BIG Brother’s Nadia Almada looks worlds away from her Channel 4 fame, 20 years after winning the show.
Nadia, 47, showed off her six stone weight loss on holiday in Gran Canaria today, flaunting her new figure on the beach.
The reality legend sported a blue bikini while taking a dip in the ocean – before washing the sea water off in a beachside shower.
Nadia is proudly embracing the transformation following her gastric sleeve surgery.
After flying to Turkey for the procedure in March, she has shed an impressive six stone, going from 17st 6lb to 11st 8lb.
Nadia recently told OK! that she had been consuming an overwhelming amount of food prior to the procedure, despite adhering to a vegan lifestyle.
She confessed: “I was a fully-fledged carbo-tarian. It was so bad that I’d eat two large pizzas with three sides in one night – and that was meant for a family of four. It’s crazy.
“I was a size 20 and a shadow of my former self. I had no stamina, no energy, no vitality – and there was a higher risk of having major heart problems or a stroke from the weight that I’d been carrying.”
Nadia jokingly added that she couldn’t even wear heels because of the swelling in her feet but now feels like she has had a “fresh beginning”.
She said: “It’s a new start, a fresh beginning. I feel prettier slender, but it’s not just the physical side, I’m also happy that I’ve been able to reverse a lot of the damage that I’d done to my body.”
She went on to share that in just three months, her cholesterol and thyroid levels had improved significantly, describing the surgery as “life-saving” and saying she now has much more energy.
Nadia also acknowledged the challenges of adjusting to life post-surgery, particularly in balancing her emotional eating habits with her body’s actual needs.
To manage her portions, she said she now uses side plates instead of larger dishes, as part of her ongoing efforts to maintain a healthier lifestyle.
The Portuguese reality star was Big Brother’s first ever transgender contestant when she walked into the house in 2004.
Nadia was loud and proud, wearing her heart on her sleeve, and often paraded around the house with big black hair and in glam outfits.
She quickly became very popular with viewers thanks to her fiery temper and hilarious humour.
Back in her Big Brother glory days Nadia’s Diary Room appearances proved very emotional.
She was worried the UK public would judge her for keeping her transgender identity a secret.
Of course, that only made her triumphant exit even more emotional – especially as she scooped 74 per cent of the vote.
When host Davina McCall announced she was the winner, beating Jason Cowan and Daniel Bryan, she screamed with joy.
That series was the one with the infamous Fight Night.
The furious display happened after contestants Emma Greenwood and Michelle Bass, who housemates thought had been booted out, returned and let everyone know they’d seen all that had been said about them.
One thing led to another – especially given there was booze involved – and things became so heated security had to calm things down.
After her win, Nadia released a single called A Little Bit of Action.
And in 2010 Nadia had another stay in the famous house as part of Ultimate Big Brother, where she was pitted against other previous contestants including Makosi Musambasi and Josie Gibson.
The late rapper Coolio was also there, with Nadia and Gangster’s Paradise star having several blazing rows.
These days it seems Nadia is much calmer, living life as a hair stylist in London.
MANCHESTER UNITED have shared their plans surround a possible move away from Old Trafford.
Ineos have envisioned a new 100,000-seat state-of-the-art stadium being built on the current Old Trafford site.
The club released the first pictures of what the proposed new arena could look like last month.
And now Man Utd will host several fan focus groups to give supporters their say on the future of Old Trafford, report Manchester Evening News.
A fan consultation phase is part of the regeneration project and fans were contacted with a survey last month.
Man Utd want thousands of fans to respond so the club understands what supporters want from a world class stadium.
The club are still yet to decide on whether there will be a complete new build or a redevelopment of Old Trafford.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to build a new ground on the land adjacent to Old Trafford and pics of what the stadium could look like have been released.
The computer generated images have “New Trafford” circular in shape with a huge roof seen from a bird’s eye view.
Another snap shows a massive Man Utd badge on the side of the ground as red lights brighten a path full of fans walking to the turnstiles.
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MANCHESTER UNITED plan to build a new stadium rather than redevelop Old Trafford.
The decision was made after a number of fact-finding missions to other stadiums including the Bernabeu and Nou Camp.
The cost of the project is expected to be a staggering £2billion.
A capacity of 100,000 is expected.
It is felt that a club of United’s standing should have a new state-of-the-art facility.
The new stadium will be built on land adjacent to the Red Devils’ current home.
