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Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Fans can't believe how unbelievably young Heather Graham, 55, looks while attending event in sexy negligee
Heather Graham appears to have tapped into the fountain of youth. While recently attending opening night of Seagull: True Story at La MaMa Theater in Los Angeles, all eyes were on the actress, 55, who looked as young as she did in her early thirties. To watch Alexander Molochnikov's new play, the two-time SAG Award nominee wore a pink silk negligee with a low neckline and lace trim. She opted to style her golden blonde hair in bouncy curls that cascaded just past her shoulders. For makeup, the Boogie Nights star, who was labeled a sex symbol in the 1990s and early 2000s, rocked a soft pink lipstick, bronzer, light mascara and rosy cheeks. 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. In March, the star sent the internet into a frenzy after sharing photos from a yoga retreat at Souk Studio in Tulum, Quintana Roo. The images showed the Wisconsin native, who is the daughter of a retired FBI agent and children's books author, posing in various string bikinis on her spiritual getaway. SOUK Studio's retreats offer a variety of practices, including yoga, meditation, dharma talks, and chanting. 'You look [fire emojis],' one fan commented under the post. Another gushed: 'My every day crush for 20 years running and still as spectacular as the first time I laid eyes upon her.' Other raved that she 'hasn't aged a day' and looked 'beautiful.' Over the years, she shared a few tricks to her age-defying looks, including her 'obsession' with yoga, sugar-free diet and up to 12 hours of sleep a night. 'I'm obsessed with yoga,' she also told Refinery29 previously. 'For fun, I would go on a yoga retreat and do four hours of yoga a day. Then I do Pilates.' During that interview, she also insisted that her restrictive diet just makes her 'feel a lot better.' 'I do eat sugar sometimes, but as a broad rule, I try to just eat no sugar basically,' she explained. 'And I will sometimes eat things with white flour, but I try to avoid white flour.' Similarly, the actress told The Independent in 2013 that she had largely stopped consuming alcohol, adding: 'I'm kind of goofy enough to have fun without drinking.' In 2016, she told The Guardian that getting some serious shut eye was her 'guilty pleasure' and that most people are 'horrified' to learn she rests 'nine and 12 hours a night.' Sleep is often considered a natural way to combat signs of ageing such as wrinkles and sagging because this is when new collagen is produced. Graham was also keen to stress that once a week she 'spends a day luxuriating in bed.' Her other tricks include moisturizing her 'whole body' and face and getting massages. The performer achieved widespread fame after landing her role as Rollergirl in the 1997 cult classic Boogie Nights. Her other most notable film credits include From Hell, Bowfinger, The Hangover, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, The Rest of Us, and On a Wing and a Prayer. She's also appeared on the TV series, Scrubs, Californication, Twin Peaks: The Return, and The Last Son.
The Sun
17-05-2025
- The Sun
Dark side of Brit hols hotspot where innocent tourists are caught in crossfire between warring cartels & drug kingpins
FROM sun-drenched shores to shimmering turquoise waters, these Latin American resorts are a picture-perfect paradise adored by Brits. But behind the postcard-perfect facade, a deadly drug war rages - and tourists have found themselves caught in the crossfire. 10 10 10 Around 1.3 million Brits visited Mexico in 2024, with the UK being one of the Latin American country's top European markets. But over 25,000 people were killed in violent attacks in Mexico in 2024 alone - a deadly toll that has barely budged since 2018. And just this week, the violence hit the internet in real time. On Tuesday, Valeria Márquez, a Mexican model and influencer was shot dead in a hair salon. Though authorities say her death is being treated as a possible femicide - not a cartel hit - it highlights the ongoing crisis of violence gripping Mexico. Most killings in Mexico last year were brutal, execution-style hits - the work of drug cartels battling for control of smuggling routes and turf. In Quintana Roo - home to popular tourist hotspots like Cancún and Tulum - cartel violence is surging. At least five major cartels are battling for control in the state - including the brutal Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the Gulf Cartel, Los Zetas, Cartel del Noreste, and the local 'Cártel de Cancún'. And while it's not their home turf, the feared Sinaloa Cartel is believed to have a presence too, according to expert Bertrand Monnet, who has spent over a decade interviewing its members on the ground. Between January and August 2024 alone, authorities in Quintana Roo opened 3,650 