That Channel 4 are targeting Whitney Houston to appear as a housemate in the next Celebrity Big Brother... A source said: "We're aiming high for the new series. We want top-notch stars no Z-listers. We'll be back with a bang in 2009"... What, no Les Dennis?!... That, according to Holy Moly, Grace Jones insisted on a double stretched Cadillac 300c to drive her the "ten yards from her dressing room to her private toilet" at last weekend's Electric Picnic... That Mother Earth is a fan... That Amy Winehouse has ordered 48 bottles of Jack Daniels for her dressing room at Bestival this weekend... A source said: "With Amy's record this can mean failure to perform or giving a shambolic performance. Whiskey is better than heroin - but not 48 bottles of the stuff".... That, of her having to be carried out of this year's Glamour Awards, Lily Allen said: "I woke up in my bed at 8am and felt totally fine. So I Googled myself, and then I saw the pictures. It was awful. I can't believe I got into that state. It leads me to believe somebody put something in my drink because it's totally not in my repertoire to do something like that"... That her repertoire usually includes shouted profanities, verbally attacking the elderly, punching French tourists, chugging bottles of champange while presenting awards ceremonies and "inadvertently" flashing her chest fodder... That Guy Ritchie said of Madonna's driving: "If she buys a fast car, she will not be a driver in it. No way will Madonna drive a fast car! She is an appalling driver"... That Beyonce Knowles said: "I'm over being a pop-star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I feel like I've accomplished a lot (and) I feel like I'm highly respected, which is more important than any award or any amount of records"... That Kim Kardashian wants to turn her hoop to music: "I would be down, if it was something fun. I love music, so it would just have to be the right thing... I'd say a little bit Michael Jackson in there. I would love to work with, like, Timbaland as a producer and maybe Justin Timberlake"... Hey, if they can make Madonna sound marginally talented... That neither Michael nor Jermaine Jackson turned up to the BMI Urban Awards in LA yesterday... That the other Jacksons were there with bells on to receive their lifetime achievement award... That, when asked where Michael was, Marlon Jackson said: "I don't know. I think he's in Egypt riding a camel or something"... That, of the constant pregnancy rumours, Eva Longoria said: "I'm not pregnant. I'm just fat. I gained 5lb over the summer so instead of a size zero, I'm a size one"... I'd like to clarify that a size one (an Irish size five?) is anything but "fat" and it's the HEIGHT of irresponsibility to state otherwise... That, when not on my high horse or soap box, I'm the same height as Longoria and a healthy size ten...That father of three Colin Firth said: "I don't always love kids. Sometimes I absolutely loath them. Children are just people who haven't lived very long yet. I'm predisposed to be affectionate if someone's smaller, but if they're loathsome in the first five minutes they're loathsome"... That Grooverider has been released after 10 months in jail in Dubai... That he'd been snared in customs with 2.16 grams of cannabis in his pocket... That Kanye West will close the MTV VMA's "a year after announcing he would never perform at the event again"... That Michael Phelps will have a recurring role in Entourage... There goes the swimming career...
