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Buzz Feed
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Celebrities Who Dated Normal People With Wild Jobs
Plenty of celebrities have dated "normal," non-famous people, from restaurant servers to realtors. However, some of their "regular" partners have had pretty irregular, interesting careers. Here are 16 times celebs dated non-famous people with strange and wild jobs: In 2025, People confirmed that Jennifer Aniston is "casually dating" hypnotherapist/life coach Jim Curtis. They've reportedly been together for a few months after a friend introduced them. A source told the outlet, "Jen had read his book and was familiar with his work. She's really into self-help and wellness." Another source added that Jim is very different from anyone she's dated before." Andrew Garfield dated professional witch and spiritual mentor Dr. Kate Tomas for a few months in 2024. On her website, she sells a seducation masterclass, but on her podcast, The Friday Emails, she said that she temporarily removed it because of "horrific accusations that were levelled at [her] that [she'd] used magic to seduce [her] partner." Kate faced a lot of vitriol online over their relationship. She said, "Fucking hell, nothing could prepare me for having literally thousands of women telling me I'm ugly, I'm unattractive, I'm less than in every conceivable way." She also told the Times, "It's frustrating that no matter how accomplished or impactful a woman is, it's always going to be more interesting if they are in a relationship with a man. I don't want to sit under anybody's shadow.' In 2024, Lana Del Rey married swamp boat captain Jeremy Dufrene. They reportedly appear to have met when she took one of his airboat tours in Louisiana in 2019. A source told People, "They initially met a few years ago the first time and then reconnected earlier this year. It's been kind of a whirlwind romance, but Lana's close friends hoped she would get married. Jeremy is different from the men that Lana meets in the entertainment world. He's a great guy. He's charming and charismatic in a Southern way, very much a gentleman, and he treats Lana really well. She's an old soul." But Jeremy isn't Lana's first non-celebrity partner! From 2019-2020, she dated Sean "Sticks" Larkin, who's a police officer-turned-cop influencer. He hosts Live PD Presents PD Cam and works as an analyst on A&E's Live PD. Lana told the LA Times, "Well, the thing is, he's a good cop. He gets it. He sees both sides of things." During a 2023 concert in London, she changed the lyrics to "Chemtrails Over The Country Club" to seemingly imply that her relationship with Sticks wasn't quite over when he got married in early 2022. She sang, "He's born in December and / he got married when we were still together / but sometimes I wonder what his wife would think if she knew that I didn't know anything / He's born in December and he got married while we were in couples therapy together." In 2014, Jeff Goldblum married former Olympic rhythmic gymnast-turned-contortionist, aerialist, and dancer Emilie Livingston. They met at the gym. In 2019, he told The Hoda Show, "We were at the gym. You can imagine, she wasn't showing off … but she was doing some kind of fantastical [workout]. I was compelled to go over and ask what was happening ... She hasn't seen many of my movies still, she didn't know who I was when we met." In 2007, Pamela Anderson reportedly dated magician Hans Klok while also performing as his assistant. When they appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, the host asked if they were dating, and Pamela replied, "Would you call it that? There's a lot of love backstage. It's very physical. It's very loving." Then Hans answered, "You call it dating, we call it physical." Bella Hadid reportedly began dating professional horseman Adan Banuelos in 2023 after they met at a horse show. In 2024, Bella told W Magazine, "If it wasn't for horses, I'd have never met the love of my life." And on the podcast Along for the Ride with Andrea Fappani, Adan said, "I can't tell you how happy I am. I can't tell you how fortunate I am. This young lady is one of the kindest, biggest-hearted, and sweet person...I mean, I didn't know God made 'em like that. How beautiful she is on the outside is nowhere near compared to what she's like as a human being... I think she deserves the best and I'm trying to get my business and my life and my time, get it all to where I can share that with her. She loves horses." Bella lived in his trailer until she bought a home in Texas. He said, "She did do the 5th wheel happily. It was badass. That 5th wheel has always felt small, and then you get somebody that you enjoy spending time with, and that 5th wheel went from a 5th wheel to a fucking mansion." After 23 years together, RuPaul and rancher Georges LeBar got married in 2017. RuPaul told Entertainment Tonight that they met "literally, on the dance floor at Limelight" in 1994. He said, "He was dancing like a crazed person. I went over and said, 'What are you doing?' You know, and that was that. Yeah, he's a rancher. He has a ranch in Wyoming. A very large ranch... He works the ranch, I work Hollywood, and we meet up in fabulous places. You know, he needs breaks from time to time, because it's a very different life. So, we plan little getaways once a month, you know? New York or Maui or San Francisco or Vegas. We do that." They decided to get married after the 2016 