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VERNON Kay's text sex shame has cost him a lucrative six-figure sponsorship deal with car maker Alfa Romeo, The Sun can reveal.
The All-Star Family Fortunes presenter was set to become the new face of the Italian motoring giant.
But the dad of two's clean-cut image was shattered after we exposed him last month.
That led Alfa Romeo bosses to put the brakes on the deal, believed to be worth £100,000.
A spokesman for the firm said last night: "We had been in discussions with a view to recruiting Vernon in an ambassadorial role for the brand. But in the light of what has happened, we have dropped that idea."
Vernon, 35 - wed to Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly - admitted sending a string of steamy texts to five women, including Page 3 girl Rhian Sugden.
Last week Tess, 40, spoke for the first time about her humiliation. She told BBC1's The One Show "it's been tough" but she said their ten-year romance was "worth fighting for".
Alfa Romeo is now believed to be luring Italian TV chef Gino D'Acampo, 33, who won I'm A Celeb. A source close to Vernon said last night: "This is the last thing he needs."
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Peter Graves - star of the classic TV series Mission: Impossible and disaster spoof movie Airplane! - has died in the US city of Los Angeles. He was 83.
The actor had a suspected heart attack outside his home after a meal with his family, about a week before his 84th birthday, said publicist Sandy Brokaw.
Graves was perhaps best known for his role as special agent Jim Phelps in the popular TV series Mission: Impossible.
He also played bungling pilot Clarence Oveur in the 1980 film Airplane!.
The actor initially turned down the role but was talked round by the film-makers, who told him his dry, deadpan humour made him perfect for the spoof disaster moovie.
He had just returned from lunch on Sunday with his wife and children when he collapsed before making it into the house, his publicist said.
He had this statesmanlike quality
Sandy Brokaw
Publicist
One of his daughters tried in vain to revive him.
"He had this statesman-like quality," publicist Brokaw told AP news agency. "People were always encouraging him to run for office. But he said: 'I like acting. I like being around actors."'
The police said the star had died of "natural causes" at his home.
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Arguably his most famous role was in the long-running TV show Mission: Impossible, in which Graves led a squad of American government special agents battling evil conspirators.
Every show began with Graves, as Agent Phelps, listening to instructions detailing his team's latest mission on a tape, which self-destructed within seconds of being played.
The show ran on CBS from 1967 to 1973 and was revived on ABC from 1988 to 1990.
"Your mission, should you decide to accept it..."
The actor said the writing was behind the show's long-running success.
"It made you think a little bit and kept you on the edge of your seat because you never knew what was going to happen next," he once said.
He won a Golden Globe in 1971 for his part in the series.
Graves appeared in about 130 film and TV shows during his career.
His first television series was the 1950s children's Saturday morning show Fury, about an orphan and an untamed black stallion.
Early in his career, he also turned in a memorable performance as a Nazi spy in the 1953 prisoner-of-war drama Stalag 17.
In recent years, he hosted the A&E Network's long-running historical series, Biography.
It won him an Emmy for outstanding informational series in 1997.
RIP Peter :(
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Mark Owen’s wife is taking him back for the sake of their children.
Emma Ferguson has told the Take That singer they owe it to 15-month old daughter Willow Rose and son Elwood, three, to try and work things out after he confessed last week to having sex with 10 other women during his relationship with her.
A source close to the family said: “Emma will do absolutely anything for her beautiful children. Mark has been a complete idiot - which he openly admits - but it doesn't stop him being a brilliant dad.
“He dotes over those kids and Emma knows it. It's a long road ahead. But for the sake of their children, she will forgive him.”
Mark, 38, has checked into rehab to get help for alcohol dependency since his admission to Emma and has vowed to stay there “indefinitely” until he overcomes his problem.
A source close to him told The Sun newspaper: "He begged her to give him time to prove he can give up drinking forever.
“He said he might feel strong enough to come home after just one week, or it might take a month or more.
"He is doing everything to convince her he is worth staying with."
Emma, 33, has been comforted by friends at the family’s home in London.
She now needs time to work out how she can fully forgive Mark, who she married last November after five years together.
A friend added: “Emma wants so much to believe this could never happen again - she just needs time to heal and consider whether she can fully forgive."
