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The Irish Sun
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Moment ageless rocker locks eyes with woman at secret Irish gig & lovestruck fans scream ‘this is the start of a romcom'
IRISH fans have been left swooning after a clip of ageless pop star locking eyes with a fan during an intimate Dublin gig emerged. Indie rockers 2 Frontman Marcus Mumford has left fans swooning 2 Mumford locked eyes with one lucky fan during the gig The pub was immediately packed to the brim with fans singing their hearts out with the band in an unforgettable moment. One lucky In the short video, the British star was belting out the end of their hit song The Cave, when he looked straight over at Marcus gave a cheeky smile to the camera before turning around to guitarist Ben Lovett and shaking his head. READ MORE IN MUMFORD & SONS The musicians were in disbelief as the crowd boomed out the chorus of the song in a loud unison. Marcus turned back to look at the woman's camera again and gave another smirk before ending the tune and raising his guitar in the air. Kinga captioned her video: "No better crowd than an Irish crowd." But it wasn't the incredible crowd moment that caught fans' attention - it was silver-fox Marcus. Most read in Celebrity Swooning fans all flocked to the comment section to gush over the handsome rock star. Yan wrote: "If Marcus Mumford looked at me like that, I'd die on the spot!" Mumford & Sons play secret gig in Dublin Tanya said: "Holy Jesus that eye contact." Alba remarked: "This is the start of a rom com!" Molly exclaimed: "Has he always been this hot?!!" While Kate joked: "I would be asking what we are after that eye contact." HE'S TAKEN! And Lauren added: "I have nothing appropriate to say about that young gentleman." Marcus has been married to his wife and Oscar-nominated actress The lovebirds have a bond that goes back to their childhood as they first met at a Christian youth camp as pre-teens and stayed in touch as pen pals. The couple welcomed their first child, Evelyn Grace, in 2015, while their son Wilfred was born in 2017. So, sorry ladies, he is off the market!
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former Mumford and Sons musician asks White House if Brits punished over free speech can seek asylum in US
Former Mumford & Sons musician and podcast host Winston Marshall asked the White House on Monday if President Donald Trump would give "political asylum" to UK citizens punished for their speech. The British rock star-turned-political commentator appeared at Monday's press briefing where he addressed concerns about free speech being under threat in his home country and asked if the U.S. would consider granting asylum to Brits who faced prosecution for posting "hate speech" online. "In Britain, we have had a quarter of a million people issued non-crime hate incidents. As we speak, there are people in prison for quite literally posting memes," Marshall told White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. "We have extensive prison sentences for tweets, social media posts and general free speech issues. Would the Trump administration consider political asylum for British citizens in such a situation?" he asked. WINSTON MARSHALL HAS NO REGRETS LEAVING MUMFORD & SONS AFTER GETTING 'CANCELED': 'I'M LIBERATED' Leavitt chuckled before complimenting Marshall for broaching the topic. Read On The Fox News App "It's a very good one. I have not heard that proposed to the president nor have I spoken to him about that idea, but I certainly can and talk to our national security team and see if it's something the administration would entertain," she began. Leavitt relayed that Vice President JD Vance had been "incredibly outspoken" about free speech concerns in the UK. "The president has spoken about this as well, directly with your prime minister when he was here for a visit to the White House," Leavitt told Marshall. "So it remains a critical endeavor of ours, to show the Brits, and your country, which we love and admire, about the First Amendment and the importance of free speech in a sovereign nation." Jd Vance Spars With British Prime Minister Over Free Speech Censorship During Oval Office Meeting In a speech to European leaders in February, Vance warned that Europe appeared to be retreating from some of its fundamental values it shares with the U.S. and returning to "Soviet-era" censorship. Marshall, a co-founder and former lead guitarist for the folk rock band Mumford & Sons, has become an outspoken advocate for free speech after being "canceled" in 2021 for expressing his political opinion. He left the band that year after causing an uproar by sending a tweet in support of conservative journalist Andy Ngo's book, "Unmasked," about the left-wing anti-fascist movement known as Antifa. In a November 2022 interview with Fox News Digital, Marshall said he had "no regrets" about leaving the band and now feels "liberated" to speak out on controversial issues. From 2022-2023, Marshall hosted the podcast "Marshall Matters" with The Spectator. He currently hosts the podcast, "The Winston Marshall Show," where he interviews "leading writers, authors, artists, journalists, musicians, scientists, entrepreneurs and heterodox voices across the world."Original article source: Former Mumford and Sons musician asks White House if Brits punished over free speech can seek asylum in US
