Put the kettle on, The Late Late Show line-up is looking pretty well this week.
In an Irish TV exclusive, Ryan Tubridy will be sitting down with US presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton to discuss her defeat to Donald Trump and what she hopes to do in the future.
Joining the line-up which includes the political icon, are a number of other fierce women paving their way in the world.
Vogue Williams will be in studio to discuss her new documentary series.
The series explores sperm donation, anxiety and online sugar dating, as well as a number of other topics.
She will also be talking about her new tell-all book, Everything.
With a career description including model, DJ, reality TV star, documentary maker and now author, we're sure the book is stuffed full of absorbing anecdotes.
Roz Purcell stepped out at the Qatar Airways Gala this week wearing the most amazing two piece, and the question on everyones lips was 'where did she get it?'
Thankfully, the model-turned-influencer shared the details of her stunning outfit with her 194,000 followers on Instagram.
New Irish fashion label VAENO is the premium collection responsible for Roz's chic, minimalist look.
VAENO is a new Irish fashion concept which aims to empower the women through effortless tailoring.
A refreshing change from fast fashion, the brand promotes the curation of wardrobe stocked with interchangeable separates.
This has led VAENO to create an edited capsule of classic, timeless essentials that work for all occassions.
The concept, whose motto is 'with the right components, a woman can achieve anything,' is the creative endeavour of Nadya Gaughran and Louise Merrick.
The pair of entrepreneurs have a combined extensive experience in fashion and retail, and the collection reflects their understanding of female form and shape.
The emphasis is on fit, cut and quality, to create timeless, elegant and achingly stylish ensembles.
The collection includes silk bodysuits, simple shift dresses, and well cut, structured two-pieces, much like Roz's.
When the foodie and #FitFam wave swept Ireland in recent years, the nation displayed a desire to fuel their body properly without sacrificing themselves to the Gods of Kale for all eternity.
And as it's not always easy to strike that balance, the contributions of Roz Purcell did not go unnoticed, so it's no surprise that the Tipperary-native took home our Foodie of the Year Award at the inaugural SHEmazing HP Awards in the Mansion House on May 4.
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The face behind uber-popular Natural Born Feeder, Roz's impact on the Irish health food scene in recent years is undeniable.
Combining delicious meals with guilt-free treats, Roz taps into the nation's desire to learn about food and nutrition without depriving themselves, and she absolutely nails it.
Up againstThe Little Green Spoon, The Wonky Spatula, The Healthy Tart and Derval O'Rourke on the night, Roz was ultimately crowned winner, and was thrilled by the award.
"Thank you so much at SHEmazing and all the readers for voting and awarding me Foodie of the Year – one of my favourite nights out to date!"
A woman from County Tyrone has won the Best Dressed prize at Ladies' Day at Cheltenham, and we're loving her look.
Una O'Farrell Feeney scooped up a reward of €11k, after judge Roz Purcell crowned her with the coveted prize.
However, Una said that she's not used to all this attention and even had her wedding abroad to avoid all the people.
She told the Herald, "It's funny because I went to New York to get married and there was only 10 people there because I don't like people looking at me and there's a lot more people looking at me now.
"I started thinking about what I was going to wear about four or five weeks ago. I got the dress and I had the shoes to match. I'm delighted, I'm overwhelmed.
"I haven't won a Best Dressed before, I've never so much as won a pound in the lotto," Una added.
In preparation for the month of love and Valentine's Day First Dates Ireland returns tonight with a fresh batch of hopefuls looking for love.
Viewers will be treated to 12 episodes of the show, which promise to be filled with more fun and frolics as the dater's awkwardly meet for the first time.
There will be plenty more of our favourite bathroom tête-à-têtes, to look forward to, along with more totally awks encounters.
Last year the show proved popular with 278,000 viewers tuning in to see South African, Federica telling Donegal dater to use hand sanitizer, amongst other things.
And apparently poor Gemma was so forgettable that when her date turned up to greet her, he struggled to believe they had already been on a date together. Ah, the dating scene in a country this small…
Viewers will be treated to a spin-off, First Dates Ireland Extra, which will see Irish celebs like Roz Purcell, and Stefanie Preissner discuss their dates, right after the show airs. George Mason from Home and Away is also set to appear, according to IFTN.
