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Wales Online
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Inside 2025 Love Island star Ben Holbrough's high-profile modelling career
Inside 2025 Love Island star Ben Holbrough's high-profile modelling career Fans may already recognise the Gloucester-based reality star Ahead of the eagerly anticipated new series of Love Island beginning, one contestant is already being hailed as a fan-favourite - and he may already be a familiar face to some. The excitement is mounting as Love Island gears up to grace our screens again on Monday, June 9, with a line-up of singletons ready to seek out romantic connections in the upcoming series. Maya Jama is set to resume her role as host and has teased that this season will be packed with even more surprising turns. Ben, hailing from Gloucester, openly shares his modelling journey on Instagram, often updating followers about his gigs, which range from donning sophisticated House of Cavani suits to casual wear for high street giant Superdry through his 'Modelling' story highlights, reports OK! Ben is already being touted as a fan favourite (Image: ITV ) Having graced billboards and advertisements nationally, viewers may also recognise him from his work with the St Moriz tanning products, featured prominently on Boots' website. Article continues below Ben's remarkable career in front of the camera has undoubtedly built anticipation amongst the Love Island fanbase for his appearance on the show. Eager fans have taken to social media to express their enthusiasm, with one saying: "@ will be my favourite and I'm sure of it." Another declared: "Yes @ Try ITVX Premium free for a week This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more £59.99 £0 ITVX Get ITVX Premium here Product Description ITVX Premium offers exclusive ad-free content that can be streamed on-demand and on the go, with everything from Hollywood blockbusters to bingeable British box sets. An annual plan costs £59.99 – equal to £4.99 per month – after a seven-day free trial. The private hire taxi driver had previously expressed his desire to meet "someone sexy, good looking, good chat, good vibes, nice teeth and good eye contact" in the villa, mentioning, "Oh, and also a cute smile, I just look at you and know I can be around you all day, every day." He confessed his biggest turn-off, stating: "A girl whose extensions are sticking out. I can't ask a girl to sort her hair out, that's just mean. So I just don't say anything." Discussing his dedication to skincare as part of his morning routine, he described himself as the "CEO of moisturising" elaborating: "Moisturising. I moisturise about 93 times a day. I like having smooth skin. Feeling fresh and smelling nice." Article continues below Sign up to get the gossip from inside the villa through our free Love Island newsletter Factor 50. Love Island series 12 returns on Monday 9th June at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX
Daily Mirror
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Cheese fans set for wild downhill chase as rolling festival to begin
A new cheese rolling champion will be crowned today following one of the most important and highly-anticipated lactose-based events of the year. The Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling, one of Britain's most storied annual festivals, will see dozens of people pursue a very fast wheel of cheese down a damp hill near Gloucestershire. During the mad rush in Brockworth, men and women will cascade down the steep, precarious grassy knoll in hopes of grabbing some Double Gloucester cheese. Thousands of eyes will be fixed on the four competing groups today running down - and occasionally up - the hill, but it isn't an entirely laughing matter. The May 26 race is also a wake, with past champs being honoured, among them the first-ever, a famous cheese hater who always donated his proceedings. The question "How fast can a wheel of Double Gloucester roll down a hill near Gloucestershire?" may seem like the start to a bad joke, but its a critical one for today's competitors. Dozens of people will be chasing their quarry down the hill, which has an incredibly steep roughly 1:2 gradient. The gradient will mean the cheese, at its fastest, can approach up to 70mph at maximum. This means anyone taking part will have to either catch it before it manages to gather momentum, or at the bottom of the hill when it rolls to a stop. While a Gloucester-based event with a Double Gloucester prize may seem hyper local, the competition is very much an international affair. People looking to save money on cheese and lose weight in the process come from all over, and, unfortinately, it means that Brits are very much in form by regularly losing at another homespun sport. Last year's first winner was Tom Kopke, from Munich, the second men's race winner was Australian Dylan Twiss, and the first women's race winner was American Abby Lampe. Competitors in today's race will tumble down Cooper's Hill in an organised fashion. The first group to give themselves over to the soggy hill's influence will be the men, who will pour over the top at around 12pm this afternoon. They will be divided into races every 15 minutes, with children following in an uphill battle once the first men have reached the bottom. Over-12s will follow once the second men's group has had an opportunity to wrestle with the force of gravity. Women will have a chance to prove their mettle at 1pm, before the all-against-all mixed uphill race at 1.15pm. Men will bookend the festival with their final race at 1.30pm.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Off-duty firefighters and others rescue 3 after car crashes into water at Mass. park
Off-duty firefighters and other bystanders rescued three people Sunday morning after a car crashed into the water at a Gloucester park. Two off-duty firefighters on a nearby boat saw the car crash into the water at St. Peter's Park and called 911 shortly before 10:50 a.m., the Gloucester Fire Department said in a press release. The car landed on its roof, trapping the three people inside it inside the car. One firefighter immediately jumped into the Gloucester Harbor Cove to help, and several local fishermen and other bystanders soon joined in the rescue effort, the fire department said. Several crewmembers from Tight Lines — a Gloucester-based lobster boat — broke one of the car windows with a hammer to help free those inside. By the time Gloucester firefighters arrived at the scene, all three people who were in the car had been freed from it, but were still in the water, the fire department said. Their rescuers had kept their heads above the water and rendered medical aid. 'Fortunately it was low tide and not high tide,' Deputy Fire Chief Tom LoGrande said in the release. The three people were all conscious and alert when they were taken to local hospitals with varying injuries, the fire department said. One of the off-duty firefighters was also taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The preliminary investigation indicates that the car was driven around granite barriers and over the seawall before plunging 15 to 20 feet into the water, the fire department said. A local tow company removed it from the water. 'We'd like to thank everyone who helped get these three people get out of the vehicle,' Gloucester Fire Chief Eric Smith said in the release. 'If not for all of their selfless efforts, this could have been a tragic day in Gloucester. Instead, this is an inspirational story of our community banding together to help three people in mortal danger. All of these people working together in an emergency makes me proud to be a Gloucester resident.' Gloucester police are still investigating the crash. Springfield approves new 5,000-gallon tank to allow Peter Pan Bus to fuel vehicles Springfield men indicted on drug trafficking charges in Vermont Police rescue 7-year-old Mass. boy lost in swamp Former President Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer Cape Cod high school senior killed in car crash Read the original article on MassLive.
