Charlotte Whitley
2.6K posts

Charlotte Whitley
@CRWhitley
Mrs Poole. Head of Comms at BL. Mother of 2 boys. Always running for a train. Views are very obviously my own.
London Katılım Şubat 2010
1.6K Takip Edilen344 Takipçiler
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi

Can we leave ‘yourself’, ‘fateful’ and ‘Charlot’ in January please? #TheTraitors
English

Story time:
I met Taylor Swift years ago. There was a casting for a music video she was doing for her album “Red” and they were looking for girls who were “hipster” types.
I didn’t think I looked like a hipster but applied anyway because why not?
I ended up going out of state with a couple close girl friends from high school to celebrate our birthdays since they were all close to each other.
While I was there, I got a call saying I’d be in a Taylor Swift music video so I had to fly back a day early. My friends and I were listening to her new album and we guessed it must be for “22” since she sings about dressing up like hipsters in the song. It wasn’t though.
On the flight back to LA, there was a magazine and Taylor Swift was interviewed talking about her new album. I remember specifically that they talked about how she was this tall giant.
So we get on set. It’s myself and two other girls. We’re supposed to be Taylor’s friends that she’s hanging out with when she gets approached by the “bad boy” and goes on a whirlwind romance.
Taylor walks up to us and the first thing she does is say, “Nice to meet you! I’m Taylor.” Which I thought was funny as we all knew but I later realized she did that at all her shows. She had bangs, light makeup, and was very slim.
I introduced myself and told her I was expecting her to be this giant and she’s not actually that tall. She started laughing and said, “Right?” Then she stood back to back next to me and she was only an inch or so taller (I’m 5’8.5”).
We started talking about mutual friends. I told her I skipped school to see her “Fearless” tour and ended up having her opening act autograph my homework to turn into the teacher.
She talked about her cat and her friend Diana. At that time, I was about to meet my boyfriend’s (now husband’s) family for the first time in Tennessee. I had never been and was so excited so I asked her for things I needed to see there. She recommended a lot of the Elvis stuff since it was Memphis.
As anyone who’s met me knows, I love talking about my husband. So after I’m telling Taylor all about him and how excited I am to meet his family, she says, “I hope one day I’m with a man who makes me light up the way you do when you talk about your boyfriend.”
I know I’ll be called a “pick-me” for that one but I did get picked (my boyfriend and I got married) and it actually happened so it is what it is.
The reason Taylor Swift is liked by women so much is because she truly captures the female experience in a rare way. While most pop stars have a team of incredible songwriters, she writes herself. Her lyrics relate to women all over the world. The excitement of falling in love for the first time. The pain of heartbreak.
Someone who’s in their 40’s can’t comprehend what it was like being a teenage girl dancing in the rain to “Fearless.” Her audience is 35 and under. Women who grew up with her and those who are currently going through the young female experience. My niece who’s 14 loves her.
She’s not an “I don’t need no man” girl. She’s a romantic and currently in a relationship. She was with her last boyfriend for 6 years. She’s also always loved cats.
The average girl who listens to her doesn’t think she’ll be the next famous singer/songwriter and is turned off by men because TSwift isn’t married yet. The average girl who listens to her is a romantic, much more so than a Cardi B or Meghan Trainer fan.
Taylor has made her niche being the awkward girl next door not a sex symbol (which is the way easier route for a pop star).
But someone like her can’t leave her house for a nice walk to get a coffee without a storm of paparazzi like you or I can. There’s no shortage of men who’d jump at the chance to date someone famous like her but she has to be extra cautious given what’s at stake for her.
Eric Conn@Eric_Conn
It’s shameful and sad that a hyper-promiscuous, childless woman (Taylor Swift), aging and alone with a cat, has become the heroine of a feminist age.
English
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi

@Culture_Crit Spain 🇪🇸
Las Meninas by Velasquez. It hangs at Museo Nacional Del Prado in Madrid.
It’s the best painting of all time and it’s not even close.

English
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi

A blast from the past: A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. #thread

English
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi

🔬Life Sciences could be worth £4bn to the UK economy with the right #RealEstate. But with a chronic supply-demand imbalance for lab space more prevalent in UK cities than elsewhere, we risk being stuck in the global slow lane. More👇
britishland.com/sites/british-…
#AutumnStatement
GIF
English

@danny_robins @uncannypodlive @ciaranokeeffe I think Fisher Price have relaunched the first edition of these… They are selling them in our toy shop! Always found them creepy as hell!
English

Look what I found on my desk on stage at @uncannypodlive last night - courtesy of @ciaranokeeffe to freak me out.
If you know, you know. If you don’t, check out the latest ep of #Uncanny
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

English
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi

If you made it this far, please consider chucking a tenner in the pot for the nuclear veterans’ crowdfunder, which is taking the MoD to court over their missing medical records. John is one of those affected: crowdjustice.com/case/nuclear-v…
English

So tired that I just scrolled past my own tweet and thought "oh, someone's drinking the same beer that I am" ffs
Tim Burke@_tim_burke
Long day. This is very good.
English
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi

OMG they will never ever do that again! 😂
twitter.com/mashedAvocado_…
English

Very much enjoying this excellent book after a fascinating talk from @BBCRosAtkins at @fgs_global last week. Essential reading for anyone prone to waffling (me) and who enjoys his excellent explainer vids (also me!).

English
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi
Charlotte Whitley retweetledi

Once again @HadleyFreeman totally nails it. Thank you. We haven’t considered pogram since our grandparents’ days… Now it belongs to the present once again.
thetimes.co.uk/article/5a1165…
English

Could anyone recommend any survey companies suitable for national #digitalpr campaigns? Currently looking at different options and keen to hear which provider or platform people tend to use📝
English

FINALLY FOUND MY HUSBAND’S FESSHOLE @adam8poole
Fesshole🧻@fesshole
Wife plays Taylor Swift on repeat in the car and she's finally broken me. I can never admit this to anyone, but she's probably the most talented singer/songwriter in pop music for at least 20 years. Wife is going to see her in concert and I'm secretly a little jealous.
South West, England 🇬🇧 English


