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Indianapolis Star
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
StudBudz showed what WNBA All-Star Weekend is all about: 'We're going to have a fun time'
INDIANAPOLIS – A 72-hour livestream hosted by two Minnesota Lynx players this weekend has shown what players have known all along: WNBA players come to All-Star weekend to have fun, not necessarily win. StudBudz is a Twitch stream hosted by Courtney Williams, a 2025 All-Star, and Natisha Hiedeman. They built a following of more than 20,000 subscribers by streaming frequently, including after practice and games. During All-Star weekend in Indianapolis, they committed to an uninterrupted, 72-hour stream. Of course, that means fans get to see just about every single thing an All-Star does throughout the weekend. And fans learned that it's a lot of partying. 'What if we do that normally, and you just never saw it?' Fever star Caitlin Clark said in response to a question asking about how the players are staying out later than normal. Brands, agencies and other sponsors host a countless number of events and parties throughout the weekend, and make no mistake, players are happy to take part in it. The StudBudz stream started Thursday, featuring Hiedeman showing Williams running into the meeting between the league and the players' union for collective bargaining agreement negotiations and the two, who dyed their hair bright pink for the weekend, sharing using a motorized scooter while driving past the JW Marriott. Then there was the orange carpet, where nearly all of the players were featured on the livestream. Later, there was the first party of the weekend, attended by nearly all of the All-Stars — including Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Angel Reese and others. At one point, Clark, multiple drinks into the evening, yelled into the camera as Boston quietly took the Truly out of her hand. Clark, who didn't attend the orange carpet, told the StudBudz all she did on Thursday afternoon was watch their stream. The next night featured another party, and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert made an appearance on StudBudz, dancing with players. On Saturday morning, WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike pranked them by coming into their room and telling them there was a CBA meeting in 10 minutes. 'I wasn't telling them anything about preparing for the game,' Napheesa Collier said in response to the same reporter's question about balancing having fun and being ready for the game. 'We were preparing to be on StudBudz.' There isn't any strategy to the All-Star Game; why should there be? In the end, it really doesn't matter who wins the game. There's bragging rights, sure, and the two team captains can banter all weekend about which of their teams will win. But players, in a non-Olympic year, aren't necessarily going to try to play their best basketball during the game. First off, they're not going to risk getting hurt in a game that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of the season. Secondly, the game is really all in good fun. That was exemplified by Team Collier's Breanna Stewart giving Rhyne Howard, someone who isn't participating in the game because of injury, a ball to take a shot in the middle of play. It's a break for the players, even if that break is short, and they're not going to over-exert themselves. 'I mean, I told my team to have as much fun as possible,' Clark said in response to the same reporter's question about telling her team to balance fun and preparing for the game. 'At practice, we just shot a little bit and then we shot a half court shot, then we headed out. I mean, that's All-Star weekend. We joke about winning, but at the end of the day, it's not that serious. We're going to have a fun time.' What StudBudz has done this season is show the inside track of what players do during All-Star weekend. It showed players are not machines; they didn't, and never have, spent the weekend incessantly preparing for a game that doesn't matter. Instead, the stream showed they have lives outside of being professional basketball players. They, like anyone else across the country, like to unwind after a stressful stretch of work. They like to have fun, they like to go to parties. And that's what All-Star weekend is really all about.
