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Zoo bans photos to protect Prince George


A petting zoo has banned visitors from taking photographs to protect Britain's Prince George.
The 16-month-old son of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is said to be a regular visitor of the animals at Bucklebury Farm, located in Reading, Berkshire.
According to The Sun newspaper, the owners of the farm have put signs around their petting zoo banning visitors from taking photographs in an attempt to protect the young royal's privacy.
The zoo is reportedly a favourite of Prince George when he's staying with his maternal grandparents - Carole and Michael Middleton - who live in Bucklebury Manor.
One villager told the newspaper: "Every photo we take there, even of our own children, could unwittingly capture other people and their kids.
"I took my daughter there the other day and saw Kate's mother with George and his nanny. I thought about taking a photo and decided not to.
"But protection officers still came over to us and challenged us. They were quite difficult about it."
Speaking to the MailOnline, the owner of the Bucklebury estate, Elizabeth Hartley Russell explained: "It's not been done to protect any individual - it's been done to protect the rights of children.
"We're a family farm park. We're not here for people to take pictures of other people and put them on Twitter and Facebook.
"We've had children of actors, TV presenters and politicians. All sorts of people have come to visit the farm over a period, as they have to other family attractions. We're not alone in this.
"It's been a long-standing policy that we've had, and it's something we feel very strongly about."

Usher giving away song with cereal


Usher is giving away his new track with boxes of cereal.
Customers who purchase a box of Honey Nut Cheerios from Walmart stores in North America will find a download code for his song 'Clueless' at the bottom of the box
The R&B singer made an agreement with the retailer to distribute his track in the unique way ahead of the release of his album 'UR' and the promotion will begin next Tuesday (18.10.14).
Usher recently appeared in a Cheerios advert in which he danced with the cereal company's mascot Buzz The Bee to his song 'She Came To Give It To You'.
'The Voice' coach - who released his last album, 'Looking 4 Myself', in 2012 - took his time with his new collection of songs and refused to be rushed by anyone.
Among the songs on the tracklist will be a duet between Usher and Drake, and it is one of his favourite songs on the LP.
He recently said: "Drake's extremely talented, man.
"He's nice. Money really knows what he's doing. He really understands how to analyse a beat and then recognise a cadence. Because hip hop is that way; it's not just words and a rhythm.
"You gotta understand the cadence of what the song is saying, so that when you're on it, you know how to get it."
A collaboration between Usher and Nicki Minaj, entitled 'She Came To Give It To You', will also feature.

Wiz Khalifa wants Skepta duet


Wiz Khalifa is going to collaborate with Skepta.
The 'We Dem Boyz' rapper - who recently split from his wife Amber Rose - is a big fan of the British grime artist and the pair are planning to release a song together.
In an interview on BBC Radio 1, Wiz said: "I like Skepta - something between us is going to happen."
The 'Black and Yellow' singer has collaborations with several other rappers in the pipeline but he is remaining tight-lipped about who he is going to be working with.
Wiz said: "I got a couple songs with a couple people - I ain't even going to say because they're not my songs. When they want to talk about it I'll get straight behind them but, yes, they're rappers.
"I got three different situations going on right now with three different people."
Wiz - who has a 20-month-old-son Sebastian with Amber - also has ambitions to do more than music and hopes to break into the movie business at some point.
He added: "In the next five years I can see myself of course dropping more dope albums and directing my own films - or at least getting my ideas out there for film - just involving myself in ideas that involve the person not just the music."

Anna Kendrick plays ‘complicated’ Cinderella in Into The Woods


Anna Kendrick's Cinderella in 'Into The Woods' is different to "most versions" of the character.
The 29-year-old actress stars alongside Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp and Chris Pine in the new Disney adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's stage musical of the same name.
Anna - who's previously appeared in 'The Twilight Saga' - explained: "The character is thoughtful and complicated. You see what happens after she marries the prince, when you start to face problems in seemingly perfect situations.
"The interesting thing about her is she overthinks things. She's uncertain. We don't see that in most versions.
"In a lot of ways, I think it's this incredibly brave story. She's neglected and abused her entire life. She finally gets love, and it's not the kind of love she was looking for. And she stands up for herself."
The brunette beauty also revealed she's decided to take a break from filming movies, telling Marie Claire magazine: "The whole going-movie-to-movie-to-movie thing, I've been living that way for three years. I need to be a person and maintain relationships."
'Into The Woods' - which also stars British actor James Corden - is released next month.

Doctor Doom ‘re-imagined’ in The Fantastic Four reboot


Doctor Doom is to be re-imagined as an "anti-social programmer" in 'The Fantastic Four' reboot.
The villain is to be played by Toby Kebbell in the eagerly-awaited film and he's revealed director Josh Trank has made some adjustments to the original character, changing his name from Victor Von Doom.
Kebbell - who recently starred in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' - said: "He's Victor Domashev, not Victor Von Doom in our story. And I'm sure I'll be sent to jail for telling you that.
"The Doom in ours - I'm a programmer. Very anti-social programmer. And on blogging sites I'm 'Doom'."
The 32-year-old actor also spoke about the director's "ultra-real" approach to the film, telling Collider: "Yeah, it was cool, man. Josh, the whole deal, the lo-fi way he did it, the ultra-real.
"It was just nice to do that. It was nice to be feeling like we had to come to terms with what was given by this incident."
Others stars set to appear in the superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team include 'House of Cards' actress Kate Mara and 'Billy Elliot' star Jamie Bell.
'The Fantastic Four' is set for release in August 2015.

