A WOMAN who suffered horrific abuse by the hands of her own father has revealed how she survived her traumatic childhood.

Jeni Haynes, who lives in Australia, shared how she developed over 2,500 personalities to cope with her father’s vile abuse that took place over countless years.

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Jeni Haynes came up with multiple personalities to protect her mind from the abuse of her father[/caption]

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Jeni spent years trying to get justice for the abuse Richard Haynes put her through as a young girl[/caption]

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In the end, her Dissociative Identity Disorder and multiple personalities saved her life and got her father convicted[/caption]

Jeni has opened up to 60 Minutes Australia on how her Dissociative Identity Disorder saved her and got her father convicted of the abuse he made her endure.

She said: “My dad inflicted, chose to inflict severe, sadistic, violent abuse that was completely unavoidable, unescapable and life threatening.

“And he did this, he chose to do this everyday of my entire childhood.”

Jeni took her father, Richard Haynes, to court for repeatedly raping and abusing her as a young girl reports the BBC.

And while Jeni was the only woman in the witness stand that day – the court heard testimonies from six different people.

To cope with the horror of her life, Jeni’s mind came up with an extraordinary way to protect her – creating new identities for her to detach from the pain. 

The abuse she suffered was so extreme that Jeni says she developed over 2,500 personalities to cope – including a four-year-old girl called Symphony.

My dad’s abuse was calculated and it was planned. It was deliberate and he enjoyed every minute of it.

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It’s believed to be the first case in the world where a victim with diagnosed Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) – or Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) – has testified in their other personalities and secured a conviction.

“We weren’t scared. We had waited such a long time to tell everyone exactly what he did to us and now he couldn’t shut us up,” she said.

Speaking to the Australian TV show, Jeni, now a doctor and author revealed her father was ‘vile’ and made an ‘army‘ of personalities to protect herself and get him convicted for his monstrous crimes.

Jeni and her family moved from Bexleyheath in London to Australia when she was just four, but her father’s abuse had already begun.

The brave woman waived her anonymity rights, as a victim of abuse, so her father could be identified.

“My dad’s abuse was calculated and it was planned. It was deliberate and he enjoyed every minute of it,” Jeni told the court in a victim impact statement.

Jeni was also denied medical care for her injuries from beatings and sexual abuse, which have developed into serious lifelong conditions.

Now aged 54, Jeni has irreparable damage to her eyesight, jaw, bowel, anus and coccyx. These have required extensive surgeries including a colostomy operation in 2011.

The abuse would continue until Jeni was 11, when the family moved back to the UK. Her parents divorced shortly after, in 1984. She believes no-one, not even her mother, was aware of what she was going through.

Jeni first created Symphony, a four-year-old girl who, she says, exists in her own time reality.

She told the BBC he was in fact abusing symphony when he was abusing her.

But then Symphony also created personalities to help her cope with the abuse – thousands of them.

Jeni has revealed that there is one called Muscles – a teenager styled like Billy Idol. He is tall and wears clothes which show off his strong arms. He’s calm and protective.

Volcano who is very tall and strong, and clad from top to toe in black leather. He has bleached blond hair.

Jeni was allowed to testify in court as Symphony as well as five other personalities sharing the different types of abuse she endured – and finally, ten years after reporting the crimes got to see justice be served.

Richard Haynes pleaded guilty to more than two dozen child sexual abuse charges

Jeni sat metres away from her father in court to see him sentenced to 45 years. Haynes, who is suffering from poor health, will serve at least 33 years before he is eligible for parole.

The clip was shared on their TikTok account and was watched by more than 2 million people.

People were moved by Jeni’s story, which left them heartbroken for her.

One person wrote: “God bless you Jeni.”

Another commented: “You are an amazing survivor Jeni. I wish you all the best in your life.”

“Her brain was the only one trying to protect her,” penned a third.

Meanwhile a fourth said: “It’s amazing how the brain tries to protect you as much as it can.”

“The poor poor woman. We truly failed her,” claimed a fifth.

Someone else added: “People need to understand this is real and more than life-impacting. These dear folks need support and understanding all their lives.”

