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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
How 'self-love' YouTuber The Wizard Liz is gaining a new army of fans as it's revealed her husband cheated on her while she's four months' pregnant
As the internet's resident 'girl's girl' promoting the value of 'self-love' and receiving the 'princess treatment' from men, The Wizard Liz had already gained millions of loyal followers on social media. But this week, Liz, real name is Lize Dzjabrailova, who originally hails from Antwerp in Belgium, has shockingly found herself in the limelight after revealing she was cheated on by her husband Landon Nickerson. Releasing a statement on Instagram, Liz, 26, then dropped a further bombshell - telling the world that she's currently four months' pregnant with their child. What's followed has been an onslaught of outrage, with devastated fans declaring that it proves you 'can never fully trust a man'. 'The story of The Wizard Liz made me dislike men even more and realize that I truly need to rely on myself,' one person said. 'I have to study hard, and even if I fail, I need to keep trying again so I can find a job and never have to depend on a man's money.' Another noted that Landon, who is from Dallas, Texas, and a self-proclaimed 'nerd', had looked like the 'most loyal man on Earth' - with only one post on Instagram (his engagement to Liz), sending her 750 flowers at a time and making a whole book about how much he loves her. Writing on social media this week, Liz said: 'A man will spend almost 1mil on you, insist being around you 24/7, move in with you be sooo lovely all day and still cheat on snap and call your relationship fake. RELEASEEEEEE ME.' Posting on his Instagram stories, Nickerson admitted he had made a huge mistake, but said that all he did amounted to 'a few minutes of texting.' According to Liz, on a recent trip Landon, 26, had made a Snapchat account and reached out to another girl, saying his relationship was 'fake'. The girl in question happened to be a long-time follower of Liz's content and had messaged a friend to tell her what had happened. Liz said: 'How you going to spend close to a million on me, REFUSE to be more than a week without me and refuse to do long distance until we get our visa stuff done because you want to be attached to my hip, make me get rid of my apartment, move with you all over the world staying in Airbnbs whilst we wait for the visa process... 'Cuddle to sleep together four days ago, message me on the plane how much you miss me and so excited to build our family. To then the day you land, decide to cheat on Snapchat????????? 'The girl was a long time follower of my content and she told you no multiple times. Can't even cheat cause she didn't want you, oh lord.' Revealing that she's going to sell her $100,000 engagement ring and donate the money to single mothers, she added: 'Meanwhile my cats are with him in Dallas, all my stuff is there in our apartment and oh I'm four months' pregnant. 'He says he's incredibly sorry but honestly I feel like I didn't know him at all. I feel stupid for ignoring the signs and dreams I had that I even told him about and he told me I was crazy (listen to your intuition, women). 'Men want to lead the world but can't even control their lust, It's weak. A man that can't control his lust will never be able to lead. 'I'm absolutely heartbroken and shocked. I will always have the last laugh tho. He lost everything and I gained everything. Thank God.' The furious reaction on social media has hardly been surprising as YouTuber Liz - whose videos included the likes of 'why everyone is always obsessed with me', 'how to manifest a new life' and 'becoming selfish is the best thing I ever did' - made it seem like Landon had struck gold. On her channel, she has previously shared tutorials on 'how to receive princess treatment', telling her followers: 'I heard you don't know how to get spoiled by man'. In other videos, she encouraged people to 'manifest their dream life' and 'create a new version of yourself'. Elsewhere, she reiterated that 'being a queen is your birthright'. In a recent Q&A video about their marriage, Landon and Liz revealed they had first met four years ago after he sent her a message on Instagram. At the time however, they were both pursuing other relationships - though Landon admitted he would 'get excited' whenever she would message him. 'I immediately thought, oh my gosh, there's something so special about this person,' Landon reflected, while Liz said she thought he looked 'cute and nerdy'. Three years later, they met again purely by 'chance' in an airport, when Liz was flying to Santorini with her friend. After bumping into Landon, she invited him to join them on the trip, saying they were 'inseparable' from then on. Liz said: 'We couldn't stop talking about marriage, we couldn't stop talking about starting a family, which is crazy because I've never been the person to want to start a family. 