Britain’s Next Top Model is about to go into series 6. The new series will see Australian Supermodel Elle Macpherson at the helm, hosting with the help of a new and enlarged budget, alongside three new judges.
The new judges comprise stylist Grace Woodward, award-winning designer Julien MacDonald OBE and male model Charlie Speed.
The winning model will receive the Britain’s Top Model title, along with a contract with Models 1, a campaign with Revlon and a cover spread with Company.
The latest series of Model claims to be bigger and better than ever before, and the new hosts have been proclaiming their excitement in working on the project.
“I am honored and excited to be chosen as a judge on Britain’s Next Top Model,” said MacDonald. “I hope my passion and experience within the industry can help create a show that is both realistic and fun, but more importantly, find the new face that can grace our catwalks.”
Julien Macdonald has been a central figure in clothes for much of the past decade, and his designs have been worn by celebrities including Kylie Minogue and Paris Hilton.
He has worked at Head Designer of Knitwear at Chanel, and as Creative director of Givenchy. He began his own label in 2004, and was awarded with the OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2006 for his contributions to the fashion industry.
Grace Woodward was awarded ‘Fashion Stylist of the Year’ in 2009 by the British Fashion Council, is a contributing editorial stylist for Harper’s Bazaar, Nylon and The Sunday Times Style, and has sculpted editorial styles for stars that include Pharrel Williams and Duffy and Florence to name a few. Fashion and designer clothes will always be carefully sculpted for the stars.
Speed reached stardom at the age of 17 after appearing in a Calvin Klein advert with Kate Moss.
Macpherson is clearly the biggest name among the hosts, and the combined line-up is sure to draw millions of viewers across the globe.
Whether you are a daytime-soap addict, an ironic indulger in kitsch pop-culture or a loather of all things melodramatic, you can always get a kick out of the designer clothes that the secondary stars of television are wearing to their more formal engagements. Below is a quick list of the best, the worst and the downright bizarre fashion of soap stars at the 2009 Daytime Emmys.
Worst
Brenda Dickson from “The Young and the Restless” got quite biblical with her snakeskin-lined number, which left much to the imagination like: I can’t imagine what the designer was thinking when they stitched up this serpentine silliness.
“The Young and the Restless” actress Judith Chapman hinted at a career change with her outfit, which had the paparazzi confused as to whether she was telling her own fortune in an attempt to take an award.
Kate Linder of “The Young and the Restless” appeared to be making some sort of protest against the Obama administration’s plans to build the United States’ first nuclear power plants in over 30 years. With this Chernobyl chic, mutated-mermaid fishtail dress, she proved that distance in fabric cannot account for a complete lack of taste and decency.
As Mahatma Gandhi stated, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animal are treated.” Stacy Haiduk from “The Young and the Restless” proved that the same can be applied to the individual and its fashion-sense.
The Best
Jenny Garth went for classical Hollywood glamour with this demure, floor length dress, sporting vintage-style accessories from Neil Lane.
Fellow 90210″ star Lori Loughlin decided on peach satin, which received no complaints against her insanely tanned skin.
“Days of Our Lives” star Nadia Bjorlin went for a bold black and gold outfit which wowed onlookers. The look could have backfired, but she pulled it off with effortless grace.
The US music drama Glee appears to have captured the hearts of the UK TV viewers, this Monday you can see episode ten of the award winning series on E4 at 9pm featuring an array of irresistible cheesy ballads that will have viewers across the country in full voice!
Here is the update provided for the series, so you will know what to expect:
It’s all about ‘feeling your emotions’ this week in Glee, as Mr Schu sets the club another challenge; he wants them to bond more with each other and Glee wouldn’t be Glee if it wasn’t all done through the medium of song. The kids get paired up randomly with the most unlikely partners to sing their hearts out to with some rather shocking results. Someone develops an obsessive crush for Schu himself and a certain set of parents are not happy when they hear some unexpected news, but in the end through all the tears and heartache, the true meaning of friendship prevails as things get tough for two particular young lovers.
