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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harry Styles Makes Appearance at Pope Leo XIV's Unveiling at Vatican
Harry Styles was among the thousands in attendance at the conclave election of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday (May 8). The 31-year-old pop superstar was spotted in a now-viral photograph taken in Saint Peter's Square, dressed in a blue jacket, sunglasses and a baseball cap that read 'Techno is my boyfriend.' More from Billboard Take a Look at the Four Popes Who Have Charted on Billboard Miley Cyrus Addresses Family Feud Rumors: 'Family Is My Priority Above All Else' Dump Truck Crashes Into Iconic Whisky a Go Go Music Venue on Sunset Strip The 'Watermelon Sugar' hitmaker was also seen walking the streets of Rome ahead of the historic ceremony, according to ABC News. Fans on social media quickly took note of the former One Direction member in the crowd. 'Little did the pope know he was waving to harry styles,' one fan wrote on X. Another added, 'One thing about harry styles, he's always going to accidentally serve cinema somewhere in europe.' Pope Leo XIV was elected following the death of Pope Francis in April at the age of 88. Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost, 69, was chosen by Catholic cardinals to become the 267th pontiff and the first-ever U.S.-born pope. Styles has kept a relatively low professional profile since wrapping up his global Love on Tour in 2023, which followed the release of his third studio album, Harry's House, in 2022. During the lengthy trek, which launched in 2021, the singer fit in a few mini residencies, including a 15-show run at New York City's Madison Square Garden and another 15 shows at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Harry's House spawned the 15-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit 'As It Was,' spent two weeks atop the Billboard 200, and earned him album of the year at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Since then, Styles has been spotted traveling the world, recently participating in the Tokyo Marathon in March, where he finished 6,010th out of more than 37,000 runners. He also joined a running club in London in April. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pope Leo XIV's Conclave Election Had a Surprising Spectator: Harry Styles!
Harry Styles was spotted in the Vatican watching Pope Leo XIV's ascension to the papacy Styles has been seen trying out new hobbies across the world, including a Tokyo marathon Pope Leo XIV is the first American popeEven Harry Styles knows that nothing is the same "As It Was" after the 2025 papal conclave. Styles, 31, was spotted by fans in the crowd gathered in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Thursday, May 8, when Pope Leo XIV was elected as the late Pope Francis' successor. Pope Francis died in April at 88. The Grammy winner was seen sporting a blue jacket, sunglasses, and a grey baseball cap emblazoned with "Techno is My Boyfriend." The hat, sold by IDEA, is now sold out. The photo of Styles among the crowd in Vatican City went viral. One fan wrote on X next to an image of Pope Leo XIV, "little did the pope know he was waving to harry styles." "One thing about harry styles, he's always going to accidentally serve cinema somewhere in europe," another wrote on X. Styles concluded his record-breaking Love on Tour in 2023, which included a 15-show residency at Madison Square Garden in New York City and a sold-out performance at Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland. The tour followed the release of the One Direction alum's 2022 album Harry's House, which took home a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2023. Since the conclusion of the lengthy tour, Styles has traveled the world. In March, he was spotted participating in a marathon in Tokyo, where he beat more than 20,000 runners with his sub-3:30 finishing time. Also in March, a ride-share driver who goes by Pink London Taxi on Instagram went viral for sharing her encounter with the singer. "Picked up this young fella on my way home tonight," they captioned the post. "We got chatting and I said 'You really sound like Harry Styles' He said 'That's because I am Harry Styles' 🤣🤣🤣 He was such a friendly young chap!" Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In April, the "Carolina" singer popped up at a London run club, wearing jeans and loafers. Styles was most recently present for the beginning of a new era. Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the first American pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church. The pope, born Robert Francis Prevost, hails from Chicago and once attended Villanova University. Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Augustinian Order of the clergy. The Augustinian Order was founded in 1244 in Italy. The order is largely dedicated to serving the poor and has served as missionaries throughout history, per its official website. Read the original article on People
The Independent
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
I tried Harry Styles' intense 20-minute workout, and I severely underestimated how difficult it would be
Being called Harry, I have a high bar to live up to. One Harry is a literal prince, another is England men's all-time leading goalscorer, a further fictitious wizard needs no introduction, and then there's Harry Styles – grammy-winning heartthrob. As The Independent's fitness writer, one of the few areas I can hope to hold a candle to my cohorts is athleticism. So when I had the chance to chat to Styles' former trainer Thibo David, I was keen to sample some of Styles' workouts. Styles trained with Executive Peak Performance founder David ahead of his Love on Tour shows in 2021 and the pair would regularly meet for 10-20km runs and two-hour gym sessions. If you want to provide a high-energy stadium show, impressive fitness levels are a prerequisite, it would seem. Within these brutal gym sessions, Styles regularly faced 20-minute conditioning protocols inspired by David's background in MMA. Intrigued, I asked for an example, then headed straight to the gym to give it a go. And it left me on my back. How to do Harry Styles' 20-minute MMA-inspired workout Complete four rounds of: Alternating arm kettlebell clean x30sec Burpee x30sec D-ball or sandbag over shoulder (Styles uses 30kg) x1min Max height tuck jump x30sec Max effort SkiErg x1min Fast run/treadmill x30sec Rest x1min 'For the conditioning workouts, we would do three or four rounds of four minutes with minimal time in between,' David tells me. 'I take that from fighting conditioning. Fighters train like this to get ready for the five-minute rounds in MMA. I've found this to be a very good way of building VO2 max [the maximum amount of oxygen your body can take in and use during exercise].' The point of the workout is to push, and push hard. 'Doing that circuit four times is a big achievement,' David adds. What happened when I tried Harry Styles' workout I fall to the ground and flip onto my back; legs leaden, dragon's breath firing into the freezing cold air. My chest is rising and falling like the tide, and there doesn't seem to be a single muscle in my body that isn't sore in some way. To find out how I wound up in this situation, we need to rewind a little. I rock up to the gym on a freezing cold Tuesday morning to give this workout a try, and I'm feeling optimistic. I've tried a lot of workouts from celebrities, athletes and even Olympians in the past, and always survived to tell the tale. After a quick warm-up, I ready my equipment – a 24kg kettlebell, 40kg sandbag, SkiErg machine and accessible running route – then set a 20-minute clock and hit 'start'. The workout begins The workout kicks off with 30 seconds of alternating arm kettlebell cleans; a full-body exercise requiring a decent dose of strength, power and coordination. I begin by switching hands with the weight on the floor, but when the kettlebell moves smoothly I switched to transitioning as I lower it from my shoulder. This speeds things up significantly, and I soon find my heart is pounding. Then come the burpees, which again recruit muscles across my upper and lower body to keep my heart rate high. But CrossFit is my go-to training style, so I'm no stranger to this exercise, and rattle through 10 without too much trouble. Next on the agenda is one minute of sandbag-over-shoulders – a move which very much does what it says on the tin. Styles usually uses a 30kg D-ball (or slam ball) for this, David says, but I only have a 40kg sandbag handy so sub it in. I'll regret this later. 