Class at it's Best
Countess LuAnn de Lesseps from the reality show Real Housewives of New York City just released her music video for her song “Money Can’t Buy You Class.”
The 44-year-old reality star filmed the new video at a club in Manhattan called Covet.
Luann talked to People about the choreography in the video.
“There’s not really dancing,” she said. “I just have very good looking men standing around. And it’s about how money can’t buy you class, so I’m taking money out of their pockets and throwing it onto the floor.
NICE EXTENSIONS
Fighting the Devastating Impact of Mental Anguish
Can you handle the truth?
Really, really good post. I think this is an issue at the root of many challenges that organizations and leaders face.
You posed two questions for me...
1.) Does my experience align with yours regarding the desire of most folks to avoid conflict (even at great cost)?
Yes. Emphatically yes. In some of the workshops that I do inside of organizations we spend time considering the culture...we actually examine specific aspects of the organizations culture, assign them a grade and then talk about opportunities for improvement. People seem to enjoy doing this and have no problem identifying specific things that the organization or senior leaders can do better. Then we move on to talk about individual opportunities to contribute to a better organizational culture and the entire conversation dries up. I start to hear things like:
"Change starts at the top, how am I going to make something happen."
"I just do my job and keep my head down."
2.) What must we do to solve this problem?
Probably several answers to this question, depending on who "we" is. But I think that the big answer is that we must strive to build organizational culture and organizational leadership that values and rewards personal courage and risk taking. This is a really big shift, as we currently have a way of leadership that defaults to defense of the hierarchy and the status quo. This always compromises truth...which compromises everything else.
You probably have some additional and more specific answers relevant to your role inside the machine. I think that I have to be very intentional about holding myself accountable on this issue, because as an external consultant I can fall into the same trap of focusing on what others want to hear rather than the whole truth. I have gotten much better at having candid (and often times very difficult) conversations with organizational leaders about my observations, but I know that when I first began work as a consultant I did not do a very good job of this.
Again, I think you have touched on a really important topic here and I would love to hear a bit more from your perspective about solutions...are there things that you do to develop the comfort and skill in your direct reports for handling conflict?
-joe
SCRAM LOHAN
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Lindsay Lohan left court Monday with a heavy new piece of jewelry. but it wasn't her favorite kind of bling. Lohan sported an ugly, alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet that came with tough restrictions on her probation that could cut into her career plans.
The measures were ordered after Lohan angered Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel by failing to show up for a hearing last week in Beverly Hills and instead attended the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Photos from Cannes showed the actress partying on a yacht into the late hours on the day she was supposed to be in court in Beverly Hills.
A bench warrant was issued for her arrest then lifted when her lawyer posted bail and Lohan flew back to the United States over the weekend.
Lohan, wearing a dark gray pants suit, arrived in court a few minutes late and appeared somber and concerned when she conferred with her attorney about the move to attach the bracelet and require drug and alcohol testing every week in the Los Angeles area.
The bracelet gets a signal through the skin if a person has been drinking and sends the signal to the company that monitors it, court spokesman Alan Parachini said.
Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, told Judge Revel that Lohan was planning to travel to Texas to film a movie titled "Machete."
Revel suggested the actress might have to delay the project and was unmoved when Holley suggested Lohan could fulfill the probation requirements in Texas.
Revel stressed that she was prepared to spend a half-hour reading Lohan and Holley a list of her reasons for ordering the bracelet, drug tests and an alcohol-education program.
Holley conferred with Lohan then accepted the judge's decision.
Asked if she understood the orders, Lohan said quietly, "Yes, your honor." It was her only statement in court.
Holley noted that Lohan had missed one previous hearing after he uncle died.
"Did she attend the funeral?" the judge asked coldly. Holley turned to Lohan, who sadly shook her head no.
Lohan, 23, did not address a throng of media outside the courthouse before joining Holley at the hearing. The actress rushed past the media on her way out, leaving in a waiting SUV.
The actress has been on probation since August 2007 after pleading guilty to misdemeanor drug charges and no contest to three driving charges.
Revel set a probation violation hearing for July 6 to address Lohan's failure to appear in court last week for a scheduled progress report on the probation stemming from the two high-profile arrests.
Lohan, who gained fame in the movies, "Mean Girls" and "The Parent Trap," has provided the tabloid media with lots of fodder with her personal escapades. She spent more than two hours after the hearing waiting for a bracelet to be placed on her ankle. Lohan must wear the bracelet until the July hearing, when the judge will decide if it will remain in place, Parachini said.
