On&Off Celeb Couples- Riri&Chris, Gaga&Taylor and KStew&RPatz

On-Again Off-Again Celeb Couples

 Hello my lovely readers, I’m trying out new writing techniques and think maybe it’s time I stop writing review after review, though I love it and it’s what I’m comfortable with I think it’s time for change. So, this week I have some news on some on&off celeb couples who you’ve all probably heard about in the last few weeks.

 1. Rihanna& Chris Brown- right now they are: ON. Well, reportedly, there have been rumours flooding through the press recently, stories about them partying together, talking to each other etc. Then they went and recorded a track together (“Birthday Cake”) and her good friend Jay-Z said he was disappointed in her for communicating with him. But recently Jay seems to have given his blessing to the couple if they wish to rekindle their romance. A source claims “She admitted they're pretty much back on and Jay told her they're all behind her and want her to be happy.” Aww what a good friend, right? Rihanna’s own brother even says that the two are “soul mates”. Infact I heard Chris is flying out to Barbados to visit her. I actually wrote a little piece on the two of them here; Rihanna&Chris Brown. Personally I don’t think we’ll ever hear the end of this little love affair.

The Loved-Up couple before she cheated.

 2. Kristen Stewart& Robert Pattinson- right now they are: OFF. I’m sure you’ve ALL heard about this recent scandal. The couple started dating in 2008 when the Twilight saga started and again, rumours have just been taking over magazines with stories that they’ve broken up and gotten back together all the time. But now the little “Trampire” has gone and cheated on poor old RPatz! She had an affair with the MARRIED director of her movie “Snow White& The Huntsman”; Rupert Sanders. Not only married, but he has kids! Both the cheaters have released statements apologising. Kristen& Rob were even talking about having a child together after the Twilight’s were all done& dusted. Personally I adore the Twilight movies, and I think Kristen plays Bella superbly as the frail fidgety character she’s meant to be. But I didn’t think she could’ve played a heroine or villain, just the girl that relies on others to keep her safe. I didn’t think she had the personality for it, I didn’t think she took risks or was ballsy enough. Evidently I was wrong. Apparently she fears the future of their relationship and is acting like a heartbroken teenager. It’s Rob I feel bad for, next week he’ll be appearing on his first
TV show to talk about this incident, I really hope he moves on from that boring, cheating, nasty woman. 

Pictures of her with "The Other Guy"

 3. Lady Gaga& Taylor Kinney- right now they are: ON. I was actually ecstatic when I heard about this little relationship! Not only am I a fan of Lady Gaga’s music but Taylor Kinney guest-starred in my all time favourite TV show; THE VAMPIRE DIARIES! He played incredibly sexy werewolf-Mason Lockwood. Him and Gaga. The pair started their relationship in late 2011, and since then they have been very happy until recently they had a little lovers-tiff and separated for a short while, but now it’s all good. They’re back together and look very happy as they pose naked in a pool together. Hmm, well you can’t exactly expect normal pictures of them together, it is Lady Gaga remember! 
 So overall the last few months have been super lively in the celeb relationship category. Not only with these on& off couples but the sad break-up of Michelle Keegan and Max George, and also the beautiful marriage of Marvin Humes and Rochelle Wiseman. And I’m sure there’s plenty more make-ups, break-ups, new couples to come in the next few months!

Lemar- Invincible review

Lemar-Invincible 

34 year old singer Lemar is back baby! *crazy-dances around the room* WOO! The amazing singer has graced us with his latest song “Invincible” and the best words I can think of to describe it are dazzling and delicate. It’s officially released on August 12th but you can pre-order now on iTunes.


At the beginning of the video you expect a fairytale; it starts off at the beach with him singing and a beautiful woman in a stunning wedding dress walking. You automatically think that they’re getting married and its all happiness, puppies, and rainbows. That’s what I thought anyway. 
The two kids at the beginning of the video that represent him and his female companion as children, are GORGEOUS, don’t you think? Honestly I think that scene is the sweetest part. Where the little boy gives the little girl a flower and they hug, it’s just so cute! They’re honestly two of the most adorable kids I’ve ever seen. Then the king sent his soldiers to tear them apart, which at the end of the video you will see if it worked successfully. 


