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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Mark Wright warns Olly Murs 'you've got to stop' after huge transformation
Olly Murs has opened up about his friendship with Mark Wright and their wives, admitting that Michelle Keegan is 'desperate' to meet his wife Amelia Tank Singer Olly Murs has playfully teased that his mate Mark Wright is "jealous" of his newly sculpted physique. The Essex duo have grown incredibly close, even co-hosting a Saturday morning radio programme on Heart together. The expectant father-of-two, aged 41, has dropped considerable weight and now boasts an impressively toned frame following his most recent knee operation in 2022. He frequently flaunts his six-pack across social media platforms, though he's jested that this is causing his pal to feel rather insecure. Speaking to The Sun's Fabulous, the crooner revealed: "He was getting really jealous. He said: 'Oh my God, Olly, you gotta stop looking good because I ain't in the gym as much as I used to be!'", reports OK!. Olly and his spouse, former bodybuilder Amelia Tank, have revealed they're anticipating their second bundle of joy later this year, having welcomed little Madison into the world last April. The ex- X Factor contestant is keen for Amelia and Mark's wife, actress Michelle Keegan, to forge the same close friendship that he and Mark share. However, despite "trying for years", the foursome have still not managed to organise a double date owing to hectic and clashing timetables. Olly explained to The Sun: "We've been trying to get the four of us together for years. But our schedule's always all over the place. "Hopefully this month we can do it, as Amelia's never met Michelle. Michelle wants to meet Amelia, too. Everyone's just so busy. "Michelle is off doing a shoot, Amelia's away with her mates, or Wright's busy wheeling and dealing somewhere. We're planning to do it before the baby arrives. Perhaps a barbecue at home." Olly and Amelia have confirmed they are keeping their baby's gender a surprise, just as they did with their first child. This follows Olly revealing his poignant family history, uncovering why his great-grandmother left her family during the war. He recently travelled to Latvia to delve deeper into his family roots for BBC One's ancestry programme Who Do You Think You Are? During his journey, Olly discovered that his great-grandmother Veronika was a trapeze artist in a travelling circus and is believed to have had an affair with Eduard Murs Sr, Olly's great-grandfather. Olly's grandfather Eddie was born in 1932 before Veronika made the heart-wrenching decision to hand him over to his father and his wife Katrine. In 1944, they relocated to a refugee camp in Germany before settling down in Essex in 1948, while Veronika remained in Latvia and never saw her son again. Speaking to TV Times, Olly shared: "My grandad's relationship with his mum wasn't great. Dad told me that Eddie felt she'd abandoned him. "But her decision to say goodbye to her son changed everything for our family. Without her bravery, my grandad would never have had the life he did in the UK and the wonderful family he created."
The Advertiser
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
From Kambah kid to leading man in The Devil Wears Prada 2
It seems the whole entertainment world is abuzz right now about the rise and rise of former Kambah kid Patrick Brammall. Photographs of Brammall filming the highly-anticipated The Devil Wears Prada 2 alongside Anne Hathaway in New York this week have set the internet alight. Canberra-born Brammall, now 49, is a respected actor and writer with a host of hit shows under his belt including A Moody Christmas, Upper Middle Bogan and Colin from Accounts, in which he stars with wife Harriet Dyer. (He's also the voice of Bandit's older brother Radley "Rad" on Bluey, which may trump everything he's done to date.) But landing a lead in one of Hollywood's most anticipated sequels has seen the world's entertainment media sit up and take notice. Entertainment bible US Weekly quickly published a story titled Who is Patrick Brammall? 