Celebrities
A Record-Breaking Children In Need
They’ve done it again! The British public have beaten all previous records, raising a staggering £18.3m in the 27th BBC Children In Need Appeal on BBC One. Performances from McFly, Girls Aloud, Jamiroquai, Keane and All Saints, the casts of Holby City, Two Pints, Hollyoaks and many more inspired the public to pledge the money which beat last year’s record-breaking on-the-night total which was just over the £17million mark.
Extreme: Skinny Celebrities
As 2007 nears - it’s all about the 00 dress size and what it takes to get there... Following on from the first hugely successful Extreme: Skinny Celebrities one off documentary, Skinny is the hot topic that just isn’t going away. Extreme: Skinny Celebrities 2 sees Skinny fever reach new levels as it explores the arrival of the worrying size 00 and attempts to reveal the reasons behind the new wave in obsessive dieting.
Jennifer Love Hewitt To Star In UK Rom Com
The Truth About Love, a riotous tale about how far a woman will go to test her man, will open in cinemas across the United Kingdom on February 16, 2006. From BAFTA and Emmy award-winning director John Hay (Stig of the Dump, There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble), The Truth About Love stars Jennifer Love Hewitt in her first romantic comedy since the 2001 hit ‘Heartbreakers’.
9th Annual British Independent Film Awards
In its ninth year, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) has established itself as one of the most important awards ceremonies in the British film industry. BIFA honours the best and brightest film talent, acknowledging independent films that are majority financed by British resources. The much anticipated awards ceremony will take place on 29th November 2006 at the Hammersmith Palais in West London.
Nothing In This World For Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton follows her Top 5 debut single 'Stars Are Blind' with the release of 'Nothing In This World' this week, taken from her self-titled debut album.
New Show For Russell Brand
Russell Brand, "the most exciting comedian of his generation", is to move from BBC 6 Music to present a new weekly show for BBC Radio 2. The two-hour show will be broadcast between 9pm and 11pm on Saturday nights, starting on 18 November 2006.
Emma Bunton Goes Downtown
Emma Bunton has recorded the official BBC Children In Need single. Emma will release her own version of the sixties classic, ‘Downtown', on November 20th (available to download from 13th November) and is set to perform the single on the live BBC1 show on November 17th. This is Emma’s first single release since 2004 when she enjoyed three top 10 hits from her gold album ‘Free Me’.
Soap Stars Get Hands Dirty For Charity
The cream of the north’s soap stars, presenters and sporting heroes are set to make their mark in aid of the anti-bullying movement next week when they place a colourful paint-handprint onto a massive 2.1m x1.5m pane of glass in support of Kingfisher’s ‘Hands Up If You’re Against Bullying’ campaign – an initiative designed to raise awareness of the forthcoming Official Anti-Bullying Week.
Rod Stewart Is Still The Same And On Tour
Rock icon Rod Stewart will be hitting the road with his 56-city 2007 North American tour, kicking off January 12, 2007 at Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.