Here at DollyMix we are all of a quiver at the thought of the return to our screens of the wondrous Glee. We were already excited at the news of Britney's appearance, but talk that Javier Bardem is to appear has tipped us over the edge.
More than anything we long to see the divine Jane Lynch, hot from her Emmy award win, back as the incomparable Sue Sylvester. We miss her acid tongue and secret soft side.
The series returns in the US on Fox 21st September but there is still no word as to when those of us in the UK will be able to see it on E4. Come on E4, put us out of our misery!
More on Glee over at our sister site Osoyou blog.
Over the course of this month hordes of those fresh faced teens who were lucky enough to have got the right grades will take up their places at university and their first steps to independent living. Those first days away from home are a heady mix of excitement and fear as you are exposed to a rush of new people and influences. It all felt like a bungee jump to me.
After my misty eyed parents drove away in the Volvo, I sat down on the narrow single bed in my new room and thought "What do the heck do I do now?! Am I actually supposed to go and introduce myself to people?". I solved the problem by playing The Stone Roses very loudly, which had the desired effect of luring people to my door. I have a few words of advice that I wish I had been given that day.
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Reading an article in the Daily Mail yesterday about Gail Porter's decision to recreate her famous naked portrait initially filled me with gladness for the previously alopecia stricken star. No woman can have failed to be moved by Gail's hair loss ordeal or cheered by her recent hair regrowth. However, I was saddened to read some comments that she made about her weight earlier in the year.
Gail claimed to have been unhappy, at 5ft 4in, to have "ballooned to 9 stone" and was glad to be back down to 8 stone. The issue I have with this statement is the use of the word ballooned in reference to a healthy weight. At 9 stone Gail would have been a very healthy mid range BMI of 21.5, whereas at 8 stone she borders on underweight at a BMI of 18.9.
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It was reported today that the number of people undergoing bariatric surgery, such as stomach stapling or the fitting of gastric bands, has increased by nearly 800% in five years. In 2003-04 some 480 surgeries were carried out on the NHS, but this figure has risen to 4,246 procedures in 2007-08. The NHS claim that all of those treated were at risk of death without treatment and point to good success rates in keeping the weight off as justification.
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As as I made my way to meet him I was filled with a sense of dread. Last time we had spoken he had told me that he wasn't happy and was looking at making some changes in his life. He was even talking about taking a job in another country, Japan. Gulp.
I had been burned before. The previous guy had simply disappeared without a word. No-one knew where he had gone, or so they said. So when I found Mario I was cautious. He had to prove himself to me. Prove himself he did and my trust in him grew. I'd been seeing him for five happy years when he dropped the bombshell about being miserable in London and wanting to move on. I hoped with all my heart that he would have reconsidered these rash plans, as I knew that I would find it very hard to cope without him.
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News reaches us here at DollyMix that M&S are launching a range of secret support clothes. Nothing earth shattering about that, you might say, but these babies are designed to be worn out and proud, not concealed from view under more glamorous garments.
Lest you think I am referring to some kind of Superman pant type trend, these clothes are simple and, dare I say it, quite chic. The line will initially include a pencil skirt and a cap sleeved knee length dress. M&S are clearly trying to offer the same kind of mix of form and function that Hervé Léger pioneered in his brilliant bandage dresses. However, M&S lack the designer cachet of Monsieur Léger.
It look me a long time to muster the courage to don a massive pair of support pants under a dress for a big night out, but now I am a huge convert. Still, I'm not so sure about dresses and skirts that people will know are holding back a tide of flesh.
What do you think?
The M&S range is available here from the end of August.
In September's issue of Elle the concept of the surrendered wife/girlfriend rears its head again, this time rebranded as passivity. It draws from the experiences of Laura Munson, a writer whose recent book This is Not the Story You Think it is.....A Season of Unlikely Happiness, tells of her reaction to her husband of twenty years telling her that he didn't love her anymore and wanted to leave her. What did she do in response to this? Nothing. In her words she simply "didn't buy it", so she just let him get on with whatever he felt he needed to get on with and quietly ignored it. After six months of this he crept back into family life again.
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Driving in my car today, a song came on the radio that caused a tightness in my chest and a sudden, urgent need to change the station.
The song that prompted this was Don't Speak by No Doubt. It wasn't that I was mortally offended by Gwen Stefani's dulcet tones or the quality of the musicianship, it just reminded me of a bad break up. The funny thing is I can think about the man and the bad times we went through without getting remotely upset these days, but if I chance upon Don't Speak, or Lately by Stevie Wonder, I'm in bits. Even ten years after the relationship turned to dust.
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Apparently, Amir Khan has claimed that Cheryl Cole's relationship with dancer Derek Hough is nothing more than a sham to "keep the photographers at bay", after dining with the couple. This seems rather odd to me, as barely a minute seems to pass without a new photograph appearing of the pair ostensibly enjoying their burgeoning relationship. The last thing I would have thought Cheryl should do if she wants to be left in peace by the press is to be out and about holding hands with a man.
Then it struck me that there is probably more to this than meets the eye or Cheryl is prepared to admit, maybe even to herself. Perhaps Cheryl is simply afraid to be seen alone, as if single status would somehow mark her out as a failure. If this is the case then I feel very sad for her and wonder if it was that kind of attitude that saw her leap into marriage with someone as clearly unworthy as Ashley Cole.
If Cheryl was a friend of my I would advise her to drop Derek the beard and go it alone. There is no shame in being single and enjoying life on your own terms. In fact, it is a darn sight more admirable than being stuck in a relationship with a man who is quite happy to make a fool of you time and again. Abbey Clancy, take note. Slap on a big fat smile, stand tall as a single woman and show the world what you are really made of, Tweedy! We don't need our relationships with men to define us.
Read the latest on Cheryl Cole here at Osoyou Blog
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Emma Watson cast off the shackles of Hermione in grand style last week by shearing off her golden mane, replacing it with the chicest of pixie cuts. During the course of the Harry Potter films we have watched her fulfill her early promise and blossom into a beautiful woman. What better way to signal to the world that she is her own woman than to cast off the flowing tresses? I think she looks stunning, as she has the fine features required to make the most of this haircut. Unfortunately, Heat magazine has been less than complimentary with the comment "from glam to gran!" stamped over before and after pictures of Emma. She is clearly very far from looking like a gran, so why the strange hostility? Short hair often gets a bad rap and I truly do not know why.
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Here at DollyMix we are all of a quiver at the thought of the return to our screens of the wondrous Glee. We were already excited at the news of Britney's appearance, but talk that Javier Bardem is to appear has tipped us over the edge.
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