Celebrity Gossip

[Perdita]

Reggae star Gregory Isaacs has died at the age of 59 following a long illness, his manager confirmed today.

The Jamaican singer, who was best known in the UK for his 1982 album Night Nurse, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday morning, BBC News reports.

Isaacs was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, and had travelled around Jamaica before returning to London to spend time with his family and wife Linda.

Linda said in a statement: "Gregory was well-loved by everyone, his fans and his family, and he worked really hard to make sure he delivered the music they loved and enjoyed.

"He will be greatly missed by his family and friends."

Madness frontman Suggs, who Isaacs had supported on tour, paid tribute to the performer at this afternoon's Q Awards in London.

He told the audience: "He was a great reggae artist and also one of the most sartorially elegant stars on the world stage."

[Perdita]

Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife Tish, the parents of teenage pop star Miley Cyrus, have filed for divorce in Tennessee after 17 years of marriage, the pair told People magazine on Wednesday.

"As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family," Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus said in a joint statement to the celebrity magazine. "We are trying to work through some personal matters. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers."

The couple have five children including Miley, who became a teen sensation on her "Hannah Montana" Disney Channel television series and has built on that success with a singing career. Billy Ray Cyrus has long enjoyed popularity in country music, and also appears on the "Hannah Montana" TV show.

[Perdita]

Mariah Carey has announced that she is expecting a baby with husband Nick Cannon.

The singer's pregnancy has been widely rumoured since she pulled out of filming a Tyler Perry movie in June.

"Yes, we are pregnant, this is true!" she told Access Hollywood. "It's been a long journey. It's been tough because I've been trying to hold on to a shred of privacy."

The 40-year-old admitted that speculation had reached the point where she had to confirm the news.

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Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife Tish, the parents of teenage pop star Miley Cyrus, have filed for divorce in Tennessee after 17 years of marriage, the pair told People magazine on Wednesday.

"As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family," Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus said in a joint statement to the celebrity magazine. "We are trying to work through some personal matters. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers."

The couple have five children including Miley, who became a teen sensation on her "Hannah Montana" Disney Channel television series and has built on that success with a singing career. Billy Ray Cyrus has long enjoyed popularity in country music, and also appears on the "Hannah Montana" TV show.

Has he now an achy breaky heart

[Perdita]

Oscar-winning actress and producer Lisa Blount has died at the age of 53.

She was discovered by her mother at her home in Little Rock, Arkansas on Wednesday. According to the local coroner, it was likely that she died on Monday. Foul play has been ruled out.

Blount was perhaps most well known for her supporting role in An Officer and a Gentleman as Lynette Pomeroy, the best friend to Debra Winger's character Paula Pokrifki. She also starred in Prince of Darkness and Great Balls of Fire!

She won an Academy Award in 2002, along with her husband Roy McKinnon, for the movie The Accountant. It won the award for best live action short film.


RIP Lisa

[Perdita]

Gerard Kelly has died at the age of 51.

The Glasgow-born actor collapsed at his London home on Wednesday and died "peacefully" at West Middlesex University Hospital at 9.35pm on Thursday night, a spokesman for his family.

"Gerard will be deeply missed by his friends and family and indeed his huge fan base across his beloved Scotland and further afield," the spokesman said.

"He was a private and gentle man and his family and friends would appreciate privacy during this sad and difficult time."

Kelly is believed to have died of a brain aneurysm, PA reports.

The actor was famous for a number of TV roles, including parts in City Lights, EastEnders, Brookside, Extras, Rab C Nesbitt and Hamish Macbeth.

He was due to appear on stage in Glasgow next month in The Rocky Horror Show.



RIP Gerard

[Chloe O'brien]

R.I.P Gerard. I remember him years in City Lights he was mad as a brush in it.

[Perdita]

New mum Celine Dion has revealed she was initially expecting triplets, but lost one of the babies at the beginning of her pregnancy.

The singer and her husband Rene Angelil welcomed twin boys, Nelson and Eddy, at a hospital in Florida on Saturday after months of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatments.

In an emotional interview with French-Canadian TV channel Canoe, recorded before the birth, the 42-year-old star tearfully recalls how she was initially pregnant with three babies.

But just five days after doctors told her the happy news, the third baby's heart stopped beating.

She says, "He chose to let go to give space to his brothers to grow."

[Perdita]

Television actress Denise Borino-Quinn has died at the age of 46.

Borino-Quinn died on Wednesday after a long battle with liver cancer.

She was best known for her supporting role on the HBO series The Sopranos, in which she played mafia boss Johnny Sack's wife Ginny Sacrimoni, who suffered with weight issues throughout the course of the series.

Borino-Quinn, who had previously worked as a legal secretary, won the role in an open casting call of over 14,000 other actresses.

Her death comes only seven months after her husband Luke Quinn Jr. passed away.

RIP

[Chloe O'brien]

Lily Allen loses second

LILY ALLEN has suffered renewed heartbreak after losing a second baby.
The star, who was six months pregnant, was rushed to hospital on Thursday morning after complaining of stomach pain.

But efforts to save the unborn child, over the weekend, tragically failed.

In August the chart-topper announced she was expecting with builder boyfriend SAM COOPER after she had completed a successful three-month scan.

Two years ago the singer suffered a similarly tragic set of circumstances when she miscarried a child.

In December 2007 she revealed she was pregnant by then boyfriend ED SIMMONS of the CHEMICAL BROTHERS. However, she lost the baby the following month.

Lily has been dating Sam, who runs a posh decorating firm, since July 2009.

She has referred to him as "the love of my life".