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The Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Harry used to serve his country but now just serves himself – Meghan's moving on & even Kim Kardashian shows him up
MUCH like the Bermuda Triangle, the Voynich manuscript and Amelia Earhart's mid-air disappearance, it is one of the world's great unsolved mysteries: JUST WHAT DOES PRINCE HARRY DO? This week, it has come to a head with the news that his wife's multi- million pound Netflix deal is to be recommissioned, but done so without any guest appearances from the Great Moaner of Montecito. Harry, a man who left Eton with a ten-metre swimming badge and a couple of A-Levels, is reportedly surplus to requirements. His own vanity projects — the Polo series and Heart Of Invictus — largely sank without trace. (Possibly in the Bermuda Triangle, but who knows?) Is Harry, at 40, in the first throes of a midlife crisis? Since leaving the Army, something he was genuinely passionate about and, by all accounts, brilliant at, Harry has lost his identity. Like many ex-military men, he has lost his sense of purpose: one he so evidently hoped to find as one half of the world's hottest, most powerful power couple. But as Harry is coming to discover, no amount of free champagne, red carpet sycophancy, dinner next door chez Gwyneth or appearances on Oprah can replace the camaraderie and raison d'etre of serving your country. Harry's only purpose now is serving himself. While Meghan Markle is beginning to find her groove as the planet's first ex-royal influencer, Harry appears to have no discernible talent. By contrast, his wife's As Ever brand is taking off. The great and good of Hollywood are talking about her jams, while the clothes she promotes — with a savvy financial kickback, natch — fly off the rails. Harry's dad jeans and Chelsea boots aren't flying anywhere. And the other all-too-apparent problem, highlighted by recent developments, is that he's also just a really, really rubbish rich man . . . as demonstrated in the unlikely form of Kim Kardashian. His humiliating court case loss earlier this month, in which the judge ruled Harry's 'sense of grievance' over security did not amount to the basis for a successful appeal, comes in stark contrast to Ms Kardashian's court case, which ended last week. During the trial in Paris, the American superstar bravely gave evidence, reliving her heist ordeal. She told the court her wrists were bound with cable ties and she was thrown to the bed, and firmly believed she was going to die. Mega-rich's super-tax After five hours on the stand, she calmly told the gang leader she forgave him and reiterated her desire to study law to help others in her position. Not once during her trial did she bemoan her bad luck or slag off her security team, who had reportedly buggered off to a nightclub with her sisters. She didn't go running to the BBC or Oprah after, cashing in on her trauma porn. Instead, she somehow learnt from it, and wanted good to emerge from a truly awful situation. Now that, from a woman so often cruelly mocked, is empowering. Where's that energy from our very entitled, multi-millionaire Duke of Sussex? Kim didn't sue Emmanuel Macron for not issuing her with state security, despite, like Harry, being one of the most recognisable non-royal faces in the world. Because, quite simply, Kim Kardashian knows that with fame, fortune and privilege comes a hefty security bill. It is the mega-rich's super-tax, if you will. Harry, of course, is a security risk and must be protected. But he is no longer a serving royal, and that was his choice, and as such he should be treated like any other uber-famouser. And that means footing his own protection bill. Lookalike Charlotte so fetching in doggie Bridgerton 10 10 BIG congratulations to Charlotte, a French bulldog, who rolled in second at the prestigious Bridgerton lookalike competition at the Greenwich Dog Show on Sunday. She's a dead ringer for Queen Charlotte, Golda Rosheuvel. BOJO PLAN A NO GO RUMOURS swirled over the weekend that Boris Johnson is being lined up by Tory plotters for a return to frontline politics. Hmm. Mystic Moodie predicts not. This is a 60-year-old man – granted, embryonic by Washington terms – who has just sired his ninth child from three different women. For a man earning a not-inconsiderable fortune for private gigs, books, a newspaper column and after-dinner speaking, I'm pretty certain a £170,000 PM salary just won't cut it. You read it here first. LISTEN TO MA A VIDEO has emerged of French President Emmanuel Macron, 47, getting slapped in the face by his wife, Brigitte, 72, as he disembarked the presidential plane in Vietnam. His office initially denied the incident before awkwardly U-turning and describing it as 'playful teasing'. Just a reminder – you should always be sure to do what your mum tells you. FACE IT, KRIS IS SUPERB THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is (nearly) 70. Kris Jenner, momager of the Kardashian clan and doyenne of the facelift, has shown the results of her latest under-the-knife experiment – and wow. She looks INCREDIBLE. For those bemoaning how unfair it is that the rich 'n' famous have access to such fountains of youth, and can cheat their way to high cheekbones and collagen, I say good for her. How inspiring, frankly, that this is even possible. As someone who had a facelift six months ago – and doesn't look just out of nappies, rather how I should look had I not sunbathed in extra virgin olive oil – I'm all for people doing what they want to their own bodies. She's also redefining what it means to be in the twilight years, and that can only be encouraged. BBC SO LEFTIE HOW leftie is the BBC, really? Former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has revealed he went on Radio 4's Today programme with actress Miriam Margolyes, who went on air to say she'd wished him luck, but had really wanted to say, 'F*** you, you bastard'. 10 He reveals he got a grovelling apology from the Corporation, 'although later learnt they privately congratulated her'. Impartiality at its finest.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
The uniqueness of a village is what really arouses me
Maybe its an age thing, an ongoing mid-life crisis if you will, but we recently had the annual conversation about moving to pastures new. Despite not really meaning it, and going so far as to use the local estate agent whose time we happily waste to see how much our drum would be worth, we had a forced introspective as to how much we really enjoy living in a village. Having resided in towns and the big smoke, villages are, if mine is a yardstick, very much engrained in a 'us and them' mentality. St Albans, which is not a million miles hence, always seems to get the funding and the 'glory' despite us paying the same, if not more, council tax than they do, for which we get in return not an awful lot. Want to save a few quid? Turn out the villages streetlights at night but keep St Albans' on. Want to dump a new unaffordable housing development in the vicinity? Go to the village, where the voter base is not so harmful on our chances of re-election, and so it goes on, as the little guy gets smashed from all sides, and ultimately, inevitably, loses some of the battles. Our local 'big' car park, frequented by those popping into the shops for a pint of semi-skimmed or a box of takeaway chicken is soon to become a paid for exercise which will add further nails into local businesses' coffins who struggle to keep their heads above the waterline at the best of times. Why? No one seems to know, its not near a station, but such is a village's lot: to take their beating and not forget to say thank you, please for the privilege of being milked like the cash cows we are. It is the uniqueness of a village that arouses me. You actually know, and speak to, your neighbours despite never really feeling like you truly belong, but that's ok, as they were born on their Nan's kitchen floor in Kings Road, have lived here man and boy, and they remember when it was 'all fields'. Pop to the Co-op and, at any time, dawn or dusk, there is the woman wearing pyjamas, a dressing gown and slippers, but that's the new norm and she has now become something of a monument to village life. There's the chap who dresses like a cowboy and, rumour has it, 'lives in' the roundabout. The traveller family whose horse is often left to graze on the verge in the cul de sac and the local slimming club whose members never seem to lose any weight except for from their wallets, once they enter the ramshackle, but endearing, community centre. The online community forums are the pulse of the village life, and many now choose to post anonymously, only to be outed as we all know each other so well, so we can fathom who the poster is from the tone of the post and the inevitable spelling mistakes. And then we have the village idiot who, I am sure, may well be me. I prefer the term 'jester' but, either way, reputations are easily made in the village and hard to dismantle should they become embedded. But move back to the smoke? Not on your nelly. It's nice to give your neighbours a cheery wave, and trust them to look after your cats when away, and even share a cold tinny in the back garden at the first sign of sun, as you all rub along nicely as they aren't the enemy, are they? That mantle lies with the local big boys and we have our pitchforks ready in unison for when they come for us once again, as they plunge us into darkness and charge us for daring to support local businesses as we doff our caps in village style semi-complicity… Brett Ellis is a teacher
Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I had a midlife crisis, an affair and lost my job and mother. Then I discovered a cheap, little-known hormone treatment every middle-age woman should consider and got my life back: KATE MUIR
It is ten years since my life imploded in my mid-40s. I wish I'd known back then what I know now: that a midlife crisis is not only a good thing, but essential for all women. Historically, the midlife crisis has been the preserve of men. A bit of a joke, characterised by a few silly blokes in red convertibles.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chrissie Swan reveals vile incident with cameraman while she was getting changed on TV show: 'I just froze'
Chrissie Swan has opened up about a vile experience she had on set when she was a contestant on a TV show in the past. The Nova FM star, 51, appeared on the Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie show on Thursday and told the hosts that a camera operator took some intimate shots of her without her consent. 'One of those men was sending photographs of my boobs to a friend who liked large ladies,' Chrissie began. She added she could hear the crewman spying on her during a private moment. 'I heard a low voice through the wall going, "I know you like big women". I was getting changed in the bathroom,' she said. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I was getting my gear off by myself and I heard it. I just froze because he was obviously taking stills of my giant teats... yuck!' The Melbourne-born presenter added she raised the issue with production staff and it was 'sorted out', which she said was 'great'. Daily Mail Australia has reached out to the network in question for comment. It comes after Chrissie spilled the beans on a secret she has been hiding for four years. Last week, she made her shock confession to colleagues Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli on their Nova show. The former Big Brother star revealed she has been dealing with the effects of a midlife crisis. 'Here's the thing, midlife crisis, right? I recommend them to everybody,' Chrissie began. 'Something has happened and I want to know, from your standpoint, if this is a new evolution of my midlife crisis or if I'm just... being the person I wanted to be as a teenager?' Admitting she was 'four years deep' into her midlife crisis, Chrissie added it was something she welcomed. 'I think it's like your whole world opens up into a glittering opportunity,' she said. 'That's why I don't really like the word crisis because that implies there's a problem. It should be renamed "midlife awakening".' Wippa then suggested that Chrissie may have misdiagnosed her 'condition'. 'I'm not a doctor but I would suggest you've been completely nuts since the day you were born,' he joked. It was an assessment with which Chrissie agreed, adding she was keen to embrace her 'nuttiness'. 'I can't hide. I'm exhausted from hiding the fact that I'd be nuts. I've just gotta be nuts and make no apologies for it,' she said.
The Sun
21-05-2025
- General
- The Sun
I've made a huge mistake by leaving wife for exciting sex with younger lover – how do I win her back?
DEAR DEIDRE: A YEAR after leaving my wife for my mistress, I have learned it is true that the grass is not always greener on the other side. I realise I made a huge mistake, which I will regret until my dying day. How can I tell my ex that I'm sorry and I want her back? I'm 46 and my ex-wife is 45. My current partner, who used to be my lover, is 32. My wife and I were married for 15 years and had a son together. Three years ago, I started having a classic mid-life crisis. My life felt stale. But instead of acknowledging I needed to change my career and take up a hobby, I stupidly decided that my marriage was the problem. While I loved my wife, our sex life had become dull, and I took her for granted. We never did anything together, and our conversations were all about our son or the house. So, when I met a good-looking younger woman through work, I thought she was the answer. Her interest in me was flattering. The sex was exciting and frequent, and we went out and had fun together. After six months of lying and sneaking around, I walked out on my wife. When I told her I had met someone else, she was absolutely devastated. My son was in bits too. I moved out to a rented flat, and we went through a painful divorce. Now, 18 months into my new relationship, the sex is no longer so great. Dear Deidre After Dark- Understanding open relationships She's immature and, if I'm honest, she bores me. I'd do anything to get my wife and son back. DEIDRE SAYS: You've learned a very painful lesson. It's possible your wife still loves you and will take you back. But it's highly unlikely that she will be able