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South Wales Argus
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Meet Ben - South Wales contestant on BBC's new Destination X
Destination X will be hosted by Gavin & Stacey star Rob Brydon, and is described as a mix between The Traitors and Race Across the World. The new series will see contestants travel around Europe on a bus with blacked-out windows, trying to work out where in the world they are. At the end of each episode, the contestants will guess where they think they are, placing an X on a map. Whoever puts their X furthest away from the location is immediately thrown off the X-bus and eliminated from the competition. The last person standing will walk away with a cash prize of £10,000. Meet Ben - the South Wales contestant taking part in Destination X One of the 13 contestants taking part in series one of Destination X is 42-year-old Surf School Director, Ben, who hails from South Wales. Ben has "20 years' experience of doing some crazy activities" including the likes of surfing and cliff jumping. He is now looking to take part in Destination X to show his boys "that Dad's still got it". When asked why he thought he was selected by the BBC for the show, Ben said: "I have experience and am fairly capable in outdoor activities. "Being a surfer, you're used to dealing with lots of situations very quickly. A lot of my friends define me as affable. I get on with people quite well. "I've just spent a few weeks in a caravan with my family so can handle confined spaces." The 42-year-old has maintained a level of fitness, ready for the show, and mentally has been treating it "as if I was going to prison". Top 10 best British TV series Ben explained: "I'll be cut off from everybody and have got to deal with new people and environments that might be testing and challenging. "It'd be nicer to think I'm going to space as an astronaut." He said the thought of being away from his family, with no contact, for so long was making him anxious. "That's one of the things I might struggle with. The longest I've spent away from my kids in 10 years is five days, and in that time, I still spoke to them," Ben added. "But I'm looking forward to not having to check my phone and to having real conversations with people." His plan to win Destination X and take home the £100k is to "not think too hard about it". Ben explained: "Sometimes I will overthink things to a point that I come up with the wrong answer. "So I want to be myself, have fun with it and try to lead with my gut." If he wins, Ben said he would put the £100k towards helping his local community. He said: "My whole life I've put people first, above money. "But there is that conundrum that the communities I support are constantly looking for funding so it would help. "There's a number of accessible bits of equipment I'd like to design and build, and that money would give me freedom to be able to make that happen." Rob Brydon says "I'd be hopeless" on Destination X Rob Brydon also opened up about his time on Destination X, revealing why he wanted to be a part of the show and how he would have fared on the BBC series. The Gavin & Stacey star said: "I've never done a TV show on this scale before. I loved the idea of it, the combination of having to work out clues as to where you are and having to get on with each other. "It struck me as the best bits of The Traitors with the best bits of Race Across the World. "The other thing that attracted me was the scale of it and being a part of a show as ambitious as this, with as huge a crew and as huge a team. "I knew it would be a real challenge to see if I could steer that ship." Rob Brydon said he was surprised at how invested he became in the show. (Image: BBC/TwoFour) Brydon said he was surprised at how invested he became during the series. He explained: "It didn't take long at all to get really fully invested in it. "You get involved with the contestants and you feel for them when they are struggling, and you celebrate with them when they do well. "It was a far more involving experience than I was expecting." When asked about how he would fare on Destination X, Brydon commented: "I think I would be hopeless at the game, I would not have a clue and would be cruelly exposed as being not too bright at all!" Destination X contestants travel on a bus with blacked-out windows. (Image: BBC/TwoFour) He continued: "I would have struggled hugely with that (being on the bus for 30 days) as well, particularly the lack of sleep. "They have nice bunks but nonetheless you're sleeping on a bus. You lose your privacy; I would have found that very difficult indeed." RECOMMENDED READING: When to watch Destination X Destination X begins on Wednesday, July 30 at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. There will be two new episodes every week, airing on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Cosmopolitan
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
J.Lo Makes NSFW Sex Confession on Stage: 'Sometimes I like it Hard'
Jennifer Lopez is nottttt holding back when it comes to chatting about her sex life. The singer showed up at the Lucca Summer Festival this week, and reportedly mused "I have to be honest with you, sometimes I get in different moods at night. I don't know about you but I do, and sometimes I like it hard." She then added, "Other days, I am feeling a little romantic. You put on candles and soft music. On those days, I like it real slow. But there's other because it's a new kind of time for me, maybe because it's summertime and it's hot outside, I feel a little more naughty. You ever get that feeling? Where you feel like being naughty? On those days, I like it real fast." Okay Anyway, the living legend / icon also performed her new song "Up All Night," which has some pretty telling lyrics that everyone's assuming are about Ben Affleck. Ahem: "I'm up all night, dancing on somebody, living my best life. I bet you wish that you were by my side. I got tired of you breaking me down. Look at me now." Meanwhile, a source tells The Sun that "Jennifer has written and recorded enough tracks for a whole new album. The material is inspired by what she went through during her relationship with Ben. 'Wreckage Of You' was so specifically about Ben, and 'Up All Night' points to where Jennifer is at in her life right now. This is a whole new era for Jennifer and she isn't going to be holding back."
HKFP
7 hours ago
- Politics
- HKFP
Gov't denies using new prison rules after visitor allegedly barred from seeing inmate jailed for nat. sec offences
The Correctional Services Department (CSD) has not used tightened prison rules to ban any visitors or impose any restrictions on prison visits, the authorities said, after a visitor was allegedly denied permission to see an inmate. In a statement published on Tuesday night, the CSD acknowledged that it had denied a member of the public permission to visit someone in prison that morning because the visitor 'was not on the declared visitors list of the PIC,' or person in custody. 'According to the established mechanism, visitors must be declared visitors on the PIC's declared visitors list,' the CSD said. 'Since the Prison (Amendment) Rules 2025 came into effect last Friday, the CSD has not invoked Rule 48 of the Prison Rules to prohibit any person from conducting visits, nor has it imposed restrictions or conditions on any visits.' The new prison rules, which allow the CSD to restrict or ban a person from visiting an inmate on certain grounds, including safeguarding national security, took effect on Friday, just two weeks after the government proposed the amendments. Separately, Ben – a pseudonym – told HKFP that he went to a prison on Tuesday morning with a friend to visit an inmate jailed for national security offences. Ben said that he had confirmed with the CSD on Monday and last week that his name was on the visitors' list of the person in custody. 'On Tuesday morning, after CSD staff checked my identity card and my friend's, they said I was not allowed to visit because the person in custody had taken my name off the list, but my friend could still pay a visit,' Ben said in Cantonese. He added that the detainee's family had contacted the CSD to enquire what had happened. New rules Under the new prison rules, the CSD can restrict the visitation rights of religious leaders and lawyers if it sees a need to protect national security. Existing rules allow a chaplain to visit a prisoner 'at all reasonable times.' Additionally, the CSD can apply for a warrant from a magistrate to bar an inmate from communicating with a legal representative, in person or in writing, as well as with anyone associated with the law firm concerned.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Caitlin vs Juju vs Paige: Face of the League in 5 Years?
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena talk about who WNBA players think will be the face of the league in 5 years -- and what differentiates that title from best player.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Future Power Rankings: Best WNBA Teams in 5 Years [FULL EPISODE]
Ben and Sabreena dig into the details behind another big reporting project: Future Power Rankings in the WNBA. How might WNBA teams stack up against each other in five years? Which franchises are poised to be the most successful? Ben and Sabreena share the methodology behind it all – from weighting players and coaches to draft picks and facilities – and give a window into the W's future. Plus, thoughts on the Portland Fire announcement and some truly strange league rules around players wearing hats on the sidelines.
