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Miscanthus
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Timeless tweed v timed out twits
Thanks to @JMD for the brilliant thread title which received 46 votes. Congratulations!
* Yes, Lidl and Ali are embracing a "conscious (sic) way of consumption" , a "redefined minimalism" and a "sustainable lifestyle choice". Just don't stop sending those PR packages!
* @Pipsqueak stumbled across a gift card for David Austin Roses and noted it is almost identical to Evermean. We can't believe Lidl would steal somebody else's idea.....
* The book's cover was executed by Emma Ewbank designs and Jess Hart, senior designer at Orion books, as a "labour of love and a collaborative process with Lydia".
* Unveiling the cover on July 28, Jess said that she couldn't wait to get to work on the "physical" thing! You mean you hadn't started it already?
* Lidl says telling the book's illustrator what to do is "the creative part of the book process"....er....wouldn't the author say writing the book is creative? Telling the illustrator what to do is the bossing about part of the process!
* The book's clearly not finished as she's still writing acknowledgements. Just how long does it take to write 'Thanks to My Mother'?
* Belle PR are working overtime rehabilitating Lidl's image. It's like watching the metamorphosis of a poisonous caterpillar into an ugly moth.
* She's following their advice to look kind but complains about driving to a charity (Tuppenny Barn) on her own. What, no chauffeured car?
* Tuppenny Barn educates people of all ages about the benefits of growing, cooking and eating healthy food. Our past and pizza loving gardener Lidl is just the champion you need then!
* She reveals she is involved in the Prince's Trust #ChangeAGirlsLife campaign. It raises funds to change the lives of young women who are struggling. Don't expect any dosh from Lidl!
* In a vlog entitled "New beginnings - who is Lydia Millen?" Lidl talked about her favourite topic...herself.
* She wants to "take back her own story". Instead of pretending to be born into money we now have the rags to riches version.
* She's giving us glimpses of her life story in Evermean....but it's not an autobiography!
* She's left bits out to protect
* Let's play Evermean bingo - luxury, poverty, homeless, fancy cars, Florida holidays, grandma, skin care, Ali's family, step mother, boob job, "two worlds", nonno, skin care, uni, The End, Ibiza, blogger......
* Even #Globygate is reinvented as a victim of the pandemic... okay.....
* She now says that mid Feb 2021 to end April 2021 she "wasn't great" - was it her nonno's death, a missing cat, bad skin or the repercussions of bullying a pregnant hairdresser?
* New subscribers who fell for her old money facade are now perplexed that their idol was lying all along!
* Lidl booked a £1200 suite for an overnight stay and a £125 a head feast at the On Cloud 9 pop up restaurant at The Grove Hotel, Watford for her, Ali, her brother and his wife.
* A member of staff wept when she realised who was on the phone. No Lidl, they were sobbing at the thought that you were getting all that for free!
* Or was it because you slagged off the same hotel a couple of years ago after a stay with Ali.
* On a whim, she's ordering books in bulk from Amazon to populate the BOOKshelves in the office. Whodathunkit? She won't read them but she wants to look well read.
* Ali is astounded at how cunning foxes are but instead of putting a roof on the pen he's installed an automatic gate and created a herb infused dust bath for the hens.
Ali waiting for a fox
* They are having "people in" to plant a box hedge and climbers up the chicken wire around the hen's run. So... the hens will be in the shade and the fox will get a leg up!
* She's begging for a deodorant "client". She says she never used to need deodorant because she didn't smell. No, it's because you've never broken into a sweat Lidl.
* Ali says his "love language" is "acts of service". The other four are: Words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch and gifts.
* Lidl's is gifts. She likes presents but says she "never receives them".
* She used Sims Hilditch to design the Wisteria Room in the North Wing overlooking the courtyard. It's one of the most highly regarded interior design studios in Britain and specialises in the country house market....not guest rooms in new build bungalows overlooking driveways.
* Ken and Graham are doing the painting and decorating and we had a glimpse of the storage room that's the en suite.
