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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Roman Kemp ‘calls out' Olly Murs after awkward on-stage moment
The One Show star was reflecting on a recent appearance alongside Olly Murs after the pair competed in a celebrity darts tournament in London The One Show's Roman Kemp has called out Olly Murs after the pair recently appeared together on stage in front of thousands of fans. Earlier this month, celebrities were paired up with darts pros as they went head-to-head to see who would come out on top in a game of darts at the Hyde Park Darts Championship. The new competition, created by the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation), saw Roman join fellow celebs including Olly Murs, Dion Dublin, and Joe Swash, who were each partnered with a darts pro such as Luke Littler and Luke Humphries. Reflecting on the eagerly fought competition during a recent episode of his You About? podcast with Tom Grennan, Roman recalled his impressive display, throwing two "triple 20s." After narrowly missing out on the top spot—making it all the way to the finals—the radio host shared how Joe Swash and his partner, Fallon Sherrock, came out as deserved winners. Despite that, he revealed that the celebs had initially been lulled into a false sense of security by Joe before he went on to win the competition: "He kind of hustled us a little bit, because in the little area beforehand, we were all just practicing and he was c**p." However, he was less than impressed with how prepared one of his fellow celebrities was for the event, saying: "I'm going to call Olly out here. He turned up with his own shirt that had his name on it, all over it." He added: "Then his own darts—weighted darts—that had his name on them." But despite coming fully prepared for the occasion, Roman noted that the singer "went out first," adding, "So it was like, Olly's got to step that up." Away from trying his hand at darts, Roman has been a prominent figure in broadcasting in recent years. After originally co-hosting the Capital Breakfast show, last year he swapped radio for TV when he began co-hosting several programmes, including The One Show. Alongside his slew of hosting roles, many will also know him for his third-place finish on I'm A Celeb in 2019, as well as playing alongside fellow celebrities for England in Soccer Aid earlier this year. Roman has also used his platform to explore issues surrounding mental health, including the release of his BBC series Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, which launched in 2021. He is also set to launch a new country-wide mental health initiative next month.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Sam Thompson reveals he has had an 'uncomfortable' year after Zara McDermott split
Former Made In Chelsea man Sam Thompson has revealed he has had an 'uncomfortable' year after his split from girlfriend of five years, Zara McDermott Sam Thompson has admitted his year to date has been "uncomfortable". He confession comes seven months after he and Zara McDermott announced their five-year relationship was over. The former Made In Chelsea star, 32, said sometimes such a difficult period can "shock" someone into changing their lifestyle. And that's what he has now revealed has happened in 2025. In his latest appearance on best pal Pete Wicks ' Man Made podcast, Sam candidly reflected on his year of change. "'It's such a weird one because I still look to people for help all the time," he said in a preview clip of the episode. In the clip Sam continued: "I look to you, if I'm ever in a problem, I'll call you, I'll call Marvin, I'll call Tony, I'll call Ryan, my brother-in -law, I'll call Louise. "I have a lot of people who I depend on and as much as I love that, I still feel inside like I'm not quite at the place where I can take care of myself." When former TOWIE man Pete then asked his mate if he believed asking for help or relying on others made him "less of a man," Sam added: "Asking for help, no. I think I lean a little bit too heavily into the depending." However, Sam did admit he now feels as though he is depending on himself a lot more following his impressive UNICEF challenge. It saw him transport the official Soccer Aid ball from Stamford Bridge to Old Trafford by foot and by bike over the course of five days. His efforts in the 260-mile challenge raised a huge £1,516,433 for the charity. He said: "Putting yourself in uncomfortable situations and realising that you can handle uncomfortable situations. I mean, this year, there's been one big uncomfortable situation […] I feel like you need a bad year or not bad year but an uncomfortable year to change who you are as a person. "You need almost like a shock to put you into sort of like a new phase of your life." It comes after Sam and Zara confirmed their split at the turn of the year. While Sam has found himself connected to different stars, including Love Island alum Samie Elishi, he is thought to currently be single. Zara, meanwhile, has moved on with former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson. She recently shared a subtle nod to her new man in an online upload. She was seen wearing a dainty gold initial necklace. While neither Zara or Louis directly confirmed nor denied their romance, eagle-eyed fans noticed that during a recent Instagram story, Zara was wearing a gold initial necklace around her neck, but rather than her own initials, it featured a dainty golden letter L instead.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Welcome to Kasi Flava, where falling asleep on the ball is encouraged
