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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Laura Anderson gushes over footballer boyfriend as they mark huge milestone
Ex-Love Islander Laura Anderson posted a series of photos with her footballer boyfriend to mark their anniversary after taking on a new life as a self professed 'Wag' Influencer Laura Anderson, aged 36, took to Instagram to gush over her lover beau Clark Robertson, 31, to mark a very special occasion they're sharing together. The Scottish TV star first rose to fame in 2018 when she appeared on the hit series Love Island in search of her happily ever after. On the series, she was so close to winning the prize, coming second as part of a couple with Paul Knops. Despite their split soon after the show, Anderson soon found love again with Dane Bower and later on the Hollyoaks actor Gary Lucy. It was with Lucy that she had her daughter Bonnie, before their eventual split in 2023. After all of the heartbreak, it seems Anderson finally met her match, as she poses loved-up with her Dundee Defender boyfriend, celebrating one year together. In her romantic post, the former flight attendant described her partner as her "hot man", gushing over his love for her daughter, who is turning two in September. The post reads: "Celebrating our one-year anniversary. Our love story is like no other, most of which we do not share. Your modesty for a hot man is unmatched, as is your devotion as a father. "Thank you for being yourself, thank you for being a role model to Bonnie, and thank you for always closing the fridge door behind me." Her dedicated 1.5 million followers were quick to flood the comments, sharing the love with the happy couple. One fan commented: "Isn't funny how fate has worked out! We are all so happy for you." While another person shared: "Wow its your time now, Laura. You kissed enough frogs, and Prince Charming arrived, and he seems such a gentleman xx". It seems her new lifestyle with Roberson is suiting her nicely, as she previously opened up to the Scottish Sun about learning the ways of the football world. She said: 'I guess I'm a WAG now. I actually really like football. I didn't really like it before. To be honest, it just reminded me of my dad hogging the remote when we were young, and I never got to watch what I wanted to watch. "But now I like going to the games. I think he looks very sexy, actually, because he's quite bossy on the pitch, and he's not like that day-to-day. He's such a relaxed, chilled-out guy. So on the pitch, he's always pointing, and I'm like, 'What the hell? What's going on?" Meanwhile, her footballer boyfriend keeps his own Instagram profile private and lets Laura take the limelight when it comes to social media stardom. The reality star has shared the journey with fans along the way to this one-year anniversary, posting their numerous 'staycays', holidays and home life with her daughter Bonnie, and her followers can't get enough of it.
Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Laura Anderson marks one year with footballer boyfriend as she hails his ‘devotion as a father'
It comes a month after Laura took a swipe at her daughter's dad, Gary Lucy, on Father's Day 'GORGEOUS COUPLE' Laura Anderson marks one year with footballer boyfriend as she hails his 'devotion as a father' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LAURA Anderson has posted a string of loved-up pics with her footballer boyfriend as they mark their one-year anniversary. The former Love Island star, 36, gushed over her Dundee defender beau Clark Robertson, 31, in a sweet Instagram post. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Laura Anderson and Clark Robertson celebrated their one-year anniversary Credit: lauraanderson1z/Instagram 4 And Laura has hailed his 'devotion as a father' to her daughter Bonnie Credit: lauraanderson1z/Instagram 4 Laura beamed in the adorable post as the couple marked the milestone together Credit: lauraanderson1z/Instagram The Scots influencer, from Stirling, has been waiting to find her soulmate starring on the 2018 series of the ITV hit dating show. At the time, she finished runner-up with Paul Knops, but after they split, she went on to date Another Level's Dane Bowers, 45, and Hollyoaks actor Gary Lucy, who is the dad to her daughter Bonnie. But it seems that the ex-air hostess has now found her perfect match with Clark. And the couple looked super loved up as they went out to celebrate their anniversary. In the adorable post, Laura called Clark her "hot man" and hailed his "devotion as a father" to her little girl Bonnie, who turns two in September. She wrote: "Celebrating our one year anniversary. Our love story is like no other, most of which we do not share. Your modesty for a hot man is unmatched, as is your devotion as a father Laura Anderson "Our love story is like no other, most of which we do not share. Your modesty for a hot man is unmatched, as is your devotion as a father. "Thank you for being yourself, thank you for being a role model to Bonnie and thank you for always closing the fridge door behind me. "Love always, your wee f*****". Her loyal 1.5million followers flocked