Holby City star Tom Chambers has been signed up for this years Strictly Come Dancing series, but some people are wondering how he can compete as an amateur, when judging by the video above he is as good as some of the professional dancers.
However a source close to Tom told The Sun that he has no ballroom experience and only made the Fred Astaire video to drum up some new auditions for him before he landed the role in Holby.
“He is not a highly trained dancer.
“He really made this video out of desperation.
“He was an unemployed actor for six years, working as a lorry driver without a sniff of an audition.
“In a bid to make himself stand out in the crowd, he spent eight-and-a-half months studying the video of Fred Astaire. Read more & comment »
I am betting that X Factor auditionee is wishing that he hadn’t bothered auditioning for The X Factor now.
He was seen on last Saturdays show crying about being raised in foster care and not knowing his real family, however his Dad was quick to point out in last weekends newspapers that he was in regular contact with his son.
Alan tried to defend himself in a statement last week, but today his mum and ex-girlfriend have added their stories to the mix and it does not paint a pretty picture of the singer.
“I have been a good mum to my son. I adore him but he has hurt me beyond belief,” Alan’s mum Debbie told The People.
She claims that she saw her son just a week ago before he went on holiday with friends.
“I gave him a kiss and wished him all the best,” she explained. “Then he suddenly said, ‘I might be on the telly next Saturday and it might upset you, but don’t worry about it’.”
Alan’s ex-girlfriend Alison Jennings has also spoken out about her fury when Alan told The Mirror that he may not be the biological father of their five-year-old daughter. Read more & comment »
Welsh male singers Only Men Aloud! have triumphed in the final of BBC One reality show Last Choir Standing.
The 18-strong group from Cardiff won the public vote ahead of fellow finalists Revelation, from Surrey, and north Wales choir Ysgol Glanaethwy.
Only Men Aloud! sang Cwm Rhondda and Don’t Rain On My Parade, from the musical Funny Girl. All three choirs performed Never Forget by Take That.
The finalists had been whittled down from 60 choirs since 5 July.
Only Men Aloud! musical director Tim Rhys-Evans said: “I’m absolutely elated and very emotional and just grateful to everyone who’s voted for us.” Read more & comment »
Today, Heads of House past and present will enjoy the final day of Head of House rule by basking in their powerful glory for one day only. The two housemates who have never received the honour of becoming Heads of House will wait on their leaders hand and foot.
Kathreya and Sara will be called to the Diary Room to collect a laminate. The laminate will explain that today all Heads of House will regain their status for one day only. Big Brother has provided them all with Head of House rosettes that they must wear for the day.
The laminate will also explain that the Heads of House will be waited on by the only two housemates who have not held the position of Head of House - Sara and Kat. Read more & comment »
August 30th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Nick Knowles
Nick Knowles who is currently presenting ‘Last Choir Standing’ on Saturday nights, revealed that when he was first approached to host the show he thought it would flop.
Knowles told the Daily Mail: “When they first approached me, I said, ‘You’re mad. Who’s going to watch a Saturday night entertainment show with the word ‘choir’ in the title?’ It conjures up images of Songs Of Praise.
“But they convinced me to have a look at some of the early footage - the back stories about some of the entrants. I was blown away. One of the first things I saw was this group of WI women singing ‘I Predict A Riot’ by the Kaiser Chiefs. I thought, ‘This is brilliant; funny and inspiring. Superb telly.’ Read more & comment »
August 30th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Graham Norton
Camp TV presenter, Graham Norton has revealed that he would never appear on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing as he fears he would be as bad a dancer as GMTV host, Kate Garraway.
“If you can’t do it, you can’t do it,” Norton told the Daily Record. “Some people do get better but others look like they are recovering from an accident. It’s just terrible.
“I like to think I’d be the one who learned incredibly quickly and in one week got the key to my dance and then was brilliant, but I’ve got an awful feeling I’d be more like Kate Garraway.”
August 30th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: X Factor 2008
X Factor auditionees, Francine and Nicola Gleadall were once arrested for swearing at a heckling crowd during one of their performances.
The 19 year old twins performed at a Sheffield match in 2006, but halfway through their performance the crowd started jeering an booing them, they responded by launching a foul-mouthed tirade and had to be escorted from the stage by the police.
They were arrested, fined £80 and forced to make a public apology.
Their statement read: “Our actions were totally knee-jerk. When we heard the foul abuse being shouted at us from the crowd, our natural defence mechanism took over.”
The girls’ father David told the Daily Star: “I am rooting for them on The X Factor. What they did two years ago is behind them. They were young and naive at the time.”
Former Big Brother’s Little Brother host, Dermot O’Leary has revealed that he stilll enjoys watching Big Brother on Channel 4 and thinks BB9 is a great series.
Dermot left the show last year after landing the rold of X Factor presenter in 2007.
“I have followed BB this year,” Dermot told We Love Telly magazine. “I think from week two we’ve all had a good idea of who’s going to get to the final. All that show needs is a couple of panto villains and a couple of heroes and it’s on to a winner - and that’s what it’s had.” Read more & comment »
For today’s Big Brother mini task housemates will be required to describe and identify each other’s distinctive personality traits.
Big Brother will provide housemates with an individual personality trait card. When instructed to do so by Big Brother, housemates will have 30 minutes to write down three words that they feel best describe each of their fellow housemates. The words should identify defining attributes of each housemate and reflect how that housemate’s character and personality comes across to them.
August 30th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: X Factor 2008
We are getting through this series rightly now, in fact it’s hard to believe that we are already on our third X Factor show of 2008.
So what did you think of tonight’s talent installment? There was definitely some talent there. I quite liked Laura from Bolton, who stunned the judges with her rendition of ‘Somebody’s Else’s Guy’. Scott Bruton wasn’t bad when he sang ‘You”l Never Walk alone, but he should never have told Simon that he worked in a holiday camp and 80 year old Cyril had to be the cutest thing I have ever seen!!
August 30th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: X Factor 2008
If you are watching the X Factor show tonight on ITV and want to share your views or see what the rest of Britain is thinking, then be sure to jump over to our forum where we will be covering the show LIVE!
We’ll no doubt be chatting all week about our all time favourite show!
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Next up on tonight’s X Factor show is 23 year old Laura from Bolton.
“I’ve been preparing for this moment for two months and then on Saturday my throat went as you can hear, I just hope it will last and I can get through the audition” says Laura
It means everything to Laura to get through as music is the only thing that she’s ever wanted to do
“My Dad has his own business, my Mum owns a beauty salon, my Sister is a brain box and my Brother’s a foot surgeon” laughs Laura, “I can’t see myself doing a 9-5, I just want the chance to be heard”
Laura enters the Judges room
She tells the Judges she will be singing Somebody’s Else’s Guy
“I’m just warning you I’ve been poorly so if it’s not the best audition feel free to ask me to sing another song and I will” says Laura.
Laura starts to sing.
Simon stops her halfway through “OK, I’m gonna stop you before you kill yourself, just wish you’d been healthy”
Lisa Appleton has been evicted from the Big Brother house and what I want to know is what bloody took the public so long? I wanted this woman out the week after Mario left and I have been subjected to her annoying voice and two faced behaviour for weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks!!!
So are you glad to see the back of Lisa the body builder, or were you a Mario and Lisa fan?
Few women have created more headlines than Jade Goody, most recently with the tragic news of her cancer battle.
Living with… Jade has the latest news on Jade’s devastating cancer diagnosis, which broke while the programmewas in production.
Rising to notoriety after her appearance on Big Brother in 2002, when her brash charm and goofy gaffes made her ahousehold name, Jade has since been lauded and lambasted in equal measure. In spite of the controversy of 2007’s Celebrity Big Brother, however, few could argue with her extraordinary success and endurance, as she turned what could have been a brief moment in the spotlight into a career spanning TV shows, books and fitness DVDs. Read more & comment »
August 29th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: X Factor 2008
Angry Ariel from West Yorkshire pops up on tomorrow night’s X Factor show.
“I’m Ariel, 26 years old and a Holistic coach, I’ve warmed up my body, done lots of meditation, I can pull off a lot of styles, I will owne the space when I enter the audition room” she tells Dermot
Ariel enters the audition room, she storms over and rips up her number and throws it at Cheryl
“First up lets sort this out, I’m not a number, I’m a human being” says Ariel
She walks back to the stage, “My names Ariel, I’m a holistic vocal coach, I’m a generalist, not a specialist, my voice does lots of things, I was confused what to sing you today, so I thought lets do a little something – that o.k?” Read more & comment »
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