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Less than 24 hours after it launched, Lauren Goodger has become the latest TOWIE star to fall victim to thugs.

Her salon, Lauren’s Way, was set alight and had its windows smashed just hours after the TOWIE star signed autographs outside.  The salon had not even opened up for business yet.

Goodger wrote on Twitter last night, “Thanks for you’re lovely messages tonight.. In bed with lydia and Georgia 3 in a bed won’t be able to sleep tonight..#angelslookingover.”

Goodger is the second TOWIE star to suffer at the hands of their fame with sisters Billie and Sam Faiers being attacked last year.

An Essex Police spokesman said that minimum damage had been done to the salon however police officers were still standing guard last night.  He added that the people who lived about the shop were forced to be evacuated from their homes while it is not yet clear whether they have been let back.  They added that it was the only arson attack in the area and that their investigations were still ongoing.

The salon was featured on The Only Way is Essex last week when Goodger showed the premises to pal Lydia Bright and her mother Debbie and is named after her line of tanning products.  It had been due to offer spray tans, hair blow dries and hair extensions as well as teeth whitening and HD brows.

If it wasn’t for Cheryl Cole backing her she might not have landed her recording contract and a number one single but it seems teenager Cher Lloyd still has a lot of growing up to do as she sniped at her former X Factor mentor.

Despite somewhat idolising her when she appeared as a contestant on the show and turning into her mini me, Lloyd seems to have forgotten all the aggro Cole went through when she put her through in Judges Houses despite forgetting her words and failing to put on a worthy performance.

The comment came as Lloyd was asked if she would ever sing with Cole during an interview on the Real Breakfast for Real Radio North West show.  She retorted, “Maybe if she sings live with me!” in what seems to be a swipe at Cole using a pre-recorded track when she performed her debut single on The X Factor a few years ago.

It’s not the first time she has spoken about Cole in a bad light, she said recently, “Cheryl understood me and she helped me a lot and so it’s sad that I haven’t heard from her.  But if she wants to give me a ring she can. If not, that’s fine too.”

Cole was obviously not impressed this time and took to Twitter to say, “Be Careful who you kick on your way up… They kick you twice as hard on your way back down #unappreciationisugly.”

You can listen to Lloyd’s full interview here

It’s one of the most important nights in the film calendar, held between the Golden Globes and the Oscar’s and preparations are being made at London’s Savoy Hotel for the upcoming BAFTAs this Sunday.

Steven Fry will present the ceremony while stars such as Michelle Williams (nominated for My Week With Marilyn) and Meryl Streep (nominated for Iron Lady) are due to attend.

Despite being film awards, there is competition in the fashion stakes too with Daniel Wingate, design director of Escada, saying of the preparations, “If two women have their eye on the same creation, there’s a lot of, er, negotiation over who gets what.  American actresses are often a size 6 or smaller, but British stars, with their 8s and 10s, tend to have more natural shapes.  There’s no right or wrong colour for the red carpet. I wouldn’t dress someone in bright yellow in case they looked like an ad for McDonald’s, but even the right red is OK.  The stars want materials that are comfortable and don’t crease. Millions of eyes are on them and it’s vital they look their best.”

After the awards, a lavish dinner is conducted at the Grosvenor House Hotel, and takes careful planning when you consider as many as 2000 guests (some with egos to boot) and must be sat over two floors.

BAFTAs Head of Production Clare Brown says the seating is “a massive jigsaw puzzle.  By the end, all you can hope is that all the planning worked out and it all looked fantastic. And that everyone there – and the viewers – had a great time,’ she says.”

Check out the full list of nominations below.

NOMINATIONS:

It is her most iconic dress and one of the most iconic dresses of the British pop scene of that era and Geri Halliwell has returned to her infamous Union Jack dress for inspiration as she designs her new collect for Next.

She was joined by some models to show off her new Great British designs at the launch in central London.

The collection is for this summer’s Next range and no doubt was planned to arrive just in time for the Olympics.  All items from the collection including a maxi dress and a cowl back dress and bikinis will be available in stores or online from next month.  Let’s hope we’re not still sitting in freezing temperatures when that happens!

The original dress worn by Halliwell to the Brit Awards was actually a plain black Gucci dress which Halliwell rendered too boring and added a Union Flag tea towel to the front to make it more suitable for the occasion.  The dress now has its own Wikipedia page and sold at auction for £41,320 the following year.

Jon Gomm Passionflower
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It took one tweet and one word as Stephen Fry brought the music of Leeds based musician Jon Gomm to the centre of the Twitter world.

