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Show me the children of the stars, and I will interpret the stars. This will be your stargazer’s motto from now on, because when she saw photos of North West, Kanye West’s and Kim Kardashian’s daughter, at the Paris fashion shows this week, she was sure that at least one of those two parents, or perhaps both, had to be a genius to have such a child.
What a charisma, what charisma, what an imperturbable powerhouse of 9 years between all the paparazzi and Anna Wintour. And also: what a style.
On one show, North wore some sort of huge über-Crocs with metal plates on the front, a cross between construction worker boxes and camping shoes. With the other a complete pinstripe suit with waistcoat, tie clip and pleated skirt. In addition, an intriguing nose chain; a ring through the nose, out of it came two silver chains, and those chains went to an earring.
With an average child, your stargazer would say, don’t do it, child, it will only mess with your skipping rope and your braids, but with someone with the North West attitude to life – the attitude to life of a seasoned genius of about 60 years – I can’t get that in my head.
The funny thing is that mom Kim, who also went out of her way with all sorts of silver dog bands around her neck, beige plastic-wrapped breasts, and that same nose ring, totally disappeared in the Paris photos. The most famous woman in the world might just as well be outplayed by her own daughter.
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Your stargazer has figured out how to get ultra-famous people to reveal more than they normally do: podcasts. Most stars don’t seem to realize that those casual, quirky studio programs are listened to by many, which is why they’re much more open in podcasts than in other media.
This is what David Beckham revealed on the podcast The River Cafe Table 4 that he is “unfortunately married to someone who has been eating the same thing for 25 years.” His wife Victoria, he told me, has been eating “just grilled fish and steamed vegetables” all along.
Victoria Beckham hit back vogue, where she said her husband made her sound “rather boring.” She herself came in vogue with a whole list of things she liked best: avocado, nuts, a glass of pure apple cider vinegar every morning, and collagen powder in her coffee.
After that, a stream of other publications started about what she ate. A Spanish chef who cooked at Sergio Ramos’ wedding said that Victoria sat at the table with coconut water, a tub of peppermint and a bottle of sanitizing gel. At Euro 2004, the Daily Mail, she was on a diet of strawberries with mineral water. And, the Mail knew, this year’s favorite snack was a whole-wheat cracker with salt on it.
Call that boring!