Archive June 9, 2025

Shoppers love River Island’s glitzy new handbag that’s wowed fashion fans

River Island shoppers are “obsessed” with a new beaded bag dubbed “the epitome of girlhood.” Customers have fallen in love with a glitzy bag, designed in the shape of a blueberry matcha drink.

The fun accessory wowed fashion fans when it went viral on social media. The Green Premium Blueberry Matcha Shoulder Bag was featured in a popular video shared by a shopper named Ellie, who posts on TikTok as @fenloninteriors_.

In her post, Ellie said: “Fellow matcha girlies, why is nobody discussing this bag? I fear this is the epitome of girlhood.” She added: “Could you imagine this with an all-white outfit on holiday? I’m obsessed.”

Ellie said the design reminded her of Blank Street’s drinks, referencing the popular coffee shop chain. She said: “As a matcha girlie, it’s giving Blank Street matcha. Like, I want that just on me permanently. Like, it’s stunning. It’s also giving that sort of Kate Spade vibe.”

The fashion lover added that she didn’t think the bag would be for everyone, but she counted herself as a fan. “I deffo need it for holiday,” she said.

“I feel like it’s going to be Marmite, you’re either gonna love it or hate it. I also love the beaded feature, you know, beaded bags are just so in right now. As a matcha girlie, I require this bag immediately.”

Elsewhere, @beccieday was just as impressed. In her video, the shopper said: “Obsessed with this beaded blueberry matcha bag in River Island,” and viewers had a similar reaction.

Replying to the videos, shoppers said they loved the new style. One fan wrote: “OH MY ACTUAL GOD.” Another said their friend “would LOVE” the design, and someone else told a fellow social media user: “I fear you need this.”

The Green Premium Blueberry Matcha Shoulder Bag is £50 at River Island. The product description says the beaded bag is from River Island’s premium collection and that it has a zip fastening and chain strap.

Similar designs from River Island include the £46 Red Premium Red Sauce Beaded Clutch Bag, the £46 Beige Premium Beaded Pizza Shoulder Bag, the £50 Green Premium 7up Beaded Can Shoulder Bag, and the £50 Blue Premium Baked Beans Beaded Shoulder Bag.

Some shoppers have taken to review website TrustPilot to share their thoughts on River Island. Someone wrote: “I paid £32 for a cross body bag, have had to had it replaced twice since I bought it less than 6 months ago as the stitching has come away. The store replaced it no problem but so disappointed with the quality.”

Another claimed: “Products arrived in good order but I paid for a specific delivery day and this was not honoured. What is the point of offering this service if it does not get adhered to. Emailed to complain about this and nothing was done about it. Very disappointing.”

Elsewhere, Kate Spade offers a selection of food-inspired accessories. For bag lovers, there’s a 3D Hamburger Crossbody on sale from £295 to £189. There’s also a Fast Food Burger Pendant for £99 from £170 and Fast Food Burger Studs for £49 from £80.

The son of Jewish football journalist Brian Glanville, who passed away last month, has said he won’t allow Gary Lineker “anywhere near” his father’s memorial service

The son of Brian Glanville has said that he won’t let Gary Lineker “anywhere near” his father’s memorial due to his contentious remarks about Israel. Glanville was a highly respected football journalist who died at 93 last month, becoming friends with Lineker during his early playing career at Leicester City.

The Glanvilles had contemplated inviting Lineker to give an address at St Bride’s Church on Fleet Street in London in memory of the veteran journalist, who was Jewish. However, plans for Lineker’s involvement were abandoned after he sparked controversy by reposting a video on anti-Zionism featuring an image of a rat, leading to his accelerated exit from the BBC.

Mark Glanville said: “I can’t have somebody coming to speak at my dad’s memorial service who, though not anti-Semitic, is someone who is giving ammunition to people who are anti-Semites. Once you share a picture of a rat which is associated with Nazis, you really are crossing a line.”

Nazi propaganda infamously used rat imagery to vilify Jews, and Mark noted that his father would not have approved of Lineker participating in the service despite respecting his talents on the pitch and as a presenter of Match Of The Day, reports the Daily Record.

Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Mark shared how the Holocaust left a profound impression on his father, born in 1931, who also faced anti-Jewish bigotry while attending Charterhouse School in Surrey. He said: “Dad was passionate about Israel.

“He was a schoolboy during the Second World War but he was aware of what happened. He saw Israel, after all the utter horror, like so many Jews, as a country that was Jewish and where Jews could thrive as Jews and be safe.

“I do not think Lineker is anti-Semite. But he does single out almost exclusively Israel, as so many people do, with the type of criticism that gives no context of what happened on October 7 and what has triggered it all.

“As he is such a major public figure, he is lending a lot of fuel to people who have a very different agenda and who really don’t just hate Israel, but also detest Jews. I believe Lineker really cares about issues but I wish he would talk about what is going on in Syria, in Sudan and with women in Afghanistan.”

Reflecting on his father’s legacy, Mark added: “We felt that for a man of such stature, dad deserved a proper memorial service and my sister suggested inviting Gary Lineker to speak, saying that he had really loved dad’s work. But I said that while this was undoubtedly the case, loads of other people were admirers of dad’s work as well.

“I then said there was no way Lineker was coming anywhere near it. She was very understanding as I explained that in my view Lineker was an exceptionally talented footballer and that is where it should have stayed.”

At 64, Lineker was already due to step down from Match of the Day at the end of the season, though it was intended he would continue to cover the FA Cup and World Cup for the BBC. Despite his firm stance that he “would never consciously repost anything anti-Semitic”, his exit from the Corporation occurred last month after the row concerning the depiction of a rat.

He said: “However, I recognise the error and upset that I caused, and reiterate how sorry I am. Stepping back now feels like the responsible course of action.”

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Miley Cyrus, who recently released her ninth album, candidly opened up about her drug use before going sober in 2020, and the shocking way she hid the costs from her accountant

Music and fashion icon Miley Cyrus has opened up on the shocking ways she managed to hide her drug use and spending from her personal accountant. The 32-year-old ‘Flowers’ singer candidly opened up about her drug use before going sober in 2020.

The singers ‘biggest cost’ in the past was reportedly drugs, which she covered up by claiming she was buying vintage clothes. Reflecting on the past, Miley said: “We called them vintage clothes and every time [my accountant] saw me, she’d be like, ‘Where’s that, $15,000 original John Lennon T-shirt that you bought?’ It’s like, ‘Oh, it’s upstairs.,” as reported in Blast.

Miley also revealed that the more ‘expensive items’ she bought, she would claim have been stored away for preservation, claiming that they are ‘really delicate’ and that she wants to ‘protect them’. Miley jokingly added: “So I bought a lot of vintage clothes that year”.

The former Disney star also spoke more seriously about her time and experience with drugs, and said she was ‘so glad’ that she ‘survived’ that time in her life.

Miley reportedly said: “I would definitely not encourage anyone else to go this hard. But the fact that I got through it. I’m very glad I got to do it.”

Miley has been candid about her past struggles with drug use and the journey that led her to sobriety. Having grown up in the spotlight due to her Disney Channel fame as Hannah Montana, Miley experienced an early and intense level of fame that she later said contributed to her experimentation with drugs and alcohol.

In a 2020 interview with Variety, Cyrus revealed she had decided to go sober after undergoing vocal cord surgery in late 2019. Initially, it was a health-related decision, but she soon found sobriety brought clarity.

Speaking about her sober challenges, she told Variety at the time: “It’s really hard because especially being young, there’s that stigma of “you’re no fun.” It’s like, “honey, you can call me a lot of things, but I know that I’m fun.”

The Wrecking Ball singer added: “The thing that I love about it is waking up 100%, 100% of the time. I don’t want to wake up feeling groggy. I want to wake up feeling ready.”

Miley has continued creating music and has just released her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, on May 30, 2025. The new album features collaborations with artists such as Brittany Howard, Naomi Campbell, and Cyrus’s boyfriend Maxx Morando.

The lead single, End of the World, was released on April 3, and has been well received by fans and critics. The New York Times called it a “luxurious pop extravaganza,” while Atwood Magazine described it as “an anthem for the present moment with an exhilarating blend of hedonism, nostalgia, and defiance in the face of looming uncertainty.”