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MARRIED at First sight star Peggy Lawrence has been rushed to hospital as she shares a photo from the urgent care unit.

The 33-year-old captioned the picture which, was posted as a reel, “Happy Monday to me, what am I like,” followed by a sad face emoji.

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Although the reality star is yet to reveal why she’s in there, its fair to say that 2024 has been a tumultuous time for the star.

Earlier this year we revealed how the star had ended her relationship with George Berthonneau with whom she was paired on the reality show, after she discovered that he’d been cheating on her.

But George has since denied her claims and maintains that he was faithful throughout.

Peggy, who says she went on the programme to find true love,  announced their split on Valentine’s Day this year and relations between the pair quickly soured on social media.

In an explosive new interview with The Sun, Peggy has hit out at her ex after their relationship came crumbling down – and insists it was his decision to split.

She says: “George ended things with me on the 30th January so for him to come out and say he was blindsided by my Instagram post is a load of rubbish.

“I wasn’t going to say anything about what he put me through but enough is enough and everyone deserves to know the truth.

“I never wanted to do a story about our relationship. I wanted to remain dignified but after he made up all that rubbish about me, I just want everyone to know the truth. I was heartbroken.”

Georges denies being unfaithful, with a source close to him saying he didn’t split with Peggy and “she just presumed”.

Peggy claims she first thought he was cheating in December of last year when he took his ex-girlfriend to an event – and pretended she was one of his male friends.

Shortly afterwards he took her to Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, but it was when he went to a Christmas party without Peggy, that she started to grow really suspicious.

She explains:  “Every time I’m out he tells me ‘you must message me when you’re home.’ This night he never messaged me to say he was back at the hotel.

“I said ‘shall I meet you at the hotel’ and he was like, no, no, no I won’t be back until late’. He messaged me the next morning apologising that he didn’t message me.

“He denied spending the night with her. I was crying my eyes out.

“At this point I didn’t know it was his ex-girlfriend!”

A few days later Peggy confronted him about it, and he admitted he had slept with the woman in the past.

“The anxiety of it all was impacting my mental health so I had to ask him what was wrong. He wasn’t messaging me back and was distant,” she says.

“Georges tells me he’s unhappy. I asked him ‘are you happy with us and our relationship? And he said ‘I don’t know’ it was him saying no. It was like a dagger to my heart and I said this to him on the phone to the point where I had to call him back because I was upset.”

She says he refused to see her after that and told his friends and family it was over – something he denies.

Peggy is still coming to terms with the split and admits: “I don’t have time to waste. I want a family and I want to get married.”

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EMILY Atack made her return for TV for her first daytime interview since giving birth.

The actress, who gave birth to son Barney in June with her scientist boyfriend Dr Alistair Garner, joined Loose Women on Monday.

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Emily, 34, opened up about life as a new mum and said she “can’t look at him without sobbing”.

She told the panel: “I’m not going to be a perfect parent, there’s no such thing as a perfect parent.

“But this is my chance, there is so many more reasons that I’m going to keep campaigning, I want my son to grow up in a world where women are treated better.

“But thinking about it now, when he’s going to get his first girlfriend or boyfriend ‘no he’s mine’.

“It’s my chance to educate in the best way I can, I won’t get it perfect all the time.

“I think I’ll be a good mum, I’m a good mum.

“I love him so much.

“The other day I looked at him and my partner in bed and I was going off to promote Rivals and I was like ‘life doesn’t get better than this’.”

The actress goes totally naked as she plays tennis in the sexy show Rivals, now airing on Disney+.

It’s an adaption of Dame Jilly Cooper‘s award-winning novel focusing on the ruthless world of independent TV in 1986.

“We all had so much fun doing it, the world needs this at the moment, it’s escapism,” she said on the ITV show.

She shared: “I read the script and obviously they said there was going to be a lot of nudity and I said ‘Disney, there’s no way on earth you’re going to get be playing tennis’, it was the best job I’ve done in my life.”

Coleen Nolan asked if she was nervous about the sex scenes, with the star replying: “I was fine with it, it’s so funny, people always go ‘you need to pick a lane and say you can’t play these kind of roles but also campaign against sexual violence against women.

