Body Studio founder Margie Pope is on a mission. When she’s not whipping East London into shape and de-stressing any stress heads in the ranks (the run up to fashion week’s always especially full on), she’s Skypeing with and fundraising for the group of young female Afghan boxers she’s bringing over to the UK this March.
Inspired by Melanie Brown’s film about the girls, Fighting For Peace, Pope will be kitting the girl’s gym out back in Kabul – the derelict stadium they train in was used for public executions in the past – and flying them in to the UK to train with her and arm them with some physio skills and inspiration to share with other girls back home.
All part of the Women In Sport initiative, to empower women all over the world through sport. Wham!
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Four smart page turners and a memoir.
1. Where D’You Go To Bernadette, Maria Semple (W&N)
2. Tigers In Red Weather, Liza Klaussman (Picador)
3. Alys, Always, Harriet Lane (Phoenix)
4. The Chaperone, Laura Moriarty (Michael Joseph)
5. Vanished Years, Rupert Everett (Little, Brown)
No cheese, just LOVELY. From www.riflepaperco.com or Liberty, W1.
At the back of Galerie Perrotin on Rue de Turenne (both Kaws and Daniel Arsham shows are fab). A reminder of the Pierrot beanbag, duvet cover and curtains I had as a kid. Oh yes.
- @Autoheart @hannahholland bring the house down kids xxx in reply to _JohanCastillo #
- Woop woop!!! #
- @hannahholland @autoheart margherita? Mexico? in reply to hannahholland #
- Have been up in turret all week writing, come down and everyone is wearing tights. #
- @Jessica_Beeby will check that out too, haven't done a thriller for ages x in reply to __EmmaG #
- @hirocat am reading like buggery at mo', trying not to booze on school nights, only way to take mind off it. in reply to hirocat #
- Just finished reading Amor Towles' Rules of Civility, twice, back to back…Telegraph Avenue is hopefully going to fill the void in my life. #
- I walk past this sign every day. Every day I wonder 'what is a sexy bar'. http://t.co/ASBZegrP #
- Nice. Ferran Adria is in the cover of this months Wired. #
- Gigantic thanks to Margi @BodystudioE2 for my 5 day juice cleanse, 8lbs lighter and reawakened a whole load of mental muscle. Amazing. #
- Most people on my detox spend fair bit of time meditating. I have been shouting at kids to stop fighting and cooking fishfingers. #
- Last day of juice detox, am seeing stars but already lost over half a stone. GET IN. #
- @laurenlaverne a friend of mine got to NY and first person he saw was Telly Savalas. in reply to laurenlaverne #
- @Lilydunnwriter oh yeah, liberty's where the real people are. in reply to Lilydunnwriter #
- Day two juice cleanse, swamp water for lunch. http://t.co/pkeA8F8v #
- Got @misscherrylala onto iPod after Friday night seat shuffling at @BodegaNegra with @hirocat @Jessica_Beeby @Mirandaparn & Recey B. #
- @Autoheart @acnestudios yes! Hot for the stage and the school run! in reply to Autoheart #
- On the list for a/w @acnestudios http://t.co/4gjrxUq4 #
- Tho' the intense descr. of how GI character Hughes compares wartime lover's bush to wife's was a bit odd…#TigersInRedWeather #
- Transcribing. Want to read rest of Tigers in Red Weather instead. #
- Vouchers for @MYLA_LONDON would do. #
- As well m investment in sport to keep feel good vibe alive, would the govt pls consider a non-means tested allowance for posh knickers? Thx #
- Is that the pet shop boys back as nuns? #
- Get in there @GeorgeMichael! #
- My daughter thought john lennon was Harry potter. #
- @SonnyWilliamson exactly what arch just said. in reply to SonnyWilliamson #
- @laurenlaverne Stars on 45 I reckon in reply to Liamda_do_Payne #
- @dollyalderton you got Madness finally then. #
- Hmmm. #
- On karaoke comedown from @ladypay's birthday do last night. Looking forward to big screen closing ceremony sing-a-long tonight. #
- just realised dictaphone recording in bag all last night whilst out having drinks. i sound horrendous. #
- @indiaknight what happened on Newsnight? On way home. in reply to indiaknight #
- Yes please CurrentElliott http://t.co/b0HTTfbe #
- Legs all over shop after trying out tacfit at @BodystudioE2. Four hrs bog standard cardio fat burning squeezed into 20mins. #
- @AlexandreHolder find running buddy who likes a good chat, sort out world, forget yr running. A bit like therapy, but better and free. in reply to AlexandreHolder #
- Day off. 4 yr old has styled my hair. Look like a hooker. Off bowling. #
- Where on earth mark lamarr?? #
- Shit the bed, we're still third in the medal tables. #
- At dinner. Sat next to second or third daters (everything is 'a-mazing etc)…can't stop earwigging. Order the baked peach @SchroederBrown. #
- My mate Barney's band @autoheart are playing Hyde park olympic do this Saturday, TWICE, 2.40pm and 7pm. #
- @heawood yep, i think so, our (state) school has a team of sports coaches come in. Seems to work well. in reply to lapin_yb #
- Come on Gemeli #dartfordboy #
