Reveal’s party pics - revealed!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Heavens to Betsy! There were some eye-popping sights on the red carpet at last night’s Reveal magazine knees-up in London - not least the appearance of Big Brother 10 winner Sophie Reade accompanied by former housemate Rodrigo Lopez.

Wondering why Rodrigo’s looking so miserable? Well, it could be because his little-talked-about relationship with fellow BB10 “star” Charlie Drummond has just hit the skids.

According to Rodders, Charlie didn’t love him at all and was only hooking up for a spot of post-show publicity. Er… well, that didn’t really work, did it?

Anyway, back to last night - and romance was very definitely in the air for presenter Vanessa Feltz and her partner Ben Ofoedu...

Ah, that’s nice, isn’t it? No?

And tabloid-tastic Lib-Dem MP Lembit Opik bowled up with his rumoured squeeze, lingerie model Katie Green…

Hmmm… I’m not sure the body language between these two is particularly encouraging here. Still, I’m sure they’re together for all the right reasons. Oh yes.

In other news, Tory maths tsar Carol Vorderman showed up in a dress designed by Victoria Beckham…

Incidentally, it’s the second time she’s worn a Posh frock over recent weeks - and they’re not cheap at £2,000 a pop! Maybe Tory maths tsars aren’t feeling the pinch like the rest of us.

Needless to say, there were plenty of former reality TV stars at the party, too - including Danielle Lloyd, Michelle Heaton, David Van Day, Calum Best and the always-good-for-a-paparazzi-pic Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace…

Ah, don’t you wish you’d been there, too?

Pictures: Wenn, PA

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Who’s a proper Charley?

Posted by Jane Murphy

Right then, it’s time to catch up with another long-forgotten Big Brother housemate. And today it’s the turn of BB8’s Charley Uchea.

So what’s she been up to then? Well, you probably won’t be very surprised to learn that the Lewisham It girl was out clubbing in a revealing outfit at London’s Funky Buddha last night.

And I doubt you’ll be in the slightest bit shocked when I also inform you that Charley later popped out of her not-so-sturdy-looking vest top in front of the paparazzi. (I’ve given it some thought and decided I’d spare you the sight of that particular picture.)

Ah, she’s all class, isn’t she?

Pictures: Wenn

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Vote for Big Brother’s Mikey!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Hello and welcome to the latest in an occasional series entitled: “What one-time Big Brother stars have been getting up to since we forgot all about them.”

The latest? Mikey Hughes - the blind cross-dresser from Big Brother 9 - is running for parliament in the upcoming Glasgow North East by-election.

Mikey kicked off his campaign yesterday by bowling up to the constituency in a removal van then giving a nearby statue a good going-over with a feather duster. He also brought a model and some rubber ducks along. As you do.

“I’ll be cracking down on crime, cleaning up the streets and cleaning up Westminster,” the former housemate promised. “I think more CCTV cameras would help cut crime. Compulsory ID cards and DNA tracking would also be useful in catching thieves.”

Sadly, the odds are against Mikey: he’s just 100/1 to win the by-election. Still, at least he’s trying to do something useful, rather than releasing a god-awful single or falling out of a nightclub in a see-through outfit - so good luck to him.

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Sophie’s Oxford Street strip

Posted by Jane Murphy

You’ll never guess who I saw when I was sitting on the 73 bus down London’s Oxford Street yesterday. Only Big Brother 10 winner Sophie Reade standing at a bus stop in her scanties!

But on further investigation, it transpired this wasn’t just a last-ditch bid to win some attention: Sophie was being paid to promote the brand new Ann Summers superstore…

…although not everyone seemed particularly interested in the shop’s eye-popping range of naughty outfits and sexy lingerie…

Meanwhile, our oh-so-lovely friends at the Daily Mail have been eager to suggest that Sophie doesn’t seem to have lost her “Big Brother blubber” (that’s their phrase, not mine - obviously). Frankly, if that’s “blubber”, I’m Davina McCall.

Pictures: Wenn

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It’s a Big Brother and Corrie mash-up!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Phew! Only the other day, I found myself idly wondering what had happened to Sophie Reade since she emerged victorious from the Big Brother 10 house in front of literally tens of viewers at the start of last month.

I mean, correct me if I’m wrong but she doesn’t seem to have graced any magazine covers or shown up to the usual rent-a-face celebrity parties or film premieres. And there’s been no whiff of a novelty record or haircare range.

So I was pleasantly to surprised to see this picture of her alive and well, out clubbing at the Palace nightclub in Navan, Ireland, at the weekend.

But that’s not all, folks! Also hanging out at the Palace was Coronation Street’s Kym Marsh, who came hotfoot from a charity ball in Belfast…

Oooh - it’s all happening, isn’t it?

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Big Brother stars’ bum deal

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Every now and then, when the weight of the world is on my shoulders and life is getting me down, I cheer myself up by searching through the latest paparazzi snaps for pictures of Big Brother 9’s Mario Marconi and Lisa Appleton - then marvel at their dress sense.

So imagine my disappointment when I uncovered the above snap - which shows the highly sought-after celebrity couple cutting the ribbon at the grand opening of the new Storm store in Liverpool earlier in the week. They’re dressed relatively normally, aren’t they? For them, I mean.

But all is not lost! I then found this picture of Lisa eyeing up the store's impressive bag display - and noticed she’d forgotten one vital garment in her getting-dressed regime.

Don’t you just hate it when that happens?

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It’s a Big Brother wrap!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Here’s BB10 winner Sophie 'Dogface' Reade and her former housemate Sree Dasari heading into the show’s wrap party at London’s Buddha Bar. And don’t they make a lovely couple? No - really.

Of course, if viewing figures are to be believed, there’s a good chance you won’t know who any of these people are - so bear with me while I explain…

During his time in the house, Sree developed a mildly worrying obsession with Noirin Kelly. But Noirin was obsessed with her ex-boyfriend Isaac Stout who joined the show for a couple of days and briefly became her boyfriend again. But last night she went to the party with another former housemate, Tom Oliver…

Confused? Don’t worry - they’ll all disappear soon and we’ll never have to think about them again.

Meanwhile, here’s week two dropout Saffia Corden, gravel-voiced chain-smoker Lisa Wallace and third-placed David Ramsden - all practising their best mean and moody looks, now that they’re international superstars…

Shall I tell them or will you?

And here’s another top trio…

That’s Charlie Drummond on the left and Rodrigo Lopez on the right - but I have absolutely no idea who the fella in the middle is. He could be a friend. He could be a passer-by. Or he may even be another BB10 housemate (I didn’t watch it every night, you know).

And finally, it’s nice to see that one-time warring housemates Bea Hamill and Freddie ‘Halfwit’ Fisher seem to be friends again…

Mind you, Freddie’s much smaller than he looked on TV, isn’t he?

Pictures: Wenn

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Big Brother berk uses Jordan to sell car

Posted by Jane Murphy

And now it’s time for another fascinating peep at former Big Brother housemates’ Twitter accounts. (Hmmm… do you ever feel life is passing us all by?)

Anyway, want to know the latest? BB8 berk Billi Bhatti has been trying to lure prospective buyers for his old car by using his links to the oh-so-glitzy world of reality TV as selling points.

That post in full? “Silver VW Beetle for sale. Has been sat in by Luke Marsden, Bex Shiner, Rex Newmark, Chanelle Hayes, the twins, Jordan and her sister Sophie Price, who I banged in the backseat.”

Naturally, The Sun’s crack team of showbiz reporters got straight on the phone to Sophie’s agent, who swiftly dismissed Billi’s “banging” claim as “daft” and untrue.

Besides, it’s not as if there’d have been room for any canoodling if Luke, Bex, Rex, Chanelle, the twins and Jordan were all in the car, too…

Picture: Wenn

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Big Brother’s Bex will throw you a party!

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Remember Rebecca ‘Bex’ Shiner from last year’s Big Brother? You know the one: she flashed her jubblies a lot and started a long and beautiful relationship with fellow housemate Luke Marsden.

Anyway, I’m sure there were times when you stared at the TV and thought: “I must have that woman in my house.”

Well, now your dream can come true - because Bex is earning a bit of extra cash by hosting Ann Summers parties. Yep, she’s more than happy to come round and show you and your mates her naughty knickers, Rampant Rabbits, gyrating guinea pigs, etc…

Bex writes on her Twitter page: “If anyone is interested in me hosting an Ann Summers party for them [in your home obviously] then email me.”

Another post adds: “Started doing Ann Summers parties. If anyone in the Midlands wants me to host a party then Tweet me and I will contact you. Also, yes I will travel outside of the West Midlands if you get more than 15 people there.”

So come on! What are you waiting for?

Picture: Wenn

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Big Brother stars party - at last!

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

Only yesterday I was complaining that this year’s Big Brother housemates have been absolutely rubbish at posing for the paparazzi in the weeks following eviction - leaving me with no choice but to occasionally write about proper celebrities, some of whom actually have talent. Puh!

But don’t worry, folks! Hot on the heels of Karly Thingy and Kenny Wotsit’s two-nights-in-a-row onslaught on the London party scene, former BB10 housemate Kris Doodah has been out and about, too.

Truth be told, I wouldn’t have recognised him if he hadn’t been standing next to BB1 winner Craig Phillips - but no matter…

The occasion? A knees-up in Liverpool to celebrate the second birthday of men’s grooming salon Hooka. Kris, mate, you have arrived!

And look who else was there…

 

Yep, it’s never knowingly understated BB9 power couple Mario Marconi and Lisa Appleton. Hurrah! At first glance I thought they were dressed relatively normally - but then I spotted the old school tie round Mario’s neck and realised they were actually nothing of the sort.

By the way, I think Lisa’s frock is one of those “Magic Eye” jobbos. If you stare at it for long enough, a picture of a helicopter suddenly appears. (So there’s a fun way to spend your lunchtime.)

Meanwhile, just across the Irish Sea, love’s young dream Noirin Kelly and Isaac Stout managed to nab a brilliant gig promoting the new cocktail menu at the Mantra Garden bar and club in Co Kildare…

 

Living the dream, eh?

Pictures: Wenn

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Preston: ‘Chantelle looks like Brigitte Bardot’

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Remember Preston? Oh come on - you must do. He was the too-cool-for-school indie kid who blew his street cred among his peers when he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and married fellow housemate Chantelle Houghton eight months later.

Anyway, after almost three years of self-imposed press exile, he’s just broken his silence to give a revealing interview to The Observer. Why? Because he’s got a new album out and he’s “ready to be a pop star” - obviously.

So what about that ill-fated marriage to Chantelle? “I was the rock star with the eye-candy wife,” says Preston. “But, of course, I wasn’t a rock star. I was in a little indie band. And she wasn’t a supermodel - she was a Page Three model. It was such a Primark version. I was madly in love with her, though.

 

“The thing about that girl is: she has this huge natural beauty," he continues. "But she covers it up so well. She uses the same tricks ugly girls use - like tanning yourself orange and bleaching your hair.

“But when she’d just woken up in the mornings, when she’s just totally natural, she looks like Brigitte Bardot - she’s gorgeous.”

I suppose Chantelle should take that as a compliment - albeit a slightly back-handed one…

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New Wag on the block!

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Look! Big Brother 7’s Imogen Thomas is going out with Spurs and England footballer Jermain Defoe. I never even knew they were friends - did you?

The pair were snapped leaving London’s Nobu Berkeley last night - both looking the picture of health, despite recent reports that Imogen’s been suffering from swine flu. Marvellous!

Note how the couple initially employ a pose known as the “reverse Posh and Becks” (above), in which she leads him along by the hand - but then revert to the more common-or-garden “man in charge” pose, with Jermain striding out in front…

 

Now, according to my lovingly kept records, this is the first time Jermain has dated an ordinary Big Brother star - although he has, of course, previously been out with Celebrity Big Brother favourite Chantelle Houghton and not-so-favourite Danielle Lloyd.

Ah well, here’s to a long and happy relationship between the couple. I wonder if Imogen’s already planning her wardrobe for next year’s World Cup…

Pictures: Wenn

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Happy birthday, Samanda!

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

Phew! I’ve been worried sick about Sam and Amanda Marchant for the past couple of weeks, as they suddenly seemed to go completely off-radar.

But as you can see from our picture, everyone’s favourite reality TV twins are alive and well - and were out celebrating their 21st birthday in London last night.

The pair threw a huge party on a Thames riverboat, and were joined by close friends including Big Brother 7 tantrum princess Nikki Grahame…

 

…Big Brother 8 housework obsessive Carole Vincent…

 

…and Big Brother 9’s reclusive winner Rachel Rice…

 

Ah, isn’t it nice to see former BB housemates sticking together? Mind you, there’s so many of them around nowadays.

Indeed, experts predict that by the year 2015, more than 50% of the UK’s population will have done a stint on Big Brother - meaning most of us will be ex-housemates and obliged to go out partying with Samanda and Nikki. Fact!

Pictures: Big Pictures

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Big Brother’s big launch party

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Heavens to Betsy - pass me the smelling salts!

A whole mishmash of top-notch reality TV stars gathered at London’s Embassy club to watch the launch of Big Brother 10 last night - presumably all eager to eye up the competition now that 16 eager new faces have muscled in on their patch.

Among them? Well, as you can see from the pic above, BB8 winner Brian Belo brought along his Charley Uchea ventriloquist's dummy. What’s that you say, Charley? Gottle of geer? Hmmm… don’t you think you’ve had enough already?

Stephanie Thingy and Bex Wotsit from last year’s series were also there - together with some vaguely amusing slogan T-shirts (although Steph couldn't actually be bothered to put hers on)…

 

But it looks like their old housemate Darnell Swallow couldn’t stop and chat because he was in desperate need of the loo…

 

Still, at least he didn’t make too much of a fuss about it.

You’ll doubtless be thrilled to see that BB8’s Billi Bhatti was there, too…

 

Ah yes, his triumphant return to the (relative) limelight, following his claims to have had a cyber-affair with Jordan, continues unabated.

Now, I normally try to give reality TV wannabes the benefit of the doubt - but I really wish Billi would bog off, don’t you?

Still, it was this picture that got me most excited. Just look at that line-up…

 

From left to right, we have teddy-and-spanking-lover Jonty Stern and the-one-who-did-the-lap-dance Shanessa Reilly, both from BB8; Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend winner Samuel Hextall; international superstar DJ Talent; bogey-eater Mo Mohamed and Somebody Else I Don’t Recognise. It doesn’t get much better than this, folks!

By the way, just in case you think I sit in this turret in Penge all day and don’t actually get to meet any celebrities in the flesh, I’ll have you know I saw DJ Talent on the 358 bus from Beckenham to Crystal Palace on Wednesday night. Honestly - it’s like Stellar Street round here sometimes…

Pictures: Wenn

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Reality TV's big night out

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Oooh - I've gone all giddy with excitement. Chantelle Houghton, Christopher Biggins and George Sampson all in the same room at the same time! And that's just for starters...

Last night saw the Digital Spy Reality TV Awards take place at London's Bloomsbury Ballroom. Hurrah!

Among the guests? Celebrity Big Brother 4 winner Chantelle stayed true to her recent vow to flash less flesh and wear less make-up - and looked all the better for it, don't you think?

Davina McCall nabbed the Best Host award, and received an oh-so-genuine congratulatory hug from Claudia Winkleman...

 

Big Brother 9's Dale Howard was presented with the Sexiest Male gong by I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Nicola McLean...

 

And Dale's former housemate Rex Newmark picked up the Love to Hate award (surely that should be Struggle to Remember award?) while Luke Marsden and Rebecca Shiner were named Best Couple.

I'm A Celebrity's Joe Swash won two gongs: Best Celebrity Contestant and Best Winner...

 

Hmmm... we've not heard much from Joe since he left the jungle, have we? Maybe he's plotting a return to EastEnders. And if he's not, he should be. The campaign starts here!

Finally, you'll be pleased to hear that the ceremony honoured a very special "absent friend" by naming Jade Goody as the Ultimate Reality TV Star. Well, there could only ever be one winner...

Pictures: PA

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Mr T meets the BB-Team

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I've said it before and I'll say it again... who draws up the guest lists for these celebrity gatherings?

Yesterday's 'No Nuts! No Entry!' VIP party in London's West End brought together the unlikely combination of The A-Team's Mr T and a smattering of former Big Brother housemates.

Indeed, Mr T must have thought it was well worth the hassle of getting on a plane just to be in the same room as Lucy Pinder...

 

And he was doubtless overjoyed when he heard tantrum princess Nikki Grahame was on her way - with celebrity-chef-in-waiting Rex Newmark close behind...

 

Hmmm... have you noticed how Rex keeps getting himself photographed alongside tabloid-friendly Big Brother babes? I wonder if it's a deliberate ploy to keep himself in the gossip columns. Oh damn - it's worked!

Meanwhile, sex-change siren Nadia Almada was all too happy to put in an appearance at the 'No Nuts! No Entry' shindig...

 

I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere, but I just can't place it. Can anyone help?

Pictures: Wenn

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It's a Big Brother wedding!

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Look! Mario Thingy and Lisa Wotsit from last year's Big Brother have tied the knot - with their old housemate Mikey Doodah as best man.

Oh no, I tell a lie. They were actually just dressing up in fancy togs to launch a wedding fair in Glasgow. If you're in the area this weekend, why not go along and browse the stands? Yes, you too could look like this!

Meanwhile, a couple more of our favourite BB stars were out and about last night. Inseparable twins Samantha and Amanda Marchant did their celebrated impression of a Grecian urn on the way to a TV appearance in Dublin...

 

And a demurely dressed Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace was clearly overjoyed to bump into a paparazzo during a night out in London's West End...

 

Apparently, Aisleyne has just filmed an appearance on BBC3's "makeunder" show Snog, Marry, Avoid?. I wonder if she's taken the advice to heart and decided not to flash so much flesh from now on...

Pictures: Big Pictures

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It's a Celebrity Big Brother wrap!

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Oooh - you can almost feel the total indifference in the air!

Here's Celebrity Big Brother's surprise winner Ulrika Jonsson smiling through gritted teeth on her way into the show's wrap party in London last night.

Close behind came sex pest top rapper Coolio, who prepared for yet another exciting evening with his former housemates by bringing a book along...

The tome in question? It's one of the Sword of Truth books by fantasy writer Terry Goodkind. Hmmm... maybe Coolio doesn't realise it's more traditional to take a six-pack of lagers and a bottle of Babycham to parties in the UK.

Meanwhile, Lucy Pinder obviously spotted her old mate Coolio while she was still trying to get out of the car...

And here's a shot of Tina Malone with her mouth wide open...

How unusual!

Pictures: Big Pictures

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Night of 1,000 reality stars

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There is one good thing about Laura White being so cruelly, viciously and unfairly voted off The X Factor. (Melodramatic? Me?) Now she's no longer under the draconian guardianship of the show's producers, she can go out on the town and rub shoulders with other reality and talent show stars. Hurrah!

Yesterday evening, the lovely Laura bowled up to A Night With Nick at London's Café de Paris. The annual charity event is hosted by celebrity style expert Nick Ede to raise money for the Stroke Association.

Also in attendance were Big Brother's Sam and Amanda Marchant, who appear to have become conjoined since we last saw them...

Well, you've got to have a gimmick, haven't you?

And presumably the people's champion John Sergeant was practising his soft shoe shuffle on his own last night - because his Strictly Come Dancing partner Kristina Rihanoff was at the charity do, too...

Other guests? The X Factor's dance teacher creative director Brian Friedman, Strictly's Karen Hardy and model Hofit Golan (nope, me neither).

Pictures: Big Pictures, Wenn

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Happy birthday, Chanelle?

Posted by Jane Murphy

I'd now like to wish a belated happy birthday to Big Brother quitter and international pop sensation (don't laugh - her single reached No.5 in Russia) Chanelle Hayes, who turned 21 yesterday.

Chanelle celebrated with friends at London's Embassy club - before returning to her swanky hotel in the early hours.

And according to the photographer who took this snap outside the hotel, Ms Hayes appeared to be "completely out of it". But she doesn't look it, does she?

That's the mark of a true pro, you see: no matter how "tired and emotional" you are, as long as you can scrub up nicely for your late-night paparazzi shots, you'll go a long way...

Picture: Wenn

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Steph can't be Paris's BFF

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Oh, that's a shame! Big Brother 9's first evictee Stephanie McMichael had to cope with yet more rejection last night when she was refused entry to London's Cuckoo Club.

And the snub was made doubly disappointing by the fact Paris Hilton was inside the club, auditioning desperate wannabes genuine contenders to be her new Best Friend Forever (it's for a reality show, obviously)...

Personally, I think Steph would have made the perfect pal for Paris - but sometimes life just isn't fair.

Oh, and take a look at Paris's blinged-up BlackBerry...

Now, that's just ridiculous, isn't it?

Pictures: Wenn

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There's nothing like a dame...

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Congratulations to Dame Helen Mirren who picked up the gong for "most stylish woman" at last night's Inspiration Awards for Women in London.

Everyone's favourite sexy 60-something beat off stiff competition from fellow nominees Keira Knightley, Agyness Deyn and Yasmin Le Bon at the glitzy event held in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

And remember how I joked the other day that a new West End by-law states all gatherings of more than six people must contain at least one Big Brother housemate and a former member of Blue?

Well, last night's shindig met all the necessary criteria, thanks to the presence of BB9's Sara Folino...

...and our old mate, Antony Costa from Blue...

Phew!

Pictures: Big Pictures

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Kerry says no to Big Brother

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Quote of the day from bankrupt star Kerry Katona, whose recent reality TV outings have seen her being filmed giving birth and undergoing a boob job and liposuction: "You wouldn't catch me in the Celebrity Big Brother house."

Does anyone else think these words may come back to haunt her?

Picture: Wenn

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Chanelle comes a cropper

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Here's everyone's favourite Big Brother whinge-bag Chanelle Hayes heading into the Swanky Sundays club night at The Loft in Leeds yesterday evening.

Naturally, she went dressed as a slightly under-clothed jockey - this season's must-have look for all discerning ex-reality TV stars. Like it?

Picture: Wenn

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Big Brother stars party (again)

Posted by Jane Murphy

Imagine my crushing disappointment when I came online this morning to discover that nobody launched a perfume yesterday.

Still, I was mildly cheered by a pile of pics of Big Brother stars out partying - the likes of which we haven’t seen for, ooooh, days now.

The occasion? Company magazine’s 30th birthday bash at London’s Proud Galleries. The party-goers? Big Brother 9’s Stephanie McMichael and Sara Folino - who appear to have become bestest friends in all the world, despite not being in the BB house at the same time.

Also in attendance were everyone’s favourite eccentrically dressed Big Brother twins, Sam and Amanda Marchant, who rushed straight there, having attended the opening of an envelope on the Wirral earlier in the day (possibly)…

And giving the girls a run for their money in the glamour stakes was one of the busiest men in showbiz, Sara’s fellow housemate and top house crush Stuart Pilkington…

Other wannabes stars eager to help Company celebrate included BB7’s Imogen Thomas, BB8’s Amy Alexander (the “glamour girl” who snogged Liam McGough, remember?) and French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

Oh no, I tell a lie. On second glance, it wasn’t Nicolas Sarkozy; it was Calum Best.

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Bex and Luke move in!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Happy news, folks! Big Brother 9 lovebirds Luke Marsden and Rebecca Shiner have decided to bite the bullet and move in together.

Obviously, they didn’t want any fuss or fanfare as they shifted their belongings into their new London flat - so they must have been absolutely horrified when the paparazzi turned up and took a series of action snaps.

Here they are, struggling under the weight of that all-important big box of cuddly toys (a must in every home)…

And here are the happy couple coping with some flat-packed furniture and a suitcase at the same time…

Mind you, it looks like Bex was coping a lot better than Luke here.

Good luck in your new home, Luke and Bex!

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Stuart's such a poser!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Here's Big Brother 9's most homesick housemate Stuart Pilkington launching Yves Saint Laurent's Touche Eclat For Men in London's Selfridges yesterday afternoon.

Stu was clearly so excited about being in the spotlight, he forgot to put a shirt on. But at least he remembered to wear his studded leather bracelets, eh?

So what do you reckon? Men - would you consider wearing cosmetics? Ladies - would you mind sharing the contents of your make-up bag with your man? Tell us what you think.

Picture: Wenn

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Stars in cars

Posted by Jane Murphy

On the one hand, it's very rude of the paparazzi to stick their camera lenses into celebrities' cars at the end of the evening.

But on the other... it does give us an interesting insight into who's driving home with who.

Last night, for example, Jemima Khan dropped Hugh Grant back home after the pair had been out for dinner together...

Ah, isn't it nice to see ex-partners getting along so well?

Meanwhile, Big Brother's Dale Howard was seen leaving London's swanky St Martin's Hotel with that age-old tabloid-pleaser, a "mystery blonde"...

Mind you, there's nothing to suggest Dale and Ms Mystery are anything more than just good friends/relatives/colleagues. Still, it's good to see Dale with a smile on his face after his devastating break-up (ahem!) with ex-housemate Jennifer Clark, isn't it?

And finally, here's Calum Best doing what he does... erm... best: leaving a nightclub in the early hours with two mystery women...

I wonder where they were all off to. Any ideas?

Pictures: Big Pictures

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It's a Big Brother wrap!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Look out! The UK's newest crop of Z-listers were out in force for last night's Big Brother 9 wrap party held at London's super-swanky Sway bar and nightclub.

Among them were fifth-placed Darnell Swallow (who dressed quite normally) and fourth-placed boo-boy Rex Newmark (who didn't)...

What's with the massive trouser-fly, Rex? On second thoughts, don't answer that!

Also in attendance, of course, were the people's champion Rachel "it pays to be nice" Rice and runner-up Mikey Hughes...

And I was very glad to see that Katherya Kasisopa appears to have brightened up since her oh-so-emotional surprise eviction this time last week...

So which Big Brother 9 stars will become regulars on the celebrity party circuit over the next few months - and who'll disappear back into obscurity? Tell us what you think.

Pictures: Wenn

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Who's Chanelle's new man?

Posted by Jane Murphy

They're still out there. Last year's Big Brother contestants, I mean...

A gaggle of familiar faces from BB8 showed up to last night's premiere of The X-Files: I Want To Believe in London's Leicester Square.

Most notable among them was Chanelle Hayes, who arrived with a new man on her arm. His name? It's Mr InterCasino, apparently - although, frankly, I think that's a silly name so I'm going to refer to him as Dave from now on.

Also in attendance were Sam and Amanda Marchant...

A London premiere's not complete without the pair of them wearing eccentric outfits, you know.

Oh yes, and I should mention that the stars of the film were there, too. David Duchovny and a very pregnant Gillian Anderson scrubbed up rather nicely for their big night...

I'm sure they were both really excited to meet Chanelle...

Pictures: Wenn

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Jade's back!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Here's Jade Goody getting her not-insubstantial lips round an ice cream at last night's HumanHi party in London. We haven't seen Jade out partying for... oooh... weeks now, so it's nice to see her getting back into the swing of things. Isn't it? No?

Still, Ms Goody wasn't the only former Big Brother "star" to show up to the glitzy knees-up. One of last year's housemates, Gerry Stergiopoulos, was there - posing with "Botox Barbie" Sarah Burge (she's a bit fan of cosmetic surgery, apparently) and a huge syringe.

And here's another BB graduate, Amy Alexandra. She was the topless model who got off with Liam, I think. Or was that Carol?

Oh dear - there are so many jaded wannabes wandering round London's party circuit at the moment, it's hard to keep up. In fact, it's estimated that by 2012, 97% of people in the West End on any given night will be ex-reality TV stars...

Pictures: Wenn

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Oi! Aisleyne! No!

Posted by Jane Murphy

No prizes for spotting what's wrong with this picture.

Yes, that's right: former Big Brother star Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace was still clutching a glass of bubbly when she climbed into the driving seat of a minicab outside London's Embassy club last night.

Thankfully, the cab driver was able to shift her into the back seat - along with her equally "tired and emotional" ex-housemate Nikki Grahame, who was also clinging to her drink. (Let's hope they both remember to return their glasses to the Embassy today.)

Anyway, the pie-eyed pair asked to be taken to the nearby Maddox Club - but picky door staff refused to allow Nikki entry, claiming she was a little too the worse for wear. However, Aisleyne was allowed in to continue her big night out - while Nikki threw one of her tedious tantrums and demanded to be put in a cab home.

Ah, those girls are pure class, aren't they?

Pictures: Wenn

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Paris meets Chanelle

Posted by Jane Murphy

Never let it be said Paris Hilton doesn't work hard for her money. The unstoppable hotel heiress spent yesterday promoting her new fragrance, Can Can, in London.

But before heading into the late-night launch party at Dolce nightclub, she found time to stop and give us this limp little wave...

Oh Paris, we're not worthy. But - hang on! Was our favourite ex-convict looking decidedly less orange than usual? I only ask because she seems to have been "out-oranged" by some of the UK's most celebrated reality stars, who also turned up to the launch.

First came Big Brother's Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, whose dress almost matched her skin tone...

Then came a very serious-looking BB housemate-turned-pop star Chanelle Hayes...

But most comment-worthy pic of the night has to be this one of Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton...

I wonder what was wrong with her eye. Too much mascara? Too little sleep? Or was she just dazzled by the sight of Aisleyne? Who knows?

Pictures: Wenn, Big Pictures

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Nice pins, Gwyn!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Heavens to Betsy! Gwyneth Paltrow has got the tabloids in a right old tizz today - thanks to the little black dress, bare legs and towering heels combo she sported at last night's Iron Man premiere in London's Leicester Square.

But as you admire the Oscar-winner's red carpet style, do spare a thought for Dr Miriam Stoppard: the Daily Mirror's health columnist must have had to work through the night, as Gwyn's fabulous footwear has prompted her to write a cautionary feature about the dangers of wearing "killer heels".

Still, the evening wasn't all about Gwyneth's fashion choices. The usual bizarre mix of US and British stars showed up, too. Gwyn's co-star Robert Downey Jnr clearly only had eyes for his wife Susan...

The occasion also marked a rare red-carpet outing for Skins stars Mike Bailey and Joe Dempsie - otherwise known as "the thinking teenager's crumpet"...

And it really wouldn't be a London movie premiere without a former Big Brother star, now would it? Here's BB7's Imogen Thomas looking positively - and somewhat uncharacteristically - demure in a posh red frock...

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Pictures: Wenn

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Happy birthday, Nikki?

Posted by Jane Murphy

Can it really be a whole year since Nikki Grahame was snapped stumbling sozzled down the street after her 25th birthday party?

Apparently so, because last night saw the Big Brother tantrum queen - sorry, princess - celebrate turning 26 in London's Embassy club with some of her bestest friends in the whole wide world.

Top of the star-studded guest list were ex-EastEnder Dean Gaffney, former Blue singer Antony Costa, Wag Alex Curran, singers/reality stars Michelle and Andy Scott-Lee - plus a whole bevy of former Big Brother housemates including Brian Belo, Ziggy Lichman and Liam McGough.

Hell, don't you wish you'd been there, too?

Picture: Wenn

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What a Charley!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Every day - in a bid to bring you the latest hot-off-the-press celebrity news - we spend several long minutes sifting through the latest paparazzi pics to find out who's been out and about the night before. Most days, this involves looking at lots of photographs of former reality TV stars falling out of nightclubs.

But today I think the picture selection may have hit an all-time low. Because at 7.30am (while still eating my muesli, I hasten to add), I found myself looking at Charley Uchea's vomit. Yep, that's right: the Big Brother "star" threw up in a doorway after leaving London's Kabaret club in the early hours of this morning.

She also flashed her nipples and fell over before being literally loaded into a car and driven home by her best mate, X Factor reject CeCe. And then - presumably finding himself at a loose end following Charley's dramatic exit - one of the photographers took a snap of her sick, and sent it into his agency.

Do you ever feel life is passing us all by?

Picture: Big Pictures

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Chantelle has changed

Posted by Will Parkhouse

Yes, that is the same person. On the left (March 2006), we have pale, boobless, soon-to-be-married Chantelle. On the right (yesterday), it’s tan-tastic 32DD just-divorced Chantelle.

Which one do you prefer? Thoughts below, please.

Picture: Wenn

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Chanelle says no to gunge

Posted by Jane Murphy

Another day, another tantrum for Big Brother starlet Chanelle Hayes... Apparently, the Victoria Beckham wannabe kicked off at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards - and refused to be "gunged" on stage. However, a bunch of her fellow ex-housemates and TV presenter Holly Willoughby were more than happy to get covered in slime.

Hmmm... you know what? We think we're starting to prefer Chanelle's ex-housemate Charley Uchea... It's certainly impossible to make a call on which of the ubiquitous reality stars has the biggest ego...

Picture: PA Photos
Source: Sunday Mirror

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