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Wedding dress exhibition held at Kent church
A village church in Kent is celebrating its 175th anniversary with an exhibition of wedding Paul's Church in Rusthall was consecrated in August 1850 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury John Bird Sumner. The Victorian church is marking the milestone by displaying 20 dresses, all worn by brides at St Paul's over the years, until 14 June. The dresses on display - both designer and handmade - have been loaned along with photographs and mementos dating back to 1920, according to curator Elaine Bruce. "This exhibition is bringing people together to appreciate the beauty and significance of weddings and reconnecting with those who had their marriages at the parish church," she told the BBC. "It all adds up to quite an emotional display." Flowers will also be exhibited based on the bouquets the brides had when they tied the knot. Jennifer Farman, who got married there in 2018, said it felt like a "privilege" to have her dress shown in the exhibit."I have a long history with this church. I've been coming here since I was a toddler," she told the mum also got married there and her grandparents used to attend services. "I always knew this would be where I got married," she added. Rita Wilson said her dress - which she walked down the aisle with in 1956 and later wore to dances at the Assembly Hall in Tunbridge Wells - is the oldest on show. Her mother also married at the church in 1926, alongside her daughter in 1985."There's so many memories of events that have happened here... and friendships [that we have made]," she said."It's actually very special."
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tom Hanks' son Chet reveals all 70 of his tattoos while shirt-free... after 'ex' Kim Zolciak flashes her bikini body
Tom Hanks ' wild son Chet Hanks was seen without a shirt on in the Venice Beach neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The 34-year-old reality TV star displayed his array of 70 large tattoos on his chest, back, arms and legs that take a while to dissect. There was a lot of new ink on his back: the inside of the cross was filled with shading that was not there last year. Other tattoos include the writing 'I Am Who I Am,' several crosses, the name Michalah, an image of baby Jesus with a halo, a genie lamp, sunbursts and clouds, among others. His head was shaved and he had a beard with diamonds in his ears and a black bracelet on his wrist as he wore black shorts over long underwear. The son of Rita Wilson was going for a run to stay in shape for his acting career. This comes just after he was romantically linked to Real Housewives Of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak, 47, as they got steamy on their show Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets. . Last year Chet said that meeting Kim was 'one of the best moments of my life.' Chet and Kim flirted outrageously with each other on an episode of The Surreal Life on MTV that aired in late July 2024. Kim is still in the midst of a contentious divorce from Kroy Biermann and is reportedly dating someone new. Chet has been doing well with his acting career. The Running Point star plays point guard and aspiring rapper, Travis Bugg on the basketball series with Kate Hudson. The hit series debuted in March. Last year he said: 'I have a great character in it, a great role. It's a comedy, so it's funny and I get to be comedic. I also signed a record deal, and I'm getting ready to put out some new music, and it's different than anything that I've ever released.' Chet said last year that his life has become 'extremely easy' since he achieved sobriety. The actor has previously been through rehab for addiction and as he prepares to show the world that he is 'just a regular guy' on the new reality show Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets, he admitted that he only found life 'difficult' before he made the decision to live alcohol-free almost three years ago. He told People: 'I'm ready for people to see that I'm just a regular guy. That's why I signed up for Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets. It was honestly one of the best experiences of my life, and I'm not just saying that. I had a blast, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. 'There was a little drama, but not much! One hundred percent. None of this would be possible without sobriety. It's not difficult at all. What's difficult is when you're trying to manage your life and you're not sober, that's what's difficult. When you just commit and decide and you stick to it, it's not even something that you negotiate with. It's just a non-negotiable. And life becomes extremely easy.' Last year Chet said that meeting Kim was 'one of the best moments of my life.' Chet and Kim flirted outrageously with each other on an episode of The Surreal Life on MTV that aired in late July 2024. Kim is still in the midst of a contentious divorce from Kroy Biermann and is reportedly dating someone new This comes after Tom said he 'made every mistake' while raising his four kids. The Big star, 68, is dad to Colin, 45, and Elizabeth, 42, with his first wife, Samantha Lewes, as well as Chet and Truman, 28, with Rita Wilson and Tom has confessed he wasn't the perfect father and it led to some difficult conversations with his kids over the years. During an appearance on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Tom explained: 'I made every mistake. You know, you scar the kids somehow in the same exact way. And as they get older, you come back around and [say], 'Hey, can I talk about what a knothead I was with you for all those years?' 'And[(they say], 'Yeah, sure, dad. Yeah, I've been kind of waiting for this. Why don't you unload'. 'But I would say at the same time ... does it come up to be 50-50? Maybe the attitude and the life that we led. The laughs, that stuff's worth its weight in gem-encrusted gold.' He added of his kids: '[They taught me] how different they all are. They are not the same type of human being ever.' Tom went on to recall a story about his youngest son Truman revealing he felt like he'd let the youngster down when he promised him a game of baseball and failed to deliver. He said: 'He was younger. He was like seven or eight. I said, 'Oh, at one point, let's go down - we were in New York - let's go down to the park and we'll take our gloves, we'll throw it around. We'll bat the balls. We'll just find a place [on the] grass. And [Truman] said, 'OK, let's do that'. 