At the time of the film’s release, Schumer claimed ‘he was actually inside me’ on Australian chat show The Project. Cena told Cona O'Brien in 2016 that he kept 'putting off' telling Bella he would be shooting a graphic sex scene with Schumer, which he says was 'the wrong approach'. 

He added: "She has such beautiful brown eyes, and they glowed with hellfire." And when Bella opened up about the scene in 2018, she still wasn't thrilled about it. Taking to her reality show, Total Bellas, she opened up on the impact watching the scene had on her two years before they got publicly engaged at WrestleMania. They called off the engagement after a year. Apparently, the scene had a real knock-on effect. Amy Schumer and John Cena's Trainwreck sex scene has become infamous (Universal) Revealing that the scene stuck with her, she said: “Imagine watching your man do a sex scene and have the whole world see his big butt. “You know, you get visuals. I swear, I couldn’t masturbate forever because I just think of the sex scene." 

The couple’s split came about after Cena admitted to not wanting to be a father. Bella had also been open about her wish to have kids, putting the pair at odds. John Cena and Amy Schumer's scene in Trainwreck impacted Nikki Bella (Universal Pictures) Speaking about her decision to end things with Cena, Bella told the Better Together with Maria Menounos podcast that she didn’t want the WWE star to 'regret' having kids with her. "Even in the end when he was willing to give me kids, I could just tell it’s not what we wanted," she said. 

"And that’s really, like, you know, what pushed me in the end, was like, if I’m going to force someone to be a father." Shortly after the split, Bella said: “Right now, we’re just friends. We’re working on each other and trying to work on us, and we talk every day. Bella revealed she couldn't fly solo after watching it (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) “He is not only my best friend, but he truly is one of the best people I have ever met, and he has patience with me and he has really taught me a lot over the last few months, and I think one of those things is an inner strength that I thought I had, but didn’t realise how strong I had it.’” 

Bella later went on to marry and divorce Dancing with the Stars’ Artem Chigvintsev, and Cena has been married to Shay Shariatzadeh since 2020. Regarding his comedic scene, Cena has even spoken with his current wife about it on her Club Shay Shay Podcast. 

Cena said of having people see his body: "So it's real embarrassing, and on top of that, to do a comedic sex scene when you're making fun of yourself."

No longer working royals, the celebrity couple were Down Under in a private capacity, but still met fans and conducted a number of charity engagements, professional appearances, and community visits. During their visit, they met with young people associated with the Australian mental health organisation Batyr and joined an Aboriginal walking tour in Melbourne. 

It was a jam-packed four days as Meghan also filmed an episode of MasterChef Australia, where she's reportedly set to star as a guest judge, and Harry met veterans at the Australian War Memorial. On Friday (17 April), the royal duo took a trip to Bondi Beach, specifically the Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club, to meet with volunteer first responders who were on the scene at the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in December. Harry and Meghan went barefoot for a stroll on the beach, while being swarmed by crowds (Pool/Getty Images) They met with survivors of the horrific Hanukkah attack, where fifteen people died, and dozens more were injured when gunmen opened fire on a crowd of more than 1,000 in Bondi’s Archer Park on December 14. After this, Harry and Meghan headed onto the sand and removed their shoes before walking towards the sea, followed, as usual, by a huge crowd of reporters and beachgoers who tried to snap selfies with the couple. 

However, one moment in particular has gone viral on social media. The video in question, shared to news.com.au's TikTok account, shows Harry and Meghan making their way down the beach while swarmed by people, including press with huge cameras. 

But, one woman was seemingly unbothered by the royal pair and simply continued sunbathing on her towel, as the humongous crowd passed by her, having to step over her in the process. Even Harry himself appeared to notice and pointed at the woman while laughing. However, there was one woman who didn't fancy moving (Jonathan Brady-Pool/Getty Images) The clip has amassed over a million views, with people finding it absolutely hilarious that the sunbather opted not to get up. One user claimed in the comments: "Omg THAT'S my sister! She thought it was an actor." While a second wrote: "PEAK unbothered. However, very rude of them walking over her." 

