My job means I get to meet and interview some truly remarkable and amazing people. One of them is super-slimmer Debbie Pyrah, who I met some months ago and whose story – her incredible weight loss of 14 stone 8lbs (204 lbs) at present – left a huge impression on me. I interviewed her and [...]
I am off to New York for a very special event – the wedding of my friend Andy to his Manhattan sweetheart… It is going to be quite a grand affair and to top it off for me, I am his ‘Best Woman’ !! Yikes. The role of Best Woman is pretty new in the [...]
Here is the link to the chat we did on Woman’s Hour on being addicted to our Smartphones and the concept of FOMO…yikes, guilty m’lud!! Collette on Radio 4 – Woman’s Hour with Jenny Murray recently here Here’s a quick clip and the full interview will be on my Audioboo page asap – I’ve finally [...]
I have NEVER cared for real fur. One of the very first feature articles I wrote as a cub reporter in Manchester was in fact heartfelt opinion piece on why fur is such a cruel purchase – totally unethical in a world where faux is fab, kinder and much more practical. On Thursday morning I [...]
It’s been a super-busy news week but certainly the opening of the Spice Girls’ musical – Viva Forever – has been the big entertainment story of the week. I was on BBC 5 Live (Tuesday 11 December) chatting about just how culturally significant this band of five feisty girls were. Be under no illusions, while [...]
Tomorrow I will be on Woman’s Hour with Jenni Murray and we’ll be discussing the way social media and yes, how those ‘smart’ phones can take over our lives. It has given rise the concept of FOMO (noun) Fear of Missing Out. Basically, we are so hooked into our social media networks (Facebook, twitter etc..) [...]
It’s the fashion guilty pleasure that just won’t go away. Yes, the onesie, which I wrote and spoke about last year and had assumed would dissappear as a gimmick, is still with us! In fact, these adult romper suits are just as popular as ever and thanks to several celebs and X Factor stars seen [...]
Alex Ferguson Retires – The End of an Era
I got a call this morning from BBC 5 Live – it hadn’t been confirmed but I was told it was VERY likely Manchester United were about to announce that Alex Ferguson is to retire at the end of this season. Initially, as I was asked to go on air and about talk about it [...]