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BRIGITTE Bardot has reportedly been rushed to hospital again in Toulon just weeks after her last stay.

The 91-year-old film icon is said to have arrived at Saint-Jean Hospital about ten days ago and remains under care.

According to Nice-Matin, she was previously transferred to the same clinic in October, when she reportedly underwent “surgery as part of treatment for a serious illness.”

Bardot returned to her home in La Madrague after nearly two weeks of hospitalisation at the time, fuelling intense speculation, including false reports of her death.

She pushed back then in a message on X, writing: “I’m fine.

“I don’t know which idiot started this ‘fake news’ about my disappearance tonight, but know that I’m fine and I have no intention of bowing out.”

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German outlet Bild reports Bardot has been back in the Toulon facility for ten days, though the reason for this latest admission is unclear. 

In recent years, the star has spoken openly about health problems.

Shortly before her 90th birthday, she told La Parisienne: “I can hardly walk anymore, I’m dependent on crutches, and dancing is very difficult for me.”

Bardot was hospitalized in 2023 after a respiratory arrest.

Her October hospitalisation similarly set off death rumours, spread by an influencer in a now-deleted post.

Bardot herself dismissed the claim at the time, saying: “I don’t know who the idiot is who spread this ‘fake news’ about my passing, but you should know that I am fine and I have no intention of saying goodbye.”

French actress Brigitte Bardot first appeared on screen in 1952 with The Girl in the Bikini, a role that launched her to major stardom.

She stepped away from filmmaking in 1973 to focus on her animal-rights foundation. 

Throughout her career, she cultivated a provocative public image, from her beachside bikini moment at Cannes in 1953 to posing nude for Playboy on her 40th birthday.

Married four times, Bardot first tied the knot to actor Roger Vadim (1952–57), then to Jacques Charrier (1959–62), followed by Gunter Sachs (1967–69).

 She has been married to Bernard d’Ormale since 1992.

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KATIE Price has revealed she is planning her next procedure in the form of a hair transplant.

The 47-year-old has confirmed she is undergoing the cosmetic enhancing procedure after being left riddled with bald patches.

Katie has been left with the patches after years of using hair extensions which have left her with excessive damage.

The star confirmed her plans to undergo the transplant during the latest episode of her self-titled podcast which she hosts with her sister, Sophie.

Speaking on the podcast, Katie was quizzed on her future surgery plans by Sophie who said to the star: “I have seen your diary and I haven’t told mum what I’ve seen.”

As Sophie refused to go into detail in what she was referring too, Katie shot back as she asked: “How do you know it is not a hair transplant?”

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Katie then added: “I need that!

“That I need… I think because I’ve had my face pulled…”

She then became distracted as she was interrupted by son Harvey who was showing off his press-ups.

However, she went on to say: “I have no time for surgery [before Christmas] but what you have seen in my diary is probably getting a hair transplant.

“That’s the end of January.”

Katie previously spoke out about her bald patches back in 2022.

At the time, she began to plug a product on Instagram that she claimed could help with baldness – a problem she revealed she was dealing with.

Katie said in 2022: “Look at my hair everyone.

“Now I was starting to bald at the side of my hair, and I’ve been rubbing this on my scalp and the side of my hair.”

Amid her hair worries, she also filmed a mini-documentary on alopecia.

The TV star tackled the stigma around baldness and alopecia – the autoimmune condition that causes hair all over the body to fall out.

She teamed up with Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch on the candid mini-film.

SINGER Louis Tomlinson has donated £4,000 to help fund life-saving surgery for a bodyguard who looked after One Direction. 

The Lemonade singer, 33, pitched in hours after learning former minder Preston Mahon, 54, was staring down the barrel without urgent help. 

Preston, who texted Louis his thanks, told The Sun: “I’m so appreciative. It means the world to me.” 

Close protection officer Preston — who guarded Louis and bandmates Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Niall Horan — was forced to end his 27-year security career owing to deteriorating mobility.

Doctors discovered a clogged artery in his left thigh and he had angioplasty to clear it at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.  

