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Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Mother reveals decades-old secret about how she met her late husband during emotional podcast interview with daughter
A mother shared a decades-old secret with her daughter about how she met her late husband on the latest episode of the Mail's The Apple & The Tree podcast. Lesley Snell, 73, made the revelation during an emotional conversation with her daughter Lisa, 43, while reminiscing about her husband Ken, who died 23 years ago. The podcast, hosted by the Reverend Richard Coles, brings together parents and their adult children to answer questions about their shared family history. Asked about her pregnancy with Lisa, Lesley revealed that, before marrying her dad, she had been caught in a love triangle with a much older man. Lesley explained: 'I first met your dad in 1969, when I joined a theatre company. 'I didn't think he would like me at all – but secretly, he apparently did. He was in the throes of a divorce. I was married to quite an unsuitable person. 'My husband was twice my age – I was 20, he was 42. Anyway, that wasn't working out and I started seeing your dad while I was still married.' 'I knew it! You have never told me that before!' Lisa, now a broadcaster and journalist, said. Lesley admitted the situation was complicated, with both of them having to navigate leaving their existing marriages. 'It wasn't all roses in the beginning', Lesley remembered. 'He only ever seemed to want to go out with me when he felt like it. But then, one day, he was planning to go on holiday and asked me to look after his cats. 'I had to move in for a couple of weeks to look after them and then, never left. That was in 1977. 'We held our wedding in secret – only the twelve people that were invited knew what we had done. 'It was January, and it had snowed. He'd borrowed a marquee from the theatre group, and we had the wedding party in our back garden.' Lisa, who works for The Daily Mail, admitted she continues to struggle with her father's absence more than two decades on from his death. The journalist lost her dad when she was only 20 and expressed sadness that he never got to meet her children, Sonny and Teddy. 'It has been 23 years and it's still hard', Lisa said. 'You two were married for 23 years – which means he's been gone longer than he was here. 'I recently bought my dream home with my partner. It's funny because I got into having these long text chats with dad's best friend, sending him pictures of the house and stuff. 'I think I was doing it because I wanted him to tell me that Dad would've liked it.' Lisa, who is gay, asked what her father would have made of her sexuality. She had only been in long-term relationships with men before coming out at 30. Lesley replied: 'He would have just accepted it. Your dad was pretty cool like that. In the theatre business, we had a lot of gay friends – he wouldn't have made anything of it. 'He would have loved your partner, Lynsey. I remember when you told me you were gay - you came in, sat down on the settee and started to cry. 'You told me you were going out with a girl – and I said, as long as you're happy – it doesn't change a thing. I would love you whatever.' Lisa revealed her own secret on the podcast, joking with her mother about secretly seeing women since she was a teenager. 'I never told you - I used to sneak a girl into your house', she admitted. To listen to the full interview, where Lisa discusses using IVF to conceive and how mother and daughter parent differently, search for The Apple & The Tree now, wherever you get your podcasts.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beyond The Gates Recap: Martin Learns His Father Knows His Secret
Beyond The Gates Recap: Martin Learns His Father Knows His Secret originally appeared on Daytime Confidential. On today's Beyond The Gates recap: Fairmont Country Club: Ted and Eva walk in and immediately run into Kat. Ted is thrilled to see his daughter while Eva is less enthused. Kat comments on Eva taking her job and how folks are probably too afraid to tell her father exactly how they feel about the change. Ted says the staff can miss her and embrace Eva at the same time. Kat goes off saying he can't believe his father is entangling himself with his newfound offspring when she is still attached to her mother. Ted says he knows what he's doing. Kat pushes forward saying Eva knew her mother caused Laura's accident but neglected to go to the police. Eva admits she had her suspicions but even the police couldn't find any evidence. She looks at Kat and wonders what in the world she could possibly possess which would prove her mother's guilt. Kat and Eva go toe to toe when Ted stops them. He says they are more alike than they think. Ted asks Kat to join them