Lohan was to be arrested upon her return to Los Angeles for missing the mandatory hearing, but the judge recalled the warrant late Thursday after Lohan posted bail.
Holley said Lohan's passport was stolen in Cannes, and she was unable to return to Los Angeles in time for the previous hearing. Holley told Revel on Monday she has proof Lohan had an airplane ticket to return for that hearing.
Brittany Murphy’s widower found dead
Simon Monjack, the screenwriter husband of the late actress Brittany Murphy, died on Sunday night at his Hollywood Hills home, police told the Los Angeles Times.
The cause of his death, which comes just five months after Murphy died at the age of 32, was unknown, the newspaper said.
"We have detectives at scene," Sgt. Louie Lozano told the Times. "They are conducting their investigation. Once we have further information, we will provide it."
L.A. Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said it responded to a 911 call for an "unspecified medical need request" at 9.24 p.m. PT Sunday, the paper said.
Fire Department personnel provided medical services to Monjack, but he was pronounced dead, according to a Los Angeles police sergeant, who declined to give his name to the Times, at the Hollywood Station late Sunday night.
In March, Monjack was moved to set the record straight on rumors about his relationship with Murphy in an interview with Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson.
“You told the New York Post you first fell in love with Brittany when she was a teen during a photo shoot. You said, ‘I was very patient.’ What did you mean by that?” Robinson asked.
“I mean, she was like very young. When she was 17, it would’ve been like dating a 12-year-old,” Monjack explained, dismissing the notion that some might call it inappropriate. “There was only eight years between us. It was more of just an attraction to the person.”
As a photographer, he often staged elaborate photo shoots with her. But he hit back at rumors that the two got married in 2007 because the British-born Monjack’s visa was about to expire and he was facing deportation.
Related stories Murphy’s family bids farewell in private funeral Murphy’s husband ‘destroyed’ by her death Frantic Brittany Murphy 911 call released “Brittany Murphy marrying for a visa – it’s so crazy," he said.
The Crisis of Conflict Avoidance
- She thought that it didn't matter if she talked to her boss because she didn't think anything could be done.
- Because her issue is primarily with the behavior of a co-worker, she felt that bringing up her concerns would come across as petty.
- She felt like it was an issue that she should probably be able to resolve on her own (even though she'd been failing to deal with it for 2 years)
- She thought that raising these complaints my jeopardize her job
- Does your experience align with mine on this issue?
- What must we do to solve this problem?
Brown Sugar
Sarah Harding looks almost unrecognisable in her new film thanks to flowing, brunette locks.
Sarah Harding's new look is Angelina Jolie meets Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction and we like it so much we think she should definitely consider crossing over to the dark side.
However, we don't recommend the Girls Aloud beauty goes out and gets a bloody nose like her character in Bad Day - who has been beaten-up by her gangster boyfriend.
Directed by Ian David Diaz, the new movie is about a vigilante cop who goes on a brutal campaign of vengeance in the hunt to find her daughter’s killers.
Party girl Sarah stars alongside Donna Air, Claire Goose and Robbie Gee as foul-mouthed gangster’s moll Jade Jennings.
It's full to the brim with cat-fights, cops and on-the-edge-of-your-seat type stuff and to top it all off - it was filmed in two weeks with the girls all working for free!
If you're not a fan of the thrillers then definitely check it out for a closer inspection of Sarah Harding's new barnet.
The DVD for Bad day will be released on May 24th.
George HOPEZ
George Lopez wife says he cheated. The wife of George Lopez saved his life 5 years ago when he needed a kidney. The actor appears to be the latest man to be added to the list of disgrace celebrities.
"I had sex with George Lopez for money, and so did a friend of mine," Tiffany, a prostitute, said in a statement. "He wanted a threesome and texted me." She is an escort in Tampa Bay, Florida. While we were unable to verify a "Tiffany," or the accuracy of this report, other news outlets claim the story is true.
If true, I can we can say that he prefers hookers and Jesse James likes the tattooed tramps. There is a certainty that business partner and longtime friend Sandra Bullock will be less than comforting to him in this situation. Bullock has filed for a divorce and has moved to New Orleans as she plans to be a single mother to her adopted child.
In 2005 George's spouse, Ann Serrano, saved his life by giving him one of her kidneys after he needed a transplant due to a deteriorating genetic disease. Most people find it difficult to understand how this could happen to someone who saved his life, but then again, society and Hollywood celebrities have gone crazy. We can only hope this rumor is false, she does appear to be upset, but we were unable to confirm the report.
