When it comes to celebrities in daring outfits, you can usually rely on a set few to never disappoint. However, there is always a line and this time it might have just been crossed! Last night was host to the annual red carpet event, the Grammys. Celebrity stars out in force, dripping head to toe in glamour .. Well that’s the case for some, anyway!
We’ve moved on from the days of Lady Gaga and her meat dresses, it’s now a case of step aside and make way for Joy Villa as she paraded the red carpet in what looks like an outfit made from orange fencing. Erm, okay? The recording artist and part time model appeared nude underneath her layers of orange plastic, and even used the remaining to create a classic hair ensemble. Now, I’m not sure whether she was trying to be environmentally friendly with her outfit choice, or whether it was simply a case of en route traffic so she had to make do with what was around, but either way, it is an outright red carpet fail. Nevertheless, she seemed to be glowing (literally) in her frock and worked a gorgeous Hollywood smile.
I hope she asked to borrow that fencing!
Now, its not always a surprise when we see Rihanna in a daring and somewhat shocking outfit, however this year’s awards saw RiRi dressed head to toe, in what looks like, a pink wedding cake. She always looks gorgeous in whatever she is wearing, but the fact that she had to reserve three seats in order to sit down, makes me think that maybe this is a bit extravagant. I mean, imagine trying to go to the toilet in that! That’s a recipe for.. disaster (not the wedding cake!)
Anyone for some cake?
And finally, it’s taken her a while to gain her success, but she certainly hit the jackpot with ‘Chandeliar’. That’s right, Sia Furler has unfortunately made it to the awful red carpet outfits list. This time its more a case of the accessories, rather than the actual outfit itself. The singer arrived at the red carpet wearing the biggest white wig that you will have ever seen – so much so, that she couldn’t even see where she was walking, hence the mini-me dancer by her side. Don’t get me wrong, each to their own, but going to the extreme of not being able to see and carrying a replica woolly sheep on your head is one way to grab yourself some attention!
All in all, the Grammy’s was a huge success. Sam Smith stole the show with a whopping 4 awards, Kanye West made it quite clear that Beyonce should’ve won the award for best album, as opposed to Beck, and Pharrell Williams walked away happy after picking up an award for best solo performance.
Now it doesn’t take a lot to realise that almost everything Cara Delevingne touches, tries, does, looks at, becomes a success. So it’s no surprise that her third collection was released this week at Topshop. The brow heavy model flashes us, with what could be, her best collection yet.
Double denim, risky!
LBD are always a winner
We might just possibly be totally over the cold, winter weather now and up for some Spring/Summer specials and Cara has put that right on a plate for us. How kind. There is no better way to embrace Spring than with a new wardrobe.
So the collection contains a number of different looks, all pared back and minimal. Smooth. Its a serious case of attention to detail here. The mellow colour schemes are showing us a palette of white, black, khaki and denim-blue. But she hasn’t left it all so Plain Jane, Cara has taken a trip back to the 70s with a number of flared jeans and whacky prints bringing out your inner hippy. And it wouldn’t be a Topshop collection without a LBD, would it? Of course not. So panic not, there sounds like there is something for everyone to flaunt once the wretched coldness takes it’s 6 month vacation (if we’re lucky).
Hippy prints
Leather jackets
Christmas has passed and the time for buying for loved ones is over. If you haven’t hit the sales yet then, well, you’ve probably missed the best of it because we’re down to the scraps that no one really wants, or can really fit into. So it’s time to splash out and treat yourself to something from this new drop. Remember, a little retail therapy never hurt anyone!
But you best hurry with this because I can almost guarantee that there will be a high demand for this. With all pieces available at Topshop from £10-£110, there really is no point in wasting your time. Try beating me to the till because I quite fancy some new denim.. and the LBD wouldn’t go a miss either!
Taking 2 weeks out of University is usually frowned upon, but when you’re given the opportunity to undergo work experience at Heat magazine, there is no question about it. Oyster cards, stuffy underground trains and impatient commuters every morning are just some of the things that you learn to get used to when it means you’ll be spending your days amongst some of the best journalists in the business.
