Earlier this week, the Spanish actor penned his own message to the woman he called his wife for nearly two decades.
“Happy birthday Melanie,” the 56-year-old wrote in his native tongue beside a happy snap from the pair’s daughter Stella’s graduation. “A loving hug from Marbella.”
In the lead up to her 59th, the Working Girl star sat down with People, to discuss her adjustment to life after divorce.
“It’s an interesting time. It’s just sort of nice. My kids are all great. They’re beautiful people,” she began.
“I’m single, and lonely, and bored, and confused – but then at the same time, totally curious. It’s almost like I have to throw myself out of the nest.”
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The pretty blonde and her former husband married in 1996, just one year after meeting on the set of Two Much.
Almost 20 years on, the pair announced their split with a joint statement after citing irreconcilable differences.
“We have thoughtfully and consensually decided to finalise our almost twenty years marriage in a loving and friendly manner honoring and respecting each other, our family and friends and the beautiful time we have spent together. – Melanie & Antonio,” their statement read.
In June, Melanie shared this tell-all note that seemingly celebrated her 2-year divorce anniversary. She deleted it shortly after uploading.
Fortunately, their split – unlike many other Hollywood A-listers before them – appeared to be an amicable one.
Giving the world a lesson on how to be harmonious exes, the pair reunited last year to attend their daughter Stella’s high school graduation.
“Mama, Stella and Papi. Our angel is amazing. Beginning the next chapter of her life! Freedom!!” the proud mum captioned a photo of the three embracing.
“Me and my fabulous kids! Stella, Alexander, and Dakota. My joy, my heart, my life is theirs,” the 59-year-old penned on Instagram alongside this snap of her three kids, all from different marriages.
While the Spanish actor has since found love with 36-year-old investment banker Nicole Kimpel, Melanie is happy working on herself and her modern family.
As well as Stella, Melanie is also the proud mother to Alexander Bauer, her son from her second marriage to Steven Bauer, while Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson is her daughter from her first marriage to Don Johnson.
Click the below gallery to check out Hollywood’s friendliest exes!
It’s official: indoor plants are having a major interiors moment (looking at you, fiddle leaf fig). But while plants like Devil’s ivy are undoubtedly stylish green-leafed additions to any space, they also possess the power to purify the air around you. Here, we’ve rounded up three of our favourite indoor plants that simultaneously remove toxins from your home. Because, a healthy home is a happy home.
SNAKE PLANT/MOTHER IN LAW’S TONGUE
One of the most resilient indoor plants of the bunch (you can leave it in your bedroom with low light, only watering it occasionally, and it will continue to thrive), the mother-in-law’s tongue is not only rich in colour, but toxin-fighting qualities, too.
According to research conducted by NASA, the mother-in-law’s tongue, also known as the snake plant, filters a chemical called formaldehyde, which is commonly found in cleaning products.
Not only that, this plant, differentiating from its green-leafed counterparts, absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen – perfect for purifying the air in your bedroom while you’re sleeping.
DEVIL’S IVY
This easy-to-keep beauty – it doesn’t require direct sunlight, but the soil should be kept moist – doubles as a lean, green toxin-obliterating machine.
All while sitting pretty in your bathroom or living room, Devil’s ivy, also known as golden pothos, fights against nasty toxins like xylene, benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. Just be sure to keep this plant out of reach of your cat or dog; when ingested, Devil’s ivy is toxic to pets.
When it comes to plants that remove toxins from the air, you can’t go past the elegant, simple-to-keep peace lily.
In all its white-and-green glory, this popular houseplant, which thrives without too much watering and little sunlight, works to naturally cleanse your home of pollutants like acetone – a nasty carcinogen inherent in polishes and paints.
Like Devil’s ivy, it’s best to keep this plant away from your pets.
Kensington Palace has announced that the royal couple will head up to the Bedfordshire town on Wednesday August 24 to carry out a series of engagements.
The proud parents have been extremely vocal about their desire to erase stigma surrounding mental health, and next Wednesday will be no different.
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Firstly, they’ll head to Bute Mills where Wills and Kate will meet local organisations doing ground-breaking work with young people, with a focus on mental health.
The couple, both 34, will be given a tour of the newly renovated building that serves as the new home for Youthscape.
They will then meet CHUMS, a mental health and emotional well-being service for children and young people.
