Beacham's daughter battling drug habit

Day 8, 10:12 GMT

By Sarah Rollo, Entertainment Reporter

Channel 4

Stephanie Beacham is reportedly taking part in Celebrity Big Brother to pay for her daughter's ongoing drug treatment.

Phoebe, 35, said that her TV star mother rescued her from a crippling drug habit and paid for her to get help to permanentely beat the addiction and deal with depression.

"I owe her ­everything," she told the Sunday Mirror. "My mother saved my life. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here today. I owe her so much. I was a total wild child, but mum has always been there.

"She has spent literally thousands of pounds of her hard-earned money getting me out of all kinds of scrapes."

Phoebe began smoking marijuana aged 18, moving on to harder drugs before developing an addiction to cocaine. Last year she slashed her wrists after going off the rails following the Glastonbury Festival, where she claims her drink was spiked with Ketamine.

Beacham, 62, paid for private counselling sessions which led to her being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

"I've been totally clean for a year and now the doctors have discovered the right medication, it has totally changed my life. I feel so well," Phoebe said.

Price to dump Reid following BB exit?

Day 8, 10:18 GMT

By Miles Morgan

WENN

Katie Price has told friends that she plans to ditch her boyfriend Alex Reid, it has been claimed.

Price made her decision after the cross-dresser repeatedly ignored her requests to remain silent in the Big Brother house about their lives together, according to the News of the World.

She told a friend: "He's living off my fame in there. He's only famous because he's with me anyway. He's doing the exact opposite of what I told him to do! I can't believe it."

Alex has reportedly been banned by his girlfriend from talking to his housemates about the couple's sex life, Price's ex-husband Peter Andre, the breakdown of their relationship and Price's children.

"Jordan's gone ballistic and turned into Godzilla after seeing him this week. She told him clearly before he went in not to trade off her fame," a source commented. "But she hates what she's seeing every night."

Price previously revealed she had split with Alex live on television after leaving I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.

Tax inspectors want to meet Vinnie Jones IN THE Celebrity Big Brother house!

January 10th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Celebrity Big Brother 2010, channel 4, Vinnie Jones

Pissed off tax inspectors are reportedly trying to gain access to the Celebrity Big brother house, in a bid to claim some of Vinnie Jones reported £50,000 entrance fee.

Sources suggest that Vinnie Jones Enterprises Limited (a company set up by Vinnie in 1999) owes £128,000 in unpaid tax and though Vinnie was told that he was not personally liable for the debt, he is the only company director. Tax bosses are said to have already submitted a case to the High Court but are now hoping to meet the evasive football star whilst he is on the Channel 4 reality TV show.

A show insider told The Daily Star: “This could be very embarrassing for Vinnie. So far he’s undoubtedly come across as the star of the show. But that could all change if the tax inspectors go in the house and quiz him about the debt.”

“They know he’s getting a big fee for being on the show and if his company owes them money you can guess where they think they’ll get it from.”

The liquidators have already issued a statement saying: “It’s our duty to investigate the activities of Vinnie Jones, the causes for the failure and to seek recovery of any assets.”

Ohhhh I wonder if they will convene their meeting in the diary room? I bet Vinnie punches whichever bespectacled jobsworth they send down to retrieve the cash! Bring on the drama.

Celebrity Big Brother 2010: Sisqo impregnated a 14 year old fan

January 10th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Celebrity Big Brother 2010, channel 4, Sisqo

Celebrity Big Brother housemate Sisqo, reportedly slept with and impregnated a 14 year old girl after one of his concerts.

The incident allegedly occurred after a concert in Zurich in 1999 , when Sisqo was still a member of boyband Dru Hill. He was aged 21 and the girl only 14 when they met and had a one night stand, the encounter led to the birth of a baby boy named Ian.

The Swiss court has since ignored Sisqo’s denials and refusals to take a DNA test and ruled that the singer should pay monthly child support fees.

The baby’s mother told The News Of The World:

“After the concert Sisqo was standing with his band at the bar, we went over and talked to them. Then everything went very fast.”

“I was so young, but I wanted to enjoy my life,” she said.

She added: “Ian often saw his father on TV. He’s very proud of him. It’s up to his father to prove he’s right to be proud.”

Celebrity Big Brother housemates turn to pensioners in ‘Last Legs’ task

January 11th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Celebrity Big Brother 2010, channel 4

Housemates were woken up this morning at approximately 9am to the song, Help the Aged, by Pulp, then gathered in the Living Room and told to switch on the wireless, where a pathe news style announcement explained the rules of the task.

For the next two days, Housemates will be ‘residents’ and ‘carers’ at Last Legs – a nursing home for retired celebrities. During this time, the Residents will take part in 3 challenges and the Carers will take part in 1 challenge. If Residents and Carers collectively succeed in 3 or more of the 4 challenges they will pass the overall task and will win a premium food budget and individual luxury treats. However, if Residents and Carers fail 2 or more of the 4 challenges, they will fail the overall task and receive basic groceries.

All but two housemates are Residents of this home, with Ivana and Stephanie, who are already over the UK retirement age for women, becoming the carers for the home.

RESIDENT RULES

” Residents should wear their full costumes (excluding coats) apart from when in the shower or sleeping in bed at night.
” Residents are not permitted to prepare food and drink for the duration of the task.
” Residents are only permitted to consume liquidised or soft food.
” Whenever a Resident visits the Diary Room, regardless of whether they have been summoned by Big Brother or choose to visit of their own accord, they must be accompanied to the door by a Carer.
” Residents must be tucked into bed by a Carer when they go to bed for the night. If both Carers are sleeping then they must wake one up to tuck them in.

CARER’S CHALLENGE

Carers should run Last Legs and look after the Residents with the due care and attention an elderly celebrity deserves, so if the Carers incur 3 or more fails, they will fail their challenge.

DIARY ROOM
” At least one Carer must accompany a Resident to the Diary Room door whenever they visit the Diary Room, regardless of whether they have been summoned by Big Brother or choose to visit of their own accord.

FOOD
” Only Carers are permitted to prepare food and drink for the Residents for the duration of the task.
” Only Carers are permitted to consume un-liquidised food.
” Big Brother has provided 5 trays; therefore food should be served in 2 shifts.
” Carers must ensure that all food served to Residents is of a smooth consistency and serve it on the trays provided. Solid foods must be liquidised using the liquidisers provided.

BEDTIME
” Carers must tuck each Resident into bed when they go to bed for the night. If this means Carers getting up from their own bed to do so, so be it.

Earlier this morning the ‘Residents’ were summoned to their seats to take part in a session of “armchair aerobics” instructed by Mr Motivator.

The first challenge for residents will begin shortly.