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Dublin Live
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Dublin Live
Alan McGarry shares reason they reversed cosmetic procedures on US reality show
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Content creator Alan McGarry is in a "very good place" since reversing their plastic surgery on a US reality TV show, the influencer has told. Alan is set to star in Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind, which follows nine celebrities and influencers as they consider whether to reverse previous plastic surgery work and go back to a more natural look. The show, which streams on Hayu from July 10, also features singer Aubrey O'Day and Kim Zolciak of The Real Housewives of Atlanta fame and is hosted by RuPaul's Drag Race judge, Michelle Visage, and plastic surgeon, Dr Terry Dubrow. Alan told Ireland AM hosts Alan Hughes and Muireann O'Connell on the Virgin Media breakfast show that they wish they didn't get plastic surgery when they were younger. Alan said: "Alan is in a very good place. I think I'm not as out there and looking for attention, probably for the wrong reasons or whatever. "I feel really good now I think doing this show, and it sounds very cliche and very cheesy, but it did change my perception of life now, and changed me as a person 100 per cent because I just feel much more confident in myself. Don't get me wrong, I have my days like everybody else, where, you know, you don't feel good, but yeah, I'm feeling much better in myself now." Speaking about why Alan started getting plastic surgery from as early as 19, the Dubliner said: "I suppose growing up, I was, you know, ginger, I was a bit more chubbier, and people used to pick on me. "I just wanted to change my appearance. I just wanted to get away from all those kind of bad names. So I started getting into, like, fillers, because lip fillers, back years ago, were a really big thing. The Jenners were doing it, so I think that was an addiction so we all started doing the trend. "And then, I think I didn't realise when enough was enough so I continued and continued to just enhance my appearance every time I walked into a clinic. But I think I just wanted to fit in. I don't know where I wanted to fit in. I think it was just more so because social media was a really big thing, and I think I just wanted to be a part of that kind of tribe. "I think it was just when you see something, you get influenced very quickly and I just wanted to enhance something I didn't really have, I suppose, when it got a flat lip, I think, I suppose I wanted to have a bigger lip. I think that's the reason why I started doing it." Speaking about wanting to go on the US show, Alan said: "It (The show) came at the right time for me. I was kind of like, not understanding why I'm consistently having work done and why I'm having some surgery, and I was approached to go on the show, and I loved the whole concept, because the concept for me was just like, actually, you know what? This couldn't have come at a better time for me. "To be honest, I didn't even know these types of people were going to be in the house. I didn't even know it was kind of a celebrity show. I just thought it was just normal people, social media people so when I see Michelle Visage as the host, I do scream, because obviously, you know, it's Michelle Visage. She's an icon and amazing. "These were people that I never thought would even have a conversation with me or have a cup of tea with me. We really had a good time. And I'm in touch with Kim (Zolciak) and Larissa from the show," they added. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
The Herald Scotland
10-07-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Inside look at Edinburgh Jenners hotel redevelopment progress
Now Graham Construction, who was appointed to carry out shell and core works, has issued an update on the project. Drone video footage released by the construction company shows steelwork installation for the new mansard roof areas and offers a close-up view of restoration works being "sympathetically carried out to the heritage stonework to retain the legacy of this iconic building," it said. Read more MP who learned of her sacking on live radio reveals why she broke whip Plan to use student flats to house homeless approved but 'is not long-term solution' Edinburgh Airport eases liquid restrictions for hand luggage - here's the new limit "As the people of Edinburgh walk past the Jenners building each day, very few will be aware of the scale of operations taking place behind the protective façade by the Graham team." The steelwork, known as mega shores, act as a temporary structure, allowing the demolition of the existing floors to facilitate the installation of a new concrete core. This core will house lifts and stairs for the upcoming boutique hotel, as well as vibrant cafés, bars, and restaurant spaces. Key features of the £48m redevelopment, led by Danish retail billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen's AAA United, includes preserving Jenners' grand central atrium and building a cafe between the department store and hotel on the upper floors. Povlsen has vowed to return the 187-year-old property to its former glory.
