Celebrities
Dita Von Teese Named Ultra Vixen
Bizarre Magazine has announced the winners of the inaugural Ultra Vixen Hall of Fame list, to be published in February’s issue. What makes a Bizarre Ultra Vixen? It’s all about balance, a lethal combination of sass, confidence, sexiness, danger, and fun.
Auction of Film & TV Costumes at Bonhams
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s cloak, Dr Who’s coat, Del Boy and Rodney’s Batman and Robin Costumes, and James Bond’s suits go under the hammer. The Angels Star Collection – The UK's largest auction of film & TV costumes at Bonhams.
Sadie Frost Launches Charlie And Lola Comic Relief Book
Sadie Frost will launch But I Do Know All About Chocolate (published by Puffin Books February 2007), a very special Red Nose Day Charlie and Lola book about Fairtrade chocolate in aid of Comic Relief with a reading at Foyles Bookshop. £2.00 from the sale of each book will go to Comic Relief.
Hollyoaks Babe Is On The Run
TV star, Sarah Jayne Dunn who played Mandy Richardson in top Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, has just signed up to run this year’s Flora London Marathon for Marie Curie Cancer Care on April 22.
Van Morrison Honoured In Hollywood
Van Morrison will release a new compilation entitled ‘Van Morrison At The Movies’ to coincide with an Oscar week award celebrating Van’s compositions as used in film.
Sharleen Spiteri & Ewan McGregor Attend Burns Night Supper
Sharleen Spiteri and Ewan McGregor attended the Burns Night Supper last Thursday night in aid of CLIC Sargent (the UK’s leading children’s cancer charity) and the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland.
Keith Urban Announces World Tour
Plans are underway for Keith Urban’s much anticipated ‘Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour.’ While exact dates and details are being finalised, the tour is confirmed to kick-off with a short run of special club shows in the UK and Germany this April.
Celebrity 'Carbon Criminals' Named & Shamed
A programme on BBC2 last night revealed the environmental effects of celebrities’ globe-trotting habits. Amongst those named and shamed was Simon Cowell who is a big fan of the private jet and has been reported as saying he prefers them because the food and drink is better and he can smoke at 36,000 feet.
Release Date Announced For Factory Girl Starring Sienna Miller
Paramount Pictures UK and The Weinstein Company have announced that Factory Girl, the highly anticipated film about the life of Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller), who was Andy Warhol’s (Guy Pearce) most controversial muse, will be released in cinemas on March 16th, 2007.
Jade Goody - “I am not racist”
Jade Goody faced the British public for the first time on Tuesday on Five's daily topical debate show The Wright Stuff. Goody was questioned by the show's studio audience, viewers phoning in as well as studio guests and host, journalist Matthew Wright. She revealed that she was planning to visit India and that she had returned to her home for the first time that morning and that her windows had been smashed.
Hilary Duff & Sister Haylie Are Material Girls
To Ava (Haylie Duff) and Tanzie Marchetta (Hilary Duff), adult responsibilities consist of getting into the right clubs and making sure their shoes are in season. As the ‘faces’ and heiresses of their late father’s company, Marchetta Cosmetics, they’ve never had to develop any skills beyond looking good. They leave the running of Marchetta to their father’s trusted partner, Tommy (Brent Spiner) while their housekeeper, Inez (Maria Conchita Alonso), the only “mother” they’ve ever known, looks after their house. For the girls, life is one long party!
Kelis To Release Gnarls Barkley Collaboration
Kelis releases her new single 'Lil Star' on February 19th. The track was produced by Cee-Lo (Gnarls Barkley) and also features him on guest vocals. Kelis's fourth album, 'Kelis Was Here', is a passionate window into her moods, tastes and emotions.
Shilpa Doesn’t Feel Jade Is Racist
Earlier yesterday, Celebrity Big Brother contestant Shilpa talked in the Diary Room about how she was feeling in the House. Big Brother regularly talks to all Big Brother housemates about how they are finding life in the Big Brother house.
Bryan Ferry Pays Homage To Bob Dylan
There is a racing, joyous intensity to Bryan Ferry's interpretations of the songs of Bob Dylan. Just as his legendary version of 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall', recorded back in 1973, exchanged apocalyptic vision for exuberant swagger, so at the heart of these new recordings lies Ferry's brilliance in both paying homage to the original track, and reinventing it as entirely and iconically his own. Back then, in 1973, he had an idea: "I just thought it would be great to make a whole album of Dylan songs. And at the end of last year, finally, it happened."
Oprah & Rowling Top Female Rich List
Oprah Winfrey tops the new Forbes list of “The 20 Richest Women in Entertainment,” with an estimated $1.5 billion in amassed earnings over her career, followed by J.K. Rowling and Martha Stewart, with $1 billion and $638 million, respectively.