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Si Harrison purchased Dave Myers’ beloved BSA Goldstar for £16,000 during an auction at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull, West Midlands, which hasn’t been used much since the filming of the movie.

A man has expressed his joy to buy Dave Myers’ last motorbike for £16,000.

Si Harrison purchased the BSA Goldstar when it went under the hammer at the National Motorcycle Museum near Solihull, West Midlands on Wednesday. The grey and black motorcycle famously featured in the BBC’s The Hairy Bikers Go West, which was the last series made by the popular TV chef duo Si King and the late Dave who died aged 66 of cancer in February last year.

Si was Dave’s close friend, and his passing “absolutely devastated” him. So he purchased the wheels as a bike, and Dave’s legacy “means a lot to” him. On Dave Day, when the biking community gathers across the nation to raise money in the chef’s memory, Si plans to ride the BSA Goldstar. More than 20 000 people traveled from London to Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, last year to raise £127, 000.

And now Si hopes to ride Dave’s BSA Goldstar when the community gathers this year to repeat the journey. He told the BBC: “We’ve been such good mates and the news of Dave’s passing was absolutely devastating. I couldn’t think of a bike that I’d rather be on, and the idea of riding in Dave Day meant so much to me.”

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Dave, himself from Barrow-in-Furness, found fame alongside his friend Si as part of the motorcycle-riding cooking duo The Hairy Bikers – their last show together was broadcast shortly after Dave’s death. Until it was sold, the bike was displayed at the National Motorcycle Museum, alongside a life-size cut-out of the pair, as well as Dave’s riding gear.

Lilian Myers, the presenter’s widow, said after the auction that she was “absolutely happy to see this bike being loved,” adding that Dave will certainly be as delighted as the person who purchased it. I’m delighted that Dave’s bike has found a new home and raised money for three very worthwhile causes dear to his heart. I hope the new owner will enjoy riding it as much as Dave did, making their own memories to treasure. It’s a special motorbike with some special memories.

According to Lilian, the funds will now be donated to South Cumbria’s CancerCare North Lancashire &amp and NSPCC Childline.

Director of the National Motorcycle Museum, James Hewing, expressed his delight in participating in the auction of his beloved BSA Gold Star.

Greggs is probably one of James Charles’s last appearances, and his reaction to his first ever sausage roll has left British fans reeling.

Makeup influencer and social media personality James Charles has left some British fans reeling after posting his reaction to trying Greggs for the very first time. He recently touched down in the London to collab with other UK creators, but fans weren’t expecting this pistop.

The 25-year-old YouTuber is most famous for his elaborate makeup looks. He’s also become known for his humorous and sometimes bizarre TikToks, like when he posted an extended ‘crash out’ at the news of a potential TikTok ban.

However, his TikTok reaction to trying his first-ever Greggs has already sent him viral. Fans were glued to their seats as his verdict on one of Britain’s most beloved institutions was over five million views.

James reacted by removing the sausage roll from its traditional Greggs bag and saying, “Oh, that looks nice.” He declared, “It’s so good,” after taking a big bite. Fans, however, were offended by the makeup mogul’s subsequent comment, which stated that he believed the roll needed “a little sauce.”

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One commenter claimed that a sausage roll with ketchup is “DIABOLICAL.” When you put the camera roll in the KETCHUP, the “GASP” I grew suspicious of! another yelled. Another commented, “It feels like a crime.”

Other people claimed that consuming ketchup on a sausage roll was not very British. One person claimed, “I’ve never seen a Brit eat it with ketchup.” Another compared it to dipping crisps in ketchup, arguing that despite its size as a snack, it should be consumed on its own.

Discussion erupted as a result of him eating the entire roll without putting it in the bag. When they remove the entire package from the bag, you can tell that they are not British. A user remarked, “The bag helps catch the inevitable crumbs.”

James then tried the Greggs chicken bake, which he praised as “gorgeous.” The pepperoni pizza slice, which he also adored a lot, was next. He said, “Okay Gregg,” and he appeared stunned.

He then gave Greggs a largely positive rating of ten out of ten. Even so, he continued, “This would be a ten if I was drunk on a night out.” He then posed with the (lightly perplexed-looking) Greggs staff and ended the video on a good note.