5 Things to Know about Devil Wears Prada 2 Leading Man. (They did leave out the bit how Brammall grew up in the same suburb as another leading man, Offspring's Matt Le Nevez who used to ride the milk truck past Brammall's house. Brammall also later starred in Offspring.) Brammall grew up in Kambah and attended the local St Thomas' primary school and Marist College. He came from a family of journalists, including dad Bruce Brammall, whose jobs included working for The Canberra Times. Bruce Brammall was also one of the inaugural journalists at Rupert Murdoch's national broadsheet The Australian. A background that came in handy when Brammall played a young Murdoch in the 2013 Nine mini-series Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War. It's almost 20 years since The Devil Wears Prada starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci was released in 2006. It was a hit. The film had fashion, comedy, love and delicious speculation over how much of the film was about Vogue editor Anna Wintour. It will be 20 years when its sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2, is released in May, 2026. All the big stars are back for the sequel, with Brammall joining them as, it's speculated, Hathaway's new love interest. In real life, Brammall and wife Harriet Dyer live in the United States with their two young daughters. He also appears in the current series of the family history show Who Do You Think You Are? on SBS-TV. On that show he said, "I live overseas and have done for the last seven years or so. But I wish I was more connected to where I'm from, my family. I do feel and will always feel very Australian". And Brammall was grateful for everything. "I sort of can't quite believe that I've had the career so far that I've had," he said. "I certainly went for it. Like I really have worked very hard. I kind of think the important stuff is the decisions that you make in a life." Brammall also spoke on Who Do You Think You Are? about being born with the congenital condition prune belly syndrome and that there was a "pretty good chance I wasn't going to make it". But he did, thanks to his dad Bruce and, especially his mum Janice, who was his "lifeline" as a kid. "Mum and dad were the sun and moon in my life," he said. It seems the whole entertainment world is abuzz right now about the rise and rise of former Kambah kid Patrick Brammall. Photographs of Brammall filming the highly-anticipated The Devil Wears Prada 2 alongside Anne Hathaway in New York this week have set the internet alight. Canberra-born Brammall, now 49, is a respected actor and writer with a host of hit shows under his belt including A Moody Christmas, Upper Middle Bogan and Colin from Accounts, in which he stars with wife Harriet Dyer. (He's also the voice of Bandit's older brother Radley "Rad" on Bluey, which may trump everything he's done to date.) But landing a lead in one of Hollywood's most anticipated sequels has seen the world's entertainment media sit up and take notice. Entertainment bible US Weekly quickly published a story titled Who is Patrick Brammall? 5 Things to Know about Devil Wears Prada 2 Leading Man. (They did leave out the bit how Brammall grew up in the same suburb as another leading man, Offspring's Matt Le Nevez who used to ride the milk truck past Brammall's house. Brammall also later starred in Offspring.) Brammall grew up in Kambah and attended the local St Thomas' primary school and Marist College. He came from a family of journalists, including dad Bruce Brammall, whose jobs included working for The Canberra Times. Bruce Brammall was also one of the inaugural journalists at Rupert Murdoch's national broadsheet The Australian. A background that came in handy when Brammall played a young Murdoch in the 2013 Nine mini-series Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War. It's almost 20 years since The Devil Wears Prada starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci was released in 2006. It was a hit. The film had fashion, comedy, love and delicious speculation over how much of the film was about Vogue editor Anna Wintour. It will be 20 years when its sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2, is released in May, 2026. All the big stars are back for the sequel, with Brammall joining them as, it's speculated, Hathaway's new love interest. In real life, Brammall and wife Harriet Dyer live in the United States with their two young daughters. He also appears in the current series of the family history show Who Do You Think You Are? on SBS-TV. On that show he said, "I live overseas and have done for the last seven years or so. But I wish I was more connected to where I'm from, my family. I do feel and will always feel very Australian". And Brammall was grateful for everything. "I sort of can't quite believe that I've had the career so far that I've had," he said. "I certainly went for it. Like I really have worked very hard. I kind of think the important