Celebrities
Bond girl legend Britt Ekland visits Jonathon’s sofa
Tonight on BBC One's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, legendary Bond girl beauty Britt Ekland says Peter Sellers should have been sedated.
Celebrities share their childhood crushes
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has teamed up with some of its celebrity supporters to reminisce about their childhood crushes for the charity’s Valentine Appeal. Valentine’s offers the perfect opportunity to share memories, cringe and daydream about your first crush.
Katie Melua announces arena tour
Katie Melua’s world tour will come to Britain this autumn for what will be her largest UK arena tour to date. Starting at the Nottingham Arena on October 29th 2008 Katie will perform at arenas in Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, London and Bournemouth before concluding at the Brighton Centre on November 11th.
Siân Lloyd – A funny kind of love
With her poised, professional demeanour, Siân Lloyd is Britain’s favourite TV weather presenter. In August 2001 with her career riding high, Siân was enjoying life to the full as a single forty-something when she met Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik at a glamorous summer party in Westminster Gardens.
Kylie leaves them spinning around in Kelvingrove
Kylie: The Exhibition, has closed at Kelvingrove after recording a massive 165,629 visitors since the popular attraction opened to the public on 21 September. Featuring performance costumes, accessories, album covers, photographs, music and video, the exhibition looked at how Kylie, as a performer, has used her wardrobe to create an image that is known worldwide.
Myspace launches MySpace Celebrity
MySpace, the world’s most popular social network, today announced the launch of MySpace Celebrity, a global content channel focused on entertainment culture and related news, blogs, videos, and events. The channel includes the profiles of more than 300 celebrities including Ashton Kutcher, Britney Spears, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton, Tom Hanks, Vince Vaughn and Zach Braff among many others.
Teenage soul singer Adele tops BBC talent poll
Teenage soul singer Adele has come top of the BBC News website's Sound Of 2008 poll to find the most promising new music talent. Almost 150 of the UK's top music critics, music magazine editors and broadcasters – including BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley and BBC Radio 2's Dermot O'Leary – took part in the poll by naming their favourite new acts.
Nikki Sanderson hots up Heartbeat
Former Coronation Street actress Nikki Sanderson is set to join ITV1’s popular 1960s drama, Heartbeat, as a new regular cast member. Nikki, who shot to fame as Candice Stowe in Coronation Street, will play Dawn Bellamy, niece of the late Phil Bellamy.
David Tennant to appear on Top Gear
David Tennant will appear on BBC2’s Top Gear as the Star in A Reasonably Priced Car, a Chevrolet Lacetti. Tune in at 8 pm on 23rd December to see how he gets on.
G4 are the real shock success of X-Factor
G4 has been named the most financially successful finalist of X-Factor since the programme began. Research reveals how the classical quartet has earned almost double the amount of Shayne Ward, winner in the same series, according to leading independent personal finance website Fool.co.uk.
Searches surge for stars of Strictly
As ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ fever grips the nation for the fifth year running, Live Search uncovers that former Misteeq lady Alesha Dixon has already won the competition when it comes to online popularity.
Spice Girls step up for Strictly Come Dancing
The Spice Girls performance on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing – due for transmission on Sunday 16 December – was postponed after Emma Bunton sprained her ankle and was unable to perform.
Katie Melua announces one-off concert
Katie Melua brings her European tour to Britain for a one-off concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The show sees the 23 year old return to the prestigious venue for the first time since October 2004.
Tom Hanks picks his best books of the year
If you’re looking for book ideas for Xmas why not take some recommendations from Hollywood? Tom Hanks has posted his best books of 2007 on his MySpace profile blog - myspace.com/tomhanks.
All Cheryl wants is a piece of Cole for Christmas
Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole has told radio station 96.4 FM The Wave, that she has never spent Christmas with her footballer husband and longs to put on a pinny and baste his turkey.