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Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Luke Evans says he wants children with Fran Tomas in next five years: 'I can certainly see myself becoming a parent'
The well-known actor Luke Evans has opened up about his wanting to start a family with his partner Fran Tomas, with his revelation that parenthood is a goal he hopes to achieve within the next five years. The Welsh star made the revelation in his memoir 'Boy from the Valleys: My Unexpected Journey,' released in the US on April 22, 2025. Luke Evans says timing finally feels right for fatherhood As reported by People, Evans wrote: 'I do want to have children, and hope I'm able to do so in the next five years, whether that's through adoption or surrogacy.' He added that while he once imagined being a young dad, he now feels ready to slow down and make space for children in his life: 'I've realized now that I needed to find my feet and have my own journey before I could slow down and make changes in my life in order to focus on children. ' - rewrite without using direct quote Evans also reflected on the kind of parent he hopes to be, saying he wants to remain energetic and involved even into his 70s: 'As long as I look after myself, I can hopefully be an able-bodied, energetic 70-year-old with a 20-year-old kid.' Evans and Tomas take first steps with new family member Before diving into parenthood, Evans and Tomas decided to adopt a dog together, a miniature dachshund named Lala. On January 27, Evans posted a photo of her curled up on his chest with the caption: 'Mine 💛' He later shared a video of her on a leash, describing her as: 'Velvet ears, black boop, nap champion.' Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like You Won't Believe the Price of These Dubai Apartments Binghatti Developers FZE Get Offer Undo by Taboola by Taboola The couple sees Lala as a symbolic first step toward building a family, with Evans writing that bringing her home 'feels like the beginning of something new'. A relationship built on grounding and growth Evans and Tomas have been together for over three years, publicly confirming their relationship at a gala in December 2022. In interviews with People, Evans described Tomas as his anchor and best friend: 'He's the calm, deep waters, and I am the rushing, bubbly water.' He added, 'He literally makes me a better person. And he has to put up with my s---, which I can't imagine what that would be like.' The couple also co-run a lifestyle brand called BDXY, which Evans describes as an extension of their shared life and values. Memoir reveals personal journey and future hopes Evans' memoir also dives into his upbringing as a gay Jehovah's Witness in Wales, his early struggles with identity, and the bullying he faced in school. He writes honestly about the emotional feeling 'wrong' and the strength it took to embrace his truth. Now, with a stable relationship and a clear vision for the future, Evans says he's ready to take the next step: 'We're building a life together. And I can certainly see myself becoming a parent.'
TimesLIVE
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
'Between the Sea and the Land' by Sean Baumann
ABOUT THE BOOK: 'Is suffering inevitable? Are our lives really meaningless? Is God dead and, if so, how should we live?' This is just one of the chapter headings in Between the Sea and the Land. The book is an extended conversation about philosophy between Tomas and Sara, who are confined to an isolated coastal peninsula during the long days of the Covid pandemic. They discuss in an inquisitive and sometimes playful way the difficulties of understanding the nature of the crisis in which they find themselves, the fallibilities of language and science, what can be known and not known, and how to find a balance between individual needs and public safety. They consider the anxieties provoked by intolerance and political strife, and how to cope with the unpredictability and precariousness of life. The book encompasses a broad history of philosophical ideas from the pre-Socratics to the present day, and the search for answers in shifting contexts of fear and wonder, from the mysteries of the beginnings of consciousness to quantum physics and the accelerating developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence. In discursive and meandering conversations that reflect the coastal paths in the beautiful wilderness between the sea and the land, Tomas and Sara tackle fundamental philosophical problems that culminate in the overarching question: How does one live with uncertainty? EXTRACT All that we know of Socrates comes through the writing of others, Tomas started. Plato was the first of the philosophers that we know of who recorded his thoughts in writing, and as a student, and clearly an admirer of Socrates, much of his earlier writing was in tribute to Socrates. This was also an act of defiance, as Socrates' teachings had been officially condemned by the authorities. Plato is perhaps most remembered for his later writing, which is broader in its scope, in that he addressed issues other than the moral and political ideas that seemed to be of most interest to Socrates. So we are all prisoners, stuck in a cave. It does not feel much like that to me, today, walking along the sea shore, under a deep blue sky, Sara mused. Yes, we return to the cave, but this is a different sort of cave. It is an intriguing and much debated thought experiment. I don't think the details are important. It is quite an elaborate analogy. Essentially the prisoners are trapped in a cave with their backs to the entrance. A fire casts shadows onto a back wall, and because their backs are to the light, and because they know no other reality, the prisoners mistake these shadows for reality. Their reality is an illusion. In this respect Plato is arguing, as you indicate, that we are all prisoners. We were imagining that philosophy might be liberating, and anyway I am not sure about all this. It seems both poignant and oppressive. Why are we all prisoners? I don't think we have to be. We need to go back briefly to Socrates. When he was questioning what we meant by concepts such as freedom or justice, or other such abstractions, he was doing more than just seeking definitions. The implication was that there was something called justice, that was beyond its various instances, in some other realm. It was imagined as some sort of ideal. Plato took this further, and elaborated a theory of Forms or Ideals. We've lost the prisoners. Don't be impatient. I am trying to get there. Plato is arguing that