But when someone says work experience, there is that instant stereotype of tea-making, filing and arranging each and every piece of paper into alphabetical order. BORING! No-one wants to do that for two weeks – I’d rather be at Uni! But luckily for me, that wasn’t the case. Writing articles for the online magazine, transcribing interviews with some of my favourite reality TV stars and being inundated with freebies are just some of the tasks that confronted me on this placement.
Subway, anyone?
Sweet treats!
That aside, the extent to which PR companies go to promote their brands and products needs to be recognised. Treasure chests made from sweets, Pizza Hut Ninjas, Subways, donuts, cakes that are made to look like make-up brushes, and the list is never-ending! Its a case of forgetting all of your diet plans for the next two weeks, as the amount of food placed in front of you is enough to make you gain 3 stone!
The best thing about Heat, is their original, wacky and somewhat ridiculous ways in which they engage with their celebs and interviewees. Take 12 heart-shaped balloons, cut up 12 in-your-face questions and inflate the balloons with the questions inside. Take a wonder to find Nick Jonas and you’ve got all the ingredients you need for a perfect interview! – don’t forget a pin though, otherwise you may struggle to read the questions inside! And so it goes on; quizzing celebrities to discover how much they actually know (or don’t know) about the real world, trying to explain to the TOWIE cast how to play a REALLY SIMPLE game, or playing Snog Marry Avoid with an overly unexcited Lucy Watson. Inspiring!
Pudsey is showing his support for Stand Up to Cancer
Stand Up to Cancer was a big campaign for everyone, but for Heat, they took raising awareness to a different level; dressing celebrity dogs in specially-made jackets and littering their photos over social networks. What a great way to support the cause! But hold up, for these celebrity dogs to have these jackets, it means that someone has got put their postman hat on! … And that was me. I took a trip to see Alan Carr, a trip to Ashleigh and Pudsey’s house, all in the name of charity. To say that the two weeks haven’t been an adventure would be the understatement of the year!
There is one thing, for me, that is the icing on the cake about the whole experience; the by-lines. To see your name underneath the headline for a story gives such a strong sense of achievement. From ‘Who wore it best?’ articles, to ‘The Vamps launching a new online game’, it is your name that is displayed to everyone. Everyone is going to know that you’ve written that. AMAZING!
So take a scroll through some of the ‘Who wore it best?’ articles I have written on the link below.
Imagine this. 7.30pm. Sat in the kitchen eating dinner, spinach and ricotta cannelloni to be precise, and your phone buzzes. “I’ve got 2 free tickets to see Ed Sheeran tonight at the O2. Do you want them?” Apart from the minor detail that the concert starts at 8 and you’re 40 minutes away, what is your response? … YES, OBVIOUSLY!
So ignore the chronic indigestion you’ve got from eating your food so fast, ring a taxi to arrive ASAP, and throw on the first outfit in sight. Ed Sheeran, we’re coming for you!
Minus the light drizzle and desperate attempt to run up an escalator, we made it to our seats half way through the first song. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that might be a new record for all females across the world.
“We found love right where we are”
“Promise me one thing, London. By the end of this concert, you won’t have a voice,” he beckoned to the crowd, quickly followed by a roaring, screaming response from 20,000 people. That’s the easiest way to say yes when you’re in that kind of environment, as I’m sure you’ll probably know.
“See the flames inside my eyes, it burns so bright I wanna’ feel your love.” And whether he was feeling the love or not, we certainly were. It is easy to question whether one guy, who looks largely similar to Ron Weasley, can stand on a stage with none other than a guitar, a microphone and a loop pedal and entertain a crowd of thousands. But he wouldn’t be Ed Sheeran if he couldn’t.
‘Thinking Out Loud’, the most recent and well-known song from his new album, blew the roof of the arena, previously known to many as the Millennium Dome. “I’m thinking ‘bout how, people fall in love in mysterious ways.” Imagine hearing this, live, surrounded by a sea of lights covering every inch of the arena. Priceless.
