TWO fearless lovebirds love hitting the gym together but revealed they work out completely naked because it “burns more calories”.

Vagner O Fera, 34, and his wife Bella Mantovani, 31, pay for privileged access to the local public gym and don’t care if people say it’s dirty.

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The pair from São Paulo, Brazil, claim that training naked helps to optimize results, having lost almost four stone since they started.

To guarantee their privacy and respect fellow athletes, they reserve time to have the space for themselves.

Vagner says he feels free when he’s not wearing clothes because he’s more motivated and stimulated for an intense workout.

Exercising naked has also strengthened their bond and improved their relationship, Vagner and Bella said.

It is a form of intimacy and complicity that goes beyond the conventional. I don’t want another life

Bella Mantovani

The polyamorous duo, who share a page on OnlyFans, also like to spice up their sex life by taking walks together – with Vagner on the leash.

They previously placed an ad in the middle of Times Square to promote “free love.”

Bella, who has 155,000 Instagram followers, said: “It’s a form of intimacy and complicity that goes beyond the conventional.

“I don’t want another life.”

VIRAL SEXY WORKOUT

Their so-called ‘liberating’ experience was shared on her Instagram, with 86,000 views and more than 500 likes.

In the clip you see the pair working out using the treadmill and weights – completely naked.

Users have flocked to the comments section to share their reactions.

One wrote: “Not exactly, I had to take off the tennis shoes!”

Another user added: “I’m invited.”

Someone else replied: “Oh no, no one deserves a sweaty butt.”

“I do,” a fourth person added.

‘UNHYGIENIC’ GYM OUTFIT

It comes after a woman was reprimanded at the gym for her ‘unhygienic’ outfit choice when she decided to exercise wearing mostly body paint.

Natalie Reynolds spent five hours painting jeans and a top on hair as part of a social experiment to get people’s reaction.

Within minutes of arriving at the gym, the influencer was confronted by a man.

He said to her, “If you have no clothes on, you need to get out of here, ma’am.”

Natalie objected, saying she was wearing clothes, but the gym-goer said he “worked in the entertainment industry enough to know” she wasn’t wearing enough.

The man also told her that she was filming in the gym and told her not to do that.

Her clip has since sparked mixed opinions on social media, with some people thinking Natalie was wrong.

One user wrote: “Painted pants are not real pants.”

“That guy was 100 percent right,” another added.

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A BRALESS woman said she won’t be wearing the underwear again anytime soon.

She says she’s being trolled for her decision, but claims people shouldn’t be grossed out by bodies.

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Spencer Barbosa (@spencer.barbosa) filmed herself tackling the situation in a video on TikTok.

She wore an oversized T-shirt with no bra underneath.

“It’s so gross and inappropriate not to wear a bra,” the text read, echoing her haters.

She responded by dancing and touching her own breast, to make it clear that she doesn’t wear a bra and doesn’t care about the opinions of others.

“Why are women taught to be scared of their own bodies?” she added.

The video attracted many viewers who shared their thoughts in the comments section.

Several viewers supported Barbosa’s decision to join the “braless club.”

“I will never feel guilty about not wearing a bra,” one person wrote.

“This is so true though, thankfully someone spoke out against it,” another added. “By the way, you’re so beautiful and kind.”

Another said Barbosa inspired them to feel free.

“I’m probably old enough to be your mom or aunt, but I just adore and look up to you,” the fan wrote.

Others disagreed, saying they felt bras gave them more comfort.

“OK, yes, I love this, but also not wearing a bra can cause severe chest pain,” one person said.

“I always wear one just because in my opinion they are comfortable and I can’t sleep without them,” someone else commented.

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THE KARDASHIANS have never been the types to turn down an opportunity to make money.

Whether it’s Kim’s sex tape landing a reality TV show that changed her entire family’s lives, or selling their worn-out clothes to thousands of people online.

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But recently Kim, 43, was criticized for selling a filthy Birkin on the family’s second-hand clothing website Kardashian Kloset.

Here, Fabulous explores why the billion-dollar family is selling their worn-out clothes, and whether it’s really worth the money.

