Danny O’Donoghue has admitted that he has made a pretty penny from reality TV shgows like The X factor.
Many hopefuls who try out for the talent shows want to appear credible and so request to perform a song by The Script, at which point show bosses have to pay the Irish star a handsome royalty fee.
Big Ron Atkinson had a glittering 50 years in football from player to manager to commentator. But a racist remark five years ago cost him his job. Maggie, his wife of 27 years, tends to Ron’s every need. But romantic Ron showers her with gifts. Romance is something Olympic legend Tessa Sanderson yearns for. Tessa lives with former judo champ Densign White in East London. The first British black woman to bring gold home prides herself on being a black role model. What happens when Tessa and Maggie swap lives? How does Ron fare under new management?
Sunday 16 August 2009
8:00pm, Channel 4
The X Factor’s Creative Director, Brian Friedman, has recently spoken out about his annoyance at Cheryl Cole’s criticism of his choice of outfits for some of the finalists during the show.
Brian helped boyband JLS come up with their outfits and choreography during Big Band week but Cheryl wasn’t impressed and called the boys outfits ‘dated’.
‘I didn’t think their jackets were dated at all,’ Brian told Now magazine.
‘They were made recently, they fitted great, and they looked smooth. Who’s Cheryl to say sequins are dated?’ Read more & comment »
Lesbian comedian Rhona Cameron has reportedly been signed up to appear in Celebrity Wife Swap alongside fellow comedian Stan Boardman.
The pair will trade partners for an edition of the Channel 4 reality show which is due to air early next year.
A show source told The Sun: ‘Stan’s very old school. We’re expecting fireworks from the off.’ Read more & comment »
Whilst filming for an upcoming episode of celebrity Wife Swap for Channel 4, 80′s pop star Sinitta gained ten pounds in weight due to the diet and lifestyle of Coronation Street actor, Bruce Jones.
As part of the show Sinitta had tro live with Bruce for a week, and he had her eating fish and chips and regularly hitting the pub.
“They are very different people and it wasn’t easy for her,” a source told the Sunday Mirror. “She told him to get a grip on his drinking. He is just like Les Battersby. He took her down the pub and had her eating fish and chips and drinking Guinness. Now she is on a strict detox diet.” Read more & comment »
The new series of BAFTA-award-winning Wife Swap continues. This week two Christian wives with a difference swap lives for two weeks. How will the strict Christian wife of a pastor cope living as a born again Christian with no rules who gambles and drinks? And can a ‘no rules’ mum find her faith in the home of a pastor? Judith and Glen Roberts are devout Christians who follow the Bible to the letter. They have two children: nine-year-old Alice and three-year-old Layton Reece. Glen is a pastor in Huddersfield and everything he and wife Judith do is governed by God. Judith is a traditional wife, doing everything for her family from waking husband Glen in the morning with a cup of tea, to working on a mountain of chores in the home.
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The new series of BAFTA-award-winning Wife Swap continues. A mum who believes in structure and routine swaps with a mum who puts fun first and education last. Education is a priority for Ife and Pablo Menfesawi-Imani, and structure doesn’t stop at the school gate. So their three young children do their share of the chores. And to give their children the boundaries and discipline they believe they need to succeed in life, the Imanis have done away with some of life’s distractions, including TV.
Jeff and Debbie Wilkinson believe that life is all about having fun, and fun at the Wilkinson house means no rules. Their four children are free to do whatever they want – even deciding whether or not to go to school – while Debbie cooks, cleans and does the childcare, as well as going out to work. While an exhausted Debbie runs around after her family, the Wilkinson men relax by performing together once a week in their comedy band “Chuckletruck”. Can Ife, who believes in sexual equality, become a dutiful housewife? Read more & comment »
Reports have emerged today, suggesting that former Coronation Street actor, Bruce Jones and 80′s pop sensation Sinitta have become the latest celebs to sign up for Channel 4′s Wife Swap.
“Les Battersby and Sinitta may seem like a match made in hell but we reckon it will be telly heaven,” a source told The Daily Star.
“Bruce is keen to do this. He feels people need to see the real him. He is aware that plenty of people think of him as Les Battersby.”
After last week’s celebrity opener, the new series of BAFTA-award-winning Wife Swap continues with an ex-pat episode: Marbella socialite Anna Courtenay and her husband Chris swap places with “back-to-nature” Dan and Kara Darby-Dhyan, who live on an eco-friendly boat.
How does Anna cope with getting her hands dirty tending the land, no modern conveniences and living off a mere six-Euro weekly budget? And how does Kara handle “sleeping with the enemy” as she has to endure everything she has come to despise about modern life?
Sunday 3 February 2008
8:15pm
Freddie appeared This Morning today, to promote Celebrity Wife Swap with Sam Fox, but gave a confusing and rambling interview, culminating in a bizarre comment about wanting to get Sam pregnant at the final meeting where both couples discuss their experiences from the past week.
“Really?” asked an incredulous Phillip
“Yeah, surrogate father” Freddie replied, in reference to Sam having a female partner.
“There you go, you’ve got an offer” Ruth said to scared Sam
“Myra, help!” Sam joked calling out to her partner
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