News about Ellie Simmonds

Maya Tohid, 13, was named Teen Fundraiser of the Year at the 2024 GoCardless JustGiving Awards on Wednesday night after raising thousands of pounds for charity, whilst battling a rare brain cancer. Maya was just 12 when she started suffering from agonising headaches. After her parents begged doctors to carry out tests, an MRI scan revealed the youngster had a rare brain tumour called craniopharyngioma. After surgeon's tried to reduce the size of the tumour, Maya endured a gruelling course of proton beam radiotherapy near her home in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Determined to show the deadly disease that it had 'picked the wrong girl', Maya set out to run 100km in the same month she was due to undergo 28 sessions of proton beam therapy.

There is usually a ­towelling robe. Sometimes fluffy, occasionally waffled, but always ­presented to me, in an attempt to protect some 'modesty' that no longer exists within me, and hasn't for quite a long time. 'Would you like this?' a red-faced human will ask, noting that I am not wearing any clothes. At first, I received these gifts gratefully. The thought of walking almost naked through a TV studio or a vast events centre leaving me uncharacteristically bashful, not to mention a little cold. But now I am so thoroughly used to standing in public in my pants and bra that I always turn down the robe. Politely, of course. After all, I wouldn't want anyone to think I was rude.

Fats Timbo first found fame on Channel 4's The Undateables, but since then her career has skyrocketed to unimaginable heights. The 27-year-old's latest career venture may be her biggest one yet as she is set to be a part of Channel 4's Paralympics presenting team. Timbo will venture out to Paris as one of the various reporters tasked with capturing the essence and atmosphere surrounding the Games.

Swimmer Tom Dean took the spotlight alongside his teammates at the Olympics after winning gold in the Men's Freestyle Relay on Wednesday. And the athlete, 24, already his eyes on the next challenge as he has reportedly signed up to Strictly Come Dancing.  Tom, who is also known by fans as 'Deano', will swap the swimming for sequins to take part in the 20th anniversary show after his Paris triumph. 

King Charles is a 'wonderful' people person and has 'amazing chat' according to Ellie Simmonds (pictured both) and Tyler West who reflected on the first time they met the monarch (left). Paralympian swimmer, Ellie, 29, and radio presenter and DJ, Tyler, 28, appeared on ITV 's Lorraine on Wednesday to share their heartwarming encounters with the King. The two remembered the King's kindness and 'amazing ability to keep the conversation going from person to person'. Speaking to Lorraine at Buckingham Palace , the swimmer and DJ explained that the two have become regulars at the royal palace, having visited on more than one occasion.

Rumours Taylor Swift has touched down in Scotland reached fever pitch this afternoon when a private jet landed at a VIP airport in Edinburgh. It is believed the American megastar, 34, arrived at lunchtime before being whisked away in a blacked-out vehicle accompanied by a police escort. Excitement is building ahead of the British leg of her sell-out Eras Tour, which kicks off at Murrayfield Stadium tonight. The Cruel Summer singer will be performing tonight, Saturday and Sunday before heading to Liverpool, Cardiff and Wembley.

Former Strictly contestant's Ellie Leach and Ellie Simmonds have become the latest stars to 'snub' Giovanni Pernice amid a probe into his workplace conduct. The professional dancer, 33, has come under fire for his 'militant' training style, with the BBC forced to investigate 'serious workplace misconduct claims' after three of his celebrity partners sought legal help. Leach and Simmonds have reportedly unfollowed the Italian dancer after he rejected any allegations of 'threatening and abusive' behaviour.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: As the Duke of Sussex prepares to return to Britain to attend the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Invictus Games he founded, one of his closest allies is doing his bit to help mend fences with the Princes and Princess of Wales. Television presenter JJ Chalmers , who is a trustee of the Invictus Games Foundation, which organises the sporting event for injured and sick service personnel, has spoken publicly about how he identifies with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis following Catherine's cancer diagnosis. 'I was a similar age to George when my mum was diagnosed with cancer for the first time, so I know how it feels as a kid,' Chalmers tells me.

On Friday, Christine Lampard and Ellie Simmonds demonstrated their moves as they attempted to perform TikTok line dances influenced by Beyonce's new country album. The presenting pair seemed to be natural dancers as they grooved to the beat of Texas Hold' Em. Christine, 45, smiled with a pink fluffy cowboy hat as she welcomed a line dancing instructor to the studio.

On Monday night, the ITV show made its long-awaited return to screens, with 12 unassuming celebrities taking the iconic house.

