Around The Twist

After a slow start, Love Island 2019 FINALLY picked up. The ads for  Hey Tracey  and  Shopping with Keith Lemon  don't even make me think 'I've got a degree, why am I wasting my life?!' anymore. I just bloody love this show. It's comforting to know that in an ever-unpredictable world, there are some constants. Caroline Flack is still a bland presenter with terrible dress sense, the villa still has a tragically under-used pool, and the official Love Island website continues to sell named plastic bottles for £15 when they're actually worth about £2.17, if that. I don't really rate this year's islanders. My favourite is Anton, who I wanted to dislike at first because he was far too much of a  lad  in his pre-show interview, and the size of his calves upsets me. I just love his sunny attitude in the face of his horrendous luck (plus I'm prone to a Glaswegian accent...James McAvoy...Richard Madden...) He’s quite a gentleman at times, surprisingl...

Disclaimer: I love Drag Race. The theme tune is catchy, the formula works pretty well, and most importantly, I love the queens that pass through the work room and the memes and amazing quotes they provide us fans with. I am definitely one of those white girls that shouts yaaaass queen and lives for dramatic arguments, big hair and glittery makeup. And it’s because I love Drag Race that I feel so strongly about this series and how relentlessly meh it is. I don’t know what it is, either the cast or just the editing, but series 11 has been so boring . It’s probably the cohort. I know there’ll never be another series 5, with the fabulous tongue popping walking laugh factory Alyssa Edwards and her explosive rivalry with Coco Montrese, and the loveable underdog Jinx Monsoon trouncing the bitchy Rolaskatox (two thirds of which I do love, though…just not you Roxxxy). But just because it can’t get as good as it once was, doesn’t mean it can’t be good. I loved the cast of series 10, wi...