'And it got away from me' and their outing 'didn't happen. Something happened and I realized, 'Oh, the sun's going down now'. And I said, 'Oh my God. Oh my God. Hey, I'm sorry. I said, we were going to go down and throw the ball around. It got away from me. Forgive me.' 'And he said, 'No, that's OK, dude'. And he sounded disappointed.' However, Truman helped his dad feel better. Tom explained: '[I told him] I don't want you to be bored. 'And he looked at me with a look on his face and said, 'Dad, I'm never bored. 'And that ... speaks to curiosity and drive and also the comfort of where one is in order to feel free in order to explore whatever world that is ... '[I realized the children] had the ability to pursue their own interests without being prodded, without being forced to. I've learned from that. 'They have never said that they're bored. They've always had some action thing that was going on, whether I understood their passion for it or not.' Last month Chet's half sister published a tell-all memoir about growing up the daughter of movie star Tom. E.A. Hanks uses her memoir to open up about her difficult upbringing, relationship with her parents and the painful memories that shaped her new book. The writer, 42 – full name Elizabeth Anne Hanks – was born to actor Tom and his first wife Samantha Lewes in Sacramento, California. In 1994, when her mother lost primary custody of her and her brother, Colin Hanks, 46, the siblings moved to Los Angeles to live with their father and his second wife, Rita Wilson, 68. Samantha, born Susan Dillingham, died in 2002 at the age of 49 following a battle with bone cancer. Tom legally separated from Samantha in 1985, and their seven-year marriage officially ended in divorce in 1987. E.A. has shared her story in her literary debut, 'The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road', which was released on Tuesday. (08.04.25) Describing he views on her parenthood, she said in the book: 'Rita's not really a stepmother, she's my other mother. 'When I say my parents, I really mean my dad and Rita, because they've been together since before I can really remember.' In excerpts published by People, it's clear E.A. uses her 352-page memoir to detail what she described as a chaotic childhood shaped by her mother's mental illness, which she suspects was undiagnosed bipolar disorder. The author said in her memoir: 'She pushed me, shook me, pulled at my hair and locked me in a closet once or twice. 'She told me there were men hiding in her closet who were waiting for us to go to sleep to come out and do horrible things.' E.A. added her childhood was defined by instability and hunger. She said: 'It was either feast or famine at home,' before detailing how she and Colin were sometimes left without food. Despite the trauma, E.A. maintains a strong bond with her father and Rita, who married in 1988 and will celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary on 30 April. The couple also
The Age
22-05-2025
- The Age
Party tourists ruined Mykonos. Now they're heading for another island
I visited Paros for the first time in the late 1980s. Stepping off the rusted ferry into bright sunshine in Paroikia's (then) tiny port felt like arriving in paradise – albeit a backpacker's paradise – and my days there were filled with long lazy meals outside bougainvillea-shaded, family-run fish tavernas in the tiny village of Naoussa, and afternoons at Piso Livadi's traditional kafenions (cafes) and golden beaches, where I'd often have the sands almost entirely to myself. Forty years later, around half a million people flock to Paros every summer, which – on a small island with just 12,000 residents – means today's visitors are unlikely to have more than a scrap of sand to themselves, let alone a whole beach. It was, until recently, still the 'the chilled alternative to Mykonos' – as it was dubbed in a Vogue article – and the preserve of a handful of celebrities (amongst them Tom Hanks and his Greek wife, Rita Wilson, who have a house on the satellite island of Antiparos), drawn by hyper-exclusive hideaways like The Moonhouse, and a lack of prying eyes. But as is so often the way, the masses soon followed. Once renowned for its fine white marble, the island is now increasingly associated with glitzy beach clubs, gourmet restaurants and hip hotels, and resources are under strain. 'Rising costs for locals are a huge concern,' ceramic artist and long-time island resident Christiane Smit told me, while a recent LinkedIn post from former MEP and environmentalist Kriton Arsenis reported that, in the past five years alone, Paros has topped the demand for new building permits in the Cyclades, surpassing even Mykonos and Santorini, and 'been overbuilt at a dramatic pace'. 'You see it in the crowded streets, the traffic jams, the way people seem stressed,' explained Nikos Botsinis of Santorini Walking Tours, who moved to the island several years ago seeking a more authentic way of life. 'Both locals and the environment can feel the immense pressure of the tourism 'development'. But those in power are celebrating the 'success' of their decisions, turning a blind eye to the tsunami of issues that is approaching rapidly.' Increasingly frustrated with seemingly out-of-control development on the island, residents of Naoussa sent a petition to government representatives in 2022 asking them to put a halt to rampant building in the tiny resort, describing it as 'a severe test of all the fragile infrastructure of a small place'. In 2023, locals came together to create the Paros Citizens' Movement for Free Beaches – dubbed the 'Greek beach-towel movement' by foreign press – to protest what they describe as the 'illegal privatisation' of beaches in Greece. 'The law says no beach is private, yet there were huge swathes of beach covered by sunloungers and parasols rented for up to €100 ($A176) per day, and we couldn't afford to use those areas,' one protester fumed.
