Shane Lynch wanted to set the rumour mill straight when I caught up with him this week. Following reports that the band’s manager Louis Walsh has ditched them and said they should split Shane, promoting his new premium vodka drink VER2, told me: “No Boyzone are not splitting up – that’s just Louis Walsh being his usual self. It’s all news to us. When Louis calls us and tells us that’s the case then I will know it’s from the horse’s mouth. He’s been saying that he’s been leaving since 1993 and there’s no pattern change. I wouldn’t listen to any of those rumours. Some tours he turns up and some tours he doesn’t. This last tour he didn’t turn up but we’re used to that so there’s nothing strange for us guys about that. Louis Walsh is a great man for stories whether good or bad. He’ll slag you off in the paper one day and then meet you for lunch on the next day saying he didn’t mean it. As far as me and the boys are concerned we are looking at the next album and we want to get it done by September maybe for release in December.”
Shane goes on to reveal the band are not even contracted with Lou Lou these days – it’s on a adhoc basis. Shane added: “We don’t necessarily employee him anymore – since 1998 in fact – but we like to deal with people who we love and have history with so when me and the boys got back together we said to Louis that obviously nothing has ever changed and we’d like you on board and continue to work with you so I suppose you have that type of relationship. It’s not like anyone has decided to stop working with us anymore because there is no contract or nothing like that – it’s more of an agreements amongst friends.” That settles that then.

What was it like working with Kelis on your new track Bounce?
Kelis is amazing to work with – a total pleasure. It’s nice to have somebody that’s up for it. She brought flapjacks to the studio and she was brilliant. Maybe being a mum helps her. She was very caring. It felt good to work with her as she put everyone at ease. She’s very professional too – she did a great job.

Above: Kelis and me in Malta last year…..

How did you guys teaming up come about?
I definitely wanted to work with her after the last album. We met as she was chatting to producers before she made that album about doing tracks. The first time I met her was over breakfast in London. We talked about music and almost did a track together then, but not quite. She was still on the radar when I wanted somebody for this track.

And the video is a lot of fun too!
The video for Bounce is quite out there. Vincent Haycock makes these amazing looking film style epic videos. They’re so different and they have a storyline which I love. They’re funny but not in a cheesy way. I still think a good video adds a lot of weight to a track.

Will you be out in Ibiza this year?
I’m out in Ibiza a lot this year. I’m doing eight shows at Amnesia over the summer. The cream night with Laid Back Luke. I did one with Pete Tong at pacha and one with Swedish House Mafia. My main home is Amnesia. Ibiza definitely feels like a spiritual home for dance music. It’s brilliant playing there as you know everyone is there to have a great time. It’s like that in Majorca too – but not quite as much.

Who do you look up to in the industry?
Tiesto and Swedish House Mafia – they’re doing brilliantly and I have respect for them. Some are saying SHM have traded in right now but I don’t think they have. The latest single is more commercial but they can’t be judged on just that track. We know what Swedish are capable of individually. They all have an amazing track record. You can’t write people like the Swedish House Mafia off. They’re are not just some pop star that relies on other people to make tines. They are the ones twiddling the knobs and making the great music.

And what about the main man….David Guetta.
Guetta is the man responsible for settling light to everything in the dance world. The energy he brings to a show is madness. He’s had a huge amount of success. He has basically made sure dance music has taken over big time. I’m a huge fan.

How do you choose who you collaborate with?
I actually have a list of about 200 people – dead and alive – that I’d really love to work with in the future. Cheryl would be ace but top of my list is Ellie Goulding at the moment. She’s a great talent. Tinie Tempah would be brilliant too. Madonna’s not on my list – but if she came knocking then I’d obviously take the call. I’m sure she has her own list. All sorts of lists actually. I’d love to work with somebody like Cheryl Cole.

You caused controversy when you ran on stage whilst Jedward were performing on X factor with a pineapple – what do you think of the show now? Still as relevant?
I guess X Factor is still as relevant now. I actually think it’s more relevant than ever before because now it has a track record doesn’t it. The artists have done well from it. Not everyone that wins is going to do amazingly well. The world of music means not everyone can do well – no matter how much money you throw at them. Nothing in the music world is guaranteed. In the old days you could spend a lot of money and you would be guaranteed a certain chart position but now you just can’t tell what will happen. It’s wide open these days. The songs people like are genuinely the tracks that get high chart positions.

Are people bored of it all?
The public are not bored of X Factor are they? They seem fine with the situation. We’ve always had manufactured pop stars. There’s just no reason why we shouldn’t have them done in front of our eyes on the telly. Personally I don’t think I could be a judge. I could judge the production value of people’s performances. But I’m not sure if that would work.