Irish Daily Mirror
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Alan McGarry shares reason he reversed cosmetic procedures on US reality show
Content creator Alan McGarry has said he is in a "very good place" since reversing his plastic surgery on a US reality TV show. Alan is set to star in Botched: Plastic Surgery Rewind, which follows nine celebrities and influencers as they consider whether to reverse previous plastic surgery work and go back to a more natural look. The show, which streams on Hayu from July 10, also features singer Aubrey O'Day and Kim Zolciak of The Real Housewives of Atlanta fame and is hosted by RuPaul's Drag Race judge, Michelle Visage, and plastic surgeon, Dr Terry Dubrow. Alan told Ireland AM hosts Alan Hughes and Muireann O'Connell on the Virgin Media breakfast show that he wishes he didn't get plastic surgery when he was younger. Alan said: "Alan is in a very good place. I think I'm not as out there and looking for attention, probably for the wrong reasons or whatever. "I feel really good now I think doing this show, and it sounds very cliche and very cheesy, but it did change my perception of life now, and changed me as a person 100 per cent because I just feel much more confident in myself. "Don't get me wrong, I have my days like everybody else, where, you know, you don't feel good, but yeah, I'm feeling much better in myself now." Speaking about why he started getting plastic surgery from as early as 19, the Dubliner said: "I suppose growing up, I was, you know, ginger, I was a bit more chubbier, and people used to pick on me. "I just wanted to change my appearance. I just wanted to get away from all those kind of bad names. "So I started getting into, like, fillers, because lip fillers, back years ago, were a really big thing. The Jenners were doing it, so I think that was an addiction so we all started doing the trend. "And then, I think I didn't realise when enough was enough so I continued and continued to just enhance my appearance every time I walked into a clinic. "But I think I just wanted to fit in. I don't know where I wanted to fit in. I think it was just more so because social media was a really big thing, and I think I just wanted to be a part of that kind of tribe. "I think it was just when you see something, you get influenced very quickly and I just wanted to enhance something I didn't really have, I suppose, when it got a flat lip, I think, I suppose I wanted to have a bigger lip. I think that's the reason why I started doing it." Speaking about wanting to go on the US show, Alan said: "It (The show) came at the right time for me. "I was kind of like, not understanding why I'm consistently having work done and why I'm having some surgery, and I was approached to go on the show, and I loved the whole concept, because the concept for me was just like, actually, you know what? This couldn't have come at a better time for me. "To be honest, I didn't even know these types of people were going to be in the house. "I didn't even know it was kind of a celebrity show. I just thought it was just normal people, social media people so when I see Michelle Visage as the host, I do scream, because obviously, you know, it's Michelle Visage. She's an icon and amazing. "These were people that I never thought would even have a conversation with me or have a cup of tea with me. We really had a good time. And I'm in touch with Kim (Zolciak) and Larissa from the show," he added.
The Herald Scotland
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
The future of Edinburgh? Our series asks the big questions
Frequently when we think of Edinburgh, we think about its past. But at the Herald, for our latest series, we have chosen to look towards its future - for how it rises to the challenge of a growing population in a world in which tourism, climate, energy supply, how we shop, spend our leisure time, build our homes, are all changing, is crucial. Read more: In a love letter to "work of art" of a city, on this first day of the series, author Alexander McCall Smith, lists its special landscape qualities and architectural wonders, but also notes, 'Edinburgh risks being hollowed out by tourist-focused developments and by the mushrooming of student accommodation.' 'A concomitant of these trends,' he writes, 'is the destruction of its character as a real city, and its replacement as a Disneyfied conglomeration of bars, German markets, and big wheels. A tartan nightmare, shallow and garish, is just round the corner unless the sheer volume of tourist traffic is tamed.' The series also kicks off with a deep dive into how and whether Princes Street, once a jewel in Edinburgh's crown, and former buzzing shopping street, can be effectively reinvented. Lead writer on the series, The Herald's Edinburgh correspondent, Donald Turvill, in 'How Princes Street lost its crown — and might win it back', tells the story of how the street is being revitalised after being hollowed-out by a 'perfect storm' of loss, as department stores, from Jenners to Debenhams, dropped away, with an accompanying interactive map. Edinburgh's Princes Street (Image: Colin Mearns) Does it risk, as former chair of the Cockburn Association, Cliff Hague, has put it, 'transforming into a corridor of mid-market hotels, global fast-food chains, and uninspired retail, with diminished upper-floor activity'? Or is the future as Roddy Smith, chief executive of Essential Edinburgh, describes, very much about 'mixed use hospitality, hotels' bringing life back into the street? Donald looks at the big ideas that look set to shape the street over the years to come - from the draft strategy for the area to leading architect Richard Murphy's response . 