Pippa the Ripper

Church House Conference Centre had invited their (potential) clients to a champagne reception and dinner with entertainment last week. I really like the venue! While it's right in the centre of London, it's kind of tucked away in Dean's Yard right next to Westminster Abbey. It's an elegant venue with stately stairs and balconies and the Assembly Hall is just stunning.

Catering is provided by Kudos who provide excellent service and great food (by Norman Webb, the Head Chef). Richard, who is in charge of overseeing the catering, should be nominated to be the next Bond! He looks fantastic in his black suit and would make a very dapper agent 007!

In between courses, we were treated to three entertainment acts, which we then had to vote on for one extra special performance. I thought it was a bit harsh having to vote on them, but there you go.
First up was a group of four dancing girls. I'm afraid I can't remember their name. Some of their moves were really impressive, but overall it wasn't really my cup of tea. Next up was a jazz singer - again, unfortunately, I forgot his name. Very nice voice for sure - but I just don't like jazz... And last but not least, it was Pippa the Ripper with a kind of burlesque hula hoop performance. Pippa was part of last year's Olympic opening ceremony as Mary Poppins floating into the stadium and she was also part of the Paralympics closing ceremony.

Sure enough, Pippa won the contest and delighted the audience with another performance in the dark with glowing hula hoops. I'm sure, especially the men in the audience, were in awe of her bum on display as much as with her hoop skills. ;-)