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Gender Reveal

The Bachelor's Sam and Snez have just shared the sex of their third baby.

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There was a bit of hidden tension behind the scenes of Hilary Duff's gender reveal.

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After 22 hours of labour pain, Marie's obstetrician told her she was "overreacting".

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