That Madonna's mini me (13-year-old Lourdes) has released her fashion range, Material Girl... It's unclear where she sourced her inspiration... Taylor Momsen looked thrilled to be part of the proceedings... That RTE have lured yet another ex-Ireland AM anchor to co-host the "revamped afternoon schedule"... Maura Derrane has been kept on, while Claire Byrne sort of replaces Sheana Keane, and Daithi O Se has been employed to woo the lady viewers... Someone talking to the Evening Herald says: "The plan is that Maura will present a new programme on her own, looking at lighter issues. Daithi will co-present a new show along with Claire, which will cover more topical stories, and both these programmes will fill the gap in the schedule that used to be occupied by the Afternoon Show... RTE have finally come to realise that Daithi has what it takes to become on of their biggest stars. With the departure of Grainne Seoige and the tragic loss of Gerry Ryan, they needed some vibrant new blood"... Enough said... That Barbara Windsor has been given the freedom of London... That Lady GaGa has been nominated for a sh*t load of awards... That the executive producer of The American Office, Paul Liberstein, said of Ricky Gervais replacing Steve Carell: "We talked about it today for a while. It's not the leading idea... [but] it's not a dead idea... I don't know how David Brent could take Michael Scott's place because it would be a little bit too much of a coincidence that a documentary crew was also following him. He was also fired for incompetence [in the UK Office], so we'd have to create some back story for what happened"... Ricky Gervais responded: "Why would I get up at 6am five days a week for seven years when I can hire someone else to do that and still get my syndication money?"... That Kerry Katona has roused two digits to Mark Croft's claims that she's still in love with him, by stating she's still in love with... Bryan McFadden... The random glamour model who's been drafted in to replace Katona on the Iceland ads said: "I might look a bit like Kerry and she used to live near me in Warrington," Wallace said. "But I would never take drugs and you won't see me drinking outside a pub with my kids... I just started screaming when they called me. I rang up everyone I know to tell them. A few people have said, 'You're going to be the new Kerry, I don't think I will be paid as much though as she is a celebrity! I don't know much about the role (?!) but I know I'll be dancing, and I start shooting next week"... That, of bringing more lives unnecessarily into the world, a real good mate of Jordan's said: "Kate knows that babies mean big money and she hopes it will bring more publicity opportunities, like the high-profile interviews she's had in the past. Kate has been feeling pretty low recently after a lack of serious work offers. She has been the butt of lots of criticism in recent weeks. She's a tough cookie and can take a lot of it, but of course it gets to her - she's only human. She might have secured a mega-money deal for her new [Living] show but she fears viewing figures will plummet as it's on a pay-per-view channel"... That Michael Lohan now plans to record the song he wrote for Lindsay himself... TMZ reports: "His friend Joe Vulpis - who co-wrote the lyrics and sang the original - tells us Michael plans to give the old ditty an overhaul next Wednesday... debuting his very own Long Island (Lawn Guyland) accent on the track"... That, of the repeated rumours of his death (this is the fourth time it's happened), 73-year-old Bill Cosby said: "I don't want this person, or whatever, I don't want them to do this anymore. I found out when my daughter called the house. [She said}, 'Dad, people are calling me, are you alright?' Maybe psychiatrists will say I'm feeding this person's ego, but I just want to say to friends of that person, just tell them to stop. Because it isn't funny... Emotional friends have called about this misinformation. To the people behind the foolishness, I'm not sure you see how upsetting this is"...
