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Bonnie Blue reveals she gets 300 death threats A DAY from women & was told she’d end up in a box after sex marathons

​WITH immaculately coiffed blonde hair and girl-next-door good looks, Bonnie Blue doesn’t seem like the kind of person to become public enemy number one.

But the Derbyshire-born adult content creator is now one of the most hated women in Britain – after bragging that she makes up to £750,000 a month by sleeping with “barely legal 18 year olds”.

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Bonnie says 99.9% of her trolls are women who came at her after she revealed she makes up to £75,000 a month by sleeping with “barely legal 18 year olds.”
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Bonnie says she has now contacted police following the vicious death threats[/caption]

Earlier this month, Bonnie, 25, flew more than 10,000 miles to Australia’s Gold Coast to film herself having sex with hundreds of school leavers for free, in exchange for their permission to post it on her OnlyFans account. 

However, the controversial porn star has now been forced to contact the police after vicious death threats on social media have left her fearing for her life. 

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, she says: “I must get 200 to 300 plus death threats a day. 

“The one I got this morning was like: ‘When you arrive in Surfers Paradise [in Australia], you’re going to be leaving in a box. You should kill yourself before we have to kill you.’” 

She adds: “[Trolls] think I’m in the wrong but what I’m doing is consensual and focused on a happy experience. 

“They are the ones breaking the law and doing something wrong – not me.

“Wishing someone dead and wishing harm on them? That’s a bad person, not me.”

‘Most of the hate is from women’

Bonnie shares her location on social media, which leads to hundreds of men queueing for hours outside her room to have sex.

The men have to fill out multiple consent forms, show ID, and wear a condom – but that hasn’t appeased her critics.  

Bonnie, who has 163,000 followers on Instagram, says: “I’d say 99.9% of the hate I get is women. 

“If I was getting this hate from guys, I’d be a bit more concerned and I’d also be thinking about marketing myself differently, because my content is solely for men. 

“That is who subscribes and that is my audience – that’s who pays my bills, when you put it bluntly. 

“Women were never my target audience so they were always going to give me hate.

What is OnlyFans?

OnlyFans is a subscription content service based in London.

As of 2023, it is thought to have more than 220million registered users and over three million content creators.

Sex workers charge monthly fees for access to pictures, videos and more.

While popular for porn, the site isn’t exclusively designed with that in mind – anyone who wants to build up a fan base and charge them for it can set one up.

Celebs like Katie Price and Kerry Katona are popular personalities on the platform.

“Whether you’re uploading tutorials, tips, behind-the-scenes footage or just endless selfies, a lot of your followers would be willing to pay for them,” the company states.

For every subscription that’s sold to a viewer, performers get 80 per cent of the cash while OnlyFans gets the rest.

It isn’t limited to adult content, as it has become popular with physical fitness experts and musicians.

“But taking it to the level they are isn’t fair.

“A lot of them say I am a predator and I am grooming [men] but it goes back to their legal age. They are consenting and they are choosing to contact me, I am not messaging them. 

“It is their body, their decision and they are 18. A lot of [the trolls] disagree but they also forget that in the porn industry, 18-year-old schoolboys or schoolgirls are the most searched-for category. 

“I am a businesswoman so I am going to capitalise on wherever the most money is.” 

Needing bodyguards

Bonnie works with an accountant and financial advisor to invest her money wisely – which has allowed her to help both of her parents retire at 50, and buy nine properties throughout the UK.

In a bid to protect herself, she reveals that she has also employed bodyguards.

I am offering a service and I want to make people happy. My service is about pleasure. 

Bonnie Blue

She says: “I didn’t [have bodyguards] at the start – I was quite naive and I didn’t realise how many bad people there are in the world. 

“I just think I am offering a service and I want to make people happy. My service is about pleasure. 

“So why would people want to hurt me or do anything bad?”

As the threats continued to flood her inbox, Bonnie recently decided to notify the police.

Bonnie says: “This morning, I spoke to my team. I said, ‘I think it’s about time we actually contact the police about where my next event is.’

“Because the death threats are very high and I’m very publicly saying where I’m staying – Surfers Paradise in Australia. 

