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Simon Cowell has signed 'Britain's Got Talent' finalist Isaac Waddington.
The 15-year-old singer wowed the judges with his musical skill during the competition, leading to the music mogul flying the youngster to London shortly after he finished his GCSEs to offer him a recording contract with his label, Syco.
A source said: "Isaac was a firm favourite of Simon's throughout the show. Simon believes he can be a huge, credible chart star and potentially his version of Ed Sheeran.
"He writes his own material and proved he can perform live completely unfazed."
The young talent reportedly sealed the deal on Wednesday (03.06.15) after once again performing for the 'Britain's Got Talent' judges Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden at the Together for Short Lives Midsummer Ball.
However, Isaac - who was the most successful solo singer on the 2015 ITV series, finishing in fourth place - is "not going to rush" into anything with his music as he wants to be certain of his style before releasing an album.
The source told The Sun newspaper: "But he's not going to rush anything out. Simon's keen to take his time with Isaac and work out which direction to go, musically."
As well as his record deal, the teenager revealed on Twitter he has also gained a manager to look after his flourishing career.
He wrote: "Stoked to have @ROARGlobal as my managers. Good things to come. (sic)"
Simon Cowell signs Isaac Waddington
Simon Cowell has signed 'Britain's Got Talent' finalist Isaac Waddington.
The 15-year-old singer wowed the judges with his musical skill during the competition, leading to the music mogul flying the youngster to London shortly after he finished his GCSEs to offer him a recording contract with his label, Syco.
A source said: "Isaac was a firm favourite of Simon's throughout the show. Simon believes he can be a huge, credible chart star and potentially his version of Ed Sheeran.
"He writes his own material and proved he can perform live completely unfazed."
The young talent reportedly sealed the deal on Wednesday (03.06.15) after once again performing for the 'Britain's Got Talent' judges Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden at the Together for Short Lives Midsummer Ball.
However, Isaac - who was the most successful solo singer on the 2015 ITV series, finishing in fourth place - is "not going to rush" into anything with his music as he wants to be certain of his style before releasing an album.
The source told The Sun newspaper: "But he's not going to rush anything out. Simon's keen to take his time with Isaac and work out which direction to go, musically."
As well as his record deal, the teenager revealed on Twitter he has also gained a manager to look after his flourishing career.
He wrote: "Stoked to have @ROARGlobal as my managers. Good things to come. (sic)"
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Stevi Ritchie will star on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
The former 'X Factor' contestant has reportedly signed up to enter the house for the latest instalment of the Channel 5 reality series this summer.
The singer - who was tipped to enter the house when the last series featuring Katie Price and Katie Hopkins aired earlier this year - is said to be "raring" to go after being approached for the second time.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "He's been raring to compete ever since he left the X Factor.
"And before the last series of CBB he thought it was all going ahead.
"So it was disappointing for him when plans changed. But now he's even more determined to go in - and to win.
"He thinks he stands a good chance too as he's very confident in his personality."
Although Stevi is yet to confirm he will take up a place in the house alongside rumoured cast mates Janice Dickinson and comedian Daniel O'Reilly he previously made it clear he would "love" to appear on the show.
He said in November: "That would be amazing. I'd love that so much."
Stevi Ritchie for Celebrity Big Brother?
Stevi Ritchie will star on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
The former 'X Factor' contestant has reportedly signed up to enter the house for the latest instalment of the Channel 5 reality series this summer.
The singer - who was tipped to enter the house when the last series featuring Katie Price and Katie Hopkins aired earlier this year - is said to be "raring" to go after being approached for the second time.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "He's been raring to compete ever since he left the X Factor.
"And before the last series of CBB he thought it was all going ahead.
"So it was disappointing for him when plans changed. But now he's even more determined to go in - and to win.
"He thinks he stands a good chance too as he's very confident in his personality."
Although Stevi is yet to confirm he will take up a place in the house alongside rumoured cast mates Janice Dickinson and comedian Daniel O'Reilly he previously made it clear he would "love" to appear on the show.
