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Ross Kemp and red wine don’t mix at the BFI, plus Dr Christian, veggie awards and ‘Chico time’ for Dan Hill

Southbank Show
Last week I attended the Grierson British Documentary Awards held at the British Film Institute on the Southbank. The awards are named after filmmaker John Grierson and celebrates the very best in documentary filmmaking and all its genres. The evening kicked off with an informal drinks reception where I was surrounded by nominees including actor Ross Kemp, journalist Rageh Omaar, thinking man’s crumpet Joan Bakewell, director Julien Temple, and the evening’s host Sandi Toksvig.
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X-Factor winner announces Brighton gig, the jury’s inn for Tinie Tempah, plus Harry Potter’s Mark Williams

Joe comes out to play at Revenge
X-Factor winner and number one artist, Joe McElderry will be performing an exclusive gig at Brighton’s renowned gay club, Revenge, on 25 November. Joe, whose new album Wide Awake was released last week, reached number seven in the iTunes download chart. He will be performing songs from the new album and old favourites including his debut single, ‘The Climb’, which reached Number One, a week after it was released (though he famously missed out on the Christmas top spot to Rage Against The Machine following a Facebook campaign!) 
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X-Factor bootcampers play Revenge, Uri Geller visits Comedy Fringe, and The Apprentice hits the beach

X-Factor’s ousted get their Revenge

X Factor fever is now sweeping the nation – not a day goes by without seeing either Cher, Katie or a pretty boy from One Direction on the front pages. Last Thursday not one but three X-Factor contestants made live appearances at famous Brighton club Revenge. Thursday saw Warrington five-piece Husstle take to the stage. The feisty girl group made the final stages of the competition, getting through to the judges’ houses – Simon Cowell’s house in Marbella, to be exact.
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Gary Numan attends Halloween party, Lisa Marie Presley vists zoo, and Alan Carr joins Sussex Beacon

Gary’s the ideal guest for gothic jewellers

Halloween arrived early last Thursday as central Brighton jeweller Jeremy Hoye launched his brand new spooky charms at his Lanes store. Guests were served spooky cocktails and bubbling wine as they perused the tiny silver witches’ hats, cats and pumpkins, which will be a fabulous addition to any Halloween costume.

Special guest of the night, though, had to be ’80s electro legend Gary Numan. Gary attended with his wife (ex-super fan) Gemma, and the couple picked up their custom made wedding rings, specially designed by Jeremy to replace one that Gazza lost! The paparazzi were out in force as it was rumoured that Preston was due to make a late appearance – no doubt to add to his already burgeoning collection of necklaces from the store. The Ultimate BB housemate, however, arrived rather late when the event had finished, but was seen drinking with guests at an impromptu after party at the Black Lion.
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