During a stint on the E4 dating show Young, Free and Single the Made In Chelsea star was asked what he calls his penis by the programme’s presenter Steve Jones, he replied…
“Maybe Mercutio?”
I mean who the hell calls their man truneon Mercutio? It’s even odder than what Channing Tatum calls his schlong
Research into the finances and lifestyles of 1,000 retired people found the average respondent had just £1,343 put away for emergencies.
Despite a lifetime of working, more than half the 1,000 retirees studied said they would be “stumped” if they had to pay for unexpected house repairs or specialist medical care.
And they don’t get long to enjoy their retirement once they stop work. The survey found the ‘retirement glow’ can last up to 13 months – the average time given by respondents before the novelty of being retired wore off.
Around one in five retired respondents in the poll by financial services giant MetLife said they had less than £500 set aside for unforeseen expenses, while the same number said their day to day finances are far from comfortable.
A disillusioned one in five retirees said life is much harder after finishing work than they imagined.
Finances prove the trickiest aspect to manage, while boredom is the second biggest barrier to retirement happiness, results showed.
Yesterday Dominic Grinstead, Managing Director, MetLife UK said: “It is very worrying that more than half of pensioners would be stumped if they had to find the money for a major bill.
“Financial emergencies in retirement are a major risk – around one in four say they have suffered financial nightmares which have forced them to cut back.
“Retirement ought to be a time to relax after a lifetime of working hard but sadly the survey shows the retirement glow does not last long before the money worries return.”
Just under half of the retirees surveyed said worrying about money was a common occurrence.
And a fifth said they aren’t financially comfortable day to day.
Perhaps that’s why one in ten retired people in relationships fall out with their partner over money worries- with the rising cost of energy bills the most likely item to provoke an argument, followed by spending on food/grocery items.
While more than half of those polled were unsure as to whether they could cope should they be faced with a big unforeseen expense such as healthcare costs or home repairs.
In fact, one in seven said they simply wouldn’t be able to cope with any unexpected increase in their expenditure.
The average respondent was found to be living on £297 a week, yet one in eight were getting by on less than £100 per week.
And unforeseen expenditures really take their toll- as many as a quarter had experienced a ‘financial nightmare’ which threw their finances into disarray.
More than a quarter of the 1,000 retirees polled said their standard of living had decreased since retiring.
Just 12 per cent said life had got better since quitting work, while six in ten notice no change in quality of life either way.
Dominic Grinstead added: “Pensioners need certainty in retirement and flexibility with their finances so they can cope with unexpected bills and have some spare money to enjoy themselves too.
“That is why we have designed our new Retirement Portfolio to deliver a guaranteed income for life which can increase depending on stock market performance while enabling people to dip into their savings if they need to.
Reality star Austin Armacost has blown his lid with former X FACTOR star Chloe Jasmine after she refused to be involved with the toast to his late brother, Tyler, because there was alcohol. Austin’s brother died in a car accident at the age of 27. He would have been 30 this year.
The argument started after Chloe Jasmine rushed into the storage room to take some alcohol for Stevi and Bobby after Big Brother provided drinks for the housemates. As she leaves the room the A-List star tells Sherrie,
“I am f**king done with her.”
Austin then bursts in on Stevi, Chloe-Jasmine and Bobby and checks what Chloe-Jasmine has taken. He begins to get angry at Chloe-Jasmine,
“It’s just ironic that the other day you couldn’t get out of bed because you couldn’t be around alcohol and now you are running to the fridge to grab booze for him.”
Chloe-Jasmine responds,
“Yes because I can’t open it, I am addicted to alcohol.’
However Austin doesn’t accept Chloe-Jasmine’s excuse saying,
“I am really disappointed because the other night when the whole house came together to make a toast because it was my brother’s birthday you stayed in bed, your reasoning being you couldn’t be around alcohol, and you just came in here to grab cocktails to bring to Stevi.
