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Amelle Berrabah feared masculine image in Tumble


Amelle Berrabah feared training for 'Tumble' would leave her looking like a man.
The 30-year-old singer was worried she will lose her curves as a result of the intense training sessions required to get into tip-top shape for the new BBC One gymnastics show, and she was particularly concerned about her pert posterior disappearing.
She said: "I've noticed changes in my body and everything's tightened up. But I don't want to lose my curves - my bum has to stay exactly how it is.
"I've lost quite a bit of weight but I don't like that. I'd like to put on half a stone if I'm honest.
"I've also got some serious back muscles, which is a bit too much. I just don't want to look like a man!"
The Sugababes singer has a long-term boyfriend so insists she will not be finding love with her professional 'Tumble' partner Doug Fordyce - who was a member of 'Britain's Got Talent' 2010 winners Spellbound - but admits she can see why people fall in love in such shows.
She added to the Daily Star newspaper: "It was a shock to realise how physically close we'd be.
"The first time we did our floor routine, he told me to kick up into a handstand and the next thing I know he's grabbed me and my head is near his crotch.
"I was like, 'Oh my God, oh my God!' But you have to forget about that because you have to think about what you're doing.
"If you have that connection and you're with that person every day, I can totally understand how some people have fallen in love.
"I'd be lying if I said it didn't take a minute for my boyfriend to get his head around it as it's strange seeing your partner being held by another man in such close contact."
'Tumble', which starts tomorrow (09.08.14) on BBC One at 6.30pm, sees celebrities learning various different gymnastic routines with professional partners.
Several other celebrities will also star alongside Amelle in the show including ex-Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, former 'The Only Way is Essex' beauty Lucy Mecklenburgh and boxer Carl Froch.

Steven Moffat reveals Jenna-Louis Coleman will be in Christmas special


'Doctor Who' showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed Jenna-Louise Coleman will be appearing in the show's Christmas special.
The writer-and-producer has revealed Jenna - who plays companion Clara Oswald - will be joining Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi in the festive episode and filming starts in a matter of weeks.
Rumours had circulated online that the upcoming new series could be Coleman's last, but in an interview with BBC Radio Wales on Thursday (07.08.14) Moffat said: "Peter and Jenna only wrapped on the show yesterday (06.08.14). We're not letting them off the hook because they're going to be doing the two premieres, then they're going off on the World Tour, then they're coming back to shoot Christmas. There's no let-up, not when you're on this show!"
Moffat attended the world premiere of Capaldi's first outing as the Time Lord, 'Deep Breath', at St David's Hall in Cardiff, Wales, yesterday and greeted the huge throng of fans that turned out to celebrate the new Doctor.
He was joined on the red carpet by Capaldi and Coleman as well as Daleks and Cybermen.
Capaldi was blown away by the fans reaction to him and said: "Thanks to everyone who came along today to help us launch the new series in style. Such warmth and an amazing turn-out. Thank you!"
On Thursday evening the trio attended a screening and Q&A at the BFI in London and Capaldi and Coleman are now set to head off on a world tour to promote the new series with stops in Seoul (South Korea), Sydney (Australia), New York (USA) and Mexico City (Mexico) finishing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 19.
'Deep Breath' will be aired on BBC One on Saturday August 23.

Peter Capaldi extends Doctor Who deal


Peter Capaldi will star in a second series of 'Doctor Who'.
The 56-year-old actor - who hasn't yet appeared on screen as the Time Lord - has extended his contract to include a Christmas special and another complete run of episodes, and hopes he can take the character even beyond that in the future.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Peter is the perfect Doctor.
"He's a life-long fan of the show and a great actor.
"He wanted to do another series and the BBC wanted him back.
"Even before the premiere, no one at the BBC was in any doubt that Peter was going to be brilliantly received.
"It's hoped that he'll play the role for years."
The first episode of the new series, 'Deep Breath', premiered in Cardiff, Wales, yesterday (07.08.14) and received rave reviews.
And despite his advancing years, Peter insists his age isn't holding him back with the physical aspects of the role.
He said: I've just been filming a sequence in which I have to be suspended on wires 20ft in the air for a whole day.
"It was fantastic -- like being nine years old! I was the Doctor and Superman.
"Where else is a man of my age going to be attached to wires and flung around a room?
"I think too much is made of my age -- but who cares? Doctor Who is over 2,000 years old."

Helen Flanagan has ‘matured’


Helen Flanagan thinks she's "matured."
The former 'Coronation Street' actress - who had her home broken into my three masked men last year - believes she's grown up over the past 12 months and is keen to have less "drama" in her life from now on.
Speaking in this month's issue of FHM magazine, she said: "It's been a really mental year. Last summer was really full of drama. But I think I've calmed down a bit now. I've matured."
Meanwhile, the 24-year-old beauty recently revealed she and her on/off boyfriend Scott Sinclair were trying for a baby and she'd even come off her acne medication to increase their chances of conceiving.
She said previously: "I've been on some really strong acne medication but I've just come off it because I'm ready to start trying for a baby with Scott.
"I've always wanted to be a young mum and I now feel ready. It's something I've wanted for ages and Scott's going to be a great dad.
"I just hope it doesn't take me too long. And I'm not bothered about getting married beforehand."
The stunning star has even set up a home with the soccer hunk in Bath ready for when they start a family together and hoping to invest more time in to their relationship from now following their split last year.
She said: "We've set up home in Bath together. I feel like I've finally got time on my hands to invest in our relationship. Scott is the perfect boyfriend. I finally feel settled and it's been really fun nesting with him."

