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StarsOfCCTV
30-05-2008, 22:06
Nooo not more Piers :wall: :thumbsdow
Piers Morgan has signed a two-year deal with ITV1 that will see him present his own chatshow, it has been confirmed.
The Britain's Got Talent judge is the first big-name signing for Peter Fincham, who became director of television at ITV earlier this month.
Morgan will return for a third series of the reality hit and start his chatshow next year under the deal.
"I am delighted to be joining ITV at such an exciting time of change and evolution for the network, and look forward to making some innovative new entertainment programmes over the next few years," he said.
Fincham said: "I’m delighted that we have been able to secure an exclusive partnership with him on ITV."
Fern Britton has hit back at criticism following her revelation that she had a gastric band fitted.
The 50-year-old, who has shed five stone in the past two years, admitted at the weekend that she underwent the operation in 2006. She had previously put her dramatic weight loss down to exercise and healthy eating.
Speaking while hosting ITV1's This Morning with Phillip Schofield, she said: "I did not need to run around telling people. Only five people knew including my husband (Phil Vickery).
"Back then I did not know there would be so much interest. But then all these magazines started publishing all this stuff and a lot was not from me. All these things about diet I had not said, except for exercising more and eating less."
She released a statement about the surgery after her agent informed her that the News Of The World planned to expose it.
The presenter, who is paid £200,000 to star in ads for health food crackers Ryvita, said: "They expected me to say it was preposterous. But I just had it done. It's great and I'm very happy, but don't get it done yourself."
She added: "Next time if I have a facelift or haemorrhoids, I'll ring the Sunday papers and tell them all about it."
Here's the speech on This Morning.
What is with the media these day? So she had a gastric band, what business is it of ours? NONE. I don't get the big hullabaloo over it, what Fern does in her private life is her business and nobody else's and it's certainly not for the media to spread her medical history around the world :angry:
Obviously the News Of The World didn't have anything better to put on the front page. With all what's going on in the world, they must have Fern on the front page.
YVES Saint Laurent, one the top French designers of the 20th century, died on Sunday evening in Paris, the Pierre-Berg-Saint Laurent Foundation said today.
The reclusive French maestro, who had retired from haute couture in 2002 after four decades at the top of his trade, had been ill for some time. He was 71.
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent was born in the coastal town of Oran, Algeria, on August 1, 1936, at a time when the North African country was still considered part of France.
After taking over the Christian Dior fashion house following the death of its founder in 1957, Saint Laurent founded his own company in the early 1960s.
He made his own name on the back of the rise of the youth market and pop culture, fuelled by the economic boom of that decade, when women suddenly had more economic freedom.
YVES Saint Laurent, one the top French designers of the 20th century, died on Sunday evening in Paris, the Pierre-Berg-Saint Laurent Foundation said today.
The reclusive French maestro, who had retired from haute couture in 2002 after four decades at the top of his trade, had been ill for some time. He was 71.
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent was born in the coastal town of Oran, Algeria, on August 1, 1936, at a time when the North African country was still considered part of France.
After taking over the Christian Dior fashion house following the death of its founder in 1957, Saint Laurent founded his own company in the early 1960s.
He made his own name on the back of the rise of the youth market and pop culture, fuelled by the economic boom of that decade, when women suddenly had more economic freedom.
BO DIDDLEY, hailed as a founding father of rock, has died of heart failure after months of ill-health.
The 79-year-old legend, who suffered his second stroke in a year last month, was famed for his homemade square guitar.
The Bo Diddley sound of early rock ’n’ roll influenced many stars.
His first hit, the 1955 song called Bo Diddley, featured a rhythm that became his trademark.
Diddley — real name Ellas McDaniel — toured until well into his 70s.
Rolling Stone MICK JAGGER said last night: “He was a wonderful, original musician, an enormous force in music. We learned a lot from him.”
But Bo sold his songs for a flat fee and claimed he was never paid what he deserved.
Artists who recorded his songs included ERIC CLAPTON and U2. He won a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 1999 and was in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Four-times married Bo, a dad of four, died at home in Archer, Florida.
A magazine bidding war has broken out over the first pictures of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins.
The snaps are said to be worth an estimated £7.5 million, with OK! and People reportedly willing to "print blank pages" for the rest of the year in the hope of securing them.
The previous record for baby pictures was £3 million for Jennifer Lopez's newborn twins in February.
A People spokesperson confirmed that the magazine is interested in the snaps, while OK! admitted that it would be "foolish" not to attempt to buy them.
The first photographs of the couple's biological daughter Shiloh went to People for £2 million in 2006, with an additional £1.75 million to Hello! for the British rights. The cash was reportedly given to charity.
Jolie is due to give birth on August 19.
StarsOfCCTV
05-06-2008, 00:41
Big Brother 8 contestant Charley Uchea has revealed that she is planning a pop career. :rotfl:
Uchea said she would release an "R&B hip-hop" single called 'I Want It More', which would have a "funky house electro" remix.
Uchea said of the track: "You've got to wait to hear it because I can't say too much about it. But it's coming soon and it's really hot."
When asked about her long-term plans, the reality TV star commented: "It's just one single. I'm going to see how that goes and if everyone takes to it, I might release a few more.
"Who knows, next year I might be Mariah Carey with a bit of luck."
Chloe O'brien
05-06-2008, 10:52
Do these have-beens wannabees have their brain removed when they are evicted to the house. She thinks she could be as big as Maria Carey in a year from now do me a favour. Her and her fellow housemates need to enjoy their last night of fame as come tomorrow there's going to be a new bunch of loonies fighting for the limelight.
Big Brother 8 contestant Charley Uchea has revealed that she is planning a pop career. :rotfl:
Uchea said she would release an "R&B hip-hop" single called 'I Want It More', which would have a "funky house electro" remix.
Uchea said of the track: "You've got to wait to hear it because I can't say too much about it. But it's coming soon and it's really hot."
When asked about her long-term plans, the reality TV star commented: "It's just one single. I'm going to see how that goes and if everyone takes to it, I might release a few more.
"Who knows, next year I might be Mariah Carey with a bit of luck."
Isn't Chanelle's song named something similar?
Mariah Carey :confused: Who is she kidding? Mariah is rubbish anyway.
Richard Hammond is launching his own production company, through which he will front a new children's science gameshow for BBC One.
Richard Hammond's Lab Rats will see the Top Gear host rule over a "surreal and fictional... top secret underground laboratory".
Two teams of children will compete in carrying out experiments and other tasks in each week's half-hour episode.
The show will start early next year in the Friday night BBC One CBBC block and on the CBBC channel.
Hammond's new indie, Hamster’s Wheel Productions, is a production partner with September Films.
Peter Wyles, executive producer for September, said: "Richard is the perfect person to host this series – he lives and breathes the world of popular science. As parents ourselves, we are both incredibly keen to make science entertaining and engaging for a new generation."
Very original name
Ronnie Wood will hire dwarfs to perform at his daughter's wedding, The Sun reports.
The Rolling Stones guitarist wants five actors, as short as 4ft, to dress up as elves and play pranks on guests at the reception for his daughter Leah's wedding to TV producer Jack Macdonald.
A source revealed: "They're working on a theme based on the character of Puck - the cheeky sprite from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
"The idea is to have little people in costume popping up. It's going to be a fabulous do with no expense spared and the elves will make it even more fun."
The Rolling Stones are also expected to play at the party, which will take place on June 21 at Ronnie Wood's home in Surrey.
:rotfl: Sounds good, I want dwarfs at my wedding.
Not sure where to post this, hope this is ok.
STRICTLY Come Dancing salsa specialist Nicole Cutler has been axed from the show.
But BBC chiefs are keeping the dancer’s fancy-footed ex-hubby Matt, 34, who won the last series with Alesha Dixon.
A spokesman for Nicole, 35, said she was “disappointed”.
FIERY chef Gordon Ramsay left Dannii Minogue’s hairdresser in tears by chopping off his locks with a kitchen knife.
Gordon, 41, mocked Christian Vermaak’s quiff while filming Channel 4’s The F Word — then surprised him by cutting off a chunk.
The chef — who chatted to pal David Beckham at the launch of his new LA restaurant on Wednesday — was riled after Dannii stuck up for Christian, 29.
The X Factor judge, 37, told Gordon that HE needed a trim.
A pal of the hairdresser — who also cuts Spice Girl Emma Bunton’s hair — said: “Gordon took an instant dislike to his perfectly formed quiff.
“He was taking the p*** all day. He just kept on and on about it.
“But Dannii hit back, saying his hair was a mess.
“Later on, Gordon called Christian into the kitchen and just grabbed a knife and cut a huge chunk off.
“Christian ran out of the kitchen really upset. He had a little cry. He’s a stylist and a real perfectionist.
“It was unexpected and he isn’t over the shock.
“It was a horrible experience. But Gordon seemed to think it was very funny.”
After filming on Sunday, the chef jetted to open the Gordon Ramsay eatery at The London West Hollywood Hotel. Becks, 33, is an old friend after Gordon cooked for the footballer’s 30th birthday party.
The ex-England captain is said to be planning his own restaurant.
Who the hell does Ramsay think he is to just chop off somebody's hair?
Chloe O'brien
06-06-2008, 14:26
Andy Scott-Lee and Michelle Heaton have ended their 18-month marriage.
A spokesperson for the couple said: "I can confirm the two have split up. But they need time to sort out their personal problems."
Scott-Lee married the former Liberty X singer at a lavish ceremony (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a38568/heaton-and-scott-lee-tie-the-knot.html) in October 2006.
Heaton was spotted embracing ex-footballer Lee Sharpe in Ireland earlier this week, fuelling rumours about a relationship split.
Former Busted members Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle have lost their royalties court battle against the boyband.
The duo, who left the band in 2001 when manager Richard Rashman took over the group, claimed they were owed payment for their work on the singles 'Year 3000', 'Sleeping With The Light On', 'Psycho Girl', and 'What I Go To School For'.
McPhail and Doyle said they were forced by threats to give up their rights without payment.
High Court judge Mr. Justice Morgan dismissed the allegations earlier today, claiming neither was a reliable witness.
"[McPhail] quite plainly exaggerated and distorted the real events," said Morgan. "Owen was not a reliable witness either.
"He manifested a high degree of confusion and a failure to grasp the detail in relation to many of the significant events."
After the pair left the group, James Bourne and Matt Willis recruited Charlie Simpson and signed with Universal Records.
In a statement, Willis and Bourne said: "[This was] an opportunistic attempt by Doyle and McPhail to cash in on our success.
"Their claims were a complete fabrication and we are delighted that the judge has seen through this and totally dismissed them."
Doyle and McPhail face a legal costs bill reported to be around £1.7 million.
Former Busted star Matt Willis has returned to rehab for the third time, say reports.
The popstar admitted himself to The Priory after being given an ultimatum by his fiancée Emma Griffiths, according to The Mirror.
Griffiths apparently demanded that her partner got help after he spent a night partying with Amy Winehouse last month.
"He went too far after the night out with Amy," said a source. "He was so out of it he started swinging at photographers.
"He and Emma are supposed to get married next month and have a massive magazine deal but she told him he needs to sort himself out before she becomes his wife.
"She made him promise that he would give up drugs and heavy drinking - and she's devastated he broke that promise."
Willis has visited rehab in 2005 and 2006 for alcohol and drug addictions.
Paris Hilton has dismissed speculation that she is expecting a baby with boyfriend Benji Madden.
The socialite, who recently said she wants to start a family next year, was photographed with an apparently swollen stomach as she left an LA bar on Wednesday.
An onlooker was quoted as saying: "Paris definitely looked a lot bigger than she usually looks. She is either pregnant or had eaten a massive meal!"
However, Hilton's spokesperson was quick to quash the rumours, telling Us Weekly that they are “completely false".
Lord help us if she is pregnant :rotfl:
StarsOfCCTV
07-06-2008, 16:16
Former pop star Kerry Katona has been voted as the most hated woman in Britain.
Katona came top in a survey carried out by website onepoll.com, which asked British women to name their least favourite famous females.
Kerry was criticised for smoking and drinking throughout her recent pregnancy. The star's behaviour on her MTV reality show Crazy In Love was also scrutinised in the tabloid press.
Peaches Geldof, daughter of former Boomtown Rat Bob, came second in the poll, followed by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie. GMTV host Fiona Phillips and Tony Blair's wife Cherie also made the top five.
A spokeswoman for onepoll.com said: "British women have very strong ideas about who they do and don't like."
The top ten hated female celebrities were as follows:
1. Kerry Katona
2. Peaches Geldof
3. Angelina Jolie
4. Fiona Phillips
5. Cherie Blair
6. Gillian McKeith
7. Chantelle Houghton
8. Sadie Frost
9. Natasha Kaplinsky
10. Paris Hilton
Gillian McKeith should have come top, I really cannot stand her :thumbsdow
Amy Winehouse has been warned that she could become infected with gangrene at Glastonbury.
The troubled singer has been receiving medical advice about the sores on her face in recent months. According to the Daily Star, medics have told her that she must avoid all contact with mud if she does not want her condition to worsen. She may now be accompanied to the festival by a nurse, who would bandage her face overnight.
Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has stated that she has "total faith" in Winehouse. However, the star's comeback got off to a poor start last week when she turned up late for a vital gig in Lisbon.
Nick Godwyn, who discovered Winehouse, recently claimed that she should beat her addictions before continuing with her music career.
Kirsty :]
07-06-2008, 22:20
Reading through this thread I am well... bewildered?? :lol:
Ben Ellis and Samantha from I'd Do Anything: Nooooo! :( That has ruined my day haha... but they looked well sweet together on the show as much as I'm so jealous! Lol
I never knew Fern Britton had a gastric band... however, if it helps her then good for her, after all it's her body and why are the media slating it? Isn't the aim to reduce obesity these days??
Paris Hilton with Benj Madden.. since when? I'm shocked at that let alone rumours of her being pregnant.. even thgouh she's dissmissing it! Still, I see Nicole Ritchie and Paris Hilton are stilll verrrry similar.. both going for Madden brothers!
As for the most hated women... Natasha Kaplinsky should ahve come higher than that!! I don't know what it is but there's something about her that makes me angry :/
Paris and Benji have been on for a while. Nicole has claimed that Paris is trying to copy her. All Paris needs now is the baby and the ring on the finger.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is seeking to raise £86,000 to take his free-range egg campaign to Tesco shareholders.
The television chef wants to propose at the supermarket's annual general meeting that it should only stock products from suppliers meeting RSPCA standards.
Tesco told him he must pay £86,000 for the distribution of documents to all its shareholders.
Fearnley-Whittingstall is now hoping to raise the sum with an auction on his campaign website, with prizes including a meal cooked by the chef at the winner's home.
"I think Tesco should waive this bill, which it is at its discretion to do," he said. "At the same time, it's clear that it doesn't really want this resolution."
Tesco said there may have been no cost if Fearnley-Whittingstall had put in the request before an earlier deadline. The firm said it was "not fair that shareholders should have to pay for all the documents to be produced and distributed".
Bit more on BBC news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7442601.stm)
James Garner is recovering at home after suffering a minor stroke.
The 80-year-old, who is best known for his roles in TV shows Maverick and The Rockford Files, was admitted to an LA hospital last month after falling ill.
He underwent an operation and was kept in intensive care for three weeks, reports the National Enquirer.
A source revealed that Garner is now regaining his speech, saying: "He's pulling through, but he has a long recovery ahead of him. But he's improved steadily.
"Jim will definitely need intensive physical and speech therapy. Fortunately, he's a fighter - and his wife Lois has been at his side."
The actor's publicist Jennifer Allen said: "His improvement is wonderful."
Garner received a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2004.
Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson has sparked fears that he could be too young to cope with fame.
The 14-year-old breakdancer has just started work on the three-week Britain's Got Talent tour and is constantly accompanied by security guards who have been shielding him from overzealous fans.
Sampson is also believed to be upset over stories which have been printed in the press about family disputes.
George's aunt, Carol Roper, told the Daily Star Sunday: "He's only young and he's worried and we're all worried for him. He just wants to grow up like a normal kid and stay at home in Warrington with his family. But he's got to spend the next three weeks touring. It's a lot for a boy his age.
"He misses his family and all the stuff that has come out about his mum and dad falling out hasn't helped. He just wishes they could all get on."
SITCOM star Gabriel Thomson was arrested yesterday on suspicion of possessing drugs.
A woman who had gone with the My Family star to his home called police to complain cash had gone missing from her handbag.
They arrested Thomson after substances thought to be cocaine and cannabis were discovered.
Thomson, 21, was led in handcuffs from the home. Mum Sally and brother Alex were away.
One neighbour said: “The woman was dressed extremely provocatively for a Sunday afternoon.
“She had on lots of make-up, high heels and a long coat.
“It was as if she was trying to preserve her modesty.
“Gabriel looked out of it.”
Another neighbour in Battersea, South West London, said: “Normally, Gabriel’s very quiet and we only see him when he’s on his skateboard.”
Thomson – nerdy son Michael Harper in the BBC1 hit comedy – was being held at Battersea police station last night.
A police spokesman said: “We were called after a report of an alleged theft and an altercation.
“A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A and Class C drugs.”
BATTLING Patrick Swayze is to return to work after a gruelling bout of cancer treatment.
The Dirty Dancing star has been given the all-clear by docs to begin filming TV drama series The Beast.
It will the 55-year-old’s first TV work in years.
Patrick is to play an unorthodox FBI veteran training a partner who is spying on him.
He said: “I can’t wait to get to work on this.
“I’ve searched for quite a long time to find a character so multi-layered, unpredictable and downright entertaining, as well as a project this current and cutting-edged.”
The series is set to air early next year on A&E in America.
Production starts in Chicago shortly.
Network boss Bob DiBitetto said Patrick’s treatment for pancreatic cancer — which included chemotherapy and new drugs — had checked the disease.
He said: “We’re thrilled to have Patrick on board.
“We’ve had candid conversations with him and his doctors and we have a fairly high degree of expectation that Patrick will be good to work a full production schedule.”
Zack Van Amburg, co-president of Sony Pictures TV, who are to make The Beast, added: “It’s amazing, it’s inspiring, and it’s almost unprecedented.”
Well, as we always say, no-one puts Patrick in a corner!
From The Sun
Chloe O'brien
09-06-2008, 15:12
Sharon Osbourne is being lined up to appear as a contestant on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, reports The Sun.
Osbourne quit (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/a97718/sharon-osbourne-quits-the-x-factor.html) as a judge on ITV's The X Factor last week after several bust-ups with Dannii Minogue and rumours of her requesting a £500,000 pay rise (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/a95939/sharon-demands-gbp500000-x-factor-rise.html).
A source revealed: "It would make one hell of a TV battle, so don't be surprised to see [Sharon] hitting the dancefloor."
The 55-year-old was scheduled to appear on the US’s Dancing With The Stars last year but withdrew to undergo surgery.
"She's always wanted to do it, so what better time to put on her dancing shoes and go up against The X Factor than when the shows start again in September?" added the insider.
Lulu (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/a97974/punters-expect-lulu-to-join-x-factor.html), Mel B (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/a98231/cowell-wants-mel-b-for-x-factor.html), Charlotte Church and Cheryl Cole are rumoured to be in the running to replace Osbourne on the X Factor judging panel.
THIS Morning star Phillip Schofield will host the ITV1 show on his own today —as Fern Britton refuses to return after a row over her gastric band op.
Bosses expected Fern, 50, back yesterday. But Ruth Langsford, 47 — who stood in after Fern walked last Tuesday — yet again took the helm.
But she is busy today, leaving Phillip, 46, on his own.
