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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Meet Dinah, whose 'a day in the life as RCB cheerleader' reel goes viral as Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangalore wins IPL 2025
After nearly two decades of heartbreak, Royal Challengers Bangalore's historic IPL 2025 victory sent waves of jubilation across the cricket world. Amid the celebrations, a unique star emerged, Dinah, an RCB cheerleader, whose Instagram reel documenting a 'day in the life of a RCB cheerleader' took the internet by storm. Watch her reel: The cheerleader who stole the spotlight The video captures Dinah's packed day: catching an early flight, settling into a hotel, and heading straight to the stadium to cheer on her favourite team. From every six, wicket, and catch to every boundary, Dinah's energy and enthusiasm shine through, reminding fans that cheerleaders play a vital role in creating the electric atmosphere of IPL matches. Dinah's real-life hustle While her reel sparked joy, it also attracted some trolling — with people questioning what she does outside IPL season. Dinah addressed this by revealing that she is professionally an engineering student, juggling her studies alongside her passion for supporting RCB. This showed her followers the balance of dedication behind the scenes. Why Dinah's reel resonated with fans Dinah's reel is more than just a glimpse into cheerleading, it reflects the spirit, passion, and excitement shared by fans and the team alike. The viral video perfectly encapsulates the hard work and dedication that goes into supporting a team on match day, making it a fan favourite during this historic win. RCB's long-awaited triumph and Kohli's moment of glory Well, if you are still living under the rock, the IPL 2025 final was a thriller, with RCB finally breaking their 18-year drought by beating the Punjab Super Kings at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. This victory was especially sweet for Virat Kohli, who has been with RCB since 2008 and finally secured his first IPL trophy. Kohli's stellar season, scoring 657 runs in 15 matches, made him the third-highest run-scorer of the tournament, proving his unmatched skill and determination. The win was not just a team achievement but a celebration of years of perseverance.
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Coronation Street star Barbara Ferris dies as tributes pour in
Film fans may also remember her as Dinah, the love interest who runs away with Dave Clark in the 1965 movie Catch Us If You Can. Coronation Street star Barbara Ferris has died aged 85. The former model and actress played a barmaid in Coronation Street in 1961, which led to a decades-long career in the spotlight. After a playing Nona Willis on Coronation Street Barbara stepped away from the show after just 10 episodes, admitting she found the Lancastrian accent too difficult to follow. Film fans may also remember her as Dinah, the love interest who runs away with Dave Clark in the 1965 movie Catch Us If You Can. Her final screen appearance came in 1990's The Krays, directed by Peter Medak. Ferris eventually left acting behind to focus on raising her children and accompanying her husband on international work trips, with the couple settling in homes across Ireland, Zurich, and London. Born in London to Dorothy and Roy Ferris, she was the youngest of two children. As a student at the Italia Conti stage school, she took on pantomimes and commercials to support her family. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Following news of her passing, fans have shared touching tributes and vintage photos online to honour her memory. One wrote: 'Absolutely gutted to hear about Barbara Ferris. She had such a quiet grace on screen — Catch Us If You Can was a core memory from my childhood. Rest easy, Dinah." Another echoed: 'RIP to Barbara Ferris - unforgettable in The Krays. That voice, that presence. We were lucky to have her, even if briefly.' And someone else wrote: "Barbara was one of the kindest, most generous actors I ever worked with. Her laughter lit up every set we shared. It was an honour just to be around her." Ferris, who passed away on May 23, 2025, led a life touched by both quiet stardom and personal devotion. Her younger sister, Liz, achieved athletic acclaim, becoming a springboard diving champion and taking home bronze at the 1960 Rome Olympics. That same year, Ferris married film producer John Quested. But the newlyweds had little time to celebrate - their honeymoon was a single night at The Dorchester, cut short by Ferris's imminent professional stage debut. Ferris is survived by her husband and their three children: Nicholas, Christopher, and Catherine.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Coronation Street barmaid dies as tributes pour in from fans
Former model and Coronation Street actress has passed away aged 85. Barbara Ferris played a barmaid in Coronation Street in 1961, and enjoyed a decades-long career. After a stint on Coronation Street as Nona Willis, actress Barbara stepped away from the show after just 10 episodes, admitting she found the Lancastrian accent too difficult to follow. Film fans may also remember her as Dinah, the love interest who runs away with Dave Clark in the 1965 movie Catch Us If You Can. Her final screen appearance came in 1990's The Krays, directed by Peter Medak. Ferris eventually left acting behind to focus on raising her children and accompanying her husband on international work trips, with the couple settling in homes across Ireland, Zurich, and London. Born in London to Dorothy and Roy Ferris, she was the youngest of two children. As a student at the Italia Conti stage school, she took on pantomimes and commercials to support her family. Following news of her passing, fans have shared touching tributes and vintage photos online to honour her memory. One wrote: 'Absolutely gutted to hear about Barbara Ferris. She had such a quiet grace on screen — Catch Us If You Can was a core memory from my childhood. Rest easy, Dinah."
