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Daily Mail
16 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
When one isn't enough! Brittany Hockley shows off her stack of wedding rings as she returns to Australia with new husband Benjamin Siegrist after Bali nuptials
Brittany Hockley and her newly minted husband Benjamin Siegrist have returned to Sydney after tying in knot in Bali. While her wedding may be over, Brittany won't forget in a hurry, with the former Bachelor star's finger festooned with an array of rings. The brunette was spotted showing off her bling as the couple strolled hand-in-hand through the streets of Bondi on Tuesday. She wore the stunning diamond sparkler Benjamin, 33, got down on bended knee with when he popped the question in June last year. She also sported two wedding rings created for her big day - a plain 18k gold band and another gold band encrusted with brilliant white diamonds. 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. Meanwhile Benjamin, also went for the 'bling' approach for his wedding band, with the goalkeeper now wearing a 14k yellow gold band with infinity pavé diamonds. All three wedding rings were created by Brittany's best friend and Life Uncut podcast co-host Laura Byrne's jewellery line, ToniMay. Brittany cut a casual figure in a puffy sleeveless jacket that she wore over a white long-sleeve zip-up top. She matched this with a pair of form-fitting navy blue leggings which she had tucked into a pair of white socks. Accessorising with a pair of almond-shaped sunglasses, Brittany finished her ensemble with a pair of white sneakers. Husband Benjamin cut an equally casual figure, putting on a leggy display in a pair of navy blue shorts. He also wore a Lorna Jane zip-up jacket that featured a trio of blue strips running along the shoulders and sleeves. He finished his look with a navy blue Atlanta braves baseball cap. Benjamin was also in charge of Brittany's faithful pooch Delilah for the outing. After picking up some bakery items, the couple were seen happily chatting as they enjoyed the start of their new life together. Brittany and Ben wed in a romantic ceremony in Bali on Wednesday last week. The wedding took place at Pandawa Cliff Estate, which promises a 'dramatic and romantic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean' and stunning views of Bali's Bukit Peninsula. Brittany was ever the blushing bride on her big day, walking down the aisle in a strapless dress by Steven Khalil which featured a lace corset with dramatic long train. The couple gave followers a glimpse into the nuptials, sharing a duo of loved-up snaps from the big day to Instagram. One showed Ben romantically embracing his new bride as he leaned in for a newlywed kiss. The second showed the happy couple beaming as they held hands and hugged each other close. 'From the very first day, it was you,' Brittany captioned the images. 'Across any ocean, it is you. For the rest of our lives, it will always be you. Mr and Mrs Siegrist 4.6.2025,' she added, augmenting the sentiment with love heart emojis. Brittany and her beau appeared on her podcast Life Uncut in June last year to discuss details about her stunning giant diamond ring. Ben revealed he had the ring sourced and made in Dubai and it features a hidden halo under the diamond in a pavé setting. He also explained the diamond is lab-grown, which is more cost-effective and ethically sourced compared to natural diamonds. 'Whenever Ben and I had spoken about [engagement], I had said the two things I want: I want yellow gold. And the other thing, I always wanted a lab-grown diamond,' Brittany said. Ben didn't really know about it then, but he was like, "Don't you want a real diamond?" And I said, "It's identical. It's exactly the same, except ethically-sourced".' The cost of a lab grown diamond is around 40 to 50 per cent less than an earth-mined diamond, though it is still a real diamond.
Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Laura Byrne rages as husband Matty 'J' Johnson accidentally reveals the name their unborn baby girl
has made a massive slip-up on air after revealing his unborn baby's name on his podcast. The media personality's wife Laura Byrne was doing an 'ask me anything' questionnaire on her Instagram story when one of her followers brought up the moment, which she was seemingly unaware of. 'Did you punch Matt in the ovaries for revealing [your] baby name on Two Doting Dads?' the question read. Laura was clearly caught off-guard as she replied: 'He did f***ing what?!' Later on, the business owner, 39, brought up the blunder with her husband, 37, as they lay in bed together. 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. 'Matt I have a question for you: did you say the girl's name, the baby's name, on the podcast?' she asked him in a clip posted to her Instagram story. He looked at his partner confused as he denied the accusation. 'I think you might have,' she told him, cheekily. 'I would never, never. Never would I say that,' he said defensively as the couple both broke out into giggles. Laura told the camera: 'People always ask us, "how do you know the limits when you're telling stories and stuff on the podcast?" and normally we're pretty good... Normally.' Matty began to pipe up as he sported a giant smile on his face, clearly telling a fib. 'Whoever is spreading this false information, shame on you, because that's not true at all,' he said. While Matty may have mentioned the little girl's name, it seems it was edited out of the podcast as it could later no longer be found. The couple, who met while filming The Bachelor Australia, already share little girls Marlie and Lola, and are expecting their third in October. In April, Laura announced the exciting news on her podcast, Life Uncut, which she co- hosts with fellow reality star Brittany Hockley. 'It turns out, we're having baby number three!' she declared. 'I'm pregnant guys!' Laura revealed she was 18 weeks pregnant, two weeks short of the half-way mark. 'It is a Christmas miracle. We had a really small window. I have known for a very long time. 'I found out very early on in this pregnancy, not because I had any symptoms but because my friend made a comment that made me do a pregnancy test,' she explained. Laura explained she took a pregnancy test while Matty was filming I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in South Africa but did not tell him the news until she was two and a half months pregnant. 'I wasn't able to tell Matt for ages. The whole time he was in the jungle, I wasn't able to tell him and then it was really tricky because I didn't want to tell him when it was the finale,' she explained. 'I didn't want to tell him as soon as the show, because I don't know if you guys remember, but the show wasn't filmed live this year, so we did the finale over there.' Matt also made an announcement on his Two Doting Dads podcast, telling listeners: '[It's] an October baby. 'We were trying before I went into the jungle. The plan was, we said this year 2025, if we were going to have a third, this will be the year that it happens. 'I'm conscious that Marlie and Lola are really close together, they're about 18 months [apart] and Lola just turned four, so I was like if it doesn't happen this year, it's a big gap… We want the third child to still be friends with Marlie and Lola.'
Daily Record
28-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
Pharmacy plan for Forth Valley takes aim at wasted prescriptions
Conversations with pharmacists can help patients and save the NHS money Nearly 50,000 people across the NHS Forth Valley area are not taking their medication as prescribed, a report on local pharmacy services has estimated. National research has shown that around half of all medicines are not taken as prescribed, particularly where people are taking more than four medicines. In the Forth Valley area - Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire - nearly 97,000 people take five or more medicines, which leads pharmacy experts locally to conclude that more than 48,000 residents will not be taking them as instructed. The figure astonished members of NHS Forth Valley's board, who were considering the Pharmaceutical Care Service Plan at their May meeting. The report offered a picture of the range, nature and quality of pharmaceutical care provided with NHS Forth Valley, in a bid to identify any gaps or unmet needs. The Falkirk area has 34 community pharmacies, serving a population that is estimated to grow by 3.7 per cent by 2029-30. However, the report estimates that the 75+ year population is projected to increase by 98 per cent by 2037 in the Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership area, which will have a significant impact on local services. The board heard that pharmacies are increasingly playing a key role in delivering frontline healthcare at a time when services are increasingly stretched. The Pharmacy First initiative - previously known as the Minor Ailments Service - promotes the value of local chemists to patients needing advice on common health complaints. The Pharmacy First Plus service - now available in 26 chemists in Forth Valley - means some pharmacists can issue prescriptions for common ailments that would normally require a visit to GP, such as skin complaints and UTIs. However, the national figures show that there is a huge issue around waste and the report highlights the role that pharmacy teams can play in reducing medicines being prescribed and then not used or taken incorrectly. The report explains that many drugs in common use can cause problems, while adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are implicated in 5 - 17 per cent of all hospital admissions. Patients on multiple medications are more likely to suffer drug side effects and those who are on medications deemed to be high risk are most at risk of a hospital admission. Board members were keen to know what is happening locally to tackle the problem. The director of pharmacy in Forth Valley, Laura Byrne, told members that work is ongoing to address waste in particular with a "robust polypharmacy plan". "There are a number of projects going on across Forth Valley," she said, highlighting in particular the work of the team in Falkirk Community Hospital's pharmacy, which recently won a national award. Their work over the last ten months has delivered around £140,000 worth of savings, which also had "all the added benefits around patient-centred care". A polypharmacy pilot in various GP surgeries has also delivered benefits for patient care and safety as well as savings. Pharmacy in acute services have struggled in the past with staff vacancies but in recent months they have managed to recruit and they are now working on specialists posts, supporting pharmacists to become advanced practitioners. Ms Byrne told the board that their work, reviewing patients' prescriptions, had found a number of savings as treatments had been optimised. "That wasn't the aim of it, but what we are looking to do is to scale that up across our specialities," she said. Dr Andrew Murray, NHS Forth Valley's medical director, said it was important to remember that it is a long-standing and well-known fact that many patients deliberately do not take medicines as they have been prescribed and it is difficult to influence that. He said: "We need to understand that approximately 50 per cent of all prescriptions are not adhered with throughout the developed world. "At least half of those are deliberate - people deciding they are not going to comply." "We can influence it to an extent, through realistic medicine, shared decision making and making sure people who are not actually ever going to take that medicine have that conversation up front so we can find ways for them to manage their symptoms." The board also heard that a communication campaign had been running to try to reduce waste, with key messages such as asking people to only order what they need and to check their bags before leaving a community pharmacy. There will be another campaign to get the messages across in the year ahead. The plan highlights the numerous ways pharmacies are now involved in health care, from providing advice to care homes to supporting people dependent on opiates and other substances. Ms Byrne said the pharmacy care plan was an important way to analyse what services are available and look at how any gaps can be addressed. She said: "Through this analysis we are thinking 'what else do we need to be doing to try and bring care local to patients actually keep them away from out-of-hours and front door, and keep them well at home."
