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The Irish Sun
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Oti Mabuse stuns Loose Women viewers as she reveals she'll buy her daughter her first SEX TOY
OTI Mabuse shocked her fellow Loose Women and the show's live audience today with a sex toy revelation. The panel were discussing Harry Styles' Advertisement 4 Oti Mabuse made a surprising revelation on Friday's Loose Women Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 The dancer said she would buy her daughter a sex toy when she was older Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 The conversation came about after talking about Harry Styles' new sex toy range Credit: Pleasing Myleene Klass opened the conversation by saying when she grew up "you just did not talk about any of that business" but as a result feels like she has "gone the other way" with her own parenting style. "Nothing's off limits, because if they don't hear it from me, they're either going to get the misinformation from their friends or online and it might confuse them further," she said. Nadia Sawalha then explained how she'd read an article about a woman who'd bought her daughter a vibrator when she turned 18 and, while she thought it was good to be open with kids, added: "I do think sometimes we get too much into the business of our children." As for Oti, who rose to fame on Strictly Come Dancing, she admitted that while she might not talk about sex openly on national television, she is very open with her friends and believes people should be with their own children. Advertisement oti mabuse "Would you buy one [sex toy] for your children," Loose Women host Kaye Adams asked her. "I'm going to buy her her first toy, I will," Oti declared, sparking gasps from the audience and her fellow panellists. "And then I'll have a conversation with her about how to use, how not to use and if she doesn't want to use it she can just put it away." According to global sex health educator, Advertisement Most read in TV Exclusive Hakanson explained that while she would be "very hesitant to allow sex toys for anyone under the age of 14" and recommends "to leave it until their mid to late teens." "If you allow a sex toy, you MUST have conversations with your teen/young adult about sexual pleasure," Cath explained on her website, "It's not a 'dump and run' situation. You have to be having conversations plus ensure they know how to use it safely." Oti is a former Dancing On Ice judge and welcomed her first child with her husband, , 41, in November 2023. Advertisement The professional ballroom dancers met in Germany during a dance trial. Marius popped the question to on his birthday in 2014 and they tied the knot on August 31 the same year. 4 Oti has one daughter with daughter Marius
The Irish Sun
04-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Who is Craig France and how long did the sexual predator get for his offences?
RAPIST Craig France was described as "a risk to society" by the judge presiding over his many sickening violations. Here we take a look at his callous crimes, which are featured in the new series of Advertisement 4 Craig France is currently behind bars Credit: Cambridgeshire Police 4 His interrogation by police is featured in a new true crime doc Credit: Channel 4 Who is Craig France? Craig France is a 33-year-old man from Hammonds Drive, Peterborough. He was convicted of a series of serious sexual offences against young women. His crimes came to light in August 2024, when a woman reported to police that she had been raped by France two years previously. She had only recently discovered that the Advertisement read more on true crime The victim was given a shot of 'sambuca' in France's garden — next thing she knew she was in his bed with no memory of what had happened. Triggering a wider investigation by Cambridgeshire Police, a disturbing pattern of predatory behaviour was uncovered, spanning from March 2022 to September 2023. France targeted women in nightclubs, gaining their trust before inviting them back to his home under the pretence of after-parties. Once there, he would ply his victims with alcohol, often to the point of unconsciousness or extreme intoxication. Advertisement Most read in The Sun He would then commit sexual offences against them, having set up hidden cameras in his property to secretly film and photograph his abject attacks. Many of his victims were unconscious or asleep during the assaults, with police later finding more than 6,000 images and videos documenting his crimes — many of which involved unidentified women. Trailer for 24 Hours in Police Custody The investigation identified four women as victims, but officers believe there may be more who have not yet come forward. DCI Helen Tebbit said: 'I would encourage anyone who thinks they might've been a victim of a sexual offence to contact us on 101 or via web chat on the force website. Advertisement "We take all reports of sexual offences very seriously. 'We have a dedicated team of specially trained officers ready to investigate allegations promptly, fully and professionally, and a network of partnership agencies and support services to offer assistance and support.' You are misogynistic about women, which is deeply unattractive and concerning Judge Mark Bishop DC Em Scates added: 'It's clear France is a depraved and calculating sexual predator and a danger to women. "It is one of the worst cases I have dealt with in 23 years of being a police officer." Advertisement Trial France was arrested in September 2024 and initially denied the crimes, but later pleaded guilty at a hearing in February 2025. His offences included rape, sexual assault, three counts of voyeurism and exposure. The court heard that he recorded himself carrying out sexual acts on some of his victims while they were unable to consent. 4 DCI Helen Tebbit believes there may be more victims and has urged them to come forward Credit: Channel 4 Advertisement Sentencing On 31 March 2025, France was sentenced to 10 years and seven months in prison. He was also given an indefinite Presiding at "Your comments showed no understanding of consent and you are on a journey of further understand of consent. Advertisement "You are misogynistic about women, which is deeply unattractive and concerning. 4 France is shown crying during a police interview on 24 Hours in Police Custody Credit: Channel 4 "You accept you became obsessed with recording social activities, that developed into recording your sexual activities. "You have an attraction to risky behaviour and I judge that in this case a sense of sexual entitlement, coupled with taking risks and poor self-esteem, is a toxic risk. "You have not offended since being in a new relationship. Advertisement "That demonstrates the risk that is posed when a relationship ends. "This is extraordinary behaviour to engage at the age of 33. You are a risk to society." 24 Hours in Police Custody The investigation and subsequent conviction of Craig France will be featured in a two-part special of Channel 4 's The programme will provide an in-depth look at how France was brought to justice and the impact of his crimes on the victims and investigators involved. Advertisement The first episode is scheduled to air on C4 at 9 pm on Sunday, July 6, 2025, with the second part following at the same time on Monday, July 7, 2025.
