Tamzin Lightwater

Diary of a Notting Hill Nobody | 27 January 2007

The scariest thing was waiting for us in the meeting room this morning

issue 27 January 2007

MONDAY

The scariest thing was waiting for us in the meeting room this morning. It was a huge projected figure on the wall with the head of Shilpa Shetty and the body of Jade Goody. Jed marched in, stood in front of it and said, ‘Ideas?’ Everyone mute. Except Wonky Tom who can’t bear silences and stammered, ‘Is this about broadcasting regulations?’ But our beloved Director of Strategy said it was not — or words to that effect which I can’t use here.

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