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News.com.au
3 days ago
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- News.com.au
Five women in hot water after pole dancing stunt at Greek palace goes viral
Five women who staged a semi-nude photo shoot on a pole outside a 'cultural landscape' at 1.30am while on holiday in Greece have faced court. British dancers Imogen Gunter-Zak, 30, Sharon Randell, 57, Alisha Haddrell, 32, Katie Clark, 40, and a German woman were allegedly filmed swinging around the white post at Corfu's Old Palace, a 200-year-old former royal residence and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Footage of the troupe, who were reportedly visiting the Greek Island for a two-week study abroad program with their pole dancing school, showed two members of the group in sexy red lingerie posing for photos as the others cheered them on, The Sun reports. However, the pole dancers were later arrested after the video of the photo shoot went viral, with the women accused of violating archaeological law and degrading the surrounding area, with Corfu's Ministry of Culture referring to it as an 'illegal act'. Two of the five dancers were handed six-month suspended sentences and ordered to pay €200 in court fees, according to local outlet The remaining three dancers were acquitted. Outside court, the acquitted dancers apologised, insisting they 'meant no disrespect to the monument' and 'never intended to cause offence'. But the ordeal has been slammed by Steve Gunter-Zak, the father of the youngest woman involved, who claimed the women were treated like 'scrubbers' and locked away with hardened criminals 'They had no idea it was wrong to be performing where they were,' he told The Sun. 'I believe this has been driven by politics. Someone in authority has got it in for them. 'But these women are not scrubbers. They're not tarts and their dancing is not sexual. It's performance art.' His daughter Imogen and Sharon were named by the publication as the two that have been hit with the six-month suspended jail terms. They were convicted of 'degrading the cultural landscape' at the Old Palace of St Michael and St George. Both have appealed with their lawyer Makis Grammenos confident of success. 'They didn't need to spend three nights in cells. They were anxious, sleep-deprived and had no food,' he said. Retired lecturer Steve said Imogen and Alisha – her pal and business partner – hired a local photographer to shoot video and stills of their trip. 'He chose where they would perform. He assured them this site was okay and they trusted him,' the dad claimed. 'They did it late at night to cause as little disturbance and nuisance to locals. 'But it attracted quite a few people and some were videoing on phones. One put it online and it went viral. 'A few days later it became clear the girls were in trouble so they went to a police station to tell them what they'd been doing. 'But as soon as they got there they were charged.' Steve also claimed that despite Imogen being convicted she was never even dancing. Thanos Giannakouris said: 'They didn't leave a scratch on the monument. 'It's totally overblown. These were young girls having a bit of fun.' The three women who were acquitted have since apologised on camera. The footage, which was reportedly filmed during the early hours of May 23, 2025, shows a photo shoot taking place after a pole was erected beneath the grand arch of the historic structure. The UNESCO World Heritage Site seen in the footage first opened in 1824 and is a renowned example of Regency architecture. Despite suffering damage during the war, it has since been restored and adapted to house the Museum of Asian Art of Corfu — a unique institution in Greece, featuring rare and extensive collections from China, Japan, India, and other parts of Asia.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Two British women are given six-month sentences after pole dancing routine at historic Corfu landmark sparked fury - as three others who were cleared apologise outside court
Two British women have been given a six-month suspended sentence after a video of a scantily-clad photo shoot in front of a historic Greek landmark went viral, local media reports. The performers, who are also said to have organised the photo shoot last week, have also been handed a €200 fine covering court costs. The troupe had been arrested over the weekend and charged with violating archaeological law and degrading the surrounding area after their racy performance at the Old Palace of St. Michael and St. George. But three were acquitted and told reporters outside court that they are 'really sorry for causing any offence'. The tearful women looked downcast as they admitted they 'let down' people in Greece and the UK and were thankful 'justice has been served'. The first British woman told 'We feel sorry to everyone we offended and let down in Greece and back home and we deeply regret what we do and want to thank the judge for seeing that we didn't mean to cause this.' The other Brit said: 'We just wanted to say we are really sorry for causing any offence and we understand how important your monuments are to you, we just didn't realise. 'We couldn't be any more sorry and we are just glad that justice has been served today.' The tearful women looked downcast as they admitted they 'let down' people in Greece and the UK and were thankful 'justice has been served' A third woman added: 'I also just want to say we are incredibly sorry to have caused such an offence and such trouble. 'We are really happy that the judge gave us justice today.' In one of the clips, believed to be the first two women who spoke outside court, two dancers were seen balancing together on a pole in bright red underwear by the 200-year-old UNESCO heritage site. In another, believed to be the third woman, a dancer in black thong leotard is cheered on by a British woman who shouts 'yes Shelly, nice!'