'There was something within him that made my inner child feel so safe.' What followed was a whirlwind romance, with Landon sending so many flowers to her apartment - 750 of them - that security refused to let them up just one month into dating. Seven months ago, Liz took to her YouTube account with the shock announcement that she and Landon were engaged, and in recent months, has begun to refer to him as her 'husband'. 'This is not clickbait, it's very real,' she said, showing off the sparkling ring now on her finger. It appears she was in the process of moving from her home in Dubai to be with Landon in his hometown of Dallas. But she was keen to make sure that the relationship didn't appear picture-perfect, priding herself on appearing 'authentic' to her followers. The court of public opinion appeared to sway heavily in Liz's favor on sites such as X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok in the wake of the revelation In their recent Q&A video, Landon said 'I don't think any relationship is 100 per cent perfect, I think a lot of YouTubers will just come on and they'll make it look like everything is rainbows and butterflies. At the end of the day you get into relationships to grow.' When asked if they ever argue, Landon said: 'We definitely butt heads over things we should be talking through.' Liz meanwhile pointed out that Landon has 'mood swings'. Even before the cheating allegations came to light, she was keen to reinforce that women should remain financially independent from their partners. She advised, in words that now seem very prophetic: 'People can fall in love with other people, all these things can happen. 'So make sure that you always have yourself no matter what. I always say your partner should add to your life but it shouldn't be your whole life.' Someone said, "what would you do if your husband left you?" The young influencer has talked about having back-to-back jobs from the age of 13, including waitressing, working in a factory and even cleaning toilets. 'I would just continue with my life. I still have my own life I have my own finances,' she said. 'I don't need to be here, I want to be here and that's the most important thing, especially for a woman. Make sure you and your children are safe in a financial aspect. Love will not buy you an aspect.' The court of public opinion has appeared to sway heavily in Liz's favor on sites such as X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok in the wake of the revelation. One X user said: 'Wizard Liz 'choosing herself over her dream of a husband and family after being cheated on, is something that I truly admire.' A user noted that Liz 'got cheated on and here's a reminder for all the women, you do you. 'Never sacrifice your life for anyone, don't make a relationship your whole world. Focus on yourself, earn money, stay happy. Loyalty is rare these days. Be strong and learn to be happy on your own.' Another explained Liz's appeal in the content creation world. 'For people who don't know: The Wizard Liz is a self-development content creator known for her empowering and motivational videos on platforms,' the user said. 'Her content primarily focuses on Self-love and confidence ,Mental health and healing, Feminine energy.' One X user said of her decision to sell her ring: 'The wizard liz selling her engagement ring instead of throwing it at his face is such a goated move btw.' Liz has now edited her Instagram captions on any posts featuring Landon. On one video reading 'you fall in love with a pair of eyes then become blind to all others', she has now added: 'I was too blind'. Both Wizard Liz and Landon have sizeable followings on YouTube: She has 8 million, while he has 2.99 million. She said she was astounded to learn about his infidelity - 'He made a whole book about how much he loves me,' she noted - as they had recently taken a romantic trip to London. The pair announced their engagement last autumn with a series of posts on Instagram hearkening their upcoming nuptials. Landon said at the time: 'I've never been happier, thank you God.' Nickerson in an Instagram Stories post admitted he had made a huge mistake, but said that all he did amounted to 'a few minutes of texting.' Liz vowed that with the money she made from selling the ring, she would donate it to a cause helping single moms. She also took to Instagram on Wednesday to make clear details being tossed around in online discussions. 'I want to clarify something I have been send and lies being spread: Landon was ABSOLUTELY SINGLE when he met me,' Liz said. 'We were both not in a relationship. Liz said: 'I don't know how people even came to that conclusion or who made that up but I would definitely not be dating him if he wasn't single to begin with.' She added, 'When we first met over Instagram 4 years ago we talked for a couple days and I got into a relationship AFTER and so did he. 'Stop this false narrative that's just even more harmful people love to make up shit weird af.'