to the comments to compliment Laura and congratulate the couple. Love Island's Laura Anderson gives tour of her HUGE new mansion with en-suite rooms and garden so big it could be a park One person said: "Awww, so happy for you, babe, happy anniversary". Another added: "Happy anniversary, Laura, looking gorgeous as always, and you deserve all the happiness in the world". Someone else wrote: "Isn't it funny how fate has worked out! We are all so happy for you". While a fourth posted: "You both look so happy together... you deserve so much happiness, Laura". And a fifth chimed in: "Happy anniversary, Laura. Gorgeous couple". Laura previously admitted that she used to hate watching football - but is now learning the rules so she can fawn over her fella. Laura told the Scottish Sun: 'I guess I'm a WAG now. I actually really like football. I didn't really like it before. " To be honest, it just reminded me of my dad hogging the remote when we were young, and I never got to watch what I wanted to watch. SINGLE MUM SWIPE THE gushing post comes a month after Laura took a swipe at her daughter's dad Gary Lucy on Father's Day. "Cheers to the single mums that feel s*** for their kids on Father's Day," Laura penned over the top of a video of herself frowning, seemingly taking a veiled dig at her ex. Laura then put a thumb up before the screen went blank and only the caption remained. Laura welcomed daughter Bonnie, whom she shares with ex Gary, in 2023. The couple had an on-and-off relationship, but things are now on bad terms with Laura even branding Gary a "deadbeat dad". Last month Gary seemingly reignited his feud with his Celebs Go Dating ex Laura after warning that "dads matter". The former Footballers' Wives star made the apparent dig while sharing a throwback video of himself and his son Theodore, six. Laura has taken aim at Gary several times in the past over Bonnie being snapped with her dad rarely. Gary and Laura met while filming E4's Celebs Go Dating in 2022. At the end of 2022, the pair revealed they were expecting a child together. Laura broke things off with Gary shortly after they celebrated the happy pregnancy news together. They split after they attended their first baby scan together. 'But now I like going to the games. "I think he looks very sexy actually, because he's quite bossy on the pitch and he's not like that day-to-day. He's such a relaxed, chilled-out guy. 'So on the pitch he's always pointing and I'm like 'what the hell what's going on?'' Clark even reckons that young Bonnie could be the next in line for soccer stardom. Laura added: 'Clark did say Bonnie's got a good left foot and she's actually really good at football already. 'I think I'm going to take credit for it because I started her out on the ball before I met Clark, but I think he might be trying to take credit that she's somehow following in his footsteps.'
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Obesity in Canada surges to one-third of adults, study links spike to pandemic disruptions
Obesity rates in Canada have reached alarming levels, with one in three adults now classified as obese, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). Researchers say the COVID-19 pandemic played a major role in accelerating this trend. The study shows that 32.7 percent of Canadian adults, roughly 10.6 million people, were obese in 2023. That's a jump of eight percentage points since 2009, with a sharper rise during the pandemic years. 'The pandemic had such a profound impact on our daily lives, including changes in our eating behaviours and access to healthy foods,' said Laura Anderson, lead author of the study and associate professor at McMaster University. The research analyzed self-reported body mass index (BMI) data from 746,250 Canadians aged 18 or older between 2009 and 2023. Obesity was defined using World Health Organization criteria as a BMI of 30 or higher, or 27.5 for Asian populations. Before COVID-19, obesity rates in Canada were rising at about 0.5 percentage points per year. During the pandemic, that rate doubled to 1 percent annually. While the study didn't investigate causes directly, experts suggest that mental health and lifestyle disruptions contributed significantly. Live Events 'There was isolation and depression,' said Dr. Sean Wharton, an internal medicine physician in Ontario. 'People who were living with depression, their depression may have gotten even worse. And that's where we saw people having an increase in their weight.' The study also found that young adults aged 18 to 39 experienced the highest increases. Severe obesity, defined as a BMI of 40 or more, rose from 2.4 percent in 2009 to nearly 5 percent in 2023. More women were also affected by severe obesity, which researchers say may reflect increased stress and caregiving responsibilities during the pandemic. While new weight-loss drugs like Wegovy have been approved in Canada, they were not widely available during the study period. Their long-term impact on national obesity rates remains to be seen. Researchers say the rise in severe obesity is especially concerning due to its links to chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers.
