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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Will Best admits proposing to his fiancée while on holiday was a 'mistake'
After popping the all-important question to his long-term partner Tobi Rose last year, Big Brother presenter Will Best has now revealed why it was a mistake Will Best has revealed that it was a "mistake" proposing to his long-term girlfriend while they were on a romantic holiday last summer. Last July, the Big Brother presenter, 40, finally popped the question andproposed to his girlfriend of over a decade, stylist Tobi Rose. The TV star, who co-hosts the ITV reality TV show alongside AJ Odudu, got down on one knee to propose to his future wife during a romantic trip abroad and said at the time that he couldn't wait to "celebrate making it down the aisle". Will, who first gained fame co-hosting TV show T4 before landing the Big Brother gig last year, took Tobi on a romantic trip to Italy and proposed in the stunning setting of Tuscany. At the time of their engagement, a friend close to Will said: "It's been a long time coming, but Will and Tobi are finally engaged." They added: "Naturally, they are both overjoyed and can't wait to celebrate making it down the aisle." Despite the romantic gesture, Will has now revealed that proposing while on holiday with Tobi wasn't the best idea in the grand scheme of things. The TV star had revealed that he and his future wife have yet to even start planning their wedding, one year after the romantic engagement. However, after popping the question to Tobi in Tuscany, Will has revealed that his other half is dead set on tying the knot in Italy too. Speaking about why his engagement could have been a mistake, Will joked: "It was lovely. It was really nice. The only problem is now my fiancé is like, 'oh, let's get married in Tuscany too. But that just sounds expensive," he told Mail Online. While Will is in no rush to walk down the aisle and say his 'I do's', Tobi can't wait to become his blushing bride after being in a relationship with the TV star for over a decade. Speaking in the new interview, Will joked that he told Tobi about a segment he previously did while working on Hits Radio. Will and his team spoke to several couples who waited years before actually tying the knot after getting engaged. One couple even waited a whopping 32 years after their engagement. Will also admitted that he's the kind of person to take things slow in a relationship, even confessing that he and Tobi didn't take their first holiday abroad until 11 years into their relationship. "We'd done a decade without a proper holiday, because we're both freelancers, and every time I booked a holiday, work would come up, or every time something would happen which meant I couldn't do it," he revealed. "So we would holiday sporadically and briefly - lots of city breaks, lots of weekends away, which is still great, but your long, fully unplugged holiday, that took us a long time. Also, because I travel a lot with work, it kind of always felt like my my travel itch was being scratched all the time, and she travels a lot with work as well, like she goes on shoots abroad for weeks at a time." When it comes to his personal life, Will likes to keep it under wraps generally, but he has shared some glimpses into his relationship on social media. He and Tobi share a beautiful home as well as an adorable pet dog. The couple don't yet have any children. On one of their anniversaries, Will posted a gorgeous picture of the two of them commemorating the significant milestone and gushed about how much Tobi means to him. At the time, he penned: "Twelve years ago today I met this truly one in a 7.88 billion human being. She was even my first ever Instagram post. "And if you scroll right you'll see that, as well as being the love of my life, she's also frighteningly true to her word." Accompanying the romantic post, he shared another picture featuring a comment from Tobi circled from the old photo, saying: "I'll never leave you."
