The Herald (South Africa)

New year calls for new gossip

. . . but meanwhile, walk Oprah’s talk

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MY DARLINGS, how great it is for your favourite gossip gal to finally write to you again after the long summer holidays! Now, if you know your Skinners you will know she absolutely loves new beginnings, not only because it’s a chance for all of us to become and do better, but because it also means new juicier shenanigan­s to look out for. LOL! That was some anti-climax, was it not?

But seriously, don’t you just love the upbeat spirit that comes with a new year? I for one love watching (almost) everyone share their positive New Year’s resolution­s and expecting the best year, you know?

It’s my favourite time of the year for two reasons: firstly, it’s always hilarious how, every single year, we declare “this is my year”, vow to hit the gym, eat healthy and stop procrastin­ating but never get around to doing any of those things.

Secondly, while some of us are all talk and no action around this time of the year, nothing says “get up and go!” like being surrounded by positive energy. Seeing social media abuzz with motivation­al posts might just really push some of us to act . . . so maybe all that “talk” is not so bad after all.

Speaking of talk, Oprah Winfrey’s speech to women after she received the Cecil B DeMille award at the 75th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, was such a great way to get into the year.

It restored your gossip gal’s hope and left her feeling like running for president of the entire world.

One can only hope to see more women stepping up and owning their greatness. How is that for a New Year’s resolution?

Anyway, my honeys, because it’s “Januworry” and we’re all literally counting down to payday because “Dezember” did what it does best to people’s bank accounts, the Bay’s social scene is still dry and you know what that means for your Skinners.

Let’s call it a week and hope to find a few invitation­s to party soon. Until next week, ciao!

 ?? Picture: EUGENE COETZEE ?? SELFIE TIME: St Thomas High School’s Destiny van Rooyen, 17, left, and Bahle Sidzumo, 18, celebrate their matric results with a selfie
Picture: EUGENE COETZEE SELFIE TIME: St Thomas High School’s Destiny van Rooyen, 17, left, and Bahle Sidzumo, 18, celebrate their matric results with a selfie
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Picture: EUGENE COETZEE SHAKE ON IT: Former Victoria Park High School pupils Mbasa Mangesi, 19, left, and Ethan Hendricks, 18, share a handshake after receiving their matric results
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Picture: EUGENE COETZEE BEST FRIENDS: Hyron Jansen, 18, and Octavia Johnson, 19, were thrilled after receiving their matric results at Chapman High School
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Picture: EUGENE COETZEE PROUD TEACHER: Pearson High School maths teacher Claudea Coetzee, left, and Anle Diedericks, 18, take a closer look at Diedericks’s matric results
 ?? Picture: EUGENE COETZEE ?? SUMMER TIME: Schaudervi­lle’s Shandler Claasen, 9, makes his way to the water to cool down at Humewood Beach
Picture: EUGENE COETZEE SUMMER TIME: Schaudervi­lle’s Shandler Claasen, 9, makes his way to the water to cool down at Humewood Beach
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Picture: EUGENE COETZEE BEACH DAY: Little Yaqeen Davids takes a leap of faith at Humewood Beach with the help of Rafeeqah Davids, left, and Naeelah McCorn
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Picture: EWALD STANDER MOTHER’S PRIDE: Wittedrift High School pupil Juanita Havega and her mom Debbie share the excitement over her matric results
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Picture: EUGENE COETZEE AWESOME VIEW: Brazilian tourists Daniela Ciuffo, 7, and her brother Bernardo, 11, take in a bird’s eye view of the Bay from the Donkin Reserve Lighthouse
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Picture: WERNER HILLS RIDING IN RED: Nelson Mandela Bay Steam Train ‘fireman’ Gary Ruddy, left, and train driver Hennie van Rooyen took passengers via rail from the Kings Beach parking lot to the Port Elizabeth Internatio­nal Airport this summer
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Picture: LONDEKA DLAMINI SUMMER STYLE: Meggan Watson attended the Pemads 12th Night Awards ceremony held at the Athenaeum last weekend
 ?? Picture: LONDEKA DLAMINI ?? ART AND ABOUT: Alan Williams, Robin Williams, centre, and Gwen Hibberd attended the Pemads 12th Night Awards ceremony at the Athenaeum last weekend
Picture: LONDEKA DLAMINI ART AND ABOUT: Alan Williams, Robin Williams, centre, and Gwen Hibberd attended the Pemads 12th Night Awards ceremony at the Athenaeum last weekend

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