Simon Cowell’s Next TV Show To Use Lottery Style Scratch Cards

Is X-Factor boss Simon Cowell about to launch a new TV quiz show that takes elements from the National Lottery show? Well, according to the Sunday edition of the Daily Star he is. Apparently, the music/reality TV producer is working on a new quiz show that TV viewers can participate in by buying lottery-like scratch cards which can win them big cash prizes. A source close to Cowell revealed… “Simon’s really excited about bringing a new game show to our screens but everyone is sworn to secrecy. He hopes it will be good enough to grab the nation’s attention and be as big as The X Factor.” Cowell himself suggested this past week that he…

Amanda Donohoe Left Emmerdale For The Sake Of Her Family

In an interview with the Sunday Mail, former Hollywood star turned British soap star Amanda Donohoe has revealed that she decided to quit the UK soap Emmerdale in order to spend more time with her family after the strain of living in Leeds (where the soap is shot) became too difficult for her… “I have lived my life living out of suitcases, travelling around the world being on location, and that certainly takes its toll on a private life. That’s not just my business, that’s long-distance relationships. Coming home to a beautiful, empty house wasn’t really the plan. I’ve been pretty much living on location in Leeds for the last two years. Two years is…

Jack P Shepherd Has His Own Stalker

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd who plays David Platt is in a bit of unfortunate pickle. He is being stalked by a man who is claiming to be his father. The man in question keeps sending Shepherd letters saying that he is “proud” of the star and also claims to be a priest. Anyway, here’s the whole situation as described by Shepherd to the People… “It’s scary. This man says he’s a priest and is adamant he was my real dad. He keeps saying how proud he is of me and how he wants to get back in contact. In the end I asked Corrie to call in the police. This man is really…

Angry Birds Plush Toys Flying Into Stores Soon

It seems that everywhere you turn these past couple of weeks you bump into someone talking about the addictive Iphone game Angry Birds. It is safe to say that the Angry Birds have taken the world by storm so it is no surprise then that Angry Birds developer Rovio have announced that they will be releasing a brand new range of plush toys based on the hit mobile game. At this moment in time, Rovio have stopped short of revealing the exact details of when they will hit retail but the smart money is that they are due to fling themselves into our living rooms/bedrooms this side of the holiday season. You can already buy…

Wesley Snipes Still Thinks He Is Blade

Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes is insisting that any future Blade movies will have to have him portraying the Marvel character despite there being no movement in the popular vampire superhero movie franchise since 2004. In an interview with Deadline, Snipes said… “Maybe we get around to doing another Blade, except, from what I’m reading, every other actor is talking about playing him, and nobody is talking to Wesley. How strange that they don’t come and talk to me about it.” Personally, if Marvel were thinking about resurrecting the Blade franchise I’m pretty sure they will go the reboot route. After the debacle that was Blade: Trinity I get the sense that the franchise needs some…