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“I don’t want to become a person who calls potatoes ‘carbs'” – Danny Dyer |
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* Who took an early flight back?
* Celebs daddy-daughter issues
* PLUS: WAG-a-like sex workers |
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>> Dirty secrets << |
“This is going to ruin the floor…” |
It’s been a big weekend for outlandish conspiracy theories – but here’s our favourite.
The Hamptons set is still gossiping about the whole Goop-Poop fiasco and there’s a contingent that’s convinced they’ve figured out who the source of our story was.
They think the story of Derek Blasberg’s diarrhoea was placed by… Justin Timberlake’s PR flack. Why? Because the story has so effectively replaced his DUI arrest as the hot topic of conversation out east. |
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Justin Bieber might have got $10m to do a set at the Ambani wedding, but Rema was reportedly paid $3m just to turn up and sing Calm Down. |
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>> Early returns << |
The pre-final arrivals |
With most people making their way home from the Euros today, here’s a quick report of who was on a flight from Berlin to London City Airport just before last night’s final:
* Some football correspondents who failed to get UEFA accreditation (too many from their publications).
* John Barnes – reading a novel diligently and doing everything he could not to engage in any banter.
* Indie electronic band Mount Kimbie – discussing property prices in Hornsey.
* Two England fans who had intended to stay for the final but had not had any sleep in four days and decided they just couldn’t take it any more.
* A chatty woman in a hijab who had been on a romantic weekend break with her fella – who had told her that morning he’d gone and spent £2k on a ticket to the final and she should get the flight back on her own. |
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One night at the team hotel, the England team was forced to endure an evening of Ed Sheeran and his acoustic guitar, as he’s captain Harry Kane’s favourite. |
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>> Big Questions << |
Who’s asking what this weekend? |
Which England squad member spent £55k on a local escort? The blonde sex worker didn’t look a million miles unlike his WAG – who was mightily miffed for a while when she found his sexts and her clit-pics.
Which England squad member is involved in a yet-to-fully-break scandal involving a hotel VIP room, two other big-name club teammates and a shady local fixer providing them a steady stream of starstruck, barely legal local girls?
Can any player have had a tougher comedown than Scotland’s Scott McTominay? His WAG Cameron is the subject of an investigation into whether she and her Dad ran a Ponzi scheme that shafted a load of investors (including Southgate’s agent) so she could buy houses in Dubai and Spain. |
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Assassination Information #1: Cherie Blair (née Booth) is a relation of John Wilkes Booth, the man who shot Abraham Lincoln. |
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>> Say what? << |
The wit and wisdom of Dyer |
Danny Dyer was in a self-reflective, slightly wistful mood in the Observer this weekend – and furnished us with the usual treasure trove of quotes.
On himself: “I remember on Twitter someone said, ‘The most Danny Dyer thing Danny Dyer’s ever done is calling his kid Dani Dyer’ and I thought, what the fuck does that even mean? It’s just what you do. You name your kid after yourself.”
On life: “You’ve got to try and squeeze as much fucking joy out of life as you possibly can, because the one thing I learned when I was going through some crazy times is that your fucking brain is your worst enemy.”
On aging: “I started to notice I was going bald, but I realise that’s part of the ageing process. I understand I’m starting to be the shape of an avocado. But that’s what a middle-aged body is. And I’m accepting it. I smoke and I drink, I like to enjoy life… I don’t want white bread to be the enemy. So I’m a middle-aged man and I enjoy it.” |
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>> Fight or flight? << |
Business as usual |
Even with their newly streamlined staff, the Tories are still managing to get plenty of furious infighting done. Most of the current drama surrounds finding a new chair of the fabled 1922 Committee.
Clearly the committee’s former chair, Graham Brady, is glad to be out of it all. He stuck his constituency home on the market four days after the election.
[A cool £950,000] |
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Shortly before the election and the Euros, members of the Conservative Research Department were heard in the pub referring to the CRD as the “Cristiano Ronaldo Department”. One of the few shots they seem to have called correctly. |
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>> Michelle Rizz-age << |
A daddy-daughter issue |
Michelle Visage has a nice anecdote about embarrassing herself in front of a celeb. In the late 90s she was a red carpet host for VH1 and was staying at the same hotel as Sean Penn for a premiere. She’d always had a huge crush on him so went over to say hello. But the only thing she could think of to say was “People tell me I look like the kid you and Madonna would have had.”
Penn looked up at her – and just said, “Oh.”
FYI: Michelle, that sort of line would have worked on Mark Wahlberg. The same year as this interaction, Mark was at the Cannes Film Festival and told a girl he got off with, “You remind me so much of my sister” |
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More Frank Skinner festival spots: he was spotted a few times hanging out backstage at 2000 Trees on Friday. |
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>> Popbits << |
This week’s audio quizzes |
Last week saw quizzes on the topics of Norman Cook, Stock Aitken Waterman, Faces and The Number Of The Beast.
This week, we have more lined up for you. All you need to do is listen to the two and a half minute mixes, name the ten songs and the ten artists included in each. We recommend a point for each title and a point for each artist – but you’re all adults. Dish them out however you want.
Monday’s Theme: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
[Play it here] |
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Don’t fancy that one? There’s 666 others in the archive ready for you to play if you want to… [Get them here] |
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>> Hmmms << |
A few quick things |
Become your own Euros soccer sticker
[foot.boo]
Big pop hits are becoming simple and repetitive
[Apparently]
Jaxomy’s remix of Raffaella Carra’s 80s Euro classic Pedro has been song of the summer across the beach clubs – accompanied by a genius raccoon video. Someone has made a one hour mix of it.
[Watch on YouTube] |
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Thanks to: RL, barry_ot, deep_stoat, SG, mattinthehat, B |
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Old Jokes Home
Victoria’s Secret has released a new bra in honour of the England squad.
Plenty of support – but no cups. |
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