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Samia Ghadie wants 24 role


Samia Ghadie wants to appear in '24'.
The 'Coronation Street' actress - who plays hairdresser Maria Connor in the ITV soap - is a huge fan of the US drama, which recently returned for a limited-run series after a four-year beak, and would love a role alongside Kiefer Sutherland.
She told heat magazine: "If I wasn't in 'Corrie' I would want to be in '24'. I love Kiefer Sutherland in it and I'm so excited to see the new series."
The brunette beauty is very close to her 'Coronation Street' co-star Sue Nicholls, who plays her on-screen boss Audrey Roberts, and finds her "hysterical".
She said: "My favourite other person in 'Corrie' is Sue Nicholls, she is just hysterical. She's brilliant and gorgeous, lovely and funny. She's just ace."
Samia also confessed to being very "dizzy", which often comes as a surprise to people.
She said: "People don't expect me to be as dizzy as I am. If you ask someone like Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone, he would tell you I'm the most dizzy person he knows. So yeah, I'm that."

BGT to record semi-final act


A 'Britain's Got Talent' semi-final act will be the first to have their performance pre-recorded.
Motocross team BoldDog FMX wowed judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams with their death-defying stunt riding in the auditions, but show bosses don't want their risky antics, such as backwards rotations and staggeringly high jumps, to go wrong on live TV so are taking precautions.
It had been expected the judges would have to step out of from behind their table to watch the act - who competed outside for their first audition - perform in the car park of the Wembley studios where the semi-finals are taking place.
However, a source told The Sun newspaper: "Simon Cowell was genuinely scared by the stunts the guys performed on the show and there is a fear that something could potentially go wrong.
"If that happens bosses won't want millions of people watching it live."
After their first audition, head judge Simon admitted he enjoyed the performance because it was so dangerous.
He said: "You risked your life for the show -- I love that."
Online videos of BoldDog FMX show stunts that have gone wrong and seen the members tumble off their bikes, risking serious injury.

Roberto Orci to direct Star Trek 3

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Adele named richest young musician


Adele has been named Britain's richest musician under 30.
The 'Someone Like You' hitmaker, 26, has an estimated fortune of a staggering £45 million, a huge £15 million more than the second-placed star, Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris, 30, who has £30 million in the bank.
In third place, 30-year-old former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole - who recently signed a deal to return to UK TV show 'The X Factor' - is worth an estimated £16 million.
One Direction - comprised of Niall Horan, 20, Zayn Malik, 21, Liam Payne, 20, Harry Styles, 20, and Louis Tomlinson, 22 - share fourth place on the Sunday Times' annual Rich List with a combined wealth of £70 million, making them worth £14 million each, a massive jump from the £5 million each 12 months ago.
Rounding out the top 10 are former 'X Factor' winner Leona Lewis, 29, and Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford, 27, who are both worth an estimated £13 million. Marcus' three bandmates, Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett and Winston Marshall, share 15th place on the list with assets of £8 million.
The list is based on land, property and other assets such as stocks and shares, racehorses and art.

The Sunday Times Rich List 2014: Richest Young Musicians:

1. Adele: £45m
2. Calvin Harris: £30m
3. Cheryl Cole: £16m
4= Niall Horan, One Direction: £14m
4= Zayn Malik, One Direction: £14m
4= Liam Payne, One Direction: £14m
4= Harry Styles, One Direction: £14m
4= Louis Tomlinson, One Direction: £14m
9= Leona Lewis: £13m
9= Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons: £13m
11.Katie Melua: £12m
12= Jessie J: £10m
12= Florence Welch: £10m
14 Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys: £9m
15= Charlotte Church: £8m
15= Ted Dwane, Mumford & Sons: £8m
15= Ben Lovett, Mumford & Sons: £8m
15= Winston Marshall, Mumford & Sons: £8m
15= Olly Murs: £8m
15= Dizzee Rascal: £8m
15= Emeli Sande: £8m
15= Jamal Edwards: £8m

