Beyonce

Who Run the World? BEYONCE! This dynamite is my favourite commercial artist. She’s sooo powerful and beautiful and actually has talent (more so with singing and dancing than acting). She never does anything half-heartedly which is why, she takes almost two years between her albums. And her performances never leave you wanting.

She is extremely dedicated to her craft. She pushes the envelope and is a pioneer in the industry even though she’s still so young (29). Her video ‘Single Ladies’ became a pop culture sensation and even had Justin Timberlake spoof it for Saturday Night Live (I’m obsessed with this show as well). Apart from looking the part, she has one of the best voices in the industry… She can actually sing! *ahem* Rihanna, Ke$hit, Ciara *ahem!*

From Destiny’s Child’s hits including ‘Bootylicious’ which was subsequently entered into the Oxford Dictionary and officially became a word! Together they were, ‘Independent Women’, ‘Survivor(s)’ and could pay their own ‘Bills Bills Bills’. Yep, that was lame.

Now she’s dominating solo and married to the hottest (SKILLS-wise) rapper in the game. They’re my favourite couple. I’ve liked every song she’s released, except a few nonsenses on her ‘I am… Sasha Fierce’ let-down. I’m feeling brain-washed here, CALL THE ILLUMINATI POLICE!

Her new video has everyone raving as she eases through a pantsula routine and has 200 dancers from Africa showcase their talent. Awesome video. Watch here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U

And then check out her sensational tribute performance at the Billboard Music Awards here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbvqTPGwbZ4&feature=topvideos_music

Obsessed with Beyonce

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Professional tennis

A few times a year, my heart is filled with joy as professional tennis players descend on the arenas to play exclusively for me... Coz they love me that much.

I love football intensely BUT tennis is ultimately my number one.

My favourite tennis players over time

1992-2001: Pete Sampras

1992-1996: Monica Seles

1997: Martina Hingis (I know!)

2001-2006: Venus Williams

2001- present: Serena Williams

2001- present: Roger Federer

Other players I like right now:

The 3 Frenchies (Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon, Gael Monfils)

Rafael Nadal (except when he's playing Federer)

David Ferrer

Kim Clijsters (except if she's playing Serena)

Na Li

The game is fast, entertaining, elegant with a hard edge. It's just beautiful to watch.

Obsessed with Tennis (especially of the Grand slam variety)

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Scott Disick

Now this is the LAST man I would choose to be my baby daddy or lover. He is ridiculously untamed as a human being and I'm not sure he knows the importance of being earnest or honest.

Either way, this is one man who can dress! Wow! I love loooove his style! It's crazy on point and he never compromises.

Also I think he's hilarious. I wouldn't wanna be with him romantically but I'd love to hang out with him. I think he's a riot.

This however, is purely a post dedicated to the slickness of his style. There are much better photos but damn Kourtney is all over the pics :/

Obsessed with Scott Disick

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Prince Harry

I’m infatuated with one, Henry Charles Albert David. This man is just about the sexiest white man alive! I'm sure the fact that he's a PRINCE ups the ante but he has so much SWAG!! He just drips cool and there's something about his smile that lets you know he loves being bad but that only a select few know about his hijinks ;)

Chelsy Drugged-Piggy Davy is the luckiest girl alive... But can she please just look like she doesn’t sprinkle ‘shrooms on her cereal. She always looks too high for life. And then doesn’t think too highly of brushes either. UGH!

I would like just 45 minutes in a room alone with Harry please? Anyone connected to the Royal family, please let him know this. It's tres important for my development that this happen! I really hope that Charles’ genes don’t infect Harry like they did William and his ‘impandla’.

Sporty, fun, charming, hot, bad!

Obsessed with Prince Harry

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Dita Von Teese

This diva is the most famous burlesque dancer in the world; she’s also acted in a few films and walked the runways for (among others) Christian Dior and Marc Jacobs.

She is blazing her own trail and really bold in her fashion choices both on and off the red carpet. She is definitely dedicated- her love for corsets has reduced the size of her waist. She’s always front row at fashion shows and on stage.

She has a ballet background which she used at her burlesque shows which she’d partly perform on Pointe. I think burlesque is incredibly sensual and I love the vintage feel.

She is awkwardly and timelessly beautiful and her salute to the 40s is undeniably chic.

Obsessed with Dita Von Teese

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Gruff Set to tour in October

Gruff Rhys has announced a further set of UK dates including several in Wales:

Sun, 2nd Oct – North Wales Theatre, Llandudno, Wales, UK
Mon, 3rd Oct - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Wed, 5th Oct - St David's Hall, Cardiff, UK
Thu, 6th Oct - Leeds Irish Centre, Leeds, UK
Fri, 7th Oct - Central Methodist Hall, Manchester, UK
Sat, 8th Oct - Bongo Club, Edinburgh, UK
Sun, 9th Oct - The Middlesbrough Crypt, Middlesbrough, UK
Tue, 11th Oct - Concert Hall, Reading, UK
Wed, 12th Oct - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK
Thu, 13th Oct - St Mary's Church, Ashford, UK

Tribute: Michael Jackson

This man was weird, weird, WEIRD! But the musical genius that was Michael Jackson is astounding.

I recently went to see ‘Thriller Live: a Tribute to Michael Jackson’ in London’s West End (this is the town equivalent of name dropping *ahem*). Anyway, there were 4 singers including a “young MJ” who performed his most popular songs with dancers. I thoroughly enjoyed the show but more than that, just hearing all his hit songs, reminded me how much I love his music and how influential he really was.

There were a few songs I felt were missing and needed to be performed because of how much I love them but I think that might be selfish.

The missing songs:

‘Stranger in Moscow’

‘Liberian Girl’

‘Remember the Time’

‘You are not alone’

‘You rock my world’

It started with his Motown hits with the Jackson 5 (The Jacksons)… My favourites are ‘I Want You Back’ and ‘Enjoy Yourself’. I can’t help but be in a great mood when those songs play.

And then the MJ songs from ‘Off the Wall’ like ‘Don’t stop till you get enough and ‘Rock with you’ and then the biggest selling album of all time, ‘Thriller’ which had amazing hits like ‘Beat It’, ‘Billie Jean’, ‘Thriller’ and ‘Human Nature’. His other albums: ‘Bad’, ‘Dangerous’, ‘History’ and ‘Invincible’ were also just phenomenal wonders of the world… His movies, not so much -_-

Then his music videos were a cultural powerhouse all on their own. He started the ‘mini movie’ craze which saw story lines and scripts being added to music videos with the biggest being ‘Thriller’ and then added another video staple when he had his celebrity friends guest star in his music videos ‘Liberian Girl’, ‘In the Closet’ and ‘Black and White’. He was also the first artist to truly use dance and choreography to tell part of the story, and to have signature pieces of clothing.

He was a big philanthropist and loved highlighting the plight of children, especially those in 3^rd world countries.

Even though there was tons of controversy surrounding Michael (the plastic surgery and child abuse allegations), I always believed that even though he was a complete weird freak man, he was innocent and taken advantage of, right till the end of his life… Especially by that evil dictator man he called his father.

So many artists have tried to emulate MJ, from his choreography and dance style, to his mannerisms, to the way he uses his voice: From Usher and Ne-Yo, to Destiny’s Child, Lady Gaga and beyond.

RIP MJ…

Obsessed with Michael Jackson

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