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Dexters to support The Enemy in London


Indie band Dexters will support The Enemy next month at KOKO in London.
The London band, who have just wrapped up their UK tour, will join the 'Gimme The Sign' hitmakers in May and are thrilled with the reception to their debut album 'Shimmer Gold'.
Frontman Tom Rowlett told BANG Showbiz: "I'm really happy with the reaction, a lot of the online stuff and fans. I try not to look at reviews, though. But I did have an argument with one guy who told me it was better than 'Definitely Maybe' [Oasis debut]. I was like, 'Wow, thank you very much, I'll take that as a compliment, but it ain't'. Maybe our next album, will be but he was like, 'No, this one'. I just said, 'Alright, bruv'."
The band - also made up of Chris Heggie, Ben Debo and Vincent Dignan - finished their headline tour at The Garage in Islington with an incredible live set, which included new song 'Nature Of The Beast' along with fan favourites.
Tom continued: "It's building, you can see it everywhere we go, playing bigger venues, a lot of the shows are sold out, it's great. We're looking forward to supporting The Enemy and we also have a gig with the Kaiser Chiefs coming up."
He quipped: "I'm now hoping to making some money. We're still skint. It's not why I do it. But I just want to go bowling in between gigs ... get a few strikes."
Dexters will support The Enemy at the Camden venue on Wednesday, May 28.

Peter Andre lies about tooth fairy


Peter Andre has been lying to his son about the existence of the tooth fairy.
The 'Bad As You Are' singer has been dealing with a lot of questions from his son Junior, eight, about what happens when you lose a tooth and put it under your pillow, and so far he thinks he's been able to successfully trick him with his tales.
Writing in his column for new! magazine, Peter revealed: "Junior has started asking me questions about the tooth fairy lately. He said, 'My friend was left £2.50, but my tooth fairy only left me a pound. How can they be the same fairy? And I just told him there are different tooth fairies for different areas. I said, 'Plus, you don't want the £2.50 one, you want the traditional one pounder. They're great!' He seemed satisfied with that explanation ... for now!"
Peter has had Junior and his younger sister, six-year-old Princess Tiaamii - his two children with ex-wife Katie Price - staying with him before the Easter break and the trio have been indulging in lots of traditional chocolate treats.
The 41-year-old star - who also has three-month-old daughter Amelia with his fiancée Emily MacDonagh - is now unsure as to whether he should buy his kids Easter eggs for this weekend.
Peter added: "The kids and I are having a great time leading up to Easter. I had them over the Easter holidays last year, so this year they're with me for the two weeks before the holidays. And now the weather has started getting better, we've been spending most of the time playing outside. Junior and Bista love Cadbury's Creme Eggs but they eat them all the time, so when it comes to Easter I don't quite know what to give them! I love Easter eggs too. Me and chocolate have a good relationship!"
Meanwhile, Peter has announced he is releasing a new album.
The singer will bring out 'Big Night' on May 26 and the LP is influenced by the music of Elvis Presley and Stevie Wonder and will have big band and soul elements.
The highly anticipated album is comprised of 11 tracks all written by Peter and co-writer Stevie Appleton, and includes 'Kid' which was chosen to be the official song for DreamWorks animated movie 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman'.
Speaking about the record, Peter said: "I am so excited for you all to hear this new sound - it's so different and is the type of album that I have wanted to do for many years. Now is the time - enjoy 'Big Night'."

