"A Foolish Consistency Is The Hobgoblin Of Little Minds."

"I was obese, I'm massively insecure. I won't even take my top off in the pool. It's programmed into my head that I'm fat because I got bullied at school and I can't get it out." -George Shelley, 2013 

Flash Forward to May 2015:

Union George

Union J have a new single coming out soon, but frankly that had nothing to do with why I wanted to share this picture of George Shelley.  I wanted to share this picture because he's lovely.

X Marks The Spot

I'm sure that everybody reading this, no matter where they live, has been watching the UK version of The X Factor, right?  Or maybe not. Earlier this evening (or last night, for those of you in more easterly time zones)  The UK X Factor announced its top twelve contestants, including boy bands Union J and GMD3. I would say that both groups are somewhat talented. 

Now, here's where the X Factor conspiracy theorists are going to go crazy.  Union J started out as a trio known as Triple J, but were dumped at Boot Camp.  Another band that did get through Boot Camp never made it to Judge's Houses because of "visa issues."  Hmmmm. They were replaced by two boy bands: Times Red, who were subsequently dismissed, primarily because they were too old for this kind of thing, and Union J, who suddenly became a quartet with the addition of George Shelly, who initially auditioned as a solo act.

And the thing about George (or rather, Jorge, as he calls himself now, in order for his name to begin with a "J") is that even though he's only a quarter of Union J's membership, his addition to the ranks has quadrupled the group's sex appeal.  He's  divooooon.  See his truncated initial audition below.