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As he moves further into the influencing world, Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty has insisted that family will be ‘central to his narrative’ – despite the fact he didn’t invite any of them to his wedding

Newly married Adam Peaty has signed up to an influencer agency alongside wife Holly Ramsay, as he looks set to enter a “new era” in his career.

The Olympic swimmer, who rose from working class roots to become a self-made millionaire, is now firmly mingling in celeb circles, as evidenced at his star-studded wedding. His famous in-laws Gordon and Tana Ramsay were seated in the pews at Bath Abbey on November 27, as the all important vows were exchanged, while family friends included the likes of David and Victoria Beckham.

Notably, Adam’s sister Bethany and his five year old son George were the only Peaty members in attendance at the lavish do, with heartbroken mum Caroline having been uninvited in the dramatic weeks that led up to the big day. Caroline, 60, who was left distraught after being left out of Holly’s Soho Farmhouse hen do, supported her talented son from his earliest sessions in the pool, braving early mornings and even going into debt to encourage him all the way to the very top of his profession.

Now, firmly established, Adam, 31, is moving onto the next chapter in his career, and it’s thought he could bank millions from his prestigious family connections and the globally-known Ramsay name.

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By joining Holly’s management company Hypesight, Adam is moving beyond the world of sports into quite a different arena, which could prove lucrative. According to the Hypesight website, Adam is now stepping into a “new era” where his sports background meets a “quietly elevated sense of modernity”. The site also specifies that Adam ‘keeps family central to his narrative’, despite the unseemly feud with his own relatives.

Speaking previously with the Mirror, PR expert Mayah Riaz, said that despite having gone ‘no contact’ with his parents, Adam should still be able to turn family ties into a money spinner. “The risk, of course, is perception. Family narratives sell because they feel authentic and the public can relate to them, so stepping away from that can look cold if it is not handled carefully. But the public is far more forgiving when the story is framed as growth rather than rejection. If Adam communicates gratitude and continuity, this becomes a smart evolution, not a betrayal.”

She continued: “Joining Holly Ramsay’s agency is interesting because it blends credibility with commercial savvy. The Ramsay name opens doors, but it also comes with scrutiny. Adam has to be careful not to look like he has swapped sporting excellence for celebrity by association. The golden rule here is simple. His achievements must always come first, the influencing should feel like a by product, not the main event.”

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This focus on family is arguably at odds with reports that Adam uninvited his parents, aunt and brothers weeks before the wedding, amid the ongoing family feud. It’s been alleged that Adam and Holly were upset when his aunt, Louise, posted online about how they hurt Caroline, leading to the shock snub.

In her own description, Holly, who has already enjoyed collabs with brands such as Victoria’s Secret, Armani and Charlotte Tilbury in the run up to her big day, is similarly praised as being “family-oriented” and “unapologetically genuine”. The description reads: “Holly is celebrated for her organic, honest, and authentic content. Family-oriented and unapologetically genuine, she remains vastly approachable and relatable, cultivating a massive following who connect with her warmth, openness, and real-life perspective.”

Not everybody views the couple in this light however. Mere hours before he walked down the aisle, Adam’s aunt, Louise, hit out at him in a fiery text message, which the athlete apparently didn’t receive, as he had already blocked his family.

Louise wrote: “I hope you never suffer the depth of pain you have put your mother through and despite it all she loves you still. Shame on you both. Shame. Remember on this, your happiest day, and on each anniversary of your happiest day, that you hurt your mum so deeply her soul screams.”

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The ‘underrated’ heist thriller highlights the lead pair’s ‘explosive chemistry’ and it’s airing on Film4 this evening at 6.45pm.

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An often overlooked heist thriller featuring two Hollywood heavyweights is set to grace television screens this evening.

The 1999 action-packed film boasts stylish set pieces and steamy romance, with critics singling out the leads’ sizzling on-screen chemistry as one of its strongest elements. Helmed by director Jon Amiel from a script by Ronald Bass, Entrapment is a compelling action thriller with romance woven throughout. The Sean Connery- Catherine Zeta-Jones vehicle will broadcast on Film4 tonight, January 12, at 6.45pm.

Connery and Zeta-Jones are supported by Will Patton, Ving Rhames and Maury Chaykin in an accomplished ensemble cast, reports the Express. Filming took place across various locations throughout Malaysia and Britain, and the picture raked in an impressive $212 million worldwide against a $66 million production budget.

