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Faye Winter, who appeared on the seventh series of Love Island back in 2021, has opened up about her ‘lonely’ lifestyle and feeling ‘lost’ after the show ended

Former Love Island finalist Faye Winter has reflected on the lasting impact of her time on the ITV2 reality show, admitting the experience left her struggling with her mental health but ultimately helped her recognise her own flaws.

Faye, 30. reached the 2021 final alongside ex-boyfriend Teddy Soares, finishing in third place. Their journey was marked by one of the programme’s most controversial moments in the form of an explosive a row following Casa Amor that generated 36,324 complaints.

Still to this day, the row has the highest rate of Ofcom complaints in the show’s history.

Speaking about how her life has changed since then and the perspective it has given her, Faye admitted: “I would love to do more TV now. But also I needed, for my own sanity, to take that little bit of a step back.

“I think that it was really damaging too, because although that was the person I put out – I could never say that it’s anyone’s fault with the person that I was on Love Island – it wasn’t really a true reflection of actually who I was. To be honest, Love Island was a massive wake-up call for me.”

Faye admitted that watching the episodes back forced her to acknowledge her behaviour once and for all, and by doing that, her life completely changed for the better. “I don’t think I would have seen my faults. I wouldn’t have been able to hold myself accountable for the way that I’d acted. The way that I could go from nought to 60 real quick, and the fact that I would look at that now, and to be able to see myself in that position.”

Away from the cameras, Faye confessed that the adjustment after the show was a difficult path for her to take. “I was doing work that didn’t align with me. I really lost myself. I didn’t like myself. I didn’t really know who I was. I was in a lot of therapy after the show,” she told The Sun.

Faye went on to admit that the influencer lifestyle many former Love Island contestants embrace never suited her. As a homebody who doesn’t enjoy partying, she struggled with attending high-profile events and questioned why she was participating in a scene that ultimately didn’t bring any sort of happiness to her life.

It comes after Faye told The Mirror that she no longer requires validation from other people as she embraces single life. The charity ambassador and TV star has never hesitated from sharing insights into her life and while she’s no longer looking for a relationship, she couldn’t be happier.

The former Love Island star has been single since splitting from her ex-boyfriend two years ago and while many may have turned to dating apps, this couldn’t be further from her reality. Instead, Faye now knows her self-worth and while she’s had “sexy” men slide into her direct messages, she’s happy to embrace life on her own.

However, she’s not entirely on her own as Exeter-born Faye has her beloved dog Bonnie by her side, as well as her two “feral” ponies, Keith and Kevin, who she rescued from Dartmoor. “I’m always very vocal about my love of animals and it’s given me a sense of purpose.”

Faye went on to explain that her animals have helped her “realise and appreciate” things that are “bigger than herself.” She said: “It’s made me love myself, but also love something that doesn’t need to use words and doesn’t need to tell me or do anything.

“It does enough just by getting me out every day and giving me a cuddle when I need one and things that we take for granted. Sometimes things that we look for in other people for validation.

“I’ve always found in my dogs and to have guide dogs in my life and see them go on and change people’s lives and in city centres, we really do take dogs for granted. “f you have a dog, you not only have a friend for life, you have a companion, and they give you so much more than we can appreciate.”

Faye explained that while she’s now thriving as a single woman she wouldn’t be in the same position if it wasn’t for her dog, Bonnie. “She saved me and I say that every single time I speak about my dog,” she stated. Her two rescue ponies are also another source of happiness for the star.

“I’m really proud of myself because I had no idea what I was doing,” she said of rescuing the two foals from an auction after they were “snatched” from the moors.

Faye shot to fame on the seventh series of Love Island back in 2021 and ultimately finished in third place with ex-boyfriend, Teddy Soares.

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Just before he took to the stage in London for a sold-out concert, Scottish music sensation Lewis Capaldi completely altered one of his fans.

