Francis and Arlette's miracle baby appeared on the front page of the Sunday Mirror

When new dad Francis contacted us regarding his remarkable little boy we knew there would be a huge amount of interest from the newspapers in his story.

When Daniel was born two months ago he stunned doctors, nurses and his family alike because while his parents are black, he was born with white skin, blonde hair and big blue eyes. 

Francis and Arlette’s incredible story appeared on the front page of the Sunday Mirror.

Afterwards, Francis said: ‘It has been a great experience working with the Talk to the Press team and the one which we are going to remember for the rest of our life. I must admit it wasn’t easy to cope with phone calls from differents newspapers and television showing interest, but thanks to Kira, she handled it all very well. I appreciated all the effort and time you took in ensuring our story got published. Once more I would like to thank you for everything.’

If you have a story to sell, or would like help handling press interest in your life, email us on message@talktothepress.com or visit our website.

Natasha on the Lorraine Kelly show

If you were watching ITV this morning, you may have seen Talk to the Press founder Natasha on LK Today reviewing the newspapers alongside broadcaster Adil Ray and presenter Lorraine Kelly.

Stories discussed were superinjunctions, the ash cloud, the rise in caesarean sections and whether or not men who frequent art galleries and museums are genuinely more attractive than their more rugged counterparts.

Natasha with Lorraine Kelly and Adil Ray

Natasha will be on LK Today reviewing  again next month. We’ll keep you posted with the dates.

Shona and Andy's incredible love story is in this week's Woman's Own

At Talk to the Press we love stories with a happy ending – and we know you do too!  Nothing could be more inspirational than Shona Clark’s story about how falling in love saved her life.

Shona, 36, is convinced she wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her husband Andy, 37, after he persuaded her to have a smear test which detected her cervical cancer before it was too late, and this week her amazing story appears in Woman’s Own.

Shona met Andy in January last year on the dating site eHarmony and after a whirlwind romance he asked her to marry him in May that year. But he also asked her to do something else – see a doctor.

For several years Shona had been experiencing bleeding between her periods but had been fobbed off by no less than seven doctors, who said there was nothing wrong with her and it was simply a side effect of the contraceptive pill. It was only because of Andy’s nagging that Shona eventually sought a second opinion. Shona was devastated when she was told the cancer was in its early stages but had already spread to her lymph nodes.

Shona had to delay her wedding while she had a radical hysterectomy and underwent gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but finally she was able to walk down the aisle with Andy in October last year.

Shona is all too aware that, if it wasn’t for her concerned husband, she might never have seen that day come. She says: “As I said my vows I couldn’t help thinking that it was all thanks to Andy that I’m alive now. Andy means so much to me and I’m convinced that falling in love with him saved my life.’

If you have amazing love story to share about overcoming the odds, get in touch with us at message@talktothepress.com.

Kirsty’s story appeared in The Sun on Monday

Model Kirsty Yaqub is just 20 years old – but she’s already blown an incredible £20,000 on cosmetic surgery and admits to being a beauty addict.

When we heard how much Kirsty had spent in her pursuit of perfection we knew a newspaper would love to feature her amazing story – and yesterday Kirsty appeared in a double page spread in The Sun.

Kirsty has been modelling since she was just 13, when she was spotted in her local shopping mall by a photographer. Kirsty started off by having a boob job when she was just 18 – taking her up from a modest 30B to a 30G – and followed this with teeth veneers costing £3,000. She has also had her lips done 11 times, at a cost of £300 a time, and even admits to having had Botox – despite not having a single line or wrinkle on her face. Add to this the regular hair extensions, nails and eyebrow tattoos and Kirsty estimates she has spent at least £20,000 on her looks over the last two years. Kirsty says: ‘People are amazed when they hear I’m only 20 and have already spent thousands of pounds on surgery, but I don’t regret any of it. I like the fake look – I always have.’

We’re now arranging Kirst a magazine deal. If you have an amazing cosmetic surgery story like Kirsty’s email us at message@talktothepress.com.

Louise’s story appeared in the Sunday Mirror

Louise Lamb contacted Talk to the Press in the hope that what she’d been through might help others. Blonde Louise has not always looked as she does now – just a few years ago she still went by her birth name, David, before gender reassignment therapy.

As a teenager David battled with his identity. In a bid to hide his true feelings David threw himself in macho roles – including a stint in the army, but deep down but he always knew he’d been born the wrong sex.

Louise says: “I remember when I was five I told my mum God had made a mistake in making me a boy but she just told me to stop being so silly.” For decades David did as was expected, and in 1988 he met Denise who was to become his wife. David was open with her from the start about his transgender feelings and, in 2008, decided to confess everything to the rest of his family. Only Denise stood by his side and the pair began to live like sisters. And in 2010 David underwent gender reassignment surgery to finally become Louise.

Louise’s story featured as a Sunday Mirror exclusive last weekend and we are now getting him a magazine deal.

Our story on the front page of the Sunday Mirror

Talk to the Press is thrilled to be representing Francis and Arlette Tshibangu – a couple whose baby was born white, despite them both being black.

When new dad Francis contacted us regarding his remarkable little boy – who is not albino – we knew there would be a huge amount of interest from the newspapers.

When Daniel was born two months ago he stunned doctors, nurses and his family alike with his white skin, blonde hair and big blue eyes. Mum Arlette feared people would question her fidelity but in fact experts have said Daniel’s skin colour is most likely explained by a genetic mutation – with amazing million-to-one odds. Francis says he never doubted his wife, who he’s been with for three years. He said: “I never for one second had negative thoughts, it was just a shock to us both – as you can imagine!”

We secured the couple – who also have a one-year-old son, Seth – an exclusive with the Sunday Mirror just four days after they got in touch. 

