His most famous client was Diana, Princess of Wales. In his books and promotional materials, Mr Pearce claims to have been her Voice & Presence Coach from late 1995 until her death in 1997 Author Stewart Pearce lives in a small jewel box of a flat right on Sloane Square in Central London. This is … Read more
What I’d like to do right now is go to Arundel and buy a lemon yum yum from the LG Café in the town centre, which snobbish locals are trying to close. I’d like to drink to the health and wealth of the café owners with one of their cups of piping hot chocolate and … Read more
Another pina colada, darling? Or do you want to have a swim in the ocean first? One thing the pandemic has taught us, as if we didn’t know it already, is that we are not all in this together. We are not all in the same boat, making the same voyage, faced with the same … Read more
The first lockdown seems like ancient history now, something that happened a long time ago, almost to someone else. I remember peaceful, sunny days and long, warm evenings, all very enjoyable in the loveliest spring there had been for years. I was alone in London, isolated and perfectly happy in my Jan-bubble, foolishly believing that … Read more
Friends, is this a scallop I see before me, the fan-shaped shell turned towards my hand? Come let me clutch thee. In fact, let me eat thee, drenched in thy saucing of butter, herbs and crushed hazelnuts, garnished with naughty slices of black truffle. My goodness, how delicious! For this is no ordinary scallop. This … Read more
Tonight, a 55-year-old man with screaming calf muscles will take to the dance floor for one more twirl of twinkle-toed glory. Comedian and musician Bill Bailey is the oldest male contestant to ever reach the Strictly Come Dancing final and in the process has become the unexpected hit of this series. Aided by professional partner Oti … Read more
At the final curtain call, Michael Ball said it was the ‘most amazing’ first night of his career and let me tell you that the audience at the Sondheim Theatre felt very much the same way. On Saturday night Les Miserables returned in triumph to London’s West End, where the theatres have been shuttered and dark … Read more
Never mind electric cars, gas boilers, the vaccine, defence funding, Brexit, the economic forecast, WAG wars in court and when Trump should concede. The burning question of the week is this — is it too early to put up your Christmas decorations? Trees and decorations traditionally start going on display when Advent begins on the … Read more
When this is all over, when the coronavirus has finally scuttled off like a whipped cur and life begins to return to normal, will we be proud of what we did and how we coped as a nation? Or will a feeling of quiet shame creep across the populace as we contemplate the worst of … Read more
Every time I think that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have gone too far, they go one terrible step farther. It’s like some awful game of truth or dare, one in which they don’t care about or understand the consequences, only about their own personal gratification and exultation, now and forevermore, amen. Their latest … Read more