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BROOKLYN Beckham’s wife Nicola Peltz has taken to social media to celebrate her family in a new post – just days after her husband’s decision to block his entire family online.

Brooklyn, 26, allegedly made the decision after Victoria Beckham “liked” one of his Instagram posts about cooking a roast chicken, which caused a frenzy in the comments section.

But it appears Nicola has now broken her silence on the matter, sharing a post of her own about family.

The actress, 30, posted a snap of herself and her father beaming, celebrating Hanukah.

Her billionaire dad, Nelson Peltz, is standing behind the candles placed in their menorah.

Captioning the post: “Happy Hanukah from our family to yours,” Nicola appeared to gloss over ongoing tension with her parents-in-law, who she has also blocked online.

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Nicola has reportedly blocked the rest of the Beckham clan as well, including Brooklyn’s 14-year-old sister, Harper.

Sources confirmed to The Sun that Nicola stands by Brooklyn’s decision wholeheartedly and as such followed his lead in blocking all of the family too.

One insider said to The Sun: “Brooklyn and Nicola have been and will always be a united front.”

Another source close to the couple says: “She will always back him so that’s why she’s done the same and blocked his family.”

After Victoria “liked” her son’s most recent cooking post, it led to a sea of comments from fans who noticed the potential olive branch, urging Brooklyn to make amends with his family.

It’s understood that this annoyed Brooklyn and created pressure, so he responded by cutting contact with all of the Beckham’s online.

Friends of the influencer have deemed Brooklyn’s family’s behaviour as “unacceptable”.

Meanwhile, a source told the Daily Mail: “David and Victoria will never stop loving Brooklyn.

“They will always be here for him and they always want him to know that, they are devastated at this fall out.

“So far from this being them, it appears that Brooklyn has blocked them to show them that’s it, this is final.

“It is very clear that this is a sign of his complete estrangement from his family.

“For David and Victoria it was their last connection to Brooklyn as he has made it very clear he doesn’t want to talk to them anymore, they haven’t spoken for months and months now.

“By following him it was a message to him that they still love him and still want to follow his life. Now they can’t do that, but it’s not their doing.”

Brooklyn’s younger brother Cruz, 20, refuted reports that his parents had unfollowed Brooklyn in an Instagram story post on Saturday, claiming David and Victoria had been ‘blocked’ by Brooklyn instead.

The feud between Brooklyn and Nicola and the Beckham’s first began in 2022 when there were reports that Nicola had refused to wear a wedding gown designed by Victoria.

Rumblings escalated as rumours began to swirl that Brooklyn had dated Romeo Beckham’s ex Kim Turnbull, despite denying ever getting together.

Increasingly distancing himself from his family, Brooklyn has attended less family gatherings including David’s 50th birthday, mum Victoria’s Netflix docuseries premiere and his dad’s knighthood ceremony.

Rita Simons has admitted she would happily sit down with EastEnders bosses to discuss a return even though her soap character was killed off almost a decade ago

Rita Simons has admitted that she would consider a return to EastEnders. The actress, 48, became an instant fan-favourite on the BBC soap when she arrived to play Roxy Mitchell in 2007, turning up alongside Samatha Womack as her on-screen sister Ronnie.

The pair were involved in multiple dramas over their decade-long stay in Albert Square, but it all came to a fatal head on New Year’s Day 2007 when Roxy drunkenly jumped into a swimming pool, and Ronnie jumped in to save her, only to be weighed down by her wedding dress as they both drowned.

Despite being killed off, there have been rumours of a return in one way or another, and Rita initially made a brief reappearance as Roxy in the form of a hallucination in 2023, where she comforted her on-screen daughter Amy. But almost a decade since being axed, Rita, who recently enjoyed a stint in Hollyoaks as Marie Fielding, has admitted she is always asked about a comeback and would happily discuss the idea with soap bosses.

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She said: “It just doesn’t, it doesn’t stop! Someone, I won’t name them, said to me the other day ‘the resilience of your fans is impressive. And it is. Listen, if it was a meeting, we’d be there. But no, I’ve been having lots of very sort of, I’m looking at the gritty dramas, the comedies, the gangster stuff.

