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Thanks to Good As You for this depressing story.
Marketed as "pro-marriage" stickers, these are being sold on ebay by some loser from a place called Wisconsin.
Apparently they are "sure to draw some
attention" and "they really stand out and
look great.
"I've had all three stickers on my vehicles for several
months and have received nothing but praise. People love them!
Especially the more rednecked types."
Sigh.
Factutainment talent ITV show X Factor's contestant Andy Williams "does not swing that way" - but is still a favourite to win the competition.
Interviewed by local radio DJs on a local radio station in his native Wales, he was asked:
"You've got a lot of girls swooning over you, Andy. I don't know if you are aware of this, but you have a lot of fellas doing the same thing as well. How do you feel about that?"
Andy, who, somewhat unusually among "talent show" contestants, owns his own asbestos surveying company, responded with true star style:
"I need all the support I can get but I don't swing that way."
A comment on local news website thisisswansea.co.uk, from a Gareth Collins from Cardiff, says:
"I am a 28 year old homosexual and have known Andy for many years through a friend. He is definitely not gay but a gentleman and clearly gorgeous from head to toe!! even stuck up for me when I've been put down in public for being different, we've all gotta vote for this guy. he is a one off and a pleasure to call my friend."
Who describes themselves as a "homosexual" these days? How strange.
X Factor is on ITV constantly.
One of our correspondents spotted this poster on a rural road in Nicaragua and was much taken with it:
Would you have a 2ft tattoo inked on to your body as a surprise for your children?
Well, factory worker Paul Croft did.
The etching of Dumbledore on his back "seemed like a good idea at the time."
But since the revelation from Harry Potter JK Rowling that Dumbledore is gay, Paul has been getting stick from his co-workers.
"It's been terrible," he told The Sun.
"I've always liked Dumbledore - just not in that way. I went into work and everyone was sniggering.
"When I walked in, one of the lads said, 'Oi, Paul - heard about Dumbledore?'
"There were wisecracks about 'Watch your backs, lads.' Someone asked me if I was planning to get a tattoo of Graham Norton. I thought, 'Why me?'"
Sounds like a fun place to work.
Paul's tattoo, which set him back £500, shows the gay wizard as portrayed by the late Richard Harris in the first two Potter films, holding a scroll with the names of Paul's five children written on it.
R&B superstar
Alicia Keys has said she knows why people thought she was a lesbian at
the beginning of her career - because she was "rough around the edges."
Keys’ sexuality became the subject of speculation after the release of her debut album songs in A minor in 2001.
However,
the singer has been adamant she isn't a lesbian but has said that her
appearance and attitude may have led people to think so.
"I was
definitely rough around the edges. I look back at certain interviews
and I'm like, 'Damn! Did I have to look that hard? Did I have to do my
hair that way?" The Sun quoted Keys as saying.
"I could see why people couldn't see the diamond in the rough.
"I didn't take it to heart. I know what I am. I know it's not true," she added.
Breaking News: Ellen Degeneres prefers pussy! Courteney Cox and Jennifer Anniston’s hood is on fire. W Magazine makes Angelina Jolie and Jen Anniston do cover girl battle—but we'd really rather see them naked in the ring. Pretty Pink could soon be on the prowl thanks to her hubby’s cheating heart—and the girls welcome her with open arms. And, Naomi Watts goes to The Birds, in an ill-conceived remake, that is. Scratching
an itch to state the blatantly obvious, Ellen prefers pussy! Now that
the “Save Iggy” campaign to wrest the pup from his fate at the hands of
the high-strung, nefarious, whacked out, Mutts and Moms animal rescue
agency, has failed miserably, it’s refreshing to note that Ellen’s
reconfirmed her commitment to kitty and tossed another yippy pup on its
ear in favor of her feline friends. In this Post-Iggy world, no longer will playwright David Mamet’s
assertion in State and Main that something is as tight as “dykes and
dogs,” hold true, since Degeneres, the biggest dyke on the block,
kicked her dog to her hairdresser’s curb. And since when does anyone in
Hollywood have a hairdresser and not a stylist? That’s so southern,
curlers in the hair at the supermarket, Steel Magnolias of Ellen to call Cheryl Marks, Iggy’s interim mom, a mere “hairdresser”. For
anyone who’s been virtually headless while Ellen’s breaking down on
national television / puppy scandal made headlines on Fox News, CNN and
even NPR, Ellen and her live-in lady Portia de Rossi
adopted a pooch from a pair of hardcore animal rescue nut jobs with the
enviable moniker Mutts and Moms. When little Iggy didn’t get along with
Ellen and Portia’s pussy’s, Ellen bypassed an adoption agency policy
and gave the dog directly to her hairdresser and her adolescent girls. (Read more on the story here.) The
Mutts and Moms Gestapo went in to the hairdresser’s home flanked by
police and yanked the poor pooch from the home it had grown to love…
and then came Ellen’s impassioned on-air plea to give Iggy back to the
family that had bonded with him. Bravo to Ellen for causing a ruckus as
big as anything Big Rosie O’Donnell pulled on last season’s The View.