Nina Conti turns audience ‘lurid and sexual’


Nina Conti turns audiences "lurid and sexual" at her gigs.
The comedienne - who performed live at Prince Harry's 30th birthday - joked the infamous mask sketch she does at her shows often results in some of her crowd turning into "monsters".
She exclusively told BANG showbiz: "People get very lurid and sexual quite easily, I promise that's not my fault! But often that's what happens when you put a mask on someone it actually unleashes a monster. I try for it not to go that way but on occasion is has!"
The 40-year-old star appears on stage with a variety of puppets at her gigs and the juiciest part of her show comes when audience members are invited on stage to wear a mask controlled by Nina, but she has vowed not to poke fun at any cleebrities.
She added: "The next show is 100 per cent mask work. But I tend not to comment on famous people, it's my thing I feel like it's freeloading. It's very interfering to take someone's personality and start saying things I guess.
"Someone would have to be very hateful for me to have to do that. No one has been hateful enough."
Nina - the daughter of actor Tim Conti - is rumoured to have made Prince Harry wear a mask while performing at his birthday and while she bases her show on real life characters, she insists her act is never insulting.
She explained: "It's quite flagrant it's all very jokey so it's not too secret".
Nina Conti Live: Dolly Mixtures is out on DVD, 24th November, courtesy of Universal Pictures (UK). Nina Conti can be found tweeting @ninaconti and her companion Monkey can be found tweeting @monkeyconti

Charlotte Crosby desperate for ‘cuddle’ with Gary Beadle


Charlotte Crosby is desperate for a "cuddle" with Gary 'Gaz' Beadle on tonight's (11.11.14) episode of 'Geordie Shore'.
The 24-year-old beauty confessed to her co-star's on last week's episode of the MTV reality series that her relationship with Mitch Jenkins was on the rocks and she'll now be seen trying to get close to her former flame as they travel to Paris for work.
Holly Hagan says: "Charlotte is absolutely hammered and she's trying to get in the taxi with the boys. Me and Vicky [Pattison] are trying to protect her and keep her away from Gary because we can feel her gravitating towards him."
However, Vicky - who announced she's to quit the show after the current series - refuses to let Charlotte in Gary's room, worried she'll do something she'll regret.
She says: "I might be pissed, I might have f**ked up at work but there is no chance I'm allowing Charlotte to go anywhere near Gary tonight - not on my watch!"
Disappointed he's not given the opportunity to work his charm on Charlotte, Gary says: "Charlotte might just have wanted to come in my room, have a pizza, like in bed and have a bit of banter. But do not fear because bouncer Vicky is there to grab Charlotte and put her to bed. Cheers Vicky!"
'Geordie Shore' continues tonight (11.11.14) at 10pm on MTV.

Lynda Bellingham’s Oxo ad to air at Christmas


A famous Oxo advert starring the late Lynda Bellingham is to be aired on Christmas Day (25.12.14) in tribute to her.
The actress died at the age of 66 in October from colon cancer before she was able to fulfil her wish to spend one more Christmas with her family.
A Facebook campaign was started by fan Beverley Hardwick to get the 1984 advertisement aired again and now ITV has confirmed it will broadcast the commercial starring Lynda and her Oxo family during a prime time show on the festive day.
The news was exclusively announced by Ruth Langsford on 'Loose Women' today (11.11.14) - the talk show on which Lynda was a panellist.
Ruth said: "We can announce that we can share Christmas with Lynda ... It's lovely isn't it. I think she'd be thrilled ... what a lovely legacy to leave behind."
Ruth's co-star Coleen Nolan - a good friend of Lynda's - added: "It's one of those campaigns that starts and you think when everything has quietened down they won't bother, the fact is they've tirelessly campaigned and they've got it and it's fantastic!"
Campaign organiser Beverley called into the daytime programme and revealed her motivation for starting the petition to honour Lynda - who was buried last week.
The driving instructor said: "I followed Lynda all my life growing up with the adverts and all the programmes she's done too. Her saying she wanted one more Christmas touched home - I have a family member who is also going through this ... To play the advert, to achieve her wish that she can no longer achieve (is great)."
Premier Foods, which owns the Oxo brand, said in a statement: "Over the past few weeks, hundreds of thousands of Lynda's fans have rallied behind a call for the return of the My Christmas Oxo advert from 1984 as a fitting tribute for all the inspiring things she achieved during her career.
"To honour the sad loss of such a fabulous actress, organisations and individuals involved in the creation and production of this initiative have given freely of their time. Premier Foods will make a donation to Action Against Cancer, one of the charities supported by Lynda, in line with the wishes of her family."

