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Post by celticsky on Sept 23, 2006 6:28:44 GMT
Its sad about Richard Hammond and kinda ironic too, in training at work this week we watched a video presented by him about safe driving...keeping speed down, safe driving etc...
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Post by odm on Sept 24, 2006 1:56:04 GMT
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Post by odm on Nov 7, 2006 2:55:33 GMT
 I used to love Jim'll fix it and used to wait excitedly to see who wanted what fixed  and watch them on the sofa in the end getting their medal..I know its corny but I loved it when kids met their pop star idols used to bring a tear to my eye.. this old boy is 80 in fact he looks like the walking dead.  ..but hes still going and look at this, the show is coming back...oh goody goody..  Friday, 27th October 2006, 11:53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Children's TV show 'Jim'll Fix It' is making a comeback after nearly two decades. The "making dreams come true" show - axed in 1994 - will return next year with Sir Jimmy Saville still sitting in the famous leather chair. The veteran presenter - who turns 80 next week - is said to be thrilled to return to the much-loved show. A source said: "Jimmy can't wait to start fixing it for people again. He may be nearly 80, but he's fighting fit and bursting with ideas." The new six-part show - which has been commissioned by UKTV Gold - will continue making children's wishes come true and will also visit the now grown-up hopefuls, who wrote to the show years ago but never got a chance to appear on it. Sir Jimmy - who recently returned to BBC 1 to present the last 'Top Of The Pops' is confident the show's second run will be as successful as the first. He was quoted in the Daily Express newspaper as saying: "You could watch it with your eight-year-old daughter and 80-year-old auntie. We, however, hovered between 19 and 21 million viewers a week for 20 years."
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Post by odm on Nov 7, 2006 3:40:40 GMT
All these Big Brother Contestants are listed showing what they got 'out of' being on BB in terms of Tv appearances etc..Thought I would put the list here so we can browse whether they are still about now etc...and what worked for who...
BIG BROTHER 1
CRAIG PHILLIPS - Winner
Craig now puts his building skills to good use on television DIY shows including Trading Up and Housecall for BBC One and Discovery Home and Leisure's Boyz In The Wood. He also appeared as Buttons in Cinderella at Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre over the Christmas season and is set to report on Big Brother 4 for TV Times magazine.
ANNA NOLAN - 2nd
Anna has also moved into television, and is set to front a second series of BBC Three's Closure with Davina McCall while currently hosting a new run of her Ask Anna agony aunt show for Irish television network RTE. Anna also makes public appearances for gay rights group Stonewall.
DARREN RAMSAY - 3rd
Darren has returned to a life without fame following one last prominent public appearance as a contestant on the reality TV stars' edition of The Weakest Link.
MELANIE HILL - Evicted Week 8
Melanie hosts E4's reality game show Chained - which has returned for a second series - and also writes lifestyle and travel features for magazines.
CLAIRE STRUTTON - Evicted Week 7
Claire runs her mother's WorldwideEstates.com property website with her partner and fellow Big Brother 1 contestant Tom McDermott, and the pair - together with eighteen-month-old son Pierce - have recently left their Buckinghamshire flat to live in southern Spain; Claire also made a brief appearance on Channel 4's The Salon reality hairdressing show.
TOM McDERMOTT - Evicted Week 6
Aside from running WorldwideEstates.com as mentioned above, Tom's last prominent appearance came as a guest on RTE cookery show Rankin Celebrity Challenge earlier this month.
NICHOLA HOLT - Evicted Week 5
Nichola is now a textile designer for a company named Fashion Futures, although she was featured in the feminist documentary series Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and is hoping to make another dance album - on the back of the lowly No.72 position achieved by her only single release over two years ago.
NICK BATEMAN - Evicted by Disqualification Week 5
Following countless appearances as the 'bad guy' in European TV commercials and pantomimes - and a role in the touring production of The Rocky Horror Show - Nick has turned to the written word and is currently penning his first novel.
CAROLINE O'SHEA - Evicted Week 4
Caroline has returned to her old job of selling marital aids in her native Birmingham, alongside occasional singing spots in clubs.
ANDY DAVIDSON - Evicted Week 3
Andrew has returned to a life of "normality" in South London after returning from a spell as a go-kart mechanic in Australia.
