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Behind the scenes at Radio 1's Big Weekend

1105_rav_usherUSHER might be a superstar but he also loves being a No1 dad.

The R'n'B singer wowed the crowds yesterday at Radio 1's Big Weekend festival in Kent, where I was backstage to bring you all the goss.

He told me that he's smitten by his six-month-old boy USHER RAYMOND V.

Usher said: "That was special but it's nothing compared to how I feel about my boy. I save my greatest performances for him."


Amy Winehouse's man crazy over office girl

1105_rav_amy_250We've got the first picture of the mystery girl AMY WINEHOUSE'S jailbird hubby is ready to dump her for.

I can reveal the clean-living redhead BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL affectionately calls "Darling Tickle" is 25-year-old SARAH THOMAS.

Blake is smitten with the office receptionist, who has secretly been visiting him in Pentonville Prison, while unreliable Amy has repeatedly been a no-show.

Click through to see the first pictures of her.


Now that's an angry case of crabs

DiscoveryEEEEEEEEUch... a promotional fishing trip to launch the latest series of Deadliest Catch took a nasty twist when the stars of the show made a last dash for freedom.

Dozens of huge crabs escaped after their tank got dropped on deck.

Best of all -  the whole thing was caught on video... click through to watch!


Amy Winehouse 9-hour 'drug video' quiz

Winehouse_2Singer Amy Winehouse was freed on bail late last night after a nine-hour police quiz over drug offences.

She left Limehouse police station in east London at after 10pm after arriving for a 1pm appointment.

The 24-year-old was arrested over video footage published in January which appeared to show her inhaling fumes from a crack pipe.

Scotland Yard said she was bailed to return on a date in May.


Lindsay Lohan: 'Wow, this song sucks'

Lohan Is there no beginning end to Lindsay Lohan's talent?

Hours after signing up for a Britney-style guest slot on comedy Ugly Betty, Hollywood's second-favourite hell-raisin' It girl's new single, Bossy, has been leaked on the web.

'Like a Britney b-side', writes one blogger. While another says simply: 'Wow, this song sucks'

Check it out for yourself by clicking through.





Madonna in lesbian French kiss shock (again)

MadkissboxLock up yer daughters. Rock queen Madonna's back on stage - and she's feelin' frisky at (nearly) fifty.

While sugar-sweet Kylie launched her tour in a blaze of stardust and colour just up the road, a scuzzed-up Madge played her Paris gig dressed in head-to-toe black.

And as the set wore on, she got DIRTY with her dancers...


Kylie Minogue dazzles Paris on EX tour

KylieboxKylie Minogue kicked off her £10m KylieX2008 tour in Paris ... and guess who was in the front row?

Her ex Olivier Martinez was snapped among the 10,000 French fans at the Barcy stadium - the birthplace of cabaret.


See the video that left Simon Cowell speechless

DancerTeenage bellydancer Sophie Mei stunned Simon into an unusual silence with her breathtaking performance on Britain's Got Talent.

That little Dec fella was pretty quiet too.

You can watch her sizzling show by clicking Read On...and before you ask, yes she got through..!


Boyzone are back in town

0405_rav_boyzone1_4BOOZING, bickering and a busy busy work schedule led to the break-up of boy band legends BOYZONE, I can reveal.

In an exclusive interview as they prepared for their comeback tour, the Irish lads told me of the troubled time they went through just before they split almost ten years ago.


Mischa Barton in cellulite hell

0405_rav_mischaWELL, here we have it ladies— proof that even the most stunning women can suffer from cellulite hell. 

Read on to see what we mean. 


Paris Hilton - a face fit for radio?

0405_rav_paris_2WHAT'S eating PARIS HILTON, I wonder?

The blonde heir-head turned up for the LA launch of sexy new series Scarlet —her man BENJI MADDEN was on the decks—with a face like thunder.


Has Mariah Carey got married?

0405_rav_mariah_3JUST weeks after I told you that MARIAH CAREY had a new Honey, she's apparently gone and married the lucky fella.


Naomi Campbell shows her nice side

0405_rav_naomiTHIS is one of the most shocking stories I've EVER reported — NAOMI CAMPBELL's being nice.

Yes, the celebrity world was reeling this week after the catwalk diva was caught out serving tea and coffee to assistants on the set of Ugly Betty.


SJP's dress-a-minute in new Sex film

0405_rav_sjpSEX And The City star SARAH JESSICA PARKER goes through an incredible 81 outfit changes in the new movie.

But—and this one will make you spit yer cocktails out—Sarah is nothing like her fashion-mad character Carrie.


Mayer splashes out on Aniston

0405_rav_jenSMITTEN singer JOHN MAYER has given new girlfriend JENNIFER ANISTON flowers for EVERY day they have been together.

After I exclusively revealed they were a couple last week, the Gravity star has splashed out on bouquets to celebrate their FIVE days together.