Lovin Meets

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

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

Kristel Bechara on feminism: "I try to depict women throughout their lives, the experiences we go through, showing her in her diff forms, whether she was in pain, happy, strong, all kind her emotions. Women we are very versatile so this is how I like to represent her and showing her in her different walks of life"

"People are much kinder in Dubai. I've modelled in New York,  I've modelled in Africa it's not as easy as in Dubai, people are much nicer, the fashion industry is good here".' Chanel Ayan broke the mould as the first black model in Dubai when she arrived over a decade ago. Now, she's built a hugely successful career and is proud to live and work in a city which is so open to diversity.

"It's nice to talk to someone I've been in isolation for a couple of days" As the majority of Dubai experiences self-isolation for the first time, The Lovin Show had its first Zoom interview, with Dubai-based fitness expert Rob Sharpe. With an app that encourages home workouts to his name, (@trainsharpe) Rob acknowledged it's a strange cross-over to fully training at home, but it's not all about working out, it's about keeping a routine, staying motivated and staying positive #lovindubai #stayhome

Can 5 dominos change your life?Omar Al Duri joined the Lovin Show to talk about RESET, his domino philosophy (and published book) that works as a passport for mental and physical health 🙌@omaralduri #lovindubai

When you get a coupon to trial one month at a dance studio... and turn that into your life's work. Pierre Khadra has choreographed shows for MTV, reached the finals on “So You Think You Can Dance” (Arabia) and worked with the likes of Ricky Martin and Andrea Bocelli to Elissa, Tamer Hosni, Nancy Ajram, and more. And now, if you've been to SKY. 20 he's the man that puts those insanely cool, (industry-leading) performances together. Thanks for doing your best to teach us how to whip and nae nae.