Strictly Come Dancing – Part 3 The standard in the ballroom continues to be high.  I was sad to see Vicky Pattison go last week – I felt she had much more to give.  There were three contestants left who I had not written about, but one of them has had to withdraw from the […]

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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau In a week’s headlines wrought with sadness, sorrow and tragedy, I am choosing this week to write about an unlikely romance, between a pop star and a politician – between Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau.  They were openly seen together in public, last weekend, though rumoured to have been seeing […]

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Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly leaving Strictly In one of the shocks of the week, Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announced that this would be the last series of Strictly Come Dancing that they would take part in.  Although I like to vary my blog themes, this one does follow on from last week’s survey […]

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Strictly Come Dancing – Part 2  This year’s Strictly Come Dancing has got off to a promising start, with some outstanding performances already, including number 10s. Here is my next selection of four contestants for analysis: Alex Kingston Actress Alex has the Sun in Pisces, a sign of versatile talents.  Who can forget her depiction of […]

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Strictly Come Dancing 2025 [Two blogs for the price of one this week…scroll down to read about Virgo Archetypes] Dani Dyer She follows her famous dad not only in name, but also in Sun sign: Leo.  They seem close, but she does have an independent streak, her own path, with an unaspected Sun.  She has […]

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Richard Osman There’s a new pinnacle in the career of television presenter, producer, and novelist  Richard Osman this week, with the premiere of an all star film based on his first book in the series “The Thursday Murder Club”.  With the book series numbering four, soon to be five, this could be the beginning of […]

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Terence Stamp (1938 – 2025) “Master of the brooding silence” ~ The Guardian Heart throb actor Terence Stamp die this week, aged 87.  He was part of a trend towards cockney actors in the 1960s, and was seen in the Swinging Sixties fashionably coupled to actress Julie Christie, and then to model Jean Shrimpton – […]

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Ozzy Osbourne (1948 – 2025) “It’s crazy that anyone would think I’d be in league with the devil, because I’m terrified of all sorts of shit.  I’m very superstitious.  I have to try not to be, otherwise I wouldn’t leave the house.” ~ Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne, the godfather of heavy metal, frontman of Black […]

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Brian Wilson (1942 – 2025) “There were times when [mental illness] was unbearable but with doctors and medications I have been able to live a wonderful, healthy and productive life.” ~ Brian Wilson, 2019 A universally acknowledged musical genius, Brian Wilson, died this week aged 83.  Together with his band, The Beach Boys, they formed […]

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David Attenborough “If we save the sea, we save our world.” ~ David Attenborough, 2025 David Attenborough celebrated his 99th birthday this week.  “National Treasure” is an accolade of a label reserved for the few, lest it be devalued.  But I don’t think anyone would dispute his right to be called that, though apparently he […]

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