“The skeleton of the Nintendo Generation soldier does not harden from activity”: Army major says Gen Z recruits are at greater risk of injury at the training camp due to their “sedentary lifestyle”

• In a press release earlier this month, the department said that the inactive lifestyle of Gen Z will lead to more difficulties during training at bootcamp
• “The skeleton of the Nintendo Generation soldier does not harden from activity before arrival, so some of them break more easily,” said Major John-Mark Thibodeau.
• The press release added that “recruits come from a much more sedentary lifestyle and their skeletons are more susceptible to injury.”
• In the last few years, the military has faced challenges in recruiting Americans to join the force, prompting more efforts to attract potential recruits.
• Last year, the army reserve recruited 11,690 candidates from the initial target of 15,875. This year, the force has 1,000 fewer army recruits.

from Andrea Blanco for Dailymail.Com

Published: 02:42 GMT 24, 2022 | Updated: 3:34 AM GMT, February 24, 2022

The American Generation Z is more fragile and at greater risk of injury if it decides to pursue a military career, an army major said in a shocking interview.

In a press release earlier this month, the Pentagon said Generation Z’s inactive lifestyle could lead to more challenges during training at the camp.

The article, published on the website of the Defense Visual Information Dissemination Service, also refers to potential recruits aged 18-25 as the “Nintendo generation” – although the popular video game console is more closely linked to Millennials and Generation X.

“The skeleton of the Nintendo Generation soldier does not harden from activity before arrival, so some of them break more easily,” said Army Major John-Mark Thibodeau, clinical coordinator in charge of medical readiness at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.

The statement added that nowadays “recruits come from a much more sedentary lifestyle than previous generations” and that their skeletons are more susceptible to injury because they are not used to this type of activity.

The Pentagon says Gen Z is more at risk of injury because it leads an inactive lifestyle.

A press release earlier this month said that “recruits now come from a much more sedentary lifestyle than previous generations.”

“We see injuries ranging from acute fractures and falls to ACL tears, muscle strains and stress fractures, with the vast majority of injuries being overuse,” said Captain Lydia Blondin, assistant chief of physical therapy at Leonard Community Hospital. Wood Army added.

The press release continued to provide advice that would help Gen Z move from a civilian lifestyle to a military career.

Army Major John-Mark Thibodeau, clinical coordinator in charge of medical readiness at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, called Gen Z “the generation of Nintendo.”

“A few weeks of deliberate fitness training before being sent to a training camp or basic training can significantly increase a rookie’s chances of success by avoiding the most common injuries,” the article said.

Over the past few years, the U.S. military has faced challenges in recruiting Americans to join the force, prompting more efforts to attract potential recruits.

Last year, the Army Reserve recruited 11,690 candidates from the original target of 15,875, according to the Army Times.

This year, the force has 1,000 fewer army recruits, said Sergeant Michael Greenston.

The military announced in January that it would offer a maximum bonus of $ 50,000 to high-skilled recruits who join in six years as the service struggles to lure troops into certain critical jobs during the ongoing pandemic.

In the last few years, the U.S. military has faced challenges in recruiting Americans to join the force. This year, the U.S. military has 1,000 fewer recruits, raising concerns

Major General Kevin Verin, head of the army’s recruitment command, said closed schools and a competitive labor market had posed significant challenges for recruits over the past year.

So, focusing on the most difficult months of the recruitment year, the military hopes that a little more money and a few other changes will entice qualified young people to enroll.

“We are still living with the effects of 2020 and the beginning of COVID, when school systems were largely closed,” Verin said. “We lost a whole class of young men and women with whom we had no contact, face to face.”

The two years of the pandemic have made it difficult to recruit in schools and public events, and competition for quality workers has intensified as young people weigh their opportunities.

Some, Verin said, accept what he calls a year of omissions and “decide they don’t have to work right now.”

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Former president Donald Trump for the second time in two days praised the Russian president Vladimir Putin so “smart” for his strategy in Ukraine when the Kremlin’s “special military operation” began.

Trump is talking about raising funds for a super PAC in his Mar-a-Lago resort Floridaspeaks sleevelessly about the upcoming military action on Wednesday night.

The former president spoke of America’s enemies during the crisis, saying: “Now they are laughing at us. That’s why you have Ukraine, that’s why you will have China. Taiwan is next and you will see the same.

Trump then reiterated that Vladimir Putin was “smart,” as he was in interviews Tuesday.

“He took over the country in exchange for $ 2 in sanctions, I would say that’s pretty smart. He conquers a country – a huge, vast location, a great piece of land with many people – just goes straight. This would never happen and I know him very well.

Former President Donald Trump, speaking during a fundraiser for the Super PAC in his Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago, spoke on the sidelines about the upcoming military action on Wednesday night

Trump has again criticized President Joe Biden for his actions before the crisis

Trump then reiterated that Vladimir Putin was “smart,” as he was in interviews Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Trump praised Putin’s move to declare Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions “independent.”

“I came in yesterday and there was a TV screen and I said, ‘That’s brilliant,'” Trump said. “Putin declares a large part of Ukraine – from Ukraine – Putin declares it independent. Oh, that’s wonderful.

“I said, ‘How smart is that?'” The former US president said continue. “And he will come in and be a peacemaker.” This is the strongest peaceful force … We can use this on our southern border. This is the strongest peacekeeping force I have ever seen. There were more army tanks than I saw. They will keep the peace well.

“No, but think about it.” Here is a man who is very understanding, “Trump continued. “I know him very well.” Very, very, very good. If I were in office, even unthinkable, this would never have happened.

Trump added: “But here’s a man who says, you know, ‘I’m going to declare much of Ukraine independent,’ he uses the word ‘independent’ and ‘we’re going to go in and out.’ and we will help keep the peace. You have to say that it is quite understandable. And do you know what Biden’s response was? There was no answer. They didn’t have one for that. No, it’s very sad. Very sad.’

Trump also called Biden “a man who has no idea what he’s doing.”

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki responded to Trump at a news briefing on Tuesday.

“As a matter of policy, we try not to take advice from anyone who praises President Putin and his military strategy, which I think is what happened there,” Psaki said at a briefing on Tuesday when asked to respond to comments made earlier in Trump. The day.

She pointed out the comments Trump reportedly did to the leaders of the G7 in 2018, when the former president already said that Crimea, which was annexed by Russia after the invasion in 2014, is part of Russia because everyone there speaks Russian.

He said Trump had “expressed openness” to lifting sanctions on Russia over the 2014 invasion.