Cameron Diaz: Kate Upton is more than just breasts


Cameron Diaz says Kate Upton is much more than just a woman with great breasts.
The 41-year-old actress stars opposite the Sports Illustrated model in 'The Other Woman' - where their alter-egos seek revenge on three-timing lover Mark - and although Kate is famous for being a beautiful model, Cameron insists she is "amazing", "smart" and "wise".
Speaking in Britain's HELLO! magazine, Cameron said: "Kate is the greatest - and what's behind the boobs is unbelievable. It's incredible how smart she is and how wise she is and how wise she is and how she sees everything. She doesn't miss a thing. She calculates everything so fast. She's like a bullet. She just shoots it right back and you are like, 'God bless you, you are amazing.' "
Cameron - who is also joined by Leslie Mann in the big screen comedy - doesn't like competition between women and doesn't believe in jealousy.
She explained: "You know what? I hate competition between women. I'm not a competitive person, I'm always about celebrating people. I want everybody to succeed and definitely, when it comes to other women, I want them to succeed. I don't believe in being jealous of other people for their beauty or their talent or their ability. That's just something I am not really into."
Kate, 21, recently claimed her life would be "so much easier" if she had smaller breasts because she wouldn't always have to wear a support bra.
She said: "I wish I had smaller boobs every day of my life as I would love to wear spaghetti tops braless or go for the smallest bikini designs. Every single day I'm like, 'Oh man, it would be so much easier,' especially if people didn't constantly bring them up."

Eva Longoria finds dressing up ‘exhausting’


Eva Longoria admits her relationship can be "exhausting."
The former 'Desperate Housewives' star has been dating José Antonio Bastón, the president of Latin America's Televisa media company, since the end of last year and feels under pressure to always look her best around him.
The 39-year-old actress told 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' on Monday (14.04.14): "He's a good dresser, too. I always have to step it up. It's exhausting."
But she said: "I'm very happy."
The brunette beauty, who is an executive producer of 'Devious Maids,' also said her boyfriend is "uber private" and doesn't enjoy being in the spotlight.
The actress, who previously dated Eduardo Cruz and was married to French basketball star Tony Parker, has been doing a lot of travelling recently but claims she loves being in airports.
She explained: "I know restaurants in certain airports that I will go earlier to the airport because I really want to eat there. Like in Dallas there's this barbecue place in terminal D, the American terminal. In San Antonio, there's a Mexican restaurant where the United Airlines are. I love airports. I like reading, I like wifi. I get very excited."

Robert Pattinson avoids Liberty Ross


Robert Pattinson and Liberty Ross narrowly escaped an "extremely awkward" encounter on Saturday (12.04.14).
The 'Twilight Saga' hunk and the British model, who were both left devastated when their partners, Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders, enjoyed a passionate affair in July 2012, were reportedly barely able to avoid one another at the second annual H&M Loves Music party at the Coachella music festival in Indio, California.
A source told E! News that the heartthrob, 27, and the 35-year-old brunette beauty, who filed for divorce from Rupert in January 2013, "didn't speak to each other, but both definitely saw each other."
The eyewitness said that the entire experience was "extremely awkward" for both Robert and Liberty, who has two children, son Tennyson and daughter Skyla, with Rupert.
But the source added: "He was cool, she was cool and they just kept moving along."
Robert attended the bash with a group of friends, including Katy Perry and fashion designer Alexander Wang.
The 'Water for Elephants' star ended his on-again, off-again romance with Kristen, 24, for good last summer, after reportedly discovering she was back in contact with her 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director Rupert.
Liberty, who began dating Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine in February 2013, previously admitted that the public breakdown of her 16-year relationship with Rupert was "horrible" but insisted that she was over him.
She said: "I have no words to describe what we went through. But I think, for me, something always has to completely die for there to be a rebirth. And I feel like I'm going through a rebirth."

