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Nick Grimshaw in twerking world record delight and disaster


Nick Grimshaw set a twerking world record this morning (30.09.14) - only to have it cruelly taken away from him by a fellow Radio 1 presenter minutes later.
The 30-year-old star broke the Guinness World Record for the longest duration of twerking after putting his tush to the test for an hour, but shortly after it was confirmed live on air that he had set a new record it was revealed his pal Greg James had carried on twerking to set an even newer record.
Following the realisation that Nick's minutes-old record had been beaten on his Radio 1 breakfast show, he admitted he had simply assumed Greg was only twerking alongside him to show his support.
He quipped: "People think it's a joke but it's really horrible. I've been having twerking lessons for this.
"I thought that's so nice that he's supporting me. You know this is my dream, Greg? It's my lifelong dream. "
A smug Greg replied: "I know, that's why revenge is sweet."
Nick also took to his Twitter account to reveal his disappointment at losing out to Greg just minutes after setting the record.
He wrote: "YAY I'M A WORLD RECORD HOLDER!!!! Oh no....wait....damn @gregjames and his ass. (sic)"
The twerking attempt was very much official as a Guinness World Records adjudicator in the studio confirmed Nick had set a new record.
A post on the organisation's official Twitter account even congratulated Nick on his achievement and posted pictures of him with his certificate.
The message read: "A new Guinness World Records title - longest duration twerking for @grimmers on @R1Breakfast! #GrimmyTwerks (sic)"
But shortly afterwards another post on the account revealed Greg had set a new record.
It wrote: "A surprise twerk-off this morning on @BBCR1 as @gregjames breaks @grimmers record minutes after it was set (sic)"

Angelina Jolie buys £2million watch for Brad Pitt


Angelina Jolie has given Brad Pitt a rare £2 million watch as a wedding present.
The 'Maleficent' actress has splashed out on the expensive gift - a 1952 Patek Philippe platinum chronometer - which has been inscribed with the words "To Roly from Nessa", a reference to the characters the couple play in 'By The Sea'.
The two stars - who tied the knot last month - are currently filming the new movie in Malta and George Farrugia, 57, who runs Dolindo Jewellers on the neighbouring island of Gozo has opened up about the "rare" and "valuable" present.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I did inscribe the watch, it was for Brad and it was a rare one.
"Oh yes, it was very valuable. I wasn't nervous about the inscription because I knew I could do the work perfectly."
Meanwhile, Brad has admitted he is "slowing down" his film career so he can spend more time with his wife and their children - Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and six-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox with Angelina - "before they're grown up".
He recently said: "I've been slowing down for a while now. And slowly transitioning to other things.
"And, truthfully, I do want to spend more time with my kids before they're grown up and gone."

Phil Collins reveals extent of drink troubles


Phil Collins used to drink wine at 11am and struggled to get out of bed in the morning.
The 63-year-old musician - who has a personal fortune estimated to be worth £120 million and has won seven Grammy awards - insists three failed marriages and the absence of his five children led to a period of heavy drinking and soul searching.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The retirement process started in 2004 when [son] Matthew was born.
"I thought I'm going to do this the right way - I don't need another gold record, or any gratuity or gratification; I want to stop [making music] and bring my kids up. And then stuff happens you can't control. You get a divorce so I'm not living with my kids."
It was at this stage the 'In the Air Tonight' hitmaker split from his third wife, Orianne, and he started drinking heavily.
He said: "I'm getting up and watching cricket, turning on the television at 11am and having a bottle of wine.
"I was never an alcoholic; I just got to be doing that most days.
"But you have to have a reason to get up and my manager keeps saying, 'You have to do something.' But right now I don't really feel the urge to record.
"My doctor said, 'I can stop you drinking but I can't give you a reason to get up in the morning.' I stopped drinking 18 months ago, but they're still trying to find me that reason."

