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News24
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News24
‘To be loved so gently': Lorraine Moropa melts hearts with sweet tribute to fiancé Tyler ICU
South African actor Lorraine Moropa is head over heels for her fiancé, musician Tyler ICU, and praises his consistency and love. The pair got engaged during a romantic trip to Zanzibar in January, marking the start of their journey to forever. Their relationship became public last year during a Bali trip, surprising fans with photos that went viral. Love is clearly in the air for South African actor Lorraine Moropa, who recently headed online to sing the praises of her fiancé, local musician Austin Khulani Baloyi - known best by his stage name Tyler ICU. Taking to her Instagram, the 'Lithapo' star gushed over how consistent the Mnike hitmaker is when it comes to loving her and making her feel safe and guarded in the relationship. She wrote, 'To be loved so gently, so slowly and so softly that you have no choice but to let your guard down, surrender, and be vulnerable is such an indescribable feeling I cannot believe I've felt since I've met Blue's Dad.' The 28-year-old continued, 'You'd swear our paths just crossed, and I'm probably still infatuated because how can a person be so consistent? This is truly the kind of love that makes me believe in God if there were ever doubts in me.' The couple left everyone pleasantly surprised after announcing their engagement earlier this year. While on a romantic getaway to Zanzibar in January, Tyler decided to take the plunge and ask the TV bombshell to marry him. Sharing an update online, she wrote, 'The third of January was supposed to be Baba ka boy's birthday, but it also became the beginning of the rest of my life.' She continued: 'I said YES to a Forever with my best friend. I couldn't be more grateful to God for this wonderful gift of love.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lorraine SA (@ They first made things Instagram official last year during a trip to Bali together. Photos of them enjoying time together nearly broke the internet, leaving many surprised by their union.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Brush with death led couple to marry - 45 years after first date
A loved-up couple is tying the knot more than four decades down the line after coming face-to-face with a "brutal reality". Jean Whittaker and Greg Banks fell in love nearly 45 years ago, but never thought about getting married until a shocking brush with death spurred them to enshrine their relationship in law. The retired civil servants enjoyed a peaceful life with their pets until November 2018, when Greg, 74, was struck down with a severe spinal infection that left him fighting for his life in hospital. He survived a cardiac arrest - but when he woke up, he found his entire body had been paralysed below the shoulders, leaving him only able to move his head. READ MORE: Neighbours battled to help woman fighting for life in street after attack READ MORE: Why the media can't name six of those hurt in Liverpool parade crash Jean, 70, said: "Greg started having difficulty walking and difficulty speaking, and his back was hurting. He had a sore throat and over a couple of weeks he got worse, and eventually we got an appointment with our GP. But the GP thought it was muscular or a side effect of his statin medication. "That was a Friday morning. By Monday morning, it had all gone wrong, and he was on the floor. By this point he couldn't get upstairs to bed. He was lying on the settee. "During the night, he became paralysed completely. When the ambulance crew arrived, he was on the floor and couldn't move. They had no idea what it was." Greg was rushed to Salford Royal Hospital, where an MRI scan found a huge epidural abscess covering his spine "from top to bottom". He was later transferred to the spinal unit in Southport Hospital, where he has lived for the past eight years, with Jean visiting from Walkden in Salford, Greater Manchester, six days a week. The pair are finally getting married today - 44 years, five months, and 23 days since their first date after meeting at work, at what was then the Department of Social Security. Jean said: "The day John Lennon was shot was our first date. I do recollect that being the overwhelming news of the day. "We don't really have an answer why we waited so long. While Greg has been in the spinal unit, we've had a lot of ups and downs, mainly downs. He'd only been there one week when he had a respiratory arrest and had to be resuscitated. So it has given us a lot of thought. "We've been through a lot of trauma. He developed sepsis and was in a coma for six months in 2022, and we thought, We're not getting any younger, and life's not getting any longer - let's get married. It was being brought up against the brutal reality of life and death that got us to think about it." The ceremony took place at the Waterfront Southport Hotel and was attended by Greg's nursing team from Southport Hospital, who have supported him for eight years. Jean said: "Things have been very difficult for Greg and very difficult for me. It's more than life-changing; it's life-shattering. He's a very stoical person. He did a degree in philosophy during his student days, and he doesn't lie there asking, 'Why me?' He just takes it on the chin and tries to get on with his life as best he can. "He has the warmest of relationships with his nursing team, and quite a lot of them are coming with us to Manchester when we finally get back there. That's how close we are. They have gone a long, long way to getting Greg through this, especially during the terrible lockdown period when nobody could go in, not even me." She said they would not be having a honeymoon due to Greg's medical needs - but that they were looking forward to finally getting back to normality, as they have spent the past several years making a fully accessible house for Greg back in Walkden. Jean said: "Greg needs so much medical intervention; if we're not in a hospital, it's very difficult. In the future we might be able to arrange a honeymoon. But we're just going to be happy and thank our lucky stars we have gotten to this stage and look forward to Greg getting back to his home this summer. "We've lived here for 40 years, so we know all the neighbours. It's a road where people stay a long time, and everybody is looking forward to him coming back."
