Livia Firth, Colin Firth’s ex-wife, has resigned from her position as head of state and teased up the prestigious certificate over Donald Trump’s “appeasement” in the UK.
Livia, who received her MBE in 2019 for her services to the fashion industry, announced in a lengthy message that she would be returning her MBE. She claimed that she was reflecting on Trump’s trip to the UK.
She claimed that during a recent state visit, where Trump met with King Charles, Prince William, and Katherine, the Princess of Wales, she could not “reconcile the way he was appeased, honored, and legitimized.”
Livia altered the certificate (liviafirth/Instagram)
She claimed to be returning her MBE (liviafirth/Instagram).
She stated, “I was honored in 2019 for my efforts to make the fashion supply chain a more just and less deadly place to work for garment workers around the world.”
“On behalf of the numerous garment worker activists who had educated and supported me, I accepted the honor on the grounds that I oppose the British Empire and the remnants of that toxic system. I also had a lot of respect for King Charles and his decades of efforts to advance social and environmental justice. He was then the Prince of Wales.
Donald Trump was on an official state visit to the UK (AP).
She continued, “As I write this, we see that horrible excuse of a human (called Trump) running amok at the UN General Assembly, amplifying and legitimizing his poisonous rhetoric. I’ve been considering how his recent trip to the UK was appeased, honored, and once more legitimized.
“In fact, the display from last week did nothing to uphold those principles that I believed King Charles did. Instead, it’s a depressing and cowardly way to appease someone who supports the destruction of the most vulnerable and the natural world.
Colin Firth and Livia Firth (Getty Images) were married.
She removed her certificate in a shocking video and said, “I have destroyed my honor and am returning it to the sender because I can’t reconcile those two positions.”
“I know a lot of respectable, decent British people who cannot reconcile the grotesque pantomime we saw with their steadfast beliefs of fairness and justice. We can only express our feelings by taking a stand, in my opinion.
Trump met with King Charles in the UK last week. Trump received a horse-drawn carriage ride at Windsor Castle and a welcome from the military during his visit to the UK. He was given a tour of Chequers’ Churchill archive, as well as a specially curated exhibition of historical documents relating to the United States.
Number 10 also made it known that the leaders were scheduled to eat “the American classic key lime pie for dessert and the British favorite Dover Sole, served with potatoes and peas for the main.”
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Livia Firth, Colin Firth’s ex-wife, has resigned from her position as head of state and teased up the prestigious certificate over Donald Trump’s “appeasement” in the UK.
Livia, who received her MBE in 2019 for her services to the fashion industry, announced in a lengthy message that she would be returning her MBE. She claimed that she was reflecting on Trump’s trip to the UK.
She claimed that during a recent state visit, where Trump met with King Charles, Prince William, and Katherine, the Princess of Wales, she could not “reconcile the way he was appeased, honored, and legitimized.”
Livia altered the certificate (liviafirth/Instagram)
She claimed to be returning her MBE (liviafirth/Instagram).
She stated, “I was honored in 2019 for my efforts to make the fashion supply chain a more just and less deadly place to work for garment workers around the world.”
“On behalf of the numerous garment worker activists who had educated and supported me, I accepted the honor on the grounds that I oppose the British Empire and the remnants of that toxic system. I also had a lot of respect for King Charles and his decades of efforts to advance social and environmental justice. He was then the Prince of Wales.
Donald Trump was on an official state visit to the UK (AP).
She continued, “As I write this, we see that horrible excuse of a human (called Trump) running amok at the UN General Assembly, amplifying and legitimizing his poisonous rhetoric. I’ve been considering how his recent trip to the UK was appeased, honored, and once more legitimized.
“In fact, the display from last week did nothing to uphold those principles that I believed King Charles did. Instead, it’s a depressing and cowardly way to appease someone who supports the destruction of the most vulnerable and the natural world.
Colin Firth and Livia Firth (Getty Images) were married.
She removed her certificate in a shocking video and said, “I have destroyed my honor and am returning it to the sender because I can’t reconcile those two positions.”
“I know a lot of respectable, decent British people who cannot reconcile the grotesque pantomime we saw with their steadfast beliefs of fairness and justice. We can only express our feelings by taking a stand, in my opinion.
Trump met with King Charles in the UK last week. Trump received a horse-drawn carriage ride at Windsor Castle and a welcome from the military during his visit to the UK. He was given a tour of Chequers’ Churchill archive, as well as a specially curated exhibition of historical documents relating to the United States.
Number 10 also made it known that the leaders were scheduled to eat “the American classic key lime pie for dessert and the British favorite Dover Sole, served with potatoes and peas for the main.”
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James Bourne’s bandmates Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson have split up since the start of the Busted vs. McFly tour, which broke up due to his claims that he wasn’t in “good enough health.”
