Review: Wrangler Denim Spa jeans

Everything about the new Wrangler Denim Spa jeans sounds like perfection, but we wanted to test their claim that they can soothe sensitive skin, keep legs moisturised AND help to keep cellulite at bay.While we weren't able to give the cellulite busters a try just yet, we did put the Aloe Vera jeans to the test for a few weeks. Here's what we thought.

What makes them special? Wrangler explains that the jeans are infused with "microcapsulated" moisturising ingredients like apricot kernel oil, passion fruit oil, rose hip oil and shea butter.

The idea is that the closer the fit, the more friction there will be allowing the microcapsules to release their soothing qualities.

 

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Adele is due to give birth in TWO months?

Well rumour has it baby Adele is going to be here much sooner than we were expecting!



Even though Adele only officially announced she was expecting her first child with her charity worker boyfriend Simon Knoecki on June 29, sources close to the singer have revealed the baby is due in a matter of weeks.

Speaking to Heat magazine, the source said: “Adele has barely left the house in recent months, so she could keep this to herself for as long as possible.”

This means the normally chatty singer has been keeping the news secret for seven months. Pretty impressive considering she's the biggest star on the planet at the moment!

The source added: “She stopped exercising a few months ago, and since then it’s been all about the baby.”

The revelation could explain why Adele didn't fly to the Billboard Awards in May or why she snuck in to the Ivor Novello Awards in May wearing a full-length loose fitting black dress. She even refused to speak to the media or pose for pictures.

We're just excited that we don't have to wait as long now!

What do you think Adele is having? Girl or boy?

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Kourtney Kardashian gives birth to a baby girl and names her Penelope Scotland!

Kourtney Kardashian has finally given birth and she's called her daughter, Penelope Scotland Disick!



Kourtney and Scott welcomed little Penelope into the world in Los Angeles yesterday weighing seven pounds and 14 ounces.

Speaking to E! News, Kourtney said: "Scott and I are overjoyed to welcome our precious angel Penelope Scotland Disick into our lives."

The couple already have one uber adorable kid together, Mason Dash Disick, and we guess they are 'keeping up' with the trend of interesting middle name choices.

Sister Kim was quick to send out her love on Twitter this morning writing: "Welcome to the world Penelope Scotland Disick!!!!"

The tweet also had a link to Kim's blog where she wrote: "Welcome to the world, Penelope Scotland Disick! Kourtney gave birth to a beautiful baby daughter on Sunday and the whole family is so thrilled to finally meet her! She is absolutely perfect! I am so excited to be an aunt again and can’t wait to spoil little Penelope. I know Mason is going to be the best big brother in the whole world. Congratulations Kourtney and Scott. Xo"

Awwww we can't wait to see these two battle it out on the cuteness factor!

Are you excited to see baby Penelope?

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Events: Clarins 'Eau Dynamisante' 25th birthday

It’s not every day you get a shimmery red invite to a Clarins party, so I count myself lucky that I had the pleasure to attend the 25th anniversary of its fragrance ‘Eau Dynamisante’ this week. As if that wasn’t enough, this is also the tenth year they are celebrating the most ‘Dynamisante’ woman (see what they did there?) in the UK.



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Article: Bear Grylls Exclusive

Cameron Diaz is set to join Bear Grylls on the next season of 'Man vs. Wild', the action man has confirmed.

(BANG)

Cameron Diaz is to learn how to survive in the wild.



The 'Bad Teacher' actress has agreed to join Bear Grylls on the next series of his adventure show 'Man vs. Wild' - which features the action man dropped into inhospitable locations and showing viewers how to endure the experiences - but the pair first need to work out a suitable time in their schedules.

Bear exclusively told Bang Showbiz: "She's agreed to it, which is great. So we're gonna try and do it in due course."

The 38-year-old actress will be following in the footsteps of comedian Will Farrell and also Jake Gyllenhaal, who just accompanied Bear on a trip to Iceland, with the survival expert describing him as the "fittest man in Hollywood".

He joked: "I have a rule not to take anyone who is fitter or better looking than me but I kind of let that slide and ended taking the fittest man in Hollywood."

Bear had to be "less reckless" after promising Jake's sister that he wouldn't take any crazy risks but admitted they still encountered some extreme situations.

He explained: "We hit these crazy storms. They were the worst storms they've had in Iceland in ten years. There was a jumbo jet blown sideways across a runway meanwhile I was up in this mountain with Jake being blown about like tumbleweed.