Then eventually, the adorable little kids turn into teens/young adults. And they continue to run away from any problems they faced, as he stands there proclaiming “the love that we had took us up, flew away” they just continued running, showing infact their love was “Invincible”. Literally though, whenever these two people were together, whether it was as kids, teens or adults they seemed elated with each other, so engrossed in the other, and on top of the world. 


Then comes the bit that jerked my heart so hard I almost cried. Lemar was on his motorbike, looking really hot in a classy suit and bam, they’re together, she’s in the wedding dress and they ride together so you assume they’re going to get married. But no. He’s driving her to her wedding, not theirs. Like they said at the beginning “there was a king, he had soldiers, they had orders, to tear us apart” and as you can see through the course of the video the “soldiers” pop up frequently, and well, you can guess the rest. The love she once had with Lemar was replaced. She’d chosen one of the soldiers to marry. Though he took her to her wedding even though he loved him shows a truly beautiful friendship. It just made my sad when he sang “Wish that you had chosen me instead” and his little puppy-dog face, n’awhhhh! 


I mean with such powerful lyrics like “they can’t take you away from me” and “we were invincible” it just didn’t seem like it was going to end that way. It was quite a twist! The words to the song are really telling the story of these two people, it takes you through each part. Like, I could watch the video without sounds and understand it, and I could listen to the song without the video and understand it. Personally, I think the main message of this song is that if you love someone you want them to be happy, even if you’re not a part of their happiness. 


Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, LEMAR TWEETED ME! OMG, OMG OMG! Woah, sorry, fan girl moment over. I tweeted him expressing my love for his new song and he tweeted me back a winky-face. I know it’s just a winky face but, WOOHOO. I feel special: D
Any who, I can’t really find anything bad to say about this song/video, its simplicity was bliss and I think it’ll definitely be making a change in the charts soon.


Also, just one last message. I’ve had my blog for exactly a year today and I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have read my posts. I really love writing for you guys and remember if you have any questions, suggestions or anything at all to say to me just email me: shriya98@live.co.uk or tweet me: @shriya_TVD. Thanks a million guys, seeya next week :) x

Leona Lewis- Collide

Leona Lewis ft. Avicii –Collide

Right, well firstly I’d like to say, HEY: D I bet you’re all hyped up for the summer holidays and I hope you all have a great one. Also since it’s the holidays now I will be trying to post a lot more often, though at some points I’ll be staying with relatives, going out, etc etc. But I hope you’ll all check regularly to see if I’ve posted my lovely loyal readers. Here's a review I wrote a little while back and never posted, I thought it'd be a nice way to kick -start my summer posts.

Leona Lewis’s single ‘Collide’ is a huge summery anthem and extremely popular with the nation after her last album (Echo) failed to reach number one in the charts Leona went back to the drawing board and now has a fabulous song and video. She has also announced her latest album will be named ‘Glass Heart’.


After winning the X Factor 2007 she has released 2album’s a book and a perfume (which has not been released in the UK). She’s blatantly one of X Factors biggest successes.


This brilliant new single (which she collaborated with Swedish DJ Avicii on) is very different to her usual slow soulful music like ‘Run’ or ‘I See You’ it’s got more of a dance diva vibe to it, set on a sunny beach giving a very happy mood, it has kind of an ‘Ibiza Party’ theme to it.  It was actually produced by the same people who produced work from the likes of Rihanna, Katy Perry and David Guetta.


During the video there’s a lot of smiles and dancing, it’s got a very summery look to it, she’s seen with 2guys throughout the video dancing and flirting, she seems very confident and outgoing, and I think whilst making the video the genuinely had fun. She’s good friends with the boys from One Direction and they where tweeting each other about their new video’s this week when Leone wished Liam Payne a happy birthday he replied ‘ Thanks babe (: I need to watch your new video xxx’ 


Her dress sense in the video is fun, from her polka dot bikini to her light feminine dress, she looks amazing in both, and she’s is wearing very minimum makeup apart from on her eyes which looks pretty and sweet.


