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If hot goss floats your boat, we'll have you plain sailing.
Opera babe Katherine Jenkins has had a brush with death - luckily, not literally.
Appearing on The Paul O'Grady Show, Katherine related how she signed an album for an absent fan - and then found out it was going in his coffin.
\"I started off 'Dear John, I hear you were a great guy,'\" Katherine said.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/14/Katherine-Jenkins-6-0308.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Katherine Jenkins"},{"caption":"
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Spotted: Paris Hilton taking in a spot of lunch at Harrods, London.
Our sneaky celeb spotters have been hard at work - they've caught Paris getting her chops on some top-notch food at the store.
The blonde heiress is in the UK to support her boyf, Benji Madden, as his band, Good Charlotte, tour.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/11/Paris-Hilton-0208.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Paris Hilton 02.08"},{"caption":"
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Actor Charlie Condou is set to leave Coronation Street.
His character - midwife Marcus Dent - will depart the street later this year in what's being billed as a scandalous love-triangle storyline.
\"This is the right time to move on,\" Charlie told The Sun.
\"I have really enjoyed working with everybody at Coronation Street.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/4/11/Charlie-Condou-0308.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Charlie Condou 03.08"},{"caption":"
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So Gethin Jones is leaving Blue Peter - but where's he heading next?
Dark sci-fi forces are calling apparently.
Gethin's set to appear in BBC drama Doctor Who and has already filmed his stint.
He's previously popped up in the show as a Cyberman, though it's not clear what he'll play this time round.
Watch this space...<\/p>","url":"2008/4/11/Gethin-Jones-0105.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Gethin Jones 01.05"},{"caption":"
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Martin Clunes is sending the world snorkel mad.
Why? It seems his ad for Tesco, in which the Men Behaving Badly star dresses up in a wetsuit and snorkel, has increased watersports equipment sales at the supermarket by 190% in the last three weeks alone.
\"Our watersports and surfing range has been a surprise hit,\" a spokesman told The Sun.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/11/Martin-Clunes-0903.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Martin Clunes 09.03"},{"caption":"
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So he bared all on a London stage - and now Daniel Radcliffe is set to do the same on Broadway in New York.
The Harry Potter star will revive his nude-inclusive role in the play Equus, which won rave reviews in London last year, as it transfers to the Big Apple this September.
\"It will be amazing, but I will be terrified,\" Daniel told Reuters.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/10/Daniel-Radcliffe-0907.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Daniel Radcliffe "},{"caption":"
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The BBC has been slammed for broadcasting footage of Madonna swearing during last year's Live Earth gig.
As she appeared on stage, Madge told fans: \"I want you to start jumping. Come on motherf***ers.\"
The clip was broadcast live before the 9pm watershed, prompting watchdog organisation Ofcom to criticise use of \"the most offensive language\" without use of bleeps or a time delay.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/10/Madonna-0707.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Madonna 07.07"},{"caption":"
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Anna Friel reckons she couldn't handle fame if she had the same party-hard lifestyle that Kate Moss is rumoured to enjoy.
\"For the lifestyle Kate's said to lead - and I don't know whether that's true - she looks incredible,\" the 31-year-old actress told the Radio Times. \"I could have been sucked into it, but wouldn't have survived.
\"She doesn't have to learn a page of dialogue, and you never hear her talk, do you?\"<\/p>","url":"2008/4/9/Anna-Friel-0108.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Anna Friel 01.08"},{"caption":"
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Fearne Cotton has sparked rumours that she's heading to the States permanently, after putting her UK home on the market.
Fearne's landed a presenting spot on NBC's The Guinness Book Of World Records – Live!, and some peeps are saying she'll move to the USA for good.
But insiders have dismissed the goss, telling the Daily Mail: \"The amount of time she spends in the US depends on what she gets offered. She's still doing a weekly show on Radio 1, so she's flying back and forth all the time.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/4/9/Fearne-Cotton-1107.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Fearne Cotton 11.07"},{"caption":"
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It's a sad day for Blue Peter.
The lovely Gethin Jones is stepping down from his role as presenter after a three-year stint on the kids' TV show.
Gethin - whose many famed action antics on the programme include being attacked by an alligator in Louisiana - told the Daily Mirror: \"I've loved it, lived it - and I now I feel the time is right to leave it.\"
Sob.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/9/Gethin-Jones-1107.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Gethin Jones 11.07"},{"caption":"
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Naomi Campbell has been banned from flying with British Airways.
\r\nThe move comes in response to last week's airport drama, where the supermodel was removed from a flight and arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
\r\n\"Naomi has been flying with BA for nearly 30 years and has been a good customer,\" her rep told the Daily Mirror. \"She hopes this can be resolved amicably.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/4/8/Naomi-Campbell-1107.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Naomi Campbell 11.07"},{"caption":"
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Chanelle Hayes had better watch out...