there are two realms, one of transience and decay, the other permanent, stable and perfect. He was a fervent advocate of mathematics, and he believed that the cosmos in its entirety was ordered and expressible in mathematical equations. This principle applied to all things. There is a chaotic turbulent surface bound in time and space, and beyond that there is a realm that is ordered and forever. The world available to our senses is inherently unstable and unsatisfactory. He claimed that everything is becoming, nothing is. This world is a shadow of reality. What we experience as reality is an illusion. It is in our minds. We cannot escape from our minds and experience reality directly. So we are the prisoners. With regard to our concern about how we might live with uncertainties, there are certainties, but they are elsewhere. They had just started walking. The path turned away from the sea and towards the mountains, which in the early autumnal morning seemed to be floating in a haze of silvery blue mist. The notion that they were in reality trapped in a cave seemed bizarre, if not preposterous. Sara thought so. Why? Why can't we accept the evidence of this beautiful world that at this moment surrounds us? So what if it changes or ends? That is not evidence that it is not real. Our deaths represent a radical change, a clear measure of the passage of time, and the end of our days on earth. That is the reality: the transience of life does not make it less real. I am sorry about the entrapment of these wretched prisoners in the cave, but I think we should put their predicament aside. They are not us. I am not a prisoner, or that is what I choose to think. I don't want to make you more cross, but he elaborated these ideas on a political level, Tomas said. I don't see how that is possible, if all this earthly stuff is unreal. There are three aspects to us, or maybe levels. These are the passions, the intellect and the will. The passions are perhaps the default position. It seems that the masses, whatever that might mean, constitute humanity at the level of the passions. The intellect should govern the passions through the exercise of will. I must please remind you, again and again, that I am not a philosopher and I might have misread this, but it does seem incredibly condescending, and ruthlessly hierarchical. According to this Platonic system a police class should keep the masses in control, under the guidance of the philosophically informed governing class. The masses lack virtue and knowledge, and anarchy would ensue if they were allowed to govern. This should be the responsibility of wise philosopher kings. How this elite was to be selected is, of course, problematic, but as I am sure you can imagine, these ideas have had a great influence on political thinking over the centuries, including the totalitarian systems on both the left and the right in our lifetimes. It seems strange, if not incredible, that the ideas of a philosopher in Ancient Greece should have such an influence in modern times, and to my mind, to be held to justify injustices. As an artist you are not going to like his ideas about the arts either, Tomas replied. Well, I don't know what a man who believes we are all stuck in a cave can say usefully about the arts. He believed that the arts were inherently representational, and as such appealed to the senses, distracting us from the important need to look beyond the surfaces of the world to the eternal and perfect realm beyond the senses. The arts are seductive, engaging us in a world that is illusory and deceptive, and should therefore be discouraged, if not suppressed. He proposes a very bleak world, Sara said. If we are not trapped in a cave, we are exhorted to contemplate the featureless order of forms. I don't care whether or not it can be expressed in mathematical terms. There is no poetry in mathematics. Not for me, but I am not a mathematician. Perfection, maybe, but not poetry. No music, no dance, no fine art, no celebration of the beauty of transience: it seems to me that there is little humanity in this. I am sorry to disappoint you and it is certainly possible that I have misrepresented his ideas, but I do think it is important that we recognise the many ways in which Platonic thinking has shaped our world. How? So far you have described influences that I personally regard, for the most part anyway, as negative. Yes, but influential nevertheless, and I think, in an indirect way, these ideas have shaped our religious ways of thinking, perhaps especially in the Judeo-Christian tradition. In what way? This cave metaphor is still with me and I struggle to imagine the divine in association with entrapment. The cave is our physical confinement in time and space, our being limited by our only being able to know the world through our senses, and of course by our mortality, Tomas argued. I know you are not a religious person, but surely this notion of another realm that is perfect and harmonious and everlasting conjures up an image of heaven? Yes, I understand heaven as a reward for good behaviour, but this other realm you have described seems more of a metaphysical concept, if I may use that word. We should try to understand the influence of Plato perhaps more in the work of Plotinus, who is described as a neo-Platonist, and was writing in the third century, at a time when Christian ideas were beginning to emerge in the ancient Graeco-Roman world. Plotinus was not a Christian but he had an important influence on Christian thought for the next thousand years. In a rather mystical way, he believed that reality ultimately consists of Platonic Forms. What exists is mental or of the soul, and so what is created has to be thought into being. There are three ascending levels of being, the lowest, I am afraid, being ourselves, or our souls, the next the intellect, making possible the apprehension of Ideal Forms, and the next and highest level is the good, which I suppose is God. The world is created in the mind of God and we seek to transcend ourselves into a state of oneness with God. I am still not sure about all this. I have a sense that Plato was saying that life, or reality, is elsewhere, and if so then what are we to make of our brief lives here on earth? Then maybe we need to turn to Aristotle, Tomas replied. He did not believe in an abstract reality. He did not believe we are prisoners. But before we leave Plato, and perhaps to make you feel a little more sympathetic towards him, and something for us to keep in mind when philosophy might seem rather abstract or dry, he memorably declared that philosophy begins with wonder.