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Luke Humphries fires back at Premier League darts critics as yet another date is added
Champ Cool Hand prefers trophies to cheques and sticks up for PL system Champion Luke Humphries has hit back at critics of the Premier League set-up. The world No.1 took the title at the end of a 17-week darts marathon which turned off many observers. Humphries and Luke Littler clashed for a ninth time in the campaign in the Final and Raymond van Barneveld is amongst the snipers who think that's way too much and is taking away the spectacle. But, as PDC chief Barry Hearn revealed plans to add Antwerp in Belgium to the PL schedule in 2026, Cool Hand responded to enquiries about changing the tournament's current make-up and said: 'Can you give me advice on how you change it? If me and Luke play in every Players and Euro Tour, every major and every Premier League, because that is what the fans, they want all these darts, if we make the final of every tournament, you are going to see us play 40-50 times a year. 'The only reason we play each other so much is because we end up making the finals. I don't know how you stop it. I think as much as everyone wants to change the Premier League, I am happy to be in it. 'I don't care what it does, what you do, whether it's a league format, a singular night, it doesn't stop the fact that me and Luke might play each 10-15 times a year. That's because of how much darts there are. We can play each other next weekend if we make the final [in Copenhagen]. 'The magnitude of darts now, we are playing every week and sometimes you are playing the Players Championship, two or three times a week. Then a Euro Tour. If you are the two best players in the world performing so well and making the final every week, you will keep playing each other every week. 'I would not even suggest it. I honestly don't know. It's up to the PDC. I'm happy playing it. I am not going to be the one that wants to change it. Of course, they do change it, I am happy with that as well. 'But for me, I won't be sitting here moaning, saying I don't want to play this or I want to play in this. I am happy to be involved. The PDC know what they are doing. If this is the best format for them, then they will do it. It still does good numbers, the fans still come, still gets good numbers on Sky Sports. They know what they are doing. Not for people like me to change things, it's up for people like me to work hard and win titles. Let's not change it.' Such is the schedule, top stars such as Humphries get little time to savour successes. After his triumph at London's O2, he smiled: 'I want to have a beer and celebrate.' But asked if he'd allow himself a treat, he said: 'It's hard. I don't know. What do you treat yourself to really? I have bought a brand new house. I have bought a new car. I don't know. I am not one of those people that goes out and just wastes my money on nothing. I will have a nice holiday. That will be something. I don't think about money, I think about winning big titles and the money comes with it. 'When you pick up trophies like this, you don't think about how relentless it is. It makes it all worthwhile.'
Forbes
4 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Forbes
This Exhibit Shows How Our Relationship With Nature Was Redefined By A Dragonfly
Working as a merchant in 16th century Antwerp, Joris Hoefnagel saw the world through the medium of trade. He encountered luxurious objets d'art crafted with exotic wood and shell. But his eyes were drawn most of all to natural history specimens he considered to be God's own creations. Over several decades, he rendered them in watercolor on parchment or vellum. He called his collection The Four Elements, associating mammals with earth, birds with air, and fish with water. But it was the insects that received his greatest devotion. Without comment, he associated them with fire. Joris Hoefnagel. Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis), c. 1575/1580, bound volume of 78 drawings in watercolor and gouache. National Gallery of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald 1987.20.5 No explanation was needed. A rare opportunity to view pages from The Four Elements at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC reveals an almost alchemical process by which Hoefnagel captured the preternatural iridescence of butterflies and beetles. Rendered in Hoefnagel's meticulous hand, often using brushes with just a few bristles and sometimes animated with teeny flecks of gold, the 'little beasts' (as insects were known at the time) appear to be aflame. And yet for all the magic of the painting, Hoefnagel never surrendered to fantasy. Unlike the whimsical objets d'art he handled in trade, his images are accurate enough that exhibition co-curators at the National Museum of Natural History can confidently name the species. By contemporary standards, Hoefnagel is a study in contradictions. His scientific precision was inspired by religious devotion. His artistic creations pay homage to the Creator. Closer examination reveals tensions that are more subtle but no less profound. One of the most surprising is his choice of materials. It's not just the artifice of making critters come to life with sprinkles of gold leaf. Several of the watercolors turn out to be composite images constructed in part from bits of his specimens. With Hoefnagel's help, these little beasts represent themselves. The apparent contradiction of scientific inquiry motivated by religious faith is easily resolved when you consider that science emerged from religion, and only recently sought explanations independent of faith. There's also a long history of art serving religion. Humans have often paid homage to the miraculous by emulating it. But Hoefnagel's hybrid watercolors are not so easily contextualized (even if some of the techniques were also used by other artists of the period). Since the Renaissance, objects of wonder were categorized as naturalia or artificialia. The former included crystals and shells and animal pelts. The latter were the products of artisans, who might denature