Sources say Fern has slumped into a deep depression over the weight-loss surgery row. An insider said: “She is at rock bottom and still fuming with ITV chiefs for not backing her over the operation.”
Bosses were annoyed Fern kept it secret — until it was exposed last week. But she felt it was a personal matter.
Ruth is now on standby for next week’s shows
I don't have a problem with Fern keeping the op private but she should not have made the adverts for the slimming biscuits/wafers/crisps etc. That was deceptive imo. :angry:
TV’S Ulrika Jonsson has given birth to her fourth child — a boy called Malcolm.
The tot weighed 10lb and former weathergirl Ulrika said: “I’m delighted and hope my family is now complete!”
Ulrika, 40, married Malcolm’s father, ad executive Brian Monet, 39 — her third husband — in March.
She has another son, Cameron, 13, and daughters Bo, seven, and Martha, four — all by different fathers.
From The Sun
Hollie-x
10-06-2008, 09:03
10lb! Ouch.
As for the whole Fern Britton thing, why can't people just leave her alone? Why does she have to tell people what goes on in her private life? Hence the name PRIVATE?!
Wasnt there any gossip a couple of years ago about Emmerdales Christopher Chittell (Eric) and Lorraine Chase (Steph), being a couple offscreen, him being married with children. But i saw in an interwiew Christopher said they where only friends. Dont know if it is true?:cheer:
10lb?! That must have hurt. Malcom :lol: What a silly name for a child.
Chloe O'brien
10-06-2008, 11:04
10lb what a whopper that's enough to bring tears to anyone's glass eye.
TV journalist Martin Bashir has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The 45-year-old, who is best known for his interviews with Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, confirmed that doctors have found a growth on his pituitary gland.
The tumour was discovered during a scan for a head injury he sustained on the set of his Nightline show for America's ABC News.
Bashir, who lives with wife Debbie and their two children in New York, insisted that he has no plans to scale back his personal or professional life in the wake of the news.
His agent John Miles said: "It has been a very worrying time for Martin and his family but the good news is that the specialists do not want to operate on the tumour yet.
"The doctors say they have found it at a very early stage. Obviously it's very serious and they are not unconcerned."
Miles added: "While of course it has been very upsetting, Martin is seeing it as a blessing in disguise. If he hadn't had the knock to the head, he would never have known about the tumour."
The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain and helps regulate the body's growth.
Chloe O'brien
10-06-2008, 12:15
Madonna has reportedly hired divorce lawyer Nicholas Mostyn QC.
According to Holy Moly, the singer is starting divorce proceedings against her husband Guy Ritchie.
Mostyn's previous high-profile cases include Heather Mills, Earl Spencer and footballer Ray Parlour.
The singer apparently met the legal representative at his London office ten days ago.
It is rumoured that Ritchie and Madonna don't have a prenuptial agreement, meaning the film director may be entitled to some of the popstar's fortune.
Madonna has reportedly hired divorce lawyer Nicholas Mostyn QC.
According to Holy Moly, the singer is starting divorce proceedings against her husband Guy Ritchie.
Mostyn's previous high-profile cases include Heather Mills, Earl Spencer and footballer Ray Parlour.
The singer apparently met the legal representative at his London office ten days ago.
It is rumoured that Ritchie and Madonna don't have a prenuptial agreement, meaning the film director may be entitled to some of the popstar's fortune.
Is this true or just another rumour? Those two have been getting divorced for years :searchme:
Kirsty :]
10-06-2008, 13:21
Jessica Alba has given birth to a baby girl.
Usmagazine.com reports that Honor Marie Warren was born on June 7 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, which was confirmed by her representative.
This is Jessica and husband Cash Warren's first child.
The website reports that Cash was overheard saying "she's beautiful" about his new baby, while he was spotted bringing food into the hospital's maternity unit on Sunday.
Jessica, 27, and Cash, 31, quietly tied the knot last month in Beverly Hills after meeting on the set of Jessica's film Fantastic Four.
Before the birth, the actress told Fit Pregnancy magazine what kind of parent she will be. "I don't want to be my child's best friend. I want to be a mom," she said.
"But I do want my child to come to me when they have problems and need to talk, so it's going to be about treading that line."
I didn't even know she was pregnant? :searchme: :eek:
From The Sun
FIVE private jets, £400,000 for WESTLIFE as the band and a £130,000 dress by a Hollywood mogul’s wife are just SOME of the ingredients of this week’s £5MILLION wedding between footie ace WAYNE ROONEY and WAG COLEEN MCLOUGHLIN.
The 22-year-olds were at home yesterday, before going to Italy, where they will tie the knot.
Has your invite got lost in the post? Never mind, here SHARON HENDRY brings you the essential A-to-Z insiders’ guide to the big match.
A is for Alder Hey. Despite the wedding’s excess, Wayne and Coleen have shown they have a conscience by asking guests not to buy presents but instead make generous donations to the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool and also Claire House, a Merseyside children’s hospice.
B is for Butterflies. Guests will be given a hand-made box tied with a ribbon and containing a butterfly, which they have to release at the time of the wedding.
A source said: “The butterfly release will make everyone gasp with amazement. It is a beautiful sight.”
C is for Champagne breakfasts. The couple insist their guests should sip the finest champagne at breakfast each morning after they rise and look out over the breathtaking views of the Italian Riviera.
D is for Disgruntled family. A rift has opened up in the Rooney clan after several relatives were not invited to the extravagant Italian bash.
They include Wayne’s cousins Natalie and Stephen, his uncle John’s children.
They were the first to be struck off the guest list because Stephen is a gay cross-dresser who wanted to be a bridesmaid, and Natalie flashed her enhanced boobs at another Rooney family bash.
E is for Elise Lindsay. Elise is the Sheffield-based personal trainer credited with sculpting Coleen’s shape to wow guests in her wedding dress.
She says: “We do an hour-and-a-half to two hours. If Coleen is stationary, it’s only to tie her shoelaces.”
F is for Five million quid. This is the amount the wedding will reportedly cost from start to finish.
OK! magazine is footing half the bill, while Wayne and Coleen will pay the rest. It’s small change for Wayne, who earns £115,000 a week playing at Old Trafford, plus £10million a year in sponsorship from Nike, Coca-Cola and EA Sports.
He also has a £3million book deal with HarperCollins.
G is for GEORGINA CHAPMAN. Arguably the most important person involved in the wedding preparations, British-born Georgina owns the Marchesa designer label which Coleen has chosen for her dress.
The 32-year-old wife of Hollywood mogul HARVEY WEINSTEIN, has designed dresses for NICOLE KIDMAN, RENEE ZELLWEGER and PENELOPE CRUZ.
Coleen’s £130,000 creation is thought to include pearls and crystals.
H is for Hen nights. Last month Wayne treated Coleen and five friends to a pre-hen trip to Miami.
Later there was a £50,000 lunch, dinner and pampering session at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester for 24 guests, including Coleen’s mum Colette and Wayne’s mum Jeanette.
I is for Ibiza. Wayne chose the Med clubbing spot for his stag do.
He hired a luxury villa and told his friends to leave their wallets behind, even though the bill was likely to top £250,000.
A source said: “He budgeted for £10,000 a head. He didn’t want anyone paying for anything.”
J is for Jets. Five private planes have been hired to ferry guests from London and Manchester to the wedding venue near Portofino. The cost is thought to be around £200,000.
K is for KARL LAGERFELD. The style guru who heads legendary fashion house Chanel has reportedly designed several of the outfits and accessories Coleen has chosen for her honeymoon at an undisclosed destination.
L is for La Cervara. This is the 700-year-old former abbey where the wedding and reception is tipped to be held.
A writer once described it as: “A pious monastery that is immersed in the immensity of a primitive, virgin and untamed nature, a monastery that is dedicated to concentration, repentance and prayer.”
M is for Masked ball. This is planned as part of the spectacular reception party. It also gives Coleen a chance to perform an eye-catching costume change.
N is for New York City. The home of the A-list Marchesa label Coleen chose for her dress.
She made a staggering six trips to the city with her mum Colette for fittings.
On each trip, the pair were flown first class — at a cost of £8,000 a time.
O is for OK! The celebrity mag is guarding its £2.5million deal — half the wedding’s cost — with a ring of steel.
A 100-strong security team has been employed to protect the venue for several days and guests’ bags will be searched for cameras.
P is for Portofino. This small Italian fishing village will witness one of the most lavish weddings of recent years.
Located in the province of Genoa, on the Italian Riviera, its small harbour is considered to be among the most beautiful Mediterranean ports.
Q is for Quadrilatero d’Oro. This is the famous designer Mecca of Milan where Wayne and Coleen were seen shopping for his wedding tuxedo.
R is for Revellers. The Manchester party-planning firm charged with organising the event, including the catering and cake. An advert on the firm’s website boasts: “We can deliver whatever it takes to make your occasion unforgettable"
Tiger lilies from Thailand, mariachi bands from Mexico, even schnapps from Siberia. We use our imagination to transform venues, create themes and stun your guests.”
S is for Shore Club Hotel. Coleen chose to wave goodbye to her single lifestyle with a pre-hen stay at this exclusive Miami hotel.
Estimated to have cost £60,000, the trip included first-class flights for the party of five and plenty of Cristal champagne at £1,000 a bottle.
Actors ASHTON KUTCHER, WILL SMITH and QUEEN LATIFAH are just some of the celebs who are known for frequenting the ultra-modern hotel.
T is for Tan. Coleen is a sun-worshipper and rarely steps out without a golden glow.
Her wedding day will be no exception and she has taken a break at a five star hotel in the Canary Islands with six friends to top up her tan.
A source said: “The idea is to make sure her skin sets the wedding dress off in the most stunning way possible.”
U is for Uncle Sean. Coleen’s trusted uncle Sean McLoughlin is to be Wayne’s best man, limiting any scope for embarrassing speech material.
V is for Villa Durazzo. Another tip for the wedding venue, this is a stunning 16th Century fortress with banqueting hall, gardens and panoramic views.
Coleen is said to have fallen in love with the Mediterranean hideaway on a trip to the Italian Riviera last year. The five-star cliff-top location is popular with privacy-seeking celebrities.
W is for Westlife. Coleen is a huge fan of the Irish boy band and was desperate to get them to play at her wedding. It is thought the bill for the performance comes in at a whopping £400,000.
X is for eXchanging vows. Coleen and Wayne are both staunch Catholics. Coleen has chosen to fly her local parish priest out from Croxteth, Liverpool, to oversee the ceremony.
Y is for Yacht. A luxury vessel has been hired to host a lunch for the 64 guests. There is also the option of some sailing trips for the more adventurous guests.
Z is for Zoom lenses. Coleen and Wayne have chosen to wed in the country where the term “paparazzi” was coined.
Hordes of photographers from around the world will be focusing their lenses on the lavish ceremony but minders have been employed to pace the perimeter and sight screens have been positioned to ward off prying eyes.
I know they support Alder Hey but somehow the expense spent on these arrangements seems a little obscene for my liking. I just hope this relationship lasts and wish them all the best.
Madonna has reportedly hired divorce lawyer Nicholas Mostyn QC.
According to Holy Moly, the singer is starting divorce proceedings against her husband Guy Ritchie.
Mostyn's previous high-profile cases include Heather Mills, Earl Spencer and footballer Ray Parlour.
The singer apparently met the legal representative at his London office ten days ago.
It is rumoured that Ritchie and Madonna don't have a prenuptial agreement, meaning the film director may be entitled to some of the popstar's fortune.
Is this true or just another rumour? Those two have been getting divorced for years :searchme:
It's on digitalspy. Take that whichever way you want.
Chloe O'brien
11-06-2008, 12:41
Edith Bowman has given birth to a baby boy.
The Radio 1 DJ and her partner, Editors frontman Tom Smith, welcomed their son, Rudy Brae Bowman Smith, at London's Portland Hospital.
Earlier in the year, Bowman admitted that a heart condition could put her life at risk during labour. Her child was born through a Caesarean section.
Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt said: "Everyone at Radio 1 sends their love and best wishes to Edith and Tom."
Bowman began presenting the Radio 1 afternoon slot in 2003. She has also hosted Top Of The Pops, the BBC's Glastonbury coverage and appeared on Fame Academy.
Hollie-x
11-06-2008, 15:08
;579779']Jessica Alba has given birth to a baby girl.
Usmagazine.com reports that Honor Marie Warren was born on June 7 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, which was confirmed by her representative.
This is Jessica and husband Cash Warren's first child.
The website reports that Cash was overheard saying "she's beautiful" about his new baby, while he was spotted bringing food into the hospital's maternity unit on Sunday.
Jessica, 27, and Cash, 31, quietly tied the knot last month in Beverly Hills after meeting on the set of Jessica's film Fantastic Four.
Before the birth, the actress told Fit Pregnancy magazine what kind of parent she will be. "I don't want to be my child's best friend. I want to be a mom," she said.
"But I do want my child to come to me when they have problems and need to talk, so it's going to be about treading that line."
I didn't even know she was pregnant? :searchme: :eek:
You got there before me! ;[ Hehe! I saw it on www.celebrity-babies.com (seeing as I have no life and I alwasy check up on that site!
Hollie-x
11-06-2008, 15:11
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott welcome daughter Stella Doreen
Actress Tori Spelling, 35, and her husband Dean McDermott have welcomed their second child together. Daughter Stella Doreen McDermott was born at 3:13 pm PT today,[9th June] Monday, June 9th, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. She weighed 6 lbs, 8 oz, is 19 and 3/4 inches long, and her middle name is after Dean's late mother. Tori's rep stated,
She's a healthy baby girl. Tori and baby are resting comfortably.
Stella joins big brothers Liam Aaron, 15 months this week, and Jack, 9, from Dean's previous marriage.
The pregnancy was rumored in January, but Tori never officially confirmed -- instead, she was photographed with her pregnant belly out! She revealed the sex in March and posed for the cover of People. In May, Tori celebrated her baby shower.
www.celebrity-babies.com
Who is Tori Spelling? I've never heard of her.
Madonna has dismissed claims that she has hired a divorce lawyer.
The singer was reported to have to taken on British attorney Nicholas Mostyn QC as part of divorce proceedings against husband Guy Ritchie.
Mostyn's previous clients include Heather Mills, Earl Spencer and footballer Ray Parlour.
However, Madonna's representative slammed the rumours, telling the London Paper that they are "completely untrue".
The couple married in 2000 and Ritchie is step-father to the popstar's daughter Lourdes, 11. They also have seven-year-old son Rocco and adopted two-year-old David Banda.
Peter Andre has been named father of the year in a poll voted for by UK mothers.
The 35-year-old husband of glamour model Katie Price beat David Cameron and Gordon Brown in a survey by the Daddies Sauce ketchup brand.
Andre has two children with Price, two-year-old Junior and 11-month-old Princess Tiaamii. He is also stepfather to Price's six-year-old son Harvey.
Andre revealed that he was "not even halfway there" when it comes to having more children.
He said: "For the last couple of years, I've been saying that if there's any kind of award I could win it would be dad of the year. I'm over the moon.
"For me this is as good as it gets. And that's how I know my life has changed that much."
CrazyLea
11-06-2008, 22:03
Who is Tori Spelling? I've never heard of her.
She's an actress. Did you ever see Beverley Hills 90210? She was in that. Probs other stuff do. IMDB her.
Nope, I've never heard of Beverley Hills 90210.
Nope, I've never heard of Beverley Hills 90210.
WHAT :eek: If you can watch a repeat, do so. Lots of eye candy in there :love:
Beverly Hills, 90210 was a popular primetime television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. The show followed the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and then-fictitious California University. The show was created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling and Spelling Television. The "90210" in the title refers to one of the suburb's postal ZIP codes.
Originally the central characters were twins Brandon (played by Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (played by Shannen Doherty), who moved with their parents, Jim and Cindy, from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Beverly Hills. However, during the show's run, the focus shifted as characters came and went. The show addressed many topical issues like date rape, alcoholism, domestic violence, gay rights, drug abuse, teenage suicide, AIDS, and teenage pregnancy.
The show gained popularity during the summer of 1991, when FOX aired a special "summer season" of the show while most other series were in reruns. The series became one of FOX's top shows when it began its next season that fall. Viewership increased dramatically and the cast members, particularly Jason Priestley and Luke Perry, became teen idols, while the series would make actresses Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling household names.
Who is Tori Spelling? I've never heard of her.
She's an actress. Did you ever see Beverley Hills 90210? She was in that. Probs other stuff do. IMDB her.
She is the daughter of Aaron Spelling, who used to be a big shot TV and film producer in Hollywood.
FILM legend PAUL NEWMAN is battling cancer, a friend has confirmed.
The star’s business partner Aaron Hotchner said Newman broke the news to him 18 months ago.
He said: “It’s a form of cancer and he’s dealing with it. He’s battling. He’s doing all the right stuff. Paul is a fighter.
“He seems to be going through a good period now. Everybody is hopeful. That’s all we know.”
Mr Hotchner — who partnered Newman, 83, to launch his range of sauces to raise money for charity in the 80s — said the star had a lung operation a few years ago.
We told yesterday how Newman, who won an Oscar for his role in 1986 film The Color of Money, had appeared gaunt amid reports hew was being treated for lung cancer.
But he refused to confirm rumours. In a statement yesterday, the star, who is married to actress JOANNA WOODWARD, 78, said he is “doing nicely”.
Aww, I wish him all the best and hope he recovers.
Lionel Richie has admitted that he struggled to raise daughter Nicole.
At the recent TV Land Awards ceremony, the former Commodores singer revealed that dealing with Nicole's drug addiction, weight problems and brief spell in jail was highly stressful.
He is quoted as saying: "Forget about surviving 40 years in the music business, just surviving 27 years of Nicole Richie has been a struggle-and-a-half, I want to tell you. I stand here as a survivor, I want you to know, for all the parents out there."
Nicole and Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden became parents to daughter Harlow earlier this year.
"While it may take me a moment to adjust to being called granddad, I am extremely happy and proud of Nicole and Joel," remarked Lionel at the time.
Good to learn that celebrities find parenthood challenging too. :thumbsup:
Madonna has reportedly hired divorce lawyer Nicholas Mostyn QC.
According to Holy Moly, the singer is starting divorce proceedings against her husband Guy Ritchie.
Mostyn's previous high-profile cases include Heather Mills, Earl Spencer and footballer Ray Parlour.
The singer apparently met the legal representative at his London office ten days ago.
It is rumoured that Ritchie and Madonna don't have a prenuptial agreement, meaning the film director may be entitled to some of the popstar's fortune.
Madonna has dismissed claims that she has hired a divorce lawyer.
The singer was reported to have to taken on British attorney Nicholas Mostyn QC as part of divorce proceedings against husband Guy Ritchie.
Mostyn's previous clients include Heather Mills, Earl Spencer and footballer Ray Parlour.
However, Madonna's representative slammed the rumours, telling the London Paper that they are "completely untrue".
The couple married in 2000 and Ritchie is step-father to the popstar's daughter Lourdes, 11. They also have seven-year-old son Rocco and adopted two-year-old David Banda.
JustJodi
12-06-2008, 10:15
Who is Tori Spelling? I've never heard of her.
She's an actress. Did you ever see Beverley Hills 90210? She was in that. Probs other stuff do. IMDB her.
She is the daughter of Aaron Spelling, who used to be a big shot TV and film producer in Hollywood.
Aaron Spelling spoiled Tori horribly,, then when he died, she did not get any thing, its an on going battle between her and her step mom.. I always found her sort of HORSEY looking, and not a great actrress. This is just my 2 euro cents worth :searchme:
JustJodi
12-06-2008, 10:18
Here is a bit on Tori Spelling :
http://www.people.com/people/tori_spelling
England and Manchester United football star Wayne Rooney has at last tied the knot with his girlfriend Coleen McLoughlin in what's been dubbed by many as the wedding of the year.