SADA WALKINGTON - Evicted Week 2
Now keeping an extremely low profile, Sada is believed to be waitressing somewhere in London.
BIG BROTHER 2
BRIAN DOWLING - Winner
Brian has forged a successful TV career having hosted CITV Saturday morning show SM:tv Live since January last year; his Brian's Boyfriends show is also set to air on ITV1 from May 27th.
HELEN ADAMS - 2nd
Still on the personal appearance circuit and last prominently seen on Channel 4's wacky betting show Banzai, Helen is planning to return to her hairdressing roots by opening her own salon with her partner and Big Brother 2 beau Paul Clarke.
DEAN O'LOUGHLIN - 3rd
Dean has gone into business with fellow Big Brother 2 housemate Stuart Hosking to sell their innovative Tea Bag Bin, which has already sold 11,000 and received 40,000 orders despite being ignored by the Celebrity Big Brother 2 housemates. The pair are also planning to set up a TV production company together.
ELIZABETH WOODCOCK - Evicted Week 9
Elizabeth is now an occasional writer and journalist, and can often be found giving talks in public on her time in the house.. She has also embarked on a number of long-distance cycle challenges to raise funds for cancer charities, the next of which will be a motorbiking trip around eastern Europe this summer.
PAUL CLARKE - Evicted Week 8
Aside from assisting with Helen's hairdressing salon venture, Paul has returned to his old profession of designing cars.
JOSH RAFTER - Evicted Week 7
Josh runs his own gay property company Outlet, and is planning to open his own restaurant and coffee shop. He's also written a book detailing his personal training techniques, does masses of charity work and runs his own personal website.
AMMA ANTWI-AGYEI - Evicted Week 6
Amma is considering returning to college after her spell playing Yasmin Shawcross on Sky One's football soap Dream Team lasted only one series.
BUBBLE (PAUL FERGUSON) - Evicted Week 5
Following the rejection of his proposed World Cup travelogue by ITV last summer, Bubble continues to make plenty of public appearances alongside presenting spells on gay radio station The Scene and the Chelsea TV digital channel.
NARINDER KAUR - Evicted Week 4
Narinder is a regular face on London's celebrity premiere and party circuit, having made recent appearances at The Sun's Bizarre column relaunch party and the premiere of S Club's Seeing Double movie; she also presents the Undercover Lovers reality show for Trouble TV and has recently auditioned for a role in the West End musical Bombay Nights.
STUART HOSKING - Evicted Week 3
As mentioned above, Stuart is involved with the Tea Bag Bin business venture in partnership with Dean.
PENNY ELLIS - Evicted Week 2
After failing to land roles in hit BBC comedy show The Office and renowned play The girl thingy Monologues by not having an agent, Penny has returned to teaching at a Hastings school and has also penned a collection of tales based on her time in London, which is attracting interest from two publishing companies.
BIG BROTHER 3
KATE LAWLER - Winner
Kate can now be seen hosting Channel 4 breakfast show RI:SE alongside Iain Lee every weekday morning after a spell presenting Living TV's Celebrity Extra; she also presents a Sunday afternoon show with Andi Peters on Capital FM, has recently appeared in a Loaded magazine feature and is set to report on Big Brother 4 for OK magazine.
JONNY REGAN - 2nd
Jonny now performs for a living - perhaps appropriately - with a role in the touring production of Shane Richie's Boogie Nights following a pantomime role in Newcastle last Christmas; he has also been offered another panto and is in the process of narrating a documentary entitled Westenders.
ALEX SIBLEY - 3rd
Alex has moved into the world of TV with presenting spots on Nickelodeon phone-in show Off The Hook and ITV1's Wish You Were Here; he has also starred in advertising campaigns for Kellogg's and Matalan.
JADE GOODY - 4th
Jade continues to grace our screens almost a year after Big Brother 3, having made appearances in Celebrity Driving School, her own What Jade Did Next documentary and BBC One's Tabloid Tales as recently as last week; she's also featured in a miscellany of photo shoots, released her own hit fitness video and is set to feature in Celebrity Wife Swap and a C4 childbirth documentary as she awaits the birth of her child to TV presenter boyfriend Jeff Brazier.