Now the world thinks we lezzies are a big ole bunch of over-the-top,
emotional, cry-babies—even if it is just a little bit true. It
was bound to happen. The seventh plague of Egypt has rained down on
Malibu’s debaucherous, opulent shores—home to many a millionaire celeb.
While Southern California’s wild fires are truly frightening, the more
bible-thumping among us might say the fires, which have jumped from the
beach in Malibu over the famed Pacific Coast Highway, are retribution
for Hollywood’s sins. But hell, it’s really just a good ole global
warming-induced drought in action. Among the celebs whose homes are fanning the Malibu blaze, are Olivia Newton John, Mel Gibson and Britney Spears. Also, Brit’s and Lindsay Lohan’s
ole spa—uh rehab—Promises, is in the line of fire. Other than
sweetie-pie Olivia’s house in the mix, there might be a pattern here.
Either Mel guzzled a pint of tequila and lit the fire with his breath
or Brit accidentally tossed her hand-rolled cig out the car window
while she was tossing her empty Frappuccino cup. Cuz, you just know
Brit’s the littering kind y’all. Meanwhile, BFF’s Courteney Cox
and Jennifer Anniston also own Malibu homes. They have some sort of
Game of Clue-like secret passageway to each other’s bedrooms. But
really, if Courteney and Jen find themselves scrambling for cover,
there are plenty of West Hollywood Lesbos who’ll gladly share their
beds. And just to illustrate the Weho lesbians’ munificence, David Arquette can couch surf and we’ll find a nice British nanny for baby Coco. Like Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds
before them Empress Angelina Jolie and girl-next-door Jen Anniston have
become poster girls for the brunette v. blonde, man in the middle media
obsession that just won’t die. W Magazine has devised a plan to fan the flames of the three-way that never was—but would have been nice. For it’s November issue, W
is putting out two covers, one with Angelina of the Holy Order of
Pornographically Hot Lips, and one with Jen of the Holy Order of
Bangin’ Ass in a Bikini. Fans and pervs alike can pick the cover girl
of their choice. I’ve maintained that since Brad Pitt and Angie combusted upon meeting on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith,
Brad should have just called Jennifer and said, “Honey, I’m bringing
Angie home for a Ménage.” And that might have been the end of it. If
the Angie v. Jen cover girl thing doesn’t solve the media’s obsession,
I’m gunning for Jen and Ange to duke it out on a greased up rubber
sheet. Here’s this week’s down and dirty: Another in a long
line of post-modern Broadway musicals of a musical based on a film,
based on a true story that will be turned into a musical film with a
soundtrack and no one will remember where the story was originally
created. Talks are in the works for a musical version of the Nicole Kidman vehicle, To Die For, the Gus Van Sant opus that was loosely pulled from hot-ass Pamela Smart’s
true-crime story. Smart seduced a teenaged boy and convinced him to
kill her hubby. It’s all very sordid stuff, which of course makes for
great Showtunes. Meanwhile, check out the film To Die For, which was Kidman’s first foray into the depths of her eventual Oscar-winning talent. It also stars a trashy piece of boy meat Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon as the smarmy husband, and an always underused Ileana Douglas as Dillon’s sister. Aussie Naomi Watts is slated to step into Tippi Hedren’s hen-pecked pumps for a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s apocalyptic masterpiece The Birds. You know, because Van Sant’s remake of Psycho was such a grand idea. Naomi’s pulled a hat trick of juicy roles including in Mullholland Drive, 21 Grams and most recently Eastern Promises but replace Tippi? Nobody gets pecked to within an inch of their life quite like Melanie Griffith’s mama Tippi. Pop-hottie Pink could soon be on the prowl, so says the New York Daily News. Sadly for Pink, the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” philandering policy Pink and her bad-boy hubby Carey Hart
