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Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert expecting first child together
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert are expecting their first child together. The 40-year-old professional dancer and his 30-year-old wife – who tied the knot in Monterey County, California in 2023 – revealed in a joint Instagram video that Hayley is pregnant. In the video, the pair share a hug before Hayley holds up some sonogram photos for the camera. They captioned the post: 'We can't believe the biggest thing to happen to us could be so small.' The couple met after she was cast as one of the dancers for his and sister Julianne Hough's Move Live Tour in 2014. They started dating the following year and Derek proposed in 2022. Dancing With The Stars judge Derek previously opened up about his and Hayley's plans to have kids. He told E! News: 'We definitely want to have a family eventually. We'll see what's in the cards, what's on the horizon. Little dancing children running around.' He also told Us Weekly: 'I know she's just going to be an amazing mother and amazing wife and she's so thoughtful, so caring, so loving. Just seeing the way she is with our animals, I mean if she's even a quarter of the way she is with our animals how she is with our kids I just can't wait to see her be a mom.' The couple previously went through tough times in 2023 when Hayley, suffered a cranial hematoma and Derek has called his wife a 'miracle'. Derek told E! News: 'She's a miracle. She really is and I don't say that lightly.'
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Dad who moved family to Russia to flee ‘woke' West is sent to front line – as wife says he's been ‘thrown to the wolves'
A TEXAN dad has been sent to the front line by Vladimir Putin after he moved his young family to Russia to escape "woke" America. Derek Huffman, 46, has been "thrown to the wolves" by the deranged Russian wartime regime with his family now reportedly begging the US government to save him. 5 Texan Derek Huffman, 46, has been sent to the front line by Vladimir Putin after moving his family to Russia Credit: YouTube/@HuffmanTime 5 Derek with his young family in Moscow Credit: YouTube/@HuffmanTime 5 Derek's wife DeAnna says her partner has been 'thrown to the wolves' Credit: YouTube/@HuffmanTime Derek uprooted his home life and jetted off to the small town of Istra, just 25 miles from Moscow, alongside his wife, their three daughters and their husky earlier this year. The Texan, along with wife DeAnna, decided to move to Russia after claiming the US education system had become too progressive. The couple said the final straw was when their daughter Sophia was taught about the idea of being a lesbian at school. A trip to Moscow in 2023 later convinced the family that Russia was the perfect place to bring up their children in a traditional society. read more in Russia Derek applied via the 'shared values' visa scheme which attempts to The family made the move and expected to start their dream lives. But Derek soon found himself in trouble after he agreed to join the Russian military in a non-combat capacity. He believed he would be given a role such as a welder or a war correspondent due to his lack of experience as a soldier. Most read in The US Sun But DeAnna revealed in a vlog uploaded to the family's YouTube channel that her husband has now been drafted to "near" the front line as a fully fledged fighter. The heartbroken wife says she fears for Derek's life as he doesn't speak any Russian and had only been given a limited amount of training. How Putin is 'weaponising Westerners' by offering safe haven to Russia-obsessed crackpots including Brits She said: "He feels like he's being thrown to the wolves right now, and he's kind of having to lean on faith, and that's what we're all doing." Since being deployed to fight against Ukraine , Derek has only been able to speak to his loved ones on a handful of occasions. His last message came in June, on Father's Day in the US, as he spoke to his family while wearing camouflage and military gear. He held back tears as he said: "I miss you all more than you can imagine. "I can't wait to see you, hopefully I get a vacation at some point and I get to go home and spend a couple of weeks with you. "But man, you're on my mind 24/7 and just know that what I'm doing is important to me and important to our family. "Just know I will do whatever it takes to be safe and to come home to you. Take care of each other." In the months since, the family have only said he is "doing fine". 5 Derek speaks no Russian and was given very little combat training before being shipped out Credit: YouTube/@HuffmanTime 5 Derek applied via the 'shared values' visa scheme which attempts to attract foreigners who reject 'destructive neoliberal ideologies' Putin claims are pushed by the West Credit: AP And amid the lack of information, a mystery Telegram group has been set up titled: "Save that little girls." The group was shared by the family online but the link has been deleted since. Created only on Sunday, the sole message from the account said: "We are asking the United States government to save this family." It was shared along with a picture of DeAnna and her daughters crying in the street. Derek happily signed up for the military when he first arrived as he wanted to show his appreciation for his new country by "risking his life". Being alone in a new country, raising kids, and trying to stay strong has tested me in ways I never imagined DeAnna