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Metro
3 hours ago
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- Metro
Powerful Coronation Street scenes as Debbie Webster confides dementia diagnosis
Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) has finally revealed the truth about her dementia diagnosis in Coronation Street. The show legend was diagnosed with young-onset dementia earlier this year, but decided to keep the news from her family. Only younger brother Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) knew the truth, having found the letter about her appointment, though Debbie swore him to secrecy. With brother Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) being treated for testicular cancer and sister-in-law Abi Webster (Sally Carman) having recently been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, Debbie didn't want them to have to deal with her life-changing news on top of everything else. However, in tonight's episode her symptoms became too obvious to hide, and Debbie had no choice but to reveal all. Abi and Carl were both alarmed when Debbie walked in on their clandestine chat about their feelings for each other, though they were soon worried for a different reason when they realised that Debbie was unresponsive. For the second time that day, Debbie completely zoned out, before passing out, luckily with Kevin there to catch her. When she came to, it was clear that she had no recollection of what had happened, and her family were quick to insist that she needed to go to the hospital to find out what had happened. Realising that they weren't going to give up, Debbie explained that she didn't need to go to the hospital for a diagnosis, as she already had one. The family were completely blindsided by the news of her dementia and insisted that she still go to hospital just to be checked out. As Kevin fussed over her, she pointed out to Carl that this was the reason she'd sworn him to secrecy. Kevin was instantly offended to learn that Debbie had told Carl and not him, but Abi was quick to scold him for making the situation about himself. After Debbie agreed to let Abi take her to the hospital, she learnt that she'd had another mini-stroke. More Trending Despite the doctor warning her not to drive for a few weeks, Debbie snuck out of the hospital and got in her car, leaving her family worried. Back at home, tempers flared as the family argued about Debbie's whereabouts, with Kevin eventually admitting to Abi that he was upset Debbie hadn't confided her diagnosis in him first. View More » Will he be able to put his bitterness aside as Debbie and the family come to terms with her diagnosis? MORE: All 37 Coronation Street spoiler pictures for next week as tragedy is confirmed MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as legend 'disappears' MORE: Debbie reacts in Coronation Street as Ronnie reaches out with unexpected request
Scottish Sun
13 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
Axed Coronation Street star confirms she's staying on the cobbles for over TWO years despite falling victim to cast cull
Sue is one of many stars who have been axed from the soap this year street's ahead Axed Coronation Street star confirms she's staying on the cobbles for over TWO years despite falling victim to cast cull Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ONE of Coronation Street's axed stars has revealed that she will be staying put with the show for a number of years despite being binned off by bosses. Actress Sue Devaney was confirmed to have been axed last year and it was soon revealed that her exit would form part of a long-running dementia storyline. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Sue Devaney has confirmed she won't exit Corrie for over two years 3 Debbie is facing a lengthy dementia battle on the cobbles Credit: ITV When the news was revealed in late 2024, it was thought that Sue's exit could play out in early 2026 after it was said that she would still be in the programme beyond 2025. However, in a new interview, Sue has confirmed that her stint is MUCH longer than anyone anticipated. Speaking to Lorraine Kelly on her ITV breakfast show, the Debbie Webster actress clarified that she would be with the show until 2027 before her character succumbs to the tragic condition. Sue said to the Scottish TV host: "Well, I know this story is going to go on well into 2027. "Debbie is not going anywhere!" On-screen, Debbie found out she was living with early on-set vascular dementia earlier this year. At present, only her brother Carl is aware of the devastating diagnosis. It has so far been seen to impact Debbie heavily causing her to act erratically, suffer severe mood-swings as well as forgetfulness and clumsiness. Debbie's condition is expected to worsen over the next 24 months before her eventual exit from the ITV soap - much to the dismay of fans. Petitions began to circulate when her axing was revealed in order to reverse the decision by bosses with many insisting that Debbie was Coronation Street's strongest character amid an ongoing period of criticism for the fledgling soap. Devastating moment Coronation Street icon Debbie Webster discovers she has dementia The Sun previously told how Sue was left devastated over being axed from the show. News of her exit left the actress blindsided, with a source telling The Sun: 'Sue was very shocked when she discovered she was being killed off. 'She was initially very sad and then furious and then upset again. It's taken her a long time to come to terms with it. 'She had no intention to leave the show and couldn't believe it when they called her in and broke the news.' She is one of many names to leave the programme alongside Colson Smith, Luca Toolan, Shelley King, Charlotte Jordan, Sue Cleaver, Daniel Brocklebank, Helen Worth, Paddy Bever and Katy Cavanagh.