One fan was sobbing as a result of Lewis Capaldi’s incredible, transformative act of kindness. After meeting her outside London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday evening, the Forget Me singer quietly donated a sizable sum of money to a fan’s fundraising campaign.

After meeting her outside the venue, the Forget Me singer quietly donated a sizable sum of money to a fan’s fundraising drive. When Lewis, 28, met Maddi Thurgood, a fan with the ultra-rare motor neurone disease SPG15, when he arrived at the venue prior to his sold-out show.

Maddi, who uses a wheelchair, was waiting for Carina and her mother to meet Lewis. After the singer stopped to pose for a photo with her, Carina presented him with a flyer outlining their fundraising drive to raise money to help with Maddi’s care and medical research.

Moments later, Lewis quietly donated £5000 to their GoFundMe Campaign. Maddi told the Daily Star: “Today was truly one of the best days of my life. I was at the O2 with my mum and sister when, out of nowhere, Lewis Capaldi stopped to speak to me.

He smiled as I asked for a photo with him while I was in my wheelchair and came over. He explained that he was working that weekend after my mother informed him that she had been attempting to contact him about our charity football game.

“My mum explained a little about my condition and why we’re fundraising. He asked my name, introduced himself with a smile and said, ‘I’m Lewis, pleased to meet you.’ And within 10 minutes, he had gone on Instagram and donated to our cause.

“We all started crying right away. One of the most lovely things I’ve ever witnessed happened.

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Lewis, you are not just my favorite artist; you are my hero, she said in a sincere message to her hero. I appreciate your kindness, your sacrifices, and your gift of a memory I’ll never forget.

The charity football event that Maddi’s mother told Lewis Capaldi about will take place on 27 September. It is set to feature TV personality Dan Osbourne, Call The Midwife’s Cliff Parisi, and EastEnders’ Alfie Deegan, among others. It will take place at Drewitt-Barlow Stadium in Maldon, and donations will be taken at the gate.

This year, Lewis has released some new material. He has done this for the first time since 2023. The singer took a break in June of that year because he felt it was necessary to concentrate on both his physical and mental health.

He described how his diagnosis with Tourette’s Syndrome, along with his anxiety and performance pressure, had been discussed in a Netflix documentary a few months earlier.

Lewis’ set at Glastonbury was impacted by a Tourette’s episode in June 2023, and the audience assisted him in getting through. Lewis did not compete at the festival or perform until 2024, but he did make an unexpected appearance at Glastonbury this year with his new single Survive, which peaked at six in the UK.

Taylor Swift, a global megastar, is scheduled to appear on The Graham Norton Show on BBC in just a few weeks to promote her new album.

Taylor Swift will return to an iconic British chat show next month to promote her hotly anticipated album The Life Of A Showgirl. The singer, who got engaged recently, will appear in the next series of The Graham Norton Show.

On 3 October, the same day the album is due for release, Taylor will be a guest on the red sofa at the BBC’s popular chat show. She is set to appear alongside Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy, actresses Greta Lee and Jodie Turner-Smith, as well as About Time star Domnhall Gleeson. Another popular musician, Lewis Capaldi will perform his new single Something In The Heavens too.

Taylor hasn’t returned to the stage since 2022, when she made an appearance to promote her album Midnights. She was also promoting the remasterings of her previous albums. Although the star wanted to buy some of her early records, she sold them to someone else because she did not own the rights to them.

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She had been re-recording the songs to her own “Taylor’s version” of them as a result. Although financially successful, Taylor’s re-recording career appears to have come to an end when she was able to recover the masters from her first album earlier this year.

She will now make an appearance on the program to promote her most recent album, The Life Of A Showgirl. Taylor released a number of new songs as part of her worldwide tour, Eras Tour, which featured hits from throughout her career.

She stated on the podcast of her fiancé Travis Kelce that she would “do three shows in a row,” and that she would then take three days off. I’d take a flight to Sweden, and then return to the tour. At this point in the tour, I was physically exhausted, but I was so excited to be creating.

