Another royal wedding...but arent they already married

Andrea Casiraghi and his wife Tatiana are tying the knot this weekend..Again. Although they married last year in a civil ceremony as is traditional with the Monagasque royals they have held off their religious ceremony until now.

 With the stunning backdrop of the snowy peaks of Gstaad, their guests will enjoy a weekend of celebrations, with some arriving from Wednesday,

Some 300 friends and family are expected, with the guests of honour being the couple's ten-month-old son Sacha, Andrea's mother Princess Caroline and sister Charlotte Casiraghi.

Cant wait to see her dress rumoured to be designed by Valentino.

 Andrea, who is second in line to the throne of Monaco, will arrive accompanied by his mother. The groom's party will also include his siblings – Charlotte, Pierre with his beautiful Italian girlfriend Beatrice Borromeo and Princess Alexandra of Hanover from his mother's third marriage.

In keeping with Tatiana's romantic vision, she will walk down an aisle lined with hundreds of white roses to the strains of Ave Maria, played on a 19th-century organ.

The bride will make her entrance on the arm of her brother Julio Mario Santo Domingo.
With their vows exchanged, the couple will leave for a wedding dinner at the Palace hotel in a horse-drawn carriage, wrapped in white furs.

The party will go on into the small hours with music organised by Julio Mario, a well-known New York DJ. Festivities will wrap up with a brunch on Sunday, also at the Palace

And once again...

I just love Taylor Swifts style. She always looks immaculate but there is just something I dislike about this woman. Shes gorgeous, talented but still there is something missing....

Good for you

Cyndi Lauper proves that once again she has her own style and although it wont be every ones cup of tea it works for you. Good on you.

Wow

Kelly you are fast becoming a style icon. Awesome look for you yet again. A little Morticia Adams but still great

Once again ...

Paula Patton you did it again. Its seems you are stuck in some bad 80s timewarp. Honey it aint Dynasty. All that's missing is the shoulder pads.

grammys

Although I was in general underwhelmed by the Grammys, especially Lordes BORING performance, but worse Willy Nelson and Kris Kristoffersen, the highlight for me was Macklemores wonderful performance featuring Madonna and Queen Latifa. It brought tears to my eyes. However Madonna, what the hell have you done to your face. You are an amazing talent, fantastically stylish but WHY

Scott Thorsen jailed...

According to the Express Scott Thorsen Liberaces former lover and author of the book Behind the Candelabra which the movie is based upon has been sent to prison in Nevada . He apparentlly failed a court-ordered drug test and was sentenced to eight to 20 years in a Nevada prison.

following is the extract of the article.

Washoe District Judge Patrick Flanagan sentenced Thorson on Wednesday after a string of bad drug tests capped by his failure to show up at a court-ordered treatment facility.
Flanagan originally suspended the prison sentence in July last year and gave Thorson - whose real name is Jess Marlow - a second chance in September after testing positive for methamphetamine, but he failed tests twice in October and again on November 1.

I'm not impressed - I don't think anybody is - with this so-called celebrity status. You're just like any other addict who has committed a crime against a victim.

District Judge Patrick Flanagan

Court records also show that he was arrested on November 19 after violating an order to enter an inpatient treatment facility in Reno two weeks earlier.
Thorson, 54 has previously admitted that he was an addict but insisted he was determined to get sober when he tearfully appealed to the judge in September to spare him from prison.
"I'm just asking for another chance," Thorson said, explaining he was dealing with his newfound celebrity stature following the success of the HBO film.
"I can't help who I am. I'm in show business. I attract these cameras."

However, Flanagan made it clear that it would be Thorson's "last chance" and told him: "I'm not impressed - I don't think anybody is - with this so-called celebrity status. You're just like any other addict who has committed a crime against a victim."
Thorson went on to say that his goal was to write another book on the heels of his "Behind the Candelabra," which was used as the basis for the hit film of the same name that won the Golden Globe for best TV movie earlier this month.
Michael Douglas, who donned the flamboyant costumes to play Liberace, also claimed his fourth Golden Globe for his work whilst Hollywood actor Matt Damon portrayed Thorson.
Deputy District Attorney John Helzer said back in September that Thorson had been trying to capitalize on his fame since he told arresting officers last year he couldn't afford the bad publicity of going to jail.
"He's not a celebrity. He's a story," Helzer said. "It's one of accusation and manipulation and failure

See ya...Im off!!!!!