Newsweek
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Golden Retriever's Excitement at Having House Guests Is Too Cute To Handle
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Hearts have melted at a very friendly golden retriever eager for the visitors to his home to wake up and give him attention. Magen Doerner, 27, and Tucker Jeneroue, 28, are the proud owners of golden retriever Tobi, who Doerner described to Newsweek as "very social, and gets very over excited about people, and other dogs especially." "He will greet you like he hasn't seen you in years, even if it's been five minutes, and wiggle his entire body in excitement nonstop," Doerner said. Recently, the Chicago-based couple had guests over to visit, including an overnight stay. And, needless to say, Tobi was enjoying every second. Doerner explained: "My fiancé's brother and his wife were visiting us with their three dogs—a Yorkie, one yellow, and one black Labrador. He waited all night by our bedroom door while they slept, wanting to go see them." When the morning came, Tobi couldn't take anymore, and his insistence that his owners take him to see the visitors "at the crack of dawn" has gone viral. Tobi wakes his owners to bring him to the house guests. Tobi wakes his owners to bring him to the house guests. TikTok @tobiandace A video posted to Doerner's TikTok account, @tobiandace, on July 22, viewed more than 3 million times, sees Tobi standing at the foot of the couple's bed, grumbling and howling as he makes his demands. Tobi then stands by the bedroom door, making it clear he wants to go out, by looking at the door, then the camera, yawning and shuffling in anticipation. Doerner wrote over the video: "POV: You have guests over and your dog wakes up at the crack of dawn begging to see them," and added in a caption: "What do you mean everyone's still sleeping?" She told Newsweek: "He started getting a bit antsy as the sun started to come up, and made it clear it was time for us to get up and say good morning to our guests." Golden retrievers are known for being an extremely friendly breed of dog, noted for being affectionate towards family, young children, and other dogs, according to the American Kennel Club. The breed regularly lands near the top of the AKC's list of the most popular breeds in the U.S., and in 2024 was awarded third place. Tobi grumbles, growls and whines to make his demands. Tobi grumbles, growls and whines to make his demands. TikTok @tobiandace TikTok users loved the sweet video, one making a joke about Tobi's grumbling noises: "Who keeps their motorcycle in their room?" "He was revving his engines, he's ready to goooo," another laughed. Another declared that if they were a guest in Doerner's home, "that dog is sleeping by me." "And he was only using 30 percent volume so he didn't disturb them, what a great host," another wrote. And yet another agreed: "As a guest, I would be so upset if you kept that pup from being my alarm clock." Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
CBC
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Tobi's high-energy motivational anthem, and 3 more songs you need to hear this week
Scroll down to discover the songs our producers are loving right now. For even more new music, check out our SYNTH playlist on Youtube. He's So Good, Tobi When Nova Scotia hip-hop producer and rapper Classified sent Tobi a pack of beats, the Toronto rapper said that what's now the backbone of He's So Good immediately stood out to him. "It was high-energy, positive, very confident," Tobi explained via email, and recorded his lyrics, freestyle, right away. The result is an affirmation song heavy with swagger, as compliments tumble out verse after verse over bright horn samples and a Classified Easter egg: that tongue-in-cheek "you gonna find out" is a sample from his 2006 song Find Out, as he told Exclaim!. "My mission with this song was to create something that I could say to myself in the morning before tackling the day," wrote Tobi, and it's a fitting chapter from his new album, Elements, Vol. 2, which braids Tobi's vulnerabilities with the award-winning rapper's well-earned confidence. — Holly Gordon Wheel, Living Hour On Oct. 17, Winnipeg band Living Hour will return with their fourth studio album, Internal Drone Infinity. Its lead single, Wheel, is a powerful jolt of shoegaze-inspired rock full of dreamy vocals, but punctuated by a palpable angst. The track was inspired by an experience singer Sam Sarty went through buying a car off of Facebook Marketplace that turned out to be junk. "I was driving through the mountains, and the headlights were so dim, and for a stretch there was nowhere to turn off," she explained in a press release. "It felt like a weird, horrific video game – navigating the road and dodging danger and trying not to die. I also felt so deeply betrayed by all the men involved in the whole thing." Wheel finds Sarty reclaiming that experience and turning the tables on those men, putting them in the same danger they put her in, posing the scenario: "What happened/ When I went/ Falling off the wheel." — Melody Lau Nothing to Do, Emmett Jerome Country singer-songwriter Emmett Jerome has crafted a sunny ode to growing up in a small town with his latest track, Nothing to Do. Over shimmering pedal steel and a warm harmonica riff, he looks back on fond memories of Bragg