Celebrity News
Peaches Geldof tweets car crash
Peaches Geldof escaped unscathed after the car she was in crashed after spinning out of control on an LA motorway.
The 20-year-old and friends were on their way to Disneyland in California and were apparently speeding, according to a post left on the star’s Twitter page moments before the accident. Peaches tweeted: “Speeding like I have never, ever witnessed before on the freeway – feel like I’m in a scary car chase video game.”
Moments later, the car skidded out of control across three lanes of traffic. Although the car suffered extensive damage, none of the passengers were seriously injured. Peaches even managed to add another tweet, saying: "Just actually experienced a full on car crash with the IDGAF crew. Wow, I guess we really don’t GAF.”
The driver of the car claimed her foot slipped off the pedal while driving due to their urgency to get to the theme park. After the accident, they carried on and made it to Disneyland as planned.
Although not physically injured, the incident definitely shook up the young star and her friends. Another tweet shortly after the crash revealed Peaches’ shock: "My last memories if we had all died following the epic crash – reading the NME, then screaming, clinging… what a way to go…"
We’re not sure if rushing to get to Disneyland is worth risking life and limb for. Let’s hope Peaches and co have learnt their lesson!
Joe McElderry: ‘I’m not gay’
While still flying high on the news of his amazing success at becoming the winner of X Factor 2009, Joe McElderry was interviewed by The Sun, and put an end to rumours of his apparent homosexuality.
"I’m straight. I haven’t slept with anyone, but I’m concentrating on my music,” Joe revealed to the newspaper. The soft-spoken Geordie has won the hearts of thousands of girls all over the country, and apparently, the heart of a celebrity. After he won the show on Sunday night, Katie Price met the 18-year-old, and Joe heard rumours that she liked him.
"I met Jordan backstage and she introduced herself to me. I’m flattered that people are saying she might be interested – but there is no spark. It would be a bit wrong, don’t you think? She’s quite a few years older than me,” he said of their meeting.
The young singer, who apparently won the final of the TV talent show with 6 million of the votes, has his mind in the right place when it comes to his career. He claims he is focusing totally on his singing and not on girls.
"I know I’ll probably get offers but – for me – it’s all about the singing for now.”
That’s what we like to hear Joe!
Amy Winehouse back with Blake?
Just when we thought Amy Winehouse had got her life back together after her extended break in the Caribbean earlier this year, it seems she has gone back to 
her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, much to the disapproval of her family.
According to The Sun, Amy has reunited with Blake after they spent 36 hours together holed up in a flat in Sheffield. Blake, an outpatient at a nearby clinic, has not been popular with the singer’s family. Amy’s dad Mitch has not been quiet in expressing his distaste for their past union, and has blamed him for her infamous battle with drugs.
The couple divorced four months ago, but Blake’s mum Georgette has predicted they will re-marry: “He’ll be straight back with Amy in London. I know it won’t be long before I get a call from Blake saying, ‘Mum, I’m at the airport and we’re flying off to get married’."
Katie Price and Jamie ‘Afro’ Archer?
It seems that Katie Price is enjoying being newly single, and is taking full advantage of it.
On a night out at top London club Mahiki, it has been reported in The Sun that the glamour model and I’m A Celebrity contestant made a beeline for ex-X Factor contestant Jamie Archer, where they drank together and ‘flirted’.
The rumours come less than two weeks after Katie publicly dumped her cage-fighter boyfriend Alex Reid, after she quit the I’m A Celeb jungle. It’s also slightly shocking to see rocker Jamie knocking back the booze with another woman, after he had allegedly been seeing Coco Lloyd from X Factor girl group, Kandy Rain.
Maybe they’re just friends, or maybe it’s something more? Stay tuned folks.
Tiger Woods admits “transgressions”
Golfer Tiger Woods has confessed to “personal sins” and publicly apologised to his wife after three women came forwarding claiming to have slept with the father of two.
“I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart,” Tiger wrote on his website. “I have not been true to my values and the behaviour my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect.
“Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn’t have to mean public confessions,” he continued. “I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology.”
The series of events that led to Tiger’s admission began when his car hit a tree outside the couple’s Florida home on November 30. Suspicions arose when the world number one refused to talk to police about the accident, cancelling three planned meetings. Reports speculated that the golfer’s facial injuries weren’t sustained by the crash, but by a fight with wife Elin Nordegren, who had become enraged when it was reported Tiger was having an affair.
Since then, several women have gone public with accounts of affairs with the world number one.
John and Edward get a makeover
It seems that John and Edward (more commonly referred to as Jedward) have grown up!
Thanks to Grazia magazine, the 18-year-old ex-X Factor contestants have been treated to a makeover. Gone are the huge quiffs and suit/hi-top trainer combinations that we usually see them with. Instead, they have a sleek new image, complete with side partings, tailored suits and sunglasses. 