                

        The Queen is looking to employ someone to run her baths at Buckingham Palace  

Buckingham Palace seems to be on a recruiting spree after advertising an array of vacancies - including the role of running Her Majesty a bath.
At first glance, the £276.92-a-week job may seem like an other cleaning vacancy, but the perks certainly aren't ones that would come with your run of the mill cleaning job.
Whoever is lucky enough to land the role of "housekeeping assistant" will not only get compimentary tickets and special admission to events at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, but they'll also be able to take full advantage of a discretionary car leasing scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
Duties include dusting and vacuuming, running the Queen’s bath and cleaning her priceless antiques as well as various other odd jobs.

The potential maid or manservant will be expected to clean the internal glass at the Palace

The advertisement, which was posted on the monarchy's official website, specifies that chores will include "personal maiding/valeting duties for guests as required including packing and unpacking, pressing and preparing clothes, arranging dry cleaning, care of jewellery, running baths, assisting with dressing if required and arranging the service of tea and breakfast trays".
The potential maid or manservant to take on the role will also "have contact with members of the Royal family" and must, of course, have an "ability to maintain confidentiality".
For an annual salary of £14,400, the individula must also be willing to make the Royal family's beds, clean their dirty sheets and possess "a motivated, pro-active attitude".
Another talent of the potential employee must be their ability to clean glass as the advertisement also states that applicants must be willing to clean "internal glass" but it doesn't state that the Palace actually has 760 windows - which may come as somewhat of a shock to the person cleaning them.

The housekeeping assistant will have to have an ability to maintain confidentiality

The job description bears many similarities to one that was uploaded onto the British Monarchy's website this time last year, where the individual could earn the same amount of money by simply cleaning the Queen's dishes.
In January 2013 it was reported that the 87-year-old monarch was looking to employ a dishwasher who could earn £14,200 a year by cleaning the plates at residences such as Windsor, Sandringham, Balmoral and Holyroodhouse.
The post stated that the employee should be "punctual and reliable", "able to work well in a team and have a flexible and willing attitude" and should be "happy to travel and work at other royal residences in the UK and at weekends".
Perhpas the Queen failed to find a suitable applicant last year, and that is why she is recruiting for a 'housekeeping assistant' now.
But for those who would love to work in the palace, but aren't so sure they'd be capable of running Her Majesty the perfect bath every evening needn't worry, as there's several otherjobs up for grabs.

Some of the jobs require employees to travel to Sandringham and Balmoral [ALAMY]

Three of the vacancies have application closing dates of next week and these are for a Retail and Admissions Assistant, a Collections Information Assistant and an Orderly to work in the Masters of the Household's Office.
Another role that is listed on the website is for the maternity cover of a Records Manager - with the application closing date set at February 2.
The job specification states that the individual would be responsible for "maintaining and interpreting the records and information management policy", "providing training and advice to ensure that the policy is understood and implemented" and to "support the development of an electronic records management strategy".
Obviously, the temporary role is somewhat different to being the Queen's housekeeping assistant, and certainly won't be an insight into Palace life, but the benefits and perks of the job will no doubt be just as good.

Princess Michael does it again....but...

According to a british tabloid Princess Michael of Kent has called the older royals boring and Princess Diana Uneducated and has raised the hackles of a few.

Here is the extracts from the interview.

'She began the interview, however, by insisting she could not talk about Britain's Royal Family.
Then, when asked about William and Kate, she said: "Of course we're thrilled to have a beautiful young married couple with a baby.
"Let's hope there are more marriages soon because I think to have that young generation is terribly good for the people. The people love to see happy young people and I think the older generation are a bit boring for most people."

I think she was saying that the younger generation were a bit more interesting to the general public than the older. Yes she says they are boring but I dont think you can take offence at that. Remember she is nearly 70. She probably should have added the word 'Now'.

The Princess, a divorcee from Bohemia who married Prince Michael, the Queen's cousin, in 1978, replied: "She was my next door neighbour at Kensington Palace and I must say I was very fond of her, very attached to her. She had an enormous amount of goodness in her.
"Like probably many people of little education who find themselves, like pop stars or film stars, suddenly lauded by the whole world, it is very difficult if you have not had a mother bringing you up who was quite stern and strict. She did not have a mother bring her up and she did not have much education, so it is much harder to cope with eulogy.
"She had her two sisters but they were doing their own thing and she was the youngest and on her own, and her mother went to Australia when she was 10 years old or something and that is tough. Sarah Ferguson had the same thing. Her mother went off to Buenos Aires when she was very young."

