After saying that he would love to settle down with a nice Scottish Woman, Chico Slimani finalist on the X Factor show, has just announced that he and best friend Daniyela Rakic are expecting their first baby.

Chico told The News Of The World

“Daniyela and I never looked at each other as anything more than soulmates until one night during X Factor. It was just the right time for us. She had been talking about having a baby and I’ve always wanted a baby.”

“The kids who dance on stage with me, The Chicettes, made me broody like crazy. But I wasn’t going to just go out and find a woman on the street. It had to be someone I could trust.”

“We’d been joking about what it would be like to have a baby together. She wanted one with green eyes and my legs and my body, but with her cheekbones. We laughed about it – then suddenly it happened.”

Seems like all Chico’s dreams have come true these last few months. Not only did he make it through to the X Factor finals but he also just released his first single, has performed on a sell out tour, and now is expecting his first son or daughter. A busy year for Chico, don’t you think!

Simon Cowell has this week signed The X Factor runner’s up Journey South to his own record label Syco Music.

Carl and Andy Pemberton who make up the band are due to release their first album on the 20th of March, coinciding beautifully with Mothers Day!

Simon said: “Since they first auditioned I knew that they had something special. They will sell a lot of albums.�

The Evening Standard may have said

“It wasn’t Chico Time. It has never been Chico Time. It will never be Chico Time.”

But they may have to eat their words this weekend, as it looks likely that former stripper and goat herder Chico Slimani is going to reach the number one spot in the UK singles chart with his debut single ‘It’s Chico Time’!

HMV’s Gennaro Castaldo said: “There’s been a growing feeling that Chico was leaving it a bit late to release a single following his X-Factor success, especially as Chantelle and Celebrity Big Brother have stolen the limelight in recent months.

“However, this first day sales performance shows that there is still a lot of interest in his rather engaging brand of entertainment.

“His challenge now is to show that he’s more than just a one-trick novelty act and that he has the talent and personality to fashion a successful pop career.”

Bookmaker William Hill is offering odds of 4/1 that Chico will have another number one single this year – but reckon his fame won’t last for long.

“We closed the book in Chico having a number one back in December as we felt he was a certainty and it looks like we will be proved right.

“But in our view his days are numbered,” said spokesman Rupert Adams.

X Factor winner Shayne Ward has almost completed his debut album, and the finished product which is still untitled will hit the shelves on the 17th of April.

His first single from the album will be released the week before on the 10th of April. The single is an upbeat love song called No Promises.

Thanks God its not Over The Rainbow!

Goldie Lookin Chain performed at ShockWaves NME Awards Shows 2006 on Wednesday and were joined on stage by Maggot’s Big Brother housemate Rula Lenska.

Rula surprised the crowd by coming on stage for the finale ‘Your Mother’s Got A Penis’.

Band member Dwain Xain told the crowd: “He’s brought one of his friends along, so we’ve got royalty in the house tonight. Give it up for Rula Lenska”.

When asked if she was shocked about the content of the song, she told NME.COM: “I’ve done ‘The Vagina Monologues’ on the road, so nothing is exceptional.”

Asked about her former housemate’s performance she said: “What I loved was the raw committed energy. They played to the audience, not at the audience. I was amazed to see Maggot’s physicality because we didn’t see much of that in the house.”

Impressed by his physicality eh? I wonder what else Magoot and Rula have gotten up to since leaving the Big Brother House!

We reported that Chico was to release his debut single this month and was recently signed by Simon Cowells record label BMG, but now Chico has gone one better and begins shooting and co-producing his own movie this summer!

The new film will draw on the X Factor star’s experiences as a former male stripper.

Screen Daily reports that ‘Lunchbox’ is described as a raunchy comedy and follows a stripping troupe’s European tour.

The film, co-written by Chico and his brother, actor JC Mac, and the movie’s director, will begin shooting in Europe in June. It is rumoured to also have Sharon Osbourne starring alonside Chico as a corrupt promoter.

Chico is also serving as co-producer on the film; the 34-year-old recently signed a record deal with BMG.