TOWIE FOR CHRISTMAS NUMBER 1

Have I read my newspaper right? I've checked all online forum's plus various twitters of cast members and it appears to be true. The Only Way is Essex have produced a christmas single that they aim to get to number one to see off the X Factor winner and anyone else who dares to try out for the Christmas Crown. Do I want them to win? Yes, Yes I do.

For years now the Christmas chart has been monopolised with X Factor's manufactued material and as good a platform as X Factor is, I feel it's time to let someone else have a go and being a fellow Essex dweller I feel I should put my weight behind their version of the Wham classic 'Last Christmas'. Yes Arg, Lauren Goodger, The Faiers, The Wrights and of course all the rest of our vajazzled and veneered cast members will be belting it out in the hope it hits the high notes.

It's all a bit of fun at the end of the day which I feel Christmas is all about and let's face it, love it or loathe it Essex is big (Sorry Chelsea) So I feel we should put our weight behind Essex even if when we hear their array of tones on our radio's we probably want to scream 'SHUTTTTT UPPP!'

#GETTOWIE2XMASNUMBER1

S.x
@sarahlrobinson_

PollyDolly Bags

As someone who prides themself on being a follower of fashion and keeping up to date with all the latest trends I tripped over a new style must have!
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So if you want a touch of glitter and glam to your usual handbag and be the envy of the office then make sure you order yourself one. At an amazing November offer of £16.99 plus free Shambala bracelet with every order, you'd be making a major fashion faux pas by missing out, and with Christmas only weeks away these making brilliant unique and quirky gifts.

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S.x

How to become a Z List Celebrity

Andy Warhol once said that everyone gets 15 minutes of fame; and in the notoriously fame hungry UK right now we have tonnes of Z lister’s clutching at straws to do anything to keep their faces in the magazines, theirs stories on the news and desire to want to hear about them. Unfortunately fame is a fickle business and with the amount of people grappling for a position how is it possible to stay top of the pops.

So what defines a celebrity? Jennifer Aniston- one of the main cast of one of if not THE most popular sitcom to hit our screens this decade, a Hollywood movie star and fashionista definitely an A lister. We can hardly compare her status to Ollie Lock of ‘Made in Chelsea’ reputation. But it’s these reality TV stars or children of rock stars that hold the significance and the reasoning to what being a leading Z lister entails. So here are my reasons for how you can fast track your way to being papped pushing your trolley in Tesco or sunning in Marbella in this season’s must have bikini.

1. Once you find yourself in a position where you can become a celebrity use every outlet you can to maintain it. Set yourself up on twitter and tell your army of followers where you are going at every opportunity. The more schoolchildren following you around the more attention you receive which will boost your ever growing status.

2. Find yourself an equal celeb partner or best friend. If you want to keep the headlines you need an equal so you can join forces and be an ultimate Z list force. Think of the power Ant and Dec get as a duo, double the attention, double the press coverage, double the love of the media, double the acceptance think Chantelle Houghton/Alex Reid & Arg/Lydia.

3.. Get yourself a personal trainer. Everyone loves keeping fit and if you’re seen running in a tight lycra outfit then your sure to catch a corner of the daily mail website. Think if enough people see you losing weight then people are bound to want you doing a fitness video. KERCHING!

4.. Endorsements Galore! Put your name to whatever you can, all publicity is good publicity. From hair extensions, to sharpie pens getting your face on a brand is big business. Lauren Goodger is cashing in on her mahogany complexion she’s now launched ‘Laurens Way’ a new fake tan for all wannabes everywhere.

5. Go to celebrity hang outs. Reinforcing the need to be papped everywhere go out every night and be seen where celebs higher up the ranking are found. If the papers are writing about them then you must go there. Possible ideas for the best publicity- Mahiki, China Whites, The Sugarhut, Funky Buddha and Faces.

6. FINALLY! You must think about your fashion at all times, everytime you put something on you need to contemplate why you are wearing it. If you want to wear three belts then do realise you will be in the magazines but for all the wrong reasons. Get noticed but stay true to people’s fashion icons. More Kate Moss than Katie Price.

So if you’ve got what it takes why not take on the social ladder and fight your way to the top, with Big Brother back on our screens on channel 5 within the next couple of weeks there is no time like the present .. Meowwww

S.x

Is Everybody Planking?

What's planking you ask..the new craze that's sweeping the internet, from school kids to celebrities everyone who is anyone is working the plank. Planking is where you lay face down infront of an unusual location and upload as quickly as you can to the internet. People are planking everywhere constantly trying to compete in a sort of 'planking ranking'

The fast growing trend when an Australian practitioner died whilst trying to plank on a balcony, he seems to have created a legacy in his demise of plankers everywhere. From Phillip Schofield, Chris Brown, Gordon Ramsay to Justin Bieber everyone wants to show off their plank. So what are you waiting for... get planking...
S.x

The 'Must Have' Dress for the summer...

