Dancing On Ice competitor, Chris Fountain has decided to leave Hollyoaks, the Channel 4 soap that made him famous.

Chris has been offered £100,000 to take part in the UK Dancing On Ice tour, but had to choose between taking part, and continuing with his job on the teen soap.

A source told The Sun: “Chris has been juggling both shows. He’s been travelling loads and is shattered.

“He’s been told it’s the tour or Hollyoaks and now ITV have offered him £100,000 to stick with them. That’s the clincher.”

Rhydian Roberts has revealed that he is dating X Factor makeup artist, Julia Carta. Well he’s not gay then!

Rhydian admitted: “I fancied her when we were making the show.

“She’s half-Spanish and very beautiful, with dark hair and olive skin. I was also attracted to her because of her lovely personality. She was very supportive and gave me little tips and words of encouragement.

“We’re gradually getting to know one another properly and I’m very happy. She’s 12 years older than me, but that’s fine with us both.”

He also told Hello! magazine: “I don’t want to keep barking on about being a virgin and a Christian at the age of 24. I will make love with the person I fall in love with. Read more & comment »

BBC Three is changing…

It’s growing into something more than a regular TV channel. It’s building a whole world for itself, one that will live on your computer and your mobile as much as it does on your telly. It’s not finished yet, but it’s happening now. This second. And for it to be as good as it could be, it needs you to get involved.

All of you.

So we tried to get your attention with some cheeky stunts that saw holes leading to the new world of BBC Three open up on some of Britain’s most infamous streets. We even made films of ourselves doing it in case you weren’t there to see it happen. Why? Simple, because we can’t finish changing BBC Three without you

We want you to film yourself introducing your favourite BBC Three programmes, as well as your ideas about what your ideal world would look like. Upload your mobile or video clips via enterthreetv.co.uk then click on “Be on TV” and find out exactly how you could end up as one of the new faces of BBC Three. On top of that you can sneak a look at what BBC Three is becoming and find out how people like Lily Allen are already involved.

British bookies are so convinced that Channel 4 are about to cancel Big Brother, that they have slashed the odds on this summer’s 2008 series being the last.

The latest BB spinoff, Celebrity Hijack ended last night with an average of only 600,000 watching the series, 10% of the viewers who watched the final two years ago.

Ladbrokes spokesman Nick Weinberg told The Daily star: “Celebrity Hijack has hardly captured the imagination of punters.” Read more & comment »

In the most predictable reality TV result ever, John Loughton has won E4 TV show, Celebrity Hijack.

The 20 year old politician won £50,000 after receiving 54% of the vote in the final of the show, beating circus performer Emilia Arata, 18.

I suppose John was hoping that taking part in the show would boost his political career and raise his profile, but given that next to no one watched the show, I don’t fancy his chances!

In true ITV tradition, Samantha Mumba appeared on This Morning today to speak about leaving Dancing On Ice.

However, instead of the normal polite chit chat and vows to keep skating, Samantha actually managed to have a go at Dancing On Ice judge, Jason Gardiner.

As we all know, Jason has tried, unsuccessfully, to model himself on the original Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell. However, Jason has neither the quick wit, nor the likeability factor to pull it off.

It’s not just for the cameras either, as Samantha Mumba revealed today that Jason can be just as rude off air as on.

Whilst Mumba was enconsed on the comfy couch, Fern Britton asked her:

“Is there anything you would like to say to Jason whilst he is sitting next to you?”

Samantha replied: “I’ll save that for off camera”

But Fern wasn’t going to let this one go: “Oh no! Say it on camera!” She exclaimed.

Jason added: “Why? I’m out of here darling so you might as well say it now”

So Samantha let rip:

“So here’s my thing with Jason, this has been my issue from day one. I think his character on the show is fantastic, it needs it and it makes it wonderful. I think his thing is backstage, even from the first show, backstage you would smile at him and you would get nothing back. And it’s like, ok, which is fine but then today coming into my dressing room and saying ‘how are you’ it’s like ‘he talks? To us?’ it’s just weird”

Jason quickly responded: “In my defence, you have to remember, I have to keep myself from you as a judge”

But Samantha wasn’t going to be won over, she continued: “None of the other judges do, they are all very lovely”

Jason defended himself, saying:

“Well that’s the way they work”

Samantha answered: “Which is fine. I find him [Jason] vile but at the same time, also, with a bottle of wine I know we would have a ball”

Jason tried to get the last word, saying: “Well, I don’t drink so it won’t happen”

Samantha finished with: “you need to, maybe that’s the problem”

Nice one Sam!

This week on Ladette To Lady, the girls embark on yet another drunken party! Of course they are discovered….but what will their punishment be?

Simon Cowell has threatened to sack warring X factor judges, Sharon Osbourne and Dannii Minogue if they can’t learn to put up with one another on the show.

Last years show was plagued by rumours of a massive feud between the pair, and this year things aren’t looking any more pleasant.

“It’s nearly contract time again. Sharon said she doesn’t want to come back with Dannii – and Dannii said she doesn’t want to work with Sharon,” an insider told The Sun.

“But Simon has banged both their heads together and told them, ‘If you don’t shut up – I can replace you both’. They don’t have to be best friends – but they do have to work together.” Read more & comment »

You gotta feel sorry for the UK’s ‘most talented’ young people, who are currently residing in the Celebrity Hijack house.

They all accepted a place on the Big Brother spinoff show, believing that it would kick start their career. Instead as viewing figures fall lower and lower, it looks like when they emerge into the real world, people still won’t know who they are!

A show insider told The Daily Mail: “They all went in there thinking they could use the series to showcase their talents and make a career for themselves.

“But the harsh reality is the show has failed to capture the nation’s imagination and they will leave complete nobodies, just as they were when they went in.”

Tonight the third act to be voted off BBC One’s The One And Only… was Tara Stafford-Allen after she failed to impress with her tribute to Britney Spears.

In the third live show of the series, the remaining ten tribute acts each sang a solo song as they set out to prove that they were every inch the musical superstar that they were paying tribute to.

Following candid feedback from vocal experts Carrie and David Grant the acts waited patiently for the results of the all-important viewers’ vote.

After a tense wait the two tribute acts with the least number of viewers’ votes were Tara Stafford-Allen as Britney Spears and Victoria Jones as Kylie Minogue.

Singing for their survival, Victoria and Tara had to perform once again in the Superstar Sing-off to keep their place for another week. Read more & comment »