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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Made In Chelsea's Frankie Gaff reveals she's engaged to boyfriend Jamie Dickerson after sweet holiday proposal
She dated another Made In Chelsea star WEDDING BELLE! Made In Chelsea's Frankie Gaff reveals she's engaged to boyfriend Jamie Dickerson after sweet holiday proposal Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FRANKIE Gaff has revealed she's engaged to her boyfriend Jamie Dickerson. The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, took to Instagram on Saturday to break the news to her friends and followers. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 7 Made In Chelsea legend Frankie Gaff has revealed she's engaged Credit: Instagram 7 Her boyfriend popped the question on holiday Credit: Instagram 7 Frankie flashes her ring as she cuddles their son Theodore Credit: Instagram 7 The cute couple became parents in 2021 Credit: Instagram She shared a string of snaps showing off her huge diamond sparkler and cuddling up to her venture capitalist beau. In one pic, Frankie looked stunning in a frilled red striped sun dress as she beamed and showed off her ring while posing on a beach. Jamie looked dapper in a white shirt as Frankie threw her arms around him, while another photo showed him holding her hand. A final black-and-white snap in the slideshow showed Frankie cuddling up to her three-year-old son Theodore, who she shares with Jamie. In her caption, she gushed: 'The biggest surprise on our holiday.' Frankie added on her stories: 'I genuinely had no idea and have been in shock for about 4 days! Theo played the main part.' Her Made In Chelsea pals and celeb mates were quick to flood the comments with their congrats. Lucy Watson wrote: 'Awww congratulations,' while Sarah Chapman gushed: 'Congratulations!!!' Frankie has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since quitting the show and keeps her romance with Jamie relatively low-key. It's not clear when the couple first started dating, but she became pregnant in 2021 and they welcomed their son Theodore into the world later that year. Channel 4 star gives birth to second baby with jailbird husband after quickie wedding At the time, a source told The Sun she was 'blissfully happy' with her new man. The insider said: 'Frankie is smitten. She feels really comfortable with this Jamie and trusts him. He's really mature and together, but they have a lot of fun too.' Frankie first joined MIC in its 11th season and stayed until series 15, with appearances in the summer specials set in America, Ibiza and the South of France. Her main storyline followed her rocky romance with Jamie Laing, which ended in 2017. She later tried to get back into the dating scene with MIC lads James Taylor and Harry Baron, but nothing came of it. Frankie's final appearances saw her clash with Olivia Bentley, who's still on the show. Rumours of her quitting swirled in 2018 before series 15 aired, and she later confirmed her departure. Her last scene showed her confiding in pal Sophie Habboo, saying she needed time away from the drama, before she left Mimi Bouchard's pyjama party for good. 7 Frankie Gaff joined MIC in 2016 Credit: Monkey Kingdom 7 Her biggest storyline was her romance with boyfriend Jamie Laing Credit: frankiegaff/Instagram
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Made In Chelsea's Frankie Gaff reveals she's engaged to boyfriend Jamie Dickerson after sweet holiday proposal
FRANKIE Gaff has revealed she's engaged to her boyfriend Jamie Dickerson. The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, took to Instagram on Saturday to break the news to her friends and followers. Advertisement 7 Made In Chelsea legend Frankie Gaff has revealed she's engaged Credit: Instagram 7 Her boyfriend popped the question on holiday Credit: Instagram 7 Frankie flashes her ring as she cuddles their son Theodore Credit: Instagram 7 The cute couple became parents in 2021 Credit: Instagram She shared a string of snaps showing off her huge diamond sparkler and cuddling up to her venture capitalist beau. In one pic, Jamie looked dapper in a white shirt as Frankie threw her arms around him, while another photo showed him holding her hand. A final black-and-white snap in the slideshow showed Frankie cuddling up to her three-year-old son Theodore, who she shares with Jamie. Advertisement READ MORE ON MIC In her caption, she gushed: 'The biggest surprise on our holiday.' Frankie added on her stories: 'I genuinely had no idea and have been in shock for about 4 days! Theo played the main part.' Her Lucy Watson wrote: 'Awww congratulations,' while Sarah Chapman gushed: 'Congratulations!!!' Advertisement Most read in Reality Exclusive Frankie has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since quitting the show and keeps her romance with Jamie relatively low-key. It's not clear when the couple first started dating, but Channel 4 star gives birth to second baby with jailbird husband after quickie wedding At the time, a source told The Sun she was 'blissfully happy' with her new man. The insider said: 'Frankie is smitten. She feels really comfortable with this Jamie and trusts him. He's really mature and together, but they have a lot of fun too.' Advertisement Frankie first joined MIC in its 11th season and stayed until series 15, with appearances in the summer specials set in America, Ibiza and the South of France. Her main storyline followed her rocky romance with Jamie Laing, which ended in 2017. She later tried to get back into the dating scene with MIC lads James Taylor and Harry Baron, but nothing came of it. Frankie's final appearances saw her clash with Advertisement Rumours of her quitting swirled in 2018 before series 15 aired, and she later confirmed her departure. Her last scene showed her confiding in pal 7 Frankie Gaff joined MIC in 2016 Credit: Monkey Kingdom 7 Her biggest storyline was her romance with boyfriend Jamie Laing Credit: frankiegaff/Instagram Advertisement 7 Frankie left in 2018 after feud with Olivia Bentley
Malaysiakini
3 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Time for Anwar to appoint MCA, MIC to cabinet?