George Clooney wants London home


George Clooney is buying a house in London.
The 'Monuments Men' actor - who got engaged to British human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin last month - is planning to splash out on a new property in the UK city because his bride-to-be doesn't want to have to relocate her career.
A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "Amal wants to continue her work, and George is very supportive and proud of her career. He will soon be going to London so they can look for a new home there together."
It was recently claimed that the couple are planning a low-key wedding at George's Italian estate.
A source said recently: "The important people will be there, but this is private, not for public consumption, so it will be friends and family only.
"It was a long time coming, but when George commits to something he really sees it through. Amal is the one."
The 53-year-old hunk has resigned from his United Nations (UN) role as a messenger for peace, and friends say that is because he intends to team up with Amal for a new project.
A source said: "He's hitching his wagon to Amal's so he wants a clean slate in every sense.
"They're not just planning to live together, they're planning to work together too. As a team they could be unbeatable."

Jon Hamm sweated like a pig in India


Jon Hamm found filming in India a "challenge" because of the heat.
The 'Mad Men' star was shooting new Disney movie 'Million Dollar Arm' with Boston Legal's' Lake Bell but struggled to cope with filming under the summer sun with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius.
The 43-year-old actor was forced to ignore the advice of Bollywood stars - who refuse to film outdoors during the height of summer - and continued to film in the extreme temperatures due to time constrictions.
He told Collider.com: "It was a challenging shoot. May in India is literally the hottest month. So much so that all the Bollywood movies basically shut down and move indoors. They don't even shoot outside in May. They were looking at us like, 'No, no, no.' No one shoots outside in May, you'll die, you'll melt, your camera won't work. But we were like we are going to do it because this is the time we have and it was challenging."
Unfortunately for Jon and his 'Million Dollar Arm' team, the group struggled with more than just the heat during their stint in India, with many of the film crew falling ill with digestive problems over the course of the trip.
He said: "There's a whole other culinary situation going on over there as well. Where if you are not careful you can have a situation in this part. We had a few guys go down with code brown. Which was not so great. I fortunately did not. I was rock solid."

Lorde: I understand the importance of social media


Lorde thinks it's important for artists to use social media because it helps them get closer to their fans.
The 17-year-old singer, who has grown up with Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, like to keep her followers up to date with her career and voice her opinion on the sites and thinks others should do the same.
She told Britain's Stylist magazine: "I was ten [when Twitter first appeared], so I've grown up with it. It's much more normal to me than it would be for a lot of people. I understand the importance of things like Twitter and people feeling like they know you and are emotionally invested in you as an artist and as a person. It's cool. I like being able to share things with people."
Meanwhile, the 'Royals' singer, who has a bumper schedule this summer with festival appearances and gigs, thinks press invasion is a small price to pay for the opportunities she is handed as a singer.
She said: "It still completely bugs me out that I get to play venues that are sold out in the craziest corners of the world. I couldn't point to that place on a map but these people know the lyrics to a song I wrote a long way away. I can't make that normal in my head.
"But I figure in terms of, you know, living with privacy, it's kind of a small sacrifice."

Lorde’s insane family


Lorde thinks her family are "insane".
The 'Royals' singer insists she is the quietest member of her household and though having to compete for attention with her three siblings meant she is unafraid to speak her mind, she has struggled to "find her voice".
She said: "We're one of the louder, more insane families. We're all super creative and impulsive.
"It's been a good environment to learn how to speak your mind, you know? And be feisty. And unapologetic.
"But weirdly, I'm the quietest member of my family. It took me a while to be able to find a voice in terms of being able to talk to people."
As she has grown more successful, the 17-year-old star - whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor - admits she feels less like she needs to adopt a persona to be confident on stage.
She told Stylist magazine: "Having been on the road and performing for the better half of a year, I've found it easier for me to not have to step into some sort of alter ego or split personality anymore.
"I don't feel like, when I walk off stage, I have to be woken up. I'm confident I am there the whole time."

Katie Price’s husband flirted in front of her


Kieran Hayler flirted with Katie Price's married pal in front of her.
The former glamour model was shocked to discover her husband's seven-month affair with close friend Jane Pountney last week, but another pal insists it wasn't too surprising as the pair always indulged in "sexual banter".
Katie's former friend Jemma Henley said: "Kieran and Jane did seem to flirt a lot in front of Katie. They are quite flirty people and there's always sexual banter going on in the house. They would walk around holding hands and no one would think anything of it, especially because of Katie's friendship with Jane and how much Kieran supposedly loved Katie. It would never cross your mind that anything more would happen."
Katie - who has nine-month-old son Jett with Kieran and is pregnant with their second child - revealed Kieran's "full blown sexual affair" with Jane on Twitter last week, which was later confirmed by Jane and her husband Derrick.
Jemma predicts her former pal - who also has children Harvey, 11, Junior, eight, and Princess, six, from previous relationships - will have a tough time getting over the betrayal by her both her husband and good friend of 20 years.
She added to Britain's Star magazine: "It's going to be ten times harder than her other break-ups because she hasn't just lost her husband - Jane is like a sister to her."

Jenny McCarthy gets heart palpitations


Jenny McCarthy suffers from heart palpitations.
'The View' co-host, who is engaged to New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg, admits she has to take it relatively easy in the gym even if she gains weight, as she can't put her body under any unnecessary stress.
The 41-year-old blonde beauty told the Shape magazine: "I was definitely up after the holidays last year, so I tried what everyone always says to do: running. I was on that treadmill every day for 45 minutes.
"I didn't do anything fancy with intervals to spike my pulse rate, because I have palpitations and my heart can't handle the intensity.
"I did a moderate pace and kept it there the whole time. After a few weeks, the extra weight dropped off."
Jenny, who previously said she gets panic attacks, no longer weighs herself, as she doesn't think it's healthy to obsess about it.
She said: "The last time I weighed myself was 12 years ago, when I left the hospital with my newborn son, Evan, and I was 185 pounds.
"Now I measure by how my jeans fit. But I want to be real here and tell you that my weight goes up and down a lot."

Drew Barrymore’s life is better


Drew Barrymore's new baby has had a "calming" effect on her life.
The 'Blended' actress - who already had 19-month-old Olive - welcomed her second daughter, Frankie, into the world with husband Will Kopelman on April 22, and despite being exhausted, she is thrilled with their new addition.
Asked how being a mother for the second time feels, she told E! News: "Better, just on every level. It's so much more work, but it is so much more calming in a way.
"'Frankie is sister,' Olive says, and she is into her and it's amazing, life is so good."
But the blonde beauty, 39, is suffering from a lack of sleep.
She said: "Every night at 10pm when I get in bed, I've never been more excited to just lay down for a little while, and then you sleep for six hours if you're lucky and you're back up."
Drew recently said she wouldn't let her children pursue a career in acting until they are at least 18 years old because she wants to protect them from potentially damaging things.
She said: "I don't like the idea of young girls growing up with social media, because I know how sensitive they are. But there's no going back.
"If you totally shelter your kids, that's not normal, but I don't want mine to have mobile phones until a certain age.
"I will never let my children act. When they're 18, if they want to, but not before."

Ashton Kutcher is supporting Mila Kunis


Ashton Kutcher is doing everything he can to support Mila Kunis during her pregnancy.
The 36-year-old actor and his 30-year-old fiancée are expecting their first child, rumoured to be a baby girl, later this year and he can't wait to be a father.
A source told PEOPLE magazine: "Ashton has been taking such good care of Mila. He's doting on her and telling her she looks beautiful. He understands she's going through changes and he hasn't judged her for it."
The insider added: "Ashton supports her 100 percent.
"Ashton was meant to be a father. It's all he can talk about!"
The couple splashed out on a new $10,000 million 7,351 square foot mansion in Beverly Hills after he put his $12 million bachelor pad on the market, as they wanted a more child-friendly house that is closer to his office.
Another source told Us Weekly magazine: "The house is perfect for a family."
The property is "very traditional and different" from the star's previous modern homes and includes access to "hiking trails that they can get to just outside their front door."
Their new two-story abode, which is located in an exclusive gated community where Nicole Kidman and Cameron Diaz reside, also features three bedrooms, four bathrooms, a large porch, kidney-shaped pool, vegetable garden and has "lots of privacy."
While Ashton's personal life is going well, CBS announced on Wednesday (14.05.14) that his show 'Two and a Half Men' will be axed after its upcoming 12th season.
Ashton replaced Charlie Sheen on the sitcom after he was fired from the show over his erratic behaviour in 2010.