Calvin’s Top 5 pop records right now……

Chris Brown ft. Benny Benassi – Beautiful People
It’s such a great track and I really can’t get enough of it.

Nicola Roberts – Beat of my Drum
Everybody I’ve spoken to seems to love it but I don’t understand why it isn’t flying in the charts. I’ve got a real soft spot for it.

Katy B – On A Mission
Any of her album tracks and I’m a big fan of hers.

LMAFO – Party Rock
I’ve got a soft spot for them too. I’m quite cheesy with my music taste. I definitely have a lot of cheesy moments.

Tiesto
Tiesto is coming out with loads of different little things and some great club tracks that I’ve been playing a lot.

Doesn’t she look fab! And only a few months after having her second baby!

Myleene Klass launches the new Coca-Cola Soda Bar at Selfridges to mark the brand’s 125th Anniversary.

The 1950’s-style pop-up soda bar will be in the fashion department of Selfridges, London, for a limited run of six weeks from Friday 17th June. Go get y’all fizz on!

Sky Sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher has made a lot of men happy with thios set of pictures. Check out her sexy little tennis whites!

To celebrate the start of Wimbledon tennis next week the presenter enjoyed a game of tennis with the legend that is Mark Philippoussis. The event is being sponsored by evian and the gang behind the water brand sorted the special warm up match at London’s Hurlingham Club.

I hear Kirsty was rather star struck meeting Mark – but it wasn’t due to his tennis credentials…..instead it was due to Mark’s involvement in a reality show called Age of Love. Naturally, she played it cool on the day.

Kirsty Gallacher warmed up for Wimbledon with Evian, the Official Bottled Water of the tournament, at the Hurlingham Club

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley tells me she’s ready for the release for her debut movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon. She even has all her outfits planned for the premieres! Rosie said: “I’ve seen the film now and it’s put my mind at ease – it’s fantastic. I still can’t believe that I’m in the film and it’s nearly the release date. But it is. I’ve got all my outfits planned and I’m actually really ready for people the see it. I really don’t know what I’m going to do next. There are offers and talks – but it’s a matter of choosing the right project. I’ve got so much to deal with right now that I can’t even think about what I’m doing next.”
Rosie’s man Jason Statham wasn’t there to be her date at Glamour – so she brought her mother instead. But one man was desperate to impress both Rosie and her mother. Dizzee Rascal came over and introduced himself to them. Dizzee could barely contain his grin as he met Rosie.

Katherine Jenkins (above with me) is loving the new panel on Popstar to Operastar – especially feisty new judge Vanessa Mae. She told me: “It just feels so much better this year. The panel is great – Vanessa makes great television. I don’t like to talk about favourites. But I loved Joe McElderry this week. I think he’ll do well after the show. But I think people will be surprised with the new contestants this week – they’re good too.”

I’ve been gagging for Frankie Sandford of the Saturdays to have a haircut. That floppy fringe thing is so done and dusted. And it sounds like my wish could come true! She tells me: “I’m going to have a big change soon. I’m thinking a cute pixie look – but it’s just working out when to do it. But do not fear. It’s happening!” Bring. It.

Fearne Cotton (above) is back on the singles market after splitting with her hubby-to-be Jesse Jenkins. But she’s far from down about it – in fact she was more than a tad chipper when I bumped into them. She’s just back from a girlie break in Mexico with her best girlfriend Laura Gallacher and she’s positive about the future! I said I was sorry to hear about the split and she quipped: “Don’t be sad for me. It’s really not been a big deal. It just wasn’t going to work at the end of the day and it’s better we parted ways. And I’m having a lot of fun now. I’ve just been off to Mexico and had the best time. And I’m off this weekend too. It’s time to have fun.”

The rise of Daisy Lowe continues apace. This time I hear the model, who looked stunning at the awards, has been signed up for a year to be the face and body of my favourite jewellery designer Stephen Webster’s new range. Perfect image for those amazing jewels….

Caroline Flack sounds like she’s more than a little bit enamoured with her co-presenter on Xtra Factor, Olly Murs. She even prefers him to her I’m A celeb co-star Joe Swash. “He’s so adorable,” she gushed. “I just keep grabbing his cheeks and squeezing him a lot. He’s literally too cute. I’m actually quite obsessed with him. Joe was a great cheeky chappy – but Olly is just perfect.” Hmmm, two single people co-presenting. Cute couple alert!

