Introducing Frida Bruce And Agnetha Raworth... In Skin-Tight Catsuits And Platform Boots, How BBC Presenters Will perform An Abba Turn Of the In need of assistance

It turned out a subject everyone had a viewpoint about, in older days when Abba ruled the pop world.

As teenage girls and their mums sang along towards the songs, the question every red-blooded child were required to answer was - do you choose the curvy blonde or even the statuesque brunette? Not too BBC newsreaders Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth is going to be giving such matters an extra thought because they squeeze into shiny flared catsuits and don silver platform boots to reprise the roles in the band's singers, Agnetha (blonde) and Frida (brunette), for Friday's Children In Need fundraiser.

They may simply be attempting to remember their dance steps - and wanting to avoid falling their platforms - as they re-enact a scene from Mamma Mia!, the smash West End musical featuring Abba hits, now a blockbusting movie starring Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Pierce Brosnan.

Fiona says: 'I went along to begin to see the film with my sevenyear-old daughter Mia so we absolutely loved it. For our television tribute, I'm probably playing the Meryl Streep role. We are going to also have three senior newsmen collaborating and a few dancers in the West End latex catsuit show.

We didn't attempt to look like both Abba women, but I'm flattered that anyone would think I resembled Frida. I became a fantastic Abba fan and she was probably my favourite.

'Mamma Mia! was the initial record I ever bought.

I was ten. My children were moving into Italy and that i would dance to it browsing front of my mirror by using a hairbrush like a make-believe microphone. It's pretty scary to think that I will be doing the work live before a television audience of millions in a few days.' It may be a Children In Need tradition for that BBC's news team to put on a deluxe song-and-dance show.

Recently, Fiona wore black fishnets and a revealing halterneck top as 'Fifi LaBruce' in the musical Chicago.

Previous performances have seen her in thigh-high stripper's boots and skin- tight chick in white mini- she wanted a excessive dance costumes are but at the least 44 years old But far skin-tight gold catsuit, and as a rock chick in knee-high silver boots and white mini-dress. This year, she says, she wanted a job that did not expose an excessive amount of flesh or entail complicated dance routines. She says: 'Abba's costumes are fabulously too much but at the least this time I'm covered. I'm 44 yrs . old for goodness sake!' But far from looking demure, the garish skin-tight suits leave little to the imagination. Sophie, 40, that has three children simply recently returned on the screen after maternity leave, says: 'It's actually quite revealing since it clings to each curve. It is so tight, I can barely raise my arm, and seated is virtually impossible. It may be very unforgiving when you haven't long had a baby..

'We'll be singing two songs through the show - Mamma Mia! and Dancing Queen. But there is short amount of time for individuals to rehearse together. I took a DVD in the dance steps home and it's been hilarious having the kids judging my efforts. We are certainly no dancing queen. Thankfully we've got very simple steps to complete but there is still a hazard one of us could stumble of these skyscraper platforms.' Fellow newscaster Kate Silverton pulled out during rehearsals because of slipped disc therefore the race is to find another news presenter to perform the act.

The males will be sports presenter Chris Hollins, correspondent Ben Brown and veteran presenter Nicholas Owen.

The initial Children Short of funds was a five-minute radio item on Christmas Day, 1927, raising ?¡§o1,143. Last year's televised event raised ?¡§o37million.

Out are her outrageously form-fitting catsuit and her midriff-baring denim outfit; in is a more traditional deep red tennis dress plus a revitalized persistence for the activity she has mastered as no woman these days.

Concussing laser-like drives that win points with shocking suddenness and surviving four second-set points that could have sent the match in to a deciding set, Serena Williams won her third U.S. Open yesterday with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jelena Jankovic.

It absolutely was six years since her previous victory at Flushing Meadows, six years which may have seen her go through the pain of left knee surgery in 2003 and also the agony of adapting to loosing her slain older sister Yetunde Price that same year.

There followed distractions such her flirtation through an acting career and also other outside latex clothing interests that led tennis greats for example Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova to question her dedication.

