Secret Celeb Gossip #24

[TeaLover49]

I was so shocked when I first learned that once cancer has spread from its primary location, it’s no longer curable. I had no idea that was the case until a few years ago.

Poor Sarah Harding. She’s so young and always seemed so much more vibrant and interesting than her bandmates. I really hope that her treatment allows her to live well with cancer for many more years to come. Fucking cancer.

My consultant told me this January 2019, that it was treatable but not curable and gave me a prognosis of two years. I did everything they asked; went for all my Chemotherapy sessions (but it depended on blood test results and how you feel. I once wasn't allowed to have it as I had a mouth ulcer). I went for all appointments.
Then in February, I went to appointment but this time I wasn't able to walk unless I had help. I had no idea what happened to me. Had to arrange transport and wheelchair to get me to hospital. Once at the clinic, the consultant immediately said she was admitting me.
To cut a long story short, I had a tumour growing in pelvis area which fractured a bone (which is eroding). Then told Chemotherapy was damaging my heart, tumours in lungs grew. I was in hospital for 3 weeks before being transferred to a care home for end of life care. I'm not for CPR as it could damage me more.
But apart from all this and needing my blinged up zimmer frame to help me get about and being here since lockdown, I feel pretty good. But that's morphine for you LOL!
Sorry for going off topic.
But in mornings, I swear, when I have my bacon sarnies and 2 pots of tea, I always read this forum. Proper cheers me up. Plus some people here really mingle with celebs and have some nice juicy gossip

I love you guys and thank you for your love your showing me. I keep positive. I have to, for my daughter and boyfriend. But thank you for the laughs
XxXxXxX

 

[DCICassieStuart]

I was a bit confused by GC myself.
I wondered when Gemma Collins had turned .....

 

[AlanBanan]

Re; Russel Brand. I seen this on Twitter and had to show you all!

 

[lamaitresse]

I suppose the body parts stigmatisation aspect has occurred to us ALL at some point.

I used to be tiny-tiny thin and could eat what I liked. I had a horrific time at school and they'd sing "FEED THE WORLD" (the Live Aid song) at me and I was bullied non-stop. I laugh about it now, but at the time it was mortifying - when in your early teens, you're already at your most self-conscious, it's the last thing you need.

As I got a bit older, I'd get women bitching "bet she's going to the toilet to throw up" whenever I left the table on a night out. I'd get men saying "I'd shag her, but she'd snap". I even got scouted by a model agency in my early 20s (I wasn't confident or vain enough to pursue that as a career option).

I had a guy turn me down because I was too tall. I remember asking a man I was intimate with, if he wished my boobs were bigger (as a joke) and he said yes!!!

Now I'm in my 40s and the tide is turning, I'm having to watch my weight. I've just offloaded one boyfriend who said to me "if you get any bigger, you're dumped".

And as for genitals, I've had more than my fair share of jokes about my labia from past encounters (which aren't porn star perfect, but they're not abnormal, either).

We all have our crosses to bear. Just my two-penneth.

 

[KINGAA]

I’m coming on here as a massive Girls Aloud fan. They shaped my childhood and spent my teenage years “fangirling” and going to all their concerts. I’m absolutely heartbroken to hear about Sarah’s cancer. She has always been the most fiery in the group and I love her for that. She’s great to watch. She hasn’t had the most easy time in life but I’m hoping and praying that she pulls through. Sending Sarah lots of love and strength.

I can’t bite my tongue... I find it just angering seeing the press mentioning Cheryl and Nicola standing with Sarah etc - they literally refollowed her on social media this week... they’ve never cared for Sarah and now she’s sick the three of them (Kimberley as well) are suddenly pally with Nadine and Sarah again.

Honestly, the three off them are like bloody mean girls. Hope Sarah keeps her eye on those three as she takes time to battle through her devastating illness - I can bet you now one of those 3 will be on morning TV crying in the coming weeks...making it all about them.

I know forgive and forget etc, and how something like this bring people together but I just couldn’t if I were Sarah.