He said in November: "That would be amazing. I'd love that so much."
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Adele Silva was unsure whether to accept a role on 'Hollyoaks' because of her new baby daughter.
The 34-year-old actress gave birth to daughter Sienna - her first child with fiance Oliver Farber - 10 weeks ago and is pleased she will be able to take her little girl onto the set of the soap as she was worried about being away from her so soon.
She said: "We start filming soon. It was hard to make the decision to go back to work so early but everyone has bills to pay and it was a great opportunity...
"My only worry was whether it was too soon to go back to work but my mum will be coming on set with me to care for Sienna while I'm filming scenes and Ollie is brilliant too.
"I'll still get to spend a lot of time with Sienna this way."
Despite 'Hollyoaks' being renowned for its good-looking cast members, Adele - who will play Angela Brown, a childless woman looking to adopt Peri Lomax's baby during her guest stint on the soap - isn't feeling the pressure to lost her baby weight to fit in.
She added to Closer magazine: "It's strange because 'Hollyoaks' has a bit of a 'model' mentality as all the girls are so beautiful, but I've not felt any pressure.
"My job is to act, not to look like a model."
Adele Silva was wary of taking Hollyoaks job
Adele Silva was unsure whether to accept a role on 'Hollyoaks' because of her new baby daughter.
The 34-year-old actress gave birth to daughter Sienna - her first child with fiance Oliver Farber - 10 weeks ago and is pleased she will be able to take her little girl onto the set of the soap as she was worried about being away from her so soon.
She said: "We start filming soon. It was hard to make the decision to go back to work so early but everyone has bills to pay and it was a great opportunity...
"My only worry was whether it was too soon to go back to work but my mum will be coming on set with me to care for Sienna while I'm filming scenes and Ollie is brilliant too.
"I'll still get to spend a lot of time with Sienna this way."
Despite 'Hollyoaks' being renowned for its good-looking cast members, Adele - who will play Angela Brown, a childless woman looking to adopt Peri Lomax's baby during her guest stint on the soap - isn't feeling the pressure to lost her baby weight to fit in.
She added to Closer magazine: "It's strange because 'Hollyoaks' has a bit of a 'model' mentality as all the girls are so beautiful, but I've not felt any pressure.
"My job is to act, not to look like a model."
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Ferne McCann wants to represent "real women".
The 'Only Way Is Essex' star says she's now a size 12 compared to the size 8 she was when she first joined the show but she insists she's "happier than ever" and loves being a positive role model.
She said: "I'm not putting pressure on myself to get skinny for summer or for filming in Marbella. Some of the girls won't eat before we go because they're worried about being in their bikinis. I want to represent real women. I love my food and that's why I started a food blog. I don't want to do fad diets and be unhealthy."
The 24-year-old beauty - who split from long-term boyfriend Charlie Sims earlier this year - admits she used to feel pressure to lose weight but has now learnt to embrace her curves.
She explained to Now magazine: "I've never been bigger but I've never felt better. I'm the fittest I've ever been. I can run further and train longer than ever before. I like feeling fit rather than thin.
"Over the years I've either been really out of shape or really skinny. When I first joined 'TOWIE' I felt under pressure to lose weight. I've tried to slim down, but I've always known I've got curves. I'm just really embracing them now."
Ferne McCann wants to represent ‘real women’
Ferne McCann wants to represent "real women".
The 'Only Way Is Essex' star says she's now a size 12 compared to the size 8 she was when she first joined the show but she insists she's "happier than ever" and loves being a positive role model.
She said: "I'm not putting pressure on myself to get skinny for summer or for filming in Marbella. Some of the girls won't eat before we go because they're worried about being in their bikinis. I want to represent real women. I love my food and that's why I started a food blog. I don't want to do fad diets and be unhealthy."
The 24-year-old beauty - who split from long-term boyfriend Charlie Sims earlier this year - admits she used to feel pressure to lose weight but has now learnt to embrace her curves.
She explained to Now magazine: "I've never been bigger but I've never felt better. I'm the fittest I've ever been. I can run further and train longer than ever before. I like feeling fit rather than thin.