He certainly lived up to his promise of entertainment with a 17-song set list, filling up the dome with his one-man band stylings. Never short of a trick up the sleeve of his checked shirt, Sheeran added even more to each and every song that he performed. It shows a raw talent to be able to perform to such exquisite levels with a stand-alone set. If you don’t include the large screens behind him, all of Ed’s gear could quite easily fit into a van, along with his stage manager/guitar swapper, Trevor, who he willingly introduced to us during his second of third appearance onto the stage. “Let’s hear it for Trevor,” he yelled, followed by another 20,000-fan strong scream in response.
“Cos with the lyrics I’ll be aiming it right, I won’t stop ‘til my names in lights.” And he certainly didn’t stop anytime soon. The fiery-haired star treated his fans to a 105 minute set, including an astonishing encore made up of 3 of Ed’s most well-known songs; ‘You Need Me, I Don’t Need You’, ‘The A Team’ and ‘Sing’.
“I want you to walk out of this arena and still be singing. I want you to get in your car, on your train or in your taxi, and still be singing. I want you to get home and still be singing. I want you to go to sleep and still be singing. I want you to wake up in the morning and still be singing. Don’t ever stop singing, okay?” And if his success is a result of this saying, then what a way to end. He has the crowd constantly wrapped around his little finger. So we will not stop singing, Ed. We promise!
Last night was the annual Pride of Britain Awards in London and what a red carpet it was this year! It seems that newly-wed Cheryl Fernandez-Versini stole the show with a striking, floor-length MT Costello gown. New from the Spring 15 collection, the frock oozed style and lace detail amongst a rich blue colour and delicate embroidery. But forget about that, the real focus was on the open back, revealing Cheryl’s giant rose back tattoo. Pairing this with a subtle makeup set and a simple down-do, Cheryl certainly turned a few heads as she paraded the red carpet at The Grosvenor House Hotel.
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Other attention grabbers showed Alesha Dixon in alternative glamour. Wearing a dog-tooth suit co-ord, Alesha, along with others, displayed a plunging neckline with this printed ensemble. Pairing this with a pair of nude heels and a scraped back up-do, Alesha looked floorless as the walked the red carpet for this year’s Pride of Britain Awards.
And Amanda Holden, in an emerald green, sequin, floor-length dress teased with her toned legs through a slit in this strapless gown. Keeping with the green theme, Amanda paired her frock with some softer green bling and subtle pointed heels. Volume was key when it came to hair as Amanda flaunted her curly, golden locks. All in all, a winner amongst many!
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Our new Xtra Factor host, Sarah-Jane Crawford, showed her more edgy style with an Antonio Berardi dress that went down a storm. The block-colour one sleeved creation with a silver zip detail across the body was matched perfectly with a pair of ASOS ankle-strapped black pumps. Just when we thought that block colours had been left in last summer, Sarah-Jane pulls this one out of the bag.
Now, nobody ever wants to point the finger, but there is always at least one red carpet fail. Unfortuntely this year’s Pride of Britain awards exposed Kara Tointon as the outfit failure. Shock, I know, as Kara usually looks outstanding. However, the Lover ‘Libra’ high-neck dress didn’t put her in the top spot this time round. The cap-sleeved dress hugged her gorgeous figure, but the neck line made her seem restricted and ever-so-slightly aged. It’s time to pick bones with her makeup artist, also, as the dark, ghostly tones didn’t help the whole feel of her outfit. Poor Kara. Better luck next time!
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So the red carpet roundup for this year’s Pride of Britain Awards presented us with some who got it right, and some who really didn’t get it right. Nevertheless, the show is always exciting to watch, so tune into ITV tonight where we can catch another glimpse of all the red carpet action, as well as the awards…obviously!
It’s easy. Flip the camera on your phone so that its forward facing, hold it up high so that it makes your eyes look bigger and your cheekbones more defined. Hold your thumb over the big round button and click. Simple. A selfie.
