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Queen keeps BAFTA on TV


Britain's Queen Elizabeth keeps her BAFTA award on her television.
The 87-year-old royal - who was given the honourable prize last year for supporting the film industry - told '12 Years A Slave' director Steve McQueen at the Buckingham Palace gala on Monday (17.02.14) where she proudly displays her polished gong.
According to The Sun newspaper, she told McQueen - whose film was named Best Film at the BAFTA awards on Sunday (16.02.14) - "I couldn't help but look at mine, which I keep on the television."
The monarch teamed up with Duchess Catherine, 32, to put on a star-studded reception in honour of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) at the beginning of the week, which saw Dame Helen Mirren, Sir David Attenborough, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch in attendance.
Dame Helen - who has played the monarch on-screen and on-stage in the past - impressed the Queen with her recited speech from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'.
The 68-year-old actress said on Monday: "I am genuinely always astounded by her aura, her twinkle, her presence. It never fails to surprise me and again it's what everyone says when they meet her -- it was what overwhelmed me the first time I met her."

Big Reunion’s 5th Story to have bust-up?


'The Big Reunion's Kavana and Adam Rickitt could be heading for a fight.
The pair have been put in the new boyband 5th Story - also consisting of Dane Bowers, Blazin' Squad's Kenzie and Gareth Gates - for the comeback show, but there appears to be bad blood between the two pop stars and a big bust-up could be looming.
Kavana, 36, has held a grudge against the former 'Coronation Street' star after his manager Nigel Martin-Smith ditched him in 1998 and turned his attention to Adam.
According to the Daily Star newspaper, Kavana said: "I was working my balls off and Nigel was losing interest in me and then I heard there was this new kid on the scene - a guy with abs, blonde hair who was cute. I wasn't getting the time of day off Nigel."
The 36-year-old singer was forced to leave the UK and blames the 35-year-old hunk for destroying his career.
Adam said: "We have never spoken about this. I felt it was my fault you left the UK."
Kavana replied: "Yes. Basically."
Dane added: "You two have got to have a fight."
'The Big Reunion' airs tomorrow (20.02.14) at 9pm on ITV2.

CeeLo Green quits The Voice for own show


CeeLo Green has quit the 'The Voice' to host his own show.
The 'Forget You' hitmaker has been a judge on the US version of the singing contest on the first three series, before returning on the fifth series last year, but has now decided to step back to focus on other TV projects.
Speaking on the 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' - which airs on Wednesday (19.02.14) - he said: "I'm not coming back guys.
"I'm going to continue my relationship with NBC. I have a television show development deal with them as well and hopefully some other talk show opportunities for later in the year.
"But yeah, I'm going to miss 'The Voice' too. So I'm not coming back guys."
Shocked by his revelation, Ellen replied: "Oh, you're not coming back at all? I did not know that!"
CeeLo is hoping to take some time to focus on his music and is excited about the release of his next album 'Girl Power', which is due out between February and March.
He added: "I just want to ... I don't want to wear out my welcome there. "You know what I'm saying. I have so many other things that I want to do. I haven't released an album in four years. I'm almost done with my album."
'The Voice's sixth season kicks off on February 24 with Shakira, Usher, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine on the judges panel.

Lindsay Lohan cuts ties with bad influences


Lindsay Lohan has cut off contact with bad influences to focus on her new film.
The 27-year-old actress has landed herself an acting and producing role in new psychological thriller 'Inconceivable' and her father, Michael Lohan, says she's cutting ties with all the bad influences in her life so that she can really focus on making the film a success.
He told the New York Daily News newspaper's Confidenti@l column: "She [Lindsay] has Randell Emmett, who produced 'Lone Survivor' and 'Broken City', helping her. She's cut the bad friends out of her life and is taking this seriously."
'The Canyons' actress has recently finished filming an eight-part series for Oprah Winfrey's OWN network and it's said to be an "honest, no-holds-barred account" of her attempt to rebuild her life and movie career after a series of struggles with substance abuse and legal troubles.
Lindsay agreed to the documentary series after completing a stint in rehab last august and is believed to have been paid $2 million for the series, despite not always showing up for scheduled filming.
A source on the 'Lindsay' production team said previously: "She never does what she says she is going to do. She cancels all the time and is highly erratic."
Shooting for 'Inconceivable' is set to begin next month, although no co-stars or directors have been announced so far.