. The group of women went to court yesterday but covered their faces with jumpers and pieces of clothing as they entered the building. Local media reported that the judge had proposed acquitting all five women for the charge of Protection of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage. He also wanted the charge of environmental degradation dropped and change the charge for the two organisers to environmental degradation due to negligence. The first defendant was told that no damage intervention occurred and it was not for commercial use. The performers, who are also said to have organised the photo shoot last week, have also been handed a €200 fine covering court costs No prosecution is expected to be brought against the photographer, according to his lawyer Vasilis Provatas. He claimed the event had been set up in October and therefore could not be held responsible for the organisation or conditions of the photo shoot. He did not appear at the trial, citing health reasons. The British tourists appeared before a prosecutor over the weekend and it had been allegedly postponed til Monday by the dancers' lawyer because the photographer had not been brought in. The dancers had been visiting the island as part of a 'pole dancing vacation' that takes place every over the last two weeks of May and is set up by a British holiday organiser, according to local media. Intensive pole and aerial hoop workshops are available as well as the opportunity to build their pole photo shoot portfolios. The Municipality of Corfu and the Museum of Asian Art are also said to have filed a lawsuit against the dancers. Local outlet Proto thema assessed at the time: 'Understandably, there were several reactions regarding who gave permission for such a photo shoot in the city centre.' The former royal residence, commissioned by British Lord High Commissioner Sir Thomas Maitland and designed by Colonel George Whitmore, holds pride of place in the Old Town of Corfu, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Dozens of residents expressed online fury over the 'disgraceful' photo shoot taking place outside the historic palace with some claiming the dancers were British. 'The Corfu Palaces: they once hosted royals. Now, pole dancing,' commenter Panagiotis Kalogeros wrote on Facebook. 'If Lord Byron saw pole dancing at the Palaces, he would have returned to England without a second thought.' 'Would they do the same at Buckingham [Palace]?' wrote another. 'Of course, here we have been the inferior in Europe for years on vacation and binge. [sic]' Another worried how the pole was supported, fearing 'that they pierced the slabs in the ground' to hold it in place. There was no evidence the site had been damaged. The Palace of St. Michael and St. George was designed by British architects in the early 19th century, using neoclassical styles typical of the time. For more than two centuries it has stood in the old city of Corfu, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2007. The building is still in use today and remains a well preserved instance of Regency architecture towards the end of the Georgian period. Greek users on Facebook were anxious that part of the site could have been damaged during the photo shoot, several asking how they gained permission. 'Did the permanent residents of the historic centre and their association take a position for this event?' one asked. 'Who gave the permission slip???' said another. 'Someone should call the police,' added a third. The Directorate of the Museum of Asian Art, today housed inside the palace, was unaware of the event, according to local media. Not all abhorred the dancers for performing outside the historic building, however. User Bill Metallinos defended the performance. 'Basically, what we see is the backstage of some photography,' he said of the video. 'Otherwise dancing is part of culture[.] it's just that this one is misunderstood... 'Yes the concept offends the monument but as an open space unguarded and unmarked disappointing swimsuits or extra items I see no reason someone who wants to take photos to be banned, it is an open public space. 'But to see how hypocrit[ical] we are, we have passed a road of heavy vehicles through the Palace and under its Arch and we are sending all the exhaust pollution to Tufopetra that has been consumed by all this fuel gas... 'And instead of shouting about the damage we are doing to it we ourselves are shouting about the photography that was done by some professionals in the area. 'In the end, who damages the monument? Them or us?' Another user disagreed and expanded: 'What do traditional dances have to do with stripping there? 'Me personally if my daughter was there I would be ashamed.' The palace in Corfu was built over a five year period in the immediate aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 saw the Ionian Islands, including Corfu, become a protectorate of the UK through the Treaty of Paris. In turn, Corfu became the seat of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands. It was Sir Thomas Maitland who commissioned the Palace of St. Michael and St. George as the official residence for the Lord High Commissioner. There was a boom in Regency architecture building across Britain and its overseas holdings after the end of the Napoleonic Wars as government spending steadily recovered and timber shortages eased without the war demand. Closer to home, examples of Regency architecture can be seen in the work of John Nash across London. Britain revived some of the classical architectural styles of the Greeks and Romans during its imperial rise, after architects like Inigo Jones brought back to the British Isles techniques recovered by the Italians through the 16th and 17th centuries.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Alabama Barker, 19, blasted over sexy photo shoot in dad's backyard
