Kate Ferdinand has shown off her toned abs in Christmas PJsCredit: InstagramThe star enjoyed a Christmas day with The Grinch and Santa in towCredit: InstagramKate shared a look at the Christmas decor inside her beautiful Dubai mansionCredit: Instagram
Kate displayed her toned abs and wore her highlighted locks down for the festive photoshoot.
She flashed a look inside her and Rio’s huge Dubai mansion, with marble floors, as she wandered to the door with her kids to let her friends in.
Kate and the girls then posed with Santa and The Grinch for a playful photo outside the front of the home.
And the fitness fanatic also gave a glimpse of her Christmas dining table, equipped with goody bags for the kids.
Fans rushed to the comments to rave about Kate’s look, as one penned: “Girls your pjs are so nice, where are they from please, you look beautiful.”
A second person added: “awesome smile and beautiful figure honey,” while a third penned: “Wow, Kate, how amazing do you look.”
Kate and Rio’s move
Last month, Kate posted a photo dump captioned “recently,” where she shared a string of interior shots.
The home boasts a huge bedroom with a fluffy beige rug and large bed, with brown wardrobes running alongside one of the walls.
Marble staircases can also be spotted inside the stylish abode, with the entrance hall looking very bright and airy.
A large black and white family photo can be spotted in the backdrop of one of Kate’s snaps in the home.
Kate flashed another look at the stunning marble entrance as she clutched a huge bouquet of red roses.
In the lounge, the family have opted for a huge wraparound white sofa with patterned scatter cushions and a white table with a bouquet of roses in the middle.
The famous family also appear to have an outdoor swimmingpool at their residence, which Kate shared a peek at.
The married couple are parents to son Cree, four, and daughter Shae, two.
Rio also has three children from a previous marriage, Lorenz, Tate, 16, and Tia, 13.
Rio proposed to Kate in Abu Dhabi two years later and the couple tied the knot one year on.
A source said of the couple: “It holds a special place in their hearts as that’s where they met and both could easily travel back and forth for their work commitments in the UK.
“As well as his sporting success Rio has a huge business portfolio now and there is lots of potential in the Middle East.”
The kids were treated to festive goody bagsCredit: InstagramKate snapped a photo of the front of the beautiful homeCredit: InstagramKate displayed her toned abs and wore her highlighted locks down for the festive photoshootCredit: InstagramThe proud mum laid on some very festive touchesCredit: Instagram
Pete’s Eats, the famous climbers’ cafe in the heart of Eryri (Snowdonia), reopened this summer after almost three years of being shuttered. The newly minted version is a swish affair, with a copper-topped bar, distressed wood panels, local craft beers, tacos and a handsome crew of young locals in branded T-shirts. A lot of money has clearly been spent on the refurb, and it seems to be at the forefront of a new wave of developments in the historic village of Llanberis.
When Pete Norton and his wife Victoria opened a cafe here in 1978, they envisioned a refuge for climbers, hillwalkers and anyone else who was hungry after a day out on the hills of Eryri. Rain-lashed visitors stumbling in from a long hike could look forward to pint mugs of tea poured from a metal teapot the size of a rhino’s skull, huge plates of steaming chilli and vegetable curry on brown rice, an all-day breakfast or mountainous chip butties.
The walls were adorned with black-and-white photos of local crags featuring the UK’s wildest climbers of the day: Andy Pollitt on Lord of the Flies at Dinas Cromlech; Al Harris looking louche on the precipitous cliffs of A Dream of White Horses on Gogarth; John Redhead on the Rainbow Slab in the Dinorwic slate quarries.
In the 1980s, Llanberis Pass drew the best climbers from all over the world, and Pete’s Eats was the greasy-spoon temple that welcomed them all. I misspent much of my youth huddled in the window seats next to the jukebox, which rattled out the Kinks’ Sunny Afternoon in counterpoint to the rain hammering at the windows. Every so often wild-eyed, sinewy figures would stumble through the door in a cloud of chalk dust and request the Route Book – the mythical ledger of new climbs where local rock stars would map out and christen their latest conquests.
Llanberis sits on the banks of Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowdon) in north Wales. Photograph: Alan Novelli/Alamy
Pete’s Eats came under new ownership in 2018, struggled after the Covid 19 lockdowns and closed for renovations in September 2022. It showed no sign of reopening – a sad sight in a village where it occupies a central position.
But in 2024, local entrepreneur Nick Pritchard stepped in to save Pete’s. “We had to do something. I love Llanberis and I’ve watched it struggle year by year because visitors bypassed the village as there was so little on offer in terms of food and drink,” he says. The cafe reopened in July.
While you can still buy the pints of tea that were a trademark of the original Pete’s Eats, the menu also now features cosmopolitan cafe fare such as smashed avocado and eggs benedict alongside the full Welsh breakfast. The staff bring a lot of energy to the place, and you get the feeling there’s a palpable will to make this a success, to make it their own. It’s setting a standard just by existing, especially at a time when local pubs, including the ones left in the village, are still recovering from the aftershock of lockdown.
The post office has long since closed as has the much-loved Morris Bros bakery. The Padarn Hotel bar was the night-time mirror of Pete’s Eats – when the cafe switched off its lights of an evening everyone meandered down the high street and into the Pad. On a Friday and Saturday night you could barely move. The Pad is still popular with tourists, but the riotous Saturday nights have now switched to the village-owned social club Yr Ddraig, a hugely successful bar and venue that regularly hosts live Welsh-language bands, drag acts and Elvis impersonators.
Fuel for hikers and climbers at the new Pete’s Eats. Photograph: Ceri Belshaw
The turning point for villages like Llanberis came when holidaymakers who once flocked to Greece, Spain or the Canary Islands began to lean into the idea of a post-Covid staycation. Soon, the usual array of hillwalkers and outdoor enthusiasts were joined by a phalanx of Instagram explorers seeking out mythical backdrops to boost their posts. Almost overnight, social media sent local tourism into hyperspace.