presidential election. RuPaul continued, "We are devoted to each other. We don't stand on ceremony. We thought, 'We don't have to get married.' But then, in light of what's happening currently in the world today, what's happening in Washington, we thought, you know what? Let's do it. Let's just do it, because there's too much at stake with our businesses ... so, that's why we did it." From 2003-2011, Olivia Wilde was married to filmmaker and Italian prince Tao Ruspoli. They eloped on the school bus he lived in at the time. In 2008, she told Women's Health, "My dad did have a minor heart attack, and it was hard to imagine settling down at the time. But there was this wave of romantic excitement and an overwhelming sense that we were supposed to be family. We were very open to the idea that if it didn't work, we would let it go its course. No pressure... Everyone expects him to pick me up in a limo or a yacht. Then Tao rolls up in this old Thunderbird, wearing flip-flops, his hair all crazy. People are like, 'He's a prince?'" In 2017, Jessica Chastain married Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, who's an Italian count. They met in Paris the day she got nominated for an Oscar for The Help, and they held their wedding at Villa Tiepolo Passi, his family's historic home. From 2021-2023, Kacey Musgraves dated Cole Schafer, who's a copywriter by day and poet by night. Kacey told the New York Times that, when they met in a busy restaurant, "He did not know who I was, which I loved." When they broke up, a source told US Weekly that Cole disliked the "glitz and glamour" and "attending all these events as Kacey's plus-one," and he's "an extremely sensitive, soulful guy who doesn't share her ambitions." Jennifer Tilly has been in a relationship with professional poker player Phil Laak since 2004. On a 2024 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills After Show, she said, "I've been with my man for 20 years. I would say he's my type. He's a poker player. He just sort of likes to shuffle around in his pajamas and mutter about, you know, things going on in the world... Yeah, he's the best. Shuffles around in his pajamas and talks about cryptocurrency — that's my man." Jennifer is a professional poker player too! She's in the Women's Poker Hall of Fame. Kevin Smith has been married to former USA Today journalist Jennifer Schwalbach Smith since 1999. In a 2018 Instagram post, he shared, "Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of a signing we had at @gapplecomics back in 1998 to celebrate the release of the Clerks comic book. So that means TODAY is the 20th anniversary of the day I met Jennifer Schwalbach, when she interviewed me for a @usatoday! I was looking my absolute adult thinnest and following a successful Chasing Amy release, we were about to start shooting Dogma. I was in L.A. for the signing with @jimmahfood & cover artist #gilberthernandez. @chrisrock was also in town shooting a Lethal Weapon flick, so he and I made time to meet at the old Bel Age Hotel on Sunset to rehearse all of his Rufus scenes." He continued, "After that, I was scheduled to meet with a USA Today journalist to talk about the new comic book and the Oscar chances of Good Will Hunting. So Rock and I rehearse and as he's leaving, I tell him I'm doing an interview with USA Today next and that I feel weird that it's in my hotel room. Rock jokes 'Better here than the bar downstairs. It's filled with hookers!' Ten minutes after Rock left, there was a knock on my door. When I answered it, a stunning young woman roughly my age was standing there. And because up to that point, anyone I'd ever been interviewed by at USA Today had been in their late 40's, the first thought that ran through my head when I saw the face of my future wife was 'Oh no! Chris Rock sent a hotel bar hooker to my room!'" "It's not the sweetest meet-cute story but it has led to two decades of love, not to mention a whole new human being that was never going to exist unless we met. 20 years ago from this moment, I'm still rehearsing with Rock, with no clue that I'm mere hours away from meeting the most important and impactful person I'll ever know. And I'm not even wearing a jersey, jorts or a baseball cap," he said. Holly Madison was in an on-and-off relationship with professional paranormal investigator Zak Bagans from 2019-2025. He's known for hosting Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel, and he runs The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas. On a 2025 episode of her podcast Girls Next Level, Holly said, "It was off and on over the course of the, like, five-and-a-half years. We were together but very off and on over the past year — very, very much. So we broke up, and I mean unfollowed on social media, which we've never unfollowed each other before through all the breakups." According to the documentary The Curse of Grace Kelly's Children, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco fell for a "married Swiss elephant trainer" Franco Knie after they met at the 1999 International Circus Festival. In the doc, journalist/filmmaker Bidisha SK Mamata said, "She literally went off and joined the circus, she and her kids." And finally, Princess Stéphanie's relationship with Franco Knie eventually ended, but she went on to date acrobat Adans Lopez Peres, who allegedly worked for the same circus as her ex. They reportedly met at the 2001 annual International Circus Festival, got married in 2003, then divorced in 2004.


