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30/11/2008

Hypocrite Gordon Ramsay had two more affairs, says Sarah Symonds

SO-CALLED "professional mistress" Sarah Symonds has claimed that Gordon Ramsay has had two other affairs.Gordonramsay 

The celebrity chef, who has denied cheating, is alleged to have confessed to the other flings during a seven-year affair with Symonds, 38.

In Pics: Ramsay through the years

"I was his confidante, more than a mistress", she told The News Of The World.

However, she now says that she has kept quiet long enough.

"Gordon has his PR team working around the clock, trying desperately to protect Brand Ramsay and this image of him as the ultimate family man", she said.

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Britney Spears: Miming on X Factor? Panic at G-A-Y?

Britney Spears appeared to mime the words during her appearance on The X Factor last night.Britneyspears_2 

Then she failed to perform at London nightclub G-A-Y, reportedly after a panic attack.

In Pics: Britney in Britain
In Pics: Britney and Madge - spot the difference

She looked awkward as she performed her new single "Womanizer", with her usual sexy dance moves nowhere to be seen.

However, she looked slim and fit, and the crowd and the judges still gave her a standing ovation.

Spanish contestant Ruth Lorenzo, who was voted off the show, defended the star, saying "She's amazing - she can mime if she likes."

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29/11/2008

Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus to perform on X Factor

BRITNEY Spears will grace the X Factor stage tonight for her first UK television performance in over four years. Britneyspearsmileycyrus

The pop singer, pictured right, will perform her current single Womanizer, while the five remaining finalists will each cover a classic Britney track.

A representative for Spears, who turns 27 on Tuesday, said she would only be performing and would not coach the show's contestants, as previous guests have done.

16-year-old pop star and actress Miley Cyrus (pictured left) will also perform on the show.

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28/11/2008

Just where does Britney get her inspiration?

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BRITNEY Spears took her cue from mentor Madonna last night – and by the looks of it pinched most of her wardrobe too.

The pop princess looked the spitting image of Madge as she took to the stage for knockout version of her new single Womanizer

Spears dressed in a top hat, black biker boots and two piece see-through costume which were identical to the outfit worn by 50-year-old Madonna on her current Sticky & Sweet tour.

Madonna and Spears are good friends and earlier this month the veteran singer apparently advised the younger singer against getting married again in the light of the breakdown of her own relationship to British director Guy Ritchie.

In the past Spears collaborated with Madonna on her hit Me Against the Music and the pair famously shared an on stage kiss in 2003 at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Britney, who is scheduled to touch down in the UK tonight for a whistle stop visit to London, including a performance on tomorrow night’s X Factor, donned her Madonna inspired outfit at the Bambi Awards in Germany last night.

After her appearance on The X Factor Spears is due to jet back to New York for a lavish party to celebrate her 27th birthday and which is rumoured to be themed around the circus - in reference to the name of her album which comes out on the same day."

At the German award ceremony Spears made her first solo live appearance since her memorably disastrous "Gimme More" comeback attempt at the MTV Video Music Awards last year.

Her performance there was panned by critics who slammed her singing, dancing, costume choice and weight.

PICS - SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

MORE PICS OF BRITNEY AND MADONNA

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Winona and the 'missing' diamonds

Untitled1_4ACTRESS-turned convicted shoplifter Winona Ryder has reportedly misplaced a diamond-encrusted bracelet and ring worth around £80,000.

According to the French celebrity magazine Voici, the 37-year-old told top jewellers Bulgari that she had lost their precious stones after being loaned them for a  Marie Claire party in Spain last weekend.

The star, convicted of shoplifting in Beverly Hills in 2002, says she claimed she lost the gems after handing them in to the Madrid hotel's front desk for safekeeping.

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Teasy does it Joe!

Untitled1_3CARLY Zucker’s appearance in I’m a Celebrity... has been causing her man Joe Cole a lot of grief.

theBuzz hears some of the Chelsea footballer’s England teammates such as Rio Ferdinand, Micah Richards and Shaun Wright-Phillips have been sending him texts teasing him about things getting steamy between Carly and Simon Webbe in the jungle.

“It’s the England boys who’ve been texting him the most,” a source tells theBuzz.

“They were all joking that when she went into the forest with Simon Webbe that she would get it on with him. But he’s actually getting annoyed now.”

Peaches' mad Max

Untitled1_2PEACHES Geldof was smiling when she turned up at the launch of her collection for hip designers PPQ last night – but the same cannot be said for hubby Max Drummey.

The ex-London socialite threw a dinner at Sketch before a bash at Mo*vida, but Max didn’t seem to be having the time of his life.

“He just looked glum,” an onlooker tells theBuzz.

We wonder if he’s going to meet the family; the pair are staying in the May Fair hotel, not at her dad Bob’s Battersea home, while Peaches’ sister Pixie skipped the launch, choosing instead to head out to the Smash and Grab night at Punk.

Sienna Gettys it on again

SIENNA Miller showed the world last night that she and Balthazar Getty are back on.

SiennaThe Factory Girl actress took her billionaire beau to her ­favourite haunt, The Groucho Club in Soho, and theBuzz hears the couple looked a ­little loved-up.

Our spy said: “They definitely looked like they were an item again. They were really comfortable with one another and looked just like the cosy couple they once were.

“It seemed like they were making up for lost time, and Sienna looked really happy to be back with him.”

The pair started dating in July, when 26-year-old Sienna took flak for getting involved with the married Brothers & Sisters actor, 33. But the relationship hit the rocks earlier this month when Sienna announced she was “completely happy” being single.

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Katy and Becks star in hip hop ad

DAVID Beckham, The Ting Tings and Katy Perry are among the celebrities starring in a dazzling new television campaign for sports brand Adidas.

Untitled1The one-minute promotion - which also includes musicians Run DMC, Missy Elliott and Estelle - sees all the celebs at a 1980s-style hip-hop house party.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE AD!

The film celebrates the brand's '60 Years Of Soles and Stripes' anniversary and sees Becks smiling as he enters a suburban house.

He is then sen holding a drink and chatting with NBA basketball star Kevin Garnett.

Katy Perry looks like she's having a great time as she jumps up and down on the dancefloor.

The soundtrack is a hip hop remix of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons' hit Beggin' by DJ Pilooski.

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More trouble for chef Gordon Ramsay

Ramsayshow_2THINGS are going from bad to worse for chef Gordon Ramsay with his latest blow being the collapse of the ceiling in one of his restaurants yesterday.

The foul tempered chef and his family are bracing themselves for a string of fresh allegations surrounding his alleged infidelity in this weekend’s Sunday newspapers.

The Hell’s Kitchen chef has had no respite from his own week of hell after customers were evacuated from The Warrington gastro-pub in Maida Vale yesterday.

A spokesman for the chef said: “Some of the cornicing on the roof came down and it was felt best to get everyone out as a safety precaution. The restaurant is open for business again.”

The chef still has not commented in detail on allegations he started an affair with “serial mistress” Sarah Symonds seven years.

However, the married father-of-four finally spoke out to deny the claims while giving a cookery demonstration at the BBC Good Food Show yesterday (pictured above).

He dismissed the claim as "b******s" but told how it had taken its toll, saying: "What a week I've had."

Whatever the truth he won’t be sleeping in the marital bed with wife Tana, 33, again after it was taken away yesterday as part of redecoration work at the Ramsay family’s £3.5million Wandsworth home - CLICK BELOW TO SEE THE PICS!

-Steve Myall

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