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Angela Rippon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Angela Rippon has been announced as a contestant for the forthcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.\u00a0 She is, apparently, at 78 the oldest contestant so far to compete.\u00a0 They are announcing her as “Rip Off Britain” Angela, a reference to the current programme she presents.\u00a0 But she has been known to the public for decades: as a newsreader, and as a participant in the Morecambe and Wise Show, going back a long way.<\/p>\n

Birth Chart<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Angela’s Sun Sign is that elegant and musical sign of Libra, so musicality won’t be a a problem in her performance.\u00a0 And she has her Ascendant in twinkle-toed dancing Pisces, so again, she is perfect for her new venture.\u00a0 She has intelligence a-plenty: Sun conjunct Mercury trine Uranus.\u00a0 Her Moon is exactly sextile Mars, so she has quick emotional responses, and so I should think she will excel at portraying emotion in her various roles around the dance floor.\u00a0 The Moon in her chart exactly trines her Midheaven, so she is a household name, with the public.\u00a0 Mercury sextiles Pluto in her chart, which will have made her a newsreader capable of gravitas when it was required.\u00a0 Venus is closely sextile Jupiter in her chart, which makes her very sociable.\u00a0 Venus also trine her North Node makes the expression of her Venusian abilities (music and dance) part of her karmic mission.\u00a0 Mars is exactly sextile her Midheaven, so she is able to assert herself in the world (ideal quality for the\u00a0 programme Rip Off Britain).\u00a0 Another quality which suits the programme she currently presents is Jupiter square Uranus (the Chancer), so she is alert to the way scammers work.\u00a0 She’s a healer, too, from North Node sextile Chiron.<\/p>\n

Life and Career<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Angela was born in Plymouth.\u00a0 Her father was a marine, and her mother was a seamstress.\u00a0 She left school at 17, and worked in newspaper journalism before joining the world of broadcasting.\u00a0 She was 22 when she began working for the BBC, and became a regular newsreader for BBC One’s Nine O’Clock News in 1975.\u00a0 At the time she was regarded as the first female\u00a0 newsreader, but it appears there were historically a couple before her.<\/p>\n

It was not long after, although she was definitely an established figure on our screens by then, that at Christmas 1976, she appeared in an iconic sketch on the Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show.\u00a0 Long before we looked forward to the Only Fools and Horses Christmas Shows, Morecambe and Wise kept us entertained in that slot, and I remember the hilarity of seeing her unfurl her legs from under a newsdesk to reveal the dancing “pins” and to perform her high kicks.\u00a0 She was such a hit that she appeared on the next year’s show, too, as a cameo.<\/p>\n

She has of course appeared in a lot more programmes between Morecambe and Wise and Rip Off Britain, having hardly been away from our screens.\u00a0 She has presented Come Dancing, the Eurovision Song Contest (in 1977), among others.\u00a0 She has also written fourteen books.<\/p>\n

Prospects<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Transits for this week’s announcement include transiting Uranus sextile her natal North Node, springing a surprise, something she likes to do with Uranus natally trine her Sun and square her Jupiter.\u00a0 Pluto also squares her natal Mars, so she knows she is stretching herself physically.\u00a0 But Pluto yesterday was exactly sextile her natal Ascendant to the day, on the cusp of her 11th House, so there is an important shift in her life.<\/p>\n

We don’t have the start date of the contest.\u00a0 If the end of the contest is the middle of December, she will have Mars square her Jupiter at the time, which is the overstretching of energies.\u00a0 Neptune will be opposite her natal Chiron, so she may have some physical niggles through a prolonged period of dancing.\u00a0 Pluto will still be square her Mars, so she may have to pull out before the end, and Pluto will still be sextile her Ascendant, so that may help her through.\u00a0 But we all hope she endures and thrives in the competition, and there will be no shortage of fans cheering her on to win!<\/p>\n

I will update the astrology later, when dates are announced.<\/p>\n

Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are only 3 aspects this week!<\/p>\n

Monday (7th) Jupiter squares the Sun, an aspect which exaggerates everything it comes into contact with.\u00a0 There is also a joyful, humorous side of Sun square Jupiter, so some laughter-yoga from time to time during the day would not go amiss!\u00a0 It could be a fun day, but be aware of carelessness or overreaching goals.<\/p>\n

Another square, Uranus square to Venus, occurs on Wednesday (9th).\u00a0 It may be an abrasive day for meetings.\u00a0 The way through is to use your intuition, and stay one step ahead.\u00a0 Relationships can be disrupted, and subject to misunderstandings.\u00a0 On the other hand, on another level, it can open up telepathic communication between individuals\u00a0 on a higher level.<\/p>\n

The Universe has saved the best till last, this week.\u00a0 On Thursday (10th), Mercury trines Jupiter.\u00a0 This aspect will help business transactions, and <\/em>expand our horizons, minds and philosophies.\u00a0 This is an upbeat vibe mentally, one that takes in great wads of information, produces good ideas and may incline one to travel, strikes permitting of course.\u00a0 There may be media opportunities, for those so inclined, and it could be a productive day.\u00a0 A cause for optimism may be found.<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n