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Jeremy Vine: I’ll strip for Strictly Come Dancing final


Jeremy Vine will dance in his underwear if he reaches the final of 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The BBC Radio 2 DJ, who is paired with professional dancer Karen Clifton, has a "stunning" idea for the finale of the ballroom dance contest.
Jeremy, 50, revealed: "My professional partner Karen Clifton told me, 'Now that you've become a Latin dancer, Jeremy, you have to think sexy, manly and attractive - and you get that by wearing smaller pants. Briefs, not boxers, please! Channel David Beckham when we're dancing!'
"I went home and rifled through some drawers. There I found a pair. There is only one problem. They say Merry Christmas across the bum.
"Strictly ends in the run up to Christmas. If I get that far, I now have a stunning idea for my final dance."
Karen pulled the 'Eggheads' presenter up on his choice of underwear after spotting his ripped and baggy boxer shorts when he was changing into tracksuit bottoms for rehearsals.
He told Radio Times magazine: "Undergarments have to be skintight. More importantly, I must get used to stripping in front of strangers, many of them female - which was never required when I presented Newsnight,"



Doctor Who would rather die than listen to Peter Andre


Doctor Who would rather die than listen to Peter Andre's 'Mysterious Girl'.
The Time Lord, played by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi, can be heard moaning about the chart-topping single from 1996 in the latest episode of the sci-fi series on Saturday (03.10.15).
The Doctor is seen asking his companion Clara Oswald: "Why don't I have a radio in the Tardis?"
And Clara, who's played by actress Jenna Coleman, responds: "Because you took it apart and used the pieces to make a clockwork squirrel."
However, the Time Lord quickly replies: "And because whatever song I heard first thing in the morning I was stuck with.
"Two weeks of 'Mysterious Girl' by Peter Andre! I was begging for the brush of death's merciful hand."
Meanwhile, BBC One controller Charlotte Moore has suggested the Doctor could be played by a woman in the future.
Asked about the possibility, she told Radio Times: "Peter Capaldi is a fantastic Doctor, and he's broken the mould. But I'd never put a bar on that.
"The great thing about 'Doctor Who' is that anything is possible."
Earlier this year, 'Doctor Who' showrunner Steven Moffat also revealed he'd welcome a female Time Lord in the future.
He said at the time: "It's not an impossibility to have a lady Doctor. It is not a lock either. There is no guarantee.
"I wish sometimes that the politics of that would take a backseat and we'd just talk about the art, because it's not really about that. It's just about 'would it work?'
"The day it will work is when somebody says, 'That person would be amazing,' and the most conservative, most traditional member of the audience says, 'Oh God, yes. I would hate the idea of a lady Doctor, but that one would be great.' "

Kym Marsh ‘feeling good’ about relationship


Kym Marsh is "feeling really good" about her romance with Matt Baker.
The 'Coronation Street' actress has confirmed she is dating her personal trainer - who she was previously linked to in 2013 - and is hoping their relationship will stand the test of time following her split from fiance Dan Hooper earlier this year.
She said: "I've got some great news - Matt Baker and I have started dating.
"We've known each other for three years, we both have mutual friends and we've been training together in recent months - it's just been a natural progression.
"I know people speculated a while back but we weren't actually together then, but now things have changed slightly.
"It's second time lucky for us. The first time around it didn't work out as I wasn't ready as it was so soon after my marriage to Jamie [Lomas] ended.
"However, we're both feeling really good about it this time around."
The 39-year-old actress isn't worried about the 13-year age gap between herself and Matt and thinks they are good for one another.
She wrote in her column for OK! magazine: "We've been positives in each other's lives - Matt's a very good influence on me and vice versa, and we care about each other a lot.
"We are taking things slowly and seeing how it goes.
"I know there's a 13-year age gap, but I've got to say, Matthew may be younger but he's actually ore mature than me so the age gap isn't a problem."

Peter Andre ‘buzzing’ after first Strictly Come Dancing performance


Peter Andre is "buzzing" after his first performance on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The 'Mysterious Girl' hitmaker won over the judges on Saturday (26.09.15) after dancing the Cha Cha with professional partner Janette Manrana and is thrilled the dance saw him go straight to the top of the leader board.
Speaking at the Pride of Britain Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, he gushed: "Oh yeah, I'm so buzzing about what happened. But this is a new week and I'm under no illusion that it could all change. It's a completely different dance - it's ballroom. So I might not quite be there this week but I'm so happy with where I was. Oh man, I was so focused."
The 42-year-old singer also confessed his wife Emily McDonagh has put him under strict orders to make sure he's eating properly.
He said: "She is telling me to eat loads. You can't help but shrink because you just dance, dance, dance. I'm not complaining. I feel alright."
Meanwhile, Emily, 26, is thrilled to see Peter's moves at the live shows.
She said: "It's good fun! It's really good to see him being so good at something that he loves."
The brunette beauty added that between her studies and her husband's training they still find time for each other.
She said: "We're actually spending a lot of time together."
The Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards air Thursday (01.09.15) at 8pm on ITV.