"For me it's great to take along someone who is really up for it like that and be able to push him as well."

Bear Grylls stars in 'Man vs. Wild', which premieres on the Discovery Channel on July 11.

Published: Elle Canada

* Article was written based on information acquired from my interview with Bear Grylls.

We Heart Tuesdays: Are sexy texts worth the risk?

Here at Company HQ we've been discussing the perils of those flirty (or sometimes downright filthy!) texts you send to your bloke - and what happens to them if you break up?



Celeb naked pic scandals seem to be popping up almost every week. So here in the Company office, we’ve been discussing - is it worth the risk for a bit of naughty fun?

This year already Rihanna, Amber Rose and Chris Brown have all had private pictures of themselves spread across the web. And with new pictures surfacing of Vanessa Hudgens last week, we’re thinking she may be regretting hitting send 6 years ago! Although it’s unlikely that celeb gossip blogs or the papers would be interested in pics of our nude bottoms, websites like Facebook and Twitter could just as easily be used by a bitter ex to embarrass us.

A recent survey conducted revealed that 36% of us are sending or posting nude images of ourselves to our guys. 72% send them to be 'fun or flirtatious', and 59% will send snaps as a sexy present for the boyfriend. For a lot of us, sexting can help the keep the relationship going, especially when it is long distance and you aren’t able to see each other as often as you would like to. And there are loads of couples who have sent pics to each other and made sure that they stayed private. But then 24% of young adult women said they have had nude - or semi nude images - originally meant for someone else - shared with them!

A good friend went through an awful time last year after her ex - after two years together he now was threatening to put pics he had of her on Facebook after she dumped him! Suddenly something that was sent at a good time in their relationship as a bit of playful fun was being used to blackmail her. Lucky for her, after a lot of pleading he agreed to delete them. Another mate found out that her boyfriend was actually bragging to his friends by showing intimate pictures and videos of the two of them to anyone who would look. She was so upset when she realised friends and even some strangers had seen such intimate images, that the relationship broke down and she’s found it hard to trust people since.

So how can we be sure that we are right to trust our partners with such personal images? Maybe we should take inspiration from Hilary Duff. She has admitted that she sends her husband, Ice Hockey star Mike Comrie, a few cheeky pics to keep their love life fun when he’s on the road. But here’s the thing, all pics she sends are from the neck down. For her, that means if the pics ever manage to get leaked, there is no way people can be 100% sure if it’s really her or not!

At the end of the day, every relationship is different and if you trust them enough then you should be free to do whatever you want. But if you’re not completely sure then just play it safe and don't press send, he'll just have to wait until he sees the real thing! What are your thoughts? Leave a comment below and tell us if you’ve ever sent a sexy pic....

By Nola Ojomu

Published: www.company.co.uk

We Heart Tuesdays: Does your first love shape future relationships?

Here at Company HQ we're all super, and I mean SUPER excited about the new Brit com 'Submarine' being released this week.

The film, written by Patrick Ayoade (yep, that’s the one from the IT crowd) sees 15-year-old Oliver (Craig Roberts) fall madly in love with the gorgeous Jordana (Yasmin Paige) and all the trials and tribulations that comes with first love... mainly will he or won’t he manage to persuade her to sleep with him!

It’s got us reminiscing about our first loves in the office and wondering how much our first loves affect us later in life. You never forget your first love, do you? I had the typical complicated relationship with my first love. I say complicated because the truth is, looking back I now realise I was definitely more in love with him than he was with me.

I can’t help but cringe at all the things I used to do. Writing his name all over my school book (well tagging his name all over my book, I thought of myself as a bit of a graff artist), saving his cute texts in a special folder so I could read them over and over again, sitting and smiling like a fool all day because I was soo in love.

But it turned out he was only after one thing and I wasn’t going to give that up for him. So he dumped me. Just like that. Needless to say, I was heartbroken. But here’s the lesson: It made me even more determined to wait for the right guy. While some people are lucky to meet and stay with their first love for the rest of their lives, most of us usually have to move on and learn from it.

But not every first love has to end in heartbreak, does it? My best friend was with her boyfriend around the same time and while they didn’t have any reason to break up, the relationship (like most do) ran its course. She always told me that her first love helped her know what to expect from her boyfriends. Her first love was sweet, thoughtful and treated her with respect and now she won’t waste her time with anyone who doesn’t treat her the same way.