'You can't tinker,' says Murphy, 'it has to be rethought completely. The trouble is with Edinburgh, people hate that approach. They just get so frightened about everything." But Edinburgh is about more than its city centre and attractions, and Donald also today looks at what the City of Edinburgh Council is doing to make sure that in a city that is set to grow by over 60,000 residents over the next 20 years makes sure no one is left behind. READ MORE: 'We've got a growing city, we've got a successful city and we've also got a city that faces a huge number of challenges,' says council leader Jayne Meagher. 'If we are going to continue to grow as a city, for obvious reasons we need to make sure that we can provide enough places for people to live. It's as simple as that.' Another jewel in Edinburgh's crown has been its vibrant arts festivals, which draw 4 million visitors to the city each year and are considered to be worth £500 million to its economy and over the coming days arts correspondent, Brian Ferguson, looks at the financial health of the world's biggest festivals - and the vital signs are. Francesca Hegyi, chief executive of Edinburgh International Festival (Image: Gordon Terris/Herald & Times) Francesca Hegyi, chief executive of Edinburgh International Festival, reveals to Brian that there is a multi-million pound gap in its spending plans. And, in an exclusive interview, the new head of Festivals Edinburgh, Lori Anderson, warns the festivals are at risk of 'stagnation' unless they can attract new investment. Brian also talks to Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Fringe Society, who reveals how the financial model behind the event is on the brink of 'collapse' due to the impact of soaring costs in recent years. READ MORE: This growing city, brimming with visitors, and congested with cars, also needs to move people around and we will also be looking at how its transport system can adapt to enable residents and visitors to move around – from cycle paths to buses and bikeshare schemes. Trams are at the heart of many of the plans for low emissions travel, and with a new line, from North to South, soon to go under consultation. The city still bears some of the emotional scars of the first (over-budget and over-deadline) tram build, and, as today's articles by Vicky Allan show, a backlash is already brewing against a proposed version of the new route. READ MORE: How can Edinburgh give space to cyclists, motorists, bus and tram passengers, without creating conflict, and whilst keeping people safe and healthy? But these articles are just the start. Our Edinburgh series will offer so much more than this, with stories about what it's like as a first-time buyer in the Edinburgh housing market; how the Leith Docks film studios are doing five years on from their creation; what impact the new visitor levy is likely to have on the city; the Michelin star reinvention of Leith; how Edinburgh's new culture quarter is shaping up on its waterfront; the radical proposal to relocate Edinburgh's modern art gallery; if a proposal for pedestrianisation of George Street can be saved; whether the 4.5 day school week is working for Edinburgh children and parents. The series also includes stellar writing – whether it's from Scottish Press Awards features writer of the year, Kevin McKenna, literary phenomenon Michael Pedersen or much-loved Scotland Street author Alexander McCall-Smith. "Edinburgh," said visual arts promoter Richard Demarco, "belongs to the world". But really it belongs to the people who live there, and its future is being written in their imagination right now. At The Herald, we want to be part of sharing that story. Join us for the full series, and more, by subscribing to the Herald today.
The Herald Scotland
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Mapped: The changing face of Princes Street
With vacancies at their lowest rate in many years and several major redevelopments underway, including work to turn the former Jenners, Debenhams and Forsyth's department stores into hotels with retail on ground floors, the street is poised to take on a new identity — one increasingly shaped by hospitality and leisure. More stories from our series on The Future of Edinburgh: According to business improvement district group Essential Edinburgh, recent investment figures have totalled around £1.7 billion, including £150 million Johnnie Walker Experience in the former Frasers at the west end of Princes Street and the £48m Jenners revamp. Meanwhile plans to change long-abandoned offices and storage space in the upper floors of buildings into visitor accommodation have been approved by the council, while a relaxation of planning policies around retail uses in 2020 means more coffee shops, restaurants and supermarkets are moving into Princes Street. To show what's happening at this critical juncture for Princes Street - and what's coming next - we've built an interactive map as part of our series exploring the Future of Edinburgh. This lets you explore key sites along the street, including current vacancies, ongoing redevelopments, and new occupants already open or preparing to launch. Read more:
