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Mrs Brown’s Boys star reveals all about new girlfriend after splitting from wife of 17 years

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After his marriage split, Dani O’Carroll revealed how Dancing with the Stars has transformed his fitness, especially after he put on some extra weight while dating his new girlfriend.

Danny, who starred in Mrs. Brown’s Boys and has two sons, Blake and Jamie, split from Amanda Woods last year after 17 years of dating.

Danny and Tina, who he describes as his “everything,” have a blossoming relationship. He openly acknowledged that once they began dating, his fitness regimen took a backseat.

Speaking fondly of Tina, he expressed: “It’s amazing. She is incredible. Every week, I’m greeted by her in the front row, where she blows me kisses and gives me fists. It means everything. She’s brilliant. She is amazing. She’s so good to me”.

Danny, 41, also revealed that he has been able to shed the pounds that had grown on while he was enjoying his cozy days with Tina while binge watching Netflix and drinking vodka and cokes.

He reflected: “I lost a lot of weight. After going through a separation, which I thought was the best experience of my life, I met my partner, Tina, and we moved on. nI sort of started having lazy days in, on the couch watching Netflix, having a few vodkas and coke”, reports the Irish Mirror.

Danny quickly lost weight after dancing with Salome Chachua, and he has vowed to maintain the weight.

Despite trying to maintain his weight, Danny acknowledged he wasn’t as disciplined as before. However, he has since changed his life by participating in Dancing with the Stars: “I mean, I can’t tell you how much weight I’m losing doing this.

Danny has been shedding the pounds and it’s showing, as he revealed: “Like they had to punch a hole in my belt last Sunday. My waist has dropped two and a half inches. It comes off so fast”. He now wants to lose weight, maintain it, and feel happy about it: “My main goal right now is to keep trying to be as healthy as possible.” I feel really fit”.

Salome Chachua, his dance partner, is a key player in keeping him on track with his exercise regimen. Despite his success, Danny confessed his surprise at how far he’s come in the competition: “I’m shocked. I don’t know what the public votes are like. I don’t know where I come in those votes, but I am happy I’m here”.

He’s staying true to himself on the show, which he finds liberating: “I’m not here to play a game and be somebody I’m not. I’m being myself. Knowing that others value you for who you are makes a nice feeling. I was once worried about what people wanted from me and what kind of Danny they wanted. At each stage, I could be seven different people.

” I got to the stage where I thought, ‘ F*** that, if people don’t like me, it is not my problem’. And that’s the reason I attended the show. It seems to be paying off as I’m just being myself.

Danny mentioned the family’s support for his mother and suggested that if he made it to the final, there have been a few visits over the past few weeks. Although they are arriving sporadic, my dad might stop in Florida to visit me when I get there. Who knows when he might return home and greet you? I don’t know. He is very busy with other things that he has going on there.

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The actor claimed that he lost weight while enjoying Tina’s first few months with her, but she has since been very encouraging in his fitness journey.

Danny has made it clear that Danny’s participation in the RTE One series is not an offer for more employment. He rightly stated, “I can’t tell you about anything right now, but there were offers coming in before Dancing With The Stars for when it’s over.”

Furthermore, he stated emphatically:” I’m not doing this to try and get work. I’m here to enjoy myself. I have no goals whatsoever. People who enter this place expecting to be paid for this might be disappointed. I don’t know why you’d put yourself in a position to let yourself down. “

Danny shared an intriguing revelation: “Danny once mentioned the possibility of his father Brendan running for Irish president. However, his dad, famous for creating Mrs Brown’s Boys, insisted he’d only take on such a role if he could enact real change.

