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Sabre Norris - The hilarious interview that started it all

Sabre Norris - The hilarious interview that started it all

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Sabre Norris wins Women’s Skateboard Park silver | X Games Minneapolis 2018

Sabre Norris wins Women’s Skateboard Park silver | X Games Minneapolis 2018

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Sabre Norris (born 3 January 2005)is an Australian surfer, skater, and YouTuber from Newcastle. She is the eldest child of Olympic swimmer Justin Norris and Brooke Norris. Sabre Norris was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 3 January 2005 to Olympic butterfly swimmer Justin Norris and his wife Brooke Norris. She is the oldest of the six children that includes Cerrus Jaye Norris which nickname is Sockie who is 16 years old, Coda Cee Norris which nickname is Biggy who is 14 years old, Naz Bea Norris which nickname is Nazzy who is 12 years old, Disco Baz-O Norris which nickname is Discy who is 5 years old, Charm Zee Norris which nickname is Charmy who is 3 years old.

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In 2016, at 11 years old Norris became the youngest surfer ever to compete in the open round of the Sydney International Women’s Pro. Her 4 November 2016 interview with Karl Stefanovic captured quite a bit of attention on Australia's Channel Nine's The Today Show; it reportedly attracted over 2 million views prompting an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show which was viewed 40 million times. Norris is an accomplished skateboarder and although she has been diagnosed with Chiari malformation, it did not impede her selection in the Australian skateboarding squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She is the third female in history and first Australian female to land a "540".

In 2018 she won a silver medal in skateboarding at the X Games (becoming the first woman to land a McTwist on a skateboard at an X Games); won the Bondi Bowl-A-Rama; and finished in second place in the Vans Park Series Oceania Championships. In 2019 the ABC published the biographical podcast Sabre Norris — the girl who shreds waves and skate parks. In 2021 she appeared in the documentary film Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story, about 21-year-old Australian skateboarder Poppy Starr Olsen. Sabre Norris and her family have 4 channels called "The Norris Nuts", "Norris Nuts Do Stuff", "Norris Nuts Gaming", and "Norris Nuts Gaming".Turnbull, Samantha (9 December 2019). "The YouTube Stars Your Kids Love And You've Never Heard Of". ABC. which focuses on her and her five younger siblings birthdays, gaming, and performing challenges. They also record songs together for the channel. As of 2023 they have around 9 million subscribers.

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Surfer Daniel Caban, 20, had been paddling about 50 metres out at Swansea Heads, south of Newcastle in New South Wales, when a 3.5 metre long great white shark burst out of the water.. Photographer Nathan McLaren, 33, captured the once-in-a-lifetime experience on camera. 

Friends raced into the water to warn Daniel and others about the beast, which they believe could have been secretly feeding in the area for more than an hour while surfers rode waves above it.

'I was just out on the beach taking a picture of a couple of the local guys out surfing and just had the perfect coincidence of capturing the lovely photo,' Nathan, a photographer and electrician, said.

Surfers Daniel Caban and Nathan McLaren..

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'When Daniel saw the photo his jaw pretty much hit the ground. He had been in the water for about an hour and I'd say that shark was feeding around there the whole time.

'It goes to show the shark wasn't out there to kill him, but it was definitely feeding out there.

'The way the bay operates you have a wave that comes in from the right and the left and it pushes a lot of water out through the middle, you get a huge rip which pushes out all the food I suppose. 

He said: “If you see a snake when you’re camping you’re still going to go camping if you enjoy it ... I highly believe it’s their domain out there. Obviously what’s happened in Western Australia is a tragedy but I don’t believe culling is the answer.

“I think we have the technology to keep them away if you are worried about it.”

A heroic surfer who revealed he was single in a viral interview on the Today Show in 2013 returned to the show this morning alongside his wife. Angus McNicol from Byron Bay appeared on the breakfast show eight years ago after he and his friend Nick Chalmers bravely jumped into dangerous surf at Kirra to rescue a French couple who were caught in the wash near rocks. The pair's interview went viral as Today Show host Karl Stefanovic burst into hysterical laughter at long-haired Angus's revelation that it felt 'really good' to rescue the female half of the couple. Stefanovic later described McNicol as a 'woolly mammoth'. The interview ended with confirmation that McNicol was single and looking for a partner, with Stefanovic inviting female viewers to contact the show if they wanted to be put in touch with the single life saver.  