Michael Jackson Estate wants abuse allegation dismissed


Michael Jackson's Estate have asked for an abuse allegation against the late singer to be dismissed.
Choreographer Wade Robson - who testified to defend the 'Thriller' singer when he was accused of molestation in 2005 - has alleged in a creditor's claim he was abused by the King of Pop for a seven-year period from the age of seven, but the Estate have asked a Los Angeles judge to reject his allegations because he waited too long to file.
The Estate's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, says in order to pursue a claim, Wade should have filed his case within 60 days of learning the Estate was in probate court in 2009 - and there was no way he wouldn't have known because it made worldwide news.
However, the choreographer claims he delayed filing his allegations against the star - who died of acute Propofol intoxication in June 2009 - because of a repressed memory and only remembered after suffering two "breakdowns" which led to him seeking therapy.
In their argument against the claim, the Estate have pointed out that Wade gave a deposition in a guardianship dispute over Michael's children Prince, now 16, Paris, 15, and 11-year-old Blanket, in which he admitted he was "aware that John Branca and John McClain were co-Executors of Michael's estate and understood they were running the Estate's 'entertainment business'."
In addition, Wade was contacted by Cirque du Soleil in 2011 to work on 'Immortal', a show themed around Michael, and according to the court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, he "wanted to do this MJ show badly."
A judge has yet to rule on whether the claim can go ahead.

Prince secretly dating Delilah


Prince has been on a string of secret dates with Delilah.
The 'Purple Rain' singer is reportedly "smitten" with the 23-year-old British singer and the pair have been spending more time together in recent months.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Delilah is talented and gorgeous and it's little wonder Prince is so smitten with her. They have always been close but things have moved on recently."
Delilah was spotted among a host of stars to who watched Prince perform with is band 3RDEYEGIRL at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club in London on Monday night (17.02.14), but a representative for the 'Raspberry Beret' hitmaker insists there is no romance between the pair and Delilah is close with all members of the band.
A spokesman for Prince, 55, added: "Delilah is a friend of everyone in the band and everyone loves spending time with her."
Prince - who has been divorced twice - met Delilah after discovering a video she shared on YouTube, and the pair reportedly grew close when he invited her to support him on tour in Australia two years ago.
Delilah - real name Paloma Stoeker - first spoke about her friendship with the star in 2012.
She said: "Prince called and said he was a fan of my work and invited me on tour. It was amazing."
Describing the iconic singer as "perfectly down to earth" she added: "We hung out together. He's a lovely person and we get along."

Anne Hathaway to present Oscar award


Anne Hathaway is to present an Oscar at the Academy Awards.
The 31-year-old actress - who co-hosted the ceremony with James Franco in 2011 - will take to the stage on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to hand out a prize.
The brunette beauty won the Best Supporting Actress award last year for her role as Fantine in Tom Hooper's 'Les Misérables' and was also nominated for Best Actress for her leading role in 'Rachel Getting Married' in 2008.
Hathaway will join Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence at the glamorous ceremony, which is being hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, as they will also hand out an honourable award.
Day-Lewis took home the third Oscar of his career last year for his performance as President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln', making him the first person ever to win the Best Actor award three times in the history of the Academy.
He also won the prize for 2007's 'There Will Be Blood' and 1989's 'My Left Foot', and has been nominated for his part in 'Gangs of New York' and 'In the Name of the Father' in previous years too.
Meanwhile, Laurence - who won an Oscar for widow Tiffany Maxwell in David O.Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook' in 2013 - has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for 'American Hustle' at the forthcoming 86th Academy Awards.
'American Hustle' and 'Gravity' are currently in the lead at this year's Oscars with ten nominations each, while '12 Years A Slave' follows closely behind with nine.

Ellie Goulding: I’m a ‘professional’ at not winning awards


Ellie Goulding believes she's a "professional" at not winning awards.
The 27-year-old singer is hoping to secure the Best Female, Best Single and Best Video prize at the Brit Awards tonight (19.02.14), but she admits she won't be surprised if she doesn't win.
She said: "I'm definitely a professional at dealing with not winning.
"I've been to a lot of awards now where I haven't won. Who knows if I'll win at the Brits. Fingers crossed, but if I don't I won't be surprised. I have learnt not to get my hopes up."
The 'Burn' hitmaker has added pressure tonight as she's been booked to perform at the event, held at the O2 Arena in London, but she insists she's going to "embrace" the opportunity.
She explained: "I've wanted so badly to perform at the Brits so I'm just gonna embrace it and enjoy it.
"It's going to be nerve-racking but I'm just going to give it my everything.
"It's been fun to plan the performance and it's been fun to go a bit further and push it a little bit.
"I've been on the O2 Arena stage before and I've got used to playing big shows because I've supported Bruno Mars and Katy Perry."
Although, if the blonde beauty does get struck with nerves, she'll have the 'Dark Horse' hitmaker and her friend Taylor Swift close by.
She told The Sun newspaper: "Taylor Swift will be there and Katy Perry's performing. Her crew and mine get on, so that will be nice backstage."

