Rachel is Getting Hitched

The former S Club stunner's boyfriend Alex Bourne went down on bended knee last weekend and popped the question on holiday in Italy.

Rachel told The Sun: "I am over the moon. I can’t wait to get married."

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Posted: 15th June 2008

Paul to Release EP

Paul Cattermole has announced on his official Myspace that he will be releasing an EP in August:

"Paul will be releasing the 'YOU MAKE ME HAPPY' E.P. in August 2008 via iTUNES worldwide and other download sites like AMAZON & NAPSTER. We will keep you informed of exact release dates when we get them. Thankyou for the continued support."

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Posted: 15th June 2008

16-year-old Wins Primeval Monster Design Competition

A 16-year-old from Essex has won the competition to create a brand-new creature for ITV1's Primeval.

Carim Nahaboo's design of a new future predator evolved from carnivorous beetle was selected from more than 5,000 entries.

The winning Primeval monster design entry

Carim's beast will feature in series three of the time-travel adventure series in 2009, when Cutter and the team do battle with the monster in episode eight.

Carim said: "I'm really interested in predatory insects and took inspiration from the way in which they hunt and kill, but the design is based mainly on a preying mantis.

"I can't quite believe I've won. I've watched the series since the start and I’m really excited about seeing my design on screen."

Tim Haines, co-creator of Primeval, said: "We were overwhelmed with the amount and quality of entrants we received for the Create A Creature Competition; everyone who entered worked extremely hard to create original and exciting creatures.

"Hand-picking the winner from the thousands of designs was a difficult but hugely enjoyable process but there was something really special about Carim's entry that made it stand out from the rest. We think his creature is going to make episode eight of Primeval series three one to remember!"

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Posted: 15th June 2008

Primeval promo on BBC America On Demand

BBC America is promoting the debut of Primeval not only on the network, but on their On Demand service as well.

The On Demand commercial, featuring at least three or four clips of former S Club 7 member Hannah Spearritt from various episodes, is shown before episode 5 of Robin Hood, which was recently added to BBC America On Demand.

According to a Press Release that was on the network's website press section a few months ago, Primeval is to debut some time in August (specific date to be announced).

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Posted: 15th June 2008

Jo O'Meara gives birth to son

Jo O'Meara has become a mum for the first time.

The reality star, who faced public backlash for her treatment of Shilpa Shetty, 32, in Celebrity Big Brother last year, has given birth to a son.

Jo, 29, split from the baby's dad, who she only refers to as Lee, last month.

"He's going to be loved by both his parents and he's not going to see us feuding," she tells The Sun.

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Posted: 18th May 2008

Rachel Stevens: I would strip for movie sex scene

Look out boys, gorgeous Rachel Stevens says she would happily strip off for a sex scene. The former S Club singer has hung her microphone up for a while and wants to pursue an acting career. And she told the Razz she'd be comfortable with taking her clothes off in the line of duty.

Rachel said: "I'm with an acting management company. We're looking at the script for a great romantic comedy play at the moment. "Some of the scripts I've read have full-on sex scenes and stuff like that but that's part of it. You've got to go for it."

Rachel said she had enrolled to study an acting technique which would help her overcome any fears about getting naked on stage or screen.

She said: "It's basically about being fully truthful in the moment and putting your attention on to the other person. It taught me that when you are in the moment and take on a role, that it doesn't matter about these things. "You're not thinking about yourself, so don't have that awkwardness about being naked in front of all the crew."

Sexy Rachel enjoyed solo success with songs like Sweet Dreams My LAX and Some Girls following her stint in the pop group S Club.

She says that turning 30 changed her outlook in life, and although she has fond memories of her days with the band, she is keen to move on to new pastures.

"Although I would love to do more singing at some point, it's not the right time for me to get back into it at the moment," she said. "I'm throwing myself into acting and focusing on that.

"I just turned 30 in April and, when you get to 30, you get a sense of who you are and a new-found confidence."

