ELLE BROOKE has found a best friend and mentor in Ebanie Bridges – but the pair are no longer joined at the hip.
Brooke first met the former bantamweight world champion at trainer Mark Tibbs’ Essex boxing gym.
And Bridges would go onto corner the social media star while helping her in training and sparring.
The two have even shot racy content together on OnlyFans but Bridges has now switched to Dave Coldwell’s gym in Rotherham.
Brooke, 26, told SunSport: “She’s still my mentor, 100 per cent.
“I don’t see her as much, obviously she was training for her fight and she’s up North now so we’re separated.
“If she was round the corner we’d see each other all the time but we’re still such good friends, we’re like sisters.
“She’s less involved with the boxing now but she’s always there for me mentally and she’s honestly the biggest and the best hype woman in the world. I can always go to her for advice.”
Brooke bravely opened up on how a party lifestyle drove her to drugs and depression – before boxing helped turn her life around.
The sport also introduced her to soul sister Bridges and the rest of Tibbs’ stable.
She said: “If it wasn’t for boxing I would’ve never have met her.
“I would never have moved to Essex, I would never have met Ebanie, never have met some of the boys in the gym.
“And because I don’t go out on the weekends, they’re the ones I rely one for company a lot of the time. My life revolves around boxing now.”
Brooke makes her return in Leeds on Misfits 12 against ex-Love Islander AJ Bunker, who she beat in 2022.
The bad blood has since brewed so bragging rights will also be on the line as well as Bunker’s Misfits belt.
Brooke said: “We know of each other now. When we first fought it was just someone else in the influencer scene to take on that fight.
“Whereas now she’s champ, I’ve already beat her and it’s her opportunity for redemption, my opportunity to win the belt and that’s the story.
“We also aren’t that fond of each other, so it’s got great ingredients for a good fight.”
Paige Spiranac wanted to know who fans were backing in Monday night’s CFP National Championship game – but she made it abundantly clear that she was behind the Michigan Wolverines.
Ahead of the season finale between Washington and Michigan, the pro golfer turned social media personality joined in the college football talk with a revealing picture on X.
Paige Spiranac made her support for the Michigan Wolverines known with a revealing picture
Spiranac posted a picture of herself on her bed while wearing a blue bikini top with Michigan’s logo printed on the right side.
‘Excited for the big game tonight,’ she captioned. ‘Who do you have winning? Michigan or Washington?’
Spiranac, a San Diego State alum, has long been a college sports fan and does not hesitate to show her support for various schools.
Last year, Spiranac posted a picture wearing a TCU tank top before they lost 7-65 to Georgia
According to her Instagram bio, Spiranac is the ‘Number 1 Purdue fan’. Meanwhile, during last year’s college football championship game, she posted a similar picture in support of the TCU Horned Frogs.
Spiranac shared a photo of herself sporting a short white crop top with ‘TCU’ printed in purple on the chest.
The Wolverines held a 14-0 record heading into the game against Washington on Monday night
Unfortunately, the Horned Frogs were steamrolled by the Bulldogs 65-7. The 58-point difference was the largest deficit in a college football championship game.
Washington entered Monday’s game with a perfect 14-0 record and a Sugar Bowl win over Texas.
Michigan was also flawless coming into the game after a Rose Bowl win over Alabama.
“I like feeling strong, and when I feel physically strong, I feel so much more mentally strong.”
Lindsey Vonn, 39, started her week off with a satisfying sweat sesh. On Monday night, the retired Olympic skier posted an Instagram video of her lower body workout routine, and it was filled with killer leg exercises.
Lindsey gave her followers a preview of her exact workout routine in a quick Reel that showed each movement. The Olympic gold medalist started her workout with single leg jumps to activate her glutes, hamstrings, and quads, before diving into some reverse barbell lunges to work her glutes, as well as her core stability and hip mobility. She continued with kettlebell swings, a full-body movement to get her heart rate going while also working her upper body, core, and lower body.
Next, Lindsey crushed some hex bar squats, which increase quad and back strength, before completing kettlebell lunges to further work her quads and single-leg strength. She ended her sweaty workout with some cardio on a stationary bike. Phew!
While Lindsey was focused on her intense workout, her pup, Lucy, was cheering her on in the background
“Last night’s workout session to start the week off right 💪🏻 Had a furry partner with me to check my form lol 🐶 thx Lucy ❤️@vonndogs,” Lindsey wrote in the caption.
Naturally, Lucy wasn’t the only one supporting the Olympian’s efforts—Lindsey’s fans cheered her on in the comments. “💪 hardest worker in the room!,” one person wrote, while another said, “Keep going 💪👏.” Personal trainer Gunnar Peterson was impressed with Lucy’s assistance, saying, “Please let Lucy know I’m hiring. @lindseyvonn.”
