If you haven’t seen Beautiful People yet, please go forth and do so at once. I’ll even burn you a copy of the episodes, if you don’t have them.
Based on (“inspired by”) the book of the same name by Simon Doonan, the Creative Director of Barneys New York, the show follows Simon as he explains how he wasn’t always “a slightly fey window-dresser”, and takes you through his life as a slightly fey teenager in Reading, where he spends most of his time being ridiculously camp and over the top with his best friend, Kyle (a.k.a. Kylie). There’s a lot more I could tell you about it, but the show is absolutely hilarious, and just goes to reinforce my firm belief that the Brits know how to do a damn’ good series.
It’s fun. It’s camp, but in a clever way, has a great soundtrack, and Simon’s mother steals the entire show. The clip below is from the end of the second season and is a bit of a spoiler, but worth watching anyway. It’s what I stare at these days, whenever I’m feeling blue (i.e. it’s getting a lot of air-time on my screen).
If anyone knows where I can get a copy of this song, “I’m Not The Only One”, please drop me an e-mail. I’d love to listen to it on infinite repeat.