Are suggested that Kim alone is worth $1.7 billion, while her youngest sibling, Kyle Jenner, was already worth $1 billion when she turned 21.

The mother of four has always been business savvy and has become a producer on the popular series The Kardashianswith the launch of SKIMS (worth $4 billion alone) and her own skincare line, SKNN.

So why exactly, with so much money in the bank, should they sell their clothes?

HARDEN ON

The website states: “Our goal at Kardashian Kloset is to share a part of the Kardashian Jenner family lifestyle by offering you the opportunity to own unique items while promoting sustainability.

“As our leader ”Momager”, Kris Jenner says: ”Shop till you drop!”

Prices on the website usually range in the thousands, with a collection of rare designer items such as vintage Jean Paul Gautier to Gucci.

Kim currently has $180,000 worth of Hermes bags on the site that she is trying to pawn off to fans.

Seriously, how desperate are they for money?

Reddit user

Although the family claims that selling their wardrobe promotes sustainability, a previous episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians suggests this is not at the forefront of their minds.

Kim was filmed in a literal ‘wardrobe warehouse’ – a huge studio space filled to the brim with old outfits she’d worn – and that’s not even counting the entrance handbag or wardrobes in her $60 million LA mansion.

“I have thousands and thousands of clothes; I think I have about 30,000 pieces,” she said, looking through her filing cabinet.

And Kim doesn’t seem to need any extra money, especially with her multiple successful business ventures, including her new investment company SKKY.

Maybe flogging her second-hand clothes is just a way to make room in her ever-expanding wardrobe?

PRICE OUT

While some items are labeled with the designer, others like this small pink The PVC and leather backpack has no brand to its name, but retails on Kim’s ‘Kloset’ for just $2,000 (£1,560).

The entrepreneur was recently criticized for having a ‘dirty’ Birkin bag for $69,995 (£5,470).

The bag itself is a rare alligator leather 30′ Hermes Birkin in an even rarer color called ‘Ciment.’

According to the online listing, it is in good condition, although there is some discoloration on the handles and lower bottom corners, and minor scratches on the metal hardware.

The discoloration is even more noticeable due to the light gray color of the bag, which makes the handles look muddy.

People took to Reddit and condemned Kim for her apparent greed in flogging the dirtbag for such a huge prize.

“Seriously, how desperate are they for money? And why doesn’t anyone find it strange that these ‘billionaires’ are selling their used clothes,” one person wrote.

‘This is so embarrassing. Why don’t they let H restore it before they sell it?’ asked another.

A third chimed in: “70k for a dirty bag, holy hell!”

But the problems don’t end there: despite the use of alligator leather, the bag does not come with a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) certificate, meaning whoever coughs up the money for the designer carrier bag cannot leave the country with it.

Hermes bosses say it’s important to ask for a CITES certificate if you buy a bag from them because you could be stopped at customs while traveling and the bag confiscated if you don’t provide proof .

“A fate that none of us ever wants to cherish,” they say add.

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AFRAID FOR YOUR BUCK?

While people are on fire because of the high price tag, Love luxuryEmily Abraham spoke to Fabulous about whether it was really worth the price.

The expert luxury reseller’s short answer was that it wasn’t, although it’s a little more complicated than that.

This particular one doesn’t have CITES, which in itself can be a pretty big problem.

Emily Abraham

Emily says: “So I expect this particular bag to sell for between £35,000 and £40,000 on the secondary market, for anyone who is a regular seller.”

The luxury retailer added that the damage to the handles was normal and can occur if they are not protected. That’s why Hermes offers silk twillies to wrap the handles.

“This is a fairly rare shade, the Ciment with the gold hardware. With the palladium hardware you often see cooler shades,” she explains.

“This particular one doesn’t have CITES, which in itself could be a pretty big problem – it means it can’t be moved anywhere outside the US.

“I feel like it’s overpriced, but the fact that Kim owned it clearly has a huge fan base for her and will add her own kudos to the piece.”

Emily adds: “To me it’s probably double what it’s worth – I’d expect it to sell for around $35,000 (£27,300).”

