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Perth Now
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Rita Ora went against tradition by proposing to Taika Waititi
Rita Ora broke from tradition by proposing to her husband Taika Waititi. The 34-year-old singer has revealed how she went against convention by getting down on one knee to propose to the Thor: Love and Thunder filmmaker as the pair holidayed in Palm Springs during the summer of 2022. Rita, who married the director in the same year, told Davina McCall's Begin Again podcast: "I just did the whole thing. We were in a hotel room in Palm Springs, like a really nice, fancy one filled up with balloons and cake, which is my favourite thing in the world. "I got the bands made, I didn't want anything too flashy. He's like, 'What the hell is it? Valentine's Day?' I was like, 'Oh no, if you're gonna say no, I'm gonna have to take my clothes off.' "Anyway, I got down on one knee, and Taika absolutely loved it." Meanwhile, Rita reflected on her relationship with her "biggest inspiration" Beyonce after she signed with the Halo hitmaker's husband Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation at the start of her music career. The Anywhere singer said: "Being signed to Jay-Z, she is my biggest inspiration. She took it upon herself to really look after me, and I still see her. "She's always been so, so nice and proud, and checking in on my family and friends I've had since childhood, remembering their names. I mean, it's crazy." Rita recently explained that music is what keeps her "alive", even though her career has gone in different directions through judging stints on TV shows such as The Masked Singer in the UK as well as acting roles in films such as Descendants: The Rise of Red. Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz at Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard at Wembley Stadium in London earlier this month, she said: "Music is what keeps me alive, to be honest. I wake up listening to music; it runs in my blood. I think we all secretly need music in so many different ways." The Heat singer described how her natural creativity is what keeps her motivated. She said: "I love working and being creative, and it keeps my blood flowing. "If I get excited, I love it - fashion, movies, music. I just need to have that excitement."
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Anywhere Appoints Barri Rafferty as Chief Communications Officer and Head of Public Affairs
Dynamic Communications Executive Tapped to Enhance Brand Presence in Global Real Estate Enterprise's Next Growth Chapter MADISON, N.J., June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS), a global leader in residential real estate services, today announced the appointment of Barri Rafferty as Chief Communications Officer and Head of Public Affairs. Rafferty will lead the company's public relations, communications, government relations, and events and productions functions for the company, which is home to renowned brands including Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®. She will report directly to Anywhere President and CEO Ryan Schneider, serving on the company's executive committee. "Barri is a dynamic leader with a proven record of success leading and elevating established global brands," said Schneider. "Her expertise in delivering powerful messaging for a variety of stakeholders will be a substantial asset as we continue to strengthen our brands among broker, agent, investor, and consumer audiences alike. I am extremely excited to welcome Barri to Anywhere, and look forward to leveraging her unique skill set as we embark on the next phase of our ongoing transformation and growth strategy." Rafferty brings a wealth of experience in communications leadership spanning media relations, shareholder engagement, and brand management across a variety of industry verticals. She has served as CEO of high-profile global companies including Ketchum, a top 10 communications consultancy, and of the Americas region for Sodali & Co, an international shareholder engagement firm. Rafferty also led communications and reputation management for Wells Fargo, with a focus on strengthening consumer confidence on behalf of the longstanding brand. A sought-after speaker and business leader, Rafferty held the interim CEO position for C200, a non-profit for advancing women in business. Additionally, she is as a board member for Guidehealth, a managed services healthcare company rooted in the power of AI to deliver better consumer experiences. "I'm honored to take on a new challenge at Anywhere as it pursues its mission to provide a superior, end-to-end transaction experience for the millions of buyers and sellers following their homeownership dreams each year," said Rafferty. "Our storied brands, coupled with a commitment to innovation, puts Anywhere in an ideal position to elevate the company's status as the foremost leader in trust, integrity, and performance for consumers and agents across the globe." About Anywhere Real Estate Inc. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) is moving real estate to what's next. We fulfill our purpose to empower everyone's next move through our leading integrated services, which include franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses, as well as mortgage and title insurance underwriter minority owned joint ventures. Our brands are some of the most recognized names in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®. Every day, we help fuel the productivity of our vast network of franchise owners and our more than 300,000 affiliated agents globally as they build stronger businesses and best serve today's consumers. Learn more about our award-winning culture of innovation and integrity at Contact: Kyle Kirkpatrick, View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