 

[TeaLover49]

I liked a few GA songs and Sarah seemed like the sort of girl I could be friends with and have a bloody good time. She never harmed no one.
Although I have cancer and keep being told about length of time I have left, I know nothing of what she is going through with breast cancer (I've bowel cancer which has spread to my lungs and pelvis).
To see her former bandmates be so publicly supportive is galling. I know, I've had former friends try to get in touch with me, via Facebook, since I got told 5 months ago that no more can be done for me. They make me sick. They all mocked me when I was married to a man 29 years older than me and I could see the glee on their faces when he died. And now they want to be friends with me, wishing me well and all that bull crap.
I hope Sarah pulls through and makes a full recovery. Seems like she has a good support network of family and friends. She doesn't need three cliquey former colleagues.

 

[TeaLover49]

I remember watching that clip of him on the Late Late show when Boyzone started and I think I was more surprised that the other band mates were straight than Stephen was gay. It makes me so sad that he couldn’t just be himself and had to cover it up for so long.

It’s such a shame that so many people are still in situations where they feel they need to do that.

My daughter told me a few years ago that she is gay. I remember the day so well. That day, she seemed more anxious than usual. Then she asked me to sit down as she had something she wanted to tell me. When she told me, I said I already knew and just waited for her to tell me herself. I was more shocked that when she told me, she lit up a cigarette and asked her when she started smoking.
At the moment, she has a really lovely girlfriend who is an absolute sweetheart. Her parents disowned her when she told them she was gay.
I find it so sad that people feel so anxious about saying they're gay in this day and age and their families can't support them. Especially celebrities who get hounded by the press.

 

[Titfertat]

Ha! For those that asked once a good many years ago i was at a wedding at Silverstone and there were rumours that Top Gear were also there filming....anyway after a few glasses of fizz i was coming back from the ladies and saw a gaggle of people separate and little old Richard Hammond appear....in my (slightly boozy please remember) mind i was thinking 'say something different, say something cool!' and as he came up to pass me i came out with "Hello Richard Hammond - can i lick your face?" The poor man visibly shuddered and understandably mumbled something about preferring it if i didn't and scurried away in fear
Literally about a month later he had that really bad high speed crash that nearly killed him and i got a text from my brother saying 'Richard Hammond still trying to get away from you licking his face?!?'
I have a couple more similar stories - all with the general theme of me saying something stoopid - my other half always says i shouldn't be allowed near anyone slightly famous as i malfunction and to be fair he is annoyingly right hahaha

 

[Warrend]

Ooh, Adam Ant. I sat next to him at the cinema once. It was at the National Film Theatre. Tony Richardson had died and his daughter Natasha arranged a screening of The Charge of the Light Brigade so I popped along and when I settled into my seat and looked around I saw Adam bloody Ant sitting next to me on my left!

I was this close to leaning in and telling I used to masturbate furiously to his pictures when I was a teenager, but thought better of it considering the circumstances.

 

[AlanBanan]

I’m just watching some crap quiz show on ITV and I have to say, credit where it’s due, I think Gemma Collins has defo lost some weight - not the legendary 5 stone a la DM - but I thought she looked nice tonight and, trust me, I’m not a fan!

Not a fan of Gemma Collins at all as I find her to be grating and self involved, but she always does look well. She always dresses well for her size and has her hair and makeup immaculate. She’s not bad looking at all.

Which some people may call her ugly even though she is not because a lot of people sadly think that fat = ugly

 

[RedMagnolia]

My daughter told me a few years ago that she is gay. I remember the day so well. That day, she seemed more anxious than usual. Then she asked me to sit down as she had something she wanted to tell me. When she told me, I said I already knew and just waited for her to tell me herself. I was more shocked that when she told me, she lit up a cigarette and asked her when she started smoking.
At the moment, she has a really lovely girlfriend who is an absolute sweetheart. Her parents disowned her when she told them she was gay.
I find it so sad that people feel so anxious about saying they're gay in this day and age and their families can't support them. Especially celebrities who get hounded by the press.

