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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Zoe Ball spotted holding hands with mystery Fatboy Slim lookalike
Glastonbury 2025 has kicked off this week and plenty of well-known faces have already been spotted in and around Worthy Farm, including former BBC Radio DJ Zoe Ball Radio star Zoe Ball has been spotted with a new mystery man at Glastonbury festival. The radio presenter has been seen by fans with, who they think is her new partner. The pair have been enjoying their weekend at Glastonbury which kicked off this week. She was allegedly spotted hand in hand with the man, who some think look like her ex-husband Normal Cook AKA Fatboy Slim. The 54-year-old was dressed in black with sunglasses as she explored Worthy Farm. Zoe and her mystery partner made the most of the VIP area as the two of them went to enjoy the famous acts which are set to perform this weekend. Zoe shares two children with her ex-husband Norman Cook - a son Woody, 24, and daughter Nelly, 14. The former pair tied the knot back in 1999 after they first crossed paths in Ibiza two years beforehand. They went their separate ways in 2016 and then finalised their divorce in 2020 but are still friends. It was reported that Zoe sold her £2 million country home in Sussex to move closer to Cook in Brighton and Hove. Since the split, Zoe has had some more heartbreak over more recent years. She dated cameraman Billy Yates, who died by suicide in 2017. She then went into a long-term relationship with former construction worker Michael Reed which reportedly ended in 2023. Zoe is yet to confirm her new relationship. The Mirror contacted Zoe's reps for comment. This comes as it was recently announced that Zoe and Jo Whiley have teamed up to launch a new podcast. The Radio 2 legends have joined forces for the new project, which says to be a "warm and welcoming conversation with old mates". The pair are fronting a special podcast which will feature "heartfelt and unfiltered conversations" as they discuss raising a family, careers, ageing and living healthily. There will be two episodes each week and special bonus content for those who subscribe. Zoe said: "I'm so super-excited to dive into the world of podcasting with my girl Jo, I've got so much love and respect for her – she's been a true lifeline. Our friendship goes back 30 years, to our days on The Word and The Big Breakfast. "We've grown up together, personally and professionally, along with our listeners. The show is what happens when two mates (who are constantly mistaken for each other) hit record on their regular catch-ups and talk life, unfiltered and full volume. We're chatting about our week, wild kids, ageing, what's for dinner, digging (literally), music obsessions, grief and everything in between." Zoe decided to take a step back from her breakfast show last year which left her fans devastated. She was replaced by Scott Mills but Zoe has since made her return to radio and now presents a weekend afternoon show.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Iconic band set to hit Glastonbury in surprise set dropped major hint weeks ago
Haim are set to perform a secret set at Glastonbury Festival later today, the Mirror can reveal - but the band dropped hints to fans weeks ago Haim are set to perform a secret set at Glastonbury Festival later today - but actually revealed the news fans weeks ago. The American rock band, made up of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, last performed at Glastonbury in 2022 on the Pyramid Stage. But the girls will be performing on The Park stage this evening at 7.30pm, under the TBA slot – their favourite stage. Speaking to BBC Radio presenter Jo Whiley two weeks ago, Haim teased their fans about the not so secret slot. "We love The Park Stage," Alana said. "The Park Stage is our favourite, 'cause that was like the first time we came to Glastonbury, we got to play The Park Stage. It felt like a movie." She went on to add: "It was like, 'What is going on? How did we get here?' And also just like… you never forget the first time you step onto the farm. And it's the most insane feeling, I think, that you'll ever have. But it was incredible, it's the best festival in the world." Royal songstress Lorde graced the Woodsies stage on Friday morning, with a secret set being played to a crowd which was so packed festival bosses had to close off the area. A source told the Mirror: "It's sweltering inside the tent given the amount of people crammed inside. Bosses are urging people to stand up off the floor to make room. Some people are leaving as it's so intense." However, as the crowd spilled outside the tent, the source added: "Bosses have now shut down Woodsies as crowds are so big with a festival-wide message saying: 'Woodies is now full'." Lewis Capaldi also made a surprise appearance at Glastonbury on Friday - two years after he last performed at the festival. Back then the 28-year-old struggled to finish his set. His voice faltered as he told the crowd: "Glastonbury, I'm really sorry. I'm a bit annoyed with myself." The crowd soon took over the vocals of his hit Someone You Loved. Announcing he was taking a break from music to focus on his health, Lewis - who suffers from Tourette's and anxiety - told fans: "I feel like I'll be taking another wee break over the next couple of weeks. So you probably won't see much of me for the rest of the year, maybe even. But when I do come back and when I do see you, I hope you're still up for watching us." In an emotional comeback performance, Lewis cried as he began to sing his new song Survive, which he released yesterday. He said his one goal was to