Elaborating, Danny mentioned:” I’ve asked him would he go for it a few years ago and his answer was only if he could change things. And that is impossible. He never therefore vowed to pursue it. He’s never coming home. He worked his a*** off all over the place, he deserves to live his life the way he wants. I’d rather let him enter politics than do that. He doesn’t need to. “

Danny also made it known that Danny’s father had even contacted him about running for local council. Dismissing the notion, Danny explained:” He doesn’t have the time for it. He was busy doing Mrs Brown’s Boys at the time. He’s a Florida man now. He’s an American citizen and he’s never coming home. And I’m delighted for him. I’m chuffed for him. “

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Global Prayers For ‘Critically’ Sick Pope Francis

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Pope Francis spent his tenth day in the hospital on Sunday as Catholics all over the world prayed for his recovery, the day after the Vatican issued a warning about the 88-year-old’s critical condition.

The Argentine pontiff, who is receiving treatment for double pneumonia, needed blood transfusions for a low platelet count after a protracted asthma-style attack on Saturday.

On Sunday morning the Holy See said “the night passed peacefully, the pope rested” — indicating no repeat of the crisis the previous day, Vatican sources said.

Francis, a young man who had a lung removed when he was a child, is still breathing through a tube in his nostrils in Rome’s Gemelli hospital’s papal suite.

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(FILES) Pope Francis attends “The caress and the smile” event to meet with grandparents, elderly, grandchildren, and members of the “Fondazione Eta ‘ Grande” at the Paul VI Audience Hall in The Vatican, on April 27, 2024. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

The Jesuit expressed his gratitude to the hospital staff and expressed his confidence in his treatment in a message that was published on Sunday but was written over the weekend.

Rest is a component of the therapy, and I can confidently continue my stay in the Gemelli Hospital while I get ready for it. he said.

Instead of his weekly Sunday Angelus, which he typically delivers from a window with a view of St. Peter’s Square, he wrote, “I ask you to pray for me.”

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On February 23, 2025, people pray outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is recovering from pneumonia. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Francis, who has been head of the Catholic Church since 2013, was admitted on February 14 initially with bronchitis, but his condition has deteriorated since then.

In its evening update Saturday, the Vatican warned his “condition continues to be critical, therefore the pope is not out of danger”.

It stated that Francis was alert and “spent the day in an armchair even if” he was suffering more than the previous day.

He was cited as having a “prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis that necessitated the use of high-flow oxygen.”

Daily blood tests also “showed thrombocytopenia, associated with anaemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions”, it added.

When the platelet count in the blood is low, which can cause trouble stopping bleeding, is a condition known as thrombocytopenia.

According to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), blood or platelet transfusions are given to those who are bleeding heavily or are in high risk of bleeding.

“The pope gets worse”, headlined Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper on Sunday, while La Repubblica described it as the “darkest day” at the Vatican.

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On February 23, 2025, people pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is recovering from pneumonia. (Photo by Isabella BONOTTO / AFP)

Since Francis was admitted, well-wishers have been lighting the Gemelli’s entrance, and a special mass was planned for Sunday evening in Rome.

“I am praying for him, for his health, because he is a special person for all of us”, Italian teacher Ilde Zito told AFP at the hospital.

The nearly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, along with other Christians and world leaders, also sent out prayers and solidarity messages.

In the cathedral of Buenos Aires, where Francis was once archbishop, TV screens at the entrance showed images of then Jorge Bergoglio’s good works, and the priest held a special mass.

“He is strong, he has always been strong, but there is nature. He is old and very ill, I am aware. I hope he recovers, but it makes me sad”, Hector Armando Diaz, 76, a retired sales clerk, told AFP there.

At least a dozen churches prayed for him in Mosul, a former bastion of the Islamic State, which was located in northern Iraq, in 2021.

“This is the least we can do to express our solidarity, love, and appreciation for this great person”, said university professor Adnan Hadi.

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, offered her hopes on social media for a speedy recovery for the “great humanist” Francis, the first pope from the Americas.

Francis’ continued hospitalization has sparked both rumors about possible resignation and concerns for his health.

He has always left the door open to following his predecessor, Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to resign.

However, he has repeatedly stated that it was inappropriate.

The pope maintains a punishing work schedule. He carried out a mammoth 12-day tour to the Asia-Pacific in September, but has suffered increasing health issues.

He had a hernia operation two years later and colon surgery in 2021. He uses a wheelchair because he is overweight and suffers from constant hip and knee pain.