Dianna Agron dating Lily Collins’ ex-boyfriend


Dianna Agron is dating Thomas Cocquerel.
The former 'Glee' star was spotted kissing and holding hands with the Australian actor at the McDonald's-Bootsy Bellows Coachella bash and at the annual music festival in Indio, California on Saturday (12.04.14).
Insiders confirmed to E! News that their relationship is very new and the couple met through mutual friends, who think they are "so cute together."
The 27-year-old blonde beauty - who previously dated Alex Pettyfer, Sebastian Stan and James Franco's younger brother Dave Franco, ended her last relationship with Australian restaurateur Nick Mathers in January after six months together.
Meanwhile, Thomas, 23, had a brief fling with Lily Collins in February.
A source said at the time: "They just started seeing each other. A friend introduced them. It's new. He is an all around great guy. She's happy."
The 'The Kidnapping of Freddy Heineken' actor is a newcomer to Hollywood, as he only graduated from the famed National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney at the end of 2012.
Lily, 25, split from her 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' onscreen love interest Jamie Campbell Bower after one year of dating in August.

Lindsay Lohan accused of drinking at Coachella


Lindsay Lohan allegedly drank alcohol at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday (12.04.14).
The 27-year-old actress, who vowed to stay sober at the event at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California after recently confessing to having "one glass of wine" since leaving rehab for the sixth time last summer, has been accused of consuming vodka with a group of friends, including her sister Aliana, 20, during Kid Cudi's set.
An eyewitness allegedly told InTouchWeekly.com: "She looked completely out of it. She couldn't stand up straight and she was frantically chain-smoking cigarettes. In one of her hands she had a plastic cup with a clear liquid in it.
"The group was standing in a small cabana, booth type thing and one of the friends was making regular trips to the bar. I overheard the friend order four vodka sodas and when he carried them back to the group. He handed one to Lindsay and she started drinking it. She didn't seem to care who saw and none of the group seemed concerned."
The 'Canyons' star's brother Michael recently admitted on her OWN reality series, 'Lindsay,' that he was worried about her sobriety.
He said: "My biggest worry is for a relapse. It scares me, it scares my family to death. This time I really hope is different. I just want her to be happy."
But sources close to the actress insisted last week that Lindsay was doing well and hadn't had a drink since her first slip-up.

Ice Cube blasts MTV for Paul Walker win


Ice Cube has blasted the MTV Movie Awards for giving the Best Onscreen Duo trophy to Paul Walker posthumously.
The rapper believes the 'Fast & Furious 6' star, who died in a car crash in November, and his co-star Vin Diesel only won out of "sympathy" on Sunday night (13.04.14), and insists he and his 'Ride Along' co-star Kevin Hart were "robbed."
The 44-year-old actor told USA Today newspaper: "We was robbed. Shame on you, MTV."
He added: "We had the best chemistry of everybody nominated, for us not to win was crazy. We were the best onscreen duo, period."
Paul was also honoured during a special tribute led by his co-star Jordana Brewster at the star-studded event.
But Ice Cube claims he wasn't suggesting the late actor, 40, wasn't talented enough to receive the accolade, saying: "They should have gave it to him before he passed away."
The actor also left the ceremony, hosted by Conan O'Brien at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, mid-show because he wasn't enjoying himself.
He said: "I just wasn't into it. I have been going in and out of these things for 25 years. If you ain't into it, why torture yourself? As soon as you get bored, get up and leave."
Shortly before the awards, he wrote on Twitter: "On my way to the MTV movie awards. If me and Kevin Hart don't win. The fix is in."

Christina Hendricks doesn’t want kids


Christina Hendricks has no plans to have children.
The 'Mad Men' actress and her husband Geoffrey Arend, who tied the knot in 2009, don't want to become parents but admits there is "a small chance" they could change their minds in the future.
The 38-year-old star told the May issue of Health magazine: "We've decided that we are not really interested in having children. It seems like it's expected that you'd want to have kids."
She added: "It's just very normal for people to say, 'Well, when you guys have kids...' And then when I say, 'Actually I don't think we're going to do that,' people will say, 'Oh, you say that now...' It doesn't bother me, though. And, you know, there's a small chance I could change my mind."
Christina is a huge animal lover and would love to adopt another puppy soon.
She said: "We got a puppy, and that's my idea of starting a family. People say, 'Oh, that's practice for parenting,' but if it's practice for anything it's to be a mom to another puppy."
Meanwhile, the actress and her 'Body of Proof ' star husband, 36, are madly in love and help to motivate each other to stay in shape.
She said: "We used to share a trainer. Now I'll say something like, 'OK, we need to do push-ups every day,' and at any time in the day, I can make him get down and do them, or he can tell me to do them."