get back on stage at Glastonbury as he paid tribute to the fans. Other big acts who are rumoured to be performing at Glastonbury are 90s rock band Pulp, who have just completed the UK leg of their latest tour. Frontman Jarvis Cocker has already performed a sneaky DJ set from inside a tree in the Greenpeace Field. But there are rumours the whole band could make an appearance as the mystery act billed only as Patchwork, who are due to hit the stage Saturday at 6:15pm. A source shared an exclusive photograph of the boxes – one of which is labelled with the band name Pulp. The source told us: "I spotted the sound engineer box with Pulp's name on as they were setting up during the Kaiser Chiefs set." Robbie Williams has also been dropping hints he could play three decades after he first crashed the festival as a newly-solo star. At first, fans got excited when he changed his Facebook photo to a 1995 backstage snap, but with tour dates abroad, people assumed it was off the cards. Though he has since posted two photos on X captioned simply '30 years later…' One showed a plaque reading: 'Robbie Williams entered this area without accreditation, authorisation, or alignment with prevailing taste. His presence was uninvited, unofficial and ultimately inevitable.' The second was the iconic 'Welcome to Glastonbury' sign. Good Luck, Babe! singer Chappell Roan also sparked a frenzy of speculation she could be performing a secret set. Posting a snap clutching a patchwork quilt with the caption 'insane vibe" fans wondered if she was teasing she was the Patchwork act. Fans only have a few hours to wait until all is revealed - and if you weren't lucky enough to get a ticket to this year's Glastonbury Festival you can still tune into all the coverage on BBC iPlayer.
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Night shift
The genesis of British author Dan Richards' new book, Overnight, was a night spent stranded on a Swiss mountain with his father and viewing airplane lights above and moving lights in the town below. He was able to draw comfort from the fact others were out and about overnight, and he wondered what they were all doing. Richards surveys a wide variety of nighttime vocations and avocations, including: operating huge cranes to load containers onto rail cars; nursing; baking what are apparently croissants to die for; viewing bats' nocturnal activities; caring for new babies who run on their own clock; and reading the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio, a 101-year-old institution of the British airwaves. Daytime workers look at their nighttime opposites and wonder how they do it, turning the clock upside down. When do they sleep, eat or see family and friends? Couldn't they get a normal job? Clive Rose / Getty Images At the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans car race in France, drivers and teams race around the clock. There are many answers to those questions, and Richards lets the nocturnal workers tell their stories as he spends time with them after the sun goes down — intern for a night, so to speak. He spends a shift, for example, with crane operators at Southampton docks who move containers that have arrived by freighter to rail cars destined for factories and stores, 'interviewing and observing the people charged with keeping this high-vis, high-pressure, ever-moving world on track'' in the 24-hour world of global trade. And while those workers, like many other night owls, must deal with altered sleeping and eating patterns, they see it as a lifestyle rather than a job. And having family members who understand shift work is a help. Bessie, one of the cargo container shunters, says she loves night work: 'I focus a lot better at night. During the day, it reaches around 12 o'clock in the afternoon and I start to feel like I'm ready to go home, but nights, I could just go on forever. I'm wide awake.' Many workers note that sleeping in the daytime often comes in two shifts — a few hours when they get home, then waking up, and a few hours' more sleep before work. That doesn't leave them with much time for themselves. Night shift nurses have a special place in Richards' heart; his mother was one, and in June 2021 he caught COVID, and on Day 8 had to be rushed to hospital in an ambulance with a dangerously low blood-oxygen level. A doctor told him later: 'You were dying. We caught you just in time.' Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. While anyone working nights will have adjustments to make in their daytime life, Richards dwells more on the nature of their work, what benefits they get from it and, in many cases, why they feel it's better than day work. Overnight The author's collection of tales includes: bravery on the high seas; the immense sound of a horn as he rides beside the driver of a Royal Mail train; France's 24-hour Le Mans motor race, where he chats with actor Michael Fassbender; and visiting rough sleepers (although he decides not to quote them, feeling it would be intrusive). Not to forget the mouth-watering, buttery aroma of fresh croissants in a bakery in a trendy area of London. Throughout his working life as a non-fiction writer, Richards' credo has been: 'Any morning hour starting with a number lower than eight is too early, that's my rule of thumb. In that respect, this whole book was a bad idea.' However, his dark hours of research capture a wide variety of people performing tasks to make life easier for daytimers, or those who venture out in the night air, or down in an abandoned mine to observe bats in action. Overnight is an affectionate look at people and places of which most of us are unfamiliar. Chris Smith is a Winnipeg writer.
