is finito until the Autumn...sad times.
SO glad Lauren pushed Mark Wright in the pool, what a vile individual!
What is everyone watching at the moment?
x
Thursday, 5 May 2011
TOWIE
is finito until the Autumn...sad times.
SO glad Lauren pushed Mark Wright in the pool, what a vile individual!
What is everyone watching at the moment?
x
Monday, 2 May 2011
Untitled
In the aftermath of my breakup, a peculiar chain of events unfolded.
I was bizarrely and very much out of the blue asked out on a date by the chief sports correspondent for one of the uks major newspapers, who is also one of our new presenters for our show.
He picked me up in a snazzy Mercedes (the wingmirrors fold in electronically, none of this having to push them in like I have to do with my commoner Corsa haha) wearing a nice suit and a pair of Dolce & Gabanna sunglasses on his head (I had recently text him to say I was tossing up whether to spend £100 on a pair of sunnies from Guess, and he rocks up in a pair that probably cost more than my salary) and whisked me off to a restaurant in Notting Hill called Electric. We had Pimms (me) and Peroni (him). We were seated (next to Vanessa Feltz) and had leg of lamb with a bizarre stuffing, potato and broad bean salad.
I felt completely out of my depth, to say the least.
Was glad to get home and slip into my pink leopard print New Look pyjamas and curl up with the cat, but nice to know that life is full of unexpected surprises.
Hope you all had a fab bank holiday weekend. Back to work tomorrow...get those work OOTDs posted! :)
x
I was bizarrely and very much out of the blue asked out on a date by the chief sports correspondent for one of the uks major newspapers, who is also one of our new presenters for our show.
He picked me up in a snazzy Mercedes (the wingmirrors fold in electronically, none of this having to push them in like I have to do with my commoner Corsa haha) wearing a nice suit and a pair of Dolce & Gabanna sunglasses on his head (I had recently text him to say I was tossing up whether to spend £100 on a pair of sunnies from Guess, and he rocks up in a pair that probably cost more than my salary) and whisked me off to a restaurant in Notting Hill called Electric. We had Pimms (me) and Peroni (him). We were seated (next to Vanessa Feltz) and had leg of lamb with a bizarre stuffing, potato and broad bean salad.
I felt completely out of my depth, to say the least.
Was glad to get home and slip into my pink leopard print New Look pyjamas and curl up with the cat, but nice to know that life is full of unexpected surprises.
Hope you all had a fab bank holiday weekend. Back to work tomorrow...get those work OOTDs posted! :)
x
Sunday, 1 May 2011
One for your diaries
On 9th May, the TV show I was an extra in is airing on E4, called Made in Chelsea.
It has been labelled 'The Sloanley Way is Chelsea' as it is meant to be a rival show to The Only Way is Essex but with a cast of Sloane Square upper class guys and girls.
I don't think it will be anywhere near as good as The Only Way is Essex which I absolutely LOVE but it will be fun to try and spot me and my friends (or more likely the backs of our heads or something haha) in the background!
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Food Diary #1
1040 - Hunger strikes. A little later than normal. I reach for the Belvita Breakfast Biscuits (Milk & Cereal are by far the best flavour!) I remember when these had less than half a shelf in Tesco, and now they have their own shelf with all of the new flavours they keep bringing out. Really great quick hunger fix in the morning when, if you are anything like me, you are too lazy to make a normal, substantial breakfast.
1520 - Still at work. Supposed to take a half day today but a million and one things kept cropping up. Flights to press conferences here, staffing issues there. No time for lunch and I am HUNGRY!
1630 - Finally get home from my 'half day'..ha. One of those wierd times between lunch and dinner, but as I havnt had lunch and dinner is so far away I make beans on toast. With cheese. Lots of cheese. No wonder i am rapidly expanding to the size of a beach ball.
1905 - Gone to Bluewater shopping with the mother. I spy a 'Crussh' smoothie counter and, in need of something refreshing and healthy, I order a Peach Passion. Peach, banana and OJ. I really want to get into making my own smoothies.
2000 - Mother and I are bored of shopping (We have spent all of our money and having no money to spend is boring) so we go for a late dinner at Carluccios. We order bread and dipping oil. My mum goes for a wild boar (??!) ragu pasta, and I go for a roasted pepper, pine nut and goats cheese salad. And add parmesan. Lots of parmesan. I am an actual cheese fiend, it is ridiculous. The salad leaves were really bitter so all in all a bit of a disappointment.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day on the food-front!
1520 - Still at work. Supposed to take a half day today but a million and one things kept cropping up. Flights to press conferences here, staffing issues there. No time for lunch and I am HUNGRY!
1630 - Finally get home from my 'half day'..ha. One of those wierd times between lunch and dinner, but as I havnt had lunch and dinner is so far away I make beans on toast. With cheese. Lots of cheese. No wonder i am rapidly expanding to the size of a beach ball.
1905 - Gone to Bluewater shopping with the mother. I spy a 'Crussh' smoothie counter and, in need of something refreshing and healthy, I order a Peach Passion. Peach, banana and OJ. I really want to get into making my own smoothies.