Aston Martin ‘in a much better place’ – Alonso

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Andrew Benson
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Aston Martin launches their new car “in a much better place” than they did in 2024, according to Fernando Alonso, who claims the team opened the new season “in a much better place.”

In an effort to improve their performance, new team principal and chief executive officer Andy Cowell declared that the car’s aerodynamic package is “closely brand new.”

Aston Martin finished fifth for the second consecutive year last year, and the team returned in 2023 and 2024 because their developments failed to deliver the required performance.

However, with the arrival of design master Adrian Newey on March 3 as part of a significant leadership change, hopes are high for a better season as a brand-new wind tunnel and simulator are introduced at a new factory finished last year.

“We think we will catch up pretty soon”, said Alonso.

The team worked with the new simulator this winter, according to the veteran Spanish two-time world champion, to better understand why developments haven’t been as expected over the past two years.

“We did learn a lot last year, the second part of the season]there were] a lot of experiments going on in the way of learning more things in the 2025 car”, Alonso said.

We have spent a lot of time updating the simulator to make it work a little bit more precisely than it has in the past few seasons.

Alonso a ‘ phenomenal individual ‘ – Cowell

Lance Stroll, Andy Cowell and Fernando Alonso Getty Images

On Sunday, images of the new Aston Martin were revealed. The car will take to the track in Bahrain for a brief shakedown on Monday before F1’s official, three-day pre-season test starts on Wednesday. The Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 14 and 16 kicks off the season.

Before making a commitment to the car’s first specifications, Cowell claimed that Aston Martin had put their aerodynamic design “more important than ever” before.

He claimed that this had “performed the aero development team to spend a number of more weeks in the wind tunnel,” and that we are eager to see how the on-track results and measurements performed on campus compare to one another.

Cowell, the former Mercedes engine manager, claimed the team’s shortcomings from last season and 2023 were a result of the link between their development work in the virtual world and the track, which were correlated with Cowell’s appointment as team principal in a restructure in October.

” We have a reasonable understanding on last year’s car, “he said”. We’ve also been working on over the winter to build a car that is more predictable throughout the race and stable through the corners. We think that will help us excel in terms of race performance.

Cowell argued that it was crucial for the team to assess their progress this year to determine whether they had recognized their shortcomings.

He said, “The car we produce in Melbourne and the upgrades we produce the year will show whether we’ve been able to piece everything together.”

It’s crucial to ensure that our toolset are cohesive and that we have confidence in those tools before we compete in 2026.

With new engines and new aerodynamics regulations being introduced simultaneously, F1 will probably implement its biggest set of rule changes ever next year.

Aston Martin will switch from using customer-built Mercedes engines this year to joining Honda’s factory team for the following year.

They anticipate that Newey’s appointment as managing technical partner will allow the team to advance significantly in the grid by 2026.

Alonso will be 45 when he leaves his contract at the end of 2026. For the third consecutive season this year, he and Lawrence Stroll, the son of billionaire team owner, partner.

” Fernando has always been a phenomenal competitor, hasn’t he? “Cowell said”. And his work rate is amazing. His contribution in terms of, you know, performance drive is amazing.

“We’re lucky that we’ve got both Fernando and Lance on long-term contracts. And that’s not a problem at the moment. Our task is to create a fast racing vehicle that both of them will do well in.

” Age is a number. Franco is a fantastic player right now, and he’s very welcome on our team.

“Fernando’s experiences and feedback are amazing. His feedback from the simulator, exceptionally good feedback in every session, amazing. And also his prioritisation.

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Kohli century leads India to win as Pakistan left on Champions Trophy brink

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In their Group A match against Pakistan, Virat Kohli’s unbeaten century put the hosts of the cricket tournament in danger of a potential early exit following the team’s six-wicket victory in Group A.

Kohli reached 14, 000 runs in ODIs on his way to a record-extending 51st hundred as India finished with 244-4 in 42.3 overs in Dubai on Sunday.

Shreyas Iyer scored 56 off 67 balls as he and Kohli put on 114 runs off 128 balls for the third wicket.