Bonnie Blue reveals how trolls have threatened to kill her over her sex acts but she insists that she is sleeping with consenting adults
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Bonnie appeared on GK Barry’s podcast – sparking a huge backlash against the host[/caption]

“That is where Schoolies is hosted [the last week of November and first week of December] – Schoolies is the same as Freshers’ in the UK, but it’s just the Australian version. 

“Everyone goes to the same location, which is Surfers Paradise.

“It’s the first time I’ve ever thought: ‘OK, I’m going to contact the police myself.’”

She continues: “People have been commenting on my TikToks and social media, saying: ‘We’re reporting you to the police.’ 

“I replied to one of the comments, saying: ‘Well, good luck reporting it because you’re calling the police saying: “I want to report a girl who is sleeping with consenting, legal 18 year olds.

“So you’ve got nothing to stand on. However, your message to me is saying you’re going to kill me and stab me.”’

“I’m the one that’s got something to report.”

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Bonnie reportedly had sex with 30 in one night during one of her tours[/caption]
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Bonnie claims what she’s doing is ‘educational’ and has dismissed allegations she is ‘predatory’[/caption]
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She says she ‘just wants to make people happy’ and says her ‘service is about pleasure’[/caption]

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Hospital dashes, explosions and poison – inside the real curse of the Wizard of Oz

FANS of the musical Wicked have been waiting over a decade for it to be turned into a film for the silver screens and now it’s finally out.

The musical, which is closely based on the 1939 film Wizard of Oz has been the only thing any of us have been speaking about all month, and while we may have fond memories of the original film, some believe it is cursed.

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The Wizard of Oz is a cult classic – but it has a secret dark history
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The new wicked film was released this weekend and is closely based on the 1939 classic[/caption]

Watching the film, you’re transported into a magical land where good conquers evil but behind the scenes it was a completely different story.

From cast members being set on fire to being poisoned by make-up and starved on set, here’s the real story of the Wizard of Oz and why it was cursed from the get-go.

Shine Bright

The original Tin Man from the film was played by Buddy Ebsen however we don’t see him on the screen.

MGM media company tested several ways to make him appear silvery including white face paint coated with aluminum dust, but there was one small problem, it was extremely toxic.

Nine days into filming, Buddy was hospitalised with shortness of breath and cramping.

The aluminum dust had got into his lungs causing them to fail, he was treated for two weeks because of it.

While going through treatment, the film’s producer hired actor Jack Haley to replace him.

Jack was unaware of what happened to the previous actor, but MGM thought it would be fine as they switched the powder for a paste.

But yet again, it caused issues when it accidentally got in Jack’s eye causing him to have an emergency operation to deal with the infection from the toxic solution.

Fortunately, he also survived and was able to continue filming the film.

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Two of the men acting as the Tin Man were hospitalised[/caption]

Green With Envy

Margaret Hamilton was cast as the Wicked Witch of the East (also known as Elphaba in Wicked) but it didn’t go well for her.

To begin with, the green paint that she was covered in was made with copper, and you guessed it, it was also toxic.

The actress was forced to not eat for hours as ingestion of the paint could have poisoned her, and her luck didn’t seem to get better.

While filming the iconic Munchkinland scene, she jumped into a trap door to disappear.

But she was left with severe third-degree burns on her body and face from the stunt as the fire and smoke were let out before she was safely under the set.

To top it off, she had to have her body washed down with acetone because of the copper paint.

She once said of the incident: “I’ll never, as long as I live, have anything that [takes] my breath away like that pain.”

After the ordeal, she refused to film any more scenes involving fire – leaving it to her stunt double, Betty Danko who also didn’t have much luck staying safe on set.

While filling in, Betty’s broomstick had a smoking pipe attached to the bottom of the seat when it exploded and she was flung off the broom, she then spent 11 days in hospital.

She recalled: “I felt as though my scalp was coming off. I guess that’s because my hat and my black wig were torn loose.

“They found them, days later, at the top of the stage. The explosion blew me off the broomstick. I managed to grab it with both hands and throw my leg over it.

