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Loose Women: ‘You have to be so flawed to be a Loose Woman!’
It’s 8.45am at ITV studios in London, the home of Loose Women, and Now has been granted a special access-all-areas pass to join the gobbiest gals on TV to celebrate…
EXCLUSIVE! Now goes behind the scenes at Loose Women with Katie Price, Andrea McLean, Nadia Sawalha and Kaye Adams
‘You have to be so flawed to be a Loose Woman!’ admits Nadia Sawalha, who is without a doubt one of the nicest celebrities we’ve ever met. Confessing all their…
Exclusive: ‘She f**ked up!’ Geordie Shore’s Gaz Beadle hits back at Charlotte Crosby following cheat claims
They are the modern day Ross and Rachel, just with Geordie accents and better tans. But it seems the happy-ever-after ending which we saw on Friends could be a LONG…
Frankie Essex: ‘I drank ’til I passed out – I wanted to die’
Frankie Essex talks exclusively to Now about her body battle… You’re a different person to when we last met… I know. I was in a relationship then and so unhappy…
Twerking, humping and SO much booze… what it’s really like to get mortal with Geordie Shore
It’s 4.30pm and Now has joined the cast of Geordie Shore – past and present – to celebrate the 5th birthday of the outrageous MTV reality show with some dinner…
Nick Jonas: ‘Kate Hudson and I are very good friends!’
In the shiny floored reception of Universal Music on Kensington High Street, west London, two teenage girls sit huddled on an oversized grey sofa, locked in very hushed conversation. ‘I…
Gogglebox’s Sandy and Sandra: ‘God damn our bums are REAL!’
If you’re wondering what life is like as a sofa-based celeb, it’s pretty sweet. You get me? When they’re not entertaining the nation from their couch, Gogglebox’s Sandy, 51, and…
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No. It’s the celebrity superheroes!
When a celebrity makes the news it’s usually for some misdemeanour or other – but not all of them are getting drunk, taking drugs or having affairs. In fact, there…
Sam Faiers: ‘STOP calling my baby Paul Tony’
The minute Sam Faiers’ nine-month-old baby Paul Tony wakes, she is by his side in seconds and after months of cute Instagram post it’s clear the 25-year-old former TOWIE star…
Michelle Keegan: ‘I’m so fed up with people asking when we’re having kids!’
It’s 12.30pm and we’re meeting Now fave Michelle Keegan for lunch and a gossip at her hotel, the fancy Rosewood in Holborn, London. But first we need to squeeze past…
Seeing double? Can you spot the difference between these celebs…
We’ve seen a few celebs on the red carpet recently, it is awards season after all, but we can’t help but think there’s some uncanny doppelgangers in Hollywood. Can you…
Geordie Shore Scotty T’s mum: ‘My Scott is a little tinker but I’m so proud!’
We’re no stranger to his sordid sex scenes and the wild behaviour on TV from CBB winner and Geordie Shore star Scott Timlin, 27, but what does his mum think…
Jake Hall: ‘I want kids with Chloe but I can’t tell her!’
How are things with you and your TOWIE star girlfriend Chloe Lewis now? It’s been very on-off… Really good. We’ve just come back from Dubai, which was chilled and…
TOWIE’s Tommy Mallet: ‘I’ll get married on TV like my mum and dad!’
Hi Tommy! What did you do for Valentine’s Day? I took Georgia [Kousoulou] to the theatre to see Thriller. I’d never been to the theatre before. What’s the most romantic…
TOWIE’S Pete Wicks: ‘I have sex in my dog’s bed!’
How do you cope being such a sex icon, Pete? [Laughs] I don’t see myself as a sex icon – I’m more of a hairy homeless-looking person. I get embarrassed.…
TOWIE’s Michael Hassini: ‘I’m the Essex Hugh Hefner!’
So, Mike, how does it feel to be TOWIE’s official Casanova? [Laughs] Yeah, I got in a lot of trouble last year, didn’t I? There are a lot of relationships…
EXCLUSIVE! Katherine Kelly: ‘Go back to Coronation Street? I don’t watch it and don’t know half the characters!’
Katherine Kelly has exclusively admitted to Now why she won’t be returning to Coronation Street anytime soon. After a year off work following the birth of her daughter, Orla, 2, the…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘He’s a nice guy!’ TOWIE stars Tommy Mallet and Jake Hall defend Sam Faiers’ boyfriend Paul
You never know what goes on behind closed doors, but after appearing on ITVBe’s The Baby Diaries, we’ve got a fair idea in Sam Faier’s house. The former TOWIE star,…
EXCLUSIVE! Is TOWIE’s James ‘Arg’ Argent going back on The Jump?
Incredibly, TOWIE‘s James ‘Arg’ Argent escaped from channel 4’s The Jump with no injuries after he was eliminated from the terrifying winter sports reality show, hosted by Davina McCall, and…
EXCLUSIVE! Professor Green: ‘I’d take drugs if I was homeless!’
He turned his back on the dark world of crime to become a top musician, documentary maker and TV star, but despite completely transforming his life, Professor Green admits it’s…
Vicky Pattison: ‘I’d rather be hated for what I am, than loved for something I’m not’
It’s been all change for Vicky Pattison. She’s gone from Geordie Shore ladette to queen of the jungle after winning 2015’s I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here!…
Caroline Flack wants ‘a slice of Scotty T’s chopper!’
We doubt Scotty T had any idea the only thing we’d all be talking about while he’s in the Celebrity Big Brother house is his willy! But here we are… again.…
Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris to get engaged?
The couple have always been clear that they aren’t living together. But now Taylor Swift, 26, has snapped up a £18 million mansion in Beverly Hills and Calvin Harris has…
EXCLUSIVE! Kevin Simms: ‘I had nightmares for weeks leading up to The Voice audition’
Remember Kevin Simms from Liberty X? He was the quiet, shy one, overshadowed by bandmates Michelle Heaton, Tony Lundon, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young. But 11 years on it’s Kevin,…
Wow! Who knew First Dates’ Maitre d’ Fred Sirieix was hiding THIS under his jacket?
That’s right – the hot, French, bearded, love guru that is Maitre d’ Fred Sirieix from Channel 4’s First Dates has been stripping off to flash his incredible torso in…
Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby on her nose job: ‘I’ve always hated my nose, I needed a new one’
Losing 3st in 2014 wasn’t enough of a change for Charlotte Crosby. Now can reveal that the Geordie Shore star went under the knife last Thursday afternoon in an attempt…
TOWIE’s Frankie Essex: ‘I’m Disgusting!’
Frankie Essex’s weight has always been volatile. Just last year she lost a massive 2st, dropping from 12st 7lb and a size 12 to 10st 7lb and a size 10.…
Exclusive: Charlotte Crosby nose job ‘went well’ and she’s heading home soon
Days after spending nearly £1MILLION on her first home, Charlotte Crosby has had another major life change – a nose job! Now can exclusively reveal that the Geordie Shore star…
EXCLUSIVE! Charlotte Crosby buys her first home for a whopping £1million
She’s been the star of Geordie Shore, won the 12th series of Celebrity Big Brother and has two extremely popular fitness DVDs under her belt. Now Charlotte Crosby has just…