“So there are a little different tactics, a little different approach, and that’s probably why President Biden, not his predecessor, managed to unite the world and the world community in taking steps against Russian aggression,” Psaki said.

Most Republicans have said they want to see Russia punished for what the White House now calls an “invasion” of Ukraine – after Putin announced Monday that he would consider two Russian-backed separatist territories independent of Ukraine and ordered troops there under cover. of “peacekeeping functions”.

Asked if there were fears that comments like Trump’s could lead to Ukraine’s support becoming a more party issue among the American public, she pointed to the Republican Party.

“You know, I think it depends on the members of the Republican Party to make the decision, to make the decision,” she told DailyMail.com.

In contrast to the traditional hawk and pigeon roles of both political parties – with Republicans historically more hawkish – Republicans were less inclined to want the United States to play a major role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict by 10 points.

“There is a long history, decades of history of which President Biden was a part, when he was chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, of defending the efforts of any country to occupy the territory of another country, of defending the efforts of the United States to gather global support against inappropriate and illegal actions by another country, “she continued. “There is a long history of this, not in a partisan way – in a partisan way.”

“And it certainly depends on the Republicans to … determine,” she added.

New A study by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs published on Wednesday, Americans have little appetite for the United States to play an important role in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

But away from the traditional hawk and pigeon roles of both political parties – with Republicans historically more hawkish – Republicans were less likely to want the United States to play a major role with 10 points.

The survey found that a total of 26% of older Americans said they wanted the United States to play a major role – with 32% of Democrats in the group and 22% of Republicans.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday he announced he was sanctioning the company’s building Russiathe Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which Germany stopped certification on Tuesday – a coordinated response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Today I ordered my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate employees,” the president said in a statement. “These steps are another part of our initial tranche of sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine.”

The president also warned: “We will not hesitate to take further steps if Russia continues to escalate.”

State Department spokesman Ned Price said Wednesday afternoon that Nord Stream 2 was a “reward investment of $ 11 billion, which is now steel at the bottom of the sea.”

At a briefing Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki did not say whether the project could be resurrected in the future.

“Well, not only has the German chancellor announced that he is not moving forward, we have also announced additional sanctions and this is not moving at the moment, no,” she said in response to a question from Peter Alexander of NBC.

When he asked if it was done “forever”, she replied: “Peter is dead at the bottom of the sea right now.”

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he was sanctioning the company that is building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, for which Germany suspended certification on Tuesday.

Nord Stream 2 was completed in September and would double the amount of Russian gas going to Germany

When White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki was asked at Wednesday’s briefing if Nord Stream 2 was built “forever,” she said, “He’s dead at the bottom of the sea right now.”

Biden receives rare praise from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz for his initial move to lift sanctions

Former president Donald Trump spoke about the Russian military operation in Ukraine in a wild interview on Wednesday Fox Newswhich suggests that this would not happen under his administration and again makes allegations of rigged elections in 2020.

Trump talking to Laura Ingram of Fox as The Kremlin’s “special military operation” has begunclaims that the so-called “Russian fraud” has ruined his good relations with both Russian presidents Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi, claiming to have kept the two apart.

Ingram asked Trump about the continuing closeness between Putin and Xi.

“Well, I had a good relationship with both of them,” he said. “It simply came to our notice then. You see what happened to Durham and these reports and other reports, including Mueller. It was just a fabricated fraud and really hurt our country, but despite the fraud, I also had good relations with President XI of China, in addition to imposing duties and devilish taxes on him.

“As a young man growing up, I’ve always heard that the worst thing that can happen is to bring these two countries together. It really started with Obama and energy. He drove them together because one needed energy and the other needed money, “Trump added. “He drove them together and Biden – I kept them separate – and Biden is a great love holiday now, and that’s a very bad thing, and I think you can probably add Iran to it.”

Trump told Laura Ingraham that Putin did not invade Ukraine during his rule for “a very good reason, and I will explain that one day.” pic.twitter.com/SzwXTw1O4A

– Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 24, 2022

Former President Donald Trump, speaking during a fundraiser for the Super PAC in his Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago, spoke on the sidelines about the upcoming military action on Wednesday night

Trump then reiterated that Vladimir Putin was “smart,” as he was in interviews Tuesday.

Trump has again criticized President Joe Biden for his actions before the crisis

Earlier, in an interview in which Trump spoke on the phone with Ingram, Trump complained that this was happening at all.

“It simply came to our notice then. This would not have happened during my rule. In fact, some people say why hasn’t this happened in the last four years? It wasn’t for a very good reason, and I’ll explain it to you one day, but it wasn’t going to happen, and it’s not going to happen right now. This is a sad thing for the world and the country and many people who will be killed unnecessarily.

Trump says he used his good relations with Putin to prevent this.

“Well, I know him very well.” We had many, many times together. I got along with him fantastically, despite the fact that I closed Nord Stream 2, no one would have heard of Nord Stream 2 if it weren’t for me. I am the one who closed it.

He then went through a story about how he disagreed with former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the Nord Stream 2 strategy.

Trump then linked the invasion to the failed withdrawal from Afghanistan by the Biden administration in 2021.

“It’s a terrible thing, the way it started, I don’t believe he originally wanted to do that,” Trump said. “I think he wanted to do something and negotiate it, and it got worse and worse. He saw the weakness, and you know, it really started with the weakness in Afghanistan. The way they got out of Afghanistan. I really believe that’s where he started thinking he could do it.

Ingram then asked Trump what he thought of President Biden’s approach, in which Ingram said Biden was “monitoring the situation” and would then speak with fellow G7 leaders on Thursday.

“I don’t think he’s watching, I think he’s probably asleep right now,” Trump said. “It’s a terrible thing that should never have happened. I really believe it was Afghanistan when he looked at this horrible, weak withdrawal.

Trump added that he believed Putin saw this as “the weakness, incompetence and stupidity of [the Biden] administration “.

“As an American, I am angry and sad,” he continued. “Everything happened because of rigged elections. This includes inflation, and this includes the millions of people who flock on a monthly basis – far more than three million people – and they come from 129 different countries. They are destroying our country. ”

Earlier on Thursday, Trump, speaking at a super PAC fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Floridaspeaks sleevelessly about the upcoming military action on Wednesday night.

The former president spoke of America’s enemies during the crisis, saying: “Now they are laughing at us. That’s why you have Ukraine, that’s why you will have China. Taiwan is next and you will see the same.

Trump then reiterated that Vladimir Putin was “smart,” as he was in interviews Tuesday.

“He took over the country in exchange for $ 2 in sanctions, I would say that’s pretty smart. He conquers a country – a huge, vast location, a great piece of land with many people – just goes straight. This would never happen and I know him very well.

