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Extra.ie
29-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- Extra.ie
Woman who spent over €1m to shrink waist to 18 inches says she's 'not done yet'
A woman who admits to spending over a million pounds to get the smallest possible waist, says she is not finished yet, after spending the past two decades cinching her waist down to just 18 inches. Aleira Avendano, who is 33, says she has other plans for her body, adding that as well as managing to get her waist down to a tiny size, she has also had seven boob jobs. The Florida-based yoga instructor says she managed to achieve her tiny waist by wearing a corset, and is determined to beat the current record held by 86-year-old Cathie Yung, whose waist incredibly measures just 15 inches. Aleira's says her controversial methods have caused her internal organs to 'shift and adjust' to new spots within her body, but even with this, she says she is not ready to quit. She admits to finding clothes shopping a challenge as nothing fits properly, adding 'My sizes are unique, and I have naturally wide hips' – 'I have to have clothes custom-made '. Speaking to The Sun Newspaper Aleira says 'It's been a major investment – enhancements, treatments and healthy food, a huge commitment. Honestly, my body should be insured.' As well as spending over €1 million on achieving her tiny waist, Aleira has also spent almost half a million pounds sterling on cosmetic procedures and surgeries, including seven boob jobs, four nose jobs and getting new smile with veneers. She believes all women should have plastic surgery to become 'truly beautiful'. At the start of her journey to minimise her waist, Aleira wore a corset six hours a day, but she has now ramped this up to 23 hours, and admits that wearing a corset for that long every day comes with a host of issues, like breathing difficulties organ compression and muscle atrophy. However, the Venuzuelan-born model hasn't let any of this deter her and has launched her own brand of shapewear which she claims will help people to achieve her 'one of a kind look', and says her shapewear line will change many lives. Speaking about the reaction of the world to her story Aleira says, 'some follow me, some feel nervous, and others admire me or see my body as something crazy'. But she added that men 'can't get enough' of her 'exotic' figure.
Sky News AU
29-07-2025
- Sky News AU
Prince William and Princess Catherine eyeing Fort Belvedere after masked break-in attempts near Adelaide Cottage
Prince William and Princess Catherine are reportedly eyeing a new family home after two recent break-in attempts near their private residence in Windsor Home Park. Over the past year, Scotland Yard has confirmed at least two incidents in which intruders had breached the secure perimeter around the grounds of Windsor Castle not far from Adelaide Cottage. The cosy four-bedroom house is relatively modest by royal standards and more closely resembles an ordinary home in a leafy suburb than a palace. Adelaide Cottage has been the primary home for the Wales clan since 2022 and a sanctuary for the family from the media glare during Catherine's cancer treatment. But the family's sense of security has likely been shattered in recent months after incidents in which strangers managed to breach the castle grounds. Last October, two masked raiders broke into the Windsor Castle estate as Prince William, Princess Catherine and their three children slept nearby. Two masked men reportedly scaled the 6ft fence surrounding Shaw Farm at the royal residence to steal a farm vehicle before crashing through a security barrier to escape. 'There are alarms at Windsor Castle, but the first time anyone knew there was a break-in was when they crashed through the security barrier at Shaw Farm Gate exit,' a palace source told The Sun Newspaper. 'It was a Sunday night on a school week so the young princes and princess would have been tucked in bed at Adelaide Cottage, just around the corner but still in the grounds.' The revelation that two raiders had slipped undetected into the grounds shocked the British public. Last month, a man in his thirties was apprehended after also breaching the 'restricted grounds' of Windsor Castle in broad daylight. The Prince and Princess of Wales are reportedly eyeing Fort Belvedere, which is located in nearby Windsor Great Park, as a possible replacement for Adelaide Cottage. "This is the perfect new home for them. It has a swimming pool and tennis court, and Charlotte loves playing tennis," a palace source told the Daily Mail. The fortress-style Gothic property was once the home of William's great uncle the Duke of Windsor, who abdicated the British throne at Fort Belvedere in 1936. From the early 1980s until his death in 2021, the Crown Estate leased Fort Belvedere to the late Canadian billionaire retail magnate Galen Weston and his wife, Hilary.