The charity will discuss how they support young people dealing with or affected by suicide.
Returning to their royal duties since their holiday in France, the Luton engagement will then take the pair to Keech Hospice Care, where they will meet families, friends and volunteers of the establishment which supports both children and adults.
Concluding the visit, the duo will end on a fun note, checking out Hayward Tyler, a manufacturing company.
They’ll present the company with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade) and will open their newly built Centre of Excellence.
Hugh Jackman’s recent Instagram post has caused his fans to fear something might be wrong after the actor appeared much older and thinner looking than usual.
The 47-year-old is usually known for his beefy frame and fresh face but in his latest post the actor gives the thumbs up next to his fish dinner he caught earlier in the day and while he’s smiling, he looks a little frail.
Fans left comments expressing their concern for the star and asking if something was up.
“What happened to you Hugh? You are looking much older than your age,” wrote one.
Another user commented, “Looking 60 years old… What’s wrong with your look?”
But other users have suggested all is not as it seems and Hugh’s apparent weight loss and aged appearance could hint at him playing ‘Old Man Logan’ – an older version of his Wolverine character.
One commenter wrote: “Sweet! Old man Logan is here!”
The father-of-two is confirmed to appear for the eighth and final time for the third Wolverine film, which will be based on the ‘Old Man Logan’ comic books.
A dramatic look could add to the Wolverine movie’s edgier plot – producer Simon Kinberg said that the upcoming films will be R-rated.
“It’s a very radical, bold, different Wolverine than you’ve ever seen in any of these movies,” Kinberg said.
“It takes place in the future, and as you and others have reported, it is an R-rated movie. It’s violent; it’s kind of like a western in its tone. It’s just a very cool, different film.”
Whatever the reason – we still love Hugh (and everyone is entitled to one dodgy picture!).
Here is a gallery of how one of Australia’s biggest exports has transformed before our very eyes…
The Instagram image that’s caused all the hubbub.
Hugh Jackman in 1997, 2003 and 2013.
Hugh and wife Deborra-Lee at the AFI Awards in 1997.
Parents are ignoring safe sleeping guidelines and putting their children at increased risk of SIDS in order to prevent flat head syndrome, a study has found.
Parents are ignoring safe sleeping guidelines and putting their children at increased risk of SIDS in order to prevent flat head syndrome, a new study has found.
Over 100 parents were interviewed by health professionals about flat head syndrome to test their knowledge on its causes and effects. The researchers discovered that many parents were going against SIDS guidelines to prevent their baby from getting a flat head– a possibility if a baby consistently sleeps with its head in the same spot.
Associate Professor Alexandra Martiniuk, from Sydney’s George Institute for Global Health, said the findings were worrisome.
“Parents were very aware of SIDS guidelines and they want to do the best for their child, of course, it’s their baby,” Associate Professor Martiniuk told the ABC.
“But they actually choose to ignore some of these SIDS guidelines because they thought flat head was a more of a reality for them.”
The study found that many parents were rolling up towels and putting them under mattresses to ensure their babies did not sleep with their head in the same position for extended periods of time.
“But, of course, these sorts of practices are quite dangerous because then they create a sleep environment that isn’t safe,” Martiniuk told the ABC.
Precautions to take when putting your baby to sleep
The tragedy of SIDS is something that strikes fear into the heart of every parent, but there are some simple sleep practices that have been proven to help reduce the risks for your baby.
SIDS (also known as cot death) and fatal sleeping accidents remain the most common causes of sudden and unexpected deaths of infants between one month and one year of age.
Thanks to awareness-raising initiatives such as the SIDS and Kids Safe Sleeping program, there’s been an 80 per cent reduction in the number of SIDS-related deaths since 1988.
The program’s guidelines are based on scientific evidence and were developed by Australian researchers, paediatricians, pathologists and parents with input from overseas experts in the field.
Research is ongoing into the causes of SIDS and definitive answers are yet to be found, but here are six precautions to take when putting your baby to sleep.
1. Put baby to sleep on their back from birth, not on the tummy or side. If your baby suffers from reflux or is developing a misshapen or flat head (positional plagiocephaly), back sleeping is still recommended but consult your doctor or the www.sidsandkids.org site for advice.
