Gloucestershire cheese-rolling champion finally gets prize
The centuries-old event sees competitors chase 7lb (3kg) Double Gloucester wheels down Cooper's Hill near Gloucester.Ms Dempsey, who is from the US state of Michigan, arrived at the hill as the women's downhill race started and threw her belongings to a stranger.The 33-year-old said it was "joyful" to run down Cooper's Hill, but she then faced the prospect of collecting her belongings."They called an uphill race and I decided that might be a good way to get up the hill fast and, sure enough, I won it," she said.When her prize could not be found, some initially suspected the cheese had been stolen. All was later revealed when the wheel was discovered in a volunteer's fridge.
Jem Wakeman has been explaining the rules to competitors and starting the races as master of ceremonies for more than 10 years.Speaking about this year's event, he said: "It was very good to watch from the top - there's been lots of facepalms and some good fliers."Everyone does it at their own risk. I've done it myself and been injured, it's part and parcel of the game."Two people had to be taken to hospital from this year's event, which took place on 26 May.The races are labelled "unsafe" by the local authority and are classed as an extreme sport.
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Is the tide turning on Molly-Mae Hague? Influencer dubbed this generation's Lady Di faces backlash for poor quality clothing line, 'bland' TV show, and 'always complaining'
She's been dubbed the younger generation's version of Princess Diana, but the tide might be turning on Molly-Mae Hague. The Love Island star-turned-influencer, 26, who lives in Cheshire, won over legions of fans when she and her partner, Tommy Fury, claimed second place on the reality show in 2019. Her fame continued to climb once outside the villa, with the influencer securing some of the most lucrative deals and sponsorships among all the Love Island alumni, including a £500,000 deal with PrettyLittleThing. Alongside her impressive business deals, Molly-Mae's social media presence has climbed to a staggering 8.5 million Instagram followers. However, a series of controversial moves and outputs might now be casting doubt over Molly Mae's untouchable status. Last year, Molly-Mae delighted fans when she announced the arrival of her clothing line, Maebe, but upon its release, shoppers shared their disappointment at the line's poor quality, despite 'luxe' price tags. Negative reviews continued to flood in when Molly-Mae released her Prime show, Molly-Mae: Behind It All, which viewers branded 'uninformative' and concluded all the 'revealing footage' must have been 'left on the cutting room floor' Most recently, the mother-of-one to daughter Bambi was blasted for her 'out of touch' complaints, saying that she hadn't done 'one fun thing this summer', despite sharing recent summer snaps, including a plush holiday and Wimbledon outing. Negative press arrived for Molly-Mae in October last year when she released her fashion line Maebe, which saw items sell out in as little as three minutes. The influencer said the business's aim was to 'reshape premium fashion, making it accessible without the high price tags'. However, shoppers complained of its poor quality, with some stating that items were 'ruined after just one wear'. Fans also questioned a blazer's high price point of £140 when the garment is made entirely of cheap fabric - 63 per cent Polyester, 19 per cent Viscose and 18 per cent Acrylic. Content creator Lily Marie Bond shopped the collection and managed to get her hands on the collection's grey blazer. She went out one evening and realised after that the sleeves of the premium priced jacket had bobbled and there was a loose thread by one of the buttons. She said, 'I'm not impressed, I'm very disappointed. It's just piling, it's not looking good. I would not recommend buying this, it's not worth it. I wasn't doing anything crazy, I was just sitting down and having a few drinks.' Others criticised the poor quality at the high price point, with some saying a basic white shirt for £65 was 'criminal'. Meanwhile, model Scott Staniland, who often speaks out against fast fashion brands, informed others that Jaeger was selling a very similar blazer to Molly-Mae's that was £20 more for 98 per cent wool. The influencer and businesswoman recently went on a family trip with Tommy and their two-year-old the Isle of Man - despite saying she's 'not done one thing fun' He said Molly-Mae's brand is 'all fast fashion with a premium price tag even though it's all basically plastic'. Another customer called Melissa Jade said she had been wearing the grey blazer for two days before it started bobbling around the edges. 'I'm actually gutted. Not sure how I can fix the bobbling. I'm not sure what to do,' she said. On the Maebe website, Molly-Mae wrote: 'With a focus on high-quality pieces designed for daily wear, the brand draws inspiration from traditional British heritage, reimagining timeless classics that exude quality. 'It's for the person who seeks a touch of sophistication in their day-to-day style, but without the unattainable price point.' Molly-Mae showcased her new line in June last year, posting an image to her Instagram profile which amassed over 160,000 likes. She told MailOnline at the time: 'The Ultimate Blazer is my absolute favourite, it's the piece when we were designing the collection that I have been the most excited about. The quality is beautiful and it's a piece I know I will wear again and again.' After dealing with the backlash regarding her clothing line, Molly-Mae then faced negative reviews on her Prime documentary - Molly-Mae Hague: Behind It All. Others criticised the influencer for selling 'grandad' jeans and charging £65 for a simple white shirt Molly-Mae Hague: Behind It All - What did the critics say? The Guardian Rating: 'Much like The Masked Singer, though, you could skip the first two-thirds of any episode and still see all the bits you need to see'. ''I wanna know what Molly-Mae gets at McDonald's,' says a director, off-screen. Reader, we find out. She loves pyjamas – 'a sacred part of life' – and is embarrassed to open a drawer full of belts that does not please her on an aesthetic level'. 