OHMYGOSSIP — Claire Richards doesn’t mind “a bit of airbrushing”.
The 41-year-old singer has admitted that although she doesn’t want her appearance drastically changed in photo shoots she doesn’t mind when pictures are edited slightly to improve her appearance as “people are airbrushing their own photos” using social media apps.
Speaking to the Metro newspaper, she said: “People are airbrushing their own photos on social media and I don’t mind a bit of airbrushing its fine. Don’t make my nose into a different shape, my boobs bigger or anything weird.”
The Steps member is a fan of social media because it has helped her and her bandmates stay relevant and in touch with her fans, even though she has to deal with the occasional internet troll.
She said: “People say, ‘Oh she can’t sing’ you can say a lot of things about me, but listen to the music I can sing.”
Claire’s solo album ‘My Wildest Dreams’ was released last year, but she is adamant that her individual songs are just a side project to Steps as she is firmly committed to the group – also made up of Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Lee Latchford-Evans, Lisa Scott-Lee and Faye Tozer – since they reunited in 2017.
She previously said: “I don’t feel this is going to take anything away from Steps, it’s very much an entity in itself.
“No single one of us is ever going to be bigger than Steps as a whole, I don’t think.
“Everybody’s been aware from the very start that this was my plan for the gap during albums. It’s actually been very good this time because there hasn’t been the shock. I don’t feel like there’s anything that can damage that now, we’re in such a good place.
“We’ve been through our ups and downs and our difficulties but I don’t think that’s there any more. And we’re all old enough and ugly enough to realise now that the only way to make it work is to be honest and be up front about everything.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sarah Jessica Parker found it “slightly peculiar” portraying Carrie Bradshaw again.
The 53-year-old actress teased the return of her iconic ‘Sex and the City’ character – who she last played in the second spin-off movie in 2010 – earlier this week and now her mystery project has been revealed as a Stella Artois commercial in aid of non-profit Water.org.
In the ad, which is set to the show’s theme, the actress pays homage to the franchise’s opening scene, donning a gold jacket and light blue tutu – a nod to the pink she wore in the ‘SATC’ opening – and gets splashed by a bus, which says “1 bottle = 1 month of clean water”, rather than the “Carrie Bradshaw knows good sex” and her photo that is shown in the series, and she admitted it was “really fun” getting back into character.
She told HuffPost: “It’s been a while. It was really fun. Slightly peculiar in the best possible way. It was especially meaningful because the purpose was to amplify this initiative.”
Sarah agreed to get on board because of both the creativity of the advert and the cause itself.
She said: “I think just being right and clever about how they wanted to present Carrie for this particular idea — I relied upon their good taste and the subversive nature of it.
“I think it’s smart. … In the past, you have a script and you have all the words you need to remind you if you’ve been away for a while. But this felt like an alternate universe. I was surrounded by smart and good people. It was really easy and really fun.”
Meanwhile, Matt Damon – who founded Water.org in 2009 to help provide clean drinking water in developing countries – was delighted to get the ‘Divorce’ actress on board for Stella Artois’ Pour It Forward initiative.
He said: “”It’s going to have everyone’s attention … and that’s a huge megaphone she’s using to help this cause…
“As Carrie Bradshaw trades in her cosmo for a Stella, that’s huge for us. And so it’s all part of this same effort to really scale.”
With every Stella Artois beverage purchased, a donation is given to Water.org.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Katherine Schwarzenegger is “super happy” about her engagement to Chris Pratt.
The ‘Jurassic World’ actor proposed to the 29-year-old author earlier this month after six months of dating and though she doesn’t want her family to spill the details of her relationship, her mother Maria Shriver – who has Katherine, Christina, 27, Patrick, 25, and Christopher, 21, with former husband Arnold Schwarzenegger – admitted her oldest child couldn’t be happier.
Speaking on ‘Today’, Maria said: “She’s super happy and gave me super strict instructions not to talk about it … It’s not my moment.
“She wants to have her moment.”
Maria previously publicly congratulated the couple on their engagement via a comment on Instagram.
She wrote: “Congratulations to two loving, kind, caring, thoughtful, spiritual people. We are so happy for you. You are blessed, as is everyone who knows you. Yes, let’s go.”
Meanwhile, the 39-year-old star’s ex-wife, Anna Faris, has also sent her blessings to the couple – and even offered to officiate their wedding.
