The seven year hitch

It's nigh on impossible to find a picture of Debbie McGee and Paul Daniels where the pair of them aren’t positively beaming. Married for 28 years and together for a decade before that, they adored each other – and laughed all the time. No wonder, then, that Debbie has been in such pain since losing her beloved hubby Paul to a brain tumour in March 2016. It has taken five tough years to find herself again. To smile. To recapture the happiness she and magician Paul shared. And to declare that, if the right man came along, she is ready to love again. "It would be lovely to meet somebody,” she tells the Sunday People. Debbie opens her heart in a moving interview in which she reveals she stuffed her bed with pillows to fill the space left by Paul. She still hears his voice and recalls the time, out shopping, she collapsed in tears after grabbing her phone to ring her soulmate... forgetting, briefly, that he had gone. The five-year anniversary – including plans to scatter … [Read more...] about Debbie McGee ready for love again and finally happy after five years of sorrow

Hard-pressed families could soon be saving hundreds on school uniforms thanks to a bill to stop schools forcing branded clothing on pupils. The Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill was introduced by Labour MP Mike Amesbury in February last year following a successful campaign by the Sunday People. If the bill gets signed off, schools will be told they can specify basic items such as trousers and shirts - but not styles. This means parents can buy cheaper supermarket kit instead of branded gear from a single suppliers that cost an average £340 a year for secondary schools and £255 for primaries. It comes as pupils cross the country prepare to return to school on March 8 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson branded it a "priority" when laying out his roadmap to exiting lockdown. While there will be an across-the-board return of primary classes, secondary schools will have a staggered return in the week commencing March 8 so they can meet the … [Read more...] about School uniform law that would save families £340 a year on average in branded gear

DANNY Dyer slammed homeschooling as "b*****ks" saying his kids Arty, seven, and Sunnie, 13, are "going crazy". The EastEnders actor, 43, says it's "too much work" on top of their other work as he and wife Joanne Mas struggle to add structure to the day. Danny said they've added more rules than the last lockdown - which he described as "cowboy country" - but the kids are missing their friends. Speaking to eldest daughter Dani, 24, in their podcast, Sorted with the Dyers, he said: "Oh my goodness me. I just can't do it no more." Dani - who gave birth to her son Santiago earlier this year - added: "I'm so glad I don't have a child of that age to home school. I'm really, really grateful for that." Danny continued: "It's impossible actually. Because you can't turn your house into a school. It's far too much work to structure the day, from like nine to three, give them a little PE lesson, give them a little lunchbreak. "It's b******s [...] It's too stressful. He … [Read more...] about Danny Dyer slams homeschooling as ‘b*****ks’ saying his kids Arty, 7, and Sunnie, 13, are ‘going crazy’

Giovanni Pernice, 30, is a professional dancer and choreographer who has starred in BBC ’s Strictly Come Dancing since 2015. He is single and lives in London . Growing up in Sicily, I was the first person in my family to dance. I remember watching the BBC ballroom dancing competition Come Dancing at the age of seven. It was so beautiful. I turned to my mum and said: ‘I want to try that!’ So I started having ballroom and Latin lessons. Then I won my first competition and thought: ‘Wow, I’m good at this!’ After that I never stopped. Dancing became my only passion. It is a combination of the music, the connection between you and your partner and the audience applauding you; in that moment, I feel so alive. Giovanni Pernice, 30, (pictured) who lives in London, revealed how being bullied as a child has impacted his career Yet at the time, in Italy, it was unusual for boys to dance. Although my parents were supportive, kids at school would take the mickey. I didn’t … [Read more...] about The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Strictly’s Giovanni says don’t let bullies ruin your dreams

Kim and Kanye's divorce is set to become one of the showbiz splits of the decade as the reality star and hip hop mogul call time on their almost seven year marriage with $2.1 billion dollars worth of assets to divide. After months of rumours, news that the all important paperwork had been filed broke last week - along with reports that Kim is already holding talks with renowned celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser. Sources close to Kim and Kanye have insisted the divorce 'came about quickly' as they are both wanting the same thing; to split amicably and stick to the terms of the pre-nup agreed of their 2014 Florence wedding. But can a divorce ever be friendly? Janette Johnston, Head of Family Law at A City Law Firm , believes that Kim and Kanye will take tips from another celebrity couple who have gone through a similarly high-profile split with billions at stake and come out the other side relatively unscathed. "As we have seen with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife … [Read more...] about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West divorce – what’s really at stake in $2billion break-up