criminal investigations. But that number may just scratch the surface: over 92 percent of crimes in the state go unreported or uninvestigated, according to the National Citizens' Observatory. In February 2024, American tourist Niko Honarbakhsh and Belizean Shawn Billary were gunned down at a beach club in Tulum. While Billary had known ties to Quintana Roo gang conflicts, Niko is believed to have been simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Los Angeles native Niko and her husband, Karl Pearman, used to split their time between their home in Beverly Hills and a condominium in Cancun. While staying in their Cancun condo for a few days as Pearman went on a work trip, she decided to spend a few days in an Airbnb just two hours away. Reports at the time suggested that Billary was being chased by the gang and tried to flee in a restaurant with Niko, when the shots were fired. Pearman, a DEA agent for 15 years, said he and his wife were aware of the State Department's travel advisory, but they figured that some areas of Mexico were safer than Los Angeles. These resorts are like a Swiss Army knife for the cartels. Speaking to The Sun, professor of economic crime at EDHEC Business School, Bertrand Monnet, explained: "Violence is an asset they use to do business - and if there are innocent victims, for them this is not an issue at all. "So that's why it becomes so dangerous for tourists." Monnet, who has interviewed members of the Sinaloa Cartel in both Mexico city and Culiacán, insists that "having spent time with these people, you realise that they don't care at all" about the collateral deaths. "First, they have to kill their enemies - and then they terrify others.' 10 10 Mexico's big cartels are raking in an estimated $20-30 billion (£16-24bn) a year in profits, according to US government figures. Monnet says that cartels exploit tourist resorts as strategic tools for money laundering and criminal operations. Hotels, clubs and private beaches handle vast amounts of cash from visitors, making them ideal fronts for laundering illicit profits. "So they (cartels) fight for control," he says. "There's big competition for these kinds of places, especially in the Cancún region." But laundering money is just one reason - tourists also fuel a booming black market. "These resorts become markets for the cartels to shift drugs, and for the prostitutes they control, and so on," Monnet adds. "It's like the Swiss Army knife for the cartels." While tourists are not usually targeted directly, they can become unintended victims - caught in the crossfire between rival gangs fighting for control. Shooters fled on jet skis A few months after Niko's murder in 2024, a group of three men were shot dead when visiting Mexico for a surfing trip. Jake and Callum Robinson, two surfers from Australia, and Carter Rhoad from California were found dead after a suspected carjacking south of Ensenada in May 2024. Two months later, a 12-year-old boy named Santiago was struck by multiple stray bullets while sitting with his family on Cancún's Caracol Beach. The shooters fled on jet skis, as horrified Scottish tourist Carys Cannon ran for her life. Santiago was treated at the scene and rushed to hospital, where he later died. The Quintana Roo State Attorney General's Office said the assailants were targeting rivals over drug sales. In December 2024, a California couple was killed while on holiday in Michoacán, a state located in western Mexico. Gloria Ambriz, 50, and Rafael Cardona, 53, were driving their 2016 Ford Platinum pickup truck when gunmen began shooting at their car. In March 2023, two American tourists were killed in the crossfire of gangs, while two others were kidnapped. The group of four had travelled through a region labelled as dangerous by the US government when they were ambushed. In an odd turn of events, local mob gunmen left a letter accusing those who killed the Americans of breaking cartel rules. In November 2022, the butchered bodies of three men washed ashore at a beach resort in Acapulco, a city in Guerrero, a state plagued by cartel violence. Tourists discovered the bodies: one had their hand and foot tied to a cement anchor and another lay face-up in the sand. A third body was discovered just over a mile away on Icacos beach. 