The Irish Sun
01-06-2025
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
‘Summer isn't quite starting out as we hoped' – Met Eireann warn of more ‘unsettled weather' with temps below average
WEATHER chiefs have warned more 'unsettled conditions' are on the way - as temperatures fall below June average. Punters visiting Advertisement 4 Ireland will be hit with wind gusts over 100kmh on Monday evening Credit: Getty Images - Getty 4 It will be a windy day tomorrow for visitors at Bloom Credit: RTE 4 Tomorrow will be very windy and rainy Credit: Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather warned people who have plans tomorrow evening to 'be careful'. He said: 'Winds forecast to gust to above 100kmh Monday evening on the west coast with a very windy evening for all and turning very wet too with more than 10mm for most by Tuesday morning over 30mm in parts of the west.' She said: 'So it's the first day of meteorological summer and unfortunately it isn't quite starting out as we hope this summer will go. Advertisement READ MORE IN NEWS 'As we continue through the bank holiday weekend our 'It'll be rather breezy with some showers or spells of rain, although it's not all bad.' Today will be 'breezy with sunny spells and light scattered showers'. The south of the country will see the 'best of the sunshine' while rain will be most frequent over the northern half of the country. Advertisement MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN Rebecca said: 'Today the first of June is going to be breezy with a mix of sunny spells and light scattered showers. 'But through the afternoon the showers will be most frequent over the northern half of the country with the best of the sunshine further south. Watch shock footage as Irish town pounded by hail downpour amid weather change, 'Highest temperatures today of 13C to 18C with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds.' Tonight, showers will 'become isolated' early in the night so it'll become drier. Advertisement Lowest temperatures will range between 5C to 9C. Tomorrow will 'start out mostly dry with sunny spells' before cloud develops during the morning and afternoon as 'rain pushes into western areas'. She continued: 'Bank holiday Monday, it's going to start out dry and sunny so if you can make the most of it before the rain arrives.' Rainfall will 'get heavy at times' with some localised flooding possible. Advertisement The meteorologist said: 'Through the afternoon and evening the rain will eventually extend to all areas. 'Although the east and south east coasts should stay largely dry for much of the day with the rain only reaching there later in the evening. 'It'll turn windy too tomorrow with strong and gusty southwest winds developing and highs of 13C to 17C.' Rebecca added: 'As we move through the rest of the week the unsettled conditions continue. Advertisement 'So Tuesday and Wednesday will be breezy with a mix of sunny spells and showers. 'The showers continue for Thursday with the added mix of the chance of more persistent rain for southern counties. 'And temperatures next week will be well below the June average at just 11C to 15C generally.' 4 More persistent rain will develop on Thursday Credit: Advertisement
The Irish Sun
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
The 1% Club wipes out 14 players with tricky age riddle – would you have got it right?
