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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Sydney Sweeney opens up about living in a Holiday Inn for eight months as a teen after her parents went bankrupt - as her jaw-dropping property portfolio is revealed
Sydney Sweeney opened up about having to live in a Holiday Inn for eight months as a teenager after her parents were declared bankrupt. The Euphoria star, 27, is now a multi-million dollar success story after making it in acting with roles in Anyone But You, The White Lotus and The Handmaid's Tale. But back before hitting the big time her family found themselves in hard times when her mother, Lisa, a criminal defence lawyer, her father who worked in hospitality were declared bankrupt. In 2013 when she was 16, her parents who are now divorced, sold their home in Washington and for eight months she lived in a hotel with them and her brother. She told The Times of her tough childhood: 'We lived in the Holiday Inn in Burbank [northwest LA] for eight and a half months but it felt like my entire life. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'We were sharing a one-bedroom hotel room, no kitchen, no balcony. A pull-out sofa bed, where my dad and brother slept, my mom and me in the bed… My brother and I tried to make the best of it - we would joke around and say we were in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. 'We'd run around the different hallways and find stairwells and make friends with all the staff and they would make us grilled cheese.' In a far cry from her beginnings Sydney now boasts an incredible property portfolio after finding her own financial success thanks to her movie and TV work. She owns a £4.5million Bel Air home, another Tudor-style home in LA that is worth £3.3million. Sydney then has a £10.2million compound in the Florida Keys as well as several back home in the Pacific Northwest. She went on to tell the times that she is also currently looking at places to buy in New York, Texas, Italy and London. In the interview Sydney kept her answers short and sweet when asked about the status of her relationship with Jonathan Davino. The actress, who has been selling soap made with her bathwater, made the revelations while speaking with The Times about her upcoming series Echo Valley. In 2013 when she was 16, her parents who are now divorced, sold their home in Washington and for eight months she lived in a hotel with them and her brother The Euphoria star, who was seen without her engagement ring in February, came clean about the breakup when asked if she was planning a wedding. 'No,' was the answer. She answered 'yes,' when asked if she was single, adding, 'I'm learning a lot about myself, spending more time with my friends. And I'm loving it.' She and Davino, 41, had been together since 2018 and got engaged in 2022. He was a producer on her successful romcom, Anyone But You, co-starring Glen Powell. She and the 36-year-old Texan had such chemistry in the film that many wandered if they were a couple at the time, especially since they decided to lean into the spark while promoting the movie. For now, Sweeney is happy to share snuggles and go on outdoor activities with her dogs Sully Bear and Tank, work on restoring vintage cars, and create a real estate empire. It comes as some Sydney fans have not reacted warmly to her latest brand partnership — a limited-edition Dr. Squatch soap bar containing her used bathwater. The Spokane, Washington-bred actress announced the item, called Bathwater Bliss, on Thursday, sparking backlash from her 25 million Instagram followers who called the product 'weird' and 'gross.' And on Friday, she subtly trolled the critics as she stepped out in a white bathrobe while on set for a campaign with HEYDUDE shoes. According to the Squatch brand, the soap contains actual droplets of Sydney's used bathwater. It's meant to be a nod to her Pacific Northwest roots and a cheeky answer to the internet's obsession with the blonde bombshell, per GQ. In Thursday's social media post, Sydney wrote in the caption, 'You kept asking about my bathwater after the @drsquatch ad… so we kept it. 'Introducing Sydney's Bathwater Bliss! A very real, very limited-edition soap made with my actual bathwater. Available on 6/6/25 at ✨.' One fan wrote under the photo of the product — which features an animation of the beauty — 'Sydney honey I love you but I don't know about this.' In her interview with GQ, the Euphoria sensation said, 'I honestly think it's a really fun, full-circle moment, because fans always joke about wanting my bathwater…' Plugging the soap, she described, 'It's super soft, it's really pretty. I'm looking at it right now. It's marbly and has blues and a little bit of brown in it.' Amid the pushback, one delighted fan joked in a comment, 'Thanks, I'll take 100,' and collected nearly 3,000 likes. Someone else wrote facetiously, 'This is edible, right?' Others were in disbelief, with one social media user commenting, 'no way this is a real thing.' Meanwhile, another wrote, 'Hey, so let's be serious,' while a different person begged, 'Can we not normalize this.'
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Miley Cyrus goes low in her sexy new music video and shows off her lower back's tiger tattoo
Miley Cyrus strips down to black lingerie and furry turquoise chaps to tease fans with a look at her array of bodily tattoos for her flirty new music video Easy Lover. In the clip that premiered on Thursday, the 32-year-old singer's seen removing a black blouse to reveal a black bra, panties, and stockings. She then struts out of her dressing room in a plunging black blazer with the archival Mugler fringed chaps on show, hinting at her lower back's inking of a dragon and tiger fighting, which she had inked in 2021. The track's co-produced by her drummer boyfriend Maxx Morando, and the two started dating in 2021. Later in the new video, Miley removes her jacket blazer to reveal a turquoise-beaded bra and high-waisted black panties. The star shimmies her beads as she's joined by dancers for a routine that appeared to be shot entirely on the Warner Bros Studio lot in Burbank, California. The track marked the third single from Miley's ninth studio album Something Beautiful. Reflecting: A behind-the-scenes clip was posted on Tuesday Rear view: Her figure and inkings were on full display From head to toe: The singer's hair's styled in a partial updo On June 6, New York's Tribeca Film Festival's set to host the world premiere of Miley's 'visual' film version of the album at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. The big production of her compilation's due to the star revealing in 2023 that she was no longer interested in touring.
News.com.au
6 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Burbank, YourLand offer nation's cheapest 3.49 per cent home loan rate in move governments called on to back
Australia's cheapest home loan rate is a wallet-saving 3.49 per cent that might be about to get even cheaper — but you'll only get it if you're helping fix the nation's housing crisis. Major building group Burbank and YourLand Developments are offering the tiny figure, which would save borrowers about $24,000 across its two-year time line on a $750,000 loan, to encourage people to build homes in select Victorian housing estates. But with the figure 2.68 percentage points below the nation's 6.17 per cent standard variable rate, it has already sparked calls for the government's to copy the idea as a way to stimulate lagging housing construction nationwide. Housing Industry Association stats released last week show just 180,000 new homes are expected to be built nationwide in Australia this year. The number if forecast to peak at almost 213,000 in 2028 — still short of the 240,000 figure set by the National Housing Accord as an annual target to stop home prices continuing to surge dramatically, and to help address the country's housing affordability crisis. With government incentives so far yielding limited results in enticing more Australian's to build a new home, largely due to heightened building and trades costs, some builders and developers are looking for innovations to encourage buyers themselves. The Burbank and YourLand Developments 3.49 per cent finance offer is only available to those who use Burbank's lending arm National Pacific Finance. But it has been years since such a figure was publicly available, with Reserve Bank statistics show the last time typical variable interest rates for housing were this low was June, 2022, when they were 3.5 per cent. While Burbank Homes operates in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales, currently the only eligible housing estates are in Melbourne. They include Society 1056 in Fraser Rise, Seventh Bend in Weir Views, both in the city's west, as well as Officer Fields and Officer Central in Officer to the south east. Burbank's sales and marketing general manager Anthony Garrubba said while it was looking unlikely building costs or land prices would fall any time soon, they believed it was possible to make building new homes more appealing by using a lower mortgage rate. 'The big problem isn't demand, it really feeds back to serviceability,' Mr Garrubba said. 'The intention here is getting people a chance at home ownership.' While not for everyone, there is a $750,000 loan cap on the offering, he said it was already leading to sales that would help get more homes built. 'This is the cheapest home loan rate in the country, and I can't see anyone beating that,' he said. 'But the nicest part of it, is that it works. We have had a customer take it up within the first nine days of it coming up.' Mr Garrubba added that the offer was also very much a variable rate, so if the Reserve Bank cut interest rates in the coming two years — the 3.49 per cent interest margin on loans issued under their program would also likely decrease. YourLand Development's head of sales Adam De Pasquale said after a number of challenging years for first-home buyers hoping to build a property, momentum was now changing. 'By partnering with Burbank to provide this industry-leading rate, we hope to give more Victorians the boost they need to make their dreams of building their first home a reality,' Mr De Pasquale said. Loan Market broker Jacob Decru said while honeymoon rates weren't unprecedented, using them to spark more housing construction around Australia was an idea government's should be now considering. 'I love this, as it's a good long-term thing for an entry-level buyer,' Mr Decru said. 'But this would get first-home buyers into the market, or anyone into the market — and they need more dwellings, so this might be an option instead of rebates. 'This is a really cool way of doing it. Dropping the rate to encourage building could actually be an important way they can look at as an initiative.' However, Mr Decru said those considering such an offer would be wise to ensure they could still afford to pay a higher rate, so they were prepared for the end of the 'honeymoon' offer in two years time when standard variable rates could be higher. Better yet, by paying extra to match up to the standard variable rate more widely available today, 6.17 per cent, the broker said buyers using the scheme would be able to get a significant jump start on their home loan that could put them ahead for years. Mr Garrubba said while the offer was only available in Victoria at present, they could also see the benefits of it being offered more broadly should government support the approach.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
