Cheryl Cole performs at the Brits minus her wedding ring
Cheryl in her second outfit during last night's Brits performance
Despite the obvious personal turmoil the 26-year-old Geordie is facing following the recent allegations regarding her husbands Ashley’s extramarital affairs, Cheryl Cole gave a confident yet feisty performance at the Brit Awards last night, but there was one thing missing…
The X-Factor judge gave one of the biggest stand-out performances of the night involving two costume changes and a raft of slick dancers, yet she chose to remove her £150,000 wedding ring before taking to the stage before an audience of millions.
However the tabloids have been thrown into a frenzy by Cole’s admission of her wedding ring in the past. Only last year during a Saturday night live X-Factor show, the Girls Aloud singe appeared without her wedding ring. Whilst many pointed to problems within the marriage for the absence of the ring, it later emerged it was a style choice as the wedding band didn’t go with her outfit.
Given the recent rumours which have surfaced claiming that husband, Chelsea footballer Ashley, has sent saucy text message to two women, Cheryl’s decision to remove her wedding band for the high profile performance could be seen as more significant.
The audience were with Cheryl Cole all the way, jumping to their feet to give her a standing ovation when she began her set. Ashley Cole was not present at the glitzy London event as he’s currently resting following an ankle operation. However fellow band members from Girls Aloud, namely Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts, were on hand to cheer on the Fight For This Love singer during her big performance.
Limo Broker provide Ferrari for EuroMillions winner’s press call
- Nigel Page and Justine Laycock toast their EuroMillions win with a glass of bubbly
As the winners of the biggest ever UK lottery payout faced the glare of the media spotlight for the very first time in a press call on Monday, Limo Broker were chosen to provide the new millionaires with a stunning Ferrari Spyder 360 especially for the occasion.
43-year-old Nigel Page and his partner 41-year-old Justine Laycock now have to get used to the champagne and fast car lifestyle after scooping a record breaking £56 million fortune on the EuroMillions rollover draw on Friday. However the down-to-earth couple revealed that they were content to celebrate their win in a slightly less extravagant way; by tucking into a round of bacon butties at the cafe of their local supermarket.
The lucky couple from Cirencester in Gloucestershire stepped into the limelight for the first time during their press conference on Monday, held at the Bath Spa Hotel. They were photographed sipping champagne on a pair of thrones, and also posed next to the red Ferrari whilst spraying the waiting photographers with copious amounts of champagne.
Mr Page and Ms Laycock have three children between them from previous relationships, and they’ve been together for the past 8 years. Whilst Mr Page runs his own property maintenance business, Ms Laycock works at a local estate agents. However they are both planning to give up work for good following their windfall.
As well giving their jobs the boot, the millionaire couple are also planning to give their current transport their marching orders. Mr Page is hoping to swap his white van for a Range Rover Sport, and Ms Laycock is looking to trade-in her Honda Civic for something a little more sporty, maybe a Ferrari Spyder?!
Beyonce swept the board at last night’s Grammy Awards
Beyonce accepting one of her 6 Grammy awards at last night's ceremony
Beyonce cleared up at last night’s 52nd annual Grammy Awards ceremony picking up a total of 6 gongs.
The staggering clutch of awards made the former Destiny’s Child singer the only female artist to pick up so many awards in one night at the Grammy’s ever. Prior to this, the most awards Beyonce had picked up in a single night was 5 back in 2005. She now has a massive 16 Grammys to her name in total.
The star studded event was held at The Staples Centre in Los Angeles and was attended by an array of celebrities including Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Pink, Heidi Klum, and Katy Perry amongst others.
Picking up one of her 6 awards, Beyonce referred to her husband Jay-Z, something she rarely does as both artists are notoriously secretive about their relationship. During her acceptance speech the 28-year-old said, “I’d like to thank my family, including my husband. I love you.”
The Crazy in Love singer picked up the award for Best Song of the Year and Best R&B Song for the track Single Ladies (put a ring on it) she also picked up the trophy for Best Contemporary Album, Best Female Pop, and Best Vocal Performance.
The other big winners of the night included 20-year-old Taylor Swift who became the youngest artist ever to win the coveted Best Album Award. The country singer picked up a further three awards bring her tally of the night up to 4. Jay-Z, The Black Eyed Peas and Kings Of Leon all picked up three trophies each, and Eminem and Lady Gaga both picked up two each.
