Shropshire Magazine

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Welcome to the very best year of my life, writes Vanessa Lloyd-Thomas – in fact not just the best year of my life, but possibly the very best year of your life too . . .

For according to all of the astrology supplements that have been tumbling out of weekend newspapers of late, 2010 is such a fab year to be a Gemini that anyone born at any time other than mid May to mid June may as well hibernate until 2011.

Love, relationships, careers and financial success are all so spectacularly starred that those of us fortunate enough to be born under the sign of the twins are on a fast train to the top, with George Clooney serving the champagne.

Obviously there are bound to be a few flies in the ointment. For instance if one twelfth of the population strikes lucky on the National Lottery this year the payouts will be pretty paltry.

I’m particularly looking forward to “relationships with family members going from strength to strength in 2010″, which will be quite a miracle (a) in our household and (b) in a World Cup year.

To achieve such harmony I’d have to tie a large bow around the TV remote, present it to husband and sons in early June and not reclaim it until late July, and I’m afraid I’m just not that selfless.

Chances are, too, that the England footie team might do quite well this year and hang on in there until the final stages. After all manager Fabio Capello is a Gemini along with Stephen Gerrard and Frank Lampard – but Capello might want to rethink the rest of the team.

Of course, there are advantages to not being able to get near the television – Gemini Jamie Oliver is already at the top of his game with Jamie’s School Dinners, Jamie’s Italy and Jamie’s America. With the stars on his side Jamie’s World Domination can be but an omelette away.

And comeback queen Katie Price – aka Jordan – is guaranteed even more air time with a helpful horoscope behind her. It will either be Katie on the dancefloor or Skatey Katie because it’s written in the stars.

If I can’t get near to the TV I might pop to the cinema where the film of the year is tipped to be Tim Burton’s lavish 3D production of Alice in Wonderland starring, you’ve guessed it, more Gemini star sign successes – Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

Talking of lavish productions, we also have a General Election to get through this spring and, while David Cameron is looking a dead cert for first past the post, success can’t be taken for granted because he isn’t a Gemini. That said, neither Gordon Brown nor Nick Clegg have the stars on their side this year either.

But don’t worry, there are those waiting way back in the wings with the necessary astral authentication through accident of birth - step forward Boris ‘Mayor of London’ Johnson and John ‘Two Jags’ Prescott! Time to forget the stars and head for the moon!

Jordan and Stevie G: star qualities bound to show through this year?