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Matt Willis spoke about bandmate James Bourne amid his absence from Busted’s latest tour recently(Image: Getty Images)
Busted’s Matt Willis has paid tribute to bandmate James Bourne again amid his absence from the band’s latest tour. It comes after it was announced earlier this month that the guitarist had pulled out of the concerts due to his health.
James, 42, revealed that he was “not in good enough health” to join his bandmates Matt, 42, and Charlie Simpson, 40, on the Busted vs McFly tour the day before its opening night in Birmingham last Tuesday. It was later announced that his brother Chris Bourne would be stepping in for him.
Matt spoke about James’ absence during the first gig last week. He has since brought his bandmate up again, with him seen paying tribute and sharing an update in footage from a more recent show that’s been shared on social media.
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in the video shared by @smarshie on TikTok. Matt told fans: “Mr. James Bourne is really f***ing sick and we love him so much and we miss him. ” at the OVO Arena Wembley. He began to say, “So we talked to him, we said.. ” as his voice sounded shaky.
Before continuing his speech, Matt received cheers from the audience at the venue. What should we do, man, he told the audience at the concert when we spoke to him? Do we leave this situation? What the hell are we doing? And he replied, “No, I want you to keep playing the shows.”
The band, which also includes Eddy Thrower as drummer for the tour, would need another guitarist in James’ place, the musician continued. There are only three of us right now, and Matt said, “We’re gonna need someone else to play guitar, right?”
Then Charlie made a joke about “anyone but McFly, anyone”. Mattt continued, “We came up with some suggestions, and he went, “What about my little brother Chris comes and plays with you?” And we’re like, “Hell yeah! “
Chris was introduced to the audience after being reminded that he was in the Year 3000 music video by Matt. After Matt and Charlie, James’ brother and Matt’s were greeted with cheers from the crowd.
Matt had delivered a speech at Busted’s first appearance on their tour with McFly last week. At the bp pulse LIVE arena, he said, “You might have noticed that our best friend isn’t here tonight.” We love and miss James, but he is really sick.
He also told the crowd on opening night: “This is the first show we’ve ever played without him and it’s really weird.” Matt added: “But we’re gonna do the best we can.” He then spoke about replacing James before introducing Chris.
James said in a statement last week that the VS tour would debut on Saturday night in Birmingham. “As excited as l’ve been all year for this tour to begin, I’m really sorry to say that it has become clear that I am not in good enough health to play these shows.
He continued, “My bandmates, management, and I are all unanimous in deciding that I should concentrate on the medical stuff for the time being. There is a lot of information I still don’t have about my condition.” I sincerely hope to be able to make a comeback in the future. I’ll miss going to see it because it’s still going to be a fantastic show! As soon as possible, see you all.
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James Bourne’s bandmates Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson have split up since the start of the Busted vs. McFly tour, which broke up due to his claims that he wasn’t in “good enough health.”
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Matt Willis spoke about bandmate James Bourne amid his absence from Busted’s latest tour recently(Image: Getty Images)
Busted’s Matt Willis has paid tribute to bandmate James Bourne again amid his absence from the band’s latest tour. It comes after it was announced earlier this month that the guitarist had pulled out of the concerts due to his health.
James, 42, revealed that he was “not in good enough health” to join his bandmates Matt, 42, and Charlie Simpson, 40, on the Busted vs McFly tour the day before its opening night in Birmingham last Tuesday. It was later announced that his brother Chris Bourne would be stepping in for him.
Matt spoke about James’ absence during the first gig last week. He has since brought his bandmate up again, with him seen paying tribute and sharing an update in footage from a more recent show that’s been shared on social media.
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in the video shared by @smarshie on TikTok. Matt told fans: “Mr. James Bourne is really f***ing sick and we love him so much and we miss him. ” at the OVO Arena Wembley. He began to say, “So we talked to him, we said.. ” as his voice sounded shaky.
Before continuing his speech, Matt received cheers from the audience at the venue. What should we do, man, he told the audience at the concert when we spoke to him? Do we leave this situation? What the hell are we doing? And he replied, “No, I want you to keep playing the shows.”
The band, which also includes Eddy Thrower as drummer for the tour, would need another guitarist in James’ place, the musician continued. There are only three of us right now, and Matt said, “We’re gonna need someone else to play guitar, right?”
Then Charlie made a joke about “anyone but McFly, anyone”. Mattt continued, “We came up with some suggestions, and he went, “What about my little brother Chris comes and plays with you?” And we’re like, “Hell yeah! “
Chris was introduced to the audience after being reminded that he was in the Year 3000 music video by Matt. After Matt and Charlie, James’ brother and Matt’s were greeted with cheers from the crowd.
