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  1. 20 minutes ago, Fergie86 said:

    Apparently Sir Alex had been married to his wife for 57 years, wouldn't surprise me if 'Fergie Time' will finally be up for Sir Alex within the next 2 years. Sir Alex really is starting to look old and frail now, saw a clip of him on Beckham documentary on Netflix and he has aged quite a lot recently also with his Stroke a few years back it really could be the beginning of the end for him, as a United fan i hope not, i would like to see us being successful again before he goes like Sir Matt Busby did before he died but with how shite United are nowadays he would probably have to live for another 10 or 20 years before that happens. 

    It wasn't a stroke but a brain haemorrhage. There are various ways to treat this but removing the excess blood around the brain is usually the initial process and often long-term recovery with medication to prevent fitting. Fergie was reported as having major surgery which is not at all straightforward when it involves the cerebral cortex.


  2. Despite being 98 later this year, he is still not the oldest surviving actor from Mary Poppins with Glynis Johns 100 today & a 'young' Julie Andrews was 88 earlier this week a decade younger than DVD.

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  3. Despite the 'obituary' Parkinson did not interview Frank Sinatra. He met him once at an event but their conversation was minimal and when Parkinson left Sinatra called him by the wrong name. Parkinson said that the two people he had most missed interviewing were Sinatra & Don Bradman.


  4. 3 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

    Would be well deserved. Suspect through practise of giving Knighthoods and DameAhoods is soon for the chop through. 

    Surely far worthier of a damehood than Stanley Johnson (alleged wife beater & groper of at least 2 women including MP Caroline Noakes) is of a knighthood.

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  5. 1 hour ago, Sean said:

    The press definitely played a role in her death but I don`t think it was related to that at all. Most of her early suicide attempts according to the documentary about her where to do with her personal life. She got hurt easily and struggled with emotions then when you combined relationship troubles with the media turning on you like a pack of hyenas in her case that was a perfect storm for tragedy.

     

    1 hour ago, Sean said:

    The press definitely played a role in her death but I don`t think it was related to that at all. Most of her early suicide attempts according to the documentary about her where to do with her personal life. She got hurt easily and struggled with emotions then when you combined relationship troubles with the media turning on you like a pack of hyenas in her case that was a perfect storm for tragedy.

    She was mocked by Gwhich ham Norton in public which a documentary some months ago stated affected her badly. Lorraine Kelly made an insensitive comment about her which was also reported in the documentary and it was actually shown. Eamonn Holmes appears to be settling past grievances and wounding with words in a different way to Norton & Kelly but probably in just a hurtful way and unlike the other two presenters is doing it for malicious reasons.


  6. 13 hours ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said:


    I once heard that Grant Bovey's wife, who he ditched to go off with Anthea Turner, had been telling people at a party that Anthea was a hermaphrodite.

    Well she was an expert on Tracey Island!:D


  7. 46 minutes ago, Sean said:

    If Phillip is being truthful in his interviews today I feel a bit sorry for him.He has however proven himself to be a serial liar so it is so difficult to believe him now. 

    Eamonn Holmes seems to be enjoying this rather too much. He fell out with Anthea Turner (another presenter) I recall calling her Princess Tippy Toes - some sort of euphemism? His wife has never forgiven Schofield for cutting her off by all of about 2 words when she was dloing a link for her upcoming programme. What fragile egos she & hubby Homes (who advertises anything that moves & anything that doesn't) seem to have.


  8. 11 hours ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said:

    Looks like Schofield's career is defunct. ITV and his agent have dropped him.

    Eamonn Holmes will be milking this development for ages. 

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  9. 19 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

    She looks 100% fine to me.

     

    You’re a man yeah? Let’s see what you look like at 90.

    Surely the point is that despite her age she always appears immaculate with make-up, wig & always dressed as if she is going to a banquet or some special occasion. From a distance and with wig & make-up she has passed for 20 years younger than her actual age but both she & Joanna Lumley have appeared rather strained/stretched in photos taken at the Coronation & since.

