July 19, 2007 12:39 PM

Ashlee Simpson engaged?

We can't be sure whether this rhinoplastied lovely is actually engaged or pregnant, but where there's smoke there's usually fire, and whether or not the rumours are true at least Jessica Simpson's lil sis is probably considering both options. The potential Daddy/Groom is Fall out boy bassist Pete Wentz. 'Ashlee wasn't expecting it at all , it was a total surprise. Pete whipped out a big engagement ring, dropped down on one knee, and asked Ashlee to be his bride. Ashlee says it was romantic, sexy,and that she said yes right away,' said a source.

[Image: Getty].

Posted by Zara Rabinowicz on July 19, 2007 in Alicia Douvall, Relationship Watch | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 14, 2006 4:55 AM

Love Island Latest

I haven't been updating about Love Island recently, mainly because it became so boring I couldn't bear to watch it. From what I can gather, some unknowns came and spent time on the islands, then left. Paul Danan got voted out, as did that Leo bloke, and Shane Lynch decided to walk. Then, all of a sudden, it got interesting again!

First off, Lee - who was head over heels for Colleen - got a chance to spy on her and heard her telling everyone she didn't fancy him. He then confronted her and got a bit violent, at one point spitting: "No, fuck you Colleen." He reduced her to tears, actually. He had to be calmed down, which Brendan attempted, only to have several choice expletives thrown in his direction as well. Bianca also had a go at intervening, but was politely asked to leave Lee and Colleen alone. Or something like that. [Toni Kelly]

But the story of the moment is really all about Sophie Anderton. Is this the least self-aware celebrity in the land?

Firstly, Sophie falls in love with Shane. She bores everyone rigid talking about him, spends hours analysing his every word he says to her and she also talks about him in the Beach Hut (I learnt what it was called!). When Shane announces he's leaving, she's in tears.

Then suddenly, like magic, she's okay again and has moved on to poor Chris Brosnan. They spend awhile kissing and cuddling, then Sophie manipulates the Daily Decider, asking poor Kelle to throw the competition so Sophie can go on the day trip with Chris. When they get back, Sophie trills about their "connection" and doesn't react well when Kelle says their relationship isn't real. Sophie, love, no one thinks your little alliance with Chris is real.

Then - dun dun dun! - the producers of Love Island have a brainwave and bring back Victoria Hervey for a chat with Sophie. If you remember, Victoria and Chris were pretty close before Lady V was booted off the island. Sophie has spent many hours in the Beach Hut saying she thinks Victoria will be "cool" with Sophie's relationship with Chris - but boy is she wrong!

The whole confrontation was laughable. Victoria had a bit of a go and Sophie said "well that's your opinion" several times. Sophie had been rocked earlier in the day when words she'd said came back to haunt her in the daily task, and she continued her denial trip by telling Victoria nothing had happened, to which Victoria rightfully responded "I've been watching it!"

Sophie is unbelieveable. The woman is the biggest bitch on the island, but goes and says she isn't and even says "I'm glad I'm not a bitchy person". HELLO?! What the hell are you thinking?!

When Sophie leaves, having had a bottle of wine poured over her, Sophie goes and tells Calum she's upset but "can't say anything". Then she... erm... says everything. She then goes and tells Kelle and has a good cry. Then she tells the group, and has a good cry. And bingo, she's got what she wanted - to be centre of attention.

Brendan stands up for Victoria, only to be interrupted by Lee, who really seems to have taken agin the New Zealander. Brendan later reflects on what he said, and says my TV moment of the year: "... and then Twat Features interrupts..." referring to Lee. It's a fitting nickname.

Then - and this really is the best bit - Chris goes and dumps Sophie! It spins around in her head and she's soon telling people how it was a mutual decision.

She's the most deluded person I've ever seen on TV. And for that, she's a treasure to watch. Keep it up, Sophie, I'm loving hating you!

Posted by Antonia on August 14, 2006 in Alicia Douvall, Brendan Cole, Calum Best, Hot Gossip, LA Airheads, Love Island, Musical Stars, Relationship Watch, Shane Lynch, Sophie Anderton, TV Show Gossip, Victoria Hervey | Permalink | Comments (1)

July 20, 2006 9:21 PM

Celebrity Love Island Latest.