The pair made their vows at 9.30 this morning in the 17th century Villa Durazzo in Portafino, Italy - though with a £2.5 million magazine deal to protect, the ceremony was shrouded in secrecy.
The nuptials, conducted in Italian and translated by an English interpreter, lasted 20 minutes and were attended by an estimated 15 close family and friends.
According to witnesses, no rings were exchanged, Wayne didn't wear a tie and there were also two security guards for every guest.
AdvertisementBut in keeping with tradition, the bride cried tears of joy when they were finally pronounced man and wife.
After the ceremony, the wedding party moved to a 900-year-old church for a blessing by their family priest Ned Quinn and celebrations are due to continue with a massive reception party elsewhere in the town.
From The Mirror
Two security guys per guest? :eek: I can't imagine having more security/employees at my wedding than friends and family.
Congrats to the, can't wait to see what the bride wore.
CrazyLea
12-06-2008, 22:06
She is the daughter of Aaron Spelling, who used to be a big shot TV and film producer in Hollywood.
Is that the guy that produced Charmed??
I'm jealous of Colleen... she had Westlife perform :eek:. I want Westlife at my wedding. I don't even want to get married, but if Westlife were playing there, I'd have it just for that :lol:.
Kirsty :]
12-06-2008, 22:16
She is the daughter of Aaron Spelling, who used to be a big shot TV and film producer in Hollywood.
Is that the guy that produced Charmed??
I knew I recognised the name! Yeah he is :)
Two security guys per guest? :eek: I can't imagine having more security/employees at my wedding than friends and family.
Congrats to the, can't wait to see what the bride wore.
She wore a white wedding dress and her hair down. She looked beautiful, I am soooooo jealous. :lol:
X FACTOR sensation LEONA LEWIS is on the brink of being chosen to sing the new James Bond theme tune.
The Hackney-born star, 23, is set to beat troubled AMY WINEHOUSE and a host of other big names to one of the most prestigious deals in pop.
Film chiefs are talking to Leona’s camp and now think she is the ideal choice to sing the title track for the 22nd Bond blockbuster Quantum Of Solace.
A source revealed yesterday: “It looks like Leona has finally won the race.
“She is seen as one of the few candidates who has the right profile both sides of the pond to do it.
“Amy was their original choice but she just can’t get her act together and hasn’t got the right image.
“The Bond guys now look set on Leona. She is reliable and has a great voice for it.
“Hopefully something could be announced soon.”
Amy, 24, has been in the driving seat since last year.
But her relationship with superproducer MARK RONSON broke down as they tried to record the track.
Mark said she was not in the right state of mind and pulled the plug on the sessions.
He revealed in May: “I’m not sure Amy is ready to work on music yet.”
Amy then went into the studio with producer Salaam Remi and it was hoped a track could come from those recordings.
But her spokesman has admitted an Amy 007 theme now looks “unlikely”.
Leona has smashed a host of chart records since winning the X Factor in 2006
Her track Bleeding Love made her the first British female to have a No1 single in America since Kim Wilde 21 years ago.
Quantum Of Solace, starring DANIEL CRAIG as Bond, is due out in October.
Natalie Rooney is angry about not being invited to her cousin Wayne's wedding to Coleen McLoughlin, say reports.
According to More, the 18-year-old was banned from the wedding in Italy because of her rowdy behaviour at McLoughlin's 21st birthday party.
Photographs of Natalie exposing her breasts at the event appeared in the tabloid press the following day.
Natalie has responded to the snub by blasting the couple in a posting on Facebook.
Her status on the the social networking site reads: "Do you Coleen [SMELLY BEAN] take Wayne (DIRTY D**K) Rooney, to be your lying cheating husband!!!"
Chris Martin has walked out of an interview with Radio 4 arts show Front Row.
The singer, who is currently promoting Coldpay's Viva La Vida LP, accused presenter John Wilson of "journalistically twisting" his words.
Martin asked to leave the interview after being asked whether the new record was a reflection of the band's obsession with death.
"I wouldn't agree with you there at all, no," said Martin. "I'd say you're journalistically twisting me into saying something I don't really mean."
The frontman told Wilson that was he wasn't "enjoying" the interview and left drummer Will Champion to answer the remaining questions.
Martin returned to the studio for the final question, which was about the group moving into new musical territory.
"Um.... yes... yes, yes... exactly," he answered.
Britney Spears's cameo in the Pussycat Dolls' new video has been axed.
The popstar's appearance in the promo for 'When I Grow Up', which was shot in LA last week, hasn't made the final cut, according to MTV.
A spokesperson for The Pussycat Dolls was unavailable for comment on the decision.
The video premieres on FNMTV tonight.
According to Us magazine, Spears looked "hot and blonde" during a "very short sequence" in the original edit.
Eva Longoria's stylist has rubbished claims that the actress is pregnant.
Robert Verdi said recent photographs of the Desperate Housewives star wearing a maternity-style dress had given the media the wrong impression.
He told People: "I'm not her gynecologist, but I am her stylist. I see her naked. I see her boobs! That's the first place it would show, and it's not showing!"
He also dismissed claims that a saleswoman was pointing to Longoria's stomach in the snaps, saying: "Eva was holding a handbag that she bought in the crook of her arm. The manager came over and said to her, 'I love that bag'. But in the photos, it looks like the woman is gesturing to her midsection. It's too funny."
Longoria previously sparked pregnancy rumours when she wore a tight pink dress which appeared to reveal a bump.
Angelina Jolie has revealed that Brad Pitt's parents are on hand to help care for the couple's unborn twins.
The actress, who already has four children, said she was initially shocked to hear that she was carrying two more.
She told Entertainment Weekly: "We weren't expecting twins... but we like a challenge. [Brad's] mom and dad are on standby to come out [to France] and help."
Jolie added that she will take steps to ensure that Maddox, Pax, Zahara and Shiloh do not feel left out when the new babies arrive.
She said: "They're old enough to feel included, to change diapers themselves, to feed bottles themselves.
"We're trying to find ways where it can be a fun group thing... Everybody gets special time."
Jolie is said to be planning a natural birth at the estate the couple have rented in Provence.
R Kelly has been acquitted by a Chicago jury on 14 charges of child pornography.
The R&B singer was accused of filming and participating in an explicit sex video with a 13-year-old girl.
Kelly and the alleged victim, who is now 23, denied they were the people shown in the video.
One woman claimed to have had three-way sex with Kelly and the girl, but the defence discredited her comments, claiming she had tried to extort money from the popular singer.
Experts said the tape was not a fake, but revealed that it had been duplicated numerous times.
The singer's defence also claimed that the man in the video couldn't be Kelly because he didn't have a large mole on his back.
Pete Wentz has hinted that wife Ashlee Simpson may be expecting twins.
The Fall Out Boy rocker referred to his unborn child as "them" during a radio interview, sparking rumours that Simpson may be carrying more than one child.
"We've been keeping a book so far, like a journal for them - for them when they're, uh, born," said Wentz.
The musician also revealed that he wanted to know the sex of his child because he was already preparing gifts.
He commented: "I'd like to know the sex of the baby. It would be a bummer if you bought a boy a bunch of pink stuff!"
Wentz and Simpson confirmed the pregnancy last month.
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R Kelly has been acquitted by a Chicago jury on 14 charges of child pornography.
The R&B singer was accused of filming and participating in an explicit sex video with a 13-year-old girl.
Kelly and the alleged victim, who is now 23, denied they were the people shown in the video.
One woman claimed to have had three-way sex with Kelly and the girl, but the defence discredited her comments, claiming she had tried to extort money from the popular singer.
Experts said the tape was not a fake, but revealed that it had been duplicated numerous times.
The singer's defence also claimed that the man in the video couldn't be Kelly because he didn't have a large mole on his back.
Beat you to it Perdita, two posts up :)
Sorry mate, did not see that. :D
David Beckham and X Factor winner Leona Lewis are among stars being lined up to feature in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
The 'handover' performance will mark the point when the next games are officially passed on to London for 2012.
The X factor: David Beckham seen here with Los Angeles Lakers' star Didier Mbenga, will star in the closing ceremony at the Beijing Olympics
A central feature of the eight-minute spectacle in Beijing's 90,000-seater Olympic stadium will be a Routemaster bus on loan from Transport for London.
Leyton-born Beckham will jump off the bus for a kickabout with children representing every country in the world.
At the next stop in the arena, Lewis, from Hackney, who won the 2006 X Factor show, will perform one of her hits.
The production will culminate in Boris Johnson receiving the Olympic flag from his Beijing counterpart.
Leona will join football superstar David Beckham to perform at the controversial Beijing Olympics
The Mayor has admitted practising every day to ensure he does not make a mistake at the ceremony - where he has to wave the six-metre flag back and forth eight times.
He told business leaders that 'with an audience of three billion people watching, it would be rather embarrassing to drop it'. The flag is expected to be exhibited at City Hall.
Organising committee chairman Sebastian Coe today defended the decision to have 'hoodie' dancers perform at the Beijing ceremony.
Hip hop dance troupe Zoo Nation is famous for the West End show In The Hoods, which features a drug-dealing pimp.
Speaking on LBC this morning, Lord Coe said: 'It's not all about hoodies, it's contemporary dance. Let's not get carried away, my kids wear hoodies at the weekend.
'Dance is very much a part of the culture in London, so don't get the idea that this is a sort of Asbo world.
'This is actually quite a serious contribution to the cultural fabric of the city.'
Keira Knightley's mum Sharman Macdonald has slammed the press for claiming that her daughter suffers from anorexia.
Macdonald, the screenwriter for Knightley's new film The Edge Of Love, likened the media's behaviour to playground bullying.
She told OK!: "She has always been thin. She's her daddy's daughter, with his long body. It's a playground situation that we're looking at with the press - it's a form of bullying - but what can we do?"
Last year, Knightley won libel damages from the Daily Mail after the tabloid published an article suggesting that she had an eating disorder.
Rockstar's controversial game Grand Theft Auto IV has been blasted after The Sun revealed that it features a parody of a paedophile website.
The newspaper reported that the illegal site - little lacysurprisepageant.com - was uncovered after a cheat was used that allows the main character in the game to have a five-star wanted rating.
The report claimed: "The fake site displays a message from virtual authorities saying it has been closed down. It warns that anyone caught looking at it will be investigated and features the warning: 'We see it all, we know it all.'"
Jason Deschoolmeester, 23, of South Wales, said: "I was looking on the internet for cheats and the name of this caught my eye as my daughter is called Lacey. This crosses the line. The makers have obviously sat around and discussed putting this in, and it’s not on. What will they do next?
"It’s disgusting. It could lead people to indulge in things like that. It is totally sick. I won’t play it again."
The paedophile website address is reportedly one of dozens of fake sites featured in the game, which result in cheats.
Rockstar has so far refused to comment on the allegations.
Leona Lewis has likened her X Factor mentor Simon Cowell to an uncle.
She told Parade magazine that she treats Cowell and US record company chief Clive Davis like family.
"I wouldn't label them as my godfathers, more like my uncles!" she said.
The 'Bleeding Love' singer admitted that she regrets the loss of privacy brought on by fame and relies on her family and friends to lend her support.
She said: "A performer's privacy is taken away. You can't make your mistakes in private. I have the advantage of a great support structure. I get honest opinions from my family and friends.
"They aren't always telling me what I want to hear, but the truth helps keep my head straight."
Denise Van Outen has insisted that she has no plans to settle down with Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead.
The stage star told Hello! that the couple, who have been dating since last November, have not been together long enough to talk about marriage and children.
She said: "To my mind, seven months is still early doors in a relationship and those aren't things I'd discuss until we made a commitment to move in together.
"I believe in marriage and would like to get wed and have children one day but, to be honest, I'm so busy I haven't even thought about it."
The 34-year-old insisted that she has no problem with the seven-year age gap between her and Mead, saying: "It's the biggest age gap between me and anyone I've dated, but Lee has a maturity that I've rarely met, even in older men.
"Trust me, I've dated some and many have been very childish in comparison with Lee."
Simon Cowell is reportedly spending £15,000 a week on bodyguards for Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson.
The breakdancer is being trailed by three ex-SAS bodyguards after encountering scenes of "pandemonium" on the show's live tour.
A source is quoted in The Sun as saying: "There has been absolute pandemonium surrounding George throughout the tour. There are serious concerns for George's safety.
"When Simon heard what was happening, he didn't hesitate in hiring costly muscle to make sure he remains safe at all times."
Sampson's popularity has proved problematic for tour organisers, with the 14-year-old having to change hotels in Manchester and Sheffield twice last week.
A spokesperson for Cowell's company SyCo said: "We are taking whatever measures necessary with security to ensure George is safe."
Chloe O'brien
18-06-2008, 11:25
Britney Spears attempted to kill herself twice, a new book has claimed.
Journalist Ian Halperin said the singer exhibited suicidal tendencies while he was investigating her from November 2006 until last month.
Halperin, whose previous credits include biographies of Kurt Cobain and Celine Dion, told Life & Style: "I spoke with her many times and went to her house. I will say the suicide attempts are true. I know all the details about both of them."
A source close to Spears backed up the claims, telling the magazine that she became suicidal after the birth of second son Jayden James in September 2006.
The insider said: "It really became an issue once Jayden was born and it became clear Britney's marriage to Kevin was crumbling. That's when she began to say things like 'I wish I was dead' or 'It'd be better if I could go to sleep and never wake up' on a regular basis."
Halperin, who researched the as-yet-unreleased biography while posing as an undercover photographer, said he is not convinced that the popstar is back to her old self after her recent troubles.
He said: "I think she's in danger of a catastrophic relapse. Britney herself warned me that with her, it's always two steps forward, one step back."
Chloe O'brien
18-06-2008, 11:26
Musical star Cyd Charisse has died of a heart attack, aged 87.
The actress-dancer passed away in hospital in LA after falling ill on Monday, her publicist said.
Charisse was best known for dancing with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire in Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and '50s. At the peak of her career, her long legs were insured for $1 million.
She was born Tula Ellice Finklea in 1921 and began her career dancing with the Ballet Russe in her teens. She landed a small part in Hollywood film Something To Shout About in 1943 and was later signed to MGM.
The studio gave her a seven-year contract and changed her name to Cyd Charisse, a combination of childhood nickname Sid and the surname of her first husband Nico Charisse.
She rose to fame dancing with Kelly in the celebrated Broadway Melody ballet finale in 1952 musical Singin’ In The Rain, and later reunited with him in Brigadoon and It's Always Fair Weather. She also partnered Astaire, who famously referred to her as "beautiful dynamite", in both The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings.
Astaire said in 1983: "She wasn't a tap dancer, she's just beautiful, trained, very strong in whatever we did. When we were dancing, we didn't know what time it was."
Charisse had recently celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary with second husband Tony Martin.
Matt Lucas has split from his long-term partner Kevin McGee.
The Little Britain star married McGee at a civil partnership ceremony in December 2006.
A statement from the pair's legal representatives said: "It is with sadness that Matt and Kevin announce that their relationship has come to an end. Their separation is amicable.
"They ask the press to respect their privacy at this time and to exercise restraint in any reporting of this matter."
CHARLOTTE CHURCH is pregnant with her second baby — just eight months after having her first.
The Voice of an Angel singer and rugby star boyfriend GAVIN HENSON were "thrilled".
The news was announced on 22 year-old Charlotte’s official website. The baby is due in November.
A statement said: "The couple are thrilled, as are their immediate families."
Charlotte said she would still do her Channel 4 chat show in July and August.
Charlotte and 26-year-old Gavin’s daughter Ruby was born in September last year and former party animal Charlotte has settled down since starting her family.
She and Gavin live on a farm in South Wales with dozens of pets.
Her mum Maria, 41, said: "People think Charlotte still loves nightclubs, but she is so much happier at home."
WE knew Joan Rivers wouldn't give in to telly authorities when it came to apologising for her sweary rant on Loose Women yesterday.
The aged comedienne was booted off the live show for branding Russell Crowe "a piece of ********** *******" yesterday, causing a flurry of apologies from the presenters.
But the apology TV bosses have been waiting for - hers - is unlikely to smooth things over.
She said in a statement: "Yes I swore, and I’m so f**king sorry.
"It's funny: offstage, I hardly ever use profanity. My favourite four-letter word is 'shop.'"
The sardonic funnywoman, 75, talks about the incident on the Graham Norton Show (tomorrow, BBC2, 9.45pm), explaining: "I was thrown out of Loose Women, two men turfed me off.
"I thought, 'osteoporosis, crack, crack!' I thought this is a reality show and I’m the first voted off. They didn’t give me a goody bag."
Good old Joan ...
I have watched the Loose Women episode a couple of times and think she is so funny. She is rude though but I can't help roaring with laughter most of the time :rotfl: :rotfl:
StarsOfCCTV
19-06-2008, 10:37
I saw that clip on Richard and Judy, the presenters faces :lol:
Chloe O'brien
19-06-2008, 10:40
Oh wow Charlotte pregnant again.
Chloe O'brien
19-06-2008, 14:35
Rex Features
Jamie Lynn Spears will give birth to a baby girl later today, say reports.
According to the National Enquirer, Jamie Lynn has scheduled a cesarean section with doctors because the baby is apparently in the breach position.
Britney Spears sparked rumours that the baby was due by flying home to Kentwood, Louisiana earlier this week.
Britney's father Jamie and brother Bryan were also on the flight from Los Angeles.
It is rumoured that Jamie Lynn's baby will be named Cailynn or Cassie.
Hollie-x
19-06-2008, 16:11
This may sound thick - but I never knew Matt Lucas was gay.
OhEmGee how could I not have though!
Congrats to Charlotte ;]
sindydoll
19-06-2008, 21:48
http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/07/51/160x120_rex_jamie_lynn_spears_1.jpg Rex Features
Jamie Lynn Spears has given birth to a baby girl named Maddie Briann.
It was reported (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a101882/jamie-lynn-expecting-child-today.html) earlier today that the 17-year-old was admitted to hospital in Mississippi at around 4am.
She is believed to have had her labour induced after some minor problems and gave birth at 9.30am.
Britney Spears arrived at the hospital this morning after flying to the family's home in neighbouring state Louisiana with dad Jamie and brother Bryan yesterday.
A source told People: "Just the family was there. Everyone is healthy and happy."
The baby is the first child for Jamie Lynn and fiancé Casey Aldridge.
Joan Rivers has withdrawn her apology for swearing live on air during Tuesday's Loose Women.
The comedienne yesterday said she was "*******king sorry" for describing actor Russell Crowe as a "piece of f**king s**t" when she appeared as a guest on the ITV1 lunchtime show.
However, she has since retracted her previous statement, claiming that the controversy has been blown out of proportion.
She told The Mirror: "Lemme get this straight. Bin Laden's top man has been released. The price of petrol is through the roof. There's inflation, depression. And people are hysterical because I said f**k?
"I was having a great time and everybody was laughing. Then these people - these idiots - came running onto the set and ripped me off my seat and dragged me off. They were saying 'Let's go, let's go, let's go'. I thought I was being arrested."
Rivers, 75, added: "At my age I should be able to say what the hell I want. I think saying, 'Go ******* yourself' is a very pleasant way of saying good morning to someone you don't like.
"So I want to say to everyone that Loose Women was an honest mistake because I truly thought I'd be bleeped. Now. Get. Over. It!"
