1 hr. ago
Esmee Gummer dreamed of becoming a professional dancer. At 18, and just six weeks before she was due to start dance college, complications following surgery left her paralysed from the waist down and unsure if she would ever walk again.
Now 35, she has swapped life at her home in Hackney, east London, for a campervan as she attempts to run 5,000km (3,107 miles) around the UK and Ireland.
She is leading a free 5km (3.1 mile) run club in every British city, as well as Dublin, as part of her project – The Nation's 5k – to inspire people to "say yes to movement before it's too late".
Since setting off from Inverness in June, she has consumed countless carbohydrate gels and worn out at least five pairs of trainers.
A support crew drives the van between cities, but Gummer, originally from Heybridge, Essex, is making the journey on foot, running for up to seven hours a day as she aims to complete the challenge in 99 days.
#gummer #esmee #hackney #june
Now 35, she has swapped life at her home in Hackney, east London, for a campervan as she attempts to run 5,000km (3,107 miles) around the UK and Ireland.
She is leading a free 5km (3.1 mile) run club in every British city, as well as Dublin, as part of her project – The Nation's 5k – to inspire people to "say yes to movement before it's too late".
Since setting off from Inverness in June, she has consumed countless carbohydrate gels and worn out at least five pairs of trainers.
A support crew drives the van between cities, but Gummer, originally from Heybridge, Essex, is making the journey on foot, running for up to seven hours a day as she aims to complete the challenge in 99 days.
#gummer #esmee #hackney #june
3 months ago
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner have hosted a weekend of wedding celebrations in Sicily.
After a very private civil ceremony in London, the newlyweds got married all over again on Saturday. This time, the couple went big with a lavish affair in the capital city, Palermo, in a scenic celebration that cost a reported $1.73 million (£1.29 million) according to Vanity Fair.
A-listers flocked to Italy for one of the celebrity weddings of the year, with Charli XCX, George Daniel, Joe Alwyn, Grace Gummer, Mark Ronson, Donatella Versace and Troye Sivan among those in attendance.
Lipa and Turner arrived in Sicily on Wednesday night ahead of their guests, setting up base at the Villa Igiea Hotel on the outskirts of Palermo.
The celebrations kicked off with a party on Friday with live music and a ***** tail reception in the Piazza Croce dei Vespri.
According to local sources, the celebrations later moved to the historic Palazzo Valguarnera Ganci for dinner, where Elton John serenaded the couple with Your Song.
After a very private civil ceremony in London, the newlyweds got married all over again on Saturday. This time, the couple went big with a lavish affair in the capital city, Palermo, in a scenic celebration that cost a reported $1.73 million (£1.29 million) according to Vanity Fair.
A-listers flocked to Italy for one of the celebrity weddings of the year, with Charli XCX, George Daniel, Joe Alwyn, Grace Gummer, Mark Ronson, Donatella Versace and Troye Sivan among those in attendance.
Lipa and Turner arrived in Sicily on Wednesday night ahead of their guests, setting up base at the Villa Igiea Hotel on the outskirts of Palermo.
The celebrations kicked off with a party on Friday with live music and a ***** tail reception in the Piazza Croce dei Vespri.
According to local sources, the celebrations later moved to the historic Palazzo Valguarnera Ganci for dinner, where Elton John serenaded the couple with Your Song.