United are looking to not only build a stadium but regenerate the area of Trafford where the ground will stand.
There had been plans to KEEP Old Trafford rather than demolish it, and use it as a scaled down second venue.
However, it’s looking increasing likely that it will in fact be entirely demolished.
The club consulted with 30,000 fans about what to do and believe there is roughly a 50-50 split on staying or moving.
The club have appointed the architects Foster + Partners to come up with a “masterplan”. The company were behind Wembley Stadium.
Old Trafford has been United’s home since 1910.
The target is for completion by 2030.
A closer look from a building next to the arena features a gallery and huge windows that look out to a park and statues of United legends.
Foster + Partners, who designed Wembley Stadium, are the architects that have made the latest drawings.
They have also put together a map of what the area could look like, with the “urban regeneration” spreading across the whole of the Trafford Park region.
The regeneration project could cost £2billion with new houses, commercial areas and improved transport links all part of the proposal.
DURING his impressive footballing career, Paul Gascoigne played for Tottenham, Newcastle United, Everton and Rangers.
Away from his history on the pitch, Gazza is also a proud father of three children. Here we take a look at the lives of Mason, Bianca and Regan.
Mason is the oldest, born in 1989, in Cambridgeshire.
He is the son of Sheryl Gascoigne and her first husband Colin Kyle but was adopted by Paul Gascoigne, and took his surname.
Sheryl and Gazza were married from 1996 until 1998.
In 2021, it was revealed that Mason and his partner Jaimee Wyatt had welcomed a son.
A source told The Sun on Sunday at the time: “Gazza is over the moon.
“It’s just the bit of good news he needs.”
Bianca Gascoigne is a model and a reality star, known for shows like Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity SAS.
Born on October 28, 1986, like Mason, she is also the daughter of Sheryl and first husband Colin, and was adopted by Gazza.
As a model, she has appeared on the cover of Loaded and in Maxim, FHM and numerous tabloid newspapers.
Bianca has starred in countless reality TV shows, including the original version of Love Island, which she went on to win in 2006.
Bianca starred in the nineteenth series of Channel 5 reality show Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, placing sixth.
Bianca also competed on Ballando Con Le Stelle, the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing, where she finished as the runner-up.
Regan Gascoigne is a dancer and the only biological son of Paul and Sheryl.
At just six-years-old he discovered his love for performing arts and at age eight, he enrolled into the Hammond Ballet School.
Regan then studied Musical Theatre at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, and toured with the English National Ballet in the Nutcracker.
He came out as bisexual in 2021, with his father’s full support and admiration.
Regan told Lorraine: “I’ve never actually come out. I’ve never made a point of coming out. I’ve just let it happen organically… when they asked me if I told dad I said no.
“But then I saw the article and headline and thought, ‘oh I’ve got to text him now’.”
“His response was exactly what I thought, he said ‘I still love you no matter what’.”
In January 2022, Paul wiped tears as he watched Regan’s stellar performance on Dancing On Ice, with pro partner Karina Manta.
His son then went onto win the show in March 2022.
KERRY Katona has revealed her matching tattoos with daughters Heidi and Lilly-Sue – yet some fans aren’t impressed.
The former Atomic Kitten songstress, 44, took to her Instagram page to showcase the intricate designs inked onto their forearms.
They showed dark straight lines making a star-shaped symbol, with tiny black dots at the ends.
In her proud caption, mum of five Kerry tagged her girls and wrote: “@lils.mc @heidikatona and myself by @123_mollymc.”
Kerry finished with the word: “Memories!” and a series of red love heart Emoji icons.
Yet some followers were less than impressed by the matching body art with one posting: “Not very straight lines and looks like they made a bit of a mess of Heidi’s on the top right looking at the pic.
“But I love the idea behind them. I’d love to get a matching tattoo with eldest.”
Another posted: “They forget about growing up and how awful they look.
“Victoria Beckham has had all hers removed because as an older woman they look bad with elegant clothes etc.”
Another simply quizzed: “What do they mean?”
Yet other fans of the Whole Again hitmaker were quick to support her choice.
One gushed how the designs were “beautiful” while another put “so special.”
A third commented: “Love this.
“I’d like something like that with my girls.”
Kerry is mum to Molly, 21, Lilly-Sue, 20, Heidi, 16, Max, 14, and eight-year-old DJ from previous relationships.