Fox News
4 hours ago
- General
- Fox News
Biblical formula for choosing spouse offers lessons that modern dating overlooks
Maybe this is the most important question we will receive from our children and grandchildren: "How do I know that he (or she) is the one?" The Bible – our great guidebook – has the answer. In Genesis 24, Abraham sends his servant Eliezer to find a wife for his son Isaac. His only instruction? Go to Haran, the place where Abraham once "made souls." (See the video at the top of this article.) It was a culture open to God. That's trait No. 1. Look for a spouse in a good place. Eliezer arrives and sees Rebecca. She's "very fair to look upon" — that's trait No. 2. Then he watches her draw water not just for him, but for all his camels — an exhausting and generous act. That's trait No. 3: generosity. On the basis of these three — and only three — characteristics, Eliezer decides: She's the one. Rebecca, in turn, is told only two things about Isaac. "The Torah gives us an instructive sequence: 'Isaac married her. She became his wife. And he loved her.'" He's wealthy, which means he can provide. And he loves God, which means he has a strong set of values. She agrees to marry him. Then the Torah gives us an instructive sequence: "Isaac married her. She became his wife. And he loved her." As Isaac and Rebecca had the best marriage in the Bible, their formula for marital happiness is worthy of our reflection. Identify a few essential traits. Get married. Become a spouse through continual acts of giving. Then love will follow and continually grow. "We don't give to those we love; we love those to whom we give." The Hebrew language supports this. The root of ahava — love — is hav, meaning "to give." Those of us who have enjoyed or even just observed long, happy and loving relationships know why: We don't give to those we love; we love those to whom we give. We don't "fall in love." We cultivate it. Modern culture says the opposite. Waiting until age 30 to marry and have children, for example, increases infertility risks, both for women and men, to varying extents. Casual dating often leads to casual sex, which is so unsatisfying that we are now in what sociologists call a "sexual recession," in which young men prefer video games (particularly new releases) to sex. Repeated rejection causes long-term emotional wear that the body recognizes as physical pain. In the model cited earlier, people "test" compatibility for years. A 2016 Barna study found that 84% of couples who live together before marriage do so to check for compatibility. And yet, according to the Institute for Family Studies, the No. 1 reason for divorce? "Basic incompatibility." When it comes to advising our children and grandchildren about a happy marriage, the Bible offers the now-proven formula. Throw out the 100-item checklists. For more Lifestyle articles, visit It doesn't matter if the young woman prefers warm-weather vacations over cold-weather vacations. It doesn't matter if the young man's friends are funny. If the couple has a foundation for love, which can be found in two or three core characteristics, they might think about getting those church bells ready to ring — as they are set for a wonderful marriage. Mark Gerson's new book is "God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah Is True," published by BenBella Books and distributed by Simon & Schuster (June 2025). This article is part of a series featured exclusively by Fox News Digital.
Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The secrets of ordinary women who 'married up' and now live the high society dream - and the loopy methods wannabes can use to attract rich husbands
There's nothing better than marrying for love... apart from marrying somebody for love who also happens to be quite wealthy. For many young women on Sydney's social circuit, marrying well is the unspoken endgame - even if they'd never say so out loud.
News.com.au
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Brooklyn Beckham makes impassioned vow about wife amid bitter family feud
The 26-year-old social media influencer is the eldest child of sporting legend David Beckham, 50, and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, 51. Brooklyn has been married to American actress Nicola Peltz, 30, since 2022, but ever since their marriage there have been reports of a division between the couple and his family. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Brooklyn made it clear for all to see just how much he loves his wife as he shared a video of himself driving her around on a motorbike.