Our Hero
Christina Aguilera, our Ambassador Against Hunger, has lent her voice to the earthquake victims in Haiti.
"Ranting With Rizzo" 5/20/10
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COVER GIRL
Christina Aguilera has landed the prestigious honor of covering the new issue of Billboard magazine . Along with the sexy cover comes an extensive accompanying article that discusses Christina’s new album, new sound and relevance in the music industry. In the article, Aguilera explains that despite some of the negative press that she has received over her debut single/video “Not Myself Tonight,” the fact that she’s provoking conversation says that she is quite “relevant”;
“At this point in my career, I’m over any and all weird comparisons or negativity.”
“I’m in it for the long haul, and a decade later in my career, I have nothing to prove. To anyone who wants to be negative, it’s like, ‘I’m obviously relevant enough to you for you to care and to talk and to evoke negative feelings inside of you.’ “
Aguilera made it clear to Billboard that while her first single “Not Myself Tonight” is more on the radio-friendly, “commercial” side of pop… Fans should not expect a completely commercial record because that simply was not what she was going for this time around;
“There’s some rebellion to it”
“I do have songs on there where I went into them saying, ‘OK, let’s make a more commercially driven record. That’s maybe where ‘Not Myself Tonight’ comes from. But I always have to have an integrity factor with it. There was actually a song that the label really wanted me to record, and I just said ‘no,’ because it didn’t fit on the album-it wasn’t creatively inspiring to me. They said, ‘It’s a hit, it’s a hit!’ And absolutely it’s a hit for someone. But it’s not for me, because when it jeopardizes my integrity too much I can’t do it. The hit thing . . . ‘Who Let the Dogs Out’ was a fucking hit, you know what I mean?”
Bionic finds Aguilera working with some of today’s hottest European electro-pop acts such as M.I.A., Le Tigre, Peaches and Switch. While some worry that Christina is taking a huge risk working on an album which fans and critics might perceive as “left-field,” Aguilera says the entire experience was rewarding and felt very natural for her;
“I get off on working with creative energy. That’s when I’m most at home and feel happiest. And all these people brought about new sides of me. It was a big collaboration-fest, and it felt so good and rewarding in the end, because I was just so happy with the work and the new territories that I ventured out to.”
Will this album be a commercial success…? Don’t know, don’t care! This is my most anticipating release of 2010 and I cannot wait to hear what kind of “left-field” music we get in this reincarnation of Aguilera
HRevolution - The Beginning
- Ideas are cheap. Everyone has ideas. They are everywhere. What differentiates the best from the rest is execution--taking those ideas and turning them into results.
- If HRevolution is truly about evolving the discipline of HR, we have to find a way to engage more practicing HR leaders in the conversation. It has to continue to evolve from a gathering of social media savvy HR folks to an event that promotes ideas that serve as the foundation for a new reality in the work of HR.
- Talking does not equal change. HR transformation isn't going to happen in blogs or unconferences. It will happen when a new kind of leader and practitioner emerges who execute their role in a different way that creates breakthrough results for our organizations.
- Social capital and influence are, in my opinion, at the center of what top performing HR people need. I worry that some of the practitioners at the conference are spending too much time blogging and engaging in the twittersphere at the expense of building and developing the relationships they need in their organization to take their game to the next level.
- Accountability: Leadership means giving away credit when things go right and accepting more than you share of the blame when things go wrong. In HR, it's amplified by 100 times. There was a lot of discussion about what HR should and shouldn't take responsibility for. If you want to be a revolutionary HR pro, take responsibility for it all, even if you only influence a small part of the result. We have to completely stop this blame assignment game and just step up. Yep, management may be "who" is supposed to be growing and developing people. If they aren't, raise your hand and take responsiblity for it. Then, go make it better.
- Execution: I've already mentioned this point. Ideas by themselves don't do anything. You have to be able to turn those ideas into results. Trish and Ben, the founders of HRevolution, are great examples of execution. They could have stopped at the discussion of this idea, but they didn't. Two unconferences later, they have started a movement. Another example--I have heard and read a lot of criticism by attendees about there not being more HR practitioners at HRevolution. If they really feel that way, then when this event roles around next time, they will work hard to get the other HR leaders from their network to attend. The vendors who came might even pay for some of their HR clients to be there next time. We have to stop our complaining and realize that we own the solution if we'd just step up and do it.