“People think you can’t do both.

“I’m really trying to hammer this message home, yes you can, I’m exactly where I’m meant to be in a professional environment, obviously in the past it wasn’t always that way but we have intimacy coordinators, it’s heavily choreographed and we’re all having a very nice time, because we’re professional and safe.”

In the fictional county of Rutshire, a long-standing rivalry between a Tory Member of Parliament and the controller of Corinium Television is about to boil over – with shocking consequences.

The show stars a whole host of British TV favourites, including former EastEnders star Danny Dyer, Doctor Who’s David Tennant and Skins heartthrob Luke Pasqualino.

Episode one of Rivals opens with Alex Hassell‘s character Rupert Campbell Black having a loud, passionate romp on board the iconic Concorde.

Later he’s seen with Inbetweeners star Emily‘s character Sarah Stratton who strips off for a game of naked tennis with Rupert.

While clever camera angles are used to protect Emily’s modesty, Hassell bares all for the racy scene.

It’s one of the sauciest moments of the cheeky eight-parter.

Emily — better known as Charlotte in The Inbetweeners — is married to Deputy Prime Minister Paul Stratton, but is also having a good knockabout with the central character, Tory MP Rupert Campbell-Black, played by Alex Hassell.

Though he’s naked too, when visitors turn up at his mansion, he doesn’t cover up like Sarah.

Instead, he stands there proudly holding his racket and demands to know: “Who the f* are you and why are you here?”

The sex continues as a five-minute saucy montage sees Decland and Maude, played by Aidan Turner and Victoria Smurfitt, have loud sex after an argument.

Their kids – who can hear their frolicking – turn up the music to drown out their bonk against the dresser.

TAYLOR Swift has revealed massive news regarding what she’ll do for the conclusion of her iconic Eras Tour.

The 14-time Grammy winner revealed her next career move as part of an exclusive announcement on Good Morning America last week.

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Taylor Swift performs onstage during her Eras Tour at Hard Rock Stadium on October 18[/caption]

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Swift debuts new outfits during the final leg of her Eras Tour[/caption]

Swift shared that she will be become an author to the surprise of fans.

The So Long, London singer will officially release her career’s very first book.

Swift’s book will be about the Eras Tour, which she calls “the most wonderous tour of her life.

It will feature 256 pages of never-before-seen photos from the tour and “stories and memories from Taylor herself.”

Swift will also release physical copies of the complete anthology of her popular album The Torture Poets Department.

The two products will be Target exclusives and available for fans to order beginning on Black Friday.

The ABC morning program broadcast GMA gave Swifties the excitement on Tuesday morning as they teased “the announcement from the popstar turning the page on a new era.”

The news comes after years in which fans begged the musician to release a book.

The Eras Tour is reported as the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, garnering more than $1 billion in ticket sales.

Swift has been performing the Eras Tour for the last year across the globe.

Early this year, she performed in Japan and quickly flew to Las Vegas to watch her boyfriend and NFL star Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has returned the favor and has appeared at numerous Swift concerts, including a London leg during the summer.

She appeared at 13 Chiefs games last year after her relationship with Kelce started last summer.

Swift has been to three Chiefs games this season.

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Swift and her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, appear at an MLB playoff game last week[/caption]

Over the weekend, Swift performed her Eras Tour in Miami.

She will perform in New Orleans, Indianapolis, Toronto, and Vancouver before ending the tour on December 8.

Kelce, meanwhile, played in the Chiefs’ Week 7 game versus the San Francisco 49ers.

Kansas City won the rematch of February’s Super Bowl as they remain undefeated at 6-0.

Kelce posted just four receptions for 17 yards in the contest.

His underwhelming performance comes after recording nine receptions for 70 in the Chiefs’ Week 5 victory over the New Orleans Saints

Swift was in attendance at the Monday Night Football Matchup.

SONIC X Shadow Generations felt like a game that was created specifically with me in mind.

The original Sonic Generations is my favourite 3D Sonic game, and one of the few that managed to capture the innovation and joy of the 2D Mega Drive games.