Unsurprisingly, the alpine ski racer takes fitness very seriously, and she shares her workouts to her Instagram often. You’ll see her crushing a full-body Christmas Eve workout with weighted squats and lunges, hitting the slopes, finding a gym while she’s on the road, and even playing a pre-Thanksgiving dinner tennis match.
Even her New Year goals are centered around her physical health. On January 4, she posted a video of a full-body workout with the caption:
“Why hello 2024… LFG 💪🏻 Goals this year =
1) deeper squats and better range of motion
2) better absorption
3) core strength improvement
4) better mobility
5) bigger cardio capacity + endurance strength
It’s a lot considering my knee but the last two surgeries went really well so let’s see what I can do! 🤞🏻💪🏻.”
While Lindsey loves a difficult workout, she exercises for the sake of her mental health. “I’ve always found a lot of mental strength and confidence through working out, especially since I’ve retired from skiing,” she told Women’s Health in 2021.
Lindsey will also never turn down a challenge. “I just like pushing myself,” she shared with WH. “I like feeling strong, and when I feel physically strong, I feel so much more mentally strong. When I work out, I feel like I’m healthier and more confident. I’ve achieved something, no matter how small.”
When it comes to her diet, Lindsey likes to start her day with blueberries and a sugar-free Red Bull before chowing down on some scrambled eggs, she told WH. Her lunch and dinner are packed with protein, and she’ll switch between yummy meals like chicken with kale, salmon, and zucchini pasta with bolognese meat sauce, per WH.
The World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler doesn’t even make the cut
Despite only playing three tournaments this year, Tiger Woods still managed to reign supreme off the fairways.
The 15-time major winner is the most popular figure in golf and his presence is still felt on social media even with his limited appearances.
Tiger Woods is reportedly the most-Googled golfer of 2023, despite his limited playing time
The 47-year-old’s 2023 season was once again hampered by injury as he was forced to withdraw from the Masters following the third round with reaggravated plantar fasciitis in April and underwent ankle surgery two weeks later.
Before that he teed it up at the Genesis Open in February and only made his competitive return from surgery at the Hero World Challenge at the end of November before playing the parent-child team event, the PNC Championship, with son Charlie in December.
But Woods seemingly didn’t need to be topping the leaderboards to continue to cement his place as a fan favorite as he came out as the most popular golfer of 2023, according to Vegas Insider.
The 15-time major winner beat out golf glamor girl and influencer Paige Spiranac for the crownScottie Scheffler didn’t make the top three in any state, despite being World No. 1
According to the site’s data, Woods led golf’s Google searches in 42 out of 50 states in the United States.
Even off the fairways, Woods is a leading figure in the game, joining the PGA Tour’s policy board as a player director earlier this year amid the turbulent negotiations with LIV Golf.
He also has the tendency to easily set the internet alight, most recently with rumors of a split from Nike and his viral ‘Big Dog’ meme.
But before his first round of the PNC Championship, Woods was filmed greeting his son Charlie’s caddie with a firm handshake as he called him ‘Big Dog’, which sent fans on social media into meltdown with hilarious responses as to what the exchange reminded them of.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen then used the phrase while talking to his teammates against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Woods’ Google triumph saw him beat golf’s glamor girl and social media sensation, Paige Spiranac, who boasts an impressive 3.9 million followers on Instagram.
She came in as the most-Googled player in four states and second in 32.
Spiranac has become one of the most influential names in the sport thanks to her posts
The blonde beauty even earned herself the title of ‘world’s sexiest woman’ from Maxim
Spiranac, who played Division 1 college golf at both the University of Arizona and San Diego State before struggling to make it on the LPGA Tour, has taken social media by storm in her tiny, tight-fit skirts and low-cut tops, earning her the title of ‘world’s sexiest woman’.
While she may have failed to pip Woods in the Google rankings this year, Spiranac easily rivals the 82-time winner on the PGA Tour and Rory McIlroy in terms of social media popularity.
The American beauty is worth around $3.7m, and rakes in an estimated $12,000 per Instagram post.
That is more per Instagram post than the likes of Woods and McIlroy, the biggest names in the men’s game.
Two thousand dollars more than Woods to be precise, with the 15-time major winner boasting just 3.3m Instagram followers compared to Spiranac’s 3.9m.
Meanwhile, McIlroy, who has been the PGA Tour’s most outspoken supporter against LIV over the past two years, dominated third place in most states.
However, surprisingly World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is nowhere to be seen on the leaderboard, with the Texan not even coming third in his home state.
But the likes of Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa also cropped up as popular searches.
Tom Hoge somewhat surprisingly came in top in North Dakota but given he was raised and still resides in Fargo, ND, he clearly has a loyal home-state fanbase.
Similarly, Keegan Bradley was the most popular search in his home state of Vermont after he won the Travelers Championship in Connecticut, and, Tony Finau was the most popular in his native Utah.
Meanwhile, although not an Oklahoma native, Fowler topped the charts in The Sooner State, as an Oklahoma State Cowboy alum.