- Influence/Political Skill: The stark reality that most of us in corporate leadership aren't prepared for as we get promoted to larger roles is that our effectiveness becomes less and less about what we do and more about what we can influence others to do. HR leaders must become students of human behavior and political systems. We have to understand how things get done, who the players are and how those players make decisions. We need to be able to navigate in the shark tank without being eaten. This means studying things like power, sales techniques and social capital. Start here.
HRevolution 2011 in my garage?
Jason-
I hope that you had a miserable time in Chicago this weekend, I was home with the kids and watched about 47,000 hours of Curious George. Being a grown-up can be downright brutal at times.
The HR blogosphere (which, fortunately for me, happens to be just around the corner from my house) has been abuzz about a couple of things the past few days. Lots of folks talking (and whispering and tweeting and blogging and screaming) about HRevolution and about China Gorman leaving SHRM, and about what these things might mean to the future of this work.
I do not know China Gorman, but some people that I respect think pretty highly of her and I did see her doing a good job of providing a face for SHRM where it did not really have one. It clearly reflects well on her that so many folks are disappointed to see her go, but part of what I hear in this conversation is concern about the role and direction of SHRM.
In the noisy, “pay attention to me” intersection of HR and social media, SHRM is the easiest target in the world for anyone that wants to find a large credible “friend” or a large credible “enemy.” I think that people who are legitimately about moving this work forward know that SHRM is not the problem or the solution, but contains elements of both as it is a reflection of the craft, and not its creator. I like to throw a stone or two at SHRM from time to time myself. It is fun, easy and safe, especially since the people at SHRM have real jobs and are not likely to have the time to pay any attention to me. I also enjoy being invited (and paid) to speak at SHRM events local, regional and national and the interwebs are chock-full of hypocrites like myself.
We love to throw stones at large institutions, but large institutions (SHRM, the auto industry, congress, Big Bacon) are a product of what we did (and what we did not do) yesterday. Stop worrying about what SHRM is doing. Change your organization, tell your story and help someone else change their organization. If you do these things, you will be moving the profession forward in a very real way.
I personally do not have an organization so I am probably just going to lie down. Talking about change wears me out.
And then there is HRevolution. This was kind of hard to miss because the people that were there spent all last week talking about it on Twitter and on their blogs and in their sleep, they talked about it all weekend, and they are still talking about it right now…as far as I can tell, they are really an annoying bunch of self-obsessed, self-promoting jerk offs and I am filled with rage, bitterness and jealousy that I was not able to spend the day with them on Saturday. I am going on record right now saying that I will be at HRevolution 2011 if I have to host it in my garage and provide the play doh myself.
Since I was not there, my perspective on this unconference is probably the most insightful one and you are all welcome for my insightfulness. And my humor. And my good looks. I would also like to take this opportunity to make it clear that this is technically an unpost on an unblog. I do not know what HRevolution was like and obviously cannot speak to its value, but I do know there was a lot of sharp folks there that are very passionate about this work. But in the spirit of evolution (and revolution) there are a few traits that I believe are becoming increasingly important to those wanting to help create the future of this body of work.
Curiosity: I think that we need to ask more question and do a better job of seeking out information from different places. Questions are powerful and can determine the direction of our growth. Are we asking good questions, big open-ended questions? It can be easy to talk about all of the stuff that we do know, but to wonder about the stuff that we do not yet know is different. Are we looking outside of our networks and our profession for new ideas, new archetypes, new models, new language?
Critical Thinking: Social media is a tricky thing because if we are not careful we can use it to just replace the old talking heads with new more hip talking heads with iphones. Are we using our new tools and new connectivity to distribute power? Are we putting more power in the hands of the practitioner? Are we developing greater discernment? HR has been very susceptible to fads, so called “best practices” and shiny new metrics…even those measuring nothing that matters. Are we getting better at making the decisions that are right for our organizations?
Courage: If you want to help create tomorrow you have to be willing to walk out to the very edge of today and that can be a scary place to be. I would imagine that this topic showed up at HRevolution either formally or informally because I know that there were a lot of smart folks there with a lot of knowledge and expertise. And when you know your stuff it eventually becomes a question of courage. Are you willing to tell the truth and help your organization to tell the truth?
Maybe we can dig into these themes a bit more of the next week or two, I know that you will have some interesting perspectives as an internal practitioner.
