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Into the Bridgerverse: Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ Merch and Live Events Business Is Blooming Ahead of Season 3

Bridgerton” has become so much more than a TV show. Heading into Season 3 of Shonda Rhimes’ massively popular period romance series, Netflix has found that viewers aren’t just invested in the love story of new leading couple Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) — they want to invest in the brand itself. That means a fandom spending its dollars on a growing merch and events business that helps them celebrate each new season of the show, which is based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels.
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Melissa Joan Hart rewears 21-year-old dress to celebrate holiday
A post shared by Melissa Joan Hart (@melissajoanhart)In speaking about her dress, Melissa, 46, said she purchased it in 2000 in Melbourne, Australia. "I wore it on the #LateShow with #JayLeno in 2021 after 9/11 when I only wore red, white and blue for the better part of a year," she said, noting the clothing hangs in her vacation house in Lake Tahoe."It became a July 4th staple in my Tahoe closet in about 2008 and I have since worn it every year minus 2019 when I spent Independence Day on the east coast," she said. Melissa's Instagram post also showed her in the oft-recycled dress standing alongside Hilary Duff and Bryan Cranston — a photo, she said, that was "doctored.""That never actually happened in my memory," she said. A post shared by Melissa Joan Hart (@melissajoanhart)While the of-legal-drinking-age eagle outfit got all the attention, the actress began her holiday weekend in a green floral dress. She also shared an incredible video of a water rescue simulation exercise at Lake Tahoe.The bird is the word for Melissa.Howard Stern is apparently joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he accidentally revealed on his SiriusXM show.During a break in his show, the radio icon — who didn't realize his microphone was still on — let slip that he's part of Marvel's upcoming "Doctor Doom" project, which has yet to be officially announced. The bombshell occurred as Howard spoke with his show's producer about booking potential guests for the show.
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Woman shamed for getting period blood on lover's bed gets revenge with funny song
viral song about it.Most songs sung about men are usually about a crushing heartbreak or an everlasting love.But Sez has penned a song about her experience with a date after she slept in his bed.And, it is not about a steamy sex session or coffee and cuddles in the morning.The songwriter from Melbourne, Australia, realised she had got a spot of period blood on her flame’s, known as ‘Ted’, bed sheets.But instead of a caring reaction, he ‘flipped out’ at Sez for the mark she left on his sheets.So this gave Sez ammunition to write a song about Ted and his lack of understanding about how women’s bodies, well, work.Now, the song named ‘Ted’ has already racked up a huge 1.8 million views in only three days of being posted to TikTok.Sez explained: “This song is for this man that I slept at his house and then I got a bit of period in his bed by accident and he was like ‘what the f***’ and I was like ‘seriously sorry for existing’, Jesus.“So this one’s for you Ted.”The songwriter from down under then whipped out her acoustic guitar and blasted out the revenge tune.Sez sang: “Hey Ted, I just realised I got my period in your bed.“You ask me how I didn't know honestly mate I don’t track my flow,“Just think of it like Picasso on your sheets, I mean it is what it is, my period.“I can’t delete like when you were born your mum would’ve been gushing blood but look I’ve only left a patch, it’s not a flood.”She savagely continued: “And ya sheets are pretty dirty anyway I’m doing you a little favour, go soak him for a couple of days. Hey Teddy, got my period in ya bed.
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Brave White Island volcano survivor removes mask for first time to reveal horror burns
face mask for the first time in two and a half years after suffering horror burns.The blast, which burnt 70% of Stephanie Browitt's body and killed her father and sister said she was "tougher than I thought" when revealing the burns.The 26-year-old said her family had been "destroyed" during the White Island volcano erupted in New Zealand on December 9, 2019, which left 22 dead, including Stephanie's dad, Paul, and 21-year-old sister Krystal.Stephanie's mum, Marie, had stayed on the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship and watched on as the volcano erupted.Browitt spent two weeks in a coma while fighting for her life with third-degree burns to her body, before the 26-year-old, from Melbourne, Australia, documented her road to recovery online.For the first time in public, brave Browitt revealed the extent of her injuries, looking in the mirror while taking part in an interview with 60 Minutes.Browitt, while looking in the mirror, said that she sees "a person who has gone through much more than I ever expected in life" and that she was "tougher than I ever thought I would be."The 26-year-old also revealed that she had endured six months of surgery, requiring several rounds of skin grafts onto her limbs as well as requiring a finger amputated.Stephanie said: "I think I have learned that the fight for survival is a real thing. I was fighting every day to survive, just to get back to myself.
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Naga Munchetty cuts off co-star to ask for water as Jubilee coverage goes wrong
BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty suffered an unfortunate microphone blunder outside Buckingham Palace. Naga presented BBC Breakfast live from Buckingham Palace on Thursday morning (June 2) during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations - but it all went wrong for a moment.She was keeping viewers up to date on the royal celebrations before the historic Trooping of the Colour parade taking place at the giant London palace on Thursday.However, Naga needed a quick beverage during the broadcast - and she ended up interrupting her fellow BBC colleague Ashley John-Baptiste just seconds into his report.Naga had just finished speaking to royal historian Kate Williams and handed over to Ashley who was catching up with royal fans gathering on the Mall.But she made a quick request for a glass of water as she struggled through the royal coverage for a minute - and it seemed like she forgot to turn her microphone off.It meant Naga's bid to bag a beverage cut across Ashley's introduction - so viewers heard her say: "Please can I have a glass of water?" from behind the camera.Luckily, Ashley seemed relatively unaffected by Naga's request and managed to move on with his report.Fans had been waiting hours for the royal festivities to begin, with some travelling all the way from Calgary in Canada for the Jubilee, which marks 70 years of her majesty's service on the throne.One fan from Melbourne, Australia said: "fan from Melbourne, Australia said: “This is a dream come true, obviously with the pandemic I didn’t think I’d get here."I’m just looking forward to seeing it all and being a part of it.
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'Broke' teen who quit McDonald's now earns £28,000 a month from eBay business
A teenager has ditched her job at McDonalds to enjoy a life of designer clothes, travel and luxury thanks to starting her own business on eBay.Olivia Percoco, from Melbourne in Australia, decided to launch a new business in 2020 before Covid hit.The e-commerce eBay store “took off” mid 2021 and is now thriving.The 18-year-old has invested her time into a “dropshipping" business which is a popular money-making scheme, which involves shipping products from the manufacturer directly to the customer for the retailer.After speaking to Daily Mail Australia, she claimed to have turned over more than $500,000 (£282,009) in just two years.Percoco also claims to have made $50,000 (£28,200) in just one month.Spending her time on social media, Percoco tracks what is trending and what is most in demand and then uses her research to make a profit.She claims to be completely self taught, having spend her free time in the first Covid lockdown Youtubing videos on drop shipping which taught her “everything she knows”.Olivia used to work at McDonalds before launching her online store and says she was “completely broke”.“I hated working, it wasn’t fun, so I googled ways to make money online and came across drop shipping” she said.After hours of research and seeing how much money other people were making online, she decided to give it a try on a store of her own.Initially, Olivia took to the popular shopping platform, Shopify.
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