On Tuesday, Trump praised Putin’s move to declare Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions “independent.”

“I came in yesterday and there was a TV screen and I said, ‘That’s brilliant,'” Trump said. “Putin declares a large part of Ukraine – from Ukraine – Putin declares it independent. Oh, that’s wonderful.

“I said, ‘How smart is that?'” The former US president said continue. “And he will come in and be a peacemaker.” This is the strongest peaceful force … We can use this on our southern border. This is the strongest peacekeeping force I have ever seen. There were more army tanks than I saw. They will keep the peace well.

“No, but think about it.” Here is a man who is very understanding, “Trump continued. “I know him very well.” Very, very, very good. If I were in office, even unthinkable, this would never have happened.

Trump added: “But here’s a man who says, you know, ‘I’m going to declare much of Ukraine independent,’ he uses the word ‘independent’ and ‘we’re going to go in and out.’ and we will help keep the peace. You have to say that it is quite understandable. And do you know what Biden’s response was? There was no answer. They didn’t have one for that. No, it’s very sad. Very sad.

Trump also called Biden “a man who has no idea what he’s doing.”

An Oklahoma The congressional candidate blames her drunken behavior when sleeping with teenage girls for an adverse reaction to wine and sleeping pills, as Democratic Party gives up his relationship with the ambitious politician.

Abby Broyles, 32, has previously apologized for “getting drunk and yelling at schoolgirls”, calling one “fucking with acne” and another “Spanish-speaking fucking” during a Valentine’s Day gathering before throwing up a shoe and a girl’s shoe. .

She said in an interview with KFOR that her behavior was caused by a cocktail of alcohol and sleeping pills given to her by a friend who hosts the daughter of Broyles and other girls at her home.

“Instead of helping me fall asleep, I was hallucinating,” Broils told the station. “And I don’t remember anything until I woke up or came to my senses and vomited in a trash can.”

Her behavior, described by teenage mothers as “horrifying,” angered the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which gave her the ax.

“DCCC is not working with Abbey Broyles’ campaign and we condemn her disgusting behavior,” said spokesman Chris Taylor. Politico.

Congressional candidate Abbey Broyles, 32, blamed her drunkenness and vomiting on a teenage girl’s night with a combination of alcohol and sleeping pills

Broyles also referred to the scandal on Twitter, where he said he was dropping out of the race. She claims that the incident is not typical of her normal behavior.

“The things I am accused of are not what I am, nor do they portray the whole situation that has happened,” she wrote on Twitter. “They are not a reflection of my beliefs.”

She said the “painful attack on my hero” had led to threats, reckless emails and unprecedented stress.

“Like all of us, I’m not perfect,” Broils said. “We all make mistakes, and I’m sure I’m not the only Oklahoman who ever had too many on a Friday night. Being in the public eye for three tense years in a turbulent political climate was the most stressful moment of my life.

“While I’m committed to the service, I spend some time focusing on my mental health and recharging so I can feel 100% back.”

Broyles also turned to the Twitter scandal, where she failed to apologize, saying the incident was not indicative of her normal behavior.

Broyles was invited to a friend’s house to share a drink while the friend’s daughter enjoyed a sleepy party with seven other high school girls.

She allegedly got drunk in the evening, vomited in a laundry basket and a girl’s shoe, and used obscene language against several of the children.

Initially. Broyles vehemently denied that she was even at the party, but then admitted that she was there and “deeply regrets” her actions.

Broyles said she drank wine and dried it with her friend, who gave her a sleeping pill to help her cope with her anxiety.

However, she claims that she had a bad reaction to the medicine, which made her hallucinate, faint and could not remember what happened that night.

Abby Broils (pictured), a candidate for Oklahoma’s 5th District, apologized after “getting drunk and yelling at schoolgirls.” She had gone to a friend’s house for wine and sushi, but eventually missed an obscene tirade.

The novice politician denied that she had a problem with drinking, and blamed the bad reaction to sleeping pills for the alleged outburst. Broyles called one schoolgirl “acne boy” and another “Spaniard” during her friend’s daughter’s Valentine’s night party

Numerous incident reports published by NonDoc claims that Broyles has insulted many girls, including ‘acne f *** er’, ‘hispanic f *** er’ and ‘judgy f *** er’, bringing them to tears.

Broils’ friend, whose daughter was running the party, confirmed that the Democrat had created an incident “of the kind I needed to call every parent.” [of the children in attendance] the next day to discuss one on one.

Sarah Matthews (pictured), whose 12-year-old daughter was at the party, criticized Broyles’ alleged behavior, saying it was “evil, cruel and fanatical.”

Before the “recharge” tweets, Broyles apologized: “I mean sorry from the bottom of my heart, I apologize for any injuries, damage or trauma my behavior caused when I didn’t know what I was doing. I am deeply sorry.

She added that she did not believe there was a problem with alcohol.

She claims that Broyles scared the group of girls and claims that she “ruined their pair of shoes by vomiting”

Sarah Matthews, who said her 12-year-old daughter was at the party, tweeted that Broyles had “verbally and emotionally abused” a group of 12- and 13-year-olds.

She wrote: “For someone who claims to be an eternal pro-woman, I am disgusted by your behavior and find it appalling that you cannot understand why their parents are angry.

“Your vile, cruel and fanatical behavior should not be excused or” swept under the rug. “

Broyles liked the tweet, which says, “Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don’t have to understand it ‘right,’ I just have to do my best.”

The Democratic candidate was told she terrified the group of girls. However, she promised to continue her political campaign

“Not only did you scare and traumatize these beautiful girls with your words, you ruined a pair of their shoes with your vomit!” (Which she saved to buy with her own money!)

“Given how much you bragged about how ‘rich and successful’ you are to these children, you can certainly afford to change her shoes!”

Broyles did not respond to Matthews’ tweets, but liked one user, written a day later, saying, “Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don’t have to understand it ‘right,’ I just have to do my best.” .

A group of wealthy A-list stars in South Africa are showing off their lavish lifestyles as they balance building their fortunes with their personal drama on Netflix‘s new reality series Young, Famous & African.

The upcoming show follows the glamorous lives of socialite Zarinah ‘Zari’ Hassan, musician Diamond Platnumz, actress Khanyi Mbau, rapper Nadia Nakai, TV personality Andile Ncube, and others as they work and play in Sandton, Johannesburg— the richest square mile in Africa. 

‘Being rich and famous is not easy,’ celebrity stylist Jeremiah Ogbodo, who is best known as ‘Swanky Jerry,’ insists in the glitzy trailer for the show, which premieres on March 18. 

