Lucinda Cowden next gig has been revealed after she revealed bosses had axed her from NeighboursGettyTwitterThe Australian soap star has signed up for the show’s 40th anniversary tour in the UK[/caption]
TwitterThe tour will kick off next February throughout the UK[/caption]
Lucinda, 59, has already filmed her final scenes which are set to air over the next few months.
Following the shock news, the Australian actress has now revealed her next gig.
In a delight for Neighbours fans, she’s confirmed she’s signed up for the soap’s 40th anniversary tour.
“Guess who’s coming to the UK next year! It’s me!
“I am just a little bit excited that I have been included in the incredible cast that is coming over for the Neighbours 40-year anniversary tour.
“We’re heading over in February, we’re going to be touring all over the place, giving you a little bit of a taste of life down under and we’re going to be telling you stories that you’ve never heard before.
“And we’re giving you a whole other reason to celebrate this amazing show of ours which is turning 40 years old.”
However, fans have continued to blast bosses for Lucinda’s axe.
One said: “This has cheered me up but wish she was staying on the show!”
A second wrote: “Huge mistake axing Mel.”
“I guess I don’t understand why you are letting her go. I mean, she’s a really good character. It’s like you’re getting rid of everybody and it’s just so sad,” said a third.
While a fourth posted: “Pity you fired her.”
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1 week agoNewsComments Off on Who is Moses Dingle in Emmerdale and who is the father of Charity’s son?
EMMERDALE is known for its bed hopping and partner swapping.
So it was no surprise that the identity of Moses’ Dingle’s father was a mystery for a long time. Here we take a look at who the child’s dad REALLY is.
ITVMoses Dingle is one of the youngest known residents in Emmerdale[/caption]
Not known, clear with picture deskThe child’s mum Charity Dingle kept his dad’s identity a secret for a long time[/caption]
Born on June 11, 2015, Moses – who is played by child star Arthur Cockroft – is a member of the close-knitted Dingle clan and his backstory is one for the ages.
The schoolboy is the son of Woolpack landlady Charity Dingle, and was born while she was in prison for perverting the course of justice.
At the time of his birth, she received a visit from her daughter Debbie Dingle and she’d hoped that having a baby would reduce her prison sentence.
When this wasn’t the case, Charity signed the parental rights over to Debbie and the baby moved into Mulberry Cottage with her, her own children Jack and Sarah and her then-fiancé Pete Barton.
Charity’s older son Noah, on the other hand, lived with Debbie’s father Cain and his wife Moira.
Cain Dingle eventually took matters in his own hands and told Debbie the truth, prompting her to put an end to their affair and their plans to run away together.
Ross attended Pete’s stag do and finally admitted he was Moses’ father to a full Woolpack pub.
ITVRoss Barton was revealed as Moses’ father – seen here leaving the village in 2018[/caption]
Ross leaves the village
Fast-forward to 2018, Ross was brutally attacked and doused with acid by drug dealer Simon McManus in a devastating misunderstanding involving Debbie who wanted revenge on Joe Tate.
ITVRoss made an explosive return to the Dales in 2024[/caption]
While Ross had initially planned to bring Moses with him, he was stopped by Charity after her other son Ryan Stocks told her all about his cocaine use that had led him to collapse in front of the young boy.
Charity eventually took pity on Ross and they agreed to leave him with regular access to Moses.
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1 week agoNewsComments Off on My vain quest for the perfect bottom nearly killed me – I’m permanently disabled and rotting from the inside out
A WOMAN’S “vain decision” to get a liquid BBL left her rotting from the inside out and almost killed her.
Charlotte Booth, 36, spent nearly £2,500 in May 2023 on a non-surgical Brazilian Bum Lift (BBL)with an injectable filler, hoping it would be a quick fix for the “ideal bottom.”
Kennedy NewsCharlotte Booth’s BBL almost killed her[/caption]
Kennedy NewsThe 32-year-old used to be a fitness fanatic before the procedure[/caption]
Kennedy NewsJust days after her BBL, the consultant’s skin grew hot and red[/caption]
Kennedy NewsCharlotte began developing abscesses (pictured), eventually “passing out from the pain” at home[/caption]
Instead, the consultant from Manchester, claims it’s “ruined” her life and urges others to avoid the treatment.