10 How tourists can stay safe Tourists continue to flock to Mexico - often unaware of the country's ongoing violence. The UK government currently advises tourists to "be very cautious after dark in downtown areas of Cancún, Tulum and Playa del Carmen." Expert Monnet says: "Tourists have to understand the reality of the country." He urges Brits to check trusted sources like the British consulate or Foreign Office before and during their trip. Monnet also advises asking hotel staff about which spots are safe to visit. While kidnappings mostly target locals, "cartels are very opportunistic' and on the lookout to "diversify their businesses", so tourists should stay alert. He warns against using private, unregistered taxis or 'fake Ubers'. Finally, he stresses: 'Don't consume drugs," both for the health risk and because "it's important not to fuel this economy as a consumer." What is the Mexican Drug War? Mexico is grappling with an ongoing conflict between drug cartels, the Mexican and US governments, along with their law enforcement agencies The drug war began in the 1980s, when Mexico became a key transit point for cocaine and other drugs being smuggled to the US In the 1980s, drug cartels like the Gulf Cartel and Sinaloa Cartel started gaining power In the 1990s, competition grew between cartels, leading to greater violence In the early 2000s, powerful criminal organisations, like the Sinaloa, Gulf and Zetas cartels, fought for control of drug trafficking routes and markets In 2006, President Felipe Calderón launched an all-out war on drug cartels, deploying the military to fight them - this is seen as a major turning point, sparking a surge in cartel violence In 2010, the Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas cartel became the dominant forces, leading to brutal turf wars By the 2010s, the murder rate in Mexico soared, with tens of thousands of deaths related to the drug war In 2014, 43 college students were kidnapped and likely killed in Guerrero, reportedly due to collusion between police and drug gangs In 2016, El Chapo Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was captured after escaping prison twice In 2024, top leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, including the son of El Chapo, were arrested by US authorities Today, Mexico's drug war continues with reported violence, more cartels and civilian casualties How US and Mexican crackdowns could shift the drug war Mexico's drug war has never just been between the cartels - to a large extent, it's a battle between suppliers and consumers, cartels and the US, the historic destination for Mexican drugs. Almost all of fentanyl - the "silent killer drug" - intercepted at the US-Mexico border comes from Mexico, according to data by the US Customs and Border Patrol. Trump 's return to the US presidency in January ramped up the pressure on cartels. In February, the US slapped "global terrorist" labels on eight Latin American drug gangs, six of them Mexican. Trump even threatened a 25 per cent tariff on Mexican goods unless drugs - especially fentanyl - and migrants stopped entering. In response, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum launched a crackdown on cartels, sending 10,000 National Guard troops to the border and hundreds more soldiers to Sinaloa state. By February 27, nearly 30 suspected cartel figures were handed over to the US. Monnet acknowledges the effort, saying: "The government of Mrs. Sheinbaum has adopted a very good strategy: they have upgraded the resources of the state's forces, the police, the intelligence and so on, to try and fight against the cartels. "But it's not sufficient, of course, because they [cartels] have billions of dollars." Discussing the US' crackdown, he says: "Maybe Trump's pressure on the cartels will slow down the operations and so on - but it's not sufficient." 10
The Sun
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Sammy Winward's daughter Mia reveals HUGE monthly salary as she buys first home after stripping off
SAMMY Winward's daughter Mia has revealed her whopping monthly salary as she buys her first home after stripping off. The OnlyFans model, 19, says she'll even be a millionaire by the end of this year. 6 6 6 She told The Sun: 'At the moment I'm pushing about 100k a month right now. "I bought a property in Tulum. So I do have that now. So I have that investment at least. So that's kind of saved. "And I have some saved, but I'm not a millionaire just yet. But I promise it's coming this year.' Mia is estranged from her parents, Emmerdale actress Sammy and football star dad David Dunn, and they've told her to "get another job". She appeared to hit back in public, in a very racy post. Mia stripped off to stockings and a mini skirt for snaps, which she captioned: 'Get a real job'. Mia has previously told how her parents Emmerdale actress Sammy Winward and former Blackburn player David Dunn, have expressed their dislike for her career and have repeatedly told her to get another job. Mia recently celebrated her huge earnings while posting a video of her in pink lingerie, writing: "$420k since, on the hub, on the blue and white site and travelling the world." Things have got so bad between the star and her parents that she believes there is no going back after she claims her father cruelly branded her a 'w***e' and slammed the phone down on her. Both are said to be bitterly opposed to Mia's blossoming OnlyFans career. Brooklyn Beckham should take a leaf out of my book - my famous mum footballer dad tried to control me for decades Speaking from Mexico, where she is currently staying, Mia told The Sun: 'I tried to reconnect with my dad and he called me a w***e on the phone. 