On the left is Sylvie van der Vaart; on the right is a Barbie in her likeness. Or maybe that's the
other way around. Images via @rafvdvaart
It was only a matter of time before the living Barbie became a real Barbie, wasn't it?
Proud husband Rafael tweeted some pics of the Sylvie Barbie that was unveiled at a toy fair in
Germany today.
Playground night club at the Liverpool Hilton Hotel is open for business, Kickettes. Start
planning your stalking/ mini-skirt schedule now chicks 'cos this place is bound to be a
'ballers-and-bubbly sure thing this Spring.
Anyhoo, representing for the loved up crowd at Liverpool designer Tony Burke's (one half of the
Philip Armstrong label) was Andy Carroll and his girlfriend, as well as Djibril Cisse and wife
Jude.
Some of our favourite trend mongers were out and about last Thursday, with Alex Gerrard turning
unfashionable street tricks as a poster girl for Isabel Marant at brunch in the midmorning. Her
top, necklace, bracelets, and horrific trainers were all courtesy of the French designer, which
leads us to believe she got a Net-a-Porter gift card for Christmas and, being the fashion sheep
that she is, went hog wild with whatever Vogue told her was popular.
In the grand tradition of pop singers dating footballers, 2008 X Factor winner and
actual talented singer Alexandra Burke seems to be well and truly shacked up with Tottenham Hotspur
forward and dubious dater, Jermain Defoe.
Defoe's previous conquests include "models" Charlotte Mears, serial WAG Danielle Lloyd, and
Chantelle Houghton (who, if you squint hard, looks like a cheaper version of Alex Gerrard).
Less than 24 hours after a study found that girls were being put off physical education at a
young age because of 1) a lack of female sporting role models, and 2) the growing view that
"getting sweaty" was not feminine, a chief executive of the Independent Association of Prep
Schools claimed that British parents are sending their daughters to private schools to protect them
from the materialistic WAG culture.
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We're quite proud of ourselves this week. Despite over-indulging a touch during the holidays, we
still managed to bring the goods to the table. They included David Beckham in a state of undress,
Demba Ba's favourite snack item, the Football Power Couple of the Year results and a thorough
examination of aesthetic prejudices in football.
No Grand National would be complete without an appearance from The Queen of Scouse. We have no
doubts that Alex Gerrard is smiling because she's just come from the "cocktails" stand and who can
blame her? No Grand National event can be taken in whilst sober.
As Mrs. G "wrote" in her OK!