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Sonic’s modern levels are filled with different vertical planes and fail safes if you fall[/caption]

Each stage in Sonic Generations is based on a fan-favourite level from another Sonic game, such as Green Hill Zone, Chemical Plant Zone, and City Escape.

They each have a ‘classic’ and ‘modern’ reimagining as well as eight challenge levels providing plenty of variety.

Challenges are very diverse, and you can grab special power ups, have one of Sonic’s friends to help out, take part in a no-hit challenge, among many more types.

There were also great upgrades for going above and beyond, including new abilities and skills you could equip for fully completing levels and challenges.

I say all of this because Shadow Generations has none of these things, and it feels like the developers fundamentally misunderstood what made the original Sonic game so good.

Firstly, there is no ‘classic’ Shadow. All of the levels are in the ‘modern’ style and there are only six of them.

During the main story there are also only two challenge levels per stage, and you have to beat all of them to complete the game.

The hub world is also in 3D instead of the original’s 2D, I assume in an effort to capture the magic from Sonic Frontiers.

However, there is a lot of verticality in the level and Shadow is far more unpredictable than Sonic to control.

Add to that his new powers which are equally unwieldy, and the buggy nature where you clip through the floor, and it’s intensely frustrating to navigate.

There is no real reward for pushing yourself to fully complete levels. You can unlock some art and music tracks, but it doesn’t give you any skills to make Shadow easier to control.

Compared to Sonic, his movement is very slippery, and you’ll often overshoot your mark or skid over platforms.

This wouldn’t be so much of a problem if the levels were well designed, but unlike Sonic Generations, there are few fail safes if you fall off the edge.

Sonic levels are built with verticality and alternate paths, but if Shadow falls off, it’s usually back to the last checkpoint.

In Sonic Generations you face Shadow a few times, and in Shadow Generations it makes you think you’ll face off against Sonic too.

However, these are just fake outs, as you simply watch those levels play out with no control over Shadow.

Shadow Generations takes just three to four hours to complete and feels completely underwhelming.

There are also no levels from Shadow’s main game, Shadow the Hedgehog, to unlock. There aren’t even any levels based on levels from Shadow the Hedgehog.

In the original Generations you could unlock the entirety of Sonic the Hedgehog, which was a delightful bonus for your hard work.

This has been stripped from the remaster, removing one of the things that made Sonic Generations so special.

Sonic Generations is still a great game, but the changes made in the remaster feel all over the place.

The removal of Sonic the Hedgehog is the worst of these, but others feel like no thought went into them.

There are cute Chao hidden in every level, and fans have begged for the return of Chao Garden.

But the Chao just float around near the levels and you can’t really interact with them.

The removal of lives would have been a great change, but then they couldn’t even be bothered to remove the extra lives skills from the Skill Shop.

This makes the balancing of the points you receive completely uneven, and you can unlock all the other skills as soon as you get them.

Overall, Shadow Generations is a huge disappointment, with Shadow’s new story being short, frustrating, and completely missing the point of the original.

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Sonic Generations is still a great game, but if you’ve played the original, then you can definitely skip this release.

If you want to read more game reviews, check out our Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred review.

A MUM claims to have crossed the gates of heaven after she slipped into a coma following a horrifying near-death experience.

Amber Cavanagh loved her moment on the “other side” so much that she no longer fears death.

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Amber Cavanagh nearly died after a double stroke[/caption]

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“I looked like the best version of myself and had everyone I had ever loved that was no longer with us around me – including my childhood dogs,” she said.

The 43-year-old was watching a film with her family when she suddenly developed an “excruciating” migraine.

She had taken herself to bed before she woke up a few hours later completely paralysed and blind in one eye.

Terrified, she banged on the wall to alert her husband, Michael, 41, who immediately called for an ambulance, rushing her to hospital.

At first, she thought the whole ordeal in December 2021 was a “dream”.

But as she arrived at the hospital, reality set in.

The mum-of-two, who was semi-conscious, was suffering from a double stroke and intense brain bleed.

A stroke is a very serious condition where the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off.

To stop the bleeding, she was given a blood-clotting drug with a 50 per cent survival rate due to its intense effects on the body.