It was the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in 2013 and it has rapidly become the world’s most predominant craze. Some argue that is shows a rise in confidence amongst young men and women. But is it really about confidence? Or just simply a rise in vanity?
The word selfie really needs no definition. We’ve all done it, on our own or with our friends. Either way, it’s happened and we’re all guilty of it. If there were ever a time where we felt like an attention seeker for posting a selfie onto social media, this feeling is fast receding into the distance. To post a selfie portrays a thousand words. You are pleased with yourself, you like the way that you look, you are happy for the rest of the world to see you in this light, with your head tilted in this way under the X-Pro Filter. Everything that you could never say out loud.
In today’s culture, self-confidence for females is rare and a valuable commodity. So to be able to glorify your good hair days and cute outfits surely is a positive thing, right? Sure. But only to a certain extent. Selfies encourage an obsession with physical appearance. Taking a photo of yourself and posting it upon social media sites requires no intellect, apart from the occasional pun within the caption. The sad truth of selfies is that even the caption comes with an asterisk. “I like the way I look,” but under a thousand filters with my stomach sucked in and under this tilted camera angle. At 14, does your Mum or Dad know that you’re posting photos of yourself in your underwear and a baggy tee for the rest of the world to feast their eyes on? It’s not a boost in self-confidence, it’s an act of rising vanity. Drawing attention to yourself in provocative natures is not where the concept of a selfie derived from.
Miley Cyrus is joining in
Kylie Jenner is also on the bandwagon
An online image is everything these days. Posting a selfie is an empowering act that allows you to control your image online. But your self-esteem may start to be tied to the comments and number of likes that you can receive on each post. Where’s the boost in that? There are people who look upon this selfie generation with huge disappointment- but can you blame them? After all, a selfie teaches males and females alike that you have to look good if you want to show yourself to the world.
Whilst there is a mixed opinion on the elevation of selfies, it really is up to you whether you believe it is lame or legit. Either way, you can change the shape of the future selfie culture. Ask yourself the question of whether selfies are taken for fun and entertainment or whether they are taken in an attempt to get more likes and comments than the last? There may be an element of both, but the latter will always be a big factor in this craze. Everything and anything that you share on social media reveals a small a part about you, and you are in control of it. So it may be that travelling is an interest, or food and drink. Why not post that? Create your online profile and image in more ways than one.
So this week we were greeted with the typical activity for London poshos – diving into ponds in Hampstead Heath. Obviously. But the fresh water clearly knocked some sense into Spenny as he explains to Andy how he has been a “shi*t friend” to Binky, over a spot of diving. Andy being the best friend that he is, kindly responds to Spenny by naming as a “fat Tom Daley.”
Diving in Hempstead Heath. Really?
Basketball with a considerable number of backwards caps
Meanwhie, still keeping up the sporting trend is Jamie, Stevie and newbies Edo and Fordy. Boy-chats over a game of basketball accompanied by an uncomfortable amount of backwards caps is clearly the new way to socialise. Stevie describes his unexpected kiss with Stephanie last week as the best he’s had so I think it’s safe to say that Riley is well and truly out of the picture. But not too worry, we can always rely of Jamie to snap up one of his mate’s ex girlfriends. He grabs her number from Stevie (cringe) and persists in arranging this date that was brought to the table at the picnic last week.
Obviously diving into ponds and basketball is not the current state of affairs for our Chelsea girls. They are much more suited to a catch up in Lucy’s office over lunch. Binky begins to tell all on the latest with Alex and shows that despite the numerous cheating scandals, his generous efforts with presents and more presents is starting to win her over. Oh Binks, blinded by love. Lucy and Stephanie are not best pleased by this news which leads to a full blown argument between Lucy and Binky. “You haven’t spoken to me for 5 days,” is the kind of chat that is happening. Come on girls, it’s not primary school. Nevertheless, this escalates and leads to Binky storming out and Steph and Lucy left jaw-dropped.
