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7NEWS
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Channel 7 star Erin Holland shares heartbreaking update on IVF and fertility battle
Channel 7 presenter Erin Holland has 'broken up the highlights reel with some real talk' on her ongoing fertility battle. The 36-year-old's hopes of starting a family with her Australian cricketer husband Ben Cutting, 38, have been set back in recent years. The couple learned soon after their February 2021 wedding that IVF was their 'only real option to have a baby' but the process has proved challenging on several fronts. In a devastating update on Instagram this week, Holland detailed how they are almost back at square one nearly four years later. 'Here we go again...' she wrote with a photo from hospital. 'Breaking up the highlights reel with some real talk. 'Many losses, many failed transfers down, today was all about exploratory surgery, internal 'renovations' and starting testing from scratch again to try and find some answers to the soul-destroying unknown. 'What's the missing piece of the puzzle? 'Injections, steroids, so many drugs... it's far more emotionally and physically draining than we ever bargained for.' Holland's post included a picture of several vials piled up in a bathroom and footage of the couple's husky Skylar interrupting her nap on the couch. 'My emotional support animal needs some work though,' she laughed. More seriously, Holland also sent a message to others in the same situation. 'Infertility feels like your face is pressed up against the glass of a club you so badly want to be a part of, but no one is letting you in,' she wrote. 'To all going through it, life can be tough… but my darling, so are you. Hang in there x.' Holland received support from high-profile friends and fans, from Channel 7 colleagues Lisa Sthalekar and Alex Hartley to Olympic gold medallist Shayna Jack and the likes of Tayla Broad, Chrishell Stause and Nadia Bartel. Holland first opened up on the IVF process in 2022 when the first round resulted in 'nothing viable'. 'As someone who went in just wanting to freeze embryos until the time was 'right', I've grappled with the confusing feelings of the loss of any 'normality' of this process, feeling like the universe was telling me I'm not meant to be a mother,' she said at the time. Holland shared that she felt a mix of emotions, including the 'guilt of letting Ben down, the 'am I even ready' thoughts, and feeling physically broken'. 'The sense of failure is overwhelming,' she said. 'The toll on the mind and body, the injections, the cost... but I'm so grateful for modern medicine - it will take a village to create this baby, let alone raise it. 'The fact that IVF is even a possibility blows my mind. I know it's only the very beginning of this journey, and I thought about only sharing it when it was over, if ever.' Holland has been a regular on Channel 7's cricket coverage across men's and women's Big Bash and international matches. She and Cutting both travel throughout the year presenting at and playing in cricket tournaments around the globe. Cutting suffered what Holland described as an 'unexpected bump in the road' last year when he went under the knife after months of back and nerve issues. 'The last six months I've dealt with numb legs, weak legs, drop foot, severe nerve pain, days where I couldn't walk, a spinal surgery, and a ruptured plantar fascia,' he said. 'I still rehabbed my arse off and got back on the park and played some good cricket. 'This week capped it off, I went back under the knife, in an effort to play on. I am out, but I will be back.' Cutting most recently played in the World Championship of Legends tournament in the UK.
