Dress like Leslie Grantham

Not everyone makes the leap from Leslie Grantham the actor and Fort Boyard presenter, to Leslie Grantham the fashion icon. But as it's his birthday today and I have 20 minutes to kill before my next nap. Here is your guide on how to dress like Eastenders Dirty Den. 

1# White Shirt.

Jesus Christ have you ever read Leslie Grantham's Wikipedia page? It reads like a demons resume. I mean just the opening paragraph, LESLIE GRANTHAM KILLS GERMAN TAXI DRIVER. He done 10 years in the nick then got dishonourably discharged. How can you get DIShonourably discharged? Had I known he was a cold blooded murderer I never would have recommended anyone to dress like Leslie Grantham. But I'm here now, and he does suit a simple white collar shirt don't you think? 

2# Blue Shirt.

I honestly thought Leslie Grantham was a darling of the BBC and a pillar of the British Institution. However not only is he a murderer, he was also embroiled in an online sex scandal after he was caught simulating oral sex whilst masturbating. I mean if this was a storyline on Eastenders you wouldn't believe it would you? However he does look rather dashing in a blue collar shirt doesn't he? 

3# Corduroy Jacket

After he was finally killed off in Eastenders in 2004 he called the scripts 'weak' and called his co-star Shane Richie 'self-infatuated'. What did Shane Richie ever do to you Leslie? Apart from completely out act you in every department. He really is an unsavoury sort isn't he. However I guess he can be partially forgiven as he does look the part in this wonderfully fitted Corduroy Jacket. 

4# Leather Jacket.

Look at him here. You'd think butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. But what if I told you that he likes to dress up as Captain Hook whilst sharing his sexual fantasies with animals? Honestly I don't know how this man ever made it on the BBC. I guess it might have something to do with his incredible dress sense. No one wears a leather jacket like our Leslie. 

5# Suit and tie.

Here he is looking a bit more presentable. Overall I guess he isn't such a bad bloke. Happy birthday Leslie. 

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Dress like Jack Nicholson

It was Jack Nicholson's birthday this week I couldn't resist taking a nostalgic look back through his wardrobe in films. It may sound like a tenuous link, and people may argue that it was also celebrity chef Gary Rhodes's birthday this week, why not do a blog on him? It's a good point, it's a good point well made.

'You don't get two dimes Martinez, you get sh*t'.

On second thoughts, to hell with Gary Rhodes. He didn't top the Rolling Stones top actors list 3 times in a row from the years of 1977-1980 did he? No Jack Nicholson did. A simple outfit here taken from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. A green t-shirt underneath a blue denim shirt. Have a fag hanging out the corner of your mouth and your hair spiked back in no particular fashion. You wouldn't be able to pull this off dressing like Gary Rhodes. If you get caught smoking in the kitchen you'll get chucked out like a drinking fountain in a mental institute.

'I want you to hold it between your knees'.

This is probably the most underrated Nicholson movie Five Easy Pieces. Here Jack is rocking what is known as a Raglan sweater. Popular with Baseball players. If you saw Gary Rhodes swooning about in something as cool as that you'd immediately think how much better it would look on Jack Nicholson. 

'Incase you're wondering I won't be letting you infect me with the plague either'.

'Jack won an oscar for his part in As Good As It Gets. This blazer is a beaut and stopped Helen Hunt in her tracks.  For the record Gary Rhodes has never won or even been nominated for an oscar. Is he even on TV anymore? 

'NIK NIK NIK...Ahhhhh...Indians'.

This is probably as close as Gary Rhodes will get to looking as good as Jack Nicholson. Here in Easy Rider he rocks his white lawyer suit. Not too far off the Gary Rhodes Chef Whites. Well actually, it's probably quite far removed from the Gary Rhodes wardrobe, but I feel like I have torn into our Gary quite unnecessarily in this feature. He hasn't really done anything wrong.

'What's your beef?'

Here you go Gary. No hard feelings.