You have to love her, she is cracking me up :rotfl:
Hollie-x
20-06-2008, 16:03
Congrats to Jamie Lynne and let's hope she dones't turn out like Brit. Although she seems to be doing a lot better now. Maybe she feels the need to be a better role model for her sister now.
I wanna watch this loose women epsiode :p
StarsOfCCTV
20-06-2008, 16:47
Can't find the full interview but here's when she swears :p
YouTube - Joan Rivers swears on Loose Women
:lol: Lol you have to laugh
OMG That is soooooo hilarious!!! I love it!!!!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl:
Chloe O'brien
20-06-2008, 23:32
They must have known she was going to swear at some point, why on earth have her on daytime TV.
I was thinking that, she always uses bad language, they should have told her that they don't have bleeping facilities on Loose Women. Still think it is funny but then I don't have youngsters around the house wondering what is going on with those nice ladies on the telly :rotfl:
StarsOfCCTV
23-06-2008, 12:43
Amy Winehouse is suffering from the early stages of lung condition emphysema, her father Mitch has revealed.
The singer has been undergoing tests at a private hospital in London since collapsing at home on Monday.
"The doctors said that if she had continued the way she was going she could have ended up an invalid - she wouldn't have been able to breathe," said Mitch.
"She's got emphysema. It's in its early stages, but had it gone on for another month they painted a very vivid picture of her sitting there like an old person with a mask on her face struggling to breathe. With smoking the crack cocaine and the cigarettes her lungs are all gunked up."
Mitch said Amy has to give up drugs and stay away from her drug-using friends, but may still sing at this week's Glastonbury Festival.
"She abstains and regulates her drug use when she has to do a show," he told the Sunday Mirror. "When she's been inactive work-wise then that's when the problems really start. The doctors have said that medically there isn't any reason why she can't do Glastonbury."
Bill & Ted actor George Carlin has passed away, aged 71.
The comedian, who played Rufus in 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, died of heart failure yesterday.
According to the Associated Press, Carlin checked into the St. Johns Health Centre in Santa Monica yesterday afternoon with a chest pain
The Manhattan-born star achieved notoriety for his comedy routine 'Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV'.
After performing the sketch in Milwaukee in 1972 he was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace.
He produced 23 comedy albums, three books and starred in the film Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. He also voiced episodes of Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends and the character Filmore in Pixar's Cars.
Carlin is survived by his wife Sally Wade, daughter Kelly, son-in-law Bob McCall, sister-in-law Marlene and brother Patrick.
Amy Winehouse will perform at Glastonbury and Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Concert with medics on standby, say reports.
The singer is currently residing in a private hospital in London and is allegedly suffering from the lung condition emphysema.
However, Winehouse is determined not to let her fans down and wishes to perform both gigs this weekend, according to The Mirror.
Organisers of both events have apparently replaced requests for alcopops and vodka on her rider with jelly beans and Fruit Pastels.
Winehouse's backstage area will be equipped with a private hospital suite, massage bed and paramedics.
Amy Winehouse is suffering from the early stages of lung condition emphysema, her father Mitch has revealed.
The singer has been undergoing tests at a private hospital in London since collapsing at home on Monday.
"The doctors said that if she had continued the way she was going she could have ended up an invalid - she wouldn't have been able to breathe," said Mitch.
"She's got emphysema. It's in its early stages, but had it gone on for another month they painted a very vivid picture of her sitting there like an old person with a mask on her face struggling to breathe. With smoking the crack cocaine and the cigarettes her lungs are all gunked up."
Mitch said Amy has to give up drugs and stay away from her drug-using friends, but may still sing at this week's Glastonbury Festival.
"She abstains and regulates her drug use when she has to do a show," he told the Sunday Mirror. "When she's been inactive work-wise then that's when the problems really start. The doctors have said that medically there isn't any reason why she can't do Glastonbury."
I think this is what they call what goes around comes around.
She has pumped so many drugs into her body and now she expects people to feel sorry for her cos she is ill. Well i say tuff luck lovey. :nono:
I cannot stand this woman. Junkies should not allowed to be advertised. What type of role model is she?!?!?!
She gets what she deserves at the end of the day.
David Beckham is upset with a charity auction that offered a meeting with him as a prize without his agreement.
Mum Jeanne Kelly paid £3,500 for her son Conor to have a date with the England footballer, but the prize was cancelled by organisers at the last minute.
The auctioned prize also included VIP flights and a signed jersey.
Speaking to the New York Post, Kelly said: "They told me there was a breach of security and David's not doing it. They're keeping us in the dark. Conor is heartbroken... He's my son's hero."
Kelly's £3,500 bid was given to the Duchenne Musuclar Dystophy charity so she has not asked for it back.
Beckham's representative said: "We were not made aware of this charity package until the [New York Post] called us.
"It's not the first time that we've had disreputable individuals sell packages to honest people claiming a meet and greet with David, having not spoken to him or anyone from his team to agree it.
"As you know, David does a lot of incredible work for charities and it would mortify him that these agencies dupe people in such a way. We don't condone it at all."
A spokesperson for the auction said: "It was never intended to promote on David alone. There were internal issues."
HEATHER Mills is lined up for the US celebrity version of The Apprentice.
Tycoon Donald Trump, 62, confirmed Mucca wants to go on his reality business show, known for his line: “You’re fired!”
Trump said: “Everybody wants to be on Celebrity Apprentice. One is Heather Mills. We have tremendous people.”
The contestants are revealed next month, but Trump has told producers he likes the fighting spirit of Sir Paul McCartney’s ex.
Mucca, 40, has just bought a £3million New York pad.
Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie was arrested last night on suspicion of rape.
The 43-year-old attended a police station after a woman came forward alleging he had raped and sexually assaulted her more than a decade ago.
Officers are known to have been investigating the claims since the end of last year.
Leslie attended an interview by appointment at Teddington police station, South-West London, yesterday morning.
Following extensive interviews he was arrested at 7pm last night and later released on bail and told to report back in August.
The woman in question claims that Leslie sexually assaulted and raped her in 1995.
It is thought that she contacted the Metropolitan Police late last year.
A police spokesman said: 'We are investigating an allegation of rape and indecent assault in November 1995.
'A man in his 40s was taken into a London police station where he was arrested following an interview. He was later released on bail and will attend a hearing in August.'
The arrest comes five years after Leslie, who also presented ITV's This Morning, was cleared of sexual assault charges by a judge at Southwark Crown Court, South London.
A number of women had come forward with claims against the television presenter over incidents which had allegedly taken place at parties or on dates.
But the judge cleared him of any wrongdoing and told him he could leave the court 'without a stain on his character'.
Tainted friendship: Leslie with Ulrika Jonsson on TV in 1993
Leslie's ordeal began in October 2002 when Ulrika Jonsson claimed in her autobiography that she was raped by an unnamed TV presenter 15 years earlier.
There was much media speculation and Matthew Wright, a former newspaper columnist, disclosed on his television show The Wright Stuff that Leslie was the alleged attacker.
Miss Jonsson refused to tell the public or the police whether the correct person had been named but would only say he was ' wellknown'.
As a result of the publicity, several other women made accusations relating to indecent assault by Leslie, who was charged with assaulting a woman twice between May 25 and May 28, 1997.
He was not charged with offences against Miss Jonsson.
The police dropped the charge against Leslie on July 31, 2003.
On the court steps after being cleared, Leslie said he had 'been to hell and back' and that he had ' maintained his innocence throughout'.
His television career has never recovered. It is not known if the new allegation has been made by a woman linked to the previous investigation or if it is an entirely new inquiry.
The woman making the allegations is not Miss Jonsson.
Leslie, who was born in Edinburgh, is a former boyfriend of Catherine Zeta- Jones and Abi Titmuss. Miss Titmuss was an unknown nurse until a sex tape of her and Leslie fell into the public domain.
A source close to Leslie said: 'He has now been accused again of rape and is devastated about it.
'John totally denies the accusation and believes he has been deliberately set up because of his past.
'He is co- operating fully with police and wants to get this out of the way as soon as possible so he can get on with his life.'
Leslie now lives in Scotland and works as a property developer.
From Mail Online
MEGA-BOOBS model Pamela Anderson is to enter the Big Brother house.
But sorry lads, she isn't joining our lot - she's been signed up for the Australian version of the show.
The Baywatch blonde will go from Playmate to Housemate next month in a bid to boost ratings Down Under.
Pam's shock arrival will come during a double eviction, according to Aussie newspaper The Daily Telegraph.
Lets hope she packs enough bikinis - but then again, maybe she'll sunbathe topless?
Ah, and to think UK show bosses gave the nation Stu to spice things up.
From The Sun
Will hse find herself another husband I wonder. :hmm:
Chloe O'brien
25-06-2008, 12:52
Why didn't the victim come forward in 1995 when the rape was supposed to take place rather than waiting 13 years.
Why didn't the victim come forward in 1995 when the rape was supposed to take place rather than waiting 13 years.
This happens frequently with victims, at the time of this happening they might be too afraid, ashamed, embarrassed to report it. A lot of victims are also blaming themselves, thinking they might have done something to encourage the offender in some way. If the victim felt rather alone and unsupported she might just not have felt up to being questioned and possibly medically examined at the time.
Why didn't the victim come forward in 1995 when the rape was supposed to take place rather than waiting 13 years.
never mind waiting 13 years what about when all the other rape stuff was happening a couple of years ago?????
seems very sus to me
sindydoll
25-06-2008, 14:21
MEGA-BOOBS model Pamela Anderson is to enter the Big Brother house.
But sorry lads, she isn't joining our lot - she's been signed up for the Australian version of the show.
The Baywatch blonde will go from Playmate to Housemate next month in a bid to boost ratings Down Under.
Pam's shock arrival will come during a double eviction, according to Aussie newspaper The Daily Telegraph.
Lets hope she packs enough bikinis - but then again, maybe she'll sunbathe topless?
Ah, and to think UK show bosses gave the nation Stu to spice things up.
From The Sun
Will hse find herself another husband I wonder. :hmm:not that ive got anything against pammy but dont you think she will be very false! just their to show her body off
Chloe O'brien
25-06-2008, 14:41
Why didn't the victim come forward in 1995 when the rape was supposed to take place rather than waiting 13 years.
never mind waiting 13 years what about when all the other rape stuff was happening a couple of years ago?????
seems very sus to me
Exactly I'm not saying that John Leslie is innocent but why did she not come forward when the allegations were flying around before.
Richard Fleeshman will support Elton John on his summer arena tour.
The 19-year-old, first rumoured to be John's opening act in March, will play four solo dates in the UK this month before joining John as the support act at Swansea's Liberty Stadium on June 29.
Fleeshman called his opening slot "an amazing honour", adding: "Elton has always been an idol of mine but it is incredibly nerve-wracking as well. I'm going to ease myself into it by doing some warm up dates around the country before it. I cannot wait to go out there."
John said: "When I heard Neon [Fleeshman's debut album], I couldn't believe how mature the record sounded and how developed and accomplished Richard's songwriting is at such a young age. I was delighted to offer Richard a slot on my summer stadium shows."
Good on him, I liked him in Corrie and Soapstars, he is a good musician.
StarsOfCCTV
26-06-2008, 19:45
Kerry Katona has said that Charlotte Church should learn how to be a mum before having a second child.
The I'm A Celebrity... winner claimed it is too soon for Church and partner Gavin Henson to have a second child.
"Charlotte Church is pregnant again, which means she's pregnant twice in one year - and I thought I was bad!" she told OK.
"I only left it 11 months between Heidi and Max but my opinion is it’s too soon for her. You want to enjoy your first and learn how to be a mum."
Church revealed earlier this week that she wants six children before she turns 32.
STRICTLY Come Dancing hunk Matt Di Angelo has split from dance partner Flavia Cacace, The Sun can reveal.
The 21-year-old former EastEnders star had been tangoing with Flavia, 28, since they met on the set of the BBC1 hit last autumn.
But he has now been spotted comforting singer Michelle Heaton, 27, who recently separated from her hubby of 19 months, Andy Scott-Lee, 28. Pals Matt and Michelle have been seen together at trendy London cocktail bar Mahiki.
Matt and Flavia’s romance caused ructions on the Strictly set as Flavia had been dating professional dance partner and Strictly star Vincent Simone, 29, for 11 years.
Matt and Flavia’s chemistry took them all the way to the show finals, although they eventually lost to Alesha Dixon, 29, and her partner Matthew Cutler, 34.
A source said last night: “It’s a huge shock to everyone and they are both devastated it’s over.
“Because they met on the set of Strictly their relationship got very intense very quickly.
“They were spending every day together and living in each other’s pockets. They became incredibly close.”
The magic continued for the pair while they competed together in the Strictly Come Dancing tour in January and February this year.
But since the show ended Flavia has been back dancing in the arms of Vincent, straining her relationship with Matt.
The insider added: “Everything was OK while they were dancing together but after Flavia started working with Vincent again things got a bit awkward.”
Aides of Matt and Michelle refused to comment last night.
Bad Wolf
27-06-2008, 08:18
Robbie Williams has split from his girlfriend Ayda Field, reports the Daily Mail.
Field, an aspiring actress, was reportedly upset by Williams's reluctance to embrace the Hollywood lifestyle.
A source close to the pair claimed that Williams preferred to stay at home and eat junk food instead of partying.
"Ayda was attracted to Robbie as he is vastly different to the average Los Angeles guy she is accustomed to, but in the end this was exactly what ended their relationship. He is just too different," the source explained.
"Robbie's indifference about the Los Angeles scene annoyed her. He was content to stay in eat junk food and watch DVDs while Ayda was yearning for some glamorous nights out.
"Ayda is hungry to advance in her career and that means schmoozing the right people. But Robbie doesn't care about that."
Williams previously dated Nicole Appleton, Geri Halliwell and Rachel Hunter.
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ROYAL Zara Phillips and rugby star boyfriend Mike Tindall are in talks to star in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
They are said to top the BBC’s wishlist for the ballroom dancing reality show.
Chiefs reckon horsewoman Zara, Princess Anne’s 27-year-old daughter, would add a dash of regal glamour to the series.
She and Mike, 29, would be only the second couple to compete on the show.
A top telly source said: “The BBC are going all-out to get Zara and Mike to sign up.
“They could be real contenders.”
From The Sun
Angelina Jolie has checked into hospital in the South of France to give birth to twins.
The 33-year-old was admitted to the Lenval Hospital in Nice yesterday, where she is likely to remain until the babies arrive.
Lenval spokeswoman Nadine Bauer said Jolie is not expected to give birth immediately, telling the Associated Press: "There's no urgency. It's been planned for a long time. She's very well. Everything is fine."
The actress and partner Brad Pitt already have two-year-old biological daughter Shiloh, as well as three adopted children.
Pitt, Jolie give $1m to Iraq charity.
From Digital Spy
Hollie-x
02-07-2008, 15:29
Angelina Jolie has gone into the hospital in the south of France where she expects to give birth to twins.
A spokeswoman for the Lenval Hospital in Nice said the actress was fine and that everything was going well.
She said Angelina was admitted so she could be kept under surveillance, and not to give give birth immediately.
She said the actress' admittance to the hospital's maternity wing had been planned for some time.
Angelina, 33, and boyfriend Brad Pitt, 44, already have four children - adopted sons Maddox, six, and Pax, four, adopted daughter Zahara, three, and one biological child, two-year-old daughter Shiloh.
Earlier this month Angelina revealed she and Brad want to make sure their older children feel included after the babies are born.
"They're old enough to feel included to change diapers themselves, to feed bottles themselves, like if I pump into a bottle. We're trying to find ways where it can be a fun group thing," she said.
Hollie-x
02-07-2008, 15:30
Oops. :D
You got there before me again!
Chloe O'brien
03-07-2008, 00:08
Debra Stephenson is in talks to appear on Strictly Come Dancing, according to The Sun.
The 36-year-old, best known for her role as Frankie Baldwin in Coronation Street, reportedly met with BBC producers to discuss taking part in the show.
EastEnders actress Emma Barton (Honey Mitchell) is also rumoured to be in line to star.
Stephenson will appear in the new series of Celebrity Masterchef (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/realitytv/a94985/celebrity-masterchef-stars-confirmed.html), which begins tonight on BBC One.
She previously turned down (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/celebrity/a77212/debra-stephenson-snubs-im-a-celebrity.html) the opportunity to compete in I'm A Celebrity, opting instead to do pantomime
The new series of Strictly Come Dancing will air this September
Hollie-x
03-07-2008, 17:53
Hmm.. I like Debra. I think she was brill on Fame Academy :)
Mariah Carey's marriage to Nick Cannon is in trouble after just two months, reports claim.
The couple, who wed in April after a five-week romance, are said to be at loggerheads over the singer's controlling behaviour.
A source told OK!: "Nick is basically around to attend to her diva-ish ways. When they were in Hawaii where Mariah was filming the video for 'I'll Be Lovin' U', Nick dashed off to buy her gifts at Tiffany and Co. and Louis Vuitton to keep her happy."
The insider claimed that Carey is intent on controlling her new husband's hip-hop career, saying: "Nick had signed on to perform at a sweet 16 party before he and Mariah got married. But now Mariah needs to oversee and approve his career moves.
"There are no more silly small-time gigs. She wants him to do big venues and projects. She definitely wears the pants in the relationship."
Carey's representative has denied the reports.
Hollie-x
04-07-2008, 16:14
Angelina Jolie's twins may take a few more weeks to arrive, her doctor has said.
Dr Michel Sussmann said Angelina is doing fine during a short news conference today in Nice, France, where the actress is in a hospital.
Asked when the US actress is expected to have her twins, he replied: "I can't give you a date. Let's say the birth will happen in the weeks to come."
Dr Sussmann stressed that Angelina checked into the hospital to be kept under observation, not because of any medical emergency.
"Mrs Angelina Jolie and her husband, Brad Pitt, told me to tell you that she is doing absolutely fine," said the doctor, apparently unaware that the stars are not married.
"Her admittance to hospital at this stage in her pregnancy is totally normal for a patient who had a Caesarean during her first pregnancy," he said.
French medical secrecy laws are strict, but Dr Sussmann said that the famous couple had given him the OK to give out a few details about her pregnancy.
The doctor denied some media reports that the whole fifth floor of the hospital had been given over to the Jolie-Pitt clan. He said they had reserved just four rooms, for them and their bodyguards.
"She is a patient like any other," he said. "She is very well and she is OK."
He would not reveal the sex of the babies.
See now this last part confuses me, I get OK! magazine every week (sad I know!) and in the OK! USA bit, it was going on about how Shiloh want's her baby sisters and this is coming from Angie herself. :hmm:
Yes, it has been in UK papers that she is having twin girls.
Eccentric boxing legend Chris Eubank has secretly GIVEN AWAY his two teenage sons, The People can reveal.
The ex-world middleweight hero handed over Christopher Junior and Sebastian to an American woman for adoption after a bizarre chance meeting in a hotel in Paris.
Chris, 41, and ex-wife Karron, 42, were convinced the incredible deal would give their troubled boys - who featured in TV Channel Five's At Home With The Eubanks - a better life.
Christopher, now 18, and Sebastian, 16, have flourished in Las Vegas under the care of single mum Irene Hutton - with the oldest set to follow his dad's glittering career which began at a boxing club in New York.
But sadly Chris, a £1.3million bankrupt who leads an almost gypsy life-style travelling the world and staying at the homes of wealthy pals, has only returned to Irene's home once in two years to see his sons.
Now Irene, 51, has decided to break her pledge of silence over the strange adoption in a bid to make the flamboyant sports star face up to his responsibilities.
Speaking exclusively to The People, Irene said: "It sounds incredible - and it is.