Katie Price to renew wedding vows this year


Katie Price has confirmed she will renew her wedding vows this year.
The 36-year-old star admitted seeing her pal Kerry Katona tie the knot to her beau George Kay has inspired her to reaffirm her love for cheating husband Kieran Hayler.
She told OK! magazine: "It did make me want to do it all again. I love a good old wedding. I haven't even thought about what we're going to do, but we are going to do it this year."
Rumours emerged earlier this month suggesting Katie had fallen out with the Atomic Kitten singer during her wedding because she pulled out of being a bridesmaid at the last minute, but the businesswoman has now insisted the friends didn't argue and it was something they had discussed.
She explained: "[Kerry] did ask me to be her bridesmaid and I said yes, but obviously Bunny came early. I explained to Kerry that I'd just had a baby and a Caesarean and I couldn't try on the dress.
"Because my body was changing, what could I do? Unfortunately with my figure I can only wear dresses that are made-to-measure - unless it's Lycra!"
Katie and Kieran hit the headlines earlier this year when it was revealed the part-time stripper had slept with the model's best friend Jane Pountney and another woman, but Katie has since vowed to stay with her lover - who she has two-month-old child, Bunny, and 13-month-old son Jett with.
The mother-of-five faced criticism earlier this month when she announced the odd choice of name for the couple's newborn, but she takes no notice of what anyone else thinks.
She said: "Whatever I do in life, there's always a comment. I like it, so I don't really care what anyone else thinks."

George Clooney feels ‘pretty great’ after wedding


George Clooney feels "pretty damn great" after marrying Amal Alamuddin.
The 53-year-old star gushed he is "looking forward to everything" in his life after tying the knot to the 36-year-old lawyer in Venice, Italy, on Saturday (27.09.14) at the historic Aman Canal Grande hotel, where the pair shared a lengthy kiss after exchanging traditional vows.
Speaking to PEOPLE magazine in the US, in conjunction with HELLO! magazine in the UK, he said: "Marriage feels pretty damn great. We're looking forward to everything."
The couple exchanged platinum rings as they wed in front of around 100 guests, including Hollywood actor Matt Damon and U2 frontman Bono, during the 30-minute ceremony.
Amal's mother Baria praised George's "wit" and "generosity" and described him as "perfect" in a speech at the event.
She explained: "I said, 'George, we love you truly, deeply and sincerely. We enjoy your charm, your wit, intelligent conversation and generosity. You are simply perfect.'
"George and Amal radiated love all night. The wedding was so unbelievably special, it was legendary.
"These three days - the friends, the families, the atmosphere, everything - will stay with me all the rest of my life."
George's father Nick Clooney, who attended the wedding with wife Nina, also made a speech during the ceremony, during which he heaped praise on the couple.
He said: "George and Amal present us with ... belief that in this place and at this moment, love is alive and well."
Amal looked amazing in a custom Oscar de la Renta French lace wedding dress, while George wore a black Giorgio Armani suit and the designer admitted it was a "privilege" to dress his good friend on his wedding day.
He said: "It is a privilege and a pleasure for me to dress him for this occasion, in which he stars in the most important role: that of the groom.
"[Giorgio is] the class act of all class acts. He's been a good friend for many years and the night wouldn't be complete without him."
The couple enlisted Nora Sagal, the daughter of friends, to sing Cole Porter's 'Why Shouldn't I?' for their first dance, and she also performed Irving Berlin's song 'Always' at the event.
George and Amal also underwent a civil ceremony at Palazzo Ca'Loredan, an official council building in the city, yesterday (29.09.14) to legally marry in accordance with Italian laws.
The ceremony was officiated by the 'Monuments Men' star's friend, former Rome Mayor Walter Viltroni, who also presided over the wedding on Saturday.
The couple's weekend-long celebrations began on Friday (26.09.14) with bachelor and bachelorette parties, before their wedding a day later.