BBC News
7 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Calls for combined A&E for Ormskirk Hospital to continue
A group of councillors are calling for adult and children's A&E services to remain at a Lancashire hospital amid plans for major changes to the NHS in the area.A consultation is under way on two options for Ormskirk District General Hospital - the first is that the children's A&E, which is open from 08:00 BST until midnight, is closed and relocated to Southport Hospital, where it would be second is to relocate the adult A&E from Southport to Ormskirk and extend the current children's A&E to a 24-hour is the preferred option for the West Lancashire Labour councillors, while the NHS said it would be £45m cheaper to move the children's A&E to Merseyside. The issue is set to be debated at a full West Lancashire Borough Council meeting after a motion was put has been written by councillor Vickie Cummins, who is the lead member for health and wellbeing on behalf of the Labour group. 'Best provision possible' Her motion states: "The current location of Ormskirk Hospital is almost precisely at the centre point of the wider catchment area, with almost all residents living within 10km. The current location of Southport Hospital means some residents live over 20km away."The motion asks that the council formally adopts a position that it says is "the best provision of services for residents of both West Lancashire and beyond" and is "the co-location of both adult and children's A&E services at Ormskirk Hospital".Finally, it also calls for an "urgent and extensive communications campaign to ensure all residents across are aware of the consultation".In a previous report to a meeting of the Shaping Care Together joint committee, led by Cheshire and Merseyside and Lancashire and South Cumbria Trusts, the NHS said it looking to "explore long-term solutions for high-quality, sustainable care".It said it currently "faces pressures from aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, financial challenges, and rising patient demand"."With increasing population aging and complexity in care needs, maintaining duplicate services across two sites is unsustainable," it added. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.


The Herald Scotland
a day ago
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
Sandie Peggie Employment Tribunal: The story so far
READ MORE Sandie Peggie, a nurse with more than 30 years' experience in A&E, told the tribunal she entered the changing room that night to deal with a sudden and heavy period. She said she was embarrassed and flustered, and wanted privacy. Dr Beth Upton, a trans woman and junior doctor, was in the room. What followed was a short but heated exchange. The exact wording is disputed. 'I've never been scared of Beth,' Ms Peggie said when giving evidence. 'He has a male presence and I do not want to be alone with a male taking his clothes off.' Ms Peggie stated that Dr Upton "looked male. He had his hair in a ponytail and a receding hairline and Adam's apple". In their evidence, Dr Upton said: 'She told me this was the women's changing room and she told me that it was inappropriate for me to be in there. 'She said that she felt intimidated by my presence and that I couldn't be in there.' The doctor said Ms Peggie said others felt the same. Dr Upton said they apologised to the nurse for how she was feeling but told her 'as a woman I am allowed to use these changing rooms', and said if Ms Peggie had a problem with that she should raise it formally. Dr Upton added: 'She repeated that I cannot be in this room and that I am not a woman, that it is not safe, that she understood I was going through some sort of process but as a man I couldn't be in the changing room. 'I responded to her that I am not a man and that I can be in this changing room.' The doctor said Ms Peggie asked what their chromosomes were and said it was 'like the situation in prisons', which they understood to be an allusion to Isla Bryson, a transgender woman convicted of rape. They described the comments as 'hurtful and demeaning'. 