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Bottled up
WE live in a country where drinking bottled water is the norm.
Nevertheless, Andrea Burton, a nutritionist who was quoted recently in the UK media, maintained that consuming only bottled water could have a detrimental effect on the body.
“It could even be worse than drinking tap water,” she warned.
She said that it was important always to read the label on bottled water, as this would reveal if it came from a registered spring or was filtered.
“If not, it might be less healthy than you’d imagine,” she said, recommending instead that people should filter their own tap water.
TEMPTING as it is to sweep your hair back into a tight ponytail, don’t do it too often.
Repeated tension and pulling on hair follicles can lead to hair loss known as traction alopecia, which can be irreversible.
To cause as little damage as possible, take care never to put your hair up
WATER: Bottled water not always better than tap water.
Be gentle
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THE dramatic departure of ‘smiley’ sofa host Philip Schofield from ‘This Morning’ coincided with that of the equally ‘smiley’ couple whose renovations of a derelict property in northwest France provided the basis for the reality TV show ‘Escape to the Chateau’.
Basically, unreality television! And there’s so much of it: the ohsocosy repair workshops and getrichquick property and antique shows. That’s why I can’t watch any breakfast news programmes or morning chat shows with copresenters. It’s all too sickly and unreal with their false smiles and scripted banter. ‘The One Show’ is another example. It’s just too nice and they all sit too close together... ugh!
So many sofa hosts ooze professional fake charm. That’s showbiz. Just like politicians of all parties do all the time, being friendly, pleasant, seeking your blessing. As politicians they’re after your vote; as TV celebrities, your rating. They’re all about performance, the dark art of deception. Mutually desired outcome: career advancement. Sofatype breakfast shows and political appeals to camera are exactly alike.
This Holly and Phil saga demonstrates why we shouldn’t idolise celebrities, and I really hope it is symptomatic of a sea change in how people view entertainers, especially of the light entertainment kind.
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even relatively benign nonentities like Holly and Phil are indicative of a similar sort of thing.
These people are not your mates. You don’t know them or have any personal link with them. They’re just individuals who are photogenic, charismatic and ambitious enough to provide linking chatter between musical acts or to present breakfast shows. You don’t know them any more than you know the nice estate agent attempting to flog you a flat by complimenting your getup, hairstyle and keen eye for property. Believe it or not, he might just be attempting to flog you a flat.
As for me, I always had my doubts about Hughie, ‘Sincerely folks’ Green, the presenter of ‘Opportunity Knocks’. Thankfully, however, the real monsters have been unmasked. For years, Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris, Stuart Hall and pop star Gary Glitter were adored by fans but the horrifying truth of how they abused vulnerable fans and junior employees finally emerged. These men national treasures unmasked as national disgraces were serial abusers, getting away with impunity for years and years.
The most serious, toxic examples we’ve seen? The Saviles, Harrises, Glitters etc. But
Years ago, a pal of mine a media PRworked with a male presenter who was adored by women of a certain age for his massively popular morning show and who came across as warm, cuddly, caring and empathetic. Behind the scenes, though, he was really unpleasant, particularly to junior staff, and mean ‘thank you’ was rarely said and he had a vast sense of entitlement. Fundamentally, he was an actor he could switch on the charm and charisma at will, particularly when on air or in the limelight.
And we’re still reminded of the contradictory personas TV celebrities so often project with the recent death of the disgraced children’s entertainer, artist and convicted paedophile, Rolf Harris...
As usual, Shakespeare put it better and more succinctly: “One may smile, and smile, and be a villain” ‘Hamlet’.
Nora Johnson’s 12 critically acclaimed psychological suspense crime thrillers (www.norajohnson.net) all available online including eBooks (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, audiobooks, paperbacks at Amazon etc. Profits to Cudeca cancer charity.