Liam Gallagher struggling to ‘secure funds’ for child support


Liam Gallagher is "struggling to secure funds" for a support settlement with the mother of his love child.
The Oasis frontman - whose five-year marriage to Nicole Appleton collapsed after it emerged last year he had fathered a baby with the New York based writer Liza Ghorbani - is having trouble finalising his divorce in Britain and, as a result, is finding it increasingly difficult to come up with support deal for his 18-month-old daughter, Gemma, with the journalist.
Liam's lawyer, Raoul Felder, told The New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "The divorce in Britain is a complicating factor."
It is thought the rocker is waiting to divide up his assets with his former wife before coming to an agreement with Liza and her attorney Ira Garr and has failed to respond to three settlement offers that were presented to him over the summer.
Laura Drager, the justice presiding over the on going child support case - has ordered the 42-year-old singer to attend a deposition in New York in November - and explained that while "everybody's trying to resolve this case", the 'Wonderwall' singer is having trouble "securing some funds".
The news follows revelations Liam was left "fuming" earlier this summer after Liza reportedly rejected a child support offer of $5,000 a month to help care for the tot.
Raoul - who claimed Liza kept changing her demands - said at the time: "She's a very hard lady to satisfy.
"This has been a tortuous route."

Robert Downey Jr: Fatherhood is ‘terrifying’


Robert Downey Jr finds fatherhood "terrifying".
The 49-year-old actor - who has a two-year-old son, Exton, with his pregnant wife Susan - has confessed to being "exhausted" by the tot and found it scary when the toddler learnt to walk and climb.
He told Access Hollywood: "Yeah, he just wants to sling open drawers and grab knives.
"It's really not stressful at all! When he first started walking, it was kind of like, alright, this is a little bit exhausting and terrifying, and then he kind of smoothed out and now he can climb things."
The 'Iron Man' star's worries seem to stem from an accident he had as a youngster which landed him in the doctor's surgery.
He explained: "I just remember when I was 2 or 3 or 4 years old, I found my way to the top of the refrigerator and I hung out there, that was like my spot until I lost my footing and banged my head on the radiator.
"I remember some doctors squeezing my head... I don't want him to fall off the refrigerator."
Robert - who is expecting a baby girl with his wife in November - also revealed he is excited to get to know his little girl and is curious about her personality.
He said: "It should be great. I wonder [what] a little girl Downey will be like. I'm sure she'll let us know."

James Franco can’t get a date


James Franco finds it difficult to get a date.
The 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' actor - who has been single since splitting from Ahna O'Reilly after five years of dating in 2011 - insists he is "shy" around the opposite sex but is slowly improving his social skills, though he doesn't have much time to meet people.
Speaking in the new issue of Loaded magazine - out now - He said: "I've always been a little shy in meeting women.
"I've been getting better over the years at being able to speak more comfortably when I first meet someone.
"Obviously you have to be a little apprehensive on some occasions but usually it's all very natural."
James was recently forced to defend himself after flirting with a 17-year-old fan on Instagram, insisting he was just trying to "meet someone", and though it has been speculated the incident was a publicity stunt to promote his 'Palo Alto' movie, he insists he doesn't "care" what people think.
He said: "I don't care. I've tried to address the issue of celebrity culture in different ways and by doing that I open myself up to that kind of criticism."

Eva Longoria is having tattoos removed


Eva Longoria is having her tattoos removed.
The former 'Desperate Housewives' star has reportedly been undergoing painful laser treatments to fade several designs on her body, including an inking of a small cross on her lower back as her boyfriend Jose 'Pepe' Antonio Baston thinks "clean skin" is better.
A source told the US' OK! magazine: "Pepe's been telling her that she would be more beautiful and sophisticated with clean skin. Pepe loves her toned back and doesn't like that it's cluttered with tats."
The 39-year-old star has picked up on his hints and is reportedly angry with herself for getting the tattoos in the first place as she's gone off them now.
The friend said: "Eva's not into tats anymore. She's annoyed that she got them in the first place."
The actress-and-producer first sparked speculation she was undergoing laser treatment on her tattoos when she was spotted leaving a skin care clinic with a small bandage on her wrist, where she had a small inking of a star, in April.
Eva also previously had tattoos associated with her ex-husband Tony Parker, including the number nine and their wedding date, removed in 2012.

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