So is it fair to say that your first love will always shape how you go into your future relationships? Let us know about your first love and the lessons you learned...

 

By Nola Ojomu

Published: www.company.co.uk

We Heart Tuesdays: Can short hair put guys off?

It’s hair month at Company HQ so in the office this week we’re discussing whether our hairstyles can have a negative effect on our love lives...



Ever since celebs like Emma Watson and Michelle Williams have gone for cropped hairstyles, women have been flocking to the hairdressers in order to get their hair cut shorter and shorter in a bid to keep up with the latest edgy style.

But has the resurgence in the pixie crop caused women to get more attention and praise from other fashionistas while making them less attractive to the male sex? We've already discussed the fact men don’t really understand high fashion and it seems this also relates to hair. A Tresemme poll revealed that 43% of men find the classic look of long, wavy locks the sexiest hair style on a woman while only 7% chose the pixie crop.

Women such as Cheryl Cole and Megan Fox are being named as the sexiest women on the planet and the latest Ask Men UK poll doesn’t have any women with short hair in the top ten. Emma Watson (who came in at 17) is the only short haired star feature in the entire top 20. So what does mean for the women who have been brave enough to chop it all off?

I have a friend who just decided to cut her hair short as a way to represent a new era in her life, admitting that she loved the freedom that came with chopping off her locks. As for male attention, she admits that it has calmed down a lot since she got the new 'do - but she still gets approached on nights out!

The majority of men may prefer longer hair but there are still loads of men who find women with shorter hairstyles appealing because it makes them seem more fun and confident. Celebs like Frankie Sandford and Rihanna became more attractive to men when they went for shorter styles.

So yes, cutting your hair may cause you to get less attention from men but it can probably help you attract a different type, the one who can appreciate your sense of style. Have you ever cut your hair short - and did it have an impact on the amount of attention you got from guys? Let us know your thoughts and experiences by commenting below....

By Nola Ojomu

Published: www.company.co.uk

 

Facebook Profile Pics Get Animated!

A new craze has been taking over Facebook for the past two days and it all started with this message:

Change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon character from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same, for the NSPCC. Until Monday (December 6th), there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is a campaign to stop violence against children!

 

And just like that profile pictures around the world have been changed to the plethora of characters that seem to have taken over Facebook.

Young and old alike are reliving their childhood memories with characters from Disney films and popular kids TV shows. Some of the standout favourites have been:

The Smurfs, Pokemon, Aladin, Danger Mouse, Dragon Ball Z, Wacky Races, The Flinstones, Scooby Doo, Recess, The Little Mermaid, The Simpsons, Cinderella and many many more.

This has been a clever way to use the power of Facebook for a good cause. Hopefully people will stop and think of all those children who are not able to enjoy their own childhood.

Have you been taking part? What was your favourite childhood cartoon character?

By Nola Ojomu

 

Published: www.thenewcurrent.com

 

Article - Kanye West

Kanye West is continuing his new found love for all that is ‘Artistic’ by releasing a 32 minute long film for his new single ‘Runaway’. The ‘film’ features all the songs he has been releasing on ‘Good Friday’ as he likes to call it.

Not only does he direct the film but he also does a little bit – of rather poor – acting alongside former Victoria Secret model, Selena Ebanks, who plays what I think is some sort of phoenix.

Her costume consists of huge wings and discreetly placed feathers and I must say she looks pretty good.

But none of this really works for me. I don’t get why Kanye feels the need to do this. I, like many other people, miss the days of the old Kanye who hit the scene with ‘college dropout’ and ‘The graduation’.

I’ve always liked how different his videos were compared to other rappers. But it doesn’t look like the days of ‘Jesus walks’ and ‘Blood diamonds’ will be back in our lives anytime soon….neither will the tradition of 3 minute videos, the way everyone is going!

I wonder what Lady Gaga will do now Kanye’s taken the throne for both longest and shortest music video…

 

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Article - Willow Smith

For those who don’t know, Will Smith’s nine-year-old daughter, Willow, has just released the official video for her first single, Whip My Hair.

I personally love the song and I think it will become a huge hit. It’s already getting requested frequently in nightclubs and now Willow is signed to Jay Z’s label, ROC Nation, the single is going to have the best platform to become an international hit and help her make her stamp on the music scene.

But a lot of people are already voicing their concerns about her age. While it is clear that she is extremely talented for her age, is it really necessary for her to be put into the spotlight this early?

