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Hey! Just a personal (probably boring) post today. Just wanted to keep anyone who reads my blog updated on the goings on behind the screen.

Well I've been working a lot recently so my social life has just kind of faded away... Apart from work I have been trying to finish a book I am currently reading, the title and my personal review will be posted here once I'm done, promise. Then I have another book upstairs in a Waterstones bag patiently waiting so that will be getting stuck into once I am done with this one While we are on the topic of books I pre-ordered the latest saucy novel from E. L. James. "Grey". Basically "50 Shades of Grey" from Christians perspective. I am near enough temped to read the 1st book over again to refresh all the wee details so that I can compare the story's, but by the looks of things my life will be too busy for that carry on. Of course I will have to do a review on this blog of the book "Grey" when the time comes, though that might have to be more in depth than usual and contain some spoilers... Time will tell.

On to TV now. I managed to cram in some dedicated time into finishing "The Blacklist" and now my life is empty! Why did it have to end?! Will season 3 please hurry up! Please! This show is amazing and as you can tell I am addicted. I was almost temped to write a blog post about it but I will hold off and write a review of all the seasons when it all comes to an end like I did with "Sons of Anarchy". Hopefully the end is a long time off yet.
Recently I have been glued to "Love Island" on "ITV2". I can't understand why though, because I hate "Big Brother" and to me "Love Island" is basically BB abroad... The girls are pretty much all slags (lol) and the boys are so up themselves it's unreal. But it is quite hilarious at times.
And while we are talking about reality shows, guess whats back?! TOWIE! Now this is where I don't care what anyone says about it, I love it! Really love it! I never miss it and never have since it first aired on ITV2! Although I must say I miss looking at Mark Wright. (insert wink face). So now this is back on I will be unreachable from 10pm to 11pm every Sunday and Wednesday night. I'm not even joking. No one disturbs me during TOWIE time.

So that's just a wee quick, more personal update on my life at the minute. A bit boring, I know. But to anyone who takes the time to read my blog more reviews and my usual type of posts will be posted as soon as I can.
Thanks peeps.

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Poltergeist

A while on a girls night out, we went to see  Poltergeist in the cinema (only getting round to writing about it now). I love a good horror movie and I was really hoping this would be a breath of fresh air from all the really bad non-scary films that have been made in the past few years.

The film began quite good, a few strange things started to happen. Things moved on their own, the little girl was talking to "an imaginary friend", there was a few strange noises and they even added in some creepy clowns. Then one night the parents go out and things get a bit more intense. I must admit I did jump in places but I would like to add that we were watching this in 3D.
They tried to make it out that there was some sort of portal in the house, this is where the film started to go downhill for me. I don't really want to go into too much detail here. If you have read any of my previous film or book reviews you will know that I don't like to spoil anything for anyone. But anyway, there is a portal. A ghost hunter comes in to try and investigate and to me everything from this point on becomes a little OTT/far fetched. Frankly some parts are just plain silly and this is what I hate about these kinds of "horror" movies. It takes the scary element out completely.
I was actually quite disappointed in this film because it started so well. It was as if it was created by two different people, one who was creating a masterpiece and a joker who comes in and messes it up halfway through. Although some people get scared easier than others so anyone who gets easily freaked out could probably appreciate this film a lot more than I did.

I don't think I could recommend this film to anyone but I don't like to put anyone off who is wanting to see it. If you want to experience it for yourself please do as your opinion could be very different form mine.

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Met Gala 2015

Twitter was buzzing last night with talk of Vogue's Met Gala. And of course all eyes were on the fashion on the red carpet. 

The dresses this year where fabulous, they had everyone talking. Kim K with her feathers, Beyonce's see through number, Miley's new hair colour, JLo's dragon and Rihanna wore an omelet....

 

While some of the outfits were extravagant and OTT it was hard for me to pick a favorite as so many of the celebs looked so good! Eventually I managed to narrow it down to three! Many of you wont agree with my choices and find them 'plain'. But the fact they are plain and simple is the reason they stood out for me. Call me old fashioned, but I really think less is more in this situation. Celebrities are always trying to make a statement on the red carpet at any event and they tend to choose more risky outfits such as; see through dresses, bold patterns, showing too much flesh or an outfit that is completely mad! This is why I find a more subtle outfit more refreshing. 

First celeb I want to mention is Kate Hudson. She wore a gorgeous gold Michael Kors, floor length dress. It had a high neckline and a bit of a train. Very glamorous, and if anyone can pull off gold its kate! 

Uma Thurman next. Wearing a stunning white Atelier Versace, Perez Hilton described her last night on Twitter as a "grecian goddess" and to me that's exactly how she looked here. I love the wrap design with the silver detail around the cleavage and the split to show off her lovely long legs and matching silver shoes. Its the small details that really makes this dress stand out. 

And finally, Reese Witherspoon in a Jason Wu gown. This red, floor length dress may be plain with no detailing but it is truly elegant. I think the reason I love it so much is because it is the kind of dress I would wear myself to a formal occasion. Of course I could never look as beautiful as Reese does in it, she is flawless! The more I look at it and talk about it the more it becomes my favorite! Also to set it off she wore stunning jewellery from Tiffany & Co. 

