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“I’m somebody who wakes up, drinks a kombucha, pets my donkey, you know?” – Millie Bobby Brown |
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* Back on the lucky bucket
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>> Oh, lorde << |
Post/traumatic |
There was a very frazzled PA at the Post Office in downtown Auckland late last week, trying to collect an undelivered item on behalf of their boss.
The PA didn’t have any of the necessary paperwork though as, apparently, their boss’s cleaner had thrown away the “While You Were Out” card. They had no reference code and the plea “Her surname is really distinctive – it’s Yelich-O’Connor!” got them nowhere with the staunch postie at the counter either.
So we’re guessing Lorde didn’t get her parcel. |
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H from Steps currently has an exhibition of his artworks on at the Cloud Gallery in Chichester. |
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>> Ghost crown << |
Good will v bad Will |
Prince William is reportedly very dismayed that series six of The Crown will feature a ghost Diana, who comes back to haunt Charles and Elizabeth.
Not to add to Wills’ woes, but he’s probably not going to be too chuffed with the reports we’ve heard about the actor portraying him either. One day’s filming was made infinitely more complicated after he turned up hungover and puked on set.
He’s also apparently been having a bit of trouble with the on-location facilities, failing to use the flush pedal at the side of the loo and just leaving his turds to languish in the bowl instead. |
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Alex James has been pondering the benefits of Coca-Cola and milk as a hangover cure recently – just in case you’re wondering what kind of palate is behind that Britpop wine. |
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>> Big Questions << |
Who’s asking what this week? |
Which supermodel held a luxury car event to ransom at the last minute by adding seven grams of coke as a non-negotiable addition to her rider – two hours before she was due to turn up? |
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If you like sport, you’ll love The Upshot, a free weekly email spilling gossip about drunken antics, dressing room squabbles and everything BBC Sport won’t touch with a bargepole.
[Try it here] |
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>> Watch-man << |
Re-gift of the gab |
After her divorce to Tom Cruise, one of the ways that Nicole Kidman made the most of her newfound freedom was by getting close to a string of the leading men she was working with.
One lucky beneficiary of this era was Paul Bettany. After enjoying a rather intimate relationship on the set of Dogville, Nicole bought him a Rolex as a wrap gift to remember her by.
Which he then got his mate to sell on eBay. |
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Dolly Parton’s Sandollar Entertainment was the production company that made Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy’s birthday is January 19th; the same as Dolly’s. |
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>> Booking issues << |
The trouble with bubbles |
The intensity of internet discourse can sometimes create an overinflated sense of just how interested the general public is in certain stories.
For instance, Graham Linehan’s new memoir Tough Crowd: How I Made And Lost A Career In Comedy sold 390 copies in its first week – including pre-sales. A figure that fails to place it in the Top 1000.
To put that into context, titles that did crack the Top Thou include: a large print wordsearch book in at No.551, which sold more than twice that; and a colouring book called Dinosaurs Around The World, which sold over 2,000. |
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Tel Aviv is awash with graffiti at the minute. The piece that’s captured the most attention from visiting media crews is: “End The War And I’ll Show U My Tits” |
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>> Beyond the pail << |
The return of the lucky bucket |
Simon from the Kaiser Chiefs was among a group of Leeds Utd fans who flew out to Uruguay this week. They had noticed their beloved ex-manager Marcelo Bielsa (now manager of Uruguay’s national team) had not been seen sitting at the side of the pitch on the upturned bucket he was famous for.
So they brought one over from his time at Leeds to give to him.
Uruguay then beat Brazil 2-0. |
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Making use of the seat-filling services this week: Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves. |
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>> Frank proposal << |
How to land a cover |
Holly Johnson is out on a big UK tour at the minute. This is a story he’s been telling journalists on the promo circuit from back in his Frankie Goes To Hollywood days.
Holly once met Andy Warhol and asked him how he could get himself on the front cover of Interview magazine. “Sleep with the publisher,” was Andy’s reply.
So Johnson asked him who the publisher was.
“I am.”
Johnson never did get his front cover. |
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>> Brew ha-ha << |
The new Newton Dunn |
Who says throwing a tantrum doesn’t get results? Back in May we told you that Julia Hartley-Brewer had stormed out of TalkTV’s first birthday drinks – setting up her own splinter drinks event in a nearby pub in retaliation – after being snubbed in the company’s “Greatest Hits” reel in favour of all the primetime stars (none of whom had actually deigned to show up at the party).
Well, that tantrum made sure it won’t happen again. Because Julia’s just been offered a primetime slot of her own – on roughly twice the money. |
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Nominative Determinism Of The Week: The man who has bred the world’s hottest chilli pepper… Ed Currie! |
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>> Wax entertainment << |
Clearing out for commuters |
Last week, we had a little reminisce about Liz Truss – but what of her partner in chaos, Kwasi Kwarteng? What’s he up to these days?
Commuters on the Jubilee Line saw him boarding at Canary Wharf last week. There he sat muttering and chirruping to himself for several minutes, before withdrawing an HB pencil from his pocket. He drew this pencil to his ear and rummaged it around in there for about thirty seconds.
After which he removed it, plucked the gunk from it, then wiped it on his trousers. |
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Extraordinarily excited to see Peter Andre in Grease earlier this week… celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager. |
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>> Terry’s all gold << |
A perfect memory |
Headlines don’t come much better than “East 17 Singer Joins Hemel Hempstead Street Karaoke To Win A Hotdog“. Informative. Intriguing. A credit to the profession.
But the story gets even better when you click through and learn that the East 17 singer in question is Terry “Tewwy” Coldwell – because Terry has an excellent history with street meat.
In the first wave of East 17’s career, Terry once presented the band with a song that he’d written for their consideration. It was a ballad inspired by something his sister had told him about a place of endless longing and pain that you can never escape. A place called “Burger Tree”.
No-one could convince him he meant “purgatory”. |
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Pick My Postcode literally gives away money for nothing. Well, nothing apart from seeing some ads – like you’re doing now! Just enter your postcode and check back daily. Some have won thousands of pounds, which is just enough to get you to work and back these days.
[Play Pick My Postcode] |
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Old Jokes Home
“My dog’s learning to speak a foreign language”
“Español?”
“No, he’s a labrador”
Still Bored?
Remember we mentioned that Iggy Pop was doing sink ads? He’s done some TV spots too.
[Watch on YouTube] |
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