Huzzah, Glastonbury's getting an injection of energy. In the form of Dolly Parton.
That's right, reports say Dolly will be jetting into Glasto for a surprise performance. Will she and Jay-Z duet? We truly hope so.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/2/Dolly-Parton-0508.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Dolly Parton 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Angelina Jolie's done it and Agyness Deyn's on the books. Modelling for a huge Japanese cosmetic house, that is.
Apparently Agy has been signed up to mod for Shiseido, the same brand Ange modelled for since 2006.
Well done, Agy.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/12/Agyness-Deyn-0608.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Agyness Deyn 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
This bit of goss got us chuckling. Apparently Kate Moss' man, Jamie Hince, has stocked up on toilet rolls for Glastonbury, to the tune of asking organisers for 120 extra-soft toilet rolls.
Each performer is normally given one four-pack of rolls, but it's believed Jamie asked for an extra 30 packs.
Nothing to sniff at, is it?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/19/Jamie-Hince-Kate-Moss-0608.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Jamie Hince Kate Moss 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Fans of Wayne Rooney's will be chuffed to hear he's making his TV debut. He's going to star in a series called Street Striker.
The three-part Sky One show will be filmed across the UK, and will begin with around 50 hopefuls who want to be footy stars. They'll be whittled down to two finalists by Wayne and a panel of judges. We can see the queues forming already.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Wayne-Rooney-1007.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Wayne Rooney 10.07"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have given a metaphorical fingers-up to the rumours that their marriage is in trouble by whisking off for a three-day break in Milan.
But still the strife goss continues, with whispers that the couple slept in different bedrooms during the vacation.
A source told The Sun: \"Most couples would have made the most of the romantic city, but their was hardly any contact between them. They had completely separate rooms, schedules, everything.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/6/26/Guy-Ritchie-0907.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Guy Ritchie 09.07"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Kerry Katona is said to have come within inches of being declared bankrupt recently, after a High Court in London granted her an extra six weeks to pay her tax bill.
Kerry's barrister said the star had not yet paid the £157,000 outstanding on the £417,000 sum because of \"changed circumstances\".
Kerry herself did not attend the hearing.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/26/Kerry-Katona-0208.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Kerry Katona 02.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Angelina Jolie's Wanted co-star James McAvoy has been chatting about getting fisty with the actress.
James, seen here in the flick, told Heat Radio: \"I really enjoyed the fight scenes, especially with Angelina. There's a certain amount of satisfaction that comes from taking a hit in the face and thankfully I took a lot.\"
Er, OK then, James.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/12/James-McAvoy-0608.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"James McAvoy 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Well, this has got us confused. Last week we heard that Colin Farrell was sporting a ring on his marriage finger, sparking rumours that he'd married Muireann McDonnell, his last reported girlfriend.
But now news reaches us that the actor has fallen head over heels for English novelist Emma Forrest, and as a result is shunning the showbiz high life.
A source told The Sun: \"Colin is a changed man. He has knocked the boozing on the head and is enjoying life in a completely different way. Emma has been a steadying influence and they have hit it off big time.\" We. Are. Baffled.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/26/Colin-Farrell-0208.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Colin Farrell 02.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Spotted: Lucy Davis and Stephen Merchant.
Our showbiz insiders saw Lucy and Stephen enjoy a spot of dinner with two other guests at Canteen restaurant on London's Southbank.
He looked very tall and skinny, apparently, while Lucy was petite with a glowing tan.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/26/Stephen-Merchant-and-Lucy-Davis-0104.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Stephen Merchant and Lucy Davis"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Spotted: Michael Sophocles
We caught fired Apprentice candidate Michael, of Kosher chicken scandal fame, hanging about Angel tube station in North London.
Dressed to the nines in a smart pair of black trousers and a white ruffled shirt, he strutted about with an air of impatience and self-importance - though sadly no-one else seemed to recognise who he was.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/17/Michael-Sophocles-The-Apprentice-0408.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Michael Sophocles The Apprentice 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
She may not look it here, but Cheryl Cole reckons she's on to a winning streak as the new X Factor judge.
\"Out of all the panel, I am the one who can relate to what those people are going through,\" Chez told The Sun.
\"I stood there and did all that, so I have a good chance of winning,\" she added.
Money, mouth and all that...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/25/Cheryl-Cole-0508-6.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Cheryl Cole"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Rhys Ifans is seeking refuge over his Sienna Miller heartbreak by taking some time out in his native homeland of Wales.
Rhys was overheard at Wimbledon telling friends: \"I'm going back to Cardiff tonight for two weeks to get out of London and get away from it all.\"
\"I just want to get back to my roots and be around my Welsh friends for a while,\" he added.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/25/Rhys-Ifans-0608-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Rhys Ifans 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Lee Ryan has been fined £500 for assaulting a taxi driver.
The former Blue songster was found guilty of punching a cabbie in the head, after a row over a crash in Surrey.
He was also ordered to pay £450 in compensation to his victim, who reportedly suffered a lump \"the size of a tennis ball\" behind his ear as a result of the fracas.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/25/Lee-Ryan-1207.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Lee Ryan 12.07"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
So Apprentice finalist Alex Wotherspoon has been snapped up by Models One, but would he whip off his boxers for cash?
