Oh dear, now Melinda Messenger and Ian Wright have started a war of words. As if the regular Katie Price and Peter Andre updates weren’t annoying enough, now we have daily statements about these two to tolerate as well! *Slams head on desk*
Following Melinda’s resignation from the awful Live From Studio Five, Ian then felt the need to label her ‘annoying’ and claimed she never gave him and fellow presenter Kate Walsh a chance to speak. Melinda has now admitted the working relationship between the two had become strained and that was a contributing factor in her decision to leave. All in all, Melinda, it was a good decision! We all know how bad the programme is, so moving on to other projects can only be a good thing. And as for Ian’s moaning (which he does a lot, even about other topics on the show)…the sad fact is the only talented person on the programme was Melinda. That’s really saying something! She was the only person who could anchor the show and keep the momentum going. Kate just sits there looking…teethy…and Ian just moans like a moany old moaning woman who likes to moan. Someone had to be around to steer the show in the right direction, and now she’s gone! As much as the programme will probably just plod along on channel Five, it could really do with some sprucing up. Meanwhile, Ian Wright should stick to football and Kate should stick to business meetings. Sorry folks, it had to be said.
Living brings us a brand new comedy drama this spring, in the shape of Drop Dead Diva. For all you Sex and the City/Lipstick Jungle fans out there, this is going to be the next promising series to watch.
The plot can be a little confusing, so pay attention: Deb is a rather vacuous aspiring model who is killed in a car crash. As her soul enters the gates of Heaven she is told that she has performed zero good deeds and zero bad ones - i.e. she is wholly shallow and self-centred. Not content with this, Deb returns back to Earth, except she is denied her previous life and instead ends up in the body of a size 16, recently-deceased lawyer, Jane. So she’s now a former blonde bombshell trapped in an overweight, brainy lawyer’s body. Got it? Oh, and she has a guardian angel called Fred. Freaky!
Judging from the trailer, it looks funny but has the potential to be a little predictable and cheesy at times, especially with the whole ‘beauty comes from within’ theme running through it. The first series boasts quite a few guest appearances from big names including Paula Abdul and Liza Minnelli. Although it’s clearly trying to appeal to the SATC generation, time will tell whether or not it will succeed on this side of the pond, considering ratings have already crashed in the US and also Australia. Thankfully, there’s a more reliable option for us in Living’s other newbie, Cougar Town. It stars Courtney Cox as a recently-divorced woman who is trying to get back into dating. You can check out what we think of it here. Hopefully, at least one of them will turn out to be worth a watch!
Lily Allen may have ‘retired’ from the pop industry (boo!) but she doesn’t intend to sit around doing nothing. Plans are already underway for her to launch a designer clothes-hire store, Lucy In Disguise, and set up her own record label. And what better way to promote these new business ideas than to make a fly-on-the-wall documentary about it! No word on who the broadcaster might be yet, but as long as it’s more entertaining than her attempt at a chat show I’m sure it’ll get picked up soon!
Those JLS boys continue to move up in the music world, as their debut single got its first air play in the US this week. But despite a hectic schedule, the X Factor runners-up still make time for good causes. Marvin Humes recently gave his backing to Childline’s anti-bullying campaign, and has now taken time out to teach a few kids the moves from the video to JLS’s MOBO award-winning single ‘Beat Again’. It’s all in a bid to encourage children to express themselves:
Terry Pratchett’s infamous 2004 novel ‘Going Postal’ is to be adapted into a two-part drama for Sky1. Broadcasting at the end of May, the adventure story features a cast of highly-acclaimed British actors, including Richard Coyle as Moist Von Lipwig, David Suchet as Reacher Gilt, Charles Dance as Lord Vetinari, Andrew Sachs as (the unfortunately-named) Groat and Tamsin Greig as Miss Cripslock.
The story follows con-artist Moist Von Lipwig as he is spared death by hanging in return for working as Postmaster at the local post office. It’s here that he falls for Adora Belle Dearheart (played by Claire Foy) and the troubles begin. It should be a good watch, what with the impressive cast and Budapest providing the backdrop for Pratchett’s Ankh-Morphork fantasy land.
Hollyoaks will certainly be getting a facelift soon. First the Ashworth family were axed, and now a further 12 cast members are due for the chop. Over the next few months the Valentines – Sasha, Lauren and Leo – will leave. And of course Calvin (Ricky Whittle) has been written out following the whole ‘flash-forward’/ ‘who shot Calvin?’ storyline. But that’s not all; other characters set to leave the soap include Zak Ramsay, Jake Dean, Loretta Jones, Spencer Gray, Archie Carpenter, Barry ‘Newt’ Newton, Dave Colburn and Des Townsend. Phew! It’s going to be a completely different soap! It begs the question: who will be replacing all of them? And…why??!
What makes the perfect acceptance speech? Ask Sandra. Following her hilarious acceptance of Worst Actress at the Razzies, Sandra Bullock’s acceptance speech at this year’s Academy Awards was perfectly-pitched. The actress, who is mostly famous for her comedy roles in films such as Miss Congeniality, won the Best Actress Oscar last night for her portrayal of Leigh Ann Tuohy in The Blind Side. Her speech managed to be appropriately funny, yet possessed just the right amount of sentiment, without being too gushy. Opening with “Did I really earn this or did I just wear you all down?”, she then went on to thank the other actresses nominated in the category. She referred to Meryl Streep as a ‘great kisser’, after their mischievous lip-lock at this year’s Critics’ Choice Awards. She then ended with a heartfelt thank-you to her mother. If we had a reality show to judge the best acceptance speech, this would have to be the benchmark:
Emmerdale’s Hayley Tamaddon proved she is the one to beat on last night’s Dancing on Ice when she racked up a perfect score of 30 out of 30 for her Bollywood routine. We’re not even in the final yet but Hayley and Daniel’s performance to Slumdog Millionaire’s ‘Jai Ho’ stunned the judges and even forced Jason Gardiner to be NICE! He admitted the routine was ‘probably one of the best performances we’ve ever seen on the show’. Check it out for yourself; can any of the others top this next week?
E4’s Glee packs so many pop hits into each delightful episode that it’s already time for another album! The first ‘Glee: The Music Volume 1′ album has gone gold in the UK and went straight to the top of the charts off the back of the single ‘Don’t Stop Believin’. Now, ‘Glee: The Music Volume 2′ will be out on March 15th, boasting another great line-up of classics sung by our favourite cast members. Artists covered include Lily Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Van Halen and Cyndi Lauper. There’s just no stopping these lot – how many volumes do you think the series will end up with?
Legendary actress June Whitfield will appear on Coronation Street in a couple of month’s time as one of Blanche Hunt’s friends. The Corrie residents are due to find out about Blanche’s death in May, and hold a funeral for her shortly afterwards. According to the story, Blanche, who was played by the late Maggie Jones, has been house-sitting in Portugal for a friend. June’s character will arrive for the funeral and tell Deirdre how her mother died. Undertaker Archie Shuttleworth, played by Roy Hudd, is expected to make a return for the ceremony as well. A commemorative service was held in honour of actress Maggie Jones last week at Salford Cathedral.
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