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| And the British Soap Awards didn’t fail to disappoint as the starlets arrived last night. It was like an explosion of Quality Street as dresses in shades of pink, orange, yellow, green and blue all fought for attention against the backdrop of the red carpet. And with their bleached styled hair, fake tans, and perfect make-up the actresses lived up to expectation as they posed for photographers. As for the awards themselves? Well, they were almost a sideshow compared to the daring fashions on show.. |
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| Actress Wendy Richard died today after a battle with cancer, her agent said. The former EastEnder died in the Harley Street Clinic in London with her husband John Burns by her side. She was 65. Her agent Kevin Francis said: "She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end." Richard starred in the BBC soap for more than 20 years, but became a household name before that in department store sitcom Are You Being Served?. She endured two battles with breast cancer in the mid-1990s and then in 2002. The cancer went into remission after years of treatment, but last year it was discovered that the disease had returned in an aggressive form, attacking her kidneys, bones and spine. |
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| Turkish broadcaster TRT confirmed on its website last October what fans were speculating about already for days: Hadise Açıkgöz will represent the nation at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The 24 year old singer is very well known in Belgium, where she was born, as singer, songwriter and since recently even as TV presenter. With this choice, Turkish television picked an experienced entertainer to represent the country on stage in Moscow 2009. TRT officials assured the young singer significant influence in the choice of the song and the act. |
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| Jade Ewen has tonight won the selection show Eurovision - Your Country Needs You! and will represent the UK with the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren composition My Time in the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow in May. In a departure from the format of previous national selections in the United Kingdom, the process in 2009 has been all about finding the singer to represent the nation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Behind the scenes, selection manager Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Grammy Award winning songwriter Diane Warren have been busy writing the song which the winning artist will sing in Moscow in May. |
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| Now that 2008 is behind us let's have a look back and remind ourselves of the ups, downs and events that got our attention throughout the year. The news was mainly dominated by the current credit crisis with Northern Rock being nationalised back in February last year, this was closely followed by other big names and companies also financially struggling and many were forced to scale down the workforces making hundreds of workers redundant. The much loved high street chain Woolworths was one of the unfortunate casualties of the credit crunch eventually closing down all stores across the UK leaving staff devastated and jobless.... |
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| If you like the playful, infectious music of ABBA, and I do, it's impossible to not have a good time at a performance of "Mamma Mia!" The play, one of the most frequently and widely staged in history, wraps a touching story around 22 of the former Swedish pop group's swaying-in-the-aisles tunes. But it's because you can see "Mamma Mia!" in so many places like Istanbul, Ankara, London, Sweden, Germany, France and any other places. But his energy makes Tanya, the older woman he's pursuing, seem lethargic. Broadway veteran Michelle Dawson likely at the director's behest leans too heavily on bawdy gestures, rather than using her stride and ironic facial expressions as an actress like Christine Baranski might. |
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| Alexandra Burke wept tears of joy as she was voted X Factor winner, beating JLS in the final. The win means the 20 year old has landed a £1 million record contract and a shot at this year's Christmas No 1. Clutching a copy of her new single Hallelujah, she said: "This is for everyone who voted for me. This is for you. I love you." Alexandra was firm 8/13 favourite with the bookies to win the ITV1 show. She was also told she would perform with Elton John at the O2 Arena on New Year's Eve. |
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| It is the story of the beautiful, glamorous and fascinating Georgiana Spencer. While her beauty and charisma made her name, her extravagant tastes and appetite for gambling and love made her infamous. Married young to the older, distant Duke of Devonshire, intimate of ministers and princes, Georgiana became a fashion icon, a doting mother, a shrewd political operator and darling of the common people. But at the core of her story is a desperate search for love. Married young to the older, distant Duke of Devonshire, intimate of ministers and princes, Georgiana became a fashion icon, a doting mother, a shrewd political operator and darling of the common people. But at the core of her story is a desperate search for love. |
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Turk Kazim Richards vows to knock out Germans
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