If your anything like me, you love nothing more than seeing your favourite fashionistas grabbing a highstreet bargain and there is a certain dress thats grabbing all the headlines for all the reasons... In the past two weeks Alexa Chung, Katy B, Rochelle Wiseman and Prince Harry's new beau Florence Brudenell-Bruce (Flee for short don't you know) have all been spotted sporting a dress from the utopia of the fashion world- Topshop.


At just £34 this crochet little number is cool and sophisticated yet feeling particularly festival. Dressing it with boots or plimsolls like Alexa and Katy or going for the evening attire buy teaming it with heels like Rochelle daring to break the growing trend by wearing it in a coral/peach colour. I've already grabbed mine, if it's good enough for Alexa, its definately good enough for me. S.x

A tribute to Amy Winehouse

On the 23rd July 2011 the UK lost one of its most talented artists, someone who revolutionised music, set a high trend and caused media hysteria constantly; unfortunately this hysteria created a path in which the British public would see the demise of Amy Winhouse and eventually her spiralling addiction which lead to her death.

Her public life was extremely critical but some people say that's what kept her so popular, people were fascinated by her and how she seemed so 'care-free' yet so insecure that her poignant lyrics told her sad story. Addiction whether private or public isnt pretty, People will say Amy deserved to die if she wanted to dabble with her life in the drugs game then maybe its just Karma, I however feel sorry for someone whose talent as a solo artist simply cannot be hidden away so Amy was thrusted into the limelight and instantly became a sensation yet still had to suffer with her problems that soon became public knowledge. She was offered help on several occasions but I suppose like any addiction whether it be Drugs, Alcohol, a fear of eating, self harm; no one but the individual can explain why these things happen. Amy Winehouse had to let everyone else be the judge of her because as she became public it appeared so did her problems. The media gloated in watching her stumble out of clubs or have a dysfunctional performance as they know that it made a good story as apose to just talking about Amy the fantastic singer and writer. I however don't want to look back and label her as a 'Junkie' or 'Caner of the year' I want to take this blog to tribute how I saw her...

I think that Amy Winehouse with her iconic beehive barnet, wreckless attitude and slapdash fashion was someone who was trying to make her mark on the industry like the Lady Gaga of today, Amy did do that. Girls everywhere were modelling the beehive and the scruffy out of bed look as if Amy Winehouse did it, It must be cool. The Singer had endless awards to her name with albums churning hit after hit with people not only liking her songs through their catchy beats but the meaning behind them and the story they told. Whether she had her issues or not no one can deny her influence on music was phenomonal. She brought a jazz/pop/indie vibe in her collaborations and through everything Amy was somewhat likeable. That I think is a conquest in herself.

Amy, I for one hope you've found peace.

S.x

My Train To Work- The Road To Nowhere....

So I've been a 'City Slicker' for under a month now and can honestly say that I am officially loving City life! Working in city seems to be a bit more flamboyant and care free than anything I've ever experienced. Generosity is a big part of city life and of course the new girl is lapping it up like the cat who got the cream.

However with London comes the commute and from Essex its a treachorous journey combining passengers with major attitude problems, train drivers with what seems like a mind of their own so that they can decide that instead of travelling at a decent train speed they would rather crawl along the track in a sort of tortoise fashion; But there isn't a hare, and the only race is getting to work on time in the morning. Come on National Express we all want the same things here, play by the game!

I have never known a train journey quite as complex as mine, Brentwood being only the second stop on the 12 stop line to Liverpool Street, has 90% of its seats filled up if you get on before nine o clock. By the third stop at Harold Wood your already reading your newspaper up against the window with someone elses elbow in your face. Next stop Gidea Park and I always like to look around at the scramble for the last seat in train carriage, Little things please little minds rings clear at this point. By Romford, People gaze across the train like a pack of lions hunting for prey, hoping that someone will leave their seat. On comes Chadwell Heath, Its here the noise of background train muttering is usually drowned out by people giving up on their well thumbed Metro and taking to their ipods turning it up as loudly and as obtrusively as possible. More elbows in face and at this point I'm thanking the Lord that the morbidly obese man opposite me is sitting opposite me and feeling slightly sympathetic to the seemingly petite girl next to him. Although its hard to comment on her size when half of her seems to have slithered down the side of the chair.

You think its all over? Well now the fun really begins, Goodmayes-I've never known so many people appear from nowhere. Suddenly I feel thousands of beady little eyes watching me update my facebook status or stalk Lily Allen on twitter, People literally looking over my shoulder, mostly due to the sheer volume of people on the train at this point, stuffed like sardines in a tin or whatever other similie you wish to describe conditions that could verge on relating to a Nazi death camp.

Seven Kings Next- This is where (if not already started) the arguments start. From over the top of my ipod I can generally hear cries of 'Can you move down please', 'Excuse me can you move so I can get on'. Always hidden with mild niceties that everyone knows that you don't mean but you insist on saying it anyway even though it doesnt work when you bark it in peoples faces and thats a considerate morning.

