Category: Gossip
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Ryan Lochte ‘dragged to male strip show in Las Vegas on birthday’
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte reportedly celebrated his birthday among male strippers while in Las Vegas. The American sportsman is believed to have been having dinner at the Andiamo Steakhouse inside the D Casino Hotel in Sin City this week. According to TMZ, Lochte was dragged next door to where male strippers were performing to receive…
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Eamon Sullivan to star on Dancing With The Stars
Just weeks after announcing his retirement from competitive swimming, WA sport star Eamon Sullivan is preparing to take the plunge on Dancing with the Stars The triple Olympian and former world record holder is taking up the challenge of learning ballroom dancing for this year’s reality TV dance competition. The only problem is – he…
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Stephanie Rice to launch lifestyle website
The former Olympic swimmer is set to launch her own lifestyle website which will include recipes, cooking tutorials, exercise routines and philosophy tips. Heavily influenced by Hollywood A-Listers Gwyneth Paltrow, Blake Lively and Teresa Palmer, who have their own popular sites, fans of the 26-year-old have already got a taste of what they can expect…
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Missy Franklin on Justin Bieber: Olympic Swimmer No Longer a Belieber
Missy Franklin, a U.S. Olympic swimmer, used to be a big fan of Justin Bieber–but now she’s moved on. Franklin famously spent the 2010 U.S. nationals dancing to Bieber’s music during warmups, and Bieber congratulated her on winning her first gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. He also sent a care package that included CDs…
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Ian Thorpe comes out as gay
After years of dismissing speculation about his sexuality, Ian Thorpe has revealed he is gay.Thorpe made the admission in a tell-all interview with Sir Michael Parkinson, News Corp reports. The interview, which will air on Sunday night on Channel Ten, has been described by Sir Michael as one he had wanted to do for a long…
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Tyler Clary to try his hand in a race car at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Olympic swimmer Tyler Clary has a passion for going fast. In the 2012 London Olympics, he won swimming gold in the 200-meter backstroke, passing favorite Ryan Lochte and Japan’s Ryosuke Irie late in the race. His time of 1 minute, 53.41 seconds was the fastest in Olympic history. Tuesday, Clary will be trying to go…
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Michael Phelps to appear nude in ESPN The Magazine’s ‘Body Issue’
Read The Baltimore Sun If you’ve ever said you’ve seen enough of Towson-born Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps for one lifetime, I submit to you evidence that you may have spoken too soon. Phelps, the record-setting Olympic swimmer, is one of 22 athletes appearing nude in ESPN The Magazine’s The Body Issue, which features photo spreads…
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Grant Hackett dragged into Rinehart feud
See 7News and read for instance The Sydney Morning Herald Mining magnate Gina Rinehart asked Olympic swimming champion Grant Hackett to convince her daughter Bianca to withdraw her nomination as trustee of the family’s $5 billion trust two days before she was to give evidence in their bitter legal dispute. Court documents show Mrs Rinehart…
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I still get abuse from Twitter trolls, says Rebecca Adlington
Read The Guardian She is one of Britain’s most successful sportswomen and a double Olympic gold-medal winner, but the swimmer Rebecca Adlington has revealed that Twitter trolls repeatedly accused her of letting the country down after she won bronze in London 2012. The 25-year-old said she had blocked thousands of people on Twitter and still regularly received abuse via…