He was told he could have the procedure every two years but the rules changed after Covid, he said. 

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On his last visit, he says a doctor told him: “Both arteries are blocked in both legs and there’s nothing I can do.

“The next time I see you will be for bypass and amputation.” 

Preston used all his savings and borrowed from relatives and friends to pay for a private op in Spain to have stents fitted and is now £16,000 in debt.

He hopes to raise £35,000 to pay for the same procedure on his troublesome right leg.  

Preston, now a machine operator for Cadbury, said: “My dad organised for me to see an expert in Madrid who did his knees. 

“He phoned my father after the op and told him, ‘We just did life-saving surgery on your son’. 

“After the operation it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders but now I desperately need this second operation to have a chance of living out my years without pain.  

“I’ve never asked for money but I’ve got nothing left.

“My family finances have been exhausted.”

Grandad Preston, of Birmingham, who also looked after Simon Cowell, Westlife, Boyzone and Leona Lewis, is raising money through GoFundMe and, with the help of ID fans, already has more than £6,300. 

On Louis’ donation on Wednesday, he said: “I can’t thank him enough.

“Wow. I wasn’t expecting that.  

“I sent Louis a text personally saying thank you.

“All the boys from One Direction mean the world to me.

“I met up with all the lads again at Liam’s funeral exactly a year ago.  

“It was the saddest time ever but a lovely reunion.” 

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He added: “I also previously worked with Freddie Starr and went to his funeral. 

“It’s hard seeing people you cared for go and I don’t want to join them yet.” 

This Morning star Michelle Elman has revealed that she is set to undergo another brain surgery after a scan showed another cyst on her brain

She has earned herself a legion of fans on the back of her life changing advice as This Morning’s relationship and life coach. But away from the cameras the TV expert has been battling a debilitating condition.

Michelle Elman recently revealed that she is to undergo surgery after a scan showed a new cyst had grown on her brain. The 32 year old star has been dealing with a condition called hydrocephalus.

This condition is caused by fluid building up on the brain creating pressure, that can be fatal if left untreated. Taking to social media, Michelle told her followers that she plans to remove the cyst next year.

On her Instagram story, she penned: “Yesterday I found out I need another brain surgery. I have a cyst in my brain again and also the magnet in my brain needs replacing.”

Currently, Michelle lives with a metal magnet on her brain which doctors inserted to control the flow of fluid to reduce a build up.

Michelle continued: “It’s not urgent but it is needed so now I have to figure out when to schedule this so it disrupts my life as little as possible. Inevitably I will have to pause my life and go deal with this, likelihood it will be next year, but until then it’s business as usual.”

But this is not the first time Michelle has been under the surgeon’s knife. She previously revealed that she has battled a brain tumour, a punctured intestine and obstructed bowels. And on the back of her various conditions, she has undergone 15 surgeries.

The TV personality has not had the best of luck. As she also shared with viewers on This Morning that she was engaged for a mere 24 hours after finding out that her fiancé, who she had been darting for three years, was cheating on her.

Hours after her partner popped the question a woman contacted her to expose her boyfriend’s deceitful behaviour.

Sat on the TV show’s infamous sofa, she revealed: “He was with me when I got the first message saying ‘Is this person your fiance?’ “I thought it was a colleague, like this person knows you, and it took a while to figure out. My first reaction was shock.”

She continued: “I was shaking and I kept saying, ‘Please tell me first I don’t want to find out from her’.”

Last year, she told hosts Ben Shepherd and Cat Deeley :”We met on a dating app, he was my first date after the pandemic. Love of my life, healthiest relationship I had ever had. I was engaged and then a woman reached out and asked if he was my fiancé. I ended up speaking to her for an hour on the phone. He was on a dating app, he was on a business trip and yeah…”

She continued: “I fully back myself. I am emotionally intelligent, smart, intelligent woman. I have every tool in my tool kit to notice red flags. If someone wants to lie to you they will. Wholeheartedly I did not see any red flags. As a red flag the second you go on their phone, the relationship is gone. The trust is gone.’

