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Ferne McCann and Charlie Sims pick baby names


Charlie Sims and Ferne McCann have picked out baby names.
'The Only Way Is Essex' stars, who have had an on/off relationship onscreen, have decided to rekindle their romance and properly commit to one another and are already planning a future together.
He said: "I'd love to have two little boys and a gorgeous little girl. I'd like to wait until I'm about 27, but Ferne's getting broody now so maybe we'll compromise. She's already got a list of baby names on her phone! We both really like Gabriel for a boy. But some of the names she shows me, I have to ask, 'Is that for a boy or girl?' I'm a family man at heart."
Ferne admits she's been broody and the pair even role play.
She added to Now magazine: "I've never been broody before but I suddenly love babies! We were in Tenerife recently and there were these kids playing with buckets and spades and it was too much. We even role play sometimes. The other day we were on the bed and Charlie said he had a bad back, so I jumped on top of him and was like 'Oh no, daddy's got a bad back!' "

Meera Syal wants more Goodness Gracious Me


Meera Syal would love to do a new series of 'Goodness Gracious Me'.
The hit comedy sketch show - which explored the lives of British-Asians living in the UK - will return for a one-off special to celebrate BBC Two's 50th anniversary, and Meera would love to get back together with co-stars Sanjeev Bhaskar and Nina Wadia for a new series.
She told the Radio Times: "We probably would [do it]. The material is there - India has changed so much and we've developed so much as a community. A lot of it depends on the response."
'Goodness Gracious Me' aired for three years from 1998 to 2001 and Meera, 52, married her co-star Sanjeev in 2005.
The couple also starred in 'The Kumars at No. 42' together, with Meera playing Sanjeev's grandmother Ummi.
The actress says their work together hasn't been affected by their marriage.
Meera said: "Other than we save on transport costs and both sets of wages go to the mortgage, nothing much as changed! Because of our son [Shaan] we tend to 'tag team', so it's quite nice to do something together."
'Goodness Gracious Me' airs tonight at 10pm on BBC Two.

Emma Willis warns Big Brother hopefuls


Emma Willis says 'Big Brother' won't turn everyone into a celebrity.
The TV beauty - who has been part of the reality show since 2010 -admitted she still gets a huge buzz from her job but sounded a warning to hopefuls thinking the programme will make them famous.
She told the Mail on Sunday newspaper's You magazine: "The last series had such a brilliant impact - it felt like everyone was watching it again. We do five days a week, for three months, live - jobs like that in TV are rare.
"The live aspect is terrifying, but I want to be scared - It stops me getting complacent ... I love [the housemates] - they're normally bonkers.
"But if you want to be a celebrity and you think 'Big Brother is going to do that for you, it's not. You either go on to win the money or for the experience."
However, Emma insisted it was a "ballsy" decision to appear on the programme's sister show 'Celebrity Big Brother', pointing to the likes of Lee Ryan who struggled to cope with being in the spotlight.
She said: "It's quite ballsy of some people do it it because it can ruin them ... Lee ... Lee ... he's a funny one.
"He's like a 14-year-old at school who is thinking with, erm. the wrong part of his body. He made great TV but he didn't really help himself."

Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt set for Bond girl role?


Joanne Froggatt is in line to become the next Bond girl.
The 'Downton Abbey' actress - who stars as head housemaid Anna May Bates in the hugely successful period drama - is reportedly being considered by 007 bosses as they cast the 24th adventure of the fictional British spy.
A source told the Daily Star Sunday newspaper: "The days are now counting down to the casting of the Bond girls.
"Everyone in the UK has been asked to keep quiet about their audition. Joanne is seen as a huge talent, whose acting makes her a real stand-out candidate."
It is said her experience on 'Downton Abbey' is a huge selling point for bosses as they look to find the right actress for James Bond's next big screen appearance.
The insider added: "Her role in 'Downton' will be a world away from Bond and that is what makes it so appealing for casting agents.
"Joanne is attractive but this time producers want a gritty woman who will be a match for 007."
In the past, the 33-year-old actress also played teenage mother Zoe Tattersall in 'Coronation Street'.

Adele set to join The X Factor?


Adele has agreed to become a judge on 'The X Factor'.
The 'Skyfall' singer is reportedly set to join the panel of the TV talent show - although she won't commit until she has finished working on her new album, so fans shouldn't expect to see her until at least 2016.
An insider told the Daily Star Sunday newspaper: "Adele is a huge fan of the show and has agreed to be a judge. Simon wanted her to join him and [Cheryl Cole] on this year's panel.
"Although she has turned him down due to album commitments she has promised to sign up as a judge in the next few years.
"She really wants to join the show, even if it is just for a one-off year. Although no contract has been signed, Adele has made it clear to Simon she's up for it when the time is right."
The Grammy Award-winning star is expecting to release her third record later this year, with plans to tour in 2015 and join 'The X Factor' once she's available.
The source said: "Adele hopes to release her third album. She will then take out 2015 to tour but said an 'X Factor' spot for 2016 is possible, with 2017 more likely."

