A Ginger's Guide to Summer - Step 3

You're sun safe, you're looking good, so now it's time to get outside! With hundreds of events taking place up and down the country this Summer, you'll be spoilt for choice. Here are just a few highlights.

A Ginger's Guide to Summer - Step 2

Right, your sun protection's sorted so Step 2 is all about lookin' goooood! Redhead beauty is difficult enough at the best of times, but it's nigh on impossible to find pale make-up shades that will withstand Summer temperatures. My May to September beauty palette is constantly changing but here's a round-up of my current favourites.

A Ginger's Guide to Summer - Step 1

'Tis officially the first day of Summer! Rejoice Britain, for the season of hibernation, windswept commutes and damp weekends is over ... for a little while at least. The country is in the midst of a heatwave and though the sunshine is being savoured by the masses, there are some who can't help but crave the shade - we are the gingers of this great land - your melanin-deprived cousins and for us, the sun is a tempting but ultimately dangerous mistress. This year though, I'm determined not to let Summer get the better of me. I will not wilt, I will not complain, I will venture outdoors to soak up the vitamins and up my endorphin levels. Here's how I plan to do it ...

BAFTA TV Noms 2017 - What I'd like to see

I'm waiting with bated breath for the 2017 BAFTA TV Nominations to be announced on Tuesday. After such a stellar year of drama, who will walk away with the golden masks? Here are a few of my top picks.

Lusaint - 'Everything'

Optimist favourite Lusaint has released a dreamy new demo that's just too good not to share. Get a load of that voice! Happy Wednesday readers xx

La La Land

I am being brave. It's deepest, darkest January and the rain here in Manchester can only be described as thick drizzle ... but I'm going out in it. What could warrant such bravery? Escapism, dear reader. A chance to spend two hours bathed in sunlight and swept up in romance. Finally, La La Land is in cinemas and it's here to banish the January blues.

The Best TV of 2016

And with the bonging of Big Ben, 2016 is over - a year that has tested even the most optimistic of optimists. Though it would probably do us all good to leave it in the past and never speak of it again, I'm going to linger a little longer and ask you to do the same, as I look back on those moments of light that led us through the darkness - the best TV of the year.