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Whether you’re planning to whip up some delicious snacks on your day at the beach or want a handy BBQ grill to take camping with you, this best-seller is sure to be just the ticket

If you’re planning an upcoming camping trip this spring and summer, you’re going to want to take a grill with you so that you can easily cook up your go-to BBQ snacks, even when you’re far from home. Though you might think this means carrying a bulky BBQ on your hike, or spending a fortune, there’s a best-selling option that’s sent Amazon shoppers into a spin.

Boasting an incredibly affordable price tag, this BBQ comes with the extra perk that it’s small, lightweight and portable, as it can easily be folded up and carried like a briefcase. And what’s more, it’s currently sporting a delightful discount.

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This portable, folding BBQ grill not only has foldable legs but is also small, weighing only 1.6 Kg, and is especially portable, ensuring you don’t have to lug around a bulky or heavy oven while you travel to your campsite. The useful folding legs are deployed to support the grill in a triangular mode, making the grill more stable and raising it above the ground. Easily fitting in bags or boots, this BBQ comes with an added handle that makes it easier to carry than other cooking options.

Made from stainless steel, this gem is rust-proof, heat-resistant, and non-deformable. The BBQ’s design prioritises health and safety and produces non-toxic smoke, so you and your loved ones can sit back and relax, enjoying a delicious meal, without any worries about spoiling the occasion.

For further ease of use, this grill doesn’t require any installation or construction. When barbecuing outside, all you need to do is put down the folding legs, and you’re free to start cooking at your leisure. There are also bracelets on both sides of the grill for easy carrying, so you can conveniently move the grill without risk of burns. The BBQ is also designed with ventilation holes at both ends of the grill so that air flow can be easily controlled, ensuring the heat is evenly distributed on the grill. And, this BBQ grill’s grids can be seamlessly removed to clean, without the need to take the whole piece apart.

Perfect for holidays, gardens, festivals or trips to the beach, this portable BBQ would normally cost a wallet-friendly price of £21.99, but is currently up for grabs for the deliciously reduced price of £18.69 thanks to this Amazon deal.

One 5-star rated who shared their experience with this BBQ beams: “We just a small family of three, we don’t need a grill the size of a house, especially with hardly any sun over here. These is compact, it can be used at home or taken on holiday, the accessories are brilliant easy to clean.”

Another happy customer shares: “This is ideal to take away on holiday. Managed a bbq for 10 people!”

And a third writes: “Time to time we do a last minute decided BBQ in our garden for dinner if we couldn’t prepare anything. This product made it easier for me as I always felt lazy to start my big party size barbecue only for 2 steaks and few meatballs. Now I just put few charcoals in this small size, and quickly grill meat, fish and even squid- problem is solved.”

If you struggle with a puffy face and eyes, especially during hay fever season, when travelling or after late nights, this new facial gadget is a must, says our beauty editor

Puffy eyes are definitely one of my beauty bugbears, and they are, I think, especially bad when I’m tried, have been on a long flight, or have hay fever flare-up. I’ve tried plenty of thing to try to help, from the best eye creams to trending injectables, but I think I’ve hit upon a smart new facial tool that really helps.

Therabody, maker of the popular muscle pummelling guns, has just launched the TheraFace Depuffing Wand, designed to decrease puffiness, sculpt the face and boost circulation. Available in two colours and priced at £125, this nifty tool delivers cold and hot temperatures to the face in minutes, giving instant results. Here’s what happened when I tried it out after a day of travelling back from holiday, when I was looking and feeling especially tired…

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First up, it’s nicely hand-sized and compact, and really easy to use: simply hold the cold button to start the cold temperatures then toggle through three intensities, and do the same with the hot button for warm temperatures. When cold, the device makes a slight whirring sound, but it’s minimal.

Then all you need to do is sweep the nozzle over the skin where it’s needed – in my case, under and around my eyes. The specially shaped tip fits neatly into all of your face’s nooks and crannies, and it feels instantly refreshing. The programs last for three minutes before flashing to indicate that you need to switch sides, then automatically turn off after six minutes, after which, I could definitely see an improvement in my eye area: it looked brighter, fresher and less tired.