“I hung upside down while the men handling the wires lowered the broomstick to the floor and put me face down on the stage … While I lay there on the floor, waiting for the ambulance, the wardrobe woman came running in, and she said, ‘What did you do with the hat? I have to turn it in, you know.'”

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The Wicked Witch was covered in poisonous paint
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Then she was burnt alive on her first stunt[/caption]

Let It Snow

One of the most beautiful scenes in The Wizard of Oz is when Dorothy and her trio of men (the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion) all make their way through the poppy fields to Emerald City to meet the great Wizard himself.

They end up falling asleep due to a spell cast by the Wicked Witch, but of course, Glinda the good witch comes to the rescue just in time.

She sprinkles snow over the poppies to lift the spell and wake them up – but the snow used in the scene was in fact made from 100% asbestos.

In the scene, you can see the asbestos fall on top of the actors and into their mouths.

While there is no confirmed link., Bert Lahr, who played the Lion, and Ray Bolger who played the Scarecrow, did eventually pass away from cancer, something asbestos can cause.

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The cast was covered in cancer-causing asbestos[/caption]

Starved and Drugged

Judy Garland was just 16 at the time she landed the lead role of Dorothy in the film and while she didn’t have any accidents on set, she sure did get the worst of it.

The first feature film she stared in for MGM media, producers tormented her when she was fourteen, “MGM told her she looked like a ‘fat little pig with pigtails’ on screen and she was put on her first of many diets. B

“Because her calories were so restricted—executives would go so far as to remove a plateful of food when she was about to eat it—she was permanently hungry.”

She was forced to wear a corset under her checkered dress to make her appear smaller and was given tobacco to chew to suppress her appetite.

It has also been reported that she was given a cocktail of drugs, biographer, Lauren Becall states: “From childhood, Judy was placed on drugs – to lose weight or to go to sleep or to wake up. And once you get hooked on pills… it obviously affected her.”

Garland told biographer Pail Donnelley: “They’d give us pills to keep us on our feet long after we were exhausted.

Then they’d take us to the studio hospital and knock us out with sleeping pills.

“Then after four hours they’d wake us up and give us the pep pills again so we could work 72 hours in a row. Half of the time we were hanging from the ceiling but it was a way of life for us.”

According to her third husband Sidney Luft, she was also harassed by actors and executives on set.

He recalled: “They thought they could get away with anything because they were so small.

“They would make Judy’s life miserable on set by putting their hands under her dress.

“The men were 40 or more years old.”

In a biography, it was revealed that the teenage starlet was repeatedly propositioned for sex by executives at the film studio, MGM.

Studio boss Louis B. Mayer would compliment Garland’s voice by putting his hand on her left breast pretending to touch her heart, which is where he said she sang from.

She eventually told him to stop his creepy advances and, according to the biography, Mayer cried and said he loved her.

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Judy Garland was forced to starve on set and was given drugs to keep her awake[/caption]

Monkey Around

The flying monkey soldiers who follow the Wicked Witch in the film were actually played by actors of short stature.

They were hoisted up on wires to make it look like they were flying in the films but many of the wires broke leading them to fall at least seven feet from the air.

While many did suffer injuries none of them died thankfully.

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The actors playing the monkeys fell from heights several times[/caption]

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I tried Aldi’s new cast iron cookware range – it’s over £900 cheaper than Le Creuset but you can’t tell the difference

READY to say ‘Yes Chef!’, keen cooks will be queuing around the block as Aldi’s Cast Iron Cookware range is back in stores. 

Available from Sunday 24th November (a few items are running late), those looking to cook up a storm, or give a a culinary Christmas gift can save themselves over £900 compared to leading brands, including Le Creuset and Staub. 

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The 18cm Cast Iron Casserole Dish above is £16.99 with a 2l capacity[/caption]

What’s more, there are two new shades of green and orange, alongside the return of the sell-out blue. 

And everything in the latest cast iron range is available for a purse-friendly £25 or less. 

Aldi sent me a couple of items from the range to try at home…

First impressions

My God, they are gorgeous.

Each item from the range comes in luxurious black packaging that screams expensive, and opening them up feels like I’ve unlocked a magic box with the gorgeous orange ombre sparkling in front of my very eyes.