“It’s been 19 days that you have been around alcohol…it’s really f**ked up and everyone else agrees on that.”
Later on Chloe-Jasmine and Austin are alone, she explains why she missed the toast to Austin’s brother,
“the other day I was feeling horrible all day…I really really wanted to drink and I just wanted to stay in bed and hide under the covers, it’s a bit like being a manic depressive.”
She blames the fact that there was a lot of open alcohol the other night.
Austin argues,
“So why out of 19 nights when the whole house came together you couldn’t be there.”
She tries to explain,
“I could have been there but this is a disease that I have, it’s horrible, alcoholism.”
Austin says,
“It was my brother’s 30th birthday, the whole house came to make a toast for him and you were the only person who didn’t have enough respect to get out of bed.”
Chloe-Jasmine begins to cry,
“It’s really f**king hard.”
Austin says that he feels disappointed and disrespected.
CBB continues tonight, Tuesday 15 September at 9pm on Channel 5
Legendary rock veteran Sir Elton had announced thatPresident Putin had agreed to meet to discuss the state of LGBT rights in Russia. However, the president’s press secretary has denied that Russia’s number one is to meet with the Rocket Man singer.
The Russian President was responsible for signing in an anti-gay law that forbids the “propaganda” of non-traditional relationships to anyone under the age of 18. Same-sex relationships are considered non-traditional in Russia.
Speaking to Russian news agency TASS, Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary said,
“We are aware [of John’s intention to have a meeting] from media reports, but we haven’t received any signals directly from Sir Elton John.
“Given that there have been many insinuations in the media lately, we are treating information of that kind carefully.”
The LGBT ally, who has often spoken proactively for LGBT rights has been signed to play an exclusive, invite-only performance at Dubai Airport, which is set to be the world’s biggest stage. She is to be joined by Britain’s Got Talent’s Jack Pack.Homosexuality in the United Arab Emirates is illegal and where Sharia Law is applied could land a person found guilty of homosexual acts the death penalty. Punishment for sodomy in Dubai could land a man 10 years in prison.
Katy Perry who has in the past been an outspoken advocate for gay rights even confronting former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on his stance on same-sex marriage.
When same-sex marriage became legal in the US earlier this year, Perry tweeted,
“Really encouraged to be an American today… Love should live beyond labels & intolerance! #LoveWins #EqualityForAll”
According to a press release by Dubai International Airport,
“Katy Perry will play an exclusive, invitation-only performance at the annual Dubai Airshow 2015 Gala Dinner, hosted by Dubai Airports, Emirates airline and Dubai Duty Free. Her set will include huge international hits like Firework, I Kissed A Girl and Roar.”
In 2012 a British man was sentenced to three years in prison after being found having sex with another man and two Indian nationals were also imprisoned and deported. A Belgium man was also punished after admitting he was in a relationship with another man after his partner died after falling from a window.
TheGayUK reached out to Katy’s people to ask whether she’d use the trip to advocate for LGBT rights in the UAE.
“If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.”
– Harvey Milk
“Being gay is natural. Hating gay is a lifestyle choice.”
– John Fugelsang
“Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?”
– Ernest Gaines
“It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It’s like disapproving of rain.”
– Francis Maude
Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. Understand that your morality is not law. Understand that we are you. Understand that if we decide to have sex whether safe, safer, or unsafe, it is our decision and you have no rights in our lovemaking.
– Derek Jarman
Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.
– Hendrik Hertzberg
At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won’t be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.
-George Clooney
I hate the word Homophobia. It’s not a phobia. You’re not scared. You’re an asshole.
– Morgan Freeman
People only attack what they fear.
– Petrie Hosken
When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.
– Barack Obama
We’re sick of hearing people say, “That band is so gay,” or “Those guys are fags.” Gay is not a synonym for shitty. If you wanna say something’s sh*tty, say it’s shitty. Stop being such homophobic assholes.