TIM CULLEY - Evicted Week 8
Despite appearing in magazine adverts for laser eye surgery, Tim was forced to find employment with an investment bank in South Africa after potential London employers couldn't take his applications seriously due to his Big Brother 3 exploits.
PJ ELLIS - Evicted Week 7
PJ is set to become a presenter on Birmingham's BRMB Radio after DJing with Big Brother 3 housemate Spencer Smith at last year's V2002 festival and fronting a guest slot at Cambridge's Star FM.
ADELE ROBERTS - Evicted Week 6
Adele continues to DJ in her local area with a slot on local station Rock FM, after her foray into TV as the host of Yorkshire Television's youth show The Big Story ended within five episodes.
SOPHIE PRITCHARD - Evicted Week 5
Sophie will soon be jetting off to New York for Sky TV having enjoyed minor presenting roles on Channel 4's RI:SE and Haunted Hallowe'en Live for ITV2; she's also due to marry Big Brother 3 boyfriend Lee Davey in the summer, with OK! magazine showing interest in snapping up the picture rights.
SPENCER SMITH - Evicted Week 4
Now living in Los Angeles and dating Sasha Alexander from Dawson's Creek, Spencer has just finished making a TV series about his biggest passion: fishing.
LEE DAVEY - Evicted Week 3
Impending wedding aside, Lee has set up a fitness training company and released his own workout video - called Lee's Wicked Workout - after a spell with strip group The Dreamboys.
SANDY CUMMINGS - Walked Week 3
Sandy has resumed his role as a personal shopper in Selfridges under the assumed name of Sandy Alexander, to avoid any Big Brother 3-related recognition.
ALISON HAMMOND - Evicted Week 2
Alison has tried her hand at TV presenting with guest reporting spots on ITV1's This Morning - most recently related to reality show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here - and also appeared in pantomime in Wales last year.
LYNNE MONCRIEF - Evicted Week 1
Now back in her native Scotland, Lynne is studying the History of Art at Dundee University.
SUNITA SHARMA - Walked Week 1
Sunita is now a trainee barrister at the law firm she worked at pre-Big Brother 3.
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Post by juliejuliejulie on Nov 7, 2006 13:12:50 GMT
Now back in her native Scotland, Lynne is studying the History of Art at Dundee University.
Really wouldnt recognise her if i saw her - im Dundee lol
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Post by odm on Nov 11, 2006 14:31:07 GMT
I always feel awkward about my attitude as sometimes I think I say the wrong thing. .and ok..I do, but I have this THING about Kylie Minogue. Now I dont like Kylie Minogue as she was part of the beginning of 'lets get a soap actor' and let them sing. It was a bandwagon thing..Kylie has a very mediocre vocal and is always decked out with reverb and cleverly recorded. The truth is Kylie is getting older and I noticed that when she was doing her Showgirl tour originally the stadiums were not filling in fact it was very embarrassing for her as the content of her show was very lavish. They even printed articles about her squeezing into ther 15' inch corset to boost interest etc...basically the concerts were not selling out and in particular the fact that she was supposed to be ending her tour in her native australia. Not a good sign when she approached the shows in her home town and said..I have got cancer.. . She took nearly two years off with bits of press release here and there with her hair shaved off etc...and looked very fragile etc., sitting on boats and luxury backdrops...then...the news is that Kylie has sprung back like a slinky into the limelight completely cured and is picking up with her Showgirl tour. Ok. But then we learn that Kylie has in the time she has been ' ill' written a book called 'the showgirl princess' and launched her own perfume called ' Darling'. ( all a good back up for when she picks up her showgirl tour)  She is now back to the packed concert Halls and drinking in her new popularity. The problem I have with all of this is that Kylie is not far off 40 and her popularity was on the wane with all the new and more sexy girls, Christine Aguilera, Pink, Gwen Stefani, Shakira to name a few on the scene when she went down with her breast cancer. Basically Kylie was not HIP anymore. I find it absolutely extroadinary that someone who is meant to be ill with breast cancer receiving treatments. etc. etc. find ths time to launch perfumes and write books... as well as do all the very strategically planned pictures during her illness.. I wonder what will happen when her next show of popularity dies down... ..or am I just the worlds biggest cynic... |
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Post by odm on Nov 11, 2006 14:39:15 GMT
Kylie returns to concert after cancer
November 11, 2006
AUSTRALIA'S princess of pop Kylie Minogue was at her best as she took to the stage in Sydney tonight after more than a year off work because of breast cancer.