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The smell of freshly baked bread wafting from the supermarket bakery aisle is enough to entice a crowd of customers to search a shelf in seconds for the perfect crusty loaf.

But the thought of multiple customers standing over unwrapped bread left out in the open is enough to put some people off buying the baked goods, as discussed in a heated Reddit debate on Sunday.

One suspicious shopper began sharing his concerns on the subreddit r/CasualUK, in a after which has since attracted over 700 votes and 330 comments from fellow foodies.

The troubled customer asked, “Does anyone agree that it is strange for bakery bread to be left uncovered and unwrapped for the masses to grab?”

The Reddit user went on to explain that they aren’t too concerned about root vegetables and other food items that typically appear without packaging because they can be peeled, washed, or cooked before eating.

They said, ‘I don’t care if they are root vegetables because I peel and cook them, whereas with bread I would eat the crust, biofilm and all.’

Many shoppers agreed with the individual and shared their own experiences of how customers spread germs by “coughing and sneezing” or by not washing their hands before touching items.

One wrote: ‘I went shopping with a friend the other day. They squeezed out all the bread with their dirty hands. When you see the state of the toilets in the supermarkets and how few people wash their hands (half of those who do, only opt for the quick wet thing, no soap).

‘It’s not so snobbish to be put off by uncovered food when the majority are sloppy. I would look for food covered in soil and natural dirt, but tiger bread with extra poop particles? No.’

Another pointed out that cross-contamination problems could arise for people with allergies if those who touch the bread have not washed their hands properly.

Others, however, couldn’t understand why people are so concerned about buying bread that might be contaminated with someone’s germs.

One person wrote: ‘You’re breathing all kinds of cr** compared to the odd person who touches your scab,’ while another joked: ‘You have an immune system, don’t you? Use it!’

Another added: It’s honestly crazy. This obsession with a sterile environment is both an illusion and only a recent invention.’

Someone living in Japan warned that things could go too far and we risk ending up with even more packaging waste.

“I currently live in Japan and they have taken this to new extremes,” they explained.

‘Everything is wrapped in plastic, even individually wrapped bananas. Anything that isn’t in plastic, like some bakery products and some fruits and veggies at the grocery store, when you pay for it at the checkout, they put it in 1 or 2 layers of plastic whether you want them to or not.

“You buy an onigiri (already wrapped in plastic) at a convenience store and then they put it in another plastic bag for you before asking if you want a tote bag too.”

A neutral individual wrote, “Personally, it doesn’t bother me that much, but I can certainly understand the mentality.”

Meanwhile, skeptical shoppers revealed their reasons for avoiding unwrapped bread, with one person explaining: ‘If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that there are sections of the general public who lack basic personal hygiene.

“Just yesterday I was using a public restroom and noticed at least two people not washing their hands.”

Another wrote: ‘People are disgusting. Given unlimited access to food, people will viciously or idiotically sneeze into the food, lick and replace cutlery, cross-contaminate food, or use unwashed hands to handle the food.”

A final suspicious food service worker warned: ‘Having worked in food service, I will never eat food left out in the open.

“People are coughing and sputtering, rubbing their noses and running their fingers through their hair, wiping any rain or dust or dandruff off their clothes… that’s before they’ve even started sniffing through the food.”

An expectant mother has appealed for help and advice after discovering eight carpet beetles in her bedroom.

Latoya has adopted Mrs Hinch’s cleaning tips group on Facebook to share a photo of one of the offending creatures, as she admitted she didn’t even have carpet in the room – so wasn’t sure where they came from.

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“Help! I found about eight carpet beetles in my bedroom today,” she wrote.

“The room has no carpet at all as we haven’t lived in it long and can’t afford it at the moment, so it’s still floorboards.

“No other rooms appear to be affected.”

Latoya added that she feels “so gross and horrible” and revealed that her due date is only two weeks away, so she is “really desperate to get this sorted out.”

She started removing the insects herself: she stripped the room, vacuumed everywhere and cleaned the windows and windowsills with white vinegar.

She also “sprayed white vinegar around all the edges of the room.”

But she concluded: “Does anyone have any other tips to help me get rid of it for good?”

