‘I’veeatenalmostanything–
witchettygrubs,wormsand
insects.I usedtoeatantsas
well,butantsdon’ttaste
good.Justsortofoff’
BigLittleLies’NicoleKidman(left)would
be quite at home with a Bushtucker trial
‘Ittookmybreathaway.I’d
nowayofbeingprepared’
Hitting the big timewasnoHoliday
forMadonna
‘It’s“tobecontinued”
becauseSimon[Cowell]
and I are good friends. Our
familyarefriendsandour
kidshangoutallthetime’
RobbieWilliamswouldstillliketo
entertain youonThe X Factor
‘I wannachallengeTom
Cruisetofightinthe
octagon.Tomif youdon’t
takethisfightyou’re
scared andyou will never
liveit down’
JustinBiebersayshewouldbeTopGun
in a fight with the Hollywood heavyweight
‘I didn’treallybondwith
women and I felt jealous of
women.Then,whenI had
mytwogirlsI waslike:
“Okay,I guessyou’regoing
tohavetostartlikingwomen
now,Lily.”Butit’sbeen a
completeblessing’
SingerLilyAllenrevealsmotherhood
helped her lose The Fear
‘Weweren’texperiencing
loveora relationshipinthe
waywedeservedbecausewe
hadtohideaway.I don’t
wanttolivelikethat.’
SingerJessieJopensupaboutherlove
for Hollywood actor Channing Tatum
SPICEGIRLS
Animated about movieplans
An animated
SpiceGirlsmovie
is inthepipeline,
withallfiveofthe
originalline-up
signinguptothe
Paramount
project. The
feature-length
animation,
producedbythe
band’smanagerSimonFuller,willsee
thegirlgroupturnintosuperheroes.
It will feature original hits as well as
NICKKNOWLES
Costly call while driving
TV star Nick
Knowleshasbeen
banned from
driving for six
months and
fined£1,500after
admitting
speeding and
using a mobile
phone while
driving.TheDIY
SOSpresenterrepresentedhimselfat
CheltenhamMagistrates’Court.
Aftersentencing,the56-year-old
said:“Icandrivehome,right?”with
presidingjusticeAndrewHillsaying
“No.” Nick replied: “I’m joking.”
The Dukeand
Duchess of
Sussex’sprivate
weddingpictures
last week
appearedonline
after the
photographer’s
Instagram
account was
reportedly
hacked.Hundredsofpreviously
unseen photographs taken by
photographerAlexi Lubomirski
(above)appearedonTwitterand
Instagram. Aroyal source said:
“Securitywascompromised.Pictures
werehackedthenleaked.”
ARIANAGRANDE
Donates in protestoverabortionlaws
ArianaGrande
has donated
$250,000
(£200,000) to
Planned
Parenthood to
protest against
new abortion
legislationinthe
US.TheNoTears
LefttoCrysinger
gavetheproceedsfroma concertin
Atlanta,Georgiatothereproductive
healthcarecharityafterlawmakers
insomestates,includingGeorgia,
MissouriandAlabama,introduceda
“heartbeatbill”outlawingthemedical
procedureaftersixweeks.
“WearesogratefultoArianafor
herlong-standingcommitmentto
supporting women’s rightsand
standingwithPlannedParenthoodto
defendaccesstoreproductivehealth
care,”saidPlanned Parenthood
presidentDrLeanaWen.“Wewon’t
stop fighting – no matter what.”
BENFOGLE
Over-75s licencefeegesture
TVstarBenFogle
has pledgedto
donate a year’s
salary to help
pensioners pay
for their TV
licences. The
BBC has
scrapped free
licencesforover-
75sinfavourof
means-testedassessments.“ILOVE
theBBC. I thinkitisoneofthe
greatestinstitutionsintheworld.But
I amdisappointed intherecent
announcementontheabolitionof
freelicencestotheover75s,”Ben
wroteonTwitter.About3.7million
pensionersareexpectedtolose out.
ARETHAFRANKLIN
Priceless recordings‘lost’infire
Recordings by
ArethaFranklin,
Joni Mitchell
andNirvanaare
among 500,000
songsbelievedto
havebeenlostin
a 2008fireata
UniversalMusic
Groupbuilding.
Areportinthe
USlastweekclaimedUMGplayed
downthetruescaleofthefireat NBC
Universal Studios and alleges
thousands of mastertapes were
destroyedin“thebiggestdisasterin
thehistoryofthemusicbusiness”.
UMGhasdisputedtheclaims.
ELINNORDEGREN
Third baby on thewayforTiger’sex
ElinNordegren,
theex-wifeofgolf
aceTigerWoods,
is expecting a
childwithformer
American
football star
JordanCameron.
The Swedish
model, 39, is
thoughttohave
begundatingthe30-year-oldin2016.
ElinandTiger,whowonhisfifth
Masterstitleearlierthisyear,divorced
in2010.Theyhavetwochildren,Sam,
11,andCharlie,ten.Jordanhasson
Tristan from a previous relationship.
Comic Jo
Brand was
investigated
bypolicelast
week after
joking on a
radio show
about
throwing
battery acid
atpoliticians.
The61-year-oldlaterapologised
forhercomments,whichwere
madeonBBCRadio4 panel
showHeresy.
JotoldanaudienceatHenley
LiteratureFestivallastweek:
“Lookingbackit probablywas
somewhata crassandill-judged
jokethatmightupsetpeople.
“OfcourseI’dneverdoany-
thing like that. It was purely a
fantasy.I’msorry.I’ma human,I
makemistakes.”
The row erupted on the
provocative show in a
discussion about political
protests.Josaid:“Whybother
with a milk-shakewhenyou
couldgetsomebatteryacid?”
Afterlaughterfromthestudio
audience,sheadded:“That’s
justme.Sorry,I’mnotgoingto
doit,it’spurelya fantasy,butI
thinkmilkshakesarepathetic,
I honestlydo.”
Thecommentwasslammed
by Brexit Party leaderNigel
Farage,whohadbeendousedin
a milkshakeashecampaigned
in the European Parliament
elections last month. The
55-year-oldcalledtheremark an
“incitement of violence”.
Story of the Week
Jo Brand investigated over acid attack joke
DA Y S
A ROUND-UP OF
NEWS REPORTS
newsongs.ParamountAnimation
presidentMireilleSoriasaidthefive
- VictoriaBeckham,GeriHalliwell,
Emma Bunton and Melanies
ChisholmandBrown– “hadanidea
thatwe’vebeendeveloping”andwere
“veryinvolved”intheprocess.
The band,minusVictoria,last
weekwrappeduptheirsold-outUK
stadiumtour,reunitingonstage for
thefirsttimeinsixyears.
GWYNETHPALTROW
Part-time life withhusbandBrad
Hollywoodstar
GwynethPaltrow
hasrevealedthat
sheonlyliveswith
herTVproducer
husband Brad
Falchuk four
daysa week.The
businesswoman
and Oscar-
winnertolda UK
newspaperthatherhusbandofnine
monthsstaysathisnearbyhome
whenhehascustodyofhischildren
BrodyandIsabella.
“Allmymarriedfriendssaythatthe
waywe livesoundsideal andwe
shouldn’tchangea thing,”Gwyneth
toldTheSundayTimes.TheShakespeare
inLovestaris mumtoApple,14,and
Moses,13,fromherfirstmarriageto
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
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