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Press and Journal
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Press and Journal
Lorraine Kelly: 'My favourite things about Orkney and why I've loved it since the 1970s'
Lorraine Kelly is one of Scotland's most instantly-recognisable personalities. Whether interviewing Hollywood A-listers on her eponymous TV chat show, lending her voice to a number of charity campaigns or, more recently, becoming a best-selling author with her debut novel, the 65-year-old is rarely out of the limelight. Yet, for almost the last half a century, Lorraine has been in love with Orkney and makes an effort to travel to the islands as often as she can. Indeed, she has said that she would live there if she could, but her hectic life in front of the camera makes that very difficult. However, she told the Press & Journal about some of the things which make Orkney such a remarkable place and why she never misses the chance to return. Peace. Being able to breathe. Feeling comfortable and happy. It's like coming home. There have been so many! We had a lovely night recently at the Foveran with a splendid dinner of freshly caught lobster and then we sat outside on the balcony overlooking Scapa Flow until it was well past midnight, drinking and talking with friends. I always stay at the Foveran and the food is wonderful especially as it is locally sourced. For lunch, it has to be Sheila Fleet's Kirk Gallery and Cafe in Tankerness. It's such a beautiful place to visit and to browse Sheila's gorgeous jewellery and the cafe does incredible food and also serves up the best home-made cakes. But there are so many terrific places to eat and such a wealth of wonderful local produce across the islands that I keep finding new places to enjoy. I love a head clearing walk to the Old Man of Hoy starting at Rackwick. Whenever we go there, we take a picnic and sit by the St John's cliffs. It is an absolutely stunning place and one which I never tire of visiting. I also love the walk to Yesnaby 'castle' on the Orkney mainland. I'm heading back to Orkney to open the Island Games in July. I am so honoured to have been asked, and it's going to be amazing. It's about sport, obviously, and youngsters coming together from across the globe. But it's also about participants forging friendships, making memories and discovering why Orkney is such a treasured place. Shetland previously hosted the games [in 2005], but, since then, they have been held in places such as Jersey, Rhodes, Bermuda and Gibraltar. And now they are being staged in my happy place. I'm so looking forward to it. I am also just finishing my second novel. It's the follow up to The Island Swimmer and it is also set in Orkney. There was nothing more thrilling than when I went into the bookshop in Kirkwall and spotted my novel. Seeing your book on the shelf makes it real. It gave me so much pride. I noticed someone reading it at the airport and I wanted to tell them: 'That was me!' But I didn't, because that would have been too boasty. It was actually back in the 1970s when I was a teenager. I used to go youth hostelling with my friends and we travelled all over Scotland. I remember vividly being in Thurso and seeing these gorgeous islands off in the distance and knew immediately that I had to visit. I finally went in 1984 and I have gone back every year since. If you enjoyed this story, you may also like: Meet the 3 generations of Harray Potters casting their spell on Orkney
Extra.ie
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Like daughter like mother - Vogue Williams super stylish mum Sandra celebrates social media milestone.
There was chinking of Champagne glasses this week in Vogue Williams family, as matriarch Sandra Wilson passed the social media milestone reaching over the 50,000 follower count. London dweller Vogue, and her Dublin based sister Amber, were celebrating their mothers Instagram numbers with some virtual toasts. Influenced by her two social media starlet daughters, Sandra set up an Instagram account in 2018 and has since perfected the art of social media picture poses. Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock (10358107bb) Vogue Matthews and Sandra Wilson 'Lorraine' TV show, London, UK – 09 Aug 2019 Now seven years on from her very first post, Sandra has amassed a following of over 50,000 people, with her delightful fashion updates, as she regularly showcases an array of fashions and styles. Sandra's daughter Vogue is herself no stranger to wowing the style brigade on Instagram with an inter-changeable array of enviable ensembles. But since encouraging her mother to follow in her Insta footsteps Sandra has been giving Vogue a run for her money. Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Mason Photography/REX/Shutterstock (10239365g) Vogue Matthews and Sandra Wilson Launch of NUXE Paris, new Huile Prodigieuse Florale, London, UK – 16 May 2019 In fact when Sandra first launched herself into the Influencing sphere Vogue admitted that she occasionally stole her mothers style admitting she copied 'one of mum's M&S crochet dresses'. The very fashionable mother-of-three Sandra -@sandrawilson3614- joined the picture-sharing platform in 2018 and she very quickly proved an Insta-success. Pic: Instagram/Sandra Wilson Now just a few years later Sandra has joined the 50k followers club. And Sandra's youngest daughter Amber, who herself was looking very stylish at the launch of Taste of Dublin Festival in Merrion Square on Thursday, told Extra that she is chuffed for her mothers social media milestone. Amber Wilson. Pic: Instagram 'There was some clinking of glasses,' we're delighted for her.,' Amber told Extra. 'She really has put in the work.' Thanks to some well-timed comments and likes from her Insta-famous daughter, Sandra's followers came flowing to her page. Vogue Williams with her sister Amber Wilson. Pic: Instagram Vogue's mum – who lives in Spain – has clearly been taking lessons on how to create the perfect Insta picture as she has the 'gaze at the floor' look down to a tee. So much so that the golf fanatic also regularly shares some stylish photographs of her outfits on the putting green. Pic: Instagram/Sandra Wilson So while Vogue has made a fortune on Instagram with sponsored posts, brand partnerships and affiliate links, it looks like her fashionista mother is poised to follow in her famous daughter's Insta-rich footsteps!