Eryri is one of the most Instagram-friendly national parks due to the incredible diversity in a relatively small region. It’s also one of the most filmic: Willow (1988) and Clash of the Titans (2010) were partly filmed here. Then there was the 2019 TV series The Witcher, and for two months this year whole sections of Dinorwig quarry were sealed off when an HBO crew set up camp to film the third season of House of the Dragon.
Dinorwig quarry has been a world heritage site since 2021, a testament to the men who worked and often died there extracting 500-million-year-old slate. There are dedicated viewing points, but the fences that were erected to keep people away from the treacherous holes and pathways have been cut.
Visitors flock here to try to find a secret waterfall, a primordial cascade surrounded by ferns that’s pure Tolkien. Last Easter thousands of people swarmed here, with Wales Online blasting that “TikTok over-tourism leaves Gwynedd village besieged”.
Dinorwic slate quarry is one of the sites that make up the Unesco Slate Landscape of north-west Wales. Photograph: Peter Martin Rhind/Alamy
Slate may not sound like something that will get your teenage kids’ pulses racing, but the National Slate Museum in Llanberis is an atmospheric place where you can almost feel the ghosts of quarrymen move around you, and an ongoing £21m renovation of the attraction will probably further boost tourism to the village.
In keeping with Llanberis’s adrenaline-fuelled heritage, newer events such as the Ultra-Trail Snowdonia, which started in 2018, have also helped boost visitor numbers. While the finishing touches were being added to Pete’s Eats in mid-June, the village hosted thousands of runners from across the globe competing in four mind-bogglingly hard mountain races that range in distance from 25K to 100 miles. The tagline for the race is “Beautiful beyond belief, savage beyond reason”.
Then in mid-July, the annual Ras Yr Wyddfa celebrated its 50th iteration. The race to the summit of the mountain follows the Llanberis Path and back down again. It’s one of the busiest paths on the mountain and runners have to weave through hikers, dogs on extendable leads and selfie-taking groups of charity walkers in matching T-shirts. You win this race by ignoring the laws of physics and placing your faith in the mountain gods by sprinting downhill as fast as you can on ankle-shattering gradients that absolutely want to kill you.
The new look Pete’s Eats
Like Pete’s, Ras Yr Wyddfa has become an institution. Managed and organised by local businesses and a team of dedicated volunteers, it attracts hundreds of athletes from around the world.
The young team in Pete’s Eats has had a busy summer. When I mention to one of the staff that the place was so different back in the day, they nod wryly. “Lots of people have been telling us that. They can’t understand why we don’t have the same menu as before. But most people love it, and nowadays you can get a chilled glass of pinot grigio if you don’t fancy a pint of tea.”
They’re right, the cafe has adapted, and the village is the better for it. Much as I loved the spit and sawdust of the old Pete’s, the climbers have changed, the tourists have changed, and I’m reliably informed by my daughter that kids don’t eat chip butties any more.
DISNLEYLAND Paris has opened its doors for an exclusive look at the World of Frozen.
In a rare, behind-the-scenes look, a spectacular drone show revealed the date for its newly reimagined second park, Disney Adventure World.
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Disneyland Paris has opened its doors for an exclusive look at the World of FrozenCredit: DisneyFans are now counting down the days to next March when it will openCredit: Disney
Fans are now counting down to 29th March 2026, the date unveiled during a stunning night time reveal.
The sky above Adventure Bay erupted into colour as hundreds of drones assembled into a giant World of Frozen logo before forming the opening date in mid-air – with the images perfectly reflected in the water below.
Once complete, Disney Adventure World will have almost doubled in size, offering new experiences that it says will push the boundaries of storytelling.
Ahead of next year’s grand debut, Disney Imagineers are adding the final touches to North Mountain, a towering 36-metre structure that anchors the land.
The mountain required 400 tons of metal to build before being hand-sculpted in concrete and painted to create its icy, snow-capped look.
At its summit sits Elsa’s glittering Ice Palace – the highest point in World of Frozen.
Matthieu Robin, lead show creator for Disneyland Paris, said: “It’s our biggest expansion ever – truly the first time in forever.
“We’re extending worlds our guests already love, bringing those stories to life in new ways. There is so much to discover, explore and experience.
“My personal favourite moment is simply standing by the lake, taking in the view of Arendelle from across the water, maybe enjoying something to eat from Regal View Restaurant.
“We’re creating world-class entertainment, and we want to continue pushing that forward.
“With the drone innovations, the new lake show, and the aquatic drones we’ve developed, we’re always creating something new for our guests – and this is just the beginning.”
Inside the new area, guests will encounter 34 state-of-the-art Audio-Animatronic figures, explore Arendelle Castle – inspired by traditional Scandinavian architecture – and discover how Anna and Elsa live behind the castle walls.
Alongside its attractions, World of Frozen will offer immersive dining, bespoke shopping and a royal encounter with Anna and Elsa.
The expansion also brings a new night time spectacular to the resort.
Staged across the central lake at Adventure Bay, the show will combine soaring drone choreography, dramatic water screens and a brand-new musical score recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
John Mauro, portfolio executive creative producer for Walt Disney Imagineering Paris, said: “World of Frozen will certainly draw guests in, but it’s really all the elements coming together.
“Even at the front of the park, we’ve transformed Studio 1 into World Premiere with a whole new look that starts the storytelling the moment you enter.
“You walk through what feels like a movie theatre and it opens up into this brand-new world. I hope guests leave thinking ‘Wow – they’ve really created something incredible here’.”