The quality is incredible, and I can’t stop stroking the smooth shiny orange enamel coating. They’re almost too beautiful to put into an oven at 250 degrees Celsius, and instead, should be on display in a glass cabinet for guests to marvel at.

But for this to be a fair review, I will put them to the test, and fry, roast, and bake an assortment of meals in them.

Cooking a chilli

Chilli con carne was on the menu for dinner, and Aldi say the Cast Iron range is suitable for an induction hob. But how would it fair with the ‘sticking test’?

A common problem with cast iron cookware is meat, or other ingredients sticking to the bottom.

The key is to heat the oil slowly with the pan, to the right temperature, and Aldi’s performed well when browning the mince.

An hour or so later, after the chilli had been simmering, it was time to serve and then wash up.

All of Aldi’s cookware has an enamel coating, which they say makes for easy cleaning and no stubborn stains.

The popular supermarket also recommends washing its cast iron cookware range by hand – soap suds at the ready…

Obviously the pans are new, and the meal wasn’t baked on by high temperatures and long hours in the oven, so it was an easy clean and the dish came out looking brand new.

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Aldi’s 31cm Shallow Cast Iron Casserole Dish above is £24.99[/caption]

Baking bread

My boyfriend likes to use Dutch Oven dishes to bake bread in the oven.

He first heats the dish to a whopping 220 degrees Celsius, before lowering the dough in and cooking covered for 40 minutes, and then removing the lid for the last 10.

The 18cm Casserole Dish is a brilliant size if you want to make a small loaf, or the 26cm would be perfect for a bumper loaf.

He noted Aldi’s dish was as good as other leading brands – and the bread was pretty tasty too!

Winner, winner, roasting dinner

Finally, it was pot roast time – slow-cooked beef that’s started on the hob before being transferred to the oven for a long cook.

The 26cm Cast Iron Casserole Dish was the perfect size for this, and it sat in the oven for six hours.

The clean-up required a little more elbow grease, but Aldi’s dish did the job nicely.

Aldi’s Cast Iron Cookware prices compared

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Aldi Cast Iron Dutch Oven 26cm, £24.99Staub 28 cm round Cast Iron Saute pan, £199Le Creuset Cast Iron Round Casserole Dish, 26cm, £339
Saving: £174.01 (87%) Saving: £314.01 (93%)
Aldi Cast Iron Shallow Casserole Dish 31cm, £24.99Staub 26cm round Cast Iron Cocotte, £339 Le Creuset Cast Iron Shallow Casserole Dish, 30cm, £305
Saving: £314.01 (93%) Saving: £280.01 (92%)
Aldi Cast Iron Skillet, £12.99Staub 26cm Cast Iron Frying Pan with Pouring Spout, £159 Le Creuset Cast Iron Round Skillet, £165
Saving: £146.01 (92%)Saving: £152.01 (92%)
Aldi Ceramic Roaster, £9.99

Staub 30cm x 20cm Rectangular Cast Iron Oven Dish, £139 Le Creuset Cast Iron Roaster, £229
Saving: £129.01 (93%)Saving: £219.01 (96%)
Total: £72.96 Total: £836Total: £1,038

Verdict

Whilst I haven’t had the opportunity to try out a Staub Cast Iron dish, I’ve used many Le Creuset dishes over the years, and I also own several Pro Cook cast iron dishes too.

Aldi’s new range is as good as the leading brands, but for a fraction of the price – what’s not to like?

Yes, you don’t get the colour range you might with Le Creuset, but let’s face it, many of the shades from the iconic brand are limited editions, and who can really afford to splash out over a grand buying every item in one go?

Aldi’s range is also much smaller with only eight items – I’m not sure every household needs a crepe pan or petite casserole dish for one – so the essential eight will do just nicely.

With a three year warranty on all the items in the range, even if the Aldi dishes only last you those three years, for less than £25 an item, they are ideal.

They would also make brilliant Christmas presents – the only problem is, you have to try and get your hands on them first…

*Several items in the Cast Iron Cookware range are delayed being delivered to store – please check the Aldi website for updates.