I adore Leona in general but this song was just the cherry on top of the cake. It’s so fun and loud, I could literally listen to it again and again, she’s got such a unique voice and personality, she’s not just like your average singer, she isn’t afraid to try something new, she won’t stick to the same type of thing again and again, and I believe experimenting is what builds you up, she is a idol to many. The video is amazing too, all the different people and outfits and the setting was just stunning, she has really been blessed with such a beautiful voice. 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake video review

Katy Perry- Wide Awake video review

Katy Perry’s music video for her new song ‘Wide Awake’ is quite a treat for the eyes isn’t it? It’s probably one of the most fascinating complex wonderful things I’ve ever seen. Visually I was mesmerized.  From bulls heads to ground breaking mirrors and mazes, there’s so much to say about this video so I’ll get started, shall I?


The pop star who recently attended the premiere to her new documentary movie (“Part Of Me”) starts off by filming the video to one of her previous songs, ‘California Girls’ then goes to her dressing room and has some kind of daydream, an epiphany if you will. And tree branches expand from her head almost as if her mind is branching out and she has a realisation.  Then she’s in this maze, a twisted dark labyrinth, and she’s searching through it, I think she’s trying to find a way out. It’s enchanting. The dark walls with twisted branches seeping over and the light snow it all very stunning. It must’ve taken a genius to envision such an original video.


Then whilst searching she finds this strawberry. Its bright red and up against the dark walls it stands out. I think the strawberry represents temptation and decision. She chooses to eat the strawberry and next she finds the younger version of herself. kind of like her own mini-me They are soon led into this hallway of mirrors. The mirrors represent visions of the future I think, Katy puts her hand on one of the mirrors and see’s camera’s constantly flashing, paparazzi in her face, as if to say she won’t have any life or privacy then the ground behind her crumbles while her mini-me tries to warn her. Then they are led into a hospital.


Now the hospital scene I like, the little Katy is pushing big Katy in a wheelchair, now big Katy is all ill and droopy, clutching the strawberry she’d eaten earlier. So obviously the strawberry had poisoned her (a little Snow White if you ask me) and she doesn’t seem conscious. In the hallway in front of them are two men with bullheads. They stand firm like guards, I think these men represent a trap or wall, she’s stuck and they won’t let her go. Then little Katy stamps her foot and the bulls fly up and disappear and big Katy regains consciousness. Showing us maybe a new Katy, when she re-appears she looks lighter, brighter and more floral in comparison to her previous look which was dark but strangely elegant. I think this meant it was a trap that only she could free herself from. That’s how I’ve interpreted it anyway.


From the hospital they appear in this magical floral garden right opposite to the dark scary maze she was in before. And there waiting is a Prince Charming on his trusty steed. I think this man could represent Russell, as he gets up and kisses her hand his fingers are crossed, little Katy warns her and she punches him right round the gob. It actually made me giggle. I think she is showing that you should be careful who you trust.
The two girls exchange happiness and celebrate. Then little Katy puts a butterfly into big Katy’s hand and they hug and she rides off on her bike. Katy appears in her dressing room moments later and goes on to perform her single “Teenage Dream” on stage.


There’s much more I’d like to talk about like the lyrics and how I think they’re referring to her recent marriage break up with Russell Brand, the whole video kind of tells a story of recently occurring events in her life, but I’m sure that’s quite self-explanatory. So overall I absolutely adore this video. It was just gorgeous, fun to watch, like a story, I couldn't stop watching because I needed to know what happened to her. I think it’s telling us to expect a brand new character in her new album. That really does excite me. So that’s a wrap to the “Teenage Dream” album. How fantastic.

Noughts&Crosses (the series) book review

Noughts&Crosses (the scenes)-Malorie Blackman

(WARNING- Spoilers ahead!)

This series of books was recommended to me by a friend, when I saw the cover stereo-typed it into one of those cringey teenage books.  Damn I was wrong! There are 4 books in the series and I’m going to write about each one and what I thought.