The upcoming Netflix reality series Young, Famous & African follows the glamorous lives of a group of A-listers in South Africa, including socialite Zarinah ‘Zari’ Hassan (pictured)

The A-listers work and play in Sandton, Johannesburg, the richest square mile in Africa

Nigerian model Annie Macaulay-Idibia and her musician husband, Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia, are one of the main couples on the series, while Quinton ‘Naked DJ’ Masina appears on the show with his girlfriend Kayleigh Schwark, though little is known about the alleged socialite. 

From the looks of the trailer, there are already plenty of feuds brewing, including a complicated history between Diamond and his ex Zari, with whom he shares two of his four children.

Here, FEMAIL dives into the real lives of the show’s over-the-top stars and how they rose to fame in South Africa. 

Zari Hassan, 41, is a socialite, musician, entrepreneur, and single mother of five 

Zari, who has 10.2 million Instagram followers, has dubbed herself ‘Zari the Boss Lady’

Zarinah ‘Zari’ Hassan: Entrepreneur and socialite

The 41-year-old socialite, musician, and entrepreneur was born and raised in Jinja, Uganda, and is now a mother of five. 

She developed a passion for singing at an early age and attended school in London before returning to her home country, where she met her late husband, Ivan Ssemwanga. They married in 2001. 

Together, they co-founded Brooklyn City College (BCC), a South African-based educational institute. She is now CEO of the business, which is headquartered in Pretoria and has satellite campuses throughout South Africa.  

She is the co-founder and CEO of Brooklyn City College (BCC), a South African-based educational institute

‘I always come out on top, and that makes me a boss lady,’ she explains in the show’s trailer

Zari and Ivan have three sons together: Pinto, Raphael, and Quincy. They divorced in 2013 after she accused him of physically abusing her. He died in 2017 after suffering a massive stroke. 

The single mom shares her two youngest children — Latifah and Prince Nillan — with her ex, Tanzanian musician Diamond Platnumz, who also stars on the reality show. 

Zari, who has 10.2 million Instagram followers, has dubbed herself ‘Zari the Boss Lady’ — and for good reason. 

‘I always come out on top, and that makes me a boss lady,’ she explains in the show’s trailer. 

Nasibu Abdul Juma Issack is best known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz

The 32-year-old was born and raised in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, but unlike some of his wealthy co-stars, he didn’t come from money

Diamond Platnumz: Singer and popstar

Nasibu Abdul Juma Issack, who is known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz, is a bongo flava recording artist and businessman with more than 14 million Instagram followers. 

The 32-year-old was born and raised in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, but unlike some of his wealthy co-stars, he didn’t come from money. He worked odd jobs as a teenager to pay for his recording sessions. 

Diamond’s big break came when he released his breakthrough song ‘Kamwambi’ in 2010. The hit earned him three wins at the Tanzania Music Awards, and he released his debut album of the same name shortly after.  

In the decade that followed, he was nominated for best international act at the BET Awards three times. He also became the first sub-Saharan African artist to earn over one billion YouTube views in 2020, Billboard reported. 

Diamond’s big break came when he released his breakthrough song ‘Kamwambi’ in 2010. A decade later, he became the first sub-Saharan African artist to earn one billion YouTube views

Diamond has four children with three different women, including his Young, Famous & African co-star Zari 

Last year, he signed a 360 deal with Warner Music Group through his own recording label, WCB Wasafi. 

While he’s at the height of his career, the self-proclaimed ‘player’ isn’t ready to settle down — but that hasn’t stopped him from having kids. 

Diamond shares a daughter, Latifah, and son, Prince Nillan, with his socialite ex Zari Hassan, who also stars on Young, Famous & African. 

The father of four has a son Dylan with Tanzanian socialite Hamisa Mobetto, and a son Nasseeb Junior with Kenyan singer and model Tanasha Donna. 

‘I know myself, I’m a player,’ he admits in the upcoming reality show. 

Khanyi Mbau is a successful actress, television host, and businesswoman in South Africa

The 36-year-old shot to fame in 2004 when she scored a role on the popular South African soap opera Muvhango

Khanyi Mbau: Actress

The 36-year-old, whose full name is Khanyisile Mbau, is a successful actress, television host, and businesswoman in South Africa. 

She was raised by her grandmother in Soweto, a township in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Khanyi shot to fame in 2004 when she replaced actress Lindiwe Chibi in the role of Doobsie on the popular South African soap opera Muvhango. She was later cast as Mbali on the second season of the soap opera Mzani. 

In 2012, she released her biography, ‘B***h, Please! I’m Khanyi Mbau,’ which was written by journalist Lesley Mofokena. Two years later, she started hosting her South African Film and Television Award-nominated talk show Katch It With Khanyi.  

Khanyi has had a number of hosting gigs and television appearances over the years, and she starred in her first feature film, ‘Happiness is a Four-Letter Word,’ in 2016.  

‘They call me the OG, and I’m just a winner in general,’ she boasts in the trailer

It’s already been a big year for Khanyi, who is steaming up the small screen in the second season of the Showmax series ‘The Wife’

Two years later, she entered the business world with the launch of her own line of gin, ‘I Am Khanyi — Millenial Shimmer Gin.’

It’s already been a big year for Khanyi, who is steaming up the small screen in the second season of the Showmax series ‘The Wife.’ She plays Zandile on the show, which is loosely based on the Hlomu book series by author Dudu Busani-Dube.  

Khani’s boyfriend — alleged Zimbabwean fugitive and millionaire Kudzai Terrence Mushonga — is believed to appear on Young, Famous & African with her.  

‘They call me the OG, and I’m just a winner in general,’ she boasts in the trailer. 

Annie Macaulay-Idibia appears on the reality show with her husband, Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia

The Nigerian musician, 46, goes by the stage name 2Baba. Prior to 2014, he was known as 2face Idibia

Annie Macaulay-Idibia: Actress and entrepreneur

Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia: Singer and popstar

The Idibias are one of the show’s power couples, with each of them boasting more than seven million Instagram followers, but their relationship has seen plenty of ups and downs over the years.

Annie, 37, is a Nigerian model and actress, while Innocent, 46, is a Nigerian musician who goes by the stage name 2Baba. Prior to 2014, he was known as 2face Idibia. 

She was reportedly just 15 when she met her future husband at Even Ezra Music Studio. They started out as friends, but they were a couple by the time they shot the music video for his song ‘African Queen’ in 2004.  