Here we look at the star's changing face - from fresh-faced pop singer to the latest £3,000 tweakment.
Kerry first went under the knife in 2004 for a boob job, and again in 2008 for another breast enhancement and liposuction.
In 2010 she also revealed she had tried to turn back time with some facial tweaks.
Kerry was bitten by the vampire facial bug in 2013 and feared she would die after a shocking reaction to the procedure, popularised by Kim Kardashian.
In 2019, Kerry sparked outrage by endorsing a ‘Katona Package’ at a London clinic offering “2ml face filler and one area fat dissolving” for £699.
When the mum-of-five approached her 40th, she celebrated with fillers and fat-dissolving injections in her chin to “enhance my natural beauty”.
Two years later Kerry joked she’d got a “brand new face” after a procedure called CoolSculpting, which freezes fat cells under the skin and destroys them. She had some fat removed from her chin and Botox injections.
In 2023, the TV star revealed a tighter jawline after treating herself to a “non-invasive facelift”.
In early 2024, Kerry had a much more invasive eye lift and brow lift in January, at a cost of over £3,000.
In February former Atomic Kitten singer told how she previously ruled out having baby number six, despite fiance Ryan Mahoney having no biological children of his own.
She made her shock reveal after bluntly telling her man to “leave her” if he wanted children.
At the time, she said: “I don’t want to deprive him – in fact, I’ve given him a pass and said, ‘If this is something you want to pursue leave me now!’
“I never want someone to not have that feeling of having their own child.”
In July, Kerry revealed she hadn’t seen her eldest daughter Molly, 22, for almost a year.
Molly, who the popstar shares with first husband Brian McFadden, lives in Ireland – her dad’s home country – but maintains a very close relationship with both parents.
Writing in a recent OK! column, Kerry said: “Lilly and Molly are both coming home this week from Ireland for a visit and I can’t wait to have them back.
“I haven’t seen Molly in almost a year! We talk on the phone every single day, but she just hasn’t been home to visit in a while.
“Lilly is getting on great too, she’s really settled and has got a good job over in Ireland, I’m proud of her.
“It’s nice for me to see my kids flourish. I’ve done my parenting bit and now it’s their turn to live lives.”
THEY are the power couple of darts, and romance blossomed after a date at KFC.
Fallon Sherrock, 30, and Cameron Menzies, 35, began dating in 2021.
A year later they moved in together, and better date nights followed, including dining at one of Salt Bae’s restaurants.
Last year, the Scot revealed his girlfriend has made him a much better darts player.
Time away from his day job as a plumber also helped his cause, with Sherrock cheering him on when she’s not playing herself.
SunSport takes a look inside Sherrock and Menzies’ relationship.
Menzies and Sherrock met on the darts circuit, and soon clicked.
They played doubles together and naturally got together.
Menzies revealed: “I had known Fallon for years in darts and played doubles with her years ago.
“We met in an online league in Southampton. The rest is history as they say. It started off with a KFC.”
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In an interview with Sky Sports, Menzies spoke about how he is inspired by his other half who has opened doors as a woman in male-dominated sport.
He said: “We enjoy our practice together and she is a very class player.
She’s taken me places I would never have experienced because of darts, so I’m a very lucky person. I’m her biggest fan and I wish her all the best
Cameron Menzies
“She has done well for darts in general and is banging in 90 averages and 100 averages, the same as a lot of women.
“I’m quite lucky I’ve got a very good partner who can play darts.
“It’s good in the house unless she beats me and I’ve got to make the food. I don’t like it when she beats me.
“I will support her left, right and centre. I am her biggest fan.
“I might be a bit strict, but I know how good she is. I’ve known her for a very long time and I know she is very, very good.
“She’s taken me places I would never have experienced because of darts, so I’m a very lucky person. I’m her biggest fan and I wish her all the best.”
Amusingly, in an interview with The Scottish Sun Menzies revealed that Sherrock has “bigger balls” than him and is better when the pressure is on.
“If I wasn’t with Fallon I’d still be a decent darts player, but she has definitely made me a better player. Who is the better of the two of us?
“I think I’m a tad better, but she’s better on stage when you’re in the spotlight. She just handles that better… she has bigger balls than me.”
“I’m getting better at it, but when it comes down to the marbles in an important match Fallon performs better. Hopefully one day I can keep up with her level in that area.”