Earlier, Kuldeep Yadav took 3-40 and Pakistan was bowled out for 241 in 49.4 overs after winning the toss and opting to bat.

As Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan watches on [Altaf Qadri/AP], Virat Kohli kicks the ball into the opposing team.

Saud Shakeel and skipper Mohammad Rizwan combined for 104 runs with a top-scoring 62 off 76.

Kohli, who was awarded player of the match, brought up his latest milestone off 111 deliveries.

“It feels good to bat in that manner, especially in such an important game, where a spot for semis was there to be taken”, he said afterwards.

“I had to control the middle overs, and not take risks against the spinners, while taking on the pacers. I was happy with the template. It’s how I play in ODIs.

Over the years, I have a good understanding of my game. It’s about avoiding distractions and outside noise. As much as I can, I make an effort to remain in my space. Take care of my energy levels and thoughts. I find it simple for me to get sucked into this kind of gaming frenzy.

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel (R) plays a shot as India's wicketkeeper KL Rahul watches during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Pakistan and India at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel, right, scoops over the head of India’s wicketkeeper KL Rahul]Jewel Samad/AFP] (AFP)

Despite Pakistan hosting the tournament, the rivals met at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium because India plays its league matches and potential knockout matches there.

For Pakistan, only an unlikely run of results in all the remaining group-stage matches will result in them progressing.

” We won the toss, but we didn’t get the benefit of the toss, “Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan said”. Their bowlers were excellent. We discussed it a lot, and we both wanted to dig in.

“]Just] Poor shot selection. They put us under pressure. Whenever you lose, you don’t perform in all departments. We wanted to squeeze]them], but we couldn’t.

” We need to improve in our fielding. This match featured a lot of mistakes.

Cricket - ICC Men's Champions Trophy - Group A - India v Pakistan - Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - February 23, 2025 India and Pakistan fans react in the stands REUTERS/Satish Kumar
Even at a neutral venue, a crowded stadium at Dubai International Cricket Stadium provided a great atmosphere.

EPL: Isak Shines As Nottingham Forest Fall To Newcastle

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With four goals in 11 minutes, Newcastle blew away Nottingham Forest to move into the top four of the Premier League with a crucial 4-3 victory.

After Callum Hudson-Odoi’s opening goal, Eddie Howe’s men won the match with a first-half goal slam on Sunday at St James’ Park.

Lewis Miley bagged Newcastle’s equaliser, sparking an astonishing spell of dominance as Jacob Murphy put the hosts ahead.

In less than two minutes, Isak scored twice to leave Forest in disarray with 50 Premier League goals.

The Sweden striker has 19 league goals this season, taking him level with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland in second place behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in this season’s scoring chart.

In the second half, Forest scored goals from Nikola Milenkovic and Ryan Yates, but the result was a spectacular escape.

Fifth-placed Newcastle are now in the hunt for a place in the Champions League after falling behind in their previous four league games by three goals.

The Magpies are behind fourth-placed Manchester City on goal difference, with third-placed Forest just three points above them.

“I’m trying to control my thoughts and stay positive. We won the game and that’s what we needed to do”, Howe said.

“In the first half, it was a fantastic performance, but there were some weaknesses in the defense of set plays.”

” We can reflect on that. There are things we can do better. We take great care to get the details right.

Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo added:” In the first half I didn’t recognise our team. We significantly improved in the second half.

“We made mistakes. Two completely different halves, exactly. They just rolled over us as we got going.

Nick Pope, the starting keeper for Newcastle since early December, replaced Martin Dubravka in his first league start.

However, Pope was partially responsible for Newcastle’s shoddy performance in which Forest took the lead after just six minutes.

Hudson-Odoi pressured the Newcastle midfielder into giving up possession by forcing him to lose the ball in his own half.

The winger unleashed a powerful low drive that caught Pope out of position as it flashed into the net, but the Hudson-Odoi wasn’t quickly enough shut down by Dan Burn.

Miley ensured Newcastle’s strong response to that early setback was rewarded in the 23rd minute.