The fabulous Mateo Saina, AKA cupid or the restaurant's Maître D, is back to chaperone this year's hopefuls.
Although last year’s show didn’t match up any of the dater's, more hopefuls have lined up to feature this year, including double-dating cousins.
According toRTE, tonight's episode will see country music fan Rachel and carpenter Conor meet for the first time, followed by medical scientist Sinead and Latin lothario Antonio – will sparks fly?
If last year's batch were anything to go by we are in for another hilarious round of super-awkward, cringe worthy dates – let’s hope no one asks for the kid's menu this year!
It’s been a month since Roz Purcell acknowledged her relationship with Zach Desmond on 2FM, and now – finally – she’s released their first Insta pic as a couple.
Having split with Blizzards singer Bressie in May this year, the Tipperary native was first spotted with music promoter Zach at Electric Picnic.
And it now seems the pair are ready to make things Instagram official, as over the weekend the stunning model used social media to document their date night in London.
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The casual snap shows the couple at an American football game and is captioned: “NFL with a serious amount of snacks. Neither of us had a clue what was going on #nygiants #london.”
It’s a pretty frightening statistic: in the last decade, the number of breast cancer cases in this country has risen by a third.
Annual diagnoses now stand at some 2,800 women.
However, 85 percent of those with the disease are surviving, thanks largely to cancer research which is improving detection and treatments.
Paint It Pink supporters Roz Purcell with Marion and Lisa Dwane
Indeed, the Irish Cancer Society has invested €7.5m in BREAST-PREDICT, a five-year study focused on breast cancer research.
And now Paint It Pink is calling on all of us to host a pink coffee morning or event this October to support the charity’s important research, advocacy and services.
One celebrity getting behind the drive is model-turned-foodie Roz Purcell, whose own sister, Rachel, was last year diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia.
“Every family has been touched by cancer, and for women, breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer,” Roz, 25, said recently.
“This October we can help support all those on their breast cancer journey by Painting It Pink – host a coffee morning or pink event and play your part.”
Researcher Lisa Dwane is from Dublin. Her studies focus on hormone-driven breast cancer. Lisa’s mother Marion is a breast cancer survivor, and it was this experience which drove Lisa to pursue her chosen career path.
“My mam was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 37 years old and I was 14. Seeing what my Mam went through I wanted to do something to help women so that no family ever has to go through that kind of pain again,” Lisa said.
Marion was diagnosed with stage 3A hormone driven breast cancer; she had a lumpectomy, then chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Herceptin had just been made available in Ireland at the time and Marion was one of the first to avail of the new treatment. Now, 11 years later, she is cancer free and extremely proud that her daughter is helping others through her career.
Lisa added: “About 70 percent of breast cancers are hormone driven. Most of these women will be treated with tamoxifen and about one third of them will relapse within 15 years.
“We’re looking for new ways to treat this type of patient, patients that either fail on tamoxifen treatment or don’t respond at all.
Marion herself, from Clondalkin, said of her daughter: “I’m so proud of her. Cancer research is so important. I’m living proof of this.”
Members of the public can help fund vital cancer research and support services for those affected by cancer by Painting It Pink this October. Visit paintitpink.ie or call 1850 60 60 60 for fundraising ideas and information on breast cancer.
The Paint It Pink campaign is kindly supported by Centra.
She’s one of Ireland’s best known faces, but that doesn’t mean Roz Purcell’s modelling career has been totally free from worry.
In a new interview with the Diary, the Tipperary native has revealed how in the past she felt pressurised to lose weight for work, but claims that these days she’s more interested in feeling well than being slim.
Speaking of her time in the States, the 26-year-old said: “When you’re in a job that’s based on aesthetics people feel they can comment on your aesthetics. When I was modelling abroad, people would just say things to you…They would say you need to lose weight, straight up.”
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Since changing her career focus, Roz admits she has become less stressed about her weight.
“I had such baby fat and my eyebrows were different.”
“You learn through your makeup like using lip liner. Before, lip liner wasn't really a thing. There's a lot of different elements through the years that I have changed.”