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Laura Byrne divides opinion with a controversial feature in her new $2million home: 'Looks like spew'
Bachelor star Laura Byrne has unveiled the most controversial feature in her seaside home renovation, leaving fans divided. On Monday, the Life Uncut host shared the end result of covering her grand old fireplace in retro tiles that her followers said 'look like spew.' Laura and her husband Matty 'J' Byrne splashed out $2.19million on a rundown 'blue chip' home in Ulladulla, about 230 kilometres south of Sydney last year. More than 120,000 people have opted in to follow the Bachelor power couple's renovation @ on Instagram. When Laura first shared the tiles that she 'fell in love with' in September, they proved so divisive that she posted the follow-up: 'So I take it you don't like the tiles'. The simple photo, that showed blush, deep purple, rust, and mustard-coloured tiles had attracted thousands of fiery comments. 'As you guys know, the "spew tiles" have been the most controversial part of this reno,' Laura began in her fireplace reveal video. 'But I wanted to do something bold and beautiful and really make it the heart of our home. 'Here is the great fireplace reveal for everyone who has been following along. The most controversial of all our reno choices. 'I found these tiles and absolutely fell in love with them, and thought that maybe a green border would be the way to go.' Laura's intention was to create 'contrast' and add to her '70s inspired 'retro' style interiors with the green tile border. But instead, she and Matt decided 'to bag' (plaster) the bottom half of the fireplace and add curved edges so that it matches the rest of the house. 'Things started to come together, and so we threw away the green [tiles], we bagged the whole bottom half of the fireplace, and we put in this beautiful soft pink grout to tie it together,' Laura said. 'I could not be more happy with how it has turned out. It's so beautiful and here's your reminder that it's okay to do something really fun with your interiors.' Laura Byrne has unveiled the 'bold and beautiful' result of tiling the fireplace in her South Coast home with patterned retro tiles. Pictured In one camp of opinion, naysayers said the tiles looked 'a bit like the urine chart at the doctors', 'will not age well' and are 'pretty terrible' as well as 'DISGUSTING.' In the other, some design fans said they adored the colours and encouraged Laura to 'go with her instinct'. Somewhere in-between the two were the more polite critics who said they didn't like the design, but that Laura should do what she wants with her house. However, feedback on the completed fireplace has been overwhelmingly positive. 'Love that you modernised it but kept the character, choosing to use the tones and colours of the original space,' one commented. 'I just love that you have your own unique style and are going for it. It feels like a home that is loved,' added another. 'Glad you kept the layout pretty similar to the original. Appreciate how sympathetic you are to the old girl. Doing a great Reno,' wrote another fan. The 'soft exaggerated edges of the fireplace' were deemed 'so cool and different' by another supporter. Many fans praised the decision 'to not include the green tiles', saying that it 'saved' Laura's vision. 'She's quirky and I love it! Matches the vibe of the house,' a follower wrote. Laura and Matt recently hit the 'halfway' milestone of renovating the two-storey oceanfront property that was was last sold in 1984 for $62,500. The reality TV stars turned entrepreneurs expanded their multi-million property portfolio by purchasing the dilapidated oceanfront home last October. The locale holds special meaning for the happy couple, as they tied the knot in 2022 at nearby Cupitts Estate Winery.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Who is the UK entry for Eurovision 2025? Inside Remember Monday's Holly-Anne Hull, Charlotte Steele and Lauren Byrne's private lives away from the show
