World number three Jessica Pegula hopes women’s matches at Wimbledon stay three sets long, while also believing that the men’s game would be more competitive if shortened from five sets to three.
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World number three Jessica Pegula hopes women’s matches at Wimbledon stay three sets long, while also believing that the men’s game would be more competitive if shortened from five sets to three.
Watch live coverage from every court on BBC iPlayer.
The former islander says that she has become more self conscious after growing an audience on social media and thinks it would be easier to get a ‘9 to 5’ Down Under
Patsy Field has decided to move to Australia to find a normal job after her time on Love Island last year
Love Island alum Patsy Field has a big change coming up, and it’s not a stint on another reality show or a brand deal.
Instead, the 2023 contestant is heading Down Under, admitting she feels “too embarrassed” to go back to a regular 9-to-5 job in the UK. A year after her brief stint in the Love Island villa, Patsy has shared some reflections on what her life is like after a stint on telly and the difficulties she has come up against while readjusting to everyday life outside of the spotlight.
She told The Sun that she feels the need to move to a different continent, explaining: “I probably will be looking for a job soon, but I’m planning on moving to Australia. A year post-show… I don’t know if it comes with a little bit of embarrassment of looking for a normal 9-to-5 job. So I feel like if I move to the other side of the world and maybe find one over there, I might feel a bit better about it.”
The reality star was only on the ITV show for two weeks in 2023(Image: Ian Hippolyte/ITV/Love Island/REX/Shutterstock)
Despite building up a strong social media following after being dumped just two weeks into the ITV dating show, Patsy has admitted she doesn’t see herself as a traditional influencer, jokingly referring to herself as “fun-employed” instead.
Patsy is hoping that it will be easier to restart her career in Australia, far away from the expectations that come with being a former islander.
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“I’ll just have a look on Indeed in Australia and see what’s going on. I used to work in administration, so I wouldn’t mind doing that again… if they’ll take me back into that industry,” she added.
One of the reasons she wants to move away is because of the pressures she has faced while trying to keep up with new fans on social media.
She admitted: “In a normal 9-to-5 job, the only people who know how you’re doing are your boss and some colleagues. But with social media, it’s the whole world. You see how many views, how many likes, and people comment on your performance. That anxiety… I wouldn’t mind being away from that. “
The beauty from Kent is pragmatic about the levels of success she expected after being featured on Love Island, and said she never aimed to become “the next Molly-Mae”. She is also realistic about how long cast members will actually receive public attention for.
“All the new Love Islanders come out and then the spotlight moves on. That’s just how it is,” she shrugged. However, after noticing herself start to become self-conscious about her disability again in Instagram posts after gaining more followers, Patsy is ready to go back to living more of an attention-free life.
She added: “I just think doing that in Australia, far away from all the Love Island expectations, might just feel a little easier.” Patsy’s explanation of her experience as a former islander has come as Maya Jama hit back at recent claims that producers are too involved in what happens in the villa.
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During a recent appearance on The Chunkz Show she defended the real-life element of Love Island, saying: “The most they can do is encourage them to have a little chat, but it has to be real because it’s reality. “
Maya explained that even she doesn’t find out who gets dumped until the last possible second, adding: “Literally as I say it, I find out one second before anyone else.”
Oasis are playing in stadiums but ex-drummer Tony’s in a local Cardiff pub just miles away
Original Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll performs at a tiny Welsh pub (Image: / SplashNews.com)
Oasis are preparing to play to millions on their comeback tour – but their former drummer is having to make do with smaller Welsh venues.
Original Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll performed at a tiny pub – just a few miles from where his former band members will start their huge reunion tour on Friday.
Tony was appearing at an audience with Q& A event in front of a sparse crowd.
The ex-drummer, who is often dubbed the forgotten man of Oasis, shared anecdotes about his Oasis days at Ye Olde Butchers Arms – a small pub in Cardiff to around 60 people.
The venue is just four miles from the Principality Stadium, where more than 70,000 fans will watch the first night of the hotly anticipated Oasis reunion tour on Friday. He happily posed for photos and tickets for his talk cost fans £23. 50.
Tony, 54, has called the decision to leave Oasis the “biggest mistake of my life” in the past.
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Tony founded the group back in 1991(Image: Getty Images)
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Although it was thought to be a decision he did not have much choice about and he was effectively axed after he recorded the Definitely Maybe debut LP and before the majority of second album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? was recorded.
His departure was announced in April 1995 when he was replaced by Alan White on drums.
Tony clashed more with Noel than Liam, as the songwriter felt his drumming was not good enough for the band. On the 2016 Oasis documentary Supersonic, Noel said he wanted to change things before the second album.
The original Oasis line up in 1993(Image: Oasis standalone)
Referring to Tony he said: “Yeah, i probably made up my mind knowing that Champagne Supernova was coming up and Don’t Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall, that he wasn’t going to be able to play those songs. It’d become apparent recording Definitely Maybe, we spent a lot of time f***ing about trying to get the drums right, and it was never right. “
However in another Q&A event in 2024 attended by the Mirror, Tony said relations had improved with some members of the band, especially Liam Gallagher who gave him tickets to the Definitely Maybe solo tour last year.
Tony’s relationship with the band members have since improved(Image: / SplashNews.com)
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Tony said: “You know things are thawing out as we get older. I had a massive guest list from him (Liam) a couple of months ago for 11 of us from the family when he did the Definitely Maybe tour.
“When I asked for 11 for my guest list I do think he may well have realised (for me) that is my celebration. That is my ‘Put a cap on it. I am done after this’. And I think I am, yeah… until I get a phone call. ”
Tony, 53, left the band after Oasis’ first album Definitely Maybe. In a legal row in 1999 he was paid a one-off sum of £550,000 after he sued the Manchester rockers for millions in unpaid royalties.
Oasis will have a new drummer on the sticks for the 2025 tour in Joey Waronker. He has previously played on one of Liam’s tours when he was on the road with John Squire.
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As well as the comeback shows in Cardiff this week, the Oasis UK dates also include gigs at Manchester, London and Edinburgh.
Hundreds of people in Gaza have been shot dead while going to collect desperately needed food from Israeli- and US-backed aid hubs, according to officials in the Strip.
Start Here with Sandra Gathmann explains what’s been happening.
This episode features:
Amy Low | Medical Team Lead, Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