for dinner, but she says she's having dinner with Tomas. With that, Kat sashays away. When they enter the dining room, Ted spots Kenneth and tells Eva he has an emergency. He tells Eva to stay and have dinner and text him when she gets home. With that, he exits. Bill's Law Firm: Hayley arrives, and Caroline tells her Bill left a while back Hayley says she needs to get back to the house when Vernon walks in and they greet each other formally. With that, she exits, and Vernon asks Caroline about his appointment with Bill. Tomas approaches and asks Vernon if he can help. Just then, Elon walks in and shakes hands with Vernon. Caroline says she's headed out and Bill should be back soon. Tomas says he has dinner plans with Kat and Vernon says not to mention he saw him at the office. In the main office, Tomas asks Caroline what's up and she assumes one of the Duprees is in trouble. Dani's Home: Bill hobbles in and he and Dani enjoy a drink. Dani thinks the cane is very him. He says Hayley poured out their entire bar, but Dani is not going to criticize her for trying to keep him alive. With that, she asks why her ex-husband is there. Bill says no one knows him as well as she does and goes on to describe how he felt when he experienced the stroke. He says when she walked into his hospital room she willed him back to life. Since then, Bill hasn't been able to shake how much he wronged her. Bill clarifies saying he doesn't want to come back to her and says he belongs with Hayley. He regrets how he left her but says he felt trapped. Bill blamed Dani for not realizing how he felt. Dani says she was very aware a storm was coming but didn't know its name was Hayley. Bill says he was ready to go long before Hayley that being said he should have been better to her during the process. That being said, he knows he was a coward. Bill knows he should have honored his commitment to his wife and daughters and is truly sorry. Dani is in tears when she says it's been so long that she's waited to hear him say those words. She thought there was something missing in her and wants to know why he's come to her now. Bill admits it was the stroke, but Dani isn't buying it. He admits a case from the past has returned which is giving him grief. He deflects from the case and asks if there's a chance they can maintain peace between them. Dani says she can't promise anything at this point and Bill respects her words. Bill exits and Dani begins to cry. Martin and Smitty's Digs: Martin asks Smitty is still working on the puff piece about Detective Malone. Smitty confirms saying he is deep into research, much to Martin's chagrin. Martin pushes for details and Smitty tells him about Marcel funneling 500K into his bank account. Martin is clearly upset and says he has a bad feeling and thinks he should cut his losses. Smitty is rightfully confused, and Martin says he doesn't want to get hurt. Smitty asks questions and Martin deflects saying he just has a feeling. Smitty asks why he is so on edge and begs his husband to communicate. With that, Martin gets a text and quickly leaves. Afterwards, Smitty flashes back to another argument they had when he pushed for details about his husband's nightmares. Naomi and Jacob's Place: Naomi tries to work the kinks out of Jacob's back which leads to him telling her about Smitty's article and his worries about his dad. Jacob provides her the details and how Marcel connects to Joey Armstrong, which links to his father. Jacob thinks everything started out legit and at some point, went left. He doesn't think his father is at all in the know. Just then, Jacob gets a text and says he won't be long. Bill's Law Firm: Joey and Elon arrive to join Marcel and Vernon. They talk about Kenneth and Vernon says he knows things he couldn't possibly had he not been there on that dreaded night. Further, Kenneth is threatening to out their secret if he isn't paid off. They talk a bit about Jacob and Smitty and Vernon and Elon say they can handle their folks. Orphey Gene's: Jacob and Smitty meet up. Smitty tells him about Martin's response and how he suddenly wants him to drop the piece on Marcel. He thinks Martin doesn't just know something about Marcel but is also afraid of him. He tells Jacob about Martin's recurring nightmares and how they've now started when he's awake, often in a direct response to Marcel's name. During these last few weeks, Smitty remembered a while back when Martin went to a political event in the middle of the night. Flashback: Martin tells Smitty about the flat tire which is how he ruined his suit. Smitty asks if he got the clothes from Vernon and Martin confirms. Smitty asks about the car and Martin explodes telling him to stop and runs upstairs. In real-time, Jacob asks what happened next and Smitty says they never talked about it again. Smitty now thinks