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Breakout The White Lotus season 3 stars Patrick Schwarzenegger and Aimee Lou Wood are sharing the screen again.
The duo costar in Venmo's new "Venmo Everything" campaign, which sees them dancing along to an updated version of Black Sheep's classic hip-hop track "The Choice Is Yours" and emulating Old Hollywood musicals.
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"Wait, I thought Venmo was for paying people?" Wood asks Schwarzenegger as he uses the payments platform to book a car from a rideshare service as they make their way out of a café.
"Yeah, and for everything else," he replies.
"Everything?" she asks.
"Everything!" he responds, sending them on a journey to see just how easy (and rewarding) it is to shop, split and spend with Venmo.
At a record store, the English actress drops a needle on a vinyl record and asks the nepo baby, "Can you Venmo this?"
Schwarzenegger replies with a smirk, "You can Venmo that."
As the "You Can Venmo This, You Can Venmo That" remix jingle begins to play, Wood and Schwarzenegger use the platform to pay for records, groceries, fancy new duds, air travel, in-flight refreshments and more – all as they show off their retro-style dance moves alongside fellow consumers.
They ultimately land in a fantasy dreamscape, clad in all white, and channel Old Hollywood as they close out the dance number — though Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, they are not!
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"Now you can Venmo everything. Get the Venmo Debit Card and get up to 15% cash back," Schwarzenegger says as he and Wood plop into a pair of director's chairs.
"Hungry?" she asks him.
"Always," he says as she uses Venmo to snap up a smoothie in a sly nod to his The White Lotus alter ego.
"Everybody I know uses Venmo for splitting costs for dinners, concert tickets and vacations, so I had to get Aimee Lou on board to make her life easier," Schwarzenegger said of his partnership with Venmo. "As an entrepreneur, I'm really serious about my 'rewards game,' so it's a win — I can earn cash back when I pay with the Venmo Debit Card. I love a rewards hack."
Said Wood, "Hanging out with my lovely friend Patrick, I quickly found out that Venmo is a go-to way for people in the States to send money to friends, but it's so much more than that. As an Aquarius, I tend to be quite clever with money, so I love that you can earn some serious cash back when you spend your balance with the Venmo Debit Card – that means another astrology reading for me!"
Learn more about Venmo at Venmo.com, and check out Schwarzenegger and Wood's musical-themed team-up in the video below.
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While not a household name, he has played a key role behind many successful YouTube channels and is now helping creators navigate the platform's algorithm.
Leroy Ter Braak doesn't create viral videos himself but helps other creators optimize their content for sustained growth and visibility.
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The Dutch-born strategist has established himself as a trusted figure within the YouTube ecosystem, engineering explosive growth for creators and brands alike. With over 1.2 billion views linked to his clients and significant growth on his personal channel, Ter Braak has developed a strategic approach to growing audiences on YouTube.
And it all started in a single-parent home.
"I didn't have fancy gear or connections," Ter Braak says. "What I had was an obsession with why some videos blew up and others flopped." That obsession turned into a career. By 16, he was uploading English-language videos in a country where most stuck to Dutch. By his mid-20s, he was consulting for giants in the entertainment and gaming industries.
But the corporate world didn't fulfill him. "I was getting paid well, but I felt like I always had to play to their tune," he says. After selling his shares in the creative agency he built, he returned to his roots: helping creators rise.
Since then, he's become YouTube's secret weapon.
Just ask Christian Peverelli, who turned no-code tutorials into a YouTube empire, jumping from 20K to 250K+ subscribers in less than two years. Or the Golden Kobe Family, whose dog rescue channel exploded from 30K to 267K in under eight months after Ter Braak joined their team and led the strategic vision. In Dubai, his work with Forever Estates UAE helped turn a brand-new channel into a six-figure-per-month revenue stream in just half a year.
His secret weapon? He developed a system called the IDEAL Framework, a five-step blueprint that combines data with storytelling and strips the guesswork out of YouTube growth.
"It's not magic," he says. "It's a battle-tested framework that is based on how humans behave on YouTube."
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So, are you a YouTuber who needs to know how this framework functions? Here's how Leroy broke it down:
1. Idea: Spend way more time on ideas than you think is necessary. This is everything, because if this part fails, nothing else after this matters.
2. Data: Pick your best ideas and validate them on YouTube; have similar video ideas received millions of views before? You are on the right track.
3. Execution: How can you better execute what is already out there? Better storytelling? Better editing? You need to stand out, or else you'll be working on a worse version of what a viewer has already seen before.
4. Analyze: Once you have your draft done, analyze it into oblivion. Have unbiased people watch your video. See where they get distracted and what parts make them be an active viewer again. Fix the parts where they show disinterest and polish your video.
5. Longevity: Always ask yourself this: Will this video bring me one percent closer to my five-year goal, and does this video align with the audience I want to attract? Many YouTubers do not think past the next upload, which can be detrimental to long-term growth.
It's worked for clients in education, real estate, entertainment, tech, even sports and finance. Some of his projects are locked behind NDAs but include collaborations with NBA Hall of Famers, some of the biggest YouTubers in their niches and creators generating six figures a month. One of his current YouTube automation projects is scaling at record speed.
"He doesn't chase trends," JJ from the Golden Kobe Family YouTube channel says. "He builds machines. And besides that, he truly looks out for me and ensures we don't burn out when the going gets tough."
