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CHELSEA fans were left convinced that Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was “so gassed” after scoring his first goal for his new club.

Dewsbury-Hall, 26, signed for the west London club from Leicester to reunite with Enzo Maresca in a transfer worth £30million.

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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall impressed against Gent and scored his first Chelsea goal[/caption]

However, the midfielder has not been afforded many starts since arriving at Stamford Bridge due to sitting behind the likes of Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez in the pecking order.

But last night he was given the chance to show the Blues faithful what he could do – and put in an impressive display before bagging a deserved goal to put the cherry on top of the 4-2 win.

His effort, which saw him make the most of a loose ball on the edge of the penalty area before placing it just past the keeper with a low strike, was his first goal for his new club after seven games.

Speaking to TNT Sports after the game, which also saw goals from Renato Veiga, Pedro Neto and Christopher Nkunku, Dewsury-Hall said: “Yeah I’m over the moon I can’t lie.

“I’ve been waiting for that moment since I joined the club to show everyone what I’m good at and my qualities are and I’m just happy it came to fruition tonight.

“Scoring the goal was an amazing feeling and I’ll never forget that but obviously winning the game when you change that many players in the team is such a credit to everyone.

“I won’t forget this night in a hurry.”

Fans watching the interview from home highlighted his positive attitude towards the goal, performance and willingness to prove himself at Chelsea.

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One fan said: “Urge everyone to watch this interview, KDH has a really good attitude and he genuinely just seems gassed to be here.”

A second said: “Amazing interview, such a humble player with a great positive attitude for the whole team. Played well today.”

A third added: “You can see how genuine an interview it is. No PR fluff, just honesty. Excellent stuff.”

Another said: “He seems like such a nice guy wish he could play more but we have so many good players now.”

Maresca was also pleased with Dewsbury-Halls display, saying: “I know Kiernan very well from last year.

“I completely understand how difficult it is in this moment for Kiernan in terms of he was the main player at Leicester, you join Chelsea and you become one of the players.

“You are on the bench, you are not in the squad, you are not playing from the start, so you struggle a little bit at the beginning.

“But he needs to understand the reason he is here is because we want him. The celebration [from Maresca] is probably because I know he needs that. This is the reason why.”

WILDLIFE expert Michaela Strachan has been a fan favourite ever since she burst onto our screens in the 80’s.

However, she is swapping the great outdoors for the ice rink to take part in Dancing On Ice.

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Michaela Strachan is an English television presenter

She was born on April 7, 1966 in Epsom, Surrey, and grew up in Hinchley Wood.

Before her many roles on national television, Michaela performed in theatre.

She launched her TV career in the 80’s, and has remained in the spotlight ever since.

In October 2014, Michaela revealed that she had a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery following a diagnosis of breast cancer.

In 2019, she revealed that she was cancer-free.

A fact about Michaela that people may not know, is that the band Scouting for Girls dedicated a song to the wildlife expert called Michaela Strachan You Broke My Heart (When I Was 12).

This appeared as a hidden track on their 2007 debut album at the end of the song I Wish I Was James Bond.

Impressive TV career

Michaela has had a glittering career as a presenter working mostly on nature programs, with kids of the 80’s knowing her for the children’s show, The Really Wild Show.

Alongside these in the 80’s, she presented Wide Awake Club and appeared on the original Good Morning Britain.

Up until 2009, Michaela was a regular reporter for BBC One show, Countryfile.

These days Michael is best known for being one of the hosts of BBC shows Springwatch

and Winterwatch.

She presents the show alongside Chris Packham, her former Really Wild Show co-star.

They also hosted Autumnwatch until 2023, before the much-loved BBC show was axed.

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In October 2024, it was announced that Michaela would be taking part in Dancing On Ice 2025.

She said: “I was considered for the show 14 years ago – I’ve been considered for it twice – but this year they’ve asked me to do it, and I said yes.”

Pop career

Although fans know her for TV, the star had a brief pop career under the stage name Michaela.

As a singer, she released two singles – a cover and an original song – which both had chart success, reaching the UK Top 100 Charts.

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Her song Take Good Care of My Heart reached number 66 on the charts in 1990.

After ditching singing herself, she then went onto host the music show The Hitman and Her between 1988 and 1992 with Pop Idol judge Pete Waterman.

Happy family

Michaela married filmmaker Duncan Chard in 1996, but they divorced five years later in 2001.

The pair did not have any children together.