Huffman He claimed he wanted to "earn a place in Russia" without being given free handouts. But DeAnna has since claimed her husband was seriously misled. She said: "When he signed up and had all of that done, he was told he would not be training for two weeks and going straight to the front lines. "But it seems as though he is getting one more week of training, closer to the front lines, and then they are going to put him on the front lines." The terrified mom added: "It's been just a few months since our family made the big move from America to Russia. "While we've had amazing adventures, this journey has also brought deep challenges. "Being alone in a new country, raising kids, and trying to stay strong has tested me in ways I never imagined." How Putin is 'weaponizing Westerners' by offering safe haven to Russia TYRANT Putin has changed Russian immigration laws to tempt people to ditch the West and seek asylum in his country with "traditional values". He signed a decree to streamline the Russian immigration process - waiving off immigration quotas and the need for Russian language exams - for foreigners opposed to the Western idea of democracy. The dictator recently passed a law allowing foreign nationals who fight in his meatgrinder war in Ukraine to seek fast-track citizenship in Russia - along with their entire family. Reports by the Russian embassy in London claim at least at least 34 people have requested to move to Russia from the UK after Putin signed the decree on August 19. Those who applied have not had to prove they can speak Russian or have any knowledge of the 'history and fundamentals of Russian legislation", Putin's new tactic has already paved the way for American citizen Leo Lionel, his wife Chantel Felice Haer and their three children, aged 16, 14, and 11. Lionel said: "Personally I want to thank your President Putin for allowing Russia to become a good place for families in this world climate. "We intend to use this opportunity to benefit our family. I feel like I've been put in an arch of safety. And it's very important." Canadian passport holder Arend Feinstra with his wife also left their country and moved to Russia with their eight children. He said of his move: "We didn't feel safe with our children there and for the future." The grandson of the French war hero Charles de Gaulle last year said he wanted Russian citizenship because the country offered "great possibilities".
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Dad who moved family to Russia to flee ‘woke' West is sent to front line – as wife says he's been ‘thrown to the wolves'
A mystery Telegram group has recently been set up titled 'save that little girls' featuring pictures of the dad's family PUTIN'S FODDER Dad who moved family to Russia to flee 'woke' West is sent to front line – as wife says he's been 'thrown to the wolves' A TEXAN dad has been sent to the front line by Vladimir Putin after he moved his young family to Russia to escape "woke" America. Derek Huffman, 46, has been "thrown to the wolves" by the deranged Russian wartime regime with his family now reportedly begging the US government to save him. Advertisement 5 Texan Derek Huffman, 46, has been sent to the front line by Vladimir Putin after moving his family to Russia Credit: YouTube/@HuffmanTime 5 Derek with his young family in Moscow Credit: YouTube/@HuffmanTime 5 Derek's wife DeAnna says her partner has been 'thrown to the wolves' Credit: YouTube/@HuffmanTime Derek uprooted his home life and jetted off to the small town of Istra, just 25 miles from Moscow, alongside his wife, their three daughters and their husky earlier this year. The Texan, along with wife DeAnna, decided to move to Russia after claiming the US education system had become too progressive. The couple said the final straw was when their daughter Sophia was taught about the idea of being a lesbian at school. A trip to Moscow in 2023 later convinced the family that Russia was the perfect place to bring up their children in a traditional society. Advertisement Derek applied via the 'shared values' visa scheme which attempts to attract foreigners who reject "destructive neoliberal ideologies" Putin claims are pushed by the West. The family made the move and expected to start their dream lives. But Derek soon found himself in trouble after he agreed to join the Russian military in a non-combat capacity. He believed he would be given a role such as a welder or a war correspondent due to his lack of experience as a soldier. Advertisement But DeAnna revealed in a vlog uploaded to the family's YouTube channel that her husband has now been drafted to "near" the front line as a fully fledged fighter. The heartbroken wife says she fears for Derek's life as he doesn't speak any Russian and had only been given a limited amount of training. How Putin is 'weaponising Westerners' by offering safe haven to Russia-obsessed crackpots including Brits She said: "He feels like he's being thrown to the wolves right now, and he's kind of having to lean on faith, and that's what we're all doing." Since being deployed to fight against Ukraine, Derek has only been able to speak to his loved ones on a handful of occasions. Advertisement His last message came in June, on Father's Day in the US, as he spoke to his family while wearing camouflage and military gear. He held back tears as he said: "I miss you all more than you can imagine. "I can't wait to see you, hopefully I get a vacation at some point and I get to go home and spend a couple of weeks with you. "But man, you're on my mind 24/7 and just know that what I'm doing is important to me and important to our family. Advertisement "Just know I will do whatever it takes to be safe and to come home to you. Take care of each other." In the months since, the family have only said he is "doing fine". 