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The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
X Factor star Sam Callahan reveals shocking new job and it's worlds away from music
SAM Callahan 's new career is a huge pivot from his rise to fame as a pop star on X Factor. Essex singer Sam appeared on the reality singing series in 2013 and since then has moved into a number of different careers, including a racing car driver. 5 But a recent post on his Instagram revealed that the 31-year-old now works as a marksman for his own company which offers pest control and wildlife management in Essex. Sam modeled some of the gear he wears and uses, including a 12ft/lbs air rifle sub. "Putting the @jack_pyke gear to the test, with some great shooting out on the farm today. Good quality 'get up' breeds good performance if you ask me," Sam captioned the post where he posed in camouflage gear while holding the large rifle. The business is described as "professional and ethical pest control and UK wild game management, carried out using precision rifle methods and "ideal for rural properties across Essex." Along with modelling some of his favourite hunting clothes, Sam also revealed he'd recently partnered with a local butcher to process small game, such as rabbit, pigeon or partridge among others, that he captures through his work. "Proud to be turning pest control into a real food resource and reducing waste whilst helping landowners manage their properties," Sam wrote on the business' Facebook page. Sam also runs another business where he offers mobile car retuning around Essex. But the X Factor alum has not given up on singing entirely and last week performed a set at Bournemouth Pride, where he sang a number of cover songs, including Prince's Purple Rain and Robbie Williams' Rock DJ. Sam has also worked as a personal trainer and a racing car driver, including behind the wheel of a sporty Porsche, on the GT4 Supercup series. As if that all wasn't enough, Sam regularly stars in Christmas pantomimes. Sam Callahan sings You're Beautiful by James Blunt in his X Factor audtion The singer still has a legion of fans thanks to his X Factor fame, as proven by the fact he's able to knock out calendars of himself topless year after year. Sam was mentored by Louis Walsh on X Factor, but he didn't quite make it to the final on X Factor with a performance of Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls seeing him bow out of the contest. Last year, Sam popped the question to girlfriend, Charlie, a veterinary nurse and the pair will soon tie the knot. 5 5
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Survivalist model who hunts her own food slams others who 'can't look after themselves'
A model and survivalist who hunts her own food and has a stash of 28 guns has slammed 'useless' women who rely on men and can't 'look after themselves'. Emily Rinaudo is on a mission to teach others how to become more self-sufficient. With the world 'teetering on the edge of catastrophe,' she believes everyone should be prepared for the worst and know how the 'basics' to surviving. She stressed the importance of learning 'basic things' like fishing, hunting, or finding shelter. 'Even most men today couldn't survive if something went down, they only know how to order UberEats,' she continued. 'These days, a lot of them have no idea how to do basic things like fish, hunt or find shelter. 'It's scary out there right now. If the Internet were to shut down today and all the grocery stores were closed, what would you do? 'I don't want to rely on anyone, least of all a man. I'm not the damsel in distress.' While speaking to the about it, Emily pointed out: 'During the Covid pandemic, most couldn't even handle a simple change in the pace of life. 'Imagine being quarantined for 30 years, which is the half-life of some radioactive isotopes.' She also shared the vital items that she believes everyone should have in their homes in case of an emergency. 'If you're prepping for an apocalypse or any kind of emergency, everyone should have a water filter straw and a large stainless steel knife,' she said. 'With just those two things, you can survive anywhere.' In addition, Emily said she personally has a 'collection of firearms' as well as a gas mask, a Geiger counter - which detects radiation - and adult toys tucked away. 'Let's be honest, I don't need a man to survive,' she joked. As for her biggest advice when it comes to what to do during an emergency situation, she recommended not trying to play the hero or helping other people - but instead, just focusing on yourself and your loved ones. 'One of my biggest survivalist tips is don't try to help anyone but yourself and your immediate family. At the end of the day, it's you versus the world,' she urged. Emily grew up on the outskirts of South Florida and would often go hunting with her dad and brother during her childhood. Now, she often gets up at the crack of dawn to track down a deer – which she shoots and skins herself – before enjoying a wild swim or fishing in the nude. She loves challenging herself – even in dangerous situations, such as when she 'wrestles' alligators. Emily, who owns 28 guns, regularly goes range shooting to top up her defense skills. She added: 'Knowing I'll be able to shoot down whatever is coming at me makes me feel very powerful and safe. 'I love learning these things, especially when it comes to things that a man would typically do. I like being dirty and sweaty.' She insisted to that despite her large following online, she could care less about social media or the fashion industry and only models to make money to put towards building her 'dream bunker.' 'Modeling was a means to an end. I used it to make money to build my dream bunker,' she explained. 'Society cares about superficiality - so making myself beautiful for resources was all part of the plan.' In the end, she hopes being so vocal about it will open other women's eyes to the importance of survival skills. 'I'm not hating on women - women are amazing and smarter than men when they really put their minds to something,' she concluded. 'I just wish more of them spent less time learning how to do their own nails and more time figuring out how to clean a gun or clean a fish.'