People quickly took to the comments section to reassure Latoya, with one person writing: “We get these every year, usually in March/April, but this year we saw some in February, probably because of the warm weather.

“I always use this Zero In spray from Amazon and it is very effective.

“Wipe down surfaces regularly and keep things away from the windowsill.

“Since you are pregnant, I recommend wearing a mask.

“Once the area has been cleaned, spray this heavily around the room and close the doors!!

“You will find that if you do this, they will not come back and if they do, repeat the process.”

The Zero In Carpet Beetle and Moth Killer spray sells on Amazon for £7.67.

“If you have a sofa bed in your bedroom check the bases, they look like a sofa bed,” added another.

“I had a problem with it, I couldn’t find the source at first and then found them in the divan base, I burned it lol.

“It took three years for them to be completely out of the house, but they came back every spring.

“Good luck, I went crazy trying to get rid of them – I was also pregnant when I found them.”

“I had these in my old house and they scared me,” a third admitted.

“I got some bug spray from pets at home and got rid of them and they never came back!

“Maybe innocent, but I didn’t want bugs in my house.”

“First of all, don’t feel dirty,” someone else wrote.

“It’s a bug – they’re everywhere, new house or old house, we’ll all have something lurking somewhere.

“Mine are wood lice, I find them everywhere, or worse, the snails!”

Peruvian adult actress Thania Fields would go home and cry in the bath after being sexually abused. 

Harassed on the streets and online, the traumatised porn star was left needing psychiatric treatment. 

She revealed last May in a raw TV interview of still having therapy sessions following the ‘very strong’ sexual abuse she suffered when she started her career in the adult industry. 

Eight months after her appearance on Emojis TV she was found dead at her home in Peru, aged just 24.

It came on the back of claims from friends of British actress Sophie Anderson that she was ‘stabbed, abused and trafficked for sex’ by her ex-Crystal Palace footballer boyfriend Oliver Spedding before she died.

The 36-year-old died on November 18 from unconfirmed causes – two weeks after fellow adult entertainer, Spedding, 34, was found dead at a motorway services hotel.

With the industry still reeling, tragedy struck again in January when adult star Jesse Jane and her boyfriend Brett Hasenmuller were both found dead at her Oklahoma home of a suspected overdose. She was 43.

Then just last week, well-known porn performer Kagney Linn Karter, 36, killed herself, according to friends of her family, having ‘struggled with mental health issues as the years passed by’.

Four deaths in four months in an industry that already has for years had questions hanging over its head over the treatment of female adult performers. 

This is not the first time a rapid succession of deaths has rocked the industry to its core. 

Six years ago, Shyla Stylez, 35, died suddenly in her sleep, and August Ames, 23, killed herself after a social media backlash when she refused to work with a man who had done gay or ‘crossover’ porn.

Then Yurizan Beltran and Olivia Lua, who both suffered an overdose and Olivia Nova, who battled sepsis, all died within weeks of one another.

Ames’ widower and husband Kevin Moore blamed cyber-bullying for taking her life.

While Lua, 23, was found dead in a California rehab centre a day after she posted a chilling tweet quoting lyrics from Lana Del Rey hit Summertime Sadness: ‘I feel it everywhere, nothing scares me anymore.’ 

Moore told Rolling Stone magazine in 2018 there had been a lack of support following Ames’ death.  

‘The business side doesn’t want to acknowledge it because it’s not sexy,’ he said.

‘The industry wants to stick its head in the sand and just hope it all goes away.

‘We’re either a real business that takes care of our [performers], or we are the very thing the outside world thinks we are.’ 

Retired adult performer Aurora Snow told aspiring porn actors to enter at their own risk as she laid bare the pitfalls of working in the industry.

In an article for Fortune in 2016, Snow suggested performers ‘face a lifetime of potential negative consequences’ with many hiding their real names behind pseudonyms. 

She told of gruelling long shifts that can last up to 22 hours on set with little punishment for those who step over the line.

‘In the mostly self-regulated world of adult films, there are few clear rules of conduct and even fewer consequences for bad behavior,’ she wrote. 