– Pete Wentz
Kim Kardashian made 17 million dollars off her wedding. Divorced 72 days later & they’re worried about gays ruining the sanctity of marriage?
– @WorldGayPride
Is being gay a phase? Alright then… It started when I was born and it’ll end when I die.
– Jake Hook
When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.
– Epitaph of Leonard P. Matlovich
My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I’m giving them my share.
– Rita Mae Brown
Don’t hide behind the Constitution or the Bible. If you’re against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet ‘H’ on your shirt, and say, “I am a homophobe!”
– Henry Rollins
If homosexuality is a disease, let’s all call in queer to work: “Hello. Can’t work today, still queer.”
– Robin Tyler
War. Rape. Murder. Poverty. Equal rights for gays. Guess which one the Southern Baptist Convention is protesting?
-The Value of Families
My mother took me to a psychiatrist when I was fifteen because she thought I was a latent homosexual. There was nothing latent about it.
– Amanda Bearse
Rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love.
– Neil Patrick Harris
My thoughts on gay marriage are that everyone has the right to love and be loved, and that’s the position I take.
– Nick Jonas
Being transgender, like being gay, tall, short, white, black, male, or female, is another part of the human condition that makes each individual unique, and something over which we have no control. We are who we are in the deepest recesses of our minds, hearts and identities.
– Linda Thompson
A gay club in Coventry called Rainbows is set to relaunch this weekend after closing for extensive refurbishment. The club in Short Street will be open from midday on Friday until 4pm to give customers a chance to see the new look before fully opening this weekend.
The club first opened in May 1997.
Speaking to the Coventry Telegraph Manager Gary Joines said:
“Rainbows has been closed for some essential building work.
“As a result, we now have a brand new upstairs bar area, and cloakroom. The downstairs bar area has been redecorated giving it a brighter, more modern feel.
“We’ve also done some work to the stair case and toilets giving them a new look.
“The whole venue looks lighter, brighter and fresher – giving it a whole new lease of life!”
Legendary rock veteran Sir Elton has asked President Putin for a debate on gay rights. The Russian President was responsible for signing in an anti-gay law that forbids the “propaganda” of non-traditional relationships to anyone under the age of 18. Same-sex relationships are considered non-traditional in Russia.
According to Elton, the president reached out to him after he branded his attitude to gay rights as “ridiculous.”
Putin apparently rang Elton yesterday to accept his invitation to discuss the deplorable conditions that gay people across Russia are finding themselves.
Since the introduction of the anti-gay law, attacks on the LGBT community have been numerous and there has been more than one alleged murder that has rocked the community in Russia.
The news of the meeting come as Putin gives a Russian State Honour to the vehemently anti-gay politician Vitaly Milonov, who was instrumental in bringing about the “gay propaganda” law. The Russian State Honour is the highest award that can be given to a civilian.
Vitaly Milonov has gone on record to call the Eurovision song content a “sodom show” and he branded Stephen Fry as sick over his suicide attempts in 2012.
A survey which asked 466 men about their condom habits found, worryingly, that nearly half (44.42 %) of men found wearing a condom uncomfortable and despite this discomfort had not try condoms of a different size. Sixty Nine per cent had never experimented with a different sized condom.
Speaking about the survey results Cary James, Terrence Higgins Trust, Head of Health Promotion, said:
“The results suggest that most guys probably spend more time thinking about their wardrobe than their condom choice – but the right condom fit will feel much better than any pair of jeans. Using the right condom not only increases pleasure, but also reduces the chance of it breaking or slipping off during sex.
“The days of condoms being one size fits all are well and truly behind us, and we want everyone to feel the difference using the right condom can make. The ‘Fits Me’ tool not only helps people find the right condom but also gives them the change try those condoms either for free or at a discounted price.”
THT have launched a new campaign called FITS ME QUIZ which aims to find the right size condom. After the quiz, users are offered a free condom sample of the size that fits you the best.