T H E HOT 100
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THE NOT 100 THE NOT 100
Our i ve favourite gaffes, misjudgements and People Who Are the Opposite of Hot
JOHN BARROWMAN
In truth there was much to appreciate about the Commonwealth Games
Opening Ceremony, but for the i rst few minutes Karen Dunbar and Barrowman – a man whose cod hootsmon accent reeks of mouldy shortbread – had us clawing at the earth beneath us and
screaming like Charlton Heston at the close of Planet of the Apes with their gleeful trotting out of every cliché
we’d been dreading.
GÉRARD DEPARDIEU
We’ve all been there: you go out for a few beers and plate of haggis on Skye, then wake in a stupor to i nd you’ve
missed the red-carpet premiere of your new i lm the next day at the Edinburgh
International Film Festival. ‘There is some annoyance here,’ said an EIFF spokesperson in withering response.
GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL Not the whole organisation, just whichever of their number i rst hatched the idea to blow up Red
Road l ats during the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Common sense prevailed, and somewhere in a Glasgow meeting chamber a Plan B of having several thousand potholes i lled for a 20-second video insert was put to bed. Probably.
‘THE WOMAN WHO MADE UP HER MIND’
If one thing united Yes and No voters this year it was cringing
embarrassment at the ‘women: know your place’ tone of this Better Together ad, which suggested l uffy wee female brains cannae cope wi’ a’ that politics. We pity the poor actress and her eternal typecasting. Now eat your
cereal.
CALVIN HARRIS
As one of the most successful dance artists in the world, we salute
Dumfries’ Calvin Harris, who this year became the proud owner of
an £11m house in Beverly Hills. For the music that adorns his latest top i ve UK and US hit album Motion, frankly, not so much. It’s not like
he needs our praise.
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22 THE LIST 11 Dec 2014–5 Feb 2015
100 JUDY MURRAY TENNIS MOM
Mrs Murray’s step into the limelight on Strictly Come Dancing took the heat off her son in a year in which he faltered on the court. Pleasingly, her longevity also put to bed spiteful chatter that Andy’s referendum stance would see her drummed out in week one. (DP)
99 ASHLEIGH GRAY GREEN GODDESS From the West Lothian village of Newtongrange to the West End stage, Gray is fast becoming one of Britain’s brightest theatre stars. Having supported Susan Boyle on tour and duetted with John Barrowman, she’s currently playing the lead role in Wicked. (KA)
98 SOPHIA GEORGE (See panel, right) 97 CARINA CONTINI ITALIAN JOB
96 LA BELLE ANGÈLE BEAUTY SPOT
Some 12 years in the making since the original tragically burned down, La Belle Angèle i nally reopened in the same spot on Edinburgh’s Cowgate, a sizeable and modern venue of the kind the city badly needs. Nightvision’s club programme has packed the autumn bill and gigs are expected next year. (DP)
95 NIALL CAMPBELL POETRY CORNERED
In 2014, Niall Campbell’s hypnotic debut collection Moontide was shortlisted for the Forward Prize, won the Saltire Society First Book of the Year award and scooped the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. Not a bad haul. As well as getting a spot on the Hot 100, who’s to say he shouldn’t be dubbed poet of the year as well? (YS)
94 ROCKSTAR NORTH GAMES MASTERS
After ten years on the scene, Carina Contini and husband Victor rebranded and expanded their George Street restaurant and National Gallery café with the multi-tiered Cannonball, mixing Scots-Italian food in an impressive restaurant with matching views. Carina also found time to write her Kitchen Garden Cookbook. (JT) Last year’s number one and Edinburgh’s videogame superstars have continued to expand the online world of Grand Theft Auto V. They also remastered the game for the next gen consoles and collected a well- deserved Scottish BAFTA for their troubles. (HN)