A third and fourth joked: "The level of not giving a f* I dream of achieving" and: "We love an unbothered queen." "Honestly, good for her, she shouldn’t have to get up and move because there is someone famous/ royal there, and the people around them didn’t see her," reasoned a fifth. And a sixth added: "This woman is a legend. I need to be friends with her immediately."

The actress has dated some of the biggest heartthrobs in Hollywood and the music industry over the years, from Luke Wilson to Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, and Chris Martin. But her first major fling was with Pitt, who she met in 1994 while playing his wife on the set of Seven. 

However, the couple split three years later in 1997, and not long after Paltrow started her on-again-off-again relationship with Affleck, with whom she has previously described having an intense physical chemistry with. 

After another three years with a Hollywood heartthrob, Paltrow split from Affleck, with the actress describing the period as a 'lesson' in her life. But, having dated the pair back to back, this made the Marty Supreme star the perfect person to answer the bedroom question when asked on a podcast.

Claims published this week have lifted the lid on the operation to extract a Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) from Iran's remote Zagros Mountains after their F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, April 3. 

The pilot of the F-15E was recovered just a matter of hours after he was forced to eject from his fighter jet, but his missing WSO was not so lucky. With Iranian forces closing in on their location, President Trump is claimed to have flown into a paranoid rage. 

Reports in the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous senior administration officials with knowledge of the search-and-rescue mission, claimed that Trump 'screamed at aides for hours' after learning that the two airmen faced capture by the Iranians. The CIA and US military worked together to rescue the two occupants of the downed F-15E Strike Eagle (viation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)viation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) This was, reportedly, due to a pivotal historical event that happened in his lifetime, the 1979 Iran Hostage crisis. This blunder saw an unpopular president's poll numbers turn nuclear, leading to Ronald Reagan sweeping the board with a 44-state wipeout in 1980. 

“If you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter…with the helicopters and the hostages, it cost them the election,” Trump is reported as saying, adding: "What a mess." The Commander-in-Chief is said to have immediately ordered a ground invasion of Iran to recover the two downed airmen, fearing how the war could shift if the remnants of Tehran's government paraded two captured US soldiers in front of its war weary citizenry. 

Ironically, this would have led the first deployment of US forces on Iranian soil since the Iranian revolution and ensuing capture of American embassy staff. But with the rescue of two Air Force personnel hanging in the balance, the WSJ claims that the adults in the room stepped in. This meant senior administration officials like Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Vice President JD Vance stepping into the situation room over the ensuing critical 24-hour period of the rescue mission, April 4. The 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis effectively sank President Carter's re-election bid and saw his approval rating fall to a catastrophic 28 percent (IRNA-FILES/AFP via Getty Images) Meanwhile, the elected President of the United States had been relegated to receiving updates about the mission 'at meaningful moments'. One unnamed official explained to the publication: "Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn't be helpful." 

But even though Trump was 'locked out' of the situation room out of fear that he could jeopardize the operation, his worry about the consequences of Iran getting its hands on American soldiers had kept him up late into the night. 

When news came through that the CIA had located the missing WSO at around 2am, which was apparently assisted using an undisclosed advanced piece of agency technology, the president finally went to bed. But his fury at the Iranian regime was unabated by the WSO's unbelievable rescue from a remote mountainside, in a vast operation that used more than 150 aircraft, with Trump weighing in on the conflict the next day, April 5. 

In probably the most expletive public message by an American leader, following the stress of the rescue operation, Trump told Iran's leaders: "Open the F***in' Strait, you crazy b*stards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."

The controversial move means that 2.8 million trans or non-binary American citizens (close to one percent of the population) now have passports and government documents containing the wrong gender.

And it would appear that status or political allegiance won't save you from the ruling, as registered Republican and Trump supporter Jenner found out when renewing her passport document. Caitlyn Jenner says she can no longer travel internationally after Trump's passport changes (Noam Galai/Getty Images) The 76-year-old Olympian, who was born male and later came out as trans in 2015, revealed that she'd made a personal plea to President Trump over the matter during an interview with Tomi Lahren on her Fox News show. 

After sending her passport off for renewal, Jenner received the document back with an 'M' gender marker, which she had previously changed while transitioning. Jenner initially believed it was a mistake and mailed it back to the State Department – only to have a second one sent out to her with the same gender marker. 