* Invited for dinner Ken said grace before they ate. The MGs sniggered and snorted in an act of vulgarity and disrespect. To be honest I'd say a prayer before eating at The Bunga.
* She sought advice on what to wear to a wedding, saying her poll would divide the internet. It's so hard when you won't buy anything new, don't want to wear the same dress you wore before, only wear white or cream, have a wardrobe full of dresses and "want to make a statement"..... It's a wedding Lidl. It's not about you!
The wedding outfit with a white corset...very bridal!
* In her latest blog she's borderline manic. She says that Cawwie would tell her she's funny and sassy, adding: "That's why you keep people round you that only blow smoke up your arse". You said it!
* She says she put By Terry on the map. Hmmm, not sure about that but you put it on my list of products to avoid!
* She says she invented luxury vlogging. I say you are living in cloud cuckoo land.
A narc in action
* The Big Green Egg in the outdoor kitchen was fired up at last. Now Lidl wants a butcher's block....presumably for the Hermès handbag.
* She's building a rapport with Ali's friends. Take your time, you've been with Ali for 10 years, Lidl!
* She says she has a niche sense of humour. So niche it's not funny!
* We mentioned we hadn't seen the Defender for a while. She shows it. She's unhappy it had to have extensive mechanical work. Don't say you had to pay for it yourself? That was an expensive Christmas tree shoot! Ha!
In other news:
* Vic has an article on personal style in Harpers Bazaar.
* Leonora Smee held a fancy "luncheon". Guess who wasn't invited?
Pics thanks to @Greentrees @snarks @Peppypoopar @Namima @thedevilactuallywearsLV
Greentrees
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Oh YES 
Oh NO!
Oh NO!
Milking Keynes
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This House of Bruar dress is... incredible... the wool is... phenomenal...
muffintop13
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Cue another smug little narc chat at around 45 minutes. She just cannot help herself, this time saying “thank you for all the kindness around my hair, I don’t want to keep going on about it because there’s some people who really don’t want me to talk about my hair”. Yes Lydia the entire fucking world is sick of hearing about it. Oh yeah and it still looks shit 
This dress gives her teeny little T Rex arms
This dress gives her teeny little T Rex arms
Greentrees
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“I can’t promise to work to your individual parameters” “ if collaborative content is not for you probably just best to scroll on” “authenticity” - oh fuck off Lydia!
If it wasn’t for her followers to prop her up and show their support, she wouldn’t even be where she is today through out her many “gates” Nicky, Savoy, etc., there is a list as long as my arm. The attitude and arrogance of this woman is beyond the pale.
The person who left the comment is spot on pointing out that her Instagram account (and vlogs) are just used as a vehicle to promote freebies/gifted products, that it has now become a shopping channel. And that’s a fact, Lydia!
BeccaBanana
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I have to say, I’m very glad we’re having scorching weather right now in the UK at the start of Sept - purely to screw up all the insufferable ‘cosy autumn vibes / autumn wholesomeness / autumnal haul’ videos these influencers trot out year after year.
Namima
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Ali's vlog.
Lydia is in charge of the camera for the London trip, so expect blurred images, cut off heads and eye-f*cking herself to the camera.
20 minutes into the vlog.
Barkley has hurt his back leg and is limping. So Ali takes him on a short walk. Yes. A walk.
Only a short one.
Jackass, if your beloved pet has been limping for few days, maybe take the injured dog to the VET !!! Not for another walk.
The "fragrance" appointment. The £550 one.
These are my thoughts.
Very suspicious Ali didn't include the footage of the sales assistant gushing and raving about Lydia's bespoke fragrance.
Lydia : "She was so excited about my fragrance, it was really lovely ... It made me really excited about it. She said she's never created any fragrance like this before ... and she does 4 a day ... She's like I've never even come close to the fragrance that you've created ... She was so excited."
Lydia's exact words.
No footage of the SA saying that.
WE NEED RECEIPTS ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLI or it didn't happen. Remember Lydia swimming with the turtles ?? Nope ? 'cos it didn't happen.