Others have also given an insight into the dark world of porn. Adult industry icon Amber Lynn told CBS in 2019 ‘the actors of today, we lose a lot of them, because there’s a lot of suicides, for many different reasons’.

Tanya Burleson, known as Jersey Jaxin who appeared in more than 200 movies in three years, was previously quoted as saying ‘you are viewed as an object – not as a human with a spirit’ and said stars will ‘do drugs because they can’t deal with the way they’re being treated’.   

The emergence of platforms such as OnlyFans has seen performers be able to wrestle back control of their own content and finances, but accusations of abuse in the porn industry still persist.

Sophie Anderson ‘stabbed by boyfriend before death’

The alleged abuse Anderson suffered came at the hands of her partner and co-star Spedding.

According to her friends the mother-of-one was subjected to savage physical and mental abuse.

They said the footballer-turned porn star would stab Anderson, leaving her with gaping bloody wounds on her body, as well as hit her head against the wall, steal her phone and cash and even stop her seeking medical attention.

Pals said police ‘did not take them seriously’ when they made reports about the abuse the sex worker was suffering, allegedly at the hands of ‘manipulative’ Spedding, The Sun reported.

Friends even claimed she was trafficked for sex across the country by Spedding, who pimped her out in a ‘urine-soaked’ camper van, despite Ms Anderson having lost one of her breasts to multiple sepsis infections.

Sick pictures, reportedly too graphic to publish, appeared to show Anderson’s blood-soaked leg with a deep 5in gash above her left knee, The Sun said.

In a heartbreaking message to a friend in August, she sent the picture and wrote: ‘That’s what he’s done to me tonight. Another cut, U know what babes I’ve had enough. Cut me with a Stanley blade.’

Thania Fields ‘sexually abused many times’

For Fields the alleged abuse came from clients. She told Emojis TV: ‘I have suffered sexual harassment and abuse after starting to create adult content. It’s very strong.

‘At first I said that I couldn’t sue and many thought that by hiring me they could do what they wanted with me, but then I came home, took a bath and cried.

‘He told me that I had to be strong and I let it go. It happened to me many times.

‘It is very difficult to be a woman and create adult content when society is literally in s***.’

Fields was famous for her erotic roles in blue movies made by production company Milky Peru like ‘Horny Teacher’ and ‘New Boss’.

Content creator and close friend Alejandra Sweet said: ‘Thaina, beautiful, from where you are, you shine like a star and I am sure of that, I can’t say more.

‘I was just hoping that you would respond to my last message. A kiss to heaven.’

Milky Peru said in a statement: ‘We can’t believe this, we refuse to be without you, we would like to see you one more time.

‘We hope someone wakes us up from this bad dream, you will always be in our hearts. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your life.’

Jesse Jane found dead of suspected overdose

As for Jane, her run-ins with the law, drugs and alcohol were well documented before her untimely death.

Her rap sheet included accusations of biting and punching her then-partner in 2020; and being charged in 2018 with public intoxication when police found her soaked in urine. She claimed at the station she was drugged. 

The exact cause of death is currently unknown, with an investigation by the Medical Examiner now underway to make a final determination.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Jane signed a contract in 2002 with Digital Playground, and went on in to star in hit adult films Pirates and Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge.

TMZ reported that the movies cost around $8 million to produce, and are considered the most expensive adult films to date.

This exposure launched her into stardom, appearing on the cover of magazines including FHM, Maxim, and Front.

Her success saw her make an appearance in the TV show Entourage alongside the likes of Kevin Connolly and Adrian Grenier.

Jane would later make her way to Playboy, and worked on their popular live show called ‘Night Calls,’ and hosted their ‘Naughty Amateur Home Videos.’

Her work in the industry saw her inducted into the AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame.

Taylor was married to fellow porn actor Rick Patrick for seven years, but the couple divorced in 2012. She has a son who was born in 2000.

Kagney Linn Karter had struggled with mental health

Linn Karter reportedly took her own life in her home, according to a GoFundMe page set up by her friends on behalf of Kagney’s mother to raise funds for the funeral.