Aisleyne hits out at ‘disturbed’ Farrah


Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace has branded Farrah Abraham a "disturbed character".
The pair clashed on 'Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side' last week, resulting in Farrah throwing a glass and hitting fellow panellist Vicki Michelle on the head and while Aisleyne, 28, says she regrets her part in the fight, she hit out at Farrah for her actions.
She told Star magazine: "I should have dealt with it more maturely. I apologise and feel bad for my part.
"I haven't slept. I had a cry because I was so upset. I didn't think it was going to escalate to that level. I should have known because Farrah's quite a disturbed character.
"I threw my champagne in her direction, not the glass. It wasn't the best way to deal with it, but it wasn't the worst either.
"People on 'TOWIE' throw drinks in people's faces, I didn't do that - I threw it towards her... Farrah stood up and threw her glass at me.
"It looked like she was aiming at my head. For a split second it seemed like she was just throwing her drink and I thought it would be great TV. I didn't realise she would take it to another level and start smashing glasses. One of the glasses hit Vicki's head. Vicki was in shock and so was I."
However, a representative for Farrah, 24, claims she was the victim, saying: "Farrah was assaulted and suffered injuries as a result. She was attended to by a medic at the scene and at hospital the next day. Her hospital notes and photos have been provided to the police."
This comes as it was claimed that Farrah and Janice Dickinson, 60, have been cautioned over the incident, where Janice threw a chair.
The 'Teen Mom' star and the former model reportedly received a formal warning from Hertfordshire police after they were involved in the violent row.
A police spokeswoman told Mirror Online: "Officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary interviewed four people on September 25 in connection to allegations of assault at Elstree Studios on the evening of September 22.
"As a result of investigations, two women, aged 24 and 60, have received a police caution for common assault.
"Enquiries in connection with another assault allegation continue, therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
Read the full story in this week's Star magazine out today (29.09.15).

Rogan O’Connor wants to find love


Rogan O'Connor wants to "find love".
The Dreamboys star - who found fame on the second series of 'Ex on the Beach' and is set to appear in tonight's (29.08.15) episode of the third series - has admitted he's sick of girls assuming he's a player as he'd love to settle down.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I'm not quite like I was when I filmed the second series because I was like, let's just go and have fun and let's not care about anything. But now I've got over that and I do want to find a nice girl but because of how I've been on TV and because girls have seen me that way, I think it's hard for them to trust me so I get misjudged as being a player. That's not what I am anymore, I've calmed down a lot and I want to find love."
The 24-year-old hunk also confessed he definitely wants to start a family in the future as he often gets broody around his pals' children.
Asked if he would like to be a father one day, Rogan joked: I probably already am! No, I'd love to. I get really broody! My ex-girlfriend had two little girls so I was a dad for a while and I loved it so yeah, absolutely.
"Maybe not just yet, while I'm still being me, but when I'm done being a naughty bear I'd love to settle down and have a baby or two."
'Ex on the Beach' continues tonight (29.09.15) at 10pm on MTV.

Coronation Street to welcome the Connors

'Coronation Street' is set to be rocked by the arrival of two more members of the Connor family. Aidan Connor, played by Shayne Ward, was welcomed onto the street when Carla Connor (Alison King) let her gambling addiction spiral out of control, threat...

Slipknot rocker Corey Taylor in ‘Doctor Who’


Slipknot's Corey Taylor has lent his voice to a villain in 'Doctor Who'.
The 'Wait and Bleed' singer is a massive fan of the sci-fi series and agreed to lend his famous vocals to the Doctor's enemy, the Fisher King, in the episode 'Under The Lake', which airs on Saturday (03.10.15).
Corey, 41, wrote on Twitter: "You have NO idea how hard it's been to keep this awesome secret...@DoctorWho_BBCA (sic)"
The unlikely cameo was arranged when Slipknot played a gig in Cardiff - where 'Doctor Who' is filmed - earlier this year and the rocker bumped into the show's producers.
They later invited him to take a tour of the set and took the opportunity to record Corey's scream during the visit.
Meanwhile, 'Guardians of the Galaxy' actor Peter Serafinowicz will provide the monster's speaking voice while the character is played on screen by Britain's tallest man, at 7ft 7ins, Neil Fingleton.
Last year Foxes performed a version of Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' in the episode 'Mummy on the Orient Express'.

Farrah Abraham and Janice Dickinson cautioned


Farrah Abraham and Janice Dickinson have been cautioned by police.
The 'Teen Mom' star and the former model reportedly received a formal warning from Hertfordshire police after they were involved in a violent row on 'Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side' last week that saw 'Allo Allo' actress Vicki Michelle, 64, rushed to hospital after having a glass smashed over her head.
A police spokeswoman told Mirror Online: "Officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary interviewed four people on September 25 in connection to allegations of assault at Elstree Studios on the evening of September 22.
"As a result of investigations, two women, aged 24 and 60, have received a police caution for common assault.
"Enquiries in connection with another assault allegation continue, therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
Meanwhile, Farrah, 24, has claimed she will be "pressing charges" against fellow 'CBBBOTS' panelist Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, 28, and is considering taking legal action against Janice following the altercation.
She said in a statement: "I was assaulted twice by Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace and Janice Dickinson.
"After speaking with the police and my lawyer, I have pressed charges against Aisleyne and am considering issuing a lawsuit against Janice."


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