Lydia saying it happened but only showing footage of her just swimming around (more like flapping about, cos you know Lyds doesn't swim) but no footage of swimming with the turtles.
LIES.
The only footage Alie included, was the SA saying "Everything (the ingredients) is a good combination ... very interesting facets."
That's it.
SA used the word "interesting".
When anyone uses the word "interesting" to describe something, it is usually a polite way to say something is not nice or they are doubtful about it, and don't want to come across as rude.
Over-exaggerating as per usual.
SA was just doing her job and imo, was quite reserved,
A minute before that Lydia asked the SA if there was anything she (the SA) would change.
Lydia seemed quite intimidated by the SA.
You know Lyds is intimidated by anyone else when the fake accent emerges in full force.
It was quite funny listening to the fake posh accent trying to compete with the SA's sweet GENUINE French accent.
Ali.
Oh, Ali.
He is so dumb.
Sooo dumb, it hurts my ears listening to him.
So thick.
Or in Ali's words, fick.
As a couple, they are hard work to be around. Quite draining, in fact.
Of course Lydia had to complain about something, ie. not being serving any food or " not even just a few little cakes" at the appointment.
Spoilt heifer.
Serves you right for leaving home not having eaten breakfast.
Lydia probably thought "We're getting a free meal at the £550 appointment so let's not bother with the work of Ali making our own breakfast at home, starve ourselves for the morning (as per the norm) and get in a good meal at the £550 appointment - did you know it was verrrry expensive ? And we also don't have to spend any of our own money buying ourselves breakfast."
Apparently they didn't have enough time to get anything at Starbucks.
However, from the vlog footage, you could see they waited quite a long time for their train to arrive.
More than enough time to buy themselves breakfast.
It was more than enough time to film themselves waiting for the train, take selfies on the station platform, unbox the Floris appointment card - read it to us, but not enough time to crack open their wallets / purses time to buy themselves breakfast.
Lyds must've forgotten her bank card at home ... again.
Lydia then vlogs on the train - bougie section, of course - ordering just a coffee each.
Yep.
Cheapo.
They had more than enough time (over an hour ?) to eat something on the train journey.
A muffin or a croissant. Nope.
They'd have to pay for it themselves, you see.
They went to the appointment expecting a free meal.
Cheapo.
Entitled.
Do all these free PR events meals make you so entitled or do we have their parents to blame ?
Should've checked the T & C's of that veerrry expensive - did you know it was £550 ??? -verrrrry expensive - appointment, lovely.
Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency for the SA dahhhling.
SA works in a fragrance boutique, she is not your personal waitress or chef.
That's Ali's job.
Even more interesting was this "old-money-quiet-luxury-cuntry-living-Hermezzz-wearing-bougie" couple took the train *gasp* to their £550 bespoke fragrance appointment.
Poor things. It's a hard knock life.
Madam couldn't fork out for a chauffeur-driven Bentley or RR ala their Savoygate trip, to drive them to their very bougie bespoke fragrance appointment.
Did you know it was £550 ? Verrrry expensive eh.
Ali had a lunch "meeting", Lydia tagged along, and as per usual, they were late.
He dumps her for a bit and then meets up with her at the bougie Burlington Arcade.
Oooh la la.
Lydia then tags along with Ali to a Jo Malone event - Ali was invited, Lydia wasn't.
If she was, we would have seen something on her SM, but because she was not paid or gifted anything, it was *crickets* from her.
Lydia hasn't been invited to a JM event in ages, and it now figures why Lydia, in the last few days, has followed the Jo Malone PR lady on IG.
Just in time for the upcoming Christmas PR gift list.
Ali choosing the (free / PR) hats ... the company gifting him those damn hats had a hat-stretching machine to stretch the too-small hats, even that didn't help
This portion of the vlog had me yelling at the tv screen "Don't do it, don't do it, you will look like a prat."
And he did it.
He wore the hats. (Not in this vlog)
He looked like a prat.
