June 2011
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What's your guilty pleasure?
Entertainment News Editor Jenny Priestley conquers Middle Earth. Hobbit not pictured
By Jennifer McKenzie
With the Glee tour wrapping up its London leg, Take That taking to the Wembley stage tonight (June 30), and New Kids on the Block about to head out on the road with the Backstreet Boys, it makes you wonder how many people are hiding (not-so) secret guilty pleasures.
It sometimes seems...
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To Have and to Hold...
Kate and Jamie put the final touches to the seating plan. Photo: Carole McCabe/Rex Features
By Gabrielle Sander (@gabriellesander)
2011 is turning into one of those ‘the year of’ occasions. We’ve had the ‘hottest April on record’, enough celebrity babies to fill the Britain’s Got Talent audition hall, with many more on the way, and more high profile weddings in the pipeline than Hello! can shake...
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Made In Chelsea: what next?
By Michelle Abraham (@shell_spot)
So that’s it, the first series of Made in Chelsea is over. The show’s become an instant phenomenon for E4 and last night’s episode certainly didn’t disappoint. Flamboyant Ollie went on his first ever date with a man (really?), socially awkward Francis hired a life coach to help him stop being such a bumbling fool and ‘Miss-pouts-a-lot’ Caggie ditched the UK for...
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The Week Ahead
By Emily Rainbows (@MissEmRainbows)
It’s that time of the week again - the melancholy of Monday is upon us and you’re wondering where on earth that weekend actually went. Shake-off that post Glasto comedown with our handy round-up of the week’s most exciting events.
Monday sees the third annual Spear’s Book Awards, authors and celebrity judges from the world of fiction, finance and society...
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Get ready for Glastonbury
By Emma Horan
Glasto fever hits Somerset again this weekend, turning the quiet country roads into a stampede of music-mad fans. Huge stars like Beyoncé, U2 and Coldplay may have secured the headline slots, but there’s quite a lot of fresh new talent to be found on the smaller stages. It’s predictably forecast to be another wet one, so to save you from lots of unnecessary mud trudging, we’ve...
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The battle of the celebrity books
By Michelle Abraham (@shell_spot)
Coronation Street star Kym Marsh releases her autobiography From The Heart this week. The book provides a candid insight into her early life as a young single mother, rise to fame in Hear’Say and TV stardom in one of the nation’s best-loved soaps. We take a look at other celebs putting pen to paper in a top ten upcoming book releases.
Ross Kemp:
TV hardman...
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The Week Ahead
By Emily Rainbows (@MissEmRainbows)
Diaries at the ready, this week is set to be jam-packed full of Sirs, Dames, Rockers and wellies and we can hardly contain our excitement.
Monday kicks the week off in honorary style with a special John Barry Memorial Concert at the Royal Albert Hall. It seems the whole of the British Empire is out in force to pay tribute to the legendary film score composer...
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All eyes on Edinburgh
The way they were: Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley at the 2008 EIFF (photo: Rex Features)
By Jenny Priestley (@jennypriestley)
June 15 marks the start of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, usually a highlight on all film fans’ calendars. But anyone expecting a bit of glitz and glamour north of the border might be a little disappointed.
Following the departure of the festival’s former...
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The names to watch this sporting summer
Li Na. Photo: Rex Features
By Charles Allison
With Wimbledon 2011 just around the corner, we take a look at the stars looking to make a big impact at this summer’s major sporting occasions.
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: June 11-25
Jordan Henderson and Phil Jones have been making all the headlines with their big money moves to Liverpool and Manchester United, but they may be...
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Tis The Season
Catherine Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William. Photo: Tim Rooke/Rex Features
By Jenny Priestley (@jennypriestley)
It’s that time of year again. The sun’s out (hopefully), the Pimm’s is on ice and the bright young things of the society circuit are coming out to play.
The Epsom Derby kicked everything off at the weekend, and The Duchess of Cambridge has already set the early pace in the...
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Soap stars cleaning up in the West End
Another feather in Kara Tointon’s cap. Picture: Donald Cooper/Rex Features
By Michelle Abraham (@shell_spot)
There must be something in the air: Doctor Who co-stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate are about to join forces as Shakespearean lovers Benedick and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing this evening and Justin Lee Collins has just been announced as the lead in the upcoming production...
