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Kerry Katona is dating a contestant from ‘Take Me Out’.

Monday, March 21st, 2011


Kerry Katona is dating a contestant from ‘Take Me Out’.

The reality TV star – who has kids Molly, nine, Lilly-Sue, seven, Heidi, three, and two-year-old Max from previous relationships – is reportedly smitten with property developer Dan Foden, who appeared Saturday’s episode of the ITV1 show, which was filmed some time ago.

A spokesperson for Kerry – who met 28-year-old Dan in a bar – told the Daily Mail newspaper: “Kerry has known Dan for a while but hasn’t seen him in a long long time.

“Kerry went to a friend’s birthday party and he was one of the people there, they got chatting and seemed to like each other.”

After being married to former Westlife hunk Brian McFadden and more recently Mark Croft, Kerry is said to be thrilled with “gorgeous” Dan.

According to the News of the World newspaper, she reportedly told friends: “I can’t believe I’ve pulled him. He’s dead fit, he’s gorgeous. He’s got plenty of money, and the best part is he has no kids and no ex-wife.”

Kerry – who is currently filming her latest reality TV show ‘Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter’ – is so happy with Dan, she watched his appearance on ‘Take Me Out’, which showed him go on a date with a pretty blonde named Nicole.

A friend added: “She’s totally smitten. She saw the show with him on Saturday.”

What to watch this weekend

Friday, January 28th, 2011

This weekend sees the same programmes we’ve been talking about for the past few weeks in our weekend “what to watch.” So in this weeks weekend roundup we decided to scoot past the likes of Eastenders, Take Me Out and Dancing on Ice and focus on what’s actually different to feast our eyes on.

If you’ve forgiven Jason Manford for his Twit(ter) antics then tune into ITV at 9pm tonight for the Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford. Tonight’s guests include Tim Vine, Lee Nelson and regular guest Russell Kane who join Jason for the stand-up and sketch comedy show.

Ladies should also get their knickers at the ready as Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, will also be on performing his latest single Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You). The more musically minded will also appreciate the tones of James Blunt, who undertakes house band duties for the evening.

If Jason and co don’t rock your boat, and you’ve finished and digested your dinner then
Embarrassing Bodies over on Channel 4 at 9pm may be a better option.

The new series welcomes back the usual medical crew who get paid, probably large amounts of money, to diagnose more people’s intimate problems at home and abroad – well to Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol.

This week the doctors meet a man with a protrusion he has kept hidden for 10 years. Dr Christian and Dr Pixie in the meantime hit the bars and clubs to find Brits who have received new rapid chlamydia tests.

Back in blighty we meet a woman with two wombs who wants to have a baby.

This brings us to Saturday night, which sees people fight for cash, and Davina McCall fight for her place in TV,  in Channel 4′s Million Pound Drop Live, which begins at 9pm.

If you don’t know how the programme works, the basic element goes like this: Contestants are given £1 million at the start and all they have to do is keep hold of it. However, there’s catches along the journey. They are challenged to place a quantity of money over trapdoors and answer a series of eight questions, but the wrong answer will lose them the amount they have set aside.

If after watching 35 minutes of this is sending you to sleep then Benidorm, which kicks off at the precise 9:35pm over on ITV, will get you going. Expect tanned shenanigans and comedy in this silly, but entertaining series in the sun.

And finally Sunday night. If you want to enhance those back to work blues then skip Dancing on Ice and click over to  , which starts at 10pm on BBC2.

The documentary follows agents of one of America’s largest investigative bodies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as they track suspected US child-abusers overseas. Their investigations take them to Cambodia and also show the lengths paedophiles go to in terms of grooming and other antics.

There’s also tales of child prostitution and parents selling their children to this trade. An interesting and eye opening documentary if you have the stomach to watch this.

What to watch this weekend

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Whoop, it’s the weekend and very soon those of us who are feeling the January pinch will be heading home with a bottle of wine to experience TV’s delights. And many of us will probably be doing the same tomorrow – with an addition of a sneaky takeaway, and Sunday night too – with those back to work blues looming.