But a £550 - verrrrry expensive - bespoke fragrance smelling prat.
Jackass.
Lydia is in charge of the camera for the London trip, so expect blurred images, cut off heads and eye-f*cking herself to the camera.
20 minutes into the vlog.
Barkley has hurt his back leg and is limping. So Ali takes him on a short walk. Yes. A walk.
Only a short one.
Jackass, if your beloved pet has been limping for few days, maybe take the injured dog to the VET !!! Not for another walk.
The "fragrance" appointment. The £550 one.
These are my thoughts.
Very suspicious Ali didn't include the footage of the sales assistant gushing and raving about Lydia's bespoke fragrance.
Lydia : "She was so excited about my fragrance, it was really lovely ... It made me really excited about it. She said she's never created any fragrance like this before ... and she does 4 a day ... She's like I've never even come close to the fragrance that you've created ... She was so excited."
Lydia's exact words.
No footage of the SA saying that.
WE NEED RECEIPTS ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLI or it didn't happen. Remember Lydia swimming with the turtles ?? Nope ? 'cos it didn't happen.
Lydia saying it happened but only showing footage of her just swimming around (more like flapping about, cos you know Lyds doesn't swim) but no footage of swimming with the turtles.
LIES.
The only footage Alie included, was the SA saying "Everything (the ingredients) is a good combination ... very interesting facets."
That's it.
SA used the word "interesting".
When anyone uses the word "interesting" to describe something, it is usually a polite way to say something is not nice or they are doubtful about it, and don't want to come across as rude.
Over-exaggerating as per usual.
SA was just doing her job and imo, was quite reserved,
A minute before that Lydia asked the SA if there was anything she (the SA) would change.
Lydia seemed quite intimidated by the SA.
You know Lyds is intimidated by anyone else when the fake accent emerges in full force.
It was quite funny listening to the fake posh accent trying to compete with the SA's sweet GENUINE French accent.
Ali.
Oh, Ali.
He is so dumb.
Sooo dumb, it hurts my ears listening to him.
So thick.
Or in Ali's words, fick.
As a couple, they are hard work to be around. Quite draining, in fact.
Of course Lydia had to complain about something, ie. not being serving any food or " not even just a few little cakes" at the appointment.
Spoilt heifer.
Serves you right for leaving home not having eaten breakfast.
Lydia probably thought "We're getting a free meal at the £550 appointment so let's not bother with the work of Ali making our own breakfast at home, starve ourselves for the morning (as per the norm) and get in a good meal at the £550 appointment - did you know it was verrrry expensive ? And we also don't have to spend any of our own money buying ourselves breakfast."
Apparently they didn't have enough time to get anything at Starbucks.
However, from the vlog footage, you could see they waited quite a long time for their train to arrive.
More than enough time to buy themselves breakfast.
It was more than enough time to film themselves waiting for the train, take selfies on the station platform, unbox the Floris appointment card - read it to us, but not enough time to crack open their wallets / purses time to buy themselves breakfast.
Lyds must've forgotten her bank card at home ... again.
Lydia then vlogs on the train - bougie section, of course - ordering just a coffee each.
Yep.
Cheapo.
They had more than enough time (over an hour ?) to eat something on the train journey.
A muffin or a croissant. Nope.
They'd have to pay for it themselves, you see.
They went to the appointment expecting a free meal.
Cheapo.
Entitled.
Do all these free PR events meals make you so entitled or do we have their parents to blame ?
Should've checked the T & C's of that veerrry expensive - did you know it was £550 ??? -verrrrry expensive - appointment, lovely.
Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency for the SA dahhhling.
SA works in a fragrance boutique, she is not your personal waitress or chef.
That's Ali's job.
Even more interesting was this "old-money-quiet-luxury-cuntry-living-Hermezzz-wearing-bougie" couple took the train *gasp* to their £550 bespoke fragrance appointment.
Poor things. It's a hard knock life.