Geek Dad
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Dad
Review – Black Canary: Best of the Best #6
Black Canary: Best of the Best #6 cover, via DC Comics, Ray: What do you get when you combine a cutting look at the difficulty of navigating the American health care system with the most brutal fight comic in DC history? You get the latest Tom King deep dive into a superhero's psychology. For five issues, Black Canary has been taking an enormous amount of punishment from Lady Shiva in the ring, and dealing out almost as much, all to save her mother's life. She has to make it to round six, then surrender, to get the lifesaving cure from Vandal Savage. Each issue covers a round, and now we're here. There's just one problem – Shiva has put one of Dinah's best friends in the hospital and cruelly humiliated her at every turn, and now she wants revenge. And as the first bell of this round kicks off, it's not clear if the two of them will even survive to the final round bell, or if the fight will finally go to the point of no return. Watching and waiting. Via DC Comics. Amid the chaotic fight, there are some of those moments that make Tom King's writing so effective, particularly a brilliant one-sided argument as Dinah returns home while her mother languishes in a hospital bed, and essentially has a raging fight with the woman who has dominated her life in so many ways. This may be the best depiction I've ever seen of a how complicated mother-daughter relationships can be, as these two clearly have a deep love for each other but also drive each other absolutely insane. And that sets the stakes sky-high for the final bell, as Shiva humiliates Dinah one time too many, sending Dinah into a rage and leaving her with two objectives that can't possibly mesh with each other – or can they? This is one of the more divisive King books in recent memory (but then, when does he not create tense debates?), but I think it's the story Dinah's needed for a very long time. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
Buzz Feed
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Dinah Jane Said She Was Encouraged To "Tuck" Her Ethnicity "Away" During Her Fifth Harmony Days Because It Wasn't Marketable
During a recent interview for BuzzFeed's Voices of the Pacific series, Dinah Jane recalled the identity struggles she faced during her time with Fifth Harmony. After forming on the 2012 season of The X Factor, Fifth Harmony enjoyed widespread success with international tours, devoted fans, and high-charting albums. In 2016, "Work from Home" hit No. 4 on the Hot 100, the first time a girl group reached the top 5 in a decade, per Billboard. But all that success came at a cost. Dinah told BuzzFeed, "Coming from a girl group, we're all super ethnic; we range from all over. The audience always perceived that I was Latina or Latina/Black." "So, I was told from people from above to kind of tuck a piece of myself away, being Polynesian, because we come from such a small demographic. They were probably thinking there's not much of a market of selling me in that lane." The 27-year-old recalled the difficulty in "staying true" to herself. "After all the glitz and glamor, I'm coming home. Home to me is living with my 25 family members, and what I'm consuming here at home is the reality of my Polynesian [life.] We're all big on family, big on God. It was putting me in the middle of picking and choosing who I was, this Hannah Montana effect." It wasn't until she changed management in 2020 that Dinah said she could dive into herself fully. Her most recent album, Juice County: Volume 1, highlights her Polynesian identity and incorporates instruments and sounds from her culture. The music video for "Ocean Song" feels like a love letter to Pacific Islander women and highlights "the natural beauty to us, our hair, our color, our body shape." "Now that I'm an independent artist, I can champion myself and say, 'I'm proud of you for taking the reins,' because I didn't have that type of control when I was under a label. So now I'm here, having the most fun I've ever had in my career because I'm able to make my people proud," Dinah concluded.
