Belle of the bells; BOXER'S GIRL MICHELLE GLAMS UP AS FACE OF HOGMANAY.Byline: HEATHER GREENAWAY SEXY Scot Michelle Watt will be a knock-out this Hogmanay as the host of STV's New Year's Eve special. The 28-year-old - daughter of former world boxing champion Jim Watt - will bring in the bells live from Edinburgh's Princes Street alongside Scotsport presenter Grant Stott. Michelle said: "I'm really pleased about being the last face STV STV Single Transferable Vote STV Star Trek: Voyager STV Samanyolu TV (Turkey) STV Satellite Television STV Scottish Television STV Stranglethorn Vale (World of Warcraft computer game) viewers see in 2007 and their first of 2008. "Edinburgh is world famous for its New Year celebrations and I can't wait to be a part of it. I'm really looking forward to meeting all the revellers and am preparing for the cold." But Michelle - who is married to BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. sales manager Paul Kerr, 34 - admits there will be sadness behind her New Year smiles as she remembers her brother James, who was killed in a car crash 12 years ago when he was 17. She said: "We were really close. We miss him all year round but Christmas and New Year are particularly difficult. He would be really proud of me doing the Hogmanay show. James' memory has given me the confidence to get where I am today and I will be thinking of him. I hope I will do him proud." Michelle - who has hosted TV's Club Cupid and Price Drop TV and is the face of Ebel watches - usually spends Hogmanay with dad Jim, 59, and mum Margaret, 56, in her home town of Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow. She said: "I always go to mum and dad's house for steak pie and homemade soup. I will be heading there straight after the show." She also plans to make a New Year's resolution - to get a holiday with her hubby. Michelle, of Stirling, said: "I've had to cancel our last two foreign trips due to work commitments but I'm determined to grab at least a week away in 2008. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of is my preference - but no pressure Mr Kerr." Michelle will have to look her glamorous best as she faces the cameras tomorrow night, so we asked her to model the top party dresses that will make you the belle of the bells. Stylist: Beverly Williams @ Colours Agency Hair and make-up: Craig Alexander Wilson Thanks to Glasgow City Council for use of City Chambers Pictures: VICTORIA STEWART SUNDAY EMAIL See e-mail. h.greenaway@sundaymail.co.uk CAPTION(S): Happy blue year: Michelle wears satin halterneck dress, pounds 160, from Coast. Silver glitter shoes, pounds 24.99, Quiz. Ebel Brasilia watch, pounds 3000, Mappin and Webb or online from www.ebel.com; Purple reign: Deep plum puffball dress with black belt detail, pounds 245, Dolce dol·ce Music adv. & adj. In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction. [From Italian, sweet, from Latin dulcis.] Adv. 1. & Gabbana at Cruise. Gold heels, Michelle's own; Golden girl: Michelle looks gorgeous in vintage glamour in this metallic-look, knee-length lace dress with black patent belt detail, pounds 245, Versace at Cruise; She's a knock-out: Michelle with her dad, legendary boxing champ Jim Watt; In the red corner: Strapless strap·less adj. Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment. n. A garment having no strap or straps. strapless Adjective satin dress with jewel detail, pounds 39.99, Quiz. Shoes, Michelle's own; Emerald style: Make other revellers green with envy in this stunning satin bodice dress, pounds 40, and necklace, pounds 18, both from Warehouse |
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