May 4th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
In programme three of This is David Gest, the eccentric American goes house hunting in the Cotswolds, talent spotting in Manchester and takes a dance down the Champs Elysee on a trip to gay Paris with ‘old friend’ Cliff Richard.
David has received some great news meaning he can move on with his life:
“I’m pleased to say Miss Minelli and I have settled our differences. It was in the papers that she and I have dropped all our lawsuits and are we are going in different directions… boy are we going in different directions!” David says.
Ready to begin the next chapter of his extraordinary life, David wants out of the luxurious Grosvenor House Hotel – where he has been residing in for the last two months. He wants a more permanent abode that he can call home; and he has set his heart on the Cotswolds.
In happier times pre divorce, the Cotswolds were a place that Liza and David liked to visit when in Britain: Read more & comment »
May 4th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
David Gest had to flee from the UK to Ireland last night after his Visa ran out. His move has worried Grease Is The Word bosses who need him back in the country for the live show on Saturday night.
A show insider told the Sun: “It was pretty late in the day when we heard about it so you can imagine our surprise.” Read more & comment »
May 1st, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
David Gest has declared that he wants to marry ex-Emmerdale actrees, Malandra Burrows.
The pair first met in the jungle whilst taking part in ITV’s reality TV show, I’m A Celebrity get Me Out Of Here.
David told Star magazine that wedding bells would be ringing “pretty soon, and real fast”.
“I hope to settle down in the coming year and eventually have some children,” he said.
If I was Malandra, I’d be getting worried about now. After all didn’t he sue his last wife?
April 30th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
The Mirror has reported that David Gest and Sinitta have issued complaints to ITV bosses and demanded that they receive more airtime as judges on ITV’s reality TV show, ‘Grease Is The Word.’
A source told the newspaper:
“Sinitta has used a stopwatch to time her screen slots and has made it clear she’s not on long enough. So she’s going to wear even sexier outfits now. “And Gest isn’t holding back either, calling (fellow judge) David Ian ‘a moron’ several times and ranting afterwards about just being an extra.”
April 28th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
David Gest will display his haggling skills in the next episode of his ITV reality TV show, This Is David Gest.
In the show we will see David manage to get more than $2000 knocked off his bill at a Beverley Hills boutique because he just doesn’t want to pay full price.
After being given the discount David exclaimed: Read more & comment »
April 27th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
David Gest is famed for his A-list friends, and in programme two of his very own show This Is David Gest he invites the cameras behind the scenes to meet the biggest stars of all – The Jacksons.
David has arrived in LA for a lavish party he is throwing in honour of his success in the UK, but first Imad drives him over to the Jackson family home so he can pay his old friends a visit.
There is no answer when he buzzes the gate, but best pal Tito arrives just in the nick of time.
Tito says: “David knows when he can’t get in that you jump the gate, he used to do it everyday!” says Tito.
A swift leg up over the front gate soon sees David outside the second home he so often talks about. Before long the two friends are reminiscing about their childhood and behaving like kids.
As they guide cameras around the family home Tito elaborates:
“He actually thought he was a Jackson brother, he was our little soul man. He had an afro, he wore the glasses, he had all the clothes.” Read more & comment »
April 24th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
Former Busted singer and winner of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity get Me Out Of Here, Matt Willis, has revealed that he will be asking David Gest to be his Best Man at his upcoming wedding.
The pair met in the jungle while making the TV show and their friendship has only grown stronger since they got out.
Matt says, “David is probably my best mate right now. I speak to him every day on the phone and hang out with him about three times a week.
“We’re completely different and there is a 30 year age gap but it doesn’t ever come into play. He’s a really funny, great guy.”
April 20th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
He achieved cult status on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! with his madcap stories and hilarious antics which made him an overnight sensation with ITV viewers. Now, the man with a maid improbably named Vaginica Ceaman, has an ITV1 show dedicated all to himself.
Starting on Sunday 22nd April This is David Gest – a six part fly on the wall documentary series – gets an exclusive behind the scenes insight into the American music producer’s incredible life, unearthing the truth behind the tall tales and providing the only up close and personal glimpse into the man who has intrigued the nation.
Since he left the jungle in December last year, David has taken up residence at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London with the ITV cameras accompanying him as he goes about his day to day mad cap life. Read more & comment »
April 19th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
Since he left the jungle in December last year, David has taken up residence at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London with the ITV cameras accompanying him as he goes about his day to day mad cap life.
“I decided to stay in the UK because I lived here from ’92 to ’94 and I loved it, and the reaction has been so incredible, the people are so warm, so why not stay where you’re loved?” says David. “I also like clotted cream.”
Speaking from his huge superstar bed David says: “I’m not a diva but I’m definitely someone who you need to have extra mileage points for to get into the club.”
Loyal body guard and all round right hand man, Imad, has been part of David’s entourage since he was married to Liza Minnelli. He takes care of David’s every whim, even pointing out David’s pimples.
“Imad has a heart of gold but the waist of a whale,” says David. “He was Liza and my security guard and he’s a very good friend and very protective of me.”
As the camera crew follow David around his vast hotel suite, it’s not long before they’re causing him grief as they tread mud across the plush carpet whilst he’s on the phone to his agent Jane. Read more & comment »
April 17th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry.
Grease Is The Word judge, David Gest is due to launch his new reality television show on ITV this week called: This is David Gest.
In a recent newspaper interview with The Mirror, David revealed that he suffered at the hands of his father throughout his childhood.
He told The Mirror: “Dad and I never developed a bond because of all the beatings. He didn’t attack me every day, but would hit me for really silly things like eating an extra slice of cake. Read more & comment »
