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BBC News
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
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TOWIE'S Bobby Norris calls for more openness about surgery
A reality TV star says "transparency is key" when it comes to influencers being honest about cosmetic procedures they have Norris, who appeared in The Only Way is Essex from 2012 to 2021, said he had been offered a variety of cosmetic procedures over the years as a result of appearing on television."Be honest about it - don't say it's down to a moisturiser or a product, when really you've been under the knife," Norris the Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford, Marie Goldman, said she was concerned more transparency could lead to cosmetic procedures being "normalised". "With transparency comes normalisation," she said."If a lot of celebrities are saying I've had this procedure and it was fine, it becomes - to children - a very normal thing to do." Norris, who has been acting as a guest editor on the BBC Essex breakfast show with Sonia Watson, opened up about his relationship with cosmetic procedures."When I joined TOWIE fifteen years ago everyone was offering it, and because it was free and you see yourself in magazines you think I'll have a little bit of this, what's the worst that can happen?" he said."I had people asking me if I wanted a top up every two months."Norris quit the show in 2021 after being a regular cast member for more than a decade. He is now calling for more reality TV stars and influencers to "be honest" about their cosmetic surgery. He told BBC Essex: "There are girls out there who will go to a gym, do three squats and film it for social media. "They'll then jet off to Turkey and get a BBL (Brazilian Bum Lift) and they will make out that they got their bum organically from doing squats." Goldman said she believed it was "quite obvious" when people had cosmetic surgery - and the results looked "quite strange", adding: "It doesn't always look as good as they think it does"."People are getting injections in public toilets and what we're seeing is it's gone terribly wrong and they've got terrible infections from it. So we have to acknowledge there is a risk that goes with it," she it stands, a licence is not required to perform cosmetic procedures like botox injections and dermal fillers in England, but this could change if an amendment brought forward in 2022 is passed by government has previously suggested making changes to the Health and Care Act, which would bring in a scheme to protect consumers from unlicensed practitioners.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Chelmsford council disappointed by closures of two night clubs
A city council said it was disappointed after the quickfire announcements that two night-time venues would bar Walkabout, which opened in Chelmsford in 2016, and nearby nightclub Popworld which opened in 2018, will shut this venues in the city's Backnang Square are owned by Stonegate Group, which thanked customers "for their loyalty and support over the years"."It is very disappointing to hear that two established, hard-working and popular venues will soon be closing," said a Chelmsford City Council spokesperson. "Both businesses will be missed by many residents and visitors, and their colleagues in Chelmsford's night-time economy. " The two closures were announced in the space of two days."I think it will be a really big hole in the city's night-time economy," said Marie Goldman, the Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford."Bars and restaurants, they come and go, but this has been a feature of the centre of Chelmsford for quite some time now and it seems to have really come out of the blue as well."Goldman said there were still plenty of bars, restaurants and independent venues in the area, and suggested that businesses struggling to turn over a profit was countrywide problem.A Stonegate Group spokesperson said Walkabout would shut on 13 July and Popworld on 2 August."We'd like to thank all our guests for their loyalty and support over the years - it's been a pleasure to welcome you through our doors," they said. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
12-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
The six Essex by-elections taking place in May
Just like across much of England, local elections have been cancelled in Essex this is because local authorities are preparing for a major shake-up of local government, and elections for a Greater Essex mayor are expected in May there are still six by-elections taking place across the county because of councillors standing is where voting will take place on 1 May. Chelmsford Central and Moulsham There are three by-elections in Democrat Marie Goldman vacated her position on the county council and the city council to concentrate on her role as the city's MP - so both her two seats are up for Chelmsford Central division on the county council has tended to be tightly contested between the Lib Dems and the took the seat from the Tories in 2021 by 203 fellow Lib Dem Graham Pooley stepped back from his seat - for the Moulsham and Central ward on the city council - due to ill Reform UK and the Greens are fielding candidates too.A full list of candidates for both by elections are available on the city council website. Ockendon, Thurrock In Ockendon, voters will be able to choose two candidates for Thurrock Council on their former Conservative council leader Andrew Jefferies decided to stand down, as has Labour councillor Ryan has been one of the most closely fought wards in Thurrock. Labour won in 2024 after the Tories here in the previous four elections.A decade ago, Nigel Farage's former party UKIP won seats in Ockendon. The Clacton MP's new party, Reform UK, fancies its chances here this it will have to contend with Greens, a Lib Dem candidate and an independent - as well as the two main parties.A full candidate list can be found here. Mark Hall, Harlow Mark Hall is an area to the north east of Harlow. The by-election is taking place after the Labour councillor area is made up of a lot of post-war terraced housing, with parks and playing fields. To the north of the ward is the industrial area around Edinburgh part of Harlow has traditionally been an area where Labour has won the most support. But the Conservatives won the council seat here in 2021 and UKIP in 2014.A full list of candidates is available here. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