Back to work after lunch and Riley strolls into the office. Late. Lucy is not best pleased and after hearing the current rumours of her and Jamie’s planned date, she does not hesitate to sack her intern as a result of mingling with her ex. The word jealousy springs to mind, Lucy.
You’re fired!
Spencer takes Binky for dinner in attempt to rekindle their friendship. The whole “I’m sorry for being an a**ehole” spiel manages to win Binky back after part-taking in the infamous orgy with boyfriend/ex boyfriend (we’re not quite sure). Meanwhile, Jamie finally gets his way with his drink date with Riley. Their conversation seemed to be flowing smoothly after she described him as a chihuahua. Interesting first date chat.
Dinner with Spencer wins Binky over
In true Chelsea fashion, the epsiode’s ending comes with a party. Or pardy should I say. This doesn’t fail to unveil a whole load of drama and what better way to start than by Alex entering the room, in the same outfit as Spenny. He confronts Mytton about shifting the blame onto his shoulders as a way of winning back Binks but, seriously, they’ve practically had sex with each other so there is not really any point in arguing about whose fault it is.
Riley makes it clear that she has chosen Jamie over her job after they share a sneaky smooch. Lucy and Stephanie continue the jaw-drop facial expression and the girls congregate to discuss their feelings towards Binky’s friendship loyalties. Cheska, Fran both agree with Lucy that she has begun to ditch her gal pals as a way of getting back with Alex and, as expected, Cheska starts crying after realising that she is ‘losing’ her best friend. Coincidently Binky joins this chat and confronts Lucy with a few home truths, “the world does not revolve around you, Lucy.” Louise and Cheska try to step in and smooth things over but Binky is having none of it and snarls at them too. “Go f*ck yourself,” was the mouthful Cheska got. Ouch. When will these poshos learn.
A day later than usual but unfortunately assignments have taken over my life this week. However, there is always time to squeeze in an episode of Made in Chelsea. And what an episode it was! After last week’s slight deflation, this week certainly made up for any lack of juiciness! It’s one of those where your jaw is permanently locked into a shocked position throughout the entire show.
So we start off on the night of Louise’s birthday party, of which she is late too. Her posh pals organised some kind of gig to celebrate her 24 years of life. It would seem that the attention was not so much on Louise though. Despite it being her birthday, Binky and Cheska are interrupted by a certain Spencer Matthews who attempts to ‘sashay’ his way over to speak to Binky. He is soon to realise that this was probably the worst decision he could have made after Binky lays into him about how he has been a bad friend and not stood by her through the whole Alex situation.
Sam tries, once again, to tell Stevie how it is “so hard” to see him with his ex-girlfriend, Riley. But this time, he wastes no time in telling Stevie how he is now also interested in another female (poor girl!), so Stevie definitely doesn’t have to worry about Sam Thompson trying to steal back his girl. As if that was ever going to happen anyway.
Spencer’s back in the bad books
Stevie couldn’t look more uninterested in what Sam is saying
On the topic of Riley, she continues to blossom as Lucy’s new intern to the point in which they discuss Jamie and Lucy’s first kiss which is conveniently interrupted by the stud himself. He graces the girls with his presence and a bag full of sweet treats and makes an unconcerted effort to snap up Riley as his new intern. I think the phrase “I will poach her. Like an egg,” was what he used to try and win himself a new companion. Nice work Jamie.
Now we know we can always count on Stephanie with her trademark introductory line, “Hey asshole”, when it comes to greeting Spencer. And this week she certainly didn’t let us down. Cutting back to Louise’s party, she continues to inform him of how she feels disgusted by his actions – to which he felt an appropriate reply would be to invite her to live back with him. This part has to make MIC history. Stephanie wastes no time in immediately turning her back and walking off in the opposite direction. No words were needed. The reaction on Spencer’s face was enough!
Yes, those are definitely real tears.
