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Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson shows off her gorgeous postpartum figure in a stylish denim jumpsuit at ABBA Voyage anniversary show three months after welcoming first child with husband Will Owen
Eleanor Tomlinson showed off her gorgeous postpartum figure as she attended Abba Voyage's third anniversary show in London on Tuesday, just three months after welcoming her first child with husband Will Owen. The Poldark actress, 33, cut a stylish figure in a denim jumpsuit as she was joined at the star-studded celebrations by actor brother Ross. Eleanor's outfit boasted bishop sleeves and quirky pocket detailing while she added extra height to her frame with chic black heels. She wore a pair of shades on her head and accessorised with gold jewellery while posing up a storm ahead of the show, which was also ABBA icons Frida Lyngstad, 79 and Benny Andersson, 78. In February the actress announced she has welcomed her first child with rugby player husband by taking to Instagram with a sweet snap of the newborn's tiny hand holding her finger. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Eleanor, who wed the Rugby Union flanker in 2022, captioned the photo with a single red heart emoji as fans and famous friends rushed to congratulate. Nicola Coughlan gushed: 'Congratulations Eleanor!!!' while Guardian's Of The Galaxy's Laura Haddock wrote: 'My love'. Eleanor's Couple Next Door co-star Jessica De Gouw commented: 'My loves' alongside Kimberley Nixon who said: 'Congratulations! Hope you're recovering ok'. The star announced her pregnancy on Instagram in October, sharing a photo of a sweet baby grow with the words 'Baby Owen' on the front. She gushed: 'Can't wait to meet you little one.' The star tied the knot with her rugby player in a fairytale wedding at Euridge Manor in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds in 2022. She wrote on Instagram: 'When a Miss becomes a Mrs. I love you. The best weekend of our lives. The biggest thank you to all our family and friends and of course to you, @pronovias, @euridge_ and @debeersofficial.' The bride wore a stunning off-the-shoulder traditional Provonias gown with Christian Louboutin heels as she posed in the grounds of the stunning property. To mark the arrival she took to Instagram with a sweet snap of the newborn's tiny hand holding her finger Eleanor went public on social media with Will in February 2021. She first sparked engagement rumours in November 2021 when she stepped out at the supermarket with a diamond ring on her finger in London. Sources at the time of the engagement claimed the Poldark star is 'absolutely smitten' with her beau after taking her time before entering a new relationship following her split from co-star Harry Richardson in 2018. Eleanor first hinted she had a new man in her life when she shared a loved-up social media snap with Will in February 2021. A source told The Sun: 'The pair have been seeing each other for quite a few months and are absolutely smitten. 'She gets on really well with his family and they decided to be together with them during quarantine. 'It's been a while since her last boyfriend. She took her time, didn't rush into anything and she really thinks things can go far with Will who is a proper man's man.' The star also revealed she'd been spending lots of time with Will's family as they isolated together during the lockdown. She told the Overrated podcast: 'We're just having a real laugh. Just sitting out in the garden doing a lot of drinking.' Eleanor previously appeared on the West Country drama Poldark as the flame-haired beauty Demelza, alongside Aidan Turner as the titular Captain Eleanor previously appeared on the West Country drama Poldark as the flame-haired beauty Demelza, alongside Aidan Turner as the titular Captain. She dated Aidan's stunt double Ben Atkinson, 25, until June 2017, before embarking on a romance with Australian actor Harry Richardson, 27, who played Drake Carne in the series. Will plays for Clifton Rugbybut also played for Coventry Rugby, Leicester Tigers, Doncaster Knights and Nottingham Rugby Club. Speaking about Poldark in a new interview with The Telegraph, Eleanor admitted: 'My life changed so much both professionally and personally.' 'Suddenly, when you become part of something that's very successful, people treat you differently: they start coming to you for answers. 'Actors on set would start asking me things as if I were the person who would know, when really I was just 22, and trying to find my feet.'
