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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Queen Elizabeth Once Gave Some Very Blunt, "Matter of Fact" Parenting Advice About Raising Children in the "Public Eye"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Queen Elizabeth II raised 4 children while simultaneously working as the U.K.'s monarch—which is quite an unusual feat. Having grown up with parents who were allegedly "party animals," the late Queen likely had a plethora of ideas about how children should be raised. While Kate Middleton "refused to be rushed" when it came to raising her own children, Queen Elizabeth apparently had some no-nonsense parenting advice for another professional mother hoping to learn from an expert. The Guardian published an extract from Jacinda Arden's memoir, A Different Kind of Power, on May 31, in which the former prime minister of New Zealand reflected on Queen Elizabeth's astute advice. While 7 months pregnant, Arden flew to London to attend The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which included a reception at Buckingham Palace. "While in London, we met Queen Elizabeth," Arden wrote. "She had, of course, raised children in the public eye, so in our private meeting I asked if she had any advice." Arden probably wasn't expecting the late Queen's straightforward advice. "'You just get on with it,' she said simply," Arden wrote. "She sounded so matter of fact, just as my grandma Margaret might have." View Deal Arden also addressed the challenges she faced as a pregnant prime minister. "I had braced for the worst," the politician wrote. "I was a public figure, used to judgment and scrutiny. Now I was pregnant and unwed. I was also new to the job. If people wanted to have a go at me, they had plenty of reason to." In the extract, Arden elaborated, "But for all this support, my pregnancy added a new kind of pressure. I was only the second world leader in history to have a baby in office." She continued, "The first was Benazir Bhutto. She was the first woman to lead Pakistan, and in 1990, two years into her first term in office she had a baby girl. I didn't think the world's eyes were on me, but I did think naysayers' were. Those who might be waiting to say: See, you can't do a demanding job like that and be a mother." Hopefully, Queen Elizabeth's practical advice helped Arden overcome some of the difficulties she faced as a new mother raising children on a world stage.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cam Newton comments on ‘broken families' criticism
The post Cam Newton comments on 'broken families' criticism appeared first on ClutchPoints. Cam Newton is getting real on the 'broken families' criticism he's faced over the years due to having children with different women. Newton, who has eight children with three different women, revisited the conversation he had with Cheyenne Bryant, PsyD, about creating 'broken families.' The Super Bowl champion said that he is righting his wrongs which is hard to go through with so many eyes on him. 'It's still a work in progress,' he said in the recent episode of The Jamal Bryant Let's Be Clear podcast. 'Vulnerably. It took something out of me when or when people say I created broken homes, and I'm just trying to make my wrongs right. Being a public figure, and bleeding in public is tough.' 'When it was identified, I was like, 'I never thought about it like that, and they're so innocent, they didn't ask for this,' he continued. 'And I would always say, 'I know right from wrong, I just don't always do right.' Raised in a church, preacher's kids, they're the worst ones. I know that. So, public ridicule is a constant.' In a previous conversation with Bryant, she called out his fears of getting married and the effects of what a broken home can do to children. 'You are proactively choosing where you want to be active at, and where you want to take your time,' Bryant said at the time. 'You want to take your time in having a wife because of your own fears, but you will — and I say this will all respect and love — but you will selfishly create broken families.' 'Even if you're in their lives and you're a proactive father — and I believe you're an amazing dad — but these families are still broken,' she added. 'Every child cannot have papa in the house with them. So, some child, if not all, will end up with some kind of deficit without daddy being there.' In the recent episode, Newton expressed how present he is in his kids' life. 'Anybody who knows me, know I don't play about my kids,' he said. 'I really don't, and I love 'em. And there's certain implementations that you only can do if you're on tap.' That changed slightly when he was playing in the NFL and had to split his time. Newton previously played for the Carolina Panthers and had a short stint with the New England Patriots. 'Being able to not see my children as much as possible really took a toll on me,' he said. 'And you know, they say, 'Cam, you got all these kids, all these broken homes.' Man, I'm a hands-on father. It was fooling with me.' Newton will be growing his family has he and his girlfriend, Jasmin Brown, announced earlier this month that they are expecting another child together. They welcomed their daughter last year. Before Newton announced he was having another child with Brown, he spoke to PEOPLE about how he doesn't know if he will have more children. 'I don't know, wherever much that God gives me,' he said when asked how many more kids he would like to have. 'But jokingly, and not jokingly, [my kids] really give me my purpose and there's so many different things that I look at to say, they're my refuge. They're my peace. They're my encouragement.' 'There's times where, even I'm here and they're still at home. Those type of things affect me but it also gives me more reason to say I'm doing this because of that situation,' Newton added.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Health