maybe he didn't ask because he didn't want to know. Jacob pushes for the connection to Malone and Smitty says he checked on the date of the event and it was two years ago, just a few days before Marcel was given 500K. Fairmont Country Club: Tomas arrives and embraces Kat. She says she wants their night to only be about them with no drama. They enter the dining room, and they see Eva sitting at a table by herself. As they review the menu, Tomas shoots a look over at Eva. Tomas says they just ate the best meal of his life because the food was good but mostly because he's with her. Kat says he has something more special planned for after dinner. Just then, Eva walks up so they can all acknowledge they actually saw each other rather than pretend otherwise. Kat gets snarky and Tomas and Eva ask each other about the books they are reading. Kat gets even more snarky before Eva and Tomas say pleasant goodbyes. After she exits, Tomas asks why Kat always has to be so nasty to Eva. Bill's Law Firm: Ted walks in and wonders why no one called him. He saw their old friend at the club and called Bill who told him about the meeting. Vernon is stunned to learn Ted recognized Kenneth, but he wonders why he wouldn't. Ted wants to know what he has to do to protect his son. Bill arrives and welcomes everyone to his office and apologizes for his tardiness. He asks if Ted is up to speed. Ted is annoyed by not being kept in the loop and the group says if he's in for a penny he's in for a pound. Joey says staying together is how they keep the secret hidden and themselves clean. Just then, Martin enters (and Vernon rolls his eyes) and is furious with his grandfather for meeting with Bill behind his back. He sees his father and can't believe his grandfather pulled him into the mess. Vernon says Ted has known since day one. Dani's Home: Hayley arrives to see Dani as she knows Bill was there earlier. They snark back and forth and Dani says she recognizes Hayley's insecurities as they were hers only a short year ago. Previous Beyond The Gates Recap: Endings Kat tells Tomas that Eva knew the night was special and purposely tried to screw it up. Tomas thinks Eva was merely being polite which sends Kat reeling. Tomas apologizes and thinks they should simply try to start from where they left off. Kat says she loves… being with him and wants tonight to be their first time. Smitty asks Jacob about Marcel being violent, but he says know. Smitty doesn't exactly know what he's looking for but will take Marcel down if he's going after Martin. Hayley and Dani snark back and forth about their relationships with Bill. Dani says he was the ride of his life. Hayley knows they are connected by children but now they will be just as connected. Just then, Hayley grabs her stomach in pain while Dani rolls her eyes. Martin says he can't let Vernon fight his fight. The group tries to convince him to let them handle the situation. Marcel says the congressman has a point which almost leads Martin to faint. Bill says to get Martin gone and Ted escorts him out. With that, the meeting begins… Keep checking back for the latest Beyond The Gates recaps! This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
The Guardian
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: Liane Moriarty's moreish drama about a web of family secrets
9pm, BBC One Cold glass of Chardonnay and wraparound cashmere cardy at the ready: it's another bingeable Liane Moriarty adaptation about wealthy women and family secrets, executive produced by Nicole Kidman. Sophie (Teresa Palmer) is a journalist who inherits the property of an ex-boyfriend's relative. Off she heads to Scribbly Gum Island, where the mystery reason behind why Connie (Angela Punch McGregor) chose her and not one of the women in her own family slowly unravels. Hollie Richardson 6.50pm, BBC One After an entertaining, politicised trip around the cosmos, the penultimate episode means serious franchise-lore business and a grand effort to tie this year's themes and secrets together. The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda (Varada Sethu) come home to a changed world. How quickly will they realise the threat they face? Jack Seale 8pm, BBC Two The show is always a blooming pleasure, but it's best enjoyed in this annual highlights show. Monty Don takes a turn round the Grand Pavilion and he's joined by his fellow Gardeners' World presenters Rachel de Thame and Arit Anderson, who stop by to share their favourites. Ellen E Jones 9pm, BBC Two Liza Minnelli has lived a life straight out of a Hollywood script: she tells it herself with vim, candour and delicious wickedness. It starts with her showbiz parents (she cried for eight days when her mother Judy Garland died), then a life-changing meeting with Bob Fosse that led to Cabaret and an Oscar. HR 9pm, Channel 5 His