Zoe Griffin / party princess

How likely is it that England will win the World Cup?

The reason I ask that this morning is because sportswear chain Sports Direct has launched a new promotion.

If you buy a red Umbro England away shirt between now and Sunday 14 March then you’ll get your money back if England win!

If there was a serious chance England would win, there is no way that they would do this.

BUT Tip of The day: If you are going to buy an England shirt then get it now, just in case…

Retired Lily Allen will be the subject of a fly- on- the wall documentary series. The show will follow her as she attempts to open a designer clothes hire shop called ‘Lucy in disguise’ it will also see her attempt to launch her own record label. Discussing her semi retirement from the music industry Lily said “It’s not retiring. I’m just doing a different job for a bit. I’m having a career change”.

It must be nice being able to consider a career change at 24. Whilst most people struggle to establish a career or even find a job, which smarty pants thought it would be a good idea to make a programme about spoilt rich kids flitting between ‘careers’ before getting bored and moving on.

Although saying that we do wish Lily all the best with her new shop… must dash, I’m going to be a vet now.

P Diddy and his singing protegee Cassie had less than 24 hours in London on Friday, so they checked out one of London’s newest clubs – Runway.

Diddy, who had come over from a Paris promotional tour for his new album Last Train to Paris and was flying back to America the following day, partied in his usual flamboyant style with lashings of Ciroc Vodka in the club’s VIP area.

And although it was HOT inside with girls in skimpy shorts and mini-dresses, big man Diddy insisted on wearing a fur coat. (But admittedly he looked good and pulled it off).

Diddy must have seen all of London’s clubs now – I’ve partied with him in at least three other places.

Wonder where he’ll go to on his next visit. Hope he comes back soon as it’s good to see a man that dresses up for an event, no matter how uncomfortable it makes him.

We hate the term curvy girl being thrown about, when in fact said ‘curvy girl’ is a size 6. But Lisa Snowden is really one of us, she’s a normal size with boobs and a bum. Which is why she has backed Mark Fast’s size 14 fashion show, saying that she can simply not wear some designers clothes because they don’t cater for normal sizes.

And it seems real women are what men really want as Lisa bagged George Clooney. Now we’re on the lookout for someone just as hot who we can share our Easter eggs with.

Some of the world’s biggest supermodels came together to mourn the passing of their friend, designer Alexander aka Lee McQueen. The star commited suicide two weeks ago after struggling to cope with his mother’s death.

The ceremony, held at St Paul’s church in Knightsbridge yesterday, was said to be small and intimate and only the star’s closest friends and family attended.

Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Stella McCartney- all dressed in back- were amoungst the mourners. We saw Naomi at the Elle Style Awards and her eyes filled with tears as she dedicated her award to Lee.

It seems that Lee McQueen was a very loved man and will be missed both personally and professionally.

Lily Allen has confirmed her retirement from music in order to concentrate on her career as a fashion designer.

Lily told Sky News that her last concert will be her show at the O2 on March 7.

While being interviewed alongside designer Wayne Hemingway, Lily revealed her plans for the future: “I’m helping Wayne out with this first of all and then I’m opening up a shop with my sister and a couple of other people and I’m really busy,”

“I’m in the office every day, sourcing clothes and getting really excited about my new venture.”

Wayne added that he believe Lily’s career switch could be a great success: “She’s here to bring fashion back in. She’s got a new business called Lucy in Disguise, which is about vintage clothes democratising fashion, and that’s what Vintage at Goodwood is about as well. It’s about bringing music and fashion back together.

“The Sex Pistols couldn’t have happened without Vivienne Westwood. The swinging ’60s couldn’t have happened without Carnaby Street. The New Romantics couldn’t have happened without the Blitz Club. Now all we seem to have is music and no wonder the music industry isn’t doing so well… You cannot separate fashion and music.”

Although it’s great that Lily is having a go at other projects, we really hope she hasn’t retired from music for good.

Pop up shops are literally popping up all over the place! The latest being Alice’sⓇ.

The new shop by accessories giants Claire’s is celebrating Tim Burton’s new film Disney’s Alice in wonderland, which premieres tonight.

The pop up wonderland will feature an enchanted forest, a mad hatters tea party (serving free tea and cakes) and much more.

The shop is opening today at 18 Maddox Street, W1, but don’t be late, it’s here for a limited time only.

And don’t worry if you can’t go. You can still get your hands on a variety of Alice inspired accessories, by popping down to Claire’s. The Items including a tea party charm bracelet, and playing card socks are so cute you’ll want them all.

Alice accessories will be available nationwide in Claire’s from the end of the month.

Alex Curran is no stranger to the high street. In fact, her life is a cycle of going to the hairdressers and shopping (we say this with not a hint of bitterness.)

And now Alex has introduced her daughter,Lexie, to the wonderful world of shopping. Bet she has her own debit card for Daddy’s account already.

Alex was papped out and about with her daughter, age 3, in Liverpool yesterday, and Lexie was dressed stylishly in all grey (she’s a much more stylish 3 year old than I was).

But Alex was keen to keep her daughter from becoming a designer diva and was spotted loading Topshop and River Island bags into the car. Large ones admittedly, but at least it’s cheaper than Prada.

WIN IDEAL HOME SHOW TICKETS (WE HAVE 5 PAIRS TO GIVE AWAY)

The Zoe Griffin Party Squad (the best source of gossip online) will be sharing a stand at the Ideal Home Show with Corset Art (the best place to buy a beautiful corset online).

To celebrate, we have five pairs of tickets to win. That means you can come and see us!

And if you don’t win then we still have a code for you to get 10% off tickets. Enter EXH10 when you book tickets on the Ideal Home Show website.

The show is at Earl’s Court from 20 March – 5 April and your tickets can be used on the day of your choice.

To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is tell me the colour of the corset in the top bar of www.corsetart.com?

Is it (a) black

(b) red

The answer can be seen easily at www.corsetart.com

Email that with your name and address to competitions@zoegriffin.co.uk by 2300 on 5 March. Good luck!

Ed Hardy by Christian Audiger t-shirts are not cheap but I think they are fabulous. (You always stand out in an Ed Hardy design)

And now there is more of a reason to invest in one as they’ve launched a new collection, where 25% of the profits go to build schools in Africa.

They’re called Omnipeace t-shirts – there are men’s and women’s styles – and they launched yesterday at the Ed Hardy shop in Londons Westfield.

Tip of the Day: Buying an Ed Hardy Omnipeace t-shirt will make you look good and feel good, plus all the cool crew are already wearing them:

Paloma Faith

Ronan Keating

They’re £139 each.