Sadly, this didn’t work and she was life-flighted to another hospital nearby for emergency brain surgery.

But throughout all of this, her family assumed she couldn’t hear them – but she could, leaving Amber “petrified”.

She said: “It was horrific.

“It was looking more than likely that I was going to die.

“I heard the nurses tell my kids: ‘Say everything you want now to your mum, as you probably won’t see her again.’

“I was literally scared to death, and I was non-verbal, everyone thought I was just mumbling in a state of unconsciousness.

“When really, I was trying to talk to them to find out what was going on.

“I heard everyone saying their goodbyes and crying, not knowing I was still in there.

“It’s still, to this day, one of the most terrifying things I have ever experienced.”

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‘I could really feel the grass beneath my feet’

While in the helicopter, she recalls taking one last glimpse at the sun before shutting her eyes.

When opening them again, she was in another dimension.

Amber said: “I could see my physical body beneath me, but I could also see my kids being driven by their grandparents to the hospital.

“I could see my husband weeping over my body.

“There was no going toward the light, or people calling me – I was just watching over everything and everyone.

“It sounds bad, but I wasn’t scared for my family, as I knew everything was going to be OK.

“There was no who, what, why, when or where to answer anymore, I just knew everything.

“Around me was an incredible garden, where I could really feel the grass beneath my feet.

“Then, I saw all my loved ones to the right, every version of me; past, present and future to the left and my guides stood right in front of me.

“I spoke telepathically to everyone, including my nan and grandma.

“Even my dogs from childhood surrounded me. I could touch them, but I didn’t as that wasn’t why I was there.

“But there was such a deep-rooted feeling of pure comfort.

“Knowing I had to leave this place that had an overwhelming glow of loving light was so difficult.”

Amber says her guides told her about the two outcomes.

If she stayed, her family would suffer and they would have to overcome the intense grief of losing her so soon.

But if she returned to her physical body, she would face a gruelling recovery journey – and would regret the decision.

However, she knew her time wasn’t up yet.

Amber closed her eyes and suddenly, she was back in her own body again.

For the next two weeks, she remained in hospital, but medics were adamant she would need to be in care for the rest of her life.

Relearning how to live

Miraculously, the mum was talking and moving within hours.

She said: “They still don’t understand it.

“My doctor says I’m his ‘miraculous patient’ as I didn’t even need the surgery as they planned.

“Yes, there was a lot of damage to my body and brain, but I was alive – and that was the main thing.”

Over the course of 10 weeks, she had to relearn all her basic functions, including how to walk, talk and eat.

Now, while she’s still numb in the right side of her body, life has gone back to somewhat normal again.

However, her experience has taught her a valuable lesson and it’s changed her outlook on life.

Not afraid of dying

Amber hopes her story will help people feel less afraid of dying and help us realise that we’re never truly alone.

“On the other side, there’s a squad of loved ones cheering us on every day,” she said.

Since the experience, Amber and her family re “much closer” and don’t take life “as seriously.”

She said: “It’s made me appreciate the beauty of life and has given me a new perspective.

“I am human, so I’m fearful I will have another stroke again, but I’m not afraid of dying anymore.

“I do worry I’ll leave my kids too soon, as they’ve been through enough and I want to see them grow up.

“But it’s something I’ll never regret going through, it’s given me a chance to grieve the old me and welcome this new chapter.

“I’ve found that life is school, but that place is home – I’ve been given the gift of seeing my life from a completely different view point.

“Sometimes, when I’m having a tough day, I’ll close my eyes and remember feeling the grass under my feet.

“I question then if I made the right decision, but I know I was given the choice to spread the message that we’re all here for a reason.”

NOA-LYNN VAN LEUVEN has hit out at “toxic bitches” on the women’s darts tour.

The Dutch star will become the first transgender player to compete at the PDC World Championship this year.

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Van Leuven, 28, has won four titles this year, including the 21st PDC Women’s Series in Leicester on Saturday.

At the WDF World Cup, she won gold with the Dutch team and in the pairs tournament.

However, in a meeting before the competition, a members’ meeting took place and decided that trans women would no longer be welcome at WDF events.