A player so superior that she achieved the so-called "Serena Slam" by winning all tennis majors consecutively from 2002 into 2003 and held the absolutely no. 1 search engine ranking for 57 weeks, Williams went for just two years, from 2005 to 2007, without winning just one tournament.

Since her victory in the Australian Open at the beginning of this past year, ranked a humbling No. 81 during the time, she's got concentrated more about the hard yards she needed to regain her former glory.

"I'm paying the price basically ... setting up your energy," she said yesterday.

Yesterday, within the raucous atmosphere of Arthur Ashe Stadium, she not simply won the ninth Grand Slam title of her career, but with it reclaimed no. 1 search engine ranking again she hadn't located in a lot more than 5 years.

Williams was cruising to victory when she led 6-4, and then 3-2, with two break points around the Jankovic serve. But the Serb withstood the onslaught and soon held triple-set point with Williams serving at 3-5.

Those three quickly vanished, as did one more next game as weary-looking Williams got her second wind against Jankovic, probably the best retriever with the best wheels in the women's game.

In the 11th game, the members played a 24-stroke rally won by Jankovic then a razzle-dazzle net point won by Williams which in fact had the ability crowd of 23,733 roaring. Williams then took the overall game with a desperation backhand stab volley that become extinct of Jankovic's reach.

The final of the very most compelling, competitive women's final in a long time arrived another game. After two deuces, Williams ended the 2-hour 4-minute thriller with an acutely angled backhand cross-court winner.

She showed the exhilaration and relief of winning by wildly bounding around after which hugging her father courtside.

"I'm so breathless," Williams said.

Bubbly Jankovic stole the show in the postmatch ceremonies, making a rambling speech then butting in on emcee Mary Carillo to question, "How expensive is my cheque for?" It absolutely was for $750,000), 50 % of what Williams earned. Those figures will be the same for today's 5 p.m. EDT men's final between No. 2 seed Roger Federer with out. 6 Andy Murray.

While four-time defending champion Federer reached the last with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Novak Djokovic on Saturday, Murray needed to complete his semi-final in 2 acts. After leading by two sets but trailing 3-2 inside the third before rain caused postponement of use Saturday, he lost with the third set in the event the match resumed yesterday. But he outplayed world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the hard-fought fourth, reaching his first Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 win.

Federer and Murray have played three times, with all the Briton leading 2-1. But both Murray wins came at times when Federer was vulnerable - in Cincinnati in 2006 after Federer's energy-depleting tournament victory in Toronto as well as in Dubai in February in Federer's first match from a bout of mononucleosis.

It absolutely was expected Federer's pal Tiger Woods seems for the final. But yesterday evening, Federer's agent, Tony Godsick, said: "I haven't heard from him. It does not look nice."

We head over there to be controlled by the Eurovision song - called

They don't really Make 'Em Like They Used To - which bookies made favourite to win Making The mind Up against a stronger-than-usual field including ex-East 17 star Brian Harvey, hit R&B band Big Brovaz, former Atomic Kitten Liz McClarnon and a couple unknown acts called Cyndi and Scooch.

The winner will represent Britain at the Eurovision in Helsinki on May 12.

Justin created a spontaneous decision to enter the song only last month from a surprise call from BBC bosses.

He says: "At the time I said 'No'. I became too busy lounging around and experiencing the cats. Then I had a dream about it. I woke up thinking it will be an excellent action to take. After a couple of messages or calls I had been back about the shortlist." Justin, an all natural comic, has always enjoyed the humour of Eurovision - and contains vowed to win the title back for Britain. He says: "There is, obviously, a suspicion that international politics can taint the voting.

But that is part and parcel of the camp ground combat. It can be how it's. I know exactly what I will be letting myself in for.

"I realise it's going to be hard to win in france they vote. However you don't know. Maybe I'm able to help smooth relations!"

Justin wants to attract the British public to back his entry - for any number of reasons. According to him: "For a start it's my 32nd birthday on Saturday, so that it will be the best present ever to obtain the chance to represent Britain in Eurovision.

