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How to get a £300 Trip.com gift card with Virgin Media

How to get a £300 Trip.com gift card with Virgin Media

Published by Daniella Wilson

With 230+ TV channels, ultra-fast Wi-Fi, free roaming across 75 destinations and access to O2 Priority, there’s no doubting the supremacy of Virgin’s Max Volt bundle. Now the Max Volt bundle can take you even further thanks to a brand-new deal, live for a limited time only. New customers who sign up for Max Volt can now get a £300 voucher for Trip.com, which can be redeemed for flights, hotels, or flight and hotel bundles. Covering destinations across the world, Trip.com is a one-stop shop for anyone planning their next dream holiday. Here’s how you can get a £300 Trip.com gift card with the Virgin Media Max Volt bundle today. Get a £300 Trip.com gift card at Virgin Media For more ways to save with Virgin Media, check out our roundup of the best Virgin Media deals. Jump to: New customers who sign up to a Max Volt package will currently receive a £300 gift voucher for Trip.com. Max Volt bundles offer plenty of perks for Virgin and O2 customers, including 230+ TV channels, Netflix, …

Vulnerable intimacy on TV? Virgin Island might be leading the way

Vulnerable intimacy on TV? Virgin Island might be leading the way

Published by Daniella Wilson

Channel 4 has never been coy about creating eyebrow-raising television, and Virgin Island certainly isn’t the first time the broadcaster has commissioned a rather jaw-dropping concept. Open House: The Great Sex Experiment first aired in 2022, following couples who head to a luxury retreat where they explored whether having open relationships and sex with other people could strengthen their bond. It was eye-opening, featured sex and relationship experts and put intimacy at the forefront of the conversation – and Virgin Island is doing the same thing. Having first aired in 2025, the series became a ratings hit, breaking records among 16-to-34-year-olds and was Channel 4’s biggest streaming hit of the year, so it was unsurprising when the renewal news came around. The reality series follows 12 adult virgins as they head to a Mediterranean retreat under the care of intimacy experts, including lead coaches Celeste Hirschman and Dr Danielle Harel, both co-creators of the Somatica Method which is used on the show. Celeste Hirschman and Dr Danielle Harel. Channel 4 / Rob Parfitt With two more …

Save up to 34% on Merlin attractions with Virgin Experience Days

Save up to 34% on Merlin attractions with Virgin Experience Days

Published by Daniella Wilson

April showers have almost come to an end, so you know what that means – it’s time to start planning days out for the warmer weather. Merlin is the top name when it comes to UK attractions, boasting a portfolio of more than 20 of the most beloved spots for family days out. Now you can save on tickets to these attractions, including multi-person tickets and multi-attraction tickets, thanks to Virgin Experience Days. The experiences platform is offering up to 34% off visits to iconic attractions including Shrek’s Adventure, Cadbury World and Madame Tussauds, as well as Sea Life locations across the country. We’ve rounded up all the need-to-know info, as well as a selection of the top deals, to help you save this summer. Save up to 34% on Merlin tickets at Virgin Experience Days Here’s how you can get cheap London Eye tickets and cheap Cadbury World tickets. Jump to: What is included in the Virgin Experience Days Merlin sale? So far on the Virgin Experience Days website, deals are currently live for …

Virgin Island season 2 cast: Meet the participants

Virgin Island season 2 cast: Meet the participants

Published by Daniella Wilson

Channel 4’s Virgin Island is back with 12 more people hoping to break down their emotional barriers and learn the ways of intimacy. After a record-breaking first season, Virgin Island hopes to break down the ins and outs of physical relationships and romance, with a team of sex and intimacy experts ready to show them the ropes. With their love lives at a stand-still, the group are sent to a luxury beachside retreat to build their own self-esteem, learn more about the male and female body, and figure out what it is they want out of a relationship. With therapists, coaches and bodyworkers on hand, the group will work together to combat their fears around sex with skills they can then take back to the real world. Meet the new cast of Virgin Island season 2, and their reasons for appearing on the series, as well as the experts there to help. Virgin Island cast: Full line-up for season 2 Alex, 28, Exeter Bertie, 24, Taunton Callum, 21, Preston Ed, 27, Staffs Ellen, 35, Haywards …

International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist announced featuring French witch, sworn virgin

International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist announced featuring French witch, sworn virgin

Published by Sam Flores

Novels by women writers about a family exiled from Iran, a suburban French witch and an Albanian sworn virgin have made the shortlist for the International Booker Prize, organisers announced Tuesday. The prestigious award, to be handed out at a ceremony at London’s Tate Modern gallery on May 19, recognises works of fiction from around the world that have been translated into English. The £50,000 ($62,000) prize is split equally between the author and the translator. This is the 10th year that the prize has been awarded in its current form. Organisers say the award gives the authors a significant boost in profile and sales. Four winners have gone on to become Nobel laureates. The books on this year’s list feature “unforgettable characters” and “reverberate with history”, said the chair of the judges, British novelist Natasha Brown. The shortlist includes several established authors. Read moreBooker Prize winner David Szalay on his ‘risky’ novel ‘Flesh’ that wowed the literary world “The Director”, set in the Nazi-controlled film industry, is by bestselling German-Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann, who …