Courier-Mail
6 days ago
- Business
- Courier-Mail
Aussie cricket star reveals ‘humbling' career move
Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Next playlist item Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently playing live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen Will we hit the national home building target? 02:18 Next time you get a knock on your door and you're a cricket fan, you might just be bowled over. In a surprise move, Aussie cricket veteran Ben Cutting has started selling real estate, while his model/TV presenter wife, Erin Holland, has nearly finished getting her real estate license. Cutting, 38, has been working under the radar as an agent with U Real Estate in Brisbane, and already has a couple of big sales under his belt. His first transaction was a luxury apartment at 6/16 Riddell Street, Bulimba, which he sold for $3.3m, in conjunction with his colleague, Jonathan Peck. Cutting also recently sold a five-bedroom house at 3 Hurlstone Street, Wishart, for $1.885m. '(Real estate has) definitely got the highs and the lows like cricket does,' he said. RELATED: Erin Holland and cricketer Ben Cutting land knockout bid for Brisbane home 'Starting afresh is quite difficult when you're competing with big brands like Place and Ray White in our area. 'I've been doing everything from cold calling, to door knocking, to letter box drops. So, does he ever get recognised? 'Sometimes. Other times I get told to f*** off; it's rather humbling,' Cutting said. RELATED: Cricket power couple Ben Cutting and Erin Holland reveal new property passion As for Holland, she has one more module left to finish before she too can call herself a real estate agent — although you might not see her at an open time just yet. 'At this point in time, it's another string to her bow,' Cutting said. 'She's not going to go into sales full time tomorrow, but she might help out here and there and slowly build up from there.' MORE: Rate cut could trigger buying boom It's not their first foray into property. The power couple is the driving force behind Golconda Property Group — a residential and commercial property development company. 'I'm still very much in the development side of things, but as you know, it can be a two or three-year process per project, so I've got a lot of downtime and I enjoy real estate, so it's a comfortable shift.' It comes as the cricket all-rounder puts his Cannon Hill investment property up for rent. Records show he's asking $1200 a week for the four-bedroom house at 14 Aster Street, which he bought for $525,000 in 2016. The glamorous couple are currently renovating a grand Queenslander in Hawthorne which they paid $2.86m for last year. On a 810sq m block, the early 1900s residence has six bedrooms, three bathrooms and original features such as soaring ceilings, traditional VJ boards and timber floors. 'We've nearly finished the back yard and are getting a cabana built,' he said. Cutting's demanding cricket career has been riddled with injuries, including two spinal surgeries within 18 months. But he will continue to play overseas; picking and choosing the tournaments that fit around his new work schedule.
Mint
01-06-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Save Humanity trend takes centerstage on social media as RCB chase maiden IPL title dream
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to make their fourth IPL final appearance on 3 June, having defeated the Punjab Kings in the Qualifier 1 clash earlier this week. While the star-studded team has always looked good on paper, fans and well-wishers alike now believe that this could be the year that RCB finally lifts the coveted trophy. RCB are renowned for having one of the biggest and loudest support bases in the IPL, and with their first IPL trophy within reach, a new trend has emerged on social media where users have been asking Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings to 'save humanity'. Why 'Save Humanity' has taken center stage on social media? As RCB's chances of winning their first ever IPL trophy increase, social media users are concerned about the potential 'noise pollution' that RCB fans' celebrations could cause if they win. These users have started posting on various social media websites with the words 'Save Humanity', asking different players or franchises to save the world from this so-called menace. Some users are rekindling the SRH connection with Jonny Bairstow, believing that he is the one to save humanity, while others are searching for a bowler like Ben Cutting to stop RCB's rise this year. Notably, RCB lost the match by 8 runs in their last IPL Final appearance, with Cutting playing an important part. The pacer has also spoken about how his social media inbox is usually flooded with messages from people asking him to make himself available to play for any team facing RCB. "If I load up my private messages on Instagram now, there'll be 150 every day saying, 'Can you make yourself available for the IPL as a replacement player?' for any team that's coming up against RCB," Cutting told ESPNCricinfo earlier this year.
