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Lauren Goodger for Celebrity Big Brother


Lauren Goodger is being lined up for 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
The former 'The Only Way is Essex' star has reportedly secured a six-figure deal to appear on the next series of the Channel 5 reality show and bosses are hoping she'll dish the dirt on her former fiancé Mark Wright, who's now engaged to 'Coronation Street' beauty Michelle Keegan.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Lauren gets that one of the most interesting things about her is her up and down relationship with Mark.
"The producers stressed that they wanted some juicy details of their time together.
"They dated from 15 until their mid-twenties and Lauren has already spoken out about very personal things like the abortion she had when carrying Mark's baby. They're expecting bombshells."
The 27-year-old star's confessions won't go down well with Mark, 27, and his family and friends, who have branded her "desperate".
An insider claimed: "Mark thinks Lauren is completely obsessed with him and isn't prepared to move on. It's desperation on her part.
"As far as he's concerned that chapter is closed. He was with Lauren when he was young and reckless but his relationship with Michelle is the real deal."

Fearne Cotton wants to get pregnant again


Fearne Cotton wants to have another baby.
The 'Celebrity Juice' star - who has an 18-month-old son Rex, as well as two stepchildren, Arthur, 12, and Lola, seven, with her husband Jesse Wood - felt "empowered" and "beautiful" after giving birth and would love to get pregnant again.
She told the new issue of Red magazine: "I would do anything to have that experience of being pregnant again. When I was pregnant and huge I felt the most amazing I've ever felt.
"The day after I gave birth I remember looking in the mirror. I probably looked horrendous, greasy hair that I hadn't watched for days, this weird wobbly belly with no baby in it, chapped lips, flushed skin... and I felt like I looked the most beautiful I had ever looked.
"I thought, this is a moment where I feel empowered where I feel f***ing brilliant. If I'd been papped right then I would have been proud."
However, Fearne - who hosts a mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1 - has struggled to juggle her career with being a mother and has tried to devote herself to being a "really present parent".
The 32-year-old blonde beauty - who married Jesse last Friday (04.07.14) - said: "I'll be interviewing Coldplay, feeling bad for being there. There's this little tap on your shoulder, your subconscious saying, 'Don't enjoy this too much, you should be at home.' As a woman, I just wanted to be present.
"No one else can set those parameters. I have moments where I feel petrified. But you have to go back to primitive feelings and emotions and go with what feels natural."

Verity Rushworth on ’emotional’ Emmerdale scenes


Verity Rushworth says it was "very emotional" when Donna Dingle told Marlon she has cancer.
The actress - who left the soap in 2009 before returning last month - admitted she and her co-star Mark Charnock found the scenes difficult to film.
She told What's On TV: "That was a heavily emotional day. In the space of one episode, Marlon and Donna go from shock, through to anger and then the emotion comes out. I really poured my heart and soul into it."
Mark agreed the scenes were "upsetting" and "affected" him, even though he knew he was playing the part of a character.
He admitted: "It was upsetting. I am not a method actor, but you can't help but be affected by a story like this, especially when you see April who looks like a little Verity.
"It also felt like such a big responsibility. I wanted to get it right because this happens to people."
However, he still uses his own "sad" experiences to help his performance - and the bond the two actors share helped make the moment more real.
He added: "It really helps that I have a bond with Verity. We get on really well, so it is easier to access that chemistry.
"I like a laugh and a joke on set, but when I am doing scenes like that, I can't do that or else I lose the 'truth' of what Marlon is feeling. I do prepare myself by thinking of sad things that have happened to me."

Chloe Sims wants to ‘settle down’


Chloe Sims wants to "settle down".
The reality TV star has opened up about her first date with Elliott Wright, and even revealed she thinks they "could be together forever".
She told OK! magazine: "I really opened up and told him where I thought I'd be at this age - settled down.
"He knew I really liked him at that point. He really opened up too. It was really romantic ... We might be together forever - if he plays his cards right!"
Meanwhile, it appears Elliot - who, like Chloe, has a child from a previous relationship - it also ready to settle down, hinting he would be willing to if he "met the right girl", before suggesting the 'TOWIE' beauty could be the one.
He said: "I'd get married again if I met the right girl. Marriage is a beautiful thing.
"Would I have kids again? Yes ... I said ['I love you'] to her in a very romantic state and said that if I was to fall in love again it would be with someone like Chloe."

Rhod Gilbert is new Never Mind The Buzzcocks host


Rhod Gilbert has been confirmed as the new host of 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks'.
The 45-year-old comedian - who has presented the humorous music quiz show in the past - will become the programme's new front man for its next series as he joins regulars Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus on the panel.
He joked: "After my first 'Buzzcocks' in 2009, I was told I was in with a shout to take over as regular host, and now, just five years later, I got the call. It has all happened so fast.
"'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' is one of those rare shows that feels like it belongs on our screens - it's an institution, in a good way.
"It's a great honour to be asked to take the reins full time and to hang out with Noel and Phill, and I'm equally excited and nervous about adding my name to those who have hosted it in the past."
Rhod will become the first regular presenter since 2009 when he takes over this autumn, with the show featuring guest hosts for the last five years.
Mark Linsey - BBC's controller of entertainment commissioning - described the comedian as "the perfect" fit.
He said: "Rhod is the perfect host for Buzzcocks. He has great knowledge of music and fantastic comedy talent that will brilliantly complement Noel and Phill."