Mais, oui - but there's a catch.
\"I'd get my pants off, but only if the money is right,\" Alex (ever the business brain) told Heat. \"I'd probably do topless for £10,000.\"
He added that Sir Alan probably wouldn't begrudge him his latest career move, though admitted: \"He's not keen on cheesy stuff.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/4/17/Alex-Wotherspoon-The-Apprentice-0408.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Alex Wotherspoon The Apprentice 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Former EastEnders hottie Nigel Harman is joining the cast of Hotel Babylon for the fourth series of the hit BBC show.
Nigel is to play a charismatic businessman in the programme, due to be aired in 2009.
The show's producers have promised that his appearance will \"set pulses racing as he checks into Hotel Babylon\".
Here's hoping...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/25/Nigel-Harman-0506.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Nigel Harman 05.06"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Lily Allen has got to grips with her inner activist, by posting an angry political song online.
Guess Who Batman? includes the profound lyrics: \"F*** you, f*** you very very much, cos we hate you and we hate your whole crew, so please don't stay in touch.\"
Lils said: \"This song is not a direct attack at anyone, it was originally written about the BNP (British National Party) in the UK.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/6/24/Lily-Allen-0608-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Lily Allen 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Billie Piper reckons she doesn't have much of a shot at Hollywood, because of the racy scenes she's acted out in ITV's Diary Of A Call Girl.
Billie told The Sun: \"Someone said the other day rather viciously, 'What A-list stars get their t**s out?'
\"And then I started thinking, 'Oh, my God, what have I done? I've ruined my future career.'\"
If it's any comfort, a bit of boobage has never gone down too badly with us, Billie...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/24/Billie-Piper-0508-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Billie Piper 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Lucky Mark Ronson.
The hip DJ/producer/musician is rumoured to have bagged a cool £1m for a 45-minute private gig at heiress Freya Dawson's 21st birthday party recently.
Mark belted out Happy Birthday and Valerie for his fee, and was joined by DJs from Hed Kandi during the set.
So, drinks will be on you for some time coming we're guessing, Mark?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/24/Mark-Ronson-0508-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Mark Ronson 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
KT Tunstall has garnered the attention of a particularly unlikely fan by the way of the Dalai Lama.
Kate told Closer magazine: \"I got one of the strangest emails I've ever had. It was from my manager, with the subject 'Dalai Lama' and the message said, 'He wants to meet you.' I said yes straight away.\"
KT and the Dalai in a jamming session... that is a strange thought.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/24/KT-Tunstall-0608-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"KT Tunstall 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Simon Cowell has given his fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson a rather alarming birthday present - in the form of a \"barbaric-looking sword.\"
\"I don't know what part of me he wants to cut off, but that's a whole other thing,\" Randy told People.
Um, next time you give us a pressie, just stick with the whole chocolate thing, eh Simon?<\/p>","url":"2008/5/22/Simon-Cowell-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Simon Cowell 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Tess Daly has got a good bod - and she's not afraid to acknowledge it.
\"I'm grateful for have a strong, supple body and it's serving me well,\" Tess told Fabulous magazine.
Nice to hear, Tess.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/23/Tess-Daly-0608-7.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Tess Daly 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
There's been a whole loada chat lately that Amanda Holden's had a Lesley Ash-style trout pout.
But the lady herself has rubbished the rumours, telling Celebs On Sunday magazine: \"With age, your lips thin up - I felt like telling people to come round and check them out themselves, you can see they've not been done.
\"I'd never have my lips plumped, that's the one thing I wouldn't have done,\" she continued.
<\/p>","url":"2008/6/23/Amanda-Holden-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Amanda Holden 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Dominic Cooper has been chatting about filming sex scenes with Keira Knightley in new film The Duchess.
He told the Metro that shooting the kinky footage was \"difficult, for obvious reasons\".
He went on: \"It's difficult that you're in an environment you don't know very well, and you're surrounded by a bunch of people who are holding bits of electrical equipment.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/6/23/Dominic-Cooper-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Dominic Cooper 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Patsy Kensit has been giving some frank and lurid insights into the state of her 40-year-old bod.
\"This is how I am and cellulite starts from my earlobe down,\" Patsy told Celebs On Sunday magazine.
Don't hold back, will you lady?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/23/Patsy-Kensit-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Patsy Kensit 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Word on the grapevine has it that Robbie Williams has been offered a whopping £1.5m to perform a half-hour comeback concert in Norway.
But Robbie, who is currently taking a break from music, may not take up the offer.
\"The more time I'm spending away from public life, the more I like it,\" he wrote on his blog recently.
Catch us turning down a moneybags gig like that...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/23/Robbie-Williams-0607.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Robbie Williams 06.07"},{"captionHeading":"London Gossip","caption":"
Coldplay's new single, Viva La Vida, has hit the top spot on the British charts - giving the band their first ever UK number one single.
At the same time, they continue to hold the number one spot in the UK album chart with their fourth release, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, which sold over 300,000 copies in the first three days of its release.
Another track from the same album, Violet Hill, is also at number 11 in the singles chart. Not bad for a day's work...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/17/Chris-Martin-and-Coldplay-0608.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Chris Martin and Coldplay 06.08"}];