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Associate Editor Rebecca Miller tried out the new Aldi Cast Iron Cookware range[/caption]

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Best supermarket beer and wine deals for Christmas including 25% off at Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons

MOST of us will want to raise a glass or two to toast the festive season, but the cost of alcohol can quickly spiral out of control.

Luckily, the big supermarkets have a number of special offers that can help you keep down costs.

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Save on wine and beer with top deals[/caption]

It’s a good idea to plan the alcohol you are likely to need over the festive season now.

That way, you can get ahead and take advantage of any bulk buying offers, as well as look for special offers on the booze you want.

If you are after a particular brand of wine or beer, it’s worth using a price comparison site such as Price Runner to find the cheapest place to buy – it may not be from the big supermarkets.

And you should always check if you can get cashback through sites such as Quidco or Topcashback to help make an extra saving.

Here are some of the best offers around…

BUY SIX GET 25% OFF

Most of us will manage to get through a fair amount of plonk over the festive season.

Plus, a bottle makes for an easy gift to a Christmas host.

Happily, many of the big supermarkets can help you save money with bulk buying offers.

Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco all currently offer to buy six bottles of wine and save 25% off the total cost.

This is a perfect way to save cash if you were likely or planned to buy six or more bottles of wine over the festive period.

To take advantage of the offer at Tesco, you’ll need a Clubcard and stock up as soon as the deal finishes on December 2.

You’ll also need a Nectar card to tap into the offer at Sainsbury’s and a More card at Morrisons.

Asda is also offering the same deal from November 15 to December 15 and includes bottles that are already reduced in price.

You can choose from a wide selection of red, white and sparkling wines in most of the offers.

Marks and Spencer is also offering a bulk buy offer on wine, you’ll get a discount of 10% when you buy four bottles with this offer running into 2025.

WINE REDUCTIONS

Red wine is the perfect accompaniment to roast turkey, a festive cheese platter, or just for enjoying a roaring fire.

From November 18 until 24, Aldi is offering a number of cracking deals on wine including its Chilean Merlot, £3.99, down from £7.99, as well as its Californian Cabernet Sauvignon, down from £7.99 to while its Bordeaux Chateau Pomone 2015 will be £9.99 from £17.99.

Or if you enjoy 19 Crimes red wine, Aldi’s The Reprobates, £7.19, is a great cheaper alternative.

Marks and Spencer have dropped prices on 22 wines in time for Christmas, this includes the Burra Brook Shiraz, down from £7 to £6.50, and the Las Dalias malbec, down from £12 to £8.

And at Asda, its bottles on a ‘now’ price include the Camp Viejo rioja, which is down to £7 from £8.75.

If you’d rather have white wine, from November 18 to 24, Aldi also has an offer on its Côtes de Gascogne for £4.99, from £7.99.

If you love a sauvignon blanc, Marks and Spencer Koha Marlborough is down from £8 to £7.50.

BUBBLES

Sparkling wine helps any occasion feel extra special and is perfect for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

If you are looking for an alternative to Champagne, why not try a bottle of Cremant?

The French sparkling is made in the same way as the better-known Champagne but with grapes from different regions and costs a snip of the price.

Aldi’s Specially Selected Crémant de Loire is £8.99.

If you prefer a sweeter alternative, M&S’s Conte priuli is down from £8 to £7.50 for a bottle.

BEER

Get to Tesco armed with your Clubcard and you’ll get discounted prices on a range of lagers and ales right up until New Year’s Eve.

This includes 18 cans of Carling for £12 instead of £14.99, 12 bottles of Corona for £10 instead of £11.99, and 10 cans of Moretti for £10 instead of £12.

The supermarket is also offering Clubcard holders three for £6 on selected individual bottled beers, including Peroni, Estrella and Cobra. The offer saves around £1.50 off the usual cost.

Sainsbury’s is also reserving its best prices on beer for those with a Nectar card.

For example, you can get 18 bottles of Peroni for £20 instead of £25 or 12 San Miguel bottles for £10 instead of £12.50.

The supermarket is also offering two packs of selected beer for £22, this includes 17 Budweiser, 12 Pale Ale, and 10 Stella Artois. You’ll need to act fast to bag this offer as it ends on November 19.

