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‘Protective’ Katie Holmes opens up about relationship with James Van Der Beek’s family

‘Protective’ Katie Holmes opens up about relationship with James Van Der Beek’s family

Published by Daniella Wilson

Katie Holmes got candid about her relationship with James Van Der Beek’s family during the Tribeca Festival on June 7 in New York City. The two knew each other for decades being that they both starred in the hit series Dawson’s Creek when the two were young adults. James passed away from colorectal cancer in February 2026. Katie recalled her heartwarming moments with the star, expressing to ET: “We experienced something very unique at a very young age, and we had a lot of incredible memories together and a lot of really wonderful personal growing up stories, and I think we all care deeply for his family, and all of my memories are for his family and for each other.  I’m more protective than ever of that time.” © Getty ImagesKatie and Joshua opened up about James Joshua Jackson shared: “I’d actually go in the opposite direction. I would say that having the opportunity to meet him again later, as a husband and as a father, and to see the culmination of who he was as a …

Woman’s Grandparents Get Revenge On Deadbeat Dad After Learning He Abandoned Her

Woman’s Grandparents Get Revenge On Deadbeat Dad After Learning He Abandoned Her

Published by Jenni Sidey

A woman opened up to Reddit about how her father was served serious karma after reentering her life despite abandoning her as a child. In this specific ‘AITA’ — Am I the a-hole? — thread, users share their stories about a conflict that has been bothering them. Then, other users in the community will vote on who is in the wrong using the ratings YTA for ‘you’re the a-hole,’ NTA if the person is “not the a-hole,” ESH for “everyone sucks here,” and NAH, meaning “no a-holes here.” The woman asked if she was wrong for ‘forcing’ her father to pay for child support Beginning her post, the woman explains why she doesn’t get on with her father. “When he got my mother pregnant, he wanted her to quit her job and just stay home to ‘be a good little wife and mother,’” she claims. When her mother refused this, he decided to divorce her and move back to Europe, but because of a prenup they signed, her mother was left with nothing. Fortunately, her mom got a good …

Pink shares sweet family moment with daughter Willow and son Jameson at the Tony Awards

Pink shares sweet family moment with daughter Willow and son Jameson at the Tony Awards

Published by Daniella Wilson

Pink turned the 79th Annual Tony Awards into a family affair on Sunday night, making a rare red carpet appearance with her entire clan before taking centre stage as host of Broadway’s biggest night. The Grammy-winning singer arrived at New York City’s iconic Radio City Music Hall looking every inch the star in a dazzling black strapless gown adorned with shimmering embellishments and dramatic feather-like ruffles cascading from the skirt. But while Pink’s glamorous appearance drew plenty of attention, it was the rare sight of her whole family together that truly delighted fans. © Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro(2nd L-R) Judith Moore, P!NK, Jameson Hart, Willow Hart and Carey Hart attend The 79th Annual Tony Awards Joining the “Just Give Me a Reason” singer on the blue carpet were husband Carey Hart, their daughter Willow, son Jameson and Pink’s mother Judith Moore, creating one of the evening’s most heartwarming family moments. The group posed proudly for photographers, with Pink beaming as she stood between her loved ones ahead of one of the biggest nights …

Meghan Markle’s Royal Family exit mirrors another royal’s brutal fate | Royal | News

Meghan Markle’s Royal Family exit mirrors another royal’s brutal fate | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

Anne Boleyn was notoriously executed before the age of 35, having been falsely accused on fabricated charges of treason, adultery and incest with her brother (who was likewise beheaded). She endured weeks of imprisonment in the Tower of London and originally faced death by burning at the stake, before Henry VIII had her sentence reduced to beheading. She was laid to rest in an unmarked grave and for many decades thereafter was denounced as a witch. An author has argued that Meghan Markle underwent a “brutal exit” with one particular parallel when she and Prince Harry stepped down as working royals and relocated to California. Catherine Mayer has authored a new book chronicling eight royal women, including Anne, Meghan, Princess Diana and Kate Middleton, alongside queens Elizabeth I, Victoria, Elizabeth II and Camilla (a queen consort). Writing in the Mail on Sunday, she said: “Meghan’s exit has been at least as noisy, and you don’t have to look far to find echoes in history. “Consider the following description: ‘A commoner raised to royalty, she is …

Kelsey Parker claims late husband Tom use kitchen clock to show he’s watching over his family

Kelsey Parker claims late husband Tom use kitchen clock to show he’s watching over his family

Published by Sam Flores

Kelsey Parker believes her late husband Tom Parker is connecting with her and their children through their kitchen clock. The 36-year-old made the remark as she opened up about how she is coping with his death four years after the Wanted singer passed away from brain cancer at the age of 33 – and after her recent pregnancy with partner Will Lindsay. Kelsey, who had daughter Aurelia, four, and son Bodhi, three, with Tom, said on the No Parental Guidance podcast: “Tom connects to us through our clock in the kitchen. The clock just starts spinning. People will be like, ‘It’s just the batteries’. “But you don’t understand. “We were reading Aurelia’s school report and the clock started spinning. It’s like here’s there saying, ‘I’m with you, I’m here’. I can just feel Tom with me, anyway. “What really got me was we said that Will’s here looking after Tom’s kids and Tom’s there looking after Will’s child.” Kelsey also spoke about a visit to a medium, which she said brought her comfort following the …