'This series makes it look as if she is being less guarded, but when you play closer attention, I am not sure how true that is'. The Evening Standard Rating: 'Layering stressful music over footage of Molly-Mae fussing over candle sizes at a fashion pop-up doesn't evoke a sense of peril so much as farce. It's all so overdone to the point it feels like Amazon ordered a drop shipped version of a celebrity documentary'. 'Attempts at weaving together narrative arcs for each episode are flimsy at best. The documentary was, it claims, initially covering the run-up to Molly-Mae and Fury's wedding and forced to volte-face when the couple called it off'. 'But any actually revealing footage of the fall-out seems to have ended up on the cutting room floor – or locked up in a vault to preserve the fairytale-redux ending the on-off couple seem to be teasing – and which may well come in the final three episodes that will stream in the spring'. The Independent Rating: 'Just like Hague, the series is polished and clean. It's more comparable to American documentaries on Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift, say, than the playful, rough-and-ready British reality shows on the likes of Katie Price or Gemma Collins'. 'Behind It All goes some way to deliver its promise of revealing the intimate life behind the persona – but it could've gone further. There are another three episodes to follow in the spring, but you get the sense that they've got all the breakup stuff out of the way first'. The Times Rating: 'I expected it to be polished, bland mulch, and I was right. Partly' '[Tommy Fury's alcohol problem] felt to be the only 'authentic' part of this series (three episodes are currently available) and I use the word sparingly because, like everything else, it was all still glossily managed'. ''I don't have another night in me, lying in bed being upset,' she said, and I felt very sorry for her here. It was a heartfelt statement. I wish there had been more of them. She denied it had been a publicity stunt (I believed her). She ended the relationship, she said, because he gave her no choice. 'He wanted a family life but also the life of a 25-year-old boy with no responsibilities.'' The Telegraph Rating: 'Thanks to Amazon's billions and Hague's clout, Behind It All is slick and well-made; you can't help but let out a giggle at the overly dramatic score, which lends each of Hague's day-to-day stresses – controversy over Maebe's dodgy fabric, Bambi throwing a tantrum over beans on toast – the OTT heft of a Hollywood epic'. 'But the first three episodes suffer from their emphasis on clothes – nobody tuning in wants to hear Hague wax lyrical about mass-produced grey blazers and denim jeans. We're here for the Tommy gossip: what did he do, and will they get back together?' 'A teaser for the next instalment promises to be juicier, touching on their much-discussed New Year's Eve kiss as well as Hague's battles with body-image, and her decision to dissolve her face filler'. The much-anticipated documentary left critics underwhelmed after the first three episodes started streaming in January. Reviewers branded the show 'uninformative' and concluded that all the 'revealing footage' must have been 'left on the cutting room floor'. The show threw the influencer's mansion doors open to viewers as she gave insight into life as a single parent following her temporary split from Tommy. But while some claimed the series was 'surprisingly candid' others were less impressed by the 'highly produced' show, which they compared to Molly-Mae's own flawless social media posts. The Guardian 's Rebecca Nicholson wrote in her three-star review that viewers could 'skip through the first two-third of any episode' and the 'mundane details' of Molly-Mae's life before getting to learn anything juicy. ''I wanna know what Molly-Mae gets at McDonald's,' says the director, off-screen. Reader, we find out. She loves pyjamas – 'a sacred part of life' – and is embarrassed to open a drawer full of belts that does not please her on an aesthetic level'. 'Such details have low stakes. They wash over you, inoffensively, and all of a sudden, three hours have gone by. The business of launching the fashion brand takes up a lot of screen time, as Hague frets about the launch party (the candles aren't big enough and there is 'a situation with the projector')' 'This series makes it look as if she is being less guarded, but when you pay closer attention, I am not sure how true that is'. Meanwhile, The Evening Standard 's India Block gave the show two stars and said Molly-Mae's 'sadness and vulnerability' throughout the episodes was 'palpable'. However she concluded: 'Layering stressful music over footage of Molly-Mae fussing over candle sizes at a fashion pop-up doesn't evoke a sense of peril so much as farce. 'It's all so overdone to the point it feels like Amazon ordered a drop shipped version of a celebrity documentary'. 