Louis Walsh is clearly besotted with new X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos. He says he’s never gotten on with another judge so well so quickly! Lou told me: “Tulisa has been through a lot but she has a real good heart on her shoulders. It’s crazy to think she is only 22. She’s a real star and this is just the start of the rest of her life. The connection between us is completely real and we’re so tight. I have never got on with a judge so well and I really loved Sharon. Wait till you see the show it’s really something special. Kelly is good too – she’s getting up there and singing right back to the contestants.”
And Louis is clearly bored of the Cheryl drama – like everybody else. He laughed: “If one more person asks me about Cheryl I’m going to go nuts. It’s so boring now. It’s over. Let’s all move on. Saying that though, I was thinking about turning up for auditions one day with purple flares and huge hair.” Naughty!

I’ve been bumping into Matthew Morrison from Glee all this week! First at Glamour and then we went for a cocktail at London’s plush St. Pancras Hotel on Thursday night. We talked Glee, the future and why he’s finding it so hard to find a girl to settle down with. Matt, who performs tomorrow night at The Hammersmith Apollo visit www.aeglive.co.uk for tickets, told me: “It’s tough with girls. How do I find the right person? I want to find someone that can understand the crazy world I live in. But away from work I just want a girl I can cook dinner for every night and curl up on a couch with. It’s tough. I mean, how do I trust a girl and not worry she’s with me for the wrong reasons. It is a struggle. One day it will happen – but not for now.”
Matt told me he’s signed up for another three years of the hit show – but he has no idea if the kids on the show will continue. “I suppose they’re going to have to graduate at some point,” he said. “So I don’t know what will happen and who will stay and who will go. But there will have to be changes. I’m still just as excited about being on the show as I was on the first day of filming.”
He wouldn’t confirm or deny whether the rumour that Gwyneth Paltrow will join him on stage on Monday at his gig is true. All he would say is: “There has been a bit of  hitch and the guest performer may not be happening now due to schedules. But I’m hoping it will.” Can’t wait for that!

MEANWHILE…..Kim Kardashian caused a scene arriving with her buddy Michael Evans at Glamour – in real life that butt is out of control….James Corden showed me a picture of baby son Max wearing a t-shirt which read: “I want chocolate, chips and cake.” Bless….It’s not often a security guard stops me from getting to a celeb – but Kristen Stewart’s gorilla was all over her like a rash. I didn’t stand a chance. Drats….Mollie King says despite things going well with model boyfriend David Gandy the pair are not moving in together – yet!….The Wonderland girls were celebrating outselling Rihanna and Bruno Mars’ albums in the charts with their debut album….

WORDS OF WISDOM – Dizzee Rascal: “My friend says when it comes to girls and sex that you pay for it all in the end.”

Special thanks to: Jo Elvin for continually being hilarious and fashionable at the same time. And Harriet Robertson at Conde Nast.

Pictures with thanks: Richard Young and Dave Benett.