South Wales Guardian
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
The Who's Roger Daltrey ‘very humbled' by ‘dream come true' knighthood
Sir Roger, 81, who launched and curated the Teenage Cancer Trust's Royal Albert Hall concerts from 2000 to 2025, told the PA news agency he would be celebrating with 'a bottle of plonk'. He told PA: 'It's strange, it's an experience that I've never had before, I'm very humbled by it. 'But equally, pride isn't something you wear on the outside, you can't say you're proud of that, I'm not proud, it's something that you wear in your heart, and this sits very well in my heart, because it's for the charity, it is for the music and the music I've had the joy of giving it out there – how lucky was I?' Sir Roger said he was particularly pleased to be honoured for his charity work, which will see him remain an honorary patron of Teenage Cancer Trust, while The Cure frontman Robert Smith takes over the curation of his London concert series next year. He added: 'It's kind of weird, but I am deeply honoured to get this, especially for the charity for the Teenage Cancer Trust, and I accept it on their behalf really, because this honour is really for all unsung heroes.' Sir Roger continued: 'It's a dream come true for me, but it's especially a dream because the charity means so much.' The first Teenage Cancer Trust show by The Who And Friends at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000 raised more than £12 million in ticket sales and revenue from a concert film and CD, and as a result Sir Roger was given a humanitarian award in 2003 from Time magazine. Sir Roger and The Who have also thrown their support behind a number of other cancer charities, and the frontman was one of the original supporters of music therapy charity Nordoff And Robbins. The singer first rose to fame with the 1960s mod rock band when their early Shel Talmy-produced singles I Can't Explain, Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, and My Generation stormed into the UK charts, with the latter reaching number two. With The Who, Sir Roger became known for his energetic performances, which saw him lasso his microphone around his head with its cable, while bandmates Pete Townshend, Keith Moon and John Entwistle smashed their equipment at the end of shows in a proto punk display of destruction. Asked whether he could have foreseen his knighthood during the band's early days, Sir Roger said: 'No, no, I mean, you've got to remember, we came from post-war England, I was born in an air raid. 'But what we didn't have that could say we kind of feel we need in today's world, we had barely enough, we had hardly anything at all, but that was a blank canvas to paint our own, whatever we wanted to do in our lives. 'We could paint ourselves on to that canvas and make it count, and we got into music, we got lucky, it's as simple as that, it was luck. 'We were born with talent, that's for sure, you can't have the success we've had and not have some kind of talent, even if it's for cock-ups. 'So we got lucky, we were right place, right time, we had the right chemistry with the four band members, and it's been a dream life, I can't thank everybody enough.' The band are widely acknowledged as the first mod band, and went on to further success with their fourth album Tommy (1968), a rock opera about a 'deaf, dumb and blind' boy who becomes an expert pinball player, before becoming a god-like figure. Tommy spawned a number of theatrical adaptions, and in 1975, a film directed by Ken Russell starred Sir Roger in the lead role. This marked the start of an acting career which went on to see him play composer Franz Liszt in Lisztomania (1975), as well as appear in The Legacy (1978) and TV's The Bill. Having become known as one of the heaviest groups of the 1960s, and one of the first mainstream groups to utilise guitar feedback, The Who became one of the first British hard rock bands with the release of Who's Next (1971), which also saw them among the first such acts to use synthesisers. Who's Next included some of the band's best known tracks such as Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again. In 1973, the band released a second rock opera in Quadrophenia, which was also adapted into a film in 1979, which starred Phil Daniels as main character Jimmy Cooper in an all-star cast that also included Sting as Ace Face, Ray Winstone as Kevin Herriot and Toyah Willcox as Monkey. The Who's original drummer Keith Moon died in 1978, while bass player John Entwistle died in 2002. While The Who were still active and during their time apart, Sir Roger has released a series of solo albums, beginning with Daltrey (1973), which peaked at number six in the UK albums chart. In 2018, Sir Roger published his autobiography Thanks A Lot Mr Kibblewhite. Kate Collins, chief executive of Teenage Cancer Trust, said: 'We're all delighted that Roger Daltrey has been awarded a much-deserved knighthood. Sir Roger is a tireless and passionate supporter of, and advocate for, young people with cancer in the UK and internationally. 'The powerhouse behind Teenage Cancer Trust's flagship Royal Albert Hall fundraising gigs for more than 25 years, Sir Roger has had – and continues to have – a remarkable impact on our work and on the lives of young people with cancer. 'Sir Roger has made a unique and exceptional contribution to both music and charity, and we all wholeheartedly congratulate him on this honour. It is so deserved.'