- The Guardian
‘I asked Queen Elizabeth II if she had any advice for me': Jacinda Ardern on her time as a pregnant prime minister
There was one cheerful and imperfect baby blanket that stood out when it arrived in the post. It was made up of 24 squares, bright blocks of colour, each crafted with simple, uneven purl stitches. Looking at it, I could imagine the small hands still learning to master their needles and could almost hear the adult voice leading them. 'The prime minister is having a baby. Shall our class make a gift for her family?' The response to the announcement about my pregnancy in January 2018 was almost overwhelming. It began with so many emails. In the 24 hours after the news broke, the person who managed correspondence for me said she'd never seen such an influx. Handmade gifts arrived at the office, too. The correspondence team created a display table, and within days it overflowed. I had braced for the worst. I was a public figure, used to judgment and scrutiny. Now I was pregnant and unwed. I was also new to the job. If people wanted to have a go at me, they had plenty of reason to. But I hadn't considered a fundamental truth: that politicians are humans first, and perhaps the public hadn't lost sight of that. And so maybe in the beautiful country of New Zealand, the happy news of a baby could be just that: happy. But for all this support, my pregnancy added a new kind of pressure. I was only the second world leader in history to have a baby in office. The first was Benazir Bhutto. She was the first woman to lead Pakistan, and in 1990, two years into her first term in office she had a baby girl. I didn't think the world's eyes were on me, but I did think naysayers' were. Those who might be waiting to say: See, you can't do a demanding job like that and be a mother. Not long after I'd made my announcement, I was at an event, speaking with a woman who'd had an impressive career in the corporate sector. While we were talking, I'd forgotten something minor – a word, or a name, perhaps – and I'd laughed off my memory lapse. 'Baby brain,' I said. She hadn't laughed. Her eyes were serious, her voice firm. 'You absolutely cannot say that.' She was warning me: if you give your opponents any opening whatsoever, they will use your pregnancy to say that you – or any woman – shouldn't be given a position of authority. I knew this, but suddenly I was reminded how easy such a lapse could be. From then on, I treated my pregnancy like a test, a set of hurdles to get through without breaking a sweat. By March, I was six months pregnant on a Pacific mission with a group of delegates to Tonga, Samoa, Niue and the Cook Islands. The goal was to position New Zealand as the Pacific nation we were, shifting the relationship with these countries away from a donor and recipient dynamic toward one of partnership. The media were with us around the clock. They travelled on the plane with me. They were on the ground with me, at every event, meeting and meal. I decided that if they were going to be my constant companions, then I would show them, pregnancy or not, that I had stamina. The air was sweltering throughout the tour, and at one press conference I could see streaks of sweat trickling down journalists' faces. I was dressed modestly, my arms and knees covered, and before long my feet began to swell, and my shoes dug into my skin painfully. Rather than wrap things up, I kept going until there were no more questions, long after the time available had passed. Only then, when I was certain I hadn't been the one to cave, I hobbled away to shove my feet into a cold bath. A month later, now seven months pregnant, I picked up a letter from my obstetrician confirming, should an airline ask, that I was fit to fly so late in my pregnancy. The Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) was being held in London. Queen Elizabeth II, our head of state, would preside over it. We gathered at Buckingham Palace for the opening session and a formal photo. Before the leaders filed into the room with its bright red carpet, white and gold pillars framing the royal ensign that hung as a backdrop, ushers ordered us into lines. I jokingly asked whether the lines would be organised 'boy, girl, boy, girl'. They looked at me for a moment, perhaps trying to decide whether to take the comment seriously, before moving on to the next leader. Of course I hadn't been serious. There were 53 leaders at the meeting. Only five of us were women. My partner, Clarke, meanwhile, was having the inverse experience, as one of very few men in the group of international leaders' spouses, and he was relishing it. He enthusiastically joined the formal spousal programme, which included afternoon teas and garden tours. He made a studious effort to get to know 'the wives'. One night, I told Clarke I needed to have a conversation with a leader I had been struggling to connect with. 