Hayley buys new home in London

[stevemacdonald]

grant said:

... As yet we don't know whether or not her offer has been accepted, there is no reference to the date of the interview and the article itself is only a day old. ...

I took the impression that, since Decca has assisted her in finding this property, it's as good as a done deal. Why would she go to press like this if it were all a speculative matter

I also sense that the German stalking experience has cautioned her enough to be purposely vague regarding her whereabouts. If anyone were to stake out "As Nature Intended" in hopes of spotting Hayley they would probably be sorely disappointed.

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Thank you, Martin, for that very lovely news report. More than anything else, that tells me she is not in any way isolated. She has a crowd of friends, perhaps small, but intimate and trusted with whom she can be totally 'switched out' and casual. I find that very reassuring. Particularly since one suspects they are the sort of friends that would instinctively keep a weather eye open for her. It has always bothered me a little that it has taken her awhile to make the decision to buy. With property prices as they are and her being in London enough to make renting cheaper than hotels, if only using it as a resting stage between flights, the lack of investment in property seemed an opportunity missed. Perhapos she was just taking her time to no where she would feel right. Or perhaps waiting until her cashflow would enable to put down hard cash and no messing!

Peter S.

Peter S.

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Thanks Stuart for the scanning. An excellent easily readable image. Well done and 'thank you' for your effort.
Peter S.

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Chiswick is in fact a crowded place with much activity so in fact she could be very easily lost in a crowd. To be frank, were I not expecting to see her I could walk staight past her (which she would doubtless prefer) and not realise. We don't go round on our own private affairs looking out for personalities and I am never sure if it isn't a 'lookalike'. In any case, a girl can so easily change her look just by wearing a hat or doing something with her hair. The odd thing is, that she is so photographed there seems a contradiction but it is the numbers of people around her that helps her 'bein g lost' and she does like crowds--judging by her delight at performing in vast arenas.

Graham Greene, on the other hand stopped all photographs of him around teh age of 30, deciding he would rather not have his visage easily recognised. This was so he could lose himself and from that position of being lost amongst the furniture observe the contortions of life around him, upon which observations he wrote his magnificnet novels.

Peter S.

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stevemacdonald said:

I'm pleasantly surprised that Hayley is on her way to owning a flat in London. That makes the property extra special. If she should decide to sell later on, just imagine what a handsome price it would fetch simply because "Hayley lived here!"

At least in the states, homes once lived in by well-liked celebrities are considered to have extra value. Hayley will add considerable cachet to any place she resides, and that includes the neighborhood as well.

You raise an interesting point, Steve. We won't see it, nor will Hayley, it is usually 100 years after death (Richard, you probably know) to have a blue plaque on the building attesting to the personage who once lived there.

Peter S.

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You may recollect I made the comment regarding a post on promoting Hayley by advertising on the NZ buses, that surely it was the case that there was Hayley and then, the collective whole of the NZ music entertainment industry trailing somewhat behind!

Perhaps that was a case of 'many a true word spoken in jest' after all!!!!
Peter S.

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Good one, Richard, good one! I think the lack of TV was purely practical. Her laptop would play back any DVDs she would want. Okay, she says she visits friends for certain programmes but can she actually keep track of a series? She carefully avoids saying what she watches.
Peter S.

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You are quite right, Belinda. Chiswick, as I observed originally, has not only a reasonably large compass, despite it technically being a self-contained village, it is an area of diverse activity, of ins and outs and passing throughs as well as visiting people. One of my friends, in fact the one whose house I frequently house-, cat-, dog- and plant-sit lived 'down the road' from there at Kew and I was regularly in the neighbourhood. It is a delightful place.

What is a surprise is her naming two of the shops she regularly visits but I suspect that was a desire to help promote them rather than a conscious decision to reveal her shopping habits, a fact which might have escaped her mind in that moment of conversation!

Peter S.

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stevemacdonald said:

roger said:

... I just hope she hasn't made herself another goldfish bowl in doing so. ...

Or maybe it's all a ruse. Let the would-be stalkers think she's in one area when she's really nowhere near. Given the problems she's had, I would expect some misdirection is necessary from time to time.