Lucy struggles to hold back her tears when discussing with Jamie how she feels the other girls are ganging up on her. Poor girl, she is only trying to do the best for Binky and she’s being targeted as the bad guy. But there’s no need to panic because Jamie is there with a shoulder to cry on. So much for these two hating each other?!
Meanwhile, much to everyone else’s horror, Binky and Alex are out on a date. He continues to grovel and asks what he can do to try and make it up to her. FOUR times he has cheated. That’s a lot of making up to do Mytton. It’s a good job you’re a Chelsea boy, eh! She begins revealing her list of ‘wants’, starting with presents, holidays, surprises. Wait a second Binks, have you not had enough surprises from Alex over the last few weeks?!
“I want presents, holidays and surprises”
Now it wouldn’t be a true episode of Chelsea without some form of awkward conversation/chat/dinner/date. This week we saw Sam and Spencer sitting, coincidently, around a table for 4 with just the 2 of them supposedly having a catch up. It takes a few minutes for Sam to reveal that he has in fact set up his very own double date with his new fancy girl and her friend. They arrive, both in pastels, with long blonde hair and Spencer already looks guilty. Has he slept with either of them? … Of course he has! We’re not really too sure which one as they both look the same, but nevertheless he has already had some fun with one of them. Sam, once again, is left crestfallen. Your time will come Sam, one day.
An overly awkward double date
An overly awkward double date
Stevie’s birthday is rapidly approaching and Andy, Lucy and Proudlock have obviously got a surprise up their sleeves. And whilst they are busy planning, Jamie meets with Alex to get the low-down on the latest with him and Binky. For once he gives some advice that we all agree with. That he should not get back with Binky as if any more indiscretions are revealed, it will destroy her. AGREED.
Binky later meets with Lucy for what soon turns into a mini showdown. She begins accusing Lucy of getting kicks out of her bad news, to which she replies with a killer line: “Are you afraid of me, or are you afraid of the truth?” Ooooo. This continues and Lucy is accused of being stuck-up and arrogant. Ouch. There’s no wonder that she releases another set of real, human tears. Twice in one episode? It must be serious.
“Are you afraid of me or are you afraid of the truth?”
I told you this was a juicy episode, and now is where it really starts to live up to its name.
SURPRISE! Stevie’s surprise party is in full swing, thanks to his nearest and dearest in Chelsea. Riley greets him with a handmade card (how sweet) and the cake has a full-blown photo of his baby face on it. Aww! One of the blonde bombshell’s (I couldn’t tell you which one) approaches Sam and Spencer in a rather ‘something huge is about to happen’ kind of way. And so it did. She kindly dropped the news that Spencer’s involvement with Christiana (the other blonde one) was in fact more recently than he thought. The other night to be exact. Straight after they’d been for their double date and Sam had explained his interest in her. UH OH SPENNY! Sam responded in the same way as most of the other girls did once they found out Spencer had cheated on them: drink in the face. Well done Sam. That was probably the best we’ve seen from you all series.
SURPRISE!
Did someone say orgy?
Pretty much straight after the drink-to-the-face scene, Spencer is seen chatting to Alex and Binky. Lucy, armed with Stephanie, Louise and Rosie, approaches the trio with a fairly unimpressed expression across her face. At this point, hearts are racing, palms are getting sweaty as Lucy is about to reveal the ultimate bombshell that Chelsea has seen in a while. Spencer and Alex have just awarded themselves as the biggest, cheating scumbags to ever walk through Chelsea. MASSIVE ORGY. Yes, that’s right. The news is broken that they had an orgy with several other girls on the week that Binky and Alex were on a break. WHAT?! With a little helpful prompting from Lucy, Binky is left to hear the devastating news of Mytton’s antics. He continues to protest that he can’t remember (haven’t heard that one before) but Binky rightly puts him in his place with the moment that we’ve all been waiting for. SLAP! You go girl!
They’ve got some living up to do in next week’s episode. Come on E4, don’t let us down!