To look at Kirsty Gallacher you could be fooled into thinking she’s a pretty face without the goods to back it up. Is she a bimbo that got lucky? Never.
This is one star that’s worked hard to get where she is and she has it all. She’s intelligent, flawlessly pretty and charming to go with it.
She’s just returned to Sky Sports News where in September, possibly alongside former GMTV star Ben Shepherd, she will host the brand new entirely sports driven breakfast show. And she knows she’s the girl for the job.
“To do a job like this you need to be clued up on absolutely everything going on in the sports calendar,” she says. “And I am. I’ve always been a sports fan – but I’m more than that. I genuinely get excited about sport.
“I decided last year I wanted to get back into sports. It was a no-brainer to me. I’ve done lots of bits and pieces but nothing like this where I can get my teeth into something and be a permanent feature.
“It’s quite an American idea having a Daybreak style show but just for sport – but it’s going to be a huge deal for the channel. It’ll be a challenge, I’m sure. But one that I’m more than willing to handle.”
Recently the star faced a huge challenge covering the funeral of close family friend Seve Ballesteros – with images being filmed at the funeral capturing her father, former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher, and mum Lesley visibly upset.
“That was pretty much as hard as it’s going to get for me,” she reveals. “Seeing your parents crying is hard at any time but when you’re live on air and trying to hold it together was a real challenge. I got through it by blanking it out until we came off air. But Seve was a close family friend and my parents were very upset. I was a mess when shooting stopped.”
Kirsty’s definitely aware there’s a big challenge ahead of her with the new breakfast show.
Married to rugby player Paul Sampson, the pair have two young children, Oscar, four, and Jude, one. So Kirsty will be hands on – doing housework and the cooking when she’s home – despite the pressure of the big new job.
The only person that will feel the sharp edge of the sword when Kirsty starts getting up at 3am for work is hubby Paul. “He’s likely to find it different,” she laughs. “I’ll come in and got to bed when the children go up to sleep.
“But it’ll be well worth it. Sky are putting a lot of time and effort into the show with a brand new studio – I have the easy part doing the job I do.”
The prospect of such early starts doesn’t seem to phase her in the slightest – she admits she’s even taken advice from Daybreak host Christine Bleakley. “She told me it was tough at first but she quickly settled down and got into the routine of things so I think I’ll be fine,” she says nervously.
The star’s refreshingly honest about pretty much every subject.
Kirsty clearly hates being deemed a celebrity (“There’s more to me than some reality star,” she quips), fears she’s over the edge at 35 and the thought of people seeing her sexy shoots in FHM and Arena of yester year makes her queasy.
“I woke up with flu on my birthday when I turned 35 and felt severely depressed,” she admits. “Really depressed. I know it’s not that old on paper – but in my head it was near to 40. And that wasn’t good. I got really down about it for a while. Then I realised I was being dramatic and silly.
“The truth of my ‘sexy shoots’ is I hardly did any for the men’s magazines. They just come back to haunt me and I just want to hide. I did less than a handful that seem to get rehashed all the time. I think I was slightly misadvised early on when it came to those shoots. I slightly regret peeling off.
“But I’m glad I never revealed too much. I never went topless and I always made sure I was dressed in more than just a pair of knickers.
“I think I’ve moved out of that genre these days anyway – men don’t seem to find you sexy in that business once you have a family.”
And for somebody so fearful of her age, she seems thrilled to have a face that still moves.
“I’ve not had botox, fillers or anything else put in my face,” she admits. “Everything moves and as you can see I have wrinkles around my eyes. Lines everywhere. Why would you want to freeze everything and look weird?
“I’m happy with the way I look but I do worry about HD TV now – and how I’m going to look. You can see every wrinkle. Everything. Put it this way, I’ll be in and they can pile make-up on until everything I covered.”
Kirsty, who’s presented shows such as Soccer AM, Gladiators and The Games, is very conscious of being seen as a role model to young women when she’s pictured in magazines. She doesn’t want airbrushing galore.
“If I know I’m going to be on a beach in a bikini I panic like everyone else and work out more,” she admits. “I don’t want girls and women thinking I’m unachievable. I’m not. I’m the same as any other woman. I have a line down my stomach from my pregnancies and cellulite. Fortunately I escaped stretch marks because I covered myself in Bio Oil all the time. It works a treat.
“I work out doing circuit training. But I get bored easily – I can’t just go running. I need to change things up lots.”
After the birth of her first son Oscar, Kirsty was diagnosed with post-natal thyroiditis and her overactive thyroid gland made her drop from her usual eight and a half stone to just below seven stone.
The pictures at the time clearly still shock her. Fortunately the condition didn’t return following the arrival of her second child. “It was shocking for me to see those pictures,” she says seriously. “I had no way of stopping it. I was very seriously ill.
“I ended up going to the Cromwell hospital to a specialist and had some treatment and fortunately I managed to shake it off.
“I was petrified the second time round that it would return but it didn’t. I was knackered, had mood swings and the weight loss was just terrifying. And there was nothing I could do. Thankfully after Jude arrived I was fine. I would consider having another child – but not for a while. I’m very career focused for now and really want to make a go of the Sky Sports gig.
“I just hope the thyroid condition will never return again. I don’t know how I’d be able to cope with that again.”
These days the star balances work commitments with friends and family around her. Her sister Laura – who once upon a time dated comedian Russell Brand – is extremely close to her and she considers 12th in line to the throne Zara Phillips as one of her best friends. She’ll be attending the wedding in July between Zara and rugby player Mike Tindall – who she affectionately refers to as “Tinny”.
“I see her and Tinny all the time,” she reveals. “They’re an amazing couple and I’m very much looking forward to their wedding. We hang out at each other’s houses and she’s an amazing person. They both are. Very grounded and very nice indeed.
“I’m a very normal person away from the studio. I’ve never been the person falling out of nightclubs in front of the cameras. And I wouldn’t want to be either. I’m too old for that now anyway!

Kirsty presents Sky Sports News, Channel 405

David and Samantha Cameron have certainly been embracing Ibiza life during this week. My spies caught Sam Cam dining with DJ John Beech at the island’s hot spot Aura at the start of the week, the pair enjoying a chilled day at Tropicana alongside Blue Marlin and David’s a regular coffee drinker at the cafes in Santa Getrudis. Get them.