'I'm completely fully cut off and they want any sort of contact, which is really big shame because I thought I'd be the bigger person in the whole situation. 'I text them I'm saying I was really sorry, I didn't want anything bad to come of it, and it doesn't mean I'm a bad person because I do OnlyFans.' She is also launching her own business, selling off her underwear to her legion of fans. David Dunn is a former pro footballer who spent much of his career playing for Blackburn Rovers, also receiving an England cap, before going on to be a manager of Oldham Athletic, Blackpool and Barrow. He had daughter Mia, who now uses the name Mia Kate Rose, with actress Sammy, who he was engaged to, in 2005 but they split later that year. The upset star added: 'I love my parents. They might not reciprocate that, but I love them to pieces. 'I moved out at 16, I moved to Manchester by myself. I've done everything very independently." Emotional Mia continued: 'I think it's crazy to have such anger towards me when I am in fact at the end of the day their daughter. 'I do totally get the fact that they don't love what I do, but at the same time, I am, I'm a human being' Asked if she thinks things will ever go back to normal, she replied: 'I've lost all hope now.' 6 6 6
Condé Nast Traveler
09-05-2025
- Condé Nast Traveler
11 Best Hotels in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Nestled between Cancún and Tulum, Playa del Carmen's luxurious hotels and resorts complement the natural splendor of Mexico's Caribbean coastline. The area boasts everything from meticulously restored former estates—including one that once served as the secluded retreat of an Italian duchess—to sophisticated properties tucked within expansive multi-resort developments like Maroma, Mayakoba, and Kanai. These complexes often feature amenities like celebrity-designed golf courses and an abundance of dining venues, as well as natural perks, like serene mangrove-lined canals that wind their way directly to the Caribbean Sea, and private natural limestone cenotes filled with crystal-clear water. As with any destination, location is everything, and most of Playa del Carmen's top luxury hotels are located along the oceanfront to provide immediate ocean access. Properties within the above exclusive developments offer additional space and privacy, surrounded by carefully preserved environments with unmatched amenities. If you're seeking a getaway to this Mexican Caribbean paradise, you've got options: Whether prioritizing oceanfront views, architectural design, or kid-friendly amenities, Playa del Carmen's hotel scene delivers exceptional options for every type of traveler. Read on to see some of our top picks.
CBS News
06-05-2025
- CBS News
Pyramids, flamingo watching and beaches: Philadelphia middle schoolers head to Mexico on school trip
A group of local middle schoolers is making their way to Mexico for the trip of a lifetime. The eighth graders at Jacquelyn Kelley Discovery Charter School in Philadelphia make a trip like this every year to experience the history, culture and natural wonders of another country. In the past, the school has sent students to Germany, Spain, Italy and Thailand, to name a few. This year, it's wings up to Mexico for a week-long, life-changing educational expedition. Students arrived at JYK Discovery Charter School late Monday night. They stowed their bags on the bus and said goodbye to their families before heading to the airport a little after midnight. They'll arrive in Cancun Tuesday morning to kick off seven days of sightseeing across the Yucatan and the Mayan Riviera, including stops at famous cathedrals, palaces, plazas and a visit to the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itza. There's also plenty of fun built into the itinerary with activities like a flamingo watching tour, swimming in a cenote and spending a day at a beach in Tulum. The students are most excited about spending time at the beach and trying authentic Mexican food. "I never really had Mexican food like that," Samira, a student on the trip, said. "So I want to try it and see what they got." "I'm excited to make new memories with my friends, enjoy my time there, just explore new things and see what I like," said Jaydah, another classmate making the trip. "They're going to be getting an opportunity to visit a variety of different pyramids, going on a variety of different excursions to give us some experience, understand some of the culture, definitely be part of the language, and get a chance to enjoy and have some fun," said Fred Fields, an IT support specialist at JYK Discovery Charter School. All of the students on the trip will be keeping a daily journal of their travels, and they'll write an essay afterward summarizing all of the history, culture and natural wonders they experienced abroad.