The folks over at TV Scoop have joyously told the world how big a flop 'Celebrity Love Island' is, and quite right too. I started watching with a mild interest (and a duty to the Star Trip readers, of course) but now I really don't care. I quite fancy Shane Lynch and Brendan Cole and I'm still not tuning in.

I think part of the problem is the split-shows. I try to avoid the news, particularly at the moment, so with one half being shown at 10pm and then the second half at 11pm, the show has no flow or continuity and I'm sure I'm not alone in channel surfing at the end of the first half and forgetting the second is on. Last night I got myself caught up in a documentary, but I did see the first half, and here's what went on. [Toni Kelly]

Ding dong the Steve-o is dead. He was ejected from the island a full four days before he was due to leave because he'd had a bit of a rant one night. I really can't understand what the producers were thinking - so he's a bit of a loose cannon, but he was at least watchable. And really, who would have cared if he'd gone mad and stabbed the lot of them?

So with Steve-o gone, the non-action continued apace. Victoria and Chris decided to have a snog in the shower. Come on guys, that is so last year. Sensibly, Victoria managed to remember to remove her microphone but Chris didn't. I take this as an indication that the hot stuff was nothing to do with his feelings for Victoria, more to do with him wanting some air time.

They emerged awhile later, having been berated by a much too interested Leo, and Chris did his trousers up. That Lady Victoria, she's one hell of a classy lady. Ahem.

As expected, Sophie continued to go on at just about anyone over her feelings for Shane. She seems to be happy to talk to anyone about it, apart from erm, Shane. This time she pinned Chris on a beach walk and declared she was in the need of a "male perspective". Chris did the decent thing and told her a stream of lies along the lines of "I'm sure he's interested" when everyone knows he isn't.

And Kelle still loves Brendan and he still doesn't give a fuck. Watch any group shot and focus in on the ex-Eternal star. I guarentee she will be staring at Brendan. But as she has a modicum of self respect, she's keeping it quiet and not boring the entire island and viewing population talking about her feelings. I really wouldn't know who that was a caustic dig at, I just typed it, honest Guv.

Even Paul Danan is being boring. The producers need to focus on getting him drunk as soon as possible, then there might be something worth watching.

Posted by Antonia on July 20, 2006 in Alicia Douvall, Brendan Cole, Love Island, Shane Lynch, Sophie Anderton, TV Show Gossip, Victoria Hervey | Permalink | Comments (1)

July 19, 2006 3:41 PM

Celebrity Love Island Latest.

So, the girls have to pick a boy to partner up with to make new perfect couples. Before making their choices, the ladies of the island assemble together to decide who they're going to pick, as they're clearly incapable of original thought without consulting with another non-celeb. As the girls gather round, Sophie Anderton decides to imitate a foghorn, declaring over and over: "I'M PICKING SHANE". Despite no one arguing with her or challenging her choice, she continues to yell that Shane is her's.

Really, the woman is becoming an embarrassment. After selecting Shane - who didn't look exactly pleased - he gave her a shoulder massage for all of twenty seconds. Sophie then spent an hour telling anyone who'd listen that he'd given her said massage and that that, clearly, meant he wants to marry her and make her have his Irish babies.

Before Sophie's madness, Paul Danan is given the dubious honour of selecting a girl to be his partner, as a treat for being new to the show. In a display of incredible arrogance, Paul decides to pick the one girl who's actually in a semi-relationship on the island - Leo's lucky lady (I don't mean that, it's just good alliteration), Bianca. As Paul later points out, he could pick who he wanted, but surely he could have shown some loyalty to his fellow man and made his choice like a gentleman. But no, this is Paul Danan, he had to be a wanker about it. Leo managed to react gracefully, which made me wonder what Sophie would do if someone had selected Shane before her. Would she have reacted with such aplomb? Or would we have had our first reality TV murder?

Later in the day, Sophie spends awhile crying in the Island Diary Room (my choice of description, not the producers, but that's essentially what it is), lamenting her luck at falling for someone on a reality TV show (did she miss the concept of the show when she signed up?) and saying that Shane probably didn't feel the same way. As she left the diary room, she bumped into Shane who asked if she was okay. She replied that she was and Shane displayed his complete lack of interest by accepting this response, despite the fact she was still semi-crying.

Later still, the islanders were disturbed by a new playmate, Steve-o, of Jackass fame. Now considering I have a brain and a mature sense of humour, I've never watched Jackass, so to me he's just another nobody who I shall rip the piss out of over the coming weeks.