If a train couldnt get anymore packed you would think that it would just go straight to Liverpool Street, However National Express believe that we enjoy paying extortionate train fares to have the pleasure of having someones bottom by my cheek. Here comes -Ilford, Followed shortly by Manor Park, Forest Gate and Maryland.

By now people are agitated, all possible windows are open, the metros are a crumpled mess and I have finished my on-the-go playlist. The saviour of the morning goes to Stratford, People leave the carriage and you can see them physically gasping for air as they step onto the platform knowing that they've braced another day and will go through the same routine tonight, tomorrow and however long you continue to get that route really...

Ten minutes of actually the most calm the carriage has looked all morning, the train slowly pulls up at Liverpool Street. Before you've even stopped people have grabbed bags from the overheads and all move to the doors causing unnecessary congestion and more chaos for the morning..

And lets not forget that this is all before we face a whole day of work...And that journey is just a good day...

S.x

Baby Beckham, Katie & Alex Split-Its Only January

So January 2011 gets off to a boom in the showbiz world making an impact on gossip columns everywhere...

First-Baby Beckham of course! As if the Beckhams need another beautiful baby to add to their brood but Posh has confirmed that she's expecting! Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz will have another brother or sister and it is no secret that Victoria wants a girl. Bookies are already taking bets on names with Juliet and Angel both on the hot list...we shall soon see...

Katie and Alex- Not a week goes by without that media princess Katie Price on the front cover on a magazine...Love or Loathe her she's always on the cover and she knows how to play the game so well she could of wrote it. Her public statement this week declared she fell out of love with Alex due to his pursuit of fame and his craving pushed them apart... Peter Andre has expressed aslong as his children are in the best care he doesnt care what Katie does next as he's now happily romancing Frank Lampards ex Elen Rivas. I wonder if this is truely what sparked Katie's downhill slope with Mr.Reid....

I'm now on twitter!- Yes twitter, I decided to embrace the trend and am loving it.. Have already had two correspondance from celebs I've tweeted...most notiably my all time idol in life-LORD SUGAR! The leader of the apprentice himself, the self made multi millionaire from my hometown of essex said Happy Birthday to me, all because you can.. If you want to follow my endless sarcasm, ranting and erratic tweets then follow my leader @sarahlrobinson_

S.x

The Most Controversial Eastenders Storyline Ever?

So unless you've been hiding under a rock since New Year 2010, whether you watch the programme or not you will probably all of heard of 'the' soap storyline...

For those who arent aware, Ronnie Mitchell and Kat Moon give birth on the same day and Ronnie's baby tragically dies of cot death so overwhelmed by shock, sadness and sheer panic she swaps her own baby 'James' for Kat's baby 'Tommy'. Kat and her husband Alfie are now playing the parts of mourning parents who have had to bury their 2 day old son whereas Ronnie lives 'happily' with baby Tommy who everyone believes is James.

Theres so many arguments with the storyline, so many talking points and whatever peoples view on the programme it definately has the vital viewing figures that the BBC are after. My view is that personally I feel the plot is too far, Soaps are renowned for portraying hard hitting storylines that people can relate or sympathy with. However a cot-death/baby swapping storyline is too far fetched and far from an easy watching television programme that people want to sit back after work and unwind too. At the date of this blog over ten thousand people had complained to the BBC regarding the plot and I too almost felt the urge to complain and still might.

What annoys me about the whole ridiculous storyline is that surely the producers and writers of this multi award winning soap opera can appreciate that the poor character of Ronnie Mitchell brilliantly convenyed by Samantha Womack has had too much grief for one poor person to bare.

With my vague knowledge of Eastenders I know that since she's featured in the soap she's suffered a miscarraige, found out her long lost daughter was living under her nose moments before watching her die, her fiance was shot and had to learn to walk again and her father was murdered. Why do Eastenders bosses want to see one character go through so much hell? It doesn't make pleasant TV, and I find this particular plot although extremely well acted distasteful and not the type of television I want to watch in my recreational time. Its grabbing the headlines but I know that Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be the soaps winning the awards.

Another factor in the 'swap plot' is that would this ever happen? arent blood tests done so that they would deem the 'dead baby' not the baby born to Kat moon two days previously? A health visitor stated to Ronnie that 'baby James' now has no sign of club foot which he was originally born with? but obviously this was just gazed over in an Eastenders such fashion. Ultimately though, I know I am no expert as I'm not a mother but SURELY you would know that that's not the baby you gave birth too, You would notice every single detail of your child the minute its born and I cannot believe that you wouldnt notice the difference..

*SPOILER ALERT*

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But if rumours are to be believed that I have recently heard, the strain on Ronnie Mitchell will be too much and she will hand her baby back to Kat Moon telling her everything, she then commits suicide in The Queen Vic, but was it suicide or was it murder?



Good Riddance to bad storylines is what I say,

S.x