"Over the years I've either been really out of shape or really skinny. When I first joined 'TOWIE' I felt under pressure to lose weight. I've tried to slim down, but I've always known I've got curves. I'm just really embracing them now."
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Richard Hammond and James May have been offered £4.6 million to host 'Top Gear' for another two or three series.
The car enthusiasts have reportedly been offered the huge sum by BBC bosses who are desperate to see them return after their close pal and colleague Jeremy Clarkson was sacked from the show for punching a producer.
May and Hammond are believed to have earned approximately £500,000 per series while Clarkson was on the show but they could now be taking home between £760,000 and £1.5 million each per year if they agree to come back.
And while 'Top Gear' fans that are devastated about Clarkson's exit may be pleased by the idea of Hammond and May staying put, others have slammed the BBC for offering them such a big-money deal.
Julian Knight - who is the Conservative MP for Solihull - told The Times newspaper: "This is deeply disturbing and shows flagrant disregard for licence-fee payers and many BBC staffers who have to make do on a lot less."
Meanwhile, it was recently claimed the pair would be joined by a guest host to replace Clarkson on each episode of the motoring show.
This comes after a number of celebrity names including Jodie Kidd, David Hasselhoff, Philip Glenister and BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans were linked to his former job.
Richard Hammond and James May offered £4.2mil for Top Gear
Richard Hammond and James May have been offered £4.6 million to host 'Top Gear' for another two or three series.
The car enthusiasts have reportedly been offered the huge sum by BBC bosses who are desperate to see them return after their close pal and colleague Jeremy Clarkson was sacked from the show for punching a producer.
May and Hammond are believed to have earned approximately £500,000 per series while Clarkson was on the show but they could now be taking home between £760,000 and £1.5 million each per year if they agree to come back.
And while 'Top Gear' fans that are devastated about Clarkson's exit may be pleased by the idea of Hammond and May staying put, others have slammed the BBC for offering them such a big-money deal.
Julian Knight - who is the Conservative MP for Solihull - told The Times newspaper: "This is deeply disturbing and shows flagrant disregard for licence-fee payers and many BBC staffers who have to make do on a lot less."
Meanwhile, it was recently claimed the pair would be joined by a guest host to replace Clarkson on each episode of the motoring show.
This comes after a number of celebrity names including Jodie Kidd, David Hasselhoff, Philip Glenister and BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans were linked to his former job.
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Sammy Winward thought about "someone dying" to help her cry in 'Emmerdale'.
The 29-year-old actress - who played Katie Sugden on the ITV soap for 14 years - has admitted that she's become an "expert crier" since working on the show and, while she faked it in some scenes, there were other times where she had to think of emotional experiences in order to bring on the waterworks.
Sammy said: "I'm all cried out. [I cry] in pretty much every other scene. I'm an expert cryer now, I had to be!
"Sometimes it can be a bit fake, but other times you just think of something really awful, like someone dying or something like that, something that's happened to me in the past.
"Music helps but it's hard to have music on set ... 'Can you play that track for me please just to help me get into the mood?' "
The blonde beauty went on to insist that she's happy her character was killed off earlier this year, as it meant she had "to work harder" to find other work.
Speaking on ITV's 'This Morning', she said: "I was a bit unsure at first as to what I wanted to happen to the character, but now that she's been killed off, I'm not forever looking over my shoulder wondering whether I've got the option to go back. It's kind of spurred me on to do other things and to work harder to do well."
Sammy Winward: Emmerdale left me ‘all cried out’
Sammy Winward thought about "someone dying" to help her cry in 'Emmerdale'.
The 29-year-old actress - who played Katie Sugden on the ITV soap for 14 years - has admitted that she's become an "expert crier" since working on the show and, while she faked it in some scenes, there were other times where she had to think of emotional experiences in order to bring on the waterworks.
Sammy said: "I'm all cried out. [I cry] in pretty much every other scene. I'm an expert cryer now, I had to be!