Another factor could simply be that such information was likely to be published anyway so the best response was to co-operate and try and control what was actually said through that co-operation. Until now she has had one sure-fire way of being protected--her age. She is no longer a 'vulnerable' teenager but a 'maturing internationally confident young woman' would be the press's view and therefore 'fair game'. After all, Kate Middleton isn't that much older and she doesn't seek any publicity at all, having no call to fame. She unquestionably is a private person who just happens to be the girlfriend of Prince William.

Peter S.

[Richard]

Can I have a turn, please?

I've just discovered an interesting fact that isn't mentioned in the article. The church in the photograph is Christ Church on Turnham Green, and you can see it from a different angle HERE.

Perhaps that's why Hayley feels at home in the area. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Richard

[Martin]

richnorri said:

Can I have a turn, please?

I've just discovered an interesting fact that isn't mentioned in the article. The church in the photograph is Christ Church on Turnham Green, and you can see it from a different angle HERE.

Perhaps that's why Hayley feels at home in the area. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Richard

Turnham Green was where my parents were living when I was born! Not many people know that!



Martin

[Martin]

postscript said:

Good one, Richard, good one! I think the lack of TV was purely practical. Her laptop would play back any DVDs she would want. Okay, she says she visits friends for certain programmes but can she actually keep track of a series? She carefully avoids saying what she watches.
Peter S.

Peter
In the recent ITV3 programme "Favourite Royal Command Performances" in which Hayley was interviewed on her 2003 appearance, she confessed to being a great fan of Coronation Street.

Martin

[grant]

postscript said:

You are quite right, Belinda. Chiswick, as I observed originally, has not only a reasonably large compass, despite it technically being a self-contained village, it is an area of diverse activity, of ins and outs and passing throughs as well as visiting people. One of my friends, in fact the one whose house I frequently house-, cat-, dog- and plant-sit lived 'down the road' from there at Kew and I was regularly in the neighbourhood. It is a delightful place.

What is a surprise is her naming two of the shops she regularly visits but I suspect that was a desire to help promote them rather than a conscious decision to reveal her shopping habits, a fact which might have escaped her mind in that moment of conversation!

Peter S.

I was also surprised that she named the shops she uses - makes one instantly want to go and stand there waiting for her to do her shopping!!

In truth, it would probably put me off going as I wouldn't want her to think I was there specifically to see her (which I would be!)

I will certainly want to have a look around the area that she frequents but that's only likely to happen when I know she's out of the country!

Grant

[Dave]

belinda said:

Hi
,Great news if she has got her self a flat,
... Can't say i like the bit about her feeling like shes in a fishbowl when shes in NZ should we look the other way.
I think people are glad to have the rare opportunity to say hi to her.
Belinda

Hi Belinda,

I think the part of Hayley's interview (thanks Mark and Stuart!) that I will now quote is very important as it shows me that Hayley is probably thinking of home in NZ every single day and misses it too... fishbowl or not!

"... but when I go back there I always breathe a sigh of relief because of the space and outdoor life. I feel like a bit of a traitor buying my only property here but I'll be spending most of my time in the UK so it makes sense."

I know the feeling she must have... though on a much smaller scale. I moved from the North West of England to the "big, brash South" of England over thirty years ago for a career advancement... and I, too, bought my first property there. I have always felt a little sad that I don't own a property "back home" and that I left all the relatives and friends of my youth behind me. It is surprising how hard it is to get back "home", even once a year, and even though it's a mere five hours car drive away. Never a day goes by without me having some thoughts of "home" and I am sure that Hayley will always feel that way too. In my case, it's silly I know - but much as I love the South now and especially the wonderful "new" family that has grown up around me, I too sometimes feel a bit like a traitor. It's a funny old world!

I think I have an inkling of just how Hayley must feel about this... and I am quite certain that she will always be a NZ girl at heart - and whenever she can be, in the flesh (visiting and performing!) too.

Cheers, Dave

[jons]

martin said:

Peter
In the recent ITV3 programme "Favourite Royal Command Performances" in which Hayley was interviewed on her 2003 appearance, she confessed to being a great fan of Coronation Street.

Martin

Best programme on telly!

You can add Friends to that. And she likes costume dramas. Like when she couldn't decide what dress to wear.