Scottish Sun
17-06-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Our son, 12, cried out ‘mum, help' before he suddenly died – he'd gone to ‘rest in bed' just hours before
Find out the warning signs of Tomas' condition below SUDDEN LOSS Our son, 12, cried out 'mum, help' before he suddenly died – he'd gone to 'rest in bed' just hours before Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A SCHOOLBOY, who told his parents he was going to "rest in bed" after suffering with a cough and temperature, suddenly died "out of nowhere". Tomas Remeikis, 12, had been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension as a child after doctors discovered a hole in his heart. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Tomas Remeikis was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension when he was younger - but successful surgery and medication helped manage the condition for many years Credit: Funeral-Notices UK Pulmonary hypertension is a condition that affects the blood vessels in the lungs, and in children can stem from various underlying conditions, including congenital heart defects, lung diseases, and genetic factors. But despite his diagnosis, Tomas lived a healthy life for many years - cycling to school every day and attending taekwondo classes twice a week. It wasn't until May 26 this year that Tomas, who was born in Manchester but moved to Southport two years ago, fell ill. Despite being rushed to hospital, he tragically died. When Tomas was a young child he often experienced shortness of breath and tiredness - two symptoms of pulmonary hypertension. His dad, Andrius Remeikis, told Liverpool Echo: "He was just ill all the time but we thought it was chest infections. Then his mum went to see her parents when he was about two and half, three years old, and he was walking with his granddad on a little scooter. "Tomas used to stop to catch breath and his granddad became a bit suspicious. He said, he shouldn't be so tired." Pulmonary hypertension can lead to serious complications like heart failure, which can be fatal. When Tomas' hole in his heart was discovered, he underwent urgent surgery, which was successful. He was then required to take medication every day and also received regular checkups at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Understanding blood clots Following the surgery, once or twice a year Tomas would feel dizzy. But nothing would show up in tests and he otherwise appeared stable. Around a week before his death, Tomas started feeling poorly with a cough and a temperature, but soon felt better. However, he fell ill again on the Bank Holiday Monday in May. Andrius said: "I had just made breakfast and he wasn't feeling well. I asked the same questions about his lungs and heart but he just had a cough. "He said, I'll go rest in bed for a bit. In the afternoon he got up again and I made him some tea. I asked how he was feeling and he said, maybe a bit better. He shouted, 'mum, help' and we called the ambulance. Then he lost consciousness Andrius Remeikis "Then it just all happened all of a sudden. I was with my wife and we decided to go to the hospital. She started getting his trousers out and then she shouted at me, saying, his lips are getting blue. He shouted, 'mum, help' and we called the ambulance. Then he lost consciousness." An ambulance arrived to take Tomas to hospital, but his family aren't exactly sure when or why he died. While a post-mortem has said it looks like his heart failed, the cause of death will be determined by an inquest. Tomas' family has asked for donations to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, who supported him throughout his life. His heart will be donated to them for medical research. Andrius said: "Tomas was kind, friendly, loving and outgoing. He really got along with everyone that he came in contact with. Anyone who spent time with him loved him."
