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Daily Mirror
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Lioness Chloe Kelly reveals hopes for big career move after England win
Chloe Kelly has spoken out about what she would like to do following her major football victory and could be following in the footsteps of former Lioness Jill Scott Chloe Kelly has revealed her hopes for a big career move following her England win. The Lioness, 27, brought it home for England when she scored the winning spot-kick following two huge saves from goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, in what became a historic victory for the women's national team. The sports star made an appearance on ITV's This Morning on Thursday where she joined hosts Dermot O'Leary and Rochelle Humes to discuss her achievements and career so far, alongside a group of aspiring young footballers. When one of the children asked Chloe what she would be doing if she was not a footballer, she admitted that she has a wish to carve our a career in the world of sports media. At first, she said: "If I weren't a footballer, what would by job me? I'm not too sure, I've never really thought about it," before adding: "I enjoy the media, so hopefully I could be interviewing another footballer maybe? And I'd definitely be in the stadium with the fans." If Chloe were to start up a career in the media, she would be following in the foosteps of Jill Scott, who captained England in 2021, and then went onto win I'm A Me Out Of Here the following year. She is now a regular pundit across both men and women's matches, captains the team on sports-comedy series A League Of Their Own, and has occasionally appeared as a panellist on Loose Women. It comes just days after Jill herself delivered her verdict on the England team shortly before they enjoyed their Euros success. Meanwhile, Chloe was also asked about how she manages to stay so calm during intense moments in the match, and she admitted: "I'm more nervous sitting here than taking a penalty, actually! I stay calm by just sticking to my process. She added: "I train that process a lot. I breathe, I take my breath and I either score or I miss, and that's the worst that can happen. That's the way I see it, it's just me against the goalkeeper so I'm very relaxed." Establishing herself as an England legend in the showpiece event, Chloe confidently dispatched her penalty past Spain's Cata Coll to secure victory. BBC Sports commentator Vicki Sparks captured the moment perfectly: "This is it, this is the moment for Chloe Kelly. Can she be England's heroine? Chloe Kelly... yes she can!" Kelly rose to the occasion magnificently, rescuing England from perilous situations on three separate occasions. Teaming up with emerging talent Michelle Agyemang, the duo rekindled the country's belief in achieving a magnificent triumph that delivered a "proper English performance" culminating in continental success. Following the trophy presentation, Chloe was heard declaring: "The first time was so nice, we had to do it twice." Yet beyond the football field, she remains remarkably private about her personal affairs. Having wed her long-time partner last year, early 2025 almost witnessed her departure from professional football entirely. Kelly was joined by her England team-mates for a victory parade down The Mall in London on Tuesday. The team had the Euro 2025 trophy with them on an open-top as they were greeted by an estimated 65,000 supporters in central London. Manager Sarina Wiegman and captain Leah Williamson then led the squad up onto a stage outside Buckingham Palace, where they were interviewed by Alex Scott. There were some heartwarming moments, including Wiegman doing a duet with Burna Boy and Williamson holding back tears as she spoke. But there was also a moment where Kelly – the scorer of England's winning penalty against Spain on Sunday – turned the air blue. She said: 'It feels so good to stand side by side with each and every one of these girls. 'It's so f****** special. It's incredible to stand here today with a winners' medal around our necks and I'm so proud to be English.' It wasn't the first time that the Arsenal forward had been caught on camera swearing, having dropped the same word after picking up her winners' medal from Prince William in Basel. This time she quickly took to social media, writing: 'Ooops. Emotions got the better of me. Sorry for the F bomb. Love, CK x.'
Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
'Angry' Rosie O'Donnell unleashes foul-mouthed fury at Diddy verdict and blames jury for not 'believing women'
Rosie O'Donnell made clear her anger after Sean ' Diddy ' Combs was cleared on sex trafficking and racketeering charges in his criminal trial Wednesday in New York City. The veteran comedian and talk show host, 63, took to Instagram after the verdict - in which Diddy was convicted in connection with federal prostitution violations - was announced. Rosie, a longtime nemesis of President Donald Trump, expressing her frustration with the jury thought process in coming to their conclusion against Diddy. 'I guess a jury just never wants to believe that a woman stays because of power and coercion,' the 63-year-old comic said. The A League of Their Own star added, 'Wow - they just think women stay because what? money - fame - 'they love the abuse' - what a f***ing joke.' Rosie said of the jury's verdict: 'This decision got me angry.'