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jeremy Renner tells of moment he died - 'just one thing exists'
The Hawkeye star died momentarily when he was crushed under a snowplough - and he says he did not want to return When Haweye star Jeremy Renner was crushed by massive snowplough the experience changed his life. The actor was left with 38 broken bones, a collapsed lung and even his eyeball exploded out of the socket. But as he fought to breathe he momentarily died at the scene - leaving him with an overwhelming feeling of what happens in the afterlife. Speaking on Lorraine on Friday he explained there was just one thing - "love". He told the show his near death experience was "difficult to quantify". And he said he has realised recently: "The devil doesn't exist when you are dead. That came to me last night. "The devil - hatred - have to be the same. Hatred dies out, suffocates itself on the coattails of love. That's the only thing you take with you when you die. It's the most beautiful place." And the actor said when he "came back" he hadn't wanted to return. Laughing he told viewers: "Can you imagine? It was like there's my eye, that's sitting on the ice. My twisted legs." The Mayor Kingstown star was injured in the "incident" - he refuses to call it an accident - which happened on New Year's Day in 2023. He was helping a family member get a stuck vehicle out of the estimated three feet of snowfall from the night before when he was run over by a 14,300-lb. snowplow. The Marvel actor was told at the time he was told he would never walk again but has gone on to heal - but has previously said his recovery will be a "forever" process. He has written about his experience and journey to recovery in a book, My Next Breath named after the moment he knew he had to keep on breathing or he would pass out and die. Lorraine viewers were told how the incident left hims with a heart rate so low he was clinically dead, his legs were twisted and his eyeball was out of its socket. He said: "By the time the paramedics got there I'd already passed and came back. They got there 10 minutes later. My heart rate was pretty low and I was hypothermic at this point. I was more at risk to die permanently from the hypothermia "It's interesting to be able to see your left eye with your right eye. It came out of my head." He told how when he was 12 he had gone to a Lamaze breathing class with his mum who was pregnant at the time and he had used this later in life such as when doing auditions so he didn't "forget to breathe". It was this which also helped him as he lay in the snow. Trapped under the snowplough he realised he needed to make a conscious effort to breathe or he would die. He said: "I didn't know exactly why but I knew I wasn't breathing and I wasn't going to breathe unless I forced air in. "I was struggling, I was suffocating. My ribcage and my lung was popped and all these other things were happening. I didn't know that at the time but I thought maybe it was a cramp or some other workout. I couldn't get air. It was essential otherwise you pass out, your organs fail and you are dead." He also told how the experience had changed his life and the way he dealt with fame. Writing in his book he said he often lived as a hermit, eating sandwiches in toilets at airports, waiting until the last second to get out and get on the plane. He said: "There has been a road or a pathway between myself and the public being famous for the man that I am and not the role that I played. It's very different. Sure I can be known as Hawkeye or this person or that person, whatever, but I'm also known for just being the man that I am and being treated as the man that I am, not as a product on the shelf that you deserve a selfie with. "It's become much more intimate and beautiful. He said people would say "meaningful" things such as "glad you are with us". He said people now gave "really encouraging, loving things to say" rather than in the past when it would be 'hey, let's get a selfie together". He said: "It's much more about there is a road paved that makes it very human and I get very wonderful human exchanges now."