The facts are The Princess of Wales failed her 0 levels twice and left school without attaining them.

However She should not throw stones at glass houses. I seem to remember her son being involved in some dubious drugs when he was younger!!!! Good mothering I think not.

worst dressed of the week

Its not only Hollywood that gets it wrong. My worst dressed for the week goes to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. That hat has to be the worst hat EVER. Im sorry but..FAIL

oh dear god..Shes back!!!

Appearing on the red carpet two days ago was none other than our dear friend Paris Hilton. I can only say that the outfit has the makings of a gorgeous gown but somehow she just makes it seem a little how should I put it...SLUTTY...SKANKY...One false move and wardrobe malfunction central.

What a beautiful Princess

So who is this beautiful young lady you ask. She is Princess Ingrid Alexander of Norway , daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and 2nd in line to the Norwegian Throne. This picture was taken to celebrate her tenth birthday.

Remember Them 5

I had to do a double take when I saw this on. A  little clue 'Look at what happened to me, Icant believe it myself'

 

Yes indeedy, its William Katt, the greatest American Hero.

Remember them 4

Oh my god, She was by far the cutest kid ever on TV.

Bewitched gorgeous daughter Tabitha is now 49 years old and is still working although mostly in ads, reality tv and surprisingly at one time was Virgina madsens stunt double/

Remember them 3

So this gentleman was in one of the greatest sitcoms ever...well I thought so when I was a kid. I don't think I missed and episode. And if you squint he still pretty much looks the same

Now 60 years old its Barry Livingston who played Ernie on My Three  Sons. Most recently he appeared in The Social Network Horrible Bosses and Argo

 

A little Rant

Ash, the anti smoking lobby in New Zealand have decided to try and make smoking illegal in cars citing second hand smoke kills the other occupants of the car.
Now as a smoker I'm pissed!!!!Soon we wont be even allowed to smoke in our own homes. If this goes through which I doubt it will we risk becoming such a ridiculous nanny state(more so than we are already.
Smoking in MY car gives me pleasure on a long trip, I never smoke if I have anyone else in the car. I smoke outdoors even in my own home even when its pissing down with rain. If at a function I smoke outdoors and I am aware of any non smokers around me. None of the other people I know who smoke are inconsiderate.
How dare Ash try and Bully people, I am aware of what I am doing to my body, again it is MY body.
I know some of my non smoking friends will rush to the defence of Ash but I have a right to do whatever I want in MY car. AS far as Im concerned the only other person that can tell me what to do in MY car is the finance company and that's only for a few more months.
Might perhaps contact the human rights commission on this one!

Sag Awards Fashion

As Im a little late in the piece have decided to just give a snapshot of opinion

Lupita you are a star. Blocking works a treat for you everytime

Oh good grief

Yuck, definitely my worst dressed. She looks short and fat which of course she is not

Stunning as per usual

Golden glodes great, Sags terrible

Much better look than last weeks bon bon

Rita RITA RITA!!!!You are 82 years old... Noone wants to see your cleavage

Congratulations, its a girl

Here is the official announcement from Buckingham Palace.

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
TO THE QUEEN
Mrs Michael Tindall today safely delivered a baby girl at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Mr Tindall was present at the birth. The weight of the baby was 7lbs 12oz.
The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips and Mike’s parents, Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, have been informed and are delighted with the news. The baby’s name will be confirmed in due course.
This baby is the first child for Zara and Mike, the third grandchild for The Princess Royal and the fourth great-grandchild for The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, and is 16th line to the Throne

The golden Raspberry Nominations(almost as important as the Oscars)

Winners are announced the day prior to the academy awards.