recent BBC interview was just the latest salvo in the war of words between Prince Harry and Buckingham Palace since their uncoupling in 2020. Have they passed the point of no return? A hastily convened crew of royal-watchers speculate. Graeme Virtue 10.10pm, ITV1 Asher Keddie is too good at straddling the fine line between hope and paranoia as she plays Birdie, a fortysomething journalist in a toxic new relationship. We all know she needs to run a mile from skin-crawling Joe (David Wenham) and his grand idea to buy a mansion called Eldorado. But she just wants to believe him so badly. HR Fountain of Youth, out now, Apple TV+ Guy Ritchie channels his inner Indiana Jones – by way of Lara Croft and The Da Vinci Code – in this light-on-its-feet adventure about the hunt for the mythical wrinkle-banishing spring. John Krasinski brings an amiable charm to Luke Purdue, an art thief with a grand plan that involves the reluctant help of his curator sister Charlotte (Natalie Portman) and the deep pockets of the 'embarrassingly' rich but terminally ill Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson). There are coded messages in old master paintings, the raising of the Lusitania and, inevitably, ancient Egyptian tombs in their action-heavy global quest, with Krasinski and Portman sharp and funny as the bickering siblings. Simon Wardell Through a Glass Darkly, 6.45am, Sky Cinema Greats A family on holiday on a Swedish island find their lives reaching crisis point in Ingmar Bergman's brilliantly brooding 1961 drama. Gunnar Björnstrand's writer David is reunited with his adolescent son Minus (Lars Passgård), grownup daughter Karin (an exceptional Harriet Andersson) and her husband, Max Von Sydow's Martin. Karen is in remission from a schizophrenic episode, but as her mental state deteriorates again, the quartet's private despairs about love, God and creativity surface in traumatic fashion. SW Men's Test Cricket: England v Zimbabwe, 10.15am, Sky Sports Main Event Day three of the one-off Test match at Trent Bridge. Racing: Haydock Park, 1pm, ITV1 Headlined by the Temple Stakes. Championship Football: Sheffield United v Sunderland, 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event The play-off final at Wembley. Women's Champions League Football: Arsenal v Barcelona, 4pm, TNT Sports 1 The final at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, with WSL golden boot joint winner Alessia Russo the London side's big threat.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mariska Hargitay was 'living a lie' for 30 years
Mariska Hargitay spent 30 years "living a lie". The 61-year-old actress - whose mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, was killed in a car accident when she was a baby - was raised to believe the late Mickey Hargitay was her biological father but, after always feeling different from her siblings, she realised in her 20s that her dad was actually Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli, who her mom had dated following a brief split from her spouse. Recalling how she was shown a photo of Nelson and immediately realised he was her dad, she said in new documentary 'My Mom Jayne': 'It was like the floor fell out from underneath me. "Like my infrastructure dissolved.' But when she confronted Mickey - who passed away in 2006 - he denied her suspicion and she never mentioned Nelson to him again. However, she went to see Nelson perform in Atlantic City when she was 30, and he cried when she introduced herself. He told her: 'I've been waiting 30 years for this moment.' But the 'Law and Order: SUV' star wanted to stay "loyal" to Mickey. She recalled: 'I went full Olivia Benson on him. I was like, 'I don't want anything, I don't need anything from you.… I have a dad.' 'There was something about loyalty. I wanted to be loyal to Mickey.' In the aftermath, Mariska struggled to cope with 'knowing I'm living a lie my entire life" and questioned whether she had been a wanted child or "illegitimate" mistake, and if she was Hungarian or Italian. The actress eventually bonded with Nelson and his daughters and began to understand Jayne had reconciled with Mickey because she knew he would offer them love and stability. She tearfully said: 'I grew up where I was supposed to, and I do know that everyone made the best choice for me,' she says. 'I'm Mickey Hargitay's daughter—that is not a lie. 'This documentary is kind of a love letter to him, because there's no one that I was closer to on this planet.' Mariska was keen to open up about her complex family background in the documentary as a way to "unburden all of us", and she had a private screening of the film with Nelson's daughters in Las Vegas. She said: 'They just wept and wept and wept. These two women that I love so much — I made them secrets! It's so heartbreaking to me.'
