Martina Milburn
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Alistair Darling
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Nicola Sturgeon
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Duncan Weldon
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Harry Cooper
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I have a new affection for Ben Affleck.
The BAFTA's on Sunday had some well-crafted speeches by mask winners; notably from Tessa Ross of Film 4 and Daniel Day Lewis who self-deprecatingly referred to his Stanislavski methods of "staying in character as myself for 55 years" and having small...
(0) Comments | Posted 16 January 2013 | (11:46)
"When will I, will I be famous?"sang Bros in the 80s, well the answer could now be in 17 weeks at the price of only £95.
Bishop Auckland College, County Durham are to offer a new course aimed at giving young people the confidence and skills to audition successfully for...
(0) Comments | Posted 3 January 2013 | (17:08)
Happy New Year! My Twitter news feed is full of diet ideas and people solemnly swearing to start lunging everyday but there is one recurring theme; donation pleas for #DryJanuary.
Dry January is a new initiative from Alcohol Concern encouraging people to give up booze for the 31...
(0) Comments | Posted 9 November 2012 | (15:16)
Many a true word is spoken in jest; there is an old quote from a Harry Enfield and Chums sketch 'Women! Know Your Place'. Although a woman's place is now wherever she so pleases, there is an element of truth behind accepting what your place is.
As an actress you...
(0) Comments | Posted 28 October 2012 | (12:20)
Before you jump to conclusions I haven't got a burnt image on my bottom like a cow's hide in the Wild West or succumbed to the effects of Russell like many a female starlet, but I'm marvelling at the pull of big market brands on us all.
I heard yesterday...
(0) Comments | Posted 28 October 2012 | (12:15)
Did you know that premises formally used as a pub do not need planning permission to be turned into supermarkets? Under current Permitted Development rules, pubs are classed as a retail business and therefore no change in use planning permission is required for it to become a supermarket. Well Tesco...
(0) Comments | Posted 9 October 2012 | (14:29)
Oh dear Gareth! It must have been a slow news day, despite more pressing headlines such as the murder charges against Mark Bridger the celeb gossip section exploded with another alleged affair between the married Gareth Gates and an on-stage co-star.
I say "another" because he was caught out in...
(5) Comments | Posted 22 August 2012 | (14:01)
So we've all seen Prince Harry's bottom today, big deal. He is holidaying in Las Vegas and some "loyal" companion has sold photos of him in his VIP suite playing strip snooker on a drunken evening to American site TMZ. The media has gone wild sharing some delightful puns such...
(3) Comments | Posted 6 July 2012 | (01:00)
This Saturday sees the first episode of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's search for a new Jesus Christ Superstar on ITV. It seems like the ultimate quest - trying to find a Jesus Christ. People are always seeing images of Him; only last week His face appeared to two men on...
(0) Comments | Posted 27 June 2012 | (11:44)
St. Pancras Hotel was the perfect location to launch a new British musical where the motif, creative team and subject matter all scream national pride. The building was actually used by The Spice Girls in the "Wannabe" video 16 years ago but yesterday the girls returned as women, in slightly...
(1) Comments | Posted 26 June 2012 | (13:26)
The nation's buttocks have finally unclenched this morning after a tense few moments last night where we all believed that this was the time; England were going to win a penalty shoot out and fly into the next round of Euro 2012. Because we did all believe that for a...

(0) Comments | Posted 11 February 2013 | (14:33)