\r\nAmelle Berrabah really can't stand the star - and it could turn physical.
\r\nQuestioned on her least fave celeb, the Sugababes lass told OK!:\r\n\"Chanelle Hayes all the way, she does my head in. If I see her in the magazine I turn the page.
\r\n\"Would I slap her? Probably. Real idiots like that do my head in.\" Ouch.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/8/Amelle-Berrabah-0108.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Amelle Berrabah 01.08"},{"caption":"
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Who's got Kerry Katona's goat?
\r\nWell, arguably lots of peeps but at the moment it's Denise Van Outen.
\r\nKez has lashed out at Den's assertion that Kerry's career isn't much of an achievement.
\r\n\"Am I missing something here? I'm sure at one point all Denise was famous for was being Jay Kay's girlfriend,\" Kezza raged in her OK! column.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/8/Kerry-Katona-0506.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Kerry Katona 05.06"},{"caption":"
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Spotted: Kelly Brook in the upper class area of a Virgin flight from Los Angeles to London.
\r\nShe was sitting five seats away from Sky Showbiz, and was wearing yellow socks.
\r\nKel kept herself to herself, and appeared to sleep for most of the journey.
\r\nShe was also much<\/i> smaller in real life than Sky Showbiz had expected.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/8/Kelly-Brook-0507.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Kelly Brook 05.07"},{"caption":"
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Meet Blighty's new superhero... Mr Rob Kazinsky.
\r\nThe 'Enders actor jumped to the rescue when an angry homeless man started smashing windows near a pub in Dorset, terrifying customers.
\r\n\"Rob yelled at him to stop. It was quite heroic,\" a bystander told The Sun.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/8/Rob-Kazinsky-0906.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Rob Kazinsky 09.06"},{"caption":"
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Spotted: Martine McCutcheon at Esca deli on Clapham High Street, London.
\r\nOur spies tell us she was with a young male friend with big hair.
\r\nShe had to queue like everyone else, and used the toilet just after Sky Showbiz had discovered it was out of paper.
\r\nLet's hope she had some napkins handy...<\/p>","url":"2008/4/8/Martine-McCutcheon-0705.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Martine McCutcheon 07.05"},{"caption":"
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Spotted: Michael Greco (aka Beppe of old EastEnders fame) shopping near the deli counter at Sainsbury's in Chiswick.
\r\nHe was walking about \"like he owned the joint\", apparently.
\r\nHe wore a purple hooded top and was very unshaven.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/8/Michael-Greco-1104.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Greco 11.04"},{"caption":"
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Guess who's all for a nip/tuck here and there? Ms Amanda Holden.
\r\nShe's said: \"Cosmetic surgery? I’m all for it.\"
\r\nShe goes on: \"I intend to have everything done when the time's right - nipped, tucked, you name it. The only thing I want to avoid is breast implants because I'm a size 8 and could overbalance and fall flat on my face.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/4/7/Amanda-Holden-1007.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Amanda Holden 10.07"},{"caption":"
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Looks like 007's undercover antics have rubbed off on Daniel Craig in real life. Why? He's vowed he won't confirm rumours of an engagement to his longtime girlfriend, Satsuki Mitchell.
He's said: \"It's a very important moment in a person's life. I wouldn't make an official announcement because I'm not a member of the royal family.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/4/7/Daniel-Craig-1107.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Daniel Craig 11.07"},{"caption":"
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We've been waiting for wedding news from the Abbey Clancy-Peter Crouch camp for ages. Now Abbey's gone and done some wedding chatter.
She's said: 'I don't want to sound like a bunny boiler, but of course I've thought about my dress and everything. But I don't think it's coming for a while.\" Drat.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/7/Abbey-Clancy-0507.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Abbey Clancy 05.07"},{"caption":"
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We know stars love making sure their tresses are perfect. But is Russell Brand taking his locks love too far?
He's said: \"My hair is a very powerful construction aided by static, hairspray and willpower. In man-hours, it's comparable to the pyramids.\"
Someone pass us a pinch of salt, please.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/7/Russell-Brand-1206.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Russell Brand 12.06"},{"caption":"
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Would you part with £2m for graffiti? Because George Michael may be considering it. Seems he's such a fan of UK artist Banksy (whose true identity is a secret), that he wants the graffiti guy to decorate one of the walls in his house.
George is also said to be so keen to find out who Banksy really is, he's willing to pay £2m for the piece. A source has said: \"George is a huge fan of Banksy's work and asked his representative if he would reveal himself to the singer. He also asked if Banksy would paint one wall in his house for £2m.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/4/7/George-Michael-1107.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"George Michael 11.07"}];