Alan Davies’ marriage inspires Creek role


Alan Davies' marriage inspired the new series of 'Jonathan Creek'.
The crime-solving drama will return for a new series on BBC One this week and Alan - who married children's book author Katie Maskell in 2007 - says art may have imitated life as his titular detective is married in the latest episodes.
He said: "The fact he's married may be tied to the fact that I'm married. It always said something about Creek that he'd be completely withdrawn from society and other people. Now it says something about him that he's re-entered the atmosphere and is able to sustain a relationship. You couldn't just leave him in the windmill for ever, making up tricks."
Meanwhile, Alan - who first began playing Jonathan Creek 17 years ago - insists he isn't worried about the show competing against 'Sherlock', BBC's hit modern day interpretation of Sherlock Holmes.
He explained: "[Writer] David Renwick is the world's biggest Sherlock Holmes fan - though probably more the original [Arthur] Conan Doyle version - but he'll never pander to whatever is in vogue.
"He won't watch 'Sherlock' and think, 'Oh, that's the kind of thing they want now, where it's all fast-paced and groovy and everyone's good-looking, so we'd better make Creek like that.' He'd rather think, 'Right, what are they doing this year? We can take the piss out of that and be back again next year.' "

Sam Faiers: Ollie Locke is a ‘friend for life’


Sam Faiers insists there are no romantic feelings between her and Ollie Locke.
'The Only Way Is Essex' star has spoken about the budding romance that started in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house in January this year, saying she and the former 'Made in Chelsea' hunk are now just friends.
Quizzed whether she would invite Ollie to her sister Billie Faiers' wedding as her date, Sam told Britain's OK! magazine: "I very much doubt Ollie will be my plus one. I see him more as a friend for life. I would like a plus one for the wedding, though."
Sam was seen getting cosy with the 'Made in Chelsea' star inside the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house, with Ollie admitting he has a "slightly inappropriate crush" on her.
The two have yet to confirm they are in a relationship after the series ended, with Sam revealing they "haven't really spoken about it yet".
Sam also slammed rumours Ollie had cheated on her.
The reality star said: "How random was that story?! Ollie and I haven't even kissed. We were close in the house and that's it."
Although Ollie looked smitten with the 'TOWIE' star on the Channel 5 reality show, Sam, 23, insists that there is no romance blooming between them.
She revealed: "We both have a soft spot for each other but we aren't more than friends."

Kelly Brook ‘hurt and humiliated’ by fame-hungry lover


Kelly Brook felt "hurt and humiliated" by her fame-hungry boyfriend.
The 34-year-old star has accused her now ex-beau David McIntosh - who appeared as Tornado on the UK TV game show 'Gladiators' in 2008 - of "stabbing her in the back" after he alerted photographers of their whereabouts while the pair enjoyed a romantic holiday in the US.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Kelly thinks David has been using her. She felt hurt and humiliated when she began to realise he was more interested in fame than he was in her.
"He was desperate to be in the papers and she kicked him out as soon as she realised that.
"She immediately deleted any evidence of them being together on her online profiles."
The busty brunette called time on their 45-day relationship earlier this week and has since been trying to get back in touch with her ex-boyfriend Thom Evans, 28 - whom she dated for two years until 2013 - but he's set to snub her as he's trying to rekindle his romance with his ex-girlfriend Jessica Lowndes.
The source explained: "She has attempted to speak to him [Thom] and meet up for dinner as they are both in the US.
"But he's trying to get back with Jessica Lowndes, the '90210' actress, and so is unlikely to meet Kelly."
Kelly and David, 27, struck up a romance last month after meeting each other at a New Year's Eve party at her bar, the Steam and Rye, in London.
It is believed the former Royal Marines commando is Kelly's first boyfriend since she ended her seven-month relationship with Danny Cipriani, whom she had been in an on/off relationship with since 2008, last August after he allegedly cheated on her.

Teresa Palmer gives birth to boy


Teresa Palmer has given birth to a baby boy.
The 27-year-old actress and her husband Mark Webber, 33, welcomed their first child into the world on Monday (17.02.14) and have named him Bodhi Rain Palmer.
The couple chose to give the tiny tot Teresa's surname as Mark's five-year-old son Isaac- whom he has from a previous relationship - didn't take on the his last name either.
The 'Warm Bodies' star took to her Instagram account last night (18.02.14) to share the happy news with her fans.
She wrote: "Thank you God for blessing us with the most divine gift of our baby son. Introducing Bodhi Rain Palmer born safely, lovingly and naturally last night. 8lbs even. Bodhi means "Enlightened one" Rain means "Abundant Blessings From Above" and we chose Palmer as his last name as Marks son Isaac didn't take his dads name either. Thanks for all the blessings and love everyone (sic)."
The pair first started dating in September 2012 and got married in December 2013 in Mexico, just three months after announcing their engagement and that they were expecting a child together.
Earlier this month, Teresa and Mark tied the knot again, this time legally, but in a Christian ceremony in California.