She said: “Chris texted me this morning and he was like, ‘I proposed to Katherine last night.’ And I was like, ‘Ahh, that’s amazing.’ I texted him back like, ‘I just wanted to remind you I’m an ordained minister.’ ”
And the ‘Mom’ actress – who has son Jack, six, with Chris – is “so happy” the couple were able to “find” one another because she thinks they’re so well suited.
She added: “I’m so happy for them. I knew that it was gonna happen and I love her and I love him and I’m just so happy that they found each other.”
It was recently claimed the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ after “instantly” felt close to his fiancee’s family and it helped their relationship grow quickly.
A source said: “For someone on the outside, it might seem their engagement came too quickly. But for everyone close to them, it feels like they have been dating much longer than they actually have.
“They never had a typical relationship. It very much helped that Chris already knew Maria. They didn’t have to take things slowly because they were getting to know each other’s families. Katherine’s family instantly treated Chris like a family member.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nick Cannon has criticised Travis Scott for his decision to perform during the Super Bowl half-time show.
The 38-year-old star claimed the ‘Astroworld’ hitmaker has come under fire more than fellow performer Big Boi for agreeing to join Maroon 5 at the upcoming NFL flagship game because he hasn’t proved he is “for the people”.
Speaking to Raquel Harper from BET’s ‘Raq Rants’, Nick admitted he backs exiled footballer Colin Kaepernick – who started the #TakeAKnee movement, which saw him and several other players refuse to stand during the national anthem at games in protest against police brutality and racial injustice – and believes in “cultural equity”.
He said: “I’m team Kaepernick all day.
“To me, I call it cultural equity. So we’re not mad at Big Boi for being on the Super Bowl. He’s for the people. But someone like Travis Scott, he’s got to walk gingerly.”
Asked what “for the people” means, he said: “It’s more about truly having integrity to who you are in your music, your art form, the people you choose to interact with, the people you choose to procreate with.”
But the ‘Wild ‘N Out’ hitmaker – who has twins Moroccan and Monroe, seven, with ex-wife Mariah Carey – insisted he wasn’t “mad” at Travis for having 11-month-old daughter Stormi with girlfriend Kylie Jenner, though he admitted he didn’t see his relationship as being “for the culture” either.
He said: “That decision [having Stormi] wasn’t for the culture but we’re not mad at you!
“I love white women, let’s set the record straight. But that’s the thing, it’s cultural equity at the end of the day.”
It was previously claimed Travis had spoken to Colin before agreeing to perform at the Super Bowl and they had come to a “mutual understanding”.
However, the sportsman later retweeted a post from Hot 97’s Ebro Darden, who denied Colin had approved the performance.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sophie Turner has told her friends how ‘Game of Thrones’ ends.
The 22-year-old actress – who portrays Sansa Stark in the HBO drama series – admitted she is “terrible” at keeping secrets and couldn’t even blame being drunk for giving the gossip on the eighth and final season of the show to her pals.
She said: “I’m so bad at keeping secrets. I don’t think people tell me things anymore because they know that I can’t keep them. I’ve already told the ending of ‘Game of Thrones’ to a few people.
“[I was] sober. I was like, ‘Hey, if you want to know, I’ll tell you.’ But it’s people that I know, not random people. It’s people that I know will keep the secret.”
Sophie – who is engaged to Joe Jonas – used to dye her hair red for the show, but in later series opted to wear a wig, and though it was easier to maintain, it’s caused problems with her natural locks.
She told W magazine: “It gets very greasy. It never used to be like that. I think it’s because I wear a wig on ‘Game of Thrones’, so the glue gets stuck in my hair, so I had to wash it every day and my hair is now used to that.
“If it’s any longer than two days, it gets greasy.”
The British star wasn’t interested in keeping the wig and the only souvenir she took from the set was one of her raciest costumes, though she isn’t too sure what to do with it.
She said: “I didn’t want to keep [the wig]. I was like, ‘Goodbye!’
“The only thing I kept was a corset from the show. I wouldn’t have wanted that wig.
“I was thinking about framing it, but people might think it’s a bit weird. Wearing it would be weird. And it’s not the one that covers your boobs.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Emma Stone will be “forever indebted” to ‘The Favourite’ director Yorgos Lanthimos.
The 30-year-old actress was “grateful every day” she worked on the movie – which has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards – and praised the work of the filmmaker and her “brilliant” co-stars, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz.