Kelis (above) and Duck Sauce are the next names to join the line-up for this summer’s I Want My MTV Ibiza parties. Snoop Dogg has already been announced as the opening performer on the island on July 1st but now Kelis and Duck Sauce are set to play July 8 at super club Amnesia on the island. I may just have to go back for another visit….

Top DJ Seb Fontaine is performing a set for my friend Richard Lamping and his team of intrepid explorers on June 22 at London’s Cafe De Paris. Richard sadly lost his sister Sarah to leukaemia at the young age of 32 and is now aiming to climb Mount Muztagh Ata in China to raise funds for the Leuka Leukaemia Chairty based at Hammersmith Hospital. Get tickets and find out more at www.slmf.org.uk.

Gypsy dress designer Thelma Madine is loving the attention thanks to Channel 4′s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings. And the star, rumoured to be designing Kate Moss’ gypsy wedding outfit for next week’s IOW Festival, tells me she’s already bagged her own show: “It’s all about me and the history of the shop. It’s been fun having the cameras there and I really can’t wait for it to air later this year hopefully.”

Pixie Geldof performed with her new band Violet in London for the Belvedere vodka live music series. Not only was she extremely good she had an array of famous faces who came along to support. Her dad Sir Bob came along to watch the half hour set, and sweetly recorded the whole thing on his video camera. Other attendee’s included Nick Grimshaw, Ellie Goulding and Noel Fielding.

Pooldisco goes Dick and Fanny once again had the stars clambering for a place alongside the pool at Shoreditch House this weekend just gone. Paloma Faith, Katy B, Adam Lambert and designer  Christopher Kane all popped by Mark Herman’s now infamous night. Caner of the evening award went to Vanessa White of The Saturdays. She was the last one standing and spotted dancing on the tables. Well done.

Oh dear – JLS (above) are now trying to get serious about acting. For realz! Marvin, who stars in JLS’ debut ‘movie’ Eyes Wide Open in 3D, tells me: “We’d love to venture more into a drama role. And we’re looking at scripts now.”
And Aston says he’s already thought about an actor to play him in a movie of his life: “If there was ever a movie made about JLS I’d want Zac Efron to play me. I met him when we were out in LA and we went out partying together. Everyone else went to bed bar me and Zac and we went out partying.” Boy crush or what…..!

On E4′s addictive new show Made In Chelsea Spencer Matthews is constantly trying to woo Caggie Dunlop.
But in real life it’s a case of: “Caggie who?”
I can reveal floppy haired toff Spencer has been dating Topshop billionaire Philip Green’s sassy daughter Chloe for the past few weeks. And they’re getting on extremely well according to my sources.
In fact the pair spent last weekend together at the Monaco Grand Prix in the south of France. And from what my impeccable sources tell me the pair are quite the cute couple – but it’s early days.
“Spencer is really into Chloe and has been telling anybody that will listen on set that he wants to make her his girlfriend,” says my mole. “It’s a well known fact with all the crew that he’s been seeing a lot of Chloe lately and he’s been bragging on set about how him and Chloe are getting on like a house on fire and he thinks it could turn into a full blown relationship.
“Spencer went to Monaco with Hugo Taylor, Rosie Fortescue and Millie Mackintosh from the show and met up with Chloe as soon as they landed. They spent the weekend partying on a yacht and enjoying the atmosphere of the Grand Prix. It was very glamorous and very wild. They all joined Leonardo DiCaprio on a yacht party after the race was over. There was so much partying involved during the weekend that producers were worried they wouldn’t come back for their last bits of filming. But Chloe made sure the partying didn’t get too out of control – she’s a very well brought up girl and likes Spencer a lot.”
But if you ask me Chloe has reason to watch out – from what I hear Spencer is gaining a reputation of being a floozy on set.
Not only was he recently still dating stroppy cast member Funda Onal, he’s been continually seeing female extras on set and still insists a flame still burns for Caggie. But Miss right now is Chloe Green – that much is for sure.
“Whether he’s into Caggie still is another thing,” says my source. “All Spencer’s talking about right now is Chloe. At the end of the day he’s a guy in his early twenties and he’s enjoying playing the field.
“But if he thinks Chloe’s going to be cool about dating him in real life and looking a fool on Made In Chelsea when he’s off galavanting with Caggie then he has another thing coming.
“Chloe’s not a push over. It’s early days but if they end up dating then anything with Caggie will have to stop.”
Tread carefully with this one, Chloe.