Francis added: “We call him our special baby, he is our gift. To us the colour of his skin doesn’t matter. God works in mysterious ways and I’m not sure why he chose us – we are just normal people – but I’m glad he did and we couldn’t be prouder, of both our special boys.”

If you have an incredible story to sell, visit our website or email us on message@talktothepress.com

Owen's story was sold as an exclusive to the Sunday Mirror

When 20-year-old Owen Horton contacted us with his incredible tale of how he cheated death after his parachute failed during a skydive, we knew a newspaper would love to feature his story.

We secured Owen an exclusive deal with the Sunday Mirror, where he told how he slammed to earth at terrifying speed after his parachute got caught in a thermal draft 70 metres above the ground.

Owen, the son of BBC Coast and Time Team presenter Mark Horton, is an experienced skydiver who has done over 100 solo jumps. Although he suffered extensive injuries – including a crushed thigh, broken bones in his right arm and severe bruising to the soles of his feet – he is expected to make a full recovery.

Thankfully he remembers nothing of the accident itself, but says watching the footage made him realise how fast he hit the ground. Most people would be killed instantly and the doctors said it was amazing he survived.

Owen says he couldn’t have done anything to prevent the freak accident, which happened in New South Wales, Australia, where he is studying at university. Incredibly, he says he can’t wait to go skydiving again once he has recovered.

He says: ‘I feel very, very lucky to be alive. Apparently I hit the ground with such force it’s a miracle I didn’t die. But I’m itching to get back into it – I can’t describe how it feels to soar through the clouds. I could never give that up.’

If you have an incredible death-defying real life story, we want to hear from you. Email us at message@talktothepress.com.

Kevin's story appeared in the Sun

Kevin Wathall contacted us as he wanted help handling press attention after being left devastated by the horrific murders of his daughter and young grandchildren in February this year.

When Kevin’s daughter Joy, 24, and her children aged two and three were brutally murdered by Joy’s partner Aram Aziz, it was a crime that hit the headlines. Aziz smothered Joy and their children before travelling to a park and hanging himself. His body was discovered by a park ranger with a note in his pocket confessing to the killings.

But Kevin, 53, only found out his family has been murdered when he switched on the TV and saw his daughter’s face on the news. Kevin has been left distraught by what happened and only now feels able to talk about it.

Kevin’s story appeared in the Sun, where he revealed his anger that Aziz – an Iraqi citizen who was living in the UK on a temporary visa – was not deported despite years of violence against his daughter, including dousing her in lighter fuel and repeatedly beating her. Kevin is furious that Aziz was allowed to stay in the country. He says: “I don’t understand why the Home Office hadn’t revoked his visa. It’s common sense that they should have deported him.”

Kevin, who is hoping to hold a funeral for his family in the next few weeks, says he still can’t understand how Aziz could do something like this. He no longer sleeps and has become a recluse in his own house. He says: “I hope that by speaking out, other families will avoid the hell I’m now going through.”

If your life has made headlines and you need help handling press attention, email us on message@talktothepress.com

Georgina's story appeared in Now magazine

Last week was a great week for Talk to the Press, with six stories of our stories in the national newspapers and women’s magazines! 

Three of those were in the weekly magazines. First up, there was an interview with TTTP client Georgina Bansal in this week’s Now magazine, where she talks about her horror at discovering her jealous and possessive husband had bugged her mobile phone. The couple divorced and a devastated Georgina decided to sue her ex-husband for breach of confidence and misuse of private information. In a landmark ruling, Harvinder agreed to pay his wife damages and her legal costs, and it is believed to be the first domestic bugging campaign to reach court. Georgina, 34, says: ‘I hope my case inspires other women to free themselves from controlling relationships’.

Another of TTTP’s clients, Sophie Harrison, appeared in last week’s Reveal magazine. Sophie is the former paratrooper who was born a man but always felt trapped in the wrong body. You may remember Sophie’s story from last year when TTTP secured her an exclusive deal with the Sunday Mirror. She also appeared on the This Morning sofa at the time, where she talked about all the obstacles she has had to overcome, and this week her story features in Reveal. She says: ‘I may have been born Stuart but Sophie is the real me.’

Last week also saw Jeanette and Justine Lane’s feature in Pick Me Up magazine, after their story appeared in the Mirror a couple of months back. When Justine was born the doctors didn’t know if she was a boy or a girl and her parents were told their child was a hermaphrodite. They raised the baby as a boy, only to be told when he was 18 months old that it would be better for the baby if she was a girl, and so Justin became Justine. In this week’s Pick Me Up, Jeanette explains how proud she is of her now 31-year-old daughter and how they’ve faced people’s prejudices as a family.

We’re always looking for uplifting and inspirational stories. If you have a great real life story email us at message@talktothepress.com

Stephen was interviewed by the Mail on Sunday

Stephen Roughead got in touch with us with his story last Wednesday – and on Sunday his story appeared in print, thanks to a deal we secured him with the Mail on Sunday.

Stephen, 52, has known for most of his life that he is the secret son of footballing legend John White, a gifted midfielder who was nicknamed ‘The Ghost’, and who was tragically killed by lightening at the age of just 27.

It was a matter Stephen may never have shared – but last month, Stephen’s half brother published a book about their father. In the book, reference was made to an illigimate child and the resulting publicity forced Stephen’s mother to finally confirm to him for the first time what he had long suspected. Stephen decided the time was right to come forward, largely to defend his mother, who had been described in the book as a ‘man-trap’.

Stephen says: ‘I’ve spoken to my half-brother Rob on the phone and I hope now one day to meet him and his children.’

If you’ve got a story to sell, visit our website or email us on message@talktothepress.com