Emma – who is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role alongside Rachel – said in a statement: “Working on ‘The Favourite’ alongside my brilliant friends Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and the whole cast was nothing short of incredible.
“I was grateful every day and am honoured by this nomination. Yorgos created a palace for us all to play in.
“I am forever indebted to him and the whole team that brought this insane vision to life. Thank you to Fox Searchlight for their invaluable support and thank you to the Academy for recognising our work.”
Rachel has also sent her congratulations to Emma, Best Actress in a Leading Role nominee Olivia, Best Director hopeful Yorgos, and the rest of the team who worked on the film, admitting she felt “immensely proud” to have been a part of the production.
She said in a statement: “Thank you to The Academy for recognising ‘The Favourite’ in so many categories.
“I’m immensely proud to be part of it and to be nominated in the company of such talented women.
“Congratulations to my incredible fellow actors Emma and Olivia, our brilliant director Yorgos, and to everyone who participated in the making of this extraordinary film.
“Thank you to Fox Searchlight for their unwavering support and for having the guts to make a film with three complex female protagonists.”
The Academy Awards take place on February 24.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kerry Katona is reportedly back with her ex-boyfriend Ryan Mahoney.
The former Atomic Kitten singer split from Ryan last October, however, according to a report on The Sun Online, the pair have rekindled their romance and Kerry even thinks he could be “The One”, despite her upcoming appearance on E4 matchmaking show ‘Celebs Go Dating’.
A source told the publication: “Kerry has been telling friends she’s in love with Ryan and believes he is ‘The One’. The couple briefly split at the end of October before Kerry was confirmed for ‘Celebs Go Dating’ – but they have since rekindled their romance despite her filming for the series. They haven’t exactly been discrete about keeping their relationship under wraps as Ryan was spotted at Kerry’s house and even driving her car last week.
“She doesn’t want to put her place on ‘Celebs Go Dating’ at risk by fully going public – but there’s no doubt she will after filming has come to an end.”
Kerry – who has kids Molly, 17, and Lilly-Sue, 15, with first husband Brian McFadden; Heidi, 11, and Maxwell, 10, with second spouse Mark Croft; and Dylan-Jorge, five, with third hubby George Kay – previously said she was heading on ‘Celebs Go Dating’ to find a “new daddy” for her children and joked she will get her “t*ts” out on the series, but will not snog anyone on TV for fear of embarrassing her brood.
The 38-year-old blonde said: “My Molly said, ‘Mum, by all means do the show but if you put your tongue down anyone’s throat I will never speak to you again.’
“Someone said to me I’d be the talk of the playground and I said, ‘I don’t give a s**t about the mums but what I do give a s**t about is what the kids will be saying to my kids in the classroom.’
“I wouldn’t do it to them. The kids have got enough stick over my past. I wouldn’t do it to them – on camera. I didn’t say I wouldn’t get my t*ts out though. We got Molly on the show – Lily doesn’t know as she’ll be jealous – she was on Facetime and went ‘OK mummy, go and find me a new daddy.’ ”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Barbra Streisand cancelled an appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ because she wasn’t going to be filmed from her best side.
The 76-year-old Hollywood icon scrapped a planned appearance on the US chat show at late notice because bosses wouldn’t accommodate her peculiar request, according to late-night star Jimmy Kimmel.
During an interview on ‘Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen’, the host asked: “If a guest wants you to swap around your set so the camera gets their best side, do you refuse? I’ve had to switch seats for Mariah Carey four times.”
Jimmy replied: “I’ve had a guest ask for that and I said no.”
Then, Andy asked: “Really? Was it Streisand?
And Jimmy said: “Yes.”
The 51-year-old TV host also said Barbra didn’t have any hesitation in cancelling her appearance.
He recalled: “It was the condition. The condition was we couldn’t talk about the fact that we’d switched around and I was like, ‘I just don’t see how this will work.’ ”
Barbra has never been afraid to be demand what she wants professionally and in her personal life and she previously claimed her attitude has “scared” a lot of men during her career.
The chart-topping star has always been extremely ambitious and opinionated, and Barbra confessed that her assertive approach to life has also alienated some people.
The ‘Evergreen’ hitmaker – who has been married to actor James Brolin since 1998 – shared: “I didn’t want to stay in my place.
