Heidi Range has announced she's pregnant with her second child. The former Sugababes star, 37, has another little one on the way with her husband Alex Partakis. The couple already share three-year-old daughter Aurelia. Cradling her bump as she posed up in a baby blue dress for a stunning photoshoot, she told Hello! magazine that her baby is due in August - and they're having another girl. She told the mag: "We're both over the moon. Aurelia has been asking for a brother or sister every day." Heidi and Alex went through an 18-month struggle to have another baby and tragically suffered two miscarriages. The singer added: "When I was pregnant with Aurelia, it was a case of ignorance is bliss – I just assumed everything would be fine and it was. But because I’ve had two losses since her, it was quite a nerve-wracking time until I had the scans." Heidi admitted that there came a point when she and Alex believed they'd never be able to have another child. And while she … [Read more...] about Sugababes’ Heidi Range announces she’s pregnant with second baby girl as she cradles bump
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We asked four readers why it has been the toughest year ever for women
TO MARK International Women’s Day, we asked readers how the pandemic has impacted you – and the results make for sobering reading. It’s been a year like no other. While the pandemic has been tough for everyone, multiple studies suggest that women have been disproportionately impacted by it, both at home and at work. Globally, women are 1.8 times more likely to have lost their jobs in the last year, while the Women And Equalities Committee has warned that the government risks turning back the clock on gender equality unless it takes proactive steps to support women through the pandemic. So this International Women’s Day , a year since coronavirus swept the country , we spoke to almost 3,000 readers to find out how the toughest year on record has really impacted them. The results make clear that the pandemic has hit women’s mental and physical health hard. One In Ten readers lost their job during the pandemic Nearly half have felt more … [Read more...] about We asked four readers why it has been the toughest year ever for women
I’m sick of mums complaining about homeschooling – you chose to have kids & school wasn’t invented as a babysitter
WHEN news of the latest lockdown broke, parents all over the nation were horrified at the thought of having to homeschool their kids again. The internet erupted with mums venting their fury as they geared up to juggle work with becoming a substitute teacher . But many women who don’t or can’t have children say they would have relished the chance to homeschool them, and were left feeling very frustrated. So do homeschooling mums need to suck it up and realise how lucky they are? Or do they have every right to complain ? Two writers give Anna Roberts their opposing views. NO says child-free Samantha Brick WRITER Samantha Brick, 49, originally from Birmingham, now lives in France with her carpenter husband Pascal, 59. She says: "When Boris made the latest doom-laden announcements, my first thought was, “Here we go again”. Not with lockdown, but with those mums groaning about having their precious little darlings at home with them. Instead of doing … [Read more...] about I’m sick of mums complaining about homeschooling – you chose to have kids & school wasn’t invented as a babysitter
Democrat congressman Mondaire Jones says Meghan Markle is ‘bringing down an empire’ with her bombshell Oprah interview
A US Congressman has hailed Meghan Markle for 'bringing down an empire' with her bombshell Oprah interview. Democrat Mondaire Jones tweeted: 'Meghan Markle is bringing down an entire empire tonight, and I'm here for it.' Last night, the 39-year-old American who married Prince Harry made a series of sensational claims about the British royals, including that her son Archie was denied the title of prince because he is mixed-race. Jones was not alone in celebrating the interview, in which Harry claimed that the heirs to the throne, his father Charles and brother William, were 'trapped' by the monarchy. Meghan McCain, daughter of late Republican statesman, tweeted: 'Monarchy has been an archaic and toxic concept since 1776.' Democrat Congressman Mondaire Jones claimed that Meghan Markle brought down 'an entire empire' last night in her interview with Oprah (pictured: Jones, left, the Queen with Meghan in July 2018) The Duke and … [Read more...] about Democrat congressman Mondaire Jones says Meghan Markle is ‘bringing down an empire’ with her bombshell Oprah interview
Love Island’s Yewande takes another swipe at rival Lucie and says mis-pronouncing her name ‘is racist and malicious’
LOVE Island's Yewande Biala has today taken another swipe at rival Lucie Donlan, saying that mis-pronouncing her name is "racist and malicious". It all started earlier this week when the Irish scientist-and-reality star, 25 , said she had to “correct” Lucie on how she said her name “multiple times”. Now, Yewande has spoken again about the issue in a column for The Independent . She wrote: "There is a longstanding history of forced assimilation as a way to maintain the power structure. "Dominant groups dismissing certain names as “too hard” is tied to racism and other forms of oppression. She also said: "When someone doesn't take the time to learn the proper way to pronounce another person's name, or worse – intentionally mocks it for being “too difficult” to pronounce, or tries to ascribe another name to make themselves feel comfortable – it can come across as malicious." It all started when Yewande shared a lengthy tweet where she described her experience of … [Read more...] about Love Island’s Yewande takes another swipe at rival Lucie and says mis-pronouncing her name ‘is racist and malicious’