Boris Johnson, 59, British ex-Prime Minister, now has an Odysseus. As his wife Carrie Johnson announced on Instagram, the two have become parents again. The son, named Frank Alfred Odysseus, was born on July 5th. “Can you guess which name my husband chose?” the 35-year-old wrote with a tearful emoji. Johnson studied ancient history and likes to allude to Greek or Roman history. It is the couple’s third child together: son Wilfred was born at the end of April 2020, daughter Romy in December 2021. The conservative politician also has at least five other children.
Taylor Swift, 33, singer, makes Gelsenkirchen more popular. A study claims to have shown that the demand for holiday accommodation and hotels has increased since Swift announced two additional appearances in Gelsenkirchen. The international interest in the city, which until now has not exactly been considered a tourist magnet, is said to have grown. After the tour dates for the coming year were announced, the inquiries from Great Britain increased by 100 percent, those from Austria even by 480 percent, reported the rental portals “FeWo-direkt” and “Expedia”. Swift will perform seven times in Germany, the first show taking place on July 17, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen.
Madonna, 64, singer, thanks her fans for their recovery wishes. She was “on the mend,” she said on Instagram. “I am now concentrating on my health and getting stronger and I can assure you that I will be with you again as soon as possible.” Because of a severe bacterial infection, the pop star had to spend several days in intensive care in June and initially postponed the world tour planned for July 15. When she woke up in the hospital, the first thing she thought of was her children, Madonna wrote. The second thought was for their fans.
Tom Holland, 27, actor, has given up alcohol. “It’s honestly the best thing I’ve ever done. I haven’t had a drink in a year and a half now. It doesn’t even cross my mind,” he said on the podcast On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Originally, he only wanted to give up alcohol in January 2022. “All I could think about was having a drink,” said the Briton. “I said to myself: ‘If I can get by without alcohol for six months, then I can prove to myself that I don’t have a problem.'” About the goal he said: “I was happier than ever in my life. I could do better sleep, I was better able to deal with problems.”
Dirk Niebel, 60, former development minister, is looking for a buyer for his “Horst”. That’s what he lovingly calls his monster truck (more than six meters long and three meters high), which he now wants to sell for 111,000 euros. The expedition vehicle has a “modern 1-room apartment” as a structure, quotes the Image Zline from the quite emotional Facebook post by the FDP politician. In it he also reports to his “Horst fan base” about the “second Horst” project, for which he needs the money. What exactly he is now buying for a car, he wants to reveal later.
Adela Poteri, 13, student from near Hanover, dreams of a flight into space. The girl skipped four grades, speaks eleven languages and plays several instruments. As a junior student, she takes courses at the Leibniz University in Hanover. At the age of four she decided to become an astronaut, she would like to move to the USA immediately and work for the US space agency Nasa. “That would be my dream,” she told the German Press Agency. “Unfortunately, I can only do my Abitur in two years, although I would be ready to do it now,” says Poteri. “The school system is not made for me.”