Madam couldn't fork out for a chauffeur-driven Bentley or RR ala their Savoygate trip, to drive them to their very bougie bespoke fragrance appointment.
Did you know it was £550 ? Verrrry expensive eh.
Ali had a lunch "meeting", Lydia tagged along, and as per usual, they were late.
He dumps her for a bit and then meets up with her at the bougie Burlington Arcade.
Oooh la la.
Lydia then tags along with Ali to a Jo Malone event - Ali was invited, Lydia wasn't.
If she was, we would have seen something on her SM, but because she was not paid or gifted anything, it was *crickets* from her.
Lydia hasn't been invited to a JM event in ages, and it now figures why Lydia, in the last few days, has followed the Jo Malone PR lady on IG.
Just in time for the upcoming Christmas PR gift list.
Ali choosing the (free / PR) hats
... the company gifting him those damn hats had a hat-stretching machine to stretch the too-small hats, even that didn't helpThis portion of the vlog had me yelling at the tv screen "Don't do it, don't do it, you will look like a prat."
And he did it.
He wore the hats. (Not in this vlog)
He looked like a prat.
But a £550 - verrrrry expensive - bespoke fragrance smelling prat.
Jackass.
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Al Fresco
VIP Member
Ali looks like a Mountie you wouldn’t wanna mount.
Peppypoopar
VIP Member
happyforest
Chatty Member
The house was fine. The kitchen was especially beautiful before she started fucking with it.
I was pleased to see the rock wall disappear and the modern staircase. The house looked best when she was in her black and white phase. It was actually elegant and didn't jar with the new build bones of the property. The hallways were bright and the new staircase was a focal point. Vs now, where the staircase looks out of place amongst all the drop cloth sour looking dark paint tones. Painting the skirting and the moulding the same colour was a mistake as the ceilings were already too low. The black living room was a mistake. That room needs a huge bright art piece on the black wall to make it work, but these shitpuffins are too boring to be that bold. I mean, they can't even hang artwork that is the right size for the spaces. Everything is too high and far too small.
The new, much thicker, tile flooring was a mistake, IMO. She should have ponied up for real hard wood flooring, and left the kitchen flooring as it was. She could have added gorgeous vintage Persian rugs throughout which would add even more warmth to hard wood flooring. Her new bedroom looks better than the mirrored sex dungeon bed she had before, I'll give her that.
The tongue and groove in the kitchen was a huge mistake, as was removing the kitchen door and adding an arched doorway. It is incongruous to see that arch when the bedroom doorway right next to it is square.
But everything else is silly, up to and including the tiny copper bath. That ensuite bathroom was fine as it was. Much brighter and better than the dark sludge green look it has now, which most definitely clashes with the grey cool toned marble effect tiles. Making the upper floor into dressing rooms was a HUGE mistake. They could have made a huge master bedroom up there, with his and hers closets and it would have added actual value to the property. But everything she does is basic AF, from her body enhancements down to the ridonk Maccie D's archway and outdoor kitchen with those weird crab apple satellites on the patio. Ali is as bad as she is. There is no redeeming him anymore.
I've seen far better results on frugal DIY forums.
I was pleased to see the rock wall disappear and the modern staircase. The house looked best when she was in her black and white phase. It was actually elegant and didn't jar with the new build bones of the property. The hallways were bright and the new staircase was a focal point. Vs now, where the staircase looks out of place amongst all the drop cloth sour looking dark paint tones. Painting the skirting and the moulding the same colour was a mistake as the ceilings were already too low. The black living room was a mistake. That room needs a huge bright art piece on the black wall to make it work, but these shitpuffins are too boring to be that bold. I mean, they can't even hang artwork that is the right size for the spaces. Everything is too high and far too small.
The new, much thicker, tile flooring was a mistake, IMO. She should have ponied up for real hard wood flooring, and left the kitchen flooring as it was. She could have added gorgeous vintage Persian rugs throughout which would add even more warmth to hard wood flooring. Her new bedroom looks better than the mirrored sex dungeon bed she had before, I'll give her that.