"I have become the boys' mother only after a chance meeting with their father in a hotel in Paris.
"It has been almost two years now since he gave me the children.
"In that time Chris has only been out here once to see them as far as I am aware.
"He was adamant that the entire adoption was kept secret and initially I agreed.
"But now after almost two years of no input from him I want the world to know what he is like."
Recalling the bizarre hotel meeting on January 30, Irene said: "I was sitting in the lounge when this man strode up to me and said 'Hello, I'm Christopher Livingstone Eubank'.
"When I asked him what he did for a living he just said 'I am an ambassador'. I had no idea who he was but we sat chatting until the early hours.
"He revealed how he had just gone through a very bitter divorce and that he had financial problems. I too had just got divorced.
We swapped numbers and that was the last I thought I would hear from him."
But monocle-wearing Chris, the self-styled Lord of The Manor of Brighton, began phoning Irene regularly.
Irene said: "In July 2006 he asked if he could bring Sebastian over to America for a brief holiday.
"I agreed but just days before he arrived he told me he was bringing his other son Chris Jnr over with him as well and both boys were going to stay with me.
"I was shocked but again I agreed and they spent the next two weeks with me in Las Vegas.
"They loved staying out here and it became clear that they were not happy at home and did not see a future for themselves in Britain.
"Then after they flew home I got a call from Chris and the subject of me raising his boys came up.
"Chris was really keen on the idea and within a few weeks, on September 22, 2006, he turned up on my doorstep with the two boys then left after a couple of days. He wanted them to grow up in America and wanted me to adopt them."
On November 2, 2006 Irene became the boys' court-appointed legal guardian. The adoption was formalised by a judge in Nevada's family court division last July.
Ex-wife Karron, who divorced Chris in 2005 after 16 years' marriage because of his increasingly eccentric behaviour, wrote to the judge from her home in Hove, East Sussex.
The mum who also has a daughter Emily, 14, and son Joe, 11, said: "My former husband is without a home, I don't know if he works but he travels a great deal visiting his friends and acquaintances.
"He calls the children occasionally. The calls come in from various cities, New York, Las Vegas, Paris, London, Moscow, Dubai.
"He talks to the children for about an hour then he leaves. He does not fulfil his obligations as a father and does not help me in any way."
Karron has visited the boys in Las Vegas three times since the move and Sebastian is currently holidaying with her in Spain.
Irene said: "The boys can come and go as they please because I allowed full access to both Karron and Chris in the adoption.
"It is not a question of me not letting them see their parents - in fact I actively encourage it."
Meanwhile Irene has handled the boys brilliantly.
Chris Jnr has won a place at business college but is also forging his way as a boxer like his father. He has already won a bout in the national amateur Golden Gloves contest - his dad won a New York version in 1984. And Sebastian hopes to be a pro US football player. Chris Jnr is still proud of his father and his MySpace website contains footage of his father boxing in his prime.
A close friend of Eubank said last night: "He saw them briefly in Las Vegas this April when he went to watch Joe Calzaghe fight Bernard Hopkins. He saw them for an hour or so. Chris's life is chaotic and he lives here, there and everywhere."
But Irene said: "I took on two young men who were hungry for a better future. I did this for love but the way Chris is behaving is really pushing me to the limit.
"They have the physical attributes of their father, they are both strong, athletic and hungry for success but they also need love and emotion.
This is what is lacking from Chris."
The Ex-wife says 'My children asked to go, we looked at ways they could go and we all agreed on doing it'
Karron Eubank has spoken about her decision to allow her two eldest sons to be adopted - and says she has their best interests at heart.
Karron said she signed adoption papers after Chris Jnr and Sebastian asked to move to America to be educated.
The mum of four insisted: "They are there to go to school, get their trade and come home.
"It's bits of paper that are neccessary to go to school out there. Schooling here is crap but at the end of the day we all know what we are doing and that's all that matters to me."
Karron added: "As far as I'm concerned I have supported my children and I still do support my children financially and in every other way.
"If I need to sign a piece of paper so they can go to school there and have a friend look after them - not financially or in any other way - just literally look after them while they are there then that is what I do.
"To be honest I don't really care what people think because of I have lived through years of this. The reasons we did everything we did was so they could pursue what they are doing in the US.
"My children asked to go, we looked at the ways they could go, we looked at the ways they could stay, and we all agreed on helping them do what they wanted to do and what they love to do.
"They are doing exceedingly well and a damn sight better than they would in England.
"We look at it as a piece of paperwork to sustain what my boys want to do, and that's it.
"If you want to boil it down Irene looks after my children while they are in the US, I pay the bills, I pay everything and they come and go as they please but they are doing what they want to do.
"And as a mother that is what I intend to do for the rest of their lives, to get them to be able to do what they want to do.
"I've been divorced for three years. I am a single mum and I do what I do to the best of my abilities."
Chris Jnr and Sebastian wrote emotional letters to the US family judge handling their case.
Sebastian wrote: "I love my Mum a lot and I know it was hard for her to make the decision, but she knows that Irene will not do us wrong.
"If I was still back living with my Mum I would be spending too much time on the streets with the wrong company and doing the wrong things."
Chris Jnr said: "My mother was having a hard time looking after four children."
'It sounds incredible but now I want the world to know what Chris is really like'
LIFE & CRIME OF ECCENTRIC FIGHTER
1982
Eubank's Jamaican father sends his tear-away 16-year-old son from London to live in hard South Bronx, New York, with his mother.
1984
Chris starts boxing as an amateur in New York and wins the prestigious 1984 Spanish Golden Gloves before returning to Britain.
1990
He starts one of the greatest ring rivalries in history when he beats 'Dark Destroyer' Nigel Benn to win the WBO world middleweight belt.
1991
Beats Michael Watson to become WBO super middleweight champion in a brutal match which ends with Watson brain-damaged.
1991
Fined £250 for careless driving after his Range Rover careers out of control and kills construction worker Kevin Lawlor in Brighton.
2003
Arrested for driving around Parliament Square in his truck displaying the words "Tony Blair! Military occupation causes terrorism."
2007
Eubank is fined £500 for making an unlawful anti-war protest after parking his monster seven-tonne truck outside Downing Street.
:eek:
StarsOfCCTV
06-07-2008, 14:04
1991
Fined £250 for careless driving after his Range Rover careers out of control and kills construction worker Kevin Lawlor in Brighton.
Only £250? :eek:
That is a bizarre story...
THE chaotic Osbourne family are heading back to telly screens — as hosts of a VARIETY show.
It will feature Ozzy and his clan performing comedy skits and introducing music acts.
The series will be the first time Sharon, Ozzy, 59, and kids Kelly, 23, and Jack, 22, have worked together since their chaotic hosting of the Brit Awards in February.
Last night a TV source said: “This show is going to reunite the family with all the madness that that entails.
“It’s going to be in the same vein as an old-fashioned variety show.”
A pal of Sharon, 55, said she was “really excited” about the series after quitting as an X Factor judge last month.
It is being made by US arm of FreemantleMedia, the production giant that owns TalkbackThames — makers of the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
It is tipped to be sold to the US Fox network.
The show is the clan’s first series since MTV’s fly-on-the-wall The Osbournes, which ran from 2002 to 2005.
Sir Alan Sugar escaped unhurt when his light aircraft crashed at an airfield near Manchester.
The plane landed at City of Manchester Airport during a thunderstorm, overshot the runway and hit a rut in the ground.
It stopped just short of the perimeter fence and could not fly again because of damage to its propeller.
"We landed and ran over the end of the slippery runway by about 15 feet into some taller grass," the Apprentice star told the Press Association.
"In doing so, the propeller of the plane picked up some minor damage and according to the rules this means the plane can't fly unless checked out by a qualified engineer, of which there were none available."
Sir Alan went on to play down reports that he had "cheated death", saying: "As far as 'life-threatening' is concerned, to put things in perspective my friend and I had as much chance of dying from the incident as we did in dying from food poisoning from the tuna sandwich that a very nice lady made us in the clubhouse whilst we waited for a mate to pick us up and take us home."
It said on the news that Nicole gave birth to a baby girl in Nashville.
Congratulations to them both. :cheer:
Hollie-x
07-07-2008, 16:31
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcome daughter Sunday Rose
Actress Nicole Kidman and country star Keith Urban, 40, are "delighted" to announce that they have welcomed their first child together, a daughter. Sunday Rose Kidman Urban arrived in Nashville, TN earlier this morning, Monday, July 7th, weighing in at 6 lbs, 7.5 oz.
Sunday joins older siblings Isabella Jane, 15, and Connor Antony, 13, Nicole's children with Tom Cruise.
The couple announced the pregnancy in January. In February, Nicole, 41, admitted, "I know [the sex of the baby], but I'm not sharing." In April came the admission that the first trimester was full of "severe morning sickness." Most recently, Nicole posed for the July issue of Vogue.
www.celebrity-babies.com
Just a bit more detail for youu! An unusual name (not that we expect anything less from celebs these days!) but I think it's pretty!
Kirsty :]
07-07-2008, 16:59
Hmmm don;t know if I liek that name, if I heard that name and wasn't listening properly I would probably mis-interperate it for Sunday Roast!
;585334']Hmmm don;t know if I liek that name, if I heard that name and wasn't listening properly I would probably mis-interperate it for Sunday Roast!
OMG, you are right. Definitely possible with my hearing :lol:
JustJodi
07-07-2008, 17:08
Hmmmmm let me go to the mirror and see what it looks like to lip read Sunday Rose,, yep looks like Sunny Roast..LOL
OMG what is it with these celebrities and these werid names LOL:lol:
Hollie-x
07-07-2008, 17:14
Lawl Kirsty! That one made me giggle!!
I'd not thought about that but wont be able not to now!
StarsOfCCTV
07-07-2008, 17:16
Haha Sunday Roast :lol:
Imagine the confusion when people are discussing what they are going to do on the weekend :lol: She's going to think her names being called half the time!
Why don't these celebs put the weird names in the middle and then the kids can choose when they get older!
Should have called her "Monday" anyway, seeing she was born today :lol:
Kirsty :]
07-07-2008, 17:25
Haha yeah.. doesn't seem right does it. I think weird names cross the line when you start using days of the week and jsut going ott
Rex Features
Matthew McConaughey and Camilia Alves have become parents for the first time.
Alves gave birth to a boy in Los Angeles on Monday at 6.22pm, according to People. The name of the child is not yet known.
A friend of the couple commented: "They're so happy!"
McConaughey, who started dating Alves two years ago, confirmed the pregnancy on his website last year.
He said: "Camilla and I made a baby together. We are stoked and wowed."
Kirsty :]
08-07-2008, 17:40
I jsut hope their baby isn't called Tuesday!
Hollie-x
08-07-2008, 18:02
Lmao.
You must be able to read my mind Perdita! I have just this mintue copied that up from celebrity-babies about to post on here! :D
Sorry to have beaten you to it again :lol: :lol:
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcome daughter Sunday Rose
Actress Nicole Kidman and country star Keith Urban, 40, are "delighted" to announce that they have welcomed their first child together, a daughter. Sunday Rose Kidman Urban arrived in Nashville, TN earlier this morning, Monday, July 7th, weighing in at 6 lbs, 7.5 oz.
NICOLE KIDMAN's father has solved the mystery behind his newborn granddaughter's name.
The Hollywood actress' dad has revealed that it was inspired by Australian artist SIDNEY NOLAN's muse SUNDAY REED.
While celeb watchers around the globe puzzled over Kidman and her country husband KEITH URBAN's unusual choice of name for their baby, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, Antony Kidman revealed he and his wife had suggested it.
He said: "There was a lady named Sunday Reed who was a prominent patron of the arts in Victoria," Dr Kidman said from his practice in Lane Cove.
"I have read a bit about Sunday Reed and her husband John - she was a key mover and shaker in the arts around the beginning of the century. The name Sunday struck me as being a nice name for a woman, so my wife and I mentioned it."
Hollie-x
09-07-2008, 20:24
Ahh, so at least there's a story behind this one.
Now to find plausable excuses for the others...
StarsOfCCTV
09-07-2008, 20:56
Amy Winehouse has been accused of hitting a man three times in a pub in Camden on Saturday.
Wayne Lindsay, 29, told The Mirror that the singer struck him in the face while he was drinking with friends at the Dublin Castle.
"She was in front of me at the bar and suddenly turned and walloped me three times across the face," he said. "It really stung.
"I couldn't believe it. I hadn't said a word to her or touched her. I was just drinking a pint with my friends... She was wild. She just flipped. It was as if she had voices in her head."
Winehouse was reportedly drinking tequila shots with friends when the incident occurred.
Lindsay added: "Amy stormed out immediately afterwards. I was really angry she thought she could get away with it. But I let it go.
"I'm not an aggressive person. Amy was in no fit state to put up a fight. She looked out of it."
However, a source close to the singer claimed that it may have been a case of mistaken identity, suggesting that she hit back after another drinker grabbed her.
It is the third scuffle that Winehouse has been involved in during recent weeks.
At Glastonbury she punched a fan on the front row after someone apparently groped her, while earlier this week she lashed out at a man who pinched her bottom outside her London home.
Jamie Lynn Spears has given her first interview since the birth of daughter Maddie Briann last month.
The 17-year-old told OK! that she was nervous about delivering her first child.
She said: "It all fell into place. I was right on schedule. I had a perfect pregnancy and a perfect delivery. I was very blessed."
Spears also explained how she and fiancé Casey Aldridge decided on their daughter's name.
"Maddie is a name that Casey thought of, and I really liked it," she revealed. "Briann was because a week and a half before she was born, one of Casey’s cousins, who he was really close with, passed.
"He was in a car accident. His name was Brian. She's also named after my older brother, Bryan Spears. We just added another 'n' to it and made her Maddie Briann."
I like that name and the reason behind it
Just to avoid people getting the wrong idea, I don't mean the reason that one of the cousins died in a car crash but that she was named in memory of him and her brother.
Ex-Blur bass player Alex James has revealed that his wife Claire is pregnant with their fourth child.
James, who has three sons - Geronimo, four, and two-year-old twins Artemis and Galileo - told OK! that he is having a daughter.
Speaking to the magazine, the musician admitted that he wants to continue his tradition of giving his children odd names.
He said: "I think you've got to have a look at them before you decide what they will be called. We quite like Sophie, although I don't think we will get that past the board of censors - especially Geronimo!"
James added: "There's a shortlist now. I quite like Boudica."
Those poor kids are going to be teased something rotten when they are at school :(
Rex Features
Matthew McConaughey and Camilia Alves have become parents for the first time.
Alves gave birth to a boy in Los Angeles on Monday at 6.22pm, according to People. The name of the child is not yet known.
A friend of the couple commented: "They're so happy!"
McConaughey, who started dating Alves two years ago, confirmed the pregnancy on his website last year.
He said: "Camilla and I made a baby together. We are stoked and wowed."
Actor Matthew McConaughey and model Camila Alves, 25, have welcomed their first child, a son. Levi Alves McConaughey was born on Monday, July 7th, at 6:22 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs, 4 oz. In a statement, Matthew, 38, revealed:
A healthy baby boy was born. Camila and I were side-by-side the entire time. We are both tired and elated, and are so happy to have created the greatest miracle in the world — Having a child and making a family. Now comes the greatest adventure — raising one, together.
Releasing their son's name to OK!, Matthew explained that Levi is another name for the apostle Matthew in The Bible, and shared that his birth time holds special significance as well.
Our son was born at 6:22 pm, and this particular time represents my favorite verse in the book of Matthew in The Bible: "If thy eye be single, thy whole body will be full of light."
Levi's middle name is Camila's last, as "we wanted to incorporate her family name," stated Matthew.
StarsOfCCTV
10-07-2008, 18:05
Those poor kids are going to be teased something rotten when they are at school :(
Oh no...they so are. Didn't he ever consider how his kids would feel as they got older?
ROLLING STONE RONNIE WOOD was last night living with a Russian bargirl less than a THIRD of his age — who is bragging to pals how he has dumped his wife of 23 years.
Muscovite Ekaterina Ivanova, 18, claims shocked Jo Wood begged her not to steal the 61-year-old after he took her home to meet his missus.
But the cocktail waitress told friends she sneered at the blonde ex-model: “I am not taking him — he is leaving.”
Dad-of-four Ronnie, who met the teenager while out boozing, has now whisked her away to his luxury pad in Ireland.
Yesterday Jo, 53, who believed the pair had gone on a painting holiday together, was horrified to learn of the teenager’s boasts — and insisted the conversation at the couple’s South West London mansion NEVER took place.
Jo declared: “She is mad — she is a terrible alcoholic.
“I know her — she’s been here. She’s a friend and he’s a guy — I’m going to call her now.
“And I’m gonna go and call him now and tell him what she’s said.”
Jo admitted she WAS frantic with worry — but said it was because alcoholic Ronnie was hitting the bottle again.
She revealed at the family home in Kingston upon Thames: “He’s drinking heavily — maybe two bottles of vodka a
Jo said boozy Ekaterina had wormed her way into becoming a drunking buddy of her husband — who has earned respect in the art world with his paintings.
The wife insisted: “I was quite all right that she was hanging around with him.
“They have been staying in Ireland and Ronnie’s art man was with them.
“Ronnie told me she was staying there and I said, ‘OK — get on with it and have a drink, go mad. Drink your guts up’.”
Asked if she thought the pair were having an affair, Jo stressed: “They’re not boyfriend or girlfriend — not in that way.”
Ekaterina has been telling friends a different story.
One said: “She is absolutely besotted with Ronnie.
“Whether or not he knows it, she plans a future with him.
“She has told everyone Ronnie has left his wife for her and they are a full-on item. She said she went to Ronnie’s house in London and has met his wife Jo.
“Ekaterina said Jo had told her she knew what was going on and begged her not to take her husband away.
“She claimed she told Jo, ‘I am not taking him. He is leaving’.
“She and Ronnie have been seeing each other ever since.”
Ekaterina used the social networking website Facebook to tell chums she and the guitarist were having a relationship.
In internet chats with them she said Ronnie was her boyfriend and she was quickly “falling in love”.
While Ekaterina has been staying with Ronnie in County Kildare — where he often goes to paint — the rocker has been using her as a model.
The friend said: “She has told everyone she has been posing for her boyfriend Ronnie, and that she only models for him.
“Everyone’s a bit taken aback by the relationship.
“She’s a teenager. Whether or not they are sleeping together is not the issue. It’s a weird set-up and Ronnie’s wife must be beside herself with worry.”
Ronnie met the Russian in a bar after the April premiere in Leicester Square of the film Shine A Light — MARTIN SCORSESE's documentary about the Stones.
It blends archive material of Ronnie, MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS and CHARLIE WATTS with footage from a 2006 concert by the band in the US.
Despite his rock and roll lifestyle, Ronnie has always declared his undying devotion to his marriage — earning respect for his commitment to a traditional family.
He and Jo wed in 1985 after his divorce from model KRISSY FINDLAY.
Jo has become a successful businesswoman, selling organic beauty products.
A source close to the guitarist admitted last night:
Ronnie is not being his normal self at the moment. He is an alcoholic and he’s fallen off the wagon.
He is drinking two bottles of vodka a day and there is no way he would be behaving like this if he was sober.
He went out and found himself a drinking partner — that is what this girl is.
He has been pushing away the people who love him while he does this. It is typical behaviour for an alcoholic.
He knows that his family wouldn’t tolerate him behaving like this so he has run away to go and drink himself crazy. He met this girl when he was on a drinking binge and now they are drinking partners.
His family just want him to stop drinking and come home. The primary problem is his alcoholism. They want him to deal with that first.