"So now, I’m in a position, Tomi, that… What do I do? This is a safety factor. I can’t travel internationally anymore. I can’t use my passport," she told the Fox News host. "So somebody in my position, who has transitioned, I worked very, very hard. I worked with a law firm to make sure everything was changed from ‘M’ to ‘F,’ right down to my birth certificate," she explained. 

"All my documentation was right, my passport." Revealing that she'd reached out to Trump personally over the matter, The Keeping up with the Kardashians star added: "I was in Mar-a-Lago two months ago, [and] wrote a letter explaining all of this to him, how it’s affecting me and a lot of other people."

Jenner isn't the only trans celebrity impacted, with Hunter Schafer previously speaking out against the policy (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) She continued: "Unfortunately, he wasn’t there that weekend. The Secret Service guy said he could get it to him, put it on his desk and stuff... I haven't heard from him. He’s kind of busy right now. My gender marker is not big on the issue, OK? So, I get that, and I’m not blaming him whatsoever. I love the guy, and I love what he’s doing." 

Jenner isn't the only high-profile figure to have the wrong gender on her passport, with Euphoria actor Hunter Schafer revealing back in February 2025 that her passport now listed her as 'male'. "I had a bit of a harsh reality check today, and felt like it’s important to share with whoever is listening," the actor and trans-activist said in a TikTok posted last February. However, the former Olympian remains a keen supporter of Trump (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via Getty Images) However, Jenner has faced a mixed response to her admission, with many people pointing out that she continues to be an outspoken supporter of Trump, despite his policies towards trans people. 

"A painful example of someone who supported Trump and is now paying for that choice on their own skin," wrote one person on X, while a second added: "She literally voted for this lmfao."

Allman and Edwards had been friends for years before having a one night stand and in 2010 Ever was born, with Edwards saying that last year Cher learned she had a granddaughter after calling her up.

She told the Sun on Sunday that when the truth came out the singer was 'speechless' at learning her family was larger than she thought. Kayti said: "Cher got in touch with me last June and asked if it was true, so I had to confess. Cher was left 'speechless' when she learned she had a granddaughter (Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) "She said she had heard something about it from Elijah back in 2021, but didn’t know if it was just crazy talk. When she heard the news, she was speechless." After learning the news Cher's words to her family were 'oh my God, I’m finally a grandma', while Kayti explained that Elijah 'always knew from day one' though he' never wanted to be a parent'. 

“He would pop in every couple of years but would just say hello," she explained. “It wasn’t until 2021, when he overdosed on drugs, that he blurted out to his then-wife that he had a child. This is what started the rumours in the family. “He then sent me a text message to say he wanted to make amends." Cher's granddaughter is the child of her son Elijah Allman (GVK/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Nevertheless, she said she considered her husband to be Ever's 'true father' as he'd been the one who raised her daughter with her, saying she 'couldn’t ask for a better father for my kids'. In September last year Kayti and Ever were invited to stay with Cher and meet her in person, saying she was 'lovely and kind' as a host. 

So Cher has been able to spend time with her granddaughter and they're still in contact. The singer had in the past said she wanted grandkids, as in 2018 while doing press for the second Mamma Mia film she said she wished she did have grandchildren. 

Kayti said it had been 'nothing but a good experience', and that 'Cher is also very protective of Ever' now she knows she's got a granddaughter. Ever only recently learned that Elijah was her biological father after he was arrested, until then she'd thought he was 'just a family friend'.

Unfortunately for the 78-year-old, however, it's not a role she'll maintain forever. If Camilla outlives the King, she'll see his heir, Prince William, step up to the plate in a process that will be immediate and automatic upon Charles' death. 

William's ascension to the throne will happen simultaneously with his wife, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, becoming his Queen Consort. This move won't strip Camilla of her former royal prowess entirely, however. The mother-of-two will inherit a brand new title, 'Queen Dowager'. Camilla became Queen Consort after Charles' Coronation (Samir Hussein/WireImage) It's a position specifically reserved for the widow of a formerly reigning monarch that'll maintain Camilla's reputation as a key figure within royal life, but change it slightly. When it comes to her current responsibilities, it'll be William's prerogative as to whether she'll keep them up after the King's death. 