The Herald Scotland
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
The Who's Roger Daltrey ‘very humbled' by ‘dream come true' knighthood
He told PA: 'It's strange, it's an experience that I've never had before, I'm very humbled by it. 'But equally, pride isn't something you wear on the outside, you can't say you're proud of that, I'm not proud, it's something that you wear in your heart, and this sits very well in my heart, because it's for the charity, it is for the music and the music I've had the joy of giving it out there – how lucky was I?' Sir Roger Daltrey said he was glad to be recognised for his charity work (Ian West/PA) Sir Roger said he was particularly pleased to be honoured for his charity work, which will see him remain an honorary patron of Teenage Cancer Trust, while The Cure frontman Robert Smith takes over the curation of his London concert series next year. He added: 'It's kind of weird, but I am deeply honoured to get this, especially for the charity for the Teenage Cancer Trust, and I accept it on their behalf really, because this honour is really for all unsung heroes.' Sir Roger continued: 'It's a dream come true for me, but it's especially a dream because the charity means so much.' The first Teenage Cancer Trust show by The Who And Friends at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000 raised more than £12 million in ticket sales and revenue from a concert film and CD, and as a result Sir Roger was given a humanitarian award in 2003 from Time magazine. Sir Roger and The Who have also thrown their support behind a number of other cancer charities, and the frontman was one of the original supporters of music therapy charity Nordoff And Robbins. The singer first rose to fame with the 1960s mod rock band when their early Shel Talmy-produced singles I Can't Explain, Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, and My Generation stormed into the UK charts, with the latter reaching number two. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend have performed together in The Who since the 1960s (Suzan Moore/PA) With The Who, Sir Roger became known for his energetic performances, which saw him lasso his microphone around his head with its cable, while bandmates Pete Townshend, Keith Moon and John Entwistle smashed their equipment at the end of shows in a proto punk display of destruction. Asked whether he could have foreseen his knighthood during the band's early days, Sir Roger said: 'No, no, I mean, you've got to remember, we came from post-war England, I was born in an air raid. 'But what we didn't have that could say we kind of feel we need in today's world, we had barely enough, we had hardly anything at all, but that was a blank canvas to paint our own, whatever we wanted to do in our lives. 'We could paint ourselves on to that canvas and make it count, and we got into music, we got lucky, it's as simple as that, it was luck. 'We were born with talent, that's for sure, you can't have the success we've had and not have some kind of talent, even if it's for cock-ups. 'So we got lucky, we were right place, right time, we had the right chemistry with the four band members, and it's been a dream life, I can't thank everybody enough.' The band are widely acknowledged as the first mod band, and went on to further success with their fourth album Tommy (1968), a rock opera about a 'deaf, dumb and blind' boy who becomes an expert pinball player, before becoming a god-like figure. The Who rocketed to fame in the 1960s (PA Archive) Tommy spawned a number of theatrical adaptions, and in 1975, a film directed by Ken Russell starred Sir Roger in the lead role. This marked the start of an acting career which went on to see him play composer Franz Liszt in Lisztomania (1975), as well as appear in The Legacy (1978) and TV's The Bill. Having become known as one of the heaviest groups of the 1960s, and one of the first mainstream groups to utilise guitar feedback, The Who became one of the first British hard rock bands with the release of Who's Next (1971), which also saw them among the first such acts to use synthesisers. Who's Next included some of the band's best known tracks such as Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again. In 1973, the band released a second rock opera in Quadrophenia, which was also adapted into a film in 1979, which starred Phil Daniels as main character Jimmy Cooper in an all-star cast that also included Sting as Ace Face, Ray Winstone as Kevin Herriot and Toyah Willcox as Monkey. The Who's original drummer Keith Moon died in 1978, while bass player John Entwistle died in 2002. While The Who were still active and during their time apart, Sir Roger has released a series of solo albums, beginning with Daltrey (1973), which peaked at number six in the UK albums chart. In 2018, Sir Roger published his autobiography Thanks A Lot Mr Kibblewhite. Kate Collins, chief executive of Teenage Cancer Trust, said: 'We're all delighted that Roger Daltrey has been awarded a much-deserved knighthood. Sir Roger is a tireless and passionate supporter of, and advocate for, young people with cancer in the UK and internationally. 'The powerhouse behind Teenage Cancer Trust's flagship Royal Albert Hall fundraising gigs for more than 25 years, Sir Roger has had – and continues to have – a remarkable impact on our work and on the lives of young people with cancer. 'Sir Roger has made a unique and exceptional contribution to both music and charity, and we all wholeheartedly congratulate him on this honour. It is so deserved.'
