Tuesday 07 October 2025.

Tuesday 07 October 2025...3pm to 6pm... ALDI - Press Day - London W1. Around 100 press folks and influencers are here. One i spoke to had come down from Manchester for the day. Aldi fitters and staff have spent the entire previous day on Monday dressing this venue. It looks amazing ...Toys and Homeware sections. The bar here is full of Aldi spirits and wines and beers etc. My fave was a Roasted Pineapple Gin. We have a smaller bar , with their award winning champers that retails for a mere £14.95...total bargain . Aldi's Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut was named World's Best Champagne at the World Champagne Awards 2025, also winning a gold medal at The Drinks Business Global Champagne Masters 2025 and being listed as the best budget bottle in The Independent's 2025 champagne taste tests. This award-winning, affordable champagne is made from a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. The Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut is noted for its complex and rich flavour profile. Aromas: Ripe apple, soft red fruit, and delicate floral notes. Flavours: Apple strudel, toasted nuts. Characteristics: A classic blend with enhanced complexity and length from cellar aging. This win highlights Aldi's ability to offer high-quality, award-winning champagnes at accessible price points. Another smaller bar had their canned cocktails All are 10% to 14% and taste great. We had Espresso Martinis ( only £1.99 in store ) and Cosmopolitans. A few food stations for tasters..... Christmas food selection , including pigs in blankets. A fave for me was the Ballycastle Buttercream Mince Pies. A full veggie selection. A full cheese selection. A full desserts, cakes , pastries , ice-cream etc selection. The Pistachio Tiramisu was a fave for me. All guests got a lovely goodie bag with several items in , including a 75cl bottle of Monsigny champers and a 70cl bottle of Ballycastle Country cream . Have ever noticed how other supermarkets keep a few product prices down with ' Aldi price match stickers ' but Aldi never have to say that to any other supermarket . ALDI - quality products at great prices. ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Monday 06 October 2025. NICOLE SCHERZINGER live at The Royal Albert Hall. Nicole Scherzinger is returning to the UK for a very special one-off performance in October. Her first major solo show in the UK in 13 years and first full show at the Hall, this highly anticipated An Evening With Nicole Scherzinger will bring together beloved hits from both the worlds of the West End and pop music alongside a live band. I have seen her perform short solo sets at a couple of private events. I saw her in 2009 with her ex act PUSSYCAT DOLLS when a certain LADY GAGA was the support act. -------------------------- Tonight was totally rammed sold out , including choir seats behind the stage and the upstairs gallery standing. Lots of gay men here as expected, who can afford the tickets. Tickets in the floor arena and stalls were a whopping £150 and £125 , plus booking fees. Guests spotted here included ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER ,BEVERLEY KNIGHT and ALEXANDRA BURKE. NICOLE was advertised as coming on stage at 7.30pm , so everyone was in their seats early then they announced at 7.40pm saying the show was delayed and NICOLE eventually came stage on at 8.20pm for her 95 mins over two sets of 35 mins and 60 mins. She was backed by 17 musicians, who sounded really good. 5 x band 2 x female backing vocals 6 x strings 4 x brass NICOLE had three dazzling costumes tonight, with the encore having her in a raunchy body suit. Nicole has a fantastic , powerful voice as she sung mainly cover versions. Plenty of chat between tracks , to rest her voice. The first set was more like in a Shirley Bassey vibe, then the second set had a couple of tracks from her stint in Sunset Boulevard , a stunning version of ' Purple Rain' and the encore had a couple of Pussycat Dolls hits, including ' Don't Cha'. A really good good show, from a classy performer . Full NICOLE setlist played tonight.... SET 1 Don't Rain on My Parade ( Jule Styne cover) I Put a Spell on You ( Screamin’ Jay Hawkins cover) Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey cover) You Raise Me Up (Secret Garden cover) Reflection (Christina Aguilera cover) Losing My Mind (Stephen Sondheim cover) Maybe This Time ( Liza Minnelli cover) ( showed off her Olivier and Tony Awards ) SET 2 I Am What I Am (Gloria Gaynor cover) Bullshit (Original song sang for the first time.) Stickwitu ( The Pussycat Dolls song) With One Look (Patti LuPone cover) As If We Never Said Goodbye (!Patti LuPone cover) Purple Rain (Prince cover)( extended version with crowd sing-a-long ) ENCORE Show Off (Sutton Foster cover) Buttons (The Pussycat Dolls song) When I Grow Up (The Pussycat Dolls song) Don't Cha (Tori Alamaze cover) ( see video on Facebook) Don't Hold Your Breath

Posted 6th October 2025