Month: September 2019

Beverley wants to keep the discussion going on mental health (Picture: ITV/Rex)
Coronation Streets Beverley Callard has opened up about her depression battle and said she will have to be medicated forever thanks to her mental health struggles.

The actress, who played the iconic Liz McDonald for 29 years, says shes grateful for the medication she uses to help her.

Ill have to be medicated forever. I know I will have to take medication for the rest of my life. I am grateful its there, she told Daily Star Sunday.

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Beverley has previously revealed that she is bipolar and had suicidal thoughts, struggling when a previous medication was off the market.

Discussing how hard she found it to come forward, the star admitted that she felt like she couldnt talk about it to anyone in the depths of it.

You can only talk about it when youve got better, she continued.

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So I wouldnt be able to discuss anything if I wasnt well. But once Ive recovered I can try to champion the cause then to help people going through it.

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Beverley caused controversy earlier this year over mental health as she admitted she feared people would see the struggle as fashionable.

Speaking to Best Magazine, she had previously said: Real mental illness is very dark and it takes a great deal of strength to ask for help. I think we are now definitely chipping away at the stigma. But we have to be careful mental illness doesnt become like a Gucci handbag.

There is a danger it can become “fashionable”.

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It is easy to forget what some of our favorite celebrities look like with their natural hair colors between the numerous — sometimes fluorescent — wigs they've worn and their frequent hair color transformations. Some have only slightly deviated from their natural hues, while others have completely switched it up. Some have even convinced us that their signature hair colors are what they were born with because they've worn them for years.

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Running a half-marathon: it's a sure-fire way to lose weight, right? True, running is one of the best ways to drop pounds, but it can also backfire. If you're not paying attention to your diet and the types of runs you do, running and training for longer races like half marathons can actually cause weight gain. So how do you avoid it? To answer that, we need to figure out why iRead More – Source

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Ben speaks to a mysterious new stranger in Home and Away (Picture: Channel 5)
Ben (Rohan Nichol) continues to sink into his depression, remaining in his caravan and not returning home to Maggie (Kestie Morassi) and Ziggy (Sophie Dillman). With Maggie struggling to cope, Ziggy overwhelmed by her parents fractured marriage and radio silence as far as his case with the AFP is concerned, Ben is left facing the reality that he could end up in jail – leaving his family in pieces when he goes.

In order to cover the fees for Bens defence lawyer, Maggie has been forced to consider selling the Pier Complex in an effort to manage their financial struggles. Although Ben has tried to convince Maggie that it may be better for him to plead guilty instead of risking getting locked up and leaving Maggie with a mountain of debt to handle, he eventually reluctantly agrees that they should give up their nest egg.

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Finally, the day comes for him and Maggie to sign over the sale of the Pier Complex. When he meets with Maggie, its clear shes lost without him, and she tries to tell him how much she needs him back home. It looks like he might crack for a moment, but he eventually retreats into himself again, secretly determined not to make the situation worse by revealing the true extent of his despair with his family.

Deans mum Karen is back in town (Picture: Channel 5)
Feeling demoralised, Ben returns to the caravan park, where hes catcalled by a mysterious woman. Her cheeky behaviour makes him smile for the first time in a long time, and he ends up inviting her over to his caravan for beer. They get talking, and he starts to take comfort in her kindness.

His comfort turns to shock before too long, however, when Dean (Patrick OConnor) gets word of whos turned up in the caravan park and heads over to see if its true. When Dean appears and the woman what shes doing here, Ben realises with a jolt that the mysterious stranger is none other than Deans mother, Karen (Georgia Adamson)…

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There's a new romance in town, folks! Halsey and Evan Peters are reportedly a couple, Us Weekly..

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Princess Beatrice is getting married! On Sept. 26, the royal announced that she is engaged to Edoard..

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Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer may have a bewildering, hard-to-define relationship while in character as Eve Polastri and Villanelle, but when the cameras stop rolling, the Killing Eve costars share a real-life friendship that's as pure as it gets. Case in point: when Jodie recently beat out Sandra and took home the Emmy for best leading actress in a drama series, Sandra could hardly contain her excitement despite losing, as she jumped out of her seat and embraced Jodie before she took the stage. Women supporting women, you guys — it's a beautiful thing.

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Lucy Fallon is apparently in talks for Im a Celeb this year (Picture: ITV)
Corries Lucy Fallon is the latest star in line to take part in this years Im a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, according to reports.

The actress announced in May that she would be leaving Coronation Streets cobbles for good at the end of her contract which is due to run out in January 2020.

But it appears that she might be bowing out a little early with suggestion she is one of the newest stars to be approached for this years Im a Celebrity jungle.

And after years of turning down the opportunity, this year shes reportedly finally said yes.

This year, she told them she feels the timing is right, a source told The Sun.

Bosses are delighted to have her on board and are sure she will be a big hit with fans at home and her campmates.

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Seems shed be in familiar company too, if rumours are anything to go by, seeing as her Corrie co-star Alan Halsall has also been connected with going onto the show.

Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe has also been lined-up as a potential addition to this years series.

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With Ant and Dec revealing they were in meetings preparing for this years series, which typically starts at the beginning of November, weve not got too long to figure out whos going in.

Other rumours for the show include Love Islands Amy Hart and Freddie Flintoff, while stars including Duncan James have been forced to deny their involvement.

Im a Celebrity returns later this year on ITV1.

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