Unpacking how the revelation unfolded, she went on to say: “Then it was screenshots of the dating profile and his number, I believed her from the get go, but I needed evidence. She told me the hotel, and I said put that in your email, and it came up, then he admitted it. He admitted it and to others as well but I think my reaction was just was ‘you have ruined a good thing, this is supposed to be happiest day of my life’.”

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Denver Broncos linebacker and tackling savant Alex Singleton has long set a positive example for young football players in Southern California.

He holds annual free camps and clinics at his alma mater, Thousand Oaks High. He partners with the Special Olympics to raise awareness and support for his sister and others with disabilities. He brought the Thousand Oaks High team coached by his good friend Evan Yabu to SoFi Stadium to watch the Broncos play the Chargers.

And when Yabu became coach at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High two years ago, he became a familiar face there as well.

But nothing he’s done can rival the message he posted Monday on social media revealing his testicular cancer diagnosis, subsequent surgery and hopeful quick recovery.

“I wrestled with sharing such personal information publicly,” he wrote. “But the fact is, if it helps one person decide to pay closer attention to their body, then it is well worth it.

“Early detection and regular screenings save lives and can save loved ones from a lot of grief.”

Singleton revealed that elevated levels of the hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin were discovered from a random NFL drug test. An exam by a urologist confirmed the cancer diagnosis last week. Yet he elected to play Thursday against the Las Vegas Raiders before undergoing surgery to remove the tumor Friday.

He told close friends on a group text that the drug test indicated he either was on steroids or had testicular cancer. He wrote that he doesn’t take steroids, so he planned to play in the game then go straight into surgery.

Singleton, the Broncos’ leading tackler and a team captain, had nine tackles in the Broncos’ 10-7 victory over the Raiders. He addressed teammates Monday.

“This morning, I stood before our team as a lucky man,” he posted on Instagram. “I shared with my teammates and coaches that I underwent successful surgery on Friday for testicular cancer after being diagnosed last week.

“Thankfully, we believe the cancer was caught early with a great prognosis for me and my family. While we are still awaiting some additional test results, I fully expect to return to the field in the coming weeks.”

Singleton, 31, is a tackling machine. He first gained national recognition when he recorded 21 total tackles and two tackles for loss in a win over the Chargers in 2022. His 19 solo tackles were second most in NFL history.

Last season, he suffered a torn ACL in the first quarter of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but continued to play a remarkable 49 snaps, finishing with 10 tackles.

Singleton, who played at FCS school Montana State, has recorded at least 120 tackles four times and has a team-high 89 tackles in 10 games this season.

“[We’ll] be there for him, continue the fight with him,” Broncos linebacker Justin Strnad told reporters Monday. “I’m just glad everyone is here to support him…. Ultimate competitor, ultimate team player. He’s going to overcome it, and we’re all going to be here for him.”

Singleton’s wife, Sam, gave birth in February to their first child, a daughter named Tallyn Maye. Singleton recognizes that his health comes before football, telling reporters Monday that he will study the pathology report and be tested weekly. He said a CT scan showed that the cancer had not spread, but he is unsure how long he will be sidelined while recovering.

Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton played in their recent victory over Las Vegas Raiders despite being diagnosed with testicular cancer a few days earlier.

The 31-year-old had surgery last Friday to remove a cancerous tumor that was in its early stages – a day after he made nine tackles in the Broncos’ 10-7 win over the Raiders at Mile High Stadium.

In a post on his Instagram account,, external Singleton said his health concerns started over two weeks ago following a drug test that showed elevated levels of the hormone hcG in his system.

A visit to a urologist, who performed an ultrasound last week, revealed the presence of testicular cancer.

Singleton said he is on the road to recovery after an operation and predicted he will return to the field in “the coming weeks” as he awaits additional test results but has “a great prognosis”.

“I wrestled with sharing such personal information publicly,” Singleton said.

“But the fact is, if it helps one person decide to pay closer attention to their body, then it is well worth it.

“Early detection and regular screenings save lives and can save loved ones from a lot of grief.”