November 2009 Archives

Boo! Who are we going to root for now that George Hamilton has walked out on I'm A Celeb?

He was the best one in there and certainly the most entertaining. I was even beginning to like his odd 1930s wispy moustache.

I'm very disappointed he's gone so near the end. I reckon Gino might win it now, as the next most watchable man in camp.

Kim can be fun too but has a nasty streak which will put voters off.

I was a bit worried for a minute there that Olly wasn't going to get through to the semi-finals of the X Factor.

It would have been a travesty if pretty-boy Lloyd beat him, but thankfully sanity prevailed and the nice-but-bland Welsh lad went home.

I wouldn't be quite as cruel as catty Louis in my condemnation of him - the poor boy's only young - but I had to laugh when the judge, told about Lloyd's fear of heights, said: "At least he won't have to be scared of the dizzy heights of fame." Miaow! But true.

My hope is that Danyl will be next to go, leaving a great final of Stacey, Olly and Joe. I'm rooting for Stacey - bless her with her "everyone loves a sheepskin rug" comment - but I'd be happy if Olly won - and I have to admit that Joe has the best voice.

Danyl can't compete in terms of vocal talent and likeability. And I'm sure he messed up the words to Your Song, singing "this song is for you, they keep it turned on". Eh? Coming after a line about the sun, it's supposed to be "it's for people like you they keep it turned on".

It's been a good weekend all round of reality TV shows. I was glad that Stuart triumphed over Joe Bugner in I'm A Celeb, though it wasn't that hard as the so-called champion hardly made much of an effort in the trial.

Now I'm worried that George Hamilton might walk out. Nooooooo! Please don't go, George, you're the main reason to watch!

It was a fair result that Natalie Cassidy should leave Strictly Come Dancing, though I was sorry to see her go. Her enthusiasm was infectious, she was always upbeat, always tried her best and never moaned. Take note, Joe.

Just how lush is the last series of Gavin & Stacey? I love it!

Uncle Bryn, as played by Rob Brydon, is comedy genius with his cheese sarnies and emotional rendition of Something Inside So Strong.

We felt Gavin's embarrassment at all his family and friends phoning him up on his first day in a new job, while secretly thinking we would love to have so many people caring about us.

Nessa is as laidback and unmaternal as ever. Can't wait until curry night next week. Tidy!

Oh, and just a footnote on what was occurin' tonight on I'm A Celeb.

While I was disappointed that Kim went off on one about her hair - come on my love, it's hardly your trademark is it? - It showed how you should never come between a woman and her conditioner. Ever.

After Jordan's exit, I'm A Celebrity is ready to be hit by Britain's second most-famous twosome.

The Jedward twins, who survived Boot Camp, the X Factor Camp, and camp Louis Walsh, are to join Gino D'Acampo and Co in the jungle camp, if the jungle drums are to be believed.

Available yesterday at 100-1 to be flown into the Australian bush, they're now as short as 8-1 to win the thing.

Hills still have the twins at 33-1 to enter the jungle together.

Might be worth a pound or two?

What is the TV world coming to when inoffensive Colin gets booted off I'm A Celeb while the likes of nasty Joe Bugner are still in there?

Even more baffingly, who on earth is voting for Jimmy White? His career is well and truly behind him, he's barely said a word and we wouldn't miss him in the slightest if he went.

Whereas Colin is quite witty, putting plenty of camp into the camp.

I'm also not happy about the show getting booted off our screens tomorrow to make way for boring old football. That's really not on, ITV.

John and Edward may have been booted off The X Factor, but the boys should feel consoled by the fact that their infamous performances caught music experts' attention as far away as Hollywood.

American Idol judge RANDY JACKSON revealed he'd been keeping a close eye on what's been happening with the twins.

"I actually think the twins are quite funny - I mean the twins are absolutely hilarious," he said.

Randy hopes the next season on American Idol will be equally interesting when Ellen Degeneres joins him and Simon Cowell on the judging panel in place of Paula Abdul.

"She's been a friend of mine for a long time, so she's going to keep it funny and interesting," he said.

Let's face it this show would have been a washout without her.

Yes I loved watched the public taking the mickey by putting her through hell every night.

But it has also made me realize that the last good reality show is on its last legs.

The jungle format is so tired now its not even funny.

The celebrity contingent just aren't.

And Ant and Dec while once funny now witter on like two 40-year-olds before their time with their 'fart gags' and pure annoyance.

Jordan saved this show for a brief amount of time.

Let's hope that now she has closure the camp itself gets the same fate!

Great call by Heart FM DJ Ed James on Twitter this morning.

He simply said 'Get Jedward in the jungle'

Have to say I can't think of a better place for them, I think they would have to do tasks together though.

What would Joe Bugner make of them?

Oh Katie, Katie, Katie. Just when I was beginning to - well, warm to you is going too far, but at least see you in a slightly more favourable light - you go and blow it.

You managed to emerge from the last task smiling, having bravely tackled the horrible challenges.

But now you've thrown a childish tantrum and decided to quit the jungle, because the nasty viewers just weren't being fair.

You had a chance to turn public opinion round in I'm A Celebrity. The jungle can do wonders for relaunching careers - remember there was a time when, amazingly, we liked Kerry Katona - but you have to play ball, so it didn't work for David Van Day and Robert Kilroy-Silk last year.

You've failed miserably, Katie, because you couldn't hack it. You've scuttled off to the luxury of your five-star hotel. Let's hope you're not being paid your full exorbitant fee of £350,000 now.

I hate to say this, but I'll rather miss John and Edward on The X Factor.

What will I have to write about now? Saturday nights will be so much duller without their mad performances.

They shouldn't have won but I'm with Louis - they should have stayed in the competition at least while dull Lloyd was still there.

Their final song proved they really can't sing, though. And of course, given a choice between Jedward and Olly, it was only right to keep Olly - I'm amazed he was in the bottom two. The voting really is impossible to predict.

This weekend's X Factor shows were a bit weird all round. Susan Boyle doesn't look any saner, Mariah Carey's shrieking is just laughable, and what's the point of having a George Michael night unless the man himself is going to turn up or at least mentor the kids? Poor show, Simon, poor show.