Menzies also let slip that Sherrock likes to wear his Rangers top around the house.
When the darts star went to meet Prince William to receive her MBE, Menzies threatened to go to Windsor Castle in the football shirt and a kilt.
But, he couldn’t make it. Instead he asked Sherrock to give him a Rangers key ring.
Menzies said: “I was given a Rangers key ring and it’s in the house. I wanted Fallon to give it to Prince William.
“I’m sure he doesn’t care about Rangers, he’s an Aston Villa fan.
“If I had gone to Windsor Castle with Fallon to get the MBE, I would have worn a Rangers top and kilt.
“She wears my old Rangers kits around the house, I think she finds them comfy.
“I have loads of them, that’s what I wear around the house. A few are a bit tight for me these days and she steals them!”
Menzies is ranked 41 in the world in PDC Order of Merit.
This year, he reached the quarter-final of a Players Championship event, before losing to Gerwyn Price.
While at the World Grand Prix he was defeated by Dave Chisnall in the last-32.
Humble Menzies juggles his darts career with a day job as a plumber – fixing sinks and the like.
He even took to social media to share a picture fitting a bathroom before an appearance at the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in 2023.
Along with three laughing emojis, he wrote: “Working before the world’s. What a joy.”
Brilliantly, the post was quickly picked up on by the official PDC darts feed, who added: “Plumbing at 11, Worlds at 8.”
However, Menzies is always looking at the draws at the Worlds, and is hopeful of avoiding a complicated match against his partner.
“There’s a handful of players you don’t want to draw and Fallon is up there,” he said.
“I play Fallon in the house and I beat her eight times out of 10, but she has a moment when she smashes me.”
XABI ALONSO is being considered as Pep Guardiola’s successor at Manchester City, according to reports.
Guardiola has hinted that this could be his final season at the Etihad with his deal up at the end up the season.
However, City chiefs have reportedly already lined up their replacement in the form of Bayer Leverkusen boss Alonso.
According to Sky Sport Germany, the Bundesliga outfit are resigned to losing the former midfielder next summer despite his contract expiring in the 2025/26 season.
Alonso guided them to a remarkable unbeaten league and DFB-Pokal winning campaign as well as the Europa League final last season.
He committed to the German side over the summer after turning down the chance to replace Jurgen Klopp at ex-club Liverpool.
The Premier League-topping Reds are currently out of the race due to their happiness with Arne Slot.
But the 42-year-old is once again being lined up by European heavyweights this summer, with City and former club Real Madrid both holding “concrete interest” in a deal.
Man City goalkeeper Ederson believes club chiefs have already sorted out the next manager once 53-year-old Guardiola departs.
Alonso could face competition from Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim, who has been tipped to take over following the announcement that close pal Hugo Viana will move to City as director of football in the summer.
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In a boost to City and Madrid, Leverkusen have also already started searching for a successor.
The report suggests that VfB Stuttgart boss Sebastian Hoeneß and Germany assistant manager Sandro Wagner are being considered.
JACK WILSHERE is leaving Arsenal to take up a first-team coaching role at Norwich City.
The 32-year-old will leave the club tomorrow to take his new role with the Championship club, according to The Athletic.
Wilshere has spent the last two years as Arsenal‘s U18s head coach after hanging up his boots in 2022.
The former Gunners midfielder will now join Johannes Hoff Thorup’s backroom team at Carrow Road in his first ever senior first-team role.
Wilshere will reportedly replace Narcis Pelach at the club, who left last month to take over at Stoke City.
While it’s also said that the opportunity is seen as a step that will significantly advance Wilshere’s coaching career despite his young age.
The move is understood to have been helped on by the former England international’s relationship with Norwich’s sporting director Ben Knapper.
Knapper previously worked as Arsenal’s loans manager during Wilshere’s time at the club.
Wilshere was forced to retire at the age of 30 after battling with injuries throughout his career.
After bursting on the scene at Arsenal as a teenage, Wilshere went on to have spells playing at West Ham, Bournemouth and Danish outfit Aarhus GF, before deciding his injuries had got the better of him.
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It was that same summer that the former rising star began his role as head coach of the Gunners’ U18s.
During his first season as boss of the youth team he managed to guide the youngsters to the FA Youth Cup final, ultimately losing to West Ham.
While he also helped nurture talent such as Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Wilshere was previously linked with making a huge leap into senior management last year.