“Of course, if EastEnders came knocking, we’d definitely have a conversation.” After leaving EastEnders, Rita starred in a UK tour of the musical Legally Blonde and then competed in the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! jungle.

Speaking to The Sun, she added: “I think that’s kind of another reason I knew it was time to leave Hollyoaks because I knew that I always wanted to do more drama. And I think it’s easier to transcend when you don’t hang around too long,” before noting that she’d “hung around long enough” in the BBC soap that a comeback might be possible.

Rita’s on-screen sibling Samantha has also enjoyed a successful career on screen and stage since leaving EastEnders, and recently admitted during an appearance on Loose Women that she had been through “all sorts” personally amid her time on the soap and was “terrified” at the thought off leaving, but it altered her outlook on life, especially after facing a battle with cancer.

She said: “When you’re in a place for nine years and you’re playing that character every day, and you’re embedded in that family structure, so you believe that the people who are your sisters, brothers, uncles, cousins, whatever, then you believe that they really are because you see them every day.

“You go through all sorts of emotional things together, the birth of your children, funerals, and this is with the crew as well. You get to know such this wonderful group of people for such a long time and then Ronnie drowned in a pool.

“I thought it was shot beautifully. In retrospect, it’s very easy to hold onto safety, isn’t it? Particularly in our game, being self-employed is terrifying. I don’t know if it was a favour [killing me off], but my whole outlook on life has changed.”

“I got diagnosed with breast cancer and survived it for no,w but the beauty of everything that happens to you, the ups, the downs, is the beautiful chaos of it all and what you’d miss if you weren’t here.”

Earlier this year, the former Mount Pleasant star admitted that she started saying no to a lot of opportunities after her treatment, but knew she needed to do something to get back to earning a sustainable income. She told The Mirror: “After my year-and-a-half of treatment, I started turning down a lot of stuff – and I didn’t have the bank balance to match that confidence, trust me.

“It was me saying the word ‘no’ and my bank account creaking. But there was empowerment in that because I thought, ‘OK, I need to go through this, spend time with myself and figure out stuff that I’ve never figured out – maybe stuff I’ve buried under a rug.’”

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Dec. 16 (UPI) — Tesla shares closed at a record-high $489.88 on Tuesday, days after CEO Elon Musk announced the company had been testing driverless vehicles in Texas.

Shares rose 3.1% for the day and were up 21% for the year, CNBC reported. This came after Tesla’s worst quarter since 2022 when it dropped 36% in the first quarter of this year.

Techstock² reported that in addition to the roboatxi announcement, Tesla saw a boost on the stock market in response to a fresh round of filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.

The filings showed that WT Wealth Management increased its Tesla stake by 178.7%, Carter Financial Group opened a new Tesla position, Orion Portfolion solutions increased its holdings of Tesla by 14.8%, National Wealth Management Group increased its stake by 26.3% and Momentum Wealth Planning purchased a new stake of 9,802 shares worth about $3.11 million.

Tesla also invested $1.2 billion in a battery cell plant in Berlin.

With Tuesday’s bounce, Tesla’s market cap reached $1.63 trillion, making it the seventh-most valuable company in trading behind Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta, CNBC reported.

PETER Andre has shared a heartbreaking update on his mother’s health, admitting he worries this Christmas may be her last.

89-year-old Thea, who lives in Australia, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s back in 2023.

Peter has spoken over the last year about his mother’s deteriorating health and the heartache that comes with it.

And in a new interview with OK! Magazine, he admitted: “Of course I worry this could be Mum’s last Christmas.

“She’s very delicate. Her Parkinson’s has progressed quite a bit. Her speech is almost gone. She’ll say a word or two. It’s heartbreaking, because she’s our world, our pillar of strength.”

Peter, who was raised in Australia, often goes back Down Under to visit Thea and his dad Savvas, 92.

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His older sister, Debbie, also resides back home and helps to look after their parents.

Admitting that it’s tough to also see his dad’s health decline with age, the dad-of-five said: “Then I see Dad and he’s 92 and with her every single day. But he’s getting delicate now, too.

“His memory’s going, but I am so grateful that they made that milestone I prayed for – 70 years of marriage in September.”

