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Belle de Jour is really... a scientist with a PhD? Hey, Spiderman was really a photojournalist.
The jig is up. Belle de Jour, the former prostitute behind the popular column "Diary of a London Call Girl" and TV series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" is really British research scientist Dr. Brooke Magnanti, 34. Dr. Magnanti gave the oldest reason for turning to the oldest profession -- to pay for her PhD. Lemondrop: Text Message Analysis Leads to PhD
She came forward now allegedly out of fear that an ex-boyfriend might out her. Not even her literary agent knew who she really was.
"It was time. I've felt so much guardedness and paranoia about remaining anonymous recently," … Read More
Jude Law and Elizabeth Hurley aside, BeautifulPeople.com finds most Brits not hot enough.
If you think your online dating experience should be as glossy and exclusive as the velvet ropes of a celebrity-laden hangout or pages of Vogue magazine then get thee to BeautifulPeople.com.
BeautifulPeople.com is a dating site for all of you who get queasy double-clicking through the reams of average-looking folks on normal sites. If human imperfections make you gag, then it may be time to run your profile picture through the Photoshop monkeys and try your luck at Beautiful People.com. But don't expect a coveted slot. In the same vein as a Tyra Banks-worthy model casting call, you … Read More
Neighbors complain of losing sleep "virtually every night," causing a British woman to be silenced.
Getting vocal during sex isn't a crime—unless you live in England and the noises you make are so loud and disturbing, it "constitutes a statutory nuisance."
Yesterday, an English judge upheld the conviction of 48-year-old Caroline Cartwright, whose aurally intrusive lovemaking got her banned from "making excessive noise" during sex anywhere in Britain. Weirdest Sex Laws
Cartwright had appealed the decision, saying she had a right to "respect for her private and family life" and that she could not help making loud noises during sex.
According to this May Daily Telegraph article, Cartwright was jailed after repeatedly flouting noise citations regarding … Read More
Boxer Rob Newbiggin faces heavy challenges with his family as he prepares for life as a she.
Boxer Rob Newbiggin is preparing for the biggest challenge of his life—and we're not talking about his next fight.
Newbiggin, 44, has announced that he will undergo a sex change to live his life as a woman named Mercedes.
The August 14 against Michael Gomez fight was his last one as a man, reports Boxing Fanhouse. While sports bloggers are having fun quipping lines like, "You wouldn't hit a girl, would you?" Newbiggin, with his wife and kids, is struggling with the trauma the sex change will inflict on them. Indeed his wife Emma is sticking by him; … Read More
The U.K.'s National Health Service urges students to have an orgasm twice a week.
We're huge proponents of pleasuring ourselves on a regular basis. When we don't our body just feels...what's the word... unhealthy.
Well, today we read that the U.K.'s National Health Service thinks we're on to something. In fact, the NHS is going so far as handing out pamphlets to school children touting "An Orgasm A Day Keeps The Doctor Away." The pamphlet asks the question: why promote healthy eating and exercise and not the maintenance and upkeep of one's sexual organs? Read: Masturbation May Cut Cancer Risk
It's an excellent question, really. Why not strive for five servings of … Read More
Robert Pattinson, Posh & Becks, the Bond girl and Daniel Craig: YT's fave sexy British imports.
It was a big week for Brits in Hollywood: Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe said he thinks Robert Pattinson is a handsome chap (um, who doesn't), Posh and Becks spent hundreds of thousands on one weekend holiday (see below), and Daniel Craig got engaged to Bond girl Gemma Alterton. Our mates from across the Atlantic are seriously dominating our headlines—and we Celebrity Love it. Here's our list of sexy super-faves where we asked in our best English tongue, "What's your relationship stay-tus?"
Daniel Radcliffe This little love wizard put a crazy spell on us this week … Read More
Skeptical about what online dating can do for you? You may be surprised...
The Austin Powers star is not involved with a broad named Chanelle Hayes, at all.
EDITOR'S NOTE: It's come to our attention that the Mike Myers' favorite little person, Verne Troyer, is not involved in any substantial way with a woman best described as a "reality show contestant," "Victoria Beckham impersonator," and "least talented person in Britain, based on a survey of Domino's Pizza customers."
The Daily Star (one of Britain's tabloid bastions of getting-it-wrong-ery and topless photos) published a report that Verne Troyer was down (like 4 flat tyres, sure) with Chanelle Hayes, a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother UK.
What we know about Chanelle Hayes; she is a self-styled recording artist, perfume … Read More
The British comic reportedly beds 80 women a month.
In a feat that makes even the legendary antics of Wilt Chamberlain look pedestrian, Russell Brand reportedly manages to sleep with up to three women a day.
For those of you who don't have the calculator function on your computer readily available, that's up to 1095 women annually (1098 in a leap year), and up to 54,762 women over the next 50 years.
In other words, Brand might, at his current rate, sleep with nearly 10% of all the single 25 to 64-year-old females in London.
Of course, racking up such an impressive number of notches in the bedpost … Read More
LoveFeed gets personal with the story of a British woman who claimed her husband cheated on her in the virtual reality game Second Life. Then she divorced him.