Only real ones will remember Masters Football, the over-35s tournament for former pros hoping for one final moment in the limelight on Sky Sports in the early 2000s. Peter Beardsley's performances in 2002 for Newcastle United were legendary, Jörg Albertz helped himself to a few more thunderb@stards for Rangers and how can we forget the vastly underrated Owen Coyle squealing 'Coyle!' every time he took a shot. As they disappeared from our screens, charity fundraisers came to the fore. In Soccer Aid, Woody Harrelson being mobbed by Zinedine Zidane and Jens Lehmann after burying the winning penalty past England keeper Jamie Theakston for the Rest of the World XI was memorable, as was a certain tackle by future UK prime minister Boris Johnson on former Manchester City cult hero Maurizio Gaudino. The point is, from half-time fan competitions (Tripgate, we're looking at you) to Kerlon's seal dribbling, there is a lot of room for football-based silliness and ingenuity in a game saturated with monotonous tactics and refereeing segments. And with that in mind, Football Daily's attention turns to Kasi Flava, a maverick offshoot of the game originating in South Africa, where entertainment and showboating are as important as scoring. Teams as varied as Covid-19 FC and former champions and fan favourites Skepe Nketole FC – nicknamed The Chopper Boys owing to their propensity to arrive at matches in helicopters – compete in tournaments for prizes that range from R250,000 (£10,500) cash to brandy or even sheep. Results, then, are important, but this is closer to an improvised, performative dance than a traditional match, an outpouring of joy played and watched by working-class people in the townships. 'Kasi football is an art form, embedded in real-life human drama,' explains Tarminder Kaur, a senior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg. Bet you didn't bank on reading actual quotes from an academic in Football Daily, but here we are. Surely the best clip of the recent DStv eKasi Champs of Champs tournament, broadcast live on national television, is the winner scored by Mudagasi against Jukulyn in a 2-1 victory. Some of the moves are downright disrespectful: at one point Mudagasi's players pretend to fall asleep on the ball, before their No 9 whips a genuinely brilliant Quaresma-esque trivela pass to a teammate, who neatly laces an expert finish into the far corner to send the crowd wild. Yes, please. Kasi football is not for everyone. And if you think René Higuita should have just caught the ball at Wembley in 1995 and Yannick Bolasie should have done less sweeping and more shooting, then this is probably not for you. But for this unserious, trivial tea-timely email, it's the perfect antidote to yet another Tuesday. Join Scott Murray from 8pm BST for MBM coverage of England 2-2 Italy (aet; 3-2 on pens) in the Euro 2025 semi-finals. As soon as I knew there was a chance to join Manchester United, I had to take the opportunity to sign for the club of my dreams; the team whose shirt I wore growing up' – Robbie Keane Bryan Mbeumo is psyched for the new season after joining the club he supported as a boy. Manchester United's propensity to offload football talent (yesterday's Football Daily) didn't start today or yesterday. The following is an XI composed of players released during the 2014-15 season alone: Johnstone S, Keane M, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Anderson, Fletcher, Kagawa, Zaha, Hernández, Welbeck. Many would back that side of cast-offs against anything else put out by United since then' – Brian Broderick. Re: where the north starts (Football Daily letters passim). I would like to suggest that based on the membership of the National League North, then it starts at Bedford, because they were promoted into the league this season, even though Bedford is just 57 miles from the middle of London. Two seasons ago, Bishop's Stortford were members of the league, and they're based at the end of Stansted airport's runway. They used to love midweek games in the north-east. To extend the discussion, Merthyr Tydfil are playing in National League North this season, so where does north Wales start?' – Ray Simpson. Regarding Jon Millard's submission that 'the north starts