I think working in an environment like that, with very sick people that slightly dark British sense of humour is all too prevalent - both in the nurses and the patients!

When my OH had a serious haemorrhage and they were literally squeezing the blood bags trying to get it in him while tipping him almost upside down so blood still went to his brain, he was still managing to say things like "That had better be human blood"

haha yes indeed....

i wanted supermodel blood so it would infect the rest of mine and i would be transformed from a 4'10" short arse to a 6' amazon...they promised....i feel i ought to get trading standards to investigate if anything i think i'm getting shorter

can't believe there's a global prosecco shortage

Just how much of it have you been drinking??

I think I'm getting shorter as well....or my daughter is getting taller. It's one or the other

ONE GLASS i had one glass at christmas and a virtual glass in the pub the other night it can't be me *looks suspiciously at An*

you haven't eaten a cake with "eat me" written on it have you?

No, and unlike Alice I would be highly suspicious of such a cake and the motives of whoever left it lying about!

Don't understand the fuss about Prosecco myself. Its nice but no nicer than Cava which used to be all the rage until the usurper Prosecco came along for 2 quid a bottle more.

What did you make of the cake Nadiya was commissioned to bake for the Queen's Birthday. It sounded delicious but I was really disappointed by the presentation.

I've not seen it, nice that she was asked to do it though. Did it have popping candy and weird flavours and with icing in lurid colours?

If you count block colours of orange/gold and several shades of violet stripes lurid, yes! And I struggled not to put an N in violet.

I've not seen it.....is it awful?

Really really sad news about Prince dying.
I skived off work when he was touring with Lovesexy and and queued for tickets four days running i got front row every time and even scored one of his purple tambourines. My friend was in charge of the box office at the DOminion where Sign of the Times was showing and the nights we weren't at the Lovesexy gig we'd go and watch SIgn of the Times. He was a fantastic musician. Him and Bowie are two of my favourites.....

OMG my friend just messaged me that Prince had died. Only 57!!! Wtf???

I've seen the cake now and it looks absolutely vile! I hope it tasted better than it looked!

i know i came in from my garden turned the laptop on and it was the first thing i saw

just seen the dreadful cake it's HERE what a terrible effort i'd be embarrassed if that was the best i could do for the Queen. it's not even straight the fondant is all lumpy as it a blind man plastered a wall (lovely the Queens bag though )

DIre isn't it Mind you there was marmalade in it so that's a plus

I see the Queen's first birthday beacon is smoulderig away. They should have got a gas one!

Queen's bag was made near here. Walsall I think they said. They just interviewed the makers. Cost 2K - why???

Oh really? Actually that's quite cheap as bags go! It's a Kelly Bag which is a classic - you can pay £45,000 easy for a birkin

Who would want a handbag worth THAT much? What if your dog was sick in it If it's a £7 one from Primark it wouldn't matter

Well exactly.

I see Somerset have made a better job of building and lighting a beacon. Just saw it on The One Show. They appear to be roasting an old lady. Nice.,

i've seen Birkins going for £85,000

I've got a bunch of Louis Vuitton stuff big weekend bags handbags back packs etc they were gifts when i worked as a stylist but they are cheap compared to Hermes.

Emperor's new clothes We need a small boy to appear in the crowd and point out the folly of vanity.

I bet she'll be very tough


The only handbag I have that is anywhere near a designer is one of the ones with a little dog tag hanging off it which I had for my son's wedding, got in Debenhams sale. It still cost more than my dress and boots combined. [Boots were Primark, £12 ]

I think its a raleigh, or a radley

Never been into a Primark....i went to a TKMax once but it looked like a massive jumble sale how do you find anything in there?

It's not all Emperor's New Clothes An you get quality. How long does a £7 bag last in heavy every day use? I used my Louis Vuitton every day as well as travelling on planes, trains, it got chucked into vans on shoots and stuff for over 25 years and it still looks like new. £7 bag would have fallen apart first day on a shoot.

You'd be surprised, I've had Primark stuff that's withstood heavy use. I got a purple flowery suitcase in there 9 years ago, it's had endless hard use [I am always back and forth on the trains plus overseas travel] and its still going strong, a tenner!!

TKMaxx is still too expensive for me....mini twass has got some lovely stuff for her flat in there in the home section though. She mostly wears Primark and being skinny and tall, rocks it and looks a million dollars!

Sorry Twass no offence but people were spending a hundred quid plus on backpacks by karrimor that were falling apart the first time they went in a plane hold and through the baggage loading, being chucked about etc i really doubt a £7 bag would have lasted 25 years of that sort of treatment and look like it's a few months old!

I'm not a label fanatic or anything I'm just explaining what you get for your money. It's not all about the label. proper vuitton stuff is made from steer hide you can drive a car over it and it doesn't leave a mark!
It's the difference between a timex watch for £25 of which i bought 4 in a year cos they kept breaking and getting a Tag which has lasted since 1990! Something like a Rolex still holds it's value after 20=50 years as do things like Birkins you can get thousands for them second hand even after they are 20- 30 years old! That's just what the market is willing to pay for them.

It all seems very weird to me, remember I mostly shop in charity shops It's a different world!! You've clearly moved in very high circles in your work, what sort of stylist were you? Did you meet fillum stars?? And more importantly WHAT GOSSIP DO YOU KNOW??