Big Fat Gypsy Weddings... without the Weddings?!

The past three weeks have been a bit of a weird one on Big Fat Gypsy Weddings- there haven't actually been any weddings!

Well OK, last night's saw a renewal of vows but other than that, this series of gypsy has been much more about the people themselves.

Don't get me wrong it has been fascinating to delve more into the gypsy world and learning what a 'gorger' is, but actually I really just miss the OTT weddings!

There have been sweet 16's, proms and babies but nothing is quite as satisfying as a crazy crystal dress, 20 tier cake and bright pink bridesmaids.

Bring back the old format please, Channel 4!

Things I love: Lily Allen’s STD Card!

You can say a lot of things about Lily Allen, but you can’t deny she’s a good sport, as her ‘Save the Date’ wedding card clearly shows!

It features the gorgeous Lil and fiancé Sam perched on a tractor with their heads superimposed onto some er, very interesting bodies.

Looking plump in a headscarf, the vintage themed card is really rather clever and pretty different to any other wedding stationary I’ve seen.

Lily’s pretty peeved though that this card has been made public (as you would be I suppose) with one of her guests apparently leaking it to the press.

I’m on the fence really- as I’m using this to blog about, I’m really glad it found its way out there, but at the same time I see why Lily is mad- it wasn’t intended for public viewing.

If I was you Lil, I’d secretly change the date and everything to really wind everyone up!

P.S I’ve just realised I’ve abbreviated Save The Date to STD and only just clicked the implications of that. Whoops!

TV Watch: The Model Agency

The Model Agency: Copyright Channel 4
OMG Channel Four have done it again. After the triumph that was Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, they've gone and landed another controversial documentary.

The Model Agency was everything I expected it to be: brutal, bitchy, OTT and totally compelling.

Basically it was a harsh insight into the world of modelling, where no-one takes any prisoners, everybody whinges about each other and generally you're left thinking if people like this actually exist.

Seriously, I wanted to staple things to Head of New Faces, Annie's head after she wondered around the office for hours on end crying about her failed protege.

A 16-year-old girl named India, who shock horror decided she didn't want to be in New York on her own, working in an industry which is so cut throat I'm surprised there's never been blood spilled on the runway and that, apparently, didn't sit well with the bookers.

Throwing away an opportunity was mentioned a few times, as well as general annoyance at wasting other people's time. Paul in particular grated on my nerves, but I can imagine in weeks to come he will only get more outrageous and that in turn will set viewing figures soaring.

I loved The Guardian's review of this episode; no sympathy with those featured in the documentary, yet so utterly compelled to see what they came out with next.

It can only get better over the next six weeks as tensions mount for Fashion Week and we finally see Carole totally explode.

Roll on next week...

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: A spray tan too far?

Sam's amazing wedding dress! Copyright Channel 4
Blimey, people are a bit miffed about last night's BFGW aren't they?!

Personally I loved it; it had everything packed into that hour including the mother of all wedding dresses- a pink meringue which lit up at night and included moving butterflies on the bust. Brilliant!

What everyone's getting worked up at however is the little girl getting a spray tan at the tender age of six.

I'll admit, that's damn young- but it's not like it was against her will and it was for a special occasion.

Now before you all shout me down, just think what you were like when you were younger. I definitely tried on more make-up than I should of and I definitely wore clothes which were inappropriate, so what's the difference here?

She doesn't wear make-up every day, nor does she go for spray tans and generally no, she doesn't wear revealing clothes from what I saw.

I'll agree the dancing outfits and the moves were disturbing- those are the kind of dances you see by drunken ladies on the pull, not by young girls at a tea party.

For sheer entertainment and a really fascinating insight into traveller life, this programme is amazing and a real hit with me and half of Twitter if the tweets last night are anything to go by!

It's all about the OTT weddings for me, how about you?

Tonight’s TV: Fashion Fest!

Copyright Channel 4
Whoo-hoo, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is back for another episode tonight, after last week’s fascinating show pulled in something ridiculous like 7million viewers!

The OTT wedding dresses is reason alone to tune in, as well as the questionable fashion choices.

Maybe they’re in need of a Gok-ing and would you believe it, the man himself is back on Channel 4 with a new show too tonight. Yay!

Top that off with Shameless at 10pm and that my friends, is how Tuesday’s should always be!

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: Best show ever?!

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: Copyright Channel 4
I am loving Channel 4 at the minute. Hollyoaks, Mary Portas and Jamie Oliver all in one place makes me a very happy bunny indeed.

However, they totally surpassed my expectations last night, with what was arguably the best show ever created- Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.

OMG it was compulsive viewing from start to finish and I am gutted I missed the one off show last year, because I feel somewhat behind the times!

Thankfully, I think I've got the jist- gypsy girls know what they want from a very young age and despite the very revealing clothes they wear, they're actually very old fashioned, traditional and have the morals of a saint...

Ok, maybe not a saint, but it's hard not to like them. The enormous wedding and Communion dresses that they wear alone make them very interesting to watch.

17-year-old Josie's was a douzy- weighing five stone and slit up the front, it wasn't exactly elegant or classy, but she was certainly the centre of attention!

Same with eight-year-old Margarita, whose holy Communion dress weighed twice her own body weight and was covered with 5,000 crystals.

Despite taking Communion with all the other school children, her 'princess' dress certainly stood out- I think the other giggling girls were merely jealous that their parents hadn't gone all out.

Madness, but utterly compelling- this is a show which will divide a lot of people.

Personally with a wedding coming up myself, I'll be tuning in purely for inspirational purposes... then again, I'm not sure I could quite pull off seven yards of puffball!