Goodbye Amy
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Goodbye Amy

I have been following the tragic news of Amy Winehouse’s death. You always had a fear that this was going to be the way her life would end.

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Feel the Heat
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Feel the Heat

3 Generators and miles of hose to keep our Dinner Party Wars roadside studio cool in the blistering summer heat of Canada.

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Dog Days At Work
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Dog Days At Work

Nobody waits for ‘Take Your Dog To Work Day’ here at Cineflix, the production company who make Dinner Party Wars.

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Speeches & Speeding!
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Speeches & Speeding!

Amelia said goodbye to her school days this weekend… it felt so odd for us and I can’t believe that her 2 years at Millfield 6th form have whizzed by so quickly.

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A bit shirty
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A bit shirty

Corbin and Dan Pasco – our fabulous producer – strangely sporting the same picnic tablecloth look!

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Boxing Day
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Boxing Day

This is my nephew Freddie…. Why is the box always more exciting than the contents?!

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And Horse Power!
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And Horse Power!

While mum and dad were visiting me I took the opportunity to take dad out for a ride in the old 1938 MG TB that he used to ride about in when he was at Birmingham University.

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Farewell Blue Peter
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Farewell Blue Peter

A happy but sad day as the last episode of Blue Peter was broadcast from BBC Television Centre. Diane Lousie Jordan, Janet Ellis and I (along with the current Blue Peter team) attempted the hoola hooping record… and we did it!!

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Please Sir…
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Please Sir…

My nephew Jack played the part of Mr Brownlow in the Year 6 production of Oliver at The Vineyard School.

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Game, Set & Match!
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Game, Set & Match!

My nephew Freddie (the blonde one) and his team mates Mina, Juan and Claire represented The Vineyard School in Richmond at a borough tennis tournament… and won!

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Balcony Moment
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Balcony Moment

Now I know why there are so many girls hanging around the entrance to my condo building – Robert Pattinson is staying here while filming his new movie ‘Cosmopolis’ in Toronto.

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A Champion Day Out
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A Champion Day Out

One of the most beautiful women to walk this earth and I certainly looked up to in the 70’s when I was the worst dressed teenager ever was Alexandra Bastedo. My God how can one woman be given so much, perfect figure, beautiful face thick hair and golden tan. She was on bill boards promoting oil, magazines couldn’t get enough of her she dazzled us in the original Casino Royale but the show that made this talented actress famous and was a firm favourite of mine and Wendy’s was ‘The Champions’.

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Lily & The Royal Wave

My step Daughter Lily has been working during her gap year at David Linley she’s now proficient at anything involving tissue and blue boxes.

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