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3 hours ago
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Scheana Shay reveals husband Brock Davies cheated on her while she was pregnant
Scheana Shay revealed her husband, Brock Davies, cheated on her while she was pregnant with their daughter, Summer Moon. The 'Vanderpump Rules' star said Davies admitted to his affair around the time he was rumored to be sleeping with her former co-star Raquel Leviss in 2023, according to an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, 'My Good Side,' and obtained by Glamour. She explained that, after an 'amazing day' with her family, they sat down to watch the latest episode of 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey,' before he asked her to 'put down the remote.' 'Brock said that with all of the fake news being published, he was afraid that something that actually was true might surface, and it was best that I heard it directly from him,' she wrote, referencing the rumors surrounding his friendship with Leviss. 'My whole body froze, and I remained in a state of paralyzed shock as he confessed that he'd cheated on me two years prior, when we were living in San Diego during the [COVID-19] pandemic, while I was pregnant with Summer. '… As I sat there, feeling completely sick to my stomach, he admitted that — at the time — he was scared about being a father again, specifically about whether he even deserved to be, and he chose to deal with it by sleeping with someone else. 'I use the word 'chose' because it was very much a conscious decision. No one twisted his arm or dragged him into bed.' Shay, 40, described feeling a 'deep fury bubbling inside of [her]' that she 'couldn't release,' saying that she avoided screaming to avoid waking up their daughter. 'Our daughter,' she said. 'His baby, whom I'd been carrying while he was in bed with another woman. I stood up and started pacing back and forth, fuming, and feeling like I might throw up.' However, the Bravolebrity lost control of her emotions and slapped Davies across the face before throwing a Rubik's cube at him, 'which he dodged.' According to Davies, the woman he cheated with was someone he had known before dating Shay and had recently reconnected with. Shay described not understanding how he cheated on her because he had shared his location with her. However, she found out that he had a second cell phone for his gym business, which became the main communication line between him and the other woman. That same night, Davies handed Shay a letter he had written in 2022 — a year before he confessed — where he revealed how many times he and the woman had slept together and the places they had intercourse. Davies, who has two children from a previous marriage, wrote the letter after 'he realized he was throwing his second chance at a family away by stepping out.' He also 'swore to himself that he would never betray [Shay] again.' 'Once I'd read it, that was more than enough,' Shay continued. 'I told him to immediately toss it into the fire. I never wanted to set eyes on those words again.' Before giving birth to Summer in April 2021, Shay experienced a miscarriage the prior year. The couple, who got engaged in 2021, secretly tied the knot in 2022 before hosting a larger celebration in Mexico the following year. 'My Good Side,' which also touches on Shay's affair with Eddie Cibriani while he was married to Brandi Glanville, is available for purchase on July 22. Solve the daily Crossword
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3 hours ago
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Scheana Shay says husband Brock Davies' cheating was ‘karma' for Eddie Cibrian affair
Brock Davies cheated on Scheana Shay — and she'll be the first to admit that her husband's infidelity 'really felt like … karma.' The 'Vanderpump Rules' alum reflected on her own affair in 2006 with then-married Eddie Cibrian while discussing Davies' scandal with Us Weekly in an interview published Wednesday. 'Did I deserve [to be cheated on]?' Shay, 40, asked. 'No, but I told myself that I did.' The reality star noted that she has worn a 'scarlet letter for so long' and is regularly called a 'home-wrecking whore' online for her past relationship with Cibrian. Shay defended herself for being the actor's 'booty call' while he was married to Brandi Glanville, explaining, 'I was lied to by a 33-year-old man when I was 21, fresh out of college. I feel like people tend to forget that. 'Looking back, were there red flags? Absolutely,' she continued. 'I was leading with my heart and not my brain.' The Bravolebrity does, however, 'regret opening up to the media about' her time with the now-52-year-old 'Sunset Beach' alum, which she called an 'extremely immature and extremely irresponsible' choice. 