5 Derek speaks no Russian and was given very little combat training before being shipped out Credit: YouTube/@HuffmanTime 5 Derek applied via the 'shared values' visa scheme which attempts to attract foreigners who reject 'destructive neoliberal ideologies' Putin claims are pushed by the West Credit: AP Advertisement And amid the lack of information, a mystery Telegram group has been set up titled: "Save that little girls." The group was shared by the family online but the link has been deleted since. Created only on Sunday, the sole message from the account said: "We are asking the United States government to save this family." It was shared along with a picture of DeAnna and her daughters crying in the street. Advertisement Derek happily signed up for the military when he first arrived as he wanted to show his appreciation for his new country by "risking his life". Being alone in a new country, raising kids, and trying to stay strong has tested me in ways I never imagined DeAnna Huffman He claimed he wanted to "earn a place in Russia" without being given free handouts. But DeAnna has since claimed her husband was seriously misled. She said: "When he signed up and had all of that done, he was told he would not be training for two weeks and going straight to the front lines. Advertisement "But it seems as though he is getting one more week of training, closer to the front lines, and then they are going to put him on the front lines." The terrified mom added: "It's been just a few months since our family made the big move from America to Russia. "While we've had amazing adventures, this journey has also brought deep challenges. "Being alone in a new country, raising kids, and trying to stay strong has tested me in ways I never imagined." Advertisement
The Irish Sun
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Bottle-feeding lambs, poitin at TOTP & punching megastar – iconic Irish 80s acts reveal incredible secrets of golden era
A TOUR manager for Irish rockers The Stunning gave one of megastars Blur 'a dig' — after mistaking him for a drunken music fan. The Brewing Up A Storm band were making serious inroads in the Advertisement 5 The Stunning's Steve Wall revealed how the shock incident happened Credit: Redferns 5 Blur supported The Stunning at a raucous London gig. Credit: Getty 5 The Hothouse Flowers feature on episode 4 of the Irish Sun's Fields of Dreams podcast Credit: Getty Singer 'Derek, the guitarist at the time, had a tendency to play in his bare feet. One of these b*****ds broke a glass on purpose in front of Derek's guitar pedals so he couldn't get to it — and they were really p***ing us off. 'After the 'What he was trying to do? I don't know. Maybe he just thought like, 'I'll go in and say hello to the lads, I'm from Mayo', or wherever. Advertisement Read more on Field Of Dreams Listen to Fields Of Dreams on 'So we had this tour manager, a big strapping fella from Co 'He grabbed your man and he basically rammed him up against the door, threw him out — got the bouncers to kick him out." So far so good, then. He added: 'So we were towelling down. And then this other guy came in the door and it was Graham Coxon from Blur. I mean, we didn't know that at the time. And he was coming in because he thought he'd left something behind in the dressing room. Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun Breaking Breaking 'Tony grabbed him and rammed him up against the wall. And he said, 'I thought I told you to f*** off!' I think he gave him a dig.' Steve added: 'I never got to meet him again after that, but I always wanted to apologise.' Róisín O says Vogue Williams 'fan-girled' over her mam Mary Black Episode 4 of the Fields of Dreams podcast examines the astonishing quality of the scene nationally in the 1980s and '90s which resulted in many Irish bands — including Founder member Fiachna O'Braonain recalls a shock visit from Irish broadcasting royalty while over in London and about to head out and perform on legendary Advertisement He said: 'We get a call from security. They say, 'There's a guy here, he says he's come to see you. He's from Connemara, and he's come all the way over to see you guys, and his name is Sean Ban Breathnach'.' The POITIN IN HAND Fiachna added: 'F***ing SBB is here! So we go, 'Yes, let him in'. SBB arrives in… he had a bottle of poitin with him.' The Fields of Dreams podcast also hears hilarious stories from Sharon Shannon, the accordion star who was propelled into fame with Advertisement Just before her debut album became the biggest selling trad album in Irish history, she toured with the Whole Of The Moon hitmakers for 18 months. Mike Scott decided they needed to tour on a massive bus, which they took to the Shannon farm in the west of Ireland one day. BIG HOOLEY She said: 'I don't know how it even fitted on the road. The road to our house where I grew up is a tiny little road with grass in the middle of it. I don't even know if my parents were expecting us. 'And this huge, big, luxurious bus comes in, drives into the driveway of the old farmhouse at Advertisement 'My mother was putting dinners in front of them. And if they were staying for any length, any long period of time, the bottle of whiskey would be out as well. 