Hindustan Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
RCB's chief nemesis receiving '150 messages a day' to return to IPL, deny them first title: 'Come as replacement player'
All-rounder Ben Cutting might not have played enough international cricket for Australia, but he remains a hero for several cricket enthusiasts in India. The right-handed batter will always be remembered for his heroics for David Warner-led SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016, as his all-round performance helped the side defeat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and win the T20 tournament. The right-handed batter has now revealed that he has been receiving 150 messages a day to return to the IPL and deny RCB their maiden title. It must be mentioned that the Rajat Patidar-led side has already qualified for the playoffs and is currently in second place in the points table. Speaking of the 2016 final, Cutting, who represented SRH, smashed 39 runs off 15 balls. Apart from this, he also took two wickets, including the key scalp of Chris Gayle. "If I load up my private messages on Instagram now, there'll be 150 every day saying, 'Can you make yourself available for the IPL as a replacement player?' for any team that's coming up against RCB," ESPNcricinfo quoted Cutting as saying. 'What was achieved that night… It's essentially one of the biggest sporting events in the world. To play for Australia was always a lifetime goal of mine, and I'm still disappointed I didn't get to play Test cricket. But that IPL final, for me, still ranks higher than everything else,' he added. While speaking about his performance and SRH's win in 2016, Cutting revealed that over the years, his performance has been lauded by many more enthusiasts and social media. He said that because RCB has yet to win the IPL trophy, the significance of his performance has continued to grow. "For some reason, this year, social media has blown up far more. I think because the longer the years drag on and RCB still haven't won, the more important that night becomes for the Hyderabadis," said Cutting. "The time has flown. Even at the time, I realised that was probably going to be the highlight of my career," he added. In the 2016 final, Cutting walked out to bat with SRH 147/4 in the 16th over. He then single-handedly dismantled RCB, particularly Shane Watson to help the Hyderabad-based franchise post 208 runs on the board. In the final over, Cutting also smashed a 117m six off the bowling of Watson. "I knew that he was bowling close to 140 kmph and some quick bowling like that on that sort of wicket was going to suit my game to a tee. I just wish it wasn't against Watto! I love the bloke. He was a hero of mine coming through the ranks. I still feel guilty about seeing it unfold like that against someone that I looked up to - and still do - as a hero on the field," said Cutting. Coming back to RCB, the Rajat Patidar-led side will next take on SunRisers Hyderabad on Friday at the Ekana, Lucknow.
Mint
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Ben Cutting rubs salt on RCB's wounds ahead of SRH clash; ‘150 texts every day…as replacement player against Bengaluru'
Ben Cutting might have played just four games in 2016 season of Indian Premier League (IPL) but he will remember that year till the last breath of his life after the Australian's all-round heroics in the final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) helped Sunrisers Hyderabad lift their only trophy in the history of the tournament so far. Cutting became a cult hero among the Sunrisers Hyderabad fans for his 39 runs off just 15 balls towards the end of the innings. He also took two wickets to help his team beat RCB by eight runs at the Chinnaswamy stadium, thus making him a villain among the opposition supporters. Nine years down the line, the 38-year-old doesn't play any top-tier cricket anymore. But still the Australian gets requests on Instagram to play for any team against RCB as a replacement player. "If I load up my private messages on Instagram now, there'll be 150 every day saying, 'Can you make yourself available for the IPL as a replacement player?' for any team that's coming up against RCB," Cutting told EspnCricinfo ahead of RCB vs SRH clash in IPL 2025. Batting first captain David Warner gave Sunrisers Hyderabad a great start before a sudden middle order collapse. Cutting, who came into bat after the fall of the fourth wicket, made small partnerships with the likes of Naman Ojha, Bipul Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take Sunrisers Hyderabad past the 200-run mark. In fact, it was Cutting's three sixes and a four off fellow countryman Shane Watson in the final over the innings which propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to 208/7 in 20 overs. Cutting smashed three fours and four sixes for his unbeaten 39 in just 15 balls. In reply, Cutting was in action again as the right-arm medium pacer dismissed a marauding Chris Gayle and KL Rahul to bring RCB's downfall. Since then RCB have never qualified for a final in IPL. Overall, Cutting played just 21 IPL matches across five seasons. His cricketing career has been marred by frequent injuries. For Australia, Cutting was able to play just four ODIs and seven T20Is. Both teams will once again face each other on Friday. However, this time, its a dead rubber as RCB have already qualified for the IPL 2025 playoffs while Sunrisers Hyderabad are out of the race. For the unknown, the RCB vs SRH clash was slated to be hosted at the Chinnaswamy stadium but due to inclement weather in Bengaluru, the fixture has been shifted to Lucknow's Ekana Stadium. The match date and start time remains the same. Stay updated on all the action from theIPL 2025. Check theIPL 2025 Schedule, track the latestIPL 2025 Points Table, and follow the top performers with theOrange Cap andPurple Cap.