Inside Virgin River star Kandyse McClure’s ‘intense’ fitness routine – exclusive

Inside Virgin River star Kandyse McClure’s ‘intense’ fitness routine – exclusive

Published by Daniella Wilson

Virgin River may be an easy show for fans to watch, but it is a difficult one to prepare for. Kandyse McClure, who stars as Kaia Bryant in the Netflix drama, is proof of just that. Season seven of Virgin River premiered on Thursday, March 12, 2026, garnering more than seven million views on Netflix globally in its first four days of release. A key character of this season is Kaia and her work as a firefighter in the aftermath of the Yosemite wildfires. To prepare for the physical role of a firefighter, Kandyse had to “really intensify” her training. In a recent conversation, she told HELLO!: “My preparation for Kaia is quite physical. It’s why I started running and like strength training.” © Courtesy of NetflixKandyse’s character is in a relationship with Preacher The 45-year-old actress explained: “I really try to lift heavy weights, do very kind of intense, extreme things – hot yoga and sauna – because that sort of mirrors the kind of intensity that I feel I need [in the role].” …

Virgin Holidays rep told me to pay for hotel after Iran war forced flight cancellation | Flights

Virgin Holidays rep told me to pay for hotel after Iran war forced flight cancellation | Flights

Published by Sam Flores

We are holidaymakers stranded in Mauritius by the conflict in the Gulf. Our return flight, booked as part of a Virgin Holidays package, was routed via Dubai and was cancelled. We were advised by Virgin’s local representative that we should arrange and pay for accommodation ourselves until flights resumed, and reclaim it on our travel insurance. Only after we challenged this position did Virgin agree to cover hotel costs. However, other Virgin guests were continuing to fund their rooms themselves, and some were downgrading to keep the costs down. We were also told that we would have to wait until the airline Virgin had originally booked us on resumed operations, and that if we wanted to find an earlier flight with a different carrier we would have to claim the cost from our insurer. I don’t want to minimise the suffering of those directly affected by this war. Our concern is not about inconvenience, but about how consumer protections are applied in times of global crisis. LF, Lincolnshire You were fortunately familiar with the package …

Virgin River star Marco Grazzini addresses shock exit ahead of season 8

Virgin River star Marco Grazzini addresses shock exit ahead of season 8

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Virgin River star Marco Grazzini has spoken out about his exit from Netflix’s longest-running series after six seasons. The Canadian actor, 45, first joined the romance drama — about a nurse practitioner (Alexandra Breckenridge) who gives up city living for a remote Northern California town — in its second season as a recurring character, detective Mike Valenzuela. He was later promoted to a series regular in season three. However, on Thursday, the same day season seven premiered, Netflix confirmed Grazzini’s character will not be returning for the show’s eighth season. Addressing the news in a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Grazzini said: “Character departures are very common in this business — especially on a long-running and beloved series like Virgin River. It’s been a wonderful opportunity to play Mike for six seasons.” He added that he has “nothing but love for the …

Virgin River season 8: Release date speculation and latest news

Virgin River season 8: Release date speculation and latest news

Published by Daniella Wilson

*Warning: Contains MAJOR spoilers for Virgin River season 7!* Virgin River fans, how are we doing? Season 7 took fans on quite the rollercoaster, from the potential closure of Doc’s clinic and Jack and Mel’s baby preparations to newcomers Clay and Victoria shaking things up for the Virgin River residents. But nothing could quite prepare viewers for the finale episode, which saw one character involved in a serious crash, with their fate up in the air as to whether or not they will survive… With so much to process, it’s only natural to wonder when we’ll be able to feast our eyes on the next season, but there is plenty of waiting time involved before a return to the cosy North California town. So, what do we know about Virgin River season 8 so far? Read on for everything you need to know… Will there be a Virgin River season 8? Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan and Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda Monroe in Virgin River. Netflix It’s good news for fans of the cosy romantic drama, …

Virgin River season 7 ending explained | Does Brady die?

Virgin River season 7 ending explained | Does Brady die?

Published by Daniella Wilson

*Warning: Contains MAJOR spoilers for Virgin River season 7!* Virgin River may be a cosy romantic drama at the best of times, but it sure does know how to pull on the heartstrings, especially when it comes to its season finales. Season 7 was quite the rollercoaster for plenty of Virgin River residents. For Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson), they take the first steps in their adoptive parent journey, while Jack and Preacher (Colin Lawrence) navigate their professional partnership so Preacher can set up a restaurant of his own. “Most of Mel’s life in season 7 is chewed up by building a house [and wondering], ‘Am I going to have this baby or not?’ It’s what she’s been wanting for so many years of her life,” Breckenridge told Tudum. “She really does an excellent job at rolling with the punches through the season.” Meanwhile, Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale) and Denny (Kai Bradbury) navigate life as new parents, something Lizzie takes time adjusting to as she struggles with postpartum anxiety. But nothing could have prepared …