Daily Mirror
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I'm removing ribs to make my waist even smaller - girls are jealous of my body'
After going under the knife five times already, Mila is planning on getting her ribs removed in her biggest procedure yet - all to achieve an even smaller waist A woman who claims girls are 'jealous' of her body is planning on going under the knife for the sixth time - as she now wants some of her ribs removed. Rapper Mila has revealed the drastic measures she's willing to take in order to achieve her desired tiny waist. The musician has endured numerous aesthetic procedures including two Brazilian Bum Lifts (BBL), bum implants, two breast augmentations and lip fillers, and is planning her most extreme surgery yet. Mila, from China, said she already struggles to find clothes to fit her, yet she's still not happy with her curvaceous figure. Despite being trolled for her look, she says other women are just jealous of her. Her first surgery was in 2019, and now plans to remove two ribs from each side in a bid to "make my waist look even smaller and my butt look even wider". Mila said she wants people to look at her and think she's had a lot of surgery, in the hope they will think she's a "bad girl". "I'm beautiful and my body is good, so if someone wants to take a photo of me I will make a pose," she told Truly. Being told she's going to "dissolve" in the future due to the amount of plastic in her body, the comments don't bother Mila, who will continue to enhance her body even more. For more stories like this subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weekly Gulp, for a curated roundup of trending stories, poignant interviews, and viral lifestyle picks from The Mirror's Audience U35 team delivered straight to your inbox. "I think my look is super cute, unique and beautiful, as well as showing my personality," Mila continued. However she claimed women hate her for how she looks and thinks it's because they are worried about their boyfriends looking at her. She said it has affected friendships as women don't want her to ever meet their partners. Despite friends telling her she doesn't need her ribs removed, and worrying about the dangers of it, Mila is set on the operation. "My plan is to remove my ribs as early as I can," and has found a "very good" hospital in Russia. She is hoping to get the procedure done next year and is "so excited" for her new look. "The surgeries I have had made me look small and cute," and Mila believes her music fans buy her tickets as they want to see her in person and see her body in real life. In terms of the surgery, getting your ribs removed is not illegal, but it can come with certain risks. The ribs function to protect the underlying organs. However the ribs that are removed during a rib resection for contouring generally do not directly cover and protect the lungs, but they still represent a shield for the body. According to Dr Tim Neavin, a US plastic surgeon, the main risks of rib removal relate to the surgery itself. "Removing ribs places the pleura, the tissue covering the lungs, at risk of injury. In such cases, chest tubes would need to be placed for a period of time and patients may need to be admitted to the hospital for observation."
The Sun
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I became addicted to tanning beds at 16, I take injections to boost it and now I'm covered in moles but can't stop
A YOUNG girl reveals she can't stop using sunbeds despite being told she looks like a dirty 2p coin. Megan Blain, who is just 19, said she first became obsessed with looking tanned at 14, but now wishes she had never started. 3 3 Speaking to Truly, she said: "I wish I didn't start now. "At 14 years old I started using fake tan. I was really white. "My mum got the sunbed out of the garage and I thought, you know what? I'll use the sunbed while she's at work. "I would calculate the exact amount of electric I've used and go top it up at the shop." Now, it has become a habit that Megan can't knock and has left her going on sunbeds four times a week for 15 minutes each time. But that's not enough for Megan, she also takes tanning injections five times a week to boost her colour. She revealed that her tan is so dark that she often gets laughed at on the street. "Loads of heads would turn in the street," she explained. "People look me up and down and laugh at it." Megan prefers to lie on the bottom of the sunbed as she claims the lighting is stronger so she can get more of a tan on her face. She said her tanning addiction has been going on for so long she has no idea what she looks like without one. And despite knowing the dangers she is putting her body through, she's unable to stop. 3 Can a £3 Gradual Tan Really Deliver a Sun-Kissed Glow without Streaks or Stained Sheets? She added: "Sometimes I'll cry after the sunbed because I know the damage I'm doing to my skin, but I feel like I'm too far gone. "I've got moles all over. I didn't know if the moles were cancerous." Megan says going on a sunbed is more of a compulsion, and that she doesn't even like doing them anymore. She also said she wished she had never started. "If I could speak to my 14-year-old self today, I'd say, don't change for anyone. You are who you are, you don't need to fit in with a crowd, just be yourself," she explained. People were quick to share their thoughts in the comments, with many hoping Megan gets the help she needs. One person wrote: "She seems like such a lovely character and I really wish her all the best for her journey to get away from the addiction." Another commented: "She is so lovely, I hope she gets help and avoids cancer." "That's what proper burnt toast looks like," penned a third. Risks of sunbeds THE promise of a constant glowing tan is too tempting for some people to deny. But while popping to the sunbed shop may seem harmless, people who use tanning beds should be aware of the risks. Approximately 10 per cent of the population of Northern Europe use sunbeds on a regular basis, the World Health Organization says. Some people use them for years on end, accumulating risk of serious disease. We are here to give you the lowdown on sunbeds and if they are safe to use. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking. Like the sun, they give out harmful UV rays that damage the DNA in your skin cells. Over time, this may lead to malignant melanoma - the deadliest form of skin cancer - studies have shown. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), there is significant evidence to show that using tanning beds causes melanoma. They report that sunbeds increase the risk of skin cancer by up to 20 per cent, and also state that they have no positive benefits to our health. Cancer Research back this statistic, adding that " there is no such thing as a safe tan from UV radiation". One study found that sunbeds can almost double the risk of cancer compared to never using them - with women 83 per cent more likely to develop the disease. While some people think tanning beds are safer than sitting out in the midday sun, according to Cancer Research, the risk is still twice as high when compared to spending the same amount of time in the Mediterranean sun at lunch time. The Sunbed Association claim there is not enough evidence to link sunbed use with melanoma, adding: "It is over-exposure and burning that will increase a risk of skin cancer, not responsible UV exposure." But the WHO says: "The majority of tanning parlours provide inadequate advice to their customers. "The use of eye protection such as goggles or sunglasses should be mandatory. "However, as sunbed users aim to have an even tan, they often decide against protecting any part of their body." Referring to the link with skin cancer, the world health experts add: "Sunbeds for self-tanning purposes have been available for the last two decades and due to the long latency period for skin cancer and eye damage it has been difficult so far to demonstrate any long-term health effects. "Even though the causes of malignant melanoma are not fully understood, tumour development appears to be linked to occasional exposure to intense sunlight. "Sunbeds subject their users to intermittent high exposures of UVA and UVB radiation – this may provide the ideal setting for the development of malignant skin cancer. "However, the few epidemiological studies that have been carried out to date have not provided any consistent results." Despite the WHO's cautious stance on the skin cancer link, it discourages the use of sunbeds, quoting an expert who said the use of tanning parlours is like "an industrial-scale radiation exposure experiment". Regardless of skin cancer, sunbeds don't just have long-term health risks. Users have reported a range of short-term symptoms including itching, dryness and redness of skin, freckling and photosensitivity. Common outcomes in the longer term, especially in fair-skinned people, may involve blistering of the skin. " Sagging and wrinkling of the skin are an almost certain price to be paid by frequent sunbed users", the WHO says - not quite the outcome you hope for when going to the sunbed shop for a beautiful, youthful look. Meanwhile a fourth said: "Pale is beautiful though."
Perth Now
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Juliet Stevenson paints to switch off
Juliet Stevenson paints to switch off her brain. The 68-year-old actress - whose notable films include 1991's Truly, Madly, Deeply, 1996's Emma and 2002's Bend It Like Beckham - says being a working mum makes it harder to have time to meditate or practice yoga or Pilates, so she opts for painting. She told Yours magazine: "I'm not somebody who can meditate, I don't do yoga, I don't do Pilates. "I just don't have the time. I think when you're a working mum, that's it - you've got your job, and you've got your kids. "The thing that gets me to switch my brain off more than anything is painting, because you get so obsessed with that pile of colour. You can dive into it and not think about anything else." The BAFTA-nominated star finally married her partner Hugh Brody after 30 years together in 2021. The Olivier-winning actress tied the knot with writer/director Hugh, who is in his 80s, in 2021 after spending more than three decades as a couple and having two children together. Asked if getting married changed their relationship in anyway, she told the Guardian newspaper in 2024: "Absolutely nothing at all! "So many people said: 'Oh, I felt quite different once we got married', but that's not true for me." She added: "The only reason we did it is we're older now, and it made a sort of sense." Juliet feels incredibly "lucky" to still be madly in love after so many years together. She said: "To have weathered some of the most challenging storms, and actually love each other even more after many, many years, makes me feel incredibly lucky. "Love needs time and energy. It's the most important force in the world." The couple was struck by tragedy back in 2020 when Hugh's son from a previous marriage, Tomo Brody, died suddenly aged 37. Juliet previously admitted losing her stepson was very painful and "frightening". In a previous interview with the Guardian, she said: "Tomo was one of the most beautiful human beings who ever walked the Earth. He was incapable of lying. And he was amazingly good at love. Losing a child, it's so frightening."
