A woman seeking some interior styling advice from an online DIY community ended up seeing her carpet catch the eyes of thousands of people instead.
The DIY fanatic took to the ever-popular Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK – which currently has 368.6K active members across the country – in search of some inspiration for her newly-renovated living room as she found herself unsure of how best to decorate the space.
But it was actually her bold choice of leopard print carpet that really got people talking, with the wild design proving extremely popular.
Asking other group members for their thoughts, the woman wrote: “Just had this beige leopard carpet fitted. I love it so much, but still deciding what colours/patterns to go with it.
“Thinking black leather sofa but open to your ideas.”
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And yes, while she did in fact get the tips she was looking for with her original question – with many agreeing that black furniture would be best to compliment the pattern – the woman was inundated with requests asking where she got the carpet from as they desperately wanted it for their homes too.
She received hundreds of questions in just a few short hours after posting.
And another said: “This is the most beautiful carpet I’ve ever seen”, and third wrote: “Love this so much… and bloody good on ya. Some people wouldn’t dare, but it looks amazing – I’m tempted,”
While another admitted: “I hate leapord print but actually love this.”
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After the comments and questions came rolling in, as well as many members spreading the word further by tagging family and friends, the woman finally revealed where the carpet is from, stating: “Its from Carpetright – Madagascar Beige Leopard – they have other colours too [like] denim blue and grey.”
It comes in a range of different colours and patterns – Zebra Silver, Zebra Beige & Zebra Denim, Plain Silver, Beige & Denim, and Leopard Silver, Leopard Denim, and then the colour of the carpet in question, Leopard Beige.
“I’m ordering this for the dining room”, one person announced following the reveal.
Well, if the comments are anything to go by, we have a feeling that Carpetright’s going to be receiving a fair few extra orders in the coming days.
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Sir Ian McKellen pays emotional tribute to long-time friend and fellow northern actor Sir Patrick Stewart
Emily Sergeant
Sir Ian McKellen has paid an emotional tribute to his long-time friend and fellow northern actor, Sir Patrick Stewart, following his death.
Sir Patrick Stewart – who was born and bred in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, and is best-known for his theatre work alongside an illustrious 60-year screen career, taking on prominent roles in franchises such as Star Trek and X-Men – sadly passed away at the age of 86, with his death being announced publicly yesterday evening (29 October).
And now, his long-time friend and fellow northern actor, Sir Ian McKellen, has paid tribute.
Sir Patrick and Sir Ian shared the stage together countless times over their decades-long careers, but also famously starred alongside each other in the X-Men franchise, and subsequent Marvel movies, as Charles Xavier/Professor X and Magneto.
The tribute, shared across Sir Ian’s social media platforms, reads: “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end. You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.
“We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren’t in the same productions.
“My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in ‘Star Trek’. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?”
“Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did, for not just his devoted Trekkies, but film and theatre audiences who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes (‘X-Men’ of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London’s West End and on Broadway.
“America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin.
“But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire.”
Sir Patrick Stewart’s farewell performance will be in Avengers: Doomsday, which is being released in UK cinemas on 18 December 2026
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Classic FM will be back playing calming music for anxious pets this Bonfire Night
Emily Sergeant
Classic FM will be back playing calming music for anxious pets during this year’s fireworks season.
Bonfire Night may be loved by us humans for the spectacular firework displays and all the festive-themed activities that come along with it… but sadly, the November holiday isn’t quite so fun for our four-legged friends.
Loud bangs, flashing lights, and unpleasant strong smell of spent explosives are just some of the reasons why fireworks are frightening to pets.
Not only that, but with multiple bangs occurring from numerous displays across this time of year, pets are rarely able to pinpoint when and where the booming explosions are coming from, therefore creating even more anxiety around this time of year.
Classic FM will play calming music for anxious pets during this year’s fireworks / Credit: DESIGNECOLOGIST (via Unsplash)
Which is why, for the ninth year running now, Classic FM is once again teaming up with the RSPCA for two Pet Classics programmes packed with ‘the most soothing and comforting classical music’.
The music has been handpicked to help calm and settle any anxious pets.
A survey by the RSPCA revealed that almost two-thirds (63%) of animal owners reported their pet was distressed during fireworks season, and that playing relaxing music was the most common way (36%) to help calm or prepare their animal.
Presenters Dan Walker, Aled Jones, and Dawn O’Porter will each host a night of the specially created programme to help keep the nation’s pets calm through the whizzes and bangs.
Dan will present the first programme on Bonfire Night itself (Thursday 5 November), and then as celebrations continue throughout the weekend, Aled will be on hand to bring some peace to Friday 6 November, and Dawn picks up the baton on Saturday 7 November.
Emily Sergeant -
8th December 2020 
