Celebrities
Kelly Brook sizzles as 2008’s hottest beach body
With her stunning smile and curvaceous good looks, British beauty queen Kelly Brook has topped the stakes for this year’s hottest female celebrity beach body, according to a new poll of more than 1,500 fans by MSN Life & Style.
The art of speaking without saying a word: what's in a smile?
The original Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts, has the best smile of all time, according to research by smile, the internet bank.
Madonna’s prayers answered as she hits 50
As the Queen of Pop’s 50th birthday looms this weekend, the former cone-corseted singer’s dance floor filler ‘Like a Prayer’ has been voted her best song of all time according to a new poll of more than 1,200 Madonna fans conducted by MSN Entertainment (entertainment.uk.msn.com).
Gok Wan presents master-class for wanna-be stylists
Gok Wan is the first celebrity expert to be named to Alliance & Leicester Bank’s Premier 21 Master Class Programme which launches today. The programme has been created to support 16-21 year olds who have left full time education to kick start their careers.
Bryan Ferry to be named Icon at BMI London Awards
Bryan Ferry will be named a BMI Icon at the U.S. performing right organization’s annual London Awards, slated for Tuesday, October 7 at London’s Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane. The invitation-only gala will recognize the U.K., European and Jamaican songwriters and publishers of the past year’s most-played BMI songs on American radio and television.
Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone flying the UK flag
Reuniting for the first time since they wowed the crowds with their Strictly Come Dancing routines, former EastEnders actress Louisa Lytton and her professional partner Vincent Simone will go back to the ballroom one more time as they represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Dance Contest airing on BBC One on Saturday 6 September.
Gary Oldman to front ITV football campaign
Dark Knight star Gary Oldman shows off his footballs skills in a new on air campaign to promote ITV’s three major football offerings across its three platforms – TV, online and mobile. The promo, entitled The Power of Three, is scheduled to break on Saturday night (August 16).
Nicola Stapleton joins Emmerdale
Friends of Eli Dingle (Joseph Gilgun) usually amount to many a person’s worst nightmare, but Emmerdale fans are in for a pleasant surprise this September with the arrival of streetwise Londoner Danielle played by former Eastenders and Bad Girls favourite Nicola Stapleton.
Katie Price enjoys the ultimate pleasure on her 30th birthday
When Katie Price turned 30 this year, she expected nothing less than the best for her birthday celebrations. And with Ann Summers on call, she got everything she asked for when she received a jam-packed seduction hamper, including her very own Rampant Rabbit Wave to get the party started!
Poll shows Jagger loses his honky tonk as he turns 65
As Sir Mick Jagger blows out the candles for the 65th time, voters decide the Rolling Stones front man is no longer Jumpin’ Jack Flash as he’s beaten to the coveted title of ‘Sexiest Celebrity in his Twilight Years’ by Mamma Mia and ex Bond star Pierce Brosnan, according to a poll by MSN Entertainment.
Cheryl Cole named UK’s favourite fantasy body
Men and women across the UK have rated Cheryl Cole as their ultimate fantasy body, according to a new survey commissioned by Zotrim - a natural slimming aid. The result is sure to rile fellow X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue, who was in joint second place with our very own Nigella Lawson. The “Zotrim Fantasy Body Survey” found that 15% of Britons rated Cheryl Cole’s slim silhouette as their fantasy body, while Dannii Minogue trailed behind her with 11% of the vote.
My gal Sunday - Did Nicole pick the right name for her baby?
This week, actress Nicole Kidman released the name of her new baby daughter: Sunday Rose. According to "The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Book", people think of the name Sunday as a person who is intelligent, caring, pretty, creative and artsy.
Zoe Lucker to front new home makeover show
UKTV Style, Britain’s leading lifestyle channel, has commissioned an ambitious new homes series to be fronted by Zoe Lucker. Commissioned by UKTV’s director of commissioning, factual and factual entertainment, Jane Rogerson, ordered by director of lifestyle and factual, Jane Mote, and developed by commissioning editor, factual and factual entertainment, Catherine Catton Love the Place You're In will be produced by talkbackThames.
Lewis Hamilton crowned ultimate F1 playboy
A poll of Nuts TV Sports News viewers, ahead of the British Grand Prix, has revealed that Lewis Hamilton is now considered to be the all-time top grand prix driver for living the ultimate playboy lifestyle – thanks to him dating a Pussycat Doll.
Patrick Swayze voted top big-screen kisser of all time
Britain’s all-time favourite screen kiss has been revealed as Patrick Swayze kissing Demi Moore in the 1990 blockbuster film, Ghost. To celebrate the 13th annual National Kissing Day, its founder Denplan commissioned the survey to ask people to name their top three favourite screen kisses. Second most popular rated kiss was the Disney classic Lady and the Tramp, where pampered pedigree pooch Lady shares a surprise spaghetti kiss with loveable rogue Tramp (36%). In third place was Swayze again, this time with Jennifer Grey in the 1987 blockbuster Dirty Dancing as they kiss in public for the first time (35%).