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Blake Lively reveals rule she and Ryan Reynolds abide by to make their marriage work

Blake Lively reveals rule she and Ryan Reynolds abide by to make their marriage work

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Blake Lively has revealed the one rule that she and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, have abided by to make their marriage work. The 36-year-old actor spoke candidly about her husband of nearly 12 years during an appearance on pal Amber Tamblyn’s Substack show, Further Ado, which aired on 22 February. During their relationship, Lively and Reynolds have also welcomed three daughters – James, nine, Inez, seven, and Betty, four – and a one-year-old child, whose name hasn’t been publicly revealed. Speaking to her fellow Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-star, the actor said that back when she and Reynolds first started dating, they made one rule in their professional careers, for the sake of their relationship. “When Ryan and I got together, we made a rule not to work at the same time,” she said during the episode of the show, as reported …

‘You either quit or abide’: A Liberian rapper refugee surviving on music | Refugees

‘You either quit or abide’: A Liberian rapper refugee surviving on music | Refugees

Theophylline Mulbah has had a long journey to Tunisia, but he’s found hope — and music — along the way. Theophylline Mulbah is in no rush. “I have things to do here,” he says from a rain-soaked alleyway in central Tunis. “I am seriously pursuing my musical career. I am a rapper.” Two years ago, Mulbah left his home in Liberia in West Africa and took his time travelling before arriving in Tunis in August. Mulbah moved through Sierra Leone, Guinea, Mali and Algeria on foot, spending some time in each country as he raised funds for the next stage of his journey. His longest stay, he says, was in Algeria — a visit that lasted a year and four months. “There were so many things and experiences I wanted to get acquainted with, so I had to stay for some time.” “I did a couple of songs in Algeria, and I’m planning on doing a couple more here,” he says of his music. “I have a good game, and I know that my game …

So, what is it about the brilliant, victorious sportswoman Mary Earps that bovine men just can’t abide? | Marina Hyde

So, what is it about the brilliant, victorious sportswoman Mary Earps that bovine men just can’t abide? | Marina Hyde

UN election monitors to the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ballot, please, as a load of guys simply cannot accept that England goalkeeper Mary Earps won the prize in a public vote. Did these guys vote in the poll? Don’t be stupid. Did they pass comment about the chaotic general election taking place this very week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where millions are starving and lead lives under permanent threat of extreme violence? One of the candidates, the Nobel peace laureate Denis Mukwege, declared that the “electoral fraud of the century” was currently taking place. In which case, I guess Denis didn’t hear about what went down at Spoty on Tuesday night. In terms of what did actually happen, it wasn’t hugely complicated, so you’d hope the election monitors would be done and dusted in time to proceed to the DRC. Mary Earps, England and Manchester United keeper, was voted Sports Personality of the Year in the annual BBC contest. That personality in the title is often misunderstood – it’s the …