Matt Smith: I want a parrot sidekick for Doctor Who

Matt thinks a comedy parrot would complement his time-travelling character

Matt Smith fancies a bird on his shoulder

New Doctor Who star Matt Smith has decided the Time Lord needs a new assistant - ideally, a bird.
The actor got his inspiration from a pirates sequence in the film Pink Panther starring Peter Sellers.
'I think with this Doctor, you never know what he's going to do or say,
or what he's gong to turn up in in the morning,' says Matt, 28.
'I'd love to get some sort of pretend parrot on my shoulder because Peter Sellers is my hero. I'm working on it.'
Matt also fancies a bit of a costume change as he'll be filming in Utah and Arizona next month in freezing temperatures.
'I want a coat. You get cold in a tweed jacket.' he tells The Sun. 'And I want a hat. Not all the time. Just now and again.'

Belle Amie's Sophia Wardman: One Direction's Niall Horan is too young for me!

Sophia not looking for romance with teenage X Factor contestant

Belle Amie star Sophia Wardman is just friends with Niall Horan

X Factor finalist Sophia Wardman has rubbished rumours she's secretly seeing One Direction star Niall Horan.
The Belle Amie singer, 23, was reported to have been flirting with the Irish teen, 16, in the contestants' house in London. 
'I can honestly say there is nothing going on between me and Niall,' says Sophia.
'Niall is like a little ba-ba to me. He is 7 years younger than me, so that would just be weird. As cute as he is, he is still all yours, girls!'
Both Belle Amie and One Direction are being mentored by Simon Cowell, 51. 
The X Factor is awash with rumours of contestants romancing each other this year.

Public boot Belle Amie off The X Factor

Singers in last two with Katie Waissel and judges reach deadlock

Belle Amie are now out of the competition

Belle Amie left The X Factor tonight.
Following the public vote, the girl group - put together by Simon Cowell - ended up in the bottom two acts with a weeping Katie Waissel.
The sing-off ended in deadlock with Simon and Louis Walsh voting to keep in Belle Amie and Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue choosing to save Katie.
Host Dermot O'Leary explained that the viewers' poll would decide the matter and it was Belle Amie who lost out.
Esther Campbell, Rebecca Creighton, Sophia Wardman and Geneva Lane will now have to decide if they want to stick together or try for stardom again as solo performers. 

Tina O'Brien voted off Strictly Come Dancing

Former Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien loses public vote on Strictly Come Dancing

Tina O'Brien played Sarah Platt in Coronation Street

Tina O'Brien has become the fourth contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing.
The former Coronation Street star, 27, and partner Jared Murillo received the lowest number of viewer votes yesterday.
Tina is now backing Ann Widdecombe, 63, to win the BBC show. 
'I love Ann, she's the loveliest woman ever,' she says.
'I
know she's not necessarily the best dancer, but it's an entertainment
show, and she's definitely keeping everyone entertained.'
Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams and former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon, 27, are among the 10 other celebs that remain on Strictly Come Dancing.

Cheryl Cole's Promise This is No 1 in single chart

X Factor judge Cheryl Cole sells 157,000 copies of track

Promise This is Cheryl Cole's second No 1 single

Cheryl Cole's new single Promise This has topped the charts.  
The X Factor judge sold 157,000 copies of the track to depose Bruno Mars' Just The Way You Are from No 1.
Promise This has notched up the biggest first week sales for a non-charity single this year.
It's Cheryl's second No 1 - Fight For This Love sold more than 290,000 copies in 2009.
The Girls Aloud star's new album Messy Little Raindrops is out today.

Coleen Rooney and Wayne throw Kai £90,000 birthday party

WAG Coleen Rooney and footballer Wayne Rooney help son Kai celebrate turning 1

Coleen Rooney and Wayne got married in 2006

Coleen Rooney and husband Wayne Rooney hosted a £90,000 party for their son Kai yesterday to mark his first birthday.
The couple threw a Disney-themed bash at their £4.5m Cheshire home, complete with a marquee, jugglers, magicians, a clown and bouncy castle.
Wayne's Manchester United teammates Wes Brown and Michael Carrick were among the guests. 
Coleen, 24, organised the party while on holiday in Dubai last week.
In September, it was alleged Wayne, 25, had sex with 2 prostitutes while she was pregnant with Kai.

Cher Lloyd's uncle: Kids called her 'gypo' and 'pikey' because of her traveller lifestyle

X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd lived in a caravan as a toddler

Cher Lloyd is being mentored by Cheryl Cole on The X Factor 2010

X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd was teased as a child for being a traveller, her uncle Jessy Smith has revealed.
The rapper, 17, lived in a caravan from the age of 4 months with her parents Diane and Darren.
'The caravan had a toilet, shower and gas cooker,' explains Jessy, 37.
'They set off around Wales, parking at the roadside for a week at a time around Swansea, Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil.

'It was hard for them. They had very little money and travellers were not accepted...
'At times Cher's had to put up with kids calling her "gypo" and "pikey".'
After almost a year of living on the road, Cher and her parents moved in with her maternal gran Liz, 56, in Malvern, Worcs.
But Jessy says his niece has always stayed true to her traveller roots.
'She knows where she's from and accepts it,' he tells the Daily Mirror.
'Cher must be one in a million. You never see a traveller doing well on TV, let alone become a pop star. All you hear about travellers is that they leave litter, go out robbing and start fights.'