Glass artist Peter Layton says it is ‘a total miracle’ his family escaped the Nazis

Glass artist Peter Layton says it is ‘a total miracle’ his family escaped the Nazis

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Glass artist Peter Layton has described his Austrian-Jewish family’s escape from Nazi persecution before the Second World War as a “total miracle”. The 89-year-old, a pivotal figure in the British studio glass movement, credits his parents, Edith and Freddy, with enabling his career by managing to flee to Bradford. Layton is renowned for transforming glass from an industrial material into a celebrated art form, a path he states was “all because Edith and Freddy (his parents) managed to get away”. The famous artist told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs: “We caught the last train out in August, arrived here at the end of August, and war was declared a few days later, so it was a narrow escape. “When I get together with my family, or when I think about my family at all, I just think what a miracle, …

US doctor who contracted Ebola discharged from German hospital with five family members

US doctor who contracted Ebola discharged from German hospital with five family members

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore A U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been discharged from a Berlin hospital, medical officials announced Saturday, marking a significant therapeutic success. Dr. Peter Stafford, an American physician working in the DRC with a nonprofit Christian ministry Serge, tested positive for Ebola in May and was flown to Germany for treatment. Admitted on May 20, 2026, to Charité’s specialized isolation unit with a Bundibugyo Ebola virus infection, Stafford was barely strong enough to walk. Dr. Scott Myhre, the East and Central Africa area director for Serge, said that Stafford looked “really sick” as he departed. ​ “There were people in full – we call it PPE – the personal protective equipment, and they’re completely covered, and he’s hanging on them barely strong enough to walk,” Myhre told NBC News. “He looked really tired and really …

King Charles and Queen Camilla set blended family example long before Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling

King Charles and Queen Camilla set blended family example long before Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling

Published by Daniella Wilson

When Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling exchanged vows on Saturday, they didn’t just become husband and wife, the newlyweds also became stepparents. The bride and groom both have children from previous marriages. The Queen’s eldest grandchild shares two daughters, Savannah Phillips and Isla Phillips, with his former wife, Autumn Phillips, while Harriet has one daughter, Georgina, from her previous marriage to fitness trainer Antonio St John Sperling.  A month after Harriet and Peter went public with their relationship in 2024, a source told HELLO! that they and their children had become “a tight unit, very quickly” and seemed to “be a bit of a family.” Two years later, they officially became a blended family of five. Blended families are nothing new within the royal family, with King Charles and Queen Camilla, as well as Princess Beatrice, having welcomed stepchildren into their lives. King Charles and Queen Camilla Charles became a stepfather to Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes upon his marriage to Camilla, and she became a stepmother to his and Princess Diana’s boys, Prince William and Prince …

Michael J. Fox’s ‘Family Ties’ Emmy Win Changed the Record Books

Michael J. Fox’s ‘Family Ties’ Emmy Win Changed the Record Books

Published by Daniella Wilson

Michael J. Fox made Emmy history 40 years ago and set a benchmark that has yet to be broken. In 1986, Fox was a second-time nominee for playing Alex P. Keaton, the conservative-leaning eldest child of former hippie parents on NBC’s sitcom Family Ties — and a burgeoning movie star on the heels of 1985’s Back to the Future and Teen Wolf. At 25, he won the award for best lead actor in a comedy series, beating out such veterans as Harry Anderson, Ted Danson and Bob Newhart, and became the youngest actor ever to win the prize. (The second youngest winner, The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White, was 32 when he won his first Emmy in the category in 2023.) Related Stories The episode for which Fox won his award, “The Real Thing,” was notable for another reason: It featured Tracy Pollan’s first appearance on the series. She and Fox played a couple and later married in real life. The win was the first of three consecutive Emmys for Fox and his work on Family …

Meghan’s friend reveals how the Sussexes are ‘like every other family’ | Royal | News

Meghan’s friend reveals how the Sussexes are ‘like every other family’ | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

Celebrity chef José Andrés has revealed one way that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are just like “every other family”. The 56-year-old, who previously featured on Meghan’s Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, regards the former working royal as a friend – using a recent interview to discuss the Sussexes and praising Meghan as a mother. Speaking to PEOPLE, he revealed that Meghan and Harry use one particular room in their home as a “meeting place” – much like “any other family”. He said: “They made their kitchen the meeting place like every other family”. Dicussing what Meghan is like as mother to Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, he added: “I love how Meghan interacts with her children and food.” During his appearance on her show, Meghan revealed that Harry is not a fan of one particular type of seafood. Meghan told him: “You know who doesn’t like lobster? My husband,” to which he joked back, “And you married him anyway?” Speaking further to the publication about the couple, he explained how meeting them …