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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Meet the nepo baby with a very famous father who is forging an impressive career AWAY from Hollywood
Hannah Selleck, the daughter of beloved A-list actor Tom Selleck and his wife, actress Jillie Mack, has established a career worlds away from the bright lights of Hollywood. Born in December, 1988, she was introduced to the saddle aged four years old. Now, at the age of 36, Hannah is a successful international show jumper and owner of a boutique training operation in California. 'My passion was horses and I knew then that horses was what I wanted to pursue,' she said in a 2013 campaign with Reviver. '[My dad] has always been very supportive of my riding and so has my mom. 'My mom is amazing. She comes to nearly every show and is always at the ring videotaping my rounds. I wouldn't be where I am today without all their love and support.' Here, FEMAIL looks into Hannah's privileged early start, her impressive feats, and the life-altering hurdles she has faced along the way. Hannah's love for horses began at an early age largely thanks to her parents raising her on the sprawling 65-acre avocado ranch in Ventura County, California, which they purchased in 1988. Mom Jillie said of their decision to move to the enormous estate was spurred by Hannah's birth. 'We both thought it was the best environment for her to grow up,' she told People in 2012, and she was certainly right. Six years after her introduction to the saddle, Hannah went pro at the age of 10. And, in the years since she has received an amalgamation of titles, including the United States Equestrian Federation Hunt Medal Finals Reserve Champion in 2007 and numerous top 10 finishes in international show jumping. Hannah previously told Sidelines magazine that instead of the Hollywood lifestyle her 'very private' parents encouraged her to find her 'own path.' As a teenager, she tried her hand at ice skating, ballet, soccer and gymnastics. In college she took all but one acting class and described getting up on stage as 'terrifying.' After leaving university with a degree in communications, she accepted a summer internship at a public relations firm in Beverly Hills but found that she didn't like 'being inside from 9 to 6.' It was then that she decided to ride full-time. Now, she is the proud owner of Descanso Farm, in Thousand Oaks, California, which brands itself a 'boutique training and sales operation,' as well as a 'world class breeding operation.' According to the website, the Loyola Marymount University graduate focuses on 'the development of top-quality sale horses and the advancement of horses' show careers.' Although she's cemented herself as an established and decorated rider, Hannah's journey hasn't been completely smooth sailing. Seven years ago, she suffered an accident which took a huge mental and physical toll. Recalling the trying time in an interview with real estate agent Jenna Steffens Mayer, she said: 'The worst time was probably in 2018, when I broke my leg really badly. 'Two years later, got all the hardware taken out and got a nerve disease, so dealing with the mental game with that.' Despite the injury, Hannah revealed that she was able to come back to a higher level than she had been at before, which she described as 'rewarding.' The road to recovery wasn't easy though, but yoga and working with a psychologist helped her through. She explained: 'There's a lot of fear, and you have to unravel that and find a way to work through it.' A broken leg isn't all that Hannah has battled with health-wise. When she was just four years old, she was hospitalized with viral pneumonia. At the time, her dad had just landed a role in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, opposite Marlon Brando. 'We got Hannah home, and then I went, but I didn't like that,' Tom recalled of the stressful period. 'But it wasn't worth it. It was never going to be worth it. And I said, this is crazy. I quit Magnum really, to have a family, and now I'm jumping at every movie that comes along.' Following the film, he took a three-year hiatus from acting to focus on being a present father to Hannah, and his adopted son, Kevin Shepard, from his first marriage to model Jacqueline Ray. Tom previously said it was important that he was a hands-on father. 'I've always treasured the balance between work and time with my family,' he once told People. 'It's always about them.' Despite keeping a distance from the media, Hannah has stepped out with her parents on an array of high-profile celebrity events over the years. Her first red carpet was the 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2000. As a teen, she also appeared with her parents at The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2004 and the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards in 2005. When she's not busy riding or working at her expansive stables, Hannah is an avid traveler and loves to globetrot. In recent weeks, she has holidayed in Palm Beach, Florida, as well as Nashville, Tennessee, sharing snaps of the shenanigans on her Instagram profile, where she has 36.2k followers. While Hannah's social media feed is typically made up of professional photos from her show jumping events, she does occasionally post pictures taken from photoshoots and glitzy nights out. Although she is not often in the limelight, in 2022, she watched the Beach Polo World Cup in sunny Miami Beach with her friend, actress, Anna Kendrick. Not much is known about Hannah's love life. She previously dated polo player Nic Roldan, 42, and they were pictured together in 2021 and 2022. It is not clear whether the two are still together.
Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Trump's immigration crackdown puts US food security on the line, California farmers warn
VENTURA, July 27 — Lisa Tate, whose family has been farming in Ventura County since 1876, cannot recall a threat to crops like the one emanating from Donald Trump's anti-immigrant onslaught. Tate fears that the crackdown on illegal workers, far from addressing the problems of this vital agricultural region north of Los Angeles, could 'dismantle the whole economy' and put the country's food security at risk. 'I began to get really concerned when we saw a group of border control agents come up to the Central Valley and just start going onto farms and just kind of trying to chase people down, evading the property owner,' the 46-year-old farmer, who grows avocados, citrus and coffee, told AFP in an interview. 'That's not something we're used to happening in agriculture,' she added. Lisa Tate Soury, owner of Rancho Filoso Farm, poses near avocado trees on her farm in Santa Paula, California, July 14, 2025. — AFP pic The impact goes beyond harvesters, she said. 'There's a whole food chain involved,' from field workers to truck drivers to people working in packing houses and in sales. 'It's just, everybody's scared,' she said — even a multi-generational American like her. 'I'm nervous and I'm scared, because we're feeling like we're being attacked.' Other farmers contacted by AFP declined to speak to the media, saying they feared potential reprisals from the Trump administration. Francisco Panfilo holds a 'plan de preparacion familiar' (family preparedness plan) in front of a strawberry field, in Oxnard, California, July 14, 2025. — AFP pic Worker shortages The agricultural sector has for years been trying to find permanent solutions for its perennial labour shortages, beyond issuing temporary permits for migrant workers. 'Some of the work we have is seasonal. But really, around here, we need workers that are year-round,' Tate says. The number of government certified positions for temporary agricultural workers practically tripled between 2014 and 2024, Department of Labor statistics show, underlining just how much American agriculture depends on foreign workers. On top of that, some 42 per cent of farm workers are not authorized to work in the United States, according to a 2022 study by the Department of Agriculture. Those numbers line up with the struggles many farmers go through to find labour. A farmworker poses in the middle of a strawberry field, in Oxnard, California, July 14, 2025. — AFP pic They say US citizens are not interested in the physically demanding work, with its long days under extreme temperatures, rain and sun. Against that backdrop, Tate warns that removing people who are actually doing the work will cause immeasurable damage. Not only will it harm farms and ranches, which could take years to recover, it will also send food prices soaring, and even endanger US food security, possibly requiring the country to start importing provisions that may previously have been grown at home, she says. 'What we really need is some legislation that has the type of program that we need, and that works for both the workers, that ensures their safety, it ensures a fair playing field when it comes to international trade, as well as as domestic needs,' Tate said. A farmworker checks coffee beans at Rancho Filoso Farm in Santa Paula, California, July 14, 2025. — AFP pic 'Everyone loses' Some farmworkers agreed to speak to AFP on condition of not being fully identified, for fear of being arrested. 'All we do is work,' a worker named Silvia told AFP. She saw several friends arrested in a raid in in Oxnard, about 10 miles (16km) west of Ventura. The 32-year-old Mexican lives in constant fear that she will be the next one picked up and, in the end, separated from her two US-born daughters. 'We're between a rock and a hard place. If we don't work, how will we pay our bills? And if we go out, we run the risk of running into them,' she said, referring to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. 'The way the government is working right now, everybody loses,' said Miguel, who has been working in the fields of southern California for three decades. A farmworker checks coffee beans at Rancho Filoso Farm in Santa Paula, California, July 14, 2025. — AFP pic The 54-year-old said that workers are losing jobs, farm owners are losing their labour, and as a result, the United States is losing its food. Miguel has worked in various different agriculture sector jobs, including during the Covid-19 pandemic. All of them were 'very hard jobs,' he said. Now he feels like he has a target on his back. 'They should do a little research so they understand. The food they eat comes from the fields, right?' he said. 'So it would be good if they were more aware, and gave us an opportunity to contribute positively, and not send us into hiding.' — AFP
Arab News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Trump immigration raids threaten US food security, farmers warn