Creek, Alta., defined by moonlit nights, red dirt roads and stolen cases of beer. The intoxicating hold of nostalgia keeps Jerome in its grip as he sings, "I can walk into any liquor store and lay my money down, it just don't feel the same." A warm synchronicity flows through the song, which can be attributed to the track being recorded live off the floor: "We wanted to use the same technology our favourite classic records were made with. Real analog gear and real musicians," he said in a press release. Next up, he'll be dropping a new song every few weeks throughout the summer. — Natalie Harmsen Colorado, TX, Mah Moud It's been a fair while since we've heard new music from Mah Moud. The Toronto artist's last release was 2022's abdalla, an explorative and spellbinding debut album that made CBC Music's best albums list that year. In November, he teased some new music while opening for Mustafa at Roy Thomson Hall, and now, eight months later, it's finally here. Colarado, TX is the first single from Mah Moud's upcoming album, Alexander Mure's songs in the key of C-minus. After witnessing the effects of gentrification on his life-long neighbourhood of Leslieville, Mah Moud created the character of Alexander Mure to symbolize the heartbreak, rage and anxiety that come with feeling pushed out of your home. Colorado, TX is the introduction to Mure, a vigilante outlaw, who after being gentrified out of his home takes a journey back, only to find the Toronto he returns to is unrecognizable. The country-folk road song is anchored by Mah Moud's soaring, impassioned vocals and a meandering pedal steel that mimics the nomadic journey Mure has embarked on. — Kelsey Adams
Toronto Sun
15-07-2025
- Health
- Toronto Sun
London woman speaks out after rare tick-borne disease kills dog
A London woman is warning pet owners in the Long Point area to be vigilant after a rare tick-borne disease killed her dog. Londoner Taylor Walpole and her late dog, Tobi. A London woman is warning pet owners in the Long Point area to be vigilant after she says a rare tick-borne disease killed her dog. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Taylor Walpole would often visit family members at a cottage in Long Point – a Norfolk County community on Lake Erie, about a 90-minute drive southeast of London – during the summer months and bring along Tobi, her white husky rescue pup from northern Manitoba. As a sometimes–travelling nurse, Walpole left Tobi in Long Point this spring as she left for a stint working in British Columbia. 'He loved to go to Long Point,' Walpole said. 'He would swim in the water, loved walking on the beach and all the trails and everything there. 'I was still in British Columbia, and I got a text from my family saying Tobi wouldn't eat breakfast that morning, he was really lazy and didn't want to go on any walks. They had to push him to get out the door, which is really unlike him.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Tobi's health worsened in the coming days. He was taken to Walpole's regular clinic in London and an emergency hospital in Toronto. Despite a number of attempts to get the regularly spry six-year-old to health, including plasma transfusion, nothing worked. 'I decided to put him down June 16, three days after I got a call from the vet and all his extended bloodwork and tests came back,' Walpole said. 'He tested positive for Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria . . . Tobi was on tick prevention medication 12 months of the year, but it didn't protect him.' Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a very rare, dangerous and fast-acting tick-borne disease not typically seen in Ontario. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In his blog about responsible pet ownership, Scott Weese, veterinary internal medicine specialist and the chief of infection control at University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, said the disease hadn't been considered a risk locally, but now five dogs have tested positive in Ontario, four having a history of visiting Long Point. 'We need to be more aware of this disease and pay even more attention to the ticks,' Weese wrote. 'In Ontario, RMSF can be transmitted by the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, which is well established here, but a different species from the tick that typically get the most attention, the black legged tick Ixodes scapularis, which is associated with transmission of Lyme disease.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Weese advises that folks in Long Point should regularly perform checks for ticks both on themselves and their pets as RMSF can be dangerous for humans and animals. If any people or animals in the area become sick following what is assumed to be a tick bite, they should seek medical assistance immediately. Walpole said she notified local public health officials of the dog's diagnosis. She says she's doing her best to let everyone visiting the lakeshore know they should be cautious in the wake of Tobi's death. 'I think for me and my family, the thing we're really doing in our grief is just trying to spread the word,' she said. 'We can't bring Tobi back, but we can hopefully save some other dogs.' To learn more about RMSF, visit Weese's blog at Read More NFL Editorial Cartoons Canada Toronto & GTA Columnists
Winnipeg Free Press