PSA to open first retail location inside new Burbank Sportscards store
PSA will open its first retail location inside the new Burbank Sportscards store. (Credit: PSA) Two of the biggest names in the trading card hobby are collaborating for a first-of-its-kind retail location later this month. On Friday, grading giant PSA announced it will open its first retail location on May 30 alongside the grand opening of the new Burbank Sportscards location. Advertisement The PSA storefront will be located inside Burbank Sportscards and be staffed by PSA employees. 'We're excited to partner with Rob [Veres] and team on the first-of-a-kind experience,' PSA president Ryan Hoge told cllct. 'We know customers value being able to interact with PSA employees at our popular local events. This gives us an always-on location now.' Burbank Sportscards owner Rob Veres told cllct on Friday that the new location will feel more like a sports card show than a shop. Already known as one of the largest and most popular card stores in the world, Burbank's new 14,000-square-foot location will feature an inventory of more than 40 million cards, as well as kiosks with access to cards that can be retrieved by store employees on-demand. Advertisement The store also plans to have more than 1 million cards available on the floor for just 25 cents, sorted by year and sport. According to Veres, the goal is to offer as many types of cards as possible to collectors in a more organized way than what they may find at other stores and card shows. When a customer arrives with a checklist, Veres wants Burbank to check off as many cards as possible. 'I want [customers] to feel like they have just entered the pulse of the hobby … we're melding the virtual experience with the physical experience,' Veres said. 'The best shops are the ones that can say 'yes' to more queries than anybody else, including card shows,' Veres added, 'and I think that's the experience people are going to get.' Advertisement PSA's retail location will accept grading submissions for trading cards, autographs, tickets, packs, Funko Pops and memorabilia. Items can also be submitted for storage in the PSA Vault or for consignment on eBay. The Burbank retail location appears to be the latest attempt by PSA to simplify the submission process for customers. PSA has greatly increased the number of pop-up events hosted at shows and card shops in recent months, which allow collectors to submit cards in person or have questions answered by PSA employees. It's currently unclear if PSA has plans to open other physical locations at other stores. A new location, including a PSA storefront, is the latest in a number of key moves for the Burbank brand in recent years. Veres stunned collectors during the 2024 National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland when he announced that Burbank was moving its full inventory of cards from eBay to the new Fanatics Collect marketplace in an exclusive deal. Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture. He was previously the Collectibles Editor at Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on X and Instagram @benmburrows.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Lauderdale County Detention Center adds two additions to jail to enhance safety for officers and inmates
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Lauderdale County Detention Center recently added a new lock system to jail cell doors and a new system called 'Guardian' to keep track of inmates. Locked in and no way out, a new state-of-the-art lock system is on every jail cell door inside the Lauderdale County Detention Center. Gold Star families honored on Redstone Arsenal Sheriff Joe Hamilton said the original locks had been used since the 1960s, so it was time to upgrade. 'We had a problem with some of the locks being popped inside of the jail, so we have come in and placed a more secure locking system inside the hallways where the cells are,' Hamilton said. The Lauderdale County Detention Center recently got the guardian system, which helps corrections officers keep track of over 300 inmates. Director of Corrections Matt Burbank said the Guardian system allows officers to stay on top of their responsibilities for inmates. Alabama DCNR euthanizes alligator acting 'abnormally' in South Huntsville neighborhood 'It's designed to make sure everybody gets what they're supposed to get, making sure everyone is getting their proper food with the calorie intake, make sure they're getting medicine, their commissary if they want it, all that is now digitally logged,' Burbank said. This is how it works, each inmate wears a wristband, that wristband is then used by the system to monitor where they go and what they do inside the jail. Burbank said with the new system, they can make sure each inmate in the cell receives their meal each day. Sheriff Hamilton said it also tracks when an inmate needs their medication or treatment. 'If someone is in a cell that may have a medical condition that may be on an elevated risk level the device will alert the corrections officer to check, even if they're busy, they'll get that alert that it's been 15 minutes to go check on this person then they'll scan and load it into the system,' Hamilton said. Burbank said after Vicky White helped Casey White escape from the jail back in 2022, they continue to take new steps to crack down on security. 'It was very unsafe for the officers for other inmates because inmates have a lot of time to study stuff, and these locks were built in the 90s, so the new engineering just makes it safer for the inmates and my staff,' Burbank said. Burbank also mentioned that more additions to the jail are in the works to continue the safety and wellbeing of staff and inmates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