signed, isn’t working out and the pair is headed for a quickie, Reno
style divorce. Pink recently made a load of girls gush when she turned
up for The Gymnast DVD release party at West Hollywood’s
Eleven. The lesbian community offers up a collective shoulder for Pink
to lay her head… It’s
Spice Girls redux. Those sassy, slightly-over-the-hill British babes
have reunited for a new tour and they’re kicking it off with their
latest bubblegum release “Friendship Never Ends.” Awww, lovely
sentiment. Friendship never ends when there are millions to be made
anyway…. Self-confessed and damned proud of it, bottom, Suzanne Westenhoefer’s show, Suzanne Westenhoefer: A Bottom on Top
airs on Logo this week. A side-clutching, gasp-for-air-comedian,
Suzanne’s show was captured by entrepreneur turned damned fine
filmmaker Andrea Meyerson, who’s breaking the myth that lesbians aren’t funny with her Laughing Matters series. For
those out of the L.A. loop, Meyerson—founder of L.A.’s largest women’s
outings group, Women on a Roll—also nabbed herself a rep as a lesbian
Yenta. Her Cupid’s arrows are so precise she could blow those
homo-haters over at eHarmony.com out of the water with the girl on girl
matches she’s made. Heck, my girl and I met on Andrea’s annual
booze-cruise on a yacht in Marina Del Rey. Thanks for pricking me with
your arrow Andrea! Miss last week's Media Blender? Read it here.
Tracy E. Gilchrist
© 2007 GayWired.com; All Rights Reserved.
Spice Girl Melanie C has said that rumours she was a lesbian "pissed her off."
The singer, 33, was nicknamed 'Butch Spice' when the band split in 2001, after she put on weight and cropped her hair.
She was also dogged by rumours of an affair with her female assistant.
But
the star - who has been dating "semi-professional beard" Thomas Starr
for the past five years - insists they are nothing but cheap jibes.
Mel
told women's mag Cosmopolitan: "At first that [the lesbian rumours]
made me laugh because it wasn't something that ever crossed my mind.
"And
then it kind of pissed me off when I thought, “Because I have short
hair and am quite muscular with a few tattoos, am I the stereotypical
lesbian?”
But she concedes that the rumours may have been
beneficial to her solo career: "I don't think it did
me any harm. I've always had a huge lesbian and gay following."
OK, so this magazine, called OK, is reporting that Heath Ledger is in negotiations to reprise his role as Ennis Del Mar in gay cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain.
The lovely Jake Gyllenhaal's character Jack Twist will not be returning, what with him being dead and everything, but an "insider" told the glossy chick mag:
"It will follow the nasty process of being openly gay in 1963 Wyoming.
"Ennis will finally come out of the closet."
Good news.
"Hey! Old Greg Knight's a winner through and through!"
It's not many politicians that can boast their very own song - East Yorkshire MP Greg Knight (58) is a member of that exclusive club!
Only right for the Ringo in the House of Commons' very own Beatles.
See! Images of Greg going about his business! He supports farmers! He has met David Cameron! He likes post offices!
And hear! Greg's very own theme tune - follow the link below.
Revelations from 'N Sync towers - out former boyband member Lance Bass has revealed that at one point he only thought 40% of the band were straight.
(40% cos we assume he knew HE was into guys)
Lance, who declared his homosexuality to a shocked and emotional America last year, has been blabbing about Justin Timberlake.
"We thought Justin was gay, because he told us he wanted to do a gay part in a movie," he said.
Hmm. What a random thing to aspire to. Just a "gay part" in "a movie." We will let your imaginations decide what sort of movie.
Anyway. So the Bass then went on to say that many thought 'N Sync's Chris Kirkpatrick might also be up for some mano a mano.