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beyond The Gates Recap: Vernon Warns Martin to Keep Quiet
Beyond The Gates Recap: Vernon Warns Martin to Keep Quiet originally appeared on Daytime Confidential. On today's Beyond The Gates recap: Dani's Home: Tomas is helping Kat and Chelsea with setting up their new fashion empire. Just then, Dani walks in and trips right into Tomas' arms. Kat re-introduces Tomas to his mother and she asks him about a modeling side hustle. Kat says her boyfriend is a lawyer and has no interest but Dani pushes. Tomas says he is honored but already has a lot on his plate. With that, he says he needs to get to the hospital. Dani can't believe Kat is involved with a boy and wonders if he is trustworthy. Kat assures her aunt Tomas is on the up and up. Chelsea halts her mother which moves Dani to check in on their move. She wants to help them set everything up, despite them wanting to do it all on their own. Dani gets the hint and Chelsea understands about the new modeling agency. Kat gets impatient pushing Chelsea to say, they wanted to live in the guest house so Dani could help them out with their new business. Dani is thrilled and Chelsea sets up the camera to take a picture. They chat a bit more when Dani says she's headed out to check on Bill. Left alone, the cousins giggle with glee over their new digs. Garland Memorial Hospital – Bill's Room: Dr. Montgomery, Hayley and Bill are discussing his possible release. Dr. M wants him to commit to her plan for healing. Bill gripes and Hayley tells him to stand down. She assures the doc she has everything under control and Dr. M exits. Hayley drops the lights down low and projects pictures of them on the wall. The first picture was when she realized he wanted her. The next is from their wedding, prior to Dani pulling a gun. She follows with one from their honeymoon and concludes with the ultrasound of their unborn child. With that, she shows some pictures from their potential future all in an attempt to motivate him to get better. Tomas arrives with all kinds of files as Bill's cases are piling up. Hayley isn't certain but Bill is ready to dig in. Tomas shoots a smile at Hayley as they sit down to go through the files case by case. Garland Memorial Hospital – Lobby: Ashley approaches Andre about her upcoming date with Derek. She thinks she needs to meet up with Derek in public so they can be polite and restrained. Andre thinks Derek maybe simply wants to have a night out with the woman he loves. Ashley thinks Derek is ready to take the natural next step – he wants to say goodbye. Andre asks what she wants, and Ashley says she ants Derek to be happy, even if it's not with her. That being said, she loves him and wants to be with him. Fairmont Country Club: Vernon meets Martin and shows him an update from his grandmother and The Articulettes. As they chat, the sneaky waiter listens in. Vernon talks on and on about Anita when Martin says the grandkids are just as lucky. He mentions his kids and then says he has something to dump on his grandfather who is more than ready to listen. Martin tells Vernon about the flashbacks/hallucinations he's been experiencing. He says the visions are now coming to him when he's awake. Vernon inquires and Martin says he heard the person saying 'let's see what color is your money' when he was with a staffer. Martin says he told his mother, and Vernon is aghast by the implications. Vernon says Martin must only confide in him. Martin says he didn't give his mother any details. He promises not to provide any details to anyone. Vernon reminds his grandson how much they've risked keeping all of this mess silent but Martin isn't certain how much more he can take. Just then, our nosy waiter creeps around the table. Orphey Gene's: Naomi questions Derek about his upcoming date with Ashley. Naomi wonders if Derek really wants to go through with what he has planned. He says he knows in his heart his plans are the right thing to do. Before he goes, Naomi gives him a hug for good luck. Uptown: Derek and Ashley awkwardly greet one another and take a seat. She immediately launches into her insecurities about them breaking up. Derek says he brought her there because there is nothing too good for the future Mrs. Baldwin. He wishes he could take that right back. Derek wants them to go on a journey together as a team. Chelsea and Kat's Digs: Chelsea calls Madison and they flirt a bit. They agree to meet up after Madison gets off work. Kat gives her cousin the business about her father's doctor, saying she spies a new power couple in the making. With that, Kat says she needs to go see Jacob. Before she can leave, Andre arrives on the scene. Garland Memorial Hospital – Lobby: Tomas and Dani run into each other and reflect a bit on their earlier meeting. Dani warns him to not mess with her niece or face her wrath. Tomas understands and Dani heads to Bill's room. Garland Memorial Hospital – Bill's Room: Dani walks in and finds Bill and Hayley in bed. Fairmont Country Club: Vernon tells his grandson to stay the course and says he will help with anything he needs. Just then, Vernon gets a call from Anita. He walks out to the lobby for better reception and asks his grandson to stay put. Just then, the nosy waiter walks up. Previous Beyond The Gates Recap: Endings Dani throws on the light and wonders if Bill has been working against doctor's orders. Bill confirms he is guilty as charged and Dani updates him on Chelsea and Kat moving into her guesthouse. Chelsea and Kat wonder how Andre got in the door and ask if there is something they need to know. Kat reminds Andre they are fam but he says not so much and tries to get out of the entire conversation. After he exits, the girls clearly understand Dani and Andre are doing the do. Derek gets down on one knee and pulls out a ring in front of Ashley. He says she is the love of his life and asks if she will marry him. The nosy waiter walks behind Martin and says, 'Let's see what color is your money.' Keep checking back for the latest Beyond The Gates recaps! This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jun 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mirror