Well after last week’s antics in Venice, this week’s episode was certainly no show stopper. After we saw Alex stroll out of Binky’s house with a sense of pride written all over his face, there was no need to guess what they had been up to. She’s left laying across her bed with dog Scrumble cuddled in her arms, likely to be deciding whether she’s done the right thing .. Er no Binky.
Riley continues to be the hot topic this week as she’s interviewed, and then appointed, as Lucy’s new intern. She manages to get her new lover Stevie in trouble after he pays her a visit at her new workplace, only to be soon sent in the opposite direction by boss lady, Lucy.
Mummy Felstead isn’t impressed with Binky’s antics
Binky is not only scared to tell everyone about her naughty antics last night, but especially the one and only Mummy Felstead. They meet for a chat (and champagne) which soon turns into an emotional mother/daughter moment that is soon interrupted by love rat Mytton. From here she moves to a girls get together with Louise and Stephanie (Yay she’s still here!) discussing not only getting back with Alex, but also the new excitement of a netball match. “What the f*ck is netball?” Stephanie howls in her overly American accent. Bless her! The girls had arranged a netball match for that afternoon which was sure to be entertaining in itself!
Andy and Stevie turn up as ‘spectators’ – more like the judges for Chelsea’s next top model as they stand and rate the girls’ legs as if they’re back at primary school. Stephanie won, surprise surprise, closely followed by Riley but that was certainly Stevie’s influence. Alex surprises Binky by turning up to the match. Nice move Mytton, turn up to a place where every girl (apart from Binky) wants to scratch your eyes out and punch you in the face. Nevertheless, he stayed as a spectator and dismissed any sly comments from the girls.
Rating legs. Primary school games.
At least someone is happy to see him!
Meanwhile Stephanie tells Lucy about Binky and Alex’s hookup and soppy Sam also strolls into the court. Horrified that Stevie is watching Riley play, he keeps it short and sweet, stated that he expected an apology (is he serious?) and soon left after being shut down by both Stevie and Andy. When will he learn?
Lucy is finally confronted by Binky to explain about her recent night with Alex. Unaware that she already knew (thanks to Stephanie), Lucy is sure to put her point across and comes back with 2 more acts of cheating that are supposedly related to Alex. Uh oh. Binky is determined to have it out with Alex for one last time and arranges to meet him at the weekly Chelsea party after he comes up with some plausible excuse not to explain to her over the phone.
In the meantime, Louise finds herself putting a dark cloud of Lucy’s head as she is asked by new boy Edo who she is. Predictably, it gets back to Lucy and she wastes no time in storming over to confront Louise about what she has just said. Obviously there had to be one shouting match/bitch fight, and this was the time. Lucy yells to Louise that she should be supporting Binky rather than brainwashing her to get back with Alex. Rosie soon steps in which certainly didn’t go down well as Lucy begins yelling at her too. Let’s all just calm down and have a glass of wine, girls. It’s meant to be a party!
That face says it all. Don’t mess with Lucy Watson
Alex arrives and Binky takes her chance to speak to him. Much to audience shock, he admits to cheating 3 more times, yes 3. What a scumbag. Hats off to her for holding it together so well, but what’s his excuse? Of course, he blacked out. Oh Alex, just when we thought once was bad enough.
So this week our favourite group of poshos decide to pack up and head to Venice – as you do! By favourite group, its more suited to name them the most controversial group – Spencer Matthews, along with 3 of his ex girlfriends (Louise, Lucy and Stephanie), accompanied by his current love interest and Jamie Laing just tagging along for company. This has disaster written all over it.
MIC hits Venice
The hour begins panning through the traditional Venice views, the group divided into pairs and rowing through the streets of the beautiful city. Louise and Emma’s friendship continues to blossom as they sail away together whilst, obviously, discussing the one and only love rat that is Spencer. I forgot to mention that Stephanie’s agent/model friend/ limpit, Erik, is also there and receives his well deserved grilling from Stephanie as to why he formally invited Spencer on this trip. Oops, bad move!
