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A year ago today country and western singer Loretta Lynn died aged 90.

Rosemary Squires , who is also my joker pick, is a 'hit for me in this pool.

Praise the Lord for that!! She is a hit for me on other pools but I had confidence that someone else on the DDP would pick her so felt safe dropping her!!

My fears it was going to be destined for the List of the lost thankfully proved wrong! More hits for me soon I reckon.

Thank you so much Will you are a gem!

Current star of TalkTV and former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp and her partner actor Nikesh Patel, have announced they are expecting their first child together. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/24211518/talktv-nicola-thorp-pregnant-nikesh-patel/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/24197206/aston-merrygold-dad-reveals-wife-sarah-lou-pregnant/ British singer and television personality Aston Merrygold is set to become a father for the third time.

I have a feeling sadly that next year we are going to lose Sophia Loren and that would tie in with @msc hypothesis/idea that years ending in 4 are often littered with very significant big name deaths. There is no doubt she is a very big and unique icon of cinema and film culture.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/24132238/jeremy-kyle-wife-victoria-pregnant-dad-sixth-time/ British TV presenter Jeremy Kyle to become a father for the sixth time.

Indeed there is an interesting newspaper column on your very point. Part of Rupert Murdochs legacy is the powerful increasingly blame 'the elite' for the worlds problems. Utter cognitive dissonance in my humble opinion but many fall for this nonsense contradiction. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/22/rupert-murdoch-legacy-power-blame-elite-fox-donald-trump-russell-brand

No qualifying obituary yet for British Judge William Gage but I have found a photo of him in todays Racing Post in the accompanying article. I mention this as the committee could not find a photo to put on his biography profile on the DDP website but one is now freely available it seems. Hopefully a qualifying obituary will be forthcoming Spon!!

Thank you Will!! Fingers crossed for a qualifying obituary!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/lee-ryan/article-12529719/Blues-Lee-Ryan-reveals-expecting-fifth-child-wife-Verity-Paris.html British singer and actor Lee Ryan of Boyband Blue, has announced he is to become a father for the fifth time.

George Takei still seems to be in fine form. Pictured here yesterday celebrating his 15th wedding anniversary.

I'm getting a sense something is happening imminently . Strong vibes that there will be a plop and splash in the toilet bowl this week. At least one death in the next week I'm feeling. Possibly two.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/23180321/laura-anderson-gives-birth-gary-lucy/ British reality tv star, formerly of Love Island fame, has given birth to her first child-a daughter. The father is also famous, British actor Gary Lucy who has previously starred in Footballers wives and EastEnders, among other things.

As massive a splash in the toilet bowl I am expecting over the next four months I certainly now expect next year to be even more s***ty. Respect to anyone involved in running a pool in 2024 ...but let's not wish time away by spending too much time thinking about 2024. Do not underestimate just how busy the deadpooling scene is going to be until the end of the year. It is going to be quite a spectacle. Thanks for your detailed reply. If she is still alive by the end of the year, and my feeling is that is a big if, then I think the committee should consider her for next years list.

Oh my I am a sort of back to front dangerous jinx...!

Gosh I was so pleased to hear I'd had a hit with Jordan Pickford I didn't read properly any further to find out about Feliciano Lopez too! Thanks very much for your research @The Old Crem

@La Faucheuse I meant to add I am increasingly getting a feeling about Bernadette Chirac. Is there much reporting in France about her these days and her state of health?

Yes I recall Lady Colin Campbell mentioning his frail health on her YouTube channel when she was refuting bizarre conspiracy theories that Al Fayed was bankroll Harry and Meghan- some even saying he paid them to do the Oprah Winfrey interview in a bid to destroy the monarchy! She emphasised that his health was so poor that such a machevillian feat was beyond impossible.

Thanks!! Newsflash @ladyfiona I have a hit! Jordan Pickford!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/23472632/rihannas-cousin-tanella-alleyne-dies/ Singer Rihannas cousin has died aged 28.

Olympia is one of my picks so I hope she succeeds as at least one hit will keep me semi respectable!!

Well yes a deluge of shit .. !