Former hellraiser Ronnie, who co-owns a London art gallery with sons Jamie and Tyrone, last checked himself into rehab before his daughter Leah’s wedding in June.
He hired dwarves to provide entertainment at the nuptials.
His spokesman said at the time: “The fact he checked himself in because it was Leah’s wedding shows, I think, that he is very capable of controlling it.”
I bet it is not his personality that little minx is interested in but the fact he has got loads of money.
Anne Robinson has been forced to make a record £20million divorce payout to her husband of 27 years, the Daily Mail can reveal.
The payment – a third of her estimated £62million fortune – came after a ten-month legal wrangle with John Penrose, sources confirmed last night.
It is an unprecedented sum in showbusiness circles from a woman to her husband.
Mr Penrose, 61, who split from the presenter of BBC's The Weakest Link last October, has been awarded £16million plus an investment property portfolio of four houses worth £4million.
He also keeps the cottage where he currently lives in the Cotswolds.
Miss Robinson, whose acid tongue and knowing wink have become trademarks on the hit quiz show, holds on to the lion's share of her wealth – £42million.
She gets to keep four homes – a townhouse in Kensington, a penthouse apartment in New York, a mansion in the exclusive New York enclave of The Hamptons and a cottage near Mr Penrose's in Gloucestershire.
The 63-year-old also gets to keep a property portfolio of five houses bought as investments.
The couple's marriage began to disintegrate three years ago when Miss Robinson's career took off in America. Such a large award recognises his contribution to his wife's career.
They first met as Fleet Street reporters in the 70s, marrying in 1980. Miss Robinson went on to become a newspaper executive and Mr Penrose subsequently became her manager, brokering lucrative contracts to write columns and later driving her rise to TV stardom in the UK and U.S.
She currently has a two-year £6million contract with the BBC to present The Weakest Link, Test the Nation and Outtake TV.
She is also paid £6million a year by the American network NBC to present the U.S. version of The Weakest Link.
Confirming the decree absolute – the legal ending of the marriage granted this week – Mr Penrose told the Mail: 'The decree absolute has happened this week which ties up the legal niceties.
:eek: Some presenters get paid far too much imo
Angelina Jolie's twins may take a few more weeks to arrive, her doctor has said.
Dr Michel Sussmann said Angelina is doing fine during a short news conference today in Nice, France, where the actress is in a hospital.
Asked when the US actress is expected to have her twins, he replied: "I can't give you a date. Let's say the birth will happen in the weeks to come."
Dr Sussmann stressed that Angelina checked into the hospital to be kept under observation, not because of any medical emergency.
"Mrs Angelina Jolie and her husband, Brad Pitt, told me to tell you that she is doing absolutely fine," said the doctor, apparently unaware that the stars are not married.
"Her admittance to hospital at this stage in her pregnancy is totally normal for a patient who had a Caesarean during her first pregnancy," he said.
French medical secrecy laws are strict, but Dr Sussmann said that the famous couple had given him the OK to give out a few details about her pregnancy.
The doctor denied some media reports that the whole fifth floor of the hospital had been given over to the Jolie-Pitt clan. He said they had reserved just four rooms, for them and their bodyguards.
"She is a patient like any other," he said. "She is very well and she is OK."
He would not reveal the sex of the babies.
See now this last part confuses me, I get OK! magazine every week (sad I know!) and in the OK! USA bit, it was going on about how Shiloh want's her baby sisters and this is coming from Angie herself. :hmm:
Angelina Jolie will reportedly give birth to twins next Tuesday.
According to French reports, the actress has agreed to be induced at the Lenval Hospital in Nice on July 15.
However, Jolie would apparently like the birth to come sooner because she's not enjoying her spell in the private hospital.
"She can't wait to give birth because she can't stand the hospital food, and she is fed up to be in this hospital room," said a source.
"If she could be induced earlier she would love it, but the medical team think it's medically better to wait until next Tuesday."
StarsOfCCTV
11-07-2008, 19:33
HBO has confirmed that a sequel to the Sex And The City movie is underway.
Producers were rumoured to be making plans for a second film last December, before the first was released.
They are now keen to capitalise on the success of the spinoff, which has made around £177.5 million at the worldwide box office.
HBO chief Michael Lombardo said: "There is enormous interest by Warner Brothers Newline to do another Sex And The City, and... they're trying with our help to put that together now."
Rapper P Diddy is thought to be in line for a role in the planned sequel.
Hollie-x
12-07-2008, 17:36
I have yet to see the first! :D
Hollie-x
13-07-2008, 10:30
Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, 44, are parents again, for the fifth and sixth time! Angelina, 33, delivered fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, by c-section on Saturday, July 12th in Nice, France. Son Knox Leon weighed in at 5.3 lbs, while daughter Vivienne Marcheline was 5 lbs. Ob/gyn Dr. Michael Sussmann told PEOPLE,
The babies are doing well. The operation went just perfectly. Angelina is in very good spirits. Brad Pitt was at her side. He was there and all was well.
Dr. Sussmann explained that the date for the scheduled cesarean was moved forward "for medical reasons," citing a need for the babies to be born into "the best conditions."
The couple never formally announced the pregnancy; instead, Angelina debuted a belly at the Independent Spirit Awards. In May, rumors of twins were confirmed by an accidental slip-of-the-tongue from co-star Jack Black -- but no worries, Angelina and Brad didn't mind. The couple preferred not to share the twins' due date, and said they would keep the sexes private as well.
Knox and Vivienne join older siblings Maddox Chivan, 6 ½, Pax Thien, 4 ½, Zahara Marley, 3 ½, and Shiloh Nouvel, 2.
I think it's sweet that she's named the girl after her Mum :)
And again - I'm confuzzled, it's always said in magazines that i've bought that they were both girls!
Don't believe everything you read in magazines! It was probably a red herring to detract from the boy.
Hollie-x
13-07-2008, 14:27
True. Ahh well!
3 girls and 3 boys now! The Brangie Bunch :D
The One Show hosts Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley have sparked further rumours that they are more than just friends.
Bleakley first set tongues wagging earlier this month when she spoke about her chemistry with Chiles, just days after it was announced that he had split from Jane Garvey, his wife of nine years.
Christine, who replaced Myleene Klass on the programme last year, later released a statement to clarify her remarks, explaining that while she and Adrian are "good friends off screen", talk of a romance was "utterly ludicrous".
According to the Daily Mail, the pair met up for a meal at a West London flat belonging to a relative of Adrian's after they finished work on the show last week. They arrived separately and seemed to be keen to disguise themselves; Adrian pulled up on a motorcycle and wore his helmet until he was safely indoors, while Christine wore a black baseball cap and arrived with her head bowed.
The pair spent an hour together at the flat before Christine left and returned to her own home in a taxi.
A spokesman for Chiles refused to comment on the newspaper's story.
Kerry Katona has claimed that watching The Cheeky Girls' reality show made her feel physically sick.
Katona described Living With The Cheeky Girls as a "load of rubbish" and said it was too revealing about the popstars' private lives.
"I was nearly sick when they were talking about sex," Katona told OK!. "Especially when Gaby said she'd had too much sex with that funny looking MP fiancé of hers, Lembit Opik.
"Yuk! There are some things you don’t ever need to know in life. Too much information, Gaby."
The I'm A Celebrity... winner recently signed up for a second reality series with MTV titled Kerry Katona: The Afterbirth, which will air later this month.
Well, I think we know far too much about her from her books, tv shows etc. What sort of name is The Afterbirth for a TV show? :sick: And why did she not just switch to another channel or the telly off? :rolleyes:
I do agree that nobody is interested in the sex lives of the Cheeky Girls but she's a bit hypocritical. Nobody wants to know about her life full stop.
Speculation has grown about Paris Hilton being pregnant after she was spotted avoiding alcoholic beverages at various events in LA.
"She's not drinking. It's the first time I’ve never seen her do that," a source told E!.
Hilton is currently in a relationship with Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden.
The Simple Life star denied she was expecting a child during an interview with Us Weekly last month.
Hollie-x
15-07-2008, 15:36
http://www.imnotobsessed.com/files/imagecache/main_pic/files/images/mileybathrom1.jpg
Someone take this girl's phone and camera away from her. Miley Cyrus won't be able to get in trouble if she'd just stop documenting things!
New pictures have surfaced (and the real juicy ones are currently on the market for a hefty price) showing Miley... just being Miley in October of 2007. Here she is in the shower wearing a white t shirt and nothing else. Thankfully, she is covering up her parts, but the implication is still there. And then naturally, we have the pose where Miley lifts up her shirt to show her bare belly. Add pouty lips and you got yourself one heck of a new photo set.
Supposedly, someone hacked her email and got hold of dozens of shots and emails that he hopes will bring in the dough.
Is anyone else thinking that Annie is really enjoying this one? Kinda feels like the same pose doesn't it? Naked but not really...covering what needs to be covered. Things are implied though nothing is said.
http://www.imnotobsessed.com/home?page=6
This girl anoyys me sooo much! She was the one who said that she was ashamed of the Vanity Fair photos. Hmm. Me thinks she obviously wasn't that bothered! Fair enough they were'nt meant to be published but tbh what was she doing taking pictures like this in the first place? I know girls my age do like to take pictures and whatever but nothing tho this extent.
Is that really Miley in the picture?
Hollie-x
15-07-2008, 15:42
Yep. There's another on the actual website.
Brad Pitt decided to relay news to local media only after his partner Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins in France.
The couple welcomed the arrival of a baby girl and a boy at the Lenval Hospital in Nice on Saturday night.
Journalist Jean-Francois Rouboud, who works for the Nice-Matin newspaper, was the only journalist to be invited into the hospital, where he was provided with information from the couple's doctor Michel Sussman.
Nice-Matin editor Olivier Biscaye revealed: "It was Brad Pitt who chose to give the scoop to Nice-Matin. He said to the doctor that the local media should be the first informed about the birth. We knew we would be the first in the world.
"Rouboud spoke to the doctor... We had all the details: the names, weight, one boy, one girl."
Biscaye credited his newspaper's respectful attitude towards celebrities for the special exclusive.
"Nice-Matin has always chosen not to play the game of paparazzi towards the celebrities who have chosen to live in the region," he explained. "We respect them, and they do likewise. We let them have a peaceful life. This is why I think Brad and Angelina have chosen to make this gift to Nice-Matin."
Christine Bleakley has once again spoke out to deny rumours that she is dating her One Show co-host Adrian Chiles.
Press speculation that the pair are more than just friends continued yesterday after they were spotted meeting up for a meal at a West London flat. They had appeared keen to keep the dinner date under wraps, arriving separately and hiding their faces from paparazzi.
Bleakley had previously sparked romance rumours after she spoke about her on-screen "chemistry" with Adrian, just days after he split from his wife Jane Garvey.
Christine has now told the Daily Mail that she finds the press reports hilarious.
She added: "Good gracious, it's nonsense. We're just friends. There is absolutely nothing to comment about."
.:SpIcYsPy:.
15-07-2008, 16:29
This girl anoyys me sooo much! She was the one who said that she was ashamed of the Vanity Fair photos. Hmm. Me thinks she obviously wasn't that bothered! Fair enough they were'nt meant to be published but tbh what was she doing taking pictures like this in the first place? I know girls my age do like to take pictures and whatever but nothing tho this extent.
Omg same here! I think she is way overrated, okay she can act for a kids show but nothing else. I personally don't like the genre of her music but she's alright for a kids singer..
'Oh I never meant for it to turn out like that' - yeah right.
I take pouty pictures and pose and stuff but woooh she is just taking it to the OTT.. shower pics and see-through tops, I wonder what next..
And then there is also that Vanessa Hudgens girl..
Has Ashley Tisdale done anything? Honestly it wouldn't suprise me either *sigh*
Hollie-x
15-07-2008, 17:15
OhEmGee.
Finally someone on the same wavelength!
I was in Asda the other day with my mum and there's like a whooolllee section of Hannah Montana clothes, and I was like, how she can have so much merchandise, being, in my eyes, a bad role model for young kids is pathetic. Maybe it is because i'm 15 and so i'm not into all the disney channel stuff but it's just ... I dunno...
They said that Vanessa Hudgens wasn't going to be in HSM3 because of what happened. Yet another one who can't keep their word. Is it just me or does the disney channel just have dollar signs in their eyes? If VH wasn't in it, I know few people who wouldn't watch it, HM/MC is for the money too.
Is it just me or does the disney channel just have dollar signs in their eyes?
You kidding? The whole Disney brand is about making money. Image is everything to them. As a children-orientated business it needs to do everything it can to protect itself from having the name dragged through the mud and not be seen to condone what the girls have been doing. Bad reputation = smaller profits.
Hollie-x
15-07-2008, 17:20
That's why it annoys me. They make money from girls who think that their favourite tv star is like, the best, yet they're doing stuff like this?
Coronation Street actress Kym Ryder and Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas went public with their relationship at last night's Inside Soap Awards 2008 launch.
The pair, who play Michelle Connor and Warren Fox in their respective soaps, attended last night's bash in Manchester and posed together for the cameras, ending months of speculation as to their status.
A source told DS: "Kym and Jamie thought it was time to put an end to all the recent press rumours. They're completely in love and didn't mind showing it."
In March, it was announced that Kym and ex-EastEnders actor Jack Ryder were to end their marriage after six years.
Katie Price and Peter Andre's ITV2 chat show has been axed by the channel.
The celebrity couple presented Katie and Peter: Unleashed in autumn last year, but the programme was not a hit with viewers.
Guests who appeared on the show were also unhappy; Coronation Street actor Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt) described it as "crude", while Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger branded the format "ridiculous".
An insider told The Sun: "It was always a risk. Jordan and Peter are an engaging couple and people like them but it soon became apparent that they are not chat show hosts. No one ever took it that seriously but we hoped it would be a flirty, cheeky show like Charlotte Church does or Lily Allen.
"They're not too fussed. They know it wasn't their finest hour."
The pair will still appear in a new run of their fly-on-the-wall show. A previous series, The Baby Diaries, was criticised by media regulator Ofcom last week for infringing the privacy of the couple's former nanny.
Eva Mendes has admitted to carrying a knife and mace for protection.
The 34-year-old revealed that she had the weapons while working on 2001's violent crime drama Training Day with Denzel Washington.
The actress told Interview magazine: "I did carry a little blade. My God, with obviously no intention to ever use it. I had mace as well. But the blade sounded cooler in interviews. I was young and stupid."
Mendes added that she was going through a rebellious "Angelina Jolie phase" at the time.
"That was my controversial stage where I'd just started acting," she explained. "I went through my little Angelina Jolie phase, like I was really tough."
Hardly setting a good image.
CrazyLea
15-07-2008, 21:23
Haha I'm 19, yet I love Miley Cyrus. Find myself getting quite addicted to Hannah Montana lately. Don't know what's wrong with me :searchme:.
StarsOfCCTV
15-07-2008, 21:43
I barely have a clue who Miley Cyrus is, I don't have the Disney channels but yeah...loads of merchandise. When I was a kid and all those Aladdin and Simba movies came out you got the dolls, a few t-shirts that was about it. I don't remember it being as commercialized as is now.
Eva Mendes is an idiot. Sorry to be blunt but in these current times...she should just keep it to herself. It was stupid but it's done why spread it around??
Kirsty :]
15-07-2008, 21:52
Miley Cyrus.. deary me! Just somethign about ehr I do not like!
Who is Eva Mendes?? I recognise the name... just can't put a face to it haha!
StarsOfCCTV
15-07-2008, 22:25
She was in Hitch playing Will Smith's love interest.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578949/
Kirsty :]
15-07-2008, 22:30
Ahhhh I know now! :D
Thanks!
.:SpIcYsPy:.
15-07-2008, 22:39
I like Disney Channel shows, don't get me wrong, :p clearly for kids but some of their lines are good lol.. I just don't like the people in real life (meaning how they come across not the actual people because I don't know them obv.)
Ashley Tisdale seems to be the only decent one so far..
.:SpIcYsPy:.
16-07-2008, 00:06
This comedian guy just has it right about Miley and her naughty pictures loool..Put it in spoiler tag :)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kxfQ84z97Zc
COMIC RUSSELL BRAND was condemned by rape charities yesterday after he rang a sex attack hotline during a gig.
Brand, 33, borrowed a mobile phone from an audience member to call the police number.
He told the operator he had seen a suspicious man wearing polka dot trousers and a pink dayglo cap lurking in an underpass.
His prank in Northampton came after local cops had been hunting a man dubbed “The Underpass Attacker” for three sex assaults.
Brand told the operator to hoots of laughter from his audience: “I had someone come near my underpass. He was dressed atrociously. He looked like TIMMY MALLETT.”
Asked where the laughter was coming from, he told the operator he was watching The Bill on TV before saying his name was Sarah.
When asked for his number, he said: “I didn’t know it was a dating line. Would you be interested in going out for dinner?”
He then sang Just The Two Of Us down the line until the exasperated operator hung up.
A clip of Saturday’s show has been placed on internet site YouTube, attracting 700 hits.
But Lynda Yorke, of Leicester Rape Crisis, said last night: “I don’t think it’s amusing. It’s in very poor taste.
“The issue of sexual assault is often belittled and such callous behaviour is extremely hurtful to the victims.”
Brand later apologised, saying: “I am devastated by the possibility I may have offended vulnerable people.”
I have seen very little of his shows but I don't find him funny at the best of times and this phone call was totally out of order. What a plonker :thumbsdow
Will Smith has disclosed that he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith often talk about having sex with other people.
Smith, who earlier admitted that divorce wasn't an option for the couple, told Reveal that an open relationship is good for their marriage.
He said: "Our perspective is, you don't avoid what's natural and you're going to be attracted to people.
"And if it came down to it, then one would say to the other: 'Look, I need to have sex with somebody. Now, I'm not going to if you don't approve of it'."
Smith suggested that his marriage would survive a permitted affair because of his and wife Jada's honesty.
He commented: "In our marriage vows, we didn't say 'forsaking all others'. We said 'you will never hear I did something afterwards'. Because if that happens the relationship is destroyed."
Not my thing, why commit yourself to one person if you still go off with somebody else? :confused: And I certainly would not permit an affair :nono:
Will Smith has disclosed that he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith often talk about having sex with other people.
Smith, who earlier admitted that divorce wasn't an option for the couple, told Reveal that an open relationship is good for their marriage.
He said: "Our perspective is, you don't avoid what's natural and you're going to be attracted to people.
"And if it came down to it, then one would say to the other: 'Look, I need to have sex with somebody. Now, I'm not going to if you don't approve of it'."
Smith suggested that his marriage would survive a permitted affair because of his and wife Jada's honesty.
He commented: "In our marriage vows, we didn't say 'forsaking all others'. We said 'you will never hear I did something afterwards'. Because if that happens the relationship is destroyed."
Not my thing, why commit yourself to one person if you still go off with somebody else? :confused: And I certainly would not permit an affair :nono:
If it works for them then that's fine. Not sure if I could live with that arrangement myself though :hmm:
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood has gone into rehab for treatment for his drinking problem, his spokeswoman announced today.
The news follows the revelation last week that the guitarist, married for 23 years, had run away with 18-year-old Russian Ekaterina Ivanova.
"Following Ronnie's continued battle with alcohol he has entered a period of rehab," said the spokeswoman. "His close family and friends say he is seeking help and look forward to his recovery."
Wood is a long-time alcoholic and is thought to have spent time in clinics in 2002 and 2006.
His wife Jo said at the weekend: "How do you help an alcoholic? They have to want to get better and they have to want to go to rehab."
CONGRATULATIONS to TAKE THAT star GARY BARLOW and his lovely missus Dawn, who are expecting their third baby.