'I wasn't thinking about his wife and toddlers at home,' she admitted. 'People like to say that I make everything about me — this was an instance where I was only thinking about myself.' Shay noted, 'Lo and behold, look what my husband did to me.' The 'Valley' star revealed last week in an excerpt of her upcoming memoir, 'My Good Side,' that Davies had an affair while she was pregnant with their daughter, Summer, in 2021. The 35-year-old did not tell Shay about his betrayal until Tom Sandoval's cheating scandal went viral two years later — and Shay 'went back and forth' about including it in her book. 'It started as absolutely not,' she explained to Us Weekly. 'It was an eight-month conversation. After several therapy sessions and really talking about it, we decided that this book would be inauthentic if we didn't put it all in.' Shay clarified that she and Davies were 'both … a little bit' on the fence. Nevertheless, she decided, 'I'd rather it come out in my words because, unfortunately, there was another person involved in this situation, and at any point in time, she could come forward.' The woman, who has not been identified, was someone Davies knew previously and reconnected with at a F45 gym. Shay '100 percent without a doubt would have left' her partner over the indiscretion if they did not have a 4-year-old. Her forgiveness has taken therapy and 'work every single day,' with Shay deciding she 'can't let [Davies'] past define' him and make him 'wear that for the rest of his life.' She continued, 'I will forever have insecurities. Just the other day, I saw him swipe and delete a text, and I'm like, 'What was that?' … But I genuinely believe he would never do anything like that again.' The couple, who have been married since 2022, are now 'slowly taking steps' to expand their family via surrogacy. Solve the daily Crossword
North Wales Live
5 hours ago
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- North Wales Live
Welsh tycoon caught on CCTV 'assaulting' lawyer
The moment mining tycoon David Lewis "assaulted" a solicitor was captured on CCTV. Footage shows the millionaire jabbing a finger at Robert Davies MBE while pushing him up against a window. Lewis, whose company operated Merthyr Tydfil's controversial Ffos y Fran mine, was cautioned for assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH). He was later prosecuted for that offence. But the case was dropped, prompting Mr Davies to share CCTV of the incident with WalesOnline. It appears to show Mr Davies, 75, exiting the Newport office of his firm, RDP Law, while Lewis is nearby in a parked convertible. Lewis, 68, gets out of the car and moves his face close to Mr Davies before following him to the side of the building, placing both hands on the solicitor and holding him up against a window. Lewis is the sole director of Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd, which ran Ffos y Fran - the UK's last opencast coal mine - from 2007 until two years ago when it finally closed more than a year after its planning permission had expired. The company, which turned over £75.2m in 2022 and £54.6m the following year, is currently mired in controversy over the land's restoration. Mr Davies has been a solicitor for more than 50 years and was awarded an MBE in 2007 for his contribution to legal services. He is the founder and chairman of RDP Law. The background to the alleged assault, according to Mr Davies, has to do with a civil court case. He told WalesOnline: "In April 2024, proceedings between companies controlled by Lewis, and a third party, were heard by the High Court in London. Both parties had wanted me as a witness; I declined, but appeared when summonsed by the court to do so." After Mr Davies gave evidence in the High Court, he says he was visited by Lewis on the afternoon of May 16 last year while heading out of the RDP Law office. The solicitor claimed in a statement to police: "I noticed there was a black convertible car parked in the bay immediately to the right of the front door of the office as one walks out. "As I was leaving the front entrance, I turned left towards my car and heard someone call: 'Come here you f***ing little s***.' At that I saw Mr Lewis getting out of his car. He walked up to me saying a stream of invectives, came right up against me pushing himself against me and causing me to move backwards." Mr Davies claimed he tried to de-escalate the situation but that Lewis followed him around the corner of the office. He alleged Lewis pushed him against the lobby window, with a hand or arm around the solicitor's neck. Lewis allegedly told him: "You dropped me in it, you lying b******." The solicitor continued: "His face was right up against mine by then and he was forcefully holding me against the wall... I said nothing to him in reply and he eventually released me. I walked