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The official synopsis states: “Insurance investigator Virginia “Gin” Baker (Catherine Zeta-Jones), looking into a stolen Rembrandt painting, suspects that accomplished thief Robert “Mac” MacDougal (Sean Connery) is responsible. She decides to go undercover and help Mac steal an ancient artifact. When a suspicious Mac confronts Gin about her real intentions, she claims that she is, in fact, a thief and that the insurance job is a cover. To prove it, she proposes a new target that could net them $8 billion.”

The film received a mixed reception from critics and audiences alike, though viewers were captivated by the undeniable chemistry between Connery and Zeta-Jones, widely regarded as the film’s strongest asset. One critic described it as: “The kind of slick, sleek entertainment that shows audiences a good time mostly because of an elaborately tricky plot.” Another said: “With a dazzling performance, Catherine Zeta-Jones dominates the picture with absolute assurance and a bewitching smile.”

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A third reviewer said of the film: “Gets by well enough on style and star chemistry and the basic allure of watching a tightly-planned caper unfold.” Audiences were similarly impressed by the leading pair, with one fan commenting: “A very underrated heist film that has good acting and chemistry between Catherine Zeta Jones and Sean Connery.”

Another enthusiastic viewer said: “I’m not sure what the people that rated this movie so low were expecting exactly, but this is one of my favorite movies. If you love bank heist genres, then this movie does not disappoint. It’s action packed with an Oscar winning all star cast.”

Meanwhile, one delighted fan wrote: “Lovely heist movie with a cool vibe between Catherine Z and Sean. It’s one of those movies that you enjoy more every time you see it. whenever it’s on TV you stop 2 watch. Sean is so debonair and Cat Z is at the height of her beauty. nice movie twists, turns, and surprises!” Another thrilled viewer added: “Amazing movie. Highly underrated. Just watched it again after almost 20 years and it still holds its value and would hold its own against most of the garbage from the past 2 decades. I wish they still made them like this.”

Entrapment is set to be broadcast on Film4 this evening, January 12, at 6.45pm.

Instantly recognisable for her bright coloured clothes and sassy specs, Prue Leith may be 85, but she has no plans to grow old gracefully

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Push-ups and pilates are just a few examples of exercise that Prue Leith describes as “variations of hell.”

Now 85, the forthright grande dame of cookery, declares: “I find exercise for the sake of exercise painful and unbelievably boring.

“Being tortured on a Pilates reformer machine, forcing oneself out into the rain to go running or doing push-ups on the bedroom floor are all variations of hell for me. Ditto yoga, steps, spinning and the rest.”

Married to retired clothes designer John Playfair, 77, who she lives with in a house they built together in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, the Great British Bake Off presenter’s revelations come in her new book Being Old…And Learning to Love It, published on February 26.

Prue – known for her bold appearance, with brightly coloured clothes and sassy specs – is not growing old gracefully any time soon.

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But, mum to politician son Danny and filmmaker daughter Li-Da, she says her grandchildren can threaten her youthful outlook. She says: ”You know you’re old when your three-year-old grandchild grabs your neck and says, ‘Nana, why is your neck so stringy?’ And you can’t deny the stooping back, greying hair, widening waist and, and, and. But I think old age is largely in the mind.”

Keeping contestants on their toes as a judge on Ch 4’s The Great British Bake Off, she is pleased that attitudes to ageing have changed. She says: “My parents’ generation, and many of mine, imbibed the idea that once we’re past 60, all sorts of things are ‘inappropriate’ for us: dancing, sitting on a bar stool, wearing pillar-box red, smoking weed. They seem to think we should all wear beige, sit in a corner and knit.

“I think they were brainwashed. They got the wrong idea of their worth, concurring with the idea that oldies should be neither seen nor heard, that we should dress as unobtrusively as possible, that we should stop thinking about romance, love and sex, that we are too old to be of any use to anyone, and that we should devote ourselves to good causes and ungrateful grandchildren.”

Prue has no truck with the ‘MEDS’ mantra for the elderly, in which M is for Mindset and having a positive attitude; E is for exercise, which you need every day; D is for diet, eating in moderation and eschewing alcohol and S is for stress, which should be avoided. “Needless to say, I don’t match up,” she says. “I’m lucky in that I positively relish a bit of stress: I like having lots of balls in the air and a full diary, and I enjoy sorting muddles and fixing things. But I seldom feel stressed.”