Unfortunately broatdcasters haven’t cottoned onto the fact that many of us are at home throughout January, meaning there’s not a lot of good television around.
Nevertheless I’ve managed to find a few bits from the slim pickings.

If you can stomach Phil Spencer, who looks to me like he talks with a spoon in his mouth, then Channel 4 may  be your early evening TV viewing choice with Relocation Down Under starting at 8PM. Personally, I’d rather watch the doom and gloom, which is Eastenders, and is on at 8PM on BBC One and reintroduces a blast from the past. We won’t ruin it if this is the highlight of your night, all we’ll say is trumpet.
Stick on BBC One for Hustle at 9pm, which sees the gang in their normal surroundings.
If conning and casinos don’t rock your boat then Channel 4′s The 50 Funniest Moments 2010, which promises a laugh a minute from when it starts at 9, may be a better bet. It features Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles, former Downing Street communications chief Alastair Campbell and stand-up Andi Osho as some of the “celebs” and “comedians” who look back on the 50 funniest and most bizarre stories that hit the headlines in 2010.

That brings me on to Saturday night starting with Total Wipeout on BBC One at 6pm, you should by now know the routine. Contestants or all shapes, weight and fitness levels run the softpadded outside gauntlet for the chance to win a cash prize.
Stick on BBC after this for Magicians, which starts at 7pm, and offers a range of tricks and illusions or switch over to ITV one for the not so scary Primeval.

Stay on ITV for the more scary Take Me Out at 8pm, which sees scary looking girls lighting up or switching off in a bid to get dates with guys, which I think may be rejects from E4′s Tool Academy. And ITV is also the place to be on Saturday Night for Dancing on Ice…. you all know what this entails.

What to watch this weekend

Friday, January 7th, 2011

It’s almost time to get that takeaway menu and beer out and celebrate the weekend. Therefore I’ve put together a pick of all the best TV out there, after all in January staying in is the new going out.

Friday
BBC One 9pm Hustle
It may a bit “out there” but Hustle is a fun watch. It features a bunch of con artists enjoying a life of big-money scams in a glamorous, high-rolling version of London.

Saturday
BBC One 6:30 Wipeout
Everyone loves to see some sporting (I use the word loosely) mishaps and this fitness show filmed in Argentina – we assume safety laws didn’t permit it over here – is a great way to kick start that couch potato night.

BBC One 7pm The Magicians
Comedian Lenny Henry presents the magic contest in which sleight of hand artist Chris Korn is joined by Total Wipeout presenter Amanda Byram, master illusionist Luis de Matos teams up with Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones, and conjurors Barry and Stuart pair up with comedy actor and musician Ade Edmondson in a battle in front of a studio audience to prove who is the best act.

BBC One 9pm Come Fly With Me.
You can’t miss Matt Lucas and David Walliam’s series which mocks the airport reality shows. Hilarious sketches that’ll cheer you up no end.

BBC 2 8pm Shooting the Hollywood Stars

If you want to get arty then flick over to BBC2 where fashion and celebrity photographer Rankin re-creates well-known images of film stars and explores the history of his profession in Hollywood. It’s a great watch for photo fanatics out there.

ITV 6:30 TV Burp
Harry Enfield’s TV burp may have gone down hill but die hard fans won’t stop watching. This one is for those out there.

ITV 8pm Take me out
The show goes like this: Women line up to find man, man comes out, women turn off lights if they don’t like him and then again after they’ve found out a bit more. Those with lights on are then judged by man who turns off the lights of those he doesn’t like. Picks a date and they go away together. Like a modern day Blind Date, without the er, blind spot.

Sunday
BBC 2 9pm Arctic with Bruce Parry
Bruce Parry this week goes to Greenland and one of its last remaining hunting communities. Bruce wants to know how the melting icecaps are affecting Inuit people. Later, he heads south to investigate the country’s burgeoning mining industry where the melting ice has revealed metal-rich rock.

ITV 6:30pm Dancing on Ice
And it’s back. C list celebs team up with professional skaters to compete for a prize. This year Kerry Katona features on the show.