Although similar results can be achieved with ice globes or a gua sha, the beauty of the TheraFace Depuffing Wand is that it never gets warm – something that I personally find annoying when I’ve used ice globes in the past – and giving optimum results for the whole treatment time.

One of advice I would give it to apply an eye cream or serum first, to avoid any dragging of the skin (I use it on top of the conductive gel after using my microcurrent face tool).

I also tried out the heat setting, focusing in particular on areas of blemishes to soothe them and attempt to draw out any gunk. While this did feel very nice, I don’t feel like there was any major benefits, and I probably wouldn’t use these warm settings very often.

TheraFace Depuffing Wand

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Is this cooling tool an essential item? No, but if you struggle with puffy eyes, hay fever symptoms, hot flashes or even migraines, this might just be a godsend this summer.

Alternatively you can buy face rollers make of actual ice for around £5 on Amazon (watch out for drips though!), and if it’s serious face sculpting at home you’re after, however, you need the ZIIP Halo. Although expensive at £379, I’ve found that it really makes an instant difference to how lifted and toned my face looks.

As Erik Fleming is sentenced in relation to the death of Friends star Matthew Perry, the Mirror takes a look at the sitcom icon’s allegedly strong feelings for his on-screen wife, Courteney Cox

The death of Matthew Perry shocked and saddened people across the globe, many of whom had felt they’d known his most famous character, Chandler Bing.

Friends icon Matthew was just 54 years old when, on October 28, 2023, he died in the hot tub of his LA home. His death was ruled as an accident from the ‘acute effects of ketamine’, and followed many years of addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Despite his difficulties, Matthew remained a source of inspiration for many and was an outspoken advocate for rehabilitation. And he never forgot the five castmates he rose to fame with as a young actor, with one member of the gang holding a particularly special place in his heart.

Now, Erik Fleming, one of the five people charged in relation to Matthew’s death, is due to be sentenced. Fleming, 54, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine as well as one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death. He had initially been due for sentencing on October 30, but this date was delayed.

Those who knew Matthew best will no doubt be recalling happier times with the gifted actor, remembered for his comic timing and magic onscreen chemistry with Courteney Cox, who played his onscreen wife. Poignantly, it’s been reported that Matthew’s love for Courteney were real both on and off the script.

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During their time together on the wildly popular sitcom, Matthew allegedly harboured strong feelings for Courteney, who was at that point in a relationship with her Scream co-star David Arquette. Sadly, it was reported he was never “able to get over her”.

Speaking with US Weekly in 2022, sources claimed: “Matthew’s always been in love with her. Matthew has never fully been able to get over her.” However, things remained strictly platonic between the pair, with the castmates making sure their close friendships never crossed over into romantic territory, unlike their fictional counterparts.

Opening up to Access in 2021, Matthew revealed that director Jim Burrows had implemented a “no hookup rule”. He explained: “There was a rule that we had, it was really important to the six of us, that we kept a friendship, that we were friends.”

In his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big, Terrible Thing, Matthew spoke fondly of Courteney, who he described as “cripplingly beautiful”. Making sure to include heartfelt messages to his fellow Friends alumni, Matthew also thanked Courteney “for making America think that someone so beautiful would marry a guy like me”.

In an Instagram statement following Matthew’s passing, Courteney paid tribute to her ‘funny’ and ‘kind’ co-star, and shared one of her fondest memories of their time working together. Courteney wrote: “I am so grateful for every moment I had with you, Matty, and I miss you every day. When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share. For now, here’s one of my favourites.”

She continued: “To give a little backstory, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one-night fling in London. But because of the audience’s reaction, it became the beginning of their love story. In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He often did things like that. He was funny and he was kind.”

Marking a year since his death, the actress posted on Instagram, “Missing you today and always,” alongside photos of the pair. Courteney and her former husband, David, whom she married in 1999, split in October 2010, and, as of 2013, the actress has been in a relationship with Snow Patrol guitarist Johnny McDaid, whom she met through mutual friend Ed Sheeran.