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  10. European royal families only have about 6 working royals so see no need for more than C & C, Will & Kate, the Edinburghs, Anne & a few appearances by the Queen's remaining cousins except for Prince Michael who is not technically a working royal although he lives in Kensington Palace. It was rent-free but when this was discovered the Queen paid his rent etc but Charles may change this. Not sure why Anne's husband appears in photo as a working royal. The Edinburgh's children are too young & the York girls have very young children, always appear to be on holiday & are too closely linked with their father.

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  11. 43 minutes ago, The Great Cornholio said:

     

    Found her page, imagine living to see your great x3 grandchild :o

     

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    According to an old Guinness World Records, the most living generations at one time is 7 - so the oldest person had a 4 x great grandchild. [great, great, great, great  grandchild]

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  12. Apart from the cancer the continuous flying across the Atlantic for the American Strictly for almost 20 years must have taken its toll. There is a theory that David Frost would have lived longer than 74 if his weekly commute to the USA had not occurred.

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  13. Trog & Tidy gone within a few days of each other. One illustrated Flook for the Daily Mail & the other wrote & illustrated The Fosdyke Saga for the Daily Mirror - 2 very different papers & 2 very different cartoon strips but both very clever & thought-provoking at times as well being funny. 

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  14. Wally Fawkes has died aged 98. He could appear in many categories - satirist, cartoonist, clarinettist (with Humphrey Littleton), comedy writer. However he is best known for drawing Flook for the Daily Mail for 35 years & for the Mirror Group for 1 year! Flook was originally aimed at children & then became a political satire & finally the Daily Mail editor David English had had enough of it due to the satirical jibes that appeared to be aimed at Margaret Thatcher even though she was reported to  enjoy the cartoon.

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  15. 2 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:


    I added that reference to her page. It's not intended to be an obituary for McKenzie! It's a link to an obituary for Norma Johnston which states that Johnston was "Australia's oldest living Test cricketer until her death".

    Johnson was born in 1927. McKenzie was born in 1915(!) Understand the purpose of that reference now?

    If McKenzie was alive but incredibly under the radar in Australia (which would be amazing in a cricketing country) then she would be the only person still alive who played top class cricket & whose life overlapped with that of W G Grace (1848-1915). However when Eileen Ash (1911-2021) died, that statement was made about her.

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  16. 7 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

    Katie Price "sparks concern" after her 16th boob job.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/katie-price-sparks-concern-painful-29053761

     

    On the other hand, she's now "ready for spring".

    I particularly liked this part: "The former glamour model's bra size has changed multiple times over the years – with the star also having breast reductions in addition to enlargements"

    She only does it for the press, does she..

    Seems she is now 'way out in front' of Carol Vorderman.

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  17. 16 hours ago, Toast said:

    I was surprised to see that Caroline Kennedy looks much older than her 65 years.  There's someone who hasn't been at the Botox for a change.

     

    800px-Caroline_Kennedy,_U.S._Ambassador_She was the inspiration for the song "Sweet Caroline" which can be heard at so many sporting events. When young she was an absolute stunner.

    Apart from her aunt Ethel Kennedy still alive at 94, there are still 3 half & step siblings of her mother Jacqueline still alive.

     

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  18. 4 hours ago, drol said:

    FTFY.

    She WAS 113 when she died yesterday. She was 106 (NOT 105) (a month before she was 107) when she danced with Obama. Surely you should have fixed an earlier statement by someone else  that "she was 217 or something"?


  19. 2 hours ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

    Some old lady who danced with Obama has died aged 217 or something. I should link, right? Her name was Virginia because she lived in Virginia, I think. Near DC anyway. Maybe Maryland. You know, I really don’t care.

    Virginia McLaurin was 113 & one of her grandchildren was a great grandmother herself making Virginia a great, great great grandmother.

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