The official Celebrity Big Brother line-up has finally been revealed after weeks of rumors, but not without the authority of ITV1. Several of the contestants, many of whom had already signed up to the show, were seen arriving at a Watford hotel over the weekend, ahead of the show's expected return on Monday evening. There were no surprises as a slew of daytime talk show hosts, soap stars, and reality TV veterans embraced ahead of their grand entrance on the resurgent Big Brother spin-off.

Celebrity Big Brother 2024 is just days away from its debut, with the program scheduled to air from March 4. According to reports, ITV bosses had assembled a stellar cast for the show's resurgent revival, which was last seen on Channel 5 in August 2018. Since the civilian version of the program proved to be a huge hit last year, the Bigwigs have reportedly spent a huge £2 million on a number of key actors for the program.

After signing up for Celebrity Big Brother, a Strictly Come Dancing hunk has sparked skepticism, leaving the BBC for rival ITV in the process, which will begin next month.

At the Tuesday dinner in Salford, the retired Paralympian, 29, looked stunning in a long-sleeved blue-green dress with a stunning faux fur trim. Her dress had long sleeves and a high neck, as well as a keyhole cut-out, which reached Ellie's cleavage. The swimmer completed her look with a dainty pair of silver hoop earrings and no other jewelry. Mary Earps, the English goalkeeper, was one of many celebrities to win the SPOTY Award at the Dock10 studios.

Ellie Simmonds has been hospitalized with a mystery health scare. On Saturday, the Olympic swimmer, 29, took to Instagram to announce that she had spent days at Walsall Manor Hospital. Ellie didn't tell what she was in hospital for, but the panic seems to have strike quickly.

Ellie Simmonds, a paralympian, has admitted that she had to'remind herself not to be concerned' when growing up. The athlete, 29, who has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism that results in short legs and a normal-sized torso, spoke openly about her positive thinking. After shocking new findings revealed the pressure kids live under nowadays, she has joined up with Furby to help young children.

Ellie Simmonds, a paralympian, has broken off from her boyfriend Matt Dean after two years of dating. With Matt's departure and Team GB's keeping their personal life private, the Strictly Come Dancing actress, 28, has been largely out of sight. According to a Sun newspaper, Ellie and Matt have sadly parted but it was amicable on both directions, and there is a lot of love there.'

On Monday night, the 28-year-old looked sensational as she attended the JustGiving Awards. The Olympic swimmer wowed in a green silk dress with plunging neckline and a pair of chunky black heels. As the beamed in snaps with her pals Neil Jones and Aimee Fuller, the actress seemed to be enjoying her evening.

Last week, Strictly Come Dancing returned to on screens for the 21st time, marking the company's 21st series. But with the Quicksteps and Waltzes, couples are bound to break ups. Although some couples dissolved while competing on the show, amicable or not, many fell apart in the months after the glitzy lights dimmed in the iconic ballroom, giving rise to the infamous Strictly curse.

The Paralympics are taking place a year from today, and Mail Sport will be tracking two of Britain's best prospects on the route to Paris. We'll be following Ellie Challis, a teen swimmer who is hoping to lift the backstroke silver she earned in Tokyo, as we go. Thomas Young, a sprinter, will also be shadowed as he aims to keep his 100 meters crown in the Stade de France.

Evacuation on Channel 4, a film about the 2021 Afghanistan evacuation, has left UK writer Sarah Vine deeply moved. Ellie Simmonds' Finding My Secret Family, in which paralympian Ellie Simmonds sets out a quest to find out the circumstances of her adoption.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Blinkin' Nora! It's Ellie Simmonds' most popular swear word, and I'm sure I'm going to be shouting about it all the time. On Finding My Secret Family (ITV1), the five-time Paralympic gold medalist was upbeat as she braced her to meet the mother who had rejected her as a baby.

Fans of Ellie Simmonds were left in tears on Thursday night after the moment she discovered she was branded "evil" and "stupid" before being placed up for adoption in her latest film. Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family The Paralympian, 28, who was born with achondroplasia (dwarfism), was interested in her disability as well as looking for her blood relatives after finding out she had been rejected for adoption at just ten days old. Ellie was horrified to learn her mother wished she had died at birth after medics warned her Ellie would be ridiculed and seen as "evil" and "stupid" due to her illness.

Ellie Simmonds has expressed her disdaintion of disability as she detailed the shocking information her birth mother was given about dwarfism. The Paralympian, 28, declared last month that she was placed up for adoption at ten days old and that she has since been reunited with her biological parent. Ellie, achondroplasia (dwarfism), was devastated to learn her mother wished she died at birth after medics told her Ellie that she would be ridiculed and seen as "evil" and "stupid."