The 2018 BRITs.

I watched the BRIT awards on Wednesday and if I am being honest, they were terrible.

Host Jack Whitehall's jokes /interview questions with guests didn't really go down too well, and I was cringing a few times.

Damon Albarn's drunk ramblings about brexit was cut off twice, and then some random women starting rambling. And then the camera cut to Jack Whitehall looking confused and blank. TWICE.

Rapper Stormzy thanked God for his 2 awards about a million times. And then when he performed at the end, he asked Theresa May where the money was for Grenfell. There was a bucket of water also poured on his head during his performance for some odd reason, and people behind him on stage wearing balaclavas.

Kendrick Lamar was described as "the greatest rapper in the world" (he isn't) and then they muted his performance. He was joined on stage by some guy who, for reasons known to themselves, was vandalizing a car.

Nile Rogers couldn't read the autocue.

The Foo Fighters went AWOL when they were gonna be interviewed.

Ed Sheeran was awarded an award and they wheeled Ronnie Wood to present the award, and then it cut to Elton John (wearing the worlds dodgiest tracksuit) to talk about his "close friend" Ed Sheeran. And he got his name wrong. That's how close they are.

I did think it was sweet when Dua Lipa brought her younger siblings on stage with her so they could experience "magic".

Liam Gallagher sang "Live Forever" and then the second the song finished, he just walked off stage. And he was introduced by Gary Barlow.

Half of the nominations I didnt even know and I think (with the exception of Lorde and Harry Styles) they just gave the award to whoever turned up.

It was fun to watch and it wouldn't be the BRITs if it wasnt terrible. Thats its reputation.

'All Together Now' BBC1.

I am really loving this Saturday night show. Its nearly finished its run but I really hope that they bring it back.

Its a fun, quirky little show.

On the surface it's a singing competition where the winner wins £50,000. Nothing unique there.

But the singers have to sing in front of the 100. A panel of judges who are involved in all kinds of singing (including Geri from the spice girls) and if they like the singer and performance, they put on a light and stand up and join in.

The singer that has the most number of people who stand up goes through to the final and the 2 runners up go to the sing off, where the same rules apply. Whoever gets the most number of people join in, goes through to the final.

There's a variety of singers and its not like 'the x factor' or 'the voice' where its treated like life or death. Its fun and it gives everyone a chance to shine.

There's no sob stories ("please put me through because my neighbours friends dogs brothers owners hamster has died") and because the variety of judges are widely different and some of the 100 like singers some of the others don't, theres no obvious winner and no favourites.

The singers support each other and they are having fun.

And host Rob Beckett's sarcastic/witty comments just make it even more brilliant.

I really love the show. Its perfect Saturday night entertainment and they should bring it back.

Football: I'm gonna talk about my team's rival. Sunderland.

I'm a Newcastle United girl. I know that we're not exactly in our glory days but we're better than Sunderland.

Sunderland's days of being a premier league club are long gone, in my opinion. They have no big players, they are struggling in the championship and in real danger of being relegated to league 1.

They also have a manager who hasn't managed a "real" club for years; Chris Colman  said it himself that he found the transfer window brutal, and thats another problem they have; the manager isn't used to relegation battles. He doesn't have the experience (or the knowledge) to lift a club out of the danger zone.

Managing Wales is very different to managing Sunderland.

There's little to no investment and I don't see any passion or desire from the players. Even the fans seemed to have given up and deserted the team.

I think that unless the team get some big investment, along with some big players, they are destined to become (and stay) a mid division team.

The troubles with Newcastle United.

Where do I begin? Oh yeah, our owner. If there was an award for the most incompetent, money saving, deceitful owner of football, hands down he'd win.

Before he came, we were in europe and in cup finals and a big club, who never won anything but we were respected. Under Ashley's ownership we have become a joke of a club who has to battle relegation every season.

We have a world class manager and Rafa deserves better.

And then we have the players. This is proof that buying cheap players isn't the way to invest in a club. The majority of players we have don't seem to have any pride or passion for the club. They are just there for their paychecks.

I remember when we bought quality players. Michael Owen was rubbish for us but at least we could sell him. Nobody seems to want the majority of our players and who could blame them?

Also some fans seem to think we can beat anyone outside the top 4 and when we don't, they are on facebook and twitter calling for Rafa to be sacked. He can only work with what he's got and a new manager isn't the answer. Clearing out, spending money and investing is the answer, but that wont happen under our current ownership.

The transfer window has been a total farce and I fear that we are going down again, as the teams below us are investing and strengthening. We're not.