Speaking with NBC’s Today programme back in October, to mark the one-year anniversary of Matthew’s death, his family spoke of how he’d hoped to marry and have children of his own – a dream that never came to fruition. His sister, Emily Morrison, poignantly stated that all her famous brother “really wanted to do was to love and be loved”.

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As Erik Fleming is sentenced in relation to the tragic death of Matthew Perry, the Mirror takes a look at the Friends icon’s complicated love life, including his sad reason for never marrying

On May 17, 2001, Friends fans all over the world cheered as commitment-phobe Chandler Bing tied the knot with his opposites-attract soulmate, Monica Gellar.

The season seven finale of the wildly popular sitcom ended on a fairytale note. Sadly, as much as he longed for love, Chandler actor Matthew Perry, who passed away on October 28, 2023, never found his Monica.

Matthew was just 54 years old when he died in the hot tub of his LA home. His death was ruled as an accident from the ‘acute effects of ketamine’, and followed many years of addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Now, Erik Fleming, one of the five people charged in relation to Matthew’s death, is due to be sentenced. Fleming, 54, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine as well as one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death. He had initially been due for sentencing on October 30, but this date was ultimately delayed.

At the time of his death, it’s believed Matthew had been single and was focusing his efforts on becoming sober. He had, however, been connected to many glamorous women over the years, and had endured a fair few highs and lows in his pursuit of love…

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Jennifer Aniston

From the moment he met her, Matthew admitted he was smitten. “I was immediately taken by her (how could I not be?) and liked her, and I got the sense she was intrigued too – maybe it was going to be something,” he wrote in his recent autobiography, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.

And when he landed the Friends gig, Jen was the first person he called – although he quickly realised his eagerness had been a mistake. “I could feel ice forming through the phone,” he wrote. “Looking back, it was clear that this made her think I liked her too much or in the wrong kind of way.”

But instead of slinking away, embarrassed, Matthew went all in and continued to ask her for a date. “I only compounded the error by then asking her out,” he continued. “[Jennifer] declined (which made it very difficult to actually go out with her), but said that she’d love to be friends with me, and I compounded the compound by blurting, ‘We can’t be friends!'”

The two actors later sat down for their first Friends table read in 1994, and unfortunately for Matt, his feelings continued to linger once filming started, making their conversations ‘awkward’ as he ‘crushed badly’ on his co-star. “I’d ask myself, how long can I look at her? Is three seconds too long?”

But by the time Jennifer started dating Brad Pitt in 1998, Matthew said he had “long since gotten over” her and was able to speak to her normally. He said that the success of the show, coupled with her ‘deafening lack of interest’, eventually cured him and they became lasting friends.

Meanwhile, he also revealed that it was Jennifer who confronted him about his drinking while filming Friends, something he was eternally grateful for, as it forced him to face the situation, a move that undoubtedly saved his life.

The actor, who once ‘nearly’ died from heavy drug use, said his co-star asked him outright about his scary drug and alcohol use at the height of his career and praised her for being a good friend. Matthew recalled how Jennifer told him, “We know you’re drinking”. “Imagine how scary a moment that was,” he said. “She was the one who reached out the most, you know. I’m really grateful to her for that.”

Julia Roberts

In his autobiography, Friends, Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing, Matthew revealed how he and Pretty Woman actress Julia Roberts had a three-month relationship. The Friends star detailed the fiery fling and says it began after Julia was asked to appear as guest character Susie Moss during one episode in 1995.

Matthew said he sent Julia ‘three dozen red roses’ after being told by producers that Julia would take part in the show, only if it involved his character. He said, following a five-hour phone call, Julia turned up at his door and “a relationship began”. Just three months later, Matthew says he dumped the Hollywood star over fears he was “certain she was going to break up with [him]”.

Failed engagement

Matthew was engaged to literary manager Molly Hurwitz in 2020. Sharing his joy with People magazine, Matthew hailed her as “the greatest woman on the face of the planet.” “I decided to get engaged,” he said, “Luckily, I happened to be dating the greatest woman on the face of the planet at this time.” Sadly, they split just seven months later. In a statement released to People, the Friends star said: “Sometimes things just don’t work out, and this is one of them. I wish Molly the best.”