The Arsenal legend reportedly held talks with MLS side Colorado Rapids about becoming their head coach, but a switch never materialised.
Norwich currently sit seventh in the Championship, having won four, drawn four and lost two of their opening 10 clashes.
The Canaries face Preston North End tonight with the fixture coming too soon for Wilshere to take part in the preparations.
It’s likely that the former retired midfielder’s first game in the dugout will be this weekend’s clash with Middlesbrough instead.
Whilshere famously scored his greatest goal in an Arsenal shirt against Norwich in 2013.
The star combined with Olivier Giroud to net and wonderfully worked effort that won the BBC’s Premier League 2013/14 goal of the season.
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A LEAGUE ONE stadium is set to host European football for the first time.
The decision was agreed by Uefa despite the 9,875-capacity ground never hosting football at higher than third tier level in England.
In fact, the club that own the ground have never been in the top flight before.
However, Welsh side The New Saints were forced to make contingency plans following their shock run to qualify for the Conference League.
Despite being from Wales, TNS already play their home games in England – however their 3,000-capacity Park Hall ground in Oswestry, Shropshire, was deemed too small to host European group games by Uefa.
As a Welsh club, TNS’ preference was to host games in Wales – and their first port of call was Hollywood-owned Wrexham.
In 2005, when the team was still called Total Network Solutions, Wrexham hosted their Champions League qualifier with Liverpool.
However, the Racecourse Ground was not available to host the games on this occasion.
Chairman Mike Harris said back in August: “Places like Cardiff are three hours away from where we are, so our fans and stakeholders can’t really get there.
“It’s got to be somewhere more local.
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“It’s [Shrewsbury’s Croud Meadow] a ground that fits Uefa criteria and it’s 20 minutes down the road from us, so it’s an option.
“Wrexham and Shrewsbury would be most ideal for us, but I’m not sure the Racecourse is available.
“So it’s our priority to get the games in a stadium that can cater for the games, but also giving the people around us a chance to go and watch.”
TNS take on Astana on Thursday evening at 8pm in their first ever European group stage home game.
Tickets are now on sale from £16 for adults.
In their opening game, they put up a brave fight away at last season’s finalists Fiorentina, who feature former Man Utd goalkeeper David de Gea in their side.
The Welsh champions held the Italians for over an hour before succumbing to a 2-0 defeat after goals from Yacine Adli and Moise Kean.
Their other four group games will be against Djurgarden and Panathinaikos at home and Shamrock Rovers and Celje away.
AMERICANS could be in line to get their hands on a huge $2,500 payment and all they need is a receipt to land the cash.
A group of people have been encourage to check whether they are eligible for their slice of a $700,000 settlement.
This has come after the healthcare group Henry Ford Health System settled claims against the company following a data breach on March 30, 2023, according to Top Class Actions.
The group, based in Michigan, has been accused of failing to protect patients from the breach in a patient class action lawsuit.
This legal action claimed Henry Ford Health System should have implemented better cybersecurity to protect people’s data.
The medical group agreed to resolve the lawsuit with a $700,000 pot of money.
Henry Ford Health System did not admit any wrongdoing in the case.
Names, contact information, and medical information of around 168,000 were allegedly compromised in the incident.
Affected customers have been notified that their data may have been compromised during the breach.
Henry Ford Health System has contacted these people by mail.
Class members can get up to $2,500 to reimburse any damaged caused by the cyber security incident.
Claimants could also receive a pro rata cash payment and this amount will vary based on how many claims are filed.
People seeking a reimbursement payment must file proof of damages.
This could include receipts, tax documents, and invoice.
Claimants looking to get the pro rata payment do not have to file proof.
All class action members must file a claim form on the settlement’s website.
The deadline for members to do this is October 28, 2024.
Class action lawsuits offer groups of people, or 'classes,' a way to band together in court.
These suits are often brought by one or a few people who allege a company or other entity has wronged a large group of people.
When a suit becomes a class action, it extends to all “class members,” or people who may have similar complaints to those who filed the suit.
Companies often settle class actions – offering payment to class members who typically waive their right to pursue further legal action by accepting money.
These payout agreements frequently include statements by the defendant denying wrongdoing. Companies tend to settle class actions to avoid the costs of further litigation.
Pollution, discrimination, or false advertising are a few examples of what can land a class action on a company’s doorstep.
