Just when we all thought Madonna Madonna wouldn’t be adding another child to her brood, it seems that the tables could turn after the uncle of the African orphan has slammed the child’s father for coming forward – insisting he has no right to claim Mercy James as his own. Why doesn’t Madge just adopt a British tot? They need a loving home just as much…

You can take Amy Winehouse out of Camden but you can’t take Camden out of Amy Winehouse. The singer seems to be back to her wild side running around her St Lucia hotel half naked when topless sunbathing was banned in the resort. Hmm and she expects us to believe she’s kicked the drugs? I think not!

The multitasker that is Kate Moss is planning to launch a cook book apparently. What makes her so qualified, I have no idea, but on the back of all that Topshop publicity, it’s bound to be a runaway success isn’t it?! Call me cynical…

Lord of the Rings starViggo Mortensen has announced that he is quitting acting due to the stresses of promoting the movies. Am a fan of Viggo but a big of promo work for a great big wad of cash you can’t really complain get in the real world man!

Who would have thought that the baby-faced Pop Idol finalist Gareth Gates would one day be a dad? Not me, that’s for sure, but it’s true, he and his wife Suzanne are celebrating the birth of their first child! Congratulations to the pair of you!

Ruth xx

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