-joe
Acoustic Adam
Aussie Hotttie
Kylie Minogue looks absolutely gorgeous as usual on the set of her new video shoot for the soon to be released single “All The Lovers“. These behind the scenes images makes me even more excited for this new project!!! (It doesn’t hurt that she’s surrounded by shirtless hit guys either…)
Music to our ears
Two of my favrotie female vocalists are hitting the road together this summer! Christina Aguilera has just announced the dates for the US leg of her Bionic Tour and has also revealed that she’s bringing along Leona Lewis
WILD WAYS
Alexis Neiers better not be acting so wild—if she knows what's good for her.
The star of E!'s Pretty Wild pleaded no contest to her role as one of the so-called Hollywood Burglar Bunch, but didn't manage to avoid jail time for her role in burglarizing Orlando Bloom's house.
Neiers will get off with 180 days in jail followed by three years' felony probation and a two-year suspended prison sentence. This means that if she doesn't behave herself during the course of her probation, she could face two years behind bars.
She was also ordered stay away from Bloom and his residence and must pay restitution. Prosecutors estimated the amount could hit $600,000.
"Ms. Neiers feels it's in the best interest to take the people's offer because of the amount of jail time that could possibly occur...and she wants to move on with her life," her attorney, Jeffery Rubenstein, told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza.
Mom/costar Andrea Arlington was heard whispering, "and so it is," as Neiers was read the terms of her plea deal.
Sporting jeans and a black blazer, Neiers was accompanied to court by her mother and sisters Gabby Neiers and Tess Taylor for what was scheduled to be the beginning of her trial on a felony charge of burglarizing the Lord of the Rings/Pirates of the Caribbean star's digs.
The women, sometimes visibly upset, encouraged each other to "relax"; Tess rubbed Alexis' arm as she waited for Espinoza to call the case.
But the 18-year-old reality star quickly put the brakes on the proceedings—after conferencing with her attorney, Neiers entered a no contest plea.
Not only did she avoid an anticipated courtroom showdown with Bloom, but she also avoided a hefty sentence—a felony burglary count could have netted her up to six years in prison.
Neiers had previously pleaded not guilty for her role in the heist. However, her defense took a serious hit earlier this month when Espinoza refused to block statements she gave police about the burglary and her alleged Bling Ring accomplices.
"It's been a long road and Alexis is looking forward to moving on with her life," Rubenstein, said after today's hearing. "After lengthy consideration and fighting the best pretrial fight we could, we decided it was in Alexis' best interest to take responsibility for her small part in this incident and do a little bit of county jail time instead of a lengthy state prison sentence if convicted."
Rubenstein also admitted that Bloom's expected testimony played a role in Neiers' willingness to accept a plea deal.
"I think the fact that Orlando Bloom [would testify], and the weight of a celeb testifying against Alexis, made us realize the odds were stacked against us," Rubenstein said. "This was a last-minute decision. We were ready for trial today."
Prosecutor Sarika Kapoor said she was pleased with today's outcome: "We thought this was a just result. She was part of the group, she admitted her guilt today."
She's slated to report to jail on June 24 to begin her sentence.
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CHRISTINA AGUILERA ON OPRAHGetting Messy in HR
My Friend: "It's good to have you back in the game on this thing."Me: "It's good to be back in the game. Let's go make a mess and get something started."My Friend: "I've been a slow learner, but I've come to realize that I need to make more messes. I now know that not everyone is going to like me all the time, and so I need to be willing to get more messy. Plus, what good is amassing this political capital if I'm not going to use it once in a while? It's not worth anything anywhere else."
- Status quo
- Complacency
- Irrelevance
Rally 'round the Family
Nice post and good points.
I completely agree and feel that it is important from time to time to remind ourselves and each other why we do this stuff. We poke and prod and stomp and shout because we love this body of work and we love its potential to change the world. If it were not for that love we would not care and we would find something else to stomp and shout about.
I am going to add one more thing to your list...
Courage. I see more and more evidence that there are courageous people stepping up to move our flag forward. I see more and more:
- people that are not willing to wait until someone in charge of something will decide how things are supposed to be done
- people that are less interested in what worked yesterday
- people that are less interested in asking for permission
- people that are quite happy to go make stuff up
I am not saying that it takes any courage or us to attend or participate in this event, but I do think it takes some courage to make something like this happen. Truth be told, there are about eleventy wazillion of us that have been complaining about the shortcomings of traditional conferences. Almost all of us eleventy wazillion talented complainers did nothing more than complain. A few people actually did something. They decided to try something different.