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Second star pulls out of Soccer Aid as Sam Thompson's sad announcement
A second celebrity has pulled out of playing at this weekend's Soccer Aid event amid Sam Thompson switching roles from player to coach. Bear Grylls, who was initially set to join Harry Redknapp's England team, has been forced to pull out of Sunday's game. During an appearance on ITV's Lorraine this morning, the TV survival expert shared the disappointing news with fans. Bear confessed he had been "excited" to make his Soccer Aid debut, but unfortunately, an injury has left him unable to participate. Speaking to Ranvir Singh on ITV show Lorraine this morning, he explained: "I know it's a hard one, this for me. I picked up a stupid injury. "Yeah, doing some Soccer Aid training, and some sprints and pulled a hamstring. And I'm back on Running Wild next week. So I've got to try and get that to recover. But I'm gutted. I think soccer aid is one of the most iconic things on TV through the year." He continued: "Such a beautiful cause as well for UNICEF. Never needed more than right now around the world, helping children suffering the most. So I'm really sad not to be playing, but I'm going to be cheering you guys on. I'm hoping Team England have got it. But yeah, well done. I'm so sorry. I'm so sad not to be joining you." Bear's withdrawal comes as Sam Thompson also steps back from playing duties. The former Made In Chelsea star made the tough decision to to step back from participating in this weekend's event following a training session yesterday. he star-studded match was poised to feature football icons like Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, together with Lioness talents Toni Duggan, Steph Houghton and Jill Scott, and entrepreneur Steve Bartlett. The line-up also boasts figures such as Euro 2020 champion Leonardo Bonucci, Nadia Nadim, artist Diamond and Strictly's Gorka Marquez, as well as celebs like Paddy McGuiness, Sam Quek, Dermot Kennedy, Tom Grennan, and Martin Compston set to take part. Unfortunately, Sam won't be gracing the pitch due to an injury sustained during his momentous five-day charity endeavour which saw him raise over £1 million for Unicef; the efforts were marred when he suffered a dramatic calf tear. Even though he'll be absent from the on-pitch action, Sam isn't completely side-lined – he'll be taking on a coaching role during the Manchester event. Sharing an update on This Morning, he expressed: "I'm still very sore, still got the torn calf, however I am here at Soccer Aid HQ and it does not get better than this. We've still got the management team of England, we've got Vicky McClure, Tyson Fury, who's stepping into some new shoes and Harry Redknapp.." "But also because I'm not going to be able to run around, you've also got me, part of the management team. Come on baby! ... I came here with high hopes and went to see Gary the physio and I can kick a ball from a standing start, but when it comes to like general chaos of playing competitive sport there's just no way. I cant really run properly so yeah. They were very kind and said we still want you to be a part, so I get to go on the dark side with Tyson Fury."
Mint
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Sydney Sweeney's bathwater soap is ‘marketing nonsense': British TV host calls it ‘beyond silly'
Sydney Sweeney's unusual marketing move, selling her bathwater to produce soap, was recently discussed on Lorraine, the popular UK morning show. British TV host Lorraine Kelly brought up the topic with journalists Matt Chorley and Claer Barrett. 'Shall we talk about something very silly? Sydney Sweeney. This is silly. This is beyond silly. I just don't understand,' Kelly started. 'Apparently, this is very beautiful, very talented actress is selling her bath water. First of all, why? And, who is going to buy?' Matt Chorley pointed out that the product had already been sold out, 'Somebody bought it.' Claer Barrett added that it was being traded on eBay for higher prices. She explained that Sydney Sweeney had partnered with an American brand called Dr Swatch, known for luxury soaps. The actress' bathwater was used in minute amounts to create a bar of soap. According to Claer, the bars were being sold by American retailers for around $8 (£6). Lorraine reacted with amusement and scepticism, calling the whole thing a 'silly marketing nonsense'. 'I know I'm very cynical, but it's true,' she added. An X (formerly Twitter) user earlier posted that Sydney Sweeney's new soap had a hole in the middle. The post quickly went viral. People on Reddit and X started discussing it wildly, calling it 'SoapGate'. But, the claim was false. Other users confirmed that there was no hole in the soap. Though the idea was fake, it became great publicity. After Sydney Sweeney's bathwater soap had been launched on Dr. Squatch's website, it was sold out in seconds. While it was priced at just $8 originally, the same product is being sold on eBay for much higher rates. Prices started from $119 and went up to $1,600. One listing even earlier asked for $2,000. Sellers claim the soap comes with glossy photo prints of Sydney Sweeney, including images from her show Euphoria. The pictures are 8.5-inch size, printed with high-quality ink. However, the autographs are only reprints.