Matt had delivered a speech at Busted’s first appearance on their tour with McFly last week. At the bp pulse LIVE arena, he said, “You might have noticed that our best friend isn’t here tonight.” We love and miss James, but he is really sick.
He also told the crowd on opening night: “This is the first show we’ve ever played without him and it’s really weird.” Matt added: “But we’re gonna do the best we can.” He then spoke about replacing James before introducing Chris.
James said in a statement last week that the VS tour would debut on Saturday night in Birmingham. “As excited as l’ve been all year for this tour to begin, I’m really sorry to say that it has become clear that I am not in good enough health to play these shows.
He continued, “My bandmates, management, and I are all unanimous in deciding that I should concentrate on the medical stuff for the time being. There is a lot of information I still don’t have about my condition.” I sincerely hope to be able to make a comeback in the future. I’ll miss going to see it because it’s still going to be a fantastic show! As soon as possible, see you all.
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Spencer Matthews and Jamie Laing opened up about challenging times in their decades-long friendship that appeared to have caused a breakdown in their bond.
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Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews(Image: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews met in a fiery clash as the former Made In Chelsea stars tried to iron out past differences. The ex best pals went head to head in the latest episode of the Great Company podcast and opened up on their friendship breakdown.
Following Jamie’s choice to snub best friend Spencer in the invitations to his wedding to Sophie Habboo in 2023, things started to deteriorate between the two. Since they were teenagers, they have been close friends, and the popular E4 reality series showcased their strong bond.
The pair discussed past conflicts and miscommunications throughout their heated discussion. Let’s examine the podcast’s most pressing issues…
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Spencer’s absence from Jamie’s stag do
Jamie made the decision to miss his stag do at Pal Spencer. Due to his sobriety, he claimed he didn’t think Spencer should be sober. He added, “It’s a good thing, also because alcohol probably was the key at that time, and you were probably the most amazing place, with fitness and alcohol and being sober and everything else.”
He continued, “I don’t want to put myself in situations that might lead to drinking because you were probably arguing whether or not to drink or not, and you were also in a selfish place.” Yes, so Jamie won’t understand that. I’ll just say that because it’s not my thing, I don’t want to do it.
Spencer acknowledged that the decision was based on a communication issue, adding, “That’s for you, for sure. Yes, communication is shaky. In retrospect, I should have stayed at stag for two nights without drinking, I suppose, because that was a little selfish of me.
Spencer is snubbed on wedding invitations by Jamie.
Jamie surprisingly snubbed his pal when it came to invitations for his wedding in 2023. Spencer admitted the situation “hurt him deeply”.
Jamie and Sophie conducted a legal proceeding at Chelsea Registry Office two months prior to the couple’s lavish ceremony in Spain. Spencer was then on vacation in Portugal while the registry ceremony was taking place, being appointed master of ceremonies for the main event. His absence sparked criticism that he had “snubbed” his closest friend.
He then attempted to defend himself, telling Vogue that both he and his wife weren’t invited. Spencer then addressed the situation once more, telling his friend that the snub had left him profoundly confused and that he had been deeply hurt by the choice. Spencer claimed in a podcast interview that “I must admit that I found it a little perplexing.” That caused me some pain, so I attempted to brush that under the table.
“And I’m certain it was just like, you know, I don’t want to speak for you, but I’m certain it wasn’t malicious from you,” she said. At least I’d like to believe it wasn’t right, “Well, at least I did.”
Jamie acknowledged that the guest list had worried him. I was very anxious and was having a difficult time worrying about getting married, you know what that means.
Ultramarathon snub
The pair’s rift even left endurance athlete Spencer skipping Jamie’s Ultra Marathon challenge for Comic Relief. The gruelling effort saw Jamie trek from London to Manchester for the charity.
Jamie explained how the experience affected him, explaining that he is “sensitive to rejection.” Spencer responded, “I think at the time that this was happening, we could have chosen to be about, say, being men about it, but women probably do this as well,” after Jamie read out the headlines about Spencer’s shun. We could . We could have just had dinner and discussed the issues, but we didn’t.
“And so it starts to feel a little sour, and we spend days without talking later.” Because you actually run a number of businesses, God only knows how many. I run after three. I have three kids, two. Like, today’s life is completely different. You are aware of what I mean, like? I don’t have the same amount of time as I did before to experience all of my friendships in the same way.
He continued, “I’m not a great friend in any way.” You know there are a few people I’m in contact with semi frequently, and that’s it, sincerely, “.
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Spencer and Jamie appear to be looking forward to rekindling their friendship and rekindling their closeness from decades ago after putting their differences aside.