‘Unfortunately, despite all of her many impressive accomplishments and talents, Kagney struggled with mental health issues as the years passed by,’ her friends Rachel and Megan said.

‘Even in her darkest days, however, she still showed up to the studio, always ready to learn, contribute, better herself in whatever small way she could manage.’

‘As alone as she undoubtedly felt within the confines of her own head, she continued to make an effort to show up for her friends and the community who cared about her. She fought her own battles with the same tenacity and drive she showed in every other area of her life, with as much strength as she could,’ they said.

Karter started in the pornography industry in the early 2000s and starred in films such as the Official Silence of the Lambs Parody and Not Married with Children XXX.

The star had been nominated several times for Adult Video News awards, though she had not won. She was nominated in 2011 for top female performer of the year. In 2010, she was nominated as best new starlet.

In 2015, Karter claimed musician Chris Brown paid her $2,500 to be his escort. Her claims also include a picture of Brown’s genitals, which eventually got her Twitter account suspended, according to TMZ.

She reportedly tweeted things like ‘I WILL NEVER F*** A WOMAN BEATER EW DISGUSTING’ and ‘HE IS PURE EVIL’ about Brown.

Karter also featured on the Louis Theroux documentary Twilight of the Porn Stars which aired in 2012.

Paying tribute to the adult star this week, Theroux said: ‘Very sad to learn of the death of porn star Kagney Linn Karter. 

‘I interviewed her in 2012 for a BBC documentary she was kind and thoughtful and very honest.

‘My thoughts are with her friends and family.’

Dakota Skye found dead in trailer after drugs battle

On May 3 2021, Dakota Skye – real name Lauren Scott – posed topless in front of a George Floyd mural Santa Barbara. The post saw the award-winning porn star trolled online.

Social media users took exception to the controversial image, with one writing: ‘This is some serious disrespectful bulls*** Lauren.’

Another said: ‘wtf what does flashing have to do with George Floyd death.’

The porn star defended the tone-deaf photo by claiming that she was ‘celebrating BAD cops being checked with abusing there authority against human beings … hello.’

She added: ‘No human being should die getting arrested.’

Weeks later on June 9 she was found dead in a trailer aged 27 with a coroner ruling her death as accidental with the cause as ‘acute multidrug intoxication’. 

Born to an alcoholic mother and a father she didn’t know, she once harboured dreams of becoming a marine biologist. 

However, she was sexually abused as a child and had a ‘very bad upbringing’, her husband Zachary Lecompte-Goble told Rolling Stone in 2021, and had struggles with drug and alcohol addiction.

Her aunt told the Sun that her niece had struggled with alcohol and fentanyl addiction.

She said: ‘Her real life story and how she came to be in that industry, has truly been a tragedy.

‘She died almost exactly two years after her mother, my baby sister’s, death which was caused by addiction and alcoholism.

‘Lauren was a product of a highly dysfunctional family involving drugs, alcohol, physical, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse.’

Skye, who was originally from Tampa Bay, Florida, was well known in the adult film industry and was the recipient of numerous industry awards.

In 2017, the adult entertainer was arrested for hitting her then-boyfriend in the face when he asked her to leave his apartment.

Her aunt Linda added: ‘She was stalked by demons like no one will ever understand unless you’ve lived it.

‘She no longer has to walk through this world in pain in her own prison and that gives me comfort to know she no longer has to fight the voices and images that haunted her.’

Dhalia Sky 

Dhalia Sky had been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer when she was found with a fatal gunshot wound to her head in 2021. 

The 31-year-old had reportedly been battling depression when she was discovered dead in her car in California’s San Fernando Valley.

Sky, who would have celebrated her 32nd birthday next month, reportedly had been diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.

According to the description in a GoFundMe campaign launched at the time on behalf of Sky’s mother, the cancer-stricken actress was homeless and had been living in her car.

Colleagues in the pornography industry remembered the veteran performer as ‘a beautiful soul.’

JHP Films owner Hans told AVN that Sky’s years-long battle with cancer had taken a toll on her.

‘During her last year I spoke to her several times about life. It was not an easy ride for her,’ Hans had said. ‘This will take a long time to get over, if it’s even possible. Dahlia Sky, you beautiful soul, you funny, complicated and warm-hearted friend. I am going to miss you so much.’

Sky was part of the adult entertainment world for a decade and had around 600 credits to her name, with some of her performances earning her industry awards and nominations.

‘She was a really sweet girl,’ said film director Axel Braun in a statement to AVN. ‘I shot her dozens of times and not only did she always bring her A game as a performer, but she was also a very talented actress and a real trooper.’

Stormy Daniels, the porn star who infamously alleged she had an affair with Donald Trump and was paid $130,000 in hush money, mourned Sky in a tweet.

‘I had the opportunity to direct many many talented performers during my time with Wicked,’ she wrote.

Anyone affected by the themes discussed in this story can call Samaritans for free on 116 123 or visit samaritans.org.

It has been ten years, not two, since the start of the war in Ukraine. And once you understand that, you can start thinking about it clearly. What is Britain’s interest in this conflict? Why are so many in politics and the media cheering the carnage that has devastated Ukraine, the country they claim to love and admire? What did Ukraine gain from it? What can Ukraine and its people possibly gain from it?

All I ask is that you use your mind instead of your emotions. Let’s start with what happened ten years ago. It should be shocking.

In 2014, Ukraine had a rough but functioning democracy. This worked because the country was almost evenly divided between the east and west. Power shifted from one side to the other and in 2010 Viktor Yanukovych won the presidential election with 12.5 million votes, beating his closest rival, Yulia Tymoshenko, with 11.6 million votes.

Unlike the previous elections in 2004, no one seriously contested the outcome. So in February 2014, Yanukovych was the legal head of state, with two years left in his term.

If, as we all say, we believe in democracy, then this is an almost sacred fact. The widespread and justified disgust over the invasion of the US Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021 is based on the belief that power rests on ballots and not violence.

There is no clearer distinction between democracies and the rest. The losers must respect the result. If they dispute it, they should use legal methods. But generally speaking, if they don’t like the person in power, they have to wait until the next election.

There is hardly a politician or commentator in Britain who has not said this at some point in his or her life. It’s called “loser consent.” Our ordered lives depend on it and we cannot betray it here or abroad.

But now we come to the big exception. In February 2014, a violent gang infiltrated and came to dominate the originally genuine democratic protests in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

There is much darkness to these bitter days, including the mysterious shootings of mob members. Let’s say there is a serious dispute about who was responsible, but it has not yet been resolved.

In a leaked (and undisputed) telephone conversation, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet told EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that there was “increasing understanding” that “behind the snipers was not Yanukovych, but someone from the new coalition’.

A UN report (published on July 15, 2014) concluded that 103 protesters and 20 police officers were killed in these events. I believe at least some of the demonstrators were armed, and the deaths of twenty police officers indicate quite heavy violence on the part of the demonstrators.

Amid all this bloodshed, two serious attempts were made to reach a peaceful, lawful outcome. The first was destroyed, perhaps deliberately, when protesters responded to it on Tuesday, February 18, by setting fire to Yanukovych’s party headquarters. On the night of Thursday, February 20, the foreign ministers of Germany, Poland and France flew to Kiev to conclude a deal with the controversial Ukrainian president.

On February 21, that deal was signed by the president and three leading members of the anti-Yanukovych opposition, in the presence of the three EU ministers.

Yanukovych offered a rewrite of the constitution to suit the opposition; a new government; early presidential elections (by December 2014); and an impartial investigation into the violence (which there never was). All parties refrained from using force.

But that Friday evening, the deal was presented to the crowd in the Maidan, an unelected body with no constitutional or democratic authority. They certainly did not represent the eastern part of the country.

Their leaders rejected the proposal and threatened to “take up arms and go to Yanukovych’s residence” if he did not resign by the next morning. The opposition leaders who had signed the deal crumbled and made no effort to defend it against the screaming anger of the crowd.

Yanukovych, whose security protection had melted away, left Kiev. But he did not resign or leave the country. A recent book by highly respected Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy shows beyond doubt that the elected president was still in office and in Ukraine when parliament voted to depose him. The vote was illegal because the parliamentarians did not have the votes required by the constitution. But they continued anyway.

