RSVP Magazine August 2010

Editor’s Note

Hasn’t it been a great summer? Overall, the good weather has been a long time coming and all the more precious because of the wash-outs we’ve endured for the past two years.  But as the saying goes, there could be no light without darkness or no heaven without hell!

It seems to be good news all around with the recent announcement that the recession is now ‘officially’ over, although it’s fair to say that it will be another year before we see any practical results of that. 

Still, it’s nice to know that we are going in the right direction.

There hasn’t been much good news of late though for our cover girl Cheryl Tweedy, who is recovering from a serious bout of malaria that she contracted while on holidays in Tanzania. Our thoughts are with Cheryl for a speedy recovery. It has been a hectic year for the gorgeous Geordie who recently split from her cheating husband Ashley Cole, as she explained to Paul Martin when they met up recently in London.

Amanda Brunker tells us why she thinks her marriage is rock solid at a time when so many other celebrity marriages are collapsing like a house of cards while TV3’s Elaine Crowley talks to us about her battle with weight, finding the perfect man and how the death of her beloved father profoundly affected her. Still, the Midday beauty is back on top form and we are delighted to feature her with her five sisters. Is it any wonder that she has the gift of the gab?!

We’re bringing you a sneak preview of the autumn/winter fashion ranges with some spectacular pieces for the coming season and, for those of you who like to shop online, we’re got the definitive worldwide wardrobe and I’m pleased to say that some of the Irish sites we’ve included are the best around.

We have all of our regular columnists including Xposé producer Debbie O’Donnell who is busy planning her wedding to Johnny Carroll, which will take place in Italy next month. All of us at RSVP would like to wish the loved-up couple all the very best in the world for their future happiness together. We can’t wait to see the pictures!