"But people must also vote for us because we're genuinely entering to give it healthy shot. Nobody is utilizing the piss or choosing a sideways glance at Eurovision - we are really opting for it. I have arranged an incredible prop that we can't discuss about latex clothing until the special day. Nevertheless it will clinch it I think.

"And I've promised to wear a catsuit for the night for the first time since The Darkness first blew up. I would like to say I will wear one of several old suits. But that could be a critical case of shoe-horning myself in that room.

So I should commission a fresh one. But I have started working with a fitness expert 5 days a week to complete the suits justice. Surely which is worth a vote?

"I simply can't think of anything superior to a catsuit for Eurovision.

I must reclaim my rightful dress in the Scissor Sisters. Their front man Jake Shears owes his entire on-stage costume wardrobe in my experience.

"I paved the way for his style. Now I wish to claim it back."

Since Justin completed his spell in rehab, the term became one of several key themes for the last 1 year.

Amy Winehouse recorded her song Rehab and Robbie Williams and Britney Spears have both held it's place in for treatment. Justin says: "People make light of rehab. However it was a fantastic experience to me. There were people in there from all parts of society. Plus they had all experienced the same sadness and tragedy.

"It's only a shame when someone like Britney experiences that sort of meltdown. People apparently get pleasure from watching her downfall. There's some kind of sadistic voyeurism in it.

But I suppose that is what occurs when you may turned into a pop singing sensation. I'm lucky I guess - no less than I did not go lower the shavedhead road! I missed out on that one.

"But we're able to do a wonderful duet.

Two re-rehabbers together. I'm going to ask her to complete Eurovision next season."

Photographs of Quatro, with massive, seductive eyes, engaging in that rock'n'roll position and clad in a very leather catsuit, abound.

Today, the iconic leather outfit from 1973 hangs for the wall in a upstairs space referred to as the Ego Room: a smaller eyrie of a place reached with a flight of exceptionally steep stairs, with a tongue-in-cheek sign up the entranceway reading "Mind your head". The room is full of press clippings, DVDs, videos, awards, framed album covers - everything Quatro has ever done.

We talk inside "creative room", a substantial, wood-panelled sitting area on the ground floor that's her favourite place in the house. In spite of the brightness during the day, you will find there's fire roaring within the enormous hearth. With the bay window sits the white piano where she writes her songs, surrounded by a microphone, headphones and lots of guitars. CDs are stacked up against the wall, as there are a bongo in a corner.

On the walls are paintings: a few Chagalls, for to her husband's taste than to Quatro's ("I'm not a pastel girl," she confides), and a few more strident pieces with the Brazilian artist Romero Britto. "I've visited galleries worldwide," she says. "I won't shop, but I will be anywhere and suddenly go, 'I want that', and buy it without asking the purchase price." The multicoloured glass lamp that hangs from the sitting-room ceiling is such purchase, found in Amsterdam.

Your house has evolved over time. "When we first moved in, I wasn't very worried about decoration -my ex-husband decided on a great deal of the stuff," she says. "Then, after my divorce, I redecorated therefore it was considerably more my taste -and my current husband's. Just as much as I really like old, he loves modern, therefore we combined the 2."

The complete place is a curious mix of ultra-luxe rock chic (big sofas and enormous television screens in nearly every room) and old-fashioned scruffiness (a dated pine kitchen as well as the more retro plastic bathroom suites, in fetching shades of rose pink and aubergine). Did she use an interior designer? "No, no," she insists. "I don't even think in every that -you've got to put your individual stamp on something."

In Quatro's case, it's meant an eclectic approach: along with the memorabilia everywhere, she's got a lot of Erte sculptures, several Picassos about the walls, a thorough -if slightly tacky -collection of miniature shoes, which adorn mantelpieces throughout the house, and several crystal things. She has also had your home feng shui'd, and informs me concerning the benign ghosts that apparently still haunt the spot -they help her to produce, she says, and he or she likes keeping them around.

Quatro then proceeds to "read" my personality, telling me which i should write a novel and also giving me the very first line. Apparently, "listening" for words such as this is the place where she writes her songs.