back into the office and he remained outside." Mr Davies said he sustained a permanent scar to the neck which he believes was caused by Lewis' ring or a fingernail. Following a police investigation, a PC emailed Mr Davies in February: "Mr Lewis will receive a conditional caution for [assault occasioning actual bodily harm] with the condition to attend a victim awareness course." After being cautioned, Lewis allegedly failed to comply with the condition, which led to a prosecution being brought for ABH. But when Lewis appeared at Newport Magistrates' Court last week, the case was dropped without explanation, leaving Mr Davies appalled. Prosecutor Adam Warner then wrote to Mr Davies: "I am writing to let you know that I have reviewed the charge of assault occasioning you actual bodily harm on May 16, 2024, and made the decision to stop the prosecution. The reason for my decision is that a six-month time limit to commence a prosecution for the appropriate offence has passed." However, no such time limit applies to the offence of ABH. Mr Davies suspected the prosecution service decided a more appropriate charge would be common assault - which is subject to a six-month time limit - but then realised it was out of time. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has now confirmed this. Its spokesman told WalesOnline: "Having received the case from the police, and following a review of the evidence, we concluded that the correct charge was assault by beating. However, the statutory time limit for that offence had already expired. Consequently, the case was discontinued as we could not proceed with the original charge." The explanation has failed to satisfy Mr Davies, who claims no-one from the authorities came back to him to check "the extent, nature or effect" of the injury, which he alleges to be a permanent scar. He said: "It is beyond dispute that Lewis assaulted me. It was caught on CCTV. He subsequently admitted it [by accepting a caution]. Nothing could be clearer. That he has escaped answerability to the court is wholly unacceptable, and I will be asking Gwent Police and the Crown Prosecution Service to account for their apparent failures in enabling this." During the magistrates' court hearing, Presiding Justice Richard Morris granted a request from Lewis' solicitor Matthew Demaid that his legal costs be covered by central funds. When the magistrate confirmed this, Lewis laughed and walked out of the courtroom. Outside court, WalesOnline asked Lewis if he had previously accepted a caution for ABH against Mr Davies. He replied: "I haven't accepted a caution, absolutely not. I've just been found acquitted." When we said we had seen an email from police confirming the caution, his solicitor advised him not to comment further. We have since verified the email. Ffos y Fran mine shut in November 2023 after Merthyr Tydfil council refused an application to extend the time of operations there. Local residents were angered by delays to the closure, which came more than a year after the deadline on its planning permission. Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd originally agreed a plan to restore the 285 hectares of land once mining finished, but earlier this year the company applied for a revised scheme involving a different, "more affordable" restoration process. WalesOnline recently reported that the Coal Action Network, a campaign against coal mining, was planning to take the firm to court over its alleged refusal to fund the original restoration deal and "clean up its mess". In 2003 Lewis, of Sluvad Road in New Inn, Torfaen, was convicted of obtaining £88,000 by deception. Cardiff Crown Court heard the then-46-year-old ran firms with a turnover of £39m a year and became a "pathological gambler", betting on "anything that lived or moved". He placed more than £250,000 in bets over three months in an account with bookmakers Stan James. But after running up debts of £88,000 he lied to the bank that the account had been used without his authority, and was repaid the money. The court heard that Lewis - whose civil engineering business had contracts with various local councils - later paid back the refund he should not have had. Imposing a three-year community rehabilitation course and £33,000 in prosecution costs, Judge Jonathan Durham-Hall KC told Lewis: "You set about a scheme to deprive everybody except yourself, and when the truth was put before you, you wriggled, twisted and whinged." In its 16 years in operation, some 11 million tonnes of coal was extracted from Ffos y Fran. The mine was responsible for 86% of the UK's coal output before it shut. Gwent Police and the Crown Prosecution Service have been approached for comment on Mr Davies' criticism over the ABH prosecution. Lewis has been approached for comment through his solicitor.