There is also an offer on individual bottles where you can get four for £7 on selected ales until November 15.

Asda is currently offering three 10-packs of canned beer for £23, Heineken, Fosters and Brooklyn Pilsner are included in the deal.

If you’d rather buy bottles, you can get two for £20 on large packs, including Peroni and Stella.

Or there are two for £10 on selected smaller packs including Desperados and BrewDog.

How to save money on Christmas shopping

Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save money on your Christmas shopping.

Limit the amount of presents – buying presents for all your family and friends can cost a bomb.

Instead, why not organise a Secret Santa between your inner circles so you’re not having to buy multiple presents.

Plan ahead – if you’ve got the stamina and budget, it’s worth buying your Christmas presents for the following year in the January sales.

Make sure you shop around for the best deals by using price comparison sites so you’re not forking out more than you should though.

Buy in Boxing Day sales – some retailers start their main Christmas sales early so you can actually snap up a bargain before December 25.

Delivery may cost you a bit more, but it can be worth it if the savings are decent.

Shop via outlet stores – you can save loads of money shopping via outlet stores like Amazon Warehouse or Office Offcuts.

They work by selling returned or slightly damaged products at a discounted rate, but usually any wear and tear is minor.

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‘It’s a bit of a mess really’ says food reviewer left ‘disappointed’ with first Full Scottish breakfast

A SCOTS diner has been blasted for its ‘disappointing’ Full Scottish breakfast by a popular food reviewer.

YouTuber Gary Eats visited South Queensferry’s Down The Hatch for his first taste of a Full Scottish brekkie.

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Youtuber Gary Eats wasn’t all that impressed with Down The Hatch’s breakfast[/caption]
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Their Full Scottish Skillet comes with all the bells and whistles for just £13.25[/caption]
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But the food critic was left “disappointed” by the scran he was served[/caption]

The eatery, which has another location in Edinburgh’s city centre, is advertised as an “authentic Canadian diner” which uses “fresh, locally sourced” produce.

We previously told how one raging Down The Hatch customer slammed the restaurant after they sent him a burger which paled in comparison to its advertisement.

Gary, who has worked in the food industry for over 35 years, travels across the UK in search of “some of the best food available”.

And the English foodie has been doing the rounds of different Scots establishments recently, giving his hot takes on the scran they have on offer.

At Down The Hatch, the critic ordered the Full Scottish Skillet – which comes with all the bells and whistles for just £13.25.

Served on a hot skillet, the pan is brimming with smoked streaky bacon, two link sausages, a Lorne sausage, black pudding, haggis, hash brown, tattie scone, grilled tomato, fried egg, baked beans and toast.

And he washed it all down with a £3 breakfast tea.

But the Scots delicacy failed to impress the food reviewer.

On his first impressions of the dish, Gary was left “a bit disappointed” by the lack of “drama” and “presentation” of the meal.

He said: “I thought it was going to be a real hot, sizzling skillet but it isn’t. The other thing that lets it down is the presentation. It’s a bit of a mess, isn’t it?”

The review continues on a downward spiral, with Gary criticising the “nasty” link sausages, overdone egg and “pretty poor” Lorne.

The “brilliant” black pudding and haggis get an honourable mention, and the hash brown also gets a “thumbs-up” from Gary.

Throughout the video, the Youtuber insists that most of the plate is made up of bad quality “catering” ingredients.

But he made sure to tell his 189,000 subscribers that the “service was excellent”.

Giving his final verdict, he said: “I can only give it a five [out of 10]. Bit disappointing to be honest. Maybe it was a bad day at the office – who knows?

“I think some of the ingredients need elevating. There wasn’t a huge amount of quality there.”

Local foodies flocked to react to Gary’s review, with many disagreeing with his restaurant choice for a Full Scottish breakfast.

One wrote: “I’m a bit confused. As an Edinburgh resident, I’ve never ever thought I’d Down The Hatch as a place to get any form of cooked breakfast, it’s known here for its American and Canadian style food. Edinburgh is full of incredible places that specialise in full cooked breakfast; this is not one in my opinion!”