She's still gigging -and could wear that original leather latex clothing catsuit -and come early july performed in seven countries in Ten days. At the time of writing, jane is about to jet off to Russia, then Hamburg, as well as America for 3 weeks, then Prague. "I do have to gig," she says. "Otherwise I recieve a bit crazy.

But it is one extreme on the other, because I'm either gigging and knackered, while travelling with circles underneath the eyes and wheeling my bag in and out of airports, or I'm here engaging in absolutely nothing. When I'm here, I do not go out whatsoever."

So, where will Quatro go next -and after that she do with the stuff?

"I do not know what's coming," she says. "I'm trusting the universe to throw out whatever it wants me to accomplish." She's got a location vacation and the other in Hamburg she couldn't survive averse to purchasing a pad in the us, although she knows she needs a European base, as this is where her youngsters are. Maybe she'll even open a museum for all your memorabilia, she jokes, although some of computer she's going to keep, even if she's got to blend her Ego Room using a writing room. "Maybe my ego doesn't require an outside room anymore," she says, laughing.

The process took only 6 hours and cost only $300 so, all up, it turned out a marvellous exercise in fake, futile vanity. Using a traumatised small child thrown in at no extra expense.

Today fake innovations continue apace. "For just $170 I really could get my eyelashes extended," I informed my husband in the vehicle a few weeks ago. "That's a great deal," he shot back while trying never to crash into a tree. Fascinated as I knew although be, I explained where did they glue synthetic eyelashes for the root of your real ones. Apparently they're very popular for that party season.

Naturally he was enthralled. "Tell me more," he urged while struggling not to have a micro sleep. "Well, they keep going for a couple of months, although you need to keep coming back every few weeks for a $60 maintenance appointment." Eyelash maintenance. Using those two words together in a sentence is surely the universe's means of hinting to get a life.

Sometimes fake is free. Like photos. Until recently the only individuals who could fake it in photos were latex lingerie models, actors and women's magazine editors (guilty, Your Honour).

But now everyone can be considered a supermodel. The most basic photo software allows you to touch yourself up inside a non-sexual way. Click-click and perceived imperfections are erased, eyes are brightened, skin tones warmed up. Once you learn on your path around Photoshop, you'll be able to perform digital surgery on yourself Dr 90210 style. But look, this fake phenomenon is scaring me. Fogged headlights I lie awake worrying about: maybe there is a generation of men who don't know what an actual woman appears to be?

Perhaps there is a generation of girls who seem like freaks his or her skin isn't nut- brown, their nipples don't point skywards and their head of hair length cannot be measured in feet?

Within the quest for longer hair, bigger boobs, fatter lips, browner skin, whiter teeth, who will be we attempting to look like? Barbie? Celebrity caricatures like Paris, Pammy, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay and Jordan? Or does the myth still endure that long blonde hair, big tits and a tan may be the look all men want - not only Shane Warne?

Perhaps we ought to question them before taking to ourselves with collagen needles and glue guns. Or maybe we need to just stop turning ourselves into some cliched sexy stereotype and embrace what's real. Wouldn't that be unreal?

A great deal for protection

I'M ALL for recycling but this little news has given me pause. In southern China condoms are recycled into hair elastics. Seriously. Besides sounding utterly ick, it's also apparently dangerous. In accordance with website Inventor Spot, health officials have warned there exists a risk of passing on bacteria and sexually transmitted diseases including HPV and HIV through oral contact - girls frequently hold their elastics of their mouths with all the two hands to assemble their hair in a ponytail. Transmission is also possible through open wounds on fingers from items like paper cuts or nail biting.Get forced out off, Sharon

If you are not loving the high-waisted jeans look that's making a physique about the fashion-forward crowd, here's something to appear forward to: soon they will be swapping their ugly jeans for catsuits. Yes someone, somewhere has decided the camel toe needs to be cut back into the spotlight which the ultimate way to make this happen is always to convince fashion victims to acquire their gear in to a catsuit. Sharon Stone (pictured) thought doing exactly that has to be simple method to celebrate her coming 50th birthday. Camel toes unite. And let's not even start to discuss the practicalities of getting to visit the bathroom while wearing a catsuit. Just say no.