“It’s a raw pain. I’m a grown man, but I still can’t accept in my heart that these things happen to the people I love the most,” he added.

In September last year, Peter shared a heartwarming clip of his parents to social media as they celebrated their 69th anniversary,

His dad, Savvas, could be seen in the clip bringing wife Thea a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

He wrote at the time: “You inspire me so much mum and dad. Love you so very much.

“My 91-year-old dad giving flowers to my beautiful mum.”

Last year, Peter’s eldest children, 20-year-old Junior and Princess, 18, took a solo trip to visit their grandparents last year.

The holiday fell just days after his wife Emily MacDonagh had given birth to their third child together, Arabella.

The couple also share kids Theo and Amelia, while Peter shares his eldest children with ex-Katie Price.

At the time, the singer shared how proud he was of Princess and Junior for taking the time to visit Emily in hospital after labour before then flying to Austrlia.

He said on Instagram: “Junior and princess. The fact that you drove to Somerset to be with us hours before and the days that followed to see the arrival of your baby sister,”

“AND THEN to get on a plane and travel 12,000 miles to be with your grandmother in a very difficult time for her shows me what beautiful children you are.”

The UK banking group has shared advice for people who connect to wi-fi during hotel stays

NatWest has urged customers staying in hotels to always check the guest book before connecting to wi-fi. With the festive season in full swing, many Brits will be on the move, whether they’re travelling home to visit family, attending Christmas parties, or travelling abroad for a seasonal holiday. For those staying in hotels or similar accommodation, it’s essential to be vigilant, as criminals may target hotel guests when plotting scams.

According to advice shared on NatWest’s website: “Scammers sometimes set up fake hotel networks with names that are very similar to the genuine one.” As such, it’s important to ‘make sure the network name is the one printed in official hotel guest books’, says the bank.

NatWest also advises customers against entering any personal information when connected to open Wi-Fi networks. “When using open Wi-Fi networks, stick to messaging and browsing, and avoid entering any personal information.”

“These networks are usually open, which means anyone can log on or that many people have the password. This makes it easier for fraudsters to see any details you enter on the same network,” the bank explains.

Cybersecurity company Norton has similarly highlighted the risks associated with hotel wi-fi. Advice on the brand’s website states: “Malicious hotspots, or rogue access points, are deceptive networks that trick users into connecting by mimicking legitimate Wi-Fi names.

“For instance, if you were staying at the Goodnight Inn and wanted to connect to the hotel’s Wi-Fi, you might mistakenly select ‘GoodNight Inn’ (with a capital N) instead of the correct network. By doing so, you risk connecting to an ‘evil twin’ network set up by cybercriminals to access your internet traffic.”

According to Norton, public Wi-Fi hotspots could also pose a risk, especially if criminals target unencrypted networks to gain access to sensitive banking information. “Many public Wi-Fi hotspots are unencrypted networks that transmit data in plain text, making it vulnerable to cybercriminals with the right tools. Hackers on the same network can intercept your online activities, including banking information, login credentials, and personal messages.”

While criminals might try to take advantage of people using their wi-fi, it’s just one of several tactics that scammers might employ. For holidaymakers spending their Christmas in another country, NatWest also offers advice on staying safe while exchanging money and dining out at restaurants.

The banking group advises customers to always pay in local currency where possible and to be mindful of potential restaurant scams, which could result in people being overcharged for food or charged for food that seemed complimentary.

NatWest suggests checking reviews ahead of time before choosing a restaurant, checking prices when placing an order, only eating and drinking what was ordered, and requesting an itemised receipt. The bank also recommended looking out for any additional charges, such as water charges or cover charges.

ZARA McDermott has shared a brand new loved-up selfie with her One Direction star boyfriend.

The former Love Island contestant was celebrating her 29th birthday with her singer partner Louis Tomlinson as they posed for the cosy picture.

Zara donned a woolly hat and coat for the wintertime selfie as she flashed her pearly whites whilst cuddling up to Louis in the snap.

Captioning the image, Zara wrote: “The best birthday ever with you & the final year of my 20’s !!”

The pair had spent the day together celebrating and marking Zara’s first birthday since they have been a couple.

