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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?

Wicked last night and Steps on Strictly tonight. I am content ☺️

Inject Wicked: For Good into my veins. Just spectacular and beautiful 🩷

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FYI: The BBC has revealed the charities #TheCelebrityTraitors were all competing for, with links so that you can donate.

when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale

TV gold. Laughed and cried at that fantastic finale. Outstanding 👏🏻 #TheCelebrityTraitors

Well. After tonight’s episode Keye has got right down in my book. When you have pets, regardless of animal, they’re your family - so to be so disrespectful of Davide and his cats 😠 especially when he could see it was hurting him. So mean #MAFS

Uhh what was that Ash and Grace clip in the trailer for tomorrow’s episode?!? Have they just spoiled it?! 🧐 #MAFSUK

WHAT?!!!!!? #Strictly www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

We’re all copying the Celebrity Traitors banshee songs in voice notes to our group chats…right? 🥲

It’s #WorldHeartDay and it’s a day that’s very close to home with lots of genetic heart stuff going on around my side of the family. With that in mind and being (just 👀) into my 30s, I’m actively trying to get as fit as I can to prevent (or delay?) any future heart issues…1/2

My fab pal @jesshayden.bsky.social must be celebrating the Red Roses win yday as much as anyone but that won't stop her making sure everyone understands that sport is political 🔥 observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

We worry about Very Online Kids much more than their Very Online Parents, and I'm not sure that's wise

All in all. Brilliant first week and some great first dances. Top 5 in no particular order Karen, Amber, Lewis, Jimmy, La Voix #Strictly

I like that judging twist, good idea tbh #Strictly

Aup! Dark horse there. Karen!!! Fantastic. Legs for days 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #Strictly

Disclaimer: I loooove Amber Davies, never saw her on Love Island but I have followed her in musical theatre and she’s just 🤩 #Strictly

La Voix, my goodness, so good and hilarious too! Loved that they made a point about Chris in training too, simple explanation and made sense. What a pairing, can’t wait to watch them #Strictly

Aside from looking like a deer in the headlights, Vicky didn’t look bad at all! #Strictly

I’m deluded enough to want to try those lifts 🥲 knowing full well 1. Not a chance 2. My shoulders would detach from my body before my legs and torso had chance to lift #Strictly

Harry breaking my heart. Not bad for first week, I’ve got high hopes #Strictly

Chris Robshaw could really do with some WD40 in those hips #Strictly

England crowned Women's Rugby World Cup champions after emphatic win over Canada

If everyone watched The Hack on ITV right now, we could start to repair our media, our discourse & our country. It is TV drama at its absolute best. I know most of this stuff & I’m reeling.

I always forget how strong our Stoke accent is so hearing Port Vale fans chanting Va-yul on TV is particularly homely albeit a slightly jarring reminder 😅

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.” What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

As I was saying…

Is the rapture still happening? Any chance I could get a last minute ticket because this cold/covid situation I’ve got going on is unpleasant

This is my millennial hill I’m willing to ☠️ on

The world is going to 💩 but this weekend we went to The Cat Show Live 2025 and when I tell you it was soul cleansing. Someone lock me in with all the cats until the bin fire world comes back round to being calm

Letter in The Observer today. “I am a refugee. The UK made me a surgeon.”

What was that ENDING #TheGone you can’t end it there 😰😰😰

What’s that? #LoveIsland ends up with the right decision?! What a day 👏🏻👏🏻

Not me following @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com advice for switching bank accounts and then forgetting to switch money in from a different bank account (I did from my other account in the same bank) therefore missing out on my switch bonus 🙄

Toni’s mum talking to Cach 💔 so incredibly kind and bang on the money - as was his family talking to Toni albeit a different message 🤪 #LoveIsland

Oh my favourite thing, England penalties 😨

What a bloody shame for Dimitrov #Wimbledon

This is the first I’d heard of the book or film and I’m captivated. Brilliant investigation 👏🏻

Thunderbolts* - much better than I expected it to be! Very easy to watch, hilarious at times, deep and therapeutic at other times. Very enjoyable and set up the next couple of films nicely

Women and ethnic minority journalists exit journalism early in the UK, and may experience less job satisfaction, according to new UK journalism report, qu'elle surprise. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...

Morning Bluesky! Have you cancelled a planned trip or move – holiday, work, short-term or long-term – to the USA? Fancy chatting to me about for a piece? @ me or DM if so, especially if you’re located in the UK. (RTs much appreciated too).

Daredevil: Born Again is easily up there with my top Marvel series. I’m obsessed. So easy to watch and end of the seat viewing. Only downside is having to wait each week for a new episode!!

Some ✨ personal news ✨… After 2 years of banging on about wedding planning, we finally got married in the most beautiful weather surrounded by our family and friends 🥰 now I just have to get used to having a new surname 😅😅😅

At the very least this week will go down in history for the first time an email shoulda been a meeting

Really haven’t been fancying coffee while I’ve been poorly but nothing gets you drinking one quicker than a caffeine withdrawal headache ☠️ actually thought my head was going to explode, then pretty quickly after finally giving in to a coffee, pretty much gone. Don’t drink coffee kids 😣😣

When I say my jaw hit the floor. What a story. WHAT A STORY @theatlantic.com

It’s not even true 😅 we’re the funny generation who knocked on for our mates and also also sat on MSN, MySpace, Bebo for HOURS waiting for people to come online 🥹 don’t get me started on the scraped knees, I still have the scars and memories from screaming the street down when I fell off my scooter