The tongue and groove in the kitchen was a huge mistake, as was removing the kitchen door and adding an arched doorway. It is incongruous to see that arch when the bedroom doorway right next to it is square.
But everything else is silly, up to and including the tiny copper bath. That ensuite bathroom was fine as it was. Much brighter and better than the dark sludge green look it has now, which most definitely clashes with the grey cool toned marble effect tiles. Making the upper floor into dressing rooms was a HUGE mistake. They could have made a huge master bedroom up there, with his and hers closets and it would have added actual value to the property. But everything she does is basic AF, from her body enhancements down to the ridonk Maccie D's archway and outdoor kitchen with those weird crab apple satellites on the patio. Ali is as bad as she is. There is no redeeming him anymore.
I've seen far better results on frugal DIY forums.
Here-For-The-Dresses
VIP Member
To control her drinking she’s adding soda water to her wine. That way she can continue ruining drinking “really nice wine” without getting too drunk while she drinks all day long.
As if there’s no other way to control one’s drinking…
As if there’s no other way to control one’s drinking…
Namima
VIP Member
Feck, Cawwiee is in most of the vlog. She's so irritating.
Excessive Alcohol 
Drunk Cawwiiee and Lydia
Creepy baby talk (Lydia & Cawwiiee)
Trying too hard to be witty
Ugly cackling
Fake accents
Addressing Tattle comments
Cawwiiee fangirling ie. besotted with, Lydia
Nontent
Jackasses.
Drunk Cawwiiee and Lydia
Creepy baby talk (Lydia & Cawwiiee)
Trying too hard to be witty
Ugly cackling
Fake accents
Addressing Tattle comments
Cawwiiee fangirling ie. besotted with, Lydia
Nontent
Jackasses.
WatchReelCopyReel
VIP Member
Make it make sense. She’s completely fine with showing millions of bots followers private matrimonial moments of her husband’s friends. But she’d prefer to keep a paid brand owner’s press trip tour private? In what world would a brand owner have requested an influencer come to their home and not post about it.
IN LIEDIOT’S DREAM WORLD!
Add this to her list of lies. She just doesn’t want to be on the hook for flogging and also wants to appear like she’s a celebrity invited to luncheon by the brand. Because there’s been no exchange of funds to specifically post, she’s not posting.
Also, the Magnum PI outfit is much worse than expected in video. I thought the stark white shirt mismatched to the cream pants tucked into her pirate boots was bad. Her first attempt paired a NAVY blazer with a TAN belt with a PLUM bag with BLACK boots. Such fashun girl!
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ETA: to those asking about her seasonal obsession. There’s nothing strange or organic about it. It’s calculating influenza crap convincing her sheep to start their shopping as the season’s offerings are hitting the shelves. This is why we need to rebrand these lying broads as advertisers not influencers. They aren’t influential in the least (at least not to me). They are just snake oil salespeople.
IN LIEDIOT’S DREAM WORLD!
Add this to her list of lies. She just doesn’t want to be on the hook for flogging and also wants to appear like she’s a celebrity invited to luncheon by the brand. Because there’s been no exchange of funds to specifically post, she’s not posting.
Also, the Magnum PI outfit is much worse than expected in video. I thought the stark white shirt mismatched to the cream pants tucked into her pirate boots was bad. Her first attempt paired a NAVY blazer with a TAN belt with a PLUM bag with BLACK boots. Such fashun girl!
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ETA: to those asking about her seasonal obsession. There’s nothing strange or organic about it. It’s calculating influenza crap convincing her sheep to start their shopping as the season’s offerings are hitting the shelves. This is why we need to rebrand these lying broads as advertisers not influencers. They aren’t influential in the least (at least not to me). They are just snake oil salespeople.
Julia123
VIP Member
How can she look at herself and think this is flattering? She looks utterly ridiculous!
Nothing works here. The dress. Dress length. Hat. Hat angle. Hair bun location. Mini Kelly Bag. Gawd awful beat up suede shoes.
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