This morning he reappeared on the show alongside his wife, Brooke McNicol Boyschau, who revealed she first spotted McNichol before she'd seen the famous rescue interview. 'I actually hadn't seen the segment prior to first witnessing Angus in his natural habitat,' she said.  'The first time I saw Angus was on the beach, he'd sort of emerged from the water [and] I thought, righto, calm down, who is this?'  Brooke revealed she had a drink with McNichol before a friend made her watch the viral segment featuring his brave feat and then urged her to track down the hairy hero, who she described as 'Aquaman'. 

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McNichol charmed the nation when he described the moment he rescued the female French backpacker eight years ago. 'I calmed her down and I asked her what her name was and she asked me what my name was,' he said. 'But then she said I was her angel, so I was pretty happy.' 'You don't get called "angel" every day.' Stefanovic then made it something of a mission to find Angus a partner, later inviting him back on the show to detail what he was looking for in a wife.

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Surf hero Angus helps out with cooking segment

Surf hero Angus helps out with cooking segment

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'Surfer Bro' hilariously trolls LA City Council with speech defending house parties

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Dirk van Tichelt of Belgium reacts after defeating Changrim An of Korea in the men's –73 kg judo elimination round DAVID RAMOS/GETTY IMAGES - Rio 2016 Olympic faces

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France's Sofiane Oumiha lands a punch on Honduras' Teofimo Andres Lopez Rivera during the men's light (60kg) match YURI CORTEZ/AFP

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Argentina's Rocio Campigli vies with Dutch players during the women's preliminaries group B handball match ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP

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Segun Toriola of Nigeria plays a men's singles second round table tennis match against Koki Niwa of Japan MIKE EHRMANN/GETTY IMAGES

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Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera of Colombia reacts during the men's 62kg group A weightlifting contest LARS BARON/GETTY IMAGES

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Kim Kardashian was spotted ordering fries from a Mcdonald's...

Rihanna was recently seen shopping at Target, which is so normal it's incredible. When a woman needs to shop a woman needs to shop..

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Famous people eat too, Here is Amanda Seyfried at various shopping locations.. Seyfried has appeared in a number of films, including Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Jennifer's Body (2009), Dear John (2010), Letters to Juliet (2010), Red Riding Hood (2011), In Time (2011), Les Misérables (2012), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), Ted 2 (2015), and First Reformed (2017).

Niall Horan is seen here taking a picture of a couple on vacation.

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Taylor Swift is seen having an emotional moment on a park bench. Not long before the fans turn up..

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Gigi Hadid grabbing coffee with friends. Jelena Noura "Gigi" Hadid born April 23, 1995) is an American model and television personality. In November 2014, she made her debut in the Top 50 Models ranking at Models.com. In 2016, she was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Over the span of four years, she has made 35 appearances on international Vogue magazine covers. Models.com ranks Hadid as one of the "New Supers". Since 2017, Hadid has been one of the highest paid models in the world earning $20 million.

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Gigi Hadid

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When I met Tom Holland..

Holland achieved international recognition playing Spider-Man/Peter Parker in six Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero films, beginning with Captain America: Civil War (2016). The following year, Holland received the BAFTA Rising Star Award and became the youngest actor to play a title role in an MCU film in Spider-Man: Homecoming. The sequels, subtitled Far From Home (2019) and No Way Home (2021), each grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, and the latter became the highest-grossing film of the year. He had another action film role in Uncharted (2022), and also expanded to play against-type roles in the crime dramas The Devil All the Time (2020) and Cherry (2021). Holland has additionally directed the short film Tweet (2015) and voiced roles in computer-animated features, including Onward (2020).

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Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995) is an American actor, singer, and musician. He was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band R5 and is one half of the band the Driver Era (with his brother Rocky Lynch). As an actor, he rose to recognition for his debut role as Austin Moon on Disney Channel's comedy television series Austin & Ally and for his role as Brady in the network's Teen Beach Movie film series. In 2017, Lynch starred in the biopic My Friend Dahmer as a teenage Jeffrey Dahmer. In 2018, he starred in Status Update as Kyle. Between 2018 and 2020, he starred as Harvey Kinkle in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

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These two girls got lucky when they met KJ Apa at a gas station.

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He began acting playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand primetime soap opera Shortland Street from 2013 to 2015. In 2017, Apa was cast in the lead role of Archie Andrews in the CW drama series Riverdale. In film, Apa has starred in A Dog's Purpose (2017), The Hate U Give (2018) and I Still Believe (2020). In 2021, he released his debut solo album, the indie folk-rock album Clocks, which received some attention on Spotify and TikTok.