It does seem to be a trend in the Smith household considering her 12 year old brother -Jaden Smith -was the boy on everyone’s lips after he featured in the hit summer remake, The Karate Kid.

I personally think it wouldn’t have hurt to wait till Willow turned 15 before getting her to start her music career but at the end of the day she is Will Smith’s daughter. She’s going to be in the spotlight either way so why not do something productive rather than become yet another waste of space Hollywood child. As long as her parents and Jay Z keep her grounded then she has the potential to take the throne from her idol, Rihanna.

At the age of nine, I personally think she’s already better than Rihanna. Must suck to know a child can sing better than you!

It wont be long before you hear girls, old and young, singing ‘I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH’!

 

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Article - Penelope Cruz Married!

The pair had a top secret ceremony at the beginning of July at a friend’s house in the Bahamas. Cruz’s representative confirmed the nuptials saying the ceremony was a small one that only family members attended.

The actress, who was once engaged to Tom Cruise, had her dress designed by long time friend, fashion designer John Galliano. The couple both starred in the Woody Allen romantic comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelonain the 2008.

UPDATE: According to Life & Style magazine, the pair is also expecting their first child!

An insider says the pair wanted to get married before their baby arrives next year!



It seems secret marriages are in style at the moment.

Last month transformers star Megan Fox secretly married her fiancé of two years – not two weeks like some people are saying – and long time lover Brian Austin Green. The couple got married in Hawaii at the Four Seasons Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehu on the big island of Hawaii, which is known for throwing A-list weddings.

An insider said:

“They had a fairly large wedding, and there were nearly more security guards than guests. They wanted so much security that they had to call in local security because the hotel security alone couldn’t do it. It was very hush hush. Everyone was sworn to secrecy. Megan and Brian had already been there for a few days. It seemed like a spur of the moment thing. I don’t think it had been planned long.”

 

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Feature - Advice for LiLo

Poor poor Lilo, sent to jail again because she couldn’t follow the rules. How unfair is that? She is clearly the only celebrity in the history of Hollywood to be facing such unjust treatment. It’s not like rapper Lil Wayne is in jail right now as we speak, serving a one year sentence. No, 90 days is much worse than that.

One can only imagine the advise she must be getting from others who have been in her position.

Paris Hilton –

If you actually have to serve more than a week ,start having panic attacks and claim your chlosterphobic, that helped make my time easier. Oh and claim you’ve found Jesus! Become a Christian and tell everyone you’ve been saved. It’s the cool thing to do when you come out of prison and you’ll get a Larry king interview as soon as you get out. And don’t forget to have a fabulous outfit planned for when you go in and come out. It’s a perfect time to promote your legging line!

Nicole Richie –

I only served 82 mintues so I don’t actually have advice to give you. You can follow my example and made it a bad girl gone good situation. Ditch your mum as a manager, lose all the fake friends, settle down and have a baby and everyone will love you again. Then you’ll be living the simple life.

Robert Downey Jr. –



Suck it up and serve the time like a man. Use this sentence to plan how you are going to get back into Hollywood. Before you know it you’ll be in the next Iron man movie with me.

Boy George –



Keep claiming your innocent and it wasn’t your fault. Kiss up to everyone and anyone you can and before you know they’ll be letting you out for ‘good behaviour’.

Khloe Kardashian –

I only spent a few hours in jail so I cant really help with that but I think you accept the sentence, do the time and then come out with a reality show, marry a sportsman and open up a fashion store. Prison is the best thing that could happen to your career! Just use it to make you even more famous like I have.

 

Published: www.thenewcurrent.com

Article - MTV or RTV?

So MTV is looking for 16-24 year olds who might be considering abortion and want to share their experience with the world! Their Tweet was as follows:

mtvuk Are you pregnant, 16-24 and considering an abortion? Are you willing to share your experience? Contact mtvstories@mtvne.com in confidence

Why?

I’m guessing that the success of the MTV show 16& Pregnant (which has now been picked up by LivingTV) has led to the producers wanting to take this type of reality show to the next level.

But this is MTV…. MUSIC Television! Do the producers even remember this?



Probably not seeing as the new MTV logo has got rid of the ‘music television’ that was always written underneath it. MTV is only known now for its reality shows. Starting in the late 90’s reality shows steadily started to take over from the music videos. We’ve seen shows like The Osbournes, Jackass, Punk, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, The Ashlee Simpson show and 8th & Ocean.

