Monthly Archives: May 2011

The boardroom body doubles making us look twice on a Wednesday night…

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May 29, 2011 in Celeb Features, Celebs, Fabulous, Featured, nol_Showbiz, Private Home, Public Home
They may be battling for the chance to go into business with Lord Sugar, but for this year’s Apprentice candidates, an alternative career beckons – starting a celebrity-lookalikes agency. The money may not be so good, but it can’t be as humiliating as what they’re currently putting themselves through. Leon Doyle = Orlando Bloom Boardroom […] Read more

I’ve recently started working as a self-employed photographer. I don’t think I’ll make a huge amount of profit at first. Do I need an accountant?

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May 29, 2011 in Advice, Michelle Mone
Dear Michelle I’ve recently started working as a self-employed photographer. I don’t think I’ll make a huge amount of profit in the first year or two while I try to get things off the ground. Do I need to pay for an accountant or should I just do a course in bookkeeping? I did OK […] Read more

Bring the outside in with the birds and the blooms this summer

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May 29, 2011 in Interiors, Lifestyle
Above: bedstead, £299, floral bed set, £49.50, stripy bed set, £49.50, ‘home’ cushion, £25, crochet cushion, £19.50, floral cushion, £15, rug, £250, dog doorstop, £19.50, hat boxes £29.50 for two, crochet throw (on dummy), £75, all Marks & Spencer (0845 302 1234) Above from left: jug, £10.99, Alfrescobydesign.co.uk; decoration, £1.15, Theweddingofmydreams.co.uk; canvases, £20 for two, […] Read more

The comedian, 42, shot to fame with spoof show Trigger Happy TV in 2000, and last year he came fourth on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Turns out he’s partial to a glass of fizz too…

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May 29, 2011 in Celeb Features, Celebs, Fabulous
The comedian, 42, shot to fame with spoof show Trigger Happy TV in 2000, and last year he came fourth on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Turns out he’s partial to a glass of fizz too… Where: The Mango Tree restaurant, south-west London Champagne, eh, Dom? We had you down as a […] Read more

Seven years ago, teenager Charlene Downes disappeared. Now police suspect she was the victim of a sex ring targeting young girls. Her sister Becky and mum Karen describe the agony of losing her

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May 29, 2011 in Fabulous, Featured, Global, Real Life
Becky Downes will never forget the last time she saw her younger sister Charlene. After an afternoon shopping and eating McDonald’s, the 14 year old hugged her goodbye, then skipped down the street with two friends towards the bright lights of Blackpool pier. She was wearing black jeans and a diamond-print sweater she’d borrowed from […] Read more

Enjoy the balmy summer evenings with Gizzi Erskine’s delicious duck, beetroot and pickled walnut salad

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May 29, 2011 in Fabulous, Food, Lifestyle
Duck, beetroot and pickled walnut salad Serves: 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 10-15 minutes Ingredients For the dressing: 2tbsp walnut oil 2tsp red wine vinegar Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the salad: 4 duck breasts 4 pickled walnuts, cut into quarters 50g watercress, large stems removed 1 spring onion, thinly […] Read more

Get your wings with the new fancy-as feather fashion

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May 29, 2011 in Fabulous, Fashion
Above from left: necklace, £14.99, New Look; earrings, £6, ASOS; sandals, £55, Office Above from left: headband, £3, Primark; shoes, £85, Office; necklace, £24, Urban Outfitters Above from left: necklace, £14, Aldo; bag, £20, Barratts; brooch, £4.99, New Look PHOTOGRAPHY: CATWALKING.COM, PIXELEYESPHOTOGRAPHY.CO.UK STOCKISTS: ALDO (020 7836 7692), ASOS (ASOS.COM), BARRATTS (BARRATTS.CO.UK), NEW LOOK (0500 454094), […] Read more

She’s the BBC’s new golden girl with a glittering career ahead of her. If only Alex Jones’ love life was as successful

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May 29, 2011 in Celebs, Cover Stars, Fabulous, Global, nol_Email, Private Home, Public Home
Just nine months ago, few of us had heard of Alex Jones. Back then, she was a little-known Welsh TV presenter and very much the surprise choice to fill the Christine Bleakley-shaped hole on The One Show sofa. Far bigger names had been in the running for the sought-after job and Alex faced a challenge […] Read more