It's been 28 years since the UK scooped the top spot at the Eurovision Song Contest and with this year's final just a day away, Brits are hoping that run will end. Since Katrina & The Waves won the prize at Eurovision way back in 1997, there's been a host of British acts who've tried to replicate such success, but to no avail. Brits endured heartbreak as they nearly triumphed, landing in second place twice, and there has also been down-right embarrassment when the UK scored zero points in 2003 and 2021. But after Thursday night's semi-final, where the UK act were praised for their 'astonishing performance', hopes have been raised at the prospect of a victorious 2025. Who are Remember Monday? Remember Monday are a country girl band comprising of trio of best friends Laura Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steel, all 30. Earning a reputation for their strong vocals and perfectly blended harmonies, the girl group from Farnborough, Hampshire, have entered their song What The Hell Just Happened? for this year's competition. However, eagle-eyed TV watchers may remember the trio from another appearance on television some six years ago. Remember Monday first gained prominence after entering The Voice UK in 2019, where they were coached by Jennifer Hudson and made it to the show's quarter-finals. They are indeed no strangers to performing in-front of live audiences, having all had careers in musical theatre after The Voice before eventually quitting their day jobs in 2023 to focus on the band full-time. Since their launch, Remember Monday have released two EPs and 12 singles with their biggest hit yet being What The Hell Just Happened?, the tune which fans will be eager to see them perform at the Eurovision final. What has Remember Monday said about UK's Eurovision 2025 entry? The first girl group to represent the UK since Precious in 1999, Remember Monday appeared on Good Morning Britain earlier this week to speak about the privilege of being able to represent their country at Eurovision. While their excitement was clear, the group admitted they were also feeling nervous about the big day. 'Today is the first time we've felt a little bit anxious because it's real now,' they said. There was also a heartfelt moment as the show's breakfast news host Richard Arnold interviewed the trio at this year's host city in Basel, Switzerland. Richard surprised bandmate Charlotte with a heartwarming video to give her confidence heading into the biggest week of the band's career. Charlotte was the deputy head of a sixth form before all the bandmates quit their jobs to pursue music full-time around 18 months ago. Richard took the opportunity to show her a video of her ex-students singing the band's original Eurovision song What The Hell Just Happened? in a choir. He said halfway through the live interview: 'Charlotte, we've got a special message for you.' The singer responded: 'I was a deputy head of a sixth form and they are like my second family, they're amazing!' The host then replied: 'Well, if you look at this, I think you'll feel that they feel the same.' Charlotte watched the video in absolute shock, speechless as she fought back tears and placed her hand on her chest, overwhelmed by emotion. She said after watching the clip: 'Oh, I love them, look at them! I hope that I inspire them by doing this.' Her bandmate Holly-Anne reassured her, 'You do', before Charlotte continued: 'It's such a big change and I love them.' Remember Monday's awards and accolades During their audition for The Voice, Remember Monday put on such a show as they performed Kiss From a Rose that they prompted all four judges - Jennifer Hudson, Tom Jones, and Olly Murs - to turn their chairs. Despite ultimately being voted out of the competition before the final stage, the band scooped the Best Group award at the British Country Music Awards that same year, thanks to the success of their debut single Drive. The song, released on October 31, 2018, was so popular that it hit No 1 on the iTunes Country Chart. What The Hell Just Happened?, their latest release after dropping in March, has already racked up more than three million plays on Spotify. When is the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025? After first getting a glimpse of Remember Monday during Thursday's semi-final, supporters can see them hit the stage again during Saturday evening's final. The 69th Eurovision final is scheduled to begin at 8pm BST with Norway's representative Kyle Alessandro scheduled to perform his song Lighter first-up. After countries such as Luxembourg, Israel, Lithuania and Spain hit the stage, Remember Monday and the UK are eighth in line and so likely to be performing around 9pm. Speaking about our chances at this year's contest, Kalpna Patel-Knight, the BBC's Head of Entertainment, said: 'The BBC could not be prouder to have the powerhouse that is Remember Monday representing the UK at Eurovision in Basel in 2025. 'Charlotte, Holly and Lauren are all incredibly talented singers, songwriters and performers who have such a unique sound. 'The calibre of their live vocals is second to none and I am certain that their chemistry, drive and charisma will translate on an international stage with What The Hell Just Happened?.' The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, on Saturday 17 May.