Steve-o did have one use pretty much immediately - he woke the other blokes' up from their boring habits. As testosterone poisoning set it, the boys indulged in a towel-whacking fight, where Brendan tried to show his manly side by barely flinching when hit.

It didn't help, as Steve-o later asked the group who they thought was gay - him or Brendan? Brendan didn't react well, which I find bizarre. This man is a bloody dancer, surely he's well used to defending his sexuality by now? Brendan bitched to Shane then puffed up his chest and flirted with any woman going - except poor Kelle - to prove how manly he is.

Shane took Steve-o to one side and basically told him he was being a tosser. Steve-o then went into the diary room and said how much he respected Shane for calling him on his behaviour, talking about the ex-Boyzoner like he was some kind of God.

The next day, Steve-o tried to persuade Lee to tell Bianca how he felt. A very drunk Lee had a good go at it, but was constantly interrupted by Steve-o, who flirted with Bianca and filled the air with sexual innuendo. Bianca ignored Lee's words of love and giggled idiotically at Steve-o's antics.

Shane and Collen ended up in the Love Shack for the evening. I have to admit I don't know why, as I didn't see the first part of the show, but I'd imagine Sophie was less than pleased. While God Shane was away. Steve-o was generally an arsehole, annoying everyone, but quickly stopped on the return of Shane.

So here's an overview: Sophie loves Shane, but may have competition in Steve-o, who clearly thinks Shane is the best thing, like, EVER. Lee loves Bianca but she doesn't care. Who knows what Victoria and Chris have been up to - even the cameramen don't care, we so rarely see them on screen. Kelle continues to adore Brendan from afar and he continues to not give a fuck.

See you tomorrow!

Posted by Antonia on July 19, 2006 in Alicia Douvall, Shane Lynch, Sophie Anderton, TV Show Gossip, Victoria Hervey | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 10, 2006 10:17 PM

Love Island: First Impressions of Victoria Hervey, Shane Lynch, Sophie Anderton and the gang...

ITV's new Love Island reality show started tonight (they've dropped the 'Celebrity' prefix, which in some of the participants' cases is a wise move). Star Trip will be tracking the ups, the downs, and hopefully the ups-and-downs of desert island life throughout the series. Well, it beats Big Brother anyway. Read on for some first impressions:

1. Sophie Anderton has already been in tears twice, after nobody picked her in the initial coupling off. For heaven's sake. That said, wouldn't it have been better if they had more women than men, forcing one bloke to be left out? At least it might get a bit Lord Of The Flies.

2. I bet it only takes two minutes after meeting any woman before Chris Brosnan mentions that his dad's James Bond. I can't see how else he'd pull, anyway. He looks like a younger, squarer Suggs out of Madness.

3. Victoria Hervey isn't as nice as her sister, who was on last year. Does this mean they've run out of Herveys, or is there another one lined up for next year's show?

4. Did all of these famous people skive geography at school? Honestly, if they can't work out where Spain is on a world-map during a simple task, how are they expected to identify a cumulus cloud or oxbow lake? Tsk.

5. Who's the little blond fella? I thought he was out of S Club 7, but now I'm not so sure.

6. They all seem to be taking far too much care over their hair. Do they have a separate desert island full of styling products and tongs? A week of salt-water and fresh air should sort that out (although I'm worried what it'll do to Alicia Douvall's face).

7. Fearne Cotton can carry off a pair of shorts with aplomb. Patrick Kielty is wearing jeans, so I'll reserve judgement on him. But Fearne, mmm...

8. No candidates as yet for this year's Paul Danan character (i.e. boggle-eyed leg-humping sex-pest). Although Brendan Cole's got potential.

9. The fish in the background of the interview room are cool. They're actually more interesting than anything any of the celebrities have said so far in there too.

10. Leo Ihenacho is not very macho. Fancy sending Alicia Douvall up a palm tree to grab coconuts, then bawling like a baby all the way up (and down) when you try to follow suit. She seems like a trooper, completely against expectations. She's my early tip to win. [Stuart Dredge]

Posted by Stu on July 10, 2006 in Alicia Douvall, Brendan Cole, Love Island, Shane Lynch, Sophie Anderton, TV Show Gossip, Victoria Hervey | Permalink | Comments (1)