Another said: “It’s great having you in Scotland reviewing our restaurants but if you want a good (and representative! ) Scottish breakfast then go to somewhere Scottish….not a Canadian company that deals in ‘International’ breakfasts’. That’s like going to MacDonalds for a Biryani.”

Gary also stopped by Anstruther, Fife, recently to sample the town’s famous Fish Bar.

And he just tried out Scotland’s ‘most expensive restaurant’.

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Air frying cooking times for popular products revealed – and how much they cost to cook

MOST of us will be looking for ways to slash our energy bills after prices rose by 10% last month and are set to climb again in January.

Bills increased for millions of households in October after the energy regulator Ofgem increased the maximum price suppliers can charge consumers for energy.

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Air fryers have become a popular way to cook food cheaply at home

The energy regulator Ofgem confirmed the new price cap yesterday, which comes into effect on January 1, 2025.

The average dual fuel bill for those not on a fixed deal will rise from its current rate of £1,717 a year to £1,738.

As more households feel the pinch, many will be looking for ways to cut their energy use and save precious pounds.

One way you can do so is to cook with an air fryer instead of using an oven.

These handy gadgets can save you time in the kitchen while helping you to reduce your cooking costs.

Elise Melville, energy expert at Uswitch, said: “Air fryers are ideal for cooking smaller portions of food, as you don’t have to waste energy heating a large oven.”

We’ve crunched the numbers to explain how long it takes to cook popular supermarket meals – and how much it will cost you.

Iceland provided us with a list of its ten most popular foods which can be made in the air fryer and how long they take to cook. 

We then asked price comparison website Uswitch to calculate how much this would cost.

All figures were calculated using the current price cap for electricity, which is 24.5p/kWh.

The cooking times were calculated based on a 1400-watt 4-litre air fryer.

Some people have different rates, for example, if they pay less at night, so the exact cost may vary slightly.

How much you will actually pay will depend on how often you use an appliance as well as your make and model.

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If you fall into debt, you can always approach your supplier to see if they can put you on a repayment plan before putting you on a prepayment meter.

This involves paying off what you owe in instalments over a set period.

If your supplier offers you a repayment plan you don’t think you can afford, speak to them again to see if you can negotiate a better deal.

Several energy firms have schemes available to customers struggling to cover their bills.

But eligibility criteria vary depending on the supplier and the amount you can get depends on your financial circumstances.

For example, British Gas or Scottish Gas customers struggling to pay their energy bills can get grants worth up to £2,000.

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You don’t need to be a British Gas customer to apply for the second fund.

EDF, E.ON, Octopus Energy and Scottish Power all offer grants to struggling customers too.

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The service helps support vulnerable households, such as those who are elderly or ill.

Some of the perks include being given advance warning of blackouts, free gas safety checks and extra support if you’re struggling.

Get in touch with your energy firm to see if you can apply.

Most expensive items to air fry

Our research reveals that one item costs substantially more to cook than all of the other foods.

Half a bag of the Iceland Barbeque Chicken Wings (£4) took 18 minutes to cook at a temperature of 180 degrees.

The popular meal cost 10.3p to make in the air fryer – double the cost of some of the other items.

Cooking this meal every week would cost you £5.36 over the course of a year.

Meanwhile, a popular lunchtime treat was the second most expensive item to cook in an air fryer.

a bag of iceland chicken wings barbeque
Half a bag of Iceland Barbeque Chicken Wings took 18 minutes to cook

Cooking just one of the Iceland Jumbo Sausage Rolls (£1) which come in a pack of two would set you back 9.1p.

The pastry takes 15 to 17 minutes to cook at a temperature of 200 degrees in the air fryer.

Tucking into a sausage roll each week would add £4.73 to the cost of your bills over the course of a year.

Just behind the sausage roll was the Iceland Battered Fish Fillets (£1) which take 14 minutes to cook at 180 degrees.

a recipe for 2 jumbo sausage rolls with a clock showing 15-17 minutes
The Jumbo Sausage Rolls take up to 17 minutes to bake in an air fryer

Making two fillets in an air fryer would use 8p worth of energy, just 1.1p less than the sausage rolls.

Eating this meal every Friday for a year would cost you £4.16.