'So we had a mighty big hooley, a big session. FEEDING THE LAMB 'And I remember Noel Bridgman, the drummer in the band, had a pet lamb, one of our pet lambs in his lap, and he was feeding the lamb with the bottle of milk. 'I can't get over that. Advertisement 'Real cool, you know, the leather trousers and the beautiful long hair and Steve with the feathers in his hat and all this — and all of them here in the middle of this old country farmhouse having a drink of whiskey and having a big session and feeding the lamb.' This episode also focuses on the charity single craze which began with 5 Hothouse Flowers star Fiachna O'Braonain got a shock visit from from Irish broadcasting royalty while over in London Credit: Redferns The 14-hour gig in Advertisement However, the event was criticised before it even began. Some saw it as doing the work of government, and the fury levelled at its main players left lasting marks on some. These include Paul Doran, who co-wrote the song Make It Work — derided as 'Make it Worse' by some folk at the time — with Christy Moore. Make It Work topped the charts in May 1986. For Doran, the instant fame, his struggles to deal with the attention and the criticism, and then failure to capitalise on what was a good song left a bitter aftertaste. Advertisement 'A BIT OF A SHOCK' He revealed: 'I became very, very well known almost overnight, you know. 'And then to have people kind of criticizing this event that you're associated with and best known for, it was all a bit of a shock to the system really. 'I guess I didn't really know how to handle it. 'So yeah, my thoughts have changed over the years. There are times when I cursed it and thought, 'God, you know that's the only thing I'm known for'. Advertisement 'Tony grabbed him and rammed him up against the wall. And he said, 'I thought I told you to fk off!' I think he gave him a dig.' Steve Wall 'It's a kind of a weight around my neck, you know — it's that kind of thing. 'I didn't capitalise on it at all.' REGRETS Paul continued: 'I regretted that at times, especially when I was on hard times in my life, and I was broke, and you know what I mean, I would say, oh, why didn't you do that?' That followed 1985's Show Some Concern, by a 'supergroup' called The Concerned. Advertisement Mike Hanrahan from Stockton's Wing was among those who joined forces for the single that topped the charts. However, he admitted: 'If I'm been really honest about it, I think it's more of getting your face in the video, you know? 'PUBLICITY FEST' 'Those things… that was a publicity fest for artists. 'Maybe I'm a bit cynical — but what's wrong with that?' Singing superstar Mary Black also lifts the lid on the time Christy Moore kind of gatecrashed her wedding. Advertisement The Field of Dreams podcast harks back to the time when she was starting to make waves as a solo singer in 1980. It was when the She said: 'I got married on March 6, 1980, and the wedding had to be stopped. 'Because it was being aired at half 9 that night, and we all squeezed into this room. Advertisement 'We were down in the Clarence Hotel in Dublin, having a knees-up wedding, and everything had to stop so they could see Mary on television singing on the Christy Moore show.' EPISODE four of Fields of Dreams is out now on 5 The Waterboys star Mike Scott insisted they needed to tour on a massive bus Credit: Redferns
Cision Canada
16-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Genesis Fertilizers Announces Appointment of New CEO and Director
SASKATOON, SK, July 16, 2025 /CNW/ - Genesis Fertilizers is pleased to announce that Mr. Derek Penner has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Fertilizers GP Inc., the general partner of Genesis Fertilizers Limited Partnership (Genesis Fertilizers). Derek has also been appointed a director of the company. The other members of the Board are Ian Craven, Kathy Jordison and Garth Whyte, all of whom are independent directors, and Jason Mann. Mr. Whyte is currently the Interim Chair of the Board. Derek is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and brings more than 20 years of senior financial, strategic and operational leadership experience in both Canada and international markets. His previous roles include Chief Financial Officer and later President and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto Canada, as well as Director of Strategy and Licensing for Monsanto's Europe, Middle East and Africa business based in Switzerland. Mr. Penner also served as Chief Executive Officer of one of Canada's largest manufacturers of natural health products and nutritional supplements. Mr. Penner is co-owner and partner at Catchfire, an advisory firm providing transaction advisory and executive management services to businesses, with a focus on mergers & acquisitions across Canada. "We are thrilled to welcome Derek as a director and as the chief executive of the organization," said Interim Board Chair Garth Whyte. "Derek has been involved with the project for several years as a valued consultant, and he will have oversight of Genesis Fertilizers' fertilizer plant project." About Genesis Fertilizers Genesis Fertilizers is proposing to finance, design and construct a new, highly efficient nitrogen fertilizer production and distribution system that serves today's modern farmer. This will be comprised of a central production facility constructed near low-cost raw materials serving a Western Canadian network of strategically located farmer-centric distribution centres. Genesis Fertilizers' is a privately held limited partnership, and its securities do not trade on any exchange.