Antidemocratic violence was thus followed by lawlessness. The offer of early elections was brushed aside (were the crowd afraid their faction would lose them?). For example, a mob overthrew a legitimate head of state. And here comes the shocking test. Western countries, including Britain, should have condemned this action. Normally they are vigilant defenders of justice and democracy all over the world, right? But in this case they approved the coup.

The then Secretary of State, William Haag, made a completely incorrect statement in the House of Commons on March 4, 2014. He said Yanukovych had been deposed “with the very large majorities required by the constitution.” This is simply not true. And so the future Lord Hague’s next claim that ‘it is wrong to question the legitimacy of the new authorities’ has seriously misled Parliament.

I have discussed this with Lord Haag. After it became clear that he could not properly defend his actions, he stopped answering and fell silent. Pathetically, an awkward letter I sent to his official address was returned to me, adorned with a sticker stating that he was not known there. If we had a real opposition in this country he would never have been able to get away with this. But we don’t do that.

The events of February 2014 divided Ukraine and started a nasty little war in the east of the country, in which (among other tragedies and horrors) many civilians died at the hands of the Ukrainian military. The disgusting Russian invasion of two years ago, indefensible and barbaric, was the second phase of the war, not its beginning.

Of course, I don’t know who was behind Yanukovych’s overthrow. There were all kinds of Western politicians and intelligence services hanging around Kiev at the time. And the West has flagrantly betrayed its own principles by condoning and forgiving the unpleasant event. But of course that does not prove that any Western country supported the coup against Yanukovych.

Yet I believe that any outside force that supported this coup is as guilty of aggression and warmongering as Russia’s Putin. Think about that as you listen to all those loud, safe voices demanding that we continue to fuel this war, where Ukrainians are dying every day for democratic principles that we do not, in fact, support.

A WOMAN has revealed she hasn't applied cleanser to her face in more than a year – and it seems to work wonders.

Candice from the US revealed that she hasn't cleansed her face or used any other skincare products to cure her acne in a whole year.

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The brunette beauty shared her results on social media and revealed that her acne had completely cleared up after trying the stripped-down routine.

“It's been a year since I washed my face and it has healed my skin,” she claimed.

Candice then showed off photos of her blotchy and acne-ridden skin from a year ago.

“I was always convinced that this extensive, long skin care routine and all these beautiful products would cure my acne and heal my skin.

'But actually the opposite happened.

“In fact, cleansing my skin every day, morning and night, actually destroyed my skin's moisture barrier.”

The young woman has since ditched the soaps and lotions, opting to spritz her face with water to cleanse it and use a dry brush to exfoliate dead skin cells and scars.

Candice revealed that she regularly uses animal fat when she needs a deeper cleanse when wearing makeup.

She added that it also doubles as a natural moisturizer.

“I will apply some beef tallow if it is very cold outside to moisturize,” she added.

Despite the young woman swearing by the routine to keep her skin looking its best, some people were averse to the idea of ​​not using cleanser.

The clip has since gone viral on her TikTok account @thrive with candice with over 5 million views and 310,000 likes.

And many more people became even more irritated by the idea of ​​putting animal fat on their faces.

One person wrote: “Is there an alternative to beef fat? I really don't want a dead animal on my face?”

Another commented: “Same! When I stopped washing my face so often, my acne and oiliness disappeared. Now just once a day with an oil-based cleanser.”

“I'm the exact opposite. Finding a good cleanser and using simple skincare products has slowly healed my VERY sensitive skin (it's so bad my face burns when I sweat),” wrote a third.

Meanwhile, a fourth said: “My skin is always better when I don't do anything to it at all (except moisturize – and wash after make-up).”

“Your skin literally looks like a filter! I'm interested in trying this,” claimed a fifth.

Someone else added: “Your skin looks great. Can't lie but beef fat is game.”

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By Shannon McGuigan

Published: 06:18 EST, January 8, 2024 | Updated: 06:35 EST, January 8, 2024