Nokia, Celebrity Nose of the Year and Raffles

February 8th, 2008

The thing about ‘celebrity’ parties nowadays is you have to assess who is a celebrity and who isn’t. And last night was a little lacking for me.

It is my belief that a celebrity has to have some sort of talent. I don’t care about the girl next door, the WAGs or the Big Brother reject. Don’t get me wrong, good on them for managing to become a name for no reason. But I need more than that.

So the evening began…..

I started my night at the mobile phone company Nokia store launch on Regent Street. It was full of some interesting characters. Patrick Wolf wore a stuffed blackbird on his head and walked around trying to grab attention, drag Queen Jodie Harsh was on the wagon and being particularly well behaved (for once), Lisa Moorish sat near the back and didn’t mingle much, Dizzee Rascal and Jaime Winstone posed up for snaps and TV presenters Hannah Sandling and Jenni Falconer gossiped about dresses for the BAFTAS. GMTV’s Jenni says she’s just “throwing something on last minute”.

From there I headed out to the Perfume Shop Celebrity Nose of the Year award held at upper class curry house Mint Leaf. This was the bash I had trouble distinguishing the celebrities at.

Stefan Booth from Dancing on Ice was fidgety after leaving his pregnant – and overdue – wife Debbie at home…..he will become a dad any day now.

BB nobody Nikki Grahame (who, I hear you cry) continually wanted attention and kept doing her laborious stropping to get attention. Looooooser. Aisleyne (another nobody) was posing for snaps with autograph hunters like she was Cameron Diaz. Oh dear. Then there was those twins Samanda – who are very pretty but what the hell do they do?

The only Big Brother person that I do actually find amusing is Chantelle Houghton. She just doesn’t give a toss and is relishing in her new glamour girl getup. I asked her what she was up to nowadays work wise. She replied giggling: “All I do is model and party. I love waking up on a Sunday feeling dead. It’s great to be hungover. I was trying to go classy when I was with Preston – but now I’m being the real me.” Hysterical.

Her new boobs are literally like bowling balls – but she’s strangely lovable. She also had a go at Jordan which made me laugh considering she’s morphing into Jordie in the early days. She said: “Jordan needs to stop slagging all us models off with big boobs – she’s had hers reduced but hers are still bigger than mine. And saggier.”

The only real ‘names’ there were Strictly star Alesha Dixon and Corries Tina O’Brien -who walked away with the gong for best nose. I’m sure that’s a career highlight for Tina…..

They should have called the awards the Celebrity Nose Bag of the Year and invited all the celebs that have been exposed doing coke and crack this year! How out of control would that have been!

Other people at the bash included DJ Tom Crane, Andy Scott-Lee, Melanie Slade, Caroline Feraday, Nate James, and Kim Mazelle.

From there I caught a lift with Stefan Booth and went to Raffles on the Kings Road where I was swinging on the rafters until late! Needless to say, the head feels fuzzy today.

Hugh and Jemima ARE on!

February 6th, 2008

Well well, it seems Jemima Khan is totally back together with Hugh Grant. In fact my super spy just spotted the couple arm in arm in Paris on the Rue Fauborg St Honore (the Parisian version of Bond Street) about an hour ago. Good on Hugh – the last thing he needs is to continue his mid-life crisis of late. But just in case you missed the crisis I’m banging on about – click here.

Atomic Kitten Natasha Hamilton Preggers? Oh, and Nadine Coyle gossip!

February 4th, 2008

So Natasha Hamilton, of Atomic Kitten fame, performed at GAY at the weekend. If you ask me I think she’s preggers for sure….

Expect an announcement within days. She’s wearing a baggy top, weightier than usual and been trying to get oooop duff with new hubby Riad Erraji for ages. It looks like the storks visited! Click here to see piccies of Natasha all covered up in her sexy knee highs!

Also…..I hear the lovely Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud is intending on spending lots more spare time in LA when she gets holiday time from her girlband commitments. In fact, Nadine is going to be usinga room at Lady Victoria Hervey’s swanky new LA pad as a base for all of her LA trips. Victoria tells me: “Nadine is going to crash when she’s in town. She’s a lovely girl.” I couldn’t agree more – she is an all round good egg.

Spice Girls, Kylie Minogue and that thing called Jordan

February 4th, 2008

There were lots of weird stories in the papers this weekend. Here’s my thoughts!

First of all – Kylie Minogue has got back together with her French ex boyfriend Olivier Martinez. Well, good for her I guess. He was rumoured to have cheated on her throughout their last union together. Let’s hope he can keep his “La Saucisse” in his pants this time around.
Hilariously the papers and mags are already jumping to conclusions that the pair “are trying for a baby”. Writing about Kylie and her supposed battle for a baby became so utterly laborious last time around. I just hope we let them get on with it this time around. Good on you Kylie – and after a couple of shitty years I hope things are on the up for you.

I was less shocked to read about “The Real Jordan” after the former glamour girl was exposed as a bad mum and everything else by her former nanny. I used to know Jordie and she was always funny – but I always knew she could be the biggest pain in the backside! So I loved reading the sacked nanny Becky Gauld’s real story behind the pair’s marriage. We all knew they weren’t getting on, that she struggled as a mother and that she continually bickers with Peter Andre. And now we know what has been going on behind closed doors too! The story certainly made coffee time more exciting on Sunday morning.

I’m absolutely loving reading all the various rumours about why the Spice Girls have called time on their world reunion tour. So far Victoria, the two Mel’s, the Beckham kids and even Emma Bunton have come under scrutiny from the media. Closer Magazine reveals the truth about what’s actually been going on tomorrow in our new issue. Let’s just say – she botched it last time around and she’s gone and done it again according to our Spice mole on the road with the girls!

THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO: Bafta Film Awards on Sunday, the Brits on Feb 20th (televised live on ITV1 at 8pm), the Elle Style Awards next Tuesday and of course…..Fashion Week!

Spice Girls Gossip

February 1st, 2008

It’s fairly usual for a kiddie on a plane to be able to visit the cockpit on a flight from time to time. But when your name is Pheonix Chi Brown, Spice Girl Mel B’s daughter, you get to do an entire announcement to passengers on the plane! My mole on Mel B’s flight reveals: “Pheonix did an announcement that would have usual been made by the air hostesses! Everyone realised it was the Spice Girl daughter and they clapped her and everything.” Sweeeeet.

I hear the touring equipment left the airport on 25 trucks – causing absolute traffic chaos for anybody near the airport. And Mel B and the crew travelling with her on the flight had no less than 76 bags which took a lot of organising baggage claim. They don’t travel light do they!

Poppy D prepares to fly the nest

January 30th, 2008

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It’s a sad day. As we speak Poppy Delevingne is packing her bags. Well actually she’s returning from a shoot in Paris where she described herself as looking like a “drag queen” in her latest cover shoot.

She leaves for New York tomorrow where she’ll study acting and become an overnight sensation in NY!

I’m going to lay my cards on the table. She’s going to be a star. She’s a divine treat among a showbiz world full of such bullshit. Sienna and Keira don’t stand a chance against this English rose. She’s already starred in her first short film with Stardust star Charlie Cox.

So people, hear this. Learn how to spell her surname now (yes, it’s tricky). She’ll be well on her way to becoming our brightest actress by the beginning of 2009. Look out for her.

Good luck Pops x

P.S. Pic of Chloe Buckworth (Pops’ uber glam sis), little old me and the delectable Pops at Cartier this year!

EXCLUSIVE Interview with model Caprice

January 30th, 2008

In the old days Caprice would grace men’s mag covers, wore skimpy outfits galore and was famed for her party lifestyle. But thankfully all that’s changed nowadays and she’s a strong minded businesswoman, the closest she’s ever been to marrying and even contemplating kids. How times have changed…..
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Hi Caprice, You are currently releasing another new range of your By Caprice lingerie – what’s the differences between you and say Elle Macpherson, who also has a range?
The difference between ‘Elle McPherson Intimates’ and ‘By Caprice’ is that they have a license deal and I don’t. She worked with a company to produce her range and I’ve gone on my own and put all my money into ‘By Caprice’ and I sell it by myself.

How much involvement do you actually have?
I’m involved in every single decision. Everything. If you invest your money into a business every single day it becomes a totally different putting your ‘face’ to a range.

Lingerie models have got a little curvier of late across the board – is this a good thing?
Thank God! I just think it’s realistic and it’s healthier. I think it’s disgusting to see a girl that’s size zero, even size two, walking the catwalk. I think it’s disgustingly unhealthy. I’ve always had curves and I don’t even think my body would go that thin.

How conscious are you about your weight?

I’m super conscious. I’m constantly watching what I eat and I’m exercising a lot now. I think as I’ve gotten older my metabolism has slowed a little and I really have to pay extra attention to what I eat and I have to work out more.

How often do you work out?
I do a lot of the cross-trainer, I do spinning class, I do a lot of weights so I tone a little bit and I like to run in the park. I do a lot of riding too – I ride my bike about everywhere. So it varies because I get bored with the monotony of it, I can’t stand exercising, in fact I hate it.

Do you have a trainer?

I don’t really need anyone to inspire me to get going it’s just when I see that extra bit of fat kind of sneaking on the hips and the butt, you know, that’s inspiration enough for me. I think when I started the whole modelling thing is when I started to become incredibly vain and incredibly conscious of everything aesthetically and working out was a part of that.

How do you keep your tummy so flat?
That is my mum! I have put weight on before and weight goes to my butt and my hips! I’m constantly dieting too!

You are settled with Elle’s ex John Hitchcox – do you feel settled?
You know what it’s my most serious relationship ever. I really love it. It makes every else in my life more solid. We’ve been together for a year and half now.

Are we going to see a wedding one day?
Gosh, I’ll have babies but I don’t know about a wedding. Or if marriage is for me!

Would you say you’re broody?
I’m not broody yet but one day I do want kids!

Are you age conscious?
No, not yet. Maybe in the future I will be.

Newspapers constantly speculate about botox and surgery with you – your thoughts?
Do they? I didn’t know that.

Would you consider botox?
Let me tell you when things go haywire I will definitely consider the works. I will be the first one to say yes. But not now.

Where do you want to be in 10 years?
I want to have one of the biggest lingerie companies in the world, kids and a man that I can grow old with!

Caprice is By Caprice lingerie and swimwear is available at ASOS,
Figleaves and Littlewoods catalogue or log onto www.bycapricelingerie.com.

Matt Willis and Emma Griffiths hosting the BAFTA red carpet for E!

January 29th, 2008

Matt Willis has come a long way since his days in Busted! And Emma Griffiths is hot on the heels of Holly, Tess and Cat nowadays too!

The couple are hosting the red carpet action at this year’s Orange BAFTA awards on February 10 alongside American Idol host Ryan Seacrest live on E! Entertainment Television.

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I hooked up with lovely Matt and Ems last week. They’ve been dating for three years now and get actually get married in the summer. I asked them who they would be ‘allowed to cheat with’ if they could sleep with one celebrity. Matt’s was easy – Michelle Pfeiffer. And Emma said Brad Pitt. Well Matt had better keep an eye on Emma – Brad could well fly in for the BAFTA event with Angelina! Eeeeek.