Sydney Morning Herald
22-05-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Party tourists ruined Mykonos. Now they're heading for another island
I visited Paros for the first time in the late 1980s. Stepping off the rusted ferry into bright sunshine in Paroikia's (then) tiny port felt like arriving in paradise – albeit a backpacker's paradise – and my days there were filled with long lazy meals outside bougainvillea-shaded, family-run fish tavernas in the tiny village of Naoussa, and afternoons at Piso Livadi's traditional kafenions (cafes) and golden beaches, where I'd often have the sands almost entirely to myself. Forty years later, around half a million people flock to Paros every summer, which – on a small island with just 12,000 residents – means today's visitors are unlikely to have more than a scrap of sand to themselves, let alone a whole beach. It was, until recently, still the 'the chilled alternative to Mykonos' – as it was dubbed in a Vogue article – and the preserve of a handful of celebrities (amongst them Tom Hanks and his Greek wife, Rita Wilson, who have a house on the satellite island of Antiparos), drawn by hyper-exclusive hideaways like The Moonhouse, and a lack of prying eyes. But as is so often the way, the masses soon followed. Once renowned for its fine white marble, the island is now increasingly associated with glitzy beach clubs, gourmet restaurants and hip hotels, and resources are under strain. 'Rising costs for locals are a huge concern,' ceramic artist and long-time island resident Christiane Smit told me, while a recent LinkedIn post from former MEP and environmentalist Kriton Arsenis reported that, in the past five years alone, Paros has topped the demand for new building permits in the Cyclades, surpassing even Mykonos and Santorini, and 'been overbuilt at a dramatic pace'. 'You see it in the crowded streets, the traffic jams, the way people seem stressed,' explained Nikos Botsinis of Santorini Walking Tours, who moved to the island several years ago seeking a more authentic way of life. 'Both locals and the environment can feel the immense pressure of the tourism 'development'. But those in power are celebrating the 'success' of their decisions, turning a blind eye to the tsunami of issues that is approaching rapidly.' Increasingly frustrated with seemingly out-of-control development on the island, residents of Naoussa sent a petition to government representatives in 2022 asking them to put a halt to rampant building in the tiny resort, describing it as 'a severe test of all the fragile infrastructure of a small place'. In 2023, locals came together to create the Paros Citizens' Movement for Free Beaches – dubbed the 'Greek beach-towel movement' by foreign press – to protest what they describe as the 'illegal privatisation' of beaches in Greece. 'The law says no beach is private, yet there were huge swathes of beach covered by sunloungers and parasols rented for up to €100 ($A176) per day, and we couldn't afford to use those areas,' one protester fumed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Donate $1M for L.A. Wildfire Relief Efforts
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, two of the highest-profile and most beloved residents of Pacific Palisades, are opening up their wallets to aid relief efforts in the wake of the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires. The couple confirmed the news on Instagram by sharing that they are donating $1 million by spreading it across various organizations. 'Like so many of us, we see the loss and devastation wrought by the Altadena and Palisades fires. The challenge of the future of these communities is immense,' they said in a joint statement. 'We are so very grateful for the first responders and firefighters, from all over, who fought with all they had in order to save homes and people.' More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Coyote Ugly' Cast, Producer Jerry Bruckheimer to Reunite for Screening and Q&A to Benefit LA Fires 'SNL' Reveals Guests for 50th Anniversary Special Whisky a No No: The 10 Best Mocktails in L.A. Per various news reports, the couple's Palisades home survived while countless neighbors weren't as fortunate as the fire leveled entire neighborhoods in the iconic Westside enclave. 'Now we must all move forward to what is next for our city, communities, and neighbors,' Wilson and Hanks added. 'We are donating $1 million between the following organizations to help support those in need and those who aided.' Those organizations include the Motion Picture and Television Fund, the Los Angeles Fire Foundation, SAG-AFTRA Foundation Disaster Relief Fund, the American Red Cross and MusiCares. 'If you can, please join us in donating. Everything helps, right?' They're the latest in a long line of boldfaced names that have stepped up to support relief efforts amid the blazes. That list includes Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Eva Longoria, Paris Hilton, Jamie Lee Curtis, the Weeknd, Ted Sarandos, Gwyneth Paltrow and many more. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Harvey Weinstein's "Jane Doe 1" Victim Reveals Identity: "I'm Tired of Hiding" 'Awards Chatter' Podcast: 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony (Exclusive)