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“I don't really know how much I weigh. I'm more about how I feel now and I'm not obsessed with weighing myself at all. I used to be, but I've taken a step back from it.”
The Natural Born Feeder creator – who is currently dating music promotor Zach Desmond – also confessed that dealing with her sister’s leukaemia diagnosis has given her a new outlook on life.
“I used to be a really anxious person but since Rachel, I have completely changed.”
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“I don’t worry about anything. Stress is a contributor to so many different things, I completely avoid it. I would always look for what could go wrong. Nothing keeps me awake at night now.”
Roz Purcell and Bressie shocked us when they broke up earlier this summer, but now the model has moved on.
After been spotted at Electric Picnic together, the model's new beau, Zach Desmond (son of MCD founder Denis Desmond), has been the talk of the town – and now Roz has finally spoken out about him.
Well… kinda.
While chatting on 2FM's Breakfast Republic, the food blogger said: "He's very nice, that's all I'm saying."
The show's hosts Jennifer Zamparelli, Keith Walsh and Bernard O'Shea then joked about if Zach would win a 'Lovely Lad' competition, to which Roz replied, "100 percent, I think he would win."
The author then went on to talk about her split with Bressie, and the added difficulty of it being in the public eye.
"It does add another element, 100 percent, you're not just thinking about yourself and the other person, you're thinking of what everyone else is going to think."
We were all shocked when Bressie and Roz Purcell announced that they split up back in May.
It was totally unexpected, but now Bressie has revealed that he found it difficult because he's a well-known figure in a small country – and everybody wanted answers.
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"The thing with me and Roz… we never used the media, we never put ourselves out there, like other couples may do. And we felt that because of that, we might not feel the full brunt force of [the media intruding]. And they didn't, there was nothing nasty.
"But it was difficult. As you get older, break-ups are hard. They knock you down. I think only now am I getting back on my feet," he added.
Top Irish model Roz Purcell has revealed that her sister, Rachel, is battling with leukaemia.
Roz currently lives with her older sister in the city centre and admitted that she adopted her dog, Wilko, as it was suggested a pet might help with Rachel's illness.
According to the Irish Independent, the model's big sis was diagnosed earlier this year: “When my sister Rachel was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia earlier this year, one of the things she was advised to do was to keep her stress levels down, and it was suggested to us that we get a dog.
“Rachel and I live together in Dublin, so it made sense because we love dogs and had wanted one for a while,” she said.
Many of us think that making a healthy meal is SO much effort – and usually after much debate we end up throwing a pizza in the oven for dinner. Not a good idea (and we all know it).
So, when a survey came through from Uncle Ben's, we couldn't believe how many of us lose our healthy eating intentions within a few days.
Eight out of ten of us think that it takes up to 30 minutes+ to prepare and cook a well-balanced meal, and 1 in 3 of us think it takes up to 45 minutes!
However, we sat down with super foodie Roz Purcell and dietician Orla Walsh, who both say that that's far from the truth.
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When asked the most efficient way to prepare our meals, Orla believes that a good meal only needs a few minutes to go from pan to plate.
"You don't need all that time to prepare and cook. Uncle Ben's Rice & Grains takes two minutes in the microwave. You can stir fry vegetables, or anything plant based within a few minutes, too.
"And when you're in a rush, the microwave comes in really handy."
More statistics show that many struggle with inspiration when it comes to a healthy home-cooked meal, with three in ten of us cooking on autopilot for most of the week.
And we have to say that this can be a major struggle in Shemazing! HQ, so we asked Roz how to come up with different, yet tasty, meals.
"If you need some inspiration, Uncle Ben's have made a few videos of how to prepare really good meals. They're super convenient and it's something a bit different, too.
"Most people go straight to a stir-fry when cooking with rice and grains, but I made power pancakes which I eat before and after I work-out."
We like the sound of that! 70% of people believe that when they eat healthy, they feel more in control of their lives and it also improves their mobility – so, this has given us (and hopefully you) the extra push to start eating healthy, well-balanced meals everyday.
"The Ben’s Rice & Grains range is great as its healthy cooked wholegrains without anything nasty added to it. It’s so easy to throw it into the pan and it’s ready in minutes. I hope everyone tries my power pancakes recipe."