Yasmine Bleeth

On the show, Matthew’s character, Chandler Bing, was famously a huge fan of Baywatch, and off-screen, he is said to have dated one of the programme’s stars, Yasmine Bleeth. According to Page Six, they were together after his fling with Julia in 1996. Two years later, he was linked to his Three to Tango co-star Neve Campbell, while his first serious relationship is said to have been with Bold and Beautiful soap star Maeve Quinlan.

Rachel Dunn

Matthew dated professional volleyball player Rachel Dunn for two years, and they were an item when Friends reached its emotional conclusion in 2004. He made several public appearances with the former fashion student and once told the Evening Standard that she had changed his outlook on life.

“With Rachel in my life, I know that I can be very committed and not some selfish guy who just wants to hang out with friends. I want to spend time with my girlfriend and explore what it means to have a much closer relationship than I’ve previously had time for,” he said.

Lizzy Caplan

Matthew and Mean Girls star Lizzie were together for six years. They started dating in 2006 and flew largely under the radar. But rumours of trouble were rife by 2013 when Lizzie would “not even entertain any questions relating to her partner” during an interview, and covered her ears at the mention of his name.

“I can stand right next to paparazzi, and I do that sometimes. I’m close with people who are far more famous, and they know how to avoid attention,” she cryptically said. It later emerged they had split a year earlier.

Why did he never marry?

Matthew once shared the heartbreaking reason he never settled down, admitting he was plagued by intrusive thoughts and fears whenever he was involved with someone. “I break up with them because I’m deathly afraid that they will find out that I’m not enough, that I don’t matter, and that I’m too needy, and they’ll break up with me,” he told GQ magazine ahead of the release of his autobiography.

Determined to stay sober, he explained that he couldn’t risk putting his emotions on the line as a split would “annihilate me and I’ll have to take drugs and that will kill me. That’s why I break up with these wonderful women that have crossed my path,” he added.

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The first photos from Hulu drama All’s Fair have been released today along with a teaser trailer but while Kim Kardashian is a huge name, some fans aren’t happy

Potential viewers have been less than impressed by the poster for Ryan Murphy’s latest Hulu series All’s Fair as it was released today, with Kim Kardashian pictured leading the charge. The reality star-turned-actress stars as Allura Grant, a high-powered divorce attorney at the helm of an all-female law firm in the glossy legal drama.

Joining her on screen is a formidable line-up of talent, including Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Sarah Paulson and, most notably, Oscar nominee Glenn Close. The series follows a group of women who leave a male-dominated legal firm to launch their own powerhouse practice. The official synopsis teases courtroom fireworks, personal rivalries and more than a few scandalous secrets.

According to the show’s official synopsis, the women “navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting allegiances – both in the courtroom and within their own ranks. In a world where money talks and love is a battleground, these women don’t just play the game – they change it.”

Produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television, the series marks Murphy’s first major project under his new deal with Disney after departing Netflix.

The writing and executive producing team includes Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken, Jamie Pachino, Lyn Greene, and Richard Levine. Directing duties are shared with Anthony Hemingway, who also serves as executive producer, as do Kardashian, Close, Watts, Nash-Betts, and Paulson.

But while the star-studded teaser trailer has generated considerable buzz, not everyone is thrilled with the show’s promotional materials.

The poster has sparked a backlash on social media, as Kim Kardashian takes precedence in it, while veteran actress Glenn Close is pushed into the background.

“In what world, though, is Glenn Close BEHIND Kim Kardashian,” one fan fumed on X, adding: “I want names and badge numbers. I don’t care if she’s in one episode for five minutes, you put Glenn Close front and centre.”

The teaser trailer, however, hints at a meaty role for Close, who plays fierce legal strategist Dina Standish. In one standout moment, she instructs a client: “Get mad! Get hot! Get revenge!”