16-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Tragic last words of schoolboy, 12, who collapsed after developing cough
Tomas Remeikis, 12, died suddenly after telling his parents he had a cough - a loss that has left his family stunned and devastated as the youngster lived a seemingly healthy life for years The tragic last words of a young boy who told his parents he had a cough before he "died out of nowhere" have left a family reeling in heartbreak. Twelve-year-old Tomas Remeikis, from Southport, died suddenly after telling his parents he 'just had a cough' - a loss that has left his family stunned and devastated. The youngster had been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension as a young child after doctors discovered a hole in his heart. The condition, according to the NHS, is serious and can lead to dangerously high blood pressure in the lungs, placing strain on the right side of the heart. Despite the diagnosis, Tomas lived a seemingly healthy life for years, regularly attending medical check-ups and showing no major signs of decline. Tomas will be deeply missed by his mum Inesa, dad Andrius, and younger brother Lukas, who are now grieving the loss of a bright, brave boy taken far too soon. "He was great. He was very kind and friendly," Tomas' dad, Andrius, 35, told the Liverpool Echo. "He always had friends. Tomas was born in Manchester. Two years ago we moved into Southport, a little dream of ours. We used to come here often and when we finally moved we were really happy. "Tomas made friends quickly at school and his Taekwondo classes. Everyone knew him as a very kind, friendly and polite person." As a young child, Tomas often experienced shortness of breath and tiredness, two symptoms of pulmonary hypertension. Andrius said: "He was just ill all the time but we thought it was chest infections. "Then his mum went to see her parents when he was about two and a half, three years old, and he was walking with his granddad on a little scooter. Tomas used to stop to catch breath and his granddad became a bit suspicious. He said, he shouldn't be so tired." Tomas was found to have a hole in his heart after being assessed by a family doctor in Lithuania - who told the family he required emergency surgery. The procedure was successful, and Tomas still had to take medication every day and received regular check-ups at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Despite this, he appeared to be fine. Andrius said: "He was doing really well. He was going Taekwondo twice a week. He was cycling to school every day. We always asked him, how are you feeling? How's your lung? Do you feel any pain? How's your heart? He always said, yeah, I'm okay. He had a couple of like fainting episodes, but that was due to the Taekwondo training. It was high intensity, a lot of jumping and pushups. This was all noted. Around a week before his death, Tomas began feeling poorly with a cough and a temperature, but soon felt better. He went back to school, cycled with his mum to watch his brother play football - and was looking forward to joining his dad at a car boot sale on the weekend. But by the Monday Bank Holiday, the youngster had fallen ill again. Andrius said: "I had just made breakfast and he wasn't feeling well. I asked the same questions about his lungs and heart but he just had a cough. He said, I'll go rest in bed for a bit. In the afternoon he got up again and I made him some tea. I asked how he was feeling and he said, maybe a bit better. "Then it just all happened all of a sudden. I was with my wife and we decided to go to the hospital. She started getting his trousers out and then she shouted at me, saying, his lips are getting blue. He shouted, 'mum, help' and we called the ambulance. Then he lost consciousness." The ambulance arrived promptly and Tomas was taken to hospital, but the exact time and reason for his death remain unclear to the family. According to those who conducted the post-mortem, it appears his heart may have failed - though the official cause of death will be determined by an inquest. Andrius said: "Earlier this year, we went to London again to get all the full tests done and they were quite happy with how well he was doing. It's just came out of nowhere." Tomas's funeral was held at Holy Family Church on Brompton Road and was attended by his friends from both schools he went to, Takewondo and kids he had met online while playing PlayStation. Andrius said: "The word even got out to his ex-teachers in Manchester. A friend he'd met gaming was from Ireland and he flew over with his dad. I thought, what a cool dad, to bring his son to say goodbye to his mate." The family has asked for donations to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, who supported Tomas throughout his life. They have given their permission for his heart to be donated to the organisation for medical research. Andrius said: "Tomas was kind, friendly, loving and outgoing. He really got along with everyone that he came in contact with. Anyone who spent time with him loved him."