“I started out wanting to be an actress and I got to acting through my singing. But then that wasn’t enough. I wanted to shape things,
“I wanted to write. I wanted to direct. I wanted to produce. I wanted to make decisions. And that got me into trouble.
“A woman in control: that scared men. It scared other women! They weren’t ready for it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Richard E. Grant is “overwhelmed” with his Oscar nomination.
The 63-year-old actor took to his Twitter account on Tuesday (22.01.19) to share his joy over Best Supporting Actor nod for his performance as Jack Hock in the crime drama ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ at this year’s Academy Awards and shot a video in front of the first bedsit he ever lived at in London to express his sheer joy to be put recognised for his work.
Speaking in the video, he said: “I’m absolutely overwhelmed, 36 years ago I rented this bedsit here which was one room in Notting Hill Gate which was 30 pounds a week about 50 dollars and I cannot believe that 36 years later I’m standing here as nearly a 62-year-old man having an Oscar nomination. ”
The ‘Logan’ star went on to thank the Academy, along with his co-star Melissa McCarthy and the film’s director Marielle Heller for their help in allowing him to give the best performance he could on screen.
In the video’s caption, he wrote: “Am levitating at this astonishing news. Thank you to @TheAcademy for this nomination in such incredible company.
“I’m indebted to so many people but most of all @melissamccarthy & Marielle Heller @cyefm @SearchlightUK (sic)”
The ‘Withnail and I’ actor also thanked the movie’s casting director Jennifer Euston, who had originally cast him in HBO drama series ‘Girls’.
He wrote: “An unsung heroine of @cyefm the casting director @jeneuston who cast me first in @girlsHBO and then #CanYouEverForgiveMe thank you thank you thank you. (sic)”
If he is to take home the prestigious golden statuette, Grant has to beat Sam Rockwell, up for his role as George W. Bush in the Dick Cheney biopic ‘Vice’, Adam Driver for playing Flip Zimmerman in ‘BlacKkKlansman’, Sam Elliott for his role as Bobby in ‘A Star Is Born’ and Mahershala Ali for playing Don Shirley in ‘Green Book’.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Benidorm’s Sherrie Hewson will be available as a ‘rent-a-mate’ alongside other celebrities for those wanting to party hard for their birthday in January.
People born in the month after Christmas have often seen their birthdays overlooked by friends who are cash-strapped or on healthy diets but now they can hire Sherrie, 68, Love Island’s ‘Muggy’ Mike Thalassitis or former professional footballer Tony Cottee to celebrate their birthdays through PlayOJO, the fair online casino.
Applications for the exclusive one-off service is open from January 17 to January 23
One lucky person will then be joined by their chosen star during their birthday celebrations in January and will be treated to a complimentary £250 bar tab courtesy of PlayOJO.
Mike, 26, said: “I was born in January, so I completely understand how annoying it can be to have your birthday during the month when all of your friends are cash-strapped and staying in to save money. It’s hard to convince people to come out when the fun Christmas period comes to an end and missing your mates can put a real downer on the night, so if they won’t go along and have a good time with you, I’m certainly up for it!”
One-time ‘Loose Women’ panellist Sherrie said: “I don’t like how miserable everyone seems at the start of the year with the cold weather and the back-to-work blues, so I want to do my bit to help people with a birthday this month have a memorable birthday this year.”
And Tony, 53, added: “As I’m born in July, people are usually in good spirits for my birthday but those born in January sadly aren’t as fortunate. I’m ready and waiting to come off the bench and be part of someone’s night out!”
A spokesperson for PlayOJO said: “We don’t think it’s fair that those born in January will end up with the birthday blues just because they happen to have been born soon after Christmas and New Year, so this is our way of treating one lucky individual to a birthday that trumps all others.”
Anyone born in January can put themselves forward to get a celebrity mate by going to Surveymonkey.co.uk/r/JKY8XML and applying.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michaela Strachan says ‘Winterwatch’ is “not Disney” and viewers need to be prepared to have their hearts broken by the harsh reality of nature.
The 52-year-old animal enthusiast has emphasised that the BBC wildlife series – which she hosts with Chris Packham and Gillian Burke – shows wildlife as it is and unfortunately not all stories have fairytale endings.
Michaela told Radio Times magazine: “We’re not Disney. Last ‘Springwatch’ we had a little owl and a black-bird in the same barn. When the blackbird’s eggs hatched, the little owl got them all. It’s heart-wrenching watching it, but that’s life.
