The 9 0'Clock News – Fri 15 May

Posted by heatworld on Friday 15 May 2009

Filed under: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Britain's Got Talent, Fern Britton, Gerard Butler, Katie Price, Peter Andre, Philip Schofield, Susan Boyle, This Morning, Brush with the law

Pete doesn't want a penny from Katie:
Friends of Peter Andre today said that the star doesn't want "one penny" from his estranged wife Katie Price, and that all he cares about is seeing his kids and Harvey. A guy called Nikos, who owns a restaurant close to where Pete is now staying in Cyprus, says, "Peter is very solemn. He told us the children are his life and that's what his main worry is." It has also been revealed that Pete signed a pre-nup before marrying Katie, and that he has "no interest" in getting a share of her estimated £40million fortune. Separate reports from Katie's camp are claiming that she is still texting Pete and begging him to take her back. She remains in the Maldives, staying at the same private lodge where she and Pete had their honeymoon.

Su-Bo to star in West End show!
Andrew Lloyd Webber has promised he will do what he can to make Susan Boyle's dream come true and get her a part in the West End. The pair met for the first time just this week, and Lord Webber was clearly impressed. "She is a terrific sport and a great fan of my shows," he says. "If she wanted to be in one, well, it could happen. It would have to be the right role." Although he wouldn't say exactly which part he thought she might get, the theatre guru did acknowledge that Su-Bo definitely has a "great future" ahead of her. The West Lothian singer is still the favourite to win Britain's Got Talent, and the semi-finals are now only a few weeks away. Exciting stuff!

Fern wanted to leave for two YEARS
Fern Britton has revealed that she wanted to quit This Morning two years ago – and now can't wait to be a stay at home housewife. The presenter, who has come under fire for not admitting immediately to a gastric band operation, tells Paul O'Grady tonight, "I feel now as if I have packed up my house and am just waiting for the removal van. I've had a fantastic time and it's a fabulous job, but there comes a moment when it's time to let someone else have a go." But while Fern only announced her decision to leave back in March this year, she admits that she's been thinking about it for two years. She admits, "Two years, it takes a long time, and I don't jump into things....You mull it over and mull it over and actually you've done all your goodbyes and things in your mind over those two years. Then you go, and everyone else is surprised." Rumours have been rife that Fern quit the prime time show because she had grown annoyed with her co-host Phillip Schofield's larger pay packet, but Fern says the commute from Buckinghamshire to London everyday was taking it's toll. "The journey to work everyday is between three-and-a-half and four hours. I was missing the children and not seeing much of Phil and not being mistress in my own home any more.I’m very lucky as now all I do is get up, take the children to school, nip down to the local supermarket, go home, hang the washing out. I like that.”

Hollywood star on assault rap
Scottish actor Gerard Butler has been charged with beating up a photographer. The 300 star and rumoured ex of Jennifer Aniston is accused of repeatedly punching a snapper in the face following a Hollywood premiere party for his film RockNRolla last October. The fracas is alleged to have happened as he left night spot the Crown Bar in a limousine. The photographer involved is said to have tried to follow but was confronted by Gerard. The actor now faces court on 10 June and if convicted could be looking at a six-month sentence.