'She told me this is like the situation in prisons,' Dr Upton told the tribunal. 'I was aware of the Isla Bryson case. It made me feel awful.' Beth Upton arrives at the Tribunal (Image: NQ) Ms Peggie denied using offensive language. 'I do not recall using the word chromosomes. I never mentioned the word rapist.' However, she confirmed that she referenced 'a biological man in a women's prison', and insisted this was a general comment about policy and not directed personally at Dr Upton. 'Because biological women are opposed to men being in their spaces,' she said. After the incident, Dr Upton remained in the room. 'I told her if she had a problem, she should raise it formally,' they said. 'That was what I would do.' In the early hours of Christmas Day, they filed a complaint through NHS Fife's Datix system, describing the episode as a 'hate incident'. 'She told me that I wasn't a woman. She questioned my chromosomes,' Dr Upton said. 'I felt deeply hurt and targeted.' Ms Peggie returned home, where she said nothing of the incident. Her husband later told the tribunal: 'She was upset, she was embarrassed, then started opening Christmas presents.' On December 30, NHS Fife placed her on special leave. By January 3, she had been formally suspended pending a disciplinary investigation. READ MORE Internal messages seen by the tribunal suggest there was concern about that decision. 'It was ludicrous to have a nurse at home two night shifts a week,' one email from HR staff read. More controversial still were allegations of patient safety breaches which emerged only after Ms Peggie had been suspended. It was claimed she had walked out of a resuscitation unit when Dr Upton entered, leaving a patient unseen. These claims are now part of a separate internal misconduct case. One HR worker questioned: 'Do we have any evidence to support this concern?' Ms Peggie has denied all wrongdoing, describing the allegations as 'fabricated'. 'They're not true,' she said. Dr Upton said they never wanted to see Ms Peggie punished, but felt they had to speak up. 'I wasn't willing to let someone's bigoted outburst… stop me being who I was,' she said. Under questioning from Naomi Cunningham, counsel for Ms Peggie, Dr Upton denied seeking to end the nurse's career. 'I didn't want to punish her,' they said. 'That was not the intention.' The tribunal has now heard 10 days of evidence and is scheduled for another 11. This is a case that touches on the right of staff to express gender-critical beliefs, the legal definition of sex, the duties of NHS employers, and the rights of transgender colleagues. Ms Peggie is claiming harassment, belief discrimination, indirect discrimination, victimisation, and whistleblowing detriment under the Equality Act 2010. NHS Fife and Dr Upton deny all wrongdoing. The next witness the tribunal will hear from is NHS Fife's equality lead Isla Bumba, who advised that staff should be allowed to use facilities aligning with their gender identity. The 20-something, who earns between £50,861 and £59,159 per year, has characterised her role as a 'support aid' for NHS staff, addressing concerns such as 'staff [who] are not sure what the correct pronouns for someone are'. Despite having no legal training, Ms Peggie's managers turned to her for advice after Ms Peggie raised concerns about Dr Upton's presence in women's facilities. Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital She advised Ms Peggie's line manager, Esther Davidson, that Dr Upton had a 'right' to use the female changing rooms because she 'identifies as a woman'. NHS Fife's legal costs for the case have already exceeded £220,000 and are expected to double. The board initially refused to release the figures under Freedom of Information legislation, prompting a public rebuke from the Scottish Information Commissioner. The case has also attracted interest from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which wrote to NHS Fife to remind it of its obligations around single-sex spaces.


Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Health
- Irish Daily Mirror
Irish woman almost died after mosquito bite while on holiday
A terrifying cautionary tale has been delivered by an Irish woman who almost lost her life after a mosquito bite she suffered while on holiday last year. Sharon Bannerton was enjoying a visit to Dubai when she noticed she had been bitten on her lower leg but the few bites soon turned out to be something much more serious. Sharon explained on Newstalk how she scratched the "three or four bites" around her ankles and drew blood but didn't feel any ill effects immediately afterwards. Feeling healthy and having cleaned up the blood, Sharon decided to head to the swimming pool for a dip. But after a few days, she started to feel unwell and detailed how she was "fluish, cold, tired" and had a "bit of a headache." The day she flew back to Ireland, Sharon had a meal with pals and stayed with one of her friends, which she now believes may have been the decision that avoided tragedy. Sharon's friend, Noel, checked on Sharon the next morning and she was "completely out of it". An emergency dash to hospital discovered that it was more serious than anyone could imagine and it was all related to the mosquito bites. "I was crashing, my organs started to shut down," Sharon explained. "I ended up having a seizure and I was rushed to A&E. "The doctors told me later that if I'd arrived an hour later, I wouldn't have made it. I was one hour away from dying and I actually had sepsis." Dubai Initially, doctors didn't notice the ankle bites but when they discovered them, they identified the bites as the entry points for life-threatening bacteria after they had been scratched open. Sharon said: "By me scratching [the mosquito bite] and drawing blood on it, I opened it up. "Then I allowed bacteria to get into it. "They said, probably from going swimming in a swimming pool with these bites open, I let e-coli or some bacteria into my bloodstream. It was a nightmare." Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised travellers to countries that may have insects which carry serious diseases to look into the risks associated with any area you are going to, check whether you need a vaccine and also to speak to your GP, particularly if you are going to a part of the world where mosquitos are common. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.


Wales Online
2 days ago
- Health
- Wales Online
Ashley James tells This Morning it's 'frightening' as thousands of women injured
Ashley James tells This Morning it's 'frightening' as thousands of women injured Half of women who have done it say they have had to get medical help and 15% have ended up in hospital Ashley James at the NTAs 2024 at The O2 Arena Half of women who have undergone non-surgical cosmetic procedures required medical assistance afterwards, and 15% ended up in hospital or A&E. Highlighting the findings on This Morning this week, the research aims to raise awareness of the rise of 'cosmetic cowboys' in the rapidly-growing aesthetics industry and what viewers should look out for if undergoing treatments themselves. The investigation found that half the cosmetic procedures happened in non-clinical settings including living rooms or kitchens. Respondents also said half of aesthetic procedures were not carried out by someone medically qualified. A third of the women that took part admitted that they would go to someone who is not medically qualified to save money on a procedure. This Morning's GP Dr Zoe Williams said: 'I was shocked by the results of our This Morning survey. I understand that cosmetic procedures are highly attractive and a low price tag is incredibly tempting but I urge our viewers to be vigilant, advocate for themselves and ask questions to ensure the treatments they are receiving are safe." She said: 'As an absolute minimum you should have evidence that the person is appropriately qualified and if injectables are being used, knowledge of who has prescribed them.' In an exclusive interview on today's show, three women will share their own real-life stories and the reality of botched procedures after having to seek emergency hospital treatment after being injected with 'fake botox'. One of the women, Lynsey Wanless, said: "I went to get botox in someone's house, I've had it before so I didn't think it would be an issue. I had no idea anti-wrinkle treatments could be dangerous but nine days later I was in hospital. I felt like my body was shutting down and I couldn't breathe. This has ruined my life." Tomorrow, This Morning regular, Ashley James, Made in Chelsea and Celebrity Big Brother star, will also candidly open up her own experience and says: 'There's so much shame and secrecy surrounding non-surgical cosmetic procedures, and yet so many people – especially women – are having them, whether they admit it or not. Article continues below 'This Morning's investigation made me realise that I'd never thought to check whether anyone giving me botox was medically qualified, or whether the products being used were licensed in the UK. I'd just assumed they were. That's frightening. I wish I'd known more about the risks from the start, and I know I'm not alone.' During the discussions on the show over the next couple of days, viewers will hear practical advice and guidance from Save Face, who operate a Government-approved register to find accredited practitioners. Save Face Director, Ashton Collins said: 'The figures collated as part of This Morning's investigation correlate with the patient reported complaints we have gathered over the past decade. It is alarming that so many people prioritise potential cost savings over their health and their appearance. Cheap treatments often indicate that corners are being cut and that practitioners are using unlicensed products that are being illegally imported from abroad. Article continues below 'Over the last five years, we've seen a significant increase in reports of complications caused by unlicensed medicines and devices. It is extremely frustrating that the laws in place to prevent this are so poorly enforced. 'In light of this new investigation by ITV's This Morning, Save Face are urging the government to act on our urgent request for a dedicated task force to ensure that existing laws are effectively enforced and that high-risk procedures are banned on the high street.' This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV, ITVX, STV and STV Player