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Madison Nicole Ziegler born September 30, 2002 is an American actress and dancer. She appeared in Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms, from 2011 (at age 8) until 2016, and starred in a series of music videos by Sia, beginning with "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart", which have in total attracted more than 6 billion views on YouTube. Ziegler has appeared in films, television shows, concerts, advertisements and on magazine covers.

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Minding my business at Urban Outfiters when I met Madison Nicole Ziegler

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Ziegler was a judge on the 2016 season of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation, toured with Sia in North America and Australia in 2016 and 2017 and has given dance tours with her sister, Mackenzie. Her 2017 memoir, The Maddie Diaries, was a New York Times Best Seller. Her film roles include Camille Le Haut in the animated film Ballerina (2016), Christina Sickleman in The Book of Henry (2017), the title role in Music (2021), Mia in the high school drama The Fallout (2021), Velma in Steven Spielberg's 2021 West Side Story and Lindy in Bloody Hell (2023).

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Ziegler was included by Time magazine on its list of the "30 most influential teens" in each year from 2015 to 2017. She was included in the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Hollywood & Entertainment category. Her social media presence includes an Instagram account with more than 13 million followers.

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Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and racing driver. He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy. He had early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in the 1980s, including Can't Buy Me Love (1987) and Loverboy (1989). In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as Outbreak (1995) and television. Dempsey was also in Scream 3 (2000) where he played the role of Detective Mark Kincaid.

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He was successful in landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama (2002), a surprise box office hit. He has since starred in other films, including Brother Bear 2 (2006), Enchanted (2007), Made of Honor (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), Flypaper (2011), Freedom Writers (2007), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), and Disenchanted (2022).

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Dempsey, who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection, also enjoys auto racing in his spare time. He has competed in pro-am events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race, and Ensenada SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race. Prior to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dempsey declared that he would "walk away" from acting if he could and dedicate himself full-time to motorsports.

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On the train, near the seaside or at a fish and chip shop, celebrities have cropped up in all corners of Kent. Ed Sheeran pondering over his fish and chips order... he ended up opting for scampi and a jumbo sausage. Pic: Greatstone Fish Bar

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Let's all hang out with Ed Sheeran and he might even sing a song.. Ed Sheeran was spotted at The Hengist pub in Aylesford. Picture: The Hengist Village Bar & Dining Room - 

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The first famous person is Johnny Depp from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Second is Tom Hardy, 3rd  Andre Villas-Boas - 4th is looking like Idris Elba..

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No introduction here, This gentlemen is none other than Guitarist and singer from the world famous rock band Queen..

Brian May from Queen was at The Waterfront in Hythe. Picture: The Waterfront

The Queen star is understood to have brought his family along with him.

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Johnny Depp visiting Folly Wildlife Rescue in Tunbridge Wells in June 2022. Picture: Folly Wildlife Rescue / Facebook

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Back in 2019, he shared a glass of champagne with an Ashford couple who were celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Donnie Brasco star Depp treated Roxanne and Dave King to a lifetime memory by spending his Eurostar journey casually chatting to them and signing a champagne bottle, before getting off the train Ashford International. Mrs King said: "I was telling my husband to play it cool when we realised it was him but he said 'alright Johnny' and the conversation started. "We were just having a casual chat and he was so laid back. We didn't want to bombard him, but I did ask him to say 'but why is the rum gone?' "He told us he had only just made the train as he had left his passport behind and got on it with three minutes to spare. "We were in shock and the two hours flew by - it was like watching him on the telly. When we told him it was our first wedding anniversary, he got some champagne. Johnny wrote a message on a champagne bottle and spent the train journey with the couple "My husband asked him where he was going and he said it was to somewhere about a 50 minutes' drive away from Ashford. "He even rolled a cigarette but said he would wait until he got off at Ashford."

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Sir Anthony was spotted exiting Christopher Buck Antiques emporium by startled passer-by Peter Troy in November 2017. The Silence of the Lambs star had been filming in Dover but was taking a break from shooting in Sandgate high street. "What did strike me was Sir Anthony’s great humility," Mr Troy said. "For 15 minutes we shared jokes, recitations and anecdotes. "He was dressed in a flat cap, scarf and jumper much like me. You would have walked past him on the street. "There was no mention of autographs or selfies but before parting Sir Anthony asked if I had a camera. I hadn’t thought of it but I did in my pocket and his agent took our photo."

Anthony Hopkins' approachable personality proved a hit with a stunned passer-by.