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What she describes as “forced exercise” is something Prue finds particularly tough. She says: “At various times in my life, I’ve joined gyms that I never went to. I’ve hired personal trainers and soon unhired them, and made countless resolutions about exercise and diet that I’ve never stuck to. The worst kind of exercise is when it’s non-competitive, like Pilates or yoga or going to the gym.”

And she says she’s not exercise-shy, she just prefers sporty pastimes. Prue says: “I love tennis because it’s sociable and there’s a chance you’ll win. I love riding because it’s exhilarating, and you can do it in a gang. I used to exercise polo ponies on Ham Common in London with a dozen or so other amateur riders, and there is intense pleasure in cantering in a companiable group in the early mornings with the mist just dispersing, as you watch deer and scattering rabbits. I also used to play tennis every Tuesday morning. Weekends at home in the country offered long walks, and more tennis and riding.”

Ageing has, sadly, curtailed some of these hobbies. “As l’ve got older, I’ve reluctantly adapted,” she says. “I stopped riding when my daughter left home and sold her horse, and I found myself hacking about the countryside on my tod. I realised that if I was lying in a ditch with a broken back, my horse would just crop the grass and wait for me to get on again.

“He wouldn’t, like my childhood pony, Laddie, run home to fetch help. I stopped playing tennis when I kept falling over; likewise, I now fish from a boat, not standing in a rushing river; and last Christmas I went sit-skiing, not skiing. All these accommodations have been forced on me, and I’m fine with that: I don’t want to be swept away by the river Spey or to break my neck on an Alpine piste.”

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Put off skiing by two attempts to learn – one, aged 19, and one later in life, she says: “Both times a disaster.” The second time was on nursery slopes with no snow in Wengen, Switzerland. She says: “Utter fiasco. I had long skis which kept coming off, and a 17-year-old Austrian instructor, whose flowing blonde hair and graceful moves disguised the hard-faced devil she really was. She swooped down the icy slopes and I came tumbling after. She shouted a lot, I cried a lot.”

But she loves sit-skiing, which she discovered during a no expense spared “magical Christmas week trip to Val d’Isère in 2024 with 17 members of our ‘blended’ tribe.” She says: “I thought, ‘’sod it, let’s go the whole hog’. What better way to spend your hard-earned cash than on a family holiday? But the highlight, for me, was the sit-skiing.”

She also loves travelling around the UK with husband John – often turning work trips to promote her books, or a theatre tour with her stand-up show into a mini-break adventure. She says: “John sweetly comes with me, and that turns a work trip into a jolly jaunt. Even if you are booked in different theatres every night, the towns are so close it’s never more than a few hours’ drive to get to the next one, leaving time to see the town.

“All four of us – me, John, the driver-cum-fixer-cum-techie and Clive Tulloch, producer, director and friend bowl along, listening to music or podcasts, or chatting and doing emails. We arrive in time for a nice lunch, then I’ll have a nap while John goes exploring, and Clive and Jim set up at the theatre. Then we’ll do the show and have a nightcap in our hotel.”

And Prue always follows what seems to be her age-defying mantra, saying: “Nothing in moderation!”

If self care is top of your New Year’s resolutions list for 2026, then Stacey Solomon’s brilliant gadget can turn any bathtub into a relaxing spa-like jacuzzi in seconds

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For many of us, January is a time to reset and start instilling some good habits into our day to day life. So if your New Year ’s resolution has been to squeeze in some more self care and rest into your daily routine, Stacey Solomon’s latest handy gadget is a must-buy.

She shared that, for Christmas, husband Joe Swash had bought her a clever mat that fits into the bath and instantly turns it into a jacuzzi for a blissful spa-like experience at home. After Stacey linked to the exact one she owned, it (of course) immediately sold out, but we did spot a very similar one also on Amazon, with the Home Surfing Massage Bath Mat still in stock.

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Just like Stacey’s, the Home Surfing Massage Bath Mat can simply be laid straight into the bottom of your bathtub, with a machine that sits outside of the tub and helps push air out through the mat. Once your bath is full of water, simply turn it on and you’ll create bubbling jets of water which look and feel just like a real jacuzzi at a spa.