IOL News
a day ago
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- IOL News
Drenched and divine: Dua Lipa's rain-soaked performance inspires a beauty storm
Dua Lipa Image: Instagram. Award-winning singer Dua Lipa's recent performance during her Radical Optimism tour in Liverpool took a memorable turn when it began to rain heavily. Amidst the downpour, fans weren't just captivated by her powerhouse vocals; they were equally mesmerised by her flawless appearance, particularly her make-up and hair. The sight of the singer confidently commanding the stage while embracing the rain quickly went viral, igniting discussions about achieving a similar look. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 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. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad Loading To uncover the secrets behind Lipa's striking look, renowned hair stylist Louise Davies shared her expert advice via the popular beauty and wellness booking app, Fresha. Davies provided invaluable guidance on styling sweat-proof, humidity-resistant hair that can withstand both heat and the occasional rain shower. "Most hair has some natural texture; embrace it. Don't fight frizz. Work with your hair, not against it," Davies shared. She suggested the following go-to hairstyles. Sleek low bun. Natural waves with a side part. High-power ponytail. Slicked-back wet look. Textured top knot (messy bun). Plaited pigtails. 'A side parting can add an element of modernity, a great leave-in conditioner or an intense treatment is key here too, as it will help your natural hair move, adds a moment of self-care and hydration too," she said. Expert tips for enduring style Beyond the styles, the finishing touches are essential for ensuring that your look remains intact despite weather changes. Davies recommended sealing your style with a lightweight oil or shine spray to add gloss while incorporating oils, serums or sprays that repel moisture. 'Blow-dry smarter by drying in smaller sections and using the right tools and temperature,' she suggested, also urging individuals to avoid touching their hair too much. This simple step can significantly decrease the likelihood of frizz and maintain that polished finish. For those unpredictable moments when the weather takes a turn, Davies recommended keeping the right accessories handy: "I would suggest snag-free ties like spiral bands or silk scrunchies. "Sweat-proof headbands are great for keeping moisture off the hairline. If you'd rather not keep your hair down, up-do styles such as loose buns, high ponytails, or braids not only look fantastic but also help keep hair in place." As concert-goers and festival fans gear up for outdoor events, these expert tips from Davies may help ensure that you, too, can embrace the elements while looking as flawless as Lipa did in Liverpool.
North Wales Live
2 days ago
- North Wales Live
Man hit and strangled his partner in 'appalling' attack
A Flintshire man hit his partner and strangled her. Christopher Davies pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation and assault causing actual bodily harm. A judge at Mold Crown Court today gave the 35-year-old, of Moor Avenue, Holywell, a total jail term of two years but suspended the term for two years. Prosecutor Jemma Gordon said on November 30 last year the defendant's friend asked him if he could borrow the defendant's bank card at their home. The partner said Davies couldn't do that but Davies slapped her, the court heard. Then he put his hands around her neck for "a couple of seconds". You can sign up for all the latest court stories here The woman's neck was red and sore. Moments later he banged a dining room chair as if to break it. In a separate incident Davies and his partner had been on a night out with separate groups in Prestatyn last December 12. Later they met up. Ms Gordon said: "She could see he was intoxicated and may have taken cocaine (due to his) paranoid manner". He took out a bag of what she believed to be cocaine. They got home and she went to bed. He went to the kitchen but the woman later woke up to find Davies kneeling over her. The woman sat up but Davies hit her on the head and face several times, said Ms Gordon. He also ripped her underwear. The woman managed to run outside but got no answer from a neighbour so rang 999. She waited in the car for police to arrive. In January and February this year Davies sent messages - in breach of bail conditions - trying to make his victim feel guilty as he said he could be labelled a "wife beater", said Ms Gordon. Simon Killeen, defending, said Davies had behaved in an "appalling" way twice but he was remorseful. There are positive sides to his character and he has financial responsibilities. The judge His Honour Paul Hobson told Davies he had reacted in temper during the strangulation in November then been in a "jealous rage" during the assault in December. But he had pleaded guilty and had shown a degree of insight. The judge sentenced him to eight months' imprisonment for the strangulation and for 16 months, consecutively, for the assault causing ABH, but suspended both terms. He ordered Davies to do 180 hours of unpaid work, attend 26 sessions of a programme and wear an alcohol abstinence monitoring tag for 120 days. He also imposed a restraining order for five years.
