May 12, 2011
Digital Spy reports that actress Bunmi Mojekwu who plays Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC 1 soap Eastenders, will be written out of the hit show later this year. EastEnders bosses have today confirmed that Mercy Olubunmi will be leaving Albert Square later this year. The Walford student, played by actress Bunmi Mojekwu, will bow out on-screen in the summer after a year as a regular cast member on the show. Mercy is currently caught up in an immigration drama after the UK Border Agency threatened to deport her for outstaying her […]
March 29, 2010
The Evening Standard reports that Madonna is to take her adopted Malawian children David and Mercy, to meet their biological families. A source said the children “can proudly show off their dance skills and meet their relatives”. ………………………………………… I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at the source’s alleged quote. I bet their families can’t wait to see those Vogue moves. Anyway I would love to be a fly on the wall during those meetings.
April 15, 2009
Photograph: REUTERS Pop star Madonna holds Mercy, the little girl who she desperatly wants to adopt. The singer’s agent released this photograph to the media several days ago. So many thoughts ran through my head when I first spotted this photograph yesterday. Here are four of those thoughts. 1) They could have at least waited until Mercy was awake before taking this photograph. 2) The expression on that little boy’s face is priceless. 3) Madonna sitting amongst the “natives” and cradling a child just reminds me […]
April 3, 2009
Madonna’s application to adopt a second child from Malawi has been rejected, according to court sources. Madonna’s Malawi Adoption Is ‘Denied’ The pop star will not be allowed to adopt three-year-old Mercy James, ruled the High Court in the capital, Lilongwe. Court registrar Ken Manda said the singer’s bid to adopt the girl – previously believed to be aged four – had been rejected because Madonna is not a resident of Malawi. Continue Reading… Oh that’s a shame. Well at least there will […]