'Well, if it helps,' he told me, 'his wife has an extensive orchid collection.' The opening night for the meeting was a formal affair. To accommodate my bump, I'd had a gown specially made by a New Zealand designer, Juliette Hogan – a flowy mustard number, which I wore with a kākahu, a traditional Māori cloak woven from flax and covered with feathers. Next to me, Clarke, who hadn't even owned a suit when we first met, looked handsome in his tuxedo. As we walked through the halls of Buckingham Palace, we marvelled at the beauty and the history of everything we saw. I looked over at him. He was every bit the statesman, but just 20 minutes earlier he'd been standing in front of a mirror and screaming blue murder at the person back in New Zealand who told him a freestyle bow tie was a good idea. That was life in those first few months: incredible, unreal moments, mixed in with the daily reality of having a job to do. Like any job, there was a tremendous amount to get done: papers to sign, press conferences, events, shoes to strap on, bow ties that won't do up. It was all still life – just a very different one. While in London, we met Queen Elizabeth. She had, of course, raised children in the public eye, so in our private meeting I asked if she had any advice. 'You just get on with it,' she said simply. She sounded so matter of fact, just as my grandma Margaret might have. I squeezed the package I was holding, a gift for the queen. It was a framed image of her during a royal tour to New Zealand in 1953, her head back in a full relaxed laugh. You just get on with it. Of course you do. This is an edited extract from A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir by Jacinda Ardern, published globally on 3 June by Pan Macmillan in the UK; Crown in the US (a division of Penguin Random House LLC); Penguin Random House NZ; and Penguin Random House Australia. 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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Steven Seagal balloons EVEN BIGGER to 400lb: See him waddle around Russia while supporting 'brother' Putin
A ballooned 400lb Steven Seagal was seen strutting his distended tummy through crowds at Moscow 's famous Red Square to show support for The former action star has continued to gain weight during his extended retreat from the public eye: he hasn't posted on social media since December 2021 and has held Russian citizenship since 2016.
Fox News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'DWTS' alum Cheryl Burke slams plastic surgery rumors and accusations she's on Ozempic
Cheryl Burke is putting her foot down when it comes to people criticizing her appearance. On Sunday, the "Dancing with the Stars" alum took to social media to address the recent comments she has gotten about her looks and to clear the air about whether she has had work done. "Let's just address the elephant in the comment section," Burke said in a TikTok video. "I'm not on Ozempic. I'm not sick. I didn't get a face transplant, and no, I didn't get a brow lift." "The level of projection that is happening and that I'm witnessing is wild," she said, adding that people discuss her online as if she is "not a person." "The way some of you guys talk about me, you think I'm a headline or a filter, not a person." Burke elaborated on the "most disappointing part," saying people are expecting to see an "old" version of herself. "'Suite Life of Zack and Cody,' Cheryl," she said. "Back in 2006, 'Dancing with the Stars' season 2, when I was 21 years old, or three years ago, Cheryl, where I was going through a divorce. I hate to break it to you, but that Cheryl doesn't exist anymore." "The assumptions are just exhausting as hell," she continued. "The accusations are completely cruel, and the fact that so many of them are actually coming from women, that's what is so shocking and hurtful to be quite honest." "I have been in the public eye since I was 21 years old, my body has changed over the past 20 years, my face has changed because I've changed," Burke added. "I've experienced so much trauma, divorce, and this is by no means a pity party. Sobriety, burnout, reinvention, I've healed, I've lost, I've grieved like anybody else." "And yeah, maybe it shows, but I'm not sorry for it, not one bit," she added. Burke - who divorced Matthew Lawrence in 2022 - admitted to one big change, however. "You want to know what's really changed?" she asked. "My passion, my purpose, my commitment, my commitment to using this platform for something real. "What's been so challenging is this pressure to prove that I haven't done something," she continued. "I'm still the same person who has advocated for mental health and body image for many years," she said. "I just do it differently now than maybe you're used to. I'm quieter, I have boundaries and more discernment, and frankly, I don't feel safe the way I used to." "There's a tone now on certain platforms that feels more like a firing squad than an actual community," she continued. "The saddest part of all is the way I'm witnessing women tear down other women while pretending it's from concern. This is me at 41, I am still healing, still growing, and still choosing to show up." Burke said if her followers are only there to "speculate, compare, or demand answers that you're just not entitled to," those people are "not welcome" in her space. "But, if you're here to evolve, unlearn, to support, welcome, we're just getting started," she concluded. In the caption of the video, Burke wrote, "I'm not on Ozempic. I'm not sick. I didn't get a 'new face.' Stop dissecting women's bodies like they belong to you. This is YOUR reminder: I don't owe you an explanation for my healing or for anything quite frankly. Let this be the last time I have to say it."