Cilla Black feels too old for another pet


Cilla Black won't get another pet because she worries she'll die first.
The 71-year-old TV icon has confessed she turned down an offer from comedian Paul O'Grady to buy her a new pet pooch as she doesn't think she'd outlive it.
Speaking at a book launch in London, the former 'Blind Date' host told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I put my last dog down last year. And Paul O'Grady told me he would buy me one for my birthday but I don't want one. Only because the dog will probably outlive me."
Her admission comes after she recently revealed she hopes she dies aged 75 before she gets too old and infirm.
Cilla also said at the same event that Colin Firth was her dream man and she couldn't contain herself when she was sitting directly behind him at Wimbledon.
She told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "Colin Firth was sitting right in front of us. I adore him ... He wasn't adoring me, he was watching the tennis."
The veteran entertainer is being played by Sheridan Smith in an upcoming ITV drama about her life story, but can't bring herself to watch the tapes back.
She explained to the Daily Express: "I'm so nervous, I've been sitting on it for 10 days now. They've sent me all the discs but I've been too nervous to watch it! My son Robin is a producer on it which is good but he keeps saying, 'Mum you're running out of time to watch it.'
"If there's anything I don't like I'll be changing it so I hope there's not much. They do these things when you're dead normally!"

Mark Wright to focus on This Morning


Mark Wright is concentrating on his 'This Morning' role after his reality show was axed.
The former 'The Only Way is Essex' star has decided to focus on his presenting role on the ITV daytime show - where he fronts The Hub - and doesn't have any imminent plans to return to reality TV following the cancellation of ITV2's 'Party Wright Around the World' earlier this year.
He said: "I don't think I will go travelling around the world again.
"I'm loving 'This Morning' ... it's amazing to learn from the best, like Holly and Phil. It's what I want to do. You are learning all the time with live TV. I love it."
The 27-year-old hunk has ruled out forming a presenting duo with his glamorous fiancée Michelle Keegan, however.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I can't see my co-presenting with Michelle. She's an actress and that's separate."
Mark, who shot to fame on 'TOWIE', also admits he has no plans to rejoin the show despite his family - including sister Jessica, mum Carol and cousin Elliott - featuring on it prominently.
He added: "I've moved on from 'TOWIE'. I still watch it and I am a massive fan but I would never go back."

Joey Essex ‘freaked out’ on alien hunt


Joey Essex's hunt for aliens has left him "freaked out".
The 23-year-old star has been whisked off to the infamous Area 51 in Nevada to spot UFOs for the next episode of his ITV2 show 'Educating Joey Essex', but it seems Joey may have bitten off more than he can chew by signing up for the extraterrestrial encounter.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Joey is jumpy enough around wild animals, let alone searching for aliens in the dark. He's really freaked out by the idea, but he wants his show to be a success, so he's up for giving it a go. Execs think it will be TV gold."
Joey's alien adventure follows his trip to Brazil to learn about the art of football ahead of the World Cup last month and a trip to Africa earlier in the year.
Viewers can expect even more hilarious antics from the reality star, who reportedly had a meltdown in Rio de Janeiro because he couldn't get internet access or electricity to blow-dry his famous coiffed hair.
Unlucky Joey was also bitten by a monkey during a trip to South Africa for the first episode of 'Educating Joey Essex' and feared he'd caught rabies.

Charlie Condou: Corrie exit feels right


Charlie Condou feels it's the "right time" to leave 'Coronation Street'.
The actor is to bow out of the soap next week when his character Marcus Dent's relationship with Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) hits the rocks and Charlie feels content with his decision, as he's been involved in lots of exciting storylines during his time on the cobbles.
Appearing on ITV's 'Good Morning Britain' earlier today (09.07.14), he said: "I was in 'Corrie' for a year [initially], I left for a few years and then I went back just for three months. They asked me to stay and before I knew it, I'd done another three-and-a-half years.
"I think once I'd made the decision to go, I realised that it had to be sooner rather than later. So it was sad but it felt like the right thing to do.
"It's been brilliant. I've had a fantastic time and I've loved it, particularly with everything that's happened with Marcus being a gay man and then suddenly falling in love with a woman - and then of course leaving that woman for another man. It's been complex, but I've had a great time."
Since his departure from Weatherfield, the 41-year-old actor has relocated back to London to be with his family.
He added: "It was really sad and it was a difficult decision to make, but I never planned on being there forever and ever. I'm based in London, my kids are in London, my partner, my family."

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