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Michael Alig Released Today

Today Michael Alig will be released from prison after serving eighteen years for the murder of his former friend and drug dealer, Angel. Michael was the founder of the “Club Kids” movement of New York and Disco 2000 in the 1980s and 90s. Young people would flood into the city to be apart of his legendary parties. Drugs, drink, nudity, sex; nothing was taboo and the party goers were always demanding more. A lot of …

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Cats and Dogs: My childhood pets

The internet is now over run with cute pictures of animals and pets. None more than cats. I even saw a bus advert for a rescue home recently saying, “Will your cat be the next internet sensation?” (Or something like that, I couldn’t find it online.) We have gone crazy for cute animal pictures. But it didn’t start with the dawn of FaceBook; the Ancient Egyptians worshipped cats four thousand years ago and pictures (hieroglyphs) …

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When do we grow up?

This is a question that has been bugging me for years, when do we actually become adults? In two months time I will be thirty-five years old and I still don’t feel like a ‘Mister Gee’. To quote Crush from Disney’s Finding Nemo “Whoa, dude. Mister Turtle is my father.” I feel the same, I don’t like people calling me Mister as I don’t feel I qualify the age reference that goes with it. I …

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I Was In A 90s Boyband!

Yes it’s true. Our four piece boyband was dressed in pastel shirts (when wearing them), CK jeans and wore gallons of wet look gel to channel our inner Sonic the Hedgehog… Oh yeah, we were the cool kids! It was 1997 and I had just turned eighteen. I was the wide-eyed northerner now living in London. This wasn’t my first brush with fame, I had been working in television for two years and was the …

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My Celebrity Life… a peek from behind the scenes

At sixteen years old I started working in television and have worked in media ever since. In that time I have worked with, interviewed and even socialised with a lot of famous people. When I was starting out and still learning the ropes, I didn’t dare get snapshots with the celebrities we worked with. It seemed unprofessional and as much as my teenage self wanted to, I refrained from the now widely accepted selfie. Also, because …

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An Actor’s Diary: The Music Video

If you get a chance to star in a music video – do it! In 2008 I was cast as ‘one of the lads’ in Amy MacDonald‘s This Is The Life video. It was only a half day shoot and most of that was either in make-up or sitting around waiting to perform. Luckily drinks and snacks were available and the crew were a great laugh. The whole cast bonded really well and although we …

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I Hate Sleeping

I don’t actually hate sleeping once I am asleep, but I do find the act of having to sleep a real pain. I have an over-active, creative brain that never switches off. In the dead of night when the world is quiet and I can hear myself think, I come up with my best ideas and find this the perfect time to write. The problem is, to get anything practical accomplished and to interact with …

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An Actor’s Diary: Getting Work

There are real highs and lows when you’re a actor. The first thing most people think of when you say the word ‘actor’ is Hollywood. For the majority of actors, the reality is minimum wages, long hours and sore feet… and that’s just the lucky ones who managed to land work.   When you’ve got work, everything is great. You’re in a profession you really love and you’re getting paid to do it; but unlike …

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An Actor’s Diary: The Criminal

In 2007 I was cast as a thief to promote the uses of SmartWater. SmartWater is invisible to the eye but when put through UV, really stands out. As this film was to show how affective the dye is, I was coated in the stuff. I actually borrowed the clothes from a friend as I had nothing vaguely “street” enough. The hoody, trainers, jeans and even my face and hands were covered in SmartWater. Can …

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Theatre Review: Blithe Spirit, London

Blithe Spirit Gielgud Theatre, London Until 7 June 2014 ★★★★★ Angela Lansbury is currently starring in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit at the Gielgud Theatre in London. I saw the show last night and was blown away not only by the stellar cast but that a play written more than eighty years ago still resonates with today’s audience. The comedy of this piece is timeless and the story is so well crafted that by the interval, you are left not knowing how the piece …

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