“I was hoping for a quick fix to having the ideal bottom, but instead it nearly killed me and left me with a bum none of us want,” she said.
It comes just weeks after the UK recorded its first victim of the risky procedure, more commonly referred to as BBL.
Alice Webb, 33, was having the liquid BBL cosmetic treatment at a studio in Gloucester on Monday evening when it “went wrong” and she died in hospital the following day.
A liquid BBL is when fillers (usually hyaluronic acid, the same put into the face), are injected into the bottom, while a surgical BBL uses liposuction to transfer fat from other parts of the body to the bottom.
Hundreds of British women have undergone the liquid BBL in Britain with disastrous consequences, according to campaign group Save Face.
Charlotte’s experience left her medically disabled.
The woman, who used to love pole dancing in her spare time, now needs a cane to climb stairs and lacks the energy to walk her three dogs.
Describing the aftermath, she says her backside resembles “a machete wound on one cheek” and “like I’ve been shot on the other.”
Before her treatment, Charlotte was a fitness enthusiast, visiting the gym up to seven days a week.
Drawn in by promises of quick, non-surgical results, she underwent the procedure at a local clinic she’d used before.
After being injected with 100ml of filler, Charlotte recalls being sent away with no aftercare instructions.
“I was told I’d be sore for a bit and to drink lots of water,” she says.
They were talking about putting a stoma in to let my bowels rest. I was absolutely horrified
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But within five days, she started noticing severe symptoms: her skin grew hot and red, and she assumed it was normal as the filler absorbed water, as advised by the clinic.
Twelve days after the procedure, Charlotte began developing abscesses, eventually “passing out from the pain” at home.
She took herself to the hospital but was shocked when, she says, NHS staff “judged” her decision and turned her away.
Kennedy NewsCharlotte claims the NHS refused to treat her at first[/caption]
Kennedy NewsHer skin turned black and began to ‘rot from the inside out’[/caption]
Kennedy NewsShe now needs a cane to climb stairs and lacks the energy to walk her three dogs[/caption]
Kennedy NewsThe gym fanatic regrets her ‘vain decision’[/caption]
“They told me there was nothing the NHS could do,” she says.
Instead, she was instructed to return to the clinic to have the filler dissolved.
Desperate and unwell, she went back to the original clinic, where clinicians attempted to dissolve the filler – but not before she claims “pus and filler rolled down her leg.”
Charlotte’s health deteriorated rapidly.
When her skin turned black and began to “rot from the inside out,” she was finally rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery.
What are Brazilian Bum Lifts and why are they so popular?
Buttock enlargement surgery - known as a Brazilian bum-lift (BBL) - is used to make the bum look bigger, rounded and lifted.
Surgeons transfer fat, inject filler or insert silicone-filled implants.
It is the fastest-growing cosmetic procedure but also one of the most dangerous, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS).
Many patients are travelling to the likes of Turkey or seeking out unregistered surgeons in the UK and are not given full information on the risks.
BBLs carry the highest risk of all cosmetic surgeries – with more than one death occurring per 4,000 procedures.
Due to celebrities undergoing such ops, many women are hoping to emulate their looks.
Consultant clinical psychologist Dr Anu Sayal-Bennett, a chartered member of the British Psychological Society, told the BBC: “Despite there being so much about body positivity, there are pressures for women – and men too – to look a certain way.”
Many people travel abroad for the procedure because it is cheaper and advertising is “terribly seductive”, combined with the idea of a beach holiday, added Dr Sayal-Bennett
“It was disgusting. The consultant said he’d never seen anything like it. He said I was ‘foaming out of both buttocks’,” she recalls.
“You could actually see the black in one of the abscesses. I was literally rotting from the inside out,” she adds.
Doctors then told her she might not make it through the night.
“They were talking about putting a stoma in to let my bowels rest. I was absolutely horrified.”
Lingering complications
Describing the experience as “worse than childbirth,” Charlotte says she endured agonising dressing changes in the hospital and later required five months of twice-daily dressing changes from district nurses.
“My entire left buttock was affected. I hardly have any left buttock left because it all rotted away and they had to remove a large amount of it,” she explains.
Even now, 18 months on, her body is still struggling to recover.