As a reminder, Camilla is currently the 'Patron or President' or 'over 90 charities', Buckingham Palace's website claims. It may well be that William sees it fitting for Kate to fill her stepmother-in-law's shoes in this professional capacity. 

Royal commentators have largely divided views on this matter, given that Camilla has, as one source told US Weekly recently, 'always had a tense relationship' with William and his brother, Harry. William and Kate will take to the throne when Charles passes away (Alberto Pezzali - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Charles welcomed the pair with his ex-wife, the late Princess of Wales, Diana, who tragically died in 1997. He and Camilla had been romantically involved both before and during his marriage to Diana, who famously told the BBC: "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded." 

Royal author Christopher Andersen also claimed recently that, despite 21 years having gone by since Charles and Camilla's wedding, William still 'tolerates' his stepmother, and she is equally 'a little afraid' of him. It's worth noting, however, that it's also highly possible that Camilla might seek to retire from public life in the aftermath of her husband's passing. Camilla's role will change upon the death of her husband (Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) Though she and Charles currently reside at Clarence House, if he were to pass away first, Camilla may well move permanently to Ray Mill House - a private home she owns, where she spends a considerable amount of downtime away from the spotlight. 

A friend of hers recently told The Telegraph: "The Queen Consort has spent most of her life as a private citizen, so she understands the meaning of shutting your front door and having a place to yourself. "Ray Mill is the only place where she can literally and metaphorically kick off her shoes and spend time with family and friends in a really informal setting. It’s an escape from royal life, and it will be treasured even more greatly now." 

It could also be that William disallows Camilla from remaining at Clarence House once he becomes King, whether she wishes to or not.

Fans went wild as Bieber performed his nostalgic 2009 track from his debut album My World, before bringing Eilish up on stage who dropped to her knees in shock as Bieber serenaded her. Eilish then sat on a stool for the rest of the performance, covering her face with her hands as Bieber sang the iconic track. 

It's reported that Hailey Bieber had ushered Eilish - who is a Bieber super fan - onto the stage for the iconic moment. "Oh man," said Bieber. "Can you guys give it up for Billie Eilish one time."

This all comes after he ruffled feathers over comments about Greenland, and also issued a brutal demand to the United Kingdom, saying it and other countries should 'go get their own oil'. He has also said on record that he is considering pulling out of NATO due to the refusal to give Greenland to the US. 

His threats towards Iran have also continued, with Tehran warning of 'devastation' if he goes through with it. Trump has been impeached twice before, during his first term as president. As it stands, no serving US president has been removed from office following a Senate impeachment trial. Donald Trump has been impeached before (Robert Alexander / Contributor / via Getty)

How does impeachment happen? 

According to the US Constitution, impeachment must begin in the House of Representatives. It occurs when a president is accused of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors”, as laid out in Article II, section 4 of the US Constitution. 

As it stands, the Democrats are in the minority in the House, which means any impeachment against Trump is likely to fail. Even if the Democrats were to become the majority again, impeachment is still the first step on a long ladder to remove a president from office. 

In order for Trump to be removed, the US Senate must vote by a two-thirds majority. If removed from office, the former president may still be prosecuted for his or her alleged misconduct, Britannica states. What would happen if Trump were impeached again? (Roberto Schmidt / Stringer / via Getty)

Who would replace Donald Trump if he was impeached? 

If Trump were to be impeached again, and the two thirds majority was reached, and the senate voted for him to be removed (which has never happened in US history), he would be replaced by the Vice President. As it stands, that would fall to JD Vance, the same as would happen if Trump were to pass away while in office. 

Whether he could then go on to be elected for another term, depends on how long left there was of Trump's original term. Of all of the presidents to have been impeached, none have resigned or stepped down. Richard Nixon chose to resign from office in 1974 when it became known that he would be impeached by the House, andmost likely convicted by the Senate. He was later pardoned for any alleged misconduct by his successor, Gerald Ford.