Metro
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright's emotional final good deed revealed after death
Steve Wright's incredible final act has been revealed in his final will and testimony. The BBC Radio legend died at the age of 69 in February 2024,just days after pre-recording his final shows, which are said to be locked away and won't see the light of day. Now, months after his passing, it has been revealed that the disk jockey left a sizable amount of money to charity. Wright gave tax-free donations of £15,000 to Cancer Research UK, and £10,000 to the British Heart Foundation. This was part of a total will of £53,623, which was reduced to £40,623 after costs and taxes, with the remainder being split between his children. His will was signed in 2023, just the year before his death, and approved in the High Court last week. The DJ's millions earned over his 40-year career are held in his business, 22 Media Limited, which reportedly held £3.3million in cash in 2023. A showbiz source told The Sun: 'It is typical of Steve that he thought of charities as well as his family. 'He was known for his big heart throughout his career and was always thinking of others.' Wright had two children named Tom and Lucy, from his relationship with Cyndi Robinson, whom he was married to from 1985 until 1999, when they divorced. Wright presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, after joining the broadcaster in the 1970s. He was probably best known for hosting Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2 and fronting Top of the Pops from 1980 until 1989. Some BBC co-workers have blamed his death on 'heartbreak' over the axing of his Radio 2 show. Celebrity PR Gary Farrow said Wright was left 'brokenhearted' after his long-running Radio 2 afternoon show was axed in 2022 after 23 years on air and was replaced by Scott Mills. He told Metro: 'Steve lived for that show, he absolutely loved it — and the listeners loved him. 'My view is that he died from a broken heart. I'll never understand the decision to let him go.' Speaking about the axing at the time, Wright said on his show: 'Sometimes people don't want you.' He added: 'I've been offered loads of stuff at the BBC and I'm staying at Radio 2. What it actually means for me is rather than working six days a week, I'll be working maybe two and a half days a week.' He went on to work on Sunday Love Songs, and the day before he died he signed off saying: 'I'm back for more Love Songs next Sunday … ta-ra then.' Former BBC presenter Liz Kershaw also blasted the treatment of Wright, calling BBC bosses 'hypocritical' after his death. 'It makes me feel sick. It's shabby, it's hypocritical. They just dumped him,' the 65-year-old presenter told Eamonn Holmes and Ellie Costello on GB News. Announcing Wright's death, his family said in a statement: 'It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that we announce the passing of our beloved Steve Wright. 'In addition to his son, Tom, and daughter, Lucy, Steve leaves behind his brother, Laurence and his father, Richard. More Trending 'Also, much-loved close friends and colleagues, and millions of devoted radio listeners who had the good fortune and great pleasure of allowing Steve into their daily lives as one of the UK's most enduring and popular radio personalities. 'As we all grieve, the family requests privacy at this immensely difficult time.' It was revealed in a death certificate released in July 2024 that Wright died from a ruptured stomach ulcer. The BBC further confirmed that the stated causes of death were acute peritonitis and a perforated peptic gastric ulcer. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Met Police boss grilled into apologising to ITV's Selina Scott after vicious mugging MORE: 'Harrowing' film from 28 Years Later director now available on completely free streaming service MORE: The 90s and 2000s were the best time for video game creativity – Reader's Feature
Gulf Today
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Gulf Today
Bumrah and Brook shine to leave England-India opener in balance