What sets Ter Braak apart is his focus on strategy rather than the spotlight. He works behind the scenes, identifying areas for improvement and helping creators maintain momentum. His dedication to supporting the growth of YouTube creators is evident in his approach.
But it wasn't always a smooth ride for Leroy.
Ter Braak dropped out of college, faced endless rejection and admits to moments when he nearly gave up. "There were nights I thought I'd made a mistake," he confesses. "I sold my shares in my company and was left with nothing but a few months of financial runway and a newborn. But deep down, I knew that my decision in 2009 to press that record button and the obsession that came out of that was worth something to some creators out there."
He doesn't emphasize hustle culture but values consistency, which he believes is more important than raw talent. "Most creators quit too early," he says. "They mainly want the fame that comes with being a top creator, but they don't want the thousands of hours of tinkering in the lab before things start falling into place."
Now, he's mentoring up-and-coming YouTube strategists, advising media companies on their YouTube strategy and writing a book around IDEAL to democratize what he's learned.
"This isn't just a video-sharing platform anymore," he says. "It's the new Hollywood. The new Main Street. And the people who understand how it works will shape culture for the next decade."
While his approach may seem ambitious, Leroy Ter Braak is focused on long-term goals, not relying on luck.
Whether his name is familiar or not, his work has likely influenced the content you watch.
If Celebrities Bet on Sports, Here's Who They'd Pick (and Who They'd Totally Jinx)
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Sports betting isn't just for the pros or die-hard fans — turns out, plenty of celebrities love to join the game too. But do they know more than a common sports fan, and is it better to follow their lead? Or maybe they're lucky in their career but unlucky in betting? Let's take a look at how some of your favorite stars might bet (or actually do) when the stakes are high.
DrakeЖ The hype-driven high roller (and certified jinx?)
Drake's betting history is practically its own genre of sports drama. The guy has dropped hundreds of thousands on single fights, and sometimes he wins big. Like when he bet $500,000 on Jon Jones to win at UFC 285, and Jones wrapped things up in the first round.
But then there's the infamous Drake Curse.
Someone even created a whole website, fully dedicated to tracking his cursed bets and team affiliations. Drake has an impressive track record of unintentionally jinxing teams and athletes simply by supporting them (or even just by taking a photo with them). From Conor McGregor to Serena Williams to even entire football clubs, being seen with Drake or backed by him has historically been a bad omen. The site even tracks which bets he's lost and won, the amounts and the unlucky players who got the "Drake bump" and then decides if Drake is currently "Cursed" or "Not Cursed."
To be fair, he does win sometimes. But at this point, every time Drake posts about a team, fans on the other side breathe a little easier. The curse is just part of the spectacle now, like a very expensive sports meme that won't die.
Charles Barkley: Loud opinions, louder bets
If there's one celebrity who's never kept quiet about his betting habits, it's Charles Barkley. The NBA legend has been betting for decades, and he's not shy about it. In May 2025, Barkley said he'd "bet any money" on the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA championship. And the man puts serious money.
He's admitted to losing millions over the years, calling it "too much," but he still enjoys the rush. Barkley's bets are bold, so plenty of fans pay attention to who he's backing, just in case. But considering how much Barkley loses as well as wins, maybe blindly following his lead isn't the best idea.
Gemma Collins: Bets by vibes, not stats
Gemma Collins isn't your typical bettor, but that's what makes her interesting. The former Towie star has recently turned heads after landing a £500,000 deal with Paddy Power to front their campaign for Royal Ascot. She shot the ad in London and leaned into the fashion side of racing, especially Ladies' Day.
Paddy Power signed her after seeing how much buzz she created at Cheltenham earlier this year. She admitted to losing her bets there but didn't care — she was there for the vibes. "I just pick a name I like," she said, calling her method "intuitive." Not the most scientific approach, but hey, it's Gemma. And if you like to bet this way without hoping too much to win, you can use Gemma's example.
Beyond Gemma's vibe, what about the rest of the celebrity world?
How celebrities might bet if they have to
We don't know much about other celebrities' betting habits (even if they have some), as most of them prefer to keep their lives private. But let's imagine how they might decide who they want to back up, even if it's just for a laugh:
Beyoncé: No public bets, but picture her buying a team stake, renaming the stadium "Renaissance Arena" and turning every game into a sold-out event.
The Kardashians: Bets based on jersey style. Kim's pick? "That away kit is Chanel ski lodge vibes — let's go!"
Pete Davidson: Bets on wild stuff like "first coach to spill water" and somehow wins big. Pure chaos energy.
Rihanna: Only bets on teams with show-stopping halftime performances.
Taylor Swift: She'd bet on teams with great stories — underdogs, comebacks or a bit of drama. Everyone needs a good story for the next song.
Tom Holland: He'd probably bet on the team with the friendliest fans or the funniest mascot, making the game more about good vibes than stats.
Elon Musk: Bets against the rules and tries to start his own league in the middle of the game. Classic Elon.
These are just fun images, but there is something about them, right?
Celebrities might not always play by the usual rules, but their bets make the game more entertaining, no matter if they're backing underdogs, chasing vibes or just having fun. Next time you go to Sportbet.one sportsbook and place a bet, maybe think about which celeb's style matches yours, because in the end, betting is as much about the fun as it is about the score.
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