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Thomas Skinner, a contestant in the Strictly Come Dancing, boasted about raising millions of pounds for the pandemic but hasn’t returned a £50, 000 Covid loan he borrowed from the government.
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2020 delivery of pillows by Thomas Skinner
One of Strictly contestant Thomas Skinner’s firms has not paid back a £50,000 Covid bounce back loan – despite the star boasting about turning over “millions” during the pandemic.
After one business applied for a tax-payer-funded government loan in 2020, the star is the subject of fresh controversy over his company’s finances. Five years later, there is no evidence that Skinner, the Fluffy Pillow Company, has ever paid back the loan.
Despite Skinner stating that Bosh Beds and another company had both made a profit in particular from the UK pandemic, Skinner goes on to explain. He even claims that Covid could “ride a wave on its back” thanks to the latter business.
The revelations are another blow to the credibility of the BBC show, which is already reeling after a torrid few years. And they will leave Strictly bosses under further pressure to explain the rationale behind signing Skinner who last week admitted cheating on his wife.
He describes the pillow company in his autobiography as “growing quickly after I finished The Apprentice and doing very well thanks to massive demand during the pandemic when everyone had money to spare and plenty of time to spend in bed.” He claimed that Bosh Beds, which had 14 employees and was officially registered months later in October 2020, was “taking £130, 000 pound a week in sales by 2021.”
Everyone has a lot of money, he said. We were doing some cleaning. It was simple. I put up a (social media) post because it was so simple; orders would have to be made for £30 million. I was riding a wave on the back of a covid, he continued. Every few months, multi-million dollar deals were common. It was insane.
Later, in December of that year, Skinner gushed, “Today I’ve turned over £1.8 million pound with BOSH BEDS! “
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Small businesses that had been “disaffected” by Covid were benefited by the government loan program. The applicant’s financial information was self-certified, which meant the lender didn’t have to wait for the lender to verify it. Instead, the applicant makes their own declarations. In order to speed up the application process and expedite the release of funds during the crisis, this strategy was employed.
Skinner has previously claimed The Fluffy Pillow Company was hit by the Covid lockdown in March 2020 after sales had initially soared after his stint on the Apprentice in 2019. He said: “I’d just moved to this lovely house. I’d bought a big car.. I had to find £1000 a month to pay for that on finance. And because it was going so well, and all sudden it stopped dead, I thought. And I’ve got a baby on the way I thought, what am I gonna do?”
Instead of selling mattresses during the lockdown, Skinner claimed he could deliver them across the UK because they were deemed “essential.” He claimed that the switch to selling mattresses instead of pillows was booming when the Covid loan scheme began accepting applications in May 2020.
He continued, “We worked seven days a week and non-stop throughout the entire first lockdown, and we received about 20 to 30 deliveries on the day, traveling all over the country, and dropping off mattresses,” It turned out fantastic. And I thought, “Wow, we have a serious business here.” And we began to really advance and win. There was no competition. We had a good fortune. And that’s when I really start making money.
The Fluffy Pillow Company’s official Instagram page shows Skinner delivering mattresses, beds and pillows throughout 2020 up until December.
The Fluffy Pillow Company ultimately requested a maximum loan of £50,000. Skinner had to self-certify that his company had previously generated over £200,000 annually in order to do this.
According to the loan regulations, the business should have begun making payments in 12 months, but there is no evidence of any payments ever being made. The £50, 000 is listed as being owed in accounts from both 2021 and 2022.
Companies House has issued four notices to liquidate the business with the outstanding debt. Two strike-offs have been suspended due to an objection, and two have been discontinued, possibly for administrative reasons. We inquired about whether the outstanding loan was to blame, but Skinner has declined to comment on the matter.
The Fluffy Pillow company stopped trading, according to Skinner, who has contradicted his claims. In one interview, Skinner claimed how the business failed when the lockdown hit in March 2020 despite social media showing him and his employees, wearing The Fluffy Pillow uniforms, delivering goods up until December 2020.
He responded to a question in a podcast about how he “literally lost your pillow business overnight.” Yes. I had spent a lot of money. I was at a state. However, he acknowledges this in another interview: “I kept trying to keep everything going. I kept all the guys on.”
When the company’s micro-accounts claim the company had an average of one employee, Skinner’s spokesperson hasn’t responded to questions about when the company stopped trading. Strangely, he suggested in Skinner’s 2023 autobiography that he hadn’t taken out any kind of loan.
He continued, “Some people liked getting their furlough money at home, but that wasn’t for me.” There was no wrong with me if I had taken out a business loan and continued to bake at home while Joe Wicks exercised. Covid was yet another life experience that left me speechless. The company continued to prosper even after lockdown. I hired new employees, opened new stores, and expanded. Skinner resigned from Bosh Beds in November 2022.