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A friend introduced her to future long-term partner and cameraman Nick Chevallier in 2003.

She gave birth to their son Oliver on June 8, 2005.

Speaking with The Telegraph in 2016, Michaela revealed: “I’d never been someone desperate to have children and then I changed my mind.

“It was quite a fundamental difference between us and it ended the marriage.”

The family now live in Cape Town with Ollie and Nick’s three children from a previous relationship.

DANA WHITE has made a telling admission on Conor McGregor’s fighting future.

The UFC‘s poster boy was supposed to return to the octagon in June for a long-overdue showdown with Michael Chandler before he broke his left pinky toe.

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Conor McGregor was set to be welcomed back to the UFC by Michael Chandler[/caption]

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But The Notorious has been left on the lurch as Chandler has seemingly moved on from their showdown[/caption]

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UFC boss Dana White doesn’t have a clue who will welcome McGregor back to the change[/caption]

But Chandler has seemingly left The Notorious in limbo by agreeing to rematch former lightweight champ Charles Oliveira at UFC 309 in New York next month.

MMA fans around the world are now asking themselves the same question: Who will welcome Conor McGregor back to the cage?

But that’s a question even UFC President and CEO White currently doesn’t have the answer to, telling reporter Kevin Iole: “I have no idea [who he’ll fight].

“Like I said to Kevin today, you know, Conor will fight in 2025.

“So whoever is — however it plays out, as we lead up to him being ready, I have no clue.”

McGregor, 36, revealed to SunSport in July that he was hoping his eagerly-anticipated cage comeback would be rescheduled for December.

But White publicly poured cold water on the Return of the Mac closing out the promotion’s pay-per-view calendar.

And the 55-year-old is adamant the UFC brass won’t deviate from their latest plans for their poster boy.

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He said: “I said that Conor wasn’t fighting until 2025. It is October 1st of 2024.

“Conor McGregor has plenty of time … I’m gonna go with 2025. Yeah. 2025.”

Former two-division champion McGregor has seemingly given up hope of an end-of-year return, telling DAZN last month: “It will be 2025.

“We will see. My opponent that I had scheduled… it is what it is. I take it on board and rock on.

“My job is to go to the gym and be in shape, whenever it is and wherever it is. I will be 100 per cent ready.”

McGregor hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since shattering his left leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in July 2021.

WITH hundreds of hacks out there, all promising to reduce your energy bills, it can be hard to know which actually work.

Especially when some of them involve forking out for special gadgets to avoid putting the heating on in the colder weather.

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Choosing where to put your furniture can have a massive impact on keeping your house warm[/caption]

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By moving things around, you’ll be able to stay warmer without turning your heating on[/caption]

But, according to one interiors expert, there’s a clever way you can keep your house warm – and it’s completely free.

As well as that, it can be done in just minutes.

“The simple trick to saving on energy bills is optimising the layout of your furniture,” Daniel Ufland, one of the co-founders of Flitch, an online interior styling platform, explained.

“Suboptimal room layout can impair heating efficiency, leading to increased energy consumption and higher bills.

“Optimising your room layout Is a practical way to enhance heating efficiency in your home, with the added bonus of improving the aesthetics.”

By being smarter with your furniture placement, you can ensure that heat sources are able to work more efficiently.

First of all, check whether anything is blocking your radiator.

“Is there a bed, curtain, settee, comfy chair or similar right in front of your radiator?” Daniel asked.

“If so, the item will be absorbing heat from the heat source.

“You’re basically spending money on heating up your sofa, leaving the rest of the room cool or even cold.

“By repositioning your furniture away from radiators, you can drastically improve heat distribution, ensuring warm air circulates freely throughout the space.”

If you don’t have the space for a room rearrange, don’t panic, as even increasing the gap between the radiator and the furniture slightly can have a big impact.

“You don’t need a complete overhaul of your living space to save home costs in winter,” Daniel said.

“Sometimes it just takes a fresh perspective on your existing domestic layout to save energy, become greener, and keep your bills down.”

And when it comes to choosing a position for your big furniture items – like sofas, beds and big chairs – it’s always best to place them next to an exterior wall.

This means they’re acting as wall insulators, reducing the amount of cold air radiating from the walls into your room, and stopping heat in your room being absorbed by the wall.

“If you’ve got tall furniture like a bookshelf or a thick curtain, use that – don’t forget that heat rises, so tall furniture will insulate the wall higher up, where heat is usually escaping,” Daniel added.

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