It is not yet known when the rule will come into effect.

Van Leuven hit out at the decision and claimed that the sport has moved backwards.

She wrote on social media: “I thought the world should know.

“This is discrimination. We have been thrown back 40 years with the sport of darts.”

The darts ace has insisted that she gets positive reactions from younger players on the tour.

However, she has claimed that some are threatened by her.

She told Dutch media NU: “They secretly tell me that they don’t understand the commotion.

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“But there are a lot of conservative, toxic bitches on the women’s tour.

“They see me as a threat.”

They see me as a threat

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She was criticised for enjoying more success in the women’s circuit compared to when she competed on the men’s.

However, Van Leuren has claimed that this is because she is now “more comfortable” when throwing and that she is putting in more effort.

She said: “I throw well now because I feel more comfortable.

“It’s a matter of putting money and hours into it.

“Not many women do that, but I do. I’ve proven I can win over men, too.”

Van Leuven has been on the receiving end of online abuse from people.

Toxic bitches on the women’s tour

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This has had an effect on her as it led to being afraid to go outside and panic attacks.

She said: “People send the most terrible messages and then go on preparing their pasta.

“They have no idea the impact it has on my life.

“I didn’t dare go out on the street for several weeks and had panic attacks. It did take a while for that fear to go away.”

Van Leuven will become the first Dutch woman to appear in the PDC World Darts Championship and is not afraid of being criticised.

She added: “We’ll see. I don’t care.

“Standing there as the first Dutch woman is already the ultimate middle finger for me.”

RYAN Seacrest has been forced to work in former host Pat Sajak’s shadow for “even longer” after Celebrity Wheel of Fortune was suddenly postponed this week. 

Ryan, 49, took over as Wheel of Fortune host for Season 42 after Pat, 77, retired from the game show. 

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Pat Sajak will be in Ryan Seacrest’s shadow for longer, as Celebrity Wheel of Fortune has been postponed to 2025[/caption]

Despite his retirement, Pat stayed on as host of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for Season 5, which was slated to premiere in October 2024. 

Earlier this month, it was announced the game show will be postponed to 2025 because of scheduling conflicts. 

A source exclusively revealed to The U.S. Sun how the schedule change has Ryan in the iconic host’s shadow for even longer. 

“You have to feel for Ryan Seacrest because he’s willing to work in Pat’s shadow for longer than he expected he would have to when he signed up to take over ‘Wheel,’” the source said. 

“If Ryan negotiates a longer-term contract this year, which is expected since he’s only under a two-year deal at the moment, he’s going to have to stake a very strong claim on the primetime specials and celebrity editions.

“And why shouldn’t he? Ryan has endless experience as a primetime host, his ‘Wheel’ ratings so far are amazing, and he is more experienced than Pat when it comes to bantering with celebrities on camera. 

“Ryan is respectful of Pat and his legacy, but everybody involved with the show expects him to take a lot more ownership of the franchise once Pat has truly left the building once and for all.”

As for the schedule change, the insider said the choice was an “ABC network decision and Sony TV.”

“The ‘Wheel’ producers and Pat are at the mercy of the network’s schedule.  Football is always going to come first. It’s the most profitable thing on television.

“Of course, Sony and Pat would prefer the episodes to air closer to when they were taped, but there is an upside here for Pat, who is suddenly a competitive force in the next game show host Emmy race after surprising everybody with his ’23-24 Emmy win earlier this fall. 

“It probably helps Pat to put some distance between that win and the next – and final – time voters see him in the hosting job, but this wasn’t the initial plan, and it makes Pat’s eventual exit from the franchise look like a long goodbye.’ 

“That was never the intention.”

RYAN’S SUCCESS

Though Ryan has had a rocky start to his debut season, ratings don’t reflect his struggles. 

The U.S. Sun previously reported 8,310,000 viewers watched Wheel of Fortune for the premiere week of September 9 to September 15.

As for rival game show Jeopardy!, which is hosted by Ken Jennings, 7,113,000 viewers tuned in for the episodes. 

Wheel of Fortune taking over the top spot is a shock, as Jeopardy! brought in more viewers overall last season.