"We thought Chris was gay because he used to hang out with a choreographer."
I wonder how many of 'N Sync were secretly wondering if Lance Bass was a gay man? Answers on a postcard.
PHOTO: Left to right - Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick. We think.
PinkNews.co.uk would like to apologise to the promoters of
Duckie, the Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment, for a story on this blog that incorrectly stated that they receive government
funding for their Saturday club nights, held at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
PinkNews.co.uk accepts that the £79,903 grant Duckie received from the
Arts Council of Britain in 2005-6 was used to stage a series of events
such as a theatre event at the Barbican and Gay Shame and that NO public money is used to fund club nights.
We apologise for this error.
Tony Grew
Editor
PinkNews.co.uk
3,000 comedy fans across the UK have been consulted about who they think are the wittiest Brits of all time.
They must be having a laugh with some of their choices: thuggish mono-browed Noel Gallagher is hardly renowned for his wit. Or his ability to write songs which don't sound like the Beatles.
"I'd do time for him. I love him. Me and him are cool. If anyone stepped on his toes, I'd cut them off."
Is that a line from Shameless? No, it is Noel at his glittering best.
These comments about his culture-loving younger brother are presented to us as an example of his wit.
Bell end and homophobe Jeremy Clarkson is also for some reason regarded as "witty" for his rudeness towards women, foreign people and anyone who doesn't have a bubble perm, a paunch and no idea how to dress.
And were there gays? Mais oui. The lovely Oscar Wilde at No 1,
National treasure Stephen Fry? Number three.
And the very, well, British Noel Coward at nine.
Shakespeare, who may or may not have been into boy-on-boy action, is in there along with Paul Merton, Spike Milligan, Sir Winston Churchill and football manager Brian Clough.
OK - I know The Alastair Campbell diaries were published in way back in July but I have been busy with other things.
Plus everyone said all the best bits had been censored or something like that. Imagine my surprise when I did finally sit down to read them.
Obviously, I was searching through the book for clues about Blair's two reasonably dishy sons, Nicky and Euan, when I found this Campbell revelation.
He went to chat with the First Lord of the Treasury and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on December 1st about press reports that dishy son No 1 was to be sent to a grant-maintained school.
"I went in to see TB, who was standing stark naked reading the Mail," wrote Mr Campbell.
Nude Daily Mail reading. You didn't get that under John Major.
How widespread was this nudie behaviour in Downing St? Why wasn't he at least wearing pants?
I guess we will have to wait for Cherie's book to find out.
The Express reports, somewhat tongue in cheek, that portly B-List celeb and occasional politcal commentator Christopher Biggins is in the frame to play the owner of Chelsea FC, Roman Abramovich.
Larger-than-life Biggins, a renowned homosexual, hit the headlines only last week with a somewhat hysterical comment piece in the Daily Mail demonstrating his complete lack of understanding of the proposed new offence of incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.
"How utterly absurd to think that Kenneth Williams could have found himself in the dock and facing up to seven years in jail for inciting a culture of intolerance against the gay community," he trilled.
Yes, it is absurd isn't it.
"Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers and Frank Carson would all be behind bars, as would a host of gay comics like Paul O'Grady and Julian Clary who are the modern heirs of the great comedic tradition that Kenneth Williams and, of course, Frankie Howerd once embodied."
Anyway. Back to the Abramovich story. 
It seems that a musical is being produced, based on the life of the Russian billionaire, based on a biography written by Dominic Midgley and Chris Hutchins.
"It was one of the producers, Tony Cartwright, who came up with the idea to approach Christopher, " Hutchins told the Express.
"They knew that I was friends with him so they asked me to give him a call. He was very keen when I mentioned it to him. It's a spoof and Christopher has a great sense of fun so he would be brilliant in the role. One song involves Roman singing: 'Who needs a goil (girl) when you've got oil.'
"I'm not sure Roman would be too pleased with Christopher playing him. It's an outrageous but perfect choice. The decision should be made before Christmas as the show is set to start next spring."
Click here to read the government's response to Biggins.
Roman Abramovich pic: Free-ers@flickr.com
Sex god and advertising legend Michael Winner has broken a million gay hearts by confessing that he is a heterosexual.