's daughter Alabama Barker left little to the imagination during a raunchy bikini photo shoot in the backyard of her father's $2.8m mansion in Calabasas, California. The teen turned up the heat as she provocatively posed bending over on her hands and knees for her Memorial Day weekend pictorial. Followers slammed the nepo baby for her inappropriate display at her dad's house with many venting their thoughts in the comments. Making a splash: Alabama Barker posed for a sizzling shoot at her dad Travis Barkers's home Alabama flaunted her curves in the yellow two-piece with a pink trim which she styled with long braids. Fans called out the teen for the steamy display with one writing: 'Where are her parents? [Shaking my head].' While someone else typed: 'At your dad's house is wild.' Others pointed out that she was stealing her style: 'It's the braids that's the problem for me.' 'Girl wanna be black soo bad. Take those braids out now.' 'Damn she really wanna be black.' Shaping up: Alabama revealed last July she was on weight-loss shots: 'I'm tired of being fat and photographing like a damn ogre' Family home: Travis told Architectural Digest in 2022 that 'all my kids learned how to swim in this pool' in the back of the Waldo Fernandez-designed mansion
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Five 'Brit' pole-dancers are detained by Corfu cops after scantily-clad vid of them gyrating in historic Greek landmark
A troupe of pole dancers have been arrested in Corfu after sparking fury over their scantily-clad photo shoot in front of a historic Greek landmark, local media have reported. Earlier this week, a video of the racy performance went viral as British onlookers watched the half-naked women outside the Old Palace of St. Michael and St. George in the early hours of this morning. One of the clips shows two women balancing together on a pole in bright red underwear by the 200-year-old UNESCO heritage site. In another, a woman in black thong leotard is cheered on by a British woman who shouts 'yes Shelly, nice!'. The women have since been charged with violating archaeological law and degrading the surrounding area. It is said the troupe did not understand the gravity of their 'unfortunate' actions until the video went viral. Local media have reported that the British tourists appeared before a prosecutor over the weekend and remained in custody until their hearing later today. It had been allegedly postponed til Monday by the dancers' lawyer because the photographer had not been brought in. The dancers had been visiting the island as part of a 'pole dancing vacation' that takes place every over the last two weeks of May and is set up by a British holiday organiser. Intensive pole and aerial hoop workshops are available as well as the opportunity to build their pole photo shoot portfolios. Local outlet Proto thema assessed at the time: 'Understandably, there were several reactions regarding who gave permission for such a photo shoot in the city centre.' The former royal residence, commissioned by British Lord High Commissioner Sir Thomas Maitland and designed by Colonel George Whitmore, holds pride of place in the Old Town of Corfu, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Dozens of residents expressed online fury over the 'disgraceful' photo shoot taking place outside the historic palace with some claiming the dancers were British. 'The Corfu Palaces: they once hosted royals. Now, pole dancing,' commenter Panagiotis Kalogeros wrote on Facebook. 'If Lord Byron saw pole dancing at the Palaces, he would have returned to England without a second thought.' 'Would they do the same at Buckingham [Palace]?' wrote another. 'Of course, here we have been the inferior in Europe for years on vacation and binge. [sic]' Another worried how the pole was supported, fearing 'that they pierced the slabs in the ground' to hold it in place. There was no evidence the site had been damaged. The Palace of St. Michael and St. George was designed by British architects in the early 19th century, using neoclassical styles typical of the time. For more than two centuries it has stood in the old city of Corfu, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2007. The building is still in use today and remains a well preserved instance of Regency architecture towards the end of the Georgian period. Greek users on Facebook were anxious that part of the site could have been damaged during the photo shoot, several asking how they gained permission. 'Did the permanent residents of the historic centre and their association take a position for this event?' one asked. 'Who gave the permission slip???' said another. 'Someone should call the police,' added a third. The Directorate of the Museum of Asian Art, today housed inside the palace, was unaware of the event, according to local media. Not all abhorred the dancers for performing outside the historic building, however. User Bill Metallinos defended the performance. 'Basically, what we see is the backstage of some photography,' he said of the video. 'Otherwise dancing is part of culture[.] it's just that this one is misunderstood... 'Yes the concept offends the monument but as an open space unguarded and unmarked disappointing swimsuits or extra items I see no reason someone who wants to take photos to be banned, it is an open public space. 'But to see how hypocrit[ical] we are, we have passed a road of heavy vehicles through the Palace and under its Arch and we are sending all the exhaust pollution to Tufopetra that has been consumed by all this fuel gas... 'And instead of shouting about the damage we are doing to it we ourselves are shouting about the photography that was done by some professionals in the area. 