In the space of weeks, Jedward have morphed from unknown, slightly off-key wannabes to international pop icons with fans ranging from David Cameron, Kelly Osbourne, Pixie Lott and Henry Holland, to Will Young and Agyness Deyn.
The boys are preparing their next move with speculation they’ll do everything from appearing in the next 118 advert to becoming the new Ant and Dec. They’re certainly in demand – last week, they had to charter a private helicopter to enable them to make all their public appearances around the UK.
"We love fashion," says Edward. "We don’t really wear specific designers as we can’t afford them. But when we were on the show it was more about us having a slick solid image that had impact rather than a label. We hardly ever wore T-shirts – only shirts with ties."
The boys are styled by Britain’s most influential male stylists Mark Anthony, Frank Strachan and Tom Stubbs in this week’s issue, on sale now.
What do you think of their new image? Hot, or not?
Susan Boyle breaks record
The unlikely star of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle, has smashed all previous first-week debut album sales with her first release.
The Scottish singer who has fans everywhere from the UK to America has sold 410,000 copies of I Dreamed A Dream, her debut effort, in the first week. Not only that, but she beat the likes of Queen, Black Eyed Peas and JLS to the top of the charts.
The 48-year-old singing sensation’s first single is a cover of Rolling Stone’s hit Wild Horses, and reached number 9 in the charts last week.
Simon Cowell, the man responsible for her discovery, has said of her success: "I’m incredibly proud of Susan as well as being delighted for her. The success could not not have happened to a lovelier person. She did it her way and made a dream come true.”
Well done SuBo!
Robbie Williams: did he really propose?
Robbie Williams has managed to cause a bit of confusion by apparently asking his girlfriend to marry him on an Australian radio show.
The singer, who has been a bit of a bachelor throughout his career, was on Sydney 2Day FM on the Kyle and Jackie O Show last week with Ayda Field (the girlfriend in question) when he reportedly popped the question.
He said: "Will you marry me? I love you so much, would you mind being my betrothed until the end of time?" and she replied: "I would love to be your betrothed until the end of time."
However, before you get too excited at the idea of an A-list celebrity wedding, the proposal has been written off by Robbie’s spokesman. He claimed it was just a joke. Despite this, Robbie’s mum Jan is adamant it was a genuine engagement. In a radio interview, she said: "He wanted to do something different. She’s a lovely girl and I’m really pleased for them. I’ve got a daughter-in-law."
We wait with baited breath for the truth. Is Robbie finally going to be united in holy matrimony?
Katie Price’s bad luck continues
It’s fair to say Katie Price isn’t having a good week. She endured bushtucker trial after bushtucker trial in I’m A Celebrity, despite begging the public to give her a break, until it finally got too much and she quit. 
During her time in the jungle, Katie endured being showered with 60,000 cockroaches, she burrowed through a tunnel filled with bugs, and attempted to eat a kangaroo anus and testicles, among other horrors. Faced with her seventh consecutive bushtucker trial, Katie gave up and left the jungle for the luxury of the nearby Versace Hotel.
But there were more dramas to come – in her live TV interview with Ant and Dec the following day, Katie announced she was no longer dating Alex Reid. “I’ve done a lot of reflecting,” she said. “I think it’s best I’m on my own, I just don’t want to be in a relationship. I hope we can remain friends.”
Katie admitted that memories from her first jungle visit in 2004, when she first met Peter Andre, may have contributed to her decision. "The whole place reminded me of Pete from the moment I woke up, the afternoon to the moment I went to sleep, every second it was Pete, Pete, Pete.”
And now a report in The Mirror states that Katie’s £30 million business empire isn’t growing at the expected rate. According to the newspaper, the model’s new children’s book range is selling poorly, with one book, Mermaids and Pirates: All Around, only selling 19 copies! The figures, from Neilsen Bookscan ratings, also reveal that the latest series of Perfect Ponies books has sold under 1,000 copies, compared with 26,000 for the series debut in 2007. Katie’s bed linen range is no longer being stocked in some stores, and her lingerie range for Asda is reportedly "under review”.
If eating worms and burrowing through cockroaches isn’t going to endear Katie to the British public, what will?
Ali Bastian gets festive with dance partner
The Bill actress Ali Bastian still hasn’t confirmed she is dating her Strictly Come Dancing partner Brian Fortuna, but the two are spending an awful lot of time together, both on and off the dancefloor.
Despite spending all week together practicing their moves, the cute couple found time to step out together at the Magic Bing Dome in Covent Garden, to celebrate the launch of Bing, the new search engine from Microsoft. They got into the festive spirit, scoffing mince pies and searching for the best gift deals online and ideas for what to cook this Christmas.
Ali is one of the favourites to waltz off with the Strictly Come Dancing crown (along with Ricky Whittle) so it’s unlikely this dancing duo will be separated any time soon.
