September 7th, 2009 by Dean Piper
It was the ultimate betrayal when Christopher Ciccone decided to write a tell-all book about his superstar sister Madonna. But it seems that time can truly be a healer, because I can reveal the Queen of Pop is making an effort to reconcile with her estranged brother for the sake of the Ciconne family. Although [...]
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March 2nd, 2009 by Dean Piper
Just over a year ago the prospect of interviewing Lee Mead would have been a little worrying. He was nervous, very guarded and unsure of his own self when you chatted about his promising career in showbiz. But what he lacked in personality back then he made up for in talent. Right now Lee is [...]
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November 24th, 2008 by Dean Piper
My eyes almost popped out of my head last week when I sat down for dinner at the Wolseley restaurant. It was celebrity central! In one corner artist Lucien Freud sat leering at fellow diners, in another Penny Smith from GMTV looked a little drunky monkey and in another Guy Ritchie was enjoying dinner with [...]
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September 2nd, 2008 by Dean Piper
Shock horror people, Guy Ritchie’s latest film RocknRolla looks all set NOT to be a turkey. Good for him. I went down to the film premiere for Mr Madonna’s latest gangster flick last night and caught up with the stars on the red carpet. All the principal cast members were there including Gerard Butler (below [...]
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August 26th, 2008 by Dean Piper
The most thrilling thing about going down to watch the first night of Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour in Cardiff this weekend was the fact nobody had seen it. Usually I see all the images, spoilers, clothes designs and set lists – but this time it was all new. Nothing had ruined this gig. Admittedly, [...]
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July 31st, 2008 by Dean Piper
So I had a big old chat with Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone – who’s just released the book Life With My Sister Madonna with Wendy Leigh. The book makes for an interesting read and o does my exclusive chat – the full version can be seen over in my Interviews section on the right hand [...]
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July 2nd, 2008 by Dean Piper
It’s not every day you get an offer you simply can’t refuse. And my outing yesterday was far too fabulous to resist! Roller skaters Sean Martin and Tayaran Robinson (the men who got Madonna into skates for the Sorry music video) wanted to give me a skating lesson in preparation for the Nokia Skate Almighty [...]
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May 11th, 2008 by Dean Piper
Radio 1’s Big Weekend is always a super excuse for a big weekend trip to an out of London location to watch some cool music and enjoy the festival atmosphere. Me and my hot date Alice Wilson (of Raffles nightclub fame, don’t you know) headed out to Maidstone in Kent to spend Saturday mingling with [...]
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