Ultimate Warrior suffered massive heart attack


WWE legend Ultimate Warrior died from a massive heart attack.
The 54-year-old iconic grappler - real name James Hellwig - passed away last Tuesday (08.04.14), just three days after he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in New Orleans, Louisiana, and an autopsy has determined that he died as a result of "Atherosclerotic/Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease."
Officials told gossip website TMZ.com that the medical examiner, who conducted the autopsy, classified his death as "natural," meaning no drugs or alcohol were directly involved.
The 'RAW' star was rushed to hospital after suffering the heart attack while walking with his wife outside a hotel in Arizona, but he never regained consciousness.
Tributes poured in from the wrestling world following his sudden death.
WWE owner Vince McMahon wrote on Twitter: "We are all so sad that the Ultimate Warrior has passed away. Our heart is with his wife Dana and his two daughters."
Fellow WWE icon Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson tweeted: "Loss always has a way of reminding us to live and love as greatly as we can. My prayers and strength to his family. RIP Ultimate Warrior."
Hulk Hogan - who hosted 'WrestleMania XXX' - also tweeted: "RIP WARRIOR. only love. HH (sic)"

Billy Joel’s daughter thanks fans


Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley's daughter has thanked her fans for their concern after she collapsed on stage on Saturday night (12.04.14).
Alexa Ray Joel was rushed to New York's Presbyterian Hospital from her sold-out show at Café Carlyle, where she was diagnosed with Vasovagal syncope, one of the most common causes of fainting that occurs when the body overreacts to certain triggers, such as extreme emotional distress.
The 28-year-old 'Notice Me' hitmaker, who was at the end of five consecutive performances at the venue, released a statement on Monday (14.04.14), saying: "I wanted to thank everyone for coming out to support me. I was excited and determined to fulfil my final performance and I really wanted to end my run with a bang, but this was not what I had in mind and hope I have the opportunity to make it up to the wonderful audience very soon. Thanks for all the concern."
Supermodel Christie, 60, was in the audience with her other children, Sailor and Jack, when the incident occurred.
The brunette beauty, who was recently forced to deny she underwent extensive plastic surgery, admitted she wasn't feeling well during her performance, according to the New York Post's Page Six.
The singer - who was hospitalised after a reported suicide attempt in 2009, previously fainted "from stress, lack of sleep, and just overall exhaustion," before going on stage at Marist College in 2006.

Drew Barrymore celebrates baby shower with Gwyneth Paltrow


Drew Barrymore celebrated the impending arrival of her second child at a star-studded baby shower.
The 39-year-old actress, who already has a 16-month-old daughter, Olive, with her husband, Will Kopelman, and is expecting another baby girl, enjoyed a huge bash in Los Angeles over the weekend with friends, including newly single actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
A source told PEOPLE.com: "Drew had a blast. (She is) so ready for this baby."
Other guests at the co-ed soiree included the 'Fifty First Dates' star's husband, Cameron Diaz and Reese Witherspoon, who took a girls' trip to Napa Valley, California with the pregnant actress last month.
'Iron Man 3' star Gwyneth, 41, was also on hand for the festivities despite keeping a low profile since announcing her split from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, 37, on March 25 after 10 years of marriage.
The insider revealed that Drew is expected to give birth in the next two weeks.
The 'Charlie's Angels' star recently revealed her second pregnancy has been much smoother.
She explained: "It is easier because when you're first pregnant you're just terrified of every single thing that's happening, so this time you're busy, you're focusing on the kid, the time goes a little bit faster ... not a lot faster, but it helps."