Corrie’s David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh dominate British Soap Awards


'Coronation Street' swept the board in nine categories at the British Soap Awards last night (24.05.14).
The Manchester-based show was helped to victory by David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh, who collected six prizes between them for the moving storyline which saw Hayley Cropper die from pancreatic cancer.
They won Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Dramatic Performance (Neilson), Best On-Screen Partnership, Best Storyline for Hayley's cancer and Best Single Episode for Hayley's death, and Julie spoke of their "once in a lifetime" professional pairing.
She said: "It's like a marriage. We went out for a pint in Manchester the other week, it was lovely.
"I told him all the gossip, even though I'm not in it any more I know all the gossip and he doesn't. That kind of working relationship comes once in a lifetime."
'Corrie' also picked up prizes for Best Comedy Performance (Simon Gregson) and Outstanding Achievement (Helen Worth), while departing star Michelle Keegan was named Sexiest Female for the sixth time.
Elsewhere, 'Hollyoaks' was crowned the Best British Soap but was blown away by its rival's huge collection of trophies.

British Soap Awards 2014 Full List of Winners:

Sexiest Male
Danny Mac - 'Hollyoaks'

Sexiest Female
Michelle Keegan - 'Coronation Street'

Villain of the Year
Anna Passey - 'Hollyoaks'

Best Actor
David Neilson - 'Coronation Street'

Best Actress
Julie Hesmondhalgh - 'Coronation Street'

Best Comedy Performance
Simon Gregson - 'Coronation Street'

Best Young Performance
Ellis Hollins - 'Hollyoaks'

Spectacular Scene of the Year
The Woolpack Flood & Siege - 'Emmerdale'

Best On-screen Partnership
David Neilson & Julie Hesmondhalgh - 'Coronation Street'

Best Newcomer
Maddy Hill - 'EastEnders'

Best Dramatic Performance
David Neilson - 'Coronation Street'

Best Storyline
Hayley's cancer - 'Coronation Street'

Best Single Episode
Hayley's death - 'Coronation Street'

Outstanding Achievement Award
Helen Worth - 'Coronation Street'

Outstanding Achievement (off-screen)
Carolyn Weinstein (Company Manager) - 'EastEnders'

Best British Soap
'Hollyoaks'

Kerry Katona determined to drop baby weight


Kerry Katona is determined to lose her baby weight.
The reality star is apparently "desperate" to shed her excess weight after giving birth to baby Dylan-Jorge just six weeks ago, so has adopted a no carb diet in order to reach her target weight.
A source told new! magazine: "She's going back to bootcamp but she doesn't plan a long stay. George [Kay, Kerry's fiancé] is training her in the gym at home too. She wants to be down to 9 stone for the wedding and the christening this summer.
"She's doing a no carb diet, so juices, fruit and yoghurt for breakfast, or scrambled eggs, then salad for lunch and meat and veg for dinner."
Kerry has been working her new routine around being a full-time mum to her children Molly, 12, Lilly-Sue, 11, Heidi, seven, and Max, six, who she raises with her George.
The bubbly blonde has enrolled at GI Jane bootcamp in a bid to get fit fast, but her fans have been supportive of her struggles.
Bashing the cyber bullies, one wrote last week: "She will tone herself up when she feels well enough!"

Michelle Keegan’s family struggled with Corrie exit


Michelle Keegan admitted her family struggled with the knowledge she wouldn't be able to return to 'Coronation Street'.
Despite initially being told the door would remain open once she left the soap, the decision was made to have her character Tina McIntyre killed off and her father "took it really badly".
She told The Sun newspaper's TV Magazine: "I couldn't actually speak. They were saying they thought Tina deserved to go out with a bang and that this was going to be a massive thing for me, but I was just thinking: 'I'm not coming back - this really is the end'.
"I couldn't take much of it in. My family were really upset, particularly my dad, who's been a massive 'Corrie' fan all his life and took it really badly."
She also revealed her fiance Mark Wright has been extremely "supportive" while she was filming her exit storyline.
She added: "Mark is so supportive of me. He used used to rehearse my 'Corrie' lines with me ... He came up to watch me film my final scene, which was tough for him because it was so emotional for me.
"The way Tina dies involves a fall and when it came to filming, I was terrified as well as upset. I was just falling to pieces."

David Walliams says Simon Cowell is annoying because he has it all


David Walliams says Simon Cowell is "annoying because he has got it all".
The 'Britain's Got Talent' star has admitted he will be trying to put his fellow judge - and boss - off as much as possible during the contest's upcoming live shows because it's what viewers want to see.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper's We Love TV magazine: "Viewers love seeing him brought down a peg or two. They love him, but they love to hate him too.
"He is annoying because he has got it all. I think that's why Will Young won the first 'Pop Idol' - because he took Simon on.
"If the judges just say their pieces and there is no interaction between them, it's boring. There has to be a dynamic between them, and I think that's the case between us."
David was able to get under Simon's skin during the auditions when he pressed his golden buzzer to put through singer Christian Spridon - much to the horror of the media mogul.
He said: "I like camp acts - and he's very camp. Funnily enough, if people are too talent, I can actually find that a turn-off. I look for who's the most entertaining."

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