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Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Holly Willoughby's former co-star unrecognisable 25 years later
A former S Club TV star looks completely different to his time on the show alongside Holly Willoughby after he made a huge career change A former co-star of Holly Willoughby's looks very different over two decades since the pair worked together. In the early days of her blossoming career, Holly was one of the faces of S Club TV. And starring alongside her was Marcus O'Donovan. Now 42, Marcus's appearance is nearly unrecognisable 25 years later. The duo appeared on screen together between 2000 and 2001. While the show was short-lived, there were a number of familiar faces who appeared on the production. Among those also involved was Ben Barnes and Amy Garcia. Now, while Holly and co have continued their journey in front of the camera, Marcus has opted for a new route. The former presenter is now the owner of a sparkling water company called CO2 You. He previously owned a snack company called HUSK from 2011 until 2024, according to his LinkedIn profile. He's never shied away from his love of his new industry. Previously speaking to About Time Magazine, he admitted he wished he had asked for honest feedback on his idea before jumping into it. He said: "The hardest thing in the food industry isn't making a great product or branding it well, it's getting your product to market and understanding logistics and manufacturing. There is a lot to learn. 'It can be very lonely, and you may need a lot of funding. Reach out to me if you're just starting. I'm always happy to give someone 15 minutes on the phone." While Marcus' career took a completely different direction, Holly became a mainstay on the small screen. However, it wasn't always set that way, with Holly admitting she almost wrote herself off in the industry. The 42-year-old presenter opened up about feeling "different" when she was younger in a documentary that she has described as "important". She's suggested that she ended up "writing herself off" due to a challenging experience. The star previously explained how she was diagnosed with dyslexia shortly before her GCSEs. During her time on This Morning, she was shared how she felt "shameful" about struggling with spelling for years. However, she also revealed on the ITV show that she's since become proud to have dyslexia. Opening up on Jamie's Dyslexia Revolution last month, Holly said she felt "different" when she was at school. "I definitely was terrible at spelling," she confessed. "I knew that because in spelling tests I'd always get really poor results." She added: "I always knew that when I'd get my homework back, there would be red pen all over it where there would be 'silly mistakes'. I felt like I was working really, really hard with not getting much results. So I felt different." And Holly later added: "The school system is made for a certain type of learning and it's so hard when you don't learn like that." Other people who spoke out in the documentary included former Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing.
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Former TV presenter looks unrecognisable 25 years after hosting alongside Holly Willoughby
A former TV presenter looked barely recognisable in a recent appearance - 25 years after hosting a show alongside Holly Willoughby. Marcus O'Donovan, 42, presented kids' show S Club TV alongside Holly back in the early days of their careers. The children programme was quite short-lived and only aired between 2000 and 2001, where they were joined by familiar faces such as Ben Barnes and Amy Garcia. Decades later from his last TV appearance, Marcus now runs his own sparking water company named CO2 You. According to the former star's Linkedin page, it appears he owned snack company HUSK from 2011 until 2024. Marcus previously opened up in a candid interview about his interest and passion for food - leading him worlds away from his initial TV path. 'WORK FOR SOMEBODY IN THE INDUSTRY FIRST! I regret not getting that level of experience,' he told About Time Magazine. 'Ask around for honest feedback on your idea. 'The hardest thing in the food industry isn't making a great product or branding it well, it's getting your product to market and understanding logistics and manufacturing. There is a lot to learn. 'It can be very lonely and you may need a lot of funding. 'Reach out to me if you're just starting, I'm always happy to give someone 15 minutes on the phone.' Elsewhere recently, Holly enjoyed the final day of Glastonbury 2025 as she rocked a bohemian-inspired look at the festival. The mum-of-three stunned as she enjoyed the star-studded lineup, which included the legendary Sir Rod Stewart. Holly was spotted alongside her TV executive husband Dan Baldwin as they enjoyed a child-free weekend together on Worthy Farm. Decades later from his last TV appearance, Marcus now runs his own sparking water company named CO2 You (pictured recently) The former This Morning touched down on the Worthy Farm site by helicopter to join more than 200,000 music fans. But residents of neighbouring Pilton in Somerset were furious at the number of choppers ferrying A-listers over their farms, as one told the Mail at the time: 'We've never seen this many coming into the festival – it's insane.' Setting off from London's Battersea heliport, Holly flew for 50 minutes and was at the festival by 1.30pm. Helicopter firm Air Charter – which sells return tickets for £13,950 – reckons it saves its celebrity customers up to eight hours per journey compared with driving. Beaming in the festival's VIP section, the former This Morning host sported a £365 pair of tan Grenson boots from her own line and a £158 blouse from Free People over a white dress and belt, with a Stetson hat. She has previously stayed at the five-star Babington House hotel while attending the event, which is a half-hour drive from the site, and gets a taxi in each day.
WIRED
06-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- WIRED
Smeg's New SKC01 Soda Maker Offers Beauty and Bubbles
Photograph: Chris Haslam Installation and use is simple. Just screw the standard 400/426-gram CO₂ cylinder into the hole in the base and you're ready to fizz. In the UK, Smeg has partnered with a brand called CO2 You that offers cylinder refill, return, and subscription services, with prices from £25. Buy direct from Smeg and you will receive a free cylinder, but don't expect the same from third-party retailers. Most soda makers have handles or buttons, but the Smeg has a stylish metal dial that keeps the design lines uncluttered. The knurled metal ring is a pleasure to use, and the base is stable enough for one-handed operation, although getting the current level of fizz into your water does take practice. Busy With the Fizzy Photograph: Chris Haslam The supplied instructions are a little too basic, suggesting that turning the dial once, twice, or three times will boost your bubble level. What it doesn't say, however, is how long you turn the dial for. Again, I asked Smeg, and they told me that carbonation levels are subjective, as a rule. But as a rule, if you spritz for two seconds, you'll get light bubbles— leggermente frizzante , if you're feeling Italian—four seconds for a medium fizz, and hold for six for the full club soda effect. You can also hold the dial to the right until it squeaks, which indicates there's as much CO₂ in there as possible. Obviously, the amount of carbonation will impact the number of cylinders you will get through. I like my water fizzy, and while rated for 13 gallons (60 liters), CO2 You estimates that I'm more likely to get 10 to 11 gallons (45 to 50 liters). It's still a whole lot better than the equivalent number of plastic bottles you'd get through. So it's simple to use, effortlessly stylish, and fizzes water like a charm. And surprisingly, given Smeg's track record, it's not crazy expensive. Still, just be aware that you can currently pick up a perfectly effective, but painfully boring, SodaStream Art with three CO₂ cylinders for just $110.