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Three northern Ont. men fined for illegal moose hunting
A mature bull moose begins to stand up in forest on October 2, 2018. (File photo/Dan Joling/Associated Press) Three men from Thunder Bay have been fined a total of $9,000 after pleading guilty to illegal moose hunting practices, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources announced in a court bulletin. Guilty pleas and fines Peter Berardi pleaded guilty to failing to immediately invalidate his moose tag and was fined $3,000, along with an additional $1,000 for possessing illegally killed wildlife. Thomas Tronsen admitted to unlawfully invalidating his moose tag on an animal killed by another person and received identical fines. Alan Tronsen was fined $1,000 for possessing illegally killed wildlife. The incident Court documents revealed that on October 28, 2023, Berardi harvested a bull moose in Wildlife Management Unit 15B near Graham Road under the authority of his bull moose tag. Instead of invalidating his tag immediately, he contacted Thomas and Alan Tronsen, who were in Thunder Bay – roughly 160 kilometres away. The two men traveled to the site and invalidated Thomas Tronsen's tag on the moose, allowing Berardi to retain his tag for further hunting. The animal was later transported to a Thunder Bay residence and divided among the three men. The investigation Conservation officers launched an investigation after the 2023 hunting season, leading to the seizure of the moose meat and charges. The ministry emphasized that hunters must follow party hunting regulations, including invalidating tags immediately at the time and location of harvest. MNRF conservation officer Vehicle with lights on A Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer vehicle with lights flashing is shown in this photo. (File Photo/Courtesy of Ministry of Natural Resources) Justice of the Peace Coral Klein presided over the cases in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on February 5, 2025. In the bulletin, ministry officials said, 'The Ontario government is safeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters use valid tags in compliance with the regulations.' To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, call the ministry TIPS line toll-free at 1-877-847-7667 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously. For more information about unsolved cases, click here.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Survivalist who hunts her own food slams 'useless' women who 'can't look after themselves'
A model and survivalist who hunts her own food and has a stash of 28 guns in case of an apocalypse has fiercely slammed 'useless' women who rely on men and can't 'look after themselves.' Emily Rinaudo, who started hunting when she was only 12 years old, is on a mission to teach others how to become more self-sufficient. With the world 'teetering on the edge of catastrophe,' she believes everyone should be prepared for the worst and know how the 'basics' to surviving should there be a natural disaster that leaves them fending for themselves. The model, who has over 700,000 followers on Instagram, hit out at women who, in her opinion, 'act weak' and 'can barely cook a meal, let alone catch their own dinner.' 'I'm so fed up of hearing stories from women who can't look after themselves,' she scathed to Jam Press recently. 'They are superficial and obsessed with looking good. 'I can respect the desire to be attractive – especially since I'm a model – but you don't have to be useless just because you are pretty. 'I'm a survivalist and have been able to hunt my own food since I was a child. 'When the apocalypse hits, people are going to be relying on me for shelter and safety, not the other way around.' She stressed the importance of learning 'basic things' like fishing, hunting, or finding shelter. 'Even most men today couldn't survive if something went down, they only know how to order UberEats,' she continued. 'These days, a lot of them have no idea how to do basic things like fish, hunt or find shelter. 'It's scary out there right now. If the internet were to shut down today and all the grocery stores were closed, what would you do? 'I don't want to rely on anyone, least of all a man. I'm not the damsel in distress.' While speaking to the Daily Mail about it, Emily pointed out, 'During the COVID-19 pandemic, most couldn't even handle a simple change in the pace of life. 'Imagine being quarantined for 30 years, which is the half-life of some radioactive isotopes.' She also shared the vital items that she believes everyone should have in their homes in case of an emergency. The model, who has over 700,000 followers on Instagram, hit out at women who, in her opinion, 'act weak' and 'can barely cook a meal, let alone catch their own dinner' 'If you're prepping for an apocalypse or any kind of emergency, everyone should have a water filter straw and a large stainless steel knife,' she said. 