The Sun
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Freddie Flintoff almost joined WWE under brilliant new name after England cricket legend retired from sport
FREDDIE FLINTOFF has revealed that he almost joined the WWE under a brilliant new name. The former England all-rounder could have swapped the wicket for a ring if it had not been for his family. 6 6 6 6 Flintoff, 47, fell out of love with cricket and had his first retirement in 2010 before calling it for a final time in 2014 after spells with Lancashire and the Brisbane Roar. This led to him moving to Dubai with his family in order "hide" away. However, he could have been wowing crowds at WrestleMania and the Royal Rumble if he had accepted an offer from the WWE. Speaking on The Overlap and Betfair's Stick to Cricket show, Flintoff said: 'We moved to Dubai - the plan was, I was going to play in the IPL and I was going to play for Brisbane, basing ourselves in Dubai. "Unashamedly, if I could earn a bit of IPL money tax-free I'm sorted. 'When I had to retire, we decided to go through with it anyway and it was probably a good move getting away, my lifestyle wasn't great at the time. 'I just hid for a bit and started to wonder 'what am I going to do now?'. "Some of the TV offers started to come, which was never the plan - I stumbled into that. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 'I nearly joined the WWE, I didn't want to box, that was never the plan! I would have been called 'Big Fred'!' Flintoff continued to explain that the WWE interest stemmed from his idea while working on Sky's A League Of Their Own. He wanted to take on the Undertaker as a part of the comedy quiz show. The cricket legend took part in a WWE academy trial and was offered a three-year deal on "obscene" money despite leaving with broken ribs. He added: 'What happened was, it got to a point in Dubai where I was unfit, I'd put weight on and I was just not in a good place. 'I wanted to get fit again, but I needed motivation. 'As a kid, I loved WWE, so I came up with this idea, because I was doing League of Their Own with Sky, to fight the Undertaker in Manchester. 6 6 'I wrote this treatment up and presented the idea to Sky, it started gathering momentum and next minute it's being passed onto WWE. I was in contact with the WWE, Vince McMahon! 'Dave Roberts 'Rooster' who was a physiotherapist who lived with us throughout my career, lived with us and looked after us. I asked him to send a trainer over to Dubai for six weeks because I needed to bulk up. 'He sent this fella over, I trained my nuts off, got fit and then the WWE flew me to Tampa. Me and the missus have gone over to Tampa, I've got two weeks at wrestling academy. 'They fly us over business class, next morning we get in the car and go to WWE's academy, two massive units all branded. We're sitting in the car and these things are walking past me, like 6ft 8in monsters. 'My missus asked, are you going to be okay? I said, 'yeah, I'll be fine'. I walked in - on the first day, nobody liked me because it's really competitive with 60 of us all wanting a contract with the WWE - then this English lad walked in. 'So I go in and we do the warm-ups, then they put me in the ring for three hours and I just ran the ropes; I'd run into someone and they'd throw me. 'The second day I went in there, I had lashes all down my back and my missus said 'are you alright with this?'. I was sore and thought something's not right here. 'I said to this physio, 'I think I'm having a back spasm'; so they're all like 'ohh the English lad's got a back spasm'. So they put me on the couch, he's pushing me and I can feel my ribs separating. 'I said 'mate, I think I've broken my ribs'. He said I'd be in so much pain and I was like 'mate, I want to cry but I can't in there'. I went for an X-ray and this fella who puts it up asked 'what do you do' I said 'I'm a wrestler'. He asked, 'how long have you been doing this' and I said 'two days'. 'We did all of that - on the third day you do acting lessons, but I didn't think I was in on it. 'I was just sitting minding my own business and they said 'Fred, you're up'. I got up, and I had the microphone in my hand saying how hard I am; but I didn't like that so said 'can I do another'. 'I looked out and there were all of these weird and wonderful-looking people, so I just tore them all a new one. They were trying to get me to wind up after two minutes but I was not finished. 'Two weeks later, I got an email from WWE, saying 'you can't do your documentary because you'll give the secrets away, we want to put you on a three-year contract'. 'They said 'we'll fast-track you and in 18 months you'll be at WrestleMania and Royal Rumble'. 'The money was obscene, but we wanted to move back from Dubai. 'The kids wanted to play cricket and didn't want to go to America, so I just changed it to boxing and had a fight instead.' Flintoff is now coaching the England Lions cricket team after landing the job in 2024. He has an upcoming tour with the team against South Africa in August. He got the job after recovering from his 2022 horror car crash while working as a presenter for the BBC's Top Gear. The star suffered life-changing injuries and withdrew from public life until he made his return to the England set-up in 2023.
