Shaun Ryder

Alison Hammond to enter the jungle

TV Gossip

19 Nov 2010

Alison Hammond is to enter the jungle on tonight's (19.11.10) 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' The curvy 'This Morning' presenter - who is no stranger to reality TV after appearing on 'Big Brother' in 2002 - admitted she has similar…

Happy Mondays

23 Aug 2007

‘Hola!’ Shaun Ryder is just back from Spain, and has clearly been learning the language. In between shows leading up to next week’s T on the Fringe gig, though, the surprisingly sharp and decidedly affable Happy Mondays frontman is at home, ‘catching up…

Happy Mondays set to reform

Music Gossip

5 Dec 2011

Happy Mondays will reform next year. Lead singer Shaun Ryder is spearheading plans to get the 'Step On' group back together for a special documentary after he was approached by promoters keen for them to tour with The Stone Roses, who reunited…

Shaun Ryder's McCartney memory blank

Celebrity Gossip

25 May 2009

Shaun Ryder doesn't remember meeting Sir Paul McCartney. The Happy Mondays frontman is a huge fan of The Beatles but can't recall speaking to the legendary musician because he was high on drugs at the time. He told Uncut magazine: "He once…

Happy Mondays reunion was caused by Stone Roses

Music Gossip

19 Mar 2012

Shaun Ryder credits the Stone Roses for the Happy Mondays' reunion. The frontman admitted it was the fellow Manchester group getting back together which propelled his own band to reunite their original line up. He explained to the Yorkshire…

Original Happy Mondays reform for tour

Music Gossip

30 Jan 2012

Happy Mondays' original line up have announced their return. The seven members of the 'Step On' group - key figures in England's Madchester music scene of the late 80s - are set to play together for the first time since 1992 after singer Shaun Ryder…

Shaun Ryder to hunt aliens on TV

TV Gossip

3 Nov 2011

Shaun Ryder is going to hunt aliens for a new TV show. The Happy Mondays singer has signed up to front History Channel series 'Shaun Ryder On UFOs' on which he will travel the world looking for extra-terrestrial activity. Among the countries the…

Shaun Ryder's Simply Red confusion

Music Gossip

20 Sep 2011

Shaun Ryder once thought Simply Red were the Happy Mondays. The former Happy Mondays singer - who was famous for his wild partying in the 80s and 90s - was sharing a drink with a friend before his gig when he thought his band had taken to the stage…

Shaun Ryder spotted a UFO

Celebrity Gossip

2 Feb 2011

Shaun Ryder has seen a UFO. The Happy Mondays singer - who was famous for his wild partying in the 80s and 90s - is "convinced" he once saw a spacecraft in his hometown of Salford, Manchester, in England, and it sparked a long-held interest in…

Shaun Ryder's lyrical confusion

Music Gossip

30 Jan 2011

Shaun Ryder doesn't understand his own songs. The former Black Grape and Happy Mondays singer doesn't understand why Factory Records boss Tony Wilson has previously described him as a "great poet" because there is nothing clever about his…

Shaun Ryder wanted Strictly gig

TV Gossip

29 Jan 2011

Shaun Ryder wanted to appear on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 'Step On' hitmaker - who was famously banned by Channel 4 from appearing on live TV following a foul-mouthed outburst on 'TFI Friday' - accepted an offer to take part in the contest, but…

Stacey Solomon and Shaun Ryder to open NTAs

TV Gossip

26 Jan 2011

Stacey Solomon and Shaun Ryder are to open tonight's (26.01.11) National Television Awards. The duo - who were crowned king and queen of the jungle on last year's 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' - are to take to the stage at London's O2…

Shaun Ryder 'not fazed by jungle'

TV Gossip

17 Dec 2010

Shaun Ryder wasn't "fazed" by appearing on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' The Happy Mondays frontman - who came second in the ITV1 show - explained he has lived in worse conditions than those he experienced in the jungle, and thinks he…

Stacey and Shaun's jungle duet

TV Gossip

14 Dec 2010

Stacey Solomon and Shaun Ryder are to release a Christmas single together. The 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' winner and runner-up - who formed a close bond while in the jungle - have revealed they are recording a version of classic 1987…

Shaun Ryder originally planned Strictly gig

TV Gossip

6 Dec 2010

Shaun Ryder originally wanted to appear on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The Happy Mondays frontman - who finished second place to Stacey Solomon in 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' on Saturday night (04.12.10) - revealed he had planned to appear…

Jenny Eclair leaves the jungle

TV Gossip

4 Dec 2010

Jenny Eclair was voted off 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' on last night's (03.12.10) show. The comedienne was told she had to leave the Australian jungle leaving Shaun Ryder and Stacey Solomon to be crowned King or Queen of the jungle…

Shaun Ryder blasts Gillian

TV Gossip

28 Nov 2010

Shaun Ryder called his 'I'm A Celebrity. Get Me Out Of Here' campmate Gillian McKeith a "f***ing irritating woman" yesterday (27.11.10). The singer made the outburst at the TV nutritionist while they were taking part in a Celebrity Chest Challenge…

I'm A Celeb, Get Me a Pub!

TV Gossip

20 Nov 2010

This year's 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' contestants are to be given their own pub. The campmates will be set a quiz challenge tonight (20.11.10) and if they are successful the Jungle Arms will be stocked up with a selection of different…

Shaun Ryder threatens to quit I'm A Celeb...

TV Gossip

19 Nov 2010

Shaun Ryder has threatened to quit 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' The Happy Mondays singer - who recently admitted his wife forced him to take part in the ITV1 show in the first place - confessed being in the Australian jungle is "doing his…

Shaun Ryder 'forced' to sign up for I'm A Celeb...

TV Gossip

16 Nov 2010

Shaun Ryder's wife made him sign up for 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' The Happy Mondays frontman - who is reportedly being monitored round the clock by ITV1 bosses to make sure he doesn't swear live on the show - has admitted when he was…

I'm A Celeb camps divided

TV Gossip

12 Nov 2010

Boys and girls are to be divided on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here' in the hope of increasing sexual tension in the camp. Bosses of the ITV1 show are hoping keeping the male and female contestants - including Playboy model Kayla Collins and…

EH1 Festival

Inaugural all-day celebration of dance music culture

6 Aug 2009

Colours and Streetrave have decided to celebrate their 20th anniversary in style, and you’re all invited as they present perhaps the biggest club event Edinburgh has ever seen – the EH1 Festival at the Royal Highland Showground out at Ingliston. ‘It’s a…