My daughter is gay and we had a similar conversation. I knew from early on she was almost certainly gay but she faked a crush on Justin Bieber during her school days and even had a boyfriend for a short time when she was 14. She told me she didn't like him touching her, so I did the whole "don't do anything you're not comfortable with, just say NO" speech, thinking the little scrote was touching her up, when all the poor lad wanted to do was hold her hand. Bless him. She met her wife at uni and they are now married with an adorable baby boy and planning baby no.2 in a couple of years (despite the fact I am way too young to be a grandma )

Living a life of secrets and lies, like a lot of celebrities have to, must lead to intense unhappiness. Not being able to be openly gay and be proud of your partner, having to marry someone of the opposite sex just to appear 'normal' - it's crazy in this day and age.

 

[Anasnake]

I was at senior school with a boy who got 100% on every test he sat on maths/science subjects. I even remember the time he got 99% in one because he cried. The rest of the time he pretended he was Roland Rat. He was a nice boy actually, I wonder what happened to him.

He’s probably in the Cabinet

 

[itsnotmyfaulthonest]

Just reading about Elaine Lordan after previous posts here, poor sod has had a hard life...mother threw herself in front of a train and her one year year son died. I can’t imagine the pain her alcohol is numbing hope she gets better anyway

 

[Apple In My Pie]

I said this on the celebs you hate thread, and will say it forevermore, but Russell Brand is the human version of an unwashed wank sock.

(except its gained sentience and spouts waffle)

 

[Gym&Tonic]

I can’t bite my tongue... I find it just angering seeing the press mentioning Cheryl and Nicola standing with Sarah etc - they literally refollowed her on social media this week... they’ve never cared for Sarah and now she’s sick the three of them (Kimberley as well) are suddenly pally with Nadine and Sarah again.

Honestly, the three off them are like bloody mean girls. Hope Sarah keeps her eye on those three as she takes time to battle through her devastating illness - I can bet you now one of those 3 will be on morning TV crying in the coming weeks...making it all about them.

I know forgive and forget etc, and how something like this bring people together but I just couldn’t if I were Sarah.

Yasss!

Cheryl, Nicole and Kimberley are a right bunch of nasty, cliquey mean girl bitches. Someone should call them out on their fake sympathy.

 

[Flowergirl14]

Just been asked out for a coffee by a fellow Irish guy that I have fancied for the past 18 months. I might be off here for a while. ... here's wishing!!!!

 

[Jay-cloth Cow]

Does anyone have anything good or bad (hope not!) on Louis Theroux?

A friend of mine has had dealings with him through her work, and can't speak more highly of him - she said he's a lovely man, incredibly witty and very intelligent.

 

[ShowMeYourFeline]

And the point is,even people with real challenges have real gifts. Billy Connolly has A.D.H.D, as does Lee Mack, he may not be the nicest, but he’s at least had a successful career, which I hope encourages others. So many creative people are not neuo-typical, that it’s not the end of the world.

I am severely disabled by Aspergers and ADHD, and hate this sort of attitude. It is supposed to be encouraging but just trivialises our conditions. The vast, vast majority of us don’t have any special “gifts”. We are no more likely to be gifted or creative than anyone else (in fact, from what I’ve seen I’d say we’re less likely). Those who do have gifts usually cannot utilise them due to their disabilities. Most of us are unable to live independently, and have never had a job.

Celebrities with these conditions have the mildest symptoms (in my opinion, some shouldn’t have even been diagnosed), and are completely unrelateable to the rest of us.

It makes us feel like double failures: we’re failing in life, and then we’re failing to live up to unreasonable expectations due to “gifted” “neurodiverse” stereotypes.

Even worse, very little support is available to us, and as our conditions get trivialised with this nonsense and with people with milder and milder symptoms getting diagnosed, I worry that our conditions will be taken less seriously and even less support will be available.

 

[Thegreenbush96]

Horrible news.

 

[Miss Demeanour]

For Tattlers reading Freak Like Me, I see Malcolm McLean has replied to a Tattler about his book having a spike in sales!