The Lovin Show

Amir Khan: The Highs & Lows Of His Incredible Career... And What Gives Him The Ick

EXCLUSIVE: Why Alia Bhatt & Ranbir Kapoor Skipped Dubai For Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva Promotions

The Lovin Show EP 64: With Nas Daily

Omar Borkan is the man who was reportedly kicked out of Saudi for being too handsome... but here's what REALLY happened @omarborkan joins EP 16 of The LOVIN Show #lovindubai

The Lovin Show Ep 65: With Danny Jones

How the Paddyman turned a drinks business into becoming one of the most successful Irish entertainers in the Middle East, impromptu COVID gigs, and the origins of Hotel Burj Khalifa

The Lovin Show sits with Samantha Wood, one of the city's most prominent food writers and the founder of Foodiva. A great chat about how the website evolved over the last decade, its strict 'no freebies' policy (in a market FULL of freebies) and a great insight into how some restaurants don't accept feedback with grace, others don't accept it at all and how Foodiva maintains its authenticity.

<strong>Caroline Labouchere is a Dubai resident who found a new lease in her fifties and is inspiring other women to do the same . Encouraging you to be your best self, she also uses her platform to touch on taboo subjects mass media can miss. A Dubai resident for years, grab a cuppa and have a listen to this week’s episode of The Lovin Show and hear why Casey was inspired to get in touch with her mum. Find it in podcast format on Spotify/Anghami/Apple Podcasts/ Google podcast, find it in video format on Facebook/Twitter/Youtube</strong>

From a young age, Areej aspired to become a professional footballer and &nbsp;succeeded in her ambitions as she is now a part of the&nbsp;UAE National Football Team. During the interview, she expressed how every time she steps out for the national anthem she feels major ‘butterflies’ and the feeling never gets old. When asked about her top two moments this is what Areej had to say, <blockquote><em>“My two moments is when you score or when your team scores for the national team, it’s such an amazing feeling! And national anthem, when you line up and start singing the national anthem, you get butterflies. I can’t explain the feeling, you get so excited and hyped up.” </em></blockquote>

An enlightening conversation with Anjaan, who described the REAL meaning of healing. He aims to bring balance and value to people's lives through his work.

The talented Shebani. During lockdown, she recorded, filmed and edited her new single, Higher. Now she's taking a much-needed break. Not *just* a beautiful voice, she's the manager, the admin, the PR.... the creative AND the business. Now, she's sitting back and taking time to concentrate on the music. Her new single Higher is out now. Give it a listen @ShebaniMusic

A strong voice promoting body-acceptance in the UAE, Danae Mercer is responsible for an Insta account with more than 1.2 million followers where she promotes self-love and body acceptance. Her goal is to 'lift the curtain' back on the reality of Instagram and she's steadily growing the largest online community of body-confident women in the UAE.

From meeting Jason Derulo to hobnobbing with Fazza, the UAE is an interesting place to be a magician. Magic Phil, one of the UAE's top magicians spilled the beans on his intriguing career, his new children's book and, most importantly, how to make a straw REALLY disappear

"The reason we're talking about modest fashion today is because of these modest fashion bloggers who catapulted this niche underground trend into this mainstream movement". Hafsa Lodi is a journalist and author of&nbsp;<strong>Modesty: A Fashion Paradox </strong>and her book is an investigation into the global rise of modest fashion. A style we're used to in Dubai, but in the last decade brands worldwide have latched on, for better or for worse. In this episode of The Lovin Show, Hafsa discusses the broad definition of modest fashion, modest fashion as a movement, why some influencers have made a bigger impact than others and which brands are actually getting it right.

<strong>“I know have a responsibility to be transparent with my followers... that it’s not all so realistic”</strong> <strong>‘Influencers,’ ‘content creators,’ ‘bloggers’...today’s internet celebs: Mr Moudz is one of the OG UAE content creators; starting his career as a buyer in Level Shoes and now a luxury lifestyle content creator who travels worldwide. In the few years since content creators have found mega fame and become household names, Mr Moudz aka Mahmoud has learned to create his own boundaries, choose his words carefully and ensure he shows both sides of his life; the glam parts and the real parts. Move to 21.40 to see The Mr Moudz Zoom Closet - 3 pieces that mean a lot... it’s just as fabulous as you’d expect</strong>

<strong>‘Virtual training gives you the confidence to follow something on your own”</strong> <strong>COVID-19 has meant the closing of gyms... but Dubai-based fitness personality Salma Ismail sees Virtual Training becoming the next big thing. She &nbsp;talked about how she deals with negative body comments, her involvement with the Ramadan Month of Good campaign and training in car parks in this week’s episode of The Lovin Show</strong>

Nathan Eccleston was 25 when he left professional football... "I had to make a logical decision rather than an emotional one, against everybody... my mum and dad were like, "you can still play", but at the time I got to the stage where I lost love for the game". With his eyes on a business empire from early on and a move to Dubai in the making, Eccleston is now the co-founder of lifestyle fitness brand Peaches Sport. Hear how he got to this point on The Lovin Show

<strong>"I don't think this is for everyone. People think it's easy to just quit your job and follow your passion"</strong> <strong>Coping with self-isolation, discovering a love for the outdoors, an injury that left her in a wheelchair for four months, how the outdoors became her therapy and ultimately leaving a desk job to follow her passion. Thank you @monkyseemonkydo for sharing your story on The Lovin Show</strong>

Now more than ever, we should try and focus on mental health well-being. This week on The Lovin Show we were joined by Ebru Goksu Yildirim to talk discuss recommendations for people isolating alone, how parents can somehow balance their current work/parental/life load and how you can help you community

'There wasn't an "I'm good at this" for a long time actually. I had to try very hard... 'cus everyone's like, 'oh that's the young kid'. Which little did they know I actually took it a little bit further than a lot of the older generation'. Born in Syria, raised in Saudi and one of the biggest names on the local music scene and beyond, it was great to have @MohFlowMusic on The Lovin Show this week talking Faith, his most recent EP and what he describes as an incredible unity among the Dubai music community right now #lovindubai