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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Nasty rumours that swirled around Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty's union as TV insiders reveal all to KATIE HIND
When ITV signed Cat Deeley as a replacement for , hoping she would be the saviour of This Morning, her accomplished skills as a broadcaster and gorgeous glossy gleam were, of course, seen as particularly valuable attributes. But what also impressed the channel's bosses about Cat was her status as a happily married mother of two.
The Sun
23-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Fans only just realising what Lionesses' Euro 2025 hero Michelle Agyemang's name means and say ‘that's just incredible'
MICHELLE AGYEMANG is the name on everyone's lips right now... and rightly so. The Arsenal forward, 19, has TWICE rescued the Lionesses from the brink of Euro 2025 heartbreak. 5 5 5 After losing their group-stage opener to France, England battered the Netherlands and Wales to reach the knockouts and continue their quest to retain their title as European champions. But twice history-making Sarina Wiegman has been indebted to the Lionesses' newest hero... England's saviour: Michelle Agyemang. The Gunners star - at the club since the age of SIX - climbed off the bench with 20 minutes to play of the quarter-final, with her nation down and seemingly out, trailing 2-0 to Sweden. Lucy Bronze pulled one back and, within two minutes, Agyemang - a Wembley ball-girl as recently as 2021 - levelled the match as the Lionesses went on to win on penalties. And in an enthralling semi-final against Italy, she netted an even more dramatic equaliser. Agyemang was in the perfect position to thump the ball into the back of the net as the clock ticked over into the 96TH-MINUTE of the match, with just one more minute of added time to be played. The Lionesses would go on to win and celebrate with a pizza party thanks to another Arsenal star, Chloe Kelly - as she poked home after her 119th-minute penalty was saved to reach the final. But Agyemang was the saviour. Quite literally. In fact, "Agyemang" in her family's native language, Akan, translates to "saviour of the nation". How fitting. Fans went wild after learning the fun fact, with one taking to X to write: "The fact that Agyemang can mean 'saviour of the nation' in Ghanaian Akan is just incredible." I coached Chloe Kelly as a kid and have now spent £3,000 building my own pub to watch her at Euro 2025 Another said: "WAIT SO AGYEMANG WAS DESTINED TO DO THIS??? Having a last name that means "Saviour of the Nation" AND doing this is crazy." A third added: "How aptly named she is." And one posted: "She is literally living up to the meaning of her name." Match-winner Kelly later claimed: "She's unbelievable. She's got the world at her feet. A young player with a bright future and I'm absolutely buzzing for her." But Lionesses captain Leah Williamson perhaps summed it up best, saying: "She feels inevitable right now." England fans will certainly hope so ahead of the all-important final on Sunday evening. 5 5
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Newcastle star Callum Wilson opens up the 'suicidal moments' he had during his troubled childhood - and reveals he has 'needed to seek therapy' over the past 18 months
Newcastle star Callum Wilson has admitted that football was his 'saviour' after struggling with mental health issues in his childhood. Wilson, 33, has enjoyed a successful career in English football at the likes of Bournemouth and Newcastle - and has featured nine times for the national side. In a brutally honest interview, the forward has now opened up on how the sport provided an escape as he battled through 'suicidal moments' growing up. Speaking on the High Performance Podcast, Wilson said: 'I was so young. I was just thinking this can't be all that life has to offer. 'There was more out there for me. A higher power was calling me and football really was my saviour. It was my escape. 'My mum didn't drive, so I'd always be picked up by my Sunday league coach. When I would leave my home environment, I was going into a family feel with my peers. 'My coach was fantastic. He had a nice family and they would sometimes get me food on the way home. 'I got that love and care that I probably wasn't getting as much at my house - that was not by choice and no fault of my mum's. The environment was dictating who I was becoming. Football was what helped me get away from it all.' The forward continued by reflecting on how he's battled his mental health challenges have presented themselves later in his career and how he's dealt with them. 'What I've realised is when football and life are going great, you can block it out,' added Wilson. 'I've had a period over the past 18 months where I've had setback after setback, things just got on top and basically it was too much to suppress. It all rose to a head and I was like: 'I need to seek therapy now.' 'I was at a point where I was starting to go back down the wrong path, little things were creeping in like gambling, and I didn't want to become that person so I needed professional help. 'It took a bit of bravery to realise that as strong as I feel my mind is at times, you also can speak. Even just speaking to her [the therapist] was a great help.' Wilson kicked off his football journey with his hometown club, Coventry City where he racked up 55 appearances and scoring 23 goals by 2014. In July 2014, AFC Bournemouth snapped up the 22-year-old for a reported £3 million. He went on to score 20 league goals in the 2014-15 Championship season. The 33-year-old has made 127 appearances for Newcastle and has scored on 49 of those occasions after joining the club from Bournemouth back in 2020. He recently won his first major trophy with the club after sealing the Carabao Cup trophy by beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final. He's also made nine appearances for the national side - after making his debut in 2018 - scoring twice.