Back at home, Binky is still struggling to come to terms with the idea of being dumped straight after being cheated on. As always, her Mum is there to offer some wise advice over the Binky/Mytton break-up but suggests he is keeping his options open and will soon come crawling back. Poor Binky. Meawhile, whilst on a run with Proudlock, Chelsea’s newly found sleaze-ball finally screws his head back on and begins to realise that he has become “a complete f**king arsehole” – his words, not mine! Seeking comfort in a level-headed Proudlock, he advises him to work at re-building the trust between them. So maybe there could be rekindled relationship after all.
Now remember Riley, she was introduced to us as Sam Thompson’s EX girlfriend last week? Yes, well I don’t think she expected to find herself in the centre of a love triangle by her second episode in! After Rosie cunningly pushed for a Stevie and Riley slow dance last week at her party, she continues her mission to rid Stevie of his MIC virginity. Bumping into Riley at the hair salon could not have been more of a coincidence but nevertheless, it happened. “He’s really sweet,” she mutters. Ooo, where could this be leading?!
After somehow worming his way into a lads golf day with Stevie (awkward), Andy and Proudlock, Sam continuously tries to make it clear that he could have Riley back at the click of his fingers if he wanted. Oh god. Why are you doing this, Sam? We have to tolerate you at the best of times. Please just stop. And just to throw another spanner in the works, Stevie receives a text from Riley whilst out with the boys, asking him out for coffee. Unlucky Sam!
Sam bumps into Stevie and Riley on their date. Awkward!
As it would be rude to turn down the offer, Stevie pursues his coffee date with Riley. Unfortunately for them, and everyone else involved, they bump into Sam whilst having a cute walk in the park and an overly awkward conversation about beverages ensues. “You had tea? How manly,” tries Sam, before turning to his ex. “And what did you have?” Obviously she had tea as well which knocked him back a few steps. After consciously offering Riley a date with coffee, and sex (what is wrong with this boy?) another awkward silence hit our screens. It was one of those moments where you are shouting at your TV for him to stop speaking but he just KEEPS GOING!
Back in Venice its all kicking off. Emma’s returns to her ice queen impressions after Stephanie asks her what her name was. Erik tries to diffuse the situation by stating how much of an arse Spencer is. Nice one Erik, while all the exes are at the table, obviously the best thing to talk about is Spencer. And after dinner, Spenny takes Stephanie aside in an attempt to apologise for the way things ended between them, but he is quickly unravelled as Stephanie pulls out an award-winning line. I hope you’re ready for this. In her best American accent, “You’re an asshole. You’re the devil in a clown suit. I would rather kiss the floor than ever kiss you again. I am sure that would be more sanitary.” A round of applause, Stephanie. But the sour tone is short-lived when he pulls out a Prada bag from under the table. All seems to be forgiven very quickly as Stephanie’s face begins to light up. Uh oh..
“I’m sorry.”
“Here, I bought you a Prada”
The next morning, Emma and Erik are soaking up the Venice views until Jamie interrupts with some unwanted news. The news that Spencer and Stephanie hooked up last night shocks Emma and sends Erik’s jaw into overdrive. Typical Spenny. Sending someone else to do your dirty work. At least Stephanie is able to admit to Lucy herself what happened – she wasn’t impressed though.
Sam seeks comfort in probably the only person that enjoys his company, his sister. He whines to Louise how unhappy he is about Riley and Stevie going on a date. And the fact that she asked him out for coffee is too much for him to handle. Er, newsflash Sam, its 2014. Just because no girl has ever asked you on a date, doesn’t mean it never happens.
Completely ignoring any intervention from Sam and Louise, Stevie and Riley pursue their date and, from what it seems, it is going swimmingly until he makes his move and offers her to come to South Africa with his family next time she’s around. Around South Africa? Is he okay?
Stevie naturally looks so awkward on dates. Bless!
Alex makes a last effort to get Binky back with a text asking her to meet up. She agrees and the rest is history.. Until next week’s episode.
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