I think it will prove to be extremely valuable to this profession that there are people now having different kinds of conversations about different kinds of things, and they are doing it online and they are doing it with different kinds of events.
I think that this is significant not only to our profession, but also to business in general. I think that we continue to get evidence that the courage to do what needs to be done is often lacking and that courage just might be showing up in the craft of Human Resources.
See you in Chicago.
-joe
Dealing with Divorce and a Restraining Order
I just recently divorced and it has been extremely traumatic. My marriage to Neil Zucconi was quite brief; after about 10 months I filed for divorce. And shortly after that, on March 19, 2010, I filed an Order of Protection (restraining order) with the Superior Court in Phoenix, and he was subsequently served on April 30. One challenging aspect of this has been the fact that Neil is in law enforcement, as an air marshal with TSA. The amount of mental anguish and emotional stress and general fear that I've been dealing with in filing this restraining order has overwhelmed me. (You can find a lot more about this on my other blog, http://orderofprotectionsurvivor.blogspot.com.)
I'm in the process of reaching out to others who are dealing with or who have dealt with filing a restraining order against a spouse or significant other. I'm also looking for divorce support groups and other resources that might help as I head towards recovery. I know it's going to be a long haul. I think that to some extent, I'm still in shock about what has happened. I didn't see this coming at all. It actually reminds me a lot of the many months back in 1996 when I was on the road to recovery from postpartum depression. Once again, I'm dealing with feelings of shock, helplessness, fear, anger, sadness, and of course, a big blow to my self esteem.
This is definitely not easy.
In Defense of HR
- Self-awareness. We teach leaders all the time that self-awareness is the foundation of leadership. If this is true, then HR should be developing great leadership skills. I don't think that there's another profession out there that spends as much time talking about what it means to be in it's own profession than HR. We know how we are viewed (there's seemingly a new survey punching us in the face with it every week). We know that we need to get better because our business peers don't seem to have any problem telling us when we suck. There's a lot out there about where our gaps are and how we need to get better. And, I think that HR has largely embraced this feedback. What we do with it is the key.
- Commitment to Development. I am floored every day by how many blogs exist out there that are written by smart HR professionals who are sharing their war stories and lessons learned with the whole world. We spend a lot of time not only talking about our own profession, but also sharing information and taking in information to try and get better at it. This sharing and learning dynamic is closing the HR skill gap quickly.
- Momentum. While some may argue that HR hasn't changed all that much in the past 20 years, I think they need to take a closer look. In HR, we didn't need a change, we needed a revolution. We need a complete paradigm shift from viewing ourselves as managing the personnel side of the business, to leading the strategy of the organization. A revolution doesn't happen overnight, it's starts with a few courageous visionaries and a groundswell starts from there. There's a lot of evidence that this is taking place within HR. If you peek in on the conversations between HR pros on Twitter, you feel the movement. You also see gatherings like HRevolution beginning to happen where the purpose of the event is to bring those on the fringe together to weave the social fabric required for a revolution (I'm proud to say that we are involved in this event).
SNAP SHOTS
Not only has Ashley Cole had to face ex Cheryl Cole being voted sexiest woman ever today, he’s now got ANOTHER reminder of exactly what he’s missing.
Cheryl Cole looks more beautiful than ever as she cements her position in the pop hall of fame in this high fashion photo shoot – yet again proving she can make it without Ashley.
In one sultry shot for the romantic Harpers Bazaar cover shoot a pensive Cheryl stares down at the ground as she clutches the zip on her silver jacket, her tousled hair falling over her eye.
In another, Chezza stares straight at the camera as she lies sprawled out, with her knee raised in a rather angelic pose.
And the Girls Aloud songstress – who is the latest in a long list of famous women to grace the cover of the magazine -models a bejewelled headdress as she raises her eyes to the sky.
But despite donning a range of designer clothes for the occasion, the 27-year-old admits she doesn’t really care about price when it comes to togs.
She told Harpers TV: “I just like pretty clothes.”
And although we may think the gorgeous Geordie is resistant to the stresses us mere mortals go through when trying to find an outfit, Cheryl admits she can’t stand shopping.
She added: “I tend to shop online because I find the whole shopping think stressful. The lighting and the dressing rooms make me stressed.”
*Cheryl is on the front cover of the June issue of Harpers Bazaar magazine*