'Any actually revealing footage of the fall-out seems to have ended up on the cutting room floor – or locked up in a vault to preserve the fairytale-redux ending the on-off couple seem to be teasing – and which may well come in the final three episodes that will stream in the spring'. The Times ' Carol Midgley said: 'I expected it to be polished, bland mulch, and I was right. Partly' before going on to praise the 'reveal' of Tommy's alcohol problem. Writing in her three-star review: 'This felt to be the only 'authentic' part of this series (three episodes are currently available) and I use the word sparingly because, like everything else, it was all still glossily managed'. Most recently, the influencer came under fire for 'always moaning' after she told fans she's 'not done one fun thing all summer' despite jetting off to multiple destinations. The former Love Island star and business owner made the admission in her latest YouTube vlog which landed this week. Molly, who has shared many glossy snaps of her summer on Instagram, said in the life update, 'I said to a friend the other day, that I'm going to make it to the end of summer having not done one fun thing.' She then spoke to her sister and said, 'Zoe, I haven't socialised once. I'm going to get to the end of this summer having not done one social fun thing. 'I haven't a life. That's not good is it. Summer will end and I've not done one fun social thing.' It left some fans open-mouthed as they called out how she failed to acknowledge the three holidays she's already been on this year. Some comments read: 'She's a millionaire, she can literally wake up tomorrow and do whatever the hell she wants', 'Wimbledon, lunches, Spain, Dubai, France, Centre Parcs... let's normalise that', 'This was so jarring because she can casually spend £6,000 in Dior on an outfit to log to Wimbledon then complains she has no time for herself', 'Why does she always want us to feel sorry for her?' The mother-of-one - in this year alone - has been on no expense-spared trips to Dubai, Budapest and even Disneyland in 2025. Back in March, she and Tommy took baby Bambi on a family holiday to the United Arab Emirates, marking a reunion holiday for the clan. Just a month later, Tommy treated Molly to a European trip as the pair enjoyed downtime in Budapest. During their break, they stayed at The Pullman, a five-star hotel where prices start from at least £500 per night. Meanwhile, in May the dotting parents took Bambi to Disneyland Paris where they enjoyed a lavish stay at the park's resort. Similarly, her sister, Zoe Rae, found herself at the centre of negative attention when she complained about her recent holiday to Bali. Despite staying in a huge sea view room at the Radisson Blu, a five-star hotel, they decided to leave early and jet to Dubai instead. Zoe explained that Bali looks better on social media than in real life, as influencers make it look luxurious. She claimed that it did not meet their high expectations after being promised 'lovely places to eat, beaches, gyms and coffee shops'. However, she insisted that the 'reality' of Bali is not shown online, which she believes is down to influencers sharing a misleading version on social media. There were many staunch advocates for the Bali who praised the 'beautiful' views across the ocean in scenic videos of the area. For instance, Fiona Wang - who goes by @heyfionawang - insisted that the 'real Bali' is not overrated as she posted a sneak peek at her accommodation. She said: 'If you think Bali is overrated like I did the first time I came here, it's because you don't know where to go. Because look at this, oh my lord, that's the ocean and the pool and that's so beautiful and that's my villa. 'Actually have the views directly to this and all this is only $120. So this is called Segara Seaside in Nusa Ceningan and in my next video I'll give you a full review and show you the real Bali that is not overrated. Meanwhile, Tom Birchy - known as @tombirchy on the platform - revealed that Bali was growing on him after previously being a 'hater' of the area. He said: 'When we got here two days ago we were driving through the streets and we were like wow it's a bit dirty here like, look, there's a river - not looking its best. 'But after two days here I'm kind of getting the charm. It's definitely not for me, it's different - but I get it.' He admitted he can see why people are drawn to the island as a place to base themselves as a digital nomad. He said: 'If you're in your late 20s, early 30s, a digital nomad looking for a place to base yourself with a load of likeminded individuals Bali's got that. Especially this area I'm in now, Changu.' Revealing what it's got going for it, he said: 'It's got brekkie spots and artisan coffee shops, everything you could want.'
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Eddie Howe breaks silence on Alexander Isak's future after Liverpool target told hierarchy he wants to leave the club this summer
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BBC News
8 minutes ago
- BBC News
Warwickshire towns proud of local Lionesses ahead of final
Friends and fans in the Warwickshire hometowns of football stars Jess Carter and Hannah Hampton have spoken of their pride at the Lioness' took her first steps in football with Warwick Juniors as a six-year-old and those who watched it happen said she stood out instantly."She just shone, she had to play against the quality players of West Bromwich Albion, and Coventry City FC and was superb, " said Dean Brandrick, a coach for Warwick added: "At the end of her career with us she won the county cup, she was just above anybody at that time." Mr Brandrick coached Carter until she left for Birmingham City and they have remained in contact. He described how seeing her being presented with a cap to mark her 50th appearance was a proud moment."Tremendous achievement for her, from being a grassroots footballer for so long, she's achieved everything I think possible," the coach Studley, where goalkeeper Hampton grew up, pride is evident as specially knitted postbox toppers have lined the Smith, of Spotty Pots Pottery Painting, told the BBC: "She came from Studley, she's played here, she's part of the fabric of this little village. "There's a lot of buzz around, we've got lots of flags in shops, people are talking about it and we are just so proud of them all and so excited to see what happens on Sunday."England will face Spain in Sunday's final at 17:00 BST. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