at Sheffield, indisputably, as did football, also undisputedly. I'd love to say this is the one thing Noble will agree with me on, but he'd probably email in and say it's bloody Woodall, or something' (yesterday's letters). He's clearly right on football, indisputably. The north is more complex. When I was young, we used to just say that Chesterfield was the dividing line but then we thought that Bob Holness played the sax on Baker Street (false) and that he was the first person to play James Bond (false, he was the second) so what did we know? The north is very south Sheffield and just above Chesterfield so you're looking more at a broad line of Killamarsh, Eckington, Lowedges, Totley. And, yes, that line includes Woodall' – Noble Francis. I see that, according to Jason Wilcox, new signing Bryan Mbeumo is 'the perfect fit for Manchester United and the culture that we are developing'. That's rather harsh criticism, isn't it, on the lad's first day?' – Phil Taverner. If you have any, please send letters to Today's winner of our prizeless letter o' the day is … Phil Taverner. Terms and conditions for our competitions, when we run them, can be viewed here. This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Welcome to Kasi Flava, where falling asleep on the ball is encouraged
Only real ones will remember Masters Football, the over-35s tournament for former pros hoping for one final moment in the limelight on Sky Sports in the early 2000s. Peter Beardsley's performances in 2002 for Newcastle United were legendary, Jörg Albertz helped himself to a few more thunderb@stards for Rangers and how can we forget the vastly underrated Owen Coyle squealing 'Coyle!' every time he took a shot. As they disappeared from our screens, charity fundraisers came to the fore. In Soccer Aid, Woody Harrelson being mobbed by Zinedine Zidane and Jens Lehmann after burying the winning penalty past England keeper Jamie Theakston for the Rest of the World XI was memorable, as was a certain tackle by future UK prime minister Boris Johnson on former Manchester City cult hero Maurizio Gaudino. The point is, from half-time fan competitions (Tripgate, we're looking at you) to Kerlon's seal dribbling, there is a lot of room for football-based silliness and ingenuity in a game saturated with monotonous tactics and refereeing segments. And with that in mind, Football Daily's attention turns to Kasi Flava, a maverick offshoot of the game originating in South Africa, where entertainment and showboating are as important as scoring. Teams as varied as Covid-19 FC and former champions and fan favourites Skepe Nketole FC – nicknamed The Chopper Boys owing to their propensity to arrive at matches in helicopters – compete in tournaments for prizes that range from R250,000 (£10,500) cash to brandy or even sheep. Results, then, are important, but this is closer to an improvised, performative dance than a traditional match, an outpouring of joy played and watched by working-class people in the townships. 'Kasi football is an art form, embedded in real-life human drama,' explains Tarminder Kaur, a senior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg. Bet you didn't bank on reading actual quotes from an academic in Football Daily, but here we are. Surely the best clip of the recent DStv eKasi Champs of Champs tournament, broadcast live on national television, is the winner scored by Mudagasi against Jukulyn in a 2-1 victory. Some of the moves are downright disrespectful: at one point Mudagasi's players pretend to fall asleep on the ball, before their No 9 whips a genuinely brilliant Quaresma-esque trivela pass to a teammate, who neatly laces an expert finish into the far corner to send the crowd wild. Yes, please. Kasi football is not for everyone. And if you think René Higuita should have just caught the ball at Wembley in 1995 and Yannick Bolasie should have done less sweeping and more shooting, then this is probably not for you. But for this unserious, trivial tea-timely email, it's the perfect antidote to yet another Tuesday. Join Scott Murray from 8pm BST for MBM coverage of England 2-2 Italy (aet; 3-2 on pens) in the Euro 2025 semi-finals. As soon as I knew there was a chance to join Manchester United, I had to take the opportunity to sign for the club of my dreams; the team whose shirt I wore growing up' – Robbie Keane Bryan Mbeumo is psyched for the new season after joining the club he supported as a boy. Manchester United's propensity to offload football talent (yesterday's Football Daily) didn't start today or yesterday. The following is an XI composed of players released during the 2014-15 season alone: Johnstone S, Keane M, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Anderson, Fletcher, Kagawa, Zaha, Hernández, Welbeck. Many would back that side of cast-offs against anything else put out by United since then' – Brian Broderick. Re: where the north starts (Football Daily letters passim). I would