The 9 0'Clock News – Thu 31 Jul

Posted by heatworld on Thursday 31 Jul 2008

Filed under: Big Brother, Britney Spears, Maysoon, Sadie Frost, Steve Jones

Maysoon quits BB two days before eviction:
She only managed four weeks in the BB house – and now Maysoon has packed her bags and fled the show. The model, who has been heavily criticised by Rex over the past week for being "boring" and a "liar" told Big Brother that she wanted to leave because she was feeling homesick. Maysoon, who claimed she wanted to prove that models "do have a personality" failed to make an impression on either the viewing public, or her fellow housemates. She was facing eviction this Friday along with eight other housemates, but decided to throw in the towel last night. Her decision came just after Big Brother informed the group that they had failed the Cop and Robbers task, and will therefore only receive a basic shopping budget. Maysoon told Sara, Rachel and Kathreya, "I'm happy with the month I did – I don't want to force it." Rachel and Kat impressively managed to muster up a few tears and told her to stay, but the model's mind was made up. Big Brother will give refunds to anyone who had already voted for Maysoon to be evicted. To find out how the other housemates took the news, come back here in half an hour.

Britney falls for her hunky minder
Rumours are flooding in from the US that Britney Spears has a new man in her life – one of her minders! The young star has been pictured dancing and mucking around with the 26-year-old bodyguard while on holiday in Mexico, and now friends claim the pair are having a relationship. "Britney and Lee hit it off immediately," claims the source. "He is her perfect type as he's in great shape and has a few tattoos, which she loves." The beefy minder, who used to be in the Israeli army but was born in the States, is said to have "put a smile" back on Britney's face. It's not the first time Brit has become involved with someone she works with. Her ex-husband K-Fed was one of her backing dancers, and she is also rumoured to have had a fling with her former manager Sam Lutfi. We must say we like the look of this new guy much more than we liked that awful Adnan Ghalib. It would be great to see Britney happy with a NICE man for a change.

Sadie Frost is in the red
Sadie Frost: what exactly does the woman do again, apart from have sex with boys half her age? Oh yes, that's right: she's a fashion designer *cough*. Well, not anymore she ain't – it's been revealed that Sadie's company, Frost French, which she runs with close friend Jemima French, has gone bust in a massive way – owing one investor alone a whopping £3.3 million. "Sadie and Jemima were both absolutely devastated when they realised the company was going into administration," says a source. "They've put their heart and soul into Frost French for the past nine years, so neither were prepared to go down without a fight." Sadie has now set up a new company, Frost French London Retail, to invest in the label and try to pay back some of the money they owe. You sure that's a good idea, Sadie love?

This new show sounds AMAZING!
Ooh, now this sounds like a reality TV show after our own hearts – a new series called When Women Rule The World is due to start in Septmber. Eight girls and ten blokes will be stranded on a Caribbean island with only one rule: women rule and men obey. (So that's breakfast in bed every day, then, with chocolates hand-fed to us whenever we like? Brilliant.) The man who doesn't measure up will be "sacrificed" and kicked off the island, with the winner getting a nice £30,000 – oh, and Steve Jones is presenting. We. Can't. Wait.