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Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Bella Hadid says it should be illegal to work during period, calls for 2-week menstrual leave
Supermodel Bella Hadid has made a statement, and not for a runway or pap look, but for a strong and honest take on menstrual health, calling it illegal to work on periods. In an interview with Vogue UK, Bella opened up about living with a range of menstrual conditions like endometriosis, PMDD, and PCOS. As a supermodel with hectic shoots and demanding schedules, she stays busy. But since she has chronic conditions like endometriosis and PMDD, it means that she often needs to push through excruciating pain and emotional distress. Bella reflected on her early modelling days, recalling how challenging they were. She also opened up about walking the runway while dealing with debilitating period pain and pushing through despite the struggle. She said, "I was like 17, 18 years old, not knowing or loving myself a hundred percent yet. I had just moved out of my parents' house and gone straight into a world where you have to stare in the mirror every single day. And we get our periods. You're shooting Victoria's Secret on your period, with endo. That should be illegal. I'm going to talk to the White House about it, because we should literally ban women working on the week of their period. And the week before, to be honest." Menstrual leave is already an ongoing and important discussion, with many advocating for workplace policies to accommodate leaves or work from home (WFH). A post shared by Bella 🦋 (@bellahadid) While two weeks may sound unusual to some, for Bella, who has been diagnosed with prominent menstrual health conditions like endometriosis, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), and PCOS, period pain and related symptoms can be much more intense and debilitating, not only during menstruation week but also in the week leading up to it. Not just Bella, many women go through the same. For the uninitiated, endometriosis is a chronic condition where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside of the uterus. This causes overwhelmingly acute period cramps, much worse than regular pain. Meanwhile, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is a much more severe form of PMS, or premenstrual syndrome. It typically involves extreme depression, anxiety, and mood swings in the weeks before the period. Both of these conditions intensify the menstrual experience as endometriosis causes intense physical pain during menstruation, while PMDD contributes to emotional distress in the week before. This explains why Bella, diagnosed with both conditions, strongly emphasised the need for taking two weeks off, not just during menstruation but also the week before. Bella's statement shows how period pain exists on a spectrum. The severity can also be influenced by chronic menstrual conditions, affecting not only the period week but the week before as well. When menstrual leave policies are discussed, it's important to understand that menstrual pain is not uniform for all, and conditions, including endometriosis and several others, also need to be taken into consideration. ALSO READ: Is it more than just menstrual cramps? 5 signs of endometriosis you can't ignore
The Age
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘Tasmanian royalty' rules the Jordan Gogos runway
Rather than pander to celebrities, or have to pay them, designers at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney are enlisting high-profile friends to promote their shows. Celebrity cookbook writer Nigella Lawson looked on at Lee Mathews, while television personality Melissa Leong walked in Gary Bigeni's show. Radio host Carrie Bickmore sat front row at Aje and former Victoria's Secret model Jessica Hart walked the runway for Bianca Spender. The enfant terrible of fashion week Jordan Gogos aimed higher, summoning the couple often referred to as the closest thing to royalty in Tasmania, excluding Queen Mary of Denmark. David Walsh the founder and owner of the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, dressed in Gogos's label Iordanes Spyridon Gogos to watch his wife Kirsha Kaechele model on the runway from the front row. 'It just made total sense for me because Kirsha is so theatrical, and she's got so many ideas,' says Gogos, a fan of Kaechele's creative defence of the male-free status of the controversial Ladies Lounge at Mona. At the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last March, Kaechele was inspired by Robert Palmer's 1980s music video Simply Irresistible to perform silent choreography alongside a group of performers in navy suits, red lipstick and pearls. For Gogos, Kaechele shimmied down the Carriageworks runway in a multicoloured coat dress with neon-trimmed knee-high spats, stopping in front of Walsh for more elaborate dance moves. 'I feel that everything she throws herself into from the deep end is authentic,' Gogos says. 'Also they've been collecting a bit of my stuff.' Gogos manipulates fibres into one-off creations for the Sotheby's crowd rather than the Shein set. Even his runway shows are art, with stiff patchwork pieces and rough quilting, giving the impression of a Muppet Show reboot with classical motifs ran by an alternative art collective. 'I was on the treadmill earlier wondering how I got into this vortex and feeling the excitement of being a part of this,' says Gogos, who made his fashion week debut in 2020. 'I remember seeing the fashion week schedule in 2019, the year before my first show, and thinking that there was a space for this. There was a space for what I do.'
