Panto Poll: new Big Brother eye

So... what do you make of it? Hmm? The show returns on June 5th...

Panto Poll: What do you make of James Corden's 'Beckham shoot'?

Oh yes, the Big Brother's Big Mouth presenter and comic actor is an unlikely sex symbol, that's for sure. But that's no bad thing, is it? We could do with a few more unlikely sex symbols. "I feel alive! I've never felt more sexual in my life," he said. But what do you think? Picture after "Continue"...

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News round-up: Sam's debate, Jonty's tour, Reality TV deaths

Has the Isle of Man really changed their name to "Isle of Sam" in honour of Sam Barks? And aren't they overdue another invasion, anyway? Thinking about it, she's got a whole island of nationalistic manxies on her side - there's a good chance that could help her win. Join the debate here (and ask yourself, yes, it's publicity for the IoM... but is it really good publicity?)


As Big Brother fever sweeps the nation (oh is it that time again already? Sorry, I was asleep, etc) look what I found for you! It's Jonty! Doing a virtual museum tour! Come on, click on it. Call yourself a BB fan? WATCH IT.


Morbid reading, but oddly fascinating: The Mirror brings us a list of reality show deaths...

New Big Brother Little Brother presenters: George Lamb and Zezi

also known as... er, WHO? God. Seriously. We're still mourning Dermot's departure, and this is what they dish up to us instead? This... this pair of grinning hipsters with improbable hair and comedy names? I mean, honestly. It's like they've just given up. George and Zezi are already part of the C4/E4 family, as if that makes it better, with both presenting on E4 Music and something called Freshly Squeezed. George said: "Imagine how excited someone would be if they were presenting Big Brother, well I'm just a little bit less excited than that but I'm still extremely excited." My eyes, they are rolling.

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Reality TV news: Bigger Brother, Fergie's back, Brucie's replacement? The Baron's insulting...

This year the Big Brother house will be a third bigger. Sounds good, but does it just mean that they're going to up the number of housemates too? I sure hope not. LESS IS MORE, Big Brother bosses. LESS. IS. MORE.

As you'll recall, Fergie's fly-on-the-wall show about telling poor people how to eat properly was cancelled after a dead man was found at the home of the family the cameras were following. Well, it is going ahead after all, and will be screened at the end of the month.

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Reality TV news round-up: Chantelle's dress? American Idol's mess? X Factor for the US?

Over the pond, Brooke White's gone. David Archuleta, David Cook, Jason Castro and Syesha Mercado battle it out for the American Idol crown.

Speaking of America, US hacks ask "are we ready for The X Factor? As American Idol viewing figures continue to plunge, could importing the more successful Cowell show be the answer?

It's been a bad week for Darius "Pop Idol" Danesh, as Trevor Nunn's Gone With The Wind opens in the West End to a critical battering. I had high hopes for this and I honestly can't bear to repeat what they've been saying about it (but that link will give you all you need.)

And we'll all have an excuse to do our mogwai voice again in a few weeks ("Bright light! Bright light!" come on, it can't just be me) - as Dragon's Den star Peter Jones is going to be starring in an advert, surrounded by Gremlins.

Oh and Chantelle, do you know what time it is? That's right, it's time for a new look.

"Tiny lady" to enter Big Brother house?

A belly-dancing star of Australian Big Brother, Rima Hadchiti, has been at the centre of controversy down under after nude pictures of her appeared on the internet. Since entering the spotlight, there have been hints that the UK version of the show is interested in employing Rima, who stands just one metre tall. And now, with rumours circulating of a "child-sized bed" being brought into the house, the press are speculating that Rima might be making a guest appearance on the show.

The trouble is she's still in the Big Bro house in Australia, and the series runs 'till July. So either someone will have to break her out and fly her to the UK, or it's all a load of rubbish as usual. What do you think?

Aisleyne to release autobiography

Hmm. So, right, what do we know about Aisleyne? Recently spotted at Amy Winehouse's... wine house. Horrible clothing range. Hangs around with Charlie Brooker. Right. Your go.

But if I ask you what we want to know about the woman, the list is even shorter. There's more than enough information about Aisleyne in the world and in our heads. So WHY OH WHY is she releasing an autobiography?

The model and fashion designer, who finished in third place on the 2006 series, sold the rights to her book to Mainstream Publishing for a "high five figure sum". (Oh come now, don't be so coy.) The book, intriguingly-titled Witness Surviving Guns, Gangs and Glamour will tell the story of Aisleyne's troubled childhood and teenage years, her early career as a glamour model, and her time on Big Brother.

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Reality TV news: Fergie's show, Ant's pants, Lembit's photos, Barrymore's pool, Chanelle's video

Oh here's a good one. Remember when I told you about the new Fergie reality show, where she was going to a help a low-income family to learn to eat healthily? Well, it's hit a bit of trouble. The stars were just arrested on suspicion of murder. Not Fergie! The other stars. Oh yes, they were released again, and it's probably all fine, but you know... doesn't look good.

Meanwhile, Ant went commando on live tv; butcher's windows spring to mind; Lembit and Gabriela's holiday snaps defy description; the man found in Barrymore's pool might not have drowned after all; and Chanelle's pop video has been banned from kids' tv for being too 'saucy'. There. That should keep you busy for a while.

John Loughton joins Constitutional Commission

We haven't heard much from the Big Brother Celebrity Hijack kids, have we? So it's a pleasure to bring you some good news about winner John Loughton. John will be one of the new members of the Constitutional Commission, which holds its first official meeting in Holyrood today. That's Holyrood - the Scottish Parliament - not to be confused with Hollywood, the world movie capital, an equally wonderful but very different place which soldiers on lawlessly with no constitution to its name.

John will join 14 other politicians, academics and community workers on the commission, and the meeting is due to be held at 3pm.

Others expected to be on the panel include Glasgow University Professor Mona Siddiqui, former Tory minister Jamie Lindsay, Lord Elder and Baron Selkirk of Douglas, also known as James Douglas-Hamilton, a former Tory MSP.

Russell Brand talks about new film role

Here's the man himself on the BBC news site today discussing Forgetting Sarah Marshall, improv acting, the campaign to have the single released, and a second film in the pipeline... Didn't he do well!

Reality round-up: Chanelle's sex tape in full, Arlene's revelations, BNTM reviewed and Gillian McKeith's in rubber

We weren't fooled by the Chanelle 'sex tape' publicity stunt, but now the whole clip has been released I have to admit even Panto didn't expect it to be quite so... horrid. Here's the full thing. Do you find it amusing? Do you also laugh at those 118 118 posters?

And it's nail-biting stuff over at Strictly, as Arlene reveals the judges' contracts haven't been renewed. They've all been demanding more money, of course, which might have something to do with it.

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