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Mark-Francis regrets Made in Chelsea


Mark-Francis Vandelli regrets signing up for 'Made In Chelsea'.
The reality TV star - who is known for his extravagant ways and posh accent on the E4 series - has revealed he didn't expect there to be so much intrusion on his private life when he signed up for the show.
Quizzed on whether his mother's worries about the limelight have put him off being famous, he said: "When I was approached to film 'Made In Chelsea', I did not expect it to be quite what it's become in terms of following people's private lives.
"Had I known, I'd have been mortified and not even considered it. I really don't think people need to know about my private life. It's not that fascinating."
The 25-year-old art dealer - whose mother is Russian socialite Diane Boulting-Casserley Vandelli and whose father is the Italian former industrialist Marzio Vandelli - also explained his mother's feelings about fame.
He told heat magazine: "I'm very close to my mother, she was born into a vaguely public family and did everything she could to run away from that. She was afraid of the limelight, because she knows it can ruin everything - and she's right."

Lacey Turner wants Slaters return


Lacey Turner wants all of the Slaters to return to 'EastEnders'.
The 26-year-old actress - who plays Stacey Branning - returned to the soap earlier this year and would love to see other members of the popular soap family return to Walford to join Stacey, Kat Moon and Big Mo.
She told Inside Soap magazine: "It'd be great if all the other Slaters came back - especially Uncle Charlie. We miss [actor] Derek Martin loads."
There will be a big contingent of Slaters on the loose soon as Kat (Jessie Wallace) gives birth to twins and Lacey - whose character has a young daughter, Lily - is enjoying being surrounded by the new cast members.
She said: "It's really lovely to film. There are loads of kids there now, with Lily, Tommy, and the twins on the way. And there's Big Mo, too - it's a real little family.
"We all work so well together, and we've had some funny stuff where Mo has made me laugh so much."
Lacey also wishes her former on-screen husband Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements) could return, however, his character was killed off in 2010.
She added: "I really wish he could come back. It's weird without him. I loved Stacey and Bradley as a couple.
"I still talk to Charlie Clements, who played Bradley."

Suzi Perry credits Gadget Show for her marriage


Suzi Perry has 'The Gadget Show' to thank for meeting her husband.
The 44-year-old TV presenter - who fronted the tech show for eight years - met her now-husband Bastien Boosten when she tried out a personal submarine.
When asked what was the best gadget she tested on the programme, she exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Probably one of the most memorable ones for me was testing a personal submarine in Saint Tropez. I flew in to go and test this gadget and it was a lot of fun - we had two days filming.
"Then afterwards, I met a guy there who had come to have dinner with his brother who was a distributor for the submarines. And we all went to dinner together.
"Anyway, a long story short - he's my husband now and ... I have 'The Gadget Show' to thank for that."
Suzi - who has been married to the Dutch businessman for five years - recently revealed her ideal weekend with him involved jetting off to their house in France.
She told the Daily Express newspaper: "A perfect weekend for me would be flying over to our house in Nice, which is in the mountain right by the river, and wonderfully secluded.
"We drive to the local food market on our motorbike on a Saturday morning, stock up on organic fruit and veg and buy fresh fish from the seafront.
"Then we'll sit outside in the garden in the afternoon, drinking tea and reading the newspaper in the sunshine."
Suzi is currently working with Hotpoint as their tech expert, which involves giving people tech tips for the home.
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Mel B hands rude drawings to Louis Walsh


Mel B gives rude drawings to Louis Walsh during filming for 'The X Factor'.
The Spice Girls star - who has joined the ITV talent show as the fourth judge - has admitted she's missing her husband Stephen Belafonte, who lives in Australia, so much that she's been drawing erotic pictures of his manhood and passing them to fellow judge Louis, 61.
The 39-year-old star explained: "I do like to pass dirty notes to Louis. I miss my husband so much I like drawing pictures of willies, as you do.
"I do doodle a lot on Louis' notepad especially. I also draw boobs a lot."
Mel has joined Louis and returning judges Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole on the show after the departure of Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne, and host Dermot O'Leary has confessed she's proving a bit too rude for what's meant to be a family-friendly show.
He told the Daily Star Sunday: "Mel is like a younger Sharon Osbourne in many ways. She's a ball-breaker who you can't really control.
"I have to turn down the volume on the monitor when she speaks in between the acts because it's all pretty fruity. I can't say what she says because it's all unprintable."
Quizzed on whether she was aware of her behaviour, Mel added: "I forget sometimes that I'm mic'd up so I start sharing things with Louis and Simon and I start free-flowing and forget where I am."