The Irish Sun
13 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
Axed Coronation Street star confirms she's staying on the cobbles for over TWO years despite falling victim to cast cull
ONE of Coronation Street's axed stars has revealed that she will be staying put with the show for a number of years despite being binned off by bosses. Actress 3 Sue Devaney has confirmed she won't exit Corrie for over two years 3 Debbie is facing a lengthy dementia battle on the cobbles Credit: ITV When the news was revealed in late 2024, it was thought that Sue's exit could play out in early 2026 after it was said that she would still be in the programme beyond 2025. However, in a new interview, Sue has confirmed that her stint is MUCH longer than anyone anticipated. Speaking to Lorraine Kelly on her ITV breakfast show, the Debbie Webster actress clarified that she would be with the show until 2027 before her character succumbs to the tragic condition. Sue said to the Scottish TV host: "Well, I know this story is going to go on well into 2027. Read More on Corrie "Debbie is not going anywhere!" On-screen, Debbie found out she was living with early on-set vascular dementia earlier this year. At present, only her brother Carl is aware of the devastating diagnosis. It has so far been seen to impact Debbie heavily causing her to act erratically, suffer severe mood-swings as well as forgetfulness and clumsiness. Most read in Soaps Debbie's condition is expected to worsen over the next 24 months before her eventual exit from the ITV soap - much to the dismay of fans. Petitions began to circulate when her axing was revealed in order to reverse the decision by bosses with many insisting that Debbie was Coronation Street's strongest character amid an ongoing period of criticism for the fledgling soap. Devastating moment Coronation Street icon Debbie Webster discovers she has dementia The Sun previously told how Sue was left devastated over being axed from the show. News of her exit left the actress blindsided, with a source telling The Sun: 'Sue was very shocked when she discovered she was being killed off. 'She was initially very sad and then furious and then upset again. It's taken her a long time to come to terms with it. 'She had no intention to leave the show and couldn't believe it when they called her in and broke the news.' She is one of many names to leave the programme alongside Corrie cash crisis: shock exits for 2025 ITV bosses are locked in a battle to save the cash-strapped soap. This means that a number of stars have either been axed from or have abandoned the long-running serial drama. Colson Smith - Craig Tinker The character of Craig Tinker Sue Cleaver - Eileen Grimshaw After 25 years playing Eileen Grimshaw, former I'm A Celebrity campmate Sue Cleaver Luca Toolan - Mason Radcliffe Bosses decided to axe the teenage character after Sue Devaney - Debbie Webster In November 2024, we revealed that Charlotte Jordan - Daisy Midgeley The actress became the fifth star to leave Coronation Street in just one month. We Shelley King - Yasmeen Metcalfe The actress has played Yasmeen Metcalfe on the cobbles for the past 11 years and 3 Sue's admission to Lorraine will come as great news to fans
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Liam Gallagher in 'freefall' and fleeing to Spain to retire until intervention
A new book A Sound So Very Loud reveals how Liam Gallagher was on the verge of moving to Majorca to retire like the gangster played by Ray Winstone in the 2000 movie Sexy Beast - until his partner made him see the light To borrow a catchphrase from Liam Gallagher, we are all about to witness a comeback of biblical proportions. In exactly two weeks, the Gallagher brothers will take to the stage for the first night of the Oasis reunion. More than 1.4 million tickets have been sold across 17 UK dates for the tour, 16 years after the Britpop favourites' acrimonious split. But according to a new book, the reunion might not be happening at all if it wasn't for Liam's fiancee, Debbie Gwyther. In Ted Kessler and Hamish MacBain's new Oasis book, A Sound So Very Loud, the former recalls meeting Liam in a London pub in 2016, two years after his group Beady Eye disbanded. And he says we have Debbie to thank for persuading Liam to keep performing. Ted says: 'In the pub, over pints, Liam explained what had been going on for the past two years. 'Since he'd dispensed with the intricate management scaffolding that keeps rock megastars afloat, he'd spent a while in freefall.' Ted says that just like the gangster played by Ray Winstone in the 2000 movie Sexy Beast, Liam also considered retiring abroad. He explains: 'He had tumbled out of the bubble to such an extent that for a while, he considered jacking it all in and moving to Majorca, living 'Sexy Beast-style'. Debbie, who had previously worked at Beady Eye's management company, put paid to that.' READ MORE: Diana Ross opens up in rare interview - 'My five children really take care of their mum' The book reveals how Liam listened to Debbie's wise, albeit harsh advice. Liam explains: 'She just told me to stop being a d**khead. She got me out the house, introduced me to new people outside my world, got me doing new things.' The book adds: 'She also firmly reminded him that he was the greatest rock 'n' roll frontman of his generation, he was only 43 and there was lots of mileage left on his engine. 