naturalia by embedding specimens in lavish settings or might transform natural materials beyond recognition. Although artificialia often emulated naturalia in whimsical ways, the artifice was the source of delight. Some of the finest artifacts were just noticeably different from their inspiration, simultaneously paying homage to the artisan and the natural specimen. In concept and in practice, Hoefnagel's hybrids are the opposite. When he outfits real dragonfly wings with a watercolor body and legs, he naturalizes artificialia and vice versa. What we admire is the composite, which we see as autonomous. Hoefnagel's hybrids were feasible because his subjects were small. Little beasts were well suited to life-size depiction, making their bodies interchangeable with their rendering (especially parts of their anatomy that were essentially two dimensional). Optical devices developed in Hoefnagel's era enhanced observation, while simultaneously augmenting the sense of awe that humans have had for these diminutive life forms since antiquity. ('We make a wonder at the monstrous and mightie shoulders of Elephants' wrote Pliny the Elder in the Naturis Historia. 'We keepe a woondring at the ravenings of tygres, and the shag manes of Lions: and yet in comparison of these Insects, there is nothing wherein Nature and her whole power is more seen, neither sheweth she her might more than in the least creatures of all.') Jan van Kessel the Elder. Insects and a Sprig of Rosemary, 1653, oil on copper. National Gallery of Art, The Richard C. Von Hess Foundation, Nell and Robert Weidenhammer Fund, Barry D. Friedman, and Friends of Dutch Art 2018.41.1 Whether or not Hoefnagel's little beasts were inspired by the Naturis Historia or other ancient sources, his artworks clearly express a Christianized version of Pliny's panegyric, and provide a timely reminder of insects' significance as modern humans decimate global populations of butterflies and bumblebees. The same can be said about other works in the National Gallery exhibition, such as the 17th century panels of Jan van Kessel. But the greater significance of The Four Elements is the challenge Hoefnagel presents to the distinction between naturalia and artificialia, a dichotomy that continues to play a role in the spurious separation of humankind from the natural world. Even if the insects didn't voluntarily participate in their creation, the hybridity of Hoefnagel's composites defies classification. The works provide a vision as salient now as ever. In earth, air, water, and especially fire, we share the materials to forge a common future.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Premier League Darts set to come to new country next year as Barry Hearn makes huge announcement
BARRY HEARN revealed the newest country set to host Premier League Darts action next year. The tournament has taken to Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Germany this season. 2 But now, PDC boss Hearn confirmed Antwerp, Belgium will be the latest addition to the fixture list next season. Former Winmau World Masters champion and current VTM co-commentator Erik Clarys said: "I honestly didn't see this coming. "But it shows just how popular darts has become in our country. I'm sure it's going to be a spectacular night." The Belgian Open in Wieze has become a fixture on the European Tour and the Flanders Darts Trophy was added to the calendar in 2024. Both events have drawn strong crowds and players have regularly praised the warm reception in Belgium. There have been sell-out crowds in Belgium and the demand for a Premier League night has grown. Luke Humphries was crowned this year's Premier League champion after victory over good friend Luke Littler. He said: 'That one means the world to me. That's what I was missing. I have done it now. 'If I don't win another title, I'm happy because I've done the three hardest ones to do. Luke Littler narrowly avoids being hit by object thrown onto O2 stage during Premier League Darts finals 'I've joined an exclusive group of me, Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen. 'To Phil Taylor, thank you so much. He has given me so much support. He has given me a lot of advice and an extra boost tonight. If he's watching, then thank you. I'm really happy with that win. 'I can retire now – I'm done! I want to search for more. This makes me want to be a better player. 'I've won eight major titles. Now it's important to finish the end of the season well. 'It wasn't our best game. We struggled. I love Luke to bits. He's one of my best mates on tour. "He wasn't at his best. It was hard. We struggled to cope with the conditions.'
The National
5 days ago
- Business
- The National
Balikwisha Celtic door opened as Antwerp aim to 'generate money'
The Scottish Premiership champions have long been linked with a move for the winger, who scored four goals and assisted three in 17 games last season. He missed 29 matches of the campaign through injury. Read more: Antwerp are currently enduring financial issues, and their main aim this summer is to 'generate money' and 'drastically reduce costs', according to As a result, they are looking to sell Balikwisha, Mahamdou Doumbia, Senne Lammens and Zeno Van Den Bosch, from whom they 'hope' to make a total of €30 million. Balikwisha is about to enter the final year of his contract. He joined Antwerp in 2021 from Standard Liege. The 24-year-old hinted earlier this year that he could move on this summer: "Without the injuries I have had this season, I probably wouldn't be at Antwerp anymore," said Balikwisha. "I suffered a meniscus in the 2024 winter transfer window. And last summer, Celtic, Lille and Lens came knocking and I was out again at a bad time. "I don't know whether I will leave this summer. The chairman and Marc Overmars will be in charge of that in the coming weeks. How I end the play-offs will determine a lot. "If I continue on this path with the way I am playing, things can go quickly. And if it turns our tomorrow that my Antwerp story is coming to an end, then I hope to sign elsewhere in time, so that I can play a farewell match to the fans."