to trust you again. And she might not want to give you the opportunity to hurt her – and your son – for a second time. The truth is, you were selfish, and it's important to ask yourself if you're still only thinking about what you want. Some time alone would help you to figure things out. It sounds as if there is no future with your lover, but instead of rushing into another relationship, or trying to woo your ex, take your time and focus on rebuilding your relationship with your son. Counselling could help you to work through your feelings. My support pack, How Counselling Can Help, will guide you. SINGLE AND STUCK BEING LIVE-IN CARER FOR MOTHER DEAR DEIDRE: I'VE been single for almost my whole life and I've now accepted I will never have a serious relationship. At 40, I'm still living with my mother. She's old and sick, so I can't leave her – and if I did, I'd be even more alone. I had a couple of girlfriends in my teens and early-20s, but they didn't last. Since then, there's been nobody. There's nothing wrong with the way I look and I have a job, but women just aren't interested in me. It's clear they judge me for living with my mother. I'm capable of being independent, but she's a widow and I'm an only child, so how can I abandon her? I'm trapped. I've watched all my peers settle down and have kids. Fate seems to have decided that's not for me. My life feels so pointless and empty. What can I do to help myself? DEIDRE SAYS: Life might feel hopeless right now, but nothing stays the same forever. You're clearly a loving son, but if living with your mother is making you unhappy, perhaps it's time to look at other options. Talk to her – and her doctor or social services – about getting a carer, so you can have some independence. If you're lonely, a relationship isn't the only solution. Making friends through activities you enjoy, could be rewarding – and might also lead to romance. See my support pack, Widening Your Social Scene. FEAR HE HAS LUBE FOR SEX WITH MEN DEAR DEIDRE: MY partner can't get an erection with me, but I found a used tube of lubricant in his backpack. Now I'm wondering if he's actually gay and sleeping with men instead. We're both in our early-30s and have been together for two years. When we first got together, we did have a sex life, but it was never great and soon fizzled out. He always says he's too stressed and tired, and just wants to hug me instead. If I express my sexual frustration, he gets annoyed. I love him, and I hoped things would get better. But the other day, when I went to get some dirty clothes to wash from his backpack, I found the lube. I felt sick. I haven't said anything because I don't know how to bring it up, and I'm scared of upsetting him. DEIDRE SAYS: This relationship isn't making you happy, and sounds unhealthy. You deserve a sex life, yet your partner won't discuss his lack of interest or erectile difficulties, and you're scared to rile him. There's no communication or trust in your relationship. I'm sorry to say, but things won't get better on their own. If he won't talk to you honestly, without getting nasty, or go to the doctor about his lack of desire, then perhaps you need to think about breaking up. Read my support pack, Ending A Relationship. PAL AVOIDING ME AFTER OUR KISS DEAR DEIDRE: I'VE been confused about my feelings for my female best friend ever since I kissed her and joked that we'd make a good couple. Although I've always thought of myself as straight, I'm now wondering if I might be a lesbian or bi. I think she's questioning her sexuality too. We're both 21-year-old students, and have been friends for three years. A few weeks ago, we were at a party and both got very drunk. At one point, we were dancing, and I grabbed her and kissed her spontaneously. She seemed surprised, but kissed me back. Afterwards, we laughed about it and said it was a shame we're both straight, as we'd be perfect together. I didn't feel anything at the time, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. I've even had sexy dreams about her. I know she's worrying about this too, because she's been a bit off with me recently. It feels like she's avoiding spending time alone with me. But when she doesn't think I'm looking in her direction, I catch her staring at me. This is really preoccupying me, and I'm not sure what to do. And sometimes, just having strong feelings of friendship for one specific person can transform into sexual attraction. It sounds like your friend is probably experiencing the same confusion as you. So it would be a good idea to discuss this with her, both for the sake of your future friendship and simply so you can be there for each other. My support packs, Gay Support and Bisexual Questions, both contain details of organisations you and your friend can contact for further help and advice.