VENTURA, California: Lisa Tate, whose family has been farming in Ventura County since 1876, cannot recall a threat to crops like the one emanating from Donald Trump's anti-immigrant onslaught. Tate fears that the crackdown on illegal workers, far from addressing the problems of this vital agricultural region north of Los Angeles, could 'dismantle the whole economy' and put the country's food security at risk. 'I began to get really concerned when we saw a group of border control agents come up to the Central Valley and just start going onto farms and just kind of trying to chase people down, evading the property owner,' the 46-year-old farmer, who grows avocados, citrus and coffee, told AFP in an interview. 'That's not something we're used to happening in agriculture,' she added. The impact goes beyond harvesters, she said. 'There's a whole food chain involved,' from field workers to truck drivers to people working in packing houses and in sales. 'It's just, everybody's scared,' she said — even a multi-generational American like her. 'I'm nervous and I'm scared, because we're feeling like we're being attacked.' Other farmers contacted by AFP declined to speak to the media, saying they feared potential reprisals from the Trump administration. Perennial labor shortage The agricultural sector has for years been trying to find permanent solutions for its perennial labor shortages, beyond issuing temporary permits for migrant workers. 'Some of the work we have is seasonal. But really, around here, we need workers that are year-round,' Tate says. The number of government certified positions for temporary agricultural workers practically tripled between 2014 and 2024, Department of Labor statistics show, underlining just how much American agriculture depends on foreign workers. On top of that, some 42 percent of farm workers are not authorized to work in the United States, according to a 2022 study by the Department of Agriculture. Those numbers line up with the struggles many farmers go through to find labor. They say US citizens are not interested in the physically demanding work, with its long days under extreme temperatures, rain and sun. Against that backdrop, Tate warns that removing people who are actually doing the work will cause immeasurable damage. Not only will it harm farms and ranches, which could take years to recover, it will also send food prices soaring, and even endanger US food security, possibly requiring the country to start importing provisions that may previously have been grown at home, she says. 'What we really need is some legislation that has the type of program that we need, and that works for both the workers, that ensures their safety, it ensures a fair playing field when it comes to international trade, as well as as domestic needs,' Tate said. 'Between a rock and a hard place' Some farmworkers agreed to speak to AFP on condition of not being fully identified, for fear of being arrested. 'All we do is work,' a worker named Silvia told AFP. She saw several friends arrested in a raid in in Oxnard, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Ventura. The 32-year-old Mexican lives in constant fear that she will be the next one picked up and, in the end, separated from her two US-born daughters. 'We're between a rock and a hard place. If we don't work, how will we pay our bills? And if we go out, we run the risk of running into them,' she said, referring to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. 'The way the goverment is working right now, everybody loses,' said Miguel, who has been working in the fields of southern California for three decades. The 54-year-old said that workers are losing jobs, farm owners are losing their labor, and as a result, the United States is losing its food. Miguel has worked in various different agriculture sector jobs, including during the Covid-19 pandemic. All of them were 'very hard jobs,' he said. Now he feels like he has a target on his back. 'They should do a little research so they understand. The food they eat comes from the fields, right?' he said. 'So it would be good if they were more aware, and gave us an opportunity to contribute positively, and not send us into hiding.'
CNN
5 days ago
- CNN
Despite constant fear of ICE, undocumented farm workers return to fields in California
Facing constant threats of deportation, undocumented farmworkers in California must decide whether to show up to work the busy harvest season or stay safe from ICE. CNN's Julia Vargas Jones heads to Ventura County where she speaks to worried farmers and their increasingly fearful laborers.
CNN
5 days ago
- CNN
Despite constant fear of ICE, undocumented farm workers return to fields in California
Facing constant threats of deportation, undocumented farmworkers in California must decide whether to show up to work the busy harvest season or stay safe from ICE. CNN's Julia Vargas Jones heads to Ventura County where she speaks to worried farmers and their increasingly fearful laborers.