'With just those two things, you can survive anywhere.' In addition, Emily said she personally has a 'collection of firearms' as well as a gas mask, a Geiger counter - which detects radiation - and adult toys tucked away. 'Let's be honest, I don't need a man to survive,' she joked. As for her biggest advice when it comes to what to do during an emergency situation, she recommended not trying to play the hero or helping other people - but instead, just focusing on yourself and your loved ones. 'One of my biggest survivalist tips is don't try to help anyone but yourself and your immediate family. At the end of the day, it's you versus the world,' she urged. Emily grew up on the outskirts of South Florida and would often go hunting with her dad and brother during her childhood. Now, she often gets up at the crack of dawn to track down a deer – which she shoots and skins herself – before enjoying a wild swim or fishing in the nude. She loves challenging herself – even in dangerous situations, such as when she 'wrestles' alligators. Emily, who owns 28 guns, regularly goes range shooting to top up her defense skills. She added: 'Knowing I'll be able to shoot down whatever is coming at me makes me feel very powerful and safe. 'I love learning these things, especially when it comes to things that a man would typically do. I like being dirty and sweaty.' She insisted to the Daily Mail that despite her large following online, she could care less about social media or the fashion industry and only models to make money to put towards building her 'dream bunker.' 'Modeling was a means to an end. I used it to make money to build my dream bunker,' she explained. 'Society cares about superficiality – so making myself beautiful for resources was all part of the plan.' In the end, she hopes being so vocal about it will open other women's eyes to the importance of survival skills. 'I'm not hating on women – women are amazing and smarter than men when they really put their minds to something,' she concluded. 'I just wish more of them spent less time learning how to do their own nails and more time figuring out how to clean a gun or clean a fish.'
Fox News
3 days ago
- Sport
- Fox News
Ex-MLB pitcher Ben McDonald plunges 25 feet from deer stand, suffers serious injuries
Ben McDonald, the Baltimore Orioles' No. 1 overall pick of the 1989 MLB Draft, revealed in a social media post on Friday he suffered serious injuries after he fell 25 feet from a deer stand. McDonald posted a video of himself in a hospital bed as he tried to put the pieces together on what led to his fall. "This is what a severe concussion looks like and sounds like (I still don't remember anything) Apparently I fell out of a deer stand 25 feet up yesterday morning," he wrote on X. "I'm fine and appreciate everyone checking on me. Very lucky…. concussion and 2 cracked vertebra's…. I'll be back in #Birdland soon calling Orioles games. Thank you all for all (your) thoughts and (prayers) and thank you to the doctors. See yall soon." McDonald is an avid hunter and expressed as much in a social media post in December. At the time, he wrote that he was hunting when he began to think about his dad. Suddenly, a giant buck approached him, and he was able to bag him. "I normally don't share too many of my thoughts on social but this is too good not to share. I lost my dad in January… sitting in a bowstand yesterday enjoying hunting season without him for the first time gave me a chance to reflect on all the hours we spent together on ball fields, basketball courts, and in the deer woods," McDonald wrote. "I was having a conversation with him telling him how much I miss him and thanking him for everything he did for us and our family and the many sacrifices he made. "I had a good cry as I wish he was still here for one more hunting season or just to have one more talk…. 5 minutes after I dried my eyes and focused back on the hunt…. out walked an absolute giant…. this buck could have gone anywhere in the 6 acre plot but followed a doe to 24 yards under my tree…. the shot was true as he bounded out in the middle of the plot and tipped over in seconds! "No doubt this was divine intervention courtesy of the man upstairs and #PawPaw…. the great outdoors is home for me… it's where I'm probably most comfortable! It's not always about the harvest it's about making memories! This buck will always be know as #PawPaw's Buck!" McDonald was a star pitcher at LSU before the Orioles selected him No. 1 overall in 1989. He became a fairly serviceable pitcher in his prime. He had a 3.91 ERA with 894 strikeouts in 211 appearances. He spent the final two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. The final season of his career was in 1997. He's currently a color commentator for MASN and on Orioles' radio broadcasts. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
