This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Stage and screen actor who appeared in eight of the saucy Carry On films of the 1960s and 70s was a prolific television actor and voice artist and had a stage career that took him to Broadway but he was best known for appearing in eight Carry On movies In later years he freely disowned them. “I am not remotely proud of my involvement in the films,” he said in a 2018 interview with Callum J Phoenix for the Retroboy website adding that Kenneth Williams – who appeared in more of the productions known for their saucy seaside postcard humour than any other actor – once advised him: “Don’t let the stigma of the Carry Ons attach itself to you.” the actor and singer known for his comic monologues and songs – said that during his 10 years in the films he enjoyed his third venture Holloway played the long-suffering Major Shorthouse of the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment who reports directly to Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) the British governor in the north-west province of India It was downhill from there, with Holloway’s roles including the lecherous coach driver in Carry On Camping (1969), taking girls from Chayste Place finishing school to Devon and, while at a hostel there, tripping over, crashing into Barbara Windsor and accidentally ripping off her nightdress Julian Holloway as Major Shorthouse with Sid James as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond in Carry On Up the Khyber Holloway’s third film in the series and the one he enjoyed the most Photograph: ITV/Rex/ShutterstockCast in the role after Jim Dale was unavailable Holloway was set to have a screen romance with one of the girls but most of the scenes – including one of him rescuing her from a goat in a shower – ended up on the cutting-room floor In a similar vein was Carry On Loving (1970) in which Holloway was a highly strung photographer on a quest to find a well-endowed model His other Carry On parts were as a railway ticket collector in Follow That Camel (1967); Simmons a friend of Lewis Boggs (Richard O’Callaghan) in At Your Convenience (1971); and Major Butcher He also appeared in the 1973 TV special Carry On Christmas, but eventually turned down the offer of another movie. “My agent got a message from the casting director to say that if I didn’t do the film I would never work with Peter Rogers [the producer] again!” recalled Holloway In between the Carry On films – which were known for the derisory fees paid to actors and for which he was never paid more than £300 – Holloway was becoming one of the busiest character actors on television in a well-received revival of My Fair Lady on Broadway starring Richard Chamberlain as Higgins (Virginia theatre recreating the role taken by his father in the original 1950s New York and London productions is understandably very like his own illustrious father The only son of Stanley Holloway’s second marriage he was an extra in 1961 in the film Dentist on the Job and an episode of The Avengers and went to the US to appear in the sitcom Our Man Higgins (1962-63) as Quentin nephew of the prim English butler played by his father in the starring role On graduating from Rada in 1963, he joined Beryl Reid and others in the revue All Square which included a West End run at the Vaudeville theatre performed by the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Holloway starred in a revival of Arsenic and Old Lace as Mortimer Brewster a drama critic dealing with a murderous family and the police (Whitehall and Westminster theatres Julian Holloway on stage with Britt Ekland in the show Mate Photograph: Steve Burton/Getty ImagesHis screen career was given an early boost when the director Richard Lester cast him in small roles in the Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and The Knack… and How to Get It (1965) although he struggled for a while to get beyond bit parts on the big screen Television proved more fruitful. He was Corky, hapless friend of the title character created by PG Wodehouse (played by Anton Rodgers) in Ukridge (1968); Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest (1972); a mobster in The Sweeney (1975); Jack Favell in Rebecca (1979); the English politician Harry Cust in Nancy Astor (1982); and Paterson in the Doctor Who adventure Survival (1989) He voiced the title character in the British cartoon Captain Z and the Zee Zone (1991-92) After providing various voices for the American animated series James Bond Jr (1991) he divided his time between California and Britain left stage acting behind and became a successful voice artist on US television series such as Dan Dare Father of the Pride (2004-05) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010-2020) Holloway played Uncle George in the TV series My Uncle Silas (2001-03) to the actors Zena Walker (1971) and Debbie Wheeler (1991) from a brief relationship in the mid-1970s with the writer and actor Tessa Dahl UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier announced on The Pat McAfee Show that he will make his final walk to the Octagon when UFC returns to New Orleans for UFC 318 on July 19. In the main event, BMF champion Max Holloway will defend his belt against the hometown favorite in a trilogy matchup built on over a decade of shared history “There’s not a better guy I could think to fight in my retirement fight,” Poirier told Pat McAfee Register For Presale | Explore VIP Packages this marks the beginning of a permanent move to the lightweight division A win over a perennial contender like Poirier would immediately position the former featherweight king among the elite at 155 pounds The two first met over 13 years ago at UFC 143 when a 20-year-old Holloway made his promotional debut submitted the Hawaiian via triangle armbar in the first round to collect his fourth-straight UFC victory.​ this time with the interim lightweight title on the line Holloway entered as the reigning featherweight champion fresh off defenses against José Aldo and Brian Ortega Poirier emerged victorious to earn a taste of UFC gold and matchup with UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov they meet for a third and likely final time for the BMF title Holloway won the belt with one of the most iconic finishes in the promotion’s history at UFC 300 Despite being moments away from securing the win on at least two of the judges’ scorecards Holloway threw caution to the wind in the final 10 seconds and landed a right hand that knocked out Justin Gaethje right before the final horn FOLLOW @UFCNEWS: On Facebook | On Instagram | On X | On Threads they put their heart and soul into their performance and nothing less should be expected when they collide in UFC 318’s main event inside Smoothie King Center on July 19 Stay tuned to UFC.com for ongoing updates to the event and additional fight announcements Welterweight Aims To Put On An Exciting Performance And Get Back In The Win Column In Kansas City  Featherweight Chris Gutierrez Is Thankful To Make The Walk To The Octagon This Weekend At UFC Kansas City: Machado vs UFC CEO Dana White Announces Bouts For Events In Atlanta And Baku ByIbrahim MustaphaPublished 26/04/2025 at 08:40 GMT+1 'He battered him!' - Bisping lauds Pimblett after Chandler demolition at UFC 314 UFC 302 Highlights: Makhachev stops Poirier to retain lightweight crown AdvertisementHow was your experience today Sponsored by Appointments International SME financier Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Mark Holloway as Chief Information and Technology Officer Mark Holloway joins BFS with over 20 years’ experience in financial services and technology most recently at Ashman where he was founder member and Chief Technology Officer having built and scaled the digital start-up from pre-seed through to multiple funding rounds and obtaining a UK banking licence Mark Holloway commented: “I am delighted to join BFS at such an exciting time in its evolution and as we look to grow our support for SMEs around the world by empowering our people with best-in-class technology BFS is a values-based organisation with a unique culture centred on ensuring customers and colleagues thrive I look forward to meeting many of them over the coming weeks.” Holloway held several senior technology roles at Maple Securities UK and Intelligent Financial Systems Limited as well as regulatory and strategic advisory positions for Strategic Insight’s LiquidMetrix service.  added: “Our strategy is firmly focused on accelerating our growth by empowering our people with technology to deliver value to our customers Mark has a strong track record of building optimising and leading high-performing teams to deliver significant IT and digital change initiatives so we’re delighted to welcome him to the team.” Appointments we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site may adversely affect certain features and functions Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions The 27-year-old, unbeaten indoors in 11 seasons, clocked 7.42 seconds for victory, with France’s Wilhem Belocian taking silver in 7.54sec, just one-hundredth of a second ahead of China’s Liu Junxi. Holloway’s victory maintained a win streak that has seen him go undefeated in indoor hurdles races since March 2014, when he was 16 years old, including all preliminaries and in combined events. Read moreIncluding the 55m hurdles and 60m hurdles, he has now won 94 consecutive indoor races. His victory was the first time a hurdler had won three successive titles – American Allen Johnson having won three titles, but not in a row (1995, 2003, 2004). “To win three indoors and three outdoors, I think I’m the first person in history to ever do that. That’s an amazing stat,” said Holloway, whose outdoor successes came in Doha, Eugene and Budapest (2019, 2022, 2023). “It was great. This one was a little bit different. I didn’t have two great rounds, and had to rely on my experience to get me through the final. “But I knew what I had to do, I knew what I was missing. With that being said, a big shout-out to the sports staff. Everybody was telling me, ’You’ve done this a million times before, you’ve just got to do it again’.” Holloway said that the race could well be his last hurrah, with a new discipline on the horizon. “I think I can put grace in it and hang up the 60m hurdles and try out a new event next year,” he said. “That’s something I can think about.” Coming through the NCAA system at the University of Florida, Holloway competed not only in the long and short hurdles, but also in the flat sprints over 60 and 100m, as well as relays. He has a long jump best of 8.17m from 2018. He added that he had his eye on a potential fourth world outdoor title when Tokyo hosts the next championships in September. “We’ve got the 110m hurdles coming up in the next couple of months, so I will put my best foot forward for that,” said Holloway, the Olympic champion whose 12.81sec in the US Olympic trials in 2021 make him the second-fastest man in history at the event. “It’s a world championships, you’ll always have nerves for the world championships wherever you’re at. “I just want to continue to work hard, figure out ways to continue to win, perfect my craft, and continue to challenge myself and my sports staff and coaches to get better.” In other events on Saturday, American Christopher Bailey won his maiden global crown in the men’s 400m in 45.08sec, leading a US podium sweep ahead of compatriots Brian Faust and Jacory Patterson. 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We are very sad to hear of the death yesterday of an important figure in British music pianist/composer/arranger/ music director Laurie Holloway at the age of 86 Our condolences to his daughters Abigail – a consistent friend and wonderful supporter of UKJN – and Karon Here is the statement from Abigail and Karon: “Our father was a much loved and wonderful person those he worked with and many who followed his illustrious musical career He was extremely proud of the charity The Montgomery Holloway Music Trust that he created with his late wife the singer Marion Montgomery supporting young singers for which he was awarded an MBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II He will be deeply missed and remembered with great affection.” Part of Laurie’s story was his role as Music Director of the Parkinson show on the BBC, and we were honoured when he contributed a tribute and memory of his good friend Sir Michael Parkinson to the UKJN site in 2023 – TRIBUTE. We will have tributes, but in the meantime, this film biography of Laurie’s wife, the great Marion Montgomery (1934-2002) from 2013 vividly tells another part of the story of an inspirational figure. Laurence Holloway MBE. Born Oldham, 31 March 1938. Died Berkshire 9 January 2025. In sadness A lovely man, a GREAT friend and outstanding man of music. A great musical director who drove the Parkinson’s Show’s music and became a close neighbour and friend of Mike’s. He moved on to Strictly and became musical director there too. Lovely man and a sad loss. RIP I produced a few sessions with Laurie and Marian for Radio 2 in the 1990s and my abiding memory is of a thoroughly decent guy. His amazing career on top ranking shows like Parkinson and Strictly speaks for itself To think that he was the MD for Downtown, it doesn’t get any better than that. RIP. Your email address will not be published. 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Read our Privacy notice Lost fans will undoubtedly be ecstatic over a key cast member’s long-awaited screen reunion with JJ Abrams Josh Holloway was a fan-favourite star of the hit ABC drama when it aired from 2004 to 2010 After starting out as an unlikeable antihero of sorts the character embedded his way into the hearts of viewers with Holloway’s performance regularly hailed as one of the best in Lost’s six-year history The actor, 55, has starred in a handful of credits since Lost drew to its divisive end with roles in TV shows such as Colony and Yellowstone He also starred in the 2011 Mission: Impossible film But Holloway’s new project is particularly exciting for Lost fans as it sees him reunite with the show’s co-creator JJ Abrams is a 1970s-set crime drama following the FBI’s first Black woman agent (Rachel Hilsin) who teams up with Holloway’s getaway driver to take down a crime syndicate The show’s journey to screen has been arduous. The pilot was shot in 2021 and reshot two years later before production was stalled due to the Writers Guild of America strikes in Hollywood “It was quite a journey – life does that to you sometimes,” Holloway told Variety of the show’s delay. “Our perseverance comes through in the show. Usually with regime changes, they clean the slate a lot. I was proud every time we survived, because it meant they knew they had something good.” Holloway also said that it was an immediate “yes” when Abrams asked him about starring in the series: “Are you kidding me? He called me up and asked if I had a minute, and the answer is ‘yes’. Always ‘yes’. Whatever he is asking. It was just so exciting to talk to him.” Abrams worked on the series with LaToya Morgan, who directed several episodes of the sci-fi martial arts show Into the Badlands. “She brings this coolness to the table, and a different perspective than JJ ,” Holloway said, adding: “Their combination is fantastic. “They are so agile but not rigid, it moves the show forward in a way that is subtle but poignant, where the audience can really take it in and don’t even know exactly what happened.” Duster begins in the US on Max on 15 May. A UK release date is yet to be announced. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Laurie Holloway was a dear friend to both my parents as well as being a surrogate Uncle to me and my two brothers my family now have another large hole in our lives But at least my Dad has now got his mate with him so that they can again discuss Basie and the other greats of the music that they shared a deep love for He also happened to be a gifted man who wore his talents lightly without any fanfare It was a privilege for me to work with him when I produced the Parkinson show at ITV and he was the Musical Director and the Leader of the last Big Band in captivity he dictated an email to his daughter Abigail to be sent to me He signed if off with ‘See you at the cricket Club’ The Cricket Club was Maidenhead and Bray where Laurie often performed alongside Kenny Lynch fundraising for the club and for a campaign to build a local children’s hospice Joni Mitchell once observed that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone I can think of no better fitting epitaph for Laurie except perhaps this foreword – reprinted below – that my Dad wrote for Laurie’s biography ‘Confessions of a Piano Player.’ FOREWORD BY SIR MICHAEL PARKINSON FROM “CONFESSIONS OF A PIANO PLAYER” (*) (*) Laurie Holloway’s autobiography – New Haven Publishing Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "aed98874b2377ca9c83ce6dae595c36a" );document.getElementById("c08a1a06c7").setAttribute( "id" and website in this browser for the next time I comment Please check your inbox (and also your spam or junk folder We kindly request to oblige by fair use rules when quoting or sharing our content All original content is copyrighted unless credited otherwise but does take on work as a paid publicist and/or sell advertising packages Where a piece published after 26th October 2012 appears which is linked to this activity the content will be clearly sign-posted with the PP symbol Receive our weekly email newsletter with Jazz updates from London and beyond If you’ve been on our list all along This month marks a decade since the thrilling battled unfolded between two British athletes at the European Cross Country Championships in Samokov Gemma Steel and Kate Avery were locked in an intense rivalry The pair were racing side by side for majority of the 6km course but Steel was the one who would win the battle and come out victorious – upgrading her bronze medal from 2011 and silver medal from 2013 While only one runner could claim the individual title the British team still had much to celebrate Steel and Avery were able to share victory in the team race as they won the title by over 50 points Steph Twell and Lily Partridge finished seventh and 11th respectively while Sonia Samuels and Elle Vernon both finished in the top 20 A dip into the AW archive gives a further look into what unfolded on the day as we reported: "Gemma Steel became Britain’s first senior women’s European champion since Hayley Yelling in 2009 narrowly outdipping team-mate Kate Avery after a remarkably tight race "Steel had started arguably as favourite for the senior women’s race having won the British trial and finished third and then second on her last two appearances at the European Cross Country Championships Avery was more of an unknown quantity despite having last month won the high-quality NCAA Championships in the United States "The two Brits were neck and neck out on their own in front for the last two and a half laps (3km) each one testing the other but unable to establish daylight It came down then to a sprint finish at the end of a thrilling duel with Steel just having enough time to raise her arms in celebration but the actual margin was two tenths of a second The duo were 25 seconds in front of the bronze medallist Steel has continued to compete in cross country and road events including a recent 18th place at the Euro Cross trials in Liverpool and a victory at the Great North 10km in September won another silver medal at the championships in 2015 but has transitioned away from the traditional track and cross-country scene where she has secured multiple podium finishes Kate Avery – running to new heights To celebrate the 10-year anniversary, you can find our original coverage from the day and all of our European Cross coverage via the Athletics Weekly archive From the first ever issue in December 1945 through to the present day, current subscribers to our magazine are able to dip into this resource for free whereas non-subscribers can pay just £3.99 per month for full access. » Subscribe to AW magazine here, check out our new podcast here or sign up to our digital archive of back issues from 1945 to the present day here Brits challenge for podium places at world 100km champs Seb Coe: "Change is hard but we know how to do it" pianist and musical director on popular TV shows such as Parkinson and Strictly Come Dancing In 1971, when the BBC chat show Parkinson began, its host, Michael Parkinson asked his friend Laurie Holloway to be the musical director “I unfortunately had to refuse because I was engaged to be the musical director for Engelbert Humperdinck,” said Holloway “We stayed good friends although I had to turn the offer down.” finally had the chance to play the “dat-diddly-da-da-da dat-diddly-da-da-da” jazzy tune and continued with Parkinson when the programme switched to ITV (2004-07) As well as performing the opening and closing theme Holloway – distinctive for his silver hair and goatee beard – came up with appropriate arrangements to herald guests “The play-on that I wasn’t allowed to do was Two Little Boys for Ant and Dec,” he said “The show producers thought the idea was too cheeky.” Another star who valued Holloway’s talents, on stage and screen over three decades from the 1980s, was Barry Humphries Humphries described Holloway and his other accompanists as his “closest companions” adding: “Very often the show is just me on stage with a pianist accompanying the songs and filling in during quick changes before the rousing gladioli chorus at the end … A good pianist will often know the show better than the artiste himself.” To Holloway’s surprise, he was also approached to become musical director on the TV show Strictly Come Dancing “I told the BBC I didn’t do dance numbers,” he explained “But they liked the Parkinson band and asked if I could do the same thing for the show.” leading the live band and composing the arrangements left after the first three series (2004-05) “It was an awful lot of work and an awful lot of writing involving 14 musical arrangements a week,” he said Politicians often say they are leaving to spend more time with their families and that’s what I actually did.” Showing his talent for composing original music, Holloway wrote the theme tunes for popular ITV series such as Punchlines (1981-84), Game for a Laugh (1981-85) and Beadle’s About (1986-96) ‘That’s it!’ It was just two [different] notes On leaving Greenhill grammar school in the town Holloway spent six months as an apprentice draughtsman before turning professional as a musician aged 16 spending two years with Syd Willmott and his Band Stints followed with bands run by Arthur Plant in Dundee and others on transatlantic liners booked by the bandleader Geraldo’s agency Holloway spent two years playing piano in Ronnie Rand’s dance orchestra at the Astoria often rushing off at the end of the evening to play at the Gargoyle strip club before performing with bands led by Johnny Gray and Cyril Stapleton He began to get session work on records such as the 1964 Petula Clark hit Downtown and was pianist and musical director for two sellout London Palladium shows the same year by Judy Garland and her daughter He said Garland “wasn’t the greatest singer but she was so emotional – a bit like Shirley Bassey or Dorothy Squires” Holloway was soon able to pick and choose his assignments and once turned down the chance to work with Barbra Streisand. “I found the voice a bit thin,” he said In the West End, he was in the pit band for Lionel Bart’s Blitz (Adelphi, 1962-63), composed the score for the farce Instant Marriage (Piccadilly, 1964-65), with the book and lyrics by Bob Grant and was musical director of Piaf (Piccadilly Grant Holloway won his third successive world indoor 60m hurdles title taking gold in Nanjing in 7.42 to extend his 11-year winning streak winning by 0.12 from France's Wilhem Belocian China's Liu Junxi was just a further 0.01 behind The dominance of the 27-year-old US athlete was never in doubt having clocked a world lead of 7.36 in Lievin last month Here in Nanjing he raced to times of 7.49 and 7.48 to top the standings in the heats and semis the reigning Olympic champion was a tad slow out of the blocks but quickly recovered to distinguish himself from the rest of the field to claim his third consecutive world indoor gold His winning time of 7.42 was 0.15 shy of his own world indoor record but he still won by a comfortable margin and his 11-year winning streak doesn’t look to be in danger the three-time world outdoor champion is only the second man in World Indoors history to claim three 60m hurdles titles following the footsteps of his compatriot Allen Johnson who claimed gold in 1995 is the first man to claim three consecutive titles in the event “This one was a little bit different and had to rely on my experience to get me through the final But I knew what I had to do; I knew what I was missing ‘you've done this a million times before I think I'm the first person in history to ever do that and hang up the 60m hurdles and try out a new event next year That's something I can think about.” For Frenchman Belocian who claimed the silver medal his position in Nanjing is certainly an upgrade from his eighth place in Belgrade in 2022 and the first senior global medal for the 29-year-old who recently won another silver at the European Indoor Championships China’s Liu Junxi gave the home crowd something to cheer for by snatching the bronze medal in the keenly contested race The host country had two representatives in the men’s 60m hurdles final with national indoor champion Weibo Qin finishing eighth in a time of 7.72 Posted in: Max, TV | Tagged: TV's Rachel Hilson & Josh Holloway-starring Duster Television's Rachel Hilson and Josh Holloway-starring Duster spotlights the first Black female FBI agent (Hilson) who heads to the Southwest and recruits a getaway driver (Holloway) in a move to take down crime boss Ezra's (Keith David) expanding crime syndicate and David on the eight-episode series are Sydney Elisabeth as Genesis With only a little more than two weeks to go until the "buddy-cop-meets-grindhouse"-vibing series hits Max screens on May 15th we're getting our best look yet with the release of the official trailer – waiting for you above "It isn't straightforward. There are a lot of things that you don't expect," Abrams shared about the upcoming series during an interview about the series with THR and what I think LaToya and I had the most fun with what kind of unexpected criminal mind is going to be behind it The most satisfying thing for me was seeing how so many of these elements — some of which seem crazy and out there — end up actually serving a real narrative purpose." Abrams continued every episode feels like it's ending on a fun cliffhanger vibe that you get from serialized comics When we were doing the first couple seasons of 'Alias,' it was so much fun because every episode ended with like a definitive cliffhanger We ultimately got told by the network that we had to stop doing that because it was harder to put a show into syndication if it was that linear But that's a thing that's really fun about this show." the first two episodes of the Max series Duster were written by J.J Abrams and LaToya Morgan; directed by and executive produced by Steph Green Abrams and Rachel Rusch Rich for Bad Robot through its content partnership with Warner Bros Discovery and WBTV; and LaToya Morgan for TinkerToy Productions via its overall deal with WBTV As Swindon manager hits dugout landmark he reflects on his ‘rollercoaster’ life and why he would be first to go in a nuclear attack Fri 20 Dec 2024 21.00 CETLast modified on Mon 23 Dec 2024 12.17 CETShareIan Holloway is trawling through pictures of his artwork on his phone punched a hole through it because I didn’t like it.” Vibrant acrylic paintings of Brian Clough and Jürgen Klopp soon appear on the screen inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine There are drawings of Sir Alex Ferguson and Johan Cruyff which is on the wall of his son Will’s tattoo parlour in Bristol I had 100 people asking me online: ‘Can you do me a painting How much will it cost?’ We went to see the Francis Bacon exhibition in London what a weirdo but my God it was incredible estimating he has spent about 14,000 days immersed in football “I’ve lived every emotion you could want – and it’s still not enough Paolo Di Canio (left) and Steven Gerrard by Ian Holloway Composite: Courtesy of Ian HollowayPainting takes Holloway back to school in Oldland Common have a look at what Ian’s done.’ And that never happened to me Next thing you know he’s got it up in the corridor Now you’re thinking: ‘The world’s your oyster son.’ He loved his subject.” The same goes for Holloway and football You don’t feel right when you haven’t got it asking other managers because I thought I was the only one “No one else cares about how someone else has got on, do they, really? But for you the world has stopped because you’ve lost. We love it and hate it. Where else can you get the [Sergio] Agüero moment You wouldn’t watch the film because it would be unbelievable trying to fix something is the biggest challenge and the most fulfilling thing you can ever try and do.” Ian Holloway is at the wrong end of League Two with Swindon ‘Trying to fix something is the biggest challenge,’ he says Photograph: James Marsh/ShutterstockIt all began at Bristol Rovers whom he joined aged nine and who gave him his first taste of management he rejected a new deal at QPR to accept the role of player-manager at Rovers his first game a win against Peterborough United in August 1996 “Talk about deep end … it was pretty scary the feelings and emotions I had for the club probably didn’t help If you spoke to the press dealing with me then it was: ‘What I got totally carried away with it because I had my kit on … it was all too much What would the Holloway of back then think about hitting 1,000 games “He wouldn’t have believed you – he struggled with believing in himself anyway And I meant it in a nice way when I said that myself and Blackpool look better in the dark Anyone can be whoever they want to be in Brighton Holloway tells how he and his wife are members of the Caravan and Motorhome Club we’re total hoarders” – how they have upped sticks 48 times – “you should see our packing technique” – and the joy of metal detecting “I’m the digger … you have to have the patience of a saint because it’s hours and hours of nothing happening.” Holloway zooms from 0-100mph in a way only he can it’s a goddamn ring-pull.’ I’ve got millions of ‘em.” Ian Holloway in his early management days at Bristol Rovers Photograph: Action Images/ReutersEven taking account of his colourful character it is surreal to hear Holloway talking about getting permission from local farmers to scour land in search of artefacts “The problem is the first time I did it I walked about 10 yards and found this beautiful I thought it was going to be like that every time Kim finds shards of pottery; to me it’s a broken pot a handle off a cup … ‘This is slipware.’ I’m getting educated I’m trying to give back the joy she has given me by being there and if she needs me I’m over and I’m digging My wife might find a nail and it might be a Roman one and I’ve never seen anybody so chuffed in my life For a second, there are flashbacks to one of Holloway’s most famous soundbites. “I couldn’t be more chuffed if I were a badger at the start of the mating season,” he said after his QPR side beat Cardiff in 2005. More recently he went viral for insisting Swindon’s training ground is haunted but he has not asked Kim We’ve watched hours and hours of Most Haunted,” says Holloway “We paid to go into a dungeon in a haunted castle Free daily newsletterKick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football I don’t do that any more.” He has a few gripes “Things are getting uncomfortably expensive and life is really bad for lots of people,” he says As my mum told me: ‘Always look for the good in people Holloway is desperate to get a win on Saturday to drag Swindon But beneath the surface there is a giddiness about the things he has experienced the people he has met and the places it has taken him “I feel totally privileged to think: ‘I’ve actually sat next to that fella.’ Daley Thompson a few months ago son.’ I wish I could have a dinner party with all these people if I bumped into him I’d actually know him Ian Holloway at the County Ground Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianHolloway’s arms are decorated in ink “He [Will] did his mum on my arm,” he says rolling up the right sleeve of his camouflage jacket You make a mistake in that arena and you’re dead I said to the players last week [after defeat by Bradford City]: ‘Why are you so unhappy but we didn’t.’ You have to take the small things The event in your life plus your response equals the outcome thinking about the progress his builders are making at his cottage Swindon’s kit men are doing his washing while work continues at his Wiltshire base between Bath and Chippenham “Which Isambard Kingdom Brunel built,” he says because there are tunnels there with our nuclear bombs in Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The inaugural BMF title began with Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz at UFC 244 and a new one was minted between Poirier and Justin Gaethje at UFC 291 One crucial flaw with the belt is the fact it's currently locked at lightweight Thomas believes this is a good a reason as any to retire the belt at UFC 318 John David Mercer-Imagn ImagesDin Thomas suggests BMF belt end with Holloway-Poirier 3Speaking with MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn Thomas got brutally honest on the gimmick title the game ain't really full of BMFs like it used to be," Thomas explained "Now we've got a bunch of athletes lobbying for money and money fights So I think they should just do away with it."If they retire the BMF belt with Dustin Retiring this version of the BMF belt with a Poirier victory would make sense Then the UFC could make the decision to bring it back in another division Thomas makes a point about BMF contenders; most of them are landlocked at lightweight Stick with MMAKnockout for more FREE coverage of the UFC, MMA, Boxing. Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Dustin Poirier will face Max Holloway for a third time in the main event of UFC 318 in New Orleans They first met back at UFC 143 where Poirier submitted Holloway before the two legends ran it back in an incredible five-round war at UFC 236 in 2019 ‘The Diamond’ has previously stated that the likes of Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria were the two names that he had in mind for his last dance Another fan favorite lightweight that the Louisiana native has history with has now revealed that the UFC planned to have him compete on the same night so that he could step into the main event if needed A lot of fight fans were happy to see the trilogy fight between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway come together for several reasons Not only are they two of the most exciting fighters on the roster it’s a perfect way for ‘The Diamond’ to ride off into the sunset after competing against a fellow legend in front of his home crowd the UFC had already taken precautions just in case anything happened to either of the two men involved in the UFC 318 main event by attempting to put plans in place for a backup fighter Dan Hooker was set to face Justin Gaethje at UFC 313 in March until a hand injury forced ‘The Hangman’ out of the five-round co-main event The 35-year-old stated after the injury that he was hoping to return in the summer with UFC 317 on International Fight Week being a potential destination During a recent appearance on Sky Sports New Zealand Hooker revealed that the promotion had contacted him about getting booked for July 19 so that he could be the backup fighter “I did know that this fight was going down for a long time because they wanted me to backup for this fight just fight any old lightweight on the card and if either of these guys got injured the UFC wanted me to step in and backup for the BMF title.” Hooker went on to say that due to the need for another surgery it looks unlikely that he will be able to make this date so the UFC may choose to go in another direction “So it would’ve been an incredible opportunity Unfortunately I need a second surgery on my hand there’s too much scar tissue… it’s not a major surgery they just need to cut it open and clean out some scar tissue That would put me 9 weeks before this fight so it would take kind of a perfect storm for me to be able to be ready by then so it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen.” Dan Hooker being the backup fighter for UFC 318 makes perfect sense even if a matchup between him and either Dustin Poirier or Max Holloway isn’t as big as the trilogy we’re getting Hooker and Poirier put on an instant classic back in June of 2020 and somehow we’ve never seen ‘The Hangman’ take on Holloway He certainly fits the BMF credentials and there aren’t many names that will be able to fill this replacement role because of how specific this fight is Justin Gaethje would be another strong choice but in the event that Poirier gets injured fans might not clamor towards the prospect of seeing Holloway face ‘The Highlight’ for a second time following his dominant win over the former BMF champion at UFC 300 If you've been up to Muswell Hill recently you might have spotted the queues outside artisan bakery Boulangerie Pierre Alix We joined the patisserie-loving hordes one weekend and were blown away by how good their cakes (and bread) were So it's good news all round for North London carb addicts as the baker is about to open his second place.  The doors to the next bakery are about to be flung open on the lower part of Holloway Road Billed as a French café-boulangerie experience you'll be able to grab and go or use this as a place to sit down and enjoy coffee and cakes with friends pistachio pain Suisse and Chausson aux pommes along with a range of great loaves Since opening his first place he's been hand-crafting everything the bakery sells on site "This new location on Holloway Road," he says "is a place where our neighbours can experience the quality and authenticity we’re known for in a relaxed It’s more than a bakery; it’s a community space.” Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @boulangerie_pierrealix Subscribe to be the first to get the news from Hot Dinners Please enable the javascript to submit this form By signing up you agree to our privacy policy View on Google maps About us  |  Contact Us  |  RSS Feed  |  Site directory  |  Privacy policy  |  Log in/out Join 50,000 other Londoners getting exclusive news and restaurant offers from Hot Dinners. Please enable the javascript to submit this form By signing up you agree to our privacy policy See our previous newsletters here The actor starred in the innuendo-laced comedy films as well as TV sitcoms including Porridge and The Likely Lads Julian Holloway, who starred in eight Carry On films and was a regular in TV shows such as The Sweeney and Doctor Who agents for the actor confirmed that Holloway died after a brief illness in a Bournemouth hospital on 16 February The son of My Fair Lady star Stanley Holloway the actor was a staple of the innuendo-laced Carry On comedies throughout their most popular period featuring in films such as Carry On Camping and Carry On Up the Khyber Born in 1944, Holloway attended Rada before forging a career on the 1962 sitcom Our Man Higgins. He appeared alongside Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey in Carry On films Porridge and Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads who first worked with Holloway in the 1970s called him “the wittiest of men … he was a friend through thick and thin” Holloway moved to the US and developed a successful career as a voice actor including in 55 of the 65 episodes of James Bond Jr an animated American show based on the James Bond franchise He also voiced Siegfried Fischbacher in 2004’s Father of the Pride and Prime Minister Almec in several episodes of the long running show Star Wars: The Clone Wars Holloway was the father of the model and author Sophie Dahl The former UFC featherweight champion has travelled to East Asia to help one of his old rivals evaluate aspiring fighters who hope to earn a spot on an upcoming MMA event he is promoting ‘Blessed’ sent Jung Chan-sung – commonly know as ‘The Korean Zombie’ – into retirement two years ago Max Holloway scored an epic faceplant knockout when they clashed in the main event of UFC Singapore in August 2023 – but he won new fans in South Korea by paying respect to the country’s greatest legend during his post-fight interview. Holloway was met at the airport by ‘The Korean Zombie’ who brought his former opponent some flowers. The Hawaiian was also greeted by hundreds of fans who packed out the airport to get a glimpse of him. Cameras flashed and people screamed as Holloway made a rockstar-like entrance into the country. Holloway was caught off-guard by the ovation he received, and so were UFC fans who saw footage of it. “That’s so awesome,” one fan said. While another added: “This is so dope.” “Pure class from both. Legends being legends,” someone else commented. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 정찬성 (@koreanzombiemma) Holloway hasn’t fought since being knocked out by Ilia Topuria in the third round of their featherweight title clash at UFC 308 last October Post-fight, the 33-year-old confirmed that he will be making a permanent move up to the 155lb division For weeks, rumors have been swirling about a BMF trilogy fight with lightweight legend Dustin Poirier News of Poirier vs Holloway 3 was first leaked last month there’s been no official announcement from the UFC about what ‘The Diamond’ insists will be the final fight of his MMA career Fans are impatiently waiting for UFC boss Dana White to make the highly anticipated fight official Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Julian Holloway, star of Carry On films The British actor, who is the father of model and author Sophie Dahl played various characters in the hugely popular Carry On films Theatrical agency Sharkey and Co, who represented Holloway, said he died on Sunday at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset after “a brief illness” told the PA news agency that he died recently Holloway had a daughter, supermodel turned author Sophie Dahl he had parts in science fiction series Doctor Who TV show Uncle Silas and classic sitcom Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads He starred in the film of prison-set comedy Porridge, The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp and A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey Holloway lived in California and undertook voice work including in James Bond Jr Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Captain Zed And The Zee Zone Recent animation shows include Cartoon Network sitcom Regular Show, where he voiced the character of death. He also redid the voice work of Christopher Jones in Ryan’s Daughter and Horst Janson in Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter. Holloway, the son of My Fair Lady actor and singer Stanley Holloway and wife Violet, was also part of several BBC The Play For Today shows during his early career, including starring in a production of The Importance Of Being Earnest, Robin Redbreast and A Story To Frighten The Children. He also had a prominent role in 1960s courtroom film Hostile Witness and had parts in Burt Reynolds crime movie Rough Cut and The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle with Sex Pistols. Carry On actor Julian Holloway with his daughter Sophie Dahl Barnet Football Club Barnet FC is delighted to announce that Craig Holloway has joined the coaching staff ahead of the 2023/24 season Craig was a former Arsenal professional who learned his trade from David Seaman and Bob Wilson He was one of the best young goalkeepers in the country: England’s No.1 at schoolboy level consistently playing several years above his age group with Arsenal and a member of Arsene Wenger’s Champions League squad Craig made several first team appearances in the Premier League has international caps and has twice won the FA Youth Cup His coaching career began soon after he left Highbury and was privileged to learn from some of the finest coaches in England; Bob Wilson and Don Howe was assistant to several England head coaches and of course Craig was goalkeeper coach at Welling United FC in the National League South last season “Craig has an excellent playing and coaching background A ‘been there and done it’ character with loads of experience and enthusiasm I’m delighted to have him join our coaching staff and know he will thrive in our set up here at the Club” We look forward to seeing Craig on the training pitch and in the dugout for this coming campaign The Champions head up to the Mill Farm Stadium this Monday for their final game of the 24/25 season Barnet FC is delighted to announce that Manager Dean Brennan has today signed a new 3 year contract with the Club Tickets for our last Vanarama National League trip to AFC Fylde are now on sale!The Bees make the trip to Fylde on Monday the 5th A pair of devastating finishes put Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway on a collision course and Saturday in Abu Dhabi the two will do battle in the UFC 308 main event with the victor walking away as featherweight champion The UFC’s annual autumn trek to the United Arab Emirates has traditionally produced massive championship moments and fight cards filled with thrilling efforts and this instalment shouldn’t be any different as the captivating headlining bout is joined by a fascinating co-main event that was delayed earlier in the year and host of intriguing matches featuring established contenders Order UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway  This card is loaded with talent and should be a banger Ilia Topuria makes the first defense of his featherweight title against former champion Max Holloway in one of the most anticipated fights of the year registering a breathtaking second-round knockout win over titleholder Alexander Volkanovski leaving the Australian slumped against the fence The win moved Topuira to 7-0 in the UFC and 15-0 overall making “El Matador” the first Georgian and Spanish champion in UFC history Holloway’s path to potentially reclaiming the featherweight title seemed blocked as long as Volkanovski was still atop the division “Blessed” then went out at UFC 300 and claimed the BMF title from Justin Gaethje wrapping up a dominant effort by knocking out “The Highlight” in the center of the Octagon just before the buzzer even the verbal sparring that has been taking place between the two Topuria is confident and incredibly skilled while Holloway is one of the most battle-tested fighters on the roster making this an exceptional clash between a burgeoning superstar and one of the most popular fighters on the roster UFC 308 Embedded and will set a new course for the 145-pound weight class heading into 2025 Originally scheduled to take place in June Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev will finally share the Octagon together this weekend in Abu Dhabi Whittaker remains an ever-present threat in the middleweight division; a former champion whose only losses have come against current champ Dricus Du Plessis and former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya He followed up his unanimous decision win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298 in February with a first-round knockout of Ikram Aliskerov in June further solidifying his place as an elite contender in the process After an unmatched three-month stretch to begin his career Chimaev has become a talented enigma in recent years “Borz” has only fought four times in the last four years having edged out former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman in a short-notice pairing in Abu Dhabi last October Max Holloway Gym Visit Interview  If Whittaker can become the first to turn back Chimaev while securing a third win in 2024 he’ll head into next year in prime position to challenge for the title again while if the undefeated grappler adds Whittaker’s name to his resume his case for a championship opportunity will be difficult to overlook Top 15 featherweights meet in the middle of the main card as Lerone Murphy looks to remain undefeated when he takes on UFC 303 hero Dan Ige The 33-year-old Murphy enters with a 6-0-1 record inside the Octagon and sporting a 14-0-1 mark overall His first four UFC appearances took place in Abu Dhabi and in May he picked up his biggest win to date by out-working Edson Barboza over five rounds jumping into a fight with Diego Lopes on four hours’ notice pushing the Brazilian every step of the way while landing on the wrong side of 29-28 scores across the board The Xtreme Couture representative earned a first-round knockout win over Andre Fili earlier in the year and comes into this one looking to further improve his place in the division How To Watch UFC 308 In Your Country  These two were scheduled to compete in February resulting in Ige staying on the card and sparking Fili It’s an outstanding test for the undefeated Brit and a good opportunity for the Hawaiian to re-affirm his standing as a perennial tough out in the 145-pound weight class Light heavyweight contenders Magomed Ankalaev and Aleksandar Rakic clash in a critical matchup just a few weeks after Alex Pereira successfully defended his title for a third time this year Ankalaev opened the year with a second-round knockout win over Johnny Walker in the first main event of 2024 resolving things with the Brazilian after their meeting at UFC 294 last October ended in a no contest following an illegal knee The 32-year-old standout is unbeaten in his last dozen fights and brings one of the most complete skill sets in the division into the Octagon After suffering a serious knee injury in his May 2022 meeting with former champ Jan Blachowicz landing on the wrong end of things in a clash with another ex-titleholder The Austrian standout was 6-1 in the UFC prior to his current two-fight skid with his lone setback coming by debated split decision against Volkan Oezdemir at the end of 2019 most anticipate that the winner of this one will find themselves standing opposite “Poatan” next year as the Brazilian has done away with the current crop of top contenders and the victor here will have a tremendous case for challenging for the title The main card opens in the middleweight division as intriguing striker Shara Magomedov faces off with Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) grad Armen Petrosyan FULL FIGHTS: Holloway vs Gaethje | Topuria vs Volkanovski | Whittaker vs Aliskerov | Chimaev vs Usman “Shara Bullet” made his promotional debut on last year’s October pay-per-view in Abu Dhabi registering a unanimous decision win over Bruno Silva the 30-year-old has added a third-round finish of Antonio Trocoli and a unanimous decision win over Michal Oleksiejczuk to his resume to advance to 14-0 overall Petrosyan has gone 3-2  through his first five UFC starts he was submitted by former BJJ world champion Rodolfo Vieira but he shouldn’t have to worry about takedowns or submission attempts in this one Can Magomedov keep moving forward and secure a third win this year or will Petrosyan hand the unbeaten middleweight the first