Early on in their relationship, they broke up and got back together multiple times. He has seven children with three different women, including Annie.  

Innocent has two sons — Zion and Nino — with Sumbo Ajaba, whom he met when she was in college. He and makeup artist Pero Adeniyi have a daughter Ehibenzy and two sons — Innocent and Justin.   

The Nigerian model and actress, 37, was just 15 when she first met her husband 

Early on in their relationship, they broke up and got back together multiple times 

Innocent has seven children with three different women, including two daughters with Annie

Innocent and Annie each boast more than seven million Instagram followers

The musician also has two younger daughters — Isabella and Olivia — with Annie, whom he married in 2012. 

Last year, Annie publicly accused Innocent of staying with his ex Pero and their three children in the U.S. while he was shooting a music video. A few months later, she reportedly apologized in an Instagram post shared on her 37th birthday. 

‘The last 10 weeks have been the worst of my entire life. I have gone from being so angry to be broken and back to anger, then, sadly which I am ashamed to admit, suicidal. I allowed my emotions to lead me into making bad decisions. I allowed my anger and emotions to make me act on something that was not true because I was kept in the dark,’ she wrote. 

‘I want to apologize to my husband, Innocent. I am so sorry that I threw you out there like I did (it was so unwise). That is not the kind of woman you married. I am sorry for all the mental stress and heartbreak it caused you…’ 

Jeremiah Ogbodo, who is known as Swanky Jerry, is a Nigerian celebrity stylist

He was born in Lagos and rose to fame after launching his brand Swanky Signatures Styling in 2012

Jeremiah has worked with a number of Nigerian stars, including Tonto Dikeh, D’banj, Ice Prince, M.I, Juliet Ibrahim, and Davido

Jeremiah ‘Swanky Jerry’ Ogbodo: Celebrity stylist

The 30-year-old, who is known as Swanky Jerry, is a Nigerian celebrity stylist.

He was born in Lagos and rose to fame after launching his brand Swanky Signatures Styling in 2012. Two years later, he was named the ‘Fashion Stylist of the Year’ at the Lagos Fashion Awards. 

Jeremiah has worked with a number of Nigerian stars, including Tonto Dikeh, D’banj, Ice Prince, M.I, Juliet Ibrahim, and Davido. In 2020, he made Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 list.  

One of his clients, Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia stars on the show with him, though it’s unclear if they are friends or their relationship is strictly business. 

Jeremiah has more than one million followers on Instagram, where he showcases his work, including his own designer outfits.  

Nadia Nakai got her first big break when she won the Mixtape 101 competition on the ETV show Shiz Niz 

The 31-year-old rapper and television personality has earned comparisons to Nicki Minaj 

Nadia Nakai: Rapper and entrepreneur

The 31-year-old rapper and television personality was born in South Africa to a Zimbabwean father and a South African. Before she made it big, she majored in marketing, communication, and media studies at Monash University, Johannesburg. 

Nadia got her first big break when she won the Mixtape 101 competition on the ETV show Shiz Niz. She released her debut single, ‘Like Me,’ in 2013.  

She has earned comparisons to rapper Nicki Minaj, which she has come to appreciate, even though she doesn’t necessarily agree with them. 

In 2019, she released her debut album, ‘Nadia Naked.’ A documentary about the making of the album aired the following year on Showmax

Nadia has plenty of fans around the globe, including more than 2.4 million Instagram followers

‘When it comes to music, I used to get annoyed when people compare me to Nicki, but now I embrace it,’ she told Bona in 2015. ‘Nicki is an amazing artist! She is the best in her craft. She represents women in hip hop so well and if people feel I am doing the same thing in our South African market, then I’m okay with that comparison.’

In 2019, she released her debut album, ‘Nadia Naked.’ A documentary about the making of the album aired the following year on Showmax, an online subscription video-on-demand service in South Africa. 

Most recently, she was nominated for ‘Artist of the Decade’ at the 2021 South African Hip Hop Awards, and she has plenty of fans around the globe, including more than 2.4 million Instagram followers.  

Andile Ncube, 40, is a television personality and producer in South Africa

Andile got his start in entertainment in 2003 and is best known for hosting the Mzansi Friday night music show Live

He shares a daughter, Gabrielle, with model Rosette Mgomokotsi. He also has a one-year-old son with Sebabatso Mothibi, though it’s unclear if she will be appearing on the show with him

Andile Ncube: TV and radio presenter

The 40-year-old television personality and producer was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

He studied journalism at Technikon Pretoria and later enrolled in AFDA in Cape Town to study film and drama. 

Andile got his start in entertainment in 2003 and is best known for hosting the Mzansi Friday night music show Live.

He has had a number of hosting gigs over the years, including The Search: E! Host South Africa and The X Factor South Africa Season.  

The TV host was previously married to fellow television presenter Ayanda Thabethe, and he shares a daughter, Gabrielle, with model Rosette Mgomokotsi. 

He also has a one-year-old son with Sebabatso Mothibi, though it’s unclear if she will be appearing on the show with him. 

Quinton Masina, a radio personality and club DJ who is known as Naked DJ, appears on the show with his girlfriend Kayleigh, though there is not much known about her

While the show’s trailer labels her a ‘socialite,’ she is a human resources consultant, according to her LinkedIn profile

The show marks the former Metro FM DJ’s second foray into reality television. He appeared on the first season of The Real Housewives of Johannesburg with his then-wife Naledi Williams

Quinton ‘Naked DJ’ Masina: DJ

Kayleigh Schwark: socialite

Quinton, a radio personality and club DJ who is known as Naked DJ, appears on the show with his girlfriend Kayleigh, though she remains somewhat of a mystery. 

While the show’s trailer labels her a ‘socialite,’ she is a human resources consultant, according to her LinkedIn profile. 

Not much is known about them as a couple, but this isn’t Quinton’s first time on reality television.

The former Metro FM DJ appeared on the first season of The Real Housewives of Johannesburg with his then-wife Naledi Williams in 2018.  

Quinton and Naledi had married in 2017 and divorced in 2019, a year after they appeared on the show together. His ex-wife died in December 2021 at age 30 following a battle with breast cancer. 

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg’s top political donors received millions of dollars in city contracts after giving thousands to his campaigns while he was mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

Buttigieg’s political action committees took money from 23 companies who then got jobs from South Bend’s Board of Public Works whose members he appointed, documents obtained by DailyMail.com reveal.

On two occasions, the former presidential candidate received donations the same day the companies were awarded contracts.

Other city contractors gifted the mayor cigars, alcohol and golf trips worth hundreds of dollars.

