RADIO 4 presenter Jane McGarvey wins out for honesty this week when she admitted she spends an incredible three and a half hours a day on her mobile.
She reveals a phone app confirmed the astonishing time, and admits she’s a warning to her daughters. But she didn’t say if she called them to tell them the news.
SUSANNA Reid struck another blow for womankind when the Good Morning Britain again took her co-host Piers Morgan to task, this time on the issue of hothousing child sports stars. Reid called him “deluded” and said “I’m glad you’re not the father of my children,” as most of the female nation most likely nodded in agreement.
THE BRITISH public will be saddened to hear that Dame Esther Rantzen will not, despite rumours to the contrary, be resurrecting former TV mag show That’s Life! Seems the world has moved on from the days of infantile news items, and pics of root vetgetables which look like famous people. Hang on a minute - we still have The One Show.
EMMA Thompson took luvvie grovelling to a whole new level with a request to Prince William for a kiss during her damehood ceremony. If nothing else, the actress made sure of column inches the next day. The Prince, incidentally, declined the snog with the Love, Actually star. Can’t think why.
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