Before you do anything else, just read the following quote:
"The sofa is a modern chaise longue in a deep magenta colour, which looks a bit funky but is also serious."
Viewers, this can only mean one thing. Yup, it's the debut of Five News with Natasha! Watch with me at 5pm today.
I'll be back at 5pm today to live blog Natasha Kaplinsky's Five News debut. That's Five News. At 5pm. With Natasha.
We are indebted to Five News editor David Kermode for the above quote, in the Independent media section today.
But while the hours tick down, why not work yourself into a lather of excitement by taking a trip to Five's official site, where far, far more than you could ever need to know about the new news can be found.
I have to say, the new Five News is big news. And that is not just because of the full page adverts heralding its arrival:
"News with personality" they scream in a helvetica font of a deep blue hue. "A bit funky but also serious," I hear you cry.
Kaplinsky has copped a lot of flak for, well, being herself as far as I can tell. None more so than from Amanda Platell in the Daily Mail, who wrote that Kaplinksy moving from BBC to Five was like leaving Manchester United for Sheffield Wednesday. A fun gag in an extraordinarily vitriolic piece that made Platell sound like a sourest hack in Fleet Street. Go suck on a lemon, Mandy, you are sure to feel better.
And watch with us this teatime at 5pm....