The Sun were the first to reveal at the start of the year that Zara and Louis had begun dating each other just weeks after she split from long-term partner, reality star, Sam Thompson.

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This new image is a rare public show of affection from the couple with Zara and Louis often choosing to keep their romance away from social media.

Louis has never shared an image of the couple on his main social media feed.

But they appear more loved-up than ever thanks to their latest snap.

Commenting underneath the snap, one fan said: “Omgg you’re the sweetest couple. Happy birthday sweetheart.”

As another penned: “The cutest pic I’ve seen in a while!! U look so happy, I love it.”

A third also commented: “Happy birthday Zara!!! And this completely makes my morning! So happy for you guys!!”

It comes as her ex Sam also began to post his new romance to Instagram.

Sam is in the very early days of a romance with influencer Talitha Balinska but he has been quick to flaunt it online.

Sam began dating DJ Talitha back in October but he has now begun to post about the star after they also posed for a loved-up snap during a dinner with his Made in Chelsea co-star pals.

Sam announced at the beginning of December that he and Talitha had made things “official”.

Speaking to his best pal Pete Wicks on their Staying Relevant podcast, Sam confirmed they had taken their romance to the next level.

He said excitedly: “I’ve got a girlfriend. I’ve got a girlfriend!”

He also had a brief romance with Love Island star Samie Elishi earlier this year with them regularly being pictured snogging in public but it soon fizzled out.

Zara and Sam split in January 2025 when she chose to end the relationship after five years.

She began dating Louis just weeks later.

Zara and Sam were also plagued by a cheating shock when it was revealed that the BBC Three star had cheated on Sam during the early days of their romance.

She broke down in tears when begging for him back amid the infidelity in an infamous Made in Chelsea scene.

A This Morning star has given birth and shared sweet photos of the baby

A beloved star on This Morning has revealed the exciting news that she has welcomed her first baby.

TV chef Poppy O’Toole, also known as the Potato Queen, first joined the ITV series a few years back and has made countless appearances to cook up a feast on the show.

This year though, she confirmed she was pregnant with her first baby, just months after getting married to her partner of 15 years Tom Shattock.

Since then, an excited Poppy has been keeping her thousands of online fans updated on her pregnancy journey. And on Saturday (December 13) Poppy revealed she recently welcomed a baby daughter.

Taking to her Instagram, the TV star shared several photos of her posing with her new baby in front of a Christmas tree. She captioned the post: “The baby potato arrived last week and she is doing amazingly. Thanks for all the love and messages.”

As expected, fans and co-stars rushed to the comments section to send their well-wishes. ITV and Lorraine star Dr Amir Khan penned: “Huge congratulations.”

Gordon Ramsay also wrote: “Congratulations to you both sending lots of love from all the Ramsays.” Fellow chef John Torode gushed: “Congratulations.. so bloody wonderful.”

Meanwhile, one fan declared: “Congratulations!!!!! Wishing you so much love and happiness.” Another followed chimed in: “Congratulations to you both! Wonderful news and lovely little squishy Potato tot cuddles. Have the best Christmas.”

Earlier this year, Poppy revealed she married her partner. However, talking about their special day on social media at the time, she admitted it was an “unconventional” day, as they failed to give at least 29 days’ notice before the ceremony.

Failing to give the required notice of marriage can prevent a wedding from taking place on the intended date. If couples fail to give 29 days notice, the ceremony may need to be rescheduled, and additional fees may be incurred for rebooking.

In the end, the couple took care of all the “official stuff” in Redditch, not forgetting to take a series of snaps outside the registry office. Despite it not being a traditional day, it didn’t dampen Poppy’s spirits, as she took to Instagram to share in the joyous news.

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Dec. 12 (UPI) — Shares of Lululemon stock surged Friday after CEO Calvin McDonald announced his retirement.

The Canada-based company’s stock value spiked more than 9% in premarket trading following its announcement that McDonald was resigning from his role.

“The timing is right for a change,” McDonald said on a call. “I’ve described being CEO of Lululemon as my dream job. It truly has lived up to every expectation and given me the opportunity of a lifetime.”