LETTER | Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim came to power riding a wave of expectation for reform, but long-awaited change has been in short supply. After Rafizi Ramli's and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad's resignations from the cabinet, attention has turned to Anwar's next cabinet reshuffle. Questions about MCA and MIC's current and future direction are frequently raised in both the media and political circles. Speaking in front of thousands of MIC members at the party's headquarters in 2023, including president SA Vigneswaran, the prime minister had assured that he would look into a request for greater MIC representation in the government. Anwar said he will also discuss the issue with his deputy, BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and other party leaders in the coalition government. However, Zahid's 2022 pledge of cabinet representation for MCA and MIC has not materialised, leading to concerns that this was an unfulfilled promise. Recent data from former PKR deputy president Rafizi reveals a substantial decline in support for Pakatan Harapan, including PKR, among both Chinese and Indian voters. Support from the Chinese community for Harapan has halved, dropping from 63 percent to a mere 31 percent. Similarly, Indian voter support for Harapan has also seen a dramatic decrease, plummeting from 69 percent to 31 percent. These figures provided by Rafizi, who is known for his data-driven political analysis, indicate a considerable shift in voter sentiment away from the coalition within these key demographic groups. Leaders from both the MIC and the MCA have voiced strong scepticism regarding Zahid's claims that their parties are not being marginalised. One MCA leader even dismissed Zahid's assertion as mere 'window dressing', implying it's a superficial attempt to conceal the reality of their diminished influence. MCA has two MPs - Wee Ka Siong (Ayer Hitam) and Wee Jeck Seng (Tanjung Piai) - while MIC has Tapah MP M Saravanan, who is also the party's deputy president. Wee previously served as the transport minister, and Saravanan the human resources minister during the administrations of Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Recently, former MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker claimed that grassroots dissatisfaction was growing due to MCA being 'trapped' in Umno's politics for too long. He said many believe Umno has abandoned the founding principles of BN to remain in power through cooperation with DAP, once their staunch enemy. The fundamental truth is that DAP isn't positioned to become the successor to MCA for Chinese representation or MIC for Indian representation. Politically, Umno simply cannot justify ceding all Chinese and Indian electoral strongholds solely to DAP. With Umno struggling to win Malay votes, it still does not realise that without the support of MCA and MIC, it is unlikely for the party to survive beyond GE16. The views expressed here are those of the author/contributor and do not necessarily represent the views of Malaysiakini.
Malaysiakini
3 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Time for Anwar to appoint MCA, MIC to cabinet?
LETTER | Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim came to power riding a wave of expectation for reform, but long-awaited change has been in short supply. After Rafizi Ramli's and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad's resignations from the cabinet, attention has turned to Anwar's next cabinet reshuffle. Questions about MCA and MIC's current and future direction are frequently raised in both the media and political circles. Speaking in front of thousands of MIC members at the party's headquarters in 2023, including president SA Vigneswaran, the prime minister had assured that he would look into a request for greater MIC representation in the government. Anwar said he will also discuss the issue with his deputy, BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and other party leaders in the coalition government. However, Zahid's 2022 pledge of cabinet representation for MCA and MIC has not materialised, leading to concerns that this was an unfulfilled promise. Recent data from former PKR deputy president Rafizi reveals a substantial decline in support for Pakatan Harapan, including PKR, among both Chinese and Indian voters. Support from the Chinese community for Harapan has halved, dropping from 63 percent to a mere 31 percent. Similarly, Indian voter support for Harapan has also seen a dramatic decrease, plummeting from 69 percent to 31 percent. These figures provided by Rafizi, who is known for his data-driven political analysis, indicate a considerable shift in voter sentiment away from the coalition within these key demographic groups. Leaders from both the MIC and the MCA have voiced strong scepticism regarding Zahid's claims that their parties are not being marginalised. One MCA leader even dismissed Zahid's assertion as mere 'window dressing', implying it's a superficial attempt to conceal the reality of their diminished influence. MCA has two MPs - Wee Ka Siong (Ayer Hitam) and Wee Jeck Seng (Tanjung Piai) - while MIC has Tapah MP M Saravanan, who is also the party's deputy president. Wee previously served as the transport minister, and Saravanan the human resources minister during the administrations of Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Recently, former MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker claimed that grassroots dissatisfaction was growing due to MCA being 'trapped' in Umno's politics for too long. He said many believe Umno has abandoned the founding principles of BN to remain in power through cooperation with DAP, once their staunch enemy. The fundamental truth is that DAP isn't positioned to become the successor to MCA for Chinese representation or MIC for Indian representation. Politically, Umno simply cannot justify ceding all Chinese and Indian electoral strongholds solely to DAP. With Umno struggling to win Malay votes, it still does not realise that without the support of MCA and MIC, it is unlikely for the party to survive beyond GE16. The views expressed here are those of the author/contributor and do not necessarily represent the views of Malaysiakini.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Reality TV star reveals she's pregnant with second baby just months after admitting marriage was ‘lowest it's ever been'
MADE In Chelsea star Maeva D'Ascanio has revealed she's pregnant with her second child just months after split fears. The TV favourite, 32, who is already mum to two-year-old son Beau with husband James Taylor, shared the happy news on Wednesday. Advertisement 4 Reality TV stars Maeva D'Ascanio and James Taylor are expecting their second child Credit: Instagram 4 The pair shared the surprise news with their fans on social media on Wednesday Credit: Getty Maeva took to her Instagram and posted a video of her and Beau in matching pyjamas with a baby scan photo in her hand. Beau looked very excited to be getting a new sibling and was jumping around while his dad filmed the special moment. The youngster then sweetly kissed his mum's growing baby bump. James looked over the moon as he lifted Beau up and hugged his wife. Advertisement In a shared Instagram post, they couple captioned it: "Mayhem now and more of it to come." Their MIC co-stars raced to congratulate the pair on their growing family. Paris Smith wrote: "Congrats guys! Beautiful." Ruby Adler commented: "Omg," with a string of red heart emojis. Advertisement Reza Amiri-Garroussi said: "Congrats guys wow!" Made In Chelsea star burst into tears and rages at 'useless' Shaun Ryder in Celeb Cooking School meltdown The announcement may come as a surprise to E4 fans after the pair admitted to having a tough time in their relationship. Just weeks ago, Maeva was left in tears over their marriage. The couple joined Tristan Phipps and his girlfriend Julia Pollard for a double date, but Maeve broke down in tears as they discussed their relationship, saying they were 's**t at the moment.' Advertisement James later admitted to Tristan that they were in the "lowest place they'd ever been". He confessed that Maeva was close to walking out on him and leaving the family home. In a bid get their relationship back on track, the pair headed off on a romantic trip together to reconnect. On a recent episode, James told his pals that he and Maeva were back on track - saying Maeva was was "back in love with him". Advertisement The couple welcomed their first child in November 2022. Shortly after giving birth, she posted a sweet photo of the newborn and wrote: "Welcoming the last 9 months and 11 days into our lives this morning was everything and more than we could have ever hoped for. "I'm so happy I've now met you my little roast. James is going to be the best daddy ever. "Being induced on Sunday and trying to achieve a virginal birth from the outset wasn't meant to be. We both decided along with the amazing doctors at the Rosie that a C section was the safest option to bring our boy to us. Advertisement "On Wednesday morning 30/11/2022. Beau Christian Taylor joined our growing family (9lbs 9oz!)" Maeva joined Made In Chelsea as Miles Nazaire's girlfriend in 2019, but then moved on with his best pal James which caused a huge rift. James and Maeva tied the knot in November 2023 and had a second ceremony at Hedsor House in Buckinghamshire the following monht - spending £10,000 on the cake alone. Having already tied the knot at Chelsea Town Hall, the couple invited 76 guests - including their MIC co-stars Ruby Adler, Tristan Phipps and Sam Prince - to celebrate with them. Advertisement The 100-acre Georgian venue was decorated with five stunning Christmas trees, candles, white roses and fairy lights. And their son Beau was the star of the show, as he drove down the aisle in a white remote control car. Maeva wore two different wedding dresses during the day, both rented from PS. Bridal Rental - a semi-sheer Liz Martinez number for the ceremony, and a strapless, corset dress by Alon Livne for the evening. She also wore two different outfits during the day at their first wedding, which saw them go from Chelsea Town Hall to a wedding breakfast at Claridge's, followed by a suite at the Ritz. Advertisement Speaking about their second wedding day, James told Hello!: 'I know we did the legal bit the month before, but this was our moment. It had gravitas, which is exactly what we wanted.' James popped the question in a romantic proposal at the Trevi fountain in Rome. 4 James and Maeva sparked split fears just months ago Credit: Channel 4 4 The French reality star confessed she was ready to move out of their family home Credit: Channel 4