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On February 23, 2025, Newcastle United’s English midfielder #67 Lewis Miley (L) and Nottingham Forest’s #16 argentinian midfielder Nicolas Dominguez (R) square off at St James’ Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north of England. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)

Miley had time to control Lewis Hall’s pass inside the penalty area and fire his shot past unsighted keeper Matz Sels while Forest’s typically solid defense was slow to react.

Murphy made amends for his earlier mistake to put Howe’s team ahead two minutes after Miley’s equaliser.

The defender took Isak’s return pass and deflected a cross that fell over Sels, who had just about hit the goal-line, to score a deflected shot that Murphy bundled home from almost the end zone.

Newcastle were on fire, and they struck once more in the 33rd minute.

Isak sent an audacious lofted effort past Sels, who was forced to use his arm to block Hall’s cross, which resulted in the keeper being forced to try in vain to get it out.

Newcastle’s intensity was unbearable, and Forest didn’t come away with a fourth goal until just 60 seconds later.

Isak’s shot from 12 yards had a deflection on its way past the wrong-footed Sels, but Joe Willock ran unchecked through the Forest midfield.

In the 63rd minute, Milenkovic flicked Chris Wood’s cross past Pope from close range, and Newcastle grew in the second half.

When Yates steered home in the 90th minute, a nervous hush descended on St James ‘ Park, but Newcastle held on by their fingernails.

Glastonbury Festival 2025 resale dates, ticket prices and headliners amid Rihanna rumours

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Tickets for the Glasgow Festival first went on sale in November, but those who weren’t lucky enough to get some have a second chance.

The legendary festival is taking place on the 25th-29th June, staged at Worthy Farm as always. Resale tickets will be available for grabs from people who had to cancel or didn’t commit to their payment plan every spring, typically around April. You stand a chance of getting the biggest tickets of the summer if you’ve already pre-registered your information with the website.

When will tickets for Glastonbury resale concerts go on sale?

The festival recommends that you don’t purchase the tickets on any other platform if you get duped or are denied entry to the gates because they must be present with your registration and photo ID.

The lineup might make up for the high price of Glasto tickets (Getty Images), but the price was not too high for the event this year.

Unfortunately, the resale tickets process is the same as the initial sales, so you must be prepared and primed to enter with a chance of getting lucky. They’re also the same high price as during the first sale, costing £373.50 plus a £5 booking fee, alongside postage and packing at £10.25 per order.

Who will be playing at Glastonbury in 2025?

Although the full Glastonbury lineup hasn’t been announced yet, it has since been released in March, which means the grand reveal may be in a few days. Despite the lack of full info, though, some acts have already been confirmed.

Nile Rodgers has also been confirmed as a guest actor for Sunday Teatime Legend, and rumors suggest Ronnie Wood might play alongside Sir Rod Stewart on stage as well. Additionally, Neil Young has confirmed that he’ll be playing live music for The Chrome Hearts.

Rihanna is a major headliner that is likely to make a comeback to Worthy Farm, according to some. According to The Telegraph, “pieces are falling into place” for her to headline in preparation for a potential residency at London Stadium in the first few days of July.

Rihanna has long been rumored to be planning a tour of Glastonbury over the years. During rumors that she was planning to release a new album and that she was going to start a tour this year, it was reported in August of last year that the possibility was “back on the table.”

Additionally, sources claim that Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, and Chappell Roan have all signed to play at the June festival. The Other Stage will be headlined by Charli, according to an insider, and Chappell will play the Pyramid Stage.

Some fans speculate that Stranger Things star Joe Keery, who performs under the name Djo, will showcase his musical prowess at the festival, and The 1975 are also tipped for headline slots on the Pyramid Stage.

After Tom Misch revealed recently that he would release his fourth album just in time for the occasion, he has also made some clever fans speculate about it. Fans also noticed that Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe’s electronic duo Basement Jaxx have a two-week break in their tour schedule between their Dublin show on June 25 and their Exeter concert on July 4th, and they believe the time has been left to fit in perfectly with the Glastonbury dates.

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