like to suggest that based on the membership of the National League North, then it starts at Bedford, because they were promoted into the league this season, even though Bedford is just 57 miles from the middle of London. Two seasons ago, Bishop's Stortford were members of the league, and they're based at the end of Stansted airport's runway. They used to love midweek games in the north-east. To extend the discussion, Merthyr Tydfil are playing in National League North this season, so where does north Wales start?' – Ray Simpson. Regarding Jon Millard's submission that 'the north starts at Sheffield, indisputably, as did football, also undisputedly. I'd love to say this is the one thing Noble will agree with me on, but he'd probably email in and say it's bloody Woodall, or something' (yesterday's letters). He's clearly right on football, indisputably. The north is more complex. When I was young, we used to just say that Chesterfield was the dividing line but then we thought that Bob Holness played the sax on Baker Street (false) and that he was the first person to play James Bond (false, he was the second) so what did we know? The north is very south Sheffield and just above Chesterfield so you're looking more at a broad line of Killamarsh, Eckington, Lowedges, Totley. And, yes, that line includes Woodall' – Noble Francis. I see that, according to Jason Wilcox, new signing Bryan Mbeumo is 'the perfect fit for Manchester United and the culture that we are developing'. That's rather harsh criticism, isn't it, on the lad's first day?' – Phil Taverner. If you have any, please send letters to Today's winner of our prizeless letter o' the day is … Phil Taverner. Terms and conditions for our competitions, when we run them, can be viewed here. Here's David Squires on … keepers grabbing the headlines at the Euros. Marc Cucurella has lifted the lid on why Donald Trump ended up staying on for the trophy lift after crashing Chelsea's Copa Gianni final party – and you'll be shocked to hear that fear played a big part. 'We had been told that, as a rule, Donald Trump would come to present us with the trophy and that we couldn't lift it until he left,' the hirsute defender explained to Spanish journalist Gerard Romero. 'And of course, we were all there waiting for him to leave, but the guy didn't want to leave, and on top of that, we looked at him and he said: 'Get him up, I'll stay here, and so on.' And I wondered who would say anything to him, you know … I was scared sh!tless!' The former Liverpool and Wales defender Joey Jones has died at the age of 70. Jones played 100 times in a glittering spell at Liverpool, winning two European Cups, a Uefa Cup and a league title in three years. Paul Gascoigne is back home and 'doing well' after being admitted to hospital over the weekend. Premier League clubs could follow the Lionesses in stopping taking the knee next season, amid growing division among anti-racism campaigners over the merits of the symbolic gesture. ITV is poised to surge ahead of the BBC in the Euros ratings battle, with an audience of more than eight million people expected to tune in for England's semi-final against Italy. Leeds have signed Germany midfielder Anton Stach from Hoffenheim in a deal worth £17m. 'I would say I am an aggressive player. I am good in duels,' he growled. 'I heard some things also about the fans, or about the tradition of Leeds, like 'dirty Leeds' I think. So I'm looking forward to it and to seeing the fans.' And if you have around £300,000 to spare, the shirt worn by Peter Shilton in the 'Hand of God' World Cup quarter-final against Argentina in 1986 is to be auctioned. It sounds like a lovely bit of kit. 'As you can imagine, coming off his back in 100-degree heat … it has a wee bit of a whiff to it,' parped David Convery, of Graham Budd Auctions. 'There are a couple of pulls and snags due to the material but it's in pretty fantastic condition.' Here's the latest edition of our sister email on the players at Copa América Feminina, who have hit out at Conmebol over poor conditions at the tournament, where some warm-ups have had to take place in cramped rooms with rivals. England arrive in the beating heart of Euro 2025 with the Italian job still to do, reports Nick Ames. Here's Jonathan Liew on the rise of Alessia Russo. Tom Garry on six ways the Lionesses can improve for the semi-final. And Sophie Downey profiles Italy's great hope, Cristiana Girelli. Matt Hughes explains why Manchester City's record £1bn deal with Puma holds value beyond the bottom line. Much has changed in football over the years but the drama and dynamics of penalties remain, writes Jonathan Wilson who, we like to imagine, takes a cracking no-look spot-kick. And Big Website now has a sport Bluesky account. Get following. 4 March 1974: Terry Venables has a cup of tea while working through a fair bit of paperwork when he was juggling being a businessman with playing for Crystal Palace.