Boston Globe
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Boston Globe
Three people rescued after car plunges into Harbor Cove in Gloucester
The crash happened around 11 a.m. at St. Peter's Park, according to the statement. The driver went around granite barriers and over the seawall, before falling between 15 and 20 feet and landing upside down in the water. Several people, including crew members of a Gloucester-based lobster boat, witnessed the crash and jumped in the water to help, breaking one of the car windows with a hammer to help free the occupants. Two off-duty firefighters — Deputy Chief Andrew McRobb and Lieutenant William Doucette — also witnessed the crash and called for help before jumping in the water to help free the passengers. By the time fire crews arrived, all three passengers were freed from the car but remained in the water, according to the statement. Bystanders and the off-duty firefighters rendered aid until help arrived, according to the statement. Advertisement All three passengers were conscious and alert when they were removed from the water and transported to local hospitals. 'Fortunately it was low tide and not high tide,' Deputy Fire Chief Tom LoGrande said. Doucette was also taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to the statement. The car was later removed from the water by a local tow company. 'We'd like to thank everyone who helped get these three people get out of the vehicle,' said Gloucester Fire Chief Eric Smith. 'If not for all of their selfless efforts, this could have been a tragic day in Gloucester.' Advertisement Collin Robisheaux can be reached at
Business Mayor
18-05-2025
- Business Mayor
Two off-duty Massachusetts firefighters, bystanders, rescue three after car plunges into water, flips over
GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department responded Sunday when a car containing three people plunged into the water at St. Peter's Park. Two off-duty firefighters on a boat nearby witnessed the crash, and one immediately jumped into the Gloucester Harbor Cove water to help. Their rescue efforts were joined by several local fishermen and other bystanders at the scene. The pair of off-duty Gloucester firefighters, Deputy Chief Andrew McRobb and Lt. William Doucette, called the incident into dispatch at 10:49 a.m., Sunday, May 18. Lt. Doucette entered the water to help several crewmembers from Tight Lines, a Gloucester-based lobster boat, who had broken one of the car windows with a hammer to help free the occupants. They worked together quickly with a small group of brave bystanders to help all three of the car's occupants out of the vehicle, which had landed on its roof. According to a preliminary investigation, the vehicle was driven around granite barriers and over the seawall, where it plunged about 15-20 feet into the water. A Gloucester Police investigation is active and ongoing. Gloucester Fire crews arrived on the scene and discovered all three occupants were out of the vehicle but still in the water. The bystanders and off-duty firefighters rendered aid and kept the rescued car's occupants' heads above the water level. 'Fortunately it was low tide and not high tide,' said Deputy Chief Tom LoGrande. All three occupants were transported to area hospitals with varying injuries. Lt. Doucette was also transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. 'Lt. Doucette jumped into the water with little regard for his own safety,' said Deputy Chief LoGrande. 'I'm happy to report that Lt. Doucette is okay after this ordeal. Three people could have easily been lost in Gloucester this morning if not for the bold and decisive actions of these two firefighters and a group of very brave bystanders.' Gloucester Police also responded to the scene and assisted with traffic and crowd control. A local tow company removed the vehicle from the water. All three occupants were conscious and alert when they were removed from the water and transported to area hospitals. 'We'd like to thank everyone who helped get these three people get out of the vehicle,' said Chief Smith. 'If not for all of their selfless efforts, this could have been a tragic day in Gloucester. Instead, this is an inspirational story of our community banding together to help three people in mortal danger. All of these people working together in an emergency makes me proud to be a Gloucester resident.'