The companies, their executives and spouses donated a total $253,750 to Buttigieg’s campaigns, and received a total of at least $33,310,426 in city contracts between 2011 and 2019. 

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s pattern of donations and contracts during his time as South Bend, Indiana mayor raises concerns over the billions of dollars he can dish out under the bipartisan infrastructure bill 

After Buttigieg appointed one former company executive to city’s Public Works department, the firm was then handed multiple infrastructure jobs, and became one of Mayor Pete’s largest donors.

Buttigieg served as the mayor of South Bend from 2012 to 2020. He was appointed transportation secretary by President Joe Biden early last year.

Government watchdogs say the pattern of donations and contracts could present the appearance of a ‘pay to play’ scandal – and raises concerns over the $210billion earmarked in the bipartisan infrastructure bill for Buttigieg to dish out in discretionary grants as transport secretary, part of a $1.2trillion budget.

‘The pattern of contracts and donations appears to be a huge conflict of interest,’ Taxpayers Protection Alliance president David Williams told DailyMail.com.

‘This really doesn’t bode well for the secretary of transportation when he has access to almost $1.2trillion in infrastructure money.

‘This is alarming, and very concerning, because this is the swamp personified. You don’t have to be a Rhodes Scholar to look at this and think that something’s wrong here. 

‘Was there a quid pro quo? Was there some sort of backroom deal for these projects? taxpayers deserve answers.’ 

The City of South Bend told DailyMail.com that Buttigieg ‘was not involved in the awarding of engineering and construction contracts’ and that all contracts are awarded ‘through a professional procurement process that is public and transparent’, and given ‘to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder per State Law’.

The Department of Transport said they have ‘consistently made transparency and accountability to the American people a top priority’ and that the federal grant money in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law awards funding to cities, states, ports, and local entities, not contractors.

The spokesperson told DailyMail.com any suggestion of corruption in Buttigieg’s US government department was ‘absurd’.

The former Indiana mayor, 40, cultivated close relationships with construction firms during his tenure in South Bend, which became a large source of funding for his political campaigns.

Documents obtained by DailyMail.com show American Structurepoint co-owner Marlin Knowles donated $1,500 to Buttigieg’s campaign on March 31, 2011 

Buttigieg’s schedule shows he had an meeting with American Structurepoint two months before naming the firm’s executive Eric Horvath as director of the South Bend Department of Public Works

Senior VP Greg Henneke donated $1,000 on February 13, 2017 to Buttigieg’s campaign to become Democratic National Committee chair, Pete For DNC

In 2011 a co-owner of Indiana infrastructure firm American Structurepoint, Marlin Knowles, gave $1,500 to Buttigieg’s mayoral campaign.

In November 2012, two months after meeting with representatives of the company in his office, Mayor Pete announced former American Structurepoint executive Eric Horvath as director of the South Bend Department of Public Works (BPW). 

As part of his role, Horvath also became executive director of the Board of Public Works – the city committee that grants public money for large construction jobs. 

The following year, American Structurepoint was awarded a contract for the South Bend Smart Streets Project, which had a total budget of $25million.

Between January 2014 and March 2019, senior executive vice president at the company, Greg Henneke, donated $31,850 to Mayor Pete’s campaigns.

Over the same period, the company was awarded more than $790,000 in city contracts by the BPW, whose members Buttigieg appointed, and where former Structurepoint executive Horvath is executive director.

American Structurepoint was given $98,860 in two contracts on February 14, 2017, just one day after Henneke donated $1,000 to Buttigieg’s campaign to become Democratic National Committee chair, Pete For DNC.

A spokesman for South Bend said all construction projects ‘are bid through a professional procurement process that is public and transparent when approved by the Board of Public Works, which is a separate 5-member citizen board that approves City contracts and is governed by state law.’

‘Public Works construction projects are publicly bid through the BPW and are awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder per State Law. Engineering contracts are also approved by the Board of Public Works during open public meetings,’ mayoral communications director Caleb Bauer said.

‘Each of the firms named are well-respected and have a reputation locally for delivering high quality services for the city and South Bend residents.’

Schedules from Buttigieg’s mayoral office show several of his largest donors regularly enjoyed face to face access with him and were invited to holiday parties and other events. 

The day after Henneke’s contribution, American Structurepoint was given two contracts worth a total of $98,860

In 2011 construction company DLZ Indiana donated $750 to Buttigieg’s mayoral campaign, and the next year invited him to a golf outing and a ‘holiday open house’ the company hosted.

Then in 2013, the city hired DLZ for a study into converting four downtown streets to two-way.

After Buttigieg attended another DLZ golf luncheon in July 2013, the company was awarded the bid for construction worth $113,000.

DLZ continued to donate to Buttigieg’s campaigns, with $4,200 in 2014 as well as a gift of $700 worth of alcohol and cigars.

The firm’s subsidiary DLZ Industrial LLC gave a further $600 to the mayor’s campaign in August 2016, and a month later DLZ Indiana was awarded a $17,430 contract from the BPW.

In February 2017 DLZ Industrial gave $5,000 to Pete For DNC, and a slew of further contracts followed.

The same month, they received two jobs totaling $218,900, and in March, April and May that year they were approved for a further $276,110 of city contracts. 

After the half-million dollars of city jobs were awarded, DLZ gave Buttigieg’s campaign another $1,600 and took him on a $250 golf trip. 

That fall, the BPW approved three more contracts worth $94,090. 

Construction company DLZ contributed $250 on March 3, 2011

It added another $500 contribution on April 6, 2011

The mayor’s July 30, 2012 calendar shows he had lunch with DLZ at a golf outing

Schedules from Buttigieg’s mayoral office show several of his largest donors regularly enjoyed face to face access with him and were invited to holiday parties and other events

DLZ continued to donate to Buttigieg’s campaigns, with $4,200 in 2014 as well as a gift of $700 worth of alcohol and cigars on August 28

In total, available records show the company has given $14,150 to Buttigieg’s campaigns and received $885,030 in city contracts.

Ram Rajadhyaksha, a senior vice president at DLZ, said all contributions to Buttigieg’s campaigns ‘complied with Indiana state election laws.’

‘DLZ takes pride in providing quality engineering and architectural services at highly competitive fees, and has done so for many years prior to Mayor Buttigieg holding elected City office,’ Rajadhyaksha told DailyMail.com.

A source close to Buttigieg’s former election campaign team said some of his construction firm donors, including Martell Electric, lost contract bids while Buttigieg was mayor, and others, such as MHW, worked on projects like the Smart Sewers program that saved the city hundreds of millions of dollars.. 