We used to be a great club, but at the moment we are a shadow of our former selves who need new owners, new backroom staff and new players, otherwise our club is going to get a lot worse. I dont know about anyone else, but I want a club I can be proud of back.

Take away the celebrity whoo-ha and #timesup is an important thing.

I have been vocal on my social media that I think that its wrong that some women (the famous kind) are using social media; and the other media in general,  to accuse famous men of sexual assualt.

Thats wrong because these men may be innocent but as soon as an accusation is made, they are automatically guilty as it has to be true as a woman would never lie (?) and even if the men say that they are innocent, they're lying (?).

I take issue with that as a) these men have the right to be heard and defend themselves as much as the women making the accusations, and b)powerful women cant go to the police as they aren't powerful enough. Every famous man (it seems) has paid the police off?

This is what I take issue with. If famous, powerful women say they cant go to the police then what message does that send less important women?

These celebrities should be reporting every incident, keeping notes of what happened, where. They have the power to fight for change, and pay for top lawyers to fight on their behalf. But they dont.

Using a hashtag and dressing in black is not enough. They have real power to change things but they dont. Because that would mean women wouldnt come across as victims.

I find this whole celebrity abuse thing just a chance for some (not all) women to play the victim. I think it was Jessica Chatham (spelling?) that actually mocked the idea that Weinstein abuse victims should have gone to the authorities.

Why? Would it affect her next movie role? An open secret in Hollywood nobody (not even the victims) thought about exposing.

I find the whole thing hypocritical.

But, if you take away the celebrity involvement, the #metoo and the #timesup hashtags are important for "normal" people to have a voice.

The kind of people who can't afford top lawyers.

Because both men and women are still victims of abuse. And it needs to stop.

Everyone has the right to feel safe and comfortable at work.

Everyone has the right to go places without being subjected to abuse.

Everyone has the right to say no. And for that no to be respected and enforced.

Everyone has the right not to be sexually abused and assaulted.

And Hollywood women may raise awareness of the subject (even though they knew about it all along and did nothing until it all came out) but we all need to use our voices to say time is up on sexual assualt, abuse and harassment.

Another TV character who was a role model to me.

I have already mentioned that Dana Scully was my Icon growing up, but I also had another TV Icon when I was growing up who I kinda wanted to be.

Dr Amanda Bentley from 'Diagnosis murder'. I LOVED that show growing up and I loved Amanda. She was a well rounded character who was smart and brave and strong but she was also flawed (she could be moody, spoilt, stubborn) but she got to help solve all these mysteries and she didn't let the fact she was putting her self in danger stop her from solving the truth.

Amanda married, became a mother, divorced and adopted a child during the shows run, but she juggled being a doctor with being a single mother, and she did it effortlessly.

I also thought (and still do think) that Victoria Rowell is really pretty. I wanted to look like her when I was growing up. Obviously not exactly like her (I'm white) but I wanted to be lady like and classy like Amanda was. She had a 'grace' about her and I liked that.

When I was growing up I had a few style icons: Pamela Anderson and Heather Locklear and Emily Symons and the twins off neighbours and Kylie Minogue. I thought they all were really pretty and I liked them all in shows I watched.

I also loved Samantha Carter from 'Stargate SG1'too. My 3rd Icon.

I dont think my childhood icons are too bad. Considering young girls now have z list no bodies to look up to, my icons at least had talent.

Changing character's gender.

Starting this off by saying that I love 'Elementary' and they changed characters genders. I love the story they've created to do that and I admit that Joan Watson is my favourite character. She has her own journey on the show and I really care about her character.

I honestly dont care that much for 'Sherlock' s' Watson. The  male Watson. I do find Martin Freeman, who plays him, a bit (can I say this?) over rated. I think he plays the same character in everything. Lucy Liu who plays Joan is a better actress and thats why I like her character. Nothing to do with her gender, just the character and acting is better with the female version than the male version.

The whole female doctor who debate has got me thinking. I've already said that I approve of the casting and it can happen because time lords are gender less and can change gender so the doctor can be female.

The thing is I've read some feminists that are saying that they are happy about this because it means that little girls can have another role model now. I am a feminist, but not a hard core one, and I dont think every character should be changed to a woman just so little girls can pretend to be that character.

We women already have some awesome role models in tv:

Buffy
Xena
Dana Scully
Samantha Carter
Sydney  (Alias)
Max (Dark Angel)
Cathy Gale
Emma Peel
Purdy
Tara King
The Halliwell Sisters

Thats just off the top of my head. And there's loads more that I will be able to think of when I get more time.

The point I am trying to make is that a character shouldn't have their gender changed just because people demand it. You can actually use people from the oppisite gender as role models /for inspiration too.