“The worst example, was when we had a big nest of baby rabbits in a pile of straw and we thought, ‘Great, let’s get some live cameras on them!’ But they were all eaten – and viciously – by crows, blackbirds, magpies. We had complaints. So we’ve decided that if we have anything as horrific as that again we will say, ‘This is difficult to watch, so turn away if you don’t want to see it.’
“But it’s like watching a really dramatic film and the main character dies, and you cry, and it’s awful, but you come out of the cinema and say, ‘That was brilliant.’ You want to feel something, don’t you?’ ”
The former ‘Really Wild Show’ presenter also revealed that her and her co-star go through Twitter when the show has finished airing to see if fans pick up on their mistakes live on air.
She said: “Chris and I have got to the stage where flick through Twitter after the show and say, “Oh come on… Where are the complaints?’ I got the wrong name for a kingfisher once. Of course I know what a kingfisher is! But sometimes the wrong word just comes out of your mouth. And if nobody picks you up on it you think, ‘Is anybody listening?’ So we’re always happy for people to correct us.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rami Malek found his Oscar nomination “incredibly shocking”.
The 37-year-old actor has received his first Academy Awards nod for Actor in a Leading Role – which he will contest against Christian Bale (‘Vice’), Bradley Cooper (‘A Star Is Born’), Willem Dafoe (‘At Eternity’s Gate’) and Viggo Mortensen (‘Green Book’) – thanks to his performance in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and though he admitted landing a place on the shortlist seemed “more attainable” after he recently won a Golden Globe for his work on the movie, it still wasn’t something he expected.
Asked if he thought he would get a nomination following his Globe win, he said: “I guess at that point, you start to consider it.
“I’m always so thankful that I get to be a working actor. The percentage of people who get to do this is so small that getting accolades like this seems so distant always, whether you’ve received awards in the past or not.
“But I think perhaps after getting the Globe, it seemed more attainable — but there’s something about hearing the words that you’re an Oscar nominated actor that are still going to be incredibly shocking.
“It’s a profoundly humbling moment for me.
The nominations were announced on Tuesday (21.01.19) morning – but Rami hadn’t realised when they would be revealed so it’s made his day even more “magical”.
He told Entertainment Weekly: “I’m in Paris working, so I didn’t realise it was today, because I try never to ask anybody when these moments are. Then the telephone started fluttering away, and it’s a beautiful snowy day, so there’s something quite magical the way it’s happening.
“It’s just something you never expect to happen. It’s like a distant dream that actors have and hope for to some degree. But it’s never really felt in the realm of possibilities — it’s a pretty joyous occasion to say the least.”
The 91st Academy Awards take place on February 24.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Cardi B has suggested she wants to move back in with Offset.
The ‘Bodak Yellow’ hitmaker split from the Migos rapper in December but they’ve been spotted together since then and now the 26-year-old star has admitted she wants to go back to the way things were before.
She shared a screenshot of a FaceTime chat with Offset and their six-month-old daughter Kulture and captioned the post: “I wanna go home.”
Her admission comes shortly after it was claimed the former couple were working on their marriage after Offset pledged to change his ways.
Cardi has yet to put her wedding ring back on but sources close to the couple say she isn’t quite ready emotionally to do so.
Rumours that the pair had got back together were rife at the end of last month when they were seen holidaying in Puerto Rico.
A source said at the time: “Cardi B wants Offset to be a part of Kulture’s life and wants him to spend Christmas with his daughter. It’s Kulture’s first Christmas and it means a lot to Cardi to have the family together … She plans to spend time and celebrate the holiday [in the Dominican Republic].”
Offset has made a number of public gestures to get Cardi back, with the most recent one when he crashed his estranged wife’s set at Rolling Loud festival in Los Angeles, along with a huge ‘Take Me Back Cardi’ sign made out of white and red roses. Although she rejected his apology, he still thinks it was the right thing to do.
He tweeted recently: “All of my wrongs have been made public, i figure It’s only right that my apologies are made public too. A n***a was just trying …..thank god I ain’t got no balloons sheeesh (sic)”
And Cardi previously shared plans to “reset” in 2019.
She said: “Everything is good! I’m very excited for 2019 – I just feel like it’s going to be a reset. 2018 was the good, bad, and the ugly year, a lot of good, a lot of bad, a lot of ugly all mixed together.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chris Brown has branded rape allegations against him “false”.