Brooke Vincent just friends with Niall Horan


'Coronation Street' star Brooke Vincent claims she and Niall Horan are just friends.
The 22-year-old actress - who has played Sophie Webster on the ITV soap since 2004 - has been linked to the One Direction hunk, who's admitted he has a crush on her, but insists they're just friends, despite her splitting from her Chelsea footballer boyfriend Josh McEachran earlier this year.
She explained: "We [her and Josh] are still friends but that's basically it. Now I'm single again there's lots of speculation about who I'm dating and what's going on.
"Niall has been my friend since he started on 'The X Factor' but because I'm single and he said he fancies me it's assumed we'll get together.
"I've been to One Direction concerts loads of times - with Josh, my cousins, my sister - because he's a mate. But nothing has happened between us."
The brunette beauty - whose 'Coronation Street' character is in a same-sex relationship with Maddie Heath (Amy Kelly) - also admitted she's not even sure how to get a boyfriend, because she finds meeting new people difficult.
Brooke told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "I'm quite comfortable being single and being myself and doing what I do. I don't really need someone else there to make myself feel better.
"And to be honest. I don't get how I've had a boyfriend at all because I hate that 'getting to know you' stage. I don't play games and I don't do dating. Some girls have a plan, they will find a guy they like and text them this, that or whatever.
"But I never do that kind of thing. That's not really me."

Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry get drunk together


Paul Hollywood gets drunk with Mary Berry.
'The Great British Bake Off' star has revealed he often goes out drinking with his fellow judge, Mary, 79, after a long day of filming the hit BBC cooking show.
He told new! magazine: "When we do 'Bake Off' it's so chilled. It's quite relaxing. It is long hours and a very long day but we go out and get drunk together."
However, the 48-year-old star insists they doesn't socialise with the contestants outside of filming to avoid favouritism.
But the pair do send the show's co-hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins to to provide words of support to the hopefuls.
He explained: "We stay in different hotels. I'm there to judge what is on the plate. I'm not there to chat.
"I'm constructive. I will tell them how to do it and make it if I feel it could have been done better."
Mary added: "There's no favouritism. We're are there to judge. If a baker is having problems, we'll sometimes send Mel and Sue over to comfort them. We can't tell them what to do."

Mike Smith has died aged 59


Mike Smith has died aged 59.
The former BBC Radio 1 DJ passed away in hospital on Friday (01.08.14) after suffering from complications following major heart surgery, his aerial filming company, Flying TV, has confirmed.
Sarah Greene, his wife of 25 years, has thanked the hospital staff who treated her husband for their care and compassion, and has now asked that her family and friends be allowed to grieve in peace.
A Flying TV spokesman added: "Mike founded Flying TV ten years ago and the company says his legacy will be FTV continuing to go from strength to strength."
Noel Edmonds, who worked with Mike on the 'Late, Late Breakfast Show' said in a statement: "I am totally stunned and heartbroken for Sarah and his family.
"He was so much more than simply a presenter. Mike was that rare individual - the consummate broadcaster in an era when professionalism, dedication and hard work were truly valued."
Aled Jones took to his Twitter account this evening to pay tribute to Mike, tweeting: "So shocked and very sad to hear of the passing of Mike Smith - a really fantastic guy. Love and thoughts to Sarah x (sic)."
While, 'This Morning' host Phillip Schofield posted: "There are no words. My wonderful, bright, funny thoughtful friend Mike Smith has passed away. @RealSarahGreene I'm so so sorry my darling."
Mike spent six years at BBC Radio 1 between 1982 and 1988, and during that time was also a presenter on 'Top of the Pops' and hosted 'Live Aid.'

Alesha Dixon wants Britain’s Got Talent return


Alesha Dixon has admitted she would love to return to 'Britain's Got Talent'.
The singer, who starts on the show with David Walliams, Amanda Holden and media mogul Simon Cowell insisted while she is keen to remain as a judge and continue her singing career, the decision is ultimately down to her famous boss.
She told The Sun newspaper: "If I had it my way, I'd be back. But it's up to Simon, so we'll see.
"There's no point being a judge on a show when I'm not doing the thing that got me to that position."
Alesha is currently working on her new album - the follow-up to 2010's 'The Entertainer' - and she claimed it will stay true to her R&B roots.
She added: "I'm in the studio right now. I'm going to Sweden this weekend and America later on.
"My music is definitely always going to have a garage and R&B sound. I always MC so that won't stop, I can't help myself anyway.
"I said at the start of the year that I want a record out at the end of 2014 and I'm still trying to stick to that."

Great British Bake Off judges don’t want tears


Mary Berry says 'The Great British Bake Off' doesn't want to make people cry.
The TV presenter insisted she and her co-star Paul Hollywood have shunned the cliches of other reality shows by trying to avoid coaxing tears from contestants.
She told the Daily Express newspaper's Saturday magazine: "We try to avoid the tears.
"Other programmes encourage them but if we can see someone in trouble, we will tell the show's presenters Mel [Giedroyc] and Sue [Perkins] and they can go and find out what's happening.
"Mel and Sue play an immensely important part in the programme."
Meanwhile, Paul noted the competition for the upcoming series will be stronger than ever.
He said: "The quality and standard of the bakes this year is awesome. They get better and better.
"The whole pack have moved forward and the atmosphere is very different. They have really bonded.
"The competitive spirit is still there but this year's competitors gee each other up more than I have ever seen before. It's fantastic."
Mary agreed, explaining that the hopefuls were willing to learn.
She added: "The standard is mind-blowing."

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