Ho ho ho.........
Thank you to everyone who's supported the Breakfast show for the past year... It really wouldn't be anything without y'all...

My wrapping is finished & I've got to fly.. RELAX this Christmas and hang out with the people that you love the most.
I've started a coulmn btw...
Bye..
Gem Xx

The team got jealous of my personalised Christmas e-card below... and so here is one I made for them...
Left to Right: Ryan aka Sullen - Assistant Producer, Sadia aka Pleaser - Broadcast assistant, Trevor aka Christmas edition malteaser - Presenter, Raeph aka (secret) Raver - Producer.
Xxxxx
Just a quick one...
To anyone that did or didn't hear my festive fash tips on Jo Whiley's R1 show today this is generally what I had to say...
RIDICULOUS CHRISTMAS JUMPERS ROCK! Source from your local vintage shop...
FINGERLESS GLOVES FOR GIRLS & GUYS ARE ESSENTIAL & SNUG. Click here for my faves...
SPARKLY TIGHTS WILL PUT SMILES ON FACES.
Thank you to everyone that's enjoyed my fashionable posts of '09... I'm looking forward to seeing what a new decade holds!
In the meantime go & eat lots of food - I'm off shopping wearing the below (Deep breath!).
P.S My fave Christmas jumper of all time!!!
CHRISTMAS MADNESS? >>>>>>>>>>
I can't wait to own a house one day & do this....
Can you compete??
Gem Xx
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The trends we noticed most in a wordle:
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We all agreed this end.. these ladies looked great on Friday in Birmingham at The Clothes Show live... so we took their picture!

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During the summer I had a 'moment' a Vogue 'moment'... I was snapped at Glastonbury, with no idea that it would actually end up in Vogue mag...
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Gemma spoke to Suzanna, Head Of New Faces at Select Model Agency to find out what she looks for in a model, she also set her a challenge to find two models to strut their stuff on a catwalk later that day.
Listen now:
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Gemma caught up with the Clothes Show Live's Caryn Franklin and Zoe and Gilly from Hollyoaks. Listen to the interviews:

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TOP OF THE SHOPS TODAY!
I love popping in to see Jo Whiley and rounding up my Top of the Shops for Radio 1... After the Clothes Show Live experience yesterday I wanted to celebrate us as consumers, we're spoilt with concessions and designer collaborations galore..
So these were today's TOTS...
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PIC: Rounding up a heady day above with Jam (in second outfit choice!)
It felt more than surreal waking up the morning of November the 28th without a Superwoman's guise for protection (Look at below blog post).. Obviously excitement fell off the rictor scale as the day went on. Trevor was trying to keep me calm and telling me not to shout into the microphone during the rehearsal, inbetween trying to make the best of toilet smelling, dank dressing rooms and backstage interviews for BBC3. Below are some pics of the day, 1Xtra put on a beast of show at Sheffield Arena....
Persanol highlights included...
- Deciding the blummin day before that I wanted to do costume changes, which meant getting my mate to pick out dome stuff from my wardrobe at home, getting it sent to 1Xtra during Twin B's show so that he could bring it up with him to Sheffield arena. (Planned 3 but only had time to do 2!)
PIC: Below Just before I interviewed Dizzee... (in original outfit choice)
- Watching Chase and Status perplex JLS fans with dubstep.
- Realising just how important a day it was for Chipmink & Tinchy whilst interviewing them backstage, we only had a couple of minutes for the interview but I could see and feel what they've both been able to achieve this year.
- Dancing to Bonkers behind the stage where I was waiting to close the show with Trev, Max, Westwood and Mistajam. Oh and watching Calvin Harris storm the stage with his waving limbs.
Kano tweeted about how 1Xtra had raised the bar straight after his performance and after experiencing that, I agree.
Some more amazing pics..
Please email me and let me know how you experienced 1xtra Live, I'd love to hear...
1xbreakfast@bbc.co.uk
Laters..
Gem Xx