stuff is the decisions that you make in a life." Brammall also spoke on Who Do You Think You Are? about being born with the congenital condition prune belly syndrome and that there was a "pretty good chance I wasn't going to make it". But he did, thanks to his dad Bruce and, especially his mum Janice, who was his "lifeline" as a kid. "Mum and dad were the sun and moon in my life," he said. It seems the whole entertainment world is abuzz right now about the rise and rise of former Kambah kid Patrick Brammall. Photographs of Brammall filming the highly-anticipated The Devil Wears Prada 2 alongside Anne Hathaway in New York this week have set the internet alight. Canberra-born Brammall, now 49, is a respected actor and writer with a host of hit shows under his belt including A Moody Christmas, Upper Middle Bogan and Colin from Accounts, in which he stars with wife Harriet Dyer. (He's also the voice of Bandit's older brother Radley "Rad" on Bluey, which may trump everything he's done to date.) But landing a lead in one of Hollywood's most anticipated sequels has seen the world's entertainment media sit up and take notice. Entertainment bible US Weekly quickly published a story titled Who is Patrick Brammall? 5 Things to Know about Devil Wears Prada 2 Leading Man. (They did leave out the bit how Brammall grew up in the same suburb as another leading man, Offspring's Matt Le Nevez who used to ride the milk truck past Brammall's house. Brammall also later starred in Offspring.) Brammall grew up in Kambah and attended the local St Thomas' primary school and Marist College. He came from a family of journalists, including dad Bruce Brammall, whose jobs included working for The Canberra Times. Bruce Brammall was also one of the inaugural journalists at Rupert Murdoch's national broadsheet The Australian. A background that came in handy when Brammall played a young Murdoch in the 2013 Nine mini-series Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War. It's almost 20 years since The Devil Wears Prada starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci was released in 2006. It was a hit. The film had fashion, comedy, love and delicious speculation over how much of the film was about Vogue editor Anna Wintour. It will be 20 years when its sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2, is released in May, 2026. All the big stars are back for the sequel, with Brammall joining them as, it's speculated, Hathaway's new love interest. In real life, Brammall and wife Harriet Dyer live in the United States with their two young daughters. He also appears in the current series of the family history show Who Do You Think You Are? on SBS-TV. On that show he said, "I live overseas and have done for the last seven years or so. But I wish I was more connected to where I'm from, my family. I do feel and will always feel very Australian". And Brammall was grateful for everything. "I sort of can't quite believe that I've had the career so far that I've had," he said. "I certainly went for it. Like I really have worked very hard. I kind of think the important stuff is the decisions that you make in a life." Brammall also spoke on Who Do You Think You Are? about being born with the congenital condition prune belly syndrome and that there was a "pretty good chance I wasn't going to make it". But he did, thanks to his dad Bruce and, especially his mum Janice, who was his "lifeline" as a kid. "Mum and dad were the sun and moon in my life," he said. It seems the whole entertainment world is abuzz right now about the rise and rise of former Kambah kid Patrick Brammall. Photographs of Brammall filming the highly-anticipated The Devil Wears Prada 2 alongside Anne Hathaway in New York this week have set the internet alight. Canberra-born Brammall, now 49, is a respected actor and writer with a host of hit shows under his belt including A Moody Christmas, Upper Middle Bogan and Colin from Accounts, in which he stars with wife Harriet Dyer. (He's also the voice of Bandit's older brother Radley "Rad" on Bluey, which may trump everything he's done to date.) But landing a lead in one of Hollywood's most anticipated sequels has seen the world's entertainment media sit up and take notice. Entertainment bible US Weekly quickly published a story titled Who is Patrick Brammall? 