According to documents, executives at construction consultancy company United Consulting gave Buttigieg’s mayoral and DNC campaigns $16,055 between 2014 and 2017, with the CEO Bill Hall meeting the mayor for lunch in March 2016.

In March 2017 the BPW approved a $378,300 two-part contract to the firm.

Over the next three years Hall and his vice president Michael Rowe gave a further $11,780 to Buttigieg’s mayoral campaigns, and received two more contracts worth $180,120 from the BPW.

Two construction firms, Abonmarche and Donohue & Associates, also received city contracts the same day their executives donated to Buttigieg’s mayoral campaign, according to documents. 

Donohue & Associates president Craig Brunner and his wife Sandra gave $1,000 to the campaign on August 8, 2017, the same day Brunner’s company was awarded a $150,000 job by the city.

Two weeks later on August 22 that year, Abonmarche’s board chairman John Linn gave $2,000 to Mayor Pete’s campaign. The same day, the South Bend BPW approved a $75,700 contract for the company.

Abonmarche executives gave a total $12,870 to Buttigieg’s political funds between 2012 and 2018, and the company won $616,790 in city contracts. Donohue & Associates gave $12,045 and won $433,000 in jobs from the BPW. 

In February 2017 DLZ subsidiary DLZ Industrial LLC gave $5,000 to Pete For DNC, and a slew of further contracts followed

After the half-million dollars of city jobs were awarded in 2017, DLZ gave Buttigieg’s campaign another $1,600 and took him on a $250 golf trip 

None of the companies or their executives – besides DLZ – responded to DailyMail.com’s requests for comment. 

Some donation records have already been destroyed. 

St. Joseph’s County – whose county seat is South Bend – did not keep any campaign finance records for the Pete For South Bend Committee dating before 2015, meaning data on any donations from 2012 to 2014 are lost. 

United Consulting received city contracts from the Board of Public Works after it contributed to Buttigieg’s mayoral and DNC campaigns between 2014 and 2017. Its CEO Bill Hall (pictured) met the mayor for lunch in 2016 

United Consulting received two more contracts over the next three years following vice president Michael Rowe’s (pictured) additional donations

Buttigieg’s first act as mayor in 2012 was to create a formal ethics code for all city employees, including himself.

But the code did not include any clauses against the ‘revolving door’ of city officials working at companies they dealt with in office, and did not outlaw the city awarding large contracts to political donors.  

A spokesman for anti-corruption organization Transparency International denounced the ‘obvious stench’ of Buttigieg’s long practice of taking money from businesses his public works board awarded city contracts to.

‘I’m stunned if it is true that South Bend Indiana doesn’t have laws on the books that prohibit this,’ said Scott Greytak, Director of Advocacy for the nonprofit’s US branch. 

‘At the federal level, this would be entirely illegal. A federal contractor cannot make a contribution to a candidate, because of the obvious conflict of interest,’ he added. 

According to the FEC: ‘Federal government contractors are prohibited from making contributions or expenditures in connection with federal elections.’ 

‘The laws in South Bend should be just as strong,’ Greytak said.

‘You’re not going to find a smoking gun in how access, influence and power works in American politics. So campaign finance restrictions are supposed to serve as proxies for preventing corruption.

‘The idea that a company that has either a potential or a pending contract, or recently was a government contractor, is able to so expressly and openly give money to the people involved in those decisions, is a fundamentally corrupt system.

‘I’m stunned that the elected leaders there would want to operate in a system that allows for such potential perception of corruption.’

Craig Brunner (left) and John Linn were executives at construction firms Donohue & Associates and Abonmarche, respectively, both of which were awarded city contracts, according to documents

Abonmarche’s board chairman John Linn gave $2,000 to Mayor Pete’s campaign on August 22, 2017. That same day, the South Bend BPW approved a $75,700 contract for the company. Pictured: An August 8 compensation packet for the agreement

Donohue & Associates was awarded a $150,000 job by the city on August 8, 2017 – the same day president Craig Brunner and his wife Sandra donated $1,000

During Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential run, he was for a time the only major Democratic candidate still accepting money from lobbyists.

He later reversed his stance and gave back more than $30,000 from federal lobbyists, promising that special interests would have no influence on his candidacy or would-be presidency.

Mayor Pete was also embroiled in a campaign funding controversy when he disclosed his top fundraisers in 2019 – but left more than 20 off the list.

The public list featured over 100 people who raised at least $25,000 for Buttigieg. 

But news site Politico obtained an internal list showing dozens more, including Boston power broker Jack Connors Jr., La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz, hedge fund investor John Petry, and former US ambassadors to the Bahamas and Italy.

Buttigieg’s campaign said at the time they miscalculated and ‘inadvertently’ left the names off. 

The Department of Transport told DailyMail.com: ‘Sec. Buttigieg knows that the American people have put their faith in the Biden-Harris Administration to responsibly deliver the benefits of the [infrastructure bill] — and that’s exactly what he will do.’

An uber-organized mother gained viral fame online by revealing an insanely well-stocked “snack drawer” in her refrigerator, which she always keeps full of treats such as cheese, fruit and yogurt for her four children.

Catherine Benson, 33, from Kentuckygained a lot of attention online after giving his followers a look at the way he maintains his house.

The mother of four was branded as “naked for a mother” by some of her viewers after sharing a video in which she fills her children’s snack drawer in TikTok a video that has already been viewed more than 29 million times.

Catherine filled it to the brim with treats for her children, which were individually wrapped and separated by plastic dividers.

Uber-organized mother gains viral fame online by revealing insanely well-stocked “snack drawer” in her fridge

Catherine Benson (pictured with her children and husband), 33, from Kentucky, won a lot of attention online because she gave her followers a look at how she maintains her house.

The mother of four was branded as a “goal for mother” by some of her followers after sharing a video of her filling a snack drawer for her children in a video on TikTok

It started by putting a pile of Yahoo chocolate milks in a drawer, followed by mini cartons of red and raspberry juice from Ocean Spray and strawberry banana smoothies from Bolthouse Farms. She finished this area with bags of Capri Sun lemonade.

Catherine then added a few Danimals yogurt smoothies, Sargento cheese and cracker snacks, Hidden Valley Ranch Immersion Cups, a fruit dip with Marzetti cream cheese and Slim Jim-sized soft beef snacks.

She then put some Greek Chobani yogurts with vanilla, as well as some Philadelphia chips and cream cheese, Hillshire Farm snack containers that come with pepperoni, brownie and cheese bites, and bags of Mott apple sauce.