Gemma Collins hoping to lose weight on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!


Gemma Collins is hoping to lose weight in the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here' jungle.
The 33-year-old star - who has famously battled with her weight - arrived in Australia earlier today (11.11.14) and has confessed she's nervous about heading to the ITV reality series camp later this week but is hoping to drop a dress size or two while restricted to rations.
She said: "Every time I think about going in the jungle, I get very, very nervous. I get stomach cramps, I feel sick. Even talking about it scares me.
"I am used to reality TV but this is the unknown. I don't know what is going to happen."
Gemma added: "But the one good thing about going in the jungle is I will hopefully lose some weight!"
The curvaceous blonde - who is reported to have called the police on ex-boyfriend Alexander Moss on the weekend after he allegedly assaulted her - insists, however, that taking part in the show does not mean she is planning to quit 'The Only Way Is Essex'.
She explained: "I absolutely love TOWIE. I am missing the Christmas special but I will be back ... I do hope people see a different side to me.
"This is a chance for me to be me. I am not 100 per cent confident and I think people sometimes think of me as a crazy, shouty woman!"
The full line up includes Gemma, Kendra Wilkinson, Melanie Sykes, Tinchy Stryder, Vicki Michelle, Nadia Forde, Carl Fogarty MBE, Craig Charles, Jimmy Bullard and Michael Buerk.
'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here' returns with its 14th series on Sunday November 16 at 9pm on ITV.

Jennifer Lopez recalls neighbours ‘scraping’ to survive


Jennifer Lopez grew up surrounded by people "scraping and clawing, trying to get by".
The musician-and-actress is among the wealthiest stars on the planet but was raised in the once-impoverished New York City borough of The Bronx, which she says has "inspired" her success.
The 45-year-old entertainer has detailed her early years in her new book, 'True Love: Unabridged' - excerpts of which appear in Latina magazine - in which she writes: "Our neighbours were so diverse; Puerto Rican, African-American, Italian and everyone was scraping and clawing, trying to get by.
"My mum worked two jobs and my dad worked at Guardian Life Insurance. My sisters and I shared a bed and every morning we were bundled off to Catholic school. That's why my parents worked those long hours so they could give us a good education and raise us right."
The 'On The Floor' hitmaker admitted the values she was taught by her parents - Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez - remain with her today.
She explained: "There was that Bronx mentality of taking everything as it comes it was about pressing forward today knowing that the break was gonna come. I was relentless, always reaching forward.
"There was a certain hustle I grew up with, a hustle that I learned from watching my parents. They showed me that you put your head down and work, you work for a living and then when you're making a living you carry on.
"That continues to be my mentality now, you don't stop working just because you have money in the bank - you do what you do and you keep on doing it."

Paul McCartney’s $1m performance payday


Sir Paul McCartney landed a $1 million payday for performing at a billionaire's investment conference.
The Beatles legend took to the stage at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on Friday (07.11.14) for a surprise performance in front of 4,000 investors at Ron Baron's annual event, where country star Carrie Underwood also played.
A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "It would have cost $2 million to get both McCartney and Underwood, and that's before you've paid for their bands."
Paul performed several hits at the conference and his set ended with an energetic rendition of The Beatles classic 'Hey Jude', which prompted a sing-a-long from the investors which the star conducted.
While a spokesman for Baron Capital didn't comment on how much Paul and Carrie were paid for their performances, he said: "The entire event was paid for by Baron Capital. It was fabulous. Paul McCartney put on a great show.
"There was not one person sitting down in the whole place."
What's more, Vanessa Williams and her 'Show Boat' co-stars put on a performance of the musical which also went down well with the audience.
Every year, Baron - who played Paul's music at his wedding - tries to keep the musical acts a secret from the investors right up until they take to the stage.
Previous performers have included Diana Ross, Sting, Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Sir Elton John, Sheryl Crow and Barbra Streisand, who headlined the conference last year.

Natalie Dormer’s sister to deliver her future baby


Natalie Dormer's sister will deliver her future baby.
The 'Game of Thrones' actress has confessed that while she is not currently expecting a child, she is looking forward to the day she gives birth because she wants her sister Samantha to welcome her newborn into the world.
She told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "My sister just began a three-year midwifery course, and the idea of her helping me to deliver a baby at the end of it is a really lovely one."
The 32-year-old star - who has been dating director Anthony Byrne for seven years - is currently starring alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' and has confessed she is in awe of 24-year-old actress.
She said previously: "Jennifer Lawrence is just the coolest girl. Everyone forgets how young she is because she's so together, such an old soul. She just gets it. She's one savvy chick."
The blonde beauty also confessed she was "thrilled" to have been cast in the third installment in the franchise, which along with 'The Hunger Games' and 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' are based on the novels by Suzanne Collins.
She added: "I went to the world premiere of 'Catching Fire' last year and it was amazing. To be joining 'The Hunger Games' family is such a thrill. It deserves the hype because it's well written, handles really big subject matter, but doesn't talk down to its audience."