"It's funny you should think I'm gay," the man who directed Death Wish told the Daily Mail when asked directly.
"Someone once accused poor Jenny (Seagrove) of being a lesbian and me of being gay and claimed our relationship was a sham.
"But I have never slept with a man and I am far too mean to hire my girlfriends. If there have been gay rumours, it's because I have encouraged them."
Yes, he encourages people to think he is on our team.
"You see, If I was sleeping with someone's wife I would try and deflect suspicion by letting people think it was well known that I was gay."
"I’M not sure how my gay-o-meter will handle this – DAVID WALLIAMS has become a gay icon in Poland.
Apparently gays there are packing their manbags for Britain, inspired by their new hero from Little Britain."
So says the Bizarre column in The Sun.
"Mirka Makuchowska, of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia, said David had become an “important” figure to Polish homosexuals.
She said: “Little Britain has made a huge impact here.
“Especially David Walliams when he is playing Sebastian.
“It has even made many think of moving to Britain.”
photo: BBC Publicity
This unbelievably funny notice was placed on the wall at Durham University, threatening students who masturbate in showers with DNA testing.
It's a bit old, but we hadn't seen it before and it appears to be appearing again.
A popular networking night for professionals is holding its first event outside London later this month.
Village Drinks
Brighton & South Coast will hold its first bash at the
Hanbury Club in Brighton on Thursday 25th Oct at 7pm.
Organisers assure us that complimentary cocktails will be served on arrival and there will be a LIVE PIANIST on hand. Yes, we misread that the first time as well.
It is a guest list only kind of affair. If you want to go along, click here.
Who knew?
Also - Jesus can spit fire out his mouth!
These revelations came in the form of an email to PinkNews.co.uk from a lovely man called Charles.
Charles is vexed that the government is going to introduce new legislation to stop incitement to hate gay, bisexual and lesbian people.
He took time from his busy schedule to write to the gays in person. Here is what he said.
If you wanna raise money for a worthy cause, just ask a bunch of
hot male athletes to pose naked; it’s guaranteed to do the trick. This
year a group of Australian footballers have stripped down to their bare
buns and are exposing their parts down under in the 2008 Naked for a
Cause calendar that helps raise money for breast cancer research and
awareness. The
hottest players in any league have donated their time and bodies to
create one of the sexiest calendars available and all of the proceeds
go to benefit the McGrath Foundation. Founded in 2003 by Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath and his wife Jane,
the couple realized they could make a difference in the lives of women
and their families who were battling breast cancer. The organization
helps to place specifically trained breast cancer nurses in rural
arrears of Australia and helps raise awareness about the disease. McGrath
suffered from breast cancer and wanted to do something to assist women
in the same situation. The foundation holds many different fundraising
events throughout the year including football tournaments, lingerie
fashion shows, and themed banquet dinners, but the calendar is
certainly one of the most provocative and hopefully will be one of
their most profitable undertakings. 21-year-old William Zillman, who graces the cover of the calendar with his rock hard abs and perfect pecs, admitted to the Daily Telegraph that he was a little nervous about posing nude, but knew it was going to help a great cause. Zillman
is just one of 26 footballers covered in mud and nothing else in this
vividly hot limited edition 19-month calendar photographed by Pedro Virgil. Why 19 months you ask? When you see the pictures, all of your questions will be answered. To order the calendar or for more information about Naked For a Cause click here. WARNING: Seriously distracting images of semi-naked men - NOT worksafe!
Dylan Vox © 2007 GaySports.com; All Rights Reserved.
Rapper Kanye West, his ego and his fiancee enjoy the "Good Life" in Paris with Sting and Trudy Styler; Former President Bill Clinton gathers his superstar friends including Bono and Shakira together to mix music with a message at Harlem's Apollo Theatre; and India readies for the epitome of luxe as the Versace Group sets its sight on the subtropical continent. Hop aboard for another trek around the globe with the A-list.
Paris / Kanye West, Catherine Deneuve, Sting, Victoria Beckham, Christian LaCroix
Sure La Tour Eiffel, La Louvre and L’Arc de Triomphe speak volumes about the beauty of Paris, but so does Paris Fashion Week where the world’s glitterati gather around catwalks and ogle the latest couture creations from the maestros of the fashion world. C’est vrai!