'In the end, who damages the monument? Them or us?' Another user disagreed and expanded: 'What do traditional dances have to do with stripping there? 'Me personally if my daughter was there I would be ashamed.' The palace in Corfu was built over a five year period in the immediate aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 saw the Ionian Islands, including Corfu, become a protectorate of the UK through the Treaty of Paris. In turn, Corfu became the seat of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands. It was Sir Thomas Maitland who commissioned the Palace of St. Michael and St. George as the official residence for the Lord High Commissioner. There was a boom in Regency architecture building across Britain and its overseas holdings after the end of the Napoleonic Wars as government spending steadily recovered and timber shortages eased without the war demand. Closer to home, examples of Regency architecture can be seen in the work of John Nash across London. Britain revived some of the classical architectural styles of the Greeks and Romans during its imperial rise, after architects like Inigo Jones brought back to the British Isles techniques recovered by the Italians through the 16th and 17th centuries.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kourtney Kardashian's stepdaughter Alabama Barker, 19, sparks OUTRAGE over sexy photo shoot in dad's backyard
On Sunday, Travis Barker 's nepo baby Alabama Luella Barker left little to the imagination during a micro-bikini photo shoot in the backyard of his $2.8M five-bedroom house in The Oaks of Calabasas. At one point, the 19-year-old culture vulture bent over on her hands and knees to seductively pose for her Memorial Day weekend pictorial. Last July, Alabama publicly revealed she was taking some sort of GLP-1 agonist shot, but not Ozempic: 'I'm on weight-loss medication because I'm tired of being fat and photographing like a damn ogre.' Barker - who boasts 8.8M social media followers - is used to raising eyebrows online with her culturally appropriated a Blaccent but, this time, she wore waist-length peek-a-boo braids over her natural short hair. Instagram user @ commented: 'It's the braids that's the problem for me.' 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 'Girl wanna be black soo bad,' Instagram user @belle_ellah wrote. 'Take those braids out now.' Instagram user @ agreed: 'Damn she really wanna be black.' '90s tramp stamp,' Instagram user @moosaysthcow49 noted. Instagram user @jhonnierose commented: 'Nowadays rich kids cosplay the ghetto.' 'Where are her parents?' Instagram user @mommawolf asked. '[Shaking my head].' Instagram user @myaloves_ commented: 'At your dad's house is wild.' Indeed, the 48-year-old Blink-182 drummer told Architectural Digest in 2022 that 'all my kids learned how to swim in this pool' in the back of the Waldo Fernandez-designed mansion. Travis also shares the home with his 21-year-old son Landon and 24-year-old stepdaughter Atiana (with ex-wife Shanna Moakler) while his second wife Kourtney Kardashian lives a block away in her $8.5M mansion in The Estates at The Oaks. The platinum-blonde teen appeared to be joined poolside on Sunday by her best friend, Jordyn Woods' younger sister Jodie. That same day, Alabama - who's named after Patricia Arquette's True Romance character - shared a TikTok of herself parading around the mansion while lip-synching to $hyfromdatre's 2022 song 6000 Degrees. Instagram user @ commented: 'It's the braids that's the problem for me' Instagram user @ agreed: 'Damn she really wanna be black' Instagram user @jhonnierose commented: 'Nowadays rich kids cosplay the ghetto' 'Kicking b**** s*** with my feet on / I ain't even gotta touch the b**** cause her babydaddy beat on her,' Barker mouthed. 'No for real beat her a** and then he sk*** on her / S*** and he might even pee on her.' The homeschooled Zoomer was clearly referring to her nemesis Bhad Bhabie, who remained with her babydaddy Le Vaughn after he allegedly gave her a black eye last July. The 22-year-old OG Crashout rapper (born Danielle Bregoli) previously accused Alabama of 'taking my man' on December 17, and she admitted to being 'misled' by the supposedly 'single' 26-year-old Le Vaughn. 'It's a very touchy situation because Travis is extremely protective of Alabama,' an insider told In Touch earlier this month of the feud. 'Up until recently, Kourtney was biting her tongue and trying to mostly stay out of it and let Travis take charge, but she's too upset to stay quiet now and wants to start making some rules and laying down the law.' The source added: 'This is a huge source of stress for them as a couple.' The platinum-blonde teen appeared to be joined poolside on Sunday by her best friend, Jordyn Woods' younger sister Jodie (L) Barker mouthed: 'Kicking b**** s*** with my feet on / I ain't even gotta touch the b**** cause her babydaddy beat on her / No for real beat her a** and then he sk*** on her / S*** and he might even pee on her' The homeschooled Zoomer was clearly referring to her nemesis Bhad Bhabie, who remained with her babydaddy Le Vaughn after he allegedly gave her a black eye last July Barker - who released her debut single, at age 11, called Our House - has released two songs in the past five months, Cry Bhabie (aimed at Bhad) and Vogue. The not-so-typical teenager made her TV debut in 2006 as a newborn baby in the second season finale of her famous family's MTV reality show, Meet the Barkers. 'I want to help the less fortunate. I also want to have multiple businesses, and I want to be an entrepreneur in general,' Alabama claimed were her life goals in 2023. 'I definitely want my own make-up line and TV show. So [those are] my goals right now. And if the music industry calls my name, I am definitely down for that too because I've been doing music and playing instruments since I was about, like, five.'
