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Daily Mail
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
She said yes! MasterChef star Julie Goodwin announces exciting family news
MasterChef star Julie Goodwin shared some exciting family news with her fans on Sunday. The 54-year-old announced on Instagram that her son Paddy has proposed to his girlfriend Brooke. Julie posted a photo of the newly engaged couple smiling after her son popped the question. In the image, Brooke placed her hand on her fiancé's chest to show off her stunning oval diamond ring. 'Lots to celebrate and look forward to in the Goodwin and Taylor households,' she captioned the post. 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. MasterChef star Julie Goodwin (pictured) shared some exciting family news with her fans on Sunday Julie's exciting announcement comes just days after she issued a statement defending her weight loss after fans raised concerns about her health. Julie shared an update on Instagram after a new photo, in which she looked very slim, was posted to her account. Her dramatic transformation led to comments from worried followers. 'Thanks to all who have expressed concern about my health. I am well and I am within the healthy weight range. My doctor concurs,' she wrote. 'For those who have asked me for advice or tips, I am not qualified to provide this. It's advice that should be sought from your trusted health professionals, not from me. I'm a TV cook,' Julie continued. 'For those who want to comment on the shape and condition of my body please, do it on your own page because I'm tired of reading it. For that reason I'll be turning off comments on this post. 'For all of us can we please find something more interesting to talk about. Can we please model kindness to our kids and grandkids and can we please leave this obsession with people's looks back in the 1980s. Peace and love.' Julie was prompted to speak out after a selfie shared this week led to comments inquiring about whether she is 'sick'. 'I'm actually concerned... to be honest, but if you are healthy and well there is nothing to worry about,' one fan commented. 'Oh Julie…. too much weight loss,' another chimed in, while one more said, 'She is sick. She looks shocking.' 'Julie you are awesome, but are you okay?' someone else asked, with one more posting, 'Are you okay Julie? You don't look okay. Hope there's nothing wrong.' 'She looks like a skeleton,' one more person wrote, with yet another saying, 'OMG you look so ill.' Others defended Julie, with one person writing, 'Love how people speculate she is on the jabs. My bet is she is looking after herself and eating the right foods.' 'OMG Julie you look amazing! You have a beautiful smile. Keep shining!' another said. One more chimed in: 'Can everyone stop commenting on Julie's weight and telling her she's too thin? All you're doing is projecting on her what YOU think she should look like. If she had always looked like this, no-one would say anything. 'Just be happy for her that she's happy, her doctor's happy, and she's healthy!' Julie recently revealed she had lost more weight following her dramatic 'accidental' transformation, which saw her drop a whopping 20kg almost a decade ago.
Irish Independent
11-06-2025
- Irish Independent
Louth serial shoplifter jailed for stealing charity boxes
Brian McAuley (34), Avenue Two, Yellowbatter, Drogheda, was before the district court on 19 charges. He has 131 previous convictions. The defendant instructed that he had not been in trouble for the last six months, but Gardaí said that he had taken more charges this year, including for the alleged theft of an iPhone from a car on April 25 last. Solicitor Paddy Goodwin said that his client was back with his fiance who had written a letter to the court. He was on Jobseekers' Allowance and engaging with The Red Door Project. He was asking to engage with the Probation Service again. Judge Gráinne Malone said that she was conscious of the letter's content and of Mr McAuley's pleas of guilty, but he had taken charges as late as April. The court's concerns were that some of the relevant charges were for charity boxes, including one from the Irish Cancer Society shop. Those offences were 'particularly nasty'. 'I have to consider the wider public and there has to be consequences. I could give him two years today but I won't.' Judge Malone marked concurrent seven-month sentences on thefts of a charity box containing €200 cash at St Augustine Priory, Shop Street, Drogheda, on July 11, 2024; and a charity box containing €500 cash at Drogheda's Irish Cancer Society shop on the following July 31. The defendant was handed a four-month consecutive term for theft of €92.92 groceries at Mr Price, Donore Road, on February 24 last. Bail in the event of an appeal was set at a personal bond of €100 with a €300 independent surety.
