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Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan takes trip to Cotswolds
Brassic and Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has been spotted in the Cotswolds. The actress first appeared on the ITV soap opera back in 2008 as Tina McIntyre, going on to play the iconic role for six years, leaving in 2014. After leaving Weatherfield, she went on to star in the BBC military drama Our Girl from 2016 to 2020. READ MORE: Oxford's Florence Pugh named favourite to be next James Bond girl Ms Keegan has also starred in all six seasons of Sky Max comedy Brassic from 2019 onwards as Erin Croft, with a seventh on the way. Taking a break from acting, the celebrity has taken a trip to the Cotswolds with an early summer holiday in the countryside. Posting on Instagram, Ms Keegan shared several snaps from her vacation including pushing a pram in the sunshine. READ MORE: Fan favourite Clarkson's Farm star announces new venture Our Summer Sale is LIVE! Get 6 months of trusted local news for just £6! 🌞🗞️ Full details here 👇 — Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) July 2, 2025 She shares a four-month-old daughter, Palma, with her husband and former TOWIE star, Mark Wright. The 38-year-old also shared a snap of her petting one of the local horses, as well as visiting farmers' markets and eating out at restaurants. Mr Wright wasn't in the photographs, suggesting the trip was a mother-daughter venture only. READ MORE: Oxford University student Emma Watson tipped to be next Bond girl Help support trusted local news Sign up for a digital subscription now: As a digital subscriber you will get: Unlimited access to the Oxford Mail website Advert-light access Reader rewards Full access to our app The actress, originally from Stockport near Manchester, captioned her Instagram post: "Summer in the Cotswolds." One spot which was named was Bourton-on-the-Water, while one commenter asked if she visited Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington. Ms Keegan responded: "No, but definitely next time."
Yahoo
30-06-2025
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Pop Star Makes Young Fan's Dream Come True on Stage in Moment of Pure Sweetness
Pop Star Makes Young Fan's Dream Come True on Stage in Moment of Pure Sweetness originally appeared on Parade. The most magical moments in pop music happen when stars remember what it feels like to dream big, and Katy Perry just delivered one of those career-defining moments that will have you ugly crying in the best possible way. During her Adelaide concert on June 26, the "Firework" singer turned her stage into a dream-making machine for 12-year-old Keegan Powers, a kid whose persistence and talent finally paid off in the most spectacular fashion imaginable. This wasn't just a random act of kindness – this was months in the making. Keegan had been sliding into Perry's Instagram DMs since October, professing his love for the pop icon and his burning desire to share the stage with her. Most celebrities probably would have scrolled past, but somehow Keegan's messages caught Perry's attention. The young fan first went viral in March for absolutely slaying with his dance moves at a Dua Lipa concert in Melbourne. When asked about his ultimate goal during a local news interview, Keegan didn't hesitate: he wanted to dance with Katy Perry on stage. Fast forward to Adelaide, where Perry brought Keegan up and immediately recognized his star quality. "Tell everybody who you are! You're a star!" she announced, setting the stage for pure magic. But here's where Keegan proved he's not just talented – he's got serious sass. When Perry suggested they dance, this 12-year-old diva responded with "You gotta sing first, baby girl," strutting across the stage like he owned it. The crowd went absolutely followed was three minutes of pure joy as Keegan performed to "Swish Swish," complete with front aerials, back handsprings, and splits that would make professional dancers jealous. Perry was so impressed she literally bowed down to him, then handed over her microphone. When asked about his dreams, Keegan's response was beautifully simple: "I wanna go on tour. I want to sell out arenas and stadiums like this. And I just want to dance." 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Perry's final words said it all: "Adelaide, I feel like you have a star on your hands." Sometimes dreams don't just come true – they exceed every expectation. Pop Star Makes Young Fan's Dream Come True on Stage in Moment of Pure Sweetness first appeared on Parade on Jun 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
25-06-2025
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Keegan Bradley said Travelers win 'opens the door to play' in 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage
DETROIT – Mark Bradley still remembers when he was head professional in Wyoming at Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club and his son, Keegan, would come out for the summer. The first one he made him work in the shop at the golf shop to make ends meet but the next year he told his son that as long as he worked on his game, he'd cover his expenses. 'But I never had to give him a nickel. He found some money games with my members. He would practice and play all day and float the river at night. He loved his fly fishing for Cutthroat Trout,' Mark recalls. Mark only had to open his wallet for his son, who won the Travelers Championship on Sunday and a paycheck for $3.6 million, one more time. When Keegan rolled out of Wyoming to try his hand in professional golf in 2008, Mark bought him an electric-blue Ford Focus nicknamed Be Bop with 190,000 miles on it for $3,000 and backed him with a couple grand in cash. 'He sure as hell didn't come from a lot of money,' Mark said. 'But I had to get him a car. The mechanic told me his Honda Civic wouldn't make it out of Wyoming.' Keegan spent that summer listening to Howard Stern as he be-bopped around the country in Be Bop. 'If you went too fast,' Keegan recalled, 'the mirror on the side would fly off so I had to tape it to my door and then sooner or later I think one of the maintenance guys in the golf course just deadbolted it on the side of my car.' Keegan, 38, made it to the PGA Tour in 2011 and won twice as a rookie, including the PGA Championship. His victory at the 2025 Travelers Championship marked his eighth career Tour title and fourth straight year in the winner's circle, quite a feat for the U.S. Ryder Cup captain this fall at Bethpage, where he could be the first playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963. While Keegan was lighting up TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, on Saturday to the tune of 63 to earn his way into the final group at three strokes behind 54-leader Tommy Fleetwood, his dad drove to Long Island, New York, and Bethpage Black, not far from Keegan's alma mater, St. John's University. Mark wanted to see the Ryder Cup venue up close before it was all built out for the biennial competition against a 12-man squad from Europe. 'It's already underway, but it was fun to go back to a place that Keegan spent a lot of his college days at and used to sneak on,' Mark said. 'I sent Keegan a picture of the maintenance shed where the team used to park their white van. That was the night before. I think it fired him up.' Keegan sank a 64-foot birdie putt at the ninth and holed a nervy 5-foot birdie putt at 18 on a windy final day to claim the title. Mark was there to witness his son's heroics, the second straight victory by Keegan – the other being the BMW Championship in August – that he was able to witness. 'When I saw him win in Colorado, I saw in his swing, I said, 'Man, it's so precise right now and he's got really great control of his golf ball.' Knock on wood, you know, I don't want to jinx him, but he's got that same swing going,' Mark said. That repeatability is a key part of his success, Keegan said. 'I've owned my swing. I know what to do, I know the mistakes that I make when things are bad,' he said. 'I think over the years I've really learned to accept how my swing looks. I've got a weird setup, like my hands are really low, everyone thinks my clubs are super short. I've done a good job of owning that and that's the best way to have me play well.' The win on Sunday lifted Keegan to No. 7 in the Official World Golf Ranking, a career best, and he jumped to No. 9 in the U.S. Ryder Cup rankings. (The top six automatically qualify for the team and the captain has six picks to round out the 12-man team.) 'This changes the story a little bit,' Bradley said Sunday. 'I never would have thought about playing if I hadn't won. This definitely opens the door to play. I don't know if I'm going to do it or not, but I certainly have to take a pretty hard look at what's best for the team and we'll see.' Collin Morikawa, who has been a member of the last two U.S. Ryder Cup teams and currently ranks seventh in the Ryder Cup standings, said that Bradley needs to be in the mix. 'Right now he's playing as one of the best Americans and one of the best golfers in the world winning a signature event, the consistency I think he's brought this year. Yeah, I'm sure there's already contingencies to be put in place because it's not like it wasn't a possibility that that could happen,' Morikawa said. 'He cares so much about representing the United States that it like bleeds out of him and it bleeds into us, and that just motivates me more.' Keegan's dad isn't sure how things are going to play out in terms of being a playing captain in late September, but he knows there has been one positive out of being U.S. Ryder Cup captain. 'It's inspired him,' he said.