Well what about the music? Here is the playlist for episode ten, so you can loosen up your vocal chords in readiness:
Song: Endless Love
Performed By: Rachel and Mr Schu
Original By: Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
Song: I’ll Stand By You
Performed By: Finn
Original By: The Pretenders
Song: Don’t Stand So Close to Me/Young Girl
Performed By: Mr Schu
Original By: Don’t Stand So Close to Me by The Police and Young Girl by Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
Song: Crush
Performed By: Rachel
Original By: Jennifer Paige
Song: (You’re) Having My Baby
Performed By: Finn
Original By: Paul Anka
Song: Lean on Me
Performed By: Artie and Mercedes
Original By: Bill Withers
And here is Endless Love as performed on Glee by Rachel and Mr Schu.
Glee has without doubt become a TV phenomenon since bursting onto our screens and has already notched up a number one album in the UK with Glee: The Music Volume 1.
The US series has provided E4 with a massive hit, reaching 1.3 million viewers, while winning a Golden Globe Award and now a Gold album in the UK.
The soundtrack to the series has created a complete revolution in music sales, with the featured tracks in each episode being made available to purchase online straight after airing.
The singles from Glee: The Music, Volume 1, led by the anthemic Don’t Stop Believin, have exploded into the UK charts selling a combined total over 550,000 in two months!
Glee: The Music, Volume 2 is the latest collection of the cast’s fantastic, fresh and unique versions of classic songs taken from all areas of popular music. It includes the Glee cast’s versions of hits by The Pretenders, Lily Allen, The Rolling Stones, Cyndi Lauper, Kelly Clarkson and Van Halen.
The full track listing for the album Glee: The Music Volume 2 is as follows:
1 “Proud Mary”.
2 “Endless Love”.
3 “I’ll Stand By You”.
4 “Don’t Stand So Close To Me / Young Girl”
5 “Crush”.
6 “(You’re) Having My Baby”.
7 “Lean On Me”.
8 “Don’t Make Me Over”.
9 “Imagine”.
10 “True Colours”.
11 “Jump”.
12 “Smile” (Lily Allen cover )”.
13 “Smile” (Charlie Chaplin cover )”
14 “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going”.
15 “Don’t Rain On My Parade”.
16 “You Can’t Always get What You Want”.
17 “My Life Would Suck Without You”.
Glee: The Music Volume 2 is released on March 15th and is available as a CD or digital download via Epic Records.
You can watch Glee on E4 Monday and Thursday nights and on Channel 4 every Sunday in the UK.
The 2010 World Superbike Championship gets under way this weekend at Phillip Island in Australia, with a field packed with talented British hopefuls.
The seven-strong British challenge will be fronted by two-time former champion James Toseland who returns to the series for Yamaha after two seasons competing in MotoGP. Joining Toseland on the grid will be 2009 British Superbike winner Leon Camier who prepares to make the step up and see if he can replicate his championship winning form on the global stage.
Last seasons World Supersport champion Cal Crutchlow moves up to WSB and will partner Toseland in the Yamaha team.
Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) and Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) will complete the super-seven British line-up.
As always the World Superbike Championship will offer unmissable action and this season Eurosport provides its most comprehensive broadcast package yet with LIVE coverage from every round on British Eurosport, high definition content on Eurosport HD and every race available on demand via the Eurosport Player.
Live coverage from Phillip Island starts on Saturday 27th February with Superpole qualifying and full coverage of both the WSB races and the World Supersport round on Sunday.
Saturday 27 Feb
0400-0500 LIVE Superpole qualifying on British Eurosport 2
0900-1000, 1215-1315, 1515-1615 & 2230-2330 Highlights on British Eurosport 2
Sunday 28 Feb
0100-0200 LIVE WSB race one on British Eurosport 2
0230-0330 LIVE World Supersport race on British Eurosport 2
0430-0530 LIVE WSB race two on British Eurosport 2
0900-1130, 1400-1630 & 2000-2230 Highlights on British Eurosport 2