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Stacey raved about the purchase, calling it a “Game changer” on her Instagram stories. She also said: “Ok so it wasn’t cheap, but I don’t think I’d have trusted it if it was! It’s amazing, I’m so so happy. Wish I got it out the box sooner and had a bath every day of 2026.”

Although Stacey’s was a little cheaper at £112, the Home Surfing Massage Bath Mat isn’t too much more expensive, with a price tag of £137.69. It also comes in two different lengths, and has 114 different nozzles and six different speeds that you can adjust depending on whether you want a gentle or intense massage.

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The built-in back pillow helps make it both comfortable and supportive, so you really can just switch off and unwind in your very own at-home spa. To make it even easier to use, the Home Surfing Massage Bath Mat comes with a remote control, so you can swap between settings and turn it on and off without having to step foot outside of the tub.

If you’re looking for something a little smaller or less expensive, the Rio Deluxe Foot Spa & Massager is £49.99 at LookFantastic and is a great alternative that’ll still give you some R&R without having to totally transform your bathroom. It has multiple functions, including massage, reflexology foot rollers which massage key pressure points, and vibrations and hydro therapy jets to target aching muscles and tendons.

Both the Prince and Princess of Wales have a long list of niche interests and sporty passions – but there’s one hobby of William’s that Kate struggles to accept

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Both Princess Kate and Prince William have often spoken about their personal interests, from niche passions to their favourite sports, with their cheeky and competitive nature occasionally shining through.

The couple have long been known to keep up a seriously active lifestyle, together boasting a long list of sporty hobbies including polo, surfing, tennis and running, and even passing these passions onto their children George, Charlotte and Louis. Despite their long list of hobbies, there is one particular love of William’s that Kate really can’t get behind, with the Princess of Wales even admitting to hating it for one major reason.

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The hobby in question is riding motorbikes – and it’s understandable why Kate isn’t so keen. Known for its high stakes, riding a motorbike gets adrenaline pumping for a reason, and Kate didn’t love the idea of her beloved husband and father of her children taking part in such a risky activity on a regular basis.

Kate revealed just how much William’s hobby stressed her out back in 2015 when the couple were four years into their marriage. At the time, their son George was only two years old and their daughter Charlotte was still a baby, at only a few months old.

“He’s still riding it,” she said about his motorbike during a visit to Dundee, “It always fills me with horror when he goes out on it. I’m terrified. Hopefully, I’m going to keep George off it.”

Listening to Kate’s valid concerns, the future King has since scaled back on his much-loved hobby with his family in mind. At the Isle of Man TT races in 2018, William said: “I’m a dad of three. I have to tone it down. I miss big trips, for me biking was always about being with everybody else.”

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Despite admitting to toning down his motorbike driving, William couldn’t resist taking a Triumph motorbike for a spin while on a Triumph Motorcycles tour in Hinckley in 2018.

Putting on a helmet and leathers, the then 35-year-old prince got the chance to test drive the latest Triumph Tiger 1200. After whizzing down the road, William got off the bike and said the ride had been “very nice” although “not long enough”.

William is reported to have gained his motorbike license when he was 19, and just a few years later, William and his younger brother Prince Harry embarked on the adventure of a lifetime together.

The royal brothers took on a daring off-road course across South Africa, all in the name of a good cause. The 1000-mile trip saw the two once-close brothers raise an incredible £500,000 for charity.

Kate definitely isn’t the only member of the Royal Family to have their doubts about William riding motorbikes around, with his father King Charles reportedly saying at a reception in St. James Palace when his sons were younger: “I always worry about them. It’s about other cars not being able to see you. I’m always telling my sons that”.

Gola’s sale to Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation marks the end of 120 years of proud British ownership

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In the 1970s football legends from Emlyn Hughes to Sir Alf Ramsay, Bill Shankly and Stan Bowles, thought anything made by British brand Gola was a winner – game, set and match. Later becoming the preferred footwear of rockers, including the Gallagher brothers and Paul Weller of The Jam, in 2024, style bible Vogue hailed Gola trainers one of “fashion’s most wanted shoes.”

