Kate Hudson, Demi Lovato team up for workout clothes

Singer Demi Lovato and actor Kate Hudson attend the launch of Fabletics Capsule Collection in Los Angeles. (AFP)
Updated 12 May 2017
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Kate Hudson, Demi Lovato team up for workout clothes

BEVERLY HILLS, California: Kate Hudson and Demi Lovato went from working out at the gym together to working on a fashion-line collaboration.
Hudson, who co-founded activewear brand Fabletics in 2013, said she instantly hit it off with the “Confident” singer when the two ran into each other at the gym. They were celebrating together Wednesday at the Demi Lovato for Fabletics Collaboration launch event.
“Because she is fierce. It was perfect,” said Hudson, 38. “Her values and what she stands for is a big part of what our brand is really pushing out there for women. Body positivity, strength, taking control of your life and things. She’s been a very open communicator about things in her own life, which I think is really important for women to feel like they can come out and be really open about things that are going on in their life and finding happiness.”
Lovato, 24, said she has bipolar disorder and has been an advocate for mental health awareness. The pop singer said the fashion line reflects her story.
“It’s come forward through the confidence that you get when you wear the clothing and the cuts are great, the compression in the pants are great. It’s all about feeling comfortable while you’re working out and while you are going about your day,” said Lovato. She trains regularly with mixed martial arts fighters and says she also enjoys workouts “with weights, like strength and conditioning.”
The new limited-edition capsule collection is youthful with leggings in pink and yellow flowered prints, black-and-white shorts and long-sleeved gray shirts. A long, hot-pink tank top is emblazoned with “CONFIDENT” in capital letters at the bottom.


‘Mrs Doubtfire’: Queen’s image on new Australian coins ridiculed

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‘Mrs Doubtfire’: Queen’s image on new Australian coins ridiculed

  • The ‘stunning heavenly’ 50 cent and $5 Australian coins were revealed by the mint this week
  • The Australian mint posted an explanation of the coins’ details
‘SYDNEY: Australia’s royal mint has defended a widely-lampooned image of the late Queen Elizabeth II on new commemorative coins celebrating her life.
The “stunning heavenly” 50 cent and $5 Australian coins were revealed by the mint this week, featuring a front-facing effigy of the queen to celebrate her reign, 100 years after her birth.
But the royal’s image, which the Royal Australian Mint described on Thursday as a “stunning portrait” rendered with “warmth and dignity,” evoked widespread online mirth.
“No, stop don’t release it, melt them all and get at proper portrait of The Queen not a screen shot of Mrs. Doubtfire,” said one user in reply to the mint’s monetary revelation on Facebook, comparing the portrait to the character played by Robin Williams in the 1993 film.
“There’s a reason most portraits are from the side. Looks like she just ran into a wall,” said another.
Queen Elizabeth, who died in 2022, reigned for more than 70 years and had strong ties with Australia which has the British monarch as its head of state.
The Australian mint posted an explanation of the coins’ details, including motifs celebrating the late monarch’s love of horses and corgi dogs.
“Our coin images don’t always capture the full beauty of a design once it’s etched in metal,” it conceded.