McDonald expects a Jan. 31 departure from the athleisure company and will cap more than a year of lackluster performance.

Lululemon’s NYSE shares climbed 9.35% to $204.50 in recent trading, following a roughly 10% surge the day prior.

The company disclosed McDonald’s exit alongside fiscal third-quarter earnings and another batch of disappointing guidance.

According to the company, Lululemon’s board has engaged an unnamed “leading” executive search firm to replace McDonald.

The outgoing CEO will remain as senior adviser until March 31.

Lululemon named CFO Meghan Frank and Chief Commercial Officer Andre Maestrini as interim co-CEOs while it hunts for a permanent leader.

Meanwhile, Board chair Marti Morfitt will assume an expanded role as executive chair.

“As we look to the future, the board is focused on identifying a leader with a track record of driving companies through periods of growth and transformation to guide the company’s next chapter of success,” said Morfitt.

Lululemon reported quarterly revenue of $2.57 billion, up from $2.40 billion the same period last year.

McDonald pointed to a robust Thanksgiving weekend demand that helped the company clear outdated inventory through discounts.

He said early holiday results were “encouraging” as it looked ahead to the current quarter.

“I also want to acknowledge we’ve seen trends slow a bit since Thanksgiving, which we’ve taken into account in our Q4 guidance,” McDonald continued.

But he added it projected revenue of $3.50 billion to $3.59 billion, which was slightly under Wall Street forecasts.

Lululemon has grappled with mounting pressures over the past year, including competition and tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Over the summer, Lululemon sued Costco for selling a “confusingly similar” clothing line.

“However, despite this, we expect revenue trends in the U.S. and Q4 to be modestly improved relative to Q3,” according to McDonald.

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Debbie Davies has urged people to get checked out after discovering she has tonsil cancer caused by the HPV virus

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Debbie Davies has shared the sad news she has cancer. The 58-year-old reality star, who is also a psychic, ghost hunter and medium, took to Instagram to reveal she had been diagnosed with tonsil cancer at the end of November.

Posting a video, she told her followers how she had been experiencing a constantly sore mouth for a while and had “so many sore throats over the years”. But she said that “never for a moment” did she think it could be something so serious.

Doctors only discovered it was cancer after she had three teeth out and a nurse advised Debbie to get checked out. She said: “Thank God a nurse at Wythenshawe Hospital mentioned the possibility of it being cancer to me! Thanks to her I got checked out and now I’m getting treatment.”

Since her initial diagnosis, Debbie has been giving fans regular updates – and warning people what to look out for so it doesn’t happen to them, or they at least have the best chance of catching it early.

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Sharing a photo of herself wearing a special mask covering her whole head apart from her nose that’s meant for radiotherapy treatment, Debbie said: “Constant sore throat? Get checked. Tonsil cancer caused by the HPV virus is no joke.”

In the caption she wrote: “The advice is simple, get checked. The mask looks grim but it’s doable and if you want to survive you’ve got no choice.

“Today someone messaged to say they’ve got diagnosed because they got seen after my first post, to me that makes baring my soul worth it, no woman wants to be seen at her worst, but if it saves lives I’ll do it.

“So apologies for banging on about this, it is what it is, please share and get this out there. Cancer – you are the devil’s work and I’m one of God’s women, so heaven help you picking a war with me.”

In her latest post, Debbie shared that she is having a mix of chemotherapy and radiotherapy over the next few weeks to hopefully be rid of the cancer for good.

She told fans: “I’m OK, and hopefully I’m going to be OK.

“So, finally, after a ton of appointments, I don’t go back until Monday and that’s for radiation and chemotherapy for six weeks.

“Although that’s not going to be easy and simple because the cancer is in my mouth, it’s on my tonsils and in my glands. So, I’m going to be very burnt from the radiotherapy. I’ve got that ordeal to get through.

“But six weeks of treatment and then, please God, I’ll be cancer free. So, keeping everything crossed. Six weeks, I’ll have to recover, but please God, I’ll go back to normal and be cancer free.”

Debbie first appeared on The Real Housewives of Cheshire in 2021, taking over from Dawn Ward, and quit after just one series. But she returned to the ITV2 show earlier this year for the 10th anniversary series.

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