The 29-year-old singer and two other men, one of whom is Brown’s bodyguard, were arrested in Paris after a 24-year-old woman made an allegation of serious sexual assault against them, and he’s now broken his silence to deny he’s done anything wrong.
Chris – who has four-year-old daughter Royalty from a past relationship – shared a photo on Instagram which read “This B!tch Lyin’ ” and added the caption: “I WANNA MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR…… THIS IS FALSE AND A WHOLE LOT OF CAP!
“NNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!! FOR MY DAUGHTER AND MY FAMILY THIS IS SO DISPRESPECTFUL AND IS AGAINST MY CHARACTER AND MORALS!!!!!(sic)”
The ‘Loyal’ singer was arrested on Monday (21.01.19).
The alleged victim has claimed she was attacked in Chris’ suite at the five star Mandarin Oriental hotel on January 15.
In her police statement, which was obtained by French magazine Closer, she claims she met the singer at Le Crystal club, near Les Champs-Elysees, and went him back to the hotel, after she and a friend were both invited there by the ‘Run It’ hitmaker and the other two men.
She then claims she was separated from her friend and ended up alone with the singer, which is when the alleged crime took place.
According to reports, Chris and the other three men were arrested at his hotel and have been co-operating with their lawyers.
Chris had been in Paris with his 25-year-old girlfriend Ammika Harris, who he has been romantically linked to since August 2015

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OHMYGOSSIP — Duchess Catherine has admitted parenthood can be “so hard”.
The 37-year-old royal – who has children Prince George, five, Princess Charlotte, three, and nine-month-old Prince Louis with husband Prince William – spoke candidly during a visit to charity Family Action on Tuesday (22.02.19) as she acknowledged the “struggle” that comes when support “falls away” for new families.
Speaking as she helped launch a new national support line for the organisation – which provides community assistance for families in south London – she said: “It’s so hard. You get a lot of support with the baby as a mother particularly in the early days, but after the age of one, it falls away. After that, there isn’t a huge amount — lots of books to read.
“Everybody experiences the same struggle.”
The duchess also met young carers, who juggle school with looking after a family member and praised them for being able to balance their studies with their responsibilities at home.
She told them: “You all do an amazing job. I don’t know how you do it.”
This isn’t the first time Catherine has admitted she doesn’t always find parenthood easy and doesn’t feel confident all the time when it comes to decisions about her kids.
Speaking in March 2017, she said: “Personally, becoming a mother has been such a rewarding and wonderful experience. However, at times it has also been a huge challenge – even for me who has support at home that most mothers do not.
“For many mothers, myself included, this can, at times lead to lack of confidence and feelings of ignorance.”
Family Action set up FamilyLine 12 months ago but it is now being piloted as a national service.
It is available to anyone struggling with aspects of family life, from parenting and relationship difficulties to mental health and wellbeing, and aims to provide both immediate and long-term support, guidance and practical information.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Hilary Duff is “proud” of herself for successfully getting her family out of the house on time.
The 31-year-old singer admitted life has been a little chaotic since she and boyfriend Matthew Koma welcomed daughter Banks into the world in October and Tuesday (21.01.19) was the first time she’d had to cope with the baby and six-year-old Luca – who she has with ex-husband Mike Comrie – alone on a “school morning” and though things didn’t quite go according to plan, she accomplished everything she needed to.
She wrote on Instagram: “Ok a few thoughts. Real talk this is the first day I had two kids on my own on a school morning.
“Breastfeeding and making breakfast, getting 2 kids and myself dressed and packed and out the door while tripping over 4 dogs and feeding the damn fish was not easy. But I did it. And I’m proud of myself!”
The former ‘Lizzie Maguire’ star went on to praise other mothers for keeping their households running every day.
She continued: “Im proud of every mom out there who MAKES IT FREAKIN HAPPEN. All day! Everyday! You are the shit! Bad ass, super goddess , world taker oner and you deserved to be praised (sic)”
But Hilary admitted she wouldn’t have achieved her morning goals if she hadn’t done some careful planning the night before – and she was still hit with a curveball just as she thought she had some time to relax.
She added: “ps laying outfits out for me baby and Luca was essential lol I even got 5 minutes to do some make up ….. then turned around to see Luca had used my lipstick as warrior paint on his face (sic)”

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