Even Superman star Christopher Reeve wore a Gola sweatshirt for the much maligned 1987 It’s a Royal Knockout show, filmed at Staffordshire’s Alton Towers theme park. But this week, 120 years of proud British ownership came to an end when Gola was sold by its third generation family owner to Japanese conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation.

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Dr Naomi Braithwaite, an associate professor in fashion and material culture at Nottingham School of Art and Design, tells The Mirror: “Gola’s strength for so long is that it is British through and through. Undoubtedly this will feel like a loss. Gola has such a wonderful, rich history and 120 years in business is no mean feat, in this hugely competitive global footwear market.”

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Founded in 1905 in Leicester as Joseph Leeson & Sons, Gola started as a British sporting brand, best known for handmade leather football boots. But its Harrier shoes – launched in the 1960s and now available as a trainer in more than 500 different colour combinations – really earned the brand kudos and put it on the map. And the launch of Gola bags in the 1970s – which remain popular today – caused a virtual stampede.

Sprinter Anita Neal, now retired, was the first Black British woman Olympian at the 1968 Summer Olympics and appeared on the cover of Athletics Weekly in 1972, kitted out in Gola. Two years later, in MArch 1974, English footballer Phil Parkes, a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers, was photographed learning how to ride a horse, wearing a Gola T-shirt and a battered hat.

Boxer Vernon Sollas and footballer Steve Perryman were pictured doing press-ups wearing the brand. And in 1987, Superman himself showed himself to be a fan of Gola, as actor Christopher Reeve was pictured at a Royal Knockout Charity fundraising event, held at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire that June.

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In 1978, flyweight boxing champ Charlie Magri posed lying on his stomach wearing a Gola top. Gola footwear even featured in the Harry Potter films – worn by heroine Hermione Granger, played by actress Emma Watson. Meanwhile, today Gola trainers are popular with everyone from Hollywood actors like Ethan Hawke to models like Suki Waterhouse and musicians Tom Fletcher, of McFly and Sam Rouke, of Circa Waves.

Dr Braithwaite, who worked in the British footwear industry in the 1990s, says of Gola: “It was always renowned for its strong British – in particular Lancashire – heritage. “I remember seeing the brand at various trade fairs across the world and being struck by how cool it seemed, and the huge queue of footwear buyers who were desperate to place orders.

“Lancashire had a thriving footwear manufacturing industry, which sadly started its demise in the 1980s as manufacturing moved abroad, which created too much competition. This, of course, was not unique to Lancashire. The footwear industry in Leicester also took a massive hit from the 1980s, as offshore manufacturing took the market with competitive pricing.”

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Fortunately, there are no planned redundancies or moves to relocate any Gola manufacturing from Britain.

A spokesperson for the Jacobson Group – which reported revenues of £36.4 million and pre-tax profits of £3.94 million in its most recent financial year – said the company would continue to be led by its existing leadership team with “no job losses” and that “all processes would remain in the UK”.

Dr Braithwaite continues: “Given the demise of footwear manufacture in the UK, discounting Northampton which thankfully still flies the flag for British made men’s shoes, Gola’s continuation as a true British brand is remarkable. It is, of course, pleasing to read that the new owners intend to make no huge changes, which includes jobs. However, I am sure the new owners will see opportunities for Gola within their own markets and globally which may push a change.

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“And while there’s hope in the promise that Gola’s new owners will stay true to their word and keep the business in Britain, can a brand really still be considered British if it’s no longer in British hands? Only time will tell, but let’s hope this iconic trainer brand manages to stay true to its roots.”

As well as Gola, the Jacobson Group sale will include brands like Ravel and Lotus shoes and the Jacobson spokesperson said the sale would “accelerate growth across key international markets”. Dr Braithwaite says: “This change in ownership is unsettling to what remains of the British fashion and footwear industry, as it brings uncertainty to what lies ahead.

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“Being hopeful, perhaps this investment will spell more opportunity for an effectively British brand to continue and grow in a complex industry. But Gola has always had a very specific customer, one who is often inclined towards subcultural style. This move may lead to a targeting of a new consumer group, which can sometimes cause a change in direction and styling, which may shift the core identity that has been invested in Gola.

“Sadly, the case of Gola further demonstrates how challenging it can be to continue independently in such a volatile and uncertain economy. However, taking the positive road Conglomerates like Marubeni give hope and opportunity for continuation and growth.”

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