The couple are already the proud parents of Daniel, who is eight next month, and six-year-old Emily.
Dawn is now three months pregnant and the couple are looking forward to their happy arrival in the new year.
I can see a little singing group called THE BARLOWS on its way.
A source revealed: “Gary and Dawn are delighted and everyone is really happy for them.
“They’re such a lovely couple.
“Gary has had some ups and downs but everything is going so well at the moment for him. This is the icing on the cake.”
I’m pleased for him too. He’s a top bloke.
The Take That boys could already put a little five-piece of sprogs together between them — and soon it will be seven because there’s another babe due.
MARK OWEN and his partner EMMA FERGUSON already have a one-year-old son, Elwood, and are expecting their second child in December.
HOWARD DONALD has two kids — nine-year-old daughter Grace from a former relationship and three-year-old Lola with his current girlfriend MARIE-CHRISTINE MUSSWESSELS.
JASON ORANGE is the only one of the fab four who hasn’t settled down and had kids — which pleases the girls in Bizarre HQ.
It’s going to be a busy time for the lads and dads — they are planning to release a new album and hoping to go on tour at the end of the year.
Gary told me they would be back in December when I caught up with him at the Ivor Novello Awards in May.
As that’s pretty close to when Gary and Mark’s babies are due. I’m sure Emma and Dawn are delighted.
Mark’s already started Elwood’s musical education.
He’s been to more festivals than most of us — despite not knowing much about it — and went on Take That’s last tour.
It must be very different for the boys when they go on the road nowadays with all these kids running around.
Then again, I suppose it’s not that strange, after all, they were used to having ROBBIE WILLIAMS in tow.
From The Sun today
Hollie-x
17-07-2008, 08:54
This comedian guy just has it right about Miley and her naughty pictures loool..Put it in spoiler tag :)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kxfQ84z97Zc
He actually does make some valid points in there. There are kids who look up to her and yeah like he said maybe she can do what she want with her life, but if so, she shouldn't be in such a child orientated business.
Pete Doherty is wanted by police after failing to attend a second court hearing for criminal damage charges.
The Babyshambles singer was not present to enter a plea relating to an incident in which he allegedly pulled a camera from the neck of a female photographer.
Doherty is accused of causing £200 worth of damage to Cath Mead's camera lens during a scuffle in Crewkerne, Somerset last summer.
Yeovil magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear in court for the second time.
"I assume that this is the correct address we have for Mr Doherty," said Nick Bernard, chairman of the bench. "He should have, therefore, received the letters stating when he should attend court."
Doherty recently spent 29 days of a 14-week sentence in Wormwood Scrubs prison after breaching probation orders.
Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes has started discussions about a third reality show on VH1.
Hayes's previous vehicles on the channel include Chanelle: Wannabe Popstar and talent show Wannabe.
A possible third show may revolve around Hayes's hunt for a boyfriend, according to the Daily Star.
Speaking about relationship problems, she said: "I'm quite shy when I meet new people, especially if they're gorgeous boys.
"But I'd never approach a man - it has to be the guy who asks me out."
She added: "I'm by no means easy. I really have to get to know a guy before I take it further than a kiss. I've kissed enough frogs in my time, now I want a prince."
:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
The controversy surrounding Fern Britton's gastric band surgery has cost her a pay rise from This Morning bosses, according to a report.
Britton was accused of deception last month after the secret behind her dramatic weight loss was exposed in a Sunday newspaper. She had previously credited exercise and a sensible diet for her new slim figure.
The Daily Star claims that Fern had been hoping for a 10% pay rise before the row kicked off. However, her This Morning salary will now remain at £700,000 per year for the next two years. The deal will be finalised over the next few days.
Show bosses reportedly made the decision because they feel Fern's behaviour damaged the programme's reputation.
A report last month claimed that Britton feared she could lose her job following a backlash from viewers.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt almost named their new baby boy Rex, say reports.
According to the New York Daily News, the couple changed the name to Knox at the last minute.
The pair reportedly ordered a play mat with the name Rex Leon Jolie Pitt embroidered on it.
Jolie gave birth to twins Knox and Vivienne in France last weekend.
Knox was the middle name of Pitt's grandfather, while Vivienne comes from the French version of the ancient Latin name, which means alive.
Kirsty :]
17-07-2008, 23:26
Chris Evans's golfer wife Natasha Shishmanian is expecting a baby, the DJ has announced.
The Radio 2 star, 42, disclosed the news on his blog with a black-and-white scan image of the 6cm foetus.
The news comes as Evans's former wife Billie Piper, 25, is said to be expecting her first child with thespian husband Laurence Fox.
Evans called the new addition "baby DJ".
He wrote on his blog: "How does one put this? Allright, I suppose it goes something like, Introducing baby DJ.
"Mother and 6 cm human both officially rockin'. I think that'll do for today. Lots of love."
Evans married professional golfer and model Shishmanian, 28, in August last year and the baby is her first.
He has a daughter, Jade Ward, 21, with ex-girlfriend Alison Ward.
Evans and second wife Billie divorced in May last year.
The broadcaster was divorced from first wife Carol McGiffin, a presenter on ITV's Loose Women, in 1998.
Well I say. I never knew he was with Carol Mc.Giffin!
I have no idea who his current wife is. Can't imagine why he would want to be married to Carol or vice versa.
Kirsty :]
17-07-2008, 23:40
Neither do I. But he's pretty well known so thought I would put it in here :) I only knwo hime because he used to be with Billie Piper.
Carol Mc.Giffin is the gurmpy Loose Woman isn't she?
They're all grumpy aren't they? Can't stand that program, they always whinge and moan.
Kirsty :]
17-07-2008, 23:45
Haha.
I like Loose Women :D
It's part of my daily ritual (sad I know!)
They are all grumpy at some point though :lol:
Hollie-x
18-07-2008, 13:32
Same - when i'm off school anyways. Finished at dinner today so just watched the last half :D
StarsOfCCTV
18-07-2008, 17:52
Wrong thread :lol:
Kirsty :]
18-07-2008, 17:57
Lol, Stars that's some interesting Celeb Gossip you got there :D...did you mean to put that in HWYD?
If not then I'm very sorry!
I love Loose Women whenever I get a chance :lol:
Some women told me to get off my bike yesterday because I wasn't allowed on the pavement. :moonie: I always cycle on the road and was only on there so I didn't have to cross the busy junction. Personal victory in that I just got back on when she'd turn the corner. :lol: Anyway, this morning, proving my point that the road is dangerous, just where I'd crossed the road onto the pavement there was a smashed up car this morning.
Alright day. Found out that on Tuesday some Masai Warriors are coming to the school! Like the proper ones from the villages in Africa! :D Looking forward to that :p
I think you've got the wrong thread Kasp :lol:
Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav has claimed that he lost his virginity aged six.
The hip-hop veteran, 49, who has seven children, said he first had sex while standing on a crate in some "tall bushes".
"A girl and me were having sex on a box in some big tall bushes," he told Complex magazine.
"This was when I was real, real, real, real, young."
He added: "I'm going to tell you the truth - I was six years old."
Pull the other one, it's got bells on :rolleyes:
Kirsty :]
18-07-2008, 18:31
It may be true.
However I jsut refuse to believe that full stop.
I'd like to know how old the girl was. How many six year olds know about sex, especially 43 years ago?
Kirsty :]
18-07-2008, 18:38
Yeah me too. I mean if someone in 43 years time said that happened in this day and age then maybe I'd believe it... unless these days theres jsut alot more publicity on everything?? Not everything is so secretive??
Wasn't sex a taboo subject back in the 60s?
StarsOfCCTV
18-07-2008, 22:52
;588076']Lol, Stars that's some interesting Celeb Gossip you got there :D...did you mean to put that in HWYD?
If not then I'm very sorry!
I think you've got the wrong thread Kasp :lol:
Sorry :rotfl:
I love Loose Women whenever I get a chance :lol:
Some women told me to get off my bike yesterday because I wasn't allowed on the pavement. I always cycle on the road and was only on there so I didn't have to cross the busy junction. Personal victory in that I just got back on when she'd turn the corner. :lol: Anyway, this morning, proving my point that the road is dangerous, just where I'd crossed the road onto the pavement there was a smashed up car this morning.
Alright day. Found out that on Tuesday some Masai Warriors are coming to the school! Like the proper ones from the villages in Africa! Looking forward to that
I think you've got the wrong thread Kasp :
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
I need a minute to stop laughing :rotfl:
Chloe O'brien
19-07-2008, 00:06
Stars is a celebrity and we never knew. Do you want to tell us who your alter-ego is.
StarsOfCCTV
19-07-2008, 10:29
Do you want to tell us who your alter-ego is.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/sparkle_w/Jafar_image.jpg
Pop star Gareth Gates has married his long-term girlfriend Suzanne Mole in a secret ceremony.
Bradford-born Gates, 24, who has been with dancer Suzanne for five years, proposed on New Years Eve. A spokesman for the Pop Idol star confirmed the couple tied the knot yesterday.
Gates met Suzanne, who is from Newcastle, at the Record of the Year awards in 2002, and the first rumours of marriage surfaced two years later.
His speech therapist, who helped the star beat his stammer, was said to have been chosen as his best man.
When asked about marriage in April last year, Gareth said: 'The way I have been brought up, that's what it's about for me.
'It doesn't suit everybody, but for me life is about marriage, lots of children, a massive house.
'If that's what my life is like, I will be happy.'
Gareth and Suzanne's relationship was on the rocks at one stage when glamour model Jordan bragged in her autobiography that she had taken the pop star's virginity.
After initially denying their three-month affair, Gates confessed.
Gates shot to fame as a stammering teenager in the 2002 series of Pop Idol, when he finished runner-up to Will Young.
He went on to bag four number ones and sell 3.5million records worldwide.
However, in 2006 his career took a severe hit when he was dropped by his record company Sony BMG.
His attempts at a comeback haven't exactly fared well and his last album, Pictures Of The Other Side, limped in at a lowly No23 in the charts.
The newly-weds live together in a three-bedroom apartment in south-west London.
What with him being in the news so much recently?
Kirsty :]
19-07-2008, 21:01
I thoguht Gareth Gates was gay?? :confused:
;588364']I thoguht Gareth Gates was gay?? :confused:
That is what they published when he was in Pop Idol but if he has been with her for 5 years, they probably just put this around because of Will Young being gay.
Ant and Dec have been sticking with their British friends as they attempt to crack America.
The TV hosts have jetted off to Los Angeles to present their new US TV show Wanna Bet?, but they have yet to make friends with any Hollywood superstars.
"We've kind of stayed very English," Ant told the Sunday Mirror. "We've been out with Ricky Gervais, Coldplay and Matt and David from Little Britain. And we're going to meet up with Cat Deeley later.
"You kind of end up staying at the same places or going out and eating at the same places, or you just text people saying, 'You're in LA? Well I'm in LA. Let's get drunk'." :rotfl:
Dec also revealed that he has been shocked by some of the stunts he has witnessed during filming for the new show.
He said: "The tagline is 'The show where ordinary people come to claim they can do extraordinary things'. We've had a guy who can kick himself in the head 45 times in a minute and a 12-year-old boy who can identify vacuum cleaners by the sound alone.
"One guy said he could identify the band and the album title simply by licking a CD… and he got it right!"
This show sounds good, I hope it is shown over here.
Paul Weller has revealed that The Jam were turned down for a spot on ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks.
Before the mod group had their first top 40 hit with 'In The City', they unsuccessfully auditioned for the Hughie Green-fronted show in the '70s.
Weller explained to Q: "Our guitarist's girlfriend at the time, she wrote off to get us an audition for Opportunity Knocks. She was going 'Oh, it'll be great, you can go and audition and get on telly.' So she wrote off and they asked us to audition. I thought, '******* off'. But luckily they turned us down.
"We played them a few of our own tunes. I can barely remember doing it, but we were so *******. And thank God. I don't want to think what would have happened if we'd ended up getting on."
Sorry but I am unable to upload the photos but this is Jody Marsh looking disgusting imo.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1450366.ece
Hollie-x
21-07-2008, 14:45
Has that girl got no shame at all? Actually, don't answer that. It's quite clear with some of the monstrosities (sp?) she's seen out and about in that she doesn't.
She looks a mess all the time imo.
Hollie-x
21-07-2008, 14:49
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are expecting their second child, it has been claimed.
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Jennifer Garner and husband Ben Affleck are waiting in anticipation the arrival of their second child together. The actress and mother of one is reported pregnant again.
The reports are in all probabilities inspired by the fact that Garner was seen leaving a doctor's office sporting a clearly visible baby bump. "She was very happy and glowing. She touched her stomach for a moment. She looked pregnant," New Weekly magazine quoted a source as saying.
Garner and Affleck are said to be "thrilled" with the news while "were hoping to have another baby fairly soon so that Violet would have a sibling to grow up with. She's an affectionate, happy child. Jen thinks she'll love being a big sister."
Affleck proposed to Garner on her 33rd birthday and the couple married on June 29, 2005 in a surprise ceremony at the Parrot Cay resort on the Turks and Caicos Islands. She gave birth to their daughter, Violet Anne Affleck, on December 1 the same year.
I love Jen & Ben for the fact that they are seen everywhere with little Violet just doing normal stuff. They're never in the mags/papers for anything bad and when they are, they just look like a normal family if you get what I mean.
Sorry but I am unable to upload the photos but this is Jody Marsh looking disgusting imo.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1450366.ece
I don't understand why the woman just doesn't get it over and done with and walk about naked.. she annoys me so much
Sorry but I am unable to upload the photos but this is Jody Marsh looking disgusting imo.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1450366.ece
What was the point in her getting "dressed"? We can see pretty much everything she's got.
StarsOfCCTV
21-07-2008, 16:04
She's just an attention seeker.
Weather presenter Andrea McLean is quitting breakfast TV broadcaster GMTV after 11 years.
McLean has signed a contract to present ITV1 lunchtime show Loose Women and said she plans to pursue other broadcasting and writing opportunities.
"I’ve been thinking about it for a while," she said in a statement. "The time is right for me to move on. After 11 years of getting up at 3.30 in the morning, I think I deserve a lie in.
"I’ve really enjoyed my time at GMTV. I’ve made some truly wonderful friends and know it’s going to be a huge wrench leaving, but I’m really excited at being able to concentrate on new projects."
GMTV director of programmes Peter McHugh said: "Andrea’s been brilliant and will be hugely missed by us and the viewers."
Blake Fielder-Civil has been sentenced to 27 months in jail for attacking a pub landlord and attempting to bribe him not to testify.
The 26-year-old, husband of singer Amy Winehouse, pleaded guilty to charges of GBH and perverting the course of justice. He has already spent nine months in London's Pentonville Prison awaiting trial.
Landlord James King suffered a broken cheekbone after being attacked by Fielder-Civil and friend Michael Brown at the Macbeths pub in Hoxton, East London in June 2006.
Fielder-Civil, of Camden, North London, also admitted trying to persuade King to withdraw his complaint using a £200,000 bribe.
Handing down the sentence at Snaresbrook Crown Court, judge David Radford told him that he had behaved in a "gratuitous, cowardly and disgraceful" way.
Three other men were also jailed for perverting the course of justice, one of whom admitted assault.
Winehouse did not attend the hearing.
What will this do to Amy?
Batman star Christian Bale will face police questioning today over claims that he assaulted his mother and sister.
A complaint was lodged against the actor by mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, at a police station in Hampshire yesterday. They have alleged that Bale "lashed out" at them on Sunday night at central London's Dorchester Hotel.
Police decided to delay questioning until today because they did not want to spoil last night's Dark Knight premiere in the West End, one report suggests.
A source told The Sun: "It would have been wrong to wreck the premiere over a complaint which we do not yet know is founded in truth. Mr Bale will be contacted at the earliest opportunity and be asked to provide an account of what happened."
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: "We can confirm that we have received an allegation from another force in relation to an incident in central London."
Estelle Getty has died at the age of 84.
The veteran actress - best known for her role as sarcastic Sicilian Sophia in sitcom The Golden Girls - was suffering from advanced dementia.
Her son Carl Gettleman confirmed that she died at around 5.30am PT (1.30pm UK) at her home in Hollywood, three days before her 85th birthday.
"She was loved throughout the world in six continents, and if they loved sitcoms in Antarctica she would have been loved on seven continents," Gettleman said in a statement. "She was one of the most talented comedic actresses who ever lived."
As well as her role in Golden Girls, which ran from 1985 to 1992, Getty appeared in Stop or My Mom Will Shoot alongside Sylvester Stallone, Mask, Stuart Little and Mannequin.
Aww, I remember her in Golden Girls (hilarious) and Stop or My Mom will shoot you. Shame she suffered from dementia. RIP Estelle x
Television star John Leslie will not face charges over the latest allegations against him of sex assaults, police said today.
The former Blue Peter presenter was arrested last month over two allegations of rape and indecent assault dating back to 1995.
Leslie, 43, was formally arrested after he attended Teddington police station by appointment in June.
He strenuously denied the allegation, claiming it was the 'mother of all stitch-ups'.
Today the Metropolitan Police said after taking advice from the Crown Prosecution Service they will not be taking any further action against him.
He had been questioned by Teddington detectives for three hours over claims by a 33-year-old woman that he raped her at his East Sheen home in 1995.
The woman made the allegation last September. They also took his fingerprints and a DNA swab.
Leslie's law firm released a statement on his behalf, saying he was 'delighted' and the complaint was 'ridiculous'.
It also said there was 'little justice and no fairness' in what Leslie and his family had been put through, having his name dragged through the mud once again.
The statement said: 'We have today been informed by the Metropolitan Police that the complaint against John Leslie has been dropped.
'Yet again, after a complete and thorough investigation, it has been confirmed that there is no truth or substance to the damaging allegations that were made against our client last month.
'He is of course delighted. The complaint was ridiculous, but yet again and for a second time his name has been dragged through the mud before the law has had a chance to confirm his innocence.
'The law confers a blanket of anonymity on complainants but the accused enjoys no such protection.
'Instead his reputation, his character, his career and his family are regarded as fair game by the media.
'There is little justice and no fairness in what our client and his family have been put through.'
Leslie was acquitted of two counts of indecent assault on a 23-year-old actress in 2003.
She came forward to police in 2002 after Leslie was sacked from This Morning following allegations arising from TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson's autobiography -although she had not named him.
In recent years, Leslie has pursued a career away from showbusiness as a property developer in Scotland.
He attended Teddington police station last month after the fresh allegation surfaced.
The next day he released a statement in which he condemned 'lies about my private life' and said: 'I certainly did not attack this person as I have never attacked anyone.'
Leslie said at the time: 'I was interviewed for 30 minutes and released on bail. Five years ago I helped the police complete a thorough investigation into malicious claims against me...
'Regrettably, as has happened in the past, the details of a private police inquiry have been leaked to the press and once again I face trial by media.
'It is thus with a mixture of anger and distress that I am forced to talk yet again about lies about my private life, lies that destroyed my public career.'
Leslie said: 'If I sound bitter, it is because I am.'
He said the lies 'that destroyed my public career in 2003... now threaten the private life which I have been happy to lead since then'.
He said: 'When, I ask, is this nightmare going to end? If it is considered acceptable to launch an investigation after 13 years, then why not 20 or 30 years?'
I didn't know John Leslie had presented Blue Peter.
Miley Cyrus has claimed that she is single and "looking" for a boyfriend.
The actress, 15, who is currently shooting Hannah Montana: The Movie, denied rumours she was dating either boyband rocker Nick Jonas or co-star Lucas Till.
