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30/06/2008

Amy cast in wax!

Well it had to happen really. Madame Tussauds have finally cemented Amy Winehouse's celebrity by creating a wax work model of the 'troubled' singer to be unveiled this summer.

Amy No this isn't it.

Although it does come complete with tattoos and beehive.

General manager Edward Fuller said: "We are really pleased to be creating Amy. She is a real icon in modern music."

Yep.

Glastonbury round-up!

Pheeeeeewwwwwweeeee! It has been one helluva weekend! But everybody's heading home now, covered in mud and all fuzzy with the good vibes spawned by a weekend of music and luuuurve.

So while the mass exodus commences - 55% of the carparks were empty by 10am - why not trawl through your hazy mind and pull out some best bits?

How about Amy Winehouse's little fracas with a fan?

Or maybe Jay-Z's little tribute to Noel Gallagher?

We've seen Lily Allen looking cosy with her ex Ed Simmons, Alexa Chung and Alex Turner snogging rampantly and Kelly Osbourne rocking the yellow mac look.

Click below for our Glasto galleries.

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Adrian Chiles is a "miserable old fart"

AdrianHow could you not like cheeky chappy Adrian Chiles? Well if you are Christine Bleakley quite easily apparently.

She used to think her One Show co-presenter was a "miserable old fart".

Adrian - pictured here doing a stint of cycling for Sport Relief - and Bleakley have admitted they were not initially a TV match made in heaven.

"It's no secret that I didn't like Adrian at all to begin with," Bleakley told the Radio Times.

Well she'll be pleased to know the feeling was mutual after the Birmingham-born telly star revealed that he initially thought Bleakley was "dippy" and a "nonentity". Harsh.

New exhibition to run and run...literally

Runner2An athlete will sprint through the heart of Tate Britain every 30 seconds for the next four months as part of an art ­installation unveiled today.

Work No 850 is the latest piece by Martin Creed, the man who was presented with the Turner Prize by Madonna in 2001 for exhibiting an empty room with lights that flickered on and off every five seconds.

The new work will see 50 athletes take turns to run as fast as they can through the 86m sculpture gallery – from the moment Tate Britain opens its doors to the moment­ it closes.

Kings of Monkey business

AlexaalexLoved-up Alex Turner and Alexa Chung were getting no love from the Kings of Leon at Glastonbury on Friday night.

The duo tried to sneak backstage to the Pyramid stage to watch the Friday night headliners, but were turned away at the door.

“They showed off their VIP wrist bands, but the security staff were unimpressed,” an onlooker tells theBuzz.

It must have been tough for the Arctic Monkey, who last year was headlining in exactly the same spot.

Pixie to get her own "edgy" TV show

Pixietv2_2Pixie Geldof is set to follow in her late mother’s footsteps once again as she prepares to front a new music show.

theBuzz can reveal that the 17-year-old daughter of tragic Paula Yates is to present a “edgy” ITV programme this autumn.

Mum Paula first made her name as a host of cult music show The Tube in the 80s.

Pixie, who bears a striking resemblance to her mother, previously confessed that she believes her future lies in music.

Earlier this month the teenage party girl graced the cover of Tatler magazine, just as Paula did 26 years ago.

Given that her dad Bob Geldof rose to fame as a member of The Boomtown Rats, music is definitely in the family’s blood.

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Prince sues over birthday record

PrincePrince is suing a record label for releasing a five-CD tribute compilation to mark his 50th birthday earlier this month.

The release was called Shockadelica: A 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Artist Known as Prince. (Sounds catchy doesn't it?)

His lawyers are demanding that C+C Records, in Norway, destroys all 5, 000 copies.

Prince has previously served legal notices on YouTube and eBay over unauthorised content.

Is Sarah Harding back with DJ Tom Crane?

Harding2Does this thumbs-up mean the romance is back on for Sarah Harding and Tom Crane?

The DJ gave snappers the signal as he enjoyed a cosy night out with the Girls Aloud singer, sparking rumours they are back on.

The pair were spotted leaving London's Mahiki nightclub in the early hours of this morning despite reports last week that they had split.

The couple were then seen cuddling in the back of a limo as they drove away.

29/06/2008

Amy hits back at hitting out

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First the question on the lips of every Amy Winehouse fan attending Glasto was will she / won't she? Turn up that is. 

Now the debate at hand is did she / didn't she? That'll be, strike one of her fans.

The singer, who had taken a break from rehab, to perform at the three-day bash was singing (yes you've got it) her hit Rehab, when she appears to get a bit feisty in the elbow department.

Festival organiser Michael Eavis claims she lashed out after someone grabbed her boobs. Others claim it was because a fan tried to ruffle her beehive.

But let's hear it from the horse's mouth, well a friend of Amy's at least...

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Kate Moss's star turn...

Seriously what is it with Kate Moss? Is anyone else getting really bored of seeing her trot around Glasto in knee high boots being a 'rock chick.'

Anyway, new year, new boyfriend for the model but this time her beau Jamie Hince of The Kills wasn't so keen to let her jump on stage and perform (like, ok, we get it - you're pretty, skinny and you can sing. Over it already.)

So La Moss had to content herself with the Playstation Sing Star karaoke tent.Kate

Apparently she bashed out Eye of the Tiger, California Dreamin' and George Michael's Freedom. Jolly good.