Noughts and Crosses; the first book in the series, was my favourite. The main characters Sephy Hadley and Callum McGregor have been best friends since they were very young, and their story is mind-blowing. Their innocence and naivety makes them so much more charming. They’re trapped in this world where they can’t be together because of Racism. Sephy is a cross (black) and Callum is a nought (white) the crosses rule over the noughts and life is very complicated for them.  But as they grow older all they want is to be together, they sneak away from their families, but in the end, after many things change, Callum being able to attend a cross school, Sephy’s mother’s drinking problem, and her parents split, Callum’s father and sister dying, their love gets intense, but it’s still there Sephy goes off to a boarding school and Callum looses all hope and joins his nasty brother, Jude, who resents all crosses and is filled with hatred who also plays a major part in the next book; in the LM (Liberation Militia, a terrorist nought group fighting for their rights, very violently.)  Then I won’t go into too much more detail, Callum turns into a hollow shell, emotionless, then Sephy gets kidnapped(by the LM) blah,blah,blah, Sephy’s pregnant, her dad makes her chose, Callum or the baby, blah blah blah, Callum gets hanged. And every time I say that my heart breaks a little bit more.  Sephy’s baby is born and named Callie Rose after Callum.

Now, the 2^nd book, Knife Edge; this book was pretty good, I enjoyed reading it, mainly because I wanted to see how Sephy would be coping without Callum. She gets a job and even almost starts dating a guy called Sonny.  But she went through a lot of post-natal depression, she went to live with Callum’s mum, Meggie, at first I think they got on pretty well, but when Sephy’s depression kicked in things went downhill. It was actually scary reading about a girl, who in the previous book was strong and confident. Then she gets a letter, which is supposedly from Callum on the day he died, the letter is filled with harsh empty words that tear Sephy apart, her sadness just expanded continuously. Though I’d say this book was mainly about Jude. After his dad, sister, and brother dying and his mum letting a cross live with them he is on a new level of rage. He wants revenge on every cross on the planet, mainly Sephy Hadley. He blames her for all his family deaths and wants her dead. But then he meets Cara, a cross woman who at first he just wants money from, but he slowly falls in love with her, he resents himself so much for loving a cross and ends up killing her, it’s very sad how he can’t even let himself feel love. Anyway, the book ends on quite a dramatic cliff-hanger.

The 3^rd book, Checkmate; this was the cutest book. After a very rough beginning when Callie finds out from her nought best friend Tobey who her father REALLY was, and completely despising her mother from then. It’s quite a fast moving book, you see Callie grow up from a very tiny toddler, into a 16year old. Sadly Jude twists the poor girl’s mind and she ends up secretly joining the LM. Both her nana’s (Meggie; Callums mum, and Jasmine; Sephy’s mum) both play great parts in this book as they try to help Sephy regain a connection with her daughter. THEN THERE COMES THE BEST MOST AMAZING AWESOME PART IN THE WHOLE SERIES! Callum’s real letter! The one he wrote before with all the nastiness was just because he wanted Sephy to move on with life, but then she receives his real letter. It’s the nicest, sweetest, most loving beautiful thing I have ever read and my heart continued to break as I realised Callum was dead. Then, Jasmine and Jude die, Sephy and Callie are okay and the world is good! N’aww a happy ending! (Well mostly)

Now I’m sad to say, I really did not like the 4^th book. It’s called Double Cross; basically the whole book was about Tobey, Callie’s boyfriend. The series started about Sephy, and in the final instalment she’s mentioned about 3times. It’s all about gang-culture, I liked the general story line and everything but it shouldn’t have been a part of the series. Malorie Blackman said “It was meant to be a 3book series but then Tobey started whispering in my ear!” To be frank I wish Tobey would’ve shutup! So many stories are left in the lurch, Sephy and Nathan, Callie’s feeling for Lucas, and how Meggie’s dealing with the loss of her WHOLE family.  Really, I thought it was awful.

Overall an amazing series that I’d definitely recommend reading. I laughed cried, simply beautiful to start with and it’s very well written. All I’m saying is after the 3^rd book don’t get your hopes up.

Here's a fan trailer for the first book that I found on youtube. Hopefully this will tease you a little, enough to read the series yourself. Enjoy!