British viewers were largely pleased with his reaction, aside from the ketchup controversy. Although some Greggs fans were upset that James didn’t try the steak bake, one of the deli’s most well-liked dishes, James responded that he “wasn’t feeling it” because he had steak for dinner the night before.

Many people find it hard to believe that he even starred in a Greggs. One employee said, “Imagine working in Greggs and James coming in and ordering a sausage roll.”

“James Charles eating a Greggs wasn’t on my bingo card like,” a commenter said. Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry even chimed in: “Imagine walking into Greggs and seeing James Charles munching on his steak bake!!!”

In a wry social media post, Joseph Platt, the son of renowned producer Marc Platt, called Snow White actress Rachel Zegler “immature.”

Jonah Platt, Marc Platt’s eldest son, slammed Snow White actress Rachel Zegler. Marc, a renowned producer behind films like La La Land and Cruella, flew to meet with Rachel over her social media posts defending Palestine and her remarks against Donald Trump returning to power.

Jonah, an actor, writer, and producer, criticized the film star on social media for her stance. Rachel and Marc had been collaborating on the movie. Rachel was called “immature” in Jonah’s post, which has since been deleted. Jonah also alleged that she had narcissistic tendencies.

A Jonah-related question was posed by a user on social media: “Your dad flew to NYC to reprimand a young actress.” Any comments on this? Because that is uncalled for and creepy as hell. No, no one has the right to free speech. Your father deserves shame.

Jonah yelled, “You really want to do this,” in a fiery rant. Yes, my father, the creator of the sizable piece of Disney IP that had hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, had to leave his family to travel across the country to apologise to his 20-year-old employee for sticking her personal politics into the middle of promoting the movie for which she had signed a multi-million dollar contract to get paid and act in public.

Jonah suggested that Rachel’s statements might have an impact on the film’s performance at the box office. He asserted that “free speech does not imply that you are entitled to say whatever you want in your private employment without fear of reprisals.” She stooped the conversation to her own immature desires at the risk of the colleagues, the crew, and the blue collar workers who depended on that film’s success because it was a tens of thousands of people’s work. It is not appropriate to coddle or encourage narcissism.

Disney reportedly employed a social media guru for Rachel after her Instagram post about Donald Trump’s re-election. The actress in November 2024 after the election results took to her Instagram to express her anger and sorrow that Trump was re-elected. Near the end of her post, she had written “May Trump supporters … never know peace” and signed off with “F— Donald Trump.” The post received backlash from MAGA supporters and conservatives. Rachel apologised for the post in an Instagram Story the following week.

Variety reported on March 25 that the company and Snow White producer Marc Platt hired a social media guru to vet her post before the film’s March 21 debut after her Trump post. There reportedly was a back and forth but Rachel eventually worked with the guru.

The outlet reported that Disney and Marc had an issue with another of Rachel’s social media posts. Rachel, known for her outspoken support for Palestine, had tweeted, “and always remember, free Palestine.”

The 67-year-old film producer reportedly traveled to New York to meet Rachel while she was getting ready for her Romeo + Juliet Broadway show to talk to her and get her to delete her pro-Palestinian tweet. Rachel kept her tweet and position, but she never changed.

In an interview Cosmopolitan in October 2024, Rachel spoke about the backlash she received from Snow White leading to people harassing her from her apartment.

“For being brown,” having brown skin. for Snow White’s playing. A particular group of people were reportedly escorting people and yelling profanities at my apartment, the 23-year-old said.

The article did not mention whether Disney compensated Rachel for the hysterical and racist backlash she received from playing the Latina woman who is half Colombian and for criticizing the movie for being outdated as well as for describing how it “scared” her as a child.

In response to calls for Pete Hegseth to step down as secretary of defense of the United States, Piers Morgan took to social media to express the rare occasion he and Hillary Clinton shared.

On Wednesday, Piers Morgan and Hillary Clinton had a surprising social media conversation. The pair frequently blow themselves up over their opposing viewpoints on contentious subjects.

However, this time both were surprised to find themselves in agreement. It came after the former Good Morning Britain man wrote on Elon Musk’s microblogging site, X, formerly known as Twitter: “If you don’t consider this to be classified info about imminent war plans, it *may* be that you’re too partisan to recognise the truth when it slaps you around your tribal chops.

Republicans would have been “righteous” if this had taken place under Biden’s leadership.

