It doesn't take much to whip fans of High School Musical into a frenzy, but a surprise appearance by Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale at a special pep rally in Hollywood left kids, teens and some parents in hysterics.

Big Brother housemates Lisa and Sara won a £50,000 cash jackpot, after going head-to-head in a game of trust.

Debut film director Paris Leonti has described Guy Ritchie's films as "plastic".

A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy on his website was arrested and appeared in a Los Angeles court, where his bail was set at 10,000 US dollars.

Gavin And Stacey star Ruth Jones has thanked workers at a recycling plant for saving her pet tortoise after he turned up on a conveyor belt.

Steve Guttenberg, star of Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby, is swapping the Hollywood Hills for panto in Bromley.

Models Jodie Kidd and Lisa Snowdon, political broadcaster John Sergeant, chef Gary Rhodes, and former S Club 7 singer, Rachel Stevens, are among celebrities hoping to foxtrot their way to victory in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Couture king Valentino Garavani has paid tribute to Julia Roberts when asked to name favourite actresses who have donned his clothes.

Former Hear'Say star Suzanne Shaw is to tie the knot with her DJ boyfriend Jason King.

Art lovers have been offered a first glimpse of the £1.5 million solid gold sculpture of supermodel Kate Moss.

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