Tulisa Contostavlos’s new X Factor look: how it has evolved
UK media are cranking up the press for Tulisa Contostavlos, as she and Kelly Rowland launched the new series of The X Factor at the O2 Arena yesterday. The former N-Dubz singer’s makeover includes, according to the British media, veneers which have cost £12,000. Tulisa’s Vivienne Westwood dress with lace detailing made it […]
Kim Kardashian and X Factor dominate Glamour awards’ red-carpet chatter
Reality star Kim Kardashian proved to be the talked-about celebrity at the Glamour awards in London, with a figure-hugging strapless, floor-length black dress. The newly engaged Kardashian, wearing her $2 million 20·5 ct engagement ring, says she will keep her maiden name. She intends to have a long discussion with her fiancé shortly to […]
Cowell quashes rumours as Nicole Scherzinger replaces Cheryl Cole on US X Factor
We’re glad we made the call that Nicole Scherzinger (left) would replace Cheryl Cole on the US version of The X Factor, rather than speculate whether the Geordie songstress would return, as the British media and Twitter did over recent days. Fox issued a statement, officially, that Scherzinger has replaced Cole on the judging panel […]
Entertainment news: Zhang Zi Lin on modelling; more from Fashion for Relief; Oprah’s farewell
Stéphane Kossmann/Renault/Getty Images China’s biggest model at present, former Miss World (2007) Zhang Zi Lin, one of L’Oréal Paris’s many faces, talks about her early aspirations, her career in modelling, and her Elie Saab (‘one of my favourite designers’) dress that she wore to the première of Tree of Life at the Festival de Cannes. […]
Feedback is positive for Cheryl Cole after day one on The X Factor
It does appear we are going to get a blow-by-blow on how things are going for Cheryl Cole on The X Factor. ITN summarizes that Cole is not sitting next to Simon Cowell, as she does on the original version—Paula Abdul takes that seat—and that all but two contestants had an issue understanding a […]
Fox releases X Factor publicity shots of Cheryl Cole
Fox has released images of Cheryl Cole in the wake of the announcement that she will be the third judge on the US version of The X Factor, alongside L. A. Reid and show creator Simon Cowell. US media are speculating on the fourth judge presently, with Paula Abdul’s name currently being mentioned. […]
Entertainment news: Lady Gaga denies exploiting Christian symbols; a Cheryl Cole primer
Lady Gaga has already annoyed some people over her single, ‘Judas’, but the video has seen even more protests emerging, especially in the US. Gaga denies exploiting Christian and Catholic symbols in her video, which appears to have been inspired by Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’. ‘I don’t view the video as a religious […]
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is FHM’s sexiest; Cheryl Cole’s X Factor gig confirmed
Above Model-turned-actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, on the cover of her book, Ten Times Rosie, photographed by Rankin. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been named Sexiest Woman in the World 2011 by lads’ magazine FHM, knocking singer Cheryl Cole from the top spot. The accolade comes from readers, who vote in a poll. Cole had been the magazine’s […]
Frankie Sandford of the Saturdays rumoured for X Factor; Robert Pattinson ’fluey in love scene
As if speculation over the US X Factor judging panel wasn’t enough, there are plenty surrounding the original version in the UK. Frankie Sandford from the Saturdays is the latest name to be bandied about by the British media, as a potential replacement for Cheryl Cole should she join the US version’s panel. […]
The fascination with Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding
Mario Testino Above Prince William and Kate Middleton’s choice of Mario Testino for the official engagement portraits led to the media dissecting everything from tradition to fashion. There have been many stories this month not just on the Royal Wedding, but on how unimportant the Royal Wedding is. It’s almost a backlash, as surveys go […]
