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| “I grew up in California and I’d often wear a vest. A silk vest, against my nipples. I liked it.” – Tucker Carlson |
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* Candid celebrity shots
* The golden shower tree
* PLUS: The people’s choice |
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| >> Bum behaviour << |
| Robbie’s death pinch |
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With attention back on Robbie Williams ahead of his Netflix documentary this week, those who worked on the Rock DJ video have been reminiscing about their time on set.
The video famously featured Rob taking off all his clothes, tearing off his skin, then plucking both his buttocks off and throwing them into a crowd of rollerskating women.
Robbie’s arse wasn’t the only one to suffer a graphic injury that day. One of the extras was sent home on full pay after Robbie pinched her bum so hard, he apparently broke the skin. |
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| HS writes: “Don’t know about Sadiq Khan being a Swiftie but pretty sure we spotted him at the Madonna show on 18th October.” |
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| >> Young heart << |
| Wilder than she sounds |
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Kirsty Young was recently asked what advice she would offer her younger self – to which her answer was “Do the drugs and shag the guy.”
Her explanation (that she was too much of a worrier in her younger years) made it sound as if she’s lived a life of total abstinence – but we’re not sure that’s entirely the case. Back in the early 00s, when she and her husband were first married, they were big mates with one of the chefs at Soho House whose generosity with coke was legendary.
So she’s not been quite as hard done by as the soundbite suggests. |
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| John Mellencamp’s rider is 40 pages long – with six pages given over to catering. In it, he notes his favourite dinner is “slabs of extra firm tofu arranged in a circle”. They can be served at room temperature or heated. |
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| >> Big guesses << |
| Angela is the people’s choice |
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A few people took a guess that the Labour MP who’s been sinking multiple bottles of wine a night in last Thursday’s Big Question was Angela Rayner.
It’s an understandable guess, but it’s not her. That said, there’s no denying Angela likes a drink. She’s an extremely convivial presence at the pub. In fact, even a lot of Tories speak very fondly of her, saying she’s great company over a bevvy or two.
An endorsement she apparently lives in fear of becoming public knowledge, in case it ruins her Tory-hating image. |
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| ITV Backstage Gossip: There’s been some shagging occurring on the set of Mamma Mia: I Have A Dream. |
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| >> Potted history << |
| A little hint of bush |
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When Matthew Perry and Julia Roberts had their brief romance in the mid-90s, everyone working on the PR for Friends was keen to make the most of the fact that the two stars were dating. However, they also knew they couldn’t very well stage a bunch of shots of the couple together in case it looked like an obvious publicity stunt.
Instead, they hired a friendly photographer to take pictures of the pair of them out and about. And to add a realistic “candid” touch to the shots, they had the photographer bring a potted bush along with them, which was placed just to the side of the lens so it looked like the pictures were taken surreptitiously through the leaves. |
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| The official state flower of Kerala, India, is the Golden Shower Tree. |
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| >> Flipping hell << |
| All quiet on the Wootton front |
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Even though the probe into Dan Wootton is officially ongoing, GB News’ recent announcement that Boris Johnson is joining their roster makes it seem increasingly unlikely that Wootton will get his £600,000p/a slot back.
There’s another major tell-tale sign too. Dan’s put the house he bought earlier this year back on the market. At the time, we heard he’d got the new pad for £1.25m, but is looking to get £1.8m for it now.
Which is one way to make up the earnings shortfall… |
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| Last week, Taylor Swift sold over 580,000 vinyl copies of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) in the US. |
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| >> Where there’s a Will << |
| …there’s a WaPo |
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Former Murdoch lackey Will Lewis has just been named the successor to Jeff Bezos as the CEO of the Washington Post. It’s proving a slightly divisive choice among journalists, given his history.
Lewis was a big figure at News International around the time of the phone-hacking scandal. When that story broke, Lewis was moved from his job of general manager at News to head up the company’s Management and Standards Committee (MSC). And it was the MSC – under Lewis’s eye – that was very swift to release confidential emails to police which led to the arrest of many journalists and the conviction of lots of sources.
He was so disliked that he had to enter the office through special security to avoid other staff and his team worked in isolated, sound-proofed offices. So maybe WaPo can give up one of their podcast studios for him to move into. |
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| Nominative Determinism Of The Day: Chief inspector with the RSPCA, talking to the press about XL Bullies, Ian Muttitt! |
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| >> Popbits << |
| This week’s audio quizzes |
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Last week’s quizzes tackled AI covers, Bossa Nova versions, Def Jam tracks, and a special 40-track Monster Mash-Up for Halloween.
This week, we’ve got another five audio rounds ready to go for you. There’s ten songs crammed into two and a half minutes. All you have to do is figure out what the tracks are and which band/artist performed them.
Monday’s Theme: Sinatra Style
[Play it here] |
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| There’s well over 500 quizzes in the archive, if you want to try something different. From heavy metal to Muppet covers, it’s an absolute mess of stuff… [Play them here] |
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| >> Hmmms << |
| A few quick things |
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There’s a huge film, TV and music memorabilia auction happening this week
[See the lots]
20 minutes of puppies
[Watch on YouTube]
A supercut of all the Star Wars films, whenever they say “Star” or “War”
[Watch on Instagram] |
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| Thanks to: AG, S, HS, NS, TT, TBL, FO, B, MM, DF |
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Old Jokes Home
I took my dry cleaners to court because they lost my clown costume.
But the judge threw it out. He said it was a frivolous suit. |
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