Being A Child Is Horrible. It Is

The Pictures From The First Professional Photo Session That The Young David Beckham Submitted Himself To Are Extraordinary. He Has A Barely Suppressed Smile, As Though He And The Cameraman Are Complicit In The Understanding That This Is Not Yet David Beckham We See And That There Is An Element Of Deceit In Selling The Photographs As Such

Fame Is No Sanctuary From The Passing Of Youth... Suicide Is Much Easier And More Acceptable In Hollywood Than Growing Old Gracefully.

It Must Be Said That Brighton, Unlike London, Makes Driving Seem Very Appealing. Instead Of Glowering Faces And Angry Horns On All Sides, We Have The Coast Road In Front Of Us And The Sussex Downs Just 10 Minutes Behind Us.

What I Find Most Upsetting About This New All-consuming Beauty Culture Is That The Obsession With Good Looks, And How You Can Supposedly Attain Them, Is Almost Entirely Female-driven.

One Christmas Build-up Tradition, However, Has Totally Bypassed Me - That Of Going Up To Town And Doing A Show.