Fry, who has nearly 4 million people following his tweets, simply tweeted “wow” and a link to Jon latest single, Passionflower -and subsequently gave him 2million hits

Fry was obviously taken by Gomm’s distinctive style of playing where he not only retunes his acoustic guitar while playing but generates a percussion like effect by using all the parts of the guitar.

As well as Fry as a fan, 60s guitarist David Crosby from Crosby, Stills and Nash, has also contacted the musician.  He is now set to appear on national television in Holland, Turkey and Portugal and will also be touring Australia, as well as Britain.

He said, “My previous life – of driving from my home in Leeds to Vienna to play a concert – has suddenly changed dramatically. So far, I’ve been invited onto national TV in Turkey, Portugal and Holland and this year, will be touring in around 15 countries on three continents, and my CDs will be finding their way into stores from Germany to Japan.  It’s been crazy, but I felt lucky enough before, just being able to make my living as a musician, so anything more is a bonus.”

As yet, he has not been signed up to a major label, and he happily gives away his music from his website via a ‘pay what you want’ policy.

It was so successful, it spawned a Celebrity Big Brother champion and a Christmas special so it’s a no brainer that it’s back; bigger and better than ever.

What with 7 million viewers being enthralled by the traditions, customs and those great big fairy light wedding dresses, the show is back next month and promise to be even more outrageous and lavish, with even bigger dresses.

And of course the show wouldn’t be the same if there wasn’t a shot of a bride struggling to get her dress into the car, or in this case, carriage.

The new series kicks off with 21-year-old Dolores who gets married in a dress that is emblazoned with the image of a cat on the front.  She said, “Everyone has flowers or stars on their dress, I wanted something different.”

If you’ve ever hating wearing a bridesmaid’s dress, you’ll like this; five poor bridesmaids had to get dressed in bright green tiered dresses with matching headpieces and bouquets.

Also returning to the show is dressmaker Thelma Madine who has featured on the show since the first series. Madine agrees that the cat-decorated gown is the “most outrageous” she has ever made even thinks Dolores may have a new nickname in the form of Catwoman.

The latest series of the show is believed to be focusing more on gypsy life in terms of crime, education and family and will also see the return of Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty.

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding returns on February 14 on Channel 4.

Their relationship was never confirmed nor denied – until now.

Harry Styles, who will turn 18 on Wednesday, tweeted fans to confirm that he has split from Caroline Flack, 32.

He hit out at reports that he had dumped the presenter of The Xtra Factor saying, “Please know I didn’t “dump” Caroline. This was a mutual decision. She is one of the kindest, sweetest people I know.”

The pair sparked controversy when they were pictured together back in October due to the 15 year age gap but ignored the furore which saw Alex Curran and other celebrities lash out over their pairing.  They were adverse to courting more controversy though and frequently avoided being photographed together with the picture above being one of the only ones of the couple.

They were spotted leaving each other’s houses in the early hours of the morning but they were said to have split over the new year just before Styles and band One Direction jetted off on their first American tour.

Amanda Holden has given birth to her second daughter.

A spokesperson for her and her husband, Chris Hughes, announced that the pair had become parents to Hollie Rose Hughes on Monday however the announcement was delayed due to Holden being in ‘critical condition’ for three days as she battled for life.  Holden was due to take part in the Britain’s Got Talent auditions before being admitted to hospital on Monday where she underwent emergency blood transfusions while her newborn daughter, born by Caesarean section, was put on a respirator in a special care unit.

Baby Hollie weighed in at 6lb 1oz and is now said to be ‘healthy’.

A friend said, “Amanda lost several pints of blood and had to have a number of transfusions. Hollie could not breathe. For a while both were fighting for life. Thankfully Hollie is now out of the woods and Amanda is recovering too.”

Holden is expected to make a full recovery while the exact details of what caused her huge loss of blood have not been made public.

Holden has had a history of difficult pregnancies so we are delighted to hear the good news.

After 6 years, sisters Sienna and Savannah Miller have stepped down as co-creative directors of their fashion label.

The pair are ending their involvement with their fashion line, leaving it in the hands of the current design team in order to move on to pursue other ventures.

Sienna Miller is reportedly pregnant with her first child and it is believed she is leaving to make more time to be a mother.

They said in a statement, “We’ve had a brilliant six years at Twenty8Twelve and are now looking forward to new pastures. We wish the brand the best of luck for the future.”

The label will be renamed Twenty8Twelve London instead of Twenty8Twelve by s. miller.

Managing director Nish Soneji said, “We’ve had a great partnership with the Miller sisters. From the beginning, our mission was to create a contemporary label with its own identity and strong directional design, as well as an emphasis on quality, cut and finishing.  That vision, along with the uniquely British style the collection has become known for, will continue under the direction of the Twenty8Twelve design team.”