'We do a lot of heavy ball throws,' David tells me. 'We would grab a 30kg ball from the floor, opening up the hips, getting into the most natural squat position to lift up an object, then clear the shoulder, turn around and do it again.' I usually weave a fair amount of sandbag exercises into my regular training, so I'm not too nervous about this part. But after 30 seconds, my quads and upper body are on fire, and the sandbag is spoon-feeding me some humility. Fatigue sets in From here, I move on to 30 seconds of tuck jumps. My battered legs strain to gain some height, but I can feel each bound getting less and less powerful. I'm forced to take a short break in the middle, then transition to the SkiErg machine. 'This is a max-effort, along with the run,' David advises. But after accumulating a good deal of fatigue over the last two-and-a-half minutes, my maximum effort is far from impressive. I challenge myself to hold a pace of 1,000 calories/hour on the Concept2 machine throughout, and just about succeed. Finally, I wheel away and lollop to the door for the 30-second run. It's like wading through a swimming pool filled with custard, but I manage to cover a bit of ground before the timer sounds. That's round one complete. In one minute, I'll do it all again, then again, and again. A quick glance at my watch suggests my heart rate has shot beyond 170, which doesn't happen particularly often. This could be a long 20 minutes. Rinse and repeat Over the next two rounds, though I continue to push just as hard, I lose a couple of reps on each exercise. Burpees fall from 10 reps to eight, sandbag-over-shoulders fall from 12 to nine, and I'm so tired by the time I get to the tuck jumps that I lose count. For the final circuit, I resolve to try and reclaim my pace from the first round, and attempt to access one final reserve of energy to do so. But it's not easy. My muscles feel like they've been sapped of all strength, keeping my breathing steady requires conscious effort and my Celtic genes mean my face now resembles a perfectly ripe tomato. However, I manage it, then allow myself to collapse and recuperate. 'How was that?' a fellow gym-goer laughs. 'Fun,' I tell them. 'A funny sort of fun, but fun nonetheless. Fair play Harry Styles.' Harry Styles' workout: The verdict I like sharing athlete and celebrity workouts for two main reasons; one, I think it's interesting, and two, it can be a fun way to make movement more appealing. And that's always the goal – help as many people find ways to enjoy movement, and the many benefits that come with it, as possible. 'Harry [Styles] has a very playful attitude towards exercise, which makes everything easier,' David tells me. 'I think people should probably embrace that a little bit more. Nobody forces you to exercise. Training is supposed to be fun.' Saying that, this isn't one for beginners. The workout is hard – one of the hardest celebrity sessions I've tried – and exercises like the kettlebell clean and sandbag-over-shoulder require a bit of practice before you pop them in a high-intensity workout. There are ways you can scale the workout if you're fairly new to fitness and want to give it a try. Because the exercises are all performed for a set amount of time rather than a prescribed number of reps, you can go at your own speed and use weights that suit your strength level. While you build up the skill and confidence needed to tackle the workout as written, you might also swap some of the more demanding exercises out for other full-body moves you feel more comfortable with. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed the workout. I love a challenge, and it delivered that in spades. By centering the session around dynamic, compound (multi-muscle) movements performed at high-intensity, David kept my heart rate high throughout and recruited muscles across my entire body. The workout also tested several facets of fitness at once, from strength, speed and power to coordination and agility, rather than honing in on one at a time. And finally, the inclusion of less common training tools like kettlebells and sandbags forced me to move my body in a range of different ways. So, if you're an experienced gym-goer looking for a celebrity-inspired fitness challenge, give this a go and you'll be golden (sorry).
