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Helen Flanagan admits 'shoplifting'

24 May 2013

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Helen Flanagan narrowly escaped being arrested for shoplifting after leaving a shop without paying. The former 'Coronation Street' actress walked out of her local Boots store with £200 worth of cosmetics because she was in a "daydream", and despite…

Bruce Forsyth wants Play Your Cards Right return

24 May 2013

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Sir Bruce Forsyth wants to bring back game show 'Play Your Cards Right'. The 85-year-old presenter is keen for the programme - which he hosted in the 1980s and 1990s - to return to TV because he had such "fun" presenting it, but he has ruled out…

Simon Cowell bored of TV talent shows

24 May 2013

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Simon Cowell has slammed talent shows for being boring. The music mogul - who is behind 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'America's Got Talent' and has judged on 'Pop Idol', 'The X Factor' and 'American Idol' - has criticised TV contests for "beginning to…

Vernon Kay to front music quiz

24 May 2013

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Vernon Kay is to front a new ITV music quiz. The 'All Star Family Fortunes' presenter has worked on a pilot episode for a new celebrity panel show, which is being viewed as a mainstream version of BBC2's long-running show 'Never Mind The…

Gary Lineker's brother Wayne joins TOWIE

24 May 2013

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Gary Lineker's brother Wayne Lineker has joined 'The Only Way Is Essex'. The bar owner - who was declared bankrupt last year and jailed for tax fraud in 2006 - is hoping to open a new club in Essex and is reportedly viewed by show bosses as the ideal…

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Big Brother plans 'summer of hell'

24 May 2013

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'Big Brother' contestants should expect a "summer of hell" this year. The Channel 5 reality show - which will return to screens in June with a new set of housemates - will strip away the luxury seen in previous years and replace it with an…

Simon Cowell 'dreading' Britain's Got Talent live finals

24 May 2013

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Simon Cowell is "dreading" the 'Britain's Got Talent' live finals. The music mogul joked he is concerned about how fellow judge David Walliams will act when the cameras are rolling in the forthcoming semi-final stages of the competition, because he…

Spencer Matthews: I want to be biggest TV villain

24 May 2013

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Spencer Matthews wants to be the biggest villain on TV. The 'Made in Chelsea' hunk - who was heavily criticised by fans of the E4 show when he admitted to sleeping with another woman in ex-girlfriend Louise Thompson's bed - enjoys "antagonising…

Ben Daniels joins The Paradise

24 May 2013

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Ben Daniels has joined the cast of 'The Paradise'. The 'Cutting It' star will play former solider Tom Weston, who is married to Katherine Glendenning (Elaine Cassidy), in the second series of the BBC One period drama - an adaptation of an Emile Zola…

Jack P. Shepherd and fiancée expecting second child

24 May 2013

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Jack P. Shepherd and his fiancée are expecting their second child together. The 25-year-old actor - best known as David Platt in ITV soap 'Coronation Street' - took to his Twitter account to reveal his fiancee Lauren Shippey is expecting a baby, a…

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X Factor musical to be called I Can't Sing!

23 May 2013

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The 'X Factor' musical will be called 'I Can't Sing!'. The stage show - which has been written by Harry Hill with music by Steve Brown - will open at the London Palladium on March 26, 2014, and the comedian is delighted 'X Factor' boss Simon Cowell…

Uzma: Lord Sugar's Apprentice sacking 'made sense'

23 May 2013

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Uzma Yakoob thinks Lord Alan Sugar's decision to fire her from 'The Apprentice' "made sense". The make-up brand owner was fired from the BBC One show last night (22.05.13) after her team, Endeavour, failed to outsell team Evolve when it came to…

Amelia Lily to keep X Factor audition shoes forever

23 May 2013

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Amelia Lily goes "crazy" every time her mum tries to throw away her 'X Factor' audition shoes. The 'Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)' hitmaker has vowed to keep the footwear she donned in the early stages of the 2011 series after going on to…

Billie Faiers' stroppy teenage years

23 May 2013

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Billie Faiers used to be so stroppy when she was younger her family nicknamed her after a Harry Enfield character. The 'Only Way is Essex' star had "mood swings" and was a "bad stroppy teenager" while going through puberty, so her sister and co-star…

X Factor judges get pay rise

23 May 2013

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The 'X Factor' panel will be paid a total of almost £6 million this year. Head judge Gary Barlow's salary stays at £1.5 million, while Nicole Scherzinger - who joined the programme at the Boot Camp stage last year - has had her £750,000 fee from the…

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Joey Essex in TOWIE quit threat

23 May 2013

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Joey Essex threatened to quit 'The Only Way Is Essex' in a row over pay. The 22-year-old star demanded a better deal from show bosses after becoming one of the programme's biggest stars, but they declined his request, arguing all cast members should…

Phillip Schofield wants royal All Star Mr and Mrs

23 May 2013

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Phillip Schofield wants Prince William and Duchess Catherine to appear on 'All Star Mr & Mrs'. The presenter of the game show - which sees celebrities and their real-life partners answer questions about each other to win money for charity - would…

Made in Brixton gets green light

23 May 2013

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'Made in Brixton' has been given the go-ahead. The new reality show will focus on a group of 20-somethings living in the gritty south London area and promises to give viewers a very different taste of city life than super posh E4 hit 'Made in…

David Threlfall to play Tommy Cooper

23 May 2013

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David Threlfall will play Tommy Cooper in a new documentary drama. The 'Shameless' star, best known for playing yobbish Frank Gallagher on the Channel 4 show, has been cast as the beloved comedian in a new two-hour ITV programme about his life, both…

Denise Van Outen to join EastEnders

23 May 2013

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Denise Van Outen is set to join 'EastEnders'. The 38-year-old star - who has three-year-old daughter Betsy with husband Lee Mead - has reportedly been in a string of secret meetings with soap bosses, who believe she can save the flagging ratings on…

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X Factor 2013 judging panel confirmed

22 May 2013

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Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh have been confirmed as this year's 'X Factor' judges. ITV have finally ended speculation surrounding who will make up the panel on the 10th series of the show by revealing the…

Amelia Lily: Sharon Osbourne's X Factor return is 'genius'

22 May 2013

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Amelia Lily thinks it's a "genius idea" to get Sharon Osbourne back on 'The X Factor'. The 18-year-old singer - who finished third on the programme in 2011 - admits she would have loved to have had the 60-year-old star, who was judge from 2004 to…

Al Murray planning Pub Landlord film

22 May 2013

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Al Murray is planning a movie for his Pub Landlord creation. The 45-year-old comic has revealed a film is "in development" and a script has already been written for the stereotypical right-wing character's forthcoming big-screen outing, but he is…

Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian wanted for I'm A Celebrity

22 May 2013

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Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are wanted for the next series of 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. The US reality TV stars could land the ITV jungle endurance show's highest-ever fees if they agree to take part in this year's contest - though…

Jennifer Lopez to guest perform on Britain's Got Talent

22 May 2013

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Jennifer Lopez is to guest perform on 'Britain's Got Talent'. The 43-year-old star is set to grace the stage during the ITV show's semi finals - which kick off next week - with a performance of her latest track 'Live It Up' as part of her UK…