Just Me !!: August 2011

Saturday 13 August 2011

The Daily Star has promised Celerity Big Brother 2011 viewers the sexiest house ever, with the “key theme” for this year’s series being sex. According to the newspaper, show bosses want the celebs to “get it on” and have put only double beds in the house to help make it happen.

That’ll please Jedward, then.

As well as the double beds, this year’s celebs can enjoy a sauna after Big Brother bosses turned the house at Esltree into a mini “Playboy mansion”.

Stars rumoured for the series currently include X Factor twins John and Edward, reality flop Kerry Katona and The Only Way Is Essex babe Amy Childs.

A show source told the tabloid today: “The key theme is sex. We’re not shying away from it. We want it full-on.

“Fans love it when housemates get it on, and we want to make sure that our viewers see the lot.

“Since Big Brother has been off air, shows such as Geordie Shore have emerged where sex is the order of the day, so we’re having to up our game – and it won’t be a problem.”

Meanwhile the new Big Brother host Brian Dowling revealed more details about the show in a chat on Loose Women yesterday. He blabbed: “The celebs won’t arrive in fancy cars this year.

“Maybe they’ll come on the Tube. Or parachute in. It’s so exciting. The house is way bigger than when I was in it last year. It’s bigger, brighter and more colourful.”

Celebrity Big Brother 2011 starts on August 18.

New Big Brother House !!!

Sunday 7 August 2011

Prince Poppycock on life after 'America's Got Talent,' Vegas dreams, having to 'prove' himself

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PopWatch recently pondered the unfortunate absence of dear Prince Poppycock from our everyday lives, but thankfully, not one to deny his loyal poppies, the avant-garde performer himself called up EW to fill us in on his happenings.

Since making it to the finals ofAmerica’s Got Talent last year, John Andrew Quale (the man behind the Poppy) says not only has he been playing big gigs, but he has been able to quit the two jobs that once supported him (one of which was at a jewelry store, although, he jokes, they called it a “metal shop because ‘jewelry’ was too glamorous”). Now he’s getting ready to perform a series of summer concerts, he’s working on an album, and he’s in the planning stages of putting together a show, tentatively titledPrince Poppycock: His Royal Nonsense, which would tell the history of royalty.

“It would pop throughout the world and through time to briefly show a history of royalty through song, dance, and sketch — and possibly variety acts as well,” he says. “But it’s taking a little while to get the right team together to be able to produce that.”

And although his dreams are currently as extravagant as his stage acts, he admits that the ride since Talent hasn’t been completely smooth. “Since my act is quite unusual, I think I’m in the position where I have to prove myself at every step. I wasn’t offered a record contract like other contestants were because I’m not a traditional artist. But I feel like my act is going to have some legs to it. I feel like I’m at the beginning now and forging my career starting now…. This summer is going to be very exciting.”

The ultimate goal is to take his act to Las Vegas, as many fans have suggested. “I love Las Vegas. I always have. I’m definitely open to the possibility of a Vegas show, it just hasn’t come my way yet. But I think that putting together a show and doing short residencies [is the plan]. Vegas is the destination — the end goal, not really the starting location for me. You can’t start out at the World Series.”