Hamilton Spectator
15-07-2025
- Health
- Hamilton Spectator
Canada's obesity rate grew faster after COVID-19 pandemic with women and young adults impacted more, study finds
Obesity rates in Canada increased faster in recent years — including a jump among women and younger adults — compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has found. According to researchers at McMaster University, obesity rates increased by an average of 0.5 per cent annually during the 11 years leading up to the pandemic. But between 2020 and 2023, the annual increase doubled to an average of just over one per cent. Over the 15-year study, women and younger adults in particular saw a larger increase in obesity rates than other groups — something the study points out has not been the case in the past. The findings — which were published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal Monday — were based on the health data of nearly 750,000 Canadian adults over 18. It was collected through the annual Canadian Community Health Survey between 2009 to 2023. Researchers used body mass index (BMI) as a metric for obesity — a measure that lead author and McMaster associate professor Laura Anderson acknowledged is not perfect. 'It is not a direct measure of body fat. It's also not a direct measure of health outcomes,' Anderson said. 'But for large, population-based studies where we're looking at screening, we can still use BMI because it is a proxy for obesity.' The study does not go into the potential reasons for the jump in obesity rates coming out of the pandemic, but Anderson said she and the other researchers hypothesize that it was the changes to physical activity and sedentary time from public health lockdowns that likely contributed. Anderson believes women and young adults were particularly affected due to added mental health challenges. 'We know that women had, in many cases, an additional burden of caregiving duties during the pandemic,' she said. 'It's possible the stress associated with caregiving and other different patterns of employment could be associated with the increased risk.' Whether obesity rates continue to increase or start declining remains unclear, but Anderson stressed that any treatments or preventions for obesity cannot be one size fits all. 'Obesity is a complex condition with multiple different causes,' she said, adding that it can't all be blamed on individual-level behaviours. 'Shifting to more of an upstream thinking about changing the policies that can support health behaviours is really the way forward.' Some of these changes could ensure people have access to healthier food or greater health education, or even making sure there are enough primary-care physicians available for people looking for help with their weight, Anderson said. Sanjeev Sockalingam, a psychiatry professor at the University of Toronto and the scientific director for the advocacy group Obesity Canada, said it's important any treatment avoids any stigma. 'We need to think about compassionate approaches where we can mitigate this stigma and bias as much as we can,' he said, noting that many people living with obesity might worry about talking to their doctor about their weight due to bad experiences in the past. Part of this means educating current and future health-care providers on how to have discussions around weight and obesity with patients, but also reducing biases within the greater public. 'Allies to patients who are living with obesity can be advocates as well to help with that change,' Sockalingam said.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Obesity rates in Canada jumped during COVID-19, says a new study
About one-third of Canadians have become obese — with more weight gain happening during the pandemic, according to a new study. The research, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Monday, found that 32.7 per cent of Canadians (10.6 million people) were obese in 2023 — an increase of about eight percentage points since 2009. But the researchers also saw a steeper increase in obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The pandemic had such a profound impact on our daily lives … including changes in our eating behaviours and access to healthy foods," said Laura Anderson, lead author on the study and associate professor in health, research methods, evidence and impact at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. Obesity is a medical condition that puts people at higher risk of other serious health issues such as stroke, Type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer. With frequent lock downs forcing people to stay at home during the pandemic, researchers wanted to see how this changed people's weight. To study this, Anderson and her team looked at the most recent self-reported body mass index (BMI) data from 746,250 Canadians who were 18 years or older between 2009 and 2023. The researchers followed the World Health Organization's definition of obesity, classifying someone as such if they had a BMI equal to or higher than 30. (BMI has its problems as a measure of health; it's not a direct measure of body fat and doesn't account for differences across ethnic groups, sex or gender, for example. But, it's still the preferred measure for researchers looking at groups and population-level trends.) Before COVID-19, Anderson says Canada's obesity rate was increasing by about 0.5 percentage points per year. But during the pandemic, she says that rate doubled, meaning the obesity rate increased by about one percentage point per year. While the research didn't look into why this might have happened, Dr. Sean Wharton, an internal medicine doctor who works with people struggling with obesity, says mental health issues could have played a role. "There was isolation and depression," said Wharton, who did not take part in the new CMAJ study. Wharton says he's a clinical advisor to all of the weight loss drug companies. "People who were living with depression, their depression may have [gotten] even worse. And that's where we saw people having an increase in their weight." When asked whether obesity rates will drop now, Wharton says he doesn't think so. "Once you have that weight gain, it's hard to actually get it off." Over the 15-year study period and during the pandemic, the greatest increase in obesity was in young adults between the ages of 18 and 39 years old. And specifically, the research found that an increasing number of women became severely obese, which the authors considered to be a BMI of 40 or higher. While the study didn't explore the reason behind this, Anderson says it could be that "women had increased stress and burden of other caregiving duties during the pandemic." And that was the case for Toronto resident Angela Martin. During COVID-19, she worked as a nurse in a family doctor's office. She also separated from her partner. Between those two events, Martin says 2020 was a hard year. "Looking back, I was so not fine," she said. Even though she's struggled with obesity throughout her life, Martin said she gained a significant amount of weight in the early COVID months. "I mean you did the one thing you could do … you were not prevented from cooking so I tried all new recipes and then you couldn't go to the gym," she said. While more people became obese in general, the study's authors were most concerned about the rise in people with severe obesity. In 2009, about 2.4 per cent of Canadians were severely obese, but in 2023 that increased to nearly five per cent. "With more severe rates of obesity, we're going to see more of the complications," said Wharton. In particular, he said people are more at risk of illnesses like Type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis or heart disease. When looking into other conditions affecting people with obesity, the research found that half of them didn't have any chronic health conditions, but five to 10 per cent had between three to six long-term health problems, such as heart disease, stroke and cancer. This study looked at data up to 2023, so it's not clear yet what the growing availability of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy — approved last year — may have on obesity rates post-pandemic. The study notes that may already be changing, but the drugs weren't widely available during their study years. The researchers didn't dive into this in their study, and won't be able to explore it until more data comes out.
