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BRADLEY BITES THE DUST!

Bradley and son Ba rney have hit the road together fo r a new show.

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Celine’s mum Thérèse passed away after a long illness. Bradley’s new show is back-breaking work!

gstress Celine Dion is once again in rning, with her beloved mother Thérèse ing away last week, aged 92. emotional Celine (51) paid tribute to mum during a performance in Miami, g her fans she was “doing okay”. “I’m pretty sure you heard the news about my mum passing away early this morning,” she told the crowd as she fought back tears. “The nurses called me two days ago to tell us her time was coming soon. So last night I joined my brothers and sisters in Montreal and I spent an evening at her bedside. We told stories. We sang songs. We hugged each other and we said our goodbyes. We are pretty sure that Mum waited for us to be together one more time.” Thérèse and her late husband AdhémarCharles had 14 kids together, and youngest Celine was particularly close to her mother. While serving as a homemaker during her kids’ childhoods, Thérèse was also a TV host in Quebec and a noted philanthropist. Celine posted a photo of her family on her Instagram page, saying: “Maman, we love you so much… we dedicate tonight’s show to you and I’ll sing with all my heart. Love, Celine.” So ng mo u pa ss An he r m tellin g “I’ C li Di i i iS CELINE’S TEARS

The Chase host Bradley Walsh has seemingly taken the title of his latest show literally.

The beloved TV personality broke his back in three places while filming Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad – by falling off a bucking bull.

“It sounds a bit more severe than it is,” the 59-year-old tells. “My life’s ambition was to go on a rodeo and [my son] Barney says to me, ‘What would you really like to do, Dad?’ And I say, ‘I would love to do a rodeo’, because I love cowboy films. And then you have the chance to go in the novice class. And I was like, ‘Yeah I’ll have a go at that.’”

Despite Barney’s warnings that it was tough going, Bradley tried his luck and says he “fell slightly wrong”, ending up in hospital, where it was revealed he’d broken his L3, L4 and L5 transverse processes.

“But I was up and walking the next day and driving the RV!” he tells, adding he’s now “fine”.

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Alzheimer’s may be wreaking havoc with her short-term memories, but Scott says “the old Barbara” is still around.

Dame Barbara Windsor’s battle with Alzheimer’s is growing tougher, her husband Scott Mitchell tells.

Scott, who has been Barbara’s carer since the legendary actress was first diagnosed in 2014, says the EastEnders and Carry On star frequently asks for her late mother, and often thinks she’s at her parents’ house when she’s in her own home. “I’ve definitely seen a progression in the last year,” the 57-year-old admits.

“Barbara’s symptoms have deepened, especially where her confusion is concerned. Constantly, she will not realise where we are, even in the house. She will ask me, ‘When are we going home?’

“Sometimes she will ask about people who have already passed away, as if they are still here. That is something she does regularly about her own parents. It is a very difficult one.” While the 82-year-old still has her long-term memories, such as events that have happened in her childhood or her early career, new short-term memories are tougher to hold on to, like if someone’s popping over for a cuppa.

Scott describes seeing his love slip further into confusion as “heartbreaking”, but there are still many moments of “the old Barbara”.

“The lovely thing is, she’s still got that sense of fun within her. She still loves to sit there and giggle. I make her laugh, she makes me laugh.”

Barbara recently made a rare appearance at Christmas, filming a video to wish her fans happy holidays, as well as those involved at the Alzheimer’s Society. STILL CARRYING ON

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