Then, he shared leaked information with Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense of the United States. It allegedly lists possible launches’ timings in it.

Hillary re-shared Piers’ post and said: “Never thought I’d be retweeting Piers Morgan, but he’s right!” Piers shared the interaction on his Instagram account and captioned the post: “Finally, Hillary smashes a glass ceiling…”

Then he instructed his followers to scroll through his response to her. Do you have any knowledge of classified information breaches? asked Pier in a response.

Hegseth’s resignation was urged after his Signal account exposed his reckless attack plans. His opponents claimed that the leak “could” put a target on the mission’s pilots.

Democrat Senator for New Jersey Andy Kim said Mr Hegseth acted “recklessly” after his account texted times when American pilots would carry out strikes in Yemen earlier this month. In the “team update” group chat on Signal, Mr Hegseth said F-18s would launch multiple strikes while being supported by drones that would be deployed against targets.

The leaked chats have proved to be a major embarrassment for the Trump administration with chat members, including Hegseth slamming critics. That is despite White House officials confirming the authenticity of his claims. Hegseth has repeatedly denied texting attack plans in the Signal group chat that included The Atlantic magazine’s Jeffrey Goldberg.

Earlier in the week, Piers also took aim at Lord Alan Sugar. While the journalist and broadcaster wished Lord Sugar a happy birthday on Monday, he couldn’t help but made a jibe – even referencing Donald Trump.

He said, “Happy birthday, my Lord,” and continued. I’m shocked that our age difference is only 19 years apart. You appear to be ten years older than Trump, your current sexiest.

The dig was a response to Lord Sugar’s earlier barb, which read, “@piersmorgan it’s my birthday today Piersy (78)”. Please let me know when you have a stainless Rolex Daytona because I’m aware of your efforts to get one.

“I’m aware that you will turn 60 on the 30th, so why are you still eligible for pension?” On the NHS, you can now get incontinence pants for nothing.

Ashley Walters, the actor and former So Solid Crew star, has revealed his secret to a happy home life with his family. You might think that’s what you’d expect.

Ashley Walters has revealed the strict rule he uses to stay connected to his kids. The 42-year-old Top Boy actor is currently starring in hit Netflix drama Adolescence alongside Stephen Graham.

The actor is a father of eight, who was also a member of UK garage band So Solid Crew in the early Noughties. He is step-dad to his partner’s child from another relationship, step-dad to his ex-partner’s child from another relationship, step-dad to two daughters from another relationship, Amaiya-Love, nine, and River, five, with his current wife Danielle Isaie, as well as having three grown-up kids with his ex-partner Natalie Williams and step-dad to his two daughters from another relationship.

And he claims that arranging for a weekly family meal and removing all unnecessary items from the kitchen are the keys to a happy home life. Have Sunday lunch with your kids and keep their devices a lock, he told the Daily Mail. We do that, too.

My wife and I have lunch together and talk every Sunday and place our children’s devices in a safe. The majority of us are equipped with such things. Even though our devices are fantastic, I firmly believe they have taken something away from us. That human connection that you can express your feelings to someone.

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Ashley continued to add that everyone can cope with their issues when they are able to communicate in a relaxed family setting. He said, “A problem can be halved if it is shared.” It is authentic. It functions. We can become less enraged if we can discuss it. We discuss a problem, and we can talk about it without feeling down.

The confession comes as Ashley’s latest acting project Adolescence, about a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a female schoolmate after becoming influenced by online misogyny, has become a huge hit on Netflix. It also tipped to be nominated at the TV BAFTAS, which take place in May.

Ashley previously admitted he was surprised by his 15-year-old co-star Owen Cooper, and the show tackles the hard-hitting themes of toxic masculinity and the “manosphere.” He claimed to be a magician in GQ magazine. I had no idea how he was acting. I was shocked at how confident he was as I watched him.

He says, “He’s just holding his own with everyone,” not only with his first professional job, but it’s also his first with one-take episodes and actors who are very experienced. I have a lot of respect for him, and I think he will achieve great things.

Owen helped me recall what I ought to be attempting to achieve: that childlike innocence that you should strive to retain in every job even as an adult. That’s what acting is all about: letting go of any limitations or how society might have affected you, or simply believing in what you’re doing.

*Now available to watch Adolescence on Netflix.

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