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DARREN KENNEDY, STYLIST AND BROADCASTE­R

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The loves of Darren Kennedy's LIFE

The person

My partner, Aidan, and my two gorgeous nephews, Tristan and Adam

The memory

When I was about six, I've a vivid memory of my granny taking me shoe shopping and buying me a pair of black pumps, before hitting the bingo hall. Even then, there was a touch of Imelda Marcos about me

The moment of the day

Leaving the gym and enjoying my first coffee of the day

The song

Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven — it got me through my first student exchange in France when I was incredibly homesick

The movie

Milk or La Vie en Rose

The hero

My folks

The book

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

The outfit

A tailored three-piece and a bow tie

The accessory

A Coach holdall

The gadget

My Samsung Galaxy Note II

The pet hate

Taxis who don't use sat nav

The friend

They know who they are

The beauty product

Kiehl's Facial Fuel Transforme­r

The holiday

A spot of surfing in Biarritz

The piece of advice

Bend like a reed

The drink

Vodka, tonic and lime

The hotel

The Ice House, Ballina, Co Mayo

The bar

Shoreditch House’s roof terrace

The hobby

Surfing/dancing/movies

The part of my body

Mmmm . . . my eyebrows?

The celebrity

Tom Ford

The virtue

Loyalty, and I love to laugh

The vice

Ice cream

The smell

Yves Saint Laurent’s L'Homme Parfum Intense or Tom Ford’s Azure Lime

The taste

Anything Thai. . . quickly followed by ice-cream

 ??  ?? Darren is the host of the ‘Style Squad’ every Friday on ITV's ‘This Morning’. ‘Like a Virgin’, part of the ‘Reality Bites’ series, airs at 9.50pm on Thursday, November 7 on RTE Two Follow Darren on Twitter at @darrenken
Darren is the host of the ‘Style Squad’ every Friday on ITV's ‘This Morning’. ‘Like a Virgin’, part of the ‘Reality Bites’ series, airs at 9.50pm on Thursday, November 7 on RTE Two Follow Darren on Twitter at @darrenken

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