Liam Payne (1993 – 2024) “You know I’ve been takin’ some time and I’ve been keepin’ to myself I had my eyes up on the prize ain’t watching anybody else… You know I used to be in 1D (Now I’m out, free) People want me for one thing (that’s not me)” ~ Liam Payne, from […]

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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 – Part 2 Part two of my survey of contestants for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing series.  And what a series it is turning out to be!  My pick for the last bunch, Sarah Hadland, is doing extremely well, so let’s see who is likely to be heading for the final, […]

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Kris Kristofferson (1936 – 2024) “All I’m takin’ is your time Help me make it through the night I don’t care who’s right or wrong I don’t try to understand” ~ Kris Kristofferson Singer/Songwriter and Actor Kris Kristofferson died this week at the age of 88.  He wrote some beautiful songs, and was linked memorably […]

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Brazier & Sons Jeff Brazier and his sons Bobby and Freddy have made a strong showing on our TV screens in the last couple of years.  This week he and younger son Freddy appeared in the final of the Race Across the World, a series in which they provided some of the most poignant moments. […]

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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Despite the controversies of the last few months, Strictly goes on. Last night’s first show, in which the pairs are matched up, was a riot of colour and fun! As usual, I will start with four contestants, and their professional partners… Toyah Willcox ” I think dancing is one of the […]

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck: “Bennifer” Jennifer Lopez announced this week that she was divorcing Ben Affleck, after a second chance at romance failed for the couple.  They have been married only two years.  I look for clues about what went wrong twice (after going right twice). Birth Chart for Jennifer Three Archetypes stand out […]

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Shirley Conran (1932 – 2024) “Life’s too short to stuff a mushroom.” ~ Shirley Conran Author Shirley Conran died this week, at the age of 91.  Her husband of seven years was household name Terence Conran, and her two sons Jasper and Sebastian are successful designers.  She emancipated herself, and sought to help other women […]

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Salman Rushdie Less than two years ago, Salman Rushdie was stabbed 12 times on stage in New York by an attacker who thought him “disingenuous”.  It would not have been a surprising event decades ago when he was prominently facing a fatwa called for by the Ayatollah Ruhollah for writing “The Satanic Verses”, but felt […]

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O.J. Simpson (1947 – 2024) “They were a dramatic, fractious, mutually obsessed couple before they married, after they married, after they divorced in 1992, and after they reconciled.” ~ Sheila Weller American football star, actor, murder suspect O.J. Simpson died this week, from prostate cancer, at the age of 76.  Although he was unanimously acquitted […]

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John Torode and Gregg Wallace Celebrating 20 years of Masterchef “Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this!” ~ Gregg Wallace John Torode and Gregg Wallace were celebrating 20 years of their collaborative presenting of Masterchef this week (on the This Morning sofa), although perhaps it is more true to say the completion of 20 years, as […]

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