in Lubbock was the first measles death in the United States. Local officials said if you're vaccinated you should be OK and that is the reason why they're stressing the importance of getting the vaccine. Baton Rouge visitor Sharon Jones said she's a vaccine proponent but understands people have the freedom to choose whether they get vaccinated or not. 'People have apprehension, fear and all of these emotions about substances going into their body,' said Jones. 'We tend to care about the fact that they will work, they're important.' It's a topic on people's minds, as the first measles death in a recent, growing outbreak in the West Texas town of Lubbock. A spokesperson for the City of Lubbock said the person who passed away was a school-aged, unvaccinated child. According to the Texas Department of Health Services, over 100 cases of measles related to this current outbreak have been recorded near Lubbock. Most of those cases are in children ages five to 17. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) urges people to protect themselves with a measles vaccine. 'I recommend it,' said Cassidy. 'We want the people of Louisiana protected. And by golly, if it's coming down the I-10, it's going to be in Houston, it's going to be in Lake Charles, it's going to be in Lafayette and Baton Rouge. Then it's going to go up I-49 to Shreveport.'The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said 18 people have been hospitalized in the Lubbock area, mainly for quarantine or respiratory issues. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. It can lead to dangerous complications like pneumonia. Other symptoms include – high fever, cough, runny nose, red, watery eyes and white spots on the inside of the mouth. Capital area leaders monitor measles outbreak in Texas Lawsuit challenges Louisiana's approval of CO2 pipeline in Maurepas Swamp How to watch the NASCAR races at Austin's Circuit of the Americas Senate defeats Democratic resolution to end Trump's energy emergency Baton Rouge drug bust leads to arrest of accused drug dealer Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
