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Daily Mirror
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Lauren Goodger shares huge milestone after suffering severe trauma and anxiety
ITVBe's The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger has teased a return to the reality show with a trip overseas for the first time since the tragic death of her second daughter Lauren Goodger has confirmed she will be travelling abroad for the first time in five years soon as she joins the cast of The Only Way is Essex on a filming trip to Portugal. The 37-year-old reality star, who rose to fame on the 2010 series of the ITVBe show, shared the news about this personal milestone on Instagram. Goodger posted a glam selfie to her story, gushing: "I am going on my first TOWIE away trip to Portugal very soon!! My first TOWIE trip in 10 years – I'm so excited! This is a huge deal for me but this is the perfect timing. "I've not been away on holiday abroad in five years, due to my severe trauma and anxiety. However, the TOWIE bosses are who I feel most comfortable with to be going abroad to help with this." The reality star was last spotted abroad in 2019, when she was photographed on holiday in Marbella. Her decision to join the cast overseas has come after a difficult few years that were marked by personal traumas such as the tragic loss of her second daughter, a serious accident, and ongoing mental health struggles. In July 2022 Goodger's second child tragically died two days after being born. Lauren has spoken publicly about the profound impact Lorena's death had on her, describing herself as a "grieving mother" and regularly sharing how the experience has affected her mental health. The TV personality currently shares her three-year-old daughter Larose with ex-partner Charles Drury. In May last year she was left in a state of panic when the girl came down with a virus, leaving Lauren unable to sleep for three nights out of fear that she would lose Larose, too. She described the incident as "three days and three nights of hell", telling followers: "I am full of anxiety when my baby is not well. In constant fear of the worst." In May 2024, Goodger also revealed she had been involved in an accident where she tripped and fell in the middle of a busy road. The incident left her with multiple injuries and made her decide to take a break from social media. "Today I had a horrible accident. Got seven wounds on my body," she wrote at the time in a concerning Instagram post. "Luckily the cars stopped and I sat in the road while strangers came to help me." The former TOWIE star later said that the fall happened during a week when she was very emotionally distressed after being triggered by several personal issues and ongoing anxiety. She described her mental state at the time as "running on empty" and said she was struggling to sleep through the night and felt emotionally exhausted. Thankfully Goodger seems to be healing from these painful experiences now, and has spoken about using exercise and therapy to help her recover from the trauma of losing her daughter.
Al Etihad
29-04-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
UAE to remain a top travel destination through 2030
30 Apr 2025 00:12 MAYS IBRAHIM (DUBAI)The UAE is expected to remain among the top destinations for travel and tourism spending in the Middle East through 2030, according to new projections unveiled at the Arabian Travel Market 2024 in 2025 ATM Trends Report data presented by Dave Goodger, Managing Director for EMEA at Tourism Economics, shows that the UAE and Saudi Arabia are set to exceed $50 billion in total travel expenditure by the end of the decade. Both countries are also forecast to witness sustained growth across all travel segments - including leisure, business, and inbound UAE is on track to achieve annual growth rates of 9% in business travel spending and 5% in both leisure and inbound travel through the end of the decade, the report Middle East's tourism volume will more than double from 2019 levels by 2030, Goodger said, citing Tourism Economics than 85% of the region's tourism growth over the next five years will come from international visitors, he added. Younger, Wealthier Travellers Outbound travel from the Middle East is also booming. Travellers from the GCC have one of the highest propensities globally to travel abroad, with average outbound trip durations of 7.6 nights - well above the global average of travellers also spend more per day, with the region becoming a vital source market for destinations worldwide, from Morocco and Turkey to Thailand and the key driver of this growth in the region is the rise of younger, wealthier travellers with a high appetite for luxury and authentic experiences, according to travellers are significantly more likely to use advanced technology such as AI chatbots and travel planning tools, he to 60% of UAE travellers now rely on AI for all aspects of their trip planning - a figure much higher than the global average. Growth Drivers Goodger also noted that cultural and entertainment events, including concerts, festivals, and major sporting competitions, are attracting tourists to the travel, particularly the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) sector, is also seeing rapid growth, he like the ATM itself – which last year generated $2.5 billion in business deals and welcomed 45,000 attendees – demonstrate the strong ROI such gatherings bring to key enablers of the tourism surge in the region include technology and pointed out that Gulf carriers account for 12% of all global aircraft orders – a figure that far exceeds the region's share of international air restrictive visa policies could boost visitor numbers from some markets by up to 40%, he cruise sector is also seeing growth, which bolsters regional connectivity. Goodger noted that Middle East ports are expected to record more than 300,000 cruise visits in 2025. The report's data shows that Dubai and Abu Dhabi enjoy the highest share of regional passenger days in the Middle East.