RYAN’S MISTAKES

Ryan had trouble adjusting to his role as host during the first few episodes. 

On the premiere show, a contestant mispronounced the word “ripened” while solving a puzzle.

Ryan ignored the mishap and granted the player the win.

“I thought he said the wrong word, but when Ryan said he was correct, I assumed I had misheard,” one fan wrote on Instagram.

“Why would the producers allow him to win the puzzle when he was wrong? Not a good way to start the new season, especially with a new host,” another viewer added.

“I don’t like the fact that Terry mispronounced the winning trip puzzle, and he won it!!!! Pat would have said, ‘I’m sorry, Terry, that’s not the answer,'” another said.

“I agree – I agree, Ryan is fired after the first episode,” a viewer demanded.

On his second night as host, he failed to explain the rules to a contestant, resulting in her losing a million-dollar prize.

“Pat would’ve explained that if she took the risk, she would’ve lost the million-dollar wedge,” one X user wrote.

“Pat would always remind the contestants if they look under the $10,000 they could lose their $1 million wedge. Ryan needs to do this too…” wrote a second.

Then on the September 16 episode, contestant Vivian made it to the bonus round to solve the “What Are You Doing?” puzzle. 

Vivan picked “C, H, M, and P” for consonants, while she picked the letter “I” for her vowel. 

Vivian screamed out trying to solve the puzzle, “Wondering some help, answering some help, finding some help, looking around for some help, boundary for help.”

The buzzer then went off, as Vivian couldn’t solve the puzzle, which read “offering some help.”

Ryan showed the audience the prize, and they gasped when they saw $1 million. 

Ryan smiled and laughed as he said, “You were so close to that million dollars. You almost had it.”

Vivan had trouble speaking and looked visibly upset as Ryan said, “Are you alright? Breathe! You’re still walking away with $27,300 and that trip to Europe.”

Fans weren’t happy with how Ryan handled the loss. 

One viewer wrote, “Ryan doesn’t show the envelope correctly. He keeps showing it to the contestant when he should be showing it to the audience and viewers at home. 

“Also, he didn’t handle the distraught contestant too well.”

A second agreed, “I hear ya. It’s more devastating maybe than he realizes.”

A third complained, “He’s gotta work on his empathy skills. Lol yikes!! Can he even remember what it’s like to not be rich?!”

‘ENTERTAINMENT PRO’

But fortunately for Ryan, fans believe he has finally gotten into his “groove” after over a month of hosting. 

“Seacrest found his groove so quickly on this show that I have to say I’m super impressed even as someone who has never really cared for him,” one fan wrote on Reddit.

“I’m definitely shocked at how much I’ve enjoyed watching him. Gotta give it to him: he’s a TV entertainment pro.”

A second said, “He has definitely shown vast improvement so far. I feel like he still needs a bit of work on the sympathy quips where someone has to go home with the minimum or doesn’t win the bonus prize.”

A third commented, “Agree, the first month I couldn’t help but compare Ryan’s timing with Pat’s, ie. quips and banter with players, announcing a win, revealing something. 

“Pat had a comic background and is naturally gifted with timing, snappy but also at ease when needed, and I suppose Ryan can get trained on that over time. But this week it felt like he was really in his groove.”

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Pat Sajak will host Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, which is set to air in 2025[/caption]

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Ryan Seacrest had a rocky start on Wheel of Fortune[/caption]

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Fans have praised Ryan Seacrest for getting his ‘groove’ in recent weeks[/caption]

THEY’RE soft, cute and in numerous designs – Squishmallows are a force to be reckoned with and are flying off shelves at Five Below thanks to a bargain price.

Shoppers have spotted the adorable plushies priced from just $5 at the store – which is 36 per cent cheaper than at Walmart.

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The Fifi the Pink Fox Squishmallow is currently $5 at Five Below in its Halloween design[/caption]

The Fifi the Pink Fox Squishmallows could be perfect for Halloween as the character is sitting inside a pumpkin.

She was one of the first eight Squishmallows to ever be released and has been given the themed upgrade ahead of October 31.