The Independent
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
I tried Harry Styles' 20-minute MMA-inspired workout, and it's one of the hardest celebrity workouts I've ever done
Being called Harry, I have a high bar to live up to. One Harry is a literal prince, another is England men's all-time leading goalscorer, a further fictitious wizard needs no introduction, and then there's Harry Styles – grammy-winning heartthrob. As The Independent's fitness writer, one of the few areas I can hope to hold a candle to my cohorts is athleticism. So when I had the chance to chat to Styles' former trainer Thibo David, I was keen to sample some of Styles' workouts. Styles trained with Executive Peak Performance founder David ahead of his Love on Tour shows in 2021 and the pair would regularly meet for 10-20km runs and two-hour gym sessions. If you want to provide a high-energy stadium show, impressive fitness levels are a prerequisite, it would seem. Within these brutal gym sessions, Styles regularly faced 20-minute conditioning protocols inspired by David's background in MMA. Intrigued, I asked for an example, then headed straight to the gym to give it a go. And it left me on my back. How to do Harry Styles' 20-minute MMA-inspired workout Complete four rounds of: Alternating arm kettlebell clean x30sec Burpee x30sec D-ball or sandbag over shoulder (Styles uses 30kg) x1min Max height tuck jump x30sec Max effort SkiErg x1min Fast run/treadmill x30sec Rest x1min 'For the conditioning workouts, we would do three or four rounds of four minutes with minimal time in between,' David tells me. 'I take that from fighting conditioning. Fighters train like this to get ready for the five-minute rounds in MMA. I've found this to be a very good way of building VO2 max [the maximum amount of oxygen your body can take in and use during exercise].' The point of the workout is to push, and push hard. 'Doing that circuit four times is a big achievement,' David adds. What happened when I tried Harry Styles' workout I fall to the ground and flip onto my back; legs leaden, dragon's breath firing into the freezing cold air. My chest is rising and falling like the tide, and there doesn't seem to be a single muscle in my body that isn't sore in some way. To find out how I wound up in this situation, we need to rewind a little. I rock up to the gym on a freezing cold Tuesday morning to give this workout a try, and I'm feeling optimistic. I've tried a lot of workouts from celebrities, athletes and even Olympians in the past, and always survived to tell the tale. After a quick warm-up, I ready my equipment – a 24kg kettlebell, 40kg sandbag, SkiErg machine and accessible running route – then set a 20-minute clock and hit 'start'. The workout begins The workout kicks off with 30 seconds of alternating arm kettlebell cleans; a full-body exercise requiring a decent dose of strength, power and coordination. I begin by switching hands with the weight on the floor, but when the kettlebell moves smoothly I switched to transitioning as I lower it from my shoulder. This speeds things up significantly, and I soon find my heart is pounding. Then come the burpees, which again recruit muscles across my upper and lower body to keep my heart rate high. But CrossFit is my go-to training style, so I'm no stranger to this exercise, and rattle through 10 without too much trouble. Next on the agenda is one minute of sandbag-over-shoulders – a move which very much does what it says on the tin. Styles usually uses a 30kg D-ball (or slam ball) for this, David says, but I only have a 40kg sandbag handy so sub it in. I'll regret this later. 'We do a lot of heavy ball throws,' David tells me. 'We would grab a 30kg ball from the floor, opening up the hips, getting into the most natural squat position to lift up an object, then clear the shoulder, turn around and do it again.' I usually weave a fair amount of sandbag exercises into my regular training, so I'm not too nervous about this part. But after 30 seconds, my quads and upper body are on fire, and the sandbag is spoon-feeding me some humility. Fatigue sets in From here, I move on to 30 seconds of tuck jumps. My battered legs strain to gain some height, but I can feel each bound getting less and less powerful. I'm forced to take a short break in the middle, then transition to the SkiErg machine. 'This is a max-effort, along with the run,' David advises. But after accumulating a good deal of fatigue over the last two-and-a-half minutes, my maximum effort is far from impressive. I challenge myself to hold a pace of 1,000 calories/hour on the Concept2 machine throughout, and just about succeed. Finally, I wheel away and lollop to the door for the 30-second run. It's like wading through a swimming pool filled with custard, but I manage to cover a bit of ground before the timer sounds. That's round one complete. In one minute, I'll do it all again, then again, and again. A quick glance at my watch suggests my heart rate has shot beyond 170, which doesn't happen particularly often. This could be a long 20 minutes. Rinse and repeat Over the next two rounds, though I continue to push just as hard, I lose a couple of reps on each exercise. Burpees fall from 10 reps to eight, sandbag-over-shoulders fall from 12 to nine, and I'm so tired by the time I get to the tuck jumps that I lose count. For the final circuit, I resolve to try and reclaim my pace from the first round, and attempt to access one final reserve of energy to do so. But it's not easy. My muscles feel like they've been sapped of all strength, keeping my breathing steady requires conscious effort and my Celtic genes mean my face now resembles a perfectly ripe tomato. However, I manage it, then allow myself to collapse and recuperate. 