And let’s not forget the gems such as South Park, Cribs, Pimp My Ride, Laguna Beach, NEXT, My Super Sweet 16, Viva La Bam, The Hills, The City and the controversial Jersey Shore. The list of shows that have nothing to do with music are endless.

If it wasn’t for death of stars such as Micheal Jackson and the Video Music Awards, you would be completely right think that MTV no longer has any involvement in the music world. There are sister channels such as MTV Base and MTV hits that still provide music but I think I’m not the only one who would like to see MTV go back to what it used to be.

Somehow I doubt this will ever happen! Oh well, we have a show about teen abortions to look forward to. Who needs music eh?

As I write, Gossip Girl is being shown on the channel and a quite look at the line up for the rest of the day shows that the only show that will even feature music is the dance contest ‘America’s Next Best Dance Crew’.

I suggest the logo should be changed again. In fact, let’s have a whole revamp and call it RTV, Reality Television. Maybe that way someone can just start MTV again and so it can do what it was originally created for no so long ago!

 

Published: www.thenewcurrent.com

Article - Mel Gibson

The once loved actor and director Mel Gibson has gone on a downward spiral since 2006 when he harassed a female police officer while being arrested for a DUI. We thought ‘sugart*ts’ and his claim that ‘Jews’ were responsible for all the wars in the world were shocking but he has been caught out once again. This time the victim of his abuse is his ex girlfriend and baby mama, Oksana Grigorieva.



Gibson is still finalising the divorce with his ex-wife of over 20 years whom he cheated on to be with Oksana but he seem he couldn’t stay faithful to her either and they have now split following rumours he had an affair with a porn star.

And this is all from a man who is a ‘devout catholic’ and directed the record breaking ‘The Passion of Christ’!

Now Gibson and Oksana are going through a bitter custody battle for their 9 month old daughter, Lucia. Oksana is revealing evidence that shows why Gibson is not fit to be around his daughter let alone look after her and Gibson’s action are infuriating just about everyone in Hollywood!

Radaronline claim to have heard a message that Gibson left Oksana and report that they heard him say abusive and racist comments such as:

“You’re an embarrassment to me. You look like a f*cking pig in heat, and if you get raped by a pack of n*ggers, it will be your fault.”

“How dare you act like such a b*tch when I have been so f*cking nice.”

“I am going to come and burn the f*cking house down… but you will blow me first.”

“Look what every part of you is… f*cking fake… f*cking fake. You are the most synthetic person… who the f*ck are you?”

“This is my last message. I might be the father. Well, f*ck you. You psycho c***. Because I don’t care.”

While no other site has heard or seen this evidence, most people are accepting that this could easily be real recordings of Gibson on yet another insulting verbal attack. The star’s outburst has infuriated civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson, who has asked for Gibson to get ‘help’.

He told RadarOnline that this leak “demonstrates once again that we are far from a society that is beyond race and racism. His penchants for anti-Semitic and racist diatribes reveal the actor’s fundamental character flaw.”

There are also rumours that he hit Oksana, knocking out two of her teeth and giving her a concussion. While we are yet to find out what it actually true I think it’s fair to say that Mel Gibson’s career is definitely over because I doubt anyone in Hollywood will want to be associated with this man!

Glenn Selig, founder of PR firm The Publicity Agency, said:

“The public can overlook a lot, but this is not something they will tolerate or stomach. This will spell the end for Mel Gibson. If true, not only will he be rejected by the public but by Hollywood.”

A studio boss has said: “Last time he just managed to claw back his career. This time he will be a pariah. He offended not only women but a huge swathe of the public. Any Hollywood exec will fear a backlash if they use him.”

 

Published: www.thenewcurrent.com

Article - Belly Button Piercings

Belly button piercings – sexy or a silly trend?

Ever since I was 14 years old, I’ve wanted to get my belly button pierced. Not just because celebrities and everyone else had them, but because I don’t like my stomach that much and wanted something to make it look more feminine. Weird I know.



But I have very strict African parents who would have happily ripped it out if they ever found out. It doesn’t help that my mum is a nurse who has to deal with the people who don’t take care of their piercings and then run to her with infections and all sorts of horror stories.