Always a starry time of year in the French capitol, Paris Fashion Week this year was considered a little weak on celebrity appearances until Victoria Bechkam arrived in town to help celebrate the opening of her pal Roberto Cavalli’s Avenue Montaigne flagship store. After all, what are good friends for? Mrs. Beckham was also in town to do an Elle photoshoot, so, if you happened to be in Paris..yes, the flashbulbs were probably for her!
Speaking of flashbulbs, Kanye West and fiancée Alexis Phifer were spotted in the front row at John Galliano’s Dior show, which was also attended by Sting and wife, Trudy Styler. West and Phifer were also seen at shows for Vivienne Westwood, Givenchy, Yohji Yamamoto, Stella McCartney and Balenciaga (where they found themselves in the company of Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert and Salma Hayek’s fiancée and baby daddy, François-Henri Pinault).
Finally, the legendary designer Christian Lacroix surprised his well-heeled guests at his Tuileries show with limited edition bottles of Evian spring water that he had designed himself. Couture water? What a grand idea. Look for the prêt-à-porter bottles at select retailers this month. Que sera sera…
New York / Bill Clinton, Jessica Biel, Bono, Tony Bennett, Chris Rock, Shakira, Cate Blanchett
There
has perhaps never been a former President with more cache than the man
I hope will soon be known as America’s first husband, Bill Clinton. While Hillary hits
the stump around the country shaking hands and winning fans, her other
half continues to do good works all around the globe surrounded by a
klatch of famous faces and names everywhere he goes.
Last week, the former prez’s Global Initiative Conference was the place to be as Brad PittAngelina Jolie stopped by to lend a little glitz to the goodwill gathering and were joined by other big names like Jessica Biel, Petra Nemcova, Alyssa Milano and Mary Louise Parker.
and
Never one to miss an opportunity to entertain or throw a party, Mr. Clinton was also front row and center at a MTV-sponsored forum in Harlem where Shakira, Bono, Chris Rock and Alicia Keys mixed music with a call for youth activism. Rock stars, supermodels, A-list actors and actresses…don’t tell me Bill Clinton ain’t one cool cat!
…Also in NYC last week, Cate Blanchett was the belle of the ball at a celeb-heavy screening of her new film, Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Designer darlings Michael Kors and Zac Posen mingled with fashion royalty Anna Wintour, Kelly Klein and Princess Alexandra of Greece and icons like Martha Stewart and Lauren Bacall
at the Tribeca Grand Hotel where all had gathered to pay homage to the
queen of the night, the Rodarte clad Miss Blanchett. Also seen enjoying
the evening, model Helena Christensen and actress cum songstress, Gina Gershon. Sounds swell…positively swell!
India / Versace
When it comes to glam, brand Versace has got it in spades. Not comfortable to dazzle on the runway the Versace brand has over the years been extended to everything from bedding to aircraft interiors, but nowhere has the Versace stamp been more luxuriously conveyed than in Australia’s Palazzo Versace, a five star property that is an ode to the elegant Versace lifestyle and fittingly Australia’s most expensive hotel. A home away from home for the rich and famous, in better times, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson famously spent some quality time holed up at the ritzy digs.
After the resounding success of the first Palazzo Versace, the Versace group has announced a plan for a new property in Dubai and, just recently, a mega resort in India. Given that she was such great friends with the late designer and inspiration for the brand, perhaps Liz Hurley will choose to celebrate an anniversary with her gazillionaire husband at the latter. Just a thought…
Hurley or no, however, the Palazzo Versace India is bound to not only be the place to spot Bollywood stars but a great many other bold-faced names dying to experience India’s subtropical pleasures in unabashed luxe.
Until next time …Cheers! And happy star sighting!
Duane Wells © 2007 GayWired.com; All Rights Reserved.
Kanye pic - Tyler Curtis@flickr.com
Jess and Lou Pearson-Faith are a
lesbian couple from Essex. They live together in a council flat with
Jess's three children from a previous marriage: Daniel, 16,
Charlotte, 15, and Jo, 12.
Jess's first marriage ended when she
left her husband of six years and moved out with the children. Two
years ago Jess met Lou and despite a ten year age gap they became one
of the first couples to wed in a same-sex civil ceremony, and they
now have plans for a child of their own.