“One little vain decision and months later I’m still really struggling. I’m still a long, long way from being fully recovered,” she explains.
Charlotte has lost significant weight, muscle mass, and stamina, and she vomits almost daily from lingering complications.
“I was a size eight to 10 before butt filler. Now I’m aged 11 in clothes,” she says.
“I’m trying desperately to put weight on but nothing’s working.
“My body is putting all the energy into recovery rather than trying to gain weight.
“I didn’t get out of bed for five months. I can hardly sit comfortably. This one decision has stripped away my health,” she reflects.
Alice Webb, 33, passed away shortly after undergoing a non-surgical BBL procedure (Credit: Facebook)Alice was the first person to die of a liquid BBL performed in the UK (Credit: Facebook)
Sor far, reported complications include infection, abscess, necrosis, cellulitis, migration and nodules.
The procedure can also trigger sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s immune system overreacts to an infection or injury.
Following the tragic death of a mother of five, Alice Webb, in September 2024, Charlotte is campaigning for “Alice’s Law” to ban liquid BBLs in high-street clinics.
She hopes her story will help spread awareness of the dangers.
“When I looked up liquid BBL, there wasn’t much bad press. I thought if there wasn’t a warning, it must be fine. I was wrong.”
Kennedy NewsCharlotte’s experience left her medically disabled[/caption]
Kennedy NewsHer story is part of a growing call for increased safety and regulation of liquid BBLs[/caption]
Reflecting on her decision, Charlotte warns against the hidden risks of the procedure, pointing out how vascular the bottom area is.
“Liquid BBLs are more dangerous than going to Turkey for implants,” she says.
“They’re injecting filler without ultrasound, which is massively dangerous.
“If even one person is put off because of my story, it’s worth it.”
‘Do some extra squats instead’
Today, Charlotte can barely keep up with her former lifestyle and regrets every aspect of her choice.
“I miss the life I had before. I used to go to the gym every day.
“Now, I’m struggling just to walk my dogs and get up the stairs,” she shares.
Her ordeal has also motivated her to warn others.
“Don’t take the risk,” she urges. “Do some extra squats instead – it’s not worth ruining your health and your life over.”
IT might sound less invasive, but just because liquid BBLs are ‘non-surgical’ they are no less dangerous.
Any medical procedure comes with risks.
But when those procedures are carried out by any Tom, Dick or Harry with no medical qualification at all, the risks skyrocket.
Campaign-group Save Face has warned of an “alarming increase” in the number of patients complaining of severe complications from liquid BBLs and boob jobs.
The list of nasty complications is long, sepsis, infections and abscesses that require hospital admission and often surgical interventions.
These procedures, often advertised on social media as being ‘risk-free and cheaper alternatives’ to surgery can be lethal.
In every single case of complications reported to Save Face, the ‘practitioner’ had absolutely no healthcare qualifications, not one. It’s terrifying.
These unscrupulous rogue traders, who charge on average around £2,000, are putting people’s lives at risk, while raking in the profits.
Equally as alarming is the fact that most qualified medics say they don’t offer non-surgical BBLs because they are unsafe and come with high risk of complications.
If doctors and nurses aren’t comfortable doing liquid BBLs, it should be reason enough to outlaw them.
Save Face is calling on the Government to crackdown and ban these procedures, warning more people will die if action is not taken.
It’s a crisis waiting to happen, and more must be done to ensure people seeking aesthetic treatments are safe and have access to the best possible care
1 week agoNewsComments Off on I put my Christmas tree up in October – trolls say I’m mad & ruining the celebrations but I don’t care
A MUM has revealed that she has received a torrent of abuse from trolls, after choosing to put her Christmas tree up in October.
Nicole Heaton, 25, was so excited to show off her festive decorations and shared a video of her heavily adorned tree to TikTok last Saturday (October 26).
tiktok/@thenicoleworld/A mum has been slammed for putting her Christmas decorations up early[/caption]
tiktok/@thenicoleworld/She said she likes to make the festive season last as long as possible[/caption]
The video quickly racked up over a million views, but many cruel trolls were quick to comment, calling the mum of three “mad” and arguing that she had ruined Christmas.
However, the mum explained that she has a number of reasons for putting her tree up before Halloween.
She told The Mirror: “I own a TikTok agency – Fresh Influence – and have a large Christmas decor client so I need authentic, homely content of their products.
