Scarlett Moffatt has admitted that she felt ‘guilty’ for not being happier as she detailed her loneliness while living in London on her own. The presenter, 30, appeared on Friday’s This Morning where she opened up about her recent revelation that she felt ‘lost and lonely’ after moving to the capital following her I’m A … Read more
People in cities and towns are more likely to have felt lonely during the Covid-19 crisis than their countryside counterparts, official statistics reveal Office for National Statistics data show rising levels of loneliness during Covid Levels of loneliness tended to be greater in urban areas than the countryside Areas with higher rates of unemployment tended … Read more
MPs and peers demand more public toilets and improved street lighting to ensure people can reconnect with friends and family outside during Covid recovery as part of plan to combat loneliness MPs and peers are calling on the Government to do more to tackle loneliness They believe there are ‘too many barriers that prevent people … Read more
‘It was really difficult’: MasterChef Australia star Khanh Ong opens up about his battle with depression during the Melbourne lockdowns By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:33 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 11:34 GMT, 13 March 2021 MasterChef Australia’s Khanh Ong has encouraged those suffering from depression, isolation or loneliness to reach out … Read more
Shirley Ballas admits she has ‘struggled with loneliness for a long long time’ and that lockdown ‘is not such a great place’ for her to be By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 11:05 GMT, 22 January 2021 | Updated: 11:06 GMT, 22 January 2021 Shirley Ballas has admitted to ‘struggling with loneliness for a long long … Read more
Now that’s what you call a door bell! Families across the UK combine on the street to ring in Christmas after mother’s loneliness campaign goes viral Mother from North Yorkshire sees Facebook initiative on loneliness go viral Mary Beggs-Reid of Harrogate urged Britons to ring bells outside their homes Many used the event to also … Read more
‘It’s needed more than ever:’ Duchess of Cornwall pens heartfelt Christmas message urging the nation to pick up the phone and check in on lonely relatives amid a ‘hugely challenging year’ Duchess of Cornwall, 73, wrote about wave of loneliness sweeping the nation The Silver Line patron urged those alone over Christmas to call the … Read more
Widow, 80, leaves This Morning viewers in tears after revealing she feels ‘very alone’ and just wants someone to walk with on Christmas day Margaret, 80, who lives alone, told This Morning how she feels ‘very isolated’ Widow called in and said she just wanted someone to walk with at Christmas Social media was inundated … Read more
Vulnerable people living in care homes are ‘dying of loneliness,’ as they’re deprived from seeing families due to lockdown, while delays in testing have exposed ‘huge staff shortages,’ in the sector, it has been claimed. Baroness Ros Altmann, a former Minister of State for pensions, welcomed Matt Hancock’s announcement yesterday that care home residents would … Read more
John Barrowman, the perennially upbeat, affable and incontestably happy Mr Nice Guy, is feeling uncharacteristically glum. Lockdown for him — a ‘control freak who loves to work’ — has been particularly difficult, he says. As for so many in the entertainment industry, 2020 has been a complete wash out. ‘This is the longest period I’ve … Read more