It’s a wrap!

What a week it was… Full of drama, celebs, mag covers and unflattering clothes. This week:

• Rihanna and Chris Brown missed the Grammys, had an altercation and speculation and mayhem ensued;
• M.I.A., on the other hand, made it to the Grammys and I fell deeper in love with her and her uterus;
• Beyonce also skipped out on the music awards ceremony. But if you miss her badly, you can always get your dose of Queen B on the cover of Fairlady;
• Speaking of mag covers, Madonna does W and no one has ever looked so classy while being so sleazy. We love you, Madge!
• Michelle Obama brought the heat on Vogue’s cover and got candid inside - despite having ‘helmet hair’;
• Gwyneth Paltrow has a foul mouth (and wears questionable  outfits);
• Based on Chomee’s indepth analysis of politics and economics (hmm), I now know who to vote for come April (or not);
• The only certainty in my life come April is seeing Mos Def rock the Cape Town Jazz Fest stage;
• We discovered that Salma has healing breasts
• And Lerato Moloi made us hella proud. Gorge girl!

 

 

‘And f**k all the haters!’

Elle UK

… Now, now, Gwynnie, that’s no way for a woman to speak…

Gwyneth Paltrow covers March’s Elle UK in a rather - um -  interesting ensemble (ok, I’m just not feeling it!) and she gets very real when talking about people’s misconceptions, Internet gossip and her vices:

On drinking: ‘I love good red wine. White wine is nice, too. I don’t like lager, but I like stout – I love Guinness. I never get drunk to the point of throwing up or anything. But I get very warm and talkative.’

On smoking: ‘Man, I wish smoking didn’t kill you, I’d be smoking right now. I miss it. The last cigarette I smoked was the day I found out I was pregnant with Apple. I had to sit down and smoke one final cigarette. It’s such a beautiful thing. I’m so pissed off it gives you cancer. But then, once you have children, if you’ve witnessed a death like I did with my father, you just can’t. I’d never want to put them through what I went through. So I don’t do it. But I’ve decided that when I’m about 70 I’m going to start smoking again. Why not? I can’t wait!’

Gossip blogs: ‘I saw this blog of people writing horrible things about me. And, you know, for a second you lose perspective and your ego is so wounded. You think, how could people hate me or hate my intentions or what I’m trying to do? I’m a good person and I’m trying to put good things into the world.’

On just being Gwyneth: ‘I am who I am. I can’t pretend to be somebody who makes £15,000 a year. That would be completely inauthentic. I know what my intention [with her email newsletter Goop] is – and if it makes one person’s life better, then it’s worth it. And f**k the haters!’