Many of her earlier albums have gained fans’ hearts for their depiction of heartache, including Red, which featured several songs allegedly involving her ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal, Fearless, which is said to have broken up tracks aimed at Joe Jonas, and The Tortured Poets Department, which fans claim to have music starring both Matty Healy and Joe Alwyn.

However, Taylor has said The Life Of A Showgirl will be different. “It just comes from the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in my life. So, that effervescence has come through on this record.”

Elsewhere in the podcast, Taylor and Travis also spoke about their relationship. The Cruel Summer singer compared their love story to being in “an 80s John Hughes movie” and added that this was what she’d been wanting for a long time. “This is sort of what I’ve been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.”

A few weeks later, the pair announced their engagement with a post on Instagram. It showed the two surrounded by flowers after Travis proposed. Taylor captioned the picture: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

Gogglebox fans all shared the same sentiment when the actress posted a throwback photo of herself on Instagram and said she “hasn’t changed” in the past 50 years.

Gogglebox fans all said the same thing as long-serving star shared a throwback snap onto her Instagram. Julie Malone, who has been a fixture on the Channel 4 telly-watching favourite since 2014, took to social media to share the new post, which was a school photo from nearly 50 years ago.

She captioned the photo, “Haha, 1977, school days, happy times@Manchester Central High School for Girls”!

In the photo, Julie was grinning and sporting a vintage-style haircut. Nearly 2000 people voted in favor of the image in the comments section.

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All full of praise for the TV star, who appears on Gogglebox alongside husband Tom Malone Senior and and their sons Shaun and Tom Jr, fans remarked how she ‘hadn’t changed’ in the time since the photograph was taken. One wrote: “You haven’t changed Julie, still fabulous. Love & best wishes from Irelandxx”

Another person remarked, “My son was born in 1977, and you still look the same.” Two months after the Jubilee, a third person stated, “You haven’t changed much about Julie.” Still looking good! Hope the filming is successful. Xx”

Fourth fan commented, “You haven’t aged a day, Julie,” adding that “you and your family are by far my favorite on Gogglebox.”

Following the recent sacking of one star, several newcomers were introduced to the program, including mother and daughter-in-law Sara and Lara, friends Jake and Calum, and family Andre, Sarah and daughter Chee, and newcomers Sara and Lara, who were all recently cast.

Rosie and Susie, Rosie and Susie, a new duo, made their television debut during the most recent episode, though.

Although it appears that fans of the long-running program haven’t been completely blown away by the new additions, some people mistakenly believe they’re not being real.

One person responded to the question, “Left one is completely over acting and playing to the camera, compared to those Scottish sisters,”. While the point is to be accurate and to watch what you watch, it is fake. Too much .

The new peeps’ acting is a lot more desperate than the original, according to another user. Why “fix” it if it wasn’t broken?

While a third demanded, “Stop all this performative nonsense and be authentic #Gogglebox”

No offence, another user said, “These new Goggleboxers are not natural, they know what #gogglebox fans like and their trying too hard.” Not at all funny [sic] forced.

Dolly Parton, a legend in music, was forced to omit a Dollywood performance due to kidney stones after posting a video of her apologetic treatment to fans.

Dolly Parton has been forced to cancel a scheduled appearance at Dollywood on Wednesday after her doctor advised her not to travel due to kidney stones.

Instead, the 79-year-old country music legend apologized for missing the opening of one of the park’s new attractions via a pre-recorded video.

“I know. You may be wondering why you’re here and wondering why you’re there. I did, however, have a small issue. In the video shared on X, Dolly claimed that she had a kidney stone that was giving her a lot of problems.

As she addressed her disappointed fans, she explained that an infection has given her medical advice. The doctor informed the patient that there was an infection and that you don’t need to travel this minute. You need to recuperate for a while. He therefore advised me against visiting Dollywood today. I want to make it clear that I was anticipating everything.

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She continued, letting her adoring fans know that everything will turn out fine. I’m just unable to continue today.

