BANGERS & SMASH

The Great Gatsby premiere highlights

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:04 -0400

With the Great Gatsby himself….

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:21:10 -0400

With the Great Gatsby himself….

Whoooooop! Hosted my first ever LIVE Red Carpet last night for...

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:55:53 -0400

Whoooooop! Hosted my first ever LIVE Red Carpet last night for the Great Gatsby Premiere in NYC! Sooo much fun, excellent movie and incredible cast! Baz even said he liked my dress! Yeah!

What goes into creating a “beauty image”? Two hours...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:39:51 -0400

What goes into creating a “beauty image”? Two hours of hair and make up and a lot of retouching! Here’s a little insight into my day at work. The before and after shots.

blackbirdet: Geez. Although I’m all in favour of promoting...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:08:18 -0400

blackbirdet:

Geez.

Although I’m all in favour of promoting ALL kinds of healthy body types, I do think we should question our use of the term “real women”.
Why does celebrating one physical characteristic (like skinniness or curviness) always seems to negate the value of its opposite, even if that opposite is just as natural and just as good?
You know what real women are? Curvy, yes, but also slender. And athletic. And muscular. And short and tall and big-hipped and small-chested and hourglass and skinny as a toothpick. And all the combinations in between.  
If you are flesh and blood and identify as a woman, you’re not only a real woman, but you’re also a beautiful woman.
Working as a model and also for my own satisfaction and health, its a daily investment to maintain a toned, slim figure. Why should having a low percentage of body fat deem me as not “real”? Am I an android or a figment of your imagination?
Perhaps as a society we should work harder to promote that a REAL healthy body image is available in multiple sizes!

A huge round of applause for a swedish retailer using ‘Real...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:49:27 -0400

A huge round of applause for a swedish retailer using ‘Real Size’ mannequins in their stores! It’s about time! How long till other stores follow suit?

Mighty fine arm candy ;)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:01:21 -0500

Mighty fine arm candy ;)

Australian Fitness Magazine Nov’12

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:26:03 -0500

Australian Fitness Magazine Nov’12

The Brits sure do throw a good bash! Last nights BAFTA LA...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:30:00 -0500

The Brits sure do throw a good bash! Last nights BAFTA LA Britannia Awards was jam packed with A lister celebrities! And I, of course, was smack in the heart of it. Bringing you all the action from the red carpet, exclusively for BBC America. Where do South Park creators, Matt Stone & Trey Parker attribute their inspiration? What does Daniel Craig love most about the UK? And why did Daniel Day Lewis bring a chair up on stage for his acceptance speech? All this and MORE only on BBC America Sunday 11th Nov 730pm ET/PT

Styling by Maria Divaris, Hair & Make Up by Marco Berardini

Audrey Hepburn - “I believe in pink, I believe that laughing is...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:43:56 -0400

Audrey Hepburn - “I believe in pink, I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing. Kissing a lot! I believe in staying strong when everything appears to be going wrong. I believe that happiest girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” (Taken with Instagram)

Another day and another #BritList celebrity guest! The ever...

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:09:01 -0400

Another day and another #BritList celebrity guest! The ever entertaining Dominic Monaghan! We’ll be discussing the most outrageous celebs in a UK vs US face off! All to come this holiday season only on BBC America

Who’s my special guest on BBC America’s The...

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:43:27 -0400

Who’s my special guest on BBC America’s The #BritList… The one &only John Barrowman @Team_Barrowman What a lucky girl I am. We’ll be talking all things Doctor Who, hitting your screens in the holidays

VANITY SIZING: One size fits nobody

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:02:44 -0400

VANITY SIZING: One size fits nobody:

A size 8 in the 50s, became a size 4 in the 70s, which is a size 0 today. Do YOU want to be lied to? #obesity

Pre #Emmys @BAFTALA Tea Party for @BBCAmerica Styling by...

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:39:20 -0400

Pre #Emmys @BAFTALA Tea Party for @BBCAmerica Styling by @mariadivaris hair/make up by @marcoberardini

"Developing personal power includes learning not to negotiate your self-worth for the sake of someone..."

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:40:16 -0400

““Developing personal power includes learning not to negotiate your self-worth for the sake of someone else or sell yourself short for a job.” “The ability to know that your perceptions are accurate has to happen without others’ validation. Intuition is not the result of diet, rituals, or wind chimes. It’s the natural consequence of having self-esteem, the greatest power you can have. With self-esteem, your life can broaden into an adventure because you can know in your gut that you can handle the unknown. And you can handle helping others without fear, which is true liberation.” - Caroline Myss”

When Carine Roitfeld launches a magazine, everyone pays...

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:20:25 -0400

When Carine Roitfeld launches a magazine, everyone pays attention. CR is the new solo project from the former Vogue Paris editor.

Roitfeld shocked many with her very unlikely choice of cover star for the premier edition. Kate Upton. In her very short career, Kate has faced heavy criticism at her chances of cracking the fashion industry. She regularly faces snipes about her ability to be a ‘real model’ due to her voluptuous body. But her appearance on the debut issue has earned young Kate some major fashionista kudos.

Kate’s figure and image has been widely debated. Despite snagging the highly coveted cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Victoria’s Secret dubbed her “too obvious” and refused to work with her in their up coming runway show. Their casting director, Sophia Neophitou even compared Kate to a “footballer’s wife”. Ouch! “She’s like a Page 3 girl,” Ms. Neophitou said, referring to the scantily clad voluptuous women featured in The Sun, a London tabloid. “She’s like a footballer’s wife, with the too-blond hair and that kind of face that anyone with enough money can go out and buy.”

Meaow! Saucer of milk for Ms. Neophitou! Was there really any need to be so mean, especially at a time when quotes can go viral?

Just so you understand, Kate Upton is a US size 4. Today, the average American woman is 5’4″, has a waist size of 34-35 inches and weighs between 140-150 lbs, with a dress size of 12-14.

So, why did Roitfeld choose Kate? “No one will imagine me having a cover like this, but I want to be very positive about fashion,” Roitfeld told the New York Times. “It was an idea I shared with Bruce Weber about babies, animals, and little girls. I didn’t want a normal model. I wanted someone with a sensual body, someone who could be a mother for all these babies. Honestly, from the first time I worked with her – I saw in Sports Illustrated some pictures she did with Terry Richardson. I would not say she’s a controversial model, but she’s not a classic model. And I like that.”

So its a BIG thumbs up for Kate’s curves from the Queen Fashionista, Carine Roitfeld. Hopefully a lesson learned about healthy role ‘models’ and their place in high fashion. Who else will follow suit?

I’d like to thank @BBCAmerica, my mum…. Ahhh one day...

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:01:05 -0400

I’d like to thank @BBCAmerica, my mum…. Ahhh one day Asha, one day! (Taken with Instagram)

Sucking out the marrow of life #favquote

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:46:08 -0400

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion.”
— Henry David Thoreau

“All right Mr DeMille, I’m ready for my close...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:30:20 -0400

“All right Mr DeMille, I’m ready for my close up”

Had so much fun tonight covering the red carpet for the premiere of Copper, BBC America’s new series at the MoMa New York. Such a wonderful cast, all so enthusiastic about their work. From the minds of Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, Copper is not to be missed!

I bumped into this lovely chap at Comic Con, San Diego. The...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:07:35 -0400

I bumped into this lovely chap at Comic Con, San Diego. The eleventh Doctor Who, Matt Smith. Who doesn’t love a man in a bowler hat? ;)