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SYDNEY Sweeney has been getting pervy fans hot under the collar after releasing limited edition bars of soap containing her bathwater.
But the Hollywood star, 27, is not the first celebrity to cash-in on fans’ dirtier fantasies – and PR gurus have told The Sun why it could be a genius move for her.
The Eurphoria and Anyone But You actress created her Bathwater Bliss with Dr. Squatch, who made 5,000 bars that come with a certificate saying they come from the water she bathed in.
Ms Sweeney said: “When fans start asking for your bathwater, either ignore it or turn it into a soap.
“It’s weird in the best way.”
Nick Ede, branding expert, told us the actress has clearly got “a good sense of humour”, adding: “I think she understands the kind of irony of her celebrity.
“She also understands that a show like Euphoria, for instance, which is pretty sexual, will have had people fall in love with her because of her character… She is a sex symbol.”
Mr Ede went on to say, being a celebrity now is “all about the fans” and “getting them engaged”.
“In every way this is good PR,” he added.
Ms Sweeney is not even the first celebrity to be selling her dirty bathwater, with the gimmick having been pioneered by British-South African influencer and porn star Belle Delphine.
The star, 25, began controversially flogging her bathwater in 2019 – and last year revealed how much she’d made from the venture.
She launched Gamergirl Bath Water in July 2019 and sold out within three days.
When she launched the product on her online store, it was going for $30 (£22) a pop and she said she managed to sell 600 in total – making $18,000 (£13,370) in bathwater sales.
During an appearance on The Louis Theroux Podcast, she said: “Obviously the sexual aspects of it also is very clickable, but where I got inspiration from it was I knew that Japan has panty vending machines.”
Former Page 3 girl Katie Price raised some eyebrows in January 2023 when she announced plans to sell off memorabilia from her time as a glamour model.
This included sets of used underwear for £350 a pop, framed and signed.
Speaking on an Instagram live, mum-of-five Katie shared: “I’m putting all my old underwear and bras in frames, and signing them, because they’re just hanging about, and they don’t fit me the amount of boob jobs I’ve had.”
When her pal asked if they had been cleaned, the star – who is well loved for her glamour modelling career – replied: “Well they might want them authenticated.”
Ex-Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona earns tens of thousands of pounds a month on her OnlyFans account.
But in 2022 she even began raking in cash from flogging her used underwear, with bra and knicker sets fetching up to £100 a pop.
The former Atomic Kitten star joined the subscription site in May 2020 and she’s confessed to being so desperate for money at the time that she couldn’t even pay her rent.
She charges £19-a-month for access to raunchy photoshoots and videos on her OF account.
Ms Katon said in 2022: “I’ve always been a grafter, I’ve always had my own money. I’ve never met anybody like me, to be honest!
“Someone who’s been on every side of the coin – go into bankruptcy, become a millionaire, go into bankruptcy and become a millionaire again. Who does that?”
Appearing on The Jay Hutton podcast, Kerry continued: “I think I’m quite extraordinary and I like to give myself a pat on the back.”
Former Playboy playmate and Baywatch Hawaii actress Brande Roderick appears to be currently selling her worn pyjamas, alongside an autograph on eBay for £110 ($149).
The 50-year-old revealed last year how she’s making “more money than ever” by stripping off on OnlyFans.
She told Fox News Digital: “Me being a single mom of two boys with no financial support from their father, I have to take care of my family.
“And for me, my passion and love is acting and producing. So, in order for me to do that, I have, you know, my side job with OnlyFans, which helps to facilitate my other passion of acting and producing.
“So, for me, it’s been really a wonderful outlet for me.”
Brande went on to compare her OnlyFans shoots to her Playboy work, but this time with more creative control.
During a chat show promotion for her 2008 film Spirit, Scarlett Johansson used a tissue twice to blow her nose.
That mucus covered tissue was signed by the star, now 40, and then auctioned off on eBay where it sold for over $6,523 (£4,803).
Johansson used the tissue during an appearance on The Tonight Show, explaining she’d caught a cold from Samuel L. Jackson, joking that it gave her sniffles “more value”.
She donated the money from the used tissue to USA Harvest, an American hunger charity.
Ms Sweeney became an ambassador for Dr Squatch in October last year, leaving fans hot under the collar by selling body wash while sitting in a bubble bath.