5 Things to Know about Devil Wears Prada 2 Leading Man. (They did leave out the bit how Brammall grew up in the same suburb as another leading man, Offspring's Matt Le Nevez who used to ride the milk truck past Brammall's house. Brammall also later starred in Offspring.) Brammall grew up in Kambah and attended the local St Thomas' primary school and Marist College. He came from a family of journalists, including dad Bruce Brammall, whose jobs included working for The Canberra Times. Bruce Brammall was also one of the inaugural journalists at Rupert Murdoch's national broadsheet The Australian. A background that came in handy when Brammall played a young Murdoch in the 2013 Nine mini-series Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War. It's almost 20 years since The Devil Wears Prada starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci was released in 2006. It was a hit. The film had fashion, comedy, love and delicious speculation over how much of the film was about Vogue editor Anna Wintour. It will be 20 years when its sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2, is released in May, 2026. All the big stars are back for the sequel, with Brammall joining them as, it's speculated, Hathaway's new love interest. In real life, Brammall and wife Harriet Dyer live in the United States with their two young daughters. He also appears in the current series of the family history show Who Do You Think You Are? on SBS-TV. On that show he said, "I live overseas and have done for the last seven years or so. But I wish I was more connected to where I'm from, my family. I do feel and will always feel very Australian". And Brammall was grateful for everything. "I sort of can't quite believe that I've had the career so far that I've had," he said. "I certainly went for it. Like I really have worked very hard. I kind of think the important stuff is the decisions that you make in a life." Brammall also spoke on Who Do You Think You Are? about being born with the congenital condition prune belly syndrome and that there was a "pretty good chance I wasn't going to make it". But he did, thanks to his dad Bruce and, especially his mum Janice, who was his "lifeline" as a kid. "Mum and dad were the sun and moon in my life," he said.
Leader Live
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Spice Girl Mel B celebrates marriage with ‘spiritual' ceremony in Morocco
It comes after the 50-year-old, whose real name is Melanie Brown, married hairdresser Rory McPhee at St Paul's Cathedral in July, having announced their engagement in October 2022. In a post on Instagram, Brown said: 'We got married, again! 'A wedding so good we keep the celebration going with our closest and dearest in our fave place at @selmanmarrakech we had the time of our lives.' A post shared by 'scary spice Mel B' (@officialmelb) The singer wore a red dress with crystals and bugle beads made in a collaboration between Evelie Bridal and wedding dress designer Justin Alexander at the ceremony at the Selman Hotel on Saturday. Her choice of dress was guided by Caroline Black from London-based Evelie Bridal, who aimed to reflect her life in the US, where she is a judge on America's Got Talent. Black told the PA news agency: 'For Mel's Morocco wedding dress, we focused on trying Justin Alexander gowns with a little extra sparkle. 'Mel loved the idea of a red dress — something bold, with lots and lots of shimmer — but it also had to feel light and easy to move in. 'We drew inspiration from a variety of dresses she tried on at Evelie South Kensington, then went back and forth brainstorming with Justin Alexander and his design team. 'After several conversations and sketches, the first design took shape. Mel gave us clear feedback on what she liked and what she didn't, and the final result was beautiful. 'Mel had such a strong sense of what she wanted — it was a joy working with her and Justin Alexander to bring her vision to life.' The dress required a team of six artisans and took more than 850 hours to complete. Her husband wore an Alexander McQueen outfit featuring a white shirt and jacket with black trousers and shoes. The London wedding saw Brown joined by guests including bandmate Emma Bunton, model Daisy Lowe, and comedians Tom Allen and Katherine Ryan. The singer was previously married to Stephen Belafonte until she filed for divorce in 2017 following allegations of abuse. They have a daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte. Brown also has two daughters, Phoenix Chi Gulzar and Angel Iris Murphy Brown, from two previous relationships. With the Spice Girls, the singer had nine UK number one singles and two UK number one albums. The group was best known for songs such as Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and Who Do You Think You Are?.
