5 d. ago Roman Kemp breaks down over moment family 'saved his life' on Celebrity Race Across the World

Roman Kemp has tearfully opened up about feeling like he "didn't want to be here anymore" during a dark period in his life, with his mum rushing over to be with him

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6 d. ago Keegan Bradley confirms stance on Ryder Cup future after ‘darkest time of my life’

Despite a brilliant year as a player Bradley rated his season as an ‘F’, with the Ryder Cup loss overshadowing all of his achievements

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1 week ago Alice Liveing on the dark side of online fitness culture: ‘I thought life would be better if my body was smaller’

The personal trainer and author tells Emilie Lavinia how the pursuit of a ‘perfect’ body left her exhausted and unwell – and why true health has nothing to do with size

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1 week ago QPR star opens up on attack that left him with prison sentence and victim with broken skull

QPR star Ilais Chair admits a fight involving him in Belgium, which saw an individual left with a fractured skull after being struck by a rock, was the darkest day of his life

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2 w. ago Adam Peaty discusses his childhood and the dark side of his life in his own words

Olympic gold medal swimmer Adam Peaty's sad fallout with his mum feels worlds away from the days she'd wake up at 4am to take him to training - so where did it all go wrong?

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2 w. ago Why women should keep on running after dark – it’s safer than we think

More than half of women feel unsafe running or exercising outside come nightfall, according to research – but there’s very little evidence to show that they’re more at risk than in the daytime. As the evenings lengthen, Helen Coffey argues that we shouldn’t let fear hold us back

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2 w. ago Kristin Chenoweth plays ‘Queen of Versailles’ better than Jackie Siegel, according to her kids

Exclusive: Siegel opens up about her relationship with Chenoweth, who stars as the titular reality star in the new musical, ‘The Queen of Versailles’

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2 w. ago Trump interested in using ‘Queen of Versailles’ artisans for White House ballroom, Jackie Siegel says

Exclusive: Jackie Siegel revealed that she shared a photo of the nearly finished interior of her opulent home with the U.S. president

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2 w. ago Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades

True to his irreverent style, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) thanks his psychiatrist, his gastrointestinal doctors and his drug dealersRabih Alameddine has won the National book award for fiction for The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), a darkly comic saga spanning six decades in the life of a Lebanese family.The novel, which traverses a sprawling history of Lebanon including its civil war and economic collapse, is told through the eyes of its titular protagonist: a gay 63-year-old philosophy teacher confronting his past and his relationship with his mother and his homeland. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Queen of Versailles on Broadway Stardom and Being American Royalty

Jackie Siegel, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Versailles", is the inspiration behind a brand new namesake musical on Broadway.

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2 w. ago ‘Queen of Versailles’ Jackie Siegel reveals first look inside 90,000 square

Exclusive: Following the debut of the Broadway musical about her life, Siegel offered ‘The Independent’ a glimpse of her home’s opulent new interior

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2 w. ago ‘Queen of Versailles’ Jackie Siegel: ‘I have so much darkness in my life and I found a way to turn it into light’

Jackie Siegel has spent two decades building a 90,000-square-foot replica of the Palace of Versailles in Florida. As ‘The Queen of Versailles’ becomes a Broadway musical, Caitlin Hornik joins Siegel to explore the spectacle and the sorrow behind the story that made her famous

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3 w. ago Vicky Pattison admits 'I was lost' as she reveals husband saved her life before Strictly

Vicky Pattison explained how her husband, Ercan Ramadan, saved her life with one particular act during a dark moment earlier this year, not long before her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing

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3 w. ago Vicky Pattison says husband saved her life just weeks before competing on Strictly

Vicky Pattison detailed how her husband, Ercan Ramadan, saved her life due to one specific act during a dark moment earlier this year, not long before her stint on Strictly Come Dancing

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4 w. ago Urgent plea to UK households to stop making common electric blanket mistake

Although a warm blanket may feel perfect as you snuggle into bed on cold, dark winter night, it could unknowingly put your life at risk

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