A recent survey found 79% of those living with a mental health condition believed that the coronavirus and the lockdown measures have made things worse. I’m surprised it isn’t higher. Being locked away, unable to see friends and family, having summer cancelled, and staying in the same proximity over a long period of time is certainly not easy.… Read on

Although I’ve tweeted about my mental health, this is the first time I’ve written directly down anything more than 140 characters about it. Given it’s mental health awareness week, I thought it was a good time to speak more openly about my experience.… Read on

Figures out this week suggest that Tinder is pulling in more profit than ever, with more people shelling out for the premium service Tinder Gold. But while some are paying out something scandalous like £28 a month to find out who has liked them (and will probably never talk to them), it feels like its target audience is now shifting further away from young millennial and Generation Z users to a specific gullible audience willing to splash the cash.… Read on

The writer of Channel 4’s new Brexit drama has claimed that viewers will finish the film believing the Vote Leave boss was either the “antichrist” or a “hero”. James Graham said while it was produced with a sympathetic view to Dominic Cummings in the beginning, he believes there is sufficient scrutiny by the end.… Read on

Whisper it quietly but listening to Radio 1 Breakfast this morning I couldn’t help feeling that Greg James’ arrival heralded a change of direction for the radio station. Nick Grimshaw had a difficult task in the six years at the helm – expected to shaft older listeners while trying to chase a younger audience that seemed to shun radio – but it felt today like that was about to change.… Read on

As some of you might have read previously, last year the single life led me to applying for First Dates. Partly because I wanted a piece of the magic, another part being a big fan of the programme. A few months back they called me back with an interest in getting me on the programme.… Read on

As many tried to make sense of what had happened, in those first few hours after the Las Vegas shooting, social media went into overdrive. Caught up in the vortex of information, emotion and reaction were conspiracy theories and hoaxes, deliberately thrown out there and then circulated unwittingly.… Read on

Tonight on First Dates the big debate was how you wipe your bum, is it standing up or sitting down? Yes this is the calibre of the discussion on the programme tonight – it’s a far cry from the feels I got watching last week.… Read on

Over the weekend my attention was drawn to this opinion piece by Steve Downes which criticises UKIP for their support of the Tory candidate in North Norfolk. The ‘Blukip’ coalition – prevalent now across the country – is an attempt to unseat sitting MPs.… Read on

What’s the best way to deal with dating with a foot fetish? Announcing it on a first date, in a busy restaurant, on national television it would seem. Read on for all of the gossip from the latest First Dates episode, where one guest declared his “thing for feet” in front of fellow diners.… Read on