Scottish Sun
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I spent £37k & get fillers every week to have the biggest lips in the world…breathing is hard & people call my pout ugly
Plus, scroll down for more on the risks of getting lip filler PLUMP PROBLEM I spent £37k & get fillers every week to have the biggest lips in the world…breathing is hard & people call my pout ugly Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CONTENT creator has admitted to spending over £37,000 on lip filler to ensure she has the 'biggest lips in the world.' Vienna Würstel, who lives in Majorca, Spain, and is widely known for her huge pout, claimed that strangers call her extreme lips 'ugly', but doesn't plan to stop the filler anytime soon. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 An influencer has spent over £37,000 on filler to have the 'biggest lips in the world' Credit: YouTube/ Truly 4 Vienna Würstel travels from Majorca to Frankfurt, sometimes every week, to get her filler fix Credit: Instagram/@viennaxtreme 4 But strangers in the street and online trolls criticise her extreme pout Credit: Instagram/@viennaxtreme 4 She won't let the haters get to her and wants a pout that's "even bigger" Credit: YouTube/ Truly Speaking to Truly on a recent episode of Hooked On The Look, Vienna said: "I have the biggest lips in the world, but I won't stop there and want to go even bigger." The influencer began cosmetic procedures at the age of just 18, when she first got lip filler and now, her body has 'more plastic than body fat.' She has had multiple procedures and surgery to achieve her unique look, including a breast augmentation, a lip lift, an eye lift, a BBL, as well as cheek and chin implants. In total Vienna has spent around $160,000 [£119,565] on surgery and $50,000 [£37,365] just for her lips. So dedicated to her plumped-up pout, Vienna jets from Majorca to Frankfurt to get her filler fix, as she explained: "I get lip filler sometimes every week, mostly it's between two and four weeks. 'I want them really big, really extreme. I want to really stand out." But Vienna receives a lot of negative attention over her large lips, as she admitted: "I get a lot of judgement because of my appearance. 'People film directly in my face, people scream at me at how ugly I am. I get a lot of stares." Not only this, but online trolls have urged her to 'sue' her plastic surgeon', called her look 'nasty' and claimed that her surgeon 'should be arrested.' And it's not just judgement that Vienna has to deal with - she also finds breathing a challenge as a result of the size of her pout. I'm so obsessed with filler that my huge lips touch my nose - trolls can't understand what I'm saying, but I don't care She confessed: 'Having big lips totally affects how I talk but also how I drink or eat or breathe. Sometimes it's even hard to breathe.' I have the biggest lips in the world, but I won't stop there and want to go even bigger Vienna Würstel But despite the judgement, Vienna is determined to continue looking exactly how she wants, as she acknowledged: "I will never stop getting plastic surgeries because it makes me the person I want to be." Social media users react YouTube users were left gobsmacked by Vienna's plump pout and many eagerly flocked to the comments to share their thoughts. What are the risks of lip fillers? THE RISKS of dermal fillers depend on whether the procedure was done correctly and the type of filler used. The NHS recommends you speak to your practitioner about the risks beforehand. Serious problems are rare but can include: Infection A lumpy appearance under the skin, which might need to be treated with surgery or medicine The filler moving away from the intended treatment area, which may need to be removed using surgery Scarring Blocked blood vessels in the face, which can cause tissue death and permanent blindness You should see your GP if you have any complications that need medical attention and speak to your practitioner if you're not happy with the results or experience lumpiness. Source: NHS One person asked: 'What kind of beautician and plastic surgeon allows this?? Surely this is almost illegal??' Another added: 'She looks like she had an allergic reaction to something. What physician would allow this?' That looks very uncomfortable YouTube user A third commented: 'She doesn't look human.' Meanwhile, someone else wrote: 'It looks so painful!' Not only this, but another gasped: 'That looks very uncomfortable.' Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club