RTÉ News
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Spice Girl Mel B celebrates marriage with 'spiritual' ceremony in Morocco
Spice Girls star Mel B has celebrated her marriage with a "spiritual" ceremony in Marrakesh, Morocco. It comes after the 50-year-old, whose real name is Melanie Brown, married hairdresser Rory McPhee at St Paul's Cathedral in July, having announced their engagement in October 2022. In a post on Instagram, Brown said: "We got married, again! "A wedding so good we keep the celebration going with our closest and dearest in our fave place at @selmanmarrakech we had the time of our lives." The singer wore a red dress with crystals and bugle beads made in a collaboration between Evelie Bridal and wedding dress designer Justin Alexander at the ceremony at the Selman Hotel on Saturday. Her choice of dress was guided by Caroline Black from London-based Evelie Bridal, who aimed to reflect her life in the US, where she is a judge on America's Got Talent. Black told the PA news agency: "For Mel's Morocco wedding dress, we focused on trying Justin Alexander gowns with a little extra sparkle. "Mel loved the idea of a red dress - something bold, with lots and lots of shimmer - but it also had to feel light and easy to move in. "We drew inspiration from a variety of dresses she tried on at Evelie South Kensington, then went back and forth brainstorming with Justin Alexander and his design team. "After several conversations and sketches, the first design took shape. Mel gave us clear feedback on what she liked and what she didn't, and the final result was beautiful. "Mel had such a strong sense of what she wanted - it was a joy working with her and Justin Alexander to bring her vision to life." The dress required a team of six artisans and took more than 850 hours to complete. Her husband wore an Alexander McQueen outfit featuring a white shirt and jacket with black trousers and shoes. The London wedding saw Brown joined by guests including bandmate Emma Bunton, model Daisy Lowe, and comedians Tom Allen and Katherine Ryan. The singer was previously married to Stephen Belafonte until she filed for divorce in 2017 following allegations of abuse. They have a daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte. Brown also has two daughters, Phoenix Chi Gulzar and Angel Iris Murphy Brown, from two previous relationships. With the Spice Girls, the singer had nine UK number one singles and two UK number one albums. The group was best known for songs such as Wannabe, 2 Become 1, and Who Do You Think You Are?.
South Wales Guardian
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Spice Girl Mel B celebrates marriage with ‘spiritual' ceremony in Morocco
It comes after the 50-year-old, whose real name is Melanie Brown, married hairdresser Rory McPhee at St Paul's Cathedral in July, having announced their engagement in October 2022. In a post on Instagram, Brown said: 'We got married, again! 'A wedding so good we keep the celebration going with our closest and dearest in our fave place at @selmanmarrakech we had the time of our lives.' A post shared by 'scary spice Mel B' (@officialmelb) The singer wore a red dress with crystals and bugle beads made in a collaboration between Evelie Bridal and wedding dress designer Justin Alexander at the ceremony at the Selman Hotel on Saturday. Her choice of dress was guided by Caroline Black from London-based Evelie Bridal, who aimed to reflect her life in the US, where she is a judge on America's Got Talent. Black told the PA news agency: 'For Mel's Morocco wedding dress, we focused on trying Justin Alexander gowns with a little extra sparkle. 'Mel loved the idea of a red dress — something bold, with lots and lots of shimmer — but it also had to feel light and easy to move in. 'We drew inspiration from a variety of dresses she tried on at Evelie South Kensington, then went back and forth brainstorming with Justin Alexander and his design team. 'After several conversations and sketches, the first design took shape. Mel gave us clear feedback on what she liked and what she didn't, and the final result was beautiful. 'Mel had such a strong sense of what she wanted — it was a joy working with her and Justin Alexander to bring her vision to life.' The dress required a team of six artisans and took more than 850 hours to complete. Her husband wore an Alexander McQueen outfit featuring a white shirt and jacket with black trousers and shoes. The London wedding saw Brown joined by guests including bandmate Emma Bunton, model Daisy Lowe, and comedians Tom Allen and Katherine Ryan. The singer was previously married to Stephen Belafonte until she filed for divorce in 2017 following allegations of abuse. They have a daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte. Brown also has two daughters, Phoenix Chi Gulzar and Angel Iris Murphy Brown, from two previous relationships. With the Spice Girls, the singer had nine UK number one singles and two UK number one albums. The group was best known for songs such as Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and Who Do You Think You Are?.