At just 24, Lou has now become a
stepmum to Jess's three teenage children. But despite this
responsibility, Lou is not allowed to discipline the kids according
to Jess's wishes: 'I just don't think anyone else has the right to
tell off my children.' So while Jess takes care of the children, Lou
takes care of the house, which means doing all the ironing, cooking
and washing.
But aside from the household chores and
Lou's part-time bar job, the family has nothing else to occupy their
time. With no full-time jobs they are reliant on benefits for their
income and mum Jess has plenty of free time on her hands: 'I sit down
as much as possible and tend to do just nothing. Which I like.'
Two hundred miles away in Cheshire there's no time to sit around for traditional farming family the Beresfords.
The Beresfords are mum Mandy and dad Mick, 14-year-old son Tom, and 13-year-old daughter Emma. In the Beresford household, Mandy looks after the house and the kids while Mick works on the farm. Dad Mick works over 70 hours a week on the farm and expects to be taken care of at the end of a hard days work: 'I'm a very busy person so I need my tea on the table and the dinner ready.'
For Mandy it doesn't end with housework and domestic chores. When she's not working round the house, she is constantly being summoned by Mick on the mobile to come to his assistance and help with everything from milking to mucking out: 'He calls me and he'll say I want that doing now'.
And she does it all on the meagre allowance she receives from Mick. This means that if she wants to go out and meet her friends, she has to sneak around to find money and get out of the house: 'I even have to go rummaging in his pockets to top up my allowance which hasn't gone up in ten years…I very often feel a slave to the family.'
How will farmer Mick cope with the concept of a two-wife family who don't have to work for a living? And how will laid back Jess deal with long working days, a smaller allowance, and a husband who doesn't believe that same sex marriages work?
Tonight, 8pm Channel 4
Chinese actress, Bai Ling has revealed she would like to become the meat in a Brangelina sandwich.
The news came as she spoke to Us Weekly about the sexual energy she shared with Angelina Jolie on the set of 2004's 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'.
Bai said: "When we look at each other there's an energy, an attraction. Her eyes transfer a sexual energy to me that makes her irresistible."
Angelina has previously enjoyed a reported eleven-year on/off lesbian relationship with model, Jenny Shimizu.
However Bai admitted the relationship never became physical, saying: "We could have hooked up, but it just wasn't the right time or place. But she told me, "My heart's open to you.'
"She is like me. She is totally open sexually."
It would seem that Bai still hopes that this is the case as, despite Angelina settling into a more domesticated way of life with Brad Pitt, she still holds out hope of kindling old flames.
"I've always thought Brad was the sexiest man on the planet," she said. "So now that Brad and Angelina are together, maybe I could experience both at the same time!"
How many times can we get away with using the same pun?
At least once more...
Oops, Britney's done it again, but this time she's lost her kids.
Yep, the judge ruled against her for several reasons, not least among them:
Refusing drug testing
Missing parenting classes
Continued "erratic behaviour"
Driving her children in a car without a valid drivers licence.
Quite a list. Her lawyers must love it when she swans into their office.
Apparantly she dropped them off with Federline yesterday before heading straight for the tanning salon.
Way to go, girl.
Gethin Jones, the rather dishy, but unfortunately not gay, presenter of classic children's television programme, Blue Peter, visited the RAF Mildenhall Fire Department.
Gethin spent two days with U.S. Air Force and Ministry of Defence firefighters, being trained by, and working alongside his firefighter buddy, Tech. Sgt. Rick Henderson, when he and a camera crew came to record Gethin's two days as a firefighter for a special item on an upcoming edition of Blue Peter.
The presenter, who is also currently starring in "Strictly Come Dancing," worked with Green Watch and Blue Watch MoD, and US military firefighters.
He was put through his paces when he performed tasks such as simulating forcible entry by moving a 225.5-pound sled using a 10-pound sledgehammer, mannequin drag (weighing 150 pounds), cutting up cars, and putting out fires in a smoke-house and on a simulated aircraft -- all while wearing a 70-pound fire kit made up of items including a helmet with eye protection, jacket, trousers, boots and self-contained breathing apparatus.
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