Sydney Morning Herald
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Tasmanian royalty' rules the Jordan Gogos runway
Rather than pander to celebrities, or have to pay them, designers at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney are enlisting high-profile friends to promote their shows. Celebrity cookbook writer Nigella Lawson looked on at Lee Mathews, while television personality Melissa Leong walked in Gary Bigeni's show. Radio host Carrie Bickmore sat front row at Aje and former Victoria's Secret model Jessica Hart walked the runway for Bianca Spender. The enfant terrible of fashion week Jordan Gogos aimed higher, summoning the couple often referred to as the closest thing to royalty in Tasmania, excluding Queen Mary of Denmark. David Walsh the founder and owner of the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, dressed in Gogos's label Iordanes Spyridon Gogos to watch his wife Kirsha Kaechele model on the runway from the front row. 'It just made total sense for me because Kirsha is so theatrical, and she's got so many ideas,' says Gogos, a fan of Kaechele's creative defence of the male-free status of the controversial Ladies Lounge at Mona. At the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last March, Kaechele was inspired by Robert Palmer's 1980s music video Simply Irresistible to perform silent choreography alongside a group of performers in navy suits, red lipstick and pearls. For Gogos, Kaechele shimmied down the Carriageworks runway in a multicoloured coat dress with neon-trimmed knee-high spats, stopping in front of Walsh for more elaborate dance moves. 'I feel that everything she throws herself into from the deep end is authentic,' Gogos says. 'Also they've been collecting a bit of my stuff.' Gogos manipulates fibres into one-off creations for the Sotheby's crowd rather than the Shein set. Even his runway shows are art, with stiff patchwork pieces and rough quilting, giving the impression of a Muppet Show reboot with classical motifs ran by an alternative art collective. 'I was on the treadmill earlier wondering how I got into this vortex and feeling the excitement of being a part of this,' says Gogos, who made his fashion week debut in 2020. 'I remember seeing the fashion week schedule in 2019, the year before my first show, and thinking that there was a space for this. There was a space for what I do.'
Powys County Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Vera's Secret graduates to Group Three glory at Leopardstown
Vera's Secret showed her rivals a clean pair of heels to win the Al Shira'aa Racing 'Mutamakina' Stakes at Leopardstown. The six-year-old, trained by John Feane and ridden by Seamie Heffernan, was making her seasonal bow having last been seen coming home fifth in the Listed Concorde Stakes at Tipperary in October. She was an 11-2 chance to hit her stride instantly when stepping up to Group Three level, and quickly took the lead to make all of the running. It was a position she did not surrender as the race developed and in fact she only pulled further clear, eventually prevailing by four lengths from Gavin Cromwell's Fiery Lucy. 'She was good last year and hasn't had a lot of racing,' said the winning trainer. 'She is a big, strong six-year-old now, a quality filly and she proved it there today. 'She goes well fresh and is a bit more relaxed this year, so we kept it simple today. 'Nathan Crosse was to ride her. He's done a lot of work with her this year but he had to go to Germany today and Seamie was an able substitute. 'She's entered in the Lanwades Stud Stakes and later on in the year will probably come back here for the Matron Stakes, but that is a long way off. She doesn't take too much running. 'She will come on for that run today. She is over 600 kilos and takes plenty of work at home. She's a tough bit of stuff.'
RTÉ News
11-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Delacroix dashes to Derby Trial win at Leopardstown
Delacroix's Derby odds contracted after he delivered a dominant victory in the Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial Stakes at Leopardstown. The son of Dubawi was a top-class juvenile last season and was one of three Aidan O'Brien-trained colts in the line up for the Group Three. Acapulco Bay and Cashel Rock were the other two, with Tennessee Stud, trained by O'Brien's son Joseph and also owned by Coolmore, joining the field alongside Juddmonte and Dermot Weld's Purview. Delacroix holds a raft of top level entries, including in both the Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby, and left the stalls the 1-3 favourite under Wayne Lordan to test his claims on those events. It was a test he passed with flying colours and having raced prominently, he had no trouble in accelerating away from his rivals to score by two and three-quarter lengths from Purview. Delacroix takes the Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial Stakes and cements claims for the Epsom Derby in June! ✅ @waynemlordan | @Ballydoyle — Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) May 11, 2025 "Wayne got a lovely lead into it, when he got after him a furlong and a half out the most impressive part was he really lengthened and quickened to the line," said Chris Armstrong, stable representative. "Wayne said going to the line he was having a good look which is a good sign there is plenty left in there. "It's all roads to Epsom now. His homework has been very good since here the last day. He's come forward lovely and all being well, he'll come forward again." Lordan, who was unseated en route to the start, added: "He was a bit fresh and when we got out on the track, he went a bit quicker than I wanted to go and when we met the rail gravity took over. "He was straight forward after that. He can go at a good tempo and quicken as well which is the sign of a good horse." Vera's Secret showed her rivals a clean pair of heels to win the Al Shira'aa Racing 'Mutamakina' Stakes. The six-year-old, trained by John Feane and ridden by Seamie Heffernan, was making her seasonal bow having last been seen coming home fifth in the Listed Concorde Stakes at Tipperary in October. She was an 11-2 chance to hit her stride instantly when stepping up to Group Three level, and quickly took the lead to make all of the running. It was a position she did not surrender as the race developed and in fact she only pulled further clear, eventually prevailing by four lengths from Gavin Cromwell's Fiery Lucy. "She's entered in the Lanwades Stud Stakes and later on in the year will probably come back here for the Matron Stakes, but that is a long way off," said the winning trainer. "She doesn't take too much running. "She will come on for that run today. She is over 600 kilos and takes plenty of work at home. She's a tough bit of stuff." Chicago Critic struck for Johnny Murtagh and Ben Coen when taking the Porsche In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Amethyst Stakes at 14-1. The complexion of the race changed when Aidan O'Brien's Diego Velazquez, the clear favourite, became very unsettled in the stalls and was withdrawn. A field of six therefore went forward to contest the Listed event, and under a patient ride it was the chestnut who came to the fore by a length and three-quarters. Coen said: "He's a talented horse. We've kind of been messing around a bit with trips for him from a mile to six (furlongs) but I think a mile and fast ground is ideal for him. "We didn't go quick today, and I had a good turn of foot towards the end. It's nice to get his head in front again."