Worst Picture
After Earth
The Big Wedding
47 Ronin
Getaway
Grown Ups 2
Grudge Match
The Host
InAPPropriate Comedy
The Lone Ranger
A Madea Christmas
Movie 43
Paranoia
R.I.P.D.
Runner Runner
Scary Movie 5
Worst ActorAdrien Brody - InAPPropriate Comedy
Robert De Niro - The Big Wedding / The Family / Grudge Match
Johnny Depp - The Lone Ranger
Liam Hemsworth - Love and Honor / Paranoia
Ashton Kutcher - Jobs
Keanu Reeves - 47 Ronin
Adam Sandler - Grown Ups 2
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Escape Plan / The Last Stand
Jaden Smith - After Earth
Sylvester Stallone - Bullet to the Head / Escape Plan / Grudge Match
Jason Statham - Homefront / Parker
Ben Stiller - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Vince Vaughn - Delivery Man / The Internship
Owen Wilson - Free Birds (voice only) / The Internship
Worst ActressGemma Arterton - Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters / Runner Runner
Halle Berry - The Call / Movie 43
Selena Gomez - Getaway
Jennifer Hudson - Winnie Mandela
Lindsay Lohan - The Canyons / InAPPropriate Comedy
Jennifer Lopez - Parker
Tyler Perry (as Madea) - A Madea Christmas
Michelle Pfeiffer - The Family
Noomi Rapace - Dead Man Down / Passion
Saoirse Ronan - The Host
Jurnee Smollett-Bell - Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Naomi Watts - Diana / Movie 43
Worst Supporting ActorBen Affleck - Runner Runner
Chris Brown - Battle of the Year
William Fichtner - The Lone Ranger
Harrison Ford - Ender's Game / Paranoia
James Franco - Homefront
Mel Gibson - Machete Kills
Armie Hammer - The Lone Ranger
Larry the Cable Guy - A Madea Christmas
Taylor Lautner - Grown Ups 2
Rob Schneider - InAPPropriate Comedy
Charlie Sheen - Machete Kills / Scary Movie 5
Will Smith - After Earth
David Spade - Grown Ups 2
Nick Swardson - Grown Ups 2 / A Haunted House
Tom Wilkinson - The Lone Ranger
Worst Supporting Actress
Kate Bosworth - Homefront / Movie 43
Abigail Breslin - The Call
Helena Bonham Carter - The Lone Ranger
Salma Hayek - Grown Ups 2
Katherine Heigl - The Big Wedding
Kim Kardashian - Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Diane Keaton - The Big Wedding
Lady Gaga - Machete Kills
Lindsay Lohan - Scary Movie 5
Shirley MacLaine - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Winona Ryder - Homefront
Susan Sarandon - The Big Wedding
Sofia Vergara - Escape from Planet Earth (voice only) / Machete Kills
Kate Winslet - Movie 43
Worst Screen Combo
Chris Brown and his dancing shoes - Battle of the Year
Johnny Depp and that dumb dead bird on his head - The Lone Ranger
The entire cast of The Big Wedding
The entire cast of Grown Ups 2The entire cast of The Hangover Part III
The entire cast of The Host
The entire cast of Machete Kills
The entire cast of Movie 43
Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen - Scary Movie 5
Tyler Perry and either Larry the Cable Guy or that worn out wig and dress - A Madea Christmas
Jaden Smith and Will Smith on planet nepotism - After Earth
Sylvester Stallone and either Robert De Niro in Grudge Match,
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Escape Plan, or the typewriter he used to write Homefront
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Battle of the Year
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
A Good Day to Die Hard
Grown Ups 2
Grudge Match (mash-up/rip-off of Raging Bull and Rocky)
The Hangover Part III
The Lone Ranger (remake of past Lone Rangers and rip-off of Wild Wild West)
Machete Kills
Scary Movie 5
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Smurfs 2
Texas Chainsaw 3D

Blog Survey

To the right is a blog survey. Please fill it out it will only take a secod. Is on the the fashions at the Golden Globes. Really appreciate your opinions. Will be be doing another for screen actors Guild awards this weekend and of course one for the Oscars. (Who knows maybe one for the Naptas, LOL)

Academy Nominations

Best Picture

• 
  12 Years a Slave
  97%
• 
  American Hustle
  93%
• 
  Captain Phillips
  93%
• 
  Dallas Buyers Club
  93%
• 
  Gravity
  97%
• 
  Her
  93%
• 
  Nebraska
  91%
• 
  Philomena
  92%
• 
  The Wolf of Wall Street
  75%

Best Director

• 
  Steve McQueen (III)
  12 Years a Slave
  97%
• 
  David O. Russell
  American Hustle
  93%
• 
  Alfonso Cuarón
  Gravity
  97%
• 
  Alexander Payne
  Nebraska
  91%
• 
  Martin Scorsese
  The Wolf of Wall Street
  75%

Actor in a Leading Role

• 
  Christian Bale
  American Hustle
• Bruce Dern
  Nebraska
• Leonardo DiCaprio
  The Wolf of Wall Street
• Chiwetel Ejiofor
  12 Years a Slave
• Matthew McConaughey
  Dallas Buyers Club