In the innuendo-filled ad, Sydney swooned to the camera: “‘Hello you dirty little boys, are you interested in my body… wash?”
“Well you can’t have it, because this isn’t for boys. It’s for men. This is Dr. Squatch Natural Body Wash with long lasting, natural aromas like wood barrel bourbon, pine tar, coconut castaway, and fresh falls.”
Her new soap – which costs $8 a bar and contains droplets of Ms Sweeney’s bathwater – goes on sale next week.
“People feel connected and free to be able to speak about me in whatever way they want, because they believe that I’ve signed my life away, Sweeney told Variety in March 2024.
“That I’m not on a human level anymore, because I’m an actor.”
Annabelle Knight, Sex & Relationships Expert at Lovehoney told The Sun: “The idea of buying soap infused with Sydney Sweeney’s bath water might seem bizarre to some, but it taps into a very real and popular kink – body worship and object fetishism.
“For some people, there’s a thrill in owning something that’s touched or belonged to someone they desire as it creates a feeling of intimacy, even if it’s one-sided.
“Think of it like a modern twist on keeping a lover’s t-shirt or locking away a love letter.
By Callum Wells
SYDNEY Sweeney looked incredible as she made no less than four outfit changes in one day to promote her new movie, Echo Valley, in New York City.
Actress Sydney, 27, turned heads in a bold red gown, with a midsection that highlighted her svelte waist and a statement skirt accessorised with a giant red bow.
The Euphoria star wore her blonde locks in tumbling waves and accentuated her natural beauty with a full face of make-up.
Earlier in the day, Sydney put on an equally-chic display in a black fitted waistcoat and a white miniskirt, elevating her height with leather boots.
She toted her essentials around in a black leather handbag and shielded her eyes with wayfarer sunglasses.
If that wasn’t enough, Sydney was also spotted wearing a plaid brown jumpsuit and a giant matching tie on the same very steps of her hotel.
This time, she carried a stone handbag, which coordinated with her heels.
And, for her arrival at Good Morning America, the starlet put on a leggy display in a brown pinstriped blazer dress.
Sydney appeared to confirm her breakup with long-term partner Jonathan Davino at the film’s premiere.
Speaking to The Times at the AMC Lincoln Square event, the Washington-native was asked if she was still planning her wedding to Jonathan.
“No,” she replied. When pressed on whether she was now single, she answered simply: “Yes.”
The actress had been seen in recent months without her engagement ring, fuelling rumours that the couple – who began dating in 2018 and became engaged in 2022 – had quietly parted ways.
At Wednesday’s premiere, Sydney was joined by co-star Julianne Moore, who plays her on-screen mother in the new thriller.
The film follows Julianne’s character, a horse trainer living on a Pennsylvania farm, whose life is upended when her daughter, played by Sydney, arrives covered in someone else’s blood.
It comes as Sydney films the third – and potentially last – series of Euphoria.
The explicit teen drama, which follows recovering drug addict Rue (Zendaya) as she navigates school life and relationships while narrating the lives of her school mates, has become known for its dark storytelling.
Sydney shot to fame in the series as Cassie, a popular girl with painfully low self-esteem who starts an abusive relationship with her best friend’s ex, the violent and uncaring Nate (played by Jacob Elordi).
Despite the success of the series, by the time season three is released there will have been a four-year wait for new episodes, thanks to the massive success of its cast in other projects, the death of star Angus Cloud, and the 2023 writers and actors’ strikes.
As a result, writer Sam Levinson has placed a time jump, launching the troubled teenage group into adulthood.
Sydney has since sparked rumours that, despite their physically and mentally abusive relationship, her character Cassie is set to marry Nate, with the actress being spotted in a wedding gown on set.
“It’s also a reminder that not all kinks are overtly sexual. Many are about connection, power dynamics, fantasy, or even just fascination.
“Someone buying Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater soap might not be using it for anything sexual at all – they might just feel closer to her, or enjoy the taboo, playful nature of the idea.
“Kinks are incredibly diverse, and they don’t always fit into what we consider ‘sexual behaviour’.
“Sometimes, it’s about curiosity, ritual, or even a bit of fun rebellion against what’s ‘normal.’
“If you think about it celebrity culture is full of kink-adjacent behaviour.
“From people collecting toenail clippings on eBay to sniffing old concert t-shirts, this kind of thing is just a more commercial version of what fans have been doing for decades.
“Sydney’s just owning it – and having a bit of cheeky fun with it too.”
Branding expert Mr Ede told us: “I think someone like Sydney Sweeney has also got quite a good sense of humour.
“I think she understands the kind of irony of her celebrity, and she also understands that a show like Euphoria, for instance, which is pretty sexual, will have had people fall in love with her because of her character. She is a sex symbol.
“People have slipped into her DMs or commented on social media posts, saying, ‘Oh, wouldn’t mind a bit of your bath water’, you know.
“It’s a bit like when, years ago, when people threw knickers at Tom Jones, or asked people for their underwear, it’s a modern progression of that.”
He went on to say: “It’s got a little bit of salt burn in it, which sounds a bit strange, but it feels like that with the bath water.
“It is a bit naughty, but you know we’ve seen it before with somebody like Gwyneth Paltrow and her famous candle that smelled of her vagina, which sold out in minutes.
“Now with celebrity, it’s all about the fans. It’s all about actually getting them engaged, and this is a good way of connecting with them. In every way this is good PR.”
Mr Ede said Ms Sweeney selling her bathwater could be seen as being “quite empowering, because this has come from Sydney herself”.
“This is not some guy who works in a hotel and has gone into her bath and taken a jar of it and gone ‘right, I’m going to sell it.’
“This is somebody who’s gone: ‘Actually, this is quite fun. I’m going to do it. Let’s see what we can do. And let’s create some noise about it.'”
Mr Ede said platforms like OnlyFans – previously “frowned” upon, have given content creators control “of their own creation”.
“They’ve allowed for it to happen, it doesn’t feel sleazy.”
Asked how exactly the bathwater would’ve been collected, the expert said: “I don’t think she had a full on bath.
“Who knows whether she was singing in the bath for a while, but I’d be interested to see actually how much essence of Sydney Sweeney has gone into that soap.”
Referring to some of the backlash the actress has garnered on social media by the decision, Mr Ede said: “It’s something that’s going to follow her forever, and I don’t know whether that’s going to be negative or positive.”
He added: “Who knows? We might see some other stars dipping their toes in things that aren’t just bath water.
“For some talent I would say it would be cheapening their brand, but she (Ms Sweeney) has used social media to really engage her fans. It’s a case of you asked for it, now here it is for you.
“It’s a pretty genuine attitude and I find that quite refreshing.”
A YOUNG woman has jetted off to China to furnish her UK house.
Shirley Bekker took to social media to share her experience, leaving people stunned by just how affordable it was.
She decided to spend six days in Foshan, China, to find furniture for her new house.
And it seems to have worked in her favour; not only does she cut out the middleman by going to the manufacturers directly, but she was also able to get her furniture customised to her liking.
Shirley spent the day looking for furniture for her bedroom and managed to kit it out for just £1,000.
First, she looked for the ideal mattress to take home along with a bedframe.
She ended up finding both and was able to customise the colour of the bedframe.
In total, the two pieces cost her just £350.
Next, she spotted a large chair and foot stool for her bedroom to match her new bed frame.
“Shirley almost choked on her own saliva when the man said £185 for the set. But she quickly calmed down,” the video read.
“After reverse search imaging the chair, it revealed that the chair alone costs thousands of pounds in the UK. Eventually, she shook hands at £165.”
Next, she found a dressing table and chair that she was also able to customise for £170.
While she was meant to be shopping for her bedroom, Shirley got distracted with the outside furniture and picked up an egg chair for just £45.
She also bought a table and chair set for outside as well as a TV stand.
“I spent £1000 today and managed to buy: king-sized custom bed, perfect mattress for my back, egg chair, Bistro table and chair, TV table, 6 handmade ceramic pots, dressing mirror, Japanese style chair and pouffe,” added Shirley.
The clip went viral on her TikTok account @shirley_bekker with 319k views and 47k likes.
People were quick to share their thoughts and were eager to try it for themselves.
One person wrote: “Ok I’ve seen enough… anyone wanna go China and go halves on a shipping container to the UK???”
Another commented: “How much to ship to the UK? Cos I’m gonna need to book a flight to China.”
“Oh so we’re being ripped off real bad here in the UK,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “This is crazy. I might make a trip too.”
“I have never been so influenced to go to China,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “£350 for the whole bed is insane.”
A POPULAR city centre café that starred in an ITV food show has closed its doors for good, leaving loyal customers “absolutely heartbroken”.
Cocoa Joe’s, located in York city centre, gained national attention in 2022 when it was featured in the early series of ITV’s Ainsley’s Good Mood Food.
The café showcased its rich, handcrafted hot chocolates and welcoming atmosphere, earning praise during the episode.
The programme, hosted by celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott, focuses on comfort food and uplifting recipes, with Cocoa Joe’s selected as one of the standout stops for sweet treats.
Speaking about the experience, co-owner Joe Andrew said: “It was a real honour to be selected to be involved.
“They could see how we are trying to do something really special here and enjoyed tasting the differences between our single origin chocolates and seeing how that carries through to create unique hot and iced chocolate drinks,” according to The Press.
But despite its popularity, the business has now shut down due to rising costs.
In a heartfelt post shared on Facebook, the team said: “We have had four brilliant years of serving our finest hot chocolate drinks to the lovely York community and to customers from all over the world, but sadly (and we are devastated about this) we are no longer able to stay open.
“Cocoa prices have more than trebled in three years and other costs have gone up well beyond the rate of inflation, leaving us in a situation where the business simply can’t keep going.”
They added: “This is not a decision that was made lightly, and we are incredibly grateful for all the support we have had over the past four years.
“We are also hugely appreciative of the amazing team who have delivered on our goal to provide an incredible customer experience.”
Cocoa Joe’s quickly became a firm favourite in York, drawing in both locals and tourists with its luxurious drinks and welcoming vibe.
Its appearance on national television only boosted its profile further.
But the shock closure has sparked a wave of messages online, with customers expressing their sadness and sharing fond memories of their visits.
Mandy Lotts wrote: “It’s sad to read that you’re affected by everything that’s going on.”
Jasmin Johnson added: “Absolutely heartbreaking. But thank you so much for the amazing drinks and service over the years.
“You have always been my first stop on every visit to York.”
Another loyal visitor, Paula Konefal, commented: “Oh what a shame. I have enjoyed my many visits.”
One customer said: “So sorry to hear this — thank you for all your hard work — visiting your shop was always one of our highlights when we were in York.”
Another wrote: “Very sad to hear this. You folks were my favourite place to get hot chocolate in York.”
While the York branch has shut, Cocoa Joe’s location in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, will remain open for business.
Customers can find more details on their website.
The closure comes as small hospitality businesses across the country face mounting financial pressure.
Independent cafés and shops have been hit hard by soaring costs, from ingredients and energy bills to rent and wages.
According to Yorkshire Live, Cocoa Joe’s is one of several independent businesses in the city to shut or scale back recently.
Other closures include The Hairy Fig deli on Fossgate has closed, and Love Cheese on Gillygate has scaled back its services.
Many fear more closures could follow unless something changes.
Despite the challenges, customers are hoping Cocoa Joe’s might one day make a return.
By Laura McGuire, consumer reporter
MANY Food and drink chains have been struggling in recently as the cost of living has led to fewer people spending on eating out.
Businesses had been struggling to bounce back after the pandemic, only to be hit with soaring energy bills and inflation.
Multiple chains have been affected, resulting in big-name brands like Wetherspoons and Frankie & Benny’s closing branches.
Some chains have not survived, Byron Burger fell into administration last year, with owners saying it would result in the loss of over 200 jobs.
Pizza giant, Papa Johns is shutting down 43 of its stores soon.
Tasty, the owner of Wildwood, said it will shut sites as part of major restructuring plans
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ARSENAL are looking ahead to a busy summer transfer window after another trophyless season.
The Gunners are reportedly finalising a shock £5million deal to bring Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to the Emirates this summer.
Elsewhere, Arsenal are looking to sign attacking reinforcements this summer, and have reportedly made contact with Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers.
And it has been revealed that it will take an offer in excess of £250,000-a-week to tempt Rodrygo away from Real Madrid.
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