Cheapest item to air fry

In comparison, some items in our test cost just pennies to cook.

The Iceland Potato Pops (£1) are easy to make after a long day at work and cost just 4.6p to air fry.

a bag of iceland potato pops sits next to a clock
Half a bag of Potato Pops take just eight minutes to cook

Half a bag takes only eight minutes to cook at a temperature of 200 degrees.

Plus you only need to turn them once after four minutes to make sure they are crunchy and golden.

Eating them every week for a year would set you back just £2.39.

Iceland’s chicken range was also a dinner winner.

Cost and cooking time of each item

Here we explain how long each item took to air fry and how much it cost to cook.

  • Iceland Barbeque Chicken Wings 850g: Cooking Time: 18 minutes, Cost: 10.3p.
  • Iceland Jumbo Sausage Rolls 2 Pack: Cooking Time: 15-17 minutes, Cost: 9.1p.
  • Iceland Battered Fish Fillets 2 Pack: Cooking Time: 14 minutes, Cost: 8.0p.
  • Iceland Hash Browns 800g: Cooking Time: 12 minutes, Cost: 6.9p.
  • Iceland Crispy Chicken Strips 500g: Cooking Time: 10-12 minutes, Cost: 6.3p.
  • Iceland Thin & Crispy French Fries 1.25kg: Cooking Time: 10-12 minutes, Cost: 6.3p.
  • Iceland Breaded Crunchy Coated Chicken Strips 500g: Cooking Time: 10-12 minutes, Cost: 6.3p.
  • Iceland Chicken Bites 200g: Cooking Time: 8-10 minutes, Cost: 5.1p.
  • Iceland Southern Fried Chicken Popsters 600g: Cooking Time: 8-10 minutes, Cost: 5.1p.
  • Iceland Potato Pops 500g: Cooking Time: 8 minutes, Cost: 4.6p.

A whole bag of Chicken Bites (£1) takes only eight to ten minutes to cook at 200 degrees.

They cost just 5.1p to make in an air fryer and only need to be shaken once during the cooking process.

The Southern Fried Chicken Popsters (£3.50) also cost just 5.1p to make.

They take eight to ten minutes in an air fryer which is set to 200 degrees.

a bag of iceland chicken popsters southern fried
The Southern Fried Chicken Popsters take up to ten minutes to cook

Cooking these meals every week for a year would cost you just £2.65.

Iceland’s Crispy Chicken Strips (£4), Thin and Crispy French Fries (£2) and Crunchy Coated Chicken Strips (£4) all cost just 6.3p to cook.

The items need ten to 12 minutes to cook and must be turned halfway through.

Eating just one of these meals every week for a whole year would set you back £3.28. 

a bag of hash browns that is a big value pack
Iceland’s Hash Browns take just 12 minutes to cook at 200 degrees

Meanwhile, it costs 6.9p to cook six of Iceland’s Hash Browns (£2).

They take 12 minutes to cook at 200 degrees and must be turned just once during the cooking process.

Including them in your weekly fry-up would set you back just £3.59 over the course of a year.

How to save money when using an air fryer

The capacity of your air fryer will limit how much you can cook in it at once and therefore how much money you can save.

If you are feeding a whole family then you should consider buying a bigger air fryer than if you are just cooking for yourself.

Bigger air fryers tend to be more expensive to buy but they will usually help you to save more money in the long term.

Elise Melville said air fryers use a similar amount of power as an oven but they are cheaper to run as they can halve cooking time.

She said: “A 1.4kW air fryer, for example, would cost 17p to run for 30 minutes, while running a 2kW oven for an hour would cost 49p.

“Ovens can be very useful – and energy efficient – when cooking for large gatherings that require the use of both shelves, such as at Christmas.”

You should also try not to open the air fryer compartment any more than is necessary to avoid letting out heat and wasting energy.

Also consider how much you are planning to cook before you get started. 

Consumer champion Which? suggests the amount of money you can save will decrease if you need to cook in batches.

“If you have lots to cook, you might well end up batch cooking as air fryers don’t have as much space as a typical oven,” it recommends.

“So when cooking a large amount of food, the oven may still be the most economical choice.”

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