Actress in a Leading Role

• 
  Amy Adams
  American Hustle
• Cate Blanchett
  Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock
  Gravity
• Judi Dench
  Philomena
• Meryl Streep
  August: Osage County

Actor in a Supporting Role

• 
  Barkhad Abdi
  Captain Phillips
• Bradley Cooper
  American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender
  12 Years a Slave
• Jonah Hill
  The Wolf of Wall Street
• Jared Leto
  Dallas Buyers Club

Actress in a Supporting Role

• 
  Sally Hawkins
  Blue Jasmine
• Jennifer Lawrence
  American Hustle
• Lupita Nyong'o
  12 Years a Slave
• Julia Roberts
  August: Osage County
• June Squibb
  Nebraska

Best Foreign Language Film

• 
  The Broken Circle Breakdown
  80%
• 
  The Great Beauty
  93%
• 
  The Hunt
  93%
• 
  The Missing Picture
  100%
• 
  Omar
  ——

Animated Feature Film

• 
  The Croods
  70%
• 
  Despicable Me 2
  74%
• 
  Ernest & Celestine
  100%
• 
  Frozen
  89%
• 
  The Wind Rises
  81%

Documentary Feature

• 
  The Act of Killing
  95%
• 
  Cutie and the Boxer
  95%
• 
  Dirty Wars
  84%
• 
  The Square
  100%
• 
  20 Feet from Stardom
  99%

Best Writing - Original Screenplay

• Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell for American Hustle
• Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine
• Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack for Dallas Buyers Club
• Spike Jonze for Her
• Bob Nelson for Nebraska

Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay

• Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke for Before Midnight
• Billy Ray for Captain Phillips
• Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Philomena
• John Ridley for 12 Years a Slave
• Terence Winter for The Wolf of Wall Street

Cinematography

• Philippe Le Sourd for The Grandmaster
• Emmanuel Lubezki for Gravity
• Bruno Delbonnel for Inside Llewyn Davis
• Phedon Papamichael for Nebraska
• Roger A. Deakins for Prisoners

Film Editing

• Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten for American Hustle
• Christopher Rouse for Captain Phillips
• John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa for Dallas Buyers Club
• Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger for Gravity
• Joe Walker for 12 Years a Slave

Music - Original Score

• John Williams for The Book Thief
• Steven Price for Gravity
• William Butler and Owen Pallett for Her
• Alexandre Desplat for Philomena
• Thomas Newman for Saving Mr. Banks

Music - Original Song

• "Alone Yet Not Alone" - Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel; Alone Yet Not Alone
• "Happy" - Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams; Despicable Me 2
• "Let it Go" - Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez; Frozen
• "The Moon Song" - Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze; Her
• "Ordinary Love" - Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson; Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Production Design

• Judy Becker (Production Design); Heather Loeffler (Set Decoration) for American Hustle
• Andy Nicholson (Production Design); Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard (Set Decoration) for Gravity
• Catherine Martin (Production Design); Beverley Dunn (Set Decoration) for The Great Gatsby
• K.K. Barrett (Production Design); Gene Serdena (Set Decoration) for Her
• Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Alice Baker (Set Decoration) for 12 Years a Slave

Costume Design

• Michael Wilkinson for American Hustle
• William Chang Suk Ping for The Grandmaster
• Catherine Martin for The Great Gatsby
• Michael O'Connor for The Invisible Woman
• Patricia Norris for 12 Years a Slave

Sound Editing

• Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns for All Is Lost
• Oliver Tarney for Captain Phillips
• Glenn Freemantle for Gravity
• Brent Burge for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Wylie Stateman for Lone Survivor

Sound Mixing

• Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro for Captain Phillips
• Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro for Gravity
• Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland for Inside Llewyn Davis
• Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow for Lone Survivor

Visual Effects

• Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould for Gravity
• Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick for Iron Man 3
• Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier for The Lone Ranger
• Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton for Star Trek Into Darkness

Makeup and Hairstyling

• Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews for Dallas Buyers Club
• Stephen Prouty for Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
• Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny for The Lone Ranger

Short Film - Live Action

• Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)
• Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
• Helium
• Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
• The Voorman Problem

Short Film - Animated

• Feral
• Get a Horse!
• Mr. Hublot
• Possessions
• Room on the Broom

Documentary Short

• CaveDigger
• Facing Fear
• Karama Has No Walls
• The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
• Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall