February 6th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Simon Cowell is well known for his bad hair. No matter what he seems to do with it, or how he gets it cut, the wiry locks often resemble a black garden hedge, balanced on top of his head….so it was only a matter of time before someone tried to put it right.
It has been reported that at last week’s Britain’s Got Talent auditions in Cardiff, hair stylist Marcello Marino showed up and for his tryout, said he was going to restyle the music mogul’s hair in 40 seconds.
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November 17th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Singer Brian Kennedy is being hotly tipped to cook up a storm in the kitchen. The Belfast man is the 9/4 favourite with Paddy Power to win the first ever Irish series of Celebrity Come Dine With Me.
Filming of the popular cooking show has already begun and will be broadcast on Irish TV next month. The four celebrities joining Brian Kennedy in putting on an apron for charity are Mr Showbiz and Daily Mirror Editor Paul Martin at 11/4, former Miss Universe Ireland and Tipperary native Rozanna Purcell at 10/3, TV3’s Noel Cunningham also at 10/3 and actor George McMahon at 7/2.
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September 6th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Tonight on Channel 4, Come Dine with Me is served with a twist.
All the contestants – or should that be housemates – are former Big Brother winners. Stepping up to the plate are Brian Dowling, Nadia Almada, Brian Belo and Sophie Reade.
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May 21st, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Troubled TV presenter Michael Barrymore came out as gay 15 years ago, but is now claiming that he is straight again…..and dating a female blonde bombshell!
The former Strike It Lucky host hit the headlines after in 2001 after 31-year-old meat inspector Stuart Lubbock was found dead in his swimming pool. After the tragedy, Barrymore was cautioned by police for cannabis use, but faced no other charges. In 2006 the star went on to finish in second place on Channel 4′s Celebrity Big Brother.
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May 19th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
A brand new Come Dine with Me game show special, featuring much loved faces from the shiny world of killer questions, childish challenges, and glittering prizes. Michael Barrymore takes on Anthea Redfern, Jenny Powell, and Pat Sharp. Highlights include Barrymore trying to lick dip off Anthea’s foot, stealing food off other people’s plates, and smashing the crockery; leaving Anthea no choice but to lock him in the garden. Meanwhile, Jenny Powell fears that Pat has become much too interested in her chest, and then her meal ends in a food fight with Jenny covered in cream!
Monday 24 May 2010
9:00pm, Channel 4
May 8th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Shamed star Michael Barrymore is set to appear in an upcoming episode of Come Dine With Me on Channel 4.
The former Big Brother star will compete with Pat Sharp (Fun House), Jenny Powell (Wheel of Fortune) and Anthea Redfern (The Generation Game) to see who can throw the best dinner party.
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April 25th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
A quirky quartet of cooks go head to head in Belfast: dapper Nick Cann; burlesque stripper Nikki Fisher, who leaves culinary carnage in her wake; spiritualist Jacqueline McGarry, who claims that she speaks to the dead; and cage fighter Donal Kelly, who is confident that his American-themed menu will prove a knock out with his guests. But is Donal ready for a physical showdown with the diminutive Nick? And how do Donal’s fellow diners like it when he takes it upon himself to tell them exactly what he thinks of them?
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February 19th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Channel 4 is giving dinner party hosts across the country the chance to show-off their dinner party skills with the launch today of Come Dine With Me Homemade. For the first time viewers uploading photographs of their dinner party to the Channel 4 website, www.channel4.com/dine, can create their own mini-episodes of the cult series by adding themed music, Come Dine With Me captions and even sound bites from legendary narrator Dave Lamb.
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January 29th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
A wintry edition of Celebrity Come Dine With Me sees six-times married former newsreader Jan Leeming in an intriguing battle with former Eastender and life-long bachelor Dave “Keith” Spinx, the ultimate undercover reporter Donal McIntyre and Eurovision popstress turned R & B diva, Javine.
Over four very different dinner parties there’s love, lust, nudity, tears and a fancy dress disco before one of them walks away with the ?1000 charity prize.
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December 17th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Music impresario David Gest joins in a festive culinary clash with former EastEnder Hannah Waterman, TV gardener Diarmuid Gavin and actress and Loose Women presenter Sherrie Hewson. The four nights of Christmas shindiggery features carol singers, live reindeer, hungry celeb guests ordering a take-away, inappropriate gifts, bizarre fancy dress, plastic surgery revelations and a Hollywood legend serving canapés.
Tuesday 22 December 2009
8:00pm
Channel 4