"Good evening Sydney!" the Melbourne-born former soapie star said as she rose on a platform in the middle of the stage at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
"How are you feeling tonight?"
It was the first time Minogue had performed in front of a crowd since she was diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago.
She underwent successful surgery for breast cancer in Melbourne in May 2005, and a course of chemotherapy in Paris, where her French actor boyfriend, Olivier Martinez, has a home.
During her recovery she wrote a childrens book, "The Showgirl Princess" and launched her own perfume called "Darling".
The London-based star arrived in Australia this week to make her hotly anticipated comeback to kick off her renamed Showgirl Homecoming Tour, in Sydney.
Minogue began the show in front of thousands of ecstatic fans wearing a pink feathered head-dress and flowing gown by designer John Galliano.
She also wore a dazzling bejewelled pink corset as she started her tour with her classic hit Better The Devil You Know.
Minogue went on to sing dance smash In Your Eyes, as well as new song White Diamond, which she recently penned with American dance group The Scissor Sisters.
An energetic Minogue also rolled out favourites On A Night Like This, Shocked, Spinning Around and Confide In Me.
"Are you ready for your 15 minutes of fame, do you like what you see?" Minogue asked her eager audience.
As well as outfits by Galliano, Minogue donned specially created costumes by designers Gareth Pugh, Dolce e Gabbana, Karl Lagerfeld and Emilio Pucci.
The 2004 Grammy winner was diagnosed with cancer days before she was due to start the final leg of her Showgirl World Tour in Australia.
The tour was postponed indefinitely and fans were told to hold on to their tickets.
Following Sydney, Minogue and her Showgirl troupe will travel to Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. Then they will head back to Europe, playing dates in the UK from January 2.
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Post by carrickmac on Nov 11, 2006 23:58:43 GMT
Talking about Australia, remember the girl who used to play Rebecca Fisher real name Belinda Emmet ,she has died of cancer aged 32,she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 24,after a period of remission she was diagnosed with secondery bone cancer in 2001,i have never seen Home and Away since it moved to CH5 ,does any body still watch it
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Post by odm on Nov 12, 2006 22:39:03 GMT
Scary Spice Pregnant With Eddie Murphy's Baby
Posted Oct 17th 2006 4:40PM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Hook-Ups, Music, Movies, Baby Watch
TMZ has learned that former Spice Girl Melanie Brown, aka Scary Spice, is four months pregnant with Eddie Murphy's baby. The news comes amid rumors that the couple will marry next month.
A source tells TMZ that Brown came into the hip Le Bra Lingerie boutique in West Hollywood on Saturday and was gushing about her impending birth.
Brown, who has a 7-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, is a frequent shopper at the store and admitted the pregnancy had her feeling tired. Brown added that she was concerned she may be carrying twins since, she noted, they run in Murphy's family.
While on her shopping spree, Melanie picked up nearly $5,000 worth of Eres lingerie for herself and about $300 worth of La Perla men's undershirts and underwear for Eddie.
In April, Murphy's divorce from his ex-wife Nicole became final. The "Daddy Day Care" star has five children with Nicole and another son from a previous relationship.
Murphy's rep told TMZ "We do not comment on Mr. Murphy's personal life."
Calls to Brown's rep were not immediately returned.
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Post by juliejuliejulie on Nov 13, 2006 0:36:33 GMT
I think a tad insensitive about Kylie.....I think she is one of the best singers and performers going as is Madonna. And can i say she may have wrote a book to keep her mind off things - what else is she supposed to do get depressed. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors. People may NOT have liked Kylie but she is a stayer and she has her fans, and ok probably not in the same league as other folks, but each to there own i guess. But she knows what the fans like and like Madonna she always changes her image, and she has sex appeal and so what if she is getting older Madonna is 46 and is still selling records/albums
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