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Wednesday April 2, 2008

In brief: Five hit by Natasha pregnancy

Channel Five, which poached newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky from the BBC for a £1m salary, must already look for a fill-in presenter after learning that Kaplinsky is three months pregnant; she has been credited with boosting Five's news ratings by 72 per cent since taking over in February... Hillary Clinton has vowed to fight on in her bid to become the Democratic presidential candidate, comparing herself to Sylvester Stallone's character Rocky, who "never quit"; she omitted to say Stallone has publicly backed Republican John McCain... Ricky Gervais's partner Jane Fallon, has sold the film rights to her novel Getting Rid of Matthew to Jennifer Aniston's new production company Echo Films… Lewis Hamilton has been fined £450 for doing 123mph on a French motorway in his £100,000 Mercedes CLK… Four members of the royal family - Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Michael of Kent - have made GQ magazine’s annual list of best-dressed men, which is topped by actor Daniel Craig; Prince William failed to make the grade… Mariah Carey brought London's Oxford Street to a standstill last night when the singer arrived at Selfridges to promote her new album E=MC2

FIRST POSTED APRIL 2, 2008

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