I grew up with two ‘religions’ as a child living in Manchester. Obviously, as Irish Catholics, we went to mass every Sunday, confessions once a month, and did our Rosary every night. But over the past 25 years there was another ‘holy’ figure in lives too – one my devout Galway-born mother has loved and …
The Gok Factor
Shopping – The Magic of a Makeover (This article appears on the Huffington Post too) Never mind the X Factor, the UK is gripped by the ‘Gok Factor’. Last week saw the launch of the British fashion guru’s new series – Gok’s Clothes Roadshow; Get The Look For Less. Just like his other series – …
The magic of a makeover – why a little pampering goes a long way
Today saw the opening of the new beauty hall at Selfridges, Exchange Square, Manchester. As any woman knows, shopping for the ‘goodies’ – make-up, fragrance and skincare – is an experience not to be rushed. I personally am slightly obsessed with this particular area of retail therapy. In fact, I’ve been known to spend several …
BBC Manchester: Remembering 9/11 – The Gordon Burns Show
This morning I was up surprisingly early. However, the reason for this was more than worth the absence of my usual Sunday lie-in. You see, I was invited to join BBC legend and hugely accomplished broadcast journalist, Gordon Burns, on his first ever radio show. It was broadcast across both BBC Manchester and BBC Lancashire…such …
BBC 5 Live: Absolutely Fabulous Dahling!
I was a huge fan of BBC comedy Ab Fab in its day, so the news that Jennifer Saunders is to deliver three special episodes to celebrate Ab Fab’s 20th anniversary this year definitely put a smile on my face. It was a brilliantly written show (esp the early series) and with finely tuned female …
5 Live – Celeb Big Brother: Sally Bercow First Out!
Celeb BB – Will be on BBC 5 Live later tonight to chat about the exit of Speaker of the House of Commons’ wife, Sally Bercow. I don’t think she did herself ANY favours on the show – indeed it was all rather cringeworthy. Seeing a grown woman, mother-of-three and the wife of a high …
Celebrity Big Brother Returns… Collette Walsh on BBC 5 Live
I will be on BBC 5 Live tonight chatting about the new Channel 5 Celebrity Big Brother. I love the show and the celeb version is always fascinating – nothing more enjoyable than seeing stars show their true colours! Bring it on…