North Wales Chronicle
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
The Who's Roger Daltrey ‘very humbled' by ‘dream come true' knighthood
Sir Roger, 81, who launched and curated the Teenage Cancer Trust's Royal Albert Hall concerts from 2000 to 2025, told the PA news agency he would be celebrating with 'a bottle of plonk'. He told PA: 'It's strange, it's an experience that I've never had before, I'm very humbled by it. 'But equally, pride isn't something you wear on the outside, you can't say you're proud of that, I'm not proud, it's something that you wear in your heart, and this sits very well in my heart, because it's for the charity, it is for the music and the music I've had the joy of giving it out there – how lucky was I?' Sir Roger said he was particularly pleased to be honoured for his charity work, which will see him remain an honorary patron of Teenage Cancer Trust, while The Cure frontman Robert Smith takes over the curation of his London concert series next year. He added: 'It's kind of weird, but I am deeply honoured to get this, especially for the charity for the Teenage Cancer Trust, and I accept it on their behalf really, because this honour is really for all unsung heroes.' Sir Roger continued: 'It's a dream come true for me, but it's especially a dream because the charity means so much.' The first Teenage Cancer Trust show by The Who And Friends at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000 raised more than £12 million in ticket sales and revenue from a concert film and CD, and as a result Sir Roger was given a humanitarian award in 2003 from Time magazine. Sir Roger and The Who have also thrown their support behind a number of other cancer charities, and the frontman was one of the original supporters of music therapy charity Nordoff And Robbins. The singer first rose to fame with the 1960s mod rock band when their early Shel Talmy-produced singles I Can't Explain, Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, and My Generation stormed into the UK charts, with the latter reaching number two. With The Who, Sir Roger became known for his energetic performances, which saw him lasso his microphone around his head with its cable, while bandmates Pete Townshend, Keith Moon and John Entwistle smashed their equipment at the end of shows in a proto punk display of destruction. Asked whether he could have foreseen his knighthood during the band's early days, Sir Roger said: 'No, no, I mean, you've got to remember, we came from post-war England, I was born in an air raid. 'But what we didn't have that could say we kind of feel we need in today's world, we had barely enough, we had hardly anything at all, but that was a blank canvas to paint our own, whatever we wanted to do in our lives. 'We could paint ourselves on to that canvas and make it count, and we got into music, we got lucky, it's as simple as that, it was luck. 'We were born with talent, that's for sure, you can't have the success we've had and not have some kind of talent, even if it's for cock-ups. 'So we got lucky, we were right place, right time, we had the right chemistry with the four band members, and it's been a dream life, I can't thank everybody enough.' The band are widely acknowledged as the first mod band, and went on to further success with their fourth album Tommy (1968), a rock opera about a 'deaf, dumb and blind' boy who becomes an expert pinball player, before becoming a god-like figure. Tommy spawned a number of theatrical adaptions, and in 1975, a film directed by Ken Russell starred Sir Roger in the lead role. This marked the start of an acting career which went on to see him play composer Franz Liszt in Lisztomania (1975), as well as appear in The Legacy (1978) and TV's The Bill. Having become known as one of the heaviest groups of the 1960s, and one of the first mainstream groups to utilise guitar feedback, The Who became one of the first British hard rock bands with the release of Who's Next (1971), which also saw them among the first such acts to use synthesisers. Who's Next included some of the band's best known tracks such as Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again. In 1973, the band released a second rock opera in Quadrophenia, which was also adapted into a film in 1979, which starred Phil Daniels as main character Jimmy Cooper in an all-star cast that also included Sting as Ace Face, Ray Winstone as Kevin Herriot and Toyah Willcox as Monkey. The Who's original drummer Keith Moon died in 1978, while bass player John Entwistle died in 2002. While The Who were still active and during their time apart, Sir Roger has released a series of solo albums, beginning with Daltrey (1973), which peaked at number six in the UK albums chart. In 2018, Sir Roger published his autobiography Thanks A Lot Mr Kibblewhite. Kate Collins, chief executive of Teenage Cancer Trust, said: 'We're all delighted that Roger Daltrey has been awarded a much-deserved knighthood. Sir Roger is a tireless and passionate supporter of, and advocate for, young people with cancer in the UK and internationally. 'The powerhouse behind Teenage Cancer Trust's flagship Royal Albert Hall fundraising gigs for more than 25 years, Sir Roger has had – and continues to have – a remarkable impact on our work and on the lives of young people with cancer. 'Sir Roger has made a unique and exceptional contribution to both music and charity, and we all wholeheartedly congratulate him on this honour. It is so deserved.'