Despite Dennis being 40 and Holden being 22, the pair struck up a friendship. Eventually, this blossomed into a romantic relationship, with the duo saying ‘I do’ two years later. The lavish ceremony was held in Bournemouth in June 1995, but things took a turn five years later when it emerged the Kiss Me Kate star had been unfaithful. 

And according to Dennis, who famously hosted Family Fortunes for 15 years, he should’ve known it was doomed from the start because of what a plumber said to him. Les Dennis claimed a plumber should have made him rethink his marriage to Amanda Holden (Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images) In 2000, it was revealed that Holden had a five-week extramarital affair with Waterloo Road and Men Behaving Badlyactor Neil Morrissey. The pair starred together on Happy Birthday Shakespeare, with Holden later calling her fall from grace ‘incredibly hard to deal with’. 

“I can’t bear not to be liked. Then I had an affair and overnight turned into this awful person,” she said in 2009. Morrissey apologised for the affair during a 2014 interview on *Piers Morgan’s Life Stories*, saying how ‘sorry’ he was for how the situation was dealt with. “I feel sorry for how emotional Les seemed to become. It was very difficult for him and for that I'm sorry.” 

Despite the scandal, Holden and Dennis seemingly patched up their relationship and continued with their marriage before officially calling it quits in 2002. The pair completed their divorce the following year, with the former eventually finding love with Chris Hughes, whom she married in 2008. The Wild at Heart icon and Hughes share two children and reside in Cobham, Surrey. 

Meanwhile, Dennis - who later claimed that ‘all the hurt that has happened has been healed’ - married Claire Nicholson in 2009. Years ago, the Liverpudlian reflected on the moment that he ‘should have known’ that his marriage to Holden would never have lasted. The father-of-three recalled that a plumber arriving at his house to fix white goods had somewhat of a ripple effect. The ex-couple have since moved on to pastures new (Dave Hogan/Getty Images) "I remember one day in our house in Highgate, it was Grand National Day, and the plumber was there to fix the washing machine,” he xplained. “And Amanda came running and said, ‘We need to put a bet on’, so [I gave her] ten quid and she went, ‘Oh we need to put more than that on’. So I went, ‘Twenty?’ “And the plumber went, ‘Kids, eh?’ Maybe I should have known then.” 

Despite their split, Holden has said that she holds ‘no hard feelings’ towards her ex-husband. “I wish him the best, but we've both moved on. I don't believe women have affairs for no reason. Women don't seek sex - we seek love and affirmation,” she claimed. The Heart Breakfast radio show host has also previously alluded to another ‘brutal’ reason why her first marriage wouldn’t have worked out. 

“I terribly want children but I didn't want to have them with Les. That's a horribly brutal thing to say, but when you do, you know you have to move on.” So essentially, if Dennis and Holden had listened to the plumber, they could’ve saved themselves a lot of time and heartache. 

Catch Amanda Holden on Britain's Got Talent tonight at 7pm on ITV1. 

On Friday night (17 April), Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant’s historic showdown at WrestleMania III was honoured with the Immortal Moment Award at the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026. The polarising WWE wrestler was also mentioned by his long-time friend and 2026 Celebrity inductee Dennis Rodman, 64, who wore a T-shirt depicting his likeness. 

The event came nine months after Hogan - born Terry Gene Bollea - suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Florida while recuperating from an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion operation. Hours before his iconic WrestleMania match was inducted into the wrestling Hall of Fame, Page Six published a report claiming that Hogan’s daughter, Brooke, 37, ‘regretted’ removing herself from his will in 2023. Brooke Hogan explained why she 'regretted' removing herself from Hulk Hogan's will (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Following her extraction, Brooke’s younger brother, Nick Hogan, 35, was listed as the sole beneficiary of Hulk’s $5 million estate. His widow, Sky Daily, 47, was marked as a surviving spouse. The Brooke Knows Best star told the publication that before he died, she served as her father’s ‘protector’ and that she ‘loved him more than anything’ despite their fallout. 

Brooke claimed that, at the time, she elected to cut herself off from the Hogan estate for her own ‘sanity’ or ‘safety’. However, she now has regrets that aren’t motivated by money, but rather because she felt as if she no longer had a ‘place to get answers’. “There were situations that had me so scared,” the businesswoman said during an appearance on Dax Holt and Adam Glyn’s Hollywood Raw Podcast.

