Celebrities
Matt Smith is the new Doctor
The BBC announced that Matt Smith has been cast in the role of the Doctor in the iconic BBC series Doctor Who. Smith will be the 11th Time Lord and will take over from David Tennant who leaves the show at the end of 2009. He will be seen in the forthcoming fifth series that will be broadcast in 2010.
The celebs we searched for in 2008
Despite her recent bid to get back in shape for 2009, Kerry Katona’s shambolic, slurred appearance on live television has been officially declared the ‘Most Cringe-worthy Moment’ of 2008 by users of MSN.co.uk, new research out today reveals. 5,000 people voted in MSN’s ‘Review of 2008’ poll and 41% chose Katona’s garbled interview on ITV’s This Morning as one of their most defining moments of last year.
Craig Revel Horwood waltzes into Westfield
Craig Revel Horwood shot to fame through the hit show Strictly Come Dancing and has also appeared on Celebrity Master Chef. His autobiography, All Balls and Glitter: My Life, includes some surprising stories - his time as a drag queen, his straight marriage and going to extreme lengths to realise his showbiz dream from small town Ballarat, Australia. He also reveals behind the scenes gossip about the stars on Strictly Come Dancing.
Jade Goody set to delight shoppers at Lakeside
Everyone’s favourite Big Brother contestant Jade Goody will be at Lakeside Shopping Centre on Sunday 7th December signing copies of her new book ‘Jade: Catch a Falling Star’. This is the second instalment of her life story which is both funny and moving and told with fierce honesty.
Cheryl Cole – The angel of the north
Liverpool artist Lee Jones has created a striking image of X Factor judge Cheryl Cole as the ‘Angel of the North’. Currently riding high in the charts with pop group Girls Aloud, and lighting up our TV screens every Saturday night as a mentor and judge to Wannabe singers, Cole is fast becoming a national heroine.
Peter Kay UK's favourite comedian
As the festive pantomime season begins across the country, new research released today by smile the internet bank has revealed that funny man Peter Kay, star of Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy is the UK's favourite comedian of all time.
Kelly Osbourne makes cinema debut this weekend
Kelly Osbourne is making her cinema debut this week in the latest ad campaign from Virgin Media. Following in the footsteps of Mel B and Mick Hucknall, the rock chick has been immortalised using state-of-the-art animation techniques to appear alongside Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson, promoting Virgin Media’s TV on Demand service.
Kate Nash reveals her style secrets on Frock Me
Style Icon Kate Nash has always erred on the side of quirkiness. But this week she has revealed that she has a particularly unusual strategy for picking out what to wear. The London singer-songwriter, who is interviewed by Alexa Chung on Frock Me this week, tells Alexa her secret.
Posh and Becks are the ‘pairfect’ couple
From dynamic duos to perfect pairs, the best things always come in twos and this month Posh and Becks have been named the best celebrity match of all time, according to a new survey of 11,000 people by Microsoft’s BigSnapSearch.com.
Brits name French icon queen of cool
Cross-channel rivalries have been put aside as the First Lady of France, Carla Bruni, is named the coolest person of the year in the Virginmedia.com Alternative Cool List 2008. The former model and singer-songwriter has rocketed to the top of the poll with almost a quarter (22 per cent) of all votes, in a year that has seen her marry French president Nicolas Sarkozy, release her third album and stay with the Queen on a state visit to Britain.
Cheryl Cole’s unauthorized biography to launch this month
This month, Michael O'Mara Books publish the first biography of the hugely successful Girls Aloud member and newly appointed X Factor judge and mentor, Cheryl Cole. Cheryl Cole: The Unauthorized Biography examines Cheryl’s meteoric rise to fame as part of Britain’s hottest female pop group from her humble Newcastle beginnings; her high profile, turbulent marriage to England footballer Ashley Cole and that notorious assault court case.
Bryan Ferry receives top honour at 2008 BMI London Awards
American music rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) lauded U.K., Europe and Jamaica’s premier songwriters, composers and music publishers this month at the 2008 installment of the BMI London Awards.
Katie Price named nation’s favourite reality star
Katie Price, aka Jordan, has come out on top as the nation’s favourite reality television star according to 40% of Brits in a poll of over 3,000 fans conducted by MSN Entertainment (entertainment.uk.msn.com).
Cliff Richard – The nation’s top guilty pleasure
As Sir Cliff Richard kicks off his bid to bag a 15th number one single with his new ‘Thank you for a Lifetime’ release, over half of Brits (56%) have voted him as their favourite guilty music pleasure, according to a poll of over 1,800 music fans on MSN Music.
Cheryl Cole voted nation's top style icon
Cheryl Cole has been voted the nation’s top style icon. The stunning Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge has beaten self-styled ‘fashion expert’ Coleen Rooney into second place in a survey of 1400 readers of heat magazine and Heatworld.com.