Going up!
Stupid, sexy soldier spy
Boo spying for Iran, of course. But I will miss the mad drama that follows Daniel Khalife — Mr “more Scooby Doo than 007” — as he is locked up for 14 years. Unless …
Leek and potato soup
Sales are booming at Waitrose (where else?). Some are calling it the Bridget Jones effect. Just add blue food colouring to go full Bridge.
Seaweed facials
Georgia May Jagger has got It girls covering their faces with seaweed; May Botanicals now offers the service during Treehouse Hotel stays.
Dame Edna’s specs
Usually the preserve of Alessandro Michele’s moodboards, get the real cat’s eye shades by raising a paddle at the Barry Humphries Christie’s sale on February 13.
Going down…
Sunny February ‘escapes’
Enough now. You’ve had your January Caribbean jaunt, which was annoying but understandable. Now get your head out of the rum punch bucket.
Obnoxious cakes
Three (plus) tiers was once de rigueur, but is now passé. Dua Lipa paved the new cool way, as she celebrated her newsletter’s third birthday with a lo-fi cake featuring a “3” that looked drawn on in Sharpie.
Bonnet ‘hoods’
I crumple with cringe when I see these. Being freezing or wrapping a scarf around your ears are both better options than this twee look.
The return of Bear Grylls
The TV comeback literally nobody asked for, Celebrity Bear Hunt sees Grylls (real name Edward) chasing Holly Willoughby around Costa Rica. Sure.