Mark’s bandmates – Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Jason Orange - are lending him their full support, as well as former Take That star Robbie Williams.
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Kate Winslet and her film director husband Sam Mendes have separated after nearly seven years of marriage, their lawyer announced today.
Keith Schilling of legal firm Schillings, said: "Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year. The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement. Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children."
He added: "They ask that the media respect the privacy of the family."
Winslet, who won an Oscar last year for her role in The Reader, married Mendes, who won a best director Oscar in 1999 film debut, American Beauty, tied the knot in a secret ceremony in the West Indies in May 2003. Later that year Winslet gave birth to the couple's son, Joe. She has a daughter, Mia from her first marriage to assistant director Jim Threapleton. They divorced in December 2001 after three years together.
The Guardian
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Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes have split. A statement has been issued by their lawyers, "Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year. The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement. Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children. They ask that the media respect the privacy of the family." Awww, we’re really sad about this news.
Shocked!
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Sandra Bullock has left her South California marital home, amidst allegations that her husband Jesse James had an affair.
US magazine People confirms that the Oscar-winning actress left the house a few days ago, while the sordid story hit the headlines yesterday.
Tattoo model Michelle McGee revealed to In Touch magazine that she enjoyed an 11-month affair with James, while his wife was away on location in Atlanta, filming her award-winning performance in The Blind Side.
She went on to claim that she and James met up on a weekly basis, and that when she asked him about Sandra he claimed: 'She doesn't live here. She has a house in Austin. She is filming, and I can't talk about it.'
Sandra has now abruptly cancelled a trip to the UK, where she was due to walk the red carpet at the London premiere of The Blind Side.
She wed James in 2005, after meeting him on the set of his TV show Monster Garage in 2004.
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Plans for Jonathan Ross to sign a new deal with Channel 4 have been shelved, a report claims.
According to The Guardian, the controversial star was being lined up to move his chatshow to the broadcaster in a deal which would have earned his production company £10 million.
However, it is thought that the idea is now off the table pending the arrival of Channel 4's new chief executive David Abraham, who reportedly has doubts over whether Ross would be an appropriate signing.
Sources have suggested that the contract would have tied Ross down for two years and seen him presenting 20 episodes of his programme per year.
It is understood that some figures at Channel 4 hope that Abraham can be persuaded of Ross's potential. However, it is claimed that no other major UK broadcaster is in talks for the presenter's programme, leaving the network with extra time to consider its next move.
A spokesman for Channel 4 said: "We continue to talk to Jonathan about working together."
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Jesse James publicly apologized to wife Sandra Bullock and his three children Thursday amid reports of infidelity.
"It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way," James, 40, said in a statement obtained by TVGuide.com. The former Monster Garage star also called a majority of the reports "untrue and unfounded."
"This has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them," he said. "I am truly very sorry for the grief I have caused them. I hope one day they can find it in their hearts to forgive me."
James' statement comes one day after In Touch printed a cover story featuring an interview with tattoo model Michelle "Bombshell" McGee, who claims to have had an 11-month affair with James while Bullock was filming The Blind Side. Bullock won the Academy Award for best actress earlier this month for the film and thanked James extensively in many of her awards season acceptance speeches.
Bullock, 45, abruptly canceled an appearance at the film's London premiere due "to unforeseen personal reasons" Wednesday. According to People, has left the Southern California home she shares with James and his three children.
Bullock and James — whose children are from previous marriages — met in 2004 and have been married since 2005.
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Pete Doherty has been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs following the death of heiress Robin Whitehead, sources have said.
The Babyshambles star, 31, was one of four people questioned following the death of the 27-year-old filmmaker.
The body of Miss Whitehead, granddaughter of the late Teddy Goldsmith, founder of The Ecologist magazine, was discovered at a flat in Hackney, east London, on January 24 after paramedics answered a 999 call.
She died from a suspected drug overdose.
Doherty was arrested in connection with the inquiry on Friday.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "A 31-year-old man was arrested on March 19 on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs. He was bailed to return on a date in April pending further inquiries."
Two other men, aged 41 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug.
The 41-year-old man, along with a 53-year-old woman, was also questioned on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The woman is suspected of allowing her premises to be used for the supply of controlled drugs.
Doherty, a friend of Miss Whitehead, said he was "shocked and saddened" following her death.
