The 9 O'Clock News - Wed 14 Oct

Posted by heatworld on Wednesday 14 Oct 2009

Filed under: Jordan, Louis Walsh, Paul O'Grady, Peter Andre, Stephen Gately

Louis speaks out about Stephen:
Louis Walsh has spoken out for the first time about the tragic death of his close friend Stephen Gately. The X Factor judge admitted tearfully: “I’m completely broken – I’ve lost my best friend... I just can’t get my head around it and don’t know how I’ll get over it. I’ve just been walking around in a daze. I am still in shock. I just cannot believe this has happened. I’m desperately trying to keep busy but I’m all over the place.” The X Factor judge also talked about what he’d miss about the Boyzone star, and paid tribute to what an amazing person he was. “Stephen always sent me funny texts and was amazing fun. We were always having a laugh. We had some incredible nights. He never changed… He used to text me during X Factor, telling me who he liked and who he didn’t. We had some incredible nights out in London. We’d always go somewhere fabulous. We’d gossip, have fun, fall around being silly. He was so happy”

Alex Reid “Junior calls me dad”
Peter Andre is no doubt going to be devastated over Alex Reid’s latest sensational claims. Jordan’s cage fighting boyfriend has revealed that Pete’s son Junior recently called him ‘dad’. He says that he’s bonded with the cute four year-old lad “like you would not believe” and goes on to reveal: “Junior did call me ‘dad’. Of course I corrected him. I said, ‘No, not daddy, I’m Alex’.” Meanwhile, Reid has finally admitted officially that he does indeed like to dress up as women from time to time. “It’s a bit of fun. I dress up as a woman and it’s a laugh. I’ve got nothing to hide and I’m proud of who I am.” And anyone who saw the pictures of Alex sans dress over the weekend will have seen just what a pretty lady he makes.

Paul O’Grady lands £8million ITV deal
Three years after saying he would never work for ITV again, chat show king Paul O’Grady has landed a megabucks deal with the channel. The star quit the station in 2006 following a serious of rows with TV bosses and went on to claim: “I’d rather sweep the streets than work for ITV. I can’t work for these petty tyrants anymore.” However, in a massive u-turn the 54 year-old is set to sign an £8million (!) two-year contract with the channel today. You know where are if you want to offload some cash, Paul…

Blanche on the mend
Maggie Jones, the actress who plays Coronation Street’s amazing Blanche Hunt, is said to be on the mend after being taken ill with a mystery illness. It was initially claimed that the 75 year-old star was hospitalised following a serious fall at her Manchester home, in which she was said to have ruptured her spleen. However, it’s now been revealed that’s not the case, and she is in fact suffering from an undisclosed condition. “She seems to have turned a corner,” revealed a Corrie spokesman. “There has been an improvement in Maggie’s condition and we are all encouraged by this news.”