2. Sleep baby with head and face uncovered. Bedding should not include pillows, doonas, duvets, quilts or cot bumpers, and no stuffed toys before the age of seven months.
According to SIDS and Kids CEO Leanne Raven, “In 2005, the NSW Child Death Review Team reported that almost 60 per cent of babies who died of SIDS were found with their heads or faces covered at the time of death.” Death was attributed to subsequent blocking of airways and overheating.
3. Keep baby smoke-free before and after birth. Don’t let anyone smoke around your baby – and don’t allow smokers near the nursery or near windows or vents that lead to it.
4. Provide a safe sleeping environment, for night and day sleeps – this is defined as a safe cot, on a safe mattress with safe bedding. In April 2013, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand introduced a new, world-first, voluntary standard for all infant sleep surfaces to reduce the likelihood of death or injury to babies.
According to Dr Ron Somers, who helped develop the new standard, “A baby sleeping on a surface that is too soft has more than five times the chance of dying from sudden infant death than one sleeping on a surface tested to this new Australian standard.”
5. Sleep baby in their own safe sleeping place/cot but in the same room as an adult carer for the first six to 12 months. The benefits of room-sharing include the ability to respond rapidly to a baby’s needs, more convenient settling and closer mother-baby contact.
“Several studies have shown that when a committed caregiver sleeps in the same room, but not the same bed with their baby, the chance of the baby dying from SIDS is reduced by up to 50 per cent when compared to babies sleeping in a separate bedroom,“ says Raven.
6. Breastfeed if you can. Research is ongoing as both breast- and bottle-fed babies have died from SIDS, but there is strong evidence to suggest that breastfeeding reduces the risk of SIDS.
Since 1988, SIDS and Kids has helped save an estimated 7,500 babies’ lives through education and community awareness programs such as the Safe Sleeping campaign.
Thanks to fundraising initiatives such as Red Nose Day, more than $16 million has been devoted to researching the causes of stillbirth and SIDS and find answers for parents. Over 3500 families still experience the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or child in Australia each year.
SIDS and Kids provides bereavement support to those affected by the death of a baby or child, and receives more than 10,000 calls for help every year via its 24-hour hotline 1300 308 307.
He may be getting older with each day, but Rocco will always be his mama’s little boy!
This week, Madonna’s eldest son celebrated his sweet sixteen, so naturally, the Rebel Heart hitmaker took to Instagram.
Sharing several throwback snaps of her beloved boy, the mother-of-four expressed her pride and love for the man he’s grown to be.
He’s grown up so fast!
“Happy Birthday to my First Born Son!” the 57-year-old captioned one image of Rocco posed behind a fur shield in Malawi, Africa.
“A true Warrior with a beautiful Heart. Let the Sun shine!”
Another touching snap sees Madge reminiscing about the days when she could comfortably carry her son – then a toddler – in her arms.
“Once my baby always my baby. Happy Sweet 16!” she wrote alongside the black and white pic.
A sweet moment shared between mother and son.
It’s been a rocky year for the mother and son to say the least, but the slew of happy snaps would indicate that the dust has finally settled.
The superstar’s offspring had been at the very centre of a bitter custody dispute, refusing to return to his mother’s New York home after visiting dad Guy Ritchie and step-mum Jacqui Ainsley in December of 2015.
The pair’s case was unable to be settled due to the Material Girl’s commitments of an 8-month long tour, which received copious amounts of backlash due to her sloppy performances and tardy appearances as a result of the ongoing battle.
While performing in Melbourne, the Queen of pop had an onstage meltdown, rambling to the crowd and calling her ex-husband a “son of a b–ch” in between taking swigs of straight liquor from a fans hip flask.
Later in that same performance, she dedicated a song to her son. Childhood photos of the blonde haired boy flashed across the big screens as she said: “If I have learned one thing in my life, it’s just go with it. If you just laugh, it doesn’t hurt as much.”
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After finally wrapping her time on the stage, Madonna made her way to London in a bid to mend the rift between her and her eldest son.
And apparently, some face-time was all it took for the pair to get back on track.
Since her touchdown in the UK, Rocco and his mum have been spending some much-needed, quality time together.
Just last month, Madge and her brood embarked on a charity trip to Africa, where they bonded as a family for the first time in a long while.