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE ABBA icons and former couple Frida Lyngstad, 79, and Benny Andersson, 78, send fans wild as they make heartfelt speech during surprise appearance at band's Voyage show in London to celebrate third anniversary
ABBA icons Frida Lyngstad and Benny Andersson made a surprise appearance at the band's Voyage show in London on Tuesday evening. The Swedish stars, who were married from 1978 to 1981, were showered with applause as they made impromptu speeches ahead of their avatar doppelgängers taking to the stage. Frida, 79, stunned in a chic cream ensemble as she joined pianist Benny, 78, who opted for a snazzy printed blazer, in the balcony, former bandmates Agnetha Fältskog, 75, Björn Ulvaeus, 80, who were also previously married were not present. Speaking to the audience she said: 'I love you very much, thank you for all your support over the years, it's hard to imagine it's nearly 50 years ago'. Before declaring: 'I'm turning 80 this year' to wild cheers from the audience as she signed off: 'I love you thank you'. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Taking the microphone Benny then pretended to tell a rude joke, quipping: 'Two men walk into a bar' as Frida collapsed into giggles. Although they got together before ABBA officially formed staying together during the band's success was hard and eventually the band broke up due to divorce. Frida and Benny first met in 1969 and were living together, before getting married in 1978 right at the heart of ABBA's international fame. Two years later, in 1980, they broke up and divorced the following year. An Expressen interview in 1981, Benny said: 'I don't know how other people deal with things like this. 'Frida and I are still friends and I'm still a member of ABBA. We are still good friends, but we are not married anymore. 'We discussed what was going to remain in the group in spite of all we have been through. We decided to stay together for the sake of the music.' Frida said: 'Now that Benny and I have broken up, we are able to work much better together. Our relationship is not as intense as it was, but we are still in contact. Speaking about their split Frida said: 'We have always been very honest about relationships and after long and hard talks we decided to go our separate ways' (pictured 1974) Former bandmates Agnetha Fältskog (L) Björn Ulvaeus (Far left) who were also previously married were not present (ABBA pictured at the show's opening in 2022) 'We have chosen to be completely honest with each other. We have always been very honest about relationships and after long and hard talks we decided to go our separate ways. 'We simply grew out of each other. It came down to our different goals in life. We have always been honest and talked about everything. We talked and talked and finally, we agreed that a divorce would be the best solution. 'There was a lot of tears and a lot of discussions. But there was no way back. Breaking up became a necessity.' And so it seemed the band had to break up too. ABBA Voyage, launched in 2022, has holographic avatars of the band singing crowd favourites such as Dancing Queen and Waterloo. And the recreation of music legends is likely to be a huge hit with fans and the economy. The positive financial impact of the Swedish hit-makers' new venture in London has been revealed in a new report. The four-piece band are represented as digital avatars in the popular attraction at Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Park in east London, previously home of the London 2012 Olympics. And ABBA are evidently making 'money, money, money', to quote one of their hits, according to the new study. ABBA's hologram showed ABBA Voyage has pumped £322million into the British economy - with more than a million tickets bought at up to £181.50 each.
Forbes
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
ABBA Claims A Bestseller Again As A Classic Returns
ABBA's Gold compilation reenters several U.K. charts at once, becoming a bestseller on multiple ... More lists at once. circa 1975: Swedish pop group ABBA (L-R: Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus), wearing similar white Asian-influenced costumes, perform for the television program Midnight Special with a neon 'ABBA' sign in the background. (Photo by) ABBA is one of the most successful musical groups of all time. The outfit may, in fact, be the most commercially viable pop band ever, depending on how certain acts are classified. After last week's charts in the U.K. were dominated by Record Store Day releases, a number of beloved titles became bestsellers once more. Now that the rankings are less competitive versus just a few days ago, ABBA benefits greatly, as its Gold: Greatest Hits compilation returns to multiple tallies at the same time, once again reestablishing itself as a bestseller – and in several formats, no less. Gold returns to two lists in the U.K. this week. It reenters highest on the Official Albums Sales chart, coming in at No. 44, just missing out on becoming a top 40 bestseller again. Over on the Official Physical Albums list, Gold is back at No. 53. While Gold returns to those two lists, it's also present on three other rankings at the same time, because it never disappeared from them – at least not recently. It holds at No. 25 on the Official Album Downloads chart and manages to climb on two others. This frame, it nears the top 10 once more on the Official Albums Streaming list, pushing several spots to No. 12. It comes in at No. 15 on the Official Albums roster — the ranking of the most consumed and most popular projects in the country. So far, Gold has reached the top five on each and every one of the tallies on which it currently appears. It's hit No. 1 on both the Official Albums chart and Official Physical Albums ranking and has come close to doing so on the others. The set has also racked up hundreds of weeks on each and every one of the lists it can be found on this frame. It's already passed 1,000 frames on two rankings, and in just two more turns, it will reach 1,200 weeks on the Official Albums chart. Amazingly, there are two different versions of Gold on the British music charts this week. Gold: Anniversary Edition can also be found on the Official Album Downloads list. It has now spent 227 weeks on that ranking, and this time around, it sits at No. 56. It speaks to the incredible popularity of ABBA's discography that two takes of essentially the same collection can land on the same tally at the same time. Gold — all versions combined — is one of the bestselling albums of all time globally, as it's moved around 30 million units. It is certainly ABBA's top performer, and it gathers together many beloved singles like "Dancing Queen," "Mamma Mia," "Take a Chance on Me," and many others that established the Swedish group as pop hitmakers. Released in 1992, it can almost always be found on the U.K. chart somewhere — and as is often the case, it is now present on multiple lists at once.
