A Brown Girl on 90210!

First Gossip Girl did it with Tika Sumpter, now 90210 have added a little diversity to their roster in the form of  25 year old Megalyn Echikunwoke. Megalyn will be in season four of the series as Holly, a rival to we-love-to-hate-you Naomi.

Megalyn filming scenes for 90210

We first remember Megalyn as playing the irritating Nicole Palmer (daughter of then President David Palmer) in the brilliant first series of 24. Since then she has been in CSI Miami, That 70s Show and Law & Order: SVU.

According to IMDB, Megalyn is half Nigerian and half American. Her surname means ‘leader of men’ and she is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which makes her African royalty.

Megalyn in 24

We've got our eye on you Megalyn!

The New Face of Sainsbury’s?

According to The Daily Mail (so don’t quote us) Lorraine Pascale – a model turned TV chef – is replacing Jamie Oliver as the new face of Sainsbury’s.

Lorraine Pascale

Star of BBC 2 Show Baking Made Easy, Ms Pascale was scouted in London’s Covent Garden aged 16 and during her 17 year career, worked with Chanel, Lagerfeld and Versace and was the first British black model on the cover of American Elle.

She gave up modelling as she wanted something more fulfilling and is now a classically trained chef and specialist cake maker and has worked at foodie greats Petrus, The Mandarin Oriental, Gilgamesh and The Wolseley and now runs her own business – Ella’s Bakehouse.

The Sainsbury’s deal is rumoured to be worth a cool £1million a year but neither side are confirming or denying so watch this space!

Her book Baking Made Easy was second only to Jamie Oliver’s 30-Minute Meals in the bestseller lists and is available on Amazon for £8.99.

Naomi Campbell vs Cadbury

Cadbury have found a new foe in Naomi Campbell after comparing her to a chocolate bar. A poster for their bar Bliss (which ran in newspapers last week but has since been removed) had the wording 'Move over Naomi – there’s a new diva in town.’

Naomi is said to be considering 'every option available' and was quoted as saying: "I am shocked. It's upsetting to be described as chocolate, not just for me, but for all black women and black people. I do not find any humour in this. It is insulting and hurtful."

Even Mama Campbell was upset: "I'm deeply upset by this racist advert. Do these people think they can insult black people and we just take it? This is the 21st century, not the 1950s. Shame on Cadbury."

There have been calls to boycott Kraft Foods products (Cadbury's parent company), letters written to Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and comparisons being made between this advert and golliwog posters from yesteryear.

A spokesman for Cadbury (who have been in trouble over alleged racist ads in the past) said: ""It was certainly never our intention to cause any offense and the campaign itself is a light-hearted take on the social pretensions of Cadbury Dairy Milk Bliss."

What do you think - clever PR from Cadbury (would they have got this much coverage otherwise?) a storm in a teacup or an insulting racist ad?

Rihanna and the Coconuts

Not content with selling millions of records, having her own perfume, being the face of Nivea and generally being very rich, Rihanna is now the face of coconut water Vita Coco. With Madonna and Red Hot Chilli Peppers' Anthony Kiedis as investors in the water brand, we’re sure it will be flying off the shelves.

Madonna said: “'Rihanna is a natural fit for the Vita Coco brand and I'm so happy to have her on the team.”

Personally, we can’t stand coconut water – we tried it numerous times in the West Indies and really tried to like it, but no. That said, it is high in potassium so would make a good sports drink. There are even reports of coconut water being used as an intravenous hydration fluid in some developing countries where medical saline was unavailable. Multipurpose then!

Vita Coco costs from £2.05 for 330ml to £4.65 for 1 litre and is available online and in store at Holland & Barrett.

Mary J. Blige & Nina Simone

Mary J. Blige has finally confirmed that she will be playing Nina Simone in the biopic film, Nina (working title). Shooting is due to start in June and Mary told US Weekly magazine: ‘I'm definitely still doing it, and I'm in acting classes for it now.’

Mary J.Blige and Nina Simone

Nina Simone’s voice is epic (her rendition of Strange Fruit gives us chills) – Mary certainly has some big shoes to fill. As much as we admire Mary, we’re not entirely convinced her voice is up to it. That said, we certainly wish her well and would like to see the film when it is released.

Will it be a TV/DVD movie or will it get a theatrical release? We’re not sure many people under the age of 30 even know who Nina Simone is (to their loss)!

Video Spotlight: Gov Scott Walker vs Greedy Unions that want to bleed Wisconsin dry.

Notice how Liberals pull out a red herring by talk about Scott Walker not coming to the table. This is not a collective bargaining situation. It’s a legislative matter that the unions are not suppose to be part of the process.


Unions that want to ill the bill.


Scott Walker points out that the Democrats had no problem raising taxes in 24 hours 2 years ago.

Become Beautiful at Tesco

There really is nowhere Tesco won’t go! The supermarket behemoth (and that term may actually be an understatement) are planning to open beauty salons inside Tesco Extra stores this month. Not the first place you’d think of when you need a quick wax!

They have trialled beauty services like threading and nail treatments already and the feedback has been positive. Apparently their aim is to improve the whole beauty product range within Tesco Extra stores.

We have tried their BNatural organic range in the past and were pleasantly surprised. We expected it to be rubbish but the cleanser and soap were very good, even on sensitive skins. We’re partial to a bit of threading so if we can get that done after we’ve picked up the weekly shop, we think it’s a great idea!

Tesco's BNatural range