loss of his mixed martial arts career Lightweights land in the final preliminary card fight of the day as Mateusz Rebecki faces off with Myktybek Orolbai UPCOMING EVENTS: Buy Tickets For UFC Edmonton | Buy Tickets For UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic  Rebecki began his UFC tenure with three straight wins but the DWCS grad gassed hard following a strong start in his bout with Diego Ferreira earlier this year Orolbai debuted last November at welterweight registering a unanimous decision win over Elves Brener at UFC 301 to extend his winning streak to eight and his record to 13-1-1 overall Abus Magomedov and Brunno Ferreira meet in a battle of middleweights looking to maintain momentum heading towards the end of the year After dropping consecutive bouts to Sean Strickland and Caio Borralho Magomedov rebounded with a dominant showing over Warlley Alves in May Ferreira has gone 3-1 in four UFC starts since claiming a contract on Season 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series with all four fights ending in the first round Kennedy Nzechukwu moves up to heavyweight for the first time in his UFC career welcoming fan favorite Chris Barnett back to the Octagon for the first time in more than two years Nzechukwu has struggled to find consistency on the big stage climbing a division after consecutive setbacks and sporting a 6-5 mark under the UFC banner After not having fought since September 2022 Intriguing bantamweights clash early in the fight card as Farid Basharat puts his unbeaten record on the line against Brazilian finisher Victor Hugo Basharat has earned three straight wins since matriculating to the Octagon most recently out-working surging French veteran Taylor Lapilus in January earned a unanimous decision win in his promotional debut in April and has posted 17 stoppages in 25 career victories Ismail Naurdiev takes on Bruno Silva in his return to the UFC this weekend in Abu Dhabi Naurdiev was a highly regarded welterweight prospect when he first arrived in the UFC going 2-2 in four starts before departing the promotion returning here off a first-round submission win in his middleweight debut at Brave CF 79 The 35-year-old Silva enters on a three-fight losing streak most recently suffering a technical decision loss to Chris Weidman in a foul-filled affair in Atlantic City back in March A fighter on the verge of a Top 15 ranking Russia’s Rinat Fakhretdinov has posted an impressive 4-0-1 record in the UFC since his debut in 2022 most recently a split decision victory over Nicolas Dalby in June Expected to face Nursulton Ruziboev this weekend the “Gladiator” will now battle Brazilian newcomer Carlos Leal Light heavyweights that like to work quickly open the show on Saturday as Ibo Aslan makes his sophomore appearance inside the Octagon in a meeting with newcomer Rafael Cerqueira The 28-year-old Aslan has won five straight including his promotional debut earlier this year where he avenged a prior loss to Anton Turkalj who trains with heavyweight standout Jailton Almeida having earned finishes in 10 of those wins including a pair of first-round stoppages already this year Go Through All The Heavyweight Title Winners In UFC History Eliot Marshall Breaks Down Saturday’s UFC 308 Featherweight Title Clash Between Ilia Topuria And Max Holloway The Octagon Returns To Abu Dhabi On October 26 For UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway 2025 at 6:00am GMTWhen did you first think about a career in writing I was introduced to creative writing workshops there and had the most amazing teacher ‘Could I be lucky enough to do this forever?’ What are the three best gigs you’ve ever been to I have a weird fear of gigs and then always love them Can I answer the three gigs I’d love to go to David Bowie, The Lord of The Rings and a pint of Guinness - three of David Fennell’s favourite thingsOpens in new windowI’ve been to Pink a few times and she does the best shows And I went to a Beyonce concert and loved it I either listen to really depressing music or drunk pop Who would be your fantasy wedding/birthday party band the music I listen to mostly would have people sleeping Can’t imagine Sufjan Stevens or Sigur Ros getting a party going She’s cool and my daughters now love her too You’re marooned on a desert island - which 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Facebook pageTwitter feedRSS feed@2025 The Irish News Ltd Swindon sit one place above the League Two relegation zone with only two wins from 13 games after Kennedy’s appointment in May “I’m delighted to be back working in football after a period out of the game as I wanted to get back into it if the right opportunity arose which I feel is the perfect fit for me,” said Holloway who has signed a deal until the end of the season “Conversations happened very quickly and both sides were very keen to get the deal done and of course I was delighted to engage with a club like Swindon Town a club of whom I know a lot about due to my location and knowledge of the local area.” 🏆 Five promotions as a player and manager📈 Almost 1,000 professional league games👏 Premier League experience👔 Welcome to #STFC Holloway will be at the County Ground on Saturday for the visit of Gillingham but purely as a spectator as first-team coaches Marcus Bignot Steve Mildenhall and Gavin Gunning take charge of the team “I want to be able to bring everyone together to deliver success and positivity on and off the pitch and I look forward to a successful time working together,” added the 61-year-old said: “We are confident that Ian’s experience and leadership qualities which he has shown for many years across not just at Premier League level but the top five divisions of professional football will be a significant asset for Swindon Town His passionate approach coupled with his location being more local to the south-west area along with most importantly a desire to build a hardworking and entertaining side is a large part of what made us believe he would be the ideal fit for us develop and nurture not only our first-team players but also the dedicated coaching staff we have at Swindon Town was important to us.” Gudaf Tsegay and Katie Moon will return to the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF in Lievin for the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting on 13 February All three are no stranger to the Arena Stade Couvert Holloway has won the men’s 60m hurdles in Lievin for the past four years The Olympic champion clocked a meeting record then went on to improve his world indoor record with 7.27 in his very next race On the same day Holloway made his Lievin debut back in 2021 Tsegay broke the world indoor 1500m record The Ethiopian powered to a 3:53.09 victory Tsegay has notched up three further victories in Lievin since then the two-time world champion will contest the 3000m and will once again take aim at the world indoor record of 8:16.60 running 8:16.69 in Birmingham in 2023 and 8;17.11 in Lievin last year US pole vaulter Moon will be making her fourth appearance in Lievin The two-time world champion last competed there in 2023 European 400m champion Natalia Bukowiecka is another past winner set to return to Lievin She set a Polish indoor record of 50.90 when winning in Lievin in 2023 she has added the outdoor Polish record to her collection clocking 48.90 last year before going on to earn Olympic bronze in Paris.