Daily Mirror
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Popstar due to appear on Celebrity Gogglebox in first ever reality TV appearance
Celebrity Gogglebox's cast is set to become even more star studded as a string of new names have been added to the upcoming series line-up including popstar Rag'n'Bone Man A popstar is due to appear on the most recent series of Celebrity Gogglebox in his first ever reality TV appearance. Rag'n'Bone Man has had a successful music career so far but is now giving TV a go. The singer, whose real name is Rory Graham, is appearing on the Channel 4 programme alongside another famous face. The 40-year-old will be sitting alongside TV star and comedian Romesh Ranganathan on the sofa as they watch and review the top television offerings of the week. Romesh, 47, is a well-known face in the world of showbiz and has plenty of TV experience, hosting The Weakest Link as well as A League Of Their Own, The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, The Ranganation and much more. Meanwhile, Rag'n'Bone Man's TV experience is slightly more limited – but the Human singer has acting credits in EastEnders, making a cameo appearance when he performed for The Queen Vic's pub-goers. Now, the duo will be appearing on Celebrity Gogglebox together and shared a clip where they confirmed the news. Romesh can be heard saying: "Hello I'm Romesh and this is Rory [Rag'n'Bone Man]. We are gonna be on Celebrity Gogglebox, aren't we?" Rag'n'Bone Man then added: "Yes we are, this Friday at 9pm." Rag'n'Bone Man tied the knot with his long-term partner, Zoe, last year after a difficult road in their relationship. Zoe and the singer got married on Saturday 9 November 2024 in front of their closest friends and family members. Ahead of the big day, a source said: "Rory is really down to earth and he and Zoe love their quiet life out of the spotlight. But the wedding won't be low-key, as they're having all their friends and family involved for a massive celebration, with a huge party afterwards." Zoe and Rag'n'Bone man first got together back in 2020 but split for a time in 2021 due to the star's busy schedule. A source said at the time: "Things have been full-on for Rory around the release of his album and everything, so it has been difficult to spend a lot of time together. It hasn't worked out between them and they have called things off." However, the split only lasted a few months as they rekindled their romance and by June 2024 they were engaged. This is the singer's second marriage as his first didn't work out. The chart topping star was married before his now-wife but it was a short-lived relationship. He was first married to Beth Rouy in 2019 after they were in a relationship with each other for 10 years beforehand. The former couple share a son together but their marriage broke down soon after they said their vows. Just six months after their wedding day was reported, the couple split and went their separate ways.
Times
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Keely Hodgkinson: I loved Brit Awards but nothing beats rush of winning
For Keely Hodgkinson, a night at the Brit Awards amounted to another memorable experience that has followed her Olympic title in Paris. There was also an appearance on the Jonathan Ross Show sofa, and a slightly more bewildering encounter with Romesh Ranganathan and the gang on A League Of Their Own. 'Those guys are so quick-witted,' Hodgkinson says. 'It was good fun but I honestly had no idea what was going on.' She loved the Brits. 'I'm a big Sabrina Carpenter fan and she was playing live,' Hodgkinson says. And an evening at the O2 arena came as a welcome distraction at a time when she was nursing the torn hamstring that denied her a crack at the world indoor 800m record in Birmingham