Meanwhile, Kardashian can be seen delivering a poised performance as Allura, coolly addressing a cocky husband during a tense meditation saying: “You’re right. Everything we’re going to show you today, you should be intimately familiar with.”

The role may resonate with Kardashian on a personal level, as her late father, Robert Kardashian Sr., was famously part of O.J. Simpson’s defence team during his 1995 murder trial.

Another striking moment from the trailer featured Judith Light declaring: “You know what a woman’s best friend is? Not diamonds. Her lawyers.”

Kim Kardashian is best known for starring in reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians, but she previously played a scripted role in one of Ryan Murphy’s other shows, American Horror Story. In Delicate she played the supporting character Siobhan Corbyn, who is the best friend of female lead Anna Victoria Alcott.

Jamie Lee Curtis Got plastic surgery at 25 after a movie maker refused to film her saying: ‘I am not shooting her because her eyes are baggy’

Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed how a cruel jibe from a filmmaker pushed her into getting plastic surgery when she was still only 25 years old.

The actress says the experience left her with physical, emotional, and addictive consequences that lasted for years. Speaking candidly to America’s 60 Minutes, Curtis recalled the moment on the set of the 1985 film Perfect that changed her relationship with her body and career forever.

“He was like, ‘Yeah, I’m not shooting her today. Her eyes are baggy.’ And I was 25, so for him to say that, it was very embarrassing,” Curtis said. “So as soon as the movie finished, I ended up having some plastic surgery.” The movie, directed by James Bridges and co-starring John Travolta, featured Curtis as an aerobics instructor opposite the leading man’s investigative journalist.

Though she took the role seriously, it was the behind-the-scenes body shaming that stuck with her. Curtis says the procedure didn’t go well, nor did the aftermath. “That’s just not what you want to do when you’re 25 or 26,” she said. And I regretted it immediately and have kind of regretted it since.”

The A Fish Called Wanda star, now 66, said the pressure to conform to Hollywood’s beauty standards came at a steep personal cost. What began with cosmetic surgery soon led to a dependency on painkillers. “I became very enamoured with the warm bath of an opiate,” Curtis added.

“You know, drank a little bit… never to excess, never any big public demonstrations. I was very quiet, very private about it, but it became a dependency for sure.”

Her struggle with addiction would follow her for years. In 2021, Curtis revealed in an interview with Fast Company that the surgery led directly to her dependence on Vicodin. “I tried plastic surgery and it didn’t work. It got me addicted to Vicodin,” she said. “I’m 22 years sober now.” Curtis is now a vocal advocate for body acceptance and a staunch critic of society’s fixation on altered appearances. “

“I’ve become a really public advocate to say to women, you’re gorgeous and you’re perfect the way you are. So yeah, it was not a good thing for me to do,” she said. She also spoke out against the current trends in cosmetic procedures and social media filters.

“The current trend of fillers and procedures, and this obsession with filtering, and the things that we do to adjust our appearance on Zoom are wiping out generations of beauty,” she added. “Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back.”

Curtis has often drawn from her own experience to help others on their path to recovery. During the filming of Freaky Friday in 2003, she had been sober for just nine months but created a safe space on set for others dealing with addiction.

“I put a big sign up by the catering truck, and it said, ‘Recovery meeting in Jamie’s trailer every day,’” she told Variety in 2019. “I left the door open and didn’t know if anybody would show up. We ended up calling it the Mobile Home Recovery Meeting.”

Curtis said the group became a powerful support system. “It was probably my favourite grouping of sobriety that I’ve ever participated in. I’ve participated in groups all over the world, but there was something about the cross section of ages and genders and jobs and races, and it was profound.”

Growing up as the daughter of Hollywood legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Curtis also reflected on the pressures of beauty and ageing in the spotlight.

She recalled watching both of her parents undergo cosmetic procedures and struggle with the slow decline of career opportunities.

“I watched their work diminish, I watched their fame not diminish. And the contradiction of a lot of fame, but not a lot of work, is really hard to navigate for people,” she said. “For the rest of your life, you’re famous for something you did a long time ago, and you chase that attention.”