The Ridiculous Pose of the Month prize goes to Jade Parfitt for the pic above (bigger scan here), from the ELLE UK December issue. The photographer, if you can call him so, portrays Jade in a poodle parlour, in bizarre metal dresses and in a, well, doggie atmosphere. In one of the pics -- I'm not cruel enough to scan it -- she's on all four, complete with collars and chains. If you're a Jade Parfitt fan, this is the only pic from the ed you'll find acceptable.

Terrified Elle burgled again
By Elaine Galloway, Evening Standard

Elle MacPherson is considering moving out of Notting Hill after burglars targeted her home for the second time this year.

The Australian-born model, 39, pregnant with her second child, is said to be terrified thieves will try to enter while she and her four-year-old son are alone. Burglars tried to break into the £2 million townhouse Macpherson shares with her fiancÈ, Swiss banker Arpad Busson, and their son on 17 December, but were thwarted by her security system. In May, thieves escaped from the property with Macpherson's jewellery collection valued at £500,000.

Macpherson, whose wealth is estimated at £50million, has been linked to a £10 million seven-bedroom property in Holland Park, but may reconsider following the latest burglary attempt.