The 9 0'Clock News – Fri 23 Oct

Posted by heatworld on Friday 23 Oct 2009

Filed under: Katie Price, Peter Andre, Rhydian Roberts, Robbie Williams, The X Factor, Victoria Beckham, Celebrity, Divorce

Peter Andre "delighted" to be divorced:
Peter Andre hugged his brother and manager Claire yesterday as he celebrated finally being officially divorced from Katie Price. The star was pictured looking overjoyed as he clutched the legal document – a decree absolute – tightly in his hand. A pal said later that Peter was "delighted" to finally be free, saying, "One one hand he's delighted, but the separation's been far from pain-free." An emotional Pete told his brother and manager Claire, "It's over. I've moved on. I've been hurt by this but I'm a stronger man now. I can cope with anything." Katie Price, on the other hand, suggested during her This Morning interview yesterday that she'd only read that her divorce was finalised by looking in the papers. Hmmm, sorry Katie, but we're not convinced. She also said again that all she wants to do is meet Pete face to face, but he is refusing.

Robbie to be given a special Brit Award
Robbie Williams will be presented with an Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at next year's Brit Awards, it has been announced today. The singer proved to the world that he is still a master of his art with a triumphant comeback performance at the BBC Electric Proms on Tuesday night, and we can't think of anyone more deserving of this accolade. Already a king when it comes to the Brits – he has won 15 of the shiny little things, after all – Robbie will perform a live medley of his hits at the awards on 16 February, and the fact that he's signed up so quickly hopefully means he reconsidering his original reluctance to tour. We can't get enough of this man at the moment. Yay Robbie!

Posh is paying for her sister's wedding
Victoria Beckham is giving her sister Louise a very generous Christmas present this year – a £50K cheque to pay for her wedding. Posh wants her little sister's 27 December wedding to be the perfect day, and has even offered Louise and fiance Darren her Beckingham Palace home as a venue for the ceremony. Not only that, but Posh's contacts in the fashion world mean that Louise will also have her wedding gown designed for her by Vera Wang. At the moment, Louise's stockbroker husband-to-be Darren is still insisting he pick up the tab, but sources say Victoria "always gets her way". Someone's going to have a very happy Christmas this year...

X Factor star will sing for the Queen
He may not have walked away with the top prize on The X Factor, but Welsh warbler Rhydian Roberts has been offered an even bigger honour – the Queen wants him to sing for her. Rhydian has already performed at Windsor Castle when the Duke of Edinburgh was in residence, and now the Queen wants to hear him, too. She'll be the first person to hear tracks from his new album Our Homeland, which is released on 30 November. Pah, who needs Britain's Got Talent, eh?