When it came time to harvest the fruits and vegetables, TikToker washed the grapes and strawberries with distilled water before placing them in the Tupperware.

She then sliced ​​cucumbers and put them in Tupperware, as well as mini carrots mixed with ranch spice.

Last but not least, the last section of the drawer was filled with Lunchables, clementines, BelGioioso and Babybell mozzarella balls and Frigo string cheese.

She started by putting a pile of Yahoo chocolate milks in a drawer, followed by mini boxes of juice and strawberry banana smoothies

Last but not least, the last section of the drawer was filled with Lunchables, clementines, balls of BelGioioso cheese and Babybell mozzarella and string cheese by Frigo.

Although many people on the Internet were impressed with her organizational skills, some thought it was a bit exaggerated, claiming it was a waste of money and bad for the environment, and pointing out how unhealthy most snacks are.

“My mother would never buy so much processed food. You know you can slice cheese and nuts, you don’t have to buy an ounce in a plastic wrap, “wrote a disgruntled viewer.

Another added: “The amount of sugar you give your children is amazing.”

“It’s a lot of individual packaging,” someone else said.

– I have many questions. But who buys Capris Sun lemonade and eats cold Slim Jims? asked another TikTok user.

The fifth comment reads: “Why should everything come from plastic? We need to do better.

“I spiral between the waste and the sugar content,” joked another man.

However, others praised Catherine and called her “whole,” acknowledging that they wanted to be organized like her.

“Absolutely amazing, so perfectly organized. I love him, “wrote one supporter.

Although many people on the Internet were impressed with her organizational skills, some thought it was a bit exaggerated, claiming it was a waste of money and bad for the environment.

However, others praised Catherine and called her “whole”, acknowledging that they wished they could be organized like her.

Catherine has posted many other videos of filling or organizing various parts of her house, including cleaning supplies under the sink and laundry room.

Where have you been all my life as a mother? Another asked.

Someone else blurted out, “Oh, my God. This is so beautiful. I can’t get enough of this organization!

“You inspired the organization of everything in my new home,” reads another comment. “Your videos are so relaxing. Love it.’

“If my refrigerator didn’t look like that when I grew up, I ruined my life,” said another commentator.

Catherine has published many other videos in which she loads or organizes various parts of her house, including detergents under the sink, laundry room and bathroom.

In a video, she revealed that all of her laundry supplies, such as detergent, fragrance enhancers, Oxi clean and fabric softener, are stored in glass jars instead of the containers they came in, each labeled accordingly.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has publicly apologized to Shailene Woodley for the firestorm she was caught in after she lied about her COVID vaccination status.

Talking to the ex Indiana Colts player Pat McAfee on his YouTube show on Tuesday, Rogers, 38, said he regretted involving loved ones in his vaccination scandal.

He came under fire after testing positive for COVID in November and was found not to have been vaccinated against COVID, although he claimed in the summer that he had been immunized as required by the National Football League.

Instead, the star quarterback received a doctor-prescribed therapeutic treatment for the virus, for which he tested positive in early November. He later said he had fought with his own COVID-19 infection with recommendations from a podcaster, a friend and a well-known vaccine skeptic, Joe Rogan.

For months, Rodgers was plagued by media frenzy as critics criticized him for lying about his vaccination status and sharing “misleading” information about the vaccine.

But after a 12-day clean-up on Tuesday, Rodgers said he now understood “the full weight” of the situation and specifically apologized to Woodley.

“One thing I’m sad about and I definitely apologize for is that I didn’t realize in the middle of the conversation with COVID how much my situation affected my loved ones and my people,” Rodgers told The Pat McAfee Show.

Aaron Rodgers, a quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, came under fire last year after it was revealed that he had not actually been vaccinated against COVID – despite earlier claims that he had been immunized against the virus.

Speaking to former Indiana Colts player Pat McAfee on his YouTube show on Tuesday, Rodgers, 38, said he regretted involving relatives in the scandal.

“I didn’t realize the kind of shrapnel that was separate from what I felt the bullets coming at me.”

He went on to say that he “never wanted to break up” and was just trying to “tell what is my truth” before apologizing to his loved ones, including Woodley – for whom it may or may not be still engaged.

“I am very sorry for these people – Shai, my relatives and my agents,” he said. “I just want to say to these people that I’m sorry. I never wanted to get you into this … I have a lot of remorse for that.

The football star, who recently won her fourth NFL MVP award, also thanked Woodley for her support throughout the season.

Rodgers began dating the 30-year-old actress in mid-2020, with Rodgers naming Woodley as his fiancée in February 2021.

Almost exactly a year later, there were reports that the couple had ended their engagement – with many citing a photo of the star of the Big Little Lies without her engagement ring.

But on Monday, Rodgers thanked Woodley in an Instagram post, sharing photos from last year, including one of the couple snuggled on the couch.

“Thank you for letting me chase you for the first few months after we met, and finally for allowing me to catch up with you and be a part of your life,” he wrote to Woodley in the captions.

“Thank you for always standing up for me, for the incredible kindness you show me and everyone you meet, and for showing me what unconditional love looks like, I love you and I am grateful for you,” he added.

The interview came a day after Rodgers posted this old photo of him and actress Shailene Woodley huddled on the couch, and expressed his gratitude to her in an Instagram post

When asked about this post on Tuesday, Rodgers said he was “very grateful to everyone in my life” after completing a 12-day cleanup.

“Last year I looked at some old photos and was very grateful for the life I have and the lessons I have learned and the growth that has taken place over the last year and the people who have been part of this journey,” he said. attributes his success in the field of happy home life.

He said he had recently spoken to head coach Matt Lafleur about his continued success and the people who made it possible.

“I used to be annoyed with Matt when I mentioned it in my speech [accepting the MVP award] that three years together, two MVPs, no matches.

“And I also told Shai that I’ve been with you for two seasons and won two MVPs, as if that’s not a coincidence, and that’s what I mean.

“When your home life is stable and you have an amazing partner to live with, it just makes working life a bonus,” Rodgers explained, adding that a happy home life allows him to stay stress-free and just enjoy the game.

“I know for myself, it’s been great to have that stability at home for the last two seasons and I’m thinking about the other wives of my teammates who are just rock stars,” he said, repeating: “When things are good in your personal life … it allows you to just relax and be much more grateful, think of the little things in life.

“Congratulations to all the women who support the boys,” he added.

At that moment, McAfee asked him if he had “found” himself in his relationship with Woodley.

“Yes, no doubt,” he said immediately. I learned a lot from her.

“When you meet your man, your life just changes,” he said.

Woodley has not yet commented publicly on their relationship.