You know how I'm ga-ga for David Duchovny? Just in case you've somehow missed this obsession, here's a quick refresher: when the X-Files was the hottest thing on TV I got all gooey for David, who played the lead character. The fascination started as a teen and continued through my early twenties, to the point... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Nigella’s slimy ex strikes again, Wills goes wild
Things that make you go ewwwwwww … Charles Saatchi has taken his new flame to the same restaurant as those infamous photos with ex-wife Nigella were snapped. In happier news, Prince Wills and Becks go wild together. Welcome to another weekend gossip round-up. Dinner deja vu leaves bad taste in mouth Charles Saatchi is dating What... Continue Reading →
My week: I’m breaking up with karma, she’s a bitch
I was a great believer in karma. I trusted it to get the bad guys in the end. But you know what: she who is meanest and dirtiest wins, and I don't see any consequences. What else explains my month of disaster while the mean girls thrive? Last week one of my enemies (sadly I've... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: weddings, babies and $4.5million closets
Ironically I was in Los Angeles last week for work and totally out of touch with what was happening in Hollywood. Here's what I missed ... >> Anne Hathaway is selling her Brooklyn apartment (below). And I love the way Today reported it: "Actually, a clarification: Anne Hathaway is selling her Brooklyn closet." Apparently the actress... Continue Reading →
The truth hurts (and it’s UGLY)
I got off a plane at 6am yesterday and scored the most beautiful run through the airport - straight up to a bloke at border control, bag off the carousel within 10 minutes, straight through customs ... so I figured I deserved a shower and a hug. I took a deep breath and paid for... Continue Reading →
Trust no-one?
I'm beginning to think Mulder was right with the whole trust no-one thing. He's lucky they didn't have Facebook back then, way scarier than alien/government conspiracies. I'm relatively new to the Facebook world. It was strange uncharted territory a few years ago. Now it's my personal and professional newsfeed all rolled into one. I love... Continue Reading →
Poorly in Pasadena
Leaving home makes me sick ... Literally. I’ve snuffled/spewed my way through Koh Samui, Singapore, South Carolina, Fiji … and now Pasadena. Yep, I am poorly. Woozy in prone postion on hotel bed unable to speak beyond a croak poorly. Totally freaking inconvenient when I am supposed to be hugging men in sloth suits and... Continue Reading →
Tips please
As I write this blog poolside ... I know SHUT UP ... I should be in relaxed holiday mode, like the couple whose tongues haven't left each other's mouths since they entered the water. But I can't stop thinking about how many faux pas I have committed within less than 1 hour of arriving at... Continue Reading →
Nuggets and $300 champagne … As you do
Travel's funny. You find yourself halfway across the world in an old friend's hotel room ordering chicken nuggets and fries from room service to accompany your freebie bottle of $300 vintage pink champagne (scored during some snafu on the plane) you're sipping while you admire the personalized initials the hotel has sewn onto his pillowcase... Continue Reading →
My week: if one more person describes my problems as “first world” I’ll scream
I have a new pet-hate phrase, actually it's not new and I don't just pet-hate it I REALLY hate it: "first-world problem". It's become the de rigueur thing to say on social media about everything and is usually usually delivered scathingly. And I feel like starting a petition to have it stopped. BECAUSE ALL MY... Continue Reading →