There can't be a red carpet event without having some "worst dressed" celebs. Last night there were a lot of fashion choices I didn't understand, but one that stuck in my head was Katy Perry. When I saw her all I could think was "why?!". Some people might think its risky, unique, unusual, almost rebellious but personally I think its tacky. Big thumbs down from me. 

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The Boy Next Door

Recently I've been doing a lot of reading so I haven't been watching too many films. But last night I took the time to watch The Boy Next Door. 

My sister and I have wanted to see this film ever since I saw the trailer. To be honest I'm not a big fan of JLo as an actress however, the film looked to be the kind of 'edge of seat' thriller that I like and the guy (Ryan Guzman) is hot... Lol.
The film started off pretty good and there was a good build up to the main story line. The acting was better than I had expected, but it still wasn't the best. I was really beginning to enjoy the film. The secrets, the delusion, the blackmail, etc. And then all of a sudden when it all went belly up. I expected more blackmailing and a bit more of 'thrill' but it never came.
Towards the end of the film he turned from a stalker to a full blown psycho! This just escalated to quickly in my opinion. To be honest I personally was disappointed with the ending.
Also some of the scenes in this movie are a bit OTT. The sex scenes were borderline "50 Shades Of Grey", and the gory scenes at the end were very graphic in parts. It was very shocking as I wasn't expecting it to be that kind of film. So if you are thinking of watching it here's your heads up!

I wouldn't rule out watching it again, but not entirely sure if I would recommend it. Although if you want to give it a watch and form your own opinion please feel free to share it with me.

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BRITS 2015

Last night was the night the BRIT Awards finally arrived and what a night it was!

All awards were very well deserved, all except one! British video award went to One Direction - You and I. Has anyone actually seen this music video? It is in my opinion CRAP! Boring! Ugh! Clearly people have just voted purely because it is One Direction rather than taking into account the award was for the music video and not the band itself. Things like this really annoy me! In fact One Direction just annoy me in general.

Have to mention Paloma Faith. How good was her performance? She stole the show. I think shes an amazing performer and that voice! Shes amazing! And definitely deserved to get British Female Solo Artist.
To see Paloma's amazing performance click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuQwxTU21G0

Now for the moment everyone's been talking about. One word, Madonna. 

Nothing could have prepared me for that moment! Two things celebrities worry about when going on stage 1. Falling and 2. A wardrobe malfunction. So surely a wardrobe malfunction that results in the celeb being pulled of a staircase on stage is just the worst kind of nightmare! And it could only happen to Madge. When I first seen her fall I couldn't believe I had just seen it. I sort of sat with my mouth open in shock, it was like I imagined it. Then afterwards I couldn't stop laughing. It probably was a painful fall and there will be people out there shunning me for laughing but deep down I think most people found it very funny. I also couldn't believe the dancers just sat round her! I know it was a performance and they were trying to carry on but I thought they would have even tried to discretely help her up. 

As its been all over the internet on Facebook. Twitter, etc. Im sure most people have seen it but here is the link for anyone who happened to miss the highlighting moment. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbhhlPvrP6k

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NTA 2015

Well guys and girls, who watched the National Television Awards last night?
I love watching it every year and I vote so I like to see who gets what. Plus (like most of the females who would have been watching) I like to see who wore what!

My absolute favorite look on this years NTA red carpet was Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning, Eastenders). Her dress was STUNNING! Really suited her and just looked amazing with her baby bump.

The worst outfit choices in my opinion was Sam Faiers (TOWIE) and Chloe Sims (TOWIE). Sam's dress I just think is horrible! Don't like the open front or the crossover straps. Big no no for me. As for Chloe Sims..... Black PVC.... Time and a place! To me it looks like something from fifty shades of grey! 

I also kept an eye out for a hairstyle that was worth mentioning. This year I thought a lot of celebrities wore their hair down but I was looking for a really nice put-up/up-style. One that really stood out for me was Maddy Hill (Nancy Carter, Eastenders). Rather than seeing her in the usual tomboyish bun she wears in Eastenders, last night she had her hair in an elegant lady like up-style. She was almost unrecognizable! Definitely a hairstyle winner for me. 

For anyone who missed the awards last night I will include the list of awards and winners below. 

 NTA AWARD                                WINNER                                  MY VOTE

Entertainment Show                      I'm a Celebrity                         I'm a Celebrity

Drama Performance                      Sheridan Smith                     Dame Maggie Smith

Skills Challenge Show              Great British Bake Off                Come Dine With Me

Entertainment Presenter                    Ant & Dec                             Ant & Dec

Newcomer                                        Maddy Hill                         Cameron Moore  

Daytime                                          This Morning                          The Chase

Comedy                                       Mrs Browns Boys             The Big Bang Theory

Serial Drama Performance              Danny Dyer                         Nikki Sanderson

TV Judge                                       David Walliams                      Simon Cowell

Multichannel                                  Celebrity Juice                        Celebrity Juice

Chat Show Host                                 Alan Carr                               Alan Carr 

Factual                                            Gogglebox                      For The Love Of Dogs

Drama                                           Downtown Abbey                          Cilla 

Serial Drama                                    Eastenders                             Eastenders

Talent Show                                       XFactor                          Britains Got Talent

Also a Special Recognition Award was given to David Tennant. 

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