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UK NEWS: REALITY TV STAR JADE GOODY ‘HAS MONTHS TO LIVE’

Via BBC News Jade Goody has been told she has only months to live, her publicist Max Clifford has said. Mr Clifford said doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London broke the news to the former reality television star on Friday. The mother-of-two is now getting her affairs in order and making plans for her sons’ future, he added. Last week Goody underwent a successful operation to remove a cancerous tumour from her bowel. Mr Clifford said: “She was aware that []

UK TV: CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2009

Celebrity Big Brother 2009 will launch his week (Friday) and thankfully the rumour that Whitney Houston would appear on the show where Z-list celebrities/non entities go to lay the remains of their once illustrious careers to rest for good was just that – a rumour. Anyway the ‘celebs’ who will enter the BB House on Friday are as follows….. Former Sugababes group member Mutya Buena. I guess abruptly leaving a successful group and going solo wasn’t the best move for old Mutya…. 90s rap []

UK TV: WHITNEY HOUSTON SET TO APPEAR IN CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER? BOBBY BROWN SET TO JOIN HER IN THE HOUSE?

It’s been reported that Whitney Houston will allegedly be joined in the Celebrity Big Brother house by ex-husband Bobby Brown. The I Will Always Love You star reportedly signed to appear in the new series of the Channel 4 show in the summer, the Daily Star claims, and now BB bosses have managed to sign her ex to the reality show too. Source I pray that there isn’t a ounce of truth in this news story. If Whitney has agreed and signed []

UK TV: 80S SOUL SINGER ALEXANDER O’NEAL TO APPEAR ON ‘WIFE SWAP’

Jilly Goolden and Alexander O’Neal 1980s Soul sensation Alexander O’Neal will appear on an episode of the popular “reality” vehicle ‘Wife Swap’. O’Neal and his wife Cynthia O’Neal will swap lives with TV wine and food critic Jilly Goolden. Celebrity Wife Swap, showing Sunday August 10th on Channel 4 at 8:00pm Read more….. Is this what it’s come to Alexander? You know times must be hard when former stars agree to appear on these “celebrity” led “reality” vehicles……. Let’s go back and watch Alexander []

DISARMING BRITAIN SEASON: SHOULD THIS BILLBOARD BE REMOVED?

The Billboard below, promoting Channel 4’s Disarming Britain season, which takes a look at the current rise in violence on Britain’s streets, was brought to my attention today by photographer Lloyd Best. Best (a black man) say’s he walks past this Billboard on a daily basis and finds it offensive. He is currently in the process of getting the authorities to remove the billboard from the public’s view. I am interested to know what your thoughts are on this matter? Is the billboard offensive? should it be removed ASAP?