Great British Bake Off stars create insect recipes


Former 'Great British Bake Off' contestants Holly Bell, Glenn Cosby and Ruth Clemens have each created a new recipe containing edible insects.
The recipes of the three celebrity chefs containing all sorts of creepy crawlies, including crickets and mealworms, are to be included on the menu in Rentokil's Pestaurant Bug Off competition, with the winning recipe set to be dished up to the public.
Teacher Glenn Cosby, who came sixth on the 2013 edition of the 'Great British Bake Off', said: "Crickets are absolutely perfect for this recipe as they have a crunchy, nutty flavour. The cakes turned out fantastically and the peanut brittle worked well with the crickets. I might even bake with them again!"
Author Holly Bell, who was runner-up in the 2011 series, reflected on her Black Forest recipe, saying: "Not only is this a gluten-free brownie but it is also high in protein because I used ground almonds and mealworms. The brownie is gooey in the middle but has that extra crunch from the added mealworms."
While, former retail manager Ruth Clemens, finalist in the 2010 edition of the show, made an Early Bird Breakfast Pie using bamboo worms.
She said: "I've thoroughly enjoyed having a bit of fun, making something different, and bringing my Early Bird Breakfast Pie to Pestaurant."
Rentokil's Pestaurant 2014 will take place at London's One New Change on August 21.

Dancing on Ice’s Brianne Delcourt accuses Matt Lapinskas of cheating


'Dancing on Ice's Brianne Delcourt has claimed Matt Lapinskas cheated on her.
The skating professional has branded the former 'EastEnders' star a "d**k" after he allegedly spent two nights with his 'Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' co-star Camilla Rowland behind her back whilst she was away visiting her family in Canada.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: "Not long ago he wanted to marry me. But that's Matt for you. He's done it before and he'll do it again.
"I come home to see my family and he sneaks around behind my back. Nice one. We were having a rocky patch before I left but I thought we could work things out. This shows I never knew the real Matt. He's such a d**k. He's slapped me in the face."
The 25-year-old hunk - who played Anthony Moon in the BBC One soap - struck up a romance with Brianne, 33, last year after they were paired together for the dancing competition, in which they came second place.
However, Matt was said to be in a relationship with his 'EastEnders' co-star Shona McGarty, 22, during his time on 'Dancing on Ice', although he denied reports at the time that he had cheated on her with Brianne.

June Whitfield worries about roles for older actors being cut


June Whitfield thinks roles for older actors are being axed.
The 88-year-old beauty - who starred in 'Terry and June' and 'Absolutely Fabulous' - believes there are not a lot of job opportunities around for her generation anymore because the show writers are all younger.
She told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "Generally there is a lack of stories for actors who are older. You get the impression that a lot of writers are relatively young and they don't like writing about older people.
"But what the powers-that-be have never appreciated is it's mainly older people who watch TV. Young people have got their entertainment plugged into their ears."
The 'Last of the Summer Wine' actress also worries every job she takes on will end up being her last.
She explained: "Every actor thinks that each job is their last. I've always thought, 'Well, that's probably it,' and then something turns up and I stop clearing out the study or whatever."
However, June admits she still thinks about her own physical limitations first before accepting any role and she isn't afraid to turn opportunities down.
She added: "A couple of years ago, I did turn something down in which they wanted me to play a nun in prison. The script said that she was knocked to the ground and I said, 'I'm sorry but I can't do that. I'll never get up again.' "

The Only Way is Essex’s Grace Andrews wants Hollyoaks role


Grace Andrews wants to star in 'Hollyoaks.'
The 'Only Way is Essex' beauty is planning to go back to theatre school for the next two months as she is keen to carve out a professional acting career and even has her sights set on landing a role in the Channel 4 soap.
Speaking to heat magazine, she said: "I'd like to do the West End and I love 'Hollyoaks' - I want to be in 'Hollyoaks'. I'm going back to theatre school. I studied dance and drama so I'm going back to acting classes at Pineapple during the break and doing all that again.
"I want to do it all again myself. I studied at Sylvia Young, and The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, so I've kind of done it throughout my growing up. I've been so busy then I ended up getting a job in the city before TOWIE, and I kind of lost it [acting and dancing], and I've trained so hard for it I want to go back now."
However, Grace, 27, isn't the only reality TV star keen to study musical theatre and drama again as James 'Arg' Argent, 26, is also plotting his next career move.
He explained: "I'd love to do musical theatre in the West End but I need to be more dedicated. I'm thinking of going to musical theatre school from September."

Sally Dynevor was an extra on The Village


Sally Dynevor was an extra on 'The Village'.
The 51-year-old actress - who has played Sally Webster in 'Coronation Street' for 18 years - unexpectedly landed the minor role in the BBC drama after she paid her daughter Phoebe a visit on set.
Speaking on ITV's 'Lorraine' this morning (07.08.14), Phoebe - who plays Phoebe Rundle - said: "She came on set a couple of times - she was so excited! She's actually a background artist - she was amazing, great!
"I think she's just excited - it was just exciting for her, I really wanted to show her ... and to be a part of it."
Phoebe's co-star Tom Varey - who plays Bert - added: "She [Sally] stole the scene actually I think!"
Meanwhile, the youngster - whose father is also in the television industry as a scriptwriter - revealed she isn't opposed to starring in a soap like her mother.
When asked if she ever would, she said: "Maybe, yes, it's a possibility, never say never."
However, unlike Phoebe, Tom's family are not in the acting business and he admits his relatives were stunned when he landed a main part in the show.
He said: "I think [my family are] still in shock actually! [I think they wanted me to be] a builder or something probably! This is completely unheard of in my family so everyone is over the moon for me.
"I'm getting texts every second of the day from people saying how proud they are of me, so it's really lovely - they've been really supportive."

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