AN INTERVIEW WITH JENNIFER

Jennifer’s life took a spin when she was involved in a car accident aged 12 on her way home from a dance competition but it hasn’t stopped dancing from being one of her main hobbies six years on along with reading her favourite magazines, socialising with her friends and shopping. The 18 year old student from Nuneaton, who currently works in Superdrug, is studying Journalism and Media at Coventry University. She chose the subject because she enjoyed studying Media Studies at college and also enjoys writing, whether it’s fact or fiction. She hopes that she can one day write for a magazine about her favourite interests’ music and fashion. I asked her why she was so interested in these subjects and she was happy to explain. She told me her favourite music was ‘rock and metal’ and that ‘I don’t have a favourite because there are so many bands that I like’. On the fashion side, her two idols are Sarah Jessica Parker because she loves Sex and the City and SJP’s style and ‘her shoes!’ but she also really likes Dita Von Teese because ‘Burlesque really interests me and she has a really nice style’. In contrast to this burlesque loving rock and metal fan, her favourite film is the children’s classic ‘Lady and the Tramp’ as well as many other Disney films. Jennifer Bates, known to her friends as Jen, also likes to spend time with her long term boyfriend Jason who she has been with for a year and a half. She gets to see him a lot as she does not live in student accommodation and commutes to her lectures by bus from her home. She has only been out in Coventry twice since starting the University 3 weeks ago but thinks ‘Jumping Jacks’ is her favourite club. She does love to go out and party with her mates but says her most embarrassing moment was when she got very drunk and passed out her friend’s house. Her friends then drew on her face and took photos and when she woke up she then tried to remove the pen marks with vodka which left her face feeling slightly ‘burnt’.