Dolly’s music legend’s year has seen a significant personal loss, and the cancellation and health issues come with it. She lost Carl Dean, her devoted husband of 58 years, in March.

Since their 1964 encounter outside a laundromat in Nashville, the pair had been living together. They tied the knot in Georgia two years later.

Dolly characterized their relationship as having a profound impact: “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words cannot adequately express the love we have shared for more than 60 years. I appreciate your sincere and compassionate words.

She also detested her brother David earlier this year, which added to the grief caused by the loss of three more siblings over time. Dolly has made it clear how much her ability to work has been affected by these personal tragedies.

Speaking with Khloe Kardashian, she reflected on how grief has temporarily slowed her creative projects: “There’s a few things now.

When you ask me if there are things I started but haven’t finished, I have several things I’ve wanted to start, but I can’t do it because my husband passed away three months ago. I’m just coming up with some wonderful, lovely ideas, but I don’t want to finish them.

Despite these setbacks, Dolly continues to be committed to her music and creative endeavors despite the slowdown in progress. There are situations like that that temporarily stall you. However, if it comes, I’ll write something else. She said, “I’m just putting that all on hold.”

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Jamie Oliver, a television chef, has openly discussed his failures following the demise of his restaurant empire and offered advice on how to recover.

Jamie Oliver says his restaurant empire went bankrupt because he didn’t get the basics right and was “conceptually thick”. The TV chef and healthy food campaigner once ran dozens of UK restaurants with other eateries around the world. His TV series also played out globally and it looked like nothing could go wrong.

However, a severe financial crisis in 2019 caused the group of Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurants, including Jamie’s Italian and Barbecoa, to close 22 of his 25 UK restaurants.

Speaking about the highs and lows of his career in a new podcast interview with Davina McCall, 50-year-old Jamie, who is dyslexic, said: “There’s a certain degree of life’s a bit of a numbers game and you gotta have a go otherwise you never know, and I think failure comes in various forms and shapes, but it’s an incredible educator.

Failure can be understood as having a variety of meanings for different people. I mean, you could have suffered a burn or a cut, or you could have lost something you’ve spent all of your savings on. You might be letting down someone you love.

“I also believe that failure can be very painful, and that the idea of pain can become more prevalent as you age because it is always perceived as a negative thing, but in reality, pain is a remarkable gift as a whole.” If you didn’t have that, you would have been dead thirty years ago when you hit your foot, splinter, or get burn. Therefore, I believe it to be a genuine gift.

Although I’m trying to protect myself and perhaps being philosophical, I believe that suffering and failure are all a part of how your peripheral vision and senses are really shaped. And I believe that whatever you’re trying to accomplish might not have been successful because you made the right choice; in some cases, it’s because I’ve failed because I’ve tried too hard and people weren’t prepared. Sometimes I’ve had too late for me to succeed.

Because I spent my entire life refusing to accept responsibility for math and numbers, which goes back to school, I know I was in the worst group for maths because I didn’t pass math at school, I sometimes have failed and I get all the hard bits right. I also got the basics wrong.

Conceptually speaking, I’m thick within that. When it comes to math, I have a negative outlook on myself. So when I lost my restaurants, you know, all the hard work we did, all the work that most people struggled to get right, we did it right, we were really good at the hard stuff, and it was really the basics.

In 2000, Jamie and Jools married, and they have five children, with their son Buddy, a self-taught chef. Jamie praised his “Fifteen” project, which for a number of years taught young unemployed people how to cook, calling it “the best thing I’ve ever done.”

He continued, “She’s quite in the background and she’s done that on purpose,” talking about his partner Jools, who has kept the family together throughout Jamie’s decades of campaigns and business ventures. She is without a doubt the star. She is incredibly kind, kind, and funny, and has incredible instinct.

“I adore her to pieces. She gives us the way we are, and I’m very grateful for Jools’ incredible parenting.

* Davina McCall’s most recent Begin Again podcast, which is available now, includes the full interview with Jamie Oliver.