“Oh Africa you have filled our hearts with joy and appreciation!” she wrote beside one of the many shots that chronicled the family’s trip.
It has been six weeks since missing Melbourne mother, Karen Ristevski, was last seen at her home in Melbourne’s northwest. Now, her stepson, who is an ice-addict, claims she may have run away and is in hiding.
In a statement to the police, stepson Andrew Rickard, said the relationship between his father and stepmother was “fake” and built upon money, maintaining their image and their daughter.
He wrote that “a situation developed between myself and Karen which I’d rather not fully detail at this time,” The Australian reports.
The 47-year-old left her luxury home in Avondale Heights at 10am on June 29 after allegedly having a fight with her husband Borce about money issues.
Karen said she was going to get some fresh air but no-one has heard from her since.
Concerns for her safety were raised when she didn’t arrive to work at the Bella Bleu boutique at Watergardens Town Centre in Taylors Lakes.
Her family said she had medical issues and that’s it’s extremely unlike her to not contact anyone in the family.
Karen’s daughter Sarah urged the public to help find her.
She told the media: “I just want my mum to come home.”
Ms Ristevski has not used her mobile phone or bank accounts, or made contact with friends or family since June 29.
If anyone has any information that could help police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Two horrified witnesses to the death of the boy decapitated by the world’s largest waterslide have spoken out about the gruesome scene.
Jess Stanford and Melanie Gocke were at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas, on the same day a ten-year-old boy was killed on the 17-storey ride last week.
Caleb Schwab, the son of a Kansas state politician, was killed after sustaining a fatal “neck injury” while on the 51 metre Verruckt slide.
“When I heard a noise that didn’t sound like it was supposed to come from that kind of ride, that’s when I turned around,” Sanford told CNN.
Gocke said she saw Caleb falling down the slide, leaving a trail of blood behind him.
Another witness to the tragedy revealed some of the gruesome details surrounding the boy’s death earlier in the week.
Esteban Castaneda, who was at the waterpark at the time of the incident said there were several loud bangs that came from the ride before a body washed down the slide after a raft, reported ABC7.
Castaneda said a lifeguard was trying to control the crowd as he tried to help but soon it seemed apparent that the boy had been decapitated.
Castaneda also said that he and his 14-year-old cousin had ridden the slide earlier that day and the teenager had told him that toward the end of the ride his velcro belt had come undone.
PEOPLE reports that the two women in the boat with Caleb – neither related to him – suffered minor facial injuries.
“There was a woman being treated for some kind of injury on her face and head,” witness Kelsey Friedrichsen, 27, told PEOPLE. “That was when my boyfriend said, ‘I think there is someone else.'”
“It looked like he must have somehow been ejected from his seat, bounced around between the netting and the slide and just slid down,” Friedrichsen said. “He would have fallen down without the raft. It’s kind of like a tube.”
Verruckt was certified as the world’s tallest water slide by Guinness World Records – the water park’s website reportedly said riders had to be at least 54 inches (137 centimetres tall) to get on the slide.
Caleb’s parents, Kansas State legislator Scott Schwab and his wife, Michele, released a statement on Sunday night remembering their freckle-faced little boy.
“Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those who he came into contact with,” the Schwabs’ said.
“As we try and mend our home with him no longer with us, we are comforted knowing he believed in his saviour, Jesus, and they are forever together now. We will see him another day.”
A Schlitterbahn spokeswoman, Winter Prosapio, said the park had been shut down indefinitely and “a full investigation” is underway.
Verruckt is closed during the investigation. However, we have restored the page for those who are interested in rider requirements.
“We honestly don’t know what’s happened,” Prosapio told the Kansas City Star.
“That’s why a full investigation is necessary. We have to understand what’s happened. The Fire Department, of course, is here. (An) outside, inside investigation will be underway, and it will be a complete one… To be honest, this is not something we’ve experienced.”
Days before she gave birth, she posted a stunning shot of herself and a very pregnant belly alongside the caption “You can come out now… I’m ready now. And heavy.”
Bar, a former girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio, hasn’t been shy about sharing intimate details of her pregnancy.
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She’s posted several photos of her growing bump to Instagram, including an adorable snap with her husband Adi, with the pair of them standing opposite each other in an elevator.
“It’s difficult to hug these days #StuckInTheMiddle,” she captioned the amusing picture.