“I really took myself off the will because I was actually scared for myself, my family, my safety.” Elaborating further, Brooke told Page Six while promoting her new wine brand, House of Stars: “The reason why I regret it is because I do not have a place now to get answers. The singer said she did not like not being able to have a 'seat at the table' where his estate is concerned (Vince Bucci/Getty Images) “I can’t do anything to help my dad after his death, or to find out answers, or to avenge him in any way, shape or form, because the people that I so badly wanted to get away from are now running the show, which is even more of a nightmare,” she claimed. 

During the Hollywood Raw podcast, the mother-of-two added that she deplored her past actions because she no longer had a ‘seat at the table’. Hogan is set to become the subject of a new Netflix four-part documentary, Hulk Hogan: Real American, which lands on the streaming service on 22 April. 

The show, described by Nick as ‘the authority on the Hulk Hogan story’, is an ‘unfiltered’ documentary engineered to ‘reveal the man behind the legend through his final interview’. Hulk Hogan: Real American is directed by Bryan Storkel.

Zohran Mamdani, 34, assumed office in January of this year after crushing his opponents in a mayoral campaign that centered around the spiralling cost of living hikes that have made life in the Big Apple harder for many of its residents. 

And his tax filings reveal why Mayor Mamdani was so effective in his messaging around these issues, as they showed that he and his wife Rama Duwaji, 28, had a combined household income in 2025 of $145,000. 

This places them only slightly above average income for people in the area, which city data shows is around $129,600. While this is significantly above the nationwide median income of $83,000, finance firm SmartAsset estimates that New Yorkers need to earn over $158,954 just to live 'comfortably'. New York City's down to Earth mayor has a surprising side income (Caean Couto/Getty Images) The filings for 2025 show that Mamdani's income as a City Councilman made up the bulk of the couple's earnings, with him drawing a salary from the city of $131,926. Duwaji, a graphic designer, earned just $8,860, after deducting $500 for art supplies. 

However, their financial situation has improved immensely since Mamdani assumed the highest office in the city, which comes with a handsome salary of $258,000 as well as free accommodation in the mayor's Gracie Mansion. This will be boosted a small amount by a bizarre income stream that also emerged when the mayor made his tax filings public after the Wednesday deadline. That is, royalties from his former music career. 

For those who weren't aware of what Mamdani did before he held public office, New York's photogenic mayor was actually a rapper, recording under the name 'Mr Cardamom'. One of his biggest tracks was 'Nani', dedicated to his grandmother.

Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji have a normal salary for New York City, but not for the occupant of Gracie Mansion (Amir Hamja-Pool/Getty Images) Royalties from his stint in the rap game, however, were not a massive boost to Mamdani's income in 2025, adding just $1600 to the mayor's pocket. The couple also earned $1600 from what his spokesperson said was a 'mutual fund'. 

The mayor also earned a small amount of interest from two accounts amounting to just $236, likely related to his successful parents , his father a Columbia University professor and his mom a successful movie director. His representative also confirmed that the mayor had donated to charities in the past year, despite no donations appearing in the couple's filings. This is because Mamdani took the standard deduction rather than an itemized list of contributions. 

Releasing these tax filings to the public has become standard transparency practice for the city's mayors, as well as a number of other high-profile officials. This included Mamdani's scandal-laden predecessor Eric Adams, whose tax filings revealed that he had been writing off rat mitigation measures at his rental property in Brooklyn. 

But the delivery driver has now found himself 'without any functional teeth' after the botched procedure and says he can no longer even bite into a 'soft' bit of cake. 

He is now desperately trying to raise funds to help him fix his gnashers - as he's lost his confidence, often doesn't want to leave the house and fears the problem will ultimately 'ruin' his relationship. Jon's dental ordeal dates back to January 2020, when he was involved in a serious motorbike crash. Jon Denton's smile makeover didn't go as he had hoped (Kennedy News and Media)

'My teeth would crumble while I ate' 

Paramedics had to knock his front teeth out to fit a breathing tube down his throat, while the accident itself also 'caused significant trauma to his teeth'. "I noticed my teeth crumbling and deteriorating quite soon after the accident," Jon explained. "I then had metal fixations put into my jaw for ages afterwards during recovery, so I couldn't really brush my teeth. 

