A Stockport gin distillery has picked up a prestigious award at The Gin Guide Awards 2022. Stockport Gin’s Twist of Lime Edition was named Best in England and Best in Britain at the spirit awards.
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Finding a name for your baby can be as tough as it is exciting meaning parents to be are always on the hunt for ideas. While some expectant couples stick to traditional names, others seek inspiration from the current trends of the time. Many baby names are inspired by what’s on the TV, and Derry Girls, set in Ireland, has proved a popular source of imaginative yet traditional monikers.The Irish comedy series following a group of young Northern Irish teens growing up in The Troubles has received high critical praise since its release, becoming Channel 4’s most successful comedy series since Father Ted.
Now a new study by Bella Baby, using statistics from Baby Name UK and Google Trends, has found that the Channel 4 show has also brought with it a renewed love for traditional Irish names. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.
Caoimhe McGonagle for Bella Baby said: “As an Irish business it's great to see some traditional Irish names on the list of trending baby names inspired by Derry Girls.The show is full of 90s nostalgia, and it's no surprise that these classic names are now in fashion again.” With the new series in full swing, let’s take a look at some of the most popular names from the hit comedy. 1. Clare Meaning bright and clear, the girl’s name Clare has risen 1,386 places in the last year and its overall ranking is 2615 out of 5493.
2. Erin Meaning peace, the girl’s name Erin has risen 4 places in the last year and its overall UK ranking is 58 out of 5493. 3.
Orla Meaning ‘Golden Woman’, the girl’s name Orla has risen 6 places in the last year and its overall UK ranking is 72 out of 5493. 4. Michelle With
.A Stockport gin distillery has picked up a prestigious award at The Gin Guide Awards 2022. Stockport Gin’s Twist of Lime Edition was named Best in England and Best in Britain at the spirit awards.
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Derry Girls is set to air a flashback episode focusing on Mary and Aunt Sarah.For the penultimate episode of season three, the characters, played by Tara Lynne O’Neill and Kathy Kiera Clarke ,will be given a backstory to their school days.Creator and writer Lisa McGee told Digital Spy that the fifth episode would follow the titular Derry Girls’ parents and look at the “horrific” times they endured in the ’70s.“Writing this show, honestly – and this might sound a bit sentimental – it’s been a real learning experience for me as a person, not just a writer,” McGee said. “I don’t talk about a lot of the terrible things.“In Northern Ireland, you handle it with humour and you just crack on.
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Derry Girls will return for an extended special following the third and final season.The 45-minute episode, titled ‘The Agreement’, will return to Derry one year later as the gang prepare for their final year of school against the backdrop of the Good Friday Agreement vote.A synopsis reads: “It’s the week of the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement and its timing couldn’t be any worse as the highlight of the year, Erin and Orla’s joint 18th birthday party, threatens to be overshadowed. While the family try to get their heads around the possible outcomes of the vote, the gang realise that they may not be ready for what the future holds.”The episode will premiere the same week as the Derry Girls season three finale, which is scheduled to air on Channel 4 on May 17.Speaking about the special, show creator Lisa McGee, said: “Like all the very best 90s bands, I couldn’t resist ending our farewell tour with an encore for our loyal fans.
Derry Girls burst onto our screens in 2018 with an utterly hilarious first series. The show - created from the brilliant mind of Lisa McGee - is the dark comedy coming of age show (it's like The Inbetweeners for gals) we need in our lives, starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson as main character Erin.Over the series, we see Erin and her friends navigate Northern Ireland in the 90's during 'the troubles'.As the third and final series is currently all we can think and talk about, we thought we'd delved into the REAL life of main character Erin, played by Saoirse-Monica, and guess what, she's as amazing in real life as she is in the show.She's an Irish actress who is probably most famous for playing Erin Quinn in Derry Girls.The actress has been very open in how close the show is to her own upbringing.
Finding a name for your baby can be as tough as it is exciting meaning parents-to-be are always on the hunt for ideas. While some expectant couples stick to traditional names, others seek inspiration from the current trends of the time. But whatever you select, picking a name for your baby is totally personal and it’s important to choose something which feels right for you as parents.
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Baby Queen has released new single ‘Colours Of You’ taken from the official soundtrack to Netflix’s Heartstopper – check it out below.The dreamy pop track is the first new material from Baby Queen since the release of 2021’s “underdog’s anthem” ‘Wannabe’.The song was written specifically for Netflix’s coming-of-age teen romance series Heartstopper.“To be asked to be a part of a story as beautiful and culturally important as Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper was unbelievable, and still feels completely surreal,” said Baby Queen (real name Bella Latham) in a statement.Listen to ‘Colours Of You’ below. “‘Colours Of You’ is a song I wrote about one of the lead character’s journeys through the discovery and acceptance of his own sexuality. The song means a lot to me and is different to a lot of the music people have heard from me before, so I feel like I get to show a different side to myself as an artist and a writer,” she added.Speaking about the show on social media, Latham wrote: “This story is so important.
This story originally appeared on They say the grass is always greener… and that’s definitely true for 2022’s spring haircut trends. Where winter was about , full, and , this season is a little heavier on the grooming.Lots of us are looking for a that feels light, airy and ready for the sunshine, which is why some of our favorite classics have had a breezy twist.
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Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell refused to answer a question about her age on a recent talk show, calling it “misogynistic”.The actor, who plays Michelle in the beloved Channel 4 sitcom, appeared on Ireland’s The Late Late Show on Friday and refused to tell host Ryan Tubridy her age.Tubridy said it “might be a rude question” and “you don’t have to answer,” before adding: “Can I ask how old you are?”O’Donnell then replied jokingly that she was 17 years old, but was “very, very wise”.Tubridy then asked the question again, saying, “Would you consider telling me what age you are?” to which O’Donnell said: “This gets on my nerves a wee bit.“It’s always quite misogynistic even if it’s not intentionally misogynistic, because men don’t get the same scrutiny.”Tubridy said he “definitely” would ask a male actor the same question, adding that O’Donnell plays a teenager “so well” and there’s “a compliment in there”.Tubridy then said they could “move on to something else, because I can read a mood when I see it”, to which O’Donnell replied: “I was going to give you a hilarious anecdote, but go ahead.” In a five-star review of the first episode of Derry Girls season three, NME wrote: “Though Derry Girls will be greatly missed when it wraps up for good at the end of this season, the first episode at least proves that the funniest, sharpest sitcom on TV is also bowing out on a high.”Derry Girls now airs every Tuesday on Channel 4, with a catch-up option on All 4.
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