04-06-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Promise David scoring goals and attracting attention with Belgian champions
Soccer has already taken Promise David to Croatia, the United States, Malta, Estonia and Belgium. And the 23-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont., could be on the move again during the summer transfer window. There have been bumps along the way for David, who usually goes by Tobi (his full name is Promise Oluwatobi Emmanuel David Akinpelu). 'I call it a journey though hell,' David said with a smile. 'I'm just trying to better myself as a football player and reach higher levels. But, yeah, from each place, I took a piece of football and added it to myself. And I think that's created the Tobi that's here today.' For the time being, he is happy to be with Union Saint-Gilloise, which won its first Belgian league title in 90 years last month. 'Best football I've ever played in my life,' David said of Belgium. 'I really take in every moment, because it might not last.' While David is under contract to Union Saint-Gilloise, his goal-scoring exploits have attracted attention ahead of the June 15 opening of the transfer window. He recorded 24 goals in all competitions this season with eight of those coming in the 10-game championship round (the top six Belgian sides meet in a mini-league to decide the title). David is currently with Canada in Halifax, preparing for the inaugural four-team Canadian Shield Tournament in Toronto. The 30th-ranked Canadians open Saturday against No. 25 Ukraine before facing No. 41 Ivory Coast on Tuesday. David expects a large contingent of friends and family at BMO Field, noting they haven't seen him play live since high school 'I think I bought tickets for the entire stadium,' he said. Born in Brampton to Nigerian parents, David made his debut for the Nigerian under-23 side in October 2022. But in February, after talks with Canada coach Jesse Marsch, his request to switch allegiance was approved by FIFA. David started at the Toronto FC pre-academy, spending two or three years there before he was let go at 14. He found a new home with Vaughan SC where he excelled despite still growing into an imposing body that now measures six foot four and 209 pounds. 'He almost looked clumsy when he ran. But he had a nose for goal,' said Anthony Vadori, Vaughan's director of men's high performance. 'He always found himself in front of goal with an opportunity to shoot.' He also played with a smile on his face. 'You could tell he loved to play … he wanted to learn so much, which was nice.' said Vadori. After high school, David elected to go pro rather than the U.S. college route — he only got one partial scholarship offer, from Appalachian State — after negotiating a deadline with his parents to make it in soccer. 'I asked for six months. And then six months turned into a year and a half. And that year and a half turned into two years. Two years turned in three. And then after three, I think they kind of realized I don't want to go to school.' After attending a tryout camp held by a Croatian second-division team in suburban Oakville in 2019, he found himself in Croatia two weeks later. That led to a move to third-division NK Trnje Zagreb where he played in the under-19 league against youth sides from top teams. 'I was just exploring and discovering the world of football and other cultures,' he said. It was not all fun, dealing with the language barrier and some racism. In 2021, he returned to North America to join FC Tulsa of the USL Championship where he played against older, more experienced players. 'It forced me to grow, forced me to hit the gym. Forced me to understand how my body works and how to run at people, how to hit people, how to take hits,' he said. The next year he went to Malta where he was initially assigned to the under-19 team at Valetta FC but was quickly promoted to the senior side. After the team survived relegation, he switched clubs and hit a roadblock at Sirens FC, where he didn't play. 'It was horrible. But that's football,' he said. In early 2023, he joined Estonia's Kalju FC where It took a coaching chance for him to get his chance with the senior side. He started scoring, which triggered the move to Belgium last July. For David, ignorance is bliss right now when it comes to a possible transfer. 'Anything's possible,' he said. 'I just hope they don't tell me anything until it's ready to sign.' 'You can crack your brain thinking about it,' he added. He could stay where he is. European cup football awaits and David has grown to love Union's fans as well as his teammates and coach. He is an avid Chelsea fan — and devotee of club legend Didier Drogba. 'it wasn't really the goal-scoring that got me, it was the playmaking ability and just the sheer strength and the problems (he presented) for defenders,' he said. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. While going to a Chelsea game has long been on his bucket list, there is a caveat. 'I kind of told myself I would not go to Chelsea unless I get to play there first — like against them,' he said. 'I told myself that a couple of years ago.' David is hoping the Champions League draw might lead to London's Stamford Bridge. And with teams like England's Brighton & Hove Albion and Germany's Stuttgart interested in him, bigger stages await. — This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 3, 2025