Harry Brook fell for 99 on his home ground while the brilliant Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets on Sunday to leave the first Test between England and India at Headingley finely poised. England were dismissed for 465 on the third day in reply to India's first-innings 471. India stretched their lead by stumps to 96 at 90-2 thanks to KL Rahul's 47 not out, with Shubman Gill fresh from a century in his first innings as India captain, unbeaten on six. But with England having achieved their all-time fourth innings record chase to win a Test of 378 against a Bumrah led India attack at Edgbaston three years ago — when Joe Root, still in the side, made a commanding 142 not out — this match remains up for grabs. 'The game is in the balance,' Bumrah told BBC Radio. 'We have to bat well. The wicket is a little bit two-paced so it will be an interesting game to come.' Yashasvi Jaiswal, another of India's three first-innings century-makers at Headingley fell for just four on Sunday when the opener was caught behind off an exceptional Brydon Carse delivery that cut away sharply off the pitch. New batsman Sai Sudharsan avoided the embarrassment of 'a pair' on Test debut, after his first-innings nought, with 30. But England captain Ben Stokes, who took 4-66 in India's first innings, ended a partnership of 66 when Sudharsan chipped an inswinger to Zak Crawley, stationed at short midwicket for such a dismissal. Earlier, when Brook was dismissed just one run shy of three figures, England were still 73 behind at 398-7. But new-ball bowler Chris Woakes, in place of the injured Gus Atkinson, almost got England on level terms with a handy 38 before he was bowled by Bumrah, who knocked over Tongue's stumps to end the innings as he finished with excellent figures of 5-83 in 24.4 overs. Drops prove costly for India: Brook's aggression, in an innings in which he had three reprieves, eventually proved his downfall. One run shy of what would have been a first Test century at Headingley -- and ninth in 26 matches -- he mishooked a Krishna bouncer to Shardul Thakur at fine leg. The Yorkshireman threw his head back in agony following the end of a typically dashing 112-ball innings featuring 11 fours and two sixes. He had been caught off a Bumrah no-ball while still on nought in Saturday's last over and on Sunday he was dropped on 46 and 82 -- with both those chances ones India should have taken. England resumed on 209-3, 262 runs behind, with Ollie Pope exactly 100 not out after coming in with the hosts in trouble at 4-1. Pope, having added just six runs off as many balls, edged behind as he tried to cut a wide ball from Krishna. 'It was annoying to not kick on today,' said Pope. As for the state of the game, the England vice-captain added: 'That late wicket at the end puts us in an even position. 'We know we have runs to chase, but if we can keep playing as we are, we know we can put together a good score. 'I know what this pitch is like. It's a quick outfield with nice consistent bounce, it can swing a bit too, so playing nice and square play with the swing too. 'I take every innings as separately as I can, take confidence from this innings, hopefully get some in the second as we chase and then draw a line under it. 'I think the way Rahul played tonight, getting him out tomorrow is going to be crucial. We back ourselves to chase a steady score.' Brook treated Bumrah, widely regarded as the world's leading bowler, with disdain with a charging drive through the covers for four. But he should have been out on 46 when he pushed forward to left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja only for wicketkeeper Pant to drop the thin nick. Brook was missed again on 82 when fourth slip Jaiswal grassed a two-handed catch off a deliberate steer off Bumrah. At that stage, England were still more than a hundred runs behind. And when Brook went into the 90s with a superb lofted drive for six off Siraj it looked as if he would make India pay dearly for shoddy fielding. But Bumrah mopped up the tail to leave the first of this five-Test series on a knife edge. Agence France-Presse