'Perhaps he just needed to work with different people – which is exactly what he did, going to LA and collaborating with songwriter-producers Greg Kurstin, Andrew Wyatt and Dan Grech-Marguerat, demoing and recording new songs, some of which Liam played via Debbie's laptop when we were drunk in the pub, miming the words and dancing as I listened through headphones, giving them a thumbs-up.' Liam, 52, and Debbie, 41, his former personal assistant, got together in 2014 – the year Liam divorced his second wife, former All Saints singer Nicole Appleton. He was married to actress Patsy Kensit from 1997 to 2000 and has four children – Lennon, 25, with Patsy, Gene, 23 with Nicole, and two daughters, Molly, 27, with singer Lisa Moorish and Gemma, 12, with journalist Liza Ghorbani. Liam's period of self-doubt came after five years with Beady Eye. The band formed in 2009 and was made up of Liam, former Oasis members Gem Archer and Andy Bell and drummer Chris Sharrock. They released two albums, Different Gear, Still Speeding in 2011 and BE in 2013 – but neither enjoyed anything like the success of Oasis. Both reached the top 5 in the UK album chart, but they had just one top 40 single with The Roller in 2011. A Sound Very Loud – dubbed the inside story of every song Oasis every recorded – also details other interactions the authors had with the band. Ted was with the NME when he went to Camden, North London, with the band in May 1994, three months before Definitely Maybe came out. He took them to famous boozer The Good Mixer, which was often frequented by musicians. 'Liam immediately spied Graham Coxon of Blur at a table and marched up to him, bombarding the introverted guitarist with aggressive bonhomie,' Ted writes. ''You're him out of Blur!' he boomed. 'Good band… sh*** clothes though'. 'They met again at the urinal, where Liam jostled the mid-flow Coxon, splashing his strides. 'An upset Graham complained to the landlord, who foolishly ushered Oasis out forever.' Later, the Gallaghers and their entourage got into a row at a rock venue with 'several dozen fans of a long-forgotten techno-punk group' who played that night. Ted writes: 'Confusingly, this dispute became physical and a bundle of goths, record company employees and perhaps some Gallaghers ensued. 'Once more, Oasis were shown the door, bringing the curtain down on our evening tog-ether. So I wombled off into London's orangey black, swaying at the night bus stop at 2am, wondering when the next night out with the Gallaghers might be.' Last week, Noel, 57, told pals the band sounded good in rehearsals. He and Liam will walk on stage together for the first time since 2004 on July 4 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. There will also be dates in Manchester, London and Dublin on the UK leg of the tour. A Sound So Very Loud: The Inside Story of Every Song Oasis Recorded by Ted Kessler & Hamish MacBain is published by Pan Macmillan on July 3 costing £25 for hardback – ebook and audiobook also available. Preorder book here
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Your significant other could be ‘pocketing' you — and you might not even realize it
Today's digital dating world is full of flaky, non-committal people. And unfortunately, what comes with that is a sea of single people dating someone they have a connection with, but keeping it a secret. If you have a hunch that your lover is purposely not posting you on their Instagram feed, not bringing you along to Aunt Debbie's birthday party, or avoiding you meeting their friends — they're most likely 'pocketing' you. While it's hurtful to be on the receiving end of this, experts say being pocketed is not always something personal against you. Advertisement Experts say there are a variety of reasons why someone might be 'pocketing' you. georgerudy – 'While pocketing can be frustrating and hurt the trust in a relationship, there are plenty of reasons why someone is pocketing,' Amanda E. White, LPC told Women's Health in an interview. 'It could be out of fear, it could be because of past relationships that didn't work out. It doesn't necessarily mean that they're not into you or that the relationship has no hope.' Advertisement As contrary as it sounds, 'Dr. Chloe' Carmichael told the outlet that sometimes, if someone is holding out on bringing the person they're dating into their world, it could be because they like them and aren't sure how best to handle their feelings. '…sometimes people really just want to tread lightly while a relationship is in a new or delicate stage,' Dr. Carmichael explains. On the other hand, you could also be dating someone who wants to be sneaky and act single so they could date around. That seems to be the case for one woman who shared her conflicting pocketing situation on Reddit to seek advice from strangers. Advertisement '[My boyfriend and I] have been together for 4 years, live together, and have talked about many future plans,' the OP wrote. 'We are, on paper, a secure long-term couple. But my boyfriend confuses me about what I am for him when he denies me spending time with him and his family during important family events, and I have literally never met his friends (at all).' Realizing you're being 'pocketed' in your relationship could be hurtful. motortion – Yikes. Advertisement 'Each time we have had conversations about this, they end in arguments,' she wrote. 'The reasons are ALWAYS different on why I can't go, and 90% of those reasons have a solid solution. I've seen my boyfriend work around plans to make something work, but when it comes to his PERSONAL LIFE, that's a no.' As expected, the comment section was flooded with people pointing out the obvious to this distressed girlfriend. 'Sounds like he's hiding something, or wants to hide you,' one comment read. 'Whatever the reason for it is, it's not good. He most likely either is embarrassed or thinks he can do better,' another user chimed in. If this Reddit story hits close to home, experts suggest talking to your partner about it. 'Ask with curiosity, rather than accusation,' White says. 'Make it clear from the start that you're not judging them; you're just curious about the situation.' Use phrases like, 'This is something I noticed' or 'The story I'm telling myself is X, am I reading things right?'' added Carmichael.