There was a poignant moment during the ceremony when Michael Jackson’s children, Prince Michael and Paris, collected a lifetime achievement award on behalf of their father.
Who will be crowned the winner of the last ever Celebrity Big Brother?
Alex Reid is now in line to clinch the title of the Celeb BB winner according to the bookies
The race is now on to see who will be crowned the winner of the last ever Celebrity Big Brother with the final due to take place tonight.
Despite entering the house as the favourite to win, hardman Vinnie Jones has slipped down to third place in the bookies’ ranking after his overbearing behaviour on show saw some viewers turn their back on him.
In an unexpected turn of events Katie Price’s on/off boyfriend, cage fighter Alex Reid has positively blossomed in the house. Before appearing on the show, Reid was unpopular with the public and was badly booed whilst entering the house. However within the space of just three weeks, he seems to have turned public opinion around and is now the odds-on favourite to win.
Another former squeeze of Katie Price, singer Dane Bowers, is firmly in the running to walk away with the winner’s title. Bowers is currently second in line, according to the bookies, to win the last ever series of CBB.
Actress Stephanie Beacham is ranked outsider to win, and the most likely to face the chop first tonight. However there has been speculation that she could follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner, Ulrika Johnson, and scoop a late win. Ranking fourth in line for the title is singer/songwriter and record producer Basshunter, real name, Jonas.
The voting lines are still open so to get your favourite to win, don’t forget to pick up the phone.
Limo Broker attracts 4000 fans on Facebook
Limo Broker’s popularity on social networking site Facebook is growing stronger every week, so it’s not surprising the company has just announced that they’ve attracted a whopping 4,000 fans to their Facebook page within the space of a few months.
Only last December we reported how Facebook had announced that they’d attracted 1,000 fans within a matter of weeks of starting out on the site. In just over a month, that number has risen again by an extra 3,000 which is a remarkable achievement for the company.
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Facebook itself has even noticed the support the limo hire operator is gaining on its site. Limo Broker were granted their own dedicated URL recently in recognition of their popularity on Facebook. This is usually reserved for large global brands only.
The Limo Broker page on Facebook has been extremely successful in its ability to create an informal meeting place for sales staff to interact with customers. New users can post questions on the wall for the Limo Broker team, customers can advise each other on which limos to choose, and all fans are given first refusal on any special offers and last minute cancellations which crop up regularly.
Limo Broker have also reported their busiest January to date, with sales for limo hire going through the roof in the past few weeks. Part of this is likely to be down to their high profile status on Facebook as there seems to be a direct correlation between the company’s growing fanbase on the social networking site, and their surge in bookings as many booking enquiries are now being generated through their page.
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Lily Allen and Cheryl Cole’s war of words rumbles on
Lily Allen branded a "little girl" by Cheryl Cole
For years outspoken Lily Allen and Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole have been at loggerheads, despite having never met in person. So when the pair finally came face to face at a recent event, is there any wonder sparks were flying?!
At first Lily and Cheryl seemed to have put their differences to one side. Cheryl described how she’d hugged the Smile singer and said, “It’s nice to meet you” to which Lily replied, “There’s no beef.” Problem solved? Not exactly…
Only minutes later the X-Factor judge over heard her new friend taking the “p***” out of her in the press room. Cheryl’s reaction to his was to brand Lily a “little girl” before adding, “I’m a 26-year-old woman and I’m not at school any more.”
Just before Christmas Cheryl had said she would never forgive Lily Allen after the comments she’s made in the past about her footballer husband Ashley Cole, and band mate Nicola Roberts.
This week Lily Allen has been pictured soaking up the sun on a beach in New Zealand, so there’s yet to be a response from her camp on the latest feud. We suspect we haven’t heard the last of this rant so stand by for a reaction from the feisty cockney singer so time soon.
Dannii Minogue confirms on Twitter that she is “gonna be a mummy”
Dannii Minogue confirms she's expecting her first child in July
After the tabloids first spilled the beans over the weekend claiming Dannii Minogue was pregnant, the X-Factor judge has come out herself this week to publically announce, “Woo hoo I’m gonna be a mummy!”
The 39-year-old singer is said to have had her 12-week scan in the last few days and having received the all-clear from the doctors, decided to officially announce the happy news to the rest of the world.
It will be the first child for Dannii and her boyfriend Kris Smith. The baby is due in July with both parents-to-be said to be “delighted” at the news.
