I write humorously about pop culture. I present on QVC, perform Musical Comedy and paint portraits of horses and dogs.

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SIZE : houndSOLD :SPONSORED by :DISPLAYED :Clarke Gammon Weller, High StreetARTIST DETAILS :Georgea Blakey is a British portrait artist, specializing in equestrian and animal subjects.She has taken on an assortment of commissions ranging from intimate portraits to large-scale murals for high-profile and celebrity clients.Her commissions have taken her from English country houses and the game reserves of South Africa to the polo farms of Argentina and Palm Beach.She has many illustrious clients f
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A river of fake tan at the beauty pageant - and a Miss Wales who's never been to Wales

A river of fake tan at the beauty pageant - and a Miss Wales who's never been to Wales Miss Taiwan had a haughty glamour and piercing brown eyes, but somehow it was her glittering dress that stood out - a slashed-to-the-navel ensemble that appeared to have no visible means of support. It was difficult not to think of the double-sided tape that would have to be painfully removed later. And, of course, the high-tech engineering with which we associate her country's industrial success. At least
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Cha-cha-charming! How Strictly contestant Richard Dunwoody is getting dance lessons from his former flame

Cha-cha-charming! How Strictly contestant Richard Dunwoody is getting dance lessons from his former flame Keep your arms straight! Higher! No, not like that. Stop stomping your feet, be lighter on the toes. Careful with the stilettos. Ouch!' Not for the first time, I had accidentally stepped on the foot of my former boyfriend Richard Dunwoody as he taught me to cha-cha-cha. I just kept my fingers crossed that I hadn't injured him before his first appearance on the forthcoming series o
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You can keep the Outback, Nicole, mate, says a real English adventuress Down Under

You can keep the Outback, Nicole, mate, says a real English adventuress Down Under The stampeding cattle have finally been corralled and Hugh Jackman's rugged Australian drover gazes at Nicole Kidman's beautiful English aristocrat. She can resist his gruff, manly charms no longer. She loves him. He enfolds her in his muscular arms and kisses her passionately. The soundtrack swells and the audience sighs. The climax of Baz Luhrmann's Australia, which I saw last week, contains one of the most r
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Daddy was a stockbroker and momma was a histopathologist... but I'll always be a Rhinestone Cowgirl!

Daddy was a stockbroker and momma was a histopathologist... but I'll always be a Rhinestone Cowgirl! By late evening, country singing sensation Tracy Byrd had whipped his fans into a foaming-at-the-mouth frenzy. Adoring women crushed against the stage at Butlins in Somerset. That their hero had a girl's name clearly hadn't dampened their ardour. Then Tracy made an announcement - And now please put your hands together for a special guest - my good friend, Georgea!' There was no turning back. I
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Bargain basements are moving up in the world as canny developers are look 'below stairs' for top-value homes

Bargain basements are moving up in the world as canny developers are look 'below stairs' for top-value homes • None Developers are going underground to make a profit on properties • None Kate Maitland bought her two-bedroom London flat for £405,000 in 2008 • None After spending £90,000 on the conversion she is now selling for £70,000 Basement flats are considered by many to be down-at-heel and gloomy. Perhaps this is because in many Georgian and Victorian houses, they were originally used as qu
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I’m Miss World, don’t hate me!

“Welcome to the holly [sic] land of Genghis Khan. The city of green and pleasant cool.” These are the words written on the side of the car collecting me from Ordos airport. The light summer breeze blowing through this wealthy oil and mineral rich town in the middle of the verdant grasslands of Inner Mongolia is indeed known as the coolest place in China. It now has another reason for the accolade: it is hosting Miss World 2012. I’m going to be sharing the same itinerary as the contestants duri
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'Sarah Palin country? It's Deliverance in ice,' says documentary maker Nick Broomfield

'Sarah Palin country? It's Deliverance in ice,' says documentary maker Nick Broomfield When the documentary maker flew into the US to make a film about Sarah Palin, half his crew were arrested and deported. And things went downhill from there, as his colourful diary records... October 24, 2010: We’ve arrived – or I have. Half my film crew have been arrested and deported. Everything is going fine at Seattle airport until they find out we are doing a film about Sarah Palin. The authorities go
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Why I love Orange County: That's Essex - home of spray tan, hard graft and the hottest new show on TV

Why I love Orange County: That's Essex - home of spray tan, hard graft and the hottest new show on TV OMG! LOL! Britain's latest reality show arrived last week in a dazzle of bling and the red-hot glow of an overbaked permatan. And, unsurprisingly, it has been a huge success. The Only Way Is Essex follows a photogenic gaggle of twentysomethings as they go about their daily lives. Following in the grand tradition of American docu-soaps such as The Hills and Jersey Shore, The Only Way Is Esse