Scottish Sun
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Louis Tomlinson hits out at ‘hurtful' trolls & blasts ‘conspiracies' over his relationship with Zara McDermott
LOUIS Tomlinson has announced he's quit his X account after relentless and "hurtful" trolls forced him off the site. The One Direction star, 33, has blamed "conspiracy" chat around his relationship with Zara McDermott as the reason behind him leaving the platform. 4 Louis Tomlinson has announced he's quit X after relentless trolling Credit: Getty 4 The singer has hit out at 'conspiracy' chat around his relationship with Zara McDermott Credit: Instagram 4 Louis said he's had enough of online trolls commenting on his family and relationship Credit: Instagram/@louist91 He also slammed viscous trolls who have targeted his family, his eight-year-old son Freddie and even his late mum Johannah Deakin, who sadly died in 2016 aged 43 after a a battle with leukaemia. Louis took to his X account and wrote: '"The last few months have made it impossible to be on here. "All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son or even stretching sometimes to opinions on my Mum. "It's just too much and too hurtful for me to see! Thank you to everyone who always has my back!" Louis shares his son with ex-girlfriend, Briana Jungwirth. They welcomed Freddie on 2016. Louis has been dating documentary-maker Zara, 28, since March, just two months after she split from Sam Thompson. In May, Louis returned to his X profile to promote his new track, but admitted it felt like a strange place. He said at the time: "Haven't really used this (X) much for a while. Seems to be such a weird place these days... "Anyway feeling really good about the next record. Staying positive." Louis decision to remove himself off the platform comes just a few days after proud girlfriend Zara was spotted singing from a private box at his concert in Zurich. Sam Thompson reveals 'panic' ahead of awkward Soccer Aid match with Louis Tomlinson A TikTok video of Zara singing and dancing has done the rounds online - much to the delight of fans. She was all smiles as she shook her hips from side to side with a drink in hand. Zara wore a skin-tight sky blue top and wore her hairs in loose curls. She and her friend had VIP lanyards around their necks and snapped away at Louis' performance. The couple's relationship appears to be going from strength to strength since The Sun revealed their secret romance in March. They went Instagram official with a cute photo from their time at Glastonbury. Sharing a series of snaps from the weekend, he captioned the update: "Glasto 25" - including a group one with Louis cosied up next to Zara. She wrote: "Best weekend ever." The Sun revealed how Louis was spotted supporting Zara at her charity talk at the famous festival. The Love Island star turned BBC documentary maker was part of a serious panel with Refuge charity and Louis was watching her. The talk, entitled How to Create Societal Change: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls took place on the small Information stage. An onlooker said: "Zara looked a bit nervous but kept smiling at Louis and he made sure he was in her eyeline and was beaming back at her. "It was really sweet to watch, they certainly seem very smitten with each other. "He disappeared just before it ended so he could go back stage and be reunited with her, but it was heartwarming to see him being a dutiful, loved up boyfriend." Speaking after the talk Zara said: "I'm not camping but I'm absolutely loving it. "I literally just got here just before this talk so this is my first day. "I'm staying here for a few days with some friends. Yeah Louis is here too." The pair have also enjoyed a holidays in Costa Rica together, including a trip to a secluded villa where Louis was recording music. They were also seen holding hands and kissing in Malibu, California. Timeline of Louis Tomlinson's love life Here we delve into Louis' love life since his rise to fame in One Direction. Hannah Walker - Louis' first girlfriend, who he dated in 2010. They split in 2011 as his band One Direction took off and the long distance romance was too much for them. Eleanor Calder - The pair dated on and off from 2011 to 2022. They were first photographed kissing at the London Olympic Games in 2012. Briana Jungwirth - Louis dated American Briana in 2015 and they have a son named Freddie, who was born in 2016. Sofie Nyvang - Louis was rumoured to be in a relationship with Danish model Sofie in February 2023. They split two months later in April 2023.