'How was that?' a fellow gym-goer laughs. 'Fun,' I tell them. 'A funny sort of fun, but fun nonetheless. Fair play Harry Styles.' Harry Styles' workout: The verdict I like sharing athlete and celebrity workouts for two main reasons; one, I think it's interesting, and two, it can be a fun way to make movement more appealing. And that's always the goal – help as many people find ways to enjoy movement, and the many benefits that come with it, as possible. 'Harry [Styles] has a very playful attitude towards exercise, which makes everything easier,' David tells me. 'I think people should probably embrace that a little bit more. Nobody forces you to exercise. Training is supposed to be fun.' Saying that, this isn't one for beginners. The workout is hard – one of the hardest celebrity sessions I've tried – and exercises like the kettlebell clean and sandbag-over-shoulder require a bit of practice before you pop them in a high-intensity workout. There are ways you can scale the workout if you're fairly new to fitness and want to give it a try. Because the exercises are all performed for a set amount of time rather than a prescribed number of reps, you can go at your own speed and use weights that suit your strength level. While you build up the skill and confidence needed to tackle the workout as written, you might also swap some of the more demanding exercises out for other full-body moves you feel more comfortable with. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed the workout. I love a challenge, and it delivered that in spades. By centering the session around dynamic, compound (multi-muscle) movements performed at high-intensity, David kept my heart rate high throughout and recruited muscles across my entire body. The workout also tested several facets of fitness at once, from strength, speed and power to coordination and agility, rather than honing in on one at a time. And finally, the inclusion of less common training tools like kettlebells and sandbags forced me to move my body in a range of different ways.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harry Styles Puts in a 'Golden' Performance at the Tokyo Marathon, Beating More Than 20,000 Runners
Harry Styles' impressive performance at the Tokyo Marathon is simply a "Sign of the Times" — his split times, that is. The three-time Grammy winner — who has kept a low profile since wrapping his Love on Tour tour in July 2023 — took to the streets of Tokyo in a rare outing on Sunday, March 1, as he participated in the city's annual 26.2-mile race. He ended up logging an impressive time of under three-and-a-half hours, besting more than 20,000 other runners as they all headed in, well, one direction: toward the finish line. Videos shared by fans on social media capture Styles, 31, wearing all-black running gear and a pair of bright-yellow Nike road racers as he showed off his smooth stride and acknowledged fans who waved and cheered him on. In one clip, the "Daylight" singer shared a thumbs-up with onlookers as he breezed by them with a smile. Related: Harry Styles' Career in Photos Styles clocked a net finishing time of 3:24:07 (and a gross time of 3:37:19), according to preliminary records from the Tokyo Marathon's official website. For reference, the race's men's winner, Tadese Takele, finished with a net time of 2:03:23, while Styles came in in 6,010th place out of the 26,706 runners who completed the course. As for how the "Watermelon Sugar" singer compares to other stars who have recently taken on marathons, Runner's World reports that Colin Farrell ran 3:53:14 at the 2021 Brisbane Marathon, Jennifer Connelly clocked in at 3:45:47 at last year's New York City Marathon and Chelsea Clinton finished the same race at 3:45:51. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. More than 37,000 runners were registered for Sunday's event — which took participants on a course that "symbolizes the past, present and the future of Tokyo," according to the marathon's website. Styles' splits are really where fans can see him shine. He ran the first half of the marathon in 1:42:03 before a near-identical split of 1:42:04 for the second half, per Runner's World. Overall, the three-time Grammy winner kept an average pace of 7:47 per mile and recorded his fastest 5K split — 23:16 — between the 30K and 35K mark. It's been nearly three years since Styles last released a studio album with 2022's Harry's House, and nearly two years since his final Love On Tour show. While the musician apparently logged lots of miles for his marathon prep, fans are hopeful he's also been logging hours in the recording studio as they eagerly await a new album announcement. Read the original article on People