"Sometimes it can be a bit fake, but other times you just think of something really awful, like someone dying or something like that, something that's happened to me in the past.
"Music helps but it's hard to have music on set ... 'Can you play that track for me please just to help me get into the mood?' "
The blonde beauty went on to insist that she's happy her character was killed off earlier this year, as it meant she had "to work harder" to find other work.
Speaking on ITV's 'This Morning', she said: "I was a bit unsure at first as to what I wanted to happen to the character, but now that she's been killed off, I'm not forever looking over my shoulder wondering whether I've got the option to go back. It's kind of spurred me on to do other things and to work harder to do well."
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Brooke Vincent says Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's wedding was "lovely".
The 'Coronation Street' actress watched her former co-star and the 'Take Me Out - The Gossip' presenter tie the knot last month and said she enjoyed the day despite "a lot of lies" being told about the occasion.
She said: "It was good. I've heard a lot of lies about it though. Apparently there were cheese butties - I didn't have a cheese butty.
"It was lovely. They had close friends and family and everyone just got on and had a laugh, and then we had the night time come, and other guests come."
The 23-year-old star also spoke about Michelle's hen-do in Dubai, where the women enjoyed chilling out in the sunny weather.
Speaking about the trip, she recalled: "We just had a really good time. It was nice to see all of her friends from Essex as well, and then when we were at the wedding it was nice that everyone was seeing each other again. But girls, you just want to go for a few days away [with] sun [and] drinks."
And Brooke - who plays Sophie Webster in ITV the soap - said the holiday and wedding were welcome distractions from her current traumatic storyline, which saw her on-screen girlfriend Maddie Heath (Amy Kelly) die after suffering head injuries in the dramatic fire last week.
Talking on ITV's 'Loose Women', she said: "It's mad because obviously we film in advance, and this happened five or six weeks ago, so now I feel like I'm really relaxed but at the time it was so crazy. We had the fire, we had Maddie dying, and obviously with the way that we film all out of sync, it was kind of going back, and then you're crying, then it was happy. It was everywhere.
"On the day that Maddie died I had eight or nine scenes where I had to cry all day, and it's a bit like, sometimes it's hard and you're like, I'm really crying! But there's no tears in your eyes."
Brooke Vincent praises Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright for ‘lovely’ wedding
Brooke Vincent says Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's wedding was "lovely".
The 'Coronation Street' actress watched her former co-star and the 'Take Me Out - The Gossip' presenter tie the knot last month and said she enjoyed the day despite "a lot of lies" being told about the occasion.
She said: "It was good. I've heard a lot of lies about it though. Apparently there were cheese butties - I didn't have a cheese butty.
"It was lovely. They had close friends and family and everyone just got on and had a laugh, and then we had the night time come, and other guests come."
The 23-year-old star also spoke about Michelle's hen-do in Dubai, where the women enjoyed chilling out in the sunny weather.
Speaking about the trip, she recalled: "We just had a really good time. It was nice to see all of her friends from Essex as well, and then when we were at the wedding it was nice that everyone was seeing each other again. But girls, you just want to go for a few days away [with] sun [and] drinks."
And Brooke - who plays Sophie Webster in ITV the soap - said the holiday and wedding were welcome distractions from her current traumatic storyline, which saw her on-screen girlfriend Maddie Heath (Amy Kelly) die after suffering head injuries in the dramatic fire last week.
Talking on ITV's 'Loose Women', she said: "It's mad because obviously we film in advance, and this happened five or six weeks ago, so now I feel like I'm really relaxed but at the time it was so crazy. We had the fire, we had Maddie dying, and obviously with the way that we film all out of sync, it was kind of going back, and then you're crying, then it was happy. It was everywhere.
"On the day that Maddie died I had eight or nine scenes where I had to cry all day, and it's a bit like, sometimes it's hard and you're like, I'm really crying! But there's no tears in your eyes."
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Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat will be giving away backstage "secrets" at the 'Doctor Who' Festival in November.