Dannii’s sister Kylie also took to Twitter to announce her excitement at the news as she wrote: “I am so excited to be an Aunty again!! WOW WOW WOW!! Xxx”
Despite the fact the baby is due in July and filming for the X-Factor auditions starts in August, Dannii is reportedly keen to continue as a judge on the hit show, provided Simon Cowell offers her another contract that is. However there have been reports that Spice Girl Mel B is being lined up as a possible new judge on the show.
Last year Xtra Factor presenter Holly Willoughby continued with her work duties on the show, 3 months after giving birth to her son Harry. Producers at ITV were said to have been happy to accommodate the new mum’s needs whilst filming took place.
A source close to Dannii revealed she is keen to follow Holly’s lead after she proved it was possible to juggle duties on the show, along with being a new mum.
BB bosses concerned their star contestant Vinnie Jones could walk-out
Vinnie Jones in celeb BB walk out threat
Bosses on Big Brother are reportedly very concerned that their star contestant could walk from the show after complaining about a lack of sleep. On Wednesday night, the footballer-turned actor only managed to get 4 hours worth of shut eye and is said to be “irritable” as a result.
Despite only being in the house a matter of days, the 45-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Tuesday, has already confessed in the diary room that the idea of leaving the show is very appealing. He’s also joked that he could leave the programme and go and visit his two elderly grandmothers who live a stone’s throw from the BB house in Hertfordshire.
Talking to fellow contestants, Vinnie admitted he didn’t think he could “go the distance” and last the full three weeks inside the BB house.
A tabloid newspaper reported this week that the hardman had signed a lucrative £350,000 contract to appear on the show, should he walk as opposed to getting voted out, this fee could well be in jeopardy.
If Vinnie is relying on the Great British public to get him out of the show, he may have to think again. Despite his reluctance to be in the programme, the bookies have him down as the favourite to win the show, proving he’s popular with the TV audience and therefore unlikely to get the shove from them.
Jonathan Ross announces departure from BBC
Jonathan Ross set to leave the BBC after 13 years
After 13 years broadcasting across a variety of BBC shows, Jonathan Ross has announced he is to leave the corporation having decided to not re-negotiate his contract when it comes up for renewal in the summer.
The 49-year-old presenter is one of the Beeb’s highest earners and one of its most popular stars. He currently fronts his own Radio 2 show and the Friday Night With Jonathan Ross chat show, plus a film review programme.
After delivering the news that he was leaving, he stressed the decision was not motivated by money. Other top BBC personalities like Chris Moyles and Bruce Forsyth have had to take pay cuts from their salary and it was extremely likely that Ross would have had to follow suit. His current 3-year contract is reportedly worth £18 million.
Speculation is already mounting as to who will step into Jonathan’s shoes. Graham Norton singed a two-year-deal with the Beeb just this week and is one of the most likely candidates to take over Ross’s reign. Comedian Michael McIntyre was also mentioned as a possible replacement following on from the success of his Comedy Roadshow which was a big hit for the BBC.
Jonathan finished his announcement on a positive note saying that in the final 6 months of his contract he plans to make “the best shows of my career” which offered some comfort to the die-hard Wossy fans.
X-Factor winner Joe McElderry beaten to the Christmas number one spot by Rage Against the Machine
Joe loses out on Christmas number one
X-Factor winner Joe McElderry failed to reach the Christmas number one spot with his debut release, The Climb, after US band Rage Against the Machine beat him to it with their single Killing In The Name accompanied by a cleverly fought internet campaign.
Despite not clinching the Christmas number one like every other X-Factor winner before him, Joe remained upbeat about the whole experience saying, “I’m just happy I’ve got a single out.”
The metal rockers re-released their 1992 hit single to rival the winner of the ITV show in the charts. Rage Against the Machine outsold Geordie Joe by shifting 500,000 copies of their track in one week, compared to the 450,000 record sales racked up by the 18 year old.
Rage Against the Machine made history this week as their single was only available to download making it the first release to achieve a Christmas number one on downloads alone. They also chalked up the biggest selling single on the UK download chart ever.
Joe took defeat in his stride and said how much he enjoyed being part of a “much-hyped campaign” and congratulated the team behind Rage Against the Machine’s Facebook campaign that helped them achieve the number one. Simon Cowell however, went one step further and offered the people behind the campaign a job at his record label as he was so impressed by their skilful PR work, not surprisingly they declined the offer.
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