Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Idol Round-Up: Ben The Latest To Feel The Idol Boot

10:34AM Clem Bastow | The contestant most confusingly praised by the judges, Ben McKenzie, has been given his Idol marching orders. McKenzie, a theatrical NSW teen fond of zombie movies and Imogen Heap, did pretty much the same thing week after week, and continued to make the judges wet themselves (except perhaps Mark, who loves Matt Corby long time). Apparently this was a “shock” eviction along the lines of Ricki-Lee, but really, anything Ben would’ve ended up releasing – if his love of Heap, Gary Jules and Brook Fraser is anything to go by – would’ve probably made Emmy Rossum’s debut look like Black Sabbath. More »

Amy Winehouse Round-Up: Winegums Likes Her Clothes, Maccas, Very Much

10:28AM Clem Bastow | In news to shock anyone who doesn’t realise that celebrities are in fact real people who don’t have seven outfits laid out for them daily by a stylist, our Winegums has given the finger to the fashion commentators by wearing the same outfit twice! Clearly unaware of the paroxysms of shame such actions would induce amongst the Mary-Kate and Ashley set, Winegums stepped out wearing her new favourite outfit – and, in another blow to the thin set, eating her favourite food. The Rehab singer was seen out and about in Berlin on Saturday, wearing jeans and a white t-shirt, while clutching a takeaway from McDonalds. Fast-forward 24 hours, and Amy was snapped in the evening wearing exactly the same outfit, accessorised with yet another bag of her favourite takeaway on her way back to her hotel. Maybe, the singer who has been battling an addiction to drugs and alcohol is trying to live a green lifestyle – by recycling her clothes? And apparently Winegums has started taking yoga classes, too – does this mean that Winegums watch is going to become some Sting-esque whine about the wonders of tantra and hemp clothing? We promise to do the humane thing if that ever looks like it’s becoming the case. More »

Terry Wogan’s Knob Alarms Bbc Viewers

10:21AM Clem Bastow | Eurovision stalwart and BBC personality Sir Terry Wogan gave viewers more than they ever wanted while presenting a recent edition of Points Of View. It seems Terry’s well-fitted moleskin trousers gave a rather detailed point of view of another variety, and the BBC has been inundated with complaints about Terry’s packed lunch. Viewers were initially placed at ease when the avuncular Irishman appeared on screen in jacket, shirt and tie for the teatime show – well before the 9pm watershed. But then the camera panned down to reveal mustard-coloured slacks which offered him little in the way of, ahem, support and evoked memories of sprinter Linford Christie’s infamous ‘lunchbox’. Even Sir Terry’s most ardent female fans appear to have found the experience a little unsettling, if the BBC’s on-line message boards are to be believed. One said: “I have just watched Points of View with my daughter and my husband. When the camera panned out on Terry Wogan, I didn’t know where to look. “Both my daughter and I (who are in no way prudish) were totally embarrassed to see Terry with very revealing trousers on. I’m sure we can’t have been the only ones to notice.” Sir Terry defended his wardrobe malfunction on his breakfast radio show, insisting that they were his own trousers. We’re not really sure how that is meant to clear anything up, unless “trousers” is what they’re calling it these days. In which case, Sir Terry seems to have a very nice pair of trousers! More »

Angela Bishop Patently Aware Of Possibility Of Someone Younger And Hungrier Coming Down The Stairs Behind Her

10:10AM Clem Bastow | She might have have been due to give birth in three days, but evidently Angela Bishop is either a) so devoted to her job or b) so terrified someone else might snatch it from her if she stayed off work to spend some time nesting that she kept on truckin’!. However, there will be a brief window of opportunity for anyone keen to snare Bishop’s onscreen gig, as she is – amazingly – planning to take maternity leave. The TV personality and her auto electrician hubby Peter Baikie’s first child Amelia weighed in at 3.08kg on Friday. Bishop – the daughter of Liberal pollie Brownyn Bishop – will be on maternity leave until mid December when she returns to fill in as weathergirl while Tim Bailey goes on hols. We’ll miss Bishop’s special brand of interrogatory leaning-forward interviews, but we’ll live! Defamer Australia sends its heartiest congratulations to the new family and will be posting a ‘Position Vacant’ flyer at Channel Ten this afternoon. More »

Is Marcia Hines Gonna Have To Choke A Bitch?

9:52AM Clem Bastow | As much as we like to lovingly poke fun at her seemingly endless supply of Peter Pan-collared kaftans and slightly confusing commentary, Australian Idol wouldn’t be the same without Marcia Hines. So, we were more than a little alarmed to read that the talent quest – which shows no signs of being left to die with dignity despite this year’s complete lack of personality – could be set to become an all-male zone, at least as far as the judging panel is concerned. Marcia’s cracked the shits! Tensions between the four-person judging panel boiled over on air during Sunday night’s show, when the diva turned on Mark Holden and Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson in defence of contestant Ben McKenzie. Hines was dubbed ‘Thumper’ by Dicko after her animated spray, during which she declared she had the “shits” with Holden, pounding the desk to make her point. More »

Paris Hilton’s Mission Of Peace To Be Incidentally Shot For Reality TV Pilot

8:00AM Defamer Hollywood | Despite David Letterman’s best efforts to the contrary, Paris Hilton is fully committed to looking ahead since a recent incarceration threw everything into perspective for the multihyphenated heiress: There are B-movies to shoot, Folies Bergères-themed fragrances to promote, and, of course, the matter of her ongoing charity campaigns, including her oft-mentioned sojourn to Rwanda, where she hopes to spend some celebrity capital in order to raise awareness about whatever it is that’s going on over there. Newsweek reports: “There are a lot of bad people in L.A.,” she says. “Before, my life was about having fun, going to parties – it was a fantasy. But when I had time to reflect, I felt empty inside. I want to leave a mark on the world.” More »