"When they started getting really bad, I knew I needed help. But the cheapest quote I got in England was between £20,000 to £30,000, which I couldn't afford. "My teeth would crumble while I ate and I had constant tooth ache. If I bought a burger, I had to cut it up like you did when you were little." 

Jon said he found himself 'covering his mouth' when conversing with people to disguise his decaying teeth, while he also avoided smiling as he was so self-conscious. The dad, from Hertfordshire, then decided to explore his options with dentists in Turkey - and he found a practice with 'good reviews' that 'didn't pressurise you into booking' to help him fix his smile. The dad's teeth started to deteriorate after his bike accident in 2020, prompting him to head to Turkey to have some dental work done (Kennedy News and Media)

'It was a nine out of 10 excruciating pain' 

In January this year, he stumped up £3,500 and flew out to the country to undergo treatment, before handing over another £800 when he landed. He had 14 implants fitted into his mouth and claims that the clinic informed him he was a 'suitable' candidate for them. The following day, his new teeth were then glued in. Due to having a phobia of needles and dentists, Jon was sedated during the procedures, which saw him spend six hours in the chair. 

According to a GoFundMe set up to help him pay for further dental work, 'all of his natural teeth were removed and 14 implants were placed into his gums, with temporary teeth cemented on'. But Jon says he was left in 'excruciating' pain in the wake of this and weeks after getting what he thought was his dream smile, his temporary teeth fell out when he returned to the UK. 

"When I came back, I was really happy but I was always in pain," Jon said. "I just thought it was part of the process. After the painkillers had worn off, it was a nine out of 10-excruciating pain. "The pain was constant and my mouth was throbbing. My temporary bottom teeth fell out, I laughed while sitting on the sofa and they just fell out. Excruciating pain followed. "I physically couldn't brush my teeth as they were so sore, it was becoming unbearable. They told me to fly back out and they'd reattach the teeth."

He has been left without 'any functional teeth' (Kennedy News and Media)

'It's the worst thing I've ever been through' 

Jon flew back to Turkey for a check-up in March and hoped that the dentist would help remedy the issues with his implants - but says he instead woke up from the procedure to find that all of his teeth had been taken out. "I remember waking up and there was nothing [no teeth] there," Jon said. "Other than the front one that was a bit sore, all the rest of the teeth were solid. There was no need to remove them all. 

"It was a shock to find they were all removed. For a couple of days, I just locked myself away. In comparison, I was in a better position before going to Turkey than I am now. "I know some people have gone to Turkey and got absolutely brilliant teeth but it's not the case for me. It's the worst thing I've ever been through. I wish I could turn back time." 

The GoFundMe claims that the clinic told Jon his 'gums had not healed and claimed he had diabetes and a disease, without clearly explaining what they meant'. "When Jon returned to the UK, he immediately saw his GP, who confirmed that he does NOT have diabetes," it states.

Jon said he was left 'devastated' when he woke up to find the dentist had removed all of his implants (Kennedy News and Media) "He also visited a dentist, who diagnosed a severe gum infection. He was told that the antibiotics previously prescribed were ineffective and was given a new course to properly treat the infection." The dentist in Turkey removed all the implants as they had allegedly failed. Jon says he was then offered the option of paying to have dentures fitted by the clinic or to get a partial refund of £2,700, which he opted for. 

The GoFundMe goes on to say that UK dentists have since informed Jon that he 'did not have sufficient bone to support the implants' and that he has 'no ridge, so dentures are not suitable for him'. Jon hopes to raise funds to help him afford a full set of implants, which are 'specifically designed for people with bone loss', to finally fix his smile. 

The dad, who is working more than 50-hour weeks to help save up for the treatment, added: "If I don't sort this out, it's going to ruin my relationship. I wake up in a foul mood everyday and I don't want to go to work which is affecting my bills and income. The amount of pain I have gone through, I've got to go through it all again."