"It is hard when you are hanging out with guys, even guys that are just your friends," she told Today.
"[He's] automatically your boyfriend, because that's what the media thinks.
"I think it's good if you can be able to have guy and girl friends that, you know, understand you."
She added: "It stinks when we go out; people automatically think we're together."
I wonder how long it will be before the sex tape surfaces online :rotfl:
.:SpIcYsPy:.
27-07-2008, 00:25
Miley Cyrus has claimed that she is single and "looking" for a boyfriend.
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I wonder how long it will be before the sex tape surfaces online :rotfl:
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL :lol: That is soo true :clap: Funniest thing I heard all day! :rotfl:
.:SpIcYsPy:.
28-07-2008, 16:16
Teen superstar Miley Cyrus is "super sorry" for a video on YouTube in which she and best friend Mandy Jiroux mock fellow Disney Channel stars Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.
“I mean if we offended (Gomez and Lovato), we’re super sorry, but we were, like, just having fun,” Cyrus said in an interview with Popstar! magazine.
Cyrus and Jiroux's video copied an earlier YouTube video by Gomez and Lovato in a scene-by-scene parody.
“That’s our thing, to be funny,” she said. “They were being funny on their show, and (besides) Elvis says imitation is the greatest form of flattery, so we were, like, imitating them. You know, like, being funny.”
In the video, the singer and actress, 15, and Jiroux, a backup dancer, poke fun at Gomez showing off her Power Rangers T-shirt and laugh at Lovato fixing a gap in her teeth.
"I thought they digitally added that," said Gomez about the gap. In the video made by Cyrus and Jiroux, the "Hannah Montana" star mocks her, saying "I thought it was like digitizely put on in your piehole."
After Cyrus' controversial Vanity Fair photo shoot, some pegged Gomez, star of "The Wizards of Waverly Place," and Lovato, star of "Camp Rock," as wholesome role models who could take Cyrus' place.
Still, the "Hannah Montana" star told "Extra" that "I don’t think there could be a next Miley. I think they should be the next Selena, the next Demi ... [and] make their own way.”
Watch the vid on the link below:
YouTube - Demi,Selena,Miley, and Mandy (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QXJMmAZAtXQ)
SUPRISE SUPRISE.. This girl is just p'ing me off now! :angry: Act more responsibly will you! :wall:
Harry Potter star Emma Watson spurned the advances of three male admirers at a Windsor polo party, according to a report.
The 18-year-old actress, best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the movies, captured the attention of Francis Bouelle at the beginning of the bash. They chatted happily for a while, but it wasn't long until Emma was seen draping herself over a dark-haired man.
Later, Emma was chatted up by a third man, blond Michael Corker. However, all three of her fans were left disappointed when she went home with a female friend.
An onlooker told The Mirror: "It was very funny to see - she's clearly hard to get."
In April, Watson claimed that Potter fans are desperate for her to start dating co-star Daniel Radcliffe. She insisted that they are just friends.
Simon Cowell and Terri Seymour have allegedly ended their six-year relationship.
A report from Star magazine claims that Cowell dumped his TV presenter girlfriend following a row over starting a family.
"He told me he is tired of Terri's insecurities," a friend of Cowell is quoted as saying. "They lead separate lives, and that's how he likes it, but lately she has turned up unannounced at events he is at."
A source added: "Terri is worn down by Simon's attitude."
Cowell is believed to be holidaying at his St Tropez villa with friend Paul McKenna and ex-girlfriend Sinitta following his bust-up with Seymour.
The X Factor judge has repeatedly denied rumours that his relationship with Seymour is on the rocks.
Gordon Ramsay has been described as a "sad b*****d" by his former friend and protégé Marcus Wareing.
The pair have known each other for 15 years, but a row over the Petrus restaurant at the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge has torn them apart in recent months.
Wareing is head chef at the restaurant, which is currently run by Gordon Ramsay Holdings, but will take over the lease in September after the hotel decided to end its association with Ramsay. Gordon's lawyers are attempting to challenge the move.
In an interview with Waitrose Food Illustrated, Wareing said that he is looking forward to breaking away from his former mentor. He also claimed that Ramsay is more interested in being a celebrity than a chef.
"If I never speak to that guy for the rest of my life, it wouldn't bother me one bit," Wareing insisted. "Wouldn't give a *******."
He continued: "Gordon's an important part of my life, although half of me thinks he's a sad b*****d and the other half still adores him. But Gordon is not really part of the industry now. He's a major celebrity."
Contradicting oneself in the last two paragraphs Marcus?
Heather Mills has no evidence that she could use against her ex-husband Paul McCartney, her former publicist has claimed.
As the ex-model's divorce battle with McCartney rumbled on earlier this year, it was suggested that Mills had damaging tapes which proved the Beatles legend had been abusive towards her.
However, Michele Elyzabeth, who parted company with Mills last week, has now insisted that there is no truth in the claims.
She told US TV show Access Hollywood: "I really don't believe she did [have the tapes]. I was close enough and I heard a couple of conversations. Now that I know what I know, I don't really think that Paul really went after her for anything.
"She had basically nothing - she had tapes of her being in the studio with him, her being on the road with him, private moments. She told me a bunch of stuff... [but] I don't see him being a violent person."
Elyzabeth has described Mills as a "maniac" and an "impossible" person to work with since quitting her job last week.
Uh oh, I foresee a lawsuit against Elyzabeth for saying that.
Sarah Bartholomew, the woman who stalked David Walliams, is to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act, The Mirror reports.
The 29-year-old former veterinary nurse admitted to sending the Little Britain star a string of threatening messages, one of which read: "I have to have you at any cost. I will kill or abduct you to stop you seeing anyone else."
Bartholomew will remain in a psychiatric hospital until doctors decide she poses no danger to herself or others.
District Judge Adrian Turner stated: "I am quite sure a medical order is the appropriate action."
A judge had previously said that Bartholomew had become "delusional about her relationship with David Walliams".
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Gordon Ramsay's latest episode of The F Word received a large volume of complaints after it featured new energy drink Pussy.
The chef, who is famous for his use of bad language in the kitchen, and guest Graham Norton, discussed the beverage on last night's show.
During the segment, Norton said: "It's got some natural energy in the Pussy…go on…taste your Pussy."
He added: "Do you like the Pussy, was that good?"
Celebrity fans of Pussy, which is stocked in VIP and members clubs across the UK, include Daisy Lowe, Mark Ronson and Jay-Z.
:rotfl: :rotfl: Some people can't take a joke. There was a warning at the start of the show of adult humour. Obviously some people weren't listening :rolleyes:
Former EastEnders star Shane Richie has welcomed his fourth child.
The 44-year-old's second wife Christie gave birth to daughter Lolita Bell last night. The couple, who married last year, already have son Mackenzie Blue, two.
Richie's spokesman told The Sun: "They are both over the moon."
The actor also has sons Shane and Jake from his first marriage to Loose Women regular Coleen Nolan, whom he divorced in 1999.
Morgan Freeman has reportedly been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a car crash in the US.
The actor's car is thought to have gone off a highway in Mississippi and flipped several times at around 11.30pm last night.
He is now in hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where a spokeswoman described his condition as "serious".
A woman in the car was also taken to the Regional Medical Centre, known as The Med.
Freeman, 71, is currently appearing in new Batman film The Dark Knight. He won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in 2004's Million Dollar Baby.
James Corden has apologised to Keira Knightley after he joked that they enjoyed repeated sex sessions.
The Gavin & Stacey star claimed that they had indulged in three days of "sensual lovemaking" and "solid shagging" during a speech at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards in March.
He made the apparently off-the-cuff remark while introducing the actress's pre-recorded acceptance speech after she won the best actress gong for her role in Atonement.
However, he has now apologised after Knightley reportedly blanked him at a recent party.
WENN quotes him as saying: "Truly, I thought about doing that (the sex joke) 20 seconds before I went up [on stage]. On my life, it just came out.
"It really was a joke. I would like to know she did know that. I think she's great."
Where does this guy get off making jokes about people and slagging the cast of Hollyoaks off? He's not sending out a good impression of himself.
Peter Andre was left "badly shaken" after a vehicle drove into his chauffeur-driven car in LA earlier this week.
The singer, who is staying in the city while wife Katie Price undergoes a breast reduction, was leaving a screening of The Dark Knight when the accident happened.
He escaped unharmed when the vehicle smashed into the side of the car in which he was sitting, reports The Mirror.
"It left a massive dent in the door but thankfully Pete walked out uninjured," said a source. "He was adamant he didn't want to go to hospital and made sure the other driver was okay.
"He was badly shaken but immediately called Katie to reassure her that he wasn't hurt."
Morgan Freeman has reportedly been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a car crash in the US.
The actor's car is thought to have gone off a highway in Mississippi and flipped several times at around 11.30pm last night.
He is now in hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where a spokeswoman described his condition as "serious".
A woman in the car was also taken to the Regional Medical Centre, known as The Med.
Freeman, 71, is currently appearing in new Batman film The Dark Knight. He won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in 2004's Million Dollar Baby.
Morgan Freeman has been released from hospital following his involvement in a car crash at the weekend.
The actor was discharged from the Regional Medical Centre in Memphis, Tennessee, after being treated for a broken arm, elbow and other injuries, a hospital spokesperson confirmed.
Freeman, 71, was airlifted to the centre's trauma unit on Sunday night after his car veered off a highway in Mississippi and flipped several times. He has since undergone surgery to repair nerve damage.
A female passenger and owner of the car, later identified as friend Demaris Meyer, was also taken to the facility.
Police believe Freeman may have fallen asleep at the wheel of the vehicle prior to the accident. Rain is also thought to have been a factor.
The Oscar winner, who can currently be seen in The Dark Knight, was earlier revealed to be in the process of divorcing his wife of 24 years.
Brad Pitt took adopted son Maddox go-karting for his seventh birthday on Tuesday.
The Hollywood star, 44, spent a day on a race track in the South of France with his eldest child. Angelina Jolie remained at the Château Mira with the rest of their children.
"It was just Maddox and Brad," a source told People. "Just father-son time." Maddox apparently beat his father in the overall race.
The pair have previously been spotted playing with racing radio-command cars and various bikes. They have also been photographed at numerous Formula One events.
moonstorm
13-08-2008, 10:19
Peaches Geldof has married in Las Vegas, her spokesperson has confirmed.
The 19-year-old wed Max Drummey, drummer in indie band Chester French, while on holiday in the US last week.
The couple met a year ago but became an item after Chester French played last month's iTunes festival, which Geldof co-presented.
Drummey, 23, is a Harvard anthropology graduate from Boston.
Geldof's representative told Heatworld: "Peaches and Max Drummey are delighted to announce their very happy marriage. The couple tied the knot in a simple low-key ceremony in Las Vegas last week.
"Their marriage has the full support of their family and friends. Peaches and Max did not want unnecessary publicity, but following growing media speculation, have decided to set out the facts. No further comment from either will be forthcoming."
Geldof, who was previously rumoured to be dating Horrors singer Faris Rotter, recently played down her alleged drug overdose.
JustJodi
13-08-2008, 15:39
Former EastEnders star Shane Richie has welcomed his fourth child.
The 44-year-old's second wife Christie gave birth to daughter Lolita Bell last night. The couple, who married last year, already have son Mackenzie Blue, two.
Richie's spokesman told The Sun: "They are both over the moon.":lol: :lol:
The actor also has sons Shane and Jake from his first marriage to Loose Women regular Coleen Nolan, whom he divorced in 1999.
Hmmmmmm they also gave their kids un usual names too LOLITA BELL AND MACKENZIE BLUE,,
:rolleyes: :hmm:
Gary Glitter will be deported to the UK next week after serving his sentence for child molestation.
The glam rock singer, real name Paul Gadd, has completed his 27-month sentence in a Vietnam prison. Glitter was convicted in March 2006 of committing "obscene acts with children".
The arrest concerned two Vietnamese girls from the coastal city of Vung Tau. His sentence was reduced by three months on appeal.
Glitter's legal representative Le Thanh Kinh said: "He will be deported back to Britain.
"Police booked his ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to London and I have already paid for the ticket on his behalf.
"My client will have to board a flight to London, his ticket has been bought by the authorities here. After he lands in London, he's free to go wherever he wants."
Glitter will leave Vietnam on Tuesday. He will be met by police in the UK and made to sign the sex offenders' register.
'Livin' La Vida Loca' singer Ricky Martin has become the father of twin boys.
Martin's surrogate mother gave birth several weeks ago, a representative has confirmed.
The babies' names and weights were not confirmed. The identity of the mother is also unknown.
"The children, delivered via surrogacy, are healthy and already under Ricky's full-time care," said a spokesperson.
"Ricky is elated to begin this new chapter in his life as a parent and will be spending the remainder of the year out of the public spotlight in order to spend time with his children."
Gary Glitter has been refused entry into Hong Kong, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
The former glam rock star, real name Paul Gadd, left Bangkok airport on a Thai Airways flight for the Chinese territory this afternoon.
He had refused to board a connecting flight from Bangkok to Heathrow this morning after claiming to be suffering from chest pains. However, he was later examined and declared fit to fly.
According to legal experts, British authorities do not have the power to force Glitter to return to the UK. Chinese officials are currently thought to be considering putting him on a flight back to Thailand.
Thai-based British journalist Andrew Drummond earlier told Sky News: "He has had access to British TV in his hotel and knows that if he does come back [to the UK], he might never be able to leave again."
The 64-year-old was released from prison in Vietnam on Thursday after serving two years and nine months of a three-year sentence for child molestation.
StarsOfCCTV
21-08-2008, 19:11
Kerry Katona has been declared bankrupt by the High Court.
The I'm A Celebrity... winner failed to pay the final £82,000 of a £417,000 tax bill.
Katona was not present at the court earlier today. Her representative Luke Harris claimed that she was waiting for cheques to clear before she paid the money back.
Mr Registrar Nicholls allowed her legal team an extra hour to correct the balance, but they failed to do so.
It is the fourth time the case has been in court, but the final deadline was confirmed by Nicholls two weeks ago.
She was given the petition in January, but has repeatedly contested HM Revenue and Customs's demands.
Katona, who found fame in pop group Atomic Kitten, won ITV's I'm A Celebrity... in 2004. She has four children, two with singer Brian McFadden and two with current husband Mark Croft.
Jade Goody would have died within three months without emergency treatment for her cervical cancer, she has revealed.
The reality TV star was diagnosed with the illness while she was taking part in the Indian version of Big Brother six days ago. She immediately withdrew from the programme and returned to the UK for treatment and further tests.
Goody has now been told that she has a large tumour in her womb and will require a hysterectomy next week.
"My consultant said the cancer had got so big it filled half my womb. There was a chance it was in my bloodstream," Goody told The Sun. "She told me I'd need a hysterectomy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The biggest shock was when I asked what would have happened if I'd stayed in India for three months.
"Without hesitation she replied, 'Jade, you would have died'. I've got to make a joke about it or I'll go mad with the fear. If I go bald I'll get a big tattoo on my head. And I refuse to question whether or not I will die. It's not an option. I'll fight with all my strength."
Goody also admitted that she is heartbroken by accusations that her health scare is nothing more than a publicity stunt.
"I'm sitting here desperately trying to come to terms with the fact that I might die, while people are out there accusing me of making my illness up," she said. "Call me a racist, call me a bigot, a chav, whatever - but don't call me a liar over this."
The star had decided to take part in India's Big Boss to make amends for her part in the Celebrity Big Brother race row, which saw her branded a racist bully for her treatment of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.
Kerry Katona is planning to go ahead with her dramatic cosmetic surgery plans, despite being declared bankrupt this week.
The former Atomic Kitten star will be filmed for her reality TV series as she undergoes a body makeover, including a breast reduction, liposuction and laser treatment for her stretchmarks. She is expected to part with £15,000 for the transformation.
A bankruptcy order was issued by the High Court this week after Katona failed to pay the final £82,000 of a £417,000 tax bill. Her representatives have insisted that the action will be annulled on Wednesday when funds for the bill finally clear.
Speaking about Katona's surgery plans, a source told the Daily Star: "She will be followed by a camera crew. But she has wanted this for a really long time, regardless of whether it was for TV or not.
"She knows she will be criticised for going through with it after what happened this week but she is not worried because she has money pouring into her bank accounts. The money is there - she is not skint by any means."
I must have missed something here. You can't be declared un-bankrupt if you pay back your debts within a week of an order being issued.
Has she got nothing more important to spend money on than getting rid of her stretchmarks?
Neighbours star Carla Bonner was banned from a flight at the weekend after clashing with an airline attendant over her luggage.
The actress, who plays Steph Scully on the Aussie soap, was checking in at Melbourne Airport for a flight to Newcastle, New South Wales, when she was warned that her hand luggage could be too large.
Bonner was told by the staff member that her bag would need to be measured and a heated exchange followed. She was in possession of a Light Fare ticket for a Jetstar Airways flight, restricting her to one piece of small hand luggage only.
The soap star eventually ended up staying in Melbourne. Despite claims from onlookers that she used foul language in her discussion with the airport worker, Bonner has insisted that she was not at fault.
"I am in the process of lodging a formal complaint about an incredibly rude staff member who I am sure regrets his behaviour,'' Bonner told the Daily Telegraph. "It's a shame because the other Jetstar staff I dealt with were terrific and very supportive.''
In August last year, Bonner was fined for driving offences. As well as using a licence that had not been renewed, she had caused a crash at a shopping centre by reversing when it was unsafe to do so.
Ulrika Jonsson could be set for a dramatic return to breakfast television.
The former TV-am weather girl has been in secret talks with GMTV about becoming their new sofa queen when Fiona Phillips leaves.
Bosses are snubbing bookies' favourite Kate Garraway and want to take Fiona's Christmas exit as an opportunity to revitalise the station.
Kate, 41, may well be dumped altogether when her contract runs out.
An insider said: "Fiona's departure is a blow, but this gives us a chance to give the whole show a spring clean. Ulrika is perfect - beautiful and intelligent, with an ability to laugh at herself."
Swedish-born Ulrika, now 41, joined TV-am as a secretary in 1989 and was instantly promoted to become the station's weather girl.
The mum-of-four later presented Gladiators and was a regular on Shooting Stars.
Our source added: "Ulrika is an experienced presenter and we are now in serious discussions."
Insiders say producers have a list of alternatives if Ulrika does not get the job or decides that the unsocial hours clash with her lifestyle.
The BBC's Kate Silverton, much liked by ITV execs, has been mentioned - and gorgeous Christine Bleakley is also well-respected.
If bosses decide to go for a younger presenter, Myleene Klass, Jenni Falconer and Holly Willoughby have also been touted.
However, one woman who doesn't seem to want the job is GMTV's other bubbly blonde, Penny Smith. The presenter is looking to take a break so she can finish writing a book.
Referring to her novel, which has the working title of What Katie Did Next, Penny said: "I'm trying to take a holiday away from TV so I can finish it. I think John Stapleton and myself are slowly heading together for the retirement home."
From The Mirror
A pair of Michael Jackson's underpants are to be sold at auction.
The unwashed Calvin Klein briefs are a size 28 and will go on eBay on 10 September with a reserve of $1 million.
According to the New York Post, the undies were part of the evidence confiscated in 2003 during an unsuccessful child molestation case brought against the popstar.
They are being sold by New Jersey businessman Henry Vacarro, who obtained them in a bankruptcy case.
A handwritten note explaining why Jackson wanted an annulment from Lisa Marie Presley and a used, half-ounce tube of skin-bleaching cream are also up for grabs.
$1 million reserve for his underpants - they must be joking :eek: Wonder whether anybody is mad enough to put a bid in for them
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