“My family love Christmas and always have our decorations up between the start and middle of November.”
Nicole, who shares her two children Mila, six, and Rudi, two with partner Jakob, 30, said her whole family are Christmas-mad, and always try to extend the celebrations for as long as possible.
“NWe go to lots of Christmas activities – we are going to Disney on Ice on Friday as our first Christmas treat and we love the Polar Express,” she said.
Nicole, from Worcestershire, added that she thinks it’s “lovely” when people put their decorations up early, and prolong the Christmas season.
However, she added that she was shocked by the negative reaction her tree received online.
“I knew when I shared the video of our Christmas tree that some people would say it was ‘too early’ for Christmas decorations.
“But I was shocked at the amount of people who were absolutely furious and arguing over it. I didn’t expect people to get so upset and angry and to be trolled.”
Nicole said that some of the comments have been so cruel that she has had to delete them.
She added that there is no right time to put a tree up, and that people should be able to put their up whenever they like.
“Some people have even said that social services should be involved because I’ve taken away the magic of Christmas for my children and they are eating Chinese.
“But I’m not taking away the magic of Christmas at all – I’m just extending it”, she said.
Nicole said that she cannot understand why people are so judgemental, and added that she is often so busy during December, due to her line of work, that she tries to enjoy the festive period as much as possible.
Is it too early for Christmas?
Some say it’s never too early for Christmas, and there are many reasons why.
For example, decorating your home can improve your mood by release dopamine, the feel-good hormone in your brain.
If you’re an early-bird shopper, shops stocking Christmas items may help you prepare, and cut the cost across several months.
You can also look out for bargains across several shopping events – for example, end of summer sale’s or Black Friday.
One of the best things about the festive season is eating lots of delicious seasonal meals and treats – enjoying your favourite beverages and tipples.
She added that her kids love putting their decorations up early, and think that it makes their house feel special.
“I’m not harming anyone or breaking any laws,” she said.
“Christmas can be over in the blink of an eye – I don’t want to put the decorations up on Christmas Eve and be up till midnight wrapping presents.”
And his anger boiled over at several flashpoints throughout the defeat.
After missing a crucial forehand at 5-3 in the first, Rublev let out an explosive cry of “shut up” towards the crowd sat behind him at the Bercy Arena.
But it was early in the second set that things took a far more serious twist.
Another forehand into the net prompted Rublev to whack his left knee with his own tennis racquet seven times.
And the impact was so severe that the 16-time ATP tournament winner actually drew blood from himself.
Rublev also launched a water bottle at the ground later on.
Off the court, the Russian is considered one of the friendliest tennis players on tour.
But he has openly talked about his depression and mental health struggles as well as admitting he sometimes cannot keep his “ugly emotional outbursts” in check in the heat of battle.
And the disturbing scenes in Paris – which could see Rublev miss out on a spot at the ATP Finals in Turin – left plenty of fans worried about his wellbeing.
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One said: “Can somebody get Rublev some mental help? A mental coach? Therapy? Something? This is getting out of hand.”
Another wrote: “Seriously sad to watch at this point for Rublev.”
A third added: “He’s legit self-harming in front of us, and nobody is doing anything to help him. This is not normal. He needs help.”
And esteemed tennis writer Jon Wertheim commented: “This is gone from tennis meme to source of serious concern….
“This obviously goes deep and begs for sports psychology.
“But if the @atptour code of conduct treated this as harm/abuse – and not self-harm/abuse – maybe there’s at least some scoreboard deterrent?”
XThe latest incident caused concern among tennis fans[/caption]
ReutersThe Russian let out a furious outburst at the Paris Masters[/caption]
X formerly Twitter / @BBCSportHe did a similar act at Wimbledon this year[/caption]
GettyRublev went on a raging tirade at the French Open[/caption]
GettyHe was disqualified from the Dubai Open after shouting at a line judge[/caption]
1 week agoNewsComments Off on Body of Georgia TikTokker mom Minelys Zoe Rodriguez-Ramirez found a week after she vanished from Walmart
The body of a missing Georgia mother and TikTokker was found near the Walmart she was last seen at before she was reported missing last week, as police arrested a man in connection to her alleged abduction and murder.