Discount store Five Below is selling the sweet fox toy for $5, compared to Walmart’s $7.88 version.

However, there is a difference in the size, with the Five Below plushy being 4.5inch tall, compared to Walmart’s 8inch version.

According to the description: “Squishmallows are cute, cuddly, and ready to join your squad.

“Made with super soft, marshmallow-like material, Squishmallows offer comfort, support and warmth as friends, couch companions, pillow pals, bedtime buddies and travel teammates.

“With more than 475 Squishmallows characters to collect, there’s a Squishmallow for everyone. 

“Each Squishmallow has its own unique name and storyline to add to the fun. Who will join your squad next?”

Squishmallow craze

Last year, more than £100million of the colourful creatures were snapped up worldwide, with sales soaring by 11 per cent in the UK.

Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian are fans of the range, which includes mythical creatures such as Ace The Unicorn, vegetables and branded editions including Harry Potter, Star Wars and CoComelon.

They adorn kids’ bedrooms across the country and, in extreme cases, are taking over homes.

Squishmallows were created by Sunny Cho, who worked for Kelly Toys, and launched in 2017. 

The first ones included Cam the Cat, Wendy the Frog and Hans the Hedgehog. 

There are around 3,000 designs, each with its own name and biography.

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Squishmallows have taken the world by storm thanks to their adorable designs[/caption]

A SURFER has been killed after she was impaled in the chest in a freak swordfish attack.

Giulia Manfrini, 36, was travelling off the coast of a paradise island in Indonesia before the deadly encounter with the sea creature left her with a fatal two-inch wound.

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Giulia Manfrini tragically died after being impaled by a swordfish in Indonesia[/caption]

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The 36-year-old Italian had moved to Bali to work as a surfing instructor in recent years[/caption]

The Italian surfing coach was happily riding the waves off Masokut Island, in the luxury Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra on Friday.

After only a short time of surfing, Giulia was caught out by a leaping swordfish who sprung out of the water and stabbed her in the chest.

The sharp blow is said to have gone around two inches deep into her flesh and left the Italian trapped beneath the water.

Two panicked surfers in Alexandre Ribas and Massimo Ferro saw the tragedy unfold as they ran over to help the stricken woman.

They battled to keep her alive despite the severe wound before rushing her to the Pei Pei Pasakiat Taileleu Health Centre.

Doctors declared Giulia dead on arrival.

It is still unclear if she drowned after becoming submerged underwater following the fatal attack or died from her wounds.

AKP Hadi Yasmar, head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Mentawai Police said: “The incident happened when the victim was surfing with two of her friends in the waters of Bengbeng Pulau Masokut, Pasakiat Taileleu Village, Southwest Siberut District.

“The victim suffered a five-centimetre wound to the left chest, and when she was found, the condition of her face showed that she had been submerged for a moment.

“She may have drowned.”

The news of her death has shocked us all, we feel helpless in the face of a tragedy that cut short her life so prematurely

Fabio Giulivi Sindacomayor of Venaria Reale

Authorities announced Giulia’s body is due to be taken to Padang City before being returned to Italy.

The mayor of Giulia’s home city of Venaria Reale has since spoken out on the “shocking” death.

Fabio Giulivi Sindaco said in a statement: “The whole community offers its condolences to her family.

“The news of her death has shocked us all, we feel helpless in the face of a tragedy that cut short her life so prematurely.”

Giulia was an aspiring law graduate who had already left her mark on the world after founding the Awave Travel company which specialises in popular tourist destinations for skiers and snowboarders.

In recent years the 36-year-old moved to Bali to work as a surfing instructor.

Many tourists and expats have been killed in animal attacks in Indonesia in recent months.

In September, a US tourist was eaten by a shark after she was swept away by strong currents during a dream diving holiday.

The body of 68-year-old American Colleen Monfore from South Dakota, was found inside the stomach of a shark by horrified fishermen.

Locals are also at risk of fatal strikes with herds of elephants trampling on a woman and her unborn child in September.

And a gran was nearly devoured whole by a crocodile in August.

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Giulia’s home city of Venaria Reale in Italy paid tribute to the surfer[/caption]