Rachel is in the process of moving in to a new home with boyfriend Alex Lee, her childhood sweetheart. The pair went out for four weeks aged 11, but hadn't seen one another for 17 years until a chance meeting in a shop.

Alex is obviously her No.1, but she says her leading men on screen would ideally be George Clooney or Johnny Depp.

Rachel didn't get to star with either of them when she voiced her new acting role in BBC animated series Glendogie Bogey, but she did have the privilege of starring with renowned Scots actors Alex Norton and Peter Capaldi.

Rachel plays the voice of Patricia, a cheeky and fun girl who helps out a supernatural investigating team on their latest case, before she is abducted by the legendary Glendogie Bogey - a fearsome creature that lurks in the caves beneath a remote Highland golf course.

The 30-minute cartoon follows on from the Scottish BAFTA nominated Haunted Hogmanay.

She said: "Peter and Alex were really good and the faces we pulledmust have looked absolutely ridiculous as we did the voiceover.

"The character I'd envisaged bounced off Alex and Peter and I ended up throwing myself around as I screamed and got into character.

"Alex was hilariously funny and both guys suited their characters so well. "I've been told I sound quite Scottish in bits, too, and I thought maybe their accent had rubbed off onme.

"I would have had a singsong in it, but Patricia definitely can't sing."

Rachel still thinks fondly of her days in music and hasn't completely ruled out an S Club reunion in the future.

She admitted: "After my second album, I wanted to take some time out. The pop world was changing so much. I also wanted to take some time out for myself and I loved living in LA.

"If it came about that S Club could do a tour, I'd be up for it, but everyone is busy with other stuff right now.

"It's brilliant that The Spice Girls and Take That have returned and have such a massive following, but that's because music holds memories and if S Club got back together, it would be a celebration of those memories."

Glendogie Bogey is on BBC1 Scotland on Sunday, May 25, at 4.35pm.

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Posted: 17th May 2008

Jon return's to Five role

Jon Lee - who provides a voice for one of the new Famous Five - has revealed he's been a fan of the young adventurers for years.

The former S Club 7 singer voices the character of Julian's son Max in the new Disney Channel version of the classic children's stories.

Jon Lee has a voice role on the new Famous Five

The 25-year-old started reading the books aged 11, when he was cast as Julian in a national tour of Famous Five The Musical - Smuggler's Gold.

He even met Enid Blyton's daughter Gillian, who signed one of his books.

"Twelve years down the line I'm now playing Julian's son, so I've gone on a bit of a weird circle back round on myself!" he laughs.

He admits the Famous Five needed updating for today's children.

"Children nowadays are very different. It had to be updated. It would have felt immediately dated to watch anything with the language as it was back then.

"I think the key thing is to engage children into this thing of adventure, coming together, being intelligent and relying on each other. It's brilliant the way it's been done because it's really respectful to the old stories."

The Famous Five: On The Case starts on the Disney Channel on Monday May 5 and then every Saturday from May 10.

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Posted: 30th April 2008

Primeval to return for series three

ITV1's popular time-travel drama Primeval is set to return to our screens with an extended 10-episode run.

Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels) and Laila Rouass (Footballers' Wives) join the cast including Douglas Henshall and Hannah Spearritt as the anomalies continue to present an unrelenting series of threats.

Still reeling from Stephen's death in series two and with the depth of Helen's betrayal now revealed, events get even wilder but it's not just the creatures that Cutter and the team have to contend with.

The cloak of secrecy behind which they have been working is beginning to slip as deadlier creatures continue to rampage through the anomalies and questions are being asked as the conspiracy spreads its net wide.

Co-creator Tim Haines said: "I'm delighted that Primeval is back and its extended run of 10 episodes demonstrates not only a confidence at ITV, but a real desire from the fans to see more of Cutter and the team in action."

Prepare for more explosive action as Primeval bares its newly sharpened teeth soon.

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Posted: 14th April 2008