Madonna mania continues

On Thursday Madonna's documentary "let me tell you a secret" will be premiered on Channel 4. The ever-changing chanteuse has caused a frenzy in the capital recently with boutique performances at Koko in Camden and G.A.Y. last Saturday. Word on every editor's lips is how does the 47-year old mother of two manage to get away wearing purple leotards with a belted bathing suit and lace up boots. And more importantl, still looking fit and glamorous.

The answer, of course, is that she is Madonna. And that she has a talent for spotting the right people at the right time (make note: her stylist). The irrevocably self-styled queen of pop understands the importance of aspirational presentation and the constant re-inventions have kept her in the press between albums, world tours, film flops, and Kaballlah pursuits. Recent magazine covers on Harpers & Queen and Tatler have given her a renewed credibility amongst the fashionable set, with beautiful portraits showing she has lost none of her beauty and tongue-in-cheek humour.

Debating whether or not she's too old for costume drama seems neither here nor there. The record is selling off the shelves at stores such as HMV and every disco in town seems to be hung up on her new single.