Archive for June 22nd, 2008
Supermodel Agyness Deyn is being lined up to appear in a Doctor Who Christmas special.
TV executives are considering several character options for the catwalk queen who will follow in the footsteps of previous guest stars Kylie Minogue and comedy veteran Bernard Cribbins.
A bbc source revealed: “Doctor Who remains the Beeb’s jewel in the crown and bosses love pulling out the stops to land a bigname star to add a bit of extra showbiz sparkle to the Christmas special.
“Agyness is the perfect choice. She’s talented and fast becoming a household name.”
The part will be the first big acting role for Agyness, who is best known as the face of designer brands like Burberry and Armani.
Agyness, 25 - real name Laura Hollins - was discovered while working in a chip shop in Ramsbottom, Lancs, in 1999. Since then she has won a string of lucrative contracts as well as carving out a career in music - lending her voice to indie band The Five O’Clock Heroes’ single Who.
She now divides her time between London and New York after splitting from long-term boyfriend Josh Hubbard, lead singer with The Paddingtons, last month.
Two years ago, Dr Who bosses brought in comedienne Catherine Tate to play bride Donna Noble in festive special The Runaway Bride. She proved a hit with viewers and was brought back as the Doctor’s assistant, replacing Freema Agyeman. Pop princess Kylie Minogue was drafted in last year to play waitress Astrid Peth in Titanic-themed episode The Voyage Of The Damned.
Doctor Who - currently starring David Tennant - was an instant ratings winner for BBC1 when it was revived in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and former pop singer Billie Piper as his assistant.
source: sundaymirror.co.uk
June 22nd, 2008
SIX months after his split from wife Natalie Imbruglia, reclusive rock star Daniel Johns happily posed with new girlfriend Louise Van de Vorst on a busy Sydney street on Friday night.
The glamorous couple stopped outside a Surry Hills restaurant, before the eccentric Johns later wrote a message telling photographers to, “F*** Off C****” .
Van de Vorst is a 20-year-old Sydney model with a striking resemblance to the “alien look” of internationally successful Perth girl Gemma Ward.
Imbruglia is believed to have also found new love with American nightclub boss Chris Paciello, and is regularly seen out on the town in London with fellow Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
Johns and Van de Vorst began the night canoodling as they sipped cocktails at an outside table at the upmarket Toko Japanese restaurant on busy Crown St.
A besotted Johns, 29, stared into her eyes as he brushed her hair back behind her ears.
The couple reportedly amused patrons of a Kings Cross night club last week when they disappeared into the cloakroom for 20 minutes.
After settling the bill on Friday night, they moved to the trendy Mille Vini wine bar. Enroute they posed for photographs with fans, even stopping to play with a puppy.
Spotting the camera while on one of many cigarette breaks outside the bar, Johns eventually became irritated by the attention and penned a note to the photographer.
Van De Vorst wore a black skirt and leather jacket, with her blonde hair out, giving a slightly dishevelled look. “I’m really super happy,” she said last week.
It was a big week for Johns, who sparked much gossip in the music industry with his peculiar acceptance speeches at the APRA Music Awards on Monday.
Accepting one of his three awards, Johns jumped up to the podium and straddled Environment and Arts Minister Peter Garrett.
He accessorised his outfit with a white wedding garter belt and overt eye make-up.
Van De Vorst didn’t accompany her new beau to the awards, opting to enjoy the facilities of their inner-city hotel room.
But she later gushed with pride at his winning songwriter of the year, as well as most played Australian work and song of the year for Straight Lines.
“I’m really proud of him,” she said. “He’s very talented.”
Van de Vorst was reportedly introduced to Johns by her former boyfriend, Liam O’Brien, guitarist with Aussie band The Scare and a part-time bartender at Hugo’s.
source : news.com.au
June 22nd, 2008
It is a bride’s privilege to be the last person to arrive at the church on her wedding day – but not, it seems, if you invite Kate Moss to the service.
The supermodel caused a stir at her friend Leah Wood’s marriage to Jack Macdonald yesterday afternoon by turning up at Southwark Cathedral in Central London ten minutes later than anyone else – including the bride.
Moss, who was with her daughter Lila Grace and rock-star boyfriend Jamie Hince, swanned in late following lunch at The Ritz hotel.
Wearing a floor-length grey strappy dress and six-inch grey heels, she posed for waiting photographers, apparently oblivious to the hour.
The bride, the 29-year-old daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, had arrived exactly on time.
Looking glamorous in a cream satin dress with a six-foot train, she was driven to the cathedral in a maroon Rolls-Royce and escorted into the church by her father.
Among the eclectic congregation were Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, model Jerry Hall, artist Tracey Emin, snooker player Jimmy White and TV hosts Cilla Black and Paul O’Grady.
Jagger is believed to have arrived and left by a side door to avoid photographers.
Friends joked that Leah deliberately chose the longest day of the year to marry, so the ?250,000 party could last all the longer.
The reception at Ronnie’s mansion in Kingston, Surrey, had a Midsummer Night’s Dream theme and was not due to end until lunchtime today.
Ronnie left the organising to his daughter and wife Jo, who chose the organic menu, but did make a few suggestions of his own.
A source said: ‘Ronnie thought it would be funny to hire a group of dwarves as waiters – but no one knows if he actually did it.
‘The running joke is that if the dwarf waiters don’t show up she can always use the Rolling Stones as stand-ins.’
Miss Wood, who has dabbled in modelling and singing, has been dating Sky News producer Macdonald for 11 years.
A source said: ‘Today has been more than two years in the making and it really is Leah’s dream day.’
soure: dailymail.co.uk
June 22nd, 2008
Christie Brinkley wants her divorce to Peter Cook to remain public.
On Friday, at a Suffolk County court, Christie Brinkley won a bid to keep her divorce open to the public, despite warnings about nasty publicity that will come, especially since it might harm her children. The judge ruled in favor of Brinkley because he believes that society can learn from their divorce.
Brinkley is divorcing her husband, Cook, an architect, because of infidelity among other matters that make her uncomfortable and offended. Brinkley stands by her children and her decision to leave the trial public because she wants the truth to be known.
Cook is disappointed that she is putting this trial in front of their children, Jack, 12, and Sailor, 9. His lawyer and the children’s guardian are siding with Cook in that the children really do not need to see the whole trial, reported the NY Daily News.
source: thecelebritycafe.com
June 22nd, 2008