One of Love Island’s most famous contestants was spotted working out in Manchester gym Hero – but it was all a bit more chaotic than his normal fitness content.
Davide Sanclimenti, who won season 8 of the hit ITV dating show with his girlfriend Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, chose to use Hero – a luxury independent gym on the edge of the Northern Quarter – to film his latest social media workout videos.
While we all got pretty accustomed to seeing the Italian heartthrob flexing his muscles in the villa’s outdoor gym on TV, his moves in Hero were a little more out-of-the-box.
In videos shared on social media, Davide was seen riding a bike upside-down, dangling from bars, and basically doing the worm against a set of dumbbells.
The spoof video, titled ‘POV: it’s your first day in the gym’ were filmed at Hero Training Clubs at Angel Gardens as part of his campaign with boohooMAN, which is also based here in Manchester.
A second video was later shared which showed Davide knocking back a scoop of energising pre-workout in the gym’s cafe area, before he attacked every piece of equipment in the Athletic Studio in fast-motion.
Speed-boxing, flinging battle ropes around and more upside-down cycling were all part of the video series, which have pulled in half a million views on boohooMAN’s channels.
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Hero was chosen as the location for Davide and boohooMAN’s latest collab, who both said how much they loved the gym’s aesthetic (lots of concrete, neon lights, exposed brick and natural light, if you’ve not checked it out yet) and the high-quality equipment.
Davide Sanclimenti in Hero Training Clubs Manchester. Credit: Instagram, @herotrainingclubsDavide Sanclimenti’s workout in Hero Training Clubs Manchester. Credit: Instagram, @herotrainingclubsDavide Sanclimenti’s workout in Hero Training Clubs Manchester. Credit: Instagram, @herotrainingclubs
Davide even said it was his ‘ideal gym to train in as it has everything’.
He’s not wrong.
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Hero spans across two floors at Angel Gardens, just on the edge of the Northern Quarter, and has four studios to choose from – Stronger, Cardio, Athletic and Rejuvinate.
Members can choose from classes ranging from weightlifting to spin to boxing to yoga, with expert coaches on hand throughout. If you ever want to get involved – if that’s doing a class for free or booking the gym out for a shoot – email [email protected].
Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
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15th February 2023 