THE 1% Club wiped out 14 people with a challenging age riddle - but would you have got it right? Hosted by Advertisement 4 The 1% Club tests players' logic and common sense Credit: ITV 4 14 players were stumped on this tricky age riddle Credit: ITV 4 Contestants hope to reach the final and play for up to £100,000 Contestants An episode of the ITV show saw a whopping 14 people eliminated after not knowing the answer to a tricky riddle. The question read: "Richard is older than Clare. Jojo is older than Hennie. Hennie is older than Richard. Who is the oldest?" Naturally, the available options were A) Richard, B) Clare, C) Jojo or D) Hennie. Advertisement Read more on The 1% Club This question was 60%, meaning just over half of the public would be expected to get it right. The correct answer, once you've read through the sentence, turned out to be Jojo. It's not the first time viewers have seen large numbers of players stumped on a question. In a different instalment, an "easy" question knocked out a Advertisement Most read in News TV Exclusive The question posed: "Which of the following words contain the most vowels?" The answers to choose from were: vowel, consonant and letter. The 1% Club wipes out 10 players with tricky flowers question - but could you get the right answer in 30 seconds? As this was the 90% question - the first to be asked - it seemed deceptively simple only to catch many out. The correct answer was revealed to be Consonant. Advertisement Elsewhere, another episode saw ten players eliminated after struggling with a tricky flowers question. This 60% puzzle showed four images of flowers, followed by a question mark. Lee then said to the ITV show's players: "Which flower would logically come next in this sequence?" The players were then presented with four more options of flowers and were told to select one. Advertisement Labelled from A to D, they had 30 seconds to figure it all out. When the time was up, it was revealed that 10 players had been axed and as such had added a whopping £10,000 to the prize pot. The 1% Club's Most Difficult Questions The 1% Club sees 100 contestants try and make it to the 1% question and be in with a chance to win a share of the jackpot. Here are just some of the show's most difficult teasers. Players had to compare and contrast three images of butterflies then explain which of the butterflies were exactly the same on both sides. Players were shown groups of six symbols then asked which were in the same order whether you read them from left to right or right to left. Players were asked how many different combinations were there of displaying four digits on one hand. Peter had recently found his old diary that he'd written in secret code but he couldn't remember how to decipher what he wrote. Players were asked to crack the code and find out what the bold word was. WH89 I GR1W UP I WA92 21 B8 A 5L1RI72. Players were tasked with working out how many eyes they could see in an image, which was made up of letters, symbols and emojis. A 1% question was based on a grid of numbers going in ascending order from 1 to 49. Starting on 25, the middle square, SEEN took you to square 27. From there, NEW took you to 20. From there, which square would SEWN take you to? And finally, an easy one - What common food in bold has had its letters rearranged into alphabetical order? ABDER Lee told the contestants that the correct answer would be the flower in option D. This was because the flower contained seven petals. Advertisement Meanwhile, popular host Lee previously The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and ITVX. 4 Did you get it right? Credit: ITV
The Irish Sun
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
The 1% Club leaves players stumped with tricky letters question – but could you work it out in 30 seconds?
THE 1% Club has left players stumped with a tricky letters question - but could you work it out in 30 seconds? An early episode of Advertisement 4 The 1% Club has left players stumped with a tricky letters question - but could you work it out in 30 seconds? Credit: ITV 4 Lee joked that viewers should not try inserting a vegetable at home 4 The question saw three players being knocked out of the game Instead, it tests them on their logic, reasoning skills and common sense. One hundred players are whittled down, question by question, as they are tasked with solving different riddles. They aim to get to the last round where only one per cent of the public could answer the final question correctly. Advertisement The 1% Club Host Lee - who was recently to a player on-air - told the contestants: "Right 80 per cent of the public can answer this question. "What vegetable can you insert here to make a fruit?" The image of the word was five letters long and ended in CH. He then joked: "Please do not try to insert a vegetable at home, our contestants are trained professionals." Advertisement Most read in News TV At the end of the thirty seconds Lee revealed that three people had been knocked out of the round. He then explained the answer was Pea - which would make the word Peach. The 1% Club wipes out 10 players on tricky cat picture question - but could you work it out in 30 seconds Lee then went on to speak to Chloe , a contestant that had been knocked out and asked what she'd put. "Veg, I Just couldn't think of anything," she replied. Advertisement The comedian then laughed when Chloe revealed she was an English student and said: "English! The irony." The 1% Club's Most Difficult Questions The 1% Club sees 100 contestants try and make it to the 1% question and be in with a chance to win a share of the jackpot. Here are just some of the show's most difficult teasers. Players had to compare and contrast three images of butterflies then explain which of the butterflies were exactly the same on both sides. Players were shown groups of six symbols then asked which were in the same order whether you read them from left to right or right to left. Players were asked how many different combinations were there of displaying four digits on one hand. Peter had recently found his old diary that he'd written in secret code but he couldn't remember how to decipher what he wrote. Players were asked to crack the code and find out what the bold word was. WH89 I GR1W UP I WA92 21 B8 A 5L1RI72. Players were tasked with working out how many eyes they could see in an image, which was made up of letters, symbols and emojis. A 1% question was based on a grid of numbers going in ascending order from 1 to 49. Starting on 25, the middle square, SEEN took you to square 27. From there, NEW took you to 20. From there, which square would SEWN take you to? And finally, an easy one - What common food in bold has had its letters rearranged into alphabetical order? ABDER Previously, a load of competitors were A Advertisement And an easy days of the week 4 Lee revealed the answer was Pea which then made Peach The 1% Club airs Saturday nights on ITV and is available to stream on ITVX.
