The ties that bind
Need to know Who's Who?My trip to Texas and California was fun and, truth be told, some time in LA had re-energised me somewhat but I'd be lying if I said by the end of it I wasn't aching to get back to New York.Prior to leaving I had left my flat in a state of disarray. Clothes strewn all over the dining room, bills tossed across the kitchen counter, dirty laundry and half read books on my bedroom floor...a lack of space and storage was starting to get on my nerves.While in LA, with time to think, I developed a determination about getting things in order in the hope that doing

La bound - part 3: Endings
Need to know Who's Who?It's with a sad heart that I report that on the last day of my visit in LA, QKofD called me to inform me that our friend Carl, Emperor Lu's XBF but to whom we remained close, lost his battle with cancer and passed away.Towards the end he could neither speak nor walk but before it got to that stage he made sure to go to Harley Street and get botoxed so he'd look great going out. God love him.At forty years of age, this man who had such a love of life, is gone.When you lose someone you love it

LA bound - part 2: HelloKitty
Need to know Who's Who?When I was in LA strategising my path to stardom (by watching I Love Lucy reruns all morning and then lying by the pool), my partner on this journey was HelloKitty from my acting class. We bonded quickly and became lifelong friends despite only having known each other a few weeks.Today, we've taken a break from scaling the heights to Hollywood fame. She is a rather brilliant graphic designer, whilst I look after my small cat, Chicktoria Beckham, which takes up practically all of my energy. I

LA Bound - part 1
Need to know Who's Who?Ah LA! Thirteen years ago I ventured there to become a huge star of stage and screen. This hasn't actually manifested yet but I like to think I planted the seeds back then and the universe is simply marinating my stardom until the world is ready for me. Or something.Prior to my Houston trip, with my characteristic ignorance of geography and distance, I figured LA was merely a hop, skip and a jump from Texas so I might as well go there to visit with my uncle and aunt and Hello Kitty. I thought a restful 6 day visit would be fun.

Houston, we have a problem - and it's you.
Need to know Who's Who?My father was an oilman who before starting his own geophysical consultancy in the UK, pondered taking a lucrative position with a company in the oil mecca of Houston. I used to wonder how different my life would have been if he had taken that road rather than the gold-paved ones leading to London (well, Surrey).I could have been a great tennis player with a cool accent. How could my father have thwarted my dreams by choosing tea over Texas?Kross Court and I travelled to Houston to play in one last tennis tournament before the end of 2009, an