The 9 0'Clock News – Mon 27 Jul

Posted by heatworld on Monday 27 Jul 2009

Filed under: Alesha Dixon, Amy Winehouse, Arlene Phillips, Blake Fielder-Civil, Katie Price, Kerry Katona, Mark Croft, Peter Andre, Strictly Come Dancing, Breaking Up, Divorce, Drugs

Kerry and Mark divorce – it's getting nasty:
Kerry Katona has vowed to friends that estranged husband Mark Croft will not get another penny from her, after he filed for divorce from the reality star this weekend. Mark moved out of the couple's home at the start of the weekend, after the couple's last-ditch attempt to make their marriage work by going on a romantic break failed to put a stop to their bickering. Kerry, however, is said to have sworn she will "strip the shirt" from Mark's back, and has blocked his access to her bank accounts. A friend of the angry star says, "Kerry has let him get away with murder because she loved him. But he used her. Now Kerry will fight tooth and nail not to give that lowlife a penny more." It was thought that Mark would try to sell the most expensive of his fleet of cars to start up his own business, but pals say Kerry has now halted all the payments on this, too. "He'll be broke within a couple of months, "says Kerry's pal. "At least that's what everyone hopes."

Peter "numb" over Katie fling allegations
Peter Andre is said to be feeling "numb" after reading the revelations about his estranged wife Katie and her fling with cage boxer Alex Reid. Photos emerged this weekend that appeared to show the pair heading into the same hotel room, and witnesses backed up the story, saying they saw Katie and Alex all over each other in the hotel bar. Now Pete, whose friends and family have tried to stop him seeing the reports, says he's sad that she's "gone back to being Jordan". The Behind Closed Doors singer told friends, "We only have the kids in common now. I want nothing to do with her. Today it has also emerged that Alex Reid actually has a long-term girlfriend. What a big mess.

Blake: 'I brought Amy back from the dead'
Blake Fielder-Civil has spoken out for the first time about just how bad his and ex-wife Amy's Winehouse's drug habit became – confessing that he even had to bring her back to life once. The pair had been on a three-day booze and drugs bender – which consisted mostly of crack and heroin – when Amy took one "hit" too many and suffered a seizure. Blake remembers, "I was panicking. I didn't know how to help her. I was out of it on drugs as well." Blake eventually managed to put Amy in the recovery position and "blow air down her throat", but he's clearly still scarred by the memory. "She always wanted to keep on taking the drugs," he says. "She had everything going for her, but she ended up behaving badly just to shock. I warned her to stop." Um, is Blake forgetting that it was him who introduced Amy to class-A drugs in the first place? Amy, meanwhile, has said she will not change her name back from Amy Civil to Amy Winehouse, and she continues to wear her wedding ring.

Axed Arlene admits: "I'm really sad"
Sacked Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has admitted for the first time that she's "really sad" about getting the boot. Arlene, who has not spoken publicly about the decision, said in an e-mail to a friend that she was really sad. The friend goes on to explain, "She's devastated. I'm really angry that she's being treated like this. She loved the show and said it was the best thing she's ever done." She goes on to rubbish the addition of Alesha Dixon, saying, "It doesn't make sense. They should have got rid of one of the men." The BBC are refusing to back down from their decision to replace Arlene, saying Alesha will add "a new dimension" to the judging panel.