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Yahoo
a day ago
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
'I moved from Brazil to Leamington Spa and asked - is everything closed?'
They say moving house is the most stressful thing you can do in life. But imagine if you weren't just moving house, but moving continents. Having to learn a new culture, a new way of life. Now imagine you are balancing that with a new relationship, starting a family and having to begin a career all over again on the bottom wrung. This is what happened to Bianca Rodrigues-Perry - a Brazilian native, who met and eventually fell in love while on holiday in Spain with David from Leamington Spa. Swapping the beaches and the hustle and bustle of Rio De Janeiro 16 years ago left Bianca, or Bia as she is known, reeling. Combined with a traumatic pregnancy and having to start a successful marketing career all over again, Bia in the leafy avenues of Leamington Spa, felt like she'd left an important part of herself back home in the busy streets of Rio. Read more: Hail and thunder warning for Coventry amid heavy, humid showers But trying to remain positive, she did start to rediscover herself in her new town, thanks to the love and support of her family, husband David and their two children, as well as a passion for the food she grew up eating at home. 'I remember walking through Leamington Spa for the first time and asking if everything was closed,' she laughs. 'It was so quiet compared to Rio!' In Brazil, Bia had run a marketing and production company organising events and mixing with international artists and celebrities. Her life was busy, creative, and full of energy. 'I went from being a businesswoman in Brazil to feeling completely lost here. I had postnatal depression, and at one point, I didn't want to live anymore,' she says. 'I didn't recognise myself.' It was a dark period that Bia says she got through with support, faith, and a belief that her story wasn't finished yet. Food, always central in her life, became a lifeline. She'd been cooking since she was 12, growing up in a family with Brazilian, Italian and Portuguese roots where food was 'how we showed love.' Even when she wasn't working in the food industry, cooking was always part of her identity. "I've always loved telling stories through food,' she says. 'It's in my blood. If you visit my mother's house and you're skinny, you're not allowed to leave again until she's fattened you up!" That love found a new creative outlet in Warwickshire, when she began working on Bia's Kitchen Show, a video series supporting local food businesses. The project – part podcast, part documentary, part storytelling platform, and later a book, is her way of giving back to the community she now calls home. It's not Bia's first time in front of a camera though. In 2021, she appeared on Couples Come Dine With Me alongside hubby David, a decision made on a whim after a friend encouraged her to apply. She went on to wow her fellow participants with her charm, hosting skills and extensive and unique culinary panache, winning the show along the way. 'I didn't care about winning, it was just great experience and good for exposure. And I think the producers liked me because I was a bit bonkers and didn't speak perfect English – great for TV!' But her latest venture is different. It's less about the spotlight, and more about amplifying others. She produces, interviews, and promotes – combining her experience in events, marketing, and food. Now, she's taking the project back to her native Brazil to film a new series of episodes across different restaurants, aiming to showcase the diversity of Brazilian cuisine. 'I want to show people that Brazil isn't just barbecue and carnival. There's incredible food influenced by so many cultures – indigenous, Portuguese, African, Japanese, Italian – and every region has its own identity.' Bia's journey hasn't been easy, but it's one she's proud of. From entrepreneur to mother, from Rio to rural Warwickshire, she's built a new life, and hopes her story might help others do the same. "It's about connection. About using what I have to give back to the place that welcomed me. Moving here and becoming a mum changed everything. But so did food, therapy, and my relationship with God. I've fought hard to get where I am now and I wouldn't change that." Find out more about Bia, her shows and even her recipes, on her website.
Daily Mail
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Amy Childs shares adoring tribute to her fiancé Billy Delbosq following 'a very stressful 6 months' - after suffering extreme weight loss and calling off their wedding
Amy Childs shared a gushing appreciation post for her fiancé Billy Delbosq, as she admitted the couple had gone through 'a very stressful six months'. The TOWIE star, 35, previously revealed she'd been going through a tough time, causing her extreme weight loss, and last month reportedly called off her and Billy's wedding to focus on her personal life. Taking to her Instagram on Monday, she posted a glowing tribute to her partner for getting through the stressful time together - juggling house renovations, their careers and raising four children. Amy shared a snap of the couple together, showing off her long legs and flat midriff in a yellow sequinned miniskirt and matching cardigan, as Billy wrapped a loving arm around her waist. Captioning the loved-up shot, she gushed: 'Appreciation post for this one ♥️ A very stressful 6 months with the house renovations but we are finally there. 'Passing ships, 4 kids, house renovation, work, if we can get through this we can get through anything babe♥️ I love you babe @billydelbosq8.' Amy and Billy welcomed three-year-old twins Milly and Billy, in April 2022, while she is also mum to daughter Polly, eight, with builder Bradley Wright, and Ritchie, five, with her ex of the same name. Billy was quick to take to the comments to voice his own appreciation for Amy, penning: 'The last 6 months has been an absolute rollercoaster of ups and downs.. Renovations, Family life, work life and everything else in between.. 'But we've come through the other side stronger… Life always throws curve balls but no matter what we have us ❤️ I love you xxx'. It comes after the reality star was said to be 'gutted' after reportedly calling off the couple's impending nuptials following a difficult few months. According to Closer magazine, Amy pushed back plans to walk down the aisle with Billy due to 'last minute changes', following previous claims her 'perfect' day was under threat. An insider said: 'Amy has had to cancel her wedding and she's absolutely gutted. There was going to be a show around it, following the run-up to their big day.. 'But they've had to make some last-minute changes based on what's going on in their lives.' And last month, the mother-of-four also explained that she'd been going through a stressful period with her mother's ill health, as she revealed the real reason for her recent weight loss. Billy was quick to take to the comments to voice his own appreciation for Amy, penning: 'The last 6 months has been an absolute rollercoaster of ups and downs..' She had previously sparked concern from fans with her new slimmed-down appearance after dropping an incredible two stone. But last month, she addressed the weight loss and resulting cruel trolling in an emotional interview with OK! Magazine, saying: 'I'm going through so much at the minute that the weight has fallen off me. 'I worry about my mum constantly. She's very emotional – she thinks she's going to have another heart attack.' 'People think I'm not eating, but I do eat. To be honest, I do feel better when I'm a bit heavier than I am at the moment. 'There's so much going on at the minute – it's the result of pure stress. We're also having renovations done in the midst of parenting four kids.' Amy added: 'But I'm strong, I've been in this industry for 15 years. I've had lots of people concerned about me, which I completely understand, but yes, people can be so quick to judge.' She also explained how she once tried using weight-loss injections 18 months ago, but it made her 'so ill she threw up three or four times'. Her mother Julie, 59, was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering a heart attack in April Amy took to Instagram at the time to admit her mum's health scare had left her terrified, and that Julie was 'doing OK' but needed rest and was in hospital waiting for a stent to be fitted. A heart attack can lead to a complete blockage of blood flow to the heart, and a stent is a medical device used to open that blockage and restore blood flow.