The BBC sci-fi series' festival - which will be held at London's ExCel between 13 and 15 November - will offer fans the chance to see how the show is created and see the series eight and nine props and sets up close, as well as interact with the current Doctor and the show's producer.
Peter said: "If having the world's favourite Time Lord back on screen every week isn't enough for you (and it's not for me) then The Doctor Who Festival in London is the place to be. I'll be heading there in November to join the fun and if it's anything like the 50th anniversary event, then prepare yourself for total Time Lord mania."
'Doctor Who' fans will be given the opportunity to see theatre shows as well as learn about the production process, and the "secrets" of the show's creation.
In a statement, Steven said: "I can't believe we're going to give away our secrets! This is the closest you could possibly get to finding out what happens on set and how this magical show is put together."
Tickets are available from www.doctorwhofestival.com, starting at £30 for children, and £65 for adults.
Peter Capaldi and Steven Mofatt attending Doctor Who Festival
Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat will be giving away backstage "secrets" at the 'Doctor Who' Festival in November.
The BBC sci-fi series' festival - which will be held at London's ExCel between 13 and 15 November - will offer fans the chance to see how the show is created and see the series eight and nine props and sets up close, as well as interact with the current Doctor and the show's producer.
Peter said: "If having the world's favourite Time Lord back on screen every week isn't enough for you (and it's not for me) then The Doctor Who Festival in London is the place to be. I'll be heading there in November to join the fun and if it's anything like the 50th anniversary event, then prepare yourself for total Time Lord mania."
'Doctor Who' fans will be given the opportunity to see theatre shows as well as learn about the production process, and the "secrets" of the show's creation.
In a statement, Steven said: "I can't believe we're going to give away our secrets! This is the closest you could possibly get to finding out what happens on set and how this magical show is put together."
Tickets are available from www.doctorwhofestival.com, starting at £30 for children, and £65 for adults.
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Claudia Winkleman's campaign has changed supermarket fire safety standards of fancy dress.
The 'Strictly Come Dancing' presenter - who teamed up with BBC One's 'Watchdog' campaign after her eight-year-old daughter Matilda suffered severe burns when her witch costume caught alight last Halloween - has achieved success as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda are now applying stricter costume testing rules.
Speaking out about how fancy dress outfits will now go through the same procedures as toys, the 42-year-old star shared: "I love Sainsbury's for it. Others are doing it too. I had to do something."
Claudia - who also has sons Arthur and Jake with husband Kris Thykier - has prompted a change of policy which Sainsbury's clothing director James Brown admits is "the right thing to do".
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The safety of children is our number one priority and introducing more rigorous safety standards is the right thing to do."
The brunette beauty previously opened up about the traumatic incident which saw Matilda treated in hospital for her injuries.
She said: "It was like horrific birthday candles you blow out and they come back. It was really, really fast, not fire like I'd seen.
"I'd like parents on Halloween to think about what they're going to put their kids in, because I didn't, and it cost us."
Claudia Winkleman’s campaign changes costume standards
Claudia Winkleman's campaign has changed supermarket fire safety standards of fancy dress.
The 'Strictly Come Dancing' presenter - who teamed up with BBC One's 'Watchdog' campaign after her eight-year-old daughter Matilda suffered severe burns when her witch costume caught alight last Halloween - has achieved success as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda are now applying stricter costume testing rules.
Speaking out about how fancy dress outfits will now go through the same procedures as toys, the 42-year-old star shared: "I love Sainsbury's for it. Others are doing it too. I had to do something."
Claudia - who also has sons Arthur and Jake with husband Kris Thykier - has prompted a change of policy which Sainsbury's clothing director James Brown admits is "the right thing to do".
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The safety of children is our number one priority and introducing more rigorous safety standards is the right thing to do."
The brunette beauty previously opened up about the traumatic incident which saw Matilda treated in hospital for her injuries.
She said: "It was like horrific birthday candles you blow out and they come back. It was really, really fast, not fire like I'd seen.
"I'd like parents on Halloween to think about what they're going to put their kids in, because I didn't, and it cost us."
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