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Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore

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The Harry Potter star, who played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, asked a railway maintenance worker for suggestions for the day out. Rudi Wilson said: "I recognised the sound of Sir Michael's voice first as I got on the train. I told him I was a fan of his work and he said 'come and sit down'". This year the 81-year-old has paid two visits already to The Fenn Bell Inn in Hoo, where he has a particular interest in the animals kept there.

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Gary Lineker

Former footballer Gary Lineker ditched the crisps and enjoyed a meal at The Sportsman, in Seasalter, in 2017. The World Cup golden boot winner and Match of the Day host later tweeted his approval of the award-winning food.

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Between 2002 and 2004, Ariel Castro abducted Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus from the streets of Cleveland, Ohio and later held them captive in his home of 2207 Seymour Avenue in the city's Tremont neighborhood. All three girls were imprisoned at Castro's home until 2013, when Berry successfully escaped with her six-year-old daughter, to whom she had given birth while imprisoned, and contacted the police. Police rescued Knight and DeJesus, and arrested Castro hours later. Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. He pleaded guilty to 937 criminal counts of rape, kidnapping and aggravated murder as part of a plea bargain. He was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 1,000 years in prison without the possibility of parole. One month into his life sentence, Castro committed suicide by hanging himself with a bed sheet in his prison cell.

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Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro CREDIT: Photo: AP

Amanda Marie Berry, left, and Georgina Lynn DeJesus Middle - Michelle Knight are pictured in undated handout photos released by the FBI.

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Harding made a name for herself in the competitive skating world during the mid to late 1980s and in 1991 she reached the peak of her career. Harding became the first woman to ever complete a triple axel in competition; she stunned judges and earned the first 6.0 mark given to a female skater for technical merit. She won the 1991 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships and placed second in that year’s World Championships. Despite this success, she was never able to land the triple axel in competition and as a result, her career began to decline.

U.S. figure skaters Tonya Harding (L) and Nancy Kerrigan avoid each other during a training session on Feb. 17 in Hamar, Norway, during the 1994 Winter Olympics.

 

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In competitive sports some have considered cheating and a few have attempted to cheat to succeed..Harding remained in the spotlight as she was often compared to fellow American figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan. The two young women had a competitive rivalry on the ice, and the media created and fuelled another dimension to this rivalry. Nancy Kerrigan was often referred to as the “princess” of figure skating due to her poised and polished demeanor. Harding on the other hand, was a little rough around the edges, often criticized by judges for costumes she had made herself. Harding was athletic, but she did not project the sophisticated, clean-cut image that the figure skating world upheld. Kerrigan did, and as a result she received numerous endorsement deals leading up to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

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Ice Skater Nancy Kerrigan

During the 1994 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships, the Kerrigan- Harding rivalry was amplified as both women were set to compete for their spots on the Olympic team; however, Nancy Kerrigan would never make it to the competition. After a practice session, Nancy Kerrigan was whacked on the knee with a metal baton by a mysterious man, injuring her so bad that she was unable to compete. Tonya Harding went on to win the competition, solidifying her spot on the Olympic team. Even though Kerrigan was unable to compete at the National Championships, it was later decided that if her knee healed, she would be given a spot on the team, as well.

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Harding’s win was quickly overshadowed by accusations that she was linked to the conspiracy against Kerrigan. Both Kerrigan and Harding went on to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics, but they were surrounded by media frenzy over the attack on Kerrigan. Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, along with three other men, was accused and found guilty of plotting and carrying out the attack on Kerrigan. He believed that if Kerrigan was out of the competition, money and endorsement deals would be in Harding’s future.

Kristi Yamaguchi, Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan and Tonia Kwiatkowski on the podium at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Throughout the Olympics, the media surrounded Harding, asking her if she knew about or was involved in the attack. Harding continued to deny any knowledge of or any involvement in the attack on Kerrigan. Nancy Kerrigan ended up winning the silver medal, losing the gold to Ukrainian Oksana Baiul; Tonya Harding placed a distant 8th.

Harding never admitted that she was involved in the plot; however, she did plead guilty to hindering prosecution because she learned of the plot after the attack. Harding received three years probation, paid $160,000 in fines, and completed 500 community service hours. The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped her of her 1994 National Figure Skating Championship title, and forever banned her from U.S. figure skating. The USFSA believed that Harding knew about the attack before it happened and showed “a clear disregard for fairness, good sportsmanship and ethical behavior.”

Nancy Kerrigan says she never got a direct apology from Tonya Harding

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