That then got me thinking, what if I did get some horrible infection that messed me up forever? Maybe it was best that I gave up this silly dream and keep my belly button away from any needles. But despite my best efforts, I found myself still wanting to get it done

So I told myself that I would get it when I got to university. In my second term as a first year to be precise, because after spending all that time at home for Christmas I would be in no rush to go back and so my piercing could heal nicely by Easter.

But Easter has come and gone and my belly button is yet to be pierced. I admit that it is partly due to the fact that my parents would probably make my life hell if they ever found out but it is also because once again I have started to question whether I really want to get it done anymore. I’m not worried about the risk of infections anymore. I’m worried about the views of society.

It seems to me that getting your belly button pierced has become a thing that little teenage girls do, not mature young women. That could be a problem because surely I need to grow up and put all things teenage behind me.

So is belly button piercing becoming a teenage fad, with tweens getting it done because Miley Cyrus has one? Or are belly button piercings still nice regardless of what age you get it done.

Summer is fast approaching and I have a feeling I will finally give in to temptation, if i figure out how to hide it from my parents. Or will seeing so many other girls with thier piercings just put me off joining such a popular trend.

All I know is that I’m going get mine done someday, even if I end up taking it out an hour later. It is just something I have to do; I just hope it’ll still be socially acceptable when I eventually go through with it.

Published: www.multimediamouth.com

News Article - Pay to pray

Members of City Gate Church, Bournemouth were enraged to discover that they will have to pay to go to church.

New parking meters were placed on Gervis Road, Lansdowne, charging 60p an hour from 9am till 5pm, every Monday to Sunday.

The meters were put on the roads surrounding St Swithuns’ Centre two weeks ago, but had been covered with black bags saying ‘Not in use’, so members assumed that the meters would charge on Mondays –Fridays as most others do.

On Sunday 6th December, the members arrived to their morning service unaware of the new charge and had to be informed by the welcome team at the door so they would not be fined £60.

As some members can be at both the 9:30am and 11:30am service every Sunday morning, they will now have to pay an additional £125 a year just to go to their church. This could cause problems for those who have already been hit hard by the recent financial crisis as well as all the students and elderly members of the church.

Jurgen Kusel, 45, a regular member, states “I don’t understand why the council would put meters here and charge on a Sunday morning when they know that there is a popular church in the area”. He then went on to comment that maybe the council are exploiting the fact that the church members can be a regular source of money and he claimed that if that is true he would be very disappointed that the council think like that.

The overall concern from the church members was how this is going to affect their Christmas events. They feared that it would hinder the attendance levels for the carol service they were having the next week as well as the Christmas services later in the month.

We contacted the local council and they are yet to make a statement about the matter.

 

Article - A life in the day

The 18 -year- old Nigerian girl preparing to study journalism at university, she lives with her mother, father and younger brother in Kenley, Surrey.

It’s fun to just sit and laugh with my family - it’s my favourite moment of the day.

I usually wake up at 8am to say goodbye to my parents before they leave for work. Then I lie in bed for about an hour reading a book. I’ve always loved reading - a habit my dad says I got from my mum.

Around 9am I finally get out of bed. I’m a very fussy eater and I hate cereal because I can’t eat it when it gets soggy, I physically cringe at the thought. But there are a few exceptions like Frosted Shreddies and Crunchy Nut. If not, it’s bagels or toast.

I watch The Daily 10, which is all about celebrity gossip, while eating breakfast. I blame my mum again for my interest in celebrities but I also try to blag that I only watch the show because it will help me to become a good journalist.

I recently discovered an amazing exercise channel on Sky. I’m naturally skinny but I’ve been warned that my addiction to KFC could do some damage. So at 11:30 I do the ‘Caribbean workout’ which is a clever mix of Aerobics, Pilates and Yoga.

I usually go on my laptop around noon and check my E- mail, Facebook and some news so I don’t feel like I’m wasting my life away on the internet. My 14 – year - old brother, Babatunde, will normally goes on his Playstation or Nintendo Wii as soon as he sees I’m done with the TV. I tend to join him for a few games. I grew up around a lot of male cousins so I love playing video games and watching anime.

At 2:30 there’s another workout show called ‘Dance and be fit: Brazilian body’ and it’s much more dance based which I prefer. I think I got my love for dance from my culture. Although I was born in UK, I lived in Nigeria, West Africa from the ages of four to eight. Dancing is a big part of our culture and tradition. One of my earliest memories is trying to dance like my grandma - my Dad’s mum - at her 60th birthday. She was swinging her hips to the beat, slowly lowering to the group then back up again. However my imitation was to bend my knees and stick my bum in the air. Even at 80, she can still dance better than me.

Around 3pm, we get together some sort of lunch and watch Sky Sports News. I love football. My dad is a big football fan but he doesn’t support a team, he just likes the sport. Whereas, my brother and I are very big Arsenal supporters.
From 4pm, my brother watches the Disney channel which I happily watch with him. I’m still a kid at heart even though I’m the eldest child.

Dad gets back from work at 6pm and we all eat a Nigerian meal for dinner. You can’t really make the meals fresh like you could in Nigeria, which is something I miss the most about living there, but you learn to live with it. My favourite Nigerian meal is pounded yam, a seasoned tomato stew and meat. I remember we would always buy some from the Gbagada market on my way home from primary school.

While we eat, we watch the news together as a family. My parents always like to make sure that we know what is going on in the world. We are all very opinionated so there tends to be some heated discussions, usually about how much my mum and I don’t like the Tories.

I only really go out to a club called ‘Tiger Tiger’ on Thursday nights with my close friend Katy, but otherwise I spend the evening watching TV together with my family. We like to watch ‘Mock The Week’, it’s fun to just sit and laugh with my family - it’s my favourite moment of the day.

By around 10pm, we turn everything off and pray as a family. Most Nigerians are very religious and that, like dancing, is a big part of my life too. It’s comforting to have your family praying with you.

Usually I’m in bed by 11, with my book back in my hand to send me to sleep.

 

Article - Cheryl Cole

Why I'm not obsessed with Cheryl Cole

After another series of the X factor, my dislike for Cheryl Cole and the public obsession with her has reached new heights.

The show is meant to be about talent, finding someone with the potential to be a star.

But this latest season, all people have really cared about is Cheryl. What will Cheryl Cole wear this week? What will she do with her hair? Oh wow, look how amazing she was when she performed. Oh isn’t she such a nice mentor?

Well no, she isn’t. If she was such a nice mentor then she wouldn’t release her single one week after Alexandra Burke did. While JLS had the chance to stay at the top of the charts for weeks with their first single, Alexandra wasn’t allowed that luxury.

We all know that thanks to the nation’s undying love for Mrs ‘Oh she’s so perfect’ Cole, anything she touches will turn to gold. It was inevitable that her first single and album would go straight to number one. So the nice thing to do would have been to release her single weeks after Alexandra’s. Why make yourself the main competition for your own act? And now it looks like they will both be trying to break America at the same time.

I’m sure Burke is thrilled.

All Cheryl has shown me this year is that she is a hypocrite. She started this series by attacking contests, Kandi Rain, a group of former strippers. She said she didn’t like the way they dressed on stage, as they looked like slutty and that they should have dressed more demurely so that people would focus on their singing. She makes a slightly valid point.

However, I would just like you to think back to that ‘military’ themed outfit she wore when she performed ‘Fight for this love’ the following week and look at the ridiculous amount of flesh she was revealing.

Why did she get away with it? Some argue it is because she is already an established act but to me she just looked like a complete hypocrite. As my mother said, she was the one who looked like a stripper.

And this is meant to be the woman voted as most 11-16 year olds role model. She had to go to court for attacking someone in a club. How inspiring. Plus she has now revealed that she lost her virginity at the age of 15, after waiting a whole 3 months. She was really proud she waited so long because it allowed her to get to know the person first. The scary part is that girls will be saying, ‘If Cheryl lost it at 15 then it’s okay me for to do it as well’.

Everywhere we turn all you see Cheryl, on magazines, newspapers, radio, TV, bus stops. I know I’m not the only one who thinks her L’oreal adverts are really tacky. It’s so cheesy I physically cringed. Plus it’s not even her real hair anyway.

I’m so bored with people talking about how Cheryl is going to break America. I don’t think we realise just how little Americans care about a pretty northern WAG with no real singing talent whatsoever. America is full of average singers and even with the backing of Simon Cowell, the American idol winners find it hard to last more than 2 years before fading into the distance.

We all seem to forget that Girls Aloud could never even try to make a name across the pond and Cheryl wasn’t even the lead singer so you can’t argue that her ‘talent’ will help her break the States.

Unfortunately for me, 2010 is going to be an even more annoying year because the nation obsession doesn’t look like it’s going to be fading anytime soon. Great, her stupid song, ‘3 words’ has just come on the radio.