2000 - Mother and I are bored of shopping (We have spent all of our money and having no money to spend is boring) so we go for a late dinner at Carluccios. We order bread and dipping oil. My mum goes for a wild boar (??!) ragu pasta, and I go for a roasted pepper, pine nut and goats cheese salad. And add parmesan. Lots of parmesan. I am an actual cheese fiend, it is ridiculous. The salad leaves were really bitter so all in all a bit of a disappointment.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day on the food-front!
Monday, 25 April 2011
Easter!
Hope you have all been enjoying the lovely weather this long bank holiday weekend!
TV land stops for nothing, not even the royal wedding next Friday, so my production manager and I divided this weekend up between us; i had Friday & Saturday off and worked Sunday and today.
Friday night was alcohol fuelled - we ventured to a cocktail bar in Soho for a night of half price cocktails...
I managed to get so drunk that I tumbled to my doom down the escalator at Oxford Circus tube station, completely mutiliating my elbow, although my only concern in this time of crisis was that my bag had gone flying spilling its contents up the escalator and the only words i could utter mid-tumble were 'my vaseliiiiiiiiine!' which clearly goes to show where my priorities lay!!
Thankfully my vaseline (and more importantly my bank card, ID card, phone, rail cards) survived the fall, unlike my poor mangled elbow which was bleeding profusely and probably needed a stitch or two.
Friday was a slightly more demure affair - was meant to go to a BBQ although it got rained off, and Sunday was spent working (albeit surrounded by more chocolate than Willy Wonkas chocolate factory). Came home to a wonderful roast dinner and sadly my boyfriend and I parted ways (on very amicable terms im pleased to say) so now I am coming to terms with the fact that after four years I am now a single lady again.
In the hope of distracting myself from sad feelings, I plan to embark on a health and fitness kick so i will no doubt blog about my progress (of which there will hopefully be lots) with this.
Hope alls well with you lovely ladies
x
TV land stops for nothing, not even the royal wedding next Friday, so my production manager and I divided this weekend up between us; i had Friday & Saturday off and worked Sunday and today.
Friday night was alcohol fuelled - we ventured to a cocktail bar in Soho for a night of half price cocktails...
I managed to get so drunk that I tumbled to my doom down the escalator at Oxford Circus tube station, completely mutiliating my elbow, although my only concern in this time of crisis was that my bag had gone flying spilling its contents up the escalator and the only words i could utter mid-tumble were 'my vaseliiiiiiiiine!' which clearly goes to show where my priorities lay!!
Thankfully my vaseline (and more importantly my bank card, ID card, phone, rail cards) survived the fall, unlike my poor mangled elbow which was bleeding profusely and probably needed a stitch or two.
Friday was a slightly more demure affair - was meant to go to a BBQ although it got rained off, and Sunday was spent working (albeit surrounded by more chocolate than Willy Wonkas chocolate factory). Came home to a wonderful roast dinner and sadly my boyfriend and I parted ways (on very amicable terms im pleased to say) so now I am coming to terms with the fact that after four years I am now a single lady again.
In the hope of distracting myself from sad feelings, I plan to embark on a health and fitness kick so i will no doubt blog about my progress (of which there will hopefully be lots) with this.
Hope alls well with you lovely ladies
x
Thursday, 21 April 2011
It's okay not to be okay
Jessie J - Who You Are
Currently holed up in bed at half past 9 in the evening with my trusty bottle of Night Nurse.I seem to have accumulated a chest infection, probably from day after day of being squished up to strangers on the tube. Infection central!
So i figured I'd get down to some hardcore blogging. I might waffle on, so brace yourselves!
First up, I wondered if any of you have ever tried hair growth pills? I always see adverts for them on the London Underground, for healthy hair and nails and whatnot, so I wondered if anyone had ever tried them. My hair has been shoulder length for as long as I can remember. Probably doesn't help that I bleach it to within an inch of its life, but it just wont bloody grow!! Despite being given a lovely pair of GHDs for Christmas, I have refrained from straightening my barnet and have instead been blowdrying it and going to work with it in some crazy fluffy au natural state, in the hope a break from intensive heat styling might do it some good. Getting pretty bored of having to clip in hair extensions, and I refuse to go down the route of sew-in extensions again as it was majorly uncomfortable. So yes, to the point, if you have ever tried hair growth pills I would love to know how you got on with them!
Lately I have been feeling pretty image-concious, and not just on the hair front. I'm talking body, hair, teeth, skin. A combination of long days, air con, late nights, lack of sleep, not drinking enough, and eating far too much chocolate has left me feeling a little glum in the body and skin department. Really want to get in tip top physical condition for my holiday, so I need to pull myself together and get down to some exercising!
As for teeth...i havn't got BAD teeth as such. The top row are fine, but on the bottom left row I have one particular offending tooth that is crooked. Shame teeth cant just be manouvered around a bit because it just needs pushing back slightly! Its never really bothered me before, but lately I've been preoccupied with the idea of trying my hand at presenting. Ever since i started my job in the surreal world of TV land I have been asked the question, 'Would you ever consider presenting?' and I've always said no, because in all fairness I have never considered it. Lately, however, after another person in the industry asked me if i worked on screen, I suddenly thought maybe I could do it? But then I thought about how smiley presenters are, and then I thought of my bloody wonky tooth. I got to thinking about veneers (is that how thats spelt?!) a la Cheryl Cole,and did a little bit of research on the trusty interweb and realised that not only do veneers cost an absolute fortune but that like all cosmetic procedures they have risks. So I figure I may just have to learn to put up with my wonky tooth and give this presenting lark a shot regardless!
If and when you are feeling a bit low on the image-front, what do you do to snap yourselves out of it?
Currently holed up in bed at half past 9 in the evening with my trusty bottle of Night Nurse.I seem to have accumulated a chest infection, probably from day after day of being squished up to strangers on the tube. Infection central!
So i figured I'd get down to some hardcore blogging. I might waffle on, so brace yourselves!
First up, I wondered if any of you have ever tried hair growth pills? I always see adverts for them on the London Underground, for healthy hair and nails and whatnot, so I wondered if anyone had ever tried them. My hair has been shoulder length for as long as I can remember. Probably doesn't help that I bleach it to within an inch of its life, but it just wont bloody grow!! Despite being given a lovely pair of GHDs for Christmas, I have refrained from straightening my barnet and have instead been blowdrying it and going to work with it in some crazy fluffy au natural state, in the hope a break from intensive heat styling might do it some good. Getting pretty bored of having to clip in hair extensions, and I refuse to go down the route of sew-in extensions again as it was majorly uncomfortable. So yes, to the point, if you have ever tried hair growth pills I would love to know how you got on with them!
Lately I have been feeling pretty image-concious, and not just on the hair front. I'm talking body, hair, teeth, skin. A combination of long days, air con, late nights, lack of sleep, not drinking enough, and eating far too much chocolate has left me feeling a little glum in the body and skin department. Really want to get in tip top physical condition for my holiday, so I need to pull myself together and get down to some exercising!
As for teeth...i havn't got BAD teeth as such. The top row are fine, but on the bottom left row I have one particular offending tooth that is crooked. Shame teeth cant just be manouvered around a bit because it just needs pushing back slightly! Its never really bothered me before, but lately I've been preoccupied with the idea of trying my hand at presenting. Ever since i started my job in the surreal world of TV land I have been asked the question, 'Would you ever consider presenting?' and I've always said no, because in all fairness I have never considered it. Lately, however, after another person in the industry asked me if i worked on screen, I suddenly thought maybe I could do it? But then I thought about how smiley presenters are, and then I thought of my bloody wonky tooth. I got to thinking about veneers (is that how thats spelt?!) a la Cheryl Cole,and did a little bit of research on the trusty interweb and realised that not only do veneers cost an absolute fortune but that like all cosmetic procedures they have risks. So I figure I may just have to learn to put up with my wonky tooth and give this presenting lark a shot regardless!
If and when you are feeling a bit low on the image-front, what do you do to snap yourselves out of it?
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
A - Z of Holly
Age:23.
Bed Size: Double..i don't think i could ever revert back to a single bed because i like to starfish out with my arms and legs everywhere ha
Chore you hate: all chores. not a fan of chores.
Dogs: i have 3 cocker spaniels called Misty, Steffi and Becky
Essential start of your day: Wash my hair and drink a cup of green tea
Favorite Color: pink
Gold or silver: both!
Height: 5ft4
Instruments I play (or have played): played recorder when i was younger but was thrown out of the class for being SO bad lol.
Job Title: Production Coordinator
Kids: bit soon for kids!
Live: Hertfordshire, England
Mom's Name: Judith
Nickname: Hols, Hooby, Hollster, Boo (that ones from my boyf..aw)
Overnight hospital stays: Have had a few of these now as I had some kidney issues in the past
Pet Peeve: Bad manners, people who litter, people who play music loudly on their phones on the train (unless its a song I like lol)
Quote from a movie: "I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you" - Liam Neeson in Taken. Such a badman!! I have seen this film far too many times.
Right or left handed: right when i write, left when i eat.
Siblings: Older brother (thats him with his girlfriend also called Holly!)
Time you wake up: 7 on a workday..if i can resist the urge to hit the snooze button!
Underwear: pretty essential item of clothing!
Vegetables you dislike: ONIONS. i dont understand why people insist on putting them in everything!
What makes you run late: losing my door key/car key..always losing them!
X-rays you've had done: kidney, teeth, probably my arm when i broke it when i was little
Yummy food you make: oh gosh im a terrible cook. i make amazing cheese and beans on toast, haha
Zoo animal: Tiger, for